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City of Paris <br />May 2023 Financial Report Comments <br />Net to Date Comparison of Revenues: <br />1. The operations and maintenance property tax and related collections reported are 0.59% less <br />than what was reported in 2022. Current tax collections this year are 96.74% of the tax levy vs. <br />96.97% last year. <br />2. Sales taxes are up 11.56% from last year ($716,434). <br />3. Hotel occupancy taxes are up 4.65% compared to last year ($28,724). <br />4. Franchise fees are up 6.72% compared to last year ($152,495). This increase is due to a larger <br />Atmos Gas payment. <br />5. Permit fees are up 27.30% from last year ($56,494). This increase is primarily from new <br />commercial permits. <br />6. Municipal Court fines and related fees are up compared to last year increasing 11.31% <br />($18,371). <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 90.70% ($517,252). The bulk of this <br />increase comes from increased interest earnings plus fire deployment reimbursements. <br />8. Sanitation fees are down by 26.34% when compared to 2022 collections ($51,217). This <br />decrease was planned in the current budget. More fees are going to the Sanitation Fund. <br />9. EMS fees are up 22.74% compared to last year ($483,567). <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 8.82% 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 />84.75% of the budget with the City being 66.66% through the budget year. <br />12. Total General Fund expenditures are down 5.42% ($1,003,312) compared to last year. General <br />Fund expenditures to date equal 63.42% of budget with the City being 66.66% through the <br />budget year. <br />13. Sewer revenue is up 13.91% ($761,155). <br />14. Water revenue is up 4.15% ($228,151). <br />15. Other revenue sources are up 29.24% ($114,546). <br />16. Total Water & Sewer revenues, ignoring transfers and adjustments, are 9.72% above last year <br />and represents 68.12% of the total budget with the City being 66.66% through the budget year. <br />17. Total Water & Sewer expenses are 10.80% above last year at this point and represent 40.04% of <br />the total budget (62.75% adjusted for debt payments.) while the City is 66.66% through the <br />budget year. <br />