December 31, 2016
<br />Financial Report
<br />The Financial Report provides current year financial information for each City fund in a condensed format. Information is provided
<br />for revenue (by type and fund), expenditures, property taxes, debt status, and staffing levels. This report is prepared monthly and
<br />supplements other reports that the City prepares such as the Controller's Cash Report, the Monthly Departmental Financial Report,
<br />and the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR).
<br />Revenue by Type
<br />Revenue by Fund
<br />-Fund 291 (River Rescue). This is revenue related to training. Revenue is generated from registration fees.
<br />-Fund 258 (Human Rights). This is revenue related to grants received to battle housing and employment discrimination.
<br />-Fund 401 (Four Winds Field). This fund has exceeded its budgeted revenue by $25,955 or 267%. The City received $40,862 as an
<br />attendance bonus for the baseball stadium.
<br />-Fund 677 (Hall of Fame), is at 99% of its budgeted revenue. This is revenue received in the amount of $48,709 for the sale of the
<br />property, for construction of a new motel.
<br />-Fund 661 (2012 Sewer Bond), is at 99% of its budgeted revenue. This is revenue from bank and investment interest.
<br />Property Taxes
<br />Total property taxes collected for the year 2015 was~$70.9 million or 94.76%of the tax levy.Specifically,in 2015 the City of South Bend
<br />received a total of$46,171,932 in property tax revenue in the civil city funds(general fund,parks,College Football Hall of Fame,and CCD).
<br />For TIF funds, the City received a total of $24,742,902 in property tax revenue.
<br />Expenditures
<br />Debt
<br />Headcount
<br />If you have any questions regarding this report, please contact John Murphy at (574) 235-7678.
<br />As of December 2016,the City has spent 77%of budgeted expenditures,compared to 76%in December 2015.The General Fund has
<br />spent 95%of its 2016 budgeted expenditures,versus 97%in 2015.The following funds have reached 90%or more of their budgeted
<br />expenditures as a result of bond payments:Fund 313(Hall of Fame),Fund 410(UDAG),Fund 377(Professional Sports Development),
<br />and Fund 432 (TIF - Erskine Village).
<br />This month,various debt service payments were made in the amount of~$8.7 million to Sun Trust,Kansas State Bank,PNC Bank,U.S.
<br />Bank and Ricoh USA.Payments are related to IT equipment leases,police/public works vehicles,solid waste containers,and sewer
<br />bonds.
<br />The Full Time Headcount as of December was 1,079 vs.a budgeted amount of 1,102.Currently,there are a total of 23 vacant positions.
<br />The 23 open positions are in the following departments:General Government(1),Parks(2),Public Safety(9),Public Works(5),DCI(2),
<br />Code Enforcement / Animal Control (2), and Morris / Palais (2).
<br />For discussion on property taxes,see section listed below.The overall percentage of budgeted revenues that have been received by the
<br />city is 96%,compared to 99%in December 2015.Revenue type 369(Memorial Hospital)has reached 100%of its budgeted revenue.This
<br />is revenue from Leighton Plaza for common area fees.It is a lease between Memorial Hospital and the South Bend Redevelopment
<br />Commission.Also,all tax revenue types(311,316,312,and 335)have reached 100%of budgeted revenues.These consist of property,
<br />income, excise, and hotel/motel tax.
<br />As of December 2016,the general fund has reached 100%of its budgeted revenue,compared to 99%last year.The following funds have
<br />reached slightly above the normal percentage of their 2016 budgeted revenue amount at this time:
<br />Property taxes are received in June and December.Property taxes collected in 2016 totaled~$76.7 million.Civil city funds received
<br />~$49.1 million and TIF funds received~$27.6 million.For 2016,the projected levy collection rate is 95%or$75.2 million.Please note,
<br />2016 civil city funds are ~$2.4 million more than 2015 budget.
<br />- Funds 249 (PS LOIT), 404 (COIT), and 408 (EDIT) received normal and timely distributions this month.
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