2022 Executive Governance Summary
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June 1, 2023
Management, Honorable Mayor and City Council
City of Albertville, Minnesota
We have audited the financial statements of the governmental activities, the business-type activities, each major fund and
the aggregate remaining fund information of the City of Albertville, Minnesota (the City), for the year ended
December31,2022and have issued our report thereondatedJune 1, 2023. Professional standards require that we
provide you with information about our responsibilities under generally accepted auditing standards and Government
Auditing Standards, as well as certain information related to the planned scope and timing of our audit. We have
communicated such information in our letter dated December 23, 2022. Professional standards require that we provide
you with the following information related to our audit.
Significant Audit Findings
In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements, we considered the City's internal control over financial
reporting (internal control) as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstancesfor the
purpose of expressing our opinions on the financial statements, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the
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
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
and therefore, material weaknesses or significant deficiencies may exist that were not identified. 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. As described below, we identified a deficiency in
internal control that we consider to be a significant deficiency, finding2022-001.
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2022-001Limited Segregation of Duties
Condition:During our audit, we reviewed procedures over major transaction cycles and found the City to
have limited segregation of duties related to cash disbursements, payroll, utility billing, and
receipting.
Criteria:There are four general categories of duties: authorization, custody, record keeping and
reconciliation. In an ideal system, different employees perform each of these four major
functions. In other words, noone person has control of two or more of these responsibilities.
Cause:As a result of the limited number of staff, the City is not able to completely segregate all
accounting functions. All cycles have the same person performing or access to some of the
authorization, custody, and recording functions.
Effect:The existence of this limited segregation of duties increases the risk of fraud.
Recommendation:While we recognize the number of staff is not large enough to eliminate this deficiency, we
recommend that the City evaluate the current procedures and segregate duties where possible
and implement any compensating controls. We are aware some compensating controls are in
place; however, it is important that the City Council is aware of this condition and monitor all
financial information.
Management Response:
Management is aware of the lack of segregation, which is due to limited office staff, and continues to look for
opportunities to provide additional segregation in a cost-effectivemanner.
Compliance
As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whetherthe financial statements are free of material misstatement, we
performed tests of compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts and grants, noncompliance with
which could have a direct and material effect on the financial statements. However, providing an opinion on compliance
with those provisions was not an objective of our audit. While our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion, it
The results of our tests
disclosed no instances of noncompliance or other matters that are required to be reported under Government Auditing
Standards orMinnesota statutes.
Qualitative Aspects of Accounting Practices
Management is responsible for the selection and use of appropriate accounting policies. The significant accounting
policies used by the City are described in Note 1 to the financial statements. No new accounting policies were adopted
and the application of existing policies were not changed during the year ended December 31, 2022. We noted no
transactions entered into by the City during the year for which there is a lack of authoritative guidance or consensus. All
significant transactions have been recognized in the financial statements in the proper period.
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Accounting estimates are an integral part of the financial statements prepared by management and are based on
accounting estimates are particularly sensitive because of their significance to the financial statements and because of
the possibility that future events affecting them may differ significantly from those expected. The most sensitive
estimates affecting the financialstatements were capital asset basis, depreciation, and compensated absences,
calculated using the straight-line method.
allocations are also used in allocating accrued compensated absences payable.
investment return rate, retirement age for active employees, life expectancy, salary increases and form of annuity
payment upon retirement.
o The allocation of the pension liability related to Minnesota Public Employee Retirement Association
-sharing
multiple employer Coordinated pension plan.
We evaluated the key factors and assumptions used to develop these accounting estimates in determining that it is
reasonable in relation to the financial statements taken as a whole.
The disclosures in the financial statements are neutral, consistent, and clear. Certain financial statement disclosures are
particularly sensitive because of their significance to financial statement users.
Difficulties Encountered in Performing the Audit
We encountered no significant difficulties in dealing with management in performing and completing our audit.
Corrected and Uncorrected Misstatements
Professional standards require us to accumulate all known and likely misstatements identified during the audit, other than
those that are trivial, and communicate them to the appropriate level of management. Management has corrected all such
misstatements.In addition, none of the misstatements detected as a result of audit procedures and corrected by
whole.
