FY18 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report - City of PrattvilleCity of Prattville, Alabama
For the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2018
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
Prepared by the
Department of Finance
Daniel F. Oakley, CPA
Finance Director
Introductory Section
Page
Table of Contents i - ii
Letter of Transmittal iii - vii
Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting viii
List of Principal Officials ix
Organizational Chart x
Map of the City xi
Independent Auditor's Report 1 - 3
Management's Discussion and Analysis 4 - 14
Government-Wide Financial Statements
Statement of Net Position 15
Statement of Activities 16
Fund Financial Statements
Balance Sheet - Governmental Funds 17
Reconciliation of Balance Sheet of Governmental Funds to Statement of Net Position 18
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Statement of Net Position - Proprietary Funds 26
Statement of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Net Position - Proprietary Funds 27
Statement of Cash Flows - Proprietary Funds 28
Notes to Financial Statements 29 - 59
Schedule of Changes in the City's Net Pension Liability and Related Ratios 60
Schedule of Employer Contributions to the Pension Plan 61
Schedule of Changes in the City's Total OPEB Liability and Related Ratios 62
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
City of Prattville, Alabama
Table of Contents
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances - Governmental
Funds
Required Supplementary Information
For the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2018
Basic Financial Statements
Reconciliation of Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund
Balances of Governmental Funds to Statement of Activities
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances - Budget and
Actual General Fund
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances - Budget and
Actual Gas Tax Special Revenue Fund
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances - Budget and
Actual Judicial Special Revenue Fund
Introductory Section
Financial Section
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Financial Trends
Schedule 1 Net Position by Component 65
Schedule 2 Changes in Net Position 66 - 67
Schedule 3 Fund Balances of Governmental Funds 68
Schedule 4 Changes in Fund Balances of Governmental Funds 69
Revenue Capacity
Schedule 5 Net Taxable Sales by Category 70
Schedule 6 Sales Tax Revenue Payers by Category 71 - 72
Schedule 7 Direct and Overlapping Sales Tax Rates 73
Debt Capacity
Schedule 8 Ratios of Outstanding Debt by Type 74
Schedule 9 Ratios of Net General Bonded Debt Outstanding 75
Schedule 10 Direct and Overlapping Governmental Activities Debt 76
Schedule 11 Legal Debt Margin Information 77
Demographic and Economic Information
Schedule 12 Demographic and Economic Statistics 78
Schedule 13 Principal Employers 79
Operating Information
Schedule 14 Full-Time Equivalent City Government Employees by Function 80
Schedule 15 Operating Indicators by Function/Program 81
Schedule 16 Capital Asset Statistics by Function/Program 82
City of Prattville, Alabama
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
For the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2018
Table of Contents
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances - Budget and
Actual Debt Service Fund
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances - Budget and
Actual Capital Projects Fund
Other Supplementary Information
Statistical Section
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Jerry Starnes Marcus Jackson
Denise Brown, President Pro Tempore Richard Cables
Robert Strichik Lora Lee Boone
Municipal Court Judge Louis C. Colley
City Attorney David McDowell
City Attorney Rob Riddle
City Prosecutor Brad E. Ekdahl
City Clerk Cathy Dickerson
Finance Director Daniel Oakley
Engineering Robby Anderson
Public Works Dale Gandy
Police Chief Mark Thompson
Fire Chief Terry Brown
Parks and Recreation Kellie Cook
Human Resources Lisa Thrash
Information Technology Jose Figueroa
Planning Robby Anderson
Heads of Departments
City Council
Albert Striplin, President
City of Prattville, Alabama
List of Principal Officials
As of September 30, 2018
Mayor - Bill Gillespie, Jr.
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Citizens of Prattville
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CITY OF PRATTVILLE, 2018
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Financial Section
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Independent Auditor’s Report
The Honorable Mayor and
Members of the City Council
City of Prattville, Alabama
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the governmental activities, the business-type
activities, the discretely presented component units, and each major fund of the City of Prattville,
Alabama (the City), as of and for the year ended September 30, 2018, and the related notes to the
financial statements, which collectively comprise the City’s basic financial statements as listed in the table
of contents.
Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes
the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair
presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or
error.
Auditor’s Responsibility
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 from material misstatement.
The financial statements of the Autauga-Prattville Public Library and the Historic Prattville Redevelopment
Authority were not audited in accordance with Government Auditing Standards.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in
the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the
assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or
error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s
preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of
the entity’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating
the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial
statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for
our audit opinions.
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Opinion
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the
respective financial position of the governmental activities, the business-type activities, the discretely
presented component units, and each major fund of the City of Prattville, Alabama, as of
September 30, 2018, and the respective changes in financial position and, where applicable, cash flows
thereof and the respective budgetary comparison for the general fund, gas tax special revenue fund, and
the judicial special revenue fund for the year then ended in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America.
Change in Accounting Principle
As discussed in Note 18 to the financial statements, in 2018 the City adopted new accounting guidance,
GASB Statement No. 75, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Postemployment Benefits Other than
Pensions. Our opinion is not modified with respect to this matter.
Other Matters
Required Supplementary Information
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that the management’s
discussion and analysis on pages 4 through 14 and the schedule of changes in the City’s net pension
liability and related ratios, the schedule of employer contributions to the pension plan, and the schedule of
changes in the City’s total OPEB liability and related ratios on pages 60 through 62 be presented to
supplement the basic financial statements. Such information, although not a required part of the basic
financial statements, is required by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, who considers it to
be an essential part of financial reporting for placing the basic financial statements in an appropriate
operational, economic, or historical context. We have applied certain limited procedures to the required
supplementary information in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States
of America, which consisted of inquiries of management about the methods of preparing the information
and comparing the information for consistency with management’s responses to our inquiries, the basic
financial statements, and other knowledge we obtained during our audit of the basic financial statements.
We do not express an opinion or provide any assurance on the information because the limited
procedures do not provide us with sufficient evidence to express an opinion or provide any assurance.
Other Information
Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming opinions on the financial statements that collectively
comprise the City of Prattville, Alabama’s basic financial statement. The introductory section, other
supplementary information section, and statistical section are presented for the purposes of additional
analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements.
The other supplementary information section is the responsibility of management and was derived from
and relates directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the basic financial
statements. Such information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the
basic financial statements and certain additional procedures, including comparing and reconciling such
information directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the basic financial
statements or to the basic financial statements themselves, and other additional procedures in
accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. In our opinion,
the other supplementary information is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial
statements as a whole.
The introductory section and statistical schedules have not been subjected to the auditing procedures
applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, accordingly, we do not express an opinion or
provide any assurance on them.
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Other Reporting Required by Government Auditing Standards
In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report dated
March 22, 2019 on our consideration of the City’s internal control over financial reporting and on our tests
of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts and grant agreements, and other
matters. The purpose of that report is solely 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
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting or on compliance. That report is an integral part
of an audit performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards in considering the City’s
internal control over financial reporting and compliance.
Montgomery, Alabama
March 22, 2019
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
As management of the City of Prattville, Alabama, we offer readers of the City’s financial statements this
narrative overview and analysis of the financial activities of the City for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2018. This discussion and analysis is designed to look at the City’s financial performance
as a whole. We encourage readers to consider the information presented here in conjunction with the City’s
financial statements.
Financial Highlights
The City of Prattville, Alabama’s assets and deferred outflows exceeded its liabilities and deferred
inflows at September 30, 2018, by $50,907,718 (net position). Of the net position balance amount,
($15,335,445) (unrestricted net position) is the deficit balance of the City representing the
indebtedness incurred for incentive obligations including the purchase of development property
supporting the significant retail development activities within the City which originated in the fiscal
years ended 2006 and 2008 as well as the unfunded pension and OPEB liability for the City.
During the year, the City’s total net position increased by $10,167,695. Revenues of $53,045,527
exceeded expenses of $42,877,832. The increase in revenue over the prior year is due in part to
the increase in fees for services received in the Wastewater Enterprise Fund. This increase was
expected as a result of the rate increase implemented to assist in funding the debt service for a
major plant expansion project for which construction began during the fiscal year ended 2017. In
addition, the increase in revenue is due in part to an increase in sales and use tax collections of
$1,159,533. Expenses increased by $3,398,641 due primarily to increased spending for various
economic development activities in the governmental activities and wastewater in the business-
type activities.
Under the Government Accounting Standards Board Statement Number 75, Accounting and
Financial Reporting for Postemployment Benefits Other Than Pensions (GASB 75), the City
recognized an expense of $97,335 in the current year to record unfunded OPEB liability.
As of the close of the current fiscal year, the City’s governmental funds reported combined ending
fund balances of $18,137,326. There was a decrease of $2,220,863 from the prior year.
Overview of the Financial Statements
This discussion and analysis is intended to serve as an introduction to the City of Prattville, Alabama’s basic
financial statements. The City’s basic financial statements are comprised of three components: (1)
government-wide financial statements, (2) fund financial statements, and (3) notes to financial statements.
In addition to the basic financial statements, this report contains other supplementary information that will
enhance the reader’s understanding of the financial condition of the City of Prattville, Alabama.
Government-Wide Financial Statements
The government-wide financial statements are designed to provide readers with a broad overview of the
City of Prattville, Alabama’s finances in a manner similar to a private-sector business. The basic financial
statements include two kinds of statements that present different views of the City, a statement of net
position and a statement of activities. These statements include the City’s three component units, the
Autauga-Prattville Public Library (the Library), the Prattville Airport Authority (the Authority), and the Historic
Prattville Redevelopment Authority (HPRA), which are separate legal entities. Although legally separate,
these component units are important because the City is financially accountable for them. Complete
financial statements of the Library, the Authority, and HPRA can be obtained at their administrative offices
located in Prattville, Alabama.
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The statement of net position presents information on all of the City’s assets and liabilities, with the
difference between the two reported as net position. Over time, increases or decreases in net position may
serve as a useful indicator of whether the financial position of the City is improving or deteriorating. The
statement of activities presents information showing how the City’s net position changed during the most
recent fiscal year. All changes in net position are reported as soon as the underlying event giving rise to
the change occurs, regardless of the timing of the related cash flows. Thus, revenues and expenses are
reported in this statement for some items that will only result in cash flows in future fiscal periods.
Both statements distinguish functions of the City of Prattville, Alabama that are principally supported by
sales taxes, property taxes, and lodging taxes (governmental activities) from other functions that are
intended to recover all or a significant portion of their costs through user fees and charges (business-type
activities). The governmental activities reported in the statements include general government, public
safety, public works, and cultural/recreational. The business-type activities of the City of Prattville, Alabama
include the Sanitation and Wastewater departments.
Fund Financial Statements
The fund financial statements provide more detailed information about the City’s most significant activities.
A fund is a grouping of related accounts that is used to maintain control over resources that have been
segregated for specific activities or objectives. Like other state and local governments, the City of Prattville,
Alabama uses fund accounting to ensure and demonstrate compliance with finance-related legal matters.
All of the funds of the City of Prattville, Alabama are governmental funds which account for the basic
services of the government. Experienced readers of governmental financial statements will find these
financial statements most familiar.
Governmental funds - Governmental funds are used to account for those functions reported as
governmental activities in the government-wide financial statements. Most of the City’s basic services are
accounted for in governmental funds. These funds focus on how assets can readily be converted into cash
flow in and out, and what monies are left at year end that will be available for spending in the next year.
Governmental funds are reported using an accounting method called modified accrual accounting, which
provides a conservative short-term spending focus. As a result, the governmental fund financial statements
give the reader a detailed short-term view that helps in determining if there are more or less financial
resources available to finance the City’s programs. The relationship between governmental activities in the
government-wide financial statements and the governmental funds financial statements is described in a
reconciliation that is a part of the fund financial statements.
The City maintains five individual governmental funds. Information is presented separately in the
governmental fund balance sheet and in the governmental fund statement of revenues, expenditures, and
changes in fund balance of the major funds.
The City adopts an annual appropriated budget for its general fund, gas tax special revenue fund, capital
projects fund, debt service fund, and judicial special revenue fund. A budgetary comparison statement has
been provided for these funds to demonstrate compliance with these budgets.
Proprietary funds - Services for which the City charges customers a fee are generally reported in proprietary
funds. The City of Prattville, Alabama maintains one type of proprietary fund. Enterprise funds are used
to report the same functions presented as business-type activities in the entity-wide financial statements.
The City of Prattville, Alabama uses enterprise funds to account for its Sanitation and Wastewater
departments. Internal service funds are an accounting device used to accumulate and allocate costs
internally among the City’s various functions. The City uses internal funds to account for its employees’
medical insurance. The internal service fund is presented, in total, in the fund financial statements.
Proprietary funds provide the same type of information as the government-wide financial statements, only
in more detail. The proprietary fund financial statements provide separate information for the Sanitation
and the Wastewater departments, which are considered to be major funds of the City of Prattville, Alabama.
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Notes to Financial Statements
The notes provide additional information that is essential to a full understanding of the data provided in the
government-wide and fund financial statements. The notes to the basic financial statements also include
information regarding the City of Prattville, Alabama’s progress in funding its obligation to provide pension
benefits to its employees. The notes are presented on pages 29 through 59 of this report.
Government-Wide Financial Analysis
The City’s condensed statement of net position as of September 30, 2018 and 2017, derived from the
government-wide statement of net position is presented below.
2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017
Current and other assets 20,366,760$ 20,892,072$ 5,686,553$ 3,511,894$ 26,053,313$ 24,403,966$
Capital assets, net of depreciation 62,554,209 59,610,770 32,848,381 10,944,819 95,402,590 70,555,589
Restricted assets 1,626,897 2,276,732 8,789,462 10,416,359 2,276,732
Total assets 84,547,866 82,779,574 47,324,396 14,456,713 131,872,262 97,236,287
Deferred outflows of resources 4,759,139 4,940,311 528,833 527,845 5,287,972 5,468,156
Long-term liabilities 44,687,704 54,729,880 35,675,060 3,686,989 80,362,764 58,416,869
Other liabilities 2,895,032 3,112,647 1,457,133 1,751,394 4,352,165 4,864,041
Total liabilities 47,582,736 57,842,527 37,132,193 5,438,383 84,714,929 63,280,910
Deferred inflows of resources 1,386,971 435,015 150,616 66,978 1,537,587 501,993
Net position
Net investment in capital assets 56,746,210 50,777,504 8,171,026 9,544,408 64,917,236 60,321,912
Restricted 1,345,927 1,756,318 1,345,927 1,756,318
Unrestricted (deficit) (17,754,839) (22,656,464) 2,399,394 1,767 (15,355,445) (22,654,697)
Total net position 40,337,298$ 29,877,358$ 10,570,420$ 9,546,175$ 50,907,718$ 39,423,533$
Governmental
Activities
Business-Type
Activities Totals
The largest component of the City’s net position as of September 30, 2018 reflects its investment in capital
assets (i.e. land, buildings, furniture and equipment, infrastructure, etc.); less any related outstanding debt
used to acquire those assets. The City uses these capital assets to provide services to citizens;
consequently, these assets are not available for future spending. Although the City’s investment in its
capital assets is reported net of related debt, it should be noted that the resources needed to repay this
debt must be provided from other resources, since the capital assets themselves cannot be used to liquidate
these liabilities. The City’s capital assets, net of accumulated depreciation, at September 30, 2018
increased by $24,847,001 from the prior year primarily due to the amount of current year increases in
construction in progress, vehicles, and infrastructure.
As noted earlier in this discussion, changes in net position over time can be one of the best and most useful
indicators of the City’s financial position. The City of Prattville, Alabama’s total assets exceeded liabilities
by $50,907,718.
The City’s net position increased by $10,167,695 during the current fiscal year and was affected by
increasing wastewater fees for services revenue, increasing General Fund sales and use tax revenue and
overall continued control over expenses. The City saw an increase in wastewater fees for services revenue
of $502,547 and an increase in General Fund sales and use tax revenue of $1,159,533.
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A portion of net position is restricted, or has restrictions on how they may be used. Governmental activities
restricted net position totaled $1,345,927 at September 30, 2018 and is restricted for use in law
enforcement, road projects, capital projects, Elmore County district improvements, culture and recreation,
and judicial. The remaining balance of unrestricted net position generally may be used to meet the City’s
ongoing obligations. Governmental activities, at September 30, 2018, reported a deficit balance in
unrestricted net position in governmental activities of ($17,754,839). The large negative unrestricted net
position is the result of the adoption of GASB 68 during fiscal year 2015, which required the unfunded
portion of the City’s pension obligation to be recorded as a liability, and $33,675,000 in outstanding general
obligation warrants that were issued in the fiscal years ended September 30, 2006 and 2008 to finance
economic development incentive obligations for retail development within the City. It is anticipated the
governmental revenues generated from the retail growth will provide the primary source of revenue for
repayment of this debt. Business-type activities reported unrestricted net position of $2,399,394 at
September 30, 2018.
The following presents the City’s condensed statement of activities for the fiscal years ended
September 30, 2018 and 2017 as derived from the government-wide statement of activities. Over time,
increases and decreases in net position measure whether the City’s financial position is improving or
deteriorating. During the fiscal year, the net position of the primary government increased by $10,167,695.
This increase is primarily due to increases in wastewater fees for services and sales and use tax collections,
as well as continued control over expenses.
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2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017
Revenues
Program revenues
Charges for services 8,082,593$ 7,515,548$ 7,653,292$ 7,107,353$ 15,735,885$ 14,622,901$
Operating grants and contributions 231,359 31,943 231,359 31,943
Capital grants and contributions 4,226,472 4,581,613 224,640 4,451,112 4,581,613
Total program revenues 12,540,424 12,129,104 7,877,932 7,107,353 20,418,356 19,236,457
General revenues
Sales and use taxes 24,496,182 23,336,649 24,496,182 23,336,649
Real and personal property taxes 2,903,635 2,796,943 2,903,635 2,796,943
Lodging taxes 2,288,773 2,028,437 2,288,773 2,028,437
Local gasoline taxes 1,070,850 1,034,599 1,070,850 1,034,599
Alcoholic beverage taxes 374,545 378,800 374,545 378,800
Rental taxes 393,905 378,341 393,905 378,341
Tobacco taxes 140,400 117,974 140,400 117,974
Excise taxes 146,943 175,042 146,943 175,042
Investment earnings 79,558 94,168 99,721 7,760 179,279 101,928
Miscellaneous revenue 602,010 491,229 27,261 629,271 491,229
Gain (loss) on disposal of assets 3,320 3,388 293,006 3,388 296,326
Total general revenues 32,496,801 30,835,502 130,370 300,766 32,627,171 31,136,268
Total revenues 45,037,225 42,964,606 8,008,302 7,408,119 53,045,527 50,372,725
Expenses
General government 8,677,745 8,592,901 8,677,745 8,592,901
Public safety 16,611,555 16,801,682 16,611,555 16,801,682
Public works 5,872,825 5,288,183 5,872,825 5,288,183
Cultural and recreational 2,314,090 2,096,394 2,314,090 2,096,394
Economic development 1,828,093 1,828,093
Interest on long-term debt 589,467 853,853 589,467 853,853
Sanitation 2,994,426 3,019,998 2,994,426 3,019,998
Wastewater 3,989,631 2,826,180 3,989,631 2,826,180
Total expenses 35,893,775 33,633,013 6,984,057 5,846,178 42,877,832 39,479,191
Increase in net position before transfers 9,143,450 9,331,593 1,024,245 1,561,941 10,167,695 10,893,534
Transfers 50,015 (50,015)
Increase in net position 9,143,450 9,381,608 1,024,245 1,511,926 10,167,695 10,893,534
Net position - beginning, originally stated 29,877,358 20,495,750 9,546,175 8,034,249 39,423,533 28,529,999
Change in reporting for OPEB 1,316,490 1,316,490
Net position - ending 40,337,298$ 29,877,358$ 10,570,420$ 9,546,175$ 50,907,718$ 39,423,533$
Governmental Business-Type
Activities Activities Totals
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Expenses and Program Revenues for Governmental Activities
Governmental activities increased the City of Prattville, Alabama’s net position by $9,143,450 for fiscal year
2018. The key elements of the increase in net position are the increases in revenue from the prior year as
follows:
Overall increase in general and program revenues of $2,072,619, including an increase of
$1,159,533 in sales and use taxes.
-
2,000,000
4,000,000
6,000,000
8,000,000
10,000,000
12,000,000
14,000,000
16,000,000
18,000,000
General government Public safety Public works Cultural andrecreational Interest on long-termdebt
Expenses and Program Revenue - Governmental Activities
2018 Expenses
2018 Revenues
2017 Expenses
2017 Revenues
10
18%
55%
7%
5%
2%1%1%
0%
0%
1%
9%1%
0%
Revenues By Source - Governmental Activities - FY 2018
Charges for services
Sales and use taxes
Real and personal property taxes
Lodging taxes
Local gasoline taxes
Alcoholic beverage taxes
Rental taxes
Tobacco taxes
Excise taxes
Operating grants and contributions
Capital grants and contributions
Miscellaneous
Investment earnings
18%
54%
7%
5%
2%1%
1%
0%
0%0%
11%
1%
0%
0%
Revenues By Source - Governmental Activities - FY 2017
Charges for services
Sales and use taxes
Real and personal property taxes
Lodging taxes
Local gasoline taxes
Alcoholic beverage taxes
Rental taxes
Tobacco taxes
Excise taxes
Operating grants and contributions
Capital grants and contributions
Miscellaneous
Investment earnings
Gain on disposal of assets
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Expenses and Program Revenues for Business-Type Activities
Business-type activities increased the City of Prattville, Alabama’s net position by $1,024,245. Key
elements of this change in net position are as follows:
Wastewater operating expenses remained consistent with prior year, while the wastewater
revenue increased by $502,547 due in large part to the rate increase implemented to assist in
funding the debt service for a major plant expansion project for which construction began during
the year.
Sanitation revenue remained consistent with prior year, while an increase in the operating
expenses due to the purchase of two side arm trucks and sanitation cans throughout the year
resulted in a negative change in net position of $324,986.
