HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008 City of Lansing Comprehensive Annual Financial Report CAFRCITY OF LANSING
2008 Comprehensive
Annual Financial Report
FOR
FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2008
VIRG BERNERO, Mayor
Gerald Ambrose, Acting Director of Finance
Prepared by:
Department of Finance
LANSING CITY GOVERNMENT
2008
MAYOR
VIRG BERNERO
CLERK
CHRIS SWOPE
DISTRICT COURT JUDGES
PATRICK F. CHERRY
CHARLES F. FILICE
AMY KRAUSE
FRANK J. DELUCA
LOUISE ALDERSON
AT LARGE CITY COUNCIL BY WARDS
DERRICK QUINNEY ERIC HEWITT – 1st Ward
KATHIE DUNBAR SANDRA ALLEN – 2nd Ward
BRIAN JEFFRIES A’LYNNE ROBINSON – 3rd Ward
CAROL WOOD TIM KALTENBACH – 4th Ward
OFFICERS
City Assessor ............................................................................................................... Maria Irish
City Attorney ......................................................................................................... Brigham Smith
City Treasurer ........................................................................................................ Antonia Kraus
Executive Assistant to the Mayor ........................................................................ Gerald Ambrose
Finance, Acting Director of ................................................................................. Gerald Ambrose
Fire Chief ............................................................................................................ William Cochran
Human Relations & Community Services, Director of ............................. Joan Jackson Johnson
Internal Auditor .......................................................................................................... Arnie Yerxa
Parks & Recreation, Director of ..................................................................... Murdock Jemerson
Human Resources, Director of ............................................................................. Terri Singleton
Planning & Neighborhood Development, Director of .......................................... Robert Johnson
Police Chief ................................................................................................................. Mark Alley
Public Service, Director of ...................................................................................... Chad Gamble
INTRODUCTORY SECTION
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City of Lansing, Michigan
Table of Contents
Page
INTRODUCTORY SECTION
Table of Contents .............................................................................................................................................. i-ii
Letter of Transmittal ........................................................................................................................................ iii-x
Certificate of Achievement .................................................................................................................................. xi
City Organizational Structure ............................................................................................................................ xii
FINANCIAL SECTION
Independent Auditors’ Report .......................................................................................................................... 1-2
Management’s Discussion and Analysis ........................................................................................................ 3-12
Basic Financial Statements
Government-wide Financial Statements
Statement of Net Assets .......................................................................................................................... 13
Statement of Activities ..................................................................................................................... 14-15
Governmental Fund Financial Statements
Balance Sheet ......................................................................................................................................... 16
Reconciliation of Fund Balances on the Balance Sheet for Governmental Funds to
Net Assets of Governmental Activities on the Statement of Net Assets ............................................. 17
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances .................................................. 18
Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund
Balances of Governmental Funds to the Statement of Activities ........................................................ 19
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances – Budget and Actual
General Fund ................................................................................................................................. 20-21
Proprietary Fund Financial Statements
Statement of Net Assets ...................................................................................................................... 22
Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Fund Net Assets ................................................. 23
Statement of Cash Flows .................................................................................................................... 24
Fiduciary Fund Financial Statements
Statement of Fiduciary Net Assets ..................................................................................................... 25
Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Assets ................................................................................... 26
Component Unit Financial Statements
Combining Statement of Net Assets ................................................................................................... 27
Combining Statement of Activities .................................................................................................... 28
Index for Notes to Financial Statements ..................................................................................................... 29
Notes to Financial Statements ............................................................................................................... 30-64
Required Supplementary Information
Schedule of Funding Progress and Employer Contributions:
Employees’ Retirement System .............................................................................................................. 65
Police and Fire Retirement System ........................................................................................................ 66
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City of Lansing, Michigan
Table of Contents (Continued)
Page
Combining and Individual Fund Statements and Schedules
Nonmajor Governmental Funds
Combining Balance Sheet ...................................................................................................................... 67
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances ............................... 68
Nonmajor Special Revenue Funds
Combining Balance Sheet ................................................................................................................ 69-70
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances ......................... 71-72
Schedules of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund
Balances – Budget and Actual ....................................................................................................... 73-80
Nonmajor Debt Service Funds
Combining Balance Sheet ................................................................................................................ 81-82
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances ......................... 83-84
Nonmajor Capital Projects Funds
Combining Balance Sheet ................................................................................................................ 85-86
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances ........................ 87-88
Nonmajor Permanent Funds
Combining Balance Sheet ...................................................................................................................... 89
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances ............................... 90
Nonmajor Enterprise Funds
Combining Statement of Net Assets ................................................................................................. 91-92
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Fund Net Assets ........................... 93-94
Combining Statement of Cash Flows ............................................................................................... 95-98
Internal Service Funds
Combining Statement of Net Assets ...................................................................................................... 99
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Fund Net Assets ................................ 100
Combining Statement of Cash Flows ................................................................................................... 101
Agency Funds
Combining Statement of Fiduciary Assets and Liabilities .................................................................. 102
Combining Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Assets and Liabilities ................................................ 103
STATISTICAL SECTION .................................................................................................................... 104
Financial Trends:
Net Assets by Component ................................................................................................................... 105
Changes in Net Assets – Governmental Activities ............................................................................. 106
Fund Balances – Governmental Funds ............................................................................................... 107
Changes in Fund Balances – Governmental Funds ............................................................................ 108
Revenue Capacity:
Assessed and Actual Value of Taxable Property ................................................................................ 109
Direct and Overlapping Property Tax Rate ......................................................................................... 110
Principal Property Taxpayers ...................................................................................................... 111-112
Property Tax Levies and Collections .................................................................................................. 113
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City of Lansing, Michigan
Table of Contents (Concluded)
Debt Capacity:
Ratios of Outstanding Debt by type .................................................................................................... 114
Ratios of General Bonded Debt Outstanding ...................................................................................... 115
Computation of Net Direct and Overlapping Debt ............................................................................. 116
Legal Debt Margin .............................................................................................................................. 117
Pledged Revenue Coverage ................................................................................................................ 118
Demographic and Economic Statistics:
Demographic and Economic Statistics ............................................................................................... 119
Principal Employers ............................................................................................................................ 120
Operating Information:
Full-Time Equivalent City Government Employees by Function/Program........................................ 121
Operating Indicators by Function/Program ......................................................................................... 122
Capital Asset Statistics by Function/Program ..................................................................................... 123
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Council President Brian Jeffries December 19, 2008
and Council Members
10th Floor City Hall
Lansing, Michigan 48933-1694
Dear President Jeffries and Council Members:
We are pleased to submit the comprehensive annual financial report of the City of
Lansing, Michigan for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008. Responsibility for both the
accuracy of the data, and the completeness and fairness of the presentation, including all
disclosures, rests with the City. To the best of our knowledge and belief, the enclosed
data are accurate in all material respects and are reported in a manner designed to present
fairly the financial position and results of operations government wide and of the various
funds of the City. This management assurance is supported by a comprehensive system of
internal controls designed to reasonably ensure that assets of the City are protected from
loss, theft or misuse and to ensure that adequate accounting data are compiled to allow
for the preparation of these financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles. Such controls include appropriate policies and procedures,
ongoing risk assessment, and monitoring and review processes which are communicated
throughout City operations. Disclosures necessary to enable the reader to gain an
understanding of the City's financial activities have been included.
This letter of transmittal is designed to complement the Management Discussion
and Analysis and should be read in conjunction with it. The Management Discussion and
Analysis can be found immediately following the Independent Auditor Report
The financial reporting entity (the City) includes all of the funds and of the
primary government (i.e., the City as legally defined), as well as its blended component
units. Blended component units, although legally separate entities, are, in substance, part
of the primary government’s operations and are included as part of the primary
government. The Lansing Building Authority is a blended component unit. Discretely
presented component units are reported in a separate column in the combined financial
statements to emphasize that they are legally separate from the primary government and
to differentiate their financial position, results of operations and cash flows from those of
the primary government. The Lansing Entertainment & Public Facilities Authority, Tax
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Increment Finance Authority, and the Brownfield Redevelopment Authority are reported
as discretely presented component units.
The City of Lansing provides a full range of services, including police and fire
protection; sanitation services; the construction and maintenance of highways, streets,
sewers, and infrastructure; recreational activities and support for human services and
cultural events.
Serving as Michigan's capital since 1848, Lansing was incorporated in 1859 and
operates under provisions of Public Act 279 of 1909, as amended (the "Home Rule City
Act"). The City is located in the lower middle of Michigan's Lower Peninsula and
operates under a strong Mayor form of government established by 1978 Charter revision.
It is a mature core City with a population of 119,286 according to revised 2000 Census
figures.
ECONOMIC CONDITION AND OUTLOOK
City of Lansing Economic Overview.
In three years of work in the capitol city:
149 city incentives were used.
$187,922,941 is the value of these incentives (not costing the city a dollar by the way).
$650,897,073 total estimated private investment created in the city.
4,001 estimated jobs created.
1,794 estimated jobs retained.
123 business retention visits completed in 2008.
As one prominent developer put it, “It’s like downtown Lansing has a bubble around it
protecting it from the economic turmoil. It’s about the last place in the state to safely
invest.” Perhaps more than ever, Lansing has become the state’s “Michigan Miracle” in
economic development, though the city certainly will not escape entirely the economic
peril of the state and nation. But the city’s traditional employment bookends- the state of
Michigan and Michigan State University, filled in by the two hospital systems, Cooley
Law School (the nation’s largest) and Lansing Community College, will help alleviate
the city from severe unemployment and economic downturn.
Additionally, the city’s major economic development projects appear to have been
completed and started just before the credit crisis.
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ACHIEVEMENTS:
The $182 million national headquarters for Accident Fund, in the long
abandoned riverfront PowerStation, has broken ground and is self-
financed. Completion date is first quarter 2011. This project will employ
over 500 construction workers for two years and will help create 500 new
professional jobs for Accident Fund once the project is complete.
a. The Michigan State Trooper building is also half way complete and
will be ready for occupancy on January 1, 2010 bringing 550 new
employees to the city of Lansing and its downtown.
b. Jackson National Life’s incentives for their national headquarters
expansion was approved this year and should result in at least 800 new
employees as new construction is scheduled to begin in 2012.
c. The new downtown $1.6 million city market will begin construction
on April 1, 2009 to be completed by October 1, 2009. At the
completion date, the $24 million mixed use Market Place project will
commence, under a 3 – 5 year development phase.
d. The Capitol Club Tower, the city’s tallest downtown building to be
constructed in over 70 years, is still very much a go and should begin
construction in the spring of 2009. Minimum $22 million project.
e. Niowave, Neogen, Emergent Biosolutions, XG Sciences, Spartan
Internet are but a few of the growing bio-tech and high tech businesses
that have announced growth numbers throughout this year.
f. There are many small manufacturers and businesses seeking to locate
in more affordable buildings in the city, utilizing our tax incentives.
Some of these businesses include Smart Office Systems, S & S Tool
and Die and CareerQuest.
g. While it may seem counterintuitive to speak in a positive way about
the auto industry, Lansing can be positive. Lansing is home to two new
auto assembly plants, a new metal fabrication plant and a half a dozen
new suppliers. No doubt, employment and production will ebb and
flow, but this city is the pinnacle of the future of American auto
making because of the unusually excellent labor/management relations
and, most importantly, because of the good selling vehicles still made
here. Whether the company of GM continues or morphs into
something else, the top company assets remain here and very viable.
The top selling vehicles at GM are made here.
Perhaps most importantly, is to note the long term trends that are in favor of further
development in the city, versus the typical and damaging urban sprawl of the last 50
years. Out-of-state companies, particularly in the manufacturing sector, that once looked
for 25 acres on interstate interchanges in the surrounding townships, is an industry gone
forever. Companies that are still expanding, tend to be good, local companies, looking for
affordable buildings, good incentives and an urban environment that their new and
younger workforce craves- That tends to be the city of Lansing. In addition, under the
assumption that high gas prices will be an overall reality of our future and that
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Michigan’s overall population will continue to slowly decline, developments of the past
like new housing in the townships (100 houses on a hundred acres of farmland) will also
not entirely come back. Thus, both the population and business leakages from the city,
that has sustained surrounding township growth and eroded our city’s sustainability over
the last 50 years, will finally be alleviated.
Lansing is also innovating. Linking Lansing and “U” is a new economic initiative by
Mayor Bernero, which directly connects city lifestyle and job opportunities with
Michigan State University (MSU) college grads who otherwise were more likely to leave
the area upon graduation. In the program’s first full year, over 500 MSU students, who
had never been to Lansing, let alone linked with the many job opportunities here, were
connected to city of Lansing events, job shadowing and internship programs.
Another innovative program called Information Technology Empowerment Center
(ITEC), created by Mayor Bernero, took a vacant elementary school, in the heart of a
Lansing neighborhood and, through partnerships between the city, MSU, the Lansing
School District and several private IT firms, created a laboratory of high tech learning
between young Lansing kids, MSU’s Computer Science Department and real IT firms.
The goal is to provide a learning environment that unleashes the possibilities and
creativity of city students who, otherwise, may not see the world and value of IT.
Finally, Downtown Lansing and Old Town continue to blossom in economic growth
terms in ways not seen in over 40 years. Many to nearly all once-empty buildings have
been recently purchased and rehabilitated by a generation of young entrepreneurs who are
fierce about placing, not only retail, but the right kind of retail, in the first floors while
always utilizing higher floors with new loft, apartment and condo development. On
Washington Square, the main street of downtown Lansing and in Old Town, retail
vacancy rates are under a very healthy 10% while residential populations, in and around
downtown, are exploding with hundreds of new units that sell out before construction is
completed, creating a whole new attractive and a disposable income-related residential
activity. Nearly all of these projects are heavily supported by the city’s economic
development incentives.
While it was a good year in 2008, it is also useful to re-examine the other economic
initiatives, over the last three years, which are beginning to pay dividends to the city:
1) A greatly upgraded economic development office staff for the city.
2) The successful adoption of a joint Lansing/East Lansing TIF district in the
newly created Lansing Regional SmartZone that just received a $2 million EDA grant for
infrastructure development. MSU is matching the grant with another $2 million
investment.
3) The adoption of a Tool and Die Recovery Zone.
4) The award of a federal grant to put in place a historic district downtown.
5) The formal announcement of the state’s first multi-jurisdictional Corridor
Improvement District on the critical Michigan Avenue corridor, which directly connects
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downtown East Lansing and Michigan State University with the capitol building
downtown Lansing.
6) The Principle Shopping District (PSD) has been entirely re-organized, has
created a series of new events for downtown and has great, new leadership.
7) The on-going Grand Action plan that will redevelop the Grand River.
8) Beautification efforts in the downtown.
9) Mayor Bernero’s “Go Green” environmental initiative.
From last year’s challenges list, the city has proactively solved problems:
1) The downtown Tax Increment Finance Authority’s (TIFA) bond obligations are
on schedule to be re-financed, saving the city’s General Fund from having to
make re-payments.
2) Also, to address funding problems in the arts community, the city created an Arts
and Culture matching loan fund and helped save the Boarshead Theater building.
3) The majority loan fund, suspended for a year, has paid regularly to the Lansing
Economic Development Corporation (LEDC) the entire year of 2008.
4) Finally, the LEDC and Mayor’s Office are creating a Neighborhood Enterprise
Zone and have put together other strategies to try to address the Eastside Village
problem of eventual brownfield bond repayments potentially due in 2010.
But, clearly, there are remaining challenges:
With the emerging credit crisis, recession and severe decline of the American auto
industry, obviously Michigan and Lansing will be impacted. In Lansing’s case, one can
expect a 10% plus reduction in the 5,500 GM workers. One can also expect a 20% plus
reduction in the 3,000 auto supplier jobs. Lansing’s retail sector, especially in South
Lansing, will continue to be damaged as will, to a lesser extent, office. Office in
downtown should remain consistently good. State government may actually be in a
consolidation mode downtown with another 600,000 sq. ft available and targeted by the
Michigan Department of Management and Budget (DMB). Also, the state is under
federal and market-driven pressure to hire hundreds of new, younger employees.
Here are further challenges:
CHALLENGES:
1) The city endures a 24% poverty rate.
2) Updated census figures show another residential decline in city population,
dipping below the 115,000 level from near 120,000.
3) The Lansing School District saw further student enrollment declines.
4) The south side of Lansing, where 60% of the city’s population lives and where
most retail activity takes place, is experiencing a 20% plus retail vacancy rate.
5) As across the country, housing sales and values have decreased and Lansing is
experiencing a very high foreclosure rate.
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6) While the downtown is strong in redevelopment activity, retail development is
focused on restaurant development, not on true store growth. Also, while Class A office
space vacancy is very low, Class B and C vacancy rates remain very high, sometimes
above 40% averages.
7) Despite some growth potential of state government, the downtown is also too
dependent on state government. While the state remains an obvious anchor to the
downtown, efforts must be redoubled to retain and grow a dwindling private sector. This
must include a strategic effort to retain and recruit state associations, corporate
headquarters and IT firms to downtown. It is entirely unproductive for the region to grow
(read: flatten out and disappear) with these types of firms spreading from the downtown
to outlying areas. Utterly, the region will only succeed in the 21st century if there is a
strong re-concentration of private development in downtown Lansing (and in East
Lansing’s downtown for that matter), by a growing, skyline-changing, interesting cluster
of buildings that makes the region visible, symbolically and in real terms, as a genuine
cosmopolitan area, attractive to younger people and high growth industry. This is the
only way to truly grow the entire region, especially the suburban areas.
8) The downtown and, in particular, attempts to retain and attract corporate
headquarters and newer and bigger convention business to the Lansing Center, continues
to be badly damaged by a Radisson/City of Lansing non-compete agreement that
seemingly does not allow for any downtown development that includes incentives to
support new downtown hotels.
As is the case with other urban municipalities, the City has faced significant challenges
since the State’s economic downturn in 2001, which has affected the State’s financial
support to municipalities and has resulted in reductions in the area’s labor force and wage
levels. The resulting, prolonged, reduction in City General Fund revenues, coupled by
rising costs such as fuel, healthcare, and pension benefits has resulted in a structural
deficit between projected revenues and expenditures which is expected to persist for
several years to come. To address this structural imbalance between the growth rate of
revenues and expenses, since taking office in January, 2006, Mayor Bernero has taken
several actions:
Placing an emphasis, the success of which being previously discussed, on
economic development, in attracting and retaining both businesses and residents
Partnering with other organizations to regionalize certain services that were once
funded solely by the City, but which benefit the entire region. In 2007, a lease
agreement was entered into with Ingham County for the operation of Potter Park
Zoo, which had been subsidized by nearly $1.5 million annually by the City’s
General Fund. The City is in the process of working out partnerships with non-
profit organizations to operate Fenner Nature Center and the Turner Dodge House
Making technological investments, including a new phone system, an integrated
payroll system, and several software programs, to increase efficiencies and
customer service
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Continuing to work with the City employees and labor unions to educate about,
and to address, the rising costs of healthcare, pension, and fuel costs
Reducing staff by over 100 positions by means of attrition
Living within the City’s means by proposing budgets that do not rely on General
Fund reserves or raising tax rates and by managing to the amount of revenue
received
BRIGHT OUTLOOK:
Mayor Bernero and the LEDC have crafted many, aggressive strategic plans that focus on
immediate project developments as well as long term solutions. Statistical evidence
supports the success of this program already. Lansing is experiencing a market-driven re-
birth, it is one of if not the strongest markets in Michigan. Stability in unemployment
figures, continued small business growth across industry and underway downtown
projects may assist the city in counteracting the retail sector and GM crisis.
OTHER INFORMATION
Budgeting Controls. The objective of the City's budgetary controls is to ensure
compliance with legal provisions embodied in the annual appropriated budget approved
by City Council. The City also maintains an encumbrance accounting system, whereby
purchase orders amounts are deducted from the available budget, as one technique of
accomplishing budgetary control. Encumbered amounts lapse at year end and require
Council approval to be carried forward to the ensuing fiscal year for amounts greater than
$5,000 or greater than eight months old. The budget is adopted at the activity level
within each department.
Risk Management. The City carries all-risk coverage on all real and business personal
property. The total coverage is $485 million with a $25,000 self insured retention.
Workers Compensation is self insured with excess reinsurance coverage for claims
exceeding $500,000 from the State Accident Fund. The City carries liability coverage in
the amount of $16 million per occurrence.
Independent Audit. State statutes require an annual audit by independent certified public
accountants. The accounting firm of Rehmann Robson, was selected by the City's Audit
Committee. In addition to meeting requirements set forth in State statutes, the audit also
was designed to meet the requirements of the Federal Single Audit Act of 1984 and
related OMB Circular A-133. The auditor's report on the general-purpose financial
statements and schedules is included in the financial section of this report.
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Awards. The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) awarded a Certificate
of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the City for its Comprehensive
Annual Financial Report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007. This was the 30th
consecutive year that the City has received this prestigious award. In order to be awarded
a Certificate of Achievement, the City must publish an easily readable and efficiently
organized comprehensive annual financial report. This report satisfied both generally
accepted accounting principles and applicable legal requirements.
The Certificate of Achievement is valid for a period of one year only. We believe that our
current Comprehensive Annual Financial Report continues to meet the Certificate of
Achievement Program's requirements and we are submitting it to the GFOA to determine
its eligibility for another certificate.
Acknowledgments. The preparation of this comprehensive annual financial report, on a
timely basis, was made possible by the dedicated service of the entire staff of the Finance
Department. Each member of the department has our sincere appreciation for their
contributions made in the preparation of this report and in the financial management of
the City. The 30th consecutive GFOA award, recognizing their efforts, is well deserved
indeed.
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FINANCIAL SECTION
675 Robinson Road · P.O. Box 449 · Jackson, MI 49204 · Phone 517.787.6503 · Fax 517.788.8111 · www.rehmann.com
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT
December 19, 2008
Honorable Mayor and
Members of the City Council
City of Lansing, Michigan
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the governmental activities, the
business-type activities, the aggregate discretely presented component units, each major fund and
the aggregate remaining fund information of the City of Lansing, Michigan, as of and for the year
ended June 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 Lansing’s
management. Our responsibility is to express opinions 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
opinions.
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
aggregate discretely presented component units, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund
information of the City of Lansing, Michigan, as of June 30, 2008, and the respective changes in
financial position and cash flows, where applicable, thereof and the budgetary comparisons for the
General Fund for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America.
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In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report dated
December 19, 2008, on our consideration of the City of Lansing, Michigan’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, in a separately issued single audit report. 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 read in conjunction with this
report in considering the results of our audit.
The Management’s Discussion and Analysis on pages 3-12 and the historical pension supplementary
information for the Employees’ and Police and Fire Retirement Systems listed in the table of contents
are not a required part of the basic financial statements but are supplementary information required
by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board. We have applied certain limited procedures,
which consisted principally of inquiries of management regarding the methods of measurement and
presentation of the supplementary information. However, we did not audit this information and do
not express an opinion on it.
Our audit was performed for the purpose of forming opinions on the financial statements that
collectively comprise the City of Lansing’s basic financial statements. The introductory section,
combining and individual fund financial statements and schedules, and statistical section are
presented for purposes of additional analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial
statements. The combining and individual fund financial statements and schedules have been
subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, in our
opinion, are fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the basic financial statements taken as
a whole. The introductory and statistical sections have not been subjected to the auditing procedures
applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, accordingly, we express no opinion on
them.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION and ANALYSIS
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
The management of the City of Lansing, Michigan (“the City”) provides this narrative overview
and analysis of the financial activities of the City for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 for the
benefit of the readers of these financial statements. This management’s discussion and analysis
(“MD&A”) is intended to assist the reader in focusing on significant financial issues and provide
an overview of the City’s financial activity. The City encourages the readers to consider the
following information here in conjunction with the financial statements taken as a whole, which
follow this section.
HIGHLIGHTS
Government-wide:
The assets of the City exceeded its liabilities at the close of the fiscal year by $444.2 million
(reported as net assets). Component units of the City reported a deficit of net assets of $38.6
million, a decrease of $2.7 million from the previous year. This deficit is planned to be
covered by future tax revenue captures in the TIFA Fund and Brownfield Fund.
Fund Level:
As of the close of the fiscal year, the City’s governmental funds reported combined ending
fund balances of $42.0 million. Of this, $39.9 million is reported as unreserved fund balance.
While reported as “unreserved” on the face of the Governmental fund Balance Sheet, $7.5
million of the $39.9 million is designated for use in FY 2008/2009, and $2.1 is restricted in
accordance with State laws, local ordinances, and trust restrictions, leaving $32.4 million as
undesignated. At the end of the fiscal year, unreserved fund balance for the General Fund was $4.8 million,
an increase of $.4 million. General Fund expenditures came in $346,302 less than revenues.
Unreserved/undesignated fund balance increased by $409,023, or 9.4% of revenues
The business-type activities reported net assets at year-end of $225.7 million, a decrease of
$5.3 million during the year.
Debt: The City’s total debt was $263.9 million at June 30, 2008, a decrease of $1.4 million, which
represents the net difference between new issuances, and payments and refunding of
outstanding debt. During the year, the City issued debt of $21.7 million, including $6.7
million in limited tax general obligation bonds for its Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO)
abatement project, and refunded $9.2 million of limited tax general obligation bonds. More
detailed information regarding these activities and funds can be found in footnote 3-G, Long
Term Debt which begins on page 49.
OVERVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
This MD&A is an introduction to the City’s basic financial statements, which comprise three
components: 1) government-wide financial statements, 2) fund financial statements, and 3) notes
to the financial statements. This report also contains other required supplementary information in
addition to the basic financial statements.
Government-wide Statements (Reporting the City as a Whole) These statements include all
non-fiduciary assets and liabilities, but exclude assets and liabilities related to pensions. The
Statement of Net Assets and the Statement of Activities are two financial statements that report
information about the City, as a whole, and about its activities, which provide measurements of
long term trends that should help answer this question: Is the City, as a whole, better off or worse
off as a result of this year’s activities? Unlike the governmental funds, the current year’s revenues
and expenses are taken into account regardless of when cash is received or paid, known as “full
accrual accounting”.
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The Statement of Net Assets (page 13) presents all of the City’s assets and liabilities, with the
difference between the two reported as “net assets”. Over time, increases and decreases in net
assets are an indicator of whether the City’s long term financial position is improving or
deteriorating.
The Statement of Activities (pages 14 and 15) presents information showing how the City’s net
assets changed during the most recent fiscal year. All changes in net assets are reported as soon as
the underlying events giving rise to the change occur, regardless of the timing of related cash
flows. Therefore, revenues and expenses are reported in these statements for some items that will
only result in cash flows in future fiscal periods (e.g. uncollected taxes and earned but unused
vacation leave).
The Statement of Net Assets and the Statement of Activities report three activities, as follows:
Governmental Activities – Most of the City’s basic services are reported under this category.
Property taxes, income taxes, and intergovernmental revenues generally fund these services.
The Council (legislative branch), the District Court (judicial branch), and general operations
of the executive branch departments, such as police, fire, parks, public works, and staff
departments fall within the governmental activities.
Business-type Activities – The City charges fees to customers to help cover all or most of the
cost of certain services it provides. Sewage collection and treatment and commercial area
parking are examples of business-type activities.
Discretely Presented Component Units – Component units are legally separate organizations
for which the elected officials of the primary government are financially accountable. The
City has three such discretely presented units; the Lansing Entertainment and Public
Facilities Authority, the Tax Increment Finance Authority, and the Brownfield
Redevelopment.
These financial statements include two schedules (pages 17 and 19) that reconcile the amounts
reported on the governmental fund financial statements (modified accrual accounting) with
governmental activities (full accrual accounting) on the appropriate government-wide statements.
The following summarizes the impact of transitioning from modified accrual to full accrual
accounting:
Capital assets used in governmental activities are not reported on governmental fund
statements.
Certain revenues that are earned, but not available for use within the reporting period, are
reported as revenues for governmental activities, but are reported as deferred revenue on the
governmental fund statements.
