North Baltimore Finance Officer Chris Kirk submitted the following report to Village Council on July 5, 2016.
FINANCE OFFICER’S REPORT – July 5, 2016
Income tax collections 2016 vs. 2015 as of 6/30/2016:
Month EMS VILLAGE 2016 2015 2016 Over/Under
Jan 16,053 58,613 74,666 49,240 25,426
Feb 11,756 42,922 54,678 56,150 23,953
Mar 10,363 37,837 48,200 48,628 23,525
Apr 14,983 54,706 69,689 90,700 2,514
May 17,309 63,199 80,508 72,591 10,431
June 17,221 62,887 80,098 68,230 22,299
TOTAL 87,685 320,164 407,839 385,539
2) The Bill List from 6/4/2016 – 7/1/2016 is included for council review and approval on the claims ordinance.
3) Collections to Note:
a. Wood County Park District – Park Equipment Grant: $21,189.00
b. Ohio Dept of Pub Safety – EMS Equipment Grant: $6,363.93
c. NB Board of Education – SRO Fees, Security Fees: $10,245.03
4) June Great Lakes collections and the June Fund Report will be distributed at next week’s COTW
FIRST READINGS
a. Appropriation Ordinance: Adding $6,363.93 to the EMS Budget. The EMS dept. was awarded a grant from the Ohio Dept of Pub Safety. This was a reimbursement for supplies that were ordered. This ordinance is in the same amount as the grant.
b. Special Assessment Ordinance: Certifying high grass mowing to the Wood County Auditor for tax assessment and collection in 2017. I have also included additional information regarding this ordinance in each of your boxes.
SECOND READINGS
c. 2016-24 Appropriation Ordinance: Adding $1,000.00 to the 901 fund budget for the purchase of 2 new mowers per the purchase agreement with Casey’s.
d. 2016-23 Appropriation Ordinance: Adding $1,012.00 to the fire dept. budget. The fire dept was awarded a FEMA grant in the amount of $1,012.00 for communications. Per the fire chief, he would like this to be put back into his budget. The ordinance is in the same amount.
e. 2016-22 Appropriation Ordinance: Adding $1,190.00 to the EMS dept. budget. The EMS was awarded an Ohio Dept of Public Safety grant for operating supplies. Per the EMS chief, he would like this to be put back into his budget. The ordinance is in the same amount.
f. 2016-21 Special Assessment Ordinance: Setting the amount for the 2017 Street Cleaning Assessment at $64,000. This amount is a renewal of the current assessment with no increases.
g. 2016-19 Special Assessment Ordinance: Setting the amount for the 2017 Tree Maintenance Assessment at $18,000. This amount is a renewal of the current assessment with no increases.
h. 2016-20 Special Assessment Ordinance: Setting the amount for the 2017 Street Lighting Assessment at $52,000. This amount is a renewal of the current assessment with no increases.
i. 2016-18 Delinquent Utility Ordinance: Certifying delinquent utility accounts to the Wood County Auditor for tax assessment and collection in 2017. Included with my report is additional information regarding this ordinance such as delinquent addresses and amounts. I have sent notice to property owners concerning these amounts with a final collection date of 7/31. I will be continually updating this list as payments are received in the office.
THIRD READINGS
j. 2016-15 Appropriation Ordinance: Adding 124,805 to the Street Paving and Permissive budgets. This is to cover the costs of the 2016 street paving project.
k. 2016-16 Estimate of 2017 Revenue Ordinance: This is the first step in the budget process. The county requires us to estimate what the current year fund balances will be at year end, and then estimate what we expect to collect in 2017. This will determine our appropriation limits for 2017. I have placed additional information concerning this ordinance in each of your boxes.