Town Hall · Minerva

Minerva, OH town hall & government

Minerva spent $7.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,050 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Minerva's money goes

Spent
$7.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,050
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
$932,000
$258 per resident
Police
$475,0006%
Roads & transportation
$438,0006%
Sewer & trash
$366,0005%
Administration & buildings
$241,0003%
Water & other utilities
$223,0003%
Parks & libraries
$121,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$51,0001%
Interest on debt
$37,000<1%
Health & welfare
$8,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$3,000<1%
Other
$5.5 million74%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 47%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • From other local governments 10%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • From the state 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Minerva

Full-time staff
29
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$52,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
14 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
5 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Minerva Local School District

Minerva's K–12 school district, shared with Paris, West and Brown. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,060
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,643
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $16,060 per pupil, $10,251 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 Minerva pay

Typical tax bill
$1,622
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.30%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$124,400
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 Minerva's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.minerva.oh.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Minerva →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Minerva

Minerva is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Michael A. Rulli. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Minerva'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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