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 April 30, 2021
OVERVIEW STATEMENT:
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Review the Monthly Financial Report from January 1, 2021 through April 30, 2021. Please note these numbers are not final as the City is continuing to go through its year-end closing procedures.
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REQUEST RATIONALE:
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Review of the City's finances between January 1, 2021 and April 30, 2021.
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OUTCOMES:
Each month the Finance Department reviews the previous month's financial performance. Some highlights from the April Monthly Report, include:
General Fund
* Revenue collections are over targets by approximately 25% or $6.03 million.
* Sales tax has exceeded targets by approximately 73% or $5.6 million. One-time sales tax on construction continues to be the revenue driver at $4.9 million for the year with $1.1 million received in April.
* Utility taxes are below budgeted projections by approximately 13.5% or $553,000. Consistent with past months revenues are down due to low occupancy of commercial buildings and for April there are outstanding payments to be received from Chelan County and PSE. These payments will be reflected in the May report.
* Licenses & Permits revenue exceeded targets by 35% or $1.9 million and includes both business license permits and development permits.
* Expenditures are below budget by approximately 8.38% or $2.8 million.
Other Funds
* The Recreation Activity Fund has continued to receive field rental and program revenue.
* The Water/Wastewater Utility saw an increase in commercial billings from March.
* Expenditures ...
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