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Amalga, UT town hall & government

Amalga spent $303,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $525 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Amalga's money goes

Spent
$303,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$525
typical Utah cities: $1,533
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$88,00029%
Roads & transportation
$78,00026%
Water & other utilities
$71,00023%
Sewer & trash
$36,00012%
Parks & libraries
$19,0006%
Health & welfare
$2,0001%
Other
$9,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 64%
  • Interest, fines & other 30%
  • Utility sales 3%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Amalga

Full-time staff
10
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$11,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time2 part
Police
2 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Amalga didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Cache School District

Amalga's K–12 school district, shared with Clarkston, Cornish, Hyde Park, Hyrum, Lewiston and Mendon. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,100
Utah: $11,467
Students
20,265
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$151.5 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Utah districts overall: 42% local, 51% state, 8% federal

  • Local 32%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $11,100 per pupil, $7,101 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 Amalga pay

Typical tax bill
$1,766
a year · Utah typical $2,525
Effective rate
0.41%
of home value · Utah 0.52%
Typical home value
$431,300
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 Amalga's government

🏛️ Official websiteamalgatown.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Amalga →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Amalga

Amalga is represented in Congress by Senators Mike Lee and John R. Curtis and Representative Blake D. Moore. Spencer Cox is governor.

All of Amalga'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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