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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE
FINANCIAL REPORT
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED
September 30, 2021
Officials Issuing Report:
Morad Kabiri
City Manager
Katina Hampton
Director of Administrative Services
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Introductory Section
Letter of Transmittal i
Principal Officials v
GFOA Certificate of Achievement vi
Organizational Chart vii
Financial Section
Independent Auditor’s Report 3
Management’s Discussion and Analysis 7
Basic Financial Statements:
Government‐Wide Financial Statements:
Statement of Net Position 21
Statement of Activities 22
Fund Financial Statements:
Balance Sheet ‐ Governmental Funds 24
Reconciliation of the Governmental Funds Balance Sheet to the Statement of Net Position 25
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances ‐ Governmental Funds 26
Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances of
Governmental Funds to the Statement of Activities 27
Statement of Net Position ‐ Proprietary Funds 28
Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Net Position ‐ Proprietary Funds 31
Statement of Cash Flows ‐ Proprietary Funds 32
Notes to the Financial Statements 35
Required Supplementary Information:
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances ‐ Budget and Actual ‐
General Fund 72
Notes to Budgetary Schedule Information 80
Schedule of Changes in the Net Pension Liability and Related Ratios ‐ Texas Municipal Retirement
System 82
Schedule of City Contributions ‐ Texas Municipal Retirement System 84
Notes to Schedule of Contributions 85
Schedule of Changes in the Total OPEB Liability and Related Ratios ‐ Texas Municipal Retirement
System Supplemental Death Benefits Fund 86
Schedule of Changes in the Total OPEB Liability and Related Ratios ‐ City of Friendswood Retiree
Health Care Plan 87
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Financial Section (continued)
Other Supplementary Information:
Combining and Individual Fund Statements and Schedules:
Combining Balance Sheet ‐ Nonmajor Governmental Funds 92
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances ‐ Nonmajor
Governmental Funds 95
Schedule of Revenue, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances ‐ Budget and Actual:
Police Investigation 98
Fire/EMS Donation 99
Municipal Court 100
CDBG – DR Harris County 101
TWDB Flood Mitigation Acquisition 102
Hazard Mitigation 103
CDBG – DR Galveston County 104
1776 Park 105
Sidewalk Installation 106
Park Land Dedication 107
Street Improvement 108
Debt Service 109
Bond Construction 110
Page Table
Unaudited Statistical Section
Net Position by Component 114 1
Changes in Net Position 116 2
Fund Balances of Governmental Funds 120 3
Changes in Fund Balances of Governmental Funds 122 4
Assessed Value and Taxable Value of Property 124 5
Direct and Overlapping Property Tax Rates 126 6
Principal Property Taxpayers 127 7
Property Tax Levies and Collections 128 8
Ratios of Outstanding Debt by Type 129 9
Ratio of Net General Bonded Debt Outstanding 130 10
Direct and Overlapping Governmental Activities Debt 131 11
Legal Debt Margin Information 132 12
Pledged Revenue Coverage 133 13
Demographic and Economic Statistics 134 14
Principal Employers 135 15
Full‐Time Equivalent City Government Employees by Function/ Program 136 16
Operating Indicators by Function/ Program 138 17
Capital Asset Statistics by Function/ Program 140 18
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INTRODUCTORY SECTION
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March 22, 2022
The Honorable Mayor, Members of the City Council, and the Citizens of Friendswood:
The Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) of the City of Friendswood for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021,
is hereby submitted. Responsibility for both the accuracy of the data, and the completeness and fairness of the presentation,
including all disclosures, rests with the City. To the best of our knowledge and belief, the enclosed data is accurate in all
material respects and is reported in a manner designed to present fairly the financial position and results of operations of the
various funds of the City. All disclosures necessary to enable the reader to gain an understanding of the City’s financial
activities have been included.
This report consists of management’s representations concerning the finances of the City. Consequently, management
assumes full responsibility for the completeness and reliability of all of the information presented in this report. To provide
a reasonable basis for making these representations, management of the City has established a comprehensive internal
control framework that is designed both to protect the government’s assets from loss, theft, or misuse and to compile
sufficient reliable information for the preparation of the City’s financial statements in conformity with Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles (GAAP). Because the cost of internal controls should not outweigh their benefits, the City’s
comprehensive framework of internal controls has been designed to provide reasonable rather than absolute assurance that
the financial statements will be free from material misstatement. As management, we assert that, to the best of our
knowledge and belief, this financial report is complete and reliable in all material respects.
The City Charter requires an annual audit of the financial statements of all of the various funds of the City by independent
certified public accountants. The accounting firm of Whitley Penn LLP has performed such an audit. The goal of the
independent audit was to provide reasonable assurance that the financial statements of the City for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2021 are free of material misstatement. The independent audit involved examining, on a 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’s
financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, are fairly presented in conformity with GAAP. The
independent auditors’ report is presented as the first component of the financial section of this report
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GAAP requires that management provide a narrative introduction, overview and analysis to accompany the basic financial
statements in the form of Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A). This letter of transmittal is designed to
complement MD&A and should be read in conjunction with it. The City’s MD&A can be found immediately following the
report of the independent auditors.
PROFILE OF THE CITY
Established in 1895 as a Quaker colony, the City of Friendswood is rich in heritage. The City was incorporated in 1960 and
chartered a home‐rule city under Texas law in 1971. The City operates under a Council‐Manager form of government. Policy‐
making and legislative authority are vested in a governing council consisting of the Mayor and six (6) Council Members. The
Mayor and Council are responsible, among other things, for passing ordinances, adopting the budget, appointing board and
committee members and hiring the City Manager, City Attorney, Municipal Judge, and City Secretary. The City Manager is
responsible for carrying out the policies and ordinances of the City Council and overseeing the day‐to‐day operations of the
City government, and for appointing heads of various departments. The Mayor and Council are elected on an at‐large, non‐
partisan basis. The Mayor and Council are elected to serve no more than four consecutive three‐year terms.
The City provides a full range of municipal services including public safety (police, fire and emergency medical), maintenance
of streets and infrastructure, sanitation services, maintenance of the treated waste distribution system and both sanitary and
storm sewer collection transmission systems, recreational activities and cultural events as well as general administrative
services.
FACTORS AFFECTING FINANCIAL CONDITION
Location
Encompassing 21 square miles, Friendswood is located in southeast Texas near the Texas Gulf Coast, between downtown
Houston and Galveston, spanning across two counties – northern Galveston County and southern Harris County. The current
estimated population is 41,916. Residents and visitors can access Friendswood through FM 2351, FM 518, and FM 528 (NASA
Parkway). Hobby Airport and Ellington Airport are located within a 15 minute drive from Friendswood, and Bush Intercontinental
Airport is just 45 minutes away. Major sectors of the area’s economic base include aerospace, specialty chemicals, health care,
retail, and tourism.
Community
Friendswood has been nationally recognized as one of the best places to live in the country. With low tax rates, outstanding
public education, and the lowest crime rate in the region, Friendswood is the perfect place to live, work, and play. The city
features beautiful parks and lush landscaping, along with a championship golf course. Children academically excel via two
superior public school systems – Friendswood ISD and Clear Creek ISD. These attributes perfectly match Friendswood’s affluent
resident base of well‐educated, high‐income families. More than 50% of residents work in executive, professional, and
managerial positions and generate an average household income of over $145,000, one of the highest in the Houston area.
Business
Friendswood is the perfect choice for many types of commercial enterprises. Target markets include professional offices, retail,
commercial, and light industrial developments. A key City focus is to encourage redevelopment of the downtown area and
development of the City’s panhandle area. City leaders have approved special tools and incentives to revitalize downtown to
promote mixed‐use, multi‐story developments with pedestrian streetscapes and other amenities. The City offers competitive
business incentives, including a municipal grant program, tax abatement that includes “green” development, freeport tax
exemption, and downtown development fee waivers.
Quality Lifestyle
As with any city, the goal is planning for continued quality growth to create a well‐balanced community. Friendswood offers
single‐family residential housing in pleasant park‐like settings, tucked‐away from the busy stream of vehicular traffic.
Friendswood is committed to attracting more local enterprises that will complement and enhance the unique community
environment that has been carefully built over the past 100 years; one that has come to be cherished by residents and business
owners alike.
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LONG TERM PLANNING
Budgeting Controls
The objective of the City’s budgetary controls is to ensure compliance with legal provisions embodied in the annual
appropriated budget approved by Council. The charter requires the City Manager to submit a proposed budget and an
accompanying message to the City Council on or before August 1. The council shall review and revise as deemed appropriate
prior to general circulation for the public hearing. The Public Notice and Hearing must be posted in the city hall and published
in the official newspaper. The budget must be adopted by the 15th of September or as soon thereafter as practical. The City
legally adopts annual budgets for the General, Special Revenue and Debt Service Funds. Annual and project budgets are also
adopted for the Proprietary and Capital Projects Funds, respectively.
The level of budgetary control; that is, the level at which expenditures cannot legally exceed the appropriated amount, is
established by department within a fund. The City also maintains an encumbrance accounting system as one technique of
accomplishing budgetary control. Encumbrances lapse at fiscal year end, but can be re‐appropriated through a budget
amendment the following fiscal year. The City Manager is authorized to transfer budgeted amounts within departments in
any fund, but revisions that increase the total expenditures of any fund or transfers between departments must be approved
by Council.
Multi‐Year Financial Planning
A Multi‐Year financial plan (MYFP) was developed in 2006. Originally, staff was directed to develop a plan to forecast the
City’s financial condition through 2020, the projected build‐out date. The first version of this plan was drafted and later
reduced in scope to a five year projection.
The MYFP is based on the City’s strategic planning efforts, including the Comprehensive Land Use Plan, Vision 2020 and the
Capital Improvements Plan. Departmental operational plans funding requirements to provide programs and services are
included in the MYFP as well. Funding needs and available resources, both current and alternative revenue enhancements,
are identified. Expenditures are projected based on departmental needs assessments and are organized based on “one‐time”
and “on‐going” expenditures. In collaboration with Council, the plan is updated at least annually and serves as the basis of
budget development.
Relevant Financial Policies
As part of the annual budget process, the City adopts Financial Management Policy Statements that establish a framework
for fiscal decision making and that ensure that financial resources are available to meet the present and future needs of its
citizens. These statements provide guidelines for financial planning and management, addressing every major financial
function and process.
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Most importantly, the Financial Management Policy requires that the City maintain the General Fund unassigned fund balance
at a minimum of 90 days of prior year audited operating expenditures. Any unassigned funds after the fiscal year‐end audit
will be allowed to accumulate to build this 90‐day reserve. After the General Fund has gathered sufficient resources,
additional unassigned funds will be allowed to accumulate for future General Fund capital improvements.
The Financial Management Policy also requires the minimum working capital in the Water and Sewer Fund be 90 days of prior
year audited operating expenditures. Any unrestricted funds after the fiscal year‐end audit will be allowed to accumulate to
build this 90‐day reserve. After these funds have gathered sufficient resources, additional unrestricted funds will be allowed
to accumulate in working capital for future utility /operating fund capital improvements.
Awards
The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) awarded a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial
Reporting to the City of Friendswood for its annual comprehensive financial report for the fiscal year ended September 30,
2020. This was the thirty‐third consecutive year that the City has received this prestigious award. In order to be awarded a
Certificate of Achievement, the City published an easily readable and efficiently organized annual comprehensive financial
report. This report satisfied both generally accepted accounting principles and applicable legal requirements.
A Certificate of Achievement is valid for a period of one year only. We believe that our current annual comprehensive financial
report continues to meet the Certificate of Achievement program’s requirements and we are submitting it to the GFOA to
determine its eligibility for another certificate.
Acknowledgements
The preparation of the annual comprehensive financial report was made possible by the dedicated service of the entire staff
of the Administrative Services Department. Each member of the department has my sincere appreciation for the
contributions made in the preparation of this report.
In closing, I also express my thanks to the Mayor, members of the City Council and the City Manager for their leadership,
interest and support in conducting the financial operations of the City in a responsible and progressive manner.
Sincerely,
Katina Hampton
Director of Administrative Services
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
PRINCIPAL OFFICIALS
September 30, 2021
Elected Officials Position Term Expires
Mike Foreman Mayor May 2024
Steve Rockey Council Member ‐ Position No. 1 May 2024
Sally Branson Council Member ‐ Position No. 2 May 2023
Trish Hanks Council Member ‐ Position No. 3 May 2024
Robert J. Griffon Council Member ‐ Position No. 4 May 2022
John H. Scott Council Member ‐ Position No. 5 May 2023
Brent Erenwert Council Member ‐ Position No. 6 May 2022
Key Staff Position
Morad Kabiri City Manager
Steven Rhea Assistant City Manager
Katina Hampton Director of Administrative Services
Aubrey Harbin Director of Community Development
Jildardo Arias Director of Engineering
Matt Riley Library Director
Brian Mansfield Fire Marshal/Emergency Management Coordinator
Haley Brown Director of Human Resources
James O’Brien Director of Information Technology
Rene Ibarra Director of Public Works
James Toney Director of Parks and Recreation
Leticia Brysch City Secretary
Robert B. Wieners Police Chief
Karen Horner City Attorney
James W. Woltz Judge ‐ Municipal Court
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT
The Honorable Mayor and
Members of the City Council
City of Friendswood, Texas
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the governmental activities, businessͲtype activities, the
aggregate discretely presented component units, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information ofCity of
Friendswood, Texas (the “City”), as of and for the year ended September 30, 2021, and the related notes to the financial
statements, which collectively comprise the City’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
accountingprinciples 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 did not audit the financial
statementsofWestRanch ManagementDistrict, which isadiscretely presentedcomponentunit.Thosefinancialstatements
were audited by other auditors whose report thereon has been furnished to us, and our opinion , insofar as it related to the
amountsincludedfortheWestRanchManagementDistrict,isbasedsolelyonthereportoftheotherauditors.Weconducted
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,aswellasevaluating theoverallpresentation ofthefinancialstatements.ThefinancialstatementsoftheWest
Ranch Management District were not audited in accordance with Government Auditing Standards.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinions.
TheHonorableMayorand
MembersoftheCityCouncil
CityofFriendswood,Texas
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Opinions
Inouropinion,basedonourauditandthereportoftheotherauditors,thefinancialstatementsreferredtoabovepresent
fairly,inallmaterialrespects,therespectivefinancialpositionofthegovernmentalactivities,businessͲtypeactivities,the
aggregatediscretelypresentedcomponentunits,eachmajorfund,andtheaggregateremainingfundinformationoftheCity,
asofSeptember30,2021,andtherespectivechangesinfinancialpositionand,whereapplicable,cashflowsthereofforthe
yearthenendedinaccordancewithaccountingprinciplesgenerallyacceptedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.
OtherMatters
RequiredSupplementaryInformation
AccountingprinciplesgenerallyacceptedintheUnitedStatesofAmericarequirethatthemanagement’sdiscussionand
analysis,budgetarycomparisoninformation,pensionsystemsupplementaryinformationandotherpostͲemployment
benefitsupplementaryinformation,aslistedinthetableofcontents,bepresentedtosupplementthebasicfinancial
statements.Suchinformation,althoughnotapartofthebasicfinancialstatements,isrequiredbytheGovernmental
AccountingStandardsBoard,whoconsidersittobeanessentialpartoffinancialreportingforplacingthebasicfinancial
statementsinanappropriateoperational,economic,orhistoricalcontext.Wehaveappliedcertainlimitedproceduresto
therequiredsupplementaryinformationinaccordancewithauditingstandardsgenerallyacceptedintheUnitedStatesof
America,whichconsistedofinquiriesofmanagementaboutthemethodsofpreparingtheinformationandcomparingthe
informationforconsistencywithmanagement’sresponsestoourinquiries,thebasicfinancialstatements,andother
knowledgeweobtainedduringourauditofthebasicfinancialstatements.Wedonotexpressanopinionorprovideany
assuranceontheinformationbecausethelimitedproceduresdonotprovideuswithsufficientevidencetoexpressanopinion
orprovideanyassurance.
OtherInformation
OurauditwasconductedforthepurposeofformingopinionsonthefinancialstatementsthatcollectivelycomprisetheCity’s
basicfinancialstatements.Theintroductorysection,combiningandindividualnonmajorfundfinancialstatements,
budgetaryschedules,andstatisticalsection,arepresentedforpurposesofadditionalanalysisandarenotarequiredpartof
thebasicfinancialstatements.
Thecombiningandindividualnonmajorfundfinancialstatementsandbudgetaryschedulesaretheresponsibilityof
managementandwerederivedfromandrelatesdirectlytotheunderlyingaccountingandotherrecordsusedtopreparethe
basicfinancialstatements.Suchinformationhasbeensubjectedtotheauditingproceduresappliedintheauditofthebasic
financialstatementsandcertainadditionalprocedures,includingcomparingandreconcilingsuchinformationdirectlytothe
underlyingaccountingandotherrecordsusedtopreparethebasicfinancialstatementsortothebasicfinancialstatements
themselves,andotheradditionalproceduresinaccordancewithauditingstandardsgenerallyacceptedintheUnitedStates
ofAmerica.Inouropinion,thecombiningandindividualnonmajorfundfinancialstatementsandbudgetaryschedulesare
fairlystated,inallmaterialrespects,inrelationtothebasicfinancialstatementsasawhole.
Theintroductoryandstatisticalsectionshavenotbeensubjectedtotheauditingproceduresappliedintheauditofthebasic
financialstatementsand,accordingly,wedonotexpressanopinionorprovideanyassuranceonthem.
TheHonorableMayorand
MembersoftheCityCouncil
CityofFriendswood,Texas
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OtherReportingRequiredByGovernmentAuditingStandards
InaccordancewithGovernmentAuditingStandards,wehavealsoissuedourreportdatedMarch22,2022,onour
considerationoftheCity'sinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingandonourtestsofitscompliancewithcertainprovisions
oflaws,regulations,contracts,andgrantagreementsandothermatters.Thepurposeofthatreportistodescribethescope
ofourtestingofinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingandcomplianceandtheresultsofthattesting,andnottoprovide
anopiniononinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingoroncompliance.Thatreportisanintegralpartofanauditperformed
inaccordancewithGovernmentAuditingStandardsinconsideringtheCity’sinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingand
complianceandhasbeenissuedunderseparatecover.
Houston,Texas
March22,2022
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
As management of the City of Friendswood, Texas (“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 September 30, 2021. Please
read this information in conjunction with the basic financial statements that follow this section.
Financial Highlights
Some of the City’s financial highlights for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021 include:
The assets and deferred outflows of resources of the City exceeded its liabilities and deferred inflows of resources
at the close of the most recent fiscal year by $128,235,461.
The City’s total net position increased during the year by $9,206,750. The City’s net pension and total OPEB liabilities
were $9.7 million and $1.9 million, respectively. The net pension liability decreased by $840 thousand and the total
OPEB liability increased by $123 thousand compared to the prior year.
As of the close of the current fiscal year, the City reported unrestricted net position of $16,870,336.
Program revenues of $28,512,908 reduced the net cost of the City’s functions to be financed from the City’s general
revenues to $22,446,592 .
Overview of the Financial Statements
This discussion and analysis is intended to serve as an introduction to the City’s basic financial statements. The basic financial
statements are comprised of three components: 1) government‐wide financial statements, 2) fund financial statements, and
3) notes to the financial statements. This report also includes supplementary information intended to furnish additional
detail to support the basic financial statements themselves.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (continued)
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Government‐wide Financial Statements
The government‐wide financial statements report information for the City as a whole. These statements include transactions
and balances relating to all assets, including infrastructure capital assets. These statements are designed to provide
information about cost of services, operating results, and financial position of the City as an economic entity. The Statement
of Net Position and the Statement of Activities, which appear first in the City’s financial statements, report information on
the City’s activities that enable the reader to understand the financial condition of the City. These statements are prepared
using the accrual basis of accounting, which is similar to the accounting used by most private‐sector companies. All of the
current year’s revenues and expenses are taken into account even if cash has not yet changed hands.
The Statement of Net Position presents information on all of the City’s assets and deferred outflows of resources and liabilities
and deferred inflows of resources with the difference reported as net position. Over time, increases or decreases in the net
position may serve as a useful indicator of whether the financial position of the City is improving or deteriorating. Other non‐
financial factors, such as the City’s property tax base and the condition of the City’s infrastructure, need to be considered in
order to assess the overall health of the City.
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 – the accrual method rather than modified accrual that is used in the fund level statements.
Both of the government‐wide financial statements distinguish functions of the City that are principally supported by taxes
and intergovernmental revenues (governmental activities) from functions that are intended to recover all or significant
portion of their costs through user fees (business‐type activities).
Governmental activities – Most of the City’s basic services are reported here including general government (mayor
and council, city secretary, city manager, administrative services, human resources, and information technology);
public safety (police and fire marshal); engineering (capital projects administration); public works (streets and
drainage); community development (building inspection and planning and zoning); parks and recreation (parks,
facility operations and community activities) and library. Interest payments on the City’s debt are also reported
here. Property tax, sales tax, franchise taxes, municipal court fines and permit fees finance most of the activities.
Business‐type activities – Services involving a fee for those services, which include the City’s water and sewer
system are reported here.
Component Units – activities include activities of the West Ranch Management District and Friendswood Downtown
Economic Development Corporation.
Fund Financial Statements
A fund is a self‐balancing set of accounts that is used to maintain control over resources that have been segregated for specific
activities or objectives. The City uses fund accounting to ensure and demonstrate compliance with finance‐related legal
requirements. The City uses two fund types – governmental and proprietary.
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Governmental Funds
Governmental funds are used to account for essentially the same functions reported as governmental activities in the
government‐wide financial statements with the exclusion of internal service fund activity. However, unlike the government‐
wide financial statements, governmental funds 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 the
City’s near‐term financing requirements.
Because the focus of the 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, the reader may better understand the long‐term impact of the
government’s near‐term financial decisions. Both the governmental fund balance sheet and the governmental statement of
revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balances provide a reconciliation to facilitate this comparison between
governmental funds and governmental activities.
The City maintains fifteen governmental funds. Information is presented separately in the governmental funds balance sheet
and the governmental fund statement of revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balance for the General Fund,
Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund, and Bond Construction Fund, which are considered to be major funds. The
other twelve funds are combined into a single, aggregated presentation. Individual fund data for each of these non‐major
governmental funds is provided in the form of combining statements found in this report.
Proprietary Funds
The City maintains two types of proprietary funds: enterprise and internal service funds. Enterprise funds are used to report
the same functions presented as business‐type activities in the government‐wide financial statements. The City uses an
enterprise fund to account for its operation in water distribution and wastewater collection/treatment along with its water
and wastewater impact fees, and water construction projects. Management would note that trash collection services are
provided by a franchise agreement.
Internal service funds are an accounting device used to accumulate and allocate costs internally among the City’s various
functions. The City uses an internal service fund to account for fleet management services. Because these services
predominately benefit governmental rather than business‐type functions, they have been included within the governmental
activities in the government‐wide financial statements.
Notes to the Financial Statements
The notes to the financial statements provide additional information that is essential to a full understanding of the data
provided in the government‐wide fund financial statements. The notes are the last section of the basic financial statements.
Other Information
In addition to the basic financial statements and accompanying notes, this report also presents certain Required
Supplementary Information (“RSI”). The City adopts an annual appropriated budget for its General Fund. A budgetary
comparison schedule has been provided as RSI to demonstrate compliance with this budget. RSI can be found after the notes
to the financial statements. The RSI also includes schedules related to the City’s progress in funding its obligation to provide
pension and other post‐employment benefits to its employees.
The combining and individual nonmajor fund financial statements and budgetary schedules that further support the
information in the financial statements are presented immediately following the required supplementary information.
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GOVERNMENT‐WIDE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
Statement of Net Position
As noted earlier, net position may serve over time as a useful indicator of a government’s financial position. For the City,
assets and deferred outflows of resources exceed liabilities and deferred inflows of resources by $128,235,461 as of
September 30, 2021 in the primary government, which is an increase in the City’s overall financial position compared to the
prior year.
The largest portion of the City’s net position (82.0%) reflects its investments in capital assets (e.g., land, buildings and
improvements, machinery and equipment, infrastructure, water and sewer system, construction in progress and water
rights); less any debt outstanding used to acquire those assets. The City uses these capital assets to provide services to
citizens; consequently, these assets are not available for future spending. Although the City’s investment in its capital assets
is reported net of related debt, it should be noted that the resources needed to repay this debt must be provided from other
resources, since the assets themselves cannot be used to liquidate these liabilities.
The following table reflects the condensed Statement of Net Position.
Governmental Activities Business Type Activities Totals
2021 2020 2021 2020 2021 2020
Current and other assets 44,538,331$ 26,111,095$ 48,888,658$ 33,820,399$ 93,426,989$ 59,931,494$
Capital assets 108,518,265 105,843,302 62,808,555 62,204,855 171,326,820 168,048,157
Total Assets 153,056,596 131,954,397 111,697,213 96,025,254 264,753,809 227,979,651
Deferred outflows of resources 2,969,271 3,381,110 1,023,421 1,097,676 3,992,692 4,478,786
Total assets and deferred
outflows of resources 156,025,867 135,335,507 112,720,634 97,122,930 268,746,501 232,458,437
Long‐term liabilities 62,989,424 51,912,775 64,349,995 52,001,595 127,339,419 103,914,370
Other Liabilities 8,080,805 4,971,167 2,429,773 1,895,345 10,510,578 6,866,512
Total Liabilities 71,070,229 56,883,942 66,779,768 53,896,940 137,849,997 110,780,882
Deferred inflows of resources 2,336,852 2,290,897 324,191 357,947 2,661,043 2,648,844
Net position:
Net investment in capital
assets 72,240,727 68,990,597 32,910,959 32,242,803 105,151,686 101,233,400
Restricted 3,491,974 4,606,124 2,721,465 2,186,731 6,213,439 6,792,855
Unrestricted 6,886,085 2,563,947 9,984,251 8,438,509 16,870,336 11,002,456
Total Net Position 82,618,786$ 76,160,668$ 45,616,675$ 42,868,043$ 128,235,461$ 119,028,711$
A portion of the primary government’s net position, $6,213,439 or 4.8%, represents resources that are subject to external
restrictions on how they may be used. These restrictions include monies accounted for in special revenue funds for which
the use is legally restricted and capital project funds. The remaining balance of unrestricted net position, $16,870,336 or
13.2%, may be used to meet the City’s ongoing obligations to citizens and creditors.
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The following table provides a summary of the City’s changes in net position.
Governmental Activities Business Type Activities Totals
2021 2020 2021 2020 2021 2020
Revenues
Program Revenues:
Charges for services 2,853,702$ 2,215,721$ 17,919,751$ 16,638,758$ 20,773,453$ 18,854,479$
Operating grants and
contributions 3,874,866 3,430,645 ‐ 22,602 3,874,866 3,453,247
Capital grants and
contributions 3,864,589 708,306 ‐ ‐ 3,864,589 708,306
General Revenues:
Property taxes 19,163,858 18,731,549 ‐ ‐ 19,163,858 18,731,549
Sales and alcohol taxes 9,915,046 8,846,359 ‐ ‐ 9,915,046 8,846,359
Franchise taxes 2,090,001 2,142,660 ‐ ‐ 2,090,001 2,142,660
Investment earnings 50,805 880,606 43,099 347,518 93,904 1,228,124
Miscellaneous 390,533 269,855 ‐ ‐ 390,533 269,855
Total Revenues 42,203,400 37,225,701 17,962,850 17,008,878 60,166,250 54,234,579
Expenses
General government 5,867,654 6,119,806 ‐ ‐ 5,867,654 6,119,806
Public safety 15,645,527 15,501,734 ‐ ‐ 15,645,527 15,501,734
Public works 7,160,229 8,840,113 ‐ ‐ 7,160,229 8,840,113
Engineering 506,959 434,976 ‐ ‐ 506,959 434,976
Community development 1,035,202 1,122,506 ‐ ‐ 1,035,202 1,122,506
Parks and recreation 4,604,943 4,439,511 ‐ ‐ 4,604,943 4,439,511
Library services 1,221,740 1,214,130 ‐ ‐ 1,221,740 1,214,130
Water and sewer ‐ ‐ 11,864,245 12,071,159 11,864,245 12,071,159
Interest on long‐term debt 1,244,881 1,055,889 1,808,120 1,733,123 3,053,001 2,789,012
Total Expenses 37,287,135 38,728,665 13,672,365 13,804,282 50,959,500 52,532,947
Increase (decrease) in net position
before transfers 4,916,265 (1,502,964) 4,290,485 3,204,596 9,206,750 1,701,632
Transfers 1,541,853 1,434,829 (1,541,853) (1,434,829) ‐ ‐
Change in net position 6,458,118 (68,135) 2,748,632 1,769,767 9,206,750 1,701,632
Net Position ‐ Beginning 76,160,668 76,228,803 42,868,043 41,098,276 119,028,711 117,327,079
Net Position ‐ Ending 82,618,786$ 76,160,668$ 45,616,675$ 42,868,043$ 128,235,461$ 119,028,711$
Governmental Activities
Governmental activities increased the City’s net position by $6,458,118. Key elements of this change are as follows:
Property taxes continue to be the City’s largest revenue source. Property tax revenue increased by $432,309 primarily
due to new construction within the City.
Sales and alcohol tax revenue remained strong during fiscal year 2021, providing a 12.08% increase for the year, from
$8.8 million to $9.9 million. This increase is primarily a result of new businesses that opened during the prior fiscal
year which included several fast‐food establishments.
Operating grants and contributions increased $444 thousand from prior year. This increase is primarily a result of the
City being awarded $2.2 million in public assistance grant funds related to Hurricane Harvey offset by $1.9 million in
Cares Act funds received in prior year.