Disagreements with Management
For purposes of this letter, professional standards define a disagreement with management as a financial accounting,
reporting, or auditing matter, whether or not resolved to our satisfaction that could be significant to the financial
statement
audit.
Management Representations
We have requested certain representations from management that are included in the management representation letter
dated June 1, 2023.
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Management Consultations with Other Independent Accountants
In some cases, management may decide to consult with other accountants about auditing and accounting matters,
similar to
expressed on those statements, our professional standards require the consulting accountant to check with us to
determine that the consultant has all the relevant facts. To our knowledge, there were no such consultations with other
accountants.
Other Audit Findings or Issues
We generally discuss a variety of matters, including the application of accounting principles and auditing standards, with
course of our professional relationship and our responses were not a condition to our retention.
Other Matters
We applied certain limited procedures to the required supplementary information (RSI) (
which is information that supplements the
basic financial statements. Our procedures consisted of inquiries of management regarding the methods of preparing the
financial statements, and other knowledge we obtained during our audit of the basic financial statements. We did not
audit the RSI and do not express an opinion or provide any assurance on the RSI.
We were engaged to report on the supplementary information (combining and individual fund financial statements and
schedules), which accompany the financial statements but are not RSI. With respect to this supplementary information,
we made certain inquiries of management and evaluated the form, content, and methods of preparing the information to
determine that the information complies with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America,
the method of preparing it has not changed from the prior period, and the information is appropriate and complete in
relation to our audit of the financial statements. We compared and reconciled the supplementary information to the
underlying accounting records used to prepare the financial statements or to the financial statements themselves.
We were not engaged to report on the introductory section or statistical section,which accompanythe financial
statements but are not RSI. We did not audit or perform other procedures on this other information and we do not express
an opinion or provide any assurance on them.
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Future Accounting Standard Changes
The following Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statements have been issued and may have an impact
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on future City financial statements:
GASB Statement No. 94-Public-Private and Public-Public Partnerships and Availability Payment Arrangements
Summary
The primary objective of this Statement is to improve financial reporting by addressing issues related to public-private and
public-public partnership arrangements (PPPs). As used in this Statement, a PPP is an arrangement in which a
government (the transferor) contracts with an operator (a governmental or nongovernmental entity) to provide public
services by conveying control of the right to operate or use a nonfinancial asset, such as infrastructure or other capital
asset (the underlying PPP asset), for a period of time in an exchange or exchange-like transaction. Some PPPs meet the
definition of a service concession arrangement (SCA), which the Board defines in this Statement as a PPP in which (1) the
operator collects and is compensated by fees from third parties; (2) the transferor determines or has the ability to modify
or approve which services the operator is required to provide, to whom the operator is required to provide the services,
and the prices or rates that can be charged for the services; and (3) the transferor is entitled to significant residual interest
in the service utility of the underlying PPP asset at the end of the arrangement.
This Statement also provides guidance for accounting and financial reporting for availability payment arrangements
(APAs). As defined in this Statement, an APA is an arrangement in which a government compensates an operator for
services that may include designing, constructing, financing, maintaining, or operating an underlying nonfinancial asset
for a period of time in an exchange or exchange-like transaction.
Effective Date and Transition
The requirements of this Statement are effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2022, and all reporting periods
thereafter. Earlier application is encouraged.
PPPs should be recognized and measured using the facts and circumstances that exist at the beginning of the period of
implementation (or if applicable to earlier periods, the beginning of the earliest period restated).
How the Changes in This Statement Will Improve Accounting and Financial Reporting
The requirements of this Statement will improve financial reporting by establishing the definitions of PPPs and APAs and
providing uniform guidance on accounting and financial reporting for transactions that meet those definitions. That
uniform guidance will provide more relevant and reliable information for financial statement users and create greater
consistency in practice. This Statement will enhance the decision usefulness of a
requiring governments to report assets and liabilities related to PPPs consistently and disclose important information
about PPP transactions. The required disclosures will allow users to understand the scale and important aspects of a
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Future Accounting Standard Changes (Continued)
GASB Statement No. 96 -Subscription-Based Information Technology Arrangements
Summary
This Statement provides guidance on the accounting and financial reporting for subscription-based information
technology arrangements (SBITAs) for government end users (governments). This Statement (1) defines a SBITA; (2)
establishes that a SBITAresults in a right-to-use subscription asset -an intangible asset -and a corresponding
subscription liability; (3) provides the capitalization criteria for outlays other than subscription payments, including
implementation costs of a SBITA; and (4) requires note disclosures regarding a SBITA. To the extent relevant, the
standards for SBITAs are based on the standards established in Statement No. 87, Leases, as amended.
