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City of Grand Rapids

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City of Grand Rapids is a city in Kent County, Michigan. In 2025, primary homes here pay a total of 33.12–36.31 mills in property tax, depending on the school district; rentals, second homes and businesses pay 51.12–54.31 mills. It levied property tax in 7 tax areas in 2025. In fiscal year 2025 it reported $861.5 million in spending across all its funds. It has 56 boards and sub-entities.

Total property tax rate, primary homes

33.12–36.31

mills in 2025 · 7 tax areas · about $5,389–$5,908 a year on a median home (estimate)

Total property tax rate, rentals, second homes and businesses

51.12–54.31

mills in 2025 · includes the school operating tax

Levies, 2025

2

in 7 tax areas

Boards and sub-entities

56

Total property tax rates here, 2025

What property pays to every taxing body (the State, county, schools, local government and others), by tax area. A mill is $1 of tax per $1,000 of taxable value.

Compare with every tax area in Kent County →

School district Primary homes mills Median home est. yearly tax Rentals, second homes and businesses mills
Forest Hills Public Schools 36.3132 $5,908 54.3132
Caledonia Community Schools 36.2749 $5,902 54.2749
Grandville Public Schools 35.6751 $5,804 53.6751
Kentwood Public Schools 34.8114 $5,664 52.8114
Godwin Heights Public Schools 34.3949 $5,596 52.3949
Kenowa Hills Public Schools 33.9449 $5,523 51.9449
Grand Rapids Public Schools 33.1249 $5,389 51.1249

Rates differ within the City of Grand Rapids because parts of it are in different school districts (Caledonia Community Schools, Forest Hills Public Schools, Godwin Heights Public Schools, Grand Rapids Public Schools, Grandville Public Schools, Kenowa Hills Public Schools and Kentwood Public Schools).

Kent County's certified rates split each area's total between a summer and a winter tax bill; open an area below to see its split.

Primary homes, which their owners live in, pay the homestead rate; so do qualified farmland and a few other kinds of property exempt from the school operating tax. Rentals, second homes and most businesses pay the non-homestead rate, which includes it. What these terms mean

Median home, estimated: the yearly tax a new buyer would pay on a primary home at Kent County's median value, $325,400 (Census Bureau, 2024): half the value times the mills, divided by 1,000. An estimate, not a bill. How the estimate works

Every levy, by tax area

Forest Hills Public Schools · 36.3132 primary homes, 54.3132 other

Billed in 2 parts, in mills: primary homes summer 34.3700, winter 1.9432; rentals, second homes and businesses summer 52.3700, winter 1.9432.

Levy Levied by Primary homes mills Median home est. yearly tax Rentals, second homes and businesses mills
School Debt Forest Hills Public Schools 6.0500 $984 6.0500
State Education Tax State of Michigan 6.0000 $976 6.0000
Allocated or Charter Operating City of Grand Rapids 5.5503 $903 5.5503
ISD Voted Special Education Kent ISD 4.3364 $706 4.3364
County Allocated Operating Kent County 4.0605 $661 4.0605
Voted Operating City of Grand Rapids 3.3084 $538 3.3084
Community College Grand Rapids Community College 1.6793 $273 1.6793
Interurban Transit Partnership Interurban Transit Partnership 1.3817 $225 1.3817
Extra Voted Millage Forest Hills Public Schools 0.9883 $161 0.9883
ISD Voted Vocational Education Kent ISD 0.9310 $151 0.9310
Jail Kent County 0.7417 $121 0.7417
Senior Citizens Kent County 0.4914 $80 0.4914
Zoo and Museum Kent County 0.4134 $67 0.4134
Ready by Five Kent County 0.2476 $40 0.2476
ISD Allocated Operating Kent ISD 0.0841 $14 0.0841
Veterans Kent County 0.0491 $8 0.0491
School Operating (Non-Homestead) Forest Hills Public Schools 0.0000 $0 18.0000
Caledonia Community Schools · 36.2749 primary homes, 54.2749 other

Billed in 2 parts, in mills: primary homes summer 34.3317, winter 1.9432; rentals, second homes and businesses summer 52.3317, winter 1.9432.

