Research

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of annual and supplemental debt statements of municipalities (cities, counties, towns, and villages), fire districts and school districts. Each debt statement for municipalities contains the following information: debt limit, total indebtedness, net debt-contracting margin, percentage of debt-contracting power exhausted, proposed bond issue, statement of total debt and including average full valuation, inclusions, gross joint indebtedness, and exclusions. The debt statement for fire districts lists the following data: full valuation of real property subject to taxation by fire district, debt limit, statement of total debt including inclusions and exclusions, total net indebtedness, percentage of debt-contracting power exhausted, debt statement summary, consent to exceed debt limit, transition provisions, and interim sales.

The debt statement for school districts contains the following data: bonded indebtedness, proposal issue, exclusion net indebtedness, full valuation of real property subject to taxation by school districts, bonded debt limit, debt-contacting margin, and consent to exceed debt limit.