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July financials: sales-tax receipts up; ARPA funds earmarked for wastewater plant expansion
Summary
Staff presented the July 2025 financial report showing total city and county sales-tax receipts running about 7% (roughly 3% ahead of last year) and noted the city retains about $370,000 in remaining ARPA funds, which staff said will be used toward the advertised wastewater treatment plant expansion project.
City staff presented the July 2025 financial report at the Aug. 18, 2025 meeting, saying the city is 58% of the way through the fiscal year and that principal and interest payments for debt remain the city’s major upcoming obligations.
Staff reported total city and county sales-tax receipts are up roughly 7% year-to-date and are about 3% ahead of last year’s pace. The report shows the city retains approximately $370,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds that must be spent by the end of next year; staff said the recently advertised wastewater treatment plant expansion project is expected to use the full remaining balance.
Staff also noted pages in the packet that detail fund revenue and expenditure pacing, sales-tax receipts by category, and fund balances. The city’s financial advisor, Baker Tilly, was mentioned as a resource for additional reporting and tools that could be contracted to produce more regular or streamlined financial reports for the council.
Staff said they expect to provide a near-complete accounting of water‑park performance through the summer season in the next monthly report. Council members asked for July figures; staff said July data were available but the specific attendance and gross numbers would be provided in the next report.
