TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Douglas J. Hewett, ICMA-CM, City Manager
FROM: Jeffery Yates, Assistant City Manager
DATE: November 18, 2024
RE:
Title
Receive FY 2025 First Quarter Financial Update
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal V : Financially Sound City Providing Exemplary City Services.
Executive Summary:
The presentation and discussion focus on the City's FY 2025 financial performance through September 30, 2024.
Background:
On November 4, 2024, the City Council received the annual audit report for the year ended June 30, 2024. The information included in this report represents the activity from July 1 to September 30, 2024
Issues/Analysis:
Several key takeaways emerge when the various reports are analyzed as a landscape. No single piece of information provides a complete picture, but when taken together, we can get a high-level picture of the City's financial condition and health.
The reports are attached for a detailed review, and we welcome any follow-up questions for clarity or explanation. The included reports offer three key takeaways:
1. The City's financial health is strong. As of June 30, 2024, the fund balance analysis indicates that the City maintains a fund balance slightly below its 10% policy level at 9.3% or $20.3 million. The policy goal is an unassigned fund balance of $26.2 million, when adjusted for interfund loans and current year appropriations, the estimated unassigned fund balance is $35 million or 16%.
2. The General Fund is performing as anticipated. Through the first quarter, the revenues and expenditures are in alignment with historical trends. The three expenditure types that most reflect operations-personnel services, operating expenditures, and contract services-are aligned with historical trends.
3. Vacancies continue to be both a positive and a risk. The positive trend is that, given our experience through September (6 pay...
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