Town government · Oswego County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Scriba took in $7.1 million and spent $5.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other33%Town taxes27%Fees for services (water, sewer)27%County and local tax money9.3%State tax money3.1%

What stands out

33%

of Scriba's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes27%

Property tax
24%$1.7 million
Other taxes
3.4%$242 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$145 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$97 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Sewer$507 thousand
  • Other service charges$33 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$22 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$221 thousand

County and local tax money9.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.3%$664 thousand

Fines and other33%

Interest, rents and other
33%$2.3 million
Fines
0.4%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails7.8%Interest on debt5.6%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

31%

of Scriba's 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%

Running the government and other costs
35%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$303 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$141 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$132 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$927 thousand
  • Sewer systems$472 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$357 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.8%$442 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$331 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$78 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$23 thousand
  • Police$10 thousand
Interest on debt
5.6%$319 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$75 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$75 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Scriba. 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 Scriba 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.