City Budgets

View Full Budget Documents - 2013 to Present

Below, you’ll find the City of Midland budgets from the 2012-2013 fiscal year to the present, listed by year. "Full Budget" documents contain full sections of the City budget, while "Line Item Budget" documents detail each individual account budgeted by the City. Line Item Budgets are available to view beginning with the 2015-2016 fiscal year.

Please note: Beginning with the 2012-2013 budget year, desktop users can easily navigate to specific sections throughout full budget documents by clicking the "Bookmark" tab located in the top right corner of their browser window after opening the document. This feature is not available through most mobile PDF viewers.

2022-2023

Full Budget Document (PDF)
Line Item Budget (PDF)

2021-2022

Full Budget Document (PDF)
Line Item Budget (PDF)

2020-2021

Full Budget Document (PDF)
Line Item Budget (PDF)

2019-2020

Full Budget Document (PDF)
Line Item Budget (PDF)

2018-2019 

Full Budget Document (PDF)
Line Item Budget (PDF)

2017-2018

Full Budget Document (PDF)
Line Item Budget (PDF)

2016-2017

Full Budget Document (PDF)
Line Item Budget (PDF)

2015-2016

Full Budget Document (PDF)
Line Item Budget (PDF)

2014-2015

Full Budget Document (PDF)

2013-2014

Full Budget Document (PDF)

2012-2013

Full Budget Document (PDF)

What’s in a Budget?

Before you read a City budget, you may be curious about where to find the information you’re seeking. Here is a breakdown of the various sections and what you’ll find inside each section.

Budget Message

• Table of Contents
• Budget Message
• Future-Year Projections

General Fund

The General Fund is the City’s largest fund, which pays for the majority of the City’s expenses.

Sections:

• How the City Allocates Its Money
• Combined Summary of Budget Appropriations and Revenues
• Estimated Revenues by Source
• General Government
  City Council/Manager
  City Clerk/Elections
  Finance
  Assessing
  City Attorney
  Human Resources
  Treasurer/Police and Fire Pension Administration
  Internal Computer Services
  City Hall
• Public Safety
  Police
  Fire/Emergency Services
  Building Inspection
  Planning
• Public Works
  Engineering
  Public Services
• Sanitation
• Parks and Recreation
• Other Functions
• Capital Projects
• Reserve for Contingencies
• Transfers

Special Revenue Funds

Special Revenue Funds are taxes or fees that are collected for services and can only be used for that particular service.

Sections:

• Major and Local Streets
• Smart Zone
• Center City Authority
• Storm Water Management
• Grace A. Dow Library
• Community Development Block Grant
• Special Activities
• Midland Housing
• Dial-A-Ride
• Midland Community Television
• Downtown Development Authority

Debt Service Fund

The debt service fund is a cash reserve that is used to pay for the interest and principal payments on outstanding bonds or debt.

Section:

• Schedule of Debt Requirements

Enterprise Funds

Enterprise funds are fees collected from residents for a specific provided service.

Sections:

• Civic Arena
• Landfill
• Washington Woods
• Riverside Place
• Currie Municipal Golf Course
• Parking
• Wastewater
• Water

Internal Service Funds

Internal service funds are fees collected from City departments for a specific provided internal service.

Sections:

• Stores Revolving
• Information Services
• Equipment Revolving
• Municipal Service Center
• Municipal Service Annex
• Renewable Energy Services
• Property and Liability Services
• Health Insurance
• Special Assessment Revolving

Trends & Summaries

Sections:

• Net Cost of Certain Departments
• Budget Consolidation
• General Fund Revenue and Expenditures
• Capital Purchase and Projects
• Authorized Employees by Fiscal Year
• Comparative and Combined Tax Rates
• Schedule of Taxable Values
• Ten Largest Taxpayers
• Constitutional Tax Limitations