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Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, 2013-14
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County of San Luis Obispo, California
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2014
Prepared under the direction of James P. Erb, CPA,
Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector
COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2014
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION PAGE
INTRODUCTORY SECTION
Letter of Transmittal 3
Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting 12
Board of Supervisors and Principal County Officials 13
Organizational Chart 14
FINANCIAL SECTION
Independent Auditor’s Report .................................................................................................. 17
Management’s Discussion and Analysis (Required Supplementary Information) .......................... 21
Basic Financial Statements
Government-Wide Financial Statements:
Statement of Net Position .................................................................................................... 41
Statement of Activities ........................................................................................................ 42
Fund Financial Statements:
Governmental Funds:
Balance Sheet ................................................................................................................ 47
Reconciliation of the Governmental Funds Balance Sheet to the
Government-Wide Statement of Net Position .................................................................. 48
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances ............................... 49
Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes
in Fund Balances to the Government-Wide Statement of Activities ................................... 50
Proprietary Funds:
Statement of Net Position ............................................................................................... 51
Statement of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Net Position ........................................ 52
Statement of Cash Flows ................................................................................................. 53
Fiduciary Funds:
Statement of Fiduciary Net Position ................................................................................. 54
Statement of Changes in Net Position – Investment Trust Funds ....................................... 55
Notes to the Basic Financial Statements ............................................................. 59
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued)
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Required Supplementary Information
Description ......................................................................................................................... 97
Schedule of Funding Progress – Defined Benefit Plan
Schedule of Funding Progress ........................................................................................... 98
Schedule of Funding Progress – OPEB Plan ........................................................................... 98
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances –
Budget to Actual Comparison – General Fund ..................................................................... 99
Notes to Required Supplementary Information ..................................................................... 101
Other Supplementary Information
Combining and Individual Fund Statements and Schedules:
Nonmajor Governmental Funds:
Nonmajor Governmental Fund Descriptions ...................................................................... 107
Combining Balance Sheet ................................................................................................ 109
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances .............. 110
Debt Service Funds:
Combining Balance Sheet ........................................................................................ 111
Combining Statement of Revenues Expenditures, and Changes in
Fund Balances ...................................................................................................... 112
Special Revenue Funds:
Combining Balance Sheet ........................................................................................ 113
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in
Fund Balances ...................................................................................................... 116
Special Revenue Funds – Special Districts:
Combining Balance Sheet ........................................................................................ 119
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in
Fund Balances ...................................................................................................... 120
Major and Nonmajor Budgetary Comparison Schedules:
Capital Projects Fund ...................................................................................................... 123
Public Facilities Corporation ............................................................................................. 124
Pension Obligation Bonds ................................................................................................ 125
Public Financing Authority ............................................................................................... 126
Community Development Special Revenue Fund ............................................................... 127
County Medical Services Program (CMSP) Special Revenue Fund ....................................... 128
Emergency Medical Services Special Revenue Fund ........................................................... 129
Driving Under the Influence Programs Special Revenue Fund ............................................ 130
Fish and Game Special Revenue Fund .............................................................................. 131
Road Impact Fees Special Revenue Fund ......................................................................... 132
Library Special Revenue Fund .......................................................................................... 133
Parks Special Revenue Fund ............................................................................................ 134
Public Facilities Fees Special Revenue Fund ...................................................................... 135
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued)
SECTION PAGE
Other Supplementary Information (continued)
Combining and Individual Fund Statements and Schedules (continued):
Major and Nonmajor Budgetary Comparison Schedules (continued):
Roads Special Revenue Fund .......................................................................................... 136
Wildlife Grazing Special Revenue Fund ............................................................................ 137
Flood Control Districts Special Revenue Funds ................................................................. 138
Lighting Control Districts Special Revenue Funds .............................................................. 139
County Service Area Districts Special Revenue Funds ....................................................... 140
Nonmajor Enterprise Funds:
Nonmajor Enterprise Fund Descriptions ........................................................................... 143
Combining Statement of Net Position .............................................................................. 144
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Fund Net Position .............. 145
Combining Statement of Cash Flows ............................................................................... 146
Internal Service Funds:
Internal Service Fund Descriptions .................................................................................. 151
Combining Statement of Net Position .............................................................................. 153
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Fund Net Position .............. 154
Combining Statement of Cash Flows ............................................................................... 155
Internal Service Funds – Insurance Funds
Combining Statement of Net Position ...................................................................... 156
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Fund Net
Position ............................................................................................................... 157
Combining Statement of Cash Flows ........................................................................... 158
Fiduciary Funds:
Fiduciary Fund Descriptions ............................................................................................ 161
Agency Funds:
Combining Statement of Fiduciary Net Position ........................................................ 162
Combining Statement of Changes in Assets and Liabilities ........................................ 163
Investment Trust Funds:
Combining Statement of Fiduciary Net Position ........................................................ 164
Combining Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Position ....................................... 165
General Fund – Detailed Budgetary Comparison Schedules:
Detail Schedule of Expenditures – Budget to Actual Comparison – General Fund ................ 169
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued)
SECTION PAGE
STATISTICAL SECTION (unaudited)
Statistical Section Table of Contents ......................................................................................... 179
Net Position by Component ..................................................................................................... 181
Changes in Net Position .......................................................................................................... 182
Fund Balances, Governmental Funds ........................................................................................ 184
Changes in Fund Balances, Governmental Funds ....................................................................... 185
Estimated 30 Year Pension Liability Funding ............................................................................. 187
Assessed Valuation ................................................................................................................. 188
Direct and Overlapping Property Tax Rates ............................................................................... 189
Principal Property Taxpayers ................................................................................................... 190
Property Tax Levies and Collections ......................................................................................... 191
Special Assessments Billings and Collections ............................................................................. 192
Ratios of Total Debt Outstanding ............................................................................................. 193
Ratios of General Obligation Debt Outstanding ......................................................................... 194
Legal Debt Margin Information ................................................................................................ 195
Demographic and Economic Statistics ...................................................................................... 196
Principal Employers ................................................................................................................. 197
Full Time Equivalent County Government Employees by Function .............................................. 198
Operating Indicators by Function ............................................................................................. 199
Capital Assets Statistics by Function ......................................................................................... 200
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INTRODUCTORY SECTION
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COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO JAMES P. ERB, CPA
Auditor-Controller
AUDITOR CONTROLLER TREASURER TAX COLLECTOR Treasurer-Tax Collector
1055 MONTEREY ST, RM. D290 James W. Hamilton, CPA
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 93408
Assistant
(805) 781-5831 FAX (805) 781-5362
http://sloacttc.com
December 16, 2014
Honorable Board of Supervisors
County of San Luis Obispo
1055 Monterey Street, Suite D430
San Luis Obispo, California 93408
Your Honorable Board:
The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) of the County of San Luis Obispo
(County) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014, is hereby submitted as mandated by
Sections 25250 and 25253 of the Government Code of the State of California. These
statutes require that the County publish a complete set of financial statements audited
in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS) by a firm of licensed
certified public accountants. The County prepares its financial statements in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The requirements for financial
reporting in accordance with GAAP are established by the Governmental Accounting
Standards Board (GASB).
This report consists of management’s representations concerning the finances of the
County of San Luis Obispo. Consequently, management assumes full responsibility for
the completeness and reliability of all of the information presented in this report. To
provide a reasonable basis for making these representations, management of the
County of San Luis Obispo has established a comprehensive internal control framework
that is designed both to protect the government’s assets from loss, theft, or misuse and
to compile sufficient reliable information for the preparation of the County of San Luis
Obispo’s financial statements in conformity with GAAP. Because the cost of internal
controls should not outweigh their benefits, the County of San Luis Obispo’s
comprehensive framework of internal controls has been designed to provide a
reasonable rather than an absolute assurance that the financial statements will be free
from material misstatement. As management, we assert that, to the best of our
knowledge and belief, this financial report is complete and reliable in all material
respects.
The County of San Luis Obispo’s financial statements have been audited by Gallina
LLP, a firm of licensed certified public accountants. The goal of the independent audit
was to provide a reasonable assurance that the financial statements of the County of
San Luis Obispo for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014, are free of any material
misstatement. The independent audit involved examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements; assessing the
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accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management; and
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. The independent auditor
concluded, based upon the audit, that there was a reasonable basis for rendering an
unmodified opinion that the County of San Luis Obispo's financial statements for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 2014, are fairly presented and in conformity with GAAP. The
independent auditor's report is presented as the first component of the financial section
of this report.
The independent audit of the financial statements of the County of San Luis Obispo was
part of a broader, federally mandated "Single Audit" designed to meet the requirements
imposed by federal grantor agencies. The standards governing Single Audit
engagements require the independent auditor to report not only on the fair presentation
of the financial statements, but also on the audited government's internal controls and
compliance with legal requirements, with special emphasis on internal controls and legal
requirements involving the administration of federal awards. These reports are
available in the County of San Luis Obispo's separately issued Single Audit Report.
GAAP require 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 the two should be read in conjunction with each other. The County of San Luis
Obispo's MD&A can be found immediately following the report of the independent
auditors.
Profile of the Government
The County of San Luis Obispo, incorporated in 1850, is located on the central coast of
the State of California, midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco. The County
of San Luis Obispo currently occupies a land area of 3,616 square miles and serves a
population of 276,443 residents. Approximately 44% of the population resides in the
unincorporated area. The seven incorporated cities in the county are Arroyo Grande,
Atascadero, Grover Beach, Morro Bay, Paso Robles, Pismo Beach and San Luis
Obispo.
A five-member County Board of Supervisors is the legislative authority and governance
for the County. Each supervisor is elected to a four-year term in nonpartisan districts.
The terms are staggered with two supervisors being elected then three supervisors
being elected in alternating election years. The Board is responsible among other
things for establishing ordinances, adopting the budget, appointing committees, and
hiring the County Administrator and non-elected department heads. The County
Administrator is responsible for carrying out the policies and ordinances of the Board
and for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the County. The County has five
elected department heads responsible for the offices of the County Clerk-Recorder,
Assessor, Auditor- Controller- Treasurer- Tax Collector- Public Administrator, District
Attorney, and Sheriff-Coroner.
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The County of San Luis Obispo provides a full range of services, including public safety
and fire protection; construction and maintenance of highways, streets, and other
infrastructure; health and social programs that promote the well-being of the community;
and recreational activities and cultural events.
The annual budget serves as the foundation for the County of San Luis Obispo's
financial planning and control. The County Budget Act, as presented in California
Government Code sections 29000 and 30200, provides the general provisions and
requirements for preparing and approving the County budget. All County departments
are required to submit budget requests to the County Administrator. The budgets are
then reviewed by the County Administrator and compiled into a proposed budget with a
County Administrator's recommendation. Public hearings are set in the month of June,
with the Board of Supervisors adopting the final budget before the start of the next fiscal
year. The proposed budget is prepared by fund, function (e.g., public safety), and
department or division (e.g., Sheriff). During the year, department heads may make
transfers of appropriations within a division with the approval of the County
Administrator and Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector-Public Administrator.
Transfers of appropriations between departments or increases in the budget from new
revenue sources, reserves and/or contingencies require Board of Supervisors' approval.
Monthly estimates for both revenues and expenditures are used to assist departments
with budgetary control, and quarterly reports are submitted by each department to the
County Administrator and the Board on the status of their budgets.
Budget-to-actual comparisons are provided in this report for each individual
governmental fund for which an appropriated annual budget has been adopted. For the
general fund this comparison is presented as part of the required supplementary
information immediately following the notes to the financial statements. For other
governmental funds with appropriated annual budgets, this comparison is presented in
the governmental fund subsection of the statements.
Factors Affecting Financial Condition
The information presented in the financial statements is perhaps best understood when
it is considered from the broader perspective of the specific environment within which
the County of San Luis Obispo operates.
Unemployment Rates*
Employment:
14.0%
• Unemployment in the county as of 12.o%
October 30, 2014 was 5.4%, which
10.0%
is lower than the state rate of 7.3% .Q b.O.l -+-National
10 8.0%
and lower than the national c:
u Q l 6.0%
average of 5.8%. Last year at this Q~l - California
Q, 4.0%
time unemployment in the county
was 6.4%. 2.0% ...,_San Luis
0.0% Obispo
0 ...-4 N ("(') '<t
...-4 ...-4 ...-4 ...-4 ...-4
6 6 6 6 6
...-4 ...-4 ...-4 ...-4 ...-4
*Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics
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• The State of California has a major presence in the County of San Luis Obispo
with California Men's Colony, Atascadero State Hospital, CaiTrans, and
California Polytechnic State University, making the State the largest employer in
the county. The decrease in the county's unemployment has closely followed the
decreasing trend in state unemployment over the past several years.
Income:
• Family average income of
Median Income*
$37,910, as reported to the
Franchise Tax Board,
$39,000 .,----------
increased 3.8% from 2011 to
2012 (most recent data) for the $38,000 +----------..-
residents of the County of San
$37,000 +-..,..-------------::;,~
Luis Obispo.
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"'
• The San Luis Obispo 2012 ~ +---~rli,..-=:F--~~-=::;;t;:_
$35,000 County income
average family income of 0
$37,910 was approximately $34,000 State Average
5.6% higher than the State
$33,000 +-----------
average. San Luis Obispo
$32,000 +-----------
County ranked 14th out of 58
counties when comparing
$31,000 +--..----,----.-----.----,--
annual income; in 2011 we
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
were ranked 15th. *Source: California Franchise Tax Board
Retail Sales:
• Retail sales for the County of
Sales Tax- Unincorporated*
San Luis Obispo as a whole
increased by 25.1% from 2011
$14,000,000
to 2012 according to the State
$12,000,000
Board of Equalization.
$10,000,000
"...'.
.!!! $8,000,000
0
$6,000,000
• From June 2013 to June 2014 0
$4,000,000
sales tax revenue decreased v • Sales Tax
$2,000,000
by 17.5%. The decrease was l
$0 -
caused by a spike in sales tax
revenue in the prior year due to ~
the construction of a new solar
farm in the Carissa Plains.
*Source: County's Enterprise Financial System
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Real Estate:
People's desire to live in the area kept the median home price at $430,000 as of
September 2014. This is an increase 2.4% from the same period in the prior year.
Increase of the median home price demonstrates that the local real estate market is
continuing to rebound.
• Property tax revenue indicators illustrate the continuing recovery of the local
economy. Discretionary property tax receipts were $101 million, an increase of
4.6% over the prior year.
• The total tax levy of secured property of $421,139,733 for FY 2013-14 is an
increase of 3.9% from the previous year.
• Property Transfer Tax is related to the value and number of real estate
transactions during the year. The unincorporated area of the county saw an
increase of 3.1% during 2013-14. This is the fourth straight year of increases
which indicates that the housing market is recovering.
• The property tax delinquency rate has steadily decreased since 2008-2009
suggesting that foreclosures are slowing down, and family income is remaining
stable.
• Building permits showed an increase of 26.7% from 2013 to 2014, which also
indicates a strengthening housing market.
Tourism:
• Transient occupancy tax increased in
2014 by 6.68% in the unincorporated Transient Occupancy
area. The pristine coastline, small town
Tax*
atmospheres, sweeping vineyards,
excellent restaurants, and friendly
$10,000,000
attitudes of the local residents make San
Luis Obispo County a desired tourist $8,000,000
destination. ~ "' $6,000,000 -
0 0 $4,000,000 -
• The county's seat, the city of San Luis
$2,000,000
r-
Obispo city was declared by moveto.com
to be the Friendliest Small City in $0 k:::: ' 1 - ...,._ ::;";
0'1 0 .-I
America. From surfing to wine tasting to
zip lining, San Luis Obispo County has
an abundance of activities that appeal to
*Source: County's Enterprise Financial System
tourists and residents alike.
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Long-term financial planning:
• The 2014-15 fiscal year budget was developed as the final year in a seven year
plan to address major changes in the overall financial status of the County.
Property tax revenue has continued to increase and key economic indicators
such as transient occupancy, property and sales taxes show signs of
improvement allowing for a slight increase in the FY 2014-15 spending level. The
final 2013-14 budget authorized a $545.6 million spending level, which is an
increase over the $505.4 million budget from the FY 2012-13. The general fund
had $439.8 million appropriated to finance the current year's expenditures
including contingencies, with $9 million placed in general reserves and $24.9
million earmarked for designations.
• Each year a 5-year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) is compiled. The CIP is
a plan for short range and long-range capital acquisition and development. It
also includes plans to improve or rehabilitate County-owned roads and facilities.
The plan provides the mechanism for estimating capital requirements; setting
priorities; monitoring and evaluating the progress of capital projects; and
informing the public of projected capital improvements and unfunded needs.
While the CIP covers a five-year planning period, it is updated each year to
reflect ongoing changes as new projects are added, existing projects modified,
and completed projects deleted from the plan document. The five-year CIP does
not appropriate funds; rather it serves as a budgeting tool, identifying those
Capital Project appropriations to be made through the adoption of the County's
annual budget. The FY 2013-14 capital budget recommended funding for seven
new capital projects. Total 2013-14 appropriations for Capital Projects are
approximately $5.3 million. Many of the existing projects will be completed over
multiple years.
Relevant Financial Policies:
• Balanced Budget: The County Administrative Officer shall present a balanced
budget for all County operating funds on an annual basis.
• Ongoing Budget Administration: The County Administrator shall submit Quarterly
Financial Status Reports to the Board of Supervisors. The reports shall provide
expenditure and revenue projections and identify projected variances along with
recommendations and proposed corrective actions.
• Budget Priorities: The budget is an effort to allocate resources in an effective
and efficient manner in order to achieve the County's vision of a Safe, Healthy,
Livable, Prosperous, and Well-Governed Community.
• Use of "One-Time" Funds: One-time revenue shall be dedicated for use for one
time expenditures. Annual budgets will not be increased to the point that
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ongoing operating costs become overly reliant upon cyclical or unreliable one
time revenues.
• Adopt a Formal Debt Policy: A comprehensive Debt Management Policy was
developed by the Auditor-Controller and approved by the Debt Advisory
Committee. It was adopted by the Board of Supervisors on December 14, 2010.
• Cost Recovery through Fees: Utilize fees to recover costs where reasonable and
after all cost savings options have been explored.
• Pension Cost: Governor Brown implemented a Public Employee Pension
Reform Act (PEPRA) which took effect on January 1, 2013. In compliance with
PEPRA the County established a Tier Ill retirement plan that complies with or
exceeds the requirements of the pension reform legislation. In addition, the
County and most labor units have adopted a 50150 funding split between the
County and the employees.
Major Initiatives
• Los Osos Sewer Project: In FY 2013-14 this high profile project was well
underway with the pipeline installation nearly complete, and the Public Works
Department has begun to give tours of the Water Recycling Facility construction
site. This project is a requirement of the State to protect the local ground water
tables which risk infusion from the numerous residential septic systems in the
community of Los Osos.
• Women's Jail Expansion Project: The construction phase of the Women's Jail
Expansion Project began in FY 2013-14 and the women's housing unit and
security system are scheduled to be completed in December 2015. The
medical/programming facility is scheduled for completion in October 2016. The
Sheriff's Department is currently housing approximately 10 8 women in a facility
that was designed for 43 female inmates. When completed the expanded
Women's Jail will house up to 198 inmates.
• Transition Public Health Clients: The County continues to collaborate with local
stakeholders to transition enrolled County Medical Services Program clients and
other uninsured individuals into the expanded Medi-Cal program or into the new
State Health Insurance Exchange. Monthly meetings of the Affordable Care Act
(ACA) Planning Group of local health care stakeholders are held to coordinate
planning efforts for implementation of state and federal health care reforms.
• Veterans Services: The County's Veterans Services Office helped to get AB1 01
passed through the state legislature providing an additional $2.6 million dollars to
County Veterans Service Offices (CVSOs) around the state to better reach
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veterans in the community. This was the first increase in funding to CVSOs since
1998.
• District Attorney: In order to effectively prosecute more than 18,000 criminal
cases per year, the County's District Attorney's Office has implemented a new
case management system designed to manage and keep necessary and
statutorily required records. It is a complex case management system that must
also collaboratively integrate with the Sheriff, the Probation Department, the
Court and other criminal justice partners.
• Probation Collections Case Management: The County's Probation Department
contracted for the new case management system and, and it is expected to
increase efficiency and revenue recovery.
• Property Tax System: The County's mainframe Property Tax system continues
undergoing a platform change to a more usable and flexible server platform.
This restructuring will reduce annual information technology maintenance cost
and is part of the County's master plan of moving off of the mainframe.
Awards and Acknowledgments
Awards:
• The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) awarded a Certificate of
Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the County of San Luis
Obispo for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR) for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 2013. This was the twenty-eight consecutive year that the
County has received this prestigious award. In order to be awarded a Certificate
of Achievement the County published an easily readable and efficiently
organized Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR). This report satisfied
both generally accepted accounting principles and applicable legal requirements.
A Certificate of Achievement is valid for a period of one year only. We believe
that our current CAFR continues to meet the Certificate of Achievement
Program's requirements, and we are submitting it to the GFOA to determine its
eligibility for another certificate.
Acknowledgements:
• The preparation of the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report would not have
been possible without the efficient and dedicated services of the staff of the
Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector-Public Administrator's Office. We
would like to acknowledge the special efforts of our Enterprise Financial System
Operations Division and our independent auditors, Gallina LLP, for their
assistance in the report preparation. We would also like to express our
appreciation to all County departments who assisted in this process and to the
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Board of Supervisors for its leadership responsibility and unfailing support to
ensure the continued general fiscal health and integrity of the County.
