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C.A.F.R., FY 2005-06
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<br />The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as prescribed by the <br />Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). <br /> <br />This Comprehensive Annual financial Report consists of five parts: <br /> <br />1. The Introductory Section includes an organizational chart, list of elected and appointed officials, and this <br />transmittal letter, which highlights significant aspects of the fmancial operations during the year and particular <br />issues faced by the City. <br /> <br />2. The Financial Section includes the independent auditors' report, management's discussion and analysis, <br />financial statements and related notes, and supplemental financial data. <br /> <br />3. The Statistical Section includes several tables of unaudited data depicting the financial history of the City, as <br />well as demographic information of other governmental units overlapping the City and other miscellaneous <br />statistics. <br /> <br />4. The Continuing Disclosure Information Section contains nineteen tables of fmancial information required by <br />the United States Securities and Exchange Commission Rule l5c2-12. These tables provide investors with <br />updated information on all municipal bond issues sold after July 3, 1995. <br /> <br />5. The Overall Compliance, Internal Controls, and Federal Awards and State Awards Section contains a schedule <br />of expenditures of federal awards, as well as auditors' reports and other information. <br /> <br />The Notes to the Financial Statements are provided in the Financial Section and are considered essential to fair presentation <br />and adequate disclosure for this [mancial report. The notes include the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for the <br />City and other necessary disclosures of important matters relating to the fmancial position of the City. The notes are treated as <br />an integral part of the fmancial statements and should be read in conjunction with them. <br /> <br />General Information Regarding the City and Surrounding County <br /> <br />The City of Paris is the county seat and principal commercial center of Lamar County and is located at the intersection of <br />United States Highways 271 and 82, approximately 100 miles northeast of Dallas near the Red River. The City is served by 7 <br />banks. The City's 2000 census is 25,898 an increase of 4.85% from the 1990 census of24,699. <br /> <br />Lamar County (the County) is located in northeast Texas and borders the State of Oklahoma. The County, which is situated <br />between the Red River and the Sulphur River, is traversed by United States Highways 271 and 82, State Highways 19 and 24, <br />and 32 farm-to-market roads. The County's 2000 census is 48,499, an increase of7.77% over the 1990 census of 45,000. <br /> <br />The City is a regional medical center serving patients in Northeast Texas and Southeast Oklahoma. Founded in 1911 as St. <br />Joseph's Hospital, Paris Regional Medical Center is a 364 bed medical center. It is part of the Essent Health System. Both the <br />north and south campuses operate fitness centers that offer a wide range of exercise programs and equipment. It compliments <br />the City's 130 doctors and 21 dentists that provide a wide range of general and special medical services. <br /> <br />The City provides utilities through its 36 MGD water plant and 7.25 MGD wastewater plant. Electric power is supplied to <br />Paris by TXU Electric's interconnected transmission system. It has a generating capacity of 22,808,000 KW. The supply of <br />electric power is adequate to meet the requirements of any commercial or industrial demand. Atmos Energy provides natural <br />gas for residential, commercial, and industrial users. Atmos Energy is the largest provider of pure natural gas in America. It <br />provides service to over three million customers in 12 states. There are 3 transmission lines serving the City with a line <br />pressure of300 pounds per square inch. Telephone service is provided by AT&T. <br /> <br />1-2 <br />
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