Town Hall · Otisco

Otisco, MI town hall & government

Otisco spent $632,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $270 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Otisco's money goes

Spent
$632,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$270
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$147,00023%
Paid to other governments
$139,00022%
Fire
$97,00015%
Roads & transportation
$87,00014%
Police
$42,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$17,0003%
Health & welfare
$12,0002%
Other
$91,00014%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 59%
  • From the state 34%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Otisco

Full-time staff
5
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$61,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Other
5 full-time12 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

Belding Area School District

Otisco's K–12 school district, shared with Belding, Orleans, Grattan and Keene. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,548
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,621
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$73.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $15,548 per pupil, $9,933 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 Otisco pay

Typical tax bill
$2,400
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.98%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$244,500
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Otisco's government

Town hall & decisions in Otisco →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Otisco

Otisco is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative John R. Moolenaar. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Otisco'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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