Town Hall · Ovid

Ovid, MI town hall & government

Ovid spent $1.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $869 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ovid's money goes

Spent
$1.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$869
typical Michigan cities: $2,035
Long-term debt
$9,000
$6 per resident
Sewer & trash
$436,00031%
Administration & buildings
$266,00019%
Police
$247,00018%
Roads & transportation
$235,00017%
Paid to other governments
$87,0006%
Fire
$52,0004%
Parks & libraries
$20,0001%
Health & welfare
$10,0001%
Water & other utilities
$7,0001%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$36,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 36%
  • Property taxes 27%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Ovid

Full-time staff
15
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$26,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
3 full-time
Police
2 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Other
2 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

Ovid-Elsie Area Schools

Ovid's K–12 school district, shared with Elsie, Fairfield, Middlebury, Duplain, Ovid and Chapin. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,772
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,318
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$24.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 26%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $14,772 per pupil, $8,185 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 Ovid pay

Typical tax bill
$1,821
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.65%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$110,600
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Ovid's government

🏛️ Official websiteovidmich.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Ovid →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ovid

Ovid is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Tom Barrett. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Ovid'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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