Latest detailed General Fund budget
$12,945,393
This is the main city operating budget in the latest detailed budget PDF found.
Source documentWhere the money goes
City of Coatesville budget
Unofficial plain-language brief. Every major number below points to a city public document.
Current city budget record
2026 adopted status with 2025 detailed budget lines
The latest detailed city budget found in current official sources is the 2025 advertised budget. It lists a balanced General Fund with $12,945,393 in revenue and $12,945,393 in spending. Official December 2025 minutes say Council adopted the 2026 budget, kept the general tax rate the same as 2025, and described the 2026 plan as balanced with no tax increase and no trash increase. The detailed 2026 budget book was not found in the indexed official sources.
Updated May 25, 2026.
Budget and taxes
Key numbers
General Fund revenue
$12,945,393
The 2025 General Fund is balanced: revenue equals planned spending.
Source document2026 tax rate
13.759 mills
The 2026 minutes say the tax rate stayed the same as 2025; the 2025 ordinance lists 13.759 mills.
Source document2026 transfer tax
2.5%
The deed transfer tax ordinance takes effect January 1, 2026.
Source document2026 budget vote
4-2
Council approved the 2026 budget appropriation. Two council members dissented.
Source document2026 tax-rate vote
6-0
Council approved keeping the 2026 general-purpose tax rate at the 2025 rate.
Source documentWhere money comes from
General Fund revenue
View as table
| Category | Amount |
|---|---|
| Local Taxes | $6,408,434 |
| Real Estate Taxes | $3,696,918 |
| Public Safety | $1,159,338 |
| Grants | $684,826 |
| Fines | $227,763 |
| Licenses | $180,525 |
| Transfers - Solid Waste | $175,000 |
| Rent | $159,419 |
What this means
Real estate taxes and local taxes are the largest General Fund sources in the latest detailed budget. Grants, public-safety revenue, licenses, fines, rent, and service charges make up smaller parts.
Where money is spent
General Fund spending
By service group
View as table
| Category | Amount |
|---|---|
| Public safety | $9,055,113 |
| General government | $2,085,012 |
| Public works and facilities | $742,753 |
| Parks, recreation, library, community center | $118,968 |
| Debt service | $341,009 |
| Transfers | $520,000 |
Largest line items
View as table
| Category | Amount |
|---|---|
| Police | $6,120,807 |
| Fire | $2,052,125 |
| Code Enforcement | $882,181 |
| Administration | $697,005 |
| Transfers - Capital Reserve | $520,000 |
| Public Works | $512,653 |
| Finance | $486,886 |
| Insurance | $377,000 |
| Transfers - Debt Service | $341,009 |
| Building & Plant | $225,100 |
Funds
Fund-by-fund view
| Fund | Revenue | Spending | What this means |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Fund | $12,945,393 | $12,945,393 | Main operating fund for daily city services. |
| Capital Reserve Fund | $7,668,609 | $7,586,327 | Projects, vehicles, equipment, roads, buildings, parks, and capital debt. |
| Debt Service Fund | $341,009 | $341,009 | General obligation bond principal and interest. |
| Solid Waste Fund | $1,503,145 | $1,539,367 | Trash and recycling collections and related costs. |
| Grand Prix Fund | $178,200 | $169,600 | Event sponsorships, vendor fees, merchandise, and event costs. |
| Liquid Fuels Fund | $321,359 | $302,719 | State liquid fuels money and road/street-light work. |
Fund totals are shown separately because transfers can appear in more than one fund.
Decisions
Budget decisions and tax notes
Taxes
Real estate/general revenue tax: 13.759 mills
2025 ordinance states 13.759 mills. 2026 minutes state the 2026 rate stayed the same as 2025.
Deed transfer tax: 2.5%
Ordinance No. 1599-2025 says 2.5% effective January 1, 2026; it says 2.0% is apportioned to the city and the balance to another political subdivision imposing the tax.
Votes
Dec 8, 2025: Council approved 2026 budget appropriation (4-2)
Dec 8, 2025: Council approved 2026 tax rate at the same rate as 2025 (6-0)
Oct 27, 2025: Council enacted deed transfer tax increase effective January 1, 2026
Risks and unknowns
Plain-language notes
- The detailed adopted 2026 budget book was not found in current official public sources. The page uses the latest detailed official budget PDF found, plus 2026 adoption minutes.
- The city tax page still describes an older 3.0% total transfer-tax structure, while the newer 2025 ordinance raises the deed transfer tax to 2.5%. The newer ordinance is used for the 2026 value.
- All listed fund totals are shown by fund. Adding them together can double-count transfers between funds.