Capital grants and contributions increased $3,156,283 from prior year. In the current year, the City received
Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery funds for projects in both the Galveston and Harris County
sides of the City. In addition, funds were received from FEMA as a result of Hurricane Harvey and Hazard Mitigation
Grant Program funds and Flood Mitigation Assistance funds were received for the acquisition and demolition of
flood‐prone properties.
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Overall, total expenses decreased $1.4 million from the prior year. The largest decrease of $1.68 million was in Public
Works which was primarily a result of a decrease in street improvement expenses in the current fiscal year.
Charges for
services
7%Operating grants
and
contributions
9%
Capital grants and
contributions
9%
Property taxes
45%
Sales and alcohol
taxes
24%
Franchise taxes
5%
Investment
earnings
0%
Miscellaneous
1%
Governmental Activities ‐Revenues
General
government
16%
Public safety
42%
Public works
19%
Engineering
2%
Community
development
3%
Parks and
recreation
12%
Library services
3%
Interest on long‐
term debt
3%
Governmental Activities ‐Expenses
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Business‐Type Activities
Business‐type activities increased the City’s net position by $2,748,632. Key elements of this change are as follows:
Revenues increased by $1.0 million or 5.6% resulting from an increase in utility rates. The largest increase in rates
was related to sewer charges. Expenses decreased $132 thousand which was primarily a result of management’s
decision not to purchase additional wastewater capacity at the Blackhawk Wastewater Treatment Facility, offset
by an increase in the cost of purchased water.
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF THE CITY’S FUNDS
As noted earlier, fund accounting is used to demonstrate and ensure compliance with finance‐related legal requirements.
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 the City’s net resources available for spending at the end of the year.
At the end of the current fiscal year, the City’s governmental funds reported combined ending fund balance of $35,178,448.
Approximately 33.51% of this amount or $11,787,428 is unassigned fund balance; however, $7.3 million is set aside for the
90‐day operating reserve, as set forth in the City’s financial policies.
‐
2,000,000
4,000,000
6,000,000
8,000,000
10,000,000
12,000,000
14,000,000
16,000,000
18,000,000
20,000,000
2021 2020
Operating Revenues Operating Expenses
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The remaining $23,391,020 is nonspendable, restricted, or assigned as follows:
1.04%‐Nonspendable
Prepaid items 355,011$
Permanent fund 11,101
Total Nonspendable 366,112$
53.17%‐Restricted
Public education and government channels 597,908$
Debt service 10,608
Municipal court operations 274,538
Public safety operations 785,094
Capital projects 17,035,848
Total Restricted 18,703,996$
12.28%‐Assigned
Subsequent year's budget appropriation of
fund balance 1,798,058$
Capital projects 2,522,854
Total Assigned 4,320,912$
The General Fund is the chief operating fund of the City. At the end of the current fiscal year, total fund balance reached
$17.2 million of which unassigned fund balance of the General Fund was $12.0 million. As a measure of the General Fund’s
liquidity, it may be useful to compare both unassigned and total fund balance to total fund expenditures. Unassigned fund
balance represents 35.9% of total General Fund expenditures, while total fund balance represents 51.8 percent of that same
amount. At year end, the City’s operating reserve was $7.3 million, representing 25% of total General Fund expenditures,
excluding capital expenditures.
Key differences between last year’s General Fund activity and this year’s include:
$1.5 million increase in total revenues – This increase is primarily related to an increase in sales tax revenue as a
result of new businesses that opened during the prior fiscal year which included several fast‐food establishments.
Intergovernmental revenue increased $465 thousand as a result of an increase in public assistance grants related to
Hurricane Harvey offset by Cares Act funds received in prior year.
$3.3 million increase in total expenditures ‐ This increase can primarily be attributed to $1.7 million increase in capital
outlay. In the current year, the City purchased a building to house the Public Works, Engineering and the Operations
Division of Parks and Recreation. The total cost of the building funded by the general fund was $2.9 million which
consisted of grant funds received as a result of Hurricane Harvey, insurance proceeds and general fund balance. In
addition public works expenditures increased $680 as a result of repairs and maintenance in the streets division,
public safety expenditures increased $645 thousand as a result of increased personnel costs and parks and recreation
expenditures increased $289 thousand as a result of programs and events cancelled in prior year being reinstated.
The Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund received $5.0 million in funding, this amount is unearned revenue and
will be expended in fiscal year 2022.
The fund balance of the Bond Construction Fund was $15,212,515, an increase of $12,331,479 compared to the prior year.
The increase was a result of the issuance of debt of $13,185,000 for capital projects, offset by the costs incurred on those
projects during the fiscal year.
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Other non‐major governmental funds fund balance increased by $2.7 million. This increase is primarily a result of a sales tax
collections for the Street Improvement fund exceeding improvement cost by $1.2 million and revenue recognition of $1.8
million for grant funds. The Debt Service Fund had a total fund balance of $10,608 at the end of the fiscal year, all of which
is restricted for the payment of debt service. The net decrease in the Debt Service fund balance during the year was $21,301.
Proprietary Funds
The City’s proprietary funds financial statements provide the same type of information found in the government‐wide
financial statements, but in more detail.
At the end of the year, unrestricted net position was $ 10.0 million for the Water and Sewer Fund. The total increase in the
net position of the Water and Sewer Fund was $2,748,632. Other factors concerning the finances of this fund have already
been addressed in the discussion of the City’s business‐type activities.
Unrestricted net position of the Internal Service Fund was $707,399. The net position of the Internal Service Fund increased
by $366,044 resulting from lease revenue from the City’s participating funds.
General Fund Budgetary Highlights
The City made revisions to the original appropriations approved by the City Council. Budgeted revenues increased by
$1,668,284 or 5.82% and expenditures were increased by $8,149,947 or 26.53% .
Total revenues were above budget by $1,373,121. The more significant variances are detailed below:
$224,757 below budget in property taxes due to protested property values being lower than anticipated.
$893,744 over budget in intergovernmental revenue as a result of federal funds received from FEMA for Hurricane
Harvey related expenditures.
$568,200 over budget in sales and mixed beverage taxes as a result of new businesses that opened in previous
fiscal year which included several fast‐food establishments.
$317,524 above budget in fines and forfeitures due to increase in number of tickets written for traffic violations.
$124,624 below budget in permits due to a decrease in residential growth.
$132,649 below budget in investment earnings due to decline in interest rates as a result of the economic
downturn.
Total expenditures of the General Fund were below the final expenditure budget. The more significant variances are detailed
below:
$455,670 below budget in general government expenditures as a result of a decrease in other services and charges
(legal, contract, consulting, etc.) as well as a decrease in personnel costs.
$340,280 below budget in public safety expenditures as a result of personnel vacancies.
$171,080 below budget in public works due to personnel vacancies and a decrease in streets and drainage repairs.
$105,194 below budget in community development as a result of a decrease in other services and decrease in
personnel costs in the planning and zoning and inspections and code enforcement divisions.
$547,092 below budget in parks and recreation due to a decrease in repairs and maintenance as a result of
maintenance projects not being completed in the fiscal year. Personnel costs were also down in all divisions.
$2,893,705 below budget in capital improvements due to projects either not being started or completed in the
current fiscal year. These projects are primarily related to facility and streets improvements.
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Capital Assets
The City’s investment in capital assets (net of accumulated depreciation) for its governmental and business‐type activities as
of September 30, 2021 is $171.3 million. The investment in capital assets include land, buildings and improvements,
machinery and equipment, infrastructure, water and sewer system, water rights and construction in progress.
Major capital events during the year included the following:
Business‐type improvements include substantial completion of Lift Station #23 re‐construction, ($3,573,900), water
and sewer utilities for Blackhawk Boulevard Phase II ($407,600), and water and sewer utilities for Friendswood Lakes
Boulevard ($438,900). The City also acquired two bypass pumps with the completion of LS#23 valued at $250,000.
To accommodate future flood mitigation projects, the City purchased two buyout properties using grant funding for
$480,000 as well as three additional properties for $872,000.
Heavy equipment purchases included a dump truck and field drag machine for a total cost of $137,633.
The City accepted completion of Blackhawk Boulevard Phase II. The total project cost was $5,408,915. Street
construction comprised $5,001,342 of the total cost; water and sewer related construction cost $407,573.
The City’s $5.5 million portion for the Imperial Estates Inline Detention Pond cost‐share project was recorded as
Construction in Progress at 9/30/2020. Work performed by the Galveston County Consolidated Drainage District was
substantially complete (95%) and was recoded to an asset as of 9/30/2021.
Friendswood Lakes Boulevard was completed as a cost‐share project between the City of Friendswood and County
of Galveston. The total project cost for the City was $1,194,307 split between governmental activities (street
construction and drainage ‐ $755,490) and business‐type activities (water and sewer utilities ‐ $438,817).
Several improvements were made to City parks including the relocation of the disc golf course to Stevenson Park for
$15,528, construction of a monument entrance sign at the Dog Park for $27,825 and construction of a dumpster
enclosure at the Sportspark for $11,754.
The old Food Lion grocery store was purchased for $3.768 million to house Public Works, Engineering and Parks and
Recreation departments after the old Public Works facility was flooded during Hurricane Harvey. A portion
($788,000) of the building’s acquisition price was funded with grant funds and a section of the building will be
converted into an emergency shelter.
Office renovations for City Secretary (CSO) and a portion of Administrative Services (ASO) departments were
completed for $127,900. An executive conference room was converted to A PEG channel studio for $6,500.
The City made some significant upgrades towards technological capabilities during the year. Some of the completed
projects include: installation of fiber optic cables from and between the Library and Stevenson Park to City Hall,
purchase of audio/visual equipment in Council Chambers to record and broadcast meetings/events, acquisition of
new servers and equipment for City Hall, Public Safety Building, Blackhawk Building and the Library, and the purchase
of new network monitoring software. The total cost for these upgrades was $490,305.
The City purchased 24 new vehicles. Public Safety received 17 of the new vehicles and also completed upfitting to a
vehicle purchased in FY20 for a total cost of $940,745. Public Works purchased a new vehicle with a cost of $30,729.
The Parks department purchased three vehicles for a total cost of $125,965. Three EMS vehicles were purchased for
$143,813.
The following major projects are in Construction in Progress at the end of fiscal year 2021: Blackhawk Emergency
Shelter, Blackhawk Building Renovation, Fire Station #2, Public Safety Building, Centennial Park Wall, Utility
Relocation at Clear Creek Utility Bridge, Forest Bend Detention Pond, 42” Southeast Transmission Water Line, Lift
Station Mitigation Program, Sanitary Sewer Assessment – Phase V & VI, and Automated Water Meter installation
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2021 2020 2021 2020 2021 2020
Land 29,695,765$ 28,344,769$ 319,473$ 319,473$ 30,015,238$ 28,664,242$
Buildings and improvements 23,862,519 21,644,179 338,606 358,363 24,201,125 22,002,542
Machinery and equipment 7,014,572 6,503,500 2,658,943 2,600,356 9,673,515 9,103,856
Infrastructure 46,509,824 38,014,849 36,904,531 34,251,770 83,414,355 72,266,619
Water rights ‐ ‐ 19,716,695 19,716,695 19,716,695 19,716,695
Construction in progress 1,435,585 11,336,005 2,870,307 4,958,198 4,305,892 16,294,203
108,518,265$ 105,843,302$ 62,808,555$ 62,204,855$ 171,326,820$ 168,048,157$
Governmental Activities Business‐type Activities Totals
More detailed information on the City’s capital assets is presented in Note 4 to the financial statements.
Debt Administration
At the end of the current fiscal year, the City had a total bonded debt, premiums and capital lease obligation of $114.5 million.
2021 2020 2021 2020 2021 2020
General obligation bonds 46,265,000$ 35,390,000$ 20,300,000$ 22,380,000$ 66,565,000$ 57,770,000$
Revenue bonds ‐ ‐ 37,080,000 24,325,000 37,080,000 24,325,000
Premium on bond issuance 3,544,357 2,668,822 5,666,291 3,920,243 9,210,648 6,589,065
Capital leases 1,681,709 1,861,762 ‐ ‐ 1,681,709 1,861,762
51,491,066$ 39,920,584$ 63,046,291$ 50,625,243$ 114,537,357$ 90,545,827$
Governmental Activities Business‐type Activities Totals
The City’s General Obligation and Revenue Bonds bond ratings are listed below:
Standard
& Poor's
General Obligation Bonds AA+
Revenues Bonds AA‐
More detailed information about the City’s outstanding debt can be found in Note 5 to the financial statements.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (continued)
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Economic Factors and Next Year’s Budgets and Rates
Friendswood continues to experience moderate growth. The City’s current population is estimated to be 41,916.
Friendswood is expected to reach build out with an estimated population of 58,012. The City is continuing to focus on
economic development initiatives, including the revitalization of downtown and a large residential and commercial
development called West Ranch. The West Ranch residential development is currently under way, with commercial
construction scheduled to follow as the area’s residential population grows. Other residential developments are in planning
phases for next fiscal year.
The City’s largest single source of revenue in the General Fund continues to be ad valorem taxes. The adopted budget for
fiscal year 2022 has a tax rate of $0.487314 per $100 taxable value. This rate consists of a maintenance and operation (M&O)
tax rate of $0.385147 and an interest and sinking (debt service) tax rate of $0.102167. The rate was set based on a net
assessed value of $4,243,567,347. This is an increase of $278,976,966 above certified values including supplemental rolls for
tax year 2020. The City’s financial management policy sets the guideline to maintain the fund balance and net position of
the various operating funds at levels sufficient to protect the City’s creditworthiness as well as its financial position from
unforeseeable emergencies.
The City second largest source of revenue in the General Fund is sales tax. The City anticipates an increase in this revenue
stream from the prior year and has adjusted the budget from $7,261,012 to $8,095,816. The franchise fees budget decreased
from $2,101,190 to $1,925,828 and the budget for license and permits has been decreased from $874,049 to $823,839. If
all projections are accurate, the total General Fund unassigned fund balance net of the 90 day operating requirement ($7.3
million) is estimated to be approximately $6.1 million at September 30, 2022.
Water revenues are budgeted at $8,200,503 which is a decrease of $26,986 in revenues, or 0.32 percent. Sewer revenues
are budgeted at $8,877,468 which is an increase of $1,378,008 or 18.37 percent. Water and Sewer Fund net position, net of
the 90 day operating requirement ($2.4 million) is projected to be $1.8 million at the end of fiscal year 2022.
Pursuant to the City’s financial management policy, funds in excess of the 90 day operating reserve are designated for future
capital improvements.
Requests for Information
The financial report is designed to provide our citizens, customers, investors, and creditors with a general overview of the
City’s finance and to show the City’s accountability for the money it receives. If you have questions about this report or need
additional information, contact Administrative Services, P.O. Box 1288, Friendswood, Texas 77549‐1288, or call Katina
Hampton at 281‐996‐3221, or email khampton@friendswood.com.
Separately issued financial statements for the West Ranch Management District can be obtained by writing to: West Ranch
Management District, a Component Unity of the City of Friendswood, c/o Allen Boone Humphries LLP, 3200 Southwest
Freeway, Suite 2600, Houston, Texas 77027.
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BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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See notes to the financial statements. 21 City of Friendswood 2021 ACFR
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
STATEMENT OF NET POSITION
September 30, 2021
Governmental
Activities
Business‐type
Activities Total
West Ranch
Management
District
Friendswood
Downtown EDC
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 8,049,301$ 4,120,731$ 12,170,032$ 523,322$ 705,229$
Investments 31,217,392 8,184,690 39,402,082 5,263,469 1,401,031
Receivables, net of allowances
Taxes 2,725,756 ‐ 2,725,756 19,132 125,897
Customer accounts 424,351 3,455,179 3,879,530 ‐ ‐
Other 509,927 ‐ 509,927 ‐ ‐
Accrued interest 7,709 4,445 12,154 10 640
Due from other governments 1,248,884 ‐ 1,248,884 ‐ ‐
Prepaid items 355,011 62,870 417,881 311 ‐
Working capital deposit ‐ 563,405 563,405 ‐ ‐
Restricted investments ‐ 32,497,338 32,497,338 ‐ ‐
Capital Assets:
Non‐depreciable 31,131,350 22,906,475 54,037,825 7,762,414 ‐
Depreciable, net 77,386,915 39,902,080 117,288,995 366,930 ‐
Total Capital Assets 108,518,265 62,808,555 171,326,820 8,129,344 ‐
Total Assets 153,056,596 111,697,213 264,753,809 13,935,588 2,232,797
Deferred Outflows of Resources
Deferred loss on issuance of refunding bonds 61,221 651,357 712,578 300,189 ‐
Deferred outflow of resources for pensions 2,564,439 320,952 2,885,391 ‐ ‐
Deferred outflow of resources for OPEB 343,611 51,112 394,723 ‐ ‐
Total Deferred Outflows of Resources 2,969,271 1,023,421 3,992,692 300,189 ‐
Total Assets and Deferred
Outflows of Resources 156,025,867 112,720,634 268,746,501 14,235,777 2,232,797
Liabilities
Accounts payable 1,614,806 1,133,659 2,748,465 34,019 ‐
Accrued liabilities 887,621 96,128 983,749 ‐ ‐
Retainage payable ‐ 193,128 193,128 ‐ ‐
Accrued interest 124,805 188,509 313,314 280,481 ‐
Unearned revenue 4,991,651 264,473 5,256,124 ‐ ‐
Customer deposits ‐ 553,876 553,876 ‐ ‐
Due to other governments 461,922 ‐ 461,922 ‐ ‐
Noncurrent liabilities:
Due within one year 3,039,958 3,138,556 6,178,514 965,000 ‐
Due in more than one year 49,447,399 60,025,514 109,472,913 20,993,501 ‐
Net pension liability 8,806,296 934,333 9,740,629 ‐ ‐
Total OPEB liability 1,695,771 251,592 1,947,363 ‐ ‐
Total Liabilities 71,070,229 66,779,768 137,849,997 22,273,001 ‐
Deferred Inflows of Resources
Deferred gain on issuance of refunding bonds 60,107 30,324 90,431 ‐ ‐
Deferred Inflows of resources for pensions 1,995,352 249,728 2,245,080 ‐ ‐
Deferred Inflows of resources for OPEB 281,393 44,139 325,532 ‐ ‐
Total Deferred Inflows of Resources 2,336,852 324,191 2,661,043 ‐ ‐
Net Position
Net investment in capital assets 72,240,727 32,910,959 105,151,686 2,710,520 ‐
Restricted for:
Public education and government channels 597,908 ‐ 597,908 ‐ ‐
Debt service ‐ 2,514,577 2,514,577 2,114,449 ‐
Municipal court operations 274,538 ‐ 274,538 ‐ ‐
Economic development ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 2,232,797
Public safety 785,094 ‐ 785,094 ‐ ‐
Community development ‐ nonexpendable 11,101 ‐ 11,101 ‐ ‐
Capital projects 1,823,333 206,888 2,030,221 54,616 ‐
Unrestricted 6,886,085 9,984,251 16,870,336 (12,916,809) ‐
Total Net Position 82,618,786$ 45,616,675$ 128,235,461$ (8,037,224)$ 2,232,797$
Primary Government Component Units
See notes to the financial statements. 22 City of Friendswood 2021 ACFR
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STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
For the Year Ended September 30, 2021
Functions/Programs Expenses
Charges for
Services
Operating Grants
and Contributions
Capital Grants
and Contributions
Primary government
Governmental Activities:
General government 5,867,654$ 871,362$ 16,000$ ‐$
Public safety 15,645,527 1,372,432 3,840,601 ‐
Public works 7,160,229 225,419 ‐ 3,864,589
Engineering 506,959 ‐ ‐ ‐
Community development 1,035,202 ‐ ‐ ‐
Parks and recreation 4,604,943 384,489 18,265 ‐
Library services 1,221,740 ‐ ‐ ‐
Interest on long‐term debt 1,244,881 ‐ ‐ ‐
Total Governmental Activities 37,287,135 2,853,702 3,874,866 3,864,589
Business‐type Activities:
Water and sewer 13,672,365 17,919,751 ‐ ‐
Total Business‐type Activities 13,672,365 17,919,751 ‐ ‐
Total Primary Government 50,959,500 20,773,453 3,874,866 3,864,589
Component Units
West Ranch Management District 962,888 ‐ ‐ ‐
Friendswood Downtown EDC 46,003 ‐ ‐ ‐
Total Component Units 1,008,891$ ‐$ ‐$ ‐$
Program Revenues
See notes to the financial statements. 23 City of Friendswood 2021 ACFR
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STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
For the Year Ended September 30, 2021
Net (Expense) Revenue and Changes in Net Position
Functions/Programs
Governmental
Activities
Business‐type
Activities Total
West Ranch
Management
District
Friendswood
Downtown EDC
Primary government
Governmental Activities:
General government (4,980,292)$ ‐$ (4,980,292)$ ‐$ ‐$
Public safety (10,432,494) ‐ (10,432,494) ‐ ‐
Public works (3,070,221) ‐ (3,070,221) ‐ ‐
Engineering (506,959) ‐ (506,959) ‐ ‐
Community development (1,035,202) ‐ (1,035,202) ‐ ‐
Parks and recreation (4,202,189) ‐ (4,202,189) ‐ ‐
Library services (1,221,740) ‐ (1,221,740) ‐ ‐
Interest on long‐term debt (1,244,881) ‐ (1,244,881) ‐ ‐
Total Governmental Activities (26,693,978) ‐ (26,693,978) ‐ ‐
Business‐type Activities:
Water and sewer ‐ 4,247,386 4,247,386 ‐ ‐
Total Business‐type Activities ‐ 4,247,386 4,247,386 ‐ ‐
Total Primary Government (26,693,978) 4,247,386 (22,446,592) ‐ ‐
Component Units
West Ranch Management District (962,888) ‐
Friendswood Downtown EDC ‐ (46,003)
Total Component Units (962,888) (46,003)
General revenues:
Taxes:
Property taxes 19,163,858 ‐ 19,163,858 2,809,865 ‐
Franchise and other taxes 2,090,001 ‐ 2,090,001 ‐ ‐
Sales taxes 9,915,046 ‐ 9,915,046 ‐ 653,729
Interest 50,805 43,099 93,904 3,878 4,282
Miscellaneous 390,533 ‐ 390,533 ‐ ‐
Transfers 1,541,853 (1,541,853) ‐ ‐ ‐
Total General Revenues and Transfers 33,152,096 (1,498,754) 31,653,342 2,813,743 658,011
Change in net position 6,458,118 2,748,632 9,206,750 1,850,855 612,008
Net Position ‐ Beginning 76,160,668 42,868,043 119,028,711 (9,888,079) 1,620,789
Net Position ‐ Ending 82,618,786$ 45,616,675$ 128,235,461$ (8,037,224)$ 2,232,797$
Primary Government Component Units
See notes to the financial statements. 24 City of Friendswood 2021 ACFR
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
BALANCE SHEET
September 30, 2021
General Fund
Coronavirus State
and Local Fiscal
Recovery Fund
Bond
Construction
Total Nonmajor
Governmental
Funds
Total
Governmental
Funds
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 5,134,131$ 1,671,180$ ‐$ 1,006,638$ 7,811,949$
Investments 9,765,853 3,320,020 15,845,109 1,814,879 30,745,861
Receivables, net of allowance:
Taxes receivables 2,302,505 ‐ ‐ 423,251 2,725,756
Customer accounts 421,637 ‐ ‐ 2,714 424,351
Other receivables 506,354 ‐ ‐ 3,573 509,927
Accrued interest 5,844 448 ‐ 1,163 7,455
Due from other funds 1,783,098 ‐ ‐ ‐ 1,783,098
Due from other governments 216,197 ‐ ‐ ‐ 216,197
Prepaid items 355,011 ‐ ‐ 1,032,687 1,387,698
Total Assets 20,490,630$ 4,991,648$ 15,845,109$ 4,284,905$ 45,612,292$
Liabilities, Deferred Inflows and Fund Balances
Liabilities:
Accounts payable 1,365,198$ ‐$ 191,887$ 153,485$ 1,710,570$
Accrued liabilities 772,644 ‐ ‐ 943 773,587
Due to other governments 468,454 ‐ ‐ ‐ 468,454
Customer deposits 10,000 ‐ ‐ ‐ 10,000
Due to other funds ‐ ‐ 440,707 1,342,391 1,783,098
Unearned revenue ‐ 4,991,648 ‐ ‐ 4,991,648
Total Liabilities 2,616,296 4,991,648 632,594 1,496,819 9,737,357
Deferred Inflows of Resources:
Unavailable revenue 647,189 ‐ ‐ 49,298 696,487
Total Deferred Inflows of resources 647,189 ‐ ‐ 49,298 696,487
Fund Balances:
Nonspendable:
Prepaid items 355,011 ‐ ‐ ‐ 355,011
Permanent fund ‐ ‐ ‐ 11,101 11,101
Restricted:
Public education and government channels 597,908 ‐ ‐ ‐ 597,908
Municipal court operations ‐ ‐ ‐ 274,538 274,538
Debt service ‐ ‐ ‐ 10,608 10,608
Public safety ‐ ‐ ‐ 785,094 785,094
Capital projects ‐ ‐ 15,212,515 1,823,333 17,035,848
Assigned:
Subsequent year's budget appropriation of fund
balance 1,798,058 ‐ ‐ ‐ 1,798,058
Capital projects 2,522,854 ‐ ‐ ‐ 2,522,854
Unassigned 11,953,314 ‐ ‐ (165,886) 11,787,428
Total Fund Balances 17,227,145 ‐ 15,212,515 2,738,788 35,178,448
Total Liabilities, Deferred Inflows of Resources,
and Fund Balances 20,490,630$ 4,991,648$ 15,845,109$ 4,284,905$ 45,612,292$
See notes to the financial statements. 25 City of Friendswood 2021 ACFR
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
RECONCILIATION OF THE GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS BALANCE SHEET
TO THE STATEMENT OF NET POSITION
September 30, 2021
Total fund balance, governmental funds 35,178,448$
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the Statement of Net Position are different because:
Capital assets used in governmental activities are not current financial resources and therefore are not reported in
the fund financial statement, but are reported in the governmental activities of the Statement of Net Position. 106,518,943
The assets and liabilities of certain internal service funds are not included in the fund financial statement, but are
included in the governmental activities of the Statement of Net Position. 2,706,718
Some liabilities are not due and payable in the current period and are not included in the fund financial statement,
but are included in the governmental activities of the Statement of Net Position.
Bonds and certificates of obligation payable (46,265,000)
Capital leases payable (1,681,809)
Compensated absences (996,190)
Accrued interest payable (124,805)
Unamortized premium on bonds (3,544,358)
Unavailable revenues in the governmental fund statements is recognized as revenue in the government‐wide
financial statements.696,487
Deferred gain on refunding (60,107)
Deferred loss on refunding 61,221
Certain other long‐term assets and liabilities are not available to pay current period expenditures and therefore are
not reported in this fund financial statement, but are reported in the governmental activities of the Statement of
Net Position.
Net pension liability (8,806,296)
Total OPEB liabilty (1,695,771)
Deferred outflows and inflows of resources related to the net pension liability 569,087
Deferred outflows and inflows of resources related to the total OPEB liability 62,218
Net Position of Governmental Activities in the Statement of Net Position 82,618,786$
See notes to the financial statements. 26 City of Friendswood 2021 ACFR
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
For the Year Ended September 30, 2021
General Fund
Coronavirus
State and Local
Fiscal Recovery
Fund
Bond
Construction
Total Nonmajor
Governmental
Funds
Total
Governmental
Funds
Revenues
Property taxes 15,267,421$ ‐$ ‐$ 3,701,687$ 18,969,108$
Sales taxes 7,953,859 ‐ ‐ 1,961,187 9,915,046
Franchise fees and other 2,090,001 ‐ ‐ ‐ 2,090,001
Fines and forfeitures 1,117,224 ‐ ‐ 101,872 1,219,096
Permits and fees 1,617,433 ‐ ‐ 51,600 1,669,033
Intergovernmental 3,448,210 ‐ ‐ 4,047,761 7,495,971
Investment earnings 35,951 ‐ 2,749 9,909 48,609
Donations 55,881 ‐ ‐ 209,057 264,938
Miscellaneous 124,627 ‐ ‐ ‐ 124,627
Total Revenues 31,710,607 ‐ 2,749 10,083,073 41,796,429
Expenditures
Current:
General government 5,544,348 ‐ ‐ 46,900 5,591,248
Public safety 14,799,066 ‐ ‐ 98,399 14,897,465
Public works 2,603,627 ‐ 7,500 2,001,669 4,612,796
Engineering 507,933 ‐ ‐ ‐ 507,933
Community development 1,131,498 ‐ ‐ ‐ 1,131,498
Parks and recreation 3,715,517 ‐ ‐ ‐ 3,715,517
Library services 1,223,726 ‐ ‐ ‐ 1,223,726
Debt service:
Principal ‐ ‐ ‐ 2,556,282 2,556,282
Interest and other charges ‐ ‐ 162,444 1,405,028 1,567,472
Capital outlay 3,752,551 ‐ 1,763,771 1,521,168 7,037,490
Total Expenditures 33,278,266 ‐ 1,933,715 7,629,446 42,841,427
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over
(under) expenditures (1,567,659) ‐ (1,930,966) 2,453,627 (1,044,998)
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Issuance of refunding bonds ‐ ‐ ‐ 3,050,000 3,050,000
Issuance of capital‐related debt ‐ ‐ 13,185,000 ‐ 13,185,000
Issuance of capital leases 306,329 ‐ ‐ ‐ 306,329
Premium on bond issuance ‐ ‐ 1,173,884 277,572 1,451,456
Insurance recoveries 175,351 ‐ ‐ ‐ 175,351
Transfers in 1,541,853 ‐ ‐ 210,062 1,751,915
Transfers out (113,623) ‐ (96,439) ‐ (210,062)
Sale of capital assets 12,870 ‐ ‐ 8,400 21,270
Payments to refunding bond escrow agent ‐ ‐ ‐ (3,321,347) (3,321,347)
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses)1,922,780 ‐ 14,262,445 224,687 16,409,912
Net change in fund balances 355,121 ‐ 12,331,479 2,678,314 15,364,914
Fund Balances ‐ Beginning 16,872,024 ‐ 2,881,036 60,474 19,813,534
Fund Balances ‐ Ending 17,227,145$ ‐$ 15,212,515$ 2,738,788$ 35,178,448$
See notes to the financial statements. 27 City of Friendswood 2021 ACFR
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
RECONCILIATION OF THE STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES,
AND CHANGES IN FUND
BALANCES OF GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS TO THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
For the Year Ended September 30, 2021
Net Change in Fund Balances ‐ Total Governmental Funds 15,364,914$
Amounts reported for Governmental Activities in the Statement of Activities are different because:
Governmental funds report outlays for capital assets as expenditures because such outlays use current
financial resources. In contrast, the Statement of Activities reports only a portion of the outlay as expense.
