2014 CAFR
The Village of
North Palm Beach, Florida
COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT
Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2014
Prepared by:
Finance Department
Samia Janjua
Director of Finance
THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTORY SECTION
Letter of Transmittal ..................................................................................................................................... i
Principal Village Officials ........................................................................................................................ vii
Organizational Structure ........................................................................................................................... viii
GFOA Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting ................................................. ix
FINANCIAL SECTION
Independent Auditors' Report ....................................................................................................................... 1
Management's Discussion and Analysis ....................................................................................................... 4
BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
Government-wide Financial Statements:
Statement of Net Position ..................................................................................................................... 14
Statement of Activities ......................................................................................................................... 15
Fund Financial Statements:
Balance Sheet - Governmental Funds .................................................................................................. 17
Reconciliation of the Balance Sheet – Governmental Funds
to the Statement of Net Position ..................................................................................................... 18
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in
Fund Balances - Governmental Funds ........................................................................................... 19
Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in
Fund Balances of the Governmental Funds to the Statement of Activities .................................... 20
Statement of Net Position - Proprietary Fund ...................................................................................... 21
Statement of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Net
Position - Proprietary Fund ............................................................................................................ 22
Statement of Cash Flows - Proprietary Fund ....................................................................................... 23
Statement of Fiduciary Net Position - Fiduciary Funds ....................................................................... 24
Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Position – Fiduciary Funds .................................................... 25
Notes to the Basic Financial Statements ..................................................................................................... 26
REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Schedule of Funding Progress- Other Postemployment Benefits ......................................................... 67
Schedule of Changes in Net Pension Liability – General Employees Retirement Fund ....................... 68
Schedule of Changes in Net Pension Liability – Fire and Police Retirement Fund .............................. 69
Schedules Contributions and Investment Returns – Retirement Funds ............................................... 70
Notes to the Schedule of Contributions ................................................................................................ 71
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance -
Budget and Actual - General Fund ................................................................................................. 72
Notes to the Budgetary Required Supplementary Information ............................................................ 73
THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
TABLE OF CONTENTS
(Continued)
OTHER SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Schedule of Departmental Expenditures– Budget and Actual – General Fund .................................... 74
Combining Balance Sheet – Nonmajor Governmental Funds .............................................................. 77
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances -
Nonmajor Governmental Funds ........................................................................................................ 78
Combining Statement of Net Position - Fiduciary Funds .................................................................... 79
Combining Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Position - Employee Retirement Funds .............. 80
Combining Statement of Agency Net Position .................................................................................... 81
Combining Schedule of Changes in Agency Net Position .................................................................... 82
Schedule of Revenues and Departmental Expenses –
Budget and Actual – Country Club Fund – Budgetary Basis ............................................................ 83
STATISTICAL SECTION
Net Position by Component ................................................................................................................. 84
Changes in Net Position ....................................................................................................................... 85
Fund Balances, Governmental Funds ................................................................................................... 87
Changes in Fund Balances, Governmental Funds ................................................................................ 88
Net Assessed Value and Estimated Actual Value of Taxable Property ............................................... 90
Property Tax Rates - Direct and Overlapping Governments................................................................. 91
Principal Property Taxpayers ............................................................................................................... 92
Property Tax Levies and Collections ................................................................................................... 93
Ratios of Outstanding Debt by Type ..................................................................................................... 94
Direct and Overlapping Governmental Activities Debt ........................................................................ 95
Pledged-Revenue Coverage .................................................................................................................. 96
Demographic and Economic Statistics .................................................................................................. 97
Principal Employers ............................................................................................................................. 98
Full-Time Equivalent Village Government Employees by Function .................................................... 99
Operating Indicators by Function/Program ........................................................................................ 100
Capital Asset Statistics by Function/Program ..................................................................................... 101
REQUIRED REPORTS
Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and on
Compliance and Other Matters Based on an Audit of Financial
Statements Performed in Accordance with Government Auditing Standards ................................ 102
Management Letter in Accordance with the Rules of the Auditor General of the
State of Florida ............................................................................................................................... 104
Independent Accountant’s Report on compliance with
Section 218.415, Florida Statutes .................................................................................................... 107
INTRODUCTORY SECTION
THE VILLAGE OF
NORTH PALM BEACH
“THE BEST PLACE TO LIVE UNDER THE SUN”
501 U.S. Highway 1, North Palm Beach, FL 33408-4902 * (561) 841-3380 * Fax (561) 848-3344
March 26, 2015
The Honorable Mayor and Members of the Village Council
Village of North Palm Beach
North Palm Beach, Florida
The Finance Department and Village Manager's Office are pleased to submit the Comprehensive
Annual Financial Report for the Village of North Palm Beach, Florida for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2014.
This report is published to provide the Village Council, Village staff, our citizens, our lenders, and other
interested parties with detailed information concerning the financial condition and activities of the
Village government. Responsibility for both the accuracy of the presented data and the completeness
and fairness of the presentation, including all disclosures, rests with the Village.
To the best of our knowledge and belief, the enclosed data are accurate in all material respects, and
are organized in a manner designed to fairly present the financial position and results of operations of
the Village as measured by the financial activity of its various funds. We also believe that all disclosures
necessary to enable the reader to gain the maximum understanding of the Village's financial affairs
have been included.
THE REPORT
Nowlen, Holt & Miner, P.A., Certified Public Accountants, have issued an unmodified (“clean”) opinion
on the Village of North Palm Beach’s financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2014. The
independent auditor’s report is located at the front of the financial section of this report.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) immediately follows the independent auditor’s report
and provides a narrative, overview, and analysis of the basic financial statements. The MD&A
complements this letter of transmittal and should be read in conjunction with it.
The CAFR’s role is to assist in making economic, social, and political decisions and to assist in
assessing accountability to the citizenry by:
· comparing actual financial results with the legally adopted budget, where appropriate;
· assessing financial condition and results of operations;
· assisting in determining compliance with finance related laws, rules and regulations;
· assisting in evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of Village operations.
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VILLAGE PROFILE
The Village
The Village of North Palm Beach is primarily a residential community, having been incorporated as a
political subdivision of the State of Florida in 1956. The registered population of the Village is
approximately 12,177, which increases to approximately 18,000 during the winter months by residents
who list their northern homes as their official place of residence. Residents are generally in the middle
to upper income brackets.
Located in the northeastern quadrant of Palm Beach County, Florida, the Village has an abundant
amount of waterfront property created by a number of lakes, canals, and the Atlantic Ocean.
The governing body of the Village consists of a five-member Village Council, each of whom is elected
to two-year overlapping terms. The Mayor is selected by majority vote of the Council and serves for a
term of one year. Day to day affairs of the Village are under the leadership of the Village Manager who
is appointed by the Council.
FINANCIAL DATA
Financial Reporting System and Budgetary Controls
The Village's financial records for its general governmental operations are maintained on the modified
accrual basis, which means that revenues are recorded when available and measurable, and
expenditures are reported when goods and services are received and the related liabilities are incurred.
Financial reporting for its Enterprise Fund (i.e., the Country Club operation) is presented using the full
accrual basis of accounting required by GAAP for its annual financial report. The Country Club annual
budget is adopted using a modified accrual basis of accounting (identical to the general government
operations mentioned above) which is consistent with how general ledger financial records are
maintained throughout the year by the Village administration.
In developing and evaluating the Village's financial and accounting system, consideration is given to the
adequacy of internal accounting controls. Internal accounting controls are designed to provide
reasonable, but not absolute, assurance regarding: (a) the safeguarding of assets against loss from
unauthorized use or disposition; and (b) the reliability of financial records for preparing financial
statements and maintaining accountability for assets. The concept of reasonable assurance recognizes
that: (a) the cost of a control should not exceed the benefits likely to be derived; and (b) the evaluation
of costs and benefits requires estimates and judgments by management.
All internal control evaluations occur within the above framework. We believe that the Village's internal
accounting controls adequately safeguard assets and provide reasonable assurance of proper
recording of financial transactions.
The Village of North Palm Beach maintains budgetary controls through the annual budget public
hearing and approval process for GAAP-based budgets. The formal budget approval for each fiscal
year is accomplished in a manner compliant with Florida State Statute 200.065, commonly referred to
as Truth-in-Millage (TRIM).
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Budget amendments require Village Council approval at public meetings. Budgetary control is
maintained at the department level within the fund (changed to fund level in 2013) by the encumbrance
of estimated purchase amounts prior to the release of purchase orders to vendors. Purchase orders,
which result in an overrun of approved departmental appropriations within the fund, are not released
until additional appropriations are made available. Encumbered amounts lapse at year-end; however,
they are re-appropriated as part of the following year’s budget.
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Property Values
The Village obtains a major portion of its annual General Fund financial resources (52%) from ad
valorem property taxes. Gross assessed property values increased substantially between the years
2002 through 2006, but slowed significantly in 2007. In years 2008 through 2012, area property values
declined in value, in many instances significantly, as a result of the economic downturn. This
unprecedented decline in property values was exacerbated by the number of properties in various
stages of foreclosure. Both of these real-estate issues have had an adverse impact upon the financial
resources of the Village. However, based on market trends in 2013 as well as in early 2014, it appears
that there is new growth in our community. Both the State and South Florida, in particular, are enjoying
resurgence in real estate activity, which has translated into annual gains in market prices for area
homes. We have processed a large number of building permits throughout the Village for both new
homes and for remodels of existing homes. The Water Club development was approved in 2013,
began construction in 2014, with completion scheduled for late 2015. In addition, improvements are
being made to our commercial properties on the US Highway 1 and Northlake Boulevard corridors.
The increased activity in our commercial properties has had a positive effect on Village revenues.
The Village continues to pursue annexation of surrounding unincorporated areas that complement and
enhance the services and values of our existing community. The focus of Village annexation efforts will
be providing exemplary municipal services that are revenue “neutral” to both the annexed areas and to
the Village.
Investment Revenues
The economic downturn and softening of the money market has had a significant impact on Village
investment revenues over the past few years. In the short-term, the Village made a conscious decision
to modify its investment strategies towards the Treasury market to better protect and ensure the
availability of the Village’s investment balances. This move proved successful in safeguarding Village
investments during this market free fall but impacted the interest/dividend revenues to the Village. The
Village, with the assistance of the Village’s Audit Committee, adopted a “revised” Investment Policy
designed to provide safety and liquidity while maximizing investment return(s). The newly adopted
policy provided numerous investment strategies, parameters, and safeguards. The policy additionally
provided for 1/12 of the annual operating budget to be deposited in a liquid interest bearing account so
as not to impede operations should other funds be temporarily unavailable. The Audit Committee and
staff, along with the Village’s Investment Advisor, continue to explore other investment opportunities
that we believe will improve yields in future years while still ensuring the safety of our investments.
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Personnel Costs
The Village will continue to face increased financial challenges in the areas of personnel costs for both
salaries and benefits. In past years, several retirement plan amendments were implemented by the
Village and then followed by significant salary adjustments that magnified the impact and cost of the
retirement changes. The impact of these changes as well as the continuous improvement in the
financial markets have had a very positive financial impact on both plans. Due to legislative changes
and catastrophic claims losses, the Village has encountered significant increases in annual health
insurance costs during the past few years. In an attempt to fight the continual rising cost of healthcare,
the Village transitioned to a semi self-insured health program in 2012, which offers the potential for
possible savings if claims are minimized. For 2015, the Village will continue its focus on Employee
Wellness as a measure to help control health care costs and improve our opportunity for additional
savings from our health care provider.
The impacts of personnel salaries and benefits in the coming years will have a large and continuing
effect on future Village financing and service priorities in the areas of staffing, public services, and
public projects. Approximately 3/4ths of the annual budget is for wages and fringe benefits. For budget
year 2013/2014, the Village conducted a compensation study to determine if salary ranges and
employee pay were both comparable and competitive. That study concluded that our pay ranges
needed to move 8.3%, and that the range spreads needed to increase to 60%. In addition, the study
recommended one time increases for employees equaling 8.3%. The Village adopted the new salary
ranges but opted to provide increases based on the employee’s percent penetration in the new range.
The average pay increase for employees using this approach was approximately 4.25% and was
funded through the establishment of a reserve for tax relief.
INITIATIVES AND FUTURE PROJECTS
The FY2014/2015 budget reflects a renewed commitment and predictable funding for community
infrastructure in areas such as roadways, neighborhood sidewalks, and lighting, public buildings, and
park facilities.
The Community Development Department continues to meet the demands of our Village’s business
and neighborhood redevelopment. Community Development will concentrate staff resources in areas of
construction, permitting, licensing, and community planning while furthering improvements in customer
service. The continuing analysis and pursuit of annexation opportunities, zoning and redevelopment
enhancements, and improvement of our business and development regulations are also functions of
the Community Development Department. This Department will better align our Village with statutory
development guidelines and help to meet steadily growing expectations of homeowners and
developers. In addition, Community Development will work closely with our Business Advisory Board to
assist in the growth of our current businesses and to encourage new businesses to come to our
community. This year, Community Development has also begun the task of updating our land use
code. Community Development relocated to a larger facility that is more customer-friendly and will be
launching a Citizen Self Service website to allow the public and contractors online access to their
Business Tax Receipts and Permit status.
The Parks and Recreation Department continues to enhance programs for all age groups at each of its
six facilities. The newly redeveloped Anchorage Park will host a variety of events in the upcoming year,
to include: movies in the park; organized volleyball leagues; the Village’s annual fishing tournament;
and Heritage Day. The parks continue to be maintained by an outside service which has been funded
under the “contractual services” line.
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The Public Works Department is tasked with oversight and maintenance of Village sanitation,
infrastructure, streets, facilities, equipment, and roadways. This Department will play a major role in
maintaining and expanding our focus on community appearance during the coming year. Public Works
will continue to emphasize identification and remediation of safety concerns throughout our facilities.
We are also conducting extensive analyses of critical infrastructure in our facilities to determine future
project priorities and best maintenance practices. Public Works will address currently identified
infrastructure projects such as drainage improvements, swale maintenance, and automation of
irrigation systems. Finally, Public Works has been involved in a year-long evaluation of all work
processes and systems. The completion of the projects emanating from this assessment will be a
prime focus of the organization.
The Police Department has focused on improvements in neighborhood outreach, crime suppression,
and crime clearances. In 2008, 2011, and again in 2014, the Village’s Police Department was awarded
the coveted CALEA National Accreditation for law enforcement agencies. The Police budget includes
funding for the purchase/replacement of needed marked patrol vehicles and unmarked detective vehicles.
In 2014, the Police Department achieved a significant decrease in all areas of crime as well as an
increase in clearance rates. We expect to build on that success in 2015. North Palm Beach was named
the 4th safest city in Florida by Movado in 2014. The Dispatch function and communications were
transferred to the North County Dispatch Center in Palm Beach Gardens in October 2014, which has
increased inter-agency communications.
This year, the Human Resources Department is focused on implementing a new web-based appraisal
system that will include supervisory peer reviews to eliminate the prospect of supervisory bias or a
skewed result. Human Resources successfully completed union negotiations with all three of the
Village’s collective bargaining units (police, fire, and public service workers). All Policies and
Procedures are being reviewed and updated as necessary in the coming year.
The Information Technology Department has numerous projects for the upcoming year: implementing
and transitioning the dispatch functions with the North County Dispatch Center (located in Palm Beach
Gardens), preparing the Village for LPR (License Plate Recognition) systems, going from numerous
servers to a virtual software system, and improving the Village website.
The Administration continues its ongoing implementation of an optical records storage system
(Laserfiche) for use by all Village operating departments. Optical record storage systems are now
widely used by governments and meet all State record storage requirements. This allows the Village to
transition – over time – from “paper” records to optically stored records. Optical storage permits digital
“look up” of any optical record “at will” through the convenience of a simple computer search. Optical
storage systems have become commonly used by many local governments, and the cost is relatively
modest when considering the time savings and customer service improvements they offer.
The Village created a Facebook page that has been an outlet to release traffic issues, upcoming events
and information to residents. The Village Newsletter expanded its advertising options and has
increased revenue to offset the costs of printing and postage.
The Enterprise Fund is on solid financial footing; however, there are serious infrastructure issues
related to the clubhouse that need to be addressed. During the fiscal year, community meetings were
held to discuss the future of the Country Club facility and a “wish list” of amenities was created for
future consideration. A modest remodel of the lobby was done to create a more welcoming
environment for patrons. Restaurant hours were expanded to seven days a week, 7 am to 7 pm, to
ensure consistency.
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At the request of the Village Council, the leadership team developed a strategic plan for the Village.
The plan developed focuses on identification of critical objectives and the accomplishment of key
improvement projects which help the Village attain those objectives.
Staff developed a total of 19 strategic initiatives which are broken into high, medium, and lower priority
projects. These projects range from infrastructure improvements to the development of new programs.
Some of the near term initiatives we are focusing on include:
· Continued development of our safety program and accomplishment of both facility and
process improvements.
· Implementation of a comprehensive web-based employee appraisal system.
· Refinement of our employee wellness program in concert with our insurance carrier.
· Refinement of our strategy to improve business opportunities in the Village.
· Update of our ordinances dealing with land use.
· Evaluation of the results of the market analysis conducted in 2013 with an overall
objective of refining the strategic plan by reprioritizing existing projects and developing
new improvement projects.
As a part of our strategic focus, we recognize that our planning must be fluid and that we must be able
to adapt to changes as they occur in our community. Because of this, we will regularly calibrate our
strategic initiatives with input from both Council and our residents. The ultimate goal is to sustain the
Village as the “Best Place to Live Under the Sun” by providing superior services, embracing and
supporting timeless traditions of the community, and by ensuring that we continue to integrate modern
amenities throughout the Village to make it a safe, comfortable, and very pleasant place to live.
OTHER INFORMATION
Independent Audit
Article 11, Section 2.18 of the Village Charter requires an annual audit of the books of account, financial
records and transactions of all administrative departments of the Village by independent certified public
accountants selected by the Village Council. This requirement has been complied with and the
independent auditor's report has been included in this report.
Certificate of Achievement
The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) awarded a
Certificate of Achievement of Excellence in Financial Reporting to the Village of North Palm Beach
for its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2013. The
Certificate of Achievement is a prestigious national award, recognizing conformance with the highest
standards for preparation of state and local government financial reports.
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THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
PRINCIPAL VILLAGE OFFICIALS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
Title Name
Mayor Darryl C. Aubrey
Vice Mayor Robert A. Gebbia
President Pro Tem David B. Norris
Council Member William L. Manuel
Council Member Doug Bush
Village Manager James P. Kelly
Director of Finance Samia Janjua
Village Clerk Melissa Teal
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FINANCIAL SECTION
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
The Honorable Mayor and Members of the Village Council
The Village of North Palm Beach, Florida
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the governmental activities, the
business-type activities, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of the
Village of North Palm Beach, Florida as of and for the year ended September 30, 2014, and the
related notes to the financial statements, which collectively comprise the Village of North Palm
Beach, Florida’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.
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
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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.
Opinions
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects,
the respective financial position of the governmental activities, the business-type activities, each
major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of the Village of North Palm Beach,
Florida as of September 30, 2014, and the respective changes in financial position and, where
applicable, cash flows thereof for the year then ended in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America.
Change in Accounting Principle
As described in Note 17 to the financial statements, the Village of North Palm Beach, Florida
adopted the recognition and disclosure requirements of Governmental Accounting Standards
Board Statement No. 65, Items Previously Reported as Assets and Liabilities and Governmental
Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 67, Financial Reporting for Pension Plans – an
amendment of GASB Statement 25 during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014. Our opinion
is not modified with respect to these matters.
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 13, Pension and Other
Postemployment Benefit trend information on pages 67 through 71, and budgetary comparison
information on pages 72 through 73 be presented to supplement the basic financial statements.
Such information, although not a 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.
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Other Information
Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming opinions on the financial statements that
collectively comprise the Village of North Palm Beach, Florida’s basic financial statements. The
introductory section, other supplementary information, and statistical section are presented for
purposes of additional analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements.
The other supplementary information is the responsibility of management and was derived from
and relate 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 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 supplemental information is fairly stated in all
material respects in relation to the basic financial statements as a whole.
The Introductory Section and Statistical Section 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.
Other Reporting Required by Government Auditing Standards
In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report dated
March 18, 2015, on our consideration of the Village of North Palm Beach, Florida’s internal
control over financial reporting and on our tests of its compliance with certain provisions of
laws, regulations, contracts, grant agreements and other matters. The purpose of that report is to
describe the scope of our testing of internal control over financial reporting and compliance and
the results of that testing and not to provide an opinion on 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 Village of North Palm Beach, Florida’s
internal control over financial reporting and compliance.
West Palm Beach, Florida
March 18, 2015
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
The Village of North Palm Beach, Florida’s (Village) Administration offers readers of the Village's
financial statements this narrative overview and analysis of the financial activities of the Village for the
fiscal year ended September 30, 2014. Please read it in conjunction with the accompanying transmittal
letter beginning on page i, and the accompanying basic financial statements.
TABLE 1
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(in millions)
September 30,Increase/Statement
2014 2013 (Decrease)Page #
Total net position $28.88 $30.39 ($1.51)14
Unrestricted net position available for future use $11.83 $12.64 ($0.81)14
Governmental net position $26.46 $27.72 ($1.26)14
Total revenues from all sources $23.00 $21.96 $1.04 15
Governmental revenues $19.34 $18.30 $1.04 15
Total cost of all Village programs $24.50 $22.82 $1.68 15
Governmental revenues over (under) expenses ($1.26)($0.89)($0.37)16
General fund revenues over (under) expenses $0.61 $0.77 ($0.16)19
General fund unassigned fund balance $12.39 $11.34 $1.05 17
As a percent of general fund expenditures 66.07%65.10%$0.01
Country Club revenues over (under) expenses ($0.25)$0.03 ($0.28)22
Change in total long-term debt for the Village ($0.38)$0.04 ($0.42)
USING THIS ANNUAL REPORT
This annual report consists of a series of financial statements. The three components of the financial
statements are: (1) Government-wide financial statements that include the Statement of Net Position and
the Statement of Activities. These statements provide information about the activities of the Village as a
whole. (2) Fund financial statements tell how these services were financed in the short term, as well as
what remains for future spending. Fund financial statements also report the Village's operations in more
detail than the government-wide statements by providing information about the Village's most significant
funds. (3) Notes to the basic financial statements expand upon information reported in the government-
wide and governmental fund statements.
REPORTING ON THE VILLAGE AS A WHOLE
Statement of Net Position and the Statement of Activities (Government-wide)
A frequently asked question regarding the Village's financial health is whether the year's activities
contributed positively to the overall financial well being. The Statement of Net Position and the Statement
of Activities report information about the Village as a whole and about its activities in a way that helps
answer this question. These statements include all assets, deferred outflows of resources, liabilities and
deferred inflows of resources using the accrual basis of accounting , which is similar to the accounting
used by most private-sector companies. All of the current year's revenues and expenses are taken into
account, regardless of when cash is received or paid.
