Budget, FY2027 (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027)
Compiled from the budget forms, amendment notices, Annual Financial Reports, audits and memos the City of Tiffin published with its council agendas and minutes. Not the official budget: every figure is as printed on the linked page; differences, percentages and comparisons are derived from those figures and labelled so.
Budgeted spending by function
From the adopted budget column; bars to scale with the largest function.
The budget as printed
- Adopted budget: Budget Estimate Summary (state form, published for the budget hearing), Resolution No. 2026-026 – A Resolution Approving the City of Tiffin Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Annual Budget — I.1 (G.1), p. 6 (Apr 21, 2026); Res. 2026-026
| Line As printed | Adopted budget |
|---|---|
| Revenues and other financing sources | |
| Taxes levied on property | $4,741,480 |
| Less: uncollected property taxes (levy year) | $0 |
| Net current property taxes | $4,741,480 |
| Delinquent property taxes | $0 |
| TIF revenues | $3,202,159 |
| Other city taxes | $965,309 |
| Licenses & permits | $477,546 |
| Use of money & property | $299,408 |
| Intergovernmental | $1,210,966 |
| Charges for fees & service | $4,208,300 |
| Special assessments | $0 |
| Miscellaneous | $33,000 |
| Other financing sources | $5,250,000 |
| Transfers in | $3,453,796 |
| Total revenues & other sources | $23,841,964 |
| Expenditures and other financing uses | |
| Public safety | $2,486,935 |
| Public works | $1,290,367 |
| Health & social services | $0 |
| Culture & recreation | $1,028,717 |
| Community & economic development | $1,464,297 |
| General government | $810,726 |
| Debt service | $4,238,754 |
| Capital projects | $5,635,000 |
| Total government activities | $16,954,796 |
| Business type / enterprise | $8,534,929 |
| Total expenditures | $25,489,725 |
| Transfers out | $3,453,796 |
| Total expenditures & transfers out | $28,943,521 |
| Fund balance | |
| Excess revenues over (under) expenditures | −$5,101,557 |
| Beginning fund balance | $21,629,246 |
| Ending fund balance | $16,527,689 |
Change from FY2026 Derived
This year's budget against the year before's, line by line (both as printed on their own forms).
| Line | FY2026 | FY2027 | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taxes levied on property | $4,377,904 | $4,741,480 | +$363,576 | +8.3% |
| Net current property taxes | $4,377,904 | $4,741,480 | +$363,576 | +8.3% |
| TIF revenues | $2,974,894 | $3,202,159 | +$227,265 | +7.6% |
| Other city taxes | $910,813 | $965,309 | +$54,496 | +6.0% |
| Licenses & permits | $469,959 | $477,546 | +$7,587 | +1.6% |
| Use of money & property | $264,210 | $299,408 | +$35,198 | +13.3% |
| Intergovernmental | $1,584,189 | $1,210,966 | −$373,223 | -23.6% |
| Charges for fees & service | $3,746,950 | $4,208,300 | +$461,350 | +12.3% |
| Miscellaneous | $32,500 | $33,000 | +$500 | +1.5% |
| Other financing sources | $18,000,000 | $5,250,000 | −$12,750,000 | -70.8% |
| Transfers in | $3,004,639 | $3,453,796 | +$449,157 | +14.9% |
| Total revenues & other sources | $35,366,058 | $23,841,964 | −$11,524,094 | -32.6% |
| Public safety | $1,860,140 | $2,486,935 | +$626,795 | +33.7% |
| Public works | $1,189,867 | $1,290,367 | +$100,500 | +8.4% |
| Culture & recreation | $1,157,163 | $1,028,717 | −$128,446 | -11.1% |
| Community & economic development | $1,227,107 | $1,464,297 | +$237,190 | +19.3% |
| General government | $728,624 | $810,726 | +$82,102 | +11.3% |
| Debt service | $3,440,685 | $4,238,754 | +$798,069 | +23.2% |
| Capital projects | $15,855,000 | $5,635,000 | −$10,220,000 | -64.5% |
| Total government activities | $25,458,586 | $16,954,796 | −$8,503,790 | -33.4% |
| Business type / enterprise | $11,656,897 | $8,534,929 | −$3,121,968 | -26.8% |
| Total expenditures | $37,115,483 | $25,489,725 | −$11,625,758 | -31.3% |
| Transfers out | $3,004,639 | $3,453,796 | +$449,157 | +14.9% |
| Total expenditures & transfers out | $40,120,122 | $28,943,521 | −$11,176,601 | -27.9% |
| Excess revenues over (under) expenditures | −$4,754,064 | −$5,101,557 | −$347,493 | -7.3% |
| Beginning fund balance | $11,186,874 | $21,629,246 | +$10,442,372 | +93.3% |
| Ending fund balance | $6,432,810 | $16,527,689 | +$10,094,879 | +156.9% |
By fund (budget worksheets)
The accounting system's budget worksheet the City Administrator gave the council, "Fund Summary" page. A draft budget is the worksheet as printed before the council's changes; partial activity was printed before the year ended. Each figure links to its page.
