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Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
For the Year Ended September 30, 2008
CITY COUNCIL
Andrea B. Coy .................................... Mayor
Sal Neglia ............................................. Vice-Mayor
Al Paternoster ..................................... Councilmember
Dale I. Simchick ................................. Councilmember
Eugene Wolff ....................................... Councilmember
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INTRODUCTORY SECTION
This section contains the following subsections:
- Table of Contents
- Letter of Transmittal
- Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in
Financial Reporting for Fiscal Year Ended
September 30, 2007
- Organizational Chart
- List of Officials
CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA
COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT
SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTORY SECTION Page
Table of Contents ........................................................................................................................................... ii
Letter of Transmittal ...................................................................................................................................... v
Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting ............................................................... ix
Organizational Chart ...................................................................................................................................... x
List of Officials .............................................................................................................................................. xi
FINANCIAL SECTION
Independent Auditors' Report ....................................................................................................................... 3
Management's Discussion and Analysis ....................................................................................................... 5
Basic Financial Statements
Government-wide Financial Statements:
Statement of Net Assets .......................................................................................................................... 15
Statement of Activities ........................................................................................................................... 16
Fund Financial Statements:
Balance Sheet -Governmental Funds .................................................................................................... 18
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances -
Governmental Funds ........................................................................................................................... 20
Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances
of Governmental Funds to the Statement of Activities ....................................................................... 22
Statement of Net Assets -Proprietary Funds ......................................................................................... 23
Statement of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Fund Net Assets -Proprietary Funds .................... 24
Statement of Cash Flows -Proprietary Funds ....................................................................................... 25
Statement of Fiduciary Net Assets -Fiduciary Funds ............................................................................ 27
Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Assets -Fiduciary Fund .......................................................... 28
Notes to Financial Statements ................................................................................................................... 29
Required Supplementary Information:
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances -Budget and
Actual -General Fund ............................................................................................................................ 52
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances -Budget and
Actual -Discretionary Sales Tax Special Revenue Fund ....................................................................... 53
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances -Budget and
Actual - Riverfront Redevelopment Agency Special Revenue Fund ..................................................... 54
Notes to the Required Supplementary Information -Budget Comparisons .............................................. 55
Police Officers' Pension Plan -Schedule of Contributions from the Employer and other
Contributing Entities ............................................................................................................................... 56
Combining and Individual Fund Statements and Schedules
Combining Balance Sheet - Nonmajor Governmental Funds ....................................................................... 60
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances - Nonmajor
Governrental Funds .................................................................................................................................. 64
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances -Budget and
Actual -Local Option Gas Tax Special Revenue Fund ............................................................................. 68
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances -Budget and
Actual -Recreation Impact Fee Special Revenue Fund ............................................................................ 69
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances -Budget and
Actual - Stormwater Utility Special Revenue Fund .................................................................................. 70
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances -Budget and
Actual -Law Enforcement Forfeiture Special Revenue Fund ................................................................... 71
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances -Budget and
Actual - G.R.E.A.T. Program Special Revenue Fund ............................................................................... 71
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Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances -Budget and
Actual - Stormwater Utility Revenue Bonds 2003 Debt Service Fund ..................................................... 72
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances -Budget and
Actual -Discretionary Sales Surtax Revenue Bonds 2003 Debt Service Fund ......................................... 73
Statement of Changes in Assets and Liabilities -Agency Fund .................................................................... 74
Capital Assets Used in the Operation of Governmental Funds -Comparative
Schedule by Source .................................................................................................................................... 75
Capital Assets Used in the Operation of Governmental Funds -Schedule
by Function and Activity ........................................................................................................................... 76
Capital Assets Used in the Operation of Governmental Funds -Schedule of Changes
by Function and Activity ........................................................................................................................... 77
STATISTICAL SECTION (Unaudited)
Financial Trends
Net assets by Component -Last Seven Fiscal Years ............................................................................... 80
Changes in Net Assets -Last Seven Fiscal Years .......................................:............................................ 82
Fund Balances, Governmental Funds -Last Ten Fiscal Years ................................................................. 86
Changes in Fund Balances, Governmental Funds -Last Ten Fiscal Years .............................................. 88
Program Revenues by Function/Program -Last Eight Fiscal Years ........................................................ 90
Revenue Capacity
Tax Revenues by Source, Governmental Funds -Last Ten Fiscal Years ................................................. 92
Property Tax Rates, Direct and Overlapping Governments -Last Ten Fiscal Years ............................... 93
Assessed Valuation and Estimated True Values of Taxable Property -Last Ten Fiscal Years ............... 94
Principal Taxpayers -Year 2008 and Year 1998 ..................................................................................... 96
Property Tax Levies and Collections -Last Ten Fiscal Years ................................................................. 97
Debt Capacity
Ratios of Outstanding Debt by Type -Last Ten Fiscal Years .................................................................. 98
Computation of Legal Debt Margin -September 30, 2008 ...................................................................... 99
Direct and Overlapping Governmental Activities Debt, General Obligation Bonds -
September 30, 2008 .............................................................................................................................. 99
Ratios of General Bonded Debt Outstanding and Legal Debt Margin -Last Ten Fiscal Years ............... 100
Pledged Revenue Coverage -Last Ten Fiscal Years ................................................................................ 102
Economic and Demographic Information
Demographic and Economic Statistics -Last Ten Years ......................................................................... 104
Principal Employers -Year 2008 and 1999 ............................................................................................. 106
Operating Information
Full-time Equivalent City Government Employees by Function/Program -Last Ten Fiscal Years ........ 107
Operating Indicators by Function/Program -Last Ten Fiscal Years ........................................................ 108
Capital Asset Statistics by Function/Program -Last Ten Fiscal Years .................................................... 109
SINGLE AUDIT SECTION
Independent Auditors' Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and on Compliance
and Other Matters Based on an Audit of Financial Statements Performed in Accordance with
Governmental Auditing Standards ............................................................................................................. 113
Independent Auditors' Management Letter ................................................................................................... 115
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TELEPHONE: (772) 589-5330 • FAX (772) 589-5570
March 20, 2009
Honorable Mayor and City Council
City of Sebastian, Florida
D°ar Council Members:
We are submitting the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the City of Sebastian, Florida for the
fiscal year ended September 30, 2008, as prepared by the City's Finance department. State law requires
that every general-purpose local government publish within six months of the close of each fiscal year a
complete set of audited financial statements. This report is published to fulfill that requirement for the
fiscal year ended September 30, 2008.
Management assumes full responsibility for the completeness and reliability of the information
contained in this report, based on a comprehensive framework of internal control that is established for
this purpose. Because the cost of internal control should not exceed anticipated benefits, the objective is
to provide reasonable, rather than absolute, assurance that the financial statements are free of any
material misstatements.
Chapter 218.39, Florida Statutes requires that the financial statements of the City of Sebastian be audited
by a certified public accountant selected by the City Council. The City's independent Certified Public
Accountants, Harris, Cotherman, Jones, Price & Associates, has issued an unqualified ("clean') opinion
on the City of Sebastian's financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2008. The independent
auditors' report is located on page 3 and 4.
Management's discussion and analysis (MD&A) immediately follows the independent auditors' report
and provides a narrative introduction, overview, and analysis of the basic financial statements. The
MD&A complements this letter of transmittal and should be read in conjunction with it.
Profile of the Government
The City of Sebastian, Florida is located in Indian River County approximately midway through the east
coast of the Florida Peninsula (between Melbourne and Vero Beach) in an area known as the Treasure
Coast. It is recognized as the Home of Pelican Island, the first designated wildlife refuge in the United
States, a Millennium City, and a Tree City USA.
The City of Sebastian was first incorporated as the Town of Sebastian in 1924. In the late 1950s General
Development Corporation purchased the land from the Mackle family of Miami and began the
development of a planned community that is now the City of Sebastian. The City has a population of
22,924 living in an area of approximately 14.6 square miles. The City is empowered to levy a property
tax on both real and personal property located within its boundaries. It also is empowered by state
statute to extend its corporate limits by annexation, which it has done from time to time.
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The City is a Florida municipal corporation with afive-member City Council. Council members serve a
two-year term. Annual elections are held on the second Tuesday in November and two members are
elected in even-numbered years and three members are elected in odd-numbered years. Elections are
non-partisan and at-large. Mayor and Vice Mayor are elected from among the members of every newly
seated Council at a Special meeting following the election each year. The City has operated under a
Council-City Manager form of government since 1989.
The City provides a wide range of services including general government administration, police
protection, the construction and maintenance of local roads, public works, recreational and cultural
activities, a golf course, a general aviation airport, and a building department to enforce building codes.
This report includes all funds of the City. In evaluating the City as a reporting entity, we have included
all component units for which the City Council is financially accountable. The component units have
been blended with the financial statements presented for the Primary Government because the
component unit's governing body is the same as the City Council or because the component unit
exclusively serves the City. The blended component units are the Riverfront Redevelopment Agency
and the Sebastian Police Officer's Pension Trust Fund.
The Council is required to adopt a final budget no later than the close of the fiscal year. This annual
budget serves as the foundation for the City's financial planning and control. The budget is prepared by
fund, function (e.g., transportation), and department (e.g., public works). Shifts in appropriations within
fund totals maybe done administratively on the authority of the City Manager. Total fund appropriation
changes and use of contingency appropriations must be approved by the City Council.
Local Econom
Ti,e region (which includes the City of Sebastian and the surrounding unincorporated area within the
same county) has a fluctuating labor force depending on agricultural demand and a strong retirement
community. Although the labor force fluctuates, unemployment in the region steadily declined through
2006 but has significantly increased over the past two years. Retail sales and the service industries
remain the largest sectors of employment in the Sebastian area. The historical overall unemployment
rate for the area over the past ten years and the projected unemployment rate for the next ten years are
greater than that of the State of Florida. This high number indicates that the influx of residents to the
area continues to outpace job creation. According to the U.S. Census Bureau (2000), 86% of the
population age 25 or older are high school graduates and 23.1 % hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The
geographical area of the City of Sebastian, just north of the Treasure Coast, houses a number of high-
tech industries including NASA and various aerospace industry-related businesses. This attracts a
workforce with a higher than average education and technical skills to the vicinity. The area median age
for 2000 was 49.2 per U.S Census Bureau and median household income for 2005 was $44,450 per the
Florida Research & Economic Database.
Long-term Financial Planning
The voters of Indian River County in November 2003 extended the Infrastructure Sales Surtax in the
amount of $.O1 per $1.00 sale for an additional fifteen years and seven months beginning in January
2004. This Infrastructure Sales Surtax is estimated to provide the City in excess of $40 million dollars
over the life of the extension for the City's emergency vehicle and capital improvement needs.
In addition, the City has funded a number of other capital projects with impact fees and has actively
pursued grant funding for some major transportation and environmental improvements. It has also
employed the use of a Community Redevelopment Agency that is funded by means of tax-increment
financing.
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Strong growth in the City tax base has provided the City funding for a high level of services to City
residents and visitors without increasing the property tax millage rate. Property tax revenues increased
2.0%, although the millage was reduced from 3.0519 to 2.9917. Construction activity in fiscal year
2008 was not as strong as fiscal year 2007, with just 60 permits being issued for construction in fiscal
year 2008 with a value of $21.0 million. The decline is primarily attributed to the slowdown of the
housing market.
Unreserved, undesignated fund balance in the general fund (46.0% of total general fund expenditure
budget) exceeds the policy guidelines set by the Council for budgetary and planning purposes (i.e.,
minimum of 25% of total general fund expenditure budget). The City is reluctant to spend down these
balances due to uncertainty about the future due to the slow down of building activity and because the
City has no assurance regarding how severe further State mandated reductions to City tax revenues will
be. The State already required a millage reduction and placed a cap on future increases in ad valorem
taxes. The City has concerns that some of the proposed measures under discussion may result in
revenue reductions that will severely diminish the City's ability to provide the services required by our
residents and visitors. The budget for next year incorporates reductions in operating expenditures and
elimination of any new capital equipment in anticipation that expenses will have to be further reduced to
deal with these restricted measures.
Major Initiatives
Stormwater -The main focus of stormwater effort expended for the past fiscal year has continued to be
on the City's Stormwater Management Program, including capital projects, maintenance, citizen
response and education, and forward planning. In fiscal year 2007, City began a program to upgrade the
current Swale system by installing '/4 rounds. The City also started outsourcing the Swale and ditch
maintenance work to enable City crews to focus on different stormwater maintenance practices.
Traffic & Transportation -The City continues working on a long-term street-resurfacing program for
the next 10 to 15 years. City administration will also continue to program funding for streetscape
projects to help maintain public safety and beautification efforts. In addition, capital improvement
programming for sidewalk installation throughout the City will continue for both the short and long term
as funding and resources permit.
Airport -The Sebastian Municipal Airport's infrastructure is being developed to attract economic
development opportunities that will stimulate the business climate and create jobs in the community.
The current Master Plan serves as the guiding document for airport planning. Land leases are a primary
sources of airport revenues and over 150 acres of property is available for lease, for both aviation and
non-aviation businesses. Also important are sales from aself--serve fueling facility. These features are
highlighted in the recently updated and improved website.
The Airport's limited resources continue to be leveraged by aggressively seeking and obtaining grants
available from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) to provide the funding needed to develop the necessary infrastructure. Recent improvements
include a fully automated weather observation system, solar powered LED taxiway lighting and a
precision approach path indicator system. These and other ventures will help diversify airport revenues,
providing for a stronger enterprise fund that has the potential to increase taxable values.
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Public Safety -The Police Department continues to provide a Community Police Officer who
participates in community events and offers special services, such as child safety seat inspections, youth
safety talks, neighborhood safety meetings and school security surveys. The City continues to sponsor
the School Resources Officer Program at the two elementary schools located within the City. In
addition, the Sebastian Police Department K-9 Unit has been increased to enable this capability on every
work shift. The K-9 Unit became possible as a result of numerous charitable efforts in the community.
It is effective in assisting officers with narcotics detection, location of missing persons and tracking
criminal suspects more expeditiously. Road Patrol and Special Operations continue to serve the
community by patrolling the city to deter crime and maintain the community policing philosophy.
Awards and Acknowledgements
The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) awarded a
Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the City of Sebastian for its
comprehensive annual financial report for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007. The Certificate of
Achievement is a prestigious national award-recognizing conformance with the highest standards for
preparation of state and local government financial reports. In order to be awarded a Certificate of
Achievement, a government must publish an easily readable and efficiently organized comprehensive
annual financial report. This report must satisfy both U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and
applicable legal requirements.
A Certificate of Achievement is valid for a period of one year only. We believe that our current
comprehensive annual financial report continues to meet the Certificate of Achievement Program's
requirements and we are submitting it to the GFOA to determine its eligibility for another certificate.
The preparation of this report would not be possible without the dedicated service of the Finance
department staff. Their efforts toward improving the accounting and financial reporting systems has led
to the improved quality of information reported to the City Council, State and Federal agencies and the
citizens of the City of Sebastian. We sincerely appreciate their contributions.
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Director of Finance
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Respectfully submitted,
.Certificate of
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Reporting
Presented to
City of Sebastian
Florida
For its Comprehensive Annual
Financial Report
for the Fiscal Year Ended
September 30, 2007
A Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial
Reporting is presented by the Government Finance Officers
Association of the United States and Canada to
government units and public employee retirement
systems whose comprehensive annual financial
reports (CAFRs) achieve the highest
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CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA
ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
CITIZENS OF
SEBASTIAN
CITY COUNCIL
CITY CITY
CLERK MANAGER
POLICE I FINANCE
MANAGEMENT
ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION
SYSTEM
ROAD PATROL HUMAN RESOURCES
CODE I ENGINEERING
ENFORCEMENT
DETECTIVE
SUPPORT GROWTH MANAGEMENT
SERVICES
DISPATCH I ~.I BUILDING DEPARTMENT
GOLF COURSE
AIRPORT
BOARDS & I
COMMISSIONS
CITY
ATTORNEY
PUBLIC WORKS
ROADS &
MAINTENANCE
PARKS &
RECREATION
CENTRAL GARAGE
CEMETERY
BUILDING
MAINTENANCE
STORMWATER
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CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA
CITY OFFICIALS
City Manager
City Clerk
City Attorney
DEPARTMENT HEADS:
Police Chief
Director of Finance
City Engineer
Public Works Director
Growth Management Director
Building Director
Human Resources Director
Golf Course Director
Airport Director
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SALLY A. MAIO, MMC
RICH STRINGER
JAMES A. DAMS
KENNETH W. KILLGORE
DAVID W. FISHER, P.E.
JERRY CONVERSE
REBECCA GROHALL
WAYNE ESELTINE
DEBRA KRUEGER
GREG GARDNER
JOSEPH GRIFFIN
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FINANCIAL SECTION
This section contains the following subsections:
- Independent Auditor's Report
- Management's Discussion and Analysis
- Government-wide Financial Statements
- Fund Financial Statements
- Notes to Financial Statements
- Required Supplementary Information
- Combining and Individual Fund Statements
and Schedules
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Certified Public Accountants -Chartered
5070 North Highway AlA, Suite 250
Vero Beach, FL 32963
Tel 772.234.8484
Fax 772-234-8488
Independent Auditors' Report
Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
City of Sebastian
Sebastian, Florida
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 Sebastian,
Florida as of and for the year ended September 30, 2008, which collectively comprise the City's basic
financial statements as listed in the table of contents. These financial statements are the responsibility of
the City of Sebastian, Florida's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion 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 of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used
and the significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the
financial position of the governmental activities, the business-type activities, each major fund, and the
aggregate remaining fund information of the City of Sebastian, Florida as of September 30, 2008, and the
respective changes in financial position and cash flows, where applicable, thereof for the year then ended
in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report dated March 10, 2009
on our consideration of the City of Sebastian, Florida'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
the internal control over financial reporting or on compliance. That report is an integral part of an audit
performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards and should be considered in assessing the
results of our audit.
The management's discussion and analysis and the required supplemental information, as listed in the
table of contents are not a required part of the basic financial statements but are supplemental information
required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. We have applied
certain limited procedures which consisted principally of inquiries of management regarding the methods
of measurement and presentation of the required supplemental information. However, we did not audit
the information and express no opinion on it.
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City of Sebastian
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Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the financial statements that
collectively comprise the City of Sebastian, Florida's basic financial statements. The introductory
section, combining and individual nonmajor fund financial statements, and statistical tables are presented
for purposes of additional analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements. The
combining and individual nonmajor fund financial statements have been subjected to the auditing
procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated in all
material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The introductory section
and statistical tables have not been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic
financial statements and, accordingly, we express no opinion on them.
The accompanying schedule of expenditures of state financial assistance is presented for purposes of
additional analysis as required by the Florida Single Audit Act and Chapter 10.550, Rules of the Auditor
General, and is also not a required part of the basic financial statements of the City of Sebastian, Florida.
Such information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial
statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the basic financial
statements taken as a whole.
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
The City of Sebastian's (the "City") discussion and analysis is designed to (a) assist the reader in focusing on
significant financial issues, (b) provide an overview of the City's financial activity, (c) identify changes in the
City's financial position, (d) identify any material deviations from the financial plan, and (e) identify individual
fund issues or concerns.
Since the Management's Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) is designed to focus on the current years activities,
resulting changes and currently known facts, please read it in conjunction with the Transmittal Letter (beginning
on page v) and the City's financial statements (beginning on page 15).
HIGHLIGHTS
Financial Highlights
• The assets of the City exceeded its liabilities at the close of the fiscal year 2008 by $48,819,011 (net
assets). Of this amount, $5,788,260 (unrestricted net assets) may be used to meet the government's on
going obligations to citizens and creditors.
• The city's total net assets increased by $1,910,151 resulting from an increase of $2,245,952 from
governmental activities and $335,801 decrease from business-type activities
• As of the close of current fiscal year, the City's governmental funds reported combined ending fund
balance of $19,526,369, a decrease of $485,469 in comparison with the prior year. Approximately 46% of
this amount, $8,943,393, is available for spending at the City's discretion (unreserved, undesignated fund
balance).
• At the end of the current fiscal year, unreserved, undesignated fund balance for the general fund was
$5,534,856, or a 2% increase from prior year general fund unreserved and undesignated fund balance.
The key factor in this increase was the reduction of the reserve for equipment replacement, as those
balances were applied to replace equipment during the fiscal year.
USING THIS ANNUAL REPORT
The annual report consists of a series of financial statements. The Statement of Net Assets and the Statement of
Activities (on pages 15, 16, and 17) provide information about the activities of the City as a whole and present a
longer-term view of the City's finances. Fund financial statements begin on page 18. For governmental
activities, these statements tell how these services were financed in the short term as well as what remains for
future spending. Fund financial statements also report the City's operations in more detail by providing
information about the City's most significant funds. The remaining statements provide financial information
about activities for which the City acts solely as a trustee or agent for the benefit of those outside of the
government.
Reporting the City as a Whole
Our analysis of the City as a whole begins on page 15. One of the most important questions asked about the
City's finances is, "Is the City as a whole better off or worse off as a result of the year's activities?" The
Statement of Net Assets and the Statement of Activities report information about the City as a whole and about its
activities in a way that helps answer this question. These statements include all assets and liabilities using the
accrual basis of accounting, which is similar to the accounting used in most private-sector companies. All of the
current year's revenues and expenses are taken into account regardless of when cash is received or paid.
These two statements report the City's net assets and changes in them. You can think of the City's net assets -
the difference between assets and liabilities - as one way to measure the City's financial health, or financial
position. Over time, increases or decreases in the City's net assets, is one indicator of whether its financial
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health is improving or deteriorating. You will need to consider other nonfinancial factors, however, such as
changes in the City's property tax base and the condition of the City's roads, to assess the overall health of the
City.
In the Statement of Net Assets and the Statement of Activities, we divide the City into two kinds of activities:
• Governmental activities -Most of the City's basic services are reported here, including the police, public
works, parks and recreation, and general administration. Taxes, franchise fees, and state shared revenue
finance most of these activities.
• Business-type activities -The City charges a fee to customers to help it cover all or most of the cost of
certain services it provides. The City's Golf Course, Airport, and Building operations are reported here.
Fund Financial Statements
Our analysis of the City's major funds begins on page 18. The fund financial statements provide detailed
information about the most significant funds -not the City as a whole. Some funds are required to be established
by State law and by bond covenants. However, the City Council establishes many other funds to help it control
and manage money for particular purposes or to show that it is meeting legal responsibilities for using certain
taxes, grants, and other money (like the local option gas tax and infrastructure sales surtax (a.k.a. Discretionary
Sales Tax)).
Governmental Funds
Most of the City's basic services are reported in governmental funds, which focus on how money flows into and
out of those funds and the balances left at year-end that are available for spending. These funds are reported using
an accounting method called modified accrual accounting, which measures cash and all other financial assets that
can readily be converted to cash. The governmental fund statements provide a detailed short-term view of the
City's general government operations and the basic services it provides. Governmental fund information helps
you determine whether there are more or fewer financial resources that can be spent in the near future to finance
the City's programs. We describe the relationship (or differences) between governmental activities (reported in
the Statement of Net Assets and the Statement of Activities) and governmental funds in reconciliations at the
bottom of the fund financial statements.
The City maintains eighteen individual governmental funds. 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 the general fund, discretionary sales tax special revenue fund, riverfront redevelopment
special revenue fund, and stormwater utility improvements capital project fund, all of which are considered to be
major funds. Data from the other ten governmental funds are combined into a single, aggregated presentation.
Individual fund data for each nonmajor governmental fund is provided in the form of combining statements
beginning on page 60.
Annual budgets are adopted for all governmental funds except the capital project funds, which are approved on a
"life of the project basis", and the permanent fund, which is not budgeted. The budgetary comparison statements
have been provided for all governmental funds except capital project funds to demonstrate compliance with the
budget.
The basic governmental fund financial statements can be found on pages 18-22 of this report.
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Proprietary Funds
When the City charges customers for the services it provides -whether to outside customers or to other units of
the City -these services are generally reported in proprietary funds. Proprietary funds are reported in the same
way that all activities are reported in the Statement of Net Assets and the Statement of Activities. In fact, the
City's enterprise funds (a component of proprietary funds) are the same as the business-type activities we report
in the government-wide statements but provide more detail and additional information, such as cash flows, for
proprietary funds.
The basic proprietary fund financial statements can be found on page 23-26 of this report.
Fiduciary Funds
The City is the trustee, or fiduciary, for the Police Officers' Pension Plan. The City's fiduciary activities are
reported in separate Statements of Fiduciary Net Assets and Changes in Fiduciary Net Assets on page 27 and 28.
We exclude these activities from the City's other financial statements because the City cannot use these assets to
finance its operations. The City is responsible for ensuring that the assets reported in these funds are used for
their intended purposes.
The City holds deposits for various individuals and businesses for contract performance that are then returned
when the contract has been completed. These deposits are accounted for in an Agency fund, where assets equal
liabilities.
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. The notes to the financial statements can be found on pages 29-
50 of this report.
Other Information
In addition to the basic financial statements and accompanying notes, this report also presents certain required
supplementary information concerning the City's major funds budget and actual comparison and progress in
funding its obligation to provide pension benefits to its employees. Required supplementary information can be
found on pages 51-56 of this report.
