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' CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
tGENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Year Ended September 30, 1993
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' CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
' GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Year Ended September 30, 1993
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Exhibit Page
Independent Auditors' Report 1
' Combined Balance Sheet - All Fund Types and
Account Groups A-1 2-3
' Combined Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes
in Fund Balances - All Governmental Fund Types A-2 4-5
Combined Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes
in Fund Balances - Budget and Actual - General, Special
' Revenue and Debt Service Funds A-3 6-7
Combined Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in
Retained Earnings/Fund Balance - Proprietary Fund Type
' and Non-Expendable Trust Fund A-4 8-9
Combined Statement of Cash Flows - Proprietary Fund Type
and Non-Expendable Trust Fund A-5 10-11
Notes to Financial Statements A-6 12-35
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Independent Auditors' Report
To the Honorable Mayor and
Members of the City Council
City of Friendswood, Texas
We have audited the accompanying general purpose financial statements of the City
of Friendswood, Texas, as of and for the year ended September 30, 1993. These
general purpose financial statements are the responsibility of the City of
Friendswood, Texas, management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on
these general purpose financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
' assurance about whether the general purpose financial statements are free of
material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the general purpose financial
statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
t significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
general purpose financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit
provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
' In our opinion, the general purpose financial statements referred to in the first
paragraph present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the
' City of Friendswood, Texas, as of September 30, 1993, and the results of its
operations and the cash flows of its proprietary fund type and non-expendable
trust fund for the year then ended in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles.
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December 23, 1993
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' GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
COMBINED BALANCE SHEET —
ALL FUND TYPES AND ACCOUNT GROUPS
September 30, 1993
with comparative totals for September 30, 1992
Governmental Fund Types
Special Debt Capital
General Revenue Service Projects
• Assets and Other Debits
Assets
Cash and temporary investments $ 2,156,410 $ 8,409 $ 49,528 $ 2,789,378 '
Receivables:
Taxes 229,868 83,210
Accounts 195,004
Interest
Land, buildings, and equipment (at cost),
net of accumulated depreciation in
the Enterprise Fund
Investment in Blackhawk joint venture
Other assets 93,534 14,390 II
Other Debits
Amount available for debt service
Amount to be provided for retirement
of general long-term debt
Total Assets and Other Debits $ 2.674.816 $ 8,409 $ 132.738 $ 2,803,768
Liabilities, Equity, and Other Credits
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 534,406 62 $ 4,027 $ 114,644
Compensated absences 625,610
Customer deposits
Deferred revenue 302,165 83,210
Deferred compensation benefits payable
Bonds payable
Certificates of obligation
Total Liabilities 1,462,181 62 87,237 114,644
Equity and Other Credits
Contributed capital
Investment in general fixed assets
Retained Earnings:
Reserved
Unreserved
Fund Balances:
Reserved for encumbrances 68,415 425,908 I
Reserved for endowments
Reserved for debt service 45,501
Unreserved:
Designated 800,000 8,347 2,263,216
Undesignated 344,220
Total Equity and Other Credits 1,212,635 8,347 45,501 2,689,124
Total Liabilities, Equity, and
Other Credits $ 2,674,816 $ 8,409 $ 132,738 $ 2,803,768
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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IIExhibit A-1
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Proprietary Fiduciary Totals
Fund Type Fund Type Account Groups (Memorandum Only)
Trust and General General Long- September 30, September 30,
Enterprise Agency Fixed Assets Term Debt 1993 1992
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$ 2,528,339 $ 407,431 $ $ $ 7,939,495 $ 4,802,984
11 313,078 306,419
656,821 851,825 752,146
28,588 28,588
' 22,702,539 57,200 22,094,506 44,854,245 41,207,454
140,927 140,927 129,191
' 73,380 181,304 90,422
45,501 45,501 78,244
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9,016,148 9,016,148 6,587,533
$ 26.130,594 $ 464,631 $ 22,094,506 $ 9,061,649 $ 63,371,111 $ 53,954,393
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' $ 595,156 64,696 $ $ $ $ 1,248,295 $ 750,333
690,306 587,925
147,535 147,535 121,865
385,375 353,292
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378,444 336,444 305,671
3,480,000 6,856,649 10,36,649 7,155,777
3,660,000 2,205,000 5,865,000 4,120,000
7,947,387 378,444 9,061,649 19,051,604 13,394,863
II14,812,068 14,812,068 14,459,049
22,094,506 22,094,506 19,623,096
I1,229,135 1,229,135 1,046,385
2,142,004 2,142,004 3,184,426
II 494,323 357,699
67,200 67,200 67,200
45,501 78,244
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3,071,563 1,282,075
18,987 363,207 461,356
18,183,207 86,187 22,094,506 44,319,507 40,559,530
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$ 26,130,594 $ 464,631 $ 22,094,506 $ 9,061,649 $ 63,371,111 $ 53,954,393
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS I
COMBINED STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES —
ALL GOVERNMENTAL FUND TYPES
Year Ended September 30, 1993 I
with comparative totals for Year Ended September 30, 1992
Governmental Fund Types II
Special Debt Capital
General Revenue Service Projects '
Revenues
Property taxes $ 3,968,813 $ $ 1,280,704 $
Sales taxes 979,890
Franchise fees 530,059 '
Sanitation 838,542
Fines and forfeitures 174,487
Permits and fees 319,384
Donations 8,609 73,000 611,919 II
Intergovernmental 32,273
Interest on investments 128,002 620 25,573 62,072
Other 138,006 25
Total Revenues 7,118,065 73,620 1,306,277 674,016 I
Expenditures
Current:
General government 1,149,344 II
Public safety 2,737,505 77,153
Public works 1,621,896
Community development 386,976 IICommunity services 1,319,689
Capital outlay 2,318,794
Debt Service:
Principal retirement 945,000
Interest and fiscal charges 489,052
Total Expenditures 7,215,410 77,153 1,434,052 2,318,794 II
Revenues Over (Under) IIExpenditures (97,345) (3,533) (127,775) (1,644,778)
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Operating transfers in 248,145 1,399 95,032 1,467,829 II
Operating transfers (out) (304,802)
Proceeds from the sale of bonds (---_____--"� 6,471,674
Proceeds from the sale of
certificates of obligation 2,160,000 il
Payment to refunding bond
escrow agent �— (6,471,674)
Total Other Financing
Sources (Uses) (56,657) 1,399 95,032 3,627,829 II
Revenues and Other
Financing Sources Over
(Under) Expenditures and IIOther Financing (Uses) (154,002) (2,134) (32,743) 1,983,051
Fund balances - Beginning 1,366,637 10,481 78,244 706,073
Fund Balances - Ending ' $ 1,212,635 $ 8,347 $ 45,501 $ 2,689,124 II
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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IExhibit A-2
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11 Totals
(Memorandum Only)
1 September 30, 1993 September 30, 1992
$ 5,249,517 $ 4,958,963
979,890 804,453
11 530,059 545,793
838,542 780,604
174,487 171,154
319,384 337,539
II 693,528 76,299
32,273 34,006
216,267 170,145
138,031 151,543
