City of Sugar Land, Texas Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
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CITY OF SUGAR LAND, TEXAS COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2014 Officials Issuing Report Allen Bogard Jennifer Brown Alka B. Shah City Manager Director of Finance Chief Accountant MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS CITY OF SUGAR LAND, TEXAS TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Introductory Section Letter of Transmittal i Principal Officials vii Organizational Chart viii GFOA Certificate of Achievement ix Financial Section Report of Independent Auditors 1 Management’s Discussion and Analysis 4 Basic Financial Statements Government-Wide Financial Statements Statement of Net Position 19 Statement of Activities 20 Fund Financial Statements Governmental Funds Balance Sheet 22 Reconciliation of the Governmental Funds Balance Sheet to the Statement of Net Position 23 Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances 24 Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance of Governmental Funds to the Statement of Activities 25 Proprietary Funds Statement of Net Position 26 Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Fund Net Position 27 Statement of Cash Flows 28 Discretely Presented Component Units Combining Statement of Net Position 29 Combining Statement of Activities 30 Notes to the Financial Statements 31 CITY OF SUGAR LAND, TEXAS TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Financial Section (continued): Required Supplementary Information General Fund Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance – Budget and Actual 70 Notes to Required Supplementary Budget Information 71 Required Pension System Supplementary Information 72 Required Other Post Employment Benefit (OPEB) Supplementary Information 73 Other Supplementary Information Special Revenue Funds 77 Combining and Individual Fund Statements and Schedules: Balance Sheet – Nonmajor Governmental Funds 78 Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances – Nonmajor Governmental Funds 81 Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance – Budget and Actual: Special Revenue Fund – Debt Service Fund 84 Special Revenue Fund – Capital Projects Fund 85 Special Revenue Fund – Tourism Fund 86 Special Revenue Fund –Court Security Fund 87 Special Revenue Fund – Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Fund 88 Special Revenue Fund – Court Technology Fund 89 Special Revenue Fund – Law Enforcement Grant Fund 90 Special Revenue Fund – Photographic Traffic Enforcement Fund 91 Special Revenue Fund – Debt Reduction Fund 92 Special Revenue Fund – Sugar Land Development Corporation Fund 93 Internal Service Funds 95 Combining Statement of Net Position 96 Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Fund Net Position 97 Statement of Cash Flows 98 Discretely Presented Component Units Fund Based Financial Statements 99 Balance Sheets - Governmental Funds 100 Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance – Governmental Funds 101 CITY OF SUGAR LAND, TEXAS TABLE OF CONTENTS Unaudited Statistical Section Page Net Position by Component 104 Changes in Net Position 106 Fund Balances of Governmental Funds 110 Changes in Fund Balances of Governmental Funds 112 Taxable Sales 114 Assessed Value and Estimated Actual Value of Taxable Property 116 Property Tax Rates - Direct and Overlapping Governments 118 Property Tax Levies and Collections 120 Principal Property Taxpayers 122 Ratios of General Bonded Debt Outstanding 123 Ratios of Outstanding Debt by Type 124 Direct and Estimated Overlapping Governmental Activities Debt 126 Pledged Revenue Coverage 127 Demographic and Economic Statistics 128 Principal Employers 129 Full-time Equivalent City Government Employees by Function 130 Operating Indicators by Function 132 Capital Asset Statistics by Function 134 (This page intentionally left blank.) INTRODUCTORY SECTION (This page intentionally left blank.) February 3, 2015 Honorable Mayor James Thompson and Members of the City Council City of Sugar Land, Texas Dear Mayor and Council Members State law requires that a complete set of audited financial statements be filed with the City Secretary within 180 days of the close of each fiscal year. This annual financial report is presented to fulfill that requirement for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014. Management assumes full responsibility for the completeness and reliability of the information contained in this report, based upon a comprehensive framework of internal control that it has 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. Whitley Penn, Certified Public Accountants, have issued an unmodified (or “clean”) opinion on the City of Sugar Land’s financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2014. The independent auditors' report is located at the front of the financial section of this report. 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. MD&A complements this letter of transmittal and should be read in conjunction with it. PROFILE OF THE GOVERNMENT The City of Sugar Land, incorporated in 1959, has adopted a Council-Manager form of government. The Council is comprised of a mayor and six council members. The Mayor and two Council members are elected at large, and the remaining four are elected by district. All elected officials serve two-year terms. No person can be elected to more than four consecutive regular two-year terms as mayor or council member. The City Manager is appointed by Council and is responsible for implementation of Council policy and all day-to-day operations of the City. The Council appoints many residents who volunteer their expertise, experience, and time to serve on various boards and commissions. These boards and commissions make recommendations relative to special projects, issues, and planning for the future. The Planning and Zoning Commission and the Parks and Recreation Policy Advisory Board meet on a regular basis. Other boards and commissions that meet as needed include the Zoning Board of Adjustment, Building Standards Commission, and Animal Control Advisory Board. Specialized committees such as the Charter Review Committee or Citizens Bond Committee are convened for special projects and meet only for a specific purpose until a recommendation is formulated and presented to City Council. This community spirit and teamwork is common to the citizens of Sugar Land and critical to the City’s success. 2700 Town Center Blvd. North | Sugar Land, TX 77479-0110 | tel: (281) 275-2700 | fax: (281) 275-2721 www.sugarlandtx.gov i PROFILE OF THE GOVERNMENT (continued) A full range of municipal services is provided by the City of Sugar Land including public safety (police, fire, dispatch and emergency management); water and wastewater utilities; planning; community development & code enforcement; public improvements; repair and maintenance of infrastructure; residential solid waste and recycling; animal control; recreational and community activities; and general administrative & support services. In addition, the City owns, operates, and serves as the fixed base operator of a general aviation airport. As an independent political subdivision of the State of Texas governed by an elected Mayor and Council, the City is considered a primary government. In accordance with standards established by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), the City reports all funds for which the City, as the primary government, is financially accountable. The Sugar Land Development Corporation (SLDC), the Sugar Land 4B Corporation (SL4B), Sugar Land Town Square Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ 1), Imperial Redevelopment District (TIRZ 3) and Sugar Land Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 4 (TIRZ 4) are considered to meet the criteria of component units. The SL4B, TIRZ 1, TIRZ 3 and TIRZ 4 have been included in the report as discretely presented component units. The SLDC has been included with the special revenue funds as it is treated as a blended component unit. The SLDC and the SL4B Corporations were created by the City under the Texas Development Corporation Act of 1979 for the purpose of promoting, assisting, and enhancing economic and related development activities on behalf of the City. TIRZ 1 was created in December 1998 and TIRZ 3 was created in December 2007 for the purposes of development and redevelopment in the Zone Areas. TIRZ 4 was created in December 2009 for the purposes of development and redevelopment in the Zone Area. The City participates in each Zone by contributing tax increments produced in the Zone to the Tax Increment Fund. LOCAL ECONOMY In fiscal year 2014, the City continued to see economic growth. Building activity remained strong, with significant activity in commercial development and continued residential growth. Net property values grew 5.7% to $10.3 billion as of January 1, 2013; an increase of $557 million over 2012 values. New development accounted for $124 million of the increase, while existing property values increased by $433 million. The City Council left the tax rate unchanged at $0.30895 for 2013, which generated approximately 1.6% more revenues than the prior year excluding new value to the tax roll. The residential homestead exemption remained at 7%. The City has also saw considerable building permit activity, particularly in commercial