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City of Paris March 2019 Financial Report Comments Net to Date Comparison of Revenues: 1. The operations and maintenance property tax and related collections are 2.04% more than this time last year. Current tax collections are 94.95% of the tax levy vs. 96.15% last year. 2. Sales taxes are up 1.37% from last year. 3. Hotel occupancy taxes are up 2.87% from last year. All hotels are current on their taxes. 4. Franchise fees are up 4.96% compared to last year. 5. Permit fees are down 34.56% from last year. This amounts to $38,490. 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 9.92% above last year's collections. This amounts to $15,398. 7. Other revenue includes leases, interest, copy fees, birth & death certificates, library fees, mixed beverage tax, and other minor revenues. This revenue is up 12.63% or $34,572. This comes mostly from collecting some delinquent lease payments and increase interest earnings. 8. Sanitation fees are down 4.93% compared to 2018 collections. This is only $8,595 and was expected with more of these fees going directly to the Sanitation Fund in this budget. 9. EMS fees are up 10.17% compared to last year. 10. Total General Fund revenues, net of any transfers, are 2.87% above last year. General Fund revenues equal 66.32% of the budget with the City being 50.00% through the budget year. 11. Total General Fund expenditures are up 2.76% compared to last year. General Fund expenditures to date equal 47.29% of budget with the City being 50.00% through the budget year. 12. Sewer revenue is up 3.37%. 13. Water revenue is "up" 17.54%, but that is due to the credit issued Lamar County Water Supply in March of last year. Without that adjustment, water revenue would have been down 4.69%. November 2018 was the final month to be affected by the LCWS adjustment. 14. Total Water & Sewer revenues, ignoring transfers, are 10.36% above last year. Again, this is due to the LCWS adjustment. Without that adjustment total revenues would have been down 1.11%. 15. Total Water & Sewer expenses are 5.06% below last year at this point and represent 32.35% of the total budget (46.12% 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 six departments whose expenditures are over 50.00%.