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Houston County CFO reports modest first-quarter revenue gain; departments remain under budget
Summary
Danielle George told the Houston County Board of Commissioners that July–September first-quarter general fund revenue rose compared with the prior-year quarter while departmental spending remained within budget; E911 transfers and solid-waste collection shifts were flagged as timing or service-choice issues.
Danielle George, Houston County’s chief financial officer, presented the county’s July–September first-quarter financial report to the Board of Commissioners, saying the general fund showed higher revenue for the quarter compared with the same quarter last year and that no departmental budgets were exceeded.
"None of the departments are over budget for the first quarter," George said during her presentation. She told commissioners the general fund’s quarterly revenue figure was reported in the presentation as 5,000,002 compared with roughly 3.9 million in the prior-year quarter, and that total expenditures for the period were $17,000,000 versus $19.6 million in the comparable quarter last year.
George said E911 revenue appears down by about $2,000,000 because a planned transfer from the county has not yet been made and is expected in the next quarter. She also reported water fund revenue rose (which she attributed to recent rate increases), while solid-waste collection revenue declined by about $425,000 after some customers opted for reduced service levels; landfill fee receipts were reported as higher.
The presentation compared quarter-to-quarter figures rather than monthly averages to avoid distortion from seasonal or timing differences in revenue collection, George said. She noted that ARPA and SPLOST funds were excluded from this quarter’s presentation because the county is preparing a five-year capital plan that will present those funds and capital items in greater detail.
Commissioners asked no substantive follow-up questions during the public presentation. George closed by offering to provide more detail on any line items the board wished to review in future quarterly updates.
The county will receive a five-year capital plan presentation at a later meeting that will include ARPA and SPLOST items, George said.