Levy Levied by Primary homes mills Median home est. yearly tax Rentals, second homes and businesses mills
School Debt Caledonia Community Schools 7.0000 $1,139 7.0000
State Education Tax State of Michigan 6.0000 $976 6.0000
Allocated or Charter Operating City of Grand Rapids 5.5503 $903 5.5503
ISD Voted Special Education Kent ISD 4.3364 $706 4.3364
County Allocated Operating Kent County 4.0605 $661 4.0605
Voted Operating City of Grand Rapids 3.3084 $538 3.3084
Community College Grand Rapids Community College 1.6793 $273 1.6793
Interurban Transit Partnership Interurban Transit Partnership 1.3817 $225 1.3817
ISD Voted Vocational Education Kent ISD 0.9310 $151 0.9310
Jail Kent County 0.7417 $121 0.7417
Senior Citizens Kent County 0.4914 $80 0.4914
Zoo and Museum Kent County 0.4134 $67 0.4134
Ready by Five Kent County 0.2476 $40 0.2476
ISD Allocated Operating Kent ISD 0.0841 $14 0.0841
Veterans Kent County 0.0491 $8 0.0491
School Operating (Non-Homestead) Caledonia Community Schools 0.0000 $0 18.0000
Grandville Public Schools · 35.6751 primary homes, 53.6751 other

Billed in 2 parts, in mills: primary homes summer 33.7319, winter 1.9432; rentals, second homes and businesses summer 51.7319, winter 1.9432.

Levy Levied by Primary homes mills Median home est. yearly tax Rentals, second homes and businesses mills
State Education Tax State of Michigan 6.0000 $976 6.0000
Allocated or Charter Operating City of Grand Rapids 5.5503 $903 5.5503
School Debt Grandville Public Schools 5.0500 $822 5.0500
ISD Voted Special Education Kent ISD 4.3364 $706 4.3364
County Allocated Operating Kent County 4.0605 $661 4.0605
Voted Operating City of Grand Rapids 3.3084 $538 3.3084
Community College Grand Rapids Community College 1.6793 $273 1.6793
Interurban Transit Partnership Interurban Transit Partnership 1.3817 $225 1.3817
Building and Site Grandville Public Schools 1.3502 $220 1.3502
ISD Voted Vocational Education Kent ISD 0.9310 $151 0.9310
Jail Kent County 0.7417 $121 0.7417
Senior Citizens Kent County 0.4914 $80 0.4914
Zoo and Museum Kent County 0.4134 $67 0.4134
Ready by Five Kent County 0.2476 $40 0.2476
ISD Allocated Operating Kent ISD 0.0841 $14 0.0841
Veterans Kent County 0.0491 $8 0.0491
School Operating (Non-Homestead) Grandville Public Schools 0.0000 $0 18.0000
Kentwood Public Schools · 34.8114 primary homes, 52.8114 other

Billed in 2 parts, in mills: primary homes summer 32.8682, winter 1.9432; rentals, second homes and businesses summer 50.8682, winter 1.9432.

Levy Levied by Primary homes mills Median home est. yearly tax Rentals, second homes and businesses mills
State Education Tax State of Michigan 6.0000 $976 6.0000
Allocated or Charter Operating City of Grand Rapids 5.5503 $903 5.5503
ISD Voted Special Education Kent ISD 4.3364 $706 4.3364
County Allocated Operating Kent County 4.0605 $661 4.0605
School Debt Kentwood Public Schools 4.0000 $651 4.0000
Voted Operating City of Grand Rapids 3.3084 $538 3.3084
Community College Grand Rapids Community College 1.6793 $273 1.6793
Building and Site Kentwood Public Schools 1.5365 $250 1.5365
Interurban Transit Partnership Interurban Transit Partnership 1.3817 $225 1.3817
ISD Voted Vocational Education Kent ISD 0.9310 $151 0.9310
Jail Kent County 0.7417 $121 0.7417
Senior Citizens Kent County 0.4914 $80 0.4914
Zoo and Museum Kent County 0.4134 $67 0.4134
Ready by Five Kent County 0.2476 $40 0.2476
ISD Allocated Operating Kent ISD 0.0841 $14 0.0841
Veterans Kent County 0.0491 $8 0.0491
School Operating (Non-Homestead) Kentwood Public Schools 0.0000 $0 18.0000
Godwin Heights Public Schools · 34.3949 primary homes, 52.3949 other

