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.

Stockbridge, GA Municipal Budget — Revenue & Spending Breakdown

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Finances — FY 2023

IL Comptroller

Total Revenuei

$144.1M

+7.4%YoY

Total Expenditurei

$80.4M

-7.6%YoY

Property Tax Revenuei

$692K

0.5%of revenue

Revenue vs Expenditurei

$144.1M

$80.4M

Revenue

Expenditure

+$63.6M surplus

Revenue Sources — vs prior yeari

Total Other Sources

+42.8%20.2%$29.1M

Total Part I - Tax Revenues

+45.6%19.5%$28.0M

Total Section 1B - General Sales and Use Taxes

+12.8%8.7%$12.5M

Total Enterprise Revenue

-41.6%5.3%$7.6M

Total Section 1A - General Property Taxes

+869.4%5.2%$7.4M

Total Section 1C - Selective Sales Taxes

+7.3%5%$7.2M

Real Property Taxes - Current Year

4.7%$6.8M

Other Local Option Sales Tax A

+38.4%4.3%$6.3M

Other Intergov from Local

4.3%$6.2M

Total Intergov from Local

-52.3%4.3%$6.2M

Local Option Sales Tax (LOST)

-4.8%4.3%$6.2M

Insurance Premiums Tax

+7.5%1.8%$2.6M

Enterprise - Electric

-70.7%1.7%$2.5M

Enterprise - Gas

+13.9%1.4%$2.1M

Enterprise - Water Sales

+0.4%1.2%$1.7M

Enterprise - Telecom

+30%0.9%$1.3M

Franchise Taxes - Electric

+13.3%0.9%$1.3M

Business and Occupation Taxes

+11.5%0.9%$1.3M

Total Part III

-5.7%0.7%$1.1M

Total Section 1D - Licenses and Permits

+27.3%0.7%$958K

Total Service Charges - Section B

-4%0.6%$834K

Personal Property Tax - Title Ad Valorem (TAVT)

-9.9%0.5%$692K

Non-Business Licenses and Permits

+36.6%0.4%$590K

Hotel/Motel Excise Tax

+18.8%0.4%$576K

Alcoholic Beverage Excise - Beer & Wine

-10%0.3%$444K

Alcoholic Beverage License Fees

+29.5%0.2%$247K

Court Fines

-6.6%0.2%$240K

Total Service Charges - Section A

-11.4%0.2%$239K

Franchise Taxes - Cable Television

+52.1%0.2%$227K

Alcoholic Beverage Excise - Distilled Spirits

-13.6%0.2%$225K

Recording Fees

-10.4%0.1%$197K

Culture & Recreation Fees

-58%0.1%$187K

Franchise Taxes - Natural Gas

+24.6%0.1%$175K

Sale of General Fixed Assets

-2.9%0.1%$147K

Insurance Recovery

+2493.6%0.1%$133K

Bond Forfeitures

0.1%$126K

Financial Institutions Taxes

+1.3%0.1%$107K

Alcoholic Beverage Excise 3% Mixed Drinks B

+5%0.1%$103K

Regulatory Building Permits / Inspections

-7.1%0%$68K

Intangible - Real Estate Transfer Tax

-64.8%0%$55K

Franchise Taxes - Telephone

+5.3%0%$41K

Corrections Fees

-15.4%0%$41K

Regulatory Fees - Other

+5.1%0%$35K

Non-Business Licenses - Other

0%$17K

Franchise Taxes - Water

-46.6%0%$6K

Investment Income

-34.7%0%$2K

Franchise Taxes - Other

+0.2%0%$1K

Law Enforcement Fees

-27.6%0%$1K

Penalties and Interest on Delinquent Licenses

+27.1%0%$858

Enterprise - Stormwater

-48.9%0%$640

Expenditure Categories — vs prior yeari

Total Departmental Aggregated - Current Ops

+1.8%33.3%$26.8M

Total Part V - Current Operations

+0.9%21.2%$17.1M

Total Non-Departmental - Current Ops

+27.5%11.5%$9.3M

Public Safety Administration

-30%7.9%$6.4M

Debt Service - 5yr General Obligation Principal

+26.2%6.8%$5.4M

Roads, Streets, and Bridges

-22.6%4.1%$3.3M

Debt Service - 40yr GO Principal

+6.4%2.5%$2.0M

Housing & Development - Current Ops

+1.4%2%$1.6M

Administration - Financial

-34%1.4%$1.1M

Administration - Gen. Govmt Buildings & Plant

-8%1.2%$978K

Admin Support - Executive

-27.4%1.1%$871K

Administration - Data Processing/MIS

+28.3%1.1%$849K

Protective Inspection

+15.8%0.8%$683K

Administration - Human Resources

+1.7%0.8%$677K

Municipal Court

+106.7%0.7%$601K

Planning and Zoning

-0.1%0.7%$530K

Culture & Recreation - Current Ops

-55%0.6%$514K

Admin Support - Legislative

+34.4%0.6%$492K

Economic Development and Resources

-14.2%0.5%$424K

Total Part V - Machinery Capital

-91.9%0.4%$317K

Recreation

-71.3%0.3%$279K

Parks

+37.8%0.3%$235K

Debt Service - 5yr General Obligation Interest

-9.5%0%$28K

Total Part V - Property Capital

-98.1%0%$23K