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These two statements report the Village's net position and changes therein. Net position, the difference
between assets plus deferred outflows of resources and liabilities plus deferred inflows of resources, is
one way to measure the Village's financial health, or financial position. Over time, increases or decreases
in net position are an indicator of whether the financial health is improving or deteriorating.
The Statement of Net Position and the Statement of Activities present information about the following:
· Governmental activities - All of the Village's basic services are considered to be governmental
activities, including general government, community development, public safety, public services,
library, and recreation. Property taxes, sales taxes, utility taxes, and franchise fees finance most of
these activities.
· Proprietary activities/Business-type activities - The Village charges a fee to customers to cover all
or most of the cost of the services provided. The Village's Country Club is reported in this
category.
REPORTING THE VILLAGE'S MOST SIGNIFICANT FUNDS
Fund Financial Statements
The fund financial statements provide detailed information about the most significant funds - not the
Village as a whole. Some funds are required to be established by State law. However, management
establishes other funds, which aid in the management of money for particular purposes or meet legal
responsibilities associated with the usage of certain taxes, grants, and other money. The Village's three
types of funds - governmental, proprietary, and fiduciary - use different accounting approaches as
explained below.
· Governmental Funds
Most of the Village's basic services are reported in governmental funds. Governmental funds
focus on how resources flow in and out, with balances available for spending remaining at year-
end. These funds are reported using an accounting method called the modified accrual accounting
method, which measures cash and all other financial assets that can be converted to cash readily.
The governmental fund statements provide a detailed short-term view of the Village's general
government operations and the basic services it provides. Governmental fund information shows
whether there are more or fewer financial resources that can be spent in the near future to finance
the Village's programs.
The Village maintains six individual governmental funds: the General Fund, one Capital Projects
Fund, and four Special Revenue 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 for the General Fund and the Capital Projects Fund, both of which are
considered major funds (generally accepted accounting principles define a fund as major based on
that fund’s size relative to the other funds of the government; a fund may also be reported as
major if the government's officials believe that fund is particularly important to financial
statement users). The remaining funds are considered non-major funds, and data from these
governmental funds is combined into a single column for an aggregated presentation. The basic
governmental fund financial statements can be found on pages 17-20 of this report.
· Proprietary Funds
The Village's only proprietary fund is the Country Club Fund, which charges customers for the
services it provides. These services are generally reported in proprietary funds. Proprietary funds
are reported in the same way that all activities are reported in the Statement of Net Position and
the Statement of Activities. The basic proprietary fund financial statements can be found on pages
21-23 of this report.
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· Fiduciary Funds
Fiduciary funds are used to account for resources held for the benefit of parties outside the
government. The funds in this category are the Village’s Pension Trust Funds and Agency Funds.
Fiduciary funds are not reflected in the government-wide financial statement because the
resources of those funds are not available to support the Village's own programs. The accounting
used for fiduciary funds is much like that used for proprietary funds. The basic fiduciary fund
financial statements can be found on pages 24-25 of this report.
GOVERNMENT-WIDE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
As noted earlier, net positon may serve over time as a useful indicator of a government's financial
position. In the case of the Village, the net position was $28.88 million at the close of the most recent
fiscal year.
A significant portion of the Village's net position (58.42%) reflects its investment in capital assets (e.g.,
land, buildings, machinery, and equipment), less any related debt still outstanding, which was used to
acquire those assets. The Village uses these capital assets to provide services to citizens; consequently,
these assets are not available for future spending.
Table 2
Village of North Palm Beach
Net Position
(In Thousands)
Governmental Business-type
Activities Activities Total
2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013
Assets:
Current and other assets 17,359$ 16,333$ 988$ 1,068$ 18,347$ 17,401$
Capital assets 14,967 15,432 5,255 5,724 20,222 21,156
Total assets 32,326 31,765 6,243 6,792 38,569 38,557
Liabilities:
Current liabilities 2,474 1,154 339 281 2,813 1,435
Long-term liabilities 3,215 2,793 3,482 3,844 6,697 6,637
Total liabilities 5,689 3,947 3,821 4,125 9,510 8,072
Deferred inflows of resources:175 95 175 95
Net positon:
Net investement in capital assets 14,967 15,432 1,908 1,999 16,875 17,431
Restricted 181 317 181 317
Unrestricted 11,314 11,974 514 668 11,828 12,642
Total net position 26,462$ 27,723$ 2,422$ 2,667$ 28,884$ 30,390$
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Governmental Activities
The cost of all governmental activities this year was $20.60 million. As shown on Table 3, Changes in
Net Position, those who directly benefited from the programs paid for $3.82 million of this cost and
$15.52 million was financed through general revenues. Governmental activities decreased the Village's
net position by $1.26 million, thereby accounting for 84% of the total decrease in the net position of the
Village. Key elements of this decrease are due to increased personnel related costs for salaries, health
insurance and pensions.
Additional detail is shown in Table 3, which follows on the subsequent page.
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Table 3
Village of North Palm Beach
Changes in Net Position
(In Thousands)
Activities Total
2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013
Revenues:
Program revenues:
Charges for services 3,823$ 3,114$ 3,646$ 3,577$ 7,469$ 6,691$
Operating grants and contributions 90 92 90 92
Capital grants and contributions 16 234 16 234
General revenues:
Property taxes 10,155 9,981 10,155 9,981
Local option gas taxes 266 262 266 262
Utility service taxes 2,277 2,198 2,277 2,198
Sales and use taxes 1,261 1,187 1,261 1,187
Franchise taxes 1,233 1,161 1,233 1,161
Investment earnings 17 37 11 9 28 46
Miscellaneous 146 38 146 38
Gain on asset disposals 56 70 56 70
Total revenues 19,340 18,304 3,657 3,656 22,997 21,960
Expenses:
Program expenses:
General Government 2,696 2,490 2,696 2,490
Public Safety 9,260 8,282 9,260 8,282
Public Works 4,485 4,483 4,485 4,483
Community Development & Planning 1,046 966 1,046 966
Leisure Services 3,114 2,974 3,114 2,974
Country Club 3,902 3,629 3,902 3,629
Total expenses 20,601 19,195 3,902 3,629 24,503 22,824
Increase (decrease) in net position (1,261) (891) (245) 27 (1,506) (864)
Net position - beginning of year 27,723 28,614 2,667 2,640 30,390 31,254
Net position - end of year 26,462$ 27,723$ 2,422$ 2,667$ 28,884$ 30,390$
Governmental Business-type
Activities
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The Village's programs include General Government, Public Safety, Public Works, Community
Development & Planning, and Leisure Services. Each program's net cost (total cost, less revenues
generated by the activities) is presented below. The net cost shows the extent to which the Village's
general taxes support each of the Village's programs.
Table 4
Village of North Palm Beach
Cost of services
(In Thousands)
Total Cost Net Cost Total Cost Net Cost
of Services of Services of Services of Services
General government 2,696$ (2,577)$ 2,490$ (2,380)$
Public safety 9,260 (8,635)8,282 (7,726)
Public works 4,485 (4,052)4,483 (4,046)
Community development
and planning 1,046 575 966 26
Leisure services 3,114 (1,983)2,974 (1,629)
Interest on long-term debt
20,601$ (16,672)$ 19,195$ (15,755)$
2014 2013
At the end of the current year, as compared to the prior year, many of the departments realized an increase
in their overall costs (for example Public Safety increased by $0.91 million and Leisure Services
increased by $0.35 million). The increase is a result of the increases in personnel-related costs.
Business-Type Activities
Charges for Services (revenues) in the Business-type activities experienced an overall decrease ($0.07
million) from that of the previous year. Also, during this same time period, expenses increased by $0.27
million. Net positon of the Proprietary Fund (Country Club) at September 30, 2014, were $2.42 million.
Net position decreased by $245,495.
The negative impact in the Village’s Business-type activities was a result of a decline in revenues and
several unbudgeted projects: Adverse weather conditions resulted in the closure of the Golf Course,
which had a negative impact on revenues; several unbudgeted projects were necessary during the fiscal
year (repairs to the clubhouse’s HVAC system, golf projects, sewer lateral installation). The Enterprise
Fund is on solid financial footing; however, there are serious infrastructure issues related to the clubhouse
that need to be addressed.
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FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF THE VILLAGE'S FUNDS
As noted earlier, the Village uses fund accounting to ensure and demonstrate compliance with finance-
related legal requirements.
Governmental Funds
The focus of the Village's governmental funds is to provide information on near-term inflows, outflows,
and balances of spendable resources. Such information is useful in assessing the Village's financing
requirements. In particular, unrestricted (unassigned/assigned) fund balance may serve as a useful
measure of a government's net resources available for spending at the end of the fiscal year.
At the end of the current fiscal year, the combined fund balance for all Governmental Funds was $14.20
million, a $0.35 decrease over the 2013 fund balance of $14.55 million. Approximately 97% of the
combined ending fund balance ($13.77 million) constitutes unrestricted (unassigned/assigned) fund
balance, which is available for spending at the government's discretion. The remainder of fund balance
($0.43 million) is restricted (non-spendable/restricted) to indicate that it is not available for new spending
because it has already been committed for a variety of other restricted purposes.
General Fund
The General Fund is the chief operating fund of the Village. At the end of the current fiscal year,
unassigned fund balance of the General Fund was $12.39 million while the General Fund total fund
balance was $12.99 million. As a measure of the General Fund's liquidity, it may be useful to compare
both unassigned fund balance and total fund balance to total fund expenditures. Unassigned fund balance
is 66% of total general fund expenditures, while total fund balance represents 69% of that same amount.
The general fund unassigned fund balance ($12.39 million) represents an increase of $1.05 million over
the 2013 unassigned general fund balance of $11.34 million. Key elements of this increase are listed
below:
· Revenues for Franchise Fees and Utility Service Taxes were budgeted based on prior year trends
($3.20 million). For the current year, the Village received $3.51 million.
· Revenues for Building Permits were budgeted based on prior year trends ($0.86 million). For the
current year, the Village received $1.09 million.
· Due to discounts for prompt payments, State law requires that only 95% of the gross ad-valorem
taxes be budgeted as revenue ($9.97 million). For the current year, the Village received $10.15
million.
The increase in the above-mentioned revenues, while holding the line on operating costs, resulted in a
positive impact in the Village’s General Fund.
General Fund Budgetary Highlights
Differences between the original budget and the final amended budget were $679,573 and can be briefly
summarized as follows:
· Small Business Grant Carryover ($73,935)
· Prior Year Open Purchase Order Carryover ($266,463)
· Veteran’s Memorial Project Carryover ($15,925)
· Kiddie Pool Project Carryover ($45,750)
· Use of Reserve – Anchorage Park Grant Match ($277,500)
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General Fund Budget Analysis
As shown on pages 69-71 of this report, in the Schedule of Departmental Expenditures – Budget and
Actual, there was a favorable budget to actual cost variance of $221,146 in General Fund Departmental
Expenditures. The areas of significant budget to actual variances for the General Fund expenditures are
summarized below:
· To counter the decrease in revenue brought about by property tax reform, the economic
downturn and the increase in employee compensation costs, the Village Manager directed
Department Directors to reduce spending in a manner that would minimize the impact on our
residents. This required seeking new ways to serve our customers. The Directors did an
admirable job identifying areas to cut costs resulting in favorable budget variances. The areas of
significant budget to actual variances for the General Fund operating costs are summarized
below:
o The Village saw overall budgetary savings in its repair and maintenance costs ($105,480):
during the budgeting process, various assumptions, along with previous year costs, are used
in the development of the current year budget. The actual costs came in well under the
projected budgeted amount.
o The Village’s “Small Business Grant Program” is administered through the Community
Development Department and is structured to provide matching grants of up to $7,500 for
improvements to small business properties. Businesses would be required to match each
dollar of grant funds with one dollar from their own funds. Businesses must complete an
application and will have to meet certain criteria to qualify. In 2014, there was only one (1)
application approved for the Grant which resulted in a budgetary savings ($66,435) in the
Community Development Department.
Capital Projects Fund
The Village’s Capital Projects Fund is project specific and involves multi-year projects. Appropriations in
this fund remain open and carry over to succeeding years until planned expenditures are made, or until
they are amended or cancelled. At the end of the current fiscal year, the total fund balance was $0.89
million, a $0.91 million decrease over the 2013 fund balance of $1.80 million. This is primarily due to
the completion of several capital projects.
CAPITAL ASSET AND DEBT ADMINISTRATION
Capital Assets
The capital assets of the Village are those assets that are used in the performance of Village functions.
Capital assets include equipment, buildings, land, and park facilities etc. The Village has elected to
retroactively apply the capitalization requirements of GASB Statement No 34 to major general
infrastructure assets acquired in fiscal years ending after June 30, 1980, or that were significantly
reconstructed or improved during that multiyear period.
The Village's investment in capital assets for its governmental and business-type activities as of
September 30, 2014 and 2013 amounts to $20.22 million and $21.16 million, respectively (net of
accumulated depreciation).
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Table 5
Village of North Palm Beach
Capital Assets
(In Thousands)
Governmental Business-type
Activities Activities Total
2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013
Land 2,056$ 2,056$ 1,051$ 1,051$ 3,107$ 3,107$
Construction in progress 88 740 88 740
Buildings and improvements 23,095 22,246 1,405 1,405 24,500 23,651
Improvements other than buildings 272 272 272 272
Improvements - golf course 5,824 5,824 5,824 5,824
Furniture, fixtures and equipment 6,904 6,542 776 773 7,680 7,315
Total assets 32,143 31,584 9,328 9,325 41,471 40,909
Less accumulated depreciation (17,176) (16,152) (4,073)(3,601)(21,249) (19,753)
Net assets 14,967$ 15,432$ 5,255$ 5,724$ 20,222$ 21,156$
Additional information on the Village's capital assets can be found in Note 5 on pages 44 through 46 of
this report.
Debt
Currently, the Village uses debt financing on an as-needed basis each year. At the end of the current fiscal
year, the Village had total long-term debt of $3.37 million, all of which is in business-type activities.
The last outstanding debt instrument in the General Fund was satisfied in 2010; therefore, there is no
long-term debt outstanding in the Village’s governmental activities. None of the Village’s long-term debt
comprises debt backed by the full faith and credit of the government.
Table 6
Village of North Palm Beach
Outstanding Debt
(In Thousands)
Governmental Business-type
Activities Activities Total
2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013
Loans payable 3,097$ 3,358$ 3,097$ 3,358$
Capital leases 274 396 274 396
Total $$3,371$ 3,754$ 3,371$ 3,754$
Additional information on the Village's debt can be found in Note 6 on pages 46 through 48 of this report.
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NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET AND ECONOMIC FACTORS
The Village’s Unassigned Fund Balance is viewed by the Administration as a measurement of Village
financial stability. Unassigned general fund balance increased to $12.39 million during the current 2014
fiscal year. The Village is now ready to address the economic challenges anticipated in the next few
years.
The economic outlook for the primary revenue source for Florida municipalities will be challenging, as
cities are facing state mandated reductions of property taxes. In an effort to provide tax relief and spur the
slumping housing market, the State legislature focused on property tax reform in the 2007 session. House
Bill 1B was enacted to limit the authority of local governments to levy ad valorem taxes for the FY 2008
budget year and beyond.
The economic downturn and decline in property values have significantly impacted Village revenues. To
address the impact of the legislation, continuing increases in the cost of employee compensation and
benefits, and the reduction of revenues, the Village will need to continue to prioritize essential services
and desired levels of service to allocate sufficient funding in future budget years.
CONTACTING THE VILLAGE'S FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
This financial report is designed to provide our citizens, taxpayers, customers, investors, and creditors
with a general overview of the Village's finances and to show the Village's accountability for the money it
receives. If you have questions about this report or need additional financial information, contact the
Village's Finance Department, at the Village of North Palm Beach, 501 U.S. Highway 1, North Palm
Beach, Florida 33408.
BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Statement of Net Position
September 30, 2014
Governmental Business-type
Activities Activities Total
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 7,375,792$ 832,217$ 8,208,009$
Investments 8,387,482 8,387,482
Accounts receivable 452,625 19,687 472,312
Inventories 162,959 93,225 256,184
Prepaids 84,476 18,907 103,383
Due from other governments 205,428 205,428
Restricted assets:
Cash and cash equivalents 180,755 180,755
Net pension assets 509,729 509,729
Intangible assets, net of amortization 23,929 23,929
Capital assets:
Nondepreciable 2,144,071 1,051,311 3,195,382
Depreciable (net of depreciation)12,822,856 4,203,902 17,026,758
Total assets 32,326,173 6,243,178 38,569,351
Liabilities
Accounts payable 535,023 84,199 619,222
Accrued liabilities 810,502 810,502
Due to other governments 1,034,903 1,034,903
Deposits 6,700 6,700
Unearned revenue 93,703 248,532 342,235
Noncurrent liabilities:
Due within one year 903,298 416,197 1,319,495
Due in more than one year 2,311,945 3,065,637 5,377,582
Total liabilities 5,689,374 3,821,265 9,510,639
Deferred inflows of resources
Unearned revenue 175,021 175,021
Total deferred inflows of resources 175,021 175,021
Net position
Net investment in capital assets 14,966,927 1,907,746 16,874,673
Restricted for:
Recreation 91,695 91,695
Streets and roads 21,104 21,104
Public safety 20,687 20,687
Library 44,599 44,599
Other purposes 2,670 2,670
Unrestricted 11,314,096 514,167 11,828,263
Total net position 26,461,778$ 2,421,913$ 28,883,691$
See notes to the financial statements.
THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
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THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
Statement of Activities
For the Year Ended September 30, 2014
Charges for
Functions/Programs Expenses Activities
Government:
Governmental activities
General government 2,696,298$ 110,694$
Public safety 9,259,442 592,644
Public works 4,485,246 402,814
Community development and planning 1,046,299 1,621,471
Leisure services 3,114,213 1,096,021
Total governmental activities 20,601,498 3,823,644
Business-type activities - country club 3,902,131 3,645,706
Total business-type activities 3,902,131 3,645,706
Total government 24,503,629$ 7,469,350$
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Program Revenues Net Expense (Revenue) and
Operating Capital Changes in Net Position
Grants and Grants and Governmental Business-type
Contributions Contributions Activities Activities Total
9,032$ $ (2,576,572)$ $ (2,576,572)$
32,096 (8,634,702) (8,634,702)
30,283 (4,052,149) (4,052,149)
575,172 575,172
19,109 16,098 (1,982,985) (1,982,985)
90,520 16,098 (16,671,236)(16,671,236)
(256,425)(256,425)
(256,425)(256,425)
90,520$ 16,098$ (16,671,236) (256,425) (16,927,661)
General Revenues:
Taxes:
Property taxes 10,154,695 10,154,695
Local option gas taxes 266,147 266,147
Utility service taxes 2,277,366 2,277,366
Franchise taxes 1,232,669 1,232,669
Sales and use taxes 1,260,617 1,260,617
Investment income 16,653 10,930 27,583
Miscellaneous 146,360 146,360
Gain on disposal of equipment 55,636 55,636
Total general revenues 15,410,143 10,930 15,421,073
Change in net position (1,261,093) (245,495) (1,506,588)
Net position, beginning of year 27,722,871 2,667,408 30,390,279
Net position, end of year 26,461,778$ 2,421,913$ 28,883,691$
See notes to the financial statements.
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THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
Balance Sheet
Governmental Funds
September 30, 2014
Capital Nonmajor Total
Projects Governmental Governmental
General Fund Funds Funds
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 6,055,724$ 950,888$ 369,180$ 7,375,792$
Investments 8,387,482 8,387,482
Accounts receivable 452,625 452,625
Inventories 162,959 162,959
Prepaids 84,476 84,476
Due from other funds 44,028 44,028
Due from other governments 152,043 53,385 205,428
Restricted cash and cash equivalents 135,255 45,500 180,755
Total assets 15,430,564$ 1,040,416$ 422,565$ 16,893,545$
Liabilities, deferred inflows of resources, and fund balances
Liabilities
Accounts payable 328,572$ 153,066$ 53,385$ 535,023$
Accrued liabilities 810,502 810,502
Due to other governments 1,034,903 1,034,903
Due to other funds 44,028 44,028
Unearned revenue 93,703 93,703
Total liabilities 2,267,680 153,066 97,413 2,518,159
Deferred inflows of resources
Unearned revenue 175,021 175,021
Total deferred inflows of resources 175,021 175,021
Fund balances
Nonspendable:
Inventories and prepaids 247,435 247,435
Restricted for:
Recreation 46,195 45,500 91,695
Streets and roads 21,104 21,104
Police 20,687 20,687
Library 44,599 44,599
Other purposes 2,670 2,670
Assigned for:
Small business grants 66,435 66,435
Subsquent year's expenditures 150,373 150,373
Special revenue funds 325,152 325,152
Capital project funds 841,850 841,850
Unassigned 12,388,365 12,388,365
Total fund balances 12,987,863 887,350 325,152 14,200,365
Total liabilities, deferred inflows of 15,430,564$ 1,040,416$ 422,565$ 16,893,545$
resources, and fund balances
See notes to the financial statements.
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THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
Reconciliation of the Balance Sheet – Governmental Funds
to the Statement of Net Position
Governmental Funds
September 30, 2014
Fund balances - total governmental funds 14,200,365$
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the statement of net
position are different because:
Capital assets used in governmental activities are not financial
resources and therefore are not reported in the governmental funds:
Governmental capital assets 32,142,692$
Less: accumulated depreciation (17,175,765)
14,966,927
Net pension assets related to defined benefit pension plans are not
available to pay for current-period expenditures and, therefore, are not
reported as assets in the governmental funds:509,729
Claims and settlements (50,000)
Other postemployement benefits (1,955,877)
Accrued compensated absences (1,209,366)
(3,215,243)
Net position of governmental activities 26,461,778$
See notes to the financial statements.
Long-term liabilities, including notes and bonds payable, are not due and
payable in the current period and therefore are not reported in the
governmental funds. Long term liabilities at year-end consist of:
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THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances
Governmental Funds
For the Year Ended September 30, 2014
Capital Nonmajor Total
Projects Governmental Governmental
General Fund Funds Funds
Revenues
Taxes 13,930,877$ $ $ 13,930,877$
Licenses and permits 1,344,653 1,344,653
Intergovernmental 1,367,378 321,230 1,688,608
Charges for services 2,320,305 2,320,305
Fines and forfeitures 117,869 117,869
Investment 16,653 16,653
Miscellaneous 258,086 258,086
Total revenues 19,355,821 321,230 19,677,051
Expenditures
Current
General government 2,541,546 2,541,546
Public safety 8,626,397 321,230 8,947,627
Public works 3,773,689 3,773,689
Community development and planning 1,004,642 1,004,642
Leisure services - recreation 2,644,598 2,644,598
Capital outlay 159,467 957,767 1,117,234
Total expenditures 18,750,339 957,767 321,230 20,029,336
Excess (deficiency) of revenues
over (under) expenditures 605,482 (957,767) (352,285)
Other financing sources (uses)
Transfers in 45,500 277,500 323,000
Transfers out (323,000) (323,000)
Total other financing sources (uses)(323,000) 45,500 277,500
Net change in fund balances 282,482 (912,267) 277,500 (352,285)
Fund balances
Beginning of year 12,705,381 1,799,617 47,652 14,552,650
End of year 12,987,863$ 887,350$ 325,152$ 14,200,365$
See notes to the financial statements.