Billed in 2 parts, in mills: primary homes summer 32.4517, winter 1.9432; rentals, second homes and businesses summer 50.4517, winter 1.9432.

Levy Levied by Primary homes mills Median home est. yearly tax Rentals, second homes and businesses mills
State Education Tax State of Michigan 6.0000 $976 6.0000
Allocated or Charter Operating City of Grand Rapids 5.5503 $903 5.5503
School Debt Godwin Heights Public Schools 5.1200 $833 5.1200
ISD Voted Special Education Kent ISD 4.3364 $706 4.3364
County Allocated Operating Kent County 4.0605 $661 4.0605
Voted Operating City of Grand Rapids 3.3084 $538 3.3084
Community College Grand Rapids Community College 1.6793 $273 1.6793
Interurban Transit Partnership Interurban Transit Partnership 1.3817 $225 1.3817
ISD Voted Vocational Education Kent ISD 0.9310 $151 0.9310
Jail Kent County 0.7417 $121 0.7417
Senior Citizens Kent County 0.4914 $80 0.4914
Zoo and Museum Kent County 0.4134 $67 0.4134
Ready by Five Kent County 0.2476 $40 0.2476
ISD Allocated Operating Kent ISD 0.0841 $14 0.0841
Veterans Kent County 0.0491 $8 0.0491
School Operating (Non-Homestead) Godwin Heights Public Schools 0.0000 $0 18.0000
Kenowa Hills Public Schools · 33.9449 primary homes, 51.9449 other

Billed in 2 parts, in mills: primary homes summer 32.0017, winter 1.9432; rentals, second homes and businesses summer 50.0017, winter 1.9432.

Levy Levied by Primary homes mills Median home est. yearly tax Rentals, second homes and businesses mills
State Education Tax State of Michigan 6.0000 $976 6.0000
Allocated or Charter Operating City of Grand Rapids 5.5503 $903 5.5503
School Debt Kenowa Hills Public Schools 4.6700 $760 4.6700
ISD Voted Special Education Kent ISD 4.3364 $706 4.3364
County Allocated Operating Kent County 4.0605 $661 4.0605
Voted Operating City of Grand Rapids 3.3084 $538 3.3084
Community College Grand Rapids Community College 1.6793 $273 1.6793
Interurban Transit Partnership Interurban Transit Partnership 1.3817 $225 1.3817
ISD Voted Vocational Education Kent ISD 0.9310 $151 0.9310
Jail Kent County 0.7417 $121 0.7417
Senior Citizens Kent County 0.4914 $80 0.4914
Zoo and Museum Kent County 0.4134 $67 0.4134
Ready by Five Kent County 0.2476 $40 0.2476
ISD Allocated Operating Kent ISD 0.0841 $14 0.0841
Veterans Kent County 0.0491 $8 0.0491
School Operating (Non-Homestead) Kenowa Hills Public Schools 0.0000 $0 18.0000
Grand Rapids Public Schools · 33.1249 primary homes, 51.1249 other

Billed in 2 parts, in mills: primary homes summer 31.1817, winter 1.9432; rentals, second homes and businesses summer 49.1817, winter 1.9432.

