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Gervais, OR town hall & government

Gervais spent $2 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $710 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Gervais's money goes

Spent
$2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$710
typical Oregon cities: $1,606
Long-term debt
$564,000
$203 per resident
Police
$651,00033%
Sewer & trash
$445,00023%
Water & other utilities
$246,00012%
Roads & transportation
$225,00011%
Administration & buildings
$168,0009%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$19,0001%
Parks & libraries
$5,000<1%
Other
$210,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 29%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • From the state 5%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Gervais

Full-time staff
19
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
7 full-time
Sewer & trash
6 full-time
Administration & buildings
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 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

Gervais School District 1

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

Spending per pupil
$14,238
Oregon: $17,749
Students
1,296
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.6 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Oregon districts overall: 38% local, 52% state, 10% federal

  • Local 20%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $14,238 per pupil, $7,484 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 Gervais pay

Typical tax bill
$3,108
a year · Oregon typical $3,876
Effective rate
0.84%
of home value · Oregon 0.81%
Typical home value
$371,400
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 Gervais's government

🏛️ Official websitegervaisoregon.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Gervais →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Gervais

Gervais is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Representative Andrea Salinas. Tina Kotek is governor.

All of Gervais'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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