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City of Paris <br />March 2018 Financial Report Comments <br />Net to Late Comparison of Revenues: <br />L The operations and maintenance property tax and related collections are 7,06% more than this <br />time last year. Current tax collections are 96.15% of the tax levy vs. 95.12% last year. <br />2. Sales taxes are down 2,10% from last year. <br />3. Hotel occupancy taxes are up 2.67% from last year. All hotels are current on their taxes. <br />4. Franchise fees are down 2.52% compared to last year. <br />5. Permit fees are up 47.66% from last year. This amounts $35,941. <br />6. Municipal Court fines and related fees are 10,161 below last year's collections.. <br />7, Other revenue includes leases, iinterest, copy fees, birth & death certificates, library fees, mixed <br />beverage tax, and other minor revenues. This revenue is down $9.74% compared to last year. <br />8. Sanitation fees are down 15,76%. This was expected with more of these fees going directly to <br />the Sanitation Fund in this year's budget. <br />9. EMS fees are up 5.06% compared to last year. <br />10. Total General Fund revenues, net of any transfers, are 2,631 above last year. General Fund <br />revenues equal 64.66% of the budget with the City being 50.00% through the budget year. <br />11. Total General Fund expenditures are down 3,82% compared to last year. General Fund <br />expenditures to date equal 47.26% of budget with the City being 5000% through the budget <br />year. <br />12. Sewer revenue is down 0.211 compared to last year, <br />13. Water revenue is down 20.631a compared to last year. This is due to the adjustment made for <br />the overcharge to LCWS. Otherwise revenue would be down 1,83%. <br />14. Total Water & Sewer revenues, ignoring transfers, are, 11.33% below last year. <br />15, Total Water & Sewer expenses are 6,87% above last year at this point and represent 35,01% of <br />the total budget (48.901 adjusted for debt payments) while the City is 50,00 % through the <br />budget year. <br />Departmental Expenditure Summary: <br />At this point the City is six months or 50.00% through the budget year. It is important to remember that <br />expenditures do not occur equally throughout the year. For example, capital expenditures and <br />association memberships are onetime expenditures that if made early in the fiscal year can produce a <br />distorted expenditure percentage. Within the General, Water & Sewer, and Sanitation Funds there are <br />five departments whose, expenditures are over 50.00 % <br />1. City Council -82,00%. The overage amounts to $26,089. This overage is due to the annual <br />insurance payment, election related expenses, updating ordinance book, replacing restrooms, <br />water heater, and building maintenance. <br />