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9,171,978 8,030,399
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1,149,344 1,112,882
2,814,658 3,061,016
1,621,896 1,537,447
386,976 326,854
1 1,319,689 1,087,039
2,318,794 371,954
945,000 830,000
1 489,052 485,242
11,045,409 8,812,434
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(1,873,431) (782,035)
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1,812,405 1664,354
(304,802) 633,319)
6,471,674 ,
1 2,160,000
(6,471,674)
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3,667,603 1,031,035
II 1,794,172 249,000
2,161,435 1,912,435
1 $ 3.955,607 $ 2.161,435
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS '
COMBINED STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES - BUDGET AND ACTUAL 11
GENERAL. SPECIAL REVENUE, AND DEBT SERVICE FUNDS
Year Ended September 30, 1993 I
with comparative totals for Year Ended September 30, 1992
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General Fund
Variance IIFavorable
Budget Actual (Unfavorable)
Revenues
Property taxes $ 3,883,478 $ 3,968,813 $ 85,335 II
Sales taxes 977,465 979,890 2,425
Franchise fees 533,390 530,059 (3,331)
Sanitation 760,179 838,542 78,363
Fines and forfeitures 165,860 174,487 8,627 II
Permits and fees 299,638 319,384 19,746
Donations 8,407 8,609 202
Intergovernmental l . Wnn 34,985 32,273 (2,712)
Interest on investments c Mot it )>106,670 128,002 21,332 II
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Other 41114t 84,495 138,006 53,511
Total Revenues V ` 6,854,567 7,118,065 263,498
ExpendituresII
Current:
General government 1,331,445 1,149,344 182,101
Public safety 2,726,870 2,737,505 (10,635) ,
Public works 1,553,524 1,621,896 (68,372)
Community development 391,571 386,976 4,595
Community services 1,386,414 1,319,689 66,725
Debt Service: IIPrincipal retirement
Interest and fiscal charges
Total Expenditures 7,389,824 7,215,410 174,414
Revenues Over (Under) I
Expenditures (535,257) (97,345) 437,912
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Operating transfers in 24 248,145 II
Operating transfers (out) 384,006 (304,802) 79,204
Proceeds from the sale of bonds IIPayment to refunding bond escrow agent
Total Other Financing
Sources (Uses) (135,861) (56,657) 79,204
Revenues and Other Financing II
Sources Over (Under)
Expenditures and Other
Financing (Uses) (671,118) (154,002) 517,116 '
Fund balances - Beginning 1,366,637 1,366,637
Fund Balances - Ending $ 695,519 $ 1,212,635 $ 517,116 II
See Notes to Financial Statements. '
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Exhibit A-3
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IISpecial Revenue Fund Debt Service Fund
Variance Variance
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Favorable Favorable
(Un
favorable)
Actual (Unfavorable) Budget Actual
$ $ $ $ 1,251,586 $ 1,280,704 $ 29,118
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II76,163 73,000 (3,163)
1,230 620 (610) 24,897 25,573 676
77,393 73,620 (3,773) 1,276,483 1,306,277 29,794
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83,197 77,153 6,044
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937,500 945,000 (7,500)
488,030 489,052 (1,022)
83,197 77,153 6,044 1,425,530 1,434,052 (8,522)
II (5,804) (3,533) 2,271 (149,047) (127,775) 21,272
' 1,399 1,399 95,032 95,032
6,471,674 6,471,674
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(6,471,674) (6,471,674)
1,399 1,399 95,032 95,032
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II (5,804) (2,134) 3,670 (54,015) (32,743) 21,272
10,481 10,481 78,244 78,244
II $ 4,677 $ 8,347 S 3,670 $ 24,229 $ 45,501 $ 21,272
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS 1
COMBINED STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES, AND
CHANGES IN RETAINED EARNINGS/FUND BALANCE —
PROPRIETARY FUND TYPE AND NON—EXPENDABLE TRUST FUND
Year Ended September 30, 1993
with comparative totals for Year Ended September 30, 1992
Proprietary Fiduciary II
Fund Type Fund Type
Non-Expendable II
Enterprise Trust
Operating Revenues
Water charges $ 2,612,847 $
Sewer charges 1,070,081 IIFees and penalties 85,820
Other 39,818
Total Operating Revenues 3,808,566 II
Operating Expenses IIWater operations 824,110
Sewer operations 1,063,052
Operation administration 88,353
Finance administration 163,132 IIComputer services 4,294
Insurance 26,259
Engineering 77,769
Depreciation 695,616 1
Total Operating Expenses 2,942,585
Operating Income 865,981 II
Nonoperating Revenues (Expenses) IIInterest revenue 172,257 1,048
Interest expense (390,307)
Total Nonoperating Revenues (Expenses) (218,050) 1,048 ,
Income Before Operating Transfers 647,931 1,048
Operating Transfers In (Out) II
Operating transfers (out) (1,507,603)
Net Income (Loss) (859,672) 1,048 ,
Retained earnings/Fund balance - Beginning 4,230,811 85,139 II
Retained Earnings/Fund Balance - Ending $ 3,371,139 $ 86,187 '
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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IExhibit A-4
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Totals
I Septe r 30,(Memorandum1993 Only)
mbe September 30, 1992
$ 2,612,847 $ 2,428,937
II 1,070,081 1,031,407
85,820 78,697
39,818 28,338
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3,808,566 3,567,379
I 824,110 770,128
1,063,052 990,540
88,353 83,949
' 163,132 4,294 151,319
5,299
26,259 17,998
77,769 44,461
II695,616 648,639
2,942,585 2,712,333
1 865,981 855,046
II 173,305 71,754
(390,307) (337,952)
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(217,002) (266,198)
648,979 588,848
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(1,507,603) (1,031,035)
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(858,624) (442,187)
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4,315,950 4,758,137
$ 3,457.326 $ 4,315.950
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
COMBINED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS —
PROPRIETARY FUND TYPE AND NON—EXPENDABLE TRUST FUND
Year Ended September 30, 1993
with comparative totals for Year Ended September 30, 1992
Proprietary Fiduciary
Fund Type Fund Type
Non-Expendable
Enterprise Trust
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Operating income $ 865,981 $
Adjustments to Reconcile Operating Income
to Net Cash Provided (Used) by Operating
Activites:
Depreciation 695,616
Changes in Assets and Liabilities:
(Increase) Decrease in accounts receivable (95,086)
(Increase) Decrease in other assets (47,433)
Increase (Decrease) in accounts
payable and accrued liabilities 305,485
Increase (Decrease) in customer deposits 25,670
Increase (Decrease) in compensated absences 15,669
Net Cash Provided by
Operating Activities 1,765,902
Cash Flows from Noncapital Financing Activities
Operating transfers (out) (1,507,603)
Net Cash (Used) by Noncapital
Financing Activities (1,507,603)
Cash Flows from Capital and Related
Financing Activities
Contributed capital 353,020
Capital expenditures for property, plant,
and equipment (1,868,716)
Issuance of revenue bonds and certificates
of obligation 2,840,000
Principal payments on revenue bonds and
certificates of obligation (310,000)
Interest payments on revenue bonds and
certificates of obligation (390,307)
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Capital
and Related Financing Activities 623,997
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Interest on investments 172,257 1,048
Net Cash Provided by
Investing Activities 172,257 1,048
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash
and Cash Equivalents 1,054,553 1,048 ,
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year 1,473,786 27,939
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Year $ 2,528,339 $ 28,987 II
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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IExhibit A-5
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IITotals
(Memorandum Only)
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September 30, 1993 September 30, 1992
