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City of Iowa City
Comprehensive AnnualFinancial Report
COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL
FINANCIAL REPORT
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2019
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FINANCE DEPARTMENT
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
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CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
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INTRODUCTORY SECTION
Table of contents ................................................................................................................................ 1
Letter of transmittal ............................................................................................................................ 3
Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting ................................................... 12
City organizational chart .................................................................................................................... 13
City officials....................................................................................................................................... 14
FINANCIAL SECTION
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT ......................................................................................... 15
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS .................................................................... 19
BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Government-wide financial statements
Statement of net position ............................................................................................................. 30
Statement of activities .................................................................................................................. 33
Fund financial statements
Balance sheet – governmental funds ............................................................................................ 34
Reconciliation of the balance sheet of the governmental funds to the statement of net position 35
Statement of revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balances – governmental funds ....... 36
Reconciliation of the statement of revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balances of
governmental funds to the statement of activities ..................................................................... 37
Statement of net position – proprietary funds .............................................................................. 38
Statement of revenues, expenses, and changes in fund net position – proprietary funds ............ 39
Statement of cash flows – proprietary funds ................................................................................ 40
Statement of fiduciary assets and liabilities ................................................................................. 41
Notes to financial statements .......................................................................................................... 42
REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
Budgetary comparison schedule – budget and actual – all governmental funds and enterprise
funds – budgetary basis………………………………………………………………………… 82
Budgetary comparison schedule – budget to GAAP reconciliation …………………………….. 84
Note to required supplementary information – budgetary reporting…………………………….. 85
Schedule of the City’s proportionate share of MFPRSI net pension liability…………………… 87
Schedule of City’s MFPRSI contributions………………………………………………………. 88
Notes to required supplementary information – MFPRSI pension liability……………………... 90
Schedule of the City’s proportionate share of IPERS net pension liability…………………… .. 91
Schedule of City’s IPERS contributions……………………………………………………….... 92
Notes to required supplementary information – IPERS pension liability……………………….. 94
Required supplementary information – schedule of changes in the City’s total OPEB liability,
related ratios and notes…………………….………………………………………….……… . 96
COMBINING FUND STATEMENTS
Combining balance sheet – nonmajor governmental funds ............................................................ 98
Combining statement of revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balances – nonmajor
governmental funds ...................................................................................................................... 99
Combining statement of net position – internal service funds ........................................................ 102
Combining statement of revenues, expenses, and changes in fund net position – internal service
funds ............................................................................................................................................. 103
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COMBINING FUND STATEMENTS (continued)
Combining statement of cash flows – internal service funds .......................................................... 104
Statement of changes in assets and liabilities – agency funds ......................................................... 106
STATISTICAL SECTION (UNAUDITED)
Net position by component ................................................................................................................. 109
Changes in net position ...................................................................................................................... 110
Fund balances – governmental funds ................................................................................................. 112
Changes in fund balances – governmental funds ............................................................................... 113
General government tax revenues by source ...................................................................................... 114
Assessed and taxable value of property .............................................................................................. 115
Property tax rates – direct and overlapping governments .................................................................. 116
Levies and collections ........................................................................................................................ 117
Principal taxpayers ............................................................................................................................. 118
Larger water system customers .......................................................................................................... 120
Sales history and water system charges .............................................................................................. 121
Larger sewer system customers .......................................................................................................... 122
Sales history and sewer system charges ............................................................................................. 123
Ratios of outstanding debt by type ..................................................................................................... 124
Ratios of general obligation bonded debt to assessed value and net bonded debt per capita ............. 125
Ratio of annual debt service expenditures for general bonded debt to total general governmental
expenditures ..................................................................................................................................... 126
Computation of direct and overlapping debt ...................................................................................... 127
Legal debt margin information ........................................................................................................... 128
General obligation debt annual maturity schedule ............................................................................. 129
Schedule of revenue bond coverage ................................................................................................... 130
Revenue debt annual maturity schedule ............................................................................................. 131
Revenue debt annual maturity by funding source .............................................................................. 132
Demographic and economic statistics ................................................................................................ 134
Principal employers ............................................................................................................................ 135
Full-time equivalent city government employees by function ........................................................... 136
Operating indicators by function ........................................................................................................ 137
Capital assets by function ................................................................................................................... 138
COMPLIANCE SECTION
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 ............................................................................................................................. 139
Independent auditor’s report on compliance for each major federal program and report on internal
control over compliance required by the Uniform Guidance ............................................................. 141
Schedule of expenditures of federal awards ....................................................................................... 143
Notes to the schedule of expenditures of federal awards ................................................................... 146
Schedule of findings and questioned costs ......................................................................................... 147
Corrective action plan ........................................................................................................................ 150
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December 11, 2019
To the Citizens, Honorable Mayor, Members
of the City Council and City Manager
City of Iowa City, Iowa
The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) of the City of Iowa City, Iowa (the City) for
the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 is submitted herewith in accordance with the provisions of
Chapter 11 of the Code of Iowa. The City’s Finance Department prepared this report.
Responsibility for both the accuracy of the data presented and the completeness and fairness of the
presentation, including all disclosures, rest with the City. I believe the information, as presented,
is accurate in all material respects and presented in a manner designed to fairly present the financial
position and results of operations of the City. All disclosures necessary to enable the reader to gain
an understanding of the City's financial affairs have been included.
Management assumes full responsibility for the completeness and reliability of all of the
information presented in this report, based upon a comprehensive framework of internal control
that it has established for this purpose. Because the cost of internal controls should not exceed
anticipated benefits, the objective is to provide reasonable, rather than absolute, assurance that the
financial statements will be free of any material misstatement.
Bohnsack & Frommelt, LLP, a firm of independent public accountants has issued an unmodified
(“clean”) opinion on the City’s financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2019. Their opinion
is included in the Financial Section of this report.
The City is required to undergo an annual single audit in conformity with the provisions of Title 2
U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles,
and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). Information to comply with the
Uniform Guidance and “Government Auditing Standards” is included in the Compliance Section of
this report.
GAAP requires that management provide a narrative introduction, overview, and analysis to
accompany the basic financial statements in the form of Management’s Discussion and Analysis
(MD&A). This letter of transmittal is designed to complement the MD&A and should be read in
conjunction with it. The City’s MD&A can be found immediately following the report of the
independent auditors.
Profile of the Government
The City of Iowa City was incorporated April 6, 1853. The City is governed by a seven member
Council; each member serves a four-year term. Elections are held every two years allowing for
continuation in office of at least three members at each biennial election. The Council members are
elected at large, with three members nominated from specific districts and the remaining four
members nominated at large. The Council elects the Mayor from its own members for a two-year
term.
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The City Council is the legislative body and makes all policy determinations for the City through the
enactment of ordinances and resolutions. It also adopts a budget to determine how the City will obtain
and spend its funds. The Council appoints members of boards, commissions and committees.
The City Manager is the chief administrative officer for the City and is appointed by the City Council.
The City Manager implements policy decisions of the City Council and enforces City ordinances. In
addition, the City Manager appoints and directly supervises the directors of the City’s operating
departments and supervises the administration of the City’s personnel system. The City Manager
supervises 502 full-time and 46 part-time permanent municipal employees and 273 temporary
employees, including a police force of 85 sworn personnel and a fire department of 64 firefighters.
The City Clerk is appointed by the City Council and reports to the Council. The City Clerk's Office
administers the City government's documentation, City licenses and permits, and provides
information from the Municipal Code and City Ordinances to the public and other City
departments. The City Clerk’s Office is also responsible for distributing and maintaining accurate
records of all City Council proceedings. The Clerk supervises 3 full-time employees and 1
temporary employee.
The City Attorney is also appointed by the City Council and works at the direction of the City
Council. The City Attorney supervises the City Attorney's Office, including 4 Assistant City
Attorneys and 2 other full-time employees. In addition, the City Attorney acts as Chief Legal
Counsel to the City Council, City Manager, the various City departments and staff, and most City
commissions, committees and boards.
The City provides a full range of services including police and fire protection, construction and
maintenance of roads, streets and infrastructure, inspection and licensing functions, a municipal
airport, library, recreational activities, and cultural events. The City owns and operates its water
supply and distribution system and sewage collection and treatment system with secondary treatment
also provided. Virtually the entire City has separate storm and sanitary sewer systems. The City
operates a municipal off-street and on-street parking system in the downtown area. The City also
operates a transit system.
The annual budget serves as the foundation for the City’s financial planning and control. All
departments of the City are required to submit requests for appropriation to the City Manager in
October. The City Manager uses these requests as the starting point for developing a proposed budget.
The City Manager then presents this proposed budget to the Council for review in December. The
Council is required to hold a public hearing on the proposed budget and to adopt a final budget no
later than March 15. The appropriated budget is prepared by fund, function (e.g., Public Safety), and
department (e.g., Police).
The City adopts a three-year financial plan that includes both operations and capital improvements.
This three-year plan permits a more comprehensive review of the City’s financial condition, allowing
analysis of the current and future needs and requirements. During preparation of the plan, careful
review is made of property tax levy rates, utility and user fee requirements, ending cash balances by
fund, debt service obligations, bond financing needs, capital outlay for equipment purchases and
major capital improvement projects. The state requires at least a one-year operating budget. While
legal spending control is exercised at a state mandated function level, management control is set at
the Department Manager level. Encumbrance accounting is utilized in all funds for budgetary control.
Appropriations that are not spent lapse at the end of the year.
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Information Useful in Assessing the Government’s Economic Condition
The City's economic strength is based on the educational sector, medical services, and diversified
manufacturing. The University of Iowa and the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics are the
City’s largest employers with over 30,000 employees. The University of Iowa had an enrollment
in fall 2019 of 32,535 students, which is a decrease of 413 students from 32,948 students in the fall
of 2018. The academic and research missions of the University, along with the health care services
provided at its hospitals and clinics, have an extremely positive economic impact on the area.
The City also has a significant number of national and international businesses, including Fortune
500 companies: ACT Inc., NCS Pearson, and Procter & Gamble. In February 2018, Procter and
Gamble announced that in approximately two years they would be shifting their beauty care products
production from Iowa City to their West Virginia plant. This will eventually reduce the workforce
down from approximately 600 to 100 employees. This may also have an impact on nearby businesses
that produce bottles and labels for this production plant in Iowa City. Procter and Gamble has added
and is expanding an electric toothbrush plant in Iowa City which is expected to employ several
hundred employees; it currently has added approximately 100 employees. The estimated investment
in this new facility is approximately $100 million. Overall, the continued economic development
efforts with the Iowa City and Coralville Chambers of Commerce, private interests, the University of
Iowa, other surrounding communities, and the Iowa City Area Development Group, have produced
positive results with the retention and expansion of businesses.
In addition, Iowa’s Creative Corridor is a seven-county alliance surrounding Iowa City and has been
identified as one of the major growth areas for new business development in the State of Iowa. This
Corridor gives employers workforce access to a region uniquely Iowan, founded with a
manufacturing heritage, but actively seeking new frontiers and opportunities in information
technology, biotechnology and bioprocessing, renewable energy, insurance and financial services,
advanced manufacturing, and educational services. Continued developments within Iowa City and
the region have a favorable impact upon the City's economy.
As a whole, the City's economy continues to grow. Established firms continue to prosper and
expand in Iowa City and there are opportunities for growth of new businesses. Overall, employment
has remained steady as evidenced in the unemployment rate for Iowa City, which continues to
remain low at 2.2% for the month of June 2019, as compared to 2.5% for the State of Iowa, and
3.7% for the national average.
The rate of new housing construction decreased in comparison to the prior year based on the number
of building permits issued. This consisted of 114 new single-family houses and duplexes in 2018
as compared to 161 in 2017; multi-family dwelling units added during fiscal year 2018 was 163,
compared to 203 in 2017; and mixed commercial/residential developments added 169 dwelling
units in 2018 versus 150 residential units in 2017. Altogether these housing additions totaled 446
units valued at $95,524,761 in 2018 versus a total of 514 units valued at $101,601,806 in 2017.
In contrast to the decrease in residential construction in 2018, the City had an increase in
commercial construction. The value of permits for commercial construction increased by
$15,075,483 to $20,081,259 from 2017 to 2018; however, the value of remodeling permits for
residential and commercial properties decreased by $35,574,490 to $72,091,724 from 2017 to 2018.
Total permits issued in 2018 for all purposes was 618 permits for $192,814,810 which was less
than the 2017 total permit issuance of 718 permits for $216,818,013 Although there was a decrease
in building permit issuance in 2018 versus 2017, the 2018 building permit issuance was close to an
average year for the City.
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According to the 2010 census, the population of Iowa City is 67,862. This is an increase of 5,672
or 9.1% as compared to the 2000 census. Iowa City population in 2018 is estimated to be 76,290
by the U.S. Census Bureau.
The stability of the University of Iowa coupled with historically steady employment by the City’s
multi-sector base of manufacturing and service industries, helps to insulate the City from any
significant negative economic impacts of any recessions. The City’s property valuations continue
to rise and along with the low unemployment rate, this is indicative of the City's relative economic
stability.
Major Initiatives
The City of Iowa City, with the assistance of Kirkwood Community College, completed the City’s
Strategic Plan. The strategic planning process involved multiple steps, including gathering input from
the general public, front-line City staff, department directors, and the City Council. The Strategic
Plan establishes the following organizational priorities, programs, policies, and initiatives:
1. Promote a Strong and Resilient Local Economy
•Undertake a comprehensive assessment of the current public transit system and
implement changes to assure that the service best meets the needs of the entire
community
•Effectively market and grow the local food economy
•Through cooperation with the Iowa City School District, Iowa Workforce
Development, Kirkwood Community College, Iowa Works, and others, increase
opportunities for marginalized populations and low-income individuals to obtain
access to skills training and good jobs
•Work with Procter & Gamble and impacted supply chain companies, local economic
development organizations, and labor unions to respond effectively to the company's
decision to terminate its local production of beauty care products
2. Encourage a Vibrant and Walkable Urban Core
•Collaborate with the University of Iowa on its redevelopment of University-owned
property located in the Riverfront Crossings District, and on improving the quality,
accessibility, and use of the Iowa River Corridor
•Preserve important parts of Iowa City's history by considering the designation of
additional buildings as historic landmarks, and by considering the creation of a
historic preservation district for part of the downtown after consulting with
stakeholders
•Evaluate existing strategies and consider additional actions to address the need for
reinvestment in the city’s existing private housing stock
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3. Foster Healthy Neighborhoods throughout the City
• Modify the existing Affordable Housing Action Plan to include new strategies to
improve the availability and affordability of housing in Iowa City
• Embed the "Missing Middle" concept into the City's land development practices by
adopting a Form Based Code for at least one (preferably two) of our neighborhoods
• Ensure the next two budgets contain sufficient funds to make meaningful progress
toward achieving the goals of the Bicycle Master Plan and Parks Master Plan
• Complete an analysis of traffic accident data and identify actions to improve the safety
of our roadways for motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians
4. Maintain a Solid Financial Foundation
• Continue to monitor the impact of the 2013 property tax reform and evaluate
alternative revenue sources as determined necessary
• Continue to build the City’s Emergency Fund
• Monitor potential changes to Moody’s rating criteria and maintain the City’s Aaa bond
rating
• Continue to reduce the City’s property tax levy
• Maintain healthy fund balances throughout the City’s diverse operations
5. Enhance Community Engagement and Intergovernmental Relations
• Experiment with innovative ways of engaging with diverse populations in person and
on social media
• Improve collaborative problem-solving with governmental entities in the region on
topics of shared interest
• Improve relationships with the executive branch and legislature by reaching out to
legislators and other elected officials and working with City lobbyists
6. Promote Environmental Sustainability
• Adopt an effective Climate Action and Adaptation Plan and ensure the next two
budgets contain sufficient funds to facilitate achieving its goal
• Support efforts to increase the reach of the Parks and Recreation Foundation
7. Advance Social Justice and Racial Equity
• Support organizations and efforts that provide services to people experiencing and
recovering from trauma and crisis related to mental health and substance abuse
• Consider a policy to limit city business to vendors that pay all employees a wage of
$10.10 or higher
• Explore expanded use of a racial equity toolkit within City government, embedding it
within city department and Council levels
• Consider elevating hourly staff wages to $15/hour or more within two years
The City Council has also promoted private investment and re-development of other targeted areas
throughout the community. The areas that are currently being focused on include the Riverfront
Crossings area, the Downtown District, the Towncrest commercial area, and the Riverside Drive
commercial area.
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The Riverfront Crossing area is an initiative to revitalize the area south of Iowa City’s downtown
district. This area was hard hit by flooding in 2008 and ideas for improving the district were
initiated as part of a combined flood mitigation plan. The new district features a riverfront park
with walking and biking trails, a variety of housing options near shopping, restaurants, a state-of-
the-art recital hall and recreational facilities and is a short walk to downtown Iowa City and the
University of Iowa campus.
The Riverfront Crossings area is anchored by a 76.8 acre park that was formerly comprised of
public facilities including the City’s north wastewater treatment plant. An $8.5 million hazard
mitigation grant from the State of Iowa assisted the City in removing the public facilities in this
area and then converting the area into a riverfront park and wetland. Construction of phases 1
through 3 of the park began in 2017 and are expected to be completed during the fall of 2019. On
the north side of the Riverfront Crossing area, the University of Iowa recently constructed the
Voxman School of Music. On the adjacent corner, the redevelopment of an empty lot is under
construction which will include a 7-story, mixed-use building with 40 apartment units, retail space
on the street level, and office space on the second floor. An adjacent building will house a 7-story
extended stay hotel. The estimated cost of these developments is approximately $40 million and
are expected to be completed in 2019.
There have also been numerous public and private developments that have recently been completed
in this area including a 12-story, $33 million Hilton Garden Inn, an $102.5 million mixed-use
development with a 14-story tower and a 15-story tower that will include the Hyatt Place hotel,
apartments, retail space, and office space, and the $50-$60 million redevelopment of a lumber store
into a 40,000 square foot brewery, restaurant, and tap room which will be flanked by 300+ dwelling
units. The City also completed construction of a $15.3 million, 600 space parking garage in April
2017 to service growth in this area, which subsequently had 28 new townhomes constructed around
it.
In the Downtown District, the City completed a streetscape plan for the Central Business District
which included lighting, landscaping, parking, utility improvements, art work, and pedestrian
amenities. Reconstruction and enhancements for the Washington Street corridor were completed
in 2017 and reconstruction of Black Hawk mini-park and the downtown pedestrian mall are
currently under construction and are expected to be completed in late 2019.
Other buildings in the downtown that are undergoing or have recently completed major re-
development include the Wilson Building and public space which is being developed into a 15-
story mixed-use development to be known as the Chauncey; this building will have 8 floors of
residential units, a 35 unit hotel, two floors of commercial space, a movie theatre and a bowling
alley. The project is estimated to be $49 million and is currently under construction. Also under
construction is the redevelopment of the City Hall parking lot and neighboring church into 126
residential units, parking, and commercial space. The project is estimated to cost $33.4 million.
Both of these projects are expected to be completed in the fall of 2019.
In the Towncrest commercial area, City staff is working to facilitate redevelopment of key
properties that will improve the function and aesthetic appeal of the area. The Towncrest Urban
Renewal Area was developed to revitalize the Towncrest commercial district in ways that would
serve existing businesses while also drawing new retailers, service providers, and consumers to the
area. A major project in the area recently completed was a $7.4 million senior housing complex
with 40 units which was built on the former site of a dilapidated commercial structure. Also,
recently completed was the consolidation and redevelopment of two older gas stations located on
the primary intersection in this district into a new gas station/marketplace.
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The Riverside Drive commercial area is an area that stretches from the University of Iowa campus
to the intersection of Highways 1 and 6 and is across the river from the Riverfront Crossings
development area. The development of a 4-story, $16.1 million multi-family/student housing
development in the Riverside Drive area was completed in late 2016, and adjacent to this
development several new retail spaces including a gas station/marketplace and additional multi-
residential housing units were also constructed or renovated. The City is developing a streetscape
plan for this area which will include lighting, trails, landscaping, and other amenities and
improvements. Construction of the streetscape improvements began in 2018 and will continue into
2019 and 2020.
Long-term Financial Planning
It is management’s intent to support the major City Council initiatives through budget
appropriations, departmental operations, and employee development so that the organization as a
whole is moving in the same direction.
A significant influence in the preparation of the three-year financial plan (FY2019 – FY2021) was
the passage of property tax reform (SF295) by the state legislature in 2013. The property tax reform
bill had multiple components including a property tax rollback for commercial and industrial
property, which reduced the taxable value of these property types. The bill established a State
funded “backfill” to reimburse the City for lost property tax revenues due to the commercial and
industrial rollback. The State “backfill” payments began in fiscal year 2015 but were capped at the
fiscal year 2017 levels for years thereafter. The cumulative reduction in commercial and industrial
property tax revenues due to this rollback are estimated to be $17,111,000 between fiscal year 2015
to fiscal year 2024, and the maximum reimbursement from the State during that time period would
be $16,388,000 for a net loss in revenues of $723,000. For fiscal years 2015 through 2019, the
City received actual State “backfill” payments for the commercial and industrial rollback totaling
$7,809,583.
This bill also limited the annual taxable valuation growth of residential and agricultural property to
3 percent, instead of the previous limit of 4 percent. The impact of this provision is that the taxable
percentage of residential property is expected grow at a slower pace. Without this change, the
estimated taxable percentage of residential property was estimated to be 60.85% in fiscal year 2024.
With this provision in place, the estimated taxable percentage in fiscal year 2024 is estimated to be
55.11%, a reduction of 5.74%. Based on the assessed value of residential property in Iowa City,
the cumulative loss is estimated to be $22,008,000 from fiscal year 2015 to fiscal year 2024. The
City will not receive any money from the State due to lost revenue from this provision.
SF295 also established a multi-residential property classification that includes mobile home parks,
assisted living facilities, and property primarily intended for human habitation. A gradual rollback
will be applied to these properties to eventually tax them similarly to residential property, rather
than commercial, by fiscal year 2024. The estimated cumulative loss from fiscal year 2015 to fiscal
year 2024 is $16,004,000, which will not be reimbursed by the State of Iowa. Fiscal year 2017 was
the first year for this new class of property, and the estimated lost revenue from this provision in
from fiscal year 2017 to fiscal year 2019 was $3,805,410.
Due to the passage of SF295, the City estimates its net revenue losses to be $3,891,016 for fiscal
years 2015 through 2019. The cumulative net revenue loss from fiscal years 2015 through 2024 is
estimated to be $38,735,000. It is possible that this could affect the City’s ability to finance services
at current levels without finding other revenue sources or more efficient ways to deliver services.
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The City’s long-term financial planning strategy is to promote targeted economic development,
diversify its revenue structure, control spending and create efficiencies, and to build adequate
reserves and contingencies into its financial structure. In addition, the City is annually reviewing
and adjusting its user fees, service charges, and fine structures to try to maintain all of its major
enterprise funds with a positive net income after depreciation but before capital contributions,
transfers, and extraordinary items. The City also continues to strive to reduce the City’s property
tax levy rate to be competitive for economic development purposes. In fiscal year 2013, the City’s
property tax levy rate was $17.269 per $1,000 of assessed value. The property tax levy rate has
been reduced for six consecutive years to $15.833 in fiscal year 2020. This has been a reduction
of $1.436 per $1,000 of assessed value or 8.32% over that time period.
In looking at expenses for the FY19 – FY21 Financial Plan and FY20 operating budget, the City
will generally experience increased expenditures; however, at a modest pace. Bargaining unit cost-
of-living wage increases are approximately 2.00% to 2.75% each year; however, the budgeted full-
time equivalents (FTE) has generally remained flat - from 607.66 in FY15 to 608.18 in FY20. In
addition, public safety pension contribution rates decreased slightly in FY20 but are projected to
increase slightly in FY21. The City has averaged a 4.87% increase in its health insurance premium
rates over the previous seven years; however, is cautiously projecting a larger premium increase in
FY21 due to a projected increase in claims. Employee contributions, deductibles, and out-of-
pocket maximums are also expected to increase in both FY20 and FY21 which should help mitigate
the impact to the City’s overall budget.
In balancing the budget for the three-year period, the City attempted to mitigate the growth of costs
while continuing to provide high quality services by identifying and eliminating redundancies
within the organization, examining existing and potential new revenue sources, strategically
funding new programming and economic development to ensure strong property values, providing
for necessary improvements to existing infrastructure, and upholding fiscal integrity by maintaining
adequate cash reserves.
Awards and Acknowledgements
The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) awarded a
Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting (the Certificate) to the City of Iowa
City, Iowa for its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018.
The Certificate is the highest form of recognition for excellence in state and local financial reporting.
In order to be awarded the Certificate, a governmental unit must publish an easily readable and
efficiently organized Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, whose contents conform to program
standards. The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report must satisfy both accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America and applicable legal requirements.
The Certificate is valid for a period of one year only. The City has received the Certificate for the
last thirty-four consecutive years. I believe our current report continues to conform to the Certificate
requirements and I will submit it to GFOA to determine its eligibility for another certificate.
In addition, the City received the GFOA’s Award for Distinguished Budget Presentation for its annual
appropriated budget beginning July 1, 2019. In order to qualify for the Distinguished Budget
Presentation Award, the City’s budget document was judged to be proficient or outstanding in several
categories including policy documentation, financial planning, and organization. This is the eighth
consecutive year the City has received this award.
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Responsibility and Acknowledgments
The Department of Finance prepared the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the City of
Iowa City, Iowa for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019. The City Council, as required by law, is
responsible for the complete and accurate preparation of the City’s Comprehensive Annual
Financial Report. I believe that the information presented is accurate in all material respects and
that this report fairly presents the financial position and results of operations of the various funds
of the City.
The preparation of this report on a timely basis could not have been accomplished without the efficient
and dedicated services of the entire staff of the City's Finance Department. I would like to express
my appreciation to all members of the department who assisted and contributed to its preparation. I
want to especially recognize the contributions of the City’s Controller, Nicole Knudtson-Davies,
Assistant Controller, Sara Sproule, Senior Accountants, TaraLynne Atkins and Angie Ogden and
Senior Payroll Accountant, Chris Hurlbert.
Also, I thank the Mayor, members of the City Council and the City Manager for their interest and
support in planning and conducting the financial operations of the City in a dedicated, responsible,
and progressive manner.
Respectfully submitted,
Dennis Bockenstedt
Director of Finance
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CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
LISTING OF CITY OFFICIALS
June 30, 2019
ELECTED OFFICIALS
Term Expires
Mayor Jim Throgmorton January 2, 2020
Council Member and Mayor Pro Tem Pauline Taylor January 2, 2020
Council Member Rockne Cole January 2, 2020
Council Member John Thomas January 2, 2020
Council Member Bruce Teague January 2, 2022
Council Member Susan Mims January 2, 2022
Council Member Mazahir Salih January 2, 2022
APPOINTED OFFICIALS
Date of Hire
City Manager Geoff Fruin November 28, 2011
City Clerk Kellie Fruehling July 10, 2000
City Attorney Eleanor Dilkes March 18, 1996
DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS
Assistant City Manager Ashley Monroe December 1, 2016
Director of Neighborhood Development Services Tracy Hightshoe August 27, 2001
Library Director Elsworth Carman January 2, 2019
Director of Public Works Ron Knoche April 28, 1999
Director of Transportation Services Darian Nagle Gamm May 21, 2008
Senior Center Coordinator LaTasha DeLoach July 31, 2018
Fire Chief John Grier August 10, 1992
Parks and Recreation Director Juli Seydell Johnson January 4, 2016
Director of Finance Dennis Bockenstedt February 15, 2013
Chief of Police Jody Matherly January 23, 2017
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Financial
Section
Tabs
Independent Auditor’s Report
To the Honorable Mayor
and Members of City Council
City of Iowa City, Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
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 City of Iowa City, Iowa,
as of and for the year ended June 30, 2019, and the related notes to the financial statements, which
collectively comprise the City’s basic financial statements as listed in the table of contents.
Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes
the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair
presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or
error.
Auditor’s Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted
our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and
the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the
Comptroller General of the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in
the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the
assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or
error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s
preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of
the entity’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating
the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial
statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for
our audit opinions.
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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 City of Iowa City, Iowa, as of June 30, 2019, 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.
Other Matters
Required Supplementary Information
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that the management’s
discussion and analysis, budgetary comparison information, schedule of changes in the City’s total OPEB
liability and related ratios, schedules of the City’s proportionate share of the net pension liabilities for
pension retirement systems, and schedules of the City’s contributions for pension retirement systems on
pages 19-29 and 82-96, 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.
Other Information
Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming opinions on the financial statements that collectively
comprise the City’s basic financial statements. The combining and individual nonmajor fund financial
statements, schedule of expenditures of federal awards as required by Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal
Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for
Federal Awards, and the other information, including the introductory and statistical sections, are
presented for purposes of additional analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements.
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The combining and individual nonmajor fund financial statements and schedule of expenditures of federal
awards are the responsibility of management and were 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 basic financial
statements themselves, and other additional procedures in accordance with auditing standards generally
accepted in the United States of America. In our opinion, the supplementary information of the combining
and individual nonmajor fund financial statements and schedule of expenditures of federal awards is fairly
stated, in all material respects, in relation to the basic financial statements as a whole.
The introductory and statistical sections 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 it.
Other Reporting Required by Government Auditing Standards
In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report dated December 11,
2019 on our consideration of the City's internal control over financial reporting and on our tests of its
compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements and other
matters. The purpose of that report is 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 City’s internal control over financial
reporting and compliance.
Moline, Illinois
December 11, 2019
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
As management of the City of Iowa City, we present this narrative overview and analysis of the financial
activities of the City for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019. This narrative is intended to be used in conjunction
with additional information that is included in the letter of transmittal, which can be found on pages 3 – 11 of
this report.
Financial Highlights
• The assets and deferred outflows of resources of the City of Iowa City exceeded its liabilities and deferred
inflows of resources at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019 by $666,361,000 (net position). Of
this amount, $97,348,000 (unrestricted net position) may be used to meet the government’s ongoing
obligations to its citizens and creditors.
• The City’s total net position increased by $14,694,000 during the fiscal year. Governmental activities
increased by $4,758,000 and business-type activities increased by $9,936,000.
• At the close of the current fiscal year, the City’s governmental funds reported combined ending fund
balances of $91,749,000, a decrease of $10,061,000 in comparison with the prior year. Of this total amount,
approximately $34,299,000 or 37.4% is unassigned and available for spending at the City’s discretion.
• At the end of the current fiscal year, the City’s unassigned fund balance for the General Fund was
$34,358,000 or 68.3% of total General Fund expenditures.
Overview of the Financial Statements
This discussion and analysis is intended to serve as an introduction to the City’s basic financial statements. The
City’s basic financial statements are comprised of three components: 1) government-wide financial statements,
2) fund financial statements; and 3) notes to the financial statements. This report also contains other
supplementary information in addition to the basic financial statements themselves.
Government-wide Financial Statements: The government-wide financial statements are designed to provide
readers with a broad overview of the City’s finances in a manner similar to a private-sector business.
The statement of net position presents information on all of the City’s assets and deferred outflows of resources,
liabilities and deferred inflows of resources, with the difference reported as net position. Over time, increases
or decreases in net position may serve as a useful indicator of whether the financial position of the City is
improving or deteriorating.
The statement of activities presents information showing how the City’s net position changed during the most
recent fiscal year. All changes in net position are reported as soon as the underlying event giving rise to the
change occurs, regardless of the timing of related cash flows. Thus, revenues and expenses are reported in this
statement for some items that will only result in cash flows in future fiscal periods (e.g., uncollected taxes and
earned but unused vacation leave).
