A Comal.News comparison of Schertz’s official council check reports puts September’s listed payments at $1,106,945.20, up $152,985.04, or 16.04%, from August.
The increase describes payments in these monthly reports. It should not be read as a measure of all city spending or as a finding about whether spending exceeded a budget.
Schertz taxpayers can inspect the payment mix and the largest named checks in a report covering 21 September payments. The September report lists 11 regular checks, eight electronic funds transfers and two bank drafts. Together, regular checks account for $657,585.38 of the reported total; electronic transfers account for $340,898.12 and bank drafts for $108,461.70.
How the two months compare
August’s council check report lists 20 payments totaling $953,960.16. The comparison below separates payment methods so readers can see where the reported month-to-month difference sits. The reports cover payments dated Sept. 1–30 and Aug. 1–31, respectively; the September report was generated Oct. 5 and the August report Sept. 7.
