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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL
FINANCIAL REPORT
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED
September 30, 2019
Officials Issuing Report:
Morad Kabiri
City Manager
Katina Hampton
Director of Administrative Services
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Introductory Section
Letter of Transmittal i
Principal Officials v
GFOA Certificate of Achievement vi
Organizational Chart vii
Financial Section
Report of Independent Auditors
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
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Basic Financial Statements:
Government-Wide Financial Statements:
Statement of Net Position 23
Statement of Activities 24
Fund Financial Statements:
Balance Sheet - Governmental Funds 26
Reconciliation of the Governmental Funds Balance Sheet to the Statement of Net
Position 27
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances -
Governmental Funds 28
Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund
Balances of Governmental Funds to the Statement of Activities 29
Statement of Net Position - Proprietary Funds 30
Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Net Position - Proprietary Funds 32
Statement of Cash Flows - Proprietary Funds 33
Notes to the Financial Statements 35
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued)
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Financial Section (continued)
Required Supplementary Information
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances -
Budget and Actual - General Fund 74
Notes to Budgetary Schedule Information 82
Schedule of Changes in the Net Pension Liability and Related Ratios -
Texas Municipal Retirement System - 84
Schedule of City Contributions - Texas Municipal Retirement System - 85
Notes to Schedule of Contributions 86
Schedule of Changes in the Total OPEB Liability and Related Ratios -
Texas Municipal Retirement System Supplemental Death Benefits Fund 87
Schedule of Changes in the Total OPEB Liability and Related Ratios -
City of Friendswood Retiree Health Care Plan 88
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 94
Schedule of Revenue, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances -
Budget and Actual:
Police Investigation 96
Fire/EMS Donation 97
Court Security and Technology 98
Debt Service 99
1776 Park 100
Sidewalk Installation 101
Park Land Dedication 102
Street Improvement 103
Bond Construction 104
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued)
Table Page
Unaudited Statistical Section:
Net Position by Component 1 108
Changes in Net Position 2 110
Fund Balances of Governmental Funds 3 114
Changes in Fund Balances of Governmental Funds 4 116
Assessed Value and Taxable Value of Property 5 118
Direct and Overlapping Property Tax Rates 6 120
Principal Property Taxpayers 7 121
Property Tax Levies and Collections 8 122
Ratios of Outstanding Debt by Type 9 123
Ratio of Net General Bonded Debt Outstanding 10 124
Direct and Overlapping Governmental Activities Debt 11 125
Legal Debt Margin Information 12 126
Pledged Revenue Coverage 13 127
Demographic and Economic Statistics 14 128
Principal Employers 15 129
Full-Time Equivalent City Government Employees by Function/ Program 16 130
Operating Indicators by Function/ Program 17 132
Capital Asset Statistics by Function/ Program 18 134
INTRODUCTORY SECTION
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February 26, 2020
The Honorable Mayor, Members of the City Council, and the Citizens of Friendswood:
The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) of the City of Friendswood for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2019, 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, 2019 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, 2019, 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 41,003. 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 $140,000, 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
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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.
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 comprehensive annual financial
report for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018. This was the thirty-first 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 comprehensive annual 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
comprehensive annual 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 comprehensive annual 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
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
PRINCIPAL OFFICIALS
September 30, 2019
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Elected Officials Position Term Expires
Mike Foreman Mayor May 2021
Steve Rockey Council Member - Position No. 1 May 2021
Sally Branson Council Member - Position No. 2 May 2020
Trish Hanks Council Member - Position No. 3 May 2021
Robert J. Griffon Council Member - Position No. 4 May 2022
John H. Scott Council Member - Position No. 5 May 2020
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
Karen Capps Economic Development Coordinator
Brian Mansfield Fire Marshal/Emergency Management Coordinator
Rene Ibarra Director of Public Works
Melinda Welsh City Secretary
James Toney Director of Parks and Recreation
Robert B. Wieners Police Chief
Mary K. Fischer City Attorney
James W. Woltz Judge - Municipal Court
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
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FINANCIAL SECTION
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Houston Office
3737 Buffalo Speedway
Suite 1600
Houston, Texas 77098
713.621.1515 Main
whitleypenn.com
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
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, business-type
activities, the aggregate discretely presented component units, each major fund, and the aggregate
remaining fund information of City of Friendswood, Texas (the “City”), as of and for the year ended
September 30, 2019, 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 accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes
the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair
presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditor’s Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements based on our audit. We did not audit
the financial statements of West Ranch Management District, which is a discretely presented component
unit. Those financial statements were audited by other auditors whose report thereon has been furnished to
us, and our opinion , insofar as it related to the amounts included for the West Ranch Management District,
is based soled on the report of the other auditors. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing
standards generally accepted in the United States of America and the standards applicable to financial audits
contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States.
Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether
the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment
of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making
those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair
presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the
circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal
control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness
of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. The financial
statements of the West Ranch Management District were not audited in accordance with Government
Auditing Standards.
The Honorable Mayor and
Members of the City Council
City of Friendswood, Texas
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We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our
audit opinions.
Opinions
In our opinion, based on our audit and the report of the other auditors, the financial statements referred to
above present fairly, in all material respects, the respective financial position of the governmental activities,
business-type activities, the aggregate discretely presented component units, each major fund, and the
aggregate remaining fund information of the City, as of September 30, 2019, and the respective changes in
financial position and, where applicable, cash flows thereof for the year then ended in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Other Matters
Required Supplementary Information
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that the management’s
discussion and analysis on pages 8 through 19, budgetary comparison information on pages 74 through 83,
pension system supplementary information and other post-employment benefit supplementary information
on pages 84 through 88, be presented to supplement the basic financial statements. Such information,
although not a part of the basic financial statements, is required by the Governmental Accounting Standards
Board, who considers it to be an essential part of financial reporting for placing the basic financial
statements in an appropriate operational, economic, or historical context. We have applied certain limited
procedures to the required supplementary information in accordance with auditing standards generally
accepted in the United States of America, which consisted of inquiries of management about the methods
of preparing the information and comparing the information for consistency with management’s responses
to our inquiries, the basic financial statements, and other knowledge we obtained during our audit of the
basic financial statements. We do not express an opinion or provide any assurance on the information
because the limited procedures do not provide us with sufficient evidence to express an opinion or provide
any assurance.
Other Information
Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming opinions on the financial statements that collectively
comprise the City’s basic financial statements. The introductory section, combining and individual
nonmajor fund financial statements, budgetary schedules, and statistical section, are presented for purposes
of additional analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements.
The Honorable Mayor and
Members of the City Council
City of Friendswood, Texas
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The combining and individual nonmajor fund financial statements and budgetary schedules are the
responsibility of management and were derived from and relates directly to the underlying accounting and
other records used to prepare the basic financial statements. Such information has been subjected to the
auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and certain additional procedures,
including comparing and reconciling such information directly to the underlying accounting and other
records used to prepare the basic financial statements or to the basic financial statements themselves, and
other additional procedures in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States
of America. In our opinion, the combining and individual nonmajor fund financial statements and
budgetary schedules are fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the basic financial statements as
a whole.
The introductory and statistical sections have not been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the
audit of the basic financial statements and, accordingly, we do not express an opinion or provide any
assurance on them.
Other Reporting Required By Government Auditing Standards
In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report dated February 26,
2020, on our consideration of the City's internal control over financial reporting and on our tests of its
compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements and other matters.
The purpose of that report is to describe the scope of our testing of internal control over financial reporting
and compliance and the results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on internal control over
financial reporting or on compliance. That report is an integral part of an audit performed in accordance
with Government Auditing Standards in considering the City’s internal control over financial reporting and
compliance and has been issued under separate cover.
Houston, Texas
February 26, 2020
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
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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, 2019. 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, 2019 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 $117,327,079.
The City’s total net position decreased during the year by $2,619,541. The City’s net pension and
total OPEB liabilities were $14.4 million and $1.6 million, respectively. The net pension liability
increased by $6.5 million and the total OPEB liability decreased by $159 thousand compared to the
prior year.
As of the close of the current fiscal year, the City reported unrestricted net position of $17,479,876.
Program revenues of $17,659,889 reduced the net cost of the City’s functions to be financed from
the City’s general revenues to $32,751,752.
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.
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
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, and administrative services); public
safety (police, volunteer fire department and fire marshal); public works (streets and drainage);
community development (engineering, building inspection and planning and zoning); community
services (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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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (continued)
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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 ten 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, which is considered to be a major fund. The other nine 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 third party contract.
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.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (continued)
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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.
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 $117,327,079 as of September 30, 2019 in the primary government, which is a decrease in the City’s
overall financial position compared to the prior year.
The largest portion of the City’s net position (80.0%) reflects its investments in capital assets (e.g., land,
buildings and improvements, machinery and equipment, infrastructure, water and sewer system,
construction in progress and water rights); less any debt outstanding used to acquire those assets. The City
uses these capital assets to provide services to citizens; consequently these assets are not available for future
spending. Although the City’s investment in its capital assets is reported net of related debt, it should be
noted that the resources needed to repay this debt must be provided from other resources, since the assets
themselves cannot be used to liquidate these liabilities.
The following table reflects the condensed Statement of Net Position.
City of Friendswood's Net Position
Governmental Activities Business Type Activities Totals
2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018
Current and other assets 23,878,061$ 26,380,091$ 37,757,920$ 16,558,162$ 61,635,981$ 42,938,253$
Capital assets 98,039,901 98,051,133 59,766,588 60,852,047 157,806,489 158,903,180
Total assets 121,917,962 124,431,224 97,524,508 77,410,209 219,442,470 201,841,433
Deferred outflows of resources 5,468,313 2,526,225 1,389,888 1,131,793 6,858,201 3,658,018
Total assets and deferred
outflows of resources 127,386,275 126,957,449 98,914,396 78,542,002 226,300,671 205,499,451
Long-term liabilities 47,625,985 44,331,338 55,624,449 35,757,863 103,250,434 80,089,201
Other Liabilit ies 3,092,062 1,832,500 2,101,516 1,212,658 5,193,578 3,045,158
Total Liabilities 50,718,047 46,163,838 57,725,965 36,970,521 108,444,012 83,134,359
Deferred inflows of resources 439,425 2,138,179 90,155 280,293 529,580 2,418,472
Net position:
Net investment in capital
assets 66,823,023 68,320,682 27,038,046 27,088,280 93,861,069 95,408,962
Restricted 4,003,468 4,085,999 1,982,666 582,697 5,986,134 4,668,696
Unrestricted 5,402,312 6,248,751 12,077,564 13,620,211 17,479,876 19,868,962
Total net position 76,228,803$ 78,655,432$ 41,098,276$ 41,291,188$ 117,327,079$ 119,946,620$
A portion of the primary government’s net position, $5,986,134 or 5.1%, 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, $17,479,876 or 14.9%, may be used to meet the City’s ongoing
obligations to citizens and creditors.
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The following table provides a summary of the City’s changes in net position.
City of Friendswood's Changes in Net Position
Governmental Activities Business Type Activities Totals
2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018
Revenues
Program Revenues:
Charges for services 2,147,633$ 2,287,138$ 13,669,552$ 12,183,711$ 15,817,185$ 14,470,849$
Operating grants and
contributions 1,842,704 4,924,228 - - 1,842,704 4,924,228
General Revenues:
Property taxes 18,111,247 17,608,094 - - 18,111,247 17,608,094
Sales and alcohol taxes 8,407,249 7,965,662 - - 8,407,249 7,965,662
Franchise taxes 2,054,395 1,617,121 - - 2,054,395 1,617,121
Investment earnings 526,867 321,468 681,288 200,449 1,208,155 521,917
Miscellaneous 351,165 263,245 - - 351,165 263,245
Total revenues 33,441,260 34,986,956 14,350,840 12,384,160 47,792,100 47,371,116
Expenses
General government 5,912,467 5,734,611 - - 5,912,467 5,734,611
Public safety 15,134,465 17,538,040 - - 15,134,465 17,538,040
Public works 7,897,373 6,267,824 - - 7,897,373 6,267,824
Community development 1,359,878 945,701 - - 1,359,878 945,701
Parks and recreation 4,839,076 4,554,114 - - 4,839,076 4,554,114
Library services 1,257,970 1,210,207 - - 1,257,970 1,210,207
Water and sewer - - 11,507,880 9,019,197 11,507,880 9,019,197
Interest on long-term debt 923,350 953,509 1,579,182 1,029,715 2,502,532 1,983,224
Total Expenses 37,324,579 37,204,006 13,087,062 10,048,912 50,411,641 47,252,918
Increase (decrease) in net position
before transfers (3,883,319) (2,217,050) 1,263,778 2,335,248 (2,619,541) 118,198
Transfers 1,456,690 1,554,849 (1,456,690) (1,554,849) - -
Change in net position (2,426,629) (662,201) (192,912) 780,399 (2,619,541) 118,198
Net position - beginning 78,655,432 80,697,702 41,291,188 40,150,896 119,946,620 120,848,598
Prior period adjustments - (1,380,069) - 359,893 - (1,020,176)
Net position - ending 76,228,803$ 78,655,432$ 41,098,276$ 41,291,188$ 117,327,079$ 119,946,620$
Governmental Activities
Governmental activities decreased the City’s net position by $2,426,629. Key elements of this change are
as follows:
Property taxes continue to be the City’s largest revenue source. Property tax revenue increased by
$503,153 due to new construction within the City.
Sales and alcohol tax revenue remained strong during fiscal year 2019, providing a 5.54% increase
for the year, from $8.0 million to $8.4 million. This increase is primarily a result of improved
economic conditions.
Operating grants and contributions decreased $3.1 million from prior year. The City is still in the
process of submitting projects to FEMA for reimbursement as a result of Hurricane Harvey. In the
prior year the City received $3.4 million from FEMA compared to $905,992 in fiscal year 2019.
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Total expenses increased $120 thousand from the prior year. The largest increase was in Public
Works of $1.6 for ongoing construction projects, this increase was offset with a decrease in Public
Safety ($2.4 million) attributed to prior year Hurricane Harvey expenditures.
Charges for
services
6%
Operating grants
and contributions
6%
Property taxes
54%
Sales and alcohol
taxes
25%
Franchise taxes
6%
Investment
earnings
2%
Miscellaneous
1%
Governmental Activities ‐Revenues
General
government
16%
Public safety
41%Public works
21%
Community
development
4%
Parks and
recreation
13%
Library services
3%Interest on long‐term debt
2%
Governmental Activities ‐Expenses
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Business-Type Activities
Business-type activities decreased the City’s net position by $192,912. Key elements of this change are as
follows:
Revenues increased by $2.0 million or 15.9%; resulting from a water and sewer rate increase
effective in February 2019. Expenses increased $3.0 million or 30.2% due to the purchase of
additional wastewater treatment storage capacity.
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 $19,816,622. Approximately 53.53% of this amount or $10,608,815 is unassigned fund balance;
however, $6.8 million is set aside for the 90-day operating reserve, as set forth in the City’s financial
policies.
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The remaining $9,207,807 is nonspendable, restricted, committed, or assigned as follows:
2.04% - Nonspendable
Prepaid items 225,017$
Notes receivable 153,719
Permanent fund 24,738
403,474$
31.77% - Restricted
Public education and government channels 727,704$
Debt service 57,009
Municipal court operations 231,733
Public safety operations 253,647
Capital projects 5,026,006
6,296,099$
12.66% - Assigned
Purchases on order 421,486$
Capital projects 1,086,748
Galveston County Bond
Project/Friendswood Lakes Blvd 1,000,000
2,508,234$
The General Fund is the chief operating fund of the City. At the end of the current fiscal year, total fund
balance reached $14.2 million of which unassigned fund balance of the General Fund was $10.6 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 48.2% percent of that same amount. At year end, the
City’s operating reserve was $6.8 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:
$1.8 million decreases in total revenues – prior year included $3.4 million of federal
intergovernmental revenue for FEMA Hurricane Harvey. In the current year only $905,992 was
received from FEMA for Hurricane Harvey.
$1.9 million decrease in total expenditures, which was also attributed to prior year Hurricane
Harvey expenditures.
Other non-major governmental funds fund balance decreased by $3.7 million. This decrease was a result
of capital expenditures of $3.6 million in the Bond Construction Fund.
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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 $12.1 million for the Water and Sewer Fund. The total
decrease in the net position of the Water and Sewer Fund was $192,912. 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 $549,699. The net position of the Internal Service
Fund increased by $316,985 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 $156,297 or 0.59% and expenditures were increased by $4,215,426 or 14.94%.
Total revenues were above budget by $1,355,860. The more significant variances are detailed below:
$396,696 above budget in sales and alcohol taxes due to improved economic conditions.
$378,429 above budget in franchise taxes as a result of a franchise rate increase by Texas New
Mexico Power.
$495,527 below budget in permits and fees as a result of a decrease in residential growth.
$914,758 above budget in intergovernmental revenue primarily as a result of federal funds
received for Hurricane Harvey.
