2015-12-31 STMA Ice Arena Annual Financial Report
Annual Financial Report
St. Michael -Albertville Ice Arena
Albertville, Minnesota
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2015
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ST. MICHAEL -ALBERTVILLE ICE ARENA
ALBERTVILLE, MINNESOTA
ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 2015
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ST. MICHAEL - ALBERTVILLE ICE ARENA
ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015
Page No.
INTRODUCTORY SECTION
Appointed Officials5
FINANCIAL SECTION
Independent Auditor’s Report9
Management’s Discussion and Analysis13
Basic Financial Statements
Government-wide Financial Statements
Statement of Net Position20
Statement of Activities21
Fund Financial Statements
GovernmentalFunds
Balance Sheet24
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances25
General Fund
Statementof Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances - Budget and Actual26
Notes to the Financial Statements27
OTHER REQUIRED REPORT
Independent Auditor’s Reporton Minnesota Legal Compliance37
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INTRODUCTORY SECTION
ST. MICHAEL - ALBERTVILLE ICE ARENA
ALBERTVILLE, MINNESOTA
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 2015
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ST. MICHAEL - ALBERTVILLE ICE ARENA
APPOINTEDOFFICIALS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015
APPOINTED
NameTitleAppointed by
Chris SchummChairSt. Michael
Jeff LindquistMemberISD 885
Gayle WeberMemberISD 885
Cody GulickMemberSt. Michael
Walter HudsonMemberAlbertville
John VetschMemberAlbertville
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FINANCIAL SECTION
ST. MICHAEL - ALBERTVILLE ICE ARENA
ALBERTVILLE, MINNESOTA
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 2015
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Independent Auditor's Report
Chair and Members
of the Ice Arena Board
St. Michael Albertville Ice Arena
Albertville, Minnesota
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the governmental activities and
each major fund of the St. Michael Albertville Ice Arena, Albertville, Minnesota, as of and
for the year ended December 31, 2015,and the related notes to the financial statements,
which collectively comprise the Organization'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. 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 Organization'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
Organization'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 andeach major fund
of the St. Michael Albertville Ice Arena, Albertville, Minnesota, as of December 31, 2015,
and the respective changes in financial position thereof and the budgetary comparison for
the General Fund 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,which follows this report letter, 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 statement, 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.
Report on Summarized Comparative Information
The financial statements include partial prior year comparative information. Such
information does not include all the information required to constitute a presentation in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Accordingly, such information should be read in conjunction with the Organization's
financial statement for the year ended December 31, 2014, from which such partial
information was derived.
We have previously audited the Organization's 2014 financial statements and our report,
dated April 7, 2015, expressed unmodified opinions on the respective financial statements of
the governmental activities and each major fund. In our opinion, the summarized
comparative information presented herein as of and for the year ended December 31, 2014,
is consistent, in all material respects, with the audited financial statements from which it has
been derived.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
April 6, 2016
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
As management of the St. Michael - Albertville IceArenaof Albertville, Minnesota, (the Organization), we offer readers of the
Organization’s financial statements this narrative overview and analysis of the financial activities of the Organizationfor the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2015.
Financial Highlights
The assets of the Organization exceeded its liabilities at the close of the most recent fiscal year by $1,750,685(net position).
Of this amount, $286,846(unrestricted net position) may be used to meet the Organization’s ongoing obligations to citizens
and creditors.
The Organization’s total net positionincreased $42,900.This increase is attributable to operating revenues and expenses
remaining consistent with prior year.
As of the close of the current fiscal year, the Organization’s governmental funds reported combined ending fund balances of
$286,846, an increase of $99,830in comparison with the prior year. Fund balance of $280,399is available for spending at
is nonspendable
the Organization’s discretionbut a portion has been assigned for specific purposes. The remaining $6,447
for inventory.
At the end of thecurrent fiscal year, unassignedfund balance for the General fund was $159,385, or 55percent of total
General fund 2015expenditures.
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Overview of the Financial Statements
This discussion and analysis is intended to serve as an introduction to the Organization’s basic financial statements. The
Organization’s basic financial statements comprise three components: 1) government-wide financial statements, 2) fund financial
statements, and 3) notes to the financial statements. This report also contains other supplemental information in addition to the basic
financial statements themselves.
The financial statements also include notes that explain some of the information in the financial statements and provide moredetailed
data. The statements are followed by a section of supplementary informationwhich further explain and support the information in the
financial statements. Figure 1 shows how the required parts of this annual report are arranged and relate to one another.
