Maureen asks a good question in another thread: Why is the budget split with the schools now 58%, I thought it was 56%?  It’s a simple question but it’s a bit complicated to answer:

When I was first elected the split with the schools was indeed 56%.  That 56% applies to what are called “General Fund Revenues”.  The General Fund pays for most of the ordinary stuff the government does.  It is funded primarily by the property tax, business activity taxes, Machinery & Tools and some others.  At that point, we paid for all of our Firefighting costs out of the General Fund.

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