Township government · Arenac County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Sims Township took in $1.1 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water)45%Township taxes38%State tax money10%County and local tax money4.6%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

45%

of Sims 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 taxes38%

Property tax
36%$410 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$515 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$377 thousand
  • Other service charges$103 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$115 thousand

County and local tax money4.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.6%$52 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%Roads, transit and parking2.5%Sent to other local governments2.1%

What stands out

51%

of Sims 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
51%$573 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$414 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$158 thousand
  • Water supply$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
37%$418 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$181 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$132 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$82 thousand
  • Government buildings$23 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$81 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$81 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.5%$28 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$28 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.1%$24 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$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sims 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 Sims 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.