PREPARED BY: J. KELLY SESSIONS DATE OF MEETING: 08/06/18
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RECEIVE AND FILE THE 4TH QUARTER BUDGET REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2018
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
For Informational Purposes Only
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COUNCIL PRIORITY WORKPLAN COMPLIANCE STATEMENT:
General Fund Reserves Protection, Budget Spending Controls, and Increase Financial Transparency are adopted policy items under the FY 2018-21 Council Priority Workplan, effective November 1, 2017.
CEQA Compliance Statement
This is not a project as defined by CEQA.
BACKGROUND
Best Management Practices (BMP's) established by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) urge local governments to fulfill their financial reporting responsibilities by providing timely financial statements regarding the entire financial reporting entity. This 4th quarter budget report, therefore, is provided to the City Council to support meeting the City's fiduciary responsibilities to the residents of San Pablo.
This report uses unaudited figures and is for budgetary control purposes only. The final year-end audited fund balance will be contained in the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) and will be presented to City Council no later than January 2019.
4th Quarter Revenues
At $43.5 million, revenues collected are 110% of budget, resulting in the addition of $4.0 million. The excess is primarily due to additional casino revenue of $2.7 million, property tax of $0.8 million, charges for service of $0.7 million and miscellaneous revenues of $0.7 million. This overage is offset by shortages in intergovernmental revenue of $0.5 million and sales tax of $0.7 million. However, because of the lag in collection of sales tax, staff expects that the entire sales tax shortfall will be made up in subsequent payments from the State.
4th Quarter Expenditures
At fiscal year-end, the operating expenditure budget is in good shape. With an adjusted budget of $41.1 million, a total of $...
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