ISAC Backfill Advocacy Materials

One of ISAC’s top priorities this legislative session is maintaining full funding of the backfill. We’ve created two short videos to explain what the backfill is and why it’s so important and also the role of the county in the property tax system. Links to each video and more advocacy information is below.

• Keep the Backfill Video
• Property Tax System in Iowa Video
  • Copy and paste this link into your website to embed the video “<iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/-cYiBolo3q4″ frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture” allowfullscreen></iframe>”

Reach out to your legislator and tell them why your community needs the backfill.

• Member Editorial Back the Backfill (3.21.18)
  • Editorial Data by County
• County Day at the Capitol #BACKtheBACKFILL Handout
• Counties Advocate to #BACKtheBACKFILL on March 14
• ISAC Rejects SF 2081 Press Release (2.26.18)
• Advocacy Talking Points
• Condition of the State Press Release (1.9.18)
• Legislative contact information

Find your county!

County Growth and Backfill Phase-out in SF 2420

• County

Effects of the Property Tax Rollback

• Charts and Graphs

Backfill Payments FY 2015 – FY 2018

• By Authority by County (provided by Iowa Department of Management)

SF 2082 De-Appropriation Impact by County

• County

Annual payment amounts to backfill commercial and industrial reduction.

• All local government jurisdictions
• County

Join the #backthebackfill campaign on social media.

• ISAC Facebook
• ISAC Twitter

Copy and past these posts and graphics to your social media!

Capitol Post
If backfill payments are not kept whole counties could be forced to cut important services to citizens or to raise property taxes. #BacktheBackfill

• Capitol Graphic

Community Post
Property taxes fund the important services that keep your communities safe and desirable. Ask your legislator to #BacktheBackfill to keep property taxes low!

• Community Graphic

Fast Forward Post
The Legislature is threatening to decrease and remove payments to local governments which could mean decreased services or increased property taxes. Ask your legislator to #BacktheBackfill.

• Fast Forward Graphic

Services Cut Post
Services that you depend on, like public safety, human services, roads and bridges, and parks, are in real danger of being cut! Ask your legislator to #BacktheBackfill.

• Services Cut Graphic

Taxes Up Post

The property taxes on your homes and farms are in real danger of going up! Ask your legislator to #BacktheBackfill.

• Taxes Up Graphic

Warning! Post
Warning! The property taxes on your homes and farms are in real danger of going up! Ask your legislator to #BacktheBackfill.

• WARNING! Graphic