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City of Paris <br />August 2022 Financial Report Comments <br />Net to Date Comparison of Revenues: <br />1. The operations and maintenance property tax and related collections reported are 3.52% more <br />than what was reported in 2021. Current tax collections this year are 97.83% of the tax levy vs. <br />97.17% last year. <br />2. Sales taxes are up 1.34% from last year ($114,505). <br />3. Hotel occupancy taxes are down 0.93% compared to last year ($7,917). <br />4. Franchise fees are up 9.20% compared to last year ($261,244). <br />5. Permit fees are up 59.00% from last year ($104,426). Both new residential and new commercial <br />permits are up significantly. <br />6. Municipal Court fines and related fees are down 1.40% compared to last year ($3,049). <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 8.03% ($69,873). <br />8. Sanitation fees are flat when compared to 2021 collections being down only $898. <br />9. EMS fees are up 3.83% compared to last year ($116,578). <br />10. W&S Administration fees are up 26.07% over last year ($227,530). This is in accordance with the <br />2021-22 Budget. <br />11. Total General Fund revenues are 4.54% more than last year ($1,163,030). This mainly due to <br />property tax collections and franchise revenue. General Fund revenues equal 104.69% of the <br />budget with the City being 91.66% through the budget year. <br />12. Total General Fund expenditures look like they are up 18.28% ($3,940,208) compared to last <br />year. However, this expenditure number includes the $2,500,000 loan that the City gave to <br />PEDC. If the loan is backed out of the expenditure totals, the increase would be 6.68% <br />($1,440,208). General Fund expenditures to date equal 98.36% of budget (88.71% when <br />adjusted for the PEDC loan.) The City is 91.66% through the budget year. <br />13. Sewer revenue is up 18.68% ($1,227,193). This reflects the gradually increasing rates that the <br />City Council has approved to fund the new wastewater plant. <br />14. Water revenue is up 6.76% ($517,521). <br />15. Other revenue sources are down 13.22% ($82,191). <br />16. Total Water & Sewer revenues, ignoring transfers and adjustments, are 11.20% above last year <br />and represents 99.40% of the total budget. <br />17. Total Water & Sewer expenses are 0.54% below last year at this point and represent 56.77% of <br />the total budget (83.55% adjusted for debt payments to date.) while the City is 91.66 % through <br />the budget year. <br />