Levy Levied by Primary homes mills Median home est. yearly tax Rentals, second homes and businesses mills
State Education Tax State of Michigan 6.0000 $976 6.0000
Allocated or Charter Operating City of Grand Rapids 5.5503 $903 5.5503
ISD Voted Special Education Kent ISD 4.3364 $706 4.3364
County Allocated Operating Kent County 4.0605 $661 4.0605
School Debt Grand Rapids Public Schools 3.8500 $626 3.8500
Voted Operating City of Grand Rapids 3.3084 $538 3.3084
Community College Grand Rapids Community College 1.6793 $273 1.6793
Interurban Transit Partnership Interurban Transit Partnership 1.3817 $225 1.3817
ISD Voted Vocational Education Kent ISD 0.9310 $151 0.9310
Jail Kent County 0.7417 $121 0.7417
Senior Citizens Kent County 0.4914 $80 0.4914
Zoo and Museum Kent County 0.4134 $67 0.4134
Ready by Five Kent County 0.2476 $40 0.2476
ISD Allocated Operating Kent ISD 0.0841 $14 0.0841
Veterans Kent County 0.0491 $8 0.0491
School Operating (Non-Homestead) Grand Rapids Public Schools 0.0000 $0 18.0000

Where the property tax goes here

Each tax area's total for primary homes, split by who levies it.

Of the $5,389–$5,908 a year a new buyer of a median primary home here would pay (an estimate), about $1,441 goes to the City of Grand Rapids (24–27%). The rest goes to the other bodies that levy here: the State, the county, the schools and others.

The City of Grand Rapids's 7 tax areas rank between 24th and 34th highest of Kent County's 94 for primary homes. See every area

  • State
  • County
  • ISD and college
  • School district
  • City, township or village
  • Library, transit and other
  • City of Grand Rapids Forest Hills Public Schools 36.3132 mills $5,908

    City of Grand Rapids with Forest Hills Public Schools: 36.3132 mills in total (State 6.0000, County 6.0037, ISD and college 7.0308, School district 7.0383, City, township or village 8.8587, Library, transit and other 1.3817), estimated $5,908 a year for a new buyer

  • City of Grand Rapids Caledonia Community Schools 36.2749 mills $5,902

    City of Grand Rapids with Caledonia Community Schools: 36.2749 mills in total (State 6.0000, County 6.0037, ISD and college 7.0308, School district 7.0000, City, township or village 8.8587, Library, transit and other 1.3817), estimated $5,902 a year for a new buyer

  • City of Grand Rapids Grandville Public Schools 35.6751 mills $5,804

    City of Grand Rapids with Grandville Public Schools: 35.6751 mills in total (State 6.0000, County 6.0037, ISD and college 7.0308, School district 6.4002, City, township or village 8.8587, Library, transit and other 1.3817), estimated $5,804 a year for a new buyer

  • City of Grand Rapids Kentwood Public Schools 34.8114 mills $5,664

    City of Grand Rapids with Kentwood Public Schools: 34.8114 mills in total (State 6.0000, County 6.0037, ISD and college 7.0308, School district 5.5365, City, township or village 8.8587, Library, transit and other 1.3817), estimated $5,664 a year for a new buyer

  • City of Grand Rapids Godwin Heights Public Schools 34.3949 mills $5,596

    City of Grand Rapids with Godwin Heights Public Schools: 34.3949 mills in total (State 6.0000, County 6.0037, ISD and college 7.0308, School district 5.1200, City, township or village 8.8587, Library, transit and other 1.3817), estimated $5,596 a year for a new buyer

  • City of Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills Public Schools 33.9449 mills $5,523

    City of Grand Rapids with Kenowa Hills Public Schools: 33.9449 mills in total (State 6.0000, County 6.0037, ISD and college 7.0308, School district 4.6700, City, township or village 8.8587, Library, transit and other 1.3817), estimated $5,523 a year for a new buyer

  • City of Grand Rapids Grand Rapids Public Schools 33.1249 mills $5,389

    City of Grand Rapids with Grand Rapids Public Schools: 33.1249 mills in total (State 6.0000, County 6.0037, ISD and college 7.0308, School district 3.8500, City, township or village 8.8587, Library, transit and other 1.3817), estimated $5,389 a year for a new buyer

