Statistical Information You Need To Know!!!
I was appointed to complete the remaining three years of my husband’s 8th term on the council in November 2008.
GREENWOOD’S TAX RATES
I was first appointed to the Council in November of 2009. I have compiled information on Greenwood’s annual tax rates since 2011. Below are annual rates you can examine and compare for yourself. You will see that our annual tax rate has decreased from $0.7122 in 2011 to $0.6533 in 2022 and expected to hold steady at that same amount in 2023.
There are individuals wanting you to believe we are overspending. Some are unhappy with the commercial growth, such as in our downtown area, with the addition of the housing and retail space at The Madison (former middle school property).
There are individuals wanting you to believe we are overspending. Some are unhappy with the commercial growth, such as in our downtown area, with the addition of the housing and retail space at The Madison (former middle school property).
REALITY IS….increasing our certified net ASSESSED VALUE OF $2,064,309,610 IN 2012 TO $3,757,898,587 at the end of 2022, we have BROADED OUR TAX BASE which in turn KEEPS YOUR CITY TAX RATE LOWER!
| 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| $.7122 | $.6962 | $.6885 | $.6902 | $.6557 | $.6438 | $.6533 | $.6533 |
| Actual | Actual | Actual | Actual | Actual | Actual | Actual | Projected |
City Tax Levy Per Capita Comparison
These comparisons allow you to compare the amount each resident in our city pays per employee verses the number of employees other cities have and the amount they pay per employee. As you can quickly see, some cities smaller than Greenwood have less employees than we do but pay more per employee such as the City of Lawrence. The City of Lawrence has 14,460 less in population but pays $280 per resident or $0.98 per employee The City of Columbus has 13,356 less in population but pays $686 per resident or $1.53 per employee. The City of Franklin has 38,517 less in population but pays $578 per resident or $3.09 per employee.
Our City Levy Per Capita Comparison is sorted in alpha order by city name.
City Tax Levy Per Capita Comparison
Our City Tax Levy Per Capita Comparison sorted by Levy Per Capita is sorted by the total population.
City Tax Levy Per Capita Comparison sorted by Levy Per Capita
Our City Tax Levy Per Capita Comparison sorted by Employee is sorted by lowest to highest cost in the State.
City Tax Levy Per Capita Comparison sorted by Per Employee
GREENWOOD HAS 300 EMPLOYEES AND OUR CITY TAX LEVY PER CAPITA IS $267.56 ACTUAL OR $0.89 PER EMPLOYEE!
GREENWOOD MAY BE PAYING MORE IN HEALTH PREMIUMS PER EMPLOYEE BUT WE ARE DOING A MUCH BETTER JOB OF BALANCING OUR DOLLARS…..while MAKING SURE OUR EMPLOYEES and their families HAVE EXCELLENT HEALTH BENEFITS!!!!!
There are three important documents that compare Greenwood to other cities in tax rate and spending.
Insurance Benefits & Rates
According to our Finance Department, our average per employee per year is $21,738. Our monthly rates are nearly double others but we only ask our employees to contribute 10% of the monthly rate. Many places make the employee pay a larger share of dependent coverage…. Greenwood Doesn’t!
Our insurance broker said many places, will offer employee only benefits at no cost to the employee, but make employee pay 100% of any dependent coverage.
NOT ONLY ARE OUR BENEFITS SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER THAN MOST ANYWHERE ELSE….WE TAKE CARE OF THE FAMILY TOO!
Our broker has indicated our plan is considered a “Cadillac” plan in the insurance industry, and that we could cut the costs, but it would mean raising deductibles or changing our benefits to be less rich.
Health Clinic
Another special health benefit was the opening of our Health Clinic on the first floor of City Center. The Clinic is operated by Franciscan for a cost of $75 per employee enrolled in the insurance. The Clinic is open 3 days. The Clinic is available to anyone employee or dependent covered on our insurance plan. The city was happy to provide this to make it easier not only for employees to seek medical assistance but also to make it more convenient to get children out of school for medical needs without having to lose a half day of work.
Police & Fire Salary Comparison
| Year | Number of Merit Officers | Salary Probationary | Salary 1st Class Patrolman |
| 2009 | 30 * | $39,146.75 | $51,147.33 |
* Under previous administration, the PD was not allowed to fill all of the budgeted positions because the funds were needed for health insurance costs.
| Year | Number Merit | (No Experience) Probationary Range | (Experienced) Lateral Tranfer |
| 2023 | 77 | $60,000.00 | $70,000.00 |
The budget for the fire department included.
| Year | Number Merit | Salary Probationary | Salary 1st Class Firefighter |
| 2009 | 30 * | $39,146.75 | $51,147.53 |
| 2023 | 68 | $55,254.00 | $69,250.00 |
* All other staffing was part time.
INTEGRITY MATTERS even when it may not be the politically correct thing to do!
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