City of Tucker reports revenue far above expectations across most collections

The city of Tucker said they had collected hundreds of thousands of dollars more than expected in fees and taxes for the fiscal year.

According to the city’s latest report, the following collections were above expectations:

  • Electric franchise fees: $333,000 above yearly expectation
  • Business and occupation taxes: $643,000 over expectation
  • Program fees for camps and leagues & tournaments: $110,000 over expectations
  • Summer camp attendance fees: $107,000 more than projected revenue
  • Development permits: $13,000 higher than expected

City officials said the increase in business and occupation taxes included past due amounts from previous years. That was also in addition to new businesses found by Code Enforcement that did not have an OTC, or order to comply.

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City officials said in a financial report that the forthcoming budget would be amended because of the higher revenue.

With two months left in the fiscal year, the city said “the General Fund is within expectations with about 77% of the budget expended.“…

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