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City of Paris <br />June 2018 Financial Report Comments <br />Net to Date Comparison of Revenues: <br />1. The operations and maintenance property tax and related collections are 5.49% more than this <br />time last year. Current tax collections are 97.55% of the tax levy vs. 97.71% last year. <br />2. Sales taxes are down 0.59% from last year. This amounts to $32,275. <br />3. Hotel occupancy taxes are down 1.53% from last year. All hotels are current on their taxes. <br />4. Franchise fees are up 0.55% compared to last year. <br />5. Permit fees are up 30.38% from last year. This amounts $37,403. <br />6. Municipal Court fines and related fees are 3.45% below last year's collections. <br />7. Other revenue includes leases, interest, copy fees, birth & death certificates, library fees, mixed <br />beverage tax, and other minor revenues. This revenue is up 1.33% compared to last year. <br />8. Sanitation fees are down 15.81%. 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 5.58% compared to last year. <br />10. Total General Fund revenues, net of any transfers, are 2.44% above last year. General Fund <br />revenues equal 83.44% of the budget with the City being 75.00% through the budget year. <br />11. Total General Fund expenditures are down 1.58% compared to last year. General Fund <br />expenditures to date equal 70.58% of budget with the City being 75.00% through the budget <br />year. <br />12. Sewer revenue is down 0.93% compared to last year. <br />13. Water revenue is down 15.48% compared to last year. This is due to the adjustment made for <br />the overcharge to LCWS. Otherwise revenue would be down 3.07%. <br />14. Total Water & Sewer revenues, ignoring transfers, are 8.93% below last year. <br />15. Total Water & Sewer expenses are 4.27% above last year at this point and represent 51.58% of <br />the total budget (76.93% adjusted for debt payments) while the City is 75.00% through the <br />budget year. <br />Departmental Expenditure Summary: <br />At this point the City is nine months or 75.00% through the budget year. It is important to remember <br />that 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 />six departments whose expenditures are over 75.00%. <br />1. City Council -108.03%. The overage amounts to $26,934.47. This overage is due to election <br />related expenses, updating ordinance book, replacing restrooms' water heater, and building <br />maintenance. <br />