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Finance update: sales tax near budget; use tax timing and county software change flagged
Summary
Finance staff reported general fund revenues are tracking near budget, sales tax growth is slightly down year-over-year but recovering, use tax timing is later this year, and county software changes may affect real estate tax clawbacks.
Finance staff briefed the committee on the city’s general fund through Jan. 31 and said revenues overall are tracking close to budget. Sales tax was reported as down 1.68 percent from budget in an earlier 12‑month view but later showed improvement as additional November payments were posted.
The finance director said use tax growth has slowed and the “waterfall” of use‑tax receipts that fund certain police and capital accounts had started later this season than in prior years. Staff are…
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