The outlay is allocated over the assets' estimated useful lives as depreciation expense for the period.
Capital outlay 7,567,544
Depreciation expense (5,472,068)
Governmental funds only report the proceeds from the disposal of capital assets and not the difference
between the carrying value and the accumulated depreciation of the asset. This is the amount by which the
carrying value exceeded the accumulated depreciation. (2,970)
Governmental funds do not present revenues that are not available to pay current obligations. In contrast,
such revenues are reported in the Statement of Activities when earned.
Unavailable property tax revenue and other revenues 194,753
Governmental funds report proceeds from long‐term debt as current financial resources. In contrast, the
Statement of Activities treats such issuance of debt as a liability. Governmental funds report repayment of
long‐term debt principal as an expenditure, In contrast, the Statement of Activities treats such repayments as
a reduction in long‐term liabilities.
Debt service principal 2,556,282
Payments to escrow agent for payment of refunded bonds 3,321,347
Proceeds from issuance of long‐term debt (16,235,000)
Proceeds from capital leases (306,329)
Premium from issuance of long‐term debt (1,451,456)
Contributions are treated as expenditures in the fund based financial statements, but are treated as
reductions in the City's net pension/OBEB liability in the statement of net position. This amount is the
difference between contributions and net pension/OPEB expense (revenue) for the current fiscal year.
Pension 458,211
OPEB (82,140)
Some expenses reported in the statement of activities do not require the use of current financial resources
and these are not reported as expenditures in governmental funds:
(Increase) decrease in accrued interest (25,653)
(Increase) decrease in compensated absences (143,601)
Amortization of deferred loss on refunding (21,950)
Amortization of deferred gain on refunding 4,294
Amortization of premium on bonds 365,899
Internal service fund is used by management to charge the cost of fleet management to individual funds.
The change in net position of the internal service fund is included in the governmental activities in the
statement of activities.366,041
Change in Net Position of Governmental Activities 6,458,118$
See notes to the financial statements. 28 City of Friendswood 2021 ACFR
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STATEMENT OF NET POSITION
PROPRIETARY FUNDS
September 30, 2021
Business‐Type Activities
Enterprise Fund Governmental Activities
Water and Sewer Internal Service
Assets
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 4,120,731$ 237,352$
Investments 8,184,690 471,531
Accounts receivable, net of allowance:
Customer accounts 3,455,179 ‐
Accrued interest 4,445 254
Prepaids and other assets 62,870 ‐
Restricted investments 32,497,338 ‐
Total Current Assets 48,325,253 709,137
Non‐current Assets
Working capital deposit 563,405 ‐
Capital Assets:
Land 319,473 ‐
Construction in progress 2,870,307 ‐
Water rights 19,716,695 ‐
Buildings and improvements 683,906 ‐
Machinery and equipment 7,725,245 4,609,925
Water and sewer systems 74,199,822 ‐
Accumulated depreciation (42,706,893) (2,610,603)
Total Capital Assets 62,808,555 1,999,322
Total Non‐current Assets 63,371,960 1,999,322
Total Assets 111,697,213 2,708,459
Deferred Outflows of Resources
Deferred loss on bond refunding 651,357 ‐
Deferred outflows ‐ pension related 320,952 ‐
Deferred outflows ‐ OPEB related 51,112 ‐
Total Deferred Outflows of Resources 1,023,421 ‐
Total Assets and Deferred
Outflows of Resources 112,720,634 2,708,459
See notes to the financial statements. 29 City of Friendswood 2021 ACFR
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS Page 2 of 2
STATEMENT OF NET POSITION
PROPRIETARY FUNDS
September 30, 2021
Business‐Type Activities
Enterprise Fund Governmental Activities
Water and Sewer Internal Service
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable 1,133,659$ 1,738$
Accrued liabilities 94,185 ‐
Accrued interest 188,509 ‐
Unearned revenue 264,473 ‐
Customer deposits 555,819 ‐
Retainage payable 193,128 ‐
Compensated absences 23,556 ‐
Bonds and other long‐term debt payable 3,115,000 ‐
Total Current Liabilities 5,568,329 1,738
Non‐current Liabilities
Compensated absences 94,223 ‐
Net Pension liability 934,333 ‐
Total OPEB liability 251,592 ‐
Bonds and other long‐term debt payable 59,931,291 ‐
Total Non‐current Liabilities 61,211,439 ‐
Total Liabilities 66,779,768 1,738
Deferred Inflows of Resources
Deferred gain on issuance of refunding bonds 30,324 ‐
Deferred inflows ‐ pension related 249,728 ‐
Deferred inflows of resources for OPEB 44,139 ‐
Total Deferred Inflows of Resources 324,191 ‐
Total Liabilities and Deferred Inflows of Resources 67,103,959 1,738
Net Position
Net investment in capital assets 32,910,959 1,999,322
Restricted for capital projects 206,888 ‐
Restricted for debt service 2,514,577 ‐
Unrestricted 9,984,251 707,399
Total Net Position 45,616,675$ 2,706,721$
30 City of Friendswood 2021 ACFR
See notes to the financial statements. 31 City of Friendswood 2021 ACFR
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES AND CHANGES IN NET POSITION
PROPRIETARY FUNDS
For the Year Ended September 30, 2021
Business‐Type
Activities Enterprise
Fund
Governmental
Activities
Water and Sewer Internal Service
Operating Revenues
Charges for services 17,514,259$ 782,590$
Miscellaneous 176,584 44,250
Total Operating Revenues 17,690,843 826,840
Operating Expenses
Personnel services 2,535,062 ‐
Sewer operations 1,875,837 ‐
Water purchases 3,239,840 ‐
Repairs and maintenance 967,864 ‐
Supplies 130,066 ‐
Other services and charges 941,656 ‐
Depreciation 1,995,734 479,366
Total Operating Expenses 11,686,059 479,366
Operating income 6,004,784 347,474
Non‐Operating Revenues (Expenses)
Investment income 43,099 2,196
Gain on disposal of capital assets ‐ 16,374
Insurance proceeds 228,908 ‐
Interest expense (1,808,120) ‐
Bond Issuance Costs (178,186) ‐
Total Non‐Operating Revenues (Expenses)(1,714,299) 18,570
Income before transfers 4,290,485 366,044
Transfers out (1,541,853) ‐
Change in net position 2,748,632 366,044
Net position ‐ Beginning 42,868,043 2,340,677
Total Net Position ‐ Ending 45,616,675$ 2,706,721$
See notes to the financial statements. 32 City of Friendswood 2021 ACFR
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS Page 1 of 2
COMBINING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
PROPRIETARY FUNDS
For the Year Ended September 30, 2021
Business‐Type
Activities Enterprise
Fund
Governmental
Activities
Water and Sewer Internal Service
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash received from customers 17,809,458$ ‐$
Receipts from interfund charges for fleet management ‐ 826,840
Cash payments to suppliers for goods and services (6,866,901) 1,738
Cash payments to employees for services (2,628,118) ‐
Net cash provided by operating activities 8,314,439 828,578
Cash flows from noncapital financing activities
Transfers out to other funds (1,541,853) ‐
Net cash (used) by noncapital
financing activities (1,541,853) ‐
Cash flows from capital and related
financing activities
Acquisition and construction of property,
plant and equipment (2,745,553) (1,061,823)
Disposal of capital assets ‐ 16,374
Proceeds from issuance of bonds 15,838,303 ‐
Repayment of debt (3,015,000) ‐
Interest paid on debt (1,777,832) ‐
Net cash provided (used) by capital and
related financing activities 8,299,918 (1,045,449)
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of investments 166,848 320,623
Investment income 56,245 3,301
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities 223,093 323,924
Net increase (decrease) in cash and
cash equivalents 15,295,597 107,053
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning 21,322,472 130,299
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Ending 36,618,069$ 237,352$
Reconciliation of Total Cash and Cash Equivalents
Current assets ‐ cash and cash equivalents 4,120,731$ 237,352$
Restricted assets ‐ cash and cash equivalents 32,497,338 ‐
36,618,069$ 237,352$
See notes to the financial statements. 33 City of Friendswood 2021 ACFR
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS Page 2 of 2
COMBINING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
PROPRIETARY FUNDS
For the Year Ended September 30, 2021
Business‐type
Activities ‐ Enterprise
Funds
Governmental
Activities
Water and Sewer Internal Service
Reconciliation of operating income to net cash
provided (used) by operating activities:
Operating income (loss) 6,004,784$ 347,474$
Adjustments to reconcile operating
income to net cash provided (used)
by operating activities:
Depreciation 1,995,734 479,366
Change in assets, deferred inflows and outflows, and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in customer receivable 106,262 ‐
Decrease (increase) in prepaids and other assets (10,297) ‐
Decrease (increase) in deferred outflow for pensions 29,196 ‐
Decrease (increase) in deferred outflow for OPEB (18,880)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable 286,491 1,738
Increase (decrease) in accrued liabilities 12,168 ‐
Increase (decrease) in customer deposits 12,353 ‐
Increase (decrease) in deferred inflows for pensions (47,408) ‐
Increase (decrease) in deferred inflows for OPEB 16,684 ‐
Increase (decrease) in total OPEB liability 13,764 ‐
Increase (decrease) in net pension liability (93,424) ‐
Increase (decrease) in compensated absences 7,012 ‐
Total Adjustments 2,309,655 481,104
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities 8,314,439$ 828,578$
See notes to the financial statements. 34 City of Friendswood 2021 ACFR
35 City of Friendswood 2021 ACFR
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The City of Friendswood, Texas (“the City”) was incorporated on October 15, 1960. The City charter provides for a City County‐
City manager form of government. The Mayor and six Council members are elected from the City at large serving three‐year
terms. 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 resides 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 City is an independent political subdivision of the State of Texas governed by an elected six‐ member Council and Mayor
and is considered a primary government. As required by generally accepted accounting principles, these financial statements
have been prepared based on considerations regarding the potential for inclusion of other entities, organizations, or functions
as part of the City’s financial reporting entity. Based on these considerations, the West Ranch Management District and
Friendswood Downtown Economic Development Corporation have been included in the City’s reporting entity as discretely
presented component units. Additionally, as the City is considered a primary government for financial reporting purposes,
its activities are not considered a part of any other governmental or other type of reporting entity.
Consideration regarding the potential for inclusion of other entities, organizations, or functions in the City’s financial reporting
entity is based on criteria prescribed by general accepted accounting principles. These same criteria are evaluated in
considering whether the City is a part of any other governmental or other type of reporting entity. The overriding elements
associated with prescribed criteria considered in determining that the City’s financial reporting entity status is that of a
primary government are that it has a separately elected governing body; it is legally separate; and it is financial independent
of other state and local governments. Additional prescribed criteria under generally accepted accounting principles include
considerations pertaining to organizations for which the primary government is financially accountable; and considerations
pertaining to other organizations for which the nature and significance of the relationship with the primary government are
such that exclusion would cause the reporting entity’s financial statements to be misleading or incomplete.
The West Ranch Management District (“the District”), a discretely presented component unit, was created under Section 59,
Article XVI of the Texas Constitution added by an Act of the 79th Legislature of the State of Texas, effective June 17, 2005, in
accordance with the Texas Water Code, Chapter 54. The District operates in accordance with Chapters 3837, Texas Special
District Local Laws Code, Chapters 49 and 54 of the Texas Water Code and Chapter 375 of the Texas Local Government Code,
and is subject to the continuing supervision of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The District was created to
promote and encourage employment and the public welfare within the District. The affairs of the District are managed by a
Board of Directors composed of persons appointed by the City Council. The City is financially accountable for the District
because City Council must approve any debt issuances. Complete financial statements from the component may be obtained
at the District’s administrative office.
The Friendswood Downtown Economic Development Corporation (“FDEDC”) was incorporated August 1, 2016 as a nonprofit
economic development corporation under the Development Corporation Act. The citizens of Friendswood voted to pass a
one‐ half cent sales tax dedicated to support and enhance the welfare and prosperity of the citizens of the City and of this
State by promotion of economic development and growth by encouraging the development of new business enterprises and
the retention or expansion of existing business enterprises.
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
36 City of Friendswood 2021 ACFR
Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
A. Reporting Entity (continued)
To serve this purpose, the Corporation shall have the authority and power of a Type B corporation to undertake projects as
described in Subchapter C of Chapter 501 of the Local Government Code and Chapter 505 of the Local Government Code,
including undertaking projects as authorized by law, including but not limited to projects to promote new or expanded
business enterprises in the downtown area as defined by the City of Friendswood Downtown District Map, including but not
limited to streets, targeted infrastructure, paved sidewalks, pedestrian amenities including lighting, benches, signage, and
other related public improvements, and the maintenance and operations expenses for any of the above‐described projects.
A separate governing board oversees FDEDC, which is appointed by Friendswood City Council, and consists of members of
City Council, City’s management, and individuals from the community. The City can remove appointed board members and
approves the FDEDC’s budget. The FDEDC is reported as a discretely presented component unit because the governing body
is not identical to the governing body of the City, the FDEDC does not solely serve the City, and the City has the ability to
impose its will on FDEDC. Complete financial statements of the FDEDC may be obtained by contacting FDEDC’s administration
office.
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 activities of the primary government and its component unit. For the most part, the effect of interfund
activity has been removed from these statements. Governmental activities, which normally are supported by taxes and
intergovernmental revenue, are reported separately from business‐type activities, which rely to a significant extent on fees
and charges for support. Likewise, the primary governmental is reported separately from certain legally separate component
units for which the primary government is financial accountable.
The statement of activities demonstrates the degree to which the direct expenses of a given function or segment are offset
by program revenue. Direct expenses are those that are clearly identifiable with a specific function or segment. Program
revenue includes 1) charges to customers or applicants who purchase, use, or directly benefit from goods, services, or
privileges provided by a given function or segment, and 2) grants and contributions that are restricted to meeting the
operations or capital requirements of a particular function or segment. Taxes and other items not properly included among
program revenue are reported instead as general revenue.
Separate financial statements are provided for governmental funds and proprietary funds. Major individual governmental
funds and major individual enterprise funds are reported as separate columns in the fund financial statements.
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
37 City of Friendswood 2021 ACFR
Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
C. Measurement Focus, Basis of Accounting, and Financial Statement Presentation
The government‐wide financial statements are reported using the economic 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 government considered revenue to be available if collected within 60 days 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 judgements,
are recorded only when payment is due.
Property taxes, franchise taxes, sales taxes, and interest associated with the current fiscal period are all considered to be
susceptible to accrual and, accordingly, have been recognized as revenue of the current fiscal period. All of revenue items
are considered to be measurable and available only when cash is received by the City.
The City reports the following major governmental funds:
The General Fund is the City’s primary operating fund. It accounts for all financial resources of the general
government, except those required to be accounted for in another fund.
The Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund is used to account for federal funds related to the fiscal
recovery of Coronavirus. Funds will be used for water and sewer infrastructure projects.
The Bond Construction Fund is used to account for the construction of public facilities, and park, street and drainage
improvements that are funded by the proceeds from Permanent Improvement Bonds.
Other governmental funds is a summarization of all the non‐major governmental funds.
The City reports the following major enterprise fund:
The Water and Sewer Fund is used to account for the activities of the City’s water and wastewater operations.
Additionally, the City reports the following fund type:
The Internal Service Fund is used to account for fleet management services provided to other departments of the
City on a cost reimbursement basis.
As a general rule, the effect of interfund activity has been eliminated from the government‐wide financial statements.
Exceptions to this general rule are charges between the City’s water and sewer function and various other functions of the
government. Elimination of these charges would distort the direct costs and program revenue 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 and Sewer enterprise fund and of the City’s internal
service fund are charges to customers for sales and services. Operating expenses for the enterprise fund and internal service
fund include the cost of sales and services, administrative expenses, and depreciation on capital assets. All revenue and
expenses not meeting this definition are reported as nonoperating revenue and expenses.
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D. Assets, Liabilities, Deferred Outflows/Inflows and Net Position/Fund Balance
Cash and Investments
Cash and investments include cash on hand, deposits with financial institutions, short‐term investments in a state‐managed
public funds investment pool account (TexPool), and a privately managed public funds investment pool (Texas Class). Other
investments consist mainly of U.S. government treasury bills, treasury notes and other U.S. government obligations.
Restricted cash and investments are assets restricted for specific use. Restricted includes cash deposits with financial
institutions and investment pools.
The City maintains a pooled cash and investments account for all funds of the City. Each fund’s positive equity in the pooled
cash account is presented as “cash and investments” in the financial statements. Negative equity balances are reclassified
and are reflected as interfund accounts payable. Interest income and interest expense are allocated monthly to each
respective individual fund based on their representative fund balances.
The City’s cash and cash equivalents are considered to be cash on hand, demand deposits, and short‐term investments with
original maturities of three months or less from the date of acquisition.
Investments for the City are reported at fair value, except for the position in investment pools. The City’s investment in pools
are reported at the net asset value per share (which approximates fair value) even though it is calculated using the amortized
cost method.
TexPool and Texas Class have a redemption notice period of one day and may redeem daily. The investment pool’s authority
may only impose restrictions on redemptions in the event of a general suspension of trading on major securities markets,
general banking moratorium or national state of emergency that affects the pool’s liquidity.
Property Taxes
All trade and property tax receivables are shown net of an allowance for uncollectible accounts. Management estimates an
allowance for trade accounts receivable based on past experience, historical losses, and other pertinent factors.
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 less exemptions. The City’s property taxes are billed and collected by Galveston County. 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 $0.487313 per $100 of assessed valuation that were prorated between
operations and debt service in the amounts of $0.392152 and $0.095161, respectively. The resulting tax levies were
approximately $15.1 and $3.7 million for operations and debt service, respectively, based on a total taxable valuation of
approximately $3.9 billion for the 2020 tax year.
West Ranch Management District bond resolutions require that the District levy and collect an ad valorem debt service tax
sufficient to pay interest and principal on bonds when due. During the year ended July 31, 2021, the District levied an ad
valorem tax at the rate of $0.2050 per $100 of assessed valuation, which resulted in tax levy of $1.3 million on the taxable
valuation of approximately $648.0 million for the 2020 tax year.
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D. Assets, Liabilities, Deferred Outflows/Inflows and Net Position/Fund Balance (continued)
Interfund Receivables/Payables
Activity between funds that are representative of lending/borrowing arrangements outstanding at the end of the fiscal year
are referred to as either “due to/from other funds” (i.e., the current portion of interfund loans”). All other outstanding
balances between funds are reported as “due to/from other funds.” Any residual balances outstanding between the
governmental activities and business‐type activities are reported in the government‐wide financial statements as “internal
balances.”
Prepaid Items
Certain payments to vendors reflect costs applicable to future accounting periods and are recorded as prepaid items in both
government‐wide and fund financial statements. The City applies the consumption method in accounting for prepaid items
in the governmental funds.
Restricted Assets
Certain proceeds of the City’s enterprise fund revenue bonds, as well as certain resources set aside for their repayment, are
classified as restricted assets on the balance sheet because their use is limited by applicable bond covenants.
Contract with West Ranch Management District
The District approved a contract with the City effective August 15, 2005, as amended. Under the terms of the contract, the
District is to pay for construction of water distribution, sanitary sewer, drainage, transportation, education and recreation
facilities to serve the District.
The District shall be the owner of the system until the system is completed, approved by the City and conveyed to it, at which
time ownership will vest in the City. The District will own and operate these facilities to serve the District. Pursuant to the
contract, the District shall have a security interest therein until all bonds issued by the District are retired.
Capital assets, which include property, plant, equipment, infrastructure, and water rights, are reported in the applicable
governmental or business‐type activities columns in the government‐ wide financial statements. The City defines capital
assets as assets with an initial, individual cost of more than $5,000 and an estimated historical cost if actual historical cost is
not available. Donated capital assets are recorded at acquisition cost, which is the price that would be paid to acquire an
asset with equivalent service potential at the acquisition date. The City’s water rights have an indefinite life.
The cost of normal maintenance and repairs that do not add to the value of the asset or materially extend assets’ lives are
not capitalized.
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D. Assets, Liabilities, Deferred Outflows/Inflows and Net Position/Fund Balance (continued)
Capital Assets
The City’s property, plant and equipment are depreciated using the straight‐line method over the following useful lives:
Buildings and improvements 20‐50 years
Machinery and equipment 5 ‐ 10 years
Infrastructure 40‐50 years
Water and sewer system 40‐50 years
The West Ranch Management District’s capital assets are depreciated using the straight‐line method over estimated useful
lives of 10 to 45 years.
Compensated Absences
The City’s employees earn vacation and sick leave, which may either be taken or accumulated, up to certain amounts, until
paid upon resignation or retirement. All vacation and sick leave pay is accrued when incurred in the government‐wide and
proprietary fund financial statements. A liability for these amounts is reported in the governmental funds only if they have
matured, for example, as a result of employee resignations and retirements.
Long‐term Debt
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 deferred and amortized over the life of
the bonds using the straight‐line method, which approximates the effective interest method. Bonds payable are reported
net of the applicable bond premium or discount. Bond issuance cost are expenses in the period incurred.
Deferred Outflows/Inflows of Resources
In addition to assets, the statement of financial position and/or balance sheet will sometimes report a separate section for
deferred outflows of resources. This separate financial statement element, deferred outflows of resources, represents a
consumption of net position that applies to a future period(s) and so will not be recognized as an outflow of resources
(expense/expenditure) until then. The City has the following items that qualify for reporting in this category:
Deferred loss on refunding debt ‐ A deferred loss on refunding results from the difference in the carrying value of
refunded debt and its reacquisition price. This amount is deferred and amortized over the shorter of the life of the
refunded or refunding debt.
Deferred outflows of resources for pension ‐ Reported in the government‐wide financial statement of net position, this
deferred outflow results from pension plan contributions made after the measurement date of the net pension liability
and the results of 1) differences between projected and actual earnings on pension plan investments; 2) changes in
actuarial assumptions; 3) differences between expected and actual actuarial experiences; and 4) changes in the City’s
proportional share of pension liabilities. The 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 in the
next fiscal year. The deferred outflows resulting from differences between projected and actual earnings on pension plan
investments will be amortized over a closed five year period. The remaining pension related deferred outflows will be
amortized over the expected remaining service lives of all employees five year period.
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D. Assets, Liabilities, Deferred Outflows/Inflows and Net Position/Fund Balance (continued)
Deferred Outflows/Inflows of Resources (continued)
Deferred outflows of resources for other post‐employment benefits (OPEB) ‐ Reported in the government wide financial
statement of net position, these deferred outflows result from OPEB plan contributions made after the measurement
date of the total OPEB liability and the results of changes in assumptions and other inputs. The deferred outflows of
resources resulting from City contributions subsequent to the measurement date will be recognized as a reduction of
the total OPEB liability in the next fiscal year. The other OPEB related outflow will be amortized over the expected
remaining service lives of all employees (active and inactive employees) who are provided with OPEB benefits.
In addition to liabilities, the statement of financial position and/or balance sheet will sometimes report a separate section for
deferred inflows of resources. This separate financial statement element, deferred inflows of resources, represents an
acquisition of net position or balance sheet that applies to a future period(s) and so will not be recognized as an inflow of
resources (revenue) until that time.
Deferred inflows of resources for unavailable revenues ‐ Reported only in the governmental funds balance sheet,
unavailable revenues arise under the modified accrual basis of accounting. These amounts are deferred and recognized
as an inflow of resources in the period that the amounts become available.
Deferred inflows of resources for pension ‐ Reported in the government wide financial statement of net position, these
deferred inflows result primarily from changes in actuarial assumptions. These pension related deferred inflows will be
amortized over the expected remaining service lives of all employees (active and inactive employees) that are provided
with pensions through the pension plan.
Deferred inflows of resources for gain on issuance of refunding bonds ‐ Reported in the government wide financial
statement of net position, these deferred inflows result primarily from differences from the carrying value of refunded
debt and its reacquisition price. This amount is deferred and amortized over the shorter of the life of the refunded or
refunding debt.
Deferred inflows of resources for OPEB ‐ Reported in the government wide financial statement of net position, this
deferred inflow results primarily from 1) changes in actuarial assumptions; and 2) differences between expected and
actual actuarial experiences. These OPEB related deferred inflows will be amortized over the expected remaining service
lives of all employees (active and inactive employees) that are provided with OPEB through the OPEB plans.
Pension
For purposes of measuring the net pension liability, pension related deferred outflows and inflows of resources, and pension
expense, City specific information about its Fiduciary Net Position in the Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS) and
additions to/deductions from TMRS’s Fiduciary Net Position have been determined on the same basis as they are reported
by TMRS. For this purpose, plan contributions are recognized in the period that compensation is reported for the employee,
which is when contributions are legally due. Benefit payments and refunds are recognized when due and payable in
accordance with the benefit terms. Investments are reported at fair value.
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D. Assets, Liabilities, Deferred Outflows/Inflows and Net Position/Fund Balance (continued)
Other Post‐Employment Benefits (OPEB)
The City provides its retirees the opportunity to maintain health insurance coverage by participating in the City’s insurance
plan. The City reports the total liability for this plan on the government‐wide and proprietary fund financial statements. The
actual cost recorded in the governmental fund financial statements is the cost of the health benefits incurred on behalf of
the retirees less the premiums collected from the retirees. Information regarding the City’s total liability for this plan is
obtained through a report prepared by Gabriel Roeder Smith & Company, the City’s third‐party actuary, in compliance with
GASB Statement No. 75, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Postemployment Benefits Other Than Pensions.
Additionally, the City participates in a defined‐benefit group‐term life insurance plan, both for current and retired employees,
administered by the Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS). The City reports the total liability for this plan on the
government‐wide and proprietary fund financial statements. Information regarding the City’s total OPEB liability is obtained
from TMRS through a report prepared for the City by TMRS’ consulting actuary, Gabriel Roeder Smith & Company, in
compliance with GASB Statement No.75.
Fund Balance
The governmental fund financial statements present fund balances based on classifications that comprise a hierarchy that is
based primarily on the extent to which the City is bound to honor constraints on the specific purposes for which amounts in
the respective governmental funds can be spent. The classifications used in the governmental fund financial statements are
as follows:
Non‐spendable – includes amounts that cannot be spent because they are either not in spendable form, or, for legal
or contractual reasons, must be kept intact. This classification includes prepaid items, note receivable and the fund
balance of the City’s permanent fund.
Restricted – includes fund balance amounts that are constrained for specific purposes which are imposed by providers,
such as creditors or amounts restricted due to constitutional provision or enabling legislation. This classification
includes retirement of long‐term debt, construction programs, City ordinances, and other federal and state grants.
Committed – includes fund balance amounts that are constrained for specific purposes that are internally imposed by
the City through formal action in an open meeting of the highest level of decision making authority. Committed fund
balance is reported pursuant to resolution passes by the City Council.
Assigned – includes fund balance amounts that are self‐imposed by the City to be used for particular purpose. Fund
balance can be assigned by the City Council or the City Manager, pursuant to the City’s fund balance policy. At
September 30, 2021, the City’s assigned fund balance included amounts assigned for encumbrances and capital
projects.
Unassigned – includes residual positive fund balance within the general fund which has not been classified within the
other above mentioned categories. Unassigned fund balance may also include negative balances for any governmental
fund if expenditures exceed amounts restricted, committed, or assigned for those specific purposes.
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D. Assets, Liabilities, Deferred Outflows/Inflows and Net Position/Fund Balance (continued)
Fund Balance (continue)
When both restricted and unrestricted fund balances are available for use, it is the City’s policy to use restricted fund balance
first, then unrestricted fund balance. Furthermore, committed fund balances are reduced first, followed by assigned amounts
and then unassigned amounts when expenditures are incurred for purposes for which amounts in any of those unrestricted
fund balance classifications are available.
The City has established a minimum fund balance policy whereby the City’s unassigned general fund balance will be
maintained at levels sufficient to protect the City’s creditworthiness, as well as its financial position, from unforeseeable
emergencies. The City will strive to maintain the unassigned general fund balance at a minimum of 90 days of prior year
audited operating expenditures.
Net Position
Government‐Wide Financial Statements:
The Statement of Net Position includes the following categories of net position:
Net investment in capital assets – the component unit of net position that reports the difference between capital assets
less both the accumulated depreciation and the outstanding balance of debt, net of premiums and discounts, that is
directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or improvement of these capital assets.
Restricted – Net position is reported as restricted when there are limitations imposed on its use either through the
enabling legislation adopted by the City or through external restrictions imposed by creditors, grantors, or laws or
regulations of other governments.