Other long-term assets that are not available to pay for current period expenditures are
deferred in governmental fund statements, but not deferred on the government-wide
statements.
Internal service funds are reported as governmental activities, but reported as proprietary
funds in the fund financial statements.
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Bond issuance costs, discounts and premiums in the issuance of long term debt, are reported
as expenditures in governmental fund statements, but are capitalized and amortized in the
government-wide statements.
Unless due and payable, long-term liabilities, such as capital lease obligations, compensated
absences, litigation, and others only appear as liabilities in the government-wide statements.
Capital outlay spending in excess of capitalization thresholds are recorded as capital assets
on the government-wide statements, but are reported as expenditures on the governmental
fund statements.
Bond and note proceeds result in liabilities on the government-wide statements, but are
recorded as other financing sources on the governmental fund statements.
Certain other outflows, such as debt service principal payments, represent decreases in
liabilities on the government-wide statements, but are reported as expenditures on the
governmental fund statements.
The Notes to the Basic Financial Statements provide additional information that is essential to a
full understanding of the data provided in the government-wide and fund financial statements.
The notes can be found beginning on page 30 of this report.
Fund Financial Statements (Reporting the City's Major Funds)
The City’s Major Funds are identified as its Sewage Disposal Fund, and it’s Parking System
Fund, along with its General Fund. The major fund financial statements begin on page 16. In
addition to major funds, individual fund data for the non-major funds begins on page 67. A fund
is a fiscal and accounting entity with a self-balancing set of accounts that the City uses to keep
track of specific sources of funding and spending for a particular purpose.
Governmental funds -- Most of the City's basic services are reported in the governmental
funds, which focus on how money flows into and out of those funds and the balances left at
year-end that are available for future spending. The governmental fund financial statements
provide a detailed short-term view of the City's general government operations and the basic
services it provides. Governmental fund information helps determine whether there are
greater or fewer financial resources that can be spent in the near future to finance the City's
programs. These funds are reported using modified accrual accounting, which measures cash
and all other financial assets that can readily be converted to cash. Governmental funds
include the General Fund and special revenue, capital project, debt service, and permanent
funds.
Proprietary funds -- When the City charges customers for the services it provides, whether
to outside customers or to other agencies within the City, these services are generally
reported in proprietary funds. Proprietary funds (enterprise and internal service) utilize full
accrual accounting; the same method used by private sector businesses. Enterprise funds
report activities that provide supplies and services to the general public. Examples are the
Sewage Disposal Fund and the Parking Fund. Internal service funds are reported as
governmental activities on the government-wide statements.
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Fiduciary Funds -- The City acts as a trustee or fiduciary, for its employee pension plans. It
is also responsible for other assets that, because of a trust arrangement, can be used only for
the trust beneficiaries. The City's fiduciary activities are reported in separate Statements of
Fiduciary Net Assets and Changes in Fiduciary Net Assets beginning on page 25. These funds, which include pension and other employee benefit funds, are reported using full accrual accounting. The government-wide statements exclude fiduciary fund activities and balances because these assets are restricted in purpose and do not represent spendable assets of the City to finance its operations.
Additional Required Supplementary Information
Following the basic financial statements is additional Required Supplementary Information that
further explains and supports the information in the financial statements. The Required Supplementary Information includes budgetary comparison schedules reconciling the statutory and generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) fund balances at fiscal year-end, and required pension supplementary information. Other Supplementary Information Other supplementary information includes combining financial statements for non-major
governmental, non-major proprietary, and fiduciary funds. These funds are added together, by
fund type, and presented in single columns in the basic financial statements, but are not reported individually, as with major funds, on the governmental fund financial statements. FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF THE GOVERNMENT AS A WHOLE The City’s combined net assets decreased $11.4 million over the course of this fiscal year’s operations to a total of $444.2 million. The net assets of the governmental activities decreased
$6.1 million or 2.7% and business-type activities decreased $5.3 million or 2.3%.
Net Assets as of June 30,
(in millions of dollars)
Governmental Business-type Total Primary
Activities Activities Government
2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007
Assets
Current and other non-current assets 77.2$ 73.3$ 78.1$ 99.8$ 155.3$ 173.1$
Capital assets 223.5 221.4 375.4 359.1 598.9 580.5
Total assets 300.7$ 294.7$ 453.5$ 458.9$ 754.2$ 753.6$
Liabilities
Liabilities
Long-term liabilities 56.7$ 52.3$ 219.7$ 218.7$ 276.4$ 271.0$
Other liabilities 25.5 17.8 8.0 9.2 33.5 27.0
Total liabilities 82.2$ 70.1$ 227.7$ 227.9$ 309.9$ 298.0$
Net assets
Invested in capital assets, net of related debt 187.1 184.1 178.5 166.3 365.6 350.4
Restricted 34.5 37.7 30.8 35.8 65.3 73.5
Unrestricted (deficit)(3.1) 2.8 16.4 28.9 13.3 31.7
Total net assets 218.5$ 224.6$ 225.7$ 231.0$ 444.2$ 455.6$
The largest component (82.3%) of the City’s net assets reflects its investment in capital assets
(e.g. land, buildings, equipment, infrastructure, and others), less any related debt outstanding that
was needed to acquire or construct the assets. Restricted net assets are the next largest component, comprising 14.7%, and are subject to external restrictions such as bond covenants, City Charter, State legislation or Constitutional provision. The remaining portion, unrestricted net assets are resources that may be used at the City’s discretion, but often have limitations based on policy action.
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The following condensed financial information was derived from the government-wide Statement
of Activities and reflects how the City’s net assets changed during the fiscal year:
Change in Net Assets
for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30,
(in millions of dollars)
Governmental Business-type Total Primary
Activities Activities Government
2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007
Revenues
Program revenues
Charges for services 24.6$ 24.4$ 43.5$ 43.6$ 68.1$ 68.0$
Operating grants 20.4 16.5 20.4 16.5
Capital grants 2.5 2.2 .2 .2 2.7 2.4
General revenues
Taxes 69.8 66.6 69.8 66.6
State shared revenue 16.5 16.4 16.5 16.4
Unrestricted Grants and Contributions 11.7 10.8 11.7 10.8
Unrestricted Investment
Earnings 1.7 2.5 1.9 2.8 3.6 5.3
Total revenues 147.2 139.4 45.6 46.6 192.8 186.0
Expenses
General government, administrative 28.9 22.0 28.9 22.0
Public Safety 76.2 62.6 76.2 62.6
Public Works 40.0 40.5 40.0 40.5
Recreation and Culture 7.7 6.2 7.7 6.2
Community Development 6.4 6.2 6.4 6.2
Interest on Long Term Debt 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.7
Sewage Disposal System 27.4 24.7 27.4 24.7
Municipal Parking System 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2
Cemetery .7 .7 .7 .7
Golf 1.1 1.4 1.1 1.4
Garbage and Refuse Collection 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4
Recycling 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.8
Potter Park Zoo (.2) 3.0 (.2) 3.0
Total expenses 160.7 139.2 43.5 44.2 204.2 183.4
Excess before transfers (13.5).2 2.1 2.4 (11.4) 2.6
Transfers in (out)7.4 (3.1) (7.4) 3.1 --
Changes in net assets (6.1) (2.9) (5.3) 5.5 (11.4) 2.6
Beginning net assets as restated 224.6 227.5 231.0 225.5 455.6 453.0
Ending net assets 218.5$ 224.6$ 225.7$ 231.0$ 444.2$ 455.6$
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Governmental Activities:
The following chart depicts revenues of the governmental activities for the fiscal year:
Income tax
20.2%
Charges for services
15.9%
Operating grants and
contributions
13.2%
Capital grants and
contributions
1.6%
State shared revenue10.6%Unrestricted grants and contributions
7.6%
Unrestricted
investment earnings
1.1%
Transfers
4.8%
Property tax and
special assessments
25.0%
Revenues - Governmental Activities
Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2008
Property taxes comprised 25.0% of Governmental Activities revenue, with $2,232,269
representing debt service on voted unlimited tax- general obligation debt. The City’s operating
millage is currently 14.95 mills. In accordance with Charter and State Constitutional provisions,
the City may levy up to 19.1692 mills for operations in FY 2009.
Income taxes comprised 20.2% of Governmental Activities revenue which fully appears within
the General Fund. Local income tax rates are prescribed by State law, and limited in Lansing’s
case to 1% of resident income and 0.5% of the income of persons working in the City, but living
outside of its corporate boundaries. Income tax revenue increased almost $3 million, due in part
to increased collection efforts.
State shared revenue is collected by the State of Michigan and distributed to local governments
by formula allocation of portions of the State sales tax and motor fuel and weight taxes.
Public works operating grants increased $2.8 million.
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Transfers in relate to the assets of the Potter Park Zoo being transferred from business-type
activities to governmental-type activities. The operation of the Zoo was transferred to Ingham
County in fiscal year 2008.
The following chart depicts expenses of the governmental activities for the fiscal year:
General government,
administrative
18.0%
Public safety
47.4%
Public works
24.9%
Recreation and culture
4.8%
Community
development
4.0%Interest on long-term
debt
0.9%
0.0%
Expenses - Governmental Activities
Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2008
General government and public safety expenditures increased from last year due to increases in
worker's compensation liabilities, new "Other Post Employment Retirement" obligations,
increases in accrued compensated absences, and elimination of internal service fund balances
Business-type Activities
Net assets of the business-type activities decreased by $5.3 million during the fiscal year.
The Sewage Disposal System Fund net assets increased by $1.7 million. This is primarily a result
of funding for capital costs of the combined sewer separation project. Sewage system revenues
are expected to increase by 4% per year over the next five years to continue this 30 year project.
Transfers out for Business-type activities exceeded transfers in due to the Parking System
transferring funds to Capital Projects, and the Zoo Fund being removed and having its assets
transferred to the Governmental activities of the City.
Within non-major funds, Cemeteries and Golf remain subsidized by the General Fund.
The City of Lansing is continuing its five year plan to eliminate the unrestricted net asset deficit
in the Golf Fund.
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FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF THE CITY’S FUNDS
As the City completed the fiscal year, its governmental funds reported fund balances of $42.0
million. Of this total amount, $32.2 million, constitutes unreserved unrestricted fund balance,
which is available for appropriation for the general purposes of the City. This includes $5.7
million in the City’s Budget Stabilization Fund and $4.8 million in the General Fund. Further of
the total amount of $42.0 million, $4.3 million constitutes unreserved fund balances but are
restricted for the purposes of the funds they were set up for. The remainder of fund balance is
reserved and is not available for new spending because it has already been reserved for specific
purposes, including special assessments and encumbrances.
General Fund
The General Fund is the chief operating fund of the City. At the end of fiscal year 2008, the
General Fund fund balance was $7.2 million, including an unreserved/undesignated fund balance
of $4.8 million. General Fund expenditures came in $346,302 less than revenues.
Unreserved/undesignated fund balance increased by $409,023, or 9.4% of revenues, compared to
9.3% of revenues as of June 30, 2007.
General Fund Budgetary Highlights:
Under Mayor Bernero’s leadership, the FY 2008 budget was adopted at a level consistent with
projected revenues; no use of fund balance or the City’s Budget Stabilization Fund was budgeted.
The FY 2007/2008 budget included the reduction of 45 positions through a combination of
attrition and the transfer of Potter Park Zoo operations to Ingham County. During the year, the
budget was adjusted, based on updated revenue projections, donations, FY 2007 budget re-
appropriations, and cleanup costs for storm damage resulting from two separate tornados that hit
the City.
Also during the year, the City adjusted its budget and its spending in response to the following
outcomes:
Due largely to a new income tax compliance initiative and economic development
efforts, the City received $2.3 million more in income taxes during the year than was
originally budgeted
In total, revenues came in $1.3 million less than the final budget, due in large part lesser-
than anticipated revenue receipts in State revenue sharing, property taxes, traffic tickets,
and interest earnings.
Despite lesser-than-anticipated revenue receipts and storm damage cleanup from the two
tornados, the City ended the year with a slight increase in unrestricted/undesignated fund
balance.
As a percentage of General Fund Revenues, the undesignated/unreserved combined fund
balance for the General Fund and Budget Stabilization fund (found in the special revenue
fund section) was 9.4%, compared to 9.3% as of June 30, 2007.
The final results demonstrate the City’s ability to live within, and manage to, its income.
Sewage Disposal Fund
Net assets increased $1.7 million to $202.5 million in FY2008. This was attributable to an
increase in capital assets, net of related debt increasing $18.7 million for the City’s continuing
combined sewer overflow project.
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Parking Fund
The Municipal Parking Fund had a decrease in capital assets net of related debt of $.7 million,
mainly from depreciation of assets. Unrestricted net assets decreased $1.2 million, through
decreased revenues. Total net assets decreased $1.9 million from this transaction.
Budget Stabilization Fund
Fund balance at June 30, 2008 remained at $5.7 million. The Fund is limited by Ordinance to
10% of year end General Fund appropriations. The City appropriated no amounts to be spent
from the fund for the FY 2007/2008 and FY 2008/2009 budgets.
Capital Assets
Capital Assets: At the end of the fiscal year 2008, the City had invested $599 million, net of
accumulated depreciation, in a broad range of capital assets (see the table below). Total
depreciation charges for the fiscal year were $24.8 million. Additional information regarding the
City’s capital assets can be found in the notes to the basic financial statements.
Capital Assets as of June 30,
(net of depreciation, in millions of dollars)
Governmental Business-type Total Primary
Activities Activities Government
2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007
Land 24.7$ 24.6$ 13.7$ 13.9$ 38.4$ 38.5$
Land improvements 3.9 4.2 14.1 14.5 18.0 18.7
Buildings and improvements 59.6 48.1 94.3 103.9 153.9 152.0
Equipment 7.3 8.2 1.1 .9 8.4 9.1
Sewers -- 200.8 183.7 200.8 183.7
Infrastructure 117.2 121.1 117.2 121.1
Subtotal 212.7 206.2 324.0 316.9 536.7 523.1
Construction in progress 10.8 15.2 51.4 42.2 62.2 57.4
Total 223.5$ 221.4$ 375.4$ 359.1$ 598.9$ 580.5$
Infrastructure capital assets in governmental activity funds of $14,747,700 were removed from
service during the year.
Debt Administration
The City, along with the Lansing Building Authority (LBA), a blended component unit of the
City, are empowered by law to authorize, issue, and sell debt obligations. Limited tax and
unlimited tax general obligation bonds, are backed by the full faith and credit of the City. The
City also issues revenue dedicated bonded debt, whose payment for principal and interest comes
solely out of funds that receive legally restricted revenues. The Sewage Disposal fund has the
only dedicated revenue bonds which are currently outstanding. LBA’s bonds financed the
construction of parking, golf course, and firing range improvements. Revenues derived from user
fees from persons using parking and golf facilities fund the debt service requirements for related
improvements, but they are also backed by a limited tax pledge. The General Fund pays for firing
range related debt service. More detailed information regarding the City’s long-term obligations
is presented in Note 3-G (Long-Term Debt) to the financial statements..
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2008 2007
Governmental:
Special assessment bonds $0.00 $0.01
General obligation bonds (backed by the City) 20.62 19.85
Installment purchase contracts 14.04 15.40
Loans 1.53 1.77
Sub-total 36.19 37.03
Business Type:
General obligation bonds (backed by the City) 182.42 180.18
Revenue bonds and notes (backed by specific fee revenu 41.12 43.95
Loans 4.18 4.18
Sub-total 227.72 228.31
Total $263.91 $265.34
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Outstanding Debt as of June 30,
(in millions of dollars)
ECONOMIC CONDITION AND OUTLOOK
The State of Michigan’s economic challenges, including the national recession, American
automobile industry crisis, housing market and foreclosure impacts on property tax revenues,
combined with rising labor force and healthcare costs, continues to place budgetary and fiscal
constraints on the City of Lansing. A structural imbalance between revenue and expenditure
growth exists, as is the case for the majority of cities, especially those that are urban centers, in
Michigan.
To address these budgetary challenges, and to protect vital services to the public, since his
inauguration in January, 2006, Mayor Bernero has implemented a budgetary strategy of
maximizing revenues; reducing expenses; improving operational and technological efficiencies;
collaborating with neighboring municipalities, counties, and non-profit entities to provide funding
for City-owned assets that benefit the entire region, as demonstrated by the transfer of Potter Park
Zoo operations this fiscal year to Ingham County The Mayor also continues to work
aggressively with the unions to contain the rising cost of healthcare and other compensation
issues. The FY 2008/2009 budget does not include any use of reserves, and the Mayor has
pledged to direct the City in a fiscally responsible manner -- living within the City’s means and
not using General Fund reserves or increasing the City’s property tax rate.
CONTACTING THE CITY FINANCE DEPARTMENT
This financial report is designed to provide our citizens, taxpayers, customers, investors, and
creditors with a general overview of the City’s finances and to demonstrate the City’s
accountability for the money it receives. If you have any questions about this report or need
additional financial information, contact the Finance Department at (517) 483-4500.
BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
GOVERNMENT-WIDE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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City of Lansing
Statement of Net Assets
June 30, 2008
Primary Government
Governmental Business-type Component
Activities Activities Totals Units
Assets
Cash and investments 42,639,436$ 14,085,633$ 56,725,069$ 2,254,070$
Receivables, net 35,103,669 26,470,752 61,574,421 852,934
Internal balances (4,446,024) 4,446,024 - -
Inventories, prepaids and other assets 2,706,417 1,071,541 3,777,958 187,361
Net other postemployment benefit asset 1,252,152 - 1,252,152 -
Restricted assets:
Cash and investments - 31,591,445 31,591,445 561,042
Receivables, net - 400,520 400,520 -
Capital assets not being depreciated 35,535,351 65,087,248 100,622,599 -
Capital assets being depreciated, net 187,931,212 310,300,278 498,231,490 119,606
Total assets 300,722,213 453,453,441 754,175,654 3,975,013
Liabilities
Accounts payable and
accrued liabilities 20,162,133 6,803,394 26,965,527 1,196,663
Accrued interest payable 384,608 1,109,901 1,494,509 10,764,137
Unearned revenues 1,605,222 133,328 1,738,550 672,151
Net other post-employment benefit obligation 3,376,295 - 3,376,295 -
Long-term liabilities:
Due within one year 14,372,947 16,066,074 30,439,021 3,170,433
Due in more than one year 42,335,644 203,591,439 245,927,083 26,771,405
Total liabilities 82,236,849 227,704,136 309,940,985 42,574,789
Net assets
Invested in capital assets, net
of related debt 187,054,852 178,526,049 365,580,901 66,639
Restricted for:
Public safety 840,403 - 840,403 -
Public works 7,669,385 - 7,669,385 -
State mandated programs 6,379,879 - 6,379,879 -
Debt service - 30,565,851 30,565,851 -
Capital projects 18,054,880 326,888 18,381,768 -
Endowments (non-expendable)1,609,992 - 1,609,992 -
Unrestricted (deficit)(3,124,027) 16,330,517 13,206,490 (38,666,415)
Total net assets (deficit)218,485,364$ 225,749,305$ 444,234,669$ (38,599,776)$
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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City of Lansing
Statement of Activities
For the Year Ended June 30, 2008
Program Revenues
Operating Capital
Charges Grants and Grants and Net (Expense)
Functions/Programs Expenses for Services Contributions Contributions Revenue
Primary government
Governmental activities:
General government 28,901,545$ 5,938,911$ 10,835$ 28,861$ (22,922,938)$
Public safety 76,211,756 12,705,181 1,153,469 - (62,353,106)
Public works 40,032,746 4,364,525 18,989,543 207,914 (16,470,764)
Recreation and culture 7,677,086 1,556,260 102,423 140,318 (5,878,085)
Community development 6,382,336 66,308 - 2,154,881 (4,161,147)
Interest on long-term debt 1,481,658 - 100,022 - (1,381,636)
Total governmental activities 160,687,127 24,631,185 20,356,292 2,531,974 (113,167,676)
Business-type activities:
Sewage disposal system 27,382,736 28,023,322 - 60,091 700,677
Municipal parking system 10,188,065 10,090,566 - - (97,499)
Cemetery 675,672 218,688 - 136,226 (320,758)
Golf 1,072,505 607,922 - - (464,583)
Garbage and rubbish collection 1,436,642 1,617,717 - - 181,075
Recycling 2,940,366 3,039,089 - - 98,723
Potter Park Zoo (156,270) (115) - - 156,155
Total business-type activities 43,539,716 43,597,189 - 196,317 253,790
Total primary government 204,226,843$ 68,228,374$ 20,356,292$ 2,728,291$ (112,913,886)$
Component units
Brownfield redevelopment 1,180,374$ -$ 323,424$ -$ (856,950)$
Community development 3,624,584 - 6,750 - (3,617,834)
Recreation and culture 6,084,352 4,945,861 1,188,726 - 50,235
Total component units 10,889,310$ 4,945,861$ 1,518,900$ -$ (4,424,549)$
Continued…
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City of Lansing
Statement of Activities (concluded)
For the Year Ended June 30, 2008
Primary Government
Governmental Business-type Component
Activities Activities Totals Units
Changes in net assets
Net (expense) revenue (113,167,676)$253,790$ (112,913,886)$(4,424,549)$
General revenues
Property taxes 38,607,761 - 38,607,761 6,951,984
Income taxes 31,168,012 - 31,168,012 -
Grants and contributions not
restricted to specific programs 28,180,799 - 28,180,799 -
Unrestricted investment earnings 1,706,572 1,883,034 3,589,606 168,726
Gain on sale of capital assets - 5,348 5,348 -
Transfers - internal activities 1,622,767 (1,622,767) - -
Special item - transfer of zoo assets 5,797,900 (5,797,900) - -
Total general revenues,
transfers and special item 107,083,811 (5,532,285) 101,551,526 7,120,710
Change in net assets (6,083,865) (5,278,495) (11,362,360) 2,696,161
Net assets (deficit), beginning of year 224,569,229 231,027,800 455,597,029 (41,295,937)
Net assets (deficit), end of year 218,485,364$ 225,749,305$ 444,234,669$ (38,599,776)$
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
FUND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Governmental Fund Financial Statements
Major Funds
General Fund – The General Fund is the general operating fund of the City. It is used to account for all financial
resources except those required to be accounted for in another fund.
Nonmajor Funds
Non-major governmental funds are presented, by fund type, beginning on the pages listed below:
Special Revenue funds, page 69.
Debt Service funds, page 81.
Capital Projects funds, page 85.
Permanent funds, page 89.
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City of Lansing
Balance Sheet - Governmental Funds
June 30, 2008
Other
Governmental
General Funds Totals
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 2,975,985$ 8,588,889$ 11,564,874$
Equity in pooled cash 569,527 21,067,268 21,636,795
Investments - 1,631,189 1,631,189
Accounts receivable, net 16,017,917 1,738,149 17,756,066
Taxes receivable 244,239 - 244,239
Special assessments receivable - 930,117 930,117
Loans receivable - 1,404,118 1,404,118
Accrued interest receivable - 1,776,203 1,776,203
Due from other funds 335,703 968,413 1,304,116
Interfund receivable - 3,677,051 3,677,051
Advances to other funds 307,848 192,439 500,287
Due from other governments 5,743,939 5,807,603 11,551,542
Due from component units 267,618 - 267,618
Prepaids 78,686 - 78,686
Inventories 1,252,463 - 1,252,463
Total assets 27,793,925$ 47,781,439$ 75,575,364$
Liabilities and fund balances
Liabilities
Accounts payable 6,317,983$ 2,261,671$ 8,579,654$
Deposits payable - 233,555 233,555
Accrued payroll 2,705,751 129,106 2,834,857
Retainage payable 2,961,666 - 2,961,666
Indemnity bonds - 2,060 2,060
Due to other funds 4,974,357 968,222 5,942,579
Interfund payable - 3,580,778 3,580,778
Advance from other funds - 307,848 307,848
Due to other governments 1,441,216 349,658 1,790,874
Due to component units 65,456 - 65,456
Deferred revenue 1,709,706 5,137,858 6,847,564
Other 387,338 - 387,338
Total liabilities 20,563,473 12,970,756 33,534,229
Fund balances
Reserved for advances 307,848 192,439 500,287
Reserved for prepaids 78,686 - 78,686
Reserved for inventories 1,252,463 - 1,252,463
Reserved for encumbrances 126,291 172,912 299,203
Unreserved, designated for
subsequent years' expenditures:
General fund 635,005 - 635,005
Special revenue funds - 6,877,136 6,877,136
Unreserved, undesignated reported in:
General fund 4,830,159 - 4,830,159
Special revenue funds - 7,839,619 7,839,619
Debt service funds - 256,144 256,144
Capital projects funds - 17,862,441 17,862,441
Permanent funds - 1,609,992 1,609,992
Total fund balances 7,230,452 34,810,683 42,041,135
Total liabilities and fund balances 27,793,925$ 47,781,439$ 75,575,364$
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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City of Lansing
Reconciliation of Fund Balances on the Balance Sheet
for Governmental Funds to Net Assets of
Governmental Activities on the Statement of Net Assets
June 30, 2008
Fund balances - total governmental funds 42,041,135$
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the statement of net assets are
different because:
Capital assets used in governmental activities are not financial resources and
therefore are not reported in the funds.
Add - capital assets 471,435,044
Deduct - accumulated depreciation (253,992,128)
Because the focus of governmental funds is on short-term financing, some
assets will not be available to pay for current expenditures. Those assets
(i.e., receivables) are offset by deferred revenues in the governmental funds
and, therefore, not included in fund balance.
Add - deferred ambulance fees 717,890
Add - deferred nuisance fees 830,876
Add - deferred loans receivable 1,204,118
Add - deferred long-term interest receivable 1,732,367
Add - deferred long-term special assessments 757,091
Internal service funds are used by management to charge the costs of certain
equipment maintenance to individual funds. The assets and liabilities of the
internal service funds are included in governmental activities in the statement
of net assets.11,214,238
Prepaid costs related to other postemployment benefits are not available for current period
expenditures and, therefore, are not reported in the funds.
Add: other postemployment benefit plan asset 1,252,152
Long-term liabilities are not due and payable in the current period and therefore
are not reported in the funds.
Deduct - bonds, loans and leases payable (35,241,711)
Deduct - accrued interest on bonds, loans and leases payable (363,743)
Add - deferred bond issuance costs 61,604
Deduct - other postemployment benefit obligation (3,376,295)
Deduct - compensated absences and other long-term liabilities (19,787,274)
Net assets of governmental activities 218,485,364$
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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City of Lansing
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures
and Changes in Fund Balances
Governmental FundsFor the Year Ended June 30, 2008
Other
Governmental
General Funds Totals
Revenues
Taxes and special assessments 36,041,763$ 2,733,959$ 38,775,722$
Income taxes 31,168,012 - 31,168,012
Licenses and permits 1,429,075 - 1,429,075
Intergovernmental 17,424,800 21,131,816 38,556,616
Charges for services 10,314,341 8,802,252 19,116,593
Fines and forfeits 3,402,934 687,463 4,090,397
Interest and rents 940,880 895,605 1,836,485
Contributions 10,884,573 10,000 10,894,573
Donations from private sources - 326,768 326,768
Other revenues 106,466 224,782 331,248
Total revenues 111,712,844 34,812,645 146,525,489
Expenditures
Current expenditures:
General government 26,794,259 2,415,199 29,209,458
Public safety 61,577,212 6,137,948 67,715,160
Public works 5,581,912 - 5,581,912
Highways and streets - 9,278,478 9,278,478
Recreation and culture 7,980,546 57,744 8,038,290
Other functions 2,385,318 9,420,525 11,805,843
Debt service:
Principal 1,013,531 3,708,050 4,721,581
Interest 467,690 1,140,013 1,607,703
Capital outlay - 16,228,127 16,228,127
Total expenditures 105,800,468 48,386,084 154,186,552
Revenues over (under)
expenditures 5,912,376 (13,573,439) (7,661,063)
Other financing sources (uses)
Transfers in 488,977 13,018,544 13,507,521
Transfers out (6,055,051) (6,474,703) (12,529,754)
Issuance of long-term debt - 4,018,000 4,018,000
Bond premium -34,979 34,979
Total other financing sources (uses) (5,566,074) 10,596,820 5,030,746
Net change in fund balances 346,302 (2,976,619) (2,630,317)
Fund balances, beginning of year 6,884,150 37,787,302 44,671,452
Fund balances, end of year 7,230,452$ 34,810,683$ 42,041,135$
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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City of Lansing
Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expendituresand Changes in Fund Balances of Governmental Funds
to the Statement of Activities
For the Year Ended June 30, 2008
Net change in fund balances - total governmental funds (2,630,317)$
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the statement of activities are
different because:
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 as
depreciation expense.
