Sunday, December 20, 2020

Here's A Look At Dorchester's Government Budget

According to public documents, the Village of Dorchester's cash reserve for fiscal year 2020-21 is significantly lower compared to the past two years.

The village's official budget form shows the 2020-21 budgeted cash reserve -- as approved by the village board -- at $83,610 or roughly 6% of the village budget. This compares to a cash reserve of more than $844,000 last fiscal year and more than $900,000 for fiscal year 2018-19. 

Other interesting figures revealed in the village's official budget for the current fiscal year include:
  • Dorchester's village government will take in around $175,000 this fiscal year in property tax revenue.
  • Total expenditures and transfers for this fiscal year are budgeted at nearly $3.2 million. That's compared to about $2.3 million two years ago. 
  • $197,000 has been budgeted for the village streets. Last year, that amount was more than $630,000. Six years ago, in 2014, more than $213,000 was budgeted for streets.
  • The largest budget item is electric utilities, consuming a budgeted $989,000. That's more than double what was spent in this category last year.
Operating a village's essential services is an expensive endeavor. See the village's budget, made available through the Nebraska auditor's office, for yourself by clicking here.

3 comments:

  1. Does anyone know which fund the city employees wages come out of?

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    1. General Gov't, operating expenses. Line 1

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  2. spend spend spend. One of these days yhey will break the village. Can't keep spending more that you take in!

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