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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Geary took in $3.0 million and spent $3.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)53%City taxes23%Fines and other13%Federal tax money8.4%County and local tax money1.3%State tax money0.8%

What stands out

23%

of Geary's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes23%

Sales tax

23%$689 thousand

Other taxes

0.2%$5 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses

Public utility taxes$4 thousand
Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services

53%$1.6 million

What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 5 more

Electric power$803 thousand
Gas$324 thousand
Water$274 thousand
Garbage collection$136 thousand
Sewer$38 thousand
Other government-run businesses$19 thousand
Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.4%

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

From the federal government

8.4%$251 thousand

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state

0.8%$24 thousand

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

1.3%$39 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other

8.0%$241 thousand

Fines

4.9%$147 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking3.7%Interest on debt1.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%

What stands out

26%

of Geary's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

46%$1.5 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more

Electric power$732 thousand
Gas supply$344 thousand
Water supply$265 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$132 thousand
Sewer systems$1 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

26%$829 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more

Police$811 thousand
Fire protection$16 thousand
Courts and legal services$2 thousand

Running the government and other costs

21%$669 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other government-run businesses

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$661 thousand
Other government-run businesses$8 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

3.7%$120 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$120 thousand

Interest on debt

1.9%$62 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt; interest on general debt and 1 more

Interest on water supply debt$54 thousand
Interest on general debt$7 thousand
Interest on electric power debt$1 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

1.6%$51 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$29 thousand
Libraries$22 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Geary. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Geary 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.