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City of Paris January 2020 Financial Report Comments Net to Date Comparison of Revenues: 1. The operations and maintenance property tax and related collections are 1.00% less than this time last year. Current tax collections are 80.25% of the tax levy vs. 79.42% last year. 2. Sales taxes are up 5.32% from last year. 3. Hotel occupancy taxes are up 20.73% from last year. This increase reflects the 2% increase in the tax rate that went into effect 7-1-2019. The 2% increase will be transferred to an I&S Fund to pay for the 2020 Certificates of Obligation issued to renovate the civic center. This will normalize the year to year comparison of hotel tax revenues. 4. Franchise fees are down 0.76% compared to last year ($8,061). 5. Permit fees are up 57.13% from last year. This amounts to only $28,574 and is due to new commercial construction. 6. Municipal Court fines and related fees are 10.27% ($9,878) 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 up 18.25% caused by interest revenue, lease payments, and grant reimbursements. 8. Sanitation fees are down 12.71% compared to 2019 collections. This is only $14,035 and was expected with more of these fees going directly to the Sanitation Fund in this budget. 9. EMS fees are up 9.49% compared to last year. 10. Total General Fund revenues are 2.31 % more than last year. General Fund revenues equal 50.21% of the budget with the City being 33.33% through the budget year. 11. Total General Fund expenditures are up 9.48% ($686,881) compared to last year. General Fund expenditures to date equal 33.58% of budget with the City being 33.33% through the budget year. 12. Sewer revenue is up 0.57% ($111,744). 13. Water revenue is up 0.21% ($5,465). 14. Total Water & Sewer revenues, ignoring transfers and adjustments, are 2.33% above last year. 15. Total Water & Sewer expenses are 10.31% below last year at this point and represent 20.10% of the total budget (33.82% adjusted for debt payments)while the City is 33.33% through the budget year, Departmental Expenditure Summary: At this point the City is four 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 ten departments whose expenditures are over 33.33%.