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The City of Douglasville, Georgia’s finances at a glance — the adopted FY2026-27 budget alongside audited results for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. Every figure below is taken from the city’s own published documents, cited section by section.

Fiscal year: July 1 – June 30. This page is not published by the City of Douglasville.

Total budget, all funds

$78,416,483.03

Revenues = appropriations; the budget is balanced.

FY2026-27 Adopted

General Fund budget

$59,159,316.27

75.4% of the total adopted budget.

FY2026-27 Adopted

General Fund fund balance

$39,754,580

Of which unassigned $34,347,224 — about 65% of FY2025 General Fund expenditures.

Audited · June 30, 2025

Total governmental fund balances

$72,656,751

All governmental funds combined at fiscal year-end.

Audited · June 30, 2025

Total long-term liabilities

$88,013,395

Primary government, including pension and OPEB liabilities.

Audited · June 30, 2025

Bonded & lease debt only

$55,395,097

Debt only — excludes pension, OPEB, and compensated absences.

Audited · June 30, 2025

Total net position

$152,161,256

Government-wide net position, primary government.

Audited · June 30, 2025

Population

42,074

FY2025 estimate (see Population below — not a Census count). 2020 Census: 35,460.

ACFR FY2025

FY2026-27 Adopted Budget by Fund

Appropriations by fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026. The twelve funds sum exactly to the $78,416,483.03 total.

General Fund $59,159,316.27 · 75.4%
Enterprise Solid Waste Fund $8,945,366.55 · 11.4%
Public Safety Debt Service $3,137,963.00 · 4.0%
Hotel Motel Tax Fund $2,139,362.74 · 2.7%
Multiple Grant Fund $1,899,734.00 · 2.4%
Hotel/Motel Tax Fund (CVB) $1,677,997.00 · 2.1%
Dville Public Purpose Co $545,321.00 · 0.7%
Rental Car $279,809.47 · 0.4%
Confiscated Asset Fund $215,000.00 · 0.3%
City of Douglasville Dev. Authority $207,313.00 · 0.3%
OPEB $159,300.00 · 0.2%
Confiscated Asset – Fed $50,000.00 · 0.1%
Total, all funds $78,416,483.03

Source: FY2026-2027 Adopted Budget, City of Douglasville — adopted by ordinance at the May 18, 2026 Council special meeting (Item #26-144).

Adopted Budget Trend

Adopted totals for the last three fiscal years. The FY2026-27 all-funds budget is up about 9.5% over FY2025-26, with the General Fund up about 9.0%.

All funds General Fund
$70.8M $51.5M FY2024-25 $71.6M $54.3M FY2025-26 $78.4M $59.2M FY2026-27
Fiscal yearAll fundsGeneral Fund
FY2024-25$70,794,377$51,459,078
FY2025-26$71,609,029.57$54,271,179.00
FY2026-27$78,416,483.03$59,159,316.27

Source: FY2026-2027 Adopted Budget, City of Douglasville (adopted-budget comparison figures for prior years as reported in the FY2026-27 document).

Governmental Fund Balances

Audited fund balances at June 30, 2025. The General Fund ended the year with $39,754,580 — of which $34,347,224 is unassigned, roughly 65% of FY2025 General Fund expenditures.

General Fund $39,754,580 · 54.7%
Nonmajor Governmental Funds $21,424,635 · 29.5%
SPLOST 2022 Fund $11,477,536 · 15.8%
American Rescue Plan Fund $0
Jessie Davis Park Capital Project Fund $0
Total governmental fund balances $72,656,751

Source: Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025 (auditor: Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC) — governmental funds Balance Sheet.

Long-Term Liabilities & Debt

Audited at June 30, 2025. Total long-term liabilities of the primary government were $88,013,395. Bonded and lease debt alone — excluding pension, OPEB, and compensated absences — was $55,395,097: general obligation bonds $30,087,172, revenue bonds $24,879,088, leases $59,740, and subscriptions $369,097. Total net position was $152,161,256.

Bonds payable $50,948,306 · 57.9%
Net OPEB liability $18,885,622 · 21.5%
Net pension liability $10,409,716 · 11.8%
Bond premium $4,025,148 · 4.6%
Compensated absences $3,322,960 · 3.8%
Subscription liabilities $369,097 · 0.4%
Lease liabilities $59,740 · 0.1%
Bond discount −$7,194
Total long-term liabilities $88,013,395

Source: Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025 (auditor: Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC) — long-term liability composition and statistical section.

Population

Two figures appear in the city’s FY2025 ACFR, measured differently. They are shown side by side because they are not interchangeable.

42,074

FY2025 estimate

From the ACFR’s statistical section. The ACFR notes that current-year Census data was unavailable, so estimates were used. This is not a U.S. Census count.

35,460

2020 U.S. Census

The decennial census count, as cited in the same ACFR’s transmittal letter.

Source: Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025 — statistical section (estimate) and transmittal letter (2020 Census).

Notes & Disclosures

Documents: FY2026-2027 Adopted Budget (City of Douglasville) · Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025 (auditor: Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC).