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Greene County treasurer reports stronger sales-tax receipts and improved near-term cash management
Summary
The county treasurer reported higher sales-tax receipts year to date, increased collections of delinquent taxes compared with the prior year, and progress on cash-management and audit-close processes to give the county earlier visibility into year-end finances.
Greene County’s treasurer updated legislators on tax collections, sales-tax receipts and steps the county is taking to improve early visibility into its year-end financial position.
Fiscal highlights cited to the legislature included an increase in delinquent-tax collections for the current reporting period compared with last year and a year-to-date collections increase. The treasurer said year-to-date collections were $2,709,990.28 compared with $1,975,459.08 in the prior comparable period. The treasurer also reported that sales tax receipts as of May 7, 2025, totaled $16,010,024.00 compared with $14,522,711.96 for the same period in 2024, an increase of $556,220.85 (approximately 3.83%).
The treasurer described a new internal process to reconcile year-end journal entries earlier, reducing reliance on auditors’ final reports months after the fiscal year close. County officials said auditors’ exit interviews prompted the treasurer’s office to produce earlier journal-entry reconciliation and to work with staff to get clearer near-term financial visibility.
Why it matters: improved internal reconciliation and cash-flow oversight will give county executives and legislators earlier data to plan budgets in a period when sales-tax growth may plateau, officials said.
Other points: the treasurer noted continued work on investment and cash-flow management programs that were authorized earlier in the year and said consultants recommended updating investment policies and ensuring adequate CD/FD coverage for municipal deposits. The treasurer said initial feedback from the county’s cash-management advisor was positive and that staff had already implemented several recommended actions.
What’s next: staff said they will continue monthly reporting to the legislature and complete implementation steps identified by the county’s cash-management advisors.