Unrestricted – the difference between assets, deferred outflows and inflows, and liabilities that are not reported in
any of the classifications above.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, requires management
to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent
liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting
period. Actual amounts could differ materially from those estimates.
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E. Implementation of New Accounting Standards
GASB No. 84 Fiduciary Activities was issued in January 2017 and effective for periods beginning December 15, 2019. This
standard establishes criteria for identifying fiduciary activities of all state and local governments. The focus of the criteria
generally is on (1) whether a government is controlling the assets of the fiduciary activity and (2) the beneficiaries with whom
a fiduciary relationship exists. Separate criteria are included to identify fiduciary component units and postemployment
benefit arrangements that are fiduciary activities. The requirements of this Statement will enhance consistency and
comparability by (1) establishing specific criteria for identifying activities that should be reported as fiduciary activities and
(2) clarifying whether and how business‐type activities should report their fiduciary activities. This standard must be applied
retroactively and as such beginning net position and/or fund balance have been restated. The City has evaluated the effects
of this standard and has determined that implementation is not required or not material}.
GASB No. 90 Majority Equity Interests, an amendment of GASB Statements No. 14 and No. 61 was issued in August 2018 and
effective for periods beginning December 15, 2019. The primary objectives of this Statement are to improve consistency in
the measurement and comparability of the financial statement presentation of majority equity interests in legally separate
organizations and to improve the relevance of financial statement information for certain component units. An equity interest
is a financial interest in a legally separate organization evidenced by the ownership of shares of the organization’s stock or by
otherwise having an explicit, measurable right to the net resources of the organization that is usually based on an investment
of financial or capital resources by a government. An equity interest is explicit and measurable if the government has a present
or future claim to the net resources of the entity and the method for measuring the government’s share of the entity’s net
resources is determinable. The City has determined that this Statement does not have an effect on the financial statements
as of September 30, 2021.
GASB No. 98 The Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. This statement was issued in October 2021 and establishes the
term annual comprehensive financial report and its acronym ACFR. The new term and acronym replace instances of
comprehensive annual financial report and its acronym in generally accepted accounting principles for state and local
governments. This statement is effective for fiscal years ending after December 31, 2021, but earlier application is
encouraged. The City implemented this statement in fiscal year 2021.
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Note 2. Cash and Investments
Under provisions of state and local statutes, the City’s investment policies, and provisions of the City’s depository contract
with an area financial institution, the City is authorized to place available deposits and investments in the following:
1. Obligations of the U.S., it’s agencies and instrumentalities;
2. Certificates of Deposit issued by state and national banks or savings or loan associations domiciled in this
state that are guaranteed or incurred by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or collateralized in
accordance with Section 2256.010, the Texas Government Code, in face amounts not to exceed $100,000;
3. No‐load money market mutual funds; and
4. TexPool, Lone State Investment Pool and Texas CLASS.
The City Council has adopted a written investment policy regarding the investments of its funds as defined by the Public Funds
Investment Act of 1995 (Chapter 2256, Texas Government Code). The investments of the City are in compliance with the
Council’s investment policies. The City did not have any derivative investment products during the current year. All significant
legal and contractual provisions for investments were complied with during the year.
At September 30, 2021 the carrying amount of the City and Friendswood Downtown Economic Development Corporation’s
deposits was $705,229 and the bank balance of $705,229.
As of September 30, 2021 the City and Friendswood Downtown Economic Development Corporation held the following
investments.
Reported Weighted
Value of Average
Investments Maturity (Days)
Investment pools:
TexPool 6,826,992$ 34
Texas CLASS 60,948,163 27
Total investment pools 67,775,155
Debt Securities:
Federal Farm Credit Bonds 3,008,078 73
Federal Home Loan Bank Bonds 2,018,412 60
Federal National Mortgage Association 498,806 939
Total debt securities 5,525,296
Total investments 73,300,451$
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. Level 1 inputs are
quoted prices in active markets for identical assets; Level 2 inputs are significant other observable inputs; and Level 3 inputs
are significant unobservable inputs. The valuation techniques used in the fair value measurement are based on quoted market
closing prices for Level 2 inputs.
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Note 2. Cash and Investments (continued)
The City has the following recurring fair value measurements as of September 30, 2021:
Fair Value /
Amortized Cost Level 1 Inputs Level 2 Inputs Level 3 Inputs
Investment Securities:
Federal Farm Credit Bank 3,008,078$ ‐$ 3,008,078$ ‐$
Federal Home Loan Bank 2,018,412 ‐ 2,018,412 ‐
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 498,806 ‐ 498,806 ‐
Total Investment Securities 5,525,296$ ‐$ 5,525,296$ ‐$
The City invests in Texas Local Government Investment Pool (TexPool), which was created under the Interlocal Cooperation
Act, Texas Government Code Ann. Chapter 791 and the Texas Public Funds Investment Act. The Texas Treasury Safekeeping
Trust Company (“the Trust”) is trustee of TexPool and is a limited purpose trust company authorized pursuant to Texas
Government Code Ann. Section 404.103 for which the Texas State Comptroller is sole officer, director and shareholder. The
advisory board of TexPool is composed of members appointed pursuant to the requirements of the Texas Public Funds
Investment Act.
The City invests in Texas CLASS Investment Pool which was established in 1996 pursuant to the Texas Public Funds Investment
Act. The pool is governed by a 7‐member board of trustees, who are elected by pool participants. The Cutwater Investor
Services Corp. serves as the pools program administrator and Wells Fargo Bank Texas, NA, serves as custodian.
Interest Rate Risk. In accordance with its investment policy, the City manages its exposure to declines in fair values by
structuring the investment portfolio so that securities mature to meet cash requirements for ongoing operations and invest
operating funds primarily in short‐term securities.
Custodial Credit Risk. In the case of deposits, this is the risk that in the event of a bank failure, the City’s deposits may not be
returned. State statutes require that all deposits in financial institutions be fully collateralized by U.S. Government
obligations or its agencies and instrumentalities or direct obligations of Texas or its agencies and instrumentalities that have
a fair value of not less than the principal amount of deposits. As of September 30, 2021, all of the City’s cash deposits with
financial institutions were collateralized with securities held by the pledging financial institution in the City’s name.
Credit Risk
Credit Risk. It is the City’s policy to limit its investments to investment types with an investment quality rating not less than
A or its equivalent by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization. The City’s investments as of September 30, 2021,
were rated as follows:
Credit Quality
Investment Type: Rating Rating Agency
Investment Pools:
Texas CLASS AAAm Standard & Poor's
TexPool AAAm Standard & Poor's
Debt Securities:
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Aaa Moody's Investor Service
Federal Home Loan Bank Aaa Moody's Investor Service
Federal Farm Credit Bank Aaa Moody's Investor Service
Federal National Mortgage Association Aaa Moody's Investor Service
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Note 3. Receivables and Deferred Inflows of Resources
Receivables as of September 30, 2021 for the City’s individual major funds and nonmajor funds in the aggregate including the
applicable allowances for uncollectible accounts, are as follows:
Proprietary Fund
General Nonmajor Water and Sewer Total
Receivables:
Property taxes 226,141$ 43,795$ ‐$ 269,936$
Penalties and interest 131,942 21,432 ‐ 153,374
Sales tax 1,515,752 377,691 ‐ 1,893,443
Franchise taxes 536,614 ‐ ‐ 536,614
Customer accounts 298,868 3,450 3,734,338 4,036,656
Court fines 849,732 ‐ ‐ 849,732
Other 506,354 3,573 ‐ 509,927
Gross receivables 4,065,403 449,941 3,734,338 8,249,682
Less: allowance for
uncollectibles (834,907) (20,403) (279,159) (1,134,469)
Net total receivables 3,230,496$ 429,538$ 3,455,179$ 7,115,213$
Governmental Funds
Governmental funds reported deferred inflows of resources in connection with receivables for revenue that is not considered
to be available to liquidate liabilities of the current period. At the end of the current fiscal year, the various components of
deferred inflows of resources for unavailable revenues reported in the governmental funds were as follows:
Deferred Inflows
of Resources
General Fund:
Delinquent property taxes 149,182$
Property tax penalties and interest 100,990
Court fines 169,947
Grants 218,904
Miscellaneous 8,166
Total General Fund 647,189
Nonmajor funds:
Delinquent property taxes 29,911
Property tax penalties and interest 15,631
Court fines 3,756
Total nonmajor funds 49,298
Total governmental funds 696,487$
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Note 4. Capital Assets
Capital assets activity for the primary government for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, is as follows:
Governmental activities Beginning Balance Increases
Reclassification/
Decreases Ending Balance
Capital assets, not being depreciated:
Land 28,344,769$ 1,350,996$ ‐$ 29,695,765$
Construction in progress 11,336,006 1,479,762 (11,380,183) 1,435,585
Total capital assets, not being depreciated 39,680,775 2,830,758 (11,380,183) 31,131,350
Capital assets, being depreciated:
Buildings and improvements 41,833,118 3,914,626 31,033 45,778,777
Machinery and equipment 17,308,556 1,999,598 (264,624) 19,043,530
Infrastructure 93,797,056 ‐ 11,256,832 105,053,888
Total capital assets, being depreciated 152,938,730 5,914,224 11,023,241 169,876,195
Less accumulated depreciation for:
Buildings & improvements (20,188,939) (1,736,669) 9,350 (21,916,258)
Machinery and equipment (10,805,057) (1,452,908) 229,007 (12,028,958)
Infrastructure (55,782,207) (2,761,857) ‐ (58,544,064)
Total accumulated depreciation (86,776,203) (5,951,434) 238,357 (92,489,280)
Total capital assets ‐ being depreciated 66,162,527 (37,210) 11,261,598 77,386,915
Governmental capital assets, net 105,843,302$ 2,793,548$ (118,585)$ 108,518,265$
Business‐type activities Beginning Balance Increases
Reclassification/
Decreases Ending Balance
Capital assets, not being depreciated:
Land 319,473$ ‐$ ‐$ 319,473$
Water rights 19,716,695 ‐ ‐ 19,716,695
Construction in progress 4,958,198 2,582,386 (4,670,277) 2,870,307
Total capital assets, not being depreciated 24,994,366 2,582,386 (4,670,277) 22,906,475
Capital assets, being depreciated:
Buildings and improvements 683,906 ‐ ‐ 683,906
Machinery and equipment 7,494,793 267,198 (36,746) 7,725,245
Water and sewer system 69,779,545 ‐ 4,420,277 74,199,822
Total capital assets, being depreciated 77,958,244 267,198 4,383,531 82,608,973
Less accumulated depreciation for:
Buildings and improvements (325,543) (19,757) ‐ (345,300)
Machinery and equipment (4,894,437) (208,461) 36,596 (5,066,302)
Water and sewer system (35,527,775) (1,767,516) ‐ (37,295,291)
Total accumulated depreciation (40,747,755) (1,995,734) 36,596 (42,706,893)
Total capital assets ‐ being depreciated 37,210,489 (1,728,536) 4,420,127 39,902,080
Business‐type capital assets, net 62,204,855$ 853,850$ (250,150)$ 62,808,555$
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Note 4. Capital Assets (continued)
Capital assets activity for the discretely presented component units is as follows:
Component Unit Beginning Balance Increases
Reclassification/
Decreases Ending Balance
Capital assets, not being depreciated:
Land 7,758,982$ 3,432$ ‐$ 7,762,414$
Total capital assets, not being depreciated 7,758,982 3,432 ‐ 7,762,414
Capital assets, being depreciated:
Water production and distribution facilities 483,467 ‐ ‐ 483,467
Total capital assets, being depreciated 483,467 ‐ ‐ 483,467
Less accumulated depreciation for:
Water production and distribution facilities (105,792) (10,745) ‐ (116,537)
Total accumulated depreciation (105,792) (10,745) ‐ (116,537)
Total capital assets ‐ being depreciated 377,675 (10,745) ‐ 366,930
Component Unit capital assets, net 8,136,657$ (7,313)$ ‐$ 8,129,344$
Depreciation
Depreciation expense was charged to functions/programs of the City as follows:
Depreciation
Expense
Primary government
Governmental activities:
General government 323,221$
Public safety 1,176,723
Public works 3,041,987
Community development 6,891
Parks and recreation 923,246
Capital assets held by the City's internal service fund are
charged to the various functions based on their usage
479,366
Total Governmental activities 5,951,434
Business‐type activities:
Water and sewer 1,995,734
Total Business‐type activities:1,995,734
Total primary government 7,947,168$
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Note 4. Capital Assets (continued)
Construction commitments
The City has active construction projects as of September 30, 2021. At year end, the City’s commitments with contractors
were as follows:
Projects
Construction
Commitment
Construction in
Progress
Remaining
Commitment
Governmental funds:
Parks Master Plan 146,200$ 88,200$ 58,000$
Blackhawk Emergency Shelter 36,475 2,042 34,433
Blackhawk Building Renovation 250,190 15,178 235,012
Fire Station #2 536,314 375,862 160,452
Public Safety Building 533,867 387,139 146,728
Centennial Wall 420,089 3,900 416,189
Utility Relocation at Clear Creek Utility Bridge 212,500 195,850 16,650
Forest Bend Detention Pond 435,048 367,414 67,634
2,570,683 1,435,585 1,135,098
Enterprise funds:
42" SE Transmission Water Line Phase I & II 2,241,632 2,241,632 ‐
Lift Station Mitigation Program (ON HOLD) 677,939 170,154 507,785
Sanitary Sewer Assessment ‐ Phase V & VI 219,499 188,662 30,837
Automated Water Meters 8,995,300 269,859 8,725,441
12,134,370 2,870,307 9,264,063
Total Commitments 14,705,053$ 4,305,892$ 10,399,161$
The remaining commitment amounts were encumbered at year end. The encumbrances and related appropriation lapse at
the end of the fiscal year, but they are re‐appropriated and become a part of the subsequent year’s budget because
performance under the executory contract is expected in the next year. At year end, the amount of significant encumbrances
expected to be honored upon performance by the vendors in the next year were $1,798,058 for General Fund.
Note 5. Long‐term Debt
The City issues a variety of long‐term debt instruments in order to acquire and/or construct major capital facilities and
equipment for governmental and business‐type activities. These instruments include general obligation bonds, certificates of
obligation, revenue bonds, and capital leases. These debt obligations are secured by either future tax revenue, water and
sewer system revenue, or liens on property and equipment. Debt obligations that are intended to be repaid from water and
sewer system revenue have been recorded as business‐type activities. All other long‐term obligations of the City are
considered to be governmental type activities.
Federal Arbitrage
The Tax Reform Act of 1986 instituted certain arbitrage restrictions consisting of complex regulations with respect to issuance
of tax‐exempt bonds after August 3l, 1986. Arbitrage regulations deal with the investment of tax‐exempt bond proceeds at
an interest yield greater than the interest yield paid to bondholders. Generally, all interest paid to bondholders can be
retroactively rendered taxable if applicable rebates are not reported and paid to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) at least
every five years for applicable bond issues. Accordingly, there is the risk that if such calculations are not performed, or are
not performed correctly, a substantial liability to the City could result. The City periodically engages an arbitrage consultant
to perform the calculations in accordance with the rules and regulations of the IRS. There was no liability for arbitrage
recorded as of year‐end.
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
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Note 5. Long‐term Debt (continued)
Bonds Payable and Certificates of Obligation
The following schedule summarizes the terms of the City’s general obligation bonds, combination tax and revenue bonds,
and certificates of obligation outstanding and their corresponding allocations to the governmental and business‐type
activities at September 30, 2021:
Original Issue Final Interest Governmental Business‐Type
General Obligation Bonds: Amount Maturity Rates Activities Activities
2014 General Obligation Refunding 8,805,000$ 2028 2.0% ‐ 4.0% 1,990,000$ 5,785,000$
2015 General Obligation Refunding 9,595,000 2030 2.0% ‐ 3.0%6,940,000 ‐
2016 General Obligation Permanent
Improvement and Refunding 19,095,000 2031 2.0% ‐ 5.0% 6,760,000 6,835,000
2016A General Obligation Refunding 9,765,000 2034 2.0% ‐ 4.0%‐ 7,680,000
2017 General Obligation Bonds 5,605,000 2031 2.0% ‐ 4.0%4,695,000 ‐
2020 General Obligation and Refunding
Bonds 10,465,000 2050 2.0% ‐ 4.0% 9,645,000 ‐
2021 General Obligation and Refunding
Bonds 16,235,000 2051 2.375% ‐ 4.0% 16,235,000 ‐
Total general obligation bonds 46,265,000 20,300,000
Revenue Bonds:
2016 Waterworks and Sewer System 5,735,000 2036 2.0% ‐ 4.0%‐ 4,590,000
2018 Waterworks and Sewer System 20,170,000 2038 4.0% ‐ 5.0%‐ 18,800,000
2021 Waterworks and Sewer System 13,690,000 2041 3.0% ‐ 4.0%‐ 13,690,000
Total revenue bonds ‐ 37,080,000
Total 46,265,000$ 57,380,000$
Annual debt service requirements for the City’s bonds and revenue bonds are as follows:
Fiscal Year Principal Interest Principal Interest Total
2022 2,315,000$ 1,588,982$ 3,115,000$ 2,208,425$ 9,227,407$
2023 2,400,000 1,508,907 3,225,000 2,096,600 9,230,507
2024 2,485,000 1,424,207 3,345,000 1,973,275 9,227,482
2025 2,575,000 1,333,470 3,485,000 1,837,125 9,230,595
2026 2,670,000 1,239,670 3,685,000 1,687,950 9,282,620
2027‐2031 15,275,000 4,485,221 19,120,000 5,882,125 44,762,346
2032‐2036 5,490,000 2,275,605 14,110,000 2,504,800 24,380,405
2037‐2041 5,175,000 1,398,755 7,295,000 451,700 14,320,455
2042‐2046 3,845,000 772,255 ‐ ‐ 4,617,255
2047‐2051 4,035,000 244,572 ‐ ‐ 4,279,572
46,265,000$ 16,271,644$ 57,380,000$ 18,642,000$ 138,558,644$
Governmental Activities Business‐type Activities
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Note 5. Long‐term Debt (continued)
Bonds Payable and Certificates of Obligation (continued)
Changes in the City’s long‐term liability activity for the year ended September 30, 2021, are as follows:
Beginning
Balance Additions Reductions Ending Balance Due Within One
Year
Primary Government
Governmental activities:
General obligation bonds 35,390,000$ 16,235,000$ (5,360,000)$ 46,265,000$ 2,315,000$
Premium on bond issuance 2,668,822 1,451,455 (575,919) 3,544,358 ‐
Capital lease 1,861,762 306,229 (486,182) 1,681,809 525,720
Compensated absences 852,589 1,015,759 (872,158) 996,190 199,238
Governmental activity
Long‐term liabilities 40,773,173$ 19,008,443$ (7,294,259)$ 52,487,357$ 3,039,958$
Beginning
Balance Additions Reductions Ending Balance Due Within One
Year
Business‐type activities:
Revenue bonds 24,325,000 13,690,000$ (935,000)$ 37,080,000$ 1,450,000$
General obligation bonds 22,380,000 ‐ (2,080,000) 20,300,000 1,665,000
Premium on bond issuance 3,920,243 2,148,303 (402,255) 5,666,291 ‐
Compensated absences 110,767 110,126 (103,114) 117,779 23,556
Business‐type activity
Long‐term liabilities 50,736,010$ 15,948,429$ (3,520,369)$ 63,164,070$ 3,138,556$
Total Primary government 91,509,183$ 34,956,872$ (10,814,628)$ 115,651,427$ 6,178,514$
The City issued General Obligation Improvement and Refunding Bonds, Series 2021 in June 2021 in the amount of
$16,235,000. The bonds bear interest from 3.00 percent to 4.00 percent and are due in annual installments ranging from
$185,000 to $1.010,000 through September 2051. Proceeds of the bonds will be used to make certain drainage
improvements, expand the public safety building, construct new fire station and training filed, refunding certain outstanding
obligations and to pay the costs of issuance of the bonds. City will deposit certain proceeds of the sale of the bonds with the
paying agent, such funds will be held by the paying agent and will be irrevocably pledged to the payment of principal of the
refunded obligations to provide for future debt service on $3,290,000 of the General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series
2012. As a result, the refunded bonds are considered to be defeased and the related liability for the bonds has been removed
from the City’s liabilities. The net carrying amount exceeded the reacquisition price of the old debt by $210,021, which is also
known as refunding deferred charge (gain). This amount is being netted against the new debt and amortized over the life of
the new debt, which was equal or shorter than the refunded debt. This resulted in an economic gain (difference between
present values of the old and new debt service payment) of $213,107.
The Water and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 2021 were issued in February 2021 in the amount of $13,690,000. The
bonds bear interest from 3.0 percent to 4.0 percent and are due in annual installments ranging from $470,000 to $915,000
through March 2041. Proceeds of the bonds will be used to make certain System extensions and improvements, to fund a
deposit to the Reserve Fund and to pay the costs of issuance of the bonds.
The compensated absences, net pension liability and total OPEB liabilities attributable to the governmental activities will be
liquidated primarily by the General Fund.
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Note 5. Long‐term Debt (continued)
West Ranch Management District
The following schedule summarizes the terms of the West Ranch Management District’s general obligation bonds at July 31,
2021:
Amounts Interest Range of Callable
General Obligation Bonds: Outstanding Rates Maturities Date *
Series 2010 160,000$ 4.20% 2021‐2022 September 1, 2021
Road Series 2010A 90,000 4.20% ‐ 4.35% 2021‐2022 September 1, 2021
Road Series 2013 755,000 2.00% ‐ 3.00% 2021‐2028 September 1, 2021
Series 2013 1,105,000 3.00% ‐ 5.00% 2021‐2040 September 1, 2021
Road Series 2014 1,910,000 2.00% ‐ 3.75% 2021‐2040 September 1, 2022
Series 2015 4,270,000 1.30% ‐ 4.125% 2021‐2030 September 1, 2023
Series 2016 2,080,000 3.00% ‐ 4.00% 2031‐2040 September 1, 2024
Refunding Series 2016 790,000 2.00% ‐ 4.00% 2021‐2026 September 1, 2024
Series 2020 9,040,000 2.00% ‐ 4.00% 2021‐2040 September 1, 2025
Refunding Series 2016 1,550,000 2.00% ‐ 4.00% 2021‐2040 September 1, 2025
Total general obligation bonds 21,750,000$
* Or any date thereafter, callable at par plus accrued interest to the date of redemption.
Annual debt service requirements for the District’s bonds are as follows:
Fiscal Year Principal Interest Total
2022 965,000$ 657,354$ 1,622,354$
2023 995,000 625,525 1,620,525
2024 1,025,000 592,441 1,617,441
2025 1,065,000 555,713 1,620,713
2026 1,110,000 2,191,730 3,301,730
2027‐2031 6,010,000 1,346,044 7,356,044
2032‐2036 4,920,000 609,966 5,529,966
2037‐2041 5,660,000 18,509 5,678,509
21,750,000$ 6,597,282$ 28,347,282$
The District’s bonds are payable from the proceeds of an ad valorem tax levied upon all property within the District subject
to taxation, without limitation as to rate or amount.
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
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Note 5. Long‐term Debt (continued)
West Ranch Management District (continued)
Changes in the discretely presented component units’ long‐term liabilities for the year end July 31, 2021, are as follows:
West Ranch Management District
Beginning
Balance Increase Decrease Ending Balance
Due Within One
Year
Component Unit
General obligation bonds 22,600,000$ ‐$ (850,000)$ 21,750,000$ 965,000$
Discount on bonds (296,793) ‐ 19,064 (277,729) ‐
Premium on bonds 85,598 ‐ (8,968) 76,630 ‐
Developer advances 40,000 ‐ ‐ 40,000 ‐
Due to developer 369,600 ‐ ‐ 369,600 ‐
Total 22,798,405$ ‐$ (839,904)$ 21,958,501$ 965,000$
At July 31, 2021, the District had $3,775,000 of unlimited tax bonds and recreational facilities' bonds authorized, but unissued,
for the purposes of acquiring, constructing and improving recreational facilities, transportation, education, and the water,
sanitary sewer and drainage systems within the District.
A developer of the District has advanced $40,000 to the District for operating expenses. The District has agreed to pay these
amounts, plus interest, to the extent approved by the Commission from the proceeds of future bond sales. These amounts
have been recorded in the financial statements as long‐term liabilities. The District is currently unable to estimate when
bonds will be issued to pay this liability.
The developer of the District has constructed underground utilities on behalf of the District. The District’s engineer estimates
reimbursable costs for completed projects are $369,600. The District has agreed to reimburse the developers for these
amounts, plus interest, to the extent approved by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality from the proceeds of
future bond sales. These amounts have been recorded in the financial statements as long‐term liabilities.
Defeasance of Bonds
The City defeased certain bonds by placing the proceeds of new bonds in an irrevocable trust to provide future debt service
payments on the old bonds. Accordingly, the trust account assets and liabilities for the defeased bonds are not included in
the City’s financial statements. On September 30, 2021, the City has no bonds considered defeased that were outstanding.
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
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Note 5. Long‐term Debt (continued)
Capital Leases
During the current fiscal year, the City entered into a three‐year lease agreement as lessee for the acquisition and use
information technology equipment. An initial lease liability was recorded in the amount of $306,229 during the current fiscal
year. The City is required to make annual principal and interest payments of $106,262. The lease has an interest rate of
2.08%.
The City has entered into capital lease agreements in order to purchase machinery and equipment for public works, police
fire departments and information technology. The assets acquired through these lease agreements are as follows:
Asset
Governmental
Activities
Machinery and equipment 3,037,647$
Less: accumulated depreciation (792,070)
Total 2,245,577$
The following is a summary of future lease payments due on this machinery and equipment:
Fiscal Year Amount
2022 558,630$
2023 454,449
2024 454,449
2025 120,739
2026 89,789
2027 89,789
Minimum lease payments 1,767,845
Less amount representing interest (86,136)
Total 1,681,709$
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
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Note 5. Long‐term Debt (continued)
Pledged Revenues
On February 1, 2016, the City issued $5,735,000 in Waterworks and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 2016 and on
December 3, 2018 issued $20,170,000 in Waterworks and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 2018 and on February 4, 2021
issued $13,690,000 in Water and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 2021. These bonds represent special obligations of
the City and are payable solely from a first lien on and pledge of the net revenues of the City’s waterworks and sanitary sewer
system. The proceeds of the bonds were and are to be used to finance sanitary sewer and waterworks system extensions
and improvements. The outstanding revenue bonds have a final maturity of March 1, 2036 for the 2016 bonds, March 1,
2038 for the 2018 bonds and March 1, 2041 for the 2021 bonds. The City will commit revenues each year the bonds are
outstanding. At September 30, 2021, the remaining principal on the series 2016, 2018 and 2021 bonds was $4,590,000,
$18,800,000 and $13,650,000, respectively. Principal and interest payments for the fiscal year were $935,000 and
$1,285,705, respectively. Net pledged revenue in 2021 produced 391 percent of the current debt service requirement.
Note 6. Interfund Balances and Transfers
Due to/from Other Funds
The City had interfund receivable or payable balances at September 30, 2021 is as follows:
Due from other funds Due to other funds Amount Purpose
General Fund Bond Construction Fund 440,707$
Expenditures funded by General Fund pending
reimbursement.
General Fund Nonmajor governmental funds 1,342,391
Expenditures funded by General Fund pending grant
reimbursement.
Total 1,783,098$
Interfund Transfers
The composition of interfund transfers for the year ended September 30, 2021, is as follows:
Transfer In Transfer Out Amount Purpose
General Fund Water and Sewer 1,541,853$ Budgeted annual transfer for indirect water and sewer costs by
the General Fund
Nonmajor governmental funds Bond Construction Fund 96,439 2020 Bond funds and close out of 2015 Bond Construction
Fund
Nonmajor governmental funds General Fund 113,623 Funds for HMGP Acquisition & Demolition Project and CDBG ‐
DR Galveston County
1,751,915$
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Note 7. Employee Retirement System
Texas Municipal Retirement System
Plan Description and Provisions
The City participates as one of 888 plans in the nontraditional, joint contributory, hybrid defined benefit pension plan administered
by the Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS). TMRS is an agency created by the State of Texas and administered in accordance
with the TMRS Act, Subtitle G, Title 8, Texas Government Code (the TMRS Act) as an agent multiple‐employer retirement system
for municipal employees in the State of Texas. The TMRS Act places the general administration and management of the System
with a six‐member Board of Trustees. Although the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoints the Board, TMRS
is not fiscally dependent on the State of Texas. TMRS’s defined benefit pension plan is a tax‐qualified plan under Section 401 (a) of
the Internal Revenue Code. TMRS a report (ACFR) that can be obtained at www.tmrs.com.
All eligible employees of the City are required to participate in TMRS.
Benefits Provided
TMRS provides retirement, disability, and death benefits. Benefit provisions are adopted by the governing body of the City, within
the options available in the state statutes governing TMRS.
At retirement, the benefit is calculated as if the sum of the employee’s contributions, with interest, and the city‐financed monetary
credits with interest were used to purchase an annuity. Members may choose to receive their retirement benefit in one of seven
actuarially equivalent payments options. Members may also choose to receive a portion of their benefit as a Partial Lump Sum
Distribution in an amount equal to 12, 24, or 36 monthly payments, which cannot exceed 75% of the member’s deposits and
interest.
The City has approved an annually repeating (automatic) basis monetary credit referred to as an updated service credit (USC) which
is a theoretical amount which takes into account salary increases or plan improvements. If at any time during their career an
employee earns a USC, this amount remains in their account earning interest at 5% until retirement. At retirement, the benefit is
calculated as if the sum of the employee's accumulated contributions with interest and the employer match plus employer‐financed
monetary credits, such as USC, with interest were used to purchase an annuity. Additionally, City provides on an annually repeating
(automatic) basis cost of living adjustments (COLA) for retirees equal to a percentage of the change in the consumer price index
(CPI).