Revenues
| Fund | Budget | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| 001 General Fund | $4,584,567 draft | $0 partial |
| 110 Road Use Tax | $0 draft | $0 partial |
| 112 Employee Benefit | $0 draft | $0 partial |
| 121 Local Option Sales Tax | $0 draft | $0 partial |
| 125 TIF | $0 draft | $0 partial |
| 200 Debt Service | $0 draft | $0 partial |
| 301 DEVELOPER - ESCROW | $0 draft | $0 partial |
| 307 Park Road Paving | $0 draft | $0 partial |
| 316 GO Bonds | $0 draft | $0 partial |
| 335 Forevergreen Rd Pjt | $0 draft | $0 partial |
| 339 Original Town PH3 | $0 draft | $0 partial |
| 340 Recreation Center | $0 draft | $0 partial |
| 344 PW - EQUIPMENT | $0 draft | $0 partial |
| 600 Water | $0 draft | $0 partial |
| 608 WATER TREATMENT PLANT | $0 draft | $0 partial |
| 610 Sewer | $0 draft | $0 partial |
| 611 Sewer Sinking | $0 draft | $0 partial |
| 670 Recycling/Garbage | $0 draft | $0 partial |
| 740 Storm Water | $0 draft | $0 partial |
Expenses
| Fund | Budget | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| 001 General Fund | $3,864,233 draft | $0 partial |
| 110 Road Use Tax | $766,626 draft | $0 partial |
| 112 Employee Benefit | $434,637 draft | $0 partial |
| 121 Local Option Sales Tax | $0 draft | $0 partial |
| 125 TIF | $0 draft | $0 partial |
| 200 Debt Service | $713,098 draft | $0 partial |
| 301 DEVELOPER - ESCROW | $0 draft | $0 partial |
| 304 TIFFIN WEST - DEVELOPER REIMBURSEMENT | $0 draft | $0 partial |
| 307 Park Road Paving | $0 draft | $0 partial |
| 309 US HWY 6 RECONSTRUCTION | $0 draft | $0 partial |
| 317 Village Dr Expansion | $0 draft | $0 partial |
| 326 Town Center Land Purch | $0 draft | $0 partial |
| 330 Tiffin Firetruck | $0 draft | $0 partial |
| 333 Soccer Field Exp | $0 draft | $0 partial |
| 335 Forevergreen Rd Pjt | $0 draft | $0 partial |
| 337 Kimberlite Extension | $0 draft | $0 partial |
| 339 Original Town PH3 | $0 draft | $0 partial |
| 340 Recreation Center | $0 draft | $0 partial |
| 344 PW - EQUIPMENT | $0 draft | $0 partial |
| 345 JOINT PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING | $0 draft | $0 partial |
| 346 FIRE EQUIPMENT | $0 draft | $0 partial |
| 600 Water | $1,191,399 draft | $0 partial |
| 607 Second Well | $0 draft | $0 partial |
| 608 WATER TREATMENT PLANT | $0 draft | $0 partial |
| 610 Sewer | $1,346,129 draft | $0 partial |
| 611 Sewer Sinking | $0 draft | $0 partial |
| 617 Sanitary Sewer Infrastructure Improvement | $0 draft | $0 partial |
| 670 Recycling/Garbage | $515,000 draft | $0 partial |
| 740 Storm Water | $125,000 draft | $0 partial |
The council's budget actions
- Feb 17, 2026 Tax levy hearing set: “I-5 Resolution No. 2026-012 – A Resolution Setting the Date of March 17, 2026, for a Public Hearing for the Purpose of Considering the Consolidated General Fund Tax Levy for the City of Tiffin’s Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget – Motion to approve by Orris” — meeting · page · Res. 2026-012
- Mar 3, 2026 Tax levy hearing set: “I-3 Resolution No. 2026-016 – A Resolution Setting the Date of April 7, 2026, for a Public Hearing for the Purpose of Considering the Consolidated General Fund Tax Levy for the City of Tiffin’s Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget – Motion to approve by Olney” — meeting · page · Res. 2026-016
- Apr 7, 2026 Hearing set: “I-4 Resolution No. 2026-023 – A Resolution Setting the Date of April 21, 2026, for a Public Hearing for the FY 2026-2027 Budget – Motion to approve by Orris” — meeting · page · Res. 2026-023
- Apr 7, 2026 Tax levy hearing: “Motion to open Public Hearing on the Consolidated General Fund Tax Levy for the City of Tiffin’s Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget at 6:06 PM by Orris” — meeting · page
- Apr 21, 2026 Budget hearing: “Motion to open Public Hearing on the FY 2026-2027 Proposed Budget by Orris” — meeting · page
- Apr 21, 2026 Budget adopted: “I-1 Resolution No. 2026-026 – A Resolution Approving the City of Tiffin Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Annual Budget – Motion to approve by Orris” — meeting · page · Res. 2026-026
Data last updated October 16, 2026. Built from the archive's documents; see how the data is built.