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CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
STATE OF MINNESOTA
PREPARED BY:
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 2018
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I. INTRODUCTORY SECTION
Principal City Officials 3
Organizational Chart 4
Letter of Transmittal 5
Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting9
II. FINANCIAL SECTION
Independent Auditor's Report 13
Management's Discussion and Analysis 17
Basic Financial Statements:
Government‐Wide Financial Statements:
Statement of Net PositionStatement 134
Statement of ActivitiesStatement 236
Fund Financial Statements:
Balance Sheet ‐ Governmental FundsStatement 338
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance ‐
Governmental FundsStatement 440
Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in
Fund Balances of Governmental Funds to the Statement of ActivitiesStatement 543
Statement of Net Position ‐ Proprietary Funds Statement 644
Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Fund Net Position ‐
Proprietary FundsStatement 746
Statement of Cash Flows ‐ Proprietary FundsStatement 848
Statement of Fiduciary Net Position ‐ Fiduciary FundsStatement 952
Notes to Financial Statements 53
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Required Supplementary Information:
Budgetary Comparison Schedule ‐ General FundStatement 1095
Schedule of Changes in the Total OPEB Liability and Related RatiosStatement 1197
Schedule of Employer's Proportionate Share of Plan Net Pension Liability ‐ General Statement 1298
Employees Retirement Fund
Schedule of Pension Contributions ‐ General Employees Retirement FundStatement 1399
Schedule of Employer's Proportionate Share of Plan Net Pension Liability ‐ Public
Employees Police and Fire FundStatement 14100
Schedule of Pension Contributions ‐ Public Employees Police and Fire FundStatement 15101
Notes to RSI 102
Combining and Individual Fund Statements and Schedules:
Combining Balance Sheet ‐ Nonmajor Governmental FundsStatement 16111
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance ‐
Nonmajor Governmental FundsStatement 17112
Subcombining Balance Sheet ‐ Nonmajor Special Revenue FundsStatement 18116
Subcombining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in
Fund Balance ‐ Nonmajor Special Revenue FundsStatement 19118
Special Revenue Funds:
Schedules of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in
Fund Balance:
Budget and Actual ‐ Cable Television FundStatement 20120
Actual ‐ Police Forfeiture FundStatement 21121
Budget and Actual ‐ Library FundStatement 22122
Budget and Actual ‐ After‐School Programs FundStatement 23123
Actual ‐ Contributed Projects‐Recreation FundStatement 24124
Actual ‐ Contributed Projects ‐ Other FundStatement 25125
Budget and Actual ‐ Special Projects FundStatement 26126
Budget and Actual ‐ Planning and Inspections FundStatement 27127
Actual ‐ Anoka County Comm. Dev. Programs FundStatement 28128
Actual ‐ Twenty‐first Century Arts Grant FundStatement 29129
Budget and Actual ‐ Downtown Parking FundStatement 30130
Budget and Actual ‐ EDA Administration Fund (Component Unit)Statement 31131
Subcombining Balance Sheet ‐ Nonmajor Debt Service FundsStatement 32134
Subcombining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in
Fund Balance ‐ Nonmajor Debt Service FundsStatement 33136
Subcombining Balance Sheet ‐ Nonmajor Capital Project FundsStatement 34140
Subcombining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in
Fund Balance ‐ Nonmajor Capital Project FundsStatement 35142
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Enterprise Funds:
Water Utility Fund:
Subcombining Schedule of Net Position Statement 36146
Subcombining Schedule of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in
Fund Net PositionStatement 37147
Subcombining Schedule of Cash FlowsStatement 38148
Sewer Utility Fund:
Subcombining Schedule of Net Position Statement 39149
Subcombining Schedule of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in
Fund Net PositionStatement 40150
Subcombining Schedule of Cash FlowsStatement 41151
Refuse Utility Fund:
Subcombining Schedule of Net Position Statement 42152
Subcombining Schedule of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in
Fund Net PositionStatement 43153
Subcombining Schedule of Cash FlowsStatement 44154
Storm Sewer Utility Fund:
Subcombining Schedule of Net Position Statement 45155
Subcombining Schedule of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in
Fund Net PositionStatement 46156
Subcombining Schedule of Cash FlowsStatement 47157
Liquor Fund:
Subcombining Schedule of Net Position Statement 48159
Subcombining Schedule of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in
Fund Net PositionStatement 49160
Subcombining Schedule of Cash FlowsStatement 50162
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Internal Service Funds:
Combining Statement of Net PositionStatement 51166
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Fund
Net Position Statement 52167
Combining Statement of Cash FlowsStatement 53168
Municipal Service Center:
Subcombining Schedule of Net Position Statement 54169
Subcombining Schedule of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in
Fund Net PositionStatement 55170
Subcombining Schedule of Cash FlowsStatement 56171
Information Systems Fund:
Subcombining Schedule of Net Position Statement 57172
Subcombining Schedule of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in
Fund Net PositionStatement 58173
Subcombining Schedule of Cash FlowsStatement 59174
Risk Management Fund:
Subcombining Schedule of Net Position Statement 60175
Subcombining Schedule of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in
Fund Net PositionStatement 61176
Subcombining Schedule of Cash FlowsStatement 62177
Employee Benefits Fund:
Subcombining Schedule of Net Position Statement 63178
Subcombining Schedule of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in
Fund Net PositionStatement 64179
Subcombining Schedule of Cash FlowsStatement 65180
Combining Statement of Changes in Assets and Liabilities ‐ Agency FundsStatement 66182
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III. STATISTICAL SECTION (UNAUDITED)
Financial Trends:
Net Positions by ComponentTable 1186
Changes in Net PositionTable 2188
Fund Balances ‐ Governmental FundsTable 3192
Changes in Fund Balances ‐ Governmental FundsTable 4194
Revenue Capacity:
Tax Capacity Value and Estimated Market Value of All Taxable PropertyTable 5198
Direct and Overlapping Property Tax RatesTable 6199
Principal Property TaxpayersTable 7201
Property Tax Levies and CollectionsTable 8202
Debt Capacity:
Ratios of Outstanding Debt by TypeTable 9204
Ratios of Outstanding Net General Bonded Debt by TypeTable 10206
Direct and Overlapping Governmental Activities DebtTable 11208
Legal Debt Margin InformationTable 12209
Pledged Revenue Coverage Non‐Obligation DebtTable 13210
Demographic and Economic:
Demographic and Economic StatisticsTable 14212
Principal Employers Table 15213
Operating Information:
City Government Employees by Function/ProgramTable 16214
Operating Indicators by Function/ProgramTable 17216
Capital Asset Statistics by Function/ProgramTable 18218
IV. OTHER REQUIRED REPORTS SECTION
Minnesota Legal Compliance Report 223
Independent Auditor's 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 225
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CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA
PRINCIPAL CITY OFFICIALS
NameOfficial Title
Mayor and Council:
Donna SchmittMayor
John Murzyn, Jr Councilmember
Robert A. Williams Councilmember
Connie Buesgens Councilmember
Nick Novitsky Councilmember
Administration:
Walter Fehst City Manager
Kelli Bourgeois Human Resources Director, Assistant to City Manager
Joseph Kloiber Finance Director
Jim Hoeft City Attorney
Kevin Hansen Public Works Director, City Engineer
Lenny Austin Chief of Police
Gary Gorman Chief of Fire
Renee Dougherty Library Director
Joe Hogeboom Community Development Director
Keith Windschitl Recreation Services Director
Jason Schulz Liquor Operations Manager
December 31, 2018
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City of Columbia Heights
Organizational Chart
2018
Mayor:
Donna Schmitt Council members:
John Murzyn
Nick Novitsky
Connie Buesgens
Robert Williams
City Manager:
Walter Fehst
Commissions & Boards:
Charter
EDA
HRA
Traffic
Telecommunications
Planning & Zoning
Park & Recreation
LibraryADMINISTRATIONPublic ArtsHuman Resources Director / Assistant
to the City Manager:Kelli Bourgeois
City Clerk
Administrative Assistant – Human Resources
Communication Coordinator
POLICE (Administered by Mayor)
Police Chief: Lenny Austin
Office Supervisor
Police Captain
Sergeants (5)
Patrol Officers (17)
Community Service Officers (1 FT) (5 PT)
Reserves
Police IS Specialist
Secretary II-A (3)
FIRE/EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Fire Chief:Gary Gorman
Assistant Fire Chief
Fire Captains (3)
Secretary II
Clerk Typist II (PT)
Journeymen (3)
On-Call Firefighters (20)
PUBLIC WORKS
Public Works Director/City Engineer: Kevin Hansen
Secretary II-A
Assistant City Engineer
Administrative Assistant
Assessing Clerk (PT)
Engineering Technician IV (2)
Engineering Technician III
Street & Park Superintendent
Utility Superintendent
Foreman (Parks, Sewer & Water, Streets) (3)
Maintenance Worker (16)
Vehicle Maintenance Supervisor
Mechanic
Facility Maintenance Supervisor
Custodian I (3 PT)
Custodian II (PT)
FINANCE
Finance Director:Joseph Kloiber
Accounting Clerk II
Assistant Finance Director
Accounting Coordinator
Payroll Accountant
Budget Coordinator
Accounting Clerk II: Utility
Accounting Clerk I: Utility
Accounting Clerk I
Receptionist/Cashier (PT)
Liquor Operations Manager
Assistant Liquor Store Manager (4)
FT Store Supervisor (2)
PT Store Supervisor (5)
Retail Clerk (30 PT)
IS Director
Assistant IS Director
IS Technician
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Community Development Director:Joe Hogeboom
City Planner
Building Official
Economic Development Planner
Secretary II: Permits
Secretary II: Community Development
LIBRARY
Library Director:Renee Dougherty
Clerk-Typist II (2)
Library Clerk (1)
Library Supervisor (3 PT)
Page (10 PT)
Library Aide (PT)
Adult Services Librarian
Youth Services Librarian
RECREATION
Recreation Director: Keith Windschitl
Clerk/Typist II
Senior Citizen Coordinator
Program Coordinator
Program Coordinator (PT)
Recreation Clerk (PT)
Custodian II (9 PT)
Custodian I (PT)
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City of Columbia Heights | Finance Department
590 40th Avenue NE, Columbia Heights, MN 55421 ▪ Ph: 763‐706‐3600 ▪ www.columbiaheightsmn.gov
June 4, 2019
To the Citizens of the City of Columbia Heights,
Mayor, Council Members, and City Manager
The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the City of Columbia Heights for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2018, is hereby submitted. The City’s management assumes responsibility
for both the completeness and the reliability of the information contained in this report, based
on a comprehensive framework of internal control that it has established for this purpose.
Because the cost of internal control should not exceed its anticipated benefits, the objective is
to provide reasonable, rather than absolute, assurance that the financial statements are free of
any material misstatements.
Redpath and Company, Certified Public Accountants, have issued an unmodified (“clean”)
opinion on the City of Columbia Heights financial statements for the year ended December 31,
2018. Their independent auditors’ report is located at the front of the financial section of this
report.
State law requires Minnesota cities to issue by June 30th of each year a complete set of audited
financial statements for the preceding fiscal year ended December 31st. In addition, state law
requires that Minnesota cities undergo an annual Minnesota Legal Compliance Audit.
Generally accepted accounting principles require 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 the MD&A and should be read in conjunction with it. The City of Columbia
Heights’ MD&A can be found immediately following the report of the independent auditors.
PROFILE OF THE GOVERNMENT
The City of Columbia Heights, a suburb located north of the City of Minneapolis in Anoka
County in east‐central Minnesota, was originally incorporated as a village in 1898. In 1921,
pursuant to the adoption of a home rule City Charter by the qualified voters of the City, a
council‐manager form of government, was instituted.
The City Council consists of a Mayor and four Council Members. All are elected at‐large, on a
non‐partisan basis. The Mayor serves a two‐year term and the Council Members serve four‐
year terms. The City Manager is appointed by the City Council. The City covers an area of 3.52
square miles and currently has a population of 19,995. The City is empowered to levy a tax on
both real and personal property within its boundaries.
All City funds, departments, commissions and other organizations for which the City of
Columbia Heights is financially accountable, including all component units, are presented within
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the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. The Columbia Heights Housing and
Redevelopment Authority (HRA) and the Columbia Heights Economic Development Authority
(EDA) are included in the reporting entity as blended component units of the City of Columbia
Heights due to the fact that the governing boards are substantively the same and the City is in a
relationship of financial benefit/burden with the authorities.
The City provides a full range of services to its citizens. These services include, but are not
limited to, police and fire protection; water and sanitation services; the construction and
maintenance of highways, streets, and infrastructure; library; recreational facilities; and general
administrative services.
LOCAL ECONOMY
The City is located within the varied and stable economic base of the Minneapolis‐Saint Paul
greater metropolitan area, which is a major center for both the state and the upper‐midwest.
As such, there has been a relatively stable level of employment for City residents and this is
expected to continue. In 2018, the largest employers located within the boundaries of the City
included Independent School District 13 and one division of Medtronic Inc., a medical device
manufacturer.
With its close proximity to the Minneapolis downtown area (4 miles), and single family housing
that is affordable compared to the metropolitan area average, there has been a relatively stable
demand for housing in the City. However, as an older, fully developed, inner‐ring suburb of a
major city, the management and residents of the City of Columbia Heights are faced with the
challenges of an aging infrastructure and dependency on state aid to supplement local
revenues. The City Council and the City’s management are taking a proactive approach to
dealing with these concerns, and they currently have a number of initiatives in progress to
address them. Some of these are described below.
LONG‐TERM FINANCIAL PLANNING
The City has a planned Street Rehabilitation Program including, as needed, roadways, alleys,
water mains, sanitary sewer and storm sewer improvements. The program divides the City into
seven street rehabilitation zones and calls for approximately one zone to be rehabilitated every
one to two years. A portion of cost of street rehabilitation is charged to the benefiting
properties in the form of special assessments. Utility system improvements are funded by the
utility rate structure, which is periodically reviewed for long‐term sustainability. In some cases,
the City issues bonds to initially finance the project, repaying the bonds with special
assessments and/or utility revenues collected over a number of years.
Historically, state aid revenue has been a key component of the City’s annual operating and
debt service budgets; however, the amount provided by the state has been unpredictable,
significantly reduced from historical levels, and sometimes reduced retroactively. To provide
for more stable operations, the City’s management has developed a multi‐year financial plan
that gradually phases out the use of state aid in the City’s annual operating and debt service
budgets, using moderate increases in property taxes. At the current stage of the plan,
approximately 40% of the annual state aid not restricted for specific programs is essentially
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treated as a one‐time revenue source, and is used for capital projects and equipment that
would otherwise be purchased with property taxes. The City Council has reached consensus of
opinion in support of the plan. This plan is, of course, dependent on the tax levy and operating
budget actually adopted by the City Council each year.
RELEVANT FINANCIAL POLICIES
By Council resolution, a formal policy has been adopted regarding the minimum unassigned
fund balance for the general fund. The goal of the policy is to begin each year with sufficient
working capital to fund operations. The policy establishes a year‐end targeted unassigned fund
balance of 45% of the general fund budgeted expenditures for the subsequent year. At
December 31, 2018, the unassigned fund balance in the general fund was sufficient to meet this
goal.
The City’s policy is to budget and recognize license and permit revenues of the community
development function, such as building permit revenue, in the planning and inspections fund, a
non‐major special revenue fund. License and permit revenues of other functions are budgeted
and recognized in the general fund. For this reason, license and permit revenues in the general
fund are often lower than other comparable Minnesota cities, which more commonly budget
and recognize all license and permit revenues in the general fund.
CURRENT MAJOR INITIATIVES
Given the age of the City’s housing stock, the Economic Development Authority has
implemented a program of purchasing and demolishing substandard residential property to
create an inventory of redevelopment property available for resale. In 2018, the remaining lots in
this program were conveyed to state licensed home builders. This effectively increased Columbia
Heights’ estimated market value of residential properties by $1,954,188. In addition to single family
homes, two multi‐family facilities opened adding 350 units to the housing stock.
In 2016, the National Civic League awarded the City of Columbia Heights 2016 All America City
status for innovative and effective community problem‐solving. Only 10 cities in the country
were chosen for this honor and Columbia Heights is the only one in Minnesota to be selected
this year. The criteria for earning the award included impact, inclusiveness, public engagement
and the use of collaborative problem‐solving strategies linking the private, public and nonprofit
sectors. The City and the Columbia Heights Public School District were cited for their strong
collaborative partnerships including the City of Peace Park Initiative in the Circle Terrace
Neighborhood, the Hylander gym and the new Columbia Heights Public Library.
In 2018, the Columbia Heights Police Department was recognized by the International
Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) with the IACP Leadership in Community Policing Award.
This was awarded for the departments work in community policing strategies, and specifically
for its work involving the building of the City of Peace Neighborhood Center at Nawrocki Park.
The Center, which celebrated its official grand opening in June, 2018, serves as a park and
recreation facility for the Circle Terrace neighborhood. Many agencies, including the Columbia
Heights Police Department, the Columbia Heights Recreation Department, the Columbia
Heights School District and Anoka County, plan to use the City of Peace Neighborhood Center
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for educational and recreational programming. The programs offered will serve residents
through positive interaction, improved outreach and enhanced public safety. The City of Peace
Neighborhood Center was made possible through Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
funding in the amount of $366,771 as well as through other municipal funding opportunities.
AWARD AND AKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Government Finance Officers' Association (GFOA) awarded a Certificate of Achievement for
Excellence in Financial Reporting to the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota for its
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the year ended December 31, 2017. The Certificate
of Achievement is a prestigious national award that recognizes conformity with the highest
standards for preparation of state and local government financial reports. In order to be
awarded a Certificate of Achievement, a government unit must publish an easily readable and
efficiently organized Comprehensive Annual Financial Report whose contents conform to
program standards. The CAFR must satisfy both generally accepted accounting principles and
applicable legal requirements.
A Certificate of Achievement is valid for a period of one year only. We believe our current
report continues to conform to the Certificate of Achievement program requirements, and we
are submitting it to the GFOA program for review.
The preparation of the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report on a timely basis was made
possible by the dedicated service of the entire staff of the Finance Department. Each member
of the department has our sincere appreciation for the contributions made in the preparation
of this report.
In closing, without the leadership and support of the City Manager and City Council,
preparation of this report would not have been possible.
Sincerely,
Joseph P. Kloiber Jaclyn Zillmer
Finance Director Assistant Finance Director
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
To the Honorable Mayor and
Members of the City Council
City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the governmental activities, the business‐
type activities, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of the City of Columbia
Heights, Minnesota, as of and for the year ended December 31, 2018, 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 conducted
our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and
the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the
Comptroller General of the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material
misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in
the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the
assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or
error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s
preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that
are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the
effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also
includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of
significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of
the financial statements.
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We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for
our audit opinions.
Opinions
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the
respective financial position of the governmental activities, the business‐type activities, each major fund,
and the aggregate remaining fund information of the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota, as of
December 31, 2018, and the respective changes in financial position, and, where applicable, cash flows
thereof for the year then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America.
Emphasis of Matter
As described in Note 16 of the financial statements, the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota, adopted
new accounting guidance, GASB Statement No. 75, Accounting and Financial Reporting for
Postemployment Benefits Other Than Pensions for the year ended December 31, 2018. Our opinion is
not modified with respect to this matter.
Report on Summarized Comparative Information
We have previously audited the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota’s 2017 financial statements and we
expressed an unmodified audit opinion on the respective financial statements of the governmental
activities, the business‐type activities, each major fund and the aggregate remaining fund information in
our report dated June 14, 2018. In our opinion, the summarized comparative information presented
herein as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017 is consistent, in all material respects, with the
audited financial statements from which it has been derived.
Other Matters
Required Supplementary Information
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that the management’s
discussion and analysis, budgetary comparison information, and the schedules of OPEB and pension
information, as listed in the table of contents be presented to supplement the basic financial
statements. Such information, although not a part of the basic financial statements, is required by the
Governmental Accounting Standards Board, who considers it to be an essential part of financial
reporting for placing the basic financial statements in an appropriate operational, economic, or historical
context. We have applied certain limited procedures to the required supplementary information in
accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, which consisted
of inquiries of management about the methods of preparing the information and comparing the
information for consistency with management’s responses to our inquiries, the basic financial
statements, and other knowledge we obtained during our audit of the basic financial statements. We do
not express an opinion or provide any assurance on the information because the limited procedures do
not provide us with sufficient evidence to express an opinion or provide any assurance.
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Other Information
Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming opinions on the financial statements that
collectively comprise the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota’s basic financial statements. The
introductory section, combining and individual fund financial statements and schedules and statistical
section are presented for purposes of additional analysis and are not a required part of the basic
financial statements.
The combining and individual fund financial statements and schedules are the responsibility of
management and were derived from and relate directly to the underlying accounting and other records
used to prepare the basic financial statements. Such information has been subjected to the auditing
procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and certain additional procedures,
including comparing and reconciling such information directly to the underlying accounting and other
records used to prepare the basic financial statements or to the basic financial statements themselves,
and other additional procedures in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United
States of America. In our opinion, the combining and individual fund financial statements and 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
June 4, 2019, on our consideration of the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota’s internal control over
financial reporting and on our tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations,
contracts, and grant agreements and other matters. The purpose of that report is 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 of Columbia Heights, Minnesota’s internal control over financial reporting and
compliance.
REDPATH AND COMPANY, LTD.
St. Paul, Minnesota
June 4, 2019
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
As management of the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota (the City), we offer readers of the City
of Columbia Heights’ financial statements this narrative overview and analysis of the financial
activities of the City for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018. We encourage readers to
consider the information presented here in conjunction with additional information that we have
furnished in our letter of transmittal, which can be found in the introductory section of this report.
Financial Highlights
The assets and deferred outflows of the City exceeded its liabilities and deferred inflows at
December 31, 2018, by $69,759,621 (net position). Of this amount, $24,412,277 or 35% is
unrestricted net position which may be used to meet the City’s ongoing obligations to citizens and
creditors.
During 2018, the City’s total net position of the government‐wide financial statements was
positively impacted in the current year by $529,755. This resulted from $885,718 increase within
the City’s business‐type activities, offset by a $355,963 decrease within the governmental activities.
As of December 31, 2018, the combined fund balances of the City’s governmental funds were
$29,676,535. This is an increase of $1,979,762 or 7% from the prior year. Also, approximately 22%
of the combined fund balances of the City’s governmental funds were unassigned fund balance,
available for spending at the City Council’s discretion.
As of December 31, 2018, unassigned fund balance in the General fund was $6,641,233 or 97% of
the total fund balance in the General fund. The City’s minimum fund balance policy for the General
fund, detailed in the notes to the financial statements, was met at December 31, 2018.
Total bonded debt increased in 2018 by a net of $384,410; yielding an end‐of‐year total of
$26,748,046. The increase is the amount by which general obligation refunding bonds issued in
December 2018 for $2,070,000 exceeded scheduled principal payments and premium/discount
amortization on all existing bonded debt in 2018. These refunding bonds were issued to redeem
certain outstanding general obligation bonds in February 2019, reducing future debt service by an
estimated present value of $185,000.
Overview of the Financial Statements
This discussion and analysis is intended to serve as an introduction to the City’s basic financial
statements. The City’s basic financial statements are comprised of three components: 1)
government‐wide financial statements, 2) fund financial statements, and 3) notes to the financial
statements. This report also contains other supplementary information in addition to the basic
financial statements themselves.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Government‐wide financial statements. The government‐wide financial statements are designed
to provide readers with a broad overview of the City’s finances, in a manner similar to a private‐
sector business.
The statement of net position presents information on all of the City’s assets and liabilities, with the
difference between the two reported as net position. Over time, increases or decreases in net
position may serve as a useful indicator of whether or not the financial position of the City is
improving.
The statement of activities presents information showing how the City’s net position changed
during the most recent fiscal year. All changes in net position are reported as soon as the underlying
event giving rise to the change occurs, regardless of the timing of related cash flows. Thus, revenues
and expenses are reported in this statement for some items that will only result in cash flows in
future fiscal periods (e.g. uncollected taxes and earned but unused vacation leave).
Both of the government‐wide financial statements distinguish functions of the City that are
principally supported by taxes and intergovernmental revenues (governmental activities) from
other functions that are intended to recover all or a significant portion of their costs through user
fees and charges (business‐type activities). The governmental activities of the City include general
government, public safety, public works, culture and recreation and community development. The
business‐type activities of the City include water, sanitary sewer, refuse, storm sewer and liquor
operations.
The government‐wide financial statements are presented as Statements 1 and 2 of this report.
Fund financial statements. A fund is a grouping of related accounts that is used to maintain control
over resources that have been segregated for specific activities or objectives. The City, like other
state and local governments, uses fund accounting to ensure and demonstrate compliance with
finance‐related legal requirements. All of the funds of the City can be divided into three categories:
governmental funds, proprietary funds, and fiduciary funds.
Governmental funds. Governmental funds are used to account for essentially the same functions
reported as governmental activities in the government‐wide financial statements. However, unlike
the government‐wide financial statements, governmental fund financial statements focus on near‐
term inflows and outflows of spendable resources, as well as on balances of spendable resources
available at the end of the fiscal year. Such information may be useful in evaluating a government’s
near‐term financial requirements.
Because the focus of governmental funds is narrower than that of the government‐wide financial
statements, it is useful to compare the information presented for governmental funds with similar
information presented for governmental activities in the government‐wide financial statements. By
doing so, readers may better understand the long‐term impact of the City’s near term financial
decisions. Both the governmental fund balance sheet and governmental fund statement of
revenues, expenditures, and change in fund balances provide a reconciliation to facilitate this
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comparison between governmental funds and governmental activities.
Information is presented separately in the governmental fund balance sheet and in the
governmental fund statement of revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balances for each
major governmental fund. The major governmental funds in 2018 are as follows:
General Fund
Municipal State Aid Street Fund
Capital Equipment Replacement General Government Fund
Capital Improvements‐PIR Fund
Capital Improvements General Government Buildings Fund
HRA (Component Unit) Parkview Villa North and South Fund
Data from the other governmental 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 elsewhere in this report. The basic governmental fund financial statements
are presented as Statements 3 through 5 of this report.
The City adopts an annual appropriated budget for its general and certain special revenue funds
listed in the notes to the financial statements. A budgetary comparison statement has been
provided for each these funds to demonstrate compliance with this budget.
Proprietary funds. The City maintains two different types of proprietary funds. Enterprise funds are
used to report the same functions presented as business‐type activities in the government‐wide
financial statements. The City uses enterprise funds to account for its water, sewer, refuse, storm
sewer, and liquor operations. Internal service funds are an accounting device used to accumulate
and allocate costs internally among the City’s various functions. The City uses internal service funds
to account for its municipal service center (for vehicle and facilities maintenance), information
systems, property and liability insurance, and certain employee benefits. As these internal
transactions predominately benefit the governmental rather than the business‐type activities, the
internal service funds have been included within governmental activities in the government‐wide
financial statements.
Proprietary funds provide the same type of information as the government‐wide financial
statements, only in more detail. The proprietary fund financial statements provide separate
information for the water, sewer, refuse, storm sewer and liquor operations, all of which are
considered to be major funds of the City. Conversely, the internal service funds are combined into a
single, aggregated presentation in the proprietary fund financial statements. Individual fund data
for the internal service funds is provided in the form of combining statements elsewhere in this
report. The basic proprietary fund financial statements are presented as Statements 6 through 8 of
this report.
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Fiduciary funds. Fiduciary funds are used to account for resources held for the benefit of parties
outside the government. Fiduciary funds are not reflected in the government‐wide financial
statements because the resources of those funds are not available to support the City’s own
programs. The accounting used for fiduciary funds is much like that used for proprietary funds. The
basic fiduciary fund financial statement is presented as Statement 9 of this report.
Notes to the financial statements. The notes provide additional information that is essential to a
full understanding of the data provided in the government‐wide and fund financial statements.
Other information. Required supplementary information for the General fund are presented as
Statement 10 of this report. Certain required supplementary information on pensions and other
post‐employment benefits are presented as Statements 11 through 15 of this report. Certain
additional combining and individual fund statements and schedules are presented as Statements 16
through 66 of this report.
Government‐wide Financial Analysis
As noted above, net position may serve over time as a useful indicator of a government’s financial
position. At December 31, 2018, the City’s assets and deferred outflows exceeded its liabilities and
deferred inflows by $69,759,621.
$39,755,498 or 57% of the City’s net position reflects its investment in capital assets (e.g. land,
buildings, equipment and infrastructure) less any related debt used to acquire those assets that is
still outstanding. The City uses these capital assets to provide services to citizens; consequently,
these assets are not available for future spending. It should be noted that, although net position
invested in capital assets is reported net of related debt, the resources needed to repay this debt
must be provided from other sources, since the capital assets themselves would not be used to
liquidate these liabilities.
The restricted portion of the City’s net position represents resources that are subject to external
restrictions on how they may be used. The remaining balance of unrestricted net position,
$24,412,277 or 35%, may be used to meet the City’s ongoing obligations to citizens and creditors.
At December 31, 2018, the City is able to report positive balances in all three categories of net
position, both for the City as a whole, as well as for its separate governmental and business‐type
activities.
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2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017
Assets:
Current and other assets $44,067,936$42,249,123$9,664,459$8,508,110$53,732,395$50,757,233
Capital assets 47,567,08049,278,36916,036,46516,614,57363,603,54565,892,942
Total assets 91,635,01691,527,49225,700,92425,122,683 117,335,940116,650,175
Deferred outflows of resources 5,920,3607,266,883 ‐ ‐ 5,920,3607,266,883
Liabilities:
Current liabilities 4,872,2463,103,8701,476,5861,307,5076,348,8324,411,377
Noncurrent liabilities 34,962,32837,666,2493,886,4294,373,10538,848,75742,039,354
Total liabilities 39,834,57440,770,1195,363,0155,680,61245,197,58946,450,731
Deferred inflows of resources 8,288,9708,236,461 10,120 ‐ 8,299,0908,236,461
Net position:
Net invested in capital assets 28,080,46230,852,83811,675,03611,831,46839,755,49842,684,306
Restricted 5,032,4563,145,032559,390498,8385,591,8463,643,870
Unrestricted 16,318,91415,789,9258,093,3637,111,76524,412,27722,901,690
Total net position $49,431,832$49,787,795$20,327,789$19,442,071$69,759,621$69,229,866
CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS' NET POSITION
TotalsGovernmental Activities Business‐Type Activities
Changes in net position ‐ governmental activities. During the current year, governmental activities
decreased the City’s net position by $355,963. This decrease of less than 1% differed from the prior
year increase of 5% as follows:
Governmental activities revenue decreased $1,313,064 or 7% over the prior year. This
included:
o A one‐time 2017 gain of $570,000 on the sale of the former Library building.
o A net decrease in capital grants, largely from the 2017 completion of federally‐
funded street reconstruction of $833,000 and a one‐time 2017 federal award of
$367,000 for a recreation facility, offset by a 2018 increase in state street
reconstruction grants of $436,500.
o Charges for services decreased $932,487 in 2018, due to one‐time revenues in 2017
including a $456,000 exchange contract for street reconstruction with Anoka
County, building permits of $200,000 for a single large redevelopment, and
$150,000 of developer fees from the issuance of conduit debt.
o Planned increases in property taxes of $644,148 were offsetting the net decrease in
the types of revenue listed above.
Governmental activities expenses increased $1,940,404 or 11% from the prior year. Key
elements of this change include:
o There were planned 2018 inflationary increases of 2.5% in most governmental
activities, plus labor contract adjustments to make certain compensation
comparable to similar positions in other metro cities.
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o Public works expenses increased by $1,389,051, primarily from increased non‐
federal construction.
o Culture and recreation expenses increased $764,197. This reflects certain cost of a
new Library facility, including $372,773 of first year depreciation expense and
$248,775 of project costs not eligible for capitalization.
o 2018 pension expense decreased by approximately $880,000 from the prior year for
the governmental activities’ portion of two state‐wide cost sharing defined‐benefit
plans in which the City participates. This was primarily from improved long‐term
funding resulting from legislative changes to plans terms. More information on
these plans is available in the notes to the financial statements.
2018 Transfers to/from the business‐type activities increased net position of the
governmental activities by $422,474. In the prior year net transfers decreased the net
position of the governmental activities by $231,537. The current year net transfers only
include the kinds of routine operating transfers that occur between the governmental and
business type activities in most years. Whereas the net transfers in the prior years included
these items against a one‐time consolidation of all liabilities for pension and other post‐
employment benefits into the governmental activities.
Changes in net position ‐ Business‐type activities. In 2018, business‐type activities increased the
City’s total net position by $885,718. This 5% increase differed from the prior year increase of 3%
as follows:
Business‐type activities revenue increased by $550,401 or 3% over the prior year. This was
primarily from a $526,885 increase in charges for services. Approximately two‐thirds of this
was from an increase to utility rates set by the City Council and one‐third was from increase
municipal liquor sales.
Business‐type activities expense decreased by $332,624. A majority of the decrease or
$592,408, is from reduced consumption of water/sewer and a recycling initiative to lower
the amount of refuse. Offset by an increase in liquor operating expense and storm sewer
construction.
For reasons explained above, 2018 Transfers to/from the government activities decreased
net position of the business‐type activities by $422,474. Whereas in the prior year, net
transfers increased the net position of the business type activities by $231,537.
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2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017
Revenues:
Program revenues:
Charges for services $1,848,127$2,780,614$16,385,606$15,858,721$18,233,733$18,639,335
Operating grants and
contributions 1,458,725 1,197,660 118,373 107,504 1,577,098 1,305,164
Capital grants and
contributions 1,059,322 2,068,730 ‐ ‐ 1,059,322 2,068,730
General revenues:
Property taxes 11,673,168 11,029,020 ‐ ‐ 11,673,168 11,029,020
Tax increment collections 732,192 604,510 ‐ ‐ 732,192 604,510
Grants and contributions not
restricted to specific programs 1,676,553 1,547,164 ‐ ‐ 1,676,553 1,547,164
Unrestricted investment earnings 354,373 318,554 57,100 44,453 411,473 363,007
Gain on sale of capital assets
used in governmental activities 5,528 574,800 ‐ ‐ 5,528 574,800
Total revenues 18,807,988 20,121,052 16,561,079 16,010,678 35,369,067 36,131,730
Expenses:
General government 2,252,4562,087,930 ‐ ‐ 2,252,4562,087,930
Public safety 6,584,1896,927,308 ‐ ‐ 6,584,1896,927,308
Public works 4,841,2903,452,239 ‐ ‐ 4,841,2903,452,239
Culture and recreation 3,821,5033,057,306 ‐ ‐ 3,821,5033,057,306
Community development 1,398,1031,147,550 ‐ ‐ 1,398,1031,147,550
Interest on long‐term debt 688,884973,688 ‐ 688,884973,688
Water ‐ ‐ 2,748,8033,090,9272,748,803 3,090,927
Sewer ‐ ‐ 1,820,1511,977,6621,820,151 1,977,662
Refuse ‐ ‐ 1,944,3252,037,0981,944,325 2,037,098
Storm sewer ‐ ‐ 511,836380,844 511,836 380,844
Liquor ‐ ‐ 8,227,7728,098,9808,227,772 8,098,980
Total expenses 19,586,425 17,646,021 15,252,887 15,585,511 34,839,312 33,231,532
Increase (decrease) in
net position before transfers and special items(778,437) 2,475,031 1,308,192 425,167 529,755 2,900,198
Transfers 422,474 (231,537) (422,474) 231,537 ‐ ‐
Increase in net position (355,963) 2,243,494 885,718 656,704 529,755 2,900,198
Net position ‐ January 1 49,787,795 47,544,301 19,442,071 18,785,367 69,229,866 66,329,668
Net position ‐ December 31 $49,431,832$49,787,795$20,327,789$19,442,071$69,759,621$69,229,866
Business‐Type Activities Totals
CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS' CHANGES IN NET POSITION
Governmental Activities
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Financial Analysis of the City’s Funds
As noted earlier, the City uses fund accounting to ensure and demonstrate 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, unreserved fund balance may serve as a useful
measure of a government’s net resources available for spending at the end of the fiscal year.
At December 31, 2018, the City’s governmental funds reported combined fund balances of
$29,676,535. 79% of this amount or $23,306,243 was not subject to external legal restrictions. This
unrestricted portion of the combined fund balances includes all committed, assigned and
unassigned fund balances. The remaining 21% of the combined fund balances is nonspendable or
restricted; to indicate that it is not available for new spending because it has already been obligated
for prepaid items ($148,900), debt service ($3,461,396), tax increment purposes ($1,991,737), and
various other purpose restrictions ($768,259) detailed in the notes to the financial statements.
The General Fund is the chief operating fund of the City. During the current year, fund balance in
the General Fund decreased by $862,136. This is approximately the amount by which a one‐time
transfer of $1,400,000 from the General Fund to the Capital Improvement General Government
Buildings Fund exceed routine annual operating transfers into the General Fund. This one‐time
transfer was part of a plan to accumulate funds for the future building improvement and
replacement.
Although general revenues and expenditures were approximately equal in 2018, they increased
over the prior year as follows:
Revenues increased by $680,595 or 6% over the prior year, primarily due to a $619,765
increase in property taxes consistent with the City’s five‐year financial plan.
Expenditures increased by $495,427 or 4% over the prior year, primarily due to planned
2018 inflationary increases of 2.5% in both personnel and non‐personnel costs of existing
departmental operations. Secondarily, there were also:
o Labor contract adjustments to make certain compensation comparable to similar
positions in other metro cities.
o 1.35 Full‐time equivalent new permanent positions created and hired in 2018.
o Seasonal staffing additions for the biennial election held in 2018.
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The changes in fund balance of the other major governmental funds in 2018, and significant
elements of those changes, were as follows:
The Municipal State Aid Street Fund increased by $446,554. This is the amount by which
restricted intergovernmental revenue received in the current year for maintenance and
reconstruction of eligible roads exceeded the amount used in the current year.
The Capital Equipment Replacement General Government Fund decreased by $113,931.
This is the amount by which capital outlays for equipment, such as vehicles, exceeded
current year revenue committed for this purpose.
The Capital Improvements PIR Fund decreased by $700,890. This decrease is the amount by
which current year street project expenditures, net of related transfers from the Municipal
State Aid Street Fund, exceeded special assessments collected in the current year. PIR is the
acronym for Public Improvement Revolving Fund.
The Capital Improvements General Government Buildings Fund increased by $2,031,026.
This increase includes a $1,423,000 transfer from the General Fund and $362,651 of residual
funds transferred from the completion of new library building project within the non‐major
funds.
The Housing and Redevelopment Authority (Component Unit) Parkview Villa North and
South Fund decreased by $7,284 from the transfer of all residual cash to the nonmajor
governmental funds for the purposes of the Economic Development Authority (Component
Unit.) The Housing and Redevelopment Authority ceased active operations in 2015.
The combined fund balances of the nonmajor governmental funds increased by $1,186,423 or 10%
over the prior year. The most significant elements of this increase were:
$2,070,000 of general obligation refunding bonds issued in December 2018 for the February
2019 early redemption of certain general obligation bonds issued in 2009.
$362,651 of fund balance transferred to the Capital Improvement General Government
Buildings Fund as described above.
$330,000 expenditure of fund balance used for parks capital outlays.
Proprietary funds. The City’s proprietary funds provide the same type of information that is found
in the government‐wide financial statements for business‐type activities, but in more detail. At
December 31, 2018, net position of the major proprietary funds included the following amounts of
unrestricted net position:
Water Fund $1,012,328
Sewer Fund $1,524,456
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Refuse Fund $1,856,140
Storm Sewer Fund $413,812
Liquor Fund $3,076,627
The 2018 changes in net position of the major proprietary funds were as follows:
Water Fund $497,403
Sewer Fund $122,982
Refuse Fund $88,068
Storm Sewer Fund ($47,297)
Liquor Fund $241,765
Other factors concerning the finances of the proprietary funds are addressed above in the analysis
of the City’s business‐type activities.
Budgetary Highlights
General Fund. The changes between the original and final 2018 General Fund budget consisted of
several small budget amendments to increase intergovernmental revenue, charges for services, and
miscellaneous other revenues, by a total of $30,990. All of these changes were paired with related
increases to budgeted police and fire expenditures. This reflects additional services and training
funded by external entities mid‐year.
Actual general fund revenues in 2018 were more than budgeted by $197,303 or 2%. Approximately
$120,000 of this variance is the amount by which excess tax increment refunded to the City from
tax increment financing districts exceeded tax‐reduction settlements and judgements. These items
are reported within the line item for tax revenues when they occur, but are not used in the revenue
forecast to develop the budget. Actual intergovernmental revenues and charges for services
exceeded the budget by approximately $44,000 and $32,000 respectively, primarily due to
conservative budget estimates.
Actual general fund expenditures in 2018 were less than budgeted by $493,591 or 4%. Major
elements of this variance include:
Parks and recreation expenditures were approximately $88,000 less than budgeted. This
included approximately $77,000 of personnel service savings from vacancies, turn over and
available grant funding for recreation staff.
Public safety expenditures were approximately $293,000 less than budgeted. This variance
reflects staff vacancies and new hires at entry level wages instead of top scale wages.
Building maintenance was over budget by $20,000, as an upgrade to the security system
was needed, but not anticipated.
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The remaining variances were distributed throughout the departments of the general fund
and were primarily the result of using conservative budget estimates.
Capital Asset and Debt Administration
Capital assets. The City’s capital assets for its governmental and business‐type activities as of
December 31, 2018, amount to $63,603,545 net of accumulated depreciation. This investment in
capital assets includes land, buildings, equipment, infrastructure, and construction in progress.
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City of Columbia Heights’ Capital Assets
Beginning Ending
BalanceAdditionsDeletionsBalance
Governmental activities:
Capital assets ‐ not depreciated:
Land $5,127,249$1,313,282$ ‐ $6,440,531
Construction in progress 14,157,278 1,081,080 (13,967,634) 1,270,724
Total capital assets not being depreciated 19,284,527 2,394,362 (13,967,634) 7,711,255
Capital assets ‐ being depreciated:
Buildings 23,059,914 9,468,817 ‐ 32,528,731
Equipment 9,199,971 1,106,045 (202,841) 10,103,175
Infrastructure 33,032,941 1,766,518 ‐ 34,799,459
Total capital assets being depreciated 65,292,826 12,341,380 (202,841) 77,431,365
Less accumulated depreciation for:
Buildings 9,904,881 919,807 ‐ 10,824,688
Equipment 7,047,288 497,617 (178,648) 7,366,257
Infrastructure 18,346,814 1,037,781 ‐ 19,384,595
Total accumulated depreciation 35,298,983 2,455,205 (178,648) 37,575,540
Capital assets being depreciated ‐ net 29,993,843 9,886,175 (24,193) 39,855,825
Governmental activities capital assets ‐ net49,278,370 12,280,537 (13,991,827) 47,567,080
Business‐type activities:
Capital assets ‐ not depreciated:
Land 2,349,213 ‐ ‐ 2,349,213
Construction in progress 13,513 75,657 (4,481) 84,689
Total capital assets not being depreciated 2,362,726 75,657 (4,481) 2,433,902
Capital assets ‐ being depreciated:
Buildings 5,679,892 2 ‐ 5,679,894
Equipment 2,445,375 70,057 ‐ 2,515,432
Infrastructure 19,308,003 ‐ ‐ 19,308,003
Total capital assets being depreciated 27,433,270 70,059 027,503,329
Less accumulated depreciation for:
Buildings 1,999,960 160,506 ‐ 2,160,466
Equipment 1,736,090 93,514 ‐ 1,829,604
Infrastructure 9,445,372 465,324 ‐ 9,910,696
Total accumulated depreciation 13,181,422 719,344 ‐ 13,900,766
Capital assets being depreciated ‐ net 14,251,848 (649,285) ‐ 13,602,563
Business‐type activities capital assets ‐ net16,614,574 (573,628) (4,481) 16,036,465
Total capital assets ‐ net $65,892,944$11,706,909($13,996,308)$63,603,545
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Significant capital asset activity during 2018 included the following:
Year
Project StartedCost to DateStatus
Library Building Replacement2014$10,833,584in‐progress
Street Reconstruction ‐ Stinson Blvd2016947,188 in‐service
Street Lighting Central 47‐51st20171,140,652 in‐progress
Neighborhood Bldg Circle Terr2017458,522 in‐progress
Storm Swr Pipe & Street Improvement20171,230,775 in‐progress
Street Rehab Zone 4 201723,639 in‐progress
Pond Construction Slv Lk Boat landing 201740,986 in‐progress
Keyes Park Rehabilitation2018456,477 in‐progress
Street Overlay201831,226 in‐progress
As of December 31, 2018
At December 31, 2018, the City had $40,000 of non‐cancellable contractual commitments for
construction in 2018, primarily for the street reconstruction and sewer lining projects. Additional
information on the City’s capital assets can be found in Note 5 to the financial statements.
Long‐term debt. Total bonded debt increased in 2018 by a net of $384,410; yielding an end of year
total of $26,748,046. The increase is the amount by which general obligation refunding bonds
issued in December 2018 for $2,070,000 exceeded scheduled principal payments and
premium/discount amortization on all existing bonded debt in 2018. These refunding bonds, were
issued to redeem certain outstanding 2009 general obligation bonds in February 2019, reducing
future debt service by an estimated present value of $185,000. The 2009 bonds were a portion of
the financing used for the City’s public safety facilities. The 2018 bonds will be repaid with a
combination of existing property taxes and state grants.
Bonded debt outstanding at year end included general obligation bonds, which are backed by the
full faith and credit of the City, and revenue bonds, for which only revenues from the related
projects financed are pledged for repayment. Some of the general obligation bonds have specific
revenue sources pledged other than property taxes, but in the event those other sources were
insufficient, the City would be required to fund the shortfall through property taxes.
State statute limits the amount of certain general obligation debt that a Minnesota city may issue to
3% of the estimated market value of property within a city’s taxing jurisdiction. At December 31,
2018, the City’s debt limit under this statute was $40,063,149 and $19,281,618 of the City’s
outstanding debt was of the type to which this limit applies.
At December 31, 2018, the City’s general obligation bonds have an AA rating from Standard and
Poor’s and Aa2 rating from Moody’s. The outstanding revenue bonds of the governmental activities
at December 31, 2018, are repaid only with tax increment and are unrated.
In conjunction with the 2015 sale of real property, the HRA owes a 30‐year no‐interest note payable
to the U.S. Department of Housing and Redevelopment for $5,200,000 with all principal due in
2047. This amount is included in the financial statements within the amount reported as due to
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other governments.
Other long‐term obligations consist of compensated absences, post‐employment health insurance,
and net pension benefit. Additional information on the City’s long‐term debt is included in Note 7 to
the financial statements.
City of Columbia Heights’ Long‐Term Debt
2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017
General obligation bonds:
Repaid only with general taxes $18,855,000$17,650,000$ ‐ $ ‐ $18,855,000$17,650,000
With other pledged revenues 915,0001,165,0004,300,0004,710,0005,215,0005,875,000
Revenue bonds 2,190,0002,315,000 ‐ ‐ 2,190,0002,315,000
Unamortized premium 426,617450,531 61,429 73,105 488,046523,636
Due to other governmental units 5,200,0005,200,000 ‐ ‐ 5,200,0005,200,000
Compensated absences 1,353,1781,297,380 ‐ ‐ 1,353,1781,297,380
Net pension liability 8,059,5619,635,048 ‐ ‐ 8,059,5619,635,048
Postemployment benefits other
than pensions 1,252,8721,296,890 ‐ ‐ 1,252,8721,296,890
$38,252,228$39,009,849$4,361,429$4,783,105$42,613,657$43,792,954
Governmental Activities Business‐Type Activities Totals
Economic Factors and Next Year’s Budget
In 2018, the average annual unemployment rate for Anoka County, which includes the City, was
3.0%. This is a decrease from a rate of 3.5% from the prior year. This compares to the average
annual 2018 state and national rates of 3.4% and 3.9% respectively. The Consumer Price Index in
the region compares favorably to national trends. These factors were considered when preparing
the City of Columbia Heights’ 2019 budget.
Requests For Information.
This financial report is designed to provide a general overview of the City of Columbia Heights’
finances for all those with an interest in the government’s finances. Questions concerning any of
the information provided in this report or requests for additional financial information should be
addressed to the City of Columbia Heights, Finance Department, 590 40th Avenue NE, Columbia
Heights, Minnesota 55421‐3878.
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STATEMENT OF NET POSITION Statement 1
December 31, 2018 Page 1 of 2
With Comparative Totals For December 31, 2017
GovernmentalBusiness‐Type
ActivitiesActivities20182017
Current assets:
Cash and investments$32,738,493$5,322,613$38,061,106$34,046,759
Receivables ‐ current:
Accounts (net of allowance for uncollectibles)61,0271,910,9231,971,9501,932,565
Special assessments 580,012 ‐ 580,012502,734
Taxes 375,816 ‐ 375,816307,037
Interest90,56315,000105,56382,423
Due from other governmental units 1,132,5798,7811,141,3601,926,569
Internal balances (137,120)137,120 ‐ ‐
Prepayments 221,228 93,435314,663279,719
Inventory ‐ at cost 51,7922,176,5872,228,3792,415,407
Real estate held for resale 535,976 ‐ 535,976798,727
Total current assets 35,650,3669,664,45945,314,82542,291,940
Noncurrent assets:
Receivables ‐ noncurrent:
Special assessments 1,424,424 ‐ 1,424,4241,468,653
Loans 6,993,146 ‐ 6,993,1466,996,640
Capital assets (net of accumulated depreciation):
Land 6,440,5312,349,2138,789,7447,476,462
Buildings 21,704,0433,519,42825,223,47116,834,966
Equipment 2,736,918685,8283,422,7462,861,966
Infrastructure 15,414,8649,397,30724,812,17124,548,758
Construction in process 1,270,724 84,6891,355,41314,170,790
Total noncurrent assets 55,984,65016,036,46572,021,11574,358,235
Total assets 91,635,01625,700,924117,335,940116,650,175
Deferred outflows of resources:
Related to pensions 5,920,360 ‐ 5,920,3607,266,883
Totals
Primary Government
Assets:
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA
STATEMENT OF NET POSITION Statement 1
December 31, 2018 Page 2 of 2
With Comparative Totals For December 31, 2017
GovernmentalBusiness‐Type
ActivitiesActivities20182017
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable$355,224$649,379$1,004,603$1,006,455
Accrued salaries and withholdings payable439,60180,630520,231460,143
Contracts payable ‐ retained percentage 110,690 ‐ 110,690228,516
Due to other governmental units 123,589234,674358,263416,081
Unearned revenue 215,818 ‐ 215,818216,318
Accrued interest payable 256,209 34,203290,412292,333
Deposits 81,215 2,700 83,915 37,931
Compensated absences payable 209,900 ‐ 209,900103,600
Bonds payable 3,080,000475,0003,555,0001,650,000
Total current liabilities 4,872,2461,476,5866,348,8324,411,377
Noncurrent liabilities:
Compensated absences payable 1,143,278 ‐ 1,143,2781,193,780
Other postemployment benefits payable 1,252,872 ‐ 1,252,8721,296,890
Bonds payable 19,306,6173,886,42923,193,04624,713,636
Due to other governmental units 5,200,000 ‐ 5,200,0005,200,000
Net pension liability 8,059,561 ‐ 8,059,5619,635,048
Total noncurrent liabilities 34,962,3283,886,42938,848,75742,039,354
Total liabilities 39,834,5745,363,01545,197,58946,450,731
Deferred inflows of resources:
Related to pensions 8,225,061 ‐ 8,225,0618,236,461
Related to other postemployment benefits 63,909 10,120 74,029 ‐
Total deferred inflows of resources 8,288,970 10,1208,299,0908,236,461
Net investments in capital assets 28,080,46211,675,03639,755,49842,684,306
Restricted for:
Debt service 3,184,433559,3903,743,8231,847,095
Tax increment purposes 1,079,764 ‐ 1,079,7641,035,920
Other purposes 768,259 ‐ 768,259760,855
Unrestricted 16,318,9148,093,36324,412,27722,901,690
Total net position $49,431,832$20,327,789$69,759,621$69,229,866
Totals
Liabilities:
Net position:
Primary Government
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
With Comparative Totals For The Year Ended December 31, 2017
Program Revenues
Charges For
ExpensesServices
Functions/Programs
Primary government:
Governmental activities:
General government $2,252,456 $264,782
Public safety 6,584,189 766,450
Public works 4,841,290 154,219
Culture and recreation 3,821,503 289,066
Community development 1,398,103 373,610
Interest on long‐term debt 688,884 ‐
Total governmental activities 19,586,425 1,848,127
Business‐type activities:
Water 2,748,803 3,325,053
Sewer 1,820,151 2,026,695
Refuse 1,944,325 1,986,709
Storm sewer 511,836 458,573
Liquor 8,227,772 8,588,576
15,252,887 16,385,606
Total primary government $34,839,312 $18,233,733
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement 2
OperatingCapital
Grants andGrants andBusiness‐Type
Contributions ContributionsGovernmentalActivities2018 2017
$37,636 $ ‐ ($1,950,038)$ ‐ ($1,950,038)($1,823,471)
516,775 ‐ (5,300,964) ‐ (5,300,964)(5,590,857)
881,029 1,059,322(2,746,720) ‐ (2,746,720)(735,682)
20,830 ‐ (3,511,607) ‐ (3,511,607)(2,375,193)
2,455 ‐ (1,022,038) ‐ (1,022,038)(100,126)
‐ ‐ (688,884) ‐ (688,884)(973,688)
1,458,725 1,059,322(15,220,251)0(15,220,251)(11,599,017)
‐ ‐ ‐ 576,250576,25050,013
‐ ‐ ‐ 206,544206,544(52,605)
112,679 ‐ ‐ 155,063155,063(18,853)
‐ ‐ ‐ (53,263)(53,263)74,700
5,694 ‐ ‐ 366,498366,498327,459
118,373 0 01,251,0921,251,092380,714
$1,577,098 $1,059,322(15,220,251)1,251,092(13,969,159)(11,218,303)
General revenues:
Property taxes 11,673,168 ‐ 11,673,16811,029,020
Tax increment collections 732,192 ‐ 732,192604,510
Grants and contributions not
restricted to specific programs 1,676,553 ‐ 1,676,5531,547,164
Unrestricted investment earnings 354,37357,100411,473363,007
Gain on sale of capital assets used
in governmental activities 5,528 ‐ 5,528574,800
Transfers 422,474(422,474) ‐ ‐
Total general revenues, transfers, and
special items 14,864,288(365,374)14,498,91414,118,501
Change in net position (355,963)885,718529,7552,900,198
Net position ‐ January 1 49,787,79519,442,07169,229,86666,329,668
Net position ‐ December 31 $49,431,832$20,327,789$69,759,621$69,229,866
Totals
Program Revenues
Net (Expense) Revenue and
Changes in Net Position
Primary Government
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA
BALANCE SHEET
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
December 31, 2018
General Fund
Municipal State Aid
Street Fund
Capital Equipment
Replacement General
Gov't
Assets
Cash and investments $7,297,038 $13,694 $3,894,384
Receivables:
Accounts 2,468 ‐ ‐
Special assessments ‐ ‐ ‐
Taxes 342,197 ‐ ‐
Loans ‐ ‐ ‐
Interest 24,663 ‐ 12,300
Due from other governmental units 88,371 885,334 ‐
Interfund receivable ‐ ‐ 83,000
Prepayments 136,962 ‐ ‐
Real estate held for resale ‐ ‐ ‐
Total assets $7,891,699 $899,028 $3,989,684
Liabilities, Deferred Inflows of Resources, and Fund Balances
Liabilities:
Accounts payable $165,198 $2,562 $21,162
Accrued salaries and withholdings payable 353,468 4,203 ‐
Contracts payable ‐ retained percentage 16,226 45,044 ‐
Due to other governmental units 118,388 ‐ ‐
Interfund payable ‐ 261,977 ‐
Unearned revenue 166,464 ‐ ‐
Deposits ‐ ‐ ‐
Total liabilities 819,744 313,786 21,162
Deferred inflows of resources:
Unavailable revenue 232,283 ‐ ‐
Total deferred inflows of resources 232,283 0 0
Fund balance:
Nonspendable 136,962 ‐ ‐
Restricted ‐ 585,242 ‐
Committed ‐ ‐ 3,968,522
Assigned 61,477 ‐ ‐
Unassigned 6,641,233 ‐ ‐
Total fund balances 6,839,672 585,242 3,968,522
Total liabilities, deferred inflows
of resources, and fund balances $7,891,699 $899,028 $3,989,684
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement 3
Capital Improvements
PIR Fund
Capital Improvements
General Gov't Buildings
Fund
HRA (Component Unit)
Parkview Villa North &
South Fund
Other Governmental
FundsInterfund Eliminations
Total
Governmental
Funds
$474,453$4,269,923 $ ‐ $12,714,456 $ ‐ $28,663,948
‐ ‐ ‐ 58,559 ‐ 61,027
1,563,525 ‐ ‐ 440,911 ‐ 2,004,436
‐ ‐ ‐ 33,619 ‐ 375,816
‐ ‐ 6,585,000 408,146 ‐ 6,993,146
2,500 10,100 ‐ 31,900 ‐ 81,463
155,529 ‐ ‐ 996 ‐ 1,130,230
‐ ‐ ‐ 438,937 (438,937)83,000
‐ ‐ ‐ 11,938 ‐ 148,900
45,600 ‐ ‐ 490,376 ‐ 535,976
$2,241,607 $4,280,023 $6,585,000 $14,629,838 ($438,937)$40,077,942
$6,658 $882 $ ‐ $115,746 $ ‐ $312,208
347 ‐ ‐ 52,691 ‐ 410,709
37,769 ‐ ‐ 11,651 ‐ 110,690
‐ ‐ ‐ 5,201 ‐ 123,589
‐ ‐ ‐ 176,960 (438,937) ‐
‐ ‐ ‐ 40,458 ‐ 206,922
9,831 ‐ ‐ 71,384 ‐ 81,215
54,605 882 0 474,091 (438,937)1,245,333
1,550,422 ‐ 6,585,000 788,369 ‐ 9,156,074
1,550,422 0 6,585,000 788,369 0 9,156,074
‐ ‐ ‐ 11,938 ‐ 148,900
‐ ‐ ‐ 5,636,150 ‐ 6,221,392
636,580 4,279,141 ‐ 7,896,391 ‐ 16,780,634
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 61,477
‐ ‐ ‐ (177,101) ‐ 6,464,132
636,580 4,279,141 0 13,367,378 0 29,676,535
$2,241,607 $4,280,023 $6,585,000 $14,629,838 ($438,937)$40,077,942
Fund balance reported above $29,676,535
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the statement of net position are different because:
Capital assets used in governmental activities are not financial resources and, therefore, are not reported in the funds.46,472,020
Other long‐term assets are not available to pay for current‐period expenditures and, therefore, are reported as
unavailable revenue in the funds.3,956,074
Internal service funds are used by management to charge the costs of municipal service center, information systems,
risk management and employee benefits to individual funds. The assets and liabilities of the internal service funds
are included in the governmental activities in the statement of net position.(6,884,458)
Long‐term liabilities, including bonds payable, are not due and payable in the current period and, therefore, are not
reported in the funds.(23,788,339)
Net position of governmental activities $49,431,832
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
General Fund
Municipal State Aid
Street Fund
Capital Equipment
Replacement General
Gov't
Revenues:
Taxes$9,601,516 $ ‐ $ ‐
Tax increment collections ‐ ‐ ‐
Special assessments ‐ ‐ ‐
Licenses and permits 233,994 ‐ ‐
Intergovernmental 1,006,512 1,255,967 200,000
Charges for services 603,081 5,562 ‐
Fines and forfeitures 93,251 ‐ ‐
Investment income:
Interest and dividends 121,687 ‐ 64,510
Change in fair value (30,248) ‐ (15,300)
Other revenues 29,000 10,982 4,982
Total revenues 11,658,793 1,272,511 254,192
Expenditures:
Current:
General government 2,082,625 ‐ ‐
Public safety 6,099,081 ‐ 58,015
Public works 1,676,094 220,983 ‐
Culture and recreation 1,785,380 ‐ ‐
Community development ‐ ‐ ‐
Capital outlay:
Public safety ‐ ‐ 199,921
Public works 15,657 213,366 28,511
Culture and recreation ‐ ‐ 109,396
Community development ‐ ‐ ‐
Debt service:
Principal retirement ‐ ‐ ‐
Interest and fiscal charges ‐ ‐ ‐
Issuance costs ‐ ‐ ‐
Developer incentives ‐ ‐ ‐
Total expenditures 11,658,837 434,349 395,843
Revenues over (under) expenditures (44)838,162 (141,651)
Other financing sources (uses):
Transfers in 562,392 501 ‐
Transfers out (1,424,484)(392,109) ‐
Refunding bond issued ‐ ‐ ‐
Bond premium ‐ ‐ ‐
Sale of capital assets ‐ ‐ 27,720
Total other financing sources (uses)(862,092)(391,608)27,720
Net change in fund balance (862,136)446,554 (113,931)
Fund balance ‐ January 1 7,701,808 138,688 4,082,453
Fund balance ‐ December 31 $6,839,672 $585,242 $3,968,522
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement 4
Capital Improvements
PIR Fund
Capital Improvements
General Gov't Buildings
Fund
HRA (Component Unit)
Parkview Villa North &
South Fund
Other Governmental
FundsInterfund Eliminations
Total Governmental
Funds
$ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $2,064,607 $ ‐ $11,666,123
‐ ‐ ‐ 731,835 ‐ 731,835
535,630 ‐ ‐ 105,367 ‐ 640,997
‐ ‐ ‐ 235,523 ‐ 469,517
‐ 250,000 ‐ 754,031 ‐ 3,466,510
137,138 ‐ ‐ 354,667 ‐ 1,100,448
‐ ‐ ‐ 19,302 ‐ 112,553
15,453 50,700 ‐ 169,772 ‐ 422,122
(3,100)(12,600) ‐ (40,301) ‐ (101,549)
6,518 ‐ ‐ 114,127 ‐ 165,609
691,639 288,100 0 4,508,930 0 18,674,165
‐ 42,725 ‐ 75,156 ‐ 2,200,506
‐ ‐ ‐ 56,083 ‐ 6,213,179
1,498,018 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 3,395,095
‐ ‐ ‐ 1,082,345 ‐ 2,867,725
‐ ‐ ‐ 838,417 ‐ 838,417
‐ ‐ ‐ 22,474 ‐ 222,395
135,869 ‐ ‐ 10,683 ‐ 404,086
‐ ‐ ‐ 550,380 ‐ 659,776
1,657 ‐ ‐ 395,126 ‐ 396,783
‐ ‐ ‐ 1,240,000 ‐ 1,240,000
‐ ‐ ‐ 672,741 ‐ 672,741
‐ ‐ ‐ 55,615 ‐ 55,615
‐ ‐ ‐ 254,166 ‐ 254,166
1,635,544 42,725 0 5,253,186 0 19,420,484
(943,905)245,375 0 (744,256)0 (746,319)
325,387 1,785,651 ‐ 2,959,002 (5,120,651)512,282
(82,372) ‐ (7,284)(3,215,293)5,120,651 (891)
‐ ‐ ‐ 2,070,000 ‐ 2,070,000
‐ ‐ ‐ 19,921 ‐ 19,921
‐ ‐ ‐ 97,049 ‐ 124,769
243,015 1,785,651 (7,284)1,930,679 0 2,726,081
(700,890)2,031,026 (7,284)1,186,423 0 1,979,762
1,337,470 2,248,115 7,284 12,180,955 ‐ 27,696,773
$636,580 $4,279,141 $0 $13,367,378 $0 $29,676,535
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA
RECONCILIATION OF THE STATEMENT OF REVENUES,Statement 5
EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES OF
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS TO THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the statement of activities (Statement 2) are different because:
Net changes in fund balances ‐ total governmental funds (Statement 4)$1,979,762
Governmental funds report capital outlays as expenditures. However, in the statement of
activities the cost of those assets is allocated over their estimated useful lives and reported as
depreciation expense. The difference is the amount by which depreciation exceeded (1,695,245)
outlays for capital assets.
The net effect of various miscellaneous transactions involving capital assets, such as
sales, trade‐ins and abandonments was a decrease in net position.(24,193)
The issuance of long‐term debt provides current financial resources to the governmental funds,
while repayment of the principal of long‐term debt consumes the current financial resources of
the governmental funds. Neither transaction has any effect on net position however. This
amount is the net effect of these differences in the treatment of long‐term debt.(806,086)
Interest on long‐term debt is reported in the governmental funds in the year it is paid.
Whereas, this amount is reported in the statement of activities in the year in which it accrues.(4,363)
In the governmental funds, revenues are reported in the year available as current resources.
Whereas in the statement of activities, revenues are reported in the year earned.30,309
The net revenues (expenses) of certain activities of internal service funds are reported within the
governmental activities in the statement of activities.163,853
Change in net position of governmental activities (Statement 2)($355,963)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA
STATEMENT OF NET POSITION
PROPRIETARY FUNDS
December 31, 2018
Assets:Water Utility Fund Sewer Utility Fund
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $723,738 $998,814
Receivables:
Accounts (net of allowance for uncollectibles)725,772 518,238
Interest 3,700 2,800
Due from other governmental units ‐ ‐
Prepayments ‐ 93,435
Inventory ‐ at cost 8,283 ‐
Total current assets 1,461,493 1,613,287
Noncurrent assets:
Capital assets:
Land 45,223 36,586
Construction in progress 25,722 17,981
Buildings 1,305,172 403,659
Equipment 572,291 1,000,469
Infrastructure 9,963,688 6,677,171
Total capital assets 11,912,096 8,135,866
Less: accumulated depreciation (5,774,090)(5,054,050)
Net capital assets 6,138,006 3,081,816
Total noncurrent assets 6,138,006 3,081,816
Total assets 7,599,4994,695,103
Deferred outflows of resources:
Related to pensions ‐ ‐
Liabilities:
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable 89,809 15,695
Accrued salaries and withholdings payable 16,613 10,075
Due to other governmental units 137,331 ‐
Interfund payable 66,000 ‐
Accrued interest payable 4,114 3,005
Unearned revenue ‐ ‐
Deposits 2,700 ‐
Compensated absences payable ‐ current ‐ ‐
Bonds payable ‐ current 120,000 53,400
Total current liabilities 436,567 82,175
Noncurrent liabilities:
Compensated absences payable ‐ noncurrent ‐ ‐
Other postemployment benefits payable ‐ ‐
Bonds payable ‐ noncurrent 410,000 285,600
Premium/discount on bonds payable ‐ ‐
Net pension liability ‐ ‐
Total noncurrent liabilities 410,000 285,600
Total liabilities 846,567 367,775
Deferred inflows of resources:
Related to pensions ‐ ‐
Net position:
Net investments in capital assets 5,608,006 2,742,816
Restricted for debt service 132,59860,056
Unrestricted 1,012,328 1,524,456
Total net position $6,752,932 $4,327,328
Adjustments to reflect the consolidation of internal service fund activities related to enterprise funds
Net position of business‐type activities
Business‐Type Activities ‐ Enterprise Funds
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement 6
Business‐Type Activities ‐ Enterprise Funds
Refuse Utility FundStorm Sewer Utility FundLiquor FundTotal Enterprise FundsInternal Service Funds
$1,443,380 $383,668 $1,773,013 $5,322,613 $4,074,545
550,349 116,564 ‐ 1,910,923 ‐
3,900 1,500 3,100 15,000 9,100
6,433 ‐ 2,348 8,781 2,349
‐ ‐ ‐ 93,435 72,328
‐ ‐ 2,168,304 2,176,587 51,792
2,004,062 501,732 3,946,765 9,527,339 4,210,114
‐ 260,690 2,006,714 2,349,213 15,779
‐ 40,986 ‐ 84,689 31,677
56,000 ‐ 3,915,062 5,679,893 1,978,957
112,893 398,758 431,020 2,515,431 521,417
‐ 2,667,144 ‐ 19,308,003 ‐
168,893 3,367,578 6,352,796 29,937,229 2,547,830
(134,518)(1,232,214)(1,705,892)(13,900,764)(1,452,770)
34,375 2,135,364 4,646,904 16,036,465 1,095,060
34,375 2,135,364 4,646,904 16,036,465 1,095,060
2,038,437 2,637,096 8,593,669 25,563,804 5,305,174
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 5,920,360
143,810 1,244 398,821 649,379 43,016
4,112 3,272 46,558 80,630 28,892
‐ ‐ 97,343 234,674 ‐
‐ 17,000 ‐ 83,000 ‐
‐ 2,435 24,649 34,203 ‐
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 8,896
‐ ‐ ‐ 2,700 ‐
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 209,900
‐ 56,600 245,000 475,000 ‐
147,922 80,551 812,371 1,559,586 290,704
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 1,143,278
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 1,252,872
‐ 294,400 2,835,000 3,825,000 ‐
‐ ‐ 61,429 61,429 ‐
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 8,059,561
0 294,400 2,896,429 3,886,429 10,455,711
147,922 374,951 3,708,800 5,446,015 10,746,415
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 8,299,090
34,375 1,784,364 1,505,475 11,675,036 1,095,060
‐ 63,969 302,767 559,390 ‐
1,856,140 413,812 3,076,627 7,883,363 (8,915,031)
$1,890,515 $2,262,145 $4,884,869 20,117,789 ($7,819,971)
210,000
$20,327,789
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES AND CHANGES IN FUND NET POSITION
PROPRIETARY FUNDS
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
Water Utility FundSewer Utility FundRefuse Utility Fund
Operating revenues:
Charges for services $220,892 $2,026,009 $1,986,709
Charges for sales, net of discounts 3,104,161 ‐ ‐
Total operating revenues 3,325,053 2,026,009 1,986,709
Operating expenses:
Cost of sales, services and goods sold 1,628,229 1,101,389 1,708,596
Operating expense 811,535 537,932 231,302
Depreciation 290,992 171,180 2,500
Total operating expenses 2,730,756 1,810,501 1,942,398
Net income (loss) from operations 594,297 215,508 44,311
Nonoperating revenues (expenses):
Investment income:
Interest and dividends 18,700 14,500 19,600
Change in fair value (4,600)(3,700)(4,900)
Intergovernmental ‐ ‐ 112,679
Sale of capital assets ‐ ‐ ‐
Miscellaneous revenues (613)686 ‐
Interest and fiscal charges (14,872)(7,613) ‐
Miscellaneous expense ‐ ‐ ‐
Total nonoperating revenues (expenses)(1,385)3,873 127,379
Net income (loss) before transfers 592,912 219,381 171,690
Transfers in 891 ‐ ‐
Transfers out (96,400)(96,399)(83,622)
Total transfers (95,509)(96,399)(83,622)
Change in net position 497,403 122,982 88,068
Net position ‐ January 1 6,255,529 4,204,346 1,802,447
Net position ‐ December 31 $6,752,932 $4,327,328 $1,890,515
Reconciliation to Statement of Activities:
Amount reported above
Amounts reported for business‐type activities in the statement of activities are different because:
Adjustment to reflect consolidation of internal service fund activities
Amounts reported on the statement of activities
Business‐Type Activities ‐ Enterprise Funds
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement 7
Storm Sewer Utility
FundLiquor Fund
Total Enterprise
FundsInternal Service Funds
$458,107$ ‐ $4,691,717$2,761,280
‐ 8,588,57611,692,737127,679
458,107 8,588,576 16,384,454 2,888,959
‐ 6,448,22310,886,4372,673,226
390,1881,567,1803,538,137 ‐
113,818140,854719,34480,149
504,006 8,156,257 15,143,918 2,753,375
(45,899)432,319 1,240,536 135,584
7,80015,60076,20045,000
(2,000)(3,900)(19,100)(11,200)
‐ 5,694118,37364,186
‐ ‐ ‐ 2,000
466 ‐ 539 ‐
(7,664)(60,644)(90,793) ‐
‐ (360)(360) ‐
(1,398)(43,610)84,859 99,986
(47,297)388,709 1,325,395 235,570
‐ ‐ 891 ‐
‐ (146,944)(423,365)(88,917)
0 (146,944)(422,474)(88,917)
(47,297)241,765 902,921 146,653
2,309,4424,643,10419,214,868(7,966,624)
$2,262,145 $4,884,869 $20,117,789 ($7,819,971)
Change in
Net PositionTransfers
$902,921($422,474)
(17,203)‐
$885,718($422,474)
Business‐Type Activities ‐ Enterprise Funds
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
PROPRIETARY FUNDS
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
Water Utility FundSewer Utility Fund
Cash flows from operating activities:
Cash received from customers$3,277,562$2,019,713
Cash received from interfund goods and services provided ‐ ‐
Cash paid to suppliers for goods and services (1,977,481)(1,406,609)
Cash payments to employees for services (404,915)(245,574)
Net cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities 895,166 367,530
Cash flows from noncapital financing activities:
Transfers in 891 ‐
Transfers out (96,400)(96,399)
Intergovernmental ‐ ‐
Interfund payable (repaid to) advanced by other funds (65,000) ‐
Increases in compensated absences payable ‐ ‐
Decreases in compensated absences payable ‐ ‐
Increases in other postemployment benefits payable ‐ ‐
Net cash flows provided by (used in) noncapital financing activities (160,509)(96,399)
Cash flows from capital and related financing activities:
Acquisition of capital assets (50,843)(38,207)
Proceeds from the sale of assets ‐ ‐
Principal payments ‐ bonds (115,000)(53,288)
Interest and fiscal charges (15,735)(8,085)
Net cash flows provided by (used in) capital and related financing activities (181,578)(99,580)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investment income
Interest and dividends 17,600 13,800
Change in fair value (4,600)(3,700)
Net cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities 13,000 10,100
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 566,079 181,651
Total cash and cash equivalents ‐ January 1 157,659 817,163
Total cash and cash equivalents ‐ December 31 $723,738 $998,814
Noncash capital and related financing activities $ ‐ $ ‐
Business‐Type Activities ‐ Enterprise Funds
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement 8
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Refuse Utility Fund
Storm Sewer Utility
FundLiquor Fund
Total Enterprise
FundsInternal Service Funds
$1,996,009 $459,888 $8,588,168 $16,341,340 $ ‐
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 3,696,941
(1,816,327)(271,561)(6,637,569)(12,109,547)(2,982,478)
(116,419)(122,554)(1,130,234)(2,019,696)(717,475)
63,263 65,773 820,365 2,212,097 (3,012)
‐ ‐ ‐ 891 ‐
(83,622) ‐ (146,944)(423,365)(88,917)
112,679 ‐ 5,694 118,373 64,186
‐ ‐ ‐ (65,000) ‐
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 884,863
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ (829,065)
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 30,010
29,057 0 (141,250)(369,101)61,077
‐ (52,185) ‐ (141,235)(88,300)
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 2,000
‐ (73,712)(185,000)(427,000) ‐
‐ (7,690)(77,244)(108,754) ‐
0 (133,587)(262,244)(676,989)(86,300)
19,700 7,500 13,800 72,400 43,000
(4,900)(2,000)(3,900)(19,100)(11,200)
14,800 5,500 9,900 53,300 31,800
107,120 (62,314)426,771 1,219,307 3,565
1,336,260 445,982 1,346,242 4,103,306 4,070,980
$1,443,380 $383,668 $1,773,013 $5,322,613 $4,074,545
$ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐
Business‐Type Activities ‐ Enterprise Funds
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
PROPRIETARY FUNDS
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
Water Utility FundSewer Utility Fund
Reconciliation of operating income (loss) to
net cash flows from operating activities
Operating income (loss)$594,297 $215,508
Adjustments to reconcile operating income (loss) to net
cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation expense 290,992 171,180
Miscellaneous revenues (expenses)(613)686
Changes in assets and liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable (54,363)(5,329)
(Increase) decrease in due from other governmental units ‐ ‐
(Increase) decrease in prepayments ‐ (1,653)
(Increase) decrease in inventory, at cost 6,872 ‐
(Increase) decrease in deferred pension outflows ‐ ‐
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable 76,531 (11,138)
Increase (decrease) in accrued
salaries and withholdings payable (412)2,010
Increase (decrease) in contracts payable ‐ retained percentage (38,436)(3,734)
Increase (decrease) in due to other governmental units 17,598 ‐
Increase (decrease) in deposits payable 2,700 ‐
Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue ‐ ‐
Increase (decrease) in net pension liability ‐ ‐
Increase (decrease) in deferred pension inflows ‐ ‐
Total adjustments 300,869 152,022
Net cash flows from operating activities $895,166 $367,530
Business‐Type Activities ‐ Enterprise Funds
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Refuse Utility Fund
Storm Sewer Utility
FundLiquor Fund
Total Enterprise
FundsInternal Service Funds
$44,311($45,899)$432,319$1,240,536 $135,584
2,500 113,818 140,854 719,344 80,149
‐ 466 (360)179 ‐
(22,079)1,315 ‐ (80,456) ‐
31,379 ‐ (408)30,971 (2,349)
‐ ‐ ‐ (1,653)6,945
‐ ‐ 185,941 192,813 (5,785)
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 1,346,523
6,422 (3,112)58,203 126,906 18,834
730 (815)5,868 7,381 3,715
‐ ‐ ‐ (42,170) ‐
‐ ‐ (2,052)15,546 ‐
‐ ‐ ‐ 2,700 ‐
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 259
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ (1,575,487)
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ (11,400)
18,952 111,672 388,046 971,561 (138,596)
$63,263 $65,773 $820,365 $2,212,097 ($3,012)
Business‐Type Activities ‐ Enterprise Funds
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF FIDUCIARY NET POSITION Statement 9
FIDUCIARY FUNDS
December 31, 2018
Assets:
Cash and investments $ ‐
Due from other governmental units ‐
Total assets $0
Liabilities:
Accounts payable $ ‐
Due to other governmental units ‐
Total liabilities $0
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2018
Note 1 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota (the City) was incorporated in 1898. A Council composed of an elected
mayor and four council members governs the City. The Council exercises legislative authority and determines all
matters of policy. The Manager, appointed by the Council, is responsible for the proper administration of all affairs
relating to the City.
The financial statements of the City have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles as applied to governmental units by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). The
following is a summary of the significant policies.
A. FINANCIAL REPORTING ENTITY
The component units discussed below are included in the City’s reporting entity because of the
significance of their operational or financial relationships with the City.
The City has two component units ‐ the Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) and the Economic
Development Authority (EDA). The HRA and EDA are considered component units because the governing
boards are substantively the same as that of the City and because the City is in a relationship of financial
benefit or burden with each of the entities. It is this criterion that results in the HRA and EDA being
reported as blended component units.
