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COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT
OF THE
CITY OF LAKE ELMO, MINNESOTA
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 2018
Prepared By: Finance Department
Sue Iverson, Finance Director
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CITY OF LAKE ELMO, MINNESOTA
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Letter of Transmittal 3
Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting7
Principal City Officials 9
Organization Chart 10
Independent Auditor's Report 13
Management's Discussion and Analysis 17
Basic Financial Statements:
Government-Wide Financial Statements:
Statement of Net Position Statement 1 31
Statement of Activities Statement 2 32
Fund Financial Statements:
Balance Sheet - Governmental Funds Statement 3 34
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance -
Governmental Funds Statement 4 35
Reconciliation of the Balance Sheet of Governmental Funds
To the Statement of Net Position Statement 5 36
Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes
In Fund Balance of Governmental Funds to the Statement of Activities Statement 6 37
Statement of Net Position - Proprietary Funds Statement 7 38
Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Fund Net Position -
Proprietary Funds Statement 8 39
Statement of Cash Flows - Proprietary Funds Statement 9 40
Statement of Fiduciary Net Position - Fiduciary Funds Statement 10 41
Notes to Financial Statements 43
Required Supplementary Information:
Budgetary Comparison Schedule - General Fund Statement 11 86
Schedule of Changes in the Total OPEB Liability and Related Ratios Statement 12 90
Schedule of Proportionate Share of Net Pension Liability -
General Employees Retirement Fund Statement 13 91
Schedule of Pension Contributions -
General Employees Retirement Fund Statement 14 92
INTRODUCTORY SECTION
FINANCIAL SECTION
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Schedule of Proportionate Share of Net Pension Liability -
Public Employees Police and Fire Fund Statement 15 93
Schedule of Pension Contributions -
Public Employees Police and Fire Fund Statement 16 94
Schedule of Changes in the Net Pension Liability and Related Ratios -
Lake Elmo Firefighters Relief Association Statement 17 95
Schedule of Contributions -
Lake Elmo Firefighters Relief Association Statement 18 96
Notes to RSI 97
Combining and Individual Nonmajor Fund Financial Statements and Schedules:
Combining Balance Sheet - Nonmajor Governmental Funds Statement 19 102
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance -
Nonmajor Governmental Funds Statement 20 103
Subcombining Balance Sheet - Nonmajor Special Revenue Funds Statement 21 104
Subcombining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in
Fund Balance - Nonmajor Special Revenue Funds Statement 22 105
Subcombining Balance Sheet - Nonmajor Capital Project Funds Statement 23 106
Subcombining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in
Fund Balance - Nonmajor Capital Project Funds Statement 24 108
Subcombining Statement of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in
Fund Net Position - Internal Service Funds Statement 25 110
Subcombining Statement of Cash Flows - Internal Service Funds Statement 26 111
Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Position Fiduciary Funds Statement 27 113
Balance Sheet - Debt Service Fund by Bond Issue Statement 28 114
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in
Fund Balance - Debt Service Fund by Bond Issue Statement 29 116
CITY OF LAKE ELMO, MINNESOTA
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Financial Trends:
Net Position by Component Table 1 122
Changes in Net Position Table 2 124
Fund Balances, Governmental Funds Table 3 128
Changes in Fund Balances, Governmental Funds Table 4 130
Revenue Capacity:
Tax Capacity and Estimated Actual Value of Taxable Property Table 5 132
Direct and Overlapping Property Tax Rates Table 6 133
Principal Property Taxpayers Table 7 135
Property Tax Levies and Collections Table 8 136
Water and Sanitary Sewer Charges by Customer Table 9 139
Debt Capacity:
Ratios of Outstanding Debt by Type Table 10 140
Ratios of Net General Bonded Debt Table 11 142
Direct and Overlapping Governmental Activities Debt Table 12 144
Legal Debt Margin Information Table 13 145
Pledged Revenue Coverage Table 14 146
Demographic and Economic Information:
Demographic and Economic Statistics Table 15 147
Principal Employers Table 16 149
Operating Information:
Full-Time Equivalent Employees By Function/Program Table 17 150
Operating Indicators by Function/Program Table 18 152
Capital Asset Statistics by Function/Program Table 19 154
STATISTICAL SECTION (UNAUDITED)
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INTRODUCTORY SECTION
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September 9, 2019
Honorable Mayor, Members of the City Council, and Citizens of the
City of Lake Elmo:
Minnesota Statutes require all cities to issue an annual report on its financial position and activity
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), under the
guidance of the Government Accounting Standard Board (GASB), and audited in accordance with
generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS) by a firm of licensed certified public accountants
or the Office of the State Auditor. Pursuant to that requirement, we hereby issue the
comprehensive annual financial report of the City of Lake Elmo, MN for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2018.
This report consists of management’s representation concerning the finances of the City of Lake
Elmo. Consequently, management assumes full responsibility for the completeness, accuracy
and reliability of all the information presented in this report. To provide a reasonable basis for
making these representations, the management of the City of Lake Elmo has established a
thorough internal control system designed to both protect the City’s assets from loss, theft and
misuse and to compile all necessary information for the preparation of the City of Lake Elmo’s
financial statements in conformity with GAAP and GASB. As a management team, we assert that
the financial statements will be free from material misstatement and that the financial report is
reliable in all material respects.
The City of Lake Elmo’s financial statements have been audited by Redpath and Company, a firm
of licensed certified public accountants. The goal of the independent audit is to provide reasonable
assurance that the financial statements of the City of Lake Elmo for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2018 are free from material misstatement. The independent audit involved
examining, on an approved test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. The independent
auditor concluded, based upon the audit that there was a reasonable basis for rendering an
unmodified opinion that the City of Lake Elmo’s financial statements for fiscal year ended
December 31, 2018 are fairly presented in conformity with GAAP. The independent auditor’s
report is presented as the first component of the financial section of the report.
A “Single Audit” designed to meet the special needs of a federal grantor agency was not
performed for the year ended December 31, 2018 as the City did not participate in any programs
that required this additional independent audit.
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GAAP requires that management provide a narrative introduction, overview, and analysis to
accompany the basic financial statements in form of the Management’s Discussion and Analysis
(MD&A). This letter of transmittal is included to complement the MD&A and should be read in
conjunction with it. The City of Lake Elmo’s MD&A can be found immediately following the report
of the independent auditors.
PROFILE OF THE GOVERNMENT
The City of Lake Elmo was incorporated in 1926 and is a statutory city in the State of Minnesota
six miles east of St. Paul Minnesota. Located in Washington County, it covers 25 square miles
and has an estimated population of 10,521 which represents 3,619 households.
Policy-making and legislative authority are vested in a governing council consisting of an elected
Mayor and four council members. Per Minnesota State Statute, the governing council is
responsible for passing ordinances, adopting an annual budget, appointing committees and hiring
both the city’s administrator and attorney. The City Administrator is responsible for carrying out
the policies and ordinances of the governing council and overseeing the day-to-day operations of
the city. The Council is elected on a non-partisan basis. The Mayor serves a four-year term and
council members serve a four-year staggered term, with two of these positions elected every two
years. The Mayor and the Council are elected at-large.
The City of Lake Elmo provides a full range of Services including fire protection services,
construction and maintenance of streets and infrastructure; recreational facilities; and water,
sanitary sewer and storm water utility services. The City contracts with the Washington County
Sheriff’s Department for police services.
The annual budget serves as the foundation for the City of Lake Elmo’s financial management
and fiscal stewardship. City departments and agencies of the City submit their requested budget
to the City Administrator and the Finance Director in order to compile a preliminary budget for
submission to the Finance Committee for their consideration. The Finance Committee then meets
with the Department Heads to better understand their proposed budgets to later submit a budget
to the City Council. The preliminary balanced budget is presented to the City Council in
September each year so that the preliminary property tax levy can be submitted to Washington
County by the annual due date. The preliminary property tax levy may be decreased but not
increased. The 2018 Adopted Budget and final property tax levy was required to be adopted by
and submitted to Washington County by December 29, 2017. Included in the City annual budget
process is the compilation of a Capital Improvement Plan which allows for strategic planning of
City infrastructure and equipment needs while maintaining a reasonable level of debt and a strong
unassigned fund balance. Quarterly budget to actual comparison reports are provided to the
Finance Committee and the City Council to keep them apprised of the financial performance of
the City.
FACTORS AFFECTING FINANCIAL CONDITION
The information presented in the financial statements is perhaps best understood when it is
considered from the broader perspective of the specific environment within which the City of Lake
Elmo operates.
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LOCAL ECONOMY
Lake Elmo is home to numerous businesses that are leaders in their respective industries. New
residential developments platted since 2014 number approximately 2,664 have been approved.
The City’s highway infrastructure continues to make Lake Elmo a desirable residential location.
Rapid growth is further reflected in 2018 population estimates of 10,521 or an increase of 30%
since the 2010 census.
New housing starts in 2018 numbered 273 with a total value of $113,913,615 and an average
value of $417,265. There was no new Commercial construction in 2018, but rather a number of
remodels and expansions. All these new starts have been built in 2018 or will be finished in 2019,
which will greatly strengthen the existing tax base of the City.
LONG TERM FINANCIAL PLANNING
Total unassigned General Fund balance as of December 31, 2018 was 85% of the next year’s
general fund expenditures and other financing uses. Although the State Auditor recommends
maintaining a level of 35% - 50%, the City has consistently exceeded that rate, showing the City’s
financial strength.
The City’s 5-year Capital Improvement Plan serves as the foundation for long-term financial
planning. Funding needs for capital replacements are reflected in tax levies for the street renewal
and general fund asset replacements. Funding needs for capital infrastructure in the enterprise
funds are funded through user fees in those funds.
During 2017, Moody’s Investors Service increased the City's long term debt rating of AA+, and
reaffirmed this rating in 2018. In their assessment of the City, Moody’s noted the following:
Strong financial operations supported by healthy reserves and liquidity
Healthy unassigned fund balance
Affluent tax base favorably located in Twin Cities metropolitan area
Projections for the next 5 years indicate that property tax contributions, user fees and investment
income will continue to grow based on planned development and expansion within the City.
RELEVANT FINANCIAL POLICIES
Trends of the past decade, changes in state tax law, and recent legislation indicate that the City
will have a greater reliance on property taxes as a source of financing for city operations in the
future and less reliance on the intergovernmental revenues (federal and state) and building permit
fees. Changes in state tax law over the past decade have resulted in funding changes for both
schools and local governments. The elimination of the homestead and agricultural credit aids
program, and large cuts in both local government aid and the market value homestead credit
programs resulted in revenue losses to the City. In addition, as the City continues toward full
development, we anticipate future decreases in building permit revenues.
MAJOR INITIATIVES
2018 was again an extremely robust year for the City due to continuation of on-going infrastructure
upgrades, projects, as well as oversight of the on-going residential and commercial development
activity.
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Some of the 2018 infrastructure projects included the following:
The Old Village Improvement project is well underway and Phase IV was substantially
completed in 2018. Phases V & VI of the project will be started in 2021. The projects
cover full reconstruction of the streets as well as upgrading the existing water system and
installation of a new sewer system and storm water drainage system.
The 2018 Street Reconstruction program substantially completed in 2018 continuing the
City’s investment in capital expenditures and upkeep of its street infrastructure.
Phase II – Ideal Avenue included reconstruction of streets and sewer infrastructure.
2018 seal coating and crack filling project.
Use of Parkland dedication fees to continue to make improvements to existing and new
parks.
Purchase of Brookfield building for future city hall and fire station.
Completion of the Salt Shed at Public Works.
AWARDS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) of the United States and Canada awarded
a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting (CAFR) to the City again for
the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017. This certificate is a prestigious national award
recognizing conformance with the highest standards for preparation for state and local
government financial reports.
In order to be awarded a Certificate of Achievement, a government unit must publish an easily
readable and efficiently organized CAFR, whose contents conform to program standards. Such
reports must satisfy both accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
and applicable legal requirements. A certificate is valid for one year only.
The City of Lake Elmo is pleased to present its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, which
will be submitted to the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) for consideration of a
Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for its financial reports for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2018. The preparation of this report would not have been possible
without the efficient and dedicated services of the personnel of the City of Lake Elmo. Further,
we would like to express our appreciation to all members of the organization who assisted in
contributing to the preparation of the report. Credit must also be given to the Mayor and the City
Council for their unfailing support for maintaining the highest standards of management of the
City of Lake Elmo’s finances.
Respectfully submitted,
Kristina Handt Susan K Iverson
City Administrator Finance Director
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Government Finance Officers Association
Certificate of
Achievement
for Excellence
in Financial
Reporting
Presented to
City of Lake Elmo
Minnesota
December 31, 2017
For its Comprehensive Annual
Financial Report
for the Fiscal Year Ended
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CITY OF LAKE ELMO, MINNESOTA
PRINCIPAL CITY OFFICIALS
December 31, 2018
Term Expires
Mayor: Mike Pearson December 31, 2020
Councilmembers: Justin Bloyer December 31, 2020
Christine Nelson December 31, 2020
Dale Dorschner December 31, 2022
Lisa McGinn December 31, 2022
Appointed Officials
City Administrator:Kristina Handt Appointed
Finance Director:Sue Iverson Appointed
City Clerk:Julie Johnson Appointed
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CCITY OF LAKE ELMO ORGANIZATIONAL CHART 2018 Fire Chief Planning Director Finance Director Public Works Director City Engineer Assessor Lead Worker Deputy Clerk Sheriff’s Office - Sgt (1) -Deputy(4) Assist. Chief Captains Firefighters (POC, PT) Seasonal Public Works Accountant Planning Commission Park Commission Economic Development Authority Environmental Finance Human Resources Maintenance Advisory Public Safety Building Official Planner Building Inspector Public Works Permit Technician Assistant Administrator 10
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
To the Honorable Mayor and
Members of the City Council
City of Lake Elmo, Minnesota
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the governmental activities, the
business-type activities, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of the
City of Lake Elmo, Minnesota, as of and for the year ended December 31, 2018, and the related
notes to the financial statements, which collectively comprise the City of Lake Elmo,
Minnesota’s basic financial statements as listed in the table of contents.
Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements
in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America;
this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the
preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement,
whether due to fraud or error.
Auditor’s Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements based on our audit. We
conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United
States of America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government
Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. Those standards
require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s
judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial
statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor
considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the
financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances,
but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal
control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the
appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial
statements.
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We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a
basis for our audit opinions.
Opinions
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects,
the respective financial position of the governmental activities, the business-type activities, each
major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of the City of Lake Elmo, Minnesota,
as of December 31, 2018, and the respective changes in financial position, and, where
applicable, cash flows thereof for the year then ended in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America.
Emphasis of Matter
As described in Note 17 to the financial statements, the City of Lake Elmo, Minnesota adopted
new accounting guidance, GASB Statement No. 75, Accounting and Financial Reporting for
Postemployment Benefits Other Than Pensions for the year ended December 31, 2018. Our
opinion is not modified with respect to this matter.
Other Matters
Required Supplementary Information
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that the
management’s discussion and analysis, the budgetary comparison information, and the schedules
of OPEB and pension information, as listed in the table of contents, be presented to supplement
the basic financial statements. Such information, although not a part of the basic financial
statements, is required by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, who considers it to be
an essential part of financial reporting for placing the basic financial statements in an appropriate
operational, economic, or historical context. We have applied certain limited procedures to the
required supplementary information in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in
the United States of America, which consisted of inquiries of management about the methods of
preparing the information and comparing the information for consistency with management’s
responses to our inquiries, the basic financial statements, and other knowledge we obtained
during our audit of the basic financial statements. We do not express an opinion or provide any
assurance on the information because the limited procedures do not provide us with sufficient
evidence to express an opinion or provide any assurance.
Other Information
Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming opinions on the financial statements that
collectively comprise the City of Lake Elmo, Minnesota’s basic financial statements. The
introductory section, combining and individual nonmajor fund financial statements, and the
statistical section are presented for purposes of additional analysis and are not a required part of
the basic financial statements.
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The combining and individual nonmajor fund financial statements are the responsibility of
management and were derived from and relate directly to the underlying accounting and other
records used to prepare the basic financial statements. Such information has been subjected to
the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and certain
additional procedures, including comparing and reconciling such information directly to the
underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the basic financial statements or to the
basic financial statements themselves, and other additional procedures in accordance with
auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. In our opinion, the
combining and individual nonmajor fund financial statements are fairly stated in all material
respects in relation to the basic financial statements as a whole.
The introductory section and the statistical section have not been subjected to the auditing
procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, accordingly, we do not
express an opinion or provide any assurance on them.
Other Reporting Required by Government Auditing Standards
In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report dated
September 9, 2019, on our consideration of the City of Lake Elmo, Minnesota’s internal control
over financial reporting and on our tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws,
regulations, contracts, and grant agreements and other matters. The purpose of that report is
solely to describe the scope of our testing of internal control over financial reporting and
compliance and the results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on the effectiveness of
the City of Lake Elmo, Minnesota’s internal control over financial reporting or on compliance.
That report is an integral part of an audit performed in accordance with Government Auditing
Standards in considering the City of Lake Elmo, Minnesota’s internal control over financial
reporting and compliance.
REDPATH AND COMPANY, LTD.
St. Paul, Minnesota
September 9, 2019
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
As management of the City of Lake Elmo, Minnesota (the City), we offer readers of the
City’s financial statements this narrative overview and analysis of the financial activities of
the City for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018. We encourage readers to consider the
information presented here in conjunction with additional information that we have furnished
in our letter of transmittal, which can be found in the introductory section of this report.
Financial Highlights
The assets of the City exceeded its liabilities at the close of the most recent fiscal year by
$48,198,180 (net position). Of this amount, $14,929,018 (unrestricted net position) may be
used to meet the City’s ongoing obligations to citizens and creditors in accordance with the
City's fund designations and fiscal policies.
The City’s total net position increased by $5,213,136.
As of the close of the current fiscal year, the City’s governmental funds reported combined
ending fund balances of $9,075,498, a decrease of $298,849. Of this amount, $6,133,168 is
restricted by external constraints established by creditors, grantors, contributors, or by state
statutory provisions.
At the end of the current fiscal year, the general fund balance was $4,775,646. Unassigned
fund balance for the general fund was $4,756,695, or 85% of the next year’s total general
fund expenditures and other financing uses.
Total outstanding debt decreased by $604,000 during 2018. Taxable Lease Revenue Bonds
were issued in the amount of $926,000 and General Obligation Equipment Certificates were
issued in the amount of $940,000. Payments on outstanding debt during the year totaled
$2,470,000.
Overview of the Financial Statements
This discussion and analysis is intended to serve as an introduction to the City’s basic
financial statements. The City’s basic financial statements comprise three components: 1)
government-wide financial statements, 2) fund financial statements, and 3) notes to the
financial statements. This report also contains other supplementary information in addition
to the basic financial statements themselves.
Government-wide financial statements. The government-wide financial statements are
designed to provide readers with a broad overview of the City’s finances, in a manner similar
to a private-sector business.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
The Statement of Net Position presents information on all of the City’s assets and liabilities,
with the difference between the two reported as net position. Over time, increases or
decreases in net position may serve as a useful indicator of whether the financial position of
the City is improving or deteriorating.
The Statement of Activities presents information showing how the City’s net position
changed during the most recent fiscal year. All changes in net position are reported as soon
as the underlying event giving rise to the change occurs, regardless of the timing of related
cash flows. Thus, revenues and expenses are reported in this statement for some items that
will only result in cash flows in future fiscal periods (e.g. uncollected taxes and earned but
unused vacation leave).
Both of the government-wide financial statements distinguish functions of the City that are
principally supported by taxes and intergovernmental revenues (governmental activities)
from other functions that are intended to recover all or a significant portion of their costs
through user fees and charges (business-type activities). The governmental activities of the
City include general government, public safety, public works, culture and recreation, and
economic development. The business-type activities of the City include a water, sewer and
storm sewer utilities.
The government-wide financial statements are statements 1 and 2 of this report.
Fund Financial statements. A fund is a grouping of related accounts that is used to
maintain control over resources that have been segregated for specific activities or objectives.
The City, like other state and local governments, uses fund accounting to ensure and
demonstrate compliance with finance-related legal requirements. All of the funds of the City
can be divided into three categories: governmental funds, proprietary funds, and fiduciary
funds.
Governmental funds. Governmental funds are used to account for essentially the same
functions reported as governmental activities in the government-wide financial statements.
However, unlike the government-wide financial statements, governmental fund financial
statements focus on near-term inflows and outflows of spendable resources, as well as on
balances of spendable resources available at the end of the fiscal year. Such information may
be useful in evaluating a government’s near-term financial requirements.
Because the focus of governmental funds is narrower than that of the government-wide
financial statements, it is useful to compare the information presented for governmental
funds with similar information presented for governmental activities in the government-wide
financial statements. By doing so, readers may better understand the long-term impact of the
City's near term financial decisions. Both the governmental fund balance sheet and
governmental fund statement of revenues, expenditures and change in fund balance provide a
reconciliation to facilitate this comparison between governmental funds and governmental
activities.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
The City maintains five individual major governmental funds. Information is presented
separately in the governmental fund balance sheet and in the governmental fund statement of
revenues, expenditures and changes in fund balance for the following major funds:
General Fund
Debt Service
Vehicle Acquisition
Old Village Phase 4
2018 Street Improvements
Data from the other governmental funds are combined into a single, aggregated presentation.
Individual fund data for each of these nonmajor governmental funds is provided in the form
of combining statements elsewhere in this report.
The City adopts an annual appropriated budget for its General Fund. A budgetary
comparison schedule has been provided for the General Fund to demonstrate compliance
with its budget.
The basic governmental fund financial statements are statements 3 through 6 of this report.
Proprietary funds. The City maintains three enterprise funds as a part of its proprietary
fund type. Enterprise funds are used to report the same functions presented as business-type
activities in the government-wide financial statements. The City uses enterprise funds to
account for its water, sewer and storm sewer utilities.
The proprietary fund statements provide the same type of information as the government-
wide financial statements, only in more detail. The proprietary fund financial statements
provide separate information for the water, sewer and storm sewer funds, which are
considered to be major funds of the City. The basic proprietary fund financial statements are
statements 7 through 9 of this report.
Fiduciary Funds. Fiduciary funds are used to account for resources held by the City as an
agent for individuals, private organizations, or other governments. Fiduciary funds are not
reflected by the government-wide financial statements because the resources of those funds
are not available to support the City’s own programs.
The basic fiduciary fund statements are Statements 10 and 27.
Notes to the financial statements. The notes provide additional information that is essential
to a full understanding of the data provided in the government–wide and fund financial
statements. The notes to the financial statements can be found following Statement 10.
Other information. The combining statements referred to earlier in connection with non-
major governmental funds are presented immediately following the required supplementary
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
information. Combining and individual fund statements and schedules are presented as
Statements 19 through 26.
Government-Wide Financial Analysis
As noted earlier, net position may serve over time as a useful indicator of a government's
financial position. In the case of the City, assets exceeded liabilities by $48,198,180 at the
close of the most recent fiscal year.
The largest portion of the City’s net position ($23,147,514, or 48%) reflects its net
investment in capital assets (e.g. land, buildings, equipment, and infrastructure) less any
related debt used to acquire those assets that is still outstanding. The City uses these capital
assets to provide services to citizens; consequently, these assets are not available for future
spending. Although the City’s investment in its capital assets is reported net of related debt,
it should be noted that the resources needed to repay this debt must be provided from other
sources, since the capital assets themselves cannot be used to liquidate these liabilities.
City of Lake Elmo’ Net Position
2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017
Assets:
Current and other assets $13,997,050 $12,381,583 $15,262,935 $14,443,394 $29,259,985 $26,824,977
Capital assets 27,140,392 24,394,812 34,234,655 33,741,028 61,375,047 58,135,840
Total assets 41,137,442 36,776,395 49,497,590 48,184,422 90,635,032 84,960,817
Deferred outflows of resources 805,439 330,948 36,680 88,562 842,119 419,510
Liabilities:
Long-term liabilities outstanding 17,510,865 16,954,320 21,835,082 23,103,352 39,345,947 40,057,672
Other liabilities 1,655,900 1,418,646 1,460,036 1,152,033 3,115,936 2,570,679
Total liabilities 19,166,765 18,372,966 23,295,118 24,255,385 42,461,883 42,628,351
Deferred inflows of resources 784,982 138,956 32,106 12,953 817,088 151,909
Net position:
Net investment in capital assets 10,782,850 8,883,320 12,364,664 12,180,378 23,147,514 21,063,698
Restricted 10,121,648 5,057,169 - 2,695,734 10,121,648 7,752,903
Unrestricted 1,086,636 4,654,932 13,842,382 9,128,534 14,929,018 13,783,466
Total net position $21,991,134 $18,595,421 $26,207,046 $24,004,646 $48,198,180 $42,600,067
Governmental Activities Business-Type Activities Totals
$10,121,648 of the City’s net position represents resources that are subject to external
restrictions on how they may be used. The remaining balance of unrestricted net position
($14,929,018) may be used to meet ongoing obligations to citizens and creditors.
At the end of the current fiscal year, the City is able to report positive balances in all three
categories of net position, both for the government as a whole, as well as for its separate
governmental and business-type activities.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
The City’s net position increased by $5,213,136 during 2018. Key elements of this increase
are as follows:
Governmental Activities
Charges for Services increased by $87,368 primarily due to increased building
permits issued and development fees.
Capital Grants and Contributions increased by $543,309 due to increased special
assessment revenue from development and street improvements.
General Property taxes increased by $569,693.
Investment Earnings increased by $66,596 as a result of actively managing the
investment portfolio.
