National League of Cities City Government Survey
<br />CAM General Fund Balances as a Percent of Expenditures
<br />50%
<br />45%
<br />27,501,389
<br />40%
<br />30,660,713
<br />31,457,753
<br />33,674,118
<br />35%
<br />37,202,943
<br />30%
<br />25%
<br />41,590,408
<br />20%
<br />49,272,765
<br />15%
<br />1,201,893
<br />10%
<br />5%
<br />1,817,578
<br />0%
<br />4,497,118
<br />1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
<br />--*--NLC Survey --m-City of South Bend
<br />19R9 1990 1991 1992 1493 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2nnn
<br />Expenditures
<br />26,554,814
<br />27,501,389
<br />28,629,086
<br />30,660,713
<br />31,457,753
<br />33,674,118
<br />36,687,741
<br />37,202,943
<br />39,520,965
<br />41,590,408
<br />44,099,293
<br />49,272,765
<br />Fund Balance Ending
<br />1,201,893
<br />896,381
<br />1,817,578
<br />2,887,166
<br />4,497,118
<br />5,704,761
<br />7,421,668
<br />9,336,058
<br />10,300,003
<br />13,245,430
<br />16,598,446
<br />17,079,187
<br />City of South Bend
<br />4.5%
<br />3.3%
<br />6.3%
<br />9.4%
<br />14.3%1
<br />16.9%
<br />20.2%
<br />25.1%
<br />26.1%
<br />31.8%
<br />37.6%
<br />37776
<br />NLC Survey
<br />15.0%
<br />12.7%
<br />11.6%
<br />11.0%
<br />12.0%1
<br />13.0%
<br />15.7%
<br />16.2%
<br />16.1%
<br />18.0%
<br />18.5%1
<br />18.3%
<br />2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
<br />Expenditures
<br />51,737,757
<br />53,830,400
<br />53,753,636
<br />57,673,701
<br />60,543,108
<br />69,784,968
<br />70,629,000
<br />64,704,735
<br />60,698,018
<br />69,844,321
<br />73,636,507
<br />74,038,026
<br />Fund Balance Ending
<br />18,087,891
<br />17,054,922
<br />20,506,027
<br />22,021,693
<br />28,744,194
<br />25,851,295
<br />23,760,753
<br />27,416,584
<br />24,618,455
<br />28,737,142
<br />27,931,216
<br />28,795,083
<br />City of South Bend
<br />35.0%
<br />31.7%
<br />38.1%
<br />38.2%
<br />47.5%1
<br />37.0%
<br />33.6%
<br />42.4%
<br />40.6%
<br />41.1%
<br />37.9%1
<br />38.9%
<br />NLC Survey
<br />19.6%
<br />19.1%
<br />19.1%
<br />21.6%
<br />24.0%1
<br />23.7%
<br />25.2%
<br />24.3%
<br />18.2%
<br />16.5%
<br />19.7%1
<br />21.5%
<br />Sources
<br />National League of Cities - City Fiscal Condition Survey. A national mail and email survey of finance officers in United States cities conducted during April to June, 2013. A total of
<br />1,140 cities were sent a survey with a total of 350 responses received.
<br />South Bend data obtained from review of Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports (CAFR) for the fiscal years ending December 31, 1989 through December 31, 2012.
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