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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Morrison took in $7.0 million and spent $9.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)37%State tax money34%City taxes17%Federal tax money6.4%Fines and other4.9%

What stands out

34%

of Morrison's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes17%

Property tax
8.9%$625 thousand
Other taxes
8.5%$595 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$309 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$208 thousand
  • Other licenses$78 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Water$873 thousand
  • Garbage collection$299 thousand
  • Other service charges$102 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$97 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.4%

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

From the federal government
6.4%$447 thousand

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$2.4 million

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$297 thousand
Fines
0.7%$50 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs8.2%Police, fire, courts and jails7.8%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

48%

of Morrison's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
48%$4.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.8 million
  • Sewer systems$803 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$260 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.2%$773 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$308 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$253 thousand
  • Government buildings$186 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.8%$735 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$654 thousand
  • Fire protection$81 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$466 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$283 thousand
  • Libraries$183 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$73 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Morrison. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 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 Morrison 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.