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Finance - Annual Audit - 09/30/2008 STATE OF IDAHO CITY OF EAGLE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 STATE OF IDAHO CITY OF EAGLE TABLE OF CONTENTS Independent Auditor's Report 1-2 Basic Financial Statements: Government-wide Financial Statements: Statement of Net Assets 3 Statement of Activities 4-5 Fund Financial Statements: Balance Sheet- Governmental Funds 6 Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in 7 Fund Balances - Governmental Funds Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances of Governmental Funds to the 8 Statement of Activities Statement of Net Assets - Proprietary Fund 9 Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in 10 Fund Net Assets - Proprietary Fund Statement of Cash Flows - Proprietary Fund 11-12 Notes to the Financial Statements 13-25 Required Supplementary Information: Statement of Revenue, Expenditures and Changes in Fund 26-27 Balances - Budget and Actual - Major Governmental Funds Supporting schedules: Individual Fund Schedules: Statement of Revenues - Budget and Actual - General Fund 28 Statement of Expenditures - Budget and Actual - General Fund 29 Statement of Revenues and Expenditures - Budget and Actual - 30 Library Special Revenue Fund STATE OF IDAHO CITY OF EAGLE TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) Supporting schedules (continued): Statement of Revenues and Expenditures - Budget and Actual - 31 Library G.O. Bond Debt Service Fund Statement of Revenues and Expenses - Budget (Non-GAAP 32 Budgetary Basis) and Actual -Water Enterprise Fund Operation in Tax Rolls 33 Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting and on Compliance and Other Matters Based on an Audit of Financial Statements Performed 34-35 in Accordance with Government Auditing Standards Gibbons, Scott & Dean T I ,P Certified Public Accountants Professional Building (208)459 4649 'erry L.Scott,CPA 1803 Ellis Avenue ohn P.Dean,CPA Caldwell,Idaho 83605 FAX(208)454-9091 INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council City of Eagle Eagle, Idaho We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the governmental activities, the business- type activities, the discretely presented component unit, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of the City of Eagle as of and for the year ended September 30, 2008, which collectively comprise the City's basic financial statements as listed in the table of contents. These financial statements are the responsibility of the City of Eagle's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable-assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the respective financial position of the governmental activities, the business-type activities, the discretely presented component unit, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of the City of Eagle as of September 30, 2008, and the respective changes in financial position and, where applicable, cash flows thereof for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report dated July 28, 2009 on our consideration of City of Eagle's internal control over financial reporting and our tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts and grant agreements and other matters. The purpose of that report is to describe the scope of our testing of internal control over financial reporting and compliance and the results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on the internal control over financial reporting or on compliance. That report is an integral part of an audit performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards and should be considered in assessing the results of our audit. City of Eagle has not presented management's discussion and analysis that accounting principles generally accepted in the United States has determined is necessary to supplement, although not required to be part of, the basic financial statements. Budgetary comparison information on pages 26- 27 is not a required part of the basic financial statements but is supplementary information required by —1— MEMBER OF AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS IDAHO SOCIETY OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. We have applied certain limited procedures, which consisted thens pal supplementary information.geHowevergawendid not audit the measurement and presentation of pp information and express no opinion on it. Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the financial statements that collectively comprise the City of Eagle basic financial statements. The accompanying financial information listed as supporting schedules in the table of contents is presented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements. Such information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole. GIBBONS, SCOTT & DEAN LLP Certified Public Accountants July 28, 2009 -2- State of Idaho City of Eagle Statement of Net Assets September 30, 2008 Primary Government Component Unit Governmental Business-type Eagle Urban Activities Activities Total Renewal Agency Assets Cash $ 9,698 $ 144,447 $ 154,145 $ 55,349 Investments 485,752 144,862 630,614 Receivables (net of allowance for uncollectibles) 1,075,311 40,099 1,115,410 Prepaid expenses 40,899 40,899 Noncurrent assets: 73,769 Investments 73,769 Receivables (net of allowance 1,003 for uncollectibles) 1,003 Deferred charges 31,695 31,695 Capital assets (net of accumulated depreciation) 14,246,279 3,050,597 17,296,876 Total assets 15,964,406 3,380,005 19,344,411 55,349 Liabilities 51,643 Bank overdraft 51,643 4,636 Accounts payable 402,161 41,454 443,615 Accrued payroll 86,053 3,196 89,249 Deferred revenue 110,000 110,000 Deposits payable 183,448 183,448 Accrued interest 25,968 57,649 83,617 Noncurrent liabilities: Due within one year 253,530 3,668 257,198 30,000 Due in more than one year 4,019,709 2,271,231 6,290,940 99,950 Total liabilities 5,132,512 2,377,198 7,509,710 134,586 Net Assets Invested in capital assets, net of related debt 10,160,202 780,214 10,940,416 Restricted for: 21,101 Tree fund 21,101 Special revenue 268,111 268,111 Debt service 22,269 22,269 Unrestricted 360,211 222,593 582,804 (79,237) Total net assets $ 10,831,894 $ 1,002,807 $ 11,834,701 $ (79,237) The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement. -3- Net (Expense) Revenue and Changes in Net Assets Component Unit Governmental Business-type Eagle Urban Activities Activities Total Renewal Agency $ (1,881,553) $ $ (1,881,553) $ (848,456) (848,456) (379,545) (379,545) (1,867,994) (1,867,994) (307,832) (307,832) (5,285,380) (5,285,380) (241,508) (241,508) (5,285,380) (241,508) (5,526,888) (54,946) 2,311,448 2,311,448 847,870 847,870 338,861 338,861 173,008 173,008 635,179 512,606 1,147,785 15,554 29,147 44,701 68,862 602 69,464 4,390,782 542,355 4,933,137 (894,598) 300,847 (593,751) (54,946) 11,726,492 701,960 12,428,452 (24,291) $ 10,831,894 $ 1,002,807 $ 11,834,701 $ (79,237) -5- State of Idaho City of Eagle Balance Sheet Governmental Funds September 30, 2008 Other Governmental Fund Total Debt Governmental General Library Service Funds Assets Cash $ 329 $ 8,810 $ 559 $ 9,698 Investments 193,037 