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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTown Audit 09-30-1997TOWN OF WEST LAKE9 TEXAS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of September 30, 1997 CHARLES HAYNES, CPA Certified Public Accountants TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS PRINCIPAL OFFICERS SEPTEMBER 30, 1997 MAYOR Scott Bradley ALDERMEN Charla Bradshaw, Mayor Pro -Tem Abe Bush Jerry Dinsmore David Loeser Fred Held CITY SECRETARY Ginger Crosswy 0 Charles Haynes CPA 1903 Central Drive, Suite 300 Bedford, Texas 76021 (817) 545-1300 / (214) 748-2222 INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and Aldermen Town of Westlake, Texas We have audited the accompanying general purpose financial statements of the Town of Westlake, Texas as of and for the year ended September 30, 1997. These financial statements are the responsibility of the entity's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the general purpose financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Town of Westlake, Texas at September 30, 1997 and the results of its operations and changes in financial position for the year then ended in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Respectfully submitted, Charles Haynes CPA February 27, 1998 TOWN OF WEST -LAKE, TEXAS COMBINED BALANCE SHEET ALL FUND TYPES FUND EQUITY Fund balances: Investment in Fixed Assets - - - 59,569 59,569 Designated - 1,000,926 88,086 10,080 - 1,099,092 Undesignated 1,358,705 - - 1,358,705 TOTAL FUND EQUITY 1,358,705 1,000,926 88,086 10,080 59,569 2,517,366 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND FUND EQUITY $ 1,358,705 $ 1,000,926 $ 108,916 $ 10,080 $ 59,569 $ 2,538,196 The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements. f_ 3 SEPTEMBER 30, 1997 PUBLIC FIXED ASSET (NIEMORANDUM GENERAL FUNDS TSHC FACILITIES ACCOUNT ONLY) Matin Development CORP. GROUP TOTAL ASSETS Cash $ 1,358,705 $ 1,000,926 $ 32,765 $ 10,080 $ - $ 2,402,476 Contractual Receipts Receivable 76,151 76,151 Utility Infrastructure Costs 45,382- 45,382 Office Equipment - - - 14,187 14,187 TOTAL ASSETS $ 1,358,705 $ 1,000,926 $ 108,916 $ 10,080 $ 59,569 $ 2,538,196 LIABILITIES Accounts payable $ - $ - $ - $ $ - $ - Accrued expenditures - - 20,830 - 20,830 Deferred revenue - - - - - TOTAL LIABILITIES - - 20,830 - 20,830 FUND EQUITY Fund balances: Investment in Fixed Assets - - - 59,569 59,569 Designated - 1,000,926 88,086 10,080 - 1,099,092 Undesignated 1,358,705 - - 1,358,705 TOTAL FUND EQUITY 1,358,705 1,000,926 88,086 10,080 59,569 2,517,366 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND FUND EQUITY $ 1,358,705 $ 1,000,926 $ 108,916 $ 10,080 $ 59,569 $ 2,538,196 The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements. f_ 3 The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements. 4 TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS COMBINED STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE ALL GOVERNMENTAL FUND TYPES YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1997 General Funds (NvIEMORANDUM ONLY) Operating Development TSHC Public Facilities TOTAL REVENUES Corr)- Corn. Taxes Sales & Beverage $ 799,112 $ 731,168 $ - $ $ 1,530 280 Franchise 161,407 - - 161,407 Interest income 91,334 30,961 881 85 123;261 Building permits and fees 41,638 - - 41,638 Fines and penalties 5,099 - - 5,099 Contractual receipts from operations of Texas Student Housing Corporation facilities - - 85.327 85,327 Other miscellaneous income - - - 10,000 10,000 TOTALREVENUES 1,098,590 762,129 86,208 10,085 1,957,012 OPERATING EXPENDITURES Current General Government 1255.826 255 4,633 5 1,260,719 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES 1,255,826 255 4,633 5 1260,719 OTHER EXPENDTTITRES Scholarships - - 20,830 20.830 TOTAL OTHER EXPENDITURES - - 20,830 20,830 TOTAL EXPENDITURES 1,255,826 255 25,463 5 1,281,549 Excess of revenues over expenditures before interfundtransfers (157,236) 761,874 60,745 10,080 675,463 Interfund transfers in (out) - - - - - Excess of revenues over expenditures and interfund transfers (157,236) 761,874 60,745 10,080 675,463 Fund Balance - September 30,1996 1,515,941 239,052 27,341 - 1,782,334 Fund Balance - September 30, 1997 $ 1,358,705 $ 1,000,926 $ 88,086 $ 10,080 $ 2,457,797 The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements. 