The state auditor’s office recently released an audit report on the City of Perry.

According to Mary Mosiman’s office, the City’s receipts totaled $9.861,000 for fiscal year 2015.  This is a 12.6 percent decrease from the year before.  Among the revenues are $2.5 million from charges for service, $2.4 million in property tax, $1.4 million from operating grants, contributions and restricted interest, $1 million from local option sales tax, $951,000 from capital grants, contributions and restricted interest, $601,000 from bond proceeds $542,000 from tax increment financing, $215,000 from franchise fees, $49,000 from commercial and industrial tax replacement and $4,100 from unrestricted interest on investments.

Disbursements for the 2015 fiscal year totaled $10 million, or a 7.8 percent decrease from the prior year.  Expenses included $2.3 million for public works, $1.7 million for capital projects, $1.6 million for public safety and $967,000 for business type activities.

The full report can be viewed HERE.