-
1,000,000
2,000,000
3,000,000
4,000,000
5,000,000
6,000,000
Sanitation Wastewater
Expenses and Program Revenue - Business-Type Activities
2018 Expenses
2018 Revenues
Financial Analysis of the City’s Funds
As noted earlier, the City of Prattville, Alabama uses fund accounting to ensure and demonstrate
compliance with finance-related legal requirements.
Governmental funds - The focus of the City’s governmental funds is to provide information on near-term
inflows, outflows, and balances of expendable resources. Governmental fund types include general, debt
service, capital projects, and special revenue funds. Such information is useful in assessing the City’s
financing requirements. Specifically, unassigned fund balance can be a useful measure of a government’s
net resources available for spending at the end of the fiscal year. The general fund is the chief operating
fund of the City of Prattville, Alabama.
As of September 30, 2018, governmental funds reported a combined ending fund balance of $18,137,326,
a decrease of $2,220,863 in comparison with the prior year balance. Of this balance, $145,463 is not
available for new spending because it is a prepaid item; $1,349,537 is restricted for public safety, road
projects, capital improvements, and other; $4,272,133 is committed to debt service and capital projects;
and $1,089,122 is assigned for capital projects, capital equipment, and other purposes.
The fund balance of the general fund decreased $107,363 during the current fiscal year after other financing
sources including fund transfers. Total revenue increased $1,892,478 as compared to the prior year
primarily due to an increase in sales tax revenue.
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The fund balance of the capital projects fund decreased $2,457,336 during the current fiscal year after other
financing sources including fund transfers, primarily due to various capital projects and economic
development related expenses.
The fund balance of the debt service fund increased by $1,731 during the current fiscal year.
The fund balance of the gas tax special revenue fund increased $271,664 during the current fiscal year.
This increase in the fund balance was the result of fewer paving projects executed during the fiscal year
compared to the prior year.
The fund balance of the judicial special revenue fund increased $70,441 during the current fiscal year after
other financing uses including transfers. The increase in the fund balance was primarily the result of
increased fines and forfeitures revenue.
Proprietary funds - The City of Prattville, Alabama’s proprietary funds provide the same type of information
found in the government-wide financial statements, but in more detail. Unrestricted net position of the
proprietary funds at the end of the year amounted to $2,399,394. The Sanitation fund had an overall
decrease in net position of $324,986, and the Wastewater fund had an overall increase in net position of
$1,349,231.
Internal service funds - Internal service funds are designed to recover the internal costs of government
services provided to other funds groups. At September 30, 2018, the internal service fund reported a deficit
of $80,533 for its net position balance. Contributions were increased for all participating funds for the year
ended September 30, 2018. For 2018, the Enterprise funds funded the exact allocation of costs.
Capital Assets and Long-Term Debt Administration
Capital assets - The City of Prattville, Alabama’s investment in capital assets for its governmental and
business-type activities as of September 30, 2018 was $95,402,590 (net of accumulated depreciation).
This investment in capital assets includes land, infrastructure, buildings, improvements, construction in
progress, vehicles, and machinery and equipment.
Major capital asset additions during the year include:
Increases in construction in progress of $20,783,951, net of $2,819,912 placed in service.
Purchase of vehicles of $1,060,857.
Increases in infrastructure of $5,224,440.
Increases in buildings and improvements of $1,075,681.
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Governmental Business-Type
Activities Activities Total
Land 2,719,938$ 1,257,019$ 3,976,957$
Construction in progress 1,895,413 25,041,749 26,937,162
Buildings and building improvements 4,430,222 3,443,002 7,873,224
Land improvements 599,147 1,085,298 1,684,445
Vehicles 2,413,698 1,384,137 3,797,835
Office, nonoffice, and computer equipment 2,158,183 637,176 2,795,359
Infrastructure 48,337,608 48,337,608
Totals 62,554,209$ 32,848,381$ 95,402,590$
Additional information on the City’s capital assets can be found in Note 4 of the financial statements.
Long-term debt - As of September 30, 2018, the governmental activities had total debt outstanding of
$26,366,942 and the business-type activities had a total debt outstanding of $33,304,864.
2018 2017 Change
General obligation warrants 57,404,864$ 33,150,411$ 24,254,453$
Limited obligation warrant 1,496,981 1,513,174 (16,193)
Capital leases 769,961 882,163 (112,202)
Totals 59,671,806$ 35,545,748$ 24,126,058$
The City of Prattville, Alabama’s total debt outstanding increased by $24,126,058 during the current fiscal
year. During 2018, the City issued General Obligation Sewer Warrants Series 2017-A in the amount of
$15,505,000 and General Obligation Warrants Series 2018-CWSRF-DL Special Authority Loan with
Alabama Water Pollution Control Authority and Alabama Department of Environmental Management in the
amount of $16,800,000. In addition to making payments in accordance with regularly scheduled maturity
dates, the City also called the remainder of the Series 2009A general obligation warrants in the amount of
$1,550,000 and certain maturities of the 2013A general obligation refunding warrants in the amount of
$3,335,000. Additional information on the City’s debt can be found in Note 6 of the financial statements.
Budgetary Highlights for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2018
Budget to actual statements and schedules are provided in the financial statements for the general fund
and gas tax special revenue fund. Columns are provided for both the original adopted budget as well as
the final budget. These budgets are followed by columns for actual expenditures and for variances between
the final budget and actual expenditures.
As of September 30, 2018, actual operating revenues for the general fund were more than the budgeted
amount by $1,090,741, or 2.85%. The primary reasons for the variance are as follows:
Taxes were $715,441 more than budgeted due to increased sales primarily as a result of an overall
improvement in economic conditions, as well as increased participation in the State of Alabama’s
simplified sellers use tax program.
As of September 30, 2018, actual operating expenditures for the general fund were less than the budgeted
amount by $1,622,724, or 5.51%.
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Economic Factors and Year 2018 Budget
Economic conditions for the City of Prattville, Alabama remain stable in the current environment. The City relies on taxes, fees, fines, and charges for services to fund their governmental activities.
The primary source of revenue is sales taxes, which comprised approximately 62% of general fund
revenues in fiscal year 2018. In the current economic climate, the City has instituted a temporary
increase to the City’s sales tax rate to be used to service the City’s debt and to build reserves.
The unemployment rate for Autauga County, where the City of Prattville, Alabama is primarily
located, is currently 3.9%, which is a decrease compared to the prior year. The unemployment
rate for the City of Prattville, Alabama is 3.8%. The unemployment rate is comparable to the state’s
current unemployment rate of 3.8% and compares favorably to the national average rate of 4.0%.
The level of taxes, fees, and charges for services have a direct bearing on the City’s ability to (a)
annex additional land into its corporate limits and (b) encourage development (office, retail,
residential, and industrial) to choose to be located in the jurisdiction. The City places emphasis on
encouraging both annexation and economic development.
Requests for Information
This financial report is designed to provide our citizens, taxpayers, customers and investors, and creditors
with a general overview of the City of Prattville, Alabama’s finances and to demonstrate the City’s
accountability. Questions concerning any of the information provided in this report or requests for additional
financial information should be addressed to the City Clerk, 101 West Main Street, Prattville, Alabama
36067.
Basic Financial Statements
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Historic
Autauga- Prattville Prattville
Governmental Business-Type Prattville Airport Redevelopment
Activities Activities Total Public Library Authority Authority
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 15,177,127$ 5,955,596$ 21,132,723$ 342,764$ 536,103$ 178,247$
Internal balances 818,802 (818,802)
Taxes receivable 2,709,391 2,709,391
Accounts receivable, net 1,515,977 521,270 2,037,247 16,880
Prepaid items 145,463 28,489 173,952 5,170
Restricted assets
Cash and cash equivalents 1,567,738 8,789,462 10,357,200 168,936
Other 59,159 59,159 17,750
Mortgage receivable 800,000
Capital assets, not depreciated 4,615,351 26,298,768 30,914,119 3,095,409 1,139,750
57,938,858 6,549,613 64,488,471 25,842 4,687,753 2,594,274
Total assets 84,547,866 47,324,396 131,872,262 373,776 8,353,895 4,881,207
Deferred Outflows of Resources
Deferred loss on refunding 799,771 799,771
Pension related items 3,959,368 528,833 4,488,201 98,914
Total deferred outflows of resources 4,759,139 528,833 5,287,972 98,914
Liabilities
Accounts payable 1,847,577 1,131,403 2,978,980 228 34,428
Accrued liabilities 232,840 26,793 259,633 440
Accrued interest 201,565 282,204 483,769 445 11,035
Unearned revenues 48,300
Other liabilities 613,050 16,733 629,783
Long-term liabilities
Portion due or payable in one year
Warrants and capital leases payable 2,973,038 407,781 3,380,819 31,852 133,817
Compensated absences 242,108 76,187 318,295
Portion due or payable after one year
Warrants and capital leases payable 24,154,621 33,059,036 57,213,657 395,613 4,442,424
Compensated absences 915,710 94,331 1,010,041 6,690
Net pension liability 14,168,256 2,037,725 16,205,981 50,616
Total OPEB liability 2,233,971 2,233,971
Total liabilities 47,582,736 37,132,193 84,714,929 106,274 462,338 4,587,276
Deferred Inflows of Resources
Pension related items 1,254,169 150,616 1,404,785 77,625
OPEB related items 132,802 132,802
Total deferred inflows of resources 1,386,971 150,616 1,537,587 77,625
Net Position
Net investment in capital assets 56,746,210 8,171,026 64,917,236 25,842 7,355,697 (795,983)
Restricted
Law enforcement 107,719 107,719
Road projects 582,974 582,974
Capital projects 369,972 369,972 168,936
Elmore County district improvements 227,827 227,827
Cultural and recreational 30,938 30,938
Judicial 26,497 26,497
Unrestricted (deficit) (17,754,839) 2,399,394 (15,355,445) 262,949 535,860 920,978
Total net position 40,337,298$ 10,570,420$ 50,907,718$ 288,791$ 7,891,557$ 293,931$
Capital assets, net of accumulated
depreciation
Component Units
City of Prattville, Alabama
Statement of Net Position
September 30, 2018
Primary Government
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Operating Capital Autauga - Prattville Historic Prattville
Charges for Grants and Grants and Governmental Business-Type Prattville Airport Redevelopment
Expenses Services Contributions Contributions Activities Activities Total Public Library Authority Authority
Functions/Programs
Primary government
Governmental activities
General government 8,677,745$ 6,238,858$ 87,659$ (2,351,228)$ (2,351,228)$
Public safety 16,611,555 1,537,335 143,700 (14,930,520) (14,930,520)
Public works 5,872,825 4,226,472$ (1,646,353) (1,646,353)
Cultural and recreational 2,314,090 306,400 (2,007,690) (2,007,690)
Economic development 1,828,093 (1,828,093) (1,828,093)
Interest on long-term debt 589,467 (589,467) (589,467)
Total governmental activities 35,893,775 8,082,593 231,359 4,226,472 (23,353,351) (23,353,351)
Business-type activities
Sanitation 2,994,426 2,644,530 (349,896)$ (349,896)
Wastewater 3,989,631 5,008,762 224,640 1,243,771 1,243,771
Total business-type activities 6,984,057 7,653,292 224,640 893,875 893,875
Total primary government 42,877,832$ 15,735,885$ 231,359$ 4,451,112$ (23,353,351) 893,875 (22,459,476)
Component units
Autauga-Prattville Public Library 612,598$ 25,879$ 87,871$ (498,848)$
Prattville Airport Authority 555,750 119,398 126,021$ (310,331)$
Historic Prattville Redevelopment Authority 451,705 249,000 (202,705)$
Total component units 1,620,053$ 394,277$ 87,871$ 126,021$ (498,848) (310,331) (202,705)
General revenues
Sales and use taxes 24,496,182 24,496,182
Real and personal property taxes 2,903,635 2,903,635
Lodging taxes 2,288,773 2,288,773
Local gasoline taxes 1,070,850 1,070,850
Alcoholic beverage taxes 374,545 374,545
Rental taxes 393,905 393,905
Tobacco taxes 140,400 140,400
Excise taxes 146,943 146,943
Investment earnings 79,558 99,721 179,279 641 1,680 1,776
Miscellaneous revenue 602,010 27,261 629,271 11
City appropriation 310,000 16,700
County appropriation 190,000
Gain on disposal of assets 3,388 3,388
Total general revenues and transfers 32,496,801 130,370 32,627,171 500,641 1,680 18,487
Change in Net Position 9,143,450 1,024,245 10,167,695 1,793 (308,651) (184,218)
Net Position - Beginning 29,877,358 9,546,175 39,423,533 286,998 8,200,208 478,149
Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting Principle 1,316,490 1,316,490
Net Position - Beginning, as Restated 31,193,848 9,546,175 40,740,023 286,998 8,200,208 478,149
Net Position - Ending 40,337,298$ 10,570,420$ 50,907,718$ 288,791$ 7,891,557$ 293,931$
Program Revenues Component Units
City of Prattville, Alabama
Statement of Activities
For the Year Ended September 30, 2018
Net (Expense) Revenue and Changes in Net Position
Primary Government
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Gas Tax Judicial
Capital Special Special Total
Projects Debt Service Revenue Revenue Governmental
General Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Funds
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 12,787,126$ 2,093,790$ 14,880,916$
Taxes receivable 2,709,391 2,709,391
Accounts receivable, net 163,723 1,328,951 23,303$ 1,515,977
Due from other funds 846,615 32,673 879,288
Prepaid items 145,294 169$ 145,463
Restricted assets
Cash and cash equivalents 402,981 274,316 3,610$ 559,671 327,160 1,567,738
Other 59,159 59,159
Total assets 17,055,130$ 3,788,889$ 3,610$ 582,974$ 327,329$ 21,757,932$
Liabilities
Accounts payable 412,768$ 1,018,766$ 39,376$ 1,470,910$
Accrued liabilities 228,923 3,917 232,840
Other liabilities 373,897 239,153 613,050
Due to other funds 42,192 18,217 60,409
Total liabilities 1,057,780 1,018,766 300,663 2,377,209
Deferred Inflow of Resources
Unavailable revenue 1,243,397 1,243,397
Fund Balances
Nonspendable
Prepaid items 145,294 169 145,463
Restricted
Law enforcement 107,719 107,719
Road projects 582,974$ 582,974
Capital projects 36,497 333,475 369,972
227,827 227,827
Cultural and recreational 30,938 30,938
Debt service 3,610$ 3,610
Judicial 26,497 26,497
Committed
Debt service 4,168,004 4,168,004
Capital projects 104,129 104,129
Assigned
Parks and recreation 381,612 381,612
Facilities improvement 49,003 49,003
Infrastructure 638,191 638,191
Fire training 15,878 15,878
Capital equipment reserve 75,910 75,910
Other purposes 1,652,726 69,319 1,722,045
Unassigned 9,487,554 9,487,554
Total fund balances 15,997,350 1,526,726 3,610 582,974 26,666 18,137,326
Total liabilities, deferred
inflows of resources,
and fund balances 17,055,130$ 3,788,889$ 3,610$ 582,974$ 327,329$ 21,757,932$
City of Prattville, Alabama
Balance Sheet
Governmental Funds
September 30, 2018
Elmore County district
improvements
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Differences in amounts reported for governmental activities in the statement of net position:
Total fund balances - governmental funds 18,137,326$
Capital assets used in governmental activities are not financial resources and,
therefore, are not reported in the governmental funds. Those assets consist of:
Land 2,719,938$
Construction in progress 1,895,413
599,147
4,430,222
Office, nonoffice, and computer equipment, net of $4,084,298 accumulated depreciation 2,158,183
2,413,698
48,337,608
Total capital assets 62,554,209
Long-term receivables are not available to pay for current period expenditures and,
therefore, are reported as deferred inflows of resources in the governmental funds. 1,243,397
Internal service funds are used by management to charge the costs of employee
medical insurance to individual funds. The assets and liabilities of the internal
service fund are included in governmental activities in the statement of net position. (80,533)
Deferred outflows and inflows of resources are applicable to future periods and,
therefore, are not reported in the governmental funds.
Deferred loss on advance refunding 799,771
Pension related deferred outflows 3,959,368
Pension related deferred inflows (1,254,169)
OPEB related deferred inflows (132,802)
Total deferred outflows and inflows of resources 3,372,168
Long-term liabilities, including general obligation warrants payable and capital leases,
are not due and payable in the current period and, therefore, are not reported in the
governmental funds.
Accrued interest payable (201,565)
Warrants payable (25,596,981)
Unamortized debt issuance discounts 47,390
Unamortized debt issuance premiums (808,107)
Capital leases (769,961)
Compensated absences (1,157,818)
Net pension liability (14,168,256)
Total OPEB liability (2,233,971)
Total long-term liabilities (44,889,269)
Net position of governmental activities 40,337,298$
Infrastructure, net of $12,110,839 accumulated depreciation
City of Prattville, Alabama
Reconciliation of Balance Sheet of Governmental Funds to Statement of Net Position
September 30, 2018
Land improvements, net of $5,508,520 accumulated depreciation
Buildings and building improvements, net of $1,854,151 accumulated depreciation
Vehicles, net of $4,741,552 accumulated depreciation
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Gas Tax Judicial
Capital Special Special Total
Projects Debt Service Revenue Revenue Governmental
General Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Funds
Revenues
Taxes 31,441,591$ 373,642$ 31,815,233$
Licenses and permits 6,238,858 6,238,858
Intergovernmental revenues 168,042 966,756 279,977$ 1,414,775
Charges and fees for services 1,030,643 1,030,643
Fines and forfeitures 157,359 655,733$ 813,092
Interest 59,631 14,012 5,530$ 211 79,384
Miscellaneous revenues 260,940 14,350 275,290
Total revenues 39,357,064 1,368,760 5,530 280,188 655,733 41,667,275
Expenditures
Current
General government 6,009,045 136,889 516,349 6,662,283
Public works 4,384,419 424,102 8,524 4,817,045
Public safety 13,437,695 13,437,695
Cultural and recreational 2,042,279 2,042,279
Economic development 1,828,093 1,828,093
Capital outlay 1,189,718 2,337,231 8,943 3,535,892
Debt service
Principal payments 16,193 7,762,202 7,778,395
Interest and fiscal charges 911,226 911,226
Total expenditures 27,079,349 4,726,315 8,673,428 8,524 525,292 41,012,908
Excess of revenue over
(under) expenditures 12,277,715 (3,357,555) (8,667,898) 271,664 130,441 654,367
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Insurance proceeds 174,379 174,379
Sale of general capital assets 2,891 2,891
Transfers in 112,012 1,012,231 8,669,629 9,793,872
Transfers out (12,674,360) (112,012) (60,000) (12,846,372)
Total other financing sources
(uses) (12,385,078) 900,219 8,669,629 (60,000) (2,875,230)
Net Change in Fund Balance (107,363) (2,457,336) 1,731 271,664 70,441 (2,220,863)
Fund Balance - Beginning 16,104,713 3,984,062 1,879 311,310 (43,775) 20,358,189
Fund Balance - Ending 15,997,350$ 1,526,726$ 3,610$ 582,974$ 26,666$ 18,137,326$
City of Prattville, Alabama
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances
Governmental Funds
For the Year Ended September 30, 2018
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Differences in amounts reported for governmental activities in the statement of activities:
Net change in fund balances - total governmental funds (2,220,863)$
3,535,892
2,175,000
(2,725,142)
(42,309)
General obligation warrants 7,650,000$
Limited obligation warrant 16,193
Capital leases 112,202
7,778,395
Accrued interest payable 66,228
Compensated absences (23,418)
Change in net pension liability and related deferred amounts (566,230)
Change in total OPEB liability and related deferred amounts (97,335)
(620,755)
66,131
1,020,397
176,704
Change in net position of governmental activities 9,143,450$
Governmental funds report the effect of premiums, discounts, and deferred loss on
refunding, whereas these amounts are deferred and amortized in the statement of
activities.
Internal service funds are used by management to charge the costs of employee medical
insurance to individual funds. The net income (expense) of certain activities of internal
service funds is reported with governmental activities.
Revenues are reported in the funds when there is an established claimed to the
resources and the resources are available to finance current expenditures. Revenues
are reported in the statement of activities when there is an established claim with no
availability criterion.
Depreciation expense on governmental capital assets included in the governmental
activities in the statement of activities.
The net effect of transactions involving the disposal of capital assets is to decrease net
position in the statement of net position.
The repayment of the principal of long-term debt consumes the current financial
resources of governmental funds but has no effect on net position. Also, governmental
funds report the effect of premiums, discounts, and similar items when debt is first issued,
whereas these amounts are deferred and amortized in the statement of activities.
Some expenses reported in the statement of activities do not require the use of current
financial resources and, therefore, are not reported as expenditures in governmental
funds:
Capital outlay, reported as expenditures in governmental funds, is shown as capital
assets in the statement of net position.
Donations of capital assets increase net position in the statement of net position but do
not appear in the governmental funds because they are not financial resources.
