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General f=und Hi hh hts 1. Overall Revenue for the year was $35,897,678 or 106% of the annual Budget. 2. The property tax of $8,603,426 or 97% of the budget has been collected. 2025 Property Tax revenue and related collections are higher by $368,659 or 4.48% compared to the year -ended of 2024. 3. Sales Tax revenue is also higher than last year by $211,547 or 1.95%. 4. Hotel Occupancy tax revenue has increased by $13,237 or 1.22% from 2024 fiscal year. Fluctuation in the carrying balance is due to the allocation to the Chamber of Commerce, a hotelier rebate, and a portion that covers the debt issued to pay for the Civic Center. Gross HOT receipts for 2025 are $1,372,877 and net after allocation are $1,094,570. In 2024, gross receipts were $1,367,606, and the net was $1,081,333. 5. EMS Fees are down $1,126,287 or 16.86% compared to last year. Our 3rd party collection agency had issues in the first quarter of last year, Collections were well below what they should have been. This revenue will see changes based on the success of the third party to assist in collection. 6. Interest revenue is down by $352,177 or 26.46% from last year. Interest rate on Investments and CUS have dropped from their peak in early 2024. ➢ Police contributed $245,452, or 30%, of the total increase (these include salaries, benefits and gasoline). ➢ EMS decreased by $1,772,823, or 216%. (better collections and reduced spending by year- end although a new ambulance vehicle, salaries, benefits and chemical medicals were purchased). ➢ Fire increased by $574,361 or 70%. (salaries, benefits and motor vehicles purchased). ➢ Community Development increased by $103,710 or 14%. (motor vehicles, salaries and benefits). ➢ Code Enforcement increased by $141,109, or 17% ➢ The cost of outsourcing sanitation activity this fiscal year increased overall expenditures by $1,656,165, or 202%. The sanitation expenditures are offset by sanitation fee revenue of $1,644,434. ➢ The decreases in some department expenditures offset the impact of the departments who increased. This lessened the negative economic impact on the city's coffers.