Telephone:  616-527-4170

Fax: 616-527-0810

Primary Contacts: Robin Marhofer, Treasurer/Finance Director, ext.120

Patricia Johnson, Assistant Finance Director, ext 114

E-Mail: dirfinance@city.ionia.mi.us  or  pat@city.ionia.mi.us

Property Taxes

The Treasurer’s Office collects property taxes for the City, Ionia Public Schools, Ionia County, Ionia County Intermediate School District, and the State of Michigan.  The following table is the property tax calendar for property within the City.

 Utility Bills

The City is divided into three sections. Utility bills, for useage of Water, Sewer, Recycling and Trash are mailed to 1/3 of the City’s customers each month.  Bills cover the 3 months usage prior to the month the bills are mailed.  A bill mailed in January is for the months of October, November and December.  Each customer will receive 4 bills a year.  Bills mailed in January are due on the 15^th of February, and so on.  Unpaid bills after 30 days from the due date are processed for shut off.  Therefore a bill that was received in January, was due on February 15^th and not paid as of March 15^th will be shut off on the 16^th of March.  There is a $75.00 turn on fee in addition to the payment of the utility bill before water service will be turned back on.

City Income Tax

The City of Ionia approved a 1% income tax rate in 1994.  Property taxes were reduced from 15 mills for City Operating to 3 mills due to the increase in revenues from the income tax.  All residents pay 1% income tax on all of their income, less a $700 exemption.  Residents who work out of town and pay income tax to other cities receive a credit on their tax liability.  Non-residents who work in the City pay .5% (1/2 of a percent) on income earned in the City.  Residents who work out of town are responsible for quarterly deposits to the City if their employer doesn’t withhold City Income Tax from their paychecks.  We strive to keep income tax separate from the rest of the City Hall to insure privacy of our residents. 

City Hall Collection Center

The “Water Department” collects property taxes, utility bills, and parking tickets in City Hall, 114 N. Kidd St., across the street from the Post Office.   The Income Tax Office collects Income Tax.  Both windows are open 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.  Our mailing address is: P.O. Box 496, Ionia, MI  48846. There is also a drop box in front of City Hall, for after-hours payments that are collected each morning at 9:00 a.m.  In addition, any payment that is collected by City Hall can also be put on VISA or MasterCard.  We have the ability to take credit cards and are working on automatic draft payment through your bank in the near future. 

These links will take you to the Audited Financial Statements for the City of Ionia, you will need  Adobe Acrobat reader to view.