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Staff: sales-tax receipts up 16%; city paying $14,403 monthly tipping fee to Atchison County
Summary
Staff reported year-to-date sales-tax collections up about 16% and that Atchison City made a monthly tipping-fee payment to Atchison County of $14,403 (about $170,000 annually); staff also said the city expects to be roughly $300,000 under budget for the 2025 general fund.
During informational items, staff reviewed February financials and highlighted two items: sales-tax collections for the first two months of the year were up about 16% compared with projections, and the city made a monthly tipping/dump-fee payment to Atchison County of $14,403. Mister Westhoff noted the $4 per-customer trash fee does not fully cover that monthly expense and that, extrapolated over a year, the payments would amount to roughly $170,000.
Staff also reported an early projection that the city will be about $300,000 under budget on the 2025 general fund as reconciliations conclude. Commissioners congratulated staff on the positive sales-tax results and asked for a later breakdown of recycling-related costs; Westhoff said recycling accounted for roughly 3% of the tipping-fee total.
