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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Sullivan took in $19.2 million and spent $16.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)74%City taxes14%State tax money12%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

74%

of Sullivan'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 taxes14%

Property tax
13%$2.6 million
Other taxes
0.2%$41 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services74%

Fees for services
74%$14.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 4 more
  • Electric power$8.4 million
  • Gas$3.0 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Sewer$821 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$239 thousand
  • Other service charges$191 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$2.3 million

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$95 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities67%Running the government and other costs18%Parks, recreation and libraries5.7%Police, fire, courts and jails5.2%Roads, transit and parking3.9%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

67%

of Sullivan'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
67%$10.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$7.3 million
  • Gas supply$1.7 million
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$506 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$84 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$2.8 million
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$1.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$844 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$186 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$154 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$922 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$658 thousand
  • Libraries$264 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.2%$833 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$833 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.9%$626 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$626 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$61 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sullivan. 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 Sullivan 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.