Respectfully submitted,
mes P. Erb, CPA Dan Buckshi
uditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector County Administrative Officer
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COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
LIST OF ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS
JUNE 30, 2014
Elected Officials
Board of Supervisors
District #1 ................................................................................................. Frank R. Mecham
District #2 Chairperson ................................................................................. Bruce S. Gibson
District #3 ........................................................................................................... Adam Hill
District #4 ............................................................................................................ Caren Ray
District #5 ..................................................................................................... Debbie Arnold
Other Elected Officials
Assessor ............................................................................................. Tom J. Bordonaro Jr.
Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector-Public Administrator .......................... James P. Erb
Clerk-Recorder .......................................................................................... Julie L. Rodewald
District Attorney ........................................................................................... Gerald T. Shea
Sheriff-Coroner .............................................................................................. Ian Parkinson
Appointed Officials
Agricultural Commissioner ......................................................................... Martin Settevendemie
Chief Probation Officer ............................................................................................ James Salio
Child Support Services Director ..................................................................................... Phil Lowe
County Administrator ............................................................................................. Dan Buckshi
County Counsel ....................................................................................................... Rita L. Neal
County Fire ............................................................................................................ Robert Lewin
Behavioral Health Administrator ................................................................................. Anne Robin
General Services Agency Director ............................................................................. Janette Pell
Farm Advisor ...........................................................................................................M ary Bianchi
Health Agency Director ............................................................................................ Jeff Hamm
Human Resources Director .......................................................................... Tami Douglas-Schatz
Library Director ........................................................................................ Christopher Barnickel
Planning ............................................................................................................. James Bergman
Public Health Officer ....................................................................................... Penny Borenstein
Public Works Director ............................................................................................. Paavo Ogren
Social Services Director ............................................................................................. Lee Collins
Veteran’s Services Director ............................................................................... Dana Cummings
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County of San Luis Obispo Organizational Chart
Citizens of San Luis Obispo County
Special Districts Governed Boards, Commissions and
---------------- Board of Supervisors* ------------------
by the Board of Supervisors Committees
County Administrator
Health &
Land Public Community Fiscal & Internal
Human
Based Protection Services Administrative Support
Services
Auditor-
Controller-
Ag Child Support County
Health Agency Library Treasurer-Tax
Commissioner Services Counsel
Public Health Collector-Public
Mental Health
Administrator*
Drug & Alcohol
Animal Services
Medical Services
Planning & District Human
Farm Advisor Assessor*
Building Attorney* Resources
General General Services
Sheriff- Clerk-
Public Works Social Services Services Fleet
Coroner* Recorder*
Airports Information
Golf Technology
Parks & Rec
Administrative
Probation Veterans'
Office
Services
County Fire**
Emergency
Services
* Elected Officials
**Contract
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FINANCIAL SECTION
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT
The Honorable Board of Supervisors
County of San Luis Obispo, California
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the governmental activities, the business-type
activities, the discretely presented component unit, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund
information of the County of San Luis Obispo, California (County), as of and for the year ended June 30, 2014,
and the related notes to the financial statements, which collectively comprise the County’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 did not audit the
financial statements of the San Luis Obispo Pension Trust Fund and the First 5 San Luis Obispo County, a
discretely presented component unit. Those financial statements were audited by other auditors whose reports
have been furnished to us, and our opinion, insofar as it relates to the amounts included for the San Luis Obispo
County Pension Trust and the First 5 San Luis Obispo County, are based solely on the reports of the other
auditors. 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.
Opinions
In our opinion, based on our audit and the report of other auditors, the financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the respective financial position of the governmental activities, the
business-type activities, the discretely presented component unit, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining
fund information of the County, as of June 30, 2014, and the respective changes in financial position, and where
applicable, cash flows thereof for the year then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America.
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County of San Luis Obispo, California
Other Matters
Required Supplementary Information
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that the management’s
discussion and analysis, schedules of funding progress for both the defined benefit retirement plan and the
other post employment benefits (OPEB) plan and budgetary comparison information, as listed in the table of
contents, 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 County's basic financial statements. The introductory section, combining and individual nonmajor
fund financial statements and schedules, and statistical section are presented for purposes of additional
analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements.
The combining and individual nonmajor fund financial statements and schedules 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 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
them.
Other Reporting Required by Government Auditing Standards
In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report dated December 16, 2014
on our consideration of the County’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 County’s internal control over financial reporting and compliance.
Roseville, California
December 16, 2014
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
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COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
JUNE 30, 2014
As management of the County of San Luis Obispo, (the County), we offer readers the County’s financial
statements, this narrative overview, and analysis of the financial activities of the County for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 2014. We encourage readers to consider the information presented here in conjunction with
the transmittal letter at the front of this report and the County’s financial statements, which begin on
page 39. All amounts, unless otherwise indicated, are expressed in thousands of dollars.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (in thousands)
In FY 2013-14 the County implemented GASB Statement No. 65, Items Previously Reported as Assets and
Liabilities. GASB 65 establishes accounting and financial reporting standards that reclassify, as deferred
outflows or deferred inflows of resources certain items that were previously reported as assets and liabilities.
Additionally, the Standard requires that debt issuance amounts be expensed as incurred. Accordingly, the
County expensed the remaining balances of amortized debt issuance costs creating a decrease of $4,574 in
net position.
The assets of the County exceeded its liabilities at the close of the most recent fiscal year by
$1,767,738 (net position). Of this amount $423,210 (unrestricted net position) may be used to
meet the government’s ongoing obligations to citizens and creditors, $43,109 is restricted for specific
purposes (restricted net position), and $1,301,419 is invested in capital assets, net of related debt.
(Table A)
The County’s net position increased by $105,123 during the current fiscal year. The increase in
restricted and unrestricted net position represents the degree to which increases in ongoing
revenues exceeded increases in ongoing expenses (Table B). The increase in capital assets net of
related debt represents capital acquisitions during the year reduced by depreciation and increased
by retirement of long-term debt. (Table A)
As of June 30, 2014 the County’s governmental activities reported combined ending net position of
$1,481,156, an increase of $44,112 in comparison with the prior year. Approximately 24% of the
combined fund balances, or $423,210 is available for spending at the County’s discretion for current
and future needs (unrestricted net position). (Table A)
Business-type activities posted net program income of $57,936 before general revenues,
contributions and transfers from other funds, an increase of $24,132 when compared to net program
income of $33,804 in the prior year. The difference from the prior year is primarily due to an
increase of $21,790 of contributed capital in the Los Osos Wastewater fund related to escalated
construction activity.
At the end of the fiscal year, the entire $239,181 fund balance of the general fund was either
nonspendable ($779), restricted ($3,214), committed ($116,940) or assigned ($118,248).
The County issued new Assessment bonds of $38,199 to the USDA to finance costs of the Los Osos
Wastewater project, an increase of $14,026 over prior year issuances required by an increase in
construction activities in the current fiscal year. Additional bonds will be issued as future project
expenditures occur.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (continued)
OVERVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
This discussion and analysis is intended to serve as an introduction to the County’s basic financial
statements. The County’s basic financial statements include four components: 1) government-wide financial
statements, 2) fund financial statements, 3) notes to the financial statements, and 4) required
supplementary information. This report also contains other supplementary information in addition to the
basic financial statements.
Government-wide financial statements
The Government-wide financial statements are designed to provide readers with a broad overview of the
County’s finances, in a manner similar to a private-sector business.
The Statement of Net Position presents information on all of the County’s assets, deferred outflows, liabilities
and deferred inflows, 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 County is improving or
deteriorating.
The Statement of Activities presents information showing how the government’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 the 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 employee vacation balances).
Both of the government-wide financial statements distinguish functions of the County 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 cost through user fees and charges (business-type
activities). The governmental activities of the County include public protection, public ways and facilities,
health and sanitation, public assistance, education, recreational and cultural services and general
government. The main business-type activities of the County include the airport, golf courses, flood control
districts, the Nacimiento water project, the Los Osos wastewater project and county services areas.
Blended component units are included in our basic financial statements and consist of legally separate
entities for which the County is financially accountable and that have substantially the same board as the
County or provide services entirely to the County. They include county service areas, flood control districts,
waterworks districts, lighting maintenance districts, and the San Luis Obispo County Public Facilities
Corporation and San Luis Obispo County Financing Authority.
The County discretely presents the First 5 San Luis Obispo County component unit. The mission of First 5 is
to allocate funds from the California Children and Families Trust Fund and advocate for quality programs and
services, supporting children prenatal to age 5, to ensure that every child is healthy and ready to learn in
school. First 5 does not meet the requirements for blending, and therefore its financial activities are
presented separately from the County.
The government-wide financial statements can be found on pages 39 to 43 of this report.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (continued)
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 County, 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 County 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 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 the 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 funds with similar
information presented for governmental activities in the government-wide financial statements. By doing so,
readers may better understand the long-term impact of the government’s near-term financing decisions.
Both the governmental fund balance sheet and the governmental fund statements of revenues,
expenditures, and changes in fund balances provide a reconciliation to facilitate this comparison between
governmental funds and governmental activities.
The County maintains twenty-four individual governmental funds organized according to their type: general,
special revenue, debt service, and capital projects. 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 the general fund and the capital projects fund, which are considered to be major funds.
Data from the remaining twenty-two governmental funds are combined into a single, aggregated
presentation. Individual fund data for each of the non-major governmental funds is provided in the form of
combining statements found in the other supplementary information section of this report.
A budgetary comparison statement has been provided for the general fund and any major special revenue
funds to demonstrate compliance with the budget and can be located in the required supplementary section
of the report. Individual budgetary data for each of the non-major governmental funds is provided in the
other supplementary information section of this report.
The basic governmental fund financial statements can be found on pages 45 to 50 of this report.
Proprietary funds – The County maintains two different types of proprietary funds, enterprise and internal
service funds. Enterprise funds are used to report the same functions presented as business-type activities
in the government-wide financial statements. The County uses enterprise funds to account for the airport,
golf course, transit districts, flood control districts, waterworks districts and county service areas. Internal
service funds are an accounting device used to accumulate and allocate costs internally among the County’s
various functions. The County uses internal service funds to account for its vehicle operations and
maintenance, public works services, Other Post Employment Benefits, and self-insurance programs. Because
these services predominately benefit governmental rather than business-type functions, they have been
included within governmental activities in the governmental-wide financial statements.
Proprietary funds provide the same type of information as the government-wide financial statements, only in
more detail. The Airport, Nacimiento Water Contract, Lopez Flood Control, and Los Osos Wastewater funds
are considered to be major funds of the County and are presented separately in the proprietary fund
financial statements. All other enterprise funds have been combined into a single column for presentation.
The seven internal service funds are combined into a single, aggregated presentation in the proprietary fund
financial statements. Individual fund data for the internal service and enterprise funds is provided in the
form of combining statements found in the other supplementary section of this report.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (continued)
The basic proprietary fund financial statements can be found on pages 51 to 53 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 reflected in the government-wide financial statements because the
resources of those funds are not available to support the County’s own programs. The accounting used for
fiduciary funds is much like that used for proprietary funds.
The basic fiduciary fund financial statements can be found on pages 54 to 55 of this report.
Notes to the Basic 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 basic financial statements can be found on pages 57 to 94 of this report.
Required Supplementary Information – The statements are followed by a section of required supplementary
information (RSI) that further explains and supports the information in the financial statements.
The required supplementary information can be found on pages 95 to 101 of this report.
Other Supplementary Information – In addition to the basic financial statements, accompanying notes, and
required supplementary information, this report also presents certain other supplementary information
concerning the County’s general fund and special revenue funds budgetary schedules and combining and
individual fund statements.
Combining and individual fund statements and schedules – The combining and individual fund statements
and schedules referred to earlier provide information for non-major governmental funds, enterprise, internal
service funds, and fiduciary funds and are presented immediately following the required supplementary
information. Combining and individual fund statements and schedules can be found on pages 105 to 120
and 141 to 165 of this report.
Budgetary comparison schedules – The budgetary comparison schedules (other than the General Fund which
is presented with the individual General Fund statements) for the Capital Projects, Pension Obligation Bond,
Public Financing Corporation, Public Financing Authority, and non-major Special Revenue funds can be found
on pages 121 to 140 of this report.
Detail Budgetary schedules demonstrating legal level of compliance with budgetary control for the General
Fund are presented with the individual General Fund statements on pages 167 to 176 of this report.
GOVERNMENT-WIDE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
In accordance with changes in governmental accounting standards, the County applied Governmental
Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statement No. 34 to these financial statements.
As stated earlier, net position may serve over time as a useful indicator of a government’s financial position.
In the case of the County, assets and deferred outflows exceeded liabilities and deferred inflows by
$1,767,738 as detailed in the table below:
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Table A
Statement of Net Position
June 30, 2014
(in thousands)
2013-
June 30, 2014 June 30, 2013 2014
Total Total
Govern- Business- Primary Govern- Business- Primary Total
mental Type Govern- mental Type Govern- %
Activities Activities ment Activities Activities ment Chg
Assets:
Current assets $ 423,654 $ 165,254 $ 588,908 $ 382,639 $ 167,426 $ 550,065 7.1%
Other long-term assets 139,107 10,665 149,772 140,715 14,094 154,809 (3.3%)
Capital assets 1,136,448 502,769 1,639,217 1,128,549 448,918 1,577,467 3.9%
Total assets 1,699,209 678,688 2,377,897 1,651,903 630,438 2,282,341 4.2%
Liabilities:
Long-term liabilities 158,203 337,903 496,106 164,520 292,697 457,217 8.5%
Other liabilities 59,850 54,203 114,053 50,339 112,170 162,509 (29.8%)
Total liabilities 218,053 392,106 610,159 214,859 404,867 619,726 (1.5%)
Net position:
Net investment in
capital assets 1,112,934 188,485 1,301,419 1,103,924 167,138 1,271,062 2.4%
Restricted 43,109 - 43,109 28,863 - 28,863 49.4%
Unrestricted 325,113 98,097 423,210 304,257 58,433 362,690 16.7%
Total net position $ 1,481,156 $ 286,582 $ 1,767,738 $ 1,437,044 $ 225,571 $ 1,662,615 6.3%
Analysis of Net Position
Approximately 24% or $423,210 of the County’s net position represents unrestricted net position, which may
be used to meet the County’s ongoing obligations to citizens and creditors.
The most significant portion of the County’s net position, $1,301,419 or 74%, reflects its investment in
capital assets net of accumulated depreciation (e.g. land and easements, structures and improvements,
infrastructure, and equipment), less any outstanding related debt used to acquire those assets. The County
uses these capital assets to provide services to citizens; consequently, these assets are not available for
future spending. Although the County’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 sources, since
the capital assets themselves cannot be used to liquidate these liabilities.
The remaining balance of the County’s net position of $43,109, or 2%, represents resources that are subject
to external restrictions on how they may be used.
At the end of the current fiscal year, the County reported positive balances in all three categories of net
position, both for the County as a whole, as well as for its separate governmental activities and business-
type activities. Net position for governmental activities increased $44,112 and net position for business
activities increased $61,011 resulting in an overall increase of $105,123 in the County’s total net position.
Invested in capital assets, net related debt for business type activities increased $21,347. This increase is
primarily due to construction activity in the Los Osos Wastewater fund that does not have related debt. The
remainder is comprised of reductions to capital related debt from scheduled debt service principal payments
and construction in progress in various nonmajor enterprise activities.
Invested in capital assets, net related debt for governmental activities increased $9,010. The majority of the
increase is associated with construction in progress for several large infrastructure projects having no related
debt, and the retirement of capital related long-term debt.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (continued)
There was an increase of $60,520 in unrestricted net position reported in connection with the Total Primary
Government. This category represents net position of the County which is not subject to constraints imposed
by creditors, grantors, contributors, laws or regulations. This amount may be used to meet the County’s
general obligations. The increase was due to excess general revenues over net program revenues and a
decrease in amounts restricted for commitments to creditors.
The table on the next page indicates the changes in net position for governmental and business-type
activities:
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (continued)
Table B
Statement of Activities
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014
(in thousands)
June 30, 2014 June 30, 2013 2013-
2014
Govern- Business- Total Govern- Business- Total Total
mental Type Primary mental Type Primary %
Activities Activities Government Activities Activities Government Chg
Revenues:
Program revenues:
Charges for services $ 56,969 $ 37,611 $ 94,580 $ 54,526 $ 36,933 $ 91,459 3.4%
Operating grants and
contributions 216,259 163 216,422 209,118 193 209,311 3.4%
Capital grants and
contributions 9,236 59,279 68,515 3,537 36,583 40,120 70.8%
General revenues:
Property taxes 152,256 4,402 156,658 143,182 4,145 147,327 6.3%
Other taxes 22,088 32 22,120 23,940 29 23,969 (7.7%)
Interest and
investment income 599 595 1,194 733 385 1,118 6.8%
Grants not restricted to
specific programs 1,727 - 1,727 3,537 - 3,537 (51.2%)
Other revenues - 40 40 4 160 164 (75.6%)
Total revenues 459,134 102,122 561,256 438,577 78,428 517,005 8.6%
Expenses:
General government 36,866 - 36,866 34,507 - 34,507 6.8%
Public protection 148,135 - 148,135 142,353 - 142,353 4.1%
Public ways and
facilities 28,253 - 28,253 28,474 - 28,474 (0.8%)
Health sanitation 74,313 - 74,313 69,222 - 69,222 7.4%
Public assistance 99,449 - 99,449 97,929 - 97,929 1.6%
Education 9,611 - 9,611 9,922 - 9,922 (3.1%)
Recreational and
cultural services 7,745 - 7,745 9,735 - 9,735 (20.4%)
Interest on Long-term
debt 5,270 - 5,270 6,041 - 6,041 (12.8%)
Airport - 5,664 5,664 - 5,435 5,435 4.2%
Golf - 2,608 2,608 - 2,779 2,779 (6.2%)
State water contract - 5,992 5,992 - 5,536 5,536 8.2%
Nacimiento Water
Contract - 13,840 13,840 - 14,738 14,738 (6.1%)
Lopez dam - 6,116 6,116 - 6,548 6,548 (6.6%)
General Flood Control - 809 809 - 746 746 8.4%
County Service Areas - 3,857 3,857 - 3,779 3,779 2.1%
Los Osos Wastewater - 231 231 - 344 344 (32.8%)
Total expenses 409,642 39,117 448,759 398,183 39,905 438,088 2.4%
Excess/(deficiency)
before transfers 49,492 63,005 112,497 40,394 38,523 78,917 42.6%
Transfers (790) 790 - (166) 166 -
Special Item (2,800) - (2,800) - - - 100.0%
Change in net position 45,902 63,795 109,697 40,228 38,689 78,917 39.0%
Net position at
beginning of year 1,437,044 225,571 1,662,615 1,396,816 186,882 1,583,698 5.0%
Cumulative effect of
change in accounting
principle (1,790) (2,784) (4,574) - - - -
Net position -end of year $ 1,481,156 $ 286,582 $ 1,767,738 $ 1,437,044 $ 225,571 $ 1,662,615 6.3%
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Analysis of Governmental and Business-type Activities
Governmental Activities
Governmental activities increased San Luis Obispo County’s net position by $44,112 (including the
cumulative change of effect in accounting principle) compared to an increase of $40,228 in the prior year.
Factors contributing to the increase are as follows:
Total revenues from Governmental Activities grew by 4.0% with a net increase of $17.8 million from the
prior year. Program Revenues overall were essentially unchanged; however, increases occurred in Operating
Grants and Contributions and Capital Grants and Contributions.
The Operating Grants and Contributions category rose primarily due to a number of small increases in the
Public Protection, Health and Sanitation, and Public Assistance functions. The Public Protection function
increased both due to a new grant from the State Department of Water Resources for Integrated Regional
Water Management and due to increased sales tax funding from Proposition 172. In the Health and
Sanitation function, Public Health and Mental Health saw increases in state aid which were partially offset by
a decrease in state Mental Health Services Act funding. Drug and Alcohol Services received additional federal
funding for discretionary, prevention and youth services, and there was an increase in federal community
development block grant funds as well. The increase in the Public Assistance function was a combination of
a decrease in County Medical Services Program funding, a result of shifts to Medi-Cal reimbursed services
under the Health Care Affordability Act, and an increase in Cal Works assistance.
Capital Grants and Contributions increased by $5.7 million primarily due to increased State funding of the
Women’s Jail project. The La Panza Road widening project in Creston and the Santa Rosa Creek Bridge
project in Cambria also had increased capital grants and contributions in the current year.
Property Taxes increased by $9.1 million over the prior year reflecting an increase in property values as the
economy begins to recover. The Other Taxes category decrease of $1.8 million was mostly caused by an
18% drop in sales and use tax from the prior fiscal year.
Transfers from Governmental to Business-type activities increased by $624 thousand primarily due to the
transfer of grant related monies from the Flood Control District to the Los Osos Wastewater fund.
Total expenses from Governmental Activities increased $11.5 million over the prior year. Within
Governmental Activities, the Health and Sanitation function had the most significant increase (7.4%) The
majority of the Health and Sanitation increase was caused by increased Community Development activity
including the First Time Homebuyer program. Behavioral Health salaries, residential services, and supportive
services also increased in the current fiscal year. General Government (6.8%) and Public Protection (4.1%)
also showed increases, but the overall Governmental Activities increases were slightly reduced by a 20.4%
decrease in the Recreational and Cultural Services function. The increase in General Government functional
expenses was caused by a $2.8 million dollar payment to the Los Osos Community Services District in
connection with the resolution of the District’s bankruptcy, (see footnote 20 for further detail). The increase
in expenses for the Public Protection function was comprised of increased labor costs for the Sheriff-Coroner
and Probation departments related to the increase in caseloads caused by AB109 prison realignment as well
as increased law enforcement coverage for the California Valley. The distribution of Integrated Regional
Water Management grant monies also contributed to the increase in Public Protection expenses. The 20.4%
decrease in the Recreational and Cultural Services function was due to a prior year spike caused by the loss
on the retirement of Parks capital assets.