Total expenditures of the General Fund were $2,903,804 below the final expenditure budget. The more
significant variances are detailed below:
$477,134 below budget in general government expenditures as a result of a decrease in other
services and charges (legal, contract, consulting, etc).
$655,247 below budget in public safety as a result of a decrease in other services and charges
primarily in the Friendswood Volunteer Fire Department division. This decrease is a result of
contract quarterly payments being reduced by the revenue Friendswood Volunteer Fire
Department received for EMS billings.
$264,208 below budget in public works due to payroll vacancies, decrease in streets and drainage
repairs and a decrease in supplies and other services and charges.
$1,268,114 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 streets and drainage.
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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, 2019 is $157.8 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:
Park improvements include Stevenson Park Pool Restroom and Ticket Building, Old City Park
Restroom and Pavilion, Parking Lot at Old City Park, Friendswood Petsafe Dog Park, and a Parks
Maintenance Building. The total cost of these projects was $1.62 million.
Drainage improvements include the Mud Gully clearing and de-snagging project. This was a joint
project with Galveston County Consolidated Drainage District. The total cost of the City’s portion
of this project was $1,000,000.
The City purchased 14 new vehicles for Public Safety and Public Works. In addition to the service
vehicles, the City also purchased three zero-turn mowers, two excavators, two trailers, a generator
for the Mobile Command Trailer, a forklift, a striping machine, and a refurbished rescue boat. The
total cost for all vehicles and equipment was approximately $872,000.
Technology additions and improvements included In-Car and Body Cameras for the Police
Department, Security Audio & Video System, IT Sync Server, Self-Check Machine, Mobile
Shelving Unit and Theater Projector for the Library. The total cost of these capital assets was
approximately $366,000.
Concrete sidewalks were added along Greenbriar Street at a total cost of $161,000.
The Public Safety department also gained a new K-9 officer named Tigo. The cost for the dual
purpose, patrol and detection, dog was $14,500.
The following major projects are in Construction in Progress at the end of fiscal year 2019:
Blackhawk Blvd Phase II, Installation of Gates at Old City Park, Lift Station #23 Replacement,
Blackhawk Waste Water Treatment Plant – 3rd Clarifier addition, and a 42” Southeast Transmission
Water Line Phase 1.
2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018
Land 25,759,306$ 25,759,306$ 319,473$ 319,473$ 26,078,779$ 26,078,779$
Buildings and improvements 23,351,127 23,283,754 378,120 397,877 23,729,247 23,681,631
Machinery and equipment 4,884,383 4,832,980 2,686,808 2,738,486 7,571,191 7,571,466
Infrastructure 40,295,186 41,660,541 29,883,125 31,505,264 70,178,311 73,165,805
Water rights - - 19,716,695 19,716,695 19,716,695 19,716,695
Construction in progress 3,749,899 2,514,552 6,782,367 6,174,252 10,532,266 8,688,804
98,039,901$ 98,051,133$ 59,766,588$ 60,852,047$ 157,806,489$ 158,903,180$
City of Friendswood's Capital Assets
Governmental Activities Business-type Activities Totals
More detailed information on the City’s capital assets is presented in Note 4 to the financial statements.
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Debt Administration
At the end of the current fiscal year, the City had a total bonded debt, premiums and capital lease obligation
of $86.3 million.
2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018
General obligation bonds 29,730,000$ 31,545,000$ 24,440,000$ 26,425,000$ 54,170,000$ 57,970,000$
Revenue bonds - - 25,230,000 5,290,000 25,230,000 5,290,000
Premium on bond issuance 2,293,508 2,520,657 4,215,083 2,940,493 6,508,591 5,461,150
Capital leases 436,620 791,305 - - 436,620 791,305
32,460,128$ 34,856,962$ 53,885,083$ 34,655,493$ 86,345,211$ 69,512,455$
Governmental Activities Business-type Activities Totals
City of Friendswood's Outstanding Debt
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.
Economic Factors and Next Year’s Budgets and Rates
Friendswood continues to experience moderate growth. The City’s current population is estimated to be
41,253. 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.
The City’s largest single source of revenue in the General Fund continues to be ad valorem taxes. The
adopted budget for fiscal year 2020 has a tax rate of $0.5214 per $100 taxable value. This rate consists of
a maintenance and operation (M&O) tax rate of $0.4322 and an interest and sinking (debt service) tax rate
of $0.0892. The rate was set based on a net assessed value of $3,690,585,683. This is an increase of
$316,348,624 from certified taxable values for tax year 2018. 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 $6,294,492 to $6,597,532. The
franchise fees budget increased from $1,675,966 to $2,155,318 and the budget for license and permits has
been increased from $849,000 to $857,216. If all projections are accurate, the total General Fund
unassigned fund balance net of the 90 day operating requirement ($6.8 million) is estimated to be
approximately $4.6 million at September 30, 2020.
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Water revenues are budgeted at $9,070,883 which is an increase of $1,991,072 in revenues, or 28.12
percent. Sewer revenues are budgeted at $6,536,753 which is an increase of $1,341,930 or 25.83 percent.
Water and Sewer Fund net position, net of the 90 day operating requirement ($2.3 million) is projected to
be $1.9 million at the end of fiscal year 2020.
Pursuant to the City’s financial management policy, funds in excess of the 90 day operating reserve are
designated for future capital improvements.
Requests for Information
The financial report is designed to provide our citizens, customers, investors, and creditors with a general
overview of the City’s finance and to show the City’s accountability for the money it receives. If you have
questions about this report or need additional information, contact Administrative Services, P.O. Box 1288,
Friendswood, Texas 77549-1288, or call Katina Hampton at 281-996-3221, or email
khampton@ci.friendswood.tx.us.
Separately issued financial statements for the West Ranch Management District can be obtained by writing
to: West Ranch Management District, a Component Unity of the City of Friendswood, c/o Allen Boone
Humphries LLP, 3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 2600, Houston, Texas 77027.
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
STATEMENT OF NET POSITION
September 30, 2019
Governmental
Activites
Business-type
Activities Total
West Ranch
Management
District
Friendswood
Downtown EDC
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 1,822,211$ 1,145,847$ 2,968,058$ 2,249,780$ 102,984$
Investments 17,732,005 9,440,741 27,172,746 2,905,003 844,618
Receivables, net of allowances
Taxes 2,373,555 - 2,373,555 8,351 96,311
Customer accounts 386,932 2,945,125 3,332,057 - -
Other 234,912 - 234,912 - -
Accrued interest 34,739 16,989 51,728 64 1,142
Due from other governments 914,971 - 914,971 - -
Prepaid items 225,017 60,654 285,671 309 -
Notes receivable 153,719 - 153,719 - -
Working capital deposit - 464,748 464,748 - -
Restricted cash equivalents - 23,683,816 23,683,816 - -
Capital Assets:
Non-depreciable 29,509,205 26,818,535 56,327,740 6,903,770 -
Depreciable, net 68,530,696 32,948,053 101,478,749 388,421 -
Total Capital Assets 98,039,901 59,766,588 157,806,489 7,292,191 -
Total Assets 121,917,962 97,524,508 219,442,470 12,455,698 1,045,055
Deferred Outflows of Resources
Deferred loss on issuance of refunding bonds 303,970 811,605 1,115,575 11,383 -
Deferred outflow of resources for pensions 5,086,848 566,870 5,653,718 - -
Deferred outflow of resources for OPEB 77,495 11,413 88,908 - -
Total Deferred Outflows of Resources 5,468,313 1,389,888 6,858,201 11,383 -
Total Assets and Deferred
Outflows of Resources 127,386,275 98,914,396 226,300,671 12,467,081 1,045,055
Liabilities
Accounts payable 1,932,892 1,072,086 3,004,978 30,506 1,240
Accrued liabilities 696,197 47,777 743,974 - -
Retainage payable 231,498 19,415 250,913 - -
Accrued interest 84,716 165,374 250,090 382,903 -
Unearned revenue - 264,473 264,473 - -
Customer deposits - 532,391 532,391 - -
Due to other governments 146,759 - 146,759 10,466 -
Noncurrent liabilities:
Due within one year 2,180,826 2,961,404 5,142,230 830,000 -
Due in more than one year 31,080,034 51,005,698 82,085,732 22,106,366 -
Net pension liabiliy 12,978,474 1,447,626 14,426,100 - -
Total OPEB liability 1,386,651 209,721 1,596,372 - -
Total Liabilities 50,718,047 57,725,965 108,444,012 23,360,241 1,240
Deferred Inflows of Resources
Deferred gain on issuance of refunding bonds - 36,388 36,388 - -
Deferred Inflows of resources for pensions 264,528 27,895 292,423 - -
Deferred Inflows of resources for OPEB 174,897 25,872 200,769 - -
Total Deferred Inflows of Resources 439,425 90,155 529,580 - -
Net Position
Net investment in capital assets 66,823,023 27,038,046 93,861,069 1,236,100 -
Restricted for:
Public education and government channels 727,704 - 727,704 - -
Debt service 18,302 1,912,622 1,930,924 1,939,531 -
Municipal court operations 231,733 - 231,733 - -
Economic development - - - - 1,043,815
Public safety operations 253,647 - 253,647 - -
Community development - nonexpendable 24,738 - 24,738 - -
Capital projects 2,747,344 70,044 2,817,388 43,191 -
Unrestricted 5,402,312 12,077,564 17,479,876 (14,111,982) -
Total Net Position 76,228,803$ 41,098,276$ 117,327,079$ (10,893,160)$ 1,043,815$
See notes to the financial statements.
Primary Government Component Units
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
Functions/Programs Expenses
Charges for
Services
Operating
Grants and
Contributions
Primary government
Governmental Activities:
General government 5,912,467$ 751,112$ 16,000$
Public safety 15,134,465 811,768 1,810,229
Public works 7,897,373 236,352 -
Community development 1,359,878 6,841 -
Parks and recreation 4,839,076 341,560 16,475
Library services 1,257,970 - -
Interest on long-term debt 923,350 - -
Total Governmental Activities 37,324,579 2,147,633 1,842,704
Business-type Activities:
Water and sewer 13,087,062 13,669,552 -
Total Business-type Activities 13,087,062 13,669,552 -
Total Primary Government 50,411,641$ 15,817,185$ 1,842,704$
Component Units
West Ranch Management District 1,283,479$ -$ -$
Friendswood Downtown EDC 26,307 - -
Total Component Units 1,309,786$ -$ -$
General revenues:
Taxes:
Property taxes
Franchise and other taxes
Sales taxes
Interest
Gain on disposal of capital assets
Miscellaneous
Transfers
Total general revenues and transfers
Change in net position
Net Position - beginning
Net Position - ending
See notes to the financial statements.
Program Revenue
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Net (Expense) Revenue and Changes in Net Position
Governmental
Activities
Business-
type
Activities Total
West Ranch
Management
District
Friendswood
Downtown
EDC
(5,145,355)$ -$ (5,145,355)$ -$ -$
(12,512,468) - (12,512,468) - -
(7,661,021) - (7,661,021) - -
(1,353,037) - (1,353,037) - -
(4,481,041) - (4,481,041) - -
(1,257,970) - (1,257,970) - -
(923,350) - (923,350) - -
(33,334,242) - (33,334,242) - -
- 582,490 582,490 - -
- 582,490 582,490 - -
(33,334,242) 582,490 (32,751,752) - -
(1,283,479) -
- (26,307)
(1,283,479) (26,307)
18,111,247 - 18,111,247 2,352,933 -
2,054,395 - 2,054,395 - -
8,407,249 - 8,407,249 - 553,594
526,867 681,288 1,208,155 62,598 -
- - - - 12,081
351,165 - 351,165 - -
1,456,690 (1,456,690) - - -
30,907,613 (775,402) 30,132,211 2,415,531 565,675
(2,426,629) (192,912) (2,619,541) 1,132,052 539,368
78,655,432 41,291,188 119,946,620 (12,025,212) 504,447
76,228,803$ 41,098,276$ 117,327,079$ (10,893,160)$ 1,043,815$
Primary Government Component Units
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
BALANCE SHEET
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
September 30, 2019
General Fund
Total
Nonmajor
Governmental
Funds
Total
Governmental
Funds
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 1,419,936$ 349,386$ 1,769,322$
Investments 11,571,699 5,635,409 17,207,108
Receivables, net of allowance:
Taxes receivables 2,036,232 337,323 2,373,555
Customer accounts 384,317 2,615 386,932
Other receivables 230,172 4,740 234,912
Accrued interest 27,095 6,816 33,911
Due from other governments 914,971 - 914,971
Note receivable 153,719 - 153,719
Prepaid items 225,017 - 225,017
Total Assets 16,963,158$ 6,336,289$ 23,299,447$
Liabilities, Deferred Inflows and Fund Balances
Liabilities:
Accounts payable 1,621,508$ 693,394$ 2,314,902$
Accrued liabilities 511,490 - 511,490
Due to other governments 146,759 - 146,759
Customer deposits 5,280 - 5,280
Total Liabilities 2,285,037 693,394 2,978,431
Deferred Inflows of Resources:
Unavailable revenue 454,632 49,762 504,394
Total Deferred Inflows of resources 454,632 49,762 504,394
Fund Balances:
Nonspendable:
Prepaid items 225,017 - 225,017
Notes receivable 153,719 - 153,719
Permanent fund - 24,738 24,738
Restricted:
Public education and government channels 727,704 - 727,704
Municipal court operations - 231,733 231,733
Debt service - 57,009 57,009
Public safety operations - 253,647 253,647
Capital projects - 5,026,006 5,026,006
Assigned:
Purchases on order 421,486 - 421,486
Capital projects 1,086,748 - 1,086,748
Galveston County Bond Project/Friendswood
Lakes Blvd 1,000,000 - 1,000,000
Unassigned 10,608,815 - 10,608,815
Total Fund Balances 14,223,489 5,593,133 19,816,622
Total Liabilities, Deferred Inflows of
Resources,
and Fund Balances 16,963,158$ 6,336,289$ 23,299,447$
See notes to the financial statements.
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
RECONCILIATION OF THE GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS BALANCE SHEET
TO THE STATEMENT OF NET POSITION
September 30, 2019
Total fund balance, governmental funds 19,816,622$
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.96,700,519
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. 1,889,081
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 (29,730,000)
Capital leases payable (436,620)
Compensated absences (800,732)
Accrued interest payable (84,716)
Unamortized premium on bonds (2,293,508)
Unavailable revenues in the governmental fund statements is recognized as revenue in the
government-wide financial statements. 504,394
Deferred loss on refunding 303,970
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 (12,978,474)
Total OPEB liabilty (1,386,651)
Deferred outflows and inflows of resources related to the net pension liability 4,822,320
Deferred outflows and inflows of resources related to the total OPEB liability (97,402)
Net Position of Governmental Activities in the Statement of Net Position 76,228,803$
See notes to the financial statements.
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
General Fund
Total
Nonmajor
Governmental
Funds
Total
Governmental
Funds
Revenues
Property taxes 14,729,551$ 3,198,456$ 17,928,007$
Sales taxes 6,746,466 1,660,783 8,407,249
Franchise fees and other 2,054,395 - 2,054,395
Fines and forfeitures 815,090 51,722 866,812
Permits and fees 1,447,013 36,541 1,483,554
Intergovernmental 1,576,838 - 1,576,838
Investment earnings 342,268 175,953 518,221
Donations 64,862 225,207 290,069
Miscellaneous 17,107 1,670 18,777
Total Revenues 27,793,590 5,350,332 33,143,922
Expenditures
Current:
General government 5,318,898 17,371 5,336,269
Public safety 13,355,797 189,742 13,545,539
Public works 2,472,675 1,654,864 4,127,539
Community development 1,099,154 - 1,099,154
Parks and recreation 3,796,589 - 3,796,589
Library services 1,204,415 - 1,204,415
Debt service:
Principal - 2,168,876 2,168,876
Interest and other charges - 1,112,127 1,112,127
Capital outlay 2,275,993 3,943,250 6,219,243
Total Expenditures 29,523,521 9,086,230 38,609,751
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over
(under) expenditures (1,729,931) (3,735,898) (5,465,829)
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Insurance recoveries 235,443 - 235,443
Transfers in 1,471,690 1,901 1,473,591
Transfers out (45,633) (1,901) (47,534)
Sale of capital assets 6,614 - 6,614
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses)1,668,114 - 1,668,114
Net change in fund balances (61,817) (3,735,898) (3,797,715)
Fund balances - beginning 14,285,306 9,329,031 23,614,337
Fund balances - ending 14,223,489$ 5,593,133$ 19,816,622$
See notes to the financial statements.
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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, 2019
Net change in fund balances - total governmental funds: (3,797,715)$
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 6,226,325
Depreciation expense (5,171,356)
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. (1,369,155)
Governmental funds do not present revenues that are not available to pay current obliga tions.
In contrast, such revenues are reported in the Statement of Activities when earned.