THE CITY AS A WHOLE
Financial Analysis of the City as a Whole
The City's combined net assets increased $1.8 million from $46.9 million to $48.8 million or 4%. Looking at the
net assets and net revenues of the governmental and business-type activities, an increase in net assets of
governmental-type activities was offset by a decrease in net assets of the business-type activities. Our analysis
focuses on net assets (Table 1) and changes in net assets (Table 2) of the City's governmental and business-type
activities.
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GOVERNMENT-WIDE STATEMENTS
Statement of Net Assets
The following table reflects the condensed Statements of Net Assets:
Table 1
Statements of Net Assets
as of September 30, 2008 and 2007
(in thousands)
Governmental Activities Business-type Activities Total Primary Government
2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007
Current and other assets $ 21,016 $ 22,173 $ 1,848 $ 2,371 $ 22,864 $ 24,544
Capital assets 34,468 32,942 9,966 10,013 44,434 42,955
Total assets $ 55,484 $ 55,115 $ 11,814 $ 12,384 $ 67,298 $ 67,499
Non-current liabilities $ 15,868 $ 17,110 $ 1,086 $ 1,323 $ 16,954 $ 18,433
Other liabilities 1,231 1,866 294 291 1,525 2,157
Total liabilities $ 17,099 $ 18,976 $ 1,380 $ 1,614 $ 18,479 $ 20,590
Net assets:
Invested in capital assets,
net of related debt $ 24,134 $ 21,469 $ 9,111 $ 8,896 $ 33,245 $ 30,365
Restricted 9,216 9,420 570 570 9,786 9,990
Unrestricted 5,035 5,250 753 1,304 5,788 6,554
Total net assets $ 38,385 $ 36,139 $ 10,434 $ 10,770 $ 48,819 $ 46,909
For more detail information see the Statement of Net Assets on page 15.
Total net assets of the governmental activities increased from $36.139 million to $38.385 million. Total net assets
for business-type activities decreased from $10.770 million to $10.434 million.
The increase in governmental activities capital assets is due to projects that were completed during the period. The
decrease in governmental activities non-current liabilities is due to normal amortization of the long-term debt.
The decrease in unrestricted net assets is mainly due to the corresponding increase in restricted net assets caused
from investment in capital assets.
The overall decrease in net assets for business-type activities is due to the use of unrestricted assets during the
period. The increase in net assets -invested in capital assets of the City's business-type activities is primarily due
to the increase in capital assets funded by the Federal Aviation Administration and the Florida Department of
Transportation for the City's municipal airport.
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The following table shows the revenue and expenses of the total primary government.
Table 2
Changes in Net Assets
For the Fiscal Years Ended September 30, 2008 and 2007
(in thousands)
Governmental Business-type Total Primary
Activities Activities Government
2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007
REVENUES
Program revenues:
Charges for services $ 1,426 $ 1,493 $ 2,309 $ 2,406 $ 3,735 $ 3,899
Operating grants and contributions 786 193 - - 786 193
Capital grants and contributions 836 1,014 494 500 1,330 1,514
General revenues:
Property taxes 5,149 5,090 - - 5,149 5,090
Other taxes 4,754 4,777 - - 4,754 4,777
Intergovernmental 1,990 2,084 - - 1,990 2,084
Other 1,993 2,446 54 137 2,047 2,583
Total revenues 16,934 17,097 2,857 3,043 19,791 20,140
EXPENSES
General government 3,375 3,084 - - 3,375 3,084
Public safety 5,227 5,377 - - 5,227 5,377
Physical environment 1,806 1,695 - - 1,806 1,695
Transportation 2,111 2,276 - - 2,111 2,276
Economic environment 113 606 - - 1 13 606
Culture and recreation 1,421 1,237 - - 1,421 1,237
Golf Course - - 1,488 1,534 1,488 1,534
Airport - - 1,100 1,047 1,100 1,047
Building - - 605 905 605 905
Interest and fiscal charges 635 668 - - 635 668
Total expenses 14,688 14,943 3,193 3,486 17,881 18,429
Change in net assets before transfers 2,246 2,154 (336) (443) 1,910 1,711
Transfers - 43 - (43) - -
Increase in net assets 2,246 2,197 (336) (486) 1,910 1,711
Net assets -October 1, 2007 36,139 33,942 10,770 11,256 46,909 45,198
Net assets -September 30, 2008 $ 38,385 $ 36,139 $ 10,434 $ 10,770 $ 48,819 $ 46,909
Overall the total revenues decreased $349 thousand from the previous year. The total cost of all programs
decreased by 3.0% ($548 thousand). Our analysis below separately considers the operations of governmental and
business-type activities.
Governmental Activities
Governmental activities revenues exceed expenses by $2.246 million. Total revenues decreased approximately
$0.163 million from the previous year. The decline was primarily in categories affected by the slowdown in
economic activity. Less was received in Recreation Impact fees and a downturn was noted in sales taxes and state
shared revenues. Total expenses decreased $.255 million from the previous year. The largest decrease in
spending was in the category of transportation.
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Governmental Activities Comparison
for Fiscal Year 2008 and Fiscal Year 2007
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Revenues of the City's business-type activities (see Table 2) decreased $0.186 million primarily because of a
decline in investment income and due to a reduction in building permit fees as a result of the slowdown in
activity. Expenses fell by 8.3% for all the City's business-type activities, with expenses for Golf Course dropping
3.0% and Building Enterprise falling by 33.1%. Airport expenses increased 5.0%, primarily due to additional
depreciation on capital assets. The City's Municipal Airport enjoys a continued interest by the Florida
Department of Transportation-Aviation Section and Federal Aviation Administration to upgrade the airport
facilities as evidenced by repeated support via grant funding.
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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.
As the City completed the fiscal year, its governmental funds (as presented in the balance sheet on pages 18-19)
reported a combined fund balance of $19.5 million, which is a decrease of $0.5 million over the prior year of
$20.0 million. Approximately 45.8% of this total amount ($8.9 million) constitutes unreserved, undesignated fund
balance, which is available for spending at the City's discretion. The remainder of fund balance is reserved or
designated to indicate that it is not available for new spending because it has already been committed 1) to pay
debt service ($0.4 million), 2) to fund capital projects ($8.3 million), 3) to generate income to pay for the
perpetual care of the municipal cemetery ($0.8 million), or 4) for a variety of other restricted or designated
purposes ($1.1 million).
The general fund is the chief operating fund of the City. At the end of the fiscal year, unreserved, undesignated
fund balance of the general fund was $5,534,856, while total fund balance was $6,308,182. As a measure of the
general fund's liquidity, it may be useful to compare both unreserved fund balance and total fund balance to total
fund expenditures. Unreserved, undesignated fund balance represents 46 percent of total general fund
expenditures, while total fund balance represents 52 percent of that same amount.
The fund balance of the City's general fund decreased by $82,605 during the current fiscal year. Key factors in
this reduction are as follows:
• Intergovernmental revenues decreased by $79,405, due to lower sales tax and state shared revenues.
• Investment earnings decreased by $138,379, as a result of the decline in interest rates.
• Capital outlay decreased by $97,103, as compared to the amounts previously expended.
The discretionary sales tax revenue special revenue fund has a total unreserved and undesignated fund balance
of $1,119,945. The decrease of the total fund balance from prior year ($1,006,994) is mainly due to transfers
made to the capital project funds for capital improvements and the advance made to the airport fund.
The riverfront redevelopment special revenue fund has an unreserved and undesignated fund balance of
$16,404. The decrease of the total fund balance from the prior year ($339,561) is mainly due to transfers made to
the capital project funds for capital improvements.
The transportation improvements capital project fund has a total fund balance of $2,797,157, all of which is
encumbered or reserved for transportation related construction such as roads, intersections and sidewalks.
The stormwater utility improvements capital project fund has a total fund balance of $5,039,510, all of which
is reserved for stormwater capital projects. The increase of the total fund balance from the prior year ($419,625) is
due to transfers from special revenue funds to fund several stormwater capital projects.
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Proprietary Funds
The City's proprietary funds provide the same type of information found in the government-wide financial
statements, but in more detail.
The total net assets of the golf course fund at the end of the fiscal year amounted to $446,367, while the
unrestricted net assets amounted to $633. Compared to the prior year in the same category, net assets are $32,723
less than the prior year, while the unrestricted net assets has a decrease of $237,211 from the prior year. This is
mainly due to the decline in operating income as compared to the prior year. Detailed golf course net assets
information is presented on page 23.
The total net assets of the airport fund at the end of the fiscal year amounted to $9,160,573, while the
unrestricted net assets (deficit) amounted to ($43,470). Compared to the prior year in the same category, net assets
have decreased by $78,798 while the unrestricted net assets have decreased $101,423 to result in a deficit of
$43,470. The decrease in unrestricted net assets is mainly due to the construction of airport capital projects.
The total net assets of the building fund at the end of the fiscal year amounted to $827,536, while the unrestricted
net assets amounted to $795,914. The building fund experienced a large operating loss, as a result of the
slowdown in activity and drop in building permit fees.
Other factors concerning the finances of these three funds have already been addressed in the discussion of the
City's business-type activities.
General Fund Budgetary Highlights
Over the course of the fiscal year, the City Council revised the City budget four times. These budget amendments
fall into four categories. The first category includes amendments and supplemental appropriations that were
approved shortly after the beginning of the year and reflect fund balances carried over from the prior fiscal year to
fund outstanding encumbrances. The second category includes adjustments for unanticipated revenues. The third
category includes the changes that the Council made during the year to take into account the City's offering of an
employee early retirement program and to cover additional costs for ditch and Swale mowing. The fourth
category includes supplemental appropriations for required police pension contributions. During the fiscal year,
the City amended the general fund budget in the amount of $273,263 for all these items. The main components of
the increase are as follows:
• $62,445 supplemental appropriation to general fund departments for encumbered amounts carried forward
from the prior fiscal year.
• $25,004 supplemental appropriation for unanticipated proceeds from a COPS in Schools Grant.
• $12,000 supplemental appropriation for revenue from the lease of the old school house 2"d floor.
• $4,089 supplemental appropriation for an insurance reimbursement on a damaged city vehicle.
• $6,525 supplemental appropriation for unanticipated proceeds from a JAG grant
• $15,400 supplemental appropriation for a contribution from the Greer Trust for police expenditures.
• $122,800 supplemental appropriation to the police department for the required pension contribution.
• $25,000 supplemental appropriation for cost associated with an employee's early retirement.
During the fiscal year, total general fund actual revenues were less than final amended budgetary estimates and
total general fund actual expenditures were less than the final amended budgetary estimates. The shortfall in
anticipated revenues was mainly due to a decline in intergovernmental revenues, specifically the City's share of
sales tax proceeds. Lower than anticipated investment earnings also contributed to the shortfall. Positive
variances on expenditures resulted in a much lower draw on existing fund balances than had been anticipated.
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CAPITAL ASSET AND DEBT ADMINISTRATION
C~.pital Assets
At the end of fiscal year 2008 the City had $66,042,300 invested in a broad range of capital assets, including land,
police and public works equipment, buildings, park facilities, roads, bridges, and stormwater drainage structures.
This amount represents a net increase (including additions and deductions) of $3,808,395, or 6.1%, over last year.
The following table illustrates the changes in capital assets. See page 38 and page 39 in the notes to the financial
statements for detailed changes in capital assets.
Table 3
Governmental Business-type
Activities Activities Totals
2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007
Land $ 5,696,946 $ 5,696,946 $ 9,060 $ 9,060 $ 5,706,006 $ 5,706,006
Buildings $ 11,158,739 10,996,497 3,726,258 3,232,472 14,884,997 14,228,969
Improvements $ 5,149,267 4,970,638 1,866,928 1,216,078 7,016,195 6,186,716
Equipment $ 7,390,752 6,820,051 922,575 804,465 8,313,327 7,624,516
Infrastructure $ 22,259,149 18,677,191 6,226,110 5,817,369 28,485,259 24,494,560
Construction-in
Progress $ 1,520,565 2,692,704 115,951 1,300,434 1,636,516 3,993,138
Totals $ 53,175,418 $ 49,854,027 $ 12,866,882 $ 12,379,878 $ 66,042,300 $ 62,233,905
Governmental activities had the following major increases during the fiscal year:
• An increase in buildings mainly due to renovation of the Community Center.
• An increase in improvements due to the capitalization of work completed at parks and playgrounds.
An increase in equipment mainly due to capitalization of new police vehicles.
An increase in infrastructure mainly due to the work on roadways and stormwater drainage system.
Business-type activities had the following major increases during the fiscal year:
• An increase in buildings mainly due to the completion of the municipal airport maintenance building.
• An increase in improvements mainly due to work on the municipal airport lighting and signage.
An increase in equipment mainly due to the purchase of municipal airport maintenance equipment.
An increase in infrastructure mainly due to installation of the municipal airport fuel tank.
A decrease in construction in progress primarily due to the completion of airport security upgrades.
Debt
On September 30, 2008, the City had $15,203,147 in bonds, notes and capital leases outstanding versus
$16,791,805 on September 30, 2007 - a decrease of 9.5% - as shown in the table on the following page:
The decrease in debt is solely attributable to the retirement of debts. The Infrastructure Sales Surtax Revenue
Bonds, Series 2003 and Series 2003A and the Stormwater Utility Revenue Bonds, Series 2003 were initially
insured by AAA rated insurance agencies and rated AAA, which is the highest rating given by rating agencies.
The City's Recreational Facilities Improvement and Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2001 received a AAA
rating from Standard & Poor's. However, ratings on the insurance agencies have recently been downgraded. All
of the City's other debt, primarily notes and a capital lease, are not rated. Other obligations of the City include
accrued vacation pay and sick leave.
Additional information on the City's long-term debt can be found on pages 42 through 45 in the notes to the
financial statements.
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Infrastructure sales surtax revenue
Table 4
Governmental
Activities _
2008 2007
Business-type
Activities
2008 2007
Totals
2008 2007
bonds, Series 2003 $ 6,840,000 $ 7,405,000 $ - $ - $ 6,840,000 $ 7,405,000
Infrastructure sales surtax revenue
bonds, Series 2003A 1,605,000 1,740,000 - - 1,605,000 1,740,000
Stormwater utility revenue bonds,
Series 2003 4,570,000 4,815,000 - - 4,570,000 4,815,000
Notes payable (backed by local
option gas tax) 1,333,197 1,566,840 - - 1,333,197 1,566,840
Capital lease obligation (backed
by City) - 147,539 - - - 147,539
Recreational facilities
improvements and refunding
revenue bonds, series 2001 - - 854,950 1,117,426 854,950 l,l 17,426
Totals $ 14,348,197 $ 15,674,379 $ 854,950 $ 1,117,426 $ 15,203,147 $ 16,791,805
ECONOMIC FACTORS AND NEXT YEAR'S BUDGETS AND RATES
The City's elected and appointed officials considered many factors when setting the fiscal year 2009 budget, tax
rates, and fees that will be charged for the business-type activities. One of those factors is the economy.
Sebastian's local economy consists largely of retail and service industries. Less than one percent is devoted to
industrial activities. Construction of new homes is the largest single business in the area. Some of the largest
retail stores include Publix Supermarket and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.® The Indian River County unemployment rate
in 2008 was 9.7% up from 6.0% in the previous year. This is analogous to the economic slowdown being
experienced throughout the state and nation. In fiscal year 2008, the city experienced a major reduction in
property value (11.8% decrease) and a large decrease in construction permits (from 116 to 60). The decrease in
construction permits reflects the state and national trend and is consistent with the overall housing market.
These indicators were taken into account when adopting the General Fund budget for fiscal year 2009. Amounts
available for appropriation in the General Fund budget are $11,850,747, a decrease of l.l% from the original
fiscal year 2008 budget of $11,980,334. Uncertainty about the slowdown in building activity and concern about
measures that may be enacted by the State to limit revenues and spending has caused the City to limit spending.
The City has determined that it should proceed cautiously and be in a better position to address those mandates.
The Golf Course has experienced a decrease in golf revenues in fiscal year 2008 mainly due to a slow down in
number of rounds being played. Although it was able to reduce operating expenses, it was unable to meet the
bond coverage requirement on the Recreational Facilities Improvement and Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series
2001 bond issue. The coverage requirement is defined as the net revenues being equal to at least 125% of the
annual debt service payment. City management continues to monitor the operation and intends to develop
recommendations that could resolve the deficiency.
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
This financial report is designed to provide our citizens, taxpayers, customers, investors and creditors with a
general overview of the City's finances and to show the City's accountability for the money it receives. If you
have questions about this report or need additional information, contact the Finance Department at City of
Sebastian, 1225 Main Street, Sebastian, Florida 32958.
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City of Sebastian, Florida
Statement of Net Assets
September 30, 2008
ASSETS
Governmental
Activities
Business-type
Activities Total
Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,425,586 $ 1,222,230 $ 3,647,816
Investments 6,767,902 399,597 7,167,499
Receivables 897,838 60,505 958,343
Special assessment receivable 3,849 - 3,849
Internal balances 485,000 (485,000) -
Prepaid items 114,788 20,683 135,471
Inventory 66,740 32,013 98,753
Restricted assets:
Temporarily restricted:
Cash and cash equivalents 1,525,634 - 1,525,634
Investments 7,566,234 570,149 8,136,3 83
Permanently restricted:
Cash and cash equivalents 500,240 - 500,240
Investments 151, ~ 35 - 151,135
Overfunded pension costs 100,275 - 100,275
Deferred charges 410,424 27,794 438,218
Capital assets not being depreciated:
Land 5,696,946 9,060 5,706,006
Construction in progress 1,520,565 115,951 1,636,516
Capital assets (net of accumulated depreciation):
Buildings 8,870,828 3,230,862 12,101,690
Improvements other than buildings 3,498,624 1,502,474 5,001,098
Machinery and equipment 1,949,498 358,833 2,308,331
Infrastructure 12,931,651 4,749,021 17,680,672
Total assets 55,483,757 11,814,172 67,297,929
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and other current
liabilities 989,164 125,349 1,114,513
Accrued interest payable 239,167 17,845 257,012
Deferred revenues
Unearned revenues 3,269 139,353 142,622
Rent concession liability - 11,000 11,000
Non-current liabilities:
Due within one year 1,338,905 301,985 1,640,890
Due in more than one year 14,528,717 784,164 15,312,881
Total liabilities 17,099,222 1,379,696 18,478,918
NET ASSETS
Invested in capital assets, net of related debt 24,133,550 9,111,251 33,244,801
Restricted for:
Capital projects 4,926,792 - 4,926,792
Debt service 424,782 310,090 734,872
Road projects 3,023,949 - 3,023,949
Community redevelopment 16,404 - 16,404
Perpetual care:
Expendable 620,792 - 620,792
Nonexpendable 151,135 - 151,135
Other purposes 51,947 260,059 312,006
Unrestricted 5,035,184 753,076 5,788,260
Total net assets $ 38,384,535 $ 10,434,476 $ 48,819,011
The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this financial statement
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City of Sebastian, Florida
Statement of Activities
For the year ended September 30, 2008
Function/Program
Governmental activities:
General government
Public safety
Physical environment
Transportation
Economic environment
Cultural/recreation
Interest and fiscal charges
Total governmental activities
Business-type activities:
Golf Course
Airport
Building
Total business-type activities
Total government
Program Revenues
Operating Capital
Charges for Grants and Grants and
Expenses Services Contributions Contributions
$ 3,375,178 $ 353,836 $ 21,349 ~ -
5,226,512 85,009 433,108 -
1,805,755 903,285 313,000 39,992
2,111,360 - 18,559 601,390
113,101 - - -
1,420,734 83,378 - 194,225
634,891 - - -
14,687,531 1,425,508 786,016 835,607
1,488,472 1,438,233 - -
1,099,653 523,989 - 494,098
605,422 347,189 - -
3,193,547 2,309,411 - 494,098
$ 17,881,078 $ 3,734,919 $ 786,016 $ 1,329,705
General Revenues:
Property taxes, levied for general purposes
Sales and use taxes
Franchise fees
State shared revenues not restricted to specific programs
Interest earnings
Miscellaneous
Total general revenues
Change in net assets
Net assets -beginning
Net assets -ending
The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this financial statement.
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Net (Expense) Revenue and
Changes in Net Assets
Governmental Business-type
Activities Activities Total
$ (2,999,993) $ - $ (2,999,993)
(4,708,395) - (4,708,395)
(549,478) - (549,478)
(1,491,411) - (1,491,411)
(113,101) - (113,101)
(1,143,131) - (1,143,131)
(634,891) - (634,891)
(11,640,400) - (11,640,400)
- (50,239) (50,239)
- (81,566) (81,566)
- (258,233) (258,233)
- (390,038) (390,038)
(11,640,400) (390,038) (12,030,438)
5,149,047 - 5,149,047
4,753,718 - 4,753,718
1,199,762 - 1,199,762
1,989,606 - 1,989,606
634,919 54,237 689,156
159,300 - 159,300
_ 13,886,352 54,237 13,940,589
2,245,952 (335,801) 1,910,151
36,138,583 10,770,277 46,908,860
$ 38,384,535 $ 10,434,476 $ 48,819,011
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City of Sebastian, Florida
Balance Sheet
Governmental Funds
September 30, 2008
Stormwater
Discretionary Riverfront Transportation Utility
General Sales Tax Redevelopment Improvements Improvements
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,233,186 $ 226,402 $ 17,520 $ 178,843 $ 357,164
Investments 4,766,675 682,162 - 2,749,678 4,816,557
Accounts receivables 244,190 - - - -
Special assessments receivable 3,849 - - - -
Due from other governments 232,744 210,070 - 16,140 31,200
Interest receivable 1,769 1,319 23 - -
Inventory 66,740 - - - -
Prepaid items 114,788 - - - -
Advance to other funds 200,000 285,000 - - -
Total assets $ 6,863,941 $ 1,404,953 $ 17,543 $ 2,944,661 $ 5,204,921
LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCES
Liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 527,409 $ 8 $ 1,139 $ 139,191 $ 165,411
Retainage payable - - - 8,312 -
Due to other governments 21,232 - - - -
Deferred revenues 3,849 - - - -
Unearned revenues 66 - - - -
Other deposits held in escrow 3,203 - - - -
Total liabilities 555,759 8 1,139 147,503 165,411
Fund balances:
Reserved for:
Encumbrance 8,473 - - - -
Advance to other funds 200,000 285,000 - - -
Debt service - - - - -
Capital projects - - - 2,797,157 5,039,510
Property and casualty 100,000 - - - -
Cemetery care - - - - -
Law enforcement - - - - -
Emergency services 350,000 - - - -
Equipment replacement 81,400 - - - -
Unreserved:
Designated for employee events 8,367 - - - -
Designated for law enforcement 25,086 - - - -
Undesignated, reported in:
General fund 5,534,856 - - - -
Special revenue funds - 1,119,945 16,404 - -
Total fund balances 6,308,182 1,404,945 16,404 2,797,157 5,039,510
Total liabilities and fund balances $ 6,863,941 $ 1,404,953 $ 17,543 $ 2,944,660 $ 5,204,921
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the statement of net assets are different because:
Capital assets used in governmental activities are not financial resources, therefore, are not reported in the funds.
Negative net pension obligation resulting from overfunding of the police officers' pension plan.
Accrued other post employment and temunation benefits are not financial uses, therefore, are not reported in the funds.
Long-term liabilities are not due and payable in the current period and, therefore, are not reported in the funds.
Accrued long term debt interest expenses are not financial uses, therefore, are not reported in the funds.
Accrued arbitrage rebate is reported as liabilities.
Some interest receivables are not financial resources in the current period and, therefore, are not reported in the funds.
Special assessment receivables are not financial resources in the current period, therefore, are reported as deferred revenues.
Net assets of governmental activities
The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this financial statement.