Figure 1
Required Components of the
Organization’s Annual Financial Report
Management's
Basic Required
Discussion and
Financial Supplementary
Analysis
StatementsInformation
Government-FundNotes to the
wide Financial Financial Financial
StatementsStatementsStatements
SummaryDetail
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Figure 2 summarizes the major features of the Organization’s financial statements, including the portion of the Organization
government they cover and the types of information they contain. The remainder of this overview section of management’s discussion
and analysis explains the structure and contents of each of the statements.
Figure 2
Major features of the Government-wide and Fund Financial Statements
Government-wide StatementsGovernmental Funds
ScopeEntire Organization government (except The activities of the Organization that are not
fiduciary funds) and the Organization’s proprietary or fiduciary, such as police, fire and parks
component units
Required financial
Statement of Net PositionBalance Sheet
statements
Statement of ActivitiesStatement of Revenues, Expenditures, and
Changes in Fund Balances
Accounting Basis and Accrual accounting and economic resources Modified accrual accounting and current financial
measurement focusfocusresources focus
Type of asset/liability All assets and liabilities, both financial and Only assets expected to be used up and liabilities that
informationcapital, and short-term and long-term come due during the year or soon thereafter; no
capital assets included
Type of deferred All deferred outflows/inflows of resources, Only deferred outflows of resources expected to be
outflows/inflows of regardless of when cash is received or paidused up and deferred inflows of resources that come
resources informationdue during the year or soon thereafter; no capital
assets included
Type of in flow/out flow All revenues and expenses during year, Revenues for which cash is received during or soon
informationregardless of when cash is received or paidafter the end of the year; expenditures when goods or
services have been received and payment is due
during the year or soon thereafter
Government-wide financial statements.
The Government-wide financial statementsare designed to provide readers with a broad
overview of the Organization’s finances, in a manner similar to a private-sector business.
The statement of net positionpresents information on all of the Organization’s assets and liabilities, with the difference between the
two reported as net position. Over time, increases or decreases in net positionmay serve as a useful indicator of whether the financial
position of the Organizationis improving or deteriorating.
The statement of activitiespresents information showing how the Organization’s net positionchanged during the mostrecent fiscal
year. All changes in net positionare 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 thatwill only result in cash flows in
future fiscal periods.
The government-wide financial statements start on page 20 of this report.
Fund financial statements.
Afundis a grouping of related accounts that is used to maintain control over resources that have been
segregated for specific activities or objectives. The Organization, 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 Organizationare governmental
funds.
Governmental funds.Governmental fundsare used to account for essentially the same functions 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.
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 fundswith similar information presented for governmental activitiesin the government-wide
financial statements. By doing so, readers may better understand the long-term impact by the government’s near-term financing
decisions. 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 between governmental fundsand governmental activities.
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The Organizationmaintains twoindividual governmental funds. Information is presented separately in the governmental fund balance
sheet and in the governmental fund statement of revenues, expenditures and changes in fund balances for the General fundandCapital
Improvementfund.
The Organizationadopts an annual appropriated budget for its General fund. A budgetary comparison statement has been provided
for the Generalfundto demonstrate compliance with this budget.
The basic governmental fund financial statements start on page 24 of this report.
Notes to the 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 start on page27of this report.
Government-wide Financial Analysis
As noted earlier, net positionmay serve over time as a useful indicator of a government’s financial position. In the case of the
Organization, assetsexceeded liabilities by $1,750,685at the close of the most recent fiscal year.
By far, the largest portion of the Organization’s net position (84percent) reflects its investment in capital assets (e.g., land, buildings,
machinery and equipment).The Organizationuses these capital assets to provide services to citizens; consequently, these assets are
not available for future spending.
St. Michael - Albertville Ice Arena’sSummary of Net Position
Governmental Activities
Increase
20152014(Decrease)
Current and other assets$298,731$202,313$96,418
Capital assets1,463,8391,524,193(60,354)
Total assets1,762,5701,726,50636,064
Long-term liabilities outstanding-3,424(3,424)
Other liabilities11,88515,297(3,412)
Total liabilities11,88518,721(6,836)
Net position
Net investment in capital assets1,463,8391,524,193(60,354)
Unrestricted286,846183,592103,254
Total net position$1,750,685$1,707,785$42,900
The remaining balance of unrestricted net position$286,846may be used to meet the Organization’s ongoing obligations to citizens
and creditors.At the end of the current fiscal year, the Organizationis able to report positive balances in all categories of net position.
