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CITY OF LINO LAKES, MINNESOTA <br />Page 17 of 19 <br />NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS <br />December 31, 1986 <br />Note 4 - "MEMORANDUM ONLY" PRESENTATIONS <br />Presented in these financial statements are certain amounts labeled "memorandum <br />only ". The reader is cautioned that this information has certain limitations <br />as follows: <br />1) The "Total" columns of the various combined statements present a <br />combining of unlike purpose funds and cannot be construed to be <br />indicative of the overall financial position, overall results of <br />operations nor overall changes in financial position of the City. <br />2) Prior year "Total" columns likewise may combine unlike purpose <br />funds (as in 1 above) and additionally do not present detail com- <br />ponents by fund group (as is presented for current year totals) and <br />therefore, are incomplete presentations of prior year statements of <br />financial position, results of operations and changes in financial <br />position of the various funds of the City as established by <br />generally accepted accounting principles. <br />3) Statements of Revenue, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance <br />compared to budget present prior year actual amounts. These <br />amounts are incomplete presentations in that prior year budget <br />amounts are not included in conformance with generally accepted <br />accounting principles. <br />Note 5 - DEFERRED AD VALOREM TAX LEVIES - GENERAL BONDED DEBT <br />General obligation bonded debt of all Minnesota cities is issued in accordance <br />with State statutes. When a bond issue to be financed by ad valorem tax levy <br />is sold, specific annual amounts of such tax levies are stated in the bond <br />resolution and the County Auditor is notified and instructed to levy these <br />taxes over the appropriate years. These future tax levies are subject to can- <br />cellation when and if the City has provided alternative financing. <br />Alternatively, the City Council is required to levy any additional taxes found <br />necessary for the full payment of principal and interest. <br />These future scheduled tax levies are not shown as assets in the accompanying <br />financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting <br />principles. Revenue from these tax levies is recognized annually as explained. <br />under "Property Tax Revenue Recognition ". <br />Scheduled and actual debt service tax levies for the general obligation debt <br />were and are scheduled to be as follows: <br />Levy /Collection <br />1986/87 <br />1987/88 <br />Percent <br />Scheduled Actual Levied <br />$ 42,000 $ 42,000 100.00% <br />39,000 <br />