The County has remained committed to a seven-year plan enacted in FY 2007-08 to navigate through
national and local fiscal challenges and address a consequential structural budget gap. The plan includes a
combination of short-term measures and expenditure reductions, with expenditure reductions addressing a
larger share of the gap as the plan progresses. Expenditure measures have included reducing department
budgets, maintaining a partial hiring freeze, and progressing labor negotiations including pension cost
sharing, reduced benefit pension plans (Tier 2 and Tier 3) for new employees; and an updated approach to
setting salaries by using a broader labor market for equitable compensation comparisons. As a result, the
budget gap has been eliminated from a peak of $30 million in FY 2009-10.
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Business-type Activities
Business-type Activities increased San Luis Obispo County’s net position by $61.0 million (including the
cumulative change of effect in accounting principle) compared to an increase of $38.7 million in the previous
year. Revenues exceeded expenses by $63 million, and a transfer of $790 thousand from Governmental
Activities resulted in the total increase to net position. Key elements of current year activity are as follows:
Total revenue increased $23.7 million from the preceding year. The largest increase occurred in Capital
Grants and Contributions ($22.7 million) due to escalated construction activity for the Los Osos Wastewater
Project.
The biggest increases in General Revenues for Business-type activities took place in Property Tax revenue
which rose by $257 thousand and Interest and Investment Income which increased by $210 thousand.
Expenses for Business-type Activities decreased $788 thousand from the prior year. Within Business-type
activities, the largest decrease in expenses, $898 thousand, was primarily due to prior year increased activity
in debt issuance, interest and arbitrage costs in the Nacimiento Water Contract fund. The decrease in
expenses was offset slightly by an increase in State Water Contract professional and special services.
FUND FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF COUNTY'S FUNDS
As noted earlier, the County uses fund accounting to ensure and demonstrate compliance with finance-
related legal requirements.
Governmental Funds
The focus of the County’s governmental funds is to provide information on near-term inflows, outflows, and
balances of spendable resources. Such information is useful in assessing the County’s financing
requirements. In particular, total fund balance less the nonspendable portion may serve as a useful
measure of a government’s net resources available for spending at the end of the fiscal year. Total fund
balance consists of the following components (see footnote 11 for additional detail):
Nonspendable fund balance, $779, represents amounts that are not spendable in form, or are legally
or contractually required to be maintained intact, and includes (1) inventories of $98 (2) prepaid
items of $348 and (3) long term receivables of $333.
Restricted fund balance, $23,378, represents amounts that are subject to externally enforceable
legal restrictions imposed by creditors, grantors, contributors, laws, regulations, or enabling
legislation. This balance includes amounts restricted for (1) Tax loss reserves of $3,214 (2) Public
facilities of $11,009, (3) Traffic impact programs of $6,871, (4) Wildlife and grazing programs of
$18 and (5) Debt service of $2,266.
Committed fund balance, $191,180, represents amounts with constraints imposed by the Board of
Supervisors for specified purposes. Significant components of this balance include commitments for
(1) Flood control programs, $19,512, (2) Tax reduction reserve, $37,289, (3) Automation projects,
$12,807 (4) Building Replacement $19,424 (5) Solar plant mitigation, $11,851, and (6) Capital
projects, $22,385.
Assigned fund balance, $118,248, represents amounts the County intends to use for specific
purposes that are neither restricted nor committed. Significant components of this balance include
(1) Behavioral Health programs, $12,576, (2) Tax reduction reserve, $22,187, (3) General
government, $13,139, (4) Foster Care/Adoption programs, $8,517 and (5) Subsequent Fiscal Year
Budget, $36,851.
As of the end of the current fiscal year, the County’s governmental funds reported combined ending fund
balance of $335,585 an increase of 14.0%, or $41,076 in comparison with the prior year. Approximately
93% of the total fund balance, or $309,428, is available to meet the County’s current and future needs.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (continued)
General Fund
The general fund is the chief operating fund of the County. As of the end of the current fiscal year,
spendable fund balance of the general fund was $238,402 while total fund balance reached $239,181. As a
measure of the general fund’s liquidity, it is useful to compare both total fund balance and spendable fund
balance to total fund expenditures of $353.4 million. Spendable fund balance represents 67.5% of the total
fund expenditures, while total fund balance represents 67.7% of the same amount, an 8.9% increase from
the prior year. During the current fiscal year, the fund balance of the general fund increased by
$31.5 million.
The following provides an explanation for the change in fund balance.
Total revenues exceeded total expenditures by $56.4 million. General fund revenues ended the year with
an increase of $12.4 million over the prior year. Total expenditures increased $7.0 million.
Most revenue categories were essentially unchanged from the prior year with the exception of Aid from
Governmental Agencies and Taxes which increased by $9.9 million and $5.7 million respectively and
Fines, Forfeits, and Penalties which decreased by $3.3 million. The $9.9 million increase in Aid from
Governmental Agencies was driven by increases in state funding for Social Services including CalWorks
and Medi-Cal, as well as increased state realignment revenue for Mental Health services. The Taxes
increase is primarily due to increased secured property tax revenue. Fines, Forfeits, and Penalties
decreased primarily because in the prior year the County had received settlement money from a
contractor; however, in the current year revenue from traffic school fees, county motor vehicle crime
fines, and administrative penalties for violations of hazardous waste requirements also decreased.
Total expenditures in the General Fund increased $7.0 million (2.0%) from the prior year. Expenditures
were down or relatively flat for all functions except for the Public Protection, Health and Sanitation, and
Public Assistance functions each of which experienced a slight increase over the prior year. The increase
in the Public Protection functions was driven by increased Sheriff-Coroner labor costs primarily related to
AB109 prison realignment staffing. Health and Sanitation function increases were mainly due to
increased residential services, and supportive services for Behavioral Health. The increase in the Public
Assistance function is reflective of increased labor costs in Social Services.
Capital Projects
The Capital Projects Fund handles construction projects for the County’s governmental funds. The fund had
a total fund balance of $25.7 million. Capital outlay expenditures exceeded revenues by $2.5 million and
transfers in exceeded transfers out by $3.2 million. The net of these two factors resulted in a
$616 thousand increase in fund balance for the current year. Funding for specific projects comes from use
of designations, public facilities fees, issuance of long-term debt, and aid from other government agencies.
The general fund transferred $2.9 million to the Capital Projects Fund of which $2.2 million is for the
women’s jail project. The remaining $0.7 million is primarily for the Juvenile Services Hall project. Significant
current year activities of the Capital Projects Fund are discussed in the Capital Assets section under
Governmental Activities.
Governmental Fund Revenues
Revenues for all governmental funds combined totaled $480.7 million in the current fiscal year, which
represents an increase of approximately 6.5% or $29.3 million from the prior fiscal year revenues of
$451.4 million.
The following table presents the amount of revenues from various sources and also displays increases or
decreases from the prior year.
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Table C
Revenues Classified by Source
Governmental Funds
Fund Financial Statements
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014
(in thousands)
2013-2014 2012-2013 Increase/(Decrease)
Percent Percent Percent
Amount of Total Amount of Total Amount Change
Revenues by Source:
Taxes $ 177,765 37.0% $ 171,771 38.1% $ 5,994 3.5%
Licenses, Permits,
Franchises 10,694 2.2% 9,247 2.0% 1,447 15.6%
Fines, Forfeits, and
Penalties 5,257 1.0% 6,654 1.5% (1,397) (21.0%)
Revenues from Use of
Money and Property 1,373 0.3% 1,475 0.3% (102) (6.9%)
Aid from Governmental
Agencies 229,283 47.7% 209,234 46.4% 20,049 9.6%
Charges for Current
Services 50,071 10.5% 41,690 9.2% 8,381 20.1%
Other Revenues 6,235 1.3% 11,342 2.5% (5,107) (45.0%)
Total $ 480,678 100% $ 451,413 100% $ 29,265 6.5%
The following provides an explanation of revenues by source that changed significantly over the prior
year in the governmental funds.
Taxes increased $6.0 million or 3.5%. Revenue from Current Property Taxes and Transient
Occupancy Taxes increased for the fourth consecutive year. Property Tax in Lieu – Sales and
Use Tax and Property Tax in Lieu – Vehicle License Fees both increased, but a decrease in Sales
and Use Tax due to the completion of the new solar farm in the Carissa Plains offset the
increases by $2.5 million.
Licenses, Permits, and Franchises revenue increased $1.5 million or 15.6%. Increased
construction permitting activity accounted for the majority of the increase; however, franchise
fee and animal licenses revenue also increased over the prior year.
Fines, Forfeits, and Penalties decreased $1.4 million or 21.0%. The most significant factor relates
to a prior year receipt of a settlement from a contractor; however, in the current year revenue
from traffic school fees and county motor vehicle crime fines, and administrative penalties for
violations of hazardous waste requirements also decreased.
Aid from Governmental Agencies increased $20.0 million or 9.6%. Approximately half of the
increase relates to state funding for Social Services including CalWorks and Medi-Cal, as well as
increased state realignment revenue for Mental Health services. Additionally, State Highway
Users Tax funding was increased, and the County received a grant from the State Department of
Water Resources for Integrated Regional Water Management.
Charges for Current Services increased $8.4 million or 20.1%. The increase is due to increased
revenue activity across functions. The largest factor contributing to the increase was a prior year
issuance of $1.8 million in refunds of SB2557 property tax administrative fees previously charged
to cities in the County. The refunds resulted from a Supreme Court decision regarding the
method of calculation of the fees. Other significant increases were a result of increased billings
for Behavioral Health Services, camping fees, sanitation services fees, and water sales for resale.
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Other Revenues decreased $5.1 million or 45.0%. The decrease was caused by prior year
receipts of $1.7 million from a court settlement regarding a local development and prior year
contributions of $1.9 million from Friends of the Libraries for the new Atascadero and Cambria
libraries. Additionally, the County received $1.2 million less in tobacco settlement revenue in the
current fiscal year. Revenue from reimbursements for foster care/adoption services, and various
parks reimbursements also decreased.
The following table presents the amount of expenditures by function as well as increases or decreases from
the prior year.
Table D
Expenditures By Function Including Capital Outlay
Governmental Funds
Fund Financial Statements
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014
(in thousands)
2013-2014 2012-2013 Increase/(Decrease)
Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent
of Total of Total of
Change
Expenditures by Function:
General Government $ 44,317 10.1% $ 44,374 10.5% $ (57) (0.1%)
Public Protection 148,155 33.9% 143,832 34.1% 4,323 3.0%
Public Ways and Facilities 28,528 6.5% 34,178 8.1% (5,650) (16.5%)
Health and Sanitation 74,586 17.1% 70,021 16.6% 4,565 6.5%
Public Assistance 99,442 22.8% 98,059 23.2% 1,383 1.4%
Education 12,205 2.8% 9,901 2.3% 2,304 23.3%
Recreational and Cultural
Services 7,993 1.8% 7,538 1.8% 455 6.0%
Principal payments 5,412 1.2% 4,065 1.0% 1,347 33.1%
Interest on Long-Term Debt 5,419 1.2% 5,863 1.4% (444) (7.6%)
Debt Issuance Costs - - 269 0.1% (269) (100.0%)
Capital outlay 11,312 2.6% 3,692 0.9% 7,620 206.4%
Total $ 437,369 100% $ 421,792 100% $ 15,577 3.7%
The following provides an explanation of the expenditures by function that changed significantly over the
prior year.
Public Ways and Facilities expenditures decreased $5.7 million or 16.5%. The fluctuation is
attributable primarily to decreased construction and maintenance activity in the Roads Fund
including the construction phase completion of the Willow Road Interchange in Nipomo in the
prior year, and the winding down of the Price Canyon Bridge project.
Health and Sanitation expenditures increased $4.6 million or 6.5%. The majority of the increase
is caused by increases in Behavioral Health residential and supportive services.
Education expenditures increased $2.3 million or 23.3% due to construction costs associated
with the new Atascadero and Cambria libraries.
Capital Outlay expenditures increased $7.6 million or 206.4%. The majority of the increase is
due to new construction activity on the Women’s Jail Project. The Atascadero Library project
had significantly increased expenditures as well.
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Proprietary Funds
The County’s proprietary funds provide the same type of information found in the government-wide financial
statements, but in more detail. The following table shows actual revenues, expenses, and results of
operations for the 2013-14 fiscal year.
Table E
Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Results of Operations
Proprietary Funds
Fund Financial Statements
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014
(in thousands)
Major Nonmajor
Funds Funds Total
Nacimiento Lopez Other
Water Flood Los Osos Enterprise Total
Airport Contract Control Wastewater Funds Enterprise
Operating
revenues $ 4,527 $ 13,685 $ 6,123 $ 3 $ 13,313 $ 37,651
Operating
expenses 5,469 4,628 4,409 234 12,952 27,692
Operating
income
(loss) (942) 9,057 1,714 (231) 361 9,959
Non-
operating
revenues
(expenses),
net (68) (7,471) (501) 10 1,778 (6,252)
Net income
(loss) before
contributions
and transfers (1,010) 1,586 1,213 (221) 2,139 3,707
Contributions
and
transfers,
net 1,736 - - 58,143 190 60,069
Change in
net
position $ 726 $ 1,586 $ 1,213 $ 57,922 $ 2,329 $ 63,776
All the enterprise funds are expected to continue to meet all ongoing cost of operations and in the long term
be able to maintain sufficient reserves.
The Airport Fund reported an operating loss of $942 thousand, slightly less than the prior year
loss of $1.1 million. Net position increased by $726 thousand compared to a decrease in net
position of $683 thousand in the prior year. For the first time since FY 2010-11 passenger
enplanement activity grew with an 11% increase over the prior year.
The Nacimiento Water Contract Fund realized operating income of $9.1 million and increased net
position by $1.6 million, an improvement over the prior year $641 thousand increase in net
position. The fund’s total operating revenues decreased by $196 thousand, but the decrease
was offset by a decrease in expenditures for contractors and an increase in expenditures for
professional services leading to a net increase in operating income of $219 thousand (2%).
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The Lopez Flood Control Fund reported $1.7 million in operating income, an increase of
$127 thousand or 8% over the prior year. Net position increased by $1.2 million due to
increases in property taxes and water sales and decreases in maintenance and professional
services expenses.
The Los Osos Wastewater Fund reported an operating loss of $231 thousand primarily due to
costs associated with the Water Conservation Program. Capital contributions increased to
$57.5 million which is $21.8 million over the prior year amount. The increase in capital
contributions was the significant factor in the change in net position of $57.9 million.
GENERAL FUND BUDGETARY HIGHLIGHTS
The original budget for expenditures and transfers out increased by $27.4 million, or 33%, during the course
of the year contributing towards the final amended budget. This increase was funded in part by increases in
budgeted revenues of $18.5 million and the use of reserves and designations for the balance.
Unanticipated revenues totaling $14.7 million in State and Federal Aid, $1.0 million in Charges for Current
Services, $1.2 million in Other Revenue, $617 thousand in Fines, Forfeits, and Penalties, $579 thousand in
Inter-fund Revenues, and $431 thousand in Other Financing sources financed the budget augmentations.
The largest budget augmentations occurred in the functional areas of Public Assistance ($6.6 million), Public
Protection ($5.8 million), and Health and Sanitation ($3.8 million). The increase for the Public Assistance
function is comprised of $6.1 million for Social Services including Affordable Health Care Act implementation,
the CalWorks and CalFresh programs, and Workforce Investment Act programs; and $520 thousand for
Veterans’ Services. Significant Public Protection function budget augmentations include $2.8 million for the
Sheriff-Coroner’s programs and $1.3 million for Planning programs. The remaining increase is due to various
smaller augmentations for District Attorney, Probation, County Fire, and Emergency services. The Health
and Sanitation function augmentations were primarily for Public Health services, $1.6 million, Mental Health
services, $1.5 million, and Drug and Alcohol services, $588 thousand. At the close of the current fiscal year,
actual General Fund expenditures were 89.7% of budget, while General Fund revenues were realized at
98.4% of budget.
CAPITAL ASSET AND DEBT ADMINISTRATION
Capital Assets
At June 30, 2014, the County had $1.6 billion invested in a broad range of capital assets, including land,
buildings, systems improvements, machinery and equipment, park facilities, golf courses, airport facilities,
roads, bridges, dams, and water and sewer lines (see Table F on the following page). This amount
represents a net increase (including additions and deductions) of $62 million or 3.9% from last year.
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Table F
Capital Assets
June 30, 2014
(in thousands)
Govern- Govern- Business Business Total Total
mental mental Type Type Capital Capital
Activities Activities Activities Activities Assets Assets Total
June 30, June 30, June 30, June 30, June 30, June 30, Percent
2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 Change
Land $ 789,246 $ 794,679 $ 32,617 $ 32,621 $ 821,863 $ 827,300 0.7%
Water Rights - - 44,564 46,457 44,564 46,457 4.3%
Other Property
Non
Depreciable - - 1,968 1,968 1,968 1,968 -
Construction-
in-progress 71,143 39,682 54,479 110,491 125,622 150,173 19.5%
Structures &
Improvements 177,637 179,137 169,175 168,797 346,812 347,934 0.3%
Equipment 73,465 75,588 3,096 3,148 76,561 78,736 2.8%
Other Property
Depreciable 340 340 554 554 894 894 -
Infrastructure
Depreciable 295,829 341,432 191,153 193,948 486,982 535,380 9.9%
Subtotal 1,407,660 1,430,858 497,606 557,984 1,905,266 1,988,842 4.4%
Less
Accumulated
Depreciation (279,111) (294,410) (48,688) (55,215) (327,799) (349,625) 6.7%
Total $ 1,128,549 $ 1,136,448 $ 448,918 $ 502,769 $ 1,577,467 $ 1,639,217 3.9%
Major additions and future commitments in capital assets – Governmental activities
County Roads had the majority of additions in governmental activities with $6.5 million worth of assets
related to the Willow Road Interchange project in Nipomo. Other infrastructure additions during FY 2013-14
include construction on the North County Public Service Center ($1.2 million), the new Cambria library
($588 thousand), and the Cayucos Pier restoration project ($476 thousand). Major on-going projects include
a Women’s Jail, a new Property Tax system, and expansion of the Juvenile Hall.
Major additions and future commitments in capital assets – Business-type activities
The majority of the $54 million in additions and $67 million in future commitments for business-type
activities relate to the $173 million wastewater project for the community of Los Osos. The project is
designed to address groundwater contamination issues caused by years of seepage from septic systems and
is scheduled for completion in early 2015. In FY 2013-14, the County continued its water conservation
program, implemented in FY 2012-13, with the goal of reducing indoor consumption to 50 gallons per
person per day in accordance with the project’s Coastal Development Permit.
The Nacimiento Water Contract Fund recognized $812 thousand of assets related to the transmission lines
and pump stations.
More detailed information about the County's capital assets is presented in Notes 4 and 5 in the financial
statements.
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Debt Administration
At the end of the current fiscal year, the County of San Luis Obispo had total notes and bonds payable of
$482.0 million. In July 2003, the county issued Pension Obligation Bonds to refund the Unfunded Actuarial
Accrued Liability due to the Pension Trust. In 2009, the County issued the 2009 Series A Term Bonds to
refund and defease the 2003 Series B Auction Rate Bonds. The balance remaining on the County’s Pension
Obligation Bonds at the end of FY 2013-14 was $111.2 million. Pension Obligation Bonds debt service
payments are funded by County payroll benefits. The remainder of the County’s debt consists of:
$44.5 million in certificates of participation, which are repaid from a variety of revenues; $46.5 million in
State loans and $192.9 million in revenue bonds which are repaid with water service revenue. General
Obligation Bonds totaling $10.5 million are backed by the full faith and credit of the County. Additionally,
the County is liable for $2.1 million of special assessment debt in the event of default by the property owner
subject to the assessment.
Table G
Outstanding Debt
June 30, 2014
(in thousands)
Govern- Govern- Business Business
mental mental Type Type
Activities Activities Activities Activities Total Total Total
June 30, June 30, June 30, June 30, June 30, June 30, Percent
2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 Change
Certificates
of
participation $ 26,892 $ 25,785 $ 18,412 $ 18,716 $ 45,304 $ 44,501 (1.8%)
Pension
Obligation
Bonds 115,624 111,234 - - 115,624 111,234 (3.8%)
State notes - - 34,399 46,529 34,399 46,529 35.3%
Revenue
bonds - - 196,334 192,902 196,334 192,902 (1.8%)
General
obligation
bonds - - 10,905 10,489 10,905 10,489 (3.8%)
Assessment
Bonds - - 39,527 76,438 39,527 76,438 93.4%
$ 142,516 $ 137,019 $ 299,577 $ 345,074 $ 442,093 $ 482,093 9.1%
The increase over last year for the County’s notes and bonds payable was $40.0 million, or 9.1%. This
increase is the net of new debt issuances and scheduled debt payments. During FY 2013-14, the County
issued $38.1 million in Assessment Bonds and $13.7 million in State notes related to the Los Osos
Wastewater Project.
State statutes limit the amount of general obligation debt a governmental entity may issue to 1.25% of its
net assessed valuation. The current debt limitation for the County is $538,249 million.
Additional information on the County’s long-term debt can be found in Note 10 to the financial statements.
Other liabilities include compensated absences of $26.2 million for governmental activity and $288 thousand
for business-type activities; landfill post-closure costs of $4.2 million; and a self-insurance liability of
$18.3 million. More detailed information about the County’s long-term liabilities is presented in Note 10 to
the financial statements.
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ECONOMIC FACTORS AND NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET AND RATES
The Fiscal Year 2014-15 budget reflects the final year of a seven year budget balancing plan
that began in Fiscal Year 2008-09. The plan is designed to gradually close a structural budget
gap by transitioning from the use of short-term solutions initially to increasing reliance on
expenditure reductions so that structural balance is achieved by the end of year seven. The
plan, which was used to close budget gaps ranging from a high of $30 million in FY 2009-10 to a
low of $2 million in FY2012-13, has been successful with the FY 2014-15 budget projecting a
surplus of approximately $5.8 million.
