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/Quarterly Overtime Report
OVERVIEW STATEMENT:
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Review the Monthly Financial Report from January 1, 2021 through March 31, 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:
* Relevant Plans/Policies:
Review of the City's finances between January 1, 2021 and March 31, 2021.
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OUTCOMES:
Each month the Finance Department reviews the previous month's financial performance. Some highlights from the March Monthly Report, include:
General Fund
* Revenue collections are over targets by approximately 22% or $4.2 million.
* Sales tax has exceeded targets by approximately 70% or $4.3 million. One-time sales tax on construction continues to be the revenue driver at $3.8 million for the year with $1.1 million received in March.
* Utility taxes are below budgeted projections by approximately 5.9% or $184 thousand, consistent with past months. We expect to see an increase in the coming months due to a rate increase imposed by Puget Sound Energy.
* Licenses & Permits revenue exceeded targets by 41% or $2 million and includes both business license permits and development permits.
* Expenditures are below budget by approximately 8.55% or $2.16 million.
Other Funds
* The Recreation Activity Fund has continued to receive field rental revenue and is starting to receive program revenue.
* The Water/Wastewater Utility saw a slight increase in commercial billings from February, but the amount is still under the amount billed in January.
* Expenditures in...
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