Northport Adopts $41.3M General Fund Budget, $11M Sewer & Water Budget For FY23

NORTHPORT, AL — The Northport City Council on Monday unanimously approved the adoption of its general fund operating budget, in addition to its water and sewer fund for the coming fiscal year.

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The budget passed on Monday anticipates that the city will collect $41,331,600 in revenue for fiscal year 2023, which marks an increase of approximately $3.8 million from the current fiscal year's general fund operating budget approved last September.

Additionally, the approved budget projects collections totaling $11,036,000 for its separate water and sewer enterprise fund in the coming year.

Here are some out our biggest takeaways for the FY23 budget passed on Monday.

Key Revenue Collections

• Business licenses: $6 million
• City Sales Tax: $21 million
• County Sales Taxes: $4.9 million
• Property taxes: $3.9 million
• Garbage collection fees: $1.88 million
• Water sales: $5.7 million
• Wastewater sales: $4.51 million

Department budgets

• Mayor & Council: $130,800
• Administrative Department: $3 million
• Legal Department: $558,453
• Municipal Court: $1.9 million
• IT Department: $1.25 million
• Finance Department: $799,818
• Human Resources Department: $1.39 million
• Planning Department: $1.26 million
• Northport Police Department: $8 million
• Northport Fire Rescue: $7.7 million
• Public Works Department: $6.82 million
• Salaries represent the large individual line item for Northport's $11 million Water & Sewer General Fund Budget at $2.6 million.

Outside Agency Funding

• Tuscaloosa Public Library: $125,000
• Kentuck Art Center: $75,000
• Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter: $201,939
• FOCUS 50+: $30,000
• Tuscaloosa County Industrial Development Authority: $30,000
• Friends of Historic Northport: $10,000
• Warrior Baseball: $25,000
• Fine Arts Initiative - Arts Council: $80,000
• Tuscaloosa County Park & Recreation Authority: $236,000
• Tuscaloosa County EMA: $90,000
• Tuscaloosa Tourism & Sports: $25,000
• West Alabama Food Bank: $25,000

Incentives:

• Mercedes Benz Project Crimson: $150,000
• Northport Corners LLC: $187,000
• North Square Property: $40,000

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