The small surplus allowed staff to recommend a budget that begins to restore, and in some
cases increase, service levels to support the County’s vision, mission, and community wide
results.
The County’s unemployment rate dropped to 5.4% in October 2014, lower than both the state
rate of 7.3% and the national rate of 5.8%.
Economic indicators continue to show signs of local economic improvement from the recent
economic downturn:
The number of building permits issued increased 26.7% from the prior year, indicating a
strengthening housing market.
Property transfer taxes for unincorporated areas came in 3.1% higher than the
preceding year reflecting an increase in the value and number of real estate
transactions.
County assessed property tax valuations increased slightly from $41.8 million to
$43.1 million or 3.0%.
Transient Occupancy Tax (bed tax) collections continued an upward trend in FY
2013-14, with an increase of 6.68% over FY 2012-13.
The Board of Supervisors adopted the FY 2014-15 budget in June 2014, with an $82.0 million
fund balance in the general fund, of which $36.9 million was appropriated to finance the current
year’s expenditures including contingencies, $9 million was placed in general reserves, and
$24.9 million was earmarked for designations. The total General Fund budget for FY 2014-15 is
$440 million, a 6.0% increase from the previous year. The County budget also includes
community-wide results and indicators as well as department goals and performance measures
that gauge how departments are meeting the needs of the community.
REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION
This financial report is designed to provide our citizens, taxpayers, customers, and investors and creditors
with a general overview of the County's finances and to show the County's accountability for the money it
receives. Questions concerning any of the information provided in this report or requests for additional
financial information should be addressed to the Office of the County Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax
Collector-Public Administrator, Post Office Box 1149, San Luis Obispo, California 93406-1149. This report is
also available online at www.slocounty.ca.gov.
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GOVERNMENT-WIDE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Statement of Net Position
June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Primary Government
Governmental Business-Type Component Unit
ASSETS Activities Activities Total First 5
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 367,359 $ 52,084 $ 419,443 $ 8,785
Accounts receivable, net 7,591 630 8,221 --
Property taxes receivable 12,857 -- 12,857 --
Other receivables 1,117 115,014 1 16,131 --
Due from other governments 30,693 289 30,982 368
Deposits with others -- 171 171 4
Internal balances 3,027 (3,027) - - --
Inventories 662 -- 662 --
Prepaid items 348 43 391 3
Loans receivable -- 50 50 --
Total Current Assets 423,654 165,254 588,908 9,160
Noncurrent Assets:
Restricted cash with fiscal agent 2,438 10,665 13,103 --
Net pension asset 134,355 -- 134,355 --
OPEB asset 2,314 -- 2,314 --
Capital Assets:
Nondepreciable 834,361 191,537 1,025,898 --
Depreciable, net 302,087 311,232 6 13,319 --
Total Noncurrent Assets 1,275,555 513,434 1,788,989 --
Total Assets 1,699,209 678,688 2,377,897 9,160
LIABILITIES
Current Liabilities:
Salaries and benefits payable 6,318 64 6,382 --
Accounts payable 14,593 14,657 29,250 589
Deposits from others 3,178 4,683 7,861 27
Accrued interest 1,678 4,766 6,444 --
Other current liabilities 573 -- 573 --
Unearned revenue 5,978 22,574 28,552 --
Bonds and notes payable 6,070 7,288 13,358 --
Compensated absences 17,570 171 17,741 --
Landfill closure/postclosure costs 405 -- 405 --
Self insurance payable 3,487 -- 3,487 --
Total Current Liabilities 59,850 54,203 114,053 616
Long Term Liabilities:
Bonds and notes payable 130,949 337,786 4 68,735 --
Compensated absences 8,616 117 8,733 --
Landfill closure/postclosure costs 3,809 -- 3,809 --
Self insurance payable 14,829 -- 14,829 --
Total Long-term Liabilities 158,203 337,903 496,106 --
Total Liabilities 218,053 392,106 610,159 616
NET POSITION
Net investment in capital assets 1,112,934 188,485 1,301,419 --
Restricted for:
General government 2,105 -- 2,105 --
Public protection 11,599 -- 11,599 --
Health and sanitation 160 -- 160 --
Public assistance 382 -- 382 --
Public ways and facilities 17,901 -- 17,901 --
Recreation and culture 171 -- 171 --
Education 100 -- 100 --
Debt service 10,691 -- 10,691 --
Unrestricted 325,113 98,097 423,210 8,544
Total Net Position $ 1,481,156 $ 286,582 $ 1,767,738 $ 8,544
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
Statement of Activities
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Program Revenues
Fees, Fines, Operating Capital
Charges for Grants and Grants and
Functions/Programs Expenses Services Contributions Contributions
Governmental Activities:
General government $ 36,866 $ 14,678 $ 252 $ 69
Public protection 148,135 23,035 54,233 3,315
Public ways and facilities 28,253 4,356 14,688 5,570
Health and sanitation 74,313 6,570 57,344 --
Public assistance 99,449 2,070 89,640 --
Education 9,611 1,723 102 --
Recreation and cultural services 7,745 4,537 -- 282
Interest on long-term debt 5 ,270 - - - - --
Total Governmental Activities 409,642 56,969 2 16,259 9,236
Business-Type Activities:
Airport 5,664 4,493 127 1,770
Golf 2,608 2,779 -- --
State Water Contract 5,992 6,358 1 3 --
Nacimiento Water Contract 13,840 13,685 1 2 --
Lopez Dam 6,116 6,123 8 --
General Flood Control 8 09 861 -- --
County Service Areas 3,857 3,312 3 2
Los Osos Wastewater 2 31 -- - - 57,507
Total Business-Type Activities: 39,117 37,611 163 5 9,279
Total primary government $ 448,759 $ 94,580 $ 216,422 $ 68,515
Component Unit
First Five San Luis Obispo $ 1,904 $ -- $ 1 ,939 $ - -
General Revenues, Transfers and Special Item:
Taxes:
Property taxes
Sales and use taxes
Transient occupancy taxes
Transfer tax
Other taxes
Grants not restricted to specific programs
Interest earnings not restricted to specific programs
Other revenues
Transfers
Special item
Total General Revenues, Transfers and Special Items
Change in net position
Net position - beginning of year
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
Net position - end of year
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Net (Expense) Revenue and
Changes in Net Position
Component
Primary Government Unit
Governmental Business-Type First 5
Activities Activities Total San Luis Obispo
$ (21,867) $ - - $ ( 21,867)
( 67,552) -- (67,552)
(3,639) -- (3,639)
( 10,399) -- (10,399)
(7,739) -- (7,739)
(7,786) -- (7,786)
(2,926) -- (2,926)
(5,270) -- (5,270)
(127,178) -- (127,178)
-- 726 726
-- 171 171
-- 379 379
-- (143) (143)
-- 15 15
-- 52 52
-- (540) (540)
-- 57,276 57,276
-- 57,936 57,936
(127,178) 5 7,936 (69,242)
-- -- -- $ 3 5
152,256 4,402 1 56,658 - -
11,358 -- 11,358 - -
8,021 -- 8,021 - -
2,245 -- 2,245 - -
464 32 496 - -
1,727 -- 1,727 - -
599 595 1,194 18
-- 40 40 10
(790) 790 -- - -
(2,800) -- (2,800) - -
173,080 5,859 1 78,939 28
45,902 63,795 1 09,697 63
1,437,044 225,571 1,662,615 8,481
(1,790) (2,784) (4,574) - -
$ 1 ,481,156 $ 286,582 $ 1,767,738 $ 8,544
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Balance Sheet
Governmental Funds
June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Nonmajor Total
General Capital Governmental Governmental
Fund Projects Funds Funds
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 2 35,988 $ 2 3,940 $ 67,625 $ 327,553
Restricted cash with fiscal agent - - 172 2,266 2,438
Accounts receivable, net 2 3 - - -- 23
Accrued property taxes receivable 1 2,857 - - -- 12,857
Other receivables 1 ,117 - - -- 1,117
Due from other governments 2 4,064 3 ,566 3,063 30,693
Inventories 9 8 - - -- 98
Prepaid items 3 48 - - -- 348
Loans receivable - - -- 7,546 7,546
Advances to other funds 2 ,347 - - 620 2,967
Other assets - - -- 6,070 6,070
Total Assets $ 2 76,842 $ 2 7,678 $ 87,190 $ 391,710
Liabilities
Salaries and benefits payable $ 5 ,500 $ - - $ 283 $ 5,783
Accounts payable 9 ,426 1,427 2,484 13,337
Deposits from others 1 ,611 - - 858 2,469
Unearned revenue 3 94 551 5,033 5,978
Other current liabilities 5 73 - - 6,070 6,643
Advances from other funds - - -- 2,095 2,095
Total Liabilities 1 7,504 1 ,978 16,823 36,305
Deferred Inflows of Resources
Unavailable revenue 2 0,157 - - 1,663 21,820
Fund Balances:
Nonspendable 7 79 - - -- 779
Restricted 3 ,214 - - 20,164 23,378
Committed 1 16,940 2 5,700 48,540 191,180
Assigned 1 18,248 - - -- 118,248
Total Fund Balances 2 39,181 2 5,700 68,704 333,585
Total Liabilities, Deferred Inflows of Resources, and Fund Balances $ 2 76,842 $ 2 7,678 $ 87,190 $ 391,710
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Reconciliation of the Governmental Funds Balance Sheet
to the Government-Wide Statement of Net Position - Governmental Activities
June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Fund Balance - total governmental funds (page 47) $ 3 33,585
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the statement
of net position are different because:
Capital assets used in governmental activities are not financial resources and,
therefore, are not reported in the governmental funds. 1 ,124,159
Accrued property tax and grant revenues are not available to pay for current-period
expenditures and, therefore, are deferred in the funds. 21,820
The pension assets resulting from contributions in excess of the annual required
contribution are not financial resources and, therefore, are not reported in the funds. 134,355
The other post employment benefit (OPEB) asset is not available to pay for current-period
expenditures and, therefore, is deferred in the funds. 2,314
Internal service funds are used by the County to charge the cost of vehicle fleet management,
centralized reprographic services, comprehensive public works services, and operations of the
County's workers' compensation, protected self-insurance, unemployment, and dental insurance
programs to individual funds. The assets and liabilities are included in governmental activities
in the statement of net position. 29,447
Adjustments for Internal Service Funds are necessary to "close" those funds by charging
additional amount to participating business-type activities to completely cover the Internal
Service Funds' cost for the year. 2,155
Interest on long-term debt is recognized as it accrues, regardless of when it is due. ( 1,678)
Long-term liabilities, including bonds and notes payable, are not due and payable in the current
period and, therefore, are not reported in the governmental funds as follows:
Certificates of participation (111,234)
Bonds and notes payable (25,785)
Compensated absences (23,768)
Landfill closure/postclosure costs ( 4,214)
Net position of governmental activities (page 41) $ 1,481,156
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances
Governmental Funds
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Nonmajor Total
General Capital Governmental Governmental
Fund Projects Funds Funds
Revenues:
Taxes $ 167,004 $ -- $ 10,761 $ 177,765
Licenses, permits, and franchises 10,694 -- -- 10,694
Fines, forfeits and penalties 2,177 2,436 644 5,257
Revenue from use of money and property 1,096 56 221 1,373
Aid from governmental agencies 1 95,037 3,597 30,649 2 29,283
Charges for current services 29,713 2,686 17,672 50,071
Other revenues 4,129 -- 2,106 6,235
Total revenues 4 09,850 8,775 62,053 4 80,678
Expenditures:
Current:
General government 44,317 -- -- 44,317
Public protection 1 43,703 -- 4,452 1 48,155
Public ways and facilities 2,045 -- 26,483 28,528
Health and sanitation 68,377 -- 6,209 74,586
Public assistance 94,528 -- 4,914 99,442
Education 441 -- 11,764 12,205
Recreation and cultural services -- -- 7,993 7,993
Debt service:
Principal payments -- -- 5,412 5,412
Interest and fiscal charges -- -- 5,419 5,419
Capital outlay -- 11,312 -- 11,312
Total expenditures 3 53,411 11,312 72,646 4 37,369
Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues
Over (Under) Expenditures 56,439 (2,537) (10,593) 43,309
Other Financing Sources (Uses):
Transfers in 957 3,172 22,373 26,502
Transfers out (23,114) ( 19) (2,802) (25,935)
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses) (22,157) 3,153 19,571 567
Special item (2,800) -- -- (2,800)
Net Change in Fund Balances 31,482 616 8,978 41,076
Fund Balances - Beginning 2 07,699 25,084 59,726 2 92,509
Fund Balances - Ending $ 239,181 $ 25,700 $ 68,704 $ 333,585
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and
Changes in Fund Balances of Governmental Funds to the
Government-Wide Statement of Activities - Governmental Activities
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Net Change in fund balance - total governmental funds (page 49) $ 41,076
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the
statement of activities are different because:
Property tax and intergovernmental revenue in the statement of activities that do not provide
current financial resources are not reported as revenues in the funds. (5,482)
Governmental funds report capital outlay as expenditures. These expenditures
have no effect on net position.
Capital outlay expenditures that have no effect on net position are reported in the following
functional categories:
Capital outlay $ 10,482
General government 1,227
Public protection 1,244
Public ways 8,995
Health and sanitation 3 9
Public assistance 9 1
Education 588
Recreation and cultural services 7 2 22,738
In the statement of activities, the cost of capital assets is allocated over their estimated
useful lives and reported as depreciation expense. (16,530)
The net effect of various miscellaneous transactions involving capital assets
(i.e., sales, trade-ins, and donations) is to decrease net position. ( 99)
Bond proceeds are reported as 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 principal payments 5,412
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 as follows:
Change in compensated absences (286)
Change in accrued interest payable ( 64)
Change in landfill closure/postclosure costs ( 63)
Change in OPEB 775
Amortization of debt premiums, discounts and issuance costs 85
Amortization of prepaid pension contributions (764)
Internal service funds are used by the County to charge the cost of vehicle fleet management,
centralized reprographic services, comprehensive public works services, and operations of the
County's workers' compensation, protected self-insurance, unemployment, and dental insurance
programs to individual funds. The net revenue or expenditure effect of internal service funds
is reported with governmental activities. (877)
The net (revenue) expense allocable to business-type activities ( 19)
Change in net position of governmental activities (page 43) $ 45,902
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of Fund Net Position
Proprietary Funds
June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Governmental
Business-type Activities - Enterprise Funds Activities
Nacimiento Nonmajor Total Internal
Water Lopez Los Osos Enterprise Enterprise Service
Airport Contract Flood Control Wastewater Funds Funds Funds
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash and investments $ 3 ,323 $ 14,814 $ 7 ,951 $ 5,754 $ 20,242 $ 52,084 $ 3 9,806
Accounts receivable, net - - 4 -- -- 626 630 2 2
Other receivables 1 23 5 -- 114,886 - - 115,014 - -
Due from other governments 2 89 - - - - -- -- 289 - -
Deposits with others - - 148 - - 10 13 171 - -
Inventories - - - - - - -- -- -- 5 64
Prepaid items 1 3 - - 30 -- -- 43 - -
Loans receivable - - 50 - - -- -- 50 - -
Total Current Assets 3 ,748 15,021 7 ,981 120,650 2 0,881 168,281 4 0,392
Noncurrent assets:
Advances to other funds - - - - - - -- 670 670 - -
Restricted cash with fiscal agent - - 10,665 - - -- -- 10,665 - -
Capital assets:
Nondepreciable:
Land 2 3,224 3 ,110 2 ,154 2,470 1,663 32,621 - -
Construction in progress 2 ,683 11 412 106,906 4 79 110,491 - -
Water rights - - - - - - -- 46,457 46,457 - -
Other property - - - - 1,968 - - -- 1,968 - -
Depreciable:
Infrastructure, net 7 38 156,681 2 5,215 - - 1,831 184,465 - -
Structures and improvements, net 5 5,364 9 ,597 35,111 - - 25,179 125,251 3 72
Equipment, net 5 72 - - 37 -- 409 1,018 1 1,917
Other property, net - - - - - - -- 498 498 - -
Total Noncurrent Assets 8 2,581 180,064 6 4,897 109,376 7 7,186 514,104 1 2,289
Total Assets 8 6,329 195,085 7 2,878 230,026 9 8,067 682,385 5 2,681
Liabilities:
Current Liabilities:
Salaries and benefits payable 3 4 - - - - -- 30 64 5 35
Accounts payable 1 58 6 90 3 1 8,188 5,590 14,657 1 ,256
Interest payable 7 9 3,136 4 13 1,068 7 0 4,766 - -
Self insurance payable - - - - - - -- -- -- 3,487
Deposits from others 4 8 1,573 6 6 -- 2,996 4,683 7 09
Unearned revenue 6 5 9 742 19,735 2 ,023 22,574 - -
Accrued vacation and sick leave - current 1 05 - - - - -- 66 171 1 ,561
Notes and bond payable - current 2 75 3,350 1 ,908 1,244 5 11 7,288 - -
Total Current Liabilities 7 64 8,758 3 ,160 30,235 11,286 54,203 7 ,548
Noncurrent Liabilities:
Self insurance payable - - - - - - -- -- -- 14,829
Advances from other funds 1 ,050 - - - - -- 492 1,542 - -
Accrued vacation and sick leave 3 3 - - - - -- 84 117 8 57
Notes and bonds payable 2 ,870 189,537 4 0,971 95,135 9 ,273 337,786 - -
Total Noncurrent Liabilities 3 ,953 189,537 4 0,971 95,135 9 ,849 339,445 1 5,686
Total Liabilities 4 ,717 198,295 4 4,131 125,370 2 1,135 393,648 2 3,234
Net Position
Net investment in capital assets 7 9,436 (12,823) 2 2,018 32,939 66,915 188,485 1 2,289
Unrestricted 2 ,176 9 ,613 6 ,729 71,717 10,017 100,252 1 7,158
Total Net Position $ 8 1,612 $ ( 3,210) $ 2 8,747 $ 104,656 $ 76,932 288,737 $ 2 9,447
Adjustment to reflect the consolidation of internal service fund activities related to enterprise funds (page 41) (2,155)
Net position of business-type activities $ 2 86,582
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Proprietary Funds
Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Net Position
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Governmental
Business-type Activities - Enterprise Funds Activities
Nacimiento Nonmajor Total Internal
Water Lopez Los Osos Enterprise Enterprise Service
Airport Contract Flood Control Wastewater Funds Funds Funds
Operating Revenues:
Charges for current services $ 4,493 $ 13,685 $ 6,123 $ -- $ 13,310 $ 3 7,611 $ 43,250
Other revenues 34 -- -- 3 3 40 414
Total Operating Revenues 4,527 13,685 6,123 3 13,313 37,651 43,664
Operating Expenses:
Salaries and benefits 1,307 -- -- 1 1,229 2,537 21,137
Services and supplies 1,812 2,432 3,068 233 10,568 18,113 16,249
Other charges 25 8 10 - - 8 51 --
Insurance benefit payments -- -- -- - - -- - - 4,259
Depreciation 2,160 2,180 1,308 - - 1,098 6,746 2,085
Countywide cost allocation 165 8 23 - - 49 2 45 202
Total Operating Expenses 5,469 4,628 4,409 234 12,952 27,692 43,932
Operating Income (Loss) (942) 9,057 1,714 (231) 361 9,959 (268)
Nonoperating Revenues (Expenses):
Property taxes -- 1,203 1,182 - - 2,049 4,434 --
Interest income 4 529 15 10 37 5 95 79
Interest expense (199) (9,215) (1,523) - - (324) (11,261) --
Aid from governmental agencies 127 12 8 -- 16 1 63 370
Other nonoperating revenue (expenses) -- -- (183) - - -- (183) 193
Total Nonoperating Revenues (Expenses) (68) (7,471) (501) 10 1,778 ( 6,252) 642
Income (Loss) Before Contributions
and Transfers (1,010) 1,586 1,213 (221) 2,139 3,707 374
Capital contributions 1,770 -- -- 57,507 108 59,385 --
Transfers in 17 -- -- 639 171 8 27 --
Transfers out (51) -- -- (3) (89) (143) (1,251)
Changes in net position 726 1,586 1,213 57,922 2,329 63,776 (877)
Net Position - Beginning 80,886 (2,747) 28,017 46,986 74,603 30,324
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle -- (2,049) (483) (252) - - --
Net Position - Ending $ 81,612 $ (3,210) $ 28,747 $ 104,656 $ 76,932 $ 29,447
Adjustment to reflect the consolidation of internal service fund activities related to enterprise funds. 19
Change in net position of business-type activities (page 43) $ 6 3,795
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of Cash Flows
Proprietary Funds
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Governmental
Business-type Activities - Enterprise Funds Activities
Nacimiento Nonmajor Total Internal
Water Lopez Los Osos Enterprise Enterprise Service
Airport Contract Flood Control Wastewater Funds Funds Funds
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Receipts from customers and third parties $ 4 ,185 $ 10,901 $ 6 ,631 $ 3 $ 15,394 $ 37,114 $ - -
Receipts from interfund billings - - - - - - -- -- -- 4 3,653
Payments for goods and services ( 1,917) ( 2,445) ( 3,100) ( 233) (10,248) (17,943) ( 13,372)
Payments to employees for service ( 1,308) - - - - (1) (1,231) (2,540) ( 21,025)
Payments for insurance benefits - - - - - - -- -- -- ( 4,740)
Payments for premiums - - - - - - -- -- -- ( 2,723)
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities 9 60 8,456 3 ,531 (231) 3,915 16,631 1 ,793
Cash Flows from Noncapital Financing Activities:
Property tax proceeds - - 1,203 1 ,182 - - 2,049 4,434 - -
Grants and subsidies from other gov't agencies 1 27 1 2 8 -- 48 195 3 70
Advances from other funds 6 - - - - -- (61) (55) - -
Transfers from other funds 1 7 - - - - 639 171 827 - -
Transfers to other funds ( 51) - - - - (3) (89) (143) ( 1,251)
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Noncapital
and Related Financing Activities 9 9 1,215 1 ,190 636 2,118 5,258 ( 881)
Cash Flows from Capital and Related Financing Activities:
Purchases and construction of capital assets ( 1,630) ( 824) ( 279) (58,758) (2,869) (64,360) ( 4,174)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt - - - - - - 57,507 1,062 58,569 - -
Proceeds from sale of capital assets - - - - - - -- -- -- 3 64
Capital contributions 1 ,770 - - - - -- 108 1,878 - -
Principal paid on capital debt ( 263) (3,210) ( 1,850) (1,208) (487) (7,018) - -
Interest paid on capital debt ( 157) (9,459) ( 1,589) ( 3) (319) (11,527) - -
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Capital
and Related Financing Activities ( 280) (13,493) ( 3,718) (2,462) (2,505) (22,458) ( 3,810)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Interest received 4 529 1 7 10 39 599 8 0
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Investing Activities 4 529 1 7 10 39 599 8 0
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents 7 83 (3,293) 1 ,020 (2,047) 3,567 3 0 ( 2,818)
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Beginning of Year 2 ,540 28,772 6 ,931 7,801 16,675 62,719 4 2,624
Cash and Cash Equivalents - End of Year $ 3 ,323 $ 25,479 $ 7 ,951 $ 5,754 $ 20,242 $ 62,749 $ 3 9,806
Reconciliation of Operating Income (Loss) to Net Cash
Provided (Used) by Operating Activities:
Operating income (loss) $ ( 942) $ 9,057 $ 1 ,714 $ (231) $ 361 $ 9,959 $ ( 268)
Adjustments to Reconcile Operating Income to
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities:
Depreciation expense 2,160 2,180 1,308 -- 1,098 6,746 2,085
Change in Assets and Liabilities:
Receivables, net (383) (60) -- -- 2,035 1,592 (11)
Inventory -- -- -- -- - - -- 5
Prepaid items (8) -- (2) -- - - (10) --
Accounts payable 133 2 3 -- 380 518 301
Deposits from others -- -- -- -- - - -- 83
Salaries and benefits payable 4 -- -- -- 3 7 74
Unearned revenue (11) -- 508 -- 43 540 --
Other accrued liabilities 11 (2,723) -- -- - - (2,712) 25
Accrued vacation and sick leave (4) -- -- -- (5) (9) 15
Self-insurance liability -- -- -- -- - - -- (516)
Total Adjustments 1,902 (601) 1,817 -- 3,554 6,672 2,061
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities $ 960 $ 8,456 $ 3,531 $ (231) $ 3,915 $ 16,631 $ 1,793
Noncash Investing, Capital, and Financing Activities:
Contributions of capital assets $ -- $ -- $ - - $ 3 5,717 $ -- $ 35,717 $ --
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of Fiduciary Net Position
Agency and Investment Trust Funds
June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
San Luis Obispo Pension Trust Fund
December 31, 2013 (in thousands)
Investment San Luis Obispo
Agency Trust County
Funds Fund Pension Trust
06/30/14 06/30/14 12/31/2013
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 44,157 $ 201,014 $ 34,395
Notes receivable -- - -
Contributions receivable -- - - 1,467
Accrued interest and dividends receivable -- - - 1,477
Accounts receivable -- - - 6
Securities sold -- - - 67,710
Prepaid benefits -- - - 277
Investments pension trust:
Bonds and notes, at fair value -- - - 235,194
International fixed income, at fair value -- - - 116,590
Collateralized mortgage obligations, at fair value -- - - 8,760
Domestic equities, at fair value -- - - 340,723
International equities, at fair value -- - - 267,611
Alternative investments, at fair value -- - - 73,002
Real estate, at fair value -- - - 97,723
Other investments, at fair value 7
Capital assets-net of accumulated depreciation -- - - 705
Total Assets 44,157 201,014 1,245,647
Liabilities
Agency obligations 44,157 - - --
Securities purchased -- - - 108,670
Accrued liabilities -- - - 1,258
Total Liabilities 44,157 - - 109,928
Net Position
Net position held in trust for pool participants -- 201,014 --
Net position held in trust for pension benefits -- - - 1,135,719
Total Net Position $ - - $ 201,014 $ 1,135,719
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Position
Investment Trust Funds
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
San Luis Obispo Pension Trust Fund
For the Year Ended December 31, 2013 (in thousands)
Investment San Luis Obispo
Trust County
Fund Pension Trust
06/30/14 12/31/13
Additions
Contributions:
Employer contributions $ 822,393 $ 30,796
Member contributions -- 24,460
Total Contributions 822,393 55,256
Investment Income:
Realized and unrealized gains and losses -- 96,397
Interest 344 5,829
Dividends -- 33,848
Real estate management trust income -- (112)
Real estate operating income, net -- 1,406
Other investment income, net -- (6)
Investment expenses -- (5,520)
Total Investment Earnings 344 131,842
Total Additions 822,737 187,098
Deductions
Benefits:
Monthly benefit payments -- 60,237
Refunds of contributions -- 2,374
Death benefits -- 150
Total benefits -- 62,761
Administrative expenses -- 2,054
Total Administrative Expenses -- 2,054
Distributions from investment pool 812,037 --
Total deductions 812,037 64,815
Change in Net Position 10,700 122,283
Net Position - Beginning 190,314 1,013,436
Net Position - Ending $ 2 01,014 $ 1,135,719
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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NOTES TO THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2014
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
A. FINANCIAL REPORTING ENTITY
The County of San Luis Obispo (the County) was established by an act of the Legislature on February 18, 1850 as
one of California’s original 27 Counties. The County is a political subdivision of the State of California and may
exercise the powers specified by the Constitution and laws of the State. The County exercises its powers through
an elected five member Board of Supervisors. The County provides various services on a countywide basis
including public protection, public ways and facilities, health and sanitation, public assistance, education,
recreational and cultural services.
