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Botkins, OH town hall & government

Botkins spent $2.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,898 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Botkins's money goes

Spent
$2.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,898
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
$2.4 million
$2,092 per resident
Roads & transportation
$370,00017%
Water & other utilities
$313,00014%
Sewer & trash
$229,00010%
Police
$203,0009%
Parks & libraries
$174,0008%
Administration & buildings
$170,0008%
Paid to other governments
$161,0007%
Fire
$115,0005%
Interest on debt
$86,0004%
Health & welfare
$4,000<1%
Other
$377,00017%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 30%
  • From the state 29%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Botkins

Full-time staff
7
31 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time23 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Police
2 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

Botkins Local School District

Botkins's K–12 school district, shared with Dinsmore and Pusheta. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,148
Ohio: $16,610
Students
610
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.7 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Ohio districts overall: 53% local, 35% state, 12% federal

  • Local 38%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $15,148 per pupil, $9,854 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 Botkins: Anna Local School District ($14,280 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Botkins pay

Typical tax bill
$1,806
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
0.83%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$218,400
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 Botkins's government

🏛️ Official websitebotkinsohio.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Botkins →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Botkins

Botkins is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Jim Jordan. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Botkins'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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