272,137 20,578 485,752 Receivables (net of allowance for uncollectibles) 1,006,212 61,640 7,459 1,075,311 Prepaid expenses 30,762 10,137 40,899 Noncurrent assets: 73,769 Investments 73,769 Receivables (net of allowance for 1,003 uncollectibles) 1,003 Total assets $ 1,305,112 $ 352,724 $ 28,596 $ 1,686,432 Liabilities and Fund Balances Liabilities: Bank overdraft $ 51,643 $ $ $ 51,643 452, Accounts payable 366,346 35,815 86,053 3 Accrued payroll 60,768 25,285 Deferred revenue 147,939 53,307 6,991 208,237 Deposits payable 183,448 Total liabilities 810,144 114,407 6,991 931,542 Fund balances: Reserved for: 40,899 Prepaid expenses 30,762 10,137 Loan 99,950 9 4909,,89950 Tree fund 21,101 Debt service 21,605 21,605 Unreserved, reported in: 343,155 General fund 343,155 Special revenue funds 228,180 228,180 Total fund balances 494,968 238,317 21,605 754,890 Total liabilities and fund balances $ 1,305,112 $ 352,724 $ 28,596 Amounts reported for governmental activities in the statement of net assets are different because: Capital assets used in governmental activities are not financial 14,246,279 resources and, therefore, are not reported in the funds. Other long-term assets are not available to pay for current-period g8 237 expenditures and, therefore, are deferred in the funds. Long-term liabilities, including bonds payable, are not due and payable in the current period and therefore are not reported in the funds. (4,267,512) Net assets of governmental funds $ 10,831,894 The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement. -6- State of Idaho City of Eagle Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances Governmental Funds For the Year Ended September 30, 2008 Other Governmental Fund Total Debt Governmental General Library Service Funds Revenues: Taxes $ 2,012,999 $ 897,850 $ 207,004 $ 3,117,853 Licenses and permits 688,456 Intergovernmental 1,365,522 91,500 1,457,022 Charges for services 1,094,299 1,094,299 Fines 95 40,780 40,875 Miscellaneous 111,679 11,345 2,655 125,679 Total revenues 5,273,050 1,041,475 209,659 6,524,184 Expenditures: Current: 2,978,745 General government 2,978,745 Public safety 1,700,141 1,700,141 Highways and streets 428,811 428,811 Culture and recreation 2,281,757 1,038,745 3,320,502 Debt service: 145,000 145,000 Principal Interest and fiscal charges 82,921 82,921 Total expenditures 7,389,454 1,038,745 227,921 8,656,120 Excess (deficiency) of revenues over (under) expenditures (2,116,404) 2,730 (18,262) (2,131,936) Fund balances - beginning 2,611,372 235,587 39,867 2,886,826 Fund balances - ending $ 494,968 $ 238,317 $ 21,605 $ 754,890 The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement. -7- State of Idaho City of Eagle Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances of Governmental Funds to the Statement of Activities For the Year Ended September 30, 2008 Amounts reported for governmental activities in the statement of activities are different because: Net change in fund balances -total governmental funds $ (2,131,936) Governmental funds report capital outlays as expenditures. However, in the statement of activities the cost of those assets is allocated over their estimated useful lives and reported as depreciation expense. This is the ggg 313 amount by which capital outlays exceeded depreciation in the current period. The net effect of various miscellaneous transactions involving capital assets 115,077 (i.e., sales, trade-ins, and donations) is to increase net assets. Revenues in the statement of activities that do not provide current 42,408 financial resources are not reported as revenues in the funds. The issuance of long-term debt (e.g., bonds) provides current financial resources to governmental funds, while the repayment of the principal of long-term debt consumes the current financial resources of governmental funds. Neither transaction, however, has any effect on net assets. Also, governmental funds report the effect of issuance costs, premiums, discounts, and similar items when debt is first issued, whereas these amounts are deferred and amortized in the statement of activities. This amount is the net 176,745 effect of these differences in the treatment of long-term debt and related items. Some expenses reported in the statement of activities do not require the use of current financial resources and, therefore, are not reported as 4,795 expenditures in the governmental funds. Change in net assets of governmental activities $ (894,598) The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement. -8- State of Idaho City of Eagle Statement of Net Assets Proprietary Fund September 30, 2008 Business-type Activities - Enterprise Funds Assets Current assets: 144,447 Cash Investments 144,862 Receivables (net of allowance 40,099 for uncollectibles) 3 440,099 Total current assets Noncurrent assets: 3,050,597 Capital assets (net of accumulated depreciation) Total assets 3,380,005 Liabilities: Current liabilities: 41,454 Accounts payable 3,196 Accrued payroll 3,3,1196 Compensated absences 57,649 Accrued interest 105,967 Total current liabilities Noncurrent liabilities: 848 Compensated absences 2 270,88448 Loan payable 31 Total noncurrent liabilities 2,271,231 Total liabilities Net assets: Invested in capital assets, net of related debt 780,214 780,214 Unrestricted Total net assets $ 1,002,807 The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement. -9- State of Idaho City of Eagle Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Fund Net Assets Proprietary Fund For the Year Ended September 30, 2008 Business-type Activities - Enterprise Funds Operating revenues: 03 Charges for services 344,9,4403 Reimbursement 359,547 Total operating revenues Operating expenses: Personal services 46,182 8 Supplies 2,963 733,087 33 Utilities Other services and charges ,087 Depreciation 838,476 Total operating expenses Operating loss (467,919) Nonoperating revenues (expenses): 602 20,6602 Interest income Intertie fees 520,000 Revenue sharing 533,208 Total nonoperating revenues (expenses) Income (loss) before contributions 65,289 Capital contributions 235,558 Change in net assets 300,847 Total net assets - beginning 701,960 Total net assets - end $ 1,002,807 The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement. -10- Reconciliation of operating loss to net cash provided by operating activities Operating loss $ (467,919) Adjustments to reconcile operating loss to net cash provided by operating activities: 38,776 Depreciation 936 776 Capital assets in accounts payable Change in assets and liabilities: 9,496) (998,257) (Increase) decrease in accounts receivable (( 8, 56 3,59 Increase (decrease) in accounts payable Increase (decrease) in accrued payroll 4,516 Increase (decrease) in compensated absences (34,493) Total adjustments Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities $ (502,412) Noncash investing, capital, and financing activities: $ 272,315 Contributions of capital assets from customers -12- State of Idaho City of Eagle Notes to the Financial Statements September 30, 2008 I. