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  • TOWNSHIP OF BETHLEHEM 2025 BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS AS OF OCTOBER 18, 2024

    Oct 18, 2024

    ·Bethlehem, PA
    Budget

    The Township of Bethlehem 2025 budget assumptions document, dated October 18, 2024, outlines wage increases, staffing changes, and revenue assumptions for the upcoming fiscal year. Wage and fringe benefit increases include 3.0% for AFSCME and Teamsters employees (CBAs expiring 12/31/26), 3.5% for police and non-bargaining staff, 5.9% for library staff, 17.7% for medical insurance, and 55.57% for pension mandatory minimum obligations. The township is hiring two police officers and two truck drivers in 2025. The budget proposes no increases to the millage rate, sewer billing rate, or stormwater fees, with stormwater in year 4 of a 4-year model with a proposed rate lock. Current debt service from Series 2021 bonds matures in Spring 2027, with no new debt service proposed for 2025. Budget hearings are scheduled for October 24, October 29, and November 7, with first public reading on November 18 and final adoption on December 16.

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  • FY2026 Budget Presentation Dennis Rogero Chief Financial Officer

Tampa, FL
Budget

The FY2026 budget presentation by Chief Financial Officer Dennis Rogero outlines a total recommended budget of $1,992.3 million across all funds, with the General Fund at $708.2 million and Enterprise Funds at $813.8 million. Major revenue increases include $26.2 million from property taxes and $15.6 million from judgments/fines, while expenditure increases of $53.8 million are driven primarily by $30 million in salary and benefits costs, reflecting the city's ongoing operations in public safety ($427.4 million), central government ($133.5 million), and parks and recreation ($71.6 million). The presentation also covers the General Fund balance, stormwater funding, capital improvements, and debt management, with the city maintaining a projected fund balance of 23 percent of expenditures for FY2026.

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  • City of Dearborn Public Hearing 2025–2026 Budget List of Documents Page(s) A.

    Dearborn, MI
    Budget

    The City of Dearborn held a public hearing on its proposed 2025–2026 budget as of May 1, 2025, presenting a balanced General Fund budget expected to contribute $230,689 to the fund balance reserve. The budget faces financial challenges including revenue growth falling short of expenditure inflation, state taxation limitations, and rising retirement and debt service obligations, with personnel and non-discretionary spending comprising 79% of general fund uses. Revenue is projected to increase $3.6 million (2.5%), primarily from property tax gains of $1.7 million and increased charges for services of $1.1 million, while expenditures increase $3.6 million (2.4%), largely due to $5.7 million in additional wages and benefits; budget priorities allocate 70% of subsidies to Public Safety, followed by Administrative (11%), Public Works & Facilities (9%), Parks & Recreation (8%), and Economic Development (2%).

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  • Tucsonaz

    Tucson, AZ
    Budget

    The City of Tucson's Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021, presents comprehensive financial statements prepared by the Accounting Operations division of the Business Services Department. The report includes government-wide financial statements, fund financial statements for governmental, proprietary, and fiduciary funds, detailed notes covering accounting policies and significant financial matters including pension plans, debt obligations, and capital assets, along with required supplementary information on budgeted versus actual revenues and expenditures. The document received a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting and provides detailed disclosures on the city's financial position, including information on the Tucson Supplemental Retirement System, Public Safety Personnel Retirement System, and other post-employment benefits.

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  • TOWNSHIP OF DOYLESTOWN _____________________________ FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND

    Doylestown, PA
    Budget

    The Township of Doylestown's financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017, comprise government-wide and fund financial statements covering governmental, proprietary, and fiduciary activities, along with required supplementary information on budgetary comparisons and pension plan liabilities. The audit report covers the Township's financial position, revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balances across multiple funds, including details on police and nonuniform pension plans and other post-employment benefits. The statements were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America and include management's responsibility for accurate financial presentation and related internal controls.

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  • Annual Comprehensive Financial Report Building the Phoenix of Tomorrow

    Phoenix, AZ
    Budget

    This is the Seventy-Eighth Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the City of Phoenix Employees' Retirement System, a component unit of the City of Phoenix, Arizona, covering fiscal years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023. The report presents financial statements, actuarial data, investment performance, and administrative information for the retirement system. The document includes an independent auditor's report, management's discussion and analysis, statements of fiduciary net position and changes in fiduciary net position, and schedules addressing net pension liability, employer contributions, investment returns, administrative expenses, and benefit provisions. The system received a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting and a Public Pension Standards Award for Funding and Administration.

