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City of Paris <br />January 2023 Financial Report Comments <br />Net to Date Comparison of Revenues: <br />1. The operations and maintenance property tax and related collections reported are 1.94% more <br />than what was reported in 2022. Current tax collections this year are 84.51% of the tax levy vs. <br />83.67 % last year. <br />2. Sales taxes are up 13.07% from last year ($395,398). <br />3. Hotel occupancy taxes are down 11.58% compared to last year ($54,735). <br />4. Franchise fees are up 8.05% compared to last year ($81,282). <br />5. Permit fees are up 67.09% from last year ($71,466). This increase is primarily from new <br />commercial permits. <br />6. Municipal Court fines and related fees are up compared to last year increasing 22.19% <br />($15,533). <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 164.88% ($301,783). The bulk of <br />this increase comes from increased interest earnings and other revenue. <br />8. Sanitation fees are down by 22.54% when compared to 2021 collections ($21,943). This <br />decrease was planned in the current budget. More fees are going to the Sanitation Fund. <br />9. EMS fees are up 34.06% compared to last year ($328,786). <br />10. W&S Administration fees are flat compared to last year. This is in accordance with the <br />2022-23 Budget. <br />11. Total General Fund revenues are up 9.46% compared to last year. Sales taxes, property taxes, <br />interest earned, and EMS fees account for most of the increase. General Fund revenues equal <br />53.13% of the budget with the City being 33.33% through the budget year. <br />12. Total General Fund expenditures are up 5.11% ($430,612) compared to last year. General Fund <br />expenditures to date equal 32.08% of budget with the City being 33.33% through the budget <br />year. <br />13. Sewer revenue is up 10.02% ($282,181). <br />14. Water revenue is up 6.37% ($185,564). <br />15. Other revenue sources are down 22.40% ($45,165). <br />16. Total Water & Sewer revenues, ignoring transfers and adjustments, are 7.19% above last year <br />and represents 34.44% of the total budget with the City being 33.33% through the budget. <br />17. Total Water & Sewer expenses are 6.06% above last year at this point and represent 19.35% of <br />the total budget (42.06% adjusted for debt payments.) while the City is 33.3% through the <br />budget year. <br />