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies The financial statements of the City of Eagle have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) as applied to governmental units. The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) is the accepted standard-setting body for establishing governmental accounting and financial reporting principles. Significant City accounting policies are described below. A. Reporting Entity The City of Eagle is an incorporated city of the State of Idaho. The City operates under a Mayor- Council form of government and provides the following services as authorized by its charter: public safety (police), culture - recreation, planning and zoning, and general administrative services. The accompanying financial statements present the City and its component units, entities for which the City is considered to be financially accountable. The component unit column in the government-wide statements is the financial data of the Eagle Urban Renewal Agency. Eagle Urban Renewal Agency is a separate and distinct legal entity created by state statute. The directors are appointed by the Mayor and approved by the City Council. Eagle Urban Renewal Agency provides urban development services for the citizens of the city. Complete financial statements can be obtained from the City of Eagle. B. Government-wide and Fund Financial Statements The government-wide financial statements (i.e., the statement of net assets and the statement of changes in net assets) report information on all of the nonfiduciary activities of City of Eagle. For the most part, the effect of interfund activity has been removed from these statements. Governmental activities, which normally are supported by taxes and intergovernmental revenues, are reported separately from business-type activities, which rely to a significant extent on fees and charges for support. The statement of activities demonstrates the degree to which the direct expenses of a given function or segment are offset by program revenues. Direct expenses are those that are clearly identifiable with a specific function or segment. Program revenues include 1) charges to customers or applicants who purchase, use, or directly benefit from goods, services, or privileges provided by a given function or segment and 2) grants and contributions that are restricted to meeting the operational or capital requirements of a particular function or segment. Taxes and other items not properly included among program revenues are reported instead as general revenues. Separate financial statements are provided for governmental funds and proprietary funds. Major individual governmental funds and major individual enterprise funds are reported as separate columns in the fund financial statements. -13- C. Measurement Focus, Basis of Accounting and Basis of Presentation The government-wide financial statements are reported using the economic resources measurement focus and the accrual basis of accounting, as are the proprietary fund and fiduciary fund financial statements. Revenues are recorded when earned and expenses are recorded when a liability is incurred, regardless of the timing of related cash flows. Property taxes are recognized as revenues in the year for which they are levied. Grants and similar items are recognized as revenue as soon as all eligibility requirements imposed by the provider have been met. Governmental fund financial statements are reported using the current financial resources measurement focus and the modified accrual basis of accounting. Revenues are recognized as soon as they are both measurable and available. Revenues are considered to be available when they are collectible within the current period or soon enough thereafter to pay liabilities of the current period. For this purpose, the City considers revenues to be available if they are collected within 60 days of the end of the current fiscal period. Expenditures generally are recorded when a liability is incurred, as under accrual accounting. However, debt service expenditures, as well as expenditures related to compensated absences and claims and judgments, are recorded only when payment is due. Property taxes, franchise taxes, licenses, interest and intergovernmental revenues associated with the current fiscal period are all considered to be susceptible to accrual and so have been recognized as revenues of the current fiscal period. Only the portion of special assessments receivable due within the current fiscal period is considered to be susceptible to accrual as revenue of the current period. All other revenue items are considered to be measurable and available only when cash is received by the City. The City reports the following major governmental funds: The general fund is the City's primary operating fund. It accounts for all financial resources of the general government, except those required to be accounted for in another fund. The library fund accounts for the resources accumulated for the operation of the library. The City reports the following major proprietary fund: The water fund accounts for the activities of the City's water distribution operations. Private-sector standards of accounting and financial reporting issued prior to December 1, 1989, generally are followed in both the government-wide and proprietary fund financial statements to the extent that those standards do not conflict with or contradict guidance of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board. Governments also have the option of following subsequent private-sector guidance for their business-type activities and enterprise funds, subject to this same limitation. The City has elected to follow subsequent private-sector guidance. As a general rule the effect of interfund activity has been eliminated from the government-wide financial statements. Exceptions to this general rule are payments-in-lieu of taxes and other charges between the City's water function and various other functions of the City. Elimination of these charges would distort the direct costs and program revenues reported for the various functions concerned. Amounts reported as program revenues include 1) charges to customers or applicants for goods, services, or privileges provided, 2) operating grants and contributions, and 3) capital grants and contributions, including special assessments. Internally dedicated resources are reported as -14- general revenues rather than as program revenues. Likewise, general revenues include all taxes. Proprietary funds distinguish operating revenues and expenses from nonoperating items. Operating revenues and expenses generally result from providing services and producing and delivering goods in connection with a proprietary fund's principal ongoing operations. The principal operating revenues of the City's enterprise funds are charges to customers for sales and services. Operating expenses for enterprise funds include the cost of sales and services, administrative expenses and depreciation of capital assets. All revenues and expenses not meeting this definition are reported as nonoperating revenues and expenses. When both restricted and unrestricted resources are available for use, it is the City's policy to use restricted resources first, then unrestricted resources as they are needed. D. Assets, Liabilities and Net Assets or Equity 1. Deposits and Investments The City's cash and cash equivalents are considered to be cash on hand, demand deposits and short-term investments with original maturities of three months or less from the date of acquisition. State statutes authorize the city to invest in obligations of the United States, state and local governments; time deposit accounts; repurchase agreements; Local Government Investment Pool; and the Diversified Bond Fund. Investments for the City are reported at fair value. The Local Government Investment Pool and Diversified Bond Fund operate in accordance with appropriate state laws and regulations. The reported value of both is the same as the fair value of the pooled shares. 