Town Hall · Myrtle

Myrtle, MN town hall & government

Myrtle spent $66,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,435 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Myrtle's money goes

Spent
$66,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,435
typical Minnesota cities: $2,225
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$16,00024%
Roads & transportation
$14,00021%
Administration & buildings
$7,00011%
Water & other utilities
$3,0005%
Parks & libraries
$2,0003%
Other
$24,00036%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 59%
  • Property taxes 25%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Myrtle

Full-time staff
0
4 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Glenville-Emmons School District

Myrtle's K–12 school district, shared with Emmons, Glenville, Shell Rock, Nunda, Freeman and London. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,531
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
224
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal

  • Local 25%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $20,531 per pupil, $12,670 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.

Local

Contact Myrtle's government

Town hall & decisions in Myrtle →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Myrtle

Myrtle is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Brad Finstad. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Myrtle'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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