The County reporting entity includes all significant organizations, departments, and agencies over which the
County is considered financially accountable. The component units discussed below are included in the County’s
reporting entity because of the significance of their operational and financial relationships with the County. The
accompanying financial statements present the financial position of the County and those County-related entities
that meet the criteria for component units established by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB)
Statements 14 and 61.
Blended Component Units
These component units are so intertwined with the County that they are, in substance, the same as the County
and, therefore, are blended and reported as if they were part of the County. Each of the following entities’
governing bodies are substantively the same as the governing body of the County, are fiscally accountable to the
County, and have a significant relationship with the County, and therefore are included in its government-wide,
governmental fund and proprietary fund financial statements:
County Service Areas – County Service Areas have been established for the purpose of providing specific services
to distinct geographical areas within the County. These services include drainage and sewer collections facilities
maintenance, street lighting energy charges, centralized septic services, wastewater disposal and treatment, and
fire and emergency medical services in various unincorporated areas of the county.
Flood Control and Water Conservation Districts – Flood control and water conservation districts have been
established for the purpose of providing specific flood and conservation services to distinct geographical areas
within the county. These services include weather and hydrological data collections services, delivery, water
treatment, and water distribution services, and the construction of the Lopez Dam Seismic Remediation project.
San Luis Obispo County Financing Authority – The Authority was created to assist in the financing, construction,
and equipping of public facilities for one or both of the Authority’s members.
San Luis Obispo County Public Facilities Corporation – The PFC is a nonprofit public benefit corporation organized
to assist public agencies within the County of San Luis Obispo with the acquisition and construction of various
public facilities.
Separate financial statements or additional financial information for each of the component units may be
obtained from the Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector at 1055 Monterey, Room D220, San Luis Obispo, CA
93408.
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Also included in the accompanying financial statements as investment trust funds are the assets of numerous
self-governed schools, special districts, and regional boards and authorities for which the County Treasurer acts
as custodian of those assets. The financial reporting for these governmental entities, which are independent of
the County, is limited to the total amount of cash and investments and the related fiduciary responsibility of the
County for disbursement of these assets. Activities of these entities are administered by separate boards and are
independent of the County Board of Supervisors. The County Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector makes
disbursements upon the request of the entity’s officers. The County Board of Supervisors has no effective
authority to govern, manage, approve budgets, assume financial accountability, establish revenue limits, nor to
appropriate surplus funds available in these entities. Seven cities and numerous self-governed special districts
provide services to the residents of the county. The operations of these entities have been excluded from the
basic financial statements as each entity conducts its own day-to-day operations and answers to its own
governing board.
Discretely Presented Component Unit
First 5 San Luis Obispo County – First 5 was created in 1998 with the passage of Proposition 10, the California
Children and Families First Act. First 5’s mission is to allocate funds from the California Children and Families
Trust Fund and advocate for quality programs and services, supporting children prenatal to age 5, to ensure that
every child is healthy and ready to learn in school. First 5 is governed by a nine-member commission that
includes public officials and community leaders from the fields of early childhood education, health care, and
family support. The County can influence the day-to-day operations and financial decisions of First 5 as the
County Board of Supervisors appoints all commission members. First 5 is reported as a discretely presented
component unit because its governing body is not the substantively the same as the County’s governing body,
and it does not provide services entirely or exclusively to the County.
B. GOVERNMENT-WIDE AND FUND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Government-wide Financial Statements
The Government-wide financial statements consist of the statement of net position and the statement of activities
that report information about the County and its component units. These statements include the financial
activities of the overall government, except for fiduciary activities. Eliminations have been made to minimize the
double counting of internal activities. The statements distinguish between governmental and business-type
activities of the County. Governmental activities generally are financed through taxes, intergovernmental
revenues and other nonexchange revenues. Business-type activities are financed in whole or in part by fees
charged to external parties for goods or services.
The statement of activities presents a comparison between direct expenses and program revenues for the
different business-type activities of the County and for each function of the County’s governmental activities.
Direct expenses are those that are specifically associated with a program or function and, therefore, are clearly
identifiable to a particular function. Internal activities and indirect expenses are consolidated in the statement of
activities. Examples of expenses that have been eliminated include the allocation of indirect costs under the
County-wide Cost Allocation Plan and internal payments for services provided between departments.
Amounts reported as program revenues include 1) fees, fines and charges to customers or applicants for goods
or services offered by the programs, 2) operating grants and contributions that are restricted to meeting the
operational requirements of a particular program, and 3) capital grants and contributions restricted to particular
programs. Internally dedicated resources are reported as general revenues rather than as program revenues.
Likewise, general revenues include all taxes.
Proprietary funds distinguish operating revenues and expenses from nonoperating items. Operating revenues
and expenses generally result from providing services and producing and delivering goods in connection with a
proprietary fund’s principal ongoing operation. The principal operating revenues of the County enterprise funds
(Airport, Nacimiento Water Contract, Lopez Flood Control Project, Los Osos Wastewater, and nonmajor
enterprise) and of the government’s internal service funds are charges to customers for sales and services.
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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 nonoperating revenues and expenses.
Fund Financial Statements
The fund financial statements report detailed information about the County’s funds, including fiduciary funds and
blended component units. Separate statements are provided for each fund category – Governmental,
Proprietary, and Fiduciary even though the latter are excluded from the Government-wide financial statements.
The emphasis of the Governmental and Proprietary Fund financial statements is on major individual funds. Each
major fund is presented in a separate column. Nonmajor funds are aggregated and presented in a single
column. The internal service funds are presented in a single column on the face of the proprietary fund
statements.
New Accounting Pronouncements
For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014, the County implemented the following Governmental Accounting
Standards Board (GASB) Statements:
GASB Statement No. 65, Items Previously Reported as Assets and Liabilities. The requirements of this
statement are effective for financial statement periods beginning after December 15, 2012; however, the
GASB encouraged earlier application. GASB 65 establishes accounting and financial reporting standards
that reclassify, as deferred outflows or deferred inflows of resources certain items that were previously
reported as assets and liabilities. GASB 65 improves financial reporting by clarifying the appropriate use
of the financial statement elements deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources to
ensure consistency in financial reporting.
GASB Statement No. 66, Technical Corrections – 2012; an amendment of GASB Statements No. 10 and
No. 62. The requirements of this statement are effective for financial statement periods beginning after
December 15, 2012. GASB 66 resolves conflicting guidance that resulted from the issuance of
Statements No. 54, Fund Balance Reporting and Governmental Fund Type Definitions and No. 62,
Codification of Accounting and Financial Reporting Guidance Contained in Pre-November 30, 1989 FASB
and AICPA Pronouncements by removing the provision that limits fund-based reporting of an entity’s risk
financing activities to the general fund and the internal service fund type. The statement also amends
specific guidance on accounting for (1) operating lease payments that vary from a straight-line basis, (2)
the difference between the initial investment (purchase price) and the principal amount of a purchased
loan or group of loans, and (3) servicing fees related to mortgage loans that are sold when the stated
service fee rate differs significantly from a current (normal) servicing rate fee. GASB 66 improves
financial reporting resolving conflicting accounting and financial reporting guidance that could diminish
the consistency of financial reporting and thereby enhance the usefulness of the financial reports.
The County reports the following Major Governmental Funds:
The General Fund is the County’s primary operating fund. The General Fund is used to account for all
revenues and expenditures necessary to carry out the basic governmental activities of the County that
are not accounted for through other funds. For the County, the General Fund includes such activities as
public protection, public ways and facilities, health and sanitation, public assistance, education, and
recreational and cultural services.
The Capital Projects Fund is used to account for the financial resources restricted for the acquisition or
construction of specific projects, or items other than those financed by proprietary funds.
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The County reports the following Major Proprietary Funds:
The Airport Fund accounts for the maintenance, operations, and development of the County-owned
commercial service airports in San Luis Obispo and Oceano.
The Nacimiento Water Contract Fund accounts for the activities and delivery of water associated with the
Nacimiento water supply reservoir and the contract with Monterey County.
The Lopez Dam Flood Control Fund accounts for the maintenance, water treatment and water
distribution services of the Lopez Dam Flood Control Zone 3, which provides water to south San Luis
Obispo County, and the activities of the Lopez Dam Seismic Remediation Project.
The Los Osos Wastewater Fund accounts for the construction, operation and maintenance of the
wastewater treatment plant serving the community of Los Osos.
Additionally, the County reports on Internal Service Funds. Internal Service Funds are used to account
for the financing of goods or services provided by one department or agency to other departments or
agencies of the County or to other governments on a cost-reimbursement basis. Internal Service Funds
account for the activities of fleet operations, equipment maintenance services, and self-insurance
programs such as workers’ compensation, long-term disability, employee benefits, and personal injury
and property damage.
The County reports the following Fiduciary Funds:
The Pension Trust Fund accumulates contributions from the County, its employees, and earnings from
the fund’s investments. Disbursements are made from the fund for retirement, disability and death
benefits (based on a defined benefit formula), and administrative expenses. This fund includes all assets
of the San Luis Obispo County Pension Trust as of December 31, 2013.
The Investment Trust Funds account for the assets of legally separate entities that deposit cash with the
County Treasurer. These entities include school and community college districts, other special districts
governed by local boards, regional boards and authorities and pass through funds for tax collections for
cities. These funds represent the assets, primarily cash and investments, and the related liability of the
County to disburse these monies on demand. The County reports on 99 different Investment Trust
Funds.
The Agency Funds account for the resources held by the County in a custodial capacity on behalf of other
agencies. The County reports on 137 different Agency Funds. These include accounts for temporary
holding of funds for the tax assessment areas created under the 1915 Improvement Act, temporary
clearing funds, and other temporary holding funds not classified in other agency categories.
C. MEASUREMENT FOCUS AND BASIS OF ACCOUNTING
The Government-wide, Proprietary, and Fiduciary Fund financial statements are reported using the economic
resources measurement focus and the accrual basis of accounting, except that Agency Fund financial statements
have no measurement focus. Revenues are recorded when earned and expenses are recorded when a liability is
incurred, regardless of the timing of related cash flows. Nonexchange transactions, in which the County gives (or
receives) value without directly receiving (or giving) equal value in exchange, include property, sales tax,
transient occupancy taxes, grants, entitlements, and donations. On an accrual basis, revenues from property
taxes are recognized in the fiscal year for which the taxes are levied. Revenues from sales and occupancy taxes
are recognized when the underlying transactions take place. Revenues from grants and similar items are
recognized as soon as all eligibility requirements imposed by the provider have been satisfied.
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Governmental Fund financial statements are reported using the current financial resources measurement focus
and the modified accrual basis of accounting. Under this method, revenues are recognized as soon as they
become both measurable and available. The County considers all revenues in governmental funds to be available
when they are collectible within the current period or soon enough thereafter to pay liabilities of the current
period. For this purpose, the County considers property tax revenues and all other revenues to be available if
they are collected within 60 days of the end of the current fiscal period. It is the County’s policy to submit
reimbursement and claim requests for federal and state grant revenues within 30 days of the end of the program
cycle, and payments are generally received within 90 days. Property taxes, franchise taxes, licenses, and interest
are considered to be susceptible to accrual. Expenditures generally are recorded when the related liability is
incurred, as under accrual accounting. However, debt service expenditures, as well as expenditures related to
compensated absences and claims and judgments, are recognized as expenditures only to the extent that
payment is due. General capital assets acquisitions are reported as expenditures in governmental funds.
Proceeds of general long-term debt and acquisitions under capital leases are reported as other financing sources.
The County eliminates the effect of interfund activity from the Government-wide financial statements by
consolidating internal activities and indirect expenses in the statement of activities.
When both restricted and unrestricted resources are available for use, it is the County’s policy to use restricted
resources first, and then unrestricted resources as they are needed.
D. ASSETS, LIABILITIES, AND FUND EQUITY
Deposits and Investments
As required by Government Code Section 27130, a treasury oversight committee serves the County. The
committee consists of a representative appointed by the Board of Supervisors, the Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-
Tax Collector, Superintendent of Schools, a representative from the County's school districts and community
college, and one member from the public at large. The committee meets annually and is subject to the California
open meeting statutes.
Cash balances of substantially all funds are pooled and invested by the County Treasurer for the purpose of
increasing earnings through investment activities. State statutes authorize the County to invest in obligations of
the U.S. Treasury, commercial paper, corporate bonds, repurchase agreements, and the State Treasurer’s
Investment Pool. In accordance with GASB Statement No. 31, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Certain
Investments and External Investment Pools, investments held by the County Treasurer are stated at fair value at
June 30, 2013. The fair value of pooled investments is determined annually and is based on current market
prices.
The County pool is not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an investment company and
does not issue separate investment reports. The County has not provided or obtained any legally binding
guarantees to support the value of the shares. Participants may withdraw up to the amortized cost of their
respective shares as displayed on the combined balance sheet. The share of the Treasurer's pool related to
involuntary participants is 99.98 percent.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The County’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. All short-term cash
surpluses are maintained in the County Treasury cash and investments pool, the earnings from which are
allocated quarterly to each fund based on average daily cash balances.
Receivables and Payables
All trade and property tax receivables are shown net of an allowance for uncollectible accounts. No uncollectible
allowance is recorded for enterprise special district receivables, which are primarily for water service billings.
These receivables are written off in the year they become uncollectible.
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Property Tax
The County is responsible for the assessment, collection, and apportionment of property taxes for all taxing
jurisdictions within the County, including schools, cities, and special districts. Property taxes, for which the lien
date is January 1, are payable in two equal installments, November 1 and February 1, and become delinquent on
December 10 and April 10, respectively. Property taxes receivable are recognized when levied. Property taxes
on the unsecured roll are due on the January 1 lien date and become delinquent on August 31. The County is
permitted by Article XIII-A of the State of California Constitution (known as Proposition 13) to levy a maximum
tax of $1.00 per $100.00 of full cash value. Property taxes are accounted for in the Unapportioned Property Tax
and Interest Fund, an Agency Fund, until allocation and disbursement to the taxing jurisdictions.
Beginning in fiscal year 1993-94, the County of San Luis Obispo adopted the "Alternative Method of Distribution
of Tax Levies and Collections and of Tax Sale Proceeds" provided for in Revenue and Taxation Code Sections
4701-4717, which is commonly known as the "Teeter Plan". The Teeter Plan has no impact on tax rates or
collection procedures. It merely changes the way the collections of delinquent taxes and penalties are distributed
among the taxing agencies. Those agencies participating in the Teeter Plan receive 100% of the secured
property taxes billed each year without regard to delinquencies. The General Fund covers the delinquent amount
to all agencies and, in return, receives the delinquent taxes, penalties and interest when collected. As a result of
the Teeter Plan, secured property taxes receivable are recorded in the General Fund only, and there is no
allowance for uncollectible amounts. Penalties and interest are deposited into the Tax Loss Reserve Fund. Once
the Tax Loss Reserve Fund balance exceeds 25% of the secured delinquent roll, the excess may be credited to
the General Fund.
The Teeter Plan was amended beginning fiscal year 2001-02 by removing unitary tax payments (including PG&E),
so that all agencies in the County will share in any delinquency that may occur.
Unsecured property is not part of the Teeter Plan. Unsecured property taxes receivable are accrued to taxing
agencies, net of the uncollectible amount which is estimated based on prior year collections.
Interfund Transactions
Activity between funds that are representative of lending/borrowing arrangements outstanding at the end of the
fiscal year are referred to as either “due to/from other funds” (i.e., the current portion of interfund loans) or
“advances to/from other funds” (i.e., the non-current portion of interfund loans). All other outstanding balances
between funds are reported as “due to/from other funds.” Any residual balances outstanding between the
governmental activities and business-type activities are reported in the Government-wide financial statements as
“internal balances.”
