City Resources

Updated General Purpose Debt Vote Thresholds

Below is a link for to the Department of Management's update of general purpose debt voting thresholds.  The city/county amounts have been updated using the CPI for urban consumers as of 01/02/2026.

General Debt Vote Threshold Update January 2026

This page provides information and resources for cities for submitting and amending their budgets, and providing other financial reports as required.

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Online Applications

Interactive Budget Report

City Budget Explorer

The explorer is an interactive budget providing line item detail for revenue and expenses associated with city budgets.

Access the city budget explorer
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Forms & Templates

Click the links below to download the form or template.

 

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City Budget Tutorial

This series of videos serves as a tutorial for city officials on the city budget process in the State of Iowa online budget system. Watch the full budget tutorial series.

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City Annual Financial Report (AFR) Tutorial

This video series is an overview of the process for submitting a City AFR to the State of Iowa. Areas covered will be navigation of the online system, filling in the revenues & expenditures pages, completing the Other P10 page, and submitting the AFR. This series is aimed at city staff members responsible for filing the AFR yearly with the State of Iowa.

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Access Tutorial Slides

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Debt Database Training

This video is an overview of the process for entering and maintaining debt schedules in the DOM debt database system. Areas covered will be navigation of the online system, entering general information about the debt, completing entry of a debt schedule, and bring the data to the AFR and budget forms. This video is aimed at city staff members responsible for filing the AFR and budget forms yearly with the State of Iowa.

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City Data

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Frequently Asked Questions

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