Unavailable property tax revenue and other revenues 19,148
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 2,168,876
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 (911,877)
OPEB (61,634)
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 3,753
(Increase) decrease in compensated absences (35,003)
Amortization of deferred loss on refunding (42,125)
Amortization of premium on bonds 227,149
Internal service fund is used by management to charge the cost of fleet management to
indivdual funds. The change in net position of the intenal service fund is included in the
governmental activities in the statement of activities.316,985
Change in net position of governmental activities (2,426,629)$
See notes to the financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF NET POSITION
PROPRIETARY FUNDS
September 30, 2019
Business-Type
Activities Enterprise
Fund
Governmental
Activities
Water and Sewer Internal Service
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents 1,145,847$ 62,793$
Investments 9,440,741 514,993
Accounts receivable, net of allowance:
Customer accounts 2,945,125 -
Accrued interest 16,989 828
Prepaids and other assets 60,654 -
Restricted cash equivalents 23,683,816 -
Total current assets 37,293,172 578,614
Non-current assets
Working capital deposit 464,748 -
Capital assets:
Land 319,473 -
Construction in progress 6,782,367 -
Water rights 19,716,695 -
Buildings and improvements 683,906 -
Machinery and equipment 7,353,510 3,595,404
Water and sewer systems 63,640,402 -
Accumulated depreciation (38,729,765) (2,256,100)
Total capital assets 59,766,588 1,339,304
Total non-current assets 60,231,336 1,339,304
Total Assets 97,524,508 1,917,918
Deferred Outflows of Resources
Deferred outflows - pension related 566,870 -
Deferred outflows - OPEB related 11,413 -
Deferred loss on bond refunding 811,605 -
Total Deferred Outflows of Resources 1,389,888 -
Total Assets and Deferred
Outflows of Resources 98,914,396 1,917,918
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STATEMENT OF NET POSITION (continued)
PROPRIETARY FUNDS
September 30, 2019
Business-Type
Activities Enterprise
Fund
Governmental
Activities
Water and Sewer Internal Service
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable 1,072,086$ 28,915$
Accrued liabilities 47,777 -
Accrued interest 165,374 -
Unearned revenue 264,473 -
Customer deposits 532,391 -
Retainage payable 19,415 -
Compensated absences 16,404 -
Bonds and other long-term debt payable 2,945,000 -
Total Current Liabilities 5,062,920 28,915
Non-current Liabilities
Compensated absences 65,615 -
Net Pension liability 1,447,626 -
Total OPEB liability 209,721 -
Bonds and other long-term debt payable 50,940,083 -
Total Non-current Liabilities 52,663,045 -
Total Liabilities 57,725,965 28,915
Deferred Inflows of Resources
Deferred gain on issuance of refunding bonds 36,388 -
Deferred inflows - pension related 27,895 -
Deferred inflows of resources for OPEB 25,872 -
Total Deferred Inflows of Resources 90,155 -
Total Liabilities and Deferred Inflows of Resources 57,816,120 28,915
Net Position
Net investment in capital assets 27,038,046 1,339,304
Restricted for capital projects 70,044 -
Restricted for debt service 1,912,622 -
Unrestricted 12,077,564 549,699
Total Net Position 41,098,276$ 1,889,003$
See notes to the financial statements.
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES AND CHANGES IN NET POSITION
PROPRIETARY FUNDS
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
Business-Type
Activities
Enterprise Fund
Governmental
Activities
Water and Sewer Internal Service
Operating Revenues
Charges for services 13,013,404$ 550,817$
Miscellaneous 114,899 23,458
Total Operating Revenues 13,128,303 574,275
Operating Expenses
Personnel services 2,210,357 -
Sewer operations 3,668,638 -
Water purchases 1,879,358 -
Repairs and maintenance 696,986 732
Supplies 159,742 -
Other services and charges 763,591 -
Depreciation 1,895,533 323,324
Total Operating Expenses 11,274,205 324,056
Operating income 1,854,098 250,219
Non-Operating Revenues (Expenses)
Investment income 681,288 8,646
Gain on disposal of capital assets - 27,487
Insurance proceeds 538,609 -
Interest expense (1,579,182) -
Bond Issuance Costs (231,035) -
Total Non-Operating Revenues
(Expenses)(590,320) 36,133
Income before transfers 1,263,778 286,352
Transfers in - 45,633
Transfers out (1,456,690) (15,000)
Change in net position (192,912) 316,985
Net position - beginning 41,291,188 1,572,018
Total Net Position - ending 41,098,276$ 1,889,003$
See notes to the financial statements.
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COMBINING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
PROPRIETARY FUNDS
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
Business-Type
Activities
Enterprise Fund
Governmental
Activities
Water and Sewer Internal Service
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash received from customers 12,352,928$ -$
Receipts from interfund charges for fleet management - 574,275
Cash payments to suppliers for goods and services (7,614,962) (12,928)
Cash payments to employees for services (1,547,489) -
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities 3,190,477 561,347
Cash flows from noncapital financing activities
Transfer in from other funds - 45,633
Transfers out to other funds (1,456,690) (15,000)
Net cash provided (used) by noncapital
financing activities (1,456,690) 30,633
Cash flows from capital and related
financing activities
Acquisition and construction of property,
plant and equipment (1,957,030) (343,387)
Disposal of capital assets (2,640) -
Proceeds from issuance of bonds 21,739,430 -
Repayment of debt (2,215,000) -
Interest paid on debt (1,508,991) -
Net cash provided (used) by capital and
related financing activities 16,055,769 (343,387)
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of investments 11,948 (358,198)
Investment income 680,073 7,818
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities 692,021 (350,380)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and
cash equivalents 18,481,577 (101,787)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning 6,348,086 164,580
Cash and cash equivalents, ending 24,829,663$ 62,793$
Reconciliation of Total Cash and cash equivalents
Current assets - cash and cash equivalents 1,145,847$ 62,793$
Restricted assets - cash and cash equivalents 23,683,816 -
24,829,663$ 62,793$
See notes to the financial statements.
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COMBINING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
PROPRIETARY FUNDS
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
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)1,854,098$ 250,219$
Adjustments to reconcile operating
income to net cash provided (used)
by operating activities:
Depreciation 1,895,533 323,324
Change in assets, deferred inflows and outflows, and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in customer receivable (581,502) -
Decrease (increase) in prepaids and other assets (19,495) -
Decrease (increase) in deferred outflow for pensions (342,109) -
Decrease (increase) in deferred outflow for OPEB 3,890
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable (80,124) (12,196)
Increase (decrease) in accrued liabilities (8,809) -
Increase (decrease) in customer deposits 19,105 -
Increase (decrease) in deferred inflows for pensions (212,978) -
Increase (decrease) in deferred inflows for OPEB 25,872 -
Increase (decrease) in total OPEB liabily (20,514) -
Increase (decrease) in net pension liability 658,741 -
Increase (decrease) in compensated absences (1,231) -
Total adjustments 1,336,379 311,128
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities 3,190,477$ 561,347$
See notes to the financial statements.
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
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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.
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
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Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
A. Reporting Entity (continued)
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. 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)
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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 measureable and available only when cash is
received by the City.
The City reports the following major governmental fund:
The General Fund is the City’s primary operating fund. It accounts for all financial resources of the general
government, except those required to be accounted for in another fund.
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.
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
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Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
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 $0.532391 per $100 of assessed valuation that
were prorated between operations and debt service in the amounts of $0.437173 and $0.095218,
respectively. The resulting tax levies were approximately $14.7 and $3.2 million for operations and debt
service, respectively, based on a total taxable valuation of approximately $3.4 billion for the 2018 tax year.
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
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Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
D. Assets, Liabilities, Deferred Outflows/Inflows and Net Position/Fund Balance (continued)
Property Taxes (continued)
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 August
31, 2019, the District levied an ad valorem tax at the rate of $0.4500 per $100 of assessed valuation, which
resulted in tax levy of $2.3 million on the taxable valuation of approximately $520.3 million for the 2018
tax year.
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.
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
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Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
D. Assets, Liabilities, Deferred Outflows/Inflows and Net Position/Fund Balance (continued)
Capital Assets
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.
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.
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
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Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
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.
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.
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Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
D. Assets, Liabilities, Deferred Outflows/Inflows and Net Position/Fund Balance (continued)
Deferred Outflows/Inflows of Resources (continued)
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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Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
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.
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Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
D. Assets, Liabilities, Deferred Outflows/Inflows and Net Position/Fund Balance (continued)
Fund Balance (continue)
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, 2019, the City’s assigned fund balance included
amounts assigned for encumbrances.
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.
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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Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
E. Implementation of New Accounting Standards
In the current fiscal year, the City implemented the following new standards. The applicable provisions of
these new standards are summarized below. Implementation is reflected in the financial statements and the
notes to the financial statements.
GASB Statement No. 83, Certain Asset Retirement Obligations. This Statement establishes criteria for
determining the timing and pattern of recognition of a liability and a corresponding deferred outflow of
resources for asset retirement obligations.
GASB Statement No. 88, Certain Disclosures Related to Debt. This Statement establishes certain
disclosures related to debt, including direct borrowing and direct placements.
The following standards have been issued, but have not been implemented as not yet effective.
GASB Statement No. 84, Fiduciary Activities. This Statement establishes standards of accounting and
financial reporting for fiduciary activities.
GASB Statement No. 87, Leases. This Statement establishes standards of accounting and financial reporting
for leases by lessees and lessors.
GASB Statement No. 89, Accounting for Interest Cost Incurred before the End of a Construction Period.
This Statement establishes accounting requirements for interest cost incurred before the end of a
construction period.
GASB Statement No. 90, Majority Equity Interests. An amendment of GASB Statements No. 14 and No,
61.
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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, 2019, the carrying amount of the City and Friendswood Downtown Economic
Development Corporation’s deposits was $3,071,042 and the bank balance of $3,475,462.
As of September 30, 2019 the City and Friendswood Downtown Economic Development Corporation held
the following investments.
Reported Weighted
Value of Average
Investments Maturity (Days)
Investment pools:
TexPool 4,607,711$ 36
Texas CLASS 38,077,400 41
Total investment pools 42,685,111
Debt Securities:
Federal Farm Credit Bonds 1,008,042 383
Federal Home Loan Bank Bonds 4,009,359 63
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 2,999,978 154
Federal National Mortgage Association 998,690 52
Total debt securities 9,016,069
Total investments 51,701,180$
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, 2019:
Fair Value /
Amortized
Cost
Level 1
Inputs
Level 2
Inputs
Level 3
Inputs
Investment Securities:
Federal Farm Credit Bank 1,008,042$ -$ 1,008,042$ -$
Federal Home Loan Bank 4,009,359 - 4,009,359 -
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 2,999,978 - 2,999,978 -
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 998,690 - 998,690 -
Total Investment Securities 9,016,069$ -$ 9,016,069$ -$
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, 2019, 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, 2019, were rated as follows:
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Note 2. Cash and Investments (continued)
Credit Risk (continued)
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
Note 3. Receivables and Deferred Inflows of Resources
Receivables as of September 30, 2019 for the City’s individual major funds and nonmajor funds in the
aggregate including the applicable allowances for uncollectible accounts, are as follows:
Proprietary
General Nonmajor
Water and
Sewer Total
Receivables:
Property taxes 258,210$ 46,911$ -$ 305,121$
Penalties and interest 144,619 22,385 - 167,004
Sales tax 1,169,259 288,933 - 1,458,192
Franchise taxes 585,290 - - 585,290
Customer accounts 270,671 3,351 3,224,284 3,498,306
Court fines 804,121 - - 804,121
Other 230,172 4,740 - 234,912
Gross receivables 3,462,342 366,320 3,224,284 7,052,946
Less: allowance for
uncollectibles (811,621) (21,642) (279,159) (1,112,422)
Net total receivables 2,650,721$ 344,678$ 2,945,125$ 5,940,524$
Governmental Funds
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Note 3. Receivables and Deferred Inflows of Resources (continued)
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 169,652$
Property tax penalties and interest 100,990
Court fines 160,824
Grants 15,000
Miscellaneous 8,166
Total General Fund 454,632
Nonmajor funds:
Delinquent property taxes 30,378
Property tax penalties and interest 15,631
Court fines 3,753
Total nonmajor funds 49,762
Total governmental funds 504,394$
On June 1, 2015, The City Council approved the purchase of a fire truck for the Friendswood Volunteer
Fire Department for $483,364. This purchase is supported with a repayment agreement whereby the
Friendswood Volunteer Fire Department has agreed to repay the City $72,000 per year for the first six
years, with a final payment of $65,000. The City set an initial interest rate of 1% with an option to increase
should interest rates rise significantly. The balance of the note receivable at September 30, 2019 is
$153,719.
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Note 4. Capital Assets
Capital assets activity for the primary government for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019, is as
follows:
Governmental activities
Beginning
Balance Increases
Reclassification
/Decreases Ending Balance
Capital assets, not being depreciated:
Land 25,759,306$ -$ -$ 25,759,306$
Construction in progress 2,514,552 4,930,949 (3,695,602) 3,749,899
Total capital assets, not being depreciated 28,273,858 4,930,949 (3,695,602) 29,509,205
Capital assets, being depreciated:
Buildings and improvements 39,971,157 422,994 1,389,247 41,783,398
Machinery and equipment 13,866,725 1,338,357 (411,706) 14,793,376
Infrastructure 92,334,044 161,190 1,000,000 93,495,234
Total capital assets, being depreciated 146,171,926 1,922,541 1,977,541 150,072,008
Less accumulated depreciation for:
Buildings & improvements (16,687,403) (1,744,868) - (18,432,271)
Machinery and equipment (9,033,745) (1,223,267) 348,019 (9,908,993)
Infrastructure (50,673,503) (2,526,545) - (53,200,048)
Total accumulated depreciation (76,394,651) (5,494,680) 348,019 (81,541,312)
Total capital assets - being depreciated 69,777,275 (3,572,139) 2,325,560 68,530,696
Governmental capital assets, net 98,051,133$ 1,358,810$ (1,370,042)$ 98,039,901$
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 6,174,252 608,115 - 6,782,367
Total capital assets, not being depreciated 26,210,420 608,115 - 26,818,535
Capital assets, being depreciated:
Buildings and improvements 683,906 - - 683,906
Machinery and equipment 7,218,247 204,598 (69,335) 7,353,510
Water and sewer system 63,640,402 - - 63,640,402
Total capital assets, being depreciated 71,542,555 204,598 (69,335) 71,677,818
Less accumulated depreciation for:
Buildings and improvements (286,029) (19,757) - (305,786)
Machinery and equipment (4,479,761) (253,637) 66,696 (4,666,702)
Water and sewer system (32,135,138) (1,622,139) - (33,757,277)
Total accumulated depreciation (36,900,928) (1,895,533) 66,696 (38,729,765)
Total capital assets - being depreciated 34,641,627 (1,690,935) (2,639) 32,948,053
Business-type capital assets, net 60,852,047$ (1,082,820)$ (2,639)$ 59,766,588$
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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 6,839,035$ -$ -$ 6,839,035$
Construction in progress - 64,735 - 64,735
Total capital assets, not being depreciated 6,839,035 64,735 - 6,903,770
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 (84,301) (10,745) - (95,046)
Total accumulated depreciation (84,301) (10,745) - (95,046)
Total capital assets - being depreciated 399,166 (10,745) - 388,421
Component Unit capital assets, net 7,238,201$ 53,990$ -$ 7,292,191$
Depreciation
Depreciation expense was charged to functions/programs of the City as follows:
Depreciation
Expense
Primary government
Governmental activities:
General government 289,076$
Public safety 1,005,086
Public Works 2,895,698
Community services 981,496
Capital assets held by the City's internal service
fund are charged to the various functions based on
their usage 323,324
Total Governmental activities 5,494,680
Business-type activities:
Water and sewer 1,895,533
Total Business-type activities:1,895,533
Total primary government 7,390,213$
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Note 4. Capital Assets (continued)
Construction commitments
The City has active construction projects as of September 30, 2019. At year end, the City’s commitments
with contractors were as follows:
Projects
Construction
Commitment
Construction
in Progress
Remaining
Commitment
Governmental funds:
Blackhawk Boulevard Phase II 5,100,525$ 3,749,899$ 1,350,626$
5,100,525 3,749,899 1,350,626
Enterprise funds:
Blackhawk Boulevard Phase II 425,973 388,293 37,680
Lift Stations #23 - Crazy Horse 347,860 280,679 67,181
Blackhawk WWTP 3rd Clarifier 6,090,067 6,113,395 (23,328)
6,863,900 6,782,367 81,533
Total Commitments 11,964,425$ 10,532,266$ 1,432,159$
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.
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.
