Intro Budget & Finance

Intro Budget & Finance

Revenues vs. Expenditures • Revenues • Money coming in to the agency • Income • Expenditures • Money going out • Bills, staff, equipment, facility utilities

Income Sources • Compulsory Income • Gratuitous Income • Earned Income • Investment Income • Contractual Receipts

Compulsory Income • Secured by government organizations • Collected through taxing & regulatory powers at different government levels • Why do commercial agencies care?? • Types of taxes…??

Compulsory Income • Real property tax • Personal property tax • Sales tax • Excise tax • Income tax • Local option tax

Compulsory Income • Real property taxes • Land & whatever is developed or growing on the land • Different rates for different levels • 96% of property taxes stay locally

Compulsory Income • Real property taxes • Understand assessed value, tax abatement, tax base • Value defined by a realtor/appraiser/tax assessor • Fair market value • Assessed value – 30-50% lower than FMV (1/3 in IL) • A.V=Taxable worth

Compulsory Income • Real property taxes • Tax abatement

Compulsory Income • Real property taxes • Tax base • Total assessed property value of all taxable property in a community • Bloomington vs. Hudson • Exemptions – NPOs, churches, universities, museums….

Compulsory Income • Real property taxes • Tax rates formula Tax rate = Required taxes / net assessed valuation Required taxes = * Set from budget (ie. $5,000,000) * Expenditures – revenues (excluding taxes) * Where does a city get revenue?

Compulsory Income • Real property taxes • Tax rates formula Tax rate = Required taxes / net assessed valuation Net assessed valuation= Total assessed valuation of com. 410,500,000 Tax exempt property (abatements)- 10,500,000 Net assessed valuation $400,000,000

Compulsory Income • Real property taxes • Tax rates formula Required taxes/net assessed valuation=tax rate $5,000,000 / $400,000,000 = 0.0125 (1.25%) Also read as $1.25 per $100 assessed value

Compulsory Income • Real property taxes • Tax rates formula Tax rate = 0.0125 AV: $100,000 home x 0.0125 = $1,250 tax bill AV: $150,000 home x 0.0125 = $1,875 tax bill

Compulsory Income • Real property taxes • Personal property taxes • Sales taxes • Excise tax • Income tax • Local option tax

Compulsory Income • Personal Property taxes • Allowed in 41 states (not IL) • 1. Household tangible property • 2. Business tangible property • 3. Intangibles

Town of Normal Eg • 0.75% Use tax on titled items • cars, boats, motorcycles • Supports General fund

Compulsory Income • Sales taxes • Largest source of state tax revenue • Second largest for cities • Imposed on the sale of tangible goods • Range 4-10%

Compulsory Income • Sales taxes • Dedicated sales tax • Used to fund Bank One Ballpark & renovate Packer Stadium • Rural towns vs. tourism towns

Tourism Town Comparisons • Honolulu County gives $80,000 credit to FMC. Rest is taxed. Must pay a minimum of $100 in taxes • $180,000-$80,000=$100,000 AV

Town of Normal Eg • The State of Illinois collects a sales tax at a rate of 7.5%, which is distributed as follows: • 5% to the State of Illinois • 0.25% to McLean County • 1.00% to the Town of Normal • 1.25% B-N home rule tax • Used for General Fund with a small % to support the Uptown Renewal Program.

Compulsory Income • Excise taxes • Imposed on specific goods, services • Hotel-Motel tax • CVB’s • Sports facilities • IL Sports Facilities Hotel Tax… Why do this?

Illinois Sports Facilities Hotel Tax • The Illinois Sports Facilities Authority imposes a tax on gross receipts from hotel operators within the City of Chicago. Receipts from permanent guests (occupants of 30 days or longer) are not taxed. Proceeds are used for the corporate purposes of the authority, including construction costs for the Comisky Baseball Park.

Funding 2% of hotel/motel tax goes to CVB

Compulsory Income • Excise taxes • Car Rental tax • Sin taxes

Town of Normal Eg

Compulsory Income • Income taxes • Municipal, state & federal levels • IL = 3% flat tax with 1/11 going to municipalities • IL = no state property taxes, rely on income taxes Which is more fair, property or income tax?

Compulsory Income • Local option taxes • Applied at the local level • Legislatively enabled at the state level • Ie. Local home rule sales tax added to the state sales tax (1.25% in B-N)

Gratuitous Income • Received without expectation of return • Grants, bequests, sponsorships • Most often giver does not receive a direct benefit or compensation

Gratuitous Income • Grants • LWCF – development of outdoor rec resources • OSLAD - Open Space Land Acquisition and Development • Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program

Gratuitous Income • Bequests • Life insurance • Wills • ELM fund • Sponsorships & Donations • $$, land, equipment, stocks, bonds • See examples….

Gratuitous Income • Nonprofit agencies • Rely on gratuitous • Public agencies • Rely on some forms of gratuitous • Grants & the need for a foundation • Commercial • Gives gratuitous income

Earned Income • Cash resources generated from fees & charges • Impacts all sectors

Earned Income • Entrance fees • Admission fees • Rental fees • User fees • Sales • Special service fees

Investment Income • Invest unneeded revenue • Stocks, mutual funds, money markets • All sectors do this • NRPA earned $1,287,643 in 2007 from investments = 10% of their overall budget

Contractual Receipts • Revenue generated from contractual agreements • Concessions • Golf pro shop • All sectors use this • Eg….

Contractual Receipts • Austin PARD • $200,000 in revenue annually from contracts • Barton Springs Food and Beverage in Zilker Park

Overview by Sector

Expenditures • Operating Expenditures • Capital Expenditures

Operating Expenditures • Regularly occurring costs • Personnel • Supplies • Equipment • Utilities • Services

Capital Expenditures • Used to finance projects that are costly • Land acquisition • New facility • Major improvements

Capital Improvement Plan Zoo – Continuation of Master Plan 1,000,000 Park Acquisition & Development 500,000 Small playgrounds 100,000 Security Park Lighting 100,000 Subtotal Parks: 1,700,000 Gym floor 100,000 Golf sprinkler system 400,000 High & Low Ropes Course @Nature Center 125,000 Total Recreation: 625,000 Total Capital: 2,325,000

Capital $$$$ - Public • Public - Bond programs • Money borrowed by the government • 2 types….

Intro Budget & Finance