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Auditor’s office: March 2025 reports show higher revenues, lower expenditures after accounting change
Summary
Staff from the auditor’s office told county commissioners that March financial reports show a rise in several revenue lines and a decline in expenditures largely because the county is reporting health insurance differently under a new accounting system. A $10 million property sale drove a one-month spike in conveyance fees.
At a county commissioners meeting, auditor’s office staff reviewed March 2025 financial reports and said general fund revenues were higher while expenditures appeared lower after the county began processing health insurance on a different accounting schedule.
The auditor’s office presentation, delivered by Parker Halk and Vicky Grama, said the general fund shows a 13.85% increase in revenues so far this year and a roughly 14% decrease in expenditures compared with the same point last year. “The reports that we generally supply to you guys are showing a decrease in the general fund revenue and expenses, and that is due to the fact that we are processing our health insurance differently with the new accounting system than we have in the past,” Halk said.
Why it matters: the change alters year-over-year comparisons and helps explain swings in both revenue and expense lines that might otherwise prompt budget adjustments.
Halk identified specific drivers of the revenue increase: a $369,000 rise in real estate tax settlement receipts and a $190,000 increase in…
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