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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Verona took in $35.6 million and spent $28.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes53%Fees for services (sewer, water)22%Fines and other9.6%State tax money8.8%County and local tax money6.2%

What stands out

45%

of Verona's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes53%

Property tax
45%$16.0 million
Other taxes
8.5%$3.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$2.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$646 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$173 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$7.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 6 more
  • Sewer$3.0 million
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Road charges$976 thousand
  • Garbage collection$807 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$680 thousand
  • Other service charges$52 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$24 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.8%

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

From the state
8.8%$3.1 million

County and local tax money6.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.2%$2.2 million

Fines and other9.6%

Interest, rents and other
9.1%$3.3 million
Fines
0.4%$160 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs11%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

18%

of Verona's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$7.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.2 million
  • Fire protection$2.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$246 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$143 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$6.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.9 million
  • Sewer systems$2.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$750 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$5.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million
  • Libraries$2.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$4.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
  • Public transit$762 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$3.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$669 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$358 thousand
  • Government buildings$155 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$1.0 million
Health and hospitals
3.2%$893 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$893 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Verona. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Verona 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.