Town government · Otsego County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Morris took in $1.4 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%State tax money35%County and local tax money8.5%Fines and other2.9%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.4%

What stands out

8.5%

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

Town taxes53%

Property tax
51%$693 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$27 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$4 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$472 thousand

County and local tax money8.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.5%$115 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$24 thousand
Fines
1.1%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.5%Police, fire, courts and jails4.3%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

8.5%

of Morris' spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
67%$706 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$706 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$210 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$132 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.5%$90 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$90 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.3%$45 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$40 thousand
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Morris. 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 Morris 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.