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Mableton reports healthy cash position, conservative spending in first fiscal quarter
Summary
Finance Director Karen Ellis told the Nov. 12 council meeting that revenue timing from audit adjustments made the city’s Q1 numbers appear under the 25% seasonal benchmark, but that overall collections and cash reserves remain sound.
Finance Director Karen Ellis reviewed Mableton’s quarter‑one financial picture (July–Sept. 2025) at the Nov. 12 council meeting, reporting that timing around the annual audit has depressed some line items and that, on balance, the city remains in a stable position.
Ellis said total revenues for the quarter are lower than the 25% seasonal benchmark largely because revenues collected late in the quarter were pushed into the previous fiscal year for audit purposes. She provided a headline figure (reported as approximately $1.4 million) and characterized revenues as 'a little under 15%' of annual budget at the snapshot date, and said license and permit receipts are trending above budget (~30%).
The city’s cash position, combining…
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