(The Center Square) — Bossier City’s financials show the city has spent $10 million in March, with $5 million coming from the general fund. In total, year-to-date reports show $32.7 million spent so far.
Despite Bossier spending nearly $1 million more compared to March last year, the city is under budget according to recent financial reports. The year-to-date budget shows $35 million, and the actual total is $32.7 million. Most of this spending is general fund at $16 million, and water spending is the second highest at $8 million.
Revenues for the month and year in Bossier City reported higher than anticipated. The year-to-date budget shows an estimated $75 million in revenue. The city instead reported $87.9 million for actual revenue by fund. Most of the increase in revenue is due to an actual amount in consolidated sales tax reported higher than the city budgeted. Originally, the city budgeted $33.9 million in consolidated sales tax, but the actual shows $46.3 million.
In a detailed sales tax report, the city collected $5 million in March, seeing a $57,352 increase since 2024. Year-to-date sales tax collections are $500,000 higher than last year. In 2025, the city has collected $16.6 million in sales tax.
Monthly expenses by department show the police department and fire department at the highest. The current police department manning as of March 2025 is 204. The budget allotts for 213. Monthly expenses for the police department, including benefits, are around $60,000.
Despite having less staff, the fire department reported more in monthly expenses with benefits. The reported fire department manning as of March 2025 is 189, with a budget of 206. The department’s monthly expenses with benefits total $100,000.
City department manning totals 662 people with a monthly expense amount of $265,896. The city budgets for around 700 workers in these departments, including city council, fire department, police department, parks and recreation, city court, city marshals and others.
