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City of Paris <br />June 2023 Financial Report Comments <br />Net to Date Comparison of Revenues: <br />1. The operations and maintenance property tax and related collections reported are 0.38% less <br />than what was reported in 2022. Current tax collections this year are 97.21% of the tax levy vs. <br />97.30% last year. <br />2. Sales taxes are up 12.33% from last year ($763,571). <br />3. Hotel occupancy taxes are up 7.07% compared to last year ($43,624). <br />4. Franchise fees are up 6.76% compared to last year ($153,537). This increase is due to a larger <br />Atmos Gas payment. <br />5. Permit fees are up 12.10% from last year ($25,051). This increase is primarily from new <br />commercial permits. <br />6. Municipal Court fines and related fees are up compared to last year increasing 10.26% <br />($16,669). <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 97.47% ($555,850). The bulk of this <br />increase comes from increased interest earnings plus fire deployment reimbursements. <br />8. Sanitation fees are down by 30.13% when compared to 2022 collections ($58,587). This <br />decrease was planned in the current budget. More fees are going to the Sanitation Fund. <br />9. EMS fees are up 18.90% compared to last year ($401,854). <br />10. Total General Fund revenues are up 9.15% 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 />91.76% of the budget with the City being 75.00% through the budget year. <br />11. Total General Fund expenditures are down 5.42% ($1,003,312) compared to last year. General <br />Fund expenditures to date equal 72.45% of budget with the City being 75.00% through the <br />budget year. <br />12. Sewer revenue is up 13.79% ($864,519). <br />13. Water revenue is up 2.64% ($165,772). <br />14. Other revenue sources are up 36.58% ($156,728). <br />15. Total Water & Sewer revenues, ignoring transfers and adjustments, are 9.14% above last year <br />and represents 77.47% of the total budget with the City being 75.00% through the budget year. <br />16. Total Water & Sewer expenses are 1.2.17% above last year at this point and represent 45.69% of <br />the total budget (80.13% adjusted for debt payments.) while the City is 75.00% through the <br />budget year. <br />