Governmental activities
. Governmental activities increased the Organization’s net position$42,900. Significant changes from the
prior year are noted below:
Capitalgrants and contributionsdecreased $140,119which mostly related to contributions from member organizations for
the dehumidification system improvement on the arenain the prior year.
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St. Michael - Albertville Ice Arena’s Changes in Net Position
Governmental Activities
Increase
20152014(Decrease)
Revenues
Program revenues
Charges for services$314,154$312,802$1,352
Capital grants and contributions89,225229,344(140,119)
General revenues
Unrestricted investment earnings1,4583,226(1,768)
Total revenues404,837545,372(140,535)
Expenses
Culture and recreation361,937366,037(4,100)
Change in net position 42,900179,335(136,435)
Net position, January 11,707,7851,528,450179,335
Net position, December 31$1,750,685$1,707,785$42,900
Financial Analysis of the Government’s Funds
As noted earlier, the Organizationuses fund accounting to ensure and demonstrate compliance with finance-related legal
requirements.
Governmental funds: The focus of the Organization’s governmental fundsis to provide information on near-term inflows, outflows
and balances of spendableresources. Such information is useful in assessing the Organization’s financing requirements. In particular,
unassigned fund balancemay serve as a useful measure of a government’s net resources available for spending at the end of the fiscal
year.
As of the end of the current fiscal year, the Organization’s governmental funds had combined ending fund balances of $286,846, an
increase of $99,830in comparison with the prior year. Approximately 42percent of this total amount, $121,014, constitutes assigned
fund balance, which is available for spending at the Organization’s discretionbut assigned for specific purposes.The remainder of
fund balance isunassigned ($159,385) and nonspendable ($6,447).
The General fundis the chief operating fund of the Organization. At the end of the current year, the fund balance of the General fund
was $165,832.The fund balance of the Organization’s General fund increased $24,533during the current fiscal year.
The CapitalImprovementfundbalance increased $75,297, for an ending fund balance of $121,014.Each member of the Organization
contributes money for future capital needs.
General Fund Budgetary Highlights
The Organization’s General fund budget was not amended during the year. The budgetcalledfor adecrease infund balanceof $9.
The actual activity of the General fund resulted in an increase of $24,533.
Revenues were under budget by $13,663.The largest revenue variances consisted of ice rental charges being under budget by
$17,502.
Expenditures were underbudget by $38,205.This was mostly due toutility expenditures being under budget by $28,803.
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Capital Asset
Capital assets
: The Organization’s investment in capital assets for its governmental activities as of December31,2015, amounts to
$1,463,839(net of accumulated depreciation). This investment in capital assets includes land,buildings, improvements, machinery
and equipment.The increase from the prior year relatestothe installation of the new dehumidification system in the arena.
Additional information on the Organization’s capital assets can be found in Note 3B on page 33 of thisreport.
St. Michael - Albertville Ice Arena’s Capital Assets
(net of depreciation)
Governmental Activities
Increase
20152014(Decrease)
Land$102,000$102,000$-
Buildings1,331,1251,389,425(58,300)
Improvements other than buildings14,85815,378(520)
Machinery and equipment15,85617,390(1,534)
Total$1,463,839$1,524,193$(60,354)
Long-term liabilities
St. Michael - Albertville Ice Arena’s Long-term Liabilities
BeginningEndingDue Within
BalanceIncreasesDecreasesBalanceOne Year
Governmental activities
Compensated
absences payable$3,424$-$(3,424)$-$-
Additional information on the Organization’s long-term liabilitiescan be found in Note 3C starting on page 33 of this report.
Economic Factors and Next Year’s Budgets and Rates
The Organizationis a joint powers organization comprised of the City of Albertville, City of St. Michael and Independent School
District 885. The Organization strives to maintain reasonable and competitive rates, sufficient to fund operations. The Organization
has several primaryparties that rent the ice time at the facility. These groups include, but are not limited to, the STMA High School
and the local youth hockey association, STMA Youth Hockey Association, Inc.
Other key economic factors are as follows:
Ice rental rates were not increased in September 2015.
There continues to be an annual shortage of the prime ice available for rentals during the typical hockey season.