City of Prattville, Alabama
For the Year Ended September 30, 2018
Reconciliation of Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances of
Governmental Funds to Statement of Activities
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Original Final
Revenues
Taxes
Sales and use taxes 24,119,000$ 24,119,000$ 24,496,182$ 377,182$
Real and personal property taxes 2,796,150 2,796,150 2,903,635 107,485
Lodging taxes 1,779,000 1,779,000 1,915,131 136,131
Local gasoline taxes 1,057,000 1,057,000 1,070,850 13,850
Alcoholic beverage taxes 380,000 380,000 374,545 (5,455)
Rental taxes 406,000 406,000 393,905 (12,095)
Tobacco taxes 112,000 112,000 140,400 28,400
Excise taxes 77,000 77,000 146,943 69,943
Total taxes 30,726,150 30,726,150 31,441,591 715,441
Licenses and permits
Business licenses 5,118,000 5,118,000 5,022,866 (95,134)
Franchise fees 620,000 620,000 743,183 123,183
Building permits and inspection fees 324,000 324,000 467,424 143,424
Yard sale and special event permits 9,500 9,500 5,385 (4,115)
Total licenses and permits 6,071,500 6,071,500 6,238,858 167,358
Charges and fees for services
Ambulance fees 673,000 673,000 712,045 39,045
Fire training tuition 18,000 18,000 12,198 (5,802)
Parks and recreation 313,165 313,165 238,337 (74,828)
Performing and creative arts 39,700 39,700 68,063 28,363
Total charges and fees for services 1,043,865 1,043,865 1,030,643 (13,222)
Fines and forfeitures
Drug confiscation proceeds 119,221 119,221
Penalties and other fees 20,100 20,100 29,071 8,971
Accident reports 8,000 8,000 8,183 183
Sex offender registration fee 800 800 884 84
Total fines and forfeitures 28,900 28,900 157,359 128,459
Intergovernmental revenue
Grant income 70,609 70,609 168,042 97,433
Investment income
Interest 68,000 68,000 59,631 (8,369)
Miscellaneous revenues
Donations 77,000 77,000 87,659 10,659
Tower rent 20,400 20,400 20,770 370
Miscellaneous income 159,899 159,899 152,511 (7,388)
Total miscellaneous revenues 257,299 257,299 260,940 3,641
Total revenues 38,266,323 38,266,323 39,357,064 1,090,741
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances - Budget and Actual
Budgeted Amounts
City of Prattville, Alabama
For the Year Ended September 30, 2018
Variance With
Final Budget
Actual Amounts
Budgetary Basis
General Fund
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Original Final
Expenditures
General government
Executive 445,456$ 445,456$ 354,232$ 91,224$
Legislative 161,215 161,215 149,792 11,423
Finance 576,444 562,444 566,052 (3,608)
City clerk 208,955 208,955 224,018 (15,063)
Human resources 355,257 407,757 380,400 27,357
Information technology 1,431,235 1,345,943 1,446,477 (100,534)
Vehicle maintenance 313,433 306,034 251,109 54,925
Sales tax incentives 1,000,000 1,000,000 986,024 13,976
Building 95,638 95,638 78,566 17,072
City/County services 260,000 260,000 223,333 36,667
Community initiatives 820,624 820,624 782,423 38,201
Appropriations 691,850 691,850 689,346 2,504
Total general government 6,360,107 6,305,916 6,131,772 174,144
Public works
General public works 913,742 901,242 460,720 440,522
Planning and development 1,107,781 1,107,781 1,129,046 (21,265)
Urban management 1,341,229 1,248,867 1,223,488 25,379
Engineering 1,187,074 1,178,461 1,132,594 45,867
Facility maintenance 447,459 447,459 480,565 (33,106)
Total public works 4,997,285 4,883,810 4,426,413 457,397
Public safety
Police 7,326,236 7,220,809 6,869,607 351,202
Fire 6,716,566 6,647,492 6,649,908 (2,416)
Total public safety 14,042,802 13,868,301 13,519,515 348,786
Cultural and recreation
Parks and recreation 2,049,775 2,002,192 1,788,463 213,729
Performing and creative arts 316,783 316,783 249,806 66,977
Total cultural and recreation 2,366,558 2,318,975 2,038,269 280,706
Capital outlay 1,489,371 2,072,210 1,708,826 363,384
Debt service
Principal 14,500 14,500 16,193 (1,693)
Total debt service 14,500 14,500 16,193 (1,693)
Total expenditures 29,270,623 29,463,712 27,840,988 1,622,724
Excess of revenues over
expenditures 8,995,700 8,802,611 11,516,076 (531,983)
City of Prattville, Alabama
General Fund
Budgeted Amounts
For the Year Ended September 30, 2018
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances - Budget and Actual
Actual Amounts
Budgetary Basis
Variance With
Final Budget
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Original Final
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Insurance proceeds 65,000$ 80,625$ 174,379$ 93,754$
Sale of surplus equipment 50,000 50,000 2,891 (47,109)
Transfers from capital projects fund 290,000 290,000 112,012 (177,988)
Transfers to capital projects fund (110,000) (112,300) (1,012,231) (899,931)
Transfers to debt service fund (6,530,206) (8,654,968) (8,669,629) (14,661)
Transfers to internal service fund (2,992,500) (2,992,500) (2,992,500)
Transfers to judicial fund (53,093) (53,093) 53,093
Total other financing sources (uses) (9,280,799) (11,392,236) (12,385,078) (992,842)
Net change in fund balance,
budgetary basis (285,099)$ (2,589,625)$ (869,002) (1,524,825)$
Adjustment for reconciling items to adjust from
budgetary basis to modified accrual basis
Change in encumbrances 761,639
Net Change in Fund Balance, Modified Accrual Basis (107,363)
Fund Balance - Beginning 16,104,713
Fund Balance - Ending 15,997,350$
City of Prattville, Alabama
For the Year Ended September 30, 2018
Budgeted Amounts
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances - Budget and Actual
General Fund
Actual Amounts
Budgetary Basis
Variance With
Final Budget
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Original Final
Revenues
State gasoline and lubricating oil
excise tax 269,500$ 269,500$ 279,977$ 10,477$
Interest income 75 75 211 136
Total revenues 269,575 269,575 280,188 10,613
Expenditures
Public works 543,121 450,000 8,524 441,476
Excess of revenues over
(under) expenditures (273,546) (180,425) 271,664 (430,863)
Other Financing Sources
Transfers to capital projects fund (93,121) 93,121
Total other financing sources (93,121) 93,121
Net changes in fund balance,
budgetary basis (273,546)$ (273,546)$ 271,664 (337,742)$
Net Change in Fund Balance, Modified Accrual Basis 271,664
Fund Balance - Beginning 311,310
Fund Balance - Ending 582,974$
City of Prattville, Alabama
Gas Tax Special Revenue Fund
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances - Budget and Actual
For the Year Ended September 30, 2018
Budgeted Amounts Actual Amounts
Budgetary Basis
Variance With
Final Budget
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Original Final
Revenues
Fines and forfeitures 517,300$ 517,300$ 655,733$ 138,433$
Total revenues 517,300 517,300 655,733 138,433
Expenditures
Judicial 510,393 510,393 530,504 (20,111)
Capital outlay 8,943 (8,943)
Total expenditures 510,393 510,393 539,447 (29,054)
Excess of revenues
over expenditures 6,907 6,907 116,286 109,379
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Transfers from general fund 53,093 53,093 (53,093)
Transfers to internal service fund (60,000) (60,000) (60,000)
Total other financing sources
(uses) (6,907) (6,907) (60,000) (53,093)
Net change in fund balance,
budgetary basis -$ -$ 56,286 56,286$
Adjustment for reconciling items to adjust from
budgetary basis to modified accrual basis
Change in encumbrances 14,155
Net Change in Fund Balance, Modified Accrual Basis 70,441
Fund Balance - Beginning (43,775)
Fund Balance - Ending 26,666$
Budgeted Amounts
City of Prattville, Alabama
Judicial Special Revenue Fund
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances - Budget and Actual
For the Year Ended September 30, 2018
Actual Amounts
Budgetary Basis
Variance With
Final Budget
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Governmental
Activities
Total Enterprise Internal Service
Sanitation Wastewater Funds Fund
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents 152,491$ 5,803,105$ 5,955,596$ 296,211$
Accounts receivables, net 191,474 329,796 521,270
Due from other funds 9,519 1,085 10,604
Prepaid items 21,392 7,097 28,489
Total current assets 374,876 6,141,083 6,515,959 296,211
Noncurrent assets
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted 8,789,462 8,789,462
Capital assets, not being depreciated 338,654 25,960,114 26,298,768
Capital assets, net of accumulated
depreciation 1,298,672 5,250,941 6,549,613
Total noncurrent assets 1,637,326 40,000,517 41,637,843
Total assets 2,012,202 46,141,600 48,153,802 296,211
Deferred Outflows of Resources
Pension related items 252,433 276,400 528,833
Total deferred outflows of resources 252,433 276,400 528,833
Liabilities
Current liabilities
Accounts payable 24,220 1,107,183 1,131,403 188,437
Accrued liabilities 9,879 16,914 26,793 188,230
Accrued interest 282,204 282,204
Other liabilities 9,863 6,870 16,733
Due to other funds 751,324 78,082 829,406 77
Current portion of warrants payable 273,376 134,405 407,781
Current portion of compensated absences 13,069 63,118 76,187
Total current liabilities 1,081,731 1,688,776 2,770,507 376,744
Noncurrent liabilities
Warrants payable 464,771 32,594,265 33,059,036
Compensated absences 33,553 60,778 94,331
Net pension liability 974,268 1,063,457 2,037,725
Total noncurrent liabilities 1,472,592 33,718,500 35,191,092
Total liabilities 2,554,323 35,407,276 37,961,599 376,744
Deferred Inflows of Resources
Pension related items 61,874 88,742 150,616
Total deferred inflows of resources 61,874 88,742 150,616
Net Position
Net investment in capital assets 899,179 7,271,847 8,171,026
Unrestricted (deficit) (1,250,741) 3,650,135 2,399,394 (80,533)
Total net position (351,562)$ 10,921,982$ 10,570,420 (80,533)$
Net position of business type activities 10,570,420$
City of Prattville, Alabama
Statement of Net Position
Proprietary Funds
September 30, 2018
Business-Type Activities
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Governmental
Activities
Total Enterprise Internal Service
Sanitation Wastewater Funds Fund
Operating Revenues
Charges for goods and services 2,644,530$ 5,008,762$ 7,653,292$ 752,672$
Total operating revenues 2,644,530 5,008,762 7,653,292 752,672
Operating Expenses
Cost of sales and services 944,985 280,230 1,225,215
Salaries and benefits 1,065,321 1,302,242 2,367,563
Repairs and maintenance 109,303 154,068 263,371
Utilities 6,023 448,045 454,068
Insurance 59,160 55,039 114,199
Other 76,578 80,257 156,835 558,965
Depreciation 413,879 520,190 934,069
Benefits paid 3,615,677
Total operating expenses 2,675,249 2,840,071 5,515,320 4,174,642
Operating income (loss) (30,719) 2,168,691 2,137,972 (3,421,970)
Nonoperating Revenues (Expenses)
Gain (loss) on sale of capital assets 21,334 (17,946) 3,388
Interest income 99 99,622 99,721 174
Insurance proceeds 3,477 23,784 27,261
Interest expense (13,177) (728,521) (741,698)
Debt issuance costs (181,039) (181,039)
Total nonoperating revenues
(expenses) 11,733 (804,100) (792,367) 174
Net income before transfers (18,986) 1,364,591 1,345,605 (3,421,796)
Capital contributions 224,640 224,640
Transfers in 3,598,500
Transfers out (306,000) (240,000) (546,000)
Change in Net Position (324,986) 1,349,231 1,024,245 176,704
Total Net Position - Beginning (26,576) 9,572,751 (257,237)
Total Net Position - Ending (351,562)$ 10,921,982$ (80,533)$
Change in Net Position of Business-Type Activities 1,024,245$
City of Prattville, Alabama
Statement of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Net Position
Proprietary Funds
For the Year Ended September 30, 2018
Business-Type Activities
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Governmental
Activities
Total Enterprise Internal Service
Sanitation Wastewater Funds Funds
Cash Flows From (Used For) Operating Activities
Receipts from customers 2,648,578$ 4,990,297$ 7,638,875$
Receipts from interfund services provided 752,672$
Payments to suppliers (1,212,493) (2,490,366) (3,702,859) (4,131,756)
Payments to employees (1,037,820) (1,257,557) (2,295,377)
Net cash from (used for) operating activities 398,265 1,242,374 1,640,639 (3,379,084)
Cash Flows From (Used For) Noncapital Financing
Activities
Transfers to other funds (306,000) (240,000) (546,000)
Transfers from other funds 3,598,500
Net cash payments from (to) other funds 291,907 (60,542) 231,365 (67)
Net cash from (used for) noncapital financing activities (14,093) (300,542) (314,635) 3,598,433
Cash Flows From (Used For) Capital and Related
Financing Activities
Acquisition and construction of capital assets (481,322) (21,642,399) (22,123,721)
Capital contributions and insurance proceeds 3,477 48,424 51,901
Proceeds from sale of capital assets 220,000 220,000
Proceeds from warrants 32,466,953 32,466,953
Principal paid on long-term debt (269,336) (131,211) (400,547)
Interest paid on long-term debt (13,177) (447,964) (461,141)
Net cash from (used for) capital and related financing
activities (540,358) 10,293,803 9,753,445
Cash Flows From (Used For) Investing Activities
Interest received 99 99,622 99,721 174
Net cash from investing activities 99 99,622 99,721 174
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents (156,087) 11,335,257 11,179,170 219,523
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Year 308,578 3,257,310 3,565,888 76,688
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Year 152,491$ 14,592,567$ 14,745,058$ 296,211$
Reconciliation of Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents 152,491$ 5,803,105$ 5,955,596$ 296,211$
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted 8,789,462 8,789,462
152,491$ 14,592,567$ 14,745,058$ 296,211$
Reconciliation of Operating Income (Loss) to Net Cash
From (Used For) Operating Activities
Operating income (loss) (30,719)$ 2,168,691$ 2,137,972$ (3,421,970)$
Adjustments to reconcile operating income to net cash
provided by operations
Depreciation expense 413,879 520,190 934,069
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable 4,048 (18,465) (14,417)
(Increase) decrease in prepaid items (404) (1,495) (1,899)
(Increase) decrease in deferred outflows of resources (406) 582 176
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued
liabilities (50,007) (1,515,871) (1,565,878) 42,886
Increase (decrease) in deferred inflows of resources 61,874 88,742 150,616
Net cash from (used for) operating activities 398,265$ 1,242,374$ 1,640,639$ (3,379,084)$
Schedule of Noncash Capital and Related Financing Activities
Increase in accounts payable for acquisition and
construction of capital assets 927,494$
Contributions of capital assets 24,640
Principal forgiveness on Series 2018 ADEM loan 200,000
City of Prattville, Alabama
Statement of Cash Flows
Proprietary Funds
For the Year Ended September 30, 2018
Business-Type Activities
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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City of Prattville, Alabama
Notes to the Financial Statements
September 30, 2018
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Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Reporting entity - The City of Prattville, Alabama (the City) was incorporated under the laws of the State of
Alabama in 1865 and operates under a Mayor-Council form of government. The Mayor is elected at large
and all seven council members are elected by districts for concurrent terms of four years. As required by
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the financial statements of the
reporting entity include those of the City of Prattville, Alabama (the primary government) and its component
units. The component units discussed below are included in the City’s reporting entity because of the
significance of its operational or financial relationship with the City. Each discretely presented component
unit is reported in a separate column in the government-wide financial statements to emphasize that it is
legally separate from the City.
The component unit’s column in the combined financial statements includes the financial data of the
Autauga-Prattville Public Library (the Library), the Prattville Airport Authority (the Authority), and the Historic
Prattville Redevelopment Authority (HPRA), which are determined to be component units of the City.
The Library operates for the benefit of the City and Autauga County residents. The City annually provides
significant operating subsidies to the Library and appoints its governing body. Based on these criteria, the
Library is included as a component unit of the City for the year ended September 30, 2018. The Library
operates on a fiscal year ending September 30. Financial statements of the Library can be obtained at its
administrative office located in Prattville, Alabama.
The Prattville Airport Authority was established for the purpose of acquiring, operating, constructing, and
developing airport and industrial facilities. The City appoints the governing body and became obligated
under a federal grant initiated by the Authority in September 2000. Based on this criteria, the Authority is
included as a component unit of the City for the year ended September 30, 2018. The Authority also
operates on a fiscal year ending September 30. Financial statements of the Authority can be obtained at
its administrative office located in Prattville, Alabama.
The Historic Prattville Redevelopment Authority (HPRA) was formed to promote trade and commerce by
inducing commercial enterprises to upgrade, improve, modernize, and expand existing facilities and to
locate new facilities to the central business district of Prattville. The City annually provides operating
subsidies to the HPRA and appoints its governing body. Based on this criteria, the HPRA is included as a
component unit of the City for the year ended September 30, 2018. The Authority operates on a fiscal year
ending September 30. Financial statements of HPRA can be obtained from the City’s finance department
in Prattville, Alabama.
The City's officials are also responsible for appointing the members of the boards of other organizations,
but the City's accountability for these organizations does not extend beyond making the appointments.
These organizations would not be considered component units of the City; therefore, their financial
information is not reflected in the City’s financial statements.
Government-wide and fund financial statements - The basic financial statements consist of the government-
wide financial statements and fund financial statements. Both sets of statements distinguish between
governmental and business-type activities. Government-wide financial statements are comprised of the
statement of net position and the statement of activities. For the most part, the effect of interfund activity
has been removed from these statements. The exception to this is interfund services provided and used
which are eliminated in the consolidation process. Governmental activities, which normally are supported
by taxes, intergovernmental revenues, and other nonexchange transactions, are reported separately from
business-type activities, which rely to a significant extent on fees and charges for support.
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Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
The statement of activities demonstrates the degree to which the direct expenses of the City’s governmental
activities are offset by the City’s program revenues. Direct expenses are those that are clearly identifiable
with a specific program or function. Program revenues are classified into three categories: (1) fines, fees,
and charges, (2) operating grants and contributions, and (3) capital grants and contributions. Charges for
services refer to direct recovery from customers for services rendered. Grants and contributions refer to
revenues restricted for specific programs whose use may be restricted further to operational or capital
items. The general revenues section displays revenue collected that helps support all functions of
government and contribute to the change in the net position for the fiscal year.
The fund financial statements follow and report additional and detailed information about operations for
major funds individually and nonmajor funds in the aggregate for governmental funds. A reconciliation is
provided that converts the results of governmental fund accounting to the government-wide presentations.
The City reports the following major governmental funds:
General Fund - This 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.
Capital Projects Fund - The capital projects fund is used to account for financial resources used for the
acquisition or construction of major capital facilities.
Debt Service Fund - The debt service fund is used to account for the resources accumulated and
payments made for principal and interest on general long-term debt.
Gas Tax Special Revenue Fund - The gas tax special revenue fund is used to account for proceeds
from a state gasoline tax. The use of these funds is restricted to expenditures related to construction,
improvements, resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation of highways, roads, bridges, and streets.
Judicial Special Revenue Fund - The judicial special revenue fund is used to account for all fines and
forfeitures as a result of municipal court operations. The use of these funds is restricted and used for
the operation of the municipal court and jail.
The City reports the following major proprietary funds:
Sanitation - The fund accounts for the revenues and costs related to the provision of sanitation services
in the City.
Wastewater - The fund accounts for the revenues and costs related to the provision of sanitary sewer
and wastewater treatment services in the City.
Additionally, the City reports the following fund type:
Internal Service Fund - The fund accounts for the operations of the self-insured medical insurance plan
provided to other departments of the City on a cost reimbursement basis.
Measurement focus, basis of accounting, and financial statement presentation
Government-wide financial statements - The government-wide financial statements are reported using the
economic resources measurement focus and the accrual basis of accounting. Revenues are recorded
when earned and expenses are recorded when a liability is incurred, regardless of when the related cash
flows take place. 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.
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Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
On an accrual basis, revenue from property taxes associated with the current fiscal period are considered
to be susceptible to accrual and so have been recognized as revenues of the current fiscal period. Grants
and similar items are recognized as revenue in the fiscal year in which all eligibility requirements imposed
by the provider have been met.
Governmental fund financial statements - The governmental fund financial statements are reported using
the current financial resources measurement focus and the modified accrual basis of accounting.
Revenues are recognized as soon as they are both measurable and available. Revenues are considered
to be available when they are collectible within 90 days after year end. Sales taxes, gasoline taxes, grants,
donations, and interest revenue are all considered to be susceptible to accrual. Unearned revenue arises
when assets are recognized before revenue recognition criteria have been satisfied. All other revenue
items are considered to be measurable and available only when cash is received by the City.
Expenditures generally are recorded when a liability is incurred, as under accrual accounting. However,
debt service expenditures, as well as expenditures related to compensated absences and claims and
judgements, are recorded only when payment is due. Allocations of cost, such as depreciation and
amortization, are not recognized in governmental funds. General capital asset acquisitions are reported as
expenditures in governmental funds. Proceeds of general long-term debt and acquisitions under capital
leases 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 fund balance 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.
Proprietary fund financial statements - Proprietary funds are used to account for operations that are (a)
financed and operated in a manner similar to private business enterprises - where the intent of the governing
body is that the costs (expenses, including depreciation) of providing goods or services to the general public
on a continuing basis be financed or recovered primarily through user charges; or (b) where the governing
body has decided that periodic determination of revenues earned, expenses incurred and/or net income is
appropriate for capital maintenance, public policy, management control, accountability, or other purposes.
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. All revenues and expenses not meeting
this definition are reported as nonoperating revenues and expenses.
Cash and cash equivalents - 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.
Property tax calendar - All ad valorem taxes levied by the state, county, and any municipality in Autauga
and Elmore Counties are assessed by the Tax Assessors and collected by the Tax Collectors of the
counties. The counties’ property tax calendars require the Tax Assessors to assess and attach taxes as
enforceable liens on property as of September 30 and taxes are due October 1 through December 31 of
the following year. Property taxes that have not been paid by January 1 are considered delinquent. Tax
collections received by the County Tax Collectors are remitted to the City on a monthly basis.
Receivables - Activity between funds that are representative of lending/borrowing arrangements
outstanding at the end of the fiscal year are referred to as either “due to/from other funds” (i.e., the current
portion of interfund loans) or “advances to/from other funds” (i.e., the noncurrent portion of interfund loans).
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Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
All other outstanding balances between funds are reported as “due to/from other funds”. Any residual
balances outstanding between the governmental activities and business-type activities are reported in the
government-wide financial statements as “internal balances”.
Accounts receivable in governmental funds consist of fees for public services rendered, reimbursable
payments paid for the benefit of other governmental entities that are collected on a periodic basis, and
grants receivable from other governments. Accounts receivable are stated at the amount management
expects to collect from balances outstanding at year end. Based on management’s assessment, it has
concluded that realization losses on balances outstanding at year end will be immaterial. Receivables as
of year end are considered fully collectible and are recorded at net realizable value.
