Written by According to the auditor of state, the general fund is the operating fund of the city of Marion and is used to account for all financial resources except those required to be accounted for in another fund. The general fund is available to the city of Marion for any purpose provided it is expended or transferred according to the general laws of Ohio.
Looking at the city’s general fund, we’ve compiled a side-by-side comparison of the actual budget expenditures from 2024, the amended budget expenditures for 2025 (what the city budgeted for the year, but not the actual amount it spent), the original proposed budget expenditures for 2026, and the revised (proposed) 2026 budget expenditures.
The revised (proposed) 2026 budget expenditures reflect the administration’s recent target of 10% departmental cuts and overall balancing of the budget.
 Actual expenditures for 2025 have not been finalized, since we’re still in 2025.Â
In the second-to-the-right column, we’ve compared the 2024 actual expenditures with the 2026 revised expenditures, and then we show the percentage of change from 2024 to 2026.Â
In the far-right column, we then show the percentage change between the 2025 amended budget expenditures and the revised (proposed) 2026 expenditures.Â
From a dollar amount figure, the largest cuts are in the “Transfers Out” fund, which accounts for all money from the city’s general fund that is transferred to Marion Area Transit, the Health Department, the Aquatics Center, the Police Department, Dispatch, the Fire Department, and the city’s Central Garage.Â
Each of these has its own separate fund and typically only receive transfers from the general fund when they exceed their own budgets.