The financial position and results of operations of the HRA and the EDA component units are presented
using the blended method. These blended component units, although legally separate entities, are, in
substance, part of the City’s operations. The component units consist of Nonmajor Governmental Funds
using the modified accrual basis of accounting, and as such are included in the other governmental funds.
Separate financial statements for the HRA and EDA are not prepared.
B. GOVERNMENT‐WIDE AND FUND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The government‐wide financial statements (i.e., the statement of net position and the statement of
activities) report information on all of the nonfiduciary activities of the primary government and its
component units. 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
revenues, are reported separately from business‐type activities, which rely to a significant extent on fees
and charges for support.
The statement of activities demonstrates the degree to which the direct expenses of a given function or
segment is offset by program revenues. Direct expenses are those that are clearly identifiable with a
specific function or segment. Program revenues include 1) charges to customers or applicants who
purchase, use or directly benefit from goods, services or privileges provided by a given function or
segment and 2) grants and contributions that are restricted to meeting the operational or capital
requirements of a particular function or segment. Taxes and other items not included among program
revenues are reported instead as general revenues.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2018
Separate financial statements are provided for governmental funds, proprietary funds, and fiduciary
funds, even though the latter are excluded from the government‐wide financial statements. Major
individual governmental funds and major individual enterprise funds are reported as separate columns in
the fund financial statements.
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 accrual basis of accounting, as are the proprietary fund financial statements. Revenues are
recorded when earned and expenses are recorded when a liability is incurred, regardless of the timing of
related cash flows. Property taxes are recognized as revenues in the year for which they are levied.
Grants and similar items are recognized as revenue as soon as all eligibility requirements imposed by the
provider have been met.
The City’s only fiduciary funds are agency funds. Agency funds are custodial in nature and do not involve
measurement of results of operations. Agency fund financial statements use the accrual basis of
accounting.
Governmental fund financial statements are reported using the current financial resources measurement
focus and the modified accrual basis of accounting. Revenues are recognized as soon as they are both
measurable and available. Revenues are considered to be available when they are collectible within the
current period or soon enough thereafter to pay liabilities of the current period. For this purpose, the City
considers all revenues, except reimbursement grants, to be available if they are collected within 60 days
of the end of the current fiscal period. Reimbursement grants are considered available if they are
collected within one year of the end of the current fiscal period. Expenditures generally are recorded
when a liability is incurred, as under accrual accounting. However, debt service expenditures, as well as
expenditures related to compensated absences and claims and judgments, are recorded only when
payment is due.
Property taxes, special assessments, intergovernmental revenues, charges for services and interest
associated with the current fiscal period are all considered to be susceptible to accrual and so have been
recognized as revenues of the current fiscal period. Only the portion of special assessments receivable
due within the current fiscal period is considered to be susceptible to accrual as revenue of the current
period. All other revenue items are considered to be measurable and available only when cash is received
by the City.
The City reports the following major governmental funds:
The General Fund is the City’s primary operating fund. It accounts for all financial resources of the
general government, except those required to be accounted for in another fund.
The Municipal State Aid Street Fund is maintained according to state statute to account for
maintenance and construction of municipal state aid street systems.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2018
The Capital Improvement – general government building fund was established for improvements to
city buildings.
The Capital Equipment Replacement – general government fund was established to account for the
replacement of capital assets as needed.
The Capital Improvement – PIR Fund was established to account for projects that will be assessed to
the affected properties.
The HRA (component unit) Parkview Villa North & South fund was established to account for the
revenue and expenditures of the senior housing complex.
The City reports the following major proprietary funds:
The water fund accounts for revenues and expenses associated with water services to area residents.
The sewer fund accounts for revenues and expenses associated with sewer disposal within the City.
The refuse fund accounts for revenues and expenses associated with organized collection of refuse
and recycling within the City.
The storm sewer fund accounts for revenues and expenses associated with storm water disposal.
The liquor fund accounts for revenues and expenses associated with the operation of three off‐sale
liquor stores.
Additionally, the City reports the following fund types:
Internal service funds account for municipal service center, information systems, risk management
and certain employee benefit services provided to other departments of the City on a cost
reimbursement basis.
Agency ‐ The permit surcharge agency fund is used to account for SAC charges and surcharges
collected for and remitted to the State of Minnesota. The Tri‐City GIS fund is used to account for the
joint purchase of certain services for which the City is fiscal agent on behalf of the City of Columbia
Heights, the City of Fridley and the City of Andover.
As a general rule the effect of interfund activity has been eliminated from the government‐wide financial
statements. Exceptions to this general rule are transactions that would be treated as revenues,
expenditures or expenses if they involved external organizations, such as buying goods and services or
payments in lieu of taxes, are similarly treated when they involve other funds of the City. Elimination of
these charges would distort the direct costs and program revenues reported for the various functions
concerned.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2018
Amounts reported as program revenues include 1) charges to customers or applicants for goods, services
or privileges provided, 2) operating grants and contributions, and 3) capital grants and contributions,
including special assessments. Internally dedicated resources are reported as general revenues rather
than as program revenues. Likewise, general revenues include all taxes.
Proprietary funds distinguish operating revenues and expenses from nonoperating items. Operating
revenues and expenses generally result from providing services and producing and delivering goods in
connection with a proprietary fund’s principal ongoing operations. The principal operating revenues of
the water, sewer, refuse, storm sewer and liquor enterprise funds and of the internal service funds are
charges to customers for sales and services. Liquor fund sales are reported net of discounts. No other
fund provides discounts. For 2018, liquor sales discounts were $257,568. Operating expenses for
enterprise funds and internal service funds include the cost of sales and services, administrative expenses,
and depreciation on capital assets. All revenues and expenses not meeting this definition are reported as
nonoperating revenues and expenses.
D. BUDGETARY DATA
The City Manager submits to the City Council a proposed operating budget for the fiscal year commencing
on January 1 of the following year. At least one special Council meeting is conducted to obtain public
comments as required by the State Truth in Taxation Law.
The City Council annually adopts budgets prior to January 1 for the General Fund and the following special
revenue funds:
Nonmajor special revenue funds:
Cable Television fund
Library fund
Planning and Inspections fund
After‐School Programs fund
Special Projects fund
Downtown Parking
Economic Development Authority (component unit):
Economic Development Authority administration fund
The budgets are prepared by fund, function and activity. The budgets are adopted on a basis consistent
with generally accepted accounting principles and all appropriations lapse at the end of the budget year
to the extent that they have not been expended. Total expenditures appropriated in the budget
resolution may not legally exceed the estimated revenues available from various sources.
Formal budgetary integration is employed as a management control device during the year. Budget
revisions between functions or activities may be made by the City Manager. Budget revisions at the fund
level are authorized by the City Council in accordance with the City Charter at the request of the City
Manager. The legal level of budgetary control is therefore at the fund level.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2018
The City does not use encumbrance accounting.
E. CASH AND INVESTMENTS
Cash balances from all funds of the City are pooled and invested to the extent available in authorized
investments. Investments are stated at fair value, except for investments in any external investment
pools that meet GASB 79 requirements, which are stated at amortized cost. Investment income is
allocated to the individual funds on the basis of applicable cash balance participation by each fund using
an average of monthly beginning cash and investment balances.
The City provides temporary advances to funds that have insufficient cash balances by means of an
advance from another fund shown as interfund receivables in the advancing fund, and an interfund
payable in the fund with the deficit, until adequate resources are received. The interfund balances are
eliminated on the government‐wide financial statements.
Investments are stated at fair value 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
assets. The hierarchy has three levels. Level 1 investments are valued using inputs that are based on
quoted prices in active markets for identical assets. Level 2 investments are valued using inputs that are
based on quoted prices for similar assets or inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly. Level
3 investments are valued using inputs that are unobservable. A detail of the fair value hierarchy of
investments held by the City are disclosed in Note 2.
F. RECEIVABLES AND PAYABLES
During the course of operations, numerous transactions occur between individual funds for goods
provided or services rendered. Interfund loans are classified as “interfund receivables/payables.” Any
residual balances outstanding between the governmental activities and business‐type activities are
reported in the government‐wide financial statements as “internal balances.”
Because property taxes, special assessments and utility bills form liens on property, no estimated
uncollectible amounts are established. Uncollectible amounts are not material for other receivables, and
have not been reported.
G. PROPERTY TAX REVENUE RECOGNITION
The City Council annually adopts a tax levy and certifies it to the County in December (levy/assessment
date) of each year for collection in the following year. The County is responsible for billing and collecting
all property taxes for itself, the City, the local School District and other taxing authorities. Such taxes
become a lien on January 1 and are recorded as receivables by the City at that date. Real property taxes
are payable (by property owners) on May 15 and October 15 of each calendar year. Personal property
taxes are payable by taxpayers on February 28 and June 30 of each year. These taxes are collected by the
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2018
County and remitted to the City on or before July 7 and December 2 of the same year. Delinquent
collections for November and December are received the following January. The City has no ability to
enforce payment of property taxes by property owners. The County possesses this authority.
GOVERNMENT‐WIDE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The City recognizes property tax revenue in the period for which the taxes were levied. Uncollectible
property taxes are not material and have not been reported.
GOVERNMENTAL FUND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The City recognizes property tax revenue when it becomes both measurable and available to finance
expenditures of the current period. In practice, current and delinquent taxes received by the City are
recognized as revenue for the current year. Delinquent taxes that are collected by the County by
December 31 (remitted to the City the following January) are also recognized as revenue for the current
year. All remaining delinquent taxes receivable in governmental funds are offset by deferred inflow of
resources.
H. SPECIAL ASSESSMENT REVENUE RECOGNITION
Special assessments are levied against benefited properties for the cost or a portion of the cost of special
assessment improvement projects in accordance with state statutes. These assessments are collectible by
the City over a term of years usually consistent with the term of the related bond issue. Property owners
are allowed to (and often do) prepay future installments without interest or prepayment penalties.
Once a special assessment roll is adopted, the amount attributed to each parcel is a lien upon that
property until full payment is made or the amount is determined to be excessive by the City Council or
court action. If special assessments are allowed to go delinquent, the property is subject to tax forfeit
sale. Proceeds of sales from tax forfeit properties are allocated first to the County’s costs of administering
all tax forfeit properties. Pursuant to state statutes, a property shall be subject to a tax forfeit sale after
three years unless it is homesteaded, agricultural or seasonal recreational land, in which event the
property is subject to such sale after five years.
GOVERNMENT‐WIDE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The City recognizes special assessment revenue in the period that the assessment roll was adopted by the
City Council. Uncollectible special assessments are not material and have not been reported.
GOVERNMENTAL FUND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Revenue from special assessments is recognized by the City when it becomes measurable and available to
finance expenditures of the current fiscal period. In practice, current and delinquent special assessments
received by the City are recognized as revenue for the current year. Special assessments that are
collected by the County by December 31 (remitted to the City the following January) are also recognized
as revenue for the current year. All remaining delinquent and deferred special assessments receivable in
governmental funds are offset by deferred inflow of resources.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2018
I. INVENTORIES
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
The original cost of materials and supplies has been recorded as expenditures at the time of purchase.
These funds do not maintain material amounts of inventories. Real estate held for resale is valued at the
lower of cost or estimated net realizable value. Sales of real estate held for resale are recognized as
charges for services in the government‐wide statements and sale of capital assets in the fund financials.
PROPRIETARY FUNDS
Inventories of the Proprietary Funds are stated at cost, which approximates market, using the first‐in,
first‐out (FIFO) method.
J. 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. Prepaid items are reported using
the consumption method and recorded as expenditures/expenses at the time of consumption.
K. CAPITAL ASSETS
Capital assets, which include land, buildings, equipment, and infrastructure assets (e.g., roads, sidewalks,
water systems, sewer systems and similar items), 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 estimated useful life in excess of one year and an initial individual cost of more
than the following:
Capitalization Threshold
Land $1
Buildings 25,000
Equipment 5,000
Infrastructure 250,000
Such assets are recorded at historical cost or estimated historical cost if purchased or constructed.
Infrastructure assets acquired prior to June 30, 1980 are not recorded. Donated capital assets are
recorded at estimated acquisition value at the date of donation. The costs of normal maintenance and
repairs that do not add to the value of the asset or materially extend assets lives are not capitalized.
Major outlays for capital assets and improvements are capitalized as projects are constructed. Interest
incurred during the construction phase of capital assets of business‐type activities is included as part of
the capitalized value of the assets constructed.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2018
Property, plant and equipment of the primary government, as well as the component units, are
depreciated using the straight line method over the following estimated useful lives:
Capital Assets
Buildings (and building components) 10 ‐ 50 years
Equipment 3 ‐ 15 years
Infrastructure 20 ‐ 60 years
L. COMPENSATED ABSENCES
It is the City's policy to permit employees to accumulate earned but unused vacation and sick pay benefits
to certain limits. All vacation pay and the vested portion of sick pay is accrued when incurred in the
government‐wide and proprietary fund financial statements. A liability for these amounts is reported in
governmental funds only if they have matured, for example, as a result of employee resignations and
retirements. In accordance with the provisions of Statement of Government Accounting Standards No.
16, Accounting for Compensated Absences, no liability is recorded for nonvesting accumulating rights to
receive sick pay benefits.
Typically, resources from the employee benefits fund are used to liquidate the liability for compensated
absences.
M. LONG‐TERM OBLIGATIONS
In the government‐wide financial statements and proprietary fund types in the fund financial statements,
long‐term debt and other long‐term obligations are reported as liabilities in the applicable governmental
activities, business‐type activities or proprietary fund type statement of net position. Bond premiums are
deferred and amortized over the life of the bonds.
In the fund financial statements, governmental fund types recognize bond premiums and discounts during
the current period. The face amount of debt issued is reported as other financing sources. Premiums
received on debt issuances are reported as other financing sources while discounts on debt issuances are
reported as other financing uses.
N. FUND BALANCE CLASSIFICATIONS
In the fund financial statements, governmental funds report fund balance in classifications that disclose
constraints for which amounts in those funds can be spent. These classifications are as follows:
Nonspendable – consists of amounts that are not in spendable forms, such as prepaid items and assets for
resale unless proceeds from the sale are committed or restricted.
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December 31, 2018
Restricted – consists of amounts related to externally imposed constraints established by creditors,
grantors or contributors; or constraints imposed by state statutory provisions.
Committed – consists of internally imposed constraints. These constraints are established by Resolution
of the City Council. Once adopted, the limitation imposed requires a similar action be taken to remove or
revise the limitation.
Assigned – consists of internally imposed constraints. These constraints reflect the specific purpose for
which it is the City’s intended use. These constraints are established by the City Council and/or
management. Pursuant to City Council resolution 2010‐138, the City Manager is authorized to establish
assignment of fund balance.
Unassigned – is the residual classification for the general fund and also reflects negative residual amounts
in other funds.
When both restricted and unrestricted resources are available for use, it is the City’s policy to first use
restricted resources, and then use unrestricted as they are needed. When committed, assigned or
unassigned resources are available for use, it is the City’s policy to use resources in the following order; 1)
committed, 2) assigned and 3) unassigned.
O. INTERFUND TRANSACTIONS
Interfund services provided and used are accounted for as revenues, expenditures or expenses.
Transactions that constitute reimbursements to a fund for expenditures/expenses initially made from it
that are properly applicable to another fund, are recorded as expenditures/expenses in the reimbursing
fund and as reductions of expenditures/expenses in the fund that is reimbursed. Interfund loans are
reported as an interfund receivable or payable which offsets the movement of cash between funds. All
other interfund transactions are reported as transfers.
P. USE OF ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
(GAAP) requires management to make estimates that affect amounts reported in the financial statements
during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from such estimates.
Q. COMPARATIVE DATA/RECLASSIFICATIONS
Certain comparative total data for the prior year has been presented in the government‐wide financial
statements in order to provide an understanding of the changes in the City’s financial position and
operations. Certain amounts presented in the prior year data have been reclassified in order to be
consistent with the current year’s presentation.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2018
R. DEFERRED OUTFLOWS/INFLOWS OF RESOURCES
Deferred outflows of resources: In addition to assets, the statement of financial position will sometimes
report a separate section for deferred outflows of resources. This separate financial statement element,
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.
Deferred Inflows of resources: In addition to liabilities, the statement of financial position 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 that applies to a future period(s)
and so will not be recognized as an inflow or resources (revenue) until that time. The city has pension and
OPEB related deferred inflows of resources reported in the government‐wide statement of net position.
Accordingly, the item, unavailable revenue, is reported only in the governmental fund balance sheet. The
governmental funds report unavailable revenue from the following sources: property taxes, special
assessments, due from other governmental units, and loans receivable.
Pensions: For the purposes of measuring the net pension liability, deferred outflows/inflows of resources,
and pension expense, information about the fiduciary net position of the Public Employees Retirement
Association (PERA) and additions to/deletions from PERA’s fiduciary net position have been determined
on the same basis as they are reported by PERA except that PERA’s fiscal year end is June 30. For this
purpose, plan contributions are recognized as of employer payroll paid dates and benefit payments and
refunds are recognized when due and payable in accordance with the benefit terms. Investments are
reported at fair value.
The City has an additional item which qualifies for reporting in this category. The item, deferred pension
resources, is reported only in the statements of net positions and results from actuarial calculations.
S. RECONCILIATION OF GOVERNMENT‐WIDE AND FUND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. EXPLANATION OF CERTAIN DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENTAL FUND BALANCE SHEET AND THE
GOVERNMENT‐WIDE STATEMENT OF NET POSITION
The governmental fund balance sheet includes a reconciliation between fund balance – total
governmental funds and net position – governmental activities as reported in the government‐wide
statement of net position. One element of that reconciliation states, “long‐term liabilities, including
bonds payable, are not due and payable in the current period and therefore are not reported in the
funds.” The details of this ($23,788,339) difference are as follows:
Accrued interest payable ($256,209)
Other postemployment benefits payable (1,145,513)
Bonds payable (22,386,617)
Adjustment to fund balance ‐ total governmental
funds ‐ to arrive at net position of governmental activities ($23,788,339)
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December 31, 2018
2. EXPLANATION OF CERTAIN DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENTAL FUND STATEMENT OF
REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE AND THE GOVERNMENT‐WIDE STATEMENT
OF ACTIVITIES
The governmental fund statement of revenues, expenditures and changes in fund balance includes a
reconciliation between net changes in fund balance – total governmental funds and changes in net
position of governmental activities as reported in the government‐wide statement of activities. One
element of that reconciliation states, “Governmental funds report capital outlays as expenditures.
However, in the statement of activities the cost of those assets is allocated over their estimated useful
lives and reported as depreciation expense. The difference is the amount by which depreciation exceeded
capital outlay for capital assets.” The details of this ($1,695,245) difference are as follows:
Total capital outlay in government fund financial statements $1,683,040
Adjustments for items not capitalized (606,446)
Adjustments to the carrying value of real estate held for resale (396,783)
Depreciation expense (2,375,056)
Adjustment to net changes in fund balances ‐
total governmental funds ‐ to arrive at
changes in net position of governmental activities.($1,695,245)
Another element of that reconciliation states, “The issuance of long‐term debt provides current financial
resources to the governmental funds, while repayment of the principal of long‐term debt consumes the
current financial resources of governmental funds. Neither transaction has any effect on net position
however. This amount is the net effect of these differences in the treatment of long‐term debt.” The
details of this ($806,086) difference are as follows:
Debt issued:
Refunding bonds($2,070,000)
Plus premium on debt issued(19,921)
Principal repayments:
General obligation bonds 1,115,000
Revenue bonds 125,000
Amortization of deferred premiums 43,835
Adjustment to net changes in fund balances ‐
total governmental funds ‐ to arrive at
changes in net position of governmental activities.($806,086)
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Another element of that reconciliation states, “Revenue earned in the current year, that is unavailable in
the current year is not reported in the governmental funds. Whereas, this amount is reported in the
statement of activities in the year in which it was earned”. The details of this $30,309 difference are as
follows:
Unavailable revenue ‐ General property taxes:
At December 31, 2017($233,443)
At December 31, 2018240,489
Unavailable revenue ‐ Tax increment taxes:
At December 31, 2017(8,856)
At December 31, 20189,213
Unavailable revenue ‐ Special assessments:
At December 31, 2017(1,967,466)
At December 31, 20181,990,372
Unavailable revenue ‐ Loan receivable:
At December 31, 2017(6,916,000)
At December 31, 20186,916,000
Adjustment to net changes in fund balances ‐
total governmental funds ‐ to arrive at
changes in net position of governmental activities.$30,309
T. STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For purposes of the Statement of Cash Flows, the City considers all highly liquid debt instruments with an
original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. All of the Proprietary Funds' equity in the
City‐wide cash and investment management pool is considered to be cash equivalents.
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Note 2 DEPOSITS AND INVESTMENTS
The City maintains a cash and investment pool that is available for use by all funds of the City. The City's total cash
and investment balances as of December 31, 2018 are as follows:
Carrying
Amount At
Fair Value
Investments$35,677,168
Deposits2,375,928
Cash on hand8,010
(Less) fidcuiary fund cash ‐
$38,061,106
A. DEPOSITS
In accordance with Minnesota Statutes, the City maintains deposits at those depository banks authorized
by the City Council, all of which are members of the Federal Reserve System.
Custodial Credit Risk – Custodial credit risk is the risk that in the event of a bank failure, the City’s deposits
may not be returned to it. Minnesota Statutes require that all City deposits be protected by insurance,
surety bond or collateral. The market value of collateral pledged must equal 110% of the deposits not
covered by insurance or bonds. The City has no additional deposit policies addressing custodial credit risk.
At December 31, 2018, the bank balance of the City’s deposits was insured by the FDIC or covered by
pledged collateral held in the City’s name.
Minnesota Statutes require that securities pledged as collateral be held in safekeeping by the City
Clerk/Treasurer or in a financial institution other than that furnishing the collateral. Authorized collateral
includes the following:
(1) United States government treasury bills, treasury notes and treasury bonds;
(2) Issues of United States government agencies and instrumentalities as quoted by a recognized
industry quotation service available to the government entity;
(3) General obligation securities of any state or local government with taxing powers which is rated “A”
or better by a national bond rating service, or revenue obligation securities of any state or local
government with taxing powers which is rated “AA” or better by a national bond rating service;
(4) Unrated general obligation securities of a local government with taxing powers may be pledged as
collateral against funds deposited by that same local government entity;
(5) Irrevocable standby letters of credit issued by Federal Home Loan Banks to a municipality
accompanied by written evidence that the bank’s public debt is rated “AA” or better by Moody’s
Investors Service, Inc., or Standard & Poor’s Corporation; and
(6) Time deposits that are fully insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
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Deposits as of December 31, 2018 are as follows:
Carrying
Bank Amount At
BalancesFair Value
Demand deposits$1,402,590$1,170,744
Time deposits1,205,1841,205,184
Total$2,607,774$2,375,928
B. INVESTMENTS
Minnesota Statutes Section 118A authorizes the City to invest in the following:
a) Direct obligations or obligations guaranteed by the United States or its agencies, its instrumentalities,
or organizations created by an act of congress, excluding mortgage‐backed securities defined as high
risk.
b) Shares of investment companies described in Section 118A.05. This includes primarily money market
funds rated in the top two rating categories by a national rating service, and companies whose only
investments are described in items a) through h) of this note.
c) Obligations of the State of Minnesota or any of its municipalities as follows:
(1) any security which is a general obligation of any state or local government with taxing powers
which is rated “A” or better by a national bond rating service;
(2) any security which is a revenue obligation of any state or local government with taxing powers
which is rated “AA” or better by a national bond rating service; and
(3) a general obligation of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency which is a moral obligation of the
State of Minnesota and is rated “A” or better by a national bond rating agency.
(4) any security which is an obligation of a school district with an original maturity not exceeding 13
months and rated in the highest category by a national bond rating service, or enrolled in the
credit enhancement program pursuant to Section 126C.55.
d) Commercial paper issued by United States corporations or their Canadian subsidiaries, of the highest
quality, and maturing in 270 days or less.
e) General obligation temporary bonds of the same governmental entity issued under section 429.091,
subdivision 7, 469.178, subdivision 5 or 475.61, subdivision 6.
f) Funds held in a debt service fund may be used to purchase any obligation, whether general or special,
of an issue which is payable from the fund, at such price, which may include a premium, as shall be
agreed to by the holder, or may be used to redeem any obligation of such an issue prior to maturity
in accordance with its terms.
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Investments as of December 31, 2018 are as follows:
Weighted
Average CarryingPercentage
MaturitiesAmount Atof Fair Value
In YearsFair ValuePer Issuer
United States Treasury Bills and Notes 0.2$3,490,510 10%
Notes issued by U.S. government agencies:
Federal Home Loan Bank 3.7 1,991,985 6%
Federal National Mortgage Association 7.3 728,830 2%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation3.6 9,651,418 27%
Federal Farm Credit Bank 2.0 989,120 3%
Negotiable Certificates of Deposit*1.414,110,750 39%
Money market mutual funds:
Evergreen U.S. Government Fund Less than 1yr3,187,555 9%
Federated Govt Oblig Instl Less than 1yr1,527,000 4%
Total investments 35,677,168$ 100%
* from various issuers, each less than 5% of total fair value
The City has the following recurring fair value measurements as of December 31, 2018:
All others are values using Level 2 inputs, significant other observable inputs.
Money market mutal funds are investments not categorized.
C. INVESTMENT RISKS
The City's investment policy follows Minnesota State Statutes described above, which reduce the City's
exposure to credit, custodial credit and interest rate risks. Additional risk information for the City
is as follows:
a) Interest rate risk ‐ Interest rate risk is the risk that changes in interest rates of debt investments could
adversely affect the fair value of an investment. To address this risk, the City’s policy is to generally
hold investments to maturity.
b) Credit risk ‐ investments ‐ Credit risk is the risk that an issuer or other counterparty to an investment
will be unable to fulfill its obligation to the holder of the investment. As of December 31, 2018, the
City's investments in the Notes issued by U.S. government agencies were all rated AA+ by Standard &
Poor's, and Aaa by Moody's Investors Service. The money market funds in which the City held shares
at December 31, 2018, were not rated, but are invested in U.S. Government Obligations and/or
securities guaranteed by the U.S. government, and those underlying securities are rated AA+ by
Standard and Poors and Aaa by Moody’s Investor Service. The City’s investment policies do not
further address credit risk, beyond the limitations imposed in MN Statutes section 118A.
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c) Concentration of credit risk ‐ Concentration of credit risk is the risk of loss that may be attributed to
the magnitude of a government’s investment in a single issuer. The City places no limit on the
amount the City may invest in any one issuer. The table above details the percentage of the City's
investments with each issuer at December 31, 2018.
d) Custodial credit risk – Custodial credit risk is the risk that in the event of a failure of the counterparty,
the City will not be able to recover the value of its investment securities that are in the possession of
an outside party. As December 31, 2018, investments in securities are held by the City’s three
broker‐dealers in the City’s name, with $500,000 of those securities at each broker‐dealer insured by
SIPC. Each broker‐dealer has provided additional protection by providing additional insurance. This
additional insurance is subject to aggregate limits applied to all of the broker‐dealer’s accounts.
Investments in money markets are not evidenced by securities that exist in physical or book entry
form, and therefore are not subject to custodial credit risk disclosures.
Note 3 RECEIVABLES
Significant receivable balances not expected to be collected within one year of December 31, 2018 are as follows:
Capital2008A TaxableAnoka County EDA Capital
ImprovementGO Housing ImpComm. Dev.AdministrationImprovement
PIR FundArea Bonds FundProgram Fund(Component Unit)DevelopmentTotal
Special assessments receivable $ ‐ $1,062,053 $362,371 $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $1,424,424
Loan receivable 6,585,000 ‐ ‐ 231,000 100,000 77,146 6,993,146
Total $6,585,000$1,062,053 $362,371 $231,000 $100,000 $77,146$8,417,570
Major Funds
HRA (component
unit) Parkview Villa
North & South
Nonmajor Funds
On September 24, 2015, the Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) sold a 150 unit senior apartment facility
(Parkview Villa North and South) to Aeon, a regional non‐profit housing entity. The terms of the sale included a 30
year $6,585,000 long‐term note receivable from Aeon due December 31, 2047. Once the note is collected, the
HRA will remit $5,200,000 to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), for the dissolution and
conversion of the Parkview Villa North portion of the facility as a Public Housing Agency project.
Note 4 UNAVAILABLE REVENUES
Governmental funds report deferred inflows of resources in connection with receivables for revenues that are not
considered to be available to liquidate liabilities of the current period. At the end of the current fiscal year, the
various components of unavailable revenue reported in the governmental funds were as follows:
PropertyTaxSpecial Loan
TaxesIncrementAssessmentsReceivableTotal
Major Funds:
General Fund $232,283$ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $232,283
Capital Improvements ‐ PIR Funds ‐ ‐ 1,550,422 ‐ 1,550,422
HRA Parkview Villa North & South ‐ ‐ ‐ 6,585,0006,585,000
Nonmajor Governmental Funds:8,2069,213439,950331,000788,369
Total unavailable revenue $240,489$9,213$1,990,372$6,916,000$9,156,074
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Note 5 CAPITAL ASSETS
Capital asset activity for the year ended December 31, 2018 is as follows:
Beginning Ending
BalanceAdditionsDeletionsBalance
Governmental activities:
Capital assets ‐ not depreciated:
Land $5,127,249$1,313,282$ ‐ $6,440,531
Construction in progress 14,157,278 1,081,080 (13,967,634) 1,270,724
Total capital assets not being depreciated 19,284,527 2,394,362 (13,967,634) 7,711,255
Capital assets ‐ being depreciated:
Buildings 23,059,914 9,468,817 ‐ 32,528,731
Equipment 9,199,971 1,106,045 (202,841) 10,103,175
Infrastructure 33,032,941 1,766,518 ‐ 34,799,459
Total capital assets being depreciated 65,292,826 12,341,380 (202,841) 77,431,365
Less accumulated depreciation for:
Buildings 9,904,881 919,807 ‐ 10,824,688
Equipment 7,047,288 497,617 (178,648) 7,366,257
Infrastructure 18,346,814 1,037,781 ‐ 19,384,595
Total accumulated depreciation 35,298,983 2,455,205 (178,648) 37,575,540
Capital assets being depreciated ‐ net 29,993,843 9,886,175 (24,193) 39,855,825
Governmental activities capital assets ‐ net49,278,370 12,280,537 (13,991,827) 47,567,080
Business‐type activities:
Capital assets ‐ not depreciated:
Land 2,349,213 ‐ ‐ 2,349,213
Construction in progress 13,513 75,657 (4,481) 84,689
Total capital assets not being depreciated 2,362,726 75,657 (4,481) 2,433,902
Capital assets ‐ being depreciated:
Buildings 5,679,892 2 ‐ 5,679,894
Equipment 2,445,375 70,057 ‐ 2,515,432
Infrastructure 19,308,003 ‐ ‐ 19,308,003
Total capital assets being depreciated 27,433,270 70,059 027,503,329
Less accumulated depreciation for:
Buildings 1,999,960 160,506 ‐ 2,160,466
Equipment 1,736,090 93,514 ‐ 1,829,604
Infrastructure 9,445,372 465,324 ‐ 9,910,696
Total accumulated depreciation 13,181,422 719,344 013,900,766
Capital assets being depreciated ‐ net 14,251,848 (649,285) 013,602,563
Business‐type activities capital assets ‐ net 16,614,574 (573,628) (4,481) 16,036,465
Total capital assets ‐ net $65,892,944$11,706,909($13,996,308)$63,603,545
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Depreciation expense was charged to functions/programs of the primary government – governmental activities as
follows:
Governmental activities:
General government $36,667
Public safety 567,197
Public works 1,083,978
Culture and recreation 687,214
Community development ‐
Depreciation on capital assets held by governmental internal service activities
is charged to each function based on use:
Municipal Service Center 65,888
Information Systems 14,261
Total depreciation expense ‐ capital assets held by governmental activities $2,455,205
Depreciation expense was charged to functions/programs of the primary government ‐ business‐type activities as
follows:
Business‐type activities:
Water $290,992
Sewer 171,180
Refuse 2,500
Storm sewer 113,818
Liquor 140,854
Total depreciation expense ‐ capital assets held by business‐type activities$719,344
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Note 6 INTERFUND RECEIVABLES, PAYABLES AND TRANSFERS
INTERFUND RECEIVABLES AND PAYABLES
Individual fund interfund receivable and payable balances at December 31, 2018 are as follows:
Fund ReceivablePayable
Major Funds:
Municipal State Aid Street $ ‐ $261,977
Capital Equipment Replacement General Gov't 83,000 ‐
Water ‐ 66,000
Storm Sewer ‐ 17,000
Nonmajor funds 438,937176,960
Total $521,937$521,937
Included in these balances is an interfund loan from the Capital Equipment Replacement – General Government
Fund to the Water Fund for $66,000 and to the Storm Sewer Fund for $17,000; to finance utility infrastructure
improvements. All other interfund balances at December 31, 2018, reflect lending arrangements to cover deficit
cash balances at yearend. Substantially all such other amounts are expected to be repaid within one year.
INTERFUND TRANSFERS
Interfund transfers during the year ended December 31, 2018 are as follows:
Governmental
Municipal Capital Capital Other
State AidImp PIRImprvmts GenWaterGovtlInternal
GeneralStreetFundGovt BldgUtilityFundsServiceTotal
Transfers out:
Major funds:
Governmental:
General $ ‐ $501$92$1,423,000$891$ ‐ $ ‐ $1,424,484
Municipal State Aid Street ‐ ‐ 325,295 ‐ ‐ 66,814 ‐ 392,109
Capital Imprvmts PIR ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 82,372 ‐ 82,372
HRA (Component Unit) ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 7,284 ‐ 7,284
Enterprise:
Water 96,400 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 96,400
Sewer 96,399 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 96,399
Refuse 83,622 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 83,622
Liquor 96,944 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 50,000 ‐ 146,944
Nonmajor funds: ‐
Other governmental funds100,110 ‐ ‐ 362,651 ‐ 2,752,532 ‐ 3,215,293
Internal service funds 88,917 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 4,30093,217
Total $562,392 $501$325,387$1,785,651$891$2,959,002$4,300$5,638,124
Governmental Enterprise
Transfers In
Major Funds Nonmajor Funds
2018 interfund transfers were primarily for the following purposes:
a) To fund capital projects and equipment replacement and consolidate redundant project funds
b) To fund debt service funds with pledged resources from the funds authorized to collect those resources
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c) To fund general government functions of the General Fund which are broadly applicable to all activities of
the primary government.
Note 7 LONG‐TERM DEBT
GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS
The City issues General Obligation Bonds to provide funds for the acquisition and construction of major capital
improvements. General Obligation Bonds are direct obligations and are backed by the full faith and credit of the
City. Any deficiencies in pledged revenues will be offset by general property taxes. All of the bonds are serial
bonds, which require semiannual payments of principal and/or interest from the date the bonds are issued. There
are a number of limitations and restrictions contained in the various bond indentures. The City is in compliance
with all significant limitations and restrictions. General obligation bonds outstanding at December 31, 2018, are as
follows:
Pledged revenue,
if any, in addition toOriginal InterestIssueFinal Balance
general property taxesIssueRateDateMaturityEnd of Year
Governmental activities:
GO Public facilities series 2009A None $3,005,0002.00‐4.75%7/1/20092/1/2038$2,160,000
GO Library series 2015A None 6,875,0002.50‐3.25%3/4/20152/1/20366,350,000
GO Refunding series 2017B ‐ Advanced Refunding None 8,505,0002.65‐3.25%7/6/20172/1/20388,275,000
GO Refunding series 2018A ‐ Refunding None 2,070,0002.45‐3.45%12/27/20182/1/20382,070,000
Taxable GO tax increment bonds series 2009B Tax increment 580,000 3.40‐5.10%7/1/20092/1/2021 220,000
Taxable GO housing imprvmt area series 2008A Special assessments 975,0005.00‐6.05%7/16/20082/1/2024 490,000
GO Public Facilities series 2009A Special assessments605,0002.00‐4.75%7/1/20092/1/2019 30,000
GO Improvement series 2013A Special assessments235,0000.40‐2.50%11/21/20132/1/2024 135,000
GO Improvement series 2013A ‐ Refunding Special assessments328,0210.40‐2.50%11/21/20132/1/2020 40,000
Business‐type activities:
GO Public Facilities series 2009A Utility revenues325,0002.00‐4.75%7/1/20092/1/2019 40,000
GO Utility revenue series 2013A Utility revenues1,685,0000.40‐2.50%11/21/20132/1/20241,180,000
GO Refunding series 2017A ‐ Refunding Liquor revenues3,265,0002.00‐3.00%7/6/20172/1/20293,080,000
Total general obligation bonds outstanding $24,070,000
CURRENT REFUNDING
On December 27th, 2018, the City issued $2,070,000 of General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2018A to
refund the Public Facility Bonds, Series 2009A. The bonds bear an average coupon rate of 3.2 percent. These
refunding bonds were issued to redeem certain outstanding 2009A General Obligation Public Facility Bonds in
February 2019. The City refunded the 2009A General Obligation Public Facility bonds to reduce its future total
debt service payments by $242,123 and obtained an economic gain (difference between the present value of the
debt service payments on the old and new debt) of $185,002.
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As of December 31, 2018, the annual debt service requirements to maturity for general obligation bonds are as
follows:
Fiscal Year
Ending
December 31PrincipalInterestPrincipalInterest
2019 $2,955,000$534,154$475,000$90,328
2020 925,000483,790445,00081,583
2021 945,000452,257450,00072,918
2022 890,000421,654460,00063,618
2023 920,000392,056475,00053,709
2024 950,000361,376485,00043,238
2025 760,000335,332285,00033,600
2026 785,000314,863295,00024,900
2027 815,000294,107300,00017,325
2028 830,000271,678315,00010,710
2029‐20334,585,000982,772315,000 3,623
2034‐20384,410,000298,786 ‐ ‐
Total$19,770,000$5,142,825$4,300,000$495,549
Governmental Activities Business‐Type Activities
REVENUE BONDS
The City issues revenue bonds for which the City pledges only the income derived from the acquired or
constructed assets or redevelopment to pay the debt service. All of the bonds are serial bonds, which require
semiannual payments of principal and/or interest from the date the bonds are issued. There are a number of
limitations and restrictions contained in the bond indentures. The City is in compliance with all significant
limitations and restrictions. Revenue bonds outstanding at December 31, 2018 are as follows:
Original InterestIssueFinal Balance
Pledged revenueIssueRateDateMaturityEnd of Year
Governmental activities:
Tax increment revenue series 2016 ‐ Refunding Tax increment$2,435,0002.28‐3.009%6/30/20162/15/2032$2,190,000
Total revenue bonds outstanding $2,190,000
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As of December 31, 2018, the annual debt service requirements to maturity for revenue bonds are as follows:
Fiscal Year
Ending
December 31PrincipalInterest
2019 $125,000$63,873
2020 130,00061,957
2021 130,00059,747
2022 135,00057,295
2023 135,00054,156
2024 140,00050,200
2025 145,00045,925
2026 145,00040,850
2027 155,00034,850
2028 160,00028,550
2029‐2032 790,00053,475
Total $2,190,000$550,878
Governmental Activities
PLEDGED REVENUES
Refer to the schedules above for the terms of bonds with pledged revenues. Additional information on pledged
revenues by type, as of December 31, 2018, and for the year then ended, is as follows:
Related BondAs PercentageRelated Bond
PledgedActivityPrincipalof RevenuePrincipalPledged
RevenueFinancedand InterestPledgedand InterestRevenue
Project‐specificStreet
special assessmentsimprovements$215,31895%$127,752$82,372
Project‐specific Private
special assessmentsredevelopment 583,514 95%96,226107,367
Project‐specific Public/Private
tax increment redevelopment2,977,964 83%268,198630,993
Water, sewer and storm‐Utility system
sewer net revenuesimprovements 1,301,741 31%252,450827,623
Total Remaining Current Year
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CHANGES IN LONG‐TERM LIABILITIES
Long‐term liability activity for the year ended December 31, 2018 is as follows:
Beginning EndingDue Within
BalanceAdditionsReductionsBalanceOne Year
Governmental activities:
Bonds payable:
General obligation bonds repaid only with general taxes$17,650,000$2,070,000($865,000)$18,855,000$2,740,000
General obligation bonds with other pledged revenues 1,165,000 ‐ (250,000)915,000215,000
Revenue bonds 2,315,000 ‐ (125,000)2,190,000125,000
Unamortized premium/discount 450,53119,921(43,835)426,617 ‐
Total bonds payable 21,580,5312,089,921(1,283,835)22,386,6173,080,000
Due to other government al units 5,200,000 ‐ ‐ 5,200,000 ‐
Compensated absences 1,297,3801,002,143(946,345)1,353,178209,900
Net pension liability 9,635,048 ‐ (1,575,487)8,059,561 ‐
Postemployment benefits other than pensions as restated 1,296,89085,950(129,968)1,252,872 ‐
Total governmental activity long‐term liabilities $39,009,849$3,178,014($3,935,635)$38,252,228$3,289,900
Business‐type activities:
Bonds payable:
General obligation bonds with other pledged revenues$4,710,000$ ‐ ($410,000)$4,300,000$475,000
Unamortized premium/discount 73,105 ‐ (11,676)61,429 ‐
Total bonds payable 4,783,105 0(421,676)4,361,429475,000
Total business‐type activity long‐term liabilities $4,783,105 $0($421,676)$4,361,429$475,000
Compensated absences, net pension liability and other postemployment benefits are liquidated by the employee
benefits fund, an internal service fund.
