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City of Blaine General Fund (Current Expense)

City of Blaine General Fund (also called "Current Expense") is the city's primary operating fund. Funded by the City's regular property-tax levy under RCW 84.52.043 (statutory cap $3.375 per $1,000 of assessed value for ...

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About this fund

City of Blaine General Fund (also called "Current Expense") is the city's primary operating fund. Funded by the City's regular property-tax levy under RCW 84.52.043 (statutory cap $3.375 per $1,000 of assessed value for code cities) plus retail sales-tax distributions, utility taxes, and licenses/permits/fees.

Pays for police, parks, planning, administration, council operations, and other day-to-day general services.

Authorization

The legal basis for the fund.

RCW citation: RCW 35A (Optional Municipal Code); RCW 84.52.043

Multi-year balance ledger

Year-by-year revenue, spending, and ending balance from the city's budget and CAFRs.
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Where the money goes

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Revenue mix

Every documented inflow into this fund. By default the mix uses each source's most recent year (which means percentages mix years). Pick a single year to see strictly comparable percentages.
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Discussed in meetings

Real Briefings that mention this fund.
Apr 13, 2026
The Budget and Finance Committee received a comprehensive year-end financial review for 2025, revealing a city that narrowly avoided deficit spending through strategic revenue adjustments but faces mounting fiscal ...
Dec 04, 2025
The Whatcom County Planning Commission held a pivotal special meeting on December 4, 2025, focusing on two major urban growth area (UGA) proposals and beginning work on the comprehensive plan's land use chapter. The ...

Methodology note

Real Record tracks the City of Blaine General Fund. The "BLAINE — Current Expense" line on Whatcom County tax bills feeds this fund.

Sources: City of Blaine adopted budgets and Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports (CAFRs); Chart of Accounts; Real Briefings meeting coverage. Real Record renders the published fund data in plain language; we don't change the numbers. Where the source publishes a different classification than ours, both are shown.