Overview
Coldwater’s reporting entity took in $1,924,603 and spent $1,778,012 in 2024, adding $146,591 to end at $1,460,419 unencumbered ($1,472,734 cash). The General Fund spent $1,057,060 against a $1,173,937 certified budget — $116,877 under budget — and closed at $410,081 unencumbered. The city is governed by a mayor and five-member council, and its reporting entity includes the Coldwater Public Building Commission, formed in 2011 to build the swimming pool.
Source: City of Coldwater 2024 financial statement, summary statement.
At a glance — audited 2024
Source: City of Coldwater 2024 financial statement, summary statement and Note 12.
Funds — audited 2024
Reporting-entity walk (excluding agency funds): beginning unencumbered cash $1,313,828 + receipts $1,924,603 − expenditures $1,778,012 = ending unencumbered cash $1,460,419; plus encumbrances and accounts payable $12,315 = ending cash $1,472,734. The primary government alone accounts for $1,817,994 of receipts and $1,671,404 of expenditures; the Public Building Commission pool funds add $106,609 of receipts and $106,608 of expenditures.
| Fund | Receipts | Expenditures | Ending unencumbered |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | $1,078,676 | $1,057,060 | $410,081 |
| 1% Sales Tax | $186,722 | $226,418 | $318,014 |
| Water Utility | $298,469 | $164,798 | $335,133 |
| Refuse Utility | $139,492 | $134,725 | $24,002 |
| Sewer Utility | $71,162 | $50,606 | $89,050 |
| TOTAL — reporting entity | $1,924,603 | $1,778,012 | $1,460,419 |
General Fund walk: $388,465 + $1,078,676 − $1,057,060 = $410,081; plus $11,911 of encumbrances and accounts payable = $421,992 cash.
Source: City of Coldwater 2024 financial statement, summary statement and Schedule 1.
Debt — audited 2024
City finance leases total $833,399 at December 31, 2024, after $109,291 of payments; interest paid was $33,714. The largest is the Coldwater Public Building Commission swimming-pool facility lease ($725,000), which is the city-side payment stream for the Commission’s Series 2018 refunding bonds ($725,000, also outstanding).
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| CPBC swimming-pool facility lease | $725,000 |
| 2022 Bobcat skid-steer lease | $60,132 |
| 2023 Dodge Durango lease | $37,013 |
| 2020 Chevrolet Silverado lease | $7,376 |
| Grasshopper mower lease | $3,878 |
| Total city finance leases | $833,399 |
Disclosure — do not double-count: the statement’s “Total Contractual Indebtedness” of $1,558,399 adds the city’s $833,399 of leases to the Commission’s $725,000 bond, but the pool lease and the pool bond are two sides of the same pool financing — the lease payments service the bond. The economic pool obligation is $725,000, counted once. The city’s other equipment leases total $108,399.
Source: City of Coldwater 2024 financial statement, Note 12.
Sources & notes
- Source used: City of Coldwater, Kansas, financial statement for the year ended December 31, 2024 (final version) Read the source document.
- Sum checks: $1,313,828 + $1,924,603 − $1,778,012 = $1,460,419, plus $12,315 = $1,472,734; General Fund $388,465 + $1,078,676 − $1,057,060 = $410,081; leases $942,690 − $109,291 = $833,399.
- Basis flag: dated basis (2024 final audit). A 2025 draft audit also exists but the 2024 final is cited, per the queue record.
- Identity: this is Coldwater, Kansas, county seat of Comanche County.
- Jurisdiction palette: no verified palette was on file for this jurisdiction, so this page uses the neutral Hometown Numbers dark-glass theme rather than a jurisdiction color.