See note 3 for detail of due to other governmental units.
Note 8 CONDUIT DEBT
From time to time, the City has issued Revenue Bonds to provide financial assistance to private‐sector entities for
the acquisition and construction of facilities deemed to be in the public interest. The bonds are secured by the
property financed and are payable solely from private‐sector entity revenues. Upon repayment of the bonds,
ownership of the acquired facilities transfers to the private‐sector entity served by the bond issuance. The City,
the EDA, and the HRA, are not obligated in any manner for repayment of the bonds. Accordingly, the bonds are
not reported as liabilities in the accompanying financial statements.
As of December 31, 2018 there was an estimated aggregate principal amount payable of approximately
$48,031,250 in bonds of this type.
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Note 9 FUND EQUITY
A. CLASSIFICATIONS
At December 31, 2018, the City has various fund equities through legal restrictions and City Council
authorizations. A summary of such classifications are as follows:
MunicipalCap ImpCap Eqp HRA (component
GeneralState AidGen GovtReplacementCap Impunit) ParkviewNonmajor
FundStreetBuildingGen GovtPIRVilla No & SoGov't Total
2018 Fund Balance
Nonspendable
Prepaid items $136,962$ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $11,938$148,900
Total nonspendable 136,962 0 0 0 0 011,938 148,900
Restricted for:
Debt service ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 3,461,396 3,461,396
Streets ‐ 585,242 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 585,242
Tax Increment ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 1,991,737 1,991,737
Police Forfeiture ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 16,759 16,759
Grant sponsored Rec Programs ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 111,422 111,422
Housing & Redevelopment ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 54,836 54,836
Total restricted 0585,242 0 0 0 05,636,150 6,221,392
Committed for:
Downtown Parking Maintenance ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 308,762 308,762
Capital Improvements/Replacement ‐ ‐ 4,279,141 3,968,522 636,580 ‐ 2,157,079 11,041,322
Cable TV Operations ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 980,913 980,913
Library Operations ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 650,988 650,988
Economic Redevelopment ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 3,798,649 3,798,649
Total committed 0 04,279,141 3,968,522 636,580 07,896,391 16,780,634
Assigned for:
2019 Appropriation 61,477 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 61,477
Unassigned:6,641,233 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ (177,101) 6,464,132
Total 6,839,672$ 585,242$ 4,279,141$ 3,968,522$ 636,580$ $013,367,378$ 29,676,535$
B. DEFICIT FUND BALANCE
The following funds had fund deficits as of December 31, 2018. The City will finance these deficits
through collections of tax increment and other revenues in future years.
Nonmajor Funds:
Debt Service Funds:
TIF Central Valu Center ($2,638)
TIF Scattered Site (174,463)
($177,101)
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C. MINIMUM FUND BALANCE POLICY
The City Council has formally adopted a fund balance policy for the General Fund and the Library Fund (a
non‐major fund). The most significant revenue sources for these funds are property taxes. This revenue
source is received in two installments during the year – June and December. As such, it is the City’s goal
to begin each fiscal year with sufficient working capital to fund operations between each semi‐annual
receipt of property taxes. The policy establishes a year end target of unassigned fund balance for the
General Fund and spendable fund balance for the Library fund equal to at least 45% of the next year’s
budgeted expenditures. At December 31, 2018, both funds have met this goal.
Note 10 DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS ‐ STATEWIDE
A. PLAN DESCRIPTION
The City participates in the following cost‐sharing multiple‐employer defined benefit pension plans
administered by the Public Employees Retirement Association of Minnesota (PERA). PERA’s defined
benefit pension plans are established and administered in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Chapters
353 and 356. PERA’s defined benefit pension plans are tax qualified plans under Section 401 (a) of the
Internal Revenue Code.
General Employees Retirement Fund (GERF)
All full‐time (with the exception of employees covered by PEPFF) and certain part‐time employees of the
City are covered by the General Employees Retirement Fund (GERF). GERF members belong to either the
Coordinated Plan or the Basic Plan. Coordinated Plan members are covered by Social Security and Basic
Plan members are not. The City has no current employees that are Basic Plan members. All new
members must participate in the Coordinated Plan.
Public Employees Police and Fire Fund (PEPFF)
The PEPFF, originally established for police officers and firefighters not covered by a local relief
association, now covers all police officers and firefighters hired since 1980. Effective July 1, 1999, the
PEPFF also covers police officers and firefighters belonging to local relief associations that elected to
merge with and transfer assets and administration to PERA.
Benefits provided
PERA provides retirement, disability, and death benefits. Benefit provisions are established by state
statute and can only be modified by the state legislature. Vested, terminated employees who are entitled
to benefits but are not receiving them yet are bound by the provisions in effect at the time they last
terminated their public service.
1. GERF Benefits
Benefits are based on a member’s highest average salary for any five successive years of
allowable service, age, and years of credit at termination of service. Two methods are used to
compute benefits for PERA’s Coordinated Plan members. Members hired prior to July 1, 1989,
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receive the higher of method 1 or method 2 formulas. Only method 2 is used for members hired
after June 30, 1989. Under Method 1, the accrual rate for a Coordinated Plan members is 1.2%
for each of the first ten years and 1.7% for each additional year. Under Method 2, the accrual
rate for Coordinated members is 1.7% for all years of service. The accrual for Minneapolis
Employees Retirement Fund (MERF) members is 2% for each of the first 10 years of service and
2.5% for each additional year. For members hired prior to July 1, 1989, a full annuity is available
when age plus years of service equal 90 and normal retirement age is 65. For members hired on
or after July 1, 1989, normal retirement age is the age for unreduced Social Security benefits
capped at 66.
Beginning January 1, 2019, benefit recipients will receive a future annual increase equal to 50%
of the Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment, not less than 1.0% and not more than 1.5%. For
retirements on or after January 1, 2024, the first benefit increase is delayed until retiree reaches
Normal Retirement Age (not applicable to Rule 90 retirees, disability benefit recipients, or
survivors). A benefit recipient who has been receiving a benefit for at least 12 full months as of
June 30 will receive a full increase. Members receiving benefits for at least one month but less
than 12 full months as if June 30 will receive a pro rata increase.
2. PEPFF Benefits
Benefits for the PEPFF members first hired after June 30, 2010, but before July 1, 2014, vest on a
prorated basis from 50% after five years up to 100% after ten years of credited service. Benefits
for PEPFF members first hired after June 30, 2014, vest on a prorated basis from 50% after ten
years up to 100% after twenty years of credited service. The annuity accrual rate of 3% of
average salary for each year of service. For PEPFF members who were first hired prior to July 1,
1989, a full annuity is available when age plus years of service equal at least 90.
Beginning in 2019, the COLA will be fixed at 1%. Under finding measurments from 2017, the
2.5% COLA trigger was never expected to occur and was subsequently removed from law. Post
retirement increases are given each year except for annuitants who have been receiving a
benefit for only 31 to 41 months. These annuitants will receive a prorated amount of the
increase on a sliding scale.
B. CONTRIBUTIONS
Minnesota Statutes Chapter 353 sets the rates for employer and employee contributions. Contribution
rates can only be modified by the state legislature.
GERF Contributions
Coordinated Plan members were required to contribute 6.50% of their annual covered salary in calendar
year 2018. The City of Columbia Heights was required to contribute 7.50% for Coordinated Plan
members in calendar year 2018. The City of Columbia Heights’ contributions to the GERF for the year
ended December 31, 2018, were $459,367. The City of Columbia Heights’ contributions were equal to
the required contributions as set by state statute.
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PEPFF Contributions
Plan members were required to contribute 10.8% of their annual covered salary in calendar year 2018.
The City of Columbia Heights was required to contribute 16.20% of pay for PEPFF members in calendar
year 2018. The City of Columbia Heights’ regular contributions to the PEPFF for the year ended December
31, 2018, were $503,189. The City of Columbia Heights’ contributions were equal to the required
contributions as set by state statute.
C. PENSION COSTS
GERF Pension Costs
At December 31, 2018, the City of Columbia Heights reported a liability of $4,915,165 for its
proportionate share of the GERF’s net pension liability. The City’s net pension liability reflected a
reduction due to a State of Minnesota contribution to the fund in 2018. The State of Minnesota is
considered a non‐employer contribution entity and the state’s contribution meets the definition of a
special funding situation. The State of Minnesota’s proportionate share of the net pension liability
associated with the City totaled $161,391. The net pension liability was measured as of June 30, 2018, and
the total pension liability used to calculate the net pension liability was determined by an actuarial
valuation as of that date. The City of Columbia Heights’ proportion of the net pension liability was based
on the City of Columbia Heights’ contributions received by PERA during the measurement period for
employer payroll paid dates from July 1, 2017, through June 30, 2018, relative to the total employer
contributions received from all of PERA’s participating employers. At June 30, 2018, the City of Columbia
Heights’ proportion share was 0.0886% which was an increase of 0.0026% from its proportion measured
as of June 30, 2017.
For the year ended December 31, 2018, the City of Columbia Heights recognized pension expense of
$456,636 for its proportionate share of the GERF’s pension expense. In addition, the City recognized an
additional $37,636 as pension expense (and grant revenue) for its proportionate share of the State of
Minnesota’s 2018 contribution to the GERF.
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At December 31, 2018, the City of Columbia Heights reported its proportionate share of the GERF’s
deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to pensions from the following
sources:
Deferred
Outflows of
Resources
Deferred
Inflow of
Resources
Differences between expected and
actual economic experience130,097$ 145,457$
Changes in actuarial assumptions476,411 552,271
Differences between projected and
actual investment earnings‐ 493,525
Changes in proportions186,131 73,018
Contributions paid to PERA subsequent
to the measurement date230,886 ‐
Total1,023,525$ 1,264,271$
$230,886 reported as deferred outflows of resources related to pensions resulting from City contributions
subsequent to the measurement date will be recognized as a reduction of the net pension liability in the
year ended December 31, 2019. Other amounts reported as deferred outflows and inflows of resources
related to pensions will be recognized in pension expense as follows:
Year endedPension Expense
December 31:Amount
2019$194,083
2020 (215,639)
2021 (347,488)
2022 (102,588)
2023 ‐
Thereafter ‐
(471,632)$
PEPFF Pension Costs
At December 31, 2018, the City of Columbia Heights reported a liability of $3,144,396 for its
proportionate share of the PEPFF’s net pension liability. The net pension liability was measured as of June
30, 2018, and the total pension liability used to calculate the net pension liability was determined by an
actuarial valuation as of that date. The City’s proportion of the net pension liability was based on the
City’s contributions received by PERA during the measurement period for employer payroll paid dates
from July 1, 2017, through June 30, 2018, relative to the total employer contributions received from all of
PERA’s participating employers. At June 30, 2018, the City’s proportion was 0.295% which was a decrease
of 0.012% from its proportion measured as of June 30, 2017.
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For the year ended December 31, 2018, the City of Columbia Heights recognized pension expense of
$292,106 for its proportionate share of the PEPFF’s pension expense. The City also recognized $26,550
for the year ended December 31, 2018, as revenue (and an offsetting reduction in net pension liability) for
its proportionate share of the State of Minnesota’s on‐behalf contributions to the PEPFF. Legislation
passed in 2013 required the State of Minnesota to begin contributing to the PEPFF each year, starting in
fiscal year 2014.
At December 31, 2018, the City of Columbia Heights reported its proportionate share of the PEPFF’s
deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to pensions from the following
sources:
Deferred
Outflows of
Resources
Deferred
Inflow of
Resources
Differences between expected and
actual economic experience129,720$ 760,458$
Changes in actuarial assumptions4,252,303 5,011,752
Differences between projected and
actual investment earnings‐ 675,961
Changes in proportions 262,502 512,619
Contributions paid to PERA subsequent
to the measurement date 252,310 ‐
Total 4,896,835$ 6,960,790$
$252,310 reported as deferred outflows of resources related to pensions resulting from the City of
Columbia Heights’ contributions subsequent to the measurement date will be recognized as a reduction
of the net pension liability in the year ended December 31, 2019. Other amounts reported as deferred
outflows and inflows of resources related to pensions will be recognized in pension expense as follows:
Year endedAdjustments to
December 31:Pension Expense
2019($138,177)
2020(276,098)
2021(507,614)
2022(1,310,720)
2023(83,656)
Thereafter‐
(2,316,265)$
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D. ACTUARIAL ASSUMPTIONS
The total pension liability in the June 30, 2018, actuarial valuation was determined using the following
actuarial assumptions:
GERF PEPFF
Inflation 2.50% per year 2.50% per year
Salary Growth 3.25% per year after 26 years of service 3.25% per year after 25 years of service
Investment Rate of Return 7.50% 7.50%
The total pension liability for each of the defined benefit cost‐sharing plans was determined by an
actuarial valuation as of June 30, 2018, using the entry age normal actuarial cost method. Inflation is
assumed to be 2.50 percent for the GERF and PEPFF. Salary growth assumptions in the GERF decrease in
annual increments from 11.25 percent after one year of service, to 3.25 percent after 26 years of service.
In the PEPFF, salary growth assumptions decrease from 12.25 percent after one year of service to 3.25
percent after 25 years of service.
Mortality rates for all plans are based on RP‐2014 mortality tables. The tables are adjusted slightly to fit
PERA’s experience. Actuarial assumptions for the General Employees Plan are reviewed every four to six
years. The most recent six‐year experience study for the General Employees Plan was completed in 2015.
The most recent four‐year experience study for the Police and Fire Plan was completed in 2016.
The following changes in actuarial assumptions occurred in 2018:
General Employess Fund
The mortality projection scale was changed from MP‐2015 to MP‐2017.
The assumed benefit increase was changed from 1.00 percent per year through 2044 and 2.50
percent per year thereafter to 1.25 percent per year.
Police and Fire Fund
The mortality projection scale was changed from MP‐2016 to MP‐2017.
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The State Board of Investment, which manages the investments of PERA, prepares an analysis of the
reasonableness on a regular basis of the long‐term expected rate of return using a building‐block method
in which best‐estimate ranges of expected future rates of return are developed for each major asset class.
These ranges are combined to produce an expected long‐term rate of return by weighting the expected
future rates of return by the target asset allocation percentages. The target allocation and best estimates
of geometric real rates of return for each major asset class are summarized in the following table:
Asset Class Target Allocation
Long‐Term Expected
Real Rate of Return
Domestic Stocks 39%5.10%
International Stocks 19%5.30%
Bonds 20%0.75%
Alternative Assets 20%5.90%
Cash 2%0.00%
E. DISCOUNT RATE
The discount rate used to measure the total pension liability in 2018 was 7.50%. The projection of cash
flows used to determine the discount rate assumed that contributions from plan members and employers
will be made at rates set in Minnesota Statutes. Based on these assumptions, the fiduciary net position of
the General Employees Fund and the Police and Fire Fund was projected to be available to make all
projected future benefit payments of current plan members. Therefore, the long‐term expected rate of
return on pension plan investments was applied to all periods of projected benefit payments to
determine the total pension liability.
F. PENSION LIABILITY SENSITIVITY
The following presents the City of Columbia Heights’ proportionate share of the net pension liability for all
plans it participates in, calculated using the discount rate disclosed in the preceding paragraph, as well as
what the City’s proportionate share of the net pension liability would be if it were calculated using a
discount rate 1 percentage point lower or 1 percentage point higher than the current discount rate:
1% Higher 8.50%2,378,815$ 8.50%169,507$
Current Discount Rate7.50%4,915,165 7.50%3,144,396
1% Lower 6.50%7,987,772 6.50%6,741,783
General Employees FundPolice and Fire Fund
Sensitivity of Net Pension Liability at Current Single Discount Rate
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G. PENSION EXPENSE
Pension expense recognized by the City for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 is as follows:
GERF 494,272$
PEPFF 292,106
Total $786,378
H. PENSION PLAN FIDUCIARY NET POSITION
Detailed information about each pension plan’s fiduciary net position is available in a separately‐issued
PERA financial report that includes financial statements and required supplementary information. That
report may be obtained on the Internet at www.mnpera.org; by writing to PERA at 60 Empire Drive #200,
St Paul, Minnesota, 55103‐2088; or by calling (651)296‐7460 or (800)652‐9026.
Note 11 DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN
A. FIRE RELIEF ASSOCIATION, PAID ON‐CALL DIVISION
The Columbia Heights Fire Department Relief Association is the administrator of a single‐employer
pension plan for the paid on‐call members of the City of Columbia Heights Fire Department.
Through October 26, 1997, the association operated as a defined benefit plan. Effective October 27,
1997, the Association amended its by‐laws and converted to a defined contribution plan. The pension
plan was fully funded at the time of conversion.
Benefits and contribution requirements are established by the Association’s by‐laws and can be amended
by the Association’s Board of Directors with approval from the City. All provisions are within limitations
established by Minnesota statutes.
Type of Benefit. The exclusive pension provided by the Association is a "Defined Contribution Lump Sum
Service Pension" as defined in Minnesota Statutes §424A.02, Subdivision 4.
Contributions Required and Contributions Made. No contributions are required from the plan members
or the City. The plan is funded through state aid, investment income and discretionary contributions from
the City. For 2018, state aid was contributed to the plan. This state aid revenue and the related
contribution expense/expenditure of $102,567 are recognized in the accompanying financial statements
for the year ended December 31, 2018.
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B. COUNCIL MEMBERS
Certain council members of the City are covered by the Public Employees Defined Contribution Plan
(PEDCP), a multiple‐employer deferred compensation plan administered by the Public Employees
Retirement Association of Minnesota (PERA). The PEDCP is a tax qualified plan under section 401(a) of
the Internal Revenue Code and all contributions by or on behalf of the employees are tax deferred until
time of withdrawal.
The defined contribution plan consists of individual accounts paying a lump‐sum benefit, plan benefits
depend solely on amounts contributed to the plan plus investment earnings, less administrative expenses,
therefore, there is no future liability to the employer. Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 353D.03, specifies
plan provisions, including the employee and employer contribution rates for those qualified personnel
who elect to participate. An eligible elected official who decides to participate contributes 5% of salary,
which is matched by the elected official’s employer. Employer and employee contributions are combined
and used to purchase shares in one or more of the seven accounts of the Minnesota Supplemental
Investment Fund. For administering the plan, PERA receives 2% of employer contributions and twenty‐five
hundredths of 1% (.0025) of the assets in each member's account annually.
Pension expense for the year is equal to contributions made. Total contributions made by the City of
Columbia Heights for the last three fiscal years were:
Required Rate for
Employees and
For the Year Ended:EmployeeEmployerEmployeeEmployerEmployers
December 31, 2018465$ 465$ 5%5%5%
December 31, 2017680$ 680$ 5%5%5%
December 31, 20161,470$ 1,470$ 5%5%5%
Contribution AmountPercentage of Covered Payroll
Note 12 POST EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS OTHER THAN PENSIONS (OPEB)
A. PLAN DESCRIPTION
The City administers a single‐employer defined benefit health care plan (the plan). By state statute, the
plan provides an implicit rate subsidy for retired participants by allowing retirees under age 65 to
purchase health insurance at the premium rate available to active employees. In addition, by state
statute, the plan provides payment of insurance premiums, up to age 65, for public safety employees that
retire with a qualifying disability, equal to the current employer‐paid portion of premiums for an active
employee. The employer‐paid portion of premiums for an active employee is determined periodically by
negotiation between the City and collective bargaining units of city employees. The plan does not issue a
publicly available financial report. No assets are accumulated in a trust that meets the criteria in
paragraph 4 of GASB Statement No. 75.
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B. FUNDING POLICY
Participants under the implicit rate subsidy provision are required to contribute 100% of the stated
premium billed by the insurer. For 2018, participants under disabled public safety retiree provision were
required to contribute $0 for single coverage or a portion of the stated premium billed by the insurer for
family coverage.
Under both provisions of the plan, the City is only required to contribute on a pay‐as‐go basis. This
amount is listed below for the current year.
The State of Minnesota, solely at its option, reimburses the City annually for a portion of the City’s costs
under the disabled public safety retiree provision. Historically, these reimbursements have approximated
60% of the pay‐as‐go cost of this plan provision. These reimbursements are reported as revenue in the
year received, separate from OPEB expenses/expenditures.
C. PARTICIPANTS
As of January 1, 2018 actuarial valuation, participants of the plan consisted of:
Active Employees
117
Inactive employees or beneficiaries
currently receiving benefits
25
Total 142
D. TOTAL OPEB LIABILITY AND CHANGES IN TOTAL OPEB LIABILITY
The City’s total OPEB liability of $1,252,872 was measured as of December 31, 2018, and was determined
by an actuarial valuation as of January 1, 2017. Changes in the total OPEB liability during 2018 were:
Balance‐ beginning of year $ 1,296,890
Changes for the year:
Service Cost 40,684
Interest 45,267
Changes of benefit terms‐
Differences between expected and actual experience‐
Changes in assumptions (86,181)
Benefit payments (43,788)
Net changes (44,018)
Balance‐ end of year $1,252,872
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E. ACTUARIAL ASSUMPTIONS AND OTHER INPUTS
The total OPEB liability in the January 1, 2017 actuarial valuation was determined using the following
actuarial assumptions and other inputs, applied to all periods included in the measurement, unless
otherwise specified:
Since the plan is funded on a pay‐as‐you‐go basis, the discount rate was based on the 20 year AA rated
municipal bond rate as of December 31, 2018.
Mortality rates were based on the RP‐2014 Total Dataset Mortality tables with Scale MP‐2014 and Scale
MP‐2017.
Based on past experience of the plan, 60% of future retirees are assumed to continue medical coverage
until age 65. 80% of police/fire employees are assumed to continue medical coverage until age 65.
F. SENSITIVITY OF THE TOTAL OPEB LIABILITY TO CHANGES IN THE DISCOUNT RATE.
The following presents the total OPEB liability of the City, as well as what the City’s total OPEB liability
would be if it were calculated using a discount rate that is 1% lower (3.11%) or 1% higher (5.11%) than the
current discount rate:
1% Decrease
(3.11%)
Discount Rate
(4.11%)
1% Increase
(5.11%)
Total OPEB liability $ 1,384,617$ 1,252,872$ 1,137,666
Inflation 2.75%
Salary increases (Average)3.50%
Discount rate 4.11%
Investment rate of returnN/A
Healthcare cost trend rates: Valuation Trend
First year (FYE 2017): ‐2.50%
Second year (FYE 2018):5.50%
Third year (FYE 2019):7.00%
Ultimate year (FYE 2032):4.00%
Years to ultimate year:14
Retirees’ share of benefit‐related costs100%
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G. SENSITIVITY OF THE TOTAL OPEB LIABILITY TO CHANGES IN THE HEALTHCARE COST TREND RATES
The following presents the total OPEB liability of the City, as well as what the City’s total OPEB liability
would be if it were calculated using healthcare cost trend rates that are 1% lower (4.5% decreasing to 3%)
or 1% higher (6.5% decreasing to 5%) than the current healthcare cost trend rates.
Health Cost
1% Decrease
(4.5% decreasing to 3%)
Trend Rates
(5.5% Decreasing to 4%)
1% Increase
(6.5% decreasing to 5%)
Total OPEB liability $ 1,124,179 $ 1,252,872 $ 1,402,265
H. OPEB EXPENSE AND DEFERRED OUTFLOWS AND INFLOWS OF RESOURCES RELATED TO OPEB
For the year ended December 31, 2018, the City recognized $73,798 of OPEB expense. At December 31,
2018, the City reported deferred outflows and inflows of resources related to OPEB from the following
sources:
Deferred Outflows
of Resources
Deferred Inflows
of Resources
Differences between expected
and actual experience
$ 0 $ 0
Change of assumptions and other
inputs
$ 0 $ 74,029
Amounts reported as deferred outflows and inflows of resources related to OPEB will be recognized in
OPEB expense as follows:
Year Ended
December 31,
OPEB
Expense
2019 ($ 12,152)
2020 (12,152)
2021 (12,152)
2022 (12,152)
2023 (12,152)
Thereafter (13,269)
($ 74,029)
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Note 13 TAX ABATEMENTS – PAY‐AS‐YOU‐GO TAX INCREMENT
A. TAX INCREMENT DISTRICTS
The City’s tax increment districts are subject to review by the State of Minnesota Office of the State
Auditor (OSA). Any disallowed claims or misuse of tax increments could become a liability of the
applicable fund. Management has indicated that they are not aware of any instances of noncompliance
which would have a material effect on the financial statements.
B. TAX ABATEMENTS – PAY‐AS‐YOU‐GO TAX INCREMENT
The City provides tax abatements pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 469.174 to 469.1794 (Tax Increment
Financing) through a pay‐as‐you‐go note program. Tax increment financing (TIF) can be used to
encourage private development, redevelopment, renovation and renewal, growth in low‐to‐moderate‐
income housing, and economic development within the City. TIF captures the increase in tax capacity and
property taxes from development or redevelopment to provide funding for the related project.
The City has four tax increment pay‐as‐you‐go agreements. The agreements are not a general obligation
of the City and are payable solely from available tax increment. Accordingly, these agreements are not
reflected in the financial statements of the City. Details of the pay‐as‐you‐go notes are as follows:
TIF District K2, Barnick:
Issued in 1994 in the principal sum of $50,417 with no interest. Principal and interest shall be paid on
August 1, 1995 and each February 1 and August 1 thereafter to and including February 1, 2020. Payments
are payable solely from available tax increment derived from the developed/redeveloped property and
paid to the City. The pay‐as‐you‐go note provides for payment to the developer when tax increment
received in the prior six months is greater than $3,680.56. The payment reimburses the developer for
land acquisition. Principal and interest payments will be completed February 1, 2020. The City shall have
no obligation to pay any unpaid balance of principal or accrued interest that may remain after the final
payment on February 1, 2020. The current year abatement (TIF note payments) was $3,020. At
December 31, 2018, the principal amount outstanding on the note was $35,432.
TIF District R8, Crest View Project:
Issued in 2005 in the principal sum of $780,000 with an interest rate of 11% per annum. Principal and
interest shall be paid on November 1, 2005 and each February 1 and August 1 thereafter to and including
February 1, 2023. Payments are payable solely from available tax increment derived from the
developed/redeveloped property and paid to the City. The pay‐as‐you‐go note provides for payment to
the developer equal to 89.78% of all tax increment received in the prior six months. The payment
reimburses the developer for land acquisition, site preparation, demolition & removal, soil corrections &
remediation, utility work, sidewalks, curb & gutter work, earthwork, and landscaping. Principal and
interest payments will be completed February 1, 2023. The current year abatement (TIF note payments)
amounted to $31,643. At December 31, 2018, the principal amount outstanding on the note was
$732,801.
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TIF District R8, Townhouse View Project (Columbia Court Townhomes):
Issued in 2002 in the principal sum of $175,100 with an interest rate of 9.5% per annum. Principal and
interest shall be paid on August 1, 2003 and each February 1 and August 1 thereafter to and including
February 1, 2023. Payments are payable solely from available tax increment derived from the
developed/redeveloped property and paid to the City. The pay‐as‐you‐go note provides for payment to
the developer equal to 89.78% of all tax increment received in the prior six months. The payment
reimburses the developer for land acquisition, site preparation, demolition & removal, soil corrections &
remediation, utility work, sidewalks, curb & gutter work, earthwork, and landscaping. Principal and
interest payments will be completed February 1, 2023. The current year abatement (TIF note payments)
amounted to $13,790. At December 31, 2018, the principal amount outstanding on the note was
$175,100.
TIF District T6, Huset Park Development:
Issued in 2007 in the principal sum of $6,650,000 plus allowable increase of $598,782 with an interest rate
of 6.00% per annum. Principal and interest shall be paid on February 15, 2009 and each August 15 and
February 15 thereafter to and including February 15, 2032. Payments are payable solely from available
tax increment derived from the developed/redeveloped property and paid to the City. The pay‐as‐you‐go
note provides for payment to the developer equal to all tax increment received in the prior six months
that is in excess of the bond payment BTS paying agent fee and $16,500 per payment period for additional
base TIF. The payment reimburses the developer for relocation, demolition, environmental costs, grading
& site preparation, onsite roads & utilities, economic development authority costs, land acquisition, and
interest on any listed items to the extent such cost represents interest on any valid evidence of
indebtedness under federal income tax principles. Principal and interest payments will be completed
February 15, 2032. The City shall have no obligation to pay any unpaid balance of principal or accrued
interest that may remain after the final payment on February 15, 2032. The current year abatement (TIF
note payments) amounted to $205,588. At December 31, 2018, the principal amount outstanding on the
note was $7,248,782.
Note 14 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
A. RISK MANAGEMENT
The City is exposed to various risks of loss related to torts; theft of, damage to, and destruction of assets;
errors and omissions; injuries to employees; and natural disasters.
Workers compensation coverage is provided through a pooled self‐insurance program through the League
of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT). The City pays an annual premium to LMCIT. The City is
subject to supplemental assessments if deemed necessary by the LMCIT. The LMCIT reinsures through
Workers Compensation Reinsurance Association (WCRA) as required by law. For workers compensation,
the City is not subject to a deductible.
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Property, casualty and automobile insurance coverage are provided through a pooled self‐insurance
program through the LMCIT. The City pays an annual premium to the LMCIT. The City is subject to
supplemental assessments if deemed necessary by the LMCIT. The LMCIT reinsures through commercial
companies for claims in excess of various amounts. The City retains risk for the deductible portions.
These deductibles are considered immaterial to the financial statements.
The City carries commercial insurance for other risks of loss, including employee health and disability
insurance.
There were no significant reductions in insurance from the previous year or settlements in excess of
insurance coverage for any of the past three fiscal years.
B. LITIGATION
The City attorney has indicated that any existing and pending lawsuits, claims and other actions in which
the City is a defendant are either covered by insurance or development agreements; of an immaterial
amount; or, in the judgment of the City attorney, remotely recoverable by plaintiffs.
C. FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDS
Amounts received or receivable from federal and state agencies are subject to agency audit and
adjustment. Any disallowed claims, including amounts already collected, may constitute a liability of the
applicable funds. The amount, if any, of funds which may be disallowed by the agencies cannot be
determined at this time although the City expects such amounts, if any, to be immaterial.
D. CONTRACTUAL COMMITMENTS
CONSTRUCTION
The City has entered into contractual commitments for street construction projects that are in process at
yearend. At December 31, 2018, the City’s obligation for such projects was approximately $40,000.
The City has entered into an agreement for shared maintenance of certain public parking with an area
business. At December 31, 2018, the City’s obligation for improvements to the parking ramp are
$300,000.
Note 15 RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
The Governmental Accounting Standards Boards (GASB) recently approved the following statements which were
not implemented for these financial statements:
Statement No. 83 Certain Asset Retirement Obligations. The provisions of this Statement are effective for
reporting periods beginning after June 15, 2018.
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Statement No. 84 Fiduciary Activities. The provisions of this Statement are effective for reporting periods
beginning after December 15, 2018.
Statement No. 87 Leases. The provisions of this Statement are effective for reporting periods beginning after
December 15, 2019.
Statement No. 88 Certain Disclosures Related to Debt, including Direct Borrowings and Direct Placements. The
provisions of this Statement are effective for reporting periods beginning after June 15, 2018.
Statement No. 89 Accounting for Interest Cost Incurred before the End of a Construction Period. The
provisions of this Statement are effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019.
Statement No. 90 Majority Equity Interests. The provisions of this Statement are effective for reporting
periods beginning after December 15, 2018.
The effect these standards may have on future financial statements is not determinable at this time, but it is
expected that Statement No. 87 may have a material impact.
Note 16 CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE
For the year ended December 31, 2018, the City implemented GASB Statement No. 75, Accounting and Financial
Reporting for Postemployment Benefits Other Than Pensions. GASB Statement No. 75 established new accounting
and financial reporting requirements for governments whose employees are provided OPEB. See note 12 for
further information.
The comparative financial statements of prior years have been adjusted to apply the new standards respectively.
The following financial statement line items of the Employer Benefit Fund for fiscal year 2017 were affected by the
change in accounting principle.
As Reported
under GASB No.
45
As Reported
under GASB No.
75Effect of Change
Operating revenues $987,583$987,583$ ‐
Operating expenses 2,070,7681,842,905(227,863)
Net income from operations (1,083,185)(855,322)227,863
Nonoperating revenues 29,623 29,623 ‐
Net income (loss) before
transfer and special items (1,053,562)(825,699)227,863
Transfer out (1,594,501)(1,594,501) ‐
Special items (8,271,444)(8,271,444) ‐
Change in net position (10,919,507)$ (10,691,644)$ 227,863$
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BUDGETARY COMPARISON SCHEDULE ‐ GENERAL FUND Page 1 of 2
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
With Comparative Actual Amounts For The Year Ended December 31, 2017
Variance with
Budgeted AmountsFinal Budget2017
ActualPositive Actual
OriginalFinalAmounts(Negative)Amounts
Revenues:
Taxes$9,481,000$9,481,000$9,601,516$120,516$8,981,751
Licenses and permits237,800237,800233,994(3,806)234,162
Intergovernmental946,800962,2101,006,51244,302992,733
Charges for services569,000571,140603,08131,941592,355
Fines and forfeitures96,00096,00093,251(2,749)80,949
Investment income:
Interest and dividends82,00082,000121,68739,68788,675
Change in fair value ‐ ‐ (30,248)(30,248)(4,550)
Other revenues 17,90031,34029,000(2,340)12,123
Total revenues 11,430,500 11,461,490 11,658,793 197,303 10,978,198
Expenditures:
General government:
Council 156,938156,938136,69320,245133,629
Manager 567,724567,724523,81043,914462,354
Clerk 111,778111,778106,3835,39562,266
Legal 176,300176,300175,934 366176,141
Finance 891,800891,800871,10720,693842,490
Assessing 126,012126,012123,4592,553124,277
General government buildings 154,000154,000141,18612,814143,410
Contingencies 35,00035,0004,05330,9477,995
Total general government 2,219,552 2,219,552 2,082,625 136,927 1,952,562
Public safety:
Police 4,663,3794,674,8194,387,845286,9744,281,559
Fire 1,637,3291,656,8791,711,236(54,357)1,601,081
Capital outlay ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 414
Total public safety 6,300,708 6,331,698 6,099,081 232,617 5,883,054
Public works:
Engineering395,381395,381404,880(9,499)381,644
Maintenance1,321,7381,321,7381,271,21450,5241,153,419
Capital outlay 10,00010,00015,657(5,657)99,817
Total public works1,727,119 1,727,119 1,691,751 35,368 1,634,880
Other departments:
Parks and recreation 1,874,0591,874,0591,785,38088,6791,679,350
Capital outlay ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 13,564
Total recreation1,874,059 1,874,059 1,785,380 88,679 1,692,914
Total expenditures12,121,438 12,152,428 11,658,837 493,591 11,163,410
Revenues over (under) expenditures (690,938)(690,938)(44)690,894(185,212)
2018
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BUDGETARY COMPARISON SCHEDULE ‐ GENERAL FUND Page 2 of 2
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
With Comparative Actual Amounts For The Year Ended December 31, 2017
Variance with
Budgeted AmountsFinal Budget2017
ActualPositive Actual
OriginalFinalAmounts(Negative)Amounts
Other financing sources (uses):
Transfers in$473,500$473,500$562,392$88,892$474,417
Transfers out(1,423,000)(1,423,000)(1,424,484)(1,484)(31,624)
Total other financing sources (uses)(949,500)(949,500)(862,092)87,408 442,793
Net change in fund balance($1,640,438)($1,640,438)(862,136)$778,302 257,581
Fund balance ‐ January 17,701,8087,444,227
Fund balance ‐ December 31$6,839,672 $7,701,808
2018
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SCHEDULE OF CHANGES IN THE TOTAL OPEB LIABILITY AND RELATED RATIOS
Last Ten Years
20172018
Total OPEB liability:
Service cost $39,449$40,684
Interest 46,400 45,267
Changes of benefit terms ‐ ‐
Differences between expected and actual experience ‐ ‐
Changes in assumptions 45,106(86,181)
Benefit payments (43,938)(43,788)
Net change in total OPEB liability 87,017(44,018)
Total OPEB liability ‐ beginning 1,209,8731,296,891
Total OPEB liability ‐ ending $1,296,890$1,252,873
Covered‐employee payroll $7,604,667$7,304,846
Total OPEB liability as a percentage of covered‐employee payroll 17.1%17.2%
The schedule is provided prospectively beginning with the City's fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 and is
intended to show a ten year trend. Additional years will be reported as they become available.
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SCHEDULE OF EMPLOYER'S PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF PLAN NET PENSION LIABILITY ‐
GENERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT FUND
Last Ten Years
City's
State'sProportionateCity's
ProportionateShare of the NetProportionate
City'sCity'sShare (Amount)Pension Liability andShare of the
ProportionateProportionateof the Netthe State's ProportionateNet PensionPlan Fiduciary
ShareShare (Amount)PensionShare of the Net Liability as aNet Position as
Measurement Fiscal Year(Percentage) ofof the NetLiabilityPension Liability Percentage of itsa Percentage
DateEndingthe Net PensionPensionAssociatedAssociated with CoveredCoveredof the Total
June 30December 31LiabilityLiability (a)with City (b)City (a+b)Payroll (c)Payroll ((a+b)/c)Pension Liability
2015 20150.0873%$4,524,339$ ‐ $4,524,339$5,065,17389.3%78.2%
2016 20160.0849%6,893,45990,022 6,983,4815,265,065132.6%68.9%
2017 20170.0860%5,490,18369,015 5,559,1985,538,743100.4%75.9%
2018 20180.0886%4,915,165161,391 5,076,5565,958,30085.2%79.5%
The schedule is provided prospectively beginning with the City's fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 and is intended to
show a ten year trend. Additional years will be reported as they become available.