Accounts receivable in the proprietary funds consist of monthly billings to customers for services provided.
The City extends credit to its customers, who are located primarily in Prattville, Alabama. Trade accounts
receivable are stated at the amount management expects to collect from balances outstanding at year end.
Based on management's assessment of the credit history with customers having outstanding balances and
current relationships with them, it has concluded that realization losses on balances outstanding at year
end will be immaterial; therefore, no allowance for doubtful accounts has been provided.
Prepaid items - 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. The cost of prepaid
items is recorded as expenditures/expenses when consumed rather than when purchased.
Inventory - Governmental fund inventories are reported as an expenditure when purchased rather than
capitalized as an asset. The City has no significant inventories as of September 30, 2018; therefore, none
are reported on the statement of net position.
Restricted assets - Resources from federal and state grants/loans, appropriations and shared taxes, and
drug confiscation proceeds are classified as restricted assets on the statement of net position and the
balance sheet.
Certain resources from federal and state grants set aside for airport improvements are classified as
restricted assets on the statement of net position of the Prattville Airport Authority because their use is
limited by their funding agreement.
Capital assets - Capital assets, which include property, plant, equipment, and infrastructure assets (e.g.
roads, bridges, sidewalks, and similar items), are reported in the applicable governmental or business-type
activities columns in the government-wide financial statements. Such assets are recorded at historical cost
or estimated historical cost. Donated capital assets are recorded at their estimated acquisition value on
the date of donation.
The cost of normal maintenance and repairs that do not add to the value of the asset or materially extend
assets’ lives are not capitalized. Capital assets of the primary government and the Autauga-Prattville Public
Library, a component unit, are depreciated using the straight-line method over the following estimated
useful lives:
Asset Class
Buildings and building improvements 40 years 25,000$
Land improvements 20 years 25,000
Vehicles 5 - 15 years 5,000
Office, nonoffice, and computer equipment 5 - 20 years 5,000
Infrastructure 50 years 50,000
Estimated
Useful Lives
Capitalization
Threshold
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September 30, 2018
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Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Capital assets of the Prattville Airport Authority, a component unit, are depreciated using the straight-line
method over the following estimated useful lives:
Estimated Capitalization
Asset Class Useful Lives Threshold
Land improvements 20 years 5,000$
Building and improvements 3 - 40 years 5,000
Furniture and equipment 5 - 20 years 5,000
Runways 8 - 25 years 5,000
Capital assets of the Historic Prattville Redevelopment Authority, a component unit, are depreciated using
the straight-line method of depreciation over the following estimated useful lives:
Estimated Capitalization
Asset Class Useful Lives Threshold
Machinery and equipment 5 - 10 years 5,000$
Land improvements 20 years 25,000
Buildings 40 years 25,000
The City has historical assets including statues and fountains that are not capitalized, in accordance with
established criteria. Specifically, the historical assets are held for reasons other than financial gain. The
assets are protected, kept unencumbered, cared for and preserved, and are subject to a City policy
requiring that sales proceeds from any historical assets be used to acquire similar assets.
Deferred outflows of resources - Decreases in net position that relate to future periods are reported as
deferred outflows of resources in a separate section of the government-wide statement of net position
and/or governmental funds’ balance sheet. The City has two items that qualify for reporting in this category.
The deferred loss on refunding is reported in the government-wide statement of net position. A deferred
loss on refunded debt results from the difference in the carrying value of the refunded debt and its
reacquisition price. This amount is deferred and amortized over the shorter of the life of the refunded or
refunding debt. In addition, the City has a deferred outflow related to the City’s pension plan. See Note 8.
The Library has one deferred outflow related to its pension plan.
Deferred inflows of resources - Increases in net position that apply to a future period(s) are reported as
deferred inflows of resources in a separate section of the government-wide statement of net position and/or
governmental funds’ balance sheet. The City has two items that qualify for reporting in this category. A
deferred inflow of resources is reported for postemployment benefit plans other than pension (OPEB)
related items. See Note 9. In addition, the City has a deferred inflow related to the City’s pension plan.
See Note 8. The Library also has one deferred inflow related to its pension plan.
In addition, the City’s governmental funds report unavailable revenue from receivables collected outside of
the period of availabilty. These amounts are deferred and recognized as an inflow of resources in the
period that the amounts become available.
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September 30, 2018
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Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Compensated absences - The City allows employees to accumulate vacation and sick leave up to certain
limits for use in subsequent periods. Upon termination of employment, an employee receives payment of
accumulated vacation hours up to a maximum of 360 hours at current wage rates. Upon retirement, an
employee can receive payment of 50% of accumulated sick leave hours up to a maximum of 360 hours at
current wage rates. All vacation and sick pay is accrued when incurred in the government-wide financial
statements up to certain limits for use in subsequent periods. A liability for these amounts is reported in
governmental funds only if they have matured, for example, as a result of employee resignations and
retirements.
Long-term obligations - In the government-wide financial statements and proprietary fund types in the fund
financial statements, long-term obligations are reported as liabilities in the applicable governmental
activities, business-type activities, or proprietary fund type statement of net position. Bond premiums and
discounts 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 other than
prepaid insurance are expensed when incurred.
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.
Lease obligations - Capital lease obligations are stated at the original fair market value of leased assets
capitalized, less payments since the inception of the lease discounted at the implicit rate of interest in the
lease. Also, in the year an asset is acquired by capital lease, the expenditure for the asset and the offsetting
amount of the financing source are reflected in the fund financial statements in the statement of revenues,
expenditures, and changes in fund balances. Capital lease obligations of governmental activities in the
government-wide financial statements and the cost of assets so acquired are reflected in the accounts of
those statements. Capital lease obligations of business-type activities in the government-wide financial
statements and proprietary fund type financial statements and the cost of assets so acquired are reflected
in the accounts of those funds and statements.
Fund balance - In accordance with Governmental Accounting Standards Board Statement 54, Fund
Balance Reporting and Governmental Fund Type Definitions, the City classifies government fund balance
as follows:
Nonspendable - includes fund balance amounts that cannot be spent either because it is not in
spendable form, or for legal or contractual requirements. This would include inventories, deposits, and
prepaid items.
Restricted - includes fund balance amounts that are constrained for specific purposes which are
externally imposed by providers, such as creditors, or amounts constrained due to constitutional
provisions or enabling legislation.
Committed - includes fund balance amounts that can be used only for the specific purposes that are
internally imposed by formal action of the government’s highest level of decision making authority.
Commitments may be changed by the government taking the same action that imposed the constraint
initially. Contractual obligations are included to the extent that existing resources in the fund have been
specifically committed for use in satisfying those contractual obligations. Fund balance is committed
by the City Council by ordinance.
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September 30, 2018
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Assigned - includes spendable fund balance amounts that are intended to be used for specific purposes
that are neither considered restricted or committed. This indicates that resources in these funds are,
at a minimum, intended to be used for the purpose of that fund. The City Council, Mayor, Finance
Director, or the City Clerk is authorized to assign amounts to a specific purpose. The authorization,
which is established by the City Council, is pursuant to the policy of the City Council to delegate such
authority.
Unassigned - includes residual positive fund balance within the general fund which has not been
classified within the other above mentioned categories. Unassigned fund balance may also include
negative balances for any governmental fund if expenditures exceed amounts restricted, committed, or
assigned for those specific purposes.
The City considers restricted amounts to have been spent when an expenditure is incurred for purposes
for which both restricted and unrestricted fund balance is available. The City considers committed, then
assigned amounts to have been spent when an expenditure is incurred for purposes for which amounts of
unrestricted fund balance is available.
Pensions - The Employees' Retirement System of Alabama (the Plan) financial statements are prepared
using the economic resources measurement focus and accrual basis of accounting. Contributions are
recognized as revenues when earned, pursuant to the Plan requirements. Benefits and refunds are
recognized when due and payable in accordance with the terms of the Plan. Expenses are recognized
when the corresponding liability is incurred, regardless of when the payment is made. Investments are
reported at fair value. Financial statements are prepared in accordance with requirements of the
Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). Under these requirements, the Plan is considered a
component unit of the State of Alabama and is included in the State's Comprehensive Annual Financial
Report.
Post employment benefits other than pensions (OPEB) - The City records a liability in the government-wide
financial statements for future healthcare benefits for eligible retirees and their spouses. The total OPEB
liability at September 30, 2018 was $2,233,971.
Management estimates and assumptions - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues
and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could vary from estimates used.
Note 2 - Stewardship, Compliance, and Accountability
Budgets and budgetary accounting - The budget is adopted annually at the beginning of each fiscal year
for the general fund, gas tax special revenue fund, capital projects fund, debt service fund, and judicial
special revenue fund. The Council must approve transfers of appropriations or revisions between and
among departments. Management can approve transfers within an individual department only. Actual
expenditures should not exceed appropriations in departments. During 2018, the general government
excess of expenditures over budget was primarily due to under budgeted service provider costs in the
Information Technology department and under budgeted appropriations.
Appropriations lapse at the end of the fiscal year unless expended or encumbered. Encumbered
appropriations are carried forward. Encumbrances (e.g., purchase orders, contracts) outstanding at year
end are reported as assigned fund balance and do not constitute expenditures or liabilities of the fund.
Budgets for the above-mentioned funds are adopted on a basis other than accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) insofar as encumbrances are included with expenditures.
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September 30, 2018
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Reconciliation of expenditures reported in accordance with GAAP and those presented in accordance with
the non GAAP budgetary basis are noted below.
General Fund
Net change in fund balance, modified accrual basis (107,363)$
Encumbrances at beginning of the year 839,550
Encumbrances at end of the year (1,601,189)
Net change in fund balance, budgetary basis (869,002)$
Judicial Special
Revenue Fund
Net change in fund balance, modified accrual basis 70,441$
Encumbrances at beginning of the year 17,352
Encumbrances at end of the year (31,507)
Net change in fund balance, budgetary basis 56,286$
Deficit fund equity - Funds with deficit fund balance or net position are as follows:
Deficit Amount
Sanitation 351,562$
Internal Service Fund 80,533
The deficit in the sanitation fund is the result of current year expenditures exceeding revenues and a net
transfer out. The deficit in the internal service fund is a result of actual costs exceeding the amounts
charged to other departments in previous years. The City’s intent is to appropriate funds from the general
fund in order to reduce the deficits and to increase the contribution rates to the internal service fund.
Note 3 - Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Investments
Deposits - Custodial credit risk - The City’s investment policy requires that bank deposits be fully insured
by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or be covered under the Security for Alabama Funds
Enhancement (SAFE) Program. The SAFE program is a multiple financial collateral pool administered by
the State Treasurer according to State of Alabama statute.
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September 30, 2018
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Note 4 - Capital Assets
Capital asset activity for the City’s governmental activities for the year ended September 30, 2018 was as
follows:
Increases Decreases
Governmental Activities
Capital assets, not being
depreciated
Land 2,719,938$ 2,719,938$
Construction in progress 3,289,976 1,425,349$ 2,819,912$ 1,895,413
6,009,914 1,425,349 2,819,912 4,615,351
Capital assets, being depreciated
5,237,491 1,050,181 3,299 6,284,373
Land improvements 6,131,039 33,708 57,080 6,107,667
Vehicles 7,059,061 484,751 388,562 7,155,250
6,095,748 312,373 165,640 6,242,481
Infrastructure 55,224,007 5,224,440 60,448,447
79,747,346 7,105,453 614,581 86,238,218
Less accumulated depreciation
1,703,750 153,705 3,304 1,854,151
Land improvements 5,488,971 68,756 49,207 5,508,520
Vehicles 4,205,761 896,676 360,885 4,741,552
3,818,180 424,994 158,876 4,084,298
Infrastructure 10,929,828 1,181,011 12,110,839
Total accumulated depreciation 26,146,490 2,725,142 572,272 28,299,360
53,600,856 4,380,311 42,309 57,938,858
59,610,770$ 5,805,660$ 2,862,221$ 62,554,209$
Beginning
Balances
Ending
Balances
Total capital assets, not
being depreciated
Buildings and building
improvements
Office, nonoffice, and computer
equipment
Total capital assets, being
depreciated
Buildings and building
improvements
Office, nonoffice, and computer
equipment
Total capital assets, being
depreciated, net
Governmental activities
capital assets, net
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September 30, 2018
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Note 4 - Capital Assets (continued)
Capital asset activity for the City’s business-type activities for the year ended September 30, 2018 was as
follows:
Beginning Ending
Balances Increases Decreases Balances
Business-Type Activities
Land 1,257,019$ 1,257,019$
Construction in progress 2,863,235 22,178,514$ 25,041,749
Total capital assets, not
being depreciated 4,120,254 22,178,514 26,298,768
Capital assets, being depreciated
6,813,754 25,500 31,222$ 6,808,032
Land improvements 3,262,850 48,213 3,311,063
Vehicles 3,002,322 576,106 454,136 3,124,292
1,210,894 225,911 9,000 1,427,805
14,289,820 875,730 494,358 14,671,192
Less accumulated depreciation
3,205,705 172,600 13,275 3,365,030
Land improvements 2,086,357 139,408 2,225,765
Vehicles 1,328,403 533,502 121,750 1,740,155
844,790 88,559 142,720 790,629
Total accumulated depreciation 7,465,255 934,069 277,745 8,121,579
6,824,565 (58,339) 216,613 6,549,613
10,944,819$ 22,120,175$ 216,613$ 32,848,381$
Capital assets, not being
depreciated
Total capital assets, being
depreciated, net
Business-type activities
capital assets, net
Buildings and building
improvements
Office, nonoffice, and computer
equipment
Total capital assets, being
depreciated
Buildings and building
improvements
Office, nonoffice, and computer
equipment
Depreciation expense was charged to functions/programs of the primary government as follows:
Governmental Activities
General government 1,238,133$
Public works 524,611
Public safety 812,552
Cultural and recreational 149,846
Total depreciation expense - governmental activities 2,725,142$
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Note 4 - Capital Assets (continued)
Business-Type Activities
Sanitation 413,879$
Wastewater 520,190
Total depreciation expense - business-type activities 934,069$
Component units - Capital asset activity for the Autauga-Prattville Public Library for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2018 is as follows:
Increases Decreases
Capital assets, being depreciated
Equipment 149,038$ 11,961$ 137,077$
Accumulated depreciation 119,644 3,210$ 11,619 111,235
Total capital assets, being
depreciated, net 29,394$ (3,210)$ 342$ 25,842$
Ending
Balances
Beginning
Balances
Capital asset activity for the Prattville Airport Authority for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018 is as
follows:
Increases Decreases
Capital assets, not being depreciated
Land 3,079,667$ 3,079,667$
Construction in progress 15,742$ 15,742
Total capital assets, not being
depreciated 3,079,667 15,742 3,095,409
Capital assets, being depreciated
Land improvements 1,495,301 1,495,301
Runways 6,708,698 6,708,698
Building and improvements 1,411,009 1,411,009
Furniture and equipment 494,422 5,500 499,922
Total capital assets, being
depreciated 10,109,430 5,500 10,114,930
Less accumulated depreciation
Land improvements 859,437 77,388 936,825
Runways 3,497,314 233,306 3,730,620
Building and improvements 562,906 29,591 592,497
Furniture and equipment 141,840 25,395 167,235
Total accumulated depreciation 5,061,497 365,680 5,427,177
Total capital assets, being
depreciated, net 5,047,932 (360,180) 4,687,753
Total capital assets, net 8,127,599$ (344,438)$ -$ 7,783,162$
Beginning
Balances
Ending
Balances
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Capital asset activity for the Historic Prattville Redevelopment Authority (HPRA) for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2018 is as follows:
Increases Decreases
Capital assets, not being depreciated
Land 1,139,750$ 1,139,750$
Construction in progress 890,609 64,592$ 955,201$
Total capital assets, not being
depreciated 2,030,359 64,592 955,201 1,139,750
Capital assets, being depreciated
Land improvements 165,499 165,499
Building improvements 2,629,411 2,629,411
Machinery and equipment 23,000 23,000
Total capital assets, being
depreciated 2,817,910 2,817,910
Less accumulated depreciation 149,626 74,010 223,636
Total capital assets, being
depreciated, net 2,668,284 (74,010) 2,594,274
Total capital assets, net 4,698,643$ (9,418)$ 955,201$ 3,734,024$
Ending
Balances
Beginning
Balances
In December 2017, HPRA sold a building, which was included in construction in progress, in exchange for
a mortgage receivable of $800,000. Interest on the mortgage receivable accrues at a fixed rate of 1.52%
per annum on $300,000 of the mortgage receivable balance. The remaining $500,000 of the mortgage
receivable is noninterest bearing. Principal and accrued interest on the mortgage are due at maturity on
December 31, 2019.
Note 5 - Interfund Balances
Interfund transactions are generally used to meet cash demands necessary to pay operating expenditures.
These amounts should be repaid during the next fiscal year. Amounts reported in the fund financial
statements as interfund receivables and payables are eliminated in the entity-wide governmental column
of the statement of net position, except for the net residual amounts due between governmental and
business-type activities, which are presented as internal balances.
The composition of interfund receivables and payables as of September 30, 2018 consists of the following:
Payable Fund Amount
General Fund Judicial Special Revenue Fund 18,217$
General Fund Sanitation 750,239
General Fund Wastewater 78,082
General Fund Internal Service Fund 77
Capital Projects Fund General Fund 32,673
Sanitation General Fund 9,519
Wastewater Sanitation 1,085
Total 889,892$
Receivable Fund
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The following is a schedule of interfund transfers for the year ended September 30, 2018:
Total
General Fund 1,012,231$ 8,669,629$ 2,992,500$ 12,674,360$
Capital Projects Fund 112,012$ 112,012
Judicial Special Revenue Fund 60,000 60,000
Sanitation 306,000 306,000
Wastewater 240,000 240,000
Totals 112,012$ 1,012,231$ 8,669,629$ 3,598,500$ 13,392,372$
Transfer Out Transfer In
Capital
Projects
Fund
Debt
Service
Fund
Internal
Service
Fund
General
Fund
Transfers are used to move revenues from the fund with collection authorization to the debt service fund
as debt service principal and interest payments become due, and to move unrestricted general fund
revenues to finance various programs that the government must account for in other funds in accordance
with budgetary authorizations, including amounts provided as subsidies or matching funds for various grant
programs.
Note 6 - Long-Term Debt
State statute limits the amount of long-term debt the City can incur. The amount of debt applicable to this
limit during a year can be no greater than 20% of the assessed value of taxable property as of the beginning
of the fiscal year. As of September 30, 2018, the amount of outstanding debt applicable to this limit was
equal to 6.07% of property assessments as of October 1, 2017.
Long-term liability activity for the year ended September 30, 2018, was as follows:
Beginning Ending Due Within
Balance Additions Reductions Balance One Year
Governmental Activities
General obligation warrants 31,750,000$7,650,000$ 24,100,000$ 2,855,000$
Limited obligation warrant 1,513,174 16,193 1,496,981
Less deferred amounts
Debt issuance discounts (57,150)(9,760) (47,390)
Add deferred amounts
Debt issuance premiums 1,073,395 265,288 808,107
Total warrants payable 34,279,419 7,921,721 26,357,698 2,855,000
Capital leases 882,163 112,202 769,961 118,038
Compensated absences 1,134,400 584,476$ 561,058 1,157,818 242,108
Net pension liability 14,847,970 1,834,655 2,514,369 14,168,256
Total OPEB liability *2,269,438 142,543 178,010 2,233,971
53,413,390 2,561,674 11,287,360 44,687,704 3,215,146
* The beginning total OPEB liability was restated to reflect the adoption GASB Statement No. 75. See note 18.
Governmental activities
long-term liabilities
City of Prattville, Alabama
Notes to the Financial Statements
September 30, 2018
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Note 6 - Long-Term Debt (continued)
Beginning Ending Due Within
Balance Additions Reductions Balance One Year
Business-Type Activities
General obligation warrants 1,400,411$ 32,305,000$ 400,547$ 33,304,864$ 407,781$
Add deferred amounts
Debt issuance premiums 164,209 2,256 161,953
Total warrants payable 1,400,411 32,469,209 402,803 33,466,817 407,781
Compensated absences 167,225 57,300 54,007 170,518 76,187
Net pension liability 2,119,353 220,328 301,956 2,037,725
3,686,989 32,746,837 758,766 35,675,060 483,968
Total long-term liabilties 57,100,379$ 35,308,511$ 12,046,126$ 80,362,764$ 3,699,114$
Business-type activities
long-term liabilities
General obligation warrants payable at September 30, 2018 consisted of the following:
Governmental Activities Total
5,690,000$
8,375,000
9,410,000
General Obligation Refunding Warrants, Series 2013-A; principal amount
$9,815,000; graduated principal payments are due annually beginning on March
1, 2014 and semiannual interest payments due each September 1 and March 1,
beginning September 30, 2013; interest rate ranges from .80% to 2.50%; rate on
current bonds 2.00%; final payment is due March 1, 2025. Proceeds used for the
partial refunding of the Series 2006A General Obligation Economic Development
Improvement Warrants.
General Obligation Refunding Warrants, Series 2014; principal amount $9,955,000;
graduated principal payments are due annually beginning on March 1, 2015 and
semiannual interest payments due each September 1 and March 1, beginning
March 1, 2015; interest rate ranges from 1.55% to 4.00%; rate on current bonds
4.00%; final payment is due March 1, 2026. Proceeds used for the partial refunding
of the Series 2007 General Obligation Economic Development Improvement
Warrants.
General Obligation Refunding Warrants, Series 2015; principal amount
$12,280,000; graduated principal payments are due annually beginning
November 1, 2015 and semiannual interest payments due each November 1 and
May 1, beginning November 1, 2015; interest rate ranges from 1.5% to 5.0%; rate
on current bonds 3.0%; final payment is due November 1, 2025. Proceeds used for
the partial refunding of the Series 2006A General Obligation Economic
Development Improvement Warrants and partial refunding of the Series 2006B
General Obligation Economic Development Improvement Warrants.
