Jackson City staff report lower-than-expected sales tax, complete Tyler Munis tax conversion and present multiple budget amendments

City staff reported to the Jackson City Budget Committee that July non-property tax revenue showed mixed results, the city has completed a conversion to Tyler Munis for property tax collection, and staff presented several proposed budget amendments and grant recognitions for the committee’s consideration.

Frank, a city staff member, said July non-property tax receipts were “less than expected,” adding that “local option sales tax were about $75,000 less than the same period last year, but about $15,000 more than they were in June of this year.” He said state sales tax receipts for the period were about $19,000 higher than the same period last year and reminded the committee that state shared revenue allocations are distributed to cities based on population.

The staff presentation put the first-period FY 2026 non-property tax revenue at an average roughly 3.2% below the same period in the prior year, while noting the city had collected “$121,000 more in non property tax revenue than we had at the same time last year,” a single-month comparison that staff cautioned is not a reliable trend indicator. Staff also reported that the 12-month rolling average for non-property tax revenue has fallen back to the level seen in May 2024. On property taxes, staff said collections are “in line with the same period last year” and that the city has “a little more than $1,310,000 left in FY, excuse me, tax year ’24 taxes to collect.”

On expenses, staff pointed to a new year-to-date expense report broken down by department and subdepartment. “At this time, at the June, you should expect about…