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FINANCE AND SAFETY COMMITTEE
Meeting Minutes
September 22, 2015 — 5:30 p.m.; Hazelnut Conference Room
PRESENT
Councilmembers: Kathy Hougardy, Chair; De'Sean Quinn, Joe Duffie
Staff: Vicky Carlsen, Laurel Humphrey
CALL TO ORDER:
Chair Hougardy called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
I. PRESENTATIONS No presentations.
II. BUSINESS AGENDA
A. Resolution: Cancellation of Past -Due Accounts
Staff is seeking Council approval of the annual resolution that would declare the cancellation of
uncollectible accounts receivable. The total for this year includes false alarm fees equaling
$275.00, miscellaneous billings equaling $27,437.91 and NSF checks equaling $175.00 for a
total of $27,887.91. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO OCTOBER 5, 2015 REGULAR
CONSENT AGENDA.
B. 2015 2nd Quarter Sales Tax and Miscellaneous Revenue Report
Staff presented the 2015 2nd Quarter Sales Tax and Miscellaneous Revenue Report.
Information detailed in the staff report includes retail sales tax, gambling tax, and admissions
tax revenues, with sales tax broken out by industry classifications. Total sales tax collections
for the second quarter were $802,000.00, or 21 %, above those for the same period last year.
The City collected $566,433 in sales tax mitigation as of June 30. Councilmember Quinn asked
for more information regarding the decline seen in manufacturing as well as what "educational
services" entails. INFORMATION ONLY.
III. MISCELLANEOUS
Meeting adjourned at 5:46 p.m.
Next meeting: Tuesday, October 6, 2015 — 5:30 p.m. — Hazelnut Conference Room
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Committee Chair Approval
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