City spending dashboard
Municipal government · survey 2024 · published finance observations
Published revenue subtotal
$127,850,071,000
Money received · excludes borrowing
Entries needing verification
14
14 estimates · source checks, not fraud findings
Reported entries
79
Source flag R · other entries retain their original flags
Read this as a published-record subtotal. Subtotals combine only applicable entries published for this government and survey. Estimates and unknown classifications remain included and labeled. Missing entries are unknown, not zero; these records do not establish a complete city total, adopted budget or payment ledger.
Each spending category combines its service-specific cost critique with any linked local finding and the original source flags. Outcome unverified means these accounts do not establish service results; Warning identifies a specific risk, cost signal or source limitation. Leak and Critical require linked payment or delivery findings. Missing outcomes alone do not trigger a warning. These are ImpactLine assessments, not findings of fraud.
This cost needs a check against the original report
Funds schools, higher education and related educational services, including support transferred to other governments.
A large “other” category hides which services receive funding
Groups general spending that the source does not allocate to a more specific service. Underlying accounts are needed to identify each program.
Review question: Are unreliable routes and empty vehicles costing money without getting people where they need to go?
Funds public transit operations, infrastructure and debt interest when published.
Review question: Is hospital money paying for timely care, or for avoidable delays and repeat hospital stays?
Funds public hospital operations, facilities and related hospital services.
This cost needs a check against the original report
Funds public assistance, benefit administration and services for people who meet program eligibility rules.
Review question: Are repeated forms, manual checks and unresolved payment errors making routine government work expensive?
Funds tax administration, treasury, accounting, budgeting and other financial management.
Shelter payments were not matched to supported costs and delivered services
Funds housing and community development programs, projects and related assistance.
Review question: How much public money is going to interest on past borrowing instead of today’s services?
Pays interest on general government debt. Interest is separate from repayment of principal.
Detection incentives consumed officer time without measuring useful results
Funds policing, law enforcement and associated operations and equipment.
This cost needs a check against the original report
Funds sewer collection, treatment facilities and related infrastructure or operations.
This cost needs a check against the original report
Funds fire protection, emergency response, staffing, equipment and facilities.
This cost needs a check against the original report
Funds public-health services, prevention, health administration and related programs outside the separately classified hospital function.
This cost needs a check against the original report
Funds waste collection, disposal and related facilities or services.
This cost needs a check against the original report
Funds public water supply, treatment, distribution and utility infrastructure.
This cost needs a check against the original report
Funds parks, recreation facilities, maintenance and public recreation services.
Review question: Are court delays making people wait while paperwork and legal costs keep growing?
Funds courts, prosecution, legal services and the administration of justice.
This cost needs a check against the original report
Funds incarceration, supervision, correctional facilities and related services.
This cost needs a check against the original report
Funds general government administration, public buildings and related support functions.
This cost needs a check against the original report
Funds roads, bridges and associated construction, maintenance and administration.
This cost needs a check against the original report
Funds public library collections, facilities, staffing and services.
Review question: Are serious safety hazards waiting while inspectors repeat low-risk visits and paperwork?
Funds licensing, protective inspections and regulation of activities covered by the source classification.
Review question: Are collection fees and repairs using up parking revenue while spaces remain unusable?
Funds public parking facilities and related administration or operations.
Review question: Is a government-run business meeting a public need at a cost residents can see?
Funds commercial activities classified by the source; the enterprise accounts identify the goods or services involved.