The figures as a table
Tax area State County ISD and college School district City, township or village Library, transit and other Total Estimated tax
City of Grand Rapids, Forest Hills Public Schools 6.0000 6.0037 7.0308 7.0383 8.8587 1.3817 36.3132 $5,908
City of Grand Rapids, Caledonia Community Schools 6.0000 6.0037 7.0308 7.0000 8.8587 1.3817 36.2749 $5,902
City of Grand Rapids, Grandville Public Schools 6.0000 6.0037 7.0308 6.4002 8.8587 1.3817 35.6751 $5,804
City of Grand Rapids, Kentwood Public Schools 6.0000 6.0037 7.0308 5.5365 8.8587 1.3817 34.8114 $5,664
City of Grand Rapids, Godwin Heights Public Schools 6.0000 6.0037 7.0308 5.1200 8.8587 1.3817 34.3949 $5,596
City of Grand Rapids, Kenowa Hills Public Schools 6.0000 6.0037 7.0308 4.6700 8.8587 1.3817 33.9449 $5,523
City of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Public Schools 6.0000 6.0037 7.0308 3.8500 8.8587 1.3817 33.1249 $5,389

Median home, estimated: the yearly tax a new buyer would pay on a primary home at Kent County's median value, $325,400 (Census Bureau, 2024): half the value times the mills, divided by 1,000. An estimate, not a bill. How the estimate works

What City of Grand Rapids levies, 2025

Only its own millages, part of the totals above, and how many tax areas each is levied in.

Levy Primary homes mills Median home est. yearly tax Rentals, second homes and businesses mills Tax areas
Allocated or Charter Operating 5.5503 $903 5.5503 7
Voted Operating 3.3084 $538 3.3084 7

Median home, estimated: the yearly tax a new buyer would pay on a primary home at Kent County's median value, $325,400 (Census Bureau, 2024): half the value times the mills, divided by 1,000. An estimate, not a bill. How the estimate works

Money in and out, fiscal year 2025

From its annual financial report, as filed with the Michigan Department of Treasury. Its fiscal year ends in June.

Revenue

$991.6M

all funds

Spending

$861.5M

all funds

Spending per resident

$4,305

2024 population: 200,117

General fund spending

$200.3M

budget: $203.6M

Spending by purpose

All funds. Share of $861,533,859 in total.

  • Capital outlay, debt service and other $291,666,735 34%
    Capital Outlay $216,992,874
    Debt Service $29,393,172
    Depreciation $45,280,689
  • Public works $158,544,975 18%
    Public Works (Non-Act 51) $24,753,822
    Road Commission/Street Dept. (Act 51) $7,358,988
    Sanitation/Landfill/Solid Waste $18,749,317
    Water and/or Sewer Systems $73,024,852
    Other Public Works Enterprise-Activities $20,044,509
    All Other Public Works $14,613,487
  • Public safety $125,507,806 15%
    Police/Sheriff/Constable $70,331,244
    Fire $45,470,261
    Emergency 911 Dispatch Activities $6,639,250
    All Other Public Safety Activities $3,067,051
  • General government $112,123,821 13%
    Legislative (Council, Board, Commission) $719,665
    Chief Executive $5,563,041
    Treasurer $2,925,829
    Clerk $3,130,220
    Assessing Equalization $2,426,606
    Finance and Tax Administration $22,699,940
    Building and Grounds $8,011,138
    Attorney/Corporation Counsel $3,418,197
    All Other General Government $63,229,185
  • Community and economic development $74,160,998 9%
    Community Planning and Zoning $21,552,125
    Economic Development $43,697,321
    All Other Community Development $8,911,552
  • Recreation and culture $30,272,141 4%
    Parks and Recreation $15,905,401
    Library $14,356,824
    Various Cultural Activities, Fine Arts, Historical Society, Museums, etc. $9,916
  • Courts and judicial $15,014,565 2%
    District/Municipal Court $15,014,565
  • Health and welfare $550,524 <1%
    All Other Health & Welfare $550,524
  • Transfers out and special items $53,692,294 6%
    Transfers (Out) $53,692,294

Revenue by source

All funds. Share of $991,563,706 in total.

