Click here to be taken to the May 2021 Financial Report, which includes information for all funds and departments.
Water shut off for past due accounts resumed in March. Nearly all of our active and past due accounts have been brought current, with the exception of 34 accounts. These 34 accounts have entered into long-term payments arrangements and will have their accounts current within twelve months.
Initial appearances are still discontinued for municipal court. Staff is mailing letters to all defendants to notify them of the payment options available. Trials are being conducted in person. Staff is encouraging defendants to communicate with the Court regularly, and we are hopeful that defendants continue to utilize our multiple payment options to pay their fines.
The City exhausted our share of CARES act funding for COVID-19 related expenses earlier this year. Most recent estimates indicate that the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds will total just over $2.5 million. We expect to see half of these funds disbursed to us this summer, with the remaining half disbursed the following summer. Staff is closely monitoring allowable uses and will bring additional information to the Council in the coming months.