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THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund
Balances of the Governmental Funds to the Statement of Activities
For the Year Ended September 30, 2014
Net change in fund balances - total governmental funds (352,285)$
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the statement of
activities are different because:
Governmental funds report capital outlays as expenditures.
However, in the statement of activities, the cost of capital
assets is allocated over their estimated useful lives and reported
as depreciation expense:
Expenditures for capital assets 1,097,286$
Less: current year depreciation (1,546,909)
(449,623)
Gains and losses on disposal of capital assets are reported in the statement
of activities, whereas in the governmental funds the proceeds from the sale
increases financial resources. The difference is the net book value of the
assets retired:
Net book value for retired assets (15,416)
Expenses that do not use current financial resources are not
reported on the governmental funds but are included in the
statement of activities:
Change in long-term compensated absences (18,905)
Change in net pension asset of defined benefit pension plans (21,817)
Change in other postemployement benefits (403,047)
(443,769)
Change in net position (1,261,093)$
See notes to the financial statements.
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THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
Statement of Net Position
Proprietary Fund
September 30, 2014
Enterprise
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents 832,217$
Accounts receivable 19,687
Inventories 93,225
Prepaids 18,907
Total current assets 964,036
Non-current assets
Intangible asset, net 23,929
Capital assets, net 5,255,213
Total non-current assets 5,279,142
Total assets 6,243,178
Liabilities
Current liabilities
Accounts payable 84,199
Deposits 6,700
Unearned revenue 248,532
Compensated absences - current portion 17,572
Capital leases - current portion 126,705
Loans payable - current portion 271,920
Total current liabilities 755,628
Non-current liabilities
Other postemployement benefits 85,000
Compensated absences 7,866
Capital leases 147,766
Loans payable 2,825,005
Total non-current liabilities 3,065,637
Total liabilities 3,821,265
Net position
Net investment in capital assets 1,907,746
Unrestricted 514,167
Total net position 2,421,913$
See notes to the financial statements.
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THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
Statement of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Net Position
Proprietary Fund
For the Year Ended September 30, 2014
Enterprise
Operating revenue
Greens fee/cart rentals/membership fees 2,328,539$
Golf shop revenues 405,986
Driving range revenues 283,320
Restaurant revenues 620,926
Miscellaneous 6,935
Total operating revenues 3,645,706
Operating expenses
Golf course maintenance expenses 1,209,689
Clubhouse grounds expenses 131,194
Golf shop expenses 988,077
Food and beverage expenses 798,215
Administrative and general 93,562
Insurance 48,169
Other 56
Depreciation and amortization 481,882
Total operating expenses 3,750,844
Operating income (105,138)
Nonoperating revenues (expenses)
Interest revenue 10,930
Interest expense (151,287)
Total nonoperating revenues (expenses)(140,357)
Change in net position (245,495)
Net position - beginning 2,667,408
Net position - ending 2,421,913$
See notes to the financial statements.
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THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
Statement of Cash Flows
Proprietary Fund
For the Year Ended September 30, 2014
Enterprise
Cash flows from operating activities:
Receipts from customers 3,671,548$
Payments to suppliers for goods or services (2,206,188)
Payments to employees for services (977,999)
Net cash provided by operating activities 487,361
Cash flows from capital and related financing activities:
Principal paid on long term debt (382,534)
Interest paid on debt (151,287)
Acquisition of capital assets (8,120)
Net cash provided (used) by capital and related financing activities (541,941)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Interest and dividends on investments 10,930
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (43,650)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 875,867
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 832,217$
Reconciliation of operating income
to net cash provided by operating activities:
Operating income (105,138)$
Adjustments to reconcile operating income
to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 481,882
Change in assets and liabilities
(Increase) in accounts receivable (7,908)
Decrease in inventory 3,697
Decrease in prepaids 36,110
Increase in accounts payable 24,930
Increase in deposits 2,900
(Decrease) in compensated absences payable (640)
Increase in deferred revenue 30,850
Increase in other postemployment benefits 20,678
Total adjustments 592,499
Net cash provided by operating activities 487,361$
See notes to the financial statements.
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THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
Statement of Fiduciary Net Position
Fiduciary Funds
September 30, 2014
Employee
Retirement Agency
Funds Funds
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 2,081,371$ 356,060$
Investments:
Common equity securities 8,808,720
International common equity securities 1,005,284
U.S. Government agencies 1,064,305
Municipal bonds 220,970
Corporate bonds 2,496,523
Equity mutual funds 9,041,300
Fixed income mutual funds 2,748,417
Real estate investment fund 1,254,827
Accrued interest and dividends 48,509
Accounts receivable 148,550
Prepaids 1,489
Total assets 28,920,265 356,060
Liabilities
Accounts payable 29,657
Accounts payable, broker-dealers 158,783
Due to others 356,060
Total liabilities 188,440 356,060
Net Position
Held in trust for pension benefits
and other purposes 28,731,825$ $
See notes to the financial statements.
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THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Position
Fiduciary Funds
For the Year Ended September 30, 2014
Employee
Retirement
Funds
Additions
Contributions
Employer 1,506,587$
Plan members 229,619
State on-behalf payments 321,230
Total contributions 2,057,436
Investment earnings
Dividends and interest 674,616
Net increase in fair value
of investments 2,019,232
Total investment earnings 2,693,848
Less: investment expenses 153,366
Total net investment earnings 2,540,482
Total additions 4,597,918
Deductions
Administrative expense 83,919
Benefits 673,111
Refund of contributions 42,137
Total deductions 799,167
Change in net position 3,798,751
Net position - beginning 24,933,074
Net position - ending 28,731,825$
See notes to the financial statements.
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THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
Notes to the Basic Financial Statements
September 30, 2014
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NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
A. Reporting Entity
The Village of North Palm Beach, Florida (“the Village”) was incorporated in 1956 pursuant to
Chapter 31481, Laws of Florida, Extraordinary Session 1956. The Village is located in the
northeast portion of Palm Beach County, Florida. Its municipal area comprises approximately
1,900 acres of land and 1,200 acres of lakes, canals and lagoons. The Village’s nonseasonal
population consists of approximately 13,000 residents, which increases during the winter months
to approximately 18,000 people. The Village operates under the Council-Manager form of
government and provides the following services to its residents: public safety, planning and
zoning, sanitation, library, parks, marinas, and a country club. The Village Council (the
“Council”) is responsible for legislative and fiscal control of the Village.
As required by generally accepted accounting principles, these financial statements include the
Village (the primary government) and its component units. Component units are legally separate
entities for which the Village is financially accountable. The Village is financially accountable if:
it appoints a voting majority of the organization’s governing board and (1) it is able to
impose its will on the organization, or (2) there is a potential for the organization to
provide specific financial benefits to or impose specific financial burdens on the Village,
or
the organization is fiscally dependent on the Village and (1) there is a potential for the
organization to provide specific financial benefits to the Village or (2) impose specific
financial burdens on the Village.
Organizations for which the Village is not financially accountable are also included when doing
so is necessary in order to prevent the Town’s financial statements from being misleading.
Based upon application of the above criteria, the Village of North Palm Beach has determined
that there are two legally separate entities to consider as potential component units. The Village
of North Palm Beach General Employees’ Retirement Fund and the Village of North Palm Beach
Fire and Police Retirement Fund are component units as they are fiscally dependent on and
impose a specific financial burden on the Village. They are reported in the Village’s financial
statements as fiduciary funds.
B. Government-wide and Fund Financial Statements
The government-wide financial statements (i.e., the statement of net position and the statement
of activities) report information on all non-fiduciary activities of the Village. For the most part,
the effect of interfund activities has been removed from these statements. Governmental
activities, which are normally supported by taxes and intergovernmental revenues, are reported
separately from business-type activities, which rely, to a significant extent, on fees and charges
for support.
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Notes to the Basic Financial Statements
September 30, 2014
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NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
B. Government-wide and Fund Financial Statements (Continued)
The statement of activities demonstrates the degree to which the direct expenses of a given
function or segment are offset by program revenues. Direct expenses are those that are clearly
identifiable with a specific function or segment. Program revenues include 1) charges to
customers or applicants who purchase, use, or directly benefit from goods, services, or privileges
provided by a given function or segment, and 2) grants and contributions that are restricted to
meeting the operational or capital requirements of a particular function or segment. Taxes and
other items not properly included among program revenues are reported instead as general
revenues.
Separate financial statements are provided for governmental funds, proprietary funds, and
fiduciary funds, even though the latter are excluded from the government-wide financial
statements. Major individual governmental funds and the major individual enterprise fund are
reported as separate columns in the fund financial statements.
C. Measurement Focus, Basis of Accounting and Financial Statement Presentation
The government-wide financial statements and proprietary fund financial statements are reported
using the accrual basis of accounting and the economic resources measurement focus. Fiduciary
funds use the accrual basis of accounting and, except for agency funds, the economic resources
measurement focus. Agency funds do not have a measurement focus. Revenues are recorded
when earned and expenses are recorded when a liability is incurred, regardless of the timing of
related cash flows. Property taxes are recognized as revenues in the year for which they are
levied. Grants and similar items are recognized as revenue as soon as all eligibility requirements
imposed by the provider have been met.
Governmental fund financial statements are reported using the current financial resources
measurement focus and the modified accrual basis of accounting. Revenues are recognized as
soon as they are both measurable and available. Revenues are considered to be available when
they are collectible within the current period or soon enough thereafter to pay liabilities of the
current period. For this purpose, the Village considers revenues to be available if they are
collected within 60 days of the end of the current fiscal period. Expenditures generally are
recorded when a liability is incurred, as under accrual accounting. However, debt service
expenditures, as well as expenditures related to compensated absences and claims and
judgments, are recorded only when payment is due.
Property taxes, sales taxes, franchise taxes, licenses, intergovernmental revenue, investment
income, and charges for services are all considered to be susceptible to accrual and so have been
recognized as revenue of the current fiscal period. All other revenues are considered to be
measurable and available only when received in cash by the Village.
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Notes to the Basic Financial Statements
September 30, 2014
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NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
C. Measurement Focus, Basis of Accounting and Financial Statement Presentation (Continued)
The Village reports the following major governmental funds:
General Fund
The general fund is the primary operating fund and is used to account for all financial resources
applicable to the general operations of the Village except those required to be accounted for in
another fund.
Capital Projects Fund
The capital projects fund is used to account for the cost of acquiring, constructing, and placing
into service those capital improvements, which are associated with activities in the General
Fund.
The Village reports the following major (and only) proprietary fund:
Country Club Enterprise Fund
The fund accounts for the activities related to the Country Club.
Additionally, the Village reports the following fund types:
Special Revenue Funds
The Village has four special revenue funds to account for the proceeds of specific revenue
sources that are legally restricted to expenditures for specific sources. The funds are the Public
Safety Fund, Northlake Boulevard Fund, Recreation, and On-Behalf Pension Contributions.
Employee Retirement Funds
The pension trust funds account for the activities of the General Employees Retirement Fund and
the Fire and Police Officers Retirement Fund, which accumulate resources for pension benefits
to qualified employees.
Agency Funds
The Agency Funds account for assets that are held for other parties and cannot be used to finance
the Village’s own programs. The two agency funds are the Northlake Boulevard Task Force,
which is for the streetscape improvement of Northlake Boulevard, and the Manatee Protection
Fund, in which the assets are held in trust for the protection of manatees through the enforcement
of boat speed zones on the intracoastal and inland waterways.
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Notes to the Basic Financial Statements
September 30, 2014
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NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
C. Measurement Focus, Basis of Accounting and Financial Statement Presentation (Continued)
As a general rule, the effect of interfund activity has been eliminated from the government-wide
financial statements. Exceptions to this general rule are charges between the government’s
country club and various other functions of the Village. Elimination of these charges would
distort the direct costs and program revenues reported for the various functions concerned.
Proprietary funds distinguish operating revenues and expenses from non-operating items.
Operating revenues and expenses generally result from providing services and producing and
delivering goods in connection with a proprietary fund’s principal ongoing operations. The
principal operating revenues of the Village’s Country Club Enterprise Fund are charges to
customers for sales and services. Operating expenses for the Enterprise Fund include the cost of
sales and services, administrative expenses, and depreciation on capital assets. All revenues and
expenses not meeting this definition are reported as non-operating revenues and expenses.
When both restricted and unrestricted resources are available for use, it is the Village’s policy to
use restricted resources first, then unrestricted resources as needed.
D. Assets, Liabilities, and Net Position or Equity
Cash and Cash Equivalents
All short-term investments that are highly liquid are considered to be cash equivalents. Cash
equivalents are readily convertible to a known amount of cash, and, at the day of purchase, have
a maturity date no longer than three months.
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable of the General Fund consists of billed and unbilled receivables.
Concentration of Credit Risk
The Village performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and does not require collateral.
The Village maintains an allowance for uncollectible accounts at a level which management
believes is sufficient to cover potential credit losses.
Investments
Investments are reported at fair value, which is determined by using various third-party pricing
sources. The Local Government Surplus Funds Trust Fund, administered by the Florida State
Board of Administration, is a “2a-7 like” pool and these investments are valued using the pooled
share price.
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Notes to the Basic Financial Statements
September 30, 2014
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NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
D. Assets, Liabilities, and Net Position or Equity (Continued)
Interfund Transactions
Activity between funds that is representative of lending/borrowing arrangements outstanding at
the end of the fiscal year are referred to as either “due to” or “due from other funds”. Any
residual balance outstanding between the governmental activities and business-type activities are
reported in the government-wide financial statements as internal balances.
Transfers and interfund balances totally within governmental activities and those that are totally
within business-type activities are eliminated and not presented in the government-wide financial
statements. Transfers and balances between governmental and business-type activities are
presented in the government-wide financial statements.
Inventories and Prepaid Items
Inventories are valued at cost determined on a last-in, first-out basis (LIFO). The costs of
governmental fund type inventory are recorded as expenditures when consumed rather than when
purchased. Inventories in the Enterprise Fund consist of goods for sale to the public. The initial
cost is recorded as an asset at the time the individual inventory items are purchased and are
charged against operations in the period when used.
Payments made to vendors for services that will benefit future periods are reported as prepaid
items using the consumption method by recording an asset for the prepaid amount and reflecting
an expenditure in the year in which the services are consumed.
Capital Assets and Depreciation
Capital assets, which include property, plant, infrastructure, and equipment, are reported in the
applicable governmental or business-type activities column in the government-wide financial
statements. The Village capitalizes all land purchases. The capitalization policy for other assets
are items with an estimated life in excess of one year and an initial individual cost of $250,000
for infrastructure, $25,000 for land improvements, $50,000 for buildings and building
improvements, and $5,000 for equipment and vehicles. The Village has elected to retroactively
apply the capitalization requirements of GASB Statement No. 34 to major general infrastructure
assets acquired in fiscal years ending after June 30, 1980, or that were significantly reconstructed
or improved during that multi-year period. Infrastructure is reported in buildings and
improvements.
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Notes to the Basic Financial Statements
September 30, 2014
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NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
D. Assets, Liabilities, and Net Position or Equity (Continued)
Capital Assets and Depreciation (Continued)
The accounting and reporting treatment applied to the capital assets associated with a fund is
determined by the fund’s measurement focus. General capital assets are assets of the Village as
a whole. When purchased, such assets are recorded as expenditures in the governmental funds
and capitalized as assets in the government-wide statement of net position. General capital
assets are carried at historical cost. Where cost cannot be determined from the available records,
estimated historical cost has been used to record the estimated value of the assets. Assets
acquired by gifts or bequests are recorded at their fair value at the date of acquisition.
Capital assets of the Enterprise Fund are capitalized in the fund. The valuation basis for
Enterprise Fund capital assets is the same as those used for General capital assets. Additionally,
net interest cost is capitalized on Enterprise Fund projects during the construction period.
Additions, improvements, and other capital outlay that significantly extend the useful life of an
asset are capitalized. Other costs incurred for repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred.
Depreciation has been provided over the estimated useful lives using the straight-line method of
depreciation. The estimated lives for each major class of depreciable capital assets are as
follows:
Buildings, improvements and infrastructure 5-30 years
Golf course improvements 5-30 years
Machinery and Equipment 3-15 years
Vehicles 3-20 years
Deferred Outflows and Inflows of Resources
The statement of net position includes a separate section for deferred outflows of resources. This
represents the usage of net position applicable to future periods and will not be recognized as
expenditures until the future period to which it applies. Currently, the Village does not have any
deferred outflows.
The statement of net position also includes a separate section, listed below total liabilities, for
deferred inflows of resources. This represents the acquisition of net position applicable to future
periods and will not be recognized as revenue until the future period to which it applies. The
source of the unavailable revenue is local business tax revenues collected prior to the date on the
statement of net position which are unearned and will be recognized as an inflow of resources in
the period that the amounts become available.
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Notes to the Basic Financial Statements
September 30, 2014
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NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
D. Assets, Liabilities, and Net Position or Equity (Continued)
Unearned Revenue
The Village reports unearned revenue on its statements of net position and governmental funds
balance sheet. Unearned revenue arises when resources are obtained prior to revenue recognition.
In subsequent periods, when revenue recognition criteria are met the unearned revenue is
removed and revenue is recognized.
Compensated Absences
The Village’s employees are granted compensated absence pay for vacation and sick leave in
varying amounts based on length of service. Unused compensated absences are payable upon
separation from service. Vacation is accrued as a liability when the employee earns benefits.
This means that the employee has rendered services that give rise to a vacation liability and it is
probable that the Village will compensate the employee in some manner, e.g., in cash or paid
time-off, now or upon termination or retirement. The Village uses the vesting method in
accruing sick leave liability. Under the vesting method, the liability for sick leave is accrued for
employees who are eligible to receive termination payments upon separation.
Compensated absences are accrued when incurred in the government-wide and proprietary
financial statements. A liability for these amounts is reported in the governmental funds only if
the amounts have matured, for example, as a result of employee resignations or retirements. For
the governmental funds, compensated absences are liquidated by the General Fund.
Long-Term Obligations
In the government-wide financial statements, and proprietary fund types in the fund financial
statements, long-term debt and other long-term obligations are reported as liabilities in the
applicable governmental activities, business-type activities, or proprietary fund type statement of
net position. Bond premiums and discounts are deferred and amortized over the life of the bonds
using the effective interest method.
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.
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Notes to the Basic Financial Statements
September 30, 2014
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NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
D. Assets, Liabilities, and Net Position or Equity (Continued)
Net Position
Equity in the government-wide statement of net position and the proprietary fund is displayed in
three categories: 1) net investment in capital assets, 2) restricted, and 3) unrestricted. Invested in
capital assets, net of related debt consists of capital assets reduced by accumulated depreciation
and by any outstanding debt incurred to acquire, construct, or improve those assets. Restricted
net position is reported when there are legal limitations imposed on their use by Village
legislation or external restrictions by other governments, creditors, or grantors. Unrestricted net
position consists of all net position that does not meet the definition of either of the other three
components.
Fund Equity
In the fund financial statements, governmental funds report fund balance classifications that
comprise a hierarchy based primarily on the extent to which the Village is bound to honor
constraints on the specific purposes for which amounts in those funds can be spent. Fund balance is
reported under the following categories:
Nonspendable fund balance represents amounts that are not in spendable form or are
legally or contractually required to be maintained intact.
Restricted fund balance represents amounts that can be spent only for specific purposes
stipulated by external providers (e.g. creditors, grantors, contributor, or laws or regulations
of other governments) or imposed by law through constitutional provisions or enabling
legislation.
Committed fund balance represents amounts that can be used only for the specific purposes
pursuant to constraints imposed by Village Commission by the adoption of an ordinance,
the Village’s highest level of decision making authority. Those committed amounts cannot
be used for any other purpose unless the Village removes or changes the specified use by
the adoption of an ordinance.
Assigned fund balance includes spendable fund balance amounts that are intended to be
used for specific purposes, as expressed by the Village Commission or Village Manager, in
accordance with the Villages fund balance policy, that are neither considered restricted nor
committed. The Small Business Grants is a program the Village Council approved in the
prior fiscal year to provide matching grants of up to $7,500 for improvements to small
business properties.
Unassigned fund balance is the residual fund balance classification for the general fund.
THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
Notes to the Basic Financial Statements
September 30, 2014
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NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
D. Assets, Liabilities, and Net Position or Equity (Continued)
Fund Equity (Continued)
When both restricted and unrestricted resources are available for use, it is the Village’s policy to
use restricted resources first, then unrestricted resources as they are needed. The Village will first
use committed fund balance, then assigned fund balance, and then unassigned fund balance when
expenditures are incurred for purposes for which any of the unrestricted fund balance
classifications could be used.
Use of Estimates
The financial statements and related disclosures are prepared in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States. Management is required to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, deferred inflows and outflows, and
liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements,
and revenue and expenses during the period reported. These estimates include the collectability
of accounts receivable, the use and recoverability of inventory, the useful lives and impairment
of tangible assets, and the realization of net pension assets, among others. Estimates and
assumptions are reviewed periodically and the effects of revisions are reflected in the financial
statements in the period they are determined to be necessary. Actual results could differ from
those estimates.
Statement of Cash Flows
For purposes of the statement of cash flows, the Village considers all short-term investments that
are highly liquid to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents are readily convertible to a known
amount of cash, and at the day of purchase, have a maturity date no longer than three months.
NOTE 2 – STEWARDSHIP, COMPLIANCE, AND ACCOUNTABILITY
A. Budgetary Data
Formal budgetary integration is employed as a management control device during the year for
the General Fund and the Enterprise Fund. The only governmental fund with a legally adopted
annual budget is the General Fund. This budget is adopted on a basis consistent with generally
accepted accounting principles. Except for budgeting capital expenditures and not budgeting for
depreciation, the annual appropriated budgets for the Enterprise Funds are adopted on a basis
consistent with generally accepted accounting principles. For budgeting purposes, current year
encumbrances are not treated as expenditures.
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Notes to the Basic Financial Statements
September 30, 2014
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NOTE 2 – STEWARDSHIP, COMPLIANCE, AND ACCOUNTABILITY (Continued)
A. Budgetary Data (Continued)
The procedures for establishing budgetary data are as follows:
In July of each year, the Village Manager submits a proposed operating budget to the
Council for the next fiscal year commencing the following October 1st. The proposed
budget includes expenditures and the means of financing them.
During the months of July, August and September, the Council holds public meetings to
obtain taxpayer comments.
Upon completion of the public hearings and prior to October 1st, a final operating budget
is legally enacted through the passage of an ordinance. Estimated beginning fund
balances are considered in the budgetary process.
The Village Manager is authorized to transfer budgeted amounts up to $10,000. Any
change to the total fund expenses must be approved by the Village Council.
Appropriations along with encumbrances lapse on September 30th.
