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.

Doraville, GA Municipal Budget — Revenue & Spending Breakdown

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Finances — FY 2024

IL Comptroller

Total Revenuei

$103.0M

+14.4%YoY

Total Expenditurei

$71.0M

+31.2%YoY

Property Tax Revenuei

$1.5M

1.5%of revenue

Revenue vs Expenditurei

$103.0M

$71.0M

Revenue

Expenditure

+$31.9M surplus

Revenue Sources — vs prior yeari

Total Other Sources

+18.9%22.4%$23.1M

Total Part I - Tax Revenues

+20.7%19.5%$20.1M

Total Section 1A - General Property Taxes

+27.7%11.6%$11.9M

Real Property Taxes - Prior Year

+2.8%6.6%$6.7M

Total Section 1C - Selective Sales Taxes

+4.3%5.5%$5.7M

Real Property Taxes - Current Year (Other)

+439.6%2.9%$3.0M

Total Part III

+7.9%2.9%$3.0M

Total Section 1D - Licenses and Permits

+34.1%2.4%$2.5M

Total Service Charges - Section B

-1.1%2.4%$2.4M

Business and Occupation Taxes

-1.3%2.3%$2.4M

Non-Business Licenses and Permits

+39.8%1.9%$2.0M

Total Enterprise Revenue

+36.7%1.9%$2.0M

SPLOST Distributions from Local

-2.3%1.9%$1.9M

Total Intergov from Local

-2.3%1.9%$1.9M

Personal Property Taxes - Prior Year

-3.8%1.5%$1.5M

Enterprise - Telecom

+66.4%1.3%$1.3M

Franchise Taxes - Cable Television

+9%1.2%$1.2M

Total Intergov from Federal

-28.5%1.2%$1.2M

Other Financing Sources - Misc

+119.1%1.1%$1.1M

Insurance Premiums Tax

+4.7%0.9%$942K

Court Fines

-57.4%0.7%$694K

Other Intergov from Federal

-41.8%0.7%$677K

Enterprise - Water Sales

-0.5%0.6%$632K

Alcoholic Beverage Excise - Beer & Wine

-1.3%0.6%$612K

Total Service Charges - Section A

+79.2%0.5%$563K

CDBG from Federal

+2%0.5%$519K

Culture & Recreation Fees

+166%0.4%$387K

Personal Property Tax - TAVT Local Share

+2.5%0.4%$382K

Alcoholic Beverage License Fees

+294.8%0.3%$349K

Ambulance Fees

+0.6%0.3%$292K

Other Public Safety Charges

0.2%$248K

LMIG Grants from State

-72.1%0.2%$245K

Total Intergov from State

-78.3%0.2%$245K

Bond Forfeitures

+158.7%0.2%$178K

Hotel/Motel Excise Tax

+62.8%0.2%$159K

Financial Institutions Taxes

+8.3%0.1%$121K

Real Property Taxes - Current Year (Public Utilities)

+2.3%0.1%$121K

Non-Business Licenses - Other

-64.2%0.1%$112K

Alcoholic Beverage Excise 3% Mixed Drinks B

+26.8%0.1%$94K

Penalties & Interest on Delinquent Taxes

-27%0%$51K

Excise Tax on Rental Motor Vehicles

-7.3%0%$46K

Intangible - Real Estate Transfer Tax

+640.2%0%$40K

Insurance Recovery

+4060.5%0%$31K

Parking Fines

+56.9%0%$30K

Personal Property Tax - Title Ad Valorem (TAVT)

+5.8%0%$28K

Law Enforcement Fees

+4.1%0%$21K

Excise Tax on Energy Used in Manufacturing

+99.9%0%$20K

Regulatory Building Permits / Inspections

+5.5%0%$17K

Sale of General Fixed Assets

+5984%0%$15K

Proceeds from Bonds

-89.7%0%$11K

Registration Fees

-60%0%$1K

Investment Income

+23.5%0%$1K

Other Taxes

-1.7%0%$154

Cemetery Charges

+0%0%$100

Expenditure Categories — vs prior yeari

Total Part V - Current Operations

+38.2%34.2%$24.3M

Police Protection

+19.2%12.7%$9.0M

Total Departmental Aggregated - Current Ops

+8.7%8.7%$6.2M

Housing & Development - Current Ops

+148.8%6.3%$4.5M

Admin Support - Legislative

+150.7%5%$3.5M

Public Works Administration

-21%4.7%$3.3M

Total Part V - Property Capital

+34.5%3.8%$2.7M

Economic Development and Resources

+1787.7%3.3%$2.4M

Planning and Zoning

+7.1%2.6%$1.8M

Culture & Recreation - Current Ops

+30.1%2.3%$1.7M

Total Part V - Machinery Capital

-32.7%2.2%$1.6M

Roads, Streets, and Bridges

+7.1%1.7%$1.2M

Parks

+653.3%1.7%$1.2M

Administration - Financial

+7.2%1.5%$1.1M

Recreation

+0.5%1.5%$1.1M

Debt Service - 5yr General Obligation Principal

+23.7%1.1%$805K

E-911 Operations

-10.4%1.1%$753K

Admin Support - Executive

+23.3%0.9%$664K

Debt Service - 40yr GO Principal

-5.4%0.9%$659K

Administration - Data Processing/MIS

-20.4%0.8%$577K

Municipal Court

-5.8%0.8%$541K

Administration - Law

+9.5%0.5%$382K

Libraries

+16.5%0.4%$318K

Administration - Human Resources

+69%0.4%$281K

Urban Redevelopment and Housing

0.4%$271K

Judicial Administration

0.2%$113K

Debt Service - 5yr General Obligation Interest

+136.3%0%$23K

Admin Support - Elections

0%$16K

Administration - Public Information

+2603.4%0%$3K