The Shelby County Commission approved an alcoholic beverage license for The Red Shamrock Pub for Sham Fest 2016.
Shelby County is in a good financial position compared to this year’s budget and last year's performance, County Chief Financial Officer Butch Burbage told the Shelby County Commission.
At the commission's Feb. 22 meeting, Burbage reviewed the county’s revenues for the first four months of fiscal year 2016, October through January. The county general fund is more than $500,000 ahead of where it was this time last year, Burbage said, putting it about 1.71 percent ahead.
Sales tax saw a large jump and Burbage noted that in December, Shelby County recorded the largest amount of sales tax in its history. Overall, sales tax was over last year’s year-to-date total by more than $240,000.
“We reported to you that we believed sales taxes were doing pretty good and indeed they are,” Burbage said.
The general fund is also doing almost 1 percent better than budgeted, Burbage said. It is around $293,697 ahead, he said, which is a positive sign for the fiscal year.
Miscellaneous funds are more than 6.5 percent ahead of 2015’s funds, and Burbage noted an increase in the lodging tax as a key point.
The lodging tax is more than $350,000 ahead of 2015’s revenue. That amount factors in $156,000 in reimbursements on various projects, Burbage noted, which thereby inflates the amount. True revenue is around $196,224, which commissioners noted was still a good improvement.
When comparing the year to date budget and the actual revenues, Burbage noted the miscellaneous funds fell short of what is budgeted. These numbers were nothing to get excited over, he said, and he expects the county to catch up by the end of the year.
“All in all, a very positive report,” Burbage said.
Also at the Feb. 22 meeting, the commission:
- Approved an alcoholic beverage license for The Red Shamrock Pub, located in Mt Laurel, for Shamfest 2016.
- Awarded bids for security and electronic system maintenance for the Sheriff’s Office and Jail and the juvenile detention center in the amounts of $25,000 and $7,000, respectively.
- Awarded a bid for inmate footwear.
