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City of Paris, Texas <br />Notes to Financial Statements <br />September 30, 2011 <br />IV. Detailed Notes on All Funds and Component Unit (Continued) <br />F . Long-Term Debt (Continued) <br />PEDC has outstanding Paris Economic Development Corporation Sales Tax Revenue Refunding <br />Bonds, Series 2010, originally issued at $2,685,000, bearing interest at 1.76% to 4.39%. Principal <br />payments are due serially in varying annual amounts to September 1, 2018, from $280,000 to <br />$340,000. <br />Sales and Use Taxes (one-quarter of one percent) levied by the City of Paris, Texas, within its <br />boundaries under the Development Corporation Act of 1979, are pledged for payment of bonds and <br />interest of the Component Unit. The resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds requires that <br />monthly deposits be made to the Debt Service Fund in an amount sufficient to pay the next <br />maturing bonds and interest. <br />A Reserve Fund is required to be maintained with a balance of at least $346,192, the average <br />annual principal and interest requirements of the bonds. At September 30, 2011, the balances in the <br />Debt Service Fund and Reserve Fund are $108,709 and $470,228, respectively. <br />Debt Service requirements related to these bonds and notes are as follows: <br />Bond Debt Requirements <br />Years <br />Principal <br />Interest <br />Total <br />2012 <br />$ 280,000 <br />$ 70,192 <br />$ 350,192 <br />2013 <br />290,000 <br />65,264 <br />355,264 <br />2014 <br />290,000 <br />58,536 <br />348,536 <br />2015 <br />300,000 <br />50,271 <br />350,271 <br />2016 <br />315,000 <br />40,221 <br />355,221 <br />2017 <br />325,000 <br />28,251 <br />353,251 <br />2018 <br />340,000 <br />14,926 <br />354,926 <br />$ 2,140,000 <br />$ 327,661 <br />$ 2,467,661 <br />G. Restricted Net Assets and Restricted Asset Accounts <br />In order to safeguard the financial integrity of the water and sewer system, the City Council <br />approved a resolution establishing and maintaining funds comparable to those required by the <br />revenue bonds refunded in 2010. At September 30, 2011, these accounts, shown as cash and <br />investments on the Statement of Net Assets - Proprietary Funds, are as follows: <br />Reserve Fund $ 2,235,966 <br />Contingency Fund 776,568 <br />43 <br />