(The following is from Cumberland County Mayor Allen Foster’s Meeting Notes on the County Commission’s February Monthly meeting.)
Financial Update
EMS collections for the month were $296,547 which is $36,786 below the monthly budgeted amount of $333,333. Year-to-date (Cumberland County has) collected $2,736,826 which is $403,495 above projections.
Sales tax collections for the General Purpose School Fund came in at $1,159,721 which is $145,291 above projections. Year-to-date (Cumberland County has) collected $6,757,471 and (is) $707,551 above budget.
Property tax collections year-to-date are approximately 67.53%. Last year (Cumberland County had) collected 63.8% of revenue.
Cumulative Hotel/Motel taxes are $658,636 which is 81.4% of the budgeted amount of $808,712. Last year, with a smaller budgeted amount of $668,166, (Cumberland County) had collected $409,491, or 61.3% of budget, at this point.
Cumulative Prisoner Boarding collections are $204,204, or 33.9% of the $602,396 annual budget. Last year (Cumberland County was) at $200,733, or 33.3% of the $602,396 annual budget. Payments for prisoner boarding are somewhat sporadic from the state.