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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Melba took in $555 thousand and spent $508 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)72%City taxes19%County and local tax money8.1%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

72%

of Melba'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 taxes19%

Property tax
19%$104 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services72%

Fees for services
72%$401 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$179 thousand
  • Sewer$155 thousand
  • Garbage collection$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money8.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.1%$45 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Running the government and other costs27%Interest on debt18%Roads, transit and parking4.3%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%Police, fire, courts and jails2.0%

What stands out

18%

of Melba's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$228 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$92 thousand
  • Sewer systems$74 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$62 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$135 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$71 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$44 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Interest on debt
18%$92 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$50 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$42 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.3%$22 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$21 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.0%$10 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Melba. 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 Melba 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.