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Finance director outlines revenue, sewer billing trends and asks council to appropriate LPR refund
Summary
Director of Finance Jill Lindhorst gave an annual report on tax and sewer revenues, electronic filing and operational upgrades; she requested a budget amendment to appropriate $17,382.76 in refunds to the police capital fund for unused LPR cameras.
Jill Lindhorst, the city's director of finance, presented the finance department's annual report to council on July 6, reviewing staffing, the tax and sewer revenue offices, electronic filing and several 2025 figures before asking for a specific budget amendment.
Lindhorst provided department structure and performance highlights, including continued use of e-filing and digital records, and reported sewer revenue metrics for 2025: she said the total amount billed was "$7,837,635.30" and that payments collected totaled "$6,930,984.74." On income tax receipts she noted an increase over 2024 receipts and outlined distribution amounts to capital improvements and road and bridge funds.
She then asked council to introduce legislation to amend the 2026 budget (ordinance 25-98) to appropriate $17,382.76 into the general capital improvement fund for two police refund checks for LPR cameras that were not utilized: "It's to amend the 2026 budget ordinance 25 dash 98 to appropriate funds into the general capital improvement fund. This is for $17,382.76 to the police department for 2 refund checks received for LPR cameras that were not utilized," Lindhorst said.
Lindhorst also announced the tax department will be closed July 8'10 for annual training and described planned upgrades including a new payment processor and consideration of remote deposit capture. She said staff will continue cross-training and pursue electronic conversion of accounts payable files.
Councilors asked whether paperless billing or consumer incentives might be available; Lindhorst said system constraints and rental-property billing complications limit paperless options for some accounts but staff is exploring cloud-based solutions that could enable email or paperless billing in the future.
