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Annual Expenditure Limitation Report
Year Ended June 30, 2018
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA
ANNUAL EXPENDITURE LIMITATION REPORT
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2018
CONTENTS PAGE
Independent Accountant’s Report 1
Annual Expenditure Limitation Report - Part I 2
Annual Expenditure Limitation Report - Part II 3
Annual Expenditure Limitation Report - Reconciliation 4
Notes to Annual Expenditure Limitation Report 5
INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT’S REPORT
The Auditor General of the State of Arizona
The Honorable Mayor and Town Council
of the Town of Fountain Hills, Arizona
We have examined the accompanying Annual Expenditure Limitation Report of Town of Fountain
Hills, Arizona for the year ended June 30, 2018, and the related notes to the report. The Town of
Fountain Hills, Arizona’s management is responsible for presenting this report in accordance with
the uniform expenditure reporting system as described in Note 1. Our responsibility is to express
an opinion on this report based on our examination.
Our examination was conducted in accordance with attestation standards established by the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the examination to obtain reasonable assurance about whether this report is presented in
accordance with the uniform expenditure reporting system, in all material respects. An
examination involves performing procedures to obtain evidence about the amounts and disclosures
in the report. The nature, timing, and extent of the procedures selected depend on our judgment,
including an assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the report, whether due to fraud
or error. We believe that the evidence we obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the Annual Expenditure Limitation Report referred to above is presented, in all
material respects, in accordance with the information prescribed by the uniform expenditure
reporting system as described in Note 1.
Heinfeld, Meech & Co., P.C.
Phoenix, Arizona
October 4, 2018
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TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA
ANNUAL EXPENDITURE LIMITATION REPORT – PART I
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2018
1.Economic Estimates Commission expenditure limitation $ 28,182,002
2.Voter-approved alternative expenditure limitation
(approved N/A)
3.Enter applicable amount from line 1 or line 2 $ 28,182,002
4.Amount subject to the expenditure limitation
(total amount from Part II, Line C)21,015,023
5.Amount under the expenditure limitation $ 7,166,979
I hereby certify, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that the information contained in this
report is accurate and in accordance with the requirements of the uniform expenditure reporting
Signature of Chief Fiscal Officer
Name and Title: Craig Rudolphy, Finance Director
Telephone Number: 480-816-5162 Date: October 4, 2018
See accompanying notes to report.
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InternalGovernmental Enterprise Service FiduciaryFunds Funds Funds Funds TotalA. Amounts reported on theReconciliation, Line D $ 24,175,949 $ - $- $- $ 24,175,949 - B. Less exclusions claimed:- 1 Bond proceeds- Debt service requirements on bonded indebtedness2,121,550 2,121,550 Proceeds from other long-term obligations- Debt service requirements on other long-term obligations- 2Dividends, interest, and gains on the sale or redemption of investment securiti135,389 135,389 3 Trustee or custodian- 4 Grants and aid from the federal government- 5Grants, aid, contributions, or gifts from a private agency, organization, or individual, except amounts received in lieu of taxes139,499 139,499 6 Amounts received from the State of Arizona 139,500 139,500 7 Quasi-external interfund transactions 8,460 8,460 8Amounts accumulated for the purchase of land, and the purchase or construction of buildings or improvement- 9 Highway user revenues in excess of those received in fiscal year 1979-8513,148 513,148 10 Contracts with other political subdivisions- 11 Refunds, reimbursements, and other recoveries103,380 103,380 12 Voter-approved exclusions not identified above- 13 Prior years carryforward- 14 Total exclusions claimed3,160,926 --- 3,160,926 C.Amounts subject to expenditure limitatio$ 21,015,023 $- $- $ - $ 21,015,023 TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONAANNUAL EXPENDITURE LIMITATION REPORT - PART IIYEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2018DescriptionSee accompanying notes to report.Page 3
InternalGovernmental Enterprise Service FiduciaryDescription Funds Funds Funds Funds TotalA.$ 25,015,670 $ - $- $ - $ 25,015,670 B. Subtractions:1. Items not requiring the use ofworking capital -Depreciation-Loss on disposal of capital assets-Bad debt expense-Other postemployment benefits expense-Claims incurred but not reported-Pension expense-Landfill closure and postclosure care costs-2.-790,115 790,115 3. Required fees paid to the Arizona Department of Revenue49,606 49,606 4. Involuntary court judgments-5. Total subtractions839,721 --- 839,721 C. Additions:1. Principal payments on long-term debt-2. Acquisition of capital assets-3. Other postemployment benefits paid in the current yearbut reported as expenses in previous years-4. Claims paid in the current year but reported asexpenses incurred but not reported in previous years-5. Pension contributions paid in the current year-6.-7. Total additions- --- -D. Amounts reported on Part II, Line A$ 24,175,949 $- $- $ - $ 24,175,949 See accompanying notes to report.TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONAANNUAL EXPENDITURE LIMITATION REPORT - RECONCILIATIONYEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2018Total expenditures/expenses/deductions and applicable other financing uses, special items, and extraordinary items reported within the fund financial statementsExpenditures of separate legal entities established under Arizona Revised StatuesLandfill closure and postclosure care costs paid in the current year but reported as expenses in previous yearsPage 4
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA
NOTES TO ANNUAL EXPENDITURE LIMITATION REPORT
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2018
NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The Annual Expenditure Limitation Report (AELR) is presented as prescribed by the
Uniform Expenditure Reporting System (UERS), as required by Arizona Revised Statutes
§41-1279.07. The AELR excludes expenditures, expenses, or deductions of certain revenues
specified in the Arizona Constitution, Article IX, §20, from the total expenditures, expenses,
or deductions reported in the fund financial statements.