Both of the government-wide financial statements distinguish functions of the City that are principally
supported by taxes and intergovernmental revenues (governmental activities) from other functions that are
intended to recover all or a significant portion of their costs through user fees and charges (business-type
activities). The governmental activities of the City include Public Safety, Public Works (roads and traffic
controls), Culture and Recreation, Community and Economic Development, General Government, and Interest
on long-term debt. The business-type activities of the City include Airport, Housing Authority, Parking,
Sanitation, Stormwater Collection, Transit, Wastewater Treatment, and Water.
The government-wide financial statements may be found on pages 30 – 33 of this report.
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Fund Financial Statements: A fund is a grouping of related accounts that is used to maintain control over
resources that have been segregated for specific activities or objectives. The City, like other state and local
governments, uses fund accounting to ensure and demonstrate compliance with finance-related legal
requirements. All of the funds of the City can be divided into three categories: governmental funds, proprietary
funds, and fiduciary funds.
Governmental Funds: Governmental funds are used to account for essentially the same function reported as
governmental activities in the government-wide financial statements. However, unlike the government-wide
financial statements, governmental fund financial statements focus on near-term inflows and outflows of
spendable resources, as well as on balances of spendable resources available at the end of the fiscal year. Such
information may be useful in evaluating a government’s near-term financing requirements and is typically the
basis that is used in developing the next annual budget.
Because the focus of governmental funds is narrower than that of the government-wide financial statements, it
is useful to compare the information presented for governmental funds with similar information presented for
governmental activities in the government-wide financial statements. Both the governmental fund balance sheet
and the governmental fund statement of revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balances provide a
reconciliation to facilitate this comparison.
The City has six major governmental funds: General Fund, Other Shared Revenue and Grants Fund, Employee
Benefits Fund, Other Construction Fund, Bridge, Street and Traffic Control Construction Fund, and Debt
Service Fund. Information is presented separately in the governmental funds balance sheet and in the
governmental funds statement of revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balances for these major funds.
Data from all other non-major governmental funds is combined into a single aggregated presentation and are
referenced under a single column as “Other Governmental Funds”. Individual fund data on each of these non-
major governmental funds is provided in the form of combining statements elsewhere in this report.
The City adopts an annual appropriated budget for all governmental funds as required by state statute. Budget
comparisons have been provided for the Governmental funds and the Enterprise funds, to demonstrate
compliance with the adopted budget.
The basic governmental funds financial statements can be found on pages 34 – 37 of this report.
Proprietary Funds: The City maintains two different types of proprietary funds. Enterprise funds are used to
report the same functions presented as business-type activities in the government-wide financial statements.
The City uses enterprise funds to account for its Airport, Housing Authority, Parking, Sanitation, Stormwater
Collection, Transit, Wastewater Treatment, and Water activities. Internal Service funds are an accounting
device used to accumulate and allocate costs internally among the City’s various functions. The City has four
Internal Service Funds: Equipment Maintenance, Central Services, Loss Reserve, and Information Technology.
Because these services predominantly benefit governmental rather than business-type functions, they have been
included within governmental activities in the government-wide financial statements.
Proprietary funds financial statements provide the same type of information as the government-wide financial
statements, only in more detail. Parking, Transit, Wastewater Treatment, Water, Sanitation, Stormwater and
Housing Authority are considered to be major funds and are reported individually throughout the report. The
only non-major enterprise fund, Airport, is listed as non-major on the basic proprietary fund financial
statements. Individual fund data for the Internal Service funds is provided in the form of combining statements
elsewhere in this report.
The basic proprietary fund financial statements can be found on pages 38 – 40 of this report.
Fiduciary Funds: Fiduciary funds are used to account for resources held for the benefit of parties outside the
government. Fiduciary funds are not available to support the City’s own programs and therefore are not
reflected in the government-wide financial statements. The City has one fiduciary fund: Project Green, which
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The basic fiduciary funds financial statements can be found on page 41.
Notes to Financial Statements: The notes provide additional information that is essential to a full
understanding of the data provided in the government-wide and fund financial statements. The notes to the
financial statements can be found on pages 42 – 81 of this report.
Other Information: The combining statements referred to in the above paragraphs in connection with non-
major governmental funds and internal service funds are presented immediately following the notes.
Government-wide Financial Analysis
As noted earlier, net position may serve over time as a useful indicator of a government’s financial position. In
the case of the City, assets and deferred outflows of resources exceeded liabilities and deferred inflows of
resources by $666,361,000 at the close of the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019.
By far, the largest portion of the City’s net position reflect its investment in capital assets (e.g., land, building,
machinery and equipment, improvements other than buildings, and infrastructure), net any related debt to
acquire those assets that is still outstanding. The City uses these capital assets to provide services to its citizens;
consequently, these assets are not available for future spending. Although the City’s investment in its capital
assets is reported net of related debt, it should be noted that the resources needed to repay this debt must be
provided from other resources, since the capital assets themselves cannot be used to liquidate these liabilities.
City of Iowa City's Net Position
June 30, 2019
(amount s expressed in thousands)
Governmental Business-type
activities activities Total
2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018
Current and other assets 187,619$ 192,519$ 119,256$ 120,389$ 306,875$ 312,908$
Capital assets 261,593 248,011 334,810 335,893 596,403 583,904
Total assets 449,212 440,530 454,066 456,282 903,278 896,812
Deferred outflows of resources 12,722 12,114 2,843 2,806 15,565 14,920
Long-term liabilities outstanding 116,127 114,709 52,122 62,121 168,249 176,830
Current and other liabilities 16,384 14,738 4,526 6,730 20,910 21,468
Total liabilities 132,511 129,447 56,648 68,851 189,159 198,298
Deferred inflows of resources 62,452 60,984 871 783 63,323 61,767
Net position:
Net investment in
capital assets 208,028 203,077 304,111 294,109 512,139 497,186
Restricted 38,819 41,490 18,055 22,219 56,874 63,709
Unrestricted 20,124 17,646 77,224 73,126 97,348 90,772
Total net position 266,971$ 262,213$ 399,390$ 389,454$ 666,361$ 651,667$
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A portion of the City’s net position, $56,874,000 or 8.5%, represents resources that are subject to external
restrictions on how they may be used. The remaining balance of the unrestricted net position, $97,348,000 or
14.6%, may be used to meet the government’s ongoing obligations to its citizens and creditors. At the end of
the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019, the City is able to report positive balances in all three categories of net
position, both for the government as a whole, as well as for its separate governmental and business-type
activities.
The following is a more detailed review of FY19’s operation.
Governmental Activities: Governmental activities increased the City’s net position by $4,758,000. The
increase in net position of governmental activities is primarily from earnings on investments.
The total revenues for governmental activities for FY19 were $97,007,000. Governmental activities are
primarily funded through taxes, $64,674,000 or 66.7%, and grants and contributions, $17,282,000 or 17.8%.
Taxes increased from the prior year by $2,922,000, mostly due to increased property taxes which was due to an
increase in the taxable value of all property. Grants and contributions increased from prior year by $4,031,000
due mainly to state grants for street overlay projects.
Expenses for governmental activities totaled $83,588,000. Governmental activities are tracked by function
including Public Safety, Public Works, Community and Economic Development, Culture and Recreation, and
General Government. In FY19, Public Safety accounted for the highest portion of governmental expenses,
$26,265,000 or 31.4%, and increased over the prior year due to increases in salaries and benefits. Public Works
expenses of $16,324,000 or 19.5% made up another large portion of the governmental expenses and increased
over the prior year due mainly to expenditures related to street overlay projects. Culture and Recreation
expenses of $16,009,000 or 19.2% made up the third highest portion of governmental expenses and had a slight
decrease in expenses from the prior year.
Business-type Activities: Business-type activities increased the City’s total net position by $9,936,000. The
increase in net position was primarily from the Wastewater Treatment, Water and Stormwater funds. The
increase in all three funds is due primarily to transfers in of infrastructure assets constructed as part of the Iowa
City Gateway Project. Wastewater also received $1,284,000 from the state for the redevelopment of the land
that was the site of the former wastewater treatment plant.
Revenues for business-type activities totaled $60,851,000. The primary revenue source for business-type
activities is charges for services, $42,865,000 or 70.4%. In addition for FY19, the City’s business type-activities
had a significant portion, $14,981,000 or 24.6%, of their revenues from grants and contributions used to help
fund operation and capital projects for business-type activities.
The total expenses for business-type activities in FY19 were $59,576,000. Wastewater Treatment represented
the highest portion of business-type activities, $11,413,000 or 19.2%, with Sanitation, $10,858,000 or 18.2%,
Housing Authority, $10,170,000 or 17.1%, Water, $9,543,000 or 16.0%, and Transit, $8,833,000 or 14.8%,
making up the remainder of the majority of business-type activities expenses.
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The graphs on the following pages represent a breakdown of revenue by source and expenses by program area
for governmental and business-type activities.
City of Iowa City's Changes in Net Position
(amounts expressed in thousands)
Governmental Business-type
activities activities Total
2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018
Revenues:
Program Revenues:
Charges for services 8,279$ 7,297$ 42,865$ 42,208$ 51,144$ 49,505$
Operating grants and contributions 13,758 10,245 11,713 11,230 25,471 21,475
Capital grants and contributions 1,972 1,459 3,268 7,186 5,240 8,645
General Revenues:
Property taxes 61,739 59,046 - - 61,739 59,046
Other taxes 2,935 2,706 - - 2,935 2,706
Grants and contributions not restricted
to specific purposes 1,552 1,547 - - 1,552 1,547
Earnings on investments 3,257 2,368 2,166 1,496 5,423 3,864
Gain on disposal of capital assets 186 140 1 2,438 187 2,578
Other 3,329 3,656 838 456 4,167 4,112
Total revenues 97,007 88,464 60,851 65,014 157,858 153,478
Expenses:
Public safety 26,265 25,191 - - 26,265 25,191
Public works 16,324 12,813 - - 16,324 12,813
Culture and recreation 16,009 16,363 - - 16,009 16,363
Community and economic development 16,022 12,019 - - 16,022 12,019
General government 7,524 6,858 - - 7,524 6,858
Interest on long-term debt 1,444 1,414 - - 1,444 1,414
Wastewater treatment - - 11,413 11,392 11,413 11,392
Water - - 9,543 9,472 9,543 9,472
Sanitation - - 10,858 9,408 10,858 9,408
Housing authority - - 10,170 9,535 10,170 9,535
Parking - - 5,461 5,590 5,461 5,590
Airport - - 1,466 1,680 1,466 1,680
Stormwater - - 1,832 1,844 1,832 1,844
Transit - - 8,833 8,071 8,833 8,071
Total expenses 83,588 74,658 59,576 56,992 143,164 131,650
Change in net position before transfers 13,419 13,806 1,275 8,022 14,694 21,828
Transfers (8,661) 1,814 8,661 (1,814) - -
Change in net position 4,758 15,620 9,936 6,208 14,694 21,828
Net position beginning of year 262,213 246,593 389,454 383,246 651,667 629,839
Net position end of year 266,971$ 262,213$ 399,390$ 389,454$ 666,361$ 651,667$
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Charges for
services
8%
Grants and
Contributions
18%
Property taxes
64%
Other Taxes
3%
Misc.
Other
7%
Governmental Activities
FY2019 Revenue
by Source
Charges for
services
70%
Grants and
Contributions
25%
Misc. Other
5%
Business-Type Activities
FY2019 Revenue
by Source
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Financial Analysis of the Government’s Funds
As noted earlier, the City uses fund accounting to ensure and demonstrate compliance with finance-related legal
requirements.
Governmental Funds: The financial reporting focus of the City’s governmental funds is to provide information
on near-term inflows, outflows, and balances of spendable resources. Such information may be/is useful in
assessing the City’s financing requirements. In particular, unassigned fund balance may serve as a useful
measure of a government’s net resources available for spending at the end of the fiscal year.
The City implemented GASB Statement No. 54, Fund Balance Reporting and Governmental Fund Type
Definitions effective with the June 30, 2011 financial statements. Fund balances for the governmental funds
are reported in classifications that comprise a hierarchy based on the extent to which the government honors
constraints on the specific purposes for which amounts in those funds can be spent.
As of the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019, the City’s governmental funds reported combined ending fund
balances of $91,749,000, a decrease of $10,061,000 in comparison with the prior year. Of this total amount,
$34,299,000 constitutes unassigned fund balance, which is available to use as working capital for the General
Fund since property tax revenues are received only twice a year and the remainder is available to meet the future
needs of the City. The remainder of the fund balance is not available for new spending because of constraints
imposed externally by creditors, grantors, contributors, or laws or regulations of other governments or
constraints imposed internally on the specific purposes for which these amounts can be spent. The restricted
fund balance of $52,774,000 or 57.5% contains external restraints on its use. The assigned fund balances of
$3,565,000 or 3.9% has been identified by the City to be used for specific purposes. The nonspendable fund
balance is $1,111,000 or 1.2%, which the City is contractually required to maintain intact or cannot be spent
because it is in a nonspendable format, such as inventories.
The General Fund is the chief operating fund of the City. As of the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019, the
unassigned fund balance of the General Fund was $34,358,000 while General Fund’s total fund balance was
$40,618,000. 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 represents 68.3% of total
General Fund expenditures of $50,299,000, while total fund balance represents 80.8% of that same amount.
During the current fiscal year, the fund balance of the City’s General Fund increased by $2,968,000. This is
due to transfers in from other funds.
The fund balance in the Bridge, Street, and Traffic Control Construction Fund was $10,817,000, a decrease of
$4,281,000. This fund accounts for transactions relating to the acquisition or construction of major streets,
bridges, and traffic control facilities. The change in the fund balance is due to transfers out to other funds.
The fund balance in the Other Construction Fund was $16,624,000, a decrease of $10,128,000. This fund
accounts for the construction or replacement of other governmental general capital assets, such as administrative
buildings, with various funding sources, including general obligation bonds, intergovernmental revenues, and
contributions. This decrease is mainly due to $7,949,000 paid for an economic development grant.
The ending fund balance of the Debt Service Fund was $9,648,000, an increase of $1,039,000, all of which is
reserved for the payment of debt service (i.e. payment of general obligation principal and interest).
The ending fund balance of the Employee Benefits Fund was $3,955,000, an increase of $1,108,000 due to an
increase in property tax revenues.
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Proprietary Funds: The City’s proprietary funds provide the same type of information found in the
government-wide financial statements, but in more detail.
The ending net position of the enterprise funds was $381,835,000, an increase in net position of $8,450,000.
This was primarily due to capital contributions of federal and state grants to fund capital improvement projects
and transfers of business-type capital assets from governmental capital project funds. Of the enterprise funds’
net position, $304,111,000 is net investment in capital assets. Unrestricted net position totaled $59,669,000, an
increase of $2,612,000 compared to the previous year.
The Internal Service funds showed net position totaling $43,215,000 as of June 30, 2019, an increase of
$2,266,000 primarily due to operating income in the Equipment Reserve Fund to build up reserves for future
capital outlay.
Budgetary Highlights
The City presents budgetary information as allowed by GASB Statement No. 41. Budgets are based on nine
functional areas as required by state statute, not by fund or fund type.
The City had two budget amendments during the fiscal year. These amendments increased budgeted revenues
by $11,675,000 or 7.7% to a total of $163,810,000 and the expenditure budget by $73,575,000 or 43.9% to a
total of $241,145,000. These increases were due primarily to capital projects in governmental and business-
type funds because of timing of completion of projects.
Capital Assets and Debt Administration
Capital Assets: The City’s investment in capital assets for its governmental and business-type activities as of
June 30, 2019 amounts to $596,403,000, net of accumulated depreciation. This investment in capital assets,
including land, buildings, improvements other than buildings, equipment, streets, bridges, trails, wastewater
and water systems, and other infrastructure represents the value of resources utilized to provide services to its
citizens. The City’s investment in capital assets for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 increased by
$13,582,000 for governmental activities compared to the prior year and decreased by $1,083,000 for business-
type activities from the prior year.
The following table reflects the $596,403,000 investment in capital assets, net of accumulated depreciation.
City of Iowa City's Capital Assets
(net of depreciation)
(amounts expressed in thousands)
Governmental Business-type
Activities Activities Total
2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018
Land 30,808$ 30,894$ 30,316$ 30,317$ 61,124$ 61,211$
Buildings 38,495 38,998 66,513 69,855 105,008 108,853
Improvements other than
buildings 3,501 3,766 3,906 4,220 7,407 7,986
Machinery and equipment 18,018 17,279 13,109 10,396 31,127 27,675
Infrastructure 150,288 114,792 217,222 205,809 367,510 320,601
Construction in progress 20,483 42,282 3,744 15,296 24,227 57,578
Total 261,593$ 248,011$ 334,810$ 335,893$ 596,403$ 583,904$
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Major capital asset events during the current fiscal year included the following:
Work was completed for the Iowa City Gateway Project, which reconstructed and elevated Dubuque
Street and Park Road Bridge to provide flood protection. The construction in progress balance at the
beginning of the year was $46,356,000. Additional expenses of $6,607,000 were added in FY 19. The
total cost of the project that was capitalized was $52,963,000 and was funded primarily by local option
sales tax. Additional funding was also received from bond sales and federal and state grants.
Two large construction projects were still in progress at June 30, 2019. The first is the Public Works
Facility. This project replaces the equipment storage, offices and maintenance facilities for the streets,
traffic engineering, storm and sanitary sewer maintenance, refuse collection and equipment divisions.
This project had current year expenditures of $6,542,000 and a construction in progress balance of
$6,854,000. The other project is the Pedestrian Mall Reconstruction with current year expenditures of
$5,038,000 and $6,691,000 in construction in progress. This project is part of the downtown streetscape
master plan. This project updates the Black Hawk mini park and the east and west wings of the
pedestrian mall. The project includes replacing brick pavers, new landscape and lighting, enhanced
fountain lighting and a performance stage.
Additional information on the City’s capital assets can be found in Note 4 to the financial statements.
Debt Administration: At the end of the fiscal year, the City had total bonded debt outstanding of $87,540,000.
Of this amount, $52,470,000 comprises debt backed by the full faith and credit of the City. $3,777,000 or 7.2%
of these bonds is debt that will be paid with Tax Increment Financing revenues. $35,070,000 represents revenue
bonds secured solely by specific revenue sources.
The City issued $12,535,000 of General Obligation bonds during FY19. This increase in debt was offset by
the retirement of debt for a net decrease of City’s total bonded debt by $7,190,000.
The City continues to have the same excellent bond rating on its General Obligation bonds that it has had
for the past several years. This rating is given to those bonds judged to be of the best quality and carrying
the smallest degree of investment risks. The City's bond ratings by Moody’s Investors Services, Inc. as of
June 30, 2019 were as follows:
General obligation bonds Aaa
Wastewater treatment revenue bonds Aa2
Water revenue bonds Aa2
The City continues to operate well under the State debt capacity debt limitations. State statute limits the
amount of debt outstanding to 5% of the assessed value of all taxable property in Iowa City. Debt subject to
the debt limit includes general obligation debt and revenue bonds issued pursuant to Iowa Code Chapter 403
(tax increment). The current debt limitation for the City is $295,383,000. With outstanding debt applicable
to this limit of $95,957,000 we are utilizing 32.5% of this limit.
More detailed information on debt administration is provided in Note 6 of the financial statements.
City of Iowa City's Outstanding Debt
General Obligation and Revenue Bonds
(amounts expressed in thousands)
Governmental Business-type
Activities Activities Total
2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018
General obligation bonds 52,470$ 51,880$ -$ -$52,470$ 51,880$
Revenue bonds 14,930 15,065 20,140 27,785 35,070 42,850
Total 67,400$ 66,945$ 20,140$ 27,785$ 87,540$ 94,730$
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Economic Factors and Next Year’s Budget and Rates
The City expects continued constraints by the State’s property tax formula. The State passed property tax
reform, which will negatively affect the City’s general operating funds. Without the potential for new
revenue sources, like those mentioned above, the City’s opportunities for new initiatives are limited. The
Council has established a budget where revenues exceed expenditures by $747 thousand in the General
Fund for FY20 that strives to maintain current service delivery levels. The tax levy rate per $1,000 of
assessed valuation for FY20 is provided below:
Requests for Information
This report is designed to provide a general overview of the City of Iowa City’s finances for all of those
with an interest in the government’s finances. Questions concerning any of the information provided in
this report, or requests for additional financial information should be addressed to City of Iowa City,
Finance Department, 410 East Washington Street, Iowa City, IA, 52240.
General Levy $ 8.100
Debt Service Levy 2.979
Employee Benefits Levy 3.244
Transit Levy 0.950
Liability Insurance Levy 0.290
Library Levy 0.270
Total City Levy $ 15.833
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Governmental Business-type
Activities Activities Total
Assets
Equity in pooled cash and investments 111,645$ 63,383$ 175,028$
Receivables:
Property tax 60,529 - 60,529
Accounts and unbilled usage 941 3,699 4,640
Interest 967 612 1,579
Notes 5,209 373 5,582
Internal balances (20,055) 20,055 -
Due from other governments 7,584 224 7,808
Prepaid item 907 59 966
Inventories 650 701 1,351
Assets held for resale 689 - 689
Restricted assets:
Equity in pooled cash and investments 18,553 30,150 48,703
Capital assets:
Land and construction in progress 51,291 34,060 85,351
Other capital assets (net of accumulated depreciation)210,302 300,750 511,052
Total assets 449,212 454,066 903,278
Deferred Outflows of Resources
Pension related deferred outflows 11,255 2,276 13,531
OPEB related deferred outflows 1,467 567 2,034
Total deferred outflows of resources 12,722 2,843 15,565
Liabilities
Accounts payable 3,399 973 4,372
Contracts payable 5,864 699 6,563
Accrued liabilities 5,231 507 5,738
Interest payable 151 371 522
Deposits 1,008 1,924 2,932
Advances from grantors 98 - 98
Due to other governments 31 52 83
Notes payable 602 - 602
Noncurrent liabilities:
Due within one year:
Employee vested benefits 1,308 425 1,733
Capital lease obligation - 567 567
Bonds payable 11,534 4,369 15,903
Due in more than one year:
Employee vested benefits 1,012 302 1,314
Net pension liability 38,890 8,600 47,490
Other post employment benefits liability 6,401 2,476 8,877
Notes payable 211 - 211
Capital lease obligation - 8,846 8,846
Bonds payable 56,771 16,786 73,557
Landfill closure/post-closure liability - 9,751 9,751
Total liabilities 132,511$ 56,648$ 189,159$
(continued)
(amounts expressed in thousands)
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
STATEMENT OF NET POSITION
June 30, 2019
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Governmental Business-type
Activities Activities Total
Deferred inflows of resources
Unavailable revenues:
Pension related deferred inflows 1,940$ 611$ 2,551$
OPEB related deferred inflows 216 82 298
Deferred amount on refunding - 178 178
Succeeding year property taxes 60,296 - 60,296
Total deferred inflows of resources 62,452 871 63,323
Net position
Net investment in capital assets 208,028 304,112 512,140
Restricted for or by:
Employee benefits 4,249 - 4,249
Capital projects 17,020 - 17,020
Debt service 9,514 - 9,514
Police 214 - 214
Other purposes 4,359 - 4,359
Bond ordinance - 9,541 9,541
State statute - 4,877 4,877
Future improvements - 391 391
Grant agreement 3,463 3,246 6,709
Unrestricted 20,124 77,223 97,347
Total net position 266,971$ 399,390$ 666,361$
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this statement.
June 30, 2019
(amounts expressed in thousands)
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
STATEMENT OF NET POSITION (continued)
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Operating Capital
Charges Grants and Grants and Governmental Business-type
Functions/Programs:Expenses for Services Contributions Contributions Activities Activities Total
Governmental activities:
Public safety 26,265$ 4,870$ 533$ -$ (20,862)$ -$ (20,862)$
Public works 16,324 290 11,867 1,651 (2,516) - (2,516)
Culture and recreation 16,009 854 - 321 (14,834) - (14,834)
Community and economic development 16,022 548 1,358 - (14,116) - (14,116)
General government 7,524 1,717 - - (5,807) - (5,807)
Interest on long-term debt 1,444 - - - (1,444) - (1,444)
Total governmental activities 83,588 8,279 13,758 1,972 (59,579) - (59,579)
Business-type activities:
Wastewater treatment 11,413 12,831 - 1,827 - 3,245 3,245
Water 9,543 9,640 - 488 - 585 585
Sanitation 10,858 10,017 104 13 - (724) (724)
Housing authority 10,170 295 9,443 - - (432) (432)
Parking 5,461 5,982 - - - 521 521
Airport 1,466 361 14 38 - (1,053) (1,053)
Stormwater 1,832 1,568 - 902 - 638 638
Transit 8,833 2,171 2,152 - - (4,510) (4,510)
Total business-type activities 59,576 42,865 11,713 3,268 - (1,730) (1,730)
Total 143,164$ 51,144$ 25,471$ 5,240$ (59,579) (1,730) (61,309)
General revenues:
Property taxes, levied for general purposes 61,739 - 61,739
Hotel/motel tax 1,302 - 1,302
Gas and electric tax 668 - 668
Utility franchise tax 965 - 965
Grants and contributions not restricted to specific purposes 1,552 - 1,552
Earnings on investments 3,257 2,166 5,423
Gain on disposal of capital assets 186 1 187
Miscellaneous 3,329 838 4,167
Transfers (8,661) 8,661 -
Total general revenues and transfers 64,337 11,666 76,003
Changes in net position 4,758 9,936 14,694
Net position beginning of year 262,213 389,454 651,667
Net position end of year 266,971$ 399,390$ 666,361$
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this statement.
Program Revenues
Net (Expense) Revenue and
Changes in Net Position
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
For the Year Ended June 30, 2019
(amounts expressed in thousands)
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Bridge,
Other Street, and
Shared Traffic Other
Revenue and Employee Other Control Debt Governmental
General Grants Benefits Construction Construction Service Funds Total
Assets
Equity in pooled cash and investments 38,979$ 3,112$ 3,831$ 15,741$ 4,831$ 9,069$ 1,299$ 76,862$
Receivables:
Property tax 36,301 - 12,254 - - 11,597 377 60,529
Accounts and unbilled usage 491 8 - - 150 - - 649
Interest 360 7 - 130 78 119 11 705
Notes 1,329 - - - - 323 3,557 5,209
Advances to other funds 56 - - - - 97 - 153
Due from other governments 2,131 714 321 412 3,846 - 131 7,555
Inventories - 135 - - - - - 135
Prepaid item 818 - 89 - - - - 907
Assets held for resale 689 - - - - - - 689
Restricted assets:
Equity in pooled cash and investments 2,028 1,784 - 7,256 7,485 - - 18,553
Total assets 83,182$ 5,760$ 16,495$ 23,539$ 16,390$ 21,205$ 5,375$ 171,946$
Liabilities, Deferred Inflows of Resources and Fund Balances
Liabilities:
Accounts payable 1,497$ 346$ 7$ 823$ 44$ 4$ 50$ 2,771$
Contracts payable - - - 3,180 2,684 - - 5,864
Accrued liabilities 1,466 99 2 - 7 - 22 1,596
Advances from other funds - 97 - 2,500 - - 56 2,653
Due to other governments 31 - - - - - - 31
Interest payable 17 - - - - - - 17
Notes payable 602 - - - - - - 602
Liabilities payable from restricted assets:
Deposits 1,004 4 - - - - - 1,008
Advances from grantors 94 4 - - - - - 98
Total liabilities 4,711 550 9 6,503 2,735 4 128 14,640
Deferred inflows of resources :
Unavailable revenues:
Succeeding year property taxes 36,176 - 12,210 - - 11,553 357 60,296
Grants 34 13 - 321 2,838 - - 3,206
Other 1,643 - 321 91 - - - 2,055
Total deferred inflows of resources 37,853 13 12,531 412 2,838 11,553 357 65,557
Fund balances:
Nonspendable 887 135 89 - - - - 1,111
Restricted 1,808 5,080 3,866 16,624 10,817 9,674 4,905 52,774
Assigned 3,565 - - - - - - 3,565
Unassigned 34,358 (18) - - - (26) (15) 34,299
Total fund balances 40,618 5,197 3,955 16,624 10,817 9,648 4,890 91,749
Total liabilities, deferred inflows
of resources and fund balances 83,182$ 5,760$ 16,495$ 23,539$ 16,390$ 21,205$ 5,375$ 171,946$
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this statement.
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
BALANCE SHEET
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
June 30, 2019
(amounts expressed in thousands)
Special Revenue Capital Projects
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Total governmental fund balances 91,749$
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the statement
of net position are different because:
Internal service funds are used by management to charge the costs
of certain activities to individual funds. The assets and liabilities
of the internal service funds are included in governmental
activities in the statement of net position.43,215
Other long-term assets are not available to pay for current period
expenditures and therefore are unavailable in the funds:
Grants and other receivables - Earned but unavailable.5,261
Capital assets used in governmental activities are not current
financial resources and therefore are not reported in the funds. 248,429
Pension and OPEB related deferred outflows of resources and
deferred inflows of resources are not due and payable in the
current period and therefore are not reported in the funds.
Deferred outflows of resources 12,268$
Deferred inflows of resources (2,043) 10,225
Net pension liabilities are not due and payable in the
current period and therefore are not reported in the funds.(37,435)
Accrued compensated absences are not due and payable in the
current period and therefore are not reported in the funds.(2,196)
Accrued post employment benefit liabilities are not due and
payable in the current period and therefore are not reported
in the funds.(6,072)
Bonds payable are not due and payable in the current period
and therefore are not reported in the funds.(68,305)
Notes payable are not due and payable in the current period
and therefore are not reported in the funds.(211)
Accrued interest on bonds (134)
Internal balance due to integration of internal service funds (17,555)
Total net position of governmental activities 266,971$
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this statement.
(amounts expressed in thousands)
CITY OF IOWA CITY
RECONCILIATION OF THE BALANCE SHEET OF THE
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS TO THE STATEMENT OF NET POSITION
June 30, 2019
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Bridge,
Other Street, and
Shared Traffic Other
Revenue and Employee Other Control Debt Governmental
General Grants Benefits Construction Construction Service Funds Total
Revenues
Taxes 37,426$ -$ 12,233$ -$ -$ 12,085$ 2,928$ 64,672$
Licenses and permits 2,981 - - - - - - 2,981
Intergovernmental 4,099 8,820 314 42 1,719 302 1,532 16,828
Charges for services 1,595 442 299 155 70 129 - 2,690
Fines and forfeits 776 - - - - - - 776
Use of money and property 1,599 89 - 350 207 242 77 2,564
Miscellaneous 1,950 108 - 33 7 - 163 2,261
Total revenues 50,426 9,459 12,846 580 2,003 12,758 4,700 92,772
Expenditures
Current:
Public safety 23,858 - 432 5 - - - 24,295
Public works 1,922 6,059 - 782 2,131 - - 10,894
Culture and recreation 13,096 - - 613 - - - 13,709
Community and economic development 3,561 1,064 - 8,276 - - 2,822 15,723
General government 6,144 - 375 1 - 59 - 6,579
Debt service:
Principal - - - - - 12,080 - 12,080
Interest - - - - - 1,589 - 1,589
Capital outlay 1,718 505 - 13,828 6,581 - - 22,632
Total expenditures 50,299 7,628 807 23,505 8,712 13,728 2,822 107,501
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over
(under) expenditures 127 1,831 12,039 (22,925) (6,709) (970) 1,878 (14,729)
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Issuance of debt - - - 7,267 5,218 50 - 12,535
Sale of capital assets 758 - - - - - - 758
Premiums on issuance of bonds - - - 47 34 - - 81
Transfers in 11,548 1,451 - 5,967 4,226 1,959 512 25,663
Transfers out (9,465) (3,321) (10,931) (484) (7,050) - (3,118) (34,369)
Total other financing sources and (uses)2,841 (1,870) (10,931) 12,797 2,428 2,009 (2,606) 4,668
Net change in fund balances 2,968 (39) 1,108 (10,128) (4,281) 1,039 (728) (10,061)
Fund Balances, Beginning 37,650 5,236 2,847 26,752 15,098 8,609 5,618 101,810
Fund Balances, Ending 40,618$ 5,197$ 3,955$ 16,624$ 10,817$ 9,648$ 4,890$ 91,749$
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this statement.