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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, 2019:
Original Issue Final Interest Governmental Business-Type
General Obligation Bonds: Amount Maturity Rates Activities Activities
2010A Permanent Improvement 3,460,000$ 2035 1.0 - 4.75% 2,480,000$ -$
2010B Permanent Improvement
and Refunding 5,460,000 2021 1.0 - 4.0%
- 1,230,000
2012 General Obligation Refunding 8,890,000 2026 2.0 - 3.5% 5,025,000 -
2014 General Obligation Refunding 8,805,000 2028 2.0% - 4.0% 2,145,000 5,800,000
2015 General Obligation Refunding 9,595,000 2030 2.0% - 3.0% 7,875,000 -
2016 General Obligation Permanent
Improvement and Refunding 19,095,000 2031 2.0% - 5.0% 7,005,000 8,870,000
2016A General Obligation Refunding 9,765,000 2034 2.0% - 4.0% - 8,540,000
2017 General Obligation Bonds 5,605,000 2031 2.0% - 4.0% 5,200,000 -
Total general obligation bonds 29,730,000 24,440,000
Revenue Bonds:
2016 Waterworks and Sewer System 5,735,000 2036 2.0% - 4.0% - 5,060,000
2018 Waterworks and Sewer System 20,170,000 2038 4.0% - 5.0% - 20,170,000
Total revenue bonds - 25,230,000
Total 29,730,000$ 49,670,000$
Annual debt service requirements for the City’s bonds and certificates of obligation are as follows:
Fiscal Year Principal Interest Principal Interest Total
2020 1,855,000$ 1,042,281$ 2,945,000$ 1,938,950$ 7,781,231$
2021 1,995,000 991,231 3,035,000 1,844,050 7,865,281
2022 2,150,000 927,606 2,645,000 1,750,425 7,473,031
2023 2,215,000 860,319 2,735,000 1,657,800 7,468,119
2024 2,285,000 788,406 2,835,000 1,554,475 7,462,881
2025-2029 12,705,000 2,671,241 16,205,000 5,831,000 37,412,241
2030-2034 6,335,000 400,638 12,755,000 2,469,000 21,959,638
2035-2039 190,000 4,513 6,515,000 501,900 7,211,413
29,730,000$ 7,686,235$ 49,670,000$ 17,547,600$ 104,633,835$
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, 2019, are as follows:
Beginning
Balance Additions Reductions
Ending
Balance
Due Within
One Year
Primary Government
Governmental activities:
General obligation bonds 31,545,000$ -$ (1,815,000)$ 29,730,000$ 1,855,000$
Premium on bond issuance 2,520,657 - (227,149) 2,293,508 -
Capital lease 791,305 - (354,685) 436,620 165,680
Compensated absences 765,729 897,704 (862,701) 800,732 160,146
Governmental activity
Long-term liabilities 35,622,691$ 897,704$ (3,259,535)$ 33,260,860$ 2,180,826$
Beginning
Balance Additions Reductions
Ending
Balance
Due Within
One Year
Business-type activities:
Revenue bonds 5,290,000$ 20,170,000$ (230,000)$ 25,230,000 905,000$
General obligation bonds 26,425,000 - (1,985,000) 24,440,000 2,040,000
Premium on bond issuance 2,940,493 1,569,430 (294,840) 4,215,083 -
Compensated absences 83,250 88,366 (89,597) 82,019 16,404
Business-type activity
Long-term liabilities 34,738,743$ 21,827,796$ (2,599,437)$ 53,967,102$ 2,961,404$
Total Primary government 70,361,434$ 22,725,500$ (5,858,972)$ 87,227,962$ 5,142,230$
The Water and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 2018 were issued in December 2018 in the amount
of $20,170,000. The bonds bear interest from 4.0 percent to 5.0 percent and are due in annual installments
ranging from $670,000 to $1,520,000 through March 2038. Proceeds of the bonds will be used to make
certain System extensions and improvements, to fund a deposit to the Reserve Fund and to pay the costs of
issuance of the bonds.
The compensated absences, net pension liability and total OPEB liabilities attributable to the governmental
activities will be liquidated primarily by the General Fund.
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Note 5. Long-term Debt (continued)
West Ranch Management District
The following schedule summarizes the terms of the West Ranch Management District’s general obligation
bonds at July 31, 2019:
Amounts Interest Range of Callable
General Obligation Bonds: Outstanding Rates Maturities Date *
Series 2010 5,920,000$ 3.25% - 5.25% 2019 - 2040 September 1, 2020
Road Series 2010A 1,595,000 3.50% - 5.00% 2019 - 2040 September 1, 2020
Series 2012A 3,110,000 3.50% - 4.10% 2027 - 2040 September 1, 2020
Road Series 2013 935,000 2.00% - 3.00% 2019 - 2028 September 1, 2021
Series 2013 1,165,000 3.00% - 5.00% 2019 - 2040 September 1, 2021
Road Series 2014 2,030,000 2.00% - 3.75% 2019 - 2040 September 1, 2022
Series 2015 4,975,000 1.30% - 4.125% 2019 - 2030 September 1, 2023
Series 2016 2,080,000 3.00% - 4.00% 2031 - 2040 September 1, 2024
Refunding Series 2016 1,025,000 2.00% - 4.00% 2019 - 2026 September 1, 2024
Total general obligation bonds 22,835,000$
* 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
2020 830,000$ 907,460$ 1,737,460$
2021 850,000 883,383 1,733,383
2022 885,000 856,611 1,741,611
2023 910,000 827,740 1,737,740
2024 940,000 797,142 1,737,142
2025-2029 5,330,000 3,401,730 8,731,730
2030-2034 5,060,000 2,276,522 7,336,522
2035-2039 5,485,000 1,180,861 6,665,861
2040-2041 2,545,000 113,888 2,658,888
22,835,000$ 11,245,337$ 34,080,337$
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.
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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, 2019,
are as follows:
West Ranch Management District
Beginning
Balance Increase Decrease
Ending
Balance
Due Within
One Year
Component Unit
General obligation bonds 23,635,000$ -$ (800,000)$ 22,835,000$ 830,000$
Discount on bonds (417,004) - 14,412 (402,592) -
Premium on bonds 102,914 - (8,556) 94,358 -
Developer advances 40,000 - - 40,000 -
Due to developer 369,600 - - 369,600 -
Total 23,730,510$ -$ (794,144)$ 22,936,366$ 830,000$
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 $369,600. The District has agreed to
reimburse the developers for these amounts, plus interest, to the extent approved by the Texas Commission
on Environmental Quality from the proceeds of future bond sales. These amounts have been recorded in
the financial statements as long-term liabilities.
Defeasance of Bonds
The City defeased certain bonds by placing the proceeds of new bonds in an irrevocable trust to provide
future debt service payments on the old bonds. Accordingly, the trust account assets and liabilities for the
defeased bonds are not included in the City’s financial statements. On September 30, 2019, the City has
no bonds considered defeased that were outstanding.
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Note 5. Long-term Debt (continued)
Capital Leases
The City has entered into capital lease agreements in order to purchase machinery and equipment for public
works, police and fire departments. The assets acquired through these lease agreements are as follows:
Asset
Governmental
Activities
Machinery and equipment 949,270$
Less: accumulated depreciation (260,625)
Total 688,645$
The following is a summary of future lease payments due on this machinery and equipment:
Fiscal Year Amount
2020 179,053$
2021 179,053
2022 104,181
Minimum lease payments 462,287
Less amount representing interest (25,667)
Total 436,620$
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. 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
and March 1, 2038 for the 2018 bonds. The City will commit revenues each year the bonds are outstanding.
At September 30, 2019, the remaining principal on the series 2016 and 2018 bonds was $5,060,000 and
$20,170,000, respectively. Interest and principal payments for the fiscal year were $786,591 and $230,000,
respectively. Net pledged revenue in 2019 produced 369 percent of the current debt service requirement.
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Note 6. Interfund Balances and Transfers
Due to/from Other Funds
The City had no interfund receivable or payable balances at September 30, 2019.
Interfund Transfers
The composition of interfund transfers for the year ended September 30, 2019, is as follows:
Transfer In Transfer Out Amount Purpose
General Fund Water and Sewer 1,456,690$ Budgeted annual transfer for indirect water and sewer
costs by the General Fund.
General Fund Vehicle Replacment Fund 15,000 Reimbursement for capital equipment
Debt Service Fund Bond Construction Fund 1,901 Close out 2010 G.O. Bond Construction Fund
Internal service Fund General Fund 45,633 To fund new vehicle for Fire Marshall's office
1,519,224$
Note 7. Employee Retirement System
Texas Municipal Retirement System
Plan Description and Provisions
The City participates as one of 887 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 (CAFR) 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.
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Note 7. Employee Retirement System (continued)
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
Employees covered by benefit terms
At the December 31, 2018 valuation and measurement date, the following employees were covered by
the benefit terms:
Inactive employees or beneficiaries currently receiving benefits 123
Inactive employees entitled to but not yet receiving benefits 118
Active employees 208
Total 449
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 15.95% and 15.90% in calendar years 2018 and 2019, respectively. The
City’s contributions to TMRS for the year ended September 30, 2019, were $2,375,185 and were equal to the
required contributions.
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Note 7. Employee Retirement System (continued)
Net Pension Liability
The City’s Net Pension Liability (NPL) was measured as of December 31, 2018, 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, 2018 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: 27 years
Asset valuation method: 10 year smoothed market; 15% soft corridor
Inflation: 2.5%
Salary increases: 3.5% to 10.5% including inflation
Investment rate of return: 6.75%
Salary increases were based on a service-related table. Mortality rates for active members, retirees, and
beneficiaries were based on the gender-distinct RP2000 Combined Healthy Mortality Table with Blue Collar
Adjustment with male rates multiplied by 109% and female rates multiplied by 103% and projected on a fully
generational basis with scale BB to account for future mortality improvements. For disabled annuitants, the
gender-distinct RP2000 Disabled Retiree Mortality Table is used, with slight adjustments.
Healthy Mortality Tables with Blue Collar Adjustment are used with males rates multiplied by 109% and
female rates multiplied by 103% with a 3-year set-forward for both males and females. In addition, a 3%
minimum mortality rate is applied to reflect the impairment for younger members who become disabled. The
rates are projected on a fully generational basis by scale BB to account for future mortality improvements
subject to the 3% floor.
The actuarial assumptions were developed primarily from the actuarial investigation of the experience of
TMRS over the four year period from December 31, 2010 to December 31, 2014. They were adopted in 2015
and first used in the December 31, 2015 actuarial valuation. The post-retirement mortality assumption for
healthy annuitants and Annuity Purchase Rate (APRs) are based on the Mortality Experience Investigation
Study covering 2009 through 2011 and dated December 31, 2013. In conjunction with these changes first used
in the December 31, 2013 valuation, the System adopted the Entry Age Normal actuarial cost method and a
one-time change to the amortization policy. 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.
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Note 7. Employee Retirement System (continued)
Actuarial Assumptions (continued)
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 2019 are summarized in the
following table:
The target allocation for each major asset class are summarized in the following table:
Target
Allocation
Long-Term
Expected
Real Rate of
Return
(Arithmetic)
Domestic Equity 17.5% 4.30%
International Equity 17.5% 6.10%
Core Fixed Income 10.0% 1.00%
Non-Core Fixed Income 20.0% 3.39%
Real Return 10.0% 4.44%
Real Estate 10.0% 4.44%
Absolute Return 10.0% 3.56%
Private Equity 5.0% 7.75%
Total 100.0%
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.
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Note 7. Employee Retirement System (continued)
Changes in the Net Pension Liability
Increase (Decrease)
Total Pension
Liability
Plan Fiduciary
Net Position
Net Pension
Liability
Balance at 12/31/2017 75,151,374$ 67,179,205$ 7,972,169$
Changes for the year:
Service Cost 2,626,099 - 2,626,099
Interest (on the Total Pension
Liability) 5,044,613 - 5,044,613
Difference between expected and
actual experience 59,617 - 59,617
Benefit payments, including
refunds of employee contributions (3,458,824) (3,458,824) -
Contributions – employer - 2,305,344 (2,305,344)
Contributions – employee - 1,025,248 (1,025,248)
Net investment income - (2,013,270) 2,013,270
Administrative Expense - (38,892) 38,892
Other - (2,032) 2,032
Balance at 12/31/2018 79,422,879$ 64,996,779$ 14,426,100$
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 25,697,894$ 14,426,100$ 5,193,272$
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, 2019, the City recognized a pension expense of $3,391,716.
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Note 7. Employee Retirement System (continued)
At September 30, 2019, the City reported deferred outflows and inflows of resources related to pensions
from the following sources:
Deferred
Outflows of
Resources
Deferred
Inflows of
Resources
Difference in expected and actual
economic experience 192,360$ (292,423)$
Changes in actuarial assumptions 172,193 -
Difference between projected and
actual investment earnings 3,476,516 -
Contributions subsequent to the
measurement date 1,812,649 -
Total 5,653,718$ (292,423)$
$1,812,649 reported as deferred outflows of resources related to pension resulting from contributions
subsequent to the measurement date will be recognized as a reduction of the net pension liability for the
year ending September 30, 2020. Other amounts reported as deferred outflows and inflows of resources
related to pensions will be recognized in pension expenses as follows:
Net deferred outflows
(inflows) of resources
2020 1,202,488$
2021 547,888
2022 479,495
2023 1,318,775
Total 3,548,646$
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.
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Note 8. Post Employee Benefits Other Than Pensions (continued)
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, 2018 was as follows:
Inactive employees currently receiving benefits 88
Inactive employees entitled to but not yet receiving benefits 31
Active employees 208
Total 327
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
0.21% 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 3.71% based on the Fidelity Index’s “20-Year Municipal
GO AA Index” rate as of December 31, 2018. At transition, GASB Statement No.75 also requires that
the total OPEB liability as of the prior fiscal year end be estimated based on the 20 Year Bond GO Index
as of the prior fiscal year end. The actuary has estimated the total OPEB liability, as of December 31,
2017, using a discount rate of 3.31%.
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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, 2018 and was determined by an actuarial
valuation as of that date using the following actuarial assumptions:
Valuation Date: December 31, 2018
Methods and Assumptions:
Inflation: 2.50%
Salary Increases: 3.50% to 10.50%, including inflation
Discount rate *: 3.71%
Retirees’ share of benefit related costs: $0
Administrative expenses: All administrative expenses are paid through the Pension Trust
and accounted for under reporting requirements under GASB
Statement No. 68.
Mortality rates – service retirees: RP2000 Combined Mortality Table with Blue Collar Adjustment
with male rates multiplied by 109% and female rates multiplied
by 103% and projected on a fully generational basis with scale
BB.
Mortality rates – disabled retirees: RP2000 Combined Mortality Table with Blue Collar Adjustment
with male rates multiplied by 109% and female rates multiplied
by 103% with a 3 year set-forward for both males and females.
The rates are projected on a fully generational basis with scale
BB to account for future mortality improvements subject to the
3% floor.
*The discount rate was based on the Fidelity Index’s “20-Year Municipal GO AA Index” rate as of
December 31, 2018.
Note: The actuarial assumptions used in the December 31, 2018 valuation were based on the results of
an actuarial experience study for the period December 31, 2010 to December 31, 2014.
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Note 8. Post Employee Benefits Other Than Pensions (continued)
TMRS Supplemental Death Benefits Fund (continued)
Changes in the Total OPEB Liability
Service cost 30,757$
Interest 20,933
Changes of benefit terms -
Difference between expected and actual experience (7,425)
Changes of assumptions (43,775)
Benefit payments (5,859)
Net change in total OPEB liability (5,369)
Total OPEB liability - beginning 619,983
Total OPEB liability - ending 614,614$
Ending total OPEB liability is as of December 31, 2018. Changes of assumptions reflect a change in the
discount rate from 3.31% as of December 31, 2017 to 3.71% as of December 31, 2018.
Sensitivity Analysis
The following presents the total OPEB liability of the employer, calculated using the discount rate of
3.71%, 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 (2.71%) or 1 percentage point higher (4.71%) 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
2.71%
Current Discount
Rate Assumption
3.71%
1% Increase
to 4.71%
732,986$ 614,614$ 523,409$
OPEB Expense and Deferred Outflows of Resources and Deferred Inflows of Resources Related to
OPEB Activity
For the year ended September 30, 2019, the City recognized OPEB expense of $51,465.
As of September 30, 2019, the City reported deferred outflows of resources related to OPEB from the
following sources:
Deferred Outflows of
Resources
Deferred Inflows of
Resources
Differences between expected
and actual experience -$ (6,248)$
Changes in assumptions and other inputs - (2,839)
Contributions made subsequent to
the measurement date 4,621 -
Total 4,621$ (9,087)$
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Note 8. Post Employee Benefits Other Than Pensions (continued)
TMRS Supplemental Death Benefits Fund (continued)
The $4,621 reported as deferred outflows of resources related to OPEB resulting from City contributions
subsequent to the measurement date will be recognized as a reduction of the total OPEB liability in the
year ending September 30, 2020.
Amounts currently reported as deferred outflows of resources related to OPEB, excluding contributions
subsequent to the measurement date, will be recognized in OPEB expense as follows:
Net Deferred
Outflows (Inflows)
of Resources
2020 (225)$
2021 (225)
2022 (225)
2023 (225)
2024 (5,671)
Thereafter (2,516)
Total (9,087)$
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, 2018, the following employees were covered by the
benefit terms:
Retirees and beneficiaries 6
Inactive, nonretired members 0
Active members 192
Total 198
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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 $981,758 was measured as of December 31, 2018, and was determined
by an actuarial valuation as of December 31, 2018.