  • Charges for services $283,698,566 29%
    All Other Services Rendered Charges $177,895,775
    Parking Facilities (garages, meters, etc.) $23,958,753
    All Other Sales, Use, & Admission Fees $71,489,689
    All Other Statutory Fees $10,354,349
  • Taxes $243,509,522 25%
    Industrial Facilities Tax (Act 198 of 1974) $700,561
    Income Tax $152,895,086
    Property Tax (includes, delinquent taxes, penalties, interest, fees, community wide special assessments) $89,913,875
  • State grants $74,622,403 8%
    State Revenue Sharing $29,263,633
    Public Safety $334,030
    Streets and Highways (Act 51) $30,284,358
    Sanitation $23,331
    Other General/All Other State Aid Grants $14,717,051
  • Federal grants $70,941,504 7%
    General Government $480,370
    Public Safety $848,805
    Housing & Community Development $9,792,438
    All Other Federal Aid Grants $59,819,891
  • Interest and rents $41,054,221 4%
    Interest & Dividends $26,870,910
    Rents & Royalties $79,122
    Other $14,104,189
  • Other revenue $25,728,429 3%
    Reimbursements $1,651,250
    Sale of Capital Assets −$314,753
    Public and Private Contributions $15,291,573
    Refunds & Rebates $90,062
    Miscellaneous Other Revenue $9,010,297
  • Licenses and permits $9,445,927 1%
    Business Licenses and Permits $1,658,128
    Non-Business Licenses and Permits $7,787,799
  • Fines and forfeits $1,723,888 <1%
    All Fines, Penalties & Forfeits $1,723,888
  • From other local governments $1,078,663 <1%
    All Other $1,078,663
  • Borrowing and transfers in $239,760,583 24%
    Proceeds from Bond/Note Issuance $175,510,932
    Transfers In $64,249,651

"All funds" is the report's total column: the general fund, other governmental funds, enterprise funds such as water and sewer, internal service funds and component units. Its totals include money moved between the government's own funds, and revenue includes money borrowed. Spending per resident is total spending divided by the population shown; the shares are each heading's part of its total. Open a heading to see the lines filed under it.

Population: DashBoard_Metrics (MI Community Financial Dashboard), Michigan Department of Treasury.

Source: FY2025 F65 City, Michigan Department of Treasury, retrieved November 3, 2026.

Revenue and spending, fiscal years 2016–2025

All funds, as filed each year.

Revenue Spending
The figures as a table
Fiscal year Revenue Spending General fund spending Long-term debt
2025 $991,563,706 $861,533,859 $200,307,414 $675,656,405
2024 $822,712,020 $651,123,525 $184,983,551 $535,385,208
2023 $619,819,367 $564,611,482 $166,530,086 $467,347,679
2022 $575,905,978 $517,586,115 $151,034,550 $493,635,444
2021 $569,331,959 $558,755,311 $150,340,097 $508,375,739
2020 $563,775,400 $532,547,029 $144,851,578 $552,766,094
2019 $565,214,243 $515,543,531 $142,337,530 $525,406,436
2018 $524,623,618 $487,331,425 $133,815,680 $516,298,015
2017 $495,659,456 $481,533,462 $132,719,056 $523,359,402
2016 $450,233,214 $379,594,380 $128,577,079 $522,401,919

Each year links to the dataset it comes from. A year with dashes across has no report in the State's data.

Debt, pensions and staff, fiscal year 2025

As reported in the same filing.

