Jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures last year
Full Question Text
Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we're interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year?
| % within Jurisdiction Type | ||||||
| Jurisdiction Type | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Township | City | Village | |||
| Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? | 0% or Less | 0% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 3% |
| 1-5% | 7% | 7% | 9% | 12% | 8% | |
| 6-10% | 12% | 7% | 9% | 10% | 8% | |
| 11-15% | 24% | 6% | 12% | 10% | 8% | |
| 16-20% | 17% | 7% | 19% | 7% | 9% | |
| 21-25% | 9% | 6% | 11% | 6% | 7% | |
| 26-30% | 13% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | |
| Over 30% | 11% | 22% | 20% | 23% | 21% | |
| Don't Know | 7% | 37% | 10% | 20% | 29% | |
| % within Population Size | |||||||
| Population Category | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
| Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? | 0% or Less | 5% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| 1-5% | 9% | 9% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 8% | |
| 6-10% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 9% | 13% | 8% | |
| 11-15% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 10% | 23% | 8% | |
| 16-20% | 5% | 8% | 19% | 14% | 18% | 9% | |
| 21-25% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 6% | 8% | 7% | |
| 26-30% | 5% | 6% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | |
| Over 30% | 18% | 21% | 32% | 32% | 18% | 21% | |
| Don't Know | 37% | 32% | 16% | 14% | 2% | 29% | |
| % within Region of Michigan | ||||||||
| MI regions based on State of the State Survey | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Peninsula | Northern Lower Peninsula | West Central Lower Peninsula | East Central Lower Peninsula | Southwest Lower Peninsula | Southeast Lower Peninsula | |||
| Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? | 0% or Less | 6% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| 1-5% | 10% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 7% | 8% | |
| 6-10% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 8% | |
| 11-15% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 8% | |
| 16-20% | 9% | 6% | 11% | 5% | 9% | 14% | 9% | |
| 21-25% | 4% | 11% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 9% | 7% | |
| 26-30% | 4% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 10% | 5% | 6% | |
| Over 30% | 18% | 18% | 19% | 17% | 27% | 29% | 21% | |
| Don't Know | 30% | 35% | 32% | 38% | 23% | 16% | 29% | |