Actuarial assumptions and methods
The total OPEB liability in the December 31, 2018 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, 2018
Methods and Assumptions:
Actuarial Cost Method: Individual Entry-Age Normal
Discount Rate: 3.71% as of December 31, 2018
Inflation: 2.50%
Salary Increases: 3.50% to 10.50%, including inflation
Demographic Assumptions: Based on the experience study covering the four year period
ending December 31, 2014 as conducted for the Texas Municipal
Retirement System (TMRS)
Mortality: For healthy retirees, the gender-distinct RP2000 Combined
Healthy Mortality Tables with Blue Collar Adjustment are used
with male rates multiplied by 109% and female rates multiplied
by 103%. The rates are projected on a fully generational basis by
scale BB to account for future mortality improvements.
Health Care Trend Rates: Initial rate of 7.20% declining to an ultimate rate of 4.25% after
15 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 assumed to
decline coverage.
Other Information:
Notes: The discount rate changed from 3.31% as of December 31, 2017
to 3.71% as of December 31, 2018. Additionally, the health care
trend rates were updated to reflect the plan’s anticipated
experience.
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 3.71% (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 3.31% 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 53,919$
Interest 37,843
Changes of benefit terms -
Difference between expected and actual experience (214,124)
Changes of assumptions 7,071
Benefit payments (38,566)
Net change in total OPEB liability (153,857)
Total OPEB liability - beginning 1,135,615
Total OPEB liability - ending 981,758$
The ending Total OPEB Liability was as of December 31, 2018.
Changes of assumptions reflect a change in the discount rate from 3.31% as of December 31, 2017 to 3.71%
as of December 31, 2018, and minor updates to the health care trend assumption.
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 3.71%, 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
2.71%
Current Discount
Rate Assumption
3.71%
1% Increase
to 4.71%
1,078,832$ 981,758$ 894,151$
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
870,606$ 981,758$ 1,113,362$
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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, 2019, the City recognized OPEB expense of $75,859.
At September 30, 2019, the City reported deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources
related to OPEB from the following sources:
Deferred Outflows
of Resources
Deferred Inflows
of Resources
Differences between expected
and actual experience 3,631$ (191,682)$
Changes assumptions 47,441 -
Contributions subsequent to
the measurement date 33,215 -
Total 84,287$ (191,682)$
The $33,215 reported as deferred outflows of resources related to OPEB resulting from City contributions
subsequent to the measurement date will be recognized as a reduction of the total OPEB liability in the year
ending September 30, 2020.
Amounts currently reported as deferred outflows of resources related to OPEB, excluding contributions
subsequent to the measurement date, will be recognized in OPEB expense as follows:
Fiscal Year
Net Deferred
Outflows
(Inflows) of
2020 (15,903)$
2021 (15,903)
2022 (15,903)
2023 (15,903)
2024 (15,903)
Thereafter (61,095)
Total (140,610)$
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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,
2019, 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, 2019, the City
believed the amounts paid on workers’ compensation would not change significantly from the amounts
recorded.
During the year ended September 30, 2019, 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. Subsequent Events
In preparing the financial statements, the City has evaluated events and transactions for potential
recognition or disclosure through February 26, 2020, the date on which the financial statements were
available to be issued.
In November 2019, voters approved the bond issuance of $2.0 million for a public works facility, $9.1
million public safety facilities, and $41.0 million for storm water drainage and flood control improvements
along Clear Creek.
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BUDGET AND ACTUAL (WITH VARIANCES)
GENERAL FUND
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
Variance with
Final budget -
Actual Positive
Original Final Amounts (Negative)
Revenues
Property taxes 14,888,335$ 14,888,335$ 14,729,551$ (158,784)$
Sales and alcohol taxes 6,349,774 6,349,774 6,746,466 396,692
Franchise taxes 1,675,966 1,675,966 2,054,395 378,429
Fines and forfeitures 724,960 724,960 815,090 90,130
Permits and fees 1,939,360 1,942,540 1,447,013 (495,527)
Intergovernmental 564,017 662,080 1,576,838 914,758
Investment earnings 118,783 118,783 342,268 223,485
Donations 15,000 58,054 64,862 6,808
Miscellaneous 5,238 17,238 17,107 (131)
Total Revenues 26,281,433 26,437,730 27,793,590 1,355,860
Expenditures
General government:
Mayor and council - governing body:
Supplies and maintenance 4,211 8,761 8,100 661
Other services and charges 52,866 84,124 60,032 24,092
Total governing body 57,077 92,885 68,132 24,753
Mayor and council - city attorney:
Personnel services 243,807 243,807 226,604 17,203
Supplies 300 300 126 174
Other services and charges 18,600 6,200 3,505 2,695
Total city attorney 262,707 250,307 230,235 20,072
City manager - administration:
Personnel services 680,918 676,767 676,124 643
Supplies 21,780 26,746 22,369 4,377
Other services and charges 60,864 187,223 105,674 81,549
Total administration 763,562 890,736 804,167 86,569
City manager - economic development:
Personnel services 172,095 174,560 173,734 826
Supplies 6,000 3,435 2,331 1,104
Other services and charges 74,080 100,500 86,466 14,034
Total economic development 252,175 278,495 262,531 15,964
City secretary - municipal clerk:
Personnel services 323,945 327,535 327,534 1
Supplies 5,681 9,831 9,261 570
Other services and charges 18,957 15,788 12,972 2,816
Total municipal clerk 348,583 353,154 349,767 3,387
Budgeted Amounts
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GENERAL FUND (continued)
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
Variance with
Final budget -
Actual Positive
Original Final Amounts (Negative)
General government (continued):
City secretary - election services:
Personnel services 7,982$ 7,982$ -$ 7,982$
Supplies 622 2,245 1,988 257
Repairs and maintenance 525 525 - 525
Other services and charges 19,206 17,583 16,776 807
Total election services 28,335 28,335 18,764 9,571
City secretary - records management:
Personnel services 134,466 134,466 133,653 813
Supplies 944 2,272 2,140 132
Other services and charges 25,160 20,465 16,953 3,512
Total records management 160,570 157,203 152,746 4,457
Administrative services - finance:
Personnel services 893,632 903,635 903,634 1
Supplies 8,580 8,580 5,398 3,182
Other services and charges 118,392 109,209 66,944 42,265
Total finance 1,020,604 1,021,424 975,976 45,448
Administrative services - other admin:
Other services and charges 240,904 240,904 161,130 79,774
Total other admin 240,904 240,904 161,130 79,774
Administrative services - municipal court:
Personnel services 368,932 369,632 369,627 5
Supplies 5,480 5,480 4,350 1,130
Other services and charges 35,436 34,736 24,278 10,458
Total municipal court 409,848 409,848 398,255 11,593
Administrative services - human resources:
Personnel services 381,821 381,821 354,559 27,262
Supplies 10,900 9,900 1,013 8,887
Other services and charges 93,177 94,927 50,043 44,884
Total human resources 485,898 486,648 405,615 81,033
Administrative services - insurance:
Other services and charges 176,400 176,400 174,546 1,854
Total insurance 176,400 176,400 174,546 1,854
Budgeted Amounts
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BUDGET AND ACTUAL (WITH VARIANCES)
GENERAL FUND (continued)
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
Variance with
Final budget -
Actual Positive
Original Final Amounts (Negative)
General government (continued):
Administrative services - risk management:
Personnel services 133,773$ 135,995$ 135,993$ 2$
Supplies 13,070 10,848 7,290 3,558
Other services and charges 30,591 30,591 14,134 16,457
Total risk management 177,434 177,434 157,417 20,017
Administrative services - information technology:
Personnel services 543,873 554,873 554,838 35
Supplies 45,370 202,428 193,954 8,474
Repairs and maintenance 72,277 51,785 36,733 15,052
Other services and charges 434,655 423,173 374,092 49,081
Total information technology 1,096,175 1,232,259 1,159,617 72,642
Total general government 5,480,272 5,796,032 5,318,898 477,134
Public Safety:
Police department - administration:
Personnel services 819,616 729,309 727,554 1,755
Supplies 31,746 31,648 21,191 10,457
Repairs and maintenance 33,500 8,040 3,097 4,943
Other services and charges 92,622 90,106 79,610 10,496
Total administration 977,484 859,103 831,452 27,651
Police department - communications:
Personnel services 1,155,364 1,155,364 1,153,191 2,173
Supplies 9,700 15,558 12,235 3,323
Repairs and maintenance 36,207 30,207 19,111 11,096
Other services and charges 17,665 14,207 7,936 6,271
Total communications 1,218,936 1,215,336 1,192,473 22,863
Police department - patrol:
Personnel services 5,503,923 5,781,348 5,781,348 -
Supplies 295,495 263,816 270,600 (6,784)
Repairs and maintenance 186,074 179,583 174,600 4,983
Other services and charges 460,096 486,559 480,902 5,657
Total patrol 6,445,588 6,711,306 6,707,450 3,856
Police department - patrol - DOT program:
Personnel services 103,924 103,924 32,266 71,658
Supplies 4,729 4,729 3,141 1,588
Repairs and maintenance 1,000 1,000 - -
Other services and charges 16,934 15,739 10,387 5,352
Total patrol - DOT program 126,587 125,392 45,794 79,598
Budgeted Amounts
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GENERAL FUND (continued)
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
Variance with
Final budget -
Actual Positive
Original Final Amounts (Negative)
Public Safety (continued):
Police department - criminal investigation:
Personnel services 1,800,365$ 1,699,224$ 1,694,775$ 4,449$
Supplies 52,211 59,311 43,861 15,450
Repairs and maintenance 38,600 19,507 15,749 3,758
Other services and charges 104,685 99,824 81,181 18,643
Total criminal investigation 1,995,861 1,877,866 1,835,566 42,300
Police department - animal control:
Personnel services 294,514 328,164 328,165 (1)
Supplies 30,399 34,709 34,420 289
Repairs and maintenance 12,000 3,599 3,598 1
Other services and charges 91,114 42,548 42,413 135
Total animal services 428,027 409,020 408,596 424
Friendswood Volunteer Fire Department -
fire administrations:
Supplies and maintenance - 18,400 16,713 1,687
Other services and charges 1,819,298 1,869,298 1,385,908 483,390
Total fire administration 1,819,298 1,887,698 1,402,621 485,077
Fire marshal - administration:
Personnel services 670,282 683,701 716,032 (32,331)
Supplies 23,400 26,678 26,989 (311)
Repairs and maintenance 8,555 7,985 6,915 1,070
Other services and charges 39,629 38,629 32,067 6,562
Total administration 741,866 756,993 782,003 (25,010)
Fire marshal - emergency management:
Personnel services 94,982 81,563 78,749 2,814
Supplies 24,450 34,940 33,058 1,882
Repairs and maintenance 4,957 5,527 5,333 194
Other services and charges 49,400 46,300 32,702 13,598
Total emergency management 173,789 168,330 149,842 18,488
Total public safety 13,927,436 14,011,044 13,355,797 655,247
Budgeted Amounts
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BUDGET AND ACTUAL (WITH VARIANCES)
GENERAL FUND (continued)
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
Variance with
Final budget -
Actual Positive
Original Final Amounts (Negative)
Public Works:
Administration:
Personnel services 317,746$ 308,144$ 281,621$ 26,523$
Supplies 3,150 74,723 70,190 4,533
Other services and charges 13,430 16,448 8,555 7,893
Total administration 334,326 399,315 360,366 38,949
Streets:
Personnel services 823,992 811,351 726,183 85,168
Supplies 90,750 103,653 98,527 5,126
Repairs and maintenance 134,000 127,697 92,351 35,346
Other services and charges 399,250 523,500 524,577 (1,077)
Total streets 1,447,992 1,566,201 1,441,638 124,563
Drainage:
Personnel services 314,889 305,288 235,316 69,972
Supplies 11,710 11,710 10,171 1,539
Repairs and maintenance 50,800 64,277 49,057 15,220
Other services and charges 8,405 48,825 48,063 762
Total drainage 385,804 430,100 342,607 87,493
Capital projects administration:
Personnel services 227,180 261,401 261,402 (1)
Supplies 5,717 8,907 6,143 2,764
Repairs and maintenance 4,500 4,500 467 4,033
Other services and charges 29,046 66,459 60,052 6,407
Total capital projects administration 266,443 341,267 328,064 13,203
Total public works 2,434,565 2,736,883 2,472,675 264,208
Community development:
Administration:
Personnel services 328,688 328,688 327,744 944
Supplies 10,950 9,985 5,304 4,681
Other services and charges 12,620 12,727 6,858 5,869
Total administration 352,258 351,400 339,906 11,494
Budgeted Amounts
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BUDGET AND ACTUAL (WITH VARIANCES)
GENERAL FUND (continued)
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
Variance with
Final budget -
Actual Positive
Original Final Amounts (Negative)
Community development (continued):
Planning and zoning:
Personnel services 285,571$ 302,732$ 302,731$ 1$
Supplies 1,300 1,105 681 424
Repairs and maintenance - - - -
Other services and charges 40,320 24,212 22,522 1,690
Total planning and zoning 327,191 328,049 325,934 2,115
Inspection and code enforcement:
Personnel services 391,076 397,553 397,553 -
Supplies 11,443 9,843 8,316 1,527
Repairs and maintenance 3,800 3,350 1,103 2,247
Other services and charges 49,570 45,143 26,342 18,801
Total inspection and code enforcement 455,889 455,889 433,314 22,575
Total community development 1,135,338 1,135,338 1,099,154 36,184
Parks and recreation:
Administration:
Personnel services 253,964 256,753 256,755 (2)
Supplies 4,500 4,744 3,268 1,476
Repairs and maintenance 32,965 30,176 27,501 2,675
Total drainage 291,429 291,673 287,524 4,149
Recreation programs:
Personnel services 272,603 284,806 284,806 -
Supplies 20,450 17,387 17,210 177
Other services and charges 80,322 69,574 68,631 943
Total recreation programs 373,375 371,767 370,647 1,120
July 4th program:
Personnel services 24,419 32,953 32,953 -
Supplies 4,275 3,943 5,941 (1,998)
Other services and charges 79,100 76,646 76,645 1
Total July 4th program 107,794 113,542 115,539 (1,997)
Summer day camp program:
Personnel services 70,907 79,119 79,119 -
Supplies 15,450 13,650 13,648 2
Other services and charges 41,450 41,080 41,036 44
Total summer day camp program 127,807 133,849 133,803 46
Budgeted Amounts
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BUDGET AND ACTUAL (WITH VARIANCES)
GENERAL FUND (continued)
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
Variance with
Final budget -
Actual Positive
Original Final Amounts (Negative)
Parks and recreation (continued):
Keep Friendswood Beautiful committee:
Supplies 15,700$ 17,371$ 16,713$ 658$
Repairs and maintenance 7,800 16,153 16,078 75
Other services and charges 43,550 56,158 56,157 1
Total Keep Friendswood Beautiful committee 67,050 89,682 88,948 734
Stevenson Park pool:
Personnel services 58,522 55,013 55,013 -
Supplies 19,610 22,170 22,073 97
Repairs and maintenance 14,635 11,287 11,276 11
Other services and charges 27,644 20,877 19,380 1,497
Total Stevenson park pool 120,411 109,347 107,742 1,605
Senior activity center:
Personnel services 174,344 175,590 175,589 1
Supplies 12,790 11,352 10,112 1,240
Repairs and maintenance 2,000 2,000 1,992 8
Other services and charges 12,842 17,458 15,504 1,954
Total senior activity center 201,976 206,400 203,197 3,203
Park operations:
Personnel services 667,471 679,575 679,574 1
Supplies 97,786 106,202 106,686 (484)
Repairs and maintenance 153,500 160,616 160,549 67
Other services and charges 538,858 530,764 470,136 60,628
Total parks operations 1,457,615 1,477,157 1,416,945 60,212
Facility operations:
Supplies 34,000 42,623 29,120 13,503
Repairs and maintenance 164,500 233,291 205,059 28,232
Other services and charges 495,977 862,286 838,065 24,221
Total facility operations 694,477 1,138,200 1,072,244 65,956
Total parks and recreation 3,441,934 3,931,617 3,796,589 135,028
Library:
Administration:
Personnel services 1,060,156 1,060,156 1,009,377 50,779
Supplies 154,469 179,545 166,232 13,313
Repairs and maintenance 840 840 240 600
Other services and charges 23,625 31,763 28,566 3,197
Total administration 1,239,090 1,272,304 1,204,415 67,889
Total library 1,239,090 1,272,304 1,204,415 67,889
Budgeted Amounts
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BUDGET AND ACTUAL (WITH VARIANCES)
GENERAL FUND (continued)
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
Variance with
Final budget -
Actual Positive
Original Final Amounts (Negative)
Capital improvements:
Capital outlay 553,264$ 3,544,107$ 2,275,993$ 1,268,114$
Total capital improvements 553,264 3,544,107 2,275,993 1,268,114
Total Expenditures 28,211,899 32,427,325 29,523,521 2,903,804
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over
expenditures (1,930,466) (5,989,595) (1,729,931) 4,259,664
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Insurance recoveries - 102,956 235,443 132,487
Sale of capital assets - 4,010 6,614 2,604
Transfers in 1,441,690 1,471,690 1,471,690 -
Transfers out - (45,633) (45,633) -
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses)1,441,690 1,533,023 1,668,114 135,091
Net change in fund balances (488,776) (4,456,572) (61,817) 4,394,755
Fund balances - beginning 14,285,306 14,285,306 14,285,306 -
Fund balances - ending 13,796,530$ 9,828,734$ 14,223,489$ 4,394,755$
Budgeted Amounts
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NOTES TO BUDGETARY SCHEDULE
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
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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.