Public Safety expenses increased $632,829 as a result of changing to a new staffing
model and adding Part-time Firefighters; $50,255 from the increase in contract
policing from the Washington County Sheriff contract; and $388,000 due to a change
in the Fire Relief net pension and deferred inflows.
Public Works decreased as a result of deferred road maintenance of $309,982 for
Sealcoat and Cracksealing and decreased capital costs that were expensed compared
to the prior year.
Culture and Recreation decreased as the Library was transferred back to Washington
County in 2018.
Business-Type Activities
Revenues decreased by $1,123,523 as availability charges are paid at the time of
platting developments for residential areas.
Investment earnings increased by $49,720.
Operating expenses decreased by $139,678 for contract services and repairs and
maintenance.
On May 21, 2019, the City and 3M Company, Inc (3M) reached an agreement to settle a
lawsuit over groundwater contamination. As part of the settlement, the City will accept $2.7
million to be deposited into its Water Fund. 3M will also transfer ownership of 180 acres of
farmland valued at approximately $1.8 million to the City.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
City of Lake Elmo’ Changes in Net Position
2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017
Revenues:
Program revenues:
Charges for services $2,396,114 $2,308,746 $1,527,299 $5,353,972 $3,923,413 $7,662,718
Operating grants and contributions 248,915 229,960 - - 248,915 229,960
Capital grants and contributions 2,833,574 2,290,265 4,142,448 1,489,922 6,976,022 3,780,187
General revenues:
General property taxes 3,610,106 3,040,413 - - 3,610,106 3,040,413
Grants and contributions not
restricted to specific programs 6,868 2,749 956 - 7,824 2,749
Unrestricted investment earnings 115,583 48,987 96,425 46,705 212,008 95,692
Gain on disposal of assets 8,991 - - - 8,991 -
Miscellaneous - 158,350 - 52 - 158,402
Total revenues 9,220,151 8,079,470 5,767,128 6,890,651 14,987,279 14,970,121
Expenses:
General government 1,266,269 1,503,251 - - 1,266,269 1,503,251
Public safety 2,161,082 1,528,253 - - 2,161,082 1,528,253
Public works 2,192,092 2,800,044 - - 2,192,092 2,800,044
Culture and recreation 524,445 1,299,551 - - 524,445 1,299,551
Economic development authority 47,702 - - - 47,702 -
Interest on long-term debt 352,376 225,910 - - 352,376 225,910
Water - - 2,068,178 2,022,446 2,068,178 2,022,446
Sewer - - 846,032 1,030,058 846,032 1,030,058
Storm sewer - - 315,967 213,514 315,967 213,514
Total expenses 6,543,966 7,357,009 3,230,177 3,266,018 9,774,143 10,623,027
Increase in net position before transfers 2,676,185 722,461 2,536,951 3,624,633 5,213,136 4,347,094
Transfers 840 - (840) - - -
Change in net position 2,677,025 722,461 2,536,111 3,624,633 5,213,136 4,347,094
Net position - January 1, as previously reported 18,595,421 17,872,960 24,004,646 20,380,013 42,600,067 38,252,973
Prior period adjustment 718,688 - (333,711) - 384,977 -
Net position - January 1, as restated 19,314,109 17,872,960 23,670,935 20,380,013 42,985,044 38,252,973
Net position - December 31 $21,991,134 $18,595,421 $26,207,046 $24,004,646 $48,198,180 $42,600,067
Business-Type Activities TotalsGovernmental Activities
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Governmental Activities
Governmental activities increased the City’s net position by $2,677,025 during 2018. The
cumulative effect of increased capital grants and contributions, property taxes, investment
earnings, increase in public safety expenses, decreases in public works expenses, and
decreases in culture and recreation expenses account for the increase in 2018.
Below are specific graphs which provide comparisons of the governmental activities
revenues and expenses:
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Business-Type Activities
Business-type activities increased the City’s net position by $2,536,111 during 2018. The
increase was due mainly to capital grants and contributions and charges for services
exceeding the expenses of each business-type fund.
Below are specific graphs which provide comparisons of the business-type activities
revenues and expenses:
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Financial Analysis of the Government's Funds
Governmental Funds. The focus of the City’s governmental funds is to provide information
on near-term inflows, outflows, and balances of spendable resources. Such information is
useful in assessing the City’s financing requirements. In particular, unassigned fund balance
may serve as a useful measure of a government’s net resources available for spending at the
end of the fiscal year.
At the end of the current fiscal year, the City’s governmental funds reported combined
ending fund balances of $9,075,498. Approximately 68% of this total amount ($6,133,168)
constitutes fund balance restricted by external constraints established by creditors, grantors,
contributors, or by state statutory provisions. $19,346 of fund balance is not in a spendable
form, $11,003 has been committed, $1,198,909 has been assigned, and $1,713,072 is
unassigned.
The fund balance of the General Fund increased by $581,973 in 2018, while the City
anticipated the use of $194,000 of the general fund balance. Overall, signs of continued
economic recovery are being seen with steady building and development activities taking
place which resulted in increased building permit revenues for the year. The City also saw a
slight decrease in number general permits issued during the year as the previous year saw an
increase due to a storm causing significant damage throughout the City in June of 2017.
Finally, reduced expenditures, primarily for personal services through vacant positions, and
professional and contractual services helped to increase the year end fund balance.
The Debt Service fund balance increased by $1,217,037. The 2002, 2006A and 2009A series
were closed out in 2018. The 2019A series will be issued in 2019, however special
assessments were collected in 2018 for this issue. Significant special assessment
prepayments related to the 2015A and 2017A bonds were also received in 2018.
The Vehicle Acquisition fund balance increased by $864,009. The 2018A series bonds were
issued in 2018 to finance the purchase of a new fire truck and public works vehicle.
The Old Village Phase 4 fund balance decreased by $1,037,202. Bonds for this project will
be issued in 2019 as the City internally financed these costs with reserves for the short-term.
The 2018 Street Improvements fund balance decreased by $1,122,043. Bonds for this project
will be issued in 2019 as the City internally financed these costs with reserves for the short-
term.
The combined fund balance of other governmental funds decreased $802,623 during 2018.
Primary reasons for the decrease include infrastructure projects for CSAH 15/CSAH 14
realignment, 2017 Street Improvements, Old Village Phase 3, CSAH 13-Ideal Ave,
construction of a City salt shed, and improvements to City parks.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Proprietary funds. The City’s proprietary funds provide the same type of information
found in the government-wide financial statements, but in more detail.
The water fund has total net position at year-end of $14,133,240, of which $4,471,791 is
unrestricted. The increase in net position of $296,818 was primarily due to capital
contributions, partially offset by a net operating loss and interest and fees on long term debt.
The sewer fund has total net position at year-end of $10,376,847, of which $8,022,075 is
unrestricted. The increase in net position of $2,215,213 was primarily due to capital
contributions, partially offset by a net operating loss and interest and fees on long-term debt.
The storm sewer fund has total net position at year-end of $1,696,959, of which $1,348,516
is unrestricted. The increase in net position of $24,080 was primarily due to net operating
income, offset by interest and fees on long-term debt.
Budgetary Highlights
General Fund
The General Fund budget was not amended during the year. The City budgeted for a
$194,000 decrease in fund balance, while the actual increase in fund balance was $581,973.
Revenues were $558,162 over budget for the year. This is mainly due to license and permit
revenue, which was over budget by $323,248, and charges for services, which was over
budget by $177,510.
Expenditures came in under budget by $360,857 due to many factors including lower than
expected personal service costs from vacant positions and deferred expenditures for
Sealcoating and Cracksealing until 2019 of $309,982. The purchase of an Inspection Vehicle
for $24,000 was also deferred until 2019.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Capital Asset and Debt Administration
Capital assets. The City’s investment in capital assets for its governmental and business-
type activities as of December 31, 2018, amounted to $61,375,047 (net of accumulated
depreciation), an increase of $3,241,207 from the prior year. This investment in capital
assets includes land, construction in progress, buildings, other improvements, machinery and
equipment, and infrastructure. The City completed the Old Village Phase 3 project and the
2017 Streets project. The City has continued to work to complete the Lions Park project. In
addition, the City began the Trunk Highway 36/CSAH 15 Interchange project, the 2018
Street Improvement project, and the Old Village Phase 4 project.
City of Lake Elmo’ Capital Assets
(Net of Depreciation)
2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017
Land $3,453,979 $3,453,979 $248,869 $248,869 $3,702,848 $3,702,848
Construction in progress 5,497,408 4,218,535 3,003,858 2,933,887 8,501,266 7,152,422
Buildings 3,124,409 2,504,533 - - 3,124,409 2,504,533
Improvements other than buildings 394,950 376,336 - - 394,950 376,336
Machinery and equipment 1,532,330 1,689,088 84,780 68,409 1,617,110 1,757,497
Infrastructure 13,137,316 12,150,341 30,897,148 30,489,863 44,034,464 42,640,204
Total $27,140,392 $24,392,812 $34,234,655 $33,741,028 $61,375,047 $58,133,840
Governmental Activities Business-Type Activities Totals
Additional information on the City’s capital assets can be found in Note 5 to the financial
statements.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Long-term debt. At the end of the current fiscal year, the City had total bonded debt
outstanding of $37,226,000, a decrease of $604,000. The key factors for the change include
the issuance of $1,866,000 of Taxable Lease Revenue Bonds and General Obligation
Equipment Certificates to finance capital equipment purchases and City projects, as well as
principal retired in the amount of $2,470,000 during the year.
City of Lake Elmo’ Outstanding Debt
2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017
G.O. Improvement bonds $14,105,000 $15,280,000 $21,255,000 $22,550,000 $35,360,000 $37,830,000
G.O. Equipment certificates 940,000 - - - 940,000 -
Taxable lease revenue bonds 926,000 - - - 926,000 -
Total $15,971,000 $15,280,000 $21,255,000 $22,550,000 $37,226,000 $37,830,000
Business-Type Activities TotalsGovernmental Activities
Additional information on the City’s long-term debt can be found in Note 6.
Requests for information. This financial report is designed to provide a general overview
of the City’s finances for all those with an interest in the government’s finances. Questions
concerning any of the information provided in this report or requests for additional financial
information should be addressed to the Director of Finance, City of Lake Elmo, 3880
Laverne Ave N, Suite 100, Lake Elmo, Minnesota, 55042.
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BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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CITY OF LAKE ELMO, MINNESOTA
STATEMENT OF NET POSITION Statement 1
December 31, 2018
Governmental Business-Type
Activities Activities Total
Assets:
Cash and investments $10,444,281 $11,548,359 $21,992,640
Accrued interest receivable 31,548 30,279 61,827
Due from other governmental units 9,254 - 9,254
Accounts receivable - net 3,985 530,315 534,300
Prepaid items 19,346 14,113 33,459
Property taxes receivable 76,402 - 76,402
Special assessments receivable 3,141,827 3,139,869 6,281,696
Net pension asset 270,407 - 270,407
Capital assets - nondepreciable 8,951,387 3,252,727 12,204,114
Capital assets - net of accumulated depreciation 18,189,005 30,981,928 49,170,933
Total assets 41,137,442 49,497,590 90,635,032
Deferred outflows of resources related to pensions 805,439 36,680 842,119
Liabilities:
Accounts payable 125,231 79,102 204,333
Due to other governmental units 659,240 267,247 926,487
Salaries and benefits payable 93,034 8,804 101,838
Contracts and retainage payable 92,505 189,865 282,370
Deposits payable 228,050 - 228,050
Accrued interest payable 186,610 211,018 397,628
Unearned revenue 271,230 704,000 975,230
Compensated absences payable:
Due within one year 52,995 14,884 67,879
Due in more than one year 17,665 4,962 22,627
Bonds payable:
Due within one year 1,615,000 1,360,000 2,975,000
Due in more than one year 14,663,054 20,320,126 34,983,180
Other postemployment benefits:
Due in more than one year 54,021 9,909 63,930
Net pension liability:
Due in more than one year 1,108,130 125,201 1,233,331
Total liabilities 19,166,765 23,295,118 42,461,883
Deferred inflows of resources related to pensions 784,982 32,106 817,088
Net position:
Net investment in capital assets 10,782,850 12,364,664 23,147,514
Restricted for:
Debt service 8,216,475 - 8,216,475
Vehicle acquisition 806,427 - 806,427
Park improvements 851,785 - 851,785
Fire Relief Association pension plan 246,961 - 246,961
Unrestricted 1,086,636 13,842,382 14,929,018
Total net position $21,991,134 $26,207,046 $48,198,180
Primary Government
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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CITY OF LAKE ELMO, MINNESOTA
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
Program Revenues
Charges For
Functions/Programs Expenses Services
Primary government:
Governmental activities:
General government $1,266,269 $379,378
Public safety 2,161,082 1,938,163
Public works 2,192,092 -
Culture and recreation 524,445 -
Economic development authority 47,702 78,573
Interest and fees on long-term debt 352,376 -
Total governmental activities 6,543,966 2,396,114
Business-type activities:
Water 2,068,178 951,985
Sewer 846,032 252,614
Storm sewer 315,967 322,700
Total business-type activities 3,230,177 1,527,299
Total primary government $9,774,143 $3,923,413
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement 2
Operating Capital
Grants and Grants and Governmental Business-Type
Contributions Contributions Activities Activities Total
$7,138 $ - ($879,753)$ - ($879,753)
77,318 - (145,601) - (145,601)
158,795 2,330,772 297,475 - 297,475
5,664 502,802 (15,979) - (15,979)
- - 30,871 - 30,871
- - (352,376) - (352,376)
248,915 2,833,574 (1,065,363)0 (1,065,363)
- 1,381,842 - 265,649 265,649
- 2,760,245 - 2,166,827 2,166,827
- 361 - 7,094 7,094
0 4,142,448 0 2,439,570 2,439,570
$248,915 $6,976,022 (1,065,363)2,439,570 1,374,207
General revenues:
General property taxes 3,610,106 - 3,610,106
Grants and contributions not
restricted to specific programs 6,868 956 7,824
Unrestricted investment earnings 115,583 96,425 212,008
Gain on disposal of capital assets 8,991 - 8,991
Transfers 840 (840) -
Total general revenues and transfers 3,742,388 96,541 3,838,929
Change in net position 2,677,025 2,536,111 5,213,136
Net position - January 1, as previously reported 18,595,421 24,004,646 42,600,067
Prior period adjustment - Note 17 718,688 (333,711)384,977
Net position - January 1, as restated 19,314,109 23,670,935 42,985,044
Net position - December 31 $21,991,134 $26,207,046 $48,198,180
Program Revenues
Net (Expense) Revenue and
Changes in Net Position
Primary Government
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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CITY OF LAKE ELMO, MINNESOTA
BALANCE SHEET Statement 3
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
December 31, 2018
Debt Vehicle Old Village 2018 Street Other Total
General Fund Service Acquisition Phase 4 Improvements Governmental Governmental
(101) (300s) (410) (421) (422) Funds Funds
Assets
Cash and investments $2,679,286 $4,461,692 $901,652 $ - $ - $2,401,651 $10,444,281
Accrued interest receivable 20,056 11,012 2,249 - 20 (1,789) 31,548
Due from other governmental units 2,536 - - - - 6,718 9,254
Accounts receivable - net 3,985 - - - - - 3,985
Prepaid items 18,951 - - - - 395 19,346
Due from other funds 2,467,979 - - - - 16,399 2,484,378
Property taxes receivable:
Due from county 34,377 - - - - - 34,377
Delinquent 42,025 - - - - - 42,025
Special assessments receivable:
Due from county - 1,997 - - - - 1,997
Delinquent 295 1,181 - - - - 1,476
Deferred - 3,120,521 - - - 17,833 3,138,354
Total assets $5,269,490 $7,596,403 $903,901 $0 $20 $2,441,207 $16,211,021
Liabilities, Deferred Inflows of Resources, and Fund Balance
Liabilities:
Accounts payable $106,028 $ - $7,837 $ - $ - $11,366 $125,231
Due to other governmental units 99,412 - - - - 559,828 659,240
Salaries and benefits payable 93,034 - - - - - 93,034
Contracts and retainage payable - - - 37,496 46,302 8,707 92,505
Due to other funds - 22,548 - 999,706 1,067,611 394,513 2,484,378
Deposits payable 153,050 - - - - 75,000 228,050
Unearned revenue - - - - - 271,230 271,230
Total liabilities 451,524 22,548 7,837 1,037,202 1,113,913 1,320,644 3,953,668
Deferred inflows of resources:
Unavailable revenue 42,320 3,121,702 - - - 17,833 3,181,855
Fund balance:
Nonspendable 18,951 - - - - 395 19,346
Restricted - 4,452,153 806,427 - - 874,588 6,133,168
Committed - - - - - 11,003 11,003
Assigned - - 89,637 - - 1,109,272 1,198,909
Unassigned 4,756,695 - - (1,037,202) (1,113,893) (892,528) 1,713,072
Total fund balance 4,775,646 4,452,153 896,064 (1,037,202) (1,113,893) 1,102,730 9,075,498
Total liabilities, deferred inflows
of resources, and fund balance $5,269,490 $7,596,403 $903,901 $0 $20 $2,441,207 $16,211,021
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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CITY OF LAKE ELMO, MINNESOTA
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND Statement 4
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
Debt Vehicle Old Village 2018 Street Other Total
General Fund Service Acquisition Phase 4 Improvements Governmental Governmental
(101) (300s) (410) (421) (422) Funds Funds
Revenues:
General property taxes $2,396,720 $1,213,788 $ - $ - $ - $ - $3,610,508
Licenses and permits 1,317,648 - - - - - 1,317,648
Intergovernmental 232,885 - - - - 14,293 247,178
Charges for services 821,235 - - - - 78,573 899,808
Fines and forfeits 49,203 - - - - - 49,203
Special assessments 21,116 1,377,039 - - - - 1,398,155
Park dedication fees - - - - - 502,802 502,802
Investment income 78,634 34,776 6,924 - 66 (4,817) 115,583
Miscellaneous 117,455 - 12,000 - - - 129,455
Total revenues 5,034,896 2,625,603 18,924 0 66 590,851 8,270,340
Expenditures:
Current:
General government 1,208,145 - - - - - 1,208,145
Public safety 1,644,159 - - - - - 1,644,159
Public works 1,140,678 - - - - 86,843 1,227,521
Culture and recreation 238,449 - - - - 3,312 241,761
Economic development authority - - - - - 47,702 47,702
Capital outlay:
Public safety - - 7,837 - - - 7,837
Public works 57,443 - 121,236 1,037,202 1,122,109 976,444 3,314,434
Culture and recreation 21,003 - - - - 307,145 328,148
Economic development authority - - - - - 901,670 901,670
Debt service:
Principal - 1,175,000 - - - - 1,175,000
Interest and fiscal charges - 204,739 4,500 - - 21,583 230,822
Total expenditures 4,309,877 1,379,739 133,573 1,037,202 1,122,109 2,344,699 10,327,199
Revenues over (under) expenditures 725,019 1,245,864 (114,649) (1,037,202) (1,122,043) (1,753,848) (2,056,859)
Other financing sources (uses):
Transfers in - 1,317 29,667 - - 25,225 56,209
Transfers out (143,046) (30,144) - - - - (173,190)
Issuance of debt - - 940,000 - - 926,000 1,866,000
Proceeds from sale of capital assets - - 8,991 - - - 8,991
Total other financing sources (uses) (143,046) (28,827) 978,658 0 0 951,225 1,758,010
Net change in fund balance 581,973 1,217,037 864,009 (1,037,202) (1,122,043) (802,623) (298,849)
Fund balance - January 1, as previously reported 4,109,326 3,224,987 31,840 - 8,122 885,542 8,259,817
Prior period adjustment - Note 17 84,347 10,129 215 - 28 1,019,811 1,114,530
Fund balance - January 1, as restated 4,193,673 3,235,116 32,055 0 8,150 1,905,353 9,374,347
Fund balance - December 31 $4,775,646 $4,452,153 $896,064 ($1,037,202) ($1,113,893) $1,102,730 $9,075,498
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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CITY OF LAKE ELMO, MINNESOTA
RECONCILIATION OF THE BALANCE SHEET OF GOVERNMENTAL Statement 5
FUNDS TO THE STATEMENT OF NET POSITION
December 31, 2018
Fund balance - total governmental funds (Statement 3) $9,075,498
Net position reported for governmental activities in the Statement of Net Position is
different because:
Certain assets used in governmental activities are not current financial resources and,
therefore, are not reported in the funds.
Capital assets 27,140,392
Net pension asset 270,407
Other long-term assets are not available to pay for current-period expenditures and,
therefore, are reported as unavailable revenue in the funds:
Delinquent taxes receivable 42,025
Delinquent special assessments receivable 1,476
Deferred special assessments receivable 3,138,354
Long-term liabilities are not due and payable in the current period and, therefore, are not
reported in the funds. Long-term liabilities at year end consist of:
Bonds payable (15,971,000)
Unamortized bond premiums (307,054)
Accrued interest payable (186,610)
Compensated absences payable (70,660)
Other postemployment benefits (54,021)
Net pension liability (1,108,130)
Deferred outflows and inflows of resources related to pensions and OPEB are associated
with long-term liabilities that are not due and payable in the current period, and therefore,
are not reported in the funds. Balances at year end are:
Deferred outflows of resources 805,439
Deferred inflows of resources (784,982)
Net position of governmental activities (Statement 1)$21,991,134
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CITY OF LAKE ELMO, MINNESOTA
RECONCILIATION OF THE STATEMENT OF REVENUES,Statement 6
EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE OF
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS TO THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
Net change in fund balance - total governmental funds (Statement 4)($298,849)
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the Statement of Activities are different because:
Governmental funds report capital outlays as expenditures. However, in the Statement
of Activities the cost of those assets is allocated over their estimated useful lives and
reported as depreciation expense:
Depreciation (1,122,854)
Capital outlay 4,552,089
Capital outlay not capitalized (24,494)
Various other transactions involving capital assets increase (decrease) net position on
the Statement of Activities, but are not reported in governmental funds because they
do not provide (or use) current financial resources:
Gain (loss) on disposal of capital assets (214,210)
Transfer of capital assets from the Internal Service Funds 144,582
Revenues in the Statement of Activities that do not provide current financial resources
are not reported as revenues in the funds:
Change in delinquent taxes receivable (402)
Change in delinquent special assessments receivable 1,476
Change in deferred special assessments receivable 931,141
The issuance of long-term debt provides current financial resources to governmental
funds, while repayment of the principal of long-term debt consumes the current
financial resources of governmental funds. Neither transaction, however, has any
effect on net position. Also, governmental funds report the effects of bond premiums
and discounts when the debt is first issued, whereas amounts are deferred and amortized
over the life of the debt in the Statement of Activities.
Bonds issued (1,866,000)
Repayment of principal 1,175,000
Amortization of bond premiums 38,780
Some expenses reported in the Statement of Activities do not require the use of current
financial resources and, therefore, are not reported as expenditures in governmental
funds. Expenses reported in the Statement of Activities include the effects of the
changes in these expense accruals as follows:
Change in accrued interest payable (160,334)
Change in compensated absences payable (8,823)
Change other post employment benefits liability (11,053)
Pension expense in governmental funds is measured by current year employee
contributions. Pension expense in the Statement of Activities is measured by the change
in the net pension liability and related deferred inflows and outflows of resources.