$ 865,981 $ 855,046
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695,616 650,921
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(95,086) (65,821)
(47,433) (9,438)
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305,485 (34,467)
25,670 41,800
15,669 327
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1,765,902 1,438,368
(1,507,603) (1,031,035)
I (1,507,603) (1,031,035)
' 353,020 494,180
(1,868,716) (949,210)
' 2,840,000
II (310,000) (235,000)
(390,307) (337,952)
623,997 (1,027,982)
II
173,305 71,754
' 173,305 71,754
II
1,055,601 (548,895)
1,501,725 2,050,620
I $ 2,557,326 $ 1,501,725
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD. TEXAS ,
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ,
NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES ,
The City of Friendswood, Texas (the City) , was incorporated on
October 15, 1960 with the charter providing for a Mayor-Council form of
city government. On October 16, 1971, the charter was amended to
provide for a City Council-City Manager form of government. The
charter was also amended on March 24, 1992, to provide for a term
limitation of three terms. It also changed the term of Mayor and
Council Members from two to three years and is being phased in over a
three year period. The Mayor and six Council Members are elected from
the City at large.
The City Council is the principal legislative body of the City. The
City Manager is appointed by a majority vote of the City Council and is
responsible to the Council for the administration of all the affairs of
the City. The City Manager is responsible for law enforcement,
appointment and removal of department directors and employees,
supervision and control of all City departments, and preparation of the
annual budget. The Mayor presides at meetings of the City Council and
can vote.
The City provides the following services: public safety, streets,
parks and recreation, library, water and sewer, sanitation, planning
and zoning, building inspection, code enforcement, and general
administrative services.
A. Reporting Entity
The combined financial statements of the City include all funds
and operations which are controlled by or dependent upon the
City. The criteria considered in determining governmental
activities to be reported within the City's combined financial
statements include the degree of oversight responsibility
exercised by the City Council over an organization, activity,
or function. Oversight responsibility is demonstrated by
financial interdependency, selection of governing authority,
designation of management, ability to significantly influence I
operations, and accountability for fiscal matters.
The City is the lowest level of government exercising oversight
responsibility and control over all activities related to
operations of the City within the boundaries of the City of
Friendswood, Texas. The City is not included in any other
governmental "reporting entity" as defined by the Governmental
Accounting Standards Board, since the City Council is elected
by the public and has decision making authority, the power to
designate management, the ability to significantly influence
operations, and primary accountability for fiscal matters.
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' NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
A. Reportine Entity (continued)
' The City participates in funding a contributory pension plan
(see Note 6) . Under applicable sections of State of Texas
' statutes, the responsibility for the administration and
operations of the Texas Municipal Retirement System has been
vested with its pension board. The pension plan has not been
included in the City's reporting entity because the City
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Council is not able to exercise control over the operations of
the plan, to select the plan's governing authority, designate
management, or otherwise significantly influence operations.
' The City is also not responsible for financing deficits, if
any, of the plan, is not entitled to surpluses, and does not
guarantee debts of the plan.
' The City offers its employees a deferred compensation plan
created in accordance with Internal Revenue Code Section 457.
Pursuant to Statement No. 2 of the Governmental Accounting
' Standards Board, the plan is included in the City's reporting
entity as an agency fund because the City has title to the
plan's assets under established regulations.
' As indicated in Note 8, the City participates in a joint
venture (Blackhawk Regional Waste Treatment Plant) with three
other entities, under the authority of the Gulf Coast Waste
' Disposal Authority. This venture is accounted for under the
equity method.
B. Basis of Presentation - Fund Accounting
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The City's accounts are organized on the basis of funds or
' account groups, each of which is considered to be a separate
accounting entity. The operations of each fund are accounted
for by providing a set of self-balancing accounts which consist
of each fund's assets, liabilities, fund equity, revenues, and
I expenditures or expenses, as appropriate. Governmental
resources are allocated to and accounted for in individual
funds based on the purposes for which they are intended and the
' means by which spending activities are controlled. The
following paragraphs describe the fund types and account groups
used by the City in its financial statements.
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS '
NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) ,
R. Basis of Presentation - Fund Accounting (continued)
Governmental Fund Types
Governmental Funds are those through which most governmental
functions of the City are financed. The acquisition, use, and
balances of the City's expendable financial resources and the
related liabilities (except those accounted for in the
Proprietary Funds) are accounted for through Governmental
Funds. The measurement focus is based on determination of
changes in financial position, rather than on net income
determination. The following are the City's governmental fund
types: I
General Fund
The General Fund accounts for the resources used to
finance the fundamental operations of the City which
are not accounted for in another fund. The principal
sources of revenue of the General Fund are property
taxes, sales and use taxes, franchise taxes, fines and
forfeitures, and other programs and services.
Expenditures are for general government, public
safety, public works, community development, and
community services.
Debt Service Fund
The Debt Service Fund is used to account for the
accumulation of resources for the retirement of
general long-term debt and related costs. The primary
source of revenue of the Debt Service Fund is property
taxes.
Special Revenue Fund
The Special Revenue Fund is used to account for the
proceeds of specific revenue sources (other than
expendable trusts and major capital projects) that are
legally restricted or designated for specified
activities.
Capital Projects Fund
The Capital Projects Fund is used to account for the
financial resources to be used for the acquisition or
construction of major capital facilities financed
principally by proceeds of bond and certificate of
obligation issues.
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
' NOTE. I - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
B. Basis of Presentation -Fund Accounting (continued)
' Proprietary Fund Type
Enterprise Fund
The Enterprise Fund is used to account for the City's
water, wastewater collection, and wastewater treatment
operations. Such operations are operated in a manner
similar to private business enterprises, where the
intent of the City is that the costs (including
depreciation) of providing goods or services to the
' general public on a continuing basis will be financed
or recovered primarily through user charges.