A summary of plan provisions for the City are as follows:
Employee deposit rate: 7%
Matching ratio (City to employee): 2 to 1
Years required for vesting: 5
Service retirement eligibility: Vested at age 60 or 20 years at
any age
Updated Service Credit: 100% Repeating
Annuity increase to retirees 50% of CPI; Repeating
Supplement death benefit – active
Employees and retirees
Yes
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Note 7. Employee Retirement System (continued)
Employees covered by benefit terms
At the December 31, 2020 valuation and measurement date, the following employees were covered by the benefit terms:
Inactive employees or beneficiaries currently receiving benefits 136
Inactive employees entitled to but not yet receiving benefits 128
Active employees 218
Total 482
Contributions
The contribution rates for employees in TMRS are either 5%, 6%, or 7% of employee gross earnings, and the City matching
percentages are either 100%, 150%, or 200%, both as adopted by the governing body of the City. Under the State law governing
TMRS, the contribution rate for each City is determined annually by the consulting actuary, using the Entry Age Normal (EAN)
actuarial cost method. The actuarially determined rate is the estimated amount necessary to finance the cost of benefits earned
by employees during the year, with an additional amount to finance any unfunded accrued liability.
Employees for the City were required to contribute 7.0% of their annual gross earnings during the fiscal year. The contribution rates
for the City were 15.84% and 16.55% in calendar years 2020 and 2021, respectively. The City’s contributions to TMRS for the year
ended September 30, 2021, were $2,721,688 and were equal to the required contributions.
Net Pension Liability
The City’s Net Pension Liability (NPL) was measured as of December 31, 2020, and the Total Pension Liability (TPL) used to
calculate the Net Pension Liability was determined by an actuarial valuation as of that date.
Actuarial Assumptions
The Total Pension Liability in the December 31, 2020 actuarial valuation was determined using the following actuarial
assumptions:
Actuarial cost method: Entry age normal
Amortization method: Level percentage of payroll, closed
Remaining amortization period: 25 years
Asset valuation method: 10 year smoothed market; 12% soft corridor
Inflation: 2.50%
Salary increases: 3.50% to 11.50% including inflation
Investment rate of return: 6.75%
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
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Note 7. Employee Retirement System (continued)
Actuarial Assumptions (continued)
Salary increases are based on a service‐related table. Mortality rates for active members are based on the PUB (10) mortality
tables with the Public Safety table used for males and the General Employee table used for females. Mortality rates for healthy
retirees and beneficiaries are based on the Gender distinct 2019 Municipal Retirees of Texas mortality tables. The rates for
actives, healthy retirees and beneficiaries are projected on a fully generational basis by Scale UMP to account for future mortality
improvements. For disabled annuitants, the same mortality tables for healthy retirees is used with a 4‐ year set‐forward for
males and a 3‐year set‐forward for females. In addition, a 3.5% and 3.0% minimum mortality rate is applied, for males and
females respectively, to reflect the impairment for younger members who become disabled. The rates are projected on a fully
generational basis by Scale UMP to account for future mortality improvements subject to the floor.
The actuarial assumptions were developed primarily from the actuarial investigation of the experience of TMRS over the four‐
year period from December 31, 2014, to December 31, 2018. They were adopted in 2019 and first used in the December 31,
2019, actuarial valuation. The post‐retirement mortality assumption for annuity purchase rates is based on the Mortality
Experience Investigation Study covering 2009 through 2011 and dated December 31, 2013. Plan assets are managed on a total
return basis with an emphasis on both capital appreciation as well as the production of income, in order to satisfy the short‐term
and long‐term funding needs of TMRS.
The long‐term expected rate of return on pension plan investments was determined using a building block method in which best
estimate ranges 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 ranges are combined to produce the long‐term expected rate of return by
weighting the expected future real rates of return by the target asset allocation percentage and by adding expected inflation. In
determining their best estimate of a recommended investment return assumption under the various alternative asset allocation
portfolios, GRS focused on the area between (1) arithmetic mean (aggressive) without an adjustment for time (conservative)
and (2) the geometric mean (conservative) with an adjustment for time (aggressive). The target allocation and best estimates of
real rates of return for each major asset class in fiscal year 2020 are summarized in the table below:
Target Allocation
Long‐Term
Expected Real Rate
of Return
(Arithmetic)
Global Equity 30.0% 5.30%
Core Fixed Income 10.0% 1.25%
Non‐Core Fixed Income 20.0% 4.14%
Real Return 10.0% 3.85%
Real Estate 10.0% 4.00%
Absolute Return 10.0% 3.48%
Private Equity 10.0% 7.75%
Total 100.0%
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Note 7. Employee Retirement System (continued)
Discount Rate
The discount rate used to measure the Total Pension Liability was 6.75%. The projection of cash flows used to determine the
discount rate assumed that employee and employer contributions will be made at the rates specified in statue. Based on that
assumption, the pension plan’s Fiduciary Net Position was projected to be available to make all projected future benefit
payments of current active and inactive employees. 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.
Changes in the Net Pension Liability
Increase (Decrease)
Total Pension
Liability
Plan Fiduciary Net
Position
Net Pension
Liability
Balance at 12/31/2019 85,826,200$ 75,245,684$ 10,580,516$
Changes for the year:
Service Cost 2,979,569 ‐ 2,979,569
Interest (on the Total Pension Liability) 5,780,980 ‐ 5,780,980
Difference between expected and
actual experience (146,825) ‐ (146,825)
Changes of assumptions ‐ ‐ ‐
Benefit payments, including refunds of
employee contributions (3,343,679) (3,343,679) ‐
Contributions – employer ‐ 2,620,564 (2,620,564)
Contributions – employee ‐ 1,158,078 (1,158,078)
Net investment income ‐ 5,713,369 (5,713,369)
Administrative Expense ‐ (36,958) 36,958
Other ‐ (1,442) 1,442
Balance at 12/31/2020 91,096,245$ 81,355,616$ 9,740,629$
Sensitivity of the Net Pension Liability to Changes in the Discount Rate
The following presents the net pension liability (asset) of the City, calculated using the discount rate of 6.75%, as well as what
the City’s net pension liability would be if it were calculated using a discount rate that is 1‐percentage‐point lower (5.75%) or
1‐percentage‐point higher (7.75%) than the current rate:
1% Decrease in
Discount Rate (5.75%)
Current Single Rate
Discount Rate (6.75%)
1% Increase in Discount
Rate (7.75%)
City's net pension liability 22,715,813$ 9,740,629$ (903,647)$
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Note 7. Employee Retirement System (continued)
Pension Plan Fiduciary Net Position
Detailed information about the pension plan’s Fiduciary Net Position is available in a separately issued TMRS financial
report. That report may be obtained on the Internet at www.tmrs.com.
Pension Expense and Deferred Outflows of Resources and Deferred Inflows of Resources Related to Pensions
For the year ended September 30, 2021, the City recognized a pension expense of $2,151,840.
At September 30, 2021, the City reported deferred outflows and inflows of resources related to pensions from the
following sources:
Deferred
Outflows of
Resources
Deferred Inflows
of Resources
Difference in expected and actual
economic experience 668,780$ (125,365)$
Changes in actuarial assumptions 213,121 ‐
Difference between projected and
actual investment earnings ‐ (2,119,715)
Contributions subsequent to the
measurement date 2,003,490 ‐
Total 2,885,391$ (2,245,080)$
The $2,003,490 reported as deferred outflows of resources related to pension resulting from contributions subsequent to
the measurement date will be recognized as a reduction of the net pension liability for the year ending September 30,
2022. Other amounts reported as deferred outflows and inflows of resources related to pensions will be recognized in
pension expenses as follows:
Net Deferred Outflows
(Inflows) of Resources
2022 (478,340)$
2023 360,940
2024 (1,101,745)
2025 (144,034)
Total (1,363,179)$
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Note 8. Post Employee Benefits Other Than Pensions
TMRS Supplemental Death Benefits Fund
Benefit Plan Description
The City’s single‐employer defined benefit group‐term life insurance plan is operated by the Texas Municipal Retirement
System (TMRS) via the Supplemental Death Benefits Fund (SDBF). The City elected, by ordinance, to provide group‐term
life insurance coverage to both current and retired employees. The City may terminate coverage under and discontinue
participation in the SDBF by adopting an ordinance before November 1 of any year to be effective the following January
1.
The death benefit for active employees provides a lump‐sum payment approximately equal to the employee’s annual
salary (calculated based on the employee’s actual earnings, for the 12‐month period preceding the month of death);
retired employees are insured for $7,500; this coverage is another post‐employment benefit (OPEB). As the SDBF covers
both active and retiree participants, with no segregation of assets, the SDBF is considered to be an unfunded OPEB plan
(i.e. no assets are accumulated).
Membership in the plan as of the measurement date of December 31, 2020 was as follows:
Inactive employees currently receiving benefits 92
Inactive employees entitled to but not yet receiving benefits 32
Active employees 218
Total 342
Contributions
Contributions are made monthly based on the covered payroll of employee members of the participating member city.
The contractually required contribution rate is determined annually for each city (currently 0.19% of covered payroll). The
rate is based on the mortality and service experience of all employees covered by the SDBF and the demographics specific
to the workforce of the city. There is a one‐year delay between the actuarial valuation that serves as the basis for the
employer contribution rate and the calendar year when the rate goes into effect. The funding policy of this plan is to assure
that adequate resources are available to meet all death benefit payments for the upcoming year; the intent is not to
prefund retiree term life insurance during employees’ entire careers. As such, contributions are utilized to fund active
member deaths on a pay‐as‐you‐go basis; any excess contributions and investment income over payments then become
net position available for benefits.
Discount Rate
The TMRS SDBF program is treated as unfunded OPEB plan because the SDBF trust covers both active employees and
retirees and the assets are not segregated for these groups. Under GASB Statement No. 75, the discount rate for an
unfunded OPEB plan should be based on 20‐year tax‐exempt AA or higher Municipal Bonds. Therefore, a discount rate of
2.00% based on the Fidelity Index’s “20‐Year Municipal GO AA Index” rate as of December 31, 2020.
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Note 8. Post Employee Benefits Other Than Pensions (continued)
TMRS Supplemental Death Benefits Fund (continued)
Actuarial Assumptions
The City’s total OPEB liability was measured at December 31, 2020 and was determined by an actuarial valuation as of that
date using the following actuarial assumptions:
Valuation Date: December 31, 2020
Methods and Assumptions:
Inflation: 2.50%
Salary Increases: 3.50% to 11.50%, including inflation
Discount rate *: 2.00%
Retirees’ share of benefit related costs: $0
Administrative expenses: All administrative expenses are paid through the Pension Trust and accounted
for under reporting requirements under GASB Statement No. 68.
Mortality rates – service retirees: 2019 Municipal Retirees of Texas Mortality Tables. The rates are projected on
a fully generational basis with scale UMP.
Mortality rates – disabled retirees: 2019 Municipal Retirees of Texas Mortality Tables with a 4 year set‐forward
for males and a 3 year set‐forward for females. In addition, a 3.5% and 3%
minimum mortality rate will be applied to reflect the impairment for younger
members who become disabled for males and females, respectively. The rates
are projected on a fully generational basis by Scale UMP to account for future
mortality improvements subject to the floor.
*The discount rate was based on the Fidelity Index’s “20‐Year Municipal GO AA Index” rate as of December 31, 2020.
Note: The actuarial assumptions used in the December 31, 2020 valuation were based on the results of an actuarial
experience study for the period December 31, 2014 to December 31, 2018.
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Note 8. Post Employee Benefits Other Than Pensions (continued)
TMRS Supplemental Death Benefits Fund (continued)
Actuarial Assumptions (continued)
Changes in the Total OPEB Liability
Service cost 36,397$
Interest 20,150
Changes of benefit terms ‐
Difference between expected and actual experience (48,181)
Changes of assumptions 115,737
Benefit payments (4,963)
Net change in total OPEB liability 119,140
Total OPEB liability ‐ beginning 717,014
Total OPEB liability ‐ ending 836,154$
Ending total OPEB liability is $836,154 as of December 31, 2020. Changes of assumptions reflect a change in the discount
rate from 3.75% as of December 31, 2019 to 2.00 as of December 31, 2020.
Sensitivity Analysis
The following presents the total OPEB liability of the employer, calculated using the discount rate of 2.00%, as well as what
the City’s total OPEB liability would be if it were calculated using a discount rate that is 1 percentage point lower (1.00%)
or 1 percentage point higher (3.00%) than the current rate. Note that the healthcare cost trend rate does not affect the
total OPEB liability, so sensitivity to the healthcare cost trend rate is not shown.
1% Decrease to 1.00%
Current Discount Rate
Assumption
2.00%
1% Increase to
3.00%
1,033,308$ 836,154$ 686,512$
OPEB Expense and Deferred Outflows of Resources and Deferred Inflows of Resources Related to OPEB Activity
For the year ended September 30, 2021, the City recognized OPEB expense of $76,408 related to the TMRS Supplemental
Death Benefit Fund and OPEB expense of $82,601 related to the City’s retiree healthcare plan for total OPEB expense of
$159,009. As of September 30, 2021, the City reported deferred outflows of resources related to OPEB from the following
sources:
Deferred Outflows of
Resources
Deferred Inflows of
Resources
Differences between expected
and actual experience ‐$ (85,450)$
Changes in assumptions and other inputs 172,902 ‐
Contributions made subsequent to
the measurement date 3,632 ‐
Total 176,534$ (85,450)$
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Note 8. Post Employee Benefits Other Than Pensions (continued)
TMRS Supplemental Death Benefits Fund (continued)
OPEB Expense and Deferred Outflows of Resources and Deferred Inflows of Resources Related to OPEB Activity
(continued)
The $3,632 reported as deferred outflows of resources related to OPEB resulting from contributions subsequent to the
measurement date will be recognized as a reduction of the total OPEB liability for the year ending September 30, 2022.
Other amounts reported as deferred outflows and inflows of resources related to OPEB, excluding contributions
subsequent to the measurement date, will be recognized in OPEB expenses as follows:
Net Deferred
Outflows (Inflows) of
Resources
2022 19,861$
2023 19,861
2024 14,415
2025 17,570
2026 13,457
Thereafter 2,288
Total 87,452$
Retiree Health Care Plan (RHCP)
Plan Description
The City’s defined benefit OPEB plan, City of Friendswood Retiree Health Care Plan (RHCP), provides OPEB through an implicit
healthcare premium for retirees for all permanent full‐time employees of the City. RHCP is a single‐employer defined benefit
OPEB plan administered by the City. At this time, no assets are accumulated in a trust to fund the future requirements of the
RHCP.
Benefits provided
RHCP provides access to post retirement employees by offering a “blended premium” structure, that is, the overall health
care premiums for active employees and non‐Medicare retirees, are stated in terms of a single “blended premium”. The
difference between the underlying retiree claims and the blended overall health care premium is referred to as an “implicit”
subsidy. Because the underlying claims costs for a non‐Medicare retiree are on average higher than the blended premium,
there is a positive implicit subsidy for the non‐Medicare retirees.
Employees covered by benefit terms. At December 31, 2020, the following employees were covered by the benefit terms:
Retirees and beneficiaries 7
Inactive, nonretired members 0
Active members 204
Total 211
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Note 8. Post Employee Benefits Other Than Pensions (continued)
Retiree Health Care Plan (RHCP) (continued)
Total OPEB Liability
The City’s total OPEB liability of $1,111,209 was measured as of December 31, 2020, and was determined by an actuarial
valuation as of December 31, 2020.
Actuarial assumptions and methods
The total OPEB liability in the December 31, 2020 actuarial valuation was determined using the following actuarial
assumptions and other inputs, applied to all periods included in the measurement, unless otherwise specified:
Valuation Date: December 31, 2020
Methods and Assumptions:
Actuarial Cost Method: Individual Entry‐Age Normal
Discount Rate: 2.00% as of December 31, 2020
Inflation: 2.50%
Salary Increases: 3.50% to 11.50%, including inflation
Demographic Assumptions: Based on the experience study covering the four year period ending December
31, 2018 as conducted for the Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS)
Mortality: For healthy retirees, the gender‐distinct 2019 Municipal Retirees of Texas
mortality tables are used. The rate are projected on a fully generational basis
using the ultimate mortality improvement rates in the MP tables published
through 2019 to account for future mortality improvements.
Health Care Trend Rates: Initial rate of 6.80% declining to an ultimate rate of 4.25% after 12 years.
Participation Rates: It was assumed 20% of employees retiring at the age of 50 or over would choose
to receive retiree health care coverage through the City. Employees retiring
before the age of 50 were not assumed to elect coverage.
Other Information:
Notes: The discount rate changed from 2.75% as of December 31, 2019 to 2.00% as of
December 31, 2020.
Discount Rate
For plans that do not have formal assets, the discount rate should equal the tax‐exempt municipal bond rate based on an
index of 20‐year general obligation bonds with an average AA credit rating as of the measurement date. For the purpose of
this valuation, the municipal bond rate is 2.00% (based on the daily rate closest to but not later than the measurement date
of the Fidelity “20‐Year Municipal GO AA Index”). The discount rate was 2.75% as of the prior measurement date.
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Note 8. Post Employee Benefits Other Than Pensions (continued)
Retiree Health Care Plan (RHCP) (continued)
Plan Assets
There are no plan assets accumulated in a trust that meets the criteria in paragraph 4 of GASB Statement No. 75.
Changes in the Total OPEB Liability
Service cost 60,972$
Interest 30,484
Changes of benefit terms ‐
Difference between expected and actual experience (104,038)
Changes of assumptions 75,401
Benefit payments (59,267)
Net change in total OPEB liability 3,552
Total OPEB liability ‐ beginning 1,107,657
Total OPEB liability ‐ ending 1,111,209$
The ending Total OPEB Liability was $1,111,209 as of December 31, 2020.
Sensitivity of the total OPEB liability to changes in the discount rate
The following presents the plan’s total OPEB liability, calculated using a discount rate of 2.75%, as well as what the plan’s
total OPEB liability would be if it were calculated using a discount rate that is one percent lower or one percent higher:
1% Decrease to 1.00%
Current Discount Rate
Assumption
2.00%
1% Increase to
3.00%
1,219,905$ 1,111,209$ 1,011,662$
Sensitivity of the total OPEB liability to changes in the healthcare cost trend rates
The following presents the plan’s total OPEB liability, calculated using the assumed trend rates as well as what the plan’s total
OPEB liability would be if it were calculated using a trend rate that is one percent lower or one percent higher:
1% Decrease
Current Healthcare
Cost Trend Rate
Assumption 1% Increase
984,806$ 1,111,209$ 1,261,976$
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Note 8. Post Employee Benefits Other Than Pensions (continued)
Retiree Health Care Plan (RHCP) (continued)
OPEB Expense and Deferred Outflows of Resources and Deferred Inflows of Resources Related to OPEB
For the year ended September 30, 2021, the City recognized OPEB expense of $82,601 related to the City’s retiree
healthcare plan and OPEB expense of $76,408 related to the TMRS Supplemental Death Benefit Fund for a total OPEB
expense of $159,009. At September 30, 2021, the City reported deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of
resources related to OPEB from the following sources:
Deferred Outflows of
Resources
Deferred Inflows of
Resources
Differences between expected
and actual experience 9,619$ (240,082)$
Changes assumptions 171,452 ‐
Contributions subsequent to
the measurement date 37,118 ‐
Total 218,189$ (240,082)$
The $37,118 reported as deferred outflows of resources related to OPEB resulting from contributions subsequent to the
measurement date will be recognized as a reduction of the total OPEB liability for the year ending September 30, 2021.
Other amounts reported as deferred outflows and inflows of resources related to OPEB, excluding contributions
subsequent to the measurement date, will be recognized in OPEB expenses as follows:
Fiscal Year
Net Deferred Outflows
(Inflows) of Resources
2022 (8,855)$
2023 (8,855)
2024 (8,855)
2025 (8,855)
2026 (8,855)
Thereafter (14,736)
Total (59,011)$
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Note 9. Commitments and Contingencies
Southeast Water Purification Plant
The City has entered into a contract with the City of Houston for construction, operating and maintaining a water purification
plant known as Southeast Water Purification Plant. 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 expenses 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.
Blackhawk Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility
On December 12, 1974, the City entered into an agreement with Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority to construct the
Blackhawk Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility. The Blackhawk Wastewater Treatment Facility was constructed in the
early 1980s and is a regional wastewater treatment plant serving MUD 55, Baybrook MUD 1, City of Houston and the City of
Friendswood. The plant has a capacity of 9.25 million gallons per day (MGD) and is operated and maintained by Gulf Coast
Waste Disposal Authority. Friendswood is the majority owner having 52.465% or 4.853 MGD of its capacity.
As a part of the contract with Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority, the City and all participants pay their share of operational
costs and expenses (direct and indirect) incurred monthly at the Blackhawk Wastewater Treatment Facility based upon actual
flows. This includes the maintenance of the plant and the creation and maintenance of reasonable reserves for repairs and
other contingencies. Capital expenditures on the other hand shall be the responsibility of all participants based upon their
purchased capacity in the plant. For Friendswood, that equates to 52.465% for capital projects identified and approved at
the plant.
Federal and State Programs
The City recognizes grant monies received as reimbursement for costs incurred in certain federal and state programs it
administers as revenue. Amounts received or receivable from grantor agencies are subject to audit and adjustment by
grantor agencies. Any disallowed claims, including amounts already collected, may constitute a liability of the applicable
funds. The amount, if any, of expenditures which may be disallowed by the grantor cannot be determined at this time
although the City expects such amounts, if any, to be immaterial.
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. The City’s risk management program encompasses obtaining property and
liability insurance through Texas Municipal League (TML), an Intergovernmental Risk Pool. The City has not had any significant
reduction in insurance coverage and the amounts of insurance settlements have not exceeded insurance coverage for any of
the last three years. The participation of the City in TML is limited to payment of premiums. During the year ended September
30, 2021, the City paid premiums to TML for provision of various liability, property and casualty insurance. The City has
various deductible amounts ranging from $500 to $5,000 on various policies.
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Note 9. Commitments and Contingencies (continued)
The City also provides workers’ compensation insurance on its employees through TML. Workers’ compensation is subject
to change when audited by TML. At year‐end, September 30, 2021, the City believed the amounts paid on workers’
compensation would not change significantly from the amounts recorded.
During the year ended September 30, 2021, employees of the City were covered by a health and dental insurance plan. The
City pays 90% of the monthly premium of employees choosing individual coverage only. The City pays 70% of the monthly
premium for employees choosing to cover themselves and their dependents.
Note 10 – Deficit Fund Balance
As of September 30, 2021, the CDBG – DR Harris County Special Revenue fund had a fund balance deficit of $165,866. The
City plans to record revenue in the future to cover the deficits for the fund.