This is the amount by which pension expense differed from pension contributions.(432,263)
Internal service funds are used by management to charge the cost of certain activities
to individual funds. Net revenues (expenses) of certain activities of internal service
funds are reported within the governmental activities Statement of Activities.(26,761)
Change in net position of governmental activities (Statement 2)$2,677,025
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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CITY OF LAKE ELMO, MINNESOTA
STATEMENT OF NET POSITION Statement 7
PROPRIETARY FUNDS
December 31, 2018
Storm
Water (601) Sewer (602) Sewer (603) Total
Assets:
Current assets:
Cash and investments $4,970,049 $5,548,853 $1,029,457 $11,548,359
Accrued interest receivable 9,817 15,173 5,289 30,279
Accounts receivable - net 137,012 79,612 313,691 530,315
Prepaid items - 14,113 - 14,113
Total current assets 5,116,878 5,657,751 1,348,437 12,123,066
Noncurrent assets:
Special assessments receivable 304,332 2,791,034 44,503 3,139,869
Capital assets:
Land 248,869 - - 248,869
Construction in progress 1,512,884 1,319,102 171,872 3,003,858
Machinery and equipment 316,011 14,034 - 330,045
Infrastructure 25,666,898 9,043,010 3,290,101 38,000,009
Total capital assets 27,744,662 10,376,146 3,461,973 41,582,781
Less: Allowance for depreciation (5,953,481) (1,110,369) (284,276) (7,348,126)
Net capital assets 21,791,181 9,265,777 3,177,697 34,234,655
Total assets 27,212,391 17,714,562 4,570,637 49,497,590
Deferred outflows of resources related to pensions 26,991 6,454 3,235 36,680
Liabilities:
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable 75,427 3,334 341 79,102
Due to other governmental units 8,786 257,285 1,176 267,247
Salaries and benefits payable 5,917 1,669 1,218 8,804
Contracts and retainage payable 118,977 70,888 - 189,865
Accrued interest payable 100,502 84,198 26,318 211,018
Unearned revenue 654,000 50,000 - 704,000
Compensated absences payable - current portion 7,940 4,592 2,352 14,884
Bonds payable - current portion 760,000 425,000 175,000 1,360,000
Total current liabilities 1,731,549 896,966 206,405 2,834,920
Noncurrent liabilities:
Compensated absences payable - noncurrent portion 2,647 1,531 784 4,962
Bonds payable - noncurrent portion 11,250,755 6,415,117 2,654,254 20,320,126
Other postemployment benefits 5,434 2,877 1,598 9,909
Net pension liability 92,131 22,029 11,041 125,201
Total noncurrent liabilities 11,350,967 6,441,554 2,667,677 20,460,198
Total liabilities 13,082,516 7,338,520 2,874,082 23,295,118
Deferred inflows of resources related to pensions 23,626 5,649 2,831 32,106
Net position:
Net investment in capital assets 9,661,449 2,354,772 348,443 12,364,664
Unrestricted 4,471,791 8,022,075 1,348,516 13,842,382
Total net position $14,133,240 $10,376,847 $1,696,959 $26,207,046
Business-Type Activities - Enterprise Funds
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES AND Statement 8
PROPRIETARY FUNDS
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
Governmental
Activities -
Storm Internal
Water (601) Sewer (602) Sewer (603)Totals Service Funds
Operating revenues:
Charges for services $835,164 $244,383 $285,775 $1,365,322 $ -
Water meter sales 115,036 - - 115,036 -
Other operating revenue 1,785 8,231 36,925 46,941 -
Total operating revenues 951,985 252,614 322,700 1,527,299 0
Operating expenses:
Personal services 168,785 58,412 29,566 256,763 -
Materials and supplies 168,140 7,451 5,276 180,867 -
Professional services 285,962 56,862 22,965 365,789 -
Repairs and maintenance 152,990 26,155 48,762 227,907 -
Insurance 7,981 3,187 5,001 16,169 -
Utilities 106,022 103,922 - 209,944 -
Depreciation 902,049 414,735 149,901 1,466,685 -
Other 8,720 8,229 4,959 21,908 -
Total operating expenses 1,800,649 678,953 266,430 2,746,032 0
Operating income (loss)(848,664) (426,339) 56,270 (1,218,733)0
Nonoperating revenues (expenses):
Investment income 31,305 48,218 16,902 96,425 -
Intergovernmental revenue 704 168 84 956 -
Interest and fees on long-term debt (267,529) (167,079) (49,537) (484,145) -
Contribution of capital assets to governmental activities - - - - (144,582)
Total nonoperating operating revenues (expenses)(235,520) (118,693) (32,551) (386,764) (144,582)
Income (loss) before contributions and transfers (1,084,184) (545,032) 23,719 (1,605,497) (144,582)
Contributions and transfers:
Capital contributions:
Special assessments 48,742 1,427,565 361 1,476,668 -
Connection charges 1,333,100 1,332,680 - 2,665,780 -
Transfer in - - - - 117,821
Transfer out (840) - - (840) -
Total contributions and transfers 1,381,002 2,760,245 361 4,141,608 117,821
Change in net position 296,818 2,215,213 24,080 2,536,111 (26,761)
Net position - January 1, as previously reported 14,108,157 8,297,958 1,598,531 24,004,646 26,761
Prior period adjustment - Note 17 (271,735) (136,324) 74,348 (333,711) -
Net position - January 1, as restated 13,836,422 8,161,634 1,672,879 23,670,935 26,761
Net position - December 31 $14,133,240 $10,376,847 $1,696,959 $26,207,046 $0
CHANGES IN FUND NET POSITION
Business-Type Activities - Enterprise Funds
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS Statement 9
PROPRIETARY FUNDS
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
Governmental
Activities -
Storm Internal
Water (601) Sewer (602) Sewer (603) Totals Service Funds
Cash flows from operating activities:
Receipts from customers and users $894,590 $212,264 $278,255 $1,385,109 $ -
Payment to suppliers (761,225) (432,822) (88,666) (1,282,713) -
Payment to employees (173,066) (72,016) (40,726) (285,808) -
Net cash flows provided by operating activities (39,701) (292,574) 148,863 (183,412)0
Cash flows from noncapital financing activities:
Transfers in - - - - 117,821
Transfers out (840) - - (840) -
Interfund loan payments from other funds 54,305 23,915 78,220 -
Interfund loan payments to other funds (795) - - (795) (117,821)
Net cash flows provided by (used in)
noncapital financing activities (1,635) 54,305 23,915 76,585 0
Cash flows from capital and related financing activities:
Special assessments 57,624 887,414 (5,452) 939,586 -
Connection charges 1,508,100 1,332,680 - 2,840,780 -
Principal paid on long-term debt (465,000) (160,000) - (625,000) -
Interest and fees paid on long-term debt (191,071) (93,452) (28,137) (312,660) -
Acquisition of capital assets (354,059) (533,411) (27,399) (914,869) -
Net cash flows provided by (used in)
capital and related financing activities 555,594 1,433,231 (60,988) 1,927,837 -
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investment earnings 21,488 33,045 11,613 66,146 -
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 535,746 1,228,007 123,403 1,887,156 0
Cash and cash equivalents - January 1 4,434,303 4,320,846 906,054 9,661,203 -
Cash and cash equivalents - December 31 $4,970,049 $5,548,853 $1,029,457 $11,548,359 $0
Reconciliation of operating income to net
cash provided by operating activities:
Operating income (loss)($848,664) ($426,339) $56,270 ($1,218,733) $ -
Adjustments to reconcile operating income
(loss) to net cash flows from operating activities:
Miscellaneous revenue 704 168 84 956 -
Depreciation 902,049 414,735 149,901 1,466,685 -
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable - net (59,049) (40,518) (45,565) (145,132) -
Decrease (increase) in due from other governmental units 950 - 1,036 1,986 -
Decrease (increase) in prepaid items - (6,435) - (6,435) -
Decrease (increase) in deferred outflows of resources 1,245 3,505 3,144 7,894 -
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable (20,569) (299,546)5,697 (314,418) -
Increase (decrease) in due to other governmental units (10,841) 78,965 (7,400) 60,724 -
Increase (decrease) in salaries and benefits payable 1,847 515 275 2,637 -
Increase (decrease) in compensated absences 1,662 1,188 683 3,533 -
Increase (decrease) in other post employment benefits 1,080 572 318 1,970 -
Increase (decrease) in net pension liability (27,101) (21,324) (15,807) (64,232) -
Increase (decrease) in deferred inflows of resources 16,986 1,940 227 19,153 -
Total adjustments 808,963 133,765 92,593 1,035,321 0
Net cash provided by operating activities ($39,701) ($292,574) $148,863 ($183,412)$0
Noncash investing, capital and financing activities:
Contributions of capital assets to governmental activities $0 $0 $0 $0 ($144,582)
Business-Type Activities - Enterprise Funds
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF FIDUCIARY NET POSITION Statement 10
FIDUCIARY FUNDS
December 31, 2018
Agency Fund
Assets:
Cash and investments $2,916,175
Liabilities:
Accounts payable $31,149
Deposits payable 2,885,026
Total liabilities $2,916,175
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Note 1 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The City of Lake Elmo, Minnesota (the City) is a statutory City under Optional Plan A as defined in the State of
Minnesota statues. The City is governed by an elected Mayor and a four-member Council. The Council
exercises legislative authority and determines all matters of policy. The Council appoints personnel responsible
for the proper administration of all affairs relating to the City. 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
As required by 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. Generally, component units are legally separate organizations for which the officials of the
primary government are financially accountable.
COMPONENT UNITS
The City has one component unit, the Economic Development Authority (EDA). The financial
statements of the EDA are included as a blended component unit because its governing body is
substantively the same as the City Council, the City is in a relationship of financial burden with the
EDA, and because management of the City have operational responsibilities for the EDA. Separate
financial statements for the EDA are not prepared.
RELATED ORGANIZATION
The Lake Elmo Firefighters Relief Association (the Association) is organized as a nonprofit
organization, legally separate from the City, by its members to provide pension and other benefits to
such members in accordance with Minnesota Statutes. The Association’s Board of Trustees is appointed
by the membership of the Association and not by the City Council. All funding is conducted in
accordance with Minnesota Statutes, whereby state aid flows to the Association, tax levies are
determined by the Association and the Association pays benefits directly to its members. The
Association may certify tax levies to Washington County directly if the City does not carry out this
function. Because the Association is fiscally independent of the City, the financial statements of the
Association have not been included within the City’s reporting entity.
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.
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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 funds, proprietary funds and fiduciary
funds, even though the latter are excluded from the government-wide financial statements. 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.
The City reports the following major governmental funds:
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.
Debt Service Fund is an accumulation of resources (primarily special assessments and property tax
revenues) for the payments of principal and interest on long-term general obligation debt of
governmental funds.
Vehicle Acquisition Fund accounts for the accumulation of funds for the purchase of vehicles to be
used by various City departments. Although this fund did not meet the requirements to be
considered a major fund, management has elected to include this fund as a major fund as of and for
the year ended December 31, 2018.
Old Village Phase 4 Fund accounts for the accumulation of funds for the Old Village Phase 4
project, which includes extending sanitary sewer to replace the use of private on-site sewage
properties, replacing aged watermain pipes, and reconstructing the affected properties.
2018 Street Improvements Fund accounts for the accumulation of funds for 2018 improvements to
the streets in Lake Elmo.
The City reports the following major proprietary funds:
The Water Fund accounts for the activities of the City’s water distribution operations.
The Sewer Fund accounts for revenues and costs associated with the City’s sewer system.
The Storm Sewer Fund accounts for costs associated with the City’s storm sewer system. These
costs are financed by the storm sewer surcharge.
Additionally, the City reports the following fund types:
Internal Service Funds are used to account for the replacement of radios, information technology
and furniture, fixtures and equipment expenses of the governmental activities. Internal service
funds operate in a manner similar to enterprise funds; however they accumulate funding primarily
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from other departments within the City on a cost reimbursement basis. The internal service funds
were closed in 2018.
Agency Funds are fiduciary funds that are custodial in nature and do not present results of
operations or have a measurement focus. Agency funds are accounted for using the accrual basis of
accounting. The City’s agency funds are used to record the receipt and remittance of monies held
by the City as an agent primarily for land developers and builders that will be refunded to the
respective depositors when the conditions are satisfied in accordance with the respective
agreements.
C. MEASUREMENT FOCUS AND BASIS OF ACCOUNTING
The government-wide financial statements are reported using the economic resources measurement
focus and the accrual basis of accounting, as are the proprietary fund financial statements. Revenues
are recorded when earned and expenses are recorded when a liability is incurred, regardless of the
timing of related cash flows. Property taxes are recognized as revenues in the year for which they are
levied. Grants and similar items are recognized as revenue as soon as all eligibility requirements
imposed by the provider have been met. The City’s only fiduciary funds are agency funds. Agency
funds are custodial in nature (assets equal liabilities) and do not involve measurement of results of
operations.
Governmental fund financial statements are reported using the current financial resources measurement
focus and the modified accrual basis of accounting. Revenues are recognized as soon as they are both
measurable and available. Revenues are considered to be available when they are collectible within the
current period or soon enough thereafter to pay liabilities of the current period. For this purpose, the
City considers all revenues, except reimbursement grants, to be available if they are collected within 60
days of the end of the current fiscal period. Reimbursement grants are considered available if they are
collected within one year of the end of the current fiscal period. Expenditures generally are recorded
when a liability is incurred, as under accrual accounting. However, debt service expenditures, as well
as expenditures related to compensated absences and claims and judgments, are recorded only when
payment is due.
Property taxes, special assessments, intergovernmental revenues, charges for services and interest
associated with the current fiscal period are all considered to be susceptible to accrual and so have been
recognized as revenues of the current fiscal period. Only the portion of special assessments receivable
due within the current fiscal period is considered to be susceptible to accrual as revenue of the current
period. All other revenue items are considered to be measurable and available only when cash is
received by the City.
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As a general rule the effect of interfund activity has been eliminated from the government-wide
financial statements. Exceptions to this general rule are transactions that would be treated as revenues,
expenditures or expenses if they involved external organizations, such as buying goods and services or
payments in lieu of taxes, are similarly treated when they involve other funds of the City. Elimination
of these charges would distort the direct costs and program revenues reported for the various functions
concerned.
Proprietary Funds distinguish operating revenues and expenses from nonoperating items. Operating
revenues and expenses generally result from providing services and producing and delivering goods in
connection with a proprietary fund’s principal ongoing operations. The principal operating revenues of
the water, sewer and storm sewer enterprise funds are charges to customers for sales and services.
Operating expenses for enterprise funds include the cost of sales and services, administrative expenses,
and depreciation on capital assets. All revenues and expenses not meeting this definition are reported
as nonoperating revenues and expenses.
D. BUDGETS
Budgets are adopted on a basis consistent with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America. Annual appropriated budgets are legally adopted by Council resolution for the
General Fund and enterprise funds.
Encumbrance accounting, under which purchase orders, contracts, and other commitments for the
expenditure of monies are recorded in order to reserve that portion of the appropriation, is not employed
by the City because it is at present not considered necessary to assure effective budgetary control or to
facilitate effective cash management.
The City follows these legal compliance procedures in establishing the budgetary data reflected in the
financial statements:
1. Budget requests are submitted by all department heads to the City Administrator and Finance
Director in July of each year. The Finance Director’s office compiles the budget request into
an overall preliminary City budget, balancing budget requests with available revenue.
2. In July, the Finance Committee reviews the budget and recommends the budget to the City
Council.
3. The preliminary budget is submitted to the City Council in September for its review and/or
modification.
4. City administration presents the proposed budget to the City Council which in turn, when
required, holds a truth-in-taxation public hearing on the proposed budget. The budget
resolution adopted by the City Council sets forth the budget at the department level for the
General Fund and the fund level for the enterprise funds.
5. All budgets appropriations lapse at the end of the fiscal year. The legal level of control (the
level on which expenditures may not legally exceed appropriations) for each budget is at the
department level. Administration cannot legally amend or transfer appropriations between
departments without the approval of the City Council once the budget has been approved. Any
over expenditures of appropriations or transfers of appropriated amounts must be approved by
the City Council.
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6. Budgeted amounts are originally adopted, or as amended by the City Council. The budget
cannot be amended without approval by the City Council.
E. CASH AND INVESTMENTS
Cash and investment balances from all funds are pooled and invested to the extent available in
authorized investments. Investment income is allocated to individual funds on the basis of the fund's
equity in the cash and investment pool.
Investments are stated at fair value, except for investments in external investment pools that meet
GASB 79 requirements, which are stated at amortized cost. Interest earnings are accrued at year-end.
For purposes of the Statement of Cash Flows, the Proprietary Funds consider all highly liquid
investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. All of the
cash and investments allocated to the Proprietary Fund types have original maturities of 90 days or less.
Therefore, the entire balance in such fund types is considered cash equivalents.
F. RECEIVABLES
The estimated portion of uncollectible property taxes and special assessments is not material and has
not been reported. Because utility bills are considered liens on property, no estimated uncollectible
amounts are established. Uncollectible amounts are not material for other receivables.
G. PROPERTY TAX REVENUE RECOGNITION
The City Council annually adopts a tax levy and certifies it to the County in December (levy/assessment
date) of each year for collection in the following year. The County is responsible for billing and
collecting all property taxes for itself, the City, the local School District and other taxing authorities.
Such taxes become a lien on January 1 and are recorded as receivables by the City at that date. Real
property taxes are payable (by property owners) on May 15 and October 15 of each calendar year.
Personal property taxes are payable by taxpayers on February 28 and June 30 of each year. These taxes
are collected by the County and remitted to the City on or before July 15 and December 15 of the same
year. Delinquent collections for November and December are received the following January. The
City has no ability to enforce payment of property taxes by property owners. The County possesses this
authority.
GOVERNMENT-WIDE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Within the government-wide financial statements, the City recognizes property tax revenue in the
period for which taxes were levied. Uncollectible property taxes are not material and have not been
reported.
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GOVERNMENTAL FUND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Within the governmental fund financial statements, the City recognizes property tax revenue when it
becomes both measurable and available to finance expenditures of the current period. In practice,
current and delinquent taxes and received by the City in July, December, and the following January are
recognized as revenue for the current year. Taxes collected by the county by December 31 (remitted to
the City the following January) are classified as due from county. Taxes not collected by the county by
December 31 are classified as delinquent taxes receivable. Delinquent taxes receivable are fully offset
by deferred inflows of resources because they are not available to finance current expenditures.
H. SPECIAL ASSESSMENT REVENUE RECOGNITION
Special assessments are levied against benefited properties for the cost or a portion of the cost of special
assessment improvement projects in accordance with State Statutes. These assessments are collectible
by the City over a term of years usually consistent with the term of the related bond issue. Collection of
annual installments (including interest) is handled by the County Auditor in the same manner as
property taxes. Property owners are allowed to (and often do) prepay future installments without
interest or prepayment penalties.
Once a special assessment roll is adopted, the amount attributed to each parcel is a lien upon that
property until full payment is made or the amount is determined to be excessive by the City Council or
court action. If special assessments are allowed to go delinquent, the property is subject to tax forfeit
sale and the first proceeds of that sale (after costs, penalties and expenses of sale) are remitted to the
City in payment of delinquent special assessments. Generally, the City will collect the full amount of
its special assessments not adjusted by City Council or court action. Pursuant to State Statutes, a
property shall be subject to a tax forfeit sale after three years unless it is homesteaded, agricultural or
seasonal recreational land in which event the property is subject to such sale after five years.
GOVERNMENT-WIDE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Within the government-wide financial statements, the City recognizes special assessment revenue in the
period that the assessment roll was adopted by the City Council. Uncollectible special assessments are
not material and have not been reported.
GOVERNMENTAL FUND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Within the fund financial statements, the revenue from special assessments is recognized by the City
when it becomes measurable and available to finance expenditures of the current fiscal period. In
practice, current and delinquent special assessments received by the City are recognized as revenue for
the current year. Special assessments are collected by the County and remitted by December 31
(remitted to the City the following January) and are also recognized as revenue for the current year. All
remaining delinquent, deferred and special deferred assessments receivable in governmental funds are
completely offset by deferred inflows of resources.
I. INVENTORY
The original cost of materials and supplies has been recorded as expenditures/expenses at the time of
purchase. The City does not maintain material amounts of inventories of goods and supplies.
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J. PREPAID ITEMS
Certain prepayments to vendors reflect costs applicable to future accounting periods and are recorded as
prepaid items in both government-wide and fund financial statements. Prepaid items are reported using
the consumption method and recorded as expenditures/expenses at the time of consumption.
K. CAPITAL ASSETS
Capital assets, which include property, plant, equipment, and infrastructure assets (e.g. roads,
sidewalks, street lights, and similar items) are reported in the applicable governmental or business-type
activities columns in the government-wide financial statements. Capital assets are defined by the City
as assets with an initial, individual cost of more than $25,000 and an estimated useful life in excess of
one year. Such assets are recorded at historical cost or estimated historical cost if purchased or
constructed. Donated capital assets are recorded at acquisition value at the date of donation. The costs
of normal maintenance and repairs that do not add to the value of the asset or materially extend assets
lives are not capitalized. Major outlays for capital assets and improvements are capitalized as projects
are constructed.
Property, plant and equipment is depreciated using the straight-line method over the following
estimated useful lives:
Useful Life
in Years
Buildings and Improvements 10-50
Infrastructure 20-40
Other Improvements 10-25
Machinery and Equipment 5-20
L. COMPENSATED ABSENCES
It is the City’s policy to permit employees to accumulate earned but unused PTO (Personal Time Off),
extended leave and sick pay benefits. All vacation pay and PTO and the portion of sick pay allowable
as severance is accrued in the government-wide and proprietary fund financial statements. The current
portion is calculated based on historical trends.
M. LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS
In the government-wide financial statements and proprietary fund types in the fund financial statements,
long-term debt and other long-term obligations are reported as liabilities in the applicable governmental
activities, business-type activities, or proprietary fund type Statement of Net Position. Bond premiums
and discounts are amortized over the life of the related debt.
In the fund financial statements, governmental fund types recognize bond premiums and discounts
during the current period. The face amount of debt issued is reported as other financing sources.
Premiums received on debt issuances are reported as other financing sources while discounts on debt
issuances are reported as other financing uses.
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N. DEFERRED OUTFLOWS AND INFLOWS OF RESOURCES
In addition to assets, the statement of financial position will sometimes report a separate section for
deferred outflows of resources. This separate financial statement element represents a consumption of
net position that applies to future periods and so will not be recognized as an outflow of resources
(expense) that time. The City has one item that qualifies for reporting in the category. It is the pension
related deferred outflows of resources reported in the government-wide Statement of Net Position and
the proprietary funds Statement of Net Position.
In addition to liabilities, the statement of financial position reports a separate section for deferred
inflows of resources. This separate financial statement element represents an acquisition of net position
that applies to future periods, and therefore, will not be recognized as an inflow of resources (revenue)
until that time. The City has pension related deferred inflows of resources reported in the government-
wide Statement of Net Pension and the proprietary funds Statements of Net Position. The City also has
a type of item, which arises only under a modified accrual basis of accounting, that qualifies for
reporting in this category. Accordingly, the item, unavailable revenue, is reported only in the
governmental fund balance sheet. The governmental funds report unavailable revenues from the
following sources: property taxes and special assessments not collected within 60 days from year-end.
O. FUND BALANCE CLASSIFICATIONS
In the fund financial statements, governmental funds report fund balance in classifications that disclose
constraints for which amounts in those funds can be spent. These classifications are as follows:
Nonspendable - consists of amounts that are not in spendable form, such as prepaid items.
Restricted - consists of amounts related to externally imposed constraints established by creditors,
grantors or contributors; or constraints imposed by state statutory provisions.
Committed - consists of internally imposed constraints. These constraints are established by a
resolution approved by the City Council, and committed amounts cannot be used for any other
purpose unless the City Council removes or changes the specified use by resolution.
Assigned - consists of internally imposed constraints for the specific purpose of the City’s intended
use. These constraints are established by the City Council and/or management. The City Council
has delegated the power to assign fund balances to the City’s finance committee.
Unassigned - is the residual classification for the General Fund and also reflects negative residual
amounts in other funds.
When both restricted and unrestricted resources are available for use, it is the City’s policy to first use
restricted resources, and then use unrestricted resources as they are needed.
When committed, assigned or unassigned resources are available for use, it is the City’s policy to use
resources in the following order: 1) committed 2) assigned and 3) unassigned.
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P. NET POSITION
Net position represents the difference between assets plus deferred outflows of resources and liabilities
plus deferred inflows of resources in the government-wide financial statements. Net investment in
capital assets consists of capital assets, net of accumulated depreciation, reduced by the outstanding
balance of any long-term debt used to build or acquire the capital assets. Net postion is reported as
restricted in the government-wide financial statements when there are limitations on its use through
external restrictions imposed by creditors, grantors or laws or regulations of other governments.
Q. INTERFUND TRANSACTIONS
During the course of operations, numerous transactions occur between individual funds for goods
provided or services rendered. Interfund services provided and used are accounted for as revenues,
expenditures or expenses. Transactions that constitute reimbursements to a fund for expenditures /
expenses initially made from it that are properly applicable to another fund, are recorded as
expenditures/expenses in the reimbursing fund and as reductions of expenditures/expenses in the fund
that is reimbursed.
The City provides temporary advances to funds that have insufficient cash balances by means of an
advance from another fund. Such advances are classified as “due to/from other funds.” Long-term
interfund loans are classified as “interfund loan receivable/payable.” Any residual balances outstanding
between the governmental activities and business-type activities are reported in the government-wide
financial statements as “internal balances.” All other interfund transactions are reported as transfers.
R. USE OF ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
(GAAP) requires management to make estimates that affect amounts reported in the financial
statements during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from such estimates.
S. PENSION PLANS
COST SHARING MULTIPLE - EMPLOYER PLANS
For purposes of measuring the net pension liability, deferred outflows/inflows of resources, and pension
expense, information about the fiduciary net position of the Public Employees Retirement Association
(PERA) and additions to/deductions from PERA’s fiduciary net position have been determined on the
same basis as they are reported by PERA except that PERA’s fiscal year end is June 30. For this
purpose, plan contributions are recognized as of employer payroll paid dates and benefit payments and
refunds are recognized when due and payable in accordance with the benefit terms. Investments are
reported at fair value.
SINGLE EMPLOYER PLAN
For purposes of measuring the net pension liability (asset), deferred outflows/inflows of resources, and
pension expense, information about the fiduciary net position of the Lake Elmo Firefighters Relief
Association (the Association) and additions to/deductions from the Association’s fiduciary net position
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have been determined on the same basis as they were reported by the Association. For this purpose,
benefit payments are recognized when due and payable in accordance with the benefit terms.
Investments are reported at fair value.
Note 2 DEPOSITS AND INVESTMENTS
A. DEPOSITS
In accordance with Minnesota Statutes, the City maintains deposits at those depository banks authorized
by the City Council, all of which are members of the Federal Reserve System.
Custodial Credit Risk – Custodial credit risk is the risk that in the event of a bank failure, the City’s
deposits may not be returned to it. Minnesota Statutes require that insurance, surety bonds or collateral
protect all City deposits. The market value of collateral pledged must equal 110% of deposits not
covered by insurance or bonds. The City has no additional deposit policies addressing custodial credit
risk. At December 31, 2018, the bank balance of the City’s deposits was insured by the FDIC or
covered by pledged collateral held in the City’s name.
Minnesota Statutes require that securities pledged as collateral be held in safekeeping by the City
Treasurer or in a financial institution other than that furnishing the collateral. Authorized collateral
includes the following:
a) United States government treasury bills, treasury notes, treasury bonds;
b) Issues of United States government agencies and instrumentalities as quoted by a recognized
industry quotation service available to the government entity;
c) General obligation securities of any state or local government with taxing powers which is rated
“A” or better by a national bond rating service, or revenue obligation securities of any state or local
government with taxing powers which is rated “AA” or better by a national bond rating service;
d) General obligation securities of a local government with taxing powers may be pledged as
collateral against funds deposited by that same local government entity;
e) Irrevocable standby letters of credit issued by Federal Home Loan Banks to a municipality
accompanied by written evidence that the bank’s public debt is rated “AA” or better by Moody’s
Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor’s Corporation; and
f) Time deposits that are fully insured by the Federal Deposits Insurance Corporation.
