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City of Lynden General Fund (Current Expense)

City of Lynden 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 Lynden 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.
Sep 16, 2025
Whatcom County faces a significant structural budget deficit that threatens service delivery and financial stability. Deputy Executive Aly Panucci presented the Executive's preliminary recommendations for the 2025-2026 ...
Sep 09, 2025
The Finance and Administrative Services Committee processed a substantial agenda including 18 consent items, a quarterly financial presentation, and contentious discussions about Economic Development Investment (EDI) ...

Methodology note

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

Sources: City of Lynden 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.