City government · Hall County, GA

Lula's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lula took in $3.5 million and spent $2.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)41%County and local tax money41%City taxes15%State tax money1.3%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

41%

of Lula's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes15%

Other taxes

12%$419 thousand

What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more

Insurance premium taxes$241 thousand
Public utility taxes$137 thousand
Other licenses$18 thousand
Alcoholic beverage taxes$8 thousand
Other taxes not classified elsewhere$8 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax

3.2%$112 thousand

Fees for services41%

Fees for services

41%$1.5 million

What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more

Sewer$863 thousand
Water$401 thousand
Other service charges$189 thousand
Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.3%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state

1.3%$45 thousand

County and local tax money41%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

41%$1.4 million

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other

1.0%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%Police, fire, courts and jails3.6%Interest on debt3.1%

What stands out

49%

of Lula's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

49%$1.4 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more

Water supply$627 thousand
Sewer systems$560 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$163 thousand

Running the government and other costs

26%$727 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$514 thousand
Government buildings$120 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$48 thousand
Other and not broken out$43 thousand
Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

15%$403 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$403 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

3.8%$106 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$106 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

3.6%$100 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation

Courts and legal services$91 thousand
Inspections and regulation$9 thousand

Interest on debt

3.1%$87 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt

Interest on general debt$64 thousand
Interest on water supply debt$23 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lula. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Lula itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.