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City of Paris <br />May 2020 Financial Report Comments <br />Net to Date Comparison of Revenues: <br />1. The operations and maintenance property tax and related collections are 2.87% less than this <br />time last year ($213,182). This decrease is due to lower current and delinquent tax collections to <br />date plus the lower penalty & interest collected on the delinquent taxes. Current tax collections <br />are 96.03% of the tax levy vs. 96.65% last year. <br />2. Sales taxes are up 4.28% from last year ($209,444.92). <br />3. Hotel occupancy taxes are down 1.82% compared to last year. <br />4. Franchise fees are down 1.64% compared to last year ($35,277). <br />5. Permit fees are down 29.58% from last year. This amounts to $66,202. May 2019 had unusually <br />large dollar permits issued. <br />6. Municipal Court fines and related fees are 22.83% ($51,596) 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 up 49.33% ($196,891) caused by HHS <br />Stimulus payment, increased T -Mobile lease payments, hanger rentals, event center lease, fuel <br />flowage fees, and credit card fees. <br />8. Sanitation fees are down 11.19% compared to 2019 collections. This is only $24,717 and was <br />expected with more of these fees going directly to the Sanitation Fund in this budget. <br />9. EMS fees are up 3.77% compared to last year. <br />10. Total General Fund revenues are 0.44 % more than last year. General Fund revenues equal <br />79.18% of the budget with the City being 66.66% through the budget year. <br />11. Total General Fund expenditures are up 2.14% ($317,985) compared to last year. General Fund <br />expenditures to date equal 64.08% of budget with the City being 66.66% through the budget <br />year. <br />12. Sewer revenue is up 7.72% ($298,858). <br />13. Water revenue is up 3.14% ($150,636). <br />14. Other revenue sources are down 19.37% ($74,761). This decrease caused by increased charge <br />offs and lower interest rates. <br />15. Total Water & Sewer revenues, ignoring transfers and adjustments, are 4.14% above last year. <br />16. Total Water & Sewer expenses are 5.59% below last year at this point and represent 41.87% of <br />the total budget (55.59% adjusted for debt payments)while the City is 66.66% through the <br />budget year. <br />