Fiduciary Fund Types
Trust Fund
The Non-Expendable Trust Fund (1776 Park) is used to
' account for assets held by the City in a trustee
capacity or as an agent for individuals, private
organizations, other governments and/or other funds.
This fund is accounted for in the same manner as
proprietary funds.
Agency Fund
' The Agency Fund (Deferred Compensation Fund) is used
to account for assets held for employees in accordance
with the provisions of Internal Revenue Code
' Section 457. The Agency Fund is custodial in nature
(assets equal liabilities) and does not involve
measurement of results of operations.
' Account Groups
Account groups are used to establish accounting control and
accountability for the City's general fixed assets and general
long-term debt where such items do not directly affect net
expendable available resources. The following are the City's
account groups:
General Fixed Assets
The General Fixed Assets Account Group is used to
account for the City's land, buildings, improvements,
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and equipment except those recorded in the Proprietary
Fund.
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS ,
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) ,
B. Basis of Presentation - Fund Accounting(continued)
Account Groups (continued) '
General Lone-Term Debt
This account group is used to account for the City's
liability for general obligation bonds, certificates
of obligation, and other long-term liabilities. The
debt is offset by the amount available in the Debt '
Service Fund and the amount to be provided in future
years.
C. Basis of Accounting I
The basis of accounting is the method by which revenues and
expenditures or expenses are recognized in the accounts and
reported in the financial statements. The accounting and
financial reporting treatment applied to a fund is determined
by its measurement focus. All Governmental Fund Types are
accounted for using a current financial resources measurement
focus. With this measurement focus, only current assets and
current liabilities generally are included on the balance
sheet. Operating statements of these funds present increases
(i.e. , revenues and other financing sources) and decreases
(i.e. , expenditures and other financing uses) in net current
assets.
The Proprietary Fund is accounted for on a flow of economic
resources measurement focus. With this measurement focus, all
assets and liabilities associated with the operation of this
fund are included on the balance sheet. Fund equity (i.e. , net
total assets) is segregated into contributed capital and
retained earnings components. Proprietary Fund operating
statements present increases (i.e. , revenues) and decreases
(e.g. , expenses) in net total assets.
The modified accrual basis of accounting is used by the
Governmental and Fiduciary Fund Types. Under the modified
accrual basis of accounting, revenues are recognized when
susceptible to accrual, i.e. , both measurable and available.
"Measurable" means the amount of the transaction can be
determined and "available" means collectible within the current
period or soon enough thereafter to be used to pay liabilities
of the current period. Most types of revenue (except
investment earnings) are recorded as revenues when received in
cash because they are generally not measurable until actually
received. Investment earnings are recorded as earned since
they are measurable and available. '
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
' NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
C. Basis o[Accounting (continued)
' Under the modified accrual basis of accounting, expenditures
(including capital outlay) are recorded when the liability is
' incurred, except for general obligation bond principal and
interest which are recorded when paid rather than when
incurred.
' The Proprietary Fund is accounted for using the accrual basis
of accounting, whereby revenues are recognized in the period in
which they are earned and expenses are recognized in the period
in which they are incurred.
D. Budgets
' Procedures in establishing budgetary data reflected in the
financial statements are as follow:
' 1. On or before the first day of August of each year, the
City Manager shall submit to the Council a proposed
budget and an accompanying message. The Council shall
review the proposed budget and revise as deemed
' appropriate prior to general circulation for public
hearing. The Council shall adopt the budget by
ordinance on one reading on or before the 15th day of
' September or as soon thereafter as practical.
Adoption of the budget shall require an affirmative
vote of at least a majority of all members of the
' Council. Adoption of the budget shall constitute
appropriations of the amounts specified therein as
expenditures from the funds indicated. If, during the
fiscal year, the City Manager certifies that there are
' available for appropriation, revenues in excess of
those estimated in the budget, the Council may make
supplemental appropriation for the year up to the
amount of such excess.
2. At any time during the fiscal year, the City Manager
may transfer part or all of any unencumbered
appropriation balance among programs within a
department, division, or office, and, upon written
request by the City Manager, the Council may by
ordinance transfer part or all of any unencumbered
appropriation balance from one department, office, or
agency to another.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) I
D. Budgets (continued)
3. Limitations: No appropriation for debt service may be
reduced or transferred and no appropriation may be
reduced below any amount required by law to be
appropriated or by more than the amount of the
unencumbered balance thereof.
4. Lapse of Appropriations: Every appropriation, except
an appropriation for a capital expenditure, shall
lapse at the close of the fiscal year to the extent
that it has not been expended or encumbered. An
appropriation for a capital expenditure shall continue
in force under the purpose for which it was made until
it has been accomplished or abandoned. The purpose of
any such appropriation shall be deemed abandoned if
three years pass without disbursement from or
encumbrance of the appropriation.
S. Legally adopted budgets for the General, Special '
Revenue, and Debt Service Funds are prepared on a
basis consistent with generally accepted accounting
principles (GAAP) at the departmental level, the legal
level of budgetary control.
6. Encumbrances represent commitments related to
unperformed contracts for goods or services.
Encumbrance accounting under which purchase orders,
contracts, and other commitments for the expenditure
of resources are recorded to reserve that portion of
the applicable appropriation - is utilized in the
governmental funds. Encumbrances outstanding at year
end are reported as reservations of fund balances and
do not constitute expenditures or liabilities because
the commitments will be honored during the subsequent
year. Encumbrances that lapse are reappropriated in
the ensuing years budget. ,
The City of Friendswood has complied with all budget requirements
for the year ended September 30, 1993.
E. Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents for purposes of the cash flows '
statement for Proprietary Fund types includes cash and
temporary investments as disclosed in Note 2. These cash and
investments are generally available for the City's disbursement
needs and have a maturity of three months or less from the date
of acquisition.
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
' NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
F. Interfund Transactions
' Transactions Between Funds
Transactions between funds that would be treated as revenues,
expenditures, or expenses if they involved organizations
' external to the governmental unit are accounted for as
revenues, expenditures, or expenses in the funds involved.
Transactions which constitute reimbursements of a fund for
' expenditures or expenses initially made from that fund which
are properly attributable to another fund are recorded as
expenditures or expenses in the reimbursing fund and primarily
as reductions of the expenditure or expense in the fund that is
reimbursed.
Non-recurring or non-routine transfers of equity between funds
' are reported as additions to or reductions of the fund balance
of Governmental Funds. Transfers of equity to the Enterprise
Fund are treated as contributed capital, and such transfers
from the Enterprise Fund are reported as reductions of retained
earnings or contributed capital, as is appropriate in the
circumstances. All other legally authorized transfers are
treated as operating transfers and are included in the results
' of operations of both the Governmental and Proprietary Fund
Types.
