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The Huron Expositor, 1987-03-18, Page 12Al2- THE HURON EXPOSITOR, MARCH tS, 198T- To the Members -of Council. Inhabitants and RitTpayers of-rhi-tUTPTFT,Tion at the Town of. Seaforth We have examined -the consolidated balance sheet of the Corporation of the Town ef Seifotth as at December 31, 1996 and the Consolidated. statemeht of. operations forthe year then ended. ' Our examination was made is accordance with generallyaccepted auditing standards, and accordingly inclUded soch ' tests and other procedures 80 we considerednecessary in the circumstances.." In'our opinion, these consolidated financial statements present fairly the financial position of the corporation of. the Town of Seaforth asat,December 31, 1986 and. the results of ita, operWtions for the year then ended in accordance with the acoUntlkg'prinCiples prescribed 'for Ontario 'Munictpalities'applied on a basis consistent with. that of the preceding year. London, Ontario 'February 11, 1987. • Chartered Accountants , Licence No. 1239 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET as at December 31, 1986 ASSETS Unrestricted . • • Cash Taxes receivable' , Accounts receivable Other current assets! . , Restricted Cash • ' .Accounts receivable Due from revenue fund 1186 • 1985 $ 83,150 80,476 108,389 • $107,937 75,344 • 79.610' 927 272,015 263,818 63,863 384 357 64,604 Capital outlay financed by long-term liabilities and to bo recovered in future years (Note 4) 85,000 LIABILITIES 64,679 368 ' 1.319 66,366 12.000 $421,619 $342,184 . Bank indebtedness 5 - Accounts payable and accrued•liabilitles , 90,170 90,170 Net long-term liabilities (Note 4) 85,000 FUND BALANCES AT THE END OF THE YEAR To be used to offset (or to be recovered from) taxation or'user charges (Note 5) 84,259 Reserves (Note 6) • 91, ef. Reserve funds (Note6) 64,604, 5421,619 $ 156 108,621 108,783 12,000 '46,325 108,710 66,366 5342,184 lomm.imemsnm. The accompanying notes are an Integral pert of thie financial statement. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS for the year ended December 31. 1986 Budget Actual 1986 .1986 SOURCES OP FINANCING: Taxation and user charges Residential and fern taxation $ 655,304 Commereial, induttrial and business taaation 413,365 Taxation from other governments ' 31,650 User charges and feeS 176,695 Dedect: Amounts received or receivable for county and school boat& (511,696) Great* • Coved -Inept of cahada Province of Ontario Other municipalities Other Iniietttent int6Oe Other Net apptoptiations.frot reserves and reserve funds RERICIPAL 11.61.A1*CEE At tfit.&01)8tiNd 00 tit TEAR (Rote 5) 1,560 616,7514 26,600 1000 102,636 32,000 $ 654,129 428,2/1. 34,256 196,586 (540,116) 1,250 416,994 26,871 • A 3.683 97,532 48,000 To be used to offset (or ta be recovered fiat) taitatiOO or heel. charges 46,325 •44025 • Actual • 1985. $ 591,523 372,681 31,146 10(076 (488,566) 1,183 524,122 25,013 8,522 58,178' 1,481 Total financing available during the year $1.315,007 $1,407,783 51,328,453 • .eget Actual Actual MO. 1886, 1985 APPLIED ttg Current Operational General goiergient Prefeetied 65 Wailes 8n8 property Tflieripartatien terdieet. BiatedliMental terViCei Social And feria*. tetVidea Reereatlen and Colette1 Setafeet kinning and' development S 264,516 276,388 213,125 5, 100- 1,666' 123,d36 41,142 $ 225,464 160,66 266,891 ft0,566 2,606 166,11# 16,756 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS CONT'D Capital. 'General government ' -Protection to persons and. property Transportation services Environmental services .Recrection and cultural Services Planning and 'development • • • Net appropriationsto reserves and reserve funds MUNICIPAL FUND BALANCES Af THE END OF TRE YEAR (Noce 5) . 9,000 6,450 171.200 110,000 16,720 313,370 To -be used to offset (or to be recovered - from) taxation or user charges 'fetal application's during: the yea i- 202,622- 218,87) 269,167 261,756 182 164,264 9457 • .1481,707 1,015,061 : 8,847 ' .3206 . 5,583 16053 ' '160,671 97,907 . 