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Pulaski finance director reports collection gains, ARPA balance of $94,360.84
Summary
Finance Director Jackie Morris told the council the department bills about 4,300 utility customers, reported several collection program returns last fiscal year, and said $94,360.84 in ARPA funds remain to be spent before the July 31, 2026 deadline.
Jackie Morris, Pulaski’s finance director, told the town council on Sept. 16 that the finance department bills about 4,300 customers monthly for water, sewer and garbage and that collection efforts have produced measurable recoveries.
"We currently bill approximately 4,300 customers each month for water, sewer, and garbage," Morris said. She reported participation in the state debt-setoff program produced $99,417.15 in personal-property collections last fiscal year and DMV stops produced $74,845. She said utility debt set-off collections totaled $13,211.77 and the combined debt-setoff receipts for taxes and water were $20,598.58.
Morris said the town has 99 properties submitted to the town’s collection attorney and about 14 potential properties that could be included in a future tax sale; she noted payment arrangements are in place for a number of delinquent accounts and the town works with a collection attorney, Sands Anderson, for further action when necessary.
On revenues, Morris highlighted that some line items exceeded expectations and others lagged. She said real-estate current collections were at about 95% of projection for the full fiscal year and that meals and cigarette taxes had fluctuated; occupancy taxes were running slightly under projection at the time of the report.
Morris also reviewed the town’s ARPA accounting. "There is a remaining of $94,360.84 that is allocated, in the line items that you see with largest part of it going for street lights on Main Street and your pump stations for 4a and 4b," she said, and added those funds must be expended by July 31, 2026.
Morris said the town is preparing for its fiscal-year 2025 audit, with a pre-audit scheduled for the week of Sept. 29 and the audit scheduled for the week of Oct. 20, with results typically presented in December or early January.
The finance director invited council questions; the manager and council members discussed watching revenue lines as the town enters another budget cycle.