Fixed Assets
General Fixed Assets
General fixed assets have been acquired or constructed for
' general governmental purposes. Such fixed assets are recorded
as expenditures in the Governmental Funds and capitalized at
historical cost in the General Fixed Assets Account Group.
' Gifts or contributions of general fixed assets are recorded at
estimated fair market value upon receipt. Public domain
("infrastructure") general fixed assets consisting of certain
' improvements other than buildings, including roads, bridges,
curbs and gutters, streets and sidewalks, drainage systems, and
lighting systems are capitalized as general fixed assets. No
depreciation has been provided on general fixed assets.
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) 1
G. Fixed Assets (continued)
Enterprise Fund Fixed Assets
The land, buildings, and equipment owned by the Enterprise Fund
are recorded at historical cost, including those constructed in
the Capital Projects Fund, or at estimated fair market value
for contributed assets. Interest costs during construction are
capitalized when the effects of capitalization materially
impact the financial statements. Some of the assets on which
such interest was capitalized are still under construction and
are classified as construction in progress in the Enterprise
Fund. Depreciation of buildings and equipment is provided
using the straight-line method over the following estimated
useful lives:
Years, ,
Water and sewer system 40-50
Equipment 5-10
Additions to the water and sewer systems are financed
principally from sources other than Enterprise Fund operating
revenues. Such additions are reflected as contributed capital
in the accompanying financial statements. Depreciation
recognized on assets acquired or constructed by general
obligation bond proceeds is recorded as an expense in the
statement of operations.
The costs of normal maintenance and repairs are charged to
operations as incurred. Improvements and betterments which
extend the useful lives of the assets are capitalized.
H. Debt Service
The ad valorem tax rate is allocated each year between the
General Fund and the Debt Service Fund. The full amount
estimated to be required for debt service on general obligation
debt is provided by the tax along with interest earned in the
Debt Service Fund. Enterprise Fund long-term requirements are
provided by net revenues to the fund.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
II
NOTE I - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
General Property Taxes
II.
All taxes due the City on real or personal property are payable
at the Office of the City Assessor-Collector and may be paid at
any time after the tax rolls for the year have been completed
II and approved, which is no later than October 1. Taxes are
levied on October 1 and are due by February 1, and all taxes
not paid prior to this date are deemed delinquent and are
I
subject to penalty and interest. All property located within
the City limits on the first day of January of each year is
charged with a special lien in favor of the City from such date
for taxes due thereon.
IJ. Allowances
I
The allowance for doubtful accounts has been recorded at
September 30, 1993 as follows:
Fund Time of Account Amount
I
Enterprise Fund Water and Sewer Billings $ 10,000
General Fund Sanitation Billings 2,000
IIN. Total Columns on Combined Statements
Total columns presented in the combined financial statements
I are captioned (Memorandum Only) to indicate that they are
presented only to facilitate financial analysis. Data in these
columns do not represent financial position, results of
I
operations, or changes in financial position in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles. Interfund
eliminations have not been made in the aggregation of this
data. Certain reclassifications have been made to the data for
I
the prior year to conform with the current year presentation.
INOTE 2 - DEPOSITS (CASH) AND TEMPORARY INVESTMENTS
Deposits (Cash)
I
The City's funds are required to be deposited and invested under the
terms of a depository contract pursuant to state statutes. The
depository bank deposits, for safekeeping and trust with the City's
IIagent bank, approved pledged securities in an amount sufficient to
protect City funds on a day-to-day basis during the period of the
contract. The pledge of approved securities is waived only to the
extent of the depository bank's dollar amount of Federal Deposit
II
Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") Insurance.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS '
NOTE 2 - DEPOSITS (CASH) AND TEMPORARY INVESTMENTS (continued) '
Deposits (Cash) (continued)
The City's cash deposits, at September 30, 1993, were entirely covered
by FDIC insurance or by pledged collateral held by the City's agent
bank. The deposits were collateralized in accordance with state law
and were properly secured throughout the year.
The cash deposits held at financial institutions can be categorized
according to three levels of risk. These three levels of risk are:
Category 1 Deposits which are insured or collateralized with
securities held by the entity or by its agent in the
entity's name.
Category 2 Deposits which are collateralized with securities held
by the pledging financial institution's trust
department or agent in the entity's name.
Category 3 Deposits which are not collateralized. ,
Based on these three levels of risk, all of the City's cash deposits
are classified as Category 1. ,
Temporary Investments
Statutes authorize the City to invest in obligations of the U. S.
Treasury or the State of Texas, certain U. S. agencies, certificates of
deposit, money market savings accounts, certain municipal securities,
repurchase agreements, common trust funds, and other investments
specifically allowed by the Public Funds Investment Act of 1987
(Article 842a. -2 Vernon's Civil Statutes).
Similar to cash deposits, investments held at a financial institution '
can be categorized according to three levels of risk. These three
levels of risk are:
Category 1 Investments that are insured, registered or held by the
entity or by its agent in the entity's name.
Category 2 Investments that are uninsured and unregistered held by
the counterparty's trust department or agent in the
entity's name. '
Category 3 Uninsured and unregistered investments held by the
counterparty, its trust department or its agent, but
not in the entity's name. '
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' CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 2 - DEPOSITS (CASH) AND TEMPORARY INVESTMENTS (continued)
Temporary Investments (continued)
Based on these three levels of risk, all of the City's investments
other than amounts in Texpool are classified as Category 1. The
' Texpool investments are not evidenced by securities that exist in
physical or book entry form and accordingly are not categorized.
However, Texpool policies require that local government deposits be
used to purchase investments authorized by the Public Funds Investment
Act of 1987, as amended.
Cash and Temporary Investments
' The City's cash and temporary investments, at September 30, 1993, are
shown below.
Carrying Market
Amount Value
Cash $ 667.988 $ 667.988
' United States Government Securities 1,271,593 1,271,593
Texpool 5.999,914 5.999.914
' Total Temporary Investments 7.271,507 7.271.507
Total Cash and Temporary
Investments $ 7.939.495 $ 7.939.495
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NOTE 3 - PROPERTY TAXES
' The City's property taxes are levied annually in October on the basis
of the Appraisal District's assessed values as of January 1 of that
' calendar year. Appraised values are established by the Appraisal
District at market value and assessed at 100% of appraised value. The
City's property taxes are billed and collected by the City's Tax
Assessor/Collector. Such taxes are applicable to the fiscal year in
' which they are levied and become delinquent with an enforceable lien on
property on February 1 of the subsequent calendar year.
