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At the podium the compliance official said, \"our efforts are continuing to make sure that contractors, and actually any companies working in the city of Toledo, are abiding by the wage theft ordinance, treating people who should be classified as employees as employees, not 1099'ing them, not engaging in any sort of wage theft, and the contractors are living up to the requirements of 7 98, which is registering with the city of Toledo, and being proper and paying their income tax.\" The official added that the office is seeing \"a lot of self reporting\" and that general contractors are increasingly requiring subcontractors to provide certificates of compliance before work begins.

Why it matters: enforcement of the registration requirement and wage-theft rules affects contractor behavior, city tax compliance, and worker protections. The compliance official told the committee the city is conducting site checks and that word is \"circulating in the industry\" that the city will check compliance at job sites.

Council members praised the enforcement work. Chairman Serrano said the effort and results were appreciated; one council member noted they had personally observed staff responding quickly to several noncompliance situations.

The compliance official identified the city requirement by the citation used in the meeting — \"7 98\" — and described city staff efforts as an internal program overseen by tax and compliance units. No new ordinance or regulatory change was proposed during the discussion; the official described ongoing enforcement and outreach.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Toledo - Finance, Debt & Budget Oversight Committee on 2025-05-28 4:00 PM - .:: April 2025 Financials::. - May 28, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","A city compliance official told the finance committee enforcement is active: contractors are increasingly self-reporting, many subcontractors are providing certificates of compliance, and staff are checking job sites for registration and wage-theft violations under the city's ordinance 7 98.","taxTitle","Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio","taxId",2665,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6641689,"Toledo says ARPA obligations complete; $37.2 million remains to spend; CIP transfer and audit timeline set",48,954649,1002735,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3558822-39a24f4c05535fcaa2a12d69d8becd77&start=954&end=1002","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3558822-39a24f4c05535fcaa2a12d69d8becd77/thumbnail_954649.jpg","/articles/6641689/Toledo/Lucas-County/Ohio/Toledo-says-ARPA-obligations-complete-372-million-remains-to-spend-CIP-transfer-and-audit-timeline-set","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6641689-5146b91028468c0e1a125e146cadbdc6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771156115&Signature=b5wW~Uobie-dSlyXEWnVfkLnO2vZUdUIjdN66kG3~RriuPqy2RROh6Fwr0l~4yVnENivBwj4n8srLUNJ8TXbvKHCa0khWo2DaCCDu8dnZhBVKfGVDoDbtHsCL3fwtEe0l46asLAaYEjCmscV08PdJ6mY8cbTtsbbVufcokle~G1n7uQCxUu4Y~KKeg88vdpSx6s-CtrvNj5FXuG3ffenx6nmevE0qk5Os-ghUKR~z49p9ieZSY3yxQsLsq18xd82iWKN9NLTFcnE7le6bnYuelGjbW6n28rFvgHufdrJ0KOiLenH6le1nYYbgVx0Wb98-MJ5IWtk4gslcJLX7hwB6A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Director of Finance Melanie Campbell told the Finance, Debt and Budget Oversight Committee that the Toledo Recovery Plan (the city's ARPA program) is fully obligated and that $37,200,000 remains to be expended between now and the end of 2026.

\"Now reporting through April of 2025. You'll see that everything is obligated as we've met that deadline at the end of 2024. And $37,200,000 remains to be expended, between now and the end of 2026,\" Campbell said.

Campbell also noted the packet included the capital-improvement project (CIP) report and said the administration expects the transfer from CIP to be executed as the city closes out 2025. \"We'll do that as we close out 2025,\" she said when asked about the timing of the transfer.

On the audit schedule, Campbell said the city is on track to submit the basic financial statements to the Henkel system on Friday and that outside auditors will begin fieldwork in June. She named the external auditors expected to perform the work as \"Clark, Shafer and Harry.\" \"We're on track to submit the financials ... and then the auditors will show up in June to do their audit,\" she said, with an expected public release following internal and state review later in the summer.

Why it matters: the ARPA obligation status and remaining expendable balance set the window for projects still to be executed or contracts to be completed under ARPA timelines. The CIP transfer timing affects year-end financing and how certain capital projects are funded.

