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2024

Fiscal year 2024
Population 166196
Revenues $302,642,001
Property taxes $123,560,522
Sales tax $55,644,772
Other taxes $13,944,873
Sales and services $32,955,044
Intergovernmental $57,267,617
Debt proceeds $573,331
Other revenue $18,695,842
Expenditures $291,009,035
Education $86,471,223
Public safety $74,693,392
Human services $53,914,851
General government $28,964,820
Debt service $21,109,806
Other spending $25,854,943
Salaries and wages $71,236,588
Capital outlay $17,460,044
General fund revenues $235,047,016
General fund expenditures $220,076,513
Fund balance available $119,693,907
Fund balance, % of general-fund spending 51.2
State average, % 47.6
Cash and investments, June 30 $270,270,237
Assessed valuation $30,522,452,702
Latest revaluation 2023
Tax rate per $100 0.3985
State average rate 0.5777
Taxes collected, % 98.8
Taxes uncollected $1,455,070
Installment and lease debt $124,578,543
Moody's rating Aa2
S&P rating AA
Source Open

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