White City's FY2027 budget lowers its sales tax estimate and service district transfer

White City's FY2027 budget worksheet estimates $925,000 in sales tax for Fund 70, its main fund. The FY2026 budget assumed $1,000,000, and the city collected $948,692 in FY2025, according to the worksheet's actual column. ^[1][2]

Total Fund 70 revenue is budgeted at $1,959,500, down from $1,974,839 in FY2026. ^[1]

What the city had collected

The financial report for Fund 70 in the July 2 council packet covers July 1, 2025, through May 31, 2026, and notes that 91.67% of the fiscal year had expired. It shows $767,714.22 received in sales tax against the $1,000,000 budget, or 76.77%. ^[3]

The same report shows total Fund 70 revenue at 86.86% of budget and spending at 70.19%. ^[3]

At the July 2 meeting, according to the approved minutes, the financial report discussion noted that municipal revenues are down and that the district expects lower sales tax revenue next year. No motion was recorded on the report. ^[4]

The transfer and the new line

Most of Fund 70's spending is a transfer listed as 'Contribution to General Fund.' The FY2026 budget set it at $1,431,500. The FY2027 worksheet sets it at $1,294,956, a $136,544 reduction. ^[2][1]

The FY2027 worksheet adds a category, 'Building-Related Expenses,' of $124,544, described as wages, administration, IT, engineering development, surveyor and storm drain maintenance. Its FY2025 and FY2026 columns show zero. ^[1]

Taken together, the two lines total $1,419,500, which is $12,000 less than the FY2026 transfer alone. ^[1]

The worksheet also lowers the estimate for justice court fines and forfeitures to $9,000, from $30,000 budgeted for FY2026 and $40,029 collected in FY2025. ^[1]