Special Revenue Capital Projects
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
For the Year Ended June 30, 2019
(amounts expressed in thousands)
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Net change in fund balances - total governmental funds (10,061)$
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the statement of activities
are different because:
Governmental funds report capital outlays as expenditures while governmental
activities report depreciation expense to allocate those expenditures over the
life of the asset. Capital outlays and contributed capital assets exceeded
depreciation expense in the current year as follows:
Expenditures for capital assets 19,976$
Capital assets contributed 892
Depreciation expense (7,593) 13,275
Bond proceeds are reported as other financing sources in governmental funds
and thus contribute to the change in fund balance. In the statement of net
position, however, issuing debt increases long-term liabilities and does not affect
the statement of activities. Similarly, repayment of principal is an expenditure in
the governmental funds but reduces the liability in the statement of net position.
Debt issued (12,535)
Premium on bonds issued (81)
Repayments of debt 12,080
Amortization of premium 150 (386)
Because some revenues will not be collected for several months after the
City's year end, they are not considered available revenues in the governmental funds.2,463
Some expenses reported in the statement of activities do not require the
use of current financial resources and therefore are not reported as
expenditures in governmental funds:
Change in accrued compensated absences (70)
Pension expense (518)
Change in accrued post employment benefit liability (69)
Change in accrued interest on debt (5)
In the statement of activities, only the gain on the sale of the capital assets is
recognized, whereas in the governmental funds, the proceeds from the sale
increased financial resources. Thus, the change in net position differs from the
change in fund balance by the cost of the capital asset sold.(651)
Internal service funds are used by management to charge the costs
of certain activities to individual funds. The net revenue of certain activities of
internal service funds is reported with governmental activities.780
Change in net position of governmental activities 4,758$
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this statement.
(amounts expressed in thousands)
For the Year Ended June 30, 2019
CITY OF IOWA CITY
RECONCILIATION OF THE STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES,
AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES OF GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
TO THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
37
GovernmentalActivities -
Internal
Wastewater Housing Nonmajor Service
Parking Transit Treatment Water Sanitation Stormwater Authority Airport Total Funds
Assets
Current assets:
Equity in pooled cash and investments 11,817$ 7,247$ 18,008$ 8,886$ 11,395$ 1,747$ 4,081$ 202$ 63,383$ 34,783$
Receivables (net of allowance for uncollectibles):
Accounts and unbilled usage 18 33 1,576 1,045 835 167 1 24 3,699 292
Interest 73 42 165 76 177 12 65 2 612 262
Notes - - - - - - 373 - 373 -
Due from other governments - 56 1 2 81 - 70 14 224 29
Inventories - 347 - 354 - - - - 701 515
Prepaid item - 11 11 11 11 - - 15 59 -
Total current assets 11,908 7,736 19,761 10,374 12,499 1,926 4,590 257 69,051 35,881
Noncurrent assets:
Restricted assets:
Equity in pooled cash and investments 291 7 6,249 4,813 14,644 - 4,038 108 30,150 -
Advances to other funds - - - - 3,923 - -- 3,923 -
Capital assets:
Land 3,489 2,630 759 6,296 2,264 2,264 620 11,995 30,317 45
Buildings 41,647 15,399 36,858 24,019 5,467 - 5,338 5,458 134,186 1,481
Improvements other than buildings 328 - 7,261 2,742 411 - 9 478 11,229 50
Machinery and equipment 1,622 15,154 9,700 11,621 294 27 88 293 38,799 22,019
Infrastructure - 955 158,260 69,068 19,435 65,041 - 17,868 330,627 3,040
Accumulated depreciation (21,902) (16,382) (84,715) (41,494) (17,995) (16,234) (4,654) (10,715) (214,091) (13,672)
Construction in progress - - 1,679 1,074 - 990 - - 3,743 201
Total noncurrent assets 25,475 17,763 136,051 78,139 28,443 52,088 5,439 25,485 368,883 13,164
Total assets 37,383 25,499 155,812 88,513 40,942 54,014 10,029 25,742 437,934 49,045
Deferred Outflows of Resources
Pension related deferred outflows 217 638 359 445 422 29 152 14 2,276 378
OPEB related deferred outflows 57 178 78 103 118 3 27 3 567 76
Total deferred outflows of resources 274 816 437 548 540 32 179 17 2,843 454
Liabilities
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable 108 202 182 268 160 1 48 4 973 628
Contracts payable 25 2 543 65 - 40 - 24 699 -
Accrued liabilities 48 164 66 91 96 9 30 3 507 3,635
Employee vested benefits 37 132 54 81 85 2 31 3 425 70
Due to other governments - - 3 20 1 - 28 - 52 -
Interest payable 31 - 210 130 - -- - 371 -
Capital lease obligation 567 - -- - - - - 567 -
Bonded debt payable (net of unamortized
premium and discounts)- - 2,774 1,595 - - - - 4,369 -
Total current liabilities 816 500 3,832 2,250 342 52 137 34 7,963 4,333
Noncurrent liabilities:
Liabilities payable from restricted assets:
Deposits 1 6 - 1,109 8 - 792 8 1,924 -
Advances from other funds 1,423 - - - - - -- 1,423 -
Employee vested benefits 26 90 39 59 61 2 23 2 302 54
Capital lease obligation 8,846 - - - - - -- 8,846 -
Bonded debt payable (net of unamortized
premium and discounts)- - 7,914 8,872 - - - - 16,786 -
Net pension liability 822 2,394 1,409 1,707 1,530 108 578 52 8,600 1,455
Other post employment benefits liability 250 777 343 448 514 13 118 13 2,476 329
Landfill closure/postclosure liability - - - - 9,751 - - - 9,751 -
Total noncurrent liabilities 11,368 3,267 9,705 12,195 11,864 123 1,511 75 50,108 1,838
Total liabilities 12,184 3,767 13,537 14,445 12,206 175 1,648 109 58,071 6,171
Deferred Inflows of Resources
Pension related deferred inflows 58 170 100 121 109 8 41 4 611 103
OPEB related deferred inflows 8 26 12 15 17 - 4 - 82 10
Deferred amount on refunding - - 99 79 - -- 178 -
Total deferred inflow of resources 66 196 211 215 126 8 45 4 871 113
Net Position
Net investment in capital assets 15,771 17,756 119,015 62,828 9,876 52,088 1,401 25,377 304,112 13,164
Restricted by bond ordinance - - 6,036 3,505 - - - - 9,541 -
Restricted by state statute - - - 4,877 - - - 4,877 -
Restricted for future improvements 291 - - - - - - 100 391 -
Restricted by grant agreement - - - - - - 3,246 - 3,246 -
Unrestricted 9,345 4,596 17,450 8,068 14,397 1,775 3,868 169 59,668 30,051
Total net position 25,407$ 22,352$ 142,501$ 74,401$ 29,150$ 53,863$ 8,515$ 25,646$ 381,835$ 43,215$
Adjustment to reflect the consolidation of internal service fund activities
related to enterprise funds.17,555
Net position of business-type activities 399,390$
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this statement.
Business-type Activities - Enterprise Funds
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
STATEMENT OF NET POSITION
PROPRIETARY FUNDS
June 30, 2019
(amounts expressed in thousands)
38
Governmental
Activities -
Internal
Wastewater Housing Nonmajor Service
Parking Transit Treatment Water Sanitation Stormwater Authority Airport Total Funds
Operating Revenues:
Charges for services 5,982$ 2,171$ 12,831$ 9,640$ 10,017$ 1,568$ 295$ 361$ 42,865$ 20,092$
Miscellaneous 34 78 193 20 98 5 128 2 558 -
Total operating revenues 6,016 2,249 13,024 9,660 10,115 1,573 423 363 43,423 20,092
Operating Expenses:
Personal services 1,750 4,165 3,030 3,650 3,216 265 931 83 17,090 2,377
Commodities 342 923 1,537 1,251 1,258 103 265 39 5,718 2,490
Services and charges 1,632 2,471 2,273 1,987 5,428 159 8,850 350 23,150 12,413
3,724 7,559 6,840 6,888 9,902 527 10,046 472 45,958 17,280
Depreciation 1,277 1,208 4,487 2,468 1,645 1,302 119 1,008 13,514 2,018
Total operating expenses 5,001 8,767 11,327 9,356 11,547 1,829 10,165 1,480 59,472 19,298
Operating income (loss)1,015 (6,518) 1,697 304 (1,432) (256) (9,742) (1,117) (16,049) 794
Nonoperating Revenues (Expenses):
Gain (loss) on disposal of capital assets - (4) - 1 (5) - - - (8) (29)
Insurance recoveries - - - - - - 280 - 280 -
Operating grants - 2,152 - - 104 - 9,443 14 11,713 -
Interest income 189 146 524 418 705 42 135 7 2,166 692
Interest expense (468) - (131) (218) - - - - (817) -
Total nonoperating revenues (expenses)(279) 2,294 393 201 804 42 9,858 21 13,334 663
Income (loss) before capital contributions
and transfers 736 (4,224) 2,090 505 (628) (214) 116 (1,096) (2,715) 1,457
Capital contributions - - 1,827 488 13 902 - 38 3,268 -
Transfers in 15 3,564 2,145 2,638 5 2,143 106 100 10,716 1,233
Transfers out - (15) (793) (671) (523) (769) (48) - (2,819) (424)
Change in net position 751 (675) 5,269 2,960 (1,133) 2,062 174 (958) 8,450 2,266
Net Position, Beginning 24,656 23,027 137,232 71,441 30,283 51,801 8,341 26,604 40,949
Net Position, Ending 25,407$ 22,352$ 142,501$ 74,401$ 29,150$ 53,863$ 8,515$ 25,646$ 43,215$
Adjustment to reflect the consolidation of internal service fund activities
related to enterprise funds 1,486
Change in net position of business-type activities 9,936$
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this statement.
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES AND CHANGES IN FUND NET POSITION
PROPRIETARY FUNDS
For the Year Ended June 30, 2019
(amounts expressed in thousands)
Business-type Activities - Enterprise Funds
39
Governmental
Activities -
Internal
Wastewater Housing Nonmajor Service
Parking Transit Treatment Water Sanitation Stormwater Authority Airport Total Funds
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
Receipts from customers and users 6,012$ 2,291$ 13,016$ 9,875$ 9,940$ 1,570$ 438$ 362$ 43,504$ 19,917$
Payments to suppliers (1,996) (4,798) (3,698) (3,300) (6,211) (252) (9,126) (373) (29,754) (13,836)
Payments to employees (1,774) (4,139) (2,981) (3,545) (3,278) (289) (929) (82) (17,017) (2,266)
Net cash flows from (used for) operating activities 2,242 (6,646) 6,337 3,030 451 1,029 (9,617) (93) (3,267) 3,815
Cash Flows From Noncapital Financing Activities
Grants received - 2,157 - - 106 - 9,407 12 11,682 -
Transfers from other funds 15 3,564 2 112 5 1 106 100 3,905 -
Transfers to other funds - (15) (793) (658) (523) (769) (48) - (2,806) (424)
Repayment/(payment) of notes receivable - -- -- -24 - 24 -
Advances to other funds - -- -(2,500) - - - (2,500) -
Repayment of advances from other funds - -- -243 - - - 243 -
Repayment of advances to other funds (243) - - - - - - - (243) -
Net cash flows from (used for) noncapital financing
activities (228) 5,706 (791) (546) (2,669) (768) 9,489 112 10,305 (424)
Cash Flows From Capital and Related Financing
Activities
Capital grants received - 1,114 1,284 - 13 - - 43 2,454 -
Acquisition and construction of property and
equipment (54) (57) (1,261) (837) (2,015) (105) (1) (119) (4,449) (2,028)
Proceeds from sale of property - -- 1 - - - - 1 256
Proceeds from insurance recoveries - -- - - - 280 - 280 -
Principal paid on capital lease obligation (2,545) - - - - - - - (2,545) -
Interest paid on capital lease obligation (477) - - - - - - - (477) -
Principal paid on bonded debt - -(6,135) (1,510) - - - - (7,645) -
Interest paid on bonded debt - -(515) (269) - - - - (784) -
Net cash flows used for capital and related
financing activities (3,076) 1,057 (6,627) (2,615) (2,002) (105) 279 (76) (13,165) (1,772)
Cash Flows From Investing Activities
Interest on investments 198 138 491 444 754 41 128 7 2,201 672
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (864) 255 (590) 313 (3,466) 197 279 (50) (3,926) 2,291
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning 12,972 6,999 24,847 13,386 29,505 1,550 7,840 360 97,459 32,492
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Ending 12,108$ 7,254$ 24,257$ 13,699$ 26,039$ 1,747$ 8,119$ 310$ 93,533$ 34,783$
Reconciliation of operating income (loss)
to net cash flows from (used for) operating activities:
Operating income (loss)1,015$ (6,518)$ 1,697$ 304$ (1,432)$ (256)$ (9,742)$ (1,117)$ (16,049)$ 794$
Adjustments to reconcile operating income
(loss) to net cash flows from (used for) operating activities:
Depreciation expense 1,277 1,208 4,487 2,468 1,645 1,302 119 1,008 13,514 2,018
Changes in:
Receivables:
Accounts and unbilled usage (4) 48 (7) 67 (142) (3) 2 - (39) (197)
Due from other governments - (6) (1) 56 (34) - - - 15 22
Inventories - (22) - 54 - -- - 32 6
Prepaid item - 8 8 8 7 - - 7 38 -
Accounts payable (22) (1,377) 102 (117) (24) 10 22 9 (1,397) 87
Accrued liabilities 2 13 (2) 6 10 1 (1) (1) 28 973
Employee vested benefits (1) 8 (10) 2 2 2 (3) 1 1 10
Due to other governments - (13) 2 (7) - - (33) - (51) -
Deposits - -- 92 1 - 13 (1) 105 -
Net pension liability (72) (118) 5 27 (148) (35) (24) (1) (366) 37
Deferred outflows of resources 2 (23) 5 (14) (18) 7 5 (1) (37) (7)
Deferred inflows of resources 9 34 1 19 17 (1) 8 1 88 24
Other post employment benefits liability 36 112 50 65 75 2 17 2 359 48
Landfill closure/postclosure liability - - - - 492 - - - 492 -
Total adjustments 1,227 (128) 4,640 2,726 1,883 1,285 125 1,024 12,782 3,021
Net cash flows from (used for) operating activities 2,242$ (6,646)$ 6,337$ 3,030$ 451$ 1,029$ (9,617)$ (93)$ (3,267)$ 3,815$
Noncash Investing, Capital, and
Financing Activities:
Contributions of capital assets from
government and others -$ -$ 2,686$ 3,014$ -$ 3,044$ -$ -$ 8,744$ 1,233$
Contributions of capital assets to
government and others -$ -$ -$ 13$ 413$ -$ -$ -$ 426$ 21$
Capital grants not yet received -$ -$ -$ -$ 2$ -$ -$ -$ 2$ -$
Operating grants not yet received -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 70$ 14$ 84$ -$
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this statement.
Business-type Activities - Enterprise Funds
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
PROPRIETARY FUNDS
For the Year Ended June 30, 2019
(amounts expressed in thousands)
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Agency
Funds
Assets
Equity in pooled cash and investments 121$
Interest receivable 1
Total assets 122$
Liabilities
Accounts payable 30$
Due to agency 92
Total liabilities 122$
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this statement.
June 30, 2019
(amounts expressed in thousands)
CITY OF IOWA CITY
STATEMENT OF FIDUCIARY
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
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1. Accounting Policies
The City of Iowa City, Iowa, (the City) was incorporated April 6, 1853, and operates under the
Council/Manager form of government. The City provides a broad range of services to its citizens including
general government, public safety, streets, parks, and cultural facilities. It also operates an airport, a mass
transportation system, parking facilities, water treatment, wastewater treatment, storm water collection,
sanitation collection and disposal (including landfill operations) and a housing authority.
The financial statements of the City have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) as applied to governmental units. The Governmental
Accounting Standards Board (GASB) is the accepted standard-setting body for establishing governmental
accounting and financial reporting principles. The more significant accounting policies of the City are
described below.
The Reporting Entity
For financial reporting purposes, the City includes all of its funds, organizations, agencies, boards,
commissions, and authorities. The City has also considered all potential component units for which it is
financially accountable, and other organizations for which the nature and significance of their relationship
with the City are such that exclusion would cause the City’s financial statements to be misleading or
incomplete. The Governmental Accounting Standards Board has set forth criteria to be considered in
determining financial accountability. These criteria include appointing a voting majority of an
organization’s governing body, and (1) the ability of the City to impose its will on that organization or (2)
the potential for the organization to provide specific benefits to, or impose specific financial burdens on the
City. There were no component units required to be included.
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 of the non-fiduciary activities of the primary government.
Governmental activities, which normally are 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.
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 as general revenues.
As a general rule, the effect of inter-fund activity has been eliminated from the government-wide financial
statements. Exceptions to this general rule are charges between the City’s water and sewer function and
various other functions of the government. Eliminations of these charges would distort the direct costs and
program revenues reported for the various functions concerned.
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Separate financial statements are provided for governmental funds and proprietary funds. Major individual
governmental funds and major individual enterprise funds are reported as separate columns in the fund
financial statements.
Description of Funds
These financial statements include all funds owned or administered by the City or for which the City acts
as custodian.
The accounts of the City are organized on the basis of funds, each of which is considered to be a separate
accounting entity. The fund categories are governmental, proprietary, and fiduciary. Each fund is accounted
for by providing a separate set of self-balancing accounts that comprise its assets, deferred outflows of
resources, liabilities, deferred inflows of resources, net position, revenues, and expenditures or expenses,
as appropriate. The individual funds account for the governmental resources allocated to them for the
purpose of carrying on specific activities in accordance with laws, regulations, or other restrictions.
Basis of Accounting
The accounting and financial reporting treatment applied to a fund is determined by its “measurement
focus.” The government-wide financial statements and proprietary funds are accounted for on the flow of
economic resources measurement focus and use the accrual basis of accounting. Agency funds do not have
a measurement focus and use the accrual basis of accounting. Under the accrual method, revenues are
recorded when earned and expenses are recorded at the time liabilities are incurred.
All governmental funds are accounted for using a current financial resources measurement focus, which
generally includes only current assets and current liabilities on the balance sheet. The modified accrual
basis of accounting is used for these funds. Under the modified accrual basis, revenue is recognized when
susceptible to accrual, which is in the period in which it becomes both available (collectible within the
current period or soon thereafter to be used to pay liabilities of the current period) and measurable (the
amount of the transaction can be determined). Revenue accrued includes property taxes, intergovernmental
revenue, and interest earned on investments (if they are collected within 60 days after the year-end).
Expenditures are recorded when the related fund liability is incurred. Principal and interest on long-term
debt, as well as expenditures related to compensated absences and claims and judgments, are recorded only
when payment is due.
The City reports the following major governmental funds:
The General Fund is the City’s primary operating fund. It accounts for all financial resources of
the general government, except those required to be accounted for in another fund.
The Other Shared Revenue and Grants Fund is used to account for revenue from various sources,
primarily road use tax monies from the State of Iowa and reimbursable programs funded by
federal and state grants.
The Employee Benefits Fund is used to account for the employee benefits related to those
employees who are paid through governmental fund types, which are funded by a separate
property tax levy.
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The Other Construction Fund accounts for the construction or replacement of other City general fixed
assets, such as administrative buildings with various funding sources, including general obligation
bonds, intergovernmental revenues, and contributions.
The Bridge, Street, and Traffic Control Construction Fund accounts for the construction or
replacement of infrastructure fixed assets, such as streets, bridges, dams, sidewalks, and lighting
systems.
The Debt Service Fund accounts for the accumulation of resources for the payment of general long-
term debt principal, interest, and related costs.
The City reports the following major proprietary funds:
The Parking Fund is used to account for the operation and maintenance of the “on” and “off” street
public parking facilities.
The Transit Fund is used to account for the operation and maintenance of the public transportation
system.
The Wastewater Treatment Fund is used to account for the operation and maintenance of the
wastewater treatment facility and sanitary sewer system.
The Water Fund is used to account for the operation and maintenance of the water system.
The Sanitation Fund is used to account for the operation and maintenance of the solid waste
collection system and landfill.
The Stormwater Fund is used to account for the operation and maintenance of the stormwater
utility system.
The Housing Authority Fund is used to account for the operations and activities of the City’s low
and moderate income housing assistance and public housing programs.
The City has one nonmajor enterprise fund, the Airport Fund is used to account for the operation and
maintenance of the airport facility.
Additionally, the City reports internal service funds to account for goods and services provided by one
department to other City departments on a cost reimbursement basis. The funds in this category are the
Equipment Maintenance Fund, Central Services Fund, Loss Reserve Fund, and the Information Technology
Fund.
The City also reports fiduciary funds which are used to account for resources held for the benefit of parties
outside the government. Fiduciary funds are not reflected in the government-wide financial statements
because the resources of those funds are not available to support the City’s own programs. The accounting
used for fiduciary funds is much like that used for proprietary funds. The City has one fiduciary fund which
is maintained as an agency fund, with no attempt to create an ongoing fund balance. The fund in this
category is Project Green, which accounts for donations that are received to plant and develop yards and
lawns, both public and private, within Iowa City.
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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
City’s enterprise funds and of the City’s internal service funds are charges to customers for sales and
services. Operating expenses for enterprise funds and internal service funds 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 government’s policy to use
restricted resources first, then unrestricted resources as they are needed.
Uses of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenue, expenditures and expenses, as appropriate, during the
reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Material estimates that are particularly
susceptible to significant change in the near-term relate to the determination of other post employment
benefit obligation, net pension liability, landfill closure and post-closure care costs, total capacity of the
landfill at closure, and calculation of the costs of claims incurred, but not reported.
Cash and Investments
The City maintains one primary demand deposit account through which the majority of its cash resources
are processed. Substantially all investment activity is carried on by the City in an investment pool, except
for those funds required to maintain their investments separately. The earnings on the pooled investments
are allocated to the funds on a systematic basis. All investments are stated at fair value except for the Iowa
Public Agency Investment Trust (IPAIT) which is valued at amortized cost pursuant to Rule 2a-7 under the
Investment Company Act of 1940.
For the purpose of the Statement of Cash Flows, restricted and non-restricted investments with a maturity
of three months or less when purchased are considered cash equivalents.
Receivables and Revenue Recognition
Property tax receivable is recognized in governmental funds on the levy or lien date, which is the date that
the tax asking is certified by the City to the County Board of Supervisors. Current year delinquent property
tax receivable represents unpaid taxes from the current year. The succeeding year property tax receivable
represents taxes certified by the City to be collected in the next fiscal year for the purposes set out in the
budget for the next fiscal year. By statute, the City is required to certify its budget to the County Auditor
by March 15 of each year for the subsequent fiscal year. However, by statute, the tax asking and budget
certification for the following fiscal year becomes effective on the first day of that year. Although the
succeeding year property tax receivable has been recorded, it will not be recognized as revenue until the
year for which it is levied.
Federal and state grants are recorded as receivables and the revenue is recognized during the period in
which the City fulfills the requirements for receiving the grant awards, as long as the susceptible to accrual
criteria are met.
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June 30, 2019
Income from investments in all fund types and from charges for services in proprietary fund types is
recognized when earned. Licenses and permits, fines and forfeitures, fees and refunds, charges for services
(in governmental fund types), miscellaneous, and other revenues are recorded as revenue when received in
cash because they are generally not measurable until actually received.
Inventories
Inventories are recognized only in those funds in which they are material to the extent of affecting
operations. For the City, these are the Other Shared Revenue and Grants Fund, Transit Fund, Water Fund,
and the Equipment Maintenance Fund. Inventories of materials and supplies are determined by actual count
and priced on the FIFO method.
Capital Assets
Capital assets, which include property, buildings, equipment, and infrastructure assets (e.g., roads, bridges,
water mains, and similar items), are reported in the applicable governmental or business-type activities
columns in the government-wide financial statements. The City follows the policy of not requiring
capitalization of an asset with an initial, individual cost of less than $50,000 for infrastructure, $25,000 for
buildings and improvements, and $5,000 for equipment assets. Such assets are recorded at original purchase
cost or at acquisition value at the date of donation when received as donated properties.
Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives:
Infrastructure 3 – 100 years
Buildings and structures 20 – 50 years
Improvements other than buildings 10 – 50 years
Vehicles 2 – 20 years
Other equipment 3 – 30 years
Deferred Outflows of Resources
Deferred outflows of resources represent a consumption of net position that applies to a future period(s)
and will not be recognized as an outflow of resources (expense/expenditure) until then. Deferred outflows
of resources consist of unrecognized items not yet charged to pension and OPEB expense and contributions
from the employer after the measurement date but before the end of the employer’s reporting period.
Bond Premiums and Discounts
Debt issued at a premium or discount is recorded net of the unamortized premium or discount. In the
governmental funds, premiums and discounts are recorded entirely as other financing sources or uses in the
year of issuance. In the proprietary funds and the government-wide statements, they are amortized over the
life of the bonds.
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June 30, 2019
Compensated Absences
Permanent City employees accumulate vacation and sick leave hours for subsequent use or for payment
upon death, resignation, or retirement. The City pays its employees (except firefighters) one-half of the
accumulated sick leave at the time of termination on the basis of the employee’s then effective hourly base
salary, provided that the dollar amount of the payment may be up to, but not exceed, the amount that an
employee would be paid if the employee had terminated on June 28, 1985. Employees hired on or after
June 29, 1985, are not eligible for payment of accumulated sick leave upon termination, death, or retirement.
Pensions
For purposes of measuring the net pension liability, deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows
of resources related to pensions, and pension expense, information about the fiduciary net position of the
Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System and the Municipal Fire and Police Retirement System
(Systems’) and additions to/deductions from the Systems’ fiduciary net position have been determined on
the same basis as they are reported by the Systems. For this purpose, benefit payments (including refunds
of employee contributions) are recognized when due and payable in accordance with the benefit terms.
Investments are reported at fair value.
Landfill Closing Costs
Costs expected to be incurred in ultimately closing the present landfill site are being systematically provided
for through charges to expense over the estimated useful life of the landfill on the basis of capacity used
(see Note 8).
Deferred Inflows of Resources
Deferred inflows of resources represent an acquisition of net position that applies to a future period(s) and
will not be recognized as an inflow of resources (revenue) until that time. Although certain revenues are
measurable, they are not available. Available means collected within the current year or expected to be
collected soon enough thereafter to be used to pay liabilities of the current year. Deferred inflows of
resources in the governmental fund financial statements represent the amount of assets that have been
recognized, but the related revenue has not been recognized since the assets are not collected within the
current year or expected to be collected soon enough thereafter to be used to pay liabilities of the current
year. Deferred inflows of resources consist of property tax receivable, grants receivable and other
receivables.
Deferred inflows of resources in the Statement of Net Position consist of succeeding year property tax
receivable that will not be recognized as revenue until the year for which they are levied, the difference in
the carrying value of refunded debt and it’s acquisition price and the unamortized portion of pension and
OPEB related items.
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June 30, 2019
Budgetary and Legal Appropriation and Amendment Policies
The City prepares and adopts an annual function budget, as prescribed by Iowa statutes, for all funds except
internal service and agency funds. This is formalized in a separate budgetary report, the Financial Plan.
This budget is adopted on or before March 15 of each year to become effective July 1, and constitutes the
City’s appropriation for each program and purpose specified therein until amended. The adopted budget
must include the following:
a.Expenditures for each function:
Public safety
Public works
Health and social services
Culture and recreation
Community and economic development
General government
Debt service
Capital projects
Business-type/enterprise
b. The amount to be raised by property taxation
c.Income from sources other than property taxation
d.Transfers in and transfers out
The legal level of control (the level at which expenditures may not legally exceed appropriations) is the
function level for all funds combined, rather than at the individual fund level. Management can transfer
appropriations within a function, within a fund type, and between fund types, without the approval of the
governing body so long as the total budget by function area will not be exceeded. It is necessary, therefore,
to aggregate the expenditures of the budgeted activities within the governmental fund types with the
expenditures of the budgeted activities within the enterprise funds on a function basis, and to compare such
function totals to function budgeted totals in order to demonstrate legal compliance with the budget. The
City’s budget for revenue focuses on aggregated totals by revenue source.
The City formally adopts budgets for several funds that are not required by state law to be included in the
annual function budget. Annual operating budgets are adopted for the internal service funds for
management control purposes. Such budgets, however, are not legally required to be adopted under state
statutes.
A City budget for the current fiscal year may be amended for any of the following purposes as prescribed
by Iowa statute:
a.To permit the appropriation and expenditure of unexpended, unencumbered cash balances on
hand at the end of the preceding fiscal year.
b.To permit the appropriation and expenditure of amounts anticipated being available from sources
other than property taxation.
c.To permit transfers between funds.
d. To permit transfers between functions.
A budget amendment must be prepared and adopted in the same manner as the original budget. The City’s
budget was amended as prescribed, and the effects of those amendments are shown in the accompanying
budgetary comparison schedule. The original budget was increased by $27,054,994 in revenues and other
financing sources and by $83,011,721 in expenditures and other financing uses. Appropriations, as adopted
or amended, lapse at the end of the fiscal year.
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June 30, 2019
As allowed by GASB Statement No. 41, Budgetary Comparison Schedules – Perspective Differences, the
City presents budgetary comparison schedules as required supplementary information based on the program
structure of nine functional areas as required by state statute for its legally adopted budget.
Restricted Assets
Assets within the individual funds, which can be designated by the City Council for any use within the
fund’s purpose, are considered to be unrestricted assets. Assets, which are restricted for specific uses by
bonded debt requirements, grant provisions, or other requirements, are classified as restricted assets.
Liabilities, which are payable from restricted assets, are classified as such.
Classification of Fund Balances
Fund balances for the governmental funds are reported in classifications based on the nature of any
limitations requiring the use of resources for specific purposes (see Note 10).
2. Cash and Pooled Investments
The City’s deposits in banks at June 30, 2019 were entirely covered by federal depository insurance,
national credit union administration, or by the State Sinking Fund in accordance with Chapter 12C of the
Code of Iowa. This chapter provides for additional assessments against the depositories to insure there will
be no loss of public funds.
The City is authorized by statute to invest public funds in obligations of the United States government, its
agencies and instrumentalities; certificates of deposit or other evidences of deposit at federally insured Iowa
depository institutions approved by City Council and secured pursuant to the limitations set forth in Chapter
12C of the Code of Iowa; prime eligible bankers acceptances; certain high rated commercial paper or other
short-term corporate debt; perfected repurchase agreements; Iowa Public Agency Investment Trust
(IPAIT); certain registered open–end management investment companies registered with the Securities &
Exchange Commission under the federal Investment Company Act of 1940; and warrants or improvement
certificates of a drainage district.