Under this Statement, a government generally should recognize a right-to-use subscription asset -an intangible asset -
and a corresponding subscription liability. A government should recognize the subscription liability at the commencement
of the subscription term, -which is when the subscription asset is placed into service. The subscription liability should be
initially measured at the present value of subscription payments expected to be made during the subscription term.
Future subscription payments should be discounted using the interest rate the SBITA vendor charges the government,
government should recognize amortization of the discount on the subscription liability as an outflow of resources (for
example, interest expense) in subsequent financial reporting periods.
This Statement provides an exception for short-term SBITAs. Short-term SBITAs have a maximum possible term under the
SBITA contract of 12 months (or less), including any options to extend, regardless of their probability of being exercised.
Subscription payments for short-term SBITAs should be recognized as outflows of resources.
This Statement requires a government to disclose descriptive information about its SBITAs other than short-term SBITAs,
such as the amount of the subscription asset, accumulated amortization, other payments not included in the
measurement of a subscription liability, principal and interest requirements for the subscription liability, and other
essential information.
EffectiveDate and Transition
The requirements of this Statement are effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2022, and all reporting periods
thereafter. Earlier application is encouraged. Assets and liabilities resulting from SBITAs should be recognized and
measured using the facts and circumstances that existed at the beginning of the fiscal year in which this Statement is
implemented. Governments are permitted, but are not required, to include in the measurement of the subscription asset
capitalizableoutlays associated with the initial implementation stage and the operation and additional implementation
stage incurred prior to the implementation of this Statement.
How the Changes in This Statement Will Improve Accounting and Financial Reporting
The requirements of this Statement will improve financial reporting by establishing a definition for SBITAs and providing
uniform guidance for accounting and financial reporting for transactions that meet that definition. That definition and
uniform guidance will result in greater consistency in practice. Establishing the capitalization criteria for implementation
costs also will reduce diversity and improve comparability in financial reporting by governments. This Statement also will
enhance the
subscription asset and subscription liability for a SBITA and to disclose essential information about the arrangement. The
disclosures will allow users
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Future Accounting Standard Changes (Continued)
GASB Statement No. 98-The Annual Comprehensive Financial Report
Summary
This Statement establishes the termannual comprehensive financial reportand its acronymACFR.That new term and
acronym replace instances ofcomprehensive annual financial reportand its acronym in generally accepted accounting
principles for state and local governments.
This Statement was developed in response to concerns raised by stakeholders that the common pronunciation of the
acronym for comprehensive annual financial report sounds like a profoundly objectionabl
introduction of the new term is founded on a commitment to promoting inclusiveness.
Effective Date and Transition
The requirements of this Statement are effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2021. Earlier application is
encouraged.
GASB Statement No. 99-Omnibus 2022
Summary
The objectives of this Statement are to enhance comparability in accounting and financial reporting and to improve the
consistency of authoritative literature by addressing (1) practice issues that have been identified during implementation
and application of certain GASB Statements and (2) accounting and financial reporting for financial guarantees. The
practice issues addressed by this Statement are as follows:
Classification and reporting of derivative instruments within the scope of Statement No. 53,Accounting and
Financial Reporting for Derivative Instruments, that do not meet the definition of either an investment derivative
instrument or a hedging derivative instrument
Clarification of provisions in Statement No. 87,Leases, as amended, related to the determination of the lease
term, classification of a lease as a short-term lease, recognition and measurement of a lease liability and a lease
asset, and identification of lease incentives
Clarification of provisions in Statement No. 94,Public-Private and Public-Public Partnerships and Availability
Payment Arrangements, related to (a) the determination of the public-private and public-public partnership (PPP)
term and (b) recognition and measurement of installment payments and the transfer of the underlying PPP asset
Clarification of provisions in Statement No. 96,Subscription-Based Information Technology Arrangements, related
to the subscription-based information technology arrangement (SBITA) term, classification of a SBITA as a short-
term SBITA, and recognition and measurement of a subscription liability
Extension of the period during which the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) is considered an appropriate
benchmark interest rate for the qualitative evaluation of the effectiveness of an interest rate swap that hedges the
interest rate risk of taxable debt
Accounting for the distribution of benefits as part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Disclosures related to nonmonetary transactions
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Future Accounting Standard Changes (Continued)
Pledges of future revenues when resources are not received by the pledging government
Clarification of provisions in Statement No. 34,Basic Financial Statements
Analysisfor State and Local Governments, as amended, related to the focus of the government-wide financial
statements
Terminology updates related to certain provisions of Statement No. 63, Financial Reporting of Deferred Outflows
of Resources, Deferred Inflows of Resources, and Net Position
Terminology used in Statement 53 to refer to resource flows statements.