City of Prattville, Alabama
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September 30, 2018
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Note 6 - Long-Term Debt (continued)
Total
385,000$
240,000
Total governmental activities 24,100,000
Business-Type Activities
261,717
738,147
15,505,000
16,800,000
Total business-type activities 33,304,864
Total general obligation warrants 57,404,864$
General Obligation Warrant, Series 2018-CWSRF-DL Special Authority Loan
with Alabama Water Pollution Control Authority and Alabama Department of
Environmental Management; principal amount $16,800,000; graduated principal
payments due annually beginning February 15, 2020 and semiannual interest
payments due each February 15 and August 15, beginning August 15, 2018;
interest rate 2.20%; final payment is February 15, 2038. Proceeds used for
Pine Creek and Autauga Creek wastewater treatment plant improvements.
General Obligation Sewer Warrants, Series 2017-A; principal amount
$15,505,000; graduated principal payments are due annually beginning
November 1, 2019 and semiannual interest payments due each November 1
and May 1, beginning May 1, 2018; interest rate ranges from 2.0% to 4.0%; rate
on current bonds 2.0%; final payment is due November 1, 2047. Proceeds used
for wastewater plant expansion project.
General Obligation Sewer Warrant, Series 2013; principal amount $900,000;
monthly principal and interest payments of $11,570 due monthly beginning on
September 15, 2013; interest rate of 2.190%; final maturity date is
August 15, 2020. Proceeds used to pay for purchase of property to be used as
a waste water byproduct application site.
General Obligation Revenue Warrant, Series 2016; principal amount of
$1,360,415; monthly principal and interest payments of $23,543 due monthly
beginning on June 27, 2016; interest rate of 1.49%; final maturity date is
May 27, 2021. Proceeds were used to purchase sanitation trucks.
General Obligation Warrant, Series 2016-CWSRF-DL Special Authority Loan
with Alabama Water Pollution Control Authority and Alabama Department of
Environmental Management; principal amount $415,000; graduated principal
payments due annually beginning February 15, 2017 and semiannual interest
payments due each February 15 and August 15, beginning February 15, 2017;
interest rate 1.45% from July 15, 2016 to October 31, 2016 and 2.20%
thereafter; final payment is February 15, 2036; Proceeds will be used for the
North Silver Hills Drainage Canal Restoration.
General Obligation Warrant, Series 2017-CWSRF-DL Special Authority Loan
with Alabama Water Pollution Control Authority and Alabama Department of
Environmental Management; principal amount $240,000; graduated principal
payments due annually beginning February 15, 2019 and semiannual interest
payments due each February 15 and August 15, beginning August 15, 2018;
interest rate 1.45% from April 1, 2017 to March 30, 2018 and 2.20% thereafter;
final payment is February 15, 2038; Proceeds will be used for the Woodvale
Drainage Project.
City of Prattville, Alabama
Notes to the Financial Statements
September 30, 2018
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Note 6 - Long-Term Debt (continued)
Limited obligation warrant - The City issued Limited Obligation Warrant, Series 2006B in the amount of
$1,594,489 for the construction of infrastructure. The warrant bears a 0% interest rate and matures on
August 1, 2036. The warrant was issued pursuant to an agreement with a private entity for the construction
of infrastructure. Repayment of the warrant is secured by a pledge of 75% of the sales tax revenue remitted
by retail establishments located on the specified property. As of September 30, 2018, the City had
redeemed $97,598 of the outstanding warrants. The balance on the warrant at September 30, 2018 is
$1,496,981. The Limited Obligation Warrant does not constitute a direct obligation and pledge of the full
faith and credit of the City.
Debt service requirements on long-term debt at September 30, 2018 were as follows:
Year Ending
September 30 Principal Interest Total Principal Interest Total
2019 2,855,000$ 677,319$ 3,532,319$ 407,781$ 949,586$ 1,357,367$
2020 2,955,000 589,786 3,544,786 1,174,789 934,052 2,108,841
2021 3,030,000 514,685 3,544,685 972,294 911,633 1,883,927
2022 3,115,000 426,965 3,541,965 800,000 893,250 1,693,250
2023 3,215,000 323,024 3,538,024 820,000 875,530 1,695,530
2024 - 2028 8,600,000 421,751 9,021,751 4,385,000 4,095,750 8,480,750
2029 - 2033 180,000 27,060 207,060 4,910,000 3,578,295 8,488,295
2034 - 2038 150,000 6,930 156,930 5,490,000 2,990,430 8,480,430
2039 - 2043 6,505,000 2,042,900 8,547,900
2044 - 2048 7,840,000 705,075 8,545,075
Totals 24,100,000$ 2,987,520$ 27,087,520$ 33,304,864$ 17,976,501$ 51,281,365$
Year Ending
September 30 Principal Interest Total
2019 3,262,781$ 1,626,905$ 4,889,686$
2020 4,129,789 1,523,838 5,653,627
2021 4,002,294 1,426,318 5,428,612
2022 3,915,000 1,320,215 5,235,215
2023 4,035,000 1,198,554 5,233,554
2024 - 2028 12,985,000 4,517,501 17,502,501
2029 - 2033 5,090,000 3,605,355 8,695,355
2034 - 2038 5,640,000 2,997,360 8,637,360
2039 - 2043 6,505,000 2,042,900 8,547,900
2044 - 2048 7,840,000 705,074 8,545,074
Totals 57,404,864$ 20,964,021$ 78,368,885$
Business-Type ActivitiesGovernmental Activities
Total Annual Requirements
Capital leases - The City has entered into lease agreements as lessee for financing the acquisition of
property and equipment. These lease agreements qualify as capital leases for accounting purposes and,
therefore, have been recorded at the present value of their future minimum lease payments as of the
inception date.
City of Prattville, Alabama
Notes to the Financial Statements
September 30, 2018
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Note 6 - Long-Term Debt (continued)
The assets acquired through capital leases are as follows:
Vehicles 985,215$
Less accumulated depreciation 251,258
Total 733,957$
Asset
Governmental
Activities
The future minimum lease obligations and the net present value of these minimum lease payments as of
September 30, 2018 were as follows:
Year Ending September 30 Amount
2019 138,591$
2020 138,591
2021 84,218
2022 84,218
2023 84,218
2024 - 2027 347,358
Total minimum lease payments 877,194
Less amount representing interest 107,233
Present value of minimum lease payments 769,961$
Governmental Activities
Other long-term debt - Compensated absences, pension benefits, postemployment benefits other than
pensions, and other governmental activity obligations are generally liquidated by the general fund.
Component units - Capital debt activity for the year ended September 30, 2018 for the Prattville Airport
Authority was as follows:
Additions Reductions
457,842$ -$ 30,377$ 427,465$ 31,852$
Revenue and grant anticipation
bond - River Bank & Trust
Beginning
Balance
Ending
Balance
Due Within
One Year
The Prattville Airport Authority’s capital debt at September 30, 2018 was as follows:
427,465$
Revenue and Grant Anticipation Bond Series 2014 - River Bank & Trust; $551,266;
interest rate of 4.69% until April 1, 2029; principal and interest due monthly beginning
May 22, 2014; secured by pledge of all revenues, rents, receipts, income, and funds
derived by the Airport Authority.
City of Prattville, Alabama
Notes to the Financial Statements
September 30, 2018
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Note 6 - Long-Term Debt (continued)
Maturities on the Prattville Airport Authority’s capital debt are as follows:
Principal Interest Total
2019 31,852$ 19,635$ 51,487$
2020 33,349 18,138 51,487
2021 35,021 16,466 51,487
2022 36,723 14,764 51,487
2023 38,507 12,980 51,487
2024 - 2028 222,450 34,984 257,434
2029 29,563 458 30,021
Totals 427,465$ 117,425$ 544,890$
Prattville Airport Authority
Year Ending September 30
Long-term debt activity for the Historic Prattville Redevelopment Authority for the year ended
September 30, 2018 was as follows:
Beginning Ending Due Within
Balance Additions Reductions Balance One Year
Redevelopment bonds 4,670,000$ 115,000$ 4,555,000$ 115,000$
Notes payable 100,517 25,466 75,051 18,817
Less deferred amounts
Debt issuance discount (56,904) (3,094) (53,810)
Totals 4,713,613$ -$ 137,372$ 4,576,241$ 133,817$
The Historic Prattville Redevelopment Authority's notes payable at September 30, 2018 were as follows:
4,555,000$
75,051
Total 4,630,051$
Series 2016 Redevelopment Bonds; principal amount of $4,780,000; graduated principal
payments due annually beginning March 1, 2017 and semiannual interest payments due
each September 1 and March 1, beginning September 1, 2016; interest rate ranges from
1.700% to 3.625%; final payment is due March 1, 2046. A portion of the proceeds were
used to redeem an outstanding loan of $1,755,250 during fiscal year 2016 and the
remainder was used to renovate the administrative building which is leased to the City.
Trustmark National Bank secured by real estate; monthly principal and interest payments
of $1,811; interest rate of 4.34%; final maturity date is December 5, 2019. Proceeds
used to purchase real estate.
City of Prattville, Alabama
Notes to the Financial Statements
September 30, 2018
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Maturities on the Historic Prattville Redevelopment Authority’s notes payable were as follows:
Principal Interest Total
2019 133,817$ 134,191$ 268,008$
2020 171,234 129,566 300,800
2021 120,000 126,616 246,616
2022 120,000 124,396 244,396
2023 125,000 122,314 247,314
2024-2028 660,000 572,885 1,232,885
2029-2033 740,000 489,085 1,229,085
2034-2038 850,000 376,291 1,226,291
2039-2043 1,010,000 219,653 1,229,653
2044-2046 700,000 38,606 738,606
Totals 4,630,051$ 2,333,603$ 6,963,654$
Historic Prattville
Redevelopment Authority
Year Ending September 30
Note 7 - Notes Payable
On August 8, 2018, the City issued General Obligation Notes Series 2018B and Series 2018C. Series
2018B was issued in the amount of $3,000,000 to be used as a line of credit for economic development
projects. Series 2018C was issued in the amount $1,000,000 to be used as a line of credit for general
working capital purposes. Both lines of credit bear an interest rate of 3.0%, with interest due monthly. The
maturity dates are July 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019, respectively. At September 30, 2018, the balances of
the loans had been paid in full.
Note 8 - Pension Plan
Plan description - The Employees' Retirement System of Alabama (ERS), an agent multiple-employer plan,
was established as of October 1, 1945, pursuant to the Code of Alabama 1975, Title 36, Chapter 27 (Act
515 of the Legislature of 1945). The purpose of the ERS is to provide retirement allowances and other
specified benefits for state employees, State Police, and, on an elective basis, to all cities, counties, towns,
and quasi-public organizations. The responsibility for the general administration and operation of ERS is
vested in its Board of Control which consists of 13 trustees. The Plan is administered by the Retirement
Systems of Alabama (RSA). The Code of Alabama 1975, Title 36, Chapter 27 grants the authority to
establish and amend the benefit terms to the ERS Board of Control. The Plan issues a publicly available
financial report that can be obtained at www.rsa-al.gov.
The ERS Board of Control consists of 13 trustees as follows:
1) The Governor, ex officio.
2) The State Treasurer, ex officio.
3) The State Personnel Director, ex officio.
4) The State Director of Finance, ex officio.
5) Three vested members of ERS appointed by the Governor for a term of four years, no two of whom
are from the same department of state government nor from any department of which an ex officio
trustee is the head.
City of Prattville, Alabama
Notes to the Financial Statements
September 30, 2018
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Note 8 - Pension Plan (continued)
6) Six members of ERS who are elected by members from the same category of ERS for a term of
four years as follows:
a. Two retired members with one from the ranks of retired state employees and one from the
ranks of retired employees of a city, county, or a public agency each of whom is an active
beneficiary of ERS.
b. Two vested active state employees.
c. Two vested active employees of an employer participating in ERS pursuant to the Code of
Alabama 1975, Section 36-27-6.
Benefits provided - State law establishes retirement benefits as well as death and disability benefits and
any ad hoc increase in postretirement benefits for the ERS. Benefits for ERS members vest after 10 years
of creditable service. State employees who retire after age 60 (52 for State Police) with 10 years or more
of creditable service or with 25 years of service (regardless of age) are entitled to an annual retirement
benefit, payable monthly for life. Local employees who retire after age 60 with 10 years or more of creditable
service or with 25 or 30 years of service (regardless of age), depending on the particular entity's election,
are entitled to an annual retirement benefit, payable monthly for life. Service and disability retirement
benefits are based on a guaranteed minimum or a formula method, with the member receiving payment
under the method that yields the highest monthly benefit. Under the formula method, members of the ERS
(except State Police) are allowed 2.0125% of their average final compensation (highest 3 of the last 10
years) for each year of service. State Police are allowed 2.875% for each year of State Police service in
computing the formula method.
Act 377 of the Legislature of 2012 established a new tier of benefits (Tier 2) for members hired on or after
January 1, 2013. Tier 2 ERS members are eligible for retirement after age 62 (56 for State Police) with 10
years or more of creditable service and are entitled to an annual retirement benefit, payable monthly for
life. Service and disability retirement benefits are based on a guaranteed minimum or a formula method,
with the member receiving payment under the method that yields the highest monthly benefit. Under the
formula method, Tier 2 members of the ERS (except State Police) are allowed 1.65% of their average final
compensation (highest 5 of the last 10 years) for each year of service. State Police are allowed 2.375%
for each year of state police service in computing the formula method.
Members are eligible for disability retirement if they have 10 years of credible service, are currently in-
service, and determined by the RSA Medical Board to be permanently incapacitated from further
performance of duty. Preretirement death benefits equal to the annual earnable compensation of the
member as reported to the Plan for the preceding year ending September 30 are paid to the beneficiary.
The ERS serves approximately 909 local participating employers. The ERS membership includes
approximately 88,517 participants and the City’s membership includes 480 participants. As of
September 30, 2017, membership consisted of:
ERS City
Retirees and beneficiaries currently receiving benefits 23,853 115
Terminated employees entitled to but not yet receiving benefits 1,401 3
Terminated employees not entitiled to a benefit 7,154 27
Active members 55,941 335
Post-DROP participants who are still in active service 168
Totals 88,517 480
City of Prattville, Alabama
Notes to the Financial Statements
September 30, 2018
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Note 8 - Pension Plan (continued)
Contributions - Covered members of the ERS contributed 5% of earnable compensation to the ERS as
required by statute until September 30, 2011. From October 1, 2011, to September 30, 2012, covered
members of the ERS were required by statute to contribute 7.25% of earnable compensation. Effective
October 1, 2012, covered members of the ERS are required by statute to contribute 7.5% of earnable
compensation. Certified law enforcement, correctional officers, and firefighters of the ERS contributed 6%
of earnable compensation as required by statute until September 30, 2011. From October 1, 2011 to
September 30, 2012, certified law enforcement, correctional officers, and firefighters of the ERS were
required by statute to contribute 8.25% of earnable compensation. Effective October 1, 2012, certified law
enforcement, correctional officers, and firefighters of the ERS are required by statute to contribute 8.5% of
earnable compensation. State Police of the ERS contribute 10% of earnable compensation. ERS local
participating employers are not required by statute to increase contribution rates for their members.
Tier 2 covered members of the ERS contribute 6% of earnable compensation to the ERS as required by
statute. Tier 2 certified law enforcement, correctional officers, and firefighters of the ERS are required by
statute to contribute 7% of earnable compensation. Tier 2 State Police members of the ERS contribute
10% of earnable compensation. These contributions rates are the same for Tier 2 covered members of
ERS local participating employers.
The ERS establishes rates based upon an actuarially determined rate recommended by an independent
actuary. The actuarially determined rate is the estimated amount necessary to finance the costs of benefits
earned by employees during the year with additional amounts to finance any unfunded accrued liability, the
preretirement death benefit, and administrative expenses of the Plan. For the year ended
September 30, 2018, the City’s active employee contribution rate was 5.86% of covered employee payroll,
and the City’s average contribution rate to fund the normal and accrued liability costs was 8.89% of
pensionable payroll.
The City’s contractually required contribution rate for the year ended September 30, 2018 was 9.69% of
pensionable pay for Tier 1 employees, and 6.78% of pensionable pay for Tier 2 employees. These required
contribution rates are based upon the actuarial valuation as of September 30, 2015, a percent of annual
pensionable payroll, and actuarially determined as an amount that, when combined with member
contributions, is expected to finance the costs of benefits earned by members during the year, with an
additional amount to finance any unfunded accrued liability. Total employer contributions to the pension
plan from the City were $1,331,931 for the year ended September 30, 2018.
City of Prattville, Alabama
Notes to the Financial Statements
September 30, 2018
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Note 8 - Pension Plan (continued)
Net pension liability - The City’s net pension liability was measured as of September 30, 2017, and the total
pension liability used to calculate the net pension liability was determined by an actuarial valuation as
September 30, 2016 rolled forward to September 30, 2017 using standard roll-forward techniques as shown
in the following table:
Expected Actual
Total pension liability as of September 30, 2016 (a) 58,560,840$ 59,368,841$
Discount rate (b) 7.75% 7.75%
1,313,612 1,313,612
Transfers among employers (d) (124,282)
(2,816,326) (2,816,326)
61,487,458$ 62,233,797$
Difference between expected and actual (f) 746,339$
Less liability transferred for immediate recognition (g) (124,282)
Experience (gain)/loss = (f) - (g) 870,621$
Entry age normal cost for October 1, 2016 -
September 30, 2017 (c)
Total pension liability as of September 30, 2017 [(a)
x (1 + (b))] + (c) + (d) + [(e) x (1 + 0.5*(b))]
Actual benefit payments and refunds for the period
October 1, 2016 - September 30, 2017 (e)
Actuarial assumptions - The total pension liability as of September 30, 2017 was determined based on the
annual actuarial funding valuation report prepared as of September 30, 2016. The key actuarial
assumptions are summarized below:
Inflation 2.75%
Salary increases 3.25% - 5.00%
Investment rate of return * 7.75%
* Net of pension plan investment expense, including inflation
Mortality rates were based on the sex distinct RP-2000 Blue Collar Mortality Table Projected with Scale BB
to 2020 with an adjustment of 125% at all ages for males and 120% for females ages 78 and older. The
rates of mortality for the period after disability retirement are according to the sex distinct RP-2000 Disabled
Retiree Mortality Table Projected with Scale BB to 2020 with an adjustment of 130% at all ages for females.
The actuarial assumptions used in the actuarial valuation as of September 30, 2016 were based on the
results of an investigation of the economic and demographic experience for the ERS based upon participant
data as of September 30, 2015. The Board of Control accepted and approved these changes in
September 2016, which became effective at the beginning of fiscal year 2016.
The long-term expected rate of return on pension plan investments was determined using a log-normal
distribution analysis in which best-estimate ranges of expected future real rates of return (expected returns,
net of pension plan investment expense and inflation) are developed for each major asset class. These
ranges are combined to produce the long-term expected rate of return by weighting the expected future
real rates of return by the target asset allocation percentage and by adding expected inflation. The target
asset allocation and best estimates of geometric real rates of return for each major asset class are as
follows:
City of Prattville, Alabama
Notes to the Financial Statements
September 30, 2018
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Note 8 - Pension Plan (continued)
Fixed income 17.0% 4.4%
U.S. large stocks 32.0% 8.0%
U.S. mid stocks 9.0% 10.0%
U.S. small stocks 4.0% 11.0%
International developed market stocks 12.0% 9.5%
International emerging market stocks 3.0% 11.0%
Alternatives 10.0% 10.1%
Real estate 10.0% 7.5%
Cash equivalents 3.0% 1.5%
Total 100.0%
* Includes assumed rate of inflation of 2.50%
Target
Allocation
Long-Term Expected
Rate of Return *Asset Class
Discount rate - The discount rate used to measure the total pension liability was the long-term rate of
return, 7.75%. The projection of cash flows used to determine the discount rate assumed that plan
member contributions will be made at the current contribution rate and that the employer contributions
will be made in accordance with the funding policy adopted by the ERS Board of Control. Based on
those assumptions, components of the pension plan’s fiduciary net position were projected to be available
to make all projected future benefit payments of current plan members. Therefore, the long-term
expected rate of return on pension plan investments was applied to all periods of projected benefit
payments to determine the total pension liability.
Balances at September 30, 2016 58,560,840$ 41,593,517$ 16,967,323$
Changes for the year
Service cost 1,313,612 1,313,612
Interest 4,429,332 4,429,332
870,621 870,621
Contributions - employer 1,243,058 (1,243,058)
Contributions - employee 859,821 (859,821)
Net investment income 5,272,028 (5,272,028)
(2,816,326) (2,816,326)
Transfer among employers (124,282) (124,282)
Net changes 3,672,957 4,434,299 (761,342)
Balances at September 30, 2017 62,233,797$ 46,027,816$ 16,205,981$
Benefit payments, including refunds
of employee contributions
Total Pension
Liability (a)
Plan Fiduciary
Net Position (b)
Net Pension
Liability (a)-(b)
Difference between expected and
actual experience
City of Prattville, Alabama
Notes to the Financial Statements
September 30, 2018
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Note 8 - Pension Plan (continued)
Sensitivity of the net pension liability to changes in the discount rate - The following table presents the City’s
net pension liability calculated using the discount rate of 7.75%, as well as what the City’s proportionate
share of the net pension liability would be if it were calculated using a discount rate that is 1-percentage
point lower (6.75%) or 1-percentage point higher (8.75%) than the current rate:
City's net pension liability 24,003,012$ 16,205,981$ 9,651,051$
1.00% Decrease
(6.75%)
Current Discount
Rate (7.75%)
1.00% Increase
(8.75%)
Pension plan fiduciary net position - Detailed information about the pension plan's fiduciary net position is
available in the separately issued RSA Comprehensive Annual Report for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2017. The supporting actuarial information is included in the GASB Statement No. 68
Report for the ERS prepared as of September 30, 2017. The auditor's report dated August 31, 2018 on
the Schedule of Changes in Fiduciary Net Position by Employer and accompanying notes is also available.
The additional financial and actuarial information is available at www.rsa-al.gov.
