Township government · St Clair County, MI

Cottrellville Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Cottrellville Township took in $2.0 million and spent $2.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)47%Township taxes22%State tax money18%Fines and other12%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

47%

of Cottrellville 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 taxes22%

Property tax
18%$357 thousand
Other taxes
4.7%$94 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$63 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$30 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$938 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$520 thousand
  • Sewer$269 thousand
  • Other service charges$149 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$371 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$17 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$239 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Sent to other local governments32%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails7.4%Roads, transit and parking4.0%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

39%

of Cottrellville 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
39%$882 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$690 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$192 thousand
Sent to other local governments
32%$728 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$728 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$339 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$143 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$97 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$66 thousand
  • Government buildings$33 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.4%$168 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$125 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$43 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.0%$92 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$92 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$67 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Cottrellville 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.