Where does municipal finance data come from?

Municipal finance data comes from the Illinois Comptroller's Annual Financial Reports (AFR). Every municipality in Illinois is required to file an annual report detailing revenue, expenditures, fund balances, and debt. These reports are public record.

What are the main revenue sources for a municipality?

Most Illinois municipalities rely on property taxes, sales taxes, state income tax sharing, utility taxes, permits and fees, and fines. The mix varies by town. Some municipalities also receive revenue from TIF districts, enterprise funds (water/sewer), and intergovernmental transfers.

What is a General Fund and why does it matter?

The General Fund is the municipality's primary operating fund. It covers core services like police, fire, public works, and administration. A healthy General Fund balance (typically 25-50% of annual expenditures) indicates the town can handle unexpected expenses without raising taxes or cutting services.

How current is this financial data?

The Illinois Comptroller's data warehouse typically lags 6-12 months behind the current fiscal year. The most recent year with complete data is usually one to two fiscal years prior. Data is refreshed monthly as new filings are processed.

Chamblee, GA Municipal Budget — Revenue & Spending Breakdown

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Finances — FY 2022

IL Comptroller

Total Revenuei

$163.7M

+13.9%YoY

Total Expenditurei

$79.9M

+17%YoY

Property Tax Revenuei

$114K

0.1%of revenue

Revenue vs Expenditurei

$163.7M

$79.9M

Revenue

Expenditure

+$83.9M surplus

Revenue Sources — vs prior yeari

Total Other Sources

+12%21.8%$35.6M

Total Part I - Tax Revenues

+12.7%19.6%$32.1M

Total Section 1A - General Property Taxes

+3.8%8%$13.0M

Total Section 1C - Selective Sales Taxes

+20.2%6.7%$11.0M

Real Property Taxes - Current Year

+38.8%6%$9.8M

Other Intergov from Federal

+0%3.5%$5.7M

Total Intergov from Federal

+0.3%3.5%$5.7M

Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST)

+8.9%3.2%$5.2M

Total Section 1B - General Sales and Use Taxes

+8.9%3.2%$5.2M

Total Enterprise Revenue

+77.6%2.7%$4.4M

Business and Occupation Taxes

+31.2%2.4%$3.9M

Total Part III

+6.2%2.1%$3.5M

Enterprise - Telecom

+160.1%1.8%$2.9M

Total Section 1D - Licenses and Permits

+43.4%1.8%$2.9M

Insurance Premiums Tax

+9%1.5%$2.4M

Regulatory Building Permits / Inspections

+103.2%1.3%$2.1M

Total Service Charges - Section B

+4.7%1.3%$2.1M

Franchise Taxes - Electric

+10.7%1.1%$1.8M

Hotel/Motel Excise Tax

+51.9%1%$1.6M

Personal Property Taxes - Current Year

+16.5%1%$1.6M

Enterprise - Water Sales

+9.7%0.9%$1.5M

Total Service Charges - Section A

+8.4%0.9%$1.4M

Court Fines

-12.2%0.6%$918K

Law Enforcement Fees

+143.5%0.5%$815K

Personal Property Tax - TAVT Local Share

-25.8%0.3%$554K

Investment Income

+1090.7%0.3%$534K

Total Intergov from State

+362.6%0.3%$512K

Alcoholic Beverage License Fees

-30%0.3%$497K

Ambulance Fees

+5%0.3%$485K

Alcoholic Beverage Excise - Beer & Wine

+16.8%0.3%$472K

Other Intergov from State

0.2%$258K

LMIG Grants from State

+129.4%0.2%$254K

Penalties & Interest on Delinquent Taxes

+171.2%0.2%$253K

Franchise Taxes - Cable Television

+8.5%0.1%$242K

Personal Property Tax - Title Ad Valorem (TAVT)

+569.5%0.1%$229K

Personal Property Taxes - Prior Year

-25.5%0.1%$219K

Excise Tax on Rental Motor Vehicles

-6.1%0.1%$188K

Franchise Taxes - Natural Gas

+7.4%0.1%$187K

General Business Licenses

+682.9%0.1%$158K

Real Property Taxes - Prior Year

-93.5%0.1%$147K

Culture & Recreation Fees

+166.5%0.1%$143K

EMS Fees

-1.6%0.1%$125K

Bond Forfeitures

-76.7%0.1%$119K

Insurance Recovery

-0.6%0.1%$119K

Non-Business Licenses and Permits

-20%0.1%$116K

Personal Property Tax - Boats/Aircraft

-35%0.1%$114K

Real Property Taxes - Current Year (Public Utilities)

-73.8%0.1%$110K

Financial Institutions Taxes

+3.7%0.1%$90K

Other General Fund Svc Charges

+335.5%0.1%$86K

Parking Fines

-22.5%0%$60K

Other Financing Sources - Misc

+4939.7%0%$53K

Excise Tax on Energy Used in Manufacturing

+53.5%0%$46K

Intangible - Real Estate Transfer Tax

-39.7%0%$38K

Franchise Taxes - Telephone

-66.8%0%$33K

Contributions from Private Sources

-63.5%0%$31K

Health Charges

+37.8%0%$7K

Personal Property Tax - Railroad Equipment

0%$3K

Other Public Safety Charges

+32.5%0%$2K

Sale of General Fixed Assets

-93.1%0%$960

PILOT from Local

0%$790

Total Intergov from Local

0%$790

Registration Fees

-86.7%0%$360

Expenditure Categories — vs prior yeari

Total Part V - Current Operations

+18.3%36.2%$28.9M

Total Departmental Aggregated - Current Ops

+0.8%13.5%$10.8M

Police Protection

+38%13%$10.4M

Roads, Streets, and Bridges

+324.1%8.6%$6.8M

Housing & Development - Current Ops

+18.1%3.5%$2.8M

Admin Support - Executive

+52.3%2.8%$2.3M

Debt Service - 40yr GO Principal

+17.4%2.5%$2.0M

Planning and Zoning

+10%2%$1.6M

Debt Service - 5yr General Obligation Principal

-49.1%1.8%$1.4M

Admin Support - Legislative

+104.2%1.6%$1.3M

E-911 Operations

+31.9%1.3%$1.1M

Total Part V - Machinery Capital

+287.1%1.3%$1.0M

Administration - Gen. Govmt Buildings & Plant

+990%1.3%$1.0M

Culture & Recreation - Current Ops

-13.8%1.3%$1.0M

Total Part V - Property Capital

+1230.2%1.3%$999K

Protective Inspection

+54.7%1.2%$960K

Administration - Public Information

+187.2%1.1%$874K

Public Works Administration

+3.3%1.1%$865K

Administration - Data Processing/MIS

+35.2%0.9%$742K

Administration - Financial

+44%0.8%$666K

Recreation

-5.1%0.8%$622K

Municipal Court

+5.7%0.7%$562K

Parks

-19.9%0.5%$410K

Economic Development and Resources

-5.7%0.5%$374K

Administration - Human Resources

+38.9%0.4%$352K

Maintenance Shop

-44.8%0.1%$115K

Total Non-Departmental - Current Ops

+0%0%$7K

Prisoner Custody

-57%0%$2K