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Geddes, NY town hall & government

Geddes spent $39,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Geddes's money goes

Spent
$39,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2
typical New York towns: $710
Long-term debt
$532,000
$33 per resident
Interest on debt
$39,000100%
Town workforce

Who works for Geddes

Full-time staff
52
34 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$68,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
18
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
22 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
19 full-time
Administration & buildings
8 full-time18 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time6 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time3 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

Solvay Union Free School District

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

Spending per pupil
$27,768
New York: $34,607
Students
1,367
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$26.4 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from New York districts overall: 51% local, 41% state, 8% federal

  • Local 36%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $27,768 per pupil, $17,154 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 Geddes: Westhill Central School District ($23,112 per pupil) · West Genesee Central School District ($22,150 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Geddes pay

Typical tax bill
$5,421
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
2.97%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$182,400
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.

Local

Contact Geddes's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Geddes

Geddes is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative John W. Mannion. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Geddes'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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