06-03-2024 Council Work Session Packet

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CITY OF LINO LAKES, MINNESOTA NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2023 Note 1 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES The City of Lino Lakes, Minnesota (the City) is a public corporation formed under Minnesota Statute 410. As such, the City is under home rule charter regulations and applicable statutory guidelines. The basic financial statements of the City have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles as applied to governmental units by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). The following is a summary of significant accounting policies: A. FINANCIAL REPORTING ENTITY In accordance with GASB pronouncements and accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the financial statements of the reporting entity include those of the City (the primary government) and its component units. The component units discussed below are included in the City’s reporting entity as blended component units because of the significance of their operational or financial relationships with the City. COMPONENT UNITS The Economic Development Authority (EDA) of Lino Lakes is an entity legally separate from the City. However, for financial reporting purposes, the EDA is reported as if it were a part of the City’s operation because the governing body is substantially the same as the governing body of the City and a financial benefit or burden relationship exists between the City and the EDA. The EDA does not issue separate financial statements. The Housing and Development Authority (HRA) of Lino Lakes is an entity legally separate from the City. However, for financial reporting purposes, the HRA is reported as if it were part of the City’s operations because the members of the City Council serve as commission members and a financial benefit or burden relationship exists between the City and the HRA. The HRA has not yet incurred any financial activity. B. GOVERNMENT-WIDE AND FUND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The government-wide financial statements (i.e., the Statement of Net Position and the Statement of Activities) report information on all of the non-fiduciary activities of the primary government and its component units. Governmental activities, which normally are supported by taxes and intergovernmental revenues, are reported separately from business-type activities, which rely to a significant extent on fees and charges for support. The Statement of Activities demonstrates the degree to which the direct expenses of a given function or business-type activity are offset by program revenues. Direct expenses are those that are clearly identifiable with a specific function or business- type activity. Program revenues include 1) charges to customers or applicants who purchase, use, or directly benefit from goods, services, or privileges provided by a given function or business-type activity and 2) grants and contributions that are restricted to meeting the operational or capital requirements of a particular function or business-type activity. Taxes and other items not included among program revenues are reported instead as general revenues. The fund financial statements are provided for governmental and proprietary funds. The emphasis of governmental and proprietary fund financial statements is on major individual governmental and enterprise funds, with each displayed as separate columns in the fund financial statements. All remaining governmental and enterprise funds are aggregated and reported as nonmajor funds. Proprietary fund operating revenues, such as charges for services, result from exchange transactions associated with the principal activity of the fund. Exchange transactions are those in which each party receives and gives up essentially equal values. Nonoperating revenues, such as subsidies and investment earnings, result from nonexchange transactions or incidental activities. 47 54