4 TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS GENERAL FUND BUDGET TO ACTUAL - SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1997 Operating Fund City secretary Payroll taxes Office supplies Capital outlay - equipment Capital outlay - water line infrastructure oversizing Maintenance and repairs - streets and equipment Postage Miscellaneous Accounting and consulting Professional consulting Engineering Contracted services - police & fire Legal Interlocal funding - community service expense Inspection Bank charges Dues Election expense Telephone & utilities Planners fees Insurance Meeting expense Public Notices Training, seminars & publications Office & meeting location rent Total Operating Fund Westlake Development Corporation Legal fees Miscellaneous expense Total Westlake Development Corporation Total expenditures - General Fund F Budget Actual Variance $20,000 $17,538 $2,462 2,520 1,745 775 10,200 4,123 6,077 1,000 835 165 12,000 11,794 206 115,500 3,398 112,102 2,000 1,928 72 1,500 402 1,098 40,000 35,593 4,407 75,000 73,936 1,064 65,000 68,118 (3,118) 47,000 32,273 14,727 900,000 879,121 20,879 4,920 4,500 420 36,000 26,261 9,739 500 467 33 1,200 1,167 33 1,200 1,151 49 2,600 2,479 121 115,000 69,258 45,742 7,500 374 7,126 7,000 6,338 662 2,000 1,638 362 2,500 1,573 927 9,792 9,816 (24) $1,481,932 $1,255,826 $226,106 The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements. 250 5 255 L256,081 TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS Texas Student Housing Corporation (TSHC) SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1997 Texas Student Housing Corporation (TSHC) Contract labor 385 Meeting expense 1,781 Postage / Office supplies 37 Travel expense 2,027 Legal & professional 403 4,633 Scholarships expense 20,830 Total Texas Student Housing Corporation (TSHC) 25,463 1.1 The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.. TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS Public Facilities Corporation SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1997 Public Facilities Corporation Miscellaneous expense Total Public Facilities Corporation expense 7 The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements. 5 5 TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Note 1 Summary of Significant Accounting; Policies A summary of significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of the accompanying financial statements follows: Description of Funds The Town operates under a Board of Aldermen -Mayor -Secretary form of government and has established certain funds in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. The following types of funds and groups of accounts are used by the Town in accounting for its financial activities: General Fund - The Town currently accounts for its financial activity in general funds: the Operating Fund and, the Westlake Development Corporations — 4A and 4B (Development). The Operating Fund is a governmental fund used to account for all financial resources except those required to be accounted for in another fund or account group. The two Westlake Development Corporations receive funding from a one-half (2/2) percent sales tax for each development corporation; approved by the voters. The purpose of the two Development Corporations is to promote, for the public welfare, economic development for areas within the Town of Westlake as authorized by the State under the Texas Economic Development Act of 1979 and its amendments. Component units — Component unit entities consist of the Texas Student Housing Corporation (TSHC) and the Lone Star Public Facilities Corporation (Public Facilities Corporation). The Texas Student Housing Corporation is a Texas non-profit corporation acting on behalf of the Town, that purchases and operates student -housing facilities. The contracts under which these facilities are operated are restrictive, however, they provide for funds to be made available, which the Town awards to local students in the form of college scholarships. Lone Star Public Facilities Corporation is a Texas non-profit corporation that acts on behalf of the Town to further the public purposes of the Public Facilities Corporation Act, as its duly constituted authority and instrumentality. Account Groups - The Fixed Asset Account Group accounts for the capital assets acquired by the Town. 8 TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) Basis of Accounting The Town has prepared and approved an annual budget on the same basis that the Town maintains its accounts. The modified accrual and accrual basis of accounting, as appropriate, are utilized in measuring financial position and operating results as follows: Governmental fund revenues and expenditures are recognized on the modified accrual basis. Revenues are recognized in the accounting period in which they become available and measurable. Expenditures are recognized in the accounting period in which the fund liability is incurred, if measurable. Within the governmental funds, the more significant revenues which are not accrued are licenses and permits, fines and charges for other services provided