Add - capital outlay 17,848,235
Add - Transfer in from zoo fund 5,797,900
Deduct - depreciation expense (17,074,198)
Deduct - loss on disposal of capital assets (2,965,177)
Revenues in the statement of activities that do not provide current financial resources
are not reported as revenues in the funds, but rather are deferred to subsequent
fiscal years.
Add - change in ambulance fees 546,126
Add - change in deferred special assessments 39,953
Internal service funds are used by management to charge the costs of certain
equipment maintenance to individual funds. The net increase (decrease) in the
net assets of the internal service funds is reported with governmental activities.
Deduct - net operating income from governmental activities in internal service funds (2,116,974)
Add - gain on sale of capital assets from governmental internal service funds 124,436
Deduct - interest expense from governmental internal service funds (67,707)
Add - capital contributions from governmental internal service funds 28,861
Add - transfers in governmental internal service funds 645,000
Debt proceeds provide current financial resources to governmental funds in the
period issued, but issuing debt increases long-term liabilities in the statement of
net assets. Repayment of debt principal is an expenditure in the funds, but the
repayment reduces long-term liabilities in the statement of net assets
Deduct - issuance of long-term debt (4,018,000)
Add - principal payments on long-term liabilities 4,721,581
Deduct - premium on bond issuances (34,979)
Certain expenditures are reported in governmental funds that reduce long-term
liabilities for purposes of the statement of net assets.
Deduct - increase in liability for workers' compensation (3,406,731)
Some expenses reported in the statement of activites do not require the use of current
financial resources and therefore are not reported as expenditures in the funds.
Add - decrease in accrued interest payable on long-term liabilities 178,880
Add - amortization of debt-related costs 14,872
Deduct - decrease in other postemployment benefit obligation (2,124,143)
Deduct - increase in the accrual for compensated absences (1,591,483)
Change in net assets of governmental activities (6,083,865)$
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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City of Lansing
Statement of Revenues, Expendituresand Changes in Fund Balances - Budget and Actual
General FundFor the Year Ended June 30, 2008
Budget Variance with
Original Final Actual Final Budget
Revenues
Property taxes 37,322,875$36,722,875$ 36,041,763$ (681,112)$
Income taxes 28,774,000 29,088,000 31,168,012 2,080,012
Licenses and permits 1,318,640 1,318,640 1,429,075 110,435
Intergovernmental 18,056,698 18,056,698 17,424,800 (631,898)
Charges for services 10,464,478 11,064,478 10,314,341 (750,137)
Fines and forfeits 4,257,000 4,257,000 3,402,934 (854,066)
Interest and rents 1,481,415 1,481,415 940,880 (540,535)
Contributions 9,771,700 10,952,266 10,884,573 (67,693)
Other revenues 100,500 100,500 106,466 5,966
Total revenues 111,547,306 113,041,872 111,712,844 (1,329,028)
Expenditures
General government:
Attorney's office 1,304,282 1,334,282 1,305,529 28,753
Cable tv 248,172 249,186 192,323 56,863
City clerk 980,943 956,843 900,571 56,272
Council 798,873 765,215 717,357 47,858
Courts 5,444,776 5,339,779 5,172,293 167,486
Internal audit 148,016 148,981 144,366 4,615
Finance 11,038,651 10,912,854 10,821,359 91,495
General administration (1,635,000) 1,335,976 1,325,924 10,052
Human resources 1,996,462 1,952,540 1,884,874 67,666
Mayor 737,661 737,661 733,793 3,868
Planning / neighborhood development 3,617,494 3,695,330 3,595,870 99,460
Total general government 24,680,330 27,428,647 26,794,259 634,388
Public safety:
Police 33,448,187 33,690,324 33,138,639 551,685
Fire 28,847,325 28,633,802 28,438,573 195,229
Total public safety 62,295,512 62,324,126 61,577,212 746,914
Public Works:
Environmental 5,545,827 5,763,963 5,460,886 303,077
Sidewalks and alleys 271,487 271,487 121,026 150,461
Total public works 5,817,314 6,035,450 5,581,912 453,538
Parks and recreation 8,580,093 8,593,331 7,980,546 612,785
Other functions:
Human relations / community services 973,511 926,011 900,594 25,417
Human services / community support 1,660,000 1,646,593 1,484,724 161,869
Total other functions 2,633,511 2,572,604 2,385,318 187,286
Continued…
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City of Lansing
Statement of Revenues, Expendituresand Changes in Fund Balances - Budget and Actual (Concluded)
General FundFor the Year Ended June 30, 2008
Budget Variance with
Original Final Actual Final Budget
Expenditures (concluded)
Debt service:
Principal 980,000$ 1,013,700$ 1,013,531$ 169$
Interest and fees 487,000 503,300 467,690 35,610
Total debt service 1,467,000 1,517,000 1,481,221 35,779
Total expenditures 105,473,760 108,471,158 105,800,468 2,670,690
Revenues over expenditures 6,073,546 4,570,714 5,912,376 1,341,662
Other financing sources (uses)
Transfers in 300,000 300,000 488,977 188,977
Transfers out (6,477,546) (6,100,657) (6,055,051) 45,606
Proceeds on sale of capital assets 104,000 104,000 - (104,000)
Total other financing sources (uses) (6,073,546) (5,696,657) (5,566,074) 130,583
Net change in fund balance - (1,125,943) 346,302 1,472,245
Fund balance, beginning of year 6,884,150 6,884,150 6,884,150 -
Fund balance, end of year 6,884,150$ 5,758,207$ 7,230,452$ 1,472,245$
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
Proprietary Fund Financial Statements
Major Funds
Sewage Disposal System Fund – This fund accounts for the provision of sewage disposal services to the
residents of the City.
Municipal Parking System Fund – This fund accounts for the operation of City-owned parking facilities.
Non-Major Funds and Internal Service Funds
Non-major enterprise funds and internal service funds are presented, by fund type, beginning on the pages listed
below:
Enterprise funds, page 91.
Internal Service funds, page 99.
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City of Lansing
Statement of Fund Net AssetsProprietary Funds
June 30, 2008
Governmental
Business-type Activities - Enterprise Funds Activities -
Sewage Municipal Other
Disposal Parking Enterprise Internal
System System Funds Totals Service Funds
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents 1,789,921$ 434,238$ 14,201$ 2,238,360$ -$
Equity in pooled cash - 10,389,185 1,554,361 11,943,546 7,710,305
Receivables:
Accounts, net 2,986,012 1,701,215 422,896 5,110,123 1,173,766
Accrued interest 14,706 306,820 - 321,526 -
Lease receivable, current - 2,667,263 - 2,667,263 -
Inventories 100,537 -77,655 178,192 720,348
Prepaids --- - 588,303
Due from other funds 4,974,166 -- 4,974,166 -
Restricted assets:
Cash and cash equivalents 31,309,897 281,548 - 31,591,445 -
Accounts receivable - 326,888 - 326,888 -
Accrued interest receivable 73,171 461 - 73,632 -
Total current assets 41,248,410 16,107,618 2,069,113 59,425,141 10,192,722
Noncurrent assets:
Lease receivable - 18,371,840 - 18,371,840 -
Bond issue costs 455,661 437,688 - 893,349 5,013
Capital assets not being depreciated 51,775,237 12,774,843 537,168 65,087,248 55,297
Capital assets being depreciated, net 279,049,451 27,586,466 3,664,361 310,300,278 5,968,350
Total non-current assets 331,280,349 59,170,837 4,201,529 394,652,715 6,028,660
Total assets 372,528,759 75,278,455 6,270,642 454,077,856 16,221,382
Liabilities
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable 6,332,406 77,655 73,191 6,483,252 1,094,982
Deposits payable -43,335 - 43,335 -
Accrued interest payable 944,408 154,818 10,675 1,109,901 20,865
Accrued payroll 70,773 50,125 30,820 151,718 149,303
Other --- - 2,062,388
Due to other funds 334,878 825 - 335,703 -
Interfund payable --96,273 96,273 -
Advances from other funds - 192,439 - 192,439 -
Due to other governments 125,089 -- 125,089 -
Unearned revenues -- 133,328 133,328 -
Current portion of:
Long-term debt 9,975,000 5,624,472 70,000 15,669,472 130,000
Compensated absences 247,557 111,000 38,045 396,602 301,771
Total current liabilities 18,030,111 6,254,669 452,332 24,737,112 3,759,309
Noncurrent liabilities:
Long-term debt 151,880,453 50,854,178 696,646 203,431,277 1,040,000
Compensated absences 107,314 48,117 4,731 160,162 207,835
Total non-current liabilities 151,987,767 50,902,295 701,377 203,591,439 1,247,835
Total liabilities 170,017,878 57,156,964 1,153,709 228,328,551 5,007,144
Net assets
Invested in capital assets, net of related debt 169,424,896 5,666,270 3,434,883 178,526,049 4,853,647
Restricted for debt retirement 30,438,660 127,191 - 30,565,851 -
Restricted for capital projects - 326,888 - 326,888 -
Unrestricted 2,647,325 12,001,142 1,682,050 16,330,517 6,360,591
Total net assets 202,510,881$ 18,121,491$ 5,116,933$ 225,749,305$ 11,214,238$
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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City of Lansing
Statement of Revenues, Expenses
and Changes in Fund Net Assets
Proprietary Funds
For the Year Ended June 30, 2008
Governmental
Business-type Activities - Enterprise Funds Activities -
Sewage Municipal Other
Disposal Parking Enterprise Internal
System System Funds Totals Service Funds
Operating revenues
Charges for services 27,889,061$ 8,479,688$ 5,483,301$ 41,852,050$ 58,100,182$
Operating expenses
Personal services 5,602,163 2,612,545 3,047,831 11,262,539 5,178,094
Purchase of goods and services 10,395,286 1,836,767 2,668,275 14,900,328 53,420,741
Depreciation 7,651,243 2,089,788 208,251 9,949,282 1,618,321
Total operating expenses 23,648,692 6,539,100 5,924,357 36,112,149 60,217,156
Operating income (loss) 4,240,369 1,940,588 (441,056) 5,739,901 (2,116,974)
Nonoperating revenues (expenses)
Interest revenue 1,332,977 518,292 31,765 1,883,034 -
Gain (loss) on sale of capital assets - (441) 2,119 1,678 124,436
Interest expense and fees (3,734,044) (3,645,295) (44,558) (7,423,897) (67,707)
Other revenue 134,261 1,610,878 - 1,745,139 -
Total nonoperating revenue (expenses)(2,266,806) (1,516,566) (10,674) (3,794,046) 56,729
Income (loss) before
contributions and transfers 1,973,563 424,022 (451,730) 1,945,855 (2,060,245)
Capital contributions 60,091 - 136,226 196,317 28,861
Transfers in 251,874 - 1,246,447 1,498,321 645,000
Transfers out (551,874) (2,367,247) (201,967) (3,121,088) -
Special item - transfer of zoo assets - - (5,797,900) (5,797,900) -
Change in net assets 1,733,654 (1,943,225) (5,068,924) (5,278,495) (1,386,384)
Net assets, beginning of year 200,777,227 20,064,716 10,185,857 231,027,800 12,600,622
Net assets, end of year 202,510,881$ 18,121,491$ 5,116,933$ 225,749,305$ 11,214,238$
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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City of Lansing
Statement of Cash Flows
Proprietary Funds
For the Year Ended June 30, 2008
Business-type Activities - Enterprise Funds Governmental
Sewage Municipal Other Activities -
Disposal Parking Enterprise InternalSystem System Funds Totals Service FundsCash flows from operating activities
Cash received from customers 27,603,667$ 8,360,866$ 5,279,517$ 41,244,050$ -$
Cash received from interfund services - - - - 61,837,044
Cash payments for goods and services (11,215,545) (1,879,169) (3,262,813) (16,357,527) (50,832,634)
Cash payments to employees (5,703,394) (2,630,255) (3,217,825) (11,551,474) (5,188,562)
Other receipts 134,261 1,610,878 - 1,745,139 -
Net cash provided by (used for)
operating activities 10,818,989 5,462,320 (1,201,121) 15,080,188 5,815,848
Cash flows from noncapital financing activities
Transfers in 251,874 - 1,246,447 1,498,321 645,000
Transfers out (551,874) (2,367,247) (201,967) (3,121,088) - Net cash provided by (used for)noncapital financing activities (300,000) (2,367,247) 1,044,480 (1,622,767) 645,000
Cash flows from capital and related financing activities
Proceeds from sale of capital assets - 51,570 2,120 53,690 124,436
Acquisition and construction of capital assets (31,225,049) (727,132) (136,226) (32,088,407) (101,760)
Capital contributions received 60,091 - 136,226 196,317 28,861
Principal paid on revenue and general obligation bonds (9,110,000) (5,320,000) (65,000) (14,495,000) (125,000)
Interest paid on revenue and general obligation bonds (3,665,548) (1,581,423) (43,829) (5,290,800) (67,053)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 13,907,194 - - 13,907,194 -
Payments received on capital lease - 2,492,769 - 2,492,769 -
Net cash used forcapital and related financing activities (30,033,312) (5,084,216) (106,709) (35,224,237) (140,516)
Cash flows from investing activities
Interest and dividends 1,332,977 518,292 31,765 1,883,034 -
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (18,181,346)(1,470,851)(231,585)(19,883,782)6,320,332Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (18,181,346) (1,470,851) (231,585) (19,883,782) 6,320,332
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year 51,281,164 12,575,822 1,800,147 65,657,133 1,389,973
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year 33,099,818$ 11,104,971$ 1,568,562$ 45,773,351$ 7,710,305$
Reconciliation of operating income (loss) to
net cash provided by (used for) operating activities
Operating income (loss)4,240,369$ 1,940,588$ (441,056)$ 5,739,901$ (2,116,974)$
Adjustments to reconcile operating income (loss) to
net cash provided by (used for) operating activities
Depreciation expense 7,651,243 2,089,788 208,251 9,949,282 1,618,321
Other receipts 134,261 1,610,878 - 1,745,139 - Change in:Accounts receivable 14,910,554 (164,923) (203,784) 14,541,847 (1,173,322)
Accrued interest receivable 79,378 46,101 - 125,479 -
Inventories 138,969 - 8,443 147,412 (48,169)
Prepaids - 4,241 - 4,241 (22,883)
Due from other funds 33,852 - - 33,852 10,000
Interfund receivable - - - - 4,900,184
Accounts payable (835,929) (38,126) (19,776) (893,831) 976,496
Deposits payable - (4,460) - (4,460) -
Accrued interest payable 54,438 (13,491) (829) 40,118 (2,229)
Accrued payroll (101,231) (17,710) (169,994) (288,935) (10,468)
Other - - - - 1,480,076 Due to other funds (15,275,326) 176 - (15,275,150) - Interfund payable - - (270,862) (270,862) -
Advances from other funds - - - - -
Due to other governments - - - - -
Unearned revenues - - 28,510 28,510 -
Compensated absences (211,589) 9,258 (340,024) (542,355) 204,816
Total adjustments 6,578,620 3,521,732 (760,065)9,340,287 7,932,822
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities 10,818,989$ 5,462,320$ (1,201,121)$ 15,080,188$ 5,815,848$
Noncash transactions:
The City transferred capital assets in the amount of $5,797,900 related to the Potter Park Zoo. This transaction did not involve cash.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
Fiduciary Fund Financial Statements
Pension (and Other Post Employment Benefits) Trust Funds – Employee Pension Trust funds accept
payments made by the City, invest fund resources, and calculate and pay pensions to beneficiaries.
Combining schedules for fiduciary funds are presented in the notes to the financial statements.
Agency Funds – These funds account for resources held in a trustee or agent capacity for the 54-A District Court.
Combining statements for agency funds are presented, by fund type, beginning on page 102.
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City of Lansing
Statement of Fiduciary Net AssetsFiduciary Funds
June 30, 2008
Pension Agency
Trust Funds Funds
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 10,198,543$ -$
Equity in pooled cash (1,005,734) 207,997
Investments:
U. S. Government obligations 87,759,911 -
Corporate bonds 1,695,236 -
Common stocks 111,135,614 -
Mutual funds 269,416,510 -
Contribution receivable 3,638,917 -
Dividends and interest receivable 738,487 -
Total assets 483,577,484 207,997$
Liabilities
Accounts payable 3,068,109 -$
Undistributed receipts - 207,997
Total liabilities 3,068,109 207,997$
Net assets held in trust for:
Pension benefits 445,606,744
Other postemployment benefits 34,902,631
Total net assets 480,509,375$
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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City of Lansing
Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net AssetsPension Trust Funds
For the Year Ended June 30, 2008
Additions
Investment income:
Net depreciation in fair value
of investments (41,232,098)$
Interest income 5,466,913
Dividend income 744,237
Less investment expenses (1,933,356)
Net investment loss (36,954,304)
Contributions:
Employer 31,527,426
Plan members 3,764,549
Total contributions 35,291,975
Total additions (1,662,329)
Deductions
Participant benefits 52,606,479
Administrative expense 61,095
Total deductions 52,667,574
Net deductions to net assets held in trust (54,329,903)
Net assets held in trust for pension and other postemployment benefits:
Beginning of year 534,839,278
End of year 480,509,375$
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
COMPONENT UNITS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Discretely Presented Component Units
Discretely presented component units are entities that are legally separate from the City but for which the City is
financially accountable, or their relationship with the City is such that exclusion would cause the City’s financial
statements to be misleading or incomplete. The City has three discretely presented component units:
Brownfield Redevelopment Authority
Tax Increment Finance Authority
Lansing Entertainment and Public Facilities Authority
Complete financial statements for each of the individual component units may be obtained from the entity's
administrative offices.
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City of Lansing
Combining Statement of Net Assets
Component Units
June 30, 2008
Lansing
Tax Entertainment
Brownfield Increment & Public
Redevelopment Finance Facilities
Authority Authority Authority Totals
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 468,432$ 884,657$ 900,981$ 2,254,070$
Receivables, net 315,880 1,512 535,542 852,934
Inventories, prepaids and other assets 50,948 37,801 98,612 187,361
Restricted cash and cash equivalents - - 561,042 561,042
Capital assets being depreciated, net - - 119,606 119,606
Total assets 835,260 923,970 2,215,783 3,975,013
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 36,914 267,618 892,131 1,196,663
Accrued interest payable 32,273 10,731,864 - 10,764,137
Unearned revenues 468 - 671,683 672,151
Long-term debt:
Due within one year 365,000 2,790,601 14,832 3,170,433
Due in more than one year 1,695,000 25,038,270 38,135 26,771,405
Total noncurrent liabilities 2,060,000 27,828,871 52,967 29,941,838
Total liabilities 2,129,655 38,828,353 1,616,781 42,574,789
Net assets
Invested in capital assets, net of
related debt - - 66,639 66,639
Unrestricted (deficit) (1,294,395) (37,904,383) 532,363 (38,666,415)
Total net assets (deficit)(1,294,395)$ (37,904,383)$ 599,002$ (38,599,776)$
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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City of Lansing
Combining Statement of Activities
Component Units
For the Year Ended June 30, 2008
Lansing
Tax Entertainment
Brownfield Increment & Public
Redevelopment Finance Facilities
Authority Authority Authority Totals
Expenses
Brownfield redevelopment 1,180,374$ -$ -$ 1,180,374$
Community development - 3,624,584 - 3,624,584
Recreation and culture - - 6,084,352 6,084,352
Total expenses 1,180,374 3,624,584 6,084,352 10,889,310
Program revenues
Charges for services - - 4,945,861 4,945,861
Operating grants and contributions 323,424 6,750 1,188,726 1,518,900
Total program revenues 323,424 6,750 6,134,587 6,464,761
Net program expense (revenue)(856,950) (3,617,834) 50,235 (4,424,549)
General revenues
Property taxes 1,311,176 5,640,808 - 6,951,984
Unrestricted investment earnings 18,883 136,670 13,173 168,726
Total general revenues 1,330,059 5,777,478 13,173 7,120,710
Change in net assets 473,109 2,159,644 63,408 2,696,161
Net assets (deficit), beginning of year (1,767,504) (40,064,027) 535,594 (41,295,937)
Net assets (deficit), end of year (1,294,395)$ (37,904,383)$ 599,002$ (38,599,776)$
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
NOTES to the FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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City of Lansing, Michigan
Index
Notes to the Financial Statements
Page
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
A. Reporting Entity .................................................................................................... 30
B. Basis of Presentation ............................................................................................. 32
C. Measurement Focus / Basis of Accounting .......................................................... 34
D. Assets, Liabilities and Equity ............................................................................... 35
2. STEWARDSHIP, COMPLIANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY
A. Budgetary Information .......................................................................................... 37
B. Deficit Fund Balance/Net Assets .......................................................................... 38
3. DETAILED NOTES ON ALL FUNDS
A. Deposits and Investments ..................................................................................... 39
B. Deposits, Investments and Securities Lending – Pension Trust Fund .................. 40
C. Receivables ........................................................................................................... 44
D. Capital Assets ....................................................................................................... 45
E. Payables ................................................................................................................ 47
F. Interfund Receivables, Payables and Transfers .................................................... 47
G. Long-term Debt..................................................................................................... 49
H. Segment Information – Enterprise Funds ............................................................ 53
I. Endowments ......................................................................................................... 53
4. OTHER INFORMATION
A. Risk Management ................................................................................................. 53
B. Property Taxes ...................................................................................................... 54
C. Contingent Liabilities .......................................................................................... 54
D. Defined Benefit Pension Plans ............................................................................. 55
E. Postemployment Benefits ..................................................................................... 62
F. Subsequent Events ................................................................................................ 63
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NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
1-A. Reporting Entity
The City of Lansing (the “City”) was incorporated in 1859. In 1909, the City came under the
provisions of Act 279, P.A. 1909, as amended (“Home Rule City Act”). The City operates
under a strong Mayor form of government in which the Mayor is responsible for
implementation and administration of City policy as established by City Council.
The accounting and reporting policies of the City conform in all material respects to generally
accepted accounting principles (GAAP) as applicable to governments. The Governmental
Accounting Standards Board (GASB) is the standard setting body for establishing
governmental accounting and financial reporting principles, which are primarily set forth in
the GASB’s Codification of Governmental Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards
(GASB Codification). Following is a summary of the significant policies:
As required by generally accepted accounting principles, these financial statements present the
City and its component units, entities for which the City is considered to be financially
accountable. The financial data of the component units are included in the City’s reporting
entity because of the significance of their operational or financial relationships with the City.
(1) Blended Component Units: A blended component unit is a legally separate entity from the
City but is so intertwined with the City that it is, in substance, the same as the City. It is reported
as part of the City and its financial data is combined with data of the appropriate funds. The City
has one blended component unit, the Building Authority with a fiscal June 30 year-end. This
component unit provides services primarily to benefit the City. The blended unit is described as
follows:
(a) Building Authority (the “Authority”): The Authority was established by the City under
Act 31, Michigan Public Acts of 1948. The Mayor, with the advice and consent of City
Council, appoints the Authority's governing body and designates management. The
Authority uses the proceeds of its tax-exempt bonds to finance the construction or
acquisition of capital assets for the City only. The bonds are secured by lease agreements
with the City and will be retired through lease payments from the City. The financial
activity, assets, liabilities and equity of the Authority are incorporated within the City’s
Municipal Parking System and Golf enterprise funds, and the 1998 Building Authority Debt
Service Fund.
(2) Discretely Presented Component Units: Discretely presented component units are entities that
are legally separate from the City but for which the City is financially accountable, or their
relationship with the City is such that exclusion would cause the City’s financial statements to be
misleading or incomplete. The City has three discretely presented component units, the
Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, the Tax Increment Financing Authority and the Lansing
Entertainment and Public Facilities Authority, each with a fiscal June 30 year-end. The
discretely presented component units are as follows:
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(a) Brownfield Redevelopment Authority: The Authority was established by the City on
August 17, 1997, under the authority contained in Act 381, Michigan Public Acts of 1996
(the Act). The Act authorizes the City to establish and to designate the boundaries of a
Brownfield redevelopment zone. The Authority is appointed by City Council to preside
over such a zone, and it is authorized to promote the revitalization of environmentally
distressed areas within the City of Lansing. The Act allows the Authority to participate in a
broad range of improvement activities intended to encourage the reuse of industrial and
commercial property by offering economic incentives for redevelopment to prevent
property value deterioration. Tax increment financing plans must be approved by the City.
Tax increment financing permits the Authority to capture tax revenues which are
attributable to increases in the value of real and personal property located within an
approved project area. Current activities of the Authority include collections of property tax
revenues on project areas for the Rite Aid Pharmacy and the former Motor Wheel Site
Plant.
(b) Tax Increment Finance Authority (“TIFA”): The TIFA was established by the City
under the authority contained in Act 450, Michigan Public Acts of 1981. The Act
authorizes the City to designate specific districts within its corporate limits as TIFA
districts. The TIFA presides over such districts, formulating plans for public improvements,
economic development, neighborhood revitalization, and historic preservation within the
districts. The Act allows the TIFA to participate in a broad range of improvement activities
intended to contribute to economic growth and prevent property value deterioration. The
TIFA’s governing body is appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the City
Council. Bond issuances, to fund the above activities, are approved by the City Council and
the legal liability for the debt remains with the City.
(c) Lansing Entertainment and Public Facilities Authority (“LEPFA”): LEPFA was
established under the charter of the City of Lansing in February 1996, replacing the former
Greater Lansing Convention/Exhibition Authority, which had been responsible for
operating and managing the Lansing Center and the Lansing Civic Arena (the latter through
the fiscal year ended June 30, 1995). LEPFA was established to oversee the management
and operations of the Lansing Center, the City Market and the Oldsmobile Park stadium.
The Authority is chartered as a building authority under the provisions of Act 31, Public
Acts of Michigan, 1948. In the event of dissolution or termination of the Authority, all
assets and rights of the Authority shall revert to the City. The Authority's Board of
Commissioners consists of thirteen members appointed by the Mayor of the City of Lansing
and approved by the City Council.
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Component Unit Financial Statements: Complete financial statements for each of the
individual component units may be obtained from the entity's administrative offices.
City of Lansing Building Authority
8th Floor
124 West Michigan Avenue
Lansing, Michigan 48933
Brownfield Redevelopment Authority
401 S. Washington Square, Suite 100
Lansing, Michigan 48933
Tax Increment Finance Authority
401 S. Washington Square, Suite 100
Lansing, Michigan 48933
Lansing Entertainment and Public Facility Authority
333 East Michigan Avenue
Lansing, Michigan 48933
1-B. Basis of Presentation
Government-wide Financial Statements. The statements of net assets and activities display
information about the primary government (the City) and its component units. These statements
include the financial activities of the overall government, except for fiduciary activities.
Eliminations have been made to minimize the double-counting of internal activities. These
statements distinguish between the City’s governmental and business-type activities. Governmental
activities generally are financed through taxes, intergovernmental revenues and other nonexchange
transactions. Business-type activities are financed in whole or in part by fees charged to external
parties.
The statement of activities presents a comparison between direct expenses and program revenues
for the different business-type activities of the City and for each function of the City’s governmental
activities. Direct expenses are those that are specifically associated with a program or function and,
therefore, are clearly identifiable to a particular function. Indirect expense allocations that have been
made in the funds have been reversed for the statement of activities. Program revenues include (a)
fees, fines and charges paid by the recipients of goods or services offered by the programs and (b)
grants and contributions that are restricted to meeting the operational or capital requirements of a
particular program. Revenues that are not classified as program revenues, including all taxes, are
presented as general revenues.