Requests for Information
This financial report is designed to provide a general overview of the Organization’s finances for all those with an interest in the
Organization’s finances. Questions concerning any of the information provided in this report or requests for additional financial
information should be addressed to the Finance Director, Cityof Albertville, 5959 Main Avenue, Albertville, Minnesota 55301.
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GOVERNMENT-WIDE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ST. MICHAEL - ALBERTVILLE ICE ARENA
ALBERTVILLE,MINNESOTA
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 2015
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ST. MICHAEL - ALBERTVILLE ICE ARENA
STATEMENT OF NET POSITION
DECEMBER 31, 2015
Governmental
Activities
ASSETS
Cash and temporary investments$ 245,140
Accounts receivable47,144
Inventory6,447
Capital assets
Land102,000
Depreciable assets, net of accumulated depreciation1,361,839
TOTAL ASSETS1,762,570
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable9,963
Due to other governments1,922
TOTAL LIABILITIES11,885
NET POSITION
Net investment in capital assets1,463,839
Unrestricted 286,846
TOTAL NET POSITION$ 1,750,685
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this statement.
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ST. MICHAEL - ALBERTVILLE ICE ARENA
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015
Net (expenses)
Revenues and
Changes in
Program Revenues
Net Position
OperatingCapital Grants
Charges forGrants andandGovernmental
Functions/Programs
ExpensesServicesContributionsContributionsActivities
Governmental activities
Culture and recreation$ 361,937$ 314,154$ -$ 89,225$ 41,442
General revenues
Unrestricted investment earnings1,458
Change in net position42,900
Net position, January 11,707,785
Net position, December 31$ 1,750,685
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this statement.
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FUNDFINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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ST. MICHAEL ALBERTVILLE ICE ARENA
ALBERTVILLE, MINNESOTA
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 2015
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ST. MICHAEL - ALBERTVILLE ICE ARENA
BALANCE SHEET
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
DECEMBER 31, 2015
Total
Capital Governmental
GeneralImprovementFunds
ASSETS
Cash and temporary investments$ 124,126$ 121,014$ 245,140
Accounts receivable47,144-47,144
Inventory6,447-6,447
TOTAL ASSETS$ 177,717$ 121,014$ 298,731
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable$ 9,963$ -$ 9,963
Due to other governments1,922-1,922
TOTAL LIABILITIES11,885-11,885
FUND BALANCES
Nonspendable for inventory6,447-6,447
Assigned for future capital acquisitions-121,014121,014
Unassigned159,385-159,385
TOTAL FUND BALANCES165,832121,014286,846
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCES$ 177,717$ 121,014$ 298,731
Total fund balance reported above$ 286,846
Amounts reported for the governmental activities in the statement
of net position are different because
Capital assets used in governmental activities are not financial
resources and therefore are not reported as assets in governmental funds.
Cost of capital assets2,335,318
Less: accumulated depreciation(871,479)
Total net position - governmental activities$ 1,750,685
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this statement.
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ST. MICHAEL - ALBERTVILLE ICE ARENA
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015
Total
Capital Governmental
GeneralImprovementFunds
REVENUES
Charges for services$ 299,755$ -$ 299,755
Interest on investments8835751,458
Miscellaneous14,39989,225103,624
TOTAL REVENUES315,03789,800404,837
EXPENDITURES
Current
Culture and recreation286,175-286,175
Capital outlay
Culture and recreation4,32914,50318,832
TOTAL EXPENDITURES290,50414,503305,007
NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCES24,53375,29799,830
FUND BALANCES, JANUARY 1141,29945,717187,016
FUND BALANCES, DECEMBER 31$ 165,832$ 121,014$ 286,846
Total change is fund balances$ 99,830
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the statement
of activities are different because
Capital outlays are reported in governmental funds as expenditures. However, in the statement of
activities, the cost of those assets is allocated over the estimated useful lives as depreciation expense.
Depreciation expense(60,354)
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 the governmental funds.
Compensated absences3,424
Change in net position - governmental activities$ 42,900
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this statement.