Budgeted amounts are as originally adopted, or as amended by appropriate action. During the
year, several supplementary appropriations were necessary.
Encumbrance accounting is employed in governmental funds. Encumbrances (e.g. purchase
orders or contracts) outstanding at year end are reported as reservations of fund balances and do
not constitute expenditures or liabilities because the commitments will be reappropriated and
honored during the subsequent year. The General Fund had $150,373 and the Capital Projects
Fund had $123,096 in outstanding encumbrances at year-end.
B. Property Taxes
Under Florida law, the assessment of all properties and the collection of all county, municipal,
and school board property taxes are consolidated in the offices of the County Property Appraiser
and the County Tax Collector. All property is reassessed according to its fair market value on
January 1 of each year and each assessment roll is submitted to the State Department of Revenue
for review to determine if the assessment rolls meet all of the appropriate requirements of State
law. The laws of the State regulating tax assessment are also designed to assure a consistent
property valuation method statewide. State Statutes permit municipalities to levy property taxes
at a rate of up to 10 mills.
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Notes to the Basic Financial Statements
September 30, 2014
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NOTE 2 – STEWARDSHIP, COMPLIANCE, AND ACCOUNTABILITY (Continued)
B. Property Taxes (Continued)
The tax levy of the Village is established by the Council prior to October 1st of each year during
the budget process. The Palm Beach County Property Appraiser incorporates the Village’s
millage into the total tax levy, which includes the County, County School Board, and special
district tax requirements. The millage rate assessed by the Village for the year ended September
30, 2014, was 6.8731 ($6.8731 for each $1,000 of assessed valuation).
Taxes may be paid less a 4% discount in November or at declining discounts each month through
the month of February. All unpaid taxes become delinquent on April 1 following the year in
which they are assessed. Delinquent taxes on real property bear interest at 18% per year. On or
prior to June 1st following the tax year, certificates are offered for sale for all delinquent taxes on
real property.
After sale, tax certificates bear interest at 18% per year or at any lower rate bid by the buyer.
The certificate holder may make application for a tax deed on any unredeemed tax certificate
after a period of two years. The County holds unsold certificates. Delinquent taxes on personal
property bear interest at 18% per year until the tax is satisfied either by seizure and sale of the
property or by the five-year statute of limitations. At September 30, 2014, unpaid delinquent
taxes are not material and have not been recorded by the Village.
NOTE 3 – DEPOSITS AND INVESTMENTS
Deposits
As of September 30, 2014, the carrying amount of the Village’s deposits (including fiduciary
funds) was $5,742,044, and the bank balances totaled $5,665,546. In addition to insurance
provided by the Federal Depository Insurance Corporation, deposits are held in banking
institutions approved by the State Treasurer of the State of Florida to hold public funds. Under
Florida Statutes Chapter 280, Florida Security for Public Deposits Act, the State Treasurer
requires all Florida qualified public depositories to deposit with the Treasurer or other banking
institution eligible collateral. In the event of failure of a qualified public depository, the
remaining public depositories would be responsible for covering any resulting losses. The
Village’s deposits at year end are considered insured for custodial credit risk purposes.
The Village pools idle cash from all funds for the purpose of increasing income through
investment activities. Investment income from the pool is allocated back to the respective funds
based on each fund’s equity in the pool with the exception of the Capital Projects Fund and the
special revenue funds.
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September 30, 2014
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NOTE 3 – DEPOSITS AND INVESTMENTS (Continued)
Investments
The State Board of Administration is part of the Local Governments Surplus Funds Trust Fund
and is governed by Chapter 19-7 of the Florida Administrative Code. These rules provide
guidance and establish the general operating procedures for the administration of the Local
Governments Surplus Funds Trust Fund. Additionally, the Office of the Auditor General
performs the operational audit of the activities and investments of the State Board of
Administration. The Local Government Surplus Funds Trust Fund is not a registrant with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC); however, the Board has adopted operating
procedures consistent with the requirements for a 2a-7 fund.
The State Board of Administration is divided between two separate pools. Florida PRIME,
(Local Government Surplus Funds Trust Fund Investment Pool) consists of all money market
appropriate assets and Pool B, (Surplus Funds Trust Fund) consists of assets that either defaulted
on a payment, paid more slowly than expected, and/or had any significant credit and liquidity
risk. At September 30, 2014, all the assets from Pool B were liquidated.
At September 30, 2014, Florida PRIME was assigned a "AAA(m)" principal stability fund rating
by the Standard and Poor's Ratings. Florida PRIME is considered a SEC 2a7-like fund, thus, the
account balance should also be considered its fair value.
The weighted average days to maturity (WAM) of Florida PRIME at September 30, 2014, was
39 days. A portfolio’s WAM reflects the average maturity in days based on final maturity or
reset date, in the case of floating rate instruments. WAM measures the sensitivity of Florida
PRIME to interest rate changes.
As of September 30, 2014, the Village had $490,454 invested in Florida PRIME. Additional
information regarding the Local Government Surplus Funds Trust Fund may be obtained from
the State Board of Administration.
The American Core Realty Fund, LLC is an alternative investment vehicle valued using the net
asset value (NAV) provided by the investment manager of this fund. The NAV is based on the
value of the underlying assets owned by the fund minus its liabilities and then divided by the
number of shares or percentage of ownership outstanding. The NAV’s unit price is quoted on a
private market that is not active; however, the unit price is based on underlying investments
which are traded on an active market.
The values of this alternative investment is not necessarily indicative of the amount that could be
realized in a current transaction. The fair value may differ significantly from the value that would
have been used had a ready market for the underlying fund existed, and the differences could be
material. Future confirming events will also affect the estimates of fair value and the effect of
such events on the estimated fair value could be material.
THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
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NOTE 3 – DEPOSITS AND INVESTMENTS (Continued)
Investments (Continued)
As of September 30, 2014, the Village held the following investments:
Moody’s
Credit
Rating
Fair
Value
Weighted
Average
Maturity
Governmental Funds:
Wells Fargo municipal money
market fund N/R $ 150,923 N/A
State Board of Administration
Florida PRIME AAA(m) 490,454 39 days
Money Market Funds N/R 2,564,129 N/A
Commercial Paper P-1 399,565 33 days
U.S. Government and Agency
Obligations Aaa 1,485,040 2.07 yrs.
U.S. Treasury Notes Aaa 4,764,526 1.95 yrs.
Municipal Bonds Aa3 120,492 2.09 yrs.
Corporate Bonds Aa2 to A2 1,568,745 1.76 yrs.
Fiduciary Funds:
Money Market Funds N/R 1,921,609 N/A
GNMA, FNMA, FHLMC
Pools N/R 350,735 19.16 yrs.
U.S. Government Agencies Aaa 615,400 3.03 yrs.
Collateralized Mortgages Aaa 98,170 33.46 yrs.
Corporate Bonds Aaa to Baa1 2,496,523 6.38 yrs.
Municipal Bonds Aa3 to Aa2 220,970 17.53 yrs.
Domestic Common Equity
Securities N/R 8,431,878 N/A
International Common Equity
Securities N/R 1,382,126 N/A
Equity Mutual Funds N/R 4,683,566 N/A
Fixed Income Mutual Funds N/R 7,106,151 N/A
Real Estate Investment Fund N/R 1,254,827 N/A
Total investments $40,105,829
(1) Credit rating by Standard & Poor’s
Investments are held in the governmental and fiduciary funds.
THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
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NOTE 3 – DEPOSITS AND INVESTMENTS (Continued)
Investments (Continued)
Interest rate risk – Interest rate risk is the risk that changes in interest rates will adversely affect
the fair value of an investment. Generally, the longer the time to maturity, the greater the
exposure to interest rate risks.
The Village limits its exposure to fair value losses resulting from rising interest rates by
structuring the investment portfolio so that the securities mature to meet cash requirements for
ongoing operations, thereby avoiding the need to sell securities on the open market prior to
maturity; and investing operating funds primarily in short-term securities, money market mutual
funds, or similar investment pools unless it is anticipated that long-term securities can be held to
maturity without jeopardizing the liquidity requirements. The Retirement Funds do not have a
formal investment policy that limits investment maturities as a means of managing exposure to
fair value losses arising from increasing interest rates.
The Village’s investment in asset backed securities consist of mortgage pass-through securities
based on pools of residential home mortgage loans which are subject to prepayments and
therefore highly sensitive to changes in interest rates.
Custodial credit risk – For an investment, custodial credit risk is the risk that, in the event of the
failure of the counterparty, the Village will not be able to recover the value of its investments
that are in the possession of an outside party. At September 30, 2014, all investments were
insured or collateralized, except the Village’s two pension funds, in which the underlying
securities are held by counterparty, or by its trust department or agent but not in the Village’s
name and is uninsured and unregistered. However, all securities are registered in the funds’
names. The investment in mutual funds and investment partnerships are considered unclassified
pursuant to the custodial credit risk categories of GASB Statement No. 3, because they are not
evidenced by securities that exist in physical or book-entry form.
Concentrations of credit risk – Concentration of credit risk is defined as the risk of loss attributed
to the magnitude of an investment in a single user. The Village places no limit on the amount it
may invest in any one issuer, except those in the Fire and Police Retirement Fund. Not more
than five (5) percent of the Fund’s assets shall be invested in the common stock or capital stock
of any one issuing company.
Investing in Foreign Markets – Investing in foreign markets may involve special risks and
considerations not typically associated with investing in companies in the United States of
America. These risks include revaluation of currencies, high rates of inflation, repatriation
restrictions on income and capital, and future adverse political, social, and economic
developments. Moreover, securities of foreign governments may be less liquid, subject to
delayed settlements, taxation on realized or unrealized gains, and their prices are more volatile
than those of comparable securities in U.S. companies.
THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
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September 30, 2014
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NOTE 3 – DEPOSITS AND INVESTMENTS (Continued)
Investments (Continued)
Investing in Real Estate. – The Village is subject to the risks inherent in the ownership and
operation of real estate. These risks include, among others, those normally associated with
changes in the general economic climate, trends in the industry including creditworthiness of
tenants, competition for tenants, changes in tax laws, interest rate levels, the availability of
financing and potential liability under environmental and other laws.
Authorized Investments –The Village has adopted an investment policy that applies to all the
investment activity except the Employees’ Pension Funds, which are organized and administered
separately, as listed below, or for funds related to the issuance of debt where there are other
existing policies or indentures in effect for such funds.
The Village is authorized to invest its funds as follows:
1. Interest-bearing checking, savings, and time deposits in banks from the most current top
ten listed “qualified public depositories”, as defined in Chapter 280, Florida Statutes;
with a collateral pledge level of 25% or 50% as established by the State Chief Financial
Officer;
2. Securities and Exchange Commission registered money/market mutual funds with a
minimum credit quality rating of AAAm from S&P or of Aaa-mf from Moody’s;
3. Insurance companies with a A.M. Best minimum rating of aaa;
4. Corporate interest notes with a minimum credit quality rating of A- from S&P or of A3
from Moody’;
5. Commercial paper with a minimum credit quality rating of A-1 from S&P or of P-1 from
Moody’s;
6. State and/or Local Government Taxable and/or Tax-Exempt Debt with a minimum credit
quality rating of A- from S&P or of A3 from Moody’s for long term debt and a minimum
credit quality rating of A-2 from S&P or of VMIG2 from Moody’s for short term debt;
7. The Local Government Surplus Funds Trust Fund or any intergovernmental investment
pool authorized pursuant to the Florida Interlocal Cooperation Act, as provided in
Chapter 163, Florida Statutes; provided all components in each pool must satisfy the
appropriate pre-qualification parameters noted for that institution;
8. Direct obligations of the United States Treasury;
9. Federal agencies and instrumentalities.
THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
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September 30, 2014
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NOTE 3 – DEPOSITS AND INVESTMENTS (Continued)
Investments (Continued)
Authorized Investments (Continued)
The Village General Employees’ Retirement Fund is authorized to invest its funds as follows:
1. Interest-bearing time deposits in qualified public depositories, as defined in Chapter 280,
Florida Statutes;
2. The Local Government Surplus Funds Trust Fund or any intergovernmental investment
pool authorized pursuant to the Florida Interlocal Cooperation Act, as provided in
Chapter 163, Florida Statutes;
3. Securities and Exchange Commission registered money market funds with the highest
credit quality rating from a nationally recognized rating agency minimum credit quality
rating of A-1 from S&P or P-1 from Moody’s;
4. Obligations issued by the U.S. Government or obligations guaranteed by agencies or
instrumentalities of the U.S. Government;
5. Foreign Securities, including convertible bonds, convertible preferred issues and
preferred stock;
6. Equities, including publically traded REITS, commodities, convertible bonds, convertible
preferred issues and preferred stock. Foreign security convertibles are limited to those
that settle in U.S. dollars and are traded on one or more of the nationally recognized
national exchanges.
7. Bonds or any other evidence of indebtedness issued or guaranteed by a corporation
organized under the laws of the United States, any state or organized territory of the
United States, or the District of Columbia, provided the issues are traded on any one (1)
or more of the recognized national stock exchanges or over the counter and holds a
minimum credit rating of BBB from S&P or Baa from Moody’s, except that up to 20% of
the fixed income portfolio may be held in securities that do not meet this criteria. The
weighted average quality rating of the portfolio will be A or better and the effective
duration of the portfolio shall be kept within 20% of Barclays Aggregate Index;
8. Comingled stock, bond or money market funds.
9. Securities of, or interest in, any open-end or closed-end management-type investment
company or investment trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, 15
U.S.C. sections 80a-1 et seq., as amended from time to time, provided that the portfolio
of such investment company or investment trust is limited to obligations of the United
States Government or any agency or instrumentality thereof and to repurchase
agreements fully collateralized by such United States Government obligations, and
provided that such investment company or investment trust takes delivery of such
collateral either directly or through an authorized custodian;
10. Other investments authorized by law or by ordinance by the Village.
THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
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September 30, 2014
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NOTE 3 – DEPOSITS AND INVESTMENTS (Continued)
Investments (Continued)
Authorized Investments (Continued)
Investments of the Fire and Police Retirement Fund can consist of the following:
1. Time or savings accounts of a national bank, a state bank insured by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation, or a savings, building and loan association insured by the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation;
2. Obligations issued by the U.S. Government, or an agency or instrumentality of the U.S.
Government, as well as obligations guaranteed by agencies or instrumentalities of the
U.S. Government, including mortgage-related or asset-backed securities;
3. Bonds, stocks, or any other evidence of indebtedness issued or guaranteed by a
corporation organized under the laws of the United States, any state or organized territory
of the United States, or the District of Columbia, provided:
a. The corporation is listed on any one (1) or more of the recognized national stock
exchanges and holds a rating in one of the three (3) highest classifications by a
major rating service; and
b. The Board shall not invest more than five (5) percent of its assets in the common
stock, capital stock, bonds or indebtedness of any one (1) issuing company, nor
shall the aggregate investment of in any one (1) issuing company exceed five (5)
percent of the outstanding capital stock of that company, nor shall the aggregate
of its investments in equities at cost exceed sixty (60) percent of the pension
funds’ assets;
4. Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, the Board is specifically
authorized to invest in foreign securities to the extent authorized by Sections 175.071(1)
and 185.06(1)(b), Florida Statutes;
5. Fixed income investments defined as preferred issues and fixed income securities
provided all issues shall meet or exceed S&P’s A or Moody’s A credit rating;
6. Money market funds, defined as fixed income securities having a maturity of less than
one year provided all issues shall meet or exceed S&P’s A1 or Moody’s P1 credit rating;
7. Bonds issued by the State of Israel;
8. Purchase in commingled real estate funds.
THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
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September 30, 2014
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NOTE 3 – DEPOSITS AND INVESTMENTS (Continued)
A reconciliation of deposit and investments as shown on the statement of net position and
statement of fiduciary net position for the Village is as follows:
By Category:
Deposits $ 5,742,044
Petty cash 6,150
Investments 40,105,829
Total deposits and investments $45,854,023
Presented in the statement of net position
Governmental activities
Cash and cash equivalents $7,375,792
Restricted cash and cash equivalents 180,755
Investments 8,387,482
Business-type activities
Cash and cash equivalents 832,217
Total statements of net position 16,776,246
Presented in the statement of fiduciary net
position
Pension trust funds
Cash and cash equivalents 2,081,371
Investments 26,640,346
Agency funds
Cash and cash equivalents 356,060
Total fiduciary funds 29,077,778
Total deposits and investments $45,854,023
THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
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September 30, 2014
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NOTE 4 – RECEIVABLES
Receivables at September 30, 2014, were as follows:
General
Fund
Country
Club Total
Utility franchise fees & taxes $ 367,041$ $ 367,041
Conroy Drive assessment 20,046 20,046
Other accounts receivable 65,53819,687 85,225
Total accounts receivable $ 452,625$ 19,687 $ 472,312
NOTE 5 – CAPITAL ASSETS
Capital Assets activity for the year ended September 30, 2014, was as follows:
Primary Government
Governmental Activities:
Beginning
Balance Additions Deletions
Transfers
Ending
Balance
Capital assets not being depreciated:
Land $ 2,055,889 $ $
$
$ 2,055,889
Construction in progress 739,889 182,507 (834,214) 88,182
Capital assets being depreciated:
Buildings 9,303,120 (36,000) 9,267,120
Improvements 12,943,517 908,957 (24,493) 13,827,981
Machinery and equipment 2,652,020 527,439 (144,167) 3,035,292
Vehicles 3,889,907 312,597 (337,332) 3,056 3,868,228
Total at historical cost: 31,584,342 1,931,500 (1,376,206) 3,056 32,142,692
Less accumulated depreciation for:
Buildings (5,001,285) (265,679) 34,959 (5,232,005)
Improvements (6,108,933) (884,072) 24,493 (6,968,512)
Machinery and equipment (1,913,964) (180,701) 129,793 (1,964,872)
Vehicles (3,128,194) (216,457) 337,331 (3,056) (3,010,376)
Total accumulated depreciation (16,152,376) (1,546,909) 526,576 (3,056) (17,175,765)
Governmental activities capital
assets, net $ 15,431,966 $ 384,591 $ (849,630)
$
$ 14,966,927
THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
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September 30, 2014
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NOTE 5 – CAPITAL ASSETS (Continued)
Depreciation expense was charged to functions/programs of the primary government as follows:
Governmental activities:
General government $ 103,649
Public safety 363,697
Public works 641,671
Community development 15,013
Leisure services 422,879
Total depreciation expense, governmental activities $1,546,909
Business-type activities:
Beginning
Balance Additions Deletions
Transfers
Ending
Balance
Capital assets not being depreciated:
Land $ 1,051,311 $ $ $ $ 1,051,311
Construction in progress
Capital assets being depreciated:
Buildings 1,405,035 1,405,035
Improvements 6,095,930 6,095,930
Machinery and equipment 372,932 (2,386) 370,546
Vehicles 400,402 8,120 (3,056) 405,466
Total at historical cost: 9,325,610 8,120 (2,386) (3,056) 9,328,288
Less accumulated depreciation for:
Buildings (1,010,803) (26,655) (1,037,458)
Improvements (2,252,321) (307,684) (2,560,005)
Machinery and equipment (227,828) (48,183) 2,386 (273,625)
Vehicles (110,721) (94,322) 3,056 (201,987)
Total accumulated depreciation (3,601,673) (476,844) 2,386 3,056 (4,073,075)
Business-type activities capital
assets, net $ 5,723,937 $ (468,724) $
$
$ 5,255,213
Intangible Assets
The intangible asset consists of the right to the availability and use of reclaimed water resulting
from an agreement with Seacoast Utility Authority. The asset had an original value of $50,377
and is being amortized on a straight line basis over the period of the expected benefit of ten
years.
THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
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September 30, 2014
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NOTE 6 – LONG TERM LIABILITIES
Change in Long-Term Liabilities
Long-term liability activity for the year ended September 30, 2014, was as follows:
Beginning
Balance Additions Reductions
Ending
Balance
Amount
Due
Within
One Year
Governmental activities
Claims and settlements $ 50,000 $ $ $ 50,000 $
OPEB (see Note 13) 1,552,830 403,047 1,955,877
Compensated absences
payable 1,190,461 1,191,022 (1,172,117) 1,209,366 903,298
Total $ 2,793,291 $ 1,594,069 $ (1,172,117) $ 3,215,243 $ 903,298
Business-type activities:
Loans payable $ 3,357,875 $ $ (260,950) $ 3,096,925 $ 271,920
Capital leases 396,055 (121,584) 274,471 126,705
OPEB (see Note 13) 64,322 20,678 85,000
Compensated absences
payable 26,078 8,589 (9,229) 25,438 17,572
Total $ 3,844,330 $ 29,267 $ (391,763) $ 3,481,834 $ 416,197
Governmental activities other post employment benefit obligations and compensated absences
are expected to be paid out of the general fund.
THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
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September 30, 2014
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NOTE 6 – LONG TERM LIABILITIES (Continued)
Loans Payable
$4,893,673 Promissory Notes
The Village Council adopted Resolution No. 23-2006 authorizing the issuance of a note in the
amount of $4,893,673 to finance certain capital expenditures relating to the municipal golf
course and country club. The revenues of the Country Club are pledged to secure the loan.
Principal and interest payments are due semi-annually in the amount of $199,079, with a final
maturity date of April 1, 2024. The interest rate on the loan is 4.11% and is subject to
adjustment in the event of taxability of the interest on this note. As of September 30, 2014, the
principal amount outstanding was $3,096,925 and was for the purpose of business-type activities.
Annual debt service requirements to maturity are as follows:
Business-type activities:
Year Ending Principal Interest Total
2015 $ 271,920$ 126,239$ 398,159
2016 283,040115,119 398,159
2017 295,287102,872 398,159
2018 307,71990,440 398,159
2019 320,67777.482398,159
2020 - 2024 1,618,282173.3901,791,672
$ 3,096,925 $ 685,542 $ 3,782,467
$485,847 Capital Lease
The Village entered into a three year capital lease agreement for the purpose of financing the
lease-purchase of $485,847 of equipment for the Country Club in November 2012. Principal and
interest payments are due monthly, with a final maturity date in January 2016. The final
payment includes a balloon payment of $115,900. As of September 30, 2014, the principal
amount outstanding was $274,471 and the net book value of the equipment was $261,345. The
rate used to impute interest was 4%.
Annual debt service requirements to maturity are as follows:
Year Ending Principal Interest Total
2015 $ 126,705$ 8,957$ 135,662
2016 147,7661,799149,565
$ 274,471$ 10,756 $ 285,227
THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
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September 30, 2014
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NOTE 6 – LONG TERM LIABILITIES (Continued)
Claims and Settlements
Effective October 1, 2006, the Village discontinued its participation in the Southeast Risk
Management Association (SERMA) and joined the Florida Municipal Insurance Trust (FMIT).
However, as a former participant in SERMA, the Village is liable for claims incurred through
September 30, 2006. In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, SERMA was dissolved and
the outstanding claims were transferred to the Village’s current workman’s compensation
administrator. As part of the dissolution, the Village received $33,846 from SERMA as its
portion of the claims reserve balance, this was recorded as an accrued liability in the General
Fund. At this time, the Village believes that the $33,846 recorded in the General Fund along
with the $50,000 recorded as a long-term liability is adequate to cover the outstanding claims.
