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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Mt. Morris took in $4.2 million and spent $3.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)46%State tax money22%City taxes16%Fines and other14%Federal tax money1.4%

What stands out

11%

of Mt. Morris' money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes16%

Property tax
16%$646 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Water$676 thousand
  • Other service charges$234 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$59 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$921 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
11%$467 thousand
Fines
2.9%$122 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

24%

of Mt. Morris' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$191 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$914 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$631 thousand
  • Fire protection$225 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$46 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$628 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$628 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$562 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$341 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$116 thousand
  • Government buildings$54 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$51 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$68 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$68 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$33 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$30 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mt. Morris. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Mt. Morris 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.