2. Receivables Property taxes are an enforceable lien on property. The lien date is January 1 for property taxes levied on the third Monday of the following September. Taxes can be paid in two installments with payments due by December 20 and June 20. Ada County bills and collects the taxes and remits them to the City monthly. City property tax revenues are recognized when entered on the tax rolls to the extent that they result in receivables. Taxes receivable represent balances due as of August 31. Taxes collected by the Ada County Tax Collector in September, are on deposit with the Ada County Treasurer. These collections were turned over to the City of Eagle subsequent to September 30. 3. Prepaid Expenses Certain payments to vendors reflect costs applicable to future accounting periods and are recorded as prepaid expenses in both government-wide and fund financial statements. 4. Capital Assets Capital assets, which include property, plant, equipment, and infrastructure assets (e.g., roads, bridges, sidewalks, and similar items), are reported in the applicable governmental or business-type activities columns in the government-wide financial statements. Capital assets are defined by the City as assets with an initial, individual cost of more than $300 and an estimated useful life in excess of three years. Such assets are recorded at historical cost or -15- estimated historical cost if purchased or constructed. Donated capital assets are recorded at estimated fair market value at the date of donation. The costs of normal maintenance and repairs that do not add to the value of the asset or materially extend asset lives are not capitalized. Major outlays for capital assets and improvements are capitalized as projects are constructed. Interest incurred during the construction phase of capital assets of business- type activities is included as part of the capitalized value of the assets constructed, net of interest earned on the invested proceeds over the same period. Property, plant and equipment is depreciated using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives: Assets Years Buildings 20-40 Improvements other than buildings 10-40 Equipment 5-35 5. Compensated Absences It is the City's policy to permit employees to accumulate earned but unused annual leave. Annual leave is accrued when incurred in the government-wide and proprietary fund financial statements. A liability for these amounts is reported in governmental funds only if they have matured, for example, as a result of employee resignations and retirements. 6. Long-Term Obligations In the government-wide financial statements, and proprietary fund types in the fund financial statements, long-term debt and other long-term obligations are reported as liabilities in the applicable governmental activities, business-type activities, or proprietary fund type statement of net assets. Bond premiums and discounts, as well as issuance costs, are deferred and amortized over the life of the bonds using the effective interest method. Bonds payable are reported net of the applicable bond premium or discount. Bond issuance costs are reported as deferred charges and amortized over the term of the related debt. In the fund financial statements, governmental fund types recognize bond premiums and discounts, as well as bond issuance costs, during the current period. The face amount of debt issued is reported as other financing sources. Premiums received on debt issuances are reported as other financing sources while discounts on debt issuances are reported as other financing uses. Issuance costs, whether or not withheld from the actual debt proceeds received, are reported as debt service expenditures. 7. Fund Equity In the fund financial statements, governmental funds report reservations of fund balance for amounts that are not available for appropriation or are legally restricted by outside parties for use for a specific purpose. Designations of fund balance represent tentative management plans that are subject to change. Reserves have been established for the amount of the loan that is not available to be appropriated for expenditures, prepaid expenses, tree fund and debt service. -16- 8. Net Assets The government-wide statement of net assets reports $311,481 of restricted net assets, of which $22,269 is restricted by enabling legislation. II. Reconciliation of Government-wide and Fund Financial Statements A. Explanation of Certain Differences Between the Governmental Fund Balance Sheet and the Government-wide Statement of Net Assets The governmental fund balance sheet includes a reconciliation between fund balance- total governmental funds and net assets- governmental activities as reported in the government- wide statement of net assets. One element of that reconciliation explains that "long-term liabilities, including bonds payable, are not due and payable in the current period and therefore are not reported in the funds." The details of this $4,267,512 difference are as follows: Bonds payable $ (1,725,231) Deferred charges 31,695 Leases payable (2,451,077) Accrued interest payable (25,968) Compensated absences (96,931) Net adjustment to reduce fund balance-total governmental funds to arrive at net assets- governmental activities $ (4,267,512) B. Explanation of Certain Difference Between the Governmental Fund Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances and the Government-wide Statement of Activities The governmental fund statement of revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balances includes a reconciliation between net changes in fund balances - total governmental funds and changes in net assets of governmental activities as reported in the government-wide statement of activities. One element of that reconciliation explains that "Governmental funds report capital outlay as expenditures. However, in the statement of activities the cost of those assets is allocated over their estimated useful lives and reported as depreciation expense." The details of this $898,313 difference are as follows: Capital outlay $ 1,563,884 Depreciation expense (665,571) Net adjustment to increase net changes in fund balances-total governmental fund to arrive at changes in net assets of governmental activities $ 898,313 Another element of that reconciliation states that "The net effect of various miscellaneous transactions involving capital assets (i.e., sales, trade-ins, and donations) is to increase net assets." The details of this $115,077 difference are as follows: In the statement of activities, only the loss on the retirement of capital assets is reported. However, in the governmental funds, the proceeds from -17- the sale increase financial resources. Thus, the change in net assets differs from the change in fund balance by the cost of the assets retired. $ (3,346) Donations of capital assets increase net assets in the statement of activities, but do not appear in the governmental funds because they are not financial resources. 