Riley County treasurer reports year-end balances, tax distributions and interest receipts

Shiloh Hager, Riley County treasurer, presented the county's December and year-end financial summary to the commission. Hager reported a general-fund cash balance of $5,991,007.84 and said the county's ARPA fund balance is "just over $2,600,000"; she noted tax-holding funds—taxes collected through December—will be distributed on Jan. 20 to local taxing entities and cited a tax-holding amount in the transcript of roughly $72,000,000.

Hager explained investment and interest performance, saying the county had budgeted interest and in December produced higher-than-budgeted interest receipts; year-to-date revenue for 2025 was reported as about 103.16% of budgeted revenues. She cautioned that some figures on the printed report reflect reporting conventions and transfers (for example, a motor-vehicle transfer to offset general-fund costs). Hager also flagged administrative impacts: heavy-truck and trailer season is adding processing volume after a law change that will render some trailers nontaxable beginning in 2026, which is creating extra review work with the appraiser's office.

Why it matters: Treasurer reports provide the commission and the public with visibility into cash balances, anticipated distributions to taxing entities, and operational pressures that can affect county budgeting and timing of services.

Quotes from the meeting:

"a balance in the general fund of $5,991,007.84," Hager said when summarizing year-end cash (S8).

Next steps: Hager will continue to reconcile interest and allocation details and will issue delinquent notices for unpaid taxes later in the month; commissioners asked follow-up questions about small allocation shifts between general and road-and-bridge sales-tax receipts.