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How Agency is run

Agency spent $51,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $78 per resident.

City budget
$51,000
spent, year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$78
Below typical Missouri cities ($1,159)
Long-term debt
None
at year end
City staff
0
full-time · 7 part-time
Typical tax bill
$1,736
a year · MO $1,948

What stands out about how Agency is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $78 per resident a year, or $0.21 a day

The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 24% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 38%From the federal government 22%Sales taxes 20%From the state 20%Interest, fines & other 1%
Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Agency

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Agency yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Agency

0 full-time staff

On the payroll in March 2022 (a Census Bureau estimate).

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings0 + 7 pt
0
full-time
7
part-time

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Mid-Buchanan County R-V School District

Agency’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Agency →
$11,261
per pupil · MO $14,569
898
students
$9.6 million
long-term debt

Of the $11,261 per pupil, $6,106 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 52%State 42%Federal 6%

Missouri districts overall: 54% local, 35% state, 11% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,736 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.69% of the home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Missouri$1,948
Agency$1,736
$1,736
typical bill a year
0.69%
effective rate
$251,800
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Agency’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

Who represents Agency

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Agency.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Missouri HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Missouri SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Missouri

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Agency’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Agency is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Agency get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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