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Lees Summit's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lees Summit took in $290 million and spent $219 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%Fees for services (water, sewer)26%Fines and other14%County and local tax money6.8%Federal tax money3.1%State tax money2.6%

What stands out

27%

of Lees Summit's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes48%

Sales tax
27%$77.0 million
Property tax
15%$44.6 million
Other taxes
5.7%$16.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 5 more
  • Public utility taxes$13.8 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$669 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$444 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$215 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$104 thousand
  • Other licenses$89 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$74.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$28.7 million
  • Sewer$24.0 million
  • Other service charges$12.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$5.2 million
  • Airport$3.5 million
  • Other government-run businesses$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$8.9 million

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state
2.6%$7.5 million

County and local tax money6.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.8%$19.6 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$40.0 million
Fines
0.6%$1.7 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Parks, recreation and libraries5.7%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

24%

of Lees Summit's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$72.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$37.9 million
  • Police$30.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
24%$51.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$48.3 million
  • Airports$3.3 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$49.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$18.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$12.8 million
  • Government buildings$1.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$31.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$15.6 million
  • Sewer systems$15.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$12.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12.4 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$1.9 million
Housing and community development
0.1%$289 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lees Summit. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Lees Summit 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.