Advances between funds, as reported in the fund financial statements, are offset by nonspendable fund balance
in applicable governmental funds to indicate that they are not available for appropriation and are not expendable
available financial resources.
Inventories and Prepaid Items
Inventories held by the General Fund, and the Public Works and Garage Internal Service Funds are carried at cost
(first-in, first-out). The Internal Service Funds’ inventories are controlled by perpetual inventory systems, and are
adjusted as appropriate to reflect year-end physical inventory counts. Governmental Funds (other than the
General Fund) record inventory as expenditures when purchased.
Certain payments to vendors reflect costs applicable to future accounting periods and are recorded as prepaid
items in both the Government-wide and Fund financial statements.
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Capital Assets
Capital assets, which include land, structures and improvements, equipment, and infrastructure assets (e.g.,
roads, bridges, sidewalks, and similar items), are reported in the applicable governmental or business-type
activity columns in the Government-wide financial statements. Capital assets are defined as assets with an initial
individual cost greater than the capitalization threshold for the specified type of asset and an estimated useful life
beyond a single fiscal period. Such assets are recorded at historical cost or estimated historical cost if purchased
or constructed. Donated capital assets are recorded at estimated fair market value at the date of donation.
General infrastructure assets acquired prior to July 1, 1980, are reported at estimated historical cost using
deflated replacement costs.
Normal maintenance and repairs are not capitalized, but are charged to operations when incurred. Betterments
or major improvements, which significantly increase values, change capacities, or extend useful lives, are
capitalized. Upon sale or retirement of capital assets, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed
from the respective accounts and any resulting gain or loss is included in the results of operations.
Capital outlays are recorded as expenditures in the General, Special Revenue, and Capital Projects Funds and as
capital assets in the Government-wide financial statements to the extent the County’s capitalization thresholds
are met. Interest incurred, during the construction phase, on financing capital assets of business-type activities
is reflected in the capitalized value of the asset constructed net of interest earned on the invested proceeds over
the same period. Amortization of assets acquired under capital leases is included in depreciation and
amortization. Facilities and improvements, infrastructure, and machinery and equipment of the primary
government, as well as the component units, are depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated
useful lives.
The capitalization thresholds and estimated useful lives of specific asset types are as follows:
Asset Type Capitalization Threshold Estimated Useful Life
Land No threshold ---------------
Infrastructure $100,000 20 to 100 years
Structures & Improvements $25,000 15 to 50 years
Equipment $5,000 2 to 15 years
Capital Lease By asset type Lease term or useful life
Compensated Absences
The County’s policy is to permit employees to accumulate earned but unused vacation and sick leave benefits.
Each year-end, a liability is accrued for the balance of unpaid compensatory time off, sick leave, and vacation
earned.
Accumulated benefits will be liquidated in future years as employees elect to use them. In the normal course of
business, all payments of these accumulated benefits will be funded from appropriations in the year in which they
are to be paid; therefore the total liability is recorded as long-term. A liability for these amounts is reported in
governmental funds only if they have matured, for example, as a result of employee designations and
retirements.
Long-term Obligations
In the Government-wide financial statements, and in proprietary funds in the fund financial statements, long-
term debt and other long-term obligations are reported as liabilities in the applicable governmental activities,
business-type activities, or proprietary fund type statement of net position. Bond premiums and discounts are
deferred and amortized over the life of the bonds using the effective interest method. Bonds payable are
reported net of the applicable bond premium or discount.
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In the fund financial statements, governmental fund types recognize bond premiums and discounts, as well as
bond issuance costs, during the current period. The face amount of debt issued is reported as other financing
sources. Premiums received on debt issuances are reported as other financing sources while discounts on debt
issuances are reported as other financing uses. Issuance costs, whether or not withheld from the actual debt
proceeds received, are reported as debt service expenditures.
Fund Equity
In the fund financial statements, governmental funds report fund balance in classifications based primarily on the
extent to which the County is bound to honor the constraints on the specific purposes for which amounts in the
funds can be spent. The fund balance classifications used are nonspendable, restricted, committed, assigned
and unassigned (see Note 11 for a description of these categories).
In circumstances when an expenditure is made for a purpose for which amounts are available from multiple fund
balance classifications, fund balance is generally depleted in the order of restricted, committed, assigned, and
unassigned.
E. ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and disclosures.
Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates.
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DETAIL NOTES ON ALL FUNDS
2. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Cash in Treasury
Investments made by the Treasurer are regulated by the California Government Code and by the County's
Investment Policy (IP). The objectives of the policy in order of priority are safety and preservation of capital,
liquidity sufficient to meet scheduled cash flow needs, and then yield, subject to safety and liquidity, while
maintaining compliance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
The San Luis Obispo County Investment Pool is rated by Fitch Ratings, one of the Nationally Recognized
Statistical Rating Organizations. Fitch has consistently rated the County Pool with their highest rating since FY
1994-95. The County Pool’s “AAA” rating reflects the “pool’s lowest vulnerability to losses as a result of defaults
in its portfolio and is based on the actual and prospective average credit quality of the pool’s investments.” The
County Pool’s “V1” volatility rating reflects the pool’s low market risk and capacity to return stable principal value
to meet anticipated cash flow requirements, even in adverse interest rate environments. Effective
February 10, 2010, Fitch eliminated the V1+ rating from its Fund Volatility Rating scale and revised its highest
rating to V1. On March 18, 2010, the County Pool’s volatility rating was revised from “V1+” to “V1,” to reflect the
new highest rating. Most recently on July 30, 2014, Fitch confirmed the County Pool’s “AAA/V1” rating.
The County Treasury Oversight Committee (CTOC) was created by the Board of Supervisors' Resolution and is
formed by five members. The CTOC monitors and reviews quarterly, the management of public funds
maintained in the investment pool in accordance with the California Government Code. The CTOC and the Board
of Supervisors review and approve the IP annually. The County Treasurer prepares and submits a
comprehensive investment report to the members of the CTOC and the investment pool participants every
quarter. The report covers the type of investments in the pool, maturity dates, par value, actual costs and fair
value. California Government Code directs the CTOC to cause an annual IP compliance audit. A list of providers
for the annual compliance audit is specified in the Board Resolution which created the CTOC. These providers
are: County Auditor in conjunction with or in addition to work directed by California Government Code;
independent certified public accountants (CPAs) selected to review the County’s Comprehensive Annual Financial
Report; and independent CPAs as deemed appropriate. Gallina, LLP was selected to perform an Annual
Investment Program Compliance Audit for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014. The results of these audits have
been presented to the Board of Supervisors on a yearly basis.
Under parameters established by the California Government Code, the County may purchase as investments:
obligations issued by the United States Treasury; obligations, participations, or other instruments of or issued by
a federal agency or a United States government-sponsored enterprise; obligations of state and local agencies of
this state and any of the other 49 states; bankers’ acceptances; commercial paper; negotiable certificates of
deposit; repurchase agreements; medium-term corporate notes; as well as other investments established by the
California Government Code. The California Government Code prohibits investments in derivatives which include
inverse floaters, range notes, or mortgage-derived, interest strips and any security that could result in zero
interest accrual if held to maturity. While securities lending and reverse repurchase agreements are considered
permitted investments per California Government Code, the County IP prohibits these types of investments.
The County maintains a combined pool of cash and investments which provide cash flow for the funding needs of
the County and local agencies required by law to keep funds in the Treasury.
The combined pool’s investments have a carrying value that uses the amortized cost method and includes
accrued interest. This pool, which is available to all funds, has deposits and investments with a weighted-
average maturity of less than one year. Interest is apportioned to the separate funds based on the individual
fund's average daily balance.
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Investments were authorized by the California Government Code and the County Treasurer's IP: Securities were
held in a customer-segregated safekeeping account during the fiscal year. A Cash Statement and Asset List is
requested monthly from the appropriate institutions and verified against records maintained in the Treasury.
Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statement No. 31 requires governmental external investment
pools to report certain investments at fair value in the financial statements and report the change in the fair
value of investments in the year in which the change occurred. In compliance with these requirements, the fair
value of the County's combined pool is determined annually and is based on current market prices received from
the securities custodian, and the California State Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF), except for instruments
which are carried at amortized cost plus accrued interest. The County Treasury has provided a fair value dollar
factor of 1.000681869513 in the Quarterly Report of Investments as of June 30, 2014, which can be used for
financial reporting by the pool participants. The fair value of the investments is the pool participant’s amount
invested balance multiplied by the fair value dollar factor.
The County’s combined pool has invested in LAIF. This fund is not registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission as an investment company, but is required to invest according to California State Code. Market
valuation is conducted quarterly. LAIF provided a fair value dollar factor of 1.00029875 for its portfolio as of
June 30, 2014. The fair value of the investments in LAIF is the pool participant’s amount invested balance
multiplied by the fair value dollar factor. As of June 30, 2014, 1.86% of the LAIF pool includes structured notes
and asset-backed securities. The Local Investment Advisory Board, which consists of five members as
designated by statute, provides oversight for LAIF.
As of June 30, 2014, the County’s combined pool includes funds deposited in collateralized Public Investment
Money Market Accounts (PIMMAs), Certificates of Deposit placed through the Certificate of Deposit Account
Registry Service (CDARS), and a Federally Insured Cash Account (FICA). PIMMAs are interest-bearing active
bank accounts and by California Government Code (GC) §53631 et seq., are considered depository accounts, not
investments. PIMMAs are fully liquid and collateralized by eligible securities per GC 53651 et seq. Deposits
placed through CDARS as authorized by California GC §53635.8, are distributed into individual Certificates of
Deposit (CD) of less than $250,000 each that are fully FDIC insured, and placed through a network participating
bank that uses the CD Account Registry Service, a private entity that assists in the placement of the individual
CDs. FICA is similar to CDARS where a single large deposit is placed into individual deposits of less than
$250,000 with network banks. As a result, full FDIC insurance is maintained. Unlike CDARS, FICAs are not term
deposits, and the full balance is available at any time on demand. Even though PIMMAs and FICAs are not
investments by code, they are included in the County’s combined pool and are treated internally as investments
for tracking, management, and reporting purposes.
The table below identifies the investment types that are authorized for the County by the California Government
Code. The County’s combined pool is further restricted by both the County IP and the Treasurer’s written policies
and procedures to reduce exposure to investment risks. The County IP gives the County Treasurer the authority
to act in the best interest of the County in the face of changing market conditions and circumstances by making
written exceptions to the County IP and the Treasurer’s written policies and procedures within the limits of the
California Government Code and all relevant laws. As of June 30, 2014, the table represents the County’s IP or
where more restrictive, the Treasurer’s written policies and procedures, that address interest risk, credit risk, and
concentration of credit risk.
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Maximum Percentage Maximum Investment
of Portfolio in One Issuer
Authorized Investment Type Maximum Maturity
Bonds issued by a Local Agency Requires written approval of
1 year 5% County Treasurer for each
investment.
U.S. Treasury Notes 3 years 100% N/A
U.S. Treasury Bonds
3 years 100% N/A
U.S. Treasury Bills Maximum issued 100% N/A
Cash Management Bills Maximum issued 100% N/A
Registered State Warrants 1 year 10% N/A
Treasury Notes or Bonds of this state Not authorized in FY 2013-14
Registered Treasury Notes or Bonds of any of the
Not authorized in FY 2013-14
other 49 United States
Bonds, Notes, Warrants, other evidences of No more than 10% of issuer
indebtedness of any local agency within this state debt and assets. Requires
1 year 5%
written approval of County
Treasurer for each investment.
U.S. Government Agencies:
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. Not authorized in FY 2013-14
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Not authorized in FY 2013-14
Federal Home Loan Bank 3 years 20% N/A
Farm Credit Bank 3 years 20% N/A
Bankers’ Acceptances-Domestic 30 days 10% 4%
Bankers’ Acceptances-Foreign Not authorized in FY 2013-14
Commercial Paper 30 days 5% 2%
Collateralized Certificates of Deposit 1 year 5% 1%
Negotiable Certificates of Deposit Not authorized in FY 2013-14
CDARS 1 year 15% 1%
Tri-Party Repurchase Agreements 30 days 15% of all repos N/A
Bi-Party Repurchase Agreements Not authorized in FY 2013-14
Reverse Repurchase Agreements Not authorized in the County’s IP
Securities Lending Agreements Not authorized in the County’s IP
Medium-Term Notes Not authorized in FY 2013-14
Money Market Mutual Funds Not authorized in FY 2013-14
Pledged Funds held by a trustee or fiscal agent Per specific statutory provisions or in accordance with the ordinance,
resolution, indenture, or agreement of a local agency providing for the
issuance.
Notes, Bonds, or other obligations that are at all
times secured by a valid first priority security Not authorized in FY 2013-14
interest
Mortgage Pass-Through Securities Not authorized in FY 2013-14
Local Agency Investment Fund N/A 15% N/A
*An investment in a Tax Revenue Anticipation Note (TRAN) for $1,116,378, with an interest rate of 2.6%, issued by the Port San Luis Harbor
District, was approved by the County Treasurer in January 2013. The investment is an exception to the above restriction of one (1) year as it
has a maturity of five (5) years. However, it is within what is allowed by California Government Code.
Interest Rate Risk
In accordance with its investment policy, the County manages its exposure to declines in fair values by
structuring the portfolio so that securities mature to meet cash flow requirements for ongoing operations and
thereby avoiding the need to sell securities on the open market prior to maturity.
Custodial Credit Risk
The County minimizes this type of credit risk by pre-qualifying the custodial financial institution, and
requiring the custodian to hold securities in the County Treasurer's name.
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Credit Risk
The County minimizes its exposure to credit risk by pre-qualifying the financial institutions limiting investments to
the safest types of securities, diversifying the portfolio, and setting limits per issuer.
Concentration of Credit Risk
At June 30, 2014, the County did not have investments in corporate bonds, medium term notes, or money
market mutual funds. Investments in obligations of the U.S. government, U.S. government agencies or
government-sponsored enterprises are exempt from limitations set by GASB.
The following is a summary of the credit quality distribution and concentration of credit risk by investment type
as a percentage of the County's Investment Pool's fair value at June 30, 2014.
Investment Type S&P Moody's % of Portfolio*
U.S Treasuries AA+ Aaa 15.03%
U.S. Government Agencies AA+ Aaa 49.04%
CDARS Not Rated Not Rated 17.84%
Local Agency Investment Fund Not Rated Not Rated 17.85%
TRAN Not Rated Not Rated 0.24%
Total 100%
*Bank Deposit accounts such as PIMMAs and FICA are tracked, managed, and reported as part of the County’s combined pool and are included in
portfolio percentage limit calculations. CDARS and LAIF are both at 8% of the County’ combined pool inclusive of the PIMMAs and FICA and therefore
are within the limits authorized in the Treasurer’s Investment Policy.
GASB Statement No. 40 requires that investments in single issuers exceeding 5% of the County’s pooled
investments be disclosed as concentrations of credit risk. As of the year ended June 30, 2014, the following
investments exceeded the 5% disclosure threshold:
Investment Type % of Portfolio
U.S. Government Agencies-Federal Home Loan Bank 21.59%
U.S. Government Agencies-Farm Credit Bank 27.45%
At June 30, 2014, the County had the following investments and interest-bearing deposits (in thousands):
Weighted
Average
Maturity Interest Maturity Carrying Fair
Instrument Dates Rate % Years Amount Value Par Value
CDARS 7/03/14- 0.30% 0.25 50,001 50,001 50,000
5/07/15
U.S. Treasuries 12/31/15- 0.362%- 2.24 42,060 42,131 42,000
5/15/17 0.925%
U.S. Government Agencies 1/21/16- 0.345%-
1/16/18 1.32% 2.39 137,071 137,450 136,527
Local Agency Investment On
Fund Demand 0.22% - 50,028 50,043 50,000
TRAN 1/30/18 2.60% 3.58 658 658 651
Total Investments in County Treasury 1.56 $279,818 $280,283 $279,178
Deposits in Financial Institutions 401,793 401,793 401,793
Cash on Hand 165 165 165
Total Cash held in Treasury 681,776 682,241 681,136
Deposits in Transit 552 552 552
Outstanding Warrants (11,641) (11,641) (11,641)
Total 670,687 671,152 670,047
Imprest Cash 857 857 857
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Weighted
Average
Maturity Interest Maturity Carrying Fair
Instrument Dates Rate % Years Amount Value Par Value
Non-pool Cash Deposits 1,855 1,855 1,855
Other Cash Deposits 2,712 2,712 2,712
Total cash and cash equivalents $ 673,399 $ 673,864 $ 672,759
Carrying Fair
Restricted Cash with Fiscal Agent Amount Value Par Value
U.S. Government & Federal Agencies $ 12,931 $ 12,931 $ 12,931
Certificates of Deposit & Money Market 172 172 172
Accounts
Total 13,103 13,103 13,103
Total restricted and
unrestricted cash and cash
equivalents $ 686,502 $ 686,967 $ 685,862
Carrying
Total Cash and Investments Summary Amount
Total Governmental Activities $ 369,797
Total Business-type Activities 62,749
Total Fiduciary Funds 245,171
Total Component Unit 8,785
Total Cash and Investments $ 686,502
The following represents a condensed statement of net position and changes in net position for the Treasurer's
investment pool as of June 30, 2014 (in thousands):
Carrying Amount Fair Value
Statement of Net Position:
Net position held for pool participants $ 670,687 $ 671,152
Equity of internal pool participants $ 469,673 $ 470,138
Equity of external pool participants
(voluntary and involuntary) 201,014 201,014
Total Equity $ 670,687 $ 671,152
Statement of Changes in Net Position:
Revenue $ 2,261 $ 2,261
Investment Costs (965) (965)
Net Deposits 46,702 46,702
Change in fair value - 244
Net change in pool 47,997 48,241
Net position at July 1, 2013 622,689 622,910
Net position at June 30, 2014 $ 670,687 $ 671,152
Restricted Cash with Fiscal Agent
Cash and investments at June 30, 2014 that are restricted by legal or contractual requirements are comprised of
the following (in thousands):
Various Governmental Funds Amount
Required lease reserves for long term debt $ 12,919
Restricted interest on lease reserves 12
Restricted for Contractor Retentions 172
Total Restricted Cash $ 13,103
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Cash Deposits outside of the Treasury Pool
At fiscal year end, the carrying amount of the County's other cash deposits was $1,568,239 and the combined
financial institutions' balance was $1,868,721. The difference of $300,482 between the County's deposit balance
and the financial institutions' balance results from transactions in transit, and outstanding warrants and bond
coupons. The entire bank balance of $1,868,721 was covered by federal depository insurance or by collateral
held by County's agent in the County's name.
3. RECEIVABLES
Accounts receivable at year end of the County’s major individual funds and nonmajor and Internal Service Funds
in the aggregate, including the applicable allowance for uncollectible accounts are as follows (in thousands):
Governmental Governmental
Business Type Activities
Activities Activities
Nonmajor Internal
Nacimiento Water
Enterprise Service
Contract
General Fund Funds Funds
Accounts
$ 23 $ 1,510 $ 626 $ 22
Receivable
Allowance for
- (1,506)
Doubtful Accounts
Net Accounts
$ 23 $ 4 $ 626 $ 22
Receivable
4. CAPITAL ASSETS
A summary of changes in capital assets for the year ended June 30, 2014, is as follows (in thousands):
Balance Transfers & Balance
Governmental Activities July 1, 2013 Additions Retirements Adjustments June 30, 2014
Capital assets, not being depreciated:
Land $ 789,246 $ 140 $ - $ 5,293 $ 794,679
Construction in progress 71,143 18,067 (54) (49,474) 39,682
Total capital assets, not being depreciated 860,389 18,207 (54) (44,181) 834,361
Capital assets, being depreciated:
Structures and improvements 177,637 860 (27) 667 179,137
Equipment 73,465 5,398 (3,504) 229 75,588
Infrastructure 295,829 2,428 - 43,175 341,432
Other property 340 - - - 340
Total capital assets, being depreciated 547,271 8,686 (3,531) 44,071 596,497
Less accumulated depreciation for:
Structures and improvements (69,530) (3,926) 25 - (73,431)
Equipment (42,921) (5,646) 3,291 - (45,276)
Infrastructure (166,645) (9,039) - - (175,684)
Other property (15) (4) - - (19)
(279,111) (18,615) 3,316 - (294,410)
Total accumulated depreciation
268,160 (9,929) (215) 44,071 302,087
Total capital assets being depreciated, net
$1,128,549 $ 8,278 $ (269) $ (110) $ 1,136,448
Governmental activities capital assets, net
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Balance Transfers & Balance
Business-Type Activities July 1, 2013 Additions Retirements Adjustments June 30, 2014
Capital assets, not being depreciated:
Land $ 32,617 $ 3 $ - $ 1 $ 32,621
Construction in progress 54,479 57,146 - (1,134) 110,491
Water Rights 44,564 1,893 - - 46,457
Other Property 1,968 - - - 1,968
Total capital assets, not being depreciated 133,628 59,042 - (1,133) 191,537
Capital assets, being depreciated:
Infrastructure 191,153 1,568 - 1,227 193,948
Structures and improvements 169,175 4 (394) 12 168,797
Equipment 3,096 60 (8) - 3,148
Other Property 554 - - - 554
Total capital assets, being depreciated 363,978 1,632 (402) 1,239 366,447
Less accumulated depreciation for:
Infrastructure (6,577) (2,907) - - (9,484)
Structures and improvements (40,074) (3,683) 212 - (43,545)
Equipment (1,983) (155) 8 - (2,130)
Other Property (54) (2) - - (56)
(48,688) (6,747) 220 - (55,215)
Total accumulated depreciation
315,290 (5,115) (182) 1,239 311,232
Total capital assets being depreciated, net
$ 448,918 $ 53,927 $ (182) $ 106 $ 502,769
Business-type activities capital assets, net
Depreciation expense
Depreciation expense was charged to functions as follows (in thousands):
Governmental Activities Amount
General Government $ 3,499
Public Protection 2,649
Public Ways and Facilities 8,862
Health and Sanitation 515
Public Assistance 231
Education 191
Recreational and Cultural Services 583
Capital assets held by the County’s internal service funds are charged to the
various functions based on their usage of the assets 2,085
Total Depreciation Expense-Governmental Activities $ 18,615
Business-type Activities Amount
Airport $ 2,160
Nacimiento 2,180
Lopez Flood Control 1,308
Nonmajor Enterprise 1,098
Total Depreciation Expense-Business-type Activities $ 6,746
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5. CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS AND RELATED COMMITMENTS
Construction in Progress accounts reflect the amount within governmental and business-type funds for
construction projects which are not yet complete.
