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City of Paris <br />February 2023 Financial Report Comments <br />Net to Date Comparison of Revenues: <br />1. The operations and maintenance property tax and related collections reported are 0.18% less <br />than what was reported in 2022. Current tax collections this year are 93.40% of the tax levy vs. <br />94.54 % last year. <br />2. Sales taxes are up 12.93% from last year ($509,495). <br />3. Hotel occupancy taxes are up 5.74% compared to last year ($23,177). <br />4. Franchise fees are up 11.21% compared to last year ($145,429). This increase is due to a larger <br />Atmos Gas payment. <br />5. Permit fees are up 49.65% from last year ($67,395). This increase is primarily from new <br />commercial permits. <br />6. Municipal Court fines and related fees are up compared to last year increasing 26.36% <br />($25,402). <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 62.79% ($195,271). The bulk of this <br />increase comes from increased interest earnings. <br />8. Sanitation fees are down by 24.08% when compared to 2022 collections ($29,285). This <br />decrease was planned in the current budget. More fees are going to the Sanitation Fund. <br />9. EMS fees are up 41.55% compared to last year ($491,154). <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 8.95% 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 />63.10% of the budget with the City being 41.66% through the budget year. <br />12. Total General Fund expenditures are up 8.37% ($857,336) compared to last year. General Fund <br />expenditures to date equal 40.20% of budget with the City being 41.66% through the budget <br />year. <br />13. Sewer revenue is up 11.48% ($393,360). <br />14. Water revenue is up 4.68% ($167,264). <br />15. Other revenue sources are down 9.79% ($25,084). <br />16. Total Water & Sewer revenues, ignoring transfers and adjustments, are 7.38% above last year <br />and represents 31.64% of the total budget with the City being 41.66% through the budget year. <br />17. Total Water & Sewer expenses are 8.30% above last year at this point and represent 24.12% of <br />the total budget (46.83% adjusted for debt payments.) while the City is 41.66% through the <br />budget year. <br />