Town Hall · Cedar

Cedar, UT town hall & government

Cedar spent $47.3 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,271 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Cedar

Steve NelsonMayorTerm ends 2030 Email Source ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget

Where Cedar's money goes

Spent
$47.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$1,271
typical Utah cities: $1,548
Long-term debt
$1.9 million
$50 per resident
Roads & transportation
$9.9 million21%
Parks & libraries
$9.3 million20%
Police
$6.3 million13%
Sewer & trash
$5.3 million11%
Water & other utilities
$4.9 million10%
Fire
$2.7 million6%
Administration & buildings
$2 million4%
Housing & development
$1.4 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$834,0002%
Health & welfare
$274,0001%
Interest on debt
$201,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$14,000<1%
Other
$4.2 million9%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 29%
  • Sales taxes 28%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • From other local governments 8%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • From the state 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Cedar

Full-time staff
192
179 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$76,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
47
and 13 full-time firefighters
Parks & libraries
30 full-time124 part
Police
52 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
26 full-time9 part
Fire
13 full-time18 part
Sewer & trash
19 full-time
Administration & buildings
15 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
13 full-time
Health & welfare
1 full-time6 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time
Other
20 full-time14 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Iron School District

Cedar's K–12 school district, shared with Brian Head, Enoch, Kanarraville, Paragonah and Parowan. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$8,969
Utah: $11,467
Students
14,790
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$60 million
at year end

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

  • Local 30%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $8,969 per pupil, $5,854 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 Cedar pay

Typical tax bill
$1,570
a year · Utah typical $2,525
Effective rate
0.42%
of home value · Utah 0.52%
Typical home value
$377,000
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 Cedar's government

🏛️ Official websitecedarcity.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Cedar →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cedar

Cedar is represented in Congress by Senators Mike Lee and John R. Curtis and Representative Celeste Maloy. Spencer Cox is governor.

All of Cedar'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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