Fremont County budget and finance officer Sean Sutton told the Board of County Commissioners that August retail sales tax collections totaled $834,196, $15,729 higher than August 2024 and $703,980 ahead of budget year to date.

Sutton said year‑to‑date retail collections stood at $6,303,980, $2,996 more than the same point in 2024. He also reported the county’s lodging tax for August totaled $10,843, $1,244 higher than 2024, with year‑to‑date lodging receipts at $214,005, $38,665 above 2024 but about $12,661 below budget.

“Total collections for general [fund] totaled $1,139,994,” Sutton said, adding that auto‑use sales tax collections for the general fund in September were $132,083, a decline from 2024 that he attributed to two unusually large sales in the prior two years. He reported that combined sheriff‑portion retail sales tax collections totaled $556,131 for the month and $4,202,653 year to date, slightly higher than 2024 and ahead of that fund’s budget.

Sutton told commissioners that overall the county’s conservative budgeting has left the county “in very good shape” heading into the final months of the year and that he would present the requested budget at the November 10 budget work session. Commissioners thanked Sutton and his team for the regular monthly reports and clarity to the public.

The commissioners took no separate action on the revenue reports; Sutton provided them for informational purposes and budgeting.