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  • 2012 The City of San José’s Budget Crisis INSIDE Introduction The City’s Budget

    San Jose, CA
    Budget

    San José, Northern California's largest city with nearly one million residents, faces ongoing multi-year budget shortfalls with expenses outpacing revenues over the past decade. The city's general fund relies primarily on property and sales taxes, though San José receives only a small percentage of taxes collected (9% of property taxes and 12% of sales taxes), with 61% of expenditures dedicated to public safety and community services. The city is required by charter to approve a balanced budget annually by June 30 through a nine-month community-based process that includes multiple opportunities for public input.

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  • Year: 2025 Municipal User Friendly Budget MUNICIPALITY: 2 Government Type: 4

    Jersey City, NJ
    Budget

    Jersey City's 2025 Municipal User Friendly Budget document presents the city's tax structure and financial overview, with a total estimated tax levy of approximately $1.097 billion based on a total taxable valuation of $47.014 billion as of October 1, 2024. The budget breaks down tax allocations across municipal purposes (36.34% of total levy), regional school district (43.33%), county purposes (17.85%), and other services including library, open space, and arts and culture programs. The average residential taxpayer impact is projected at $10,760.83, with the municipal purpose tax rate at 0.811 and the regional school district tax rate at 0.968, under the leadership of Mayor Steven M. Fulop and Chief Financial Officer John Mercer.

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  • LEBANON COUNTY 2026 PROPOSED BUDGET

    Lebanon, PA
    Budget

    Lebanon County's 2026 proposed budget totals $113,828,076, with the General Fund at $67,925,382 and significant allocations to Children and Youth ($17,699,426) and Public Safety ($24,629,300). The budget proposes a property tax increase of 0.20 mills (from 4.3925 to 4.5925), which would result in annual increases ranging from $21.66 on a $200,000 home to $54.15 on a $500,000 home, generating $50,506,021 in tax revenue. Key budget drivers include a 28% increase in county agency support, 14.5% growth in health insurance costs, and wage increases based on a completed salary study and union contracts, while the county maintains commitments to farm preservation, libraries, parks, and historical societies.

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  • Summary: Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, Kentucky; General

    Lexington, KY
    Budget

    S&P Global Ratings assigned an 'AA' long-term rating with stable outlook to Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government's $44.5 million series 2022B general obligation bonds, which will finance various capital expenditures and a land conservation program. The bonds are secured by the government's full-faith-and-credit pledge and ad valorem property taxes, subject to Kentucky's constitutional and statutory limitations including a 4% annual growth cap on aggregate property tax revenue. While the county's economic base is recovering from COVID-19 and fiscal 2022 ended with a surplus, long-term challenges remain including rising personnel expenses and pension contribution costs.

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  • Chair Carol DeWolf Westtown Township County of Chester

    West Chester, PA
    Budget

    Westtown Township, a Second Class Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, adopted its Fiscal Year 2022 Budget on December 20, 2021, with Chair Carol DeWolf overseeing the process. The Township, serving 10,827 residents across 8.64 square miles with a real estate assessed valuation of $822.6 million, maintains a strong financial position reflected in Moody's Aa2 rating, supported by a mature tax base and General Fund reserves meeting Government Finance Officers Association recommendations. The 2022 budget funds ongoing infrastructure projects including MS4 stream restoration efforts, park plan implementation, and continued maintenance of the Township's 54 miles of roads, presented in balanced form as required by state law.

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  • City of Wilmington Tax Rates for Fiscal Year 2022

    Wilmington, DE
    Budget

    The City of Wilmington established tax rates for Fiscal Year 2022 across eight revenue categories. The rates include a 1.25% wage tax on resident and non-resident earned income, a 1.25% net profit tax, a property tax of $1.995 per $100 of assessed value (based on 1983 valuations), a $15 monthly head tax per employee (for businesses with 6+ employees), a 1.50% real estate transfer tax, franchise taxes of 2% on electricity and 5% on cable television, a 2% natural gas tax, and a 2% lodging tax on hotel room rentals within city limits.

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  • Worksession re FY 2024 Proposed Budget – Assembly ...

    Anchorage, AK
    Budget

    This document presents three proposed budget amendments to the FY 2024 budget discussed at an Assembly worksession on November 9, 2023. Brawley Amendment No. 1 GG allocates $100,000 recurring to the Planning Department for communications and educational materials about development code changes, funded from tax capacity and recommended by the Housing Action Summit. Brawley Amendment No. 2 GG appropriates $100,000 one-time to Legislative Services for policy convening and communications around Assembly priorities, including planning major convening events by fall 2024, also funded from tax capacity. Rivera Amendment No. 3 GG provides $150,000 recurring to the Legislative Branch to support the Assembly's housing initiative and Housing Strategic Action Plan through contractor and staff support for media, research, legal drafting, and project-based needs.

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  • Lebanon Pa - Home

    Lebanon, PA
    Budget

    The City of Lebanon, Pennsylvania presented its 2025 General Fund Budget to City Council on November 1, 2024, proposing no tax increase—marking the 10th consecutive year without an increase—while maintaining the millage rate at 4.581 mills. Key revenue projections include a modest 1.07% increase in real estate property tax receipts (rising $41,358) due to assessed property value increases of approximately $2.17 million, with an average property owner continuing to pay $475 annually. The budget narrative notes that most city employees are represented by unions with contracts expiring December 31, 2025, and discusses anticipated revenue from real estate transfer taxes and earned income taxes based on housing market conditions and economic factors.

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  • City of Providence Rhode Island Fiscal Year 2025 ...

    Providence, RI
    Budget

    The City of Providence enacted a municipal levy ordinance for fiscal year 2024-2025 establishing property tax assessments between $381,026,712 and $396,221,403, representing 100% of projected tax collections to cover ordinary municipal expenses, debt service, and other city purposes. Taxes are due between July 1-24, 2024, with a 12% annual penalty on unpaid amounts, and can be paid in four equal quarterly installments beginning July 24, 2024, with subsequent installments due in October 2024, January 2025, and April 2025. The ordinance amends city ordinance sections governing tax rates and exemptions for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, with property assessments based on valuations as of December 31, 2023.

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  • Adopted Budget for Fiscal Year 2026

    Hartford, CT
    Budget

    The City of Hartford, Connecticut adopted its Fiscal Year 2026 budget document, which received recognition from the Government Finance Officers Association for meeting distinguished budget presentation standards as a policy document, operational guide, financial plan, and communication device. The comprehensive budget document includes detailed sections covering the city's strategic plan, five-year expenditure and revenue forecasts, general fund budgets, revenue estimates from various sources including property taxes and intergovernmental revenue, and departmental expenditure estimates. The city is resubmitting the budget to GFOA for continued award eligibility based on its conformance with program requirements.

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  • Mayor's Proposed FY21/22 Budget - Guide to the LFUCG ...

    Lexington, KY
    Budget

    This document is an educational guide produced by CivicLex to help the public understand the City of Lexington's Mayor's Proposed FY21/22 Budget by reorganizing the 500+ page official budget document into accessible sector-based categories such as Transportation, Public Health, Agriculture, and Public Safety. The guide explains how city budgets are created and organized, then provides breakdowns of proposed spending across twelve key policy areas to help residents understand how tax dollars align with community values. CivicLex notes that this is an independent, unauthorized guide that focuses on appropriations and uses line-item categorization, which may not always reflect the city's original intent or intersectional impacts of funding decisions.

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