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City clerk reports May sales tax dip, questions on subsector allocations
Summary
City Clerk Slack and finance staff reported May 2026 sales tax of $725,859 (down 4.74% from May 2025) and $14,811 in delinquent payments; staff will follow up with state contacts to clarify small line-item allocations such as alcohol and cable TV remittances.
City Clerk Slack presented the 0.25/3 budget update and finance staff provided a May 2026 sales tax figure of $725,859, down 4.74% from $761,946 in May 2025. Delinquent payments listed at $14,811. Slack said staff had changed how revenue line items are presented to make departmental alignment clearer and agreed to follow up on unclear small line-item allocations for cable TV and alcohol reporting.
Finance staff (Milaney) said the line crew's bucket truck delivery is delayed but expected soon and that a $30,000 correction from CenterPoint had been received. Council members asked staff to check with the state reporting contact and with recent staff changes (Cindy/Hannah) to determine whether some revenue is being remitted in aggregate and not broken out by subsector.
