How Your Tax Dollars Are Spent
Income tax funds are expended to administer income tax activities, and support the operations of the General Fund*, the Recreation Fund, the Street Fund, Street Improvements and Capital Improvements. Income tax dollars for the past three years were allocated as in the table below.
On a cash basis, the City of Wadsworth collected in income taxes:
Allocation to:
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|
| General Fund | $7,079,383 | $6,754,990 | $7,145,140 |
| Recreation Fund | $96,000 | $100,000 | $362,992 |
| Street Fund | $1,097,600 | $1,120,000 | $1,120,000 |
| Street Improvements | $931,446 | $957,493 | $878,837 |
| Capital Improvements | $385,000 | $540,000 | $50,000 |
| Debt Service | $753,097 | $691,049 | $420,566 |
| Other | $2,500 | $45,465 | $1,700 |
| Total | $10,345,026 | $10,208,997 | $9,979,235 |
* Please note: The General Fund allocation provides funds toward the operations of:
- Airport
- Auditor
- Building and Planning Department
- Cemetery
- Courts
- Engineering Department
- Fire Department
- Health Department (Dog Catcher)
- Human Resources Department & Civil Service
- Law
- Mayor, Council
- Parks
- Police Department
- Safety Director
- Senior Center
- Service Director
- Treasurer
