Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

Get email alerts on the Municipal Finance topic

No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.

City Manager reports sales-tax dip, airport work and near-complete fire truck

Cleveland City Council · February 12, 2026
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

City Manager reported sales tax receipts of $213,000 (down $17,000 from prior month, up $7,600 year-over-year), utility billing changes, airport repairs, ongoing projects (51), and that a new fire truck is nearly complete.

During the Feb. 12 meeting the City Manager provided financial and operations updates. Sales tax receipts for the most recent reporting period were reported as $213,000, down $17,000 from the prior month but up $7,600 compared with the prior year. Utility billing revenue was reported as down $23,000 from the prior month but up $100,000 from the prior year; the minutes note this variance was weather-related. The manager reported there is "no news on the water plant."

Public works and airport work continue: the minutes list airport work including soffit repair, spray foam, painting, new flooring and improvements to the pilots' lounge. The manager cited 51 ongoing projects citywide and said a new fire truck is almost complete. The minutes also note staff leadership training for utility crews. No budget line-item detail or funding sources were recorded in the minutes.