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City of Paris, Texas <br />Notes to Financial Statements <br />September 30, 2011 <br />Il. Reconciliation of Government-Wide and Fund Financial Statements (Continued) <br />B. Explanation of Certain Differences Between the Governmental Fund Statement of Revenues, <br />Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances and the Government-Wide Statement of Activity <br />(Continued) <br />allocated over their estimated useful lives and reported as depreciation expense." The details of <br />this ($309,283) difference are as follows: <br />Capital Outlay $ 2,490,252 <br />Depreciation Expense (2,799,535) <br />Net Adjustment to Increase Net Changes in Fund Balances - <br />Total Governmental Funds to Arrive at Changes in Net Assets <br />of Governmental Activities $ (309,283) <br />Another element of that reconciliation states that "the issuance of long-term debt (e.g. bonds, <br />leases) provides current financial resources to governmental funds, while the repayment of the <br />principal of long-term debt consumes the current financial resources of governmental funds. <br />Neither transaction, however, has any effect on net assets. Also, governmental funds report the <br />effect of issuance costs, premiums, discounts, and similar items when debt is first issued, whereas <br />these amounts are deferred and amortized in the statement of activities." The details of this <br />$973,962 difference are as follows: <br />Amortization of Issuance Costs $ (27,960) <br />Amortization of Premiums 21,906 <br />Principal Repayments 945,016 <br />Net Adjustment of Increase Net Changes in Fund Balances - <br />Total Governmental Funds to Arrive at Changes in Net Assets <br />of Governmental Activities $ 938,962 <br />III. Stewardship Compliance and Accountability <br />Budgetary Information <br />Annual budgets are legally adopted on a basis consistent with generally accepted accounting <br />principles for all governmental funds except the capital projects funds, proprietary funds, and <br />library trust funds. The budget for the capital projects funds is legally adopted for specific projects <br />and may exceed one year. Formal budgetary integration is not employed for the proprietary funds. <br />The City adopts an annual, informal budget as a financial plan for all proprietary funds. The <br />library trust funds include non-budgeted financial activities, which are not subject to an <br />appropriated budget and the appropriation process or to any legally authorized non-appropriated <br />budget review and approval process. The community development block grant fund is not <br />annually appropriated. At the close of each fiscal year, any unencumbered appropriation balance <br />(appropriations including prior year encumbrances less current year expenditures and <br />encumbrances) lapse or revert to the undesignated fund balance. <br />33 <br />