Pre-launch preview — not yet public. Figures shown are the
adopted 2026 budget. The 2027 budget is a
working draft (proposed, not adopted) —
see the 2027 Draft.
The granular view, straight from the City's accounting records: what we
spend by category and by department, tracked against budget as the year
goes on. Every figure here ties back to the City's books.
Straight from the City's accounting records. These figures
come from the City's QuickBooks books (City of Linn Valley QuickBooks — Profit & Loss Budget vs. Actual) — the
working budget and actual spending. That's a different cut from the
adopted budget (the legal ceiling) shown on
Where the Money Goes — the two
reconcile, and we show exactly how, below.
These numbers are still being validated by City staff.
Where it stands
Actual spending current through June 25, 2026.
$1,039,491Total budgeted (2026)
$672,981Actual spent so far65% of budget
$366,510Remaining
48%Of the year elapsedSpending ahead of pace
A quick way to read this: about 48% of the
year has passed, so spending near 48% of budget is roughly
on pace. Each bar below has a faint vertical marker at the year's pace —
green is on/under pace, gold is ahead of pace, red is over budget.
By category (what we spend it on)
Spending grouped by type across the whole City — payroll, insurance,
utilities, facilities, and so on.
The 2025 actual column shows what the City
actually spent in each category last year, for comparison — the City
spent $1,679,772 in all of 2025.
Budget by category — 2026
Personnel $781,165 (75.1%)
Professional & Contract $53,568 (5.2%)
Rent & Facilities $52,260 (5.0%)
Vehicle & Equipment $41,200 (4.0%)
Insurance $41,000 (3.9%)
Utilities $32,938 (3.2%)
Supplies & Operations $28,360 (2.7%)
Travel & Training $8,000 (0.8%)
Other $1,000 (0.1%)
View the numbers as a table
Category
Amount
Share
Personnel
$781,165
75.1%
Professional & Contract
$53,568
5.2%
Rent & Facilities
$52,260
5.0%
Vehicle & Equipment
$41,200
4.0%
Insurance
$41,000
3.9%
Utilities
$32,938
3.2%
Supplies & Operations
$28,360
2.7%
Travel & Training
$8,000
0.8%
Other
$1,000
0.1%
Total
$1,039,491
100%
Item
2025 actual
Budgeted
Actual
Remaining
% used
Personnel
$683,553
$781,165
$298,246
$482,919
38%
Professional & Contract
$208,103
$53,568
$93,394
$-39,826
174%
Rent & Facilities
$30,066
$52,260
$17,727
$34,533
34%
Vehicle & Equipment
$12,995
$41,200
$60,944
$-19,744
148%
Insurance
$63,544
$41,000
$65,970
$-24,970
161%
Utilities
$54,222
$32,938
$21,036
$11,902
64%
Supplies & Operations
$196,212
$28,360
$37,038
$-8,678
131%
Travel & Training
$5,655
$8,000
$2,195
$5,806
27%
Other
$32,252
$1,000
$24,237
$-23,237
2424%
Capital Outlay
$172,905
—
$0
—
no budget set
Transfers
$111,580
—
$48,287
—
no budget set
Debt Service
$109,956
—
$0
—
no budget set
Capital Projects
$248
—
$3,907
—
no budget set
All categories
$1,681,290
$1,039,491
$672,981
$366,510
65%
Note: the 2025 actual figures are for the full
year, while the 2026 Actual is
year-to-date (through June 25, 2026), so mid-year it will normally be lower.
Category groupings are approximate.
By department (where in the City)
The same dollars, organized by department and fund — the way the City
actually budgets. Open any department for its line items.
Governmental (tax-supported) departments
Day-to-day City services funded mainly by taxes.
