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Callaway

City of Callaway: who runs it, what it spends and owes, how its commission votes, and what the auditors found, all from public records.

Data updated Oct 20, 2026

Residents15,1572025 state estimate

Budget$55.4MAdopted FY2026 · $3,657 per resident

New budget$50.2MFY2027 · adopted Sept 2026

Property tax rate2.7 mills$270 per $100,000 of taxable value

Debt$13.2M$873 per resident · FY2025

Employees99full-time equivalent

Who's in charge

Commission-manager; mayor plus one commissioner from each of four wards

Elected

MayorPamn Hendersonuntil Nov 2028
Ward IBobby J. Birdselluntil Nov 2026
Ward II (Mayor Pro Tem)David Griggsuntil Nov 2026
Ward IIIBob Pelletieruntil Nov 2028
Ward IVKenneth L. Ayers, Jr.until Nov 2028

Appointed staff

City ManagerEd Cook

Top pay

City Manager$163,225Ed Cook FY2026-27 budget
Mayor and 4 Commissioners (combined)$50,000 FY2026-27 budget

Website · Contact · All officials

Property tax rate

Mills: dollars per $1,000 of taxable value

Tax year 20202.75

Tax year 20212.75

Tax year 20222.75

Tax year 20232.75

Tax year 20242.75

Tax year 20252.7

The tick on each bar is the rolled-back rate, the rate that would bring in the same money as the year before. The latest rate is above it, so the city takes in more from existing property than the year before. See your full tax bill

Debt

FY2025 (year ended 2025-09-30)

$13.2M owed — about $873 per resident. Revenue bonds $12,275,000 + unamortized premium $449,054 + half share of Military Point AWT joint-venture SRF note $506,500. Excludes compensated absences ($359,057) and pension. The $2,250,000 FEMA Community Disaster Loan was fully forgiven in FY2025.

Kind of debt	Owed
Revenue bonds	$12,275,000
Bond premium	$449,054
Notes and loans	$506,500

Audited financial statements · All local debt

What the auditors found

FY2025: 0 findings · FY2024: 0 findings · FY2023: 0 findings

No findings in the latest audit.

FY2025 audit · All audit findings

How they voted

41 money votes recorded · 5 split (12%)

Most recent split votes

Apr 28, 2026 · 4-1
Approved a change order
Voted no: Bob Pelletier
Feb 24, 2026 · 4-1
Approved $64,849.20 materials purchase from Empire Pipe & Supply
Voted no: Bob Pelletier
Aug 26, 2025 · 4-1
Rejected all solid waste bids and kept service in-house
Voted no: Bob Pelletier
Jun 10, 2025 · 4-1
Approved Cherry Street engineering change order
Voted no: Bob Pelletier

All Callaway votes, by member

Contracts

11 major contracts since October 2022 · $9.1M

Largest

Mainline Construction, LLC · $2.2M Bid PW2024-16, lift station rehabilitation Phase 1 (not to exceed; contingent on state approval) (2025-04-08) Source
Roberts & Roberts, Inc. · $2.1M Bid CM2024-09, Hugh Thomas Drive north extension (not to exceed; contingent on state approval) (2025-04-08) Source
Holley Development · $1.2M Bid CM2025-03, Beacon Point Plaza north outparcel (not to exceed; contingent on state approval) (2025-04-22) Source

All Callaway contracts