C.A.F.R., FY 2011-12 - Laserfiche WebLink

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Because the focus of governmental funds is narrower than that of the government-wide financial statements, it is useful to compare the information presented for governmental funds with similar information presented for governmental activities in the government-wide financial statements. By doing so, readers may better understand the long-term impact of the government's near-term financing decisions. Both the governmental fund balance sheet and the governmental fund statement of revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balances provide a reconciliation to facilitate this comparison between governmental funds and governmental activities. The City of Paris maintains 9 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, capital projects fund, and the debt service fund, all of which are considered to be major funds. Data from the other 6 govemmental funds are combined into a single, aggregated presentation. Individual fund data for each of these nonmajor governmental funds is provided in the form of combining statements elsewhere in this report. The City of Paris adopts an annual appropriated budget for its general fund. A budgetary comparison statement has been provided for the general fund to demonstrate compliance with this budget. The basic governmental fund financial statements can be found immediately after the Independent Auditors' Report. Proprietary Funds The City of Paris maintains only one type of proprietary fund. An enterprise fund (the type used by the City) is used to report the same functions presented as business-type activities in the government-wide financial statements. The City of Paris uses an enterprise fund to account for its water and sewer related activities. Proprietary funds provide the same type of information as the government-wide financial statements, only in more detail. The proprietary fund used by the City of Paris is considered a major fund. The basic proprietary fund financial statements can be found beginning with Statement 7 and continuing through Statement 9 of this report. 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 immediately after the statement of cash flows-proprietary funds in 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 progress in funding its obligation to provide pension benefits to its employees. Required supplementary information can be found in Note V. in Notes to the Financial Statement Section. Combining and individual fund statements and schedules can be found immediately after the notes to the financial statements in this report. Government-wide Financial Analysis As noted earlier, net assets may serve over time as a useful indicator of a government's financial position. In the case of the City of Paris, assets exceeded liabilities by $88,651,725 at the close of the most recent fiscal year. This compares to $85,343,128 for the previous year. The ;egular pay down of long-term debt accounts for most of this increase.