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SCHEDULE OF PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS ‐ GENERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT FUND
Last Ten Years
StatutorilyContributions inContributionContributions as a
Required Relation to theDeficiencyCoveredPercentage of
Fiscal YearContributionStatutorily Required(Excess)PayrollCovered
Ending (a)Contribution (b)(a‐b)(c)Payroll (b/c)
December 31, 2015$388,736$388,736 $ ‐$5,183,147 7.5%
December 31, 2016406,405 406,405 ‐5,418,727 7.5%
December 31, 2017428,288 428,288 ‐5,710,502 7.5%
December 31, 2018459,367 459,367 ‐6,124,888 7.5%
The schedule is provided prospectively beginning with the City's fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 and is intended to
show a ten year trend. Additional years will be reported as they become available.
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SCHEDULE OF EMPLOYER'S PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF PLAN NET PENSION LIABILITY ‐
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES POLICE AND FIRE FUND
Last Ten Years
Proportionate Share
Proportionateof the Net PensionPlan Fiduciary
ProportionShare (Amount)Liability as aNet Position as
(Percentage) of of the Net Percentage of itsa Percentage
Measurement Fiscal Yearthe Net PensionPensionCovered Covered of the Total
Date Ending LiabilityLiability (a)Payroll (b)Payroll (a/b)Pension Liability
June 30, 2015December 31, 20150.3140%$3,567,778$2,816,543126.7%86.6%
June 30, 2016December 31, 20160.3200%12,842,1573,080,202416.9%63.9%
June 30, 2017December 31, 20170.3070%4,144,8653,156,438131.3%85.4%
June 30, 2018December 31, 20180.2950%3,144,3963,108,859101.1%88.8%
The schedule is provided prospectively beginning with the City's fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 and is intended to
show a ten year trend. Additional years will be reported as they become available.
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SCHEDULE OF PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS ‐ PUBLIC EMPLOYEES POLICE AND FIRE FUND
Last Ten Years
StatutorilyContributions inContributionContributions as a
Required Relation to theDeficiencyCoveredPercentage of
Fiscal YearContributionStatutorily Required(Excess)PayrollCovered
Ending (a)Contribution (b)(a‐b)(c)Payroll (b/c)
December 31, 2015$478,016$478,016 $ ‐$2,950,716 16.2%
December 31, 2016500,328 500,328 ‐3,088,446 16.2%
December 31, 2017516,268 516,268 ‐3,186,840 16.2%
December 31, 2018503,189 503,189 ‐3,106,104 16.2%
The schedule is provided prospectively beginning with the City's fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 and is intended to
show a ten year trend. Additional years will be reported as they become available.
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NOTES TO RSI
December 31, 2018
Note A LEGAL COMPLIANCE – BUDGETS
The legal level of budgetary control is at the fund level. The General Fund and the following Special Revenue
Fund budgets are legally adopted on a basis consistent with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America:
Nonmajor special revenue funds:
Cable Television Fund
Library Fund
After‐School Programs Fund
Special Projects Fund
Downtown Parking Fund
Planning and Inspections Fund
Economic Development Authority (Component Unit):
Economic Development Authority Administration Fund
Expenditures occurred in excess of appropriations in the following funds:
Economic Development Authority Administration Fund exceeded the budget by $23,692. However,
this deficit was charged against fund balance of the fund.
Downtown Parking Fund exceeded the budget by $690. However, actual revenue exceeded the
budget by $9,452.
Note B OPEB INFORMATION
No assets are accumulated in a trust that meets the criteria in paragraph 4 of GASB Statement No. 75 to pay
related benefits.
2018 Changes
Changes in Actuarial Assumptions:
- The discount rate was changed from 3.44 percent to 4.11 percent based on the 20 year AA rated
municipal bond rates.
- Decrement assumptions (i.e. withdrawal, retirement and mortality rates) have been updated to be
the assumptions used in the July 1, 2018 General Employees Retirement Fund and July 1, 2018 Public
Employees Police and Fire Fund actuarial valuations.
Note C PENSION INFORMATION
PERA – General Employees Retirement Fund
2018 Changes
Changes in Actuarial Assumptions:
- The mortality projection scale was changed from MP‐2015 to MP‐2017.
- The assumed benefit increase was changed from 1.0 percent per year through 2044 and 2.50 percent
per year thereafter to 1.25 percent per year.
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2017 Changes
Changes in Actuarial Assumptions:
- The Combined Service Annuity (CSA) loads were changed from 0.8 percent for active members and 60
percent for vested and non‐vested deferred members. The revised CSA loads are now 0.0 percent for
active member liability, 15.0 percent for vested deferred member liability and 3.0 percent for non‐
vested deferred member liability.
- The assumed post‐retirement benefit increase rate was changed from 1.0 percent per year for all
years to 1.0 percent per year through 2044 and 2.5 percent per year thereafter.
2016 Changes
Changes in Actuarial Assumptions:
- The assumed post‐retirement benefit increase rate was changed from 1.0 percent per year through
2035 and 2.5 percent per year thereafter to 1.0 percent per year for all future years.
- The assumed investment return was changed from 7.9 percent to 7.5 percent. The single discount
rate was changed from 7.9 percent to 7.5 percent.
- Other assumptions were changed pursuant to the experience study dated June 30, 2015. The
assumed future salary increases, payroll growth, and inflation were decreased by 0.25 percent to 3.25
percent for payroll growth and 2.50 percent for inflation.
PERA – Public Employees Police and Fire Fund
2018 Changes
Changes in Actuarial Assumptions:
- The mortality projection scale was changed from MP‐2016 to MP‐2017.
2017 Changes
Changes in Actuarial Assumptions:
- The single discount rate was changed from 5.6 percent to 7.5 percent.
- Assumed salary increases were changed as recommended in the June 30, 2016 experience study. The
net effect is proposed rates that average 0.34 percent lower than the previous rates.
- Assumed rates of retirement were changed, resulting in fewer retirements.
- The Combined Service Annuity (CSA) load was 30 percent for vested and non‐vested deferred
members. The CSA has been changed to 33 percent for vested members and 2 percent for non‐
vested members.
- The base mortality table for healthy annuitants was changed from the RP‐2000 fully generational
table to the RP‐2014 fully generational table (with a base year of 2006), with male rates adjusted by a
factor of 0.96. The mortality improvement scale was changed from Scale AA to Scale MP‐2016. The
base mortality table for disabled annuitants was changed from the RP‐2000 disabled mortality table
to the mortality tables assumed for healthy retirees.
- Assumed termination rates were decreased to 3.0 percent for the first three years of service. Rates
beyond the select period of three years were adjusted, resulting in more expected terminations
overall.
- Assumed percentage of married female members was decreased from 65 percent to 60 percent.
- Assumed age difference was changed from separate assumptions for male members (wives assumed
to be three years younger) and female members (husbands assumed to be four years older) to the
assumption that males are two years older than females.
- The assumed percentage of female members electing Joint and Survivor annuities was increased.
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- The assumed post‐retirement benefit increase rate was changed from 1.00 perfect for all years to
1.00 percent per year through 2064 and 2.50 percent thereafter.
2016 Changes
Changes in Actuarial Assumptions:
- The assumed post‐retirement benefit increase rate was changed from 1.0 percent per year through
2037 and 2.5 percent thereafter to 1.0 percent per year for all future years.
- The assumed investment return was changed from 7.9 percent to 7.5 percent. The single discount
rate changed from 7.9 percent to 5.6 percent.
- The assumed future salary increases, payroll growth, and inflation were decreased by 0.25 percent to
3.25 percent for payroll growth and 2.50 percent for inflation.
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STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES
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SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
A Special Revenue Fund is used to account for the proceeds of special revenue sources that are
legally restricted to expenditures for specified purposes.
DEBT SERVICE FUNDS
The Debt Service Funds are used to account for the accumulation of resources for, and payment
of, interest, principal, and related costs on general long‐term debt (other than debt of the
proprietary funds.)
CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDS
The Capital Projects Funds account for financial resources to be used for the acquisition or
construction of major capital facilities (other than those financed by proprietary funds.)
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COMBINING BALANCE SHEET Statement 16
NONMAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
December 31, 2018
Total
Nonmajor
Special DebtCapital Governmental
Assets RevenueServiceProject Funds
Cash and investments $3,933,911$5,177,978$3,602,567$12,714,456
Receivables:
Accounts 58,559 ‐ ‐ 58,559
Special assessments ‐ 440,911 ‐ 440,911
Taxes 13,16120,458 ‐ 33,619
Loans 331,000 ‐ 77,146 408,146
Interest 12,800 6,70012,400 31,900
Due from other governmental units 996 ‐ ‐ 996
Interfund receivable 2,641174,319261,977 438,937
Prepayments 11,938 ‐ ‐ 11,938
Real estate held for resale 43,090135,310311,976 490,376
Total assets $4,408,096$5,955,676$4,266,066$14,629,838
Liabilities and Fund Balance
Liabilities:
Accounts payable $61,860$53,768 $118 115,746
Accrued salaries and withholdings payable 52,691 ‐ ‐ 52,691
Contracts payable 11,651 ‐ ‐ 11,651
Due to other governmental units 5,201 ‐ ‐ 5,201
Interfund payable 247176,713 ‐ 176,960
Unearned revenue 40,458 ‐ ‐ 40,458
Deposits ‐ ‐ 71,384 71,384
Total liabilities 172,108230,48171,502 474,091
Deferred inflows of resources:
Unavailable revenue 339,206449,163 ‐ 788,369
Total deferred inflows of resources 339,206449,163 0 788,369
Fund balance:
Nonspendable 11,938 ‐ ‐ 11,938
Restricted 183,0175,453,133 ‐ 5,636,150
Committed 3,701,827 ‐ 4,194,564 7,896,391
Unassigned ‐ (177,101) ‐ (177,101)
Total fund balance 3,896,7825,276,0324,194,56413,367,378
Total liabilities, deferred inflows
of resources, and fund balance $4,408,096$5,955,676$4,266,066$14,629,838
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NONMAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
Total
Nonmajor
Special Debt CapitalGovernmental
RevenueServiceProject Funds
Revenues:
Taxes $1,361,017$703,590$ ‐ $2,064,607
Tax increment collections ‐ 731,835 ‐ 731,835
Special assessments ‐ 105,367 ‐ 105,367
Licenses and permits 235,523 ‐ ‐ 235,523
Intergovernmental 23,285550,000180,746 754,031
Charges for services 354,667 ‐ ‐ 354,667
Fines and forfeitures 19,302 ‐ ‐ 19,302
Investment income:
Interest and dividends 64,000 41,97263,800 169,772
Change in fair value (16,001)(8,500)(15,800)(40,301)
Other revenues 110,992 ‐ 3,135 114,127
Total revenues 2,152,785 2,124,264 231,881 4,508,930
Expenditures:
Current:
General government 75,156 ‐ ‐ 75,156
Public safety 56,083 ‐ ‐ 56,083
Culture and recreation 988,481 ‐ 93,864 1,082,345
Community development 770,135 17,43350,849 838,417
Capital outlay:
Public safety 22,474 ‐ ‐ 22,474
Public works ‐ ‐ 10,683 10,683
Culture and recreation ‐ ‐ 550,380 550,380
Community development ‐ 260,278134,848 395,126
Debt service:
Principal retirement ‐ 1,240,000 ‐ 1,240,000
Interest and fiscal charges ‐ 672,741 ‐ 672,741
Issuance costs ‐ 55,615 55,615
Developer incentives ‐ 254,166 ‐ 254,166
Total expenditures 1,912,329 2,500,233 840,624 5,253,186
Revenues over (under) expenditures 240,456 (375,969)(608,743)(744,256)
Other financing sources (uses):
Transfers in 228,3982,492,510238,094 2,959,002
Transfers out (365,088)(2,410,138)(440,067)(3,215,293)
Refunding bond issued 2,070,000 ‐ 2,070,000
Bond premium ‐ 19,921 ‐ 19,921
Sale of capital assets ‐ 97,049 ‐ 97,049
Total other financing sources (uses)(136,690)2,269,342 (201,973)1,930,679
Net change in fund balance 103,766 1,893,373 (810,716)1,186,423
Fund balance ‐ January 1 3,793,0163,382,6595,005,28012,180,955
Fund balance ‐ December 31 $3,896,782$5,276,032$4,194,564$13,367,378
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NONMAJOR
SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
The City of Columbia Heights had the following Nonmajor Special Revenue Funds during the year:
Cable Television Fund 225 – established to account for revenues and expenditures associated
with the cable television franchise.
Police Forfeiture Fund 265 – established to account for forfeited cash and property received by
the police department.
Library Fund 240 – established in 1993 to account for revenues and expenditures of the library.
After‐School Programs Fund 261 – established to account for revenues and expenditures
associated with various youth enrichment activities conducted by the recreation department and
the library, under agreements with Independent School District 13.
Twenty‐first Century Arts Fund 262 – established to account for revenues and expenditures
associated with a grant received through Independent School District 13.
Contributed Projects – Recreation Fund 881 – established to monitor contributions for
recreational activities and related expenditures.
Contributed Projects – Other Fund 883 – established to monitor contributions and related
expenditures for activities other than recreation.
Special Projects Fund 226 – established to monitor revenues from special projects and related
expenditures.
Downtown Parking Fund 228 – established to account for revenues and expenditures associated
with the municipal parking in the downtown area.
Planning & Inspections Fund 201 – established to account for revenues and expenditures
associated with planning and building inspections within the City.
Anoka County Comm. Dev. Programs Fund 202 – established to account for revenues and
expenditures of community development programs funded by or passed‐though Anoka County
to the City.
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Economic Development Authority – a separate legal entity from the City. The mayor and City
Council comprise the majority membership of this component unit. Its purpose is to foster
economic development in the City.
Economic Development Authority Administration Fund 204 – established to account for
revenues and expenditures of all EDA activity not accounted for in other EDA funds.
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SUBCOMBINING BALANCE SHEET
NONMAJOR SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
December 31, 2018
Cable
Television Fund
225
Police
Forfeiture Fund
265
Library Fund
240
After‐School
Programs Fund
261
Twenty‐first
Century Arts
Fund 262
Assets
Cash and investments$923,938 $26,663$689,966 $110,823$ ‐
Receivables:
Accounts 58,479 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Taxes ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Loans ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Interest 2,800 ‐ 2,900 400 ‐
Due from other governmental units ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 996
Interfund receivable ‐ ‐ ‐ 247 ‐
Prepayments ‐ ‐ 11,938 ‐ ‐
Real estate held for resale ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Total assets $985,217 $26,663 $704,804 $111,470 $996
Liabilities, Deferred Inflows of Resources, and Fund Balance
Liabilities:
Accounts payable $2,412$ ‐ $12,962 $48$315
Accrued salaries and withholdings payable 1,892 ‐ 24,757 ‐ 224
Contracts payable ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Due to other governmental units ‐ ‐ 4,159 ‐ 210
Interfund payable ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 247
Unearned revenue ‐ 9,904 ‐ ‐ ‐
Total liabilities 4,304 9,90441,878 48 996
Deferred inflows of resources:
Unavailable revenue ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Total deferred inflows of resources 0 0 0 0 0
Fund balance:
Nonspendable ‐ ‐ 11,938 ‐ ‐
Restricted ‐ 16,759 ‐ 111,422 ‐
Committed 980,913 ‐ 650,988 ‐ ‐
Total fund balance 980,91316,759662,926 111,422 0
Total liabilities, deferred inflows
of resources, and fund balance $985,217 $26,663 $704,804 $111,470 $996
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Statement 18
Contributed
Projects ‐
Recreation ‐
Fund 881
Contributed
Projects ‐ Other ‐
Fund 883
Special Projects
Fund 226
Downtown
Parking Fund 228
Planning and
Inspections Fund
201
Anoka County
Comm. Dev.
Programs Fund
202
EDA
Administration
Fund 204
(Component Unit)
Total Nonmajor
Special Revenue
Funds
$176,390 $232,886 $911,415$10,313$417,096 $11,746 $422,675$3,933,911
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 80 ‐ ‐ 58,559
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 13,161 13,161
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 231,000 100,000 331,000
500 700 2,800 100 1,400 ‐ 1,200 12,800
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 996
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 2,394 2,641
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 11,938
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 43,090 ‐ 43,090
$176,890 $233,586 $914,215 $10,413 $418,576 $285,836 $539,430 $4,408,096
$116 $37$44,750 $ ‐ $572$ ‐ $648 $61,860
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 18,614 ‐ 7,204 52,691
‐ ‐ 10,000 1,651 ‐ ‐ ‐ 11,651
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 832 ‐ ‐ 5,201
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 247
‐ ‐ 30,554 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 40,458
116 37 85,304 1,651 20,018 0 7,852 172,108
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 231,000 108,206 339,206
00000231,000 108,206 339,206
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 11,938
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 54,836 ‐ 183,017
176,774 233,549828,911 8,762398,558 ‐ 423,372 3,701,827
176,774 233,549828,911 8,762398,558 54,836 423,372 3,896,782
$176,890 $233,586 $914,215 $10,413 $418,576 $285,836 $539,430 $4,408,096
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SUBCOMBINING STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE
NONMAJOR SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
3
Cable
Television
Fund 225
Police
Forfeiture
Fund 265
Library Fund
240
After‐School
Programs Fund
261
Twenty‐first
Century Arts
Fund 262
Revenues:
Taxes$ ‐ $ ‐ $919,244 $ ‐ $ ‐
Licenses and permits ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Intergovernmental ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 20,830
Fees/program revenues 191,415 ‐ 15,102 7,5804,768
Rents ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Fines and forfeitures ‐ 8,64110,661 ‐ ‐
Investment income:
Interest and dividends 13,300 ‐ 14,700 1,900 ‐
Change in fair value (3,300) ‐ (3,600)(500) ‐
Other revenues:
Contributions ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Miscellaneous 37,418 ‐ 75 ‐ ‐
Total revenues 238,8338,641956,182 8,98025,598
Expenditures:
Personal services 28,990 ‐ 604,496 10,02017,601
Supplies 4,5198,24093,419 450 904
Other services and charges 41,647 ‐ 203,753 9,0267,093
Capital outlay ‐ 22,474 ‐ ‐ ‐
Total expenditures 75,15630,714 901,66819,49625,598
Revenues over (under) expenditures163,677(22,073)54,514 (10,516)0
Other financing sources (uses):
Transfers in 73,300 ‐ 11,000 ‐ ‐
Transfers out (64,389) ‐ (14,711) ‐ ‐
Total other financing sources (uses)8,911 0(3,711)0 0
Net change in fund balance 172,588(22,073)50,803(10,516)0
Fund balance ‐ January 1 808,32538,832612,123121,938 ‐
Fund balance ‐ December 31 $980,913 $16,759 $662,926 $111,422 $0
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Statement 19
Contributed
Projects ‐
Recreation ‐
Fund 881
Contributed
Projects ‐ Other ‐
Fund 883
Special Projects
Fund 226
Downtown
Parking Fund 228
Planning and
Inspections Fund
201
Anoka County
Comm. Dev.
Programs Fund
202
EDA
Administration
Fund 204
(Component
Unit)
Total Nonmajor
Special Revenue
Funds
$ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $441,773$1,361,017
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 235,523 ‐ ‐ 235,523
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 1,455 ‐ 1,000 23,285
‐ ‐ 63,218 ‐ ‐ ‐ 1,030283,113
‐ ‐ 37,302 34,252 ‐ ‐ ‐ 71,554
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 19,302
2,6003,50014,0003007,3002006,20064,000
(700)(900)(3,500)(100)(1,800)(101)(1,500)(16,001)
32,130 37,820 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 69,950
‐ 369 ‐ ‐ 473 ‐ 2,707 41,042
34,030 40,789111,020 34,452242,951 99451,210 2,152,785
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 450,859 ‐ 180,724 1,292,690
13,479 46,325 ‐ 312 7,273 ‐ 23174,944
2,550 1,518 81,995 25,378 28,058 ‐ 21,203422,221
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 22,474
16,029 47,843 81,995 25,690486,190 0201,950 1,912,329
18,001(7,054)29,0258,762(243,239)99249,260 240,456
‐ ‐ 4,116 ‐ 139,982 ‐ ‐ 228,398
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ (16,005) ‐ (269,983)(365,088)
0 0 4,116 0123,977 0(269,983)(136,690)
18,001 (7,054)33,141 8,762(119,262)99 (20,723)103,766
158,773240,603795,770 ‐ 517,820 54,737444,0953,793,016
$176,774 $233,549 $828,911 $8,762 $398,558 $54,836 $423,372 $3,896,782
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CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA
SPECIAL REVENUE FUND ‐ CABLE TELEVISION FUND 225 Statement 20
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE ‐ BUDGET AND ACTUAL
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
With Comparative Actual Amounts For The Year Ended December 31, 2017
Variance with
Budgeted Amounts Final Budget‐2017
ActualPositiveActual
OriginalFinalAmounts(Negative)Amounts
Revenues:
Franchise fees $188,000$188,000$191,415$3,415$207,996
Investment income:
Interest and dividends 4,4004,40013,3008,9007,400
Change in fair value ‐ ‐ (3,300)(3,300)(400)
Other revenues:
Miscellaneous 35,00035,00037,4182,41837,206
Total revenues 227,400227,400238,83311,433252,202
Expenditures:
Personal services 46,36846,36828,99017,3785,347
Supplies 5,5005,5004,519 981 ‐
Other services and charges 69,07469,07441,64727,42720,266
Capital outlay 5,0005,000 ‐ 5,000 ‐
Total expenditures 125,942125,94275,15650,78625,613
Revenues over expenditures 101,458101,458163,67762,219226,589
Other financing sources (uses):
Transfers in ‐ ‐ 73,30073,300 ‐
Transfers out (64,389)(64,389)(64,389) ‐ (63,700)
Total other financing sources (uses)(64,389)(64,389)8,91173,300(63,700)
Net change in fund balance $37,069 $37,069 172,588$135,519 162,889
Fund balance ‐ January 1 808,325 645,436
Fund balance ‐ December 31 $980,913 $808,325
2018
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SPECIAL REVENUE FUND ‐ POLICE FORFEITURE FUND 265 Statement 21
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE ‐ ACTUAL
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
With Comparative Amounts For The Year Ended December 31, 2017
20182017
Revenues:
Forfeitures $8,641 $15,770
Expenditures:
Supplies 8,240 569
Capital outlay 22,474 ‐
Total expenditures 30,714 569
Revenues over (under) expenditures (22,073)15,201
Other financing sources (uses):
Transfers out ‐ (23,000)
Net change in fund balance (22,073)(7,799)
Fund balance ‐ January 1 38,832 46,631
Fund balance ‐ December 31 $16,759 $38,832
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SPECIAL REVENUE FUND ‐ LIBRARY FUND 240 Statement 22
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE ‐ BUDGET AND ACTUAL
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
With Comparative Actual Amounts For The Year Ended December 31, 2017
Variance with
Budgeted Amounts Final Budget‐2017
ActualPositiveActual
OriginalFinalAmounts(Negative)Amounts
Revenues:
Taxes $919,244$919,244$919,244$ ‐ $845,111
Charges for services 9,4009,40015,1025,70213,774
Fines 13,00013,00010,661(2,339)12,049
Investment income:
Interest and dividends ‐ ‐ 14,70014,70012,000
Change in fair value ‐ ‐ (3,600)(3,600)(600)
Other revenues:
Miscellaneous ‐ ‐ 75 75 18
Total revenues 941,644 941,644 956,182 14,538 882,352
Expenditures:
Personal services 638,145638,145604,49633,649564,043
Supplies 106,100106,10093,41912,68192,982
Other services and charges 193,688193,688203,753(10,065)175,264
Total expenditures 937,933 937,933 901,668 36,265 832,289
Revenues over expenditures 3,711 3,711 54,514 50,803 50,063
Other financing sources (uses):
Transfers in 11,00011,00011,000 ‐ 11,000
Transfers out (14,711)(14,711)(14,711) ‐ (14,317)
Total other financing sources (uses)(3,711)(3,711)(3,711)0(3,317)
Net change in fund balance $0 $0 50,803 $50,803 46,746
Fund balance ‐ January 1 612,123 565,377
Fund balance ‐ December 31 $662,926 $612,123
2018
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SPECIAL REVENUE FUND ‐ AFTER‐SCHOOL PROGRAMS FUND 261 Statement 23
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE ‐ BUDGET AND ACTUAL
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
With Comparative Amounts For The Year Ended December 31, 2017
Variance with
Budgeted Amounts Final Budget‐2017
ActualPositiveActual
OriginalFinalAmounts(Negative)Amounts
Revenues:
Program revenue $20,000$20,000$7,580($12,420)$20,454
Investment income:
Interest and dividends 2,0002,0001,900 (100)1,400
Change in fair value ‐ ‐ (500)(500)(100)
Total revenues 22,00022,0008,980(13,020)21,754
Expenditures:
Personal services 22,56222,56210,02012,54220,939
Supplies 3,0003,000 4502,5502,783
Other services and charges 18,00018,0009,0268,97414,570
Total expenditures 43,562 43,562 19,496 24,066 38,292
Revenues over (under) expenditures ($21,562)($21,562)(10,516)$11,046(16,538)
Fund balance ‐ January 1 121,938 138,476
Fund balance ‐ December 31 $111,422 $121,938
2018
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SPECIAL REVENUE FUND ‐ CONTRIBUTED PROJECTS‐RECREATION FUND 881 Statement 24
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE ‐ ACTUAL
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
With Comparative Amounts For The Year Ended December 31, 2017
20182017
Revenues:
Investment income:
Interest and dividends $2,600 $1,700
Change in fair value (700)(100)
Other revenue:
Contributions 32,130 12,800
Total revenues 34,030 14,400
Expenditures:
Supplies 13,479 8,821
Other services and charges 2,550 300
Total expenditures 16,029 9,121
Revenues over expenditures 18,001 5,279
Fund balance ‐ January 1 158,773 153,494
Fund balance ‐ December 31 $176,774 $158,773
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SPECIAL REVENUE FUND ‐ CONTRIBUTED PROJECTS ‐ OTHER FUND 883 Statement 25
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE ‐ ACTUAL
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
With Comparative Amounts For The Year Ended December 31, 2017
20182017
Revenues:
Investment income:
Interest and dividends $3,500 $2,200
Change in fair value (900)(100)
Contributions 37,820 43,065
Miscellaneous 369 1,069
Total revenues 40,789 46,234
Expenditures:
Supplies 46,325 6,246
Other services and charges 1,518 1,006
Total expenditures 47,843 7,252
Revenues over (under) expenditures (7,054)38,982
Fund balance ‐ January 1 240,603 201,621
Fund balance ‐ December 31 $233,549 $240,603
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CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA
SPECIAL REVENUE FUND ‐ SPECIAL PROJECTS FUND 226 Statement 26
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE ‐ BUDGET AND ACTUAL
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
With Comparative Amounts For The Year Ended December 31, 2017
Variance with
Final Budget‐2017
ActualPositiveActual
OriginalFinalAmounts(Negative)Amounts
Revenues:
Fees/program revenue $ ‐ $20,000$63,218$43,218$200,392
Rents 25,000 ‐ 37,30237,30267,836
Investment income:
Interest and dividends ‐ ‐ 14,00014,0008,200
Change in fair value ‐ ‐ (3,500)(3,500)(400)
Total revenues 25,00020,000111,02091,020276,028
Expenditures:
Other services and charges 95,00090,00081,9958,00518,512
Revenues over (under) expenditures (70,000)(70,000)29,02599,025257,516
Other financing sources (uses):
Transfers in ‐ ‐ 4,116 4,116 ‐
Transfers out ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ (127,000)
Total other financing sources (uses)0 04,1164,116(127,000)
Net change in fund balance ($70,000)($70,000)33,141$103,141130,516
Fund balance ‐ January 1 795,770 665,254
Fund balance ‐ December 31 $828,911 $795,770
2018
Budgeted Amounts
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SPECIAL REVENUE FUND ‐ PLANNING AND INSPECTIONS FUND 201 Statement 27
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE ‐ BUDGET AND ACTUAL
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
With Comparative Actual Amounts For The Year Ended December 31, 2017
Variance with
Budgeted Amounts Final Budget‐2017
ActualPositiveActual
OriginalFinalAmounts(Negative)Amounts
Revenues:
Licenses and permits $327,000$367,000$235,523($131,477)$404,014
Fees/program revenues ‐ ‐ 1,4551,4551,500
Investment income:
Interest and dividends 2,0002,0007,3005,3004,300
Change in fair value ‐ ‐ (1,800)(1,800)(200)
Miscellaneous 700700473(227)5,190
Total revenues 329,700 369,700 242,951 (126,749)414,804
Expenditures:
Personal services 434,779474,779450,85923,920417,100
Supplies 1,4001,4007,273(5,873)6,540
Other services and charges 17,49717,49728,058(10,561)22,330
Total expenditures 453,676 493,676 486,190 7,486 445,970
Revenues over (under) expenditures (123,976)(123,976)(243,239)(119,263)(31,166)
Other financing sources (uses):
Transfers in 139,982139,982139,982 ‐ 120,666
Transfers out (16,006)(16,006)(16,005)1(15,550)
Total other financing sources (uses):123,976123,976123,977 1105,116
Net change in fund balance $0 $0 (119,262)($119,262)73,950
Fund balance ‐ January 1 517,820 443,870
Fund balance ‐ December 31 $398,558 $517,820
2018
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SPECIAL REVENUE FUND ‐ ANOKA COUNTY COMM. DEV. PROGRAMS FUND 202 Statement 28
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE ‐ ACTUAL
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
With Comparative Amounts For The Year Ended December 31, 2017
20182017
Revenues:
Intergovernmental $ ‐ $366,771
Investment income:
Interest and dividends 200 300
Change in fair value (101) ‐
Total revenues 99 367,071
Expenditures:
Other services and charges ‐ 617
Capital outlay ‐ 366,771
Total expenditures 0 367,388
Revenues over (under) expenditures 99 (317)
Fund balance ‐ January 1 54,737 55,054
Fund balance ‐ December 31 $54,836 $54,737
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SPECIAL REVENUE FUND ‐ TWENTY‐FIRST CENTURY ARTS FUND 262 Statement 29
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE ‐ ACTUAL
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
With Comparative Amounts For The Year Ended December 31, 2017
20182017
Revenues:
Intergovernmental$20,830$1,269
Fees/program revenue4,768280
Total revenues 25,598 1,549
Expenditures:
Personal services 17,601 1,155
Supplies 904 153
Other services and charges 7,093 241
Total expenditures 25,598 1,549
Revenues over (under) expenditures00
Fund balance ‐ January 1 ‐ ‐
Fund balance ‐ December 31$0 $0
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SPECIAL REVENUE FUND ‐ DOWNTOWN PARKING FUND 228 Statement 30
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE ‐ BUDGET AND ACTUAL
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
With Comparative Amounts For The Year Ended December 31, 2017
Variance with
Budgeted AmountsFinal Budget‐2017
ActualPositiveActual
OriginalFinalAmounts(Negative)Amounts
Revenues:
Rents$ ‐ $25,000$34,252(9,252)$ ‐
Investment income:
Interest and dividends ‐ ‐ 300(300) ‐
Change in fair value ‐ ‐ (100)100 ‐
Total revenues 025,00034,452(9,452)0
Expenditures:
Supplies ‐ ‐ 312 (312) ‐
Other services and charges 25,00025,00025,378 (378) ‐
Total expenditures 25,00025,00025,690 (690)0
Revenues over expenditures ($25,000)$0 8,762$8,762 ‐
Fund balance ‐ January 1 ‐ ‐
Fund balance ‐ December 31 $8,762 $0
2018
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SPECIAL REVENUE FUND‐EDA ADMINISTRATION FUND 204 Statement 31
SCHEDULE OF REVENIES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE ‐ BUDGET AND ACTUAL
(COMPONENT UNIT)
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
With Comparative Actual Amounts For The Year Ended December 31, 2017
Variance with
Budgeted AmountsFinal Budget‐2017
ActualPositiveActual
OriginalFinalAmounts(Negative)Amounts
Revenues:
Taxes$444,692$444,692$441,773($2,919)$291,487
Intergovernmental‐ ‐ 1,0001,000 ‐
Fees/program revenues 1,5501,5501,030 (520)530
Investment income:
Interest and dividends 2,0002,0006,2004,2004,100
Change in fair value ‐ ‐ (1,500)(1,500)(200)
Miscellaneous ‐ ‐ 2,7072,707 ‐
Total revenues 448,242448,242451,2102,968295,917
Expenditures:
Personal services 163,774163,774180,724(16,950)151,609
Supplies ‐ ‐ 23 (23)144
Other services and charges 14,48414,48421,203(6,719)20,771
Total expenditures 178,258178,258201,950(23,692)172,524
Revenues over (under) expenditures 269,984269,984249,260(20,724)123,393
Other financing sources (uses):
Transfers out (269,984)(269,984)(269,983)1(136,216)
Net change in fund balance $0 $0(20,723)($20,723)(12,823)
Fund balance ‐ January 1 444,095 456,918
Fund balance ‐ December 31 $423,372 $444,095
2018
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NONMAJOR
DEBT SERVICE FUNDS
The City of Columbia Heights had the following kinds of Nonmajor Debt Service Funds during the
year:
Bond Debt Service Funds – are separate funds used to account for the revenues and expenditures
of each separate bond issue. Both the City and the Economic Development Authority issue
bonds.
Tax Increment Financing Funds – are separate funds used to account for the revenues and
expenditures of each separate Tax Increment Financing District. The Economic Development
Authority authorizes and administers tax increment activities within the City.
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SUBCOMBINING BALANCE SHEET
NONMAJOR DEBT SERVICE FUNDS
December 31, 2018
2008A Taxable
GO Housing
Improvement
Area Bonds Fund
315
G.O. Public
Safety Center
Bonds 2008B
Fund 343
G.O. Public
Facilities Bonds
2009A Fund 344
G.O.
Improvement /
Revenue Bonds
2013A Fund 345
GO Library Bonds
2015A Fund 346
GO Public Safety
Ctr. Bonds
2017B Fund 347
GO Public
Facilities Bonds
2018A Fund 348
Assets
Cash and investments$228,829$ ‐ $2,276,584$95,769$392,041$453,876$4,306
Receivables:
Taxes ‐ ‐ 2,314 ‐ 1,9072,509 ‐
Assessments440,911 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Interest500 ‐ 900100400400 ‐
Interfund receivable ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Real estate for resale ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Total assets$670,240 $0$2,279,798 $95,869$394,348 $456,785$4,306
Liabilities, Deferred Inflows of Resources, and Fund Balance
Liabilities:
Accounts payable$ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐
Interfund payable ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Total liabilities 0000000
Deferred inflows of resources:
Unavailable revenue 439,950 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Total deferred inflows of resources 439,950 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fund balance:
Restricted 230,290 ‐ 2,279,79895,869394,348456,785 4,306
Unassigned ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Total fund balance 230,290 02,279,79895,869394,348456,785 4,306
Total liabilities, deferred inflows
of resources, and fund balance $670,240 $0$2,279,798 $95,869$394,348 $456,785$4,306
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Statement 32
Tax Increment
Bonds Fund 376
TIF Multi‐Use
Redevelopment Plan
Fund 385
TIF Transition Block
Fund 389
TIF 47th and Central
Avenue Fund 371
TIF Huset Park Area
Fund 372
TIF Central Valu
Center Fund 374
TIF Scattered Site
Fund 391
Total Nonmajor Debt
Service Funds
$221,837$149,918$89,380$556,746$708,592$ ‐ $100$5,177,978
‐ 243 ‐ 1,046 12,439 ‐ ‐ 20,458
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 440,911
600 400 200 1,400 1,800 ‐ ‐ 6,700
174,319 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 174,319
135,310 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 135,310
$532,066 $150,561 $89,580 $559,192 $722,831 $0 $100 $5,955,676
$1,626 $726 $23,667 $951 $26,310 $244 $244 $53,768
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 2,394 174,319 176,713
1,626 726 23,667 951 26,310 2,638 174,563 230,481
‐ 170 ‐ 643 8,400 ‐ ‐ 449,163
0 170 0 643 8,400 0 0 449,163
530,440 149,665 65,913 557,598 688,121 ‐ ‐ 5,453,133
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ (2,638)(174,463)(177,101)
530,440 149,665 65,913 557,598 688,121 (2,638)(174,463)5,276,032
$532,066 $150,561 $89,580 $559,192 $722,831 $0 $100 $5,955,676
EDA Component Unit
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SUBCOMBINING STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE
NONMAJOR DEBT SERVICE FUNDS
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
2008A Taxable GO
Housing
Improvement
Area Bonds Fund
315
G.O. Public Safety
Center Bonds
2008B Fund 343
G.O. Public
Facilities Bonds
2009A Fund 344
G.O. Improvement
/ Revenue Bonds
2013A Fund 345
GO Library
Bonds 2015A
Fund 346
GO Public Safety
Ctr. Bonds
2017B Fund 347
GO Public
Facilities Bonds
2018A Fund 348
Revenues:
Taxes$ ‐ $ ‐ $237,031$ ‐ $210,283$256,276$ ‐
Tax increment collections ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Special assessments 105,367 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Intergovernmental ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 250,000300,000 ‐
Investment income:
Interest and dividends 2,700 ‐ 4,300 600 2,000 2,100 ‐
Change in fair value (700) ‐ (1,100)(200)(500)(500) ‐
Total revenues 107,367 0 240,231 400461,783557,876 0
Expenditures:
Community development:
Other services and charges ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Capital outlay ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Debt service:
Principal retirement 65,000 250,000 195,000 45,000265,000230,000 ‐
Interest and fiscal charges 32,274 5,375 100,402 3,788191,613251,770 ‐
Issuance costs ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 55,615
Developer incentives ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Total expenditures 97,274 255,375 295,402 48,788456,613481,770 55,615
Revenues over (under) expenditures 10,093(255,375)(55,171)(48,388)5,17076,106(55,615)
Other financing sources (uses):
Transfers in ‐ ‐ 2,047,939 64,433 ‐ 380,138 ‐
Transfers out ‐ (380,138) ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ (2,030,000)
Refunding bond issued ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 2,070,000
Bond premium ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 19,921
Sale of capital assets ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Total other financing sources (uses)0(380,138)2,047,939 64,433 0380,138 59,921
Net change in fund balance 10,093(635,513)1,992,768 16,045 5,170456,244 4,306
Fund balance ‐ January 1 220,197 635,513 287,030 79,824389,178 541 ‐
Fund balance ‐ December 31 $230,290 $0$2,279,798 $95,869$394,348 $456,785 $4,306
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Tax Increment
Bonds Fund 376
TIF Multi‐Use
Redevelopment
Plan Fund 385
TIF Transition Block
Fund 389
TIF 47th and
Central Avenue
Fund 371
TIF Huset Park Area
Fund 372
TIF Central Valu
Center Fund 374
TIF Scattered Site
Fund 391
Total Nonmajor
Debt Service Funds
$ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $703,590
‐ 27,821 50,564 186,068 432,825 ‐ 34,557 731,835
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 105,367
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 550,000
10,772 2,200 1,100 7,000 9,100 ‐ 100 41,972
(700)(500)(300)(1,700)(2,300) ‐ ‐ (8,500)
10,072 29,521 51,364 191,368 439,625 0 34,657 2,124,264
3,871 2,969 3,195 3,195 3,715 244 244 17,433
92,635 ‐ ‐ 167,643 ‐ ‐ ‐ 260,278
‐ ‐ ‐ 65,000 125,000 ‐ ‐ 1,240,000
‐ ‐ ‐ 13,831 65,916 ‐ 7,772 672,741
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 55,615
‐ 3,145 45,433 ‐ 205,588 ‐ ‐ 254,166
96,506 6,114 48,628 249,669 400,219 244 8,016 2,500,233
(86,434)23,407 2,736 (58,301)39,406 (244)26,641 (375,969)
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 2,492,510
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ (2,410,138)
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 2,070,000
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 19,921
34,781 ‐ ‐ 62,268 ‐ ‐ ‐ 97,049
34,781 0 0 62,268 0 0 0 2,269,342
(51,653)23,407 2,736 3,967 39,406 (244)26,641 1,893,373
582,093 126,258 63,177 553,631 648,715 (2,394)(201,104)3,382,659
$530,440 $149,665 $65,913 $557,598 $688,121 ($2,638)($174,463)$5,276,032
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NONMAJOR
CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDS
The City of Columbia Heights had the following Nonmajor Capital Project Funds during the year:
Economic Development Authority – a separate legal entity from the City. The mayor and City
Council comprise the majority membership of this component unit. Its purpose is to foster
economic development in the City.
