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Ottoville, OH town hall & government

Ottoville spent $920,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $958 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ottoville's money goes

Spent
$920,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$958
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
$703,000
$732 per resident
Roads & transportation
$235,00026%
Administration & buildings
$185,00020%
Sewer & trash
$162,00018%
Police
$160,00017%
Water & other utilities
$111,00012%
Fire
$34,0004%
Interest on debt
$30,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 41%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From the state <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Ottoville

Full-time staff
5
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$45,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time13 part
Police
2 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
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

Ottoville Local School District

Ottoville's K–12 school district, shared with Monterey, Jackson and Cloverdale. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,493
Ohio: $16,610
Students
483
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 47%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $14,493 per pupil, $9,002 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 Ottoville pay

Typical tax bill
$2,346
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
0.94%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$249,100
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 Ottoville's government

Town hall & decisions in Ottoville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ottoville

Ottoville is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Robert E. Latta. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Ottoville'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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