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Other Total
Governmental Governmental
Funds Funds
$ 2,438,345 $ 4,451,460
1,470,200 14,485,272
- 244,190
- 3,849
57,967 548,121
2,830 5,941
- 66,740
- 114,788
- 485,000
$ 3,969,342 $ 20,405,361
$ 9,171 $ 842,329
- 8,312
- 21,232
- 3,849
- 66
- 3,203
9,171 878,991
8,473
485,000
424,782 424,782
439,327 8,275,994
- 100,000
771,927 771,927
51,947 51,947
- 350,000
- 81,400
- 8,367
- 25,086
- 5,534,856
2,272,188 3,408,537
3,960,171 19,526,369
$ 3,969,342
34,468,112
100,275
(292,367)
(15,256,031)
(239,167)
(26,091)
99,586
3,849
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City of Sebastian, Florida
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances
Governmental Funds
For the Year Ended September 30, 2008
Stormwater
Discretionary Riverfront Transportation Utility
General Sales Tax Redevelopment Improvements Improvements
REVENUES:
Taxes:
Property $ 4,645,663 $ - $ 503,384 $ - $ -
Public utility 2,250,781 - - - -
Sales - 2,502,937 - - -
Motor fuel - - - - -
Franchise fees 1,199,762 - - - -
Licensesand permits 163,471 - - - -
Intergovernmental 2,141,810 - - 161,400 352,992
Impact fees - - - - -
Charges for services 319,123 - - - -
Fines 46,132 - - - -
Investment earnings 202,380 46,721 10,891 23,432 191,575
Contributions and donations 300,368 - - - -
Other revenue 154,044 - 75 - -
Total revenues 11,423,534 2,549,658 514,350 184,832 544,567
EXPENDITURES:
Current:
General government 3,087,789 - - - -
Public safety 4,677,533 - - - -
Physical environment 1,368,507 - - - -
Transportation 1,339,308 - - - -
Economic environment - - 113,101 - -
Culture and recreation 1,079,379 - - - -
Debt Service:
Principal - - - - -
Interest and fiscal charges - - - - -
Capital outlay 490,161 - 106,249 1,123,953 1,443,386
Total expenditures 12,042,677 - 219,350 1,123,953 1,443,386
Excess (deficiency) of revenues
over (under) expenditures (619,143) 2,549,658 295,000 (939,121) (898,819)
OTHER FINANCING
SOURCES (USES)
Transfers in 536,538 - - 1,795,812 1,318,444
Transfers out - (3,556,652) (634,561) - -
Total other financing sources (uses) 536,538 (3,556,652) (634,561) 1,795,812 1,318,444
Net changes in fund balances (82,605) (1,006,994) (339,561) 856,691 419,625
Fund balances -beginning 6,390,787 2,411,939 355,965 1,940,466 4,619,885
Fund balances -ending $ 6,308,182 $ 1,404,945 $ 16,404 $ 2,797,157 $ 5,039,510
The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this financial statement.
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Other Total
Governmental Governmental
Funds Funds
$ - $ 5,149,047
- 2,250,781
- 2,502,937
601,390 601,390
- 1,199,762
- 163,471
18,559 2,674,761
32,825 32,825
890,494 1,209,617
19,114 65,246
172,313 647,312
1,885 302,253
5,181 159,300
1,741,761 16,958,702
3,087,789
85 4,677,618
86 1,368,593
205,737 1,545,045
- 113,101
- 1,079,379
1,326,182 1,326,182
611,554 611,554
471,161 3,634,910
2,614,805 17,444,171
(873,044) (485,469)
2,029,102 5,679,896
(1,488,683) (5,679,896)
540,419 -
(332,625) (485,469)
4,292,796 20,011,838
$ 3,960,171 $ 19,526,369
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City of Sebastian, Florida
Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures,
and Changes in Fund Balances of Governmental Funds
To the Statement of Activities
For the Year Ended September 30, 2008
Net change in fund balances -total governmental funds
Amount reported for governmental activities in the statement of activities are
different because:
Some interest revenues reported in the statement of activities do not constitute
current financial resources, therefore, are not reported as revenues in governmental
funds.
Governmental funds report capital outlay as expenditures. However, in the
statement of activities, the cost of those assets is allocated over their estimated
useful lives as depreciation expense.
Governmental funds only report the disposal of assets to the extent proceeds are
received from the sale. In the statement of activities, a gain or loss is reported for
each disposal.
An amount previously capitalized as construction in progress was expensed due to
the project being cancelled.
Overfunded pension contributions are reported as expenditures in the fund financial
statements and recorded as a net pension asset on the statement of net assets.
Repayment of bond principal, note principal, and capital lease principal are
expenditures in the governmental funds, but the payment reduces long-term
liabilities in the statement of net assets.
Some expenses reported in the statement of activities do not require the use of
current financial resources, therefore, are not reported as expenditures in the
governmental funds.
Change in net assets of governmental activities
The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this financial statement.
(485,469)
13,698
1,585,940
(26,891)
(32,850)
(21,637)
1,326,182
(113,021)
$ 2,245,952
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ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
Investments
Restricted cash, cash equivalents and
investments:
Revenue bond covenant accounts
Accounts receivable
Due from other governments
Interest receivable
Inventory
Prepaid items
Total current assets
Nonc^irrent assets:
Deferred charges
Capital assets:
Land
Buildings
Improvements other than buildings
Machinery and equipment
Infrastructure
Construction in process
Less accumulated depreciation
Total noncurrent assets
Total assets
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
Advance from other fund
Due to other governments
Unearned revenues
Accrued termination benefits
Compensated absences
Matured bonds payable
Total current liabilities
Non-current liabilities:
Accrued termination benefits
Compensated absences
Unfunded OPEB obligation
Rent concession liability
Bonds payable (net of unamortized premium
and deferred amount on refunding)
Total non-current liabilities
Total liabilities
City of Sebastian, Florida
Statement of Net Assets
Proprietary Funds
September 30, 2008
Enterprise Funds
Golf Course
Airport Building Totals
$ 162,191 $ 477,977 $ 582,062 $ 1,222,230
2,525 - 397,072 399,597
570,149 - - 570,149
- 11,000 - 11,000
- 47,865 - 47,865
208 619 813 1,640
9,796 22,217 - 32,013
9,351 6,288 5,044 20,683
754,220 565,966 984,991 2,305,177
27,794 - - 27,794
- 9,060 - 9,060
331,228 3,395,030 - 3,726,258
206,265 1,660,663 - 1,866,928
360,060 501,988 60,527 922,575
1,100,951 5,125,159 - 6,226,110
- 115,951 - 115,951
(1,267,969) (1,603,808) (28,904) (2,900,681)
758,329 9,204,043 31,623 9,993,995
1,512,549 9,770,009 1,016,614 12,299,172
57,960 61,604 15,602 135,166
- 485,000 - 485,000
6,795 1,233 - 8,028
62,549 - 76,804 139,353
- - 12,342 12,342
1,588 1,647 6,408 9,643
280,000 - - 280,000
408,892 549,484 111,156 1,069,532
64,485 42,209
6,854 17,743
11,000 -
7,097 7,097
58,465 165,159
12,360 36,957
- 11,000
574,951 - - 574,951
657,290 59,952 77,922 795,164
1,066,182 609,436 189,078 1,864,696
NET ASSETS
Invested in capital assets, net of related debt (124,415) 9,204,043 31,623 9,111,251
Restricted for:
Debt service 310,090 - - 310,090
Other purposes 260,059 - - 260,059
Unrestricted (deficit) 633 (43,470) 795,913 753,076
Total net assets $ 446,367 $ 9,160,573 $ 827,536 $ 10,434,476
The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this financial statement.
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City of Sebastian, Florida
Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Fund Net Assets
Proprietary Funds
For the Year Ended September 30, 2008
Operating revenues:
Charges for fees and rents:
Building permit fees
Golf course fees pledged as
security for revenue bonds
Rents
Other revenue
Total operating revenues
Operating expenses:
Salaries, wages and employee benefits
Contractual services, materials and supplies
Depreciation
Total operating expenses
Operating income (loss)
Nonoperating revenues (expenses):
Interest income
Interest income pledged as security
for revenue bonds
Interest expense
Bond amortization expense
Gain on disposal of capital assets
Loss on disposal of capital assets
Total nonoperating revenues (expenses)
Income/(loss) before capital contributions
and transfers
Capital contributions
Change in net assets
Total net assets -beginning
Total net assets -ending
Enterprise Funds
Golf Course Airport Building Totals
$ - $ - $ 347,189 $ 347,189
1,400,163 - - 1,400,163
29,308 294,211 - 323,519
8,762 225,854 - 234,616
1,438,233 520,065 347,189 2,305,487
367,819 234,405 435,882 1,038,106
979,350 386,045 157,435 1,522,830
82,881 479,203 12,105 574,189
1,430,050 1,099,653 605,422 3,135,125
8,183 (579,588) (258,233) (829,638)
- 2,768 33,953 36,721
17,516 - - 17,516
(43,215) - - (43,215)
(13,897) - - (13,897)
- 3,924 - 3,924
(1,310) - - (1,310)
(40,906) 6,692 33,953 (261)
(32,723) (572,896) (224,280)
- 494,098 -
(829,899)
494,098
(32,723) (78,798) (224,280) (335,801)
479,090 9,239,371 1,051,816 10,770,277
$ 446,367 $ 9,160,573 $ 827,536 $ 10,434,476
The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this fmancial statement.
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City of Sebastian, Florida
Statement of Cash Flows
Proprietary Funds
For the Year Ended September 30, 2008
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING
ACTIVITIES:
Cash received from customers and users
Cash payments to suppliers
Cash payments for employee services
Net cash provided (used) by operating
activities
CASH FLOWS FROM CAPITAL AND
RELATED FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Acquisition and construction of capital assets
Proceeds from sale of assets
Receipt from capital grants
Receipt from advance from other fund
Principal paid on revenue bond maturities
Bond issuance costs
Interest paid on revenue bonds
Net cash provided (used) by capital and
related financing activities
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING
ACTIVITIES:
Interest on investments
Net cash provided by investing activities
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents, October 1
Cash and cash equivalents, September 30
Enterprise Funds
Golf Course Airport Building Totals
$ 1,431,642 $ 514,398 $ 411,116 $ 2,357,156
(953,343) (415,883) (]57,468) (1,526,694)
(357,710) (219,011) (448,984) (1,025,705)
120,589 (120,496) (195,336) (195,243)
(26,945)
(519,115)
3,924
656,567
285 000
(546,060)
(270,000) -
7,525 -
(48,615) -
(338,035) 426,376
- 3,924
- 656,567
- 285,000
- (270,000)
- 7,525
- (48,615)
- 88,341
17,370 2,275 40,453 60,098
17,370 2,275 40,453 60,098
(200,076) 308,155 (154,883) (46,804)
934,941 169,822 1,134,017 2,238,780
$ 734,865 $ 477,977 $ 979,134 $ 2,191,976
The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this financial statement.
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City of Sebastian, Florida
Statement of Cash Flows
Proprietary Funds
For the Year Ended September 30, 2008
(Continued)
Reconciliation of operating income (loss) to
net cash provided (used) by operating activities:
Operating income (loss)
Adjustments to reconcile operating income to net
cash provided (used) by operating activities:
Depreciation expense
(Increase) Decrease in assets:
Accounts receivable
Prepaid expenses
Inventories
Increase (Decrease) in liabilities:
Accounts payable
Due to other governments
Rent concession liability
Accrued termination benefits
Accrued compensated absences
Accrued OPEB liability
Unearned revenues
Total adjustments
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities
Cash and cash equivalents reconciliation:
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
Investments
Restricted asset:
Investments
Cash and cash equivalents at September 30
Enterprise Funds
Golf Course Airport Building
Totals
$ 8,183 $ (579,588) $ (258,233) ~ (829,638)
82,881 479,203 12,105 574,189
- 4,896 - 4,896
(2,542) 1,623 7 (912)
378 4,886 - 5,264
30,656 (36,026) (40) (5,410)
(484) (321) - (805)
(2,000) - - (2,000)
- - (18,550) (18,550)
9,343 13,704 4,311 27,358
765 1,690 1,137 3,592
(6,591) (10,563) 63,927 46,773
112,406 459,092 62,897 634,395
$ 120,589 $ (120,496) $ (195,336) $ (195,243)
$ 162,191 $ 477,977 $ 582,062 $ 1,222,230
2,525 - 397,072 399,597
570,149 - - 570,149
$ 734,865 $ 477,977 $ 979,134 $ 2,191,976
The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this financial statement.
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City of Sebastian, Florida
Statement of Fiduciary Net Assets
Fiduciary Funds
September 30, 2008
Pension
Trust
Police
Officers'
Pension
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents
Interest and dividends receivable
Investments, at fair value:
United States treasuries
United States agency notes
Domestic corporate bonds
Domestic corporate equities
Total investments
Total assets
LIABILITIES
Refunds payable
Total liabilities
NET ASSETS
Held in trust for pension benefits
$ 436,731
32,390
398,420
1,051,396
799,081
2,756,798
5,005,695
5,474,816
Agency
Performance
Deposits
$ 408,710
408,710
408,710
408,710
$ 5,474,816 $ -
The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this financial statement.
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City of Sebastian, Florida
Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Assets
Fiduciary Fund -Pension Trust
For the Year Ended September 30, 2008
Police
Officers'
Pension
ADDITIONS
Contributions:
Employer $ 376,769
Plan members 108,051
State 122, 800
Total contributions 607,620
Investment earnings:
Net decrease in fair value of investments (784,607)
Interest and dividends 193,805
Total investment earnings (590,802)
Less investment expenses (33,833)
Net investment earnings (624,635)
Total additions (17,015)
DEDUCTIONS
Benefits 105,203
Refunded contributions 21,463
Administrative expenses 18,279
Total deductions 144,945
Change in net assets (161,960)
Net assets - beginnuig ofyear 5,636,776
Net assets -end of year $ 5,474,816
The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this financial statement.
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City of Sebastian, Florida
Notes to the Financial Statements
September 30, 2008
I. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The City of Sebastian (the "City"), a Florida Municipal Corporation, was incorporated in 1924 under Sections 1826-1832 of the Revised
Florida Statutes. The City has a population of 22,9241iving in an area of approximately 14.6 square miles. The governing body is a five
member elected City Council with a mayor elected from the five members. The City Council appoints the City Manager who is
responsible for the administration of all City services.
The financial statements of the City have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles as applied to
governmental units. The more significant of the City's accounting policies are described below:
A. ReportinE Entity
In evaluating the City as a reporting entity, management has included all component units in accordance with Governmental
Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statement No. 14, "Defining the Financial Reporting Entity" and Statement No. 39 - an
amendment of GASB No. 14. The Financial Reporting Entity consists of the City of Sebastian (the primary government) and its
blended component units. Blended component units are legally separate organizations for which the City Council is financially
accountable. 'The component units discussed below are included in the City's reporting entity.
Blended Component Units
The following component units are blended with the primary government for financial statement purposes because the component
unit's governing body is substantially the same as the City Council or because the component unit exclusively serves the City. The
financial statements of these component units may be obtained from the Finance Department of the City of Sebastian.
Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) -'The governing body of the CRA is the Sebastian City Council. The CRA is accounted
for in a special revenue fund entitled "Riverfront Redevelopment". F.S. Section 163.387(8) requires an independent audit of the fund
each fiscal year and a report of such audit. The City has presented the CRA as a major fund of the City to satisfy this requirement
simply due to the scope of the audit for a major fund is broader than anon-major fund.
City of Sebastian Police Officers' Pension Plan -The City Council only appoints two of the five members of the governing board,
but it is financially responsible for funding the police officers' pension benefits. The City of Sebastian Police Officers' Pension Trust
Fund only exists to provide pension benefits to City of Sebastian police officers. It is accounted for as a Pension Trust fund entitled
"Police Officers' Pension".
B. Government-wide and fund financial statements
The government-wide financial statements (i.e., the statement of net assets and the statement of changes in net assets) report
information on all of the nonfiduciary activities of the primary government and its blended 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.
Separate fund 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.
GASB Statement No. 34 Basic Financial Statements and Management Discussion and Analysis for State and Local Governments sets
forth minimum criteria (percentage of the assets, liabilities, revenues or expenditures/expenses of either fund category or the
governmental and enterprise funds combined) for the determination of major funds. The nonmajor funds are combined in a column
in the fund financial statements and detailed in the combining section.
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C. Measurement Focus. Basis of Accountine, and Financial Statement Presentation
1. Economic Resources Measurement Focus and Accrual Basis of Accountin
The government-wide financial statements are reported using the economic resources measurement focus and the accrual basis
of accounting, as are the proprietary fund and fiduciary fund financial statements. This means that revenues are recorded when
earned and expenses are recorded when a liability is incurred, regardless of the timing of the 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.
In applying the "susceptible to accrual" concept to intergovernmental revenues pursuant to GASB Statement No. 33, Accounting
and Financial Reporting for Nonexchange Transactions as amended by GASB Statement No. 36, Recipient Reporting of Certain
Shared Nonexchange Revenues (the City may act as either provider or recipient), the provider should recognize liabilities and
expenses and the recipient should recognize receivables and revenue when the applicable eligibility requirements including time
requirements, are met. Resources transmitted before the eligibility requirements are met should, under most circumstances, be
reported as advances by the provider and deferred revenue by the recipient.
Private-sector standards of accounting and financial reporting issued prior to December 1, 1989, generally are followed in both
the government-wide and proprietary fund financial statements to the extent that those standards do not conflict with or
contradict guidance of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board. Governments also have the option of following
subsequent private-sector guidance for their business-type activities and enterprise funds, subject to this same limitation. The
government has elected not to follow subsequent private-sector guidance.
As a general rule the effect of interfund activity has been eliminated from the government-wide financial statements.
The statement of activities demonstrates the degree to which the direct expenses of a given function or segment are 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 properly included among program revenues are
reported instead as general revenues.
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 golf course fund and the building fund are charges to customers for
services and for the airport fund lease revenue. Operating expenses for enterprise funds include 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.
The agency fund reports only assets and liabilities; therefore, it does not have a measurement focus. However, it uses the accrual
basis of accounting to recognize receivables and payables.
2. Modified Accrual
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. "Available" means
collectible within the current period or soon enough thereafter to be used to pay liabilities of the current period. For this
purpose, the City considers revenues to be available if they are collected within sixty (60) days of the end of the current fiscal
period except grant revenues. The City considers grant revenues to be available if they are collected within one year of the end
of the current fiscal period. All material revenues, except for occupational licenses and property taxes, are considered
measurable and available and are thus susceptible to accrual. Occupational licenses are not considered available since neither a
legally enforceable claim exists nor were the related services provided before October 1, 2007. Expenditures are generally
recognized under the modified accrual basis of accounting when the related fund liability is incurred, if measurable. An
exception to this general rule is principal and interest on general long-term obligations, which are recognized when due.
Property taxes, public utility taxes, franchise fees, sales and fuel taxes, licenses, and interest associated with the current fiscal
period are all considered to be susceptible to accrual and so have been recognized as revenues in 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.
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The government reports the following major governmental funds:
The general fund is the government'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 discretionary sales tax fund accounts for the financial resources used for infrastructure improvements
and equipment purchases.
The riverfront redevelopment fund accounts for tax increment revenues that are legally restricted for the
redevelopment of the City's riverfront area.
The transportation improvements fund accounts for transportation related construction such as, roads,
intersections, and sidewalks and is funded with governmental resources, impact fees, local option gas tax, and
state grants.
The stormwater utility improvements fund accounts for the resources associated with debt and stormwater
assessment fees for the purpose of constructing stormwater related improvements.
The government reports the following major proprietary funds:
The golf course fund accounts for the activities of the municipal golf course.
The airport fund accounts for the activities of the municipality's general aviation airport.
The building fund accounts for the activities associated with the building permit and inspection program.
Additionally, the government reports the following fund types:
The pension trust fund accounts for the activities of the Police Officer's Retirement System, which
accumulates resources for pension benefit payments to qualified police officers.
The performance deposits fund accounts for deposits placed by bidders and developers to guarantee
performance pursuant to bid or contract. These funds are held by the City as agent for individuals and
businesses.
D. Assets, Liabilities and Fund Eguity
1. Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents represents all investments that are short term, highly liquid, and readily convertible to a specified
cash value. These investments generally have original maturities of three months or less. Cash equivalents consist of cash in
banks and on hand.
2. Investments
Investments consist of U.S. Treasury Securities, U.S. Government Agency Securities, common stock, guaranteed investment
contracts and the Local Government Surplus Funds Trust Fund Investment pool (Pool). The Local Government Surplus Funds
Trust Fund is administered by the Florida State Board of Administration, which is not a registrant with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. However, the Board has adopted operating procedures consistent with the requirements fora 2a-7 fund.
In accordance with the regulations of 2a-7 like pools, the City's share of investments held at the State Board of Administration
are reported at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. This pool is regulated by the State and the fair value of the
position in the pool is the same as the value of the pool share. Investment earnings of the Pool are allocated to the participating
funds at the end of each month based upon the ratio of each participant's investment to the total pooled investments. Except for
the Pool, investments, including the Police Officers' Pension Fund, are reported at their fair value based on the quoted market
price or the best available information.
3. Interfund Receivables and Payables
During the course of operations, transactions occur between individual funds that may result in amounts owed between funds.
Short-term Interfund loans are reported as "due to and from other funds". Due to and from other funds are eliminated in the
Statement of Net Assets. There were no Interfund loans between the Governmental funds and Proprietary funds as of September
30, 2008.
Advances between funds, as reported in the fund financial statements, are offset by a fund balance reserve account in applicable
governmental funds to indicate that they are not available for appropriation and are not expendable available financial resources.
As of September 30, 2008, the airport fund has been advanced $200,000 from the general fund and $285,000 from the
discretionary sales tax fund.
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4. Receivables
Receivables consist of trade receivables, due from other governments and interest receivable (see Note IV.C. on page 39 for
detail) and are recorded at the net realizable value. The City, as of September 30, 2008, has no allowance for doubtful accounts,
since all receivables are considered collectible.
5. Inventory and Prepaid Items
Inventory is valued at cost using the average cost method. Inventory in the General fund consists of materials and supplies held
for consumption. The cost is recorded as an expenditure/expense at the time the individual inventory items are consumed.
Inventory in the Golf Course fund consists of supplies held for resale.
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.
6. Restricted Assets
Certain net assets of the City are classified as restricted assets on the statement of net assets because their use is limited either by
law through constitutional provision or enabling legislation; or by restrictions imposed externally by creditors, grantors,
contributors, or laws or regulations of other governments. In a fund with both restricted and unrestricted assets, qualified
expenses are considered to be paid first from restricted net assets and then from unrestricted net assets.
7. Capital Assets
Capital assets, which include land, buildings, improvements, equipment, and infrastructure assets (e.g., roads, bridges,
sidewalks, 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 initial, individual cost of more than
$750 and an estimated useful life in excess of one year. Such assets are recorded at historical cost, if purchased, and at fair
market value at date of gift, if donated. Major additions are capitalized while maintenance and repairs that do not improve or
extend the life of the respective assets are expensed.
All infrastructure assets acquired prior to the implementation of GASB Statement 34 were capitalized as projects and were
completed or assets were acquired. Therefore, the initial capitalization of general infrastructure assets was not necessary.
Capital asset depreciation is recognized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives as follows:
Classification Range of Lives
Buildings and improvements 10-40 years
Public domain infrastructure 40-50 years
System infrastructure 15-30 years
Improvements other than buildings 10-40 years
Machinery, equipment and other 5-15 years
Airport runways 20 years
8. Compensated Absences
It is the City's policy to permit employees to accumulate earned but unused vacation and sick leave benefits and these are
accounted for using the termination payment method. All vacation and sick leave amounts are accrued in the government-wide
and proprietary 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.
9. Long-Term Liabilities
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 assets. Bond premiums and discounts, as well as issuance costs, are deferred and
amortized over the life of the bonds using the straight-line method. Bonds payable are recorded net of the applicable bond
premium or discount. Bond issuance costs are reported as deferred charges and amortized over the life of the related debt. In
the fund financial statements, governmental fund types recognize bond premium and discounts, as well as debt issuance costs,
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.
Issuance costs, whether or not withheld from the actual debt proceeds received, are reported as debt service expenditures.
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10. Fund Equity
In the fund financial statements, governmental funds report reservations of fund balance for amounts that are not available for
appropriation or are legally restricted by outside parties for use for a specific purpose. The nature and purpose of these reserves
are explained as follows:
Reserved for encumbrance -represents encumbrances outstanding at year end that the City intends to
honor as commitments.
Reserved for debt service -represents, in accordance with legal restrictions, amounts for payment of
principal and interest maturing in later years.
Reserved for capital projects -represents amounts restricted for capital projects.
Reserved for property and casualty -represents amounts restricted for property and casualty claims.
Reserved for cemetery care -represents amounts restricted for use in cemetery maintenance.
Reserved for law enforcement -represents, in accordance with State Statutes, funds required to be spent
on drug education and awareness activities.
Reserved for emergency services -represents amount restricted for natural disasters.
Reserved for equipment replacement -represents amounts restricted for the replacement of capital assets.
Designations of unreserved fund balances are not required by law or accounting principles, but are further classifications of fund
equity to identify funds that are not earmarked for specific purposes.
II. RECONCILIATION OF GOVERNMENT-WIDE AND FUND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
A. Explanation of Differences Between the Governmental Fund Balance Sheet and the Government-wide Statement
of Net Assets
The governmental fund balance sheet includes reconciliation between fund balance-total governmental funds and net assets-
governmental activities as reported in the government-wide statement of net assets.
"Total fund balances" of the City's governmental funds ($19,526,369) differs from "net assets" of governmental activities
($38,384,535) reported in the statement of net assets. This difference primarily results from the long-term economic focus of the
statement of net assets versus the current financial resources focus of the governmental fund balance sheet. The effect of the
differences is illustrated below.
Capital related items
When capital assets (property, plant, equipment) that are to be used in the governmental activities are purchased or constructed, the
cost of those assets are reported as expenditures in governmental funds. However, the statement of net assets included those capital
assets among the assets of the City as a whole.
Cost of capital assets
Accumulated depreciation
Total
$ 53,175,418
(18,707,306)
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Net pension obligation
When net pension obligation is a negative amount, the amount is presented as an asset on the statement of net assets.
Negative net pension obligation
$ 100,275
Other most employment and termination benefits
Accrued other post employment and termination benefits are not financial uses, therefore, are not reported in the fund.