118,423 Net adjustment to increase net changes in fund balances-total governmental funds to arrive at changes in net assets of governmental activities $ 115,077 Another element of that reconciliation states that "the issuance of long-term debt (e.g., bonds, leases) provides current financial resources to governmental funds, while the repayment of the principal of long-term debt consumes the current financial resources of governmental funds. Neither transaction, however, has any effect on net assets. Also, governmental funds report the effect of issuance costs, premiums, discounts, and similar items when debt is first issued, whereas these amounts are deferred and amortized in the statement of activities." The details of the $176,745 difference are as follows: Principal repayments: General obligation bond $ 145,000 Capital leases 31,745 Net adjustment to increase net changes in fund balances-total governmental funds to arrive at changes in net assets of governmental activities $ 176,745 Another element of that reconciliation states that "Some expenses reported in the statement of activities do not require the use of current financial resources and therefore are not reported as expenditures in governmental funds." The details of this $4,795 difference are as follows: Compensated absences $ (3,087) Amortization of deferred charges (3,555) Amortization of bond premium 10,119 Accrued interest 1,318 Net adjustment to increase net changes in fund balances -total governmental funds to arrive at changes in net assets of governmental activities $ 4,795 III. Stewardship, Compliance and Accountability A. Budgetary Information The City follows these procedures in establishing the budgetary data reflected in the financial statements: 1. Prior to September 1, the City Clerk/Treasurer, the Mayor and the City Council prepare a proposed operating budget for the fiscal year commencing the following October 1. The operating budget includes proposed expenditures and the means of financing them. -18- 2. Public hearings are conducted at the City Hall to obtain taxpayer comments. 3. Prior to October 1, the budget is legally enacted through passage of an ordinance. 4. The City Council by following the same budgetary procedures used to adopt the original budget may amend it to a greater amount if additional revenue will accrue to the city as a result of increases in state or federal grants or allocations, as a result of an increase in revenues from any source other than ad valorem tax revenues or as a result of an increase in enterprise funds to finance the operation and maintenance of governmental facilities and services which are entirely or predominantly self-supporting by user charges. 5. Formal budgetary integration is employed as a management control device during the year for the general fund, special revenue, debt service and enterprise funds. 6. Budgets for the general, special revenue, and debt service funds are adopted on a basis consistent with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Budgets for enterprise funds are adopted on a non-GAAP basis. 7. Budgeted amounts are as originally adopted for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008. 8. Expenditures may not legally exceed budgeted appropriations at the fund level. The City of Eagle does not use the encumbrance method of accounting. IV. Detailed Notes on All Funds A. Deposits and Investments As of September 30, 2008, City of Eagle had the following investments: Weighted Average Maturity Investment Type Fair Value (Years) Local government investment pool $ 630,614 .14 Diversified bond fund 73,769 4.60 Total fair value $ 704.383 Portfolio weighted average maturity .61 Credit risk. The local government investment pool and diversified bond fund are not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other regulatory body. Both are rated AAAf by Standard & Poor's Rating Services. The City does not have a policy regarding credit risk of investments. Custodial credit risk— deposits. In the case of deposits, this is the risk that in the event of a bank failure, the City's deposits may not be returned to it. The City does not have a deposit policy for custodial credit risk. As of September 30, 2008, $101,841 of the City's bank balance of $201,841 was exposed to custodial credit risk because it was uninsured and uncollateralized. -19- B. Receivables Receivables as of year end for the City's individual major and nonmajor funds in the aggregate, including the applicable allowances for uncollectible accounts, are as follows: Debt General Library Water Service Total Receivables: Taxes $ 40,148 $ 31,143 $ $ 7,406 $ 78,697 Accounts 392,711 37,353 40,097 470,161 Intergovernmental 442,972 442,972 Loan 129,950 129,950 Interest 1,434 644 2 53 2,133 Gross receivables 1,007,215 69,140 40,099 7,459 1,123,913 Less allowance for uncollectibles 7,500 7,500 Net total receivables $1,007,215 $ 61.640 $ 40,099 $ 7,459 $1,116,413 The only receivables not expected to be collected within one year are $22,080 of taxes, $14,912 of accounts and $99,950 of loan. Governmental funds report deferred revenue in connection with receivables for revenues that are not considered to be available to liquidate liabilities of the current period. Governmental funds also defer revenue recognition in connection with resources that have been received, but not yet earned. At the end of the current fiscal year, the various components of deferred revenue and unearned revenue reported in the governmental funds were as follows: Unavailable Unearned Delinquent property taxes receivable (general fund) $ 37,939 $ Delinquent property taxes receivable (library fund) 29,425 Delinquent property taxes receivable (debt service fund) 6,991 Capital assets donation (general fund) 110,000 Delinquent fines, fees, etc. receivable (library fund) 23,882 Total deferred/unearned revenue for governmental funds $ 98,237 $ 110,000 C. Capital Assets Capital asset activity for the year ended September 30, 2008, was as follows: Beginning Ending Balance Additions Deletions Balance Governmental activities: Capital assets not being depreciated: Land $ 1,701,708 $ $ $ 1,701,708 Artwork/collectibles 129,627 3,290 132,917 Construction in progress 232,495 1,386,083 1,618,578 Total capital assets, not being depreciated 2,063,830 1,389,373 3,453,203 -20- Beginning Ending Balance Additions Deletions Balance Governmental activities (continued): Capital assets being depreciated: Buildings $ 5,836,365 $ 2,428 $ $ 5,838,793 Improvements other than buildings 4,806,702 14,070 4,820,772 Equipment 3,408,272 276,436 71,358 3,613,350 Total capital assets being