How Your Tax Dollars Are Spent
Income tax funds are expended to administer income tax activities, and then distributed for operation of the General Fund*, the Recreation Fund, the Street Fund, Street Improvements and Capital Improvements. Income tax dollars for the past three years were distributed as in the table below.
On a cash basis, the City of Wadsworth collected $8,921,727 in income taxes in 2016.
Distribution to:
(In thousands of dollars)
| 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|
| General Fund | $4,600 | $4,600 | $4,600 |
| Recreation Fund | $50 | $670 | $669 |
| Street Fund | $1,120 | $1,120 | $1,120 |
| Street Improvements | $919 | $974 | $865 |
| Capital Improvements | $253 | $253 | $253 |
* Please note: The General Fund allocation provides funds toward the operations of:
- Airport
- Auditor
- Building and Planning Department
- Cemetery
- Courts
- Engineering Department
- Fire Department
- Human Resources Department
- Law
- Mayor, Council
- Parks
- Police Department
- Safety Director
- Senior Citizens
- Service Director
- Treasurer