Pension expense and deferred outflows and inflow of resources related to pensions - For the year ended
September 30, 2018, the City recognized pension expense of $1,966,161. At September 30, 2018, the City
reported deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to pensions of the
following sources:
Differences between expected and actual experience 1,011,431$
Changes of assumptions 2,144,839
1,404,785$
1,331,931
Total 4,488,201$ 1,404,785$
Deferred Outflows
of Resources
Net difference between projected and actual earnings
on plan investments
Employer contributions subsequent to the
measurement date
Deferred Inflows
of Resources
The $1,331,931 of deferred outflows of resources resulting from the City’s contributions subsequent to the
measurement date will be recognized as a reduction of the net pension liability in the year ending
September 30, 2019. Other amounts reported as deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of
resources to pensions will be recognized in pension expense as follows:
Year Ending September 30 Amount
2019 $ 220,137
2020 492,722
2021 (21,585)
2022 143,757
2023 615,735
Thereafter 300,719
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September 30, 2018
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Note 9 - Postemployment Benefits Other Than Pensions (OPEB)
Plan description - The City provides certain continuing health care and life insurance benefits for its retired
employees. The City’s plan is a single-employer defined benefit OPEB plan administered by the City. The
authority to establish and/or amend the obligation of the employer, employees, and retirees rests with the
City. No assets are accumulated in a trust that meets the criteria in Governmental Accounting Standards
Board (GASB) Codification Section P52, Postemployment Benefits Other Than Pensions-Reporting For
Benefits Not Provided Through Trusts That Meet Specified Criteria-Defined Benefit.
Benefits Provided - Medical benefits are provided through a comprehensive medical plan and are made
available to employees upon actual retirement. This valuation combines medical benefits for cost and
liability purposes. The employees are covered by the Retirement System of Alabama and must meet the
eligibility provisions adopted by resolution to receive retiree medical benefits. The earliest retirement
eligibility provisions are as follows: 25 years of service at any age; or, age 60 and 10 years of service (called
"Tier I members). Employees hired on and after January 1, 2013 (called "Tier II" members) are eligible to
retire only after attainment of age 62 or later and completion of 10 years of service. Retiree coverage
ceases at age 65.
Employees covered by benefit terms - At September 30, 2018, the following employees were covered by
the benefit terms:
City
Active employees 346
Inactive employees or beneficiaries currently receiving benefit payments 12
Total 358
The City’s total OPEB liability of $2,233,971 was measured as of September 30, 2018 and was determined
by an actuarial valuation as of that date.
Actuarial assumptions and other inputs - The total OPEB liability in the September 30, 2018 actuarial
valuation was determined using the following actuarial assumptions and other inputs, applied to all periods
included in the measurement, unless otherwise specified:
Inflation 2.50%
Salary increases, including inflation 4.00%
Healthcare cost trend rates Flat 5.5% annually
The discount rate was based on the average of the Bond Buyers' 20 Year General Obligation municipal
bond index as of September 30, 2018, the end of the applicable measurement period.
Mortality rates were based on the RP-2000 Table without projection with 50%/50% unisex blend.
The actuarial assumptions used in the September 30, 2018 valuation were based on the results of ongoing
evaluations of the assumptions from October 1, 2009 to September 30, 2018.
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September 30, 2018
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Note 9 - Postemployment Benefits Other Than Pensions (OPEB) (continued)
Total OPEB Liability
Balance at September 30, 2017 2,269,438$
Changes for the year
Service cost 60,832
Interest 81,711
Differences between expected and actual experience (12,564)
Changes of assumptions (128,538)
Benefit payments (36,908)
Net changes (35,467)
Balance at September 30, 2018 2,233,971$
Changes of assumptions and other inputs reflect a change in the discount rate from 3.63% in 2017 to 4.18%
in 2018.
Sensitivity of the total OPEB liability to changes in the discount rate - The following presents the total OPEB
liability of the City, as well as what the City’s total OPEB liability would be if it were calculated using a
discount rate that is 1-percentage-point lower (3.18%) or 1-percentage-point higher (5.18%) than the
current discount rate:
City's total OPEB liability 2,480,730$ 2,233,971$ 2,020,167$
1.00% Decrease
(3.18%)
Current Discount
Rate (4.18%)
1.00% Increase
(5.18%)
Sensitivity of the total OPEB liability to changes in the healthcare cost trend rates - The following presents
the total OPEB liability of the City, as well as what the City’s total OPEB liability would be if it were calculated
using healthcare cost trend rates that are 1-percentage-point lower (4.5%) or 1-percentage-point higher
(6.5%) than the current healthcare trend rates:
City's total OPEB liability 2,012,770$ 2,233,971$ 2,487,728$
1.00% Decrease
(4.5%)
Current Trend
Rate (5.5%)
1.00% Increase
(6.5%)
For the year ended September 30, 2018, the City recognized OPEB expense of $134,243. At
September 30, 2018, the City reported deferred inflows of resources related to OPEB from the following
sources:
Differences between expected and actual experience 11,825$
Changes of assumptions 120,977
Total 132,802$
Deferred Inflows
of Resources
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September 30, 2018
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Amounts reported as deferred inflows of resources related to OPEB will be recognized in OPEB expense
as follows:
Year Ending September 30 Amount
2019 $ (8,300)
2020 (8,300)
2021 (8,300)
2022 (8,300)
(8,300)
(91,302)
2023
Thereafter
Note 10 - Contingent Liabilities
The City has received federal and state grants for specific purposes which are subject to review and audit
by the grantor agencies. Such audits could produce requests for reimbursements to the grantor agencies
due to the disallowance of expenditures pursuant to the terms of the grant. It is the opinion of the City that
such disallowances, if any, would not be material.
The City is a defendant in various lawsuits. Although the outcome of these lawsuits is not presently
determinable, in the opinion of the City’s counsel, the resolution of these matters will not have a material
adverse effect on the financial condition of the City.
Note 11 - Risk Mangement
The City is exposed to various risks of loss related to tort; theft of, damage to, and destruction of assets;
errors and omissions; natural disasters; injuries to employees; and self-insured employee health. The City
purchases commercial insurance for property, general liability claims, and title insurance and has effectively
managed risk through various employee education and prevention programs. All risk management
activities are accounted for in the general fund.
The City has estimated that the amount of actual or potential claims against the City as of
September 30, 2018, will not materially affect the financial condition of the City. Settlement amounts have
not exceeded insurance coverage for the current year or the three previous years.
Employees’ medical insurance fund - The City maintains the employees’ medical insurance fund (an internal
service fund) to account for and finance its uninsured risks of loss. Liabilities of the fund are reported when
it is probable that a loss has occurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Liabilities
include an amount for claims that have been incurred but not reported (IBNRs). The result of the process
to estimate the claims liability is not an exact amount, as it depends on many complex factors. The estimate
of the claims liability includes amounts for incremental claim adjustments related to specific claims and
other claim adjustments regardless of whether they are allocated to specific claims. Estimated recoveries
are another component of the claims liability estimate. An excess coverage insurance policy covers
individual claims in excess of $125,000. Changes in the balances of claims liabilities during the past two
years are as follows:
2018 2017
Unpaid claims, beginning of fiscal year 207,100$ 194,400$
Incurred claims (including IBNRs) 3,615,677 3,812,963
Claim payments (3,634,577) (3,800,263)
Unpaid claims, end of fiscal year 188,200$ 207,100$
Employee Medical Insurance Fund
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September 30, 2018
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Note 12 - Related Party Transactions
The City Council appoints members of the Water Works Board of the City of Prattville, Alabama. The City
utilizes the Water Works Board of the City of Prattville, Alabama as the collection agent for the sewer and
sanitation services. The City recognizes revenue for services when billed by the Water Works Board of the
City of Prattville, Alabama. The receivable from the Water Works Board of the City of Prattville, Alabama
for sewer and sanitation collection fees at September 30, 2018 was $504,101.
The City imposes a 3% license fee on gross water receipts. The 3% fees are collected by the Water Works
Board of the City of Prattville, Alabama from charges to water customers on their monthly water bill and
remitted to the City annually on January 1. The receivable from the Water Works Board of the City of
Prattville, Alabama for license fees at September 30, 2018 was $134,892.
Total collection fees retained by the Water Works Board of the City of Prattville, Alabama for the services
described above were $375,350 for the year ended September 30, 2018.
The City paid rent for fire hydrants to the Water Works Board of the City of Prattville, Alabama. The amount
paid to the Board was $47,086 for the year ended September 30, 2018.
On March 1, 2016, the City entered into a lease agreement with the HPRA for a building to be used by the
police, fire, and information technology departments. The lease agreement is for 30 years with annual
payments of $249,000. The City intends to fund the payment through lodging taxes. The lease revenue is
used as security on the $4,780,000 Series 2016 bonds issued by the HPRA. For the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2018, the City remitted $265,740 to the HPRA.
The City appropriated $310,000 to the Library and $110,000 to the Airport Authority, component units,
during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018. These appropriations made were, or will be used, as
operating and capital subsidies.
The City Council appoints members of the Commercial Development Authority of City of Prattville (CDA).
During 2018, the City appropriated $1,500,000 to the CDA for economic development.
Note 13 - Funding Agreements
On September 1, 2006, the City of Prattville, Alabama entered into a funding agreement with the
Cooperative District of the City of Prattville (the District), a public corporation, simultaneously with the
District’s issuance of Limited Obligation Taxable Economic Development Bonds (Bass Pro Project), Series
2006 which were used to finance the acquisition, construction, and installation of a retail shopping center
and related improvements in the City of Prattville, Alabama. The funding agreement provides that the City
agrees to collect certain taxes on persons, firms, and corporations which sell at retail certain tangible
personal property (excluding automotive vehicles) in the area owned by the District. Pursuant to the funding
agreement, the City will collect and remit to First Commercial Bank, the trustee of the District’s bond
indenture, an amount equal to 2.5% of the gross proceeds of such sales through the earlier date of
September 2026 or full payment of bonds. The Limited Obligation Taxable Economic Development Bonds
(Bass Pro Project), Series 2006 do not constitute an obligation of the City of Prattville, Alabama.
City of Prattville, Alabama
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September 30, 2018
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In December 2008, the City of Prattville, Alabama entered into a funding agreement with The Exchange
Cooperative District (the District), a public corporation to provide assistance in connection with proposed
financing, construction, and installation of a retail shopping facility and related improvements in the City
(the Project). The funding agreement provides that the City agrees to collect Project sales tax revenues
and remit 50% of the City’s actual receipts from the businesses located within the Project to fund the
indebtedness of The Exchange Cooperative District. Payments under the agreement shall be made directly
to the Trustee for the account of the District, if requested by the District; otherwise, all payments shall be
made to the District or to the District Director. The maximum amount shall be the aggregate amount
necessary to amortize $9,000,000 over 30 years at an average yield. The average yield is the annual cost
of any credit enhancement or remarketing fees expressed as a percentage, plus the average yield of the
District’s tax-exempt indebtedness, if any, or if no tax-exempt indebtedness is outstanding, the average
yield of all of the indebtedness of the District, in the event the indebtedness is refinanced or fully satisfied.
The City shall have no obligation to make any payment from any other sources. Any indebtedness issued
by The Exchange Cooperative District does not constitute an obligation of the City of Prattville, Alabama.
Note 14 - Commitments
The City has a contractual commitment with the Autauga County Commission for the funding of the metro
jail facility. The contract provides for annual payments of no less than $325,000 for a period of 20 years.
Monthly payments on the commitment commenced when the facility became operational in July 2004.
These annual payments include facility rental payments of $160,000 and operating cost of a minimum of
$165,000. The City paid a total of $399,151 during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018.
The City entered an agreement to support the indebtedness incurred to finance property of the Historic
Prattville Redevelopment Authority with an annual allocation in the event that the lease arrangements on
the financed property prove not to be financially viable. The initial loan balance on the property totaled
$252,200. The loan balance as of September 30, 2018 was $75,051.
As of September 30, 2018, commitments to contractors on capital projects are as follows:
Commitments 34,310,803$
Spent-to-date (24,827,744)
Remaining commitments 9,483,059$
Note 15 - Economic Development Incentive Obligations - Tax Abatements
The City, in conjunction with the Industrial Development Board of the City of Prattville and the Commercial
Development Authority of the City of Prattville, enters into economic development incentive agreements
with entities that propose to locate businesses within the City, or expand businesses within the City, which
are expected to provide stimulus to the City’s economy. These agreements provide for full or partial
abatement of sales, use and/or property taxes, as well as other financial commitments. Property taxes are
abated through reductions of assessed values. Sales and use taxes are abated either through exemptions
granted on purchases for specified construction or equipment-purchase purposes or through tax rebate
arrangements. The agreements have limited terms of duration and/or maximum abatement thresholds.
As a result of these agreements the City expects to receive economic benefits including but not limited to
increased revenue, job creation and job retention. These incentive agreements require approval by the
Mayor and City Council and are pursuant to Chapter 54A of Title 11 of the Code of Alabama 1975, as
amended and Chapter 9B of Title 40 of the Code of Alabama 1975, as amended. Some agreements provide
for the repayment to the City of abated amounts if the entity ceases to operate its business for a certain
length of time, fails to produce and maintain a certain level of employment or fails to complete construction
within a certain length of time.
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September 30, 2018
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The City does not collect property taxes. The Revenue Commissioner of Autauga County and the Revenue
Commissioner of Elmore County are responsible for such collections for the areas of the City falling within
their respective counties.
Sales and use taxes abated - fiscal year 2018 1,003,561$
Property taxes abated - fiscal year 2018 40,143$
Commitments other than tax abatements are included at times in the City’s economic development
agreements. The value of such commitments paid during fiscal year 2018 totaled approximately
$3,401,650. In the case of sales and use tax abatements on construction materials, the taxes abated are
not received by the City, nor is there currently a reporting mechanism for the City to receive such
information. The State Department of Revenue provides a Purchasing Agent appointment letter to subject
entities so that they can purchase material tax-exempt. The City will take action to require this reporting in
all future abatement agreements.
Note 16 - Effect of New Pronouncements
Management has not currently determined what, if any, impact implementation of the following statements
may have on the financial statements of the City.
GASB Statement No. 87, Leases requires recognition of certain lease assets and liabilities for leases that
previously were classified as operating leases and recognized as inflows of resources or outflows of
resources based on the payment provisions of the contract. It establishes a single model for lease
accounting based on the foundational principle that leases are financings of the right to use an underlying
asset. Under this Statement, a lessee is required to recognize a lease liability and an intangible right-to-
use lease asset, and a lessor is required to recognize a lease receivable and a deferred inflow of resources,
thereby enhancing the relevance and consistency of information about governments’ leasing activities. The
requirements of this Statement are effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019.
GASB Statement No. 88, Certain Disclosures Related to Debt, including Direct Borrowings and Direct
Placements seeks to improve the information that is disclosed in notes to government financial statements
related to debt, including direct borrowings and direct placements, while providing financial statement users
with additional essential information concerning debt. This Statement clarifies which liabilities governments
should include when disclosing information related to debt and requires additional information related to
debt be disclosed in the notes to the financial statements, including unused lines of credit, assets pledges
as collateral for the debt, and terms specified in debt agreements related to significant events of defult with
finance-related consequences, significant termination events with finance-related consequences, and
significant subjective acceleration clauses. This Statement also requires additional information be provided
for direct borrowings and direct placements of debt separately from other debt. The requirements of this
Statement are effective for reporting periods beginning after June 15, 2018.
GASB Statement No. 89, Accounting for Interest Cost Incurred Before the End of a Construction Period
establishes accounting requirements for interest cost incurred before the end of a construction period. This
Statement requires that interest cost incurred before the end of a construction period be recognized as an
expense in the period in which the cost is incurred for financial statements prepared using the economic
resources measurement focus, and, thus, interest cost incurred before the end of a construction period will
not be included in the historical cost of a capital asset reported in a business-type activity or enterprise
fund. The requirements of this Statement are effective for reporting periods beginning after
December 15, 2019.
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September 30, 2018
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Note 17 - Subsequent Events
The City has evaluated subsequent events through March 22, 2019 which is the date these financial
statements were available to be issued. All subsequent events requiring recognition as of
September 30, 2018 have been incorporated into these financial statements.
Note 18 - Change in Accounting Principle
In fiscal year 2018, the City adopted GASB Statement No. 75, Accounting and Financial Reporting for
Postemployment Benefits Other Than Pensions which improves the usefulness of information about
postemployment benefits other than pensions (OPEB) included in the general purpose external financial
reports of state and local governmental OBEB plans for making decisions and assessing accountability.
The implementation of Statement No. 75 resulted in the restatement of the beginning net position of the
governmental activities in the government-wide financial statements:
Net position at September 30, 2017, as originally stated 29,877,358$
Change in reporting for OPEB 1,316,490
Net position at September 30, 2017, as restated 31,193,848$
Governmental
Activities
Required Supplementary Information
2017 2016 2015 2014
Total Pension Liability
Service cost 1,313,612$ 1,252,658$ 1,212,096$ 1,171,241$
Interest 4,429,332 4,058,682 3,888,707 3,680,319
Differences between expected and actual experience 870,621 832,419 (581,675)
Changes of assumptions 2,954,211
Benefit payments, including refunds of employee
contributions (2,816,326) (2,473,697) (2,315,181) (2,178,239)
Transfers among employers (124,282) (33,807)
Net change in total pension liability 3,672,957 6,590,466 2,203,947 2,673,321
Total pension liability - beginning 58,560,840 51,970,374 49,766,427 47,093,106
Total pension liability - ending (a) 62,233,797$ 58,560,840$ 51,970,374$ 49,766,427$
Plan Fiduciary Net Position
Contributions - employer 1,243,058$ 1,381,338$ 1,209,263$ 1,157,444$
Contributions - employee 859,821 902,821 806,208 755,114
Net investment income 5,272,028 3,854,740 447,754 4,089,766
Benefit payments, including refunds of employee
contributions (2,816,326) (2,473,697) (2,315,181) (2,178,239)
Transfers among employers (124,282) (33,807) (153,992) (148,504)
Net change in plan fiduciary net position 4,434,299 3,631,395 (5,948) 3,675,581
Plan net position - beginning 41,593,517 37,962,122 37,968,070 34,292,489
Plan net position - ending (b) 46,027,816$ 41,593,517$ 37,962,122$ 37,968,070$
Net pension liability - ending (a) - (b) 16,205,981$ 16,967,323$ 14,008,252$ 11,798,357$
Plan fiduciary net position as a percentage of the
total pension liability 73.96% 71.03% 73.05% 76.29%
Covered employee payroll 14,565,066$ 15,059,971$ 14,118,970$ 13,328,666$
Net pension liability as a percentage of covered
employee payroll 111.27% 112.67% 99.22% 88.52%
Notes to Schedule
1.This schedule is to be built prospectively until it contains 10 years of data.
2.The measurement date for the City's net pension liability is September 30, one year prior to the City's fiscal year.
3.Covered employee payroll is the payroll subject to retirement contributions paid to covered employees during the
measurement period.
City of Prattville, Alabama
Schedule of Changes in the City's Net Pension Liability and Related Ratios
Last 10 Fiscal Years Ending September 30
Required Supplementary Information
60
2018 2017 2016 2015
Actuarially determined contribution 1,331,931$ 1,296,995$ 1,436,237$ 1,258,700$
Contributions in relation to the
actuarially determined contribution 1,331,931 1,296,995 1,436,237 1,258,700
-$ -$ -$ -$
$ 14,978,179 14,565,066$ 15,059,971$ 14,118,970$
Contributions as a percentage of
covered employee payroll 8.89% 8.90% 9.54% 8.91%
Notes to Schedule
1. This schedule is to be built prospectively until it contains 10 years of data.
2. Actuarially determined contribution rates are calculated as of September 30, three years prior to the
end of the fiscal year in which contributions are reported. Contribution rates for fiscal year 2018 were
based on the September 30, 2015 actuarial valuation.
3. Methods and assumptions used to determine the contribution rates for fiscal year 2018
Actuarial cost method Entry age
Amortization method Level percent closed
Remaining amortization period 24 years
Asset valuation method Five year smoothed market
Inflation 3.00%
Salary increases 3.75 - 7.25%, including inflation
Investment rate of return 8.00%, net of pension plan investment expense,
including inflation
4. Covered employee payroll is the payroll subject to retirement contributions paid to covered employees
for the City's fiscal year ended September 30.
Covered employee payroll
Required Supplementary Information
City of Prattville, Alabama
Schedule of Employer Contributions to the Pension Plan
Last 10 Fiscal Years
Contribution deficit (excess)
61
2018
Total OPEB Liability
Service cost 60,832$
Interest 81,711
Difference between expected and actual experience (12,564)
Changes of assumptions (128,538)
Benefit payments (36,908)
Net change in total OPEB liability (35,467)
Total OPEB liability - beginning 2,269,438
Total OPEB liability - ending 2,233,971$
Covered employee payroll 14,534,246$
Total OPEB liability as a percentage of covered employee payroll 15.37%
Notes to Schedule
1. This schedule is to be built prospectively until it contains 10 years of data.
2. No assets related to OPEB benefits are accumulated in a trust that meets the criteria in
GASBS No. 75, paragraph 4.
3. The actuarial assumptions used for the schedule are detailed in Note 9 to the financial
statements.
4. There were no benefit changes for the year ended September 30, 2018.
5. Contributions are not based on a measure of pay; therefore, covered employee payroll above
represents the payroll of employees that are eligible to receive future OPEB benefits.
