Township government · Bay County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Monitor Charter Township took in $7.9 million and spent $10.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)34%Township taxes31%Fines and other18%State tax money17%

What stands out

34%

of Monitor 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 taxes31%

Property tax
24%$1.9 million
Other taxes
7.5%$592 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$368 thousand
  • Other licenses$221 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$74 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$1.3 million

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
18%$1.4 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails48%Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Running the government and other costs8.9%Roads, transit and parking4.0%Interest on debt3.3%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

34%

of Monitor Charter Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
48%$4.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$4.5 million
  • Police$206 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$174 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$3.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$869 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.9%$907 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)$368 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$339 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$132 thousand
  • Government buildings$68 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.0%$408 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$408 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$342 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.9%$198 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$198 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$22 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Monitor 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 Monitor 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.