Effective Date and Transition
The requirements of this Statement that are effective as follows:
The requirements related to extension of the use of LIBOR, accounting for SNAP distributions, disclosures of
nonmonetary transactions, pledges of future revenues by pledging governments, clarification of certain provisions
in Statement 34, as amended, and terminology updates related to Statement 53 and Statement 63 are effective
upon issuance.
The requirements related to leases, PPPs, and SBITAs are effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2022,
and all reporting periods thereafter.
The requirements related to financial guarantees and the classification and reporting of derivative instruments
within the scope of Statement 53 are effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2023, and all reporting
periods thereafter.
The Board considered the effective dates for the requirements of this Statement in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and in
concert with Statement No. 95,Postponement of the Effective Dates of Certain Authoritative Guidance.
How the Changes in This Statement Will Improve Accounting and Financial Reporting
The requirements of this Statement will enhance comparability in the application of accounting and financial reporting
requirements and will improve the consistency of authoritative literature. Consistent authoritative literature enables
governments and other stakeholders to more easily locate and apply the correct accounting and financial reporting
provisions, which improves the consistency with which such provisions are applied. The comparability of financial
statements also will improve as a result of this Statement. Better consistency and comparability improve the usefulness
of information for users of state and local government financial statements.
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Future Accounting Standard Changes (Continued)
GASB Statement No. 100-Accounting Changes and Error Corrections -an amendment of GASB Statement No. 62
Summary
The primary objective of this Statement is to enhance accounting and financial reporting requirements for accounting
changes and error corrections to provide more understandable, reliable, relevant, consistent, and comparable information
for making decisions or assessing accountability.
This Statement defines accounting changes as changes in accounting principles, changes in accounting estimates, and
changes to or within the financial reporting entity and describes the transactions or other events that constitute those
changes. As part of those descriptions, for (1) certain changes in accounting principles and (2) certain changes in
accounting estimates that result from a change in measurement methodology, a new principle or methodology should be
justified on the basis that it is preferable to the principle or methodology used before the change. That preferability should
be based on the qualitative characteristics of financial reportingunderstandability, reliability, relevance, timeliness,
consistency, and comparability. This Statement also addresses corrections of errors in previously issued financial
statements.
This Statement prescribes the accounting and financial reporting for (1) each type of accounting change and (2) error
corrections. This Statement requires that (a) changes in accounting principles and error corrections be reported
retroactively by restating prior periods, (b) changes to or within the financial reporting entity be reported by adjusting
beginning balances of the current period, and (c) changes in accounting estimates be reported prospectively by
recognizing the change in the current period. The requirements of this Statement for changes in accounting principles
apply to the implementation of a new pronouncement in absence of specific transition provisions in the new
pronouncement. This Statement also requires that the aggregate amount of adjustments to and restatements of
beginning net position, fund balance, or fund net position, as applicable, be displayed by reporting unit in the financial
statements.
This Statement requires disclosure in notes to financial statements of descriptive information about accounting changes
and error corrections, such as their nature. In addition, information about the quantitative effects on beginning balances
of each accounting change and error correction should be disclosed by reporting unit in a tabular format to reconcile
beginningbalances as previously reported to beginning balances as restated.