6. The discount rate used as of September 30, 2018 was 4.18%. The discount rate used for the
calculation of the beginning OPEB liability 3.63%
City of Prattville, Alabama
Required Supplementary Information
Last 10 Fiscal Years Ended September 30
Schedule of Changes in the City's Total OPEB Liability and Related Ratios
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Other Supplementary Information
Original Final
Revenues
Lodging taxes 310,000$ 310,000$ 373,642$ 63,642$
Intergovernmental revenues 7,907,175 7,907,175 966,756 (6,940,419)
Interest income 5,000 5,000 14,012 9,012
Miscellaneous revenues 666,666 906,666 14,350 (892,316)
Total revenues 8,888,841 9,128,841 1,368,760 (7,760,081)
Expenditures
General government 150,000 150,000 136,889 13,111
Public works 560,000 653,121 434,102 219,019
Economic development 1,564,000 3,066,300 1,828,093 1,238,207
Capital outlay 10,826,099 10,826,099 1,640,981 9,185,118
Total expenditures 13,100,099 14,695,520 4,040,065 10,655,455
Excess (deficit) of revenues over
expenditures (4,211,258) (5,566,679) (2,671,305) 2,895,374
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Transfers from general fund 110,000 112,300 1,012,231 899,931
Transfers from gas tax fund 93,121 (93,121)
Transfers to general fund (290,000) (290,000) (112,012) 177,988
Proceeds from issuance of debt 1,231,731 2,491,731 (2,491,731)
Total other financing sources (uses) 1,051,731 2,407,152 900,219 (1,506,933)
Net change in fund balance,
budgetary basis (3,159,527)$ (3,159,527)$ (1,771,086) 1,388,441$
Adjustment for reconciling items to adjust from
budgetary basis to modified accrual basis
Change in encumbrances (686,250)
Net Change in Fund Balance, Modified Accrual Basis (2,457,336)
Fund Balance - Beginning 3,984,062
Fund Balance - Ending 1,526,726$
City of Prattville, Alabama
Actual Amounts
Budgetary Basis
Capital Projects Fund
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances - Budget and Actual
For the Year Ended September 30, 2018
Budgeted Amounts Variance With
Final Budget
63
City of Prattville, Alabama
Original Final
Revenues
Interest income 5,530$ 5,530$
Total revenues 5,530 5,530
Expenditures
Debt service
Principal payments 4,427,202$ 7,762,202$ 7,762,202
Interest payments 907,439 910,926 911,226 (300)
Total expenditures 5,334,641 8,673,128 8,673,428 (300)
Excess of revenues over
(under) expenditures (5,334,641) (8,673,128) (8,667,898) 5,230
Other Financing Sources
Transfers from general fund 6,530,206 8,654,968 8,669,629 14,661
Net change in fund
balance, budgetary basis 1,195,565$ (18,160)$ 1,731 19,891$
Net Change in Fund Balance, Modified Accrual Basis 1,731
Fund Balance - Beginning 1,879
Fund Balance - Ending 3,610$
Debt Service Fund
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances - Budget and Actual
For the Year Ended September 30, 2018
Budgeted Amounts Actual Amounts
Budgetary Basis
Variance With
Final Budget
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Financial Trends 65 - 69
Revenue Capacity 70 - 73
Debt Capacity 74 - 77
Demographic and Economic Information 78 - 79
Operating Information 80 - 82
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.
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.
Statistical Section
This part of the City of Prattville, Alabama's comprehensive annual financial report presents detailed
information as a context for understanding what the information in the financial statements, note
disclosures, and required supplementary information says about the City's overall financial health.
These schedules contain trend information to help the reader understand how the City's
financial performance and well-being have changed over time.
These schedules contain information to help the reader assess the factors affecting the
City's ability to generate its sales taxes.
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.
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2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Governmental Activities
Net investment in capital assets 27,913,767$ 28,197,019$ 33,144,191$ 31,400,291$ 36,021,544$ 36,578,653$ 39,468,399$ 43,629,725$ 50,777,504$ 56,746,210$
Restricted 3,761,598 851,251 653,478 803,180 901,190 975,467 1,568,412 1,800,916 1,756,318 1,345,927
Unrestricted (44,366,960) (46,256,970) (42,282,379) (35,254,724) (30,215,385) (24,140,154) (28,898,955) (24,934,891) (22,656,464) (17,754,839)
(12,691,595)$ (17,208,700)$ (8,484,710)$ (3,051,253)$ 6,707,349$ 13,413,966$ 12,137,856$ 20,495,750$ 29,877,358$ 40,337,298$
Business-Type Activities
Net investment in capital assets 3,751,152$ 4,236,099$ 4,402,643$ 6,384,146$ 7,367,599$ 9,544,408$ 8,171,026$
Unrestricted 1,467,034 2,446,415 3,281,842 838,425 666,650 1,767 2,399,394
-$ -$ -$ 5,218,186$ 6,682,514$ 7,684,485$ 7,222,571$ 8,034,249$ 9,546,175$ 10,570,420$
Primary Government
Net investment in capital assets 27,913,767$ 28,197,019$ 33,144,191$ 35,151,443$ 40,257,643$ 40,981,296$ 45,852,545$ 50,997,324$ 60,321,912$ 64,917,236$
Restricted 3,761,598 851,251 653,478 803,180 901,190 975,467 1,568,412 1,800,916 1,756,318 1,345,927
Unrestricted (44,366,960) (46,256,970) (42,282,379) (33,787,690) (27,768,970) (20,858,312) (28,060,530) (24,268,241) (22,654,697) (15,355,445)
(12,691,595)$ (17,208,700)$ (8,484,710)$ 2,166,933$ 13,389,863$ 21,098,451$ 19,360,427$ 28,529,999$ 39,423,533$ 50,907,718$
Note: Periods prior to 2013 have not been retroactively restated for the impact of Statement No. 65 of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, Items Previously Reported as Assets and Liabilities.
Note: Periods prior to 2018 have not been retroactively restated for the impact of Statement No. 75 of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board,Accounting and Financial Reporting for Postemployment Benefits
Other Than Pensions.
Note: Periods prior to 2015 have not been retroactively restated for the impact of Statement No. 68 of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board,Accounting and Financial Reporting for Pensions or for the impact
of Statement No. 71 of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, Pension Transition for Contributions Made Subsequent to the Measurement Date.
City of Prattville, Alabama
Schedule 1
Net Position by Component
(accrual basis of accounting)
Total primary government activities
net position
Total governmental activities net
position
Total business-type activities net
position
65
Governmental Activities 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Expenses
Governmental activities
General government 8,093,740$ 9,124,172$ 6,984,318$ 6,868,707$ 6,649,800$ 7,250,279$ 7,619,638$ 8,280,428$ 8,592,901$ 8,677,745$
Public safety 13,401,417 14,719,827 13,369,083 12,918,701 14,115,911 14,094,661 15,125,945 16,385,499 16,801,682 16,611,555
Public works 8,005,500 8,755,792 7,235,404 3,518,015 3,703,761 5,180,698 6,019,336 6,451,296 5,288,183 5,872,825
Cultural and recreational 2,549,480 2,449,184 2,080,642 1,766,958 1,830,376 1,980,775 2,021,877 2,204,798 2,096,394 2,314,090
Economic development 1,828,093
Interest on long-term debt 2,445,024 2,585,660 2,460,545 2,195,048 1,971,907 1,727,232 917,762 943,460 853,853 589,467
Total governmental activities expenses 34,495,161 37,634,635 32,129,992 27,267,429 28,271,755 30,233,645 31,704,558 34,265,481 33,633,013 35,893,775
Program Revenues
Governmental activities
Charges for services
General government 4,901,819 4,874,993 4,990,894 5,351,940 5,525,847 5,499,156 5,973,943 5,971,164 5,942,996 6,238,858
Public safety 1,201,853 1,287,322 1,553,044 1,517,963 1,661,549 1,709,921 1,411,107 1,104,211 1,276,310 1,537,335
Public works 3,928,435 4,412,889 5,400,680 264,744
Cultural and recreational 261,429 265,044 238,279 234,899 209,031 251,562 257,548 289,834 296,242 306,400
Operating grants and contributions 313,602 206,761 193,703 112,012 224,060 71,025 17,820 135,291 31,943 231,359
Capital grants and contributions 2,037,803 2,122,469 5,847,250 2,658,548 4,641,690 1,417,033 3,953,219 4,596,515 4,581,613 4,226,472
Total governmental activities program revenues 12,644,941 13,169,478 18,223,850 10,140,106 12,262,177 8,948,697 11,613,637 12,097,015 12,129,104 12,540,424
Total governmental activities net expense (21,850,220) (24,465,157) (13,906,142) (17,127,323) (16,009,578) (21,284,948) (20,090,921) (22,168,466) (21,503,909) (23,353,351)
General Revenues and Other Changes in Net Position
Governmental activities
Taxes
Sales taxes 13,221,492 14,139,501 16,691,014 19,736,422 20,602,498 21,221,765 22,112,831 23,261,064 23,336,649 24,496,182
Real and personal property taxes 2,481,450 2,500,129 2,545,751 2,688,777 2,651,051 2,690,055 2,614,090 2,812,535 2,796,943 2,903,635
Motor fuel taxes 238,361 240,547 239,616
Lodging taxes 1,012,104 1,063,067 1,090,108 1,025,328 1,201,424 1,647,626 1,804,447 1,898,959 2,028,437 2,288,773
Local gasoline taxes 913,279 899,562 886,135 898,009 906,939 941,261 970,304 1,015,531 1,034,599 1,070,850
Alcoholic beverage taxes 281,722 286,497 291,914 295,533 311,045 408,900 273,579 356,953 378,800 374,545
Rental taxes 247,575 239,858 300,750 326,620 315,191 346,089 377,964 388,975 378,341 393,905
Tobacco taxes 147,490 149,222 155,641 155,396 142,723 134,656 136,220 121,636 117,974 140,400
Excise taxes 67,061 18,972 16,647 18,749 70,817 65,949 79,780 77,436 175,042 146,943
Intergovernmental 9,159 161,534 153,240 286,883
Investment earnings 39,410 42,318 32,621 26,685 69,467 164,964 62,586 93,022 94,168 79,558
Miscellaneous revenue 386,661 206,845 226,695 476,471 625,501 359,099 460,002 500,249 491,229 602,010
Gain on disposal of assets 54,747 36,300 3,320
Transfers (3,374,093) (200,000) 50,015
19,045,764 19,948,052 22,630,132 22,560,780 26,696,656 28,035,111 28,928,103 30,526,360 30,885,517 32,496,801
Total governmental activities change in net position (2,804,456)$ (4,517,105)$ 8,723,990$ 5,433,457$ 10,687,078$ 6,750,163$ 8,837,182$ 8,357,894$ 9,381,608$ 9,143,450$
Schedule 2
Changes in Net Position
(accrual basis of accounting)
City of Prattville, Alabama
Total governmental activities general revenues and other
changes in net position
66
Business-Type Activities 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Expenses
Sanitation 2,069,318$ 2,230,497$ 2,463,315$ 2,539,325$ 2,886,650$ 3,019,998$ 2,994,426$
Wastewater 2,515,354 2,770,077 2,763,675 2,852,233 2,869,892 2,826,180 3,989,631
Total business-type activities expenses 4,584,672 5,000,574 5,226,990 5,391,558 5,756,542 5,846,178 6,984,057
Revenues
Charges for services
Sanitation 2,392,771 2,447,844 2,452,098 2,457,400 2,550,392 2,601,138 2,644,530
Wastewater 3,874,248 3,851,668 3,729,267 3,911,891 3,994,729 4,506,215 5,008,762
Capital grants and contributions
Wastewater 160,324 30,401 224,640
Total business-type activities revenues 6,427,343 6,329,913 6,181,365 6,369,291 6,545,121 7,107,353 7,877,932
1,842,671 1,329,339 954,375 977,733 788,579 1,261,175 893,875
Other Changes in Net Position
Miscellaneous revenue 1,422 3,448 5,055 4,382 4,852 7,760 126,982
Gain on sale of capital assets 42,306 18,247 293,006 3,388
Transfers 3,374,093 200,000 (50,015)
3,375,515 203,448 5,055 46,688 23,099 250,751 130,370
-$ -$ -$ 5,218,186$ 1,532,787$ 959,430$ 1,024,421$ 811,678$ 1,511,926$ 1,024,245$
(2,804,456)$ (4,517,105)$ 8,723,990$ 10,651,643$ 12,219,865$ 7,709,593$ 9,861,603$ 9,169,572$ 10,893,534$ 10,167,695$
Note: Business-type activities prior to 2012 were accounted for as governmental activities.
Note: Periods prior to 2013 have not been retroactively restated for the impact of Statement No. 65 of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, Items Previously Reported as Assets and Liabilities.
City of Prattville, Alabama
Schedule 2
Changes in Net Position
(accrual basis of accounting)
Total business-type activities net program
revenue
Note: Periods prior to 2018 have not been retroactively restated for the impact of Statement No. 75 of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board,Accounting and Financial Reporting for Postemployment Benefits
Other Than Pensions .
Note: Periods prior to 2015 have not been retroactively restated for the impact of Statement No. 68 of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board,Accounting and Financial Reporting for Pensions or for the impact
of Statement No. 71 of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, Pension Transition for Contributions Made Subsequent to the Measurement Date.
Total business-type activities change in
net position
Total primary government change in net
position
Total business-type activities other
changes in net position
67
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
General Fund
Reserved 1,043,077$ 821,293$
Unreserved (316,517) (2,313,284)
Nonspendable 159,850$ 98,908$ 102,322$ 114,704$ 136,566$ 166,583$ 146,829$ 145,294$
Restricted 653,478 204,694 280,424 348,192 517,624 619,222 806,185 402,981
Committed 12,185 2,567,260 3,381,590 4,555,104 4,567,189 6,115,868 6,253,712 4,168,004
Assigned 172,653 1,235,310 261,383 468,838 792,720 822,832 1,184,299 1,793,517
Unassigned 550,285 1,099,168 3,053,554 5,643,011 6,555,450 7,056,740 7,713,688 9,487,554
Total general fund 726,560$ (1,491,991)$ 1,548,451$ 5,205,340$ 7,079,273$ 11,129,849$ 12,569,549$ 14,781,245$ 16,104,713$ 15,997,350$
All Other Governmental Funds
Reserved, reported in
capital projects fund 2,371,105$ 618,868$
Reserved, reported in
debt service fund 858,397 80,178
Unreserved, reported in
special revenue funds 373,568 566,257
Unreserved, reported in
debt service fund 169,558
Unreserved, reported in
capital projects fund 25,258 (357,885)
Nonspendable 2,299$ 377$ 283$ 254$ 169$
Restricted 480,627$ 598,486$ 620,766$ 670,828 1,050,795 1,181,744 729,012 946,556
Committed 20,573 305,771 601,804 913,792 200,806 104,129
Assigned 503,290 801,506 2,554,059 3,449,408 3,367,433 1,089,122
Unassigned 1 (14,167) (44,029)
Total all other governmental funds 3,797,886$ 907,418$ 480,627$ 598,486$ 1,144,630$ 1,780,404$ 4,207,035$ 5,531,060$ 4,253,476$ 2,139,976$
(modified accrual basis of accounting)
Fund Balances of Governmental Funds
Schedule 3
City of Prattville, Alabama
Note: Periods prior to 2011 have not been retroactively restated for the impact of Statement No. 54 of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, Fund Balance Reporting and the Governmental Fund Type
Definitions.
68
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Revenues
Taxes 18,610,534$ 19,537,355$ 22,217,576$ 25,144,834$ 26,201,688$ 27,456,301$ 28,369,215$ 29,933,089$ 30,246,785$ 31,815,233$
Licenses and permits 4,901,819 4,874,993 4,990,894 5,351,940 5,525,847 5,499,156 5,973,943 5,971,164 5,942,996 6,238,858
Intergovernmental revenues 343,156 217,701 153,240 548,280 1,103,096 1,428,058 2,220,039 1,461,037 1,131,325 1,414,775
Charges and fees for services 4,905,652 5,564,563 6,655,705 1,223,888 1,284,750 1,392,556 1,077,656 875,957 945,962 1,030,643
Fines and forfeitures 486,065 400,692 536,298 532,321 630,728 614,714 590,999 518,090 626,590 813,092
Interest 39,410 44,844 32,621 26,685 67,371 164,250 62,162 92,888 94,079 79,384
Miscellaneous 1,109,616 1,099,914 908,449 1,067,962 1,030,355 356,984 422,314 386,370 378,870 275,290
Total revenues 30,396,252 31,740,062 35,494,783 33,895,910 35,843,835 36,912,019 38,716,328 39,238,595 39,366,607 41,667,275
Expenditures
Current
General governmental 6,318,533 7,537,961 5,973,871 5,757,564 5,039,571 5,931,830 5,875,170 6,178,913 6,353,357 6,662,283
Public safety 12,989,658 14,023,058 12,712,387 12,346,346 11,852,136 11,731,292 12,413,193 13,352,908 4,221,491 4,817,045
Public works 7,182,300 8,007,685 6,519,457 3,332,207 3,210,261 4,184,523 6,068,130 6,864,620 13,436,701 13,437,695
Cultural and recreational 2,488,332 2,371,770 1,749,355 1,434,309 1,436,057 1,565,707 1,627,648 1,904,284 1,825,309 2,042,279
Economic development 1,828,093
Capital outlay 2,811,090 3,290,520 478,136 379,900 1,769,645 1,709,945 1,267,128 1,653,020 5,252,535 3,535,892
Debt service
Principal payments 1,816,556 2,331,364 9,073,190 4,070,296 4,011,121 2,941,830 4,548,721 2,988,986 5,182,594 7,778,395
Interest and fiscal charges 2,430,712 2,465,127 2,492,666 2,230,996 2,165,133 1,750,499 1,192,171 1,209,120 1,099,060 911,226
Bond issuance costs 217,411 83,464 93,782 139,216
Total expenditures 36,037,181 40,244,896 38,999,062 29,551,618 29,567,388 29,909,408 33,131,377 34,151,851 37,371,047 41,012,908
Excess of revenues over (under) expenditures (5,640,929) (8,504,834) (3,504,279) 4,344,292 6,276,447 7,002,611 5,584,951 5,086,744 1,995,560 654,367
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Insurance proceeds 37,685 113,875 112,359 174,379
Transfers in 7,276,949 3,149,228 5,525,970 4,610,138 5,215,833 4,896,087 7,642,691 5,605,437 6,823,288 9,793,872
Transfers out (7,276,949) (3,149,228) (5,525,970) (4,699,055) (9,361,585) (7,064,464) (9,884,991) (8,377,837) (9,893,134) (12,846,372)
Issuance of bonds 1,621,373 2,670,000 825,000 240,000
Issuance of refunding bonds 6,315,000 9,815,000 9,955,000 12,280,000
Issuance of notes payable 1,000,000 300,000 5,637,303
Proceeds from capital lease 930,760 260,000 258,310 726,905
Payment to refunded bonds escrow agent (6,322,926) (9,434,619) (10,067,843) (13,445,879)
Sale of capital assets 46,779 24,192 40,906 2,891
Bond premium (discount) 173,741 (90,999) 206,625 1,305,095
Total other financing sources (uses) 3,552,133 3,395,815 5,637,303 (88,917) (3,856,370) (2,074,595) (2,018,620) (1,551,023) (1,949,676) (2,875,230)
Net change in fund balance (2,088,796)$ (5,109,019)$ 2,133,024$ 4,255,375$ 2,420,077$ 4,928,016$ 3,566,331$ 3,535,721$ 45,884$ (2,220,863)$
Debt service as a percentage of noncapital expenditures 12.78% 13.54% 30.00% 21.61% 22.67% 17.04% 19.16% 13.58% 19.56% 23.19%
City of Prattville, Alabama
Schedule 4
Changes in Fund Balances of Governmental Funds
(modified accrual basis of accounting)
69
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Apparel stores 61,766,373$ 72,438,782$ 81,049,639$ 78,698,228$ 78,722,449$ 78,062,472$ 81,324,939$ 83,018,889$ 79,853,655$ 78,935,483$
Food stores 73,331,244 71,839,635 77,704,211 76,108,625 77,168,242 80,331,913 83,355,426 84,503,834 85,828,743 85,742,536
Automotive 46,030,674 58,984,572 63,159,678 62,669,770 68,449,774 72,277,636 97,027,886 108,971,570 114,691,542 123,070,580
Manufacturing machine 1,813,517 1,512,332 1,512,272 1,855,136 2,025,097 16,665,875 6,477,693 3,872,261 3,774,408 3,387,747
Restaurants 53,838,468 62,888,874 69,407,860 72,159,819 83,073,365 99,976,397 104,080,558 107,071,561 112,935,379 111,626,351
Home furnishings and
appliances 21,877,677 20,566,253 17,869,458 17,145,730 16,256,815 15,752,779 16,854,830 17,716,288 16,190,266 16,581,833
Building materials 39,460,896 39,128,465 41,682,202 40,414,350 42,467,529 42,313,771 45,417,305 49,249,400 55,631,517 53,463,408
Service stations 22,983,026 22,447,212 21,425,351 15,120,821 19,967,285 17,757,144 17,840,129 18,850,543 19,178,452 20,140,152
Other retail stores 244,770,686 262,697,325 266,079,295 253,682,787 259,689,798 256,775,123 266,688,466 287,794,171 280,178,657 315,093,693
Totals 565,872,561$ 612,503,450$ 639,889,966$ 617,855,266$ 647,820,354$ 679,913,110$ 719,067,232$ 761,048,517$ 768,262,619$ 808,041,783$
City direct sales tax rate 2.50% 2.50% 3.50% 3.50% 3.50% 3.50% 3.50% 3.50% 3.50% 3.50%
Source: City's Finance Department
City of Prattville, Alabama
Schedule 5
Net Taxable Sales by Category
70
Tax Liability Tax Liability Tax Liability
Apparel stores 26 2,905,661$ 12.49% 7.40% 26 2,794,878$ 11.98% 5.04% 20 2,762,742$ 11.28% 4.82%
Food stores 8 2,957,634 12.71% 11.40% 8 3,004,006 12.87% 11.52% 7 3,000,989 12.25% 10.89%
Automotive 27 544,858 2.34% 25 573,458 2.46% 27 615,353 2.51%
Machine 25 29,042 0.12% 26 20,308 0.09% 28 25,408 0.10%
Restaurants 108 3,747,505 16.11% 113 3,952,738 16.94% 118 3,906,922 15.95%
Home furnishings and
appliances 11 620,070 2.67% 1.80% 10 566,659 2.43% 1.65% 10 580,364 2.37% 1.64%
Building materials 7 1,723,729 7.41% 6.60% 7 1,947,103 8.34% 6.83% 7 1,871,219 7.64% 6.64%
Service stations 23 659,769 2.84% 24 671,246 2.88% 24 704,905 2.88%
Other retail stores 1,383 10,072,796 43.31% 7.50% 1,632 9,806,253 42.01% 9.33% 1,579 11,028,280 45.02% 8.95%
1,618 23,261,064$ 100.00% 1,871 23,336,649$ 100.00% 1,820 24,496,182$ 100.00%
Tax Liability Tax Liability Tax Liability
Apparel stores 22 2,755,286$ 13.40% 8.90% 22 2,732,187$ 11.71% 5.49% 22 2,846,373$ 11.62% 7.70%
Food stores 8 2,700,888 13.13% 11.50% 8 2,811,617 12.05% 11.62% 8 2,917,440 11.91% 11.70%
Automotive 23 342,249 1.66% 22 361,388 1.55% 24 485,139 1.98%
Machine 22 15,188 0.07% 23 124,994 0.54% 22 48,583 0.20%
Restaurants 85 2,907,568 14.14% 107 3,499,174 14.99% 104 3,642,820 14.87%
Home furnishings and
appliances 12 568,989 2.77% 2.00% 11 551,347 2.36% 1.81% 12 589,919 2.41% 1.80%
Building materials 8 1,486,364 7.23% 6.30% 8 1,480,982 6.35% 6.06% 8 1,589,606 6.49% 6.40%
Service stations 25 698,855 3.40% 25 621,500 2.66% 25 624,405 2.55%
Other retail stores 931 9,089,143 44.20% 9.10% 1,181 8,987,129 47.79% 10.50% 1,261 9,334,096 47.97% 8.25%
Totals 1,136 20,564,530$ 100.00% 1,407 21,170,318$ 100.00% 1,486 22,078,381$ 100.00%
2016 2017
City of Prattville, Alabama
2013 2014 2015
Sales Tax Revenues Payers by Category
Schedule 6
2018
Percentage of
Total Tax
Liability
Percent of
Tax Remitted
by Top 10
Taxpayers
Numbers
of Filers
Percent of
Tax Remitted
by Top 10
Taxpayers
Percentage
of Total Tax
Liability
Percentage of
Total Tax
Liability
Percent of
Tax Remitted
by Top 10
Taxpayers
Numbers
of Filers
Percentage of
Total Tax
Liability
Percent of
Tax Remitted
by Top 10
Taxpayers
Numbers
of Filers
Numbers
of Filers
Percent of
Tax Remitted
by Top 10
Taxpayers
Percentage of
Total Tax
Liability
Percent of
Tax Remitted
by Top 10
Taxpayers
Numbers
of Filers
Numbers
of Filers
Percentage
of Total Tax
Liability
71
Tax Liability Tax Liability Tax Liability
Apparel stores 17 1,810,970$ 12.84% 8.05% 17 2,300,008$ 13.81% 7.69% 20 2,754,438$ 13.99% 10.30%
Food stores 8 1,795,991 12.73% 11.83% 8 2,205,072 13.24% 11.97% 8 2,663,802 13.53% 12.14%
Automotive 27 294,923 2.09% 27 315,798 1.90% 23 313,349 1.59%
Machine 25 11,342 0.08% 25 11,342 0.07% 21 13,913 0.07%
Restaurants 90 1,572,222 11.15% 95 1,969,640 11.83% 81 2,525,594 12.82%
Home furnishings and
appliances 12 514,156 3.65% 2.44% 12 507,095 3.05% 2.18% 12 600,101 3.05% 2.23%
Building materials 8 978,212 6.94% 6.22% 8 1,182,848 7.10% 6.20% 8 1,414,502 7.18% 6.41%
Service stations 29 561,180 3.98% 28 608,003 3.65% 25 529,229 2.69%
Other retail stores 964 6,565,423 46.54% 9.55% 918 7,550,736 45.35% 9.22% 931 8,878,898 45.08% 6.15%
1,180 14,104,419$ 100.00% 1,138 16,650,542$ 100.00% 1,129 19,693,826$ 100.00%
Tax Liability
Apparel stores 14 1,544,159$ 10.95% 8.49%
Food stores 8 1,833,281 13.00% 12.25%
Automotive 24 230,153 1.63%
Machine 22 13,601 0.10%
Restaurants 89 1,345,962 9.54%
Home furnishings and
appliances 12 546,942 3.88% 2.54%
Building materials 8 986,522 6.99% 6.74%
Service stations 30 574,576 4.07%
Other retail stores 980 6,119,267 49.84% 10.70%
Totals 1,187 13,194,463$ 100.00%
Note: Due to confidentiality issues, the names of the 10 largest revenue payers are not available. The categories presented are intended to provide alternative information regarding the sources of the City's revenue.
