07 - MARCH 2017 FINANCIAL REPORT

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City of Paris March 2017 Financial Report Comments Net to Date Comparison of Revenues: 1. The operations and maintenance property tax and related collections are 3.51% more than this time last year. Current tax collections are at 95.12% vs. 95.09% at this time last year. 2. Sales taxes are up 7.15% from last year. February collections included a onetime net audit collection of $126,245.49. $105,204.58 of this went to the general fund and $21,040.91 to PEDC. 3. Hotel occupancy taxes are down 1.02% from last year. All hotels are current on their taxes. 4. Franchise fees are up 1.55% compared to last year. 5. Permit fees are up 15.71 %. The largest area of increase has been in new commercial permits. 6. Municipal Court fines are 2.97% below last year's collections. 7. Other revenue includes leases, interest, copy fees, birth & death certificates, library fees, mixed beverage tax, and other minor revenues. This revenue is up 34.54 %. 8. EMS fees are up 5.72% compared to last year. 9. Total General Fund revenues are 4.56% above last year. General Fund revenues equal 66.16% of the budget with the City being 50.00% through the budget year. 10. Total General Fund expenditures are up 0.96% compared to last year. General Fund expenditures to date equal 50.44% of budget with the City being 50.00% through the budget year. 11. Sewer revenue is flat compared to last year being up only 0.40 %. 12. Water revenue is flat being up 0.25% compared to last year. 13. Total Water & Sewer revenues, ignoring transfers, are 0.42% above last year. 14. Total Water & Sewer expenses are 3.87% below last year at this point and represent 34.07% of the total budget (45.05% adjusted for debt payments) while the City is 50.00% through the budget year. Departmental Expenditure Summary: At this point the City is six months or 50.00% through the budget year. It is important to remember that expenditures do not occur equally throughout the year. For example, capital expenditures and association memberships are one time expenditures that if made early in the fiscal year can produce a distorted expenditure percentage. Within the General , Water & Sewer, and Sanitation Funds there are ten departments whose expenditures are over 50.00 %. 1. City Council- 64.64 %. The overage amounts to $11,190. This overage is due to making the annual payments for general liability insurance and electrical repairs to the building. 2. Finance - 50.40 %. The overage amounts to $1,723.88 and is due to the annual insurance payment and software maintenance. 3. Police- 53.91 %. The overage amounts to $239,027 and is due to the annual payment for general liability insurance, uniforms, supplies, emergency notification service, phones, vehicle maintenance, and confidential funds.