Debt and fund balance

Long-term debt at year end
$675,656,405
General fund balance at year end
$136,742,963
Of which unassigned
$88,367,762

Pensions and retiree health care

Unfunded pension liability
$321,600,983
Pension funded, general employees
77.21%
Pension funded, police and fire
73.95%
Unfunded retiree health care (OPEB)
$7,815,034

Staff

Police
289
Fire
202
Combined public safety
—
All other staff
2,161
Wages and salaries
$125,194,592

City income tax collected

From residents
$61,860,451
From nonresidents
$25,305,716
Other collections
$65,728,919

A dash means the State's data has no figure for that line. Its datasets leave out zero amounts in most years, so a dash can also be a zero that was filed. The unfunded pension liability is the filing's "aggregate pension liability" line.

Source: FY2025 F65 City, Michigan Department of Treasury, retrieved November 3, 2026.

Boards and sub-entities

Authorities and special districts

Boards, commissions and committees

Transparency checks

What this body files with the State and posts online, checked against the law and good practice.

Grade pending

A grade appears once every check below has been read and the site has set its grading scale. Every check counts the same.

Required by law

6 found · 1 not found

  • Found: Audit filed with the State for the latest fiscal year

    Treasury's Document Search shows the audit for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025 as received, sent December 31, 2025.

    Uniform Budgeting and Accounting Act, MCL 141.421 et seq.; MCL 141.921 · FY2025 · Read September 27, 2026 from State records · Evidence for Audit filed with the State for the latest fiscal year

  • Found: Audit filed on time

    Sent December 31, 2025, within six months of the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025 (due December 31, 2025; fiscal year end from its F-65).

    Due six months after fiscal year end; MCL 141.921 · FY2025 · Read September 27, 2026 from State records · Evidence for Audit filed on time

  • Found: Annual financial report (F-65) filed with the State

    Treasury's Document Search shows the annual financial report (F-65) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025 as received, sent December 31, 2025.

    MCL 141.424(3) · FY2025 · Read September 27, 2026 from State records · Evidence for Annual financial report (F-65) filed with the State

  • Found: Annual financial report (F-65) filed on time

    Sent December 31, 2025, within six months of the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025 (due December 31, 2025; fiscal year end from its F-65).

    Due six months after fiscal year end; MCL 141.424(3) · FY2025 · Read September 27, 2026 from State records · Evidence for Annual financial report (F-65) filed on time

  • Found: Retirement report (Form 5572) filed with the State

    Treasury's FY2025 status report (as of September 18, 2026) does not list it as "No Retirement Submission".

    PA 202 of 2017, MCL 38.2805 · FY2025 · Read September 26, 2026 from State records · Evidence for Retirement report (Form 5572) filed with the State

  • Found: FOIA procedures and written public summary posted

    The Attorney's Office FOIA page (found through the site search) leads to the 91-02 policy page, which links "ADP 91 02 FOIA Procedures And Guidelines" (revised November 8, 2022). Opened 2026-09-27: its Appendix B is the "Written Public Summary of FOIA Procedures and Guidelines" (five pages).

    MCL 15.234(4) · Read September 27, 2026 on its website · Evidence for FOIA procedures and written public summary posted

  • Not found: Retirement report information posted

    Retirement Systems links the retirement systems' own site (grpensions.org), which posts their summary annual reports and actuarial valuations, but no PA 202 report (Form 5572) or Treasury's summary of it was found on either site. The second reading (the site's sitemap, and the links on its home and finance pages) found none.

    MCL 38.2805(8) · FY2025 · Read September 27, 2026 on its website · Evidence for Retirement report information posted

Good practice

8 found · 4 not found

  • Found: Current budget posted

    Budgets and Fiscal Plans > Upcoming Budget posts the "FY2027 Preliminary Fiscal Plan" for the fiscal year in progress (July 2026 to June 2027); the adopted version is not posted separately yet (the Current Budget page still shows FY2026).

    Read September 27, 2026 on its website · Evidence for Current budget posted

  • Found: Budgets for the past three years posted

    Current Budget posts the "FY 2026 Final Fiscal Plan", and Past Budgets posts the FY2025 and FY2024 final budgets (and earlier).