Fund Financial Statements. The fund financial statements provide information about the City’s
funds, including its fiduciary funds and blended component unit. Separate statements for each fund
category – governmental, proprietary and fiduciary – are presented. The emphasis of fund financial
statements is on major governmental and enterprise funds, each displayed in a separate column. All
remaining governmental and enterprise funds are aggregated and reported as nonmajor funds.
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The City reports the following major governmental fund:
General fund. This 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 City reports the following major enterprise funds:
Sewage Disposal System Fund. This fund accounts for the provision of sewage disposal services
to the residents of the City.
Municipal Parking System Fund. This fund accounts for the operating of City-owned parking
facilities.
Additionally, the City reports the following fund types:
Special revenue funds. These funds account for revenue sources that are legally restricted to
expenditures for specific purposes not including major capital projects.
Debt service funds. These funds account for the resources accumulated and payments made for
principal and interest on long-term general obligation debt of governmental funds.
Capital projects funds. These funds account for the acquisition of capital assets or construction of major capital projects not being financed by proprietary funds.
Permanent funds. These funds account for resources that are legally restricted to the extent that
only earnings, and not principal, may be used for purposes that support the government’s
programs.
Enterprise funds. These funds account for those operations that are financed and operated in a
manner similar to private business or where the City has decided that the determination of
revenues earned, costs incurred and/or net income is necessary for management accountability.
Internal service funds. These funds account for operations that provide services to other
departments or agencies of the City, or to other governments, on a cost-reimbursement basis. This includes operating a maintenance facility for trucks and equipment used by the Public
Service Department, and health care self-insurance services.
Pension Trust Funds – These funds account for the accumulation of resources to be used for retirement
annuity payments to eligible full-time employees of the City, certain healthcare costs, and other
retirement distributions.
Agency Funds – These funds account for resources held in a trustee or agent capacity for the 54-A
District Court.
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1-C. Measurement Focus / Basis of Accounting
Government-wide, Proprietary and Fiduciary Fund Financial Statements. The government-wide,
proprietary and fiduciary fund financial statements are reported using the economic resources
measurement focus and the accrual basis of accounting, except for agency funds, which do not have
a measurement focus. Revenues are recorded when earned and expenses are recorded at the time
liabilities are incurred, regardless of when the related cash flows take place.
Proprietary fund operating revenues, such as charges for services, result from exchange transactions
associated with the principal activity of the fund. Exchange transactions are those in which each
party receives and gives up essentially equal values. Nonoperating revenues, such as subsidies and
investment earnings, result from nonexchange transactions or ancillary activities.
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 and internal service funds are charges to customers for sales and
services. Operating expenses for enterprise funds and internal service funds include the cost of
sales and services, administrative expenses, and depreciation on capital assets. All revenues and
expenses not meeting this definition are reported as nonoperating revenues and expenses.
Nonexchange transactions, in which the City gives (or receives) value without directly receiving (or
giving) equal value in exchange, include property taxes, grants, entitlements and donations. On an accrual basis, revenue from property taxes is recognized in the fiscal year for which the taxes are levied. Revenue from grants, entitlements and donations is recognized in the fiscal year in which all eligibility requirements have been satisfied.
Governmental Fund Financial Statements. Governmental funds are reported using the current
financial resources measurement focus and the modified accrual basis of accounting. Under this
method, revenues are recognized when measurable and available. The City considers all revenues reported in the governmental funds to be available if they are collected within three months after year-end, except for income taxes that use a 45-day collection period, property taxes that use a 60-day collection period, and reimbursement-based grants that use one year. Property taxes, income taxes, franchise taxes, licenses and interest are considered to be susceptible to accrual.
Expenditures are recorded when the related fund liability is incurred, except for principal and
interest on general long-term debt, compensated absences, and claims and judgments, which are
recognized as expenditures to the extent they have matured. General capital asset acquisitions are reported as expenditures in governmental funds. Proceeds of general long-term debt and acquisitions under capital leases, if any, are reported as other financing sources. Under the terms of grant agreements, the City funds certain programs by a combination of specific
cost-reimbursement grants, categorical block grants, and general revenues. Thus, when program
expenses are incurred, there are both restricted and unrestricted net assets available to finance the
program. It is the City’s policy to first apply cost-reimbursement grant resources to such programs,
followed by categorical block grants, and then by general revenues, subject to satisfying any grant program matching provisions.
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All governmental and business-type activities and enterprise funds of the City follow private-sector standards of accounting and financial reported issued prior to December 1, 1989, unless those standards conflict with 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 not to follow
subsequent private-sector guidance.
1-D. Assets, Liabilities and Equity Deposits and Investments The City maintains an investment pool for all City funds. Each fund’s portion of the investment pool is displayed on the statement of net assets/balance sheet as “equity in pooled cash.” 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 government to deposit in the accounts of federally insured banks, credit unions, and savings and loan associations, and to invest in obligations of the U.S. Treasury, certain commercial paper, repurchase agreements, bankers acceptances, and mutual funds composed of otherwise legal investments.
Investments are stated at fair value. Short-term investments are reported at cost, which approximates fair value. Securities traded on a national or international exchange are valued at the
last reported sales price at current exchange rates. Mortgages are valued on the basis of future
principal and interest payments, and are discounted at prevailing interest rates for similar
instruments. Investments that do not have established market values are reported at estimated fair
value. Cash deposits are reported at carrying amounts, which reasonably approximates fair value.
Unrealized appreciation or depreciation on pension trust fund investments due to changes in fair
value are recognized each year.
Receivables and Payables
All trade and delinquent property tax receivables are shown net of an allowance for uncollectibles,
as applicable.
Certain notes receivable in governmental funds consist of rehabilitation and redevelopment loans
that are generally not expected or scheduled to be collected in the subsequent year.
Activity between funds that are representative of lending/borrowing arrangements outstanding at the
end of the fiscal year are referred to as either interfund receivables/payables (i.e., the current
portion of interfund loans) or advances to/from other funds (i.e., the non-current portion of interfund
loans). All other outstanding balances between funds are reported as due to/from other funds. Any
residual balances outstanding between the governmental and business-type activities are reported in
the government-wide financial statements as internal balances.
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Inventories, Prepaid Items and Other Assets
All inventories are valued at cost using the first-in/first-out method. Inventories of governmental
funds are recorded as expenditures when consumed.
Certain payments to vendors reflect costs applicable to future accounting periods and are recorded
as prepaid items in both government-wide and fund financial statements.
Capital Assets
Capital assets, which include property, plant, equipment, and infrastructure assets (e.g., roads,
bridges, sidewalks, and similar items acquired or constructed since June 30, 1980), are reported in
the applicable governmental or business-type activities columns in the government-wide financial
statements. Capital assets that are used for governmental activities are only reported in the
government-wide statements. Infrastructure (“public domain”) assets, including roads, bridges,
sanitary sewers, drains, curbs, and gutters are capitalized. With this measurement focus, all assets
and liabilities (whether current or noncurrent) associated with the operations of these funds are
included on the government-wide statement of net assets.
All land and non-depreciable land improvements are capitalized, regardless of cost. Equipment and
vehicles are capitalized when the cost of individual items exceed $5,000. The road and sewer
networks are all capitalized regardless of cost. Buildings are capitalized over $100,000, and the
recreational facilities’ thresholds range from $25,000 to $50,000.
Capital assets of the primary government are depreciated using the straight-line method over the
following estimated useful lives:
Assets Years
Buildings 20-50
Improvements 8-50
Equipment 3-15
Sanitary sewers 50
Infrastructure 10-75
Compensated Absences
It is the government’s policy to permit employees to accumulate earned but unused vacation and
compensatory time benefits, subject to certain limitations. Certain bargaining unit employees are
also permitted to accumulate earned but unused sick leave. All vacation and compensatory time pay
and 50 percent of sick leave are 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 or retirements.
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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.
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 a
specific purpose. Fund balance designations represent tentative management plans that are subject
to change.
NOTE 2 – STEWARDSHIP, COMPLIANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY
2-A. Budgetary Information
The City follows these procedures in establishing the budgetary data reflected in the financial
statements:
On or before the fourth Monday in March, the Mayor submits to the City Council a proposed
operating budget for the fiscal year commencing the following July 1. The operating budget
includes proposed expenditures and the means of financing them.
A public hearing on the proposed use of funds is held by the Mayor, and a public hearing on the
annual appropriations as proposed by the City Council is held no later than one week prior to
adoption of the annual appropriation measure.
Not later than the third Monday in May, the Council adopts a budget for the ensuing fiscal year,
makes an appropriation of the money needed therefore, and sets the property tax rate necessary
to support the appropriations measure.
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The appropriated budget is prepared by fund, department and the mandatory expenditure
accounts as established by the State of Michigan’s Uniform Chart of Accounts. The legal level
of budgetary control is the mandatory expenditure accounts level. The mandatory accounts are
personal services, supplies and operating expense, capital outlay, debt service, transfers and
contingency. Transfers of appropriations between the mandatory accounts require the approval
of the City Council. However, the Mayor may authorize budget transfers between mandatory
accounts in a department, but the additional amount may not exceed fifteen (15%) of the
Council's appropriation being added to, or five thousand dollars ($5,000), whichever is less.
Budget-to-actual schedules that demonstrate compliance at the legal level of budgetary control
are not included herein as it would be impractical due to the high level of detail that would be
needed. Such schedules are included in the City's separately issued Budget Report. Copies of
the report may be obtained from the Finance Department, 124 West Michigan Avenue, Lansing,
Michigan 48933.
The City formally adopts operating budgets for the General Fund and all Special Revenue
Funds.
Budgetary integration is employed as a management control device during the year for all
budgeted funds. Except for the General Fund, these budgets are adopted on a basis consistent
with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). In the General Fund, capital lease
payments / installment payments are budgeted, but capital lease acquisitions are not.
Appropriations lapse at year-end for all annual budgets. Appropriations are automatically
carried forward for project-type budgets.
Encumbrance accounting is employed in governmental funds. Encumbrances (e.g., purchase orders
or contracts) outstanding at year end are reported as reservations of fund balances and do not
constitute expenditures or liabilities because the commitments will be reappropriated and honored
during the subsequent year.
2-B. Deficit Fund Balance/Net Assets
The Special Assessments capital projects fund has a deficit fund balance of $160,176. This deficit
is the result of a long-term advance from the general fund that was used to provide the working
capital for the fund in prior years. As special assessments are collected, this deficit will be
eliminated, and the advance repaid.
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NOTE 3 – DETAILED NOTES ON ALL FUNDS 3-A. Deposits and Investments
Following is a reconciliation of deposit and investment balances (including both pooled cash and
investments as well as pension trust fund balances; see Note 3-B) as of June 30, 2008:
Statement of Net Assets
Cash and investments $ 56,725,069 Restricted cash and investments 31,591,445
Statement of Fiduciary Net Assets Pension trust funds:
Cash and cash equivalents 10,198,543 Equity in pooled cash (1,005,734)
Investments 470,007,271
Agency fund: Equity in pooled cash 207,997
Total $ 567,724,591
Deposits and Investments: Bank deposits:
Checking/savings accounts $ (737,983)
Certificates of deposit (due within one year) 46,779,011 Investments in securities and mutual funds:
Pooled investments 41,298,529 Pension investments 480,205,814
Cash on hand 179,220
Total $ 567,724,591
The City chooses to disclose its pooled investments by specifically identifying each. As of year
end, the City had the following pooled investments.
Carrying
Amount
(Fair
Value) Credit Rating
Mutual and cash management funds
(uncategorized as to risk) $ 41,298,529 -n/a-
Interest Rate Risk. State law limits the allowable investments and the maturities of some of the
allowable investments as identified in the summary of significant accounting policies. The City’s
investment policy does not have specific limits in excess of state law on investment maturities as a
means of managing its exposure to fair value losses arising from increasing interest rates.
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Credit Risk. State law limits investments to specific government securities, certificates of deposit
and bank accounts with qualified financial institutions, commercial paper with specific maximum
maturities and ratings when purchased, bankers acceptances of specific financial institutions,
qualified mutual funds and qualified external investment pools as identified in the list of authorized
investments in the summary of significant accounting policies. The City’s investment policy does
not have specific limits in excess of state law on investment credit risk. Credit risk ratings, where
applicable, have been identified above for the City’s investments.
Custodial Credit Risk – Deposits. Custodial credit risk is the risk that in the event of a bank failure,
the City’s deposits may not be returned. State law does not require and the City does not have a
policy for deposit custodial credit risk. As of year-end, $46,465,597 of the City’s bank balance of
$47,377,049 was exposed to custodial credit risk because it was uninsured and uncollateralized.
The City’s investment policy does not specifically address this risk, although the City believes that
due to the dollar amounts of cash deposits and the limits of FDIC insurance, it is impractical to
insure all bank deposits. As a result, the City evaluates each financial institution with which it
deposits City funds and assesses the level of risk of each institution; only those institutions with an
acceptable estimated risk level are used as depositories.
Custodial Credit Risk – Investments. For an investment, custodial credit risk is the risk that, in the
event of the failure of the counterparty, the City will not be able to recover the value of its
investments or collateral securities that are in the possession of an outside party. State law does not
require and the City does not have a policy for investment custodial credit risk. On the investments
listed above, there is no custodial credit risk, as these investments are uncategorized as to credit
risk.
Concentration of Credit Risk. State law limits allowable investments but does not limit
concentration of credit risk as identified in the list of authorized investments in the summary of
significant accounting policies. The City’s investment policy does not have specific limits in excess
of state law on concentration of credit risk. All investments held at year end are reported above.
3-B. Deposits, Investments and Securities Lending – Pension Trust Funds
The deposits and investments of the City’s pension trust funds are maintained separately from the
City’s pooled cash and investments, and are subject to separate investment policies and state
statutes. Accordingly, the required disclosures for the pension deposits and investments are
presented separately.
Deposits - The pension trust funds do not maintain any checking or other demand/time deposit
accounts. Amounts reported as cash and cash equivalents in the statement of plan net assets are
composed entirely of short-term investments in money market accounts.
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Investments - The Michigan Public Employees Retirement Systems’ Investment Act, Public Act
314 of 1965, as amended, authorizes the pension trust funds to invest in stocks, government and
corporate securities, mortgages, real estate, and various other investment instruments, subject to
certain limitations. The retirement boards have the responsibility and authority to oversee the
investment portfolio. Various professional investment managers are contracted to assist in
managing the pension trust funds’ assets. All investment decisions are subject to Michigan law and
the investment policy established by the retirement boards.
The investments of each pension trust fund are held in a bank administered trust fund. Following is
a summary of pension investments as of June 30, 2008:
Police Money
Employees' and Fire Purchase Retiree
Retirement Retirement Pension Health Care
System System Plan VEBA Totals
Investments at fair value, as determined
by quoted market price:
U.S. treasuries:
On securities loan 8,114,808$ 10,067,112$ -$ -$ 18,181,920$
U.S. agencies:
Not on securities loan 28,475,081 38,014,121 - - 66,489,202
On securities loan 1,715,023 1,373,765 - - 3,088,788
Domestic corporate securities:
Not on securities loan - 1,445,526 - - 1,445,526
Collateralized mortgage obligations 104,046 145,664 - - 249,710
Domestic equities:
Not on securities loan 36,343,272 49,048,090 - - 85,391,362
On securities loan 10,376,531 15,367,154 - - 25,743,685
Real estate investment funds 10,432,000 14,822,000 - - 25,254,000
International equity mutual funds 11,174,000 28,249,000 - - 39,423,000
Domestic equity mutual funds 45,096,000 64,763,000 1,954,587 3,789,438 115,603,025
Domestic debt securities mutual funds 39,934,278 45,380,414 - 3,821,791 89,136,483
Money market funds 5,268,565 4,929,979 - 2 10,198,546
Total investments 197,033,851$ 273,606,145$ 1,954,587$ 7,611,231$ 480,205,814$
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Credit Risk. The City’s pension investment policies provide that at least 90% of its investments in
fixed income securities be rated BBB- or better by a nationally recognized statistical rating
organization and the remaining 10% be rated at least B- or better. The City’s pension investments
were rated by Standard & Poor’s as follows:
Employees'
Police Money
Employees' and Fire Purchase Retiree
Retirement Retirement Pension Health Care
System System Plan VEBA Totals
AAA 10,574,779$ 13,552,126$ -$ -$ 24,126,905$
AA-39,934,278 45,380,414 - - 85,314,692
Not rated 1,505,007 1,599,826 - 3,821,781 6,926,614
Assets not subject
to credit risk 145,019,787 213,073,779 1,954,587 3,789,450 363,837,603
197,033,851$ 273,606,145$ 1,954,587$ 7,611,231$ 480,205,814$
Custodial Credit Risk. For investments, custodial credit risk is the risk that, in the event of the
failure of the counterparty, the City will not be able to recover the value of its investments or
collateral securities that are in the possession of an outside party. The City’s pension investment
policies require that investment securities be held in trust by a third-party institution in the name of
the pension trust fund. As such, although uninsured and unregistered, the City’s pension
investments are not exposed to custodial credit risk since the securities are held by the
counterparty’s trust department in the name of the pension trust fund.
Short-term investments in money market funds are not subject to custodial credit risk.
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Concentration of Credit Risk. At June 30, 2008, the pension investment portfolio was concentrated
as follows:
The City’s pension investment policies require diversification of fixed income securities; however,
they do not specify percentages of dollar amounts by industry or issuer.
Interest Rate Risk. As of June 30, 2008, maturities of the City’s pension debt securities were as
follows:
Investment Maturities (Fair Value)
Less than More than
1 year 1 - 5 years 6 - 10 years 10 years Total
Employees' Retirement System:
U.S. treasuries 1,829,562$ 263,798$ 3,500,488$ 2,520,960$ 8,114,808$
U.S. agencies 198,488 4,585,254 8,696,667 16,709,695 30,190,104
Collateralized mortgage obligations - - - 104,046 104,046
2,028,050$ 4,849,052$ 12,197,155$ 19,334,701$ 38,408,958$
Police and Fire Retirement System:
U.S. treasuries 2,035,075$ 492,947$ 3,889,719$ 3,649,371$ 10,067,112$
U.S. agencies 529,600 5,352,738 12,027,766 21,477,782 39,387,886
Domestic corporate securities 1,272,245 - 173,281 - 1,445,526
Collateralized mortgage obligations - - - 145,664 145,664
3,836,920$ 5,845,685$ 16,090,766$ 25,272,817$ 51,046,188$
The City’s pension investment policies provide that the average duration of fixed income securities
shall not deviate from the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Index duration by +/-20%.
Police
Employees' and Fire
Retirement Retirement
Investment Type Issuer System System
U.S. Agencies FHLMC 6.4% 5.9%
U.S. Agencies FNMA 6.9% 6.8%
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Securities Lending. Under contracts approved by the City, the pension trust funds are permitted to
lend their securities to broker-dealers and banks (borrowers) for collateral that will be returned for
the same securities in the future. The pension trust funds’ custodial banks manage the securities
lending programs and receive cash as collateral. The collateral securities cannot be pledged or sold
by the City unless the borrower defaults. Collateral cash is initially pledged at 100 percent of the
fair value of the securities lent, and may not fall below 95 percent of the market value of the loaned
security during the term of the loan. At all times, collateral cannot be more than $100,000 less than
the market value of the loaned security. There are no restrictions on the amount of securities that
can be loaned. Securities on loan at year-end are classified in the preceding schedule of custodial
credit risk according to the category for the collateral received on the securities lent. At year-end,
the pension trust funds have no credit risk exposure to borrowers because the amounts the City
owes the borrowers exceed the amounts the borrowers owe the City. The contract with the pension
trust fund custodians require them to indemnify the City if the borrowers fail to return the securities
(and if the collateral is inadequate to replace the securities lent) or fail to pay the City for income
distributions by the securities’ issuers while the securities are on loan.
3-C. Receivables
Receivables are comprised of the following:
Business-
Governmental Type
Activities Activities
Accounts receivable, net $ 18,929,832 $ 5,110,123
Taxes receivable 244,239 -
Special assessments receivable 930,117 -
Loans receivable 1,404,118 -
Accrued interest receivable 1,776,203 321,526
Due from other governments 11,551,542 -
Due from component units 267,618 -
Lease receivable - 21,039,103
$ 35,103,669 $ 26,470,752
Amount not expected to be
collected within one year $ 3,643,576 $ 18,371,840
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3-D. Capital Assets Capital assets activity for the year ended June 30, 2008, was as follows: Primary government
Beginning Ending
Balance Increases Decreases Balance
Governmental activities
Capital assets, not being depreciated:
Land 24,590,068$ 150,568$ -$ 24,740,636$
Construction in progress 15,159,882 7,258,614 (11,623,781) 10,794,715
Total capital assets not being depreciated 39,749,950 7,409,182 (11,623,781) 35,535,351
Capital assets, being depreciated:
Land improvements 8,993,569 83,091 - 9,076,660
Equipment and vehicles 39,789,825 1,574,423 (1,281,610) 40,082,638
Buildings 92,620,274 18,804,317 - 111,424,591
Infrastructure 312,838,763 7,500,663 (14,747,700) 305,591,726
Total capital assets being depreciated 454,242,431 27,962,494 (16,029,310) 466,175,615
Less accumulated depreciation for:
Land improvements (4,782,720) (450,722) - (5,233,442)
Equipment and vehicles (31,579,995) (2,468,243) 1,281,610 (32,766,628)
Buildings (44,544,645) (7,253,333) - (51,797,978)
Infrastructure (191,708,657) (8,520,221) 11,782,523 (188,446,355)
Total accumulated depreciation (272,616,017) (18,692,519) 13,064,133 (278,244,403)
Total capital assets, being depreciated, net 181,626,414 9,269,975 (2,965,177) 187,931,212
Governmental activities capital assets, net 221,376,364$ 16,679,157$ (14,588,958)$ 223,466,563$
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Beginning Ending
Balance Increases Decreases Balance
Business-type activities
Capital assets, not being depreciated:
Land 13,889,542$ -$ (202,579)$ 13,686,963$
Construction in progress 42,171,696 33,294,286 (24,065,697) 51,400,285
Total capital assets not being depreciated 56,061,238 33,294,286 (24,268,276) 65,087,248
Capital assets, being depreciated:
Land improvements 23,205,823 122,711 (6,369) 23,322,165
Equipmnet and vehicles 5,549,433 550,785 (452,302) 5,647,916
Buildings 195,255,916 237,247 (9,458,981) 186,034,182
Sewers 225,013,246 21,949,075 - 246,962,321
Total capital assets being depreciated 449,024,418 22,859,818 (9,917,652) 461,966,584
Less accumulated depreciation for:
Land improvements (8,683,584) (555,886) 6,369 (9,233,101)
Equipment and vehicles (4,658,811) (305,312) 452,302 (4,511,821)
Buildings (91,355,226) (4,238,488) 3,811,651 (91,782,063)
Sewers (41,289,725) (4,849,596) - (46,139,321)
Total accumulated depreciation (145,987,346) (9,949,282) 4,270,322 (151,666,306)
Total capital assets, being depreciated, net 303,037,072 12,910,536 (5,647,330) 310,300,278
Business-type activities capital assets, net 359,098,310$ 46,204,822$ (29,915,606)$ 375,387,526$
Depreciation expense was charged to functions/programs of the primary government as follows:
Governmental activities:
General government 907,454$
Public safety 686,385
Public works 8,536,810
Recreation and culture 5,483,526
Community development 1,460,023
Internal service 1,618,321
Total depreciation expense - governmental activities 18,692,519$
Business-type activities:
Sewage disposal system 7,651,243$
Potter Park Zoo 32,824
Golf 130,393
Municipal parking system 2,089,788
Other 45,034
Total depreciation expense - business-type activities 9,949,282$
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3-E. Payables
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities are comprised of the following:
Business-
Governmental Type
Activities Activities
Accounts payable $ 9,674,636 $ 6,483,252
Deposits payable 233,555 43,335
Accrued payroll 2,984,160 151,718
Contract retainage payable 2,961,666 -
Indemnity bonds 2,060 -
Due to other governments 1,790,874 125,089
Due to component unit 65,456
Other 2,449,726 -
$ 20,162,133 $ 6,803,394
3-F. Interfund Receivables, Payables and Transfers
At June 30, 2008, amounts due to/due from other funds were as follows:
Due From
Nonmajor Sewage Municipal
General Governmental Disposal Parking
Fund Funds System System Total
Due to:
General Fund -$ -$ 334,878$ 825$ 335,703$
Nonmajor governmental funds 191 968,222 - - 968,413
Sewage Disposal System 4,974,166 - - - 4,974,166
4,974,357$ 968,222$ 334,878$ 825$ 6,278,282$
The above balances generally resulted from a time lag between the dates that interfund goods and
services are provided or reimbursable expenditures occur, transactions are recorded in the
accounting system, and payments between funds are made.
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At June 30, 2008, advances to/due from other funds were as follows:
Advances To Advances From
Other Funds Other Funds
General Fund 307,848$ -$
Municipal Parking System - 192,439
Nonmajor governmental funds 192,439 307,848
500,287$ 500,287$
In addition, at June 30, 2008, the following interfund receivables/payables were reported for funds
with negative equity in pooled cash and investments:
Interfund Interfund
Receivable Payable
Nonmajor governmental funds 3,677,051$ 3,580,778$
Nonmajor enterprise funds - 96,273
3,677,051$ 3,677,051$
For the year then ended June 30, 2008, interfund transfers consisted of the following:
Transfer To
Nonmajor Sewage Nonmajor Internal
General Governmental Disposal Enterprise Service Governmental
Fund Funds System Funds Funds Activities Total
Transfer From
General Fund -$ 4,233,647$ -$ 1,176,404$ 645,000$ -$ 6,055,051$
Nonmajor governmental funds - 6,404,660 - 70,043 - - 6,474,703
Sewage Disposal System 300,000 251,874 - - - - 551,874
Municipal Parking - 2,115,373 251,874 - - - 2,367,247
Nonmajor enterprise funds 188,977 12,990 - - - 5,797,900 5,999,867
-
488,977$ 13,018,544$ 251,874$ 1,246,447$ 645,000$ 5,797,900$ 21,448,742$
Transfers are used to: (1) move revenues from the fund that is required to collect them to the fund
that is required or allowed to expend them; (2) move receipts restricted to or allowed for debt
service from the funds collecting the receipts to the debt service fund as debt service payments
become due; and (3) use unrestricted revenues collected in the general fund to finance various
programs accounted for in other funds in accordance with budgetary authorizations. The
$5,797,900 transfer from nonmajor enterprise funds to governmental activities represents the
transfer of capital assets related to the Potter Park Zoo. The operations of the Zoo were transferred
to Ingham County in fiscal year 2008, though the City retained title to the Zoo property. As the
City is no longer responsible for the Zoo's operations, an enterprise fund will no longer be used to
account for the capital assets. This transfer was reported on the financial statements as a special
item.