At June 30, 2019 the City of Iowa City had the following investments:
Fair
Investment Value Maturities
Federal Home Loan Bank Notes 10,501,455$ September 2019 to October 2022
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Notes 6,034,180 November 2020 to April 2024
Federal Farm Credit Bank Notes 6,003,840 June 2021 to June 2022
Natixis NY Branch Commercial Paper 4,987,500 August 2019
United States Treasury Notes 1,970,820 March 2020
29,497,795$
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June 30, 2019
The City uses the fair value hierarchy established by generally accepted accounting principles based on the
valuation inputs used to measure the fair value of the asset. Level 1 inputs are quoted prices in active
markets for identical assets. Level 2 inputs are significant other observable inputs. Level 3 inputs are
significant unobservable inputs.
The recurring fair value measurement for the Federal Home Loan Bank securities of $10,501,455, the
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation securities of $6,034,180, the Federal Farm Credit Bank
securities of $6,003,840 and the United States Treasury securities of $1,970,820 were determined using the
last reported sales price at current exchange rates (Level 1 inputs).
The fair value measurement for the Natixis NY Branch commercial paper of $4,987,500 was determined
using the last reported sales price at current exchange rates (Level 1 inputs).
The City had no other investments meeting the disclosure requirements of Governmental Accounting
Standards Board Statement No. 72.
In addition, the City had investments in the Iowa Public Agency Investment Trust (IPAIT), which are valued
at an amortized cost of $13,464,888, which approximates fair value. The Diversified Portfolio consists of
cash and short-term investments valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value, pursuant to
Governmental Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 79.
The Iowa Public Agency Investment Trust (IPAIT) represents an investment in a pool managed by others.
IPAIT is a common trust established under Iowa law pursuant to Iowa Code Chapter 28E in 1987 to enable
eligible Iowa public agencies to safely and effectively invest their available operating and reserve funds.
IPAIT is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
The IPAIT portfolios have followed established money market mutual fund investment parameters
designed to maintain a $1 per unit net asset value since inception and were registered with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Interest rate risk - The City’s investment policy limits the investment of operating funds to investments that
mature within 397 days. The portion of operating funds in excess of 33% of operating funds may be invested
in certificates of deposit which mature within 63 months or less. Funds not identified as operating funds
may be invested in instruments with maturities longer than 397 days.
Credit risk. State law limits investments to commercial paper and corporate bonds to the top two ratings
issued by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations. It is the City’s policy to comply with rating
restrictions. The investment in Iowa Public Agency Investment Trust is not rated by Moody’s Investors
service as it is a state security that is backed by the full faith and credit of the issuing government and is not
subject to credit risk.
Concentration of credit risk. The City investment policy limits the amount that may be invested in any one
issuer to a maximum amount approved by the City Council.
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June 30, 2019
Due to legal and budgetary reasons, the General Fund is assigned a portion of the investment earnings
associated with other funds. These funds are the employee benefits, other shared revenue, and sanitation
funds.
3. Interfund Balances and Transfers
Interfund balances for the year ended June 30, 2019, consisted of the following:
Interfund balances at June 30, 2019, include advances due to/from other funds, which represent amounts
for construction loans, a revenue bond redemption loan and negative cash balance funding. The $56,012
advance to the Nonmajor Governmental Funds is expected to be repaid within the next year. $81,980 of
the $96,694 advance to the Other Shared Revenue and Grants Fund is not expected to be repaid within the
next year. $2,407,355 of the $2,500,000 advance to the Other Construction Fund is not expected to be
repaid within the next year. $1,173,649 of the $1,423,385 advance to the Parking Fund is not expected to
be repaid within the next year.
Debt
General Service Sanitation Total
A dvances to:
Other Shared Revenue
and Grants -$ 96,694$ -$ 96,694$
Other Construction - - 2,500,000 2,500,000
Nonmajor Governmental 56,012 - - 56,012
Parking - - 1,423,385 1,423,385
Total 56,012$ 96,694$ 3,923,385$ 4,076,091$
Advances from
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Interfund transfers for the year ended June 30, 2019, consisted of the following:
Transfers are used to move revenues and bond proceeds from the fund that State statutes or the budget
requires to collect them to the fund that the State statutes or the budget requires to expend them.
Capital Projects
Bridge, Street
Other Capital Projects and Traffic
Shared Revenue Employee Other Control Nonmajor
General and Grants Benefits Construction Construction Governmental
Transfer to:
General -$ 79,864$ 10,480,205$ -$ -$ 939,926$
Other Shared Revenue
and Grants 1,000,000 - 451,026 - - -
Debt Service 20,052 - - - - 1,938,721
Capital Projects
Other Construction 4,411,321 368,720 - - - 132,806
Capital Projects
Bridge, Street and
Traffic Control Construction 70,781 2,586,153 - - - -
Nonmajor Governmental 263,031 248,476 - - - -
Parking - - - - - -
Transit 3,563,749 - - - - -
Wastewater Treatment 1,877 - - - 2,143,583 -
Water 1,628 - - 50,795 2,475,969 -
Sanitation 5,499 - - - - -
Stormwater 1,036 - - 328,422 1,813,399 -
Housing Authority - - - - - 106,470
Nonmajor Enterprise 100,000 - - - - -
Internal Service 25,885 38,229 - 104,520 617,179 -
Total Transfer to 9,464,859$ 3,321,442$ 10,931,231$ 483,737$ 7,050,130$ 3,117,923$
Transfer from
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Wastewater Housing Internal Total
Transit Treatment Water Sanitation Stormwater Authority Service Transfer from
-$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 47,949$ -$ 11,547,944$
- - - - - - - 1,451,026
- - - - - - - 1,958,773
- 24,000 258,662 - 369,000 - 402,941 5,967,450
- 769,425 400,000 - 400,000 - - 4,226,359
- - - - - - - 511,507
15,000 - - - - - - 15,000
- - - - - - - 3,563,749
- - - - - - - 2,145,460
- - - 110,000 - - - 2,638,392
- - - - - - - 5,499
- - - - - - - 2,142,857
- - - - - - - 106,470
- - - - - - - 100,000
- - 12,500 413,458 - - 21,350 1,233,121
15,000$ 793,425$ 671,162$ 523,458$ 769,000$ 47,949$ 424,291$ 37,613,607$
Transfer from
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4. Capital Assets
Capital asset activity for the year ended June 30, 2019, was as follows:
Beginning
July 1, 2018
Acquisitions
and
Transfers
Disposals
and
Transfers
Balance
June 30, 2019
Governmental activities:
Capital assets, not being depreciated:
Land 30,893,959$ 474,285$ 560,500$ 30,807,744$
Construction in progress 42,282,566 32,936 21,831,532 20,483,970
Total capital assets, not being depreciated 73,176,525 507,221 22,392,032 51,291,714
Capital assets, being depreciated:
Buildings 65,255,604 1,204,473 95,545 66,364,532
Improvements other than buildings 7,556,845 18,458 49,897 7,525,406
Machinery and equipment 43,857,060 4,755,201 3,240,972 45,371,289
Infrastructure 160,799,168 39,475,577 - 200,274,745
Total capital assets being depreciated 277,468,677 45,453,709 3,386,414 319,535,972
Less accumulated depreciation for:
Buildings 26,258,222 1,669,439 57,318 27,870,343
Improvements other than buildings 3,790,773 268,200 34,686 4,024,287
Machinery and equipment 26,578,055 3,692,558 2,917,597 27,353,016
Infrastructure 46,007,497 3,980,665 - 49,988,162
Total accumulated depreciation 102,634,547 9,610,862 3,009,601 109,235,808
Total capital assets, being depreciated, net 174,834,130 35,842,847 376,813 210,300,164
Governmental activities capital assets, net 248,010,655$ 36,350,068$ 22,768,845$ 261,591,878$
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June 30, 2019
Beginning
July 1, 2018
Acquisitions
and
Transfers
Disposals
and
Transfers
Balance
June 30, 2019
Business-type activities:
Capital assets, not being depreciated:
Land 30,317,185$ -$ -$ 30,317,185$
Construction in progress 15,297,287 - 11,553,403 3,743,884
Total capital assets, not being depreciated 45,614,472 - 11,553,403 34,061,069
Capital assets, being depreciated:
Buildings 134,116,842 80,890 12,738 134,184,994
Improvements other than buildings 11,156,502 82,305 9,440 11,229,367
Machinery and equipment 34,971,952 4,420,793 592,872 38,799,873
Infrastructure 311,221,178 19,406,379 - 330,627,557
Total capital assets being depreciated 491,466,474 23,990,367 615,050 514,841,791
Less accumulated depreciation for:
Buildings 64,261,561 3,423,766 12,738 67,672,589
Improvements other than buildings 6,936,561 394,160 6,844 7,323,877
Machinery and equipment 24,576,412 1,702,154 586,444 25,692,122
Infrastructure 105,411,337 7,994,077 - 113,405,414
Total accumulated depreciation 201,185,871 13,514,157 606,026 214,094,002
Total capital assets, being depreciated, net 290,280,603 10,476,210 9,024 300,747,789
Business-type activities capital assets, net 335,895,075$ 10,476,210$ 11,562,427$ 334,808,858$
Depreciation expense was charged to functions as follows:
Governmental activities:
Public safety 1,582,503$
Public works 4,567,853
Culture and recreation 3,049,099
Community and economic development 59,486
General government 351,921
Total depreciation expense - governmental activities 9,610,862$
Business-type activities:
Parking 1,276,760$
Transit 1,208,434
Wastewater treatment 4,487,298
Water 2,467,789
Sanitation 1,644,858
Stormwater 1,301,537
Housing authority 119,128
Nonmajor enterprise 1,008,353
Total depreciation expense - business-type activities 13,514,157$
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5. Capital Lease Obligation
In 2017, the government entered into a lease agreement as lessee for financing the acquisition of a parking
ramp valued at $15,497,867. The parking ramp has a 30-year estimated useful life. This year, $516,596
was included in depreciation expense. This lease agreement qualifies as a capital lease for accounting
purposes and, therefore, has been recorded at the present value of future minimum lease payments as of the
inception date.
The future minimum lease obligations and the net present value of these minimum lease payments as of
June 30, 2019, were as follows:
Changes in Capital Lease Obligation
Changes in the capital lease obligation for the year ended June 30, 2019, was as follows:
Fiscal Year Ending
June 30
Business-type
Activities
2020 941,621$
2021 941,621
2022 941,621
2023 941,621
2024 941,621
2025-2029 4,708,107
2030-2032 2,822,615
Total minimum lease payments 12,238,827
Less: amount representing interest (2,825,803)
Present value of minimum lease payments 9,413,024$
Due Within
July 1, 2018 Issues Retirements June 30, 2019 One Year
Business-type activities:11,958,305$ -$ 2,545,281$ 9,413,024$ 566,983$
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6. Long Term Debt
Changes in Debt for Bonds
Bond debt activity for the year ended June 30, 2019, was as follows:
General Obligation Bonds
Various issues of general obligation bonds totaling $52,470,000 are outstanding as of June 30, 2019. The
bonds have interest rates ranging from 1.00% to 3.00% and mature in varying annual amounts ranging from
$765,000 to $4,125,000 per issue, with the final maturities due in the year ending June 30, 2029. Interest
and principal payments on all general obligation bonds, except tax abated portions recorded in the enterprise
funds, are accounted for through the Debt Service Fund.
Due Within
July 1, 2018 Issues Retirements June 30, 2019 One Year
Governmental activities:
General obligation bonds 51,880,000$ 12,535,000$ 11,945,000$ 52,470,000$ 11,245,000$
Plus: Unamortized
Premium 1,003,524 80,675 151,560 932,638 151,560
Total general obligation bonds 52,883,524 12,615,675 12,096,560 53,402,638 11,396,560
Revenue bonds 15,065,000 - 135,000 14,930,000 140,000
Less: Unamortized
Discounts 29,736 - 2,124 27,612 2,124
Total revenue bonds 15,035,264 - 132,876 14,902,388 137,876
67,918,788$ 12,615,675$ 12,229,436$ 68,305,026$ 11,534,436$
Business-type activities:
Revenue bonds 27,785,000 - 7,645,000 20,140,000 4,075,000
Plus: Unamortized
Premium 1,310,062 - 294,352 1,015,710 294,352
Total revenue bonds 29,095,062$ -$ 7,939,352$ 21,155,710$ 4,369,352$
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Annual debt service requirements to maturity for general obligation bonds are as follows:
Revenue Bonds
As of June 30, 2019, the following unmatured revenue bond issues are outstanding:
Wastewater Taxable Urban
Treatment Water Renewal
Original issue amount $ 13,910,000 $ 14,510,000 $ 15,460,000
Interest rates 2.0% to 5.0% 1.5% to 5.0% 1.0% to 3.9%
Annual maturities $ 500,000 to $ 420,000 to $ 140,000 to
$ 2,085,000 $ 1,225,000 $ 965,000
Amount outstanding $ 9,875,000 $ 10,265,000 $ 14,930,000
Fiscal Year Ending
June 30 Principal Interest
2020 11,245,000$ 1,196,696$
2021 7,160,000 943,923
2022 7,320,000 786,163
2023 6,475,000 628,413
2024 5,745,000 475,513
2025-2029 14,525,000 828,738
Total 52,470,000$ 4,859,446$
Governmental Activities
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Revenue bond debt service requirements to maturity are as follows:
The revenue bond ordinances required that wastewater treatment, water revenues, and urban renewal tax
revenues be set aside into separate and special accounts as they are received. The use and the amounts to
be included in the accounts are as follows:
Account Amount
(a) Revenue Bond and Interest Amount sufficient to pay current bond and interest maturities.
Sinking Reserve
(b) Revenue Debt Service Reserve Amount required to be deposited in the Revenue Bond and Interest
Reserve until the reserve fund equals: Taxable Urban Renewal
Revenue bonds – maximum debt service due on the bonds in any
succeeding fiscal year. Wastewater Revenue and Water Revenue
bonds – 10% of the original principal amounts of all related bond
issues.
(c) Improvement Reserve $20,000 per month until the reserve balance equals or exceeds
$2,000,000 for Wastewater Revenue bonds and $5,000 per month
until the reserve balance equals or exceeds $450,000 for Water
Revenue bonds, with no further deposits once the minimum
balance is reached. If the reserve falls below the required
minimum, monthly transfers in the aforementioned amounts will
resume.
In fiscal year ended June 30, 2019, the Wastewater Treatment Fund had net revenue of $6,708,000 and the
amount of principal and interest due was $6,674,000. In fiscal year ended June 30, 2019, the Water Fund
had net revenues of $3,190,000 and the amount of principal and interest due was $1,790,000.
Fiscal Year Ending
June 30 Principal Interest Principal Interest
2020 140,000$ 451,635$ 4,075,000$ 685,365$
2021 140,000 448,695 4,250,000 477,665
2022 1,110,000 445,475 4,350,000 298,690
2023 1,110,000 413,045 3,840,000 149,270
2024 1,105,000 380,345 1,745,000 55,825
2025-2029 5,015,000 1,415,425 1,880,000 32,325
2030-2034 4,555,000 672,245 - -
2035-2036 1,755,000 79,350 - -
Total 14,930,000$ 4,306,215$ 20,140,000$ 1,699,140$
Governmental Activities Business-type Activities
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Summary of Bond Issues
General obligation and revenue bonds payable at June 30, 2019, are comprised of the following issues:
Date of Amount Interest Final Outstanding
Issue Issued Rates Maturity June 30, 2019
General Obligation Bonds:
Multi-Purpose June 2012 9,070,000 2.0 - 2.25 6/22 2,935,000
Multi-Purpose July 2013 7,230,000 1.0 - 2.0 6/23 3,380,000
Refunded Multi-Purpose (1) June 2014 11,980,000 2.0 - 3.0 6/24 4,875,000
Multi-Purpose June 2015 7,785,000 2.0 - 2.25 6/25 4,915,000
Multi-Purpose June 2016 8,795,000 2.0 - 3.0 6/26 6,785,000
Multi-Purpose June 2017 9,765,000 2.0 - 2.5 6/27 7,960,000
Multi-Purpose June 2018 8,895,000 1.8 - 2.65 6/28 8,085,000
Taxable Multi-Purpose June 2018 3,100,000 2.35 - 2.6 6/20 1,000,000
Multi-Purpose June 2019 12,535,000 2.0 - 2.25 6/29 12,535,000
Total General Obligation Bonds 52,470,000$
Date of Amount Interest Final Outstanding
Issue Issued Rates Maturity June 30, 2019
Revenue Bonds:
Refunded Wastewater
Treatment Bonds (2)June 2016 9,360,000 3.0 - 4.0 7/21 5,600,000
Refunded Wastewater
Treatment Bonds (3)June 2017 4,550,000 2.0 - 5.0 7/22 4,275,000
Refunded Water Bonds (4)June 2012 4,950,000 1.5 - 2.1 7/22 2,100,000
Refunded Water Bonds (5)June 2016 3,650,000 1.5 - 5.0 7/24 2,865,000
Refunded Water Bonds (6)June 2017 5,910,000 2.0 - 2.25 7/25 5,300,000
Taxable Urban Renewal Nov. 2012 2,655,000 1.0 - 3.9 6/32 2,125,000
Taxable Urban Renewal Sept. 2016 12,805,000 3.0 6/36 12,805,000
Total Revenue Bonds 35,070,000$
87,540,000$
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June 30, 2019
(1)This bond issue is an advance refunding of portions of the September 2006 and May 2007 General
Obligation Bonds.
(2)This bond issue refunded the October 2008 Wastewater Revenue Bond.
(3)This bond issue refunded the May 2009 Wastewater Revenue Bonds.
(4)This bond issue refunded the October 2002 Water Revenue Bonds.
(5)This bond issue refunded the October 2008 Water Revenue Bonds.
(6) This bond issued refunded the May 2009 Water Revenue Bonds.
Conduit Debt Obligations
From time to time, the City has issued Industrial Development Revenue Bonds and Midwestern Disaster
Area Revenue Bonds to provide financial assistance to private sector entities for the acquisition,
construction, and renovation of industrial and commercial facilities deemed to be in the public interest. The
bonds are collateralized by the property financed and are payable solely from payments received on the
underlying mortgage loans. All payments on the bonds are made by the private sector entities directly to a
bond trustee, who is a third party financial institution, and in turn, disburses the payment to the respective
bond holders. Neither the City, the State, nor any political subdivision thereof is obligated in any manner
for repayment of the bonds. Accordingly, the bonds are not reported as liabilities in the accompanying
financial statements.
As of June 30, 2019, there were three series of Industrial Development Revenue Bonds outstanding, with
an aggregate principal amount payable of $30,180,439.
Debt Legal Compliance
Legal Debt Margin:
As of June 30, 2019, the general obligation debt issued by the City did not exceed its legal debt limit
computed as follows (amounts expressed in thousands):
Assessed valuation:
Real property $ 5,810,610
Utilities 97,051
Total valuation $ 5,907,661
Debt limit, 5% of total assessed valuation $ 295,383
Debt applicable to debt limit:
General obligation bonds 52,470
Urban renewal revenue bonds 14,930
Letters of credit 603
Other legal indebtedness (TIF rebates) 27,704
Total net debt applicable to limit 95,707
Legal debt margin $ 199,676
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7. Pension and Retirement Systems
The City contributes to two employee retirement systems, the Municipal Fire and Police Retirement System
of Iowa (MFPRSI) and the Iowa Public Employees Retirement System (IPERS). MFPRSI is governed by
a nine-member Board of Trustees. Though separate and apart from state government, the Board is
authorized by the state legislature, which also establishes by statute the pension and disability benefits and
the System’s funding mechanism. IPERS is administered by the State of Iowa. All full-time employees
must participate in either MFPRSI or IPERS. As of June 30, 2019, the City had the following balances
related to its pension accounts:
Municipal Fire and Police Retirement System of Iowa (MFPRSI)
Plan Description
MFPRSI membership is mandatory for fire fighters and police officers covered by the provisions of Chapter
411 of the Code of Iowa. Employees of the City are provided with pensions through a cost-sharing multiple
employer defined benefit pension plan administered by MFPRSI. MFPRSI issues a stand-alone financial
report which is available to the public by mail at 7155 Lake Drive, Suite #201, West Des Moines, Iowa
50266 or at www.mfprsi.org.
MFPRSI benefits are established under Chapter 411 of the Code of Iowa and the administrative rules
thereunder. Chapter 411 of the Code of Iowa and the administrative rules are the official plan documents.
The following brief description is provided for general informational purposes only. Refer to the plan
documents for more information.
Pension Benefits
Members with 4 or more years of service are entitled to pension benefits beginning at age 55. Full service
retirement benefits are granted to members with 22 years of service, while partial benefits are available to
those members with 4 to 22 years of service based on the ratio of years completed to years required (i.e.,
22 years). Members with less than 4 years of service are entitled to a refund of their contribution only, with
interest, for the period of employment.
Benefits are calculated based upon the member’s highest 3 years of compensation. The average of these 3
years becomes the member’s average final compensation. The base benefit is 66 percent of the member’s
average final compensation. Additional benefits are available to members who perform more than 22 years
of service (2 percent for each additional year of service, up to a maximum of 8 years). Survivor benefits
are available to the beneficiary of a retired member according to the provisions of the benefit option chosen
plus an additional benefit for each child. Survivor benefits are subject to a minimum benefit for those
members who chose the basic benefit with a 50 percent surviving spouse benefit.
IPERS MFPRSI Total
Net Pension Liability 25,419,730$ 22,071,429$ 47,491,159$
Deferred Inflows 1,805,612 745,549 2,551,161
Deferred Outflows 6,757,724 6,773,622 13,531,346
Pension Expense 3,105,633 3,387,651 6,493,284
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Active members, at least 55 years of age, with 22 or more years of service have the option to participate in
the Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP). The DROP is an arrangement whereby a member who
is otherwise eligible to retire and commence benefits opts to continue to work. A member can elect a 3, 4,
or 5 year DROP period. By electing to participate in DROP the member is signing a contract indicating the
member will retire at the end of the selected DROP period. During the DROP period the member’s
retirement benefit is frozen and a DROP benefit is credited to a DROP account established for the member.
Assuming the member completes the DROP period, the DROP benefit is equal to 52% of the member’s
retirement benefit at the member’s earliest date eligible and 100% if the member delays enrollment for 24
months. At the member’s actual date of retirement, the member’s DROP account will be distributed to the
member in the form of a lump sum or rollover to an eligible plan.
Disability and Death Benefits
Disability coverage is broken down into two types, accidental and ordinary. Accidental disability is defined
as permanent disability incurred in the line of duty, with benefits equivalent to the greater of 60 percent of
the member’s average final compensation or the member’s service retirement benefit calculation amount.
Ordinary disability occurs outside the call of duty and pays benefits equivalent to the greater of 50 percent
of the member’s average final compensation, for those with 5 or more years of service, or the member’s
service retirement benefit calculation amount, and 25 percent of average final compensation for those with
less than 5 years of service.
Death benefits are similar to disability benefits. Benefits for accidental death are 50 percent of the average
final compensation of the member plus an additional amount for each child, or the provisions for ordinary
death. Ordinary death benefits consist of a pension equal to 40 percent of the average final compensation
of the member plus an additional amount for each child, or a lump-sum distribution to the designated
beneficiary equal to 50 percent of the previous year’s earnable compensation of the member or equal to the
amount of the member’s total contributions plus interest.
Benefits are increased annually in accordance with Chapter 411.6 of the Code of Iowa which states a
standard formula for the increases.
The surviving spouse or dependents of an active member who dies due to a traumatic personal injury
incurred in the line of duty receives a $100,000 lump-sum payment.
Contributions
Member contribution rates are set by state statute. In accordance with Chapter 411 of the Code of Iowa,
the contribution rate was 9.40% of earnable compensation for the year ended June 30, 2019.
Employer contribution rates are based upon an actuarially determined normal contribution rate and set by
state statute. The required actuarially determined contributions are calculated on the basis of the entry age
normal method as adopted by the Board of Trustees as permitted under Chapter 411 of the Code of Iowa.
The normal contribution rate is provided by state statute to be the actuarial liabilities of the plan less current
plan assets, with such total divided by 1 percent of the actuarially determined present value of prospective
future compensation of all members, further reduced by member contributions and state appropriations.
Under the Code of Iowa the employer’s contribution rate cannot be less than 17.00% of earnable
compensation. The contribution rate was 26.02% for the year ended June 30, 2019.
The City’s contributions to MFPRSI for the year ended June 30, 2019 was $2,902,433.
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If approved by the state legislature, state appropriation may further reduce the employer’s contribution rate,
but not below the minimum statutory contribution rate of 17.00% of earnable compensation. The State of
Iowa therefore is considered to be a nonemployer contributing entity in accordance with the provisions of
the Governmental Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 67 – Financial Reporting for Pension Plans,
(GASB 67).
There were no state appropriations to MFPRSI during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019.
Net Pension Liabilities, Pension Expense, and Deferred Outflows of Resources and Deferred
Inflows of Resources Related to Pensions
At June 30, 2019, the City reported a liability of $22,071,429 for its proportionate share of the net pension
liability. The net pension liability was measured as of June 30, 2018, and the total pension liability used to
calculate the net pension liability was determined by an actuarial valuation as of that date. The City’s
proportion of the net pension liability was based on the City’s share of contributions to the pension plan
relative to the contributions of all MFPRSI participating employers. At June 30, 2018, the City’s proportion
was 3.706970% which was an increase of .058335% from its proportions measured as of June 30, 2017.
For the year ended June 30, 2019, the City recognized pension expense of $3,387,651. At June 30, 2019,
the City reported deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to pensions from
the following sources:
Total
Change of assumptions
Deferred Outflows of
Resources
592,510$
1,885,125
Differences between expected and actual
experience
Deferred Inflows of
Resources
299,410$
176,377
-
1,079,607
313,947
-
269,762
Net difference between projected and actual
earnings on pension plan investments
Changes in proportion and differences between
City contributions and proportionate share of
contributions
City contributions subsequent to the measurement
date 2,902,433
6,773,622$ 745,549$
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$2,902,433 reported as deferred outflows of resources related to pensions resulting from City contributions
subsequent to the measurement date will be recognized as a reduction of the net pension liability in the year
ended June 30, 2020. Other amounts reported as deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of
resources related to pensions will be recognized in pension expense as follows:
Actuarial Assumptions
The total pension liability in the June 30, 2018, actuarial valuation was determined using the following
actuarial assumptions, applied to all periods included in the measurement:
The actuarial assumptions used in the June 30, 2018 valuation were based on the results of an actuarial
experience study for the period from July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2017.
Postretirement mortality rates were based on the RP-2014 Blue Collar Combined Healthy Annuitant Table
with males set-forward zero years, females set-forward two years and disabled individuals set-forward three
years (male only rates), with generational projection of future mortality improvement with 50 percent of
Scale BB beginning in 2017.
The long-term expected rate of return on pension plan investments was determined using a building-block
method in which best-estimate ranges of expected future real rates (i.e., expected returns, net of pension
plan investment expense and inflation) are developed for each major asset class. These ranges are combined
to produce the long-term expected rate of return by weighting the expected future real rates of return by the
target asset allocation percentage and by adding expected inflation. The best estimates of arithmetic real
rates of return for each major asset class are summarized in the following table:
Year Ended
June 30, 2020
June 30, 2021
June 30, 2022
June 30, 2023
June 30, 2024
(281,407)
2,057,622$
1,058,600
237,718
53,107
Total
3,125,640$
Rate of inflation 3.00 percent per annum
Salary increases 4.50 to 15.00 percent, including inflation
Investment rate of return 7.50 percent, net of pension plan investment
expens e, including inflation
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Discount Rate
The discount rate used to measure the total pension liability was 7.5%. The projection of cash flows used
to determine the discount rate assumed that plan member contributions will be made at the current
contribution rate and the City contributions will be made at rates equal to the difference between actuarially
determined rates and the member rate. Based on those assumptions, the pension plan’s 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 City’s Proportionate Share of the Net Pension Liability to Changes in the Discount
Rate
The following presents the City’s proportionate share of the net pension liability calculated using the
discount rate of 7.5%, as well as what the city’s proportionate share of the net pension liability would be if
it were calculated using a discount rate that is 1% lower (6.5%) or 1% higher (8.5%) than the current rate.
Pension Plan Fiduciary Net Position
Detailed information about the pension plan’s fiduciary net position is available in the separately issued
MFPRSI financial report which is available on MFPRSI’s website at www.mfprsi.org.
Payables to the Pension Plan
At June 30, 2019, there were no amounts due to MFPRSI.
Asset Class
Core Plus Fixed Income 3.3 %
Emerging Markets 9.0
Emerging Markets Debt 6.3
Large Cap 5.5
Small Cap 5.8
Master Limited Partnerships (MLP)9.0
International Large Cap 7.3
Tactical Asset Allocation 6.4
Private Equity 9.0
Private Non-Core Real Estate 8.0
Private Core Real Estate 6.0
Long-Term Expected
Real Rate of Return
1% Decrease
(6.5%)
Discount Rate
(7.5%)
1% Increase
(8.5%)
City's proportionate share of
the net pension liability:36,825,425$ 22,071,429$ 9,855,615$
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Iowa Public Employees Retirement System (IPERS)
Plan Description
IPERS membership is mandatory for employees of the City, except for those covered by another retirement
system. Employees of the City are provided with pensions through a cost-sharing multiple employer
defined benefit pension plan administered by IPERS. IPERS issues a stand-alone financial report which is
available to the public by mail at 7401 Register Drive P.O. Box 9117, Des Moines, Iowa 50306-9117 or at
www.ipers.org.
IPERS benefits are established under Iowa Code chapter 97B and the administrative rules thereunder.
Chapter 97B and the administrative rules are the official plan documents. The following brief description
is provided for general informational purposes only. Refer to the plan documents for more information.
Pension Benefits
A regular member may retire at normal retirement age and receive monthly benefits without an early-
retirement reduction. Normal retirement age is age 65, any time after reaching age 62 with 20 or more
years of covered employment, or when the member’s years of service plus the member’s age at the last
birthday equals or exceeds 88, whichever comes first. (These qualifications must be met on the member’s
first month of entitlement to benefits.) Members cannot begin receiving retirement benefits before age 55.
The formula used to calculate a Regular member’s monthly IPERS benefit includes:
• A multiplier (based on years of service).
• The member’s highest five-year average salary. (For members with service before June 30, 2012,
the highest three-year average salary as of that date will be used if it is greater than the highest five-
year average salary.)
If a member retires before normal retirement age, the member’s monthly retirement benefit will be
permanently reduced by an early-retirement reduction. The early-retirement reduction is calculated
differently for service earned before and after July 1, 2012. For service earned before July 1, 2012, the
reduction is 0.25 percent for each month that the member receives benefits before the member’s earliest
normal retirement age. For service earned starting July 1, 2012, the reduction is 0.50 percent for each
month that the member receives benefits before age 65.
Generally, once a member selects a benefit option, a monthly benefit is calculated and remains the same
for the rest of the member’s lifetime. However, to combat the effects of inflation, retirees who began
receiving benefits prior to July 1990 receive a guaranteed dividend with their regular November benefit
payments.
Disability and Death Benefits
A vested member who is awarded federal Social Security disability or Railroad Retirement disability
benefits is eligible to claim IPERS benefits regardless of age. Disability benefits are not reduced for early
retirement. If a member dies before retirement, the member’s beneficiary will receive a lifetime annuity or
a lump-sum payment equal to the present actuarial value of the member’s accrued benefit or calculated with
a set formula, whichever is greater. When a member dies after retirement, death benefits depend on the
benefit option the member selected at retirement.
