CITY OF SHARON Budget numbers Major revenue and spending items for 2004, with last year's numbers in parentheses:

REVENUE
Real estate taxes: $4,098,260 ($4,760,000).
Wage taxes: $1,120,000 ($1,105,000).
Cable TV franchise: $168,000 ($135,000).
Grants and gifts: $197,600 ($136,600).
Departmental earnings: $380,000 ($382,500).
Treasurer's office reimbursement from school and county: $187,000 ($160,000).
Beginning cash balance: $75,000 (Negative $169,261).
SPENDING
POLICE: $1,688,064 ($1,671,352).
Fire: $906,287 ($858,407).
Debt service: $2,044,562 ($2,050,544).
Life and health insurance: $1,528,419 ($1,209,937).
Street department: $271,942 ($214,694).
Electric and lighting: $363,000 ($358,000).
Insurances: $364,882 ($363,805).