Other post employment benefits
Termination benefits
Total
$ (275,829)
(16,538)
$ (292.3671
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Long-term debt transactions
Long-term liabilities applicable to the City's governmental activities are not due and payable in the current period and accordingly
are not reported as fund liabilities (both current and long-term) are reported in the statement of net assets. Balances at September 30,
2008 were:
Bonds payable:
Infrastructure sales surtax revenue bonds,
Series 2003 $(6,840,000)
Less: Deferred charge for issuance costs 185,184 $(6,654,816)
Infrastructure sales surtax revenue bonds,
Series 2003A (1,605,000)
Less: Deferred charge for issuance costs 72,443 (1,532,557)
Stormwater utility revenue bonds,
Series 2003 (4,570,000)
Less: Deferred charge for issuance costs 149,059
Less: Deferred charge for bond discounts 11,249 (4,409,692)
Notes payable (1,333,197)
Less: Deferred charge for issuance costs 3,738 (1,329,459)
Contamination liability (91,200)
Compensated absences (1,238,307)
Total $(] 5.256.0311
Accrued interest
Accrued liabilities in the statement of net assets differs from the amount reported in governmental funds due to accrued interest on
bonds payable and notes payable.
Bonds $ (233,618)
Notes X5,549)
Total $ (239.1671
Arbitrage rebate
Accrued liabilities in the statement of net assets differs from the amount reported in governmental funds due to accrued arbitrage
rebate on invested bond proceeds.
Arbitrage rebate payable
Accrued receivable
Some interest receivables are not financial resources in the current period, therefore, are not reported in the funds.
Interest receivables
~ 99 586
Deferred revenues
Deferred revenues in the statement of net assets differ from the amount reported in the governmental funds due to special assessment
receivables. Governmental fund financial statements report unearned revenues or revenues which are measurable but not available as
deferred revenues. However, deferred revenues in governmental funds are susceptible to full accrual on government-wide financial
statements.
Deferred revenues reduced
~ 3,849
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B. Explanation of Differences Between the Governmental Fund Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes
in Fund Balances and the Government-wide Statement of Activities
The "net change in fund balances" for governmental funds (a decrease of $485,469) differs from the "change in net assets" for
governmental activities (an increase of $2,245,952) reported in the statement of activities. The differences arise primarily from the
long-term economic focus of the statement of activities versus the current financial resources focus of the governmental funds. The
effect of the differences is illustrated below.
Interest receivables
Some interest earnings reported in the statement of activities do not constitute current financial resources, therefore, are not reported
as revenues in governmental funds.
Interest earnings $ 13 698
Canizal related items
When capital assets that are to be used in governmental activities are purchased or constructed, the resources expended for those
assets are reported as expenditures in governmental funds. However, in the statement of activities, the costs of those assets is
allocated over their estimated useful lives and reported as depreciation expense. As a result, fund balances decrease by the amount of
financial resources expended, whereas net assets decrease by the amount of depreciation expense charged for the year.
Capital outlay $ 3,634,910
Depreciation expense (2,048,970)
Difference 1
In the statement of activities, the gain and loss on the sale and disposal of capital assets are reported. However, in the govemmental
funds, only the proceeds from the sale increase financial resources.
Loss on disposal of fixed assets 026.8911
During the year, a charge for engineering services previously capitalized as construction in progress was expensed due to the project
being cancelled.
Reclassification of construction in progress to expenditures
Pension obligation
When net pension obligation is a negative amount, the amount represents over funding and reduces the expenses in the statement of
activities.
Decrease in negative net pension obligation
Lois-term debt transactions
Repayments of bond principal, notes payable principal, and capital lease principal are reported as expenditures in the governmental
funds and, thus, have the effect of reducing fund balance because current financial resources have been used. However, the principal
payments reduce the liabilities in the statement of net assets and do not result in an expense in the statement of activities.
Bond principal payment made $ 945,000
Notes payable principal payment made 233,643
Capital lease principal payment made 147,539
Total 1
Some expenses reported in the statement of activities do not require the use of current financial resources, therefore, are not reported
as expenditures in governmental funds.
Accrued arbitrage expense $ (26,091)
Net change in compensated absences (60,082)
Net accrued bond interest expense 13,138
Net accrued notes interest expense 972
Net accrued capital lease interest expense 3,803
Amortization of issuance costs (41,250)
Other post employment benefits (27,352)
Termination benefits 23,841
Net adjustment $ (113,021)
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III. STEWARDSHIP, COMPLIANCE, AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Budgetary Information
Budgets are prepared annually on a modified accrual basis with encumbrance accounting for all governmental funds except the capital
project funds, which are approved on a "life of the project basis", and the permanent fund, which is not budgeted. All annual
appropriations lapse at year end.
On or before the third Friday in May of each year, all agencies of the government submit requests for appropriations to the government's
City Manager so that a budget maybe prepared. Before July 31, the proposed budget is presented to the government's council for review.
The council holds budget workshops and public hearings and a final budget must be prepared and adopted no later than September 30.
Encumbrance accounting, under which purchase orders, contracts, and other commitments for the expenditure of monies are recorded in
order to reserve that portion of the applicable appropriation, is employed as an extension of formal budgetary integration in the General,
Special Revenue, Debt Service, and Capital Projects funds. Encumbrances outstanding at year end are carried forward and reappropriated
to the next year's budget.
Actual results of operations presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP basis) and the City's
accounting policies do not recognize encumbrances as expenditures until the period in which the actual goods or services are received and
a liability is incurred. It is necessary to include budgetary encumbrances to reflect actual revenues and expenditures on a basis consistent
with the City's legally adopted budget. (See page 52 through page 54)
IV. DETAIL NOTES ON ALL FUNDS
A. Deposits
At September 30, 2008, the carrying amount of the City of Sebastian's deposits with banks was $5,809,865 and the bank balance was
$5,768,414. All the deposits were covered by the FDIC or collateralized in accordance with the "Florida Security for Public Deposits
Act". Under the Act, every qualified public depository shall deposit with the Treasurer eligible collateral having a market value equal
to 50% of the average daily balance for each month that all public deposits are in excess of any applicable deposit insurance. If the
public deposits exceed the total amount of the regulatory capital accounts of a bank or the regulatory net worth of a savings
association, the required collateral shall have a market value equal to 125% of the deposits.
B. Investments
On Apri123, 2003, Sebastian City Council formally adopted an investment policy pursuant to Section 218.415, Florida Statutes that
established permitted investments, asset allocation limits and issuer limits, credit ratings requirements and maturity limits to protect
City's cash and investment assets. The City maintains a common cash and investment pool for the use of all funds. Pension Trust
Funds are held with third party trustees and are governed by rules established by Florida Statute Chapter 185.
Investment holdings consist of $2,982,410 in United States Government Agencies which are reported at fair value in accordance with
GASB Statement No.31 "Accounting and Financial Reporting for Certain Investments and for External Investment Pools". These
investments are held in trust by the City's bank depository in the City's name.
Section 218.415, Florida Statutes, limits the types of investments that the City can invest in unless specially authorized in the City's
investment policy. The City has a formal investment policy that allows for the following investments: Florida Local Government
Surplus Funds Trust Fund, United States Government Securities, United States Government Agencies, Federal Instrumentalities,
Interest Bearing Time Deposit or Saving Accounts, Repurchase Agreements, Commercial Paper, High Grade Corporate Notes,
Bankers' Acceptances, State and/or Local Government Taxable and/or Tax-Exempt Debt, Registered Investment Companies (Money
Market Mutual Funds), and Intergovernmental Investment Pool.
Florida Statutes Chapter 185 regulates the types of investment that may be held by the Police Pension Trust Fund. The investment
guidelines have been augmented by City ordinance that have adopted specific investment policies. Compliance with the policies and
guidelines has been evaluated by the pension board.
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As of September 30, 2008, the City had the following investments and effective duration presented in terms of years:
Investment Twe
Government-wide
United States Treasuries
U.S Agencies
Guaranteed investment contract
Certificate of deposit
Local government surplus fund trust
fund investment pool
Fiduciary Funds
United States Treasuries
United States Agencies
Domestic corporate bonds
Domestic corporate equities
Total fair value
Investment Maturit ~Yearl
Fair Value Less Than 1 From 1-3 From 4-6 Over 7
$ 1,999,900 $ 1,999,900 $ - $ - $ -
2,982,410 2,982,410 - - -
3,726,284 3,726,284 - - -
1,540,759 998,684 542,075 - -
5,475,664 5,475,664 - - -
15,725,017 15,182,942 542,075 - -
398,420 302,064 - - 96,356
1,051,396 65,366 208,412 71,138 706,480
799,081 - 203,733 372,606 222,742
2,756,798 2,756,798 - - -
5,005,695 3,124,228 412,145 443,744 1,025,578
$ 20,730,712 $ 18,307.170 $ 954,220 $ 443,744 $ 1,025,578
Interest receivable on the government-wide and fiduciary investment portfolios amounted to $99,586 and $32,390, respectively, as of
September 30, 2008.
Interest Rate Risk
The City's investment policy limits interest rate risk by attempting to match investment maturities with known cash needs and
anticipated cash flow requirements. Investment maturities shall not exceed thirty-six (36) months. Investments of construction funds
shall have a term appropriate to the need for funds and in accordance with debt covenants.
Credit Risk
The City investment policy permits for investments in the following investments, which are limited to credit quality ratings from
nationally recognized agencies as follows:
Mutual funds shall be rated "m" or "AAm-G" or better by Standard & Poor's, or the equivalent by another rating agency. State and/or
local government taxable and/or tax-exempt debt, general obligation and/or revenue bonds, rated at least "Aa" by Moody's and "AA"
by Standard & Poor's for long-term debt, or rated at least "MIG-2" by Moody's and `SP-2" by Standard & Poor's for short-term
debt. Bankers' acceptances issued by a domestic bank or a federally chartered domestic office of a foreign bank, which are eligible
for purchase by the Federal Reserve System, at the time of purchase, the short-term paper is rated, at a minimum, "P-1" by Moody's
Investors Services and "A-1" Standard & Poor's. Commercial paper of any United States company that is rated, at the time of
purchase, "Prime-1" by Moody's and "A-1" by Standard & Poor's (prime commercial paper). Corporate notes issued by corporations
organized and operating within the United States or by depository institutions licensed by the United States that have a long term debt
rating, at the time of purchase, at a minimum "Aa" by Moody's and a minimum long term debt rating of "AA" by Standard & Poor's.
As of September 30, 2008, the City's investment securities were all individually rated AAA by Standard & Poor's and Aaa by
Moody's Investor Services.
On October 1, 2007, the city had $9,096,573 invested in the State Board of Administration's Local Government Surplus Funds Trust
Fund Investment Pool (Pool). On November 29, 2007, the State Board of Administration implemented a temporary freeze on the
assets held in the Pool due to an unprecedented amount of withdrawals from the Fund coupled with the absence of market liquidity
for certain securities within the Pool. The significant amount of withdrawals followed reports that the Pool held asset-backed
commercial paper that was subject to sub prime mortgage risk.
On December 4, 2007, the Pool was restructured into two separate pools. Pool A consisted of all money market appropriate assets,
which was approximately $12 billion or 86% of Pool assets. Pool B consisted of assets that had either defaulted on a payment, paid
more slowly than expected, and/or had any significant credit and liquidity risk, which was approximately $2 billion or 14% of Pool
assets. At the time of the restructuring, all current pool participants had their existing balances proportionately allocated into Pool A
and Pool B. Initially, participants were limited on the amounts that could be withdrawn from Pool A without penalty but full
liquidity was restored subsequent to year end. Pool B participants are still prohibited from making withdrawals. Market valuations
of the assets held in Pool B are not readily available and full realization of the principle value of Pool B assets is not readily
determinable.
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As of September 30, 2008, the city has $5,041,473 invested in Pool A and $434,191 invested in Pool B. Pool A had a rating by
Standard and Poor's Rating Services as "AAAM" on September 30, 2008. Additional information regarding the Local Government
Surplus Funds Trust Fund maybe obtained from the State Board of Administration.
The City's $3,726,284 guaranteed investment contract represents the investment of construction funds, which has a term appropriate
to the need for funds and in accordance with debt covenants. The investment contract is with Royal Bank of Canada, which is
Aal/AA-rated Company. The investment was unrated as of September 30, 2008.
Investment in the City's pension trust funds are limited by State Statutes Chapter 185 and by an investment policy adopted by the
fund's Board of Trustees. The allowable investment instruments include United States Government Obligations, Certificates of
Deposit, and Repurchase Agreements with major money center banks, Commercial Paper rated A-1 by Standard & Poor's or P-1 by
Moody's or better, with the exception of the custodian's savings account. In addition, common stocks and equity securities having
prospects of amactive returns from a combination of appreciation are also allowed.
Custodial Credit Risk
The City's investment policy pursuant to Section 218.415(18), Florida Statutes requires securities, with the exception of certificates
of deposits, shall be held with a third party custodian; and all securities purchased by, and all collateral obtained by the City should
be properly designated as an asset of the City. The securities must be held in an account separate and apart from the assets of the
financial institution. A third party custodian is defined as any bank depository chartered by the Federal Government, the State of
Florida, or any other state or territory of the United States which has a branch or principal place of business in the State of Florida as
defined in Section 658.12, Florida Statutes, or by a national association organized and existing under the laws of the United States,
which is authorized to accept and execute trusts and which is doing business in the State of Florida. Certificates of deposits
maintained bybook-entry at the issuing bank shall clearly identify the City as the owner.
As of September 30, 2008, the City's investment portfolio was held with athird-party custodian as required by the City's investment
policy.
Concentration of Credit Risk
The City's investment policy has established asset allocation and issuer limits on the following investments, which are designed to
reduce concentration of credit risk of the City's investment portfolio.
A maximum of 100% of available funds may be invested in the SBA and in the United States Government Securities, 50% of
available funds may be invested in United States Government agencies with a 25% limit on individual issuers, 80% of available
funds maybe invested in Federal Instrumentalities with a 40% limit on individual issuers, 25% of available funds may be invested in
non-negotiable interest bearing time certificates of deposits with a 15% limits on individual issuers, 50% of available funds may be
invested in repurchase agreements excluding one (1) business day agreements and overnight sweep agreements with a 25% limit on
any one institution, 25% of available funds may be directly invested in prime commercial paper with a 10% limit on individual
issuers, 15% of available funds may be directly invested in corporate notes with a 5% limit on individual issuers, 25% of available
funds may be directly invested in Bankers' Acceptances with a 10% limit on individual issuers, 20% of available funds may be
invested in taxable and tax-exempt debts, 50% of available funds may be invested in money market mutual fund with a 25% limit on
individual issuers, 10% of available funds maybe invested in intergovernmental investment pools.
The City's pension trust funds investment policy adopted by the fund's Board of Trustees has established asset allocation and issuer
limits on the following investments, which are designed to focus on performance. A maximum of 100% of available funds may be
invested in fixed income securities and a maximum of 50% of available funds maybe invested in equity securities.
As of September 30, 2008, the City had the following issuer concentration based on fair value:
Issuer
Local government surplus funds trust
fund ("SBA")
United States Treasuries
United States Agencies
Guaranteed investment contract
Certificate of deposit
Domestic corporate bonds
Domestic corporate equities
Total
Government-wide
Percentage of
Amount Portfolio
$ 5,475,664 34.82% $
1,999,900 12.72%
2,982,410 18.97%
3,726,284 23.70%
1,540,759 9.80%
- 0.00%
- 0.00% 2,756,798 55.07%
$ 15,725,017 100.00% $ 5,005,695 100.00%
Fiduciary Funds
Percentage of
Amount Portfolio
- 0.00%
398,420 7.96%
1,051,396 21.01%
- 0.00%
- 0.00%
799,081 15.96%
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C. Receivable and Payable Balances
Receivables
Receivables at September 30, 2008 were as follows:
Governmental activities:
General
Discretionary sales tax
Riverfront redevelopment
Transportation improvements
Stormwater utility improvements
Other governmental
Total -governmental activities
Business-type activities:
Golf course
Airport
Building
Total -business-type activities
All receivables are anticipated to be collected.
Payables
Due From
Interest Accounts Other
Receivable Receivable Governments Total
$ 101,355 $ 244,190 $ 232,744 $ 578,289
1,319 - 210,070 211,389
23 - - 23
- - 16,140 16,140
- - 31,200 31,200
2,830 - 57,967 60,797
$ 105,527 $ 244,190 $ 548,121 $ 897,838
$ 208 $ - $ - $ 208
619 11,000 47,865 59,484
813 - - 813
$ 1,640 $ 11,000 $ 47,865 $ 60,505
Payables at September 30, 2008 were as follows:
Governmental activities:
General
Discretionary sales tax
Riverfront redevelopment
Transportation Improvements
Stormwater utility improvements
Other governmental
Total -governmental activities
Business-type activities:
Golf course
Airport
Building
Total -business-type activities
Salaries Due to
and Other
Vendors Retainage Benefits Government Total
$ 235,324 $ - $ 383,190 $ 47,418 $ 665,932
8 - - - 8
1,139 - - - 1,139
139,191 8,312 - - 147,503
165,411 - - - 165,411
9,171 - - - 9,17]
$ 550,244 $ 8,312 $ 383,190 $ 47,418 $ 989,164
$ 25,113 $ - $ 15,002 $ 6,795 $ 46,910
52,771 - 8,833 1,233 62,837
976 - 14,626 - 15,602
$ 78,860 $ - $ 38,461 $ 8,028 $ 125,349
Governmental funds report deferred revenue in connection with receivables for revenues that are not considered to be available to
liquidate liabilities of the current period. Governmental funds also defer revenue recognition in connection with resources that have
been received, but not yet earned. At September 30, 2008, the various components of deferred revenues and unearned revenue
reported in the governmental funds were as follows:
Deferred Unearned
Ravennrc Ravennec
Special assessments not yet due (General fund)
Local business taxes received in advance (General Fund)
Total deferred/uneamed revenue for governmental funds
S,iS4y
- 66
$ 3,849 $ 66
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D. Capital Assets
Capital asset activity for the year ended September 30, 2008 was as follows:
Governmental activities:
Capital assets, not being depreciated:
Land
Construction in progress
Total capital assets, not being depreciated
Capital assets, being depreciated:
Buildings
Improvements other than buildings
Machinery and equipment
Infrastructure
Total capital assets being depreciated
Less accumulated depreciation for:
Buildings
Improvements other than buildings
Machinery and equipment
Infrastructure
Total accumulated depreciation
Total capital assets, being depreciated, net
Governmental activities capital assets, net
Business-type activities:
Capital assets, not being depreciated:
Beginning Ending
Balance Increases Decreases Balance
$ 5,696,946 $ - $ - $ 5,696,946
2,692,704 784,644 (1,956,783) 1,520,565
8,389,650 784,644 (1,956,783) 7,217,511
10,996,497 163,757 (1,515) 11,158,739
4,970,638 178,629 - 5,149,267
6,820,051 812,594 (241,893) 7,390,752
18,677,191 3,619,219 (37,261) 22,259,149
41,464,377 4,774,199 (280,669) 45,957,907
(1,911,637) (377,789) 1,515 (2,287,911)
(1,400,700) (249,943) - (1,650,643)
(5,032,429) (629,656) 220,831 (5,441,254)
(8,567,348) (791,582) 31,432 (9,327,498)
(16,912,114) (2,048,970) 253,778 (18,707,306)
24,552,263 2,725,229 (26,891) 27,250,601
$ 32,941,913 $ 3,509,873 $ (1,983,674) $ 34,468,112
Beginning Ending
Balance Increases Decreases Balance
Land $ 9,060 $ - $ - $ 9,060
Construction in progress 1,300,434 47,052 (1,231,535) 115,951
Total capital assets, not being depreciated 1,309,494 47,052 (1,231,535) 125,011
Capital assets, being depreciated:
Buildings 3,232,472 493,786 - 3,726,258
Improvements other than buildings 1,216,078 650,850 - 1,866,928
Machinery and equipment 804,465 159,879 (41,769) 922,575
Infrastructure 5,817,369 408,741 - 6,226,110
Total capital assets being depreciated 11,070,384 1,713,256 (41,769) 12,741,871
Less accumulated depreciation for:
Buildings
Improvements other than buildings
Machinery and equipment
Infrastructure
Total accumulated depreciation
Total capital assets, being depreciated, net
Business-type activities capital assets, net
(398,903) (96,493) - (495,396)
(267,707) (96,747) - (364,454)
(508,012) (96,189) 40,459 (563,742)
(1,192,329) (284,760) - (1,477,089)
(2,366,951) (574,189) 40,459 (2,900,681)
8,703,433 1,139,067 (1,310) 9,841,190
$ 10,012,927 $ 1,186,119 $ (1,232,845) $ 9,966,201
Depreciation expense was charged to functions/programs of the government as follows:
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Governmental activities:
General government $ 323,931
Public safety 446,156
Transportation 510, 58 4
Physical environment 433,265
Cultural and recreation 335,034
Total depreciation expense-governmental activities $ 2,048,970
Business-type activities:
Golf Course $ 82,881
Airport 4 79, 20 3
Building 12,105
Total depreciation expense-business-type activities $ 574,189
Construction Commitments
The City has various construction commitments outstanding at September 30, 2008. The major commitments include the following:
Project
Pedestrian Bridges
Easy Street Renovations
1/4 Round Swale Rehabilitation
Total
E. Advances
Remaining
Spent-to date Commitment
$ 150,211 $ 476,084
720,163 203,782
534,719 226,636
$ 1,405,093 $ 906,502
Advance balances at September 30, 2008 consisted of the following amounts:
Advance from General Fund to the Airport Fund $ 200,000
Advance from Discretionary Sales Tax Fund to the Airport Fund 285,000
Total $ 485,000
Discretionary
Sales Tax
^...,a
The balance of $285,000 advanced to the airport fund from the discretionary sales tax fund is to be repaid over a thirty year period in
accordance with Resolution No. R-08-20. The balance of $200,000 advanced to the airport from general fund represents a cash loan
made in 2007 without any specified terms for repayment.
F. Interfund Transfers
Transfers are used to 1) move revenues from the fund that statute or budget requires them to be collected in to the fund that statute or
budget requires for the to be expended in, and 2) utilize discretionary sales tax revenues for infrastructure improvements and
equipment purchases which must be accounted for in other funds. Following is a schedule of Interfund Transfers:
Transfer Out:
Transfers In:
General Fund
Transportation Improvements
Stormwater Utility Improvements
Nonmajor Governmental Funds
Total Transfers Out
~ -
581,251
Riverfront
Redevelopment
$ -
619,561
DST (Discretionary Sales Tax)
Local Option Gas Tax and DST
DST (Discretionary Sales Tax)
Nonmajor
Governmental
Funds Total
$ 536,538 $ 536,538
595,000 1,795,812
1,318,444 - - 1,318,444
1,656,957 15,000 2,029,102 3,701,059
$ 3,556,652 $ 634,561 $ 3,160,640 $ 7,351,853
Major
Funding Source
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G. Leases
1. Operating Leases-Lessee
The City is obligated under certain leases for land and golf carts accounted for as operating leases. Operating leases do not give rise
to property rights or lease obligations. Total costs for such leases were $238,835 for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008. The
following is a schedule by years for future minimum rental payments required under operating leases in the Golf Course Proprietary
fund that have initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year as of September 30, 2008:
Golf Course
Golf
Year Ending September 30, to: Airport Carts
2009 175,000 71,820
2010 175,000 132,075
2011 250,000 -
2012 250,000 -
2013 250,000 -
2014-2015 500,000 -
Totals $ 1,600,000 $ 203,895
2. Capital Leases-Lessee
The City has entered into a lease agreement as lessee for financing the acquisition of heavy construction equipment for its public
works department. This lease agreement qualifies as a capital lease for accounting purposes and, therefore, has been recorded at the
present value of its future minimum lease payments as of the inception date.
The property being leased is included in the statement of net assets governmental activities column and has a cost of $859,859 and a
carrying value of $135,132. For fiscal year 2008, total depreciation expense for the leased equipment is $52,487. The assets acquired
through the capital lease are as follows:
Activities
Asset:
Machinery and equipment $ 859,859
Less: Accumulated depreciation (724,727)
Total $ 135,132
The final lease payment was made during the year ending September 30, 2008.
3. Operating Leases-Lessor
The City is the lessor in two communication tower leases with lease terms of up to fifty-five years. The tower has a cost of $39,285
and a carrying value of $8,675. For fiscal year 2008, total depreciation expense for the leased tower is $1,865. Following is a
schedule by year of minimum future rental income on noncancelable operating leases:
Governmental
Year Endine September 30. Activities
2009 59,798
2010 60,967
2011 62,182
2012 66,326
2013 67,641
2014-2018 366,751
2019-2023 377,361
2023 -2027 365 ,9 OS
2028-2032 427,652
2033-2037 502,777
2038-2042 594,178
2043-2047 705,381
2048-2052 840,676
2053-2055 380,518
Total minimum future rentals $ 4,878,1 13
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The airport is the lessor of various properties (land with a cost basis of $9,060) with lease terms varying from twenty to thirty years.
Following is a schedule by year of minimum future rental income on noncancelable operating leases:
Business-type
iti
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A
Year Ending Cgp em r 0.
