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Online Reference 2:  Comparative Statement of Revenues, General Fund, For the Periods Ending December 31, 2009, and December 31, 2008.

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NOTE:  Click on any of the highlighted revenue categories below to see the revenue summary for that category or click on the link above to view all revenue summaries and explanations.  Click on any highlighted number for notes.  See below for a chart of year-to-date changes for selected revenue categories. 

  FY2009
ACTUALS		 FY2010
APPROVED
BUDGET		 FY2010
REVENUES
THRU 12/31/09		 % OF
BUDGET		 FY2009
REVENUES
THRU 12/31/08		 % CHANGE
General Property Taxes            
Real Property Taxes $295,518,893 $296,281,111 $152,044,799 51.3% $143,205,612 6%
Personal Property Taxes 36,023,945 31,300,000 30,541,474 97.6%1  33,156,085 -8%
Penalties and Interest  1,939,225 1,870,000 692,719 37.0% 940,270 -26%
Total Gen. Property Taxes $333,482,063 $329,451,111 $183,278,992 55.6% $177,301,967 3%
             
Other Local Taxes            
Local Sales and Use Tax $21,679,635 $24,050,000 $7,786,915 32.4% $6,156,194 26%2 
Consumer Utility Taxes 10,409,248 10,600,000 4,327,496 40.8% 4,282,069 1%
Communication Sales and Use Tax 11,268,560 11,800,000 3,646,202 30.9% 3,939,613 -7%
Business License Taxes 30,527,956 30,100,000 1,668,975 5.5% 1,239,605 35%
Transient Lodging Taxes 10,592,806 11,000,000 4,414,558 40.1% 4,309,139 2%
Restaurant Meals Tax 14,912,796 15,200,000 6,051,489 39.8% 6,043,338 0%
Tobacco Taxes 2,719,084 3,100,000 1,261,819 40.7%

1,179,956

 7%
Motor Vehicle License Tax  3,085,288 3,200,000 2,630,458 82.2% 2,545,860 3%
Real Estate Recordation 3,206,705 3,100,000 1,580,791 51.0% 1,258,187 26%
Admissions Tax 1,103,782 1,050,000 473,104 45.1% 448,388 6%
Other Local Taxes  2,765,510 2,730,000 361,291 13.2% 333,282 8%
Total Other Local Taxes $112,271,370 $115,930,000 $34,203,098 29.5% $31,735,631 8%
             
Intergovernmental Revenues             
Revenue from the Federal Government  $8,919,582 $7,883,381 $2,688,604  34.1% $2,330,523 15%
Personal Property Tax Relief from the Commonwealth  23,578,531 23,578,531 22,399,604 95.0% 22,399,604 0%
Revenue from the Commonwealth  20,597,014 22,314,591 10,081,098 45.2% 10,393,686 -3%3 
Total Intergovernmental Revenues $53,095,127 $53,776,503 $30,421,452 56.6% $30,564,599 0%
             
Other Governmental Revenues And Transfers In            
Fines and Forfeitures  $4,116,453 $4,781,325 $1,977,521 41.4% $1,827,135 8%
License and Permits  4,827,422 5,367,759 2,426,980 45.2% 2,588,280 -6%
Charges for City Services 12,404,166 12,852,808 6,577,975 51.2% 5,649,600 16%4 
Revenue from Use of Money & Property 4,433,015 3,859,476 1,747,145 45.3% 2,816,831 -38%5 
Other Revenue  1,065,129 785,987

267,949

 34.1% 323,316 -17%
Transfer from Other Funds 2,223,910 1,301,560 - 0.0% - 0%
Total Other Government Revenues $29,070,095 $28,948,915 $12,997,570 44.9% $13,205,162 -2%
             
TOTAL REVENUE $527,918,655 $528,106,529 $265,648,9666  50.3% $257,366,573 3%
             
Appropriated Fund Balance            
General Fund - $5,415,347 - - - 0%
Reappropriation of FY 2009
  Encumbrances and Other
  Supplemental Appropriations		 - 3,673,357 - - - 0%
TOTAL $527,918,655 $537,195,233 $265,648,966 49.5% $257,366,573 3%


Revenues Chart

                Revenues Chart Dec 09 

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Notes

  1. Personal Property Tax:   Revenues collected to date represent 97.6 percent of budgeted revenue. As discussed previously, preliminary collections to date indicate revenues may exceed the budget by $0.2 million.
  2. Local Sales and Use Taxes:  The substantial increase in sales tax revenue is primarily related to one-time repayments in the prior year (FY 2009) to Fairfax County of $1.5 million for sales tax collections from businesses with an Alexandria address that are actually located in Fairfax County.  Excluding one-time repayments, tear-over-year retail sales from September through November are up around 1.3 percent.
  3. Intergovernmental Revenue:  Later in the year, the City may experience a shortfall in aid from the Commonwealth due to its ongoing budget problems.
  4. Charges for City Services:  Increase in this category is largely due to greater year-to-date collections from parking meter receipts, refuse user charges, and ambulance fees.
  5. Revenue from the Use of Money and Property:  Continued decreased revenue in this category reflects the extremely low interest rates budgeted and earned on City operating funds, which are conservatively invested for safety and liquidity reasons.
  6. Year-to-Date Revenues:  As of December 31, 2009, actual General Fund revenues totaled $265.6 million, which is 3.2 percent above FY 2009 revenues of $257.4 million for the same time period last year.  With the submission of the FY 2011 budget on February 9, 2010, a revised estimate for FY 2010 revenues will be provided to City Council.  That estimate will show a shortfall of $6.6 million or 1.2 percent (compared to the original FY 2010 budget estimate of General Fund revenues of $530.00 million), primarily due to lower real property revenues and intergovernmental revenues.

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