' Property taxes are prorated between operations and debt service based
on rates adopted for the year of the levy. For the current year, the
City levied property taxes of $.663 per $100 of assessed valuation
which were prorated between operations and debt service in the amounts
of $.5016 and $.1614, respectively. The resulting adjusted tax levies
were $3,918,438 and $1,260,837 for operations and debt service,
respectively, on the total adjusted taxable valuation of $781,187,783
' for the 1993 tax year.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS I
NOTE 3 - PROPERTY TAXES (continued) I
Property taxes receivable, at September 30, 1993, consists of the 1
following:
Tax General Debt Service
Year Fund Fund I
1993 $ 74,291 $ 23,900
1992 29,928 10,937
1991 17,824 6,525 I
1990 16,070 4,873
1989 14,672 5,421
1988 and prior 77.083 31.554
$ 229.868 S 83.210 I
NOTE 4- LAND. BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT I
A summary of changes in land, buildings, and equipment included in the
General Fixed Assets Account Group, for the year ended September 30, I
1993, follows:
Balance Balance
October 1, September 30,
1992 Additions Retirements 1993
Land S 1,424,893 S 503,219 S $ 1,928,112
Buildings 2,452,811 476,827 2,929,638
Improvements other '
than buildings 12,170,845 491,956 12,662,801
Furniture and equipment 3,465,437 368,223 (118,871) 3,714,789
Construction in progress 109,110 1.718.657 (968.601) 859.166
Total General Fixed
Assets $ 19_�623, S 3,5� 58.882 $(1,087,472) $ 2 506 IIm
onmmlimmonis
A summary of changes in Enterprise Fund land, buildings, and equipment,
for the year ended September 30, 1993, follows: I
Transfers
Balance In (Out) Balance•
IIOctober 1, and September 30,
1992 Additions Retirements 1993
Land $ 249,417 $ $ S 249,417
Plant and equipment 9,275,624 98,018 240,598 9,614,240
Plant and equipment - IIBlackhawk 9,749,543 9,749,543
Water and sewer line 8,312,024 8,312,024
Construction in progress 235.357 1.770.698 (273,598) 1.732.457
$ 27,821,965 S 186.716 S (33.000) 29,657,681 IILess accumulated
depreciation (6,955.142)
Net Land, Buildings,
and Equipment S 2 ,539
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IINOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
I
NOTE 5 - LONG-TERM DEBT
General Obligation Bonds
IIThe City issues general obligation bonds to provide funds for the
acquisition and construction of major capital facilities payable from
I
the proceeds of an annual ad valorem tax. General obligation bonds
have been issued to refund both general obligation and revenue bonds.
These bonds therefore are reported in the proprietary fund if they are
expected to be repaid from proprietary revenues.
II
II General obligation bonds are direct obligations and pledge the full
faith and credit of the City. General obligation bonds currently
I
outstanding are as follow:
Purpose Interest Rates Amount
General government - Refunding 2.25% - 7.9% $ 6,535,777
I
Proprietary - Refunding 2.25% - 4.625% 3,015,000
I
Annual debt service requirements to maturity for general obligation
bonds, including interest of $2,782,882, are as follow:
Enterprise General Long-
' Fiscal Year Fund Term Debt Total
1994 $ 146,466 $ 1,211,895 $ 1,358,361
1995 145,791 1,114,718 1,260,509
II 1996 194,141 1,183,970 1,378,111
1997 638,194 727,909 1,366,103
1998 652,504 744,290 1,396,794
I Thereafter 2.000.674 3.573.107 5.573.781
$ 3,777,770 $ 8.555.889 $ 12.333.659
11 Combination Tax and Revenue Certificates of Obligation
The City also issues combination tax and revenue certificates of
I obligation (C.O. 's) to provide funds for the acquisition and
construction of major capital facilities payable from the proceeds of
annual ad valorem tax and further payable from a junior and
Ian
subordinate pledge of the net revenues of the City's water and sewer
system. C.O. 's have been issued for both general government and
proprietary activities. These bonds therefore are reported in the
II proprietary fund if they are expected to be repaid from proprietary
revenues. C.O. 's currently outstanding are as follow:
Purpose Interest Rates Amount
IIGeneral government 5.3% - 8.375% $ 2,205,000
Proprietary 5.3% - 8.375% 3,660,000
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS I
NOTE 5 - LONG-TERM DEBT (continued) 1
Combination Tax and Revenue Certificates of Obligation (continued) I
Annual debt service requirements to maturity for C.O. 's, including
interest of $3,212,095, are as follow:
Enterprise General Long- I
Fiscal Year Fund Term Debt Total
1994 $ 375,755 $ 171,729 $ 547,484 II1995 421,370 153,833 575,203
1996 519,855 151,808 671,663
1997 527,291 149,783 677,074
1998 230,109 196,070 426,179 II
Thereafter 3.480.017 2.699.475 6.179.492
$ 5.554.397 $ 3.522.698 $ 9.077.095
II
Revenue Bonds
The City also issues bonds where the City pledges income derived from II
the acquired or constructed assets to pay debt service. Revenue bonds
outstanding are as follow:
Purpose Interest Rates Amount I
Proprietary 5.5% - 6.125% $ 465,000
Annual debt service requirements maturity uirements to for revenue bonds II
including interest of $62,831, are as follow:
Enterprise II
Fiscal Year Fund
1994 $ 158,378 II1995 155,581
1996 55,244
1997 52,503 II1998 54,594
Thereafter 51.531
$ 527.831
II
II
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
II
I
NOTE 5 - LONG-TERM DEBT (continued)
Advance Refunding
IOne April 14, 1993, the City advance refunded a portion of general
obligation refunding bonds and unlimited tax and revenue certificates
of obligation with general obligation refunding bonds. The City issued
I
$6,555,000 of general obligation refunding bonds to provide resources
to purchase government securities that were placed in an irrevocable
trust for the purpose of generating resources for all future debt
I
service payments on the refunded debt. As a result, the refunded bonds
are considered to be defeased and the liability has been removed from
the General Long-Term Debt Account Group and the Proprietary Fund.
' This advance refunding was undertaken to reduce total debt service
payments over the next 11 years by $229,919 and to obtain an economic
gain (difference between the present value of the debt service payments
of the refunded and refunding bonds) of $205,550.
