Finance Director Rick Snyder presented a positive year-end Sales Tax Report. While, receipts for the month of December were down by 7.8% (since they compared to an abnormally high increase for a year earlier), the County’s portion of sales tax distributions for the fourth quarter of 2018 was up 1.33% from the prior year—the highest fourth quarter on record. As of year’s end, distributions for the County’s portion of sales tax revenue totaled nearly $37.2 million, an increase of more than $1.9 million year-over-year, or 5.47%, For the year, Director Snyder reported that the County came in at more than $2.9 million over budget projections (or 108.% of budget)—the highest year for the County.
Director Snyder also provided the Casino Revenue Report for 2018’s fourth quarter, showing the County’s year-end Casino Gaming receipts at more than $1.9 million, up 13.2%, and more than $750,000 above the $1.2 million budget for 2018.