Town government · Cayuga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brutus took in $2.3 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes27%County and local tax money27%Fines and other22%Fees for services (water, sewer)16%State tax money7.4%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

27%

of Brutus' money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes27%

Property tax
23%$537 thousand
Other taxes
3.8%$88 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$51 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$31 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$366 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$357 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand
  • Sewer$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$17 thousand

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$169 thousand

County and local tax money27%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
27%$611 thousand

Fines and other22%

Fines
12%$274 thousand
Interest, rents and other
10%$233 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking26%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Interest on debt8.9%All other spending9.1%

What stands out

15%

of Brutus' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
27%$622 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$364 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$146 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$78 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$602 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$602 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$341 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$320 thousand
  • Libraries$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$336 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$327 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
  • Sewer systems$3 thousand
Interest on debt
8.9%$206 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.8%$203 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$102 thousand
  • Fire protection$90 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Brutus. 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 Town of Brutus 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.