2011 Comprehensive Annual Financial ReportCITY OF HOPKINS
MEMORANDUM
Date: June 19, 2012
To: Mayor & City Council
From: Christine Harkess, Finance Director
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Subject: 2011 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR)
Staff has prepared a presentation of a consolidated version of the 2011 Comprehensive Annual
Financial Report (CAFR). Dennis Hoogeveen, Principal of the audit firm CliftonLarsonAllen,
LLC will be present to review the results of the 2011 audit to the City Council and public.
Supporting Information
• Power Point Presentation
• 2011 Executive Audit Summary
• 2011 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (separate attachment due to size)
Financial
Report
No.
City of Hopkins
An Overview of the
2011 Comprehensive
Annual Financial Report
Economic Condition
■ Valuation of new non-residential
construction was $12.4 million in 2011.
■ There remains an viable economic
development and redevelopment
market within the City of Hopkins.
■ An additional $137 million of
construction is projected over the next
several years.
Future Projects
■ Hopkins Cold Storage
■ Marketplace & Main Townhms
■ 5t" Avenue Flats
■ 8th Avenue Redev
■ Mayon Plastics Site Redev
$62 million
$ 2 million
$40 million
$30 million
$ 3 million
City of Hopkins
The City of Hopkins
• Economic Condition
presents its
• Major Initiatives
Comprehensive Annual
r Revenues by fund
Financial Report
■ Holiday Station Stores
$ .3 million
types
This presentation
r Expenditures by fund
provides a broad
types
overview of our financial
0 Statement of Met
performance and
position.
Assets
® Statement of
All information is public.
Activities
Significant Projects in 2011
■ Excelsior Crossing III
$1.1 million
final stages of completion
■ Marketplace & Main
$8.4 million
■ Hopkins Health & Wellness
$3.0 million
■ Holiday Station Stores
$ .3 million
■ 7900 Excelsior Blvd
$ .3 million
Major Municipal Initiatives
■ Street repair and improvements - $1,602,500
■ Utility improvement projects - $470,000
■ Lift Station #1 upgrade - $337,500
■ Nine Mile Creek Bank Stabilization - $246,070
■ Emergency Vehicle Preemptive Signal - $52,250
■ Shady Oak Beach Improvements - $200,000
■ Park Improvements — $54,000
■ Conversion of large commercial
water meters to radio read
system.
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Financial Highlights
■ Assets exceeded liabilities by approximately
$64.1 million
— About 76% is capital assets ($49 m)
— $7.4 million can be used for ongoing obligations
■ Governmental funds fund balances totaled
$15.0 million, an decrease of $1.1 million
■ Unreserved fund balance of the General Fund
totaled $4.3 million or 42% of expenditures
■ Debt decreased $3.56 million due to bond
refunding payments and scheduled maturities.
Revenues and Other Financing Sources
by Fund Type
G Enterprise ■ Internal
$1,332,257 Service
■ Debt 35 $415,352
$2,593,23
■ Capital ■ General
$1,329,676 $10,961,702
■ Special
Revenue
$4,844,532
Financial Highlights - cont
■ Governmental Activities
— Property tax revenues increased as a result
of debt levies and increased operating costs.
