Civic Guide

O’Fallon, Illinois

O’Fallon Explained

Understand your community. Follow the facts.


Your town. Your taxes. Your decisions.

O’Fallon Explained is an independent, nonpartisan Civic Guide research pilot. Explore source-linked explanations of property taxes, city spending, schools, council decisions, city projects, and how local government works. This first release covers selected historical records. Findings are dated and updated as additional records are independently verified. The City of O’Fallon does not operate or endorse this project.

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Audited financial statements

City Spending

Compare what the city’s General Fund received and spent over two fiscal years.

General Fund revenue and spending rose in FY2025

O’Fallon reported $34.35 million in revenue and $23.21 million in expenditures for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025. Compared with FY2024, revenue rose 8.9% and expenditures rose 6.3%. Revenue exceeded expenditures by $11.14 million before transfers and other financing items.

General Fund actuals. Each fiscal year ended April 30.
MeasureFY2024FY2025Change
Revenue$31,538,031$34,346,347+$2,808,316
Expenditures$21,845,232$23,210,809+$1,365,577
Revenue less expenditures$9,692,799$11,135,538+$1,442,739
Where these figures come from

City of O’Fallon financial audits, General Fund actuals on the governmental-fund reporting basis. The last row is revenue minus expenditures before transfers and other financing items. The change is FY2025 minus FY2024. The percent change divides that change by FY2024. Figures were checked against the supplemental General Fund actual schedules.

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Official council records

Council Decisions

The original budget case study was verified as of .

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Adopted

FY2026 city budget · Ordinance 4318

The budget set spending limits for the fiscal year from May 1, 2025 through April 30, 2026. The city’s audited financial statements report what was spent.

  1. First readingThe council considered the budget proposal. The draft minutes record the first-reading motion.
  2. Final passage and mayoral approvalThe City Council passed the ordinance with 13 in favor, zero against and one member absent. The mayor approved it the same day.
Read the official records

The enacted ordinance and clerk’s affidavit substantiate final passage. The April 21 approved minutes were unavailable for this review.

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