    Read September 27, 2026 on its website · Evidence for Budgets for the past three years posted

  • Found: Latest audit posted

    The Comptroller's Reports and Resources page posts the "2025 Annual Financial Report" (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) and earlier years.

    Read September 27, 2026 on its website · Evidence for Latest audit posted

  • Not found: Budget posted as a spreadsheet or data file

    Open Data and Performance Metrics links the "Fiscal Year 2026 Adopted Budget" on an open-budget site (cogr-open-budget-grandrapids.hub.arcgis.com), but fiscal year 2026 ended June 30, 2026. The FY2027 budget, for the year in progress, is posted only as PDFs (Budgets and Fiscal Plans). Not found under the publisher's rule of 2026-09-27: G4 counts only the budget for the fiscal year in progress.

    Read September 27, 2026 on its website · Evidence for Budget posted as a spreadsheet or data file

  • Found: Regular meeting schedule for the year posted

    The site posts the "2026 Adopted City Commission Schedule".

    Read September 27, 2026 on its website · Evidence for Regular meeting schedule for the year posted

  • Found: Agendas posted for the past 12 months

    The PrimeGov portal (linked from the homepage) lists 107 meetings in 2026 with agendas and packets, the latest City Commission meeting on September 22, 2026, and 133 in 2025. Read in the publisher's Chrome: the portal's robots.txt blocks automated readers.

    Read September 27, 2026 on its website, page by page · Evidence for Agendas posted for the past 12 months

  • Found: Minutes posted for the past 12 months

    The PrimeGov portal posts "Official Proceedings" for City Commission meetings, seen for December 16, 2025 and August 11, 2026 (the two most recent months are not required). Read in the publisher's Chrome: the portal's robots.txt blocks automated readers.

    Read September 27, 2026 on its website, page by page · Evidence for Minutes posted for the past 12 months

  • Found: Members' names and a way to contact them posted

    Found on the second reading (a web search of the site, 2026-09-27): the Commissioners page names the mayor and five commissioners, and each one's page gives a phone number and email address (the first reading, which said they give none, was wrong). The second First Ward seat is not listed: Commissioner Drew Robbins resigned, and finalists for the vacancy were interviewed April 22, 2026. Whether one was appointed was not settled; at the publisher's direction (2026-09-27) the members the site lists are counted, to be revisited if an appointee is missing.

    Read September 27, 2026 on its website · Evidence for Members' names and a way to contact them posted

  • Not found: Check register (payments) posted

    No check register or payments list was found on the Comptroller's or Fiscal Services pages or through the site search.

    Read September 27, 2026 on its website · Evidence for Check register (payments) posted

  • Not found: Employee pay or salary schedule posted

    Labor Relations posts the collective bargaining agreements with their wage articles and the 2025 Management Fringe Benefits Handbook (benefits, not pay). A City Commission vacancy notice (March 2026) gives a commissioner's salary, $35,204, but no pay was found for the mayor or comptroller (set by the Local Officers Compensation Commission, whose page gives none) or for employees outside the bargaining units. Not found under the publisher's rule of 2026-09-27: G10 needs pay posted for every employee group and every elected official.

    Read September 27, 2026 on its website · Evidence for Employee pay or salary schedule posted

  • Not found: Current contracts posted

    Doing Business with the City posts purchase order terms and bidding information, but no list of current contracts and no contract in force (labor agreements count under G12).

    Read September 27, 2026 on its website · Evidence for Current contracts posted

  • Found: Labor agreements posted

    Labor Relations lists the collective bargaining agreements, among them APAGR, GREIU, CST, Emergency Communications Operators and Supervisors, and Police Command Officers (2025-2028).

    Read September 27, 2026 on its website · Evidence for Labor agreements posted

About

Type
City

Codes

Census of Governments ID
185901
Census GEOID (county subdivision)
2608134000
Census GEOID (place)
2634000
Michigan Treasury unit code
412030

Sources

Where this page's facts come from.

Open Government Project · a nonpartisan, nonprofit project

Every figure comes from a public record, cited on its page.