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Contributions
Contribution rates are established by IPERS following the annual actuarial valuation, which applies IPERS’
Contribution Rate Funding Policy and Actuarial Amortization Method. Statute limits the amount rates can
increase or decrease each year to 1 percentage point. IPERS Contribution Rate Funding Policy requires
that the actuarial contribution rate be determined using the “entry age normal” actuarial cost method and
the actuarial assumptions and methods approved by the IPERS Investment Board. The actuarial
contribution rate covers normal cost plus the unfunded actuarial liability payment based on a 30-year
amortization period. The payment to amortize the unfunded actuarial liability is determined as a level
percentage of payroll, based on the Actuarial Amortization Method adopted by the Investment Board.
In fiscal year 2019, pursuant to the required rate, Regular members contributed 6.29% of pay and the City
contributed 9.44% for a total rate of 15.73%.
The City’s total contributions to IPERS for the year ended June 30, 2019 were $2,912,438.
Net Pension Liabilities, Pension Expense, and Deferred Outflows of Resources and Deferred
Inflows of Resources Related to Pensions
At June 30, 2019, the City reported a liability of $25,419,730 for its proportionate share of the net pension
liability. The net pension liability was measured as of June 30, 2018, and the total pension liability used to
calculate the net pension liability was determined by an actuarial valuation as of that date. The City’s
proportion of the net pension liability was based on the City’s share of contributions to the pension plan
relative to the contributions of all IPERS participating employers. At June 30, 2018, the City’s proportion
was .4016869% which was an increase of .004871% from its proportions measured as of June 30, 2017.
For the year ended June 30, 2019, the City recognized pension expense of $3,105,633. At June 30, 2019,
the City reported deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to pensions from
the following sources:
Total
Differences between expected and actual
experience 139,373$ 574,527$
Deferred Inflows of
Resources
Deferred Outflows of
Resources
1,805,612$
532,633
-
Change of assumptions 3,626,282 -
Net difference between projected and actual
earnings on pension plan investments - 698,452
Changes in proportion and differences between
City contributions and proportionate share of
contributions 79,631
City contributions subsequent to the measurement
date 2,912,438
6,757,724$
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$2,912,438 reported as deferred outflows of resources related to pensions resulting from City contributions
subsequent to the measurement date will be recognized as a reduction of the net pension liability in the year
ended June 30, 2020. Other amounts reported as deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of
resources related to pensions will be recognized in pension expense as follows:
Actuarial Assumptions
The total pension liability in the June 30, 2018, actuarial valuation was determined using the following
actuarial assumptions, applied to all periods included in the measurement:
The actuarial assumptions used in the June 30, 2018 valuation were based on the results of actuarial
experience study dated March 24, 2017 and a demographic assumption study dated June 28, 2018.
Mortality rates were based on the RP-2014 Employee and Healthy Annuitant Tables with MP-2017
generational adjustments.
Year Ended
June 30, 2020
June 30, 2021
June 30, 2022
June 30, 2023
June 30, 2024
(184,610)
30,575
(9,533)
Total
1,450,835$
752,407
2,039,674$
Rate of inflation 2.60% per annum
(effective June 30, 2017)
Salary increases 3.25 to 16.25%, average, including inflation. Rates vary by
(effective June 30, 2017)membership group.
7.00% compounded annually, net of pension plan investment
(effective June 30, 2017)expense, including inflation
3.25% per annum based on 2.60% inflation and 0.65%
(effective June 30, 2017)real wage inflation
Wage growth
Investment rate of return
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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 (i.e., expected returns, net of pension
plan investment expense and inflation) are developed for each major asset class. These ranges are combined
to produce the long-term expected rate of return by weighting the expected future real rates of return by the
target asset allocation percentage and by adding expected inflation. The target allocation and best estimates
of arithmetic real rates of return for each major asset class are summarized in the following table:
Discount Rate
The discount rate used to measure the total pension liability was 7.0%. The projection of cash flows used
to determine the discount rate assumed employee contributions will be made at the contractually required
rate and that the contributions from the City will be made at contractually required rates, actuarially
determined. Based on those assumptions, the pension plan’s fiduciary net position was projected to be
available to make all projected future benefit payments to current active and inactive employees. 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 City’s Proportionate Share of the Net Pension Liability to Changes in the Discount
Rate
The following presents the City’s proportionate share of the net pension liability calculated using the
discount rate of 7.0%, as well as what the city’s proportionate share of the net pension liability would be if
it were calculated using a discount rate that is 1% lower (6.0%) or 1% higher (8.0%) than the current rate.
Asset Class
Core Plus Fixed Income 27.0 %1.97 %
Domestic Equity 22.0 6.01
International Equity 15.0 6.48
Private Equity 11.0 10.81
Private Real Assets 7.5 4.14
Public Real Assets 7.0 2.91
Public Credit 3.5 3.93
Private Credit 3.0 3.11
Global smart beta equity 3.0 6.23
Cash 1.0 (0.25)
Total 100.0 %
Long-Term Expected
Real Rate of ReturnTarget Allocation
1% Decrease
(6.0%)
Discount Rate
(7.0%)
1% Increase
(8.0%)
City's proportionate share of
the net pension liability:43,142,390$ 25,419,730$ 10,553,053$
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Pension Plan Fiduciary Net Position
Detailed information about the pension plan’s fiduciary net position is available in the separately issued
IPERS financial report which is available on IPERS’ website at www.ipers.org.
Payables to the Pension Plan
At June 30, 2019, there were no amounts due to IPERS.
8. Other Long-term Liabilities
A note payable was issued to Greater Iowa City Housing Fellowship for the purchase of an 11 unit
apartment building for low income and disabled housing in the Peninsula Neighborhood. The terms of the
loan are 1%, interest only payments for twenty years with a final balloon payment of $210,784 due on
August 1, 2025.
For the governmental activities, employee vested benefits are generally liquidated by the General Fund,
Community Development Block Grant Fund and Other Shared Revenue and Grants Fund.
Changes in Long-Term Liabilities - Notes Payable
Note Payable activity for the year ended June 30, 2019, was as follows:
Due Within
July 1, 2018 Issues Retirements June 30, 2019 One Year
Governmental activities: $ 210,784 -$ -$ 210,784$ -$
Changes in Long-Term Liabilities - Employee Vested Benefits
Employee Vested Benefits activity for the year ended June 30, 2019, was as follows:
Due Within
July 1, 2018 Issues Retirements June 30, 2019 One Year
Governmental activities: $ 2,240,484 1,331,738$ 1,252,770$ 2,319,452$ 1,307,338$
Business-type activities: $ 727,245 424,905$ 424,180$ 727,970$ 424,616$
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In August 1993, the GASB issued Statement No. 18, Accounting for Municipal Solid Waste Landfill
Closure and Post-closure Care Costs (the Statement). Under these rules, in addition to operating expenses
related to current activities of the landfill, an expense provision and related liability are being recognized
based on the future closure and post-closure care costs that will be incurred near or after the date the landfill
no longer accepts waste. The recognition of these landfill closure and post-closure care costs is based on
the amount of the landfill used during the year.
The estimated liability for landfill closure and post-closure care costs as of June 30, 2019, is $9,751,079,
which is based on 57.85% usage (filled) of the landfill and is included in accrued liabilities within the
Sanitation Fund. It is estimated that an additional amount of approximately $7,104,719 will be recognized
as closure and post-closure care expenses between the date of the balance sheet and the date the landfill is
expected to be filled to capacity by the year ended June 30, 2039. The estimated total current cost of the
landfill closure and post-closure care costs at June 30, 2019, was determined by a licensed professional
engineer and approximated at $16,855,798. It is based on the amount that would be paid if all equipment,
facilities, and services required to close, monitor, and maintain the landfill were acquired as of June 30,
2019. These amounts are based on an estimated post-closure care and monitoring period of 30 years,
consistent with current State Department of Natural Resources regulations. However, the actual cost of
closure and post-closure care may be higher due to inflation, changes in technology, or changes in landfill
laws and regulations.
The City is required by federal and state laws and regulations to provide some form of financial assurance
to finance closure and post-closure care. The City will meet its financial assurance obligations through the
issuance of general obligation bonds. As of June 30, 2019, the Sanitation Fund had $14,319,333 in related
equity in pooled cash and investments, at fair value designated for satisfaction of closure and post-closure
costs. The City estimates that these cash reserves will only provide a fraction of the dollars needed to close
and monitor the landfill. The remaining portion of post-closure care costs, anticipated future inflation costs
and additional costs that might arise from changes in post-closure requirements (due to changes in
technology or more rigorous environmental regulations, for example) may need to be covered by charges
to future landfill users as well as City taxpayers.
Changes in Long-Term Liabilities - Landfill Closure Post-closure Care Costs
Landfill Closure Post-closure care activity for the year ended June 30, 2019, was as follows:
Due Within
July 1, 2018 Issues Retirements June 30, 2019 One Year
Business-type activities: $ 9,259,218 $ 491,861 -$ $ 9,751,079 -$
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Changes in Long-Term Liabilities – Other Postemployment Benefits (OPEB)
Plan Description: The City operates one self-funded medical and dental plan for all employees, which is
offered to current and retired employees and their dependents. Group insurance benefits are established
under Iowa Code Chapter 509A.13. No assets are accumulated in a trust that meets the criteria in paragraph
4 of GASB Statement No. 75.
All full-time employees who retire or terminate/resign and their eligible dependents are offered the
following post-employment benefit options:
Health insurance and dental insurance – The option of continuing with the City’s health insurance plan
at the individual’s expense. These benefits cease upon Medicare eligibility.
Life insurance – The option of converting the employee’s City-paid policy to an individual policy at
the individual’s expense with the City’s life insurance carrier.
Long-term disability – For employees who terminate/resign and have been on the plan for a minimum
of one year, the option of converting the employee’s City-paid group policy to a personal policy at the
individual’s expense with the City’s long-term disability insurance carrier.
The above options, while at the individual’s own expense, are included within the City’s overall insurance
package, which results in an implicit rate subsidy and an OPEB liability.
Retired participants must be age 55 or older at retirement. At June 30, 2019, the following employees were
covered by the benefit terms:
Inactive employees or beneficiaries currently receiving benefit payments 65
Active employees 573
Total 638
Total OPEB Liability: The City’s total OPEB liability of $8,877,831 was measured as of June 30, 2019
and was determined by an actuarial valuation as of that date.
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Actuarial Assumptions: The total OPEB liability in the June 30, 2019 actuarial valuation was determined
using the following actuarial assumptions and the entry age normal actuarial cost method, applied to all
periods included in the measurement.
Discount Rate: The discount rate used to measure the total OPEB liability was 3.51% which reflects the
index rate for 20-year tax-exempt general obligation municipal bonds with an average rating of AA/Aa or
higher as of the measurement date.
Mortality rates are from the SOA RPH-2017 total dataset mortality table fully generational using Scale MP-
2017. Annual retirement probabilities are based on varying rates by age and turnover probabilities mirror
those used by IPERS and MFPRSI.
The actuarial assumptions used in the June 30, 2019 valuation were based on the results of an actuarial
experience study with dates corresponding to those listed above.
Changes of assumptions reflect a change in the discount rate from 3.87% in fiscal year 2018 to 3.51% in
fiscal year 2019.
Rate of inflation 2.60% per annum
(effective June 30, 2019)
Rates of salary increases 3.25% per annum based on 2.60% inflation and 0.65%
(effective June 30, 2019)real wage inflation
Dis count rate 3.51%, compounded annually, including inflation
(effective June 30, 2019)
Healthcare cost trend rate 8.50% initial rate decreasing by .5% annually to an ultimate
(effective June 30, 2019)rate of 5.00%
Total OPEB
Liability
Total OPEB liability beginning of year 7,589,740$
Change s for the year:
Service Cost 552,791
Interest 296,944
Difference between expected and actual
experience 1,160,860
Changes in assumptions 225,633
Benefit payments (948,137)
Net changes 1,288,091
Total OPEB liability end of year 8,877,831$
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June 30, 2019
Sensitivity of the City’s Total OPEB Liability to Changes in the Discount Rate: The following presents
the total OPEB liability of the City, as well as what the City’s total OPEB liability would be if it were
calculated using a discount rate that is 1% lower (2.51%) or 1% higher (4.51%) than the current discount
rate.
Sensitivity of the City’s Total OPEB Liability to Changes in the Healthcare Cost Trend Rate: The
following presents the total OPEB liability of the City, as well as what the City’s total OPEB liability would
be if it were calculated using healthcare cost trend rate that is 1% lower (7.50%) or 1% higher (9.50%) than
the current healthcare cost trend rate.
OPEB Expense, Deferred Outflows of Resources and Deferred Inflows of Resources Related to
OPEB: For the year ended June 30, 2019, the City recognized OPEB expense of $1,048,935. At June 30,
2019, the City reported deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to OPEB
from the following resources:
1% Decrease
(2.51%)
Discount Rate
(3.51%)
1% Increase
(4.51%)
Total OPEB liability 9,526,999$ 8,877,831$ 8,262,262$
1% Decrease
(7.50%)
Healthcare Cost
Trend Rate
(8.50%)
1% Increase
(9.50%)
Total OPEB liability 7,839,926$ 8,877,831$ 10,108,808$
Total 2,033,711$ 301,454$
Deferred Outflows
of Resources
Deferred Inflows
of Resources
Differences between expected and actual
experience 1,044,774$ 301,454$
Change of assumptions 988,937 -
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The amount reported as deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to OPEB
will be recognized as OPEB expense as follows:
9. Short Term Debt
During FY19, the City entered into additional multiple short-term loans totaling $810,000 and repaid
multiple short-term loans totaling $682,500. The outstanding loans mature one year from the date of the
loan and bear interest rates ranging from 2.00% to 5.50%. The loans were used to fund the acquisition and
rehabilitation of single family homes as part of the UniverCity Neighborhood Partnership Program
(UniverCity). UniverCity is a cooperative effort of the City of Iowa City and the University of Iowa
dedicated to ensuring that the University of Iowa Campus and surrounding neighborhoods remain vital,
safe, affordable, and attractive places to live and work for both renters and homeowners. The short-term
loans have been repaid and will be repaid with the proceeds from the sale of the rehabilitated homes. The
total available lines of credit total $3,000,000 of which $602,500 is outstanding as of June 30, 2019.
10. Fund Equity
Fund balances for the governmental funds are reported in classifications that comprise a hierarchy based
on the extent to which the government honors constraints on the specific purposes for which amounts in
those funds can be spent.
The Nonspendable classification contains amounts not in spendable form or legally or contractually
required to be maintained intact.
Restricted amounts contain restraint on their use externally imposed by creditors, grantors,
contributors, or laws or regulations of other governments; or imposed by law through constitutional
provisions or enabling legislation.
Year Ended
June 30, 2020
June 30, 2021
June 30, 2022
June 30, 2023
June 30, 2024
Thereafter
199,200
1,732,257$
199,200$
199,200
199,200
199,200
736,257
Total
Changes in Short-Term Liabilities - Notes Payable
Notes Payable activity for the year ended June 30, 2019, was as follows:
Due Within
July 1, 2018 Issues Retirements June 30, 2019 One Year
Governmental activities: $ 475,000 810,000$ 682,500$ 602,500$ 602,500$
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• Committed amounts can only be used for specific purposes imposed by formal action of the
government’s highest level of decision-making authority. The highest level of decision-making
authority is the City Council and it takes a resolution to establish, modify or rescind a fund balance
commitment.
• Amounts intended to be used for specific purposes are Assigned. Assignments should not cause
deficits in the Unassigned fund balance. The Finance Director has been delegated authority by the
City Council through a resolution to assign amounts to be used for specific purposes.
• Unassigned fund balance is the residual classification for the General Fund. The General Fund is
the only fund that would report a positive amount in unassigned fund balance. Residual deficit
amounts of other governmental funds would also be reported as unassigned.
The City would use Restricted fund balances first, followed by Committed resources, and then Assigned
resources, as appropriate opportunities arise, but reserves the right to selectively spend Unassigned
resources first to defer the use of these other classified funds.
Components of Fund Balance
Bridge,
Other Street and
Shared Traffic Other
Revenue and Employee Other Control Debt Governmental
General Grants Benefits Construction Construction Service Funds Total
Nonspendable:
Perpetual Care Principal 69,000$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 69,000$
Inventory - 135,255 - - - - - 135,255
Prepaid Items 818,159 - 88,704 - - - - 906,863
Total Nonspendable 887,159 135,255 88,704 - - - - 1,111,118
Restricted for:
Public Safety 362,021 - - - - - - 362,021
Debt Service - - - - - 9,673,871 - 9,673,871
GO Bond Projects - - - 16,624,377 10,816,804 - - 27,441,181
State Funding - 3,363,436 - - - - - 3,363,436
Grant Agreement - - - - - - 3,556,869 3,556,869
Affordable Housing - 1,635,738 - - - - - 1,635,738
Economic Development - - - - - - 993,418 993,418
Notes Receivable 1,329,209 - - - - - - 1,329,209
Property Held for Resale 86,800 - - - - - - 86,800
Public Safety Employee
Benefits - - 3,865,784 - - - - 3,865,784
Other Restricted 29,660 80,557 - - - - 354,968 465,185
Total Restricted 1,807,690 5,079,731 3,865,784 16,624,377 10,816,804 9,673,871 4,905,255 52,773,512
Assigned to:
Library Programs 986,872 - - - - - - 986,872
Replacement and Acquisition
Reserves 2,446,819 - - - - - - 2,446,819
Other Assigned 131,520 - - - - - - 131,520
Total Assigned 3,565,211 - - - - - - 3,565,211
Unassigned:34,357,800 (17,585) - - - (25,641) (15,470) 34,299,104
Total Fund Balances 40,617,860$ 5,197,401$ 3,954,488$ 16,624,377$ 10,816,804$ 9,648,230$ 4,889,785$ 91,748,945$
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June 30, 2019
11. Risk Management
The City is exposed to various risks of loss related to torts; theft of, damage to, and destruction of assets;
workplace accidents, errors and omissions; and natural disasters. During fiscal year 1988 the City
established the Loss Reserve Fund, an internal service fund, to account for and finance its uninsured risks
of loss. During the year ended June 30, 2019 the City purchased property, liability, and workers’
compensation insurance under the program that provides for a $100,000 self-insured retention per
occurrence on property losses, a $500,000 self-insured retention per occurrence on liability, and a $500,000
self-insured retention on workers’ compensation losses. The liability insurance provides coverage for
claims in excess of the aforementioned self-insured retention up to a maximum of $21,000,000 annual
aggregate of losses paid. Settled claims have not exceeded this commercial coverage in any of the past
thirty-one fiscal years. The operating funds pay annual premiums to the Loss Reserve Fund. Accumulated
monies in the Loss Reserve Fund are available to cover the self-insured retention amounts and any
uninsured losses.
The Housing Authority Fund is insured under a separate policy with the Assisted Housing Risk
Management Association. The remaining funds participate in the Loss Reserve Fund. The funds make
payments to the Loss Reserve Fund based on actuarial estimates of the amounts needed to pay prior- and
current-year claims and to establish a reserve for catastrophic losses. The Fund’s accrued liabilities balance
includes a claims liability at June 30, 2019 based on the requirements of GASB Statement No. 10, as
amended, which requires that a liability for claims be reported if information prior to the issuance of the
financial statements indicates that it is probable that a liability has been incurred at the date of the financial
statements and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Changes in the Loss Reserve Fund’s
claims liability amount for property, liability, and workers’ compensation for the years ended June 30, 2019
and 2018 are as follows:
Current-Year
Beginning-of- Claims and Balance at
Fiscal-Year Changes in Claim Fiscal
Liability Estimates Payments Year-End
2017 – 2018 $ 2,289,000 $ 1,309,000 $ 1,425,000 $ 2,173,000
2018 – 2019 2,173,000 1,510,000 976,000 2,707,000
Also, the City is partially self-insured, through stop-loss insurance, for employee health care coverage,
which is available to all of its permanent employees. This insurance provides stop-loss coverage for claims
in excess of $125,000 per employee with an aggregate stop-loss of $11,791,187. The operating funds are
charged premiums by the Loss Reserve Fund. The City reimburses a health insurance provider for actual
medical costs incurred, plus a claims processing\administrative fee. Changes in the Loss Reserve Fund’s
claims liability amount for health care coverage for the years ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 are as follows:
Current-Year
Beginning-of- Claims and Balance at
Fiscal-Year Changes in Claim Fiscal
Liability Estimates Payments Year-End
2017 – 2018 $ 385,000 $ 7,893,000 $ 7,868,000 $ 410,000
2018 – 2019 410,000 9,735,000 9,295,000 850,000
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12. Commitments and Contingencies
Contractual Commitments
The total outstanding contractual commitments as of June 30, 2019 are as follows:
Developer Commitments
In order to encourage development within designated TIF districts, the City Council has approved developer
grants to 7 different projects. The grants are to be paid only after certain conditions have been met by each
project developer, and are to be paid over many years in the form of a rebate of a predetermined percentage
of future property taxes generated by the property. Currently, it is estimated that outstanding commitments
totaling $27,703,850 exist, of which $1,418,774 is expected to be paid in the next fiscal year. These items
are expensed in the period in which they are paid. There were payments made in the current fiscal year in
the amount of $769,594. No liability is recognized due to the fact that the agreements are conditional and
the payments are to be funded by future property taxes receivable on the project.
Pro ject Amount
Bridge, street and traffic Paving and Bridge Construction,
control construction Engineering Design and Consulting 3,666,250$
Other construction Public Works & Culture and Recreation Construction 11,436,844
Parking Parking Facility Restoration Repair 22,720
Wastewater Sewer Construction & Riverfront Crossings Park &
Generator Relocation 1,483,539
Water Water Construction & Water Plant Roof
Replacement, Water Pressure Zone Improvement 162,471
Transit Pedestrian/Transit Amenities 15,850
Airport Runway Obstruction Mitigation 35,439
Stormwater Stormwater System Improvements & Storm Sewer 66,529
Replacements
16,889,642$
Fund
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13. Contingent Liabilities
Litigation
The City is a defendant in a number of lawsuits arising principally from claims against the City for alleged
improper actions by City employees, with such lawsuits typically involving claims of improper police
action, unlawful taking of property by zoning, negligence, appeals of condemnations, and discrimination.
Total damages claimed are substantial; however, it has been the City’s experience that such actions are
settled for amounts substantially less than claimed amounts. The City’s management estimates that the
potential claims against the City, not covered by various insurance policies, would not materially affect the
financial condition of the City. The City has the authority to levy additional taxes (outside the regular limit)
to cover uninsured judgments against the City.
14. Tax Abatements
Governmental Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 77 defines tax abatements as a reduction in tax
revenues that results from an agreement between one or more governments and an individual or entity in
which (a) one or more governments promise to forgo tax revenues to which they are otherwise entitled and
(b) the individual or entity promises to take a specific action after the agreement has been entered into that
contributes to economic development or otherwise benefits the governments or the citizens of those
governments.
City Tax Abatements
The City provides tax abatements for urban renewal and economic development projects with tax increment
financing as provided for in Chapters 15A and 403 of the Code of Iowa. For these types of projects, the
City enters into agreements with developers which require the City, after developers meet the terms of the
agreements, to rebate a portion of the property tax paid by the developers, to pay the developers an economic
development grant or to pay the developers a predetermined dollar amount. No other commitments were
made by the City as part of these agreements.
For the year ended June 30, 2019, $108,978 of property tax was diverted from the City under the urban
renewal and economic development projects.
Tax Abatements of Other Entities
Property tax revenues of the City were not reduced by any amount for the year ended June 30, 2019 under
agreements entered into by any entities.
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15. New Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Standards
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) has issued five statements not yet implemented
by the City. The statements, which might impact the City’s financial statements, are as follows:
Statement No. 84, Fiduciary Activities, will be effective for fiscal year ending June 30, 2020. The
objective of this Statement is to improve guidance regarding the identification of fiduciary activities for
accounting and financial reporting purposes and how those activities should be reported.
Statement No. 87, Leases, will be effective for fiscal year ending June 30, 2021. The objective of this
Statement is to better meet the information needs of financial statement users by improving accounting
and financial reporting for leases by governments.
Statement No. 89, Accounting for Interest Cost Incurred before the End of a Construction Period, will be
effective for fiscal year ending June 30, 2020. The objectives of this Statement are to enhance the
relevance and comparability of information about capital assets and the cost of borrowing for a reporting
period and to simplify accounting for interest cost incurred before the end of a construction period.
Statement No. 90, Majority Equity Interests – an amendment of GASB Statements No. 14 and No. 61 will
be effective for fiscal year ending June 30, 2020. The objectives of this Statement are to improve the
consistency and comparability of reporting a government’s majority equity interest in a legally separate
organization and to improve the relevance of financial statement information for certain component units.
Statement No. 91, Conduit Debt Obligations will be effective for fiscal year ending June 30, 2022. The
objectives of this Statement are to provide a single method of reporting conduit debt obligations by
issuers and eliminate diversity in practice associated with (1) commitments extended by issuers, (2)
arrangements associated with conduit debt obligations, and (3) related note disclosures.
The City’s management has not yet determined the effect these statements will have on the City’s financial
statements.
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Governmental
Fund Types Enterprise Fund
Actual Budgetary Types Actual Total Actual
Basis Budgetary Basis Budgetary Basis
Revenues:
Property taxes 59,113$ -$ 59,113$
Delinquent property taxes 2 - 2
Tax increment financing taxes 2,565 - 2,565
Other city taxes 2,993 - 2,993
Special assessments - - -
Licenses and permits 2,981 25 3,006
Intergovernmental 18,088 13,181 31,269
Charges for services 6,018 41,556 47,574
Use of money and property 2,510 2,979 5,489
Miscellaneous 2,559 805 3,364
Total revenues 96,829 58,546 155,375
Expenditures/Expenses:
Public safety 24,590 - 24,590
Public works 9,929 - 9,929
Health and social services 300 - 300
Culture and recreation 13,911 - 13,911
Community and economic development 9,163 - 9,163
General government 9,005 - 9,005
Debt service 13,678 - 13,678
Capital outlay 39,753 - 39,753
Business-type - 60,937 60,937
Total expenditures/expenses 120,329 60,937 181,266
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over
(under) expenditures/expenses (23,500) (2,391) (25,891)
Other financing sources and uses, net 15,950 (708) 15,242
Net change in fund balances (7,550) (3,099) (10,649)
Balances, beginning of year 96,465 96,954 193,419
Balances, end of year 88,915$ 93,855$ 182,770$
See Note to Required Supplementary Information.
CITY OF IOWA CITY
BUDGETARY COMPARISON SCHEDULE
BUDGET AND ACTUAL - ALL GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS AND ENTERPRISE FUNDS
REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
For the Year Ended June 30, 2019
(dollar amounts expressed in thousands)
BUDGETARY BASIS
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Final to Actual
Variance -
Positive
Original Final (Negative)
59,174$ 59,174$ (61)$
- - 2
2,622 2,622 (57)
2,933 2,933 60
1 1 (1)
2,041 2,041 965
32,315 42,111 (10,842)
47,372 47,919 (345)
2,439 2,742 2,747
3,238 4,267 (903)
152,135 163,810 (8,435)
25,483 26,060 1,470
9,757 10,178 249
300 310 10
15,021 15,044 1,133
9,086 11,422 2,259
9,528 10,015 1,010
13,722 13,806 128
23,581 81,248 41,495
61,092 73,062 12,125
167,570 241,145 59,879
(15,435) (77,335) 51,444
11,926 17,869 (2,627)
(3,509) (59,466) 48,817$
134,883 193,419
131,374$ 133,953$
Budgeted Amounts
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Accrual Modified Accrual
Budget Basis Adjustments Basis
Revenues 96,829$ (4,057)$ 92,772$
Expenditures 120,329 (12,828) 107,501
Net (23,500) 8,771 (14,729)
Other financing sources and uses, net 15,950 (11,282) 4,668
Beginning Fund Balances 96,465 5,345 101,810
Ending Fund Balances 88,915$ 2,834$ 91,749$
Accrual Accrual
Budget Basis Adjustments Basis
Revenues 58,546$ 2,304$ 60,850$
Expenditures 60,937 (648) 60,289
Net (2,391) 2,952 561
Other financing sources and uses, net (708) 8,597 7,889
Beginning Fund Balances 96,954 276,431 373,385
Ending Fund Balances 93,855$ 287,980$ 381,835$
See Note to Required Supplementary Information.
CITY OF IOWA CITY
Governmental Fund Types
Enterprise Fund Types
BUDGETARY COMPARISON SCHEDULE
BUDGET TO GAAP RECONCILIATION
REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
For the Year Ended June 30, 2019
(dollar amounts expressed in thousands)
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City of Iowa City, Iowa
Note to Required Supplementary Information - Budgetary Reporting
For the Year Ended June 30, 2019
In accordance with the Code of Iowa, the City Council annually adopts a budget following required public
notice and hearing which includes all funds, except internal service funds and agency funds. The budget
basis of accounting is a modified accrual basis. The annual budget may be amended during the year
utilizing similar statutorily prescribed procedures.
Formal and legal budgetary control is based upon nine major classes of expenditures known as functions,
not by fund or fund type. These nine functions are: public safety, public works, health and social services,
culture and recreation, community and economic development, general government, debt service, capital
outlay and business-type. The legal level control is at the aggregated function level, not at the fund or fund
type level.
During the year, budget amendments increased budgeted revenues by $11,675,000 and expenditures by
$73,575,000. The budget amendments were primarily due to changes in the breadth and timing of capital
improvement projects, which the City budgets in full during the initial year of the projects and amends
future year budgets for carryover.
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86
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
City's proportion of the net pension liability 3.706970%3.648635%3.697128%3.704972%3.778137%
City's proportionate share of the net pension liability 22,071$ 21,398$ 23,117$ 17,406$ 13,696$
City's covered payroll 10,743 10,347 10,019 9,716 9,648
City's proportionate share of the net pension liability
as a percentage of its covered payroll 205.45%206.80%230.73%179.15%141.96%
Plan fiduciary net position as a percentage of the
total pension liability 81.07%80.60%78.20%83.04%86.27%
* In accordance with GASB Statement No. 68, the amounts presented for each fiscal year were determined as of
June 30 of the preceding fiscal year.
Note: GASB Statement No. 68 requires ten years of information to be presented in this table. However, until a full
10-year trend is compiled, the City will present information for those years for which information is available.
City of Iowa City, Iowa
Required Supplementary Information - Schedule of the City's Proportionate Share of the Net Pension Liability
Municipal Fire and Police Retirement System of Iowa
For the Last Five Years*
(amounts expressed in thousands)
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2019 2018 2017 2016
Statutorily required contributions 2,902$ 2,759$ 2,682$ 2,782$
Contributions in relation to the
statutorily required contribution (2,902) (2,759) (2,682) (2,782)
Contribution deficiency (excess)-$ -$ -$ -$
City's covered payroll 11,155$ 10,743$ 10,347$ 10,019$
Contributions as a percentage of
covered payroll 26.02%25.68%25.92%27.77%
City of Iowa City, Iowa
Required Supplementary Information - Schedule of the City's Contributions
Municipal Fire and Police Retirement System of Iowa
For the Last Ten Years
(amounts expressed in thousands)
88
2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
2,955$ 2,906$ 2,383$ 2,277$ 1,654$ 1,336$
(2,955) (2,906) (2,383) (2,277) (1,654) (1,336)
-$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
9,716$ 9,648$ 9,122$ 9,197$ 8,310$ 7,860$
30.41%30.12%26.12%24.76%19.90%17.00%
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Changes of benefit terms:
There were no significant changes of benefit terms.
