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City of Paris <br />April 2023 Financial Report Comments. <br />Net to Date Comparison of Revenues: <br />1. The operations and maintenance property tax and related collections reported are 0.82% less <br />than what was reported in 2022. Current tax collections this year are 96.13% of the tax levy vs. <br />96.53 % last year. <br />2. Sales taxes are up 11.63% from last year ($620,867). <br />3. Hotel occupancy taxes are up 3.75% compared to last year ($25,593). <br />4. Franchise fees are up 9.42% compared to last year ($177,097). This increase is due to a larger <br />Atmos Gas payment. <br />5. Permit fees are up 28.69% from last year ($52,174). This increase is primarily from new <br />commercial permits. <br />6. Municipal Court fines and related fees are up compared to last year increasing 19.27% <br />($26,703). <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 55.29% ($259,937). The bulk of this <br />increase comes from increased interest earnings. <br />8. Sanitation fees are down by 25.78% when compared to 2022 collections ($43,864). This <br />decrease was planned in the current budget. More fees are going to the Sanitation Fund. <br />9. EMS fees are up 32.62% compared to last year ($517,908). <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 8.18% 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 />77.41% of the budget with the City being 58.33% through the budget year. <br />12. Total General Fund expenditures are down 8.65% ($1,428,927) compared to last year. General <br />Fund expenditures to date equal 54.65% of budget with the City being 58.33% through the <br />budget year. <br />13. Sewer revenue is up 13.52% ($641,400). <br />14. Water revenue is up 4.09% ($198,240). <br />15. Other revenue sources are up 24.07% ($81,574). <br />16. Total Water & Sewer revenues, ignoring transfers and adjustments, are 9.28% above last year <br />and represents 59.33% of the total budget with the City being 58.33% through the budget year. <br />17. Total Water & Sewer expenses are 9.51% above last year at this point and represent 35.06% of <br />the total budget (57.77% adjusted for debt payments.) while the City is 58.33% through the <br />budget year,. <br />