At December 31, 2018, the carrying amount of the City’s deposits with financial institutions was
$4,273,656.
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B. INVESTMENTS
Minnesota Statutes authorize the City to invest in the following:
a) Direct obligations or obligations guaranteed by the United States or its agencies, its
instrumentalities, or organizations created by an act of congress, excluding mortgage-backed
securities defined as high risk.
b) Shares of investment companies registered under the Federal Investment Company Act of 1940 and
whose only investments are in securities described in (a) above, general obligation tax-exempt
securities, or repurchase or reverse repurchase agreements.
c) State and local securities as follows:
1) any security which is a general obligation of any state or local government with taxing powers
which is rated “A” or better by a national bond rating service;
2) any security which is a revenue obligation of any state or local government with taxing powers
which is rated “AA” or better by a national bond rating service; and
3) a general obligation of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency which is a moral obligation of
the State of Minnesota and is rated “A” or better by a national bond rating agency.
d) Bankers acceptance of United States banks.
e) Commercial paper issued by United States corporations or their Canadian subsidiaries, of the
highest quality, and maturing in 270 days or less.
f) Repurchase or reverse repurchase agreements with banks that are members of the Federal Reserve
System with capitalization exceeding $10,000,000; a primary reporting dealer in U.S. government
securities to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; certain Minnesota securities broker-dealers;
or, a bank qualified as a depositor.
g) General obligation temporary bonds of the same governmental entity issued under section 429.091,
subdivision 7; 469.178, subdivision 5; or 475.61, subdivision 6.
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At December 31, 2018, the City had the following investments and maturities:
Fair Less
Investment Type Rating Value Than 1 1 - 5 6 - 10
Wells Fargo money market Not rated $96,153 $96,153 $ - $ -
Northland Securities money market Not rated 204,520 204,520 - -
4M Fund money market Not rated 5,974,522 5,974,522 - -
Brokered certificates of deposit Not rated 10,191,693 4,345,530 5,601,163 245,000
Municipal bonds Aaa 209,256 - 209,256 -
Federal Farm Credit Bank notes Aaa 601,350 - - 601,350
Federal Home Loan Bank notes Aaa 1,227,507 - 224,557 1,002,950
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. notes Aaa 1,565,938 - 1,315,925 250,013
Federal National Mortgage Assn. notes Aaa 562,472 - 562,472 -
Total $20,633,411 $10,620,725 $7,913,373 $2,099,313
Total investments $20,633,411
Deposits 4,273,656
Petty cash 1,748
Total cash and investments $24,908,815
Investment Maturities (in Years)
These amounts are presented in the financial statements as follows:
Cash and investments:
Governmental and business-type (Statement 1) $21,992,640
Fiduciary (Statement 10) 2,916,175
Total $24,908,815
The City categorizes its fair value measurements within the fair value hierarchy established by generally
accepted accounting principles. The hierarchy is based on the valuation inputs used to measure the fair
value of the asset. The hierarchy has three levels. Level 1 investments are valued using inputs that are
based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets. Level 2 investments are valued using
inputs that are based on quoted prices for similar assets or inputs that are observable, either directly or
indirectly. Level 3 investments are valued using inputs that are unobservable.
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The City has the following recurring fair value measurements at December 31, 2018:
Investment Type 12/31/2018 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Investments at fair value:
Brokered certificates of deposit $10,191,693 $ - $10,191,693 $ -
Municipal bonds 209,256 - 209,256 -
Federal Farm Credit Bank notes 601,350 - 601,350 -
Federal Home Loan Bank notes 1,227,507 - 1,227,507 -
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. notes 1,565,938 - 1,565,938 -
Federal National Mortgage Assn. notes 562,472 - 562,472 -
$14,358,216 $0 $14,358,216 $0
Investments not categorized:
Wells Fargo money market 96,153 `
Northland Securities money market 204,520
4M Fund money market 5,974,522
Total investments $20,633,411
Fair Value Measurement Using
The 4M Fund is an external investment pool investment which is regulated by Minnesota Statutes and
the Board of Directors of the League of Minnesota Cities. It is an unrated pool and the fair value of the
position in the pool is the same as the value of pool shares. The pool is managed to maintain a portfolio
weighted average maturity of no greater than 60 days and seeks to maintain a constant net asset value
(NAV) of $1 per share. The pool measures its investments at amortized cost in accordance with GASB
Statement No. 79. The 4M Plus Fund requires funds to be deposited for a minimum of 14 calendar
days. Withdrawals prior to the 14-day restriction period are subject to penalty equal to 7 days interest
on the amount withdrawn.
C. INVESTMENT RISKS
Custodial Credit Risk – Investments – For investments in securities, custodial credit risk is the risk
that in the event of failure of the counterparty to a transaction, the City will not be able to recover
the value of its investment securities that are in the possession of an outside party. Investments
in investment pools and money markets are not evidenced by securities that exist in physical or
book entry form, and therefore are not subject to custodial credit risk disclosures. The City’s
investment policy requires its brokers be licensed with the appropriate federal and state agencies. A
minimum capital requirement of $10,000,000 and at least five years of operation is mandatory.
Investments in securities are held by the City’s broker-dealers. The securities at each broker-dealer are
insured $500,000 through SIPC. Each broker-dealer has provided additional protection by providing
additional insurance. This insurance is subject to aggregate limits applied to all of the broker-dealer’s
accounts.
Interest Rate Risk – Interest rate risk is the risk that changes in interest rates will adversely affect the
fair value of an investment. Generally, the longer the maturity of an investment, the greater the
sensitivity of its fair value to changes in market interest rates. The City’s investment policy states that
extended maturities may be utilized to take advantage of higher yields; however no more than 25% of
total investments should extend beyond five years and in no circumstance should any extend beyond ten
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years. The City’s investment portfolio is structured so that securities mature to meet cash requirements
for ongoing operations.
Credit Risk – Credit risk is the risk than an issuer of an investment will not fulfill its obligation to the
holder of the investment. The City’s policy to minimize credit risk includes limiting investing funds to
those allowable under Minnesota Statute 118A, annually appointing all financial institutions where
investments are held, and diversifying the investment portfolio. This is measured by the assignment of
a rating by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization.
Concentration of Credit Risk – Concentration of credit risk is the risk of loss that may be attributed to
the magnitude of a government’s investment in a single issuer. The City places no limit on the amount
it may invest in any one issuer. At December 31, 2018, 7.6% and 5.9% of the City’s investments were
invested in the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and the Federal Home Loan Bank,
respectively.
Note 3 RECEIVABLES
Significant receivable balances not expected to be collected within one year of December 31, 2018 are as
follows:
Property Special
Taxes Assessments
Receivable Receivable Total
Major Funds:
General Fund $24,268 $ - $24,268
Debt Service Fund - 2,548,409 2,548,409
Water Fund - 195,174 195,174
Sewer Fund - 2,438,894 2,438,894
Nonmajor Funds - 17,833 17,833
Total $24,268 $5,200,310 $5,224,578
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Note 4 UNAVAILABLE REVENUE
Governmental funds report deferred inflows of resources in connection with receivables for revenues that are not
considered to be available to liquidate liabilities of the current period. At the end of the current fiscal year, the
various components of unavailable revenue reported in the governmental funds are as follows:
Property Special
Taxes Assessments
Receivable Receivable Total
Major Funds:
General Fund $42,025 $295 $42,320
Debt Service Fund - 3,121,702 3,121,702
Nonmajor Funds - 17,833 17,833
Total $42,025 $3,139,830 $3,181,855
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Note 5 CAPITAL ASSETS
Capital asset activity for the year ended December 31, 2018 was as follows:
Beginning
Balance, Ending
As Restated Increases Decreases Balance
Governmental activities:
Capital assets, not being depreciated:
Land $3,453,979 $ - $ - $3,453,979
Construction in progress 4,230,887 3,572,242 (2,305,721) 5,497,408
Total capital assets, not being depreciated 7,684,866 3,572,242 (2,305,721) 8,951,387
Capital assets, being depreciated:
Buildings 3,533,542 901,670 (241,137) 4,194,075
Improvements other than buildings 1,415,398 67,038 - 1,482,436
Machinery and equipment 4,219,244 53,683 (49,812) 4,223,115
Infrastructure 15,509,251 2,238,683 - 17,747,934
Total capital assets, being depreciated 24,677,435 3,261,074 (290,949) 27,647,560
Less accumulated depreciation for:
Building 1,029,008 67,585 (26,927) 1,069,666
Improvements other than buildings 1,037,062 50,424 - 1,087,486
Machinery and equipment 2,504,865 235,731 (49,812) 2,690,784
Infrastructure 3,841,505 769,114 - 4,610,619
Total accumulated depreciation 8,412,440 1,122,854 (76,739) 9,458,555
Total capital assets being depreciated - net 16,264,995 2,138,220 (214,210) 18,189,005
Governmental activities capital assets - net $23,949,861 $5,710,462 ($2,519,931) $27,140,392
Beginning
Balance, Ending
As Restated Increases Decreases Balance
Business-type activities:
Capital assets, not being depreciated:
Land $248,869 $ - $ - $248,869
Construction in progress 2,936,488 1,090,527 (1,023,157) 3,003,858
Total capital assets, not being depreciated 3,185,357 1,090,527 (1,023,157) 3,252,727
Capital assets, being depreciated:
Machinery and shop equipment 300,586 29,459 - 330,045
Infrastructure 36,994,704 1,005,305 - 38,000,009
Total capital assets, being depreciated 37,295,290 1,034,764 0 38,330,054
Less accumulated depreciation for:
Machinery and equipment 232,178 13,087 - 245,265
Infrastructure 5,649,263 1,453,598 - 7,102,861
Total accumulated depreciation 5,881,441 1,466,685 0 7,348,126
Total capital assets being depreciated - net 31,413,849 (431,921)0 30,981,928
Business-type activities capital assets - net $34,599,206 $658,606 ($1,023,157) $34,234,655
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Depreciation expense was charged to functions/programs of the City as follows:
Governmental activities:
General government $14,212
Public safety 107,296
Public works 934,539
Culture & recreation 66,807
Total depreciation expense - governmental activities $1,122,854
Business-type activities:
Water $902,049
Sewer 414,735
Storm sewer 149,901
Total depreciation expense - business-type activities $1,466,685
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Note 6 LONG-TERM DEBT
The City issues general obligation bonds to provide funds for economic development and for the acquisition and
construction of major capital assets including infrastructure. General obligation bonds have been issued for both
governmental and business-type activities. Bonds issued to provide funds for business-type activities are
reported in proprietary funds if they are expected to be repaid from proprietary revenues. General obligation
bonds are direct obligations and pledge the full faith and credit of the City. General obligation improvement
bonds are expected to be repaid, in part, from assessments to the benefited properties. A summary of long-term
debt outstanding at December 31, 2018 is as follows:
Issue Interest Maturity Payable
Date Rates Date 12/31/18
Governmental Activities:
General obligation improvement bonds:
2009B Improvement bonds 10/01/09 3.00% - 3.05% 01/15/20 $125,000
2010A Improvement bonds 11/15/10 2.35% - 2.80% 02/01/21 225,000
2010B CIP refunding bonds 11/15/10 2.05% - 3.20% 02/01/25 1,225,000
2011A Improvement bonds 10/01/11 1.25% - 2.30% 02/01/22 355,000
2012B Improvement bonds 08/16/12 1.25% - 1.90% 02/01/23 455,000
2013A Improvement bonds 10/01/13 2.00% - 3.75% 07/15/28 1,135,000
2014A Improvement bonds 07/15/14 2.00% - 3.5% 01/15/30 2,250,000
2015A Improvement bonds 08/13/15 2.00% - 3.00% 01/15/26 1,325,000
2016A Improvement bonds 06/01/16 2.00% 01/15/27 2,445,000
2017A Improvement bonds 06/08/17 2.50% - 3.00% 01/15/28 4,565,000
Total general obligation improvement bonds 14,105,000
General obligation equipment certificates:
2018A Equipment certificates 10/16/18 2.70% - 2.70% 02/01/28 940,000
Taxable lease revenue bonds:
2018A Taxable lease revenue bonds 06/28/18 4.50% - 4.50% 01/15/34 926,000
Unamortized bond premiums 307,054
Compensated absences payable 70,660
Total governmental activities $16,348,714
Business-Type Activities:
General obligation revenue bonds:
2012A Refunding bonds 08/13/12 2.00% - 2.50% 12/01/30 $3,435,000
2013A Improvement bonds 10/01/13 2.00% - 4.00% 07/15/33 3,015,000
2014A Improvement bonds 07/15/14 2.00% - 3.50% 01/15/30 2,800,000
2015A Improvement bonds 08/13/15 2.00% - 3.00% 01/15/31 1,065,000
2016A Improvement bonds 06/01/16 2.00% 01/15/32 6,460,000
2017A Improvement bonds 06/01/16 2.50% - 3.00% 01/15/33 4,480,000
Total general obligation revenue bonds 21,255,000
Unamortized bond premiums 425,126
Compensated absences payable 19,846
Total business-type activities $21,699,972
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CHANGES IN LONG-TERM DEBT
The following is a schedule of changes in City indebtedness for the year ended December 31, 2018:
Beginning
Balance,Ending Due Within
As Restated Additions Deletions Balance One Year
Governmental activities:
G.O. Improvement bonds $15,280,000 $ - $1,175,000 $14,105,000 $1,615,000
G.O. Equipment certificates - 940,000 - 940,000 -
Taxable lease revenue bonds - 926,000 - 926,000 -
Unamortized bond premiums 345,834 - 38,780 307,054 -
Compensated absences payable 61,837 117,538 108,715 70,660 52,995
Total governmental activities $15,687,671 $1,983,538 $1,322,495 $16,348,714 $1,667,995
Business-type activities:
G.O. Revenue bonds $22,550,000 $ - $1,295,000 $21,255,000 $1,360,000
Unamortized bond premiums 457,536 - 32,410 425,126 -
Compensated absences payable 16,313 26,248 22,715 19,846 14,884
Total business-type activities: $23,023,849 $26,248 $1,350,125 $21,699,972 $1,374,884
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DEBT SERVICE REQUIREMENTS
Future principal and interest payments required to retire long-term debt are as follows:
Years Ending
December 31 Principal Interest Principal Interest Principal Interest Principal Interest
2019 $1,615,000 $325,856 $ - $20,093 $ - $43,638 $1,360,000 $509,863
2020 1,655,000 289,874 90,000 24,165 45,000 40,658 1,380,000 481,188
2021 1,615,000 253,250 95,000 21,668 47,000 38,588 1,395,000 452,088
2022 1,570,000 217,086 100,000 19,036 49,000 36,428 1,495,000 422,073
2023 1,515,000 181,060 100,000 16,336 51,000 34,178 1,495,000 389,363
2024-2028 5,810,000 399,251 555,000 38,135 290,000 133,697 7,945,000 1,394,213
2029-2033 325,000 11,164 - - 362,000 60,660 6,185,000 388,757
2034-2038 - - - - 82,000 1,841 - -
Total $14,105,000 $1,677,541 $940,000 $139,433 $926,000 $389,688 $21,255,000 $4,037,545
General ObligationGeneral Obligation General Obligation
Revenue Bonds
Taxable Lease
Revenue BondsImprovement Bonds Equipment Certificates
It is not practicable to determine the specific year for payment of long-term compensated absences payable. For
governmental activities, compensated absences are liquidated by the General Fund.
DEFERRED AD VALOREM TAX LEVIES – BONDED DEBT
General obligation bonds are backed by the full faith and credit of the City, including special assessment and
revenue bond issues. General Obligation improvement bond issues are financed by ad valorem tax levies in
addition to special assessments levied against the benefiting properties. When a bond issue to be financed
partially or completely by ad valorem tax levies is sold, specific annual amounts of such tax levies are stated in
the bond resolution and the County Auditor is notified and instructed to levy these taxes over the appropriate
years. The future tax levies are subject to cancellation when and if the City has provided alternative sources of
financing. The City Council is required to levy any additional taxes found necessary for full payment of
principal and interest. The future scheduled tax levies are not shown as assets in the accompanying financial
statements.
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REVENUE PLEDGED
Future revenue pledged for the payment of long-term debt is as follows:
Remaining Principal Pledged
Term of Principal and Interest Revenue
Bond Issue Use of Proceeds Type Pledge and Interest Paid Received
2009B G.O. Improvement Infrastructure improvements 2010 - 2019 $128,736 $66,906 $58,534
2010A G.O. Improvement Infrastructure improvements 2011 - 2020 $234,281 $76,785 $72,756
2010B G.O. CIP Refunding Infrastructure improvements Ad valorem taxes 2011 - 2024 $1,358,204 $191,369 $204,519
2011A G.O. Improvement Infrastructure improvements 2012 - 2021 $370,970 $93,171 $82,462
2012A G.O. Refunding Water system improvements Water usage charges 2012 - 2030 $3,974,290 $293,344 $835,164
2012B G.O. Improvement Infrastructure improvements 2013 - 2022 $476,092 $93,264 $83,897
2013A G.O. Improvement Infrastructure improvements 2014 - 2033 $5,206,464 $453,970 $1,084,744
Ad valorem taxes,
2014A G.O. Improvement Infrastructure improvements Special assessments, 2015 - 2029 $5,933,614 $553,628 $1,370,025
Water & sewer charges
Ad valorem taxes,
2015A G.O. Improvement Infrastructure improvements Special assessments, 2016 - 2030 $2,710,205 $283,164 $1,816,251
Water & sewer charges
2016A G.O. Improvement Infrastructure improvements 2017 - 2031 $10,076,250 $824,500 $1,710,394
2017A G.O. Improvement Infrastructure improvements 2018 - 2032 $10,605,980 $255,997 $1,883,130
2018A G.O. Equipment Certificates Purchase of fire truck, dump truck Ad valorem taxes 2019 - 2027 $1,079,433 $ - $ -
2018A Taxable Lease Revenue Purchase of city hall Lease revenues 2018 - 2033 $1,315,688 $ - $78,573
Current Year
Ad valorem taxes, Special
assmts, Water, Sewer,
Storm charges
Revenue Pledged
Ad valorem taxes, Special
assmts, Water, Sewer,
Storm charges
Ad valorem taxes, Special
assessments
Ad valorem taxes, Special
assessments
Ad valorem taxes, Special
assessments
Ad valorem taxes, Special
assessments
Special assessments,
Water & Sewer charges
Note 7 DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS – PERA
A. PLAN DESCRIPTION
The City participates in the following cost-sharing multiple-employer defined benefit pension plans
administered by the Public Employees Retirement Association of Minnesota (PERA). PERA’s defined
benefit pension plans are established and administered in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Chapters
353 and 356. PERA’s defined benefit pension plans are tax qualified plans under Section 401(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code.
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1. General Employees Retirement Fund (GERF)
All full-time (with the exception of employees covered by PEPFF) and certain part-time employees
of the City are covered by the General Employees Retirement Fund (GERF). GERF members
belong to the Coordinated Plan. Coordinated Plan members are covered by Social Security.
2. Public Employees Police and Fire Fund (PEPFF)
The PEPFF, originally established for police officers and firefighters not covered by a local relief
association, now covers all police officers and firefighters hired since 1980. Effective July 1, 1999,
the PEPFF also covers police officers and firefighters belonging to a local relief association that
elected to merge with and transfer assets and administration to PERA.
B. BENEFITS PROVIDED
PERA provides retirement, disability, and death benefits. Benefit provisions are established by state
statute and can only be modified by the state legislature. Vested, terminated employees who are entitled
to benefits but are not receiving them yet are bound by the provisions in effect at the time they last
terminated their public service.
1. GERF Benefits
Benefits are based on a member’s highest average salary for any five successive years of allowable
service, age, and years of credit at termination of service. Two methods are used to compute
benefits for PERA's Coordinated Plan members. Members hired prior to July 1, 1989, receive the
higher of Method 1 or Method 2 formulas. Only Method 2 is used for members hired after June 30,
1989. Under Method 1, the accrual rate for Coordinated Plan members is 1.2% for each of the first
ten years of service and 1.7% for each additional year. Under Method 2, the accrual rate for
Coordinated Plan members is 1.7% for all years of service. The accrual rates for former
Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund (MERF) members is 2.0% for each of the first 10 years
of service and 2.5% for each additional year. For members hired prior to July 1, 1989 a full
annuity is available when age plus years of service equal 90 and normal retirement age is 65. For
members hired on or after July 1, 1989 normal retirement age is the age for unreduced Social
Security benefits capped at 66.
Beginning January 1, 2019, benefit recipients will receive a future annual increase equal to 50% of
the Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment, not less than 1.0% and not more than 1.5%. For
retirements on or after January 1, 2024, the first benefit increase is delayed until the retiree reaches
Normal Retirement Age (not applicable to Rule of 90 retirees, disability benefit recipients, or
survivors). A benefit recipient who has been receiving a benefit for at least 12 full months as of
June 30 will receive a full increase. Members receiving benefits for at least one month but less
than 12 full months as of June 30 will receive a pro rata increase.
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2. PEPFF Benefits
Benefits for the PEPFF members first hired after June 30, 2010, but before July 1, 2014, vest on a
prorated basis from 50% after five years up to 100% after ten years of credited service. Benefits
for PEPFF members first hired after June 30, 2014, vest on a prorated bases from 50% after ten
years up to 100% after twenty years of credited service. The annuity accrual rate is 3% of average
salary for each year of service. For PEPFF members who were first hired prior to July 1, 1989, a
full annuity is available when age plus years of service equal at least 90.
Beginning in 2019, the COLA will be fixed at 1%. Under funding measurements from 2017, the
2.5 % COLA trigger was never expected to occur and was subsequently removed from law. Post
retirement increases are given each year except for annuitants who have been receiving a benefit
for only 31 to 41 months. These annuitants will receive a prorated amount of the increase on a
sliding scale.
C. CONTRIBUTIONS
Minnesota Statutes Chapter 353 sets the rates for employer and employee contributions. Contribution
rates can only be modified by the state legislature.
1. GERF Contributions
Coordinated Plan members were required to contribute 6.5% of their annual covered salary in fiscal
year 2018; the City was required to contribute 7.5% for Coordinated Plan members. The City
contributions to the GERF for the year ended December 31, 2018 were $96,960. The City
contributions were equal to the required contributions as set by state statute.
2. PEPFF Contributions
Legislation increased both employee and employer contribution rates in the Police and Fire Plan.
Employee rates increased from 10.80 percent of pay to 11.30 percent and employer rates increased
from 16.20 percent to 16.95 percent on January 1, 2019. On January 1, 2020 employee rates
increase to 11.80 percent and employer rates increase to 17.70 percent. The City contributions to
the PEPFF for the year ended December 31, 2018 were $30,990. The City contributions were
equal to the required contributions as set by state statute.
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D. PENSION COSTS
1. GERF Pension Costs
At December 31, 2018, the City reported a liability of $1,059,590 for its proportionate share of
GERF’s net pension liability. The City’s net pension liability reflected a reduction due to the State
of Minnesota’s contribution of $16 million to the fund in 2018. The State of Minnesota is
considered a non-employer contributing entity and the state’s contribution meets the definition of a
special funding situation. The State of Minnesota’s proportionate share of the net pension liability
associated with the City totaled $34,710. The net pension liability was measured as of June 30,
2018, and the total pension liability used to calculate the net pension liability was determined by an
actuarial valuation as of that date. The City’s proportion of the net pension liability was based on
the City’s contributions received by PERA during the measurement period for employer payroll
paid dates from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018, relative to the total employer contributions
received from all of PERA’s participating employers. At June 30, 2018, the City’s proportionate
share was 0.0191%, which was an increase of 0.0002% from its proportionate share measured as of
June 30, 2017.
Post-retirement benefit increases were changed from 1.0% per year with a provision to increase to
2.5% upon attainment of 90% funding ratio to 50% of the Social Security Cost of Living
Adjustment, not less than 1.0% and not more than 1.5%, beginning January 1, 2019.
For the year ended December 31, 2018, the City recognized pension expense of $89,076 for its
proportionate share of the GERF’s pension expense. In addition, the City recognized an additional
$8,094 as pension expense (and grant revenue) for its proportionate share of the State of
Minnesota’s contribution of $16 million to the GERF.
At December 31, 2018, the City reported its proportionate share of the GERF’s deferred outflows
of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to pensions from the following sources:
Deferred Outflows Deferred Inflows
of Resources of Resources
Differences between expected and
actual economic experience $28,045 $31,065
Changes in actuarial assumptions 101,747 119,056
Difference between projected and
actual investment earnings - 106,409
Changes in proportion 130,602 15,193
Contributions paid to PERA
subsequent to the measurement date 50,023 -
Total $310,417 $271,723
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$50,023 reported as deferred outflows of resources related to pensions resulting from City
contributions subsequent to the measurement date will be recognized as a reduction of the net
pension liability during 2019. Other amounts reported as deferred outflows and inflows of
resources related to pensions will be recognized in pension expense as follows:
Year Ended Pension
December 31, Expense
2019 $86,601
2020 6,215
2021 (82,031)
2022 (22,114)
2023 -
Thereafter -
2. PEPFF Pension Costs
At December 31, 2018, the City reported a liability of $173,741 for its proportionate share of the
PEPFF’s net pension liability. The net pension liability was measured as of June 30, 2018 and the
total pension liability used to calculate the net pension liability was determined by an actuarial
valuation as of that date. The City’s proportion of the net pension liability was based on the City’s
contributions received by PERA during the measurement period for employer payroll paid dates
from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018, relative to the total employer contributions received from
all of PERA’s participating employers. At June 30, 2018, the City’s proportion was 0.0163%,
which was an increase of 0.0063% from its proportion measured as of June 30, 2017. The City
also recognized $1,467 for the year ended December 31, 2018 as revenue (and an offsetting
reduction of net pension liability) for its proportionate share of the State of Minnesota’s on-behalf
contributions to the PEPFF. Legislation passed in 2013 required the State of Minnesota to begin
contributing $9 million to the PEPFF each year, starting in fiscal year 2014.