Changes of assumptions:
The 2018 valuation changed postretirement mortality rates on the RP-2014 Blue Collar Healthy
Annuitant Table with males set-forward zero years, females set-forward two years and disabled
individuals set-forward three years (male only rates), with generational projection of future mortality
improvements with 50% of Scale BB beginning in 2017.
The 2017 valuation added five years projection of future mortality improvement with Scale BB.
The 2016 valuation changed postretirement mortality rates to the RP-2000 Blue Collar Combined
Healthy Mortality Table with males set-back two years, females set-forward one year and disabled
individuals set-forward one year (male only rates), with no projection of future mortality improvement.
The 2015 valuation phased in the 1994 Group Annuity Mortality Table for postretirement mortality. This
resulted in weighting of 1/12 of the 1971 Group Annuity Mortality Table and 11/12 of the 1994 Group
Annuity Morality Table.
City of Iowa City, Iowa
Notes to Required Supplementary Information - Pension Liability
Municipal Fire and Police Retirement System of Iowa
Year ended June 30, 2019
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2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
City's proportion of the net pension liability 0.4016869%0.3968158%0.3962696%0.4159256%0.4378904%
City's proportionate share of the net pension liability 25,420$ 26,433$ 24,938$ 20,549$ 17,366$
City's covered payroll 30,190 29,619 28,448 28,495 28,654
City's proportionate share of the net pension liability
as a percentage of its covered payroll 84.20%89.24%87.66%72.11%60.61%
Plan fiduciary net position as a percentage of the
total pension liability 83.62%82.21%81.82%85.19%87.61%
* In accordance with GASB Statement No. 68, the amounts presented for each fiscal year were determined as of
June 30 of the preceding fiscal year.
Note: GASB Statement No. 68 requires ten years of information to be presented in this table. However, until a full
10-year trend is compiled, the City will present information for those years for which information is available.
City of Iowa City, Iowa
Required Supplementary Information - Schedule of the City's Proportionate Share of the Net Pension Liability
Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System
For the Last Five Years*
(amounts expressed in thousands)
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2019 2018 2017 2016
Statutorily required contributions 2,912$ 2,696$ 2,645$ 2,540$
Contributions in relation to the
statutorily required contribution (2,912) (2,696) (2,645) (2,540)
Contribution deficiency (excess)-$ -$ -$ -$
City's covered payroll 30,852$ 30,190$ 29,619$ 28,448$
Contributions as a percentage of
covered payroll 9.44%8.93%8.93%8.93%
(amounts expressed in thousands)
City of Iowa City, Iowa
Required Supplementary Information - Schedule of the City's Contributions
Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System
For the Last Ten Years
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2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
2,545$ 2,559$ 2,442$ 2,327$ 1,877$ 1,780$
(2,545) (2,559) (2,442) (2,327) (1,877) (1,780)
-$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
28,495$ 28,654$ 28,170$ 28,833$ 27,013$ 26,764$
8.93%8.93%8.67%8.07%6.95%6.65%
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Changes of benefit terms:
Legislation passed in 2010 modified benefit terms for current Regular members. The definition
of final average salary changed from the highest three to the highest five years of covered
wages. The vesting requirement changed from four years of service to seven years. The
early retirement reduction increased from 3% per year measured from the member’s first
unreduced retirement age to a 6% reduction for each year of retirement before age 65.
Changes of assumptions:
The 2018 valuation implemented the following refinements as a result of an experience
study dated June 28, 2018:
•Changed mortality assumptions to the RP-2014 mortality tables with mortality
improvements modeled using Scale MP-2017.
•Adjusted retirement rates.
•Lowered disability rates
•Adjusted the probability of a vested Regular member electing to receive a deferred
benefit.
•Adjusted the merit component of the salary increase assumption.
The 2017 valuation implemented the following refinements as a result of an experience
study dated March 24, 2017:
•Decreased the inflation assumption from 3.00% to 2.60%.
•Decreased the assumed rate of interest on member accounts from 3.75% to 3.5%
per year.
•Decreased the discount rate from 7.50% to 7.00%.
•Decreased the wage growth assumption from 4.00% to 3.25%.
•Decreased the payroll growth assumption from 4.00% to 3.25%.
The 2014 valuation implemented the following refinements as a result of a quadrennial
experience study:
•Decreased the inflation assumption from 3.25% to 3.00%
•Decreased the assumed rate of interest on member accounts from 4.00% to
3.75% per year.
City of Iowa City, Iowa
Notes to Required Supplementary Information - Pension Liability
Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System
Year ended June 30, 2019
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•Adjusted male mortality rates for retirees in the Regular membership group.
•Moved from an open 30 year amortization period to a closed 30 year amortization
period for the UAL beginning June 30, 2014. Each year thereafter, changes in the
UAL from plan experience will be amortized on a separate closed 20 year period.
The 2010 valuation implemented the following refinements as a result of a quadrennial
experience study:
•Adjusted retiree mortality assumptions.
•Modified retirement rates to reflect fewer retirements.
•Lowered disability rates at most ages.
•Lowered employment termination rates
•Generally increased the probability of terminating members receiving a deferred
retirement benefit.
•Modified salary increase assumptions based on various service duration.
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2019 2018
Service Cost 553$ 502$
Interest 297 245
Difference between expected and actual experience 1,161 (377)
Changes in assumptions 225 982
Benefit payments (948) (174)
Net change in total OPEB liability 1,288 1,178
Total OPEB liability beginning of year 7,590 6,412
Total OPEB liability end of year 8,878$ 7,590$
City's covered-employee payroll 42,007$ 40,933$
Total OPEB liability as a percentage of
covered-employee payroll 21.13%18.54%
Note: GASB Statement No. 75 requires ten years of information to be presented in this table. However, until a full
10-year trend is compiled, the City will present information for those years for which information is available.
Changes of benefit terms:
There were no significant changes of benefit terms.
Changes of assumptions:
Changes in assumptions and other inputs reflect the effects of changes in the discount rate each period. The
following are the discount rates used in each period.
Year ended June 30, 2019 3.51%
Year ended June 30, 2018 3.87%
City of Iowa City, Iowa
Required Supplementary Information - Schedule of Changes in the City's Total OPEB Liability, Related Ratios and Notes
For the Last Two Years
(amounts expressed in thousands)
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NONMAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
Special Revenue Funds account for revenues derived from specific sources that are required to be accounted
for as separate funds. The funds in this category and their purpose are as follows:
Economic Development Fund – accounts for revenue and expenditures of economic development
activities.
Community Development Block Grant Fund – accounts for revenue from the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant programs.
Metropolitan Planning Organization of Johnson County Fund – accounts for the financial activities of
the metropolitan/rural cooperative planning organization.
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Metropolitan
Community Planning
Development Organization
Economic Block of Johnson
Development Grant County Total
Assets
Equity in pooled cash and investments 994$ -$ 305$ 1,299$
Receivables:
Property tax 377 - - 377
Interest 9 - 2 11
Notes - 3,557 - 3,557
Due from other governments - 66 65 131
Total assets 1,380$ 3,623$ 372$ 5,375$
Liabilities, Deferred Inflows of Resources and Fund Balances
Liabilities:
Accounts payable 45$ 5$ -$ 50$
Accrued liabilities - 5 17 22
Advances from other funds - 56 - 56
Total liabilities 45 66 17 128
Deferred inflows of resources:
Unavailable revenues:
Succeeding year property taxes 357 - - 357
Total deferred inflows of resources 357 - - 357
Fund balances:
Restricted 993 3,557 355 4,905
Unassigned (15) - - (15)
Total fund balances 978 3,557 355 4,890
Total liabilities, deferred inflows
of resources and fund balances 1,380$ 3,623$ 372$ 5,375$
Special Revenue
CITY OF IOWA CITY
COMBINING BALANCE SHEET
NONMAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
June 30, 2019
(amounts expressed in thousands)
98
Metropolitan
Community Planning
Development Organization
Economic Block of Johnson
Development Grant County Total
Revenues
Property taxes 2,928$ -$ -$ 2,928$
Intergovernmental 35 1,132 365 1,532
Use of money and property 34 36 7 77
Miscellaneous - 156 7 163
Total revenues 2,997 1,324 379 4,700
Expenditures
Current:
Community and economic development 816 1,387 619 2,822
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over
(under) expenditures 2,181 (63) (240) 1,878
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Transfers in 176 3 333 512
Transfers out (2,904) (214) - (3,118)
Total other financing sources
and (uses)(2,728) (211) 333 (2,606)
Net change in fund balances (547) (274) 93 (728)
Fund Balances, Beginning 1,525 3,831 262 5,618
Fund Balances, Ending 978$ 3,557$ 355$ 4,890$
Special Revenue
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
COMBINING STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES,
AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES
NONMAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
For the Year Ended June 30, 2019
(amounts expressed in thousands)
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100
INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS
Internal Service Funds account for goods and services provided by one department to other City departments
on a cost-reimbursement basis. The funds in this category are:
Equipment Maintenance Fund – accounts for the provision of maintenance for City vehicles, equipment and
vehicle rental from a central vehicle pool, and two-way radios provided to other City departments.
Central Services Fund – accounts for the support services of photocopying, mail and overnight shipping
provided to other City departments.
Loss Reserve Fund – accounts for the property, liability, Workers’ Compensation and health insurance
premiums and claims activity for City departments, including the self-insured retention portion.
Information Technology Fund – accounts for the accumulation and allocation of costs associated with
telecommunications and data processing, including the operation and replacement of equipment.
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Equipment Central Loss Information
Maintenance Services Reserve Technology Total
Assets
Current assets:
Equity in pooled cash and investments 15,766$ 710$ 15,075$ 3,232$ 34,783$
Receivables:
Accounts and unbilled usage - - 292 - 292
Interest 77 5 158 22 262
Due from other governments 29 - - - 29
Inventories 515 - - - 515
Total current assets 16,387 715 15,525 3,254 35,881
Noncurrent assets:
Capital assets:
Land 45 - - - 45
Buildings 1,298 - - 183 1,481
Improvements other than buildings 50 - - 50
Machinery and equipment 20,386 145 19 1,469 22,019
Infrastructure - - - 3,040 3,040
Accumulated depreciation (12,208) (93) (19) (1,352) (13,672)
Construction in progress 116 - - 85 201
Total noncurrent assets 9,687 52 - 3,425 13,164
Total assets 26,074 767 15,525 6,679 49,045
Deferred Outflows of Resources
Pension related deferred outflows 169 5 33 171 378
OPEB related deferred outflows 40 3 3 30 76
Total deferred outflows of resources 209 8 36 201 454
Liabilities
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable 170 12 219 227 628
Accrued liabilities 34 1 3,564 36 3,635
Employee vested benefits 46 2 3 19 70
Total current liabilities 250 15 3,786 282 4,333
Noncurrent liabilities:
Employee vested benefits 35 1 2 16 54
Net pension liability 632 21 126 676 1,455
Other post employment benefits liability 171 13 13 132 329
Total noncurrent liabilities 838 35 141 824 1,838
Total liabilities 1,088 50 3,927 1,106 6,171
Deferred Inflows of Resources
Pension related deferred inflows 45 1 9 48 103
OPEB related deferred inflows 6 - - 4 10
51 1 9 52 113
Net Position
Net investment in capital assets 9,687 52 - 3,425 13,164
Unrestricted 15,457 672 11,625 2,297 30,051
Total net position 25,144$ 724$ 11,625$ 5,722$ 43,215$
(amounts expressed in thousands)
CITY OF IOWA CITY
COMBINING STATEMENT OF NET POSITION
INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS
June 30, 2019
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Equipment Central Loss Information
Maintenance Services Reserve Technology Total
Operating Revenues:
Charges for services 6,806$ 236$ 10,681$ 2,369$ 20,092$
Total operating revenues 6,806 236 10,681 2,369 20,092
Operating Expenses:
Personal services 1,073 38 207 1,059 2,377
Commodities 1,878 10 81 521 2,490
Services and charges 529 112 11,466 306 12,413
3,480 160 11,754 1,886 17,280
Depreciation 1,739 25 - 254 2,018
Total operating expenses 5,219 185 11,754 2,140 19,298
Operating income (loss)1,587 51 (1,073) 229 794
Nonoperating Revenues:
Gain (loss) on disposal of capital assets 207 - - (236) (29)
Interest income 315 17 290 70 692
Total nonoperating revenues 522 17 290 (166) 663
Income (loss) before transfers 2,109 68 (783) 63 1,457
Transfers in 511 - - 722 1,233
Transfers out (123) (100) (21) (180) (424)
Change in net position 2,497 (32) (804) 605 2,266
Net Position, Beginning 22,647 756 12,429 5,117 40,949
Net Position, Ending 25,144$ 724$ 11,625$ 5,722$ 43,215$
(amounts expressed in thousands)
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
COMBINING STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES,
INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS
For the Year Ended June 30, 2019
AND CHANGES IN FUND NET POSITION
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Equipment Central Loss Information
Maintenance Services Reserve Technology Total
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
Receipts from customers and users 6,828$ 236$ 10,484$ 2,369$ 19,917$
Payments to suppliers (2,454) (116) (10,569) (697) (13,836)
Payments to employees (1,053) (38) (207) (968) (2,266)
Net cash flows from (used for) operating activities 3,321 82 (292) 704 3,815
Cash Flows From Noncapital Financing
Activities
Transfers to other funds (123) (100) (21) (180) (424)
Net cash flows used for noncapital financing
activities (123) (100) (21) (180) (424)
Cash Flows From Capital and Related
Financing Activities
Acquisition and construction of property
and equipment (1,733) (17) - (278) (2,028)
Proceeds from sale of property 251 - -5 256
Net cash flows used for capital and related
financing activities (1,482) (17) - (273) (1,772)
Cash Flows From Investing Activities
Interest on investments 350 16 241 65 672
Net increase (decrease) in cash
and cash equivalents 2,066 (19) (72) 316 2,291
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning 13,700 729 15,147 2,916 32,492
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Ending 15,766$ 710$ 15,075$ 3,232$ 34,783$
Reconciliation of operating income (loss)
to net cash flows from operating activities:
Operating income 1,587$ 51$ (1,073)$ 229$ 794$
Adjustments to reconcile operating income (loss)
to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation expense 1,739 25 - 254 2,018
Changes in:
Receivables:
Accounts and unbilled usage - - (197) - (197)
Due from other governments 22 - - - 22
Inventories 6 - - - 6
Accounts payable (53) 6 4 130 87
Accrued liabilities (2) - 975 - 973
Employee vested benefits 5 - 1 4 10
Net pension liability (11) - (8) 56 37
Deferred outflows of resources (7) (1) 3 (2) (7)
Deferred inflows of resources 10 (1) 1 14 24
Other post employment benefits liability 25 2 2 19 48
Total adjustments 1,734 31 781 475 3,021
Net cash flows from (used for) operating activities 3,321$ 82$ (292)$ 704$ 3,815$
Noncash Investing, Capital, and Financing
Activities:
Contributions of capital assets from
government and others 511$ -$ -$ 722$ 1,233$
Contributions of capital assets to
government and others -$ -$ 21$ -$ 21$
(amounts expressed in thousands)
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
COMBINING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS
For the Year Ended June 30, 2019
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AGENCY FUND
The Agency Fund accounts for assets held by the City in a trustee or custodial capacity for other entities, such
as individuals, private organizations, or other governmental units. The fund in this category is:
Project Green Fund – accounts for donations that are received to plant and develop yards and lawns, both
public and private, within Iowa City.
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Balance Balance
July 1, 2018 Increases Decreases June 30, 2019
Project Green
Assets
Equity in pooled cash and investments 150$ 63$ 92$ 121$
Interest receivable 1 1 1 1
Total assets 151$ 64$ 93$ 122$
Liabilities
Accounts payable 12$ 30$ 12$ 30$
Due to agency 139 34 81 92
Total liabilities 151$ 64$ 93$ 122$
(amounts expressed in thousands)
CITY OF IOWA CITY
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
For the Year Ended June 30, 2019
AGENCY FUNDS
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Statistical
Section
Tabs
Statistical Section
This part of the City of Iowa City’s comprehensive annual financial report represents detailed
information as a context for understanding what the information in the financial statements, note
disclosures, and required supplementary information says about the government’s overall financial
health.
Contents Page
Financial Trends 109
These schedules contain trend information to help the reader understand how
the government’s financial performance and well-being have changed over
time.
Revenue Capacity 114
These schedules contain information to help the reader assess the
government’s most significant local revenue source, the property tax.
Debt Capacity 124
These schedules present information to help the reader assess the affordability
of the government’s current levels of outstanding debt and the government’s
ability to issue additional debt in the future.
Demographic and Economic Information 134
These schedules offer demographic and economic indicators to help the reader
understand the environment within which the government’s financial activities
take place.
Operating Information 136
These schedules contain service and infrastructure data to help the reader
understand how the information in the government’s financial report relates to
the services the government provides and the activities it performs.
Sources: Unless otherwise noted, the information in these schedules is derived from the comprehensive
annual financial report for the relevant year.
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108
2010 2011 2012 20131 2014 2015 20162 2017 2018 2019
Governmental activities
Net investment in capital assets 111,703$ 123,935$ 135,998$ 133,989$ 138,482$ 153,729$ 163,362$ 183,651$ 203,077$ 208,028$
Restricted 25,588 31,179 35,021 22,867 39,958 36,447 42,154 47,676 41,490 38,819
Unrestricted 32,478 36,862 38,906 50,744 39,758 15,520 18,402 16,264 17,646 20,124
Total governmental activities net position 169,769$ 191,976$ 209,925$ 207,600$ 218,198$ 205,696$ 223,918$ 247,591$ 262,213$ 266,971$
Business-type activities
Net investment in capital assets 172,601$ 186,177$ 195,073$ 253,617$ 264,727$ 279,272$ 279,679$ 285,912$ 294,109$ 304,111$
Restricted 17,588 20,658 20,176 19,033 19,438 22,389 22,269 21,238 22,219 18,055
Unrestricted 65,725 61,032 58,850 74,370 71,542 57,367 69,472 76,664 73,126 77,224
Total business-type activities net position 255,914$ 267,867$ 274,099$ 347,020$ 355,707$ 359,028$ 371,420$ 383,814$ 389,454$ 399,390$
Primary government
Net investment in capital assets 284,304$ 310,112$ 331,071$ 387,606$ 403,209$ 433,001$ 443,041$ 469,563$ 497,186$ 512,139$
Restricted 43,176 51,837 55,197 41,900 59,396 58,836 64,423 68,914 63,709 56,874
Unrestricted 98,203 97,894 97,756 125,114 111,300 72,887 87,874 92,928 90,772 97,348
Total primary government net position 425,683$ 459,843$ 484,024$ 554,620$ 573,905$ 564,724$ 595,338$ 631,405$ 651,667$ 666,361$
1 The City of Iowa City reclassified the Mass Transportation Fund from the General fund to an Enterprise Fund effective the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013.
2 The City of Iowa City reclassified the Cable Fund from an Enterprise Fund to the General Fund effective July 1, 2015.
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
NET POSITION BY COMPONENT
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(Accrual basis of accounting)
(amounts expressed in thousands)
109
2010 2011 2012 20131 2014 2015 20162 2017 2018 2019
Expenses
Governmental activities:
Public safety 19,955$ 18,867$ 21,186$ 20,989$ 22,721$ 21,193$ 22,029$ 24,002$ 25,191$ 26,265$
Public works 16,806 19,145 17,556 10,240 8,258 11,037 10,839 12,032 12,813 16,324
Culture and recreation 12,238 10,811 13,107 14,481 16,586 14,049 14,422 15,525 16,363 16,009
Community and economic development 16,913 16,501 16,305 10,596 10,059 7,093 6,786 8,253 12,019 16,022
General government 7,549 7,356 7,591 7,513 7,687 7,752 6,240 6,124 6,858 7,524
Debt service 2,970 2,841 2,400 2,237 1,797 1,517 1,287 1,481 1,414 1,444
Total governmental activities expenses 76,431 75,521 78,145 66,056 67,108 62,641 61,603 67,417 74,658 83,588
Business-type activities: Wastewater 11,274 10,971 11,069 10,464 21,139 12,131 11,866 11,233 11,392 11,413 Water 8,309 8,523 8,781 9,074 8,723 8,403 8,149 8,921 9,472 9,543 Sanitation 7,705 7,461 8,315 7,279 8,402 8,114 8,735 9,123 9,408 10,858 Housing authority 7,838 7,448 7,911 7,658 7,703 7,873 8,378 8,798 9,535 10,170 Parking 4,536 4,135 4,167 4,579 4,093 4,678 4,460 4,620 5,590 5,461 Airport 724 1,049 1,127 1,086 1,209 1,612 1,597 1,402 1,680 1,466 Stormwater 1,187 1,418 1,304 1,318 1,314 2,091 1,989 2,432 1,844 1,832 Cable television 645 638 689 692 781 704 - - - - Transit - - - 6,998 7,795 7,379 7,486 7,263 8,071 8,833 Total business-type activities expenses 42,218 41,643 43,363 49,148 61,159 52,985 52,660 53,792 56,992 59,576
Total primary government expenses 118,649$ 117,164$ 121,508$ 115,204$ 128,267$ 115,626$ 114,263$ 121,209$ 131,650$ 143,164$
Program Revenues Governmental activities: Charges for services Public safety 2,980$ 3,279$ 3,401$ 4,098$ 3,626$ 3,926$ 4,813$ 5,286$ 4,438$ 4,870$ Public works 1,061 1,117 1,112 52 61 388 628 724 62 290 Culture and recreation 773 872 825 775 808 801 823 842 836 854 Community and economic development - - - - 45 50 1,044 36 441 548 General government 2,574 2,931 2,817 2,763 3,030 2,975 1,252 1,524 1,520 1,717 Operating grants and contributions 15,554 13,517 8,682 4,731 3,231 8,701 9,941 10,828 10,245 13,758 Capital grants and contributions 8,291 6,048 6,078 6,876 5,580 11,556 3,999 9,952 1,459 1,972 Total governmental activities program revenues 31,233 27,764 22,915 19,295 16,381 28,397 22,500 29,192 19,001 24,009
Business-type activities:
Charges for services:
Wastewater 12,637 12,836 12,670 12,832 12,559 12,189 12,266 12,277 12,626 12,831
Water 7,957 8,054 8,419 8,583 8,443 8,527 9,134 9,275 9,473 9,640
Sanitation 8,096 8,259 8,115 8,181 8,467 9,015 9,215 9,927 10,014 10,017
Housing authority 180 208 207 205 213 237 300 321 323 295
Parking 5,377 5,234 4,743 5,043 5,294 5,502 5,438 5,453 5,648 5,982
Airport 289 293 306 314 328 349 333 345 348 361
Stormwater 617 641 811 974 1,093 1,147 1,168 1,544 1,560 1,568
Cable Television 790 809 824 816 773 750 - - - -
Transit1 - - - 2,117 2,185 2,289 2,099 2,089 2,216 2,171
Capital grants and contributions: Wastewater 2,115 2,394 3,223 30,181 7,105 1,370 3,415 2,226 1,913 1,827
Capital grants and contributions: Water 572 973 977 494 539 581 254 869 483 488
Capital grants and contributions: Sanitation 6 - 2 - - - - - 22 13
Capital grants and contributions: Airport 3,311 358 1,576 2,452 5,214 137 260 58 49 38
Capital grants and contributions: Stormwater 541 140 436 226 711 792 370 1,251 892 902
Capital grants and contributions: Housing authority 25 11 - - - - - - - -
Capital grants and contributions: Parking - 269 4 - - - - - - -
Capital grants and contributions: Transit - - - 898 243 - 308 395 3,827 -
Operating grants and contributions: Housing authority 7,765 7,438 6,782 6,968 6,721 7,628 8,318 8,532 9,065 9,443
Operating grants and contributions: Water 6 - - 442 6 2 - - - -
Operating grants and contributions: Airport - - - 11 56 232 128 69 72 14
Operating grants and contributions: Sanitation 6 10 - 23 27 25 3 - 3 104
Operating grants and contributions: Wastewater - - - - 62 21 - - - -
Operating grants and contributions: Stormwater - - - 13 13 279 95 - 2 -
Operating grants and contributions: Transit - - - 1,767 2,118 2,082 2,095 2,235 2,088 2,152
Total business-type activities program revenues 50,290 47,927 49,095 82,540 62,170 53,154 55,199 56,866 60,624 57,846
Total primary government revenues 81,523$ 75,691$ 72,010$ 101,835$ 78,551$ 81,551$ 77,699$ 86,058$ 79,625$ 81,855$
Net (Expense) / Revenues Governmental activities (45,198)$ (47,757)$ (55,230)$ (46,761)$ (50,727)$ (34,244)$ (39,103)$ (38,225)$ (55,657)$ (59,579)$ Business-type activities 8,072 6,284 5,732 33,392 1,011 169 2,539 3,074 3,632 (1,730) Total primary government net expense (37,126)$ (41,473)$ (49,498)$ (13,369)$ (49,716)$ (34,075)$ (36,564)$ (35,151)$ (52,025)$ (61,309)$
General Revenues and Other Changes in Net Position Governmental activities: General revenues: Property taxes 49,467$ 48,011$ 50,516$ 51,017$ 50,551$ 52,205$ 53,114$ 57,649$ 59,046$ 61,739$
Road use tax3 5,525 6,068 6,394 6,589 6,745 - - - - -
Local Sales Option tax 8,141 8,911 8,644 8,858 466 - - - - -
Other taxes 1,535 2,464 2,491 2,609 2,778 2,810 2,717 2,802 2,706 2,935
Grants and contributions not restricted to specific purposes - - - - - 1,048 2,080 1,583 1,547 1,552
Earnings on investments 1,766 1,539 1,823 841 973 1,188 1,045 1,397 2,368 3,257
Miscellaneous 3,893 6,230 4,228 4,390 4,353 5,518 4,464 3,369 3,656 3,329
Gain on sale of assets - 761 2,950 1,312 1,651 135 218 2,151 140 186
Transfers (625) (4,020) (3,867) (10,485) (6,192) (10,057) (6,395) (7,053) 1,814 (8,661)
Reassignments - - - - - - 82 - - -
Total governmental activities 69,702 69,964 73,179 65,131 61,325 52,847 57,325 61,898 71,277 64,337
(continued)
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
CHANGES IN NET POSITION
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(Accrual basis of accounting)
(amounts expressed in thousands)
110
2010 2011 2012 20131 2014 2015 20162 2017 2018 2019Business-type activities: General revenues: Earnings on investments 1,311 954 813 671 494 707 715 938 1,496 2,166 Gain on sale of assets 230 314 336 293 725 856 2,463 69 2,438 1 Miscellaneous 464 381 484 918 265 374 362 1,260 456 838 Transfers 625 4,020 3,867 10,485 6,192 10,057 6,395 7,053 (1,814) 8,661 Reassignments - - - - - - (82) - - - Special items - - - - - (574) - - - - Extraordinary items - - (5,000) - - - - - - - Total business-type activities 2,630 5,669 500 12,367 7,676 11,420 9,853 9,320 2,576 11,666
Total primary government 72,332$ 75,633$ 73,679$ 77,498$ 69,001$ 64,267$ 67,178$ 71,218$ 73,853$ 76,003$
Change in Net Position Governmental activities 24,504$ 22,207$ 17,949$ 18,370$ 10,598$ 18,603$ 18,222$ 23,673$ 15,620$ 4,758$ Business-type activities 10,702 11,953 6,232 45,759 8,687 11,589 12,392 12,394 6,208 9,936 Total primary government 35,206$ 34,160$ 24,181$ 64,129$ 19,285$ 30,192$ 30,614$ 36,067$ 21,828$ 14,694$
1 The City of Iowa City reclassified the Mass Transportation Fund from the General Fund to an Enterprise Fund effective the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013.
2 The City of Iowa City reclassified the Cable Fund from an Enterprise Fund to the General Fund effective July 1, 2015.
3 The City of Iowa City reclassified Road Use Tax from General Revenues to Operating Grants effective for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015.
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
CHANGES IN NET POSITION (continued)
Last Ten Fiscal Years(Accrual basis of accounting)
(amounts expressed in thousands)
111
2010 20111 2012 20132 2014 2015 20163 2017 2018 2019
General Fund
Nonspendable -$ 331$ 314$ 69$ 69$ 69$ 69$ 788$ 793$ 887$
Restricted - 16,268 23,779 25,689 26,533 25,291 18,975 9,974 1,942 1,808
Committed - - - - - - 4,699 5,199 4,962 -
Assigned - 3,542 5,191 1,744 3,400 - 1,143 1,342 1,437 3,565
Reserved 406 - - - - 4,483 - - - -
Unassigned - 15,931 14,273 17,113 17,907 19,286 23,366 24,793 28,516 34,358
Unreserved 26,101 - - - - - - - - -
Total general fund 26,507$ 36,072$ 43,557$ 44,615$ 47,909$ 49,129$ 48,252$ 42,096$ 37,650$ 40,618$
All other Governmental Funds
Nonspendable -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 344$ 165$ 224$
Restricted - 34,889 34,853 28,108 31,285 27,897 38,266 63,941 64,033 50,966
Reserved 3,903 - - - - - - - - -
Designated for long-term debt 13,952 - - - - - - - - -
Unassigned - (1,741) (366) (5,844) (9) - - - (38) (59)
Unreserved, reported in:
Special revenue funds (1,674) - - - - - - - - -
Capital projects funds 8,043 - - - - - - - - -
Total all other governmental funds 24,224$ 33,148$ 34,487$ 22,264$ 31,276$ 27,897$ 38,266$ 64,285$ 64,160$ 51,131$
1 The City of Iowa City implemented GASB Statement No. 54, Fund Balance Reporting and Governmental Fund Type Definitions , issued March 2009, effective the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2011. This Statement establishes new standards for fund balance classifications based primarily on the extent to which a government is bound to observe constraints imposed
upon the use of the resources reported in governmental funds.
2 The City of Iowa City reclassified the Mass Transportation Fund from the General fund to an Enterprise Fund effective the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013.