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SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES –
BUDGET AND ACTUAL (WITH VARIANCES)
GENERAL FUND
For the Year Ended September 30, 2021
Variance with
Final budget ‐
Actual Positive
Original Final Amounts (Negative)
Revenues
Property taxes 15,883,312$ 15,492,178$ 15,267,421$ (224,757)$
Sales and alcohol taxes 7,319,052 7,385,659 7,953,859 568,200
Franchise taxes 2,101,190 2,101,190 2,090,001 (11,189)
Fines and forfeitures 799,700 799,700 1,117,224 317,524
Permits and fees 1,742,057 1,742,057 1,617,433 (124,624)
Intergovernmental 606,603 2,554,466 3,448,210 893,744
Investment earnings 168,600 168,600 35,951 (132,649)
Donations 17,750 62,400 55,881 (6,519)
Miscellaneous 30,938 31,236 124,627 93,391
Total Revenues 28,669,202 30,337,486 31,710,607 1,373,121
Expenditures
General Government:
Mayor and Council ‐ Governing Body:
Supplies and maintenance 8,750 17,513 14,444 3,069
Other services and charges 84,850 63,259 43,892 19,367
Total Governing Body 93,600 80,772 58,336 22,436
Mayor and Council ‐ City Attorney:
Personnel services 264,642 264,642 249,817 14,825
Supplies 450 186 ‐ 186
Other services and charges 21,270 10,756 5,449 5,307
Total City Attorney 286,362 275,584 255,266 20,318
City Manager ‐ Administration:
Personnel services 830,719 820,719 791,856 28,863
Supplies 21,780 24,393 12,844 11,549
Other services and charges 39,100 53,250 31,548 21,702
Total Administration 891,599 898,362 836,248 62,114
City Manager ‐ Economic Development:
Personnel services 186,251 ‐ ‐ ‐
Supplies 5,000 5,000 1,452 3,548
Other services and charges 59,820 156,197 129,006 27,191
Total Economic Development 251,071 161,197 130,458 30,739
City Secretary ‐ Municipal Clerk:
Personnel services 352,911 352,911 339,568 13,343
Supplies 5,740 22,368 20,928 1,440
Other services and charges 18,470 15,483 15,218 265
Total Municipal Clerk 377,121 390,762 375,714 15,048
Budgeted Amounts
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SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES –
BUDGET AND ACTUAL (WITH VARIANCES)
GENERAL FUND
For the Year Ended September 30, 2021
Final budget ‐
Actual Positive
Original Final Amounts (Negative)
Expenditures (continued)
General Government (continued):
City Secretary ‐ Election Services:
Supplies 1,128$ 776$ 608$ 168$
Other services and charges 38,920 67,555 67,543 12
Total Election Services 40,048 68,331 68,151 180
City Secretary ‐ Records Management:
Personnel services 84,149 83,649 64,892 18,757
Supplies 970 686 627 59
Other services and charges 22,890 17,070 16,525 545
Total Records Management 108,009 101,405 82,044 19,361
Administrative Services ‐ Finance:
Personnel services 1,052,856 995,719 993,696 2,023
Supplies 9,050 24,796 23,236 1,560
Other services and charges 117,145 94,430 79,469 14,961
Total Finance 1,179,051 1,114,945 1,096,401 18,544
Administrative Services ‐ Other Admin:
Other services and charges 167,895 167,929 163,449 4,480
Total 0ther Admin 167,895 167,929 163,449 4,480
Administrative Services ‐ Municipal Court:
Personnel services 406,795 406,795 400,646 6,149
Supplies 5,780 5,780 5,000 780
Other services and charges 28,715 27,296 27,986 (690)
Total Municipal Court 441,290 439,871 433,632 6,239
Human Resources ‐ Administration:
Personnel services 410,319 410,319 385,350 24,969
Supplies 11,700 14,700 8,788 5,912
Other services and charges 75,512 69,392 25,542 43,850
Total Administration 497,531 494,411 419,680 74,731
Human Resources ‐ Insurance:
Other services and charges 223,830 229,166 215,730 13,436
Total Insurance 223,830 229,166 215,730 13,436
Budgeted Amounts
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SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES –
BUDGET AND ACTUAL (WITH VARIANCES)
GENERAL FUND
For the Year Ended September 30, 2021
Final budget ‐
Actual Positive
Original Final Amounts (Negative)
Expenditures (continued)
General Government (continued):
Human resources ‐ Risk Management:
Personnel services 147,360$ 147,360$ 143,817$ 3,543$
Supplies 10,960 14,246 9,980 4,266
Other services and charges 29,780 15,987 8,127 7,860
Total Risk Management 188,100 177,593 161,924 15,669
Information Technology ‐ Administration:
Personnel services 594,323 594,323 610,521 (16,198)
Supplies 77,750 72,073 25,773 46,300
Repairs and maintenance 65,530 65,220 34,524 30,696
Other services and charges 540,186 668,074 576,497 91,577
Total Administration 1,277,789 1,399,690 1,247,315 152,375
Total General Government 6,023,296 6,000,018 5,544,348 455,670
Public Safety:
Police Department ‐ Administration:
Personnel services 895,536 898,703 808,576 90,127
Supplies 28,750 28,750 18,852 9,898
Repairs and maintenance 41,000 41,000 6,670 34,330
Other services and charges 102,309 101,953 85,749 16,204
Total Administration 1,067,595 1,070,406 919,847 150,559
Police Department ‐ Communications:
Personnel services 1,214,352 1,234,378 1,153,178 81,200
Supplies 9,700 9,700 5,960 3,740
Repairs and maintenance 36,250 36,250 17,593 18,657
Other services and charges 21,480 19,187 12,576 6,611
Total Communications 1,281,782 1,299,515 1,189,307 110,208
Police Department ‐ Patrol:
Personnel services 6,112,066 6,212,977 5,904,839 308,138
Supplies 298,840 309,366 241,532 67,834
Repairs and maintenance 220,060 237,595 157,621 79,974
Other services and charges 555,329 541,727 511,697 30,030
Total Patrol 7,186,295 7,301,665 6,815,689 485,976
Police Department ‐ Patrol ‐ DOT Program:
Personnel services 107,440 107,525 116,622 (9,097)
Supplies 4,480 4,480 3,444 1,036
Repairs and maintenance 1,250 1,250 453 797
Other services and charges 15,816 14,980 14,085 895
Total Patrol ‐ DOT Program 128,986 128,235 134,604 (6,369)
Budgeted Amounts
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SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES –
BUDGET AND ACTUAL (WITH VARIANCES)
GENERAL FUND
For the Year Ended September 30, 2021
Variance with
Final budget ‐
Actual Positive
Original Final Amounts (Negative)
Expenditures (continued)
Public Safety (continued):
Police Department ‐ Criminal Investigation:
Personnel services 1,819,548$ 1,861,778$ 1,785,190$ 76,588$
Supplies 50,450 54,900 40,898 14,002
Repairs and maintenance 49,600 36,165 14,953 21,212
Other services and charges 126,613 123,620 111,706 11,914
Total Criminal Investigation 2,046,211 2,076,463 1,952,747 123,716
Police Department ‐ Animal Control:
Personnel services 320,563 330,751 342,331 (11,580)
Supplies 32,500 31,044 23,259 7,785
Repairs and maintenance 12,000 11,487 3,586 7,901
Other services and charges 69,963 71,051 56,667 14,384
Total Animal Services 435,026 444,333 425,843 18,490
Fire Marshal ‐ Administration:
Personnel services 823,535 809,459 825,517 (16,058)
Supplies 29,950 38,554 36,771 1,783
Repairs and maintenance 5,500 6,700 6,557 143
Other services and charges 77,405 84,973 78,964 6,009
Total Administration 936,390 939,686 947,809 (8,123)
Fire Marshal ‐ Emergency Management:
Personnel services 77,793 91,869 93,156 (1,287)
Supplies 25,050 24,950 24,096 854
Repairs and maintenance 3,000 3,000 2,860 140
Other services and charges 47,530 31,124 19,192 11,932
Total Emergency Management 153,373 150,943 139,304 11,639
Fire Marshal ‐ Fire/EMS Administration:
Other services and charges 1,730,100 1,708,100 1,722,935 (14,835)
Total Fire/EMS Administration 1,730,100 1,708,100 1,722,935 (14,835)
Fire Marshal ‐ Storm:
Personnel services ‐ ‐ 284,330 (284,330)
Supplies ‐ ‐ 30,228 (30,228)
Repairs and maintenance ‐ ‐ 545 (545)
Other services and charges ‐ ‐ 97,298 (97,298)
Total Storm ‐ ‐ 412,401 (412,401)
Fire Marshal ‐ Public Safety Health:
Personnel services ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Supplies ‐ 20,000 118,907 (98,907)
Other services and charges ‐ ‐ 19,673 (19,673)
Total Public Safety Health ‐ 20,000 138,580 (118,580)
Total Public Safety 14,965,758 15,139,346 14,799,066 340,280
Budgeted Amounts
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SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES –
BUDGET AND ACTUAL (WITH VARIANCES)
GENERAL FUND
For the Year Ended September 30, 2021
Variance with
Final budget ‐
Actual Positive
Original Final Amounts (Negative)
Expenditures (continued)
Public Works:
Administration:
Personnel services 246,774$ 246,774$ 238,997$ 7,777$
Supplies 3,910 3,910 2,658 1,252
Other services and charges 10,485 8,835 1,562 7,273
Total Administration 261,169 259,519 243,217 16,302
Streets:
Personnel services 833,214 833,214 780,856 52,358
Supplies 100,000 107,700 93,248 14,452
Repairs and maintenance 143,830 762,250 730,201 32,049
Other services and charges 416,556 419,885 438,049 (18,164)
Total Streets 1,493,600 2,123,049 2,042,354 80,695
Drainage:
Personnel services 313,036 313,036 249,734 63,302
Supplies 12,310 12,810 10,617 2,193
Repairs and maintenance 55,300 46,103 39,429 6,674
Other services and charges 19,983 20,190 18,276 1,914
Total Drainage 400,629 392,139 318,056 74,083
Total Public Works 2,155,398 2,774,707 2,603,627 171,080
Engineering:
Capital Projects Administration:
Personnel services 440,434 440,934 464,454 (23,520)
Supplies 13,050 13,405 13,631 (226)
Repairs and maintenance 2,000 2,900 1,797 1,103
Other services and charges 33,131 45,886 28,051 17,835
Total Capital Projects Administration: 488,615 503,125 507,933 (4,808)
Total Engineering 488,615 503,125 507,933 (4,808)
Community Development:
Administration:
Personnel services 353,625 353,625 351,673 1,952
Supplies 9,180 9,180 6,457 2,723
Other services and charges 20,190 16,450 5,860 10,590
Total Administration 382,995 379,255 363,990 15,265
Budgeted Amounts
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SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES –
BUDGET AND ACTUAL (WITH VARIANCES)
GENERAL FUND
For the Year Ended September 30, 2021
Variance with
Final budget ‐
Actual Positive
Original Final Amounts (Negative)
Expenditures (continued)
Community Development (continued):
Planning and Zoning:
Personnel services 307,284$ 307,284$ 286,837$ 20,447$
Supplies 3,900 3,900 2,789 1,111
Other services and charges 55,675 51,042 33,994 17,048
Total Planning and Zoning 366,859 362,226 323,620 38,606
Inspection and Code Enforcement:
Personnel services 427,787 427,787 410,495 17,292
Supplies 10,420 10,420 7,082 3,338
Repairs and maintenance 3,650 3,650 2,130 1,520
Other services and charges 57,570 53,354 24,181 29,173
Total Inspection and Code Enforcement 499,427 495,211 443,888 51,323
Total Community Development 1,249,281 1,236,692 1,131,498 105,194
Parks and recreation:
Administration:
Personnel services 283,486 283,486 281,882 1,604
Supplies 4,750 4,750 3,621 1,129
Repairs and maintenance 32,595 30,662 23,287 7,375
Total Administration 320,831 318,898 308,790 10,108
Recreation Programs:
Personnel services 327,531 327,531 295,176 32,355
Supplies 20,525 22,525 20,136 2,389
Other services and charges 116,070 116,469 94,878 21,591
Total Recreation programs 464,126 466,525 410,190 56,335
July 4th Program:
Personnel services 30,423 30,423 34,030 (3,607)
Supplies 4,150 5,330 5,330 ‐
Other services and charges 89,080 91,140 88,146 2,994
Total July 4th Program 123,653 126,893 127,506 (613)
Summer Day Camp Program:
Personnel services 114,319 114,319 94,186 20,133
Supplies 16,250 16,250 14,725 1,525
Other services and charges 43,150 43,025 37,062 5,963
Total Summer Day Camp Program 173,719 173,594 145,973 27,621
Budgeted Amounts
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SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES –
BUDGET AND ACTUAL (WITH VARIANCES)
GENERAL FUND
For the Year Ended September 30, 2021
Variance with
Final budget ‐
Actual Positive
Original Final Amounts (Negative)
Expenditures (continued)
Parks and recreation (continued):
Keep Friendswood Beautiful committee:
Supplies 13,200$ 11,886$ 11,791$ 95$
Repairs and maintenance 2,500 3,338 3,338 ‐
Other services and charges 34,025 33,731 33,459 272
Total Keep Friendswood Beautiful committee 49,725 48,955 48,588 367
Stevenson Park pool:
Personnel services 74,860 74,860 54,635 20,225
Supplies 25,700 26,159 24,448 1,711
Repairs and maintenance 5,000 5,401 5,327 74
Other services and charges 26,840 25,944 21,021 4,923
Total Stevenson park pool 132,400 132,364 105,431 26,933
Senior Activity Center:
Personnel services 181,193 181,193 171,044 10,149
Supplies 10,890 10,890 4,641 6,249
Repairs and maintenance 2,000 3,000 2,870 130
Other services and charges 17,680 16,592 5,897 10,695
Total Senior Activity Center 211,763 211,675 184,452 27,223
Park Operations:
Personnel services 769,677 769,677 730,960 38,717
Supplies 78,480 84,249 76,853 7,396
Repairs and maintenance 164,100 140,148 126,557 13,591
Other services and charges 506,332 554,889 536,531 18,358
Total Park Operations 1,518,589 1,548,963 1,470,901 78,062
Facility Operations:
Supplies 29,000 32,206 28,944 3,262
Repairs and maintenance 182,210 502,590 217,373 285,217
Other services and charges 830,595 699,946 667,369 32,577
Total Facility Operations 1,041,805 1,234,742 913,686 321,056
Total parks and recreation 4,036,611 4,262,609 3,715,517 547,092
Library:
Administration:
Personnel services 1,094,359 1,094,359 1,066,488 27,871
Supplies 157,185 163,325 128,274 35,051
Repairs and maintenance 440 980 800 180
Other services and charges 21,112 39,585 28,164 11,421
Total Administration 1,273,096 1,298,249 1,223,726 74,523
Total library 1,273,096 1,298,249 1,223,726 74,523
Budgeted Amounts
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SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES –
BUDGET AND ACTUAL (WITH VARIANCES)
GENERAL FUND
For the Year Ended September 30, 2021
Variance with
Final budget ‐
Actual Positive
Original Final Amounts (Negative)
Expenditures (continued)
Capital improvements:
Repairs and Maintenace ‐$ 1,007,000$ 7,000$ 1,000,000$
Other services and charges ‐ 3,254 3,253 1
Capital outlay 519,000 6,636,002 3,742,298 2,893,704
Total capital improvements 519,000 7,646,256 3,752,551 2,893,705
Total Expenditures 30,711,055 38,861,002 33,278,266 4,582,736
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over
expenditures (2,041,853) (8,523,516) (1,567,659) 6,955,857
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Insurance recoveries ‐ 106,244 175,351 69,107
Sale of capital assets ‐ 4,000 12,870 8,870
Issuance of capital lease ‐ 275,727 306,329 30,602
Transfers in 1,541,853 1,541,853 1,541,853 ‐
Transfers out ‐ (106,395) (113,623) (7,228)
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses)1,541,853 1,821,429 1,922,780 101,351
Net change in fund balances (500,000) (6,702,087) 355,121 7,057,208
Fund Balances ‐ Beginning 16,872,024 16,872,024 16,872,024 ‐
Fund Balances ‐ Ending 16,372,024$ 10,169,937$ 17,227,145$ 7,057,208$
Budgeted Amounts
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NOTES TO BUDGETARY SCHEDULE
For the Year Ended September 30, 2021
Budgetary Basis of Accounting
Annual budgets are adopted on a basis consistent with generally accepted accounting principles.
Budgetary Information
The City’s Code of Ordinances establishes the following framework for the preparation and format of the City’s annual budget:
Content
The budget shall provide a complete financial plan of all City funds and activities and, except as required by law or this Charter,
shall be in such form as the City Manager deems desirable or the Council may require. The budget shall begin with a clear
general summary of its contents; shall show in details all estimated income, the proposed property tax levy, and all proposed
expenditures for the ensuing fiscal years, including debt service and an itemized estimate of the expense of conducting each
Department of the City. The proposed budget expenditures shall not exceed the total of estimated income. It shall also
include, in separate sections:
1) Tax levies, rates and collections for the preceding five years.
2) The amount required for interest on the City’s debts, for sinking fund and for maturing serial bonds.
3) The total amount of outstanding City debts, with a schedule of maturities on bond issues.
4) Anticipated net surplus of deficit for the ensuing fiscal year of each utility owned or operated by the City and the
proposed method of its disposition, subsidiary budgets for each such utility giving detailed income and expenditure
information shall be attached as appendices to the budget.
5) A capital program, which may be revised and extended each year to indicate capital improvements pending or in
process of construction or acquisition, and shall include the following items which shall be attached as appendices
to the budget:
a) A summary of proposed programs;
b) A list of all capital improvements which are proposed to be undertaken during the five fiscal years next ensuing,
with appropriate supporting information as to the necessity for such improvements;
c) Cost estimates, method of financing and recommended time schedules from each such improvement; and
d) The estimated annual cost of operating and maintaining the facilities to bid constructed or acquired.
6) Such other information as may be required by the Council.
Submission
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.
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Public Notice and Hearing
The Council shall post in the City Hall and publish in the official newspaper a general summary of their proposed budget and
a notice stating:
1) The times and places where copies of the message and budget are available for inspection by the public; and
2) The time and place, not less than ten nor more than 30 days after such publication, for a public hearing on the
budget.
Amendment Before Adoption
After the public hearing, the Council may adopt the budget with or without amendment. In amending the budget, it may add
or increase programs or amounts and may delete or decrease any programs or amounts, except expenditures required by
law or for debt service or for estimated cash deficit, provided that no amendment to the budget shall increase the authorized
expenditures to an amount greater than the total of estimated income plus funds available from prior years.
If the Council fails to adopt an annual budget before the start of the fiscal year to which it applies, appropriations of the last
budget adopted shall be considered as adopted for the current fiscal year on a month to month, pro rata basis, until the
annual budget is adopted. 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.
Amendments After Adoption
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 be
by ordinance transfer part or all of any unencumbered appropriation balance from one department, office, or agency to
another.
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. The City Council
made supplemental budgetary appropriation changes during the fiscal year. The reported budgetary data has been revised
for these amendments legally authorized during the year.
Excess of Expenditures over Appropriations
For the year ended September 30, 2021, expenditures exceeded appropriations in the following departments (the legal level
of budgetary control):
Police – Patrol DOT Program $ 6,369
Fire Marshall – Administration $ 8,123
Fire Marshall Fire/EMS Administration $ 14,835
Fire Marshall – Storm $ 412,401
Fire Marshall Public Safety Health $ 118,580
Engineering $ 4,808
Parks – July 4th program $ 613
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SCHEDULE OF CHANGES IN NET PENSION LIABILITY AND RELATED RATIOS
TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM
Last Seven Measurement Years
2020 2019 2018 2017
A. Total pension liability
1. Service Cost 2,979,569$ 2,738,906$ 2,626,099$ 2,505,392$
2. Interest (on the Total Pension Liability) 5,780,980 5,345,140 5,044,613 4,755,782
3. Difference between expected and actual experience (146,825) 1,150,459 59,617 (60,180)
4. Changes of assumptions ‐ 378,973 ‐ ‐
5. Benefit payments, including refunds of employee contributions (3,343,679) (3,210,157) (3,458,824) (2,505,921)
6. Net change in total pension liability 5,270,045 6,403,321 4,271,505 4,695,073
7. Total pension liability – beginning 85,826,200 79,422,879 75,151,374 70,456,304
8. Total pension liability – ending 91,096,245 85,826,200 79,422,879 75,151,377
B. Plan fiduciary net position
1. Contributions – employer 2,620,564 2,395,398 2,305,344 2,182,093
2. Contributions – employee 1,158,078 1,068,692 1,025,248 987,399
3. Net investment income 5,713,369 10,053,454 (2,013,270) 8,104,390
4. Benefit payments, including refunds of employee contributions (3,343,679) (3,210,157) (3,458,824) (2,505,921)
5. Administrative Expense (36,958) (56,778) (38,892) (41,987)
6. Other (1,442) (1,704) (2,032) (2,127)
7. Net change in plan fiduciary net position 6,109,932 10,248,905 (2,182,426) 8,723,847
8. Plan fiduciary net position – beginning 75,245,684 64,996,779 67,179,205 58,455,358
9. Plan fiduciary net position – ending 81,355,616 75,245,684 64,996,779 67,179,205
C. Net pension liability (A.9 – B.9) 9,740,629$ 10,580,516$ 14,426,100$ 7,972,172$
D. Plan fiduciary net position as a percentage of the
total pension liability 89.31% 87.67% 81.84% 89.39%
E. Covered payroll 16,543,970$ 15,267,034$ 14,646,398$ 14,098,997$
F. Net position liability as a percentage of covered
payroll 58.88% 69.30% 98.50% 56.54%
Note: Ten years of data should be presented in this schedule but data was unavailable prior to 2014.
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SCHEDULE OF CHANGES IN NET PENSION LIABILITY AND RELATED RATIOS
TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM
Last Seven Measurement Years
2016 2015 2014
A. Total pension liability
1. Service Cost 2,334,817$ 2,204,299$ 2,018,353$
2. Interest (on the Total Pension Liability) 4,435,987 4,317,394 4,084,392
3. Difference between expected and actual experience 366,687 (1,032,789) (736,093)
4. Changes of assumptions ‐ 847,469 ‐
5. Benefit payments, including refunds of employee contributions (2,464,107) (2,256,734) (2,005,311)
6. Net change in total pension liability 4,673,384 4,079,639 3,361,341
7. Total pension liability – beginning 65,782,920 61,703,281 58,341,940
8. Total pension liability – ending 70,456,304 65,782,920 61,703,281
B. Plan fiduciary net position
1. Contributions – employer 2,037,849 1,998,038 1,867,782
2. Contributions – employee 923,896 886,669 829,598
3. Net investment income 3,672,583 79,202 2,868,842
4. Benefit payments, including refunds of employee contributions (2,464,107) (2,256,734) (2,005,311)
5. Administrative Expense (41,467) (48,239) (29,949)
6. Other (2,234) (2,383) (2,462)
7. Net change in plan fiduciary net position 4,126,520 656,553 3,528,500
8. Plan fiduciary net position – beginning 54,328,838 53,672,285 50,143,785
9. Plan fiduciary net position – ending 58,455,358 54,328,838 53,672,285
C. Net pension liability (A.9 – B.9) 12,000,946$ 11,454,082$ 8,030,996$
D. Plan fiduciary net position as a percentage of the
total pension liability 82.97% 82.59% 86.98%
E. Covered payroll 13,198,512$ 12,653,842$ 11,851,396$
F. Net position liability as a percentage of covered
payroll 90.93% 90.52% 67.76%
Note: Ten years of data should be presented in this schedule but data was unavailable prior to 2014.
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SCHEDULE OF CITY CONTRIBUTIONS
TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM
Last Eight Fiscal Years
2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Actuarially required contributions 2,721,688$ 2,485,117$ 2,376,185$ 2,255,270$ 2,161,617$
Contributions in relation to the
actuarially required contributions 2,721,688 2,485,117 2,376,185 2,255,270 2,161,617
Contribution deficiency (excess)‐$ ‐$ ‐$ ‐$ ‐$
City's covered payroll 16,639,755$ 15,724,041$ 15,133,171$ 14,385,208$ 13,986,135$
Contributions as a percentage of
covered payroll 16.36% 15.80% 15.70% 15.68% 15.46%
2016 2015 2014
Actuarially required contributions 2,100,698$ 1,960,652$ 1,847,375$
Contributions in relation to the
actuarially required contributions 2,100,698 1,960,652 1,847,375
Contribution deficiency (excess)‐$ ‐$ ‐$
City's covered payroll 13,525,613$ 12,423,310$ 11,781,281$
Contributions as a percentage of
covered payroll 15.53% 15.78% 15.68%
Note: Ten years of data should be presented in this schedule but data was unavailable prior to 2014.
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NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF CONTRIBUTIONS
For the Year Ended September 30, 2021
Valuation Date: Actuarially determined contribution rates are calculated as of December 31
and become effective in January 13 months later.
Methods and Assumptions Used to Determine Contribution Rates:
Actuarial Cost Method Entry Age Normal
Amortization Method Level Percentage of Payroll, Closed
Remaining Amortization
Period
25 years
Asset Valuation Method 10 Year smoothed market; 12% soft corridor
Inflation 2.50%
Salary Increases 3.50% to 11.50% including inflation
Investment Rate of Return 6.75%
Retirement Age Experience‐based table of rates that are specific to the City's plan of
benefits. Last updated for the 2019 valuation pursuant to an experience
study of the period 2014 – 2018
Mortality Post‐retirement: 2019 Municipal Retirees of Texas Mortality Tables. The
rates are projected on a fully generational basis with scale UMP. Pre‐
retirement: PUB (10) mortality tables, with the Public Safety table used for
males and the General Employee table used for females. The rates are
projected on a fully generational basis with scale UMP.
Other Information: There were no benefit changes during the year.
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SCHEDULE OF CHANGES IN THE TOTAL OPEB LIABILITY AND RELATED RATIOS
TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM SUPPLEMENTAL DEATH BENEFITS FUND
Last Four Measurement Years
2020 2019 2018 2017
Service cost 36,397$ 27,481$ 30,757$ 26,788$
Interest 20,150 23,199 20,933 20,384
Difference between expected and actual experience (48,181) (60,356) (7,425) ‐
Changes of assumptions 115,737 118,183 (43,775) 49,777
Benefit payments ** (4,963) (6,107) (5,859) (5,640)
Net change in total OPEB liability 119,140 102,400 (5,369) 91,309
Total OPEB liability ‐ beginning 717,014 614,614 619,983 528,674
Total OPEB liability ‐ ending 836,154$ 717,014$ 614,614$ 619,983$
Covered payroll 16,543,970$ 15,267,034$ 14,646,398$ 14,098,997$
Total OPEB liability as a percentage of covered payroll 5.05% 4.70% 4.20% 4.40%
** Due to the SDBF being considered an unfunded OPEB plan under GASB 75, benefit payments
are treated as being equal to the employer's yearly contributions for retirees.
Amounts presented are for each measurement year, which end the preceding
December 31 of the City's fiscal year end.
Total OPEB liability is calculated using a new methodology and will be presented
prospectively in accordance with GASB 75.
Ten years of data should be presented in this schedule but data was unavailable
prior to 2017.
Notes to Required Supplementary Information:
Changes of assumptions:
Changes of assumptions and other inputs reflect the effects of changes in the discount rate each period.
The following are the discount rates used in each period:
2020 2.00%
2019 2.75%
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD RETIREE HEALTH CARE PLAN
Last Four Measurement Years
2020 2019 2018 2017
Service cost 60,972$ 46,995$ 53,919$ 44,637$
Interest 30,484 36,314 37,843 39,497
Difference between expected and actual experience (104,038) 8,768 (214,124) 4,573
Changes of assumptions 75,401 86,718 7,071 51,765
Benefit payments (59,267) (52,896) (38,566) (38,414)
Net change in total OPEB liability 3,552 125,899 (153,857) 102,058
Total OPEB liability ‐ beginning 1,107,657 981,758 1,135,615 1,033,557
Total OPEB liability ‐ ending 1,111,209$ 1,107,657$ 981,758$ 1,135,615$
Covered payroll 16,543,973$ 15,267,037$ 14,646,402$ 12,035,859$
Total OPEB liability as a percentage of covered payroll 6.72% 7.26% 6.70% 9.44%
Total OPEB liability is calculated using a new methodology and will be presented
prospectively in accordance with GASB 75.
Ten years of data should be presented in this schedule but data was unavailable
prior to 2017.
Notes to Required Supplementary Information:
Methods and Assumptions Used to Determine Contribution Rates:
The demographic assumptions are based on the assumptions that were developed for the defined benefit plan in which the
City participates (TMRS). The assumptions are based on the experience study covering the four year period ending December
31, 2014 as conducted for the Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS).
Assumption changes:
1. The discount rate decreased from 2.75% as of December 31, 2019 to 2.00% as of December 31, 2020. This change increased
the total OPEB liability.
2. The health care trend rates were updated to better reflect the plan’s anticipated experience.
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COMBINING AND INDIVIDUAL FUND
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES
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NONMAJOR
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
The Special Revenue Funds are used to account for specific revenue sources (other than major capital projects) that are
legally restricted to expenditures for specified purposes.
Police Investigation Fund – This fund is used to account for revenues that are restricted to police investigation
expenditures.
Fire/EMS Donation Fund – This fund accounts for revenues that are restricted for Fire/EMS capital outlays and debt
repayments.
Municipal Court Fund – This fund accounts for revenues that are restricted for court technology and building security.
In 1999, the state legislature authorized a court technology and court security fee for municipal court fines. In 2019,
the state legislature authorized additional fees for truancy and jury services.
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) – Disaster Recovery (DR) Harris County – This fund is used to account
for revenues that are restricted to the Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery expenditures. Funds
will be used for the Harris County side of the City.
Texas Water Development Board Flood Mitigation Acquisition Grant – This fund is used to account for revenues that
are restricted for the FEMA Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant Program. The funds will be used for the acquisition and
demolition of properties in flood‐prone areas.
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program – This fund is used to account for federal grants that are restricted to the acquisition
and demolition of flood‐prone residential structures located within the City.
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) – Disaster Recovery (DR) Galveston County – This fund is used to
account for revenues that are restricted to the Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery expenditures.
Funds will be used for the Galveston County side of the City.
Debt Service Funds are used to account for the accumulation of resources that are restricted, committed, or assigned for the
repayment of principal and interest on long‐term obligations of the governmental funds.
Debt Service Fund – This fund is used to account for the accumulation of resources for the payment of general long‐
term debt principal, interest and related costs.
The Permanent Fund is used to report resources that are legally restricted to the extent that only earnings, not principal, may
be used for purposes that support the City’s programs.
1776 Park Fund – This fund is used to account for assets held by the City in a trustee capacity and the earnings benefit
this City Park.
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GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS (continued)
Capital Projects Funds are used to account for the acquisition and construction of major capital facilities.
Sidewalk Installation Fund – This fund is used to account for receipts from developers to install sidewalks in
neighborhood developments.
Park Land Dedication Fund – This fund is used to account for receipts from developers to build or enhance
neighborhood and community parks.
Street Improvement Fund – This fund is used to record sales tax revenue collected for City’s streets maintenance and
improvements.
MAJOR
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund – This fund is used to account for federal funds related to the fiscal
recovery of Coronavirus. Funds will be used for water and sewer infrastructure projects.
Capital Projects Funds are used to account for the acquisition and construction of major capital facilities.
Bond Construction Fund – is used to account for the construction of public facilities, and park, street and drainage
improvements that are funded by the proceeds from Permanent Improvement Bonds.
