City government · Otter Tail County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Vergas took in $1.7 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 (liquor stores, water)60%City taxes18%Fines and other10%County and local tax money5.4%State tax money4.6%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

60%

of Vergas' 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 taxes18%

Property tax
17%$292 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services60%

Fees for services
60%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 3 more
  • Liquor stores$793 thousand
  • Water$136 thousand
  • Sewer$107 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$19 thousand

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$81 thousand

County and local tax money5.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.4%$95 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$177 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities64%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Running the government and other costs8.3%Roads, transit and parking7.1%Police, fire, courts and jails4.6%Interest on debt2.7%

What stands out

64%

of Vergas' spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
64%$904 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; water supply and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$672 thousand
  • Water supply$123 thousand
  • Sewer systems$95 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$182 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$182 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.3%$117 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$64 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$46 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.1%$100 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$100 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.6%$64 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$64 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$38 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$36 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Vergas. 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 Vergas 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.