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Home My WebLink AboutAELR FY14TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA ANNUAL EXPENDITURE LIMITATION REPORT YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2014 TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA TABLE OF CONTENTS YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2014 INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS’ 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 An independent member of Nexia International (1) INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS’ REPORT The Auditor General of the State of Arizona and The Honorable Mayor and the Town Council Town of Fountain Hills, Arizona Fountain Hills, Arizona We have examined the accompanying Annual Expenditure Limitation Report of the Town of Fountain Hills, Arizona, for the year ended June 30, 2014. This report is the responsibility of the Town of Fountain Hills, Arizona’s management. 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 and, accordingly, included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the report and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our examination provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the Annual Expenditure Limitation Report of the Town of Fountain Hills, Arizona, referred to above presents, in all material respects, the information prescribed by the uniform expenditure reporting system as described in Note 1. Phoenix, Arizona October 17, 2014 TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA ANNUAL EXPENDITURE LIMITATION REPORT - PART I YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2014 See accompanying notes to report. (2) 1. Economic Estimates Commission expenditure limitation 26,097,167$ 2. Voter approved alternative expenditure limitation (Approved for fiscal year 2009-2010.)- 3. Enter applicable amount from Line 1 or Line 2 26,097,167$ 4. Amount subject to the expenditure limitation (total amount from Part II, Line C) 16,084,729 5. Board-authorized expenditures necessitated by a disaster not declared by the Governor [Article IX, §20(20)(a), Arizona Constitution]- 6. Board-authorized expenditures necessitated by a disaster not declared by the Governor [Article IX, §20(20)(b), Arizona Constitution]- 7. Prior-year voter approved expenditures to exceed the expenditure limitation for the reporting fiscal year [Article IX, §20(2)(c), Arizona Constitution]- 8. Subtotal 16,084,729 9. Board-authorized excess expenditures for the previous fiscal year necessitated by a disaster not declared by the Governor and not approved by the voters [Article IX, §20(2)(b), Arizona Constitution]- 10. Total adjusted amount subject to the expenditure limitation 16,084,729 11. Amount under (in excess of) the expenditure limitation (If excess expenditures are reported, provide an explanation.) 10,012,438$ 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 system. Signature of Finance Director:____________________________________________ Name and Title: Craig Rudolphy, Finance Director Telephone Number: (480) 816-5162 Date: October 17, 2014 TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA ANNUAL EXPENDITURE LIMITATION REPORT - PART II YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2014 See accompanying notes to report. (3) DescriptionGovernmental Funds Enterprise Funds Internal Service Funds Fiduciary Funds Total A.Amounts reported on the Reconciliation Line D 18,629,198$ -$ -$ -$ 18,629,198$ B.Less exclusions claimed:1Bond proceeds - - - - - Debt service requirements on bonded indebtedness 1,014,000 - - - 1,014,000 Debt service requirements on other long-term obligations - - - - - 2Dividends, interest and gains on sale of investment securities - - - - - 3Trustee or custodian - - - - - 4Grants and aid from the federal government - - - - - 5- - - - - 6Amounts received from the state 105,115 - - - 105,115 7- - - - - 8- - - - - 9Highway user revenues in excess FY 1979-80 1,425,354 - - - 1,425,354 10Contracts with other political subdivisions - - - - - 11Refunds, reimbursements and other recoveries - - - - - 12Voter approved exclusions not identified above - - - - - 13Prior years carryforward - - - - - 14Total exclusions claimed 2,544,469 - - - 2,544,469 C.Amounts subject to the expenditure limitation 16,084,729$ -$ -$ -$ 16,084,729$ Grants, aid, contributions or gifts from private agency, organization or individualQuasi-external interfund transactions (town sewer fees a/c 10-41-217, 10-55-217)Amounts accumulated for purchase of land, purchase or construction of buildings or improvements TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA ANNUAL EXPENDITURE LIMITATION REPORT - RECONCILIATION YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2014 See accompanying notes to report. (4) DescriptionGovernmental Funds Enterprise Funds Internal Service Funds Fiduciary Funds Total A.Total Expenditures within the fund-based financial statements 20,506,560$ -$ -$ -$ 20,506,560$ B.Subtract:1Items not requiring use of working capitalDepreciation - - - - - Loss on disposal of capital assets - - - - - Bad debt expense - - - - - Claims incurred but not reported - - - - - Landfill Closure - - - - - 2Expenditures of separate legal entities established under ARS 1,877,362 - - - 1,877,362 3Present value of net minimum capital leases - - - - - 4Charges for services paid to Internal Service Funds - - - - - 5Involuntary court judgments - - - - - 6Total subtractions 1,877,362 - - - 1,877,362 C.Additions:1Principal payments on long-term debt - - - - - 2Acquisition of capital assets - - - - - 3Claims paid in the current year but reported as expenses incurred but not reported in previous years- - - - - 4Landfill closure as expended in previous years - - - - - 5Total additions - - - - - D.Amounts reported on Part II Line A18,629,198$ -$ -$ -$ 18,629,198$ TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA NOTES TO ANNUAL EXPENDITURE LIMITATION REPORT JUNE 30, 2014 (5) NOTE 1 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES The Annual Expenditure Limitation Report (AELR) is presented on the basis of accounting prescribed by the Uniform Expenditure Reporting System (UERS), as required by Arizona Revised Statutes §41-1279.07, which 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-based 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-based 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 EXPENDITURES OF SEPARATE LEGAL ENTITIES ESTABLISHED UNDER ARS The exclusion claimed for expenditures of separate legal entities established under A.R.S. in the Governmental Funds consists of expenditures from the Eagle Mountain Debt Service Fund, Cottonwoods Maintenance Fund and the Municipal Property Corporation Debt Service Fund. NOTE 3 DEBT SERVICE REQUIREMENTS ON BONDED INDEBTEDNESS The exclusion claimed for debt service requirements on bonded indebtedness in the Governmental Funds consist of principal retirement, interest and fiscal charge expenses. NOTE 4 AMOUNTS RECEIVED FROM STATE Amounts received from the State consist of the following: LTAF II 31,667$ Proposition 202 30,000 Miscellaneous State Grants 43,448 105,115$ TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA NOTES TO ANNUAL EXPENDITURE LIMITATION REPORT JUNE 30, 2014 (6) NOTE 5 HIGHWAY USER REVENUE IN EXCESS OF 1979-80 Highway user revenues (HURF) in excess of in-lieu fees expended: HURF Fund Intergovernmental Revenue 2,069,039$ Less: Vehicle License Tax (800,475) Excludable Revenue 1,268,564$ HURF Fund Expenditures 3,073,746$ (833,188) (994,000) 178,796 Amount Excluded 1,425,354$ Plus: Amounts Transferred to Capital Projects Fund for Eligible HURF Expenditures Less: Amounts Transferred from Capital Projects Fund Less: Expenditures of Vehicle License Tax and Non-Excludable Revenue The exclusion exceeded current year revenue due to the use of unspent prior year carryover.