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II - COMMENTS ON FUND TRANSACTIONS Exhibit B presents a summary of the cash receipts and disbursements by funds for the year 1974, showing the fund balances as of December 31, 1974. Schedules B -1 through B -13 present detailed analyses of the cash transactions in the various funds together with coinparable budget estimates as made by the City Council a year in advance. Condensed comparisons of receipts and disbursements for the General Fund and for the Road and Bridge Fund with those of the prior year are presented in Schedules B -la and B -6a, respectively. These schedules should be helpful in making comparisons of fund transactions of the two lar$est and most,important' funds of the City for the past two years. All other funds ended with debit balances (in the black) this year, with the exception of the Police Fund and the Road - and'.Bridge Fund (in the red), $4,653.10 and $10,304.44, respectivly. In total, all cash fund balances at $100,529.82, including investments, decreased by $222,402.72 from the total balances at the beginning of the year. Excluding Debt Service No. 2 funds, the remaining funds decreased by $12,187.33. We confirmed the tax receipts directly with the County Auditor. Other receipts were ,checked against copies of receipts issued, licenses and other supporting memoranda. Disbursements were properly listed in Council minutes, supported by invoices and checks signed by the Mayor and the Clerk- Treasurer. III - GENERAL COMMENTS Based on our examination of the accounts and records of the City Clerk - Treasurer, we conclude that the records are reasonably well kept. The City is.in a sound financial condition with a reasonable cash balance remaining at the end of the year to be carried into the next year. Books are maintained on the usual cash basis as is customary for smaller municipalities. For the Balance Sheet, Exhibit A, we have tried to develop as complete a financial picture as reasonably possible by including all significant known assets and liability by funds. Details on the assessed valuation of property on.the tax rolls and the tax levies, as voted by the Council are shownin Schedule 1 at the end of this report, on a comparative basis for the last three, years. The assessed valuation at market value of $9,058,485.00 increased by $1,034,204.00, or 12.89 %, from that . of the previous year. Insurance and bonds in force are detailed in Schedule 2 at the very end.of the report -. Adequate coverages appear to be carried on,the usual risks as your insurance requirements have;been.reviewe0 and adjustments have been made. -12-