As Iowa county boards of supervisors, city councils and public school boards get closer to setting new budgets for fiscal year 2027, people are receiving letters telling them how to attend public hearings on those financial plans.
In a step the Iowa Legislature first required of local municipalities in 2024, the letters share details about those public hearings, including the projected property tax levy rates by each entity.
Those property tax levies are stated as a maximum possible levy, but moves by the school, city and county officials could reduce those levies by the time budgets are finally adopted in April.
The Woodbury County hearing will be held on March 31 at the Woodbury County Courthouse
The Woodbury County property tax levy for people living in towns is currently $7.11 per $1,000 of taxable property valuation. For the next fiscal year of 2026-27, that county property tax levy could rise to $7.30 per thousand.
The Sioux City School District hearing on the levy will take place on March 23 in the downtown headquarters. The proposed levy is $12.58 cents per thousand, compared to the current levy of $12.38.
The proposed Sioux City property tax levy is $15.59 per $1,000 of taxable valuation, which is a large reduction from $17.12 per $1,000. That Sioux City hearing will be held on March 30 at City Hall.
Fiscal year 2026-27 spending runs from July 1 through June 2027.