depreciated 14,051,339 292,934 71,358 14,272,915 Less accumulated depreciation for: Buildings 640,257 146,705 786,962 Improvements other than buildings 1,043,455 216,992 1,260,447 Equipment 1,198,568 301,874 68,012 1,432,430 Total accumulated depreciation 2,882,280 665,571 68,012 3,479,839 Total capital assets, being depreciated, net 11,169,059 (372,637) 3,346 10,793,076 Governmental activities capital assets, net $ 13,232,889 $ 1.016,736 $ 3.346 $ 14,246,279 Business-type activities: Capital assets not being depreciated: Land $ 93,250 $ $ $ 93,250 Construction in progress 1,103,773 72,090 1,098,402 77,461 Total capital assets, not being depreciated 1,197,023 72,090 1,098,402 170,711 Capital assets being depreciated: Buildings 52,454 159,900 212,354 Improvements other than buildings 351,332 2,312,729 2,664,061 Equipment 211,764 27,718 239,482 Total capital assets being depreciated 615,550 2,500,347 3,115,897 Less accumulated depreciation for: Buildings 2,863 3,310 6,173 Improvements other than buildings 139,574 24,124 163,698 Equipment 54,798 11,342 66,140 Total accumulated depreciation 197,235 38,776 236,011 -21- Beginning Ending Balance Additions Deletions Balance Business-type activities (continued): Total capital assets, being depreciated, net $ 418,315 $ 2,461,571 $ $ 2,879,886 Business-type activities capital assets, net $ 1.615,338 $ 2,533.661 $ 1.098,402 $ 3,050,597 Depreciation expense was charged to functions/programs of the City as follows: Governmental activities: General government $ 156,567 Public safety 2,505 Culture and recreation 506,499 Total depreciation expense - governmental activities $ 665,571 Business-type activities: Water $ 38,776 Construction Commitments The City has an active construction project for the velodrome of September 30, 2008. At year end the City's commitment with the contractor is as follows: Remaining Project Spent-to-Date Commitment Velodrome $ 984,328 $ 22,206 D. Leases Operating Leases The City leases office equipment under cancelable operating leases. Total costs for such leases were $23,528 for the year ended September 30, 2008. The future minimum lease payments for these leases are as follows: Year Ending September 30, Amount 2009 $ 23,681 2010 16,754 2011 11,797 2012 6,514 2013 236 $ 58,982 Capital Lease The City has entered into a lease agreement to finance the acquisition of a building. This -22-- lease agreement qualifies as a capital lease for accounting purposes. The City owns the land the building is on. The building lease payment has been reduced by the income received for leasing the ground to the owners of the building. The city receives $1,000 annually for 20 years. The asset acquired through the capital lease is as follows: Governmental Activities Asset: Building $ 2,460,577 Less accumulated depreciation (170,430) Total $ 2,290.147 The future minimum lease obligations and the net present value of these minimum lease payments as of September 30, 2008, were as follows: Year Ending Governmental September 30, Activities 2009 $ 239,593 2010 239,593 2011 239,593 2012 239,593 2013 239,593 2014-2018 1,197,965 2019-2023 1,197,965 2024-2028 1,175,965 2029-2033 1,142,965 2034-2038 1,142,965 2039-2043 1,142,965 2044-2048 1,142,965 2049-2053 1,142,965 2054-2056 685,779 Total minimum lease payments 11,170,464 Less amount representing interest (8,719,387) Present value of minimum lease payments $ 2,451.077 E. Long-term Debt General Obligation Bonds. The City issues general obligation bonds to provide funds for the acquisition and construction of major capital facilities. General obligation bonds have been issued for governmental activities. General obligation bonds are direct obligations and pledge the full faith and credit of the city. These bonds have been issued to provide funds for the construction of a library. In November 2006 the original general obligation bonds were refinanced with the Idaho Bond Bank Authority in the amount of $1,935,000. They are to be repaid over the next 10 years with an interest rate of 4.0% - 5.0%. General obligation bonds currently outstanding are in the amount of $1,635,000. Annual debt service requirements to maturity for general obligation bonds are as follows: -23- Year ending Governmental Activities September 30, Principal Interest 2009 $ 150,000 $ 75,919 2010 155,000 69,544 2011 165,000 63,150 2012 170,000 56,550 2013 175,000 49,750 2014-2017 820,000 105,000 $1.635,000 $ 419.913 Revenue Loan. The City has entered into a loan agreement with the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality for improvements to the water system in the amount of $2,590,000. Interest rate is 3.25%. The loan is to be repaid in biannual payments over 20 years. Amounts are received as the expenses are incurred. At September 30, 2008, the City had received $2,270,383. Total interest incurred and expensed by the City was $307,832 in the government-wide financial statements and $319,270 in the fund financial statements. Total interest incurred and capitalized by the City was $52,735 in the enterprise and business-type financial statements. Changes in Long-Term Liabilities. Long-term liability activity for the year ended September 30, 2008 was as follows: Beginning Ending Due Within Balance Additions Reductions Balance One Year Governmental activities: General obligation bonds $1,780,000 $ $ 145,000 $1,635,000 $ 150,000 G.O. bond premium 100,350 10,119 90,231 10,119 Leases 2,482,822 31,745 2,451,077 4,483 Compensated absences 93,844 143,687 140,600 96,931 88,928 Governmental activity long-term liabilities $4,457,016 $ 143.687 $ 327.464 $4,273,239 $ 253,530 Business-type activities: Loan $ 246,392 $2,023,991 $ $2,270,383 $ 0 Compensated absences 4,724 208 4,516 3,668 Business-type activity long-term liabilities $ 246.392 $2,028,715 $ 208 $2.274,899 $ 3,668 Component Unit. As of September 30, 2008, the City has loaned the Eagle Urban Renewal Agency $129,950 for operational expenses. They are to repay the City either 15% of taxable revenue collected or at least $30,000 annually. It is to be repaid in four years. There is no interest being charged. V. Other Information A. Risk Management The City is exposed to various risks of loss related to torts; theft of, damage to and destruction of assets; errors and omissions; and natural disasters for which the City carries commercial insurance. -24- B. Defined Benefit Pension Plan Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho — The Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho (PERSI), a cost-sharing multiple-employer public retirement system, was created by the Idaho State Legislature. It is a defined benefit plan requiring that both the member and the employer contribute. The plan provides benefits based on members' years of service, age and compensation. In addition, benefits are provided for disability, death, and survivors of eligible members or beneficiaries. The authority to establish and amend benefit provisions is established in Idaho Code. Designed as a mandatory system for eligible state and school district employees, the legislation provided for other political subdivisions to participate by contractual agreement with PERSI. Financial reports for