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3-G. Long-term Debt
General obligation bonds. The government issues general obligation bonds to provide funds for the
acquisition and construction of major capital facilities. General obligation bonds are direct
obligations and pledge the full faith and credit of the government. These bonds are issued as 10 to
30-year serial bonds with varying amounts of principal maturing each year. General obligation
bonds currently outstanding are as follows:
Interest Original
Rate Amount Amount
General obligation bonds
Governmental activities
1996 Unlimited Tax Refunding Bond 5.00% 10,800,000$ 1,470,000$
1999 Fire Station Unlimited Tax Bond 5.00%-5.70% 3,000,000 350,000
2001 Fire Station Unlimited Tax Bond 4.00%-5.00% 4,000,000 3,170,000
2006 Lansing Center Limited Tax Bonds 3.50%-4.30% 4,000,000 3,635,000
2006 Michigan Transportation Fund Limited Tax Bonds 3.50%-3.60% 1,600,000 1,010,000
2005 Building Authority Refunding Bonds 3.50%-5.00% 1,470,000 1,360,000
2007 Michigan Transportation Fund Limited Tax Bonds 3.625%-5.00% 1,137,600 1,045,200
2007 Michigan Transportation Fund Limited Tax Bonds 3.625%-5.00% 3,602,400 3,309,800
2007 Fire Station Refunding Bonds 3.625%-5.00% 1,780,000 1,775,000
2008 Michigan Transportation Fund Limited Tax Bonds 3.00%-4.00% 3,500,000 3,500,000
34,890,000$ 20,625,000$
Business-type activities
1990 Building Authority Municipal Parking System Limited Tax Bond 0.00% 64,635,000$ 28,985,000$
2003 Building Authority A Municipal Parking System Limited Tax Bond 3.00%-4.35% 10,340,000 2,245,000
2003 Building Authority B Municipal Parking System Taxable Bond 3.85%-6.25% 8,660,000 8,020,000
2005 Building Authority Refunding Bonds 3.50-5.00% 15,975,000 13,775,000
2007 Building Authority Refunding Bonds 3.625%-5.00% 7,965,000 7,945,000
1996 Building Authority Golf Course Limited Tax Bond 3.80%-5.70% 1,300,000 770,000
1992 Limited Tax Sewer Bond - 5005-01 2.50% 7,128,800 2,435,000
1993 Limited Tax Sewer Bond - 5005-02 2.50% 8,150,050 3,110,000
1994 Limited Tax Sewer Bond - 5005-03 2.50% 3,234,722 1,390,000
1994 Limited Tax Sewer Bond - 5005-04 2.00% 3,727,138 1,427,138
1994 Limited Tax Sewer Bond - 5005-05 2.25% 515,969 170,000
1994 Limited Tax Sewer Bond - 5005-06 2.25% 7,595,611 2,990,000
1996 Limited Tax Sewer Bond - 5005-07 2.25% 3,365,073 1,675,073
1996 Limited Tax Sewer Bond - 5005-08 2.25% 3,995,000 2,220,000
1997 Limited Tax Sewer Bond - 5005-09 2.25% 4,746,780 2,806,780
1998 Limited Tax Sewer Bond - 5005-10 2.25% 10,539,950 6,759,950
1999 Limited Tax Sewer Bond - 5005-11 2.50% 10,120,000 6,665,000
2000 Limited Tax Sewer Bond - 5005-12 2.50% 9,447,830 6,567,830
2001 Limited Tax Sewer Bond - 5005-13 2.50% 10,573,046 7,873,046
2002 Limited Tax Sewer Bond - 5005-14 2.50% 12,381,131 10,171,131
2003 Limited Tax Sewer Bond - 5005-15 2.50% 10,259,826 9,014,826
2004 Limited Tax Sewer Bond - 5005-16 2.13% 3,070,277 2,685,277
2005 Limited Tax Sewer Bond - 5005-17 2.13% 4,739,023 7,276,646
2005 Limited Tax Sewer Bond - 5005-18 1.63% 10,600,905 9,980,905
2006 Limited Tax Sewer Bond - 5005-19 1.63% 18,855,000 16,856,539
2007 Limited Tax Sewer Bond - 5005-20 1.63% 26,000,000 15,885,499
2008 Limited Tax Sewer Bond - 5005-21 2.50% 29,130,000 2,718,968
307,051,131$ 182,419,608$
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At year end, defeased bonds outstanding consisted of $1,725,000 of the 1999 Fire Station Unlimited
Tax Bonds, which are scheduled to be repaid by the escrow agent on May 1, 2010, and $7,485,000
of the 2003 Building Authority A Municipal Parking System Limited Tax Bonds, which are
scheduled to be paid by the escrow agent on June 1, 2013.
Special assessment bonds. The City also issues bonds to finance certain public improvements that
benefit specific districts. These districts are special assessed, at least in part, for the cost of the
improvements. Under Michigan law, the City is secondarily liable for repayment of these bonds.
Special assessment bonds outstanding at year-end are as follows:
Interest Original
Rate Amount Amount
Special assessment bonds
Governmental activities
1990 Limited Tax Special Assessment Bond 5.00%800,000$ -$
Revenue bonds. The City also issues bonds where the income derived from the acquired or
constructed assets is pledged to pay debt service. Revenue bonds outstanding at year-end are as
follows:
Interest Original
Rate Amount Amount
Revenue bonds
Business-type activities
1998 Sewer Revenue & Refunding Bond 2.50% 26,415,000$ 5,265,000$
2003 Sewer Revenue & Refunding Bond 2.50% 39,880,000 35,860,000
66,295,000$ 41,125,000$
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Installment purchase agreements. The government enters into installment purchase agreements for
equipment and related capital assets. Installment purchase agreements outstanding at year-end are
as follows:
Interest Original
Rate Amount Amount
Installment purchase agreements
Governmental activities
2002 Lease Purchase Agreement - Computer Software 3.20% 1,500,000$ -$
2004 Lease Purchase Agreement - Roof and Fire Suppression 2.77% 570,000 300,668
1999 Lease Purchase Agreement - Stadium 5.20%-6.05% 11,000,000 1,940,000
2005 Lease Purchase Agreement - LEPFA Extractor and Wall 4.51% 392,046 225,624
2005 Lease Purchase Agreement - LEPFA Carpet 4.51%126,418 94,479
2005 Lease Purchase Agreement - Income Tax Software 3.76% 430,000 225,050
2005 Lease Purchase Agreement - LEPFA Equipment 4.24%81,500 64,268
2001 Lease Purchase Agreement - O&M Facility 5.35% 1,925,000 1,170,000
2006 Lease Purchase Agreement - Ambulances 4.23% 474,000 386,888
2006 Lease Purchase Agreement - Energy Efficiencies 4.20% 6,217,227 6,166,253
2006 Lease Purchase Agreement - Oldsmobile Park 6.86% 2,000,000 2,000,000
2007 Lease Purchase Agreement - Oldsmobile Park 5.72% 1,000,000 1,000,000
2007 Lease Purchase Agreement - Phone System 4.22%518,000 464,655
26,234,191$ 14,037,885$
Loans payable. The government has entered into loan agreements with the certain State agencies for
program purposes. Loans payable at year-end are as follows:
Interest Original
Rate Amount Amount
Loans payable
Governmental activities
2004 Michigan Department of Transportation Loan 3.00% 1,266,000$ 1,128,999$
2006 State Infrastructure Bank Loan 3.00% 500,000 405,823
1,766,000$ 1,534,822$
Business-type activities
2003 MEDC Loan 3.93% 4,180,000$ 4,180,000$
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Debt service requirements to maturity for all installment debt of the City are as follows:
Year
Ended Governmental Activities Business-Type Activities
June 30 Principal Interest Total Principal Interest Total
2009 4,873,146$ 1,621,367$ 6,494,513$ 15,669,472$ 5,931,754$ 21,601,226$
2010 3,405,068 1,394,602 4,799,670 17,999,535 5,762,742 23,762,277
2011 3,355,221 1,240,490 4,595,711 18,357,859 5,352,633 23,710,492
2012 3,318,080 1,093,448 4,411,528 17,805,282 4,945,654 22,750,936
2013 3,080,379 945,921 4,026,300 17,673,942 4,543,115 22,217,057
2014-2018 12,944,284 2,709,457 15,653,741 68,716,689 16,954,851 85,671,540
2019-2023 5,221,529 524,814 5,746,343 48,231,266 8,630,028 56,861,294
2024-2028 - - - 20,303,716 2,971,991 23,275,707
2029-2033 - - - 2,301,431 316,102 2,617,533
2034-2038 - - - 665,416 52,999 718,415
36,197,707$ 9,530,099$ 45,727,806$ 227,724,608$ 55,461,869$ 283,186,477$
Changes in Long-Term Debt. Long-term liability activity for the year ended June 30, 2008, was as
follows:
Beginning Ending Due Within
Balance Additions Reductions Balance One Year
Governmental activities
General obligation bonds 19,845,000$ 3,500,000$ 2,720,000$ 20,625,000$ 2,985,000$
Special assessment bonds 10,000 - 10,000 - -
Installment purchase agreements 15,399,239 518,000 1,879,354 14,037,885 1,643,802
Loans payable 1,772,049 - 237,227 1,534,822 244,344
Subtotal 37,026,288 4,018,000 4,846,581 36,197,707 4,873,146
Compensated absences 10,057,740 11,854,042 10,057,740 11,854,042 8,215,634
Accrued workers compensation 4,636,107 4,613,573 1,206,842 8,042,838 1,284,167
Accrued general liability claims 400,000 - - 400,000 -
Add (deduct) deferred amounts:
For issuance discounts (39,420) - (2,980) (36,440) -
For issuance premiums 322,472 34,979 30,645 326,806 -
On refunding (83,415) - (7,053) (76,362) -
52,319,772$ 20,520,594$ 16,131,775$ 56,708,591$ 14,372,947$
Business-type activities
General obligation bonds 180,177,414$ 13,907,194$ 11,665,000$ 182,419,608$ 12,590,000$
Revenue bonds 43,955,000 - 2,830,000 41,125,000 2,840,000
Loans payable 4,180,000 - - 4,180,000 239,472
Subtotal 228,312,414 13,907,194 14,495,000 227,724,608 15,669,472
Compensated absences 1,099,117 556,764 1,099,117 556,764 396,602
Add (deduct) deferred amounts:
For issuance discounts (8,688,084) - (1,802,809) (6,885,275) -
For issuance premiums 883,600 - 43,102 840,498 -
On refunding (2,896,523) - (317,441) (2,579,082) -
218,710,524$ 14,463,958$ 13,516,969$ 219,657,513$ 16,066,074$
For the governmental activities, compensated absences and other long-term debt are generally
liquidated by the general fund.
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3-H. Segment Information – Enterprise Funds
The government issued revenue bonds to finance certain improvements to its sewage disposal
system. Because the Sewage Disposal System, an individual fund that accounts entirely for the
government’s sewage activities, is a segment and is reported as a major fund in the fund financial
statements, separate segment disclosures herein are not required.
3-I. Endowments
For the year ended June 30, 2008, the net appreciation on investments available for restricted
endowments was $1,250. Under the terms of the endowments, and consistent with State statutes,
the City is authorized to spend the net appreciation for the benefit of the cemetery and parks. The
expendable portion of earnings has been transferred to other funds. The remaining non-expendable
portion of the endowment is reported in restricted net assets.
NOTE 4 – OTHER INFORMATION
4-A. Risk Management
The City of Lansing is exposed to various risks of loss related to property loss, torts, errors and
omissions and employee injuries.
The City carries commercial insurance for claims relating to general liability, property, electronic
data processing, boiler and machinery, police professional and errors and omissions. The City has
not experienced settlements in excess of insurance coverage during the past three years.
The City is uninsured for acts of nature and environmental clean-up costs.
The City is self-insured for workers’ compensation costs. The City estimates the liability for
workers’ compensation claims that have been incurred through the end of the fiscal year, including
those claims that have been reported as well as those that have not yet been reported to the City.
The current liability is accounted for in the General Fund, with long term liabilities accounted for in
the Statement of Net Assets. The City has liability insurance coverage up to a maximum amount of
$16,000,000 per occurrence with a $350,000 deductible. Changes in the estimated long-term
liability as well as the total estimated cost of claims for the past two fiscal years were as follows:
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Fiscal Year Ended June 30,
2008 2007
Estimated liability, beginning of year $ 4,636,107 $ 4,998,254
Estimated claims incurred, including changes in estimates 4,613,573 922,020
Claims payments (1,206,842) (1,284,167)
Estimated liability, end of year $ 8,042,838 $ 4,636,107
4-B. Property Taxes
Property taxes attach as an enforceable lien on property as of the date they are levied. City,
community college, and 50% of school taxes are levied and due July 1 and become delinquent after
August 31. County taxes and the balance of school taxes are levied and due December 1 and
become delinquent after February 14. In March, taxes on real property still delinquent are
purchased by the County's Tax Revolving Funds. Collections of community college, school, and
county taxes and remittances are accounted for in the General Fund. City property tax revenues are
recognized in the fiscal year for which the taxes are levied to the extent that they result in current
receivables (i.e., are collected within 60 days after fiscal year-end).
The City is permitted by charter and state law to levy taxes up to $19.198 per $1,000 of assessed
valuation for general operations other than the payment of principal and interest on long-term debt.
The tax rate to finance general governmental services other than the payment of principal and
interest on long-term debt for the year ended June 30, 2008 was $14.95 per $1,000 of taxable value.
4-C. Contingent Liabilities
Amounts received or receivable from grantor agencies are subject to audit and potential 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
government expects such amounts, if any, to be immaterial.
The government is a defendant in various lawsuits. Although the outcome of these lawsuits is not
presently determinable, it is the opinion of the government’s counsel that resolution of these matters
will not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the government.
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4-D. Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Employees’ Retirement System
The City sponsors and administers the Employees’ Retirement System (the “Plan”), a single-
employer, defined-benefit pension plan. It is accounted for as a separate pension trust fund. No
stand-alone financial reports are issued. It covers general full-time employees of the City of
Lansing and employees of the 54-A District Court. It does not include elected officials, who are
members of the Employees’ Money Purchase Pension Plan, nor does it include police officers and
firefighters, who are members of a separate City pension plan. The payroll for employees covered
by the plan for the year ended December 31, 2007, was $31,796,784; the City’s total payroll was
$58,688,083. Administration of the plan is funded through the General Fund.
As of December 31, 2007, employee membership data was as follows:
Retirees and beneficiaries currently receiving
benefits and terminated employees entitled
to benefits but not yet receiving them 833
Active members:
Vested 272
Nonvested 355
627
Approximately 22.5% of the active membership may retire with a combination of age plus service
equal to 65. All other members may retire at age 50 with 25 or more years of credited service or
age 58 with 8 or more years of credited service. Members are vested after completing 8 years of
credited service. For all members, annual regular retirement allowances are determined by
multiplying total credited service times 1.6% to 2.8% times final average compensation. Final
average compensation is the member's highest wages for two consecutive years during the last 10
years. Retirement options that provide for survivor benefits are available to members. The plan also
provides death and disability benefits. If a member leaves employment or dies before vesting,
accumulated member contributions plus interest are refunded to the member or designated
beneficiary. Members who are vested and terminate their employment have the option of deferring
retirement benefits until age 58 or withdrawing their contribution, thereby forfeiting any future
benefits.
Active members contribute between 1.7% and 7.25% of wages as determined by individual labor
agreements. Chapter 292 of the City of Lansing's Code of Ordinances establishes benefit provisions
and requires that the annuity and pension reserves (which are determined annually by the City’s
actuary) not financed by member contributions shall be financed by annual appropriations.
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The City’s funding policy provides for periodic employer contributions at actuarially determined
rates that expressed as percentages of annual covered payroll, are designed to accumulate sufficient
assets to pay benefits when due. The normal cost and amortization payment for the year ended
June 30, 2008, was determined using an entry age actuarial funding method. Unfunded actuarial
accrued liabilities are being amortized as a level percent of payroll over an open period of 30 years.
Contributions are recognized when due pursuant to formal commitments, as well as statutory or
contractual requirements. The fund is accounted for in essentially the same manner as the
Proprietary Funds and uses the full accrual method of accounting.
Plan valuation assets are equal to the reported market value of assets except that only 20% of the
difference between the mark-to-market rate of return and the 8% actuarial rate of return is
recognized each year. This five year smoothing method reduces the fluctuation in the City’s
computed contribution rate which might otherwise be caused by market value fluctuations. The
entry-age actuarial cost method is used to determine plan liabilities. Significant actuarial
assumptions used in determining the entry-age actuarial accrued liability include (a) a rate of return
on investments of 8% per year compounded annually (b) projected salary increases of 4%
attributable to inflation and 0% to 7% per year depending on age attributable to seniority/merit (c)
assumption that benefits generally will increase $200 annually after age 60.
During the year ended June 30, 2008, total contributions of $7,367,638 were made in accordance
with actuarially determined requirements computed through an actuarial valuation performed as of
December 31, 2006. The City contributed $6,021,612 (18.94% of projected valuation payroll),
excluding contributions for health insurance; employees contributed $1,346,026 (4.23% of
projected valuation payroll). The City’s contribution consisted of (a) $3,566,590 normal cost
(10.60% of projected valuation payroll) and (b) $2,575,410 amortization of the unfunded actuarial
accrued liability (7.65% of projected valuation payroll).
At December 31, 2007, the unfunded actuarial accrued liability was determined as follows:
Actuarial accrued liability for:
Active participants (272 vested and 355 non-vested) $ 62,940,288
Retired participants and beneficiaries currently
receiving benefits (779 recipients) 170,679,294
Vested terminated participants not yet receiving benefits (54) 3,483,723
Member benefit reserve 17,252,712
Total actuarial accrued liability 254,356,017
Actuarial value of assets (smoothed market value) * 208,572,370
Unfunded actuarial accrued liability $ 45,783,647
* Excluding reserve for health insurance
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The City had initially contributed the annual required contributions (“ARC”), and thus, has never
actually had, or had need to report, a net pension obligation (“NPO”), as required under GASB
Statement No. 27.
The schedules of funding progress, presented as required supplementary information (RSI)
following the notes to the financial statements, present multiyear trend information about whether
the actuarial values of plan assets are increasing or decreasing over time relative to the AALs for
benefits.
Three-Year Trend Information
(amounts in thousands)
Annual
Years Ended Pension Percentage Net Pension
June 30, Cost (APC) Contributed Obligation
2006 $ 4,900 100% $ -
2007 5,231 100 -
2008 6,022 102 -
Police and Fire Retirement System
The City sponsors and administers the Police and Fire Retirement System (the “Plan”), a single-
employer defined-benefit pension plan. It is accounted for as a separate pension trust fund. No
stand-alone financial reports are issued. It covers all police officers and firefighters who are full-
time employees of the City. The City’s payroll for employees covered by the plan for the year
ended December 31, 2007, was $29,599,828, the City’s total payroll was $58,688,083.
Administration of the plan is funded through the General Fund.
As of December 31, 2007, employee membership data related to the plan was as follows:
Retirees and beneficiaries currently receiving
benefits and terminated employees entitled
to benefits but not yet receiving them 641
Active members:
Vested 261
Nonvested 201
462
Members may retire at any age with 25 or more years of credited service, or age 55 with 10 or more
years of credited service. Members are vested after completing 10 years of credited service.
Members are required to retire at age 70. Annual retirement allowances are determined by
multiplying final average compensation by 3.2% for the first 25 years of credited service. The
maximum allowance is 80% of final average compensation. Final average compensation is the
member's highest wages for 2 consecutive years.
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When an employee who had retired subsequent to August 31, 1966, dies, the plan provides for an
automatic pension to the retiree's spouse. This automatic pension is equal to 50% of the regular
retirement benefit the employee had been receiving at time of death. Effective July 30, 1990,
members may elect a reduced benefit, either 93% or 86% of the regular benefit, thereby increasing
the spouse pension to 75% or 86% of the regular benefit, respectively. Alternately, members may
elect a non-spousal beneficiary option. The plan provides death and disability benefits. If a member
leaves employment or dies before vesting, accumulated member contributions plus interest are
refunded to the member or designated beneficiary. Members who are vested and terminate their
employment have the option of deferred retirement benefits until age 55 or withdrawing their
contribution, thereby forfeiting any future benefits.
Fire members are required to contribute 7.58% of their annual wages to the plan. Police supervisors
are required to contribute 9.52% and police non-supervisors, 8.50%. Chapter 294 of the City of
Lansing's Ordinance establishes benefit provisions and requires that the portion of the annuity and
pension reserves (which are determined annually by the City’s actuary) not financed by member
contributions shall be financed by annual appropriations.
In addition to the payments under this plan, the City made payments from the General Fund to
provide benefits for the beneficiaries of a prior pension plan. This prior plan was superseded by the
present plan as of January 1, 1944. There were no payments made to beneficiaries under that plan.
The City’s funding policy provides for periodic employer contributions at actuarially determined
rates that, expressed as percentages of annual covered payroll, are designed to accumulate sufficient
assets to pay benefits when due. The normal cost and amortization payment for the year ended
June 30, 2008, was determined using an entry age actuarial funding method. Unfunded actuarial
accrued liabilities are being amortized as a level percent of payroll over an open period of 30 years.
Plan valuation assets are equal to the reported market value of assets except that only 20% of the
difference between the mark-to-market rate of return and the 8% actuarial rate of return is
recognized each year. This five year smoothing method reduces the fluctuation in the City’s
computed contribution rate which might otherwise be caused by market value fluctuations. The
entry-age actuarial cost method is used to determine plan liabilities. Significant actuarial
assumptions used in determining the entry-age actuarial accrued liability include (a) a rate of return
on investments of 8% per year compounded annually (b) projected salary increases of 4%
attributable to inflation and .51 to 11.5% per year depending on age attributable to seniority/merit
(c) assumption that benefits generally will increase $525 annually after retirement.
During the year ended June 30, 2008, total contributions of $8,994,523 were made in accordance
with actuarially determined requirements computed through an actuarial valuation performed as of
December 31, 2006. The City contributed $6,576,000 (21.10% of projected valuation payroll),
excluding contributions for health insurance; employees contributed $2,418,523 (8.17% of
projected valuation payroll). The City’s contribution consisted of (a) $4,831,506 normal cost
(15.50% of projected valuation payroll) and (b) $1,744,494 amortization of the unfunded actuarial
accrued liability (5.60% of projected valuation payroll).
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At December 31, 2007, the assets in excess of actuarial accrued liability were determined as
follows:
Active participants (261 vested and 201 non-vested) $ 108,853,282
Retired participants and beneficiaries currently
receiving benefits (623 recipients) 204,095,076
Vested terminated participants not yet receiving benefits (18) 2,687,124
Total actuarial accrued liability 315,635,482
Actuarial value of assets (smoothed market value) * 293,570,583
Unfunded Actuarial accrued liability $ 22,064,899
* Excluding reserve for health insurance
The City had initially contributed the annual required contributions (“ARC”), and thus, has never
actually had, or had a need to report, a net pension obligation (“NPO”), as required under GASB
Statement No. 27.
Significant actuarial assumptions used to compute contribution requirements were the same as those
used to compute the standardized measure of the actuarial accrual liability.
The schedules of funding progress, presented as required supplementary information (RSI)
following the notes to the financial statements, present multiyear trend information about whether
the actuarial values of plan assets are increasing or decreasing over time relative to the AALs for
benefits.
Three-Year Trend Information
(amounts in thousands)
Annual
Years Ended Pension Percentage Net Pension
June 30, Cost (APC) Contributed Obligation
2006 $ 4,659 100% $ -
2007 5,386 100 -
2008 6,521 101 -
Employees’ Money Purchase Pension Plan
The City of Lansing sponsors and contributes to the Employees’ Money Purchase Pension Plan (the
“Plan”), which is a single-employer defined - contribution pension plan. Administration of the plan
is funded by the General Fund.
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A defined contribution pension plan provides pension benefits in return for services rendered,
provides an individual account for each participant, and specifies how contributions to the
individual's account are to be determined instead of specifying the amount of benefits the individual
is to receive. Under a defined contribution pension plan, the benefits a participant will receive
depend solely on the amount contributed to the participant's account and the returns earned on
investments of those contributions. As established by Chapter 292.30 of the City of Lansing's Code
of Ordinances, this plan includes all elected officials hired subsequent to September 30, 1990. As
of June 30, 2008, there were 10 active members in this plan. Contributions made by employees vest
immediately, and contributions made by the City vest after three years of full-time employment.
When employees terminate employment, they are entitled to their contributions and the City’s
contributions if vesting requirements are satisfied. Employees may contribute up to 8% of their
wages in 1% increments. The City contributes an amount equal to 6.0% of the employees’ wages
for retirement benefits.
During the year, the City’s required and actual contributions amounted to $21,207, which was
approximately 6% of covered payroll of $336,528. There were no employee contributions.
No pension provision changes occurred during the year that affected the required contributions to be
made by the City. In addition, the plan does not issue stand-alone financial statements.
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Financial statements for individual pension plans
Pension Net Assets
Employees' Employees' Police Police Employees'
Retirement Retirement and Fire and Fire Money Retiree
System System Retirement Retirement Purchase Health Care
Pension OPEB System System OPEB Pension Plan VEBA Totals
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 4,946,130$ 322,434$ 4,656,999$ 272,980$ -$ -$ 10,198,543$
Equity in pooled cash (440,864) - (564,870) - - - (1,005,734)
Investments:
U. S. Government obligations 35,960,667 2,344,246 46,716,600 2,738,398 - - 87,759,911
Corporate bonds 37,587,994 2,450,330 44,370,716 2,600,888 - - 87,009,928
Common stocks 43,860,801 2,859,249 60,848,777 3,566,787 - - 111,135,614
Mutual funds 62,619,864 4,082,136 101,863,069 5,970,931 1,954,587 7,611,231 184,101,818
Contribution receivable 2,401 - 3,635,730 - 786 - 3,638,917
Dividends and interest receivable 297,455 19,390 363,111 21,285 (5,100) 42,346 738,487
Total assets 184,834,448 12,077,785 261,890,132 15,171,269 1,950,273 7,653,577 483,577,484
Liabilities
Accounts payable 2,806,135 - 261,974 - - 3,068,109
Net assets held in trust for:
Pension benefits 182,028,313 - 261,628,158 - 1,950,273 - 445,606,744
Other postemployment benefits - 12,077,785 - 15,171,269 - 7,653,577 34,902,631
Total net assets 182,028,313$ 12,077,785$ 261,628,158$ 15,171,269$ 1,950,273$ 7,653,577$ 480,509,375$
Changes in Pension Net Assets
Additions
Investment income:
Net appreciation in fair value
of investments (16,459,666)$ -$ (24,315,418)$ -$ -$ (457,014)$ (41,232,098)$
Interest income 1,186,338 1,499,888 1,591,509 1,373,016 (202,155) 18,317 5,466,913
Dividend income 174,407 - 285,728 - - 284,102 744,237
Less investment expenses (862,433) - (1,054,918) - (16,005) - (1,933,356)
Net investment income (15,961,354) 1,499,888 (23,493,099) 1,373,016 (218,160) (154,595) (36,954,304)
Contributions:
Employer 6,021,612 8,703,114 6,576,000 8,629,563 21,207 1,575,930 31,527,426
Plan members 1,346,026 - 2,418,523 - - - 3,764,549
Total contributions 7,367,638 8,703,114 8,994,523 8,629,563 21,207 1,575,930 35,291,975
Total additions (8,593,716) 10,203,002 (14,498,576) 10,002,579 (196,953) 1,421,335 (1,662,329)
Deductions
Participant benefits 17,278,691 8,343,396 18,817,698 7,895,211 271,483 - 52,606,479
Administrative expense 32,039 - 29,056 - - - 61,095
Total deductions 17,310,730 8,343,396 18,846,754 7,895,211 271,483 - 52,667,574
Net additions (deductions) to
net assets held in trust (25,904,446) 1,859,606 (33,345,330) 2,107,368 (468,436) 1,421,335 (54,329,903)
Net assets held in trust for pension benefits:
Beginning of year 207,932,759 10,218,179 294,973,488 13,063,901 2,418,709 6,232,242 534,839,278
End of year 182,028,313$ 12,077,785$ 261,628,158$ 15,171,269$ 1,950,273$ 7,653,577$ 480,509,375$
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4-E. Postemployment Benefits
The City of Lansing contributes to the Employees’ Retirement System, the Police and Fire
Retirement System, and the Voluntary Beneficiary Association (VEBA), amounts to pre-fund post
employment healthcare. In the Employees’ Retirement System and the Police and Fire Retirement
System, these other postemployment benefits (OPEB) are set up as reserves in the pension plans,
and their investments are commingled with the investments of the pension. Portfolio makeup is
reported as a percentage of total pension plan assets. Earnings are calculated based on a seven year
smoothed rate of return of the retirement systems. Eligible participants include any retirees who
receive pension benefits under the respective pension plans. OPEB plan provisions are established
and may be amended by the City Council, subject to the City’s various collective bargaining
agreements.
Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Association (VEBA). The City of Lansing Voluntary Employees
Beneficiary Association (the “Plan”) is a single-employer defined benefit post employment
healthcare plan established by the City to provide medical and healthcare benefits for retirees and
their beneficiaries. Eligible participants include any retirees who receive pension benefits under one
of the City’s pension plans. The Plan is funded by a trust agreement established pursuant to Section
501(c)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code that allows for the formation of a VEBA. During the year,
the City contributed $1,575,930 to the plan.
Employees’ Retirement System. The City provides postretirement health care benefits, in
accordance with labor agreements, to full-time employees of the City and employees of the 54-A
District Court (not including police officers and firefighters who are members of the Police and Fire
Retirement System). Depending on date hired, members are eligible to receive health care benefits
with a minimum of 8 to 15 years of service and an age requirement ranging from none to age 58.
The City provides the full cost of health benefits to retirees, payable to health care vendors, and also
reimburses retirees eligible for Medicare benefits of $96.40 per month for each covered retiree and
dependent(s). The payments are charged to the Fringe Benefit Internal Service Fund of the City and
are recognized as expenses as payments are made. During the year, payments for health care
benefits were approximately $8,343,396 and the City contributed $8,703,144 (direct benefit
payments of $8,343,396 and City contributions of $359,718) to the Employees’ Retirement System.
There were no significant changes in health benefits over the previous year.
Police and Fire Retirement System. The City also provides postretirement health care benefits, in
accordance with labor agreements, to full-time police officers and firefighters with a minimum of
15 years of service and an age requirement of 55 years. If service is 25 years or more, there is no
age requirement. The City provides the full cost of health benefits to retirees, payable to health care
vendors, and also reimburses retirees eligible for Medicare benefits of $88.50 per month for each
covered retiree and dependent(s). The payments are charged to the Fringe Benefit Internal Service
Fund of the City and are recognized as expenses as payments are made. During the year, payments
for health care benefits were approximately $7,895,211 and the City contributed $8,629,563 (direct
benefit payments of $7,895,211 and City contributions of $734,352) to the Police and Fire
Retirement System to fund retiree healthcare.
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There were no significant changes in health benefits over the previous year.
Plan valuation assets for the OPEB plans are equal to the reported market value of assets except that
only 20% of the difference between the mark-to-market rate of return and the 8% actuarial rate of
return is recognized each year. The entry-age actuarial cost method, with a 30 year amortization of
unfunded accrued liabilities was used to determine the liabilities. The entry-age method is a stable
method that is consistent with a level percentage of payroll financing. The actuarial accrued
liability assumes a healthcare cost trend rate of 10% to 4%.
At December 31, 2006 (the date of the most recent actuarial valuation), the assets in excess of
actuarial accrued liability were determined as follows:
Employees’ Police
Retirement & Fire
System Retirement
& VEBA * System
Actuarial accrued liability for:
Active participants $ 35,789,417 $ 50,381,502
Retired participants and beneficiaries currently
receiving benefits 104,900,203 103,411,503
Vested terminated participants not yet receiving benefits 6,698,762 1,765,837
Total actuarial accrued liability 147,388,382 155,558,842
Actuarial value of assets (smoothed market value) 14,336,700 13,063,900
Unfunded actuarial accrued liability $ 133,051,682 $ 142,494,942
Funded ratio 9.7% 8.4%
Covered payroll $ 31,943,723 $ 29,582,427
UAAL as a % of covered payroll 416.5% 481.7%
* - The Employees’ Retirement System and VEBA were combined on the actuarial valuation.
Annual OPEB Cost and Net OPEB Obligation. The City’s annual other postemployment benefits
(OPEB) cost (expense) is calculated based on the annual required contribution (ARC) of the
employer, an amount actuarially determined in accordance with the parameters of GASB Statement
No. 45. The ARC represents a level of funding that, if paid on an ongoing basis, is projected to
cover normal cost each year and amortize any unfunded actuarial liabilities (or funding excess) over
a period not to exceed 30 years.
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The following tables show the components of the City’s annual OPEB cost for the year, the amount
actually contributed to the Plan, and changes in the City’s net OPEB obligation to the Plan:
Employees' Retirement System and VEBA
Annual required contribution 9,026,892$
Interest on net OPEB obligation -
Adjustment to annual required contribution -
Annual OPEB cost (expense)9,026,892$
Contributions made (10,279,044)
Increase in net OPEB obligation (1,252,152)
Net OPEB obilgation, beginning of year -
Net OPEB obligation, end of year (1,252,152)$
Police and Fire Retirement System
Annual required contribution 12,005,858$
Interest on net OPEB obligation -
Adjustment to annual required contribution -
Annual OPEB cost (expense) 12,005,858$
Contributions made (8,629,563)
Increase in net OPEB obligation 3,376,295
Net OPEB obilgation, beginning of year -
Net OPEB obligation, end of year 3,376,295$
The City’s annual OPEB costs, the percentage of annual OPEB costs contributed to the Plans, and
the net OPEB obligation (asset) as of June 30, 2008, were as follows:
Employees' Retirement System and VEBA
Fiscal Percentage of Net
Year Annual Annual OPEB OPEB
Ended OPEB Cost Cost Contributed Asset
6/30/08 9,026,892$ 113.9% 1,252,152$
Police and Fire Retirement System
Fiscal Percentage of Net
Year Annual Annual OPEB OPEB
Ended OPEB Cost Cost Contributed Obligation
6/30/08 12,005,858$ 71.9%3,376,295$
* * * * * *
REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
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City of Lansing
Employees' Retirement System
Required Supplementary Information
(amounts in thousands)
Schedule of Funding Progress
Actuarial Actuarial UAAL as a
Actuarial Value of Accrued Underfunded Funded Covered % of Covered
Valuation Assets Liability AAL (UAAL) Ratio Payroll Payroll
Date (A)(B)(B-A) (A/B)(C) ((B-A)/C)
12/31/1998 143,268$ 170,775$ 27,507$ 83.9%17,820$ 154.4%
12/31/1999 161,958 187,150 25,192 86.5%19,312 130.4%
12/31/2000 177,855 198,396 20,541 89.6%19,521 105.2%
12/31/2001 191,311 213,648 22,337 89.5%20,282 110.1%
12/31/2002 192,920 215,405 22,485 89.6%19,098 117.7%
12/31/2003 199,329 221,088 21,759 90.2%30,579 71.2%
12/31/2004 206,200 231,389 25,189 89.1%32,383 77.8%
12/31/2005 207,881 245,242 37,361 84.8%30,851 121.1%
12/31/2006 208,765 251,427 42,662 83.0%31,944 133.6%
12/31/2007 208,572 254,356 45,784 82.0%31,797 144.0%
Schedule of Employer Contributions
Year Ended Annual Required Percentage
June 30 Contributions Contributed
1998 4,086$ 99.2%
1999 3,334 100.0%
2000 3,138 100.0%
2001 3,215 100.0%
2002 3,105 100.0%
2003 3,567 98.1%
2004 3,466 100.0%
2005 4,675 100.0%
2006 4,900 100.0%
2007 5,231 100.0%
2008 6,022 102.0%
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City of Lansing
Police and Fire Retirement System
Required Supplementary Information
(amounts in thousands)
Schedule of Funding Progress
Actuarial Actuarial Underfunded UAAL as a
Actuarial Value of Accrued (Overfunded) Funded Covered % of Covered
Valuation Assets Liability AAL (UAAL) Ratio Payroll Payroll
Date (A)(B)(B-A) (A/B)(C) ((B-A)/C)
12/31/1998 217,011$ 218,533$ 1,522$ 99.3%22,792$ 6.7%
12/31/1999 245,197 233,332 (11,865) 105.1%24,352 -48.7%
12/31/2000 267,020 239,615 (27,405) 111.4%24,830 -110.4%
12/31/2001 280,518 249,204 (31,314) 112.6%25,751 -121.6%
12/31/2002 280,686 259,282 (21,404) 108.3%26,152 -81.8%
12/31/2003 277,947 267,786 (10,161) 103.8%26,484 -38.4%
12/31/2004 275,807 279,873 4,066 98.5%27,754 14.7%
12/31/2005 273,421 290,299 16,878 94.2%27,855 60.6%
12/31/2006 278,839 308,193 29,354 90.5%29,582 99.2%
12/31/2007 293,571 315,635 22,064 93.0%29,600 74.5%
Schedule of Employer Contributions
Year Ended Annual Required Percentage
June 30 Contributions Contributed
1998 4,252$ 99.0%
1999 4,380 99.4%
2000 4,063 100.0%
2001 3,561 100.0%
2002 2,665 100.0%
2003 2,637 100.0%
2004 3,287 99.6%
2005 3,334 100.3%
2006 4,659 100.0%
2007 5,386 100.0%
2008 6,521 100.8%
COMBINING and INDIVIDUAL FUND
STATEMENTS and SCHEDULES
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City of Lansing
Combining Balance Sheet - Nonmajor Governmental FundsJune 30, 2008
Special Debt Capital
Revenue Service Projects Permanent Totals
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 105,787$ -$ 8,483,102$ -$ 8,588,889$
Equity in pooled cash 9,792,007 255,953 11,018,058 1,250 21,067,268
Investments - - - 1,631,189 1,631,189
Accounts receivable, net 1,619,560 - 118,589 - 1,738,149
Special assessments receivable - 317 929,800 - 930,117
Loans receivable 1,404,118 - - - 1,404,118
Accrued interest receivable 1,732,367 - 23,246 20,590 1,776,203
Due from other funds 968,222 191 - - 968,413
Interfund receivable 3,677,051 - - - 3,677,051
Advances to other funds - - 192,439 - 192,439
Due from other governments 5,806,533 - 1,070 - 5,807,603
Total assets 25,105,645$ 256,461$ 20,766,304$ 1,653,029$ 47,781,439$
Liabilities and fund balances
Liabilities
Accounts payable 1,598,746$ -$ 662,925$ -$ 2,261,671$
Deposits payable 233,555 - - - 233,555
Accrued payroll 127,734 - 1,372 - 129,106
Indemnity bonds 2,060 - - - 2,060
Due to other funds - - 968,222 - 968,222
Interfund payable 3,537,741 - - 43,037 3,580,778
Advances from other funds - - 307,848 - 307,848
Due to other governments 349,658 - - - 349,658
Deferred revenue 4,366,484 317 771,057 - 5,137,858
Total liabilities 10,215,978 317 2,711,424 43,037 12,970,756
Fund balances
Reserved for advances - - 192,439 - 192,439
Reserved for encumbrances 172,912 - - - 172,912
Unreserved:
Designated for subsequent
years' expenditures 6,877,136 - - - 6,877,136
Undesignated 7,839,619 256,144 17,862,441 1,609,992 27,568,196
Total fund balances 14,889,667 256,144 18,054,880 1,609,992 34,810,683
Total liabilities and fund balances 25,105,645$ 256,461$ 20,766,304$ 1,653,029$ 47,781,439$
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City of Lansing
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures andChanges in Fund Balances - Nonmajor Governmental FundsFor the Year Ended June 30, 2008
Special Debt Capital
Revenue Service Projects Permanent Totals
Revenues
Taxes and special assessments 416,760$ 2,149,238$ 167,961$ -$ 2,733,959$
Intergovernmental 21,131,816 - - - 21,131,816
Charges for services 8,336,490 - 465,762 - 8,802,252
Fines and forfeits 687,463 - - - 687,463
Interest 373,275 100,022 352,153 70,155 895,605
Contributions 10,000 - - - 10,000
Donations from private sources - - 326,768 - 326,768
Other revenues 224,782 - - - 224,782
Total revenues 31,180,586 2,249,260 1,312,644 70,155 34,812,645
Expenditures
Current expenditures:
General government 2,415,199 - - - 2,415,199
Public safety 6,137,948 - - - 6,137,948
Highways and streets 9,278,478 - - - 9,278,478
Recreation and culture 57,744 - - - 57,744
Other functions 9,420,525 - - - 9,420,525
Debt service:
Principal 1,858,050 1,850,000 - - 3,708,050
Interest 669,026 470,987 - - 1,140,013
Capital outlay 9,432,412 - 6,795,715 - 16,228,127
Total expenditures 39,269,382 2,320,987 6,795,715 - 48,386,084
Revenues over (under)
expenditures (8,088,796) (71,727) (5,483,071) 70,155 (13,573,439)
Other financing sources (uses)
Transfers in 7,567,130 183,353 5,255,071 12,990 13,018,544
Transfers out (1,463,713) - (4,940,898) (70,092) (6,474,703)
Issuance of long-term debt - - 4,018,000 - 4,018,000
Bond premium - - 34,979 - 34,979
Total other financing sources (uses) 6,103,417 183,353 4,367,152 (57,102) 10,596,820
Net change in fund balances (1,985,379) 111,626 (1,115,919) 13,053 (2,976,619)
Fund balances, beginning of year 16,875,046 144,518 19,170,799 1,596,939 37,787,302
Fund balances, end of year 14,889,667$ 256,144$ 18,054,880$ 1,609,992$ 34,810,683$
Nonmajor Special Revenue Funds
Major Streets Fund – This fund accounts for revenues received from the State of Michigan for the City's share
of state gasoline and weight taxes, which is used for maintenance of major streets.
Local Streets Fund – This fund accounts for revenues received from the State of Michigan for the City's share of
state gasoline and weight taxes, which is used for maintenance of local streets.
Budget Stabilization Fund – This fund is used to account for funds set aside under the provisions of Public Act
30 of 1978. Funds set aside are to be determined by the City Council on an annual basis in any year where actual
General Fund revenues exceed actual expenditures.
Drug Law Enforcement Fund – This fund accounts for revenues set aside for drug law enforcement under the
provisions of State of Michigan Public Act 135 of 1985, as amended.
State and Federal Programs Fund – This fund accounts for all revenues received from miscellaneous grants and
local contributions. These revenues are used for projects as detailed in individual grant applications.
Community Development Block Grant Program Fund – This fund accounts for revenues received from the
Department of Housing and Urban Development. These revenues are restricted to accomplishing the various
objectives of Community Development Block Grant Programs, within specific target areas.
Stadium Fund – This fund accounts for the City's share of revenues received from events held at Oldsmobile
Park, the City's baseball stadium. The revenues are used for stadium expenditures.
Principal Shopping District Fund – This fund accounts for assessments received from businesses located in the
district. The revenues are used for special events and maintenance of the district.
911 Communications Center Fund – This fund accounts for the operations of the county-wide 911
communications center. Revenues received are from the County for actual expenditures incurred.
Building Department Fund – This fund accounts for revenues and expenditures resulting from the enforcement
of the State Construction Code Act of 1999 (PA 245 of 1999).
Parks Department Fund – This fund accounts for contributions and transfers which are restricted for park
expenditures.
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City of Lansing
Combining Balance Sheet - Nonmajor Special Revenue Funds
June 30, 2008
State and
Major Local Budget Drug Law Federal
Streets Streets Stabilization Enforcement Programs
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents -$ -$ -$ 105,787$ -$
Equity in pooled cash 5,526,460 361,790 2,051,008 1,226,889 -
Accounts receivable - - - - 5,131
Loans receivable - - - - -
Accrued interest receivable - - - - -
Due from other funds 815,428 152,794 - - -
Interfund receivable - - 3,677,051 - -
Due from other governments 1,090,361 371,324 - - 3,698,118
Total assets 7,432,249$ 885,908$ 5,728,059$ 1,332,676$ 3,703,249$
Liabilities and fund balances
Liabilities
Accounts payable 431,572$ 202,118$ -$ 55,794$ 750,478$
Deposits payable - - - 226,505 -
Accrued payroll 9,187 3,835 - 3,714 11,340
Indemnity bonds 1,080 980 - - -
Interfund payable - - - - 1,506,268
Due to other governments - - - 349,658 -
Deferred revenue - - - - 1,429,999
Total liabilities 441,839 206,933 - 635,671 3,698,085
Fund balances
Reserved for encumbrances 164,943 5,352 - 1,981 -
Unreserved:
Designated for subsequent
years' expenditures 6,509,419 42,221 - 160,520 -
Undesignated 316,048 631,402 5,728,059 534,504 5,164
Total fund balances 6,990,410 678,975 5,728,059 697,005 5,164
Total liabilities and fund balances 7,432,249$ 885,908$ 5,728,059$ 1,332,676$ 3,703,249$
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Community
Development Principal 911
Block Grant Shopping Communications Building Parks
Program Stadium District Center Department Department Totals
-$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 105,787$
- - 17,746 - 50,537 557,577 9,792,007
- 143,864 - 1,458,678 11,887 - 1,619,560
1,404,118 - - - - - 1,404,118
1,732,367 - - - - - 1,732,367
- - - - - - 968,222
- - - - - - 3,677,051
646,730 - - - - - 5,806,533
3,783,215$ 143,864$ 17,746$ 1,458,678$ 62,424$ 557,577$ 25,105,645$
142,271$ -$ 5,696$ 9,929$ 888$ -$ 1,598,746$
- - - - 7,050 - 233,555
20,947 - 4,924 43,228 30,559 - 127,734
- - - - - - 2,060
683,512 85,838 - 1,262,123 - - 3,537,741
- - - - - - 349,658
2,936,485 - - - - - 4,366,484
3,783,215 85,838 10,620 1,315,280 38,497 - 10,215,978
- - - 636 - - 172,912
- 22,214 - 142,762 - - 6,877,136
- 35,812 7,126 - 23,927 557,577 7,839,619
- 58,026 7,126 143,398 23,927 557,577 14,889,667
3,783,215$ 143,864$ 17,746$ 1,458,678$ 62,424$ 557,577$ 25,105,645$
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City of Lansing
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and
Changes in Fund Balances - Nonmajor Special Revenue Funds
For the Year Ended June 30, 2008
State and
Major Local Budget Drug Law Federal
Streets Streets Stabilization Enforcement Programs
Revenues
Taxes and special assessments -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
Intergovernmental 6,617,038 2,746,497 - 447,855 9,165,545
Charges for services 508,447 707,439 - - 1,425
Fines and forfeits - - - 687,463 -
Interest 282,059 20,299 - 40,620 4,565
Contributions - - - - -
Other 60,642 - - - -
Total revenues 7,468,186 3,474,235 - 1,175,938 9,171,535
Expenditures
Current expenditures:
General government - - - - -
Public safety - - - 999,738 -
Highways and streets 5,169,496 4,108,982 - - -
Recreation and culture - - - - -
Other functions - - - - 9,420,525
Debt service:
Principal 309,850 528,200 - - -
Interest 103,557 207,085 - - -
Capital outlay 3,952,656 3,162,948 - - -
Total expenditures 9,535,559 8,007,215 - 999,738 9,420,525
Revenues over (under)
expenditures (2,067,373) (4,532,980) - 176,200 (248,990)
Other financing sources (uses)
Transfers in 2,113,471 3,890,258 - - 191,277
Transfers out (1,443,713) - - (20,000) -
Total other financing
sources (uses)669,758 3,890,258 - (20,000) 191,277
Net change in fund balances (1,397,615) (642,722) - 156,200 (57,713)
Fund balances, beginning of year 8,388,025 1,321,697 5,728,059 540,805 62,877
Fund balances, end of year 6,990,410$ 678,975$ 5,728,059$ 697,005$ 5,164$
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Community
Development Principal 911
Block Grant Shopping Communications Building Parks
Program Stadium District Center Department Department Totals
-$ -$ 416,760$ -$ -$ -$ 416,760$
2,154,881 - - - - - 21,131,816
- 547,823 4,075 5,121,906 1,445,375 - 8,336,490
- - - - - - 687,463
622 3,855 408 - - 20,847 373,275
- - 10,000 - - - 10,000
161,305 - 2,835 - - - 224,782
2,316,808 551,678 434,078 5,121,906 1,445,375 20,847 31,180,586
- - 490,652 - 1,924,547 - 2,415,199
- - - 5,138,210 - - 6,137,948
- - - - - - 9,278,478
- 57,744 - - - - 57,744
- - - - - - 9,420,525
- 1,020,000 - - - - 1,858,050
- 358,384 - - - - 669,026
2,316,808 - - - - - 9,432,412
2,316,808 1,436,128 490,652 5,138,210 1,924,547 - 39,269,382
- (884,450) (56,574) (16,304) (479,172) 20,847 (8,088,796)
- 830,000 42,075 - 500,000 49 7,567,130
- - - - - - (1,463,713)
- 830,000 42,075 - 500,000 49 6,103,417
- (54,450) (14,499) (16,304) 20,828 20,896 (1,985,379)
- 112,476 21,625 159,702 3,099 536,681 16,875,046
-$ 58,026$ 7,126$ 143,398$ 23,927$ 557,577$ 14,889,667$
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City of Lansing
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in
Fund Balances - Budget and Actual - Nonmajor Special Revenue Funds
For the Year Ended June 30, 2008
Major Streets
Variance with
Budget Actual Budget
Revenues
Taxes and special assessments -$ -$ -$
Intergovernmental 7,461,385 6,617,038 844,347
Charges for services 725,000 508,447 216,553
Fines and forfeits - - -
Interest 263,000 282,059 (19,059)
Contributions - - -
Other - 60,642 (60,642)
Total revenues 8,449,385 7,468,186 981,199
Expenditures
Current expenditures:
General government - - -
Public safety - - -
Highways and streets 6,318,190 5,169,496 1,148,694
Recreation and culture - - -
Other functions - - -
Debt service:
Principal 311,451 309,850 1,601
Interest 104,190 103,557 633
Capital outlay 13,314,688 3,952,656 9,362,032
Total expenditures 20,048,519 9,535,559 10,512,960
Revenues over (under)
expenditures (11,599,134) (2,067,373) (9,531,761)
Other financing sources (uses)
Transfers in 4,602,514 2,113,471 2,489,043
Transfers out (1,443,713) (1,443,713) -
Total other financing
sources (uses) 3,158,801 669,758 2,489,043
Net change in fund balances (8,440,334) (1,397,615) (7,042,719)
Fund balances, beginning of year 8,388,025 8,388,025 -
Fund balances (deficit), end of year (52,309)$ 6,990,410$ (7,042,719)$
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Local Streets Budget Stabilization
Variance with Variance with
Budget Actual Budget Budget Actual Budget
-$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
1,857,056 2,746,497 (889,441)- - -
775,000 707,439 67,561 - - -
- - -- - -
126,000 20,299 105,701 - - -
- - -- - -
- - -- - -
2,758,056 3,474,235 (716,179)---
- - -- - -
- - -- - -
3,738,495 4,108,982 (370,487)- - -
- - -- - -
- - -- - -
527,600 528,200 (600)- - -
209,089 207,085 2,004 - - -
5,271,793 3,162,948 2,108,845 - - -
9,746,977 8,007,215 1,739,762 ---
(6,988,921) (4,532,980) (2,455,941)---
6,417,682 3,890,258 2,527,424 - - -
- - -- - -
6,417,682 3,890,258 2,527,424 ---
(571,239) (642,722) 71,483 ---
1,321,697 1,321,697 - 5,728,059 5,728,059 -
750,458$ 678,975$ 71,483$ 5,728,059$ 5,728,059$ -$
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City of Lansing
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in
Fund Balances - Budget and Actual - Nonmajor Special Revenue Funds (Continued)
For the Year Ended June 30, 2008
Drug Law Enforcement
Variance with
Budget Actual Budget
Revenues
Taxes and special assessments -$ -$ -$
Intergovernmental 411,000 447,855 (36,855)
Charges for services - - -
Fines and forfeits 515,000 687,463 (172,463)
Interest 37,500 40,620 (3,120)
Contributions 3,500 - 3,500
Other - - -
Total revenues 967,000 1,175,938 (208,938)
Expenditures
Current expenditures:
General government - - -
Public safety 1,136,389 999,738 136,651
Highways and streets - - -
Recreation and culture - - -
Other functions - - -
Debt service:
Principal - - -
Interest - - -
Capital outlay - - -
Total expenditures 1,136,389 999,738 136,651
Revenues over (under)
expenditures (169,389) 176,200 (345,589)
Other financing sources (uses)
Transfers in - - -
Transfers out (20,000) (20,000) -
Total other financing
sources (uses) (20,000) (20,000) -
Net change in fund balances (189,389) 156,200 (345,589)
Fund balances, beginning of year 540,805 540,805 -
Fund balances, end of year 351,416$ 697,005$ (345,589)$
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Community Development
State and Federal Programs Block Grant Program
Variance with Variance with
Budget Actual Budget Budget Actual Budget
-$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
17,010,173 9,165,545 7,844,628 3,230,445 2,154,881 1,075,564
13,545 1,425 12,120 - - -
- - - - - -
- 4,565 (4,565) - 622 (622)
- - - - - -
- - - 762,025 161,305 600,720
17,023,718 9,171,535 7,852,183 3,992,469 2,316,808 1,675,661
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
16,042,303 9,420,525 6,621,778 - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - 3,992,469 2,316,808 1,675,661
16,042,303 9,420,525 6,621,778 3,992,469 2,316,808 1,675,661
981,415 (248,990) 1,230,405 ---
255,663 191,277 64,386 - - -
- - - - - -
255,663 191,277 64,386 - - -
1,237,078 (57,713) 1,294,791 - - -
62,877 62,877 - - - -
1,299,955$ 5,164$ 1,294,791$ -$ -$ -$
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City of Lansing
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in
Fund Balances - Budget and Actual - Nonmajor Special Revenue Funds (Continued)
For the Year Ended June 30, 2008
Stadium
Variance with
Budget Actual Budget
Revenues
Taxes and special assessments -$ -$ -$
Intergovernmental - - -
Charges for services 608,000 547,823 60,177
Fines and forfeits - - -
Interest 500 3,855 (3,355)
Contributions - - -
Other - - -
Total revenues 608,500 551,678 56,822
Expenditures
Current expenditures:
General government - - -
Public safety - - -
Highways and streets - - -
Recreation and culture 57,744 57,744 -
Other functions - - -
Debt service:
Principal 1,020,000 1,020,000 -
Interest 360,756 358,384 2,372
Capital outlay - - -
Total expenditures 1,438,500 1,436,128 2,372
Revenues over (under)
expenditures (830,000) (884,450) 54,450
Other financing sources (uses)
Transfers in 830,000 830,000 -
Transfers out - - -
Total other financing
sources (uses) 830,000 830,000 -
Net change in fund balances - (54,450) 54,450
Fund balances, beginning of year 112,476 112,476 -
Fund balances, end of year 112,476$ 58,026$ 54,450$
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Principal Shopping District 911 Communications Center
Variance with Variance with
Budget Actual Budget Budget Actual Budget
417,080$ 416,760$ 320$ -$ -$ -$
- - -- - -
1,000 4,075 (3,075) 5,202,390 5,121,906 80,484
- - -- - -
1,500 408 1,092 - - -
10,000 10,000 -78,326 - 78,326
4,000 2,835 1,165 - - -
433,580 434,078 (498) 5,280,716 5,121,906 158,810
485,655 490,652 (4,997)- - -
- - - 5,499,663 5,138,210 361,453
- - -- - -
- - -- - -
- - -- - -
- - -- - -
- - -- - -
- - -- - -
485,655 490,652 (4,997) 5,499,663 5,138,210 361,453
(52,075) (56,574)4,499 (218,947) (16,304) (202,643)
42,075 42,075 -- - -
- - -- - -
42,075 42,075 ----
(10,000) (14,499)4,499 (218,947) (16,304) (202,643)
21,625 21,625 - 159,702 159,702 -
11,625$ 7,126$ 4,499$ (59,245)$ 143,398$ (202,643)$
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City of Lansing
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in
Fund Balances - Budget and Actual - Nonmajor Special Revenue Funds (Concluded)
For the Year Ended June 30, 2008
Building Department
Variance with
Budget Actual Budget
Revenues
Taxes and special assessments -$ -$ -$
Intergovernmental - - -
Charges for services 1,512,357 1,445,375 66,982
Fines and forfeits - - -
Interest - - -
Contributions - - -
Other - - -
Total revenues 1,512,357 1,445,375 66,982
Expenditures
Current expenditures:
General government 2,005,771 1,924,547 81,224
Public safety - - -
Highways and streets - - -
Recreation and culture - - -
Other functions - - -
Debt service:
Principal - - -
Interest - - -
Capital outlay - - -
Total expenditures 2,005,771 1,924,547 81,224
Revenues over (under)
expenditures (493,414) (479,172) (14,242)
Other financing sources (uses)
Transfers in 500,000 500,000 -
Transfers out - - -
Total other financing
sources (uses) 500,000 500,000 -
Net change in fund balances 6,586 20,828 (14,242)
Fund balances, beginning of year 3,099 3,099 -
Fund balances, end of year 9,685$ 23,927$ (14,242)$
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Parks Department Totals
Variance with Variance with
Budget Actual Budget Budget Actual Budget
-$ -$ -$ 417,080$ 416,760$ 320$
- - - 29,970,059 21,131,816 8,838,243
- - - 8,837,292 8,336,490 500,802
- - - 515,000 687,463 (172,463)
- 20,847 (20,847) 428,500 373,275 55,225
- - - 91,826 10,000 81,826
- - - 766,025 224,782 541,243
- 20,847 (20,847) 41,025,782 31,180,586 (9,845,196)
- - - 2,491,426 2,415,199 76,227
- - - 6,636,052 6,137,948 498,104
- - - 10,056,685 9,278,478 778,207
80,522 - 80,522 138,266 57,744 80,522
- - - 16,042,303 9,420,525 6,621,778
- - - 1,859,051 1,858,050 1,001
- - - 674,035 669,026 5,009
- - - 22,578,950 9,432,412 13,146,538
80,522 - 80,522 60,476,768 39,269,382 21,207,386
(80,522) 20,847 (101,369) (19,450,986) (8,088,796) 11,362,190
- 49 (49) 12,647,933 7,567,130 5,080,803
- - - (1,463,713) (1,463,713) -
- 49 (49) 11,184,220 6,103,417 5,080,803
(80,522) 20,896 (101,418) (8,266,766) (1,985,379) 6,281,387
536,681 536,681 - 16,875,046 16,875,046 -
456,159$ 557,577$ (101,418)$ 8,608,280$ 14,889,667$ 6,281,387$
Nonmajor Debt Service Funds
1990 Special Assessments Fund – This fund accounts for the accumulation of resources for payment of the 1990
$800,000 Special Assessment Bonds.