3 The City of Iowa City reclassified the Cable Fund from an Enterprise Fund to the General Fund effective July 1, 2015.
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
FUND BALANCES, GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(Modified accrual basis of accounting)
(amounts expressed in thousands)
112
2010 2011 2012 20131 2014 2015 20162 2017 2018 2019
Revenues:
Property taxes and assessments 59,143$ 59,387$ 61,649$ 62,483$ 53,797$ 55,014$ 55,831$ 60,452$ 61,753$ 64,672$
Licenses and permits 1,211 1,412 1,307 1,784 1,660 1,806 3,056 3,521 2,734 2,981
Intergovernmental 31,404 29,870 21,952 19,941 17,636 21,086 20,230 24,140 14,944 16,828
Charges for services 2,433 2,515 2,614 1,800 1,819 2,204 3,357 2,355 2,295 2,690
Fines and forfeits - - - - - - 760 750 695 776
Use of money and property 1,599 1,479 1,768 782 909 1,080 946 1,235 1,937 2,564
Miscellaneous 4,784 7,749 5,750 6,325 6,040 7,045 2,913 2,101 2,875 2,261
Total governmental activities revenues 100,574$ 102,412$ 95,040$ 93,115$ 81,861$ 88,235$ 87,093$ 94,554$ 87,233$ 92,772$
Expenditures
Current
Public safety 19,108$ 18,717$ 20,091$ 20,648$ 21,370$ 21,996$ 21,701$ 22,513$ 23,360$ 24,295$
Public works 13,311 14,766 15,462 8,503 8,432 12,071 9,466 9,186 10,052 10,894
Culture and recreation 11,266 12,498 13,075 13,000 13,087 11,821 12,257 13,341 14,208 13,709
Community and economic development 10,520 8,878 8,037 8,219 8,196 5,711 5,346 7,695 11,074 15,723
General government 7,191 7,695 7,553 7,286 7,184 7,608 6,007 5,882 6,017 6,579
Debt service
Principal 9,354 10,386 13,294 16,465 13,560 12,564 13,230 13,305 11,895 12,080
Interest 3,064 2,889 2,543 2,339 1,903 1,669 1,475 1,597 1,570 1,589
Capital projects 17,690 21,873 16,006 17,861 14,528 14,762 14,848 18,405 28,225 22,632
Total expenditures 91,504$ 97,702$ 96,061$ 94,321$ 88,260$ 88,202$ 84,330$ 91,924$ 106,401$ 107,501$
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over
(under) expenditures 9,070$ 4,710$ (1,021)$ (1,206)$ (6,399)$ 33$ 2,763$ 2,630$ (19,168)$ (14,729)$
Other financing sources (uses):
Issuance of long-term debt -$ 16,165$ 9,690$ 2,655$ 19,730$ 7,785$ 9,405$ 22,570$ 11,995$ 12,535$
Issuance of refunding debt -10,930$ - - - - - - - -
Sale of capital assets 222 845 3,619 1,369 1,684 165 252 2,292 140 758
Insurance Recoveries 20 594 53 - - - - - - -
Premium (discount) on issuance of bonds -394 165 (42) 385 199 441 120 236 81
Payment of refunded bonds - (11,085) - - - - - - - -
Transfers in 16,742 18,658 19,499 25,198 13,040 13,089 25,133 34,675 34,666 25,663
Transfers out (17,446) (22,722) (23,181) (35,493) (16,134) (23,430) (28,502) (47,033) (32,440) (34,369)
Total other financing sources (uses)(462)$ 13,779$ 9,845$ (6,313)$ 18,705$ (2,192)$ 6,729$ 12,624$ 14,597$ 4,668$
Net change in fund balances 8,608$ 18,489$ 8,824$ (7,519)$ 12,306$ (2,159)$ 9,492$ 15,254$ (4,571)$ (10,061)$
Debt service as a percentage of
noncapital expenditures 15.3%16.2%18.6%24.0%20.7%19.8%21.2%19.9%17.1%15.6%
1 The City of Iowa City reclassified the Mass Transportation Fund from the General fund to an Enterprise Fund effective the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013.
2 The City of Iowa City reclassified the Cable Fund from an Enterprise Fund to the General Fund effective July 1, 2015.
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES, GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(modified accrual basis of accounting)
(amounts expressed in thousands)
113
Fiscal Local Option Utility
Year Property Tax Road Use Tax Hotel/Motel Tax Sales Tax1 Franchise Fee2 Total
2010 50,256 5,525 699 8,141 47 64,668
2011 48,831 6,068 776 8,912 868 65,455
2012 51,374 6,394 811 8,644 822 68,045
2013 51,836 6,589 872 8,858 918 69,073
2014 51,331 6,745 967 466 1,031 60,540
2015 53,056 7,231 1,057 - 902 62,246
2016 53,878 8,320 1,079 - 874 64,151
2017 58,375 8,672 1,137 - 939 69,123
2018 59,730 8,427 1,046 - 976 70,179
2019 62,407 8,820 1,302 - 965 73,494
1 1% Local Option Sales Tax went into effect 7/1/09 and was effective through 6/30/13.
2 1% Utility Franchise Fee went into effect 4/1/10.
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
GENERAL GOVERNMENT TAX REVENUES BY SOURCE
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(Modified accrual basis of accounting)
(amounts expressed in thousands)
114
Assessed Valuation
Tax Collection Year:
FY2019 FY2018 FY2017 FY2016 FY2015 FY2014 FY2013 FY2012 FY2011 FY2010
Residential 4,255,597,838$ 4,001,761,478$ 3,882,757,454$ 3,603,743,609$ 3,488,112,611$ 3,367,051,717$ 3,284,249,136$ 3,182,636,485$ 3,122,874,615$ 3,065,278,624$
Agricultural (taxed at Ag rate)2,625,810 3,425,692 3,720,671 3,553,520 3,680,920 2,655,640 2,516,440 2,263,884 2,314,823 1,499,347
Multi-Residential 471,420,082 411,460,472 410,426,868 - - - - - - -
Commercial 915,964,068 821,949,555 805,734,128 1,129,397,979 1,144,437,631 1,113,600,025 1,149,535,927 1,146,182,052 1,139,935,432 1,055,126,085
Industrial 71,553,904 72,635,554 73,206,895 74,399,739 80,153,614 72,834,630 73,400,730 73,044,725 72,283,702 67,288,971
Railroads 3,549,414 3,984,932 4,096,577 4,015,580 3,827,506 3,205,451 2,619,932 1,799,383 1,593,188 2,098,465
Utilities w'out Gas & Electric 7,099,293 6,734,894 7,375,066 8,239,789 9,599,528 10,816,940 11,051,685 10,729,898 9,491,730 9,304,801
Gross valuation 5,727,810,409 5,321,952,577 5,187,317,659 4,823,350,216 4,729,811,810 4,570,164,403 4,523,373,850 4,416,656,427 4,348,493,490 4,200,596,293
Less: Military exemption 2,579,836 2,635,396 2,727,994 2,828,002 2,939,122 3,059,502 3,096,542 3,163,216 3,239,146 3,324,338
Net valuation 5,725,230,573 5,319,317,181 5,184,589,665 4,820,522,214 4,726,872,688 4,567,104,901 4,520,277,308 4,413,493,211 4,345,254,344 4,197,271,955
Incremental value 85,379,709 80,577,275 72,666,677 42,307,287 21,131,574 14,113,908 11,712,327 25,408,838 25,408,841 117,812,738
Gas and Electric Utilities 97,050,716 94,582,279 92,987,351 87,728,294 78,642,915 87,100,183 83,538,109 81,240,051 79,196,417 61,065,832
Total Assessed valuation 5,907,660,998$ 5,494,476,735$ 5,350,243,693$ 4,950,557,795$ 4,826,647,177$ 4,668,318,992$ 4,615,527,744$ 4,520,142,100$ 4,449,859,602$ 4,376,150,525$
Percent change 7.520%2.696%8.074%2.567%3.392%1.144%2.110%1.579%1.684%2.639%
Taxable Valuation
Tax Collection Year:
FY2019 FY2018 FY2017 FY2016 FY2015 FY2014 FY2013 FY2012 FY2011 FY2010
Assessment Limitation:
Residential rollback 55.6209%56.9391%55.6259%55.7335%54.4002%52.8166%50.7518%48.5299%46.9094%45.5893%
Agricultural rollback 54.4480%47.4996%46.1068%44.7021%43.3997%59.9334%57.5411%69.0152%66.2715%93.8568%
Multi-Residential rollback 78.75%82.50%86.25%NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Commercial and Railroad rollback 90.0%90.0%90.0%90.0%95.0%NA NA NA NA NA
Industrial rollback 90.0%90.0%90.0%90.0%95.0%NA NA NA NA NA
Residential 2,356,529,643$ 2,274,451,551$ 2,155,033,296$ 2,008,493,138$ 1,894,079,854$ 1,776,096,066$ 1,666,036,081$ 1,544,260,536$ 1,464,643,790$ 1,384,088,145$
Agricultural (taxed at Ag rate)1,429,547 1,618,090 1,706,955 1,588,496 1,597,501 1,591,636 1,447,988 1,562,422 1,534,056 1,407,234
Multi-Residential 368,969,925 337,946,106 353,335,857 - - - - - - -
Commercial 819,505,276 734,200,396 720,036,878 1,016,458,199 1,086,556,293 1,113,600,025 1,149,535,927 1,146,182,052 1,139,935,432 1,055,126,085
Industrial 64,152,540 64,688,055 65,301,535 66,959,765 76,128,877 72,834,630 73,400,730 73,044,725 72,283,702 67,288,971
Railroads 3,194,473 3,586,439 3,686,919 3,614,022 3,636,130 3,205,451 2,619,932 1,799,383 1,593,188 2,098,465
Utilities w'out Gas & Electric 7,099,293 6,734,894 7,375,066 8,239,789 9,599,528 10,816,940 11,051,685 10,729,898 9,491,730 9,304,801
Gross valuation 3,620,880,697 3,423,225,531 3,306,476,506 3,105,353,409 3,071,598,183 2,978,144,748 2,904,092,343 2,777,579,016 2,689,481,898 2,519,313,701
Less: Military exemption 2,579,836 2,635,396 2,727,994 2,828,002 2,939,122 3,059,502 3,096,542 3,163,216 3,239,146 3,324,338
Net valuation 3,618,300,861 3,420,590,135 3,303,748,512 3,102,525,407 3,068,659,061 2,975,085,246 2,900,995,801 2,774,415,800 2,686,242,752 2,515,989,363
Incremental value 85,379,369 80,559,947 72,650,838 33,331,128 21,131,574 14,113,908 11,712,327 25,408,838 25,408,841 117,812,738
Gas and Electric Utilities 41,797,475 41,702,196 44,986,783 46,785,426 47,004,994 46,813,214 47,404,050 48,337,968 46,333,208 45,156,750
Total Taxable Valuation 3,745,477,705$ 3,542,852,278$ 3,421,386,133$ 3,182,641,961$ 3,136,795,629$ 3,036,012,368$ 2,960,112,178$ 2,848,162,606$ 2,757,984,801$ 2,678,958,851$
Percent change 5.719%3.550%7.501%1.462%3.320%2.564%3.931%3.270%2.950%4.371%
Total Direct Tax Rate
City of Iowa City 16.183$ 16.333$ 16.583$ 16.651$ 16.705$ 16.805$ 17.269$ 17.842$ 17.757$ 17.853$
Sources:
Iowa Department of Management
Notes:
Property is reassessed in the odd numbered years to make adjustments to all property values, according to current market values. As per the Code of Iowa, all real property subject to taxation
shall be valued at its actual value and, except as otherwise provided, shall be reassessed at 100% of its actual value.
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
ASSESSED AND TAXABLE VALUE OF PROPERTY
Last Ten Fiscal Years
115
(per $1,000 assessed valuation)
Fiscal Year:2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19
Levy Year:2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
City:
General Fund 8.10000$ 8.10000$ 8.10000$ 8.10000$ 8.10000$ 8.10000$ 8.10000$ 8.10000$ 8.10000$ 8.10000$
Emergency Levy 0.25607 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000
Debt Service Fund 4.21934 4.43847 4.64901 4.44287 4.02965 4.12963 3.92833 3.82846 3.57846 3.22846
Employee Benefits 3.63680 3.58146 3.52580 3.19286 3.16331 2.96331 3.11277 3.14415 3.14415 3.34415
Capital Improvement 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000
Other 1.64041 1.63662 1.56669 1.53291 1.51226 1.51226 1.50986 1.51044 1.51044 1.51044
Total City 17.85262$ 17.75655$ 17.84150$ 17.26864$ 16.80522$ 16.70520$ 16.65096$ 16.58305$ 16.33305$ 16.18305$
Johnson County 7.38568$ 7.22207$ 6.98984$ 6.74909$ 6.73712$ 6.74168$ 6.90337$ 6.77140$ 6.85143$ 6.53594$
Iowa City Community School District 14.19136 14.68972 14.59055 14.07327 13.68792 13.69999 13.86773 13.98935 13.95855 14.85629
Kirkwood 0.84042 0.92566 0.99870 1.07888 1.06473 1.05754 1.06125 1.08048 1.13174 1.20354
Other 0.32561 0.32119 0.33310 0.32919 0.37333 0.32315 0.32784 0.32450 0.33036 0.30557
Total Tax Rate 40.59569$ 40.91519$ 40.75369$ 39.49907$ 38.66832$ 38.52756$ 38.81115$ 38.74878$ 38.60513$ 39.08439$
Source: "Tax Levies for Johnson County, Iowa," compiled by the Johnson County Auditor.
Note:
Does not include the tax rate for agriculture.
Taxpayers in the Iowa City Community School District Area
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
PROPERTY TAX RATES - DIRECT AND OVERLAPPING GOVERNMENTS
Last Ten Fiscal Years
116
Collection Total Tax Current Tax Delinquent Tax Total Tax
Year Levied Collections Collections1 Collections
2010 45,393 45,318 99.8 17 45,335 99.9
2011 47,789 47,826 100.1 8 47,834 100.1
2012 49,595 49,543 99.9 1 49,544 99.9
2013 50,407 50,139 99.5 3 50,142 99.5
2014 50,307 49,835 99.1 1 49,836 99.1
2015 51,609 51,292 99.4 3 51,295 99.4
2016 52,034 52,074 100.1 0 52,074 100.1
2017 55,330 55,331 100.0 0 55,331 100.0
2018 56,458 56,434 100.0 0 56,434 100.0
2019 59,174 59,252 100.1 2 59,254 100.1
Source: Certificate of City Taxes and Johnson County Treasurer's Office
Note: This schedule is presented on a cash basis of accounting. Taxes are collected by the Johnson County Treasurer and
submitted to the City in the following month. Because of the month delay, some years will show Current Tax Collections in
excess of the Total Tax Levied.
1 Delinquent tax collection is presented by collection year, rather than levy year, because information is not available from
Johnson County Treasurer by levy year.
Percent of
Levy
Collected
Total as
a Percent of
Levy
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
LEVIES AND COLLECTIONS
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(Cash basis of accounting)
(amounts expressed in thousands)
117
% of Total % of Total
Taxable Taxable Taxable Taxable
Ten largest taxpayers1 Type of Business Valuation Rank Valuation Valuation Rank Valuation
ACT Inc (Am College Testing Prgrm)Educational Testing Service 45,553$ 1 1.03 %51,020$ 1 1.49 %
BBCS Hawkeye Housing LLC Real Estate Mangment --N/A 45,357 2 1.33
Tailwind Iowa City LLC Real Estate Mangment - -N/A 33,054 3 0.97
Mid-American Energy Company Public Gas and Electric Utility 40,242 2 1.02 29,924 4 0.87
Rise at Riverfront Crossing Owner LLC Real Estate Developer - -N/A 28,415 5 0.83
Vesper Iowa City LLC Real Estate Developer - -N/A 27,191 6 0.79
Ann Gerdin Trust (formerly Russell Gerdin)Warehousing 19,003 3 0.39 25,448 7 0.74
Midwestone Bank Finanacial - -N/A 23,630 8 0.69
Dealer Properties IC LLC (Billion Auto)Car Dealerships - -N/A 21,465 9 0.63
Proctor & Gamble LLC Manufacturing Company 13,752 9 0.29 18,677 10 0.55
Christian Retirement Services (Oaknoll)Retirement Community - -N/A --N/A
SouthGate Development Company RealEstate Developer 18,532 4 0.46 - -N/A
National Computer Systems (Pearson)Information Services 14,317 8 0.38 - -N/A
MEHSM LC (Sycamore Mall)Shopping Mall 16,411 5 0.34 - -N/A
Plaza Towers LLC Condo/Hotel/Commercial space 14,575 7 0.32 - -N/A
United Natural Foods Wholesale Distribution Company 13,095 10 0.30 - -N/A
Alpha Inc. Industrial 15,426 6 0.27 - -N/A
Total 210,906$ 4.80 %304,181$ 8.89 %
Sources:
1City of Iowa City Assessor's Office
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
PRINCIPAL TAXPAYERS
Current Year and Nine Years Ago
(amounts expressed in thousands)
20192010
118
119
Customer Name Charges Rank Percentage Charges Rank Percentage
Proctor & Gamble 599,272$ 1 7.92 %884,980$ 1 8.73 %
Veterans Administration Medical Center 72,671 2 0.96 108,501 2 1.07
Campus Apartments 69,206 3 0.91 69,523 3 0.69
Mercy Hospital 68,177 4 0.90 62,721 4 0.62
Tailwind Iowa City LLC formerly Dolphin Lake 50,696 7 0.67 62,045 5 0.61
Dominium JIT Srv formerly Mark IV Apts 55,672 6 0.74 52,530 6 0.52
Graduate Hotel --N/A 48,311 7 0.48
Seville Apts 33,442 10 0.44 38,770 8 0.38
Iowa City School District --N/A 37,848 9 0.37
Emerald Court Apts --N/A 32,840 10 0.32
Robert's Dairy 59,055 5 0.78 --N/A
Penningroth Apts 49,431 8 0.65 --N/A
University of Iowa Mayflower 43,246 9 0.57 --N/A
1,100,868$ 14.54 %1,398,069$ 13.79 %
Total Water System Charges 7,568,378$ 10,139,587$
Sources:
City of Iowa City Revenue Division
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
LARGER WATER SYSTEM CUSTOMERS
Current Year and Nine Years Ago
20192010
120
Fiscal Water Sales Water System
Year Cubic Feet Sold Charges
2010 234,342,825 7,568,378
2011 236,838,370 7,661,898
2012 246,618,257 7,953,738
2013 254,616,773 8,194,467
2014 239,790,719 7,778,364
20151 240,423,612 8,161,522
2016 255,524,943 8,758,683
2017 267,511,531 9,156,005
2018 293,046,636 9,953,510
2019 289,055,329 10,139,587
Sources:
City of Iowa City Revenue Department
Notes:
1Beginning in March 2015, Water Sales by Cubic Feet Sold also includes unbilled usage.
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
SALES HISTORY AND WATER SYSTEM CHARGES
Last Ten Fiscal Years
121
Customer Name Charges Rank Percentage Charges Rank Percentage
University of Iowa 2,010,239$ 1 16.03 %2,145,648$ 1 16.73 %
Proctor & Gamble 1,195,084 2 9.53 1,317,634 2 10.28
Iowa City Landfill 102,083 5 0.81 249,780 3 1.95
Veterans Administration Medical Center 96,082 7 0.77 133,486 4 1.04
Mercy Hospital 117,571 4 0.94 100,293 5 0.78
Campus Apartments 96,613 6 0.77 77,874 6 0.61
Dominium JIT Srv formerly Mark IV Apts 78,338 10 0.62 60,449 7 0.47
Tailwind Iowa City LLC formerly Dolphin Lake 83,082 9 0.66 57,910 8 0.45
Seville Apts - -N/A 53,432 9 0.42
Graduate Hotel - -N/A 50,597 10 0.39
Robert's Dairy 199,968 3 1.59 --N/A
Penningroth Apts 88,289 8 0.70 - -N/A
4,067,349$ 32.42 %4,247,103$ 33.12 %
Total Sewer System Charges 12,541,905$ 12,822,250$
Sources:
City of Iowa City Revenue Department
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
LARGER SEWER SYSTEM CUSTOMERS
Current Year and Nine Years Ago
20192010
122
Fiscal Sewer Sales Sewer System
Year Cubic Feet Sold Charges
2010 265,375,857 12,541,905
2011 280,303,237 12,748,695
2012 282,134,840 12,784,321
2013 285,472,392 12,883,641
2014 269,494,125 12,382,031
20151 266,830,947 12,278,153
2016 270,547,701 12,022,203
2017 277,712,785 12,404,360
2018 283,246,320 12,524,540
2019 288,537,266 12,822,250
Sources:
City of Iowa City Revenue Department
Notes:
1Beginning in March 2015, Sewer Sales by Cubic Feet Sold also includes unbilled usage.
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
SALES HISTORY AND SEWER SYSTEM CHARGES
Last Ten Fiscal Years
123
General Available Capital General Total Percentage
Fiscal Obligation Revenue Line of Loan Obligation Revenue Primary of Personal Per
Year Bonds1 Bonds1 Credit Note Bonds1 Bonds1 Government Income2 Capita2
2010 71,791,737 - 2,200,000 210,784 3,731,167 79,281,888 157,215,576 2.56 2,317
2011 77,743,957 - 2,550,000 210,784 3,130,849 75,857,306 159,492,896 2.38 2,313
2012 74,225,654 - 2,318,225 210,784 1,483,473 69,059,307 147,297,443 2.08 2,136
2013 57,688,803 2,614,644 2,550,000 210,784 1,182,315 62,764,738 127,011,284 1.73 1,811
2014 64,132,510 2,616,768 3,000,000 210,784 886,157 57,568,517 128,414,736 1.66 1,794
2015 59,421,203 2,618,892 3,350,000 210,784 590,000 45,566,903 111,757,782 1.44 1,522
2016 55,998,392 2,491,016 3,000,000 210,784 295,000 39,951,661 101,946,853 1.27 1,374
2017 52,571,254 15,168,140 3,000,000 210,784 - 34,420,914 105,371,092 1.22 1,390
2018 52,883,524 15,035,264 3,000,000 210,784 - 29,095,062 100,224,634 1.14 1,314
2019 53,402,638 14,902,388 3,000,000 210,784 - 21,155,710 92,671,520 1.02 1,178
Notes:
Details regarding the city's outstanding debt can be found in the notes to the financial statements.
1 Bonds reported net of related premiums and discounts.
2 Population and personal income information can be found on page 134.
Governmental Activities Business-Type Activities
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
RATIOS OF OUTSTANDING DEBT BY TYPE
Last Ten Fiscal Years
124
Property Debt Debt Net General Ratio of Net Net Bonded
Fiscal Assessed Payable from Payable from Gross Debt Service Obligation Bonded Debt to Debt
Year Value2 Governmental Proprietary Bonded Debt Fund Balance Bonded Debt Assessed Value Per Capita3
2010 4,376,151 71,792 3,731 75,523 13,952 61,571 14.07 : 1000 907
2011 4,449,860 77,744 3,131 80,875 13,151 67,724 15.22 : 1000 982
2012 4,520,142 74,226 1,483 75,709 11,009 64,700 14.31 : 1000 938
2013 4,615,527 57,689 1,182 58,871 6,527 52,344 11.34 : 1000 746
2014 4,668,319 64,133 886 65,019 6,872 58,147 12.46 : 1000 812
2015 4,826,648 59,421 590 60,011 7,052 52,959 10.97 : 1000 721
2016 4,950,559 55,998 295 56,293 6,573 49,720 10.04 : 1000 670
2017 5,350,228 52,571 - 52,571 7,756 44,815 8.38 : 1000 591
2018 5,494,459 52,884 - 52,884 8,609 44,275 8.06 : 1000 580
2019 5,907,661 53,403 - 53,403 9,648 43,755 7.41 : 1000 556
Notes:
1 General Obligation bonds, net of related premiums and discounts.
2City of Iowa City Budget Book.
3 Population data can be found on page 134.
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
RATIOS OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDED DEBT1
TO ASSESSED VALUE AND NET BONDED DEBT PER CAPITA
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(amounts expressed in thousands, except per capita)
125
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
RATIO OF ANNUAL DEBT SERVICE EXPENDITURES FOR
GENERAL BONDED DEBT TO TOTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENTAL EXPENDITURES1
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(amounts expressed in thousands)
Total
General
Fiscal Year Governmental Ratio of Debt
Ended Total Expenditures Service to General
June 30 Principal2 Interest2 Debt Service and Transfers Expenditures
2010 9,354 3,064 12,418 108,950 .11 : 1.00
2011 10,386 2,889 13,275 120,424 .11 : 1.00
2012 13,294 2,543 15,837 119,242 .13 : 1.00
2013 16,465 2,339 18,804 129,814 .14 : 1.00
2014 13,560 1,903 15,463 104,394 .15 : 1.00
2015 12,564 1,669 14,233 111,632 .13 : 1.00
2016 13,230 1,475 14,705 112,832 .13 : 1.00
2017 13,305 1,597 14,902 138,957 .11 : 1.00
2018 11,895 1,570 13,465 138,841 .10 : 1.00
2019 12,080 1,589 13,669 141,870 .10 : 1.00
Notes:
1 General Fund, Special Revenue Funds, Debt Service Fund and Capital Projects Funds.
2 Beginning in FY13, Taxable Urban Renewal Revenue Bonds are also included.
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CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
COMPUTATION OF DIRECT AND OVERLAPPING DEBT
June 30, 2019
(amounts expressed in thousands, except per capita)
Total General Percent Amount
Long-Term Applicable Applicable
Name of Direct Debt to the City of to the City of Debt/Actual
Governmental Unit Outstanding Iowa City Iowa City Market Value 2 Per Capita3
City of Iowa City 68,130$ 100.00 %68,130$ 1.24 %865.8370$
Iowa City Community
School District1 115,095 57.24 65,880 1.23 837.2427
Johnson County1 5,145 42.22 2,172 0.04 27.6031
Clear Creek- Amana
Community School District1 81,155 0.04 32 0.00 0.4067
Kirkwood Comm. College1 80,231 14.19 11,385 0.21 144.6874
Total Overlapping Debt 281,626 79,469 1,009.9399
Total Direct & Overlapping Debt 349,756$ 147,599$ 1,875.7769
Per capita assessed value 75,078$
1 Long term debt outstanding includes only GO debt.
2City Property Assessed Value of 5,907,661 came from the Iowa Department of Management
3 Population for FY19 of 78,687 came from the US Census Bureau
Source: Johnson County Auditor's Office.
each overlapping government.
However,this does not imply that every taxpayer is a resident,and therefore responsible for repaying the debt,of
Note:Overlapping governments are those that coincide,at least in part, with the geographic boundaries of the City.
This schedule estimates the portion of the outstanding debt of those overlapping governments that is borne by the
residents and businesses of Iowa City.This process recognizes that,when considering the City's ability to issue
and repay long-term debt,the entire burden borne by the residents and businesses should be taken into account.
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2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Total Assessed
Valuation 4,376,151$ 4,449,860$ 4,520,142$ 4,615,527$ 4,668,319$ 4,826,648$ 4,950,559$ 5,350,228$ 5,494,459$ 5,907,661$
Debt Limit 218,808 222,493 226,007 230,776 233,416 241,332 247,528 267,511 274,723 295,383
G.O. Bonds 75,050 80,575 75,320 58,550 64,420 59,340 55,350 51,645 51,880 52,470
TIF Rev. Bonds - - - 2,655 2,655 2,655 2,525 15,200 15,065 14,930
Letters of credit 498 1,616 805 538 1,943 2,005 582 663 475 603
TIF rebates 1,223 867 574 307 170 18,206 13,506 17,356 25,012 27,954
Total net debt
applicable to limit 76,771 83,058 76,699 62,050 69,188 82,206 71,963 84,864 92,432 95,957
Legal debt margin 142,037$ 139,435$ 149,308$ 168,726$ 164,228$ 159,126$ 175,565$ 182,647$ 182,291$ 199,426$
Total net debt
applicable to
the limit as a
percentage of
debt limit 35.09%37.33%33.94%26.89%29.64%34.06%29.07%31.72%33.65%32.49%
Note: Under Iowa code, the city's outstanding general obligation debt should not exceed 5 percent of total assessed property value.
Fiscal Year
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
LEGAL DEBT MARGIN INFORMATION
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(amounts expressed in thousands)
128
Fiscal
Year Principal Interest Total
Property Tax
Revenue
Tax Increment
Financing
Principal
Outstanding at
Beginning of Fiscal
Year
2019 11,945,000 1,589,182 13,534,182 12,776,082 758,100 51,880,000
2020 11,245,000 1,196,696 12,441,696 11,685,567 756,129 52,470,000
2021 7,160,000 943,923 8,103,923 7,347,535 756,388 41,225,000
2022 7,320,000 786,163 8,106,163 7,350,684 755,479 34,065,000
2023 6,475,000 628,413 7,103,413 6,405,098 698,315 26,745,000
2024 5,745,000 475,513 6,220,513 5,978,063 242,450 20,270,000
2025 4,705,000 346,513 5,051,513 4,814,803 236,710 14,525,000
2026 3,935,000 240,700 4,175,700 4,012,916 162,784 9,820,000
2027 2,985,000 147,325 3,132,325 2,969,008 163,317 5,885,000
2028 1,940,000 72,600 2,012,600 2,012,600 - 2,900,000
2029 960,000 21,600 981,600 981,600 - 960,000
Total 64,415,000$ 6,448,628$ 70,863,628$ 66,333,956$ 4,529,672$
Payments Funding Source(s)
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT ANNUAL MATURITY SCHEDULE
129
Fiscal
Year Net Revenue Annual Debt Service2
Ended Available for Ratio of
June 30 Revenue Expenses1 Debt Service Principal Interest Total Coverage
Parking Revenue3
20106 5,509 3,149 2,360 390 504 894 2.64
2011 5,389 2,920 2,469 420 391 811 3.04
2012 4,945 3,034 1,911 500 339 839 2.28
2013 5,122 3,549 1,573 515 324 839 1.87
2014 5,365 2,969 2,396 530 308 838 2.86
20157 5,620 3,828 1,792 540 254 794 2.26
2016 - - - - - - -
2017 - - - - - - -
2018 - - - - - - -
2019 - - - - - - -
Wastewater Treatment Revenue4
20106 13,174 5,050 8,124 4,205 2,307 6,512 1.25
20116 13,281 5,477 7,804 1,840 2,054 3,894 2.00
2012 13,175 5,663 7,512 4,615 1,693 6,308 1.19
2013 13,301 5,340 7,961 4,865 1,547 6,412 1.24
2014 12,835 5,708 7,127 3,250 1,428 4,678 1.52
2015 12,620 6,574 6,046 3,370 1,305 4,675 1.29
2016 12,681 6,513 6,168 3,520 1,175 4,695 1.31
2017 13,383 6,357 7,026 3,625 985 4,610 1.52
2018 13,181 6,622 6,559 3,580 756 4,336 1.51
20198 13,548 6,840 6,708 6,135 539 6,674 1.68
Water Revenue5
20106 8,336 5,153 3,183 680 1,055 1,735 1.83
2011 8,354 5,464 2,890 1,110 902 2,012 1.44
20126 8,649 5,653 2,996 1,200 861 2,061 1.45
20136 9,342 6,348 2,994 845 758 1,603 1.87
20146 8,613 5,818 2,795 1,335 650 1,985 1.41
2015 8,715 5,632 3,083 1,380 610 1,990 1.55
2016 9,323 5,387 3,936 1,715 579 2,294 1.72
2017 9,529 6,332 3,197 1,760 524 2,284 1.40
2018 9,838 6,949 2,889 1,455 394 1,849 1.56
2019 10,078 6,888 3,190 1,510 280 1,790 1.78
Notes:
1 Excludes depreciation and interest.
2 Includes principal and interest of revenue bonds only.
3 Parking Revenue bonds ratio of "Net Revenue Available for Debt Service" to "Total Annual Debt Service"
is required to be at least 1.25.
4 Wastewater Treatment Revenue bonds ratio of "Net Revenue Available for Debt Service" to "Total
Annual Debt Service" is required to be at least 1.10.
5 Water Revenue bonds ratio of "Net Revenue Available for Debt Service" to "Total Annual Debt Service"
is required to be at least 1.10.