Official documents
Documents supporting this brief
| Document | Date | Type | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 budget adoption minutes | Dec 8, 2025 | minutes | Shows Council approved the 2026 tax-rate ordinance 6-0 and the 2026 budget appropriation 4-2. |
| 2026 budget public hearing minutes | Dec 1, 2025 | minutes | Confirms the proposed 2026 budget was described as balanced, with no tax increase and no trash increase. |
| Ordinance No. 1560-2025 Bill No. 2025-04 | Nov 1, 2025 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| Ordinance No 1597-2025 Bill No. 2025-01 – no Parking Concord Str | Nov 1, 2025 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| 2026 real estate transfer tax ordinance | Oct 27, 2025 | ordinance | Raises the deed transfer tax to 2.5% effective January 1, 2026. |
| 2025 advertised city budget | Aug 13, 2025 | budget | Most recent detailed budget book found in current official sources. |
| Ordinance No. 1596-2024 | Jan 1, 2025 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| Ordinance No. 1594-2024 | Jan 1, 2025 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| Ordinance No. 1593-2024 | Jan 1, 2025 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| Ordinance No. 1592-2024 | Jan 1, 2025 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| Ordinance No. 1591-2024 | Jan 1, 2025 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| Ordinance No. 1590-2024 | Jan 1, 2025 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| 2025 general revenue tax-rate ordinance | Dec 9, 2024 | ordinance | Sets the 2025 general revenue tax levy at 13.759 mills. |
| 12-2-2024 Budget Public Hearing Minutes | Dec 2, 2024 | minutes | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| Ordinance No. 1589-2024 | Jul 1, 2024 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| Ordinance No. 1588-2024 | Jul 1, 2024 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| Ordinance No. 1587-2024 | Jul 1, 2024 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| Ordinance No. 1586-2024 | Jul 1, 2024 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| Ordinance No. 1585-2024 | Jul 1, 2024 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| Ordinance No. 1584-2023 | Jul 1, 2024 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| Ordinance No. 1583-2023 | Jul 1, 2024 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| Ordinance No. 1582-2023 | Jul 1, 2024 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| Ordinance No. 1581.2023 | Jul 1, 2024 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| Ordinance No. 1580-2023 | Jul 1, 2024 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| Ordinance No. 1579-2023 | Jul 1, 2024 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| Ordinance No. 1578-2023 | Jul 1, 2024 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| Ordinance No. 1577-2023 | Jul 1, 2024 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| Ordinance No. 1576-2023 | Jul 1, 2024 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| Ordinance No. 1573-2023 | Jul 1, 2024 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| 12-4-2023 Budget Public Hearing | Dec 4, 2023 | budget | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| 12-4-2023 Budget Public Hearing | Dec 4, 2023 | budget | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| Ordinance-No.-1572-2023 | Dec 1, 2023 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| Ordinance-No.-1571-2023 | Dec 1, 2023 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| Ordinance-No.-1570-2023 | Dec 1, 2023 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| Ordinance-No.-1551-2021 | Dec 1, 2023 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| Ordinance-No.-1550-2021 | Dec 1, 2023 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| Ordinance-No.-1549-2021 | Dec 1, 2023 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| Ordinance-No.-1548-2021 | Dec 1, 2023 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| Ordinance-No.-1547-2021 | Dec 1, 2023 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| Ordinance-No.-1546-2021 | Dec 1, 2023 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| Ordinance-No.-1545-2021 | Dec 1, 2023 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| Ordinance-No.-1544-2021 | Dec 1, 2023 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| Ordinance-No.-1543-2021 | Dec 1, 2023 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| Ordinance-No.-1542-2021 | Dec 1, 2023 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| Ordinance-No-1569-2023 | Dec 1, 2023 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| Business-Privilege-Tax | Jul 1, 2023 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| 2022 Budget | Jul 1, 2023 | budget | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| 2021 Budget | Jul 1, 2023 | budget | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| 2021 Audit | Jul 1, 2023 | audit | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| 2020 Budget | Jul 1, 2023 | budget | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| 2020 Audit | Jul 1, 2023 | audit | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| (LERTA Tax Abatement Application) | Jul 1, 2023 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| Ordinance-No.-1572-2023 | Jun 1, 2023 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| Ordinance-No.-1571-2023 | Jun 1, 2023 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| Ordinance-No.-1570-2023 | Jun 1, 2023 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| Ordinance-No-1569-2023 | Jun 1, 2023 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| 2023 advertised budget-revised | Jun 1, 2023 | budget | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| 2022 Budget | Jun 1, 2023 | budget | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| 2021 Budget | Jun 1, 2023 | budget | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| 2021 Audit | Jun 1, 2023 | audit | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| 2020 Budget | Jun 1, 2023 | budget | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| 2020 Audit (1) | Jun 1, 2023 | audit | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| lerta-ordinance | May 1, 2023 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| Ordinance No. 1572-2023 | Mar 1, 2023 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| Ordinance No. 1571-2023 | Mar 1, 2023 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| Ordinance No. 1570-2023 | Mar 1, 2023 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| Ordinance No, 1569-2023 | Mar 1, 2023 | other | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| 12-5-2022-Budget-Public-Hearing | Dec 5, 2022 | budget | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| 12-5-2022 Budget Public Hearing | Dec 5, 2022 | budget | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| 10-26-22-Budget-Workshop | Oct 26, 2022 | budget | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| 10 26 22 Budget Workshop | Oct 26, 2022 | budget | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| 12-9-2020-Budget-Public-Hearing | Dec 9, 2020 | budget | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| 11-16-2020-Budget-Workshop | Nov 16, 2020 | budget | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| 11-11-2020-Budget-Workshop | Nov 11, 2020 | budget | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| 11-04-2020-Budget-Workshop | Nov 4, 2020 | budget | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| 12-2-19-Budget-workshop | Dec 2, 2019 | budget | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| 11-18-19-budget-workshop | Nov 18, 2019 | budget | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| 11-05-2019-Budget-Workshop | Nov 5, 2019 | budget | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| 10-24-19-budget-workshop | Oct 24, 2019 | budget | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| 10-21-19-Budget-Workshop | Oct 21, 2019 | budget | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| 12-06-2018-Budget-Workshop | Dec 6, 2018 | budget | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| 11-08-2018-Budget-Workdhop | Nov 8, 2018 | budget | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |
| 10-29-2018-Budget-Workshop | Oct 29, 2018 | budget | Official city financial or governance document that may support the budget record. |