Police Department $142,039 spent
of $379,600 (37%)
Item
Budgeted
Actual
Remaining
% used
Property Insurance
$10,000
$9,424
$576
94%
Mowing/Snow Removal
—
$42
—
no budget set
Repair/Maintenance
$7,500
$314
$7,186
4%
Dues & Subscriptions
—
$259
—
no budget set
IT Support
$800
$1,155
$-355
144%
Kennel Expenses
—
$1,709
—
no budget set
Software
$1,000
$407
$593
41%
Website
—
$286
—
no budget set
Contractual Services - Other
—
$3,300
—
no budget set
Equipment Expense
—
$1,112
—
no budget set
Fees & Penalties
$400
$313
$87
78%
Postage & Shipping
$200
$0
$200
0%
Printing & Publishing
$200
$0
$200
0%
Sheriff-Inmate Housing
—
$160
—
no budget set
Bonus
$6,700
$0
$6,700
0%
Full Time Employee
$190,000
$78,821
$111,179
41%
Health Insurance
$30,000
$13,013
$16,987
43%
KP&F
$40,000
$14,525
$25,475
36%
Medicare
$3,500
$935
$2,565
27%
Part Time Employee
$36,000
$956
$35,045
3%
Social Security
$15,000
$3,999
$11,001
27%
Unemployment - State
$650
$0
$650
0%
Cleaning Supplies
$250
$0
$250
0%
Office Equipment
$1,000
$0
$1,000
0%
Office Supplies
$500
$0
$500
0%
Uniforms
$1,500
$39
$1,461
3%
Supplies - Other
—
$246
—
no budget set
Continuting Education
$2,500
$710
$1,790
28%
Fuel-Travel
$1,000
$0
$1,000
0%
Lodging/Meals
$1,000
$0
$1,000
0%
Cell Phone
$5,600
$2,195
$3,405
39%
Electric/Gas Expense
$2,000
$1,042
$958
52%
Phone/Internet
$1,900
$1,221
$679
64%
Water/Sewer Expense
$400
$152
$248
38%
Fuel
$7,000
$4,647
$2,353
66%
Vehicle Equipment & Supplies
$5,000
$660
$4,340
13%
Vehicle Repair
$8,000
$153
$7,847
2%
Vehicle Operations - Other
—
$450
—
no budget set
POLICE DEPARTMENT - Other
—
$-204
—
no budget set
Police Department total
$379,600
$142,039
$237,561
37%
Codes Enforcement $141,640 spent
of $188,850 (75%)
Item
Budgeted
Actual
Remaining
% used
Proterty Insurance
$1,000
$9,424
$-8,424
942%
Rent/Mortage
$5,000
$2,965
$2,035
59%
Janitorial
—
$525
—
no budget set
Repair/Maintenance
$3,000
$319
$2,681
11%
Professional Services
—
$323
—
no budget set
Software
$3,500
$1,259
$2,241
36%
Tech Support/Security
$400
$1,205
$-805
301%
Website
$350
$286
$64
82%
Contractual Services - Other
—
$400
—
no budget set
Dues & Subscriptions
—
$259
—
no budget set
Equipment Expense
—
$1,296
—
no budget set
Fees & Penalties
—
$2,138
—
no budget set
Postage & Shipping
$1,600
$891
$709
56%
Printing & Publishing
$600
$214
$387
36%
Staff Development
$1,500
$880
$620
59%
Bonus
$3,500
$0
$3,500
0%
Full Time Employee
$87,000
$36,935
$50,065
42%
Health Insurance
$37,000
$8,919
$28,081
24%
KPERS
$1,200
$2,753
$-1,553
229%
Medicare
$3,000
$557
$2,443
19%
Part Time Employee
$22,000
$7,181
$14,819
33%
Social Security
$7,500
$2,383
$5,117
32%
Unemployment - State
$350
$0
$350
0%
Cleaning Supplies
$2,500
$20
$2,480
1%
Office Equipment
—
$5,071
—
no budget set
Office Supplies
—
$496
—
no budget set
Uniforms
$500
$0
$500
0%
Supplies - Other
—
$308
—
no budget set
Cell Phone
$1,250
$1,104
$146
88%
Electric
$2,000
$603
$1,397
30%
Phone/Internet
$1,600
$690
$910
43%
Water/Sewer
—
$184
—
no budget set
Equipment/Supplies
$500