6 Refunded Revenue Bonds paid are excluded from the principal of Annual Debt Service.
7 Parking Revenue Bonds defeased are excluded from the principal and interest of Annual Debt Service.
8 Ratio of Coverage excludes the amount called early of $2,670,000.
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
SCHEDULE OF REVENUE BOND COVERAGE
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(amounts expressed in thousands)
130
Fiscal
Year Principal Interest Total Sewer Revenue Water Revenue
Tax Increment
Financing
Principal
Outstanding at
Beginning of Fiscal
Year
2019 7,780,000 1,273,639 9,053,639 6,674,450 1,789,854 589,335 42,850,000
2020 4,215,000 1,056,400 5,271,400 2,876,800 1,802,965 591,635 35,070,000
2021 4,390,000 899,161 5,289,161 2,877,425 1,823,041 588,695 30,855,000
2021 5,460,000 744,165 6,204,165 2,812,500 1,836,190 1,555,475 26,465,000
2023 4,950,000 562,315 5,512,315 2,137,125 1,852,145 1,523,045 21,005,000
2024 2,850,000 436,171 3,286,171 - 1,800,826 1,485,345 16,055,000
2025 2,430,000 373,577 2,803,577 - 1,351,082 1,452,495 13,205,000
2026 1,665,000 320,589 1,985,589 - 561,244 1,424,345 10,775,000
2027 990,000 280,725 1,270,725 - - 1,270,725 9,110,000
2028 895,000 250,365 1,145,365 - - 1,145,365 8,120,000
2029 915,000 222,495 1,137,495 - - 1,137,495 7,225,000
2030 940,000 193,820 1,133,820 - - 1,133,820 6,310,000
2031 965,000 164,325 1,129,325 - - 1,129,325 5,370,000
2032 995,000 133,950 1,128,950 - - 1,128,950 4,405,000
2033 815,000 102,300 917,300 - - 917,300 3,410,000
2034 840,000 77,850 917,850 - - 917,850 2,595,000
2035 865,000 52,650 917,650 - - 917,650 1,755,000
2036 890,000 26,700 916,700 - - 916,700 890,000
Total 42,850,000$ 7,171,197$ 50,021,197$ 17,378,300$ 12,817,347$ 19,825,550$
Payments
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
REVENUE DEBT ANNUAL MATURITY SCHEDULE
Funding Source(s)
131
Fiscal Year Principal Interest Total
2019 6,135,000 539,450 6,674,450
2020 2,510,000 366,800 2,876,800
2021 2,620,000 257,425 2,877,425
2022 2,660,000 152,500 2,812,500
2023 2,085,000 52,125 2,137,125
2024 - - -
2025 - - -
2026 - - -
2027 - - -
2028 - - -
2029 - - -
Total 16,010,000$ 1,368,300$ 17,378,300$
Fiscal Year Principal Interest Total
2019 1,510,000 279,854 1,789,854
2020 1,565,000 237,965 1,802,965
2021 1,630,000 193,041 1,823,041
2022 1,690,000 146,190 1,836,190
2023 1,755,000 97,145 1,852,145
2024 1,745,000 55,826 1,800,826
2025 1,325,000 26,082 1,351,082
2026 555,000 6,244 561,244
2027 - - -
2028 - - -
2029 - - -
Total 11,775,000$ 1,042,347$ 12,817,347$
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
Outstanding
REVENUE DEBT ANNUAL MATURITY BY FUNDING SOURCE
Sewer
Water
132
Fiscal Year Principal Interest Total
2019 135,000 454,335 589,335
2020 140,000 451,635 591,635
2021 140,000 448,695 588,695
2022 1,110,000 445,475 1,555,475
2023 1,110,000 413,045 1,523,045
2024 1,105,000 380,345 1,485,345
2025 1,105,000 347,495 1,452,495
2026 1,110,000 314,345 1,424,345
2027 990,000 280,725 1,270,725
2028 895,000 250,365 1,145,365
2029 915,000 222,495 1,137,495
2030 940,000 193,820 1,133,820
2031 965,000 164,325 1,129,325
2032 995,000 133,950 1,128,950
2033 815,000 102,300 917,300
2034 840,000 77,850 917,850
2035 865,000 52,650 917,650
2036 890,000 26,700 916,700
Total 15,065,000$ 4,760,550$ 19,825,550$
Taxable Urban Renewal
Outstanding
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
REVENUE DEBT ANNUAL MATURITY BY FUNDING SOURCE (continued)
133
Per Capita
Calendar Personal Personal Average School Retail
Year Population6 Income1 Income1 Increase Enrollment2 Sales4
2010 67,862 6,133,100 40,090 2.23 13,319 5.0 725,329,723
2011 68,947 6,695,500 43,060 7.41 13,638 4.8 741,407,021
2012 68,947 7,068,900 44,546 3.45 13,862 4.1 767,122,555
2013 70,133 7,323,900 45,323 1.74 14,057 3.8 793,201,342
2014 71,591 7,754,000 47,247 4.25 14,162 3.5 649,794,164
2015 73,415 8,026,300 48,161 1.93 14,495 2.9 838,853,686
2016 74,220 8,275,200 49,040 1.83 15,186 3.2 853,258,347
2017 75,798 8,602,600 50,164 2.29 15,299 3.0 874,928,988
20185 76,290 8,819,377 51,428 2.52 15,334 2.2 854,538,416
20195 78,687 9,090,368 53,008 3.07 15,619 2.4 865,628,890
Sources and Notes:
1 Personal Income and Per Capita Personal Income based on metropolitan Iowa City / Coralville and based on figures from Bureau of
Economic Analysis. Personal Income expressed in thousands.
2 Iowa City Community School District and local private schools
3 Iowa Workforce Development Center
4 Iowa Retail Sales & Use Report, Iowa Department of Revenue and Finance. Fiscal year ending June 30.
5 Personal Income and Per Capita Personal Income for 2018 or 2019 are not available. Amounts projected based on average increase over previous 9 years.
6 US Census Bureau Population number is not avaible for 2018 or 2019. Amounts projected based on an average over previous 9 years
DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC STATISTICS
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
Last Ten Calendar Years
Unemployment
Rate3
134
Employers Employees Rank Percentage Employees Rank Percentage
University of Iowa 35,069 1 36.9 %30,012 1 29.0 %
Veterans Administration Medical Center 1,351 4 1.4 2,115 2 2.0
Iowa City Community School District 1,676 2 1.8 1,518 3 1.5
Mercy Hospital 1,266 5 1.3 1,299 4 1.3
ACT Inc. (formerly American College Testing Program)1,221 6 1.3 1,079 5 1.0
Hy Vee 1,166 7 1.2 1,033 6 1.0
City of Iowa City 957 8 1.0 962 7 0.9
Proctor and Gamble - -N/A 959 8 0.9
NCS Pearson 1,400 3 1.5 775 9 0.7
Johnson County - -N/A 554 10 0.5
Internaltion Automotive Components formerly Lear Corp 838 9 0.9 - -N/A
Gillette Canada (Oral B Laboratories)720 10 0.8 - -N/A
45,664 48.1 %40,306 38.8 %
Total Employees 95,000 103,400
Sources:
Iowa City Area Development Group
Various Employers
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
PRINCIPAL EMPLOYERS
Current Year and Nine Years Ago
2010 2019
135
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Public Safety
Police 103.25 98 97 103 105 105 105 105 105 107
Animal Shelter1 6 6 6 - - - - - - -
Fire 57 66 65 65 65 64 64 64 64 64
Inspection Services 15.55 15.55 15.55 15.55 13.55 13.55 12.85 13.5 13.5 15.6
Public Works
Public Works Admin 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Engineering5 11.35 12.1 12.1 12.1 12.1 12.1 12 16 16 16
Flood Recovery - 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.38 - - - - -
Culture and Recreation
Parks and Rec Admin 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Recreation 15.42 15.42 15.42 15.42 15.42 15.42 14.42 15.42 14.75 14
Parks 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 16 16 16
Forestry 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5
Cemetery 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
CBD Maintenance 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 - - -
Library 43.14 43.14 43.64 43.63 45.13 45.13 44.77 46.17 46.17 46.17
Senior Center 6.31 6.31 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 7 7 7
Community and Economic Development 9.05 9.1 9.1 8.4 8.95 8.95 10.8 12.63 13.13 13.13
General Government
City Council 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
City Clerk 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
City Attorney 6 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5
City Manager2 3 3 3 5 6 6 10.5 10.5 9 9
Personnel 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
Human Rights 2.5 2.5 2.5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Finance 26.3 26.24 27.53 23.47 23.97 22.47 23.07 23.13 22.13 22.28
Government Buildings 4.96 4.96 4.83 4.83 4.83 4.83 5.33 4.33 5 4
Energy Conservation 0.25 - - - - - - - - -
Transit3 58.5 56.25 56.25 - - - - - - -
Special Revenue
Employee Benefits 0.29 0.26 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55
CIP / Roads 2 - - - - - - - - -
Flood Mitigation Grants - 1.6 1.6 - - - - - - -
Community Development 3.88 3.83 3.83 3.33 2.98 2.98 2.83 - - -
UniverCity Program - - - 0.2 - - - - - -
Traffic Engineering 4.15 4.15 4.15 4.15 4.15 4.15 3.9 4.5 3 3
Streets 25.5 25.5 25.5 25.5 25.5 25.5 25.25 25.5 29 29
MPOJC (formerly JCCOG)6.6 6.6 6.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.2
Other Shared Revenues - - - 1.6 1.62 - - - - -
Library Development 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Capital Projects Administration5 - 3 5 6 6 5 4 - - -
Internal Service Funds
Information Technology 12.3 11.3 11.8 10.86 9.86 9.86 9.86 9.8 10.8 9.8
Equipment 11.26 11.26 11.26 10.75 10.75 10.75 10.75 10.75 10.75 10.75
Central Services 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.76 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Risk Management 1.93 2.01 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8
Business-Type Activities
Parking 33.25 32.75 32.75 29.25 26.25 26.25 23.13 21.63 21.63 21.38
Mass Transit3 - - - 51.75 51.25 51.25 51.13 53.63 54.63 53.38
Wastewater Treatment 25.6 25.6 25.4 25.4 24.4 24.65 24.65 25.4 26 26
Water 32.75 32.75 32.75 32.75 31.75 32 32 31.75 31.75 31.75
Sanitation 35.85 35.85 37.85 37.85 35.85 35.85 33.35 31.5 31.5 32.76
Airport 1.75 1.75 1.75 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Cable Television4 6.44 6.69 6.63 6.63 6.63 5.63 - - - -
Stormwater 1.9 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.6 2.6 2.1 1.5 1.5
Housing Authority 13.25 13.25 13.25 13.18 12.19 10.19 10.19 9.6 9.6 9.5
Total 630.03 633.37 637.74 623.91 615.16 607.66 598.93 599.89 601.89 605.55
Source: City's Financial Plan 1 Beginning in FY13, Animal Services is reported under Police
2 Beginning in FY13, Communications Division has been moved from Finance to City Manager
3 Beginning in FY13, Transit was moved from the General Fund to an Enterprise Fund
4 Beginning in FY16, Cable was moved from an Enterprise Fund to the General Fund
5 Beginning in FY17, Capital Project Administration was moved to Engineering
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT CITY GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES BY FUNCTION
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Full-Time Equivalent Employees as of June 30
136
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Public Safety
Police1
Physical arrests 5,983 6,590 5,911 4,468 6,192 5,595 5,465 4,482 4,488 4,418
Traffic Violations 4,446 3,403 3,761 2,499 3,718 3,356 2,989 2,246 3,103 2,463
Fire1
Number of calls answered 4,472 4,635 5,173 4,713 5,828 6,016 6,974 6,749 7,122 5,568
Inspections conducted 2,145 1,806 1,970 1,431 2,032 1,903 2,459 874 1,031 801
Parking
Parking Violations 118,717 109,553 96,117 88,909 60,680 65,196 57,549 62,930 50,346 61,330
Wastewater Treatment
Daily average treatment
in million gallons 12.86 10.37 8.28 9.84 10.02 9.76 10.48 8.32 7.77 10.97
Maximum daily capacity
of plant in million gallons 41.1 41.1 41.1 41.1 41.1 43.3 43.3 43.3 43.3 43.3
Number of sewer system
customers 23,344 23,527 23,529 24,059 24,389 24,533 25,085 25,485 26,069 26,270
Water
Daily average consumption
in million gallons 5.48 5.51 5.49 5.54 5.64 5.33 5.32 5.50 5.84 5.69
Maximum daily capacity of
plant in million gallons 16.7 16.7 16.7 16.7 16.7 16.7 16.7 16.7 16.7 16.7
Customers by Classification
Residential 23,657 23,875 24,086 24,442 24,790 23,089 23,638 24,025 24,595 24,818
Commercial 1,481 1,498 1,489 1,491 1,491 1,409 1,415 1,425 1,436 1,431
Industrial 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 15 15
Other 153 156 200 204 202 135 131 134 136 139
Total Customers 25,306 25,544 25,790 26,152 26,498 24,647 25,198 25,598 26,182 26,403
Sanitation
Number of Customers 14,831 14,926 15,030 15,177 15,331 14,811 15,620 15,917 15,960 16,112
Tonnage 8,869 8,969 8,935 8,956 9,160 9,210 9,476 9,623 9,694 8,989
Landfill
Tonnage 150,369 147,265 148,953 111,445 115,624 123,692 126,875 137,025 140,658 127,587
Sources: Various city divisions.
Notes:
1 Numbers are based on a calendar year and 2019 figures are compiled through 9/30/19 for FIRE and 10/14/19 for Police.
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
OPERATING INDICATORS BY FUNCTION
Last Ten Fiscal Years
137
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Public Safety
Police
Stations 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Patrol units 18 18 18 18 20 20 20 24 23 23
Fire
Stations 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Fire apparatus 9 9 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10
Public Works
Streets
Miles 272 272 275 276 279 281 283 286 288 292
Street lights 3,410 3,412 3,412 3,412 3,412 3,412 3,412 3,412 3,307 3,166
Culture and Recreation
Library 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Cemetery 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Acreage 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40
Parks 40 41 41 42 43 46 46 49 50 51
Acreage 1,335 1,354 1,441 1,506 1,897 1,897 1,902 1,932 1,942 1,947
Recreation
Recreation centers 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Swimming pools 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Ball diamonds 30 30 30 27 27 27 27 27 27 27
Tennis courts 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 9 9 9
Soccer fields 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Pickle Ball Courts - - - - - - - 8 8 8
Futscal Courts - - - - - - - 2 2 2
Full Basketball Courts - - - - - - - 3 3 3
Gaga Pits - - - - - - - - 2 2
Parking
Facilities 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
Spaces 3,086 3,086 3,086 3,086 3,086 3,086 3,086 3,686 3,686 3,686
Wastewater Treatment
Miles of sanitary sewer 291 292 294 295 298 300 301 304 306 307
Miles of storm sewer 122 124 127 128 131 133 136 139 140 142
Number of treatment plants 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Number of service connectors 23,093 23,308 23,529 23,851 24,175 24,533 25,085 25,485 26,069 26,270
Water
Miles of water mains 264 264 266 268 271 273 275 277 279 281
Number of city owned fire hydrants 2,662 2,680 2,735 3,330 3,385 3,415 3,447 3,503 3,529 3,564
Sanitation
Landfills 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Acreage 395 395 411 411 411 418 418 418 418 418
Sources: Various city divisions.
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
Last Ten Fiscal Years
CAPITAL ASSETS BY FUNCTION
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Compliance
Section
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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
To the Honorable Mayor and
Members of City Council
City of Iowa City, Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
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 City of Iowa City, Iowa, as of and for the year ended June 30, 2019, and the related notes to the
financial statements, which collectively comprise the City’s basic financial statements and have issued our
report thereon dated December 11, 2019.
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements, we considered City of Iowa City, Iowa’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 City of Iowa City, Iowa’s internal
control. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the effectiveness of City of Iowa City, Iowa’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.
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.
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Compliance and Other Matters
As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether City of Iowa City, Iowa’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.
Comments involving statutory and other legal matters about the City’s operations for the year ended June
30, 2019 are based exclusively on knowledge obtained from procedures performed during our audit of the
financial statements of the City. Since our audit was based on tests and samples, not all transactions that
might have had an impact on the comments were necessarily audited. The comments involving statutory
and other legal matters are not intended to constitute legal interpretations of those statutes.
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 City of Iowa City,
Iowa’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 City of Iowa City, Iowa’s internal
control and compliance. Accordingly, this communication is not suitable for any other purpose.
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Independent Auditor’s Report on Compliance For
Each Major Federal Program and On Internal Control
Over Compliance Required By the Uniform Guidance
To the Honorable Mayor and
Members of City Council
City of Iowa City, Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
Report on Compliance for Each Major Federal Program
We have audited City of Iowa City, Iowa’s compliance with the types of compliance requirements
described in the OMB Compliance Supplement that could have a direct and material effect on each of
City of Iowa City, Iowa’s major federal programs for the year ended June 30, 2019. City of Iowa City,
Iowa’s major federal programs are identified in the summary of auditor’s results section of the
accompanying schedule of findings and questioned costs.
Management’s Responsibility
Management is responsible for compliance with federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and
conditions of its federal awards applicable to its federal programs.
Auditor’s Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on compliance for each of City of Iowa City, Iowa’s major
federal programs based on our audit of the types of compliance requirements referred to above. We
conducted our audit of compliance 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 the audit requirements of Title 2
U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and
Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). Those standards and Uniform Guidance
require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether noncompliance
with the types of compliance requirements referred to above that could have a direct and material effect
on a major federal program occurred. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence about City of
Iowa City, Iowa’s compliance with those requirements and performing such other procedures as we
considered necessary in the circumstances.
We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion on compliance for each major
federal program. However, our audit does not provide a legal determination of City of Iowa City, Iowa’s
compliance.
Opinion on Each Major Federal Program
In our opinion, City of Iowa City, Iowa complied, in all material respects, with the types of compliance
requirements referred to above that could have a direct and material effect on each of its major federal
programs for the year ended June 30, 2019.
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Report on Internal Control Over Compliance
Management of City of Iowa City, Iowa is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal
control over compliance with the types of compliance requirements referred to above. In planning and
performing our audit of compliance, we considered City of Iowa City, Iowa’s internal control over
compliance with the types of requirements that could have a direct and material effect on each major
federal program to determine the auditing procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances for the
purpose of expressing an opinion on compliance for each major federal program and to test and report on
internal control over compliance in accordance with the Uniform Guidance, but not for the purpose of
expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of internal control over compliance. Accordingly, we do not
express an opinion on the effectiveness of City of Iowa City, Iowa’s internal control over compliance.
A deficiency in internal control over compliance exists when the design or operation of a control over
compliance does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned
functions, to prevent, or detect and correct, noncompliance with a type of compliance requirement of a
federal program on a timely basis. A material weakness in internal control over compliance is a
deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over compliance, such that there is
reasonable possibility that material noncompliance with a type of compliance requirement of a federal
program will not be prevented, or detected and corrected, on a timely basis. A significant deficiency in
internal control over compliance is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over
compliance with a type of compliance requirement of a federal program that is less severe than a material
weakness in internal control over compliance, yet important enough to merit attention by those charged
with governance.
Our consideration of internal control over compliance was for the limited purpose described in the first
paragraph of this section and was not designed to identify all deficiencies in internal control over
compliance that might be material weaknesses or significant deficiencies and therefore, material
weaknesses or significant deficiencies may exist that have not been identified. We did not identify any
deficiencies in internal control over compliance that we consider to be material weaknesses. However,
we did identify a certain deficiency in internal control over compliance, described in the accompanying
schedule of findings and questioned costs as item 2019-001, that we consider to be a significant
deficiency.
The City of Iowa City, Iowa’s response to the internal control over compliance findings identified in our
audit is described in the accompanying schedule of findings and questioned costs. City of Iowa City,
Iowa’s response was not subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of compliance and,
accordingly, we express no opinion on the response.
The purpose of this report on internal control over compliance is solely to describe the scope of our
testing of internal control over compliance and the results of that testing based on the requirements of the
Uniform Guidance. Accordingly, this report is not suitable for any other purpose.
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City of Iowa City, Iowa
Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards
Year Ended June 30, 2019
Federal Pass-Through Passed Total
Federal Grantor/Pass-Through Grantor/CFDA Entity Identifying Through to Federal
Program Title or Cluster Title Number Number Subrecipients Expenditures
U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development
Direct:
Community Development Block Grants (CDBG)/
Entitlement Grants Cluster:
CDBG/Entitlement Grants 14.218 B-16-MC-19-0009 21,582$ 21,582$
CDBG/Entitlement Grants 14.218 B-17-MC-19-0009 137,275 355,012
CDBG/Entitlement Grants 14.218 B-18-MC-19-0009 146,716 351,700
CDBG/Entitlement Grants 14.218 B-19-MC-19-0009 - 4,256
Subtotal CDBG/Entitlement Grants Cluster 305,573 732,550
Home Investment Partnerships Program 14.239 M-14-MC-190205 715 715
Home Investment Partnerships Program 14.239 M-15-MC-190205 128,438 128,438
Home Investment Partnerships Program 14.239 M-16-MC-190205 192,548 199,854
Home Investment Partnerships Program 14.239 M-17-MC-190205 267,911 306,632
Home Investment Partnerships Program 14.239 M-18-MC-190205 216,632 269,700
Home Investment Partnerships Program 14.239 M-19-MC-190205 583 583
806,827 905,922
Public and Indian Housing 14.850 IA022-00000117D - 254
Public and Indian Housing 14.850 IA022-00000118D - 98,291
Public and Indian Housing 14.850 IA022-00000119D - 87,714
- 186,259
Housing Voucher Program Cluster:
Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers 14.871 IA022VO - 9,172,148
Public Housing Capital Fund 14.872 IA05P022501-17 - 4,312
Public Housing Capital Fund 14.872 IA05P022501-18 - 80,009
- 84,321
Total U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development 1,112,400 11,081,200
U.S. Department of the Interior
Direct:
Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid 15.904 P17AP00060 - 8,026
Indirect:
Pass-through State Historical Society of Iowa
Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid 15.904 2018-05 - 3,000
Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid 15.904 2018-06 - 3,500
Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid 15.904 2018-07 - 6,000
- 12,500
Total U.S. Department of the Interior - 20,526
U.S. Department of Justice
Direct:
Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program 16.607 2017-BUBX17089255 - 8,077
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant 16.738 2015-DJ-BX-0661 - 5,026 (1)
(Continued)
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City of Iowa City, Iowa
Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (Continued)
Year Ended June 30, 2019
Federal Pass-Through Passed Total
Federal Grantor/Pass-Through Grantor/CFDA Entity Identifying Through to Federal
Program Title or Cluster Title Number Number Subrecipients Expenditures
U.S. Department of Justice (Continued)
Indirect:
Pass-through International Association of
Chiefs of Police, Inc.
Crime Victim Assistance-Discretionary Grants 16.582 IACP-2018-7586-04 39,732$ 298,067$
Pass-through Iowa Department of Justice
Violence Against Women Formula Grants 16.588 VW-19-04-CJ - 65,916
Pass-through Iowa Governor's Office of Drug
Control Policy
Public Safety Partnership and
Community Policing Grants 16.710 17-CAMP-05 10,195 13,634
Public Safety Partnership and
Community Policing Grants 16.710 18-COPS Heroin-03 2,078 3,880
12,273 17,514
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant 16.738 16-JAG-249496 63,634 99,690 (1)
Total U.S. Department of Justice 115,639 494,290
U.S. Department of Transportation
Direct:
Airport Improvement Program 20.106 3-19-0047-024-2017
- 160
Federal Transit Cluster:
Federal Transit-Formula Grants 20.507 IA-2019-014-01-00 - 1,582,896
Indirect:
Pass-through Iowa Department of Transportation
Highway Planning and Construction Program Cluster:
Highway Planning and Construction Program 20.205 BROS-3715(663)--8J-52
- 58,644
Highway Planning and Construction Program 20.205 TAP-U-3715(665)- -8I-52 - 249,218
- 307,862
Pass-through Iowa Department of Transportation
and Metropolitan Planning Organization of
Johnson County
Highway Planning and Construction Program Cluster:
Highway Planning and Construction Program 20.205 19MPO-MPOJC
- 184,912
Subtotal Highway Planning and Construction
Program Cluster - 492,774
Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-
Metropolitan Planning and Research 20.505 19MPO-MPOJC - 45,088
Pass-through Iowa Department of Transportation
Formula Grants for Rural Areas 20.509 IA-2016-027-371-16
- 2,663
Transit Services Program Cluster:
Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals
with Disabilities 20.513 IA-2016-026-02-371-SFY19 - 110,056
(Continued)
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City of Iowa City, Iowa
Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (Continued)
Year Ended June 30, 2019
Federal Pass-Through Passed Total
Federal Grantor/Pass-Through Grantor/CFDA Entity Identifying Through to Federal
Program Title or Cluster Title Number Number Subrecipients Expenditures
U.S. Department of Transportation (Continued)
Indirect:
Pass-through Iowa Department of Public Safety/
Governor's Traffice Safety Bureau
Highway Safety Cluster:
National Priority Safety Programs 20.600 PAP 19-402-M0PT, Task 11 -$ 28,306$
National Priority Safety Programs 20.616 PAP 18-405d-M6OT, Task 18 - 4,657
Subtotal Highway Safety Cluster - 32,963
Total U.S. Department of Transportation - 2,266,600
Total Expenditures of Federal Awards 1,228,039$ 13,862,616$
(1) Total CFDA 16.738 $104,716
See Notes to the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards.
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City of Iowa City, Iowa
Notes to the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards
Year Ended June 30, 2019
Note 1. Basis of Presentation
The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (schedule) includes the federal grant
activity of the City under programs of the federal government for the year ended June 30, 2019. The
information in this schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 U.S. Code of
Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit
Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). Because the schedule presents only a selected
portion of the operations of the City, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position,
changes in net position or cash flows of the entity.
Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Expenditures reported on the schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting for
governmental funds and accrual basis of accounting for proprietary funds. Such expenditures are
recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of
expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Expenditures of federal awards are
recognized in the accounting period when the liability is incurred and has met the eligibility criteria of the
federal grant.
Revenue from federal awards is recognized when the City has done everything necessary to establish its
right to the revenue. In the governmental funds, revenue from federal grants is recognized when the
revenue is both measurable and available. In proprietary funds, revenue from federal grants is
recognized when it is earned.
Pass-through entity identifying numbers are presented where available.
Note 3. Indirect Cost Rate
The City has not elected to use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform
Guidance.
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City of Iowa City, Iowa
Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs
Year Ended June 30, 2019
I. Summary of the Independent Auditor's Results
Financial Statements
Type of auditor's report issued: Unmodified
Internal control over financial reporting:
● Material weakness(es) identified? Yes No
● Significant deficiency identified? Yes None Reported
● Noncompliance material to financial statements noted? Yes No
Federal Awards
Internal control over major programs:
● Material weakness(es) identified? Yes No
● Significant deficiency identified? Yes None Reported
Type of auditor's report issued on compliance for major programs: Unmodified
● Any audit findings disclosed that are required to be reported
in accordance with 2 CFR 200.516(a)? Yes No
Identification of major programs:
CFDA Number Name of Federal Program or Cluster
14.218 Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants
14.239 Home Investment Partnerships Program
Federal Transit Cluster:
20.507 Federal Transit-Formula Grants
Dollar threshold used to distinguish between type A and type B programs: $750,000
Auditee qualified as low-risk auditee? Yes No
(Continued)
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City of Iowa City, Iowa
Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs (Continued)
Year Ended June 30, 2019
II. Findings Relating to the Basic Financial Statements as Required to be Reported in
Accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards
A. Internal Control
No matters reported.
B. Instances of Noncompliance
No matters reported.
III. Findings and Questioned Costs for Federal Awards
A. Internal Control for Federal Awards
2019-001
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Community Development Block Grants (CDBG)/ Entitlement Grants Cluster:
Community Development Block Grants/
Entitlement Grants CFDA 14.218 (Direct)
Federal Award Numbers:
B-16-MC-19-0009
B-17-MC-19-0009
B-18-MC-19-0009
B-19-MC-19-0009
Federal Award Year: 2019
Finding: The City of Iowa City, Iowa has inadequate documentation of pre-inspections and post-
inspections performed on homeowner occupied rehabilitation projects.
Criteria: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in the Compliance Supplement, requires
the City to ensure the work is properly completed when using CDBG funds for rehabilitation. The
City is to document pre-inspections and post-inspections performed. Per 24 CFR section
570.506,
….(9) For each residential rehabilitation activity determined to aid in the prevention or elimination
of slums or blight in a slum or blighted area: …(ii) A pre-rehabilitation inspection report describing
the deficiencies in each structure to be rehabilitated; and (iii) Details and scope of CDBG assisted
rehabilitation, by structure….
The OMB’s Compliance Supplement specifies the City is to maintain documentation that the City
inspects the rehabilitation work upon completion.
Condition: The City does not document pre-inspections performed. For post-inspections, the City
relies on a form to be signed by a licensed inspector and to list the date the inspection was
performed. This form is not required to be signed prior to the City payment of CDBG funds to
contractors and the date section is not required to be completed.
Questioned Costs: $0
Context: The City has allocated $235,000 of the CDBG award to housing rehabilitation in the
FY19 Annual Action Plan.
Effect: Noncompliance with program requirements could occur and not be timely identified.
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City of Iowa City, Iowa
Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs (Continued)
Year Ended June 30, 2019
Cause: The City has not required inspections employees to document pre-inspections and post-
inspections.
Identification of as a Repeat Finding: This is not repeat finding.
Recommendation: We recommend the City require each rehabilitation file to include a formal pre-
inspection document that clearly lists the issues and what to incorporate within the rehabilitation
project. We recommend the City require formal documentation of the post-rehabilitation
inspection prior to issuance of payments.
Response and Corrective Action Plan: Housing rehabilitation staff will begin completing formal
documentation of the pre- and post-rehabilitation inspections starting immediately. Staff will use
an ongoing file checklist to ensure that proper documentation is maintained throughout each
rehabilitation project. The Neighborhood Services Coordinator will review inspection
documentation prior to approval of payments.
B. Instances of Noncompliance
No matters reported.
IV. Other Findings Related to Required Statutory Reporting
IV-A-19 Certified Budget – Expenditures for the year ended June 30, 2019 did not exceed the amounts
budgeted.
IV-B-19 Questionable Expenditures – No expenditures were noted that we believe may not meet the
requirements of public purpose as defined in an Attorney General’s opinion dated April 25, 1979.
IV-C-19 Travel Expenses – No expenditures of City money for travel expenses of spouses of City
officials or employees were noted.
IV-D-19 Business Transactions – No business transactions between the City and City officials or
employees were noted.
IV-E-19 Bond Coverage – Surety bond coverage of City officials and employees is in accordance with
statutory provisions. The amount of coverage should be reviewed annually to insure that the coverage
is adequate for current operations.
IV-F-19 Council Minutes – No transactions requiring Council approval which had not been approved by
the Council were noted.
IV-G-19 Deposits and Investments – No instances of noncompliance with the deposit and investment
provisions of Chapter 12B and Chapter 12C of the Code of Iowa and the City’s investment policy were
noted.
IV-H-19 Revenue Notes – There were no instances of noncompliance with revenue note provisions.
IV-I-19 Annual Urban Renewal Report – The annual urban renewal report was properly approved and
certified to the Iowa Department of Management on or before December 1.
IV-J-19 Payment of General Obligation Bonds – The City appears to be in compliance with Chapter
384.4 of the Code of Iowa.
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City of Iowa City, Iowa
Corrective Action Plan
Year Ended June 30, 2019
Anticipated
Date of Completion
and Responsible
Findings Corrective Action
Plan Contact Person
Findings Relating to Federal Awards:
2019-001 The City has inadequate documentation of pre- See response and
corrective Tracy Hightshoe
inspections and post-inspections performed on action plan at 2019-001 June 30, 2020
homeowner occupied rehabilitation projects.
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