In accordance with the UERS requirements, a note to the AELR is presented below for any
exclusion claimed on Part II and each subtraction or addition in the Reconciliation that cannot
be traced directly to an amount reported in the fund financial statements. All references to
financial statement amounts in the following notes refer to the Statement of Revenues,
Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances for the Governmental Funds.
NOTE 2 - The exclusion claim for expenditures of separate legal entities established under Arizona
Revised Statutes in the Governmental Funds consists of expenditures from the Municipal
Property Corporation Debt Service Fund, Cottonwoods Maintenance Fund and the Eagle
Mountain Debt Service Fund.
Governmental
Municipal Property Corporation Debt Service Fund $ 377,696
Cottonwoods Maintenance Fund 4,696
Eagle Mountain Debt Service Fund 407,723
$ 790,115
NOTE 3 - The subtraction of $58,971 for required fees paid to Arizona state agencies was paid to the
Arizona Department of Administration pursuant to A.R.S. §42-5041 for administrative,
program, and operating costs incurred in providing administrative and tax collection services
to the Town.
NOTE 4 - The exclusions claimed for debt service requirements on bonded indebtedness in the
Governmental Funds consisted of principal retirement, interest and fiscal fees in the General
Obligation Debt Service Fund.
NOTE 5 - The exclusions claimed for dividends, interest, and gains on the sale or redemption of
investment securities in the Governmental Funds consisted of investment earnings. The
current year exclusion utilized is a follows:
Governmental
Carryforward exclusions as of 6/30/17 $ 37,735
Investment earnings 158,860
Current year exclusion utilized 135,389
Carryforward exclusions as of 6/30/18 $ 61,206
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TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA
NOTES TO ANNUAL EXPENDITURE LIMITATION REPORT
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2018
NOTE 6 - Grant revenues, contributions and sponsorships from private organizations are claimed as
exclusions in the year the expenditure occurs and any unused amounts are carried forward for
future years. The current year grant exclusion utilized is a follows:
Proposition 202 $ 91,000
Contributions 42,641
Sponsorships 5,858
Current year exclusion utilized $ 139,499
NOTE 7 - State grant revenues are claimed as exclusions in the year the expenditure occurs and any
unused amounts are carried forward for future years. The current year state grant exclusion
utilized is a follows:
Proposition 302 $ 37,554
Local Transportation Assistance Fund 101,946
Current year exclusion utilized $ 139,500
NOTE 8 - Quasi-external interfund transactions are claimed as exclusions in the year the expenditure
occurs and any unused amounts are carried forward for future years. The current year exclusion
is $8,460 related to the Town's environmental fee paid from the General Fund to the
Environmental Fee Fund.
NOTE 9 - The highway user revenue (HURF) earned in excess of the amounts received in fiscal year
1979-80 is as follows:
HURF Fund Intergovernmental Revenue $ 2,605,350
Less: Vehicle License Tax Revenues (1,011,836)
Excludable revenue $ 1,593,514
Carryforward HURF funds as of 6/30/17 $ 1,520,167
HURF Fund expenditures 2,580,497
Less: expenditures of Vehicle License Tax (1,011,836)
Less: expenditures of non-excludable revenue (855,513)
Less: amounts transferred from the Capital Projects Fund (200,000)
HURF eligible expenditures in current year 513,148
Less: current year HURF Funds utilized (513,148)
Carryforward HURF Funds as of 6/30/18 $ 2,600,533
NOTE 10 - Refunds, reimbursements, and other recoveries are claimed as exclusions in the year the
expenditure occurs and any unused amounts are carried forward for future years. The current
exclusions utilized was $103,380.
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