The following is a schedule of major projects included in Construction in Progress as of June 30, 2014 (in
thousands):
Governmental Activities
Expended to Committed
Project
June 30, 2014 Funds
Sheriff Women’s Jail Expansion $ 7,775 $ 7,794
Behavioral Health Electronic Health
338 242
Record System
Roads Infrastructure 18,160 8,699
Library – Atascadero Site Evaluation 2,671 825
North County Public Service Center 1,347 420
SLO Probation Juvenile Hall Expansion 1,683 1,490
Parks & Recreation (Bob Jones Trail) 642 26
Property Tax System 674 1,110
Business-Type Activities
Expended to Committed
Project
June 30, 2014 Funds
SLO Airport Facilities Infrastructure $ 2,683 $ 296
Los Osos Wastewater Project 106,708 66,610
Nacimiento Water Project 11 6,867
6. LEASES
County as Lessor
The County's General Fund and Enterprise Funds receive revenue from various properties leased to others under
agreements classified as operating leases in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
Statement 13. The leases cover periods ranging generally from 1 to 40 years. The General Fund leases portions
of the former County General Hospital and North County healthcare facilities. The original cost of these facilities
was $10,787. As of June 30, 2014 they had a carrying value of $8,415 net of accumulated depreciation of
$2,372. The Airport leases portions of airport land to various operators. The cost and carrying value of the
original Airport land area is $2,011.
The following is a schedule of minimum future rentals to be received under these non-cancelable operating
leases at June 30, 2014 (in thousands):
Year Ending
June 30 General Fund Airport
2015 $ 628 $ 284
2016 628 281
2017 600 254
2018 584 237
2019 576 237
Later Years 1,697 6,858
Total $ 4,713 $ 8,151
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Minimum future rentals do not include contingent rentals, which are received as stipulated in the lease contracts.
These contingent rental payments are based on the monthly revenues of the concessionaire operating on the
premises. Contingent rentals amounted to $1,452,824 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014.
County as Lessee
Operating Leases: The County has commitments under long-term real property operating lease agreements for
facilities used in operations. These leases do not meet any of the four criteria for capitalization set by FASB 13.
The County is the lessee under operating leases for real property used to house certain County functions.
In addition to real property leases, the County has also entered into operating leases for equipment, of which
most are data processing and office equipment leases. Management expects that in the normal course of
business, leases that expire will be renewed or replaced by other leases. Commitments under the operating
lease agreements for equipment, as described above, are not material.
Rental payments for fiscal year ended June 30, 2014 totaled $3,285,379. The following rental costs represent
future minimum payments under leases that have remaining non-cancelable terms in excess of one year as of
June 30, 2014 for the next five years and for each five-year period thereafter (in thousands):
Year Ending Minimum Lease
Payments
June 30
2015 $ 2,011
2016 1,961
2017 1,756
2018 1,325
2019 1,236
2020-2024 5,125
2025-2029 2,133
2030-2034 488
Total $ 16,035
7. RISK MANAGEMENT
The County is exposed to various risks of losses related to torts; theft of, damage to, and destruction of assets;
errors and omissions; injuries to employees; and natural disasters. The County has self-insurance programs for
liability, workers' compensation, unemployment insurance and dental coverage. There was one liability and nine
workers’ compensation claim settlements that have exceeded insurance coverage during the past three fiscal
years. Insurance coverage for liability and workers' compensation above the County's self-insured retention
(SIR) is provided through the California State Association of Counties (CSAC) Excess Insurance Authority. The
County is a member of CSAC Excess Insurance Authority, a joint powers authority whose purpose is to develop
and fund programs of excess insurance for its member counties. The authority is solvent. Self-insurance and
authority limits are as follows:
Type of Coverage Self-Insurance Authority
Liability $ 250,000 per occurrence $ 25,000,000
Workers' Compensation $ 250,000 per occurrence Statutory
Unemployment $ 455,138 maximum -----
Dental None–Funded by Employees -----
Annual actuarial valuations are obtained for the Workers' Compensation and the General Liability Funds. These
valuations provide the basis for premiums charged to insured departments. The County's SIR amounts are paid
directly, without the use of purchased annuity contracts. Financial information on CSAC Excess Insurance
Authority is available on request from the Office of Risk Management, County of San Luis Obispo.
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The estimated claims liability for the Protected Self Insurance Fund was recorded at a discounted 85%
confidence level, and the estimated liability for the Workers' Compensation Self Insurance Fund was recorded at
a discounted 80% confidence level.
Changes in the balances of claims liabilities for the self funded insurance program including: the Protected Self
Insurance Fund, Worker’s Compensation Fund, Unemployment Insurance Fund, and Dental Insurance Fund for
fiscal years 2012-13 and 2013-14, were as follows (in thousands):
Beginning of
the fiscal year Current year claims, Balance at fiscal
liability changes & estimates Claim payments year end
2012-13 $ 19,255 $ 4,085 $ 4,508 $ 18,832
2013-14 $ 18,832 $ 4,485 $ 5,001 $ 18,316
8. INTERFUND RECEIVABLES AND PAYABLES
The composition of interfund balances at June 30, 2014 was (in thousands):
Payable Fund (Advances From Balance) Receivable Fund (Advances To Balance) Amount
Nonmajor Governmental Funds Nonmajor Enterprise Funds 670
Nonmajor Governmental Funds 281
General Fund 1,144
2,095
Nonmajor Enterprise Funds GeneralFund 153
Nonmajor Governmental Funds 339
492
Airport General Fund 1,050
Total $ 3,637
Nonmajor Governmental Funds advances from Nonmajor Enterprise Funds of $670 are comprised of reserve
funds from the Golf Enterprise Fund to the Public Financing Authority Debt Service Fund ($487) and from the
Lopez Park Enterprise Fund to the Parks Special Revenue Fund ($183) for future debt service obligations.
Advances between Nonmajor Governmental Funds are internal loans of $281 from the Roads Special Revenue
Fund to the Roads Impact Fees Special Revenue Fund, and advances related to the General Fund include internal
loans to the County Services Area 21 Special Revenue Fund ($122) and to the Library Special Revenue Fund
($1,022).
The Nonmajor Enterprise Funds advances of $492 represent internal loans received by the County Services Areas
Special Districts Enterprise Funds from the General Fund ($153) and from the County Services Area 10 Special
Revenue Fund ($339).
The Airport owes the General Fund $1,050 for an internal loan for various projects.
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9. TRANSFERS
A reconciliation of transfers is detailed below (in thousands):
Transfer From Transfer To Amount
General Fund Nonmajor Governmental Funds $ 20,168
Capital Projects Fund 2,929
Airport 17
23,114
Nonmajor Governmental Funds General Fund 683
Capital Projects Fund 97
Nonmajor Governmental Funds 1,231
Los Osos Wastewater 639
Nonmajor Enterprise Funds 152
2,802
Airport Nonmajor Governmental Funds 51
Capital Projects Fund Nonmajor Enterprise Funds 19
Nonmajor Enterprise Funds Nonmajor Governmental Funds 89
Internal Service Funds General Fund 274
Nonmajor Governmental Funds 831
Capital Projects 146
1,251
Los Osos Wastewater Nonmajor Governmental Funds 3
Total Transfers
$ 27,329
General Fund transfers to Nonmajor Governmental Funds included contributions to the following Special Revenue
Funds: Roads ($5,831), Library ($607), Community Development ($412), County Medical Services Program
($1,893) and Parks ($3,541). The General Fund also transferred $7,884 to the Pension Obligation Bond Debt
Service Fund to finance debt service payments, $17 to the Airport, and $2,929 to the Capital Projects Fund of
which $2,164 is for the Women’s Jail project.
Nonmajor Governmental Fund transfers consist of contributions of Public Facilities Fees revenue from the Public
Facilities Fees Special Revenue Fund to the General Fund ($200), the Capital Projects Fund ($97), and the Library
Fund ($174) to fund capital and maintenance projects. The Parks Special Revenue Fund made transfers to the
General Fund to fund maintenance projects ($14), to the Pension Obligation Bond Debt Service Fund ($136), the
Golf Fund ($2) and to the Lopez Park Enterprise Fund ($5) for debt service. The Roads Fund transferred $15 to
the Road Impact Fees fund and transferred $4 to Flood Control Zone 18 for maintenance projects. The Road
Impact Fee Special Revenue Fund transferred Impact Fees of $450 to the General Fund for certificate of
participation payments and $642 to the Roads Fund for capital and maintenance projects. The Library Fund
($204), the County Medical Services Program Fund ($22) and the Driving Under the Influence Fund ($34) made
transfers to the Pension Obligation Bond Debt Service Fund to finance debt service payments. Other Nonmajor
Governmental Fund transfers include $639 of grant related monies from the Flood Control District to the Los Osos
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Wastewater Fund, $19 to the General Fund for planning services and $145 of transfers between various County
Service Areas.
The Airport Enterprise Fund transferred $51 to the Pension Obligation Bond Fund for debt service.
The Capital Projects Fund transferred $19 to the Golf Fund to replace a water line at the Morro Bay Golf Course.
Transfers from Nonmajor Enterprise funds included transfers from the Golf Enterprise Fund to the Pension
Obligation Bond Debt Service Fund ($42) and transfers between various County Services Areas ($47).
The Garage Internal Service Fund transferred $46 to the General Fund for assets sales, and the Protected Self
Insurance Internal Service Fund transferred $228 to the General Fund and $142 to the Capital Projects Fund for
fire damage repair and equipment replacement costs. The Public Works Internal Service Fund transferred $4 to
the Capital Projects Fund for a Water Quality Lab remodel. Internal Service Fund transfers to nonmajor
governmental funds represent contributions to the Pension Obligation Bond Debt Service Fund for debt service by
the Public Works ($785) and Garage ($46) Internal Service Funds.
The Los Osos Wastewater Fund transferred $3 of interest to the Flood Control Zone.
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10. BONDED INDEBTEDNESS AND LONG TERM DEBT
Changes in Long-term Liabilities
Long-term liability activity for the year ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands) is as follows:
Beginning Ending
Balance Balance Due within
Governmental Activities July 1, 2013 Additions Reductions June 30, 2014 one year
Bonds and notes payable:
Certificates of participation $ 25,662 $ - $ 1,022 $ 24,640 $ 1,040
Unamortized discount on COP (99) - (4) (95) -
Unamortized premium on COP 1,329 - 89 1,240
Pension Obligation Bonds 115,624 - 4,390 111,234 5,030
Total Bonds and notes payable 142,516 - 5,497 137,019 6,070
Other liabilities:
Compensated absences 25,860 15,345 15,019 26,186 17,570
Landfill post-closure costs 4,151 602 539 4,214 405
Self insurance 18,832 4,485 5,001 18,316 3,487
Total other liabilities 48,843 20,432 20,559 48,716 21,462
Total Governmental Activities $ 191,359 $ 20,432 $ 26,056 $ 185,735 $ 27,532
Business-Type Activities
Bonds and notes payable:
Certificates of participation $ 17,920 $ 1,062 $ 725 $ 18,257 $ 743
Unamortized premium on COP 492 - 33 459
State notes 34,399 13,654 1,524 46,529 1,569
Revenue bonds 190,389 - 3,219 187,170 3,357
Unamortized premium on
Revenue Bonds 5,945 - 213 5,732 -
General obligation bonds 9,890 - 360 9,530 375
Unamortized premium on
1,015 - 56 959 -
General obligation bonds
Assessment bonds 39,527 38,119 1,208 76,438 1,244
Total bonds and notes payable 299,577 52,835 7,338 345,074 7,288
Other liabilities:
Compensated absences 297 137 146 288 171
Total other liabilities 297 137 146 288 171
Total Business-Type Activities $ 299,874 $ 52,972 $ 7,484 $ 345,362 $ 7,459
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Annual debt service requirements for governmental activities as of June 30, 2014 are summarized as follows:
Governmental Activities
Certificates of Participation Pension Obligation Bonds
Year Ended June 30, Principal Interest Principal Interest
2015 $ 1,040 $ 1,032 $ 5,030 $ 4,140
2016 1,073 1,002 5,715 3,911
2017 1,116 958 6,460 3,644
2018 1,159 913 7,265 3,336
2019 1,207 865 3,610 7,506
2020-2024 6,810 3,531 60,394 31,972
2025-2029 6,926 1,924 17,457 47,138
2030-2034 2,845 930 5,303 18,421
2035-2039 2,464 247 - -
Total $ 24,640 $ 11,402 $ 111,234 $ 120,068
Business-Type Activities
Certificates of Participation State Notes Revenue Bonds
Year Ended Principal Interest Principal Interest Principal Interest
June 30,
2015 $ 743 $ 815 $ 1,569 $ 753 $ 3,357 $ 9,337
2016 766 789 1,616 706 3.503 9,192
2017 800 758 1,665 657 3,665 9,026
2018 828 726 2,207 1,005 3,850 8,837
2019 867 691 2,233 943 4,050 8,636
2020-2024 4,959 2,823 11,636 3,741 23,675 39,763
2025-2029 5,760 1,472 10,614 2,284 30,530 32,874
2030-2034 2,158 394 4,884 1,240 39,425 23,982
2035-2039 463 228 3,582 870 50,910 12,491
2040-2044 526 136 3,955 497 24,205 1,155
2045-2049 387 44 2,568 103 - -
Total $ 18,257 $ 8,876 $ 46,529 $ 12,799 $ 187,170 $ 155,293
Business-Type Activities (continued)
General Obligation Bonds Assessment Bonds
Year Ended June 30, Principal Interest Principal Interest
2015 $ 375 $ 461 $ 1,244 $ 2,069
2016 395 445 1,271 2,050
2017 410 429 1,307 2,015
2018 425 413 1,343 1,978
2019 440 394 1,388 1,941
2020-2024 2,560 1,623 7,508 9,105
2025-2029 3,325 847 8,619 7,997
2030-2034 1,600 82 9,897 6,726
2035-2039 11,358 5,267
2040-2044 13,025 3,594
2045-2049 14,946 1,673
2050-2051 4,532 99
Total $ 9,530 $ 4,694 $ 76,438 $ 44,514
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Long-term liabilities at June 30, 2014 consisted of the following:
Original
Date of Semi Annual Issue Outstanding
Issue Maturity Interest Rates Installments Amount at 6/30/2014
Governmental Activities
Certificates of Participation
2007 Series A 2/8/2007 2037 4% - 4.25% $304 - $308 5,090 4,470
Used to finance the construction of the Paso Robles Courthouse building. Debt service is
provided by court fines specifically designated and restricted for new construction or major
renovation of court facilities.
2008 Series A 1/23/2008 2038 4% - 4.625% $440 - $451 7,325 6,495
Used to finance improvements to the Vineyard Drive Interchange. Debt service is provided by
Development Fees.
2012 Series A 10/15/2012 2028 .5%-5.0% $1,034-1,289 14,427 13,675
Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds used to refund the 2002 A Certificates of Participation.
The original COP was partially used to finance a portion of the new government center.
Debt service is provided by semi-annual payments funded by general County revenues.
Pension Obligation Bonds
Used to refund the Unfunded Actuarial Accrued Liability (UAAL) due to the Pension Trust as of
July 2, 2003 as determined by an outside actuary. Debt service payments are expected to be
funded by County payroll benefits.
2003 Series A Standard Bonds 7/2/2003 2018 1.68% - 4.54% $2,164 - $7,594 47,995 24,470
2003 Series C Capital
Appreciation Bonds 7/2/2003 2031 5.27% - 5.73% zero - $15,000 44,199 44,199
2009 Series A Term Bonds 8/19/2009 2019 7.45% $3,171 42,565 42,565
$161,601 $135,874
Business-Type Activities
Certificates of Participation
USDA 2009 4/30/2009 2049 4.375% $6 - $86 1,631 1,553
Used to finance a water system improvement project in County Service Area 23. Debt service
is provided by water sales revenues.
2011 Refunding Lopez Dam 5/12/2011 2030 2.0% - 5.5% $928 - $934 11,990 10,620
Remediation
Used to refund the 2000 A COP issue. The original COP was used to improve and retrofit
the Lopez Dam. Debt service is provided by semi-annual lease payments made by the
Flood Control District for the use of the retrofitted facilities.
2012 Series A 10/15/2012 2028 .5%- 5.0% $381-$475 5,323 5,045
Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds used to refund the 2002 A Certificates of Participation.
The original COP was partially used to the finance the Dairy Creek Golf Course. Debt
service is provided by semi-annual lease payments from the Dairy Creek Golf Course.
USDA 2013 07/01/2013 2053 2.75% $18-$67 1,062 1,039
Used to finance a water system improvement project in County Service Area 23. Debt
service is provided by water sales revenues.
$20,006 $18,257
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Original
Date of Interest Semi Annual Issue Outstanding at
Issue Maturity Rates Installments Amount 6/30/2014
Business-Type Activities (continued)
State Notes
The County has borrowed from the State of California Department of Water Resources and
the California Department of Transportation to finance the construction of water systems
in unincorporated areas and to construct hangars at the San Luis Obispo airport. State loans
are repaid with water service revenue and hangar rental revenue.
Cayucos Water Treatment Facility 1998 2023 3.0315% $174 $3,011 $1,358
Santa Margarita Water System 1999 2018 3.41% $36 513 132
Lopez Recreation Area 2004 2024 2.5132% $21 325 183
Lopez Water Treatment Plant Upgrade 2006 2028 2.60% $1,672 25,945 21,770
Airport Hangars 2006 2025 4.6124% $334 4,734 2,414
Airport Hangars 2007 2025 4.6557% $86 1,000 731
Los Osos Waste Water Project 2012 2046 2.0% $336-$598 19,941 19,941
$55,469 $46,529
Revenue Bonds
1976 Water Bond-County Service Area
16 4/1/1976 2016 5.00% $7 - $9 $135 $15
Used to improve the Shandon Water System. Debt service is provided primarily by water sales
revenues.
2007 Nacimiento Pipeline Project 3.75% - $7,658 -
Series A 9/26/2007 2040 5.0% $10,048 157,845 150,250
2007 Nacimiento Pipeline Project 5.196% -
Series B 9/26/2007 2040 5.571% $2,132 - $2,646 38,565 36,905
Used to build the Nacimiento Water Delivery Project. Debt service is provided by water sales
revenues of participating cities and districts payable under water delivery contracts.
$196,545 $187,170
General Obligation Bonds
2011 Refunding – Lopez Dam 2.0% -
Remediation 5/12/2011 2030 5.5% $833 - $840 $10,760 $9,530
Used to refund the 2000 A GO issue. The original GO Bonds were used to improve and
Retrofit the Lopez Dam. Debt service is provided by applicable property taxes.
Assessment Bonds 2012 2037 2.75% $1,609 - $3,245 $77,656 $76,438
Issued to the USDA to finance the construction of the Los Osos Waste Water Project. Debt
Service will be provided by amounts levied against property owners who benefit from the
project.
Public Facilities Corporation
The San Luis Obispo County Public Facilities Corporation (PFC) was incorporated on 9/7/1994. The PFC is a
nonprofit public benefit corporation organized to assist public agencies within the County of San Luis Obispo with
the acquisition and construction of various public facilities.
Financing Authority
The San Luis Obispo County Financing Authority was formed on 8/22/2000 as a joint exercise of powers authority
between the County and the Flood Control District, which administers Lopez Dam. The Authority was created to
assist in the financing, construction, and equipping of public facilities for one or both of the members.
Description of Long-Term Lease Arrangements
The County formed the Public Facilities Corporation and the Financing Authority for the purpose of issuing debt.
On behalf of the County, these two entities issued all currently outstanding certificates of participation and the
Lopez Dam remediation general obligation bond. Therefore, the County makes semi-annual lease payments in
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lieu of debt service to these entities from a variety of sources including State and Federal revenues, penalty
assessments, golf course fees, water contract payments, and property taxes. For lease payment details, see
above schedules for specific type of debt.
Description of Special Assessment Bonds
Special assessment debt has been issued to provide funds for the construction of streets, utility and water
delivery systems. These bonds will be repaid from amounts levied against the property owners benefited by this
construction.
The County acts in an agent capacity for the assessment districts. In the event that a deficiency exists because of
unpaid or delinquent special assessments at the time a debt service payment is due, the County must provide
resources to cover the deficiency until other resources, for example, foreclosure proceeds, are received. Special
assessment principal outstanding at June 30, 2014 totals $2,078 with interest rates from 3.5% to 6.85%.
Accrued Vacation and Sick Leave Pay and Compensatory Time Off
County employees have accumulated unpaid vested benefits for compensatory time off, sick leave and vacation
earned of $26,474 at June 30, 2014. The accumulated benefits will be liquidated in future years as employees
elect to use them. In the normal course of business, all payments of these accumulated benefits will be funded
from appropriations in the year in which they are to be paid.
The liability for compensated absences is typically liquidated from the Parks, County Medical Services Program,
Driving Under the Influence Program, Library and General funds.