IIChanges in Lone Term Liabilities
I
During the year ended September 30, 1993, the following changes
occurred in liabilities reported in the general long-term debt account
group:
I
Balance Balance
October 1, September 30,
1992 Additions Reductions 1993
Accreted interest on premium
I compound interest bonds S $ 320,872 S $ 320,872
General obligation debt 6,575,777 3,480,000 3,520,000 6,535,777
Certificates of obligation 90,000 2,160,000 45,000 2,205,000
Total $ 6.665.777 S 5�i72 $ 3.56 S 9.061.649
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NOTE 6 - RETIREMENT PLANS
IA. Texas Municipal Retirement System
IIPlan Description
The City provides pension benefits for all of its full-time
employees through a non-traditional, joint contributory,
defined contribution plan in the state-wide Texas Municipal
IIRetirement System ("TMRS"), one of over 570 administered by
TMRS, an agent multiple-employer public employee retirement
system. It is the opinion of TMRS management that the plans in
I TMRS are substantially defined contribution plans, but they
have elected to provide additional voluntary disclosure to help
foster a better understanding of some of the non-traditional
IIcharacteristics of the plan.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 6 - RETIREMENT PIANS (continued) '
A. Texas Municipal Retirement System (continued)
Plan Description (continued)
Benefits depend upon the sum of the employee's contributions to
the plan, with interest, and the City-financed monetary
credits, with interest. At the inception of the plan, the City
granted monetary credits for service rendered before the plan
began of a theoretical amount equal to two times what would
have been contributed by the employee, with interest, prior to
establishment of the plan. Monetary credits for service since
initiation of the plan are a percent (100%, 150%, or 200%) of
the employee's accumulated contributions. In addition, the 1
City can grant as often as annually another type of monetary
credit referred to as an updated service credit which is a
theoretical amount which, when added to the employee's
accumulated contributions and the monetary credits for service
since the plan began, would be the total monetary credits and
employee contributions accumulated, with interest if the
current employee contribution rate and the City matching
percent had always been in existence and if the employee's
salary had always been the average of his salary in the last
three years that are one year before the effective date. At
retirement, the benefit is calculated as if the sum of the
employee's accumulated contributions with interest and the
employer-financed monetary credits with interest were used to '
purchase an annuity.
Members can retire at ages 60 and above with ten or more years
of service or with 25 years of service regardless of age. The 1
plan also provides for death and disability benefits. A member
is vested after ten years, but he must leave his accumulated
contributions in the plan. If a member withdraws his own
money, he is not entitled to the employer-financed monetary
credits, even if he was vested. The plan provisions are
adopted by the governing body of the City, within the options
available in the state statutes governing TMRS and within the
actuarial constraints also in the statutes.
1
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
INOTE 6 - RETIREMENT PLANS (continued)
A. Texas Municipal Retirement System (continued)
IContributions
The contribution rate for the employees is 6%, and the City's
matching percent is currently 150% of that contribution, both
I
as adopted by the governing body of the City. Under the state
law governing TMRS, the City contribution rate is annually
determined by the actuary. This rate consists of the normal
I
cost contribution rate and the prior service contribution rate,
both of which are calculated to be a level percent of payroll
from year to year. The normal cost contribution rate finances
II the currently accruing monetary credits due to City matching
percent, which are the obligation of the City as of an
employee's retirement date, not at the time the employee's
contributions are made. The normal cost contribution rate is
I
the actuarially determined percent of payroll necessary to
satisfy the obligation of the City to each employee at the time
his retirement becomes effective. The prior service
I
contribution rate amortizes the unfunded actuarial liability
over the remainder of the plan's 25-year amortization period.
When the City periodically adopts updated service credits and
increases in annuities, the increased unfunded actuarial
IIliability is to be amortized over a new 25-year period.
Currently, the unfunded actuarial liability is being amortized
over the 25-year period which began January 1991. The unit
II credit actuarial cost method is used for determining the City
contribution rate. Contributions are made monthly by both the
employees and the City. Since the City needs to know its
I
contribution rate in advance to budget for it, there is a one-
year lag between the actuarial valuation that is the basis for
the rate and the calendar year when the rate goes into effect.
II The City's total payroll in fiscal year 1993 was $3,699,490,
and the City's contributions were based on a payroll of
$3,339,878. Both the City and the covered employees made the
I
required contributions, amounting to $208,440 (6.98% of covered
payroll for the months in calendar year 1992 consisting of
5.38% normal cost plus 1.60% to amortize the unfunded actuarial
liability, and 5.97% for the months in calendar year 1993
I .
comprised of 5.40% normal cost plus 2.57% to amortize the
unfunded actuarial liability) for the City and $200,363 (6%)
for the employees. The City adopted changes in the plan
II subsequent to the previous actuarial valuation, which had the
effect of increasing the City's contribution rate for 1993 by
0.50% of payroll. There were no related-party transactions.
II .
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS '
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 6- RETIREMENT PLANS (continued) '
A. Texas Municipal Retirement System (continued)
Fundine Status and Proeress
Even though the substance of the City's plan is not to provide
a defined benefit in some form, some additional voluntary
disclosure is appropriate due to the non-traditional nature of
the defined contribution plan which had an initial unfunded
pension benefit obligation due to the monetary credits granted
by the City for services rendered before the plan began and
which can have additions to the unfunded pension benefit
obligation through the periodic adoption of increases in
benefit credits and benefits. Statement No. 5 of the
Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB 5) defines
pension benefit obligation as a standardized disclosure measure
of the actuarial present value of pension benefits, adjusted
for the effects of projected salary increases, estimated to be
payable in the future as a result of employee service to date.
The measure is intended to help users assess the funding status
of public employee pension plans, assess progress made in
accumulating sufficient assets to pay benefits when due, and
make comparisons among public employee pension plans.
The pension benefit obligation shown below is similar in nature
to the standardized disclosure measure required by GASB 5 for
defined benefit plans except that there is no need to project
salary increases since the benefit credits earned for service
to date are not dependent upon future salaries. The
calculations were made as part of the annual actuarial
valuation as of September 30, 1992. Because of the money-
purchase nature of the plan, the interest rate assumption,
currently 8.5% per year, does not have as much impact on the
results as it does for a defined benefit plan. Market value of
assets is not determined for each City's plan, but the market
value of assets for TMRS as a whole was 112.3% of book value as
of September 30, 1992.
Pension Benefit Obligation
Annuitants currently receiving benefits $ 135,734
Terminated employees 577,998
Current Employees
Accumulated employee contributions,
including allocated invested earnings 1,600,115
Employer-financed vested 1,584,453
Employer-financed nonvested 347.673
Total Pension Benefit Obligation 4,245,973
Net assets available for benefits,
at book value 3.954.115
• Unfunded Pension Benefit Obligation ,$ 291.85811
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
INOTE 6 - RETIREMENT PLANS (continued)
A. Texas Municipal Retirement System (continued)
Unfunded Pension Benefit Obligation
The book value of assets is amortized cost for bonds and
I original cost for short-term securities and stocks. The
assumptions used to compute the actuarially determined City
contribution rate are the same as those used to compute the
pension benefit obligation. The numbers above reflect the
I
adoption of changes in the plan since the previous actuarial
valuation, which had the effect of increasing the pension
benefit obligation by $26,527.
I
Trend information gives an indication of the progress made in
accumulating sufficient assets to pay benefits when due. For
the years ended September 30, 1991, 1992, and 1993,
I respectively, net assets available for benefits were sufficient
to fund 75%, 92%, and 93% of the PBO. The unfunded PBO
represented 26%, 9%, and 9% of the annual payroll for employees
covered by TMRS for 1991, 1992, and 1993, respectively. In
I
addition, the City's contributions to TMRS were 5.8%, 6.9%, and
6.2%, respectively, of annual covered payroll for the years
ending September 30, 1991, 1992, and 1993.