EDA Redevelopment Project Fund 408 – used to fund land acquisition and other activities for
redevelopment, primarily in the City’s commercial areas.
Capital Improvement Parks Fund 412 – used to account for improvements in City parks. This
includes park dedication fees when available, the use of which is limited by state statute to park
improvements.
Capital Improvement Development Fund 420 – used to account for improvements to various
development areas within the City.
Infrastructure Replacement Fund 430 – used to fund replacement of City infrastructure.
Capital Equipment Cable TV Fund 440 – used to fund replacement of cable television capital
assets.
Capital Building Library Fund 450 – used to fund replacement of the library.
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SUBCOMBINING BALANCE SHEET
NONMAJOR CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDS
December 31, 2018
EDA (Component Unit)
Redevelopment
Project Fund 408
Capital Improvement
Parks Fund 412
Assets
Cash and investments $796,696 $326,074
Interfund receivable ‐ ‐
Receivables:
Loans ‐ ‐
Interest 2,300 1,500
Real estate held for resale 224,961 ‐
Total assets $1,023,957 $327,574
Liabilities and Fund Balance
Liabilities:
Accounts payable 118 ‐
Deposits ‐ ‐
Total liabilities 118 0
Fund balance:
Committed 1,023,839 327,574
Total fund balance 1,023,839 327,574
Total liabilities and fund balance $1,023,957 $327,574
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Statement 34
Capital Improvement
Development Fund
420
Infrastructure
Replacement Fund
430
Capital Equipment
Cable TV Fund 440
Capital Building
Library Fund 450
Total Nonmajor
Capital Project Funds
$1,326,992$1,152,805$ ‐ $ ‐ $3,602,567
‐ 261,977 ‐ ‐ 261,977
77,146 ‐ ‐ ‐ 77,146
4,2004,400 ‐ ‐ 12,400
87,015 ‐ ‐ ‐ 311,976
$1,495,353$1,419,182$0$0$4,266,066
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 118
71,384 ‐ ‐ ‐ 71,384
71,38400071,502
1,423,9691,419,182 ‐ ‐ 4,194,564
1,423,9691,419,182004,194,564
$1,495,353$1,419,182$0$0$4,266,066
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SUBCOMBINING STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE
NONMAJOR CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDS
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
EDA (Component
Unit) Redevelopment
Project Fund 408
Capital Improvement
Parks Fund 412
Revenues:
Intergovernmental $ ‐ $130,746
Investment income:
Interest and dividends 11,900 7,300
Change in fair value (2,900)(1,800)
Other revenue ‐ ‐
Total revenues 9,000 136,246
Expenditures:
Current:
Other services and charges 17,393 ‐
Capital outlay 134,848 466,052
Total expenditures 152,241 466,052
Revenue over (under) expenditures (143,241)(329,806)
Other financing sources (uses):
Transfers in 121,280 ‐
Transfers out ‐ ‐
Total other financing sources (uses)121,280 0
Net change in fund balance (21,961)(329,806)
Fund balance ‐ January 1 1,045,800 657,380
Fund balance ‐ December 31 $1,023,839 $327,574
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Statement 35
Capital Improvement
Development Fund
420
Infrastructure
Replacement Fund
430
Capital Equipment
Cable TV Fund 440
Capital Building
Library Fund 450
Total Nonmajor
Capital Project Funds
$ ‐ $50,000$ ‐ $ ‐ $180,746
21,10022,3001,200 ‐ 63,800
(5,300)(5,500)(300) ‐ (15,800)
135 ‐ ‐ 3,0003,135
15,93566,8009003,000231,881
33,45693,864 ‐ ‐ 144,713
‐ 10,683 ‐ 84,328695,911
33,456104,547084,328840,624
(17,521)(37,747)900(81,328)(608,743)
‐ 116,814 ‐ ‐ 238,094
(4,116) ‐ (73,300)(362,651)(440,067)
(4,116)116,814(73,300)(362,651)(201,973)
(21,637)79,067(72,400)(443,979)(810,716)
1,445,6061,340,11572,400443,9795,005,280
$1,423,969$1,419,182$0$0$4,194,564
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ENTERPRISE FUNDS
The Enterprise Funds are used to account for operations that are financed and/or operated in a
manner similar to private business enterprises or where the governing body has decided that
periodic determination of revenues earned, expenses incurred, and/or net income is appropriate
for capital maintenance, public policy, management control, accountability, or other purposes.
Water Utility Fund – used to account for revenues and expenses associated with services to area
residents.
Sewer Utility Fund – used to account for revenues and expenses associated with sanitary sewer
disposal within the City.
Refuse Utility Fund – used to account for revenues and expenses associated with organized
collection of refuse and recycling in the City.
Storm Sewer Utility Fund – used to account for revenues and expenses associated with storm
water management.
Liquor Fund – used to account for revenues and expenses associated with the operation of three
off‐sale municipal liquor stores.
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WATER UTILITY FUND Statement 36
SUBCOMBINING SCHEDULE OF NET POSITION
December 31, 2018
With Comparative Totals for December 31, 2017
Operating
Account
Capital
Equipment
Replacement
Account
Capital
Construction
Account
Debt Service
Account
Intrafund
Eliminations
Assets:20182017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$16$514,535$1$209,186 $ ‐ $723,738 $157,659
Receivables:
Accounts (net of allowance for
uncollectables)725,772 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 725,772671,409
Interest 1,600 1,500 ‐ 600 ‐ 3,700 2,600
Interfund receivable 5,0657,000 ‐ ‐ (12,065) ‐ ‐
Inventory ‐ at cost8,283 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 8,28315,155
Total current assets740,736 523,035 1209,786 (12,065)1,461,493 846,823
Noncurrent assets:
Capital assets:
Land45,223 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 45,22345,223
Construction in process17,981 ‐ 7,741 ‐ ‐ 25,7224,481
Buildings1,305,172 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 1,305,172 1,305,172
Equipment 572,291 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 572,291542,691
Infrastructure 9,963,688 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 9,963,688 9,963,688
Total capital assets 11,904,355 07,741 0 011,912,096 11,861,255
Less: accumulated depreciation (5,774,090) ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ (5,774,090)(5,483,100)
Total capital assets (net of
accumulated depreciation)6,130,265 ‐ 7,741 ‐ ‐ 6,138,006 6,378,155
Total noncurrent assets 6,130,265 07,741 0 06,138,006 6,378,155
Total assets 6,871,001 523,0357,742209,786 (12,065)7,599,499 7,224,978
Liabilities :
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable46,18312,48131,145 ‐ ‐ 89,80913,278
Accrued salaries and withholdings payable 16,613 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 16,61317,025
Contracts payable ‐ retained percentage ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 38,436
Due to other governmental units 137,331 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 137,331119,733
Interfund payable 7,000 ‐ 5,06566,000 (12,065)66,000 131,000
Accrued interest payable ‐ ‐ ‐ 4,114 ‐ 4,114 4,977
Deposits2,700 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 2,700 ‐
Bonds payable ‐ current ‐ ‐ ‐ 120,000 ‐ 120,000 115,000
Total current liabilities 209,827 12,48136,210 190,114 (12,065)436,567 439,449
Noncurrent liabilities:
Bonds payable ‐ noncurrent ‐ ‐ ‐ 410,000 ‐ 410,000 530,000
Total noncurrent liabilities 0 0 0410,000 0410,000 530,000
Total liabilities 209,827 12,48136,210 600,114 (12,065)846,567 969,449
Net position:
Net investments in capital assets6,130,265 ‐ 7,741(530,000) ‐ 5,608,006 5,733,155
Restricted ‐ ‐ ‐ 132,598 ‐ 132,598 129,187
Unrestricted530,909510,554 (36,209)7,074 ‐ 1,012,328 393,187
Total net position$6,661,174 $510,554 ($28,468)($390,328)$0 $6,752,932 $6,255,529
Total
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WATER UTILITY FUND Statement 37
SUBCOMBINING SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENSES AND CHANGES
IN FUND NET POSITION
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
With Comparative Totals For The Year Ended December 31, 2017
Operating
Account
Capital
Equipment
Replacement
Account
Capital
Construction
Account
Debt Service
Account
Intrafund
Eliminations
Operating revenues:20182017
Charges for services:
Customer services $86,627 $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $86,627 $93,496
Penalties 134,265 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 134,26589,007
Charges for sales:
Water 3,011,967 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 3,011,967 2,858,302
Meter 17,644 74,550 ‐ ‐ ‐ 92,194 89,449
Other ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 7,302
Total operating revenues 3,250,503 74,550 0 0 03,325,053 3,137,556
Operating expenses:
Cost of sales 1,628,229 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 1,628,229 1,546,326
Distribution 696,478 ‐ 73,745 ‐ ‐ 770,2231,152,441
Administration 41,312 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 41,31271,918
Depreciation 290,992 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 290,992288,435
Total operating expenses 2,657,011 0 73,745 0 0 2,730,756 3,059,120
Net income (loss) from operations 593,492 74,550 (73,745)0 0 594,297 78,436
Nonoperating revenues (expenses):
Investment income:
Interest and dividends 8,1007,700 ‐ 2,900 ‐ 18,700 10,600
Change in fair value (2,000)(1,900) ‐ (700) ‐ (4,600)(500)
Miscellaneous revenues (expenses)(613) ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ (613)3,384
Interest and fiscal charges ‐ ‐ ‐ (14,872) ‐ (14,872)(19,312)
Total nonoperating revenues (expenses)5,487 5,800 0 (12,672)0 (1,385)(5,828)
Net income (loss) before transfers 598,979 80,350 (73,745)(12,672)0 592,912 72,608
Transfers in 17,98125,000 314,873145,000 (501,963)891185,293
Transfers out (580,382)(17,981) ‐ ‐ 501,963(96,400)(92,900)
Total transfers (562,401)7,019 314,873 145,000 0 (95,509)92,393
Change in net position 36,578 87,369 241,128 132,328 0 497,403 165,001
Net position ‐ January 1 6,624,596 423,185 (269,596)(522,656) ‐ 6,255,529 6,090,528
Net position ‐ December 31 $6,661,174 $510,554 ($28,468)($390,328)$0$6,752,932 $6,255,529
Total
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WATER UTILITY FUND Statement 38
SUBCOMBINING SCHEDULE OF CASH FLOWS
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
With Comparative Totals For The Year Ended December 31, 2017
20182017
Cash flows from operating activities:
Cash received from customers $3,277,562 $3,234,312
Cash paid to suppliers for goods and services (1,977,481)(2,604,338)
Cash payments to employees for services (404,915)(712,736)
Net cash flows from operating activities 895,166 (82,762)
Cash flows from noncapital financing activities:
Transfers in 891 185,293
Transfers out (96,400)(92,900)
Interfund payable (repaid to) advanced by other funds (65,000) ‐
Net cash flows from noncapital financing activities (160,509)92,393
Cash flows from capital and related financing activities:
Acquisition of capital assets (50,843)(5,014)
Principal payments ‐ bonds (115,000)(185,754)
Interest and fiscal charges (15,735)(20,362)
Net cash flows from capital and related financing activities (181,578)(211,130)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investment income:
Interest and dividends 17,600 9,630
Change in fair value (4,600)(500)
Net cash flows from investing activities 13,000 9,130
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 566,079 (192,369)
Cash and cash equivalents ‐ January 1 157,659 350,028
Cash and cash equivalents ‐ December 31 $723,738 $157,659
Reconciliation of operating income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Operating income $594,297 $78,436
Adjustments to reconcile operating income to net
cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation expense 290,992 288,435
Miscellaneous revenues (613)3,384
Changes in assets, liabilities, deferred outflows and inflows:
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable (54,363)(20,298)
(Increase) decrease in due from other governmental units ‐ 14,781
(Increase) decrease in inventory, at cost 6,872 (6,546)
(Increase) decrease in deferred pension outflows ‐ 108,819
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable 76,531 (10,868)
Increase (decrease) in accrued salaries and withholdings payable (412)(4,547)
Increase (decrease) in contracts payable ‐retained percentage (38,436)20,506
Increase (decrease) in due to other governmental units 17,598 (245,670)
Increase (decrease) in deposits payable 2,700 ‐
Increase (decrease) in compensated absences payable ‐ (15,082)
Increase (decrease) in net pension liability ‐ (261,951)
Increase (decrease) in deferred pension inflows ‐ (32,161)
Total adjustments 300,869 (161,198)
Net cash flows from operating activities $895,166 ($82,762)
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SEWER UTILITY FUND Statement 39
SUBCOMBINING SCHEDULE OF NET POSITION
December 31, 2018
With Comparative Totals for December 31, 2017
Operating
Account
Capital
Equipment
Replacement
Account
Capital
Construction
Account
Debt Service
Account
Intrafund
Eliminations
Assets:20182017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$1,001$379,314 $578,312$40,187$ ‐ $998,814 $817,163
Receivables:
Accounts (net of allowance for
uncollectibles)518,238 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 518,238512,909
Interest ‐ 1,2001,600 ‐ ‐ 2,800 2,100
Interfund receivables ‐ ‐ 28,986 ‐ (28,986) ‐ ‐
Prepayments 93,435 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 93,43591,782
Total current assets 612,674 380,514 608,89840,187(28,986)1,613,287 1,423,954
Noncurrent assets:
Capital assets:
Land36,586 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 36,58636,586
Construction in progess 17,981 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 17,981 ‐
Buildings 403,659 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 403,659403,659
Equipment 1,000,469 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 1,000,469980,241
Infrastructure 6,677,171 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 6,677,1716,677,171
Total capital assets 8,135,866 0 0 0 08,135,866 8,097,657
Less: accumulated depreciation (5,054,050) ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ (5,054,050)(4,882,868)
Net capital assets 3,081,816 0 0 0 03,081,816 3,214,789
Total noncurrent assets3,081,816 0 0 0 0 3,081,816 3,214,789
Total assets3,694,490 380,514 608,89840,187(28,986)4,695,1034,638,743
Liabilities:
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable3,21412,481 ‐ ‐ ‐ 15,69526,833
Accrued salaries and withholdings payable10,075 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 10,075 8,065
Contracts payable ‐ retained percentage ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 3,734
Interfund payable 28,986 ‐ ‐ ‐ (28,986) ‐ ‐
Accrued interest payable ‐ ‐ ‐ 3,005 ‐ 3,005 3,477
Compensated absences payable ‐ current ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Bonds payable ‐ current ‐ ‐ ‐ 53,400 ‐ 53,40053,288
Total current liabilities 42,27512,481 056,405(28,986)82,175 95,397
Noncurrent liabilities:
Bonds payable ‐ noncurrent ‐ ‐ ‐ 285,600 ‐ 285,600 339,000
Total liabilities 42,27512,481 0342,005(28,986)367,775434,397
Net position:
Net investment in capital assets 3,081,816 ‐ ‐ (339,000) ‐ 2,742,816 2,822,501
Restricted ‐ ‐ ‐ 60,056 ‐ 60,05660,660
Unrestricted570,399368,033608,898(22,874) ‐ 1,524,456 1,321,185
Total net position$3,652,215$368,033$608,898 ($301,818)$0$4,327,328 $4,204,346
Total
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SEWER UTILITY FUND Statement 40
SUBCOMBINING SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENSES AND CHANGES
IN FUND NET POSITION
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
Operating
Account
Capital
Equipment
Replacement
Account
Capital
Construction
Account
Debt Service
Account
Intrafund
Eliminations
Operating revenues:20182017
Charges for services:
Sewer service charges$2,023,524$ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $2,023,524$1,924,370
Other 2,485 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 2,485 ‐
Total operating revenues 2,026,009 00002,026,009$1,924,370
Operating expenses:
Disposal 1,101,389 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 1,101,3891,053,318
Collection 410,727 ‐ 85,890 ‐ ‐ 496,617657,247
Administration 41,315 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 41,31572,016
Depreciation 171,180 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 171,180179,692
Total operating expenses 1,724,611 085,890 0 01,810,5011,962,273
Net income (loss) from operations 301,398 0(85,890)0 0215,508(37,903)
Nonoperating revenues (expenses):
Investment income
Interest and dividends ‐ 6,3008,200 ‐ ‐ 14,5008,798
Change in fair value ‐ (1,600)(2,100) ‐ ‐ (3,700)(400)
Interest and fiscal charges ‐ ‐ ‐ (7,613) ‐ (7,613)(6,675)
Miscellaneous 686 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 686 687
Total nonoperating revenues (expenses)686 4,700 6,100 (7,613)0 3,873 2,410
Net income (loss) before transfers 302,084 4,700 (79,790)(7,613)0 219,381 (35,493)
Transfers in 38,21025,000167,63062,000(292,840) ‐ 185,293
Transfers out (351,029)(38,210) ‐ ‐ 292,840(96,399)(92,800)
Total transfers (312,819)(13,210)167,630 62,000 0 (96,399)92,493
Change in net position (10,735)(8,510)87,84054,387 ‐ 122,98257,000
Net position ‐ January 1 3,662,950376,543521,058(356,205) ‐ 4,204,3464,147,346
Net position ‐ December 31 $3,652,215 $368,033$608,898 ($301,818)$0$4,327,328 $4,204,346
Total
With Comparative Totals For The Year Ended December 31, 2017
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SEWER UTILITY FUND Statement 41
SUBCOMBINING SCHEDULE OF CASH FLOWS
For Year Ended December 31, 2018
With Comparative Totals For The Year Ended December 31, 2017
20182017
Cash flows from operating activities:
Cash received from customers$2,019,713 $2,002,298
Cash paid to suppliers for goods and services (1,406,609)(1,696,042)
Cash payments to employees for services(245,574)(497,359)
Net cash flows from operating activities367,530(191,103)
Cash flows from noncapital financing activities:
Transfers in ‐ 185,293
Transfers out (96,399)(92,800)
Net cash flows from noncapital financing activities (96,399)92,493
Cash flows from capital and related financing activities:
Acquisition of capital assets (38,207) ‐
Principal payments ‐ bonds (53,288)(35,000)
Interest and fiscal charges (8,085)(5,389)
Net cash flows from capital and related financing activities (99,580)(40,389)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investment income:
Interest and dividends 13,800 8,320
Change in fair value (3,700)(400)
Net cash flows from investing activities 10,100 7,920
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 181,651 (131,079)
Cash and cash equivalents ‐ January 1 817,163 948,242
Cash and cash equivalents ‐ December 31 $998,814 $817,163
Reconciliation of operating income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities:
Operating income (loss)$215,508 ($37,903)
Adjustments to reconcile operating income (loss) to net
cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation expense 171,180179,692
Miscellaneous revenues 686687
Changes in assets, liabilities, deferred outflows and inflows:
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable (5,329)(27,572)
(Increase) decrease in prepayments (1,653)(4,006)
(Increase) decrease in deferred pension outflows ‐ 108,819
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable (11,138)(78,049)
Increase (decrease) in accrued salaries and withholdings payable 2,010 2,045
Increase (decrease) in contracts payable ‐retained percentage (3,734)(926)
Increase (decrease) compensated absences payable ‐ (39,778)
Increase (decrease) in net pension liability ‐ (261,951)
Increase (decrease) in deferred pension inflows ‐ (32,161)
Total adjustments 152,022 (153,200)
Net cash flows from operating activities $367,530 ($191,103)
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REFUSE UTILITY FUND Statement 42
SUBCOMBINING SCHEDULE OF NET POSITION
December 31, 2018
With Comparative Totals for December 31, 2017
20182017
Assets:
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $1,443,380 $1,336,260
Receivables:
Accounts (net of allowance for uncollectibles)550,349 528,270
Interest 3,900 4,000
Due from other governmental units 6,433 37,812
Total current assets 2,004,062 1,906,342
Noncurrent assets:
Capital assets:
Buildings 56,000 56,000
Equipment 112,893 112,893
Total capital assets 168,893 168,893
Less: accumulated depreciation (134,518)(132,018)
Total capital assets (net of accumulated depreciation)34,375 36,875
Total noncurrent assets 34,375 36,875
Total assets 2,038,437 1,943,217
Liabilities:
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable 143,810 137,388
Accrued salaries and withholdings payable 4,112 3,382
Total current liabilities 147,922 140,770
Net position:
Net investments in capital assets 34,375 36,875
Unrestricted 1,856,140 1,765,572
Total net position $1,890,515 $1,802,447
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REFUSE UTILITY FUND Statement 43
SUBCOMBINING SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENSES AND CHANGES
IN FUND NET POSITION
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
With Comparative Totals For The Year Ended December 31, 2017
20182017
Operating revenues:
Refuse service charges $1,986,709 $1,914,728
Operating expenses:
Collection and disposal 1,708,596 1,674,172
Administration 83,687 240,645
Recycling 117,384 96,331
Hazardous waste 10,621 12,816
Depreciation 2,500 2,780
Miscellaneous 19,610 4,704
Total operating expenses 1,942,398 2,031,448
Net income (loss) from operations 44,311 (116,720)
Nonoperating revenues:
Investment income
Interest and dividends 19,600 16,500
Change in fair value (4,900)(800)
Intergovernmental 112,679 103,517
Total nonoperating revenues 127,379 119,217
Net income before transfers 171,690 2,497
Transfers in ‐ 53,638
Transfers out (83,622)(80,400)
Total transfers (83,622)(26,762)
Change in net position 88,068 (24,265)
Net position ‐ January 1 1,802,447 1,826,712
Net position ‐ December 31 $1,890,515 $1,802,447
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REFUSE UTILITY FUND Statement 44
SUBCOMBINING SCHEDULE OF CASH FLOWS
For Year Ended December 31, 2018
With Comparative Totals for Year Ended December 31, 2017
20182017
Cash flows from operating activities:
Cash received from customers $1,996,009 $1,940,846
Cash paid to suppliers for goods and services (1,816,327)(1,950,857)
Cash payments to employees for services (116,419)(163,365)
Net cash flows from operating activities 63,263 (173,376)
Cash flows from noncapital financing activities:
Transfers in ‐ 53,638
Transfers out (83,622)(80,400)
Intergovernmental 112,679 103,517
Net cash flows from noncapital financing activities 29,057 76,755
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investment income:
Interest and dividends 19,700 15,200
Change in fair value (4,900)(800)
Net cash flows from investing activities 14,800 14,400
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 107,120 (82,221)
Cash and cash equivalents ‐ January 1 1,336,260 1,418,481
Cash and cash equivalents ‐ December 31 $1,443,380 $1,336,260
Reconciliation of operating income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities:
Operating income $44,311 ($116,720)
Adjustments to reconcile operating income to net
cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation expense 2,500 2,780
Changes in assets, liabilities, deferred outflows and inflows:
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable (22,079)(17,912)
(Increase) decrease in due from other governmental units 31,379 12,530
(Increase) decrease in deferred pension outflows ‐ 31,500
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable 6,422 3,623
Increase (decrease) in accrued salaries and withholdings payable 730 ‐
Increase (decrease) compensated absences payable ‐ (4,039)
Increase (decrease) in net pension liability ‐ (75,828)
Increase (decrease) in deferred pension inflows ‐ (9,310)
Total adjustments 18,952 (56,656)
Net cash flows from operating activities $63,263 ($173,376)
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STORM SEWER UTILITY FUND Statement 45
SUBCOMBINING SCHEDULE OF NET POSITION
December 31, 2018
With Comparative Totals for December 31, 2017
Operating
Account
Capital
Equipment
Replacement
Account
Capital
Construction
Account
Debt Service
Account
Assets:20182017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$301,045$ ‐ $1,502$81,121$383,668 $445,982
Receivables:
Accounts (net of allowance for
uncollectibles)116,564 ‐ ‐ ‐ 116,564 117,879
Interest800 ‐ 5002001,5001,200
Total current assets418,40902,00281,321501,732565,061
Noncurrent assets:
Capital assets:
Land260,690 ‐ ‐ ‐ 260,690 260,690
Equipment 398,758 ‐ ‐ ‐ 398,758 378,529
Infrastructure2,667,144 ‐ ‐ ‐ 2,667,144 2,667,144
Construction in process ‐ ‐ 40,986 ‐ 40,986 9,031
Total capital assets3,326,592 040,986 03,367,578 3,315,394
Less: accumulated depreciation (1,232,214) ‐ ‐ ‐ (1,232,214)(1,118,397)
Net capital assets 2,094,378 040,986 02,135,364 2,196,997
Total noncurrent assets 2,094,378 040,986 02,135,364 2,196,997
Total assets 2,512,787 042,98881,3212,637,096 2,762,058
Liabilities:
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable 1,244 ‐ ‐ ‐ 1,244 4,356
Accrued salaries and withholdings payable3,272 ‐ ‐ ‐ 3,2724,087
Interfund payable ‐ ‐ ‐ 17,000 17,000 34,000
Accrued interest payable ‐ ‐ ‐ 2,4352,4352,461
Bonds payable ‐ current ‐ ‐ ‐ 56,600 56,600 56,712
Total current liabilities4,5160076,03580,551101,616
Noncurrent liabilities:
Bonds payable ‐ noncurrent ‐ ‐ ‐ 294,400 294,400 351,000
Total noncurrent liabilities 0 0 0294,400 294,400 351,000
Total liabilities 4,516 0 0370,435374,951452,616
Net position:
Net investment in capital assets2,094,378 ‐ 40,986 (351,000)1,784,364 1,789,285
Restricted ‐ ‐ ‐ 63,96963,96981,462
Unrestricted 413,893 ‐ 2,002(2,083)413,812438,695
Total net position $2,508,271 $0$42,988 ($289,114)$2,262,145 $2,309,442
Total
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STORM SEWER UTILITY FUND Statement 46
SUBCOMBINING SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENSES AND CHANGES
IN FUND NET POSITION
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
With Comparative Totals For The Year Ended December 31, 2017
Operating
Account
Capital
Equipment
Replacement
Account
Capital
Construction
Account
Debt Service
Account
Intrafund
Eliminations
20182017
Operating revenues:
Storm sewer service charges $458,107$ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $458,107$438,974
Operating expenses:
Collection 221,212 ‐ 166,557 ‐ ‐ 387,769251,444
Administration 2,419 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 2,4192,967
Depreciation 113,818 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 113,818112,588
Total operating expenses 337,449 0166,557 0 0504,006366,999
Net income (loss) from operations 120,658 0(166,557)0 0(45,899)71,975
Nonoperating revenues (expenses):
Investment income
Interest and dividends 4,000 ‐ 2,7001,100 ‐ 7,8004,900
Change in fair value (1,000) ‐ (700)(300) ‐ (2,000)(200)
Interest and fiscal charges ‐ ‐ ‐ (7,664) ‐ (7,664)(10,606)
Sale of capital assets ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 16,282
Miscellaneous revenue 466 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 466 288
Total nonoperating
revenues (expenses)3,466 0 2,000 (6,864)0 (1,398)10,664
Net income (loss) before transfers 124,124 0 (164,557)(6,864)0 (47,297)82,639
Transfers in 20,22918,864 ‐ 44,000(83,093) ‐ 48,762
Transfers out (62,864)(20,229) ‐ ‐ 83,093 ‐ ‐
Total transfers (42,635)(1,365)0 44,000 0 0 48,762
Change in net position 81,489 (1,365)(164,557)37,136 0 (47,297)131,401
Net position ‐ January 1 2,426,782 1,365 207,545 (326,250) ‐ 2,309,442 2,178,041
Net position ‐ December 31 $2,508,271 $0$42,988($289,114)$0$2,262,145$2,309,442
Total
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STORM SEWER UTILITY FUND Statement 47
SUBCOMBINING SCHEDULE OF CASH FLOWS
For Year Ended December 31, 2018
With Comparative Totals For The Year Ended December 31, 2017
20182017
Cash flows from operating activities:
Cash received from customers$459,888 $475,148
Cash paid to suppliers for goods and services(271,561)(280,389)
Cash payments to employees for services(122,554)(51,619)
Net cash flows from operating activities65,773143,140
Cash flows from noncapital financing activities:
Transfers in ‐ 48,762
Cash flows from capital and related financing activities:
Acquisition of capital assets(52,185)(125,330)
Principal payments ‐ bonds(73,712)(111,611)
Interest and fiscal charges(7,690)(12,166)
Net cash flows from capital and related financing activities(133,587)(249,107)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investment income:
Interest and dividends 7,500 4,760
Change in fair value (2,000)(200)
Net cash flows from investing activities 5,500 4,560
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (62,314)(52,645)
Cash and cash equivalents ‐ January 1 445,982 498,627
Cash and cash equivalents ‐ December 31$383,668 $445,982
Reconciliation of operating income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Operating income ($45,899)$71,975
Adjustments to reconcile operating income to net
cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation expense 113,818 112,588
Miscellaneous revenue 466 ‐
Changes in assets, liabilities, deferred outflows and inflows:
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable 1,315 (9,033)
(Increase) decrease in due from other governmental units ‐ 16,570
(Increase) decrease in deferred pension outflows ‐ 28,637
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable (3,112)2,659
Increase (decrease) in accrued salaries and withholdings payable (815)(704)
Increase (decrease) compensated absences payable ‐ (2,153)
Increase (decrease) in net pension liability ‐ (68,935)
Increase (decrease) in deferred pension inflows ‐ (8,464)
Total adjustments 111,672 71,165
Net cash flows from operating activities $65,773 $143,140
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LIQUOR FUND Statement 48
SUBCOMBINING SCHEDULE OF NET POSITION
December 31, 2018
With Comparative Totals for December 31, 2017
OperatingDebt Service
AccountAccount 2018 2017
Assets:
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $1,463,385$309,628$1,773,013$1,346,242
Receivables:
Interest 2,600 500 3,100 1,300
Due from other governmental units 2,348 ‐ 2,348 1,940
Inventory ‐ at cost 2,168,304 ‐ 2,168,3042,354,245
Total current assets 3,636,637310,1283,946,7653,703,727
Noncurrent assets:
Capital assets:
Land 2,006,714 ‐ 2,006,7142,006,714
Buildings 3,915,062 ‐ 3,915,0623,915,062
Equipment 431,020 ‐ 431,020431,020
Total capital assets 6,352,796 06,352,7966,352,796
Less: Accumulated depreciation (1,705,892) ‐ (1,705,892)(1,565,039)
Net capital assets 4,646,904 04,646,9044,787,757
Total noncurrent assets 4,646,904 04,646,9044,787,757
Total assets 8,283,541310,1288,593,6698,491,484
Liabilities:
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable 398,821 ‐ 398,821340,618
Accrued salaries and withholdings payable 46,558 ‐ 46,558 40,690
Due to other governmental units 97,343 ‐ 97,343 99,395
Accrued interest payable ‐ 24,649 24,649 29,572
Bonds payable ‐ current ‐ 245,000245,000185,000
Total current liabilities 542,722 269,649 812,371 695,275
Noncurrent liabilities:
Bonds payable ‐ noncurrent ‐ 2,835,0002,835,0003,080,000
Premium/discount on bonds payable ‐ 61,429 61,429 73,105
Total noncurrent liabilities 02,896,4292,896,4293,153,105
Total liabilities 542,7223,166,0783,708,8003,848,380
Net position:
Net investment in capital assets 4,646,904(3,141,429)1,505,4751,449,652
Restricted for debt service ‐ 302,767302,767272,999
Unrestricted 3,093,915(17,288)3,076,6272,920,453
Total net position $7,740,819($2,855,950)$4,884,869$4,643,104
Total
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LIQUOR FUND
SUBCOMBINING SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENSES AND
CHANGES IN FUND NET POSITION
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
With Comparative Totals For The Year Ended December 31, 2017
Top Heights
Top Valu Valu II Liquor
Operating revenues:
Charges for sales:
Liquor $1,530,925$1,115,510 $596,486
Beer 1,688,067 1,402,021 511,757
Wine 582,419 491,226 67,891
Other 228,601 199,841 173,832
Total operating revenues 4,030,012 3,208,598 1,349,966
Operating expenses:
Cost of goods sold 3,025,479 2,406,334 1,016,410
Operating expense 749,882 608,081 209,217
Depreciation 78,665 60,620 1,569
Total operating expenses 3,854,026 3,075,035 1,227,196
Net income from operations $175,986 $133,563 $122,770
Nonoperating revenues (expenses):
Investment income:
Interest and dividends
Change in fair value
Intergovernmental
Interest and fiscal charges
Issuance costs
Miscellaneous expense
Total nonoperating revenues (expenses)
Net income (loss) before transfers
Transfers in
Transfers out
Total transfers
Change in net position
Net position ‐ January 1
Net position ‐ December 31
Operating Accounts
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Statement 49
TotalDebt
Operating Service Intrafund
Accounts Account Eliminations 2018 2017
$3,242,921 $ ‐ $ ‐ $3,242,921 $3,181,242
3,601,845 ‐ ‐ 3,601,845 3,551,724
1,141,536 ‐ ‐ 1,141,536 1,153,587
602,274 ‐ ‐ 602,274 535,899
8,588,576 0 0 8,588,576 8,422,452
6,448,223 ‐ ‐ 6,448,223 6,289,295
1,567,180 ‐ ‐ 1,567,180 1,467,458
140,854 ‐ ‐ 140,854 146,700
8,156,257 0 0 8,156,257 7,903,453
432,319 0 0 432,319 518,999
13,200 2,400 ‐ 15,600 5,755
(3,300)(600) ‐ (3,900)(200)
5,694 ‐ ‐ 5,694 3,987
‐ (60,644) ‐ (60,644)(128,257)
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ (33,417)
(360) ‐ ‐ (360)(654)
15,234 (58,844)0 (43,610)(152,786)
447,553 (58,844)0 388,709 366,213
‐ 268,000 (268,000) ‐ 711,918
(414,944) ‐ 268,000 (146,944)(160,200)
(414,944)268,000 0 (146,944)551,718
32,609 209,156 0 241,765 917,931
7,708,210 (3,065,106)0 4,643,104 3,725,173
$7,740,819 ($2,855,950)$0 $4,884,869 $4,643,104
Total
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LIQUOR FUND Statement 50
SUBCOMBINING SCHEDULE OF CASH FLOWS Page 1 of 2
For Year Ended December 31, 2018
With Comparative Totals For The Year Ended December 31, 2017
20182017
Cash flows from operating activities:
Cash received from customers$8,588,168$8,422,714
Cash paid to suppliers for goods and services (6,637,569)(6,149,412)
Cash payments to employees for services(1,130,234)(1,842,266)
Net cash flows from operating activities820,365431,036
Cash flows from noncapital financing activities
Transfers in ‐ 711,918
Transfers out (146,944)(160,200)
Intergovernmental 5,6943,987
Net cash flows from noncapital financing activities (141,250)555,705
Cash flows from capital and related financing activities:
Refunding bond issued ‐ 3,265,000
Principal payments ‐ bonds(185,000)(3,895,000)
Interest and fiscal charges ‐ including capitalized interest (77,244)(145,179)
Net cash flows from capital and related financing activities (262,244)(775,179)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investment income:
Interest and dividends 13,8004,535
Change in fair value (3,900)(200)
Net cash flows from investing activities 9,900 4,335
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 426,771 215,897
Cash and cash equivalents ‐ January 1 1,346,2421,130,345
Cash and cash equivalents ‐ December 31 $1,773,013$1,346,242
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LIQUOR FUND Statement 50
SUBCOMBINING SCHEDULE OF CASH FLOWS Page 2 of 2
For Year Ended December 31, 2018
With Comparative Totals For The Year Ended December 31, 2017
20182017
Reconciliation of operating income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Operating income $432,319$518,999
Adjustments to reconcile operating income to net
cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation expense 140,854146,700
Miscellaneous expense (360)(654)
Changes in assets, liabilities, deferred outflows and inflows:
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable ‐ 54
(Increase) decrease in due from other governmental units (408)208
(Increase) decrease in deferred pension outflows ‐ 418,095
(Increase) decrease in inventory, at cost 185,941497,271
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable 58,203 63,095
Increase (decrease) in accrued salaries and withholdings payable 5,868 (1,490)
Increase (decrease) in due to other governmental units (2,052)5,018
Increase (decrease) in compensated absences payable ‐ (86,247)
Increase (decrease) in net pension liability ‐ (1,006,445)
Increase (decrease) in deferred pension inflows ‐ (123,568)
Total adjustments 388,046 (87,963)
Net cash flows from operating activities$820,365$431,036
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INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS
Internal Service Funds are used to account for the financing on a cost reimbursement basis of
goods or services provided by one department or agency to other departments or agencies within
the City.
Municipal Service Center Fund
Central Garage ‐ used to account for the costs of operating a maintenance facility for
automotive equipment used by other City departments. Such costs are billed to other
departments at actual cost plus a fixed overhead factor. The automotive equipment itself
is acquired by the various user departments, which are responsible for financing
replacement vehicles as necessary.
Building Maintenance – used to account for the costs of staff charged with maintaining
City facilities. All costs are recorded in this fund and are financed by transfers from user
departments.
Information Systems Fund – used to account for the costs associated with information systems
within the City. All costs are recorded in the fund and are financed by transfers from user
departments.
Risk Management Fund – used to account for certain costs of the City’s risk management services
and to build a reserve for catastrophic losses. All costs for premiums, claims and claims
administration are recorded in the fund and allocated to user funds based on a percentage risk
factor.
Employee Benefits Fund – used to account for long‐term obligations for compensated absences,
pensions, and other post‐employment benefits earned by employees’ services.
