Mark, a city staff member, presented the city’s financial report through June 30 and told the Finance and Personnel Committee that general‑fund revenues and expenditures for 2025 are broadly on target and the city is likely to finish the year with a small surplus. Mark highlighted areas the city is watching, including legal costs that rose in part because of the George Kinsler zoning lawsuit and street work in public works that may even out over the year as stormwater work occurs.

Mark reported the outdoor pool and recreation revenues were strong through June—daily admissions and pass sales were higher than the same point last year—and said the pool season was likely one of the stronger revenue years to date. On the Renewal Monona loan fund, staff noted the city budgets $250,000 on a rolling 12‑month basis; at the meeting Mark said roughly $146,000 remained in that budget line for the year and that paybacks for the year should bring in more than $100,000. Mark also provided an approximate fund-balance cash estimate in the range of $750,000–$850,000 (a staff estimate given in the meeting and offered with a caveat).

Committee members asked no substantive follow-up questions and then moved to accept the general-fund accounts payable list. A committee member moved, another seconded, and the committee accepted the accounts-payable reports by voice vote.

Mark noted a few routine items in the accounts-payable detail: capital projects spending and usual pool repair and supply costs, grant flow-through payments for regional police cooperatives and EMS billable-run data included in the packet. The financial report was provided for information; only the accounts-payable acceptance required and received a committee vote.