| Service | Published subtotal | Status | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
Education #1 Spend6 source items · survey 2024 Funds schools, higher education and related educational services, including support transferred to other governments. | $40,792,531,000 | Warning This cost needs a check against the original report | |
Other general spending 3 source items · survey 2024 Groups general spending that the source does not allocate to a more specific service. Underlying accounts are needed to identify each program. | $22,089,510,000 | Warning A large “other” category hides which services receive funding | |
Public transit 3 source items · survey 2024 Funds public transit operations, infrastructure and debt interest when published. | $15,632,699,000 | Outcome unverified Review question: Are unreliable routes and empty vehicles costing money without getting people where they need to go? | |
Hospitals 2 source items · survey 2024 Funds public hospital operations, facilities and related hospital services. | $10,801,476,000 | Outcome unverified Review question: Is hospital money paying for timely care, or for avoidable delays and repeat hospital stays? | |
Public assistance 2 source items · survey 2024 Funds public assistance, benefit administration and services for people who meet program eligibility rules. | $10,682,840,000 | Warning This cost needs a check against the original report | |
Finance & tax administration 1 source item · survey 2024 Funds tax administration, treasury, accounting, budgeting and other financial management. | $9,807,267,000 | Outcome unverified Review question: Are repeated forms, manual checks and unresolved payment errors making routine government work expensive? | |
Housing & community development 2 source items · survey 2024 Funds housing and community development programs, projects and related assistance. | $9,145,444,000 | Leak Shelter payments were not matched to supported costs and delivered services | |
Interest on general debt 1 source item · survey 2024 Pays interest on general government debt. Interest is separate from repayment of principal. | $7,705,462,000 | Outcome unverified Review question: How much public money is going to interest on past borrowing instead of today’s services? | |
Police 2 source items · survey 2024 Funds policing, law enforcement and associated operations and equipment. | $6,596,351,000 | Warning Detection incentives consumed officer time without measuring useful results | |
Sewerage & wastewater 2 source items · survey 2024 Funds sewer collection, treatment facilities and related infrastructure or operations. | $3,220,058,000 | Warning This cost needs a check against the original report | |
Fire protection 2 source items · survey 2024 Funds fire protection, emergency response, staffing, equipment and facilities. | $2,828,492,000 | Warning This cost needs a check against the original report | |
Public health 2 source items · survey 2024 Funds public-health services, prevention, health administration and related programs outside the separately classified hospital function. | $2,415,885,000 | Warning This cost needs a check against the original report | |
Solid waste 2 source items · survey 2024 Funds waste collection, disposal and related facilities or services. | $2,190,767,000 | Warning This cost needs a check against the original report | |
Water utility 3 source items · survey 2024 Funds public water supply, treatment, distribution and utility infrastructure. | $2,166,613,000 | Warning This cost needs a check against the original report | |
Parks & recreation 2 source items · survey 2024 Funds parks, recreation facilities, maintenance and public recreation services. | $1,599,107,000 | Warning This cost needs a check against the original report | |
Courts & legal services 1 source item · survey 2024 Funds courts, prosecution, legal services and the administration of justice. | $1,552,534,000 | Outcome unverified Review question: Are court delays making people wait while paperwork and legal costs keep growing? | |
Corrections 3 source items · survey 2024 Funds incarceration, supervision, correctional facilities and related services. | $1,475,879,000 | Warning This cost needs a check against the original report | |
Government administration 3 source items · survey 2024 Funds general government administration, public buildings and related support functions. | $1,193,909,000 | Warning This cost needs a check against the original report | |
Roads & bridges 3 source items · survey 2024 Funds roads, bridges and associated construction, maintenance and administration. | $1,157,244,000 | Warning This cost needs a check against the original report | |
Libraries 2 source items · survey 2024 Funds public library collections, facilities, staffing and services. | $630,558,000 | Warning This cost needs a check against the original report | |
Inspections & regulation 1 source item · survey 2024 Funds licensing, protective inspections and regulation of activities covered by the source classification. | $282,326,000 | Outcome unverified Review question: Are serious safety hazards waiting while inspectors repeat low-risk visits and paperwork? | |
Parking 1 source item · survey 2024 Funds public parking facilities and related administration or operations. | $77,231,000 | Outcome unverified Review question: Are collection fees and repairs using up parking revenue while spaces remain unusable? | |
Commercial activities 2 source items · survey 2024 Funds commercial activities classified by the source; the enterprise accounts identify the goods or services involved. | $47,688,000 | Outcome unverified Review question: Is a government-run business meeting a public need at a cost residents can see? |
Debt issued, retired and outstanding are different measures; beginning and ending balances must not be summed. Trust contributions, benefits and assets have their own scope. These entries are separate from the spending overview.
Every original item remains available here. Amounts are converted from thousands of dollars; original codes, source labels and flags remain attached.
Census edits these records to produce aggregate statistics. It warns that individual-government observations are not checked for accurate city time series and can contain reporting, coverage and processing errors. The 2022 census is broad; the 2024 annual survey is a sample. This page uses the latest available observation for this government, not a claim of current-year completeness.
Latest source flags: 14 imputed (I); 79 reported (R). These flags do not establish fraud or audit assurance.
Survey years are retained as published. Amounts use source item codes and explicit flags; no missing value is replaced with zero. No cross-year growth or city rankings are inferred.
Census survey 2022 · revised 2026-07-15
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Census survey 2024 · revised 2026-07-15
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