— Program grants were received for specific
programs
■ Business Type Activities
— Charges for service increased due to
scheduled rate increases per the Utility
Master Plan
— Program grants increased
• Primarily for HRA programs
Expenditures and Other Financing
Uses by Fund Type
Internal
Service
Enterprise $527,979
$5,272,318
General
Debt $10,182,751
53,167,673
Capital Special
52,289,729 Revenue
55,159,937
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Statement of Activities
Proprietary Fund Types, (In thousands)
2011
2010
Revenues
Fund Type
—charges for services
$5,618
$5,434
—Operating grants & contributions
190
216
—capital grants & contributions
28
328
—other revenues
36
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Total Revenues and Other Sources
$5,872
$5,987
Expenditures
$ 454,601
■ Internal Service Funds
—Water
$1,264
$1,197
—Sewer
1,800
1,844
—Storm sewer
407
421
—Refuse
778
738
—PavilionAce Arena
416
398
—Housing & Redevelopment Authonty
607
542
—Transfers
145
145
Total E.penditures and Other uses
$5,417
$5,285
Excess Revenues over Expenditures
$ 455
$ 702
CAFR — Changes in Reporting
■ In 2011 we implemented GASB No. 54
regarding classification of fund
balances
■ Governmental Funds Fund Equity now
has 5 categories
— Non -spendable
— Restricted
— Committed
— Assigned
— Unassigned
Fund Equity
Fund Balance/
Fund Type
Ecuity
Incr/ De r
■ General Fund
$ 5,032,211
$ 778,951
■ Special Revenue Funds
$ 3,119,777
($ 315,405)
■ Capital Project Funds
$ 2,614,530
($ 957,472)
■ Debt Service funds
$ 4,275,717
($ 768,278)
■ Enterprise Funds
$17,806,958
$ 454,601
■ Internal Service Funds
$ 3,638,221
($ 112,627)
CITY OF HOPKINS
EXECUTIVE AUDIT SUMMARY (EAS)
DECEMBER 31, 2011
CITY OF HOPKINS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2011
AUDIT REPORT SUMMARY
FINANCIAL RESULTS
GOVERNMENT -WIDE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
GENERALFUND
ENTERPRISE FUNDS
APPENDIX A
FORMAL REQUIRED COMMUNICATIONS
APPENDIX B
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5
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REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ON
COMPLIANCE AND OTHER MATTERS BASED ON AN AUDIT OF FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT AUDITING
STANDARDS 10
APPENDIX C
AUDI_rOR'S REPORT ON LEGAL COMPLIANCE
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NEW ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING STANDARDS 13
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AUDIT REPORT SUMMARY
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We prepared this Executive Audit Summary and Management Report in conjunction with our audit of
the City's financial records for the year ended December 31, 2011. The following is a summary of
reports we have issued:
Audit Opinion
The financial statements are fairly stated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
We issued an "unqualified" audit opinion.
Yellow Book Opinion
Our report on internal control over financial reporting noted no material weaknesses.
Legal Compliance
No compliance issues were reported with respect to Minnesota Statutes.
Significant Reporting Changes from Prior Year
As described in Note 1 to the financial statements, the City changed accounting policies related to the
classification of fund balances, by adopting Statement of Governmental Accounting Standards (GASB
Statement) No. 54, Fund Balance Reporting and Governmental Fund Type Definition, in 2011.
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FINANCIAL RESULTS
GOVERNMENT -WIDE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Statement of Net Assets
The Statement of Net Assets reflects what the City owns and owes at a given point in time, the last day
of the fiscal year. Theoretically, net assets represent the resources the City has leftover to use for
providing services after its debts are settled. However, those resources are not always in expendable
form, or there may be restrictions on how some of those resources can be used. For instance, invested
in capital assets -net of related debt is the largest classification and reflects the balance of infrastructure
(streets, storm water, side walks, etc.) and other assets net of the debt incurred to finance them and
therefore, not cash available for use. In order to address this, the statement divides the net assets into
three components: net assets invested in capital assets -net of related debt, restricted net assets, and
unrestricted net assets.
The following is a condensed version of the Statement of Net Assets at December 31, 2011:
Assets:
Current Assets
Capital Assets
Total Assets
Liabilities:
Current Liabilities
Long -Term Liabilities
Total Liabilities
Net Assets:
Invested in Capital Assets,
Net of Related Debt
Restricted
Unrestricted
Total Net Assets
Governmental Business -Type
Activities Activities Total
$ 23,924,306
$ 1,260,095
$ 25,184,401
46,439,544
20,918,467
67,358,011
70,363,850
22,178,562
92,542,412
1,147,322
363,285
1,510,607
22,951,033
4,008,319
26,959,352
24,098,355
4,371,604
28,469,959
31,666,432
17,075,284
48,741,716
8,250,360
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8,250,360
6,348,703
731,674
7,080,377
$ 46,265,495
$ 17,806,958
$ 64,072,453
A significant portion of the City's net assets translate into restricted net assets by virtue of external
restrictions (statutory reserves) or by the nature of the fund they are in (e.g. equity in a debt service
fund typically can only be spent on future repayment of debt).
