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Mount Morris, MI town hall & government

Mount Morris spent $3.8 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,354 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
$3.8 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,354
typical Michigan cities: $2,035
Long-term debt
$1.3 million
$452 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.6 million42%
Police
$631,00017%
Roads & transportation
$628,00016%
Fire
$225,0006%
Administration & buildings
$221,0006%
Parks & libraries
$68,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$58,0002%
Water & other utilities
$30,0001%
Interest on debt
$3,000<1%
Other
$341,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 30%
  • From the state 22%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 14%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Mount Morris

Full-time staff
12
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$57,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
5 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Administration & buildings
3 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mount Morris Consolidated School District

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

Spending per pupil
$14,711
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,479
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 20%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 22%

Of the $14,711 per pupil, $7,782 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Mount Morris pay

Typical tax bill
$1,223
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.41%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$86,600
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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