NOTE 7 – RISK MANAGEMENT
The Village is exposed to various risks of loss related to torts: theft of, damage to, and
destruction of assets; errors and omissions; and natural disasters.
The Village currently reports all of its risk management activities in the General Fund. Claims
expenditures and liabilities are reported when it is probable that a loss has occurred and the
amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. These losses include an estimate of claims that
have been incurred but not reported.
The Village is covered by Florida Statutes under the Doctrine of Sovereign Immunity which
effectively limits the amount of liability of municipalities to individual claims of
$200,000/$300,000 for all claims relating to the same incident. There have been no significant
reductions in insurance coverage in the prior year. No settlements exceeded insurance coverage
for the past three years.
THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
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September 30, 2014
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NOTE 8 – EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLANS
The Village maintains the following two separate single employer defined benefit plans: Village
of North Palm Beach Fire and Police Retirement Fund (F&P), covering firefighters and police
officers, and Village of North Palm Beach General Employees Retirement Fund (GERF),
covering substantially all other full-time Village employees. Both plans are reported as pension
trust funds and included as part of the Village’s reporting entity. The Police and Fire Fund issued
separate stand-alone financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2014, the report may
be obtained from the Village Clerk, at the Village of North Palm Beach, 501 U.S. Highway 1,
North Palm Beach, Florida 33408. The General Employees Plan does not issue separate
financial statements.
Each plan has its own board that acts as plan administrator and trustee: The Fire and Police
Retirement Fund Board of Trustees consists of five members (5); four (4) of whom were elected
by a majority of the members of the plan. Two (2) of the elected members are certified
firefighters of the Village and two (2) are certified police officers of the Village. The fifth
member of the board is a legal resident of the Village and is appointed by the Village council.
The General Employees Retirement Board consists of five members (5); two (2) of whom were
employees elected by a majority of the members of the plan, two (2) of the members is a legal
resident of the Village and appointed by the Village council, the two (2) council appointed
members of the Board shall appoint a member of the general public who has never been
employed by the Village to serve as the fifth member of the Board. Each plan’s assets may only
be used for the payment of benefits to the members and beneficiaries of the plan in accordance
with the terms of each plan document. The costs of administering each plan are financed in the
appropriate pension trust fund.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
All Retirement Plans
Basis of Accounting. The retirement plans are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Plan
member and state contributions are recognized as revenues in the period that the contributions
are due. Employer contributions to each plan are recognized when due and the employer has
made a formal commitment to provide the contributions. Benefits and refunds are recognized
when due and payable in accordance with the terms of each plan.
Method Used to Value Investments. Investments are reported at fair value and are managed by
third party money managers. The Village’s independent custodians and individual money
managers price each instrument using various third party pricing sources.
Investments Concentrations. There were no investments representing concentrations of 5% or
more of net plan assets in investments that are not issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government.
THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
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September 30, 2014
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NOTE 8 – EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLANS (Continued)
PLAN DESCRIPTION, INVESTMENT AND CONTRIBUTION INFORMATION
The following schedule is provided for general information purposes only and is derived from
the respective actuarial reports and Village information for the two retirement plans. Plan
participants should refer to the appropriate source documents for more complete information on
the plans.
General Employees’ Fire and Police
Plan Description:
Authority Village Ordinance Village Ordinance/State
Asset Valuation:
Reporting Fair Value Fair Value
Legal Reserves None None
Long-Term Receivable None None
Internal/Participant Loans None None
Membership of each plan consisted of the following at October 1, 2013 for the General
Employees’ Retirement Fund and at October 1, 2014 for the Fire and Police Retirement Fund:
GERF F&P
Active Participants:
Vested 44 16
Non-vested 6 36
Retirees and Beneficiaries receiving benefits 18 25
Terminated vested members 45 7
Total 113 84
General Employees' Retirement System
Plan Description. The plan is established under Code of Ordinances for the Village of North
Palm Beach, Florida, Part II, Chapter 2, and was most recently amended under Ordinance No.
2010-07. The Plan is also governed by certain provisions of Part VII, Chapter 112, Florida
Statutes and the Internal Revenue Code. The Plan provides retirement benefits as well as death
benefits. All full time general employees who are not sworn police officers or firefighters shall
become members of the system on October 1st following completion of 12 months of
employment as a condition of employment. For those employees retired before February 1,
1982, those employees hired after September 30, 2000, or those employees hired before October
1, 2000, who elect to contribute an extra 2%, a 3% Cost of Living increase is paid annually from
the Plan. Authority to establish and amend the benefit provisions of the plan rests with the
Village Council.
THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
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September 30, 2014
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NOTE 8 – EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLANS (Continued)
General Employees' Retirement System (Continued)
All benefits vest based on the following years of credited service.
Years of
Credited Service Vested %
Under 5 0%
5 or 6 50%
7 or 8 75%
9 or more 100%
Employees become eligible for normal retirement benefits after attaining the age of 60 and
completing nine years of credited service, or attaining the age of 65 (depending on employee
contribution rate). The normal retirement benefit consists of a life annuity, options available,
(subject to cost of living increases not to exceed 3% a year), of either 2%, 2.25%, or 2.5%
(depending on employee contribution rate) of Average Monthly Earnings (AME) times credited
service up to 20 years plus 1% of AME times credited service over 20 years. Early retirement
benefits can be received at age 55. The benefit is determined as for normal retirement and
payable at normal retirement date or payable immediately after reduction by 5% for each year by
which the benefit commencement date precedes the normal retirement date. If an active member
dies, his beneficiary receives a refund of member contributions without interest. For a member
who is age 55 and has at least five years of service but who dies before commencement of
retirement benefits, a monthly benefit is payable to the designated beneficiary; the benefit is
calculated as though the member had retired on his date of death and payable according to the
option elected by the employee. For an active member who has at least five years of credited
service and dies prior to reaching normal retirement date, a benefit equal to his vested accrued
benefit will be paid to his beneficiary for ten years. If an employee terminates his employment,
he is entitled to the following:
- With less than five years of credited service, a refund of member contributions
without interest and no other benefit.
- With five or more years of credited service, a refund of member contributions, the
vested accrued benefit payable at normal retirement date or at any time after age 55
is attained, with the benefit being subject to the same reduction as for early
retirement benefits. The vesting schedule is listed above.
"Average Monthly Earnings" is the average during the 5 years within the last 10 years of
employment which produces the highest average.
THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
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NOTE 8 – EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLANS (Continued)
General Employees' Retirement System (Continued)
"Credited Service" consists of the total number of years and fractional parts of years of actual
service with the Village and shall apply to an employee whose employment is terminated with
the Village and who recommences fulltime employment within two years from the date of
termination.
Asset Allocation. The plan’s adopted asset allocation policy as of September 30, 2014, is as
follows:
Asset Class Target Allocation
Domestic equity 45%
International equity 15
Domestic bonds 40
Total 100%
Rate of Return. For the year ended September 30, 2014, the annual money-weighted rate of
return on Pension Plan investments, net of pension plan investment expense, was 10.50 percent
adjusted for the changing amounts actually invested.
Contributions. General employees may contribute 6%, 4%, 2% or 0% of earnings as elected by
the employee, with the retirement benefit received being based on the amount contributed. The
Village is required to contribute the amount necessary to fund the Plan properly according to the
Plan’s actuary. Contribution requirements of plan members and the Village are established and
may be amended by the Village Council.
Fire and Police Retirement System
Plan Description. The plan is established under Code of Ordinances for the Village of North
Palm Beach, Florida, Part II, Chapter 2, and was most recently amended under Ordinance No.
2014-11. The Plan is also governed by certain provisions of Part VII, Chapter 112, Florida
Statutes and the Internal Revenue Code. The plan provides retirement benefits as well as death
and disability benefits. All benefits vest after ten years of credited service. All fulltime police
officers or firefighters are eligible for membership immediately upon hire. Previously, members
were not eligible until October 1st following completion of 12 months of employment. Cost of
living adjustments (COLA) are provided annually each October 1, to reflect changes in CPI
(subject to maximum increases or decreases of 3% per year). Authority to establish and amend
the benefit provisions of the plan rests with the Village Council. Employees become eligible for
normal retirement benefits after attaining the age of 55, or the date on which the member attains
age 52 and 25 credited years of service. Previously, employees became eligible for normal
retirement benefits after attaining the age of 55, only. The normal retirement benefit consists of
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NOTE 8 – EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLANS (Continued)
Fire and Police Retirement System (Continued)
Plan Description. (Continued)
ten years certain and life thereafter, with other options available, (subject to cost of living
adjustments not to exceed 3% a year), of 2.5% of AME times the years of credited services, with
a maximum benefit of 60% of AME. Members are eligible for non-service connected disability,
after ten years of credited service and a total and permanent disability. For service connected
disability, a total and permanent disability with no service requirement, the disability benefit
consists of a ten year certain and life annuity that can be provided by the single-sum value of the
member’s accrued pension benefit, but is at least 42% of AME for service connected disability
and at least 25% of AME for non-service connected disability. See the description of the
General Employees’ Retirement System for the remainder of the benefits, except that early
retirement and termination benefits for vested members can be received at age 50.
Asset Allocation. The plan’s adopted asset allocation policy as of September 30, 2014, is as
follows:
Asset Class Target Allocation
Domestic equity 50%
International equity 10
Domestic bonds 30
Real estate 10
Total 100%
Rate of Return. For the year ended September 30, 2014, the annual money-weighted rate of
return on Pension Plan investments, net of pension plan investment expense, was 10.00 percent
adjusted for the changing amounts actually invested.
Contributions. Firefighter members are required to contribute 2% of their basic compensation to
the plan. Police Officer members are required to contribute 2.67% for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2014; 3.33% for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015, and 4.00% thereafter
of their basic compensation to the plan. The Village is required to contribute the remaining
amount to fund the plan using the Entry Age Actuarial Cost Method. Contribution requirements
of plan members and the Village are established and may be amended by the Village Council.
The Florida Constitution requires local governments to make the actuarially determined
contribution. The Florida Division of Retirement reviews and approves each local government’s
actuarial report prior to its being approved for use for funding purposes. Additionally, the State
collects locally authorized insurance premium surcharges which can only be distributed after the
State has ascertained that the local government has met its actuarial funding requirement for the
then most recently completed fiscal year. Contributions to the Plan from the State of Florida
totaled $321,230 during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014.
THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
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NOTE 8 – EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLANS (Continued)
All Retirement Plans
Net Pension Liability. The components of net pension liability of the Village on September 30,
2014 were as follows:
General
Employees
Fire and
Police
Total pension liability $ 13,812,555 $ 19,480,362
Plan fiduciary net position (11,929,879) (16,801,946)
Village's net pension liability $ 1,882,676 $ 2,678,416
Plan fiduciary net position as a
percentage of total pension liability 86.37% 86.25%
Actuarial Assumptions - The total pension liability was determined by an actuarial valuation as
of October 1, 2013 updated to September 30, 2014 using the following actuarial assumptions
applied to the 9/30/14 measurement period.
General Employees Fire and Police
Inflation 4.00% 4.00%
Salary increases 5.50% 6.00%
Investment rate of return 7.50% 7.90%
Mortality RP-2000 Combined
Healthy Participant
Mortality Table for
males and females with
mortality improvement
projected to all future
years after 2000 using
Scale AA
RP-2000 Table with no
projection - Based on a
study of over 650 public
safety funds, this table
reflects a 10% margin for
future mortality
improvements. (Disabled
lives set forward 5 years)
The long-term expected rate of return on pension plan investments was determined using a
building-block method in which best-estimate ranges of expected future real rates of return
(expected returns, net of pension plan investment expenses 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. Best estimates of arithmetic real rates of return for each major
asset class included the pension plan’s target asset allocation as of September 30, 2014, are
summarized in the following table:
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NOTE 8 – EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLANS (Continued)
All Retirement Plans
Asset Class
Long-Term Expected Real Rate of
Return
General
Employees
Fire and
Police
Domestic equity 7.00% 8.25%
International equity 7.00% 8.25%
Domestic bonds 2.50% 3.00%
Real estate N/A 6.25%
Discount Rate. The discount rate used to measure the total pension liability was 7.5 percent for
the General Employees Retirement Fund and 7.90 percent for the Fire and Police Retirement
Fund. The projection of cash flows used to determine the discount rates assumed that plan
member contributions will be made at the current contribution rate and that sponsor contributions
will be made at rates equal to the difference between actuarially determined contribution rates
and the member rate. Based on those assumptions, the pension plans’ fiduciary net position was
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.
Sensitivity of the Net Pension Liability to Changes in the Discount Rate. The following
presents the net pension liabilities of the Village, calculated using the discount rates above, as
well as what the Village’s net pension liabilities would be if it were calculated using a discount
rate that is one percentage-point lower or one percentage-point higher than the current rate.
General Employees' Retirement System
Current
Discount
1% Decrease Rate 1% Increase
6.50% 7.50% 8.50%
Village's net pension liability $ 3,851,148 $ 1,882,676 $ 241,095
Fire and Police Retirement System
Current
Discount
1% Decrease Rate 1% Increase
6.90% 7.90% 8.90%
Village's net pension liability $ 5,425,053 $ 2,678,416 $ 412,612
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NOTE 8 – EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLANS (Continued)
All Retirement Plans
Annual Pension Cost and Net Pension Obligation. The Village's 2014 annual pension cost and
actual contributions for each plan are below. The required contributions were determined as part
of the actuarial valuation for each plan. State law allows the Village to use a portion of the State
contribution to offset the Village’s pension cost for the Fire and Police Retirement Fund.
Components of Annual Pension Cost and Net Pension Obligation
Annual Required Eligible
Pension Village State
Cost Contribution Contribution
General Employees’ Retirement Fund $ 577,627 $562,953 N/A
Fire and Police Retirement Fund $1,181,316 $943,634 $230,695
The following schedule was determined as part of the October 1, 2013, actuarial valuation for the
General Employees’ and the October 1, 2014, actuarial valuation for the Fire and Police
Retirement Plans.
General
Employees’ Fire and Police
Annual required contribution (ARC) $ 562,509 $ 1,173,930
Interest on net pension obligation (NPO) (22,319) (18,704)
Adjustment to ARC 37,437 26,090
Annual pension cost 577,627 1,181,316
Actual contributions 562,953 1,174,329
Decrease in NPO 14,674 6,987
NPO at beginning of year (297,591) (233,799)
NPO at end of year $(282,917) $ (226,812)
Three-Year Trend Information
Annual Percentage Net Pension
Year Pension Annual of APC Obligation
Ended Cost (APC) Contribution Contributed (Asset)
General
Employees’ 9/30/12 $ 639,460 $ 625,209 97.8% $ (311,218)
9/30/13 592,589 579,118 97.7% (297,591)
9/30/14 577,627 562,953 97.5% (282,917)
Fire and
Police 9/30/12 976,471 969,204 99.3 % (241,936)
9/30/13 1,047,307 1,039,170 99.2% (233,799)
9/30/14 1,181,316 1,174,329 99.4% (226,812)
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NOTE 8 – EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLANS (Continued)
The following are the actuarial methods and significant actuarial assumptions for the net pension
obligation:
General Employees’ Fire and Police
Valuation date 10/1/2013 10/1/2014
Actuarial Cost Method Frozen Entry Age Aggregate
Amortized Method Level percent closed N/A (1)
Remaining Amortization
Period 27 years N/A (1)
Asset Valuation Method Five year smooth market. Five year smooth market.
Actuarial assumptions:
Investment rate of return* 7.5% 7.9%
Projected salary increase* 5.5% 6%
*Includes inflation at 4% 4%
Cost of living adjustments
3% for those retired before
2/1/82 or who contribute
an extra 2%.
3%
(1) The aggregate actuarial cost method does not identify or separately amortize unfunded
actuarial liabilities.
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NOTE 9 – PENSION PLAN FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) requires that financial statements for
individual pension plans be presented in the notes to the financial statements of the primary
government if separate GAAP financial reports have not been issued. The General Employees’
pension fund does not have a separate GAAP report issued, and the financial information
September 30, 2014, is presented below.
STATEMENT OF FIDUCIARY NET POSITION
General
Employees’
Pension
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 153,656
Investments:
Equity mutual funds 9,007,221
Fixed income mutual funds 2,748,417
Accounts receivable/accrued interest
and dividends
30,294
Total assets 11,939,588
Liabilities
Accounts payable 9,709
Net position
Held in trust for pension benefits and
other purposes
$11,929,879
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NOTE 9 – PENSION PLAN FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Continued)
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN FIDUCIARY NET POSITION
General
Employees’
Pension
Additions
Contributions
Employer $ 562,953
Plan members 142,609
Total contributions 705,562
Investment earnings
Dividends and interest 319,236
Net increase in the fair value
of investments 789,337
Less investment expense (36,564)
Total investment earnings 1,072,009
Total additions 1,777,571
Deductions
Administration 17,171
Benefits 221,537
Refund of contributions 42,137
Total deductions 280,845
Change in net position 1,496,726
Net position - beginning 10,433,153
Net position - ending $ 11,929,879
NOTE 10 – ON-BEHALF PAYMENTS
The state makes a contribution to the Fire and Police Officers’ Retirement System from the
firefighters’ and police officers’ Insurance Premium Tax. For the fiscal year ended September
30, 2014, $321,230 was recorded as revenues and expenditures in the On-Behalf Pension
Contribution Special Revenue Fund relating to on-behalf payments received from the state.
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NOTE 11 – DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN
Effective October 1, 2006, all employees of the Village may participate in one of three Money
Purchase Plans that are qualified Defined Contribution Plans adopted under the provisions of
Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a). The three pension plans include Directors, General
Employees, and Municipal Employees. The defined contribution plans are administered by
International City/County Management Association and Retirement Corporation (ICMA-RC).
The ICMA-RC is a nonprofit corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of
Delaware. Contribution requirements of employees’ and the Village are established and may be
amended by the Village Council.
The vesting period for each defined contribution plan is five years, with a vesting of zero percent
in the first year, and a vesting of twenty-five percent for each year thereafter. While the plans
will not provide for retroactive funding, the vesting period shall run from each employee’s
original date of hire. No loans are permitted by the plan. The normal retirement age for the plan
shall be age sixty. There is no waiting period for participation in the plan. The minimum age for
participation is eighteen.
The Village contributes 15% of participant earnings for the plan year. Earnings include regular
and bonus compensation, but do not include overtime or commissions. Employee contributions
are voluntary, after-tax contributions that are not matched by the Village. Employees may
contribute 3%, 5%, 10%, or 15% of earnings to the plan. Contributions are remitted to the trusts
every payroll period.
Because the Village has little administrative involvement and does not perform the investing
function for funds in the plans, the Village’s activities do not meet the criteria for inclusion in the
fiduciary funds of a government. Consequently, the plans are not included in the Village’s financial
statements.
Plan detail for participating employees at September 30, 2014, is listed below:
Directors
General
Employees
Municipal
Employees
Total
Village contributions $100,622$113,466$114,943 $329,031
Employee contributions $41,266$31,085$43,996 $116,347
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NOTE 12 – DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN ASSETS
Employees of the Village may participate in a deferred compensation plan adopted under the
provisions of Internal Revenue Code Section 457 (Deferred Compensation Plans with Respect to
Service for State and Local Governments).
The deferred compensation plan is available to all employees of the Village. Under the plan,
employees may elect to defer a portion of their salaries and avoid paying taxes on the deferred
portion until the withdrawal date. The deferred compensation amount is not available for
withdrawal by employees until termination, retirement, death, or unforeseeable emergency. A third
party administers the deferred compensation plan.
In 1998, the Village Adopted GASB-32, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Internal
Revenue Code Section 457 Deferred Compensation Plans. The Village modified its Deferred
Compensation Plan to conform with the changes in the Internal Revenue Code brought about by the
Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996 (the “Act”). The Act requires that eligible deferred
compensation plans established and maintained by governmental employers be amended to provide
that all assets of the plan be held in trust, or under one or more appropriate annuity contracts or
custodial accounts, for the exclusive benefit of plan participants and their beneficiaries. As a result
of this change, these plan assets are not property of the Village and are not subject to the claims of
the Village’s general creditors.
Because the Village has little administrative involvement and does not perform the investing
function for funds in the Plan, the Village’s activities do not meet the criteria for inclusion in the
fiduciary funds of a government.
NOTE 13 – OTHER POSTEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
The Village implemented Governmental Accounting Standards Board Statement 45 (GASB 45),
Accounting and Financial Reporting by Employers for Postemployment Benefits Other Than
Pensions, effective October 1, 2008. The Village elected to implement prospectively, and the
change in accounting principle had no effect on changes in net position/fund equity for prior
periods. Retirees of the Village pay an amount equal to the actual premium for health insurance
charged by the carrier, but there is an implied subsidy in the healthcare insurance premium for
retirees because the premium charged for these retirees is the same as the premium charged for
active employees, who are younger than retirees on average. This implied subsidy constitutes
other postemployment benefits (OPEB) under GASB 45.
Plan Description
The Village provides a single employer defined benefit health care plan to all of its employees.
The plan allows its employees and their beneficiaries, to continue to obtain health and dental
benefits upon retirement. The normal retirement age for police and firefighters is 55; the normal
retirement age for all other Village employees is either age 60 or 65, depending on the option
selected by the employee.
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NOTE 13 – OTHER POST EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (Continued)
Plan Description (Continued)
The benefits of the plan are in accordance with Florida Statutes, which are the legal authority for
the plan. The plan has no assets and does not issue a separate financial report.
Funding Policy
The Village does not directly make a contribution to the plan on behalf of retirees. Retirees and
their beneficiaries pay the same group rates as are charged to the Village for active employees by
its healthcare provider. However, the Village’s actuaries, in their actuarial valuation, calculate
an offset to the cost of these benefits as an Employer Contribution, based upon an implicit rate
subsidy. This offset equals the total age-adjusted costs paid by the Village or its active
employees for coverage of the retirees and their dependents for the year net of the retiree’s own
payments for the year.
Annual OPEB Cost and Net OPEB Obligation
The annual other post employment benefit (OPEB) cost is calculated based on the annual
required contribution of the employer, an amount actuarially determined in accordance with
GASB Statement No. 45. The annual required contribution represents a level of funding that, if
paid on an ongoing basis, is projected to cover normal cost each year and to amortize any
unfunded actuarial liabilities over a period not to exceed 30 years.
