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Mount Morris, MI town hall & government

Mount Morris spent $17 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $840 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Mount Morris's government.

Town budget

Where Mount Morris's money goes

Spent
$17 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$840
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$2.8 million
$139 per resident
Sewer & trash
$5.9 million35%
Police
$4.4 million26%
Administration & buildings
$1.5 million9%
Fire
$816,0005%
Roads & transportation
$523,0003%
Interest on debt
$67,000<1%
Water & other utilities
$20,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$16,000<1%
Other
$3.7 million22%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 39%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • Utility sales 17%
  • From the state 17%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the federal government <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Mount Morris

Full-time staff
49
148 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$64,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
29
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time118 part
Police
32 full-time6 part
Administration & buildings
17 full-time22 part
Other
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Mount Morris didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Westwood Heights Schools

Mount Morris's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,076
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,564
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.3 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Michigan districts overall: 34% local, 57% state, 9% federal

  • Local 13%
  • State 71%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $15,076 per pupil, $8,085 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Also serving Mount Morris: Mount Morris Consolidated School District ($14,711 per pupil) · Flushing Community Schools ($13,267 per pupil) · Clio Area School District ($13,799 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Mount Morris pay

Typical tax bill
$1,726
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.81%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$95,300
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Mount Morris's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofmtmorris.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Mount Morris →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mount Morris

Mount Morris is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Kristen McDonald Rivet. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Mount Morris's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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