Oak Grove keeps 2025 city mill rate unchanged, adopts ordinance setting property tax levy

The Board of Aldermen of the City of Oak Grove on a unanimous roll call adopted Ordinance No. 2141, bill number 25-15, establishing the 2025 property tax levy for all property within the city at 0.7647 mills.

City staff said the county assessor—s 2025 reassessment raised the city—s total assessed valuation by about 9.8%, with roughly 5.8% attributable to new construction and about 4% attributable to reassessments. "Overall, our total assessed valuation went up by about 9.8%," Matt, city staff, told the Board. He also said the proposed levy "is set at the same as it was last year at 0.7647" and includes a voluntary reduction of 0.2446 mills.

The levy-setting process began with a public hearing that was opened and closed with no public comments. The Board moved for first and second reading of bill number 25-15 by title only, then moved to adopt the ordinance. The city clerk called the roll; Aldermen Kelly Neto, Tracy Newcomer, Rachel Kilmer, Shane Straubaker, Melissa Johnson and Pam Pope all voted yes. The ordinance was adopted and recorded as Ordinance No. 2141.

City staff provided an example to illustrate the effect on a typical homeowner: Missouri residential properties are assessed at 19% of appraised value; on a $300,000 house the assessed value would be about $57,000 and the city portion of property taxes at a 0.7647 mill rate would be about $436 a year. Staff said the city property tax and levy account for about 14% of the general fund budget and about 80% of the debt service budget.

Board discussion on the levy was brief and no public testimony was offered during the hearing.

The ordinance establishes the tax levy for 2025 and will be maintained in city records as required by state law.