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•■s <br />K. <br />'4 ’j <br />► .•r. V- ».• <br />Governmental Expenditure Trends <br />Due to the differences in cities and the services they provide, it is very difficult to compare allocation of <br />service expenditures to individual cities. However, for your information, we have provided a five-year <br />statewide trend which portrays the typical level of expenditures by function for cities over 2,500 in population <br />and a similar comparison to the City of Orono ’s IW5 and 19% expenditures. <br />Statewide for Cities over 2,500 Population <br />1991 1992 1993 1994 <br />City of Orono <br />1995 1996 <br />Expenditures (excluding debt principal) <br />Gener„. gover unent <br />Public safety * <br />Streets and highways <br />Sanitation <br />Health <br />Libraries <br />Parks and recreation <br />HRA and economic development <br />Airports and transit <br />Interest and fiscal charges <br />Miscellaneous expenditures <br />Capital outlay <br />9.8% <br />21.7 <br />23.6 <br />1.7 <br />1.0 <br />2.1 <br />8.5 <br />13.7 <br />0.5 <br />9.7 <br />4.4 <br />3.3 <br />10.3% <br />23.7 <br />22.1 <br />1.8 <br />1.1 <br />2.1 <br />8.5 <br />11.9 <br />0.4 <br />9.4 <br />4.5 <br />4.2 <br />11.3% <br />23.3 <br />21.9 <br />1.6 <br />1.0 <br />2.0 <br />8.5 <br />12.5 <br />0.4 <br />8.7 <br />3.9 <br />4.9 <br />11.0% <br />23.4 <br />23.9 <br />0.5 <br />1.0 <br />2.4 <br />9.1 <br />10.5 <br />0.8 <br />8.6 <br />4.1 <br />4.7 <br />19.0% <br />38.6 <br />26.0 <br />1.6 <br />17.0% <br />41.7 <br />14.6 <br />1.6 <br />3.3 7.3 <br />8.0 <br />3.3 <br />0.2 <br />7.6 <br />4.1 <br />6.1 <br />Total expenditures 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%100.0%100.0% <br />The City of Orono ’s Public Safety Expenditures are a fairly high percentage of total spending due primarily to <br />the cost of services provided to surrounding cities. These costs are offset by corresponding revenue which is <br />included in charges for services. <br />-6- <br />4 <br />4 <br />:. . <br />i >1