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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Taft took in $3.3 million and spent $3.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)68%City taxes23%Fines and other7.5%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

68%

of Taft's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes23%

Property tax
19%$611 thousand
Other taxes
4.0%$131 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and public utility taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$80 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services68%

Fees for services
68%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$638 thousand
  • Sewer$171 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

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%$44 thousand

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$145 thousand
Fines
3.1%$100 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Interest on debt23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%Health and hospitals0.8%

What stands out

23%

of Taft's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
27%$849 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$453 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$294 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$96 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$729 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$569 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$114 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$46 thousand
Interest on debt
23%$727 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$705 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$494 thousand
  • Water supply$135 thousand
  • Sewer systems$76 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$91 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand
  • Libraries$45 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$25 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Taft. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Taft 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.