2018 City of Shakopee Comprehensive Annual Financial Report

CITY OF SHAKOPEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 2018

NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) D. Assets, Deferred Outflows of Resources, Liabilities, Deferred Inflows of Resources and Net Position or Equity (Continued) 7. Deferred Outflows/Inflows of Resources (Continued) The governmental funds report unavailable revenues from two sources: property taxes and special assessments. These amounts are deferred and recognized as an inflow of resources in the period that the amounts become available. The City presents deferred inflows of resources on the Statements of Net Position for deferred inflows of resources related to pensions and other postemployment benefit resources. Deferred inflows of resources related to pensions results from the net difference between projected and actual earnings on plan investments, changes in proportionate share and the differences between expected and actual economic experience. 8. Compensated Absences Vacation and sick leave benefits are recorded as expenditures in the Employee Benefits Internal Service Fund and governmental funds when the obligations have matured and are expected to be liquidated with expendable financial resources. City employees earn vacation time based on years of City service. Employees who have 0 to 15 years of employment may accumulate no more than 240 hours. Employees who have 16 or more years of service may accumulate no more than 360 hours of vacation leave. Upon termination, employees will receive compensation for all unused vacation. Employees earn sick leave and may accumulate to a maximum of 960 hours. The City compensates employees who leave municipal service at the rate of 45% up to 15 years of service. After 15 years of service, employees who leave are compensated at the rate of 55% plus 2% for each year of service beyond 15 years up to 75% of unused sick leave. 9. 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. Enterprise fund bond premiums and discounts, are deferred and amortized over the life of the bonds using the effective interest method. Bonds payable are reported net of the applicable bond premium or discount. 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 expenditures.

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