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City reports strong general-fund revenues; water and sewer revenues rise
Summary
City staff told the council that general-fund revenue is on track, water and sewer revenues have increased, and the finance department completed audit preparations while implementing new software and planning summer internships.
Speaker 2, a staff member, told the Borger City Council on April 15 that the city’s general fund is tracking closely with the adopted budget and that water and sewer revenues have trended higher this year.
The staff member said water use by a customer or area identified as Tokai has about doubled this year and that overall revenues are above projections while expenditures are lower. "Revenue's high, expenditures are lower, so, can't ask for much more about that," the speaker said. The speaker also noted hotel occupancy (hotel tax) revenues are "trending down just a little bit" compared with last year but that the city is entering a busier season and expects possible rebound.
Finance-related work on the council agenda included an audit the staff described as completed and a multi-department software conversion. The speaker praised the finance team’s work preparing records for auditors and said the city will likely hire four summer interns—one each in finance, the Dome operations, a public-safety floater, and a records-management position to assist with a Laserfiche reconfiguration.
The staff member flagged an upcoming budget amendment item on the agenda tied to rental expenses for temporary pumps at the wastewater treatment plant (discussed separately in the infrastructure article). No formal budget vote or ordinance outcome was recorded in the transcript.
Ending: The finance update was presented as an operational briefing rather than a formal action item; council consideration of the budget amendment and related ordinance was noted for later on the agenda.