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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.
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, 2019, there were no expenditures that exceeded appropriations for the
City.
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2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
A. Total pension liability
1. Service Cost 2,626,099$ 2,505,392$ 2,334,817$ 2,204,299$ 2,018,353$
2. Interest (on the Total Pension Liability) 5,044,613 4,755,782 4,435,987 4,317,394 4,084,392
3. Difference between expected and actual experience 59,617 (60,180) 366,687 (1,032,789) (736,093)
4. Changes of assumptions - - - 847,469 -
5. Benefit payments, including refunds of employee (3,458,824) (2,505,921) (2,464,107) (2,256,734) (2,005,311)
6. Net change in total pension liability 4,271,505 4,695,073 4,673,384 4,079,639 3,361,341
7. Total pension liability – beginning 75,151,374 70,456,304 65,782,920 61,703,281 58,341,940
8. Total pension liability – ending 79,422,879 75,151,377 70,456,304 65,782,920 61,703,281
B. Plan fiduciary net position
1. Contributions – employer 2,305,344 2,182,093 2,037,849 1,998,038 1,867,782
2. Contributions – employee 1,025,248 987,399 923,896 886,669 829,598
3. Net investment income (2,013,270) 8,104,390 3,672,583 79,202 2,868,842
4. Benefit payments, including refunds of employee
contributions (3,458,824) (2,505,921) (2,464,107) (2,256,734) (2,005,311)
5. Administrative Expense (38,892) (41,987) (41,467) (48,239) (29,949)
6. Other (2,032) (2,127) (2,234) (2,383) (2,462)
7. Net change in plan fiduciary net position (2,182,426) 8,723,847 4,126,520 656,553 3,528,500
8. Plan fiduciary net position – beginning 67,179,205 58,455,358 54,328,838 53,672,285 50,143,785
9. Plan fiduciary net position – ending 64,996,779 67,179,205 58,455,358 54,328,838 53,672,285
C. Net pension liability (A.9 – B.9) 14,426,100$ 7,972,172$ 12,000,946$ 11,454,082$ 8,030,996$
D. Plan fiduciary net position as a percentage of the
total pension liability 81.84% 89.39% 82.97% 82.59% 86.98%
E. Covered-employee payroll 14,646,398$ 14,098,997$ 13,198,512$ 12,653,842$ 11,851,396$
F. Net position liability as a percentage of covered
employee payroll 98.50% 56.54% 90.93% 90.52% 67.76%
Note: Ten years of data should be presented in this schedule but data was unavailable prior to 2014.
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
SCHEDULE OF CHANGES IN NET PENSION LIABILITY AND RELATED RATIOS
TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM
Last Five Measurement Years
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
SCHEDULE OF CITY CONTRIBUTIONS
TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM
Last Six Fiscal Years
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Actuarially required contributions 2,376,185$ 2,255,270$ 2,161,617$ 2,100,698$ 1,960,652$
Contributions in relation to the
actuarially required contributions 2,376,185 2,255,270 2,161,617 2,100,698 1,960,652
Contribution deficiency (excess)-$ -$ -$ -$ -$
City's covered-employee payroll 15,133,171$ 14,385,208$ 13,986,135$ 13,525,613$ 12,423,310$
Contributions as a percentage of
covered-employee payroll 15.70% 15.68% 15.46% 15.53% 15.78%
2014
Actuarially required contributions 1,847,375$
Contributions in relation to the
actuarially required contributions 1,847,375
Contribution deficiency (excess)-$
City's covered-employee payroll 11,781,281$
Contributions as a percentage of
covered-employee payroll 15.68%
Note: Ten years of data should be presented in this schedule but data was unavailable prior to 2014.
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF CONTRIBUTIONS
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
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
27 years
Asset Valuation Method 10 Year smoothed market; 15% soft corridor
Inflation 2.50%
Salary Increases 3.50% to 10.50% 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 2015 valuation pursuant to an
experience study of the period 2010 - 2014
Mortality RP2000 Combined Mortality Table with Blue Collar Adjustment with
male rates multiplied by 109% and female rates multiplied by 103%
and projected on a fully generational basis with scale BB
Other Information: There were no benefit changes during the year.
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2018 2017
Service cost 30,757$ 26,788$
Interest 20,933 20,384
Changes of benefit terms - -
Difference between expected and actual experience (7,425) -
Changes of assumptions (43,775) 49,777
Benefit payments ** (5,859) (5,640)
Net change in total OPEB liability (5,369) 91,309
Total OPEB liability - beginning 619,983 528,674
Total OPEB liability - ending 614,614$ 619,983$
Covered payroll 14,646,398$ 14,098,997$
Total OPEB liability as a percentage of covered payroll 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.
Notes to the Required Supplementary Information
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.
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
SCHEDULE OF CHANGES IN THE TOTAL OPEB LIABILITY AND RELATED RATIOS
TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM SUPPLEMENTAL DEATH BENEFITS FUND
Last Two Measurement Years
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:
2018 3.71%
2017 3.31%
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2018 2017
Service cost 53,919$ 44,637$
Interest 37,843 39,497
Changes of benefit terms - -
Difference between expected and actual experience (214,124) 4,573
Changes of assumptions 7,071 51,765
Benefit payments (38,566) (38,414)
Net change in total OPEB liability (153,857) 102,058
Total OPEB liability - beginning 1,135,615 1,033,557
Total OPEB liability - ending 981,758$ 1,135,615$
Covered payroll 14,646,402$ 12,035,859$
Total OPEB liability as a percentage of covered payroll 6.70% 9.44%
Notes to the Required Supplementary Information
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.
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
SCHEDULE OF CHANGES IN THE TOTAL OPEB LIABILITY AND RELATED RATIOS
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD RETIREE HEALTH CARE PLAN
Last Two Measurement Years
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 increased from 3.31% as of December 31, 2017 to 3.71% as of December 31, 2018.
This change decreased the total OPEB liability.
2. The health care trend rates were updated to better reflect the plan’s anticipated experience.
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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.
Court Security and Technology 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.
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 – 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.
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.
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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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
COMBINING BALANCE SHEET
NONMAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
September 30, 2019
Police
Investigation
Fires/EMS
Donation
Court
Security
and
Technology Debt Service
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 21,292$ 7,471$ 25,239$ 5,790$
Investments 166,402 61,272 206,998 47,489
Receivables, net of allowance:
Taxes receivable - - - 48,390
Customer accounts - 2,615 - -
Other receivables 1,167 - 3,573 -
Accrued interest 433 131 382 1,349
Total Assets 189,294$ 71,489$ 236,192$ 103,018$
Liabilities and Fund Balances
Liabilities:
Accounts payable 7,136$ -$ 706$ -$
Total Liabilities 7,136 - 706 -
Deferred Inflows of Resources:
Unavailable revenue - - 3,753 46,009
Total Deferred Inflows - - 3,753 46,009
Fund Balances:
Nonspendable:
Permanent fund - - - -
Restricted:
Municipal court operations - - 231,733 -
Debt service - - - 57,009
Public safety 182,158 71,489 - -
Capital projects - - - -
Total Fund Balances 182,158 71,489 231,733 57,009
Total Liabilities, deferred
inflows of resources, and fund
balances 189,294$ 71,489$ 236,192$ 103,018$
Special Revenue Funds
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Permanent Capital Projects Funds
1776 Park
Sidewalk
Installation
Park Land
Dedication
Street
Improvement
Bond
Construction
Total
Nonmajor
Governmental
Funds
2,686$ 3,678$ 7,793$ 264,091$ 11,346$ 349,386$
22,011 30,158 63,919 2,165,904 2,871,256 5,635,409
- - - 288,933 - 337,323
- - - - - 2,615
- - - - - 4,740
41 48 176 4,256 - 6,816
24,738$ 33,884$ 71,888$ 2,723,184$ 2,882,602$ 6,336,289$
-$ -$ -$ 81,612 603,940 693,394$
- - - 81,612 603,940 693,394
- - - - - 49,762
- - - - - 49,762
24,738 - - - - 24,738
- - - - - 231,733
- - - - - 57,009
- - - - - 253,647
- 33,884 71,888 2,641,572 2,278,662 5,026,006
24,738 33,884 71,888 2,641,572 2,278,662 5,593,133
24,738$ 33,884$ 71,888$ 2,723,184$ 2,882,602$ 6,336,289$
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
COMBINING STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES
AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES
NONMAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
Police
Investigation
Fires/EMS
Donation
Court
Security and
Technology Debt Service
Revenues
Property taxes -$ -$ -$ 3,198,456$
Sales taxes - - - -
Fines and forfeitures 24,184 - 27,538 -
Permits and fees - - - -
Miscellaneous 1,670 - - -
Donations - 225,207 - -
Investment earnings 5,452 1,352 4,038 13,972
Total Revenues 31,306 226,559 31,576 3,212,428
Expenditures
Current:
General government - - 17,371 -
Public safety 27,892 161,850 - -
Public works - - - -
Debt service:
Principal - 61,178 - 2,107,698
Interest and other charges - 3,459 - 1,108,668
Capital outlay 93,471 - 10,000 -
Total Expenditures 121,363 226,487 27,371 3,216,366
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over
(under) expenditures (90,057) 72 4,205 (3,938)
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Transfers in - - - 1,901
Transfers out - - - -
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses)- - - 1,901
Net change in fund balances (90,057) 72 4,205 (2,037)
Fund balances - beginning 272,215 71,417 227,528 59,046
Fund balances - ending 182,158$ 71,489$ 231,733$ 57,009$
Special Revenue Funds
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Permanent
1776 Park
Sidewalk
Installation
Park Land
Dedication
Street
Improvement
Bond
Construction
Total Nonmajor
Governmental
Funds
-$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 3,198,456$
- - - 1,660,783 - 1,660,783
- - - - - 51,722
- 6,841 29,700 - - 36,541
- - - - - 1,670
- - - - - 225,207
431 485 969 45,169 104,085 175,953
431 7,326 30,669 1,705,952 104,085 5,350,332
- - - - - 17,371
- - - - - 189,742
- - - 1,653,585 1,279 1,654,864
- - - - - 2,168,876
- - - - - 1,112,127
- - 201,579 - 3,638,200 3,943,250
- - 201,579 1,653,585 3,639,479 9,086,230
431 7,326 (170,910) 52,367 (3,535,394) (3,735,898)
- - - - - 1,901
- - - - (1,901) (1,901)
- - - - (1,901) -
431 7,326 (170,910) 52,367 (3,537,295) (3,735,898)
24,307 26,558 242,798 2,589,205 5,815,957 9,329,031
24,738$ 33,884$ 71,888$ 2,641,572$ 2,278,662$ 5,593,133$
Capital Projects Funds
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES -
BUDGET AND ACTUAL
POLICE INVESTIGATION
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
Original
Budget Final Budget
Actual
Amounts
Variance with
Final Budget -
Positive
(Negative)
Revenues
Fines and forfeitures -$ -$ 24,184$ 24,184$
Miscellaneous - - 1,670 1,670
Investment earnings 1,307 1,307 5,452 4,145
Total Revenues 1,307 1,307 31,306 29,999
Expenditures
Current:
Public safety - 31,455 27,892 3,563
Capital outlay - 93,471 93,471 -
Total Expenditures - 124,926 121,363 3,563
Net change in fund balances 1,307 (123,619) (90,057) 33,562
Fund balances - beginning 272,215 272,215 272,215 -
Fund balances - ending 273,522$ 148,596$ 182,158$ 33,562$
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES -
BUDGET AND ACTUAL
FIRE/EMS DONATION
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
Original
Budget Final Budget
Actual
Amounts
Variance with
Final Budget -
Positive
(Negative)
Revenues
Donations 175,000$ 175,000$ 225,207$ 50,207$
Investment earnings 1,337 1,337 1,352 15
Total Revenues 176,337 176,337 226,559 50,222
Expenditures
Current:
Public safety 111,224 111,224 161,850 (50,626)
Debt service:
Principal 61,584 61,584 61,178 406
Interest and other charges 3,529 3,529 3,459 70
Total Expenditures 176,337 176,337 226,487 (50,150)
Net change in fund balances - - 72 72
Fund balances - beginning 71,417 71,417 71,417 -
Fund balances - ending 71,417$ 71,417$ 71,489$ 72$
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES -
BUDGET AND ACTUAL
COURT SECURITY AND TECHNOLOGY
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
Original
Budget Final Budget
Actual
Amounts
Variance with
Final Budget -
Positive
(Negative)
Revenues
Fines and forfeitures 27,000$ 27,000$ 27,538$ 538$
Investment earnings 2,002 2,002 4,038 2,036
Total Revenues 29,002 29,002 31,576 2,574
Expenditures
Current:
General government 36,828 36,828 17,371 19,457
Capital outlay - 10,000 10,000 -
Total Expenditures 36,828 46,828 27,371 19,457
Net change in fund balances (7,826) (17,826) 4,205 22,031
Fund balances - beginning 227,528 227,528 227,528 -
Fund balances - ending 219,702$ 209,702$ 231,733$ 22,031$
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES -
BUDGET AND ACTUAL
DEBT SERVICE
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
Original
Budget Final Budget
Actual
Amounts
Variance with
Final Budget -
Positive
(Negative)
Revenues
Property taxes 3,237,867$ 3,237,867$ 3,198,456$ (39,411)$
Investment earnings 5,281 5,281 13,972 8,691
Total Revenues 3,243,148 3,243,148 3,212,428 (30,720)
Expenditures
Debt service:
Principal 2,107,699 2,107,699 2,107,698 1
Interest and other charges 1,109,420 1,109,420 1,108,668 752
Total Expenditures 3,217,119 3,217,119 3,216,366 753
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over
expenditures 26,029 26,029 (3,938) (29,967)
Other Financing Sources
Transfers in - - 1,901 1,901
Total Other Financing Sources - - 1,901 1,901
Net change in fund balances 26,029 26,029 (2,037) (28,066)
Fund balances - beginning 59,046 59,046 59,046 -
Fund balances - ending 85,075$ 85,075$ 57,009$ (28,066)$
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES -
BUDGET AND ACTUAL
1776 PARK
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
Original
Budget Final Budget
Actual
Amounts
Variance
with Final
Budget -
Positive
(Negative)
Revenues
Investment earnings 292$ 292$ 431$ 139$
Total Revenues 292 292 431 139
Expenditures
Capital outlay - 13,852 - 13,852
Total Expenditures - 13,852 - 13,852
Net change in fund balances 292 (13,560) 431 13,991
Fund balances - beginning 24,307 24,307 24,307 -
Fund balances - ending 24,599$ 10,747$ 24,738$ 13,991$
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES -
BUDGET AND ACTUAL
SIDEWALK INSTALLATION
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
Original
Budget Final Budget
Actual
Amounts
Variance with
Final Budget -
Positive
(Negative)
Revenues
Permits and fees -$ -$ 6,841$ 6,841$
Investment earnings 245 245 485 240
Total Revenues 245 245 7,326 7,081
Expenditures
Current:- - - -
Total Expenditures - - - -
Net change in fund balances 245 245 7,326 7,081
Fund balances - beginning 26,558 26,558 26,558 -
Fund balances - ending 26,803$ 26,803$ 33,884$ 7,081$
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES -
BUDGET AND ACTUAL
PARK LAND DEDICATION
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
Original
Budget Final Budget
Actual
Amounts
Variance
with Final
Budget -
Positive
(Negative)
Revenues
Permit and fees 42,000$ 42,000$ 29,700$ (12,300)$
Investment earnings 1,232 1,232 969 (263)
Total Revenues 43,232 43,232 30,669 (12,563)
Expenditures
Current:
Capital outlay - 207,965 201,579 6,386
Total Expenditures - 207,965 201,579 6,386
Net change in fund balances 43,232 (164,733) (170,910) (6,177)
Fund balances - beginning 242,798 242,798 242,798 -
Fund balances - ending 286,030$ 78,065$ 71,888$ (6,177)$
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES -
BUDGET AND ACTUAL
STREET IMPROVEMENT
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
Original
Budget Final Budget
Actual
Amounts
Variance with
Final Budget -
Positive
(Negative)
Revenues
Sales taxes 1,534,124$ 1,534,124$ 1,660,783$ 126,659$
Investment earnings 12,616 12,616 45,169 32,553
Total Revenues 1,546,740 1,546,740 1,705,952 159,212
Expenditures
Public works - 1,653,585 1,653,585 -
Capital outlay - 456,415 - 456,415
Total Expenditures - 2,110,000 1,653,585 456,415
Net change in fund balances 1,546,740 (563,260) 52,367 615,627
Fund balances - beginning 2,589,205 2,589,205 2,589,205 -
Fund balances - ending 4,135,945$ 2,025,945$ 2,641,572$ 615,627$
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES -
BUDGET AND ACTUAL
BOND CONSTRUCTION
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
Original
Budget Final Budget
Actual
Amounts
Variance with
Final Budget -
Positive
(Negative)
Revenues
Investment earnings 86,403$ 86,403$ 104,085$ 17,682$
Total Revenues 86,403 86,403 104,085 17,682
Expenditures
Current:
Public works - 1,279 1,279 -
Capital outlay - 5,085,698 3,638,200 1,447,498
Total Expenditures - 5,086,977 3,639,479 1,447,498
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over
expenditures 86,403 (5,000,574) (3,535,394) 1,465,180
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Transfers out - - (1,901) (1,901)
Total Other Financing Sources
(Uses)- - (1,901) (1,901)
Net change in fund balances 86,403 (5,000,574) (3,537,295) 1,463,279
Fund balances - beginning 5,815,957 5,815,957 5,815,957 -
Fund balances - ending 5,902,360$ 815,383$ 2,278,662$ 1,463,279$
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STATISTICAL SECTION
(Unaudited)
106
107
STATISTICAL SECTION
(Unaudited)
This part of the City of Friendswood’s comprehensive annual financial report presents detailed information
as a context for understanding what the information in the financial statements, note disclosures, and
required supplementary information says about the government’s overall financial health.
