FY 2026 27 ANNUAL BUDGET website

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 
STATISTICAL INFORMATION 
City & County Population ………………………………………………………………………………..125 
City Population by Age and Gender ……………………………………………………………………...126 
City Employees by Type ………………………………………………………………………………….127 
City Property Tax Rate …………………………………………………………………………………...128 
Adjacent Counties’ & Cities’ Total Property Tax Rates for 2025 ………………………………………...129 
Assessed Values (Real, Personal, and Public Utility) …………………………………………………….130 
City Property Tax Collections ………………………………………………………………….…………131 
Local Sales Tax Collections ………………………………………………………………………………132 
General Fund Revenues and Expenses ……………………………………….…………………………..133 
General Fund Unassigned Fund Balance …………………………………………………………………134 
Historical U.S. Inflation Rates and Employee COLA Rates ……………………………………………..135 
Single Family Home Building Permits Issued ……………………………………………………………136 
City School Enrollment …….………………………………...……………………………………..……137 
Top Ten Property Taxpayers for 2025 …………………………………………………………………….138 
FEE SCHEDULES 
Alcohol Beverage …………………………………………………………………….…………………..139 
Community Development Department 
Building Fees …………………………………………………………………………………….140 
Cemetery Fees …………………………………………………………………...………………142 
Finance Department ………………………………………………………………………………………143 
Municipal Court …………………………………………………………………………………………..144 
Parks & Recreation Department 
Park Fees …………………………………………………………………………………………145 
Program & Event Fees ………………………………………………………………………...…147 
Southeast Tennessee Trade & Conference Center Fees …………………………………….……148 
Police Department 
Towing Permit Fees ………………………………………………………………………..…….149 
Public Records Requests ………………………………………………………………………………….150 
Public Works Department 
Animal Shelter Fees ……………………………………………………………………………...151 
Miscellaneous Fees ………………………………………………………………………………152 
Sanitation Fees ………………………………………………………………………...…………153 
BUDGET ORDINANCE …………………………………………………..…………154  
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