Montgomery CCPD accepts financial report; staff to draft budget amendment and discuss funding plans

The Montgomery Crime Control and Prevention District on Monday accepted its financial report for the period ending March 31, 2025, and directed staff to return with a proposed budget amendment at a special meeting to be scheduled before the end of May.

The acceptance of the financial report came after a presentation by finance staff explaining a change in the city's account numbering and timing of sales-tax deposits. Maria Cough, finance staff, said the city is moving to a new account structure that will be tested in May and noted timing differences for quarterly vendors such as Kroger, whose January–March collections are typically remitted in May. Cough also identified $59,317 as a sales-tax allocation mentioned during the presentation and said the district's 2% sales tax allocation flows into the CCPD account following usual remittance processes.

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