Contents Pages
Financial Trends 108
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 118
These schedules contain information to help the reader assess the
government’s most significant local revenue source, the property
tax.
Debt Capacity 123
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 128
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 132
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 comprehensive
annual financial reports for the relevant year.
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
NET POSITION BY COMPONENT
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(Accrual Basis of Accounting)
2019 2018 2017 2016
Governmental Activities
Net investment in capital assets 66,823,023$ 68,320,682$ 72,631,192$ 73,588,484$
Restricted 4,003,468 4,085,999 2,534,312 1,405,907
Unrestricted 5,402,312 6,248,751 5,532,198 5,579,677
Total governmental activities net
position 76,228,803$ 78,655,432$ 80,697,702$ 80,574,068$
Business-type activities
Net investment in capital assets 27,038,046$ 27,088,280$ 29,305,429$ 28,322,718$
Restricted 1,982,666 582,697 260,703 99,006
Unrestricted 12,077,564 13,620,211 10,584,764 10,238,993
Total business-type activities net
position 41,098,276$ 41,291,188$ 40,150,896$ 38,660,717$
Primary government
Net investment in capital assets 93,861,069$ 95,408,962$ 101,936,621$ 101,911,202$
Restricted 5,986,134 4,668,696 2,795,015 1,504,913
Unrestricted 17,479,876 19,868,962 16,116,962 15,818,670
Total Primary government net
positions 117,327,079$ 119,946,620$ 120,848,598$ 119,234,785$
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Table 1
2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
73,611,490$ 65,404,791$ 65,056,180$ 65,582,783$ 66,580,049$ 70,480,334$
1,179,764 653,496 718,275 872,869 922,874 1,977,801
5,901,505 10,798,907 9,565,406 8,828,132 8,227,254 8,447,179
80,692,759$ 76,857,194$ 75,339,861$ 75,283,784$ 75,730,177$ 80,905,314$
26,628,714$ 24,495,816$ 22,961,547$ 25,618,823$ 26,251,346$ 19,565,756$
27,468 90,395 176,882 786,600 731,410 593,597
12,040,181 14,818,104 16,790,183 13,032,798 11,373,311 8,677,882
38,696,363$ 39,404,315$ 39,928,612$ 39,438,221$ 38,356,067$ 28,837,235$
100,240,204$ 89,900,607$ 88,017,727$ 91,201,606$ 92,831,395$ 90,046,090$
1,207,232 743,891 895,157 1,659,469 1,654,284 2,571,398
17,941,686 25,617,011 26,355,589 21,860,930 19,600,565 17,125,061
119,389,122$ 116,261,509$ 115,268,473$ 114,722,005$ 114,086,244$ 109,742,549$
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
CHANGES IN NET POSITION
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(Accrual Basis of Accounting)
2019 2018 2017 2016
Expenses
Governmental activities:
General government 5,912,467$ 5,734,611$ 5,128,399$ 4,736,867$
Public safety 15,134,465 17,538,040 15,861,719 13,101,691
Public works 7,897,373 6,267,824 4,429,664 4,429,482
Community development 1,359,878 945,701 1,495,001 1,577,813
Parks and recreation services 4,839,076 4,554,114 3,459,053 3,080,453
Library services 1,257,970 1,210,207 1,215,683 1,134,859
Interest and fiscal charges 923,350 953,509 953,146 862,654
Total government activities expenses 37,324,579 37,204,006 32,542,665 28,923,819
Business-type activities:
Water and wastewater 11,507,880 9,019,197 8,502,218 7,975,920
Interest and other 1,579,182 1,029,715 1,086,278 1,642,723
Total business-type activities 13,087,062 10,048,912 9,588,496 9,618,643
Total primary government expenses 50,411,641$ 47,252,918$ 42,131,161$ 38,542,462$
Program Revenues
Governmental activities:
Charges for services:
General government 751,112$ 861,271$ 1,004,968$ 1,002,022$
Public safety 811,768 868,761 35,007 28,760
Public works 236,352 213,042 242,184 174,568
Community development 6,841 - 1,036,741 949,011
Parks and recreation services 341,560 344,064 387,915 286,727
Library services - - 30,600 27,532
Operating grants and contributions 1,842,704 4,924,228 2,591,025 800,151
Capital grants and contributions - - 219,808 318,657
Total Governmental activities program
revenues:3,990,337 7,211,366 5,548,248 3,587,428
Business-type activities:
Charges for services:
Water and wastewater 13,669,552 12,183,711 12,295,441 11,319,801
Total business-type activities program
revenues 13,669,552 12,183,711 12,295,441 11,319,801
Total primary government
program revenues 17,659,889$ 19,395,077$ 17,843,689$ 14,907,229$
Net (Expense) Revenues
Governmental activities (33,334,242)$ (29,992,640)$ (26,994,417)$ (25,336,391)$
Business-type activities 582,490 2,134,799 2,706,945 1,701,158
Total primary government net expense (32,751,752)$ (27,857,841)$ (24,287,472)$ (23,635,233)$
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Page 1 of 2
2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
5,410,643$ 4,589,795$ 4,679,339$ 4,737,702$ 4,876,064$ 5,145,447$
11,763,659 11,236,402 10,800,130 10,736,805 10,548,568 10,175,028
3,933,288 3,921,658 4,385,090 3,738,111 3,517,707 3,853,685
1,406,288 1,097,075 1,207,264 1,520,401 1,284,188 1,203,204
2,869,345 3,356,587 3,260,931 3,227,731 3,058,313 3,034,523
1,026,967 1,093,043 1,002,801 1,004,303 979,978 979,084
730,614 630,542 703,275 757,011 871,790 789,652
27,140,804 25,925,102 26,038,830 25,722,064 25,136,608 25,180,623
7,629,711 7,995,106 7,681,366 6,902,279 6,955,505 6,663,308
1,524,276 1,514,804 1,590,395 1,638,495 1,644,074 2,037,104
9,153,987 9,509,910 9,271,761 8,540,774 8,599,579 8,700,412
36,294,791$ 35,435,012$ 35,310,591$ 34,262,838$ 33,736,187$ 33,881,035$
807,245$ 912,910$ 989,190$ 1,167,619$ 1,158,392$ 1,072,289$
30,275 31,620 34,944 39,661 39,914 38,438
190,099 193,064 186,504 171,890 158,858 152,163
843,648 877,132 825,366 730,211 643,150 550,286
280,046 315,702 316,047 271,912 267,837 258,030
33,699 36,081 36,686 39,543 43,147 44,313
660,633 843,995 644,458 648,058 3,150,808 2,819,418
3,225,672 1,202,376 543,763 527,288 - -
6,071,317 4,412,880 3,576,958 3,596,182 5,462,106 4,934,937
11,020,029 11,117,391 11,462,779 11,258,216 12,726,936 9,854,083
11,020,029 11,117,391 11,462,779 11,258,216 12,726,936 9,854,083
17,091,346$ 15,530,271$ 15,039,737$ 14,854,398$ 18,189,042$ 14,789,020$
(21,069,487)$ (21,502,222)$ (22,461,872)$ (22,126,882)$ (19,674,502)$ (20,245,686)$
1,866,042 1,607,481 2,191,018 2,717,442 4,127,357 1,153,671
(19,203,445)$ (19,894,741)$ (20,270,854)$ (19,409,440)$ (15,547,145)$ (19,092,015)$
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
CHANGES IN NET POSITION
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(Accrual Basis of Accounting)
2019 2018 2017 2016
General Revenues and Other Changes in Net Position
Governmental activities:
Taxes:
Property taxes 18,111,247$ 17,608,094$ 17,270,647$ 16,350,101$
Sales taxes 8,407,249 7,965,662 6,482,367 5,393,920
Franchise and other taxes 2,054,395 1,617,121 1,661,654 1,779,234
Other - - - -
Investment earnings 526,867 321,468 187,001 149,003
Gain (loss) on disposal of capital assets - - 25,999 19,564
Miscellaneous 351,165 263,245 131,639 128,813
Transfers 1,456,690 1,554,849 1,358,744 1,397,065
Total governmental activities 30,907,613 29,330,439 27,118,051 25,217,700
Business-type activities:
Investment earnings 681,288 200,449 141,978 95,825
Gain (loss) on disposal of capital assets - - - 7,569
Miscellaneous - - - -
Transfers (1,456,690) (1,554,849) (1,358,744) (1,397,065)
Total business-type activities (775,402) (1,354,400) (1,216,766) (1,293,671)
Total primary government 30,132,211 27,976,039 25,901,285 23,924,029
Change in Net Position
Governmental activities (2,426,629) (662,201) 123,634 (118,691)
Business-type activities (192,912) 780,399 1,490,179 407,487
Total primary government (2,619,541)$ 118,198$ 1,613,813$ 288,796$
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Page 2 of 2
2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
15,574,684$ 14,864,284$ 14,630,961$ 14,165,599$ 13,944,725$ 13,664,765$
5,291,186 4,693,484 4,293,794 3,907,577 4,002,740 3,853,161
1,726,557 1,673,615 1,583,258 1,556,556 1,598,407 1,510,794
- 32,799 24,974 23,356 28,883 28,859
79,071 109,849 88,510 137,202 110,863 93,018
- 34,359 43,788 17,601 23,831 33,647
108,306 84,275 78,682 147,457 126,228 131,545
1,226,205 1,799,344 1,773,982 1,725,141 (5,336,312) 168,276
24,006,009 23,292,009 22,517,949 21,680,489 14,499,365 19,484,065
49,138 40,713 37,565 82,853 55,163 87,056
- - - 7,000 - (182,198)
7,839 - 35,790 - - -
(1,226,205) (1,799,344) (1,773,982) (1,725,141) 5,336,312 (168,276)
(1,169,228) (1,758,631) (1,700,627) (1,635,288) 5,391,475 (263,418)
22,836,781 21,533,378 20,817,322 20,045,201 19,890,840 19,220,647
2,936,522 1,789,787 56,077 (446,393) (5,175,137) (761,621)
696,814 (151,150) 490,391 1,082,154 9,518,832 890,253
3,633,336$ 1,638,637$ 546,468$ 635,761$ 4,343,695$ 128,632$
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
FUND BALANCES OF GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(Modified Accrual Basis of Accounting)
2019 2018 2017 2016
General fund
Reserved -$ -$ -$ -$
Unreserved - - - -
Nonspendable 378,736 371,610 434,750 646,778
Restricted 727,704 631,971 667,271 626,229
Committed - - - 3,612
Assigned 2,508,234 4,229,725 2,893,697 2,706,897
Unassigned 10,608,815 9,052,000 9,547,039 9,776,031
Total General Fund 14,223,489 14,285,306 13,542,757 13,759,547
All Other Governmental Funds
Reserved - - - -
Unreserved, reported in:
Special revenue funds - - - -
Permanent fund - - - -
Nonspendable 24,738 24,307 31,869 31,721
Restricted 5,568,395 9,304,724 8,464,859 8,165,349
Unassigned - - - (193,750)
Total Other Governmental Funds 5,593,133 9,329,031 8,496,728 8,003,320
Total Fund Balances of
Governmental Funds 19,816,622$ 23,614,337$ 22,039,485$ 21,762,867$
Note: In 2011, the City implemented GASB 54 which replaced the categories that previously had been
used to classify fund balance. The City did not retroactively apply the provisions of this statement
to previous years fund balance date.
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Table 3
2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
-$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 1,731,056$
- - - - - 7,399,217
822,226 143,201 122,927 99,874 220,151 -
518,119 400,411 281,826 173,015 97,728 -
685,486 - - - - -
2,773,419 1,421,875 487,201 434,931 1,085,527 -
8,760,424 10,554,183 9,714,206 9,379,399 7,511,998 -
13,559,674 12,519,670 10,606,160 10,087,219 8,915,404 9,130,273
- - - - - 667,682
- - - - - 1,328,145
- - - - - 30,720
31,378 31,241 31,137 31,027 30,869 -
6,539,985 666,317 995,269 2,184,855 4,162,423 -
- (239,078) - - -
6,571,363 458,480 1,026,406 2,215,882 4,193,292 2,026,547
20,131,037$ 12,978,150$ 11,632,566$ 12,303,101$ 13,108,696$ 11,156,820$
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES OF GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(Modified Accrual Basis of Accounting)
2019 2018 2017 2016
Revenues
Taxes 28,389,651$ 27,247,421$ 25,509,760$ 23,533,294$
Fines and forfeitures 866,812 957,671 1,023,556 873,872
Permits and fees 1,483,554 1,566,656 1,708,357 1,450,939
Intergovernmental 1,576,838 4,398,836 1,763,974 664,427
Investment earnings 518,221 313,793 184,127 147,403
Donations 290,069 396,010 434,164 257,724
Miscellaneous 18,777 181,017 165,619 79,435
Total revenues 33,143,922 35,061,404 30,789,557 27,007,094
Expenditures
General government 5,336,269 5,440,888 4,975,926 4,385,321
Public safety 13,545,539 16,868,931 14,751,381 12,135,956
Public works 4,127,539 2,157,277 2,160,152 2,118,572
Community development 1,099,154 985,309 893,663 954,103
Parks and recreation 3,796,589 3,511,146 3,339,864 3,032,979
Library services 1,204,415 1,200,512 1,172,245 1,096,614
Capital outlay 6,219,243 2,615,538 8,429,200 9,332,400
Debt principal payment 2,168,876 2,137,284 1,813,130 1,570,176
Interest and other charges 1,112,127 1,145,400 1,170,958 921,982
Total expenditures 38,609,751 36,062,285 38,706,519 35,548,103
Excess of revenues over (under) expenditures (5,465,829) (1,000,881) (7,916,962) (8,541,009)
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Sale of capital assets 6,614 9,135 12,757 2,743
Insurance recoveries 235,443 725,304 25,999 19,564
Issuance of capital related debt - 485,305 5,605,000 7,345,000
Issuance of capital lease - - 756,006 -
Refunding bonds issued - - - -
Payment to refunding escrow agent - - - -
Premium on issuance of debt - - 435,074 1,484,593
Transfers in 1,473,591 1,402,989 1,364,399 1,503,442
Transfers out (47,534) (47,000) (5,655) (182,503)
Total other financing sources (uses)1,668,114 2,575,733 8,193,580 10,172,839
Net change in fund balances (3,797,715)$ 1,574,852$ 276,618$ 1,631,830$
Debt service as a percentage of noncapital
expenditures 10.1% 9.8% 9.9% 9.2%
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Table 4
2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
22,513,317$ 21,335,527$ 20,563,848$ 19,630,172$ 19,592,092$ 19,104,625$
907,557 860,257 939,380 1,037,880 1,012,592 1,043,126
1,349,264 1,385,898 1,327,918 1,174,013 1,069,845 960,479
3,536,980 1,791,451 918,641 1,077,890 3,109,645 2,652,037
77,947 109,117 87,330 135,483 109,272 90,337
349,325 349,166 363,413 306,119 276,209 280,223
72,837 54,989 84,673 41,410 78,243 81,366
28,807,227 25,886,405 24,285,203 23,402,967 25,247,898 24,212,193
5,343,160 4,306,143 4,250,320 4,322,631 4,397,858 4,224,384
11,348,346 10,599,575 10,234,811 10,201,010 10,093,964 9,799,372
2,066,349 1,689,987 2,204,176 1,702,119 1,637,237 1,956,479
925,947 1,092,982 1,207,264 1,520,401 1,284,188 1,208,899
2,917,857 2,772,072 2,675,813 2,622,970 2,472,015 2,458,422
1,036,843 1,083,043 1,002,801 1,004,303 979,978 979,084
7,255,229 2,500,254 1,942,746 3,705,622 4,254,582 3,799,303
1,272,823 1,668,692 1,721,983 1,562,088 1,065,865 787,590
776,340 662,718 712,822 899,709 1,064,973 773,744
32,942,894 26,375,466 25,952,736 27,540,853 27,250,660 25,987,277
(4,135,667) (489,061) (1,667,533) (4,137,886) (2,002,762) (1,775,084)
99 6,325 27,566 9,250 8,992 23,340
39,257 28,886 48,132 105,502 45,334 50,579
9,595,000 - - 8,890,000 3,460,000 -
- - 147,318 464,270 - -
2,840,000 - - - 5,460,000 -
(3,058,663) - - (9,425,538) - -
646,746 - - 563,666 317,452 -
1,544,662 1,799,344 1,973,106 1,970,819 1,235,892 1,512,987
(318,457) - (199,124) (245,678) (6,573,032) (1,344,711)
11,288,644 1,834,555 1,996,998 2,332,291 3,954,638 242,195
7,152,977$ 1,345,494$ 329,465$ (1,805,595)$ 1,951,876$ (1,532,889)$
7.5% 9.8% 10.0% 9.8% 8.4% 7.0%
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
ASSESSED VALUE AND TAXABLE VALUE OF PROPERTY
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
(Unaudited)
Commercial
Fiscal Tax Residential and Industrial Other
Year Year Property Property Property
2010 2009 2,509,894,027$ 277,693,532$ 248,910,248$
2011 2010 2,547,883,315 276,080,104 235,256,040
2012 2011 2,584,070,993 280,043,373 230,531,859
2013 2012 2,622,105,658 286,288,277 235,960,049
2014 2013 2,695,532,057 294,316,218 238,127,209
2015 2014 2,850,404,776 300,533,643 237,028,723
2016 2015 3,156,205,930 335,006,408 206,365,157
2017 2016 3,546,622,242 320,646,912 230,805,066
2018 2017 3,795,456,220 222,328,923 376,053,145
2019 2018 3,749,539,307 227,659,302 352,044,261
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 $100 of assessed value.
