CITY MANAGER’S REPORT

Week ending December 11, 2015

Important dates from the Solid Waste Division  

The city’s Solid Waste Division announces the following dates for service changes and activities in December and January. Additional information is available here.

· Mondays, December 7^th and December 14^th – Solid Waste Holiday Toy Drive.

· Saturday, December 12^th (weather permitting) – Last Saturday open hours at the Compost Facility; facility re-opens to the public in March 2016.

· Monday, December 21^st (weather permitting) – Collection of yard waste ends for the season; collection resumes in March 2016.

· Friday, December 25^th – No trash or recycling collections on Christmas Day; collection routes for Friday will be delayed by one day to Saturday.

· Friday, January 1^st – No trash or recycling collections on New Year’s Day; collection routes for Friday will be delayed by one day to Saturday.

· Mondays, January 4^th and January 11^th – Christmas “tree-cycling” collection.

November Sales Tax Report and October Financial Report

The monthly financial report include a summary of ALL budgeted and non-budgeted funds. A cover memo for the financial report include revenue and expenditure highlights for October. The City is on track to collect the property taxes and franchise fees as revised for 2015. Finance monthly reports can be found here: https://www.lawrenceks.org/finance/accounting/reports

The sales tax report show that estimates are above original budget but slightly behind the mid-year estimates. Monthly sales tax reports can be found here: https://www.lawrenceks.org/finance/accounting/sales-tax