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Midyear finances show most funds under 50% spent; council hears $13.2M levy project and grant-backed boat ramp upgrade
Summary
Director of operations John Center told the council that major funds are below the midyear spending point, noted timing-related revenue variations, detailed ambulance billing/revenue issues (including possible uncollectible write-offs exceeding $300,000), and briefed the council on a proposed Army Corps $13.2 million levy project with an estimated local share of 35% (~$4.6 million); council also discussed a grant-funded boat ramp upgrade tied to the Bridger Pipeline remediation program.
John Center, the city’s director of operations, told the Glendale City Council at midyear that most major funds are below 50% spent and attributed that in part to timing differences in tax receipts and semiannual payments from the county.
Center said a large tax receipt expected in January would raise percentages that appeared low at midyear. He highlighted specific funds: the gas tax fund shows lower expenditures because a paving project has not yet begun, and the garbage disposal fund shows only a down payment for a landfill compactor with the remainder to come later.
On emergency services revenue, Center said ambulance revenues have grown but so have the uncollectible accounts. He said the year-end adjustment for uncollectible ambulance accounts could be ‘‘more than $300,000’’ and that the city budgets for expected write-offs. The council discussed third‑party billing and collection arrangements and noted increased call volumes compared with prior years.
Center also reviewed an Army Corps of Engineers levee project estimated at $13,200,000 and said the city and county had submitted letters of intent to participate; the local share was reported as 35%, an estimated $4,600,000 for local governments, though the figures could change. Council members discussed timing and the need for further clarification on cost-sharing and next steps.
Finally, Center summarized a grant-funded boat ramp upgrade tied to the Bridger Pipeline cleanup program: the city will need to contract for the work and will initially pay and seek reimbursement under the state remediation program. Council members were told the project has not yet begun and contracting remains to be arranged.
The council received other project updates from the FUPA committee — including a GTA lot feasibility study with a stakeholder meeting scheduled for the Dawson County Courthouse basement, a near-complete downtown revitalization draft and forthcoming architectural reports due in February — and was told an RFP for a large-scale mural will be issued.
Next steps: staff will follow up on the levy project details, proceed with contracting and grant-reimbursement steps for the boat ramp upgrade as required, and include the midyear adjustments in the upcoming financial reports.