2009 es
v
ct
284,847
2010 287,636
2011 365,594
2012 368,895
2013 371,920
2014-2018 1,111,108
2019-2023 623,435
2024-2028 715,189
2029-2033 718,848
2034-2038 233,192
Total minimum future rentals $ 5,080,664
H. Lone-term Oblieations
1. Revenue Bonds/Notes
Revenue bonds/notes are secured by and payable from the revenues of the respective funds that issued them.
a. The City entered into a fifteen (15) year loan agreement in 1998 with a local bank for $3,268,890 to provide financing to
repave certain roads in the City. The City pledged Local Option Gas Tax and Municipal Gas Tax to repay the note payable.
The funds are accumulated in the Local Option Gas Tax Special Revenue fund for repayment of principal and interest.
b. The City issued a ten (10) year, $2,435,000 Recreational Facilities Improvement and Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series
2001 in March 2001. The City has pledged Golf Course revenues along with a covenant to budget and appropriate for
repayment of principal and interest.
c. The City issued a fifteen (15) year, $9,500,000 Infrastructure Sales Surtax Revenue Bonds, Series 2003 in April 2003. The
City has pledged Infrastructure Sales Surtax revenues for repayment of principal and interest.
d. The City issued a fifteen (15) year, $2,125,000 Infrastructure Sales Surtax Revenue Bonds, Series 2003A in December
2003. The City has pledged Infrastructure Sales Surtax revenues for repayment of principal and interest.
e. The City issued a nineteen (19) year, $5,630,000 Stormwater Utility Revenue Bonds, Series 2003 in November 2003. The
City has pledged Stormwater Fee Revenues along with a covenant to budget and appropriate for repayment of principal and
interest.
2. Bond Coveraee
a. The City has covenanted in the Recreational Facilities Improvement and Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2001 Bond
Resolution to fix, establish and maintain such rates, fees, rentals and other charges and collect such fees, rates, rentals, and
other charges for the product, services, facilities and use of its facilities, and revise the same from time to time, whenever
necessary, as will always provide in each fiscal year net revenues equal to at least one hundred twenty-five percent (125%)
of the annual debt service becoming due in such fiscal year.
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The following table indicates the degree of compliance with the bond resolution covenants in the Golf Course Fund at
September 30, 2008.
Gross revenues available for compliance (charges $ 1,455,749
for services, interest, and rent revenues)
Operating and maintenance
expenses (excluding depreciation expense, amortization,
and airport lease payment) 1,174,169
Amount of revenue over
direct operating expenses $ 281,580
Debt service requirement $ 311,090
Percent coverage for the year
ended September 30, 2008 91
City management continues to monitor the Golf Course operation and intends to develop recommendations that could
resolve the deficiency in the bond coverage requirement.
b. The City has covenanted in the Stormwater Utility Revenue Bonds, Series 2003 Bond Resolution to fix, establish, maintain
and collect stormwater fees, and revise the same from time to time whenever necessary, so as to always provide in each
fiscal year stormwater fee revenues and investment earnings equal to at least one hundred thirty-five percent (135%) of the
annual debt service becoming due in each fiscal year.
The following table indicates the degree of compliance with the bond resolution covenants in the stormwater utility fund at
September 30, 2008.
Gross revenues available for compliance $ 856,568
Debt service requirement $ 436,873
Percent coverage for the year
ended September 30, 2008 196%
3. ChanSes in Long-term Liabilities
The following is a summary of changes in Long-Term Liabilities of the City for the year ended September 30, 2008:
Beginning
Balance Additions
Governmental activities:
Bonds payable:
Infrastructure Sales Surtax Revenue
Bonds, Series 2003
Infastructure Sales Surtax Revenue
Bonds, Series 2003A
StormwaterUtility Revenue Bonds,
Series 2003
Less deferred amount:
Issuance discount- stormwater Utility Revenue
Bonds, Series 2003
Total bonds payable
Notes payable
Capital leases
Compensated absences
Unfunded OPEB obligation
Termination benefits
Governmental activity
long-term liabilities
$ 7,405,000 $
1,740,000
4,815,000
Ending Due within
Reductions Balance One Year
- $ 565,000 $ 6,840,000 $ 585,000
- 135,000 1,605,000 135,000
- 245,000 4,570,000 255,000
(12,082) - (833) (11,249) -
13,947,918 - 944,167 13,003,751 975,000
1,566,840 - 233,643 1,333,197 243,994
147,539 - 147,539 - -
1,178,225 576,305 516,223 1,238,307 111,115
248,477 27,352 - 275,829 -
40,379 - 23,841 16,538 8,796
$ 17,129,378 $ 603,657 $ 1,865,413 $ 15,867,622 $ 1,338,905
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Beginning
Balance
B~ainess-type activities:
Bonds payable:
Recreational Facilities Improvement and
Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2001
Less deferred amount:
Issuance premium
Loss on refunding
Total bonds payable
Compensated absences
Unfunded OPEB obligation
Termination benefits
Business-type activity
long-tern liabilities
$ 1,140,000 $
Ending Due within
Additions Reductions Balance One Year
- $ 270,000 $ 870,000 $ 280,000
2,392
(24,966) - 798
- (8,323) 1,594 -
(16,643) -
1,117,426 - 262,475 854,951 280,000
147,444 68,054 40,696 174,802 9,643
33,365 3,592 - 36,957 -
37,663 - 18,224 19,439 12,342
$ 1,335,898 $ 71,646 $ 321,395 $ 1,086,149 $ 301,985
For the governmental activities, compensated absences are generally liquidated by the general fund.
4. Debt Service Requirements to Maturity
T'he annual requirement to amortize all bonded debt outstanding at September 30, 2 008, including interest requirements, is as
follows:
Govemmental Activities
Roadway Infrastructure Infrastructure Stormwater
Improvement SalesSurtax SalesSurtax Utility
Note Revenue Bonds, Revenue Bonds, Revenue Bonds,
Fiscal Payable Series 2003 Series 2003A Series 2003
Year 4.40% Interest 2% to 4.125% Interest 2% to 4% Interest 2% to 4.5% Interest
2009 243,990 56,010 585,000 252,869 135,000 60,088 255,000 185,135
2010 254,843 45,157 600,000 233,856 145,000 56,037 260,000 177,485
2011 266,180 33,820 620,000 214,356 145,000 51,325 270,000 169,035
2012 278,019 21,981 645,000 193,276 150,000 46,250 280,000 159,247
2013 290,165 9,835 665,000 170,378 155,000 40,813 290,000 148,048
2014-2018 - - 3,725,000 456,612 875,000 107,600 1,640,000 559,692
2019-2022 - - - - - - 1,575,000 180,900
$ 1,333,197 $ 166,803 $ 6,840,000 $ 1,521,347 $ 1,605,000 $ 362,113 $ 4,570,000 $ 1,579,542
Business-type Activities
Golf Course
Refunding
Bonds,
Fiscal Series 2001
Year 4% to 4.2% In terest
2009 280,000 30,090
2010 290,000 18,545
2011 300,000 6,300
Less unamortized
Bond premium 1,594 -
Loss on refunding (16,643) -
$ 854,951 $ 54,935
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I. Restricted Assets:
Certain cash and claims to cash, that are legally restricted, have been shown as restricted in the statement of net assets as follows:
Govermental Business-type
Activities Activities
Debt service $ 424,782 $ 310,090
Capital projects 7,950,741 -
Renewal and replacement - 85,059
Rent - 175,000
Cemetery perpetual care 771,927 -
Law enforcement forfeiture fund 51,947 -
Community redevelopment agency 16,404 -
Total $ 9,215,801 $ 570,149
The government-wide statement of net assets reports $9,785,950 of restricted net assets, of which all is restricted by enabling
legislation.
V. OTHER INFORMATION
A. Property Tax
The City is permitted by State law to levy taxes up to 10 mills on assessed valuation. The millage rate levied by the City for the
fiscal year ended September 30, 2008, was 2.9917 mills. Total tax collections were approximately 94.25% of the total tax levy.
The tax levy of the City is established by City Council. Under Florida law, the assessment of all properties and the collection of
municipal taxes are provided by offices of the County's Property Appraiser and Tax Collector. Ad Valorem taxes are liened on
property values as of January 1. The fiscal year for which taxes are levied begins October 1. Taxes are due November 1 and become
delinquent on April 1. All taxes unpaid as of May 30 are subject to a tax certificate sale. Property tax revenues are recognized in the
fiscal year for which they are levied and also become due and payable.
B. Grants from Other Governmental Units
Federal, State and local government grants represent an important source of supplementary funding used to finance infrastructure,
recreation, law enforcement, and environmental activities beneficial to the community. These grants are recorded in the General,
Special Revenue, Capital Project, and Enterprise funds. A grant receivable is recorded when the project funds have been expended
and the City has a right to reimbursement and expects to receive the grant within a year under the related grant. The grants normally
specify the purpose for which the funds maybe used and are subject to audit by the grantor agency or its representative.
T'he following is the amount of grant revenue for fiscal year 2008.
Primary Government Amount
General government $ 7,000
Public safety 19,458
Physical environment 352,992
Transportation 18,559
Cultural/Recreation 161,400
Airport 494,098
Total reporting entity $ 1,053,507
C. Police Pension Plan -Defined Benefit Plan
Plan Description. The Police Officers' Pension Plan is a Florida Statute Chapter 185 single-employer defined benefit plan. Only
City police officers participate in the Police Pension Plan. The state provides a contribution to the Police Pension Plan through a
distribution of funds collected from insurance premium taxes. The Pension plan data provided in these Financial Statements are from
the biennial actuarial valuation completed October 23, 2007 to determine the required contribution for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2008 and disclosure information provided by the state as of October 1, 2007. Although the Police Officers' Pension
Plan provides separate reporting, which may be obtained in the Finance department, it is also a component unit (reporting as a
Pension Trust Fund) of the City's financial reporting entity.
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Employee membership data as of the actuarial report is as follows:
Retirees and beneficiaries currently receiving benefits 4
Terminated employees entitled to refund of employee
Contribution but not yet received 1
Fully, partially, and non-vested active plan participants 37
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Benefit Provisions and Contribution Requirements. The Police Officers' Pension Plan provides retirement and disability benefits to
plan members and beneficiaries. This Plan is administered by a separate local Board of Trustees. Chapter 185, Florida Statutes, as
amended governs all benefit provisions of the Plan. Contribution requirements, in accordance with Chapter 185, Florida Statutes, are
established by City ordinance, as provided in Chapter 58, Article III of the Sebastian City Code. The City Council has the authority
to amend funding requirements.
Funding Policy. The employer, employee, and State contribution requirements are applicable to the Plan and actuarially determined
on a bi-annual basis in accordance with Florida State Statute. Administration costs of the pension plan are financed by the Plan. The
employee contribution rate, expressed as a percentage of compensation, was 5.0% for the 2007-2008 fiscal year. The employer
contribution rate, expressed as a percentage of compensation, was 15.5% for the 2007-2008 fiscal year. The employer contribution is
$376,769 and the State contribution is $122,800, which represents state shared revenue that is levied on property and casualty
insurance premiums and collected by the State. The State contribution was recognized and recorded in the general fund and the
corresponding expenditure was recorded as public safety expenditure. The City is required to contribute the remaining amounts to
ensure that the Plan is actuarially sound.
Annual pension costs and related information was as follows:
Contribution rates as of 9/30/07:
City
Plan members
Annual pension cost
Contributions made
Valuation date
Actuarial cost method
Amortization method
Remaining amortization period
Asset valuation method
15.5%
5.0%
$ 289,390
$ 270,454
10/ 1 /2004
Frozen Entry Age
Level Percentage of Pay, Closed
28 Years (as of 10/01/2004)
Market Value
Required trend information for the Police Officers' Pension Plan was as follows:
Amount
Actuarially Required Contribution
2005 $ 212,636
2006 $ 243,301
2007 $ 289,390
Percentage of APC contributed
2005 113.00%
2006 90.00%
2007 93.00%
The annual required contribution for the Police Officers' Pension Plan was determined as part of the October 1, 2007, actuarial
valuation using the aggregate actuarial cost method. This method does not identify or separately amortize unfunded actuarial accrued
liabilities. The actuarial assumptions included (a) an 8.0% rate of return (net of administrative costs) and (b) projected salary
increases of 6% per year, including inflation at 3%.
Reserves. All of the net assets of the Police Pension Plan are legally reserved for plan participant benefits.
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Basis of Accounting. Financial statements are prepared using the accrual basis of accounting. Plan member contributions are
recognized in the period in which the contributions are due. Employer contributions are recognized when due, and the employer has
made formal commitment to provide the contributions. Benefits and refunds are recognized when due and payable in accordance
with the terms of the Plan.
Method Used to Value Investments and Concentration of Investments. Investments are reported at fair value. Short-term investments
are reported at cost, which approximates fair value. Securities traded on a national or international exchange are valued at the last
reported sales price at current exchange rates. Mortgages are valued on the basis of future principal and interest payments, and are
discounted at prevailing interest rates for similar instruments. Investments that do not have an established market are reported at
estimated fair value. Investments in securities of a single organization (excluding mutual funds and those issued or guaranteed by the
U.S. government) held by the pension plan did not exceed five percent of the total plan assets.
Development of Net Pension Obligation (NPO)
This municipal Defined Benefit Plan has been subject to the minimum funding standards since the adoption of the "Florida Protection
of Public Employee Retirement Benefit Act" (Part VII of Chapter 112, Florida Statutes) in 1980. Accordingly, the sponsor has
funded the actuarially determined required contributions for all years from October 1, 1987, through the transition date, October 1,
1997. Thus, the NPO on October 1, 1997, is $0.
The funding status as required by GASB Statements No. 25 and 27 is presented in the required supplemental information section on
page 56.
The development of the Net Pension Obligation as of September 30, 2007 is as follows:
9/30/2005 9/30/2006 9/30/2007
Actuarially DeterminedCornribution(A) $ 212,636 $ 243,301 $ 289,390
Interest onNPO (9,794) (11,889) (9,753)
Adjustment to (A) 11,138 15,181 12,454
Annual Pension Cost 213,980 246,593 292,091
Contributions made 240,167 219,898 270,454
Increase in NPO (26,187) 26,695 21,637
NPO beginning of year (122,420) (148,607) (121,912)
NPO end of year $ (148,607) $ (121,912) $ (100,275)
D. CWA / ITU Negotiated Pension Plan -Defined Benefit Plan
Plan Description: The CWA/ITU Negotiated Pension Plan (NPP), which began in 1967, is amulti-employer, defined benefit plan.
The Plan is available to any Communication Workers of America (CWA) bargaining unit member, and benefits are portable from one
contributing employer to another.
Normal Pension: Minimum age 65: 5 years of Service Credit required if any portion of service credit was earned after January 1,
1989. 10 years of Service Credit required if employees' coverage ended before January 1, 1989. Once the Service Credit amount is
accrued, the employee is vested and cannot lose the right to a pension.
Early Pension: Minimum age 60: 20 years of Service Credit required if employed after January 1, 1989. 25 years of Service Credit
required if employment ended before January 1, 1993. Pension amounts are permanently reduced based on age on the effective date,
because the payments are expected to be made for a longer period of time.
Disability Pension: No minimum age and the pension amount is not reduced for age; there must be a Social Security Disability
Award, 10 years of actual Service Credit and a contribution for covered employment must have been made within five calendar years
preceding the entitlement date to Social Security Disability Pension. An application must be filed with the Plan within 6 months of
the Social Security Notice of Award date to receive pension retroactive to the Social Security entitlement date.
Lump Sum Disability Benefit: If the employee is in receipt of a Social Security Disability Award and is vested, but not immediately
eligible to receive any pension described above, the employee may be eligible for a lump sum equal to total contributions credited on
the employees behalf (or 36 times the Normal Pension amount, if greater). If the employee is immediately eligible for a pension but
not yet receiving one, the employee can still qualify for a lump sum if the employee submits two physicians' written statements that
the disability will lead to death within one year of the date of application.
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Death Benefit: If the employee dies before becoming a pensioner and has at lease $250 contributed on the employees' behalf, a lump
sum death benefit equal to total contributions credited on the employees' behalf or 36 times the Norma] Pension amount, if greater,
will be paid to employees' beneficiary. If the employee is married at the time of death, the spouse will have the choice of a lump sum
or a monthly survivor benefit.
Withdrawal Benefit: If the employee did not earn enough Service Credit to qualify for a Normal Pension, the employee may be
eligible for a lump sum withdrawal benefit, based on total contributions, after the employee has incurred a break in service.
Benefit Provisions and Contribution Requirements: The NPP provides retirement and disability benefits to plan members and
beneficiaries. 'The plan is administered at the Plan Office in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Contribution requirements are established
by the CWA contract, effective date October 1, 2006, which is negotiated every 3 years, and approved by City Council.
Funding Policy.• Administration costs of the pension plan are financed by the plan. The employer contribution rate, expressed as a
percentage of compensation, was 9.00% for the 2007-2008 fiscal year. Employees do not contribute to this plan. Contributions to the
CWA Pension Plan for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2006, 2007 and 2008 were $229,159, $254,909, and 241,718
respectively, which are equal to 100% of the required contribution for each year.
E. 401 Plan -Defined Contribution Plan
Plan Description: T'he ICMA Retirement Corporation's 401 Retirement Plan is a Defined Contribution Plan "qualified" under
Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. Each participant has a plan account to which contributions are made. Plan benefits are
based on the total amount of money in the employees' account at retirement or other eligible event. The Plan is available to all
management staff and may be rolled over to another "qualified" employer plan that accepts rollovers, or Traditional IRA's.
Periodic Payments: Retirement benefits can be paid monthly, quarterly, semi-annual (at six-month intervals only) or annual
payments until assets are fully paid out.
Rollover: Retirement benefits can be rolled over to another employer plan (including a 457 deferred compensation plan) that accepts
rollovers, or to a Traditional IRA.
Lump Sum: Retirement benefits can paid either partially or by total distribution of the employees' account balance.
Annuities: Retirement benefits can be utilized to purchase an annuity.
Benefit Provisions and Contribution Requirements: The 401 provides retirement benefits to plan members and beneficiaries. The
plan is administered by the ICMA Retirement Corporation. Contribution requirements are established by the City of Sebastian,
Management Benefit Package, revised October 1, 2006, and approved by the City Manager.
Funding Policy: Administration costs of the pension plan are financed by the Plan. The employer contribution rate, expressed as a
percentage of compensation, was 9.00% for the 2007-2008 fiscal year. Employees do not contribute to this Plan. Contributions to
the 401 Defined Contribution Plan for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2006, 2007, and 2008 were $142,002, $136,222, and
$145,596 respectively, which are equal to 100% of the required contribution for each year.
F. Other Post Emulovment Benefits (OPEB
Pursuant to Section 112.0801, Florida Statutes, the City is required to permit participation in the health insurance program by retirees
and their eligible dependents at a cost to the retiree that is no greater than the cost at which coverage is available for active
employees. The City, by policy, has elected to provide qualified retirees with partial subsidy.
Employees are eligible to receive benefits from the Retiree Medical Plan upon retirement, if they are enrolled in the active medical
plan immediately prior to retiring and achieved at least 20 years of service in a full time capacity. The City pays 50% of the costs of
single coverage group health insurance for up to 2 years after retirement. No retirees are currently receiving medical benefits.
Based on GASB Statement 43 and 45, which set forth the guidelines and a future implementation timetable (for the City in fiscal year
2008/2009) for treatment of Other Post Employment Benefits. The City had an actuary calculate future funding requirements in 2007.
The purpose was to enhance the City's understanding of the OPEB obligation and to revisit potential policy implications associated
therewith. The actuary's 2007 estimate, using the Projected Unit Credit Method, produced an unfunded obligation of $281,842 and an
annual required contribution of $40,089. The City elected to fund the OPEB obligation on apay-as-you-go basis. The entire unfunded
obligation was recognized in the government-wide financial statements. The enterprise fund portion ($33,365) was also recognized in
the enterprise fund financial statements. In 2008, the City recorded an additional government-wide obligation of $30,943 based on
the annual required contribution reduced by the expected future benefit payments. The additional enterprise fund portion was
calculated as $3,592.
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G. Termination Benefits
The City offered its employees an early retirement incentive program in 2006-2007 fiscal year. The eligibility requirements were that
the employee was either an exempt management employee or an hourly employee including police officers with at least 15 years of
service in a full time capacity and within three years of reaching the age of 65 (the age eligible for Medicare benefit). The benefits
include a one time lump sum payment based on the year of service and single coverage group health insurance for up to 3 years after
retirement. The lump sum payment was calculated by multiplying $1,000 for each full year of service. The group health insurance
will terminate when the retiree reaches the age of 65 and eligible for Medicare benefits. As of September 30, 2008, the total accrued
termination benefits for the government-wide financial statements were $35,977. T'he enterprise fund portion ($19,439) was also
recognized in the enterprise fund financial statements.
H. Insurance
The City is exposed to various risks of loss related to torts; theft of or damage to and destruction of assets; errors and omissions; and
natural disasters. The City purchases commercial insurance with various deductibles for different types of losses. The cost of this
insurance is accounted for in the general fund, golf course fund, airport fund, and building fund. Settled claims have not exceeded
this commercial coverage in the past three fiscal years.
I. Liti ag tion
Various suits and claims are currently pending against the City. It is impossible for the City to accurately quantify the exposure
involved given the jury's latitude in assessing compensatory and punitive damages, and the court's latitude in awarding attorney's
fees. The City intends to vigorously defend against these lawsuits and believes it has a good chance of prevailing on their merits.
The City is contingently liable with respect to lawsuits and other claims incidental to the ordinary course of its operations. In the
opinion of management and based on the advice of legal counsel, the ultimate disposition of lawsuits will not have a material adverse
effect on the financial position of the City.
J. Grants
Amounts received or receivable from grantor agencies are subject to audit and adjustment by grantor agencies. If any expenditures
were disallowed as a result of these audits, the claims for reimbursement to the grantor agency would become a liability of the City.
In the opinion of management, any such adjustments would not be significant.
K. Subsequent Event
Consistent with the general decline in the financial markets shortly after the end of the fiscal year, the City of Sebastian Police
Pension Fund incurred a considerable decline in market values. City management is of the opinion that although these losses may
result in a higher required City contribution, there should not be a significant impact on the City of Sebastian Police Pension Fund's
financial position or it's operations over the long-term.
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Required Supplemental Information
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City of Sebastian, Florida
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances -Budget and Actual
General Fund
For the Year Ended September 30, 2008
Actual Variance with
Budget Amounts Amounts on Final Budget -
a Budgetary Positive
Original Final Basis (Negative)
REVENUES:
Taxes:
Property $ 4,580,045 $ 4,580,045 $ 4,645,663 $ 65,618
Public utility 2,263,257 2,263,257 2,250,781 (12,476)
Franchise fees 1,159,947 1,159,947 1,199,762 39,815
Licenses and permits 173,000 173,000 163,471 (9,529)
Intergovernmental 2,268,000 2,422,329 2,141,810 (280,519)
Charges for services 310,969 310,969 319,123 8,154
Fines 59,600 59,600 46,132 (13,468)
Investment earnings 356,200 356,200 202,380 (153,820)
Contributions and donations 20,000 35,400 300,368 264,968
Other revenue 107,200 123,289 154,044 30,755
Total revenues 11,298,218 11,484,036 11,423,534 (60,502)
EXPENDITURES:
Current:
General government 3,433,515 3,321,668 3,107,643 214,025
Public safety 4,568,056 4,877,041 5,003,432 (126,391)
Physical environment 1,538,060 1,557,822 1,431,656 126,166
Transportation 1,357,322 1,405,145 1,345,559 59,586
Culture and recreation 1,083,381 1,091,921 1,100,415 (8,494)
Total expenditures 11,980,334 12,253,597 11,988,705 264,892
Excess (deficiency) of revenues
over (under) expenditures (682,116) (769,561) (565,171) 204,390
OTHER FINANCING
SOURCES
Transfers in 538,029 538,029 536,538 (1,491)
Total other financing sources 538,029 538,029 536,538 (1,491)
Net changes in fund balances (144,087) (231,532) (28,633) 202,899
Fund balances -beginning 6,284,820 6,284,820 6,390,787 105,967
Fund balances -ending $ 6,140,733 $ 6,053,288 6,362,154 $ 308,866
Explanation of differences:
Encumbrances for equipment and supplies ordered but not received are reported in the yeaz
the orders are placed for budgetazy purposes, but are reported in the year the equipment and
supplies are received for GAAP purposes.
Current year encumbrances 8,473
Prior year encumbrances (62,445)
Amount reported as ending fund balance in the statement of revenues, expenditures and
changes in fund. balance for the General Fund. $ 6,308,182
The accompanying notes to required supplementary information are an integral part of this schedule.