IB. Deferred Compensation Plan
The City offers its employees a tax-deferred compensation plan
I
meeting the requirements of Internal Revenue Code Section 457.
The plan was established by City Ordinance which appointed ICMA
Retirement Corporation as plan administrator. The City's
II
fiduciary responsibility is to remit employee deferred
compensation to the administrator on a regular basis. The
deferred compensation is not available to employees until
termination, retirement, death, or emergency. Employees'
II compensation deferred and contributed during 1993 totalled
$36,641 and, at September 30, 1993, the plan assets had a
market value of $378,444.
IAll amounts of compensation deferred under the plan, all.
property and rights purchased with those amounts, and all
income attributable to those amounts, property, or rights are
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(until paid or made available to the employee or other
beneficiary) solely the property and rights of the City
(without being restricted to the provisions of the benefits
IIunder the plan), subject only to the claims of the City's
general creditors. Participants' rights under the plan are
equal to those of general creditors of the City in an amount
equal to the fair market value of the deferred account for each
II • participant.
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NOTE 7 - INTERFUND TRANSACTIONS '
Operating transfers between funds during the 1993 year were as follow:
Operating Transfer Operating Transfer
From To Amounts
General Fund Special Revenue Fund $ 1,399
General Fund Capital Projects Fund 303,403
Enterprise Fund General Fund 248,145
Enterprise Fund Debt Service Fund 95,032
Enterprise Fund Capital Projects Fund 1,164,426
NOTE 8 - BLACKHAWK REGIONAL WASTE TREATMENT PLANT ,
The City has entered into an arrangement with the Gulf Coast Waste
Disposal Authority for the operation and maintenance of a joint waste
treatment plant known as Blackhawk Regional Waste Treatment Plant. The
City of Friendswood, the City of Houston, Harris County MUD No. 55, and
CDC, Inc. (the "participants") share in the expense of operation and
maintenance based on their respective usage on a monthly basis. The
percentages of equity in the joint venture based on their respective
capacity rights ,at September 30, 1993, follow:
City of Friendswood 52.71%
City of Houston 15.94
Harris County MUD No. 55 20.28
Baybrook MUD No. 1 11,07
100.00%
An annual budget for operations is submitted to the Gulf Coast Waste
Disposal Authority each year. The Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority
is the governing authority and consists of nine members (three
appointed by the governor, three appointed by Harris County, Galveston
County, and Chambers County, and three appointed by the participants) .
The following unaudited financial information of the joint venture was
available from the operator for the nine months ended September 30,
1993:
Joint
Venture City
Total assets $ 276,103 $ 145,534
Total liabilities 8.703 4.587
Total Participants' Equity $ 267.400 $ 140.947 '
Total revenues $ 964,180
Total expenses 964,180
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NOTE 9 - SOUTHEAST WATER PURIFICATION PLANT
The City has entered into a contract with the City of Houston for
' constructing, operating, and maintaining a water purification plant
known as Southeast Water Purification Plant. The City's pro rata share
of the actual production construction costs of the project is 3.75
percent. The City's pro rata share of the actual pumping construction
costs is 1.33 percent.
The City began receiving water from the plant on October 15, 1990. The
' City is billed on a monthly basis for the actual gallons of water
received times the City's pro rata share of actual costs. At the end
of each quarter, the City of Houston computes the total operation and
maintenance expense for the quarter just ended, recalculates the cost
' per one thousand gallons, and adjusts previous billings on the next
invoice.
' The relationship of the parties is of a fiduciary character. No
partnership or joint venture is created by this contract.
' NOTE 10 - CONTRIBUTED CAPITAL
The following is a schedule of changes in contributed capital for the
' Enterprise Fund:
1993 1992
' Contributed capital
at beginning of year $ 14,459,049 $ 13,964,869
Additions 353.019 494.180
' Contributed Capital
at End of Year $ 14.812.068, $ 14,459.049,
NOTE 11 - IMPACT FEES
' On April 27, 1990, the City, in conformance with the provisions of
Senate Bill 336 and House Bill 1786, adopted a Capital Improvements
Plan for Water Supply and Distribution Improvements and for Wastewater
' Treatment and Collection Improvements that were needed to serve new
development. An Impact Fee Structure to defray the costs of these
improvements was also adopted.
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NOTE 11 - IMPACT FEES (continued)
In recent years the City has committed funds to the construction of
surface water facilities and wastewater capacity necessary to provide
service to current residents, as well as for projected development
within the City. The cost of water and wastewater capacity that has
been constructed to support new growth is reflected in the City Wide
impact fees.
Based on population growth projections, two areas (Melody Lane and
Central Service Area) within the City were identified for the proposed '
extension of water distribution and wastewater collection systems and
are included in the impact fee structure. An impact fee was also
included to defray the costs of water distribution facilities extended
to the Bay Area Boulevard Service Area under the terms of a contractual
agreement with Bay Area Land Company, Ltd.
The Capital Improvements Plan and Impact Fee structure was amended by
City Council on January 7, 1991, to include an impact fee for sanitary
sewer collection system costs serving the area known as Mills, Murphy,
and Briarmeadow Avenue between Sunset Drive and Greenbriar.
The following is a summary of the Impact Fees that apply on a City Wide
Basis and for each of the designated service areas. The fees represent
the charge for single equivalent service units as defined in the
Capital Improvement Plan.
City Wide Impact Fees I
Surface water facilities $ 685
Wastewater treatment facilities 69
Impact fee study and Update study 36
Total City Wide Impact Fee $ 790
Water Distribution Impact Fees I
Melody Lane service area $ 854
Bay Area Boulevard service area 294
South Friendswood service area 293
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INOTE 11 - IMPACT FEES (continued)
Wastewater Collection Impact Fees
IIMelody Lane service area $ 450
Mills, Murphy, Briarmeadow Avenue 2,532
South Friendswood Service Area
II Area A 378
Area B-1 378
Area B-2 378
I Area C 285
Area D 161
Area E-1 784
Area E-2 784
IArea E-3 161
Area E-4 161
Area F 378
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The impact fees are deposited into a separate, interest bearing bank
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account in compliance with the referenced legislation and transferred
to the Enterprise Fund cash account as needed. The impact fees and
interest income for each service area are maintained in separate equity
schedules. Interest is applied based on a percentage of the daily
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equity balance of each service area.
The portion of City Wide Impact Fees collected for Surface Water
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Facilities are used to meet the current debt service obligations for
the 1988 Certificates of Obligations issued to fund the surface water
facilities capital improvements. The remaining City Wide Impact Fees
collected for Wastewater Treatment Facilities and Impact fee study and
II Update Study are used to fund other water and wastewater system
improvements. All Impact Fees collected for specific service areas are
used to fund new capital improvements for those designated areas.
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