Township government · Genesee County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fenton Charter Township took in $13.8 million and spent $14.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer)50%Township taxes22%Fines and other15%State tax money12%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

50%

of Fenton Charter Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes22%

Property tax
21%$2.8 million
Other taxes
1.7%$229 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$229 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$6.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$5.8 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$6 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$1.7 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$10 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$2.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Sent to other local governments24%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Interest on debt3.1%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

24%

of Fenton Charter Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$6.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$4.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Sent to other local governments
24%$3.4 million
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$3.4 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$2.1 million
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$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$677 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$196 thousand
  • Government buildings$87 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$786 thousand
  • Fire protection$779 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$141 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$48 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$439 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.9%$262 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$262 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$137 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$127 thousand
  • Libraries$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fenton 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 Fenton 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.