Fiscal Health Score

Michigan Department of Treasury

Fiscal Indicator Scores

From the MI Department of Treasury Website: The fiscal indicator scores are intended to provide state officials, local officials, and the general public with objective, measurable, and straightforward information concerning the degree of, or absence of, fiscal health in units of local government.

Fiscal Scoring Process

Key factors from nine categories are analyzed and assigned points. They include, but are not limited to:

  1. Population growth
  2. Real taxable value growth
  3. Large real taxable value decrease
  4. General fund expenditures as a percent of taxable valuation
  5. General fund operating deficits
  6. Prior general fund operating deficits
  7. Size of general fund balance
  8. Fund deficits in current or previous years
  9. General long-term debt as a percent of taxable value

Fiscal Health Score Significance

CategoryPoints from ScaleState Action
Fiscally Neutral0 to 4No State Action Needed
Fiscal Watch5 to 7Unit of local government is notified of its relatively high score and is placed on a watch list for the current and following year.
Fiscal Stress8 to 10Unit of local government is notified of its relatively high score and is placed on a watch list for the current and following year.


Fiscal Health History

View past Fiscal Health Scores in the Archive Center.