Township government · Iosco County, MI

Au Sable Charter Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Au Sable Charter Township took in $2.2 million and spent $4.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)53%Township taxes34%State tax money12%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

53%

of Au Sable Charter Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes34%

Property tax
33%$713 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$38 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$35 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$892 thousand
  • Sewer$182 thousand
  • Other service charges$73 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%$259 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$20 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities66%Sent to other local governments14%Running the government and other costs9.8%Police, fire, courts and jails9.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

66%

of Au Sable Charter Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
66%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$2.7 million
  • Water supply$43 thousand
Sent to other local governments
14%$575 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$575 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.8%$408 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$170 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$110 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$107 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.5%$396 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$316 thousand
  • Fire protection$80 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Au Sable Charter Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Au Sable Charter Township 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.