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Monett, MO town hall & government

Monett spent $43.6 million in the year to March 31, 2024, about $4,452 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Monett's money goes

Spent
$43.6 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2024
Per resident
$4,452
typical Missouri cities: $1,662
Long-term debt
$12.4 million
$1,264 per resident
Water & other utilities
$25.5 million58%
Sewer & trash
$7.5 million17%
Police
$3 million7%
Parks & libraries
$2.3 million5%
Roads & transportation
$2 million5%
Administration & buildings
$884,0002%
Fire
$579,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$207,000<1%
Interest on debt
$106,000<1%
Housing & development
$65,000<1%
Health & welfare
$55,000<1%
Other
$1.4 million3%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 70%
  • Sales taxes 15%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From the state 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Monett

Full-time staff
118
15 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$62,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
23
and 21 full-time firefighters
Police
30 full-time
Fire
21 full-time
Water & other utilities
21 full-time
Roads & transportation
17 full-time
Parks & libraries
12 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
10 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time11 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
Other
5 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2024. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Monett R-I School District

Monett's K–12 school district, shared with Freistatt. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,877
Missouri: $14,569
Students
2,323
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$24.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $13,877 per pupil, $7,574 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.

Also serving Monett: Pierce City R-VI School District ($10,881 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Monett pay

Typical tax bill
$1,044
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.62%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$167,700
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 Monett's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofmonett.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Monett →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Monett

Monett is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Eric Burlison. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Monett'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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