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Statement of Activities
The Statement of Activities tracks the City's yearly revenues and expenses, as well as any other
transactions that increase or reduce total net assets. These amounts represent the full cost of providing
services. This statement provides a more comprehensive measure than just the amount of cash that
changed hands, as reflected in the fund -based financial statements. This statement includes the cost of
supplies used, depreciation of long-lived capital assets, and other accrual -based expenses.
The following is a condensed version of the Statement of Activities for the year ended December 31,
2011:
Functions/Programs
Governmental Activities:
General Government
Public Safety
Health and Welfare
Highways and Streets
Urban Redevelopment and Housing
Culture and Recreation
Interest on Long -Term Debt
Total Governmental Activities
Business -Type Activities:
Water
Sewer
Storm Sewer
Refuse
Pavilion/Ice Arena
Housing and Redevelopment Authority
Total Business -Type Activities
Total Governmental and
Business -Type Activities
Expenses Program Revenue
$ 1,719,970
6,213,995
170,018
3,332,067
2,859,900
1,644,834
871,902
16,812,686
1,263,835
1,800,126
407,057
778,044
416,166
607,090
5,272,318
378,610
1,052,325
164,236
1,849,871
1,078,425
727,275
5,250,742
1,395,306
1,838,949
803,417
983,118
385,748
430,183
5,836,721
$ 22, 085, 004 $ 11, 087,463
General Revenues:
Property Taxes
Tax Increments
Grants and Contributions Not Restricted
Unrestricted Investment Earnings
Gain on disposal of capital assets
Total General Revenues, Special Items, and Transfers
Change in Net Assets
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Difference
$ (1,341,360)
(5,161,670)
(5,782)
(1,482,196)
(1,781,475)
(917,559)
(871,902)
(11, 561, 944)
131,471
38,823
396,360
205,074
(30,418)
(176,907)
564,403
(10,997,541)
9,952,156
2,239,668
312,519
117,275
69,222
12,690,840
$ 1,693,299
GENERALFUND
The following table presents the City's General Fund revenue sources for each of the past three years.
The most significant component is property taxes which amounted to $8,611,399 for 2011. It is
important that the City operate governmental and enterprise funds effectively so that there is not a need
to be subsidized by the General Fund.
The following table presents the City's General Fund expenditures for each of the past three years. The
most significant component is public safety which amounted to $5,701,777 for 2011.
General Fund Revenue by Source
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GENERAL FUND (CONTINUED)
Fund Balance — Total fund balance of the City's General Fund increased by $778,951 during fiscal
2011, from $4,253,260 to $5,032,211 at December 31, 2011. A City's fund balance in the General Fund
is an important aspect in considering the City's financial well being since a healthy fund balance
represents things such as cash flow, as a cushion against unanticipated expenditures, funding
deficiencies and similar problems. At December 31, 2011, the unassigned fund balance as a
percentage of annual expenditures is 41.9% or approximately 22 weeks of expenditures. This
compares to 41.1% and approximately 21 weeks of expenditures as of December 31, 2010. In order to
properly analyze fund balance levels you must review all categories of fund balance (nonspendable,
restricted, committed, and assigned) as well as growth indicators of the City. The percentage above is
average for established communities such as the City of Hopkins.
Budget to Actual — Total revenues in the General Fund were $199,751 (or 2.0%) higher than the
budgeted amount while total expenditures were $118,326 (or 1.1%) less than had been budgeted. After
considering operating transfers, the net effect was an increase to total fund balance that was $909,754
more than had been reflected in the City's budget. As part of any budget update initiated for fiscal 2012,
the Council will want to take this and other budget variances into consideration in order to limit future
budget differences to every extent possible.
ENTERPRISE FUNDS
The enterprise funds (Water Utility, Sewer Utility, Storm Sewer Utility, Refuse Utility, Pavilion/Ice Arena
and Housing Authority Funds) have a healthy combined net asset balance in the amount of
$17,806,958 as of December 31, 2011. The largest portion of this being an investment in infrastructure
and other capital assets net of related debt in the amount of $17,075,284.
