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.

Centerville, GA Municipal Budget — Revenue & Spending Breakdown

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Finances — FY 2025

IL Comptroller

Total Revenuei

$35.2M

-11.4%YoY

Total Expenditurei

$26.8M

-2%YoY

Property Tax Revenuei

$60K

0.2%of revenue

Revenue vs Expenditurei

$35.2M

$26.8M

Revenue

Expenditure

+$8.5M surplus

Revenue Sources — vs prior yeari

Total Other Sources

-5.6%15.1%$5.3M

Total Enterprise Revenue

+0.8%14.2%$5.0M

Total Part I - Tax Revenues

+4.5%13.6%$4.8M

Total Section 1A - General Property Taxes

+6.9%9.1%$3.2M

Real Property Taxes - Current Year

+6.2%7.8%$2.7M

Enterprise - Water Sales

+5.1%5%$1.8M

Enterprise - Electric

-17.5%4.6%$1.6M

Total Intergov from Local

+43.1%4.3%$1.5M

SPLOST Distributions from Local

+34.7%4%$1.4M

Total Section 1C - Selective Sales Taxes

+5.3%3.9%$1.4M

Enterprise - Gas

+6.9%2.6%$922K

Insurance Premiums Tax

+7.7%2.2%$786K

Total Part III

-50%1.5%$523K

Total Service Charges - Section B

-49.9%1.4%$500K

Total Intergov from State

-80.9%1.4%$499K

Franchise Taxes - Electric

+4%1.2%$409K

Enterprise - Public Market

+134.6%1.1%$374K

Personal Property Tax - TAVT Local Share

+2.8%0.9%$304K

Enterprise - Telecom

+8.4%0.8%$278K

Investment Income

-6.4%0.7%$258K

Other Intergov from State

-89.2%0.7%$256K

LMIG Grants from State

+2.7%0.7%$243K

Total Section 1D - Licenses and Permits

-26.9%0.5%$188K

Court Fines

-40.5%0.4%$126K

Other Intergov from Local

0.3%$90K

General Business Licenses

-14.3%0.2%$84K

Franchise Taxes - Cable Television

-1.6%0.2%$71K

Regulatory Building Permits / Inspections

-39%0.2%$66K

Personal Property Tax - Boats/Aircraft

+20.6%0.2%$60K

Insurance Recovery

+13.1%0.2%$53K

Alcoholic Beverage Excise - Beer & Wine

-5.7%0.1%$52K

Alcoholic Beverage License Fees

-14.6%0.1%$38K

Intangible - Real Estate Transfer Tax

+11%0.1%$33K

Personal Property Tax - Mobile Home

+12.4%0.1%$32K

Real Property Taxes - Prior Year

+97.8%0.1%$31K

Enterprise - Recycling

+19.1%0.1%$30K

Other Fines

-71.2%0.1%$27K

Court Costs, Fees, Charges

-52.8%0.1%$22K

Total Service Charges - Section A

-52.8%0.1%$22K

Penalties & Interest on Delinquent Taxes

+89.8%0.1%$19K

Sale of General Fixed Assets

-23.1%0%$17K

Alcoholic Beverage Excise - Distilled Spirits

+2.5%0%$15K

Personal Property Tax - Title Ad Valorem (TAVT)

-19.9%0%$14K

Other Financing Sources - Misc

-96.3%0%$13K

Alcoholic Beverage Excise 3% Mixed Drinks B

-11.5%0%$11K

Proceeds from Bonds

0%$7K

Franchise Taxes - Telephone

-10.8%0%$5K

Personal Property Tax - TAVT State Share

0%$2K

Non-Business Licenses and Permits

+8.3%0%$655

Expenditure Categories — vs prior yeari

Total Departmental Aggregated - Current Ops

+3.3%39.4%$10.6M

Total Part V - Current Operations

-1.7%18.5%$4.9M

Debt Service - 5yr General Obligation Principal

-3.4%11%$3.0M

Police Protection

-21.7%6%$1.6M

Fire Protection

+1.9%5.9%$1.6M

Debt Service - 40yr GO Principal

+5.8%5.4%$1.4M

Total Non-Departmental - Current Ops

-2.3%4.6%$1.2M

Administration - Financial

+1.4%1.8%$493K

Roads, Streets, and Bridges

-2%1%$276K

Debt Service - Other Principal

+10.2%0.9%$233K

Parks

+22%0.7%$194K

Administration - Law

-8.5%0.7%$191K

Municipal Court

-2.6%0.6%$164K

Culture & Recreation - Current Ops

-9.6%0.5%$144K

Admin Support - Executive

0.5%$140K

Admin Support - Legislative

-8.2%0.4%$114K

Total Part V - Machinery Capital

-76%0.4%$101K

Administration - Data Processing/MIS

-23.8%0.3%$86K

Other Protections

0.3%$81K

Corrections

+1.7%0.3%$75K

Housing & Development - Current Ops

-56.5%0.2%$53K

Protective Inspection

+3.9%0.2%$47K

Total Part V - Property Capital

0.1%$28K

Economic Development and Resources

-92.4%0%$6K

Admin Support - Elections

-71%0%$4K