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GENERAL FUND
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES - BUDGET TO ACTUAL
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015
(With comparative actual amounts for the year ended December 31, 2014)
2015
2014
Budgeted Amounts
ActualVariance withActual
OriginalFinalAmountsFinal BudgetAmounts
REVENUES
Charges for services
Ice rental$ 278,200$ 278,200$ 260,698$ (17,502)260,669
Concessions32,00032,00036,2594,25931,442
Vending machines1,0001,000538(462)962
Skate sharpening2,0002,0002,2602602,376
Total313,200313,200299,755(13,445)295,449
Interest on investments1,0001,000883(117)2,657
Miscellaneous
Other14,50014,50014,399(101)17,353
TOTAL REVENUES328,700328,700315,037(13,663)315,459
EXPENDITURES
Current
Culture and recreation
Supplies16,55016,55016,13941121,041
Contracted services161,213161,213161,347(134)167,038
Utilities120,600120,60091,79728,803103,211
Other services and charges15,34615,34616,892(1,546)15,090
Total current expenditures313,709313,709286,17527,534306,380
Capital outlay
Culture and recreation15,00015,0004,32910,67139,942
TOTAL EXPENDITURES328,709328,709290,50438,205346,322
NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCES(9)(9)24,53324,542(30,863)
FUND BALANCES, JANUARY 1141,299141,299141,299-172,162
FUND BALANCES, DECEMBER 31$ 141,290$ 141,290$ 165,832$ 24,542$ 141,299
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this statement.
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ST. MICHAEL - ALBERTVILLE ICE ARENA
NOTES TOTHE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2015
Note 1:SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
A.Reporting entity
St. Michael - Albertville Ice Arena (the Organization) was created under a joint powers agreement between the City of
St. Michael, the City of Albertville, and the Independent School District No. 885. The agreement was for the
construction and maintenance of a qualified ice arena.
The Board consists of sixregular members, two from each member of the Organization. Each member is also part of the
City Council or Board of Education.
The Organization has considered all potential units for which it is financially accountable, and other organizations for
which the nature and significance of their relationship with the Organization are such that exclusion would cause the
Organization’s financial statements to be misleading or incomplete. The Governmental Accounting Standards Board
(GASB) 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 primary government 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 primary government. The Organization does nothave any component units.
B.Government-wide and fundfinancial statements
The goal of government-wide financial statements is to present a broad overview of the Organization’s finances.
The basic statements that form the government-wide financial statements are the statement of net position and the
statement of activities. The two statements report information on all of the non-fiduciary activities of the Organization.
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.
Amounts reported asprogram 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. Other items not
properly included among program revenues are reported instead as general revenues.
Major individual governmental funds are reported as separate columns in the fund financialstatements.
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ST. MICHAEL - ALBERTVILLE ICE ARENA
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2015
Note 1:SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
C.Measurement focus, basis of accounting and financial statement presentation
The government-wide financial statements are reported using the economic resources measurement focus and the
accrual basis of accounting. Revenues are recorded when earned and expenses are recorded when a liability is incurred,
regardless of the timing of related cash flows. Grants and similar items are recognized as revenue as soon as all
eligibility requirements imposed by the provider have been met.
Governmental fund financial statementsare reported using the current financial resources measurement focus and the
modified accrual basis of accounting.Revenues are recognized as soon as they are both measurable and available.
Revenues are considered to be availablewhen they are collectible within the current period or soon enough thereafter to
pay liabilities of the current period. For this purpose, the Organization considers revenues to be available if they are
collected within 60 days of the end of the current fiscal period. Expenditures generally are recorded when a liability is
incurred, as under accrual accounting.
Revenue resulting from exchange transactions, in which each party gives and receives essentially equal value, is
recorded on the accrual basis when the exchange takes place. On a modified accrual basis, revenue is recorded in the
year in which the resources are measurable and become available.
Non-exchange transactions, in which the Organization receives value without directly giving equal value in return,
include grants, entitlement and donations. Revenue from grants, entitlements and donations is recognized in the year in
which all eligibility requirements have been satisfied. Eligibility requirements include timing requirements, which
specify the year when the resources are required to be used or the year when use is first permitted, matching
requirements, in which the Organization must provide local resources to be used for a specified purpose, and expenditure
requirements, in which the resources are provided tothe Organization on a reimbursement basis. On a modified accrual
basis, revenue from non-exchange transactions must also be available before it can be recognized.
Unearnedrevenue arises when assets are recognized before revenue recognition criteria have been satisfied. Grants and
entitlements received before eligibility requirements are met are also recorded as unearnedrevenue.
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 certain reported amounts and
disclosures. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates.
The Organizationreports the following major governmental funds:
The General fund is the Organization’s primary operating fund. It accounts for all financial resources of the
Organization, except those required to be accounted for in another fund.
TheCapital Improvementfund accounts for future capital acquisitions and other capital improvements.
As a general rule, the effect of interfund activity has been eliminated from government-wide financial statements.