92,405 130,925 10,739 , 22,090 - . ' 680 ' 278,24,5 271,061 30,218 .20,190 - . • 84,259 46,325 , - 51,395,077 • 81,407,783 01„328,453 ' The accompanying notes are .an integral part of this financial statement: . . NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL' STATEMENTS December 31, 1986 1. Accounting Policies (a) The consolidated financial'statements of the'Corperatton are the representation of Aanagement prepared in accordance with accounting, Policiee. preocribedfor Ontario Municipalities by the Minietry of Municipal Affairs, • Bests of.Consolidation (i) Consolidated Balance Sheet This statement reflects the owlets and liabilities of 0...revenue fund, reserve funds, the capital fund and includes the activities of all committees of Council and the Seaforth Business Improvement Area Hoard of Management which 1a under the control of Council. --------. ,7 All interfund MACS Ag liabilitiet are eiminated with the exception of loans and advanCeabetveen the reserve funds and other funds of the Town. (Li) Consolidated Stateeent of Operations This statement reflects the consolidated sources of financing and expenditures of the revenue fund, reserves, reserve funds and the capital fund of the Town and the Seaforth Business Improvement Area Board of Management,. All interfund eourcea of financing and expenditures are ellminated with the exception of interest income and expense arising from loans and, advances between the reeerve funds and ocher funds of ilia (111.) Nan -consolidated Entities For those local boards, munteipal enterprises and utilities of the municipality which are not coneolidated. the "Consolidated entente Sheet" does not reflect their assets or liabflltiee except to the extent of anounta due to or from cholla entities. The "Consolidated Statement of Operations" does not teflect their revenue* and expenditures except to the extent of the Town's contribution to those entities. These entities which are not Consolidated are as 1011010: • Seaferth and District ComdUnity Centres Management ComMittee Seaforth and District Community Centret &aiding Committee - Seaforth fire Area Departoent - Seatotth Public Utility Commission - W4terworks Department - Ontario Home Renewal Program Tenet Fund (iv) Other revenues, expenditures, assets and liabilities with respect to the operations of the school boarda, and the County of Huron are not tenanted In theRii finanttelstatements except to the extent that ovetlevieS (underldo104) are tepilited Ofl the °Consolidated balance Sheet" ae "other liabilitiet° ("other entrant a68tita4). (b) (mitts of Accounting (1) Souteee of finarictng and expenditures are reported on the AccruAl basis of accounting with the exception of principal and intereat -chargee on long term liabilities Which are charged Against dperktieris in the periods in which they are Feld. The principal and interest chargee are not accrued for the petted feed the date of the latest inetailment paydent• to the end Of the finenetal . year. (11) The accrued basis of accounting recognizerevenues at they becope adailable and measurable; expendttures are recognized es ghey are intuited and measurable et 4' tetelt of reteipt.Of &edit or services and the creation Of a legal Obligation tO pay, (1ll) Coital Outlay to be Recoveted to Future Yeats The hiatorttal cost And accumulated' depreciation of fixed assets are not reported for Municipal put:pose*. Inttead the "Capital outlay to be recovered ih future yettr", which repteeenta the • 6utstat4iwg principal portion of unoatured long tett liabilities for tunicipal expenditures or Capital funds transferred to other - organizations, is reported en the 'Consolidated Balance Sheet". 1 2. 'Ober -at -wit of itterSchoot boards- and the • County of- Huron further to note 1(4)((0)., the taxation, other revenues', expentitoret and oVeilevies (UnderlerieS) Of the Sabel board* and the County Of HUren are ' tooptfotd of the folinv.idne tthool Beatde County 9415,802 9121,014 AO _596 .416 744 123,417 Requisitions 409,140 121056 Supplementary taxes Tftatieli Faftents i* lieu Of taxes . -.0VetleVies (Ondetleviet) for the year Chietimen (endefle,r1eS) et the beginning Of the year OVerleVIES (UndefieV(eS) At the end . of tfin 98** 16 699 .123.417 45 014 (455 8iL„ $ NIL RiL 6er444 Thane revenues And eXPedditiffee ate not reflected in the "dintoblideted. 