City spending dashboard
Municipal government · survey 2024 · published finance observations
Published revenue subtotal
$18,190,878,000
Money received · excludes borrowing
Entries needing verification
2
2 estimates · source checks, not fraud findings
Reported entries
77
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.
Review question: Are people getting affordable prevention and follow-up care before illness becomes more serious?
Funds public-health services, prevention, health administration and related programs outside the separately classified hospital function.
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.
This cost needs a check against the original report
Funds public transit operations, infrastructure and debt interest when published.
Review question: Are payment mistakes and slow applications keeping help from people who qualify?
Funds public assistance, benefit administration and services for people who meet program eligibility rules.
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.
Review question: Are pipe failures and inefficient equipment causing repeat costs, sewage spills or unsafe treatment?
Funds sewer collection, treatment facilities and related infrastructure or operations.
Review question: Are airport projects creating useful capacity, or expensive facilities that few people use?
Funds airports, air transportation facilities and related operations or capital works.
Review question: Are overtime and equipment bills improving emergency response, or adding costs without better coverage?
Funds policing, law enforcement and associated operations and equipment.
Review question: For homelessness services, are contracts paying for repeated shelter stays and referrals rather than lasting housing?
Funds housing and community development programs, projects and related assistance.
Review question: Are leaks and broken pipes making residents pay for water that never reaches them?
Funds public water supply, treatment, distribution and utility infrastructure.
Review question: Are duplicate offices, empty buildings or expensive purchasing taking money away from public services?
Funds general government administration, public buildings and related support functions.
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.
Review question: Are power purchases and failing equipment raising bills without making electricity more reliable?
Funds the public electric utility’s operations, infrastructure and debt interest when published.
Review question: Are overtime and vehicle costs helping crews reach emergencies reliably?
Funds fire protection, emergency response, staffing, equipment and facilities.
Review question: Are road projects getting more expensive because of delays, extra charges or repairs that fail?
Funds roads, bridges and associated construction, maintenance and administration.
Review question: Are new parks being built while existing facilities remain closed, unsafe or poorly maintained?
Funds parks, recreation facilities, maintenance and public recreation services.
Review question: Are prison costs driven by necessary care and safety, or by overtime and repeated returns to prison?
Funds incarceration, supervision, correctional facilities and related services.
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: Are court delays making people wait while paperwork and legal costs keep growing?
Funds courts, prosecution, legal services and the administration of justice.
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.
Review question: Are building and purchasing costs squeezing library opening hours and useful services?
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 port expansions needed to handle real cargo demand, or creating costly unused facilities?
Funds water transportation, port facilities and associated operations.
| Service | Published subtotal | Status | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
Public health #1 Spend2 source items · survey 2024 Funds public-health services, prevention, health administration and related programs outside the separately classified hospital function. | $3,503,383,000 | Outcome unverified Review question: Are people getting affordable prevention and follow-up care before illness becomes more serious? | |
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. | $3,495,184,000 | 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. | $2,486,465,000 | Warning This cost needs a check against the original report | |
Public assistance 2 source items · survey 2024 Funds public assistance, benefit administration and services for people who meet program eligibility rules. | $1,670,220,000 | Outcome unverified Review question: Are payment mistakes and slow applications keeping help from people who qualify? | |
Hospitals 2 source items · survey 2024 Funds public hospital operations, facilities and related hospital services. | $1,475,361,000 | Outcome unverified Review question: Is hospital money paying for timely care, or for avoidable delays and repeat hospital stays? | |
Sewerage & wastewater 2 source items · survey 2024 Funds sewer collection, treatment facilities and related infrastructure or operations. | $1,251,530,000 | Outcome unverified Review question: Are pipe failures and inefficient equipment causing repeat costs, sewage spills or unsafe treatment? | |
Airports 2 source items · survey 2024 Funds airports, air transportation facilities and related operations or capital works. | $1,215,880,000 | Outcome unverified Review question: Are airport projects creating useful capacity, or expensive facilities that few people use? | |
Police 2 source items · survey 2024 Funds policing, law enforcement and associated operations and equipment. | $866,381,000 | Outcome unverified Review question: Are overtime and equipment bills improving emergency response, or adding costs without better coverage? | |
Housing & community development 2 source items · survey 2024 Funds housing and community development programs, projects and related assistance. | $848,900,000 | Outcome unverified Review question: For homelessness services, are contracts paying for repeated shelter stays and referrals rather than lasting housing? | |
Water utility 3 source items · survey 2024 Funds public water supply, treatment, distribution and utility infrastructure. | $812,289,000 | Outcome unverified Review question: Are leaks and broken pipes making residents pay for water that never reaches them? | |
Government administration 2 source items · survey 2024 Funds general government administration, public buildings and related support functions. | $649,094,000 | Outcome unverified Review question: Are duplicate offices, empty buildings or expensive purchasing taking money away from public services? | |
Interest on general debt 1 source item · survey 2024 Pays interest on general government debt. Interest is separate from repayment of principal. | $549,620,000 | Outcome unverified Review question: How much public money is going to interest on past borrowing instead of today’s services? | |
Electric utility 2 source items · survey 2024 Funds the public electric utility’s operations, infrastructure and debt interest when published. | $482,902,000 | Outcome unverified Review question: Are power purchases and failing equipment raising bills without making electricity more reliable? | |
Fire protection 2 source items · survey 2024 Funds fire protection, emergency response, staffing, equipment and facilities. | $479,333,000 | Outcome unverified Review question: Are overtime and vehicle costs helping crews reach emergencies reliably? | |
Roads & bridges 2 source items · survey 2024 Funds roads, bridges and associated construction, maintenance and administration. | $452,974,000 | Outcome unverified Review question: Are road projects getting more expensive because of delays, extra charges or repairs that fail? | |
Parks & recreation 2 source items · survey 2024 Funds parks, recreation facilities, maintenance and public recreation services. | $440,406,000 | Outcome unverified Review question: Are new parks being built while existing facilities remain closed, unsafe or poorly maintained? | |
Corrections 2 source items · survey 2024 Funds incarceration, supervision, correctional facilities and related services. | $346,343,000 | Outcome unverified Review question: Are prison costs driven by necessary care and safety, or by overtime and repeated returns to prison? | |
Parking 1 source item · survey 2024 Funds public parking facilities and related administration or operations. | $217,592,000 | Outcome unverified Review question: Are collection fees and repairs using up parking revenue while spaces remain unusable? | |
Courts & legal services 2 source items · survey 2024 Funds courts, prosecution, legal services and the administration of justice. | $212,203,000 | Outcome unverified Review question: Are court delays making people wait while paperwork and legal costs keep growing? | |
Finance & tax administration 1 source item · survey 2024 Funds tax administration, treasury, accounting, budgeting and other financial management. | $194,124,000 | Outcome unverified Review question: Are repeated forms, manual checks and unresolved payment errors making routine government work expensive? | |
Libraries 1 source item · survey 2024 Funds public library collections, facilities, staffing and services. | $168,782,000 | Outcome unverified Review question: Are building and purchasing costs squeezing library opening hours and useful services? | |
Inspections & regulation 1 source item · survey 2024 Funds licensing, protective inspections and regulation of activities covered by the source classification. | $122,115,000 | Outcome unverified Review question: Are serious safety hazards waiting while inspectors repeat low-risk visits and paperwork? | |
Ports & waterways 1 source item · survey 2024 Funds water transportation, port facilities and associated operations. | $119,351,000 | Outcome unverified Review question: Are port expansions needed to handle real cargo demand, or creating costly unused facilities? |
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: 2 imputed (I); 77 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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