Beginning in January 1, 2019, the COLA will be fixed at 1 percent. Under funding measurements
from 2017, the 2.5 percent COLA trigger was never expected to occur and was subsequently
removed from law.
For the year ended December 31, 2018, the City recognized pension expense of $46,557 for its
proportionate share of the PEPFF’s pension expense.
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At December 31, 2018, the City reported its proportionate share of the PEPFF’s deferred outflows
of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to pensions from the following sources:
Deferred Outflows Deferred Inflows
of Resources of Resources
Differences between expected and
actual economic experience $7,002 $48,858
Changes in actuarial assumptions 236,876 255,770
Difference between projected and
actual investment earnings - 28,234
Changes in proportion 192,375 108,635
Contributions paid to PERA
subsequent to the measurement date 15,027 -
Total $451,280 $441,497
A total of $15,027 reported as deferred outflows of resources related to pensions resulting from
City contributions subsequent to the measurement date will be recognized as a reduction of the net
pension liability during 2019. Other amounts reported as deferred outflows and inflows of
resources related to pensions will be recognized in pension expense as outflows:
Year Ended Pension
December 31, Expense
2019 $17,089
2020 5,745
2021 (7,952)
2022 (58,028)
2023 37,902
Thereafter -
For governmental activities, the net pension liability for GERF and PEPFF will be liquidated by the
General Fund.
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E. ACTUARIAL ASSUMPTIONS
The total pension liability in the June 30, 2018 actuarial valuation was determined using the following
actuarial assumptions:
GERF PEPFF
Inflation 2.50% per year 2.50% per year
Salary Growth 3.25% per year after 26 years of service 3.25% per year after 25 years of service
Investment rate of return 7.50%7.50%
The total pension liability for each of the defined benefit cost-sharing plans was determined by an
actuarial valuation as of June 30, 2018, using the entry age normal actuarial cost method. Inflation is
assumed to be 2.50 percent for the General Employees and Police and Fire Plans. Salary growth
assumptions in the General Employees Plan decrease in annual increments from 11.25 percent after one
year of service, to 3.25 percent after 26 years of service. In the Police and Fire Plan, salary growth
assumptions decrease from 11.25 percent after one year of service to 3.25 percent after 25 years of
service.
Mortality rates for all plans are based on RP-2014 mortality tables. The tables are adjusted slightly to
fit PERA’s experience. Actuarial assumptions for the General Employees Plan are reviewed every four
to six years. The most recent six-year experience study for the General Employees Plan was completed
in 2015. The most recent four-year expense study for the Police and Fire Plan was completed in 2016.
The following changes in actuarial assumptions occurred in 2018:
General Employees Fund
• The mortality projection scale was changed from MP-2015 to MP-2017.
• The assumed benefit increase was changed from 1.0 percent per year through 2044 and 2.50
percent per year thereafter to 1.25 percent per year.
Police and Fire Fund
• The mortality projection scale was changed from MP-2016 to MP-2017.
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The State Board of Investment, which manages the investments of PERA, prepares an analysis of the
reasonableness on a regular basis of the long-term expected rate of return using a building-block
method in which best-estimate ranges of expected future rates of return are developed for each major
asset class. These ranges are combined to produce an expected long-term rate of return by weighting
the expected future rates of return by the target asset allocation percentages. The target allocation and
best estimates of geometric real rates of return for each major asset class are summarized in the
following table:
Target Long-Term Expected
Asset Class Allocation Real Rate of Return
Domestic stocks 36%5.10%
Cash 17%5.30%
Bonds (Fixed Income)20%0.75%
Alternative assets (Private Markets)25%5.90%
Cash 2%0.00%
Totals 100%
F. DISCOUNT RATE
The discount rate used to measure the total pension liability in 2018 was 7.5%. The projection of cash
flows used to determine the discount rate assumed that contributions from plan members and employees
will be made at the rate set in Minnesota statutes. Based on that assumption, the fiduciary net position
of the GERF and the PEPFF was projected to be available to make all projected future benefit payments
of current plan members. Therefore, the long-term expected rate of return on pension plan investments
was applied to all periods of projected benefit payments to determine the total pension liability.
G. PENSION LIABILITY SENSITIVITY
The following presents the City’s proportionate share of the net pension liability for all plans it
participates in, calculated using the discount rate disclosed in the preceding paragraph, as well as what
the City’s proportionate share of the net pension liability would be if it were calculated using a discount
rate 1 percentage point lower or 1 percentage point higher than the current discount rate:
1% Decrease in 1% Increase in
Discount Rate (6.5%) Discount Rate (7.5%) Discount Rate (8.5%)
City's proportionate share of the
GERF net pension liability $1,721,969 $1,059,590 $512,815
City's proportionate share of the
PEPFF net pension liability $372,512 $173,741 $9,366
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H. PENSION PLAN FIDUCIARY NET POSITION
Detailed information about each pension plan’s fiduciary net position is available in a separately-issued
PERA financial report that includes financial statements and required supplementary information. That
report may be obtained at www.mnpera.org.
I. PENSION EXPENSE
Pension expense recognized by the City for the year ended December 31, 2018 is as follows:
GERF $97,170
PEPFF 46,557
Fire Pension Plan (Note 8) 355,097
Total $498,824
Note 8 DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLAN – LAKE ELMO FIREFIGHTERS RELIEF
ASSOCIATION
A. PLAN DESCRIPTION
The Lake Elmo Firefighters Relief Association (The Association) is the administrator of a single
employer Public Employee Retirement System (PERS) establisehd to provide benefits for members of
the Lake Elmo Fire Department. The plan was establised and is administered in accordance with
Minnesota Statues. As of December 31, 2018, Plan participants consisted of the following:
Retired members entitled to benefits,
but have not received them 6
Current members:
Fully vested (20 years or more)1
Partially vested (10 years to 19 years)5
Nonvested (less than 10 years)10
Total 22
B. BENEFITS PROVIDED
Twenty Year Service Pension
Each member who is at least 50 years of age; has retired from the Lake Elmo Fire Department; has
served at least twenty (20) years of active service with such department before retirement; and, has been
a member of the Association in good standing at least 10 years prior to such retirement; shall be
entiteled to a pro-rated lump sum service pension in the amount of $5,850 for each completed full year
of service and pro-rated monthly for fractional years of service but not exceeding the maximum amount
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per year of service allowed by law for the minimum average amount of available financing per
firefighter as prescribed by law. Members with 10 years of service receive partial vesting at 60% of the
20 year rate and 4% is added for every one year of service beyond ten years up to 20 years.
Death Benefits
Upon the death of an active or deferred member, the beneficiaries of deceased members shall be paid a
death benefit depending on the number of years of service:
Up to 10 years $5,000
10 years to 30 years That amount the deceased had earned as
retirement benefit had she/he retired on the date
of death and been fifty (50) years of age.
State Supplemental Benefits
Minnesota Statute 424A.10 provides for the payment of a supplemental benefit equal to ten percent of a
regular lump sum distribution up to a maximum of $1,000. The supplemental benefit is in lieu of a
State income tax exclusion for lump sum distributions and will no longer be available if State tax law is
modified to exclude lump sum distributions from State income tax. The Association qualifies for these
benefits.
C. CONTRIBUTIONS
Minnesota Statutue Chapter 424A.092 specifies minimum support rates requried on an annual basis.
The minimum support rates from the municipality and from State Aid are determined as the amount
required to meet the normal cost plus amortizing any existing prior service costs over a ten-year period.
The Association is comprised of volunteers; therefore, there are no payroll expenditures (i.e., there are
no covered payroll percentage calculations). Contributions totaling $65,533 were made by the State of
Minnesota in accordance with State Statute requirements for the year ended December 31, 2018.
D. CHANGES IN THE NET PENSION ASSET
At December 31, 2018, the City reported a net pension asset of $270,407. The net pension asset was
measured as of December 31, 2018. The total pension liability used to calculate the net pension asset in
accordance with GASB 68 was determined by PERA applying an actuarial formula to specific census
data certified by the fire department. The following table presents the changes in net pension asset
during the year.
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Plan Net
Total Fiduciary Pension
Pension Net Liability
Liability Position (Asset)
(a)(b)(a-b)
Beginning balance December 31, 2017 $681,802 $1,279,379 ($597,577)
Changes for the year:
Service cost 28,420 - 28,420
Interest cost 36,119 - 36,119
Assumption changes 8,730 - 8,730
Plan Changes 325,127 - 325,127
Projected investment earnings - 68,895 (68,895)
Contributions - State of MN - 65,533 (65,533)
Asset (gain) / loss (80,312) (130,122)49,810
Benefit payments (100,987) (100,987) -
Administrative expenses - (13,392)13,392
Net changes 217,097 (110,073)327,170
Balance end of year December 31, 2018 $898,899 $1,169,306 ($270,407)
During 2018, the benefit level increased from $3,400 to $5,850 for each year of service. For the year
ended December 31, 2018, the City recognized pension expense of $355,097.
At December 31, 2018, the City reported deferred outflows and inflows of resources from the following
sources:
Deferred Outflows Deferred Inflows
of Resources of Resources
Difference between projected and
actual investment earnings $64,479 $ -
Assumption changes 15,943 -
Liability gains - 103,868
Total $80,422 $103,868
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Amounts reported as deferred outflows and inflows of resources related to pensions will be recognized
in pension expense as follows:
Year Ended Pension
December 31, Expense
2019 $15,758
2020 (6,895)
2021 (4,689)
2022 14,602
2023 (11,425)
Thereafter (30,797)
E. ACTUARIAL ASSUMPTIONS
The total pension asset was determined by an acturial valuation as of December 31, 2018 using the
following actuarial assumptions, applied to all periods in the measurement:
Valuation date 1/1/2019
Measurement date (assets and funded status)12/31/2018
Actuarial cost method Entry age normal
Amortization method Level dollar amount
Closed 5 year period
Asset valuation method Market value
Actuarial assumptions:
Investment rate of return 5.25%
20-year municipal bond yield 3.50%
Projected salary increases 2.50%
Includes inflation at N/A
Cost-of-living adjustments 4.00%
Age of service retirement 50
Post retirement benefit increase N/A
Mortality Due to a small sample size,
assumed no pre-retirement
mortality. Post-retirement morality
does not apply as the benefit
structure and form of payment do
not reflect lifetime benefits.
The expected investment return and discount rate for 2018 is 5.25%, a decrease of .25% from 2017.
The long-term expected rate of return on pension plan investments were determined using a building-
block method in which best-estimates of expected future real rates of return (expected returns, net of
pension plan investment expense and inflation) are developed for each major asset class. These asset
class estimates are combined to produce the portfolio long-term expected rate of return by weighting
the expected future real rates of return by the current asset allocation percentage (or target allocation, if
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available) and by adding expected inflation. All results are then rounded to the nearest quarter
percentage point.
The best-estimate of expeted future real rates of return were developed by aggregating data from
several published capital market assumption surveys and deriving a single best-estimate based on the
average survey values. These capital market assumptions reflect both historical market experience as
well as deverse views regarding anticipated future returns. The expected inflation assumptions was
developed based on an analysis of historical experience blended with forward-looking expectations
available in market data.
Best estimates of geometric real and nominal rates of return for each major asset class included in the
pension plan’s asset allocation as of the measurement date are summarized in the following table:
Portfolio Expected
Asset Class Weight Class Return
Cash 20.00%2.25%
Fixed income 25.00%3.40%
Equities 55.00%7.40%
Other 0.00%6.00%
Total (weighted avg, rounded to 1/4%)100.00%5.25%
F. DISCOUNT RATE
The discount rate used to measure the total pension liability was 5.25%, a decrease of .25% from the
rate used in 2017. The liability discount rate was developed using the alternative method described in
paragraph 43 of GASB 67, which states that “if the evaluations required by paragraph 41 can be made
with sufficient reliability without a separate projection of cash flows into and out of the pension plan,
alternative methods may be applied in making the evaluations.” The determination of the discount rate
assumed that the plan’s current overfunded status, combined with Minnesota statutory funding
requirements, provide sufficient reliability that projected plan assets will be adequate to pay future
retiree benefits. Therefore, the plan’s long-term expected return on plan investments was applied to all
periods of projected benefit payments to determine the total pension liability.
G. PENSION LIABILITY (ASSET) SENSITIVITY
The following presents the City’s net pension asset for the plan, calculated using the discount rate
disclosed in the preceding paragraph, as well as what the City’s net pension asset would be if it were
calculated using a discount rate 1% lower or 1% higher than the current discount rate:
1% Decrease in 1% Increase in
Discount Rate (4.25%) Discount Rate (5.25%) Discount Rate (6.25%)
Net pension asset ($234,452)($270,407)($304,685)
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H. PENSION PLAN FIDUCIARY NET POSITION
Detailed information about the Association plan’s fiduciary net position at December 31, 2018 is
available in a separately-issued financial report that includes financial statements and required
supplementary information. That report may be obtained by contacting the Finance Director for the
City of Lake Elmo.
Note 9 POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS OTHER THAN PENSIONS (OPEB)
For the year ended December 31, 2018, the City implemented GASB Statement No. 75, Accounting and
Financial Reporting for Postemployment Benefits Other Than Pensions. GASB Statement No. 75 established
new accounting and financial reporting requirements for governments whose employees are provided OPEB.
Net position has been restated as a result of the change in accounting principle.
A. PLAN DESCRIPTION
In addition to providing the pension benefits described in Note 7 and 8, the City provides post-
employment health care benefits, as defined in paragraph B, through its group health insurance plan
(the plan). The plan is a single-employer defined benefit OPEB plan administered by the City. The
authority to provide these benefits is established in Minnesota Statutes Sections 471.61 Subd. 2a and
299A.465. The benefits, benefit levels, employee contributions and employer contributions are
governed by the City and can be amended by the City through its personnel manual and collective
bargaining agreements with employee groups. No assets are accumulated in a trust that meets the
criteria in paragraph 4 of GASB Statement No. 75.
B. BENEFITS PROVIDED
At retirement, employees of the City receiving a retirement or disability benefit, or eligible to receive a
benefit, from a Minnesota public pension plan may continue to participate in the City’s group insurance
plan. Vesting requirements of three years if hired before July 1, 2010 or five years if hired on or after
July 1, 2010 generally apply.
All health care coverage is provided through the City’s group health insurance plans. The retiree is
required to pay 100% of their premium cost for the City-sponsored group health insurance plan in
which they participate. The premium is a blended rate determined on the entire active and retiree
population. Since the projected claims costs for retirees exceed the blended premium paid by retirees,
the retirees are receiving an implicit rate subsidy (benefit). The coverage levels are the same as those
afforded to active employees. Upon a retiree reaching age 65, Medicare becomes the primary insurer
and the City’s plan becomes secondary.
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C. PARTICIPANTS
As of the December 31, 2017 actuarial valuation, participants of the plan consisted of:
Active employees 17
Inactive employees or beneficiaries
currently receiving benefits 1
Total 18
D. TOTAL OPEB LIABILITY AND CHANGES IN TOTAL OPEB LIABILITY
The City’s total OPEB liability of $63,930 was measured as of December 31, 2017, and was determined
by an actuarial valuation as of that date. Changes in the total OPEB liability during 2018 were:
Balance - beginning of year $51,220
Changes for the year:
Service cost 8,200
Interest 2,264
Changes of benefit terms -
Differences between expected and actual experience -
Changes in assumptions 2,246
Benefit payments -
Net changes 12,710
Balance - end of year $63,930
For governmental activities, the OPEB liability is liquidated by the General Fund.
E. ACTUARIAL ASSUMPTIONS AND OTHER INPUTS
All costs and liabilities under the plan were determined in accordance with the Alternative
Measurement Method prescribed by GASB Statement No. 75 for employers with under 100 plan
participants. The total OPEB liability in the December 31, 2017 actuarial valuation was determined
using the following actuarial assumptions and other inputs, applied to all periods included in the
measurement, unless otherwise specified:
Inflation 2.75%
Salary increases 2.75%
Discount rate 3.31%
Investment rate of return 3.31%
Healthcare cost trend rates 6.90% for 2018; 6.30% for 2019;
5.80% for 2020; 5.20% for 2021-2054;
transition to ultimate rate of 4.40% for 2074
Since the plan is funded on a pay-as-you-go basis, both the discount rate and the investment rate of
return was based on the Fidelity 20 year Municipal GO AA Index as of December 31, 2017.
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Mortality rates were based on the RP-2014 mortality tables with projected mortality improvements
based on scale MP-2018, and other adjustments.
40% of the employees currently electing coverage are assumed to elect coverage in the same plan and
coverage level at retirement, continue coverage to age 65 and then waive coverage. Employees
currently waiving coverage are assumed to waive coverage at retirement. Retirement age is assumed to
be the latest of age 62, plan eligibility or current age.
For retirees, actual disability status was used. 100% of current and future retirees under age 65 are
assumed to become Medicare eligible at the later of age 65 or retirement. Actual Medicare status was
used for retired members.
F. SENSITIVITY OF THE TOTAL OPEB LIABILITY TO CHANGES IN THE DISCOUNT
RATE
The following presents the total OPEB liability of the City, as well as what the City’s total OPEB
liability would be if it were calculated using a discount rate that is 1% lower (2.31%) or 1% higher
(4.31%) than the current discount rate:
1% Decrease Discount Rate 1% Increase
(2.31%) (3.31%) (4.31%)
Total OPEB liability $68,698 $63,930 $59,529
G. SENSITIVITY OF THE TOTAL OPEB LIABILITY TO CHANGES IN THE HEALTHCARE
COST TREND RATES
The following presents the total OPEB liability of the City, as well as what the City’s total OPEB
liability would be if it were calculated using healthcare cost trend rates that are 1% lower (5.9%
decreasing to 3.4%) or 1% higher (7.9% decreasing to 5.4%) than the current healthcare cost trend
rates:
Healthcare Cost
1% Decrease Trend Rates 1% Increase
(5.9% decreasing to 3.4%) (6.9% decreasing to 4.4%) (7.9% decreasing to 5.4%)
Total OPEB liability $57,810 $63,930 $71,318
H. OPEB EXPENSE AND DEFERRED OUTFLOWS AND INFLOWS OF RESOURCES
RELATED TO OPEB
For the year ended December 31, 2018, the City recognized $12,710 of OPEB expense.
In accordance with the Alternative Measurement Method, gains and losses due to experience and
assumption changes are recognized immediately. In addition, there were no contributions between the
measurement date and reporting date because the City has no retirees and no active employees who
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were expected to retire during 2018. Therefore, there are no deferred outflows or inflows of resources
related to OPEB as of December 31, 2018.
Note 10 STEWARDSHIP, COMPLIANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY
A. DEFICIT FUND BALANCES
The City has deficit fund balances at December 31, 2018 as follows:
Fund Balance
Deficit
Major Governmental Funds:
Old Village Phase 4 ($1,037,202)
2018 Street Improvements (1,113,893)
Nonmajor Governmental Funds:
State Highway 36 Corridor Plan (3,620)
Village Project (379,053)
CSAH 15/CSAH 14 Realignment (503,794)
2019 Street and Utility Project (5,731)
CSAH 13 Phase 2 (330)
2012B GO Improvement Bonds
The City intends to fund these deficits during 2019 with bond proceeds, MSA revenue, and transfers
from the General Fund.
B. EXPENDITURES IN EXCESS OF BUDGET
The following is a listing of departments within the General Fund that exceeded budget appropriations:
Final
Budget Actual Overage
General government:
Finance and administration $715,343 $730,652 $15,309
Communications 87,120 90,987 3,867
Public safety:
Police 665,675 667,109 1,434
Fire protection 617,444 626,163 8,719
Animal control 7,725 10,930 3,205
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Note 11 DUE FROM AND DUE TO OTHER FUNDS
Interfund payables and receivables are representative of lending/borrowing arrangements to cover deficit cash
balances at year-end. All balances are expected to be eliminated within one year.
A summary of due from and due to balances at December 31, 2018 is as follows:
Due from other Due to other
Funds Funds
Major Funds:
General Fund $2,467,979 $ -
Debt Service Fund - 22,548
Old Village Phase 4 - 999,706
2018 Street Improvements - 1,067,611
Nonmajor Funds:
State Highway 36 Corridor Plan - 10,338
Infrastructure Reserve 16,399 -
Village Project - 378,114
2019 Street and Utility Project - 5,731
CSAH 13 Phase 2 - 330
$2,484,378 $2,484,378
Note 12 INTERFUND TRANSFERS
Individual fund transfers for fiscal year 2018 are as follows:
Transfer In Transfer Out
Major Funds:
General Fund $ - $143,046
Debt Service Fund 1,317 30,144
Vehicle Acquisition 29,667 -
Water Fund - 840
Nonmajor funds:
Economic Development Authority 25,225 -
Radio Replacement internal service fund 41,740 -
FFE Replacement internal service fund 76,081 -
Total $174,030 $174,030
During 2018, transfers were made to close funds and to provide financing for capital purchases. A transfer was
also made to provide resources to the Economic Development Authority. These transfers are routine and
consistent with past practices.
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Note 13 FUND BALANCE
At December 31, 2018, a summary of the governmental fund balance classifications is as follows:
Other
Vehicle Old Village 2018 Street Governmental
General Debt Service Acquistion Phase 4 Improvements Funds Total
Nonspendable:
Prepaid items $18,951 $ - $ - $ - $ - $395 $19,346
Restricted:
Debt Service - 4,452,153 - - - 22,803 4,474,956
Vehicle acquisition - - 806,427 - - - 806,427
Park improvements - - - - - 851,785 851,785
Total restricted 0 4,452,153 806,427 0 0 874,588 6,133,168
Committed for:
Economic development - - - - - 10,815 10,815
Lions Park - - - - - 188 188
Total committed - - - - - 11,003 11,003
Assigned for:
Lions Park - - - - - 30 30
Infrastructure improvements - - - - - 991,412 991,412
City facilities - - - - - 92,581 92,581
Economic development - - - - - 25,249 25,249
Vehicle acquistion - - 89,637 - - - 89,637
Total assigned 0 0 89,637 0 0 1,109,272 1,198,909
Unassigned 4,756,695 - - (1,037,202) (1,113,893) (892,528) 1,713,072
Total fund balance $4,775,646 $4,452,153 $896,064 ($1,037,202) ($1,113,893) $1,102,730 $9,075,498
The City Council has formally adopted a fund balance policy for the General Fund. The City’s policy is to
maintain unassigned fund balance in the General Fund with a target floor of 50-60% of the subsequent budgeted
fiscal year expenditures.
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December 31, 2018
Note 14 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
A. LITIGATION
Existing and pending lawsuits, claims and other actions in which the City is a defendant are either
covered by insurance, of an immaterial amount, or, in the judgment of the City’s management, remotely
recoverable by plaintiffs.
B. FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDS
The City receives financial assistance from federal and state governmental agencies in the form of
grants. The disbursement of funds received under these programs generally requires compliance with
the terms and conditions specified in the grant agreements and is subject to audit by the grantor
agencies. Any disallowed claims resulting from such audits could become a liability of the applicable
fund. However, in the opinion of management, any such disallowed claims will not have a material
effect on any of the financial statements of the individual fund types included herein or on the overall
financial position of the City at December 31, 2018.
C. COMMITTED CONTRACTS
At December 31, 2018, the City had commitments of $1,364,199 for uncompleted construction
contracts. In addition, the City has entered into construction contracts totaling approximately
$3,929,000 during 2019.
Note 15 RISK MANAGEMENT
The City is exposed to various risks of loss related to torts; theft of, damage to and destruction of assets, errors
and omissions, injuries to employees and natural disasters.
Workers compensation coverage is provided through a pooled self-insurance program through the League of
Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT). The City pays an annual premium to LMCIT. The City is subject
to supplemental assessments if deemed necessary by the LMCIT. The LMCIT reinsures through Workers
Compensation Reinsurance Association (WCRA) as required by law. For workers compensation, the City is not
subject to a deductible. The City’s workers compensation coverage is retrospectively rated. With this type of
coverage, final premiums are determined after loss experience is known. The amount of premium adjustment, if
any, is considered immaterial and not recorded until received or paid.
Property and casualty insurance is provided through a pooled self-insurance program through the LMCIT. The
City pays an annual premium to the LMCIT. The City is subject to supplemental assessments if deemed
necessary by the LMCIT. The LMCIT reinsures through commercial companies for claims in excess of various
amounts. The City retains risk for the deductible portion of the insurance policies and for any exclusions from
the insurance policies. These amounts are considered immaterial to the financial statements.
The City continues to carry commercial insurance for all other risks of loss, including disability and employee
health insurance.
There were no significant reductions in insurance from the previous year or settlements in excess of insurance
coverage for any of the past three fiscal years.
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Note 16 RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
The Governmental Accounting Standards Boards (GASB) recently approved the following statements which
were not implemented for these financial statements:
Statement No. 83 Certain Asset Retirement Obligations. The provisions of this Statement are effective for
reporting periods beginning after June 15, 2018.