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  • 2026-2027 Budget - City of Knoxville

    Knoxville, TN
    Budget

    Mayor Indya Kincannon proposed a balanced, $499 million net budget for fiscal years 2026-2027 with no new taxes, maintaining the city's property tax rate at $2.1556 per $100 of assessed value—the lowest since 1974. The budget prioritizes public safety ($102.1 million for police and firefighter salaries and benefits), affordable housing ($8 million investment including support for the Transforming Western partnership), and parks and quality-of-life services, while withdrawing $6 million from reserves to address inflationary pressures that are outpacing revenue growth. Despite budgetary challenges from 2.2 percent sales tax growth forecasts against 3 percent anticipated inflation, Knoxville maintains strong financial reserves of $114.6 million in its General Fund Balance and holds all-time high bond ratings with the lowest debt per capita among Tennessee's six largest cities.

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  • NEW JERSEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

    Jersey City, NJ
    Budget

    The New Jersey Economic Development Authority presents audited financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 as a component unit of the State of New Jersey. The statements comprise basic financial statements including statements of net position, revenues and expenses, cash flows, and fiduciary net position, along with required supplementary information covering net OPEB liability, OPEB contributions, employee benefit trust investment returns, and pension liabilities under the Public Employees' Retirement System. The independent auditors issued an unqualified opinion that the financial statements present fairly the Authority's financial position and changes in financial position in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

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  • buffalo fiscal stability authority 2021-2024 adopted budget and ...

    Buffalo, NY
    Budget

    The Buffalo Fiscal Stability Authority adopted its 2021-2024 financial plan, establishing a four-year budget framework for overseeing the City of Buffalo and its covered organizations, including the Buffalo Public School District and Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority. The BFSA is a state-created public benefit corporation with broad financial control powers over the city and its non-exempted entities, with the authority continuing until at least June 30, 2037. The document outlines the Authority's organizational structure, staff, budgetary assumptions, revenue and expenditure forecasts, and long-term debt management for the specified period.

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  • Analysis of the Mayor’s Recommended Budget Estimate for the City of

    Syracuse, NY
    Budget

    Bonadio & Co., LLP prepared an analysis of Syracuse, New York's Mayor's Recommended Budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, submitted to the City Common Council on April 30, 2025. The analysis examines revenue, expenditure, and fund balance trends to identify concerns such as unusual growth, reliance on one-time revenue sources, and fund balance depletion. Syracuse, a city of approximately 146,000 residents, faces ongoing financial challenges typical of older urban centers, including modest revenue growth heavily dependent on sales tax, property taxes, and state aid that has not consistently kept pace with rising expenditures in employee benefits, public safety, and infrastructure maintenance.

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  • MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE, ALASKA COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT

    Anchorage, AK
    Budget

    The Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska Comprehensive Annual Financial Report documents the municipality's financial position as of December 31, 2017, under Mayor Ethan Berkowitz and Controller Alex Slivka. The report includes government-wide and fund financial statements covering governmental, proprietary, and fiduciary funds, along with budgetary comparisons for the General Fund and nonmajor funds such as Heritage Land Bank, Convention Center Operating Reserve, E911 Surcharge, and Police/Fire Retiree Medical Liability. Required supplementary information addresses road network condition ratings, pension plans, and other post-employment benefits. The municipality received a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting.

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  • borough of kennett square 2021 approved budget

    Kennett Square, PA
    Budget

    The Borough of Kennett Square's 2021 approved budget document outlines the municipality's financial plan across multiple funds including the General Fund, Water Fund, and various debt obligations. The budget includes detailed breakdowns of revenues and expenditures by department—including General Government, Public Safety, Public Works, and Recreation—along with staffing levels, wage and benefits analysis, and a comparison of tax rates and assessments from 2010–2020. The document also provides comprehensive debt service information covering general obligation bonds and notes issued between 2019 and 2021 for projects including sewer upgrades, parking garages, and borough-owned properties.

