City spending: the payables lists
From the city's published payables lists, not official accounting. How these figures are built
The lists in the archive add up to $66,857,922, a lower bound, in 19,909 line items paid to 818 payees. 130 of the 135 lists add up to their printed total.
Spending by year
No payables lists in the archive for 2019, 2020: those years are blank, not zero. 2018 is partial (2 lists). Coverage below 100% (parsed lines ÷ printed totals): 2021 93%. Some scanned lists are missing pages or have OCR misreadings.
Table: spending by year
| Year | Paid | Lines | Lists | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | $24,389,295 | 4,154 | 21 | 100% |
| 2025 | $18,620,085 | 4,220 | 25 | 100% |
| 2024 | $8,828,001 | 3,693 | 24 | 100% |
| 2023 | $5,947,980 | 3,370 | 23 | 100% |
| 2022 | $4,008,496 | 1,694 | 15 | 100% |
| 2021 | $4,828,448 | 2,664 | 25 | 93% lower bound |
| 2020 | No lists in the archive | |||
| 2019 | No lists in the archive | |||
| 2018 (partial: 2 lists) | $235,617 | 114 | 2 | 100% |
Top payees (largest 200 of 3,435 matching lines)
| Payee | Paid | Bar, to scale |
|---|---|---|
| TRICON CONSTRUCTION GROUP | $10,234,013 | |
| MSA PROFESSIONAL SERVICES | $1,483,978 | |
| BOOMERANG CORP | $775,236 | |
| CORE & MAIN | $642,799 | |
| ALLIANT ENERGY | $588,481 | |
| GHS DEVELOPMENT | $579,276 | |
| SHAWVER WELL COMPANY, IN | $326,182 | |
| THE NORTHWAY CORPORATIO | $168,274 | |
| EMC INSURANCE COMPANIES | $163,906 | |
| CARGILL INC | $130,311 | |
| RELION INSURANCE SOLUTIONS | $73,603 | |
| CAHOY PUMP SERVICE, INC | $68,174 | |
| HARN R/O SYSTEMS INC | $64,577 | |
| CHAD PAYNE BORING | $42,926 | |
| ELEMECH | $36,770 | |
| A R FENCE COMPANY | $34,300 | |
| MASTER METER SYSTEMS INC | $28,513 | |
| IOWA PUMP WORKS | $28,344 | |
| DITCH WITCH OF MN | $19,475 | |
| HONEY LANE DEVELOPMENT | $19,270 | |
| STEVE'S ELECTRIC | $18,997 | |
| DAVE SCHMITT CONSTRUCTIO | $17,738 | |
| KARL OF MARSHALLTOWN | $14,255 | |
| CONSOLIDATED PIPE & SUPPLY | $12,440 | |
| ETNA | $11,111 |
By fund
By department
| Department | Paid | Bar, to scale |
|---|---|---|
| 810 Water utility | $17,849,284 |
Line items 3,435 lines, $17,849,284; page 68 of 69
Amounts are a lower bound where a source list's coverage is below 100%.
City staff and official reimbursements
Reimbursements the council approved on the payables lists for city employees and officials: mileage, travel and conferences, training and licenses, uniforms and gear, phones and supplies they paid for. Names are not shown; each line gives its purpose and links to the published list. Wages and payroll are not on the payables lists. $57,291.14 on 220 lines. Shown as one payee, City employee (reimbursement).
By year
| Year | Paid | Lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $13.66 | 1 |
| 2021 | $3,548.62 | 25 |
| 2022 | $2,978.40 | 12 |
| 2023 | $5,898.88 | 30 |
| 2024 | $8,906.56 | 47 |
| 2025 | $23,480.02 | 55 |
| 2026 | $12,465.00 | 50 |
By purpose
| Purpose | Paid |
|---|---|
| Training, tuition, certification and licenses | $28,480.96 |
| Mileage | $19,552.18 |
| Travel, meals and conferences | $3,300.85 |
| Other expense reimbursement | $2,640.58 |
| Uniforms, boots and safety gear | $1,579.34 |
| Supplies and purchases | $1,102.96 |
| Medical or wellness (details withheld) | $634.27 |
By department
| Department | Paid |
|---|---|
| 151 Fire department (training and gear) | $26,514.22 |
| 650 City hall and general government | $18,416.67 |
| 150 Fire department | $4,582.67 |
| 160 Emergency medical services | $3,742.01 |
| 810 Water utility | $1,040.94 |
| 431 Recreation | $720.25 |
| 610 Mayor | $680.68 |
| 520 Economic development | $406.20 |
| 410 Library | $404.00 |
| 430 Parks | $354.27 |
| 815 Sewer utility | $317.10 |
| 210 Streets (road use tax) | $82.49 |
| 170 Building and inspections | $15.98 |
| (no account) | $13.66 |
Resident programs and rebates
Rebates and incentives the city paid residents under its own programs, from the payables lists. Residents' names are never shown: each payment is listed as "Individual (refund/reimbursement)" with its program. Refunds and deposits are not programs and are not counted here.
| Program | Payments | Paid | By year | Lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SQR rebates City of Tiffin Soil Quality Restoration rebate (SRF sponsored project); fund 332 |
92 | $102,298.17 | 2021: 88; $96,709.31 2022: 4; $5,588.86 |
every line |
Account numbers are fund-department-object. Fund names come from the Treasurer's reports and the lists; department names are read from the lists' account summaries. Data-quality report (JSON).
About these figures
Payments to private individuals (refunds, deposits, reimbursements, coaches and officials) are shown as one payee, "Individual (refund/reimbursement)", without names; reimbursements to city staff and officials (mileage, travel, training, uniforms …) are shown as "City employee (reimbursement)" with their purpose; the source page is still linked.
Data last updated November 9, 2026. Built from the archive's documents; see how the data is built.