$18
$482
4%
Fuel
$1,500
$491
$1,009
33%
Vehicle Repairs & Maintenance
$500
$4,930
$-4,430
986%
Vehicle Operations - Other
—
$46,614
—
no budget set
Codes Enforcement total
$188,850
$141,640
$47,210
75%
Clerk, Financial, Admin $99,776 spent
of $205,743 (48%)
Item
Budgeted
Actual
Remaining
% used
Insurance
$10,000
$9,424
$576
94%
Rent/Mortgage
$4,800
$2,965
$1,835
62%
Janitorial
—
$525
—
no budget set
Mowing/Snow Removal
$960
$300
$660
31%
Repair/Maintenance
$3,000
$319
$2,681
11%
Building Maintenance - Other
—
$520
—
no budget set
Audit
$2,000
$0
$2,000
0%
Equipment Expense
$1,000
$6,349
$-5,349
635%
IT Support/Security
$2,400
$1,714
$686
71%
Software
$10,000
$4,577
$5,423
46%
Website
$333
$286
$47
86%
Maintenance & Repairs
—
$800
—
no budget set
Dues & Subscriptions
—
$1,047
—
no budget set
Fees & Penalties
$400
$58
$342
15%
Postage & Shipping
$100
$0
$100
0%
Printing & Publishing
—
$551
—
no budget set
Supplies
$1,000
$657
$343
66%
Bonus
$2,800
$0
$2,800
0%
Full Time Employment
$100,000
$38,077
$61,923
38%
Health Insurance
$30,000
$13,296
$16,704
44%
KPERS
$12,500
$10,713
$1,787
86%
Medicare
$1,500
$745
$755
50%
Social Security
$9,000
$2,611
$6,389
29%
Unemployment - State
$400
$-257
$657
-64%
Payroll Total - Other
—
$4
—
no budget set
Cleaning Supplies
$1,000
$84
$916
8%
Office Equipment
$3,000
$54
$2,946
2%
Office Supplies
$1,000
$0
$1,000
0%
Supplies - Other
—
$138
—
no budget set
Continuting Education
$1,000
$285
$715
28%
Fuel
$200
$561
$-361
280%
Lodging
$1,000
$446
$554
45%
Uniforms
$500
$0
$500
0%
Cell Phone/Tablet
$650
$348
$302
54%
Electric/Gas Expense
$1,000
$789
$211
79%
Telecommunications/Internet
$4,000
$1,472
$2,528
37%
Water/Sewer Expense
$200
$316
$-116
158%
Clerk, Financial, Admin total
$205,743
$99,776
$105,967
48%
Municipal Court $40,766 spent
of $56,185 (73%)
Item
Budgeted
Actual
Remaining
% used
Building Repairs
$1,000
$319
$681
32%
Janitorial
—
$525
—
no budget set
Insurance
$10,000
$9,424
$576
94%
Rent/Mortgage
—
$2,965
—
no budget set
Audit
$1,400
$0
$1,400
0%
Building Expenses
$2,000
$0
$2,000
0%
Dues & Subscriptions
—
$259
—
no budget set
IT Support/Security
$600
$1,060
$-460
177%
Judge
$10,000
$3,600
$6,400
36%
Law Enforcement Fees
$12,000
$3,137
$8,863
26%
Software
$1,300
$981
$319
75%
Website
$335
$286
$49
85%
Fees & Penalties
—
$648
—
no budget set
Equipment Expense
—
$1,112
—
no budget set
Postage & Shipping
$200
$0
$200
0%
Printing & Publishing
$200
$0
$200
0%
Staff Development
—
$85
—
no budget set
Operations - Other
—
$77
—
no budget set
KPERS
—
$47
—
no budget set
Bonus
$500
$0
$500
0%
Health Insurance
—
$10,317
—
no budget set
Medicare
$200
$45
$155
22%
Social Security
$700
$192
$508
27%
Unemployment - State
$150
$0
$150
0%
With Retirement
—
$589
—
no budget set
Without Retirement
$11,000
$3,019
$7,981
27%
Cleaning Supplies
—
$84
—
no budget set
Supplies - Other
—
$415
—
no budget set
Continuing Education
$1,000
$0
$1,000
0%
Uniforms
$500
$0
$500
0%
Cell Phone/Tablet
—
$99
—
no budget set
Electric/Gas Expense
$1,000
$603
$397
60%
