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File #: CM 21-026   
Type: Committee Memo Status: Presented
File created: 1/22/2021 In control: Committee of the Whole - Finance, Administration, and Communications
On agenda: 1/26/2021 Final action: 1/26/2021
Title: Monthly Financial Report through December 2020
Attachments: 1. Agenda Memo, 2. Attachment A: December 2020 Monthly Financial Report, 3. Attachment B: Citywide Overtime Statistics, 4th Quarter 2020

TO: Committee of the Whole - Finance, Administration, and Communications

FROM: Mayor Angela Birney

DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR CONTACT(S):

Finance

Kelley Cochran

425-556-2748

 

 

 

TITLE:

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Monthly Financial Report through December 2020

OVERVIEW STATEMENT:

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Review the Monthly Financial Report from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2020 along with the quarterly Overtime Report.  Please note these numbers are not final as the City is continuing to go through its year-end closing procedures.

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  Additional Background Information/Description of Proposal Attached

 

 

REQUESTED ACTION:

 

  Receive Information                                            Provide Direction                                            Approve

 

 

REQUEST RATIONALE:

 

                     Relevant Plans/Policies:

Review of the City’s finances between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2020.

                     Required:

N/A

                     Council Request:

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                     Other Key Facts:

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OUTCOMES:

Each month the Finance Department reviews the previous month’s financial performance. Some highlights from the December Monthly Report, include:

General Fund

                     Revenue collections are over targets by approximately 8.5% or $16.5 million.

                     One-time sales tax on construction continues to be the revenue driver. Sales tax has exceeded targets by approximately 33.6% or $20 million.

                     Property taxes are on target for the year.

                     Utility taxes are below budgeted projections by approximately $4.4 million, consistent with past months, due to the purchase of wholesale electricity by a large customer and the vacancy of commercial buildings because of pandemic.

                     Miscellaneous revenue is showing increased collections due to the sale of investments.

                     Expenditures are below budget by approximately 7% or $16 million due to the curtailment of non-critical expenditures and the hiring freeze

Other Funds

                     The Recreation Activity Fund has been drawn down to zero due to the lack of allowed recreational activity.

                     The utility funds remain on target.

                     Expenditures in the CIP remain low at 52%.

COVID Expenses

                     As of December 27, 2020, direct COVID expenses totaled $602,282. A total of 75% of these costs will be reimbursable by FEMA.

Quarterly Overtime Report

                     Overtime spending through December 31, 2020 has reached 137.6% of budget (see Attachment B).

                     Several unexpected events are driving overtime such as weather-related incidents, the pandemic and wildfire response. In addition, police flagging overtime is up due to the developments happening around the City. Many of these costs are reimbursable.

 

Staff will provide revised financial information to Council as soon as the year-end closing procedures are complete.

 

 

COMMUNITY/STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH AND INVOLVEMENT:

 

                     Timeline (previous or planned):

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                     Outreach Methods and Results:

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                     Feedback Summary:

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BUDGET IMPACT:

 

Total Cost:

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Approved in current biennial budget:                                            Yes                                            No                                            N/A

 

Budget Offer Number:

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Budget Priority:

Responsible Government

 

Other budget impacts or additional costs:                       Yes                                            No                                            N/A

If yes, explain:

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Funding source(s):

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Budget/Funding Constraints:

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  Additional budget details attached

 

 

COUNCIL REVIEW:

 

Proposed Upcoming Contact(s)

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Meeting

Requested Action

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None Proposed at this Time

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Time Constraints:

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ANTICIPATED RESULT IF NOT APPROVED:

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ATTACHMENTS:

Attachment A: Monthly Financial Report Ending December 31, 2020

Attachment B: Quarterly Overtime Report