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Amber, OK town hall & government

Amber spent $522,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,057 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Amber's money goes

Spent
$522,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,057
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$310,00059%
Administration & buildings
$156,00030%
Fire
$36,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$11,0002%
Roads & transportation
$5,0001%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Other
$3,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 38%
  • Interest, fines & other 36%
  • From other local governments 14%
  • From the state 11%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Amber

Full-time staff
2
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$39,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
1 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
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

Amber-Pocasset Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$17,545
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
404
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Oklahoma districts overall: 42% local, 45% state, 14% federal

  • Local 66%
  • State 29%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $17,545 per pupil, $9,188 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.

Local

Contact Amber's government

Town hall & decisions in Amber →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Amber

Amber is represented in Congress by Senators James Lankford and Alan Armstrong and Representative Tom Cole. Kevin Stitt is governor.

All of Amber'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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