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APPENDIX A
FORMAL REQUIRED COMMUNICATIONS
Honorable Mayor and
Members of the City Council
City of Hopkins, Minnesota
CliftonLarso Allen LLP
www_cliftonlarsonal len.com
We have audited the financial statements of the governmental activities, the business -type activities,
each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of City of Hopkins, Minnesota (the City)
for the year ended December 31, 2011, and have issued our report thereon dated June 5, 2012.
Professional standards require that we provide you with the following information related to our audit.
Our Responsibility under U.S. Generally Accepted Auditing Standards and OMB Circular A-133
As stated in our engagement letter dated January 30, 2012, our responsibility, as described by
professional standards, is to express opinions about whether the financial statements prepared by
management with your oversight are fairly presented, in all material respects, in conformity with U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles. Our audit of the financial statements does not relieve you or
management of your responsibilities.
As part of our audit, we considered the internal control of the City of Hopkins. Such considerations were
solely for the purpose of determining our audit procedures and not to provide any assurance
concerning such internal control.
As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement, we performed tests of the City of Hopkins's compliance with certain provisions of laws,
regulations, contracts, and grants. However, the objective of our tests was not to provide an opinion on
compliance with such provisions.
Our responsibility is to plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable, but not absolute,
assurance that the financial statements are free of material misstatement.
2. We are responsible for communicating significant matters related to the audit that are, in our
professional judgment, relevant to your responsibilities in overseeing the financial reporting
process. However, we are not required to design procedures specifically to identify such
matters.
3. We are also responsible for communicating matters regarding the provisions of the Minnesota
Legal Compliance Audit Guide for Political Subdivisions, promulgated by the State Auditor
pursuant Minnesota Statute 6.65.
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Planned Scope and Timing of the Audit
We performed the audit according to the planned scope and timing previously communicated to you in
our meeting about planning matters on January 30, 2012.
Significant Audit Findings
Qualitative Aspects of Accounting Practices
Management is responsible for the selection and use of appropriate accounting policies. The significant
accounting policies used by the City of Hopkins are described in Note 1 to the financial statements. As
described in Note 1, the City of Hopkins changed accounting policies related to the classification of fund
balances, by adopting Statement of Governmental Accounting Standards (GASB Statement) No. 54,
Fund Balance Reporting and Governmental Fund Type Definition, in the year ending December 31,
2011.
We noted no transactions entered into by the City during the year for which there is a lack of
authoritative guidance or consensus. All significant transactions have been recognized in the financial
statements in the proper period.
Accounting estimates are an integral part of the financial statements prepared by management and are
based on management's knowledge and experience about past and current events and assumptions
about future events. Certain accounting estimates are particularly sensitive because of their
significance to the financial statements and because of the possibility that future events affecting them
may differ significantly from those expected.
The most sensitive estimates affecting the financial statements were:
Management's estimate of the useful lives of capital assets is based on authoritative guidance and
past experience.
Management's estimate of the investments at fair value is based on published market values at
December 31, 2011.
Estimated current portion of compensated absences payable — Management's estimate of the
amount of the year-end compensated absences payable balance to be taken by employees within
one year of December 31, 2011 is based on historical trends and anticipated leave time activity.
We evaluated the key factors and assumptions used to develop the above estimates in determining that
it is reasonable in relation to the financial statements taken as a whole.
The financial statement disclosures are neutral, consistent, and clear.
Difficulties Encountered in Performing the Audit
We encountered no significant difficulties in dealing with management in performing and completing our
audit.
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Corrected and Uncorrected Misstatements
Professional standards require us to accumulate all known and likely misstatements identified during
the audit, other than those that are trivial, and communicate them to the appropriate level of
management. We noted a number of completed street improvements remained in construction in
progress and were not properly placed into service and depreciated on the government -wide financial
statements in prior years. These road projects have been placed in service and depreciated for fiscal
year 2011. As a result of not capitalizing these assets in prior years, beginning net assets were
overstated and accumulated depreciation is understated by approximately $300,000. Management has
determined that the effects are immaterial to the financial statements taken as a whole.