Telecommunications/Internet
$1,900
$658
$1,242
35%
Water/Sewer Expense
$200
$218
$-18
109%
Municipal Court total
$56,185
$40,766
$15,419
73%
Legal Services, City Attorney $37,941 spent
of $95,465 (40%)
Item
Budgeted
Actual
Remaining
% used
Health/Life/DisabilityInsurance
$30,000
$10,317
$19,683
34%
KPERS
$5,000
$1,699
$3,301
34%
Medicare
$800
$289
$511
36%
Social Security
$3,500
$1,238
$2,262
35%
Unemployment - State
$165
$0
$165
0%
With Retirement
$56,000
$24,398
$31,602
44%
Legal Services, City Attorney total
$95,465
$37,941
$57,524
40%
Fire Department $28,523 spent
of $81,150 (35%)
Item
Budgeted
Actual
Remaining
% used
Property Insurance
—
$9,427
—
no budget set
Mowing/Snow Removal
—
$42
—
no budget set
Repairs & Maintenance
$25,000
$714
$24,286
3%
Equipment Expense
—
$2,549
—
no budget set
Software
$950
$574
$376
60%
Supplies
—
$156
—
no budget set
Website
—
$286
—
no budget set
Fees & Penalties
—
$70
—
no budget set
Printing & Publishing
$200
$153
$47
77%
Bonus
$1,100
$0
$1,100
0%
KPERS
—
$160
—
no budget set
Medicare
$300
$80
$220
27%
Social Security
$1,200
$342
$858
29%
Unemployment - State
$100
$0
$100
0%
Volunteer/Paid
$20,000
$4,821
$15,179
24%
With Retirement
—
$700
—
no budget set
Cleaning Supplies
$1,000
$0
$1,000
0%
Office Equipment
$2,000
$0
$2,000
0%
Uniforms
$6,500
$2,478
$4,022
38%
Supplies - Other
—
$148
—
no budget set
Continuting Education
$1,500
$180
$1,320
12%
Electric/Gas Expense
$3,700
$3,031
$669
82%
Telecommunications/Internet
$200
$0
$200
0%
Water/Sewer Expense
$400
$190
$210
47%
Fuel
$2,000
$195
$1,805
10%
Vehicle Repair
$15,000
$912
$14,088
6%
Vehicle Operations - Other
—
$1,315
—
no budget set
Fire Department total
$81,150
$28,523
$52,627
35%
Governing Body $24,104 spent
of $32,498 (74%)
Item
Budgeted
Actual
Remaining
% used
Insurance
$10,000
$9,424
$576
94%
Rent/Mortgatge
—
$2,965
—
no budget set
Janitorial
—
$925
—
no budget set
Repair/Maintenance
—
$248
—
no budget set
Audit
$200
$0
$200
0%
Equipment Expense
—
$1,804
—
no budget set
IT Support/Security
$3,800
$875
$2,925
23%
Software
$850
$544
$306
64%
Website
$350
$286
$64
82%
Dues & Subscriptions
—
$259
—
no budget set
Fees & Penalties
$10
$50
$-40
500%
Postage & Shipping
$200
$0
$200
0%
Printing & Publishing
$300
$0
$300
0%
KPERS
—
$43
—
no budget set
Medicare
$250
$36
$214
15%
Salary
$10,000
$2,560
$7,440
26%
Social Security
$600
$156
$444
26%
Unemployment - State
—
$118
—
no budget set
With KPERS
—
$630
—
no budget set
Cleaning Supplies
—
$84
—
no budget set
Office Supplies
—
$136
—
no budget set
Uniforms
$500
$0
$500
0%
Supplies - Other
—
$374
—
no budget set
Fuel
$500
$0
$500
0%
Staff Development
—
$573
—
no budget set
Cell Phone
$3,800
$1,491
$2,309
39%
Electric/Gas Expense
$600
$29
$571
5%
Phone/Internet
$338
$491
$-153
145%
Water/Sewer Expense
$200
$0
$200
0%
Governing Body total
$32,498
$24,104
$8,394
74%
Street & Highway $9,460 spent
Item
Budgeted
Actual
Remaining
% used
Property Insurance
—
$9,421
—
no budget set
Electric/Gas Expense
—
$38
—
no budget set
Street & Highway total