The annual OPEB cost and the net OPEB obligation for the Village for the current year and the
related information is as follows:
Required contribution rates:
Employer Pay-as-you-go
Plan members N/A
Normal cost $ 322,421
Interest on normal cost 12,897
Amortization 231,486
Interest on amortization 9,259
Annual required contribution (ARC) 576,063
Interest on net unfunded OPEB obligation 64,686
Adjustment to ARC (93,520)
Annual OPEB cost 547,229
Contributions made (123,504)
Increase in net OPEB obligation 423,725
Net OPEB obligation October 1, 2013 1,617,152
Net OPEB obligation September 30, 2014 $ 2,040,877
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NOTE 13 – OTHER POST EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (Continued)
Trend Information
Three-Year Trend Information
Percentage of
Fiscal Annual Annual Net
Year OPEB OPEB Cost OPEB
End Cost Contributed Obligation
09/30/12 $494,457 15.8% $1,206,113
09/30/13 $520,693 21.1% $1,617,152
09/30/14 $547,229 22.6% $2,040,877
Funded Status
The funded status of the plan as of most recent actuarial valuation date was as follows:
Actuarial valuation date 10/01/2011
Actuarial accrued liability $3,432,815
Actuarial value of plan assets $
Unfunded actuarial accrued liability (UAAL) $3,432,815
Funded ratio 0.0%
Covered payroll $7,103,304
UAAL as a percentage of covered payroll 48.3%
Actuarial valuations of an ongoing plan involve estimates of the value of reported amounts and
assumptions about the probability of occurrence of events far into the future. Amounts
determined regarding the funded status of the plan and the annual required contributions of the
employer are subject to continual revision as actual results are comparable with past expectations
and new estimates are made about the future. The schedule of funding progress presented as
required supplementary information following the notes to the financial statements, will present
multi-year trend information that shows whether the actuarial value of plan assets is increasing or
decreasing over time relative to the actuarial accrued liability for benefits. The Village has not
contributed assets to the plan at this time.
Actuarial Methods and Assumptions
Projections of benefits are based on the substantive plan (the plan as understood by the employer
and plan members) and includes the types of benefits in force at the valuation date and the
pattern of sharing benefit costs between the Village and the plan members to that point.
Actuarial calculations reflect a long-term perspective and employ methods and assumptions that
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NOTE 13 – OTHER POST EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (Continued)
Actuarial Methods and Assumptions (Continued)
are designed to reduce short-term volatility in actuarial accrued liabilities and the actuarial value
of assets. Significant methods and assumptions were as follows:
Actuarial valuation date 10/01/2011
Actuarial cost method Projected Unit Credit
Amortization method Level dollar, 30 Years, open
Remaining amortization period 30 years
Asset valuation method Unfunded
Actual assumptions:
Investment rate of return 4%
Inflation rate 2.75%
Healthcare cost trend 6.5% for 2012 decreasing to 4.7% in 2082
NOTE 14 – JOINTLY GOVERNED ORGANIZATION
The Village, through an interlocal agreement with certain other municipalities and Palm Beach
County, created the Seacoast Utility Authority (“Seacoast”) which provides water and sewer
service to the citizens of each of the participating municipalities and a portion of Palm Beach
County. Seacoast’s governing board consists of one member from each participating entity.
Seacoast is an Independent Authority organized under the laws of the State of Florida, and the
Village has no participating equity ownership in Seacoast. The Village paid $155,000 to
Seacoast during the fiscal year for water and sewer service.
NOTE 15 –TRANSFERS
Interfund transfers during the year ended September 30, 2014, are as follows:
Transfer Out:
General Fund
Transfer in:
Capital Projects Fund $ 45,500
Nonmajor Governmental funds 277,500
The transfers from the General Fund to the other governmental funds were to move restricted
and 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.
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NOTE 16 – CONTRACTS, COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Commitments
On September 17, 2014, the Village entered into an agreement with the City of Palm Beach
Gardens whereby the City of Palm Beach Gardens will provide the Village public safety dispatch
services. The term of the agreement was for two years beginning on October 1, 2014, and
extending through September 30, 2016. The fee for each year under the contract will be based
upon the budget of the North County Dispatch (NCDC) center prorated to each contracting
municipality based on that municipalities cost share. If at the end any contract year a budget
shortfall exists, each contracting municipality shall pay its share of the shortfall. Conversely, if at
the end of any contract year a budget surplus exists, such surplus shall represent a committed
fund balance to be utilized specifically for NCDC budgetary purposes. The Village’s estimated
cost for fiscal year ending September 30, 2015 is $332,444.
Contingencies
The Village is involved in various litigations and claims arising in the course of operations. It is
the opinion of legal counsel that the likelihood of unfavorable outcome and the amounts of
potential losses cannot be reasonably determined for all claims at this time.
NOTE 17 – ACCOUNTING CHANGE
The Village implemented the following Governmental Accounting Standards Board Statements
during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014.
In March 2012, the GASB issued Statement No. 65, Items Previously Reported as Assets and
Liabilities. GASB 65 establishes accounting and financial reporting standards that reclassify, as
deferred outflows of resources or deferred inflows of resources, certain items that were
previously reported as assets and liabilities. The implementation of this statement resulted in
some of the unearned revenue being recorded as deferred inflows of resources instead of as a
liability.
In March 2012, the GASB issued Statement No. 66, Technical Corrections – 2012 – an
amendment of GASB Statements No. 10 and No. 62. GASB 66 improves accounting and
financial reporting for a governmental reporting entity by resolving conflicting guidance that
resulted from the issuance of two pronouncements, Statement No. 54, Fund Balance Reporting
and Governmental Fund Type Definitions and Statement No. 62, Codification of Accounting and
Financial Reporting Guidance Contained in Pre-November 30, 1989 FASB and AICPA
Pronouncements. The implementation of this statement did not have a significant effect on the
Village’s financial statements.
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NOTE 17 – ACCOUNTING CHANGE (Continued)
In June 2012, the GASB issued Statement No. 67, Financial Reporting for Pension Plans – an
amendment of GASB Statement 25. GASB 67 improves financial reporting by state and local
governmental pension plans through enhanced note disclosures and schedules of required
supplementary information.
NOTE 18 – NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
Below is a brief description and effective date of new accounting standards that could have a
significant impact on the Village.
In June 2012, the GASB issued Statement No. 68, Accounting and Financial Reporting for
Pensions – an amendment of GASB Statement 27. GASB 68 improves financial reporting by
state and local governments for pensions. It also improves information provided by state and
local governmental employers about financial support for pensions that is provided by other
entities. This Statement results from a comprehensive review of the effectiveness of existing
standards of accounting and financial reporting for pensions with regard to providing decision-
useful information, supporting assessments of accountability and inter-period equity, and
creating additional transparency. This statement is effective for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2015. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this statement on the
Village’s financial statements.
In November 2013, the GASB issued Statement No. 71, Pension Transition for Contributions
Made Subsequent to the Measurement Date – an amendment of GASB Statement No. 68. This
Statement amends paragraph 137 of GASB 68 to require that, at transition, a government
recognize a beginning deferred outflow of resources for its pension contributions, if any, made
subsequent to the measurement date of the beginning net pension liability. The provisions of this
Statement are required to be applied simultaneously with the provisions of GASB 68.
Management is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this statement on the Village’s
financial statements.
REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION OTHER THAN MD&A
Actuarial UAAL as a
Actuarial Accrued Unfunded Percentage
Actuarial Value of Liability AAL Funded Covered of Covered
Valuation Assets (AAL) (1)(UAAL)Ratio Payroll Payroll
Date (a)(b)(b-a)(a/b)(c)((b-a)/c)
Other Postemployment Benefits (OPEB)
10/01/08 $ 2,741,387$ 2,741,387$ 0.0%6,231,104$ 44.0%
10/01/11 $ 3,432,815$ 3,432,815$ 0.0%7,103,304$ 48.3%
(1) Projected unit credit
The schedule of funding progress presented above will present multi-year trend information that
shows whether the actuarial value of plan assets is increasing or decreasing over time relative
to the actuarial accrued liability for benefits. The Village has not contributed assets to the plan at this time.
Because the fiscal year ended Septemeber 30, 2009, was the year of implementation of GASB 45, and the
Village elected to apply the statement prospectively, only two years are presented in the schedule at this
time. In future years, required trend data will be presneted.
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Required Supplemental Information
September 30, 2014
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FIDUCIARY FUNDS
Pension Trust Funds
General Employees Pension Trust Fund
Fire and Police Officers Pension Trust Fund
2014
Total pension liability:
Service cost 374,926$
Interest 972,865
Benefit payments, including
refunds of employee contributions (263,674)
Net change in total pension liability 1,084,117
Total pension liability - beginning 12,728,438
Total pension liability - ending (a)13,812,555$
Plan fiduciary net position
Contributions - employer 562,953$
Contributions - Eemployees 142,609
Net investment income 1,072,009
Benefit payments, including
refunds of employee contributions (263,674)
Administrative expenses (17,171)
Net change in plan fiduciary net position 1,496,726
Plan fiduciary net position - beginning 10,433,153
Plan fiduciary net position - ending (b)11,929,879$
Net pension liability (a) - (b)1,882,676$
Plan fiduciary net position as a percentage
of the total pension liability 86.37%
Covered employee payroll 2,701,771$
Net pension liability as a percentage of
covered payroll 69.68%
NOTE: The Village implemented GASB Statement 67 in 2014; information is presented for those years
in which information is available.
THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
Required Supplemental Information
September 30, 2014
General Employees Retirement Fund
Schedule of Changes in Net Pension Liability and Related Ratios
Last Fiscal Year
68
2014
Total pension liability:
Service cost 699,244$
Interest 1,419,425
Changes in excess state money 90,535
Changes of assumptions 246,146
Benefit payments, including
refunds of employee contributions (451,574)
Net change in total pension liability 2,003,776
Total pension liability - beginning 17,476,586
Total pension liability - ending (a)19,480,362$
Plan fiduciary net position
Contributions - employer 943,634$
Contributions - State 321,230
Contributions - Eemployees 87,010
Net investment income 1,468,473
Benefit payments, including
refunds of employee contributions (451,574)
Administrative expenses (66,748)
Net change in plan fiduciary net position 2,302,025
Plan fiduciary net position - beginning 14,499,921
Plan fiduciary net position - ending (b)16,801,946$
Net pension liability (a) - (b)2,678,416$
Plan fiduciary net position as a percentage
of the total pension liability 86.25%
Covered employee payroll 4,312,746$
Net pension liability as a percentage of
covered payroll 62.10%
NOTE: The Village implemented GASB Statement 67 in 2014; information is presented for those years
in which information is available.
THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
Required Supplemental Information
September 30, 2014
Fire and Police Retirement Fund
Schedule of Changes in Net Pension Liability and Related Ratios
Last Fiscal Year
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Schedule of Contributions
Fiscal Year Acturially Contribution Actual Contribution
Ending Determined Actual Deficiency Covered as a Percentage of
September 30 Contribution Conribution (Excess)Payroll Covered Paryoll
General Employees Retirement Fund
2014 562,509$ 562,953$ (444)$ 2,701,771$ 20.84%
Fire and Police Retirement Fund
2014 1,173,930$ 1,174,329$ (399)$ 4,312,746$ 27.23%
Schedule of Investment Returns
Fiscal Year
Ending General Fire and Police
September 30 Employees Employees
2014 10.50%10.00%
NOTE: The Village implemented GASB Statement 67 in 2014; information is presented for those years
in which information is available.
Annual money weighted rate of return
net of investment expenes
THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
Required Supplemental Information
September 30, 2014
Last Fiscal Year
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Methods and assumptions used in calculations of determined contribtuions.
The acturialy determined contribution rates are calculated as of October 1, two years prior to the end of the fiscal year
in which contibutions are reported.
General Employees Police and Fire
Retirement Fund Retirement Fund
Actuarial Cost Method Frozen entry age Aggregate
Amortization Method Level percent of closed N/A
Remaining Amortization Period 27 years N/A
Asset Valuation Method Five year smoothed market Five year smoothed market
Inflation 4.00%4.00%
Salary increases 5.50%6.00%
Cost of living adjustments 3% for those retired before 3.00%
2/1/82 or who contribute
an extra 2%.
Investment Rate of Return 7.50%8.00%, Reduced to 7.90% for the
fiscal year ended September 30, 2014.
Mortality RP-2000 Combined Healthy
Participant Mortality Table for
males and females with
mortality improvement
projected to all future years
after 2000 using Scale AA
RP-2000 Table with no projection -
Based on a study of over 650 public
safety funds, this table reflects a 10%
margin for future mortality
improvements. (Disabled lives set
forward 5 years
THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
Notes to the Schedule of Contributions
September 30, 2014
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GENERAL FUND
THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes
in Fund Balance - Budget and Actual
General Fund
For the Year Ended September 30, 2014
Variance with
Final Budget
Budgeted Amounts Actual Positive
Original Final Amounts (Negative)
Revenues
Taxes 13,439,215$ 13,439,215$ 13,930,877$ 491,662$
Licenses and permits 1,092,525 1,092,525 1,344,653 252,128
Intergovernmental 1,327,964 1,327,964 1,367,378 39,414
Charges for services 2,149,185 2,149,185 2,320,305 171,120
Fines and forfeitures 75,875 75,875 117,869 41,994
Investment 77,915 77,915 16,653 (61,262)
Miscellaneous 9,400 9,400 258,086 248,686
Total revenues 18,172,079 18,172,079 19,355,821 1,183,742
Expenditures
Current
General government 2,592,451 2,604,487 2,540,404 64,083
Public safety 8,023,558 8,033,508 8,626,397 (592,889)
Public works 4,234,100 4,320,745 3,773,689 547,056
Community development and planning 1,135,534 1,213,549 1,004,642 208,907
Leisure services - recreation 2,629,269 2,635,119 2,644,598 (9,479)
Other government 1,142 1,142
Capital outlay 162,935 159,467 3,468
Total expenditures 18,614,912 18,971,485 18,750,339 221,146
Excess of revenues over
expenditures (442,833) (799,406) 605,482 1,404,888
Other financing sources (uses)
Appropriated fund balance 442,833 1,122,406 (1,122,406)
Transfer out (323,000) (323,000)
Total other financing uses 442,833 799,406 (323,000) (1,122,406)
Net change in fund balances $ $ 282,482 282,482$
Fund Balances
Beginning of year 12,705,381
End of year 12,987,863$
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THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
Notes to the Budgetary
Required Supplementary Information (RSI)
General Fund
Note 1 - Basis of Accounting
Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) serve as the budgetary basis of accounting.
September 30, 2014
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OTHER SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
GENERAL FUND
THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
Schedule of Departmental Expenditures - Budget and Actual
General Fund
For the Year Ended September 30, 2014
Variance with
Final Budget
Original Final Positive Percent
Budget Budget Actual (Negative)Variance
Village Council
Personnel services 50,456$ 50,456$ 50,462$ (6)$ -0.01
Operating expenses 91,424 103,460 66,705 36,755 35.53
Total Village Council 141,880 153,916 117,167 36,749 23.88
Village Manager
Personnel services 274,901 274,901 260,983 13,918 5.06
Operating expenses 41,808 41,808 57,042 (15,234) -36.44
Total Village Manager 316,709 316,709 318,025 (1,316) -0.42
Village Finance
Personnel services 526,552 526,552 546,483 (19,931) -3.79
Operating expenses 52,400 52,400 68,137 (15,737) -30.03
Total Village Finance 578,952 578,952 614,620 (35,668) -6.16
Village Attorney
Operating expenses 160,000 160,000 132,779 27,221 17.01
Village Clerk
Personnel services 292,099 292,099 286,546 5,553 1.90
Operating expenses 29,780 29,780 10,090 19,690 66.12
Total Village Clerk 321,879 321,879 296,636 25,243 7.84
Information Technology
Personnel services 316,022 316,022 303,034 12,988 4.11
Operating expenses 32,100 32,100 34,100 (2,000) -6.23
Total Information Technology 348,122 348,122 337,134 10,988 3.16
Human Resources
Personnel services 218,310 218,310 240,952 (22,642) -10.37
Operating expenses 75,109 75,109 56,563 18,546 24.69
Total Human Resources 293,419 293,419 297,515 (4,096) -1.40
Police
Personnel services 4,514,743 4,514,743 5,212,654 (697,911) -15.46
Operating expenses 375,407 375,407 357,813 17,594 4.69
Total Police 4,890,150 4,890,150 5,570,467 (680,317) -13.91
Fire Rescue
Personnel services 2,797,003 2,797,003 2,770,618 26,385 0.94
Operating expenses 210,415 210,415 171,164 39,251 18.65
Total Fire Rescue 3,007,418 3,007,418 2,941,782 65,636 2.18
Public Works Administration
Personnel services 281,591 281,591 298,331 (16,740) -5.94
Operating expenses 45,222 45,222 47,229 (2,007) -4.44
Total Public Works 326,813 326,813 345,560 (18,747) -5.74
(Continued)
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THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
Schedule of Departmental Expenditures - Budget and Actual
General Fund
For the Year Ended September 30, 2014
Variance with
Final Budget
Original Final Positive Percent
Budget Budget Actual (Negative)Variance
(Continued)
Sanitation
Personnel services 1,345,990$ 1,345,990$ 1,350,556$ (4,566)$ -0.34
Operating expenses 175,250 178,450 172,716 5,734 3.21
Total Sanitation 1,521,240 1,524,440 1,523,272 1,168 0.08
Facility Services
Personnel services 286,429 286,429 251,450 34,979 12.21
Operating expenses 316,450 316,450 200,674 115,776 36.59
Total Facility Services 602,879 602,879 452,124 150,755 25.01
Street Maintenance
Personnel services 476,300 476,300 443,947 32,353 6.79
Operating expenses 834,957 918,402 714,493 203,909 22.20
Total Street Maintenance 1,311,257 1,394,702 1,158,440 236,262 16.94
Vehicle Maintenance
Personnel services 231,031 231,031 146,242 84,789 36.70
Operating expenses 240,880 240,880 148,051 92,829 38.54
Total Vehicle Maintenance 471,911 471,911 294,293 177,618 37.64
Planning and Engineering
Personnel services 238,954 238,954 252,369 (13,415) -5.61
Operating expenses 96,085 174,100 36,490 137,610 79.04
Total Planning and Engineering 335,039 413,054 288,859 124,195 30.07
Building
Personnel services 543,477 543,477 503,095 40,382 7.43
Operating expenses 82,615 82,615 70,543 12,072 14.61
Total Building 626,092 626,092 573,638 52,454 8.38
Code Enforcement
Personnel services 164,733 164,733 125,891 38,842 23.58
Operating expenses 9,670 9,670 16,254 (6,584) -68.09
Total Code Enforcement 174,403 174,403 142,145 32,258 18.50
Leisure Services-Recreation
Personnel services 617,992 617,992 641,104 (23,112) -3.74
Operating expenses 347,684 352,534 376,319 (23,785) -6.75
Total Leisure Services-Recreation 965,676 970,526 1,017,423 (46,897) -4.83
Library
Personnel services 555,470 555,470 576,906 (21,436) -3.86
Operating expenses 160,821 160,821 169,592 (8,771) -5.45
Total Library 716,291 716,291 746,498 (30,207) -4.22
(Continued)
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THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
Schedule of Departmental Expenditures - Budget and Actual
General Fund
For the Year Ended September 30, 2014
Variance with
Final Budget
Original Final Positive Percent
Budget Budget Actual (Negative)Variance
(Continued)
Tennis
Personnel services 134,244$ 134,244$ 127,052$ 7,192$ 5.36
Operating expenses 384,043 384,043 323,838 60,205 15.68
Total Tennis 518,287 518,287 450,890 67,397 13.00
Pool
Personnel services 94,176 94,176 96,871 (2,695) -2.86
Operating expenses 244,339 244,339 247,724 (3,385) -1.39
Total Pool 338,515 338,515 344,595 (6,080) -1.80
Special Events
Operating expenses 90,500 91,500 85,192 6,308 6.89
Total Special Events 90,500 91,500 85,192 6,308 6.89
Other
Operating expenses 1,142 1,142 0.00
1,142 1,142 0.00
Non-Departmental
Operating expenses 557,480 567,430 540,676 26,754 4.71
557,480 567,430 540,676 26,754 4.71
Capital Outlay
Planning and Engineering 6,128 588 5,540 90.40
Building 13,399 (13,399)
Leisure Services-Recreation 156,557 145,230 11,327 7.24
Pool 250 250
Total Capital Outlay 162,935 159,467 3,468 2.13
Total expenditures 18,614,912$ 18,971,485$ 18,750,339$ 221,146$ 1.17%
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COMBINING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NONMAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
Special Revenue Funds
Public Safety Fund
Northlake Boulevard Fund
Recreation Fund
On-Behalf Pension Contributions
THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
Combining Balance Sheet
Nonmajor Governmental Funds
Special Revenue Funds
Public Northlake On-Behalf Total Nonmajor
Safety Boulevard Pension Governmental
Fund Fund Recreation Contributions Funds
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 1,520$ 1,986$ 365,674$ $ 369,180$
Due from other governments 53,385 53,385
Total assets 1,520$ 1,986$ 365,674$ 53,385$ 422,565$
Liabilities
Accounts payable $ $ $ 53,385$ 53,385$
Due to other funds 44,028 44,028
Total liabilities 44,028 53,385 97,413
Fund balances
Assigned 1,520 1,986 321,646 325,152
Total fund balances 1,520 1,986 321,646 325,152
Total liabilities and fund balances 1,520$ 1,986$ 365,674$ 53,385$ 422,565$
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THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances
Nonmajor Governmental Funds
For the Year Ended September 30, 2014
Special Revenue Funds
Public Northlake On-Behalf Total Nonmajor
Safety Boulevard Pension Governmental
Fund Fund Recreation Contributions Funds
Revenues
Intergovernmental $ $ $ 321,230$ 321,230$
Total revenues 321,230 321,230
Expenditures
Current
Public safety 321,230 321,230
Total expenditures 321,230 321,230
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over
(under) expenditures
Other financing sources (uses)
Transfers in 277,500 277,500
Total other financing sources (uses) 277,500 277,500
Net changes in fund balances 277,500 277,500
Fund balances - Beginning of year 1,520 1,986 44,146 47,652
Fund balances - End of year 1,520$ 1,986$ 321,646$ $ 325,152$
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FIDUCIARY FUNDS
Pension Trust Funds
General Employees Pension Trust Fund
Fire and Police Officers Pension Trust Fund
THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
Combining Statement of Net Position - Fiduciary Funds
Fire and Total
General Police Employee
Employees Officers Retirement
Pension Pension Funds
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents 153,656$ 1,927,715$ 2,081,371$
Investments:
Domestic common equity securities 8,808,720 8,808,720
International common equity securities 1,005,284 1,005,284
U.S. Government agencies 1,064,305 1,064,305
Municipal bonds 220,970 220,970
Corporate bonds 2,496,523 2,496,523
Equity mutual funds 9,007,221 34,079 9,041,300
Fixed income mutual funds 2,748,417 2,748,417
Real estate investment fund 1,254,827 1,254,827
Accrued interest and dividends 2,705 45,804 48,509
Accounts Receivable 27,589 120,961 148,550
Prepaids 1,489 1,489
Total assets 11,939,588 16,980,677 28,920,265
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable 29,657 29,657
Accounts payable, broker-dealers 9,709 149,074 158,783
Total liabilities 9,709 178,731 188,440
Net Position
Held in trust for pension benefits
and other purposes 11,929,879$ 16,801,946$ 28,731,825$
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Fire and Total
General Police Employee
Employees Officers Retirement
Pension Pension Funds
Additions
Contributions
Employer 562,953$ 943,634$ 1,506,587$
Plan members 142,609 87,010 229,619
State on-behalf payments 321,230 321,230
Total contributions 705,562 1,351,874 2,057,436
Investment earnings
Dividends and interest 319,236 355,380 674,616
Net increase in fair value of investments 789,337 1,229,895 2,019,232
Total investment earnings 1,108,573 1,585,275 2,693,848
Less: investment expenses 36,564 116,802 153,366
Total investment earnings 1,072,009 1,468,473 2,540,482
Total additions 1,777,571 2,820,347 4,597,918
Deductions
Administration 17,171 66,748 83,919
Benefits 221,537 451,574 673,111
Refund of contributions 42,137 42,137
Total deductions 280,845 518,322 799,167
Change in net position 1,496,726 2,302,025 3,798,751
Net position - beginning 10,433,153 14,499,921 24,933,074
Net position - ending 11,929,879$ 16,801,946$ 28,731,825$
THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
Employee Retirement Funds
Combining Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Position
For the Year Ended September 30, 2014
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AGENCY FUNDS
Manatee Protection Agency
Northlake Boulevard Task Force
THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
Combining Statement of Agency Net Position
Manatee Northlake Total
Protection Boulevard Agency
Agency Task Force Funds
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 293,632$ 62,428$ 356,060$
Liabilities
Due to others 293,632$ 62,428$ 356,060$
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Combining Schedule of Changes in Agency Net Position
September 30, 2013 Additions Deductions September 30, 2014
Manatee Protection Agency
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 290,647$ 2,985$ $ 293,632$
Liabilities
Due to others 290,647$ 2,985$ $ 293,632$
Northlake Boulevard Task Force
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 61,793$ 635$ $ 62,428$
Liabilities
Due to others 61,793$ 635$ $ 62,428$
Total All Agency Funds
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 352,440$ 3,620$ $ 356,060$
Liabilities
Due to others 352,440$ 3,620$ $ 356,060$
THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
For the Year Ended September 30, 2014
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PROPRIETARY FUND
(ENTERPRISE FUND)
Country Club Fund
THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
Schedule of Revenues and Departmental Expenses - Budget and Actual
Country Club Fund - Budgetary Basis
For the Year Ended September 30, 2014
Variance with
Final Budget
Original Final Positive Percent
Budget Budget Actual (Negative)Variance
Revenue
Greens fee/cart rentals/membership fees 2,359,455$ 2,359,455$ 2,328,539$ (30,916)$ -1.31
Golf shop revenues 337,900 337,900 405,986 68,086 20.15
Driving range revenues 281,000 281,000 283,320 2,320 0.83
Restaurant revenues 799,000 799,000 620,926 (178,074) -22.29
Interest revenues 7,600 7,600 10,930 3,330 43.82
Miscellaneous 6,935 6,935
Appropriated net position 19,135 (19,135)
Total revenues 3,784,955 3,804,090 3,656,636 (147,454)-3.88
Golf Maintenance
Operating expenses 1,149,240 1,158,040 1,209,689 (51,649) -4.46
Total Golf Maintenance 1,149,240 1,158,040 1,209,689 (51,649) -4.46
Golf Pro Shop and Range
Personnel services 580,055 580,055 643,248 (63,193) -10.89
Operating expenses 308,124 314,459 344,885 (30,426) -9.68
Total Golf Pro Shop and Range 888,179 894,514 988,133 (93,619) -10.47
Food and Beverage
Personnel services 466,287 466,287 432,858 33,429 7.17
Operating expenses 446,038 446,038 365,357 80,681 18.09
Total Food and Beverage 912,325 912,325 798,215 114,110 12.51
Administration
Personnel services 67,782 67,782 39,648 28,134 41.51
Operating expenses 29,444 29,444 49,014 (19,570) -66.47
Total Administration 97,226 97,226 88,662 8,564 8.81
Clubhouse and Grounds
Operating expenses 104,574 108,574 97,594 10,980 10.11
Capital outlay 12,000 12,000 41,720 (29,720)
Total Clubhouse and Grounds 116,574 120,574 139,314 (18,740) (15.54)
Insurance and General Liability
Operating expenses 48,529 48,529 48,169 360 0.74
Reserves
Operating 10,000 10,000 4,900 5,100 51.00
Contingency 14,131 14,131 14,131 100.00
Total Reserves 24,131 24,131 4,900 19,231 79.69
Debt service
Debt service 548,751 548,751 533,821 14,930 2.72
Total expenses on the budgetary basis 3,784,955 3,804,090 3,810,903 (6,813) (0.18)
Revenues over expenses $ $ (154,267)$ (154,267)$
Adjustments to reconcile to the GAAP Basis
Total expenses on the budgetary basis 3,810,903
Less: capital outlay costs capitalized (1)(8,120)
Less: debt service (533,821)
Add: depreciation expense 481,882
Total operating expenses 3,750,844$
(1) $33,600 of capital outlay in Clubhouse and Grounds was expensed as repairs and maintenance.
