Town Hall · Buckner

Buckner, MO town hall & government

Buckner spent $2 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $669 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Buckner's money goes

Spent
$2 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$669
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
$926,000
$308 per resident
Police
$724,00036%
Water & other utilities
$560,00028%
Administration & buildings
$314,00016%
Sewer & trash
$274,00014%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$100,0005%
Interest on debt
$41,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 32%
  • Sales taxes 31%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • From the state 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Buckner

Full-time staff
16
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
7 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time7 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
4 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Fort Osage R-I School District

Buckner's K–12 school district, shared with Levasy, River Bend, Sibley, Sugar Creek and Independence. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,905
Missouri: $14,569
Students
4,796
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$45.6 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Missouri districts overall: 54% local, 35% state, 11% federal

  • Local 46%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $13,905 per pupil, $7,255 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 Buckner pay

Typical tax bill
$2,529
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
1.28%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$197,600
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.

Local

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Buckner

Buckner is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Sam Graves. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Buckner'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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