1996 Refunding Bonds Fund – This fund accounts for the accumulation of resources for payment of the 1996
$10,800,000 Refunding Bonds.
1998 Building Authority Fund – This fund accounts for the accumulation of resources for payment of the 1998
$2,175,000 Building Authority Bonds.
1999 Fire Station Fund – This fund accounts for the accumulation of resources for payment of the 1999
$3,000,000 Unlimited Tax General Obligation Bonds.
2001 Fire Station Fund – This fund accounts for the accumulation of resources for the payment of the 2001
$4,000,000 Unlimited Tax General Obligation Bonds.
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City of Lansing
Combining Balance Sheet - Nonmajor Debt Service Funds
June 30, 2008
1990 1996 1998 1999
Special Refunding Building Fire
Assessments Bonds Authority Station
Assets
Equity in pooled cash -$ 169,191$ -$ 45,883$
Special assessments receivable 317 - - -
Due from other funds - - 191 -
Total assets 317$ 169,191$ 191$ 45,883$
Liabilities and fund balances
Liabilities
Deferred revenues 317$ -$ -$ -$
Fund balances
Unreserved, undesignated - 169,191 191 45,883
Total liabilities
and fund balances 317$ 169,191$ 191$ 45,883$
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2001
Fire
Station Totals
40,879$ 255,953$
- 317
- 191
40,879$ 256,461$
-$ 317$
40,879 256,144
40,879$ 256,461$
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City of Lansing
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and
Changes in Fund Balances - Nonmajor Debt Service Funds
For the Year Ended June 30, 2008
1990 1996 1998 1999
Special Refunding Building Fire
Assessments Bonds Authority Station
Revenues
Taxes and special assessments 1,052$ 1,557,266$ -$ 281,300$
Interest 27 72,677 - 13,057
Total revenues 1,079 1,629,943 - 294,357
Expenditures
Debt service:
Principal payments 10,000 1,410,000 110,000 165,000
Interest 1,001 142,890 65,038 107,713
Total expenditures 11,001 1,552,890 175,038 272,713
Revenues over (under)
expenditures (9,922) 77,053 (175,038) 21,644
Other financing sources
Transfers in 8,127 - 175,226 -
Net change in fund balances (1,795) 77,053 188 21,644
Fund balances, beginning of year 1,795 92,138 3 24,239
Fund balances, end of year -$ 169,191$ 191$ 45,883$
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2001
Fire
Station Totals
309,620$ 2,149,238$
14,261 100,022
323,881 2,249,260
155,000 1,850,000
154,345 470,987
309,345 2,320,987
14,536 (71,727)
- 183,353
14,536 111,626
26,343 144,518
40,879$ 256,144$
Nonmajor Capital Projects Funds
1990 Environmental I Fund – This fund accounts for the proceeds of the 1990 $7,000,000 Environmental bonds.
1990 Environmental II Fund – This fund accounts for the proceeds of the 1990 $6,300,000 Environmental
bonds.
Combined Sewer Overflow Fund – This fund accounts for the storm sewer portion of the combined sewer
overflow bonds.
Special Assessments Fund – This fund is used to account for the financing of public improvements deemed to
benefit the properties against which special assessments are levied.
Lansing Center Improvements Fund – This fund accounts for the proceeds of the 2006 $4,000,000 Lansing
Center Limited Tax Bonds.
MTF Bonds Fund – This fund accounts for the proceeds of the $1,600,000 Michigan Transportation Fund
Limited Tax Bonds.
Other Capital Projects Fund – This fund accounts for miscellaneous capital projects.
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City of Lansing
Combining Balance Sheet - Nonmajor Capital Projects FundsJune 30, 2008
1990 1990 Combined Special
Environ- Environ- Sewer Assess-
mental I mental II Overflow ments
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents -$ -$ -$ -$
Equity in pooled cash 84,659 317,999 1,049,865 -
Special assessments receivable:
Current - - - 173,026
Deferred - - - 756,774
Accrued interest receivable - - - -
Advances to other funds - - - -
Due from other governments - - - 1,070
Total assets 84,659$ 317,999$ 1,049,865$ 930,870$
Liabilities and fund balances
Liabilities
Accounts payable -$ 32,182$ -$ 26,424$
Accrued payroll - - - -
Due to other funds - - - -
Advances from other funds - - - 307,848
Deferred revenue - - - 756,774
Total liabilities - 32,182 - 1,091,046
Fund balances
Reserved for advances - - - -
Unreserved, undesignated (deficit) 84,659 285,817 1,049,865 (160,176)
Total fund balances (deficit) 84,659 285,817 1,049,865 (160,176)
Total liabilities and fund balances 84,659$ 317,999$ 1,049,865$ 930,870$
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Lansing
Center MTF
Improvements Bonds Other Totals
-$ 6,097,250$ 2,385,852$ 8,483,102$
1,093,701 - 8,471,834 11,018,058
- - - 173,026
- - - 756,774
- 19,214 4,032 23,246
- - 192,439 192,439
- - - 1,070
1,093,701$ 6,116,464$ 11,172,746$ 20,766,304$
49,865$ 500$ 553,954$ 662,925$
- - 1,372 1,372
- 968,222 - 968,222
- - - 307,848
- 14,283 - 771,057
49,865 983,005 555,326 2,711,424
- - 192,439 192,439
1,043,836 5,133,459 10,424,981 17,862,441
1,043,836 5,133,459 10,617,420 18,054,880
1,093,701$ 6,116,464$ 11,172,746$ 20,766,304$
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City of Lansing
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures andChanges in Fund Balances - Nonmajor Capital Projects Funds
For the Year Ended June 30, 2008
1990 1990 Combined Special
Environ- Environ- Sewer Assess-
mental I mental II Overflow ments
Revenues
Special assessments -$ -$ -$ 167,961$
Charges for services - - - -
Interest 3,164 13,414 - -
Donations from private sources - - - -
Total revenues 3,164 13,414 - 167,961
Expenditures
Capital outlay - 77,232 134,567 188,674
Revenues over (under) expenditures 3,164 (63,818) (134,567) (20,713)
Other financing sources (uses)
Transfers in - - - -
Transfers out - - - -
Issuance of long-term debt - - - -
Bond premium - - - -
Total other financing sources - - - -
Net change in fund balances 3,164 (63,818) (134,567) (20,713)
Fund balance (deficit), beginning of year 81,495 349,635 1,184,432 (139,463)
Fund balance (deficit), end of year 84,659$ 285,817$ 1,049,865$ (160,176)$
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Lansing
Center MTF
Improvements Bonds Other Totals
-$ -$ -$ 167,961$
- - 465,762 465,762
81,050 162,678 91,847 352,153
- - 326,768 326,768
81,050 162,678 884,377 1,312,644
1,345,565 45,685 5,003,992 6,795,715
(1,264,515) 116,993 (4,119,615) (5,483,071)
- - 5,255,071 5,255,071
- (4,088,899) (851,999) (4,940,898)
- 3,500,000 518,000 4,018,000
- 34,979 - 34,979
- (553,920) 4,921,072 4,367,152
(1,264,515) (436,927) 801,457 (1,115,919)
2,308,351 5,570,386 9,815,963 19,170,799
1,043,836$ 5,133,459$ 10,617,420$ 18,054,880$
Permanent Funds
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund – This fund accounts for transfers from the Cemetery Fund, representing 15%
of lot sales. These funds are invested, and all investment earnings are transferred to the Cemetery Fund for lot
maintenance.
Parks Trust Fund – This fund accounts for contributions made for City parks, the principal of which must be
preserved in accordance with the trust indentures. Income derived from these contributions is transferred to the
Parks Department special revenue fund.
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City of Lansing
Combining Balance Sheet - Nonmajor Permanent FundsJune 30, 2008
Cemetery
Perpetual Parks
Care Trust Totals
Assets
Equity in pooled cash -$ 1,250$ 1,250$
Investments 1,631,189 - 1,631,189
Accrued interest receivable 20,590 - 20,590
Total assets 1,651,779$ 1,250$ 1,653,029$
Liabilities and fund balances
Liabilities
Interfund payables 43,037$ -$ 43,037$
Fund balances
Unreserved, undesignated 1,608,742 1,250 1,609,992
Total liabilities and fund balances 1,651,779$ 1,250$ 1,653,029$
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City of Lansing
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures andChanges in Fund Balances - Nonmajor Permanent Funds
For the Year Ended June 30, 2008
Cemetery
Perpetual Parks
Care Trust Totals
Revenues
Interest 70,106$ 49$ 70,155$
Other financing sources (uses)
Transfers in 12,990 - 12,990
Transfers out (70,043) (49) (70,092)
Total other financing sources (uses)(57,053) (49) (57,102)
Net change in fund balances 13,053 - 13,053
Fund balances, beginning of year 1,595,689 1,250 1,596,939
Fund balances, end of year 1,608,742$ 1,250$ 1,609,992$
Nonmajor Enterprise Funds
Cemetery Fund – This fund accounts for the operation of City-owned cemeteries.
Golf Fund – This fund accounts for the operation of the City-owned golf courses.
Garbage and Rubbish Collection Fund – This fund accounts for the provision of household solid waste disposal
services to participating residents of the City.
Recycling Fund – This fund accounts for the provision of recycling services to participating residents of the City.
Potter Park Zoo Fund – This fund accounts for the operations of the Potter Park Zoo.
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City of Lansing
Combining Statement of Net Assets - Nonmajor Enterprise FundsJune 30, 2008
Garbage and
Rubbish
Cemetery Golf Collection Recycling
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents -$ 12,494$ 1,707$ -$
Equity in pooled cash 142,003 64,948 - 1,347,410
Accounts receivable, net - 240 408,617 14,039
Inventories 52,188 18,626 6,841 -
Total current assets 194,191 96,308 417,165 1,361,449
Noncurrent assets :
Capital assets not being depreciated 71,255 446,501 - 19,412
Capital assets being depreciated, net 177,471 2,708,965 - 777,925
Total assets 442,917 3,251,774 417,165 2,158,786
Liabilities
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable 1,781 4,871 39,457 27,082
Accrued interest payable - 10,675 - -
Accrued payroll 13,146 17,674 - -
Interfund payable - - 96,273 -
Unearned revenues - 35,915 97,413 -
Current portion of:
Long-term debt - 70,000 - -
Compensated absences 10,912 27,133 - -
Total current liabilities 25,839 166,268 233,143 27,082
Noncurrent liabilities:
Long-term debt, net of current portion - 696,646 - -
Compensated absences 4,731 - - -
Total noncurrent liabilities 4,731 696,646 - -
Total liabilities 30,570 862,914 233,143 27,082
Net Assets
Invested in capital assets, net
of related debt 248,726 2,388,820 - 797,337
Unrestricted 163,621 40 184,022 1,334,367
Total net assets 412,347$ 2,388,860$ 184,022$ 2,131,704$
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Potter
Park Zoo Totals
-$ 14,201$
- 1,554,361
- 422,896
- 77,655
- 2,069,113
- 537,168
- 3,664,361
- 6,270,642
- 73,191
- 10,675
- 30,820
- 96,273
- 133,328
- 70,000
- 38,045
- 452,332
- 696,646
- 4,731
- 701,377
- 1,153,709
- 3,434,883
- 1,682,050
-$ 5,116,933$
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City of Lansing
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenses andChanges in Fund Net Assets - Nonmajor Enterprise Funds
For the Year Ended June 30, 2008
Garbage and
Rubbish
Cemetery Golf Collection Recycling
Operating revenues
Charges for services 218,688$ 607,922$ 1,617,717$ 3,039,089$
Operating expenses
Personal services 419,060 467,646 622,787 1,727,560
Contractual and materials 234,126 429,908 813,855 1,190,258
Depreciation 22,486 130,393 - 22,548
Total operating expenses 675,672 1,027,947 1,436,642 2,940,366
Operating income (loss)(456,984) (420,025) 181,075 98,723
Nonoperating revenues (expenses)
Interest revenue - - (1,716) 33,481
Gain on sale of capital assets 2,119 - - -
Interest expense and fees - (44,558) - -
Total nonoperating revenues
(expenses)2,119 (44,558) (1,716) 33,481
Income (loss) before contributions
and transfers (454,865) (464,583) 179,359 132,204
Capital contributions 136,226 - - -
Transfers in 416,775 829,672 - -
Transfers out (12,990) - - -
Special item - transfer of zoo assets - - - -
Change in net assets 85,146 365,089 179,359 132,204
Net assets, beginning of year 327,201 2,023,771 4,663 1,999,500
Net assets, end of year 412,347$ 2,388,860$ 184,022$ 2,131,704$
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Potter
Park Zoo Totals
(115)$ 5,483,301$
(189,222) 3,047,831
128 2,668,275
32,824 208,251
(156,270) 5,924,357
156,155 (441,056)
- 31,765
- 2,119
- (44,558)
- (10,674)
156,155 (451,730)
- 136,226
- 1,246,447
(188,977) (201,967)
(5,797,900) (5,797,900)
(5,830,722) (5,068,924)
5,830,722 10,185,857
-$ 5,116,933$
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City of Lansing
Combining Statement of Cash FlowsNonmajor Enterprise Funds
For the Year Ended June 30, 2008
Garbage and
Rubbish
Cemetery Golf Collection Recycling
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash received from customers 218,688$ 607,780$ 1,419,622$ 3,033,542$
Cash payments for goods and services (250,668) (785,085) (791,541) (1,229,263)
Cash payments to employees (427,057) (483,941) (645,435) (1,803,026)
Net cash provided by (used for)
operating activities (459,037) (661,246) (17,354) 1,253
Cash flows from noncapital
financing activities
Transfers in 416,775 829,672 - -
Transfers out (12,990) - - -
Net cash provided by (used for)
noncapital financing activities 403,785 829,672 - -
Cash flows from capital and related
financing activities
Proceeds from sale of capital assets 2,120 - - -
Acquisition of capital assets (136,226) - - -
Capital contributions received 136,226 - - -
Principal paid on bonds - (65,000) - -
Interest paid on bonds - (43,829) - -
Net cash provided by (used for)
capital and related financing activities 2,120 (108,829) - -
Cash flows from investing activities
Interest and dividends - - (1,716) 33,481
Net increase (decrease) in cash and
cash equivalents (53,132) 59,597 (19,070) 34,734
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of year 195,135 17,845 20,777 1,312,676
End of year 142,003$ 77,442$ 1,707$ 1,347,410$
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Potter
Park Zoo Totals
(115)$ 5,279,517$
(206,256) (3,262,813)
141,634 (3,217,825)
(64,737) (1,201,121)
- 1,246,447
(188,977) (201,967)
(188,977) 1,044,480
- 2,120
- (136,226)
- 136,226
- (65,000)
- (43,829)
- (106,709)
- 31,765
(253,714) (231,585)
253,714 1,800,147
-$ 1,568,562$
continued…
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City of Lansing
Combining Statement of Cash Flows (concluded)Nonmajor Enterprise Funds
For the Year Ended June 30, 2008
Garbage and
Rubbish
Cemetery Golf Collection Recycling
Reconciliation of operating income
(loss) to net cash provided by (used for)
operating activities
Operating income (loss)(456,984)$ (420,025)$ 181,075$ 98,723$
Adjustments to reconcile operating
income (loss) to net cash from
operating activities:
Depreciation expense 22,486 130,393 - 22,548
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable - (142) (198,095) (5,547)
Inventories 1,323 12,593 (5,473) -
Accounts payable (1,879) (21,040) 9,487 10,560
Accrued interest payable - (829) - -
Accrued payroll (7,997) (16,295) (22,648) (75,466)
Interfund payable - (324,269) 53,407 -
Unearned revenues - 5,687 22,823 -
Compensated absences (15,986) (27,319) (57,930) (49,565)
Net cash provided by (used for)
operating activities (459,037)$ (661,246)$ (17,354)$ 1,253$
Noncash transactions:
The City transferred capital assets in the amount of $5,797,900 related to the Potter Park Zoo. This
transaction did not involve cash.
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Potter
Park Zoo Totals
156,155$ (441,056)$
32,824 208,251
- (203,784)
- 8,443
(16,904) (19,776)
- (829)
(47,588) (169,994)
- (270,862)
- 28,510
(189,224) (340,024)
(64,737)$ (1,201,121)$
Internal Service Funds
Fleet Maintenance Fund – This fund accounts for the costs of maintaining the City’s fleet of vehicles and heavy
equipment.
Fringe Benefits Fund – This fund accounts for the costs of the City’s fringe benefits.
Engineering Fund – This fund accounts for the operations of the City’s engineering department.
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City of Lansing
Combining Statement of Net AssetsInternal Service Funds
June 30, 2008
Fleet Fringe
Maintenance Benefits Engineering Totals
Assets
Current assets:
Equity in pooled cash 4,852,014$ 2,546,079 312,212$ 7,710,305$
Receivables:
Accounts, net - 1,173,766 - 1,173,766
Inventories 720,348 -- 720,348
Prepaids - 588,303 - 588,303
Total current assets 5,572,362 4,308,148 312,212 10,192,722
Noncurrent assets:
Issuance costs 5,013 - - 5,013
Capital assets not being depreciated 55,297 - - 55,297
Capital assets being depreciated, net 5,968,350 - - 5,968,350
Total non-current assets 6,028,660 - - 6,028,660
Total assets 11,601,022 4,308,148 312,212 16,221,382
Liabilities
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable 58,500 1,026,350 10,132 1,094,982
Accrued interest payable 20,865 -- 20,865
Accrued payroll 39,723 73,666 35,914 149,303
Other - 2,062,388 - 2,062,388
Current portion of:
Long-term debt 130,000 -- 130,000
Compensated absences 148,171 - 153,600 301,771
Total current liabilities 397,259 3,162,404 199,646 3,759,309
Noncurrent liabilities:
Long-term debt, net of current portions 1,040,000 - - 1,040,000
Compensated absences 95,269 - 112,566 207,835
Total non-current liabilities 1,135,269 - 112,566 1,247,835
Total liabilities 1,532,528 3,162,404 312,212 5,007,144
Net assets
Invested in capital assets, net of related debt 4,853,647 - - 4,853,647
Unrestricted 5,214,847 1,145,744 - 6,360,591
Total net assets 10,068,494$ 1,145,744$ -$ 11,214,238$
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City of Lansing
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expensesand Changes in Fund Net Assets
Internal Service FundsFor the Year Ended June 30, 2008
Fleet Fringe
Maintenance Benefits Engineering Totals
Operating revenues
Charges for services 7,137,639$ 48,554,385$ 2,408,158$ 58,100,182$
Operating expenses
Personal services 3,185,563 68,373 1,924,158 5,178,094
Purchase of goods and services 3,195,131 49,741,610 484,000 53,420,741
Depreciation 1,618,321 - - 1,618,321
Total operating expenses 7,999,015 49,809,983 2,408,158 60,217,156
Operating loss (861,376) (1,255,598) - (2,116,974)
Nonoperating revenues (expenses)
Gain on sale of capital assets 124,436 - - 124,436
Interest expense and fees (67,707) - - (67,707)
Total nonoperating revenues (expenses)56,729 - - 56,729
Loss before
contributions and transfers (804,647) (1,255,598) - (2,060,245)
Capital contributions 28,861 - - 28,861
Transfers in 645,000 - - 645,000
Change in net assets (130,786) (1,255,598) - (1,386,384)
Net assets, beginning of year 10,199,280 2,401,342 - 12,600,622
Net assets, end of year 10,068,494$ 1,145,744$ -$ 11,214,238$
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City of Lansing
Combining Statement of Cash Flows
Internal Service Funds
For the Year Ended June 30, 2008
Fleet Fringe
Maintenance Benefits Engineering Totals
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash received from interfund services 9,578,665$ 49,850,221$ 2,408,158$ 61,837,044$
Cash payments for goods and services (3,214,649) (47,272,242) (345,743) (50,832,634)
Cash payments to employees (3,230,222) (31,900) (1,926,440) (5,188,562)
Net cash provided by (used for)
operating activities 3,133,794 2,546,079 135,975 5,815,848
Cash flows from noncapital financing activities
Transfers in 645,000 - - 645,000
Cash flows from capital and related financing activities
Proceeds from sale of capital assets 124,436 - - 124,436
Acquisition and construction of capital assets (101,760) - - (101,760)
Capital contributions received 28,861 - - 28,861
Principal paid on revenue and general obligation bonds (125,000) - - (125,000)
Interest paid on revenue and general obligation bonds (67,053) - - (67,053)
Net cash used for capital and related
financing activities (140,516) - - (140,516)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 3,638,278 2,546,079 135,975 6,320,332
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year 1,213,736 - 176,237 1,389,973
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year 4,852,014$ 2,546,079$ 312,212$ 7,710,305$
Reconciliation of operating income (loss) to
net cash provided by (used for) operating activities
Operating income (loss)(861,376)$ (1,255,598)$ -$ (2,116,974)$
Adjustments to reconcile operating income (loss) to
net cash provided by (used for) operating activities
Depreciation expense 1,618,321 - - 1,618,321
Change in:
Accounts receivable 444 (1,173,766) - (1,173,322)
Inventories (48,169) - - (48,169)
Prepaids - (22,883) - (22,883)
Due from other funds - 10,000 - 10,000
Interfund receivable 2,440,582 2,459,602 - 4,900,184
Accounts payable (34,156) 1,012,175 (1,523) 976,496
Accrued interest payable (2,229) - - (2,229)
Accrued payroll (44,659) 36,473 (2,282) (10,468)
Other - 1,480,076 - 1,480,076
Compensated absences 65,036 - 139,780 204,816
Total adjustments 3,995,170 3,801,677 135,975 7,932,822
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities 3,133,794$ 2,546,079$ 135,975$ 5,815,848$
Agency Funds
Bail Bonds Fund – This fund is used to hold cash received by the District Court for bail bonds.
Garnishment, Indemnity Bond and Restitution Fund – This fund is used to hold cash received by the District
Court for garnishment payments until claimed, and to hold indemnity bonds deposited relating to civil disputes
until the Court rules on the case.
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City of Lansing
Combining Statement of Fiduciary Assets and Liabilities
Agency Funds
June 30, 2008
54-A District Court
Garnishment,
Bail Indemnity Bond
Bonds and Restitution Totals
Assets
Equity in pooled cash 198,122$ 9,875$ 207,997$
Liabilities
Undistributed receipts 198,122$ 9,875$ 207,997$
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City of Lansing
Combining Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Assets and Liabilities
Agency Funds
For the Year Ended June 30, 2008
Beginning Ending
Balance Additions Deletions Balance
54-A District Court - Bail Bonds
Assets
Equity in pooled cash 167,496$ 1,039,548$ 1,008,922$ 198,122$
Liabilities
Undistributed receipts 167,496$ 1,039,548$ 1,008,922$ 198,122$
54-A District Court - Garnishment, Indemnity Bond and Restitution
Assets
Equity in pooled cash 9,053$ 134,474$ 133,652$ 9,875$
Liabilities
Undistributed receipts 9,053$ 134,474$ 133,652$ 9,875$
Total - All Agency Funds
Assets
Equity in pooled cash 176,549$ 1,174,022$ 1,142,574$ 207,997$
Liabilities
Undistributed receipts 176,549$ 1,174,022$ 1,142,574$ 207,997$
STATISTICAL SECTION
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STATISTICAL SECTION
This part of the City of Lansing’s comprehensive annual financial report presents detailed
information as a context for understanding what the information in the financial
statements, note disclosures, and requires supplementary information says about the
city’s overall financial health
Contents Pages
Financial Trends 105-108
These schedules contain trend information to help the reader
understand how the City’s financial performance and
well-being have changed over time.
Revenue Capacity 109-113
These schedules contain information to help the reader assess
the factors affecting the City’s ability to generate its property
taxes.
Debt Capacity 114-118
These schedules present information to help the reader assess
the affordability of the City’s current levels of outstanding debt
and the city’s ability to issue additional debt in the future.
Demographic and Economic Information 119-120
These schedules offer demographic and economic indicators to
help the reader understand the environment within which the
City’s financial activities take place and to help make
comparisons over time and with other governments.
Operating Information 121-123
These schedules contain information about the City’s operations
and resources to help the reader understand how the City’s
financial information relates to the services the City provides and
the activities it performs.
Sources: Unless otherwise noted, the information in these schedules is derived from the comprehensive annual financial
reports for the relevant year. The city implemented Statement 34 in 2002; schedules presenting government-wide
information include information beginning in that year.
Schedule 1
City of Lansing
Net Assets by Component
Last Seven Fiscal Years
(accrual basis of accounting)Fiscal Year
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
(2)
Governmental activities
Invested in capital assets, net of related debt $187,054,852 $184,150,439 $190,243,447 $198,338,788 $197,530,605 $193,545,003 $176,742,875
Restricted 34,554,539 37,642,784 36,706,345 33,900,657 6,370 172,111
Unrestricted (3,124,027) 2,776,006 514,601 1,632,040 15,331,622 20,363,235 39,491,342
Total governmental activities net assets 218,485,364 224,569,229 227,464,393 233,871,485 212,862,227 213,914,608 216,406,328
Business-type activities
Invested in capital assets, net of related debt 178,526,049 166,320,408 161,324,071 163,834,290 138,830,169 163,715,373 154,922,603
Restricted 30,892,739 35,777,715 35,945,848 39,493,526 718,828 1,039,093 2,105,762
Unrestricted 16,330,517 28,929,677 28,208,193 22,701,430 64,268,351 35,649,876 36,078,930
Total business-type activities net assets 225,749,305 231,027,800 225,478,112 226,029,246 203,817,348 200,404,342 193,107,295
Primary government
Invested in capital assets, net of related debt 365,580,901 350,470,847 351,567,518 362,173,078 336,360,774 357,260,376 331,665,478
Restricted 65,447,278 73,420,499 72,652,193 73,394,183 718,828 1,045,463 2,277,873
Unrestricted 13,206,490 31,705,683 28,722,794 24,333,470 79,599,973 56,013,111 75,570,272
Total primary government net assets $444,234,669 $455,597,029 $452,942,505 $459,900,731 $416,679,575 $414,318,950 $409,513,623
(1) no discretely presented component units shown
(2) in 2005 the City's definition of "restricted net assets" was changed to include assets in funds set up to account for
activities outside of the General Fund, for Governmental Activities, and to include restricted cash for debt retirement
for Business Type Activities.