by the Town. Budgets and the Budgetary Process The Board of Aldermen has adopted an annual operating budget, which can be amended by the Board throughout the year. The formal budgetary accounting is to be employed as a management control for all funds of the Town; however, legal budgets will be adopted only for General Fund groups. At the fund level, actual expenditures cannot exceed budgeted appropriations; however, with proper approval by the Board of Aldermen, budgetary transfers between departments can be made. Property, Plant, and Equipment Fixed assets used in governmental fund type operations are accounted for in the General Fixed Assets Account Group. Public domain (infrastructure) general fixed assets consisting of certain improvements other than buildings, such as roads, sidewalks, and bridges, are not capitalized. However, utility system engineering and oversizing costs are maintained in this fund pending the creation of an Enterprise Fund. Property, plant, and equipment acquired or constructed for general governmental operations is recorded as an expenditure in the fund making the expenditure and capitalized at cost in the General Fixed Assets Account Group in accordance with the Town's capitalization criteria. Property, plant, and equipment is stated at cost. Where cost could not be determined from the available records, estimated historical cost was used to record the estimated value of the assets. Assets acquired by gift or bequest are recorded at their fair market value at the date of transfer. Fund Equity s The unreserved fund balances for governmental funds represent the amount available for budgeting future operations. The reserved fund balances for governmental funds represent the amount that has been legally identified for specific purposes. I TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) Revenues and expenditures/enenses Revenues for governmental funds are recorded when they are determined to be both measurable and available. Generally, tax revenues, fees and non tax revenues are recognized when received. Grants from other governments, if any, are recognized when qualifying expenditures are incurred. Expenditures for governmental funds are recorded when the related liability is incurred. Property tax revenues The Town does not assess ad valorem taxes on real or personal property. Note 2 Cash and Required Deposits The cash balances at September 30, 1997 are composed of the following amounts: INTEREST BOOK ACCOUNT NAME NUMBER LOCATION RATE BALANCE General Fund 6786289 Keller State Bank Operating Acct 6786263 Keller State Bank 2% (4,547) TexPool 22008111000 TexPool Variable 1,363,252 Subtotal Oper. Fund TexPool Acct 1,358,705 Operating Acct. - Development Fund 6786289 Keller State Bank 2% 2,093 Tex Pool Acct 22008750111 TexPool Variable 343,275 TexPool Acct 22008750000 TexPool Variable 655,558 Subtotal Dev. Corp 1,000,926 Public Facilities Corp Operarting Acct 6762694 Keller State Bank 2% 10,080 Subtotal Pub Fac 10,080 Corp Keller State Bank 2% 32,765 TSHC Oper. Acct. 32,765 Subtotal TSHC Total Cash $2,402,476 10 TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) Note 3 Component Units of the Town In the current fiscal year, the Town created an additional Development Corporation funded by an additional one-half (V2) percent sales tax, as approved by the Town's qualified voters. The Development Corporation is similiar to the initial Development Corporation created by the Town and has been established pursuant to the guidelines set forth in the Texas Development Corporation Act. In the current fiscal year, the Town created a public facilities corporation to allow the Town to address the development and/or use of these types of facilities within the respective statutory guidelines related to these component entities. As of the date of issuance of these financial statements, no commitments or other significant activity had occurred with respect to this entity. Note 4 Litigation The Town is involved with several lawsuits involving property annexation, disannexation or other disputes. One of the lawsuits pertains to matters, which have the potential involvement of a significant dollar amount of future revenues to the Town_ The Town is vigorously defending and/or pursuing all legal actions pending at year end, as well as the date of this report. The legal proceedings for all these cases has not progressed to a point that an assessment of the potential outcome can be determined at the date of this report. Note 5 Commitments and Contingencies The Town has commitments relative to municipal services and contractual relationships concerning certain utilities and public safety resources, which are normal in its ongoing operating activity. 11 _, r' 4