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Council reviews revenue adjustments: ambulance fees, auto registrations and wastewater industrial flows
Summary
Finance staff outlined revenue-side changes: ambulance billing projected up $50,000 on volume; auto-registration revenue increased to $6.2 million tied to new apartment units coming online; wastewater industrial flows from Anheuser-Busch were noted to be down.
During the Jan. 8 budget discussion, finance staff walked the council through revenue adjustments that accompany departmental spending requests.
Ambulance fees: Finance reported ambulance-billing revenue projected to rise from $1.28 million to $1.33 million, an increase of $50,000, and said that growth is attributable to run volume. Paul said the town uses a third-party biller for ambulance transport billing and that revenue helps offset Fire Department costs.
Auto registrations: Staff increased anticipated auto-registration receipts (a major revenue line for the town clerk) to $6.2 million. Paul tied the increase to additional apartment units coming online in the town (projects near Twin Bridge Road and Gilbert Crossing) and first-time registrations associated with new residents.
Wastewater industrial flow: Finance highlighted a special industrial contract with Anheuser-Busch that generates wastewater billing based on discharge volume. Staff said Anheuser-Busch's discharge volumes have declined and that the town adjusted the wastewater revenue projection to reflect lower industrial receipts.
Other adjustments: Finance noted a $1.2 million figure in the revenue summary that includes a $200,000 draw from fund balance (already noted for the master plan). The cable/media revenue line will be adjusted later in the revenues schedule to reflect the $60,000 expense change discussed by media staff. Staff reiterated that many enterprise funds (media, wastewater, sewer) show revenues matched to expenditures and that the council will see updated revenue schedules in the next budget packet.