—
$9,460
—
actual only
Discretionary $100 spent
Item
Budgeted
Actual
Remaining
% used
DISCRETIONARY - Other
—
$100
—
no budget set
Discretionary total
—
$100
—
actual only
Snow Removal $63 spent
Item
Budgeted
Actual
Remaining
% used
Electric/Gas Expense
—
$63
—
no budget set
Snow Removal total
—
$63
—
actual only
Unassigned $-0 spent
Item
Budgeted
Actual
Remaining
% used
Reconciliation Discrepancies
—
$-0
—
no budget set
Unassigned total
—
$-0
—
actual only
Enterprise utilities (fee-supported)
Water and sewer operations, paid for by utility charges.
Sewer - Enterprise $49,895 spent
Item
Budgeted
Actual
Remaining
% used
Repair/Maintenance
—
$115
—
no budget set
IT Support
—
$721
—
no budget set
Locates
—
$4,731
—
no budget set
Maintenance & Repairs
—
$10,229
—
no budget set
Other Services
—
$3,053
—
no budget set
Professional Services
—
$11,373
—
no budget set
Software
—
$126
—
no budget set
Contractual Services - Other
—
$2,841
—
no budget set
Equipment
—
$121
—
no budget set
Equipment Expense
—
$1,421
—
no budget set
Clean Drinking Water Fees
—
$148
—
no budget set
Fees & Penalties - Other
—
$10
—
no budget set
Postage & Shipping
—
$10
—
no budget set
Billing Expense
—
$10,615
—
no budget set
Supplies - Other
—
$1,181
—
no budget set
Operations - Other
—
$22
—
no budget set
Cell Phon/Tablet
—
$90
—
no budget set
Electric/Gas Expense
—
$1,147
—
no budget set
Telecommunications/Internet
—
$570
—
no budget set
Water/Sewer Expense
—
$314
—
no budget set
Utilities - Other
—
$831
—
no budget set
SEWER - ENTERPRISE - Other
—
$228
—
no budget set
Sewer - Enterprise total
—
$49,895
—
actual only
Water $5,445 spent
Item
Budgeted
Actual
Remaining
% used
Contractual Services - Other
—
$4,350
—
no budget set
Part Time
—
$284
—
no budget set
Water/Sewer Expense
—
$758
—
no budget set
Utilities - Other
—
$53
—
no budget set
Water total
—
$5,445
—
actual only
Capital projects
Large one-time infrastructure projects.
Water Project $38,520 spent
Item
Budgeted
Actual
Remaining
% used
Bank Fee
—
$53
—
no budget set
Repair/Maintenance
—
$83
—
no budget set
Cell Service
—
$71
—
no budget set
Building Expenses
—
$31
—
no budget set
IT Support
—
$576
—
no budget set
Operator Contract
—
$5,000
—
no budget set
Software
—
$1,857
—
no budget set
Contractual Services - Other
—
$2,084
—
no budget set
Equipment
—
$1,554
—
no budget set
Locates
—
$1,650
—
no budget set
Mileage
—
$175
—
no budget set
Permit Fees
—
$120
—
no budget set
Processing Fee
—
$50
—
no budget set
Repairs & Maintenance
—
$143
—
no budget set
Billing Expenses
—
$1,332
—
no budget set
Supplies - Other
—
$900
—
no budget set
Electric
—
$243
—
no budget set
Water Usage
—
$18,690
—
no budget set
WATER PROJECT - Other
—
$3,907
—
no budget set
Water Project total
—
$38,520
—
actual only
Wastewater Project $6,424 spent
Item
Budgeted
Actual
Remaining
% used
Contractural Services
—
$6,424
—
no budget set
Wastewater Project total
—
$6,424
—
actual only
Transfers between funds
Money moved between City funds (not new spending).
