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Minatare, NE town hall & government

Minatare spent $1.7 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $2,226 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Minatare's money goes

Spent
$1.7 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,226
typical Nebraska cities: $3,940
Long-term debt
$1.8 million
$2,259 per resident
Roads & transportation
$393,00023%
Water & other utilities
$328,00019%
Administration & buildings
$218,00012%
Sewer & trash
$185,00011%
Police
$182,00010%
Fire
$117,0007%
Interest on debt
$72,0004%
Parks & libraries
$43,0002%
Other
$207,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 39%
  • Utility sales 23%
  • From the state 14%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Sales taxes 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Minatare

Full-time staff
7
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$43,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Police
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
0 full-time2 part
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 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

Minatare Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$29,652
Nebraska: $15,602
Students
141
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$397,000
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Nebraska districts overall: 56% local, 34% state, 10% federal

  • Local 14%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $29,652 per pupil, $16,943 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 Minatare pay

Typical tax bill
$1,038
a year · Nebraska typical $3,549
Effective rate
1.29%
of home value · Nebraska 1.49%
Typical home value
$80,500
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Minatare's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofminatare.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Minatare →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Minatare

Minatare is represented in Congress by Senators Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts and Representative Adrian Smith. Jim Pillen is governor.

All of Minatare'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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