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CITY OF LINO LAKES, MINNESOTA NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2013 Note 1 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES The City of Lino Lakes 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 of Lino Lakes have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles as applied to govemmental units by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies: A. FINANCIAL REPORTING ENTITY As required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, the financial statements of the reporting entity include those of the City of Lino Lakes and its component units. A component unit is a legally separate entity for which the primary government is financially accountable, or for which the exclusion of the component unit would render the financial statements of the primary government misleading. The criteria used to determine if the primary government is financially accountable for a component unit include whether or not the primary government appoints the voting majority of the potential component unit's board, is able to impose its will on the potential component unit, is in a relationship of financial benefit or burden with the potential component unit, or is fiscally depended upon by the potential component unit. COMPONENT UNITS In conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, the financial statements of component units have been included in the financial reporting entity either as blended component units or as discretely presented component units. Blended 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 part of the City's operations because the members of the City Council serve as commission members. The EDA does not issue separate financial statements. The Housing and Redevelopment 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. The HRA has not yet incurred any financial activity. B. BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1. Government -Wide Statements The government -wide financial statements (i.e., the statement of net position and the statement of activities) display information about the primary government and its component units. These statements include the financial activities of the overall City government, except for fiduciary activities. Govemmental 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 to external parties for support. As a general rule, the effect of interfund activity has been eliminated from the government -wide financial statements. Exceptions to this general rule are charges between the City's enterprise funds and various other functions of government. Eliminations of these charges would distort the direct costs and program revenues reported for the various functions concerned. CITY OF LINO LAKES, MINNESOTA NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2013 Note 1 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) B. BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) 1. Government -Wide Statements (Continued) In the government -wide statement of net position, both the governmental and business -type activities columns: (a) are presented on a consolidated basis by column; and (b) are reported on a full accrual, economic resource basis, which recognizes all Tong -term assets and receivables as well as long-term debt and obligations. The City's net position is reported in three parts: (1) net investment in capital assets; (2) restricted net position; and (3) unrestricted net position. The City first utilizes restricted resources to finance qualifying activities. The statement of activities demonstrates the degree to which the direct expenses of each function of the City's governmental activities and different business -type activities are offset by program revenues. Direct expenses are those that are clearly identifiable with a specific function or activity. Program revenues include: ( I ) fees, fines, and charges paid by the recipients of goods, services, or privileges provided by a given function or activity; and (2) grants and contributions that are restricted to meeting the operational or capital requirements of a particular function or activity. Revenues that are not classified as program revenues, including all taxes, are presented as general revenues. 2. Fund Financial Statements The fund financial statements provide information about the City's funds, including its fiduciary funds and blended component unit. Separate statements for each fund category (governmental, proprietary, and fiduciary) are presented. The emphasis of govemmental 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. The City reports the following major governmental funds: General Fund The general fund is the City's primary operating fund. It accounts for all financial resources of the general government, except those required to be accounted for in another fund. General Obligation Improvement Bonds 2005A Fund The general obligation improvement bonds 2005A fund accounts for the accumulation of resources for, and the payment of, interest, principal and related costs on general long-term debt. Improvement Note 2009F Fund The improvement note 2009F fund accounts for the accumulation of resources for, and the payment of, interest, principal and related costs on general long-term debt. Municipal State Aid Fund The Municipal State Aid fund accounts for the collection of assessments on municipal state aid projects.