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INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS Statement 51
COMBINING STATEMENT OF NET POSITION
December 31, 2018
Municipal
Service
Center
Information
Systems
Risk
Management
Employee
Benefits Fund
Total Internal
Service Funds
Assets:
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$900,010$613,297$1,208,060$1,353,178$4,074,545
Due from other governmental units 2,349 ‐ ‐ ‐ 2,349
Interest receivable 3,2002,100 3,800 ‐ 9,100
Prepayments ‐ 9,965 62,363 ‐ 72,328
Inventory ‐ at cost 51,792 ‐ ‐ ‐ 51,792
Total current assets 957,351625,3621,274,2231,353,1784,210,114
Noncurrent assets:
Capital assets:
Land 15,779 ‐ ‐ ‐ 15,779
Construction in proress 31,677 ‐ ‐ ‐ 31,677
Buildings 1,978,957 ‐ ‐ ‐ 1,978,957
Equipment 218,834302,583 ‐ ‐ 521,417
Total capital assets 2,245,247302,583 0 02,547,830
Less: accumulated depreciation (1,194,727)(258,043) ‐ ‐ (1,452,770)
Net capital assets 1,050,52044,540 0 01,095,060
Total noncurrent assets 1,050,52044,540 0 01,095,060
Total assets 2,007,871 669,902 1,274,223 1,353,178 5,305,174
Deferred outflows of resources:
Related to pensions ‐ ‐ ‐ 5,920,360 5,920,360
Liabilities:
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable 39,3583,658 ‐ ‐ 43,016
Accrued salaries and withholdings payable 16,36312,529 ‐ ‐ 28,892
Unearned revenue 8,896 ‐ ‐ ‐ 8,896
Compensated absences payable ‐ current ‐ ‐ ‐ 209,900209,900
Total current liabilities 64,617 16,187 0 209,900 290,704
Noncurrent liabilities:
Compensated absences payable ‐ noncurrent ‐ ‐ ‐ 1,143,2781,143,278
Other postemployment benefits payable ‐ ‐ ‐ 1,252,8721,252,872
Net pension liability ‐ ‐ ‐ 8,059,5618,059,561
Total noncurrent liabilities 0 0 010,455,711 10,455,711
Total liabilities 64,617 16,187 0 10,665,611 10,746,415
Deferred inflows of resources:
Related to pensions ‐ ‐ ‐ 8,299,090 8,299,090
Net position:
Net investments in capital assets 1,050,52044,540 ‐ ‐ 1,095,060
Unrestricted 892,734609,1751,274,223(11,691,163)(8,915,031)
Total net position $1,943,254$653,715$1,274,223($11,691,163)($7,819,971)
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INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS Statement 52
COMBINING STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES AND
CHANGES IN FUND NET POSITION
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
Municipal
Service Center
Information
Systems
Risk
Management
Employee
Benefits Fund
Intrafund
Eliminations
Total Internal
Service Funds
Operating revenues:
Charges for services:
Services to departments $374,334$336,613$674,547$1,006,344$ ‐ $2,391,838
Use of space 332,351 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 332,351
Recovery of damages ‐ ‐ 37,091 ‐ ‐ 37,091
Charges for sales: ‐
Sales of motor fuel 127,679 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 127,679
Total operating revenues 834,364 336,613 711,638 1,006,344 0 2,888,959
Operating expenses:
Cost of services and space 749,810376,998686,242860,176 ‐ 2,673,226
Depreciation 65,88814,261 ‐ ‐ ‐ 80,149
Total operating expenses 815,698 391,259 686,242 860,176 0 2,753,375
Net income (loss) from operations 18,666(54,646)25,396146,168 0135,584
Nonoperating revenues (expenses):
Investment income
Interest and dividends 15,60010,50018,900 ‐ ‐ 45,000
Change in fair value (3,900)(2,600)(4,700) ‐ ‐ (11,200)
Intergovernmental ‐ ‐ ‐ 64,186 ‐ 64,186
Sale of capital assets 2,000 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 2,000
Total nonoperating revenues
(expenses)13,700 7,900 14,200 64,186 0 99,986
Net income (loss) before transfers 32,366 (46,746)39,596 210,354 0 235,570
Transfers in 4,300 ‐ ‐ ‐ (4,300) ‐
Transfers out (88,917) ‐ (4,300) ‐ 4,300(88,917)
Total transfers (84,617)0 (4,300)0 0 (88,917)
Change in net position (52,251)(46,746)35,296 210,354 0 146,653
Net position ‐ January 1 1,995,505700,4611,238,927(11,901,517) ‐ (7,966,624)
Net position ‐ December 31 $1,943,254 $653,715 $1,274,223 ($11,691,163)$0 ($7,819,971)
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INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS Statement 53
COMBINING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
Municipal Service
Center
Information
Systems
Risk
Management
Employee
Benefits Fund
Intrafund
Eliminations
Total Internal
Service Funds
Cash flows from operating activities:
Cash received from interfund goods and services provided $834,364$336,613$674,547$1,814,326$ ‐ $3,659,850
Cash received for damages ‐ ‐ 37,091 ‐ ‐ 37,091
Cash paid to suppliers for goods and services (330,369)(63,318)(680,269)(1,908,522) ‐ (2,982,478)
Cash payments to employees for services (407,120)(310,355) ‐ ‐ ‐ (717,475)
Net cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities 96,875 (37,060)31,369(94,196)0 (3,012)
Cash flows from noncapital financing activities:
Intergovernmental 64,186 ‐ 64,186
Increases in compensated absences payable ‐ ‐ ‐ 884,863 ‐ 884,863
Decreases in compensated absences payable ‐ ‐ ‐ (829,065) ‐ (829,065)
Increases in other postemployment benefits payable ‐ ‐ ‐ 30,010 ‐ 30,010
Transfers in 4,300 ‐ ‐ ‐ (4,300) ‐
Transfers out (88,917) ‐ (4,300) ‐ 4,300 (88,917)
Net cash flows provided by (used in)
noncapital financing activities (84,617)0 (4,300)149,994 0 61,077
Cash flows from capital and related financing activities:
Acquisition of capital assets (37,877)(50,423) ‐ ‐ ‐ (88,300)
Proceeds from the sale of assets 2,000 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 2,000
Net cash flows from
capital and related financing activities (35,877)(50,423)0 0 0 (86,300)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investment income:
Interest and dividends 14,600 10,20018,200 ‐ ‐ 43,000
Change in fair value (3,900)(2,600)(4,700) ‐ ‐ (11,200)
Net cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities 10,700 7,60013,500 0 0 31,800
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (12,919)(79,883)40,569 55,798 0 3,565
Cash and cash equivalents ‐ January 1 912,929693,1801,167,4911,297,380 ‐ 4,070,980
Cash and cash equivalents ‐ December 31 $900,010 $613,297 $1,208,060 $1,353,178 $0 $4,074,545
Reconciliation of operating income (loss) to
net cash flows from operating activities:
Operating income (loss)$18,666($54,646)$25,396$146,168$ ‐ $135,584
Adjustments to reconcile operating income (loss) to net
cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation expense 65,888 14,261 ‐ ‐ ‐ 80,149
Changes in assets and liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in prepayments ‐ 972 5,973 ‐ ‐ 6,945
(Increase) decrease in inventory, at cost (5,785) ‐ ‐ ‐ (5,785)
(Increase) decrease in due from other governmental units (2,349) ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ (2,349)
(Increase) decrease in deferred pension outflows ‐ ‐ ‐ 1,346,523 ‐ 1,346,523
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable 18,419 415 ‐ ‐ ‐ 18,834
Increase (decrease) in accrued
salaries and withholdings payable 1,777 1,938 ‐ ‐ ‐ 3,715
Increase (decrease) in compensated absences payable ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue 259 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 259
Increase (decrease) in net pension liability ‐ ‐ ‐ (1,575,487) ‐ (1,575,487)
Increase (decrease) in deferred inflows of resources ‐ ‐ ‐ (11,400) ‐ (11,400)
Total adjustments 78,209 17,586 5,973 (240,364)0 (138,596)
Net cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities $96,875($37,060)$31,369($94,196)$0 ($3,012)
Noncash capital and related financing activities $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐
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MUNICIPAL SERVICE CENTER Statement 54
SUBCOMBINING SCHEDULE OF NET POSITION
December 31, 2018
With Comparative Totals For December 31, 2017
CentralCapitalBuilding
GarageEquipmentMaintenance
OperatingReplacementOperating
AccountAccountAccount2018 2017
Assets:
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $805,078$34,058$60,874$900,010$912,929
Due from other governmental units 2,349 ‐ ‐ 2,349 ‐
Interest receivable 2,500 200 500 3,2002,200
Inventory ‐ at cost 51,792 ‐ ‐ 51,79246,007
Total current assets 861,71934,25861,374957,351961,136
Noncurrent assets:
Capital assets:
Land 15,779 ‐ ‐ 15,77915,779
Construction in progress 31,677 ‐ ‐ 31,677 ‐
Buildings 1,978,957 ‐ ‐ 1,978,9571,978,957
Equipment 218,834 ‐ ‐ 218,834234,265
Total capital assets 2,245,247 0 02,245,2472,229,001
Less: Accumulated depreciation (1,194,727) ‐ ‐ (1,194,727)(1,150,470)
Net capital assets 1,050,520 0 01,050,5201,078,531
Total noncurrent assets 1,050,520 0 01,050,5201,078,531
Total assets 1,912,23934,25861,3742,007,8712,039,667
Liabilities:
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable 38,241 ‐ 1,11739,35820,939
Accrued salaries and withholdings payable 9,700 ‐ 6,66316,36314,586
Unearned revenue 8,896 ‐ ‐ 8,8968,637
Total current liabilities 56,837 0 7,780 64,617 44,162
Net position:
Net investments in capital assets 1,050,520 ‐ ‐ 1,050,5201,078,531
Unrestricted 804,88234,25853,594892,734916,974
Total net position $1,855,402$34,258$53,594$1,943,254$1,995,505
Total
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MUNICIPAL SERVICE CENTER Statement 55
SUBCOMBINING SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENSES AND
CHANGES IN FUND NET POSITION
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
With Comparative Totals For The Year Ended December 31, 2017
CentralCapitalBuilding
GarageEquipmentMaintenance
OperatingReplacementOperatingIntrafund
AccountAccountAccountEliminations20182017
Operating revenues:
Charges for services:
Services to departments$168,834$ ‐ $205,500$ ‐ $374,334$323,797
Use of space332,351 ‐ ‐ ‐ 332,351313,865
Charges for sales:
Sales of motor fuel127,679 ‐ ‐ ‐ 127,679100,963
Total operating revenues 628,864 0 205,500 0 834,364738,625
Operating expenses:
Cost of services and space 561,822 ‐ 187,988 ‐ 749,810694,422
Depreciation 65,888 ‐ ‐ ‐ 65,88868,201
Total operating expenses 627,710 0 187,988 0 815,698762,623
Net income (loss) from operations 1,154 ‐ 17,512 ‐ 18,666(23,998)
Nonoperating revenues:
Investment income:
Interest and dividends 12,3001,0002,300 ‐ 15,6009,300
Change in fair value (3,100)(200)(600) ‐ (3,900)(500)
Sale of capital assets ‐ 2,000 ‐ ‐ 2,000 ‐
Total nonoperating revenues 9,2002,8001,700 013,7008,800
Net income (loss) before transfers 10,3542,80019,212 032,366 (15,198)
Transfers in 35,9774,000 ‐ (35,677)4,300224,304
Transfers out (4,000)(31,677)(88,917)35,677(88,917) ‐
Total transfers 31,977 (27,677)(88,917)0 (84,617)224,304
Change in net position 42,331(24,877)(69,705) ‐ (52,251)209,106
Net position ‐ January 1 1,813,07159,135123,299 01,995,505 1,786,399
Net position ‐ December 31 $1,855,402 $34,258 $53,594 $0 $1,943,254 $1,995,505
Total
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MUNICIPAL SERVICE CENTER Statement 56
SUBCOMBINING SCHEDULE OF CASH FLOWS
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
With Comparative Totals For The Year Ended December 31, 2017
2018 2017
Cash flows from operating activities:
Cash received from interfund goods & services provided $834,364 $738,625
Cash paid to suppliers for goods and services (330,369)(335,317)
Cash payments to employees for services (407,120)(641,046)
Net cash flows from operating activities 96,875 (237,738)
Cash flows from noncapital financing activities:
Transfers in 4,300 224,304
Transfers out (88,917) ‐
Net cash flows from noncapital financing activities:(84,617)224,304
Cash flows from capital and related financing activities:
Acquisition and construction of capital assets (37,877) ‐
Proceeds from the sale of assets 2,000 ‐
Net cash flows from capital and related financing activities (35,877)0
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investment income:
Interest and dividends 14,600 8,500
Change in fair value (3,900)(500)
Net cash flows from investing activities 10,700 8,000
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (12,919)(5,434)
Cash and cash equivalents ‐ January 1 912,929 918,363
Cash and cash equivalents ‐ December 31 $900,010 $912,929
Reconciliation of operating income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Operating income (loss) $18,666 ($23,998)
Adjustments to reconcile operating income (loss) to net
cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation expense 65,888 68,201
Changes in assets, liabilities, deferred outflows and inflows:
(Increase) decrease in inventory, at cost (5,785)(450)
(Increase) decrease in due from other governmental units (2,349)10
(Increase) decrease in deferred pension outflows ‐ 131,729
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable 18,419 (8,536)
Increase (decrease) in accrued salaries and withholdings payable 1,777 1,489
Increase (decrease) in compensated absences payable ‐ (50,402)
Increase (decrease) in unearned revenue 259 252
Increase (decrease) in net pension liability ‐ (317,100)
Increase (decrease) in deferred pension inflows ‐ (38,933)
Total adjustments 78,209 (213,740)
Net cash flows from operating activities $96,875($237,738)
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INFORMATION SYSTEMS FUND Statement 57
SUBCOMBINING SCHEDULE OF NET POSITION
December 31, 2018
With Comparative Totals For December 31, 2017
Capital
Equipment
Operating Replacement
AccountAccount 2018 2017
Assets:
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $240,474$372,823$613,297$693,180
Interest receivable 800 1,300 2,100 1,800
Prepaid expenses 9,965 ‐ 9,96510,937
Total current assets 251,239374,123625,362705,917
Noncurrent assets:
Capital assets:
Equipment 302,583 ‐ 302,583252,160
Less: accumulated depreciation (258,043) ‐ (258,043)(243,782)
Net capital assets 44,540 044,540 8,378
Total noncurrent assets 44,540 044,540 8,378
Total assets 295,779374,123669,902714,295
Liabilities:
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable 3,658 ‐ 3,658 3,243
Accrued salaries and withholdings payable 12,529 ‐ 12,52910,591
Total current liabilities 16,187 016,18713,834
Net position:
Net investments in capital assets 44,540 ‐ 44,540 8,378
Unrestricted 235,052374,123609,175692,083
Total net position $279,592 $374,123 $653,715 $700,461
Total
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INFORMATION SYSTEMS FUND Statement 58
SUBCOMBINING SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENSES AND
CHANGES IN FUND NET POSITION
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
With Comparative Totals For The Year Ended December 31, 2017
Capital
Equipment
OperatingReplacementIntrafund
AccountAccountEliminations2018 2017
Operating revenues:
Charges for services $335,000$1,613$ ‐ $336,613$335,000
Total operating revenues 335,000 1,613 0336,613335,000
Operating expenses:
Cost of services 359,19417,804 ‐ 376,998342,067
Depreciation 14,261 ‐ ‐ 14,26115,467
Total operating expenses 373,45517,804 0391,259357,534
Net income (loss) from operations (38,455)(16,191)0(54,646)(22,534)
Nonoperating revenues:
Investment income
Interest and dividends 4,100 6,400 ‐ 10,500 7,500
Change in fair value (1,000)(1,600) ‐ (2,600)(300)
Total nonoperating revenues 3,100 4,800 0 7,900 7,200
Net income (loss) before transfers (35,355)(11,391)0 (46,746)(15,334)
Transfers in 50,423 ‐ (50,423) ‐ 185,293
Transfers out ‐ (50,423)50,423 ‐ ‐
Total transfers 50,423(50,423)0 0 185,293
Change in net position 15,068 (61,814)0 (46,746)169,959
Net position ‐ January 1 264,524435,937 ‐ 700,461530,502
Net position ‐ December 31 $279,592 $374,123 $0 $653,715 $700,461
Total
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INFORMATION SYSTEMS FUND Statement 59
SUBCOMBINING SCHEDULE OF CASH FLOWS
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
With Comparative Totals For The Year Ended December 31, 2017
2018 2017
Cash flows from operating activities:
Cash received from interfund goods & services provided $336,613$335,000
Cash paid to suppliers for goods and services (63,318)(68,465)
Cash payments to employees for services (310,355)(493,674)
Net cash flows from operating activities (37,060)(227,139)
Cash flows from noncapital financing activities:
Transfers in ‐ 185,293
Cash flows from capital and related financing activities:
Acquisition of capital assets (50,423) ‐
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investment income:
Interest and dividends 10,200 7,000
Change in fair value (2,600)(300)
Net cash flows from investing activities 7,600 6,700
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (79,883)(35,146)
Cash and cash equivalents ‐ January 1 693,180 728,326
Cash and cash equivalents ‐ December 31 $613,297$693,180
Reconciliation of operating income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities:
Operating income (loss)($54,646)($22,534)
Adjustments to reconcile operating income (loss) to net
cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation expense 14,261 15,467
Changes in assets, liabilities, deferred outflows and inflows:
(Increase) decrease in prepayments 972 (6,682)
(Increase) decrease in deferred pension outflows ‐ 108,819
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable 415 (4,802)
Increase (decrease) in accrued salaries and withholdings payable 1,938 512
Increase (decrease) in compensated absences payable ‐ (23,807)
Increase (decrease) in net pension liability ‐ (261,951)
Increase (decrease) in deferred pension inflows ‐ (32,161)
Total adjustments 17,586(204,605)
Net cash flows from operating activities ($37,060)($227,139)
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RISK MANAGEMENT FUND Statement 60
SUBCOMBINING SCHEDULE OF NET POSITION
December 31, 2018
With Comparative Totals For December 31, 2017
20182017
Assets:
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $1,208,060 $1,167,491
Interest receivable 3,800 3,100
Prepayments 62,363 68,336
Total assets 1,274,223 1,238,927
Liabilities ‐ ‐
Net position:
Unrestricted 1,274,223 1,238,927
Total net position $1,274,223 $1,238,927
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RISK MANAGEMENT FUND Statement 61
SUBCOMBINING SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENSES AND
CHANGES IN FUND NET POSITION
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
With Comparative Totals For The Year Ended December 31, 2017
20182017
Operating revenues:
Insurance allocation $674,547 $663,937
Recovery of damages 37,091 91,092
Total operating revenues 711,638 755,029
Operating expenses:
Cost of services:
Premiums 656,810 681,534
Claims 29,432 75,286
Total operating expenses 686,242 756,820
Net income (loss) from operations 25,396 (1,791)
Nonoperating revenues:
Investment income
Interest and dividends 18,900 12,700
Change in fair value (4,700)(600)
Total nonoperating revenues 14,200 12,100
Net income before transfers 39,596 10,309
Transfers out (4,300)‐
Change in net position 35,296 10,309
Net position ‐ January 1 1,238,927 1,228,618
Net position ‐ December 31 $1,274,223 $1,238,927
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RISK MANAGEMENT FUND Statement 62
SUBCOMBINING SCHEDULE OF CASH FLOWS
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
With Comparative Totals For The Year Ended December 31, 2017
20182017
Cash flows from operating activities:
Cash received from interfund services provided $674,547$663,937
Cash received for damages 37,09191,092
Cash paid to suppliers for goods and services (680,269)(760,876)
Net cash flows from operating activities 31,369 (5,847)
Cash flows from noncapital financing activities:
Transfers out (4,300) ‐
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investment income:
Interest and dividends 18,20011,600
Change in fair value (4,700)(600)
Net cash flows from investing activities 13,50011,000
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 40,569 5,153
Cash and cash equivalents ‐ January 1 1,167,4911,162,338
Cash and cash equivalents ‐ December 31 $1,208,060 $1,167,491
Reconciliation of operating income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities:
Operating income (loss)$25,396($1,791)
Adjustments to reconcile operating income (loss) to net
cash flows from operating activities:
Changes in assets and liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in prepayments 5,973 (2,056)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable ‐ (2,000)
Total adjustments 5,973 (4,056)
Net cash flows from operating activities $31,369($5,847)
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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS FUND Statement 63
SUBCOMBINING SCHEDULE OF NET POSITION
December 31, 2018
With Comparative Totals For December 31, 2017
CompensatedOther Post
AbsencesPensionEmp Benefits
AccountAccountAccount20182017
Assets:
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$1,353,178$ ‐ $ ‐ $1,353,178$1,297,380
Total assets 1,353,178 0 01,353,1781,297,380
Deferred outflows of resources:
Related to pensions ‐ 5,920,360 ‐ 5,920,3607,266,883
Liabilities:
Current liabilities:
Compensated absences payable ‐ current 209,900 ‐ ‐ 209,900103,600
Total current liabilities 209,900 0 0209,900103,600
Noncurrent liabilities:
Compensated absences payable ‐ noncurrent 1,143,278 ‐ ‐ 1,143,2781,193,780
Other postemployment benefits payable ‐ ‐ 1,252,8721,252,8721,296,890
Related to pensions ‐ 8,059,561 ‐ 8,059,5619,635,048
Total noncurrent liabilities 1,143,278 8,059,561 1,252,872 10,455,711 12,125,718
Total liabilities 1,353,178 8,059,561 1,252,872 10,665,61112,229,318
Deferred inflows of resources:
Related to pensions ‐ 8,225,06174,0298,299,0908,236,461
Net position:
Unrestricted ‐ (10,364,262)(1,326,901)(11,691,163)(11,901,516)
Total net position $0 ($10,364,262)($1,326,901)($11,691,163)($11,901,516)
Total
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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS FUND Statement 64
SUBCOMBINING SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENSES AND
CHANGES IN FUND NET POSITION
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
With Comparative Totals For The Year Ended December 31, 2017
CompensatedOther Post
AbsencesPensionEmp Benefits
AccountAccountAccount20182017
Operating revenues:
Charges for services$ ‐ $962,556$43,788$1,006,344$987,583
Operating expenses:
Cost of services and space ‐ 786,37873,798860,1761,842,905
Net income (loss) from operations ‐ 176,178(30,010)146,168(855,322)
Nonoperating revenues:
Intergovernmental ‐ 64,186 ‐ 64,18629,623
Net income (loss) before transfers and special items0240,364(30,010)210,354(825,699)
Transfers out ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ (1,594,501)
Special item ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ (8,271,444)
Total transfers and special items 0 0 0 0(9,865,945)
Change in net position ‐ 240,364(30,010)210,354(10,691,644)
Net position ‐ January 1 ‐ (10,604,626)(1,296,891)(11,901,517)(1,209,873)
Net position ‐ December 31 $0 ($10,364,262)($1,326,901)($11,691,163)($11,901,517)
Total
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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS FUND Statement 65
SUBCOMBINING SCHEDULE OF CASH FLOWS
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
With Comparative Totals For The Year Ended December 31, 2017
CompensatedOther Post
AbsencesPensionEmp Benefits
AccountAccountAccount20182017
Cash flows from operating activities:
Cash received from interfund services provided$ ‐ $1,770,538$43,788$1,814,326$2,582,084
Cash paid to suppliers for goods and services ‐ (1,834,724)(73,798)(1,908,522)(1,332,087)
Net cash flows from operating activities0(64,186)(30,010)(94,196)1,249,997
Cash flows from noncapital financing activities:
Intergovernmental ‐ 64,186 ‐ 64,18629,623
Increases in compensated absences payable 884,863 ‐ ‐ 884,8631,058,692
Decreases in compensated absences payable (829,065) ‐ ‐ (829,065)(795,218)
Increases in other postemployment benefits payable ‐ ‐ 30,010 30,010314,881
Transfers out ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ (1,594,501)
Net cash flows from noncapital financing activities:55,79864,18630,010149,994(986,523)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 55,798 0 055,798263,474
Cash and cash equivalents ‐ January 1 1,297,380 ‐ ‐ 1,297,3801,033,906
Cash and cash equivalents ‐ December 31 $1,353,178 $0 $0 $1,353,178 $1,297,380
Reconciliation of operating income (loss) to net cash flows
from operating activities:
Operating income (loss)$ ‐ $176,178 ($30,010)$146,168$855,322
Adjustments to reconcile operating income (loss) to net
cash flows from operating activities:
(Increase) decrease in deferred pension outflows ‐ 1,346,523 ‐ 1,346,5233,991,723
Increase (decrease) in net pension liability ‐ (1,575,487) ‐ (1,575,487)(7,846,407)
Increase (decrease) in other postemployment benefits payable ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ (227,863)
Increase (decrease) in deferred pension inflows ‐ (11,400) ‐ (11,400)6,187,866
Total adjustments 0(240,364)0(240,364)2,105,319
Net cash flows from operating activities $0($64,186)($30,010)($94,196)$2,960,641
Total
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AGENCY FUNDS
Agency Funds are used to account for assets held by a government in a trustee or agent capacity
for individuals, private organizations, other governments and the like.
The City of Columbia Heights had the following Agency Funds during the year:
Permit Surcharge Fund – used to account for building permit surcharges collected for and
remitted to the State of Minnesota, and sewer availability charges (SAC) collected for and
remitted to the Metropolitan Council.
Tri‐City GIS Fund – used to account for joint purchases of geographic information services by the
Cities of Columbia Heights, Fridley and Andover.
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COMBINING STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN ASSETS AND LIABILITIES Statement 66
AGENCY FUNDS
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
BalanceBalance
January 1,December 31,
2018AdditionsDeletions2018
Permit Surcharge Fund
Assets:
Cash and investments$378,603$24,432($403,035)$ ‐
Total assets$378,603$24,432($403,035)$0
Liabilities:
Due to other governmental units$378,603$ ‐ ($378,603)$ ‐
Total liabilities $378,603 $0($378,603)$0
Tri‐City GIS Fund
Assets:
Cash and investments$8,740$130,804($139,544)$ ‐
Due from other governmental units1,338 ‐ (1,338) ‐
Total assets $10,078$130,804($140,882)$0
Liabilities:
Accounts payable $8,444$131,595($140,039)$ ‐
Due to other governmental units 1,634 ‐ (1,634) ‐
Total liabilities $10,078$131,595($141,673)$0
Total
Assets:
Cash and investments$387,343$155,236($542,579)$ ‐
Due from other governmental units1,338 ‐ (1,338) ‐
Total assets $388,681$155,236($543,917)$0
Liabilities:
Accounts payable $8,444$131,595($140,039)$ ‐
Due to other governmental units 380,237 ‐ (380,237) ‐
Total liabilities $388,681$131,595($520,276)$0
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STATISTICAL SECTION
The following detailed statistical tables are presented to provide a context for understanding
and evaluating the information presented in the other parts of this report. Unless otherwise
noted, the information in these statistical tables is derived from the City of Columbia Heights’
Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports for the relevant years. Certain information in prior
years’ presentations have been reclassified and/or adjusted in these tables to conform to the
current year presentation. These tables address the five categories of information listed below.
Financial Trends ‐ Tables 1 through 4
These tables contain trend information to help the reader understand how the City’s financial
performance has changed over time.
Revenue Capacity ‐ Tables 5 through 8
These tables contain information to help the reader assess the factors affecting the City’s ability
to generate property taxes.
Debt Capacity ‐ Tables 9 through 13
These tables contain information to help the reader assess the affordability of the City’s current
levels of outstanding debt and the City’s ability to issue additional debt in the future.
Demographic and Economic Information ‐ Tables 14 and 15
These tables offer demographic and economic indicators to help the reader understand the
environment within which the City’s financial activities take place and to help make
comparisons over time and with other governments.
Operating Information ‐ Tables 16 through 18
These tables contain information about the City’s operations and resources to help the reader
understand the relationship between the City’s financial activities and the services the City
provides.
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NET POSITIONS BY COMPONENT
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(Accrual Basis of Accounting)
2009201020112012
Governmental activities:
Invested in capital assets, net of related debt$24,163,911 $26,279,178 $28,095,261 $27,666,461
Restricted 2,458,743 2,034,030 3,213,455 2,624,466
Unrestricted 22,423,351 23,142,534 21,119,179 21,241,595
Total governmental activities net position$49,046,005 $51,455,742 $52,427,895 $51,532,522
Business‐type activities:
Invested in capital assets, net of related debt $7,459,474 $8,044,184 $9,331,167 $9,819,666
Restricted 648,435 438,275 381,465 161,503
Unrestricted 6,014,140 6,725,383 5,918,147 6,680,609
Total business‐type activities net position$14,122,049 $15,207,842 $15,630,779 $16,661,778
Primary government:
Invested in capital assets, net of related debt $31,623,385 $34,323,362 $37,426,428 $37,486,127
Restricted 3,107,178 2,472,305 3,594,920 2,785,969
Unrestricted 28,437,491 29,867,917 27,037,326 27,922,204
Total primary government net position $63,168,054 $66,663,584 $68,058,674 $68,194,300
Note: The City implemented GASB statement No. 65 in fiscal 2012. 2011 net position information has
been restated for this accounting change. Years prior to 2011 have not been restated.
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201320142015201620172018
$27,358,490 $26,049,057 $27,168,555 $29,429,299 $30,852,838 $28,080,462
2,025,652 3,752,839 4,710,968 5,120,811 3,145,032 5,032,456
22,222,578 23,157,208 15,717,275 12,708,802 15,789,925 16,318,914
$51,606,720 $52,959,104 $47,596,798 $47,258,912 $49,787,795 $49,431,832
$10,365,407 $10,729,457 $11,928,401 $11,965,156 $11,831,468 $11,675,036
643,320 543,822 533,756 571,852 498,838 559,390
6,690,111 7,269,897 6,098,230 6,533,748 7,111,765 8,093,363
$17,698,838 $18,543,176 $18,560,387 $19,070,756 $19,442,071 $20,327,789
$37,723,897 $36,778,514 $39,096,956 $41,394,455 $42,684,306 $39,755,498
2,668,972 4,296,661 5,244,724 5,692,663 3,643,870 5,591,846
28,912,689 30,427,105 21,815,505 19,242,550 22,901,690 24,412,277
$69,305,558 $71,502,280 $66,157,185 $66,329,668 $69,229,866 $69,759,621
187
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CHANGES IN NET POSITION
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(Accrual Basis of Accounting)
2009201020112012
Expenses
Governmental activities:
General government$1,761,334 $2,013,750 $2,039,680 $1,977,594
Public safety 4,591,977 5,473,224 5,549,678 5,708,009
Public works 2,794,189 2,777,966 2,654,047 3,200,572
Culture and recreation 2,182,856 2,479,519 2,576,409 2,500,719
Community development 2,385,405 2,295,574 1,630,350 2,157,966
Interest on long‐term debt 961,392 959,320 909,858 845,879
Total governmental activities expenses14,677,15315,999,35315,360,022 16,390,739
Business‐type activities:
Water 1,927,811 2,000,101 2,370,076 2,311,858
Sewer 1,737,134 1,478,518 1,710,381 1,464,269
Refuse 1,290,528 1,426,486 1,561,659 1,601,648
Storm sewer 376,884 272,355 298,577 329,998
Liquor 7,701,961 7,910,951 8,155,888 8,371,610
Total business‐type activities expenses 13,034,318 13,088,411 14,096,581 14,079,383
Total primary government expenses $27,711,471 $29,087,764 $29,456,603 $30,470,122
Program revenues
Governmental activities:
Charges for services:
General government $169,850 $192,005 $189,641 $204,391
Public safety 637,653 715,205 697,656 736,927
Public works 34,149 44,211 48,303 139,305
Culture and recreation 256,969 269,825 159,829 137,978
Community development 1,019,191 1,114,848 962,276 961,420
Operating grants and contributions:
General government 1,505 ‐ ‐ ‐
Public safety 434,402 559,482 563,914 556,387
Public works 161,401 166,468 176,578 189,039
Culture and recreation 102,517 93,474 76,864 57,337
Community development 211,400 241,919 112,895 23,010
Capital grants and contributions:
General government ‐ 194,842 38,399 ‐
Public safety 19,520 16,026 11,303 ‐
Public works 1,683,024 2,848,179 1,314,547 797,921
Culture and recreation 1,500 15,724 ‐ ‐
Community development 199,505 541,826 175,467 204,349
Total governmental activities program revenues 4,932,586 7,014,034 4,527,672 4,008,064
Fiscal Year
188
Table 2
Page 1 of 2
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
$1,976,207 $2,104,025 $2,128,964 $2,239,601 $2,087,930 $2,252,456
5,683,769 5,801,747 6,265,485 7,891,721 6,927,308 6,584,189
2,843,102 3,052,844 3,529,547 3,653,777 3,452,239 4,841,290
2,553,760 2,565,755 2,926,004 2,982,919 3,057,306 3,821,503
2,010,040 1,943,576 1,555,640 877,622 1,147,550 1,398,103
808,933 761,967 948,493 958,465 973,688 688,884
15,875,811 16,229,914 17,354,133 18,604,105 17,646,021 19,586,425
2,371,414 2,336,475 2,367,954 2,535,133 3,090,927 2,748,803
1,538,970 1,789,260 1,621,506 1,770,538 1,977,662 1,820,151
1,628,966 1,695,997 1,753,406 1,860,602 2,037,098 1,944,325
307,876 315,809 541,926 490,608 380,844 511,836
8,341,309 8,148,788 8,125,188 8,274,354 8,098,980 8,227,772
14,188,535 14,286,329 14,409,980 14,931,235 15,585,511 15,252,887
$30,064,346 $30,516,243 $31,764,113 $33,535,340 $33,231,532 $34,839,312
$385,728 $194,201 $206,531 $289,304 $262,466 $264,782
706,168 752,694 703,489 670,144 712,314 766,450
39,141 89,392 51,991 273,698 504,412 154,219
163,931 234,494 227,224 240,331 255,498 289,066
976,030 987,722 1,001,740 1,059,585 1,045,924 373,610
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 1,993 37,636
511,527 404,486 485,439 499,319 619,900 516,775
233,748 557,112 1,314,378 1,119,332 518,923 881,029
56,069 31,521 18,422 18,134 56,844 20,830
‐ ‐ 96,274 ‐ ‐ 2,455
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
‐ ‐ 15,350 145,849 4,237 ‐
855,227 183,706 811,654 929,746 1,693,222 1,059,322
‐ ‐ 252,260 694,619 369,771 ‐
1,026,706 422,773 364,791 100,000 1,500 ‐
4,954,275 3,858,101 5,549,543 6,040,061 6,047,004 4,366,174
Fiscal Year
189
CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA
CHANGES IN NET POSITION
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(Accrual Basis of Accounting)
2009201020112012
Business‐type activities:
Charges for services:
Water$2,471,257 $2,503,506 $2,530,803 $2,777,383
Sewer 1,465,496 1,594,322 1,523,852 1,581,516
Refuse 1,383,979 1,542,312 1,682,178 1,761,860
Storm sewer 370,590 345,086 350,618 353,343
Liquor 7,962,884 8,158,259 8,494,962 8,804,233
Operating grants and contributions:
Water ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Sewer ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Refuse 50,105 36,653 66,163 62,471
Storm sewer ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Liquor ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Capital grants and contributions:
Sewer ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Refuse ‐ ‐ ‐ 50,000
Storm sewer ‐ ‐ ‐
Total business‐type activities program revenues 13,704,311 14,180,138 14,648,576 15,390,806
Total primary government program revenues $18,636,897 $21,194,172 $19,176,248 $19,398,870
Net (expense) revenue:
Governmental activities ($9,744,567)($8,985,319)($10,832,350)($12,382,675)
Business‐type activities 669,993 1,091,727 551,995 1,311,423
Total primary government net (expense) revenue (9,074,574)(7,893,592)(10,280,355)(11,071,252)
General revenues and other changes in net position
Governmental activities:
Taxes:
Property taxes 8,046,318 8,825,502 9,069,092 9,363,598
Tax increment collections 1,244,684 812,965 558,861 553,050
Unrestricted grants and contributions 1,731,185 1,176,934 1,278,195 1,003,552
Investment earnings 475,345 487,612 598,880 295,950
Miscellaneous 82,704 ‐ 34,485 7,338
Transfers 383,990 92,044 264,990 263,814
Total governmental activities 11,964,226 11,395,057 11,804,503 11,487,302
Business‐type activities:
Investment earnings 92,672 86,110 135,932 63,321
Transfers (383,990)(92,044)(264,990)(263,814)
Total business‐type activities (291,318)(5,934)(129,058)(200,493)
Total primary government $11,672,908 $11,389,123 $11,675,445 $11,286,809
Change in net position:
Governmental activities $2,219,659 $2,409,738 $972,153 ($895,373)
Business‐type activities 378,675 1,085,793 422,937 1,110,930
Total primary government $2,598,334 $3,495,531 $1,395,090 $215,557
Fiscal Year
190
Table 2
Page 2 of 2
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
$3,020,174 $2,805,072 $2,730,516 $2,961,086 $3,140,940 $3,325,053
1,618,786 1,627,078 1,699,397 1,836,908 1,925,057 2,026,695
1,826,226 1,887,038 1,896,230 1,867,504 1,914,728 1,986,709
368,925 366,384 375,663 399,604 455,544 458,573
8,747,084 8,415,371 8,399,943 8,468,098 8,422,452 8,588,576
1,971 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
68,565 91,421 96,518 99,454 103,517 112,679
14,335 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 3,987 5,694
‐ ‐ ‐ 70,645 ‐ ‐
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
‐ 47,369 747,334 ‐ ‐ ‐
15,666,066 15,239,733 15,945,601 15,703,299 15,966,225 16,503,979
$20,620,341 $19,097,834 $21,495,144 $21,743,360 $22,013,229 $20,870,153
($10,921,536)($12,371,813)($11,804,590)($12,564,044)($11,599,017)($15,220,251)
1,477,531 953,404 1,535,621 772,064 380,714 1,251,092
(9,444,005)(11,418,409)(10,268,969)(11,791,980)(11,218,303)(13,969,159)
9,827,378 10,310,867 10,512,483 10,752,430 11,029,020 11,673,168
532,524 463,837 491,639 556,880 604,510 732,192
1,000,513 1,496,804 1,682,480 1,588,094 1,547,164 1,676,553
(664,694)1,091,263 342,384 232,036 318,554 354,373
11,842 ‐ (679,895)9,226 574,800 5,528
288,171 361,426 369,099 422,365 (231,537)422,474
10,995,734 13,724,197 12,718,190 13,561,031 13,842,511 14,864,288
(152,300)252,360 62,521 40,670 44,453 57,100
(288,171)(361,426)(369,099)(422,365)231,537 (422,474)
(440,471)(109,066)(306,578)(381,695)275,990 (365,374)
$10,555,263 $13,615,131 $12,411,612 $13,179,336 $14,118,501 $14,498,914
$74,198 $1,352,384 $913,600 $996,987 $2,243,494 ($355,963)
1,037,060 844,338 1,229,043 390,369 656,704 885,718
$1,111,258 $2,196,722 $2,142,643 $1,387,356 $2,900,198 $529,755
Fiscal Year
191
CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA
FUND BALANCES ‐ GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(Modified Accrual Basis of Accounting)
2009201020112012
General fund:
Reserved$71,898$77,204$ ‐ $ ‐
Unreserved4,724,2535,265,035 ‐ ‐
Nonspendable ‐ ‐ 80,76787,341
Restricted ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Committed ‐ ‐ 132,59574,594
Assigned ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Unassigned ‐ ‐ 5,655,6935,914,974
Total general fund$4,796,151$5,342,239$5,869,055$6,076,909
All other governmental funds:
Reserved$1,643,915$1,550,071$ ‐ $ ‐
Unreserved, reported in:
Special revenue funds2,332,6103,190,618 ‐ ‐
Debt service funds3,177,5863,713,774 ‐ ‐
Capital projects funds13,173,07411,642,407 ‐ ‐
Nonspendable ‐ ‐ 2,353,1642,763,852
Restricted ‐ ‐ 3,440,6494,186,081
Committed ‐ ‐ 12,774,44010,988,368
Assigned ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Unassigned ‐ ‐ (1,041)(2,782)
Total all other governmental funds$20,327,185$20,096,870$18,567,212 $17,935,519
Note:
The implementation of GASB 54 in 2011 resulted in a significant change in the City's fund balance classifications.
