City government · Adams County, ID

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Council took in $1.2 million and spent $906 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)67%City taxes13%State tax money7.6%Federal tax money6.5%Fines and other5.1%

What stands out

67%

of Council's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes13%

Property tax
13%$153 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$789 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$490 thousand
  • Water$282 thousand
  • Airport$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.5%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
6.5%$76 thousand

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state
7.6%$89 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$58 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities60%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails8.8%Sent to other local governments6.3%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

60%

of Council'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
60%$540 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$366 thousand
  • Water supply$174 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$125 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$72 thousand
  • Airports$53 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$100 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$50 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$50 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.8%$80 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$57 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$23 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.3%$57 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$57 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Council. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Council 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.