Transfers Out $48,287 spent
Item
Budgeted
Actual
Remaining
% used
Transfers Out - Other
—
$48,287
—
no budget set
Transfers Out total
—
$48,287
—
actual only
Revenue — money in (budget vs. actual)
The other side of the ledger: what the City has collected so far against
what it budgeted. $1,316,966 collected
year-to-date.
Note on revenue budgets. Some revenues — most of all
property tax — are budgeted through the mill levy and the adopted
budget, not in QuickBooks' income budget. Those show the actual collected
with “not budgeted in QuickBooks” rather than a comparison. The fee-based
revenues (water, sewer, permits) are the meaningful budget-vs-actual ones.
Taxes $914,951 collected
of $47,797 budgeted
Source
Budget
Collected
% collected
Ad Valorem Tax
—
$759,977
not budgeted in QuickBooks
Public Safety Special Assessmen
—
$62,042
not budgeted in QuickBooks
Franchise Tax - Electric
$20,000
$38,301
192%
Motor Vehicle Tax
$266
$34,985
13169%
Real Estate Redemption
$15,000
$7,856
52%
Special Utility Assessment
—
$4,768
not budgeted in QuickBooks
Recreational Vehicle Tax
$4,532
$2,835
63%
Delinquent Tax
—
$2,386
not budgeted in QuickBooks
Prior Year Personal Property
$7,000
$906
13%
Franchise Tax-Telephone
$1,000
$894
89%
Taxes total
$47,797
$914,951
1914%
Licenses & Permits $66,736 collected
of $66,700 budgeted
Source
Budget
Collected
% collected
Building Permits
$60,000
$62,117
104%
Contractors Registration
$5,500
$4,300
78%
Pet License
$1,000
$319
32%
Cereal Malt Beverage License
$200
$0
0%
Licenses & Permits total
$66,700
$66,736
100%
Use of Money & Property $15,285 collected
of $6,876 budgeted
Source
Budget
Collected
% collected
Interest
—
$12,356
not budgeted in QuickBooks
Cell Tower Rent
$6,876
$2,929
43%
Use of Money & Property total
$6,876
$15,285
222%
Intergovernmental $23,647 collected
of $35,000 budgeted
Source
Budget
Collected
% collected
Highway Gas Tax - Qtrly
$20,000
$23,647
118%
Miami Co. Interlocal Agreement
$15,000
$0
0%
Intergovernmental total
$35,000
$23,647
68%
Charges for Services $202,511 collected
of $297,000 budgeted
Source
Budget
Collected
% collected
Sewer Utility Fees
$150,000
$120,366
80%
Lagoon Use
$75,000
$62,230
83%
Installs
$30,000
$6,115
20%
Water Fill
—
$5,571
not budgeted in QuickBooks
Water-POA
—
$3,388
not budgeted in QuickBooks
High Volume Customers
$6,000
$3,061
51%
Water Income-Misc
—
$1,250
not budgeted in QuickBooks
Water Prepay
—
$530
not budgeted in QuickBooks
Sewer Penalties
$1,000
$0
0%
Pump Installation
$35,000
$0
0%
Charges for Services total
$297,000
$202,511
68%
Miscellaneous Revenue $45,550 collected
Source
Budget
Collected
% collected
Refunds & Reimbursements - Other
—
$14,948
not budgeted in QuickBooks
Fines & Fee Revenue
—
$14,031
not budgeted in QuickBooks
Reimbursements from LVL POA
—
$10,175
not budgeted in QuickBooks
Insurance Dividends
—
$5,746
not budgeted in QuickBooks
Other Miscellaneous Revenue - Other
—
$470
not budgeted in QuickBooks
Sale of Property & Merchandise
—
$180
not budgeted in QuickBooks
Miscellaneous Revenue total
—
$45,550
—
Other Financing Sources $48,287 collected
Source
Budget
Collected
% collected
Transfer In
—
$48,287
not budgeted in QuickBooks
Other Financing Sources total
—
$48,287
—
Do the utilities pay for themselves?