(3) seven years are reported back to the date of GASB 34 implementation
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Schedule 2
City of Lansing
Changes in Net Assets
Last Seven Fiscal Years
(accrual basis of accounting)Fiscal Year
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Expenses
Governmental activities:
General government $28,901,545 $22,043,283 $34,375,762 $53,533,838 $53,353,559 $54,386,814 $48,907,951
Public safety 76,211,756 62,570,888 60,047,271 38,668,349 41,292,750 36,998,022 37,442,294
Public works 40,032,746 40,517,063 31,790,944 30,670,483 22,118,173 23,740,767 22,332,626
Recreation and culture 7,677,086 6,198,462 7,881,212 5,464,143 7,979,953 8,055,078 6,790,347
Community development 6,382,336 6,232,406 7,124,491 6,996,000 8,387,559 9,647,696 8,960,204
Interest on long-term debt 1,481,658 1,658,708 1,197,851 1,033,078 2,041,758 2,333,691 2,705,290
Total governmental activities expenses 160,687,127 139,220,810 142,417,531 136,365,891 135,173,752 135,162,068 127,138,712
Business-type activities
Sewage disposal system 27,382,736 24,725,229 21,706,537 20,631,611 20,864,079 19,350,186 17,218,878
Municipal parking system 10,188,065 10,275,379 18,403,163 10,151,018 9,196,910 8,840,334 8,322,193
Cemetery 675,672 692,510 753,151 802,949 828,073 688,571 570,291
Golf 1,072,505 1,358,008 1,398,963 1,446,615 1,620,669 1,583,711 1,222,525
Garbage and rubbish collection 1,436,642 1,372,266 1,412,620 1,421,617 1,321,760 1,288,178 1,229,951
Recycling 2,940,366 2,777,068 2,981,730 2,862,003 2,768,307 2,642,541 2,437,371
Potter Park Zoo (156,270) 2,968,236 2,718,759 2,690,943 2,542,065 2,228,724 1,778,059
Total business-type activities expenses 43,539,716 44,168,696 49,374,923 40,006,756 39,141,863 36,622,245 32,779,268
Total primary government expenses 204,226,843 183,389,506 $191,792,454 $176,372,647 $174,315,615 $171,784,313 $159,917,980
Program Revenues
Governmental activities:
Charges for services:
General government 5,938,911 6,251,032 6,416,850 6,264,142 4,686,901 4,611,471 1,908,603
Public safety 12,705,181 13,014,934 13,087,372 12,400,853 11,682,187 11,031,998 10,393,731
Public works 4,364,525 3,805,739 3,891,646 2,646,007 2,713,258 2,627,959 2,345,220
Recreation and culture 1,556,260 1,259,373 1,405,584 1,598,968 1,581,607 1,472,203 1,509,159
Community development 66,308 66,161 66,486 66,788
Operating grants and contributions 20,356,292 16,524,178 16,158,496 16,673,481 15,746,181 15,968,081 17,980,993
Capital grants and contributions 2,531,974 2,179,870 3,659,169 3,479,536 3,033,891 1,734,008 2,822,477
Total governmental activities program revenues 47,519,451 43,101,287 44,685,603 43,129,775 39,444,025 37,445,720 36,960,183
Business-type activities:
Charges for services:
Sewage disposal system 28,023,322 26,926,202 26,867,610 26,890,756 26,529,842 26,045,574 25,414,112
Municipal parking system 10,090,566 10,838,270 10,289,830 9,628,690 7,510,354 7,642,684 7,763,065
Cemetery 218,688 264,255 237,564 230,716 226,631 199,760 231,304
Golf 607,922 754,995 890,190 929,266 951,923 997,177 1,014,675
Garbage and rubbish collection 1,617,717 1,378,562 1,295,053 1,322,111 1,315,413 1,189,489 801,418
Recycling 3,039,089 2,903,092 2,816,277 2,636,002 2,115,917 2,138,308 1,928,476
Potter Park Zoo (115) 553,999 471,703 558,654 505,666 436,199 426,434
Capital grants and contributions 196,317 183,012 1,368,773 731,575 93,207 914,570 0
Total business-type activities program revenues 43,793,506 43,802,387 44,237,000 42,927,770 39,248,953 39,563,761 37,579,484
Total primary government program revenues $91,312,957 $86,903,674 $88,922,603 $86,057,545 $78,692,978 $77,009,481 $74,539,667
Net(Expenses)/Revenues
Governmental activities ($113,167,676) ($96,119,523) ($97,731,928) ($93,236,116) ($95,729,727) ($97,716,348) ($90,178,529)
Business-type activities 253,790 (366,309) (5,137,923) 2,921,014 107,090 2,941,516 4,800,216
Total primary government net expense ($112,913,886) ($96,485,832) ($102,869,851) ($90,315,102) ($95,622,637) ($94,774,832) ($85,378,313)
General Revenues and Other Changes in Net Assets
Governmental activities:
Taxes
Property Taxes 38,607,761 38,371,105 37,506,017 36,181,408 40,354,088 39,571,155 39,158,867
Income taxes 31,168,012 28,209,913 27,032,176 27,435,047 27,437,494 29,099,955 27,596,270
Unrestricted grants and contributions 28,180,799 27,258,536 26,817,633 26,355,710 26,338,413 28,198,831 28,618,275
Investment earnings 1,706,572 2,483,162 1,634,608 715,608 312,069 725,936 972,802
Miscellaneous 774,822 104,563 2,903,792 1,838,895 1,946,818
Transfers 7,420,667 (3,098,357) (3,132,465) (2,123,435) (2,668,510) (4,130,144) (1,925,790)
Total governmental activities 107,083,811 93,224,359 90,632,791 88,668,901 94,677,346 95,304,628 96,367,242
Business-type activities:
Investment earnings 1,883,034 2,815,480 1,453,076 1,298,407 249,855 294,425 628,797
Miscellaneous 5,348 2,160 1,248 23,736 387,551 343,174 1,438,488
Transfers (7,420,667) 3,098,357 3,132,465 2,123,435 2,668,510 3,717,932 1,486,240
Total business-type activities (5,532,285) 5,915,997 4,586,789 3,445,578 3,305,916 4,355,531 3,553,525
Total primary government $101,551,526 $99,140,356 $95,219,580 $92,114,479 $97,983,262 $99,660,159 $99,920,767
Changes in Net Assets
Governmental activities ($6,083,865) ($2,895,164) ($7,099,137) ($4,567,215) ($1,052,381) ($2,411,720) $6,188,713
Business-type activities (5,278,495) 5,549,688 (551,134) 6,366,592 3,413,006 7,297,047 8,353,741
Total primary government ($11,362,360) $2,654,524 ($7,650,271) $1,799,377 $2,360,625 $4,885,327 $14,542,454
(1) no discretely presented component units shown
(2) seven years are reported back to the date of GASB 34 implementation
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Schedule 3
City of Lansing
Fund Balances, Governmental Funds
Last Seven Fiscal Years
(modified accrual basis of accounting)
Fiscal Year
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
General Fund
Reserved $1,765,288 $1,848,021 $2,443,224 $2,482,589 $1,324,109 $945,386 $1,145,896
Unreserved 5,465,164 5,036,129 4,634,961 4,709,909 5,606,958 5,985,681 5,785,171
Total General Fund 7,230,452 6,884,150 $7,078,185 $7,192,498 $6,931,067 $6,931,067 $6,931,067
All Other Governmental Funds
Reserved 365,351 2,544,339 613,533 2,139,438 3,688,795 4,541,303 4,898,039
Unreserved, reported in:
Special revenue funds 14,716,755 14,523,146 18,798,291 17,635,170 17,950,570 17,933,354 19,123,737
Capital projects funds 17,862,441 18,978,360 15,717,371 12,563,759 15,293,862 16,967,327 19,447,491
Debt service funds 256,144 144,518 88,826 4,400 0 0 0
Permanent funds 1,609,992 1,596,939 1,577,150 1,557,890 0 0 0
Total all other governmental funds 34,810,683 37,787,302 $36,795,171 $33,900,657 $36,933,227 $39,441,984 $43,469,267
Total all governmental funds $42,041,135 $44,671,452 $43,873,356 $41,093,155 $43,864,294 $46,373,051 $50,400,334
(1) in 2005 the City's definition for Permanent Funds fund balance changed to "Unreserved" due to the nature of the funds
being set up as a reserved fund
(2) seven years are reported back to the date of GASB 34 implementation
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Schedule 4
City of Lansing
Changes in Fund Balance, Governmental Funds
Last Seven Fiscal Years
(modified accrual basis of accounting)
Fiscal Year
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Revenues
Property taxes $38,775,722 $38,681,928 $37,957,773 $36,527,417 $40,354,088 $39,426,786 $39,303,237
Income taxes 31,168,012 28,209,913 27,032,176 27,497,542 27,413,270 29,159,482 27,577,803
Licenses and permits 1,429,075 1,101,550 860,647 791,655 814,989 925,455 976,332
Intergovernmental 38,556,616 34,699,908 34,964,225 35,624,372 36,312,111 36,183,631 41,155,183
Charges for services 19,116,593 18,415,612 19,436,267 17,931,572 16,745,202 15,522,204 15,057,729
Fines and forfeits 4,090,397 4,349,642 4,515,951 4,351,977 4,870,577 5,645,029 4,383,678
Interest and rents 1,836,485 2,607,388 1,710,674 720,707 357,382 823,308 1,096,086
Contributions 10,894,573 9,980,854 9,385,831 8,966,289 8,744,295 9,255,742 8,069,915
Donations from private sources 326,768 114,954 549,055 126,182 22,031 376,793 85,307
Other revenue 331,248 1,019,476 1,082,283 1,320,064 1,285,903 779,115 703,332
Total revenues 146,525,489 139,181,225 137,494,882 133,857,777 136,919,848 138,097,545 138,408,602
Expenditures
General government 29,209,458 28,905,058 34,956,037 55,746,807 54,420,735 53,381,289 49,156,129
Public safety 67,715,160 65,218,515 59,143,629 38,121,596 40,145,137 39,321,853 39,290,562
Highways and streets 14,860,390 13,501,747 10,879,004 10,467,860 9,216,004 9,776,628 9,110,517
Recreation and culture 8,038,290 7,676,600 7,509,183 5,517,980 6,229,014 6,555,043 6,219,773
Other functions 11,805,843 9,847,925 8,259,415 8,520,848 6,971,380 5,725,184 8,255,056
Capital outlay 16,228,127 20,001,659 13,306,810 12,614,723 11,917,608 15,241,548 14,195,769
Debt service
Interest 1,607,703 1,285,436 1,145,588 1,187,673 2,331,276 2,625,499 2,951,352
Principal 4,721,581 3,875,909 3,244,879 3,592,766 6,874,234 6,298,264 7,886,020
Total expenditures 154,186,552 150,312,849 138,444,545 135,770,253 138,105,388 138,925,308 137,065,178
Excess of revenues over (under) expenditures (7,661,063) (11,131,624) (949,663) (1,912,476) (1,185,540) (827,763) 1,343,424
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Proceeds from borrowing 4,052,979 15,190,077 6,087,507 1,784,465 570,000 1,500,000 3,914,787
Proceeds from sale of capital assets 774,822 74,565 799,497 99,434 896,818
Transfers in 13,507,521 6,908,259 8,170,998 8,274,929 13,628,444 14,083,970 16,789,516
Transfers out (12,529,754) (10,168,616) (11,303,463) (10,398,364) (16,321,156) (18,802,923) (18,715,306)
Total other financing sources (uses)5,030,746 11,929,720 3,729,864 (264,405) (1,323,215) (3,119,519) 2,885,815
Net change in fund balance (2,630,317) 798,096 2,780,201 (2,176,881) (2,508,755) (3,947,282) 4,229,239
Debt service as a percentage of
noncapital expenditures 4.6% 4.0% 3.5% 3.9% 7.3% 7.2% 8.8%
(1) seven years are reported back to the date of GASB 34 implementation
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Schedule 5
City of Lansing
Assessed Value and estimated Actual Value of Taxable Property
Last Eight Fiscal Years
Fiscal Total Assessed
Year Personal Total Taxable Direct Estimated Value as a
Ended Residential Commercial Industrial Property Assessed Tax Actual Percentage of
June 30, Property Property Property Valuation Valuation Rate Value Actual Value
2001 $988,356,656 $560,554,545 $72,068,138 $305,623,290 $1,926,602,629 $16.96 $3,853,205,258 50.0%
2002 1,036,176,015 632,166,043 138,185,676 289,408,415 2,095,936,149 16.46 4,191,872,298 50.0%
2003 1,088,980,029 661,752,030 157,367,277 303,247,208 2,211,346,544 15.93 4,422,693,088 50.0%
2004 1,135,019,090 686,609,099 178,744,095 287,439,600 2,287,811,884 15.93 4,575,623,768 50.0%
2005 1,196,695,728 702,969,958 175,906,035 288,421,700 2,363,993,421 15.88 4,727,986,842 50.0%
2006 1,266,935,505 730,413,466 180,564,805 251,293,200 2,429,206,976 15.88 4,858,413,952 50.0%
2007 1,354,989,247 728,343,561 195,703,073 221,858,408 2,500,894,289 15.88 5,001,788,578 50.0%
2008 1,437,051,392 765,233,437 192,915,386 223,995,750 2,619,195,965 15.83 5,238,391,930 50.0%
(1) tax rates are per $1,000 of assessed value
(2) data available back eight years
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Schedule 6
City of Lansing
Direct and Overlapping Property tax Rates
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(rate per $1,000 of assessed value)
Fiscal City Direct Rates Overlapping Rates
Year
Ended Tax Operating Service City County School State College Other
June 30, Year Millage Millage Millage Millage Millage Education Millage Millage Total
1999 1998 15.04 2.06 17.10 7.61 18.94 6.00 2.94 7.41 60.00
2000 1999 14.90 2.06 16.96 7.61 19.52 6.00 2.92 7.36 60.37
2001 2000 14.90 2.06 16.96 7.61 19.04 6.00 2.92 7.62 60.15
2002 2001 14.40 2.06 16.46 7.61 19.10 6.00 3.89 7.59 60.65
2003 2002 14.90 1.03 15.93 8.11 19.01 6.00 3.87 8.34 61.26
2004 2003 14.90 1.03 15.93 8.11 19.06 5.00 3.85 8.89 60.84
2005 2004 14.90 .98 15.88 8.10 20.65 6.00 3.84 8.83 63.30
2006 2005 14.90 .98 15.88 8.18 20.40 6.00 3.81 8.78 63.04
2007 2006 14.95 .93 15.88 8.72 20.32 6.00 3.81 9.15 63.88
2008 2007 14.95 .88 15.83 8.27 20.18 6.00 3.81 9.58 63.67
(1) rates for Ingham County and Lansing School District only
(2) since 1995 this is the Non-homestead rate
(3) includes Intermediate School, Airport Authority, Capital
Area Transit Authority and Capital Area District Library (began in FY 98)
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Schedule 8
City of Lansing
Property Tax Levies and Collections
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Collected within the
Fiscal Year of the Levy Total Collections to Date
Taxes Levied Current Percent of Delinquent Total Collections
for the Tax Levy Tax Tax as a Percent
30-Jun Fiscal Year Collection Collected Collection Collection of Levy
1999 $34,984,481 $34,887,287 99.72% $70,749 $34,958,036 99.92%
2000 35,027,907 34,886,808 99.60% 48,074 34,934,882 99.73%
2001 35,547,497 35,330,288 99.39% 18,522 35,348,810 99.44%
2002 36,357,748 36,208,985 99.59% 59,625 36,268,610 99.75%
2003 37,310,656 37,041,662 99.28% (97,842)36,943,820 99.02%
2004 38,267,514 37,826,436 98.85% 58,255 37,884,691 99.00%
2005 40,051,303 39,429,093 98.45% 137,727 39,566,820 98.79%
2006 41,261,397 41,022,735 99.42% 77,747 41,100,483 99.61%
2007 42,627,042 42,516,696 99.74% 91,605 42,608,301 99.96%
2008 44,286,657 44,125,517 99.64% 62,274 44,187,791 99.78%
(1) net of chargebacks from the County Tax Revolving Funds for taxes still delinquent after three years
(2) data furnished from City of Lansing Treasurer
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Schedule 10
City of Lansing
Ratios of General Bonded Debt Outstanding
Last Eight Fiscal Years
Debt
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Fiscal Debt Enterprise Net Bonded Net
Year Service Revenues Debt to Bonded
Ended Taxable Gross Bonded Monies & Special Net Bonded Taxable Debt per
30-Jun Population(1)Value(3)Debt(2)Available Assessments Debt Value Capita
2001 119,128 1,926,602,629$ 128,819,227$ 266,393$ 93,171,094$ 35,381,740$ 0.0184 $297
2002 119,128 2,095,936,149 135,999,133 28,496 102,232,751 33,737,886 0.0161 283
2003 119,128 2,211,346,544 140,043,000 7,524 110,419,899 29,615,577 0.0134 249
2004 119,128 2,287,811,884 166,581,000 42,852 145,505,724 21,032,424 0.0092 177
2005 119,128 2,363,993,421 178,349,785 4,400 165,029,785 13,315,600 0.0056 112
2006 119,128 2,429,206,976 186,094,004 88,826 168,849,004 17,156,174 0.0071 144
2007 119,128 2,500,894,289 185,028,386 309,363 165,183,386 19,535,637 0.0078 164
2008 119,128 2,619,195,965 203,043,708 256,144 182,419,608 20,367,956 0.0078 171
(1) population per decennial census by the U.S. Census Bureau
(2) includes all general obligation debt and special assessment debt with governmental obligation
(3) the tax assessment day is December 31 prior to beginning of fiscal year
(4) data available back eight years
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Schedule 11
City of Lansing
Direct and Overlapping Governmental Activities Debt
As of June 30, 2008
Net General
Obligation Bonded Amount
Name of Debt % Applicable Applicable
Governmental Unit Outstanding to City to City
Direct - City 23,657,724$ (1) 100.00%23,657,724$
Overlapping
Eaton Intermediate School District 1,635,000 1.66% 27,141$
Waverly School District 40,095,000 0.26% 104,247
Lansing School District 66,065,000 83.99% 55,487,994
East Lansing School District 76,007,717 4.05% 3,078,313
Holt School District 101,061,231 2.82% 2,849,927
Ingham Intermediate School District - 26.11% -
Ingham County 32,526,783 30.13% 9,800,320
Eaton County 28,740,249 2.71% 778,861
Lansing Community College 67,995,000 22.01% 14,965,700
Okemos School District 40,657,000 3.01% 1,223,776
Grand Ledge 81,590,000 3.33% 2,716,947
Total Overlapping Debt 91,033,223
Total Direct and Overlapping Debt 114,690,948$
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Schedule 13
City of Lansing
Pledged-Revenue Coverage
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Sewage Disposal Bonds
Direct Net Revenue
Gross Operating Available for Debt Service Requirements
Revenue Expenses(2) Debt Service Principal Interest Total Coverage(1)
1999 21,107,381$ 9,996,022$ 11,111,359$ 2,370,000$ 2,492,280$ 4,862,280$ 2.29
2000 21,623,804 10,528,286 11,095,518 2,180,000 1,656,475 3,836,475 2.89
2001 24,193,795 10,574,104 13,619,691 3,065,000 1,976,600 5,041,600 2.70
2002 25,841,763 10,592,681 15,249,082 3,190,000 1,854,090 5,044,090 3.02
2003 26,963,775 11,209,711 15,754,064 3,320,000 1,723,253 5,043,253 3.12
2004 26,196,518 11,543,509 14,653,009 3,475,000 1,723,253 5,198,253 2.82
2005 26,601,646 12,775,001 13,826,645 3,715,000 1,786,328 5,501,328 2.51
2006 27,932,464 12,867,761 15,064,703 3,805,000 2,036,736 5,841,736 2.58
2007 29,292,698 13,494,658 15,798,040 3,950,000 2,152,990 6,102,990 2.59
2008 29,356,299 15,998,551 13,357,748 2,830,000 2,002,400 4,832,400 2.76
(1) coverage is defined as net revenue available for debt service divided by
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Schedule 14
City of Lansing
Demographic and Economic Statistics
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Per capita
Personal Personal Median School Unemployment Labor
Year Population(1) Income Income(5)Age(2) Enrollment(3) % Rate(4) Force(4)
1999 127,400 2,284,282,000$ 17,930$ 31.88 18,443 4.2 66,550
2000 119,100 2,134,748,400 17,924 31.40 17,836 4.7 68,300
2001 119,100 2,134,036,817 17,918 31.56 17,586 4.5 67,725
2002 119,100 2,133,325,472 17,912 31.72 17,490 5.6 67,700
2003 119,100 2,132,614,363 17,906 31.88 17,600 6.7 65,325
2004 119,100 2,131,903,492 17,900 32.04 16,927 7.0 63,750
2005 119,100 2,131,192,857 17,894 32.20 16,201 9.0 68,041
2006 119,100 2,130,460,800 17,888 32.36 16,014 8.4 67,023
2007 119,100 2,129,750,646 17,882 32.52 15,178 8.9 66,224
2008 119,100 2,129,040,730 17,876 32.68 14,475 10.3 65,833
(1) population per decennial census by the U.S. Census Bureau
(2) 2000 data from U.S. Census Bureau. Data for other years estimated by City of
Lansing Finance Department
(3) annual school census from the Lansing School District
(4) Michigan Department of Career Development: Employment Service Agency - Labor Market Information
(5) personal income for 2000 and 2005 from the U.S.Census Bureau. The other years were extrapolated
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Schedule 15
City of Lansing
Principal Employers,
June 30,
2008 2007 2006
Percentage Percentage Percentage
of Total City of Total City of Total City
Employer Employees Rank Employment Employees Rank Employment Employees Rank Employment
(1) (2)
State of Michigan 14,355 1 6.52% 13,000 1 5.65% 14,355 1 6.09%
Michigan State University 10,500 2 4.77% 10,500 2 4.56% 10,500 2 4.45%
General Motors 6,300 3 2.86% 6,000 3 2.61% 6,300 3 2.67%
Sparrow Health System 6,000 4 2.72% 6,000 4 2.61% 6,000 4 2.54%
Lansing Community College 3,180 5 1.44% 3,800 5 1.65% 3,180 5 1.35%
Ingham Regional Medical Center 2,500 6 1.13% 2,500 7 1.09% 2,500 6 1.06%
Lansing School District 2,106 7 0.96% 3,000 6 1.30% 2,106 7 0.89%
Meijer 2,000 8 0.91% 2,000 8 0.87% 2,000 8 0.85%
Auto Owners Insurance 1,500 9 0.68% 1,500 9 0.64%
Peckham, Inc. 1,400 10 0.64% 1,400 10 0.59%
U.S. Post Office 1,300 9 0.57%
Ingham County 1,200 10 0.52%
(1) data is representative of the Greater Lansing Region
(2) based on a Greater Lansing Region employment of 220,300
(3) data available back three years only
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Schedule 16
City of Lansing
Full-time Equivalent City Governmental Employees by Function/Program
June 30,
Function/Program 2008 2007 2006
General Government
City Council 11 11 11
Mayor's Office 5 5 7
City Clerk 7 7 7
54-A District Court 53 55 55
City Attorney's Office 12 12 11
City TV 2 2 2
Internal Auditor 1 1 2
Human Resources 14 14 (1)12
Finance
Accounting/Budget/Purchasing 16 18 (1)21
Tax Services 26 29 30
Information Technology 18 18 18
Property Management 24 26 (3)28
Fleet Management 33 37 (2)20
117 128 117
Planning & Neighborhood Development
Administration 2 2 2
Code Compliance 17 19 15
Building Safety 15 16 17
Planning 5 7 7
Development 10 10 11
Parking & Transportation 41 43 49
90 97 101
Police 341 338 339
Fire 219 219 220
Public Services
Administration & Engineering 18 18 19
Operations & Maintenance 113 119 122
Service Garage - - (2)17
Wastewater 50 51 61
181 188 219
Human Relations & Community Services 8 9 9
Parks & Recreation
Administration & Design 8 8 9
Grounds & Forestry 32 32 (2)32
Leisure & Special Recreation 17 19 (3)20
Cemeteries 4 5 5
Golf/Ice Arena 4 4 6
Zoo (4)- 18 19
65 86 91
1,126 1,172 1,203
In FY 2007, the following restructuring of departments occurred:
(1) A payroll position was transferred from Finance to Human Resources
(2) Operations of the City's three fleet garages was consolidated in Finance
(3) Four custodial positions were transferred from Parks & Recreation to Finance
(4) On July 1, 2007, Potter Park Zoo employees were transferred to Ingham County
Data available back three years only
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Schedule 17
City of Lansing
Operating Indicators by Function/Program
Fiscal Year ended June 30,
Function/Program 2008 2007 2006
Public Safety
Fire Department responses 15,780 15,267 14,869
EMS related 13,151 12,779 12,152
Fire related 2,629 2,488 2,117
Police Department responses 87,634 97,466 87,551
Arrests 12,810 13,260 7,479
Traffic violations 25,398 29,047 30,948
Public Works
Potholes filled 40,790 28,122 36,522
Streets resurfaced (miles) 20.92 22.11 27.16
Recreation
Recreation participation 37,783 41,069 38,878
Pavilion rentals 300 587 602
Sewage Disposal
Average amount processed daily (gal) 16.73 million 16.00 million 15.00 million
Parking System
Average number of monthly permits 4,059 3,905 4,073
Parking tickets issued 57,153 75,637 82,221
Cemetery
Lots sold 98 114 104
Golf
Annual rounds played 43,605 b 59,244 57,256
Garbage and Rubbish
Yards sent to landfill 29,869 30,402 30,517
Recycling
Recycled goods sold (tons) 2,818 2,269 2,441
Yards composted 21,928 17,189 21,304
Potter Park Zoo
Annual attendance N/A a 99,364 96,659
data available back three years only
a. Zoo operations were transferred to Ingham County in FY2008
b. Two municipal golf courses were non-operational in 2008
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Schedule 18
City of Lansing
Capital Asset Statistics by Function/Program
June 30,
Function/Program 2008 2007 2006
Public Safety
Police Stations 3 3 3
Police Patrol Units 58 55 55
Fire Stations 9 9 9
Public Works
Streets (miles) 410.15 410.15 409.89
Traffic signals 203 188 194
Recreation
Park acreage 2,422.63 2,219.63 2,219.63
Playgrounds 82 80 76
Baseball/softball fields 61 61 61
Soccer/football fields 6 6 6
Community centers 4 4 4
Sewage Disposal
Sanitary sewers (miles) 347.4 341.0 338.0
Storm sewers (miles) 225.1 220.0 217.0
Combined sewers (miles) 197.4 203.0 208.0
Parking System
Ramps 6 6 5
Lots 15 15 15
Meters 2,489 2489 2,489
Cemetery
Number of cemeteries 3 3 3
Golf
Number of courses 1 b 3 3
Acreage 115 b 318 318
Garbage and Rubbish
Refuse collection trucks 21 21 20
Recycling
Recycling trucks 10 10 10
Potter Park Zoo
Number of animals N/A a 398 403
data available back three years only
a. Zoo operations were transferred to Ingham County in FY2008
b. Two municipal golf courses were non-operational in 2008
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