Town government · Livingston County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ossian took in $1.0 million and spent $921 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes69%State tax money16%County and local tax money13%Fines and other2.0%Fees for services<0.1%

What stands out

13%

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

Town taxes69%

Property tax
67%$672 thousand
Other taxes
1.9%$19 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$159 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$131 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$19 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking75%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails6.3%

What stands out

75%

of Ossian's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
75%$689 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$689 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$174 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$116 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$58 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$32 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$17 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ossian. 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 Ossian 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.