A Citizen's Guide to Your City Government

City Budget Issues

 or

 Why My Taxes Never Seem to Be Enough!

• There is accountability - really!
• The numbers do add up
• How city budgets work - or "I have some questions"
• Where did my money go?
• City revenue - "Your tax dollars"
• City expenses - "Your tax dollars at work!"
• How you can get answers
• There is a report card system and you should know what kind of grade your city gets
• Click here - to see a special report "A citizen's guide to local government finance in Washington State"

Written by a city finance director who has tried really hard not to sound like a city finance director so that you can actually make sense of it.  If you want to get in touch with someone in city finance to ask a question (or for any other lawful reason) please email us at: questions@wfoa.org

Our web site is www.wfoa.org and includes many additional resources for understanding local government budgets.  Other web sites that will help are www.awcnet.org and www.mrsc.org.