Town Hall · Otis

Otis, ND town hall & government

Otis spent $12,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $250 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Otis's money goes

Spent
$12,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$250
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$7,00058%
Administration & buildings
$1,0008%
Paid to other governments
$1,0008%
Other
$3,00025%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 48%
  • Property taxes 48%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Otis

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Velva Public School District 1

Otis's K–12 school district, shared with Bergen, Bjornson, Brown, Butte, Cottonwood Lake and Dogden. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,854
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
438
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$275,000
at year end

Where the district's money comes from North Dakota districts overall: 40% local, 46% state, 14% federal

  • Local 40%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $14,854 per pupil, $9,142 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 Otis: Max Public School District 50 ($21,042 per pupil) · Turtle Lake-Mercer Public School District 72 ($17,125 per pupil).

Local

Contact Otis's government

Town hall & decisions in Otis →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Otis

Otis is represented in Congress by Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer and Representative Julie Fedorchak. Kelly Armstrong is governor.

All of Otis'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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