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COMBINING BALANCE SHEET
NONMAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
September 30, 2021
Special Revenue Funds
Police
Investigation
Fires/EMS
Donation
Municipal
Court
CDBG ‐ DR
Harris County
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 68,507$ 199,687$ 91,955$ 35,134$
Investments 134,108 396,706 182,681 69,800
Receivables, net of allowance:
Taxes receivable ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Customer accounts ‐ 2,714 ‐ ‐
Other receivables ‐ ‐ 3,573 ‐
Accrued interest 71 256 85 ‐
Due from other governments ‐ ‐ ‐ 5,316
Total Assets 202,686$ 599,363$ 278,294$ 110,250$
Liabilities, Deferred Inflows of Resources, and Fund Balances
Liabilities:
Accounts payable 16,955$ ‐$ ‐$ 19,342$
Accrued liabilities ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Due to other funds ‐ ‐ ‐ 256,794
Total Liabilities 16,955 ‐ ‐ 276,136
Deferred Inflows of Resources:
Unavailable revenue ‐ ‐ 3,756 ‐
Total Deferred Inflows ‐ ‐ 3,756 ‐
Fund Balances:
Nonspendable:
Permanent fund ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Restricted:
Municipal court operations ‐ ‐ 274,538 ‐
Debt service ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Public safety 185,731 599,363 ‐ ‐
Capital projects ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Unassigned ‐ ‐ ‐ (165,886)
Total Fund Balances 185,731 599,363 274,538 (165,886)
Total Liabilities, Deferred Inflows of
Resources, and Fund Balances 202,686$ 599,363$ 278,294$ 110,250$
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COMBINING BALANCE SHEET
NONMAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
September 30, 2021
TWDB Flood
Mitigation
Acquisition
Grant
HMGP
Acquisition &
Demolition
Project
CDBG ‐ DR
Galveston
County Debt Service Fund
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents ‐$ 92,092$ 28,214$ 3,437$
Investments ‐ ‐ 56,051 6,828
Receivables, net of allowance:
Taxes receivable ‐ ‐ ‐ 45,560
Customer accounts ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Other receivables ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Accrued interest ‐ ‐ ‐ 325
Due from other governments 280,699 609,629 137,043 ‐
Total Assets 280,699$ 701,721$ 221,308$ 56,150$
Liabilities, Deferred Inflows of Resources, and Fund Balances
Liabilities:
Accounts payable ‐$ 117,188$ ‐$ ‐$
Accrued liabilities ‐ ‐ 943 ‐
Due to other funds 280,699 584,533 220,365 ‐
Total Liabilities 280,699 701,721 221,308 ‐
Deferred Inflows of Resources:
Unavailable revenue ‐ ‐ ‐ 45,542
Total Deferred Inflows ‐ ‐ ‐ 45,542
Fund Balances:
Nonspendable:
Permanent fund ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Restricted:
Municipal court operations ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Debt service ‐ ‐ ‐ 10,608
Public safety ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Capital projects ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Unassigned ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Total Fund Balances ‐ ‐ ‐ 10,608
Total Liabilities, Deferred Inflows of
Resources, and Fund Balances 280,699$ 701,721$ 221,308$ 56,150$
Special Revenue Funds
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COMBINING BALANCE SHEET
NONMAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
September 30, 2021
Permanent
1776 Park Fund
Sidewalk
Install Fund
Park Land
Dedication Funds
Street
Improvements
Fund
Total Nonmajor
Governmental
Funds
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 3,716$ 14,633$ 35,585$ 433,678$ 1,006,638$
Investments 7,381 29,072 70,693 861,559 1,814,879
Receivables, net of allowance:
Taxes receivable ‐ ‐ ‐ 377,691 423,251
Customer accounts ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 2,714
Other receivables ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 3,573
Accrued interest 4 15 45 362 1,163
Due from other governments ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 1,032,687
Total Assets 11,101$ 43,720$ 106,323$ 1,673,290$ 4,284,905$
Liabilities, Deferred Inflows of Resources, and Fund Balances
Liabilities:
Accounts payable ‐$ ‐$ ‐$ ‐$ 153,485$
Accrued liabilities ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 943
Due to other funds ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 1,342,391
Total Liabilities ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 1,496,819
Deferred Inflows of Resources:
Unavailable revenue ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 49,298
Total Deferred Inflows ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 49,298
Fund Balances:
Nonspendable:
Permanent fund 11,101 ‐ ‐ ‐ 11,101
Restricted:
Municipal court operations ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 274,538
Debt service ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 10,608
Public safety ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 785,094
Capital projects ‐ 43,720 106,323 1,673,290 1,823,333
Unassigned ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ (165,886)
Total Fund Balances 11,101 43,720 106,323 1,673,290 2,738,788
Total Liabilities, Deferred Inflows of
Resources, and Fund Balances 11,101$ 43,720$ 106,323$ 1,673,290$ 4,284,905$
Capital Projects Funds
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COMBINING STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES
AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES
NONMAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
For the Year Ended September 30, 2021
Special Revenue Funds
Police
Investigation
Fires/EMS
Donation Municipal Court
CDBG ‐ DR
Harris County
Revenues
Property taxes ‐$ ‐$ ‐$ ‐$
Sales taxes ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Fines and forfeitures 16,162 ‐ 85,710 ‐
Permits and fees ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Intergovernmental ‐ ‐ ‐ 973,186
Donations ‐ 209,057 ‐ ‐
Investment earnings 590 2,061 605 ‐
Total Revenues 16,752 211,118 86,315 973,186
Expenditures
Current:
General government ‐ ‐ 46,900 ‐
Public safety 14,493 83,906 ‐ ‐
Public works ‐ ‐ ‐ 347,730
Debt Service:
Principal ‐ 117,503 ‐ ‐
Interest and other charges ‐ 15,331 ‐ ‐
Capital Outlay 17,884 164,222 ‐ 787,748
Total Expenditures 32,377 380,962 46,900 1,135,478
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over
(under) expenditures (15,625) (169,844) 39,415 (162,292)
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Issuance of refunding bonds ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Premium on issuance of bonds ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Transfers in ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Sale of capital assets ‐ 8,400 ‐ ‐
Payments to refunding bond escrow agent ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses)‐ 8,400 ‐ ‐
Net change in fund balances (15,625) (161,444) 39,415 (162,292)
Fund Balances ‐ Beginning 201,356 760,807 235,123 (3,594)
Fund Balances ‐ Ending 185,731$ 599,363$ 274,538$ (165,886)$
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COMBINING STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES
AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES
NONMAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
For the Year Ended September 30, 2021
TWDB Flood
Mitigation
Acquisition
Grant
HMGP
Acquisition &
Demolition
Project
CDBG ‐ DR
Galveston
County Debt Service Fund
Revenues
Property taxes ‐$ ‐$ ‐$ 3,701,687$
Sales taxes ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Fines and forfeitures ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Permits and fees ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Intergovernmental 1,979,213 925,619 169,743 ‐
Donations ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Investment earnings ‐ ‐ ‐ 2,824
Total Revenues 1,979,213 925,619 169,743 3,704,511
Expenditures
Current:
General government ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Public safety ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Public works 281,550 373,292 230,638 ‐
Debt Service:
Principal ‐ ‐ ‐ 2,438,779
Interest and other charges ‐ ‐ ‐ 1,389,697
Capital Outlay ‐ 479,569 ‐ ‐
Total Expenditures 281,550 852,861 230,638 3,828,476
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over
(under) expenditures 1,697,663 72,758 (60,895) (123,965)
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Issuance of refunding bonds ‐ ‐ ‐ 3,050,000
Premium on issuance of bonds ‐ ‐ ‐ 277,572
Transfers in ‐ 52,728 60,895 96,439
Sale of capital assets ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Payments to refunding bond escrow agent ‐ ‐ ‐ (3,321,347)
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses)‐ 52,728 60,895 102,664
Net change in fund balances 1,697,663 125,486 ‐ (21,301)
Fund Balances ‐ Beginning (1,697,663) (125,486) ‐ 31,909
Fund Balances ‐ Ending ‐$ ‐$ ‐$ 10,608$
Special Revenue Funds
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COMBINING STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES
AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES
NONMAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
For the Year Ended September 30, 2021
Permanent
1776 Park Fund
Sidewalk Install
Fund
Park Land
Dedication Funds
Street
Improvements
Fund
Total Nonmajor
Governmental
Funds
Revenues
Property taxes ‐$ ‐$ ‐$ 3,701,687$
Sales taxes ‐ ‐ ‐ 1,961,187 1,961,187
Fines and forfeitures ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 101,872
Permits and fees ‐ ‐ 51,600 ‐ 51,600
Intergovernmental ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 4,047,761
Donations ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 209,057
Investment earnings 31 115 351 3,332 9,909
Total Revenues 31 115 51,951 1,964,519 10,083,073
Expenditures
Current:
General government ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 46,900
Public safety ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 98,399
Public works ‐ ‐ ‐ 768,459 2,001,669
Debt Service:
Principal ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 2,556,282
Interest and other charges ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 1,405,028
Capital Outlay ‐ ‐ 71,745 ‐ 1,521,168
Total Expenditures ‐ ‐ 71,745 768,459 7,629,446
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over
(under) expenditures 31 115 (19,794) 1,196,060 2,453,627
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Issuance of refunding bonds ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 3,050,000
Premium on issuance of bonds ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 277,572
Transfers in ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 210,062
Sale of capital assets ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 8,400
Payments to refunding bond escrow agent ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ (3,321,347)
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses)‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 224,687
Net change in fund balances 31 115 (19,794) 1,196,060 2,678,314
Fund Balances ‐ Beginning 11,070 43,605 126,117 477,230 60,474
Fund Balances ‐ Ending 11,101$ 43,720$ 106,323$ 1,673,290$ 2,738,788$
Capital Projects Funds
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POLICE INVESTIGATION
For the Year Ended September 30, 2021
Original Budget Final Budget Actual Amounts
Variance with
Final Budget ‐
Positive
(Negative)
Revenues
Fines and forfeitures ‐$ ‐$ 16,162$ 16,162$
Investment earnings 1,425 1,425 590 (835)
Total Revenues 1,425 1,425 16,752 15,327
Expenditures
Current:
Public safety ‐ 14,493 14,493 ‐
Capital outlay ‐ 17,884 17,884 ‐
Total Expenditures ‐ 32,377 32,377 ‐
Net change in fund balances 1,425 (30,952) (15,625) 15,327
Fund Balances ‐ Beginning 201,356 201,356 201,356 ‐
Fund Balances ‐ Ending 202,781$ 170,404$ 185,731$ 15,327$
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FIRE/EMS DONATION
For the Year Ended September 30, 2021
Original Budget Final Budget Actual Amounts
Variance with
Final Budget ‐
Positive
(Negative)
Revenues
Donations 215,000$ 215,000$ 209,057$ (5,943)$
Investment earnings 2,150 2,150 2,061 (89)
Total Revenues 217,150 217,150 211,118 (6,032)
Expenditures
Current:
Public safety 65,075 83,906 83,906 ‐
Debt service:
Principal 116,923 116,923 117,503 (580)
Interest and other charges 15,909 15,909 15,331 578
Capital outlay 169,000 169,601 164,222 5,379
Total Expenditures 366,907 386,339 380,962 5,377
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over
expenditures (149,757) (169,189) (169,844) (655)
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Sale of capital assets ‐ 601 8,400 7,799
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses)‐ 601 8,400 7,799
Net change in fund balances (149,757) (168,588) (161,444) 7,144
Fund Balances ‐ Beginning 760,807 760,807 760,807 ‐
Fund Balances ‐ Ending 611,050$ 592,219$ 599,363$ 7,144$
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MUNICIPAL COURT
For the Year Ended September 30, 2021
Original Budget Final Budget Actual Amounts
Variance with
Final Budget ‐
Positive
(Negative)
Revenues
Fines and forfeitures 49,000$ 49,000$ 85,710$ 36,710$
Investment earnings 1,850 1,850 605 (1,245)
Total Revenues 50,850 50,850 86,315 35,465
Expenditures
Current:
General government 47,552 49,190 46,900 2,290
Total Expenditures 47,552 49,190 46,900 2,290
Net change in fund balances 3,298 1,660 39,415 37,755
Fund Balances ‐ Beginning 235,123 235,123 235,123 ‐
Fund Balances ‐ Ending 238,421$ 236,783$ 274,538$ 37,755$
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CDBG – DR HARRIS COUNTY
For the Year Ended September 30, 2021
Original Budget Final Budget Actual Amounts
Variance with
Final Budget ‐
Positive
(Negative)
Revenues
Intergovernmental ‐$ 967,871$ 973,186$ 5,315$
Total Revenues ‐ 967,871 973,186 5,315
Expenditures
Current:
Public works ‐ 180,123 347,730 (167,607)
Capital outlay ‐ 787,748 787,748 ‐
Total Expenditures ‐ 967,871 1,135,478 (167,607)
Net change in fund balances ‐ ‐ (162,292) (162,292)
Fund Balances ‐ Beginning (3,594) (3,594) (3,594) ‐
Fund Balances ‐ Ending (3,594)$ (3,594)$ (165,886)$ (162,292)$
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BUDGET AND ACTUAL
TWDB FLOOD MITIGATION ACQUISION GRANT
For the Year Ended September 30, 2021
Original Budget Final Budget Actual Amounts
Variance with
Final Budget ‐
Positive
(Negative)
Revenues
Intergovernmental ‐$ ‐$ 1,979,213$ 1,979,213$
Total Revenues ‐ ‐ 1,979,213 1,979,213
Expenditures
Current:
Public works ‐ ‐ 281,550 (281,550)
Total Expenditures ‐ ‐ 281,550 (281,550)
Net change in fund balances ‐ ‐ 1,697,663 1,697,663
Fund Balances ‐ Beginning (1,697,663) (1,697,663) (1,697,663) ‐
Fund Balances ‐ Ending (1,697,663)$ (1,697,663)$ ‐$ 1,697,663$
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BUDGET AND ACTUAL
HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM
For the Year Ended September 30, 2021
Original Budget Final Budget Actual Amounts
Variance with
Final Budget ‐
Positive
(Negative)
Revenues
Intergovernmental ‐$ 377,397$ 925,619$ 548,222$
Total Revenues ‐ 377,397 925,619 548,222
Expenditures
Current:
Public works ‐ 94,348 373,292 (278,944)
Capital outlay ‐ 283,049 479,569 (196,520)
Total Expenditures ‐ 377,397 852,861 (475,464)
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over
expenditures ‐ ‐ 72,758 72,758
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Transfers in ‐ ‐ 52,728 52,728
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses)‐ ‐ 52,728 52,728
Net change in fund balances ‐ ‐ 125,486 125,486
Fund Balances ‐ Beginning (125,486) (125,486) (125,486) ‐
Fund Balances ‐ Ending (125,486)$ (125,486)$ ‐$ 125,486$
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CDBG ‐ DR GALVESTON COUNTY
For the Year Ended September 30, 2021
Original Budget Final Budget Actual Amounts
Variance with
Final Budget ‐
Positive
(Negative)
Revenues
Intergovernmental ‐$ 32,700$ 169,743$ 137,043$
Total Revenues ‐ 32,700 169,743 137,043
Expenditures
Current:
Public works ‐ 93,595 230,638 (137,043)
Total Expenditures ‐ 93,595 230,638 (137,043)
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over
expenditures ‐ (60,895) (60,895) ‐
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Transfers in ‐ 60,895 60,895 ‐
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses)‐ 60,895 60,895 ‐
Net change in fund balances ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Fund Balances ‐ Beginning ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Fund Balances ‐ Ending ‐$ ‐$ ‐$ ‐$
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1776 PARK
For the Year Ended September 30, 2021
Original Budget Final Budget Actual Amounts
Variance with
Final Budget ‐
Positive
(Negative)
Revenues
Investment earnings 185$ 185$ 31$ (154)$
Total Revenues 185 185 31 (154)
Expenditures
Current ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Total Expenditures ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Net change in fund balances 185 185 31 (154)
Fund Balances ‐ Beginning 11,070 11,070 11,070 ‐
Fund Balances ‐ Ending 11,255$ 11,255$ 11,101$ (154)$
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BUDGET AND ACTUAL
SIDEWALK INSTALLATION
For the Year Ended September 30, 2021
Original Budget Final Budget Actual Amounts
Variance with
Final Budget ‐
Positive
(Negative)
Revenues
Investment earnings 245$ 245$ 115$ (130)$
Total Revenues 245 245 115 (130)
Expenditures
Current ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Total Expenditures ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Net change in fund balances 245 245 115 (130)
Fund Balances ‐ Beginning 43,605 43,605 43,605 ‐
Fund Balances ‐ Ending 43,850$ 43,850$ 43,720$ (130)$
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PARK LAND DEDICATION
For the Year Ended September 30, 2021
Original Budget Final Budget Actual Amounts
Variance with
Final Budget ‐
Positive
(Negative)
Revenues
Permit and fees 50,000$ 50,000$ 51,600$ 1,600$
Investment earnings 775 775 351 (424)
Total Revenues 50,775 50,775 51,951 1,176
Expenditures
Current:
Capital outlay ‐ 74,474 71,745 2,729
Total Expenditures ‐ 74,474 71,745 2,729
Net change in fund balances 50,775 (23,699) (19,794) 3,905
Fund Balances ‐ Beginning 126,117 126,117 126,117 ‐
Fund Balances ‐ Ending 176,892$ 102,418$ 106,323$ 3,905$
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BUDGET AND ACTUAL
STREET IMPROVEMENT
For the Year Ended September 30, 2021
Original Budget Final Budget Actual Amounts
Variance with
Final Budget ‐
Positive
(Negative)
Revenues
Sales taxes 1,815,271$ 1,815,271$ 1,961,187$ 145,916$
Investment earnings 19,800 19,800 3,332 (16,468)
Total Revenues 1,835,071 1,835,071 1,964,519 129,448
Expenditures
Public works ‐ 768,459 768,459 ‐
Total Expenditures ‐ 768,459 768,459 ‐
Net change in fund balances 1,835,071 1,066,612 1,196,060 129,448
Fund Balances ‐ Beginning 477,230 477,230 477,230 ‐
Fund Balances ‐ Ending 2,312,301$ 1,543,842$ 1,673,290$ 129,448$
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BUDGET AND ACTUAL
DEBT SERVICE FUND
For the Year Ended September 30, 2021
Original Budget Final Budget Actual Amounts
Variance with
Final Budget ‐
Positive
(Negative)
Revenues
Property taxes 3,749,088$ 3,749,088$ 3,701,687$ (47,401)$
Investment earnings 9,075 9,075 2,824 (6,251)
Total Revenues 3,758,163 3,758,163 3,704,511 (53,652)
Expenditures
Debt service:
Principal 2,438,779 2,438,779 2,438,779 ‐
Interest and other charges 1,290,310 1,386,750 1,389,697 (2,947)
Total Expenditures 3,729,089 3,825,529 3,828,476 (2,947)
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over
expenditures 29,074 (67,366) (123,965) (56,599)
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Issuance of refunding bonds ‐ ‐ 3,050,000 3,050,000
Premium on bond issuance ‐ ‐ 277,572 277,572
Transfers in ‐ 96,440 96,439 (1)
Payments to refunding bond escrow agent ‐ ‐ (3,321,347) (3,321,347)
Total Other Financing Sources ‐ 96,440 102,664 6,224
Net change in fund balances 29,074 29,074 (21,301) (50,375)
Fund Balances ‐ Beginning 31,909 31,909 31,909 ‐
Fund Balances ‐ Ending 60,983$ 60,983$ 10,608$ (50,375)$
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BOND CONSTRUCTION
For the Year Ended September 30, 2021
Original Budget Final Budget Actual Amounts
Variance with
Final Budget ‐
Positive
(Negative)
Revenues
Investment earnings 40,000$ 40,000$ 2,749$ (37,251)$
Total Revenues 40,000 40,000 2,749 (37,251)
Expenditures
Current:
Public works ‐ ‐ 7,500 (7,500)
Debt service:
Bond issuance costs ‐ 162,444 162,444 ‐
Capital outlay ‐ 16,690,450 1,763,771 14,926,679
Total Expenditures ‐ 16,852,894 1,933,715 14,919,179
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over
expenditures 40,000 (16,812,894) (1,930,966) 14,881,928
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Issuance of capital‐related debt ‐ 13,185,000 13,185,000 ‐
Premium on issuance of bonds ‐ 1,173,884 1,173,884 ‐
Transfers out ‐ (96,440) (96,439) 1
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses)‐ 14,262,444 14,262,445 1
Net change in fund balances 40,000 (2,550,450) 12,331,479 14,881,929
Fund Balances ‐ Beginning 2,881,036 2,881,036 2,881,036 ‐
Fund Balances ‐ Ending 2,921,036$ 330,586$ 15,212,515$ 14,881,929$
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This part of the City of Friendswood’s annual comprehensive 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 government’s overall financial health.
Contents Pages
Financial Trends 114
These schedules contain trend information to help the reader understand how the
government’s financial performance and well‐being have changed over time.
Revenue Capacity 124
These schedules contain information to help the reader assess the government’s most
significant local revenue source, the property tax.
Debt Capacity 129
These schedules present information to help the reader assess the affordability of the
government’s current levels of outstanding debt and the government’s ability to issue
additional debt in the future.
Demographic and Economic Information 134
This schedule offers demographic and economic indicators to help the reader understand
the environment within which the government’s financial activities take place.
Operating Information 138
These schedules contain service and infrastructure data to help the reader understand how
the information in the government’s financial report relates to the services the government
provides and activities it performs.
Sources: Unless otherwise noted, the information in these schedules is derived from the annual comprehensive financial
reports for the relevant year.
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LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
(Accrual Basis of Accounting)
2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Governmental Activities
Net investment in capital assets 72,240,727$ 68,990,597$ 66,823,023$ 68,320,682$ 72,631,192$
Restricted 3,491,974 4,606,124 4,003,468 4,085,999 2,534,312
Unrestricted 6,886,085 2,563,947 5,402,312 6,248,751 5,532,198
Total governmental activities net position 82,618,786$ 76,160,668$ 76,228,803$ 78,655,432$ 80,697,702$
Business‐type activities
Net investment in capital assets 32,910,959$ 32,242,803$ 27,038,046$ 27,088,280$ 29,305,429$
Restricted 2,721,465 2,186,731 1,982,666 582,697 260,703
Unrestricted 9,984,251 8,438,509 12,077,564 13,620,211 10,584,764
Total business‐type activities net position 45,616,675$ 42,868,043$ 41,098,276$ 41,291,188$ 40,150,896$
Primary government
Net investment in capital assets 105,151,686$ 101,233,400$ 93,861,069$ 95,408,962$ 101,936,621$
Restricted 6,213,439 6,792,855 5,986,134 4,668,696 2,795,015
Unrestricted 16,870,336 11,002,456 17,479,876 19,868,962 16,116,962
Total Primary government net positions 128,235,461$ 119,028,711$ 117,327,079$ 119,946,620$ 120,848,598$
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LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
(Accrual Basis of Accounting)
2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Governmental Activities
Net investment in capital assets 73,588,484$ 73,611,490$ 65,404,791$ 65,056,180$ 65,582,783$
Restricted 1,405,907 1,179,764 653,496 718,275 872,869
Unrestricted 5,579,677 5,901,505 10,798,907 9,565,406 8,828,132
Total governmental activities net position 80,574,068$ 80,692,759$ 76,857,194$ 75,339,861$ 75,283,784$
Business‐type activities
Net investment in capital assets 28,322,718$ 26,628,714$ 24,495,816$ 22,961,547$ 25,618,823$
Restricted 99,006 27,468 90,395 176,882 786,600
Unrestricted 10,238,993 12,040,181 14,818,104 16,790,183 13,032,798
Total business‐type activities net position 38,660,717$ 38,696,363$ 39,404,315$ 39,928,612$ 39,438,221$
Primary government
Net investment in capital assets 101,911,202$ 100,240,204$ 89,900,607$ 88,017,727$ 91,201,606$
Restricted 1,504,913 1,207,232 743,891 895,157 1,659,469
Unrestricted 15,818,670 17,941,686 25,617,011 26,355,589 21,860,930
Total Primary government net positions 119,234,785$ 119,389,122$ 116,261,509$ 115,268,473$ 114,722,005$
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LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
(Accrual Basis of Accounting)
2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Expenses
Governmental Activities:
General government 5,867,654$ 6,119,806$ 5,912,467$ 5,734,611$ 5,128,399$
Public safety 15,645,527 15,501,734 15,134,465 17,538,040 15,861,719
Public works 7,160,229 8,840,113 7,897,373 6,267,824 4,429,664
Engineering 506,959 434,976 ‐ ‐ ‐
Community development 1,035,202 1,122,506 1,359,878 945,701 1,495,001
Parks and recreation 4,604,943 4,439,511 4,839,076 4,554,114 3,459,053
Library services 1,221,740 1,214,130 1,257,970 1,210,207 1,215,683
Interest and fiscal charges 1,244,881 1,055,889 923,350 953,509 953,146
Total Government Activities Expenses 37,287,135 38,728,665 37,324,579 37,204,006 32,542,665
Business‐Type Activities:
Water and wastewater 11,864,245 12,071,159 11,507,880 9,019,197 8,502,218
Interest and other 1,808,120 1,733,123 1,579,182 1,029,715 1,086,278
Total Business‐Type Activities 13,672,365 13,804,282 13,087,062 10,048,912 9,588,496
Total Primary Government Expenses 50,959,500$ 52,532,947$ 50,411,641$ 47,252,918$ 42,131,161$
Program Revenues
Governmental activities:
Charges for services:
General government 871,362$ 930,686$ 751,112$ 861,271$ 1,004,968$
Public safety 1,372,432 871,714 811,768 868,761 35,007
Public works 225,419 222,337 236,352 213,042 242,184
Community development ‐ 9,275 6,841 ‐ 1,036,741
Parks and recreation 384,489 181,709 341,560 344,064 387,915
Library services ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 30,600
Operating grants and contributions 3,874,866 3,430,645 1,842,704 4,924,228 2,591,025
Capital grants and contributions 3,864,589 708,306 ‐ ‐ 219,808
Total Governmental Activities Program Revenues:10,593,157 6,354,672 3,990,337 7,211,366 5,548,248
Business‐Type Activities:
Charges for services:
Water and wastewater 17,919,751 16,638,758 13,669,552 12,183,711 12,295,441
Operating grants and contributions ‐ 22,602 ‐ ‐ ‐
Total Business‐Type activities Program Revenues 17,919,751 16,661,360 13,669,552 12,183,711 12,295,441
Total Primary Government
Program Revenues 28,512,908$ 23,016,032$ 17,659,889$ 19,395,077$ 17,843,689$
Net (Expense) Revenues
Governmental activities (26,693,978) (32,373,993) (33,334,242) (29,992,640) (26,994,417)
Business‐type activities 4,247,386 2,857,078 582,490 2,134,799 2,706,945
Total Primary Government Net Expense (22,446,592)$ (29,516,915)$ (32,751,752)$ (27,857,841)$ (24,287,472)$
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LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
(Accrual Basis of Accounting)
2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Expenses
Governmental Activities:
General government 4,736,867$ 5,410,643$ 4,589,795$ 4,679,339$ 4,737,702$
Public safety 13,101,691 11,763,659 11,236,402 10,800,130 10,736,805
Public works 4,429,482 3,933,288 3,921,658 4,385,090 3,738,111
Engineering ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Community development 1,577,813 1,406,288 1,097,075 1,207,264 1,520,401
Parks and recreation 3,080,453 2,869,345 3,356,587 3,260,931 3,227,731
Library services 1,134,859 1,026,967 1,093,043 1,002,801 1,004,303
Interest and fiscal charges 862,654 730,614 630,542 703,275 757,011
Total Government Activities Expenses 28,923,819 27,140,804 25,925,102 26,038,830 25,722,064
Business‐Type Activities:
Water and wastewater 7,975,920 7,629,711 7,995,106 7,681,366 6,902,279
Interest and other 1,642,723 1,524,276 1,514,804 1,590,395 1,638,495
Total Business‐Type Activities 9,618,643 9,153,987 9,509,910 9,271,761 8,540,774
Total Primary Government Expenses 38,542,462$ 36,294,791$ 35,435,012$ 35,310,591$ 34,262,838$
Program Revenues
Governmental activities:
Charges for services:
General government 1,002,022$ 807,245$ 912,910$ 989,190$ 1,167,619$
Public safety 28,760 30,275 31,620 34,944 39,661
Public works 174,568 190,099 193,064 186,504 171,890
Community development 949,011 843,648 877,132 825,366 730,211
Parks and recreation 286,727 280,046 315,702 316,047 271,912
Library services 27,532 33,699 36,081 36,686 39,543
Operating grants and contributions 800,151 660,633 843,995 644,458 648,058
Capital grants and contributions 318,657 3,225,672 1,202,376 543,763 527,288
Total Governmental Activities Program Revenues:3,587,428 6,071,317 4,412,880 3,576,958 3,596,182
Business‐Type Activities:
Charges for services:
Water and wastewater 11,319,801 11,020,029 11,117,391 11,462,779 11,258,216
Operating grants and contributions ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Total Business‐Type activities Program Revenues 11,319,801 11,020,029 11,117,391 11,462,779 11,258,216
Total Primary Government
Program Revenues 14,907,229$ 17,091,346$ 15,530,271$ 15,039,737$ 14,854,398$
Net (Expense) Revenues
Governmental activities (25,336,391) (21,069,487) (21,502,222) (22,461,872) (22,126,882)
Business‐type activities 1,701,158 1,866,042 1,607,481 2,191,018 2,717,442
Total Primary Government Net Expense (23,635,233)$ (19,203,445)$ (19,894,741)$ (20,270,854)$ (19,409,440)$
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LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
(Accrual Basis of Accounting)
2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
General Revenues and Other Changes in Net Position
Governmental activities:
Taxes:
Property taxes 19,163,858$ 18,731,549$ 18,111,247$ 17,608,094$ 17,270,647$
Sales taxes 9,915,046 8,846,359 8,407,249 7,965,662 6,482,367
Franchise and other taxes 2,090,001 2,142,660 2,054,395 1,617,121 1,661,654
Other ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Investment earnings 50,805 880,606 526,867 321,468 187,001
Gain (loss) on disposal of capital assets ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 25,999
Miscellaneous 390,533 269,855 351,165 263,245 131,639
Transfers 1,541,853 1,434,829 1,456,690 1,554,849 1,358,744
Total Governmental Activities 33,152,096 32,305,858 30,907,613 29,330,439 27,118,051
Business‐Type Activities:
Investment earnings 43,099 347,518 681,288 200,449 141,978
Gain (loss) on disposal of capital assets ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Miscellaneous ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Transfers (1,541,853) (1,434,829) (1,456,690) (1,554,849) (1,358,744)
Total Business‐Type Activities (1,498,754) (1,087,311) (775,402) (1,354,400) (1,216,766)
Total Primary Government 31,653,342 31,218,547 30,132,211 27,976,039 25,901,285
Change in Net Position
Governmental activities 6,458,118 (68,135) (2,426,629) (662,201) 123,634
Business‐type activities 2,748,632 1,769,767 (192,912) 780,399 1,490,179
Total Primary Government 9,206,750$ 1,701,632$ (2,619,541)$ 118,198$ 1,613,813$
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LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
(Accrual Basis of Accounting)
2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
General Revenues and Other Changes in Net Position
Governmental activities:
Taxes:
Property taxes 16,350,101$ 15,574,684$ 14,864,284$ 14,630,961$ 14,165,599$
Sales taxes 5,393,920 5,291,186 4,693,484 4,293,794 3,907,577
Franchise and other taxes 1,779,234 1,726,557 1,673,615 1,583,258 1,556,556
Other ‐ ‐ 32,799 24,974 23,356
Investment earnings 149,003 79,071 109,849 88,510 137,202
Gain (loss) on disposal of capital assets 19,564 ‐ 34,359 43,788 17,601
Miscellaneous 128,813 108,306 84,275 78,682 147,457
Transfers 1,397,065 1,226,205 1,799,344 1,773,982 1,725,141
Total Governmental Activities 25,217,700 24,006,009 23,292,009 22,517,949 21,680,489
Business‐Type Activities:
Investment earnings 95,825 49,138 40,713 37,565 82,853
Gain (loss) on disposal of capital assets 7,569 ‐ ‐ ‐ 7,000
Miscellaneous ‐ 7,839 ‐ 35,790 ‐
Transfers (1,397,065) (1,226,205) (1,799,344) (1,773,982) (1,725,141)
Total Business‐Type Activities (1,293,671) (1,169,228) (1,758,631) (1,700,627) (1,635,288)
Total Primary Government 23,924,029 22,836,781 21,533,378 20,817,322 20,045,201
Change in Net Position
Governmental activities (118,691) 2,936,522 1,789,787 56,077 (446,393)
Business‐type activities 407,487 696,814 (151,150) 490,391 1,082,154
Total Primary Government 288,796$ 3,633,336$ 1,638,637$ 546,468$ 635,761$
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FUND BALANCES OF GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS Page 1 of 2
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
(Modified Accrual Basis of Accounting)
2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
General fund
Nonspendable 355,011$ 255,796$ 378,736$ 371,610$ 434,750$
Restricted 597,908 650,424 727,704 631,971 667,271
Committed ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Assigned 4,320,912 2,591,745 2,508,234 4,229,725 2,893,697
Unassigned 11,953,314 13,374,059 10,608,815 9,052,000 9,547,039
Total General Fund 17,227,145 16,872,024 14,223,489 14,285,306 13,542,757
All Other Governmental Funds
Nonspendable 11,101 11,070 24,738 24,307 31,869
Restricted 18,106,088 4,757,183 5,568,395 9,304,724 8,464,859
Unassigned (165,886) (1,826,743) ‐ ‐ ‐
Total Other Governmental Funds 17,951,303 2,941,510 5,593,133 9,329,031 8,496,728
Total Fund Balances of
Governmental Funds 35,178,448$ 19,813,534$ 19,816,622$ 23,614,337$ 22,039,485$
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LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
(Modified Accrual Basis of Accounting)
2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
General fund
Nonspendable 646,778$ 822,226$ 143,201$ 122,927$ 99,874$
Restricted 626,229 518,119 400,411 281,826 173,015
Committed 3,612 685,486 ‐ ‐ ‐
Assigned 2,706,897 2,773,419 1,421,875 487,201 434,931
Unassigned 9,776,031 8,760,424 10,554,183 9,714,206 9,379,399
Total General Fund 13,759,547 13,559,674 12,519,670 10,606,160 10,087,219
All Other Governmental Funds
Nonspendable 31,721 31,378 31,241 31,137 31,027
Restricted 8,165,349 6,539,985 666,317 995,269 2,184,855
Unassigned (193,750) ‐ (239,078) ‐ ‐
Total Other Governmental Funds 8,003,320 6,571,363 458,480 1,026,406 2,215,882
Total Fund Balances of
Governmental Funds 21,762,867$ 20,131,037$ 12,978,150$ 11,632,566$ 12,303,101$
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LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
(Modified Accrual Basis of Accounting)
2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Revenues
Taxes 30,974,155$ 29,712,771$ 28,389,651$ 27,247,421$ 25,509,760$
Fines and forfeitures 1,219,096 780,717 866,812 957,671 1,023,556
Permits and fees 1,669,033 1,504,555 1,483,554 1,566,656 1,708,357
Intergovernmental 7,495,971 3,828,898 1,576,838 4,398,836 1,763,974
Investment earnings 48,609 274,405 518,221 313,793 184,127
Donations 264,938 274,945 290,069 396,010 434,164
Miscellaneous 124,627 719,721 18,777 181,017 165,619
Total revenues 41,796,429 37,096,012 33,143,922 35,061,404 30,789,557
Expenditures
General government 5,591,248 5,690,428 5,336,269 5,440,888 4,975,926
Public safety 14,897,465 14,306,864 13,545,539 16,868,931 14,751,381
Public works 4,612,796 6,021,313 4,127,539 2,157,277 2,160,152
Engineering 507,933 434,976 ‐ ‐ ‐
Community development 1,131,498 1,139,566 1,099,154 985,309 893,663
Parks and recreation 3,715,517 3,426,521 3,796,589 3,511,146 3,339,864
Library services 1,223,726 1,182,289 1,204,415 1,200,512 1,172,245
Capital outlay 7,037,490 12,865,475 6,219,243 2,615,538 8,429,200
Debt principal payment 2,556,282 2,221,257 2,168,876 2,137,284 1,813,130
Interest and other charges 1,567,472 1,285,807 1,112,127 1,145,400 1,170,958
Total expenditures 42,841,427 48,574,496 38,609,751 36,062,285 38,706,519
Excess of revenues over (under) expenditures (1,044,998) (11,478,484) (5,465,829) (1,000,881) (7,916,962)
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Sale of capital assets 21,270 72,568 6,614 9,135 12,757
Insurance recoveries 175,351 8,548 235,443 725,304 25,999
Issuance of capital related debt 13,185,000 7,795,000 ‐ 485,305 5,605,000
Issuance of capital lease 306,329 1,791,015 ‐ ‐ 756,006
Refunding bonds issued 3,050,000 2,065,000 ‐ ‐ ‐
Payment to refunding escrow agent (3,321,347) (2,372,262) ‐ ‐ ‐
Premium on issuance of debt 1,451,456 753,840 ‐ ‐ 435,074
Transfers in 1,751,915 1,584,985 1,473,591 1,402,989 1,364,399
Transfers out (210,062) (223,298) (47,534) (47,000) (5,655)
Total other financing sources (uses)16,409,912 11,475,396 1,668,114 2,575,733 8,193,580
Net change in fund balances 15,364,914$ (3,088)$ (3,797,715)$ 1,574,852$ 276,618$
Debt service as a percentage of noncapital
expenditures 11.7% 9.9% 10.1% 9.8% 9.9%
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LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
(Modified Accrual Basis of Accounting)
2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Revenues
Taxes 23,533,294$ 22,513,317$ 21,335,527$ 20,563,848$ 19,630,172$
Fines and forfeitures 873,872 907,557 860,257 939,380 1,037,880
Permits and fees 1,450,939 1,349,264 1,385,898 1,327,918 1,174,013
Intergovernmental 664,427 3,536,980 1,791,451 918,641 1,077,890
Investment earnings 147,403 77,947 109,117 87,330 135,483
Donations 257,724 349,325 349,166 363,413 306,119
Miscellaneous 79,435 72,837 54,989 84,673 41,410
Total revenues 27,007,094 28,807,227 25,886,405 24,285,203 23,402,967
Expenditures
General government 4,385,321 5,343,160 4,306,143 4,250,320 4,322,631
Public safety 12,135,956 11,348,346 10,599,575 10,234,811 10,201,010
Public works 2,118,572 2,066,349 1,689,987 2,204,176 1,702,119
Engineering ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Community development 954,103 925,947 1,092,982 1,207,264 1,520,401
Parks and recreation 3,032,979 2,917,857 2,772,072 2,675,813 2,622,970
Library services 1,096,614 1,036,843 1,083,043 1,002,801 1,004,303
Capital outlay 9,332,400 7,255,229 2,500,254 1,942,746 3,705,622
Debt principal payment 1,570,176 1,272,823 1,668,692 1,721,983 1,562,088
Interest and other charges 921,982 776,340 662,718 712,822 899,709
Total expenditures 35,548,103 32,942,894 26,375,466 25,952,736 27,540,853
Excess of revenues over (under) expenditures (8,541,009) (4,135,667) (489,061) (1,667,533) (4,137,886)
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Sale of capital assets 2,743 99 6,325 27,566 9,250
Insurance recoveries 19,564 39,257 28,886 48,132 105,502
Issuance of capital related debt 7,345,000 9,595,000 ‐ ‐ 8,890,000
Issuance of capital lease ‐ ‐ ‐ 147,318 464,270
Refunding bonds issued ‐ 2,840,000 ‐ ‐ ‐
Payment to refunding escrow agent ‐ (3,058,663) ‐ ‐ (9,425,538)
Premium on issuance of debt 1,484,593 646,746 ‐ ‐ 563,666
Transfers in 1,503,442 1,544,662 1,799,344 1,973,106 1,970,819
Transfers out (182,503) (318,457) ‐ (199,124) (245,678)
Total other financing sources (uses)10,172,839 11,288,644 1,834,555 1,996,998 2,332,291
Net change in fund balances 1,631,830$ 7,152,977$ 1,345,494$ 329,465$ (1,805,595)$
Debt service as a percentage of noncapital
expenditures 9.2% 7.5% 9.8% 10.0% 9.8%
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ASSESSED VALUE AND TAXABLE VALUE OF PROPERTY Page 1 of 2
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
(Unaudited)
Commercial Total
Fiscal Tax Residential and Industrial Other Assessed
Year Year Property Property Property Value
2012 2011 2,584,070,993$ 280,043,373$ 230,531,859$ 3,094,646,225$
2013 2012 2,622,105,658 286,288,277 235,960,049 3,144,353,984
2014 2013 2,695,532,057 294,316,218 238,127,209 3,227,975,484
2015 2014 2,850,404,776 300,533,643 237,028,723 3,387,967,142
2016 2015 3,156,205,930 335,006,408 206,365,157 3,697,577,495
2017 2016 3,546,622,242 320,646,912 230,805,066 4,098,074,220
2018 2017 3,795,456,220 222,328,923 376,053,145 4,393,838,288
2019 2018 3,749,539,307 227,659,302 352,044,261 4,329,242,870
2020 2019 4,078,991,715 241,927,251 414,739,865 4,735,658,831
2021 2020 4,526,853,385 290,599,941 451,358,776 5,268,812,102
Source: Galveston Central Appraisal District, Harris County Appraisal District, and City of Friendswood
records.
