Where Money Goes
The following General Fund financial information summarizes and compares the City’s 2010 and 2009 expenditures. The General Fund is the City's primary operating fund and accounts for the majority of City services. The 2010 and 2009 financial statements were audited by an Independent Public Accounting firm and approved by the Auditor of the State of Ohio. These financial statements are compiled in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
To view the City of Berea's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports (CAFR's), please visit the auditor of state's website at: http://www.auditor.state.oh.us/auditsearch/search.aspx
The City experienced a 5% increase in overall expenditures between 2010 and 2009. The City’s primary expenditures are for General Government which represents 46% of the total expenditures and includes all administration operating costs including council, mayor, finance, law, engineering, planning and development and transfers to other funds and municipal court operations. This area saw an increase in expenditures of 7% over 2009. The next largest expenditure is for police and fire operations, which represents 38% of the total expenditures. This area saw an increase of 1% over 2009. The area where we saw the largest increase in expenditures from 2009 to 2010 is in the area of Public Works, which saw an 22% increase over 2009. This was a result of increased expenditures from the storm sewers and drains, rubbish collection, leaf collection, municipal ground maintenance, and snow removal departments. The General Fund total expenditures is anticipated to increase over the next year due to a significant amount of retirements in the police and fire departments.
| Expenditures (GAAP Basis) |
2010 |
2009 |
| Police and Fire |
$ 5,120,258 |
$ 5,051,947 |
| Recreation |
419,157 |
478,347 |
| Community Development |
503,772 |
505,093 |
| Public Works |
1,327,127 |
1,089,789 |
| General Government |
6,190,301 |
5,789,904 |
| Total Expenditures |
$ 13,560,615 |
$ 12,915,080 |