REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Monthly Financial Status and Investment Reports for September 2019
Report
BACKGROUND
In compliance with the Charter of the City of Santa Clara and the adopted Investment Policy, the following reports for September 2019 are submitted for your information. The financial review as of September 30, 2019 provides a year-to-date financial update to the City Council for the current fiscal year. Analysis of the revenues collected and all expenditures through September 30, 2019 measures the level of adherence to the established resource allocation plan and allows the City to monitor and project revenues and expenditures throughout the year.
The Adopted Budget incorporates the estimated revenues and planned expenditures for all funds. The attached Financial Status Report provides the budget to actual revenue and expenditure summaries for the General Fund, Special Revenue Funds and Enterprise Operating Funds, as well as expenditure summary for Capital Improvement Funds and Fund Reserve Balances. Any significant variances are explained in the report.
In accordance with City Council Policy 051 - Donations to the City, included in this report is a monthly activity and annual summary of donations received by department. Although the requirement of the policy is to report quarterly, in its ongoing effort to streamline reporting, the City will include this information monthly in the financial status report.
DISCUSSION
Monthly Financial Status Report (Attachment 1)
The attached report summarizes the City's financial performances as of September 30, 2019. Financial analysis for the report is provided for the General Fund, select Special Revenue Funds, Enterprise Operating Funds, and Capital Improvement Funds.
With three months or 25% of the fiscal year complete, General Fund revenues are trending below budget at 18.5 %, largely due to the change in the budgeting basis for reporting revenue and expenditures, moving the City fr...
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