The City of El Campo is committed to transparent government. Transparency promotes accountability and provides information for citizens so taxpayers can see exactly where their money is going.
The information provided below is in accordance with the Texas Comptroller of Public Account’s Transparency Stars Program criteria for local governments, a program designed to recognize entities for going above and beyond in their transparency efforts and who open their books to the public; provide clear, consistent pictures of spending; and share information in a user friendly format.
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Annual Total |
*Per Capita |
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Revenues |
$18,453,685 |
$1,590.56 |
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Expenditures |
$26,620,329 |
$2,294.46 |
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Property Taxes |
$4,205,776 |
$362.50 |
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Sales Taxes |
$4,715,083 |
$406.40 |
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The per capita figures are based on the city’s 2019 estimated population of 11,602 for the most recently completed fiscal year 10/01/2019-09/30/2020. |
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FINANCIAL REPORTS
CAFR (COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT):
The CAFR is an analytical assessment of financial behavior completed after the end of each fiscal year.
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BUDGETS:
The City Budget is an annual document that outlines revenues and expenditures for the fiscal year, in accordance with citizen needs and expectations.
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RAW BUDGET WORKSHEETS:
Revenues | Expenditure by Division | Expenditure by Fund
QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORTS:
Access our interactive financial reports, view our financial report.
GFOA (GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION):
The City of El Campo participates in the Government Finance Officers Association award program for both the Budget and the CAFR. The City has received both the Distinguished Budget Presentation and the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for 19 years in a row. Please visit the GFOA Awards site for more information.
CHECK REGISTER:
City of El Campo payments can be viewed using the city’s Interactive Financial Reporting Tool powered by ClearGov. These registers can be filtered and exported in a .csv file format.
Check registers can also be accessed through our document center.
PERSONNEL:
The City of El Campo has 115 Full Time Equivalents, this information is available in all budget documents, as well as Comprehensive Financial Reports and Popular Annual Financial Report.
TAX RATE:
The current property tax rate for FY21 is $0.56338 per $100 valuation. The sales tax rate is 8.25% with the City retaining 1.5%. For more information on tax rates, paying taxes and the breakdown on how they are used, please visit our Tax Information page.
Click here to learn more about Texas Financial Transparency.
If you have questions, or need additional information, please contact the Finance Department at 979-541-5003 or bnanson@cityofelcampo.org.
Transparency Report Documents:
HB 1378 Transparency Form
Investment Policy