Residential property includes both single-family and multi-family properties.
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Table 5
Less: Total
Total Exemptions and Total Direct
Assessed Tax Exempt Taxable Tax
Value Property Value Rate
3,036,497,807$ 695,681,434$ 2,340,816,373$ 0.57970$
3,059,219,459 703,419,784 2,355,799,675 0.58510
3,094,646,225 706,059,683 2,388,586,542 0.59020
3,144,353,984 710,718,423 2,433,635,561 0.59700
3,227,975,484 724,153,848 2,503,821,636 0.59140
3,387,967,142 761,444,427 2,626,522,715 0.59140
3,697,577,495 776,779,458 2,920,798,037 0.56870
4,098,074,220 977,353,948 3,120,720,272 0.05460
4,393,838,288 894,716,055 3,499,122,233 0.05273
4,329,242,870 955,005,811 3,374,237,059 0.05324
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS Table 6
DIRECT AND OVERLAPPING PROPERTY TAX RATES
LAST TEN FISCAL YEAR
(Unaudited)
(rate per $100 of assessed value)
Fiscal
Year Friendswood Clear Creek Galveston County
Ended Debt Total Independent Independent Drainage Galveston Harris
September 30, General Service Direct School District School District District County County
2010 0.4997$ 0.0800$ 0.5797$ 1.3670$ 1.3600$ 0.1425$ 0.6186$ 0.62998$
2011 0.5198 0.0653 0.5851 1.3670 1.3600 0.1425 0.6198 0.62998
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
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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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS Table 7
PRINCIPAL PROPERTY TAX PAYERS
CURRENT YEAR 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 26,952,747$ 1 0.80% -$ -
Texas-New Mexico Power Co. 20,567,581 2 0.61% 10,277,180 1 0.43%
LSREF3 Bravo Houston LLC 16,077,594 3 0.48% - -
Kroger Co. 12,469,619 4 0.37% - -
Bay Meadows LLP 7,763,687 5 0.23% - -
A-S 108 Friendswood Crossing LP 7,003,420 6 0.21% - -
H E Butt Grocery Company 5,939,980 7 0.18% 8,574,000 2 0.36%
FM 528 Bay Area Blvd LP 5,757,333 8 0.17% - -
Timber Creek Holdings LP 5,438,893 9 0.16% - -
HCP Friendswood LLC 5,372,320 10 0.16% - -
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. - - 7,992,530 3 0.33%
Buzbee Family LTD Partnership - - 7,202,910 4 0.30%
Friendswood Cypress LP - - 6,995,240 5 0.29%
Friendswood Retirement - - 5,629,810 6 0.24%
MB Friendswood Parkwood - - 5,348,882 7 0.22%
Comcast of Houston LLC - - 4,990,350 8 0.21%
Friendswood Huntington Woods - - 4,413,130 9 0.18%
- - 3,800,530 10 0.16%
Total 113,343,174 3.36% 65,224,562 2.73%
All other taxpayers 3,260,893,885 96.64% 2,327,527,571 97.27%
3,374,237,059$ 100.00% 2,392,752,133$ 100.00%
Source: Galveston Central Appraisal District and Harris County Appraisal District.
2019 2010
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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
2010 13,553,716$ 13,395,543$ 99.36% 146,011$ 13,541,554$ 99.91%
2011 13,738,978 13,608,076 99.47% 120,323 13,728,399 99.92%
2012 14,068,660 13,916,558 99.51% 140,686 14,057,244 99.92%
2013 14,454,404 14,361,379 99.63% 81,002 14,442,381 99.92%
2014 14,747,526 14,656,257 99.38% 77,428 14,733,685 99.91%
2015 15,424,948 15,306,943 99.23% 100,010 15,406,953 99.88%
2016 16,431,153 16,264,080 98.98% 148,992 16,413,072 99.89%
2017 17,014,685 16,922,419 99.46% 69,163 16,991,582 99.86%
2018 17,633,192 17,554,220 99.55% 39,440 17,593,660 99.78%
2019 17,952,134 17,756,864 98.91% - 17,756,864 98.91%
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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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS Table 9
RATIOS OF OUTSTANDING DEBT BY 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
2010 14,800,000$ 839,928$ -$ 42,045,000$ 57,684,928$ 0.47% 1,516$
2011 22,885,000 710,023 - 35,205,000 58,800,023 0.46% 1,579
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
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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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS Table 10
RATIOS OF NET GENERAL BONDED DEBT 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
2010 38,057 2,340,816,373$ 14,921,314$ 545,676$ 14,254,324$ 0.61% 375
2011 37,247 2,355,799,675 23,293,294 240,869 22,644,131 0.96% 608
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
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, 2019
(Unaudited)
Estimated
Estimated Share of
Debt Percentage Overlapping
Governmental Unit Outstanding Applicable Debt
Debt repaid with property taxes
Friendswood Independent School District 88,410,000$ 100.00% 88,410,000$
Clear Creek Independent School District 988,489,386 2.569% 25,389,386
Galveston County 297,022,000 7.968% 23,666,671
Harris County 2,955,455,000 0.126% 3,737,975
Subtotal, overlapping debt 141,204,032
City direct debt 32,460,128
Total direct and overlapping debt 173,664,160$
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.
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS Table 12
LEGAL DEBT MARGIN INFORMATION
(UNAUDITED)
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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, 2019 is $0.5324 per $100 of assessed valuation with assessed
valuation being 100% of market value.
"In keeping with the Constitution of the State of Texas and not contrary thereto, the City of
Friendswood shallhave the powerto borrowmoney on the credit ofthe City for any public purpose not
now orhereafter prohibited by the Constitution and laws ofthe State of Texas,and shallhave the right
to issue all taxbonds, revenue bonds, funding and refunding bonds,time warrants and otherevidence
of indebtedness as now authorized or as may hereafter be authorized to be issued by cities and towns
by the laws of the State of Texas."
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS Table 13
PLEDGED-REVENUE COVERAGE
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
(Unaudited)
Utility Less: Net
Fiscal Service Operating Available Debt Service
Year Charges Expenses Revenue Principal Interest Coverage
2010 9,854,083$ 5,184,330$ 4,669,753$ 215,000$ 1,904,689$ 2.20
2011 12,726,936 5,410,497 7,316,439 1,440,000 1,640,437 2.38
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
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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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS Table 14
DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC STATISTICS
LAST TEN CALENDAR YEARS
(Unaudited)
Per
Capita
Calendar Estimated Personal Personal Unemployment
Year Population Income Income Rate
2010 38,057 12,257,208,000$ 41,876$ 7.1%
2011 37,247 12,848,571,000 43,444 6.8%
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%
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.
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS Table 15
PRINCIPAL EMPLOYERS
CURRENT YEAR AND NINE YEARS AGO
(Unaudited)
Percentage Percentage
Estimated of Total City Estimated of Total City
Employer Employees Workforce Employees Workforce
Friendswood ISD 750 27.51% 698 27.83%
HEB 376 13.79% 333 13.28%
Kroger 315 11.56% 291 11.60%
City of Friendswood 243 8.91% 231 9.21%
Clear Creek ISD 215 7.89% 177 7.06% 2
UTMB 133 4.88% 56 2.23%
Friendship Haven Nursing Home 113 4.15% 140 5.58%
U.S. Post Office 75 2.75% 61 2.43%
McDonalds 74 2.71% 83 3.31%
Atria 69 2.53% - - 1
Highpoint Insurance Group 48 1.76% - - 1
Sonic 48 1.76% 53 2.11%
Perry & Sons Market and Grille 45 1.65% 28 1.12%
Timber Creek Golf Club 45 1.65% 45 1.79%
Luna's Mexican Restaurant 38 1.39% 40 1.59%
AAA Blastcote 35 1.28% - - 1
Bergamos Retreat 35 1.28% - 1
24 Hour Fitness 35 1.28% - - 1
Village on the Park 34 1.25% 40 1.59%
Friendswood Healthcare (Autumn Hills) - - 3 82 3.27%
Emeritus - - 3 70 2.79%
Melange - - 3 40 1.59%
Gary Greene Realtors - - 3 40 1.59%
Total 2,726 100.00% 2,508 100.00%
Source: City Economic Development Division
1 Data was not available for fiscal year 2010.
2 Includes Wedgewood Elementary and Brookside Intermediate.
3 Data was not available for fiscal year 2019.
20102019
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT CITY GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES BY FUNCTION/PROGRAM
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
(Unaudited)
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Function/Program
General Government:
City Attorney - - - - -
City Manager 5.50 5.50 4.65 4.15 4.15
City Secretary 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
Administrative Services 27.20 27.20 28.20 28.20 28.70
Public Safety:
Police 79.40 80.40 80.40 81.40 82.40
Fire marshal and fire 6.10 6.10 6.10 6.10 6.50
Public Works: 19.00 19.00 19.33 20.33 26.33
Community Development: 17.70 17.70 16.89 16.89 10.89
Enginnring - - - - -
Community Services: 18.95 18.95 19.28 19.20 19.03
Library 14.72 14.72 14.72 14.37 14.37
Water: 10.30 10.30 10.30 9.30 9.30
Sewer: 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00
Total City Employees: 212.87 213.87 213.87 213.94 215.67
Full-time Equivalent Employees as of September 30
Source: City of Friendswood Budget Documents
Notes: For 2009, public works and community development were combined. In 2010-2018, they are shown as two separate departments.
Beginning in fiscal year 2010, the fulltime equivalent for Library is shown separate from Community Services. In previous yea rs, the fulltime
equivalent is included with Community Services.
In-house City Attorney added to staff in fiscal year 2015.
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Table 16
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
1.00 1.00 1.00 2.10 2.10
4.55 5.40 5.40 5.40 5.00
5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
28.70 27.70 27.70 27.60 27.60
85.72 86.72 88.72 87.72 90.38
6.60 6.60 6.60 6.60 7.20
25.33 29.00 26.00 27.00 23.00
10.89 11.70 11.70 10.70 10.70
- - - - 6.00
19.63 19.63 20.90 21.90 23.10
14.62 14.62 14.97 14.97 14.97
8.30 8.30 8.30 9.30 9.30
8.00 8.00 11.00 10.00 11.00
218.34 223.67 227.29 228.29 235.35
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
OPERATING INDICATORS BY FUNCTION/PROGRAM
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
(Unaudited)
2010 2011 2012 2013
Function/Program
General Government:
Building permits issued 984 1,222 1,317 1,469
Building inspections conducted 8,744 9,514 10,486 11,470
Police:
Physical arrests 2,002 1,962 1,885 1,601
Parking violations 27 82 61 107
Traffic violations 7,000 7,291 6,518 5,718
Fire Marshal:
Inspections 1,509 1,444 1,616 1,673
Fire:
Emergency responses 2,737 2,818 2,975 2,993
Fires extinguished 110 108 86 86
Parks and Recreation:
Recreation participants 13,792 13,894 16,068 18,607
Facility reservations 1,451 503 493 686
Library:
Volumes in collection 99,880 97,622 125,251 133,865
Total volumes borrowed 356,787 349,223 355,447 367,948
Water:
New connections 160 173 185 189
Water main breaks 64 516 112 193
Average daily consumption 3,408 6,406 4,584 5,577
(thousands of gallons)
Peak daily consumption 7,606 13,698 10,896 11,505
Sewer:
Average daily sewage treatment 3,465 2,787 2,968 2,956
(thousands of gallons)
Maximum daily flow 11,393 10,833 10,777 10,401
(thousands of gallons)
Source: Various City departments and prior year CAFRs
Fiscal Year
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Table 17
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
1,395 1,377 1,865 2,177 2,788 1,465
10,611 12,145 11,026 12,134 14,157 9,251
1,596 1,479 1,464 903 1,145 1,190
58 63 44 61 15 26
5,815 4,540 5,001 3,669 6,785 4,468
1,427 1,512 1,354 1,233 1,139 1,448
3,261 3,258 3,303 3,599 3,720 3,655
116 78 76 75 80 80
15,178 16,153 21,369 20,556 18,299 19,657
728 1,443 1,444 1,004 2,123 3,293
141,383 133,165 147,726 100,678 102,852 101,532
367,452 350,145 301,158 341,048 348,554 342,592
193 - 183 137 125 169
149 57 46 44 116 84
5,171 4,970 4,963 5,282 5,455 5,129
9,917 12,623 10,472 10,110 9,475 9,390
2,867 3,306 3,382 3,286 3,117 3,345
10,770 11,237 12,188 12,766 10,370 12,491
Fiscal Year
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CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
CAPITAL ASSET STATISTICS BY FUNCTION/PROGRAM
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
(Unaudited)
2010 2011 2012 2013
Function/Program
Police
Stations 1 1 1 1
Patrol units 26 26 25 26
Fire
Stations 4 4 4 4
Public Works
Streets - paved (miles) 161 162 164 165
Streets - unpaved (miles) 2 2 2 2
Traffic signals 3 3 3 3
Parks and Recreation
Acreage 189 189 189 189
Parks 8 8 8 8
Swimming pool 1 1 1 1
Tennis courts 4 4 4 4
Library 1 1 1 1
Water
Water mains (miles) 183 184 186 187
Fire hydrants 1,305 1,324 1,588 1,608
Connections 12,231 12,476 12,711 12,929
Storage capacity 5,993 7,500 7,500 7,500
(thousands of gallons)
Sewer
Sanitary sewers (miles) 158 159 162 163
Connections 11,404 11,563 11,828 12,072
Storm sewers (miles) 98 99 100 100
Treatment capacity 4,850 4,850 4,850 4,850
(thousands of gallons)
Source: Various City departments and prior year CAFRs.
Fiscal Year
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Table 18
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
1 1 1 1 1 1
27 29 31 32 34 33
4 4 4 4 4 4
167 169 172 174 176 176
2 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3 3
189 232 266 266 266 266
8 8 9 9 9 10
1 1 1 1 1 1
4 4 4 4 4 4
1 1 1 1 1 1
207 209 212 214 216 216
1,610 1,631 1,672 1,690 1,707 1,707
13,093 13,289 13,482 13,619 13,744 13,913
8,000 8,100 7,850 7,850 7,850 7,850
194 195 198 200 202 202
12,236 12,407 12,378 12,588 12,721 12,870
105 106 109 110 112 112
12,000 9,250 9,250 9,250 9,250 9,250
Fiscal Year
136