Water and sewer are enterprise funds — the idea is that the
fees residents pay should cover the cost of running the service, rather than
property taxes subsidizing it. Here's how the adopted budget plans for that,
with fees collected so far.
🚰 Sewer Utility Fund
Fees budgeted to cover 89% of cost
Fees & charges (budgeted)
$576,500
Cost of service (budgeted)
$647,937
Gap covered by reserves
$71,437
— of which one-time capital
$200,000
Fees collected so far (2026)
$191,771
This year the Sewer Utility plans to spend $71,437 more than it collects, drawn from reserves — largely the $200,000 of one-time capital work. Day-to-day operations are much closer to covered by fees. See the Sewer Utility Fund →
💧 Water Utility Fund
Fees budgeted to cover 50% of cost
Fees & charges (budgeted)
$187,707
Cost of service (budgeted)
$375,414
Gap covered by reserves
$187,707
— of which one-time capital
$315,414
Fees collected so far (2026)
$10,740
This year the Water Utility plans to spend $187,707 more than it collects, drawn from reserves — largely the $315,414 of one-time capital work. Day-to-day operations are much closer to covered by fees. See the Water Utility Fund →
These use the adopted budget's fund totals (the authoritative figures) so
the comparison is clean; “fees collected so far” is the actual from the
City's books. A big capital year (new water tower, sewer work) makes a fund
look far from self-funding even when daily operations roughly break even.
How this compares to the adopted budget
You may notice this page's operating total ($1,039,491) doesn't match the
adopted General Fund budget ($1,332,875) on
Where the Money Goes. Both are correct —
they're two different documents:
The adopted budget is the City's legal spending ceiling,
set fund by fund and deliberately high. Under Kansas cash-basis and budget
law (see the FAQ), the City cannot legally spend more
than the adopted amount — so it's set with room to spare.
This page shows the QuickBooks working budget —
what staff actually plan to spend, by department, in finer detail.
The working General Fund budget of $1,039,491 sits
$293,384 below the adopted ceiling of
$1,332,875 — meaning the City plans to operate well
within its legal authority. That difference breaks down as:
$92,875 held in the adopted budget for planning & zoning ($25,000), capital outlay ($57,875), contingency / other ($10,000), which aren't carried as everyday operating budgets in QuickBooks; and
about $200,509 of legal headroom — mostly in the
Administration allocation, which the adopted budget sets above the working
plan to preserve flexibility.
General Fund — adopted ceiling vs. working budget
Department
Adopted (ceiling)
QuickBooks (working)
Difference
Administration
$430,000
$205,743
−$224,257
Police Department
$400,000
$379,600
−$20,400
Codes
$190,000
$188,850
−$1,150
Legal
$80,000
$95,465
+$15,465
Fire Department
$70,000
$81,150
+$11,150
Municipal court
$50,000
$56,185
+$6,185
Governing body
$20,000
$32,498
+$12,498
Planning & zoningnot budgeted in QuickBooks
$25,000
—
−$25,000
Capital outlaynot budgeted in QuickBooks
$57,875
—
−$57,875
Contingency / othernot budgeted in QuickBooks
$10,000
—
−$10,000
General Fund total
$1,332,875
$1,039,491
−$293,384
The other funds — water, sewer, street, and capital projects — are adopted
in their own funds (the adopted all-funds total is $2,550,108 for
2026); in QuickBooks several of those carry actual spending
without a separate budget column, so they appear here as “no budget set.”
How this is kept current: these numbers are refreshed from
the City's accounting export (the date above shows how current they are).
For the big-picture adopted budget by fund, see
Where the Money Goes; for definitions,
the glossary.