Property owners in Linn County and across Iowa will soon receive a mailing from their county Auditor containing information about the proposed property taxation for the next budget year that starts July 1, 2025. State law (Iowa Code 24.2A) requires county Auditors to mail a budget statement to property owners by March 15. This is the second year this budget statement has been required by the State of Iowa.

As required by Iowa Code 24.2A, the budget statement will include the following information for taxes payable in September 2025 and March 2026 for a property owner’s school district, county, and city:

• Date, time, and location of the first public hearing to consider proposed property taxation

• Phone number and website for each taxing district (school district, county, and city)

• Current, effective, and proposed taxation (effective taxation is the tax rate needed to keep the tax revenue the same as the current fiscal year but with next fiscal year valuations)

• Current distribution of property taxes

• Comparison of current and proposed taxation for residential property and commercial property

The budget statement is not a property tax bill. The budget statement is for informational purposes only and notifies property owners about upcoming public hearings for their school district, city, and county Board of Supervisors. These hearings provide an opportunity for the public to give input to their elected officials. Attendance at the public hearings is optional.

The budget statement does not include proposed property taxation for smaller taxing authorities, such as community colleges, assessor’s offices, townships, or agricultural extension. Property owners with more than one property may receive multiple letters if those properties are taxed by different school districts, counties, or cities.

This mailing from the Linn County Auditor to Linn County property owners is in addition to assessment notices being mailed to property owners by the City of Cedar Rapids Assessor and the Linn County Assessor.

Additional information regarding the budget statement will be made available on the Iowa Department of Management’s website at https://dom. iowa.gov/local-government/citizen-property-taxguide on or after March 15.

Questions about the public hearings or the proposed property taxation should be directed to the school district, county, or city contact information included on the budget statement.

For information on Linn County’s property tax rates and budget, residents and stakeholders are encouraged to follow Linn County’s budget process, which runs annually from November through April.