51atetent.of gputatione. the aVetleVfee (andeolev(et) At the Ond Of the 94e are reported as ether liabilities (ether current rieliete) on the "Cedeolidated Balande Sheet". • + y •-_, '• ^ 1 -*I' • . " H. NOTES -TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D 3 -Contributions to Unconsolidated jiiint Boards Further to note 1(a)(iii), the assets and liabilities of unconsolidated joint boards have not been consolidated and are not reported on the "Consolidated Balance.Sheet"._ . The operations of the joint boards have also not been consolidated. The "Consolidated Statement of Operations" includes only 'the following , contributions made by the'municipality to [hone boards: 1986 '- 1985 - Seaforth and District ComMunity Centres • Management Committee ' . Seaford,. Fire Area Department •4. Net Long Term Liabilities. 825,463 - 526,611. .18 386 14 094 • -843,849 $40,795 ' (a) The balance of net liabilitielareported on the "Consolidated talents. Sheet" is made 'up of the following: • 'Total long term liabilities' incurred by the ' municipality including those Incurred on behalf of school boards, other ' municipalities and municipal enterprises and outstanding at the year end amount to 085,000 813,848 Of the long term liabilities shown above, the responsibility for the payment of principal and interest charges has been .Assumed - The Huron County Board of Education II 848) 1986 1985 . Net long-term liabilities 81 the end of the year $85,000 $12,000 (b) Total charge.; for the year for net long term liabilities which are' reported On the "Consolidated Statement of Operations" are as follows: Principal . interest '. 1986 1985 $ 12,000 $ 11,009 639 1 829 $ 12,639 • 5 12,829 g'.-1Municipa1 fund balances at the end of the year The balance on the 40onoo4idated Statement of Operationa" of municipal equity of $84,259 (1985 - $46,325) at the end of the year is comprised of the following; 1986 1985 For general reduction (increase) of taxation ., $ 84,259 $ 36,983 For reduction of Business Improvement , • Area taxation - 9,342 $ 46,325 $ 84,259 EL Reserves and Reserve Funds a) The total balance of reeerves and reserve funda•of 5162,190 (1985 - 5175,076) is lade up. of the followings. 1986 1985 Set Aside for specific putpote by Council for industrial development $ 36,689 5 48,913 ' - for working capital 77,504 109,453 for heritage 17,779 16,710 - for buetness improvement 30,218 162,190 175,076 Riaerves - included above 1.7,884 108,710 Reeetee funds 8,64,604 $ 66,366 b) Effective January 1, 1985, amendments to regulation requite the Ontario Home Renewal trograi funds be accounted for at a trust Lind and no lenge* ae a reserie fedd. The transfer of the fund balance he reduced the total opening reserve fund balances 69,905,650 and is net if:fleeted in the consolidated stateMent of operations. The 1985 trentactioni"for this program ere tefletted in the financial 81ee069645 for the trust funds of the municipality. 7% Unfunded Pension Liability During the year the tOwn amended' by-qaii number 667 Syich that policemen are how entitled 18 retire at 60 years of age As oppbeed to 65 years of age. The net effeet of Chit change vas -an underfunding in the PeliCimen't pension plan of $28,613 at Tannery 1, 1985, the effective date of the change. The town intends t6 pay this amount plut Interest In fite 01141 annual inatelments of 57,041; the first instalment having been paid in becembet 1985. the unfunded balance as at beceribet 31, 1986 of $18,146 has net been accreed in these financial statements. 8. Contractual Obligation - Ministry of the FErivirrinrnent in accerdance with a serviee agreement entered into b9 the Terra in 1975 with the Ministry of the EnetronMent, the existing sewage system is owned and opetated by the Mintatry. The Town Is obligated to meet all opefating tests add eepay the long-term liebilltiet related to thii project. Included in the "Consolidated Statement of Operation.," are the 1986 Chargee &OM the Ministry Of 6117.„258. The "Conselfdated BalanCe Shaet" does not reflect any mitts or liabilities.pertaining to the Sewage system except to the extent of service charges due to the HinfOtty. Infornatiod received from the Ministry as at • ACC6MUlated net ottOlOS 10'66 debt ehatigt* Total OUfetahang 186g -tern liabilities Mara 31. 1986 indicate* 'the - • . 9. ComMitinents 0148,266 $ 81,892' • 9783,463 The Corporation Of the 08118, 81 Seaforth hae edteted trite An agfeeMent With' the Hititage' .68848. tautiottorii 18 OattinipAte and ingonot 8 A*1n 5t100 Conddi 8tottsoio4, th9 tetunttnt ogoltdd August 14, 084 and the tete): edit of the otopitt is *oitto01o6t0ly 9168,„610 over t6e Ited of the igtontintt. •