When both restricted and unrestricted resources are available for use, it is the Organization’spolicy to use restricted
resources first, then unrestricted resources as they are needed.
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DECEMBER 31, 2015
Note 1:SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
D.Assets, liabilities, and net position/fund balance
Deposits and investment
The Organization’s cash and cash equivalents are considered to be cash on hand, demand deposits and short-term
investments with original maturities of three months or less from the date of acquisition.
Cash balances from all funds of the City of Albertville are pooled and invested, to the extent available, in certificates of
deposit and other authorized investments. The Organization’s balances are maintained in a separate fund withinthe
City’s financial statements. Earnings from such investments are allocated on the basis of applicable participation by
each of the funds.
The Organizationmay also invest idle funds as authorizedby Minnesota statutes, as follows:
1.Direct obligations or obligations guaranteed by the United States or its agencies.
2.Shares of investment companies registered under the Federal Investment Company Act of 1940 and received
the highest credit rating, rated in one of the two highest rating categories by a statistical rating agency, and have
a final maturity of thirteen months or less.
3.General obligations of a state or local government with taxing powers rated “A” or better; revenue obligations
rated “AA” or better.
4.General obligations of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency rated “A” or better.
5.Obligation of a school district with an original maturity not exceeding 13 months and (i) rated in the highest
category by a national bond rating service or (ii) enrolled in the credit enhancement program pursuant to statute
section 126C.55.
6.Bankers’acceptances of United States banks eligible for purchase by the Federal Reserve System.
7.Commercial paper issued by United States banks corporations or their Canadian subsidiaries, of highest quality
category by at least two nationally recognized rating agencies, and maturing in 270 days or less.
8.Repurchase or reverse repurchase agreements and securities lending agreements with financial institutions
qualified as a“depository” by the government entity, with banks that are members of the Federal Reserve
System with capitalization exceeding $10,000,000, a primary reporting dealer in U.S. government securities to
the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or certain Minnesota securities broker-dealers.
9.Guaranteed Investment Contracts (GIC’s) issued or guaranteed by a United States commercial bank, a domestic
branch of a foreign bank, a United States insurance company, or its Canadian subsidiary, whose similar debt
obligations were rated in one of the top two rating categories by a nationally recognized rating agency.
The Organization does not have an investment policy that addresses interest rate and credit risk.
Accounts receivable
Accounts receivable include amounts billed for services provided before year endand are expected to be collected.
Therefore, there has been no allowance for doubtful accounts established.
Inventory
The inventory in the General fund is stated at FIFO (first-in, first-out) cost and consists of expendable supplies held for
consumption. The cost is recognized as an expenditure at the time the individual inventory items are used (consumption
method).
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DECEMBER 31, 2015
Note 1:SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
Capital assets
Capital assets, which include property, plant, equipment and infrastructure assetsare reportedin the applicable
governmental-type activities columns in the government-wide financial statements. Capital assets are defined by the
Organizationas assets with an estimated useful life of more than oneyear and an initialindividual cost of more than the
following:
CategoryCost
Land/land improvements$10,000
Other improvements25,000
Infrastructure100,000
Buildings25,000
Building improvements25,000
Vehicles5,000
Other equipment5,000
Intangible assets10,000
The Organizationreports infrastructure assets on a network and subsystem basis. Accordingly, the amounts spent for the
construction or acquisition of infrastructure assets are capitalized and reported in the government-wide financial
statements regardless of their amount.
In the case of initial capitalization of general infrastructure assets (i.e., those reported by governmental activities) the
Organizationchose to include items dating back to June 30, 1980. The Organizationwas able to estimate the historical
cost for the initial reporting of these assets through back trending(i.e., estimating the current replacement cost of the
infrastructure to be capitalized and using an appropriate price-level index to deflate the cost to the acquisition year or
estimated acquisition year). As the Organizationconstructs or acquires capital assets each period, including
infrastructure assets, they are capitalized and reported at historical cost. The reported value excludes normal
maintenance and repairs which are essentially amounts spent in relation to capital assets that do not increase the capacity
or efficiency of the item or extend its useful life beyond the original estimate. In the case of donations the Organization
values these capital assets at the estimated fair value of the item at the date of its donation.