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STATISTICAL SECTION
This part of the Village of North Palm Beach's comprehensive annual financial report presents detailed unaudited information as
a context for understanding what the information in the financial statement, note disclosures, and required supplementary
information says about the Village's overall financial health.
Contents Page
Financial Trends
These schedules contain trend information to help the reader understand how the Village's financial
performance and well-being have changed over time. These schedules include:
Net Position by Component 84
Changes in Net Position 85
Fund Balances, Governmental Funds 87
Changes in Fund Balances, Governmental Fund 88
Revenue Capacity
These schedules contain information to help the reader assess the Village's most significant local
revenue source, the property tax.
Net Assessed Value and Estimated Actual Value of Taxable Property 90
Property Tax Rates - Direct and Overlapping Governments 91
Principal Property Taxpayers 92
Property Tax Levies and Collections 93
Debt Capacity
These schedules present information to help the reader assess the affordability of the Village's
current levels of outstanding debt and the Village's ability to issue additional debt in the future.
Ratios of Outstanding Debt by Type 94
Direct and Overlapping Governmental Activities Debt 95
Pledged-Revenue Coverage 96
Demographic and Economic Information
These schedules offer demographic and economic indicators to help the reader understand the
environment within which the Village's financial activities take place.
Demographic and Economic Statistics 97
Principal Employers 98
Operating Information
These schedules contain service and infrastructure data to help understand how the information
in the Village's financial report relates to the services the Village provides and the activities it performs.
Full-Time Equivalent Village Government Employees by Function 99
Operating Indicators by Function/Program 100
Capital Asset Statistics by Function/Program 101
Sources: Unless otherwise noted, the information in these schedules is derived from the comprehensive annual
financial reports for the relevant year.
STATISTICAL SECTION
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Governmental Activities:
Net investment in capital assets 3,535,596$ 8,118,773$ 10,543,788$ 12,845,093$ 16,643,241$
Restricted 19,828 154,073 113,269 979,182 251,088
Unrestricted 6,654,989 7,143,452 9,281,170 9,836,912 11,016,626
Total governmental activities net position 10,210,413 15,416,298 19,938,227 23,661,187 27,910,955
Business-Type Activities:
Net investment in capital assets 1,919,194 1,999,123 2,195,630 2,492,524 2,364,814
Unrestricted 270,374 415,865 151,005 202,802 434,212
Total business-type activities net position 2,189,568 2,414,988 2,346,635 2,695,326 2,799,026
Primary government:
Net investment in capital assets 5,454,790 10,117,896 12,739,418 15,337,617 19,008,055
Restricted 19,828 154,073 113,269 979,182 251,088
Unrestricted 6,925,363 7,559,317 9,432,175 10,039,714 11,450,838
Total primary government net position 12,399,981$ 17,831,286$ 22,284,862$ 26,356,513$ 30,709,981$
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Governmental Activities:
Net investment in capital assets 18,184,508$ 17,237,355$ 16,109,707$ 15,431,966$ 14,966,927$
Restricted 390,081 548,489 658,194 317,190 180,755
Unrestricted 10,568,594 11,775,621 11,846,141 11,973,715 11,314,096
Total governmental activities net position 29,143,183 29,561,465 28,614,042 27,722,871 26,461,778
Business-Type Activities:
Net investment in capital assets 2,295,125 2,200,927 2,082,668 1,998,974 1,907,746
Unrestricted 403,261 385,623 557,954 668,434 514,167
Total business-type activities net position 2,698,386 2,586,550 2,640,622 2,667,408 2,421,913
Primary government:
Net investment in capital assets 20,479,633 19,438,282 18,192,375 17,430,940 16,874,673
Restricted 390,081 548,489 658,194 317,190 180,755
Unrestricted 10,971,855 12,161,244 12,404,095 12,642,149 11,828,263
Total primary government net position 31,841,569$ 32,148,015$ 31,254,664$ 30,390,279$ 28,883,691$
Basic Financial Statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis for State and Local Governments.
Fiscal Year
VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH
NET POSITION BY COMPONENT
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
(ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING) Unaudited
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VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH
CHANGES IN NET POSITION
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
(ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING) Unaudited
Fiscal Year
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Expenses
Governmental activities:
General government 2,127,009$ 1,784,528$ 2,698,187$ 1,839,228$ 2,239,511$
Public safety 6,038,846 7,036,117 6,671,490 7,154,578 7,095,043
Public works 5,091,305 4,131,500 3,733,815 3,996,711 4,083,441
Community development and planning 657,112 737,165 860,448 826,149
Leisure services 1,635,784 2,562,627 2,781,658 3,244,045 3,174,623
Other government 842,561 2,049
Interest on long-term debt 151,233 241,995 204,666 120,549 26,702
Total governmental activities expenses 15,886,738 16,415,928 16,826,981 17,215,559 17,445,469
Business-type activities:
Country club 2,607,712 2,124,927 3,570,683 3,268,562 3,308,535
Total business-type activities 2,607,712 2,124,927 3,570,683 3,268,562 3,308,535
Total primary government expenses 18,494,450$ 18,540,855$ 20,397,664$ 20,484,121$ 20,754,004$
Program Revenues
Governmental activities:
Charges for services:
General government 285,386$ 158,160$ 122,455$ 123,334$ 122,569$
Public safety 329,081 388,671 345,731 383,325 378,591
Public works 1,326,820 140,923 217,975 288,994 394,082
Community development and planning 1,175,252 938,188 888,015 699,130
Leisure services 78,475 528,983 496,679 595,558 912,862
Other government
Operating grants and contributions 1,392,729 998,573 170,389 88,224 105,080
Capital grants and contributions 462,394 1,454,526 1,602,465 2,017,158
Total governmental activities program revenues 3,412,491 3,852,956 3,745,943 3,969,915 4,629,472
Business-type activities:
Charges for services:
Country club 2,658,468 2,167,089 3,463,524 3,616,509 3,404,859
Operating grants and contributions 68,883 13,609
Capital grants and contributions
Total business-type activities program revenues 2,658,468 2,235,972 3,463,524 3,630,118 3,404,859
Total primary government program revenues 6,070,959$ 6,088,928$ 7,209,467$ 7,600,033$ 8,034,331$
Net (Expense)/Revenue
Governmental activities (12,474,247)$ (12,562,972)$ (13,081,041)$ (13,245,644)$ (12,815,997)$
Business-type activities 50,756 111,045 (107,159) 361,556 96,324
Total primary government net expense (12,423,491)$ (12,451,927)$ (13,188,200)$ (12,884,088)$ (12,719,673)$
General revenues and other changes in net position:
Governmental activities:
Taxes:
Property taxes 10,070,977$ 10,881,501$ 12,076,184$ 11,915,355$ 11,917,359$
Local option gas taxes 307,043 292,332 278,649 267,557
Utility service taxes 1,955,403 2,001,164 2,001,443 2,018,071 2,239,002
Franchise taxes 890,297 1,150,974 1,207,552 1,212,562 1,256,831
Sales and use taxes 1,277,124 1,415,917 1,339,893 1,227,341 1,116,107
Unrestricted grants and contributions 421,254
Investment earnings 196,699 477,420 650,022 194,652 (1,346)
Miscellaneous 111,927 53,264 8,836 55,719 263,459
Contributions for Support Our Troops 15,502 16,959 6,796
Gain on disposl of equipment
Transfers 36,445 5,111 49,296
Total governmental activities 14,923,681 16,323,728 17,596,875 16,968,604 17,065,765
Business-type activities:
Investment income 12,640 112,841 43,917 36,431 7,376
Miscellaneous
Transfers (36,445) (5,111) (49,296)
Total business-type activities 12,640 76,396 38,806 (12,865) 7,376
Total primary government 14,936,321$ 16,400,124$ 17,635,681$ 16,955,739$ 17,073,141$
Change in net position
Governmental activities 2,449,434$ 3,760,756$ 4,515,834$ 3,722,960$ 4,249,768$
Business-type activities 63,396 187,441 (68,353) 348,691 103,700
Total primary government 2,512,830$ 3,948,197$ 4,447,481$ 4,071,651$ 4,353,468$
Basic Financial Statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis for State and Local Governments.
85
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
2,679,192$ 2,403,681$ 2,520,815$ 2,489,488$ 2,696,298$
7,304,233 7,232,748 7,892,561 8,282,062 9,259,442
4,594,738 4,733,913 4,652,620 4,482,973 4,485,246
806,536 811,177 884,773 966,245 1,046,299
2,830,292 2,749,065 2,873,496 2,974,290 3,114,213
4,384
18,219,375 17,930,584 18,824,265 19,195,058 20,601,498
3,398,206 3,691,528 3,536,139 3,629,120 3,902,131
3,398,206 3,691,528 3,536,139 3,629,120 3,902,131
21,617,581$ 21,622,112$ 22,360,404$ 22,824,178$ 24,503,629$
126,968$ 130,886$ 135,372$ 107,976$ 110,694$
465,263 420,653 440,568 522,121 592,644
411,722 400,662 386,974 403,447 402,814
734,718 861,394 816,673 993,059 1,621,471
1,063,748 1,043,459 1,018,883 1,087,182 1,096,021
96,670 126,568 149,573 91,901 90,520
75,845 5,169 5,686 233,949 16,098
2,974,934 2,988,791 2,953,729 3,439,635 3,930,262
3,227,580 3,571,199 3,582,760 3,577,446 3,645,706
3,227,580 3,571,199 3,582,760 3,577,446 3,645,706
6,202,514$ 6,559,990$ 6,536,489$ 7,017,081$ 7,575,968$
(15,244,441)$ (14,941,793)$ (15,870,536)$ (15,755,423)$ (16,671,236)$
(170,626) (120,329) 46,621 (51,674) (256,425)
(15,415,067)$ (15,062,122)$ (15,823,915)$ (15,807,097)$ (16,927,661)$
11,053,128$ 10,441,869$ 10,011,748$ 9,981,391$ 10,154,695$
266,077 259,794 263,369 261,852 266,147
2,261,375 2,198,148 2,164,920 2,197,760 2,277,366
1,204,328 1,191,155 1,178,598 1,160,780 1,232,669
1,114,945 1,140,744 1,138,097 1,187,221 1,260,617
280,217 97,743 90,968 37,029 16,653
213,425 30,622 75,413 38,219 146,360
55,636
16,393,495 15,360,075 14,923,113 14,864,252 15,410,143
14,686 8,493 7,451 8,555 10,930
55,300 69,905
69,986 8,493 7,451 78,460 10,930
16,463,481$ 15,368,568$ 14,930,564$ 14,942,712$ 15,421,073$
1,149,054$ 418,282$ (947,423)$ (891,171)$ (1,261,093)$
(100,640) (111,836) 54,072 26,786 (245,495)
1,048,414$ 306,446$ (893,351)$ (864,385)$ (1,506,588)$
86
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
General Fund
Reserved 197,163$ 308,836$ 945,891$ 775,339$ 563,115$
Unreserved 5,771,684 7,022,606 8,179,659 8,265,513 10,058,216
Total general fund 5,968,847$ 7,331,442$ 9,125,550$ 9,040,852$ 10,621,331$
All other Governmental Funds
Reserved 19,828$ $ $ 239,979$ $
Unreserved, reported in:
Special revenue funds 400,000 224,937 594,399 (152,861)
Capital projects funds 397,233 673,232 713,373 825,778
Total all other governmental funds 19,828$ 797,233$ 898,169$ 1,547,751$ 672,917$
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
General Fund
Nonspendable 167,108$ 276,924$ 166,839$ 293,674$ 244,438$
Restricted 338,457 548,489 658,194 317,190 135,255
Committed 442,833
Assigned 104,245 186,594 127,574 200,016 216,808
Unassigned 10,443,099 10,688,660 11,244,977 11,451,668 12,391,362
Total general fund 11,052,909$ 11,700,667$ 12,197,584$ 12,705,381$ 12,987,863$
All other Governmental Funds
Restricted $ $ $ $ 45,500$
Assigned
Special revenue funds 47,379 47,107 47,652 47,652 325,152
Capital projects funds 844,742 1,491,574 2,129,831 1,799,617 841,850
Total all other governmental funds 892,121$ 1,538,681$ 2,177,483$ 1,847,269$ 1,212,502$
Basic Financial Statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis for State and Local Governments.
The Village implemented GASB 54, Fund Balance Reporting and Government Fund Definitions, in 2011 and restated the 2010 amounts.
VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH
FUND BALANCES, GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
(MODIFIED ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING) Unaudited
87
VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES, GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
(MODIFIED ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING) Unaudited
Fiscal Year
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Revenues:
Taxes 13,236,952$ 14,340,682$ 15,577,511$ 15,424,638$ 15,680,749$
Licenses and Permits 1,131,903 1,128,658 880,266 1,047,144 880,016
Intergovernmental 2,804,985 2,914,057 2,750,021 2,459,211 3,315,908
Charges for services 647,915 1,003,660 1,082,569 1,268,774 1,684,718
Fines and forfeitures 234,513 165,496 132,158 235,965 145,340
Investment earnings 196,699 477,421 650,022 194,652 (1,345)
Miscellaneous 83,205 130,515 194,716 137,447 300,455
Total revenues 18,336,172 20,160,489 21,267,263 20,767,831 22,005,841
Expenditures:
General government 2,061,545 1,648,131 2,304,654 2,246,461 1,970,257
Public safety 5,713,904 6,494,578 6,609,801 7,056,833 6,835,730
Public works 5,019,739 4,708,196 3,558,264 3,725,450 3,432,556
Community development and planning 651,331 735,155 840,366 784,486
Leisure services - recreation 1,376,950 1,682,030 2,430,403 2,876,840 2,898,252
Other government 817,293 2,049
Capital outlay 1,917,377 2,737,805 2,597,065 3,939,455
Debt service
Principal payments 903,225 879,527 789,048 716,206 1,395,735
Interest paid on debt 151,233 199,373 207,088 143,726 43,725
Total expenditures 16,043,889 18,182,592 19,372,218 20,202,947 21,300,196
Excess of revenues over (under) expenditures 2,292,283 1,977,897 1,895,045 564,884 705,645
Other financing sources (uses)
Transfers in 1,471,529 593,884 1,254,952 454,111
Transfers out (1,471,529) (593,884) (1,254,952) (454,111)
Capital lease
Proceeds from debt issuance 123,500
Miscellaneous
Total other financing sources (uses)123,500
Net change in fund balances 2,415,783$ 1,977,897$ 1,895,045$ 564,884$ 705,645$
Debt service as a percentage of noncapital
expenditures 7.03%7.29%6.41%4.91%8.07%
88
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
14,784,906$ 14,090,966$ 13,618,635$ 13,601,783$ 13,930,877$
910,997 959,098 810,390 803,337 1,344,653
1,768,388 1,557,377 1,591,678 1,817,603 1,688,608
1,944,245 1,934,424 1,966,179 2,141,437 2,320,305
142,048 164,366 140,610 131,524 117,869
280,218 97,743 90,968 37,029 16,653
278,062 59,462 130,293 207,076 258,086
20,108,864 18,863,436 18,348,753 18,739,789 19,677,051
2,496,342 2,402,241 2,328,568 2,346,281 2,541,546
7,021,231 7,053,282 7,583,018 7,947,221 8,947,627
3,887,034 4,044,642 3,886,698 3,733,977 3,773,689
774,121 790,937 844,748 933,117 1,004,642
2,361,388 2,295,959 2,374,748 2,491,559 2,644,598
663,582 682,057 495,254 1,110,051 1,117,234
2,250,000
4,384
19,458,082 17,269,118 17,513,034 18,562,206 20,029,336
650,782 1,594,318 835,719 177,583 (352,285)
163,490 1,334,934 500,000 265,000 323,000
(163,490) (1,334,934) (500,000) (265,000) (323,000)
650,782$ 1,594,318$ 835,719$ 177,583$ (352,285)$
11.99%
89
Unaudited
Fiscal Year
Ended
Sept 30,
Tax Roll
Year Residential Property
Commercial
Property
Personal
Property
Total Net Market -
Assessed Value
Total Direct
Tax Rate
2005 2004 1,180,028,585$ 208,240,338$ 49,767,286$ 1,438,036,209$ 7.2700
2006 2005 1,441,249,707 179,827,665 44,422,817 1,665,500,189 6.8000
2007 2006 1,700,678,282 235,776,768 45,084,335 1,981,539,385 6.3000
2008 2007 1,744,202,888 229,300,592 43,735,861 2,017,239,341 6.1000
2009 2008 1,575,367,916 230,599,951 41,471,282 1,847,439,149 6.6977
2010 2009 1,394,954,867 221,443,121 40,552,276 1,656,950,264 6.9000
2011 2010 1,295,097,223 210,844,220 38,261,607 1,544,203,050 6.9723
2012 2011 1,265,549,795 189,284,601 33,303,512 1,488,137,908 6.9723
2013 2012 1,254,302,880 195,770,816 30,033,151 1,480,106,847 6.9723
2014 2013 1,287,481,785 203,512,929 33,792,851 1,524,787,565 6.8731
Note: Assessed values are established by the Palm Beach Property Appraiser's office as of January 1, each year.
Assessments were increased to 100% of market value as of 1980.
Property in the Village is reassessed each year. Property is assessed at actual value, therefore the assessed
values are equal to actual value. Tax rates are per $1,000 of assessed value.
Source:Palm Beach County Property Appraiser
Real Property
VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH
NET ASSESSED VALUE AND ESTIMATED ACTUAL VALUE OF TAXABLE PROPERTY
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
90
Unaudited
Palm Beach Total
County Palm Direct and
Fiscal Tax Roll Village of School Beach Special Overlapping
Year Year N. Palm Beach District County Districts Rates
2005 2004 7.2700 8.4300 4.7680 2.5260 22.9940
2006 2005 6.8000 8.1060 4.7192 2.5042 22.1294
2007 2006 6.3000 7.8700 4.4800 2.3250 20.9750
2008 2007 6.1000 7.3560 3.9813 2.1308 19.5681
2009 2008 6.6977 7.2500 3.9660 2.2570 20.1707
2010 2009 6.9000 7.9830 4.5614 2.4934 21.9378
2011 2010 6.9723 8.1540 4.9960 2.5549 22.6772
2012 2011 6.9723 8.1800 4.9925 2.3433 22.4881
2013 2012 6.9723 7.7780 4.9902 2.3154 22.0559
2014 2013 6.8731 7.5860 4.9852 2.2280 21.6723
Note:All millage rates are based on $1 for every $1,000 of assessed value.
