How Collierville is run
Who runs Collierville, what it costs, and where your money goes
The city manager, council pay, the budget, your property tax bill and who provides each service, from Collierville's own public documents. Every number links to its source and says which year it describes. Checked Oct 10, 2026.
Who runs Collierville
A city manager hired by the council runs the city day to day. The council sets policy, adopts the budget and sets the tax rate.
What they are paid
Collierville city staff
587 full-time-equivalent positions, including Police 160, Fire & Rescue 90, Ambulance 23. FY2026-27. Town of Collierville · Jun 8, 2026
The budget shows total salaries and position counts by department. Tennessee has no statewide pay database, and we found no town pay list by position. We name pay only for elected officials and the city manager.
Is Collierville in the red?
Cities must pass a balanced budget, so "profit" and "deficit" mean something different here. The useful questions: does the city's everyday money (the general fund) cover its everyday costs, how much does it keep in savings compared with its own target, and how big are its pension and debt bills.
Savings against the city's own target
Unassigned general fund balance: $37.3M (2025-06-30). The city's own target: Keep 25% of general fund spending in reserve to pay for operations and debt service until property taxes arrive, usually in December. Unassigned balance was 50.8% of FY2025 general fund spending. Town of Collierville · Dec 31, 2025
Why we skip the "budgeted deficit": many cities plan to dip into savings, then spend less than planned. The audited result tells you what really happened.
Where the money comes from and goes
The general fund only: the city's everyday money for FY2026-27.
Comes from
- Property taxes$50.7M · 48%
- Local option sales tax$23.8M · 23%
- State shared revenue and grants$8.6M · 8%
- Business taxes$3.1M · 3%
- Charges for services$3.1M · 3%
- Licenses and permits$2.7M · 3%
- Other (recreation fees, fines, interest, misc.)$3.2M · 3%
- From savings (fund balance)$9.7M · 9%
Goes to (FY2026-27)
- Police$23.1M · 22%
- Fire and rescue$13.3M · 13%
- Streets and drainage$8.2M · 8%
- Debt service$7.3M · 7%
- Grounds and parks maintenance$4.6M · 4%
- Ambulance service$3.7M · 4%
- Special appropriations (incl. school payment)$3.2M · 3%
- Other departments (administration, finance, IT, development, court, library, recreation, facilities, fleet)$26.4M · 25%
- Net transfers out, mostly to capital projects$14.9M · 14%
Your property tax bill: who gets it
Of each property-tax dollar a Collierville homeowner paid in FY2024-25, about 35 cents went to the town and 65 cents to Shelby County. There is no separate school district rate. After the 2025 reappraisal the town rate fell to $1.62 for FY2025-26 and stayed there for FY2026-27.
35¢
of each property-tax dollar goes to the city of Collierville
- Shelby County3.39 · 65%
- Town of Collierville1.84 · 35%
- Total ($ per $100 of assessed value)5.23
FY2024-25 property tax rates for a home in Collierville (Shelby County). Town of Collierville · Dec 31, 2025
See what a Collierville house pays, line by line →Who provides your services
Not everything in Collierville is run by the city. Who provides a service decides whose budget pays for it and whose election decides it.
- PoliceThe cityCollierville Police DepartmentTown of Collierville · Dec 31, 2025
- FireThe cityCollierville Fire & RescueTown of Collierville · Dec 31, 2025
- EMS / ambulanceThe cityTown of Collierville (Fire & Rescue paramedics, town ambulance service)Town of Collierville · Dec 31, 2025
- Water and sewerThe cityTown of Collierville (water and sewer utility fund)Town of Collierville · Dec 31, 2025
- StreetsThe cityTown of Collierville Public ServicesTown of Collierville · Dec 31, 2025
- Parks and recreationThe cityTown of ColliervilleTown of Collierville · Dec 31, 2025
- LibraryThe cityTown of Collierville (Burch Library)Town of Collierville · Dec 31, 2025
- SchoolsThe cityCollierville Schools (town school system)Town of Collierville · Dec 31, 2025
- Electricity and gasAnother agencyMemphis Light, Gas and Water (City of Memphis)Town of Collierville · Dec 31, 2025
Compared with similar cities
The cities in this state closest in population that we cover. Read it for scale, not as a ranking: cities provide different services.
| Per city | ColumbiaTN | ColliervilleTN | GallatinTN | BartlettTN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 50,072 | 51,909 | 54,590 | 56,416 |
| Top administrator's base pay | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Council member pay | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | $12,000 |
| General fund per resident | $1,027 | $2,018 | $1,532 | $1,304 |
| Debt per resident | $2,055 | $1,758 | $1,429 | $1,391 |
| Unfunded pension per resident | $688 | $44 | $7 | $617 |
| City staff per 1,000 residents | 8.3 | 11.3 | 8.8 | 27.2 |
Figures as shown in each city's section, divided by its population. Years differ by state, and pension figures are measured differently in each state (each city page says how).
What Collierville publishes
What a resident can find online today. A "no" is something you can ask the council to publish.
- Yes: Adopted budget posted online Town of Collierville
- No: City manager's contract findable onlineWe found no Town Administrator employment agreement on the finance page, the board page or the Granicus agenda archive we checked. Town of Collierville
- No: Employee pay publishedThe budget gives total salaries and position counts by department. We found no pay list by position or employee. Town of Collierville · Jun 8, 2026
Questions to ask your council
- Unassigned general fund reserves were $37.3 million on June 30, 2025, or 50.8% of spending, against a 25% policy. What is the plan for the amount above the policy?
- The FY2026-27 budget sends $18.6 million from the general fund to capital projects and draws fund balance down by about $9.7 million. How long can the town keep paying cash for capital projects this way?
The fiscal year starts July 1. The town administrator presents a proposed budget at least 45 days before then, the board holds work sessions and a public hearing, and adopts the budget by June 30. The FY2027 budget was adopted June 8, 2026. See who is running for council
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