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Rock Island County reports $6 million more in general-fund revenue for FY25, Berger says
Summary
Finance Director Ryan Berger told the County Board the general fund took in about $41 million in FY25—roughly $6 million more than budgeted—while spending about $38 million, leaving the county approximately $2.3 million ahead after adjustments tied to union contracts and one-time projects.
Finance Director Ryan Berger presented an FY25 "report card" to the Rock Island County Board on March 19, saying the county collected roughly $41 million into the general fund, about $6 million above the $35 million budgeted.
"If you see a positive, that means we took more revenue in than we budgeted for," Berger said, highlighting record receipts for state income tax, sales and use tax (nearly $1 million over budget), a fourth-cent sales tax (about $1.9 million over), cannabis sales tax (about $200,000), school SRO reimbursements and zoning fees. Berger told the board the county also benefited from increased investment earnings and some new sheriff's-office revenue streams.
On the expense side Berger said the county spent about $38 million, roughly $3.7 million more than budgeted. He attributed the overspend primarily to post-budget salary and wage adjustments from recently negotiated union contracts and to one-time costs such as new fleet operations, an animal-control HVAC replacement and building work.
"When you compare how much more we took in, in revenue in the general fund to how much we spent, we're about $2.3 million up," Berger told the board, noting the county entered FY26 with an approximate $50 million general-fund balance and that planned FY26 use of fund balance was $4.3 million.
Board members asked clarifying questions and requested the presentation be distributed; Berger said staff would email the packet to members.
