Township government · Genesee County, MI

Mt. Morris Charter Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Mt. Morris Charter Township took in $15.4 million and spent $17.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)40%Township taxes39%State tax money17%Fines and other4.5%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

40%

of Mt. Morris 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 taxes39%

Property tax
39%$5.9 million

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$6.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$2.6 million
  • Sewer$2.0 million
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$437 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$56 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$2.6 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%$1 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$569 thousand
Fines
0.8%$126 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking3.1%Interest on debt0.5%Parks, recreation and libraries<0.1%

What stands out

35%

of Mt. Morris 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$5.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$5.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$5.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$4.4 million
  • Fire protection$816 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$5.2 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$3.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$706 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$604 thousand
  • Government buildings$200 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.1%$523 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$523 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$87 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$67 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mt. Morris Charter 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 Mt. Morris 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.