Disagreements with Management
For purposes of this letter, professional standards define a disagreement with management as a
financial accounting, reporting, or auditing matter, whether or not resolved to our satisfaction, that could
be significant to the financial statements or the auditors' report. We are pleased to report that no such
disagreements arose during the course of our audit.
Management Representations
We have requested certain representations from management that are included in the management
representation letter dated June 5, 2012.
Management Consultations with Other Independent Accountants
In some cases, management may decide to consult with other accountants about auditing and
accounting matters, similar to obtaining a "second opinion" on certain situations. If a consultation
involves application of an accounting principle to the City's financial statements or a determination of
the type of auditors' opinion that may be expressed on those statements, our professional standards
require the consulting accountant to check with us to determine that the consultant has all the relevant
facts. To our knowledge, there were no such consultations with other accountants.
Other Audit Findings or Issues
We generally discuss a variety of matters, including the application of accounting principles and
auditing standards, with management each year prior to retention as the City's auditors. However,
these discussions occurred in the normal course of our professional relationship and our responses
were not a condition to our retention.
Other Information in Documents Containing Audited Financial Statements
Our responsibility for the supplementary information accompanying the financial statements, as
described by professional standards, is to evaluate the presentation of the supplementary information in
relation to the financial statements as a whole and to report on whether the supplementary information
is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements as a whole. With respect to
the supplementary information accompanying the financial statements, we made certain inquiries of
management and evaluated the form, content, and methods of preparing the information to determine
that the information complies with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, the method of
preparing it has not changed from the prior period, and the information is appropriate and complete in
relation to our audit of the financial statements. We compared and reconciled the supplementary
information to the underlying accounting records used to prepare the financial statements or to the
financial statements themselves. We have issued our report thereon dated June 5, 2012.
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Other Information in Documents Containing Audited Financial Statements (Continued)
Other information is being included in documents containing the audited financial statements and the
auditors' report thereon. Our responsibility for such other information does not extend beyond the
financial information identified in our auditors' report. We have no responsibility for determining whether
such other information is properly stated and do not have an obligation to perform any procedures to
corroborate other information contained in such documents. As required by professional standards, we
read the other information in order to identify material inconsistencies between the audited financial
statements and the other information. We did not identify any material inconsistencies between the
other information and the audited financial statements.
With respect to the required supplementary information (RSI) accompanying the financial statements,
we made certain inquiries of management about the methods of preparing the RSI, including whether
the RSI has been measured and presented in accordance with prescribed guidelines, whether the
methods of measurement and preparation have been changed from the prior period, and whether there
were any significant assumptions or interpretations underlying the measurement or presentation of the
RSI. We compared the RSI for consistency with management's responses to the foregoing inquiries,
the basic financial statements, and other knowledge obtained during the audit of the basic financial
statements. Because these limited procedures do not provide sufficient evidence, we did not express
an opinion or provide any assurance on the RSI.
Our auditors' opinion, the audited financial statements, and the notes to financial statements should
only be used in their entirety. Inclusion of the audited financial statements in a document you prepare,
such as an annual report, should be done only with our prior approval and review of the document.
This information is intended solely for the use of the Members of the City Council and management of
the City of Hopkins, Minnesota and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than
these specified parties.
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APPENDIX B
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REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
AND ON COMPLIANCE AND OTHER MATTERS BASED ON AN
AUDIT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PERFORMED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS
Honorable Mayor and
Members of the City Council
City of Hopkins, Minnesota
We have audited the financial statements of the governmental activities, business -type activities, each
major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of the City of Hopkins, Minnesota (the City)
as of and for the year ended December 31, 2011, which collectively comprise the City's basic financial
statements and have issued our report thereon dated June 5, 2012. 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.
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
In planning and performing our audit, we considered the City's internal control over financial reporting
as a basis for designing our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinions on the
financial statements, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the City's
internal control. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the effectiveness of the City's internal
control.
