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Osmond, NE town hall & government

Osmond spent $3.2 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $4,234 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Osmond's money goes

Spent
$3.2 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$4,234
typical Nebraska cities: $3,940
Long-term debt
$3.1 million
$4,082 per resident
Roads & transportation
$2.1 million67%
Administration & buildings
$348,00011%
Interest on debt
$170,0005%
Parks & libraries
$151,0005%
Sewer & trash
$145,0005%
Water & other utilities
$95,0003%
Police
$58,0002%
Fire
$37,0001%
Housing & development
$31,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 48%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • Other taxes & licenses 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • From the state 6%
  • Utility sales 6%
Town workforce

Who works for Osmond

Full-time staff
5
23 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Parks & libraries
2 full-time10 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time7 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time4 part
Police
1 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
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

Osmond Community Schools

Osmond's K–12 school district, shared with Foster and McLean. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,931
Nebraska: $15,602
Students
173
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$567,000
at year end

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

  • Local 69%
  • State 28%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $23,931 per pupil, $13,399 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 Osmond pay

Typical tax bill
$1,811
a year · Nebraska typical $3,549
Effective rate
1.37%
of home value · Nebraska 1.49%
Typical home value
$132,400
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 Osmond's government

Town hall & decisions in Osmond →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Osmond

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

All of Osmond'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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