Statement No. 84 Fiduciary Activities. The provisions of this Statement are effective for reporting periods
beginning after December 15, 2018.
Statement No. 87 Leases. The provisions of this Statement are effective for reporting periods beginning
after December 15, 2019.
Statement No. 88 Certain Disclosures Related to Debt, including Direct Borrowings and Direct
Placements. The provisions of this Statement are effective for reporting periods beginning after June 15,
2018.
Statement No. 89 Accounting for Interest Cost Incurred before the End of a Construction Period. The
provisions of this Statement are effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019.
Statement No. 90 Majority Equity Interests. The provisions of this Statement are effective for reporting
periods beginning after December 15, 2018.
Statement No. 91 Conduit Debt Obligations. The provisions of this Statement are effective for reporting
periods beginning after December 15, 2020.
The effect these standards may have on future financial statements is not determinable at this time, but it is
expected that Statement No. 87 may have a material impact.
Note 17 PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENTS
For the year ended December 31, 2018, the City implemented GASB Statement No. 75, Accounting and Financial
Reporting for Postemployment Benefits Other Than Pensions. GASB Statement No. 75 established new accounting
and financial reporting requirements for governments whose employees are provided OPEB. See Note 9 for further
information. The standard required retroactive implementation which resulted in a restatement of net position, as
shown in the table below.
The City has also reported several additional prior period adjustments due to correction of errors. The primary causes
were incorrect fair market value adjustments, overstated utility accounts receivable, understated allowance for an
assessment appeal, mis-allocation of capital expenditures, miscellaneous over/under accruals, recognition of a
developer reimbursement as revenue, and adjustments to correct unamortized bond premiums, discounts, and issuance
costs.
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Details of the prior period adjustments are as follows:
2018 Other
Governmental General Debt Vehicle Street Gov't
Activities Fund Service Acquisition Improvements Funds
Net position / fund balance,
as previously reported $18,595,421 $4,109,326 $3,224,987 $31,840 $8,122 $885,542
Prior period adjustments:
Cash and investments 712,365 65,200 10,129 215 28 636,793
Accounts payable (11,982) - - - - (11,982)
Due to other governmental units 395,000 - - - - 395,000
Salaries and benefits payable (6,728) (6,728) - - - -
Capital assets - net (444,951) - - - - -
Deferred outflows of resources (22,427) - - - - -
Contracts payable 25,875 25,875 - - - -
Other postemployment benefits 163,451 - - - - -
Unamortized bond premium (13,017) - - - - -
Unamortized bond discounts (78,898) - - - - -
Total prior period adjustments 718,688 84,347 10,129 215 28 1,019,811
Net position / fund balance, as restated $19,314,109 $4,193,673 $3,235,116 $32,055 $8,150 $1,905,353
Business-type Storm
Activities Water Sewer Sewer
Net position, as previously reported $24,004,646 $14,108,157 $8,297,958 $1,598,531
Prior period adjustments:
Cash and investments (604,466) 981,267 (527,871) (1,057,862)
Accounts receivable (300,584) (326,666)(2) 26,084
Special assessments receivable (132,082) (859) (131,368) 145
Capital assets - net 855,578 (824,069) 573,975 1,105,672
Deferred outflows of resources (43,988) (43,988) - -
Accounts payable 11,476 2,900 - 8,576
Salaries and benefits payable (1,776) (888) (444) (444)
Other postemployment benefits 22,883 13,145 3,100 6,638
Unamortized bond premium (37,330) (9,347) (27,983) -
Unamortized bond discounts (103,422) (63,230) (25,731) (14,461)
Total prior period adjustments (333,711) (271,735) (136,324) 74,348
Net position, as restated $23,670,935 $13,836,422 $8,161,634 $1,672,879
Note 18 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On May 21, 2019, the City and 3M Company, Inc (3M) reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit over
groundwater contamination. As part of the settlement, the City will accept $2.7 million to be deposited into its
Water Fund. 3M will also transfer ownership of 180 acres of farmland valued at approximately $1.8 million to
the City.
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BUDGETARY COMPARISON SCHEDULE - GENERAL FUND Page 1 of 4
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
Budgeted Amounts
2018 Actual
Amounts
Variance with
Final Budget -
Positive
(Negative)
Original Final
Revenues:
General property taxes $2,382,813 $2,382,813 $2,396,720 $13,907
Licenses and permits:
Business 9,400 9,400 17,650 8,250
Non-business 985,000 985,000 1,299,998 314,998
Total licenses and permits 994,400 994,400 1,317,648 323,248
Intergovernmental:
MSA - maintenance 135,561 135,561 144,502 8,941
Fire state aid 47,000 47,000 64,533 17,533
Other state aid 7,569 7,569 19,660 12,091
County and local 15,766 15,766 4,190 (11,576)
Total intergovernmental 205,896 205,896 232,885 26,989
Charges for services 643,725 643,725 821,235 177,510
Fines and forfeits 49,000 49,000 49,203 203
Special assessments - - 21,116 21,116
Investment income 40,000 40,000 78,634 38,634
Miscellaneous 160,900 160,900 117,455 (43,445)
Total revenues 4,476,734 4,476,734 5,034,896 558,162
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For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
Budgeted Amounts
2018 Actual
Amounts
Variance with
Final Budget -
Positive
(Negative)
Original Final
Expenditures:
General government:
Mayor and city council:
Current:
Personal services $27,854 $27,854 $27,893 ($39)
Supplies 330 330 1,000 (670)
Other services and charges 20,220 20,220 18,268 1,952
Total mayor and city council 48,404 48,404 47,161 1,243
Finance and Administration:
Current:
Personal services 328,355 328,355 398,435 (70,080)
Supplies 106,360 106,360 142,482 (36,122)
Other services and charges 280,628 280,628 189,735 90,893
Total finance and administration 715,343 715,343 730,652 (15,309)
Elections:
Current:
Personal services 7,500 7,500 6,397 1,103
Other services and charges 2,660 2,660 2,354 306
Total elections 10,160 10,160 8,751 1,409
Communications:
Current:
Personal services 40,620 40,620 39,126 1,494
Other services and charges 46,500 46,500 51,861 (5,361)
Total communications 87,120 87,120 90,987 (3,867)
City Facilities:
Current:
Supplies 800 800 801 (1)
Other services and charges 67,353 67,353 43,695 23,658
Total city facilities 68,153 68,153 44,496 23,657
Engineering:
Current:
Other services and charges 36,216 36,216 31,770 4,446
Planning and Zoning:
Current:
Personal services 203,930 203,930 184,984 18,946
Supplies 800 800 752 48
Other services and charges 66,840 66,840 68,592 (1,752)
Total planning and zoning 271,570 271,570 254,328 17,242
Total general government 1,236,966 1,236,966 1,208,145 28,821
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For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
Budgeted Amounts
2018 Actual
Amounts
Variance with
Final Budget -
Positive
(Negative)
Original Final
Expenditures (continued):
Public safety:
Police:
Current:
Contracted services $664,675 $664,675 $665,309 ($634)
Other services and charges 1,000 1,000 1,800 (800)
Total public safety 665,675 665,675 667,109 (1,434)
Fire protection:
Current:
Personnel services 401,803 401,803 368,849 32,954
Fire state aid 47,000 47,000 64,533 (17,533)
Supplies 35,375 35,375 42,741 (7,366)
Other services and charges 133,266 133,266 150,040 (16,774)
Total fire protection 617,444 617,444 626,163 (8,719)
Building inspection:
Current:
Personnel services 369,228 369,228 276,737 92,491
Supplies 5,700 5,700 3,706 1,994
Other services and charges 20,570 20,570 16,450 4,120
Capital outlay 24,000 24,000 - 24,000
Total building inspection 419,498 419,498 296,893 122,605
Animal control:
Current:
Other services and charges 7,725 7,725 10,930 (3,205)
Prosecution:
Current:
Other services and charges 44,996 44,996 42,164 2,832
Emergency communications:
Current:
Other services and charges 1,780 1,780 900 880
Total public safety 1,757,118 1,757,118 1,644,159 112,959
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For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
Budgeted Amounts
2018 Actual
Amounts
Variance with
Final Budget -
Positive
(Negative)
Original Final
Expenditures (continued):
Public works:
Current:
Personnel services $467,620 $467,620 $518,636 ($51,016)
Supplies 579,850 579,850 376,186 203,664
Other services and charges 208,300 208,300 245,856 (37,556)
Capital outlay 145,000 145,000 57,443 87,557
Total public works 1,400,770 1,400,770 1,198,121 202,649
Culture and Recreation:
Parks:
Current:
Personnel services 170,380 170,380 113,248 57,132
Supplies 13,800 13,800 8,702 5,098
Other services and charges 66,700 66,700 116,499 (49,799)
Capital outlay 25,000 25,000 21,003 3,997
Total culture and recreation 275,880 275,880 259,452 16,428
Total expenditures 4,670,734 4,670,734 4,309,877 360,857
Revenue over (under) expenditures (194,000) (194,000) 725,019 (919,019)
Other financing (uses):
Transfers out - - (143,046) 143,046
Net change in fund balance ($194,000) ($194,000) 581,973 ($775,973)
Fund balance, January 1, as previously reported 4,109,326
Prior period adjustment - Note 17 84,347
Fund balance, January 1, as restated 4,193,673
Fund balance, December 31 $4,775,646
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SCHEDULE OF CHANGES IN THE TOTAL OPEB LIABILITY AND RELATED RATIOS
For The Last Ten Years
2018
Total OPEB liability:
Service cost $8,200
Interest 2,264
Changes of benefit terms -
Differences between expected and actual experience -
Changes in assumptions 2,246
Benefit payments -
Net change in total OPEB liability 12,710
Total OPEB liability - beginning 51,220
Total OPEB liability - ending $63,930
Covered-employee payroll $1,483,782
Total OPEB liability as a percentage of covered-employee payroll 4.3%
The schedule is provided prospectively beginning with the City's fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 and is intended to
show a ten year trend. Additional years will be added as they become available.
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SCHEDULE OF PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF NET PENSION LIABILITY -
GENERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT FUND
For The Last Ten Years
City's Proportionate
State's Share of the Net City's
City's City's Proportionate Pension Liability and Proportionate
Proportionate Proportionate Share (Amount) the State's Share of the Net Plan Fiduciary
Share Share (Amount) of the Net Proportionate Share of Pension Liability Net Position as a
Measurement Fiscal Year (Percentage) of of the Net Pension Liability the Net Pension as a Percentage Percentage of the
Date Ending the Net Pension Pension Associated with Liability Associated Covered of its Covered Total Pension
June 30, December 31, Liability Liability (a) City (b) with City (a+b) Payroll (c) Payroll ((a+b)/c) Liability
2014 2014 0.0191%$897,222 $ - $897,222 $979,703 91.6%78.2%
2015 2015 0.0169%875,846 - 875,846 975,250 89.8%78.2%
2016 2016 0.0159%1,291,001 16,853 1,307,854 1,041,540 125.6%68.9%
2017 2017 0.0189%1,206,564 15,173 1,221,737 1,209,466 101.0%75.9%
2018 2018 0.0191%1,059,590 34,710 1,094,300 1,283,088 85.3%79.5%
The schedule is provided prospectively beginning with the City's fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 and is intended to
show a ten year trend. Additional years will be reported as they become available.
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SCHEDULE OF PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS - GENERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT FUND
For The Last Ten Years
Statutorily Contributions in Contribution Contributions as a
Fiscal Year Required Relation to the Deficiency Covered Percentage of
Ending Contribution Statutorily Required (Excess)Payroll Covered
December 31,(a)Contribution (b) (a-b)(c)Payroll (b/c)
2014 $73,182 $73,182 $ - $1,009,407 7.25%
2015 70,582 70,582 - 941,092 7.5%
2016 85,649 85,649 - 1,141,987 7.5%
2017 95,794 95,794 - 1,276,944 7.5%
2018 96,960 96,960 - 1,294,100 7.5%
The schedule is provided prospectively beginning with the City's fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 and is intended to
show a ten year trend. Additional years will be reported as they become available.
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SCHEDULE OF PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF NET PENSION LIABILITY -
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES POLICE AND FIRE FUND
For The Last Ten Years
Proportionate Share
Proportionate of the Net Pension Plan Fiduciary
Proportion Share (Amount) Liability as a Net Position as
Measurement Fiscal Year (Percentage) of of the Net Percentage of its a Percentage
Date Ending the Net Pension Pension Covered Covered of the Total
June 30, December 31, Liability Liability (a) Payroll (b) Payroll (a/b) Pension Liability
2014 2014 0.0090%$97,204 $84,098 115.6%87.1%
2015 2015 0.0090%102,261 86,600 118.1%86.6%
2016 2016 0.0090%361,186 87,111 414.6%63.9%
2017 2017 0.0100%135,012 105,846 127.6%85.4%
2018 2018 0.0163%173,741 172,287 100.8%88.8%
The schedule is provided prospectively beginning with the City's fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 and is intended to
show a ten year trend. Additional years will be reported as they become available.
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REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Statement 16
SCHEDULE OF PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS - PUBLIC EMPLOYEES POLICE AND FIRE FUND
For The Last Ten Years
Statutorily Contributions in Contribution Contributions as a
Fiscal Year Required Relation to the Deficiency Covered Percentage of
Ending Contribution Statutorily Required (Excess) Payroll Covered
December 31, (a) Contribution (b) (a-b) (c) Payroll (b/c)
2014 $13,035 $13,035 - $85,195 15.3%
2015 14,257 14,257 - 88,005 16.2%
2016 13,967 13,967 - 86,216 16.2%
2017 20,327 20,327 - 125,475 16.2%
2018 30,990 30,990 - 191,406 16.2%
The schedule is provided prospectively beginning with the City's fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 and is intended to
show a ten year trend. Additional years will be reported as they become available.
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SCHEDULE OF CHANGES IN THE NET PENSION LIABILITY AND RELATED RATIOS -
LAKE ELMO FIREFIGHTERS RELIEF ASSOCIATION
For The Last Ten Years
Fiscal year ending and measurement date
December 31,
2018
December 31,
2017
December 31,
2016
December 31,
2015
Total pension liability:
Service cost $28,420 $27,727 $27,579 $28,520
Interest 36,119 35,544 36,976 37,130
Changes of assumptions 8,730 - 11,690 -
Plan changes 325,127 - - -
Gain or loss (80,312) - (46,403) -
Benefit payment (100,987) - - (191,582)
Net change in total pension liability 217,097 63,271 29,842 (125,932)
Total pension liability - beginning 681,802 618,531 588,689 714,621
Total pension liability - ending (a)$898,899 $681,802 $618,531 $588,689
Plan fiduciary net position:
Contributions - State of Minnesota $65,533 $61,147 $59,136 $61,166
Net investment income (61,227) 156,879 70,101 (48,240)
Benefit payments (100,987) - - (191,582)
Administrative expense (13,392) (14,093) (17,419) (13,314)
Net change in plan fiduciary net position (110,073) 203,933 111,818 (191,970)
Plan fiduciary net position - beginning 1,279,379 1,075,446 963,628 1,155,598
Plan fiduciary net position - ending (b)$1,169,306 $1,279,379 $1,075,446 $963,628
Net pension liability/(asset) - ending (a) - (b)($270,407) ($597,577) ($456,915) ($374,939)
Plan fiduciary net position as a percentage of the total pension liability 130.1%187.6%173.9%163.7%
Covered payroll*N/A N/A N/A N/A
Net pension liability as a percentage of covered employee payroll N/A N/A N/A N/A
*The Relief Association is comprised of volunteers, therefore, there are no payroll expenditures.
(i.e., there are no covered payroll amounts or percentage calculations.)
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SCHEDULE OF CONTRIBUTIONS - LAKE ELMO FIREFIGHTERS RELIEF ASSOCIATION
For The Last Ten Years
Statutorily Contributions in Contribution Contributions as a
Fiscal Year Required Relation to the Deficiency Covered Percentage of
Ending Contribution Statutorily Required (Excess)Payroll*Covered*
December 31,(a)Contribution (b)(a-b)(c)Payroll (b/c)
2015 $ - $61,166 ($61,166) N/A N/A
2016 - 59,136 (59,136) N/A N/A
2017 - 61,147 (61,147) N/A N/A
2018 - 65,533 (65,533) N/A N/A
*The Relief Association is comprised of volunteers, therefore, there are no payroll expenditures.
(i.e., there are no covered payroll amounts or percentage calculations.)
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NOTES TO RSI
December 31, 2018
Note A LEGAL COMPLIANCE – BUDGETS
The General Fund budget is legally adopted on a basis consistent with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America. The legal level of budgetary control is at the department level for the General
Fund.
Note B OPEB INFORMATION
No assets are accumulated in a trust that meets the criteria in paragraph 4 of GASB Statement No. 75 to pay
related benefits. There are no factors that affect trends in the amounts reported, such as changes of benefit
terms or assumptions.
Note C PENSION INFORMATION
PERA – General Employees Retirement Fund
2018 Changes
Changes in Actuarial Assumptions:
The mortality projection scale was changed from MP-2015 to MP-2017.
The assumed benefit increase was changed from 1.0 percent per year through 2044 and 2.50
percent per year thereafter to 1.25 percent per year.
2017 Changes
Changes in Actuarial Assumptions:
The Combined Service Annuity (CSA) loads were changed from 0.8 percent for active members
and 60 percent for vested and non-vested deferred members. The revised CSA loads are now 0.0
percent for active member liability, 15.0 percent for vested deferred member liability and 3.0
percent for non-vested deferred member liability.
The assumed post-retirement benefit increase rate was changed from 1.0 percent per year for all
years to 1.0 percent per year through 2044 and 2.5 percent per year thereafter.
2016 Changes
Changes in Actuarial Assumptions:
The assumed post-retirement benefit increase rate was changed from 1.0% per year through 2035
and 2.5% per year thereafter to 1.0% per year for all future years.
The assumed investment return was changed from 7.9% to 7.5%. The single discount rate was
changed from 7.9% to 7.5%.
Other assumptions were changed pursuant to the experience study dated June 30, 2015. The
assumed future salary increases, payroll growth, and inflation were decreased by 0.25% to 3.25%
for payroll growth and 2.50% for inflation.
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NOTES TO RSI
December 31, 2018
PERA – Public Employees Police and Fire Fund
2018 Changes
Changes in Actuarial Assumptions:
The mortality projection scale was changed from MP-2016 to MP-2017.
2017 Changes
Changes in Actuarial Assumptions:
The single discount rate was changed from 5.6% to 7.5%.
Assumed salary increases were changed as recommended in the June 30, 2016 experience study.
The net effect is proposed rates that average 0.34 percent lower than the previous rates.
Assumed rates of retirement were changed, resulting in fewer retirements.
The Combined Service Annuity (CSA) load was 30 percent for vested and non-vested deferred
members. The CSA has been changed to 33 percent for vested members and 2 percent for non-
vested members.
The base mortality table for healthy annuitants was changed from the RP-2000 fully generational
table to the RP-2014 fully generational table (with a base year of 2006), with male rates adjusted
by a factor of 0.96. The mortality improvement scale was changed from Scale AA to Scale MP-
2016. The base mortality table for disabled annuitants was changed from the RP-2000 disabled
mortality table to the mortality tables assumed for healthy retirees.
Assumed termination rates were decreased to 3.0 percent for the first three years of service. Rates
beyond the select period of three years were adjusted, resulting in more expected terminations
overall.
Assumed percentage of married female members was decreased from 65 percent to 60 percent.
Assumed age difference was changed from separate assumptions for male members (wives
assumed to be three years younger) and female members (husbands assumed to be four years
older) to the assumption that males are two years older than females.
The assumed percentage of female members electing Joint and Survivor annuities was increased.
The assumed post-retirement benefit increase rate was changed from 1.00 percent for all years to
1.00 percent per year through 2064 and 2.50 percent thereafter.
2016 Changes
Changes in Actuarial Assumptions:
The assumed post-retirement benefit increase rate was changed from 1.0% per year through 2037
and 2.5% per year thereafter to 1.0% per year for all future years.
The assumed investment return was changed from 7.9% to 7.5%. The single discount rate
changed from 7.9% to 5.6%.
The assumed future salary increases, payroll growth, and inflation were decreased by 0.25% to
3.25% for payroll growth and 2.50% for inflation.
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NOTES TO RSI
December 31, 2018
Single Employer – Fire Division
2018 Changes
Changes in Benefit Terms:
The benefit level increased from $3,400 to $5,850 for each year of service.