A deficiency in internal control exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow
management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent, or
detect and correct misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a
combination of deficiencies, in internal control such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material
misstatement of the entity's financial statements will not be prevented, or detected and corrected on a
timely basis.
Our consideration of internal control over financial reporting was for the limited purpose described in the
first paragraph of this section and was not designed to identify all deficiencies in internal control over
financial reporting that might be deficiencies, significant deficiencies, or material weaknesses. We did
not identify any deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting that we consider to be material
weaknesses, as defined above.
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Members of the City Council
City of Hopkins
Compliance and Other Matters
As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the City's financial statements are free of
material misstatement, we performed tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations,
contracts, and grant agreements, noncompliance with which could have a direct and material effect on
the determination of financial statement amounts. However, providing an opinion on compliance with
those provisions was not an objective of our audit and, accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.
The results of our test disclosed no instances of noncompliance or other matters that are required to be
reported under Government Auditing Standards.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of the City Council, management, the Office of
the State Auditor, and state and federal awarding agencies and is not intended to be and should not be
used by anyone other than these specified parties.
CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
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June 5, 2012
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APPENDIX C
AUDITOR'S REPORT ON LEGAL COMPLIANCE
Honorable Mayor and
Members of the City Council
City of Hopkins, Minnesota
We have audited the financial statements of the governmental activities, the business -type activities,
each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of the City of Hopkins, Minnesota (the
City) as of and for the year ended December 31, 2011, which collectively comprise the City's basic
financial statements and have issued our report thereon dated June 5, 2012.
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States
of America and the provisions of the Minnesota Legal Compliance Audit Guide for Political
Subdivisions, promulgated by the State Auditor pursuant to Minn. Stat. §6.65. Accordingly, the audit
included such tests of the accounting records and such other auditing procedures as we considered
necessary in the circumstances.
The Minnesota Legal Compliance Audit Guide for Political Subdivisions covers seven categories of
compliance to be tested: contracting and bidding, deposits and investments, conflicts of interest, public
indebtedness, claims and disbursements, miscellaneous provisions, and tax increment financing. Our
study included all of the listed categories.
The results of our tests indicate that for the items tested, the City complied with the material terms and
conditions of applicable legal provisions.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of the City Council, management, and the
Office of the State Auditor and is not intended to be, and should not be, used by anyone other than
those specified parties.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
June 5, 2012
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NEW ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING STANDARDS
The Financial Reporting Entity
In November 2010, the GASB issued Statement No. 61, The Financial Reporting Entity: Omnibus an
amendment of GASB Statements No. 14 and No. 34. Statement No. 61 is effective for financial
reporting in fiscal year 2013 and modifies previous requirements for the assessment of potential
component units (for example the City's Housing and Redevelopment Authority) in determining what
should be included in the City's financial statements. The Statement also modifies the display and
disclosure requirements for component units. As a result, the method for including component units in
the City's financial statements will need to be re-evaluated and potentially changed in fiscal year 2013.
In preparation for evaluating the inclusion of component units under the new guidance in GASB
Statement No. 61, the City should revisit the formative documents of its component units including
charters, resolutions, bylaws, articles of incorporation, etc.
GASB Codification
In December 2010, the GASB issued Statement No. 62, Codification of Accounting and Financial
Reporting Guidance Contained in Pre -November 30, 1989 FASB and AICPA Pronouncements. As
discussed in the City's accounting policy disclosures in its financial statements, the City historically
followed Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) guidance issued before November 30, 1989,
for purposes of reporting financial activity of proprietary funds such as the Water, Sewer, Storm Sewer
and Refuse Utility Fund; the Pavilion/Ice Arena Fund; the Housing Authority and Internal Service
Funds, and GASB guidance issued on and after November 30, 1989, all of which is considered
acceptable methods for financial reporting of proprietary funds. However, GASB has accumulated and
codified pre -November 30, 1989 FASB guidance deemed applicable to proprietary funds into an all-
inclusive Statement No. 62. Statement No. 62 is very thorough, detailed and extensive — over 300
pages in length — and thus will require thoughtful implementation in fiscal year 2012.
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