the plan are available from PERSI upon request. After 5 years of credited service, members become fully vested in retirement benefits earned to date. Members are eligible for retirement benefits upon attainment of the ages specified for their employment classification. For each month of credited service, the annual service retirement allowance is 2.0% (2.3% police/firefighter) of the average monthly salary for the highest consecutive 42 months. The contribution requirements of the City of Eagle and its employees are established and may be amended by the PERSI Board of Trustees. At September 30, 2008, the required contribution rate for general employees was 10.39% and 6.23% of covered payroll for the City of Eagle and its employees, respectively. The City of Eagle's contributions required and paid were $170,235; $151,643; and $114,383 for the years ended September 30, 2008, 2007 and 2006 respectively. C. Contingencies The City is currently involved in several cases. Although the outcome of these proceedings is not presently determinable, in the opinion of management the resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the City. Amounts received or receivable from grantor agencies are subject to audit and adjustment by grantor agencies, principally the federal government. Any disallowed claims, including amounts already collected, may constitute a liability of the applicable funds. The amount, if any, of expenditures which may be disallowed by the grantor cannot be determined at this time although the city expects such amounts, if any, to be immaterial. D. Component Unit The Eagle Urban Renewal Agency is created by and exists under the Idaho Urban Renewal Law of 1965, as amended, and is a separate legal entity. As of September 30, 2008, Eagle Urban Renewal Agency had a loan payable to the City of Eagle for$129,950. -25- Library Fund Budgeted Amounts - Original Variance with and Final Actual Final Budget - $ 894,761 $ 897,850 $ 3,089 91,680 91,500 (180) 45,500 40,780 (4,720) 8,400 11,345 2,945 1,040,341 1,041,475 1,134 1,200,341 1,038,745 161,596 1,200,341 1,038,745 161,596 (160,000) 2,730 162,730 235,587 235,587 $ 75,587 $ 238,317 $ 162,730 -27- State of Idaho City of Eagle Schedule of Revenues- Budget and Actual General Fund For the Year Ended September 30, 2008 Budgeted Amounts- Variance with Original Final Actual Final Budget- Taxes: Property taxes $ 1,160,135 $ 1,160,135 $ 1,159,720 $ (415) Penalties and interest 2,500 2,500 5,409 2,909 Franchise 868,250 868,250 847,870 (20,380) Total taxes 2,030,885 2,030,885 2,012,999 (17,886) Licenses and permits: Alcoholic beverages 20,000 20,000 21,019 1,019 Business 16,500 16,500 14,500 (2,000) Building inspection 1,303,500 1,303,500 641,658 (661,842) Miscellaneous 1,500 1,500 3,905 2,405 Animal 6,000 6,000 7,374 1,374 Total licenses and permits 1,347,500 1,347,500 688,456 (659,044) Intergovernmental: Grants 258,175 258,175 48,430 (209,745) State revenue sharing 1,151,260 1,151,260 635,179 (516,081) State liquor apportionment 350,000 350,000 338,861 (11,139) Inventory phase-out 175,215 175,215 173,008 (2,207) Building inspection 90,000 90,000 Court revenue 75,000 75,000 80,044 5,044 Total intergovernmental 2,009,650 2,009,650 1,365,522 (644,128) Charges for services: Annexation, planning and zoning, design review, plan review 650,200 650,200 887,950 237,750 Street lights 1,500 1,500 (1,500) Impact fees 308,112 308,112 148,655 (159,457) Impact processing fees 3,000 3,000 1,820 (1,180) Energy standards 17,500 17,500 14,000 (3,500) Saturday market/last Thursday fees 23,528 23,528 27,081 3,553 Drainage fees 3,200 3,200 Park/recreation fees 10,100 10,100 11,593 1,493 Total charges for services 1,013,940 1,013,940 1,094,299 80,359 Fines: Code enforcement 6,500 6,500 95 (6,405) Miscellaneous: Interest 123,100 123,100 58,962 (64,138) Tree fund 1,000 1,000 450 (550) Rent 5,670 5,670 3,015 (2,655) Poster sales 1,531 1,531 Donations 27,100 27,100 35,022 7,922 Miscellaneous 8,200 8,200 12,699 4,499 Total miscellaneous 165,070 165,070 111,679 (53,391) Total general fund $ 6,573,545 $ 6,573,545 $ 5,273,050 $ (1,300,495) -28- State of Idaho City of Eagle Schedule of Expenditures- Budget and Actual General Fund For the Year Ended September 30, 2008 Budgeted Amounts- Variance with Original Final Actual _ Final Budget- General government: Personal services $ 1,873,883 $ 1,873,883 $ 1,680,193 $ 193,690 Supplies 36,500 36,500 42,555 (6,055) Other services and charges 2,133,671 2,133,671 1,036,855 1,096,816 Capital outlay 653,500 653,500 32,631 620,869 Total 4,697,554 4,697,554 2,792,234 1,905,320 Election 1,500 1,500 9,999 (8,499) Legal 219,671 219,671 176,512 43,159 Total general government 4,918,725 4,918,725 2,978,745 1,939,980 Public safety: Law enforcement 1,614,933 1,614,933 1,612,600 2,333 Inspection 133,000 133,000 37,969 95,031 Animal control 49,575 49,575 49,572 3 Total public safety 1,797,508 1,797,508 1,700,141 97,367 Highways and streets: Street lighting 10,000 10,000 19,824 (9,824) Other services and charges 10,000 10,000 408,987 (398,987) Capital outlay 25,000 25,000 25,000 Total highways and streets 45,000 45,000 428,811 (383,811) Culture and recreation: Cultural and arts: Personal services 46,414 46,414 51,517 (5,103) Supplies 650 650 784 (134) Other services and charges 83,400 83,400 86,890 (3,490) Capital outlay 1,000 1,000 3,611 (2,611) Total cultural and arts 131,464 131,464 142,802 (11,338) Parks/recreation: Personal services 538,990 538,990 74,477 464,513 Supplies 788 (788) Other services and charges 588,372 (588,372) Capital outlay 1,218,594 1,218,594 1,404,236 (185,642) Total parks 1,757,584 1,757,584 2,067,873 (310,289) Historical commission: Personal services 46,087 46,087 47,531 (1,444) Supplies 4,150 4,150 4,582 (432) Other services and charges 18,810 18,810 10,668 8,142 Capital outlay 11,740 11,740 8,301 3,439 Total historical commission 80,787 80,787 71,082 9,705 Library: Personal services 5,011 5,011 5,011 Capital outlay 8,750 8,750 8,750 Total library 13,761 13,761 13,761 Total culture and recreation 1,983,596 1,983,596 2,281,757 (298,161) Total general fund $ 8,744,829 $ 8,744,829 $ 7,389,454 $ 1,355,375 -29- State of Idaho City of Eagle Schedule of Revenues and Expenditures- Budget and Actual Library Special Revenue Fund For the Year Ended September 30, 2008 Budgeted Amounts- Variance with Original Final Actual Final Budget Revenues: Taxes: Property taxes $ 893,261 $ 893,261 $ 893,639 $ 378 Penalties and interest 1,500 1,500 4,211 2,711 Total taxes 894,761 894,761 897,850 3,089 Intergovernmental: City of Boise/Ada Community Library 91,680 91,680 91,500 (180) Fines: Fines 45,500 45,500 40,780 (4,720) Miscellaneous: Miscellaneous 1,400 1,400 2,854 1,454 Interest 5,000 5,000 7,245 2,245 Donations 2,000 2,000 1,246 (754) Total miscellaneous 8,400 8,400 11,345 2,945 Total library $ 1,040,341 $ 1,040,341 $ 1,041,475 $ 1,134 Expenditures: Culture and recreation: Personal service $ 729,278 $ 729,278 $ 755,238 $ (25,960) Supplies 20,116 20,116 19,190 926 Other services and charges 356,383 356,383 166,764 189,619 Capital outlay 94,564 94,564 97,553 (2,989) Total culture and recreation $ 1,200,341 $ 1,200,341 $ 1,038,745 $ 