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NONMAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
December 31, 2018
Total
Nonmajor
Special Capital Governmental
Revenue Project Funds
Assets
Cash and investments $60,648 $2,341,003 $2,401,651
Accrued interest receivable 138 (1,927)(1,789)
Due from other governmental units 6,718 - 6,718
Prepaid items 395 - 395
Due from other funds - 16,399 16,399
Special assessments receivable:
Deferred - 17,833 17,833
Total assets $67,899 $2,373,308 $2,441,207
Liabilities, Deferred Inflows of Resources, and Fund Balance
Liabilities:
Accounts payable $1,701 $9,665 $11,366
Due to other governmental units - 559,828 559,828
Contracts and retainage payable - 8,707 8,707
Due to other funds 10,338 384,175 394,513
Deposits payable - 75,000 75,000
Unearned revenue - 271,230 271,230
Total liabilities 12,039 1,308,605 1,320,644
Deferred inflows of resources:
Unavailable revenue - 17,833 17,833
Fund balance:
Nonspendable 395 - 395
Restricted 22,803 851,785 874,588
Committed 11,003 - 11,003
Assigned 25,279 1,083,993 1,109,272
Unassigned (3,620) (888,908) (892,528)
Total fund balance 55,860 1,046,870 1,102,730
Total liabilities, deferred inflows
of resources, and fund balance $67,899 $2,373,308 $2,441,207
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COMBINING STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND Statement 20
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE
NONMAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
Total
Nonmajor
Special Capital Governmental
Revenue Project Funds
Revenues:
Intergovernmental $14,293 $ - $14,293
Charges for services 78,573 - 78,573
Park dedication fees - 502,802 502,802
Investment income 615 (5,432) (4,817)
Total revenues 93,481 497,370 590,851
Expenditures:
Current:
Public works 18,106 68,737 86,843
Culture and recreation 3,312 - 3,312
Economic development authority 47,702 - 47,702
Capital outlay:
Public works - 976,444 976,444
Culture and recreation - 307,145 307,145
Economic development authority 901,670 - 901,670
Debt service:
Interest and fiscal charges 21,583 - 21,583
Total expenditures 992,373 1,352,326 2,344,699
Revenues over (under) expenditures (898,892) (854,956) (1,753,848)
Other financing sources:
Transfers in 25,225 - 25,225
Issuance of debt 926,000 - 926,000
Total other financing sources 951,225 0 951,225
Net change in fund balance 52,333 (854,956) (802,623)
Fund balance - January 1, as previously reported 7,394 878,148 885,542
Prior period adjustment - Note 17 (3,867) 1,023,678 1,019,811
Fund balance - January 1, as restated 3,527 1,901,826 1,905,353
Fund balance - December 31 $55,860 $1,046,870 $1,102,730
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SUBCOMBINING BALANCE SHEET Statement 21
NONMAJOR SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
December 31, 2018
Total
Economic Nonmajor
Lions Park State Hwy 36 Development Special
Sign Program Corridor Plan Authority Revenue
(207)(208)(221)Funds
Assets
Cash and investments $217 $ - $60,431 $60,648
Accrued interest receivable 1 - 137 138
Due from other governmental units - 6,718 - 6,718
Prepaid items - - 395 395
Total assets $218 $6,718 $60,963 $67,899
Liabilities and Fund Balance -
-
Liabilities:
Accounts payable $ - $ - $1,701 $1,701
Due to other funds - 10,338 - 10,338
Total liabilities 0 10,338 1,701 12,039
Fund balance:
Nonspendable - - 395 395
Restricted - - 22,803 22,803
Committed 188 - 10,815 11,003
Assigned 30 - 25,249 25,279
Unassigned - (3,620) - (3,620)
Total fund balance 218 (3,620) 59,262 55,860
Total liabilities and fund balance $218 $6,718 $60,963 $67,899
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SUBCOMBINING STATEMENT OF REVENUES,Statement 22
EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE
NONMAJOR SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
Total
Economic Nonmajor
Lions Park State Hwy 36 Development Special
City Events Library Sign Program Corridor Plan Authority Revenue
(204) (206) (207) (208) (221) Funds
Revenues:
Intergovernmental $ - $ - $ - $14,293 $ - $14,293
Charges for services - - - - 78,573 78,573
Investment income - - 3 193 419 615
Total revenues 0 0 3 14,486 78,992 93,481
Expenditures:
Current:
Public works - - - 18,106 - 18,106
Culture and recreation - - 3,312 - - 3,312
Economic development authority - - - - 47,702 47,702
Capital outlay:
Economic development authority - - - - 901,670 901,670
Debt service:
Interest and fiscal charges - - - - 21,583 21,583
Total expenditures 0 0 3,312 18,106 970,955 992,373
Revenues over (under) expenditures 0 0 (3,309) (3,620) (891,963) (898,892)
Other financing sources (uses):
Transfers in - - - - 25,225 25,225
Issuance of debt - - - - 926,000 926,000
Total other financing sources (uses)0 0 0 0 951,225 951,225
Net change in fund balance 0 0 (3,309) (3,620) 59,262 52,333
Fund balances - January 1, as previously reported (607) 4,486 3,515 - - 7,394
Prior period adjustment - Note 17 607 (4,486)12 - - (3,867)
Fund balances - January 1, as restated 0 0 3,527 0 0 3,527
Fund balances - ending $0 $0 $218 ($3,620) $59,262 $55,860
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SUBCOMBINING BALANCE SHEET
NONMAJOR CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDS
December 31, 2018
Park Infrastructure
Dedication Reserve City Facilities
(404) (409) (411)
Assets
Cash and investments $859,874 $1,046,581 $92,351
Accrued interest receivable 2,146 (3,603) 230
Due from other funds - 16,399 -
Special assessments receivable:
Deferred - 17,833 -
Total assets $862,020 $1,077,210 $92,581
Liabilities, Deferred Inflows of Resources, and Fund Balance
Liabilities:
Accounts payable $1,528 $8,137 $ -
Due to other governmental units - 59,828 -
Contracts and retainage payable 8,707 - -
Due to other funds - - -
Deposits payable - - -
Unearned revenue - - -
Total liabilities 10,235 67,965 0
Deferred inflows of resources:
Unavailable revenue - 17,833 -
Fund balance (deficit):
Restricted 851,785 - -
Assigned - 991,412 92,581
Unassigned - - -
Total fund balance (deficit)851,785 991,412 92,581
Total liabilities, deferred inflows
of resources, and fund balance $862,020 $1,077,210 $92,581
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Statement 23
CSAH 15 / Manning and 2019 Street Railroad
CSAH 14 Hudson Future and Utility CSAH 13 Crossing
Village Project Realignment Stop Light Project Phase 2 Improvements
(413) (414) (423) (426) (427) (430) Total
$ - $71,030 $249,937 $ - $ - 21,230 $2,341,003
(939) 176 63 - - - (1,927)
- - - - - - 16,399
- - - - - - 17,833
($939) $71,206 $250,000 $0 $0 $21,230 $2,373,308
$ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $9,665
- 500,000 - - - - 559,828
- - - - - - 8,707
378,114 - - 5,731 330 - 384,175
- 75,000 - - - - 75,000
- - 250,000 - - 21,230 271,230
378,114 575,000 250,000 5,731 330 21,230 1,308,605
- - - - - - 17,833
- - - - - - 851,785
- - - - - - 1,083,993
(379,053) (503,794) - (5,731)(330) - (888,908)
(379,053) (503,794)0 (5,731)(330)0 1,046,870
($939) $71,206 $250,000 $0 $0 $21,230 $2,373,308
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SUBCOMBINING STATEMENT OF REVENUES,
EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE
NONMAJOR CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDS
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
Park Infrastructure
Dedication Reserve City Facilities
(404)(409)(411)
Revenues:
Park dedication fees $502,802 $ - $ -
Investment income 6,814 (10,758)799
Total revenues 509,616 (10,758)799
Expenditures:
Current:
Public works - 68,407 -
Capital outlay:
Public works - 287,475 183,238
Culture and recreation 307,145 - -
Total expenditures 307,145 355,882 183,238
Net change in fund balance 202,471 (366,640) (182,439)
Fund balances - January 1, as previously reported 646,955 338,235 274,063
Prior period adjustment - Note 17 2,359 1,019,817 957
Fund balances - January 1, as restated 649,314 1,358,052 275,020
Fund balances - ending $851,785 $991,412 $92,581
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Statement 24
CSAH 15 / Manning and 2019 Street Railroad
CSAH 14 Hudson Future and Utility CSAH 13 Crossing
Village Project Realignment Stop Light Project Phase 2 Improvements
(413) (414) (423) (426) (427) (430) Total
$ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $502,802
(2,852) 565 - - - - (5,432)
(2,852)5650000497,370
- - - - 330 - 68,737
- 500,000 - 5,731 - - 976,444
- - - - - - 307,145
0 500,000 0 5,731 330 0 1,352,326
(2,852) (499,435)0 (5,731)(330)0 (854,956)
(376,500)(4,605) - - - - 878,148
299 246 - - - - 1,023,678
(376,201)(4,359)0 0 0 0 1,901,826
($379,053) ($503,794)$0 ($5,731)($330)$0 $1,046,870
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SUBCOMBINING STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES AND Statement 25
INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
Radio IT FFE
Replacement Replacement Replacement
(701)(702)(703)Total
Operating revenues $ - $ - $ - $ -
Operating expenses - - - -
Operating income 0 0 0 0
Nonoperating revenues (expenses):
Contribution of capital assets to governmental activities (74,127)(13,606)(56,849)(144,582)
Income (loss) before contributions and transfers (74,127)(13,606)(56,849)(144,582)
Contributions and transfers:
Transfer in 41,740 - 76,081 117,821
Change in net position (32,387)(13,606)19,232 (26,761)
Net position - January 1 32,387 13,606 (19,232)26,761
Net position - December 31 $0 $0 $0 $0
CHANGES IN FUND NET POSITION
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SUBCOMBINING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS Statement 26
INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
Radio IT FFE
Replacement Replacement Replacement
(701) (702) (703) Total
Cash flows from operating activities $ - $ - $ - $ -
Cash flows from noncapital financing activities:
Transfers in 41,740 - 76,081 117,821
Repayment of interfund loans (41,740) - (76,081) (117,821)
Net cash flows provided by (used in)
noncapital financing activities - - - -
Cash flows from capital and related financing activities - - - -
Cash flows from investing activities - - - -
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 0000
Cash and cash equivalents - January 1 - - - -
Cash and cash equivalents - December 31 $0 $0 $0 $0
Noncash investing, capital and financing activities:
Contributions of capital assets to governmental activities ($74,127) ($13,606) ($56,849) ($144,582)
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN FIDUCIARY NET POSITION Statement 27
FIDUCIARY FUNDS
December 31, 2018
Balance
1/1/2018 Additions Deletions 12/31/2018
Agency Fund
Assets:
Cash and investments $2,712,949 $1,599,476 ($1,396,250) $2,916,175
Accounts receivable 128 - (128) -
Total assets $2,713,077 $1,599,476 ($1,396,378) $2,916,175
Liabilities:
Accounts payable $38,858 $31,149 ($38,858) $31,149
Deposits payable 2,674,219 1,568,327 (1,357,520) 2,885,026
Total liabilities $2,713,077 $1,599,476 ($1,396,378) $2,916,175
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BALANCE SHEET
DEBT SERVICE FUND BY BOND ISSUE
December 31, 2018
2009B GO 2010A GO 2010B GO 2011A GO
Improvement Improvement CIP Bonds Improvement
Bonds (316) Bonds (317) (318) Bonds (319)
Assets
Cash and investments $88,435 $101,133 $148,648 $281,367
Accrued interest receivable 244 251 369 698
Special assessments receivable:
Due from county 108 - - -
Delinquent - - - -
Deferred 11,430 22,390 - 26,253
Total assets $100,217 $123,774 $149,017 $308,318
Liabilities, Deferred Inflows of Resources, and Fund Balance
Liabilities:
Due to other funds $ - $ - $ - $ -
Deferred inflows of resources:
Unavailable revenue 11,430 22,390 - 26,253
Fund balance (deficit):
Restricted 88,787 101,384 149,017 282,065
Total liabilities, deferred inflows of
resources, and fund balance $100,217 $123,774 $149,017 $308,318
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Statement 28
2012B GO 2013A GO 2014A GO 2015A GO 2016A GO 2017A GO 2019
Improvement Improvement Improvement Improvement Improvement Improvement Improvement
Bonds (321) Bonds (322) Bonds (323) Bonds (324) Bonds (326) Bonds (327) Bonds (329) Total
$ - $1,268,840 $819,705 $438,939 $645,140 $475,168 $194,317 $4,461,692
(44) 3,150 2,035 1,090 1,642 1,134 443 11,012
4 223 - - 1,332 330 - 1,997
839 - 342 - - - - 1,181
76,620 20,400 438,655 474,900 908,622 696,299 444,952 3,120,521
$77,419 $1,292,613 $1,260,737 $914,929 $1,556,736 $1,172,931 $639,712 $7,596,403
$22,548 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $22,548
77,459 20,400 438,997 474,900 908,622 696,299 444,952 3,121,702
(22,588) 1,272,213 821,740 440,029 648,114 476,632 194,760 4,452,153
$77,419 $1,292,613 $1,260,737 $914,929 $1,556,736 $1,172,931 $639,712 $7,596,403
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CITY OF LAKE ELMO, MINNESOTA
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES
AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE
DEBT SERVICE FUND BY BOND ISSUE
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
2006A GO
2002 GO Equipment 2009A GO 2009B GO 2010A GO 2010B GO
Improvement Certificates Refunding Improvement Improvement CIP Bonds
Bonds (312) (314) Bonds (315) Bonds (316) Bonds (317) (318)
Revenues:
General property taxes $ - $ - $ - $50,911 $61,206 $204,519
Special assessments - - - 7,623 11,550 -
Investment income - - - 760 805 1,179
Total revenues 0 0 0 59,294 73,561 205,698
Expenditures:
Debt service:
Principal - - - 65,000 70,000 155,000
Interest and fiscal charges - - - 1,906 6,785 36,864
Total expenditures 0 0 0 66,906 76,785 191,864
Revenues over (under) expenditures - - - (7,612) (3,224) 13,834
Other financing sources (uses):
Transfers in - - 1,317 - - -
Transfers out (477) (29,667) - - - -
Total other financing sources (uses)(477) (29,667) 1,317 0 0 0
Net change in fund balance (477) (29,667) 1,317 (7,612) (3,224) 13,834
Fund balances - January 1, as previously reported 477 29,667 (1,317) 96,290 104,244 134,713
Prior period adjustment - Note 17 - - - 109 364 470
Fund balances - January 1, as restated 477 29,667 (1,317) 96,399 104,608 135,183
Fund balances - ending $0 $0 $0 $88,787 $101,384 $149,017
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Statement 29
2011A GO 2012B GO 2013A GO 2014A GO 2015A GO 2016A GO 2017A GO 2019
Improvement Improvement Improvement Improvement Improvement Improvement Improvement Improvement
Bonds (319) Bonds (321) Bonds (322) Bonds (323) Bonds (324) Bonds (326) Bonds (327) Bonds (329) Total
$73,254 $61,141 $ - $203,045 $28,683 $189,419 $341,610 $ - $1,213,788
9,208 22,756 5,197 87,433 708,021 155,653 176,198 193,400 1,377,039
2,239 (133) 10,157 6,431 3,345 5,148 3,485 1,360 34,776
84,701 83,764 15,354 296,909 740,049 350,220 521,293 194,760 2,625,603
85,000 85,000 105,000 210,000 155,000 245,000 - - 1,175,000
8,666 8,264 16,953 29,319 14,469 24,450 57,063 - 204,739
93,666 93,264 121,953 239,319 169,469 269,450 57,063 0 1,379,739
(8,965) (9,500) (106,599)57,590 570,580 80,770 464,230 194,760 1,245,864
- - - - - - - - 1,317
- - - - - - - - (30,144)
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (28,827)
(8,965) (9,500) (106,599)57,590 570,580 80,770 464,230 194,760 1,217,037
290,017 (13,101) 1,373,745 762,222 (130,551) 566,222 12,359 - 3,224,987
1,013 13 5,067 1,928 - 1,122 43 - 10,129
291,030 (13,088) 1,378,812 764,150 (130,551) 567,344 12,402 0 3,235,116
$282,065 ($22,588) $1,272,213 $821,740 $440,029 $648,114 $476,632 $194,760 $4,452,153
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This part of the City of Lake Elmo, Minnesota's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report presents detailed
information as a context for understanding what the information in the financial statements, note disclosures
and required supplementary information says about the City's overall financial health.
Table
Number
Financial Trends Tables 1-4
These tables contain trend information to help the reader understand how the City's financial
performance and well-being have changed over time.
Revenue Capacity Tables 5-9
These tables contain information to help the reader assess the City's most significant local
revenue source, property taxes, as well as water and sanitary sewer rates and gallons sold.
Debt Capacity Tables 10-14
These tables present information to help the reader assess the affordability of the City's current
levels of outstanding debt and the City's ability to issue additional debt in the future.
Demographic and Economic Information Tables 15-16
These tables offer demographic and economic indicators to help the reader understand the
environment wihthin which the City's financial activities take place.
Operating Information Tables 17-19
These tables contain service and infrastructure data to help the reader understand how the
information in the City's financial report relates to the services the City provides and the
activities it performs.
Sources: Unless otherwise noted, the information in these tables is derived from the comprehensive
financial reports for the relevant year.
STATISTICAL SECTION (UNAUDITED)
Contents
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CITY OF LAKE ELMO, MINNESOTA
NET POSITION BY COMPONENT
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(Accrual Basis of Accounting)
2018 2017 2016 2015
Governmental activities:
Net investment in capital assets $10,782,850 $8,883,320 $9,032,535 $8,723,329
Restricted 10,121,648 5,057,169 4,704,133 3,446,142
Unrestricted 1,086,636 4,818,383 4,136,292 3,942,646
Total governmental activities net position $21,991,134 $18,758,872 $17,872,960 $16,112,117
Business-type activities:
Net investment in capital assets $12,364,664 $12,180,378 $12,506,474 $10,170,351
Restricted - 2,695,734 1,473,164 1,876,119
Unrestricted 13,842,382 9,151,417 6,400,375 3,577,285
Total business-type activities net position $26,207,046 $24,027,529 $20,380,013 $15,623,755
Primary government:
Net investment in capital assets $23,147,514 $21,063,698 $21,539,009 $18,893,680
Restricted 10,121,648 7,752,903 6,177,297 5,322,261
Unrestricted 14,929,018 13,969,800 10,536,667 7,519,931
Total primary government net position $48,198,180 $42,786,401 $38,252,973 $31,735,872
GASB 68 was implemented in 2015. Net position was restated for 2014 to reflect the reporting of net pension liability
and pension related deferred outflows of resources. Net position for years prior to 2014 was not restated.
GASB 75 was implemented in 2018. Net position was restated for 2017 to reflect the reporting of the OPEB liability
and OPEB related deferred inflows of resources. Net position for years prior to 2017 was not restated.
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Table 1
2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
$7,957,840 $9,056,353 $8,782,840 $8,553,984 $8,368,479 $7,983,822
1,106,200 1,225,849 4,205,247 2,664,689 2,057,467 1,399,968
5,405,920 4,593,463 918,996 2,555,596 3,439,106 3,824,156
$14,469,960 $14,875,665 $13,907,083 $13,774,269 $13,865,052 $13,207,946
$10,567,418 $6,855,807 $6,788,377 $6,422,782 $6,713,292 $6,644,334
2,387,312 2,612,569 39,153 - - -
1,100,422 1,846,681 1,105,847 1,449,340 1,193,509 1,056,968
$14,055,152 $11,315,057 $7,933,377 $7,872,122 $7,906,801 $7,701,302
$18,525,258 $15,912,160 $15,571,217 $14,976,766 $15,081,771 $14,628,156
3,493,512 3,838,418 4,244,400 2,664,689 2,057,467 1,399,968
6,506,342 6,440,144 2,024,843 4,004,936 4,632,615 4,881,124
$28,525,112 $26,190,722 $21,840,460 $21,646,391 $21,771,853 $20,909,248
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CHANGES IN NET POSITION
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(Accrual Basis of Accounting)
2018 2017 2016 2015
Expenses
Governmental activities:
General government $1,266,269 $1,503,251 $1,358,370 $1,134,132
Public safety 2,161,082 1,528,253 1,308,360 1,344,282
Public works 2,192,092 2,800,044 1,698,566 1,377,969
Culture and recreation 524,445 1,299,551 660,947 639,006
Economic Development Authority 47,702 - - -
Interest and fees on long-term debt 352,376 225,910 178,266 215,611
Total governmental activities expenses 6,543,966 7,357,009 5,204,509 4,711,000
Business-type activities:
Water 2,068,178 2,022,446 1,409,832 1,363,043
Sewer 846,032 1,030,058 380,650 250,866
Storm sewer 315,967 213,514 150,302 103,536
Total business-type activities expenses 3,230,177 3,266,018 1,940,784 1,717,445
Total primary government expenses $9,774,143 $10,623,027 $7,145,293 $6,428,445
Program revenues
Governmental activities:
Charges for services:
General government $379,378 $206,856 $51,009 $42,706
Public safety 1,938,163 2,101,890 1,752,522 866,708
Public works - - - 3,615
Culture and recreation - - - 26,214
Economic Development Authority 78,573 - - -
Operating grants and contributions 248,915 229,960 235,214 249,094
Capital grants and contributions 2,833,574 2,290,265 1,452,469 2,038,940
Total governmental activities program revenues 5,478,603 4,828,971 3,491,214 3,227,277
Business-type activities:
Charges for services:
Water 951,985 2,628,848 1,801,228 1,850,240
Sewer 252,614 2,435,749 1,315,948 1,523,067
Storm sewer 322,700 289,375 213,233 229,252
Operating grants and contributions - - - -
Capital grants and contributions 4,142,448 1,489,922 3,464,567 -
Total business-type activities 5,669,747 6,843,894 6,794,976 3,602,559
Total primary government program revenues $11,148,350 $11,672,865 $10,286,190 $6,829,836
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2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
$1,072,888 $1,103,337 $1,093,204 $1,036,038 $980,456 $971,677
1,530,609 1,277,798 1,302,857 1,107,050 1,171,158 1,125,464
1,032,426 1,273,977 891,169 1,008,686 1,135,351 872,045
448,361 424,687 362,432 247,845 239,389 248,856
- - - - -
165,028 133,694 316,039 266,730 222,404 218,319
4,249,312 4,213,493 3,965,701 3,666,349 3,748,758 3,436,361
1,069,511 958,870 872,786 845,474 898,319 857,014
353,438 119,370 53,903 73,797 61,513 59,243
149,887 86,989 73,590 142,517 151,384 140,365
1,572,836 1,165,229 1,000,279 1,061,788 1,111,216 1,056,622
$5,822,148 $5,378,722 $4,965,980 $4,728,137 $4,859,974 $4,492,983
$45,161 $32,778 $48,476 $22,058 $18,296 $15,631
496,916 414,472 379,557 283,813 320,242 270,653
- 2,647 3,256 3,058 3,425 6,584
10,753 17,000 9,341 - 10,800 -
- - - - - -
204,462 208,276 160,060 184,476 168,491 174,433
557,601 1,364,622 160,444 222,488 1,090,419 798,687
1,314,893 2,039,795 761,134 715,893 1,611,673 1,265,988
1,291,091 596,421 699,159 575,534 562,585 479,430
741,054 53,142 65,737 53,012 48,508 45,146
214,915 191,087 171,229 235,252 185,425 149,407
- - - 17,000 32,721 30,100
1,159,222 3,781,528 115,127 75,885 418,400 776,473
3,406,282 4,622,178 1,051,252 956,683 1,247,639 1,480,556
$4,721,175 $6,661,973 $1,812,386 $1,672,576 $2,859,312 $2,746,544
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CHANGES IN NET POSITION
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(Accrual Basis of Accounting)
2018 2017 2016 2015
Net (expense) revenue:
Governmental activities ($1,065,363) ($2,528,038) ($1,713,295) ($1,483,723)
Business-type activities 2,439,570 3,577,876 4,854,192 1,885,114
Total primary government, net 1,374,207 1,049,838 3,140,897 401,391
General revenues and other changes in net position:
Governmental activities:
General property taxes 3,610,106 3,040,413 3,226,739 3,204,119
Unrestricted grants and contributions 6,868 2,749 8,584 2,749
Unrestricted investment earnings 115,583 48,987 43,228 46,589
Miscellaneous - 158,350 52,479 73,738
Gain on disposal of capital assets 8,991 - - -
Transfers 840 - 143,105 220,842
Total governmental activities 3,742,388 3,250,499 3,474,135 3,548,037
Business-type activities:
Unrestricted grants and contributions 956 - 748 -
Unrestricted investment earnings 96,425 46,757 44,423 39,757
Transfers (840) - (143,105) (220,842)
Total business-type activities 96,541 46,757 (97,934) (181,085)
Total primary government $3,838,929 $3,297,256 $3,376,201 $3,366,952
Change in net position:
Governmental activities $2,677,025 $722,461 $1,760,840 $2,064,314
Business-type activities 2,536,111 3,624,633 4,756,258 1,704,029
Total primary government change in net position $5,213,136 $4,347,094 $6,517,098 $3,768,343
GASB 68 was implemented in 2015. Pension expense for years prior to 2015 was not restated.
GASB 75 was implemented in 2018. OPEB expense for years prior to 2018 was not restated.
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2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
($2,934,419) ($2,173,698) ($3,204,567) ($2,950,456) ($2,137,085) ($2,170,373)
1,833,446 3,456,949 50,973 (105,105) 136,423 423,934
(1,100,973) 1,283,251 (3,153,594) (3,055,561) (2,000,662) (1,746,439)
3,200,291 3,231,609 3,183,078 2,793,776 2,711,067 2,718,691
2,749 2,749 - 10,628 9,771 8,764
87,586 35,259 111,705 94,501 113,989 160,679
125,400 1,833 42,599 20,405 17,311 41,827
- 8,979 - - - 8,517
(887,312) - - (59,637) (57,947) (129,177)
2,528,714 3,280,429 3,337,382 2,859,673 2,794,191 2,809,301
- - - - - -
19,337 30,346 10,282 10,789 11,129 15,343
887,312 - - 59,637 57,947 129,177
906,649 30,346 10,282 70,426 69,076 144,520
$3,435,363 $3,310,775 $3,347,664 $2,930,099 $2,863,267 $2,953,821
($405,705) $1,106,731 $132,815 ($90,783)$657,106 $638,928
2,740,095 3,487,295 61,255 (34,679)205,499 568,454
$2,334,390 $4,594,026 $194,070 ($125,462)$862,605 $1,207,382
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FUND BALANCES, GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(Modified Accrual Basis of Accounting)
2018 2017 2016 2015
General Fund:
Reserved $ - $ - $ - $ -
Unreserved - - - -
Nonspendable 18,951 410,193 409,222 432,306
Committed - 200,000 200,000 -
Unassigned 4,756,695 3,499,133 3,279,815 2,754,976
Total general fund $4,775,646 $4,109,326 $3,889,037 $3,187,282
All other governmental funds:
Reserved $ - $ - $ - $ -
Unreserved - - - -
Nonspendable 395 675,000 - 3,908
Restricted 6,133,168 2,849,956 3,248,230 2,477,730
Committed 11,003 - - -
Assigned 1,198,909 1,307,216 1,504,656 1,768,742
Unassigned (3,043,623) (681,681) (418,169) (431,755)
Total all other governmental funds $4,299,852 $4,150,491 $4,334,717 $3,818,625
Total governmental funds $9,075,498 $8,259,817 $8,223,754 $7,005,907
The City implemented GASB Statement No. 54 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011. Information
for years prior to 2011 is presented in accordance with fund balance classifications in effect at that time.
