City government · Morrison County, MN

Motley's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Motley took in $2.1 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)58%City taxes20%State tax money11%Fines and other9.2%Federal tax money1.7%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

58%

of Motley's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes20%

Property tax
19%$403 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$568 thousand
  • Water$544 thousand
  • Other service charges$57 thousand
  • Garbage collection$50 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$36 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$235 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$4 thousand

Fines and other9.2%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$178 thousand
Fines
0.7%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs12%Interest on debt5.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%

What stands out

20%

of Motley's 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
47%$649 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$304 thousand
  • Sewer systems$297 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$48 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$279 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$196 thousand
  • Fire protection$83 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$207 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$207 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$174 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$90 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$75 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
Interest on debt
5.4%$75 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$48 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$27 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Motley. 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 City of Motley 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.