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The following table presents five years of comparative operating results for each of the City's utility <br />enterprise funds: <br />Operating Results - Fiscal Year Ended December 31, <br />2021 2022 2023 2024 <br />2025 <br />Utility enterprise funds <br />Water <br />Operating revenue $ 3,057,474 $ 2,962,563 $ 3,574,961 $ 3,168,402 $ 3,610,668 <br />Operating expenses 1,772,358 1,895,776 2,062,314 2,243,736 2,360,896 <br />Operating income <br />$ 1,285,116 $ 1,066,787 $ 1,512,647 $ 924,666 $ 1,249,772 <br />Operating income as a percentage <br />of operating revenue 42.0 % 36.0 % 42.3 % 29.2 % 34.6 % <br />Sewer <br />Operating revenue $ 1,805,614 $ 1,876,957 $ 1,994,465 $ 2,425,906 $ 2,560,621 <br />Operating expenses 1,742,380 1,947,356 2,209,802 2,411,209 2,470,049 <br />Operating income (loss) <br />$ 63,234 $ (70,399) $ (215,337) $ 14,697 $ 90,572 <br />Operating income (loss) as a <br />percentage of operating revenue 3.5 % <br />(3.8) % (10.8) % <br />0.6 % 3.5 % <br />Street Light <br />Operating revenue $ 222,364 $ 230,392 $ 234,607 $ 242,950 $ 257,712 <br />Operating expenses 178,576 172,765 173,924 167,123 216,126 <br />Operating income <br />$ 43,788 $ 57,627 $ 60,683 $ 75,827 $ 41,586 <br />Operating income as a percentage <br />of operating revenue 19.7 % 25.0 % 25.9 % 31.2 % 16.1 % <br />Recycling <br />Operating revenue $ 440,097 $ 452,107 $ 456,106 $ 468,514 $ 483,595 <br />Operating expenses 507,067 514,231 527,182 549,993 580,435 <br />Operating income (loss) $ (66,970) $ (62,124) $ (71,076) $ (81,479) $ (96,840) <br />Operating income (loss) as a <br />percentage of operating revenue (15.2) % <br />(13.7) % (15.6) % <br />(17.4) % (20.0) % <br />Storm Water <br />Operating revenue $ 1,197,572 $ 1,230,582 $ 1,252,659 $ 1,350,416 $ 1,589,573 <br />Operating expenses 715,349 791,605 864,721 1,022,935 1,149,661 <br />Operating income <br />$ 482,223 $ 438,977 $ 387,938 $ 327,481 $ 439,912 <br />Operating income as a percentage <br />of operating revenue 40.3 % 35.7 % 31.0 % 24.3 % 27.7 % <br />As displayed in the table above, each of the individual enterprise funds was able to report positive <br />operating results for the year ended December 31, 2025, except for the Recycling Fund. However, <br />nonoperating grants and investment earnings offset most of the operating loss. <br />Overall operating revenues totaled $8,502,169 in 2025, compared to $7,656,188 in the prior year. <br />Increases in households and utility rates, along with more consumption, contributed to the change over <br />the prior year. Overall operating expenses totaled $6,777,167 in 2025, compared to $6,394,996 in the <br />prior year. Spending was up for personal services, supplies, sewer utility disposal charges, and <br />depreciation, with an increase in population and households serviced by the City's utility system. <br />-15- <br />