TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor Angela Birney
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR CONTACT(S):
Finance
Kelley Cochran
425-556-2748
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2020 Fourth Quarter Financial Report
OVERVIEW STATEMENT:
recommendation
Each month the Redmond City Council's Finance, Administration and Communications (FAC) Committee reviews the City's monthly financial report. At the end of each calendar quarter the full City Council reviews the highlights from that quarter's financial statements. The purpose of this staff report is to review the quarterly financial performance from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2020.
In addition, the preparation of the City's 2020 annual financial statements has begun and are due to the Washington State Auditor's Office (SAO) on May 1, 2021. After which the SAO will begin their audit and the Finance Department will bring forward and budget adjustment to Council to recognize the calculated beginning fund balances.
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OUTCOMES:
As reported at the January Finance, Administration and Communications Committee of the Whole meeting, some financial highlights at the end of December 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....
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