How Green River is run
Who runs Green River, 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 Green River's own public documents. Every number links to its source and says which year it describes. Checked Oct 10, 2026.
Who runs Green River
The elected mayor heads the city government and appoints its top administrator and department heads. The council passes laws, adopts the budget and sets the tax rate.
What they are paid
Green River city staff
The city publishes a pay band table by job grade in its yearly wages resolution, not pay by employee. Wyoming has no statewide pay database. We name pay only for elected officials and the city manager.
Is Green River 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
Unassigned general fund balance: $8.3M (2023-06-30). City of Green River · May 17, 2024
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
- Sales tax$11.1M · 48%
- From savings (fund balance)$4.2M · 18%
- Direct distribution sales tax$1.3M · 6%
- Transfers in (admin fees from utilities)$1.2M · 5%
- Property tax$1.1M · 5%
- Charges for services$510,000 · 2%
- Franchise tax$480,000 · 2%
- Other (minerals, fuel tax, grants, fees, misc.)$3.1M · 13%
Goes to (FY2026-27)
- Police$5.3M · 23%
- Parks and recreation$5.3M · 23%
- General government$4.6M · 20%
- Public works$2.7M · 12%
- Transfer to capital projects$2.3M · 10%
- Fire$1.4M · 6%
- Community development$1.3M · 6%
Who provides your services
Not everything in Green River is run by the city. Who provides a service decides whose budget pays for it and whose election decides it.
- PoliceThe cityGreen River Police DepartmentCity of Green River · May 17, 2024
- WaterThe cityCity of Green River water fundCity of Green River · May 17, 2024
- SewerThe cityCity of Green River wastewater fundCity of Green River · May 17, 2024
- TrashContractorPrivate contractorThe city stopped its own solid waste operations and uses the Rock Springs regional landfill.City of Green River · May 17, 2024
- Parks and recreationThe cityCity parks and recreationIncludes leisure programs, the cemetery and the recreation center.City of Green River · May 17, 2024
- StreetsThe cityCity public worksCity of Green River · May 17, 2024
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 | JacksonWY | RivertonWY | Green RiverWY | EvanstonWY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 10,720 | 10,910 | 11,450 | 11,705 |
| Top administrator's base pay | Not current (2023) | Not confirmed | $194,066 | Not confirmed |
| Council member pay | $41,000 | Not confirmed | $12,000 | Not confirmed |
| General fund per resident | $3,682 | $1,013 | $2,011 | $2,081 |
| Debt per resident | $124 | $359 | $116 | $39 |
| Unfunded pension per resident | $1,044 | $490 | $1,011 | $404 |
| City staff per 1,000 residents | 15.3 | 11.6 | — | — |
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 Green River publishes
What a resident can find online today. A "no" is something you can ask the council to publish.
- No: Audited financial report filed on timeThe FY2023 audit was issued May 17, 2024. The city withdrew its FY2024 statements in April 2026 for restatement. No FY2025 audit is posted. City of Green River · Apr 13, 2026
- Yes: Adopted budget posted online City of Green River · Jun 16, 2026
- No: City manager's contract findable onlineWe found no City Administrator contract online. The yearly wages resolution states the administrator's salary. City of Green River
- Yes: Council pay stated in a public documentThe wages resolution sets the mayor's pay at $1,500 a month and council pay at $1,000 a month. City of Green River · Jun 16, 2026
- Partly: Employee pay published City of Green River · Jun 16, 2026
Questions to ask your council
- Sales tax is budgeted at $11.1 million, the largest general fund revenue. How would the budget adjust if sales tax collections fall?
- The city withdrew its FY2023-24 audited statements in April 2026, and the latest audit it relies on covers June 30, 2023. When will the restated FY2023-24 and the FY2024-25 audits be published?
The fiscal year starts July 1. The council discussed the FY2027 budget at its May 19 and June 2, 2026 meetings, held the public hearing on June 16, 2026, and adopted the budget that night. State law requires adoption by the third Tuesday in June. See who is running for council
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