Overview
In FY2027 the borough’s General Fund is adopted at $14,176,368 in revenues and $14,171,706 in expenditures, a surplus of just $4,662 — the budget is essentially balanced. Property taxes ($5,092,901) and sales taxes ($4,622,141) together supply $9,715,042, about two-thirds of General Fund revenue. Community services ($3,341,300) is the largest General Fund spending line, ahead of police/jail ($2,445,393) and public works ($1,795,199); support to the Petersburg School District is included in General Fund expenditures, as the adopting ordinance states. Beyond the General Fund, the adopted ordinance budgets the enterprise funds — electric, water, wastewater, sanitation, harbor, elderly housing and assisted living — plus the motor pool and debt service funds; the harbor fund’s adopted expenditures of $6,320,035 against revenues of $2,221,545 are the largest enterprise gap in the adopted book. Cash balances for all borough funds at June 30, 2025 were $39,750,248.63.
At a glance
Revenue
General Fund revenue lines re-add exactly to $14,176,368. Property taxes and sales taxes together are $9,715,042 of the total.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Property tax | $5,092,901 |
| Sales taxes | $4,622,141 |
| State shared revenue | $1,026,838 |
| General Fund overhead (from enterprise funds) | $834,373 |
| Interfund transfers | $730,895 |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $573,000 |
| State charges for services | $399,022 |
| Charges for services | $297,700 |
| Tobacco tax | $270,000 |
| State grants for operating expenses | $150,000 |
| Federal grants | $126,998 |
| Licenses & permits | $45,100 |
| Proceeds of general fixed assets | $5,000 |
| Fines & forfeits | $2,400 |
| Total adopted General Fund revenues | $14,176,368 |
Spending
General Fund spending lines re-add exactly to the adopted subtotal of $13,696,706; with transfers out of $475,000, total adopted General Fund expenditures are $14,171,706.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Community services | $3,341,300 |
| Police / SEACAD / jail | $2,445,393 |
| Public works | $1,795,199 |
| Parks & recreation | $1,539,560 |
| Finance | $906,070 |
| Fire / EMS | $923,997 |
| Non-departmental | $619,528 |
| Library | $600,909 |
| Community development | $561,513 |
| Administration | $506,053 |
| Assembly | $156,064 |
| Attorney | $150,000 |
| Information technology | $146,120 |
| Contingency | $5,000 |
| Subtotal, adopted General Fund spending | $13,696,706 |
Transfers out: $475,000. Total adopted General Fund expenditures: $14,171,706. Check: $13,696,706 + $475,000 = $14,171,706; $14,176,368 − $14,171,706 = $4,662.
| Fund (adopted, Ordinance #2026-09) | Revenues | Expenditures |
|---|---|---|
| General Fund | $14,176,368 | $14,171,706 |
| Electric Fund | $7,946,389 | $8,950,397 |
| Water Fund | $1,247,220 | $2,056,871 |
| Wastewater Fund | $1,593,290 | $1,935,836 |
| Sanitation Fund | $1,703,393 | $2,107,133 |
| Harbor Fund | $2,221,545 | $6,320,035 |
| Elderly Housing Fund | $559,756 | $505,287 |
| Assisted Living Fund | $2,265,889 | $2,185,200 |
| Motor Pool Fund | $1,607,389 | $1,805,200 |
| Debt Service Fund | $447,375 | $447,375 |
All-fund figures are the adopted amounts in Ordinance #2026-09 itself, which match the adopted book’s General Fund totals above.
Sources & notes
- Sources used: Petersburg Borough Adopted Annual Budget, Fiscal Year 2027 (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), General Fund summary Read the adopted budget book; adoption confirmed in the Borough Assembly Regular Meeting minutes of June 1, 2026 (Ordinance #2026-09, third reading, unanimous roll call vote) and in Ordinance #2026-09 itself (General Fund $14,176,368 revenues / $14,171,706 expenditures).
- Sum checks: General Fund revenues $5,092,901 + $4,622,141 + $1,026,838 + $834,373 + $730,895 + $573,000 + $399,022 + $297,700 + $270,000 + $150,000 + $126,998 + $45,100 + $5,000 + $2,400 = $14,176,368; General Fund spending $3,341,300 + $2,445,393 + $1,795,199 + $1,539,560 + $906,070 + $923,997 + $619,528 + $600,909 + $561,513 + $506,053 + $156,064 + $150,000 + $146,120 + $5,000 = $13,696,706; $13,696,706 + $475,000 transfers out = $14,171,706; $14,176,368 − $14,171,706 = $4,662.
- Scope disclosures: these are adopted budget figures, not audited actuals. Support to the Petersburg School District is included in General Fund expenditures, per Ordinance #2026-09. The book’s budget calendar listed a third reading on June 1, 2026; the June 1, 2026 minutes confirm that third-reading approval, so the book is built as adopted — not on its title alone.
- Identity: this is the Petersburg Borough, Alaska, a single consolidated unit (former City of Petersburg dissolved 2013). Kupreanof is a separate incorporated city inside the borough, not the seat, and no Kupreanof file is included.
- Jurisdiction palette: no verified palette was on file for this jurisdiction — no government-specific theme color or seal palette could be confirmed from the official site through the routes available in this pass (several Alaska government sites use platform templates whose stock palettes are rejected under the family spec) — so this page uses the neutral Hometown Numbers dark-glass theme rather than an invented color.
- Photo: none. No freely-licensed photo with a confirmed license name and photographer could be verified and normalized for this jurisdiction in this pass, so this page ships without a hero photo rather than with a substitute image.