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6 <br /> Solid Waste Fund <br /> Solid Waste revenues are 72.3% of the total revenues as compared to 74.2%the prior fiscal year. The solid <br /> waste program fee of$142 is billed as a line item on the Property Tax bill. As noted previously, peak collections <br /> occur by the end of December. Solid waste expenditures are 44.7% of total expenditures as compared to 42.5% <br /> the prior fiscal year. This fund has exhibited financial resilience and was spared from the impacts other funds <br /> experienced at the peak of the pandemic. <br /> Sportsplex Fund <br /> Sportsplex revenues are 48.2% of budget as compared to 27.8%the prior fiscal year due to the lifting of public <br /> health restriction and positive impacts on user fees. Sportsplex expenditures are 39.2% of budget as compared <br /> to 29.8%the prior fiscal year. FY 2021-22 revenues are $1,818,340 and expenditures are $1,475,920 through <br /> the second quarter. FY 2020-21 revenues were $1,055,795 and expenditures are $1,130,847 through the <br /> second quarter. <br /> The Sportsplex Fund has shown improved operations through the first six months of this fiscal year. The <br /> December 14 Budget Amendment #5-A which authorized the transfer of$790,000 in County revenues is <br /> intended to replenish the funds working capital requirements impacted during the peak of the public health <br /> restrictions. Ice rink, membership fees and aquatics revenues comprise the predominant revenue sources to <br /> support the fund's expenditures. The Budget Amendment transfer amount is not yet reflected in the second <br /> quarter revenues. <br /> Visitors Bureau Fund <br /> Visitors Bureau revenues are 49.2% of budget as compared to 36.2% the prior fiscal year due to the lifting of <br /> public health restrictions and increased occupancy levels at hotels and lodging facilities throughout the County. <br /> Visitors Bureau expenditures are 63% of budget as compared to 61.7% the prior fiscal year. FY 2021-22 <br /> revenues are $954,387 and expenditures are $1,222,873 through the Second Quarter. FY 2020-21 revenues <br /> were $703,371 and expenditures are $1,198,282 for the Second Quarter. The FY 2021-22 comparison of <br /> revenue versus expenditures for the first six months indicates that though there is certainly an improved <br /> revenue base, staff will continue to monitor the fund's progress. As was the case with the Sportsplex Fund, <br /> Finance recommended a transfer of$560,000 as a part of Budget Amendment #5-A to backstop the fund's <br /> operations. The Budget Amendment transfer amount is not yet reflected in the second quarter revenues. <br /> As noted on the Other Funds table, Finance is carefully monitoring the Housing Funds to ensure to <br /> reimbursement of grant revenues are drawn down to cover the expenditures incurred to date. Similarly the <br /> 6 <br />