161,596 -30- State of Idaho City of Eagle Schedule of Revenues and Expenditures- Budget and Actual Library G.O. Bond Debt Service Fund For the Year Ended September 30, 2008 Budgeted Amounts- Variance with Original Final Actual Final Budget- Revenues: Taxes: Property taxes $ 205,455 $ 205,455 $ 206,016 $ 561 Penalties and interest 700 700 988 288 Total taxes 206,155 206,155 207,004 849 Miscellaneous: Interest 2,000 2,000 2,655 655 Total revenues $ 208,155 $ 208,155 $ 209,659 $ 1,504 Expenditures: Principal $ 145,000 $ 145,000 $ 145,000 $ Interest 82,082 82,082 82,081 1 Payment reserve 18,923 18,923 18,923 Fiscal charges 840 840 840 Total expenditures $ 246,845 $ _ 246,845 $ 227,921 $ 18,924 —31— State of Idaho City of Eagle Schedule of Revenues and Expenses - Budget (Non-GAAP Budgetary Basis) and Actual Water Enterprise Fund For the Year Ended September 30, 2008 Budgeted Amounts- Variance with Original Final Actual Final Budget- Revenues: Sales $ 1,230,000 $ 1,230,000 $ 344,403 $ (885,597) Water hookups 210,000 210,000 28,050 (181,950) Supply trunk line fee 564,000 564,000 6,300 (557,700) Construction equivalency fees 90,000 90,000 (90,000) Intertie fee 20,000 20,000 Intertie fee-engineer 9,147 9,147 Loan proceeds 1,590,000 1,590,000 2,023,991 433,991 Revenue sharing 512,606 512,606 LID bond revenue 7,200,000 7,200,000 (7,200,000) Donations 2,300,000 2,300,000 (2,300,000) Miscellaneous 30,000 30,000 (30,000) Interest 9,000 9,000 602 (8,398) Total revenues $ 13,223,000 $ 13,223,000 $ 2,945,099 $ (10,277,901) Expenses: Personal service $ 405,721 $ 405,721 $ 46,182 $ 359,539 Supplies 8,500 8,500 961 7,539 Utilities 47,500 47,500 2,463 45,037 Other services and charges 718,600 718,600 733,087 (14,487) Debt payment 134,400 134,400 134,400 Capital outlay 12,101,500 12,101,500 1,474,035 10,627,465 Total expenses $ 13,416,221 $ 13,416,221 $ 2,256,728 $ 11,159,493 -32- State of Idaho City of Eagle Operation in Tax Rolls September 30, 2008 Total 2006 2006 2005 2004 Balance - beginning of year $ 35,993 $ $ 32,735 $ 3,105 $ 153 Roll charge 2,294,438 2,294,438 Penalties 22,374 22,374 2,352,805 2,316,812 32,735 3,105 153 Collections 2,266,025 2,240,131 23,389 2,352 153 Adjustments 15,739 15,450 238 51 2,281,764 2,255,581 23,627 2,403 153 Balance - end of year $ 71,041 $ 61,231 $ 9,108 $ 702 $ - -33- Gibbons, Scott & Dean T ,T ,P Certified Public Accountants Professional Building Terry L.Scott,CPA 1803 Ellis Avenue (208)459-4649 John P.Dean,CPA Caldwell,Idaho 83605 FAX(208)454-9091 Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting and on Compliance and Other Matters Based on an Audit of Financial Statements Performed in Accordance with Government Auditing Standards Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council City of Eagle Eagle, Idaho We have audited the financial statements of the governmental activities, the business-type activities, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of the City of Eagle as of and for the year ended September 30, 2008, which collectively comprise the City of Eagle's basic financial statements and have issued our report thereon dated July 28, 2009. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. Internal Control over Financial Reporting In planning and performing our audit, we considered City of Eagle's internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinions on the financial statements, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of City of Eagle's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the effectiveness of City of Eagle's internal control over financial reporting. Our consideration of internal control over financial reporting was for the limited purpose described in the preceding paragraph and would not necessarily identify all deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting that might be significant deficiencies or material weaknesses. However, as discussed below, we identified certain deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting that we consider to be significant deficiencies. A control deficiency exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent or detect misstatements on a timely basis. A significant deficiency is a control deficiency, or combination of control deficiencies, that adversely affects City of Eagle's ability to initiate, authorize, record, process, or report financial data reliably in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles such that there is more than a remote likelihood that a misstatement of City of Eagle's financial statements that is more than inconsequential will not be prevented or detected by City of Eagle's internal control. We consider the deficiencies described below to be significant deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting. 1-As is common for small governmental units in Idaho, the accounting staff of City of Eagle do not possess the knowledge and skills to prepare the annual financial statements in accordance with governmental accounting principles nor do they have the expertise to prepare the year-end accrual and closing entries nor maintain the depreciation schedule. -34- MEMBER OF AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS IDAHO SOCIETY OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS 2-Due to its relatively small size, City of Eagle has inadequate segregation of duties. Based on the size of City of Eagle, management believes the cost of correcting the first two items listed above will exceed the benefits to be derived from doing so. A material weakness is a significant deficiency, or combination of significant deficiencies, that results in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the financial statements will not be prevented or detected by City of Eagle's internal control. Our consideration of the internal control over financial reporting was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph of this section and would not necessarily identify all deficiencies in the internal control that might be significant deficiencies and, accordingly, would not necessarily disclose all significant deficiencies that are also considered to be material weaknesses. However, of the significant deficiencies described above, we consider both items to be material weaknesses. Compliance and Other Matters As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether City of Eagle's financial statements are free of material misstatement, we performed tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements, noncompliance with which could have a direct and material effect on the determination of financial statement amounts. However, providing an opinion on compliance with those provisions was not an objective of our audit, and accordingly, we do not express such an opinion. The results of our tests disclosed no instances of noncompliance or matters that are required to be reported under Government Auditing Standards. This report is intended solely for the information and use of the City Council, management and any applicable governmental agencies and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties. GIBBONS, SCOTT & DEAN LLP Certified Public Accountants July 28, 2009 -35-