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City of Tukwila <br />Allan Ekberg, Mayor <br />INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Councilmembers <br />CC: <br />Mayor Ekberg <br />FROM: <br />Peggy McCarthy, Finance Director <br />BY: <br />Craig Zellerhoff, Fiscal Coordinator <br />DATE: <br />April 7, 2017 <br />SUBJECT: <br />2017 February Year to Date Financial Update <br />Summary <br />The purpose of the 2017 Financial report is to summarize for the City Council the general state of <br />Departmental expenditures and to highlight significant items or trends. The following provides a high -level <br />summary of the Departmental financial performance. The 2017 February YTD report is based on financial <br />data available as of April 6th, 2017, for the reporting period ending February 28th, 2017. Additional details <br />can be found within the attached financial report. <br />Allocated budgets through the reporting period are calculated by analyzing spend patterns in the previous <br />year and allocating the current year budget using the same spend pattern. If a line item had no expenditures <br />in the prior year but a budget in the current year, the allocated budget for the current year would be zero. <br />Departmental Expenditures <br />General fund expenditures totaled $9.7 million as compared to the allocated budget of $10.1 million, which <br />is $475 thousand below budget. Notable variances are as follows: <br />• Recreation department is above budget by $23 thousand. Administration salaries and benefits are <br />greater than 2016 due to being fully staffed in 2017. Supplies are higher than normal due to costs <br />associated with the 20 -year Gala celebration. The department also incurred expenses related to the <br />Teen visit to Olympia, these costs were funded through a grant /donation from World Vision. <br />• Fire department is above budget by $53 thousand. This is attributed to the staffing of the unbudgeted <br />pipeline positions (5 vs 3 in 2016) to maintain minimum staffing levels. The department experienced a <br />greater use of overtime in January of $25 thousand and $2 thousand in February compared to 2016. <br />• Park department exceeded budget by $32 thousand. This is a result of the department being fully <br />staffed in 2017 compared to 2016. They also incurred a higher level of spending on supplies as they <br />are being more proactive and intentional in the planning and preparation for busier summer months. <br />rGyA <br />