Fiscal Year
192
Table 3
201320142015201620172018
$ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
92,638 94,892 94,848 109,841 105,975 136,962
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
50,237 30,548 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
‐ ‐ 44,000 105,000 1,604,438 61,477
6,254,402 7,248,380 6,873,054 7,318,303 5,991,395 6,641,233
$6,397,277 $7,373,820 $7,011,902 $7,533,144 $7,701,808 $6,839,672
$ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
1,750,114 1,522,537 2,724 2,852 2,689 11,938
3,879,706 4,368,851 9,821,307 6,582,938 4,347,012 6,221,392
12,229,481 13,593,609 12,902,165 12,417,310 15,778,762 16,780,634
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 70,000 ‐
(39,344)(75,389)(92,040)(209,781)(203,498)(177,101)
$17,819,957 $19,409,608 $22,634,156 $18,793,319 $19,994,965 $22,836,863
Fiscal Year
193
CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES ‐ GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
Last Ten Fiscal Years
2009201020112012
Revenues:
Taxes$9,218,038 $9,631,635 $9,683,433 $9,948,228
Special assessments 879,092 1,020,334 729,327 775,714
Licenses and permits 435,618 479,148 378,357 396,226
Intergovernmental 3,777,355 4,936,443 2,820,419 2,314,195
Charges for services 1,513,667 1,650,772 1,652,655 1,663,782
Fines and forfeitures 139,955 188,693 170,089 161,882
Investment earnings 456,145 469,312 562,180 275,750
Other revenues 102,901 273,446 70,173 63,674
Total revenues 16,522,771 18,649,783 16,066,633 15,599,451
Expenditures:
Current:
General government 1,646,974 1,926,982 1,880,257 1,813,433
Public safety 4,418,436 4,968,433 5,037,548 5,250,881
Public works 1,736,999 1,731,700 1,509,527 2,011,507
Culture and recreation 2,003,635 2,194,853 2,306,693 2,184,214
Community development 2,115,628 1,351,368 1,321,431 1,434,329
Capital outlay:
General government 45,708 ‐ 144,029 209,176
Public safety 8,997,400 237,272 95,281 158,448
Public works 951,240 2,925,174 1,882,787 557,820
Culture and recreation 2,256,958 194,380 140,867 18,107
Community development 139,118 1,202,998 40,549 636,294
Debt service:
Principal retirement 783,974 765,736 1,659,022 972,000
Interest and fiscal charges 835,167 981,281 935,405 861,139
Issuance costs 56,189 ‐ ‐ ‐
Developer incentives 125,857 141,005 181,638 116,072
Total expenditures 26,113,283 18,621,182 17,135,034 16,223,420
Revenues over (under) expenditures (9,590,512)28,601 (1,068,401)(623,969)
Fiscal Year
194
Table 4
Page 1 of 2
201320142015201620172018
$10,416,523 $10,774,987 $11,022,424 $11,313,376 $11,653,834 $12,397,958
667,719 458,670 1,116,734 1,048,926 545,629 640,997
412,208 415,032 626,547 672,000 638,176 469,517
2,719,400 2,766,383 4,079,184 3,989,308 4,192,273 3,466,510
1,710,767 1,702,900 1,440,361 1,429,050 1,875,088 1,100,448
148,023 140,571 124,067 104,645 108,768 112,553
(611,794)1,011,063 318,284 215,336 290,454 320,573
104,577 73,815 189,073 463,354 116,643 165,609
15,567,423 17,343,421 18,916,674 19,235,995 19,420,865 18,674,165
1,791,379 1,939,689 1,950,062 2,107,655 2,012,379 2,200,506
5,171,322 5,270,798 5,595,115 5,570,221 5,914,460 6,213,179
1,644,075 1,916,874 2,220,057 2,227,108 2,216,178 3,395,095
2,233,446 2,247,452 2,581,993 2,605,616 2,700,291 2,867,725
1,205,273 1,544,419 1,136,220 685,180 803,035 838,417
13,868 21,642 ‐ ‐ 28,000 ‐
70,960 103,707 608,932 182,696 230,144 222,395
896,223 79,225 1,727,488 1,275,862 2,365,538 404,086
39,768 100,248 4,173,606 6,284,441 575,894 659,776
566,901 413,179 507,472 531,707 71,164 396,783
1,559,730 662,000 1,036,716 3,310,670 1,047,635 1,240,000
833,890 770,535 826,921 910,586 667,863 672,741
‐ ‐ 85,016 107,325 108,255 55,615
163,972 55,123 164,188 91,646 307,654 254,166
16,190,807 15,124,891 22,613,786 25,890,713 19,048,490 19,420,484
(623,384)2,218,530 (3,697,112)(6,654,718)372,375 (746,319)
Fiscal Year
195
CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES ‐ GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
Last Ten Fiscal Years
2009201020112012
Other financing sources (uses):
Bonds issued$4,190,000 $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐
Payment to refunded bond escrow agent ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Bond premium (discount) ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Transfers in 458,231 407,272 411,736 298,814
Transfers out (99,224)(120,100)(302,881)(110,000)
Sale of capital assets 95,781 ‐ 40,999 11,315
Special item ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Total other financing sources (uses)4,644,788 287,172 149,854 200,129
Net change in fund balance ($4,945,724)$315,773 ($918,547)($423,840)
Expenditures capitalized for governmental
activities reporting purposes $12,364,511 $3,637,559 $2,270,210 $943,602
Debt service as a percentage
of noncapital expenditures (A) (B)11.8%11.7%17.5%12.0%
Debt service as a percentage
of total expenditures (A) (B)6.2%9.4%15.1%11.3%
(A) For the purpose of the debt service ratios presented in this table, only the principal and interest components of
the debt service expenditures reported in this table are used, and noncapital expenditures are determined
by subtracting expenditures capitalized for governmental activities reporting purposes from the total
governmental funds expenditures reported in the table.
(B) Certain information from prior years' presentations have been restated in this table to conform
to the current presentation.
Fiscal Year
196
Table 4
Page 2 of 2
201320142015201620172018
$563,021 $ ‐ $6,875,000 $2,435,000 $8,505,000 $2,070,000
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ (8,559,429) ‐
‐ ‐ 293,651 79,890 163,700 19,921
326,740 405,728 429,099 435,697 1,594,501 512,282
(113,569)(124,302)(120,000)(88,917)(1,168,201)(891)
51,997 66,236 9,135 284,536 651,281 124,769
‐ ‐ (927,142) ‐ ‐ ‐
828,189 347,662 6,559,743 3,146,206 1,186,852 2,726,081
$204,805 $2,566,192 $2,862,631 ($3,508,512)$1,559,227 $1,979,762
$952,108 $417,503 $6,602,755 $7,797,656 $3,099,578 $679,811
15.7%9.7%11.6%23.3%10.8%10.2%
14.8%9.5%8.2%16.3%9.0%9.8%
Fiscal Year
197
CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA
TAX CAPACITY VALUE AND ESTIMATED MARKET VALUE OF ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY Table 5
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(Unaudited)
Adjusted Adjusted Tax
Tax Capacity Value (A)Taxable NetTotalEstimatedCapacity Value
Fiscal OtherCaptured Tax Area Wide Allocation (C)Tax CapacityDirect TaxMarketas a Percent
YearResidentialProperty (B)Increment ValueSubtotalContributionDistributionValue Rate Value of EMV
200913,229,803$ 2,426,270$ (1,748,791)$ 13,907,282$ (551,683)$ 3,175,712$ 16,531,311$ 47.430%1,424,291,300$ 1.161%
201011,997,297 2,401,197 (803,298)13,595,196 (624,231)3,579,416 16,550,381 56.881%1,303,072,900 1.270%
201110,890,631 2,218,809 (568,719)12,540,721 (796,058)3,811,856 15,556,519 61.804%1,185,782,600 1.312%
20129,087,666 2,141,140 (521,306)10,707,500 (710,709)4,059,432 14,056,223 66.300%1,134,720,200 1.239%
20137,692,288 1,946,245 (489,233)9,149,300 (678,105)4,051,497 12,522,692 80.871%993,984,300 1.260%
20148,194,709 1,012,690 (443,838)8,763,561 (568,852)4,334,662 12,529,371 78.177%954,475,000 1.313%
20158,872,294 1,824,746 (465,433)10,231,607 (569,588)4,339,040 14,001,059 70.811%1,093,861,500 1.280%
20169,262,683 1,861,323 (523,754)10,600,252 (555,804)4,149,906 14,194,354 74.841%1,132,257,300 1.254%
201710,024,437 1,994,028 (567,640)11,450,825 (580,154)4,468,959 15,339,630 68.546%1,214,009,300 1.26%
201811,317,981 2,036,605 (684,352)12,670,234 (603,705)4,613,838 16,680,367 67.645%1,335,438,300 1.25%
(A) 2012‐2018 taxable market values used to calculate tax capacity values in this table are reduced by the market value homestead exclusion,
which is new for 2012.
(B)The category "Other Property" is substantially all commercial/industrial property, plus nomimal amounts of railroad and personal property.
(C)The Metropolitan Fiscal Disparities Act was first implemented for taxes payable in 1975 for the seven Metropolitan counties
of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington. Forty percent of the increase in
commercial‐industrial (including public utility) valuation in each assessment district since 1971 is contributed to an area‐wide
tax base. Using the factors of population and real property market value, a per capita distribution index is calculated. This
index is employed in determining what proportion of the valuation shall be distributed back to each assessment district.
Source: Anoka County Auditor's Tax Certificate
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DIRECT AND OVERLAPPING PROPERTY TAX RATES (A) Table 6
Last Ten Fiscal Years
City
Fiscal Direct School Special
Year Rate (A)District 13 CountyDistricts ( C)Total
2009 47.430%23.554%29.861%8.699%109.544%
2010 56.881%24.547%32.696%9.185%123.309%
2011 61.804%18.842%37.235%9.605%127.486%
2012 66.300%24.200%38.415%9.932%138.847%
2013 80.871%27.636%41.443%12.464%162.414%
2014 78.177%24.824%40.365%12.297%155.663%
2015 70.811%32.562%35.964%10.811%150.148%
2016 74.841%29.442%36.637%11.016%151.936%
2017 68.546%27.633%34.633%10.304%141.116%
2018 67.645%27.900%33.269%9.871%138.685%
(A)These property tax rates are stated as a percentage of tax capacity value. Refer to Table 5 for tax capacity value.
Tax capacity values after 2011 are reduced the market value homestead exclusion, which excludes a portion of
homesteaded value from taxation. Consequently, post‐2011 tax rates are stated higher for any given levy amount,
relative to prior years.
Rates are determined by tax district. Within the Anoka County property tax system, the City is an individual tax
district. Thus the City direct rate is an individual rate, and is not comprised of component direct rates.
(B)Overlapping rates are those of local and county governments that apply to property owners within the City. Most,
but not all, overlapping rates apply to all City property owners. For example, although the school and county
property tax rates apply to all City property owners, special district rates apply only to the City property owners
whose property is located within each special district's geographic boundaries.
(C)Special districts include Metropolitan Council, Metropolitan Transit District, Metropolitan Mosquito Control
District, N.E. Metro School District 916, Rice Creek Watershed District, Anoka County Housing and
Redevelopment Authority, Anoka County Regional Rail Authority, County/City Radio, Columbia Heights
Housing and Redevelopment Authority and the Mississippi Watershed Management.
Source: Anoka County Auditor's Tax Certificate
Overlapping Rates (B)
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PRINCIPAL PROPERTY TAXPAYERS Table 7
Current Year and Ten Years Ago
Percentage Percentage
Taxof Total CityTaxableof Total City
CapacityTax CapacityCapacityTax Capacity
TaxpayerValue (A) & (B)RankValueValue (A)RankValue
Medtronic Inc$164,868 1 1.23%$230,994 1 1.48%
Crestview Corporation 123,6782 0.93%107,1286 0.68%
Jones Family Investments LLC 118,4883 0.89%N/AN/A N/A
Burlington Northern 114,956 4 0.86%N/AN/A N/A
Parkview Limited Partnership 107,9385 0.81%N/AN/A N/A
Columbia Park Properties 93,474 6 0.70%112,8684 0.72%
Xcel Energy/ Northern States Power Co84,79870.63%N/AN/AN/A
Hy‐Vee, Inc75,77680.57%N/AN/AN/A
Lynde Investment Co MN Partnership73,93390.55%79,31990.51%
Health Care Reit Inc71,898100.54%N/AN/AN/A
Columbia Heights Center LLCN/AN/AN/A89,15270.57%
Centro Bradley SPE 5 LLCN/AN/AN/A150,450 2 0.96%
New Heights Development LLC N/AN/A N/A80,7968 0.52%
Consolidated Realty of Mpls N/AN/A N/A111,265 5 0.71%
Equity Partners LLC N/AN/A N/A N/AN/A N/A
Jeff's Bobby & Steve's Auto World N/AN/A N/A75,74610 0.48%
Stadium Village Properties LLC N/AN/A N/A112,8923 0.72%
Total $1,029,807 7.71%$1,150,610 7.35%
Total All Property $13,354,586 $15,815,909
(A) Tax Capacity values in this table are before adjustments for captured tax increment value and area‐wide allocations. See Table 5.
(B) 2018 taxable market values used to calculate tax capacity values in this table are reduced by the market value homestead exclusion (first
effective 2012.)
Source: Anoka County Auditor's Tax Certificate.
20092018
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PROPERTY TAX LEVIES AND COLLECTIONS
Last Ten Years
CountyState Market
FiscalGrossAdjustmentsValue HomesteadAdjusted
Year Tax Levy (A)to Levy (B)Credit (A)Tax Levy
2009 $7,702,363 ($161)($447,755)$7,254,447
2010 9,075,425 (302)(535,625)8,539,498
2011 9,426,760 (141)(608,241)8,818,378
2012 9,136,706 (54) ‐ 9,136,652
2013 9,536,888 (182) ‐ 9,536,706
2014 9,911,706 166 ‐ 9,911,872
2015 10,233,706 207 ‐ 10,233,913
2016 10,455,756 196 ‐ 10,455,952
2017 10,796,022 (188) ‐ 10,795,834
2018 11,325,010 ‐ 11,325,010
(B) Anoka County adjusts the property tax levy adopted by the City Council for certain items. These are
primarily excess tax increment reimbursements and rounding. Abatements or increases of tax to individual
taxpayers are not included in these adjustments.
Source: Anoka County Auditor's Tax Certificate.
(A) Under state law for years prior to 2012, the stated amount of the annual property tax levy adopted by the City Council included
both the actual property tax plus an amount termed the "state market value homestead credit." The state market value
homestead credit was determined by a formula in state law. To the extent this market value homestead credit was paid by the
State of Minnesota and received by the City in any given year, it was reported as intergovernmental revenue in the City's financial
statements. Only the portion of the gross levy that was actually levied upon property is reported as property tax revenue in the
City's financial statements.
This table only includes tax levies for the City of Columbia Heights, the primary government. It does not include tax levies for the
special taxing district of the Columbia Heights HRA, a component unit of the City.
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Table 8
Collections inTotal Collections to Date
Collection % of Adjusted Subsequent % of Adjusted
Amount Tax Levy Years Amount Tax Levy
$7,021,605 96.79%$230,252 $7,251,857 99.96%
8,279,06596.95%257,272 8,536,337 99.96%
8,578,78497.28%236,538 8,815,322 99.97%
8,932,56497.77%198,472 9,131,036 99.94%
9,379,87398.36%147,847 9,527,720 99.91%
9,778,63198.66%112,625 9,891,256 99.79%
10,103,67598.73%109,476 10,213,151 99.80%
10,335,41898.85%91,944 10,427,362 99.73%
10,560,01097.82% ‐ 10,560,01097.82%
Not Available Not Available N/A Not Available Not Available
Collected Within The Fiscal Year For Which
Levied
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CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA
RATIOS OF OUTSTANDING DEBT BY TYPE
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Governmental Activities
General General General
Obligation Obligation Obligation
Bonds Repaid Bonds Bonds WithTax Increment Total
Fiscal Only WithWith PledgedPledged SpecialRevenueGovernmental
Year General TaxesTax IncrementAssessments Bonds Activities
2009 $13,940,000 $580,000$4,614,486$2,881,000$22,015,486
2010 13,855,000 580,000 3,976,750 2,838,00021,249,750
2011 13,480,000 580,000 2,740,730 2,790,00019,590,730
2012 13,090,000 580,000 2,211,730 2,737,00018,618,730
2013 12,685,000 525,000 1,733,021 2,679,00017,622,021
2014 12,260,000 470,000 1,613,021 2,617,00016,960,021
2015 18,733,863 410,000 1,379,305 2,549,00023,072,168
2016 18,330,232 350,000 1,132,635 2,435,00022,247,867
2017 18,100,531 285,000 880,000 2,315,00021,580,531
2018 19,281,617 220,000 695,000 2,190,00022,386,617
(A) Based on population and income data in Table 14.
(B) In 2017, Liquor Facility Lease Revenue Bonds were refunded with pledged revenue General Obligation Bonds
Certain information from prior years' presentations have been restated in this table to conform
to the current presentation.
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Table 9
Business‐Type ActivitiesAll Activities
General Liquor
Obligation Facility
Bonds With Lease Total Percentage
Pledged RevenueBusiness‐Type Total of Personal Per
Revenues Bonds (B)Activities All Debt Income (A)Capita (A)
$2,540,512$5,040,000$7,580,512$29,595,998 6.7%$1,612
2,128,248 4,900,0007,028,24828,277,998 6.0%1,450
1,304,270 4,750,0006,054,27025,645,000 5.3%1,315
1,123,270 4,595,0005,718,27024,337,000 4.8%1,240
2,436,979 4,430,0006,866,97924,489,000 5.1%1,245
2,401,979 4,260,0006,661,97923,622,000 4.9%1,201
2,085,695 4,080,0006,165,69529,237,863 6.1%1,486
1,777,365 3,895,0005,672,36527,920,232 5.8%1,422
4,783,105 ‐ 4,783,10526,363,636 5.3%1,319
4,361,429 ‐ 4,361,42926,748,046 5.0%1,327
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RATIOS OF OUTSTANDING NET GENERAL BONDED DEBT BY TYPE
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Subtotal of
Governmental Less:Governmental Percentage
General GovernmentalNet General of Estimated
Fiscal Obligation Restricted for Obligation Property
Year Bonds Repayment Bonded Debt Value (B)
2009 $19,134,486 $2,952,520 $16,181,966 1.14%
2010 18,411,750 3,713,774 14,697,976 1.13%
2011 16,800,730 2,162,119 14,638,611 1.23%
2012 15,881,730 1,559,985 14,321,745 1.26%
2013 14,943,021 1,000,831 13,942,190 1.40%
2014 14,281,021 1,134,227 13,146,794 1.38%
2015 20,249,305 1,174,473 19,074,832 1.74%
2016 19,812,867 1,580,529 18,232,338 1.61%
2017(C)19,265,531 1,035,920 18,229,611 1.50%
2018(C), (D)20,196,617 3,184,433 17,012,184 1.27%
(A) Based on population and income data in Table 14. Certain information from prior years' presentations
have been restated in this table to conform to the current presentation.
(B) Based on the estimated market value of property in Table 5.
The estimated market value of property bears a stong relationship to the debt capacity of the City.
It should be noted however, that in the State of Minnesota, property tax revenue is dependent
on the tax capacity value of property. Tax capacity value is derived from estimated market value by a
set of class rates and other adjustments as determined by the State legislature. The historical relationship
between estimated market value and tax capacity value for property in the City is shown in Table 5.
(C) In 2017 Liquor Facility Lease Revenue Bonds were refunded with pledged revenue General Obligation Bonds
(D) Includes $2,070,000 restricted from refunding issued December 2018 for February 2019 redemption.
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Table 10
Business‐typeSubtotal of
General Less:Business‐type
Obligation BondsBusiness‐typeNet GeneralPercentage of Total
With PledgedRestricted forObligationBusiness‐typeNet General Per
RevenuesRepaymentBonded DebtRevenueBonded DebtCapita (A)
$2,540,512 $485,883$2,054,629 36.1%$18,236,595 $993
2,128,248 287,4531,840,795 30.8%16,538,771 848
1,304,270 273,9661,030,304 16.9%15,668,915 801
1,123,270 226,292 896,978 13.9%15,218,723 632
2,436,979 259,3662,177,613 33.7%16,119,803 820
2,401,979 543,8221,858,157 28.8%15,004,951 763
2,085,695 533,7561,551,939 23.2%20,626,771 1,044
1,777,365 571,8521,205,513 17.1%19,437,851 990
4,783,105 499,8384,283,267 27.0%22,512,878 1,126
4,361,429 559,3903,802,039 23.2%20,814,223 1,033
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DIRECT AND OVERLAPPING GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES DEBT Table 11
December 31, 2018
Estimated
Estimated Share of
Debt Percentage Overlapping
Governmental Unit (A)Outstanding Applicable (B)Debt
Debt repaid with property taxes:
Anoka County $82,535,000 4.5492%$3,754,682
Independent School District 13 10,625,000 72.7383%7,728,444
Metropolitan Council 185,340,000 0.0423%78,399
Subtotal ‐ overlapping debt 11,561,525
City direct debt ‐ governmental activities 21,580,531
Total direct and overlapping debt $33,142,056
(A)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
taxpayers of the City. This process recognizes that, when considering the City's ability to issue and repay long‐term
debt, the entire debt burden borne by the taxpayers should be taken into account.
(B)The percentage of overlapping debt applicable is estimated using adjusted taxable net tax capacity values of property,
which is the tax capacity value after adjustments for captured tax increment value and area‐wide allocations
(see Table 5). Applicable percentages were estimated by determining the portion of each governmental unit's tax
capacity value that is within the City's boundaries and dividing it by each unit's total tax capacity value.
Source: Anoka County Auditor's Tax Certificate
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LEGAL DEBT MARGIN INFORMATION Table 12
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Legal Debt Margin Calculation for Fiscal Year 2018
Assessor's Estimated Market Value (A)$1,335,438,300
Debt limitation percentage (A)3%
Debt limit40,063,149
Net debt applicable to limit (B)19,281,617
Legal debt margin$20,781,532
Legal debt margin as a percentage of limit51.87%
Legal Debt Margin Calculation for Fiscal Years 2009 Through 2017
Legal Debt
Net DebtLegalMargin as a
FiscalDebtApplicable toDebtPercentage
YearLimitLimitMarginof Debt Limit
2009$42,618,129$13,940,000$28,678,12967.29%
201038,979,70513,855,00025,124,70564.46%
201135,278,49412,698,43122,580,06364.01%
201229,067,31310,275,00018,792,31364.65%
201329,819,52912,685,00017,134,52957.46%
201428,634,25012,260,00016,374,25057.18%
201532,815,84518,460,00014,355,84543.75%
201633,967,71918,330,23215,637,48746.04%
201736,420,27918,100,53118,319,74850.30%
(A)The debt limit within Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.53, subd.1) is as follows:
1. For years after 2013, 3% of the Assessor Estimated Market Value of taxable property within the City.
2. For years prior to 2014, 3% of the Taxable Market Value of property within the City, after exclusions.
(B)M.S.A. Section 475.51 (definitions) Subdivision 4. "Net debt" means the amount remaining after
deducting from its gross debt the amount of current revenues which are applicable within the current
fiscal year to the payment of any debt and the aggregate of the principal of the following:
1.Obligations issued for improvements which are payable wholly or partly from the proceeds of
special assessments levied upon property specially benefited thereby, including those which are
general obligations of the municipality issuing them, if the municipality is entitled to reimbursement
in whole or in part from the proceeds of the special assessments.
2.Warrants or orders having no definite or fixed maturity.
3.Obligations payable wholly from the income from revenue producing conveniences.
4.Obligations issued to create or maintain a Permanent Improvement Revolving Fund.
5.Obligations issued for the acquisition and betterment of public water works systems and public
lighting, heating or power systems, and of any combination thereof or for any other public
convenience from which a revenue is or may be derived.
6.Not applicable.
7.Amount of all money and face value of all securities held as a Debt Service Fund for the
extinguishment of obligations other than those deductible under this subdivision.
8.All other obligations which under the provisions of law authorizing their issuance are not to be
included in computing the net debt of the municipality.
(C)The City's debt is also limited by their Charter, Section 72. Per this Section, the limit on debt is 10% of the 2017/2018
Assessor's Estimated Market Value, or $133,543,830. The City's outstanding debt, including revenue subject to the City
Charter is $19,281,618, which remains below the allowed City Charter debt limit.
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PLEDGED REVENUE COVERAGE NON‐OBLIGATION DEBT
Last Ten Fiscal Years
2009 2010 2011
Economic Development Authority
Tax Increment Revenue Bonds Series 2007/2016:(A)
Tax increment revenue from applicable parcels $267,142$241,854$211,533
Bond Proceeds ‐ ‐ ‐
Intergovernmental:
Market Value TIF credit 19,55428,11834,351
Net available revenue $286,696$269,972$245,884
Debt service:
Principal 9,00043,00048,000
Interest 152,363151,063148,788
Total debt service $161,363$194,063$196,788
Coverage 178%139%125%
Economic Development Authority
Lease Revenue Bonds Series 2007B:( C)
Annual appropriation of liquor net revenues $497,200$364,000$390,000
Investment income 71 1,105 1,500
Issuance costs and administration (expense)(B)(2,000)(2,556)(2,000)
Net available revenue $495,271$362,549$389,500
Debt service:
Principal $ ‐ $140,000$150,000
Interest 240,305237,155230,630
Total debt service $240,305$377,155$380,630
Coverage 206%96%102%
(A)2016 Tax Increment Revenue bonds were issued to refund 2007 bonds.
(B)Restated issuance costs for years after 2010, to implement change in accounting principal.
( C)Lease Revenue Bond Series 2007B was refunded to a General Obligation bond in 2017.
Note: Details regarding the City's outstanding debt can be found in Note 7 of the financial statements.
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Table 13
2012201320142015201620172018
$175,832$170,496$162,056$196,024$329,617$388,276$432,825
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 2,435,000 ‐ ‐
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
$175,832$170,496$162,056$196,024$2,764,617$388,276$432,825
53,00058,00062,00068,0002,549,000120,000125,000
146,263143,488140,488137,238133,68873,89865,916
$199,263$201,488$202,488$205,238$2,682,688$193,898$190,916
88%85%80%96%103%200%227%
$386,000$390,000$384,000$380,000$392,000$ ‐ $ ‐
1,000(2,500)3,23091400455 ‐
(2,000)(2,332)(2,200)(2,667)(2,667)(475) ‐
$385,000$385,168$385,030$377,424$389,733($20)$0
$155,000$165,000$170,000$180,000$185,000$3,895,000$ ‐
223,768213,178209,030201,155192,943184,392 ‐
$378,768$378,178$379,030$381,155$377,943$4,079,392 $0
102%102%102%99%103%N/A N/A
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DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC STATISTICS Table 14
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Per
Capita
Fiscal Personal Personal Unemployment
Year Population Income Income Rate
2009 18,361 $444,556,532 $24,212 8.4%
2010 19,496 472,037,152 24,212 8.0%
2011 19,568 487,243,200 24,900 6.8%
2012 19,667 507,408,600 25,800 5.9%
2013 19,667 478,616,112 24,336 5.0%
2014 19,674 502,434,612 25,538 4.1%
2015 19,758 497,427,408 25,176 3.6%
2016 19,632 478,137,360 24,355 3.9%
2017 19,995 494,536,335 24,733 3.4%
2018 20,153 537,178,215 26,655 2.2%
Sources are as follows:
Population: Data for the years 2009 provided by the Metropolitan Council.
Data for 2010 is from the 2010 US Census. Data for 2011‐2018 is estimated by the US Census Bureau.
Per Capita Income:
Data for 2009‐2018 provided by the US Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Certain information from prior years' presentations have been restated in this table to conform
to the current presentation.
Unemployment Rate: Provided by MN Department of Employment and Economic Development for Anoka County.
Rates are not compiled for individual communities within counties.
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PRINCIPAL EMPLOYERS Table 15
Current Year and Nine Years Ago
Percentage of Percentage of
Total Anoka Total Anoka
County (A)County (A)
Principal Employers Within CityEmployeesRankEmploymentEmployeesRankEmployment
Medtronic Inc 60012.98%N/AN/AN/A
Independent School District 13 54622.71%3952 0.22%
Crestview Corporation 28031.39%2523 0.14%
City of Columbia Heights 20941.04%2024 0.11%
Columbia Park Clinic 12050.60%736 0.04%
Invest Cast 7060.35%568 0.03%
SAVERS/Unique Thrift Shop 6570.32%825 0.05%
Sarna's Classic Grill 6080.30%N/AN/AN/A
Bobby & Steve's Auto World 5090.25%5290.03%
La Casita Mexican Restaurant 50100.25%50100.03%
Burlington Northern Railroad N/AN/AN/A 65010.37%
Rainbow Foods N/AN/AN/A 6770.04%
Total 2,050 10.20%1,879 1.06%
(A) Employment data is not compiled for individual cities within Minnesota counties.
Sources:
The employee count for the City of Columbia Heights is from Table 16. 2018 data for other employers was compiled
from ReferenceUSA, written and telephone survey (November 2018), and the Minnesota Department of Employment
and Economic Development. 2009 data from 2009 CAFR statistical tables.
20092018
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CITY GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES BY FUNCTION/PROGRAM
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Function/Program 2009 2010 2011 2012
General government:
Mayor/council 5555
Administration 5 10 11 11
Finance 14 13 14 13
Public safety:
Police 35 36 35 37
Fire 31 30 32 33
Public works 18 17 16 16
Culture and recreation:
Library 21 19 21 20
Parks 5555
Recreation 14 13 16 15
Community development 6554
Water 4444
Sewer 3333
Refuse ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Storm sewer 1 1 1 1
Liquor 40 41 39 40
Total 202 202 207 207
Source: Organizational Chart in the City of Columbia Heights CAFR.
Note: The above table shows the distribution of all employees by head count (including full‐time,
part‐time and paid on‐call), by function. This bears a strong relationship to the distribution of
employee costs across functions. However, many employees provide services to more than one
function, and employee costs are charged to each function based on the services received by each function.
Certain information from prior years' presentations has been restated in this table to conform to the current
presentation.
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Table 16
201320142015201620172018
555555
1044445
13 13 13 13 13 13
36 35 35 37 39 36
31 31 30 29 30 30
15 21 23 23 22 22
21 21 18 18 20 20
555555
15 15 15 15 16 16
444666
444444
444444
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
1 1 1 1 1 1
40 40 41 41 42 42
204 203 202 205 211 209
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OPERATING INDICATORS BY FUNCTION/PROGRAM
Last Ten Fiscal Years
200920102011
General government:
Resolutions approved by City Council170115159
Ordinances adopted by City Council121215
Public safety:
Police:
Part I crimes (A)882768755
Part II crimes (A)1,2751,6831,576
Fire:
Emergency medical calls (A)1,6941,6641,722
Fire calls (A)660846764
Inspections & Related Actions (A)3,7245,7206,073
Public works:
Street paving and patching (tons of asphalt)1,0331,054869
Street sweeping (tons of debris)581638712
Trees removed 121180180
Culture and recreation:
Library: (E)
Items in collection 69,70272,05571,303
Circulation 120,705131,885125,051
Reference inquiries17,77114,35216,601
Parks and recreation:
Athletics participants (B)1,6021,5004,299
Other programs, estimated attendance (C)8,0008,0008,000
Number of paid room rentals210160177
Community development:
Number of business licenses issued379393334
Number of building permits issued (D)1,1871,3511,290
Construction value of permits issued$13,376,732$14,481,712$7,986,467
Water:
Consumption (thousands of gallons)518,299516,068454,223
Sewer (sanitary):
Wastewater (thousands of gallons, 12 months ended June 30)437,520 444,820 485,000
Miles of line cleaned/rodded/root‐sawed 39 26 25
Refuse:
Refuse (tons)7,239 6,770 6,789
Recycling (tons)1,036 1,699 1,605
Yardwaste (tons)773 1,100 1,270
Storm sewer:
No operating indicators available not avail not avail not avail
Liquor:
Number of units sold 1,029,1391,028,1601,060,150
(A)Public safety operating indicators include services provided to the City of Hilltop under contractual agreements.
The City of Hilltop is completely encircled by the City of Columbia Heights and has a population of 744.
(B)This operating indicator includes duplicate counts for participation in more than one team/league by some persons.
(C)This operating indicator includes duplicate counts for attendance at more than one program by some persons.
It is rounded to the nearest thousand attendees based on review of attendance data.
(D)This operating indicator includes inspection permits issued for new construction,
building alteration/addition, plumbing, heating, street excavation and sign installation.
(E)In 2016, a new library was constructed. The library was closed for 4 weeks for relocation and had roughly 200 less
public service hours.
Certain information from prior years' presentations have been restated in this table to conform to the current presentation.
Sources: Various City departments.
Function/Program
Fiscal Year
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Table 17
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
159 94 98 96 114 123 91
53291157
742 674 684 673 496 564 585
1,408 1,326 1,052 1,018 934 873 1,022
1,839 1,942 1,811 1,980 1,963 2,485 2,463
752 852 729 787 791 419 598
5,413 5,249 5,077 4,855 5,205 4,719 4,621
1,029 224 782 696 703 612 869
350 574 540 470 448 368 269
157 284 217 282 216 243 162
72,985 76,658 78,137 73,907 57,531 53,638 53,501
129,624 121,827 117,888 109,018 116,201 123,812 144,112
14,547 16,068 13,208 13,923 12,805 12,909 14,703
4,232 5,534 5,125 10,836 11,871 13,698 14,415
9,000 10,485 10,637 22,679 26,986 26,016 26,480
135 139 140 153 143 235 203
323 346 339 359 348 336 329
1,058 1,303 1,212 2,164 1,458 1,434 1,108
$7,203,199 $7,388,271 $7,609,375$25,476,137$35,252,845$36,189,715$9,095,404
495,870 461,520 449,415 455,527 453,736 447,155 464,009
455,210 455,310 467,680 414,930 423,920 454,830 443,630
26 33 33 26 28 42 26
6,563 6,684 6,648 6,895 7,234 7,127 6,535
1,610 1,690 1,670 1,824 1,633 1,718 1,747
1,270 1,169 1,250 1,450 1,385 1,231 1,090
not avail not avail not avail not avail not avail not avail not avail
1,103,790 1,045,188 1,038,985 1,090,131 1,106,305 1,099,497 1,150,458
Fiscal Year
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CAPITAL ASSET STATISTICS BY FUNCTION/PROGRAM
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Function/Program200920102011
General government:
City hall square footage 28,53028,53028,530
Public safety:
Police Stations 1 1 1
Fire Stations 1 1 1
Public Safety Bldg square footage Note A47,08847,088
Public works:
Office and shop square footage 31,07531,07531,075
Trunk highway miles 3 3 3
County road miles 6 6 6
City street miles 62 62 62
Alley miles 19 19 19
Culture and recreation:
Libraries 111
Library square footage 7,896 7,896 7,896
Parks 13 13 13
Playgrounds 11 11 11
Gymnasiums square footage 12,72612,72612,726
Mtg & banquet rooms square footage 22,00022,00022,000
Community development:
Senior high‐rise apartments (B)145 145 145
Water:
Watermain miles 66 66 66
Sewer:
Sanitary sewer miles 59 59 59
Refuse:
Recycling centers 1 1 1
Storm sewer:
Storm sewer miles 34 34 34
Liquor:
Retail stores owned 3 3 3
Retail stores leased ‐ ‐ ‐
(A)For years prior to 2010, the police and fire stations are included in the City Hall square footage reported
above. Beginning in 2010, the police and fire stations were in a separate public safety facility.
(B)In 2015, Senior high‐rise apartment building was sold.
Sources: Various City departments.
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2012201320142015201620172018
28,53028,53028,53028,53028,53028,53028,530
1111111
1111111
47,08847,08847,08847,08847,08847,08847,088
31,07531,07531,07531,07531,07531,07531,075
3333333
6666666
62 62 62 62 62 62 62
19 19 19 19 19 19 19
1111111
7,896 7,896 7,896 7,89622,60022,60022,600
13 13 13 13 15 15 15
11 11 11 11 12 15 15
12,72612,72612,72612,72612,72612,72612,726
22,00022,00022,00022,00022,00022,00022,000
145 145 145 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
66 66 66 66 66 66 66
59 59 59 59 59 59 59
1111111
34 34 34 34 34 34 34
3333333
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MINNESOTA LEGAL COMPLIANCE REPORT
To the Honorable Mayor and
Members of the City Council
City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota
We have audited, 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, the financial statements of
the governmental activities, the business‐type activities, each major fund, and the aggregate
remaining fund information of the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota as of and for the year
ended December 31, 2018, and the related notes to the financial statements, which collectively
comprise the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota’s basic financial statements, and have issued
our report thereon dated June 4, 2019.
The Minnesota Legal Compliance Audit Guide for Cities, promulgated by the State Auditor
pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 6.65, contains 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 audit
considered all of the listed categories.
In connection with our audit, nothing came to our attention that caused us to believe that the
City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota failed to comply with the provisions of the Minnesota
Legal Compliance Audit Guide for Cities. However, our audit was not directed primarily toward
obtaining knowledge of such noncompliance. Accordingly, had we performed additional
procedures, other matters may have come to our attention regarding the City of Columbia
Heights, Minnesota’s noncompliance with the above referenced provisions.
The purpose of this report is solely to describe the scope of our testing of compliance and the
results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on compliance. Accordingly, this
communication is not suitable for any other purpose.
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St. Paul, Minnesota
June 4, 2019
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S 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
To the Honorable Mayor and
Members of the City Council and Management
City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota
We have audited, in accordance with the 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, the financial
statements of the governmental activities, the business‐type activities, each major fund, and
the aggregate remaining fund information of the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota, as of and
for the year ended December 31, 2018, and the related notes to the financial statements, which
collectively comprise the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota’s basic financial statements, and
have issued our report thereon dated June 4, 2019.
Internal Control over Financial Reporting
In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements, we considered the City of
Columbia Heights, Minnesota’s internal control over financial reporting (internal control) to
determine the audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances 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 of Columbia Heights, Minnesota’s internal control.
Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the effectiveness of the City of Columbia Heights,
Minnesota’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. A significant deficiency is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies,
in internal control that is less severe than a material weakness, yet important enough to merit
attention by those charged with governance.
Our consideration of internal control was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph of
this section and was not designed to identify all deficiencies in internal control that might be material
weaknesses or significant deficiencies. Given these limitations, during our audit we did not identify
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any deficiencies in internal control that we consider to be material weaknesses. However, material
weaknesses may exist that have not been identified.
Compliance and Other Matters
As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the City of Columbia Heights,
Minnesota’s financial statements are free from 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 tests disclosed no instances of noncompliance or other matters that
are required to be reported under Government Auditing Standards.
Purpose of this Report
The purpose of this report is solely to describe the scope of our testing of internal control and
compliance and the results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on the effectiveness of
the entity’s internal control or on compliance. This report is an integral part of an audit
performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards in considering the entity’s
internal control and compliance. Accordingly, this communication is not suitable for any other
purpose.
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St. Paul, Minnesota
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