FINANCE OFFICER’S REPORT
Chris Kirk
Council Meeting
June 7, 2016
1) Income tax collections 2016 vs. 2015 as of 5/31/2016:
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 17,045 62,235 79,280 72,591 9,204
TOTAL 70,200 256,313 326,513 317,309
2) The Bill List from 5/13/2016 – 6/3/16 is included for council review and approval on the claims ordinance.
3) Collections to Note:
a. Ohio Attorney General – SRO Salary Grant: $5,484.96
b. Public Safety Day Donations:
i. American Legion Post 539: $350.00
ii. Keystone: $300.00
iii. Millstream Credit Union: $250.00
iv. Franks Fries: $100.00
Total: $1,000.00
c. Estate of Pauline Bassitt – Cemetery Donation: $100.00
i. Donated because they said the cemeteries looked great
d. Time Warner Cable – Q1 Franchise Fees: $4,636.77
e. CSX – 2014/2015 Mowing: $540.00
f. Schroeder Farms: Cemetery Farm Lease: $723.12
4) May Great Lakes collections and the May Fund Report will be distributed at next week’s COTW
5) The EMS will be receiving a grant to reimburse the Village for $6,798.73 worth of supplies purchased in May. This check will be received in 2016. I will report when we receive it.
FIRST READINGS
a. 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.
b. 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.
c. 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.
d. 2016 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.
e. 2016 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.
f. 2016 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.
g. 2016 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.
SECOND READINGS
h. Appropriation Ordinance: Adding 124,805 to the Street Paving and Permissive budgets. This is to cover the costs of the 2016 street paving project.
i. 2017 Estimate of 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.
