athens tn annual budget fy2026 2027

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 
 
GENERAL FUND 
 
General Fund Departmental Budgets 
Other Agencies ……………………………….………………………………………………………….…8 2 
       Athens City Board of Education ……………………....…………………… …………….……… 82 
 Athens Utilities Board …………………… ……………………………………………….………82  
McMinn County Emergency Communications District ……………………………………..……82  
Outside Agencies ………………………………………………………………………….………..…..83- 85 
  
SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
Drug Fund ………………………………………………………………………………………………….86  
Hotel/Motel Tax Fund ……………………………………………………………………….……………..89  
 
DEBT SERVICE FUNDS 
USDA Community Facilities Loan …………………………………………………………………….…..9 4 
General Obligation Bonds, Series 2021 …………………………………………………………………....97  
 
CAPITAL PROJECT FUND 
Capital Improvement Fund ………………………………………………………………………...….. …101  
 
ENTERPRISE FUNDS 
Sanitation Fund ……………………………………………………………………………………...... ….107  
Southeast Tennessee Trade & Conference Center Fund ………………………………………………….1 16 
 
INTERNAL SERVICE FUND 
Fleet Management Fund ………………………………………………………………………………….122  
 
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