Town Hall · Scriba

Scriba, NY town hall & government

Scriba spent $5.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $875 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Scriba's money goes

Spent
$5.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$875
typical New York towns: $710
Long-term debt
$10.7 million
$1,664 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1.1 million19%
Water & other utilities
$927,00016%
Sewer & trash
$829,00015%
Administration & buildings
$576,00010%
Fire
$331,0006%
Interest on debt
$319,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$101,0002%
Parks & libraries
$75,0001%
Health & welfare
$11,000<1%
Police
$10,000<1%
Other
$1.4 million24%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 33%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • Utility sales 19%
  • From other local governments 9%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • From the state 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Scriba

Full-time staff
15
18 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$71,400
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
9 full-time8 part
Water & other utilities
4 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time4 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time3 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Scriba didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Oswego City School District

Scriba's K–12 school district, shared with Oswego, Minetto and Oswego. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$28,969
New York: $34,607
Students
3,566
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$36.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 46%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $28,969 per pupil, $19,094 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 Scriba: Mexico Central School District ($27,808 per pupil) · Fulton City School District ($28,926 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Scriba pay

Typical tax bill
$3,649
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
2.30%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$158,700
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 Scriba's government

Town hall & decisions in Scriba →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Scriba

Scriba is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Claudia Tenney. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Scriba'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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