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Table 3
2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
$ - $ - $ - $ - $1,068,950 $1,032,570
- - - - 1,617,211 1,403,240
638,963 859,072 1,024,433 1,206,209 - -
- - - - - -
2,542,038 2,318,310 2,414,692 1,707,711 - -
$3,181,001 $3,177,382 $3,439,125 $2,913,920 $2,686,161 $2,435,810
$ - $ - $ - $ - $3,605,250 $ -
- - - - 504,106 1,422,049
- - - - - 1,077,659
717,781 743,976 3,959,111 4,691,748 - -
- - - 7,114 - -
2,943,525 2,252,931 1,244,900 654,358 - -
(693,904)(885,360) (1,670,915) (1,353,754) - -
$2,967,402 $2,111,547 $3,533,096 $3,999,466 $4,109,356 $2,499,708
$6,148,403 $5,288,929 $6,972,221 $6,913,386 $6,795,517 $4,935,518
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CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES, GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
Last Ten Fiscal Years
2018 2017 2016 2015
Revenues:
General property taxes $3,610,508 $3,042,074 $3,231,674 $3,222,216
Licenses and permits 1,317,648 2,046,462 1,713,918 828,494
Intergovernmental 247,178 1,023,864 282,874 296,902
Charges for services 899,808 137,920 38,608 35,796
Fines and forfeits 49,203 41,418 49,505 48,739
Special assessments 1,398,155 455,493 897,323 1,316,239
Park dedication fees 502,802 265,783 171,708 138,158
Refunds and reimbursements - - 21,390 -
Investment earnings 115,583 48,987 43,228 46,415
Miscellaneous 129,455 265,133 56,101 99,055
Total revenues 8,270,340 7,327,134 6,506,329 6,032,014
Expenditures:
Current:
General government 1,208,145 1,502,904 1,358,306 1,094,723
Public safety 1,644,159 1,470,726 1,262,040 1,203,765
Public works 1,227,521 1,185,828 893,644 686,401
Culture and recreation 241,761 603,292 500,689 457,749
Economic Development Authority 47,702 - - -
Debt service:
Principal 1,175,000 910,000 826,219 667,342
Interest and fiscal charges 230,822 463,570 242,392 226,611
Capital outlay 4,552,089 5,860,917 3,126,782 2,729,512
Total expenditures 10,327,199 11,997,237 8,210,072 7,066,103
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over expenditures (2,056,859) (4,670,103) (1,703,743) (1,034,089)
Other financing sources (uses):
Issuance of debt 1,866,000 4,565,000 2,690,000 1,620,000
Premium on issuance of debt - 166,068 102,877 32,137
(Discount) on issuance of debt - (26,302) (14,392) (11,386)
Payment to bond escrow agent - - - -
Loan payable reapportionment - - - -
Proceeds from sale of capital assets 8,991 1,400 - 30,000
Transfers in 56,209 - 143,105 220,842
Transfers out (173,190) - - -
Total other financing sources (uses)1,758,010 4,706,166 2,921,590 1,891,593
Net change in fund balance ($298,849) $36,063 $1,217,847 $857,504
Debt service as a percentage of noncapital expenditures 24.2%22.4%21.0%20.6%
Debt service as a percentage of total expenditures 13.6%11.4%13.0%12.7%
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Table 4
2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
$3,203,111 $3,231,609 $3,221,733 $2,790,773 $2,737,225 $2,685,894
451,953 374,974 330,819 230,419 261,450 225,166
413,968 1,704,178 237,254 276,638 239,244 288,881
30,192 6,113 5,726 14,691 22,416 11,433
48,647 52,110 58,385 63,819 68,897 54,052
115,424 180,023 136,150 153,536 134,257 73,013
274,257 - - - - -
- - - - - -
87,467 35,127 111,737 94,066 113,033 160,679
165,319 57,260 87,562 48,217 84,860 61,533
4,790,338 5,641,394 4,189,366 3,672,159 3,661,382 3,560,651
1,046,906 1,527,732 1,034,712 1,016,898 921,590 929,960
1,198,546 1,174,145 1,109,937 996,733 1,064,176 988,082
585,071 614,270 446,541 447,629 473,293 459,703
368,276 301,404 260,404 168,747 168,971 180,965
- - - - - -
585,000 3,348,000 406,000 344,000 313,000 361,000
157,649 179,018 309,081 285,712 291,400 274,231
2,881,437 1,784,914 1,428,856 1,029,183 1,203,309 998,031
6,822,885 8,929,483 4,995,531 4,288,902 4,435,739 4,191,972
(2,032,547) (3,288,089)(806,165)(616,743)(774,357)(631,321)
2,850,000 1,604,797 865,000 845,000 2,680,000 1,110,000
31,520 - - - 4,356 17,756
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - (525,000)
- - - - - 9,190
10,501 - - 204,972 314,698 1,466,041
- - - (315,360)(364,698) (1,626,041)
2,892,021 1,604,797 865,000 734,612 2,634,356 451,946
$859,474 ($1,683,292)$58,835 $117,869 $1,859,999 ($179,375)
18.8%49.4%20.0%19.3%18.7%19.9%
10.9%39.5%14.3%14.7%13.6%15.2%
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TAX CAPACITY AND ESTIMATED ACTUAL VALUE OF TAXABLE PROPERTY Table 5
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Total % of Tax
Taxable Total Adjusted City Capacity to
Payable Market Real Personal Tax Tax Urban Tax Total Estimated
Year Value Property Property Capacity Capacity (1) Rate Market Value
2009 $1,208,072,300 $13,490,182 $201,896 $13,692,078 $13,692,078 19.810 1.13%
2010 1,201,213,400 13,394,423 202,299 13,596,722 13,596,722 20.479 1.13%
2011 1,142,936,500 12,678,177 221,613 12,899,790 12,899,790 21.882 1.13%
2012 1,037,557,100 11,525,623 229,157 11,754,780 11,555,676 27.271 1.13%
2013 1,028,011,400 11,392,876 237,584 11,630,460 11,384,320 29.259 1.13%
2014 1,046,031,000 11,504,611 238,764 11,743,375 11,393,889 27.761 1.12%
2015 1,184,578,800 12,938,515 243,104 13,181,619 13,072,105 23.798 1.11%
2016 1,224,463,300 13,386,725 266,218 13,652,943 13,441,204 23.121 1.12%
2017 1,316,618,700 14,520,320 292,938 14,813,258 14,631,062 20.018 1.13%
2018 1,452,554,500 16,054,044 326,744 16,380,788 15,359,350 22.442 1.13%
(1) Tax Capacity adjusted for captured tax increment, fiscal disparities, and transmission lines.
Valuations are determined as of January 1 of year preceding tax collection year. The County determines a property's tax capacity by
multiplying a property's estimated market value times the property's class rate which is determined by its use. The total City tax levy divided
by the total City tax capacity determines a percentage, the City tax rate, that is applied to each parcel's tax capacity to determine the tax amount.
Tax Capacity
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DIRECT AND OVERLAPPING PROPERTY TAX RATES Table 6
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(Percent of Tax Capacity)
Operating Debt Total Special
Fiscal Tax Service Tax Washington Taxing
Year Rate Tax Rate Rate County Districts
2009 17.059 2.751 19.810 17.714 - 24.480 26.371 1.545 - 4.002 2.351 67.791 77.014
2010 18.033 2.446 20.479 19.734 - 26.389 27.775 1.511 - 4.153 2.558 72.057 81.354
2011 19.448 2.384 21.832 20.300 - 34.330 29.772 1.725 - 4.275 2.664 76.293 92.873
2012 23.679 (1) 3.592 27.271 22.333 - 38.360 31.939 2.340 - 4.906 2.909 86.792 105.385
2013 23.555 5.704 29.259 22.017 - 37.104 31.548 0.779 - 5.306 4.857 88.460 108.074
2014 23.472 4.289 27.761 23.150 - 39.770 30.243 0.761 - 5.066 4.641 86.556 107.481
2015 20.121 3.677 23.798 21.120 - 35.860 27.691 0.692 - 4.769 4.183 77.484 96.301
2016 18.184 4.937 23.121 19.849 - 35.569 27.860 0.075 - 5.111 4.568 75.473 96.229
2017 14.083 5.934 20.017 20.390 - 34.093 27.852 0.839 - 5.275 4.345 73.443 91.582
2018 16.107 (2) 6.335 22.442 19.349 - 32.161 29.709 0.819 - 5.021 3.072 75.391 92.405
Source: Washington County Taxation Division
The City's direct property tax rate is determined by dividing the amount of tax levied by the City Council by the City's total tax capacity.
Overlapping rates are those of local and county governments that apply to property owners within the City of Lake Elmo. Not all
overlapping rates apply to all City of Lake Elmo property owners. Although the property tax rates apply to all city property owners,
some city properties lie within the geographical boundaries of different school and watershed districts.
(1) Includes Library Levy component effective 1/1/2012 due to pulling out of Washington County
(2) Excludes Library Levy component effective 1/1/2018 due to going back to Washington County
Range of Total
Direct and Overlapping
Tax Rates
City Direct Rate
Range of Tax
Rates for ISD's
622, 832 & 834
Range of Tax
Rates for
Watershed Districts
Overlapping Rates
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PRINCIPAL PROPERTY TAXPAYERS Table 7
Current Year and Nine Years Ago
Percentage Percentage
of Total of Total
Taxable City Tax Taxable City Tax
Tax Capacity Tax Capacity
Taxpayer Capacity Rank Value Capacity Rank Value
HSRE-MN High Pointe LLC $278,948 1 1.82% $239,610 1 1.75%
Xcel Energy 247,132 2 1.61% 171,806 3 1.25%
Dakota Upreit LP 218,198 3 1.42% - -
Bremer Financial Services Inc 212,330 4 1.38% 195,538 2 1.43%
MHC Cimarron LLC 139,714 5 0.91% - -
HOA Hotels LLC 137,850 6 0.90% - -
Eagle Point Medical Building LLC 134,896 7 0.88% - -
HC Golf Land LLC 94,949 8 0.62% - -
Danate Proper Inv I LLC 74,250 9 0.48% - -
Norman James LLC 68,628 10 0.45% - -
Moline Plow - - 139,208 4 1.02%
Lake Elmo Foundation, Inc - - 138,922 5 1.01%
Lakeland Harbor SPE LLC - - 134,090 6 0.98%
United Land LLC - - 119,478 7 0.87%
United Properties Inv, LLC - - 109,468 8 0.80%
Davis Estates LTD - - 81,328 9 0.59%
Bri-mar Co Inc. Etal. - - 63,518 10 0.46%
Total $1,606,895 10.46% $1,392,966 10.17%
Source: Washington County Taxation Division
2018 2009
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PROPERTY TAX LEVIES AND COLLECTIONS
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Collected within the
Taxes Levied Net Tax Levy Fiscal Year of the Levy
Fiscal for the for the Percentage
Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year (1)Amount of Net Levy
2009 $2,708,155 $2,672,623 $2,624,026 98.18%
2010 2,743,346 2,705,782 2,645,536 97.77%
2011 2,789,559 2,745,785 2,692,423 98.06%
2012 3,113,017 3,110,478 3,071,202 98.74%
2013 3,163,359 3,160,524 3,133,764 99.15%
2014 3,163,359 3,160,285 3,128,695 99.00%
2015 3,113,017 3,133,137 3,112,989 99.36%
2016 3,112,204 3,112,204 3,068,116 98.58%
2017 2,950,426 2,950,426 2,935,173 99.48%
2018 3,596,601 3,592,491 3,574,859 99.51%
(1) Tax Levy adjusted for powerline and market value credits and AG program credits prior to 2016
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Table 8
Collections in Total Collections to Date Outstanding Delinquent Taxes
Subsequent Percentage Delinquent as a Percentage of
Years Amount of Net Levy Taxes Total Net Tax Levy
$48,595 $2,672,621 100.00%$2 0.00%
60,231 2,705,767 100.00%15 0.00%
53,348 2,745,771 100.00%14 0.00%
39,267 3,110,469 100.00%9 0.00%
26,760 3,160,524 100.00% - 0.00%
31,590 3,160,285 100.00% - 0.00%
19,868 3,132,857 99.99%280 0.01%
42,088 3,110,204 99.94%2,000 0.06%
12,379 2,947,552 99.90%2,874 0.10%
- 3,574,859 99.51%17,632 0.49%
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CITY OF LAKE ELMO, MINNESOTA
WATER AND SANITARY SEWER CHARGES BY CUSTOMER Table 9
Last Ten Fiscal Years
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010* 2009
Water (in millions of gallons):
Residential 96.882 93.513 98.044 84.007 98.573 120.676 154.747 105.290 95.704 122.461
Commercial service 22.189 16.603 29.379 21.653 12.156 8.253 10.405 6.872 7.261 7.989
Total gallons 119.071 110.116 127.423 105.660 110.729 128.929 165.152 112.162 102.965 130.450
Total direct rate per 1,000 gallons:
Residential 2.20 2.14 2.14 2.14 2.14 2.14 2.14 2.14 2.10 2.15
Commercial service 3.30 3.20 3.11 3.11 3.11 3.11 3.11 3.11 3.05 3.10
Sanitary Sewer (in millions of gallons):
Residential (1)32.409 38.340 6.812 3.794 - - - - - -
Commercial service 12.267 6.807 9.125 8.179 6.532 6.149 6.172 6.961 7.086 5.381
Total gallons 44.676 45.147 15.937 11.973 6.532 6.149 6.172 6.961 7.086 5.381
Total direct rate per 1,000 gallons 4.55 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.35 4.08
* City converted to a tiered rate structure effective January 1, 2010; lowest tier rate listed for 2010 - 2015
(1) City did not have any residential sanitary sewer customers in 2014 and prior
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RATIOS OF OUTSTANDING DEBT BY TYPE
Last Ten Fiscal Years
G.O. G.O. G.O. Capital Other
Fiscal Improvement Equipment Improvement Notes and
Year Bonds Certificates Plan Bonds Bonds
2009 $1,120,000 $283,000 $3,540,000 $ -
2010 1,725,000 240,000 5,345,000 -
2011 2,440,000 196,000 5,175,000 -
2012 3,100,092 150,000 4,969,153 -
2013 4,436,967 102,000 1,941,135 -
2014 6,919,568 52,000 1,808,024 -
2015 8,095,288 - 1,687,803 21,219
2016 10,210,038 - 1,537,530 -
2017 14,151,671 - 1,382,249 -
2018 13,185,126 940,000 1,226,928 926,000
Details regarding the City's outstanding debt can be found in the notes to the financial statements.
See the Demographic and Economic Statistics schedule for personal income and population data.
Governmental Activities
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Table 10
Business-Type
Activities
Total G.O. Utility Percentage
Governmental Revenue Total Primary of Personal Per
Activities Bonds Government Income Capita
$4,943,000 $4,715,000 $9,658,000 3.0%$1,407
7,310,000 4,680,000 11,990,000 3.1%1,486
7,811,000 4,640,000 12,451,000 3.0%1,543
8,219,245 8,314,837 16,534,082 3.9%2,049
6,480,102 12,476,920 18,957,022 4.5%2,349
8,779,592 15,530,642 24,310,234 6.8%3,013
9,804,310 12,622,484 22,426,794 6.0%2,779
11,747,568 18,990,395 30,737,963 8.2%3,809
15,533,920 22,866,787 38,400,707 8.8%3,990
16,278,054 21,680,126 37,958,180 7.6%3,608
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RATIOS OF NET GENERAL BONDED DEBT
Last Ten Fiscal Years
G.O. G.O. G.O. Capital G.O. Utility
Fiscal Improvement Equipment Improvement Revenue
Year Bonds Certificates Plan Bonds Bonds
2009 $1,120,000 $283,000 $3,540,000 $4,715,000
2010 1,725,000 240,000 5,345,000 4,680,000
2011 2,440,000 196,000 5,175,000 4,640,000
2012 3,100,092 150,000 4,969,153 8,314,837
2013 4,436,967 102,000 1,941,135 12,476,920
2014 6,919,568 52,000 1,808,024 15,530,642
2015 8,095,288 - 1,687,803 12,622,484
2016 10,210,038 - 1,537,530 18,990,395
2017 14,151,671 - 1,382,249 22,866,787
2018 13,185,126 940,000 1,226,928 21,680,126
Details regarding the City's outstanding debt can be found in the notes to the financial statements.
See Table 5 for taxable market value
See Table 15 for population data
* Net of crossover debt
General Bonded Debt Outstanding
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Table 11
Percentage
Less: Amounts Net General of Actual
Available in Debt Bonded Debt Taxable Value Per
Total*Service Funds Outstanding of Property Capita (Net)
$9,658,000 ($1,422,049)$8,235,951 0.68%$1,200
11,990,000 (3,605,250) 8,384,750 0.70%1,039
12,451,000 (3,534,742) 8,916,258 0.78%1,105
16,534,082 (3,500,799) 13,033,283 1.26%1,615
18,957,022 (729,753) 18,227,269 1.77%2,259
24,310,234 (691,700) 23,618,534 2.26%2,927
22,405,575 (2,477,730) 19,927,845 1.68%2,470
30,737,963 (3,215,590) 27,522,373 2.25%3,411
38,400,707 (3,524,956) 34,875,751 2.65%3,623
37,032,180 (4,461,692) 32,570,488 2.24%3,096
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DIRECT AND OVERLAPPING GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES DEBT Table 12
As of December 31, 2018
Estimated
Estimated Share of
Debt Percentage Overlapping
Outstanding Applicable*Debt
Overlapping debt:
Independent School District # 622 $97,480,000 3.1%$3,021,880
Independent School District # 832 51,850,000 4.7%2,436,950
Independent School District # 834 108,130,000 14.1%15,246,330
Washington County 126,060,000 4.8% 6,050,880
Metropolitan Council 1,484,038,432 1.1%16,324,423
Total overlapping debt 43,080,463
City direct debt $15,045,000 100%15,045,000
Total direct and overlapping debt $58,125,463
*For debt repaid with property taxes, the percentage of overlapping debt applicable is estimated using taxable assessed
property values. Applicable percentages were estimated by determining the portion of another governmental unit's taxable
assessed value that is within the City's boundaries and dividing it by each unit's total taxable assessed value.
Overlapping governments are those that coincide, at least in part, with the geographic boundaries of the City. This schedule
estimates the portion of the outstanding debt of those overlapping governments that is borne by the residents and businesses
of the City. This process recognizes that, when considering the City's ability to issue and repay long-term debt, the entire debt
burden borne by the residents and businesses should be taken into account. However, this does not imply that every taxpayer
is a resident, and therefore responsible for repaying the debt, of each overlapping government.
Sources: Taxable value data used to estimate applicable percentages provided by Washington County.
Debt outstanding data provided by each governmental unit.
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LEGAL DEBT MARGIN INFORMATION Table 13
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Legal Debt Margin Calculation for Fiscal Year 2018
Market value $1,452,554,500
Applicable percentage 3%
Debt limit 43,576,635
Debt applicable to limit:
Total bonded debt 37,958,180
Less:
Special assessment bonds (13,185,126)
Lease revenue bonds (926,000)
Utility revenue bonds (21,680,126)
Amount set aside for repayment of G.O. debt (148,648)
2,018,280
Legal debt margin $41,558,355
Net Debt
Net Debt Legal Amount of Debt Applicable
Fiscal Debt Applicable to Debt Applicable to to Limit
Year Population Limit Limit Margin Debt Limit Per Capita
2009 6,863 $36,036,402 $271,142 $35,765,260 0.75% $40
2010 8,069 34,288,095 2,195,153 32,092,942 6.40% 272
2011 8,069 31,126,713 2,148,203 28,978,510 6.90% 266
2012 8,069 32,054,064 2,099,369 29,954,695 6.55% 260
2013 8,069 32,470,203 1,894,510 30,575,693 5.83% 235
2014 8,069 35,537,364 1,757,421 33,779,943 4.95% 218
2015 8,069 36,733,899 1,572,289 35,161,610 4.28% 195
2016 8,069 38,035,233 2,102,343 35,932,890 5.53% 261
2017 9,625 38,556,774 1,846,657 36,710,117 4.79% 192
2018 10,521 43,576,635 2,018,280 41,558,355 4.63% 192
Legal Debt Margin Calculation for Fiscal Years 2009 Through 2018
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PLEDGED REVENUE COVERAGE Table 14
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Net
Payable Gross Operating Available
Year Revenue (1) Expenses (2) Revenue Principal Interest Coverage
2009 $776,899 $513,226 $263,673 $530,000 $208,303 36%
2010 920,768 563,896 356,872 35,000 191,156 158%
2011 891,587 516,157 375,430 40,000 190,094 163%
2012 946,407 426,118 520,289 40,000 221,129 199%
2013 3,501,321 504,648 2,996,673 165,000 300,789 643%
2014 2,266,397 678,394 1,588,003 365,000 424,080 201%
2015 3,642,316 627,977 3,014,339 4,165,000 456,782 65%
2016 3,407,097 757,862 2,649,235 615,000 380,969 266%
2017 6,651,513 1,505,420 5,146,093 705,000 513,768 422%
2018 5,767,128 1,279,347 4,487,781 625,000 312,660 479%
(1) Gross revenue includes investment earnings, infrastructure charges and special assessments.
(2) Operating expenses do not include interest, depreciation, or amortization expense.
(3) Details regarding the City's outstanding debt can be found in the notes to the financial statements.
G.O. Utility Revenue Bonds
Debt Service (3)
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DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC STATISTICS Table 15
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Personal Per
Income (2) Capita State City
Fiscal (thousands Personal Unemployment Unemployment
Year Population (1)of dollars)Income (2) Rate (3) Rate (3)
2009 6,863 $317,997 $46,335 7.6%7.1%
2010 8,069 383,915 47,579 7.0%6.4%
2011 8,069 409,203 50,713 5.8%5.2%
2012 8,069 420,242 52,081 5.4%4.9%
2013 8,069 420,879 52,160 4.6%4.0%
2014 8,069 357,723 44,333 3.8%3.7%
2015 8,069 371,602 46,053 3.2%2.9%
2016 8,069 374,345 46,393 3.8%3.3%
2017 9,625 438,563 45,565 3.3%3.3%
2018 10,521 497,896 47,324 2.8%2.7%
Sources:
(1) Metropolitan Council 2000/2010-Census Bureau; updated for staff estimate starting in 2017
(2) United States Census Bereau
(3) Estimate based on County unemployment rate provided by Minnesota Department of
Employment and Economic Development
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PRINCIPAL EMPLOYERS Table 16
Current Year and Nine Years Ago
Percentage of Percentage of
Total City Total City
Employer Employees Rank Employment(1)Employees Rank Employment(1
3M Company (Maplewood)9,100 1 41.4% 10,100 1 56.4%
Andersen Corp (Bayport)2,622 2 11.9% - - -
Healtheast Care/St. Johns Hospital (Maplewood) 1,200 3 5.5% - - -
Washington County (Stillwater)1,188 4 5.4% - - -
Woodwinds Health (Woodbury)1,100 5 5.0% 485 5 2.7%
ISD 834 (Stillwater)1,049 6 4.8% 1,005 3 5.6%
Bremer Bank Operations Ctr (Lake Elmo)425 7 1.9% 400 6 2.2%
MN Correctional Facility (Oak Park Hts)355 8 1.6% - - -
SunAmerica Financial Group (Woodbury)310 9 1.4% - - -
Minncor Industries (Bayport)250 10 1.1% - - -
The Hartford (Woodbury) - - - 1,021 2 5.7%
Imation (Oakdale) - - - 500 4 2.8%
Ecowater Systems, Inc. (Woodbury) - - - 400 7 2.2%
High Pointe Health Campus (Lake Elmo) - - - 180 8 1.0%
Lake Elmo Inn Inc. - - - 125 9 0.7%
Machine Shed/Wildwood Inn (Lake Elmo) - - - 110 10 0.6%
(1)City staff estimate
2018 2009
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FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES BY FUNCTION/PROGRAM
Last Ten Fiscal Years
2018 2017 2016 2015
General Government:
Administration 2.70 2.45 2.45 3.20
Finance 1.05 1.20 1.20 0.80
Planning and Zoning 2.10 2.21 2.21 2.75
Total General Government 5.85 5.86 5.86 6.75
Public Safety:
Fire 3.80 3.80 3.80 1.50
Building Inspections 4.20 4.21 4.21 3.15
Total Public Safety 8.00 8.01 8.01 4.65
Public Works:
Streets and Roadways 4.80 4.55 4.55 3.90
Parks and Recreation:
Parks 2.20 3.00 3.00 1.85
Communications 0.50 - - 0.70
Total Governmental Activities 21.35 21.42 21.42 17.85
Business-type Activities:
Water Utility 2.50 2.00 2.00 2.45
Sewer Utility 1.15 1.66 1.66 1.30
Storm Sewer Utility 0.80 0.80 0.00 0.00
Total Business-Type Activities 4.45 4.46 3.66 3.75
Total 25.80 25.88 25.08 21.60
Source: City's Adopted Budgets
Full-Time-Equivalent Employees as of December 31,
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Table 17
2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
3.55 3.55 3.15 3.15 3.15 3.18
1.25 1.25 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50
2.70 2.95 1.55 1.55 1.55 1.75
7.50 7.75 5.20 5.20 5.20 5.43
1.55 2.05 1.60 1.10 1.10 1.10
1.55 1.30 0.95 0.95 0.95 1.95
3.10 3.35 2.55 2.05 2.05 3.05
3.20 3.21 3.05 3.05 3.05 3.05
3.30 2.74 2.52 2.52 2.52 3.10
0.35 0.40 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.19
17.45 17.45 13.47 12.97 12.97 14.82
2.60 2.10 1.85 1.85 1.85 1.85
0.70 0.70 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
3.30 2.80 2.15 2.15 2.15 2.15
20.75 20.25 15.62 15.12 15.12 16.97
Full-Time-Equivalent Employees as of December 31,
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OPERATING INDICATORS BY FUNCTION/PROGRAM
Last Ten Fiscal Years
2018 2017 2016 2015
Planning and Zoning:
Conditional use permits 6 5 3 2
Interim use permits - 2 2 1
Minor subdivisions 1 1 2 2
Plats / planned unit developments 13 10 11 9
Rezonings 4 5 3 2
Site plans - 1 1 -
Variances 6 6 4 2
Fire:
Total emergency responses 461 456 430 429
EMS responses 317 313 268 274
Fire responses 144 143 162 32
Building Inspections:
Residential permit valuations (thousands of dollars) $113,913 $86,710 $119,301 $50,401
Commercial permit valuations (thousands of dollars)$3,217 $1,185 $2,003 $1,952
New residential units (1)245 299 240 140
New commercial units - 1 1 1
Water Utility:
Number of customers 2,317 1,727 1,538 1,234
Average quarterly consumption (2)56 28 18 18
(millions of gallons)
Sanitary Sewer Utility:
Number of customers 1,253 712 321 96
Average quarterly flow (3)11 12 14 74
(millions of gallons)
Sources: Various City Department's annual financial report statistics
(1) Excludes fire/demolition rebuilds
(2) Residential and Commercial; rate increase effective 1/1/2010 to encourage conservation
(3) Billed and measured based on water usage; new developer homes built in 2015 but not yet sold/occupied so no impact to flows
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Table 18
2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
4 2 3 - - 2
1 1 - 3 1 -
- 2 1 - - 2
17 1 - - - -
11 2 7 - - 1
- 2 1 - 1 1
2 5 4 6 2 5
358 448 399 315 361 319
237 280 262 195 211 205
21 28 28 24 14 24
$23,032 $19,979 $20,320 $16,133 $15,889 $12,903
$7,309 $966 $2,351 $2,590 $2,013 $1,617
41 32 31 24 26 29
3 - - - 1 1
1,073 1,051 1,016 998 967 941
19 21 15 14 18 24
45 29 29 29 29 28
77 77 75 71 72 68
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CAPITAL ASSET STATISTICS BY FUNCTION/PROGRAM Table 19
Last Ten Fiscal Years
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
Fire:
Stations 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Public Works:
Bituminous streets (miles)112 103 103 65 65 63 63 63 62 62
Gravel streets (miles)0.5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
Storm sewer (miles)33 30 30 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
Parks & Recreation:
Acres of parkland 427 420 420 420 420 420 420 420 420 420
Number of parks 24 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17
Water Utility:
Water towers 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
Miles of watermain 58 50 50 43 40 39 37 37 37 37
Number of fire hydrants 559 415 415 378 351 293 280 280 280 280
Sanitary Sewer Utility:
Miles of sanitary sewer 29 8 8 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
Lift Stations 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
Sources: Various City Department's annual financial report statistics
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