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City of Sebastian, Florida
Schedule of Revenue, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances -Budget and Actual
Discretionary Sales Tax Special Revenue Fund
For the Year Ended September 30, 2008
REVENUES:
Taxes:
Sales
Investment earnings
Total revenues
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Transfers out
Total other financing sources (uses)
Net changes in fund balances
Fund balances -beginning
Fand balances -ending
Actual Variance with
Budget Amounts Amounts on Final Budget -
a Budgetary Positive
Original Final Basis (Negative)
$ 2,700,000 $ 2,700,000 $ 2,502,937 $ (197,063)
107,500 107,500 46,721 (60,779)
2,807,500 2,807,500 2,549,658 (257,842)
(3,195,183) (3,423,235) (3,556,652) (133,417)
(3,195,183) (3,423,235) (3,556,652) (133,417)
(387,683) (615,735) (1,006,994) (391,259)
2,411,939 1,279,261 2,411,939 1,132,678
$ 2,024,256 $ 663,526 $ 1,404,945 $ 741,419
The accompanying notes to required supplementary information are an integral part of this schedule.
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City of Sebastian, Florida
Schedule of Revenue, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances -Budget and Actual
Riverfront Redevelopment Agency Special Revenue Fund
For the Year Ended September 30, 2008
REVENUES:
Taxes:
Property
Investment earnings
Other revenue
Total revenues
EXPENDITURES:
Current:
Economic environment
Capital outlay
Total expenditures
Excess of revenues over
over expenditures
OTHER FINANCING USES
Transfers out
Total other financing (uses)
Net changes in fund balances
Fund balances -beginning
Fund balances -ending
Actual Variance with
Budget Amounts Amounts on Final Budget -
a Budgetary Positive
Original Final Basis (Negative)
$ 513,023 $ 513,023 $ 503,384 $ (9,639)
24,000 24,000 10,891 (13,109)
- - 75 75
537,023 537,023 514,350 (22,673)
211,236 211,236 113,101 98,135
211,236 211,236 113,101 98,135
325,787 325,787 401,249
75,462
(619,561) (634,561) (634,561) -
(619,561) (634,561) (634,561) -
(293,774) (308,774) (233,312) 75,462
355,965 355,965 355,965 -
$ 62,191 $ 47,191 122,653 $ 75,462
Explanation of differences:
Encumbrances for professional services contracted but not completed is reported in the
year the service is contracted for budgetary purposes, but are reported in the year the
services are received for GAAP purposes.
Prior year encumbrances (106,249)
Amount reported as ending fund balance in the statement of revenues, expenditures and
changes in fund balance for the Riverfront Redevelopment Agency Fund. $ i 6,404
The accompanying notes to required supplementary information are an integral part of this schedule.
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City of Sebastian, Florida
Notes to the Required Supplementary Information -Budget Comparisons
September 30, 2008
A. Budgetary Basis
Annual budgets are adopted for all governmental funds except the capital project funds, which are approved on a "life of
the project basis", and the permanent fund, which is not budgeted. Since all accounting principles applied for purposes
of developing data on a budgetary basis differ significantly from those used to present financial statements in conformity
with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, reconciliations of the resultant timing differences have been
provided on page 51 through page 53. All annual appropriations lapse at year-end.
B. Budgetary Information
The appropriated budget is prepared by fund, function, and department. The government's department heads, with the
City manager's approval, may make transfers of appropriations within a department or division. Transfers of
appropriations between departments and/or divisions require approval of the City council. The legal level of budgetary
control (i.e., the level at which expenditures may not legally exceed appropriations) is the fund level. The council made
four supplementary budgetary appropriations throughout the year. The ls` quarter budget amendment highlighted a net
increase of $103,538 for the general fund, which represents fund balance carried over from prior fiscal year to fund
outstanding encumbrances and some appropriations of revenues from insurance and grants. The 2°d quarter budget
amendment highlighted a net increase of $21,925 for the general fund, which represents revenues from a grant and from
a private contribution. The 3`d quarter budget amendment did not change the general fund but did include appropriations
of reserves in the discretionary sales tax, recreation impact fee and building funds. The 4~' quarter budget amendment
highlighted a net increase of $147,800 for the general fund. The main reason for this increase is 1) to recognize a pass
through police pension contribution from the State, and 2) to fund the costs associated with an employee electing to use
the early retirement program.
C. Budgeted Expenditures Exceeded Revenues
Budgeted expenditures exceeded revenues in the general fund, discretionary sales tax special revenue fund, riverfront
redevelopment agency special revenue fund, recreation impact fee special revenue fund and the stormwater utility special
revenue fund. However, this is pursuant to the legally adopted budget to expend available fund equity (cash carry
forward) and does not constitute a deficit.
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City of Sebastian, Florida
REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
Police Officers' Pension Plan
Go~~ernmental Accounting Standards Board Statements No. 25 and 27, Financial Reporting for Defined Benefit
Pension Plans and Note Disclosures for Defined Contribution Plans and Accounting for Pensions by State and Local
Governmental Employers require supplementary information be reported on the local pension plans in addition to
that provided in the Notes to the Financial Statements. This information is presented in the following schedules:
SCHEDULE OF CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE EMPLOYER
AND OTHER CONTRIBUTING ENTITIES
LAST SIX FISCAL YEARS
Annual
Fiscal Required City State Percentage
Year Contributions Contribution Contribution Contributed
2007 $ 407,011 $ 270,454 $ 117,621 95.35%
2006 360,922 219,898 117,621 93.52%
2005 330,257 240,166 117,621 108.34%
2004 279,741 174,780 106,716 100.63%
2003 233,435 153,111 92,714 105.31%
2002 61,342 8,620 82,877 149.16%
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Nonmaj or Governmental Funds
57
Special Revenue Funds
Special revenue funds are used to account for specific revenues that are legally restricted to expenditures for
particular purposes.
Local Option Gas Tax Fund -This fund is used to account for the government's share of motor fuel tax revenues
that are legally restricted to transportation related expenditures within the government's boundaries.
Recreation Impact Fee Fund -This fund is used to account for recreation impact fees that are restricted for use in
the expansion or construction of recreational facilities.
Stormwater Utility Fee Fund -This fund is used to account for fees collected on a per unit basis that are restricted
for the purposes of managing the City's Stormwater system.
Law Enforcement Forfeiture Fund -This fund is used to account for the receipt of forfeited cash and equipment
associated with police activities and is restricted to police related equipment purchases and community education
initiatives.
G.R.E.A.T. Program Fund -This fund is used to account for a federal law enforcement grant to be used for gang
resistance, education and training for school children from grade school through middle school.
Debt Service Fund
Debt service funds are used to account for the accumulation of pledged funds that are legally restricted to pay
debts.
Stormwater Utility Revenue Bonds Debt Service Fund -This fund is used to account for the accumulation of
stormwater utility fees pledged to pay the principal, interest, and fiscal charges on the Stormwater Utility Revenue
Bonds.
Discretionary Sales Surtax Revenue Bonds Debt Service Fund -This fund is used to account for the accumulation
of discretionary sales tax monies pledged to pay the principal, interest, and fiscal charges on the Discretionary
Sales Surtax Revenue bonds.
Capital Projects Funds
Capital projects funds are used to account for the acquisition and construction of major capital facilities other than
those financed by proprietary funds.
General Capital Projects Fund -This fund is used to account for the construction of non-stormwater related
improvements and general capital construction projects. Governmental resources and State grant revenues are
used to finance the improvements in this fund.
Capital Improvements Fund -This fund is used to account for the accumulated resources associated with
infrastructure improvements such as parks and building.
Public Facilities Improvements Fund -This fund accounts for the resources associated with debt for the purpose
of constructing and equipping a new city hall complex and renovation and expansion of the police station.
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Permanent Fund
Permanent funds are used to report resources that are legally restricted to the extent that only earnings, not
principal, may be used for purposes that support the reporting government's programs.
Cemetery Permanent Fund -This fund is used to account for principal trust amounts received, sale of cemetery
lots and related interest income. One-half of the cemetery lot sales and the interest portion of the trust can be used
to maintain the community cemetery.
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City of Sebastian, Florida
Combining Balance Sheet
Nonmajor Governmental Funds
September 30, 2008
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents
Investments
Due from other governments
Interest receivable
Total assets
LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCES
Liabilities:
Accounts payable
Total liabilities
Fund balances:
Reserved for:
Debt service
Capital projects
Cemetery care
Law enforcement
Unreserved
Total fund balances
Total liabilities and fund balances
Special Revenue Funds
Local Law
Option Recreation Stormwater Enforcement G.R.E.A.T.
Gas Tax Impact Fee Utility Forfeiture Program
$ 181,201 $ 731,897 $ 7,278 $ 28,102 $ -
913 300,548 993,795 23,809 -
47,046 - 10,921 - -
466 948 9 36 -
$ 229,626 $ 1,033,393 $ 1,012,003 $ 51,947 $ -
$ 2,834 $
- $ - $ - $
2,834 - - -
- - - 51,947
226,792 1,033,393 1,012,003 -
226,792 1,033,393 1,012,003 51,947
$ 229,626 $ 1,033,393 $ 1,012,003 $ 51,947 $
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Debt Service Funds
Stormwater Discretionary
Utility Sales Surtax
Revenue Revenue
Total Bonds 2003 Bonds 2003 Total
$ 948,478 $ 85,765 $ 338,468 $ 424,233
1,319,065 - - -
57,967 - - -
1,459 111 438 549
$ 2,326,969 $ 85,876 $ 338,906 $ 424,782
$ 2,834 $ - $ - $ -
2,834 - - -
- 85,876 338,906 424,782
51,947 - - -
2,272,188 - - -
2,324,135 85,876 338,906 424,782
$ 2,326,969 $ 85,876 $ 338,906 $ 424,782
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City of Sebastian, Florida
Combining Balance Sheet
Nonmajor Governmental Funds
September 30, 2008
(Continued)
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents
Investments
Due from other governments
Interest receivable
Total assets
LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCES
Liabilities:
Accounts payable
Total liabilities
Fund balances:
Reserved for:
Debt service
Capital projects
Cemetery care
Law enforcement
Unreserved
Total fund balances
Total liabilities and fund balances
Capital Projects Funds Permanent
Fund
General Public
Capital Capital Facilities
Projects Improvements Improvements Total Cemetery
$ 3,070 $ 442,594 $ - $ 445,664 $ 619,970
- - - - 151,135
- - - - 822
$ 3,070 $ 442,594 $ - $ 445,664 $ 771,927
$ 249 $ 6,088 $ - $ 6,337 $ -
249 6,088 - 6,337 -
2,821 436,506 - 439,327 -
- - - - 771,927
2,821 436,506 - 439,327 771,927
$ 3,070 $ 442,594 $ - $ 445,664 $ 77],927
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Total
Other
Governmental
Funds
$ 2,438,345
1,470,200
57,967
2,830
$ 3,969,342
$ 9,171
9,171
424,782
439,327
771,927
51,947
2,272,188
3,960,171
$ 3,969,342
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City of Sebastian, Florida
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances
Nonmajor Governmental Funds
For the Year Ended September 30, 2008
REVENUES:
Taxes:
Motor fuel
Intergovernmental
Impact fees
Charges for services
Fines
Investment earnings
Contributions and donations
Other revenue
Total revenues
EXPENDITURES:
Current:
Public safety
Physical environment
Transportation
Debt Service:
Principal
Interest and fiscal charges
Capital outlay
Total expenditures
Excess (deficiency) of revenues
over (under) expenditures
OTHER FINANCING
SOURCES (USES)
Transfers in
Transfers out
Total other financing sources (uses)
Net changes in fund balances
Fund balances -beginning
Residual fund equity transfer
Fund balances -ending
Special Revenue Funds
Local Law
Option Recreation Stormwater Enforcement G.R.E.A.T.
Gas Tax Impact Fee Utility Forfeiture Program
$ 601,390 $ - $ - $ - $ -
18,559 - - - -
- 32,825 - - -
- - 810,944 - -
_ _ 19,114 -
34,746 33,472 45,624 754 -
_ _ - 1,885 -
_ _ - 5,181 -
654,695 66,297 856,568 26,934 -
_ - - 85 -
- - 86 - -
205,737 - - - -
233,644 - - - -
66,356 - - - -
- 6,897 - - -
505,737 6,897 86 85 -
148,958 59,400 856,482 26,849 -
(95,000) (351,096) (1,006,049) - -
(95,000) (351,096) (1,006,049) - -
53,958 (291,696) (149,567) 26,849 -
172,834 1,325,089 1,161,570 24,206 892
_ _ - 892 (892)
$ 226,792 $ 1,033,393 $ 1,012,003 $ 51,947 $ -
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Debt service Funds
Stormwater Discretionary
Utility Sales Surtax
Revenue Revenue
Total Bonds 2003 Bonds 2003 Total
$ 601,390 $ - $ - $ -
18,559 - - -
32,825 - - -
810,944 - - -
19,114 - - -
114,596 1,034 4,811 5,845
1,885 - - -
5,181 - - -
1,604,494 1,034 4,811 5,845
85 - - -
86 - - -
205,737 - - -
233,644 245,000 700,000 945,000
66,350 196,748 341,294 538,042
6,897 - - -
512,805 441,748 1,041,294 1,483,042
1,091,689 (440,714) (1,036,483) (1,477,197)
- 506,049 1,164,036 1,670,085
(1,452,145) - - -
(1,452,145) 506,049 1,164,036 1,670,085
(360,456) 65,335 127,553 192,888
2,684,591 20,541 211,353 231,894
$ 2,324,135 $ 85,876 $ 338,906 $ 424,782
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City of Sebastian, Florida
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances
Nonmajor Governmental Funds
For the Year Ended September 30, 2008
(Continued)
Capital Projects Funds Permanent
Fund
General Public
Capital Capital Facilities
Projects Improvements Improvements Total Cemetery
REVENUES:
Taxes:
Motor fuel $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
Intergovernmental - - - - -
Impact fees - - - - -
Charges for services - - - - 79,550
Fines - - - - -
Investment earnings - 17,463 - 17,463 34,409
Contributions and donations - - - - -
Otherrevenue - - - - -
Total revenues - 17,463 - 17,463 113,959
EXPENDITURES:
Current:
Public safety - - - - -
Physical environment - - - - -
Transportation - - - - -
Debt Service:
Principal 147,538 - - 147,538 -
Interest and fiscal charges 7,156 - - 7,156 -
Capital outlay 371,014 67,615 25,635 464,264 -
Total expenditures 525,708 67,615 25,635 618,958 -
Excess (deficiency) of revenues
over (under)expenditures (525,708) (50,152) (25,635) (601,495) 113,959
OTHER FINANCING
SOURCES (USES)
Transfers in 525,708 (170,392) 3,701 359,017 -
Transfers out - - - - (36,538)
Total other financing sources (uses) 525,708 (170,392) 3,701 359,017 (36,538)
Net changes in fund balances - (220,544) (21,934) (242,478) 77,421
Fund balances -beginning 2,821 657,050 21,934 681,805 694,506
Residual fund equity transfer - - - - -
Fund balances -ending $ 2,821 $ 436,506 $ - $ 439,327 $ 771,927
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Total
Other
Governmental
Funds
601,390
18,559
32,825
890,494
19,114
172,313
1,885
5,181
1,741,761
85
86
205,737
1,326,182
611,554
471,161
2,614,805
(873,044)
2,029,102
(1,488,683)
540,419
(332,625)
4,292,796
$ 3,y6U,171
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City of Sebastian, Florida
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances -Budget and Actual
Local Option Gas Tax Special Revenue Fund
For the Year Ended September 30, 2008
REVENUES:
Motor fuel taxes
Intergovernmental
Investment earnings
Total revenues
EXPENDITURES:
Current:
Transportation
Debt service:
Principal
Interest and fiscal charges
Total expenditures
Excess of revenues over expenditures
OTHER FINANCING (USES)
Transfers out
Total other financing (uses)
Net changes in fund balances
Actual Variance with
Amounts on Final Budget -
Final a Budgetary Positive
Budget Basis (Negative)
$ 676,000 $ 601,390 $ (74,610)
18,559 18,559 -
68,000 34,746 (33,254)
762,559 654,695 (107,864)
203,699 205,737 (2,038)
233,595 233,644 (49)
66,405 66,356 49
503,699 505,737 (2,038)
258,860 148,958 (109,902)
(245,000) (95,000)
(24s,ooo) (9s,ooo)
13,860 53,958
150,000
150,000
40,098
Fund balances -beginning 172,834 172,834 -
Fund balances -ending $ 186,694 $ 226,792 $ 40,098
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City of Sebastian, Florida
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances -Budget and Actual
Recreation Impact Fee Special Revenue Fund
For the Year Ended September 30, 2008
REVENUES:
Impact fees
Investment earnings
Total revenues
EXPENDITURES:
Current:
Culture and recreation
Total expenditures
Excess of revenues over expenditures
OTAER FINANCING (USES)
Transfers out
Total other financing (uses)
Net changes in fund balances
Fund balances -beginning
Fund balances -ending
Actual Variance with
Amounts on Final Budget -
Final a Budgetary Positive
Budget Basis (Negative)
$ loo,ooo ~ 32,825 ~ (67,17s)
25,000 33,472 8,472
125,000 66,297 (58,703)
-_ 6,897 (6,897)
6,897 (6,897)
125,000 59,400 (65,600)
(418,285) (351,096) 67,189
(418,285) (351,096) 67,189
(293,285) (291,696) 1,589
1,325,089 1,325,089 -
$ 1,031,804 $ 1,033,393 $ 1,589
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City of Sebastian, Florida
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances -Budget and Actual
Stormwater Utility Special Revenue Fund
For the Year Ended September 30, 2008
REVENUES:
Charges for services
Investment earnings
Total revenues
EXPENDITURES:
Current:
Physical environment
Total expenditures
Excess of revenues over expenditures
OTHER FINANCING (USES)
Transfers out
Total other financing (uses)
Net changes in fund balances
Fund balances -beginning
Rind balances -ending
Actual Variance with
Amounts on Final Budget -
Final a Budgetary Positive
Budget Basis (Negative)
$ 820,000 $ 810,944 $ (9,056)
70,200 45,624 (24,576)
890,200 856,568 (33,632)
3,500
3,500
886,700
856,482 (30,218)
(936,873) (1,006,049) (69,176)
(936,873) (1,006,049) (69,176)
(50,173) (149,567) (99,394)
1,161,570 1,161,570 -
$ 1,111,397 $ 1,012,003 $ (99,394)
~~
86 3,414
86 3,414
City of Sebastian, Florida
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances -Budget and Actual
Law Enforcement Forfeiture Special Revenue Fund
For the Year Ended September 30, 2008
REVENUES:
Fines
Investment earnings
Contributions
Other revenues
Total revenues
Final
Budget
Actual
Amounts on
a Budgetary
Basis
$ 11,114
(246)
(615)
5,181
15,434
EXPENDITURES:
Current:
Public safety
Total expenditures
Excess of revenues over expenditures
Fund balances -beginning
Residual fund equity transfer
Fund balances -ending
$ 8,000 $ 19,114
1,000 754
2,500 1,885
- 5,181
11,500 26,934
11,500
11,500
85
8S
26,849
Variance with
Final Budget -
Positive
(Negative)
11,415
11,415
26,849
24,206 24,206 -
- 892 892
$ 24,206 $ 51,947 $ 27,741
City of Sebastian, Florida
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances -Budget and Actual
G.R.E.A.T. Program Special Revenue Fund
For the Year Ended September 30, 2008
Fund balances -beginning
Residual fund equity transfer
Fund balances -ending
Actual Variance with
Amounts on Final Budget -
Final a Budgetary Positive
Budget Basis (Negative)
892 892 -
- (892) (892)
$ 892 $ - $ (892)
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City of Sebastian, Florida
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances -Budget and Actual
Stormwater Utility Revenue Bonds 2003 Debt Service Fund
For the Year Ended September 30, 2008
REVENUES:
Investment earnings
Total revenues
EXPENDITURES:
Debt service:
Principal
Interest and fiscal charges
Total expenditures
Deficiency of revenues under expenditures
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES
Transfers in
Total other financing sources
Net changes in fund balances
Fund balances -beginning
Fund balances -ending
Actual Variance with
Amounts on Final Budget -
Final a Budgetary Positive
Budget Basis (Negative)
$ 875 $ 1,034 $ 159
875 1,034 159
245,000 245,000 -
192,748 196,748 (4,000)
437,748 441,748 (4,000)
(436,873) (440,714) (3,841)
436,873 506,049 69,176
436,873 506,049 69,176
- 65,335 65,335
20,541 20,541 -
$ 20,541 $ 85,876 $ 65,335
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City of Sebastian, Florida
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances -Budget and Actual
Discretionary Sales Surtax Revenue Bonds 2003 Debt Service Fund
For the Year Ended September 30, 2008
REVENUES:
Investment earnings
Total revenues
EXPENDITURES:
Current:
Physical environment
Debt service:
Principal
Interest and fiscal charges
Total expenditures
Deficiency of revenues under expenditures
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES
Transfers in
Total other financing sources
Net changes in fund balances
Fund balances -beginning
Fund balances -ending
Actual
Amounts on
Final a Budgetary
Budget Basis
$ 1,975 $ 4,811
1,975 4,811
300
Variance with
Final Budget -
Positive
(Negative)
$ 2,836
2,836
300
700,000 700,000 -
335,294 341,294 (6,000)
1,035,594 1,041,294 (5,700)
(1,033,619) (1,036,483) (2,864)
1,033,619 1,164,036 130,417
1,033,619 1,164,036 130,417
127,553 127,553
211,353 211,353 -
$ 211,353 $ 338,906 $ 127,553
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City of Sebastian, Florida
Statement of Changes in Assets and Liabilities
Agency Fund
For the Year Ended September 30, 2008
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
LIABILITIES
Performance deposits held in escrow
Total liabilities
Balance Balance
October 1, September 30,
200'7 Additions Deletions 2008
$ 170,730 $ 238,380 $ 400 $ 408,710
$ 170,730 $ 238,380 $ 400 $ 408,710
170,730 238,380 400 408,710
$ 170,730 $ 238,380 $ 400 $ 408,710
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City of Sebastian, Florida
Capital Assets Used in the Operation of Governmental Funds
Comparative Schedule By Source
September 30, 2008
Governmental Funds capital assets: FY 2007 FY 2008
Land $ 5,696,946 $ 5,696,946
Buildings and structures 10,996,497 11,158,739
Improvement other than buildings 4,970,638 5,149,267
Machinery and equipment 6,820,051 7,390,752
Infrastructure 18,677,191 22,259,149
Capital projects 2,692,704 1,520,565
Total capital assets $ 49,854,027 $ 53,175,418
Investment in Governmental Funds capital assets by sources:
Federal grants $ 2,138,342 $ 2,138,342
State grants 858,210 907,755
County grants 713,359 713,359
General fund 11,650,739 11,605,512
Law enforcement trust fund 42,953 38,953
Recreational impact fee 552,890 688,730
Stormwater utility fee 16,255 387,153
Riverfront Redevelopment 754,056 754,056
Cemetery trust fund 180,963 230,472
Donations 2,858,177 3,145,174
Sales taxes 8,249,499 9,764,073
Motor fuel taxes 5,053,455 5,544,144
Revenue bond debt 14,092,425 15,737,130
Capital projects 2,692,704 1,520,565
Total investment in capital assets
$ 49,854,027 $ 53,175,418
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City of Sebastian, Florida
Capital Assets Used in the Operation of Governmental Funds
Schedule by Function and Activity
September 30, 2008
Improvements Machinery
Other than and
Function and Activity Land Buildings Buildings Equipment Infrastructure Totals
General government:
Legislative $ - $ - $ 1,100 $ 2,886 $ - $ 3,986
City manager - - - 2,826 - 2,826
City clerk - - - 143,134 - 143,134
City attorney - - - 599 - 599
Finance - - - 54,236 - 54,236
~S - 5,841 9,800 89,715 - 105,356
Human resources - 2,050 - 3,704 - 5,754
Building maintenance - 130,220 15,665 69,200 - 215,085
Growth management - 85,555 - 50,742 - 136,297
Non-departmental 3,634,769 6,100,564 260,202 422,129 212,700 10,630,364
Subtotal 3,634,769 6,324,230 286,767 839,171 212,700 11,297,637
Public safety:
Special operations - - - 176,392 - 176,392
Administration 9,560 3,347,151 89,320 271,934 - 3,717,965
School resource - - - 71,469 - 71,469
Road patrol - - - 2,050,330 - 2,050,330
Community policing - - - 95,917 - 95,917
Code enforcement - - - 46,632 - 46,632
Professional Stnd. - - - 19,025 - 19,025
Investigations - - 1,700 157,863 - 159,563
Support services - - - 72,310 - 72,310
Communications - - 11,272 211,582 - 222,854
Building department - - - 55,996 - 55,996
Subtotal 9,560 3,347,151 102,292 3,229,450 - 6,688,453
Transportation:
Engineering 78 146,361 163,857 161,998 271,810 744,104
Central garage - 130,489 82,419 130,475 674 344,057
Roads and drainage 47,047 101,269 616,607 966,718 11,353,375 13,085,016
Subtotal 47,125 378,119 862,883 1,259,191 11,625,859 14,173,177
Physical Environment:
Stormwater - - - 1,413,257 8,967,035 10,380,292
Cemetery 272,190 82,019 78,354 50,990 22,717 506,270
Subtotal 272,190 82,019 78,354 1,464,247 8,989,752 10,886,562
Culture/Recreation:
Parks and recreation 1,733,302 1,027,220 3,818,971 598,693 1,430,838 8,609,024
Subtotal 1,733,302 1,027,220 3,818,971 598,693 1,430,838 8,609,024
Total $ 5,696,946 $ 11,158,739 $ 5,149,267 $ 7,390,752 $ 22,259,149 51,654,853
Construction in progress 1,520,565
Total $ 53,175,418
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Function and Activit
General government:
Legislative
City manager
City clerk
City attorney
Finance
MIS
Human resources
Building maintenance
Growth management
Non-departmental
Subtotal
Public Saftey:
Special operations
Administration
School resource
Road patrol
Community policing
Code enforcement
Professional Stnd.