Note: Property in the City of Friendswood is reassessed once every two years on average. (Source: Galveston Central
Appraisal District)
Tax rates per $100 of assessed value.
Residential property includes both single‐family and multi‐family properties.
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LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
(Unaudited)
Less: Total
Exemptions and Total Direct
Fiscal Tax Tax Exempt Taxable Tax
Year Year Property Value Rate
2012 2011 706,059,683$ 2,388,586,542$ 0.59020$
2013 2012 710,718,423 2,433,635,561 0.59700
2014 2013 724,153,848 2,503,821,636 0.59140
2015 2014 761,444,427 2,626,522,715 0.59140
2016 2015 776,779,458 2,920,798,037 0.56870
2017 2016 977,353,948 3,120,720,272 0.54600
2018 2017 894,716,055 3,499,122,233 0.52735
2019 2018 955,005,811 3,374,237,059 0.53240
2020 2019 1,066,920,381 3,668,738,450 0.52140
2021 2020 1,349,948,370 3,918,863,732 0.48740
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DIRECT AND OVERLAPPING PROPERTY TAX RATES
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(Unaudited)
(rate per $100 of assessed value)
Fiscal
Year Friendswood Clear Creek Galveston County
Ended Debt Total Independent Independent Consolidate Drainage Galveston Harris
September 30, General Service Direct School District School District District County County
2012 0.5218$ 0.0684$ 0.5902$ 1.3670$ 1.3600$ 0.1400$ 0.6129$ 0.62998$
2013 0.5307 0.0663 0.5970 1.3670 1.3600 0.1400 0.5999 0.62998
2014 0.5303 0.0611 0.5914 1.3670 1.4000 0.1400 0.5837 0.62998
2015 0.5303 0.0611 0.5914 1.3670 1.4000 0.1350 0.5788 0.62998
2016 0.4972 0.0715 0.5687 1.3670 1.4000 0.1150 0.5612 0.62998
2017 0.4620 0.0840 0.5460 1.3870 1.4000 0.1120 0.5462 0.62998
2018 0.4323 0.0950 0.5273 1.3670 1.4000 0.1080 0.5461 0.62998
2019 0.4372 0.0952 0.5324 1.3670 1.4000 0.1080 0.5298 0.62998
2020 0.4322 0.0893 0.5214 1.2594 1.3100 0.1122 0.5044 0.61170
2021 0.3922 0.0952 0.4874 1.3440 1.2659 0.1131 0.4651 0.59920
Source: Galveston County Tax Assessor/Collector and City of Friendswood records.
Note:Overlapping rates are those of local and county governments that apply to property owners within the City of Friendswood. Not all overlapping rates
apply to all property owners. Overlapping rates for Friendswood Independent School District, Galveston County Consolidated Drainage District and
Galveston County apply only to residents whose property is in Galveston County. Overlapping rates for Clear Creek Independent School District and
Harris County apply only to residents whose property is in Harris County.
City Direct Rates Overlapping Rates
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PRINCIPAL PROPERTY TAX PAYERS
CURRENT AND NINE YEARS AGO
(Unaudited)
Percentage Percentage
of Total City of Total City
Taxable Taxable
Taxable Assessed Taxable Assessed
Taxpayer Value Rank Value Value Rank Value
Reserve at Autumn Creek LTD 32,597,042$ 1 0.83% 15,468,170$ 10.65%
Bellevue at Clear Creek LP 22,640,000 2 0.58% ‐ ‐
Texas‐New Mexico Power Co. 19,960,100 3 0.51% 10,429,910 30.44%
Kroger Co. 12,914,814 4 0.33% 13,227,856 20.55%
Bay Meadows LLP 9,069,143 5 0.23% ‐ ‐
Tannos Land Holding III LLC 8,524,060 6 0.22% ‐ ‐
A‐S 108 Friendswood Crossing LP 8,316,140 7 0.21% ‐ ‐
The Beldon Friendswood LLC 8,000,150 8 0.20% ‐ ‐
Baywood Apartments LTD 7,431,980 9 0.19% ‐ ‐
Frontier Land V P L L 6,885,000 10 0.18% ‐ ‐
Autumn Creek Dev LTD ‐ ‐ 9,627,310 40.40%
G&I VI Sky Hawk LP ‐ ‐ 8,807,817 50.37%
H E Butt Grocery Company ‐ ‐ 8,334,390 60.35%
HCP Friendswood LLC ‐ ‐ 6,995,240 70.29%
MB Friendswood Parkwood ‐ ‐ 5,861,410 80.25%
Friendswood Retirement ‐ ‐ 5,507,771 90.23%
Buzbee Family LTD Partnership ‐ ‐ 5,288,460 10 0.22%
Total 136,338,429 3.48% 89,548,334 3.75%
All other taxpayers 3,782,525,303 96.52% 2,299,038,208 96.25%
3,918,863,732$ 100.00% 2,388,586,542$ 100.00%
Source: Galveston Central Appraisal District and Harris County Appraisal District.
2021 2012
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS Table 8
PROPERTY TAX LEVIES AND COLLECTIONS
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
(Unaudited)
Collections
Fiscal Year Taxes Levied (adjustments)
Ended for the Percentage in Subsequent Percentage
September 30, Fiscal Year Amount of Levy Years Amount of Levy
2012 14,068,660$ 13,916,558$ 99.51% 142,252$ 14,058,810$ 99.93%
2013 14,454,404 14,361,379 99.63% 82,502 14,443,881 99.93%
2014 14,747,526 14,656,257 99.38% 80,610 14,736,867 99.93%
2015 15,424,948 15,306,943 99.23% 104,171 15,411,114 99.91%
2016 16,431,153 16,264,080 98.98% 153,949 16,418,029 99.92%
2017 17,014,685 16,922,419 99.46% 78,475 17,000,894 99.92%
2018 17,633,192 17,554,220 99.55% 63,212 17,617,432 99.91%
2019 17,952,134 17,756,864 98.91% 170,593 17,927,457 99.86%
2020 18,682,563 18,605,868 99.59% 32,533 18,605,868 99.59%
2021 18,879,840 18,877,842 99.99%‐ 18,877,842 99.99%
Source: Galveston County Tax Assessor/Collector and City of Friendswood records.
Collected within the
Fiscal Year of the Levy Total Collections to Date
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RATIOS OF OUTSTANDING DEBY BT TYPE
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
(Unaudited)
General General Water Total Percentage
Fiscal Obligation Capital Obligation Revenue Primary of Personal Per
Year Bonds Leases Bonds Bonds Government Income Capita
2012 21,605,000$ 975,726$ ‐$ 34,115,000$ 56,695,726$ 0.42% 1,498$
2013 20,230,000 876,981 ‐ 32,995,000 54,101,981 0.37% 1,410
2014 18,815,000 623,407 ‐ 31,830,000 51,268,407 0.35% 1,318
2015 24,525,285 360,584 9,875,671 24,663,416 59,424,956 0.40% 1,510
2016 31,768,805 180,408 33,238,357 6,109,871 71,297,441 0.46% 1,793
2017 36,067,806 668,284 31,160,729 5,871,129 73,767,948 0.47% 1,818
2018 34,065,657 791,305 29,028,108 5,627,385 69,512,455 0.42% 1,695
2019 32,023,508 436,620 26,845,483 27,039,600 86,345,211 0.49% 2,093
2020 38,058,822 1,861,762 24,587,858 26,037,385 90,545,827 0.49% 2,175
2021 49,809,357 1,681,709 22,310,234 40,736,057 114,537,357 0.57% 2,733
Notes:Details regarding the City's outstanding debt can be found in the notes to the financial statements.
See Table 14 for personal income and population data. These ratios are calculated using personal income and
population for the prior calendar year.
Governmental Activities Business‐Type Activities
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RATIOS OF NET GENERAL BONDED DEBY OUTSTANDING
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
(Unaudited)
General Less Debt Net Percentage of
Fiscal Taxable Obligation Service General Taxable Value Per
Year Population Value Bonds * Funds Bonded Debt Property Capita
2012 37,839 2,388,586,542$ 22,402,761$ 193,714$ 21,411,286$ 0.90% 566$
2013 38,369 2,433,635,561 20,967,293 134,339 20,095,661 0.83% 524
2014 38,911 2,503,821,636 19,491,826 130,147 18,684,853 0.75% 480
2015 39,458 2,626,522,715 34,400,956 147,193 34,253,763 1.30% 868
2016 39,767 2,920,798,037 65,007,162 159,686 64,847,476 2.22% 1,631
2017 40,570 3,120,720,272 67,228,535 115,152 67,113,383 2.15% 1,654
2018 41,003 3,499,122,233 63,093,765 ‐ 63,093,765 1.80% 1,539
2019 41,253 3,374,237,059 58,868,991 18,302 58,850,689 1.74% 1,427
2020 41,637 3,668,738,450 62,646,680 31,909 62,614,771 1.71% 1,504
2021 41,916 3,918,863,732 72,119,591 10,608 72,108,983 1.84% 1,720
Note:Details regarding the City's outstanding debt can be found in the notes to the financial statements.
* Includes both Governmental Activities and Business‐type Activities
General Bonded Debt Outstanding
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS Table 11
DIRECT AND OVERLAPPING GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES DEBT
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
Estimated
Estimated Share of
Debt Percentage Overlapping
Governmental Unit Outstanding Applicable Debt
Debt repaid with property taxes
Friendswood Independent School District 201,285,000$ 100.00% 201,285,000$
Clear Creek Independent School District 1,144,627,346 2.939% 33,640,598
Galveston County 210,083,000 8.199% 17,224,705
Harris County 2,697,314,000 0.149% 4,018,998
Subtotal, overlapping debt 256,169,301
City direct debt 51,491,066
Total direct and overlapping debt 307,660,367$
Source: Information was obtained from either the governmental unit's website or the finance department of the
governmental unit.
Notes: 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 of Friendswood. The City’s share of the debt of the overlapping
governments is based on the ratio of the assessed value of the City’s own property to that of each of the
other governments. 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.
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS Table 12
LEGAL DEBT MARGIN INFORMATION
(UNAUDITED)
As a City Council‐City Manager form of government, the City of Friendswood is not limited by law in the
amount of debt it may issue. The City's charter states:
Article 11, Section 5 of the State of Texas Constitution states in part:
"but no tax for any purpose shall ever be lawful for any one year, which shall exceed two and one‐half
percent of the taxable property of such city"
The tax rate for fiscal year ended September 30, 2021 is $0.4873 per $100 of assessed valuation with assessed
valuation being 100% of market value.
"In keeping with the Constitution of the State of Texas and not contrary thereto, the City of Friendswood
shall have the power to borrow money on the credit of the City for any public purpose not now or
hereafter prohibited by the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, and shall have the right to issue all
tax bonds, revenue bonds, funding and refunding bonds, time warrants and other evidence of
indebtedness as now authorized or as may hereafter be authorized to be issued by cities and towns by the
laws of the State of Texas."
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS Table 13
PLEDGED REVENUE COVERAGE
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
(Unaudited)
Utility Less: Net
Fiscal Service Operating Available Debt Service
Year Charges Expenses Revenue Principal Interest Coverage
2012 11,258,216$ 5,361,567$ 5,896,649$ 1,090,000$ 1,589,565$ 2.20
2013 11,462,779 6,113,276 5,349,503 1,120,000 1,548,303 2.00
2014 11,117,391 6,376,510 4,740,881 1,165,000 1,504,006 1.78
2015 11,020,029 6,220,331 4,799,698 1,205,000 1,153,522 2.04
2016 11,319,801 6,361,229 4,958,572 ‐ 481,140 10.31
2017 12,295,441 6,911,675 5,383,766 220,000 184,100 13.32
2018 12,183,711 7,205,293 4,978,418 225,000 179,250 12.32
2019 13,130,943 9,378,672 3,752,271 230,000 787,319 3.69
2020 16,638,758 10,050,967 6,587,791 905,000 952,470 3.55
2021 17,690,843 9,690,325 8,000,518 935,000 1,113,685 3.91
Notes:Details regarding the City's outstanding debt can be found in the notes to the financial statements.
Operating expenses do not include interest, depreciation or amortization expenses.
Waterworks and Sewer Revenue Bonds
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DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC STATISTICS
LAST TEN CALENDAR YEARS
(Unaudited)
Per
Capita
Calendar Estimated Personal Personal Unemployment
Year Population Income Income Rate
2012 37,839 13,651,835,000$ 45,433$ 5.0%
2013 38,369 14,475,816,000 47,186 4.5%
2014 38,911 14,741,197,000 46,917 3.4%
2015 39,358 14,774,880,000 47,011 3.7%
2016 39,767 15,463,890,000 47,991 4.9%
2017 40,570 15,682,608,000 47,605 4.7%
2018 41,003 16,443,373,000 49,079 4.3%
2019 41,253 17,497,755,000 51,785 3.2%
2020 41,637 18,561,154,000 54,250 5.9%(1)
2021 41,916 19,994,969,000 57,941 3.9%
Sources:Population information was provided from past financial reports. Unemployment
rates, personal income and per capita personal income were obtained from the
U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics website or the Texas
Workforce Commission website.
(1) Increase in unemployment rate is a result of the COVID‐19 pandemic.
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PRINCIPAL EMPLOYERS
CURRENT YEAR AND NINE YEARS AGO
(Unaudited)
Percentage
Estimated of Total Estimated
Employer Employees Employment Rank Employees Rank
Friendswood ISD 804 3.91% 1689 1
HEB 500 2.43% 2349 2
City of Friendswood 250 1.21% 3239 4
Clear Creek ISD 190 0.92% 4177 5
Kroger 165 0.80% 5287 3
Friendship Haven Nursing Home 115 0.56% 6125 6
McDonalds 100 0.49% 774 8
U.S. Post Office 75 0.36% 866 9
Morada (formerly Atria )71 0.34% 965 10
UTMB 57 0.28% 10 62 11
Total 2,327 11.31% 2,133
Source: City Manager's Office
Note: Percentage of total employment is based on total City employment of 20,581 for 2021.
Total City employment for 2012 is not available.
20122021
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FULL‐TIME EQUIVALENT CITY GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES BY FUNCTION/PROGRAM Page 1 of 2
LAST TEN CALENDAR YEARS
(Unaudited)
Full‐time Equivalent Employees as of September 30
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Function/Program
General Government:
City Attorney ‐ ‐ ‐ 1.00 1.00
City Manager 4.65 4.15 4.15 4.55 5.40
City Secretary 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
Administrative Services 28.20 28.20 28.70 28.70 27.70
Human Resources ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Information Technology ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Public Safety:
Police 80.40 81.40 82.40 85.72 86.72
Fire marshal and fire 6.10 6.10 6.50 6.60 6.60
Public Works 19.33 20.33 26.33 25.33 29.00
Community Development 16.89 16.89 10.89 10.89 11.70
Engineering ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Parks and Recreation 19.28 19.20 19.03 19.63 19.63
Library 14.72 14.37 14.37 14.62 14.62
Water 10.30 9.30 9.30 8.30 8.30
Sewer 9.00 9.00 9.00 8.00 8.00
Total City Employees: 213.87 213.94 215.67 218.34 223.67
Source: City of Friendswood Budget Documents
Notes:
In‐house City Attorney added to staff in fiscal year 2015.
In fiscal year 2019, Engineering became an independent department, separate from Public Works.
In fiscal year 2020, Human Resources and Information Technology became independent departments,
separate from Administrative Services.
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FULL‐TIME EQUIVALENT CITY GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES BY FUNCTION/PROGRAM Page 2 of 2
LAST TEN CALENDAR YEARS
(Unaudited)
Full‐time Equivalent Employees as of September 30
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Function/Program
General Government:
City Attorney 1.00 2.10 2.10 2.10 2.10
City Manager 5.40 5.40 5.00 6.00 6.00
City Secretary 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.00 4.00
Administrative Services 27.70 27.60 27.60 18.60 18.60
Human Resources ‐ ‐ ‐ 5.00 5.00
Information Technology ‐ ‐ ‐ 5.00 5.00
Public Safety:
Police 88.72 87.72 90.38 90.38 90.38
Fire marshal and fire 6.60 6.60 7.20 7.20 7.20
Public Works 26.00 27.00 23.00 23.00 23.00
Community Development 11.70 10.70 10.70 10.70 10.70
Engineering ‐ ‐ 6.00 7.00 7.00
Parks and Recreation 20.90 21.90 23.10 24.50 24.90
Library 14.97 14.97 14.97 14.97 14.97
Water 8.30 9.30 9.30 9.30 9.30
Sewer 11.00 10.00 11.00 11.00 11.00
Total City Employees: 227.29 228.29 235.35 238.75 239.15
Source: City of Friendswood Budget Documents
Notes:
In‐house City Attorney added to staff in fiscal year 2015.
In fiscal year 2019, Engineering became an independent department, separate from Public Works.
In fiscal year 2020, Human Resources and Information Technology became independent departments,
separate from Administrative Services.
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OPERATING INDICATORS BY FUNCTION/PROGRAM Page 1 of 2
LAST TEN CALENDAR YEARS
(Unaudited)
Fiscal Year
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Function/Program
Community Development:
Building permits issued 1,317 1,469 1,395 1,377 1,865
Building inspections conducted 10,486 11,470 10,611 12,145 11,026
Police:
Physical arrests 1,885 1,601 1,596 1,479 1,464
Parking violations 61 107 58 63 44
Traffic violations 6,518 5,718 5,815 4,540 5,001
Fire Marshal:
Inspections 1,616 1,673 1,427 1,512 1,354
Fire:
Emergency responses 2,975 2,993 3,261 3,258 3,303
Fires extinguished 86 86 116 78 76
Parks and Recreation:
Recreation participants 16,068 18,607 15,178 16,153 21,369
Facility reservations 493 686 728 1,443 1,444
Library:
Volumes in collection 125,251 133,865 141,383 133,165 147,726
Total volumes borrowed 355,447 367,948 367,452 350,145 301,158
Water:
New connections 185 189 193 ‐ 183
Water main breaks 112 193 149 57 46
Average daily consumption 4,584 5,577 5,171 4,970 4,963
(thousands of gallons)
Peak daily consumption 10,896 11,505 9,917 12,623 10,472
Sewer:
Average daily sewage treatment 2,968 2,956 2,867 3,306 3,382
(thousands of gallons)
Maximum daily flow 10,777 10,401 10,770 11,237 12,188
(thousands of gallons)
Source: Various City departments and prior year ACFRs
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OPERATING INDICATORS BY FUNCTION/PROGRAM Page 2 of 2
LAST TEN CALENDAR YEARS
(Unaudited)
Fiscal Year
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Function/Program
Community Development:
Building permits issued 2,177 2,788 1,465 1,605 1,658
Building inspections conducted 12,134 14,157 9,251 9,124 9,998
Police:
Physical arrests 903 1,145 1,190 847 1,368
Parking violations 61 15 26 17 36
Traffic violations 3,669 6,785 4,468 8,807 11,081
Fire Marshal:
Inspections 1,233 1,139 1,448 1,146 1,730
Fire:
Emergency responses 3,599 3,720 3,655 3,650 4,405
Fires extinguished 75 80 80 65 92
Parks and Recreation:
Recreation participants 20,556 18,299 19,657 6,027 16,907
Facility reservations 1,004 2,123 3,293 3,166 1,033
Library:
Volumes in collection 100,678 102,852 101,532 99,930 101,061
Total volumes borrowed 341,048 348,554 342,592 271,078 340,478
Water:
New connections 137 125 169 185 92
Water main breaks 44 116 84 41 49
Average daily consumption 5,282 5,455 5,129 5,319 5,064
(thousands of gallons)
Peak daily consumption 10,110 9,475 9,390 9,927 14,041
Sewer:
Average daily sewage treatment 3,286 3,117 3,345 3,113 3,255
(thousands of gallons)
Maximum daily flow 12,766 10,370 12,491 10,520 11,006
(thousands of gallons)
Source: Various City departments and prior year ACFRs
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CAPITAL ASSET STATISTICS BY FUNCTION/PROGRAM Page 1 of 2
LAST TEN CALENDAR YEARS
(Unaudited)
Fiscal Year
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Function/Program
Police
Stations 1 1 1 1 1
Patrol units 25 26 27 29 31
Fire
Stations 4 4 4 4 4
Public Works
Streets ‐ paved (miles) 164 165 167 169 172
Streets ‐ unpaved (miles) 2 2 2 2 2
Traffic signals 3 3 3 3 3
Parks and Recreation
Acreage 189 189 189 232 266
Parks 8 8 8 8 9
Swimming pool 1 1 1 1 1
Tennis courts 4 4 4 4 4
Library 1 1 1 1 1
Water
Water mains (miles) 186 187 207 209 212
Fire hydrants 1,588 1,608 1,610 1,631 1,672
Connections 12,711 12,929 13,093 13,289 13,482
Storage capacity 7,500 7,500 8,000 8,100 7,850
(thousands of gallons)
Sewer
Sanitary sewers (miles) 162 163 194 195 198
Connections 11,828 12,072 12,236 12,407 12,378
Storm sewers (miles) 100 100 105 106 109
Treatment capacity 4,850 4,850 12,000 9,250 9,250
(thousands of gallons)
Source: Various City departments and prior year ACFRs.
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CAPITAL ASSET STATISTICS BY FUNCTION/PROGRAM Page 2 of 2
LAST TEN CALENDAR YEARS
(Unaudited)
Fiscal Year
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Function/Program
Police
Stations 1 1 1 1 1
Patrol units 32 34 33 31 38
Fire
Stations 4 4 4 4 4
Public Works
Streets ‐ paved (miles) 174 176 176 185 221
Streets ‐ unpaved (miles) 2 2 2 2 2
Traffic signals 3 3 3 3 3
Parks and Recreation
Acreage 266 266 266 266 273
Parks 9 9 10 10 10
Swimming pool 1 1 1 1 1
Tennis courts 4 4 4 4 4
Library 1 1 1 1 1
Water
Water mains (miles) 214 216 216 216 222
Fire hydrants 1,690 1,707 1,707 1,713 1,747
Connections 13,619 13,744 13,913 14,098 14,192
Storage capacity 7,850 7,850 7,850 7,850 7,850
(thousands of gallons)
Sewer
Sanitary sewers (miles) 200 202 202 202 182
Connections 12,588 12,721 12,870 13,029 13,132
Storm sewers (miles) 110 112 112 112 117
Treatment capacity 9,250 9,250 9,250 9,250 9,250
(thousands of gallons)
Source: Various City departments and prior year ACFRs.
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