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How Plevna is run

Plevna spent $125,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $887 per resident.

Photo: J.B. Chandler
City budget
$125,000
spent, year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$887
Below typical Montana cities ($1,647)
Long-term debt
None
at year end
City staff
1
full-time · 8 part-time
Typical tax bill
$486
a year · MT $2,693

What stands out about how Plevna 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 $887 per resident a year, or $2.43 a day

The biggest line: water & other utilities, at 42% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Fees & charges 45%Utility sales 41%Property taxes 13%
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $486 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Montana$2,693
Plevna$486
$486
typical bill a year
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Plevna’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 runs it

Who’s in charge in Plevna

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

Who works for Plevna

One full-time town employee for every 141 residents

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings1 + 5 pt
Sewer & trash0 + 2 pt
Water & other utilities0 + 1 pt
1
full-time
8
part-time
$42,600
average full-time pay, before benefits

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

The school district

Plevna K-12 Schools

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

Schools in Plevna →
$29,536
per pupil · MT $13,570
112
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $29,536 per pupil, $16,125 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 44%State 49%Federal 7%

Montana districts overall: 44% local, 39% state, 17% federal.

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

Who represents Plevna

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Plevna.

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

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

Reach Plevna’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 Plevna is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Plevna 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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