Property, plant and equipment will be depreciated using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful
lives:
Useful Lives
Assetsin Years
Land improvements5 to 30
Infrastructure15 to 50
Buildings15 to 40
Vehicles3 to 15
Other Equipment3 to 20
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2015
Note 1:SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
Fund balance
In the fund financial statements, fund balance isdivided into five classifications based primarily on the extent to which
the Organizationis bound to observe constraints imposed upon the use of resources reported in the governmental funds.
These classifications are defined as follows:
Nonspendable - Amounts that cannot be spent because they are not in spendable form, such as inventory.
Restricted - Amounts related to externally imposed constraints establishedby creditors, grantors or contributors; or
constraints imposed by state statutory provisions.
Committed - Amounts constrained for specific purposes that are internally imposed by formal action (resolution) of
the Ice Arena Board, which is the Organization’s highest level of decision-making authority. Committed amounts
cannot be used for any other purpose unless the Ice Arena Boardmodifies or rescinds the commitment by resolution.
Assigned - Amounts constrained for specific purposes that are internally imposed. In governmental funds other than
the General fund, assigned fund balance represents all remaining amounts that are not classified as nonspendable
and are neither restricted nor committed. In the General fund, assigned amounts represent intended uses established
by the Ice Arena Boarditself or by an official to which the governing body delegates the authority. The Ice Arena
Boardhas adopted a fund balance policy which delegates the authority to assign amounts for specific purposes to the
Finance Directorand/orOrganizationAdministrator.
Unassigned - The residual classification for the General fund and also negative residual amounts in other funds.
The Organizationconsiders restricted amounts to be spent first when both restricted and unrestricted fund balance is
available. Additionally, the Organizationwould first use committed, then assigned, and lastly unassigned amounts of
unrestricted fund balance when expenditures are made.
Net position
Net position represents the difference between assets and deferred outflows and liabilities and deferred inflows. Net
position is displayed in three components:
a.Net investment in capital assets - Consists of capital assets, net of accumulated depreciation reduced by any
outstanding debt attributable to acquire capital assets.
b.Restricted net position - Consists of net position restricted when there are limitations imposed on their use
through external restrictions imposed by creditors, grantors, laws or regulations of other governments.
c.Unrestricted net position - All other net positions that do not meet the definition of “restricted” or “net
investment in capital assets”.
Comparative data/reclassifications
Comparative total data for the prior year has been presented only for the General Fund in order to provide an
understanding of the changes in financial position and operations of this fund. Also, certain amounts presented in the
prior year data have been reclassified in order to be consistent with the current year’s presentation.
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DECEMBER 31, 2015
Note 2:STEWARDSHIP, COMPLIANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Budgetary information
An annual budgetisadopted on a basis consistent with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America for the General fund.All annual appropriations lapse at fiscal year-end. The Organizationdoes not use
encumbrance accounting.
The Board adoptsan annual budget for the Organization. During the budget year, supplemental appropriations and deletions
may be authorized by the Organization. The amounts shown in the financial statements as ‘Budget’ represent the original and
final budgeted amounts. The Organization prepares its budget on a basis consistent with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America. All budgeting appropriations lapse at year-end.
Note 3:DETAILED NOTES ON ALL FUNDS
A.Deposits and investments
Deposits
Custodial credit risk for deposits and investments is the risk that in the event of a bank failure, the Organization’s
deposits and investments may not be returned or the Organizationwill not be able to recover collateral securities in the
possession of an outside party. In accordance with Minnesota statutes and as authorized by the OrganizationCouncil,
the Organizationmaintains deposits at those depository banks, all of which are members of the Federal Reserve System.
Minnesota statutes require that all District deposits be protected by insurance, surety bond or collateral. The market
value of collateral pledged must equal 110 percent of the deposits not covered by insurance, bonds, or irrevocable
standby letters of credit from Federal Home Loan Banks.
Authorized collateral in lieu of a corporate surety bond includes:
United States government Treasury bills, Treasury notes, Treasury bonds;
Issues of United States government agencies and instrumentalities as quoted by a recognized industry quotation
service available to the government entity;
General obligation securities of any state or local government with taxing powers which is rated “A” or better
by a national bond rating service, or revenue obligation securities of any state or local government with taxing
powers which is rated “AA” or better by a national bond rating service;
General obligation securities ofa local government with taxing powers may be pledged as collateral against
funds deposited by that same local government entity;
Irrevocable standby letters of credit issued by Federal Home Loan Banks to a municipality accompanied by
written evidence that the bank’s public debt is rated “AA” or better by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or
Standard & Poor’s Corporation; and
Time deposits that are fully insured by any federal agency.