No committee action or vote followed the update; staff offered to take questions and provide follow-up material if members requested additional detail.","Finance staff told the committee the Toledo Recovery Plan (ARPA) obligations are complete and $37.2 million remains to be expended through the end of 2026; staff also described timing for a CIP transfer and an upcoming external audit.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6641694,"Toledo finance committee: April revenues roughly on budget as withholding holds steady",340,274075,614465,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3558822-39a24f4c05535fcaa2a12d69d8becd77&start=274&end=614","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3558822-39a24f4c05535fcaa2a12d69d8becd77/thumbnail_274075.jpg","/articles/6641694/Toledo/Lucas-County/Ohio/Toledo-finance-committee-April-revenues-roughly-on-budget-as-withholding-holds-steady","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6641694-ac39ba9a2391505a3ba1f342d04ba47b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771156115&Signature=ZcCvfBy~46HtiWE1eK34-aAex69GAdMuPczFvMwkEga4bjvYJXQoJUTXrD0d9DC1c123tc2sfvDka2CfxlC6qlvXvlhMVeJxwH11v5QxiGZn6eJarjWMFCQJX-WCDqEvvlBPD~3-GjoBqryebPYSCrEmgY9bo0PH2ZVJb5W31JX07f0TkcQY42mgbGvzKcSTZ-dldyLeS15~iUs9WESbI0teTLMqBQ8XiTDIb1zguxgQcFYQ~4yJn5G0tQJLwVPq1NR0MTaD5VqsBbzTISk9VgoC4GqH1HHfdHaC2KX0J3YGqe0vOpXcakcWms0iJ1i4hOyPngHDXh4ytKZe822YUA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Director of Finance Melanie Campbell and Tax Commissioner John Zavisha told the Toledo Finance, Debt and Budget Oversight Committee on the monthly meeting that April revenues and expenditures are broadly in line with the city’s budget but that the withholding category warrants monitoring.

Campbell said general fund revenue collections through April — with 33% of the fiscal year complete — were at about 28.5% of the total budget. \"At 33% of the year complete, revenue collections for 2025 are at about 28.5% of the total budget,\" she said. The report shows property tax collections at about 54% (the city received the first-half payments in February) and licenses and permits at 37% of the budgeted amount.

Why it matters: withholding is Toledo’s single largest revenue source. Commissioner John Zavisha said withholding accounts for \"just over 80% of what we collect,\" so small swings in that category can sway near-term results.

Zavisha reported withholding totaled about $51,900,000 through April and described the figure as \"about as flat as flat can be. We're just off $47,876 from last year's number.\" He said most of the year-to-year variance is concentrated among some of the top 20 withholdings — \"the top 20 is down about $1,200,000 and all other companies are up $1.2 [million],\" — and characterized several of the declines as likely one-time events. \"At this point, you know, we're still within 1% of our budget numbers. So, no concerns at this point,\" he said.

The packet notes other income items that affect timing: the city received a first-quarter casino payment of $1,700,000 (about 25% of the estimate for that revenue), and EMS fees and basic/advanced life-support billings together are running ahead of pace, with combined billings of about $5,300,000 and BLS collections at $2,400,000 (about 45% collected so far).

Campbell also highlighted refund activity, which historically can rise later in the year. \"Through April 30 are $216,000. Last year, that number was about $303,000,\" she said, noting that refunds grew substantially after April last year and ended the year much higher.

The committee packet shows a 2025 projection figure of \"229.9\" as presented; the packet did not specify the units for that number. Campbell said, overall, revenues are at about 97.5% of budget estimates and the administration does not recommend adjustments at this time.

On enforcement and supplemental collections, Zavisha said the city's IRS-focused collections unit had collected about $2,100,000 through April, \"which is up a little more than $125,000 compared to last year,\" and the outcome is considered a positive signal for ongoing collections work.

Committee members asked several clarifying questions about the timing of payments and when particular category variances (for example, withholding and EMS payments) might normalize; staff said they will continue to monitor monthly results and report back. The presentation concluded with staff offering to take questions on the capital-improvement and ARPA reports that followed in the packet.

The report drew no formal vote; committee members asked for continued monthly monitoring and updates if trends change.","City finance leaders reported April revenue and expenditure results showing overall collections near projections, with withholding — about 80% of receipts — essentially flat and the IRS collections unit performing above expectations.","actionData","errors"]

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Contractor compliance enforcement underway in Toledo; city cites wage-theft ordinance and registration requirement

Toledo says ARPA obligations complete; $37.2 million remains to spend; CIP transfer and audit timeline set

Toledo finance committee: April revenues roughly on budget as withholding holds steady