Furthermore, this Statement addresses how information that is affected by a change in accounting principle or error
correction should be presented in required supplementary information (RSI) and supplementary information (SI). For
periods that are earlier than those included in the basic financial statements, information presented in RSI or SI should be
restated for error corrections, if practicable, but not for changes in accounting principles.
Effective Date and Transition
The requirements of this Statement are effective for accounting changes and error corrections made in fiscal years
beginning after June 15, 2023, and all reporting periods thereafter. Earlier application is encouraged.
How the Changes in This Statement Will Improve Accounting and Financial Reporting
The requirements of this Statement will improve the clarity of the accounting and financial reporting requirements for
accounting changes and error corrections, which will result in greater consistency in application in practice. In turn, more
understandable, reliable, relevant, consistent, and comparable information will be provided to financial statement users
for making decisions or assessing accountability. In addition, the display and note disclosure requirements will result in
more consistent, decision useful, understandable, and comprehensive information for users about accounting changes
and error corrections.
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Future Accounting Standard Changes (Continued)
GASB Statement No. 101-Compensated Absences
Summary
The objective of this Statement is to better meet the information needs of financial statement users by updating the
recognition and measurement guidance for compensated absences. That objective is achieved by aligning the recognition
and measurement guidance under a unified model and by amending certain previously required disclosures.
This Statement requires that liabilities for compensated absences be recognized for (1) leave that has not been used and
(2) leave that has been used but not yet paid in cash or settled through noncash means. A liability should be recognized
for leave that has not been used if (a) the leave is attributable to services already rendered, (b) the leave accumulates, and
(c) the leave is more likely than not to be used for time off or otherwise paid in cash or settled through noncash means.
Leave is attributable to services already rendered when an employee has performed the services required to earn the
leave. Leave that accumulates is carried forward from the reporting period in which it is earned to a future reporting
period during which it may be used for time off or otherwise paid or settled. In estimating the leave that is more likely than
not to be used or otherwise paid or settled, a government should consider relevant factors such as employment policies
related to compensated absences and historical information about the use or payment of compensated absences.
However, leave that is more likely than not to be settled through conversion to defined benefit postemployment benefits
should not be included in a liability for compensated absences.
This Statement requires that a liability for certain types of compensated absencesincluding parental leave, military
leave, and jury duty leavenot be recognized until the leave commences. This Statement also requires that a liability for
specific types of compensated absences not be recognized until the leave is used.
This Statement also establishes guidance for measuring a liability for leave that has not been used, generally using an
settled should be measured at the amount of the cash payment or noncash settlement to be made. Certain salary-related
payments that are directly and incrementally associated with payments for leave also should be included in the
measurement of the liabilities.
With respect to financial statements prepared using the current financial resources measurement focus, this Statement
requires that expenditures be recognized for the amount that normally would be liquidated with expendable available
financial resources.
Effective Date and Transition
The requirements of this Statement are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and all reporting
periods thereafter. Earlier application is encouraged.
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How the Changes in This Statement Will Improve Accounting and Financial Reporting
The unified recognition and measurement model in this Statement will result in a liability for compensated absences that
more appropriately reflects when a government incurs an obligation. In addition, the model can be applied consistently to
any type of compensated absence and will eliminate potential comparability issues between governments that offer
different types of leave.
The model also will result in a more robust estimate of the amount of compensated absences that a government will pay
or settle, which will enhance the relevance and reliability of information about the liability for compensated absences
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Note. From GASB Pronouncements Summaries. Copyright 2022by the Financial Accounting Foundation, 401 Merritt 7,
Norwalk, CT 06856, USA, and is reproduced with permission.
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Restriction on Use
This purpose of this communication is solely for the information and use of the City Council and management ofthe City
and is not intended to be, and should not be used by anyone other than those specified parties.
Our audit would not necessarily disclose all weaknesses in the system because it was based on selected tests of the
accounting records and related data. The comments and recommendations in the report are purely constructive in nature,
and should be read in this context.
If you have any questions or wish to discuss any of the items contained in this letter, please feel free to contact us at your
convenience. We wish to thank you for the continued opportunity to be of service and for the courtesy and cooperation
extended to us by your staff.
Abdo
Minneapolis, Minnesota
June 1, 2023
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