Minnesota statutes require that all collateral shall be placed in safekeeping in a restricted account at a Federal Reserve
Bank, or in an account at a trust department of a commercial bank or other financial institution that is not owned or
controlled by the financial institution furnishing the collateral. The selection should be approved by the government
entity.
At December 31 2015, the Organization had $245,140invested in an external investment pool maintained by the City of
Albertville. The Organization funds are pooled with the City of Albertville and invested in accordance with Minnesota
Statues which are the same for Minnesota Cities as for the Organization. Investment earnings (including interest and
market value changes) are allocated to the Organization each month based on the Organization’s respective share of the
total investment portfolio held by the pool.
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DECEMBER 31, 2015
Note 3:DETAILED NOTES ON ALL FUNDS - CONTINUED
B.Capital assets
Capital asset activityfor the year ended December 31, 2015 was as follows:
BeginningEnding
BalanceIncreasesDecreasesBalance
Governmental activities
Capital assets not being depreciated
Land$102,000$-$-$102,000
Capital assets being depreciated
Buildings2,017,446--2,017,446
Improvements other than buildings20,495--20,495
Machinery and equipment195,377--195,377
Total capital assets
being depreciated2,233,318--2,233,318
Less accumulated depreciation for
Buildings(628,021)(58,300)-(686,321)
Improvements other than buildings(5,117)(520)-(5,637)
Machinery and equipment(177,987)(1,534)-(179,521)
Total accumulated
depreciation(811,125)(60,354)-(871,479)
Total capital assets
being depreciated, net1,422,193(60,354)-1,361,839
Governmental activities
capital assets, net$1,524,193$(60,354)$-$1,463,839
Depreciation expense charged to the culture and recreation function was $60,354.
C.Long-term liabilities
Changes in long-term liabilities
Long-term liability activity for the year ended December 31, 2015was as follows:
BeginningEndingDue Within
BalanceIncreasesDecreasesBalanceOne Year
Governmental activities
Compensated
absences payable$3,424$-$(3,424)$-$-
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DECEMBER 31, 2015
Note 4: OTHER INFORMATION
Risk management
The Organizationis exposed to various risks of loss related to torts; theft of, damage to and destruction of assets; errors and
omissions; injuries to employees; and natural disasters for which the Organizationcarries insurance. The Organization
obtains insurance through participation in the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT), which is a risk sharing
pool with approximately 800 other governmental units. The Organizationpays an annual premium to LMCIT for its workers
compensation and property and casualty insurance. The LMCIT is self-sustaining through member premiums and will
reinsure for claims above a prescribed dollar amount for each insurance event. Settled claims have not exceeded the
Organization’s coverage in any of the past three fiscal years.
Liabilities are reported when it is probable that a loss has occurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated.
Liabilities, if any, include an amount for claims that have been incurred but not reported (IBNRs). The Organization’s
management is not aware of any incurred but not reported claims.
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FOR THE YEAR ENDED
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Report on Legal Compliance
Independent Auditor's Report
Chair and Members
of the Ice Arena Board
St. Michael Albertville Ice Arena
Albertville, Minnesota
We have audited, in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United
States of America, the financial statements of the governmental activities and each major
fund of the St. Michael Albertville Ice Arena, Albertville, Minnesota as of and for the year
ended December 31, 2015, and the related notes to the financial statements, and have issued
our report thereon dated April 6, 2016.
The Minnesota Legal Compliance Audit Guide for Other Political Subdivisions/Towns,
promulgated by the State Auditor pursuant to Minnesota Statutes§ 6.65,contains six
categories of compliance to be tested: contracting and bidding, deposits and investments,
conflicts of interest, public indebtedness, claims and disbursements,andmiscellaneous
provisions. Our audit considered all of the listed categories, except that we did not test for
compliance with the provisions for public indebtedness because the Organization has no
indebtedness.
In connection with our audit, nothing came to our attention that caused us to believe that the
Organization failed to comply with the provisions of the Minnesota Legal Compliance Audit
Guide for Other Political Subdivisions/Towns. However, our audit was not directed
primarily toward obtaining knowledge of such noncompliance. Accordingly, had we
performed additional procedures, other matters may have come to our attention regarding
the Organization's noncompliance with the above referenced provisions.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of those charged with governance,
management of the Organization and the State Auditor and is not intended to be and should
not be used by anyone other than these specified parties.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
April 6, 2016
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