City of Prattville, Alabama
Schedule 6
Sales Tax Revenues Payers by Category
2010 2011 2012
Percent of
Tax Remitted
by Top 10
Taxpayers
Numbers
of Filers
Numbers
of Filers
Numbers
of Filers
2009
Percentage
of Total Tax
Liability
Percent of
Tax Remitted
by Top 10
Taxpayers
Percentage of
Total Tax
Liability
Percent of
Tax Remitted
by Top 10
Taxpayers
Percentage of
Total Tax
Liability
Percentage
of Total Tax
Liability
Percent of
Tax Remitted
by Top 10
Taxpayers
Numbers
of Filers
72
Fiscal Year District Tax
2009 2.5% 2% 4.00% 8.5%
2010 2.5% 2% 4.00% 8.5%
2011 3.5% 2% 4.00% 9.5%
2012 3.5% 2% 4.00% 9.5%
2013 3.5% 2% 4.00% 9.5%
2014 3.5% 2% 4.00% 9.5%
2015 3.5% 2% 4.00% 9.5%
2016 3.5% 2% 4.00% 9.5%
2017 3.5% 2% 4.00% 9.5%
2018 3.5% 2% 4.00% 9.5%
Fiscal Year District Tax
2009 2.5% 1% 1% 4.00% 8.5%
2010 2.5% 1% 1% 4.00% 8.5%
2011 3.5% 1% 1% 4.00% 9.5%
2012 3.5% 1% 1% 4.00% 9.5%
2013 3.5% 1% 1% 4.00% 9.5%
2014 3.5% 1% 1% 4.00% 9.5%
2015 3.5% 1% 1% 4.00% 9.5%
2016 3.5% 1% 1% 4.00% 9.5%
2017 3.5% 1% 1% 4.00% 9.5%
2018 3.5% 1% 1% 4.00% 9.5%
City of Prattville, Alabama
Direct and Overlapping Sales Tax Rates
Schedule 7
Sources: City Finance Department, Autauga County Revenue Commissioner's Office, and Elmore
County Department of Finance.
Total Sales
Tax
State of
Alabama
Autauga
County
City Direct
Rate
City Direct
Rate
Elmore
County
State of
Alabama
Total Sales
Tax
73
Term Loan
2009 57,099,163$ 1,025,708$ 1,594,489$ 1,445,462$ 61,164,822$ 10.81% 3.68% 1,205
2010 57,699,065 1,803,956 1,594,489 1,239,844 62,337,354 10.18% 3.71% 1,142
2011 54,755,183 1,755,709 1,594,489 748,347 58,853,728 9.20% 3.26% 1,065
2012 49,212,046 701,035 1,580,851 88,562 51,582,494 8.35% 2.73% 929
2013 47,027,064 1,567,775 48,594,839 7.50% 2.49% 880
2014 44,415,437 1,558,312 45,973,749 6.76% 2.28% 830
2015 40,610,621 1,546,258 42,156,879 5.86% 2.02% 762
2016 38,304,803 1,529,406 206,620 40,040,829 5.26% 1.82% 723
2017 32,766,245 1,513,174 882,163 35,161,582 4.58% 1.56% 633
2018 24,860,717 1,496,981 769,961 27,127,659 3.36% * *
Term Loan
2012 2,490,000$ 238,074$ 2,728,074$ 0.44% 0.14% 49
2013 3,095,767 9,334 3,105,101 0.48% 0.16% 56
2014 2,695,120 2,695,120 0.40% 0.13% 49
2015 1,056,794 1,056,794 0.15% 0.05% 19
2016 1,783,718 1,783,718 0.23% 0.08% 32
2017 1,400,411 1,400,411 0.18% 0.06% 25
2018 33,466,817 33,466,817 4.14% * *
Term Loan
2009 57,099,163$ 1,025,708$ 1,594,489$ 1,445,462$ 61,164,822$ 10.81% 3.68% 1,205
2010 57,699,065 1,803,956 1,594,489 1,239,844 62,337,354 10.18% 3.71% 1,142
2011 54,755,183 1,755,709 1,594,489 748,347 58,853,728 9.20% 3.26% 1,065
2012 51,702,046 701,035 1,580,851 326,636 54,310,568 8.79% 2.87% 978
2013 50,122,831 1,567,775 9,334 51,699,940 7.98% 2.65% 936
2014 47,110,557 1,558,312 48,668,869 7.16% 2.41% 879
2015 41,667,415 1,546,258 43,213,673 6.01% 2.07% 781
2016 40,088,521 1,529,406 206,620 41,824,547 5.50% 1.90% 755
2017 34,166,656 1,513,174 882,163 36,561,993 4.76% 1.63% 659
2018 58,327,534 1,496,981 769,961 60,594,476 7.50% * *
Notes: Details regarding the City's outstanding debt can be found in the notes to the financial statements.
(1) See the Net Taxable Sales by Category on page 70 for net taxable sales data.
(2) Population data can be found in the schedule of Demographics and Economic Statistics on page 78.
* Information not available.
Schedule 8
Governmental Activities
Business-Type Activities
Primary Government
City of Prattville, Alabama
Limited
Obligation
Warrant
Percentage
of Taxable
Sales (1)
Percentage
of Personal
Income (2)
Limited
Obligation
Warrant
Percentage
of Taxable
Sales (1)
Percentage
of Personal
Income (2)
Ratios of Outstanding Debt by Type
General
Obligation
Bonds
Total
Outstanding
Debt
General
Obligation
Bonds
Total
Outstanding
Debt
Per Capita
(2)
Per Capita
(2)
Per Capita
(2)
Limited
Obligation
Warrant
Percentage
of Taxable
Sales (1)
Percentage
of Personal
Income (2)
Total
Outstanding
Debt
Fiscal
Year
Fiscal
Year
Fiscal
Year
Capital
Lease
Capital
Lease
Capital
Lease
General
Obligation
Bonds
74
Total
2009 57,099,163$ 1,027,955$ 56,071,208$ 9.91% 1,105
2010 57,699,065 80,178 57,618,887 9.41% 1,056
2011 54,755,183 5 54,755,178 8.56% 991
2012 51,702,046 10 51,702,036 8.37% 931
2013 50,122,831 203,627 49,919,204 7.71% 904
2014 47,110,557 7 47,110,550 6.93% 850
2015 41,667,415 7 41,667,408 5.79% 753
2016 40,088,521 50 40,088,471 5.27% 723
2017 34,166,656 1,879 34,164,777 4.45% 616
2018 58,327,534 3,610 58,323,924 7.22% *
(2) This is the amount restricted for debt service principal payments.
(3) See the Net Taxable Sales by Category on page 70 for net taxable sales data.
(4) Population data can be found in the schedule of Demographics and Economic Statistics on
page 78.
* Information not available.
Note: Details regarding the City's outstanding debt can be found in the notes to the financial statements.
(1) This is the general bonded debt of both governmental and business-type activities, net of original
issurance discounts and premiums.
City of Prattville, Alabama
Ratios of General Bonded Debt Outstanding
Schedule 9
Fiscal
Year
Less Amounts
Available in Debt
Service Fund (2)
General
Obligation
Bonds (1)
Percentage of
Net Taxable
Sales (3)
Per
Capita (4)
75
Governmental Unit
Debt repaid with property taxes: Autauga County 10,301,000$ 51.00% 5,253,510$
23,945,572 51.00% 12,212,242
Debt repaid with property taxes: Elmore County 16,360,041 7.00% 1,145,203
57,905,627 7.00% 4,053,394
Subtotal, overlapping debt 22,664,349
City of Prattville, Alabama direct debt 27,127,659
Total direct and overlapping debt 49,792,008$
* Estimated
City of Prattville, Alabama
Direct and Overlapping Governmental Activities Debt
As of September 30, 2018
Schedule 10
(a) The percentage of overlapping debt applicable is estimated using taxable assessed property values. Applicable
percentages were estimated by determining the portion of the City's taxable assessed value that is within the County's
boundaries and dividing it by the County's total taxable assessed value.
Debt repaid with property taxes: Autauga County
Board of Education
Debt
Outstanding
Estimated
Percentage
Applicable (a)
Estimated Share of
Direct and
Overlapping Debt
Notes: Overlapping governments are those that coincide, at least in part, with the geographic boundaries of the City.
This schedule estimates the portion of the outstanding debt of those overlapping governments that is borne by the
residents and businesses of the City of Prattville, Alabama. This process recognizes that, when considering the City's
ability to issue and repay long-term debt, the entire debt burden borne by the residents and businesses should be
taken into account. However, this does not imply that every taxpayer is a resident, and therefore responsible for
repaying the debt, of each overlapping government.
Debt repaid with property taxes: Elmore County
Board of Education *
Sources: Assessed value data used to estimate applicable percentages provided by the Autauga County Revenue
Commissioner and Elmore County Revenue Commissioner. Debt outstanding data provided by the County.
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2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
348,899,620$ 358,625,820$ 353,461,200$ 356,934,340$ 352,040,720$ 348,362,480$ 358,817,560$ 367,841,220$ 378,906,500$ 399,540,960$
Debt limit 69,779,924 71,725,164 70,692,240 71,386,868 70,408,144 69,672,496 71,763,512 73,568,244 75,781,300 79,908,192
11,690,201 14,415,694 12,436,482 9,818,857 18,697,026 26,501,875 37,095,437 36,416,570 31,990,284 24,241,351
Legal debt margin 58,089,723$ 57,309,470$ 58,255,758$ 61,568,011$ 51,711,118$ 43,170,621$ 34,668,075$ 37,151,674$ 43,791,016$ 55,666,841$
16.75% 20.10% 17.59% 13.75% 26.56% 38.04% 51.69% 49.50% 42.21% 30.34%
Legal Debt Margin Calculation for Fiscal Year 2018
Assessed value 399,540,960$
Debt limit (20% of total assessed value) 79,908,192$
Debt applicable to limit:
General obligation bonds 23,475,000
Capital leases 769,961
3,610
Total net debt applicable to limit 24,241,351
Legal debt margin 55,666,841$
Note: Under state law, the City of Prattville, Alabama's outstanding general obligation debt should not exceed 20% of total assessed property value.By law, the general obligation debt subject to the limitation may be
offset by amounts set aside for repaying general obligation bonds.
City of Prattville, Alabama
Schedule 11
Legal Debt Margin Information
Net assessed value of taxable
property
Total net debt applicable to the limit
as a percentage of debt limit
Total net debt applicable to limit
Less amount set aside for repayment of general
obligation debt
77
Population Median Age
2009 50,756 1,660,766 32,721 36.16 9,854 (08-09) 8.60%
2010 54,571 1,679,535 30,777 36.37 10,076 (09-10) 8.00%
2011 55,267 1,804,871 32,657 36.69 9,877 (10-11) 6.80%
2012 55,514 1,889,867 34,043 37.00 9,825 (11-12) 6.80%
2013 55,246 1,951,123 35,317 36.00 9,642 (12-13) 5.90%
2014 55,395 2,017,431 36,419 35.10 9,737 (13-14) 5.40%
2015 55,347 2,090,622 37,773 36.20 9,665 (14-15) 5.20%
2016 55,416 2,201,179 39,721 37.70 9,643 (15-16) 5.20%
2017 55,504 2,247,024 40,484 37.80 9,620 (16-17) 4.10%
2018 * * * 37.80 9,184 (17-18) 3.90%
* Unavailable
City of Prattville, Alabama
Demographic and Economic Statistics
Schedule 12
Note: Population and median age information are based on surveys conducted during the last quarter of the calendar year. Personal income information is
a total for the year. Unemployment rate information is an adjusted yearly average. School enrollment obtained from the local Board of Education is based
on the census at the start of the school year.
School
Enrollment
Per Capita
Personal Income
Personal Income
(Thousands of Dollars)
Autauga County
Unemployment RateCalendar Year
78
Employer Employees Employees
Autauga County Board of Education 1,000 6.38% 1,097 6.60%
International Paper 600 3.83% 636 3.83%
Prattville Baptist Hospital 235 1.50% 397 2.39%
City of Prattville, Alabama 385 2.46% 368 2.22%
Walmart 480 3.06% 320 1.93%
Kinedyne 130 0.83% 221 1.33%
Autauga County 165 1.05% 210 1.26%
Prattville Health and Rehabilitation 154 0.98% 193 1.16%
Bass Pro 300 1.91% 182 1.10%
Central Alabama Electric Cooperative 122 0.78% 120 0.72%
Long Lewis * * 120 0.72%
YMCA 97 0.62% 112 0.67%
Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions * * 90 0.54%
Fras-Le * * 73 0.44%
Totals 3,668 23.40% 4,139 24.91%
Source: Prattville Area Chamber of Commerce.
Note: Information does not include city government employment.
Average number employed in City for 2018 was 16,612 per www2.labor.alabama.gov/LAUS/LAUScities.pdf.
http://www2.labor.alabama.gov/Laus/CLF/AllCity.aspx
* Unavailable
Note: This schedule presents 2011 compared to 2018. Information for 2009 (nine years ago) is not presented
because it is not readily available.
2018
City of Prattville, Alabama
Principal Employers
Schedule 13
2011
Percentage of
Total City
Employment
Percentage of
Total City
Employment
79
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Function/Program
General government
Executive 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 4 5
Legislative 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Finance 7 7 6 6 5 6 7 7 7 7
City clerk 5 5 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
Human resources 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 5
Judicial 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Information technology 4 3 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3
Vehicle maintenance 12 10 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6
Public safety
Police
Officers 90 92 85 81 81 82 82 82 82 89
Civilians 11 9 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 8
Fire
Officers 89 88 84 81 79 83 83 83 83 83
Civilians 4 4 8 7 7 2 2 2 3 3
Building division 4 6 6 6 6
Public works
Public works 4 4 5 6
Engineering 4 4 9 9 10 9 9 9 8 10
Facilities maintenance 4 8 8 8 11
Planning and development 16 14 7 7 4 4 5 5 4 5
Street 22 21
Sanitation 30 29 28 28 32 34 36 34 28 25
Wastewater 29 28 25 23 23 25 25 21 23 28
Urban management 21 19 23 30 30 29 34 38
Cultural and recreational
Parks and recreation 24 24 15 12 12 14 14 14 13 20
Performing and creative arts 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2
Totals 369 360 325 311 315 336 354 347 349 377
Source: Human Resources
City of Prattville, Alabama
Schedule 14
Full-Time Equivalent City
Government Employees by Function
Note: This report includes regular full-time employees, regular part-time employees (based on full-time equivalent
employment calculated by dividing labor hours by 2,080 hours), elected and appointed officials as of September 30 each
year.
80
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Function/Program
General government
Building permits issued
Residential 106 135 106 128 120 131 161 165 189 185
Residential remodel 392 327 343 333 147 203 295
Commercial 17 10 11 8 8 12 17 10 12 23
Commercial buildout, remodel, addition 43 49 56 74 71 41 61
Building inspections conducted 6,472 3,658 3,142 3,512 4,506 5,688 4,148 4,830 4,767 5,260
Building plan reviews 177 149 147 212 181 441 659 650 873 808
Public safety
Police
Physical arrests 2,651 3,035 3,208 2,208 2,128 2,757 2,342 2,829 2,146 2,287
Parking violations 143 348 373 259 122 86 98 28 8 14
Traffic violations 7,914 6,299 6,450 4,460 4,782 4,897 4,418 5,701 8,163 8,367
Fire
Emergency responses 4,989 5,199 5,221 5,673 5,786 5,893 5,118 4,874 5,394 5,405
Fires extinguished 132 115 113 75 101 113 105 113 43 104
Inspections 3,772 2,996 2,725 2,846 2,846 2,775 2,791 2,500 3,477 5,260
Public works
Potholes repaired 3,000 2,000 2,000 1,500 1,750 2,000 2,500 2,500 2,000 2,550
Street resurfacing (miles) 3 2 7 5 8 1
Wastewater
Average daily sewage treatment (millions of gallons)
Autauga Creek 2.35 2.18 1.60 1.72 1.92 1.62 1.47 1.54 1.66 1.79
Pine Creek 1.99 1.87 1.90 1.90 2.01 1.88 1.81 1.96 2.08 2.13
Refuse collection
Garbage (tons per day)38.50 36.33 45.00 44.60 49.60
Trash (yards per day)189 260 220 61 28
Recyclables (tons per day)1 1 1 1 1
Sources: Various City departments
City of Prattville, Alabama
Schedule 15
Operating Indicators by Function/Program
81
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Function/Program
Public safety
Police
Stations 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Patrol cars 81 82 81 84 84 81 84 78 80 95
Motorcycles 11 11 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10
Fire
Stations 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Fire engines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Ladder trucks 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
Heavy rescue 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Ambulances 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6
Refuse collection
Trash trucks 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Garbage trucks 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 7 7
Parkan truck 1 1 1 1
Public works
Streets (miles) 209 209 212 212 217 220 223 228
Highways (miles) 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
Streetlights 2,450 2,450 2,450 2,450 2,475 2,510 2,525 2,550
Traffic signal heads 270 270 270 270 270 286 286 286
Cultural and recreational
Acreage 354 354 354 354 354 354 354 354 354 354
Playgrounds 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Baseball/softball diamonds 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
Soccer fields 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Community centers 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Senior citizens center 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Sources: Various City departments.
Note: No capital asset indicators are available for the general government.
City of Prattville, Alabama
Schedule 16
Capital Asset Statistics by Function/Program
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