Investigations
Support services
Communications
Building department
Subtotal
Transportation:
Engineering
Central garage
Roads and drainage
Subtotal
Physical Environment:
Stormwater
Cemetery
Subtotal
Culture & Recreation:
City of Sebastian, Florida
Capital Assets Used in the Operation of Governmental Funds
Schedule of Changes By Function and Activity
September 30, 2008
Governmental Governmental
Funds Funds
Capital Assets Transfers Transfers Capital Assets
October 1, 2007 Additions Deletions In Out September 30, 2008
$ 3,986 $ - $ -
2,826 - -
143,134 - -
599 - -
55,623 - 1,387
94,107 11,249 -
5,754 - -
204,921 10,739 575
133,872 2,425 -
10,541,012 92,362 3,010
11,185,834 116,775 4,972
178,366 - 1,973
3,711,687 19,123 12,846
71,469 -
1,464,867 669,473 84,010
144,836 - 48,919
30,444 17,427 1,239
21,288 - 2,263
164,711 1,700 6,848
73,426 - 1,116
223,065 1,140 1,351
71,228 - 1,259
6,155,387 708,863 161,824
$ - $ - $ 3,986
- - 2,826
- - 143,134
- - 599
- - 54,236
- - 105,356
- - 5,754
- - 215,085
- - 136,297
- - 10,630,364
- - 11,297,637
- - 176,393
- - 3,717,964
- - 71,469
- - 2,050,330
- - 95,917
- - 46,632
- - 19,025
- - 159,563
- - 72,310
- - 222,854
- 13,973 55,996
13,973 6,688,453
740,218 20,849 16,963 - - 744,104
336,841 19,509 12,292 - - 344,058
11,939,438 1,173,729 42,125 13,973 - 13,085,015
13,016,497 1,214,087 71,380 13,973 - 14,173,177
7,935,394 2,455,583 10,685 - - 10,380,292
458,980 49,509 1,219 - 1,000 506,270
8,394,374 2,505,092 11,904 - 1,000 10,886,562
Parks and recreation 8,409,231 229,382 30,589 1,000 - 8,609,024
Subtotal 8,409,231 229,382 30,589 1,000 - 8,609,024
Total 47,161,323 4,774,199 280,669 14,973 14,973 51,654,853
Construction in progress 2,692,704 784,644 1,956,783 - - 1,520,565
Total $ 49,854,027 $ 5,558,843 $ 2,237,452 $ 14,973 $ 14,973 $ 53,175,418
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Statistical Section
This part of the City of Sebastian, Florida's comprehensive annual financial report
presents detailed information as a context for understanding what the information in the
financial statements, note disclosures, and required supplementary information says
about the city's overall financial health.
Contents Pa e s
Financial Trends 80-91
These schedules contain trend information to help the reader understand how
the city's financial performance and well-being have changed over time.
Revenue Capacity 92-97
These schedules contain information to help the reader assess the city's most
significant local revenue source, the property tax, and the municipal sales tax.
Debt Capacity 98-103
These schedules present 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.
Economic and Demographic Information 104-106
These schedules offer economic and demographic indicators to help the reader
understand the environment within which the city's financial activities take
place.
Operating Information 107-109
These schedules contain service and infrastructure data to help the reader
understand how the information in the city's financial report relates to the
services the city provides and the activities it performs.
Sources: Unless otherwise noted, the information in these schedules is derived from the
comprehensive annual financial reports for the relevant year. The city implemented
GASB Statement 34 in 2001; schedules presenting government-wide information include
information beginning in that year.
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City of Sebastian, Florida
Net Assets by Component
Last Seven Fiscal Years
(accrual basis of accounting)
~nnR ~nm ~nn~
Governmental Activities
Invested in Capital Assets, Net of Related Debt
Restricted
Unrestricted
$ 24,133,550 $ 21,469,456 $ 17,579,683
9,215,801 9,419,129 5,068,583
5,035,184 5,249,998 11,293,877 «~
Total Governmental Activities Net Assets
Business-Type Activities
Invested in Capital Assets, Net of Related Debt
Restricted
Unrestricted
Total Business-Type Activities Net Assets
Primary government
Invested in Capital Assets, Net of Related Debt
Restricted
Unrestricted
Total Primary Government Net Assets
$ 38,384,535 $ 36,138,583 $ 33,942,143
9,111,251 $ 8,895,501 $ 8,798,612
570,149 570,890 560,581
753,076 1,303,886 1,896,539
$ 10,434,476 $ 10,770,277 $ 11,255,732
$ 33,244,801 $ 30,364,957 $ 26,378,295
9,785,950 9,990,019 5,629,164
5,788,260 6,553,884 13,190,416
$ 48,819,011 $ 46,908,860 $ 45,197,875
~~~ The large increases in unrestricted net assets from 2003 to 2004 and from 2004 to 2005 are mainly due to increase
in State revenue sharing. sales and use taxes, and tax revenues.
c2> The large increase in unrestricted net assets from 2005 to 2006 is mainly due to increase in tax revenues, franchise
fees, and interest earnings.
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2005 2004 2003 2002
$ 17,103,399 $ 16,412,401 $ 16,339,222 $ 14,242,832
5,395,879 4,059,674 3,235,266 3,289,670
9,081,345 ~'~ 7,171,123 (i) 5,461,224 5,865,388
$ 31,580,623 $ 27,643,198 $ 25,035,712 $ 23,397,890
$ 7,459,945 $ 4,264,961 $ 1,545,867 $ 363,827
574,105 506,006 505,435 458,014
738,519 1,712,657 1,471,457 1,120,224
$ 8,772,569 $ 6,483,624 $ 3,522,759 $ 1,942,065
$ 24,563,344 $ 20,677,362 $ 17,885,089 $ 14,606,659
5,969,984 4,565,680 3,740,701 3,747,684
9,819,864 8,883,780 6,932,681 6,985,612
$ 40,353,192 $ 34,126,822 $ 28,558,471 $ 25,339,955
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City of Sebastian, Florida
Changes in Net Assets
Last Seven Fiscal Years
(accrual basis of accounting)
2008 2007 2006
Program Revenues
Governmental Activities:
Charges for Services:
General Government $ 353,836 $ 422,897 $ 533,482
Public Safety 85,009 92,853 140,545
Physical Environment 903,285 891,021 887,819
Economic Environment - - -
CulturallRecreation 83,378 85,945 72,472
Operating Grants and Contributions 786,016 192,676 407,898
Capital Grants and Contributions 835,607 1,014,481 1,301,438
Total Governmental Activities Program Revenues $ 3,047,131 $ 2,699,873 $ 3,343,654
Business-Type Activities:
Charges for Services:
Golf Course $ 1,438,233 $ 1,652,288 $ 1,580,407
Airport 523,989 344,813 375,768
Building ~'~ 347,189 408,875 1,220,823
Operating Grants and Contributions - - 6,998
Capital Grants and Contributions 494,098 500,428 1,056,562
Total Business-Type Activities Program Revenues $ 2,803,509 $ 2,906,404 $ 4,240,558
Total Primary Government Program Revenues $ 5,850,640 $ 5,606,277 $ 7,584,212
Expenses
Governmental Activities:
General Government $ 3,375,178 $ 3,083,609 $ 3,129,723
Public Safety 5,226,512 5,377,107 4,191,295
Physical Environment 1,805,755 1,695,066 2,193,589
Transportation 2,111,360 2,276,497 2,173,071
Economic Environment 113,101 605,510 98,661
CulturaURecreation 1,420,734 1,237,398 1,208,288
Interest and Fiscal Charges 634,891 667,950 706,303
Total Governmental Activities Expenses $ 14,687,531 $ 14,943,137 $ 13,700,930
Business-Type Activities:
Golf Course $ 1,488,472 $ 1,533,900 $ 1,558,338
Airport 1,099,653 1,046,994 801,967
Building ~'~ 605,422 905,452 936,793
Tctal Business-Type Activities Expenses $ 3,193,547 $ 3,486,346 $ 3,297,098
Total Primary Government Expenses $ 17,881,078 $ 18,429,483 $ 16,998,028
~'~ The building operation was reclassified from being part of the general fund operation to an enterprise fu nd
operation at the beginning of fiscal year 2006.
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2005 2004 2003 2002
$ 370,609 $ 376,327 $ 247,774 $ 172,135
1,356,385 1,660,032 824,821 625,924
828,907 850,887 799,637 785,683
_ _ _ 24,869
56,199 48,590 46,736 73,013
2,802,511 1,144,528 920,829 958,229
1,781,954 1,353,959 640,894 872,490
$ 7,196,565 $ 5,434,323 $ 3,480,691 $ 3,512,343
$ 1,381,817 $ 1,648,308 $ 1,377,245 $ 1,365,027
434,818 201,890 168,451 179,373
13,582 67,576 - 51,087
2,289,986 2,451,212 1,149,437 214,175
$ 4,120,203 $ 4,368,986 $ 2,695,133 $ 1,809,662
$ 11,316,768 $ 9,803,309 $ 6,175,824 $ 5,322,005
$ 3,262,276 $ 2,414,865 $ 1,620,616 $ 2,010,288
4,816,614 4,502,109 3,391,831 2,945,701
1,283,889 1,279,257 1,920,200 508,616
4,034,900 3,288,532 2,401,037 2,258,181
32,128 86,041 166,024 223,207
1,260,395 823,974 747,910 881,260
740,372 722,007 312,367 168,749
$ 15,430,574 $ 13,116,785 $ 10,559,985 $ 8,996,002
$ 1,464,532 $ 1,527,051 $ 1,363,359 $ 1,393,551
519,235 350,949 315,941 283,726
$ 1,983,767 $ 1,878,000 $ 1,679,300 $ 1,677,277
~ 17,414,341 $ 14,994,785 $ 12,239,285 $ 10,673,279
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City of Sebastian, Florida
Changes in Net Assets (continued)
Last Seven Fiscal Years
(accrual basis of accounting)
Net (Expense)/Revenue
Governmental Activities
Business-Type Activities
Total Primary Government Net Expense
General Revenues and Other Changes in Net Assets
Governmental Activities:
Property Taxes, Levied for General Purposes
Sales and Use Taxes
Franchise Fees
State Shared Revenues
Interest Earnings
Miscellaneous
Transfers
Total Governmental Activities
Business-Type Activities:
Interest Earnings
Miscellaneous
Transfers
Total Business-Type Activities
Total Primary Government
Change in Net Assets
Governmental Activities
Business-Type Activities
Total Primary Government Change in Net Assets
2008 2007 2006
$ (11,640,400) $(12,243,264) $(10,357,276)
(390,038) (579,942) 943,460
$ (12,030,438) $(12,823,206) $ (9,413,816)
$ 5,149,047 $ 5,089,841 $ 4,645,050
4,753,718 4,776,691 4,907,906
1,199,762 1,106,698 1,253,749
1,989,606 2,083,523 2,242,292
634,919 1,147,931 827,224
159,300 192,300 256,780
- 42,720 (1,414,205) ~~~
$ 13,886,352 $ 14,439,704 $ 12,718,796
$ 54,237 $ 137,207 $ 125,498
- (42,720) 1,414,205
$ 54,237 $ 94,487 $ 1,539,703
$ 13,940,589 $ 14,534,191 $ 14,258,499
$ 2,245,952 $ 2,196,440 $ 2,361,520
(335,801) (485,455) 2,483,163
$ 1,910,151 $ 1,710,985 $ 4,844,683
cz) The large increase in transfers from 2005 to 2006 is mainly due to the one time transfer of
building reserve to building fund due to the reclassification of fund type for the building operation.
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2005 2004 2003 2002
$ (8,234,009) $ (7,682,462) $ (7,079,294) $ (5,483,659)
2,136,436 2,490,986 1,015,833 132,385
$ (6,097,573) $ (5,191,476) $ (6,063,461) $ (5,351,274)
$ 4,017,555 $ 3,420,971 $ 2,944,456 $ 2,615,939
4,718,691 4,035,545 3,705,922 2,844,825
886,390 770,600 756,194 766,901
2,138,020 1,721,956 1,523,524 2,068,753
398,518 398,158 241,358 118,840
118,760 388,562 79,662 -
(106,500) (445,844) (534,000) -
$ 12,171,434 $ 10,289,948 $ 8,717,116 $ 8,415,258
$ 45,709 $ 23,774 $ 21,789 $ 32,122
300 261 9,072 -
106,500 445,844 534,000 -
$ 152,509 $ 469,879 $ 564,861 $ 32,122
$ 12,323,943 $ 10,759,827 $ 9,281,977 $ 8,447,380
$ 3,937,425 $ 2,607,486 $ 1,637,822 $ 2,931,599
2,288,945 2,960,865 1,580,694 164,507
$ 6,226,370 $ 5,568,351 $ 3,218,516 $ 3,096,106
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City of Sebastian, Florida
Fund Balances, Governmental Funds
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(modified accrual basis of accounting)
2008 2007 2006 2005
General Fund
Reserved $ 739,873 $ 947,533 $ 1,815,187 $ 2,848,726
Unreserved 5,568,309 5,443,254 4,663,885 3,254,741
Total General Fund $ 6,308,182 $ 6,390,787 $ 6,479,072 $ 6,103,467
All Other Governmental Funds
Reserved $ 9,809,650 $ 8,299,903 $10,058,183 ~'~ $ 828,819
Unreserved, Reported in:
Special Revenue funds 3,408,537 5,321,148 5,381,276 4,735,396
Capital Projects funds - - - (z) 8,406,953
Total All Other Governmental Funds $ 13,218,187 $ 13,621,051 $15,439,459 $ 13,971,168
Total Governmental Funds $ 19,526,369 $ 20,011,838 $21,918,531 $ 20,074,635
~~~ The significant change in reserved fund balance from 2005 to 2006 is due to the reclassification of unreserved
reported in capital projects funds to reserved.
(z) The significant change in unreserved reported in capital projects funds from 2005 to 2006 is due to the
reclassification of unreserved reported in capital projects funds to reserved.
(3> The large increase in unreserved fund balance reported in capital projects funds from 2002 to 2003 is due to the
issuance of City's Infrastructure Sales Surtax Revenue Bonds, Series 2003.
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2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
$ 2,693,710 $ 1,402,398 $ 232,088 $ 121,256 $ 64,341 $ 43,113
2,421,182 2,479,452 3,690,659 3,406,083 2,786,252 2,699,955
$ 5,114,892 $ 3,881,850 $ 3,922,747 $ 3,527,339 $ 2,850,593 $ 2,743,068
$ 4,208,170 $ 1,596,981 $ 1,503,172 $ 1,306,269 $ 2,021,740 $ 605,270
3,355,229 2,211,585 1,808,288 548,174 456,461 217,969
6,795,371 9,993,933 (3) 2,384,557 2,609,201 1,562,299 4,027,673
$14,358,770 $ 13,802,499 $ 5,696,017 $ 4,463,644 $ 4,040,500 $ 4,850,912
$19,473,662 $17,684,349 $ 9,618,764 $ 7,990,983 $ 6,891,093 $ 7,593,980
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City of Sebastian, Florida
Changes in Fund Balances, Governmental Funds
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(modified accrual basis of accounting)
2008 2007 2006
Revenues
Property and Other Local Taxes
Franchise Fees
Charges for Services
Licenses and Permits
Fines
Intergovernmental
Impact Fees
Special Assessments
Investment Earnings
Miscellaneous
$ 10,504,155 $ 10,554,617 $ 10,269,451
1,199,762 1,106,698 1,253,749
1,209,617 1,271,102 517,605
163,471 186,875 244,370
65,246 71,314 77,776
2,674,761 2,463,628 2,852,293
32,825 56,875 337,675
- - 819,286
647,312 1,062,043 827,224
461,553 244,629 294,695
Total Revenues
Expenditures
Current:
General Government
Public Safety
Physical Environment
Transportation
Economic Environment
Cultural and Recreation
Debt service:
Principal Retirement
Interest and Fiscal Charges
Capital Outlay
Total Expenditures
Excess of Revenues Over (Under) Expenditures
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Debt Proceeds
Transfers In
Transfers Out
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Net Change in Fund Balances
Debt Service as a Percentage of Noncapital Expenditures
16,958,702 17,017,781 17,494,124
3,087,789 2,999,652 2,494,863
4,677,618 4,700,447 3,813,908
1,368,593 1,301,719 1,850,642
1,545,045 1,733,697 1,672,983
113,101 80,279 98,661
1,079,379 975,087 926,846
1,326,182 1,284,418 1,248,378
611,554 643,305 678,682
3,634,910 5,242,590 1,451,060
17,444,171 18,961,194 14,236,023
(485,469) (1,943,413) 3,258,101
5,679,896 5,158,296 3,785,981
(5,679,896) (5,115,576) (5,200,186)
- 42,720 (1,414,205)
$ (485,469) $ (1,900,693) $ 1,843,896
14.0% 14.1% 15.1%
88
2005 2004
2003
2002
2001 2000 1999
$ 9,483,664 $ 8,179,344 $ 7,325,932 $ 6,228,107 $ 6,223,280 $ 6,273,070 $ 5,837,968
886,390 770,600 756,194 766,901 753,024 - -
936,530 962,677 921,119 1,123,670 300,046 159,701 33,097
1,587,675 1,867,920 878,097 578,695 487,618 475,345 448,928
95,699 118,918 119,752 127,027 148,676 140,672 89,697
5,561,695 3,115,520 1,785,237 2,841,315 1,968,416 2,318,091 1,865,375
385,775 557,700 395,850 255,775 - -
11,023 28,424 22,560 31,756 28,528 128,154 44,964
398,518 398,158 241,358 206,567 417,707 689,395 512,407
144,057 378,268 91,078 126,823 196,311 246,774 650
19,491,026 16,377,529 12,537,177 12,286,636 10,523,606 10,431,202 8,833,086
2,974,736 2,231,532 1,977,033 2,230,870 1,647,858 1,946,702 1,837,031
4,349,639 3,950,228 3,427,711 2,588,526 2,482,393 2,129,662 2,122,823
910,794 1,125,727 1,247,452 508,616 452,116 345,844 412,990
3,616,076 2,863,397 1,610,761 1,427,992 1,084,401 1,228,234 1,007,426
32,128 86,041 166,024 327,911 273,927 617 4,830
995,406 747,131 629,835 732,729 612,038 555,584 488,499
1,218,023 985,974 361,024 344,553 222,954 212,860 225,243
711,736 887,564 158,043 174,864 152,093 151,536 160,940
3,975,015 9,021,558 3,859,709 2,322,794 3,402,365 4,713,604 1,915,620
18,783,553 21,899,152 13,437,592 10,658,855 10,330,145 11,284,643 8,175,402
707,473 (5,521,623) (900,415) 1,627,781 193,461 (853,441) 657,684
7,756,780 9,500,000 - 900,000 - -
3,745,265 2,745,754 2,992,908 2,009,173 2,130,744 2,134,510 1,861,364
(3,851,765) (3,191,598) (3,526,908) (2,009,173) (2,130,744) (2,134,510) (1,861,364)
(106,500) 7,310,936 8,966,000 - 900,000 - -
$ 600,973 $ 1,789,313 $ 8,065,585 $ 1,627,781 $ 1,093,461 $ (853,441) $ 657,684
13.0% 14.5% 5.4% 6.2% 5.4%
5.5% 6.2%
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City of Sebastian, Florida
Program Revenues by Function/Program
Last Eight Fiscal Years
(accrual basis of accounting)
2008 2007 2006 2005
Function/Program
Governmental Activities:
General Government
Public Safety
Physical Environment
Transportation
Economic Environment
CulturaURecreation
Total Governmental Activities
Business-type activities:
Golf Course
Airport
Building ~ 1~
Total Business-Type Activities
Total Primary Government
$ 377,305 $ 450,267 $ 579,591 $ 587,527
515,997 249,756 306,702 1,537,557
1,256,277 891,021 890,092 898,821
619,949 721,103 900,365 3,392,883
- - 30,059 -
277,603 387,726 636,845 779,777
$ 3,047,131 $ 2,699,873 $ 3,343,654 $ 7,196,565
$ 1,438,233 $ 1,652,288 $ 1,587,405 $ 1,395,399
1,018,087 845,241 1,432,330 2,724,804
347,189 408,875 1,220,823 -
$ 2,803,509 $ 2,906,404 $ 4,240,558 $ 4,120,203
$ 5,850,640 $ 5,606,277 $ 7,584,212 $ 11,316,768
~~~ The building operation was reclassified from being part of the general fund operation to an enterprise fund
operation at the beginning of fiscal year 2006.
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2004 2003 2002 2001
$ 392,471 $ 1,095,902 $ 172,135 $ 226,786
1,850,710 929,952 785,373 633,230
914,318 1,136,507 785,683 779,837
1,670,534 1,580,076 3,038,913 2,285,809
- - 24,869 18,753
606,290 663,459 566,959 168,335
$ 5,434,323 $ 5,405,896 $ 5,373,932 $ 4,112,750
$ 1,715,884 $ 1,377,245 $ 1,365,517 $ 1,088,104
2,653,102 1,317,888 444,145 616,656
$ 4,368,986 $ 2,695,133 $ 1,809,662 $ 1,704,760
$ 9,803,309 $ 8,101,029 $ 7,183,594 $ 5,817,510
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City of Sebastian, Florida
Tax Revenues by Source, Governmental Funds
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(modified accrual basis of accounting)
Fiscal Year Property Taxes Public Utility Sales Tax
2008 ~l~ $ 5,149,047 $ 2,250,781 $ 2,502,937 $
2007 cz~ 5,089,841 2,216,381 2,560,310
2006 ~3~ 4,645,050 2,183,164 2,724,742
2005 4,017,555 2,005,124 2,713,567
2004 3,420,971 1,854,632 2,180,913
2003 2,944,456 1,780,717 1,925,205
2002 c4> 2,717,564 983,236 1,861,589
2001 2,608,989 1,151,685 1,861,608
2000 cs~ 2,323,566 1,044,595 1,704,749
1999 ~~~ 2,734,068 413,045 1,553,672
601,390 $ 10,504,155
688,085 10,554,617
716,495 10,269,451
747,418 9,483,664
722,828 8,179,344
675,554 7,325,932
665,718 6,228,107
600,998 6,223,280
549,800 5,622,710
484,054 5,184,839
~~~ Fiscal Year 2008 property tax revenue reflects a change in the property tax millage rate from 3.0519 to 2.9917.
(2) Fiscal Year 2007 property tax revenue reflects a change in the property tax millage rate from 3.9325 to 3.0519.
c3~ Fiscal Year 2006 property tax revenue reflects a change in the property tax millage rate from 4.5904 to 3.9325.
(4> Fiscal Year 2002 property tax revenue reflects a change in the property tax millage rate from 5.0000 to 4.5904.
~5~ Fiscal Year 2000 property tax revenue reflects a change in the property tax millage rate from 6.5000 to 5.0000.
(s) Fiscal Year 1999 property tax revenue reflects a change in the property tax millage rate from 6.9000 to 6.5000.
Millage Rate represents the dollar of tax per one thousand dollars of taxable valuation.
Motor Fuel Total
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Property Tax Rates
Direct and Overlapping Governments
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Ci ty of Sebastian Indian River County School Board
Debt Total Total Debt Total
Fiscal Operating Service City County~l~ Operating Service School
Year Millage Millage Millage Millage Millage Millage Millage Other«~
2008 2.9917 - 2.9917 5.14850 7.26800 0.27000 7.53800 1.38160
2007 3.0519 - 3.0519 5.36610 7.16300 0.28000 7.44300 1.47940
2006 3.9325 - 3.9325 5.69040 7.88000 0.36000 8.24000 1.60850
2005 4.5904 - 4.5904 7.35050 8.01900 0.48000 8.49900 1.43029
2004 4.5904 - 4.5904 7.93960 8.17900 0.53100 8.71000 1.69278
2003 4.5904 - 4.5904 8.03020 8.10200 0.63000 8.73200 1.43875
2002 4.5904 - 4.5904 8.08410 8.40200 0.68000 9.08200 1.14845
2001 5.0000 - 5.0000 8.24860 8.67700 0.88000 9.55700 1.62899
2000 5.0000 - 5.0000 8.24360 8.61400 1.00000 9.61400 1.52091
1999 6.5000 - 6.5000 8.33160 8.61400 1.00000 9.61400 c3>
~`~ Millage includes General Fund, M.S.T.U.s, Emergency Services District and Land Bonds.
(z) All Special Taxing Districts.
(3> Information not available.
