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Scott County receives FY26 first-quarter financial report; fund balance and program metrics look healthy
Summary
The county's first-quarter (July'September) fiscal 2026 highlights include a 37.1% fund balance driven by property-tax timing, improved veterans-services appointment metrics, positive golf cash flow, and several departmental performance measures meeting targets.
Finance staff presented Scott County's FY26 first-quarter financial dashboard to the Committee of the Whole on Dec. 2, reporting that revenue and operational metrics are broadly on target.
The staff highlight packet showed a fund-balance measurement of 37.1% for the county, which the presenter said is primarily a timing effect of property-tax receipts in September and consistent with prior years. Veterans services served 463 veterans in the quarter, up from 283 a year earlier, and reduced appointment wait times from four weeks to 19 days following program changes. Golf operations recorded a positive cash-flow contribution of $287,000 for the quarter.
Other operational metrics met or exceeded targets: facility services completed assigned maintenance work orders within five days 94% of the time, SEC dispatchers answered 911 calls within 10 seconds 96% of the time, and the YJRC reported a 95% completion rate for in-home detention and GPS-monitoring referrals without new offenses. Finance staff flagged that medic billing improved to an average of 56 days late for final payment (target 65) but advised monitoring due to federal-reimbursement timing.
Staff also discussed budget patterns for information-technology contracts, self-insurance performance and the local option sales tax, which the presenter said is typically "just north of $6,200,000" annually for Scott County. The presenter said the county will return in two weeks for the financial audit presentation from the external audit partner.
No formal budget amendments or votes were taken in the provided segments; staff noted areas for follow-up during the budget-amendment cycle in February.
