Town Hall · Williams

Williams, MI town hall & government

Williams spent $3.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $762 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Williams's money goes

Spent
$3.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$762
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$588,000
$123 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.2 million33%
Paid to other governments
$589,00016%
Administration & buildings
$499,00014%
Fire
$359,00010%
Police
$230,0006%
Roads & transportation
$190,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$108,0003%
Parks & libraries
$84,0002%
Interest on debt
$26,0001%
Other
$361,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 34%
  • Property taxes 31%
  • From the state 19%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
Town workforce

Who works for Williams

Full-time staff
9
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$36,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
9 full-time3 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

Bay City School District

Williams's K–12 school district, shared with Auburn, Monitor, Portsmouth, Bay City, Beaver and Frankenlust. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,490
Michigan: $16,528
Students
6,180
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$37.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 20%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $15,490 per pupil, $9,564 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 Williams pay

Typical tax bill
$3,111
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.74%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$178,300
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 Williams's government

Town hall & decisions in Williams →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Williams

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

All of Williams'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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