Source:North Palm Beach: Notice of Ad Valorem Taxes and Non-Ad Valorem Assessments
(1)Overlapping rates are those of local and county governments that apply to property owners within the Village
of North Palm Beach. Not all overlapping rates apply to all Village of North Palm Beach property owners
(i.e. The rates for special districts apply only to the proportion of the government's property owners whose
property is located within the geographic boundaries of the special district.)
VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH
PROPERTY TAX RATES - DIRECT AND OVERLAPPING GOVERNMENTS
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
Overlapping Rates (1)
91
Unaudited
Percentage Percentage
of Total of Total
Village Net Village Net
Taxable Taxable Taxable Taxable
Assessed Assessed Assessed Assessed
Taxpayers Value Rank Value Value Rank Value
Old Port Cove Equities, Inc 21,790,372 1 1.43%
Olen Residential Realty 20,310,994 2 1.33%12,900,000 3 0.90%
Florida Power & Light 16,963,014 3 1.11%
Sanctuary Bay Trust Corporation 15,989,705 4 1.05%11,000,300 5 0.76%
New Country Motor Cars 11,441,435 5 0.75%
Wolfchase Associates, LLC 10,500,000 4 0.73%
Domani Devolopment, LLC 10,020,009 6 0.66%15,244,750 1 1.06%
Old Port Cove Holdings, Inc 7,705,060 7 0.51%
CFO2 Palm Beach III LP 7,200,000 8 0.47%
Crystal Tree Property Owners 7,000,000 9 0.46%13,571,976 2 0.94%
Bozzuto, Michael A 5,737,391 10 0.38%
Greater Fla Inv CO 5,840,000 7 0.41%
Village Shoppes at US 1, LLC 6,932,847 6 0.48%
Riverside National Bank of Florida 4,964,157 8 0.35%
McGould Sean 4,479,263 9 0.31%
Malone Debora B 4,455,001 10 0.31%
Total 124,157,980$ 8.15%89,888,294$ 6.25%
Source: Palm Beach Country Appraiser
Note: Assessed values are established by the Palm Beach Property Appraiser's offices as of January 1, each year.
VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH
PRINCIPAL PROPERTY TAXPAYERS
CURRENT YEAR AND 2005
2014 2005
92
Unaudited
Fiscal Year Total Taxes Collections in
Ending Tax Roll Levied for Percent Subsequent Percent
Sept 30,Year Fiscal Year Amount of Levy Years Amount of Levy
2005 2004 10,463,873$ 10,059,478$ 96.14%9,476$ 10,068,954$ 96.23%
2006 2005 11,329,648 10,690,869 94.36%172,744 10,863,613 95.89%
2007 2006 12,624,307 11,802,457 93.49%228,352 12,030,809 95.30%
2008 2007 12,360,135 11,546,732 93.42%333,756 11,880,488 96.12%
2009 2008 12,401,519 11,530,384 92.98%349,642 11,880,026 95.79%
2010 2009 11,564,281 10,683,829 92.39%284,004 10,967,833 94.84%
2011 2010 10,793,319 10,097,289 93.55%298,514 10,395,803 96.32%
2012 2011 10,424,715 9,992,145 95.85%15,616 10,007,761 96.00%
2013 2012 10,358,172 9,948,550 96.05%36,366 9,984,916 96.40%
2014 2013 10,503,598 10,097,763 96.14%57,493 10,155,256 96.68%
Source:Palm Beach Country Property Appraiser
of the Levy to Date
Total Collections
Collected within
VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH
PROPERTY TAX LEVIES AND COLLECTIONS
LAST TEN CALENDAR YEARS
the Fiscal Year
93
VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH
RATIOS OF OUTSTANDING DEBT BY TYPE
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
Unaudited
Business-type
Activities
Fiscal Year Percent of
Ended Loans Capital Loans Capital Median Personal Per
Sept 30,Payable Leases Payable Leases Total Income (1)Capita (1)
2005 5,754,677$ 275,840$ 454,131$ $ 6,484,648$ N/A 513$
2006 4,941,765 209,224 5,185,978 10,336,967 17.20%786.20
2007 4,280,842 81,100 5,026,895 9,388,837 14.67%715.61
2008 3,605,639 40,097 4,662,833 192,892 8,501,461 12.92%692.64
2009 2,250,000 4,383,033 97,049 6,730,082 10.14%583.15
2010 4,090,284 235,176 4,325,460 6.74%371.64
2011 3,844,928 173,084 4,018,012 *6.26%**345.22
2012 3,608,294 106,933 3,715,227 5.98%303.51
2013 3,357,875 396,055 3,753,930 6.28%305.37
2014 3,096,925 274,471 3,371,396 5.32%266.62
Note:Details regarding the Village's outstanding debt may be found in the notes to the
financial statements.
*2010 Median Household Income was used for calculation - 2011 Income was not available due to agency software upgrades
**2010 Population was used for calculation - 2011's Population was not available due to agency software upgrades
(1)See the Schedule of Demographic and Economic Statistics on page 97 for personal income and population data.
N/A Data not available.
Governmental Activities
94
Percentage Amount
Net Applicable to Applicable to
Debt the Village of the Village of
Outstanding North Palm Beach (1) North Palm Beach
Debt repaid with property taxes:
Palm Beach County 163,630,000$ 1.17%1,914,471$
Palm Beach County School Board 1.10%
Other debt:
Palm Beach County 811,414,000 1.17%9,493,544
Palm Beach County School Board 21,889,000 1.10%240,779
Subtotal, overlapping debt 11,648,794
Village of North Palm Beach Direct Debt -
Total direct and overlapping debt 11,648,794$
Sources:Palm Beach County Tax Appraiser's Office
Palm Beach County School Board
Palm Beach County Clerk & Comptroller
Note: Overlapping governments are those that coincide, at least in part, with the geographic boundaries
of the Village. This schedule estimates the portion of the outstanding debt of those overlapping
governments that is borne by the residents and businesses of the Village of North Palm Beach. This
process recognizes that, when considering the Village'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.
(1)For debt repaid with property taxes, the percentage of overlapping debt applicable is estimated using
taxable assessed property values. Value that is within the Village's boundaries and dividing it by the
County's and School Board's total taxable assessed value. This approach was also used for the other
debt.
VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH
DIRECT AND OVERLAPPING GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES DEBT
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
Unaudited
Government Unit
95
VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH
Pledged - Revenue Coverage
Country Club Bonds
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Unaudited
Required
Fiscal Gross Operating Debt
Year Revenues (1) Expenses (2)Net Revenue Service Coverage (3)
(4)
2006 2,348,813$ 1,910,640$ 438,173$ 106,936$ 4.10 (4)
2007 3,507,441 2,991,621 515,820 392,505 1.31
2008 3,652,940 2,558,591 1,094,349 394,900 2.77
2009 3,412,235 2,587,171 825,064 394,900 2.09
2010 3,242,266 2,728,470 513,796 394,900 1.30
2011 3,579,692 3,049,301 530,391 394,900 1.34
2012 3,590,211 2,932,743 657,468 394,900 1.66
2013 3,586,001 2,986,080 599,921 394,900 1.52
2014 3,656,636 3,248,284 408,352 394,900 1.03
(1)Gross revenue includes interest revenue.
(2)Operating expenses excludes non-cash expenses
(3)Coverage should be not less than 1.00.
(4)2006 was the first year the debt was outstanding, and was not a complete year.
96
Per Palm Beach
Median Capita County
Calendar Personal Personal Unemployment
Year Population (1)Income (1)Income (1)Rate (2)
2005 12,633 $ $ 4.0
2006 (estimate)13,148 60,101 46,726 3.3
2007 (estimate)13,120 63,984 42,224 4.1
2008 (estimate)12,274 65,815 45,563 6.3
2009 (estimate)11,541 66,401 49,350 10.8
2010 (estimate)11,639 64,156 49,130 12.0
2011 (estimate)***10.7
2012 (estimate)12,241 62,121 49,117 **5.29
2013 (estimate)12,293 59,778 42,830 **4.66
2014 (estimate)12,645 63,349 43,120 **3.92
Sources:Business Development Board
US Census Bureau
*2011 Demographic data is not available due to Agency Software upgrade
that is not complete
**Village of North Palm Beach Unemployment Rate for 2012-2014 presented
Note: (1)All information available at the current time is presented.
(2)North Palm Beach is not large enough to track unemployment rates.
Palm Beach County rates are presented.
VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH
DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC STATISTICS
LAST TEN CALENDAR YEARS
Unaudited
97
Percentage Percentage
of Total of Total
Employer Employees Employment Employees Employment
Palm Beach Country School Board 21,449 3.31%18,672 3.14%
Tenet Health Care Corp 6,100 0.94%4,705 0.79%
Palm Beach County Government 5,330 0.82%9,000 1.52%
NextEra Energy (Florida Power & Light) 3,804 0.59%2,800 0.47%
G4S (Wachenhut Corp)3,000 0.46%550 0.09%
Office Depot 2,000 0.31%2,780 0.47%
Florida Alantic University 2,980 0.46%1,400 0.24%
Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) (1)2,714 0.42%4,000 0.67%
Veterans Health Administration 2,700 0.42%1,400 0.24%
Boca Raton Resort & Club 1,292 0.20%2,380 0.40%
Bethesda Memorial Hospital 2,643 0.41%1,280 0.22%
Boca Raton Regional Hospital (2)2,250 0.35%1,700 0.29%
The Breakers Hotel 1,800 0.28%2,000 0.34%
Jupiter Medical Center 1,600 0.25%1,400 0.24%
City of West Palm Beach 1,324 0.20%1,500 0.25%
Total 60,986 9.42%55,567 9.37%
Source:Business Development Board of Palm Beach County
*Employer: Palm Beach County
Information is not available for the Village of North Palm Beach.
**Percentage of total employment is calculated using Palm Beach County's
available labor force in each of the respective years presented.
***FY 2014 data was not available - FY 2004 & 2013 data presented
Notes:
(1)Formerly Columbia Palm Beach Health Care Systems, Inc
(2)Intracoastal Health Systems, Inc - now part of Tenet Healthcare Corp
Unaudited
VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH
PRINCIPAL EMPLOYERS***
2013**2004
98
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Number of Employees:
General Government
Village Manager - Full-Time 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Assistant Village Manager - Full-Time 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Systems Specialist
Full-Time 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
Part-Time 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
Executive Secretary - Full-Time 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Human Resources
Full-Time 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Part-Time 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Village Clerk - Full-Time 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Finance
Full-time 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Part-Time 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Public Works
Full-time 62 54 47 48 38 37 37 37 37 37
Part-Time 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Public Safety
Full-time 61 66 68 68 67 67 67 0 0 0
Part-Time 15 14 13 12 11 12 12 0 0 0
Law Enforcement
Full-time 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 43 43
Part-Time 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 13 13
Fire Rescue
Full-time 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 24 24
Part-Time 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Community Development and Planning
Full-time 0 0 9 10 9 9 9 8 8 10
Part-Time 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1
Leisure Services
Library
Full-time 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
Part-Time 7 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10
Recreation
Full-time 5 15 15 17 9 7 6 6 6 6
Part-Time 15 31 39 42 42 42 43 43 43 43
Other Government - Country Club
Full-time 24 18 19 18 5 5 7 5 6 8
Part-Time 27 24 25 22 21 21 64 56 54 65
244 254 265 268 236 234 279 268 268 282
Source:Village of North Palm Beach Budget Report
VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH
Unaudited
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS (*)
Full-Time Equivalent Village Government Employees by Function
Total Number of Employees Budgeted FY Ending
99
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
FUNCTION/PROGRAM
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Number of Parcels - - 7,411 7,422 7,472 7,466 7,466 7,473 7,470 7,471
PUBLIC WORKS
Sanitation (Tons of Refuse Collected)14,037 13,203 12,085 11,974 10,667 10,165 9,962 10,065 10,720 10,720
No. of collection units for solid waste (residential) 7,519 7,558 7,152 7,163 7,214 7,070 7,071 7,076 7,471 7,616
Number of vehicles maintained 95 95 104 104 110 110 98 98 111 98
Number of repair overlays completed (miles)2.462 2.935 2 3 2.5 2.71 - - - -
PUBLIC SAFETY
Number of arrests by police officers 331 410 545 549 448 402 260 211 216 238
Number of traffic citations issued 5,743 4,272 4,269 5,520 6,305 4,951 2,564 2,566 1,254 2,799
EMS average response times (minutes)3.98 4.69 4.73 5.17 5.01 5.12 5.19 5.26 5.11 5.10
Number of EMS calls 965 1,056 1,034 1,114 1,214 1,146 1,179 1,326 1,296 1,110
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING
Building Department - Number of Permits 201 (1)1,875 1,619 1,548 1,744 1,616 1,835 2,480 2,103
Number of code enforcement violations - 1,767 1,617 729 613 391 575 817 790 887
Number of code violations brought to board/magistrate
(Calendar Yr End)165 144 126 115 73 38 72 100 62 28
RECREATION
Number of community events presented 22 21 24 23 28 28 38 49 37 53
Number of registrants in athletic programs 1,400 1,520 1,600 1,400 1,125 1,005 1,260 1,311 2,074 1,439
LIBRARY
Library - Number of Volumes 54,074 47,371 42,372 33,122 35,681 39,277 40,658 43,340 44,966 46,546
OTHER GOVERNMENT
Country Club
Number of Golf Members 365 579 389 297 354 298 283 262 250
Number of Tennis Members 136 171 171 180 184 173 162 190 194
(1)An accurate number of building permits issued for 2006 is not available - computer systems crash.
Source: Village of North Palm Beach
U.S. Census Bureau
VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH
OPERATING INDICATORS BY FUNCTION/PROGRAM
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
Unaudited
100
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Function/Program:
General Government
No. of General Government Buildings 11 11 11 11 23 23 23 23 23 23
Public Works
Square Miles 5.18 5.18 5.18 5.18 5.18 5.18 5.18 5.18 5.18 5.18
Miles of Streets 36.00 36.00 36.00 36.00 36.00 36.00 36.00 36.00 36.00 36.00
Number of Street Lights (within corp surroundings)425 425 425 513 513 513 513 513 513 513
Public Safety
Fire:
Number of Stations 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Number of Fireman & Officers 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Number of Firemen/Paramedics/EMTs 0 23 23 23 23 23 23 22 22 22
Number of Fire Captains 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Police/EMS Protection:
Number of Stations 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Number of Policemen & Officers 35 33 32 32 31 31 31 28 28
Number of Police Captains 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2
EMS Protection 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leisure Services
Recreation
Number of Parks 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Public Tennis Courts 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Swimming Pool 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Number of Marinas 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Library
Number of Libraries 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Number of Volumes 54,074 47,371 42,372 33,122 35,681 39,277 40,658 43,340 44,966 46,546
Other Government
Country Club
Golf Course 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Driving Range 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Tennis Courts 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Restaurant 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
Snack Bar 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
Unaudited
CAPITAL ASSET STATISTICS BY FUNCTION/PROGRAM
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REQUIRED REPORTS
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REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER
FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ON COMPLIANCE
AND OTHER MATTERS BASED ON AN
AUDIT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS
The Honorable Mayor and Members of the Village Council
The Village of North Palm Beach, Florida
We have audited, in accordance with the 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, the financial
statements of the governmental activities, the business-type activities, each major fund, and the
aggregate remaining fund information of the Village of North Palm Beach, Florida, as of and for
the year ended September 30, 2014, and the related notes to the financial statements, which
collectively comprise the Village of North Palm Beach, Florida’s basic financial statements and
have issued our report thereon dated March 18, 2015.
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements, we considered the Village of
North Palm Beach, Florida’s internal control over financial reporting (internal control) to
determine the audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances for the purpose of
expressing our opinions on the financial statements, but not for the purpose of expressing an
opinion on the effectiveness of the Village of North Palm Beach, Florida’s internal control.
Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the effectiveness of the Village of North Palm
Beach, Florida’s internal control.
A deficiency in internal control exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow
management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to
prevent, or detect and correct misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a
deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control, such that there is a reasonable
possibility that a material misstatement of the entity’s financial statements will not be prevented,
or detected and corrected on a timely basis. A significant deficiency is a deficiency, or a
combination of deficiencies, in internal control that is less severe than a material weakness, yet
important enough to merit attention by those charged with governance.
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Our consideration of internal control was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph
of this section and was not designed to identify all deficiencies in internal control that might be
material weaknesses or significant deficiencies. Given these limitations, during our audit we did
not identify any deficiencies in internal control that we consider to be material weaknesses.
However, material weaknesses may exist that have not been identified.
Compliance and Other Matters
As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the Village of North Palm Beach,
Florida’s financial statements are free from material misstatement, we performed tests of its
compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements,
noncompliance with which could have a direct and material effect on the determination of
financial statement amounts. However, providing an opinion on compliance with those
provisions was not an objective of our audit, and accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.
The results of our tests disclosed no instances of noncompliance or other matters that are
required to be reported under Government Auditing Standards.
Purpose of this Report
The purpose of this report is solely to describe the scope of our testing of internal control and
compliance and the results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on the effectiveness of
the entity’s internal control or on compliance. This report is an integral part of an audit
performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards in considering the entity’s
internal control and compliance. Accordingly, this communication is not suitable for any other
purpose.
West Palm Beach, Florida
March 18, 2015
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MANAGEMENT LETTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE RULES OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL
OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA
The Honorable Mayor and Members of the Village Council
The Village of North Palm Beach, Florida
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the financial statements of the Village of North Palm Beach, Florida, as of and for
the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014, and have issued our report thereon dated March 18,
2015.
Auditor’s Responsibility
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United
States of America; the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing
Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States, and Chapter 10.550, Rules of
the Florida Auditor General.
Other Reports
We have issued our Independent Auditor’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
and on Compliance and Other Matters Based on an Audit of Financial Statements Performed in
Accordance with Government Auditing Standards and Independent Accountant’s Report on an
examination conducted in accordance with AICPA Professional Standards, Section 601, regarding
compliance requirements in accordance with Chapter 10.550, Rules of the Auditor General.
Disclosures in those reports, which are dated March 18, 2015, should be considered in conjunction
with this management letter.
Prior Audit Findings
Section 10.554(1)(i)1., Rules of the Auditor General, requires that we determine whether or not
corrective actions have been taken to address findings and recommendations made in the preceding
annual financial audit report. There were no findings or recommendations in the prior year that
required corrective actions.
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Official Title and Legal Authority
Section 10.554(1)(i)4., Rules of the Auditor General, requires that the name or official title and
legal authority for the primary government and each component unit of the reporting entity be
disclosed in this Management Letter, unless disclosed in the notes to the financial statements. This
information is disclosed in Note 1 to the financial statements.
Financial Condition
Section 10.554(1)(i)5.a., Rules of the Auditor General, requires that we report the results of our
determination as to whether or not the Village of North Palm Beach, Florida has met one or more
of the conditions described in Section 218.503(1), Florida Statutes, and identification of the
specific condition(s) met. In connection with our audit, we determined that the Village of North
Palm Beach, Florida did not meet any of the conditions described in Section 218.503(1), Florida
Statutes, during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014.
Pursuant to Sections 10.554(1)(i)5.c. and 10.556(8), Rules of the Auditor General, we applied
financial condition assessment procedures. It is management’s responsibility to monitor the
Village of North Palm Beach, Florida’s financial condition, and our financial condition
assessment was based in part on representations made by management and the review of
financial information provided by same. Our assessment was done as of the fiscal year end. The
results of our procedures did not disclose any matters that are required to be reported.
Annual Financial Report
Section 10.554(1)(i)5.b., Rules of the Auditor General, requires that we report the results of our
determination as to whether the annual financial report for the Village of North Palm Beach,
Florida for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014, filed with the Florida Department of
Financial Services pursuant to Section 218.32(1)(a), Florida Statutes, is in agreement with the
annual financial audit report for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014. In connection with our
audit, we determined that these two reports were in substantial agreement.
Special District Component Units
Section 10.554(1)(i)5.d., Rules of the Auditor General, requires that we determine whether or not
a special district that is a component unit of a county, municipality, or special district, provided the
financial information necessary for proper reporting of the component unit, within the audited
financial statements of the county, municipality, or special district in accordance with Section
218.39(3)(b), Florida Statutes.
Based on the application of criteria in publications cited in Section 10.553, Rules of the Auditor
General, there are no special district component units of the Village of North Palm Beach, Florida.
Other Matters
Section 10.554(1)(i)2., Rules of the Auditor General, requires that we address in the Management
Letter any recommendations to improve financial management. In connection with our audit, we
did not have any such recommendations.
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Section 10.554(1)(i)3., Rules of the Auditor General, requires that we address noncompliance with
provisions of contracts or grant agreements, or abuse, that have occurred, or are likely to have
occurred, that have an effect on the financial statements that is less than material but which
warrants the attention of those charged with governance. In connection with our audit, we did not
have any such findings.
Single Audits
The Village expended less than $500,000 of federal awards and less than $500,000 of state
financial assistance for the year ended September 30, 2014, and was not required to have a federal
single audit or a state single audit.
Response to Management Letter
There were no items that required a response by management.
Purpose of this Letter
Our management letter is intended solely for the information and use of the Legislative Auditing
Committee, members of the Florida Senate and the Florida House of Representatives, the Florida
Auditor General, management, the audit committee, Village Council, and federal and state
awarding agencies and pass-through entities, and is not intended to be and should not be used by
anyone other than these specified parties.
March 18, 2015
West Palm Beach, Florida
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INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT’S REPORT
ON COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 218.415,
FLORIDA STATUTES
The Honorable Mayor and Members of the Village Council
The Village of North Palm Beach, Florida
We have examined the Village of North Palm Beach, Florida’s compliance with Section 218.415, Florida
Statutes during the year ended September 30, 2014. Management is responsible for the Village of North
Palm Beach, Florida’s compliance with those requirements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion
on the Village of North Palm Beach, Florida’s compliance based on our examination.
Our examination was conducted in accordance with attestation standards established by the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants and, accordingly, included examining, on a test basis, evidence
about the Village of North Palm Beach, Florida’s compliance with those requirements and performing
such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our examination
provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our examination does not provide a legal determination on
the Village of North Palm Beach, Florida’s compliance with specified requirements.
In our opinion, the Village of North Palm Beach, Florida complied, in all material respects, with the
aforementioned requirements for the year ended September 30, 2014.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of the Legislative Auditing Committee,
members of the Florida Senate and Florida House of Representative, the Florida Auditor General,
applicable management, and the Village Council, and is not intended to be and should not be used by
anyone other than these specified parties.
West Palm Beach, Florida
March 18, 2015