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  • Oakland Financial Breakdown

    Oakland, CA
    Budget

    Oakland's fiscal year 2019 audited financial report, analyzed by Truth in Accounting, shows the city entered the coronavirus pandemic with a "D" grade financial rating and a total debt burden of $2.3 billion, or $17,000 per taxpayer. Oakland had only $1.7 billion in assets available to pay $4 billion in bills, creating a $2.3 billion shortfall driven primarily by unfunded retirement obligations: $1.9 billion in unfunded pension benefits and $927.8 million in unfunded retiree health care benefits out of $6.5 billion in total promised retirement benefits. The city ranked 67th out of 75 cities in financial health and lacked sufficient reserves to weather pandemic-related revenue losses, with overall debt expected to increase as a result of the crisis.

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  • TOWN OF NORFOLK PRELIMINARY BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 2024

    Norfolk, VA
    Budget

    The Town of Norfolk's Fiscal Year 2024 preliminary budget totals $50,232,583, representing a 6.6% increase of $3,107,917 from the FY 2023 budget of $47,124,666. The largest increases are in Education ($1,780,087 or 7.3%), Employee Benefits and Insurance ($577,329 or 9.4%), and Exempt Debt ($424,281 or 16.5%), while minor decreases occur in Department of Public Works (-1.6%) and Human Services (-4.2%). General Government, Public Safety, and other departmental allocations show modest increases, with notable changes including salary adjustments in Human Resources (15.9%) and Information Technology expenses (10.8%).

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  • FY2025 Budget Presentation Dennis Rogero Chief Financial Officer

    Tampa, FL
    Budget

    The FY2025 recommended budget totals $1,827.3 million across all funds, with the General Fund at $652.9 million (35.7%) and Enterprise Fund at $735.9 million (40.3%). Major revenue increases include $20.3 million from property taxes, $18.6 million from other taxes, and $15.0 million from miscellaneous revenues, while expenditure increases are driven by $36.5 million in salary and benefits adjustments, including negotiated raises of 4.5% for police, fire, and transit unions and 3% for non-collective bargaining employees. The budget includes five new full-time positions and maintains a general fund balance target of 23-28%, with fire and police expenditures totaling $388.9 million and $53.9 million allocated to tax increment financing revenues for Community Redevelopment Agencies.

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  • ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT City of Moore

    Moore Township, XX
    Budget

    The City of Moore, Oklahoma's annual financial report presents comprehensive financial statements and independent auditor reports for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021, covering the City, Moore Public Works Authority, and Moore Economic Development Authority. The document includes government-wide and fund-based financial statements organized in sections covering the statement of net position, statement of activities, balance sheets, revenues and expenditures, and proprietary fund statements, along with footnotes spanning pages 30–62. Required supplementary information includes budgetary comparison schedules for the General Fund, MEDA Fund, and Special Revenue Fund, pension information, and other post-employment benefits data. Additional supplementary materials provide combining schedules for non-major governmental funds, Moore Public Works Authority accounts, and a debt service coverage schedule, with statistical tables included on pages 78–90.

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  • COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT

    Tulsa, OK
    Budget

    The City of Tulsa, Oklahoma Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016 documents the city's complete financial position and performance, prepared by the Finance Department under Director Michael P. Kier, CPFO, and Controller David W. Bryant, CPA, with oversight by Mayor Dewey F. Bartlett Jr. The report contains government-wide financial statements (Statement of Net Position and Statement of Activities), fund-specific financial statements for governmental, proprietary, and fiduciary funds, and discretely presented component units. Required supplementary information includes detailed pension liability schedules for the Municipal Employees Retirement Plan (MERP), Oklahoma Firefighters Pension, and Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System (OPPRS), along with post-employment benefits funding progress and General Fund budget-to-actual comparisons on a budgetary basis.

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  • Budget - City of Knoxville

    Knoxville, TN
    Budget

    Mayor Indya Kincannon proposed a balanced $499 million net operating budget for 2026-2027 with no new taxes, maintaining the city's property tax rate at $2.1556 per $100 of assessed value—the lowest since 1974. The budget prioritizes public safety ($102.1 million for police and firefighter salaries and benefits), affordable housing (over $8 million in investments including $4.5 million for the Transforming Western partnership), and parks and quality of life services, while addressing inflationary pressures that exceed modest sales tax revenue growth of 2.2 percent. The city's General Fund Balance reserves total approximately $114.6 million with all-time high bond ratings and the lowest debt per capita among Tennessee's six largest cities.

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