Current Budget

Council adopts the City budget in June. The City’s fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30.

Annual Budget Fiscal Year 2021 to 2022

Below is a summary of revenues and expenditures budgeted for the current fiscal year. Download the Budget Ordinance and Full Budget Document at the bottom of the page. Click here to view PDFs of previous budgets.

Budget Documents

  1. FY 2021-2022 Budget Ordinance
  2. FY 2021-22 City of Lenoir Budget

Tax Rates

FundRate per $100 assessed value
General Fund 57¢
Rescue Readiness Tax.85¢
Special Downtown District20¢


Revenues

FundEstimated RevenuesFund Balance AppropriatedTotal BudgetAppropriated
General$18,594,890-$18,594,890$18,594,890
Water & Wastewater$9,629,744-$9,629,744$9,629,744
Total$28,224,634-$28,224,634$28,224,634


General Fund Expenditures

DepartmentFunds
Legislative$360,035
Administrative$612,787
Finance$765,379
Planning/Stormwater$435,006
Police$6,112,425
Fire$4,255,092
Recreation$1,897,921
Public Works Administrative$237,993
Public Works Cemetery and Grounds$379,091
Public Works Building Maintenance$335,242
Public Works Sanitation$808,898
Public Works Streets$2,110,116
Public Works Vehicle Services$284,906
General Fund Total$18,594,890


Water & Wastewater Fund EXPENDITURES

Division/PlantFunds
Admin. & Engineering$394,256
Utilities Maintenance$345,125
Rhodhiss Water Treatment Plant$2,801,674
Water Distribution$1,953,981
Wastewater Collection$1,440,222
Wastewater Pretreatment$176,811
Gunpowder Wastewater Plant$773,676
Lower Creek Wastewater Plant$1,279,002
Water & Wastewater Fund Total$9,629,744


 Downtown Tax District Fund 

FundEstimated RevenuesFund Balance Appropriated
Total Budget
Appropriated
Special Downtown District$184,638-$184,638
$184,638
Tourism Development$80,000-$80,000
$80,000
Total$264,638-$264,638
$264,638