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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Verona took in $2.1 million and spent $2.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)43%State tax money28%City taxes27%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

28%

of Verona's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes27%

Property tax
23%$485 thousand
Other taxes
4.3%$89 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$80 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$895 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$449 thousand
  • Water$440 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$589 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Fines
0.9%$19 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.8%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking3.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.0%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

32%

of Verona'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
48%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$91 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$770 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$596 thousand
  • Fire protection$154 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$358 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$220 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$119 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.9%$93 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$93 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$25 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Verona. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Verona 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.