Source: Indian River County Property Appraiser's Office
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City of Sebastian, Florida
Assessed Valuation and Estimated True Values of Taxable Property
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Real Property ~~~ Personal Property
Fiscal Assessed Estimated Assessed
Year Value Actual Value Value
2008 1,810,818,686 2,263,523,358 59,007,644
2007 2,054,408,055 2,568,010,069 64,899,942
2006 2,124,615,672 2,655,769,590 55,913,696
2005 1,526,923,406 1,908,654,258 51,827,624
2004 1,157,275,164 1,446,593,955 51,330,277
2003 946,293,950 1,182,867,438 48,613,628
2002 829,224,615 1,036,530,769 45,355,170
2001 754,577,150 943,221,438 45,195,579
2000 656,619,860 820,774,825 42,216,162
1999 $ 626,274,970 $ 782,843,713 $ 46,027,721
Source: Indian River County Property Appraiser
Exemptions
Estimated Real
Actual Value Property
59,007,644 506,401,692
64,899,942 334,302,515
55,913,696 322,318,753
51,827,624 271,466,364
51,330,277 228,262,825
48,613,628 217,554,663
45,355,170 205,977,066
45,195,579 198,445,669
41,533,985 190,327,263
$ 46,027,721 $ 187,751,454
(1) Assessed value of Real Property based on approximately 80 percent of estimated actual value.
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Total Total
Assessed Estimated
Value Actual Value
1,869,826,330 2,322,531,002
2,119,307,997 2,632,910,011
2,180,529,368 2,711,683,286
1,578,751,030 1,960,481,882
1,208, 605,441 1,497,924,232
994,907,578 1,231,481,066
874,579,785 1,081,885,939
799,772,729 988,417,017
698,836,022 862,308,810
$ 672,302,691 $ 828,871,434
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City of Sebastian, Florida
Principal Taxpayers
Year 2008 and Year 1998
Taxpayer
Florida Power & Light (Utility /Electric)
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (Retail)
Chance Holdings LLC (Development)
IPF /Sebastian LLC (Retail)
KB Homes Treasure Coast LLC (Construction)
512 Commerce Center LLC
Bellsouth Communications (Communication)
Park Place Community LLC (Rent /Retail)
BW US 1 Inc. (Commerical)
Sebastian Crossings LLC (Construction)
Lynch, Robert N. (Bishop)
Grace's Landing Ltd
Falcon Cable Media
Winn Dixie Stores Inc.
Sebastian Center Ltd
Ringhaver Equipment
Total Assessed Valuation
~'~ 1999 information not available
2008
Real Percentage
Property of Total
Assessed Assessed
Valuation Rank Valuation
$ 15,508,499
14,155,041
9,358,870
8,606,240
8,227,760
8,089,710
7,772,461
7,620,573
7,361,730
6,741,200
$ 93,442,084
$ 128,743,465
Source: Indian River County Property Appraiser's Office
1998 ~'~
Real Percentage
Property of Total
Assessed Assessed
Valuation Rank Valuation
1 12.05% $ 6,448,890 3
2 10.99% 7,843,080 2
3 7.27% -
4 6.68% -
5 6.39% -
6 6.28% -
7 6.04% 7,930,440 1
8 5.92% 2,737,650 5
9 5.72% -
10 5.24% -
- 3,665,790 4
- 2,111,580 6
- 1,618,367 7
- 1,586,073 8
- 1,316,420 9
- 780,155 10
72.58% $ 36,038,445
$630,218,290
1.02%
1.24%
1.26%
0.43
0.58%
0.34%
0.26%
0.25%
0.21
0.12%
5.71%
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Property Tax Levies And Collections
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Percent of
Total Current Current Tax
Tax Tax Collections
Year Levy Collections To Tax Levy
2008 $ 4,919,994 $ 4,634,338 94
2007 4,747,938 4,537,100 96
2006 4,426,281 4,300,217 97
2005 3,888,488 3,723,912 96
2004 3,216,940 3,130,521 97
2003 2,862,650 2,725,515 95
2002 2,635,277 2,489,854 94
2001 2,542,544 2,455,930 97
2000 2,422,756 2,283,898 94
1999 2,869,796 2,726,857 95
Delinquent Total
Tax Tax
Collections Collections
2,906
9,429
39
1,712
34,247
26,908
36,421
51,690
35,050
2,912
4,637,244
4,546,529
4,300,256
3,725,624
3,164,768
2,752,423
2,526,275
2,507,620
2,318,948
2,729,769
Source: Indian River County Property Appraiser and Tax Collector
Percent of
Total Tax
Collections
To Tax Levy
94
96
97
96
98
96
96
99
96
95
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City of Sebastian, Florida
Ratios of Outstanding Debt by Type
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Business-type
Governmental Activities Activities
Water Line Roadway
Assessment Improvement
Year Bonds Notes
2008 - $1,333,197
2007 - 1,566,839
2006 - 1,790,544
2005 - 2,004,718
2004 - 2,209,745
2003 77,615 2,406,028
2002 134,299 2,593,939
2001 187,901 2,773,847
2000 238,589 2,946,113
1999 286,521 3,111,041
Infrastructure
Sales Tax
Bonds
$ 8,445,000 $
9,145,000
9,825,000
10,490,000
11,140,000
9,500,000
Heavy Stormwater Golf Course Total
Equipment Utility Revenue Revenue Primary Per
Lease Bonds Bonds Government Capita
- $ 4,570,000 $ 590,000 14,938,197 652
147,538 4,815,000 870,000 16,544,377 738
288,251 5,055,000 1,140,000 18,098,795 835
422,455 5,290,000 1,395,000 19,602,173 978
550,452 5,525,000 1,885,000 21,310,197 1,100
672,528 - 2,115,000 14,771,171 802
788,957 - 2,335,000 5,852,195 341
- - 2,435,000 ~'~ 5,396,748 324
- - 1,500,000 4,684,702 290
- - 1,610,000 5,007,562 319
~~~ Golf Course Revenue Bonds, Series 1996 was refunded in 2001.
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City of Sebastian, Florida
Computation of Legal Debt Margin
September 30, 2008
Assessed Valuation
Assessed taxable real property value
Add back: exempt real property
Total assessed value of real property
Legal debt margin:
Debt limitation - 5 percent of total assessed real property value ~1~
Debt applicable to limitation
Total bonded debt
Less: revenue bonds
Total applicable to limitation
Legal debt margin
$ 1,304,416,994
506,401,692
$ 1,810,818,686
$ 14,348,197
(13,015,000)
90,540,934
1,333,197
$ 89,207,737
~l~ City adopted financial policies state the City will limit its total outstanding general obligation debt to
five percent of the assessed valuation of real property.
City of Sebastian, Florida
Direct and Overlapping Governmental Activities Debt
General Obligation Bonds
September 30, 2008
The City of Sebastian has no overlapping general obligation bonded debt.
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City of Sebastian, Florida
Ratios of General Bonded Debt Outstanding and Legal Debt Margin
Last Ten Fiscal Years
2008
Debt Limit (1)
Total net debt applicable to limit
Legal debt margin
Total net debt applicable to the limit
as a percentage of debt limit
2007 2006 2005
$ 90,540,934 $ 102,720,403 $ 76,346,170 $ 76,346,170
1,333,197 1,714,377 2,078,796 2,427,174
$ 89,207,737 $ 101,006,026 $ 74,267,374 $ 73,918,996
1.47% 1.67% 2.72% 3.18%
~'~ Under the City's adopted financial policies, the City's outstanding general obligation debt should not exceed 5% of
the assessed valuation of real property. The percentage was dropped from 10% to 5% in fiscal year 2003.
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2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
$ 57,863,758 $ 47,314,698 $ 82,922,462 $ 75,457,715 $ 65,661,986 $ 62,627,497
2,760,196 3,078,556 3,382,896 3,673,847 2,946,113 3,111,041
$ 55,103,562 $ 44,236,142 $ 79,539,566 $ 71,783,868 $ 62,715,873 $ 59,516,456
4.77% 6.51% 4.08% 4.87% 4.49% 4.97%
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City of Sebastian, Florida
Pledged-Revenue Coverage
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Recreational Facilities Improvement and Refundin g Revenue Bonds, Series 2001
Less: Net
Fiscal Gross Operating Available Debt Service
Year Revenues~~~ Expenses (Z) Revenue Principal Interest Total Coverage
2008 1,455,749 1,174,169 281,580 270,000 41,090 311,090 0.91
2007 1,701,171 1,218,382 482,789 255,000 51,590 306,590 1.57
2006 1,628,015 1,165,411 462,604 250,000 61,690 311,690 ~~~ 1.48 ~'~
2005 1,395,436 1,023,002 372,434 240,000 71,490 311,490 c6~ 1.20 ~'~
2004 1,497,053 1,108,770 388,283 230,000 80,890 310,890 c6~ 1.25 ~'~
2003 1,400,154 968,052 432,102 220,000 89,890 309,890 ~~ 1.39 ~'~
2002 1,386,424 1,020,640 365,784 100,000 104,481 204,481 (6> 1.79 ~'~
2001 1,165,091 (s~ 1,043,741 ~s> 121,350 - - - ~~~ - ~'~
2000 1,450,487 947,145 503,342 110,000 96,980 206,980 c3~ 2.43 ~4~
1999 $1,414,976 $ 891,914 $ 523,062 $ 105,000 $ 102,650 $ 207,650 ~3~ 2.52 (4~
Note: Detail regarding the City's outstanding debt can be found in the notes to the fmancial statements.
~l~ Total revenues including charges for services, rents, and interest.
(2) Total direct operating expenses excludes depreciation, amortization, annual Airport lease payment,
and one time hurricane repair and upgrade.
(3) Golf Course Bond, Series 1985 refunded in 1992 with Series 1992.
(4) Required coverage is 1.0.
(s) Golf Course closed for four months for renovations.
~6> Golf Course Bond, Series 1992 refunded with Recreational Facilities Improvement and Refunding Revenue
Bonds, Series 2001.
~~~ Required coverage is 1.25.
(8) Total revenues consist of stormwater utility fees and interest.
(9) Required coverage is 1.35.
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Stormwater Utili ty Revenue Bonds, Series 2003
Gross Debt Service
Revenues~8~ Principal Interest Total Coverage~9~
856,568 245,000 191,873 436,873 1.96
932,183 240,000 197,273 437,273 2.13
908,576 235,000 201,973 436,973 2.08
792,886 235,000 206,673 441,673 1.80
$ 779,724 $ 105,000 $ 104,386 $ 209,386 3.72
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City of Sebastian, Florida
Demographic and Economic Statistics
Last Ten Years
Total
Personal
Year Population Income ~1~
2008 22,924 (s)
'L007 22,426 (s)
2006 21,666 $ 7,002,160,000 $
2005 20,048 6,386,893,000
2004 19,365 5,071,395,000
2003 18,425 4,831,037,000
2002 17,167 4,680,414,000
2001 16,667 4,552,238,000
2000 16,181 4,207,683,000
1999 15,707 3,983,019,000
(5)
~s>
54,045
50,369 $
40,677
40,162
39,683
39,470
37,110
35,788
44,450
41,522
40,291
39,615
39,359
40,063
37,947
Sources:
~`~ Florida Research & Economic Database. Information available for Indian River County only.
(2> U.S. Census Bureau
(3~ Indian River County School Board
(4) Indian River County Property Appraiser
c5~ Information not available
(6) The school population appears to have declined due to rezoning. The City of Sebastian has only one (1)
middle school, and the overflow students have been rezoned to the county.
Per Capita
Personal
Income (i)
Median
Household
Income ~~~
Median
Aee ~~~
(5)
~s>
~s~
(5)
~s>
~s~
~s~
~s~
~s>
~s~
(5)
49.2
~s~
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Educational
Attainment:
Bachelor's Degree
or higher c2)
(5)
(5)
~s>
(5)
~s>
~s>
~s~
~s>
23.1
~s>
School
Enrollment (3)
4,710
5,117
5,604
5,258
4,917
4,340
4,309
1,371
1,342
1,383
Unemployment
Rate ~l~
(6)
9.7
6
4.1
4.0
7.6
7.5
7.8
7.4
6.5
7.5
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Total Assessed
Pronertv Value (4)
$ 1,869,826,330
2,119,307,997
2,180,529,368
1,578,751,030
1,208,605,441
994,907,578
874,579,785
799,772,729
698,836,022
672,302,691
City of Sebastian, Florida
Principal Employers
Year 2008 and 1999
2008
Percentage
Number of of Total County
Employer Employees Employment
Indian River Memorial Hospital 1,706 3.28
Publix Supermarket 1,104 2.12
The New Piper Aircraft 1,063 2.04
Sebastian River Medical Center 380 0.73
CVS Warehouse/Distribution 325 0.62
Wal-Mart 404 0.78
?ohn's Island 475 0.91
Indian River Estates 442 0.85
Visiting Nurse Association 348 0.67
Disney's Vero Beach Resort 301 0.58
Total 6,548 12.58
Total County Employees
52,042
1999
Percentage
Number of of Total County
Employer Employees Employment
The New Piper Aircraft 1249 2.87
Publix Supermarket 792 1.82
Wal-Mart 774 1.78
Sun Ag. Inc. 550 1.26
Winn Dixie Supermarkets 520 1.19
Hale Indian River Groves 505 1.16
Gracewood Fruit Packing 500 1.15
Dodgertown Complex 438 1.00
John's Island 415 0.95
Graves Brothers 400 0.92
Total 6,143 14.09
Total County Employees 43,592
Source: Indian River County Chamber of Commerce
* Principal employers information available for Indian River County only.
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City of Sebastian, Florida
Full-Time Equivalent City Government Employees by Function/Program
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Function/uroeram
General Government
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
City Council 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
City Manager 2.5 2.0 2.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.0
City Clerk 3.0 4.0 4.5 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0
City Attorney 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0
Finance 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0
Mgmt Information Svcs 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Human Resources 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.0
Building Maintenance 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0
Growth Management 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 6.0
Public Safety:
Police Department 60.0 57.0 58.0 (2) 59.0 56.5 54.5 53.0 52.5 50.0 47.0
Building Department 6.0 11.0 11.0 9.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0
Code Enforcement 2.5 3.0 3.0 (2) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Transportation:
Roads & Drainage 10.0 11.5 12.5 12.5 14.5 11.5 ~'~ 23.5 26.5 27.5 24.0
Central Garage 2.5 3.5 3.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.5
Airport 3.0 3.0 3.5 3.5 2.5 2.5 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.5
Physical Environment:
Engineering 7.0 9.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.5 8.0 6.5 6.5 6.0
Stormwater Utility 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 12.0 12.0 X11 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cultural/Recreation:
Parks & Recreation 23.5 23.5 24.5 23.5 17.5 16.5 14.0 14.0 10.0 10.0
Cemetery 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
Golf Course 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 13.5 13.5 14.5 12.5 12.5 11.5
Totals: 170.0 177.5 180.5 175.5 163.0 159.5 157.0 153.5 145.5 138.0
~1~ Eleven employees were moved from roads & drainage to stormwater starting fiscal year 2003.
(2) Code enforcement division was transferred out from the Police Department starting fiscal year 2006
Source: City of Sebastian, Florida 1999-2008 Annual Budgets
Method: Using 1.0 for each full-time employee, and 0.50 for each part-time and seasonal employee
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City of Sebastian, Florida
Operating Indicators by Function/Program
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Function/program 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
General Government
Number of Annexation Approved 0 1 1 1 6 3 0 1 1 0
Acres of Annexed Property 0 3.87 3.3 25.55 484 80 0 80 6 0
Purchase Orders Issued 254 284 293 369 408 372 357 411 406 397
Public Safety
Police Department
Physical Arrest 662 697 744 786 653 557 515 627 738 481
Traffic Violations 4,418 7,221 6,291 5,457 5,431 1,939 2,528 2,781 3,562 2,413
Parking Violations 208 289 880 303 3,801 632 207 198 305 53
Building Department
Construction Permits Issued 60 116 506 774 577 544 363 315 317 210
Estimated Value of Construction (in millions) $ 21.0 $ 32.3 $ 88.3 $114.7 $112.3 $82.7 $38.9 $29.0 ~~~ $ 9.8
Transportation
Road Maintenance (man hours) 538 888 512 100 878 850 827 ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
Asphalt for road maintenance (tons) 358 210 127 125 88 79 75 ~~~ ~~] ~~~
Concrete for road maintenance (yards) (~) 0 0 300 0 283 277 275 ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
Physical Environment
Cemetery
Cemetery Internments 68 69 76 79 86 81 73 78 85 52
Grave Deeds Sold 46 49 56 56 69 45 54 67 77 34
Stormwater
Mile of Swales Maintained 280 280 280 280 280 280 280 280 ~~~ ~~1
Mile of Ditches Maintained 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 X11 ~~~
Road Crossing Maintained 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 ~1~ ~~1
Catch Basins/Culverts 275 275 275 275 275 275 250 248 ~~~ ~~~
Recreation
Recreation Center attendance 12,910 14,177 8,004 5,504 7,498 ~~~ ~~~ (t) (U ~~~
Number of Discount Cards 950 1,004 2,690 1,000 993 855 890 746 791 ~~~
Number of Golf Course Memberships 97 108 119 85 116 137 169 190 212 ~~~
Average daily golf revenue $4,127 $4,661 $4,209 $3,854 $4,207 $3,693 $3,588 $2,844 $8,348 $4,996
~~~ Information not available
(Z) All road maintenance utilized asphalt, no concrete curbing was installed.
Sources: City of Sebastian Police Department, Growth Management, Public Works, Engineering
Department, Golf Course, and Building Department.
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City of Sebastian, Florida
Capital Asset Statistics by Function/Program
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Function/proeram 2008
General Government
Square Footage Occupied 21,500
Departmental Vehicles 3
Public Safety
Police Stations 1
Square Footage of Police Department 25,600
Square Footage of Building Department 2,500
Police Vehicles 62
Building Inspector Vehicles 4
Transportation
2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
21,500 21,500 21,500 5,516 5,516 5,516 5,516 5,516 5,516
3 3 5 2 2 2 3 3 3
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1
25,600 25,600 25,600 8,700 8,700 8,700 8,700 8,700 8,700
2,500 2,500 2,500 1,716 1,716 1,716 1,716 1,716 1,716
57 53 52 47 42 40 33 32 24
5 6 5 4 4 5 4 3 2
Streets (miles) 156 156 156 156 156 149.6 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0
Number of Streetlights 1,223 ~'1 1,309 ~ '~ 3,808 3,555 3,543 3,543 3,531 3,531 3,319 1,156
Airport 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I
Public Service Vehicles 23 21 19 14 24 18 22 19 16 16
Physical Environment
Public Service Vehicles 11 10 12 13 6 7 4 4 4 4
Recreation
Number of Parks 15 14 14 12 12 12 10 10 10 9
Recreation Centers 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Park Acreage 233.79 229.37 229.37 223.37 223.37 223.37 207.85 196.47 196.47 194.38
Recreation Center Square Footage 4,859 4,859 4,859 4,859 4,859 4,859 4,859 4,859 4,859 4,859
Park Maintenance Vehicles 13 12 11 10 8 6 6 5 5 5
Golf Course 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Sources: City of Sebastian Finance Department and Growth Management Department
~'~ This number represents actual unmetered street lights in the City. (Source: Florida Power & Light)
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reports and schedules as required by the Florida Single Audit Act,
Chapter 215.97, Florida Statutes for state and local governments that
receive state assistance.
- Independent Auditor's Report on Internal Control Over Financial
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Independent Auditors' Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
and on Compliance and Other Matters Based on an Audit of Financial
Statements Performed in Accordance with Government Auditing Standards
Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
City of Sebastian
Sebastian, Florida
We have audited the financial statements of the governmental activities, the business-type activities, each
major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of the City of Sebastian, Florida (the "City") as
of and for the year ended September 30, 2008, which collectively comprise the City's basic financial
statements, and have issued our report thereon dated March 10, 2009. We conducted our audit in
accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and the standards
applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards issued by the Comptroller
General of the United States.
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
In planning and performing our audit, we considered the City's internal control over financial reporting as
a basis for designing our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on the financial
statements, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the City's internal
control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the effectiveness of the
City's internal control over financial reporting.
A control deficiency 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
misstatements on a timely basis. A significant deficiency is a control deficiency, or combination of
control deficiencies, that adversely affects the City's ability to initiate, authorize, record, process, or
report financial data reliably in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles such that there
is more than a remote likelihood that a misstatement of the City's financial statements that is more than
inconsequential will not be prevented or detected by the City's internal control.
A material weakness is a significant deficiency, or combination of significant deficiencies, that results in
more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the financial statements will not be
prevented or detected by the City's internal control.
Our consideration of the internal control over financial reporting was for the limited purpose described in
the first paragraph of this section and would not necessarily identify all deficiencies in internal control
that might be significant deficiencies or material weaknesses. We did not identify any deficiencies in
internal control over financial reporting that we consider to be material weaknesses, as defined above.
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Compliance and Other Matters
As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the City's financial statements are free of
material misstatement, we performed tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations,
contracts and grant agreements, noncompliance with which could have a direct and material effect on the
determination of financial statement amounts. However, providing an opinion on compliance with those
provisions was not an objective of our audit and, accordingly, we do not express such an opinion. The
results of our tests disclosed no instances of noncompliance or other matters that are required to be
reported under Government Auditing Standards.
We noted certain matters that we reported to management of the City of Sebastian, Florida in a separate
letter, Independent Auditors' Management Letter, dated March 10, 2009.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of the City of Sebastian, Florida and
management, state awarding agencies and pass-through entities, and the State of Florida Office of the
Auditor General and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified
parties.
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Independent Auditors'
Management Letter
Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
City of Sebastian
Sebastian, Florida
We have audited the financial statements of the City of Sebastian, Florida as of and for the fiscal year
ended September 30, 2008 and have issued our report thereon dated March 10, 2009.
We conducted our audit in accordance with United States generally accepted auditing standards; the
standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards issued by the
Comptroller General of the United States; and the Florida Single Audit Act. We have issued our
Independent Auditors' Report on Compliance and Internal Control Over Financial Reporting,
Independent Auditors' Report on Compliance and Internal Control over Compliance Applicable to each
Major State Project, and Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs. Disclosures in those reports and
schedule, which are dated March 10, 2009, should be considered in conjunction with this management
letter.
Additionally, our audit was conducted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 10.550, Rules of the
Auditor General, which govern the conduct of local governmental entity audits performed in the state of
Florida and require that certain items be addressed in this letter.
The Rules of the Auditor General (Section 10.554(1)(1)1) require that we address in the management
letter, if not already addressed in the auditors' reports on compliance and internal control or schedule of
findings and questioned costs, whether or not recommendations made in the preceding annual financial
audit report have been followed. All findings and comments in the prior year have been resolved to our
satisfaction.
As required by the Rules of the Auditor General (Section 10.554(1)(1)2), the scope of our audit included a
review of the provisions of Section 218.415., Florida Statutes, regarding the investment of public funds.
In connection with our audit, we determined that the City of Sebastian, Florida complied with Section
218.415, Florida Statutes.
The Rules of the Auditor General (Section 10.554(1)(1)3.) require that we address in the management
letter any findings and recommendations to improve financial management, accounting procedures, and
internal controls. Nothing came to our attention that requires disclosure in the current year.
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The Rules of the Auditor General (Section 10.554(1)(1)5.) require disclosure in the management letter of
the following matters if not already addressed in the auditors' reports on compliance and internal control
or schedule of findings and questioned costs: (1) violations of laws, rules, regulations, and contractual
provisions that have occurred, or are likely to have occurred; (2) improper or illegal expenditures; and (3)
control deficiencies that are not significant deficiencies, including, but not limited to: (a) improper or
inadequate accounting procedures (e.g., the omission of required disclosures from the financial
statements); (b) failures to properly record financial transactions; and (c) other inaccuracies, shortages,
defalcations, and instances of fraud discovered by, or that come to the attention of, the auditor.
The Rules of the Auditor General (Section 10.554(1)(1)6.) also require that the name or official title and
legal authority for the primary government and each component unit of the reporting entity be disclosed
in the management letter, unless disclosed in the notes to the financial statements. The legal authority for
the City of Sebastian, Florida is disclosed in the notes to the financial statement. The City of Sebastian,
Florida's component unit, the Police Officer's Pension Plan, was established under Section 58-46 through
58-54 Code of Ordinances in October 1989.
As required by the Rules of the Auditor General (Section 10.554(1)(i)7.a), the scope of our audit included
a review of the provisions of Section 218.503(1), Florida Statutes, regarding financial emergencies. In
connection with our audit, we determined that the City of Sebastian, Florida has not met any of the
financial emergency conditions described in Section 218.503(1), Florida Statutes.
As required by the Rules of the Auditor General (Section 10.554(1)(i)7.b.), we determined that the annual
financial report for the City of Sebastian, Florida for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008, filed with
the Department of Financial Services pursuant to Section 218.32(1)(a), Florida Statutes, is in agreement
with the annual financial audit report for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008.
As required by the Rules of the Auditor General (Section 10.554(1)(i)7.c. and 10.556(7)), we applied
financial condition assessment procedures. It is management's responsibility to monitor the entity's
financial condition, and our financial condition assessment was based in part on representations made by
management and the review of financial information provided by the same.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of the City of Sebastian, Florida and
management, federal and state awarding agencies and pass through entities, and the State of Florida
Office of the Auditor General and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these
specified parties.
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