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City of Paris January 2019 Financial Report Comments Net to Date Comparison of Revenues: 1. The operations and maintenance property tax and related collections are 0.19% less than this time last year. Current tax collections are 79.42% of the tax levy vs. 81.95% last year. 2. Sales taxes are up only 0.10% from last year. 3. Hotel occupancy taxes are up 6.69% from last year. All hotels are current on their taxes except America's Best Value Inn. The previous owner owes us for part of the 4th quarter tax. 4. Franchise fees are up 7.20% compared to last year. 5. Permit fees are down 35.09% from last year. This amounts to $27,040. There were several large new construction permits issued last year that were above our usual activity level. 6. Municipal Court fines and related fees are 28.73% above last year's collections. This amounts to $21,466. 7. Other revenue includes leases, interest, copy fees, birth & death certificates, library fees, mixed beverage tax, and other minor revenues. This revenue is up 45.59% or $70,721. This comes mostly from collecting some delinquent lease payments and increase interest earnings. 8. Sanitation fees are down 5.21% compared to 2017 collections. This is only $6,071 and was expected with more of these fees going directly to the Sanitation Fund in this budget. 9. EMS fees are up 11.40% compared to last year. 10. Total General Fund revenues, net of any transfers, are 2.21% above last year. General Fund revenues equal 49.04% of the budget with the City being 33.33% through the budget year. 11. Total General Fund expenditures are up 2.52% compared to last year. General Fund expenditures to date equal 30.58% of budget with the City being 33.33% through the budget year. 12. Sewer revenue is up 6.29%. 13. Water revenue is down 3.31%, but is adversely affected by the billing adjustment to Lamar County Water Supply. Without that adjustment, water revenue would have been up 1.99%. November 2018 was the final month to be affected by the LCWS adjustment. 14. Total Water & Sewer revenues, ignoring transfers, are 0.63% above last year. 15. Total Water & Sewer expenses are 0.25% above last year at this point and represent 22.50% of the total budget (36.27% adjusted for debt payments)while the City is 33.33% through the budget year. Departmental Expenditure Summary: At this point the City is three months or 33.33% 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 five departments whose expenditures are over 33.33%.