General Fund Operations

General fund operations include the day to day costs of running the City. Examples are paying wages, supplies, and maintenance costs for each department in the expense categories below.

Fiscal Year 2022 General Fund Operations

Revenues
Taxes$3,229,000
Special Assessments-
Licenses and Permits$127,000
Intergovernmental$268,000
Charges for Services$2,653,000
Use of Property and Money$386,000
Miscellaneous and Reimbursements$796,000
Transfers In$2,756,000
Total Revenues$10,215,000


Expenses

Expenses
Public Safety$1,784,000
Public Works1,147,000
Culture and Recreation4,583,000
Community and Economic Development1,000,000
General Government1,032,000
Capital Projects-
Transfers to Other Funds167,000
Total Expenses$9,713,000

For further detail see the Annual Financial Report (PDF) (page 20).

Additional Sources of Revenue

Although the primary revenue source is property taxes, the City relies on many other sources of revenues to pay for ongoing operations. An example is the partnership with Dordt University and the Sioux Center Community School to share the costs of maintaining the Open Space Park area and the All Seasons Center. Another source of revenue is Sioux Center's share of Road Use Taxes from the state to help pay for street maintenance. Revenues from customers at the pool, ice arena and library help to pay for expenses at those facilities.