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Commissioners press for standard income statement as mayor revises transfer‑station revenue figures
Summary
Rutherford County mayor corrected earlier gross profit figures for the transfer station and commissioners requested a regular income statement showing revenues, tipping fees and expenses to track operational performance.
County officials discussed transfer‑station revenue and reporting methods during the Property Management Committee meeting. The mayor corrected an earlier reported July figure, saying gross revenue for July was $81,000, not $66,000, and reported August tonnage running about 8,400 tons compared with roughly 7,950 tons in July.
A commissioner asked the mayor's office to provide a basic income statement at the next meeting that would show revenues (tipping fees, receipts) and the direct costs used to calculate gross profit. "For next month, could we have a kind of a basic income statement?" the commissioner asked. The commissioner clarified the request: show receipts minus direct cost of loading, transportation and disposal and identify which soft costs — electricity, leachate, overhead, retirement, debt service — are not yet included because bills lag 30–60 days.
The mayor said current reports show gross profit only (receipts minus direct disposal costs) and that the administration is working to tighten reporting accuracy. "We're still trying to get our hands around the reporting mechanism," the mayor said. He said staff will provide consistent statements over the next several months and asked committee members to be patient while accounting adjustments are finalized.
Operational context
The mayor said he expects transfer‑station volume to level off around 9,000 tons a month, perhaps rising toward 10,000 after an initial growth phase. He described gross profit as receipts minus cost of loading, transport and disposal; the county is not yet consistently including ancillary operating costs in that calculation because of payment timing for items such as electricity and leachate.
Ending
No policy or funding decision was taken. Commissioners requested a standardized income statement for the transfer station showing receipts, the direct costs used to compute gross profit, and a notation of any ancillary operating costs that are excluded or pending.