Legal debt margin
State statutes limit the amount of general obligation debt a governmental entity may issue to 1.25% of its net
assessed valuation. The current debt limitation for the County is $538,249 with a margin of $528,719.
Rebatable Arbitrage Earnings
The Tax Reform Act of 1986 instituted certain arbitrage restrictions with respect to the issuance of tax-exempt
bonds after August 31, 1986. Arbitrage regulations deal with the investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds at an
interest yield greater than the interest yield paid to bondholders. Generally, all interest paid to bondholders can
be retroactively rendered taxable if applicable rebates are not reported and paid to the Internal Revenue Service.
During the current year, the County performed calculations of excess investment earnings and at June 30, 2014
had an arbitrage liability of $687,749.
11. NET POSITION/FUND BALANCES
The government-wide and business-type activities fund financial statements utilize a net position presentation.
Net position is categorized as invested capital assets (net of related debt), restricted and unrestricted.
Investment in Capital Assets, Net of Related Debt - This category groups all capital assets, including
infrastructure, into one component of net position. Accumulated depreciation and the outstanding balances of
debt that are attributable to the acquisition, construction or improvement of these assets reduce the balance in
this category.
Net position invested in capital assets, net of related debt at June 30, 2014 is as follows (in thousands):
Amount
Governmental activities $ 1,112,934
Business-type activities
188,485
Total $ 1,301,419
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Restricted Net Position - This category presents external restrictions imposed by creditors, grantors, contributors
or laws or regulations of other governments and restrictions imposed by law through constitutional provisions or
enabling legislation. Included in total restricted net position at June 30, 2014 is $17,880 restricted due to
enabling legislation.
Restricted net position at June 30, 2014 for governmental activities is as follows (in thousands):
Amount
RESTRICTED FOR:
General Government
Purchase obligations for Board of Supervisorsrelated professional services $ 1
Purchase obligations for Administrative Office related professional services 6
Purchase obligations for Risk Management related professional services 83
and supplies
Purchase obligations for Human Resources related professional services 57
Purchase obligations for Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector 57
related professional services
Purchase obligations for County Counsel related professional services 52
Purchase obligations for Capital Project report software 32
Purchase obligations for General Services related professional services 15
Purchase obligations for building maintenance projects 32
Purchase obligations for Information Technology related professional 153
services, equipment and training
Purchase obligations for capital projects 57
Claims, contracts and other restrictions 1,560
Public Protection
Purchase obligations for Agricultural Commissioner related furniture 7
Purchase obligations for Planning related software, equipment, and 413
professional services
Purchase obligations for Waste Management related supplies and 60
professional services
Purchase obligations for Probation related professional services and 32
supplies
Purchase obligations for Public Defender related professional services 8
Purchase obligations for District Attorney related software support and 42
update services
Purchase obligations for Sheriff-Coroner related supplies, equipment, and 194
services
Purchase obligations for Animal Services equipment 9
Purchase obligations for Emergency Services related equipment and 7
professional services
Purchase obligations for Flood Control related engineeringand 776
environmental services
Purchase obligations for fire protectiontraining, software, and equipment 1,510
Purchase obligations for capital projects 8,541
Health and Sanitation
Purchase obligations for Behavioral Health related professional services 19
Purchase obligations for Public Health related professional servicesand 120
supplies
Claims, contracts and other restrictions 21
Public Assistance
Purchase obligations for Social Services related supplies and professional 53
services
Purchase obligations for Veterans’ Services related supplies and 329
professional services
Public Ways and Facilities
Purchase obligations for Public Works relatedprofessional services 8
Road maintenance and construction 6,871
Public facilities fees restricted for public facilities 11,010
Purchase obligations for capital projects 12
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Amount
Education
Purchase obligations for capital projects 97
Claims, contracts and other restrictions 3
Recreation and Culture
Purchase obligations for capital projects 167
Claims, contracts and other restrictions 4
Debt Service 10,691
Total Restricted Net Position $ 43,109
Unrestricted Net Position – This category represents net position of the County, not restricted for any project or
other purpose.
Unrestricted net position at June 30, 2014 is as follows (in thousands):
Amount
Governmental activities $ 325,113
Business-type activities 98,097
Total $ 423,210
In the fund financial statements, governmental funds report fund balance in classifications based primarily on the
extent to which the County is bound to honor the constraints imposed on the use of resources reported in the
funds. In circumstances when an expenditure is made for a purpose for which amounts are available from
multiple fund balance classifications, fund balance is generally depleted in the order of restricted, committed,
assigned, and unassigned.
As prescribed by GASB statement 54, the following classifications are used to identify the components of fund
balance:
Nonspendable Fund Balance - includes amounts that are (a) not in spendable form, or (b) legally or
contractually required to be maintained intact. The “not in spendable form” criterion includes items that
are not expected to be converted to cash, for example: inventories, prepaid amounts, and long-term
notes receivable.
Restricted Fund Balance – includes amounts that can be spent only for the specific purposes stipulated by
external resource providers, constitutionally or through enabling legislation. Restrictions may effectively
be changed or lifted only with the consent of the resource provider.
Committed Fund Balance – includes amounts that can only be used for the specific purposes determined
by formal action of the County’s highest level of decision-making authority. As prescribed by the State of
California County Budget Act, fund balance commitments are established, modified or rescinded by
resolution adopted by a four-fifths vote of the Board of Supervisors at regular or special meetings. The
general reserve, however, is only established, cancelled, increased or decreased at the time of adopting
the budget except in cases of legally declared emergency.
Assigned Fund Balance – comprises amounts intended to be used by the County for specific purposes
that are neither restricted nor committed. As a practice, for financial statement presentation the County
Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector assigns non-restricted and non-committed fund balance of the
General Fund to its intended purpose. Assigned fund balance can be identified by departments and the
County Administrative Officer for specific uses during the County’s budgeting process. Budgets
requested by departments require approval by the County Board of Supervisors.
Unassigned Fund Balance – is the residual classification for the General Fund and includes all amounts
not contained in the other classifications. Unassigned amounts are technically available for any purpose.
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Fund balances for all the major and nonmajor governmental funds as of June 30, 2014 are distributed as follows:
Capital Nonmajor
General Projects Gov’tl
Fund Fund Funds Total
Nonspendable:
Inventories $ 98 $ - $ - $ 98
Prepaid Items 348 - - 348
Advances to other funds 333 - - 333
Subtotal 779 - - 779
Restricted for:
Tax loss reserves 3,214 - - 3,214
Public facilities - - 11,009 11,009
Traffic impact programs - - 6,871 6,871
Wildlife and grazing
- - 18 18
programs
Debt service - - 2,266 2,266
Subtotal 3,214 - 20,164 23,378
Committed to:
Maintenance projects 4,852 - - 4,852
Human resources projects 363 - - 363
Assessor projects 307 - - 307
Other general government 2,471 - - 2,471
Planning programs 1,207 - - 1,207
County fire programs 2,444 - - 2,444
Sheriff programs 230 - - 230
Other public protection 202 - - 202
Public health programs 141 - - 141
Behavioral health
19 - - 19
programs
Social Services programs 53 - - 53
Veteran’s Services
459 - - 459
programs
Public works engineering
87 - - 87
& consulting services
Fish and game programs - - 200 200
Flood control programs - - 19,512 19,512
Lighting programs - - 487 487
Community development
- - 404 404
programs
Medical services programs - - 1,033 1,033
Emergency medical
- - 837 837
services
Roads - - 9,965 9,965
Community service areas - - 1,291 1,291
Driving under the
- - 689 689
influence programs
Library - - 1,283 1,283
Parks - - 4,414 4,414
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Capital Nonmajor
General Projects Gov’tl
Fund Fund Funds Total
General reserve $ 9,000 $ - $ - $ 9,000
Fire equipment 114 - - 114
Pension Obligation Bonds 7,189 - - 7,189
Internal financing 4,163 - - 4,163
Solar plant mitigation 11,851 - - 11,851
Automation projects 12,807 - - 12,807
Building replacement 19,424 - - 19,424
Organizational
1,775 - - 1,775
development
Tax reduction reserve 37,289 - - 37,289
Lease financing 493 - - 493
Capital Projects - 25,700 - 25,700
Debt service - - 8,425 8,425
Subtotal 116,940 25,700 48,540 191,180
Assigned to:
Tax reduction reserve 22,187 - - 22,187
General government 13,139 - - 13,139
Clerk Recorder programs 2,401 - - 2,401
Waste Management
2,123 - - 2,123
programs
District Attorney programs 2,418 - - 2,418
Sheriff programs 5,035 - - 5,035
Probation programs 3,235 - - 3,235
Planning programs 1,334 - - 1,334
Other public protection
programs 914 - - 914
Social Services programs 1,552 - - 1,552
Foster Care/Adoption
programs 8,517 - - 8,517
Other Public assistance
programs 2,117 - - 2,117
Public ways and facilities 1,309 - - 1,309
Public Health programs 2,412 - - 2,412
Behavioral Health
programs 12,576 - - 12,576
Recreation programs
46 - - 46
Subsequent Fiscal Year
36,851 - - 36,851
Budget
Imprest cash 82 - - 82
Subtotal 118,248 - - 118,248
Total $ 239,181 $ 25,700 $ 68,704 $ 333,585
12. LAPSING ENCUMBRANCES
The County allows some encumbrances to lapse at year-end and then automatically reappropriates them as part
of the subsequent year’s budget.
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The following is a summary of lapsing encumbrances at June 30, 2014 to be reappropriated during the next fiscal
year (in thousands):
Total
Function Encumbrances
General Government $ 1,904
Health & Sanitation 2,482
Public Protection 2,599
Public Assistance 626
Public Ways and Facilities 7,695
Education 4
Recreation 905
Total Lapsing Encumbrances $ 16,215
13. OTHER COMMITMENTS
In 1965, San Luis Obispo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (District), a blended component
unit of the County, began payments in accordance with a contract with the State Department of Water Resources
(DWR) for a water supply from the State Water Project. Estimated future principal payments for the State Water
contract will total $28,351,609 over the next 21 years. The estimated amounts vary by year. For example, the
principal amount due in 2014 is $867,739 while $2,004,774 is due in 2035. In 1992 the District entered Water
Supply Contracts, of like terms, with various sub-contractors which presently provide resources to cover
approximately 85% of the capital costs. The contract with the DWR expires in 2035, and during 2013 the State
began formal contract extension negotiations with the District and all of the other State Water contractors. The
negotiations are still in progress.
14. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
The County is subject to various lawsuits, inverse condemnation cases, personnel actions, disputes over tax
assessments, and other actions incidental to the ordinary course of County operations. In the opinion of the
County Counsel, the total potential claims against the County not covered by insurance resulting from litigation
would not materially affect the financial statements of the County at June 30, 2014.
15. LANDFILL POSTCLOSURE CARE COSTS
The Los Osos Landfill is a closed facility under the responsibility of the County. State and federal laws and
regulations require the County of San Luis Obispo to perform various maintenance and monitoring activities at
the site. By agreement with the land owner, the County assumed responsibility for all closure and postclosure
costs when the facility stopped accepting waste. As of this date, the landfill closure is complete and only
postclosure costs remain.
The remaining estimated liability for landfill postclosure cost as of June 30, 2014 is $4,213,548 (in 2014 dollars).
Of this $3,177,569 is for the Maintenance Cost and $1,035,979 is the Corrective Action Cost. The cost estimates
were provided by a licensed professional geologist in the Post Closure Maintenance Plan dated May 8, 2012 and
the Engineers Estimate of Corrective Action for a Foreseeable Release dated March 23, 2011. Both reports are
required to be updated every five years. However, the actual cost of postclosure care may be higher (or lower)
due to inflation, changes in technology, or changes in landfill laws and regulations. Therefore, the cost estimate
will be reviewed and adjusted as needed for changes in these factors.
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16. DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLAN
Plan Description
The County of San Luis Obispo (the “County”) contributes to the San Luis Obispo County Employees Retirement
Plan (the “Plan”), which is an independent multiple-employer cost sharing contributory defined benefit pension
plan for employees of the County of San Luis Obispo, employees of the Superior Court in San Luis Obispo County,
employees of the San Luis Obispo Local Agency Formation Commission, employees of the San Luis Obispo Air
Pollution Control District and employees of the San Luis Obispo County Pension Trust (the “Employer”). The Plan
exists, operates and is constituted under the authority of Section 53215 of Section 17 of Article XVI of the
California Constitution and the Government Code Article 1.5 (Pension Trusts), of Chapter 2 (Officers and
Employees), of Part 1 (Powers and Duties Common to Cities, Counties and Other Agencies), of Division 2 (Cities,
Counties and Other Agencies), of Title 5 (Local Agencies) of the California Government Code.
Pursuant to the foregoing California Government Code provisions, the County of San Luis Obispo Board of
Supervisors established the San Luis Obispo County Pension Trust (the “Trust”) by the adoption of Chapter 2.56
of the San Luis Obispo County Code. Following the adoption of Chapter 2.56 of the County Code, the Board of
Supervisors adopted the By-Laws of the Pension Trust. The San Luis Obispo County Employees Retirement Plan
is part of those By-Laws. The County of San Luis Obispo Board of Supervisors may amend the Plan’s provisions.
Participation in the Plan is mandatory for all regular employees. Participants are currently broken into 3 Tiers
depending on date of hire. The Trust and the Plan are both administered by the San Luis Obispo County Pension
Trust Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”). Separate stand-alone financial statements are issued for the Plan and
are available at the County of San Luis Obispo Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector's office.
Benefit Provisions
Plan participants, upon attaining the normal retirement age of 55 for Safety employees and Probation Officers
and 60 for Miscellaneous employees, are entitled to annual retirement benefits as defined in the Plan document.
The applicable retirement formula, minimum retirement age, compensation base, post-retirement cost of living
adjustment, cost of living adjustment carry over, and final compensation maximum may differ depending upon
the Plan provisions in effect at the member’s date of hire, the member’s classification, the member’s age, and the
member’s bargaining unit. Participants receive their accumulated plan benefits as a life annuity payable monthly
upon retirement. In the event of total and permanent disability, participants, upon satisfaction of membership
service requirements and other applicable provisions of the Plan, receive disability benefits as defined in the Plan
document. The Plan provides for an Annual Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) based on the Consumer Price
Index as approved by the Board of Trustees. The Plan also provides death benefits for both active and retired
participants. The participants' accumulated contributions may be withdrawn at any time should the participant
leave the employment of the Employer prior to retirement.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Accounting – The Plan's financial statements are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting. The Plan
uses the calendar year for financial reporting purposes.
Assets are invested and held pursuant to, and in accordance with, the Investment Policy of the Plan that is
established by the Trustees. Investments including corporate notes, bonds, collateralized mortgage obligations,
equities, futures, real estate investment funds, equity real estate holdings, alternative investments, and other
short-term cash investments are reported at fair value. Securities traded on a national exchange are valued at
the last reported sales price or at year-end closing prices as quoted by an independent securities valuation
company. Investments that do not have an established market are reported at estimated fair value.
Contributions are recognized as revenue when due, pursuant to formal commitments, as well as statutory or
contractual requirements. Benefits and refunds are recognized when due and payable in accordance with the
terms of the Plan. Investment income is recognized as earned by the Plan. Other expenses are recognized when
the corresponding liabilities are incurred. The net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments held by
the Plan is recorded as an increase (decrease) to investment income based on the valuation of investments at
year-end.
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The Plan’s financial statements as a whole are presented in conformance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America, as promulgated by the Governmental Accounting Standard Board
(GASB). GASB requires certain disclosures and also requires local government pensions to report using the full
accrual method of accounting. The Plan’s statements comply with all material requirements of these
pronouncements. They are presented in conformance with GASB Statement No. 25, “Financial Reporting for
Defined Benefit Pension Plans;” GASB Statement No. 34, “Basic Financial Statements;” GASB Statement No. 37
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis for State and Local Governments;” and GASB Statement No. 40, “Deposit
and Investment Risk Disclosures.
Third Party Transactions – There were no investments in loans or investments in leases with parties related to
the Trust, Plan or Trustees.
Concentrations – As of December 31, 2013, the Trust held no investments of a single issuer comprising 5% or
more of the Plan Net Position.
Funding Policy – The Trustees establish and may amend the funding policy with the goal of providing guidelines
for the process to be utilized in determining the Annually Required Contribution (ARC) rate. The Trustees
recommend to Board of Supervisors changes to the ARC based on the advice of the Plan Actuary in conjunction
with the findings of the Annual Actuarial Valuation. The Actuarial Cost Method used to determine the ARC is the
Entry Age Normal Cost Funding Method. This method is one of the actuarial methods authorized under GASB 27.
Participants were required to contribute to the Plan for the 2013 calendar year at rates ranging from 3.75% to
24.55% of includable compensation as defined in the Plan document, depending upon the hire date, age of hire,
and the collective bargaining agreement under which the participant is covered. The rates charged to the
Employer were established at a range of 14.19% to 28.39% of payroll. There were no legal or contractual
maximum contribution rates in effect during 2013.
During June of 2013, the Board of Trustees unanimously passed the recommendation for an increase of 0.94% to
the total contribution rate as recommended by the Actuary in the January 1, 2013 Actuarial Evaluation. The
increased total contribution rate took into consideration: a) continuing with the remaining 27 years of the 30 year
amortization for unfunded liabilities that was reset in 2010 to 30 years; b) continuing the smoothing of the 2008
asset loss to a 10-year basis instead of the 5-year smoothing applied otherwise. The Employers implemented the
increased total contribution rates for the majority of members in Tier 1 and Tier 2 effective December 22, 2014
depending on bargaining unit. The increase was adjusted to 0.97% to account for the deferred implementation.
Tier 3 rates were unchanged.
Total contributions and appropriations to the Plan in 2013 amounted to $55,013,425. Of this total, $30,795,872
was regular Employer appropriations. Employee contributions amounted to $24,217,553. The Employee
contributions did not include Employee Additional Voluntary Contributions of $84,620 and County Additional for
Employee Contributions of $157,565. The contributed amounts were actuarially determined as described above
and were based on an actuarial valuation report as of December 31, 2013.
Annual Pension Cost and Net Pension Asset
The County's annual pension cost and prepaid pension asset, computed in accordance with GASB 27, Accounting
for Pensions by State and Local Governmental Employers, for the year ended June 30, 2014, (based on an
actuarial valuation report as of December 31, 2013) were as follows (in thousands):
Amount
Annual Required Contribution (ARC) $ 33,417
Interest on beginning net pension asset (9,796)
Adjustment to the ARC 7,939
Annual Pension Cost (APC) 31,560
Employer contributions made 30,796
Increase (decrease) in net pension asset (764)
Net pension asset / (obligation), beginning of year 135,119
Net pension asset / (obligation), end of year $ 134,355
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Three-Year Trend Information
Year Ended Annual Pension Percentage of APC Net Pension
June 30 Cost (APC) Contribution Contributed Asset
2012* $27,195 $30,436 112% $133,214
2013* $29,036 $30,941 107% $135,119
2014* $31,560 $30,796 98% $134,355
*Based on an Actuarial Valuation date January 1
Annual Pension Costs and Net Pension Asset figures are taken directly from the Annual Actuarial Valuation as of
December 31, 2013.
The Net Pension Asset is allocated among various reserves. For the year ended December 31, 2013, these
reserves were generally credited with interest at the rate of 6.75% for member deposits and 7.25% for other
reserves (Current, Retirees and Beneficiaries, Cost of Living). In addition any additional employee or additional
employer for employee contributions, as well as compounded interest credited to these additional contributions,
earned interest at the rate of 2.30%. Any interest or dividends earned in excess of the amount required to be
credited to the various reserves is accumulated in the contingency reserve account.
Funded Status
The Plan’s funded status based upon the most recent actuarial valuation performed by Gabriel, Roeder Smith and
Company as of December 31, 2013 and dated January 1, 2014 is as follows:
Schedule of Funded Status
(Funding
Actuarial Unfunded Excess)
Accrued AAL UAAL as a
Actuarial Actuarial Liability (UAAL) Annual Percentage
Valuation Value of (AAL) Entry Funding Covered of Covered
Date Assets Age Excess) Payroll Payroll
Funded
Ratio
Jan 1 (a) (b) (b-a) (a/b) (c) (b-a)/c
2014 $1,182,924 $1,518,751 $335,827 77.9% $164,704 203.9%
The Actuarial Value of Assets was determined on a market related blend basis, with each year’s gains and losses
smoothed over a five year period for all years except 2008. The loss in 2008 was smoothed over a ten year
period.
Disclosure of Information about Actuarial Methods and Assumptions
The Schedule of Funding Progress included as Required Supplementary Information immediately following the
Notes to the Financial Statements presents multi-year trend information about whether the Actuarial Value of
Plan Assets is increasing or decreasing relative to the actuarial accrued liability for benefits over time.
Actuarial calculations are based on the benefits provided under the terms of the substantive plan in effect at the
time of each valuation and on the pattern of cost sharing between the employers and plan members to that
point. The projection of benefits for financial reporting does not explicitly incorporate the potential effect of legal
or contractual funding limitations on the pattern of cost sharing between the employer and the future plan
members to that point in time.
Actuarial calculations reflect a long-term perspective. Actuarial methods and assumptions used include techniques
to reduce short-term volatility in actuarial accrued liabilities and the actuarial value of assets. Actuarial valuations
involve estimates of the value of reported amounts and assumptions about the probability of events far into the
future. Actuarially determined amounts are subject to continual revision as results are compared to past
expectations and new estimates are made about the future.
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Latest Actuarial Valuation Methods and Assumptions
Contributions were made in accordance with actuarially determined requirements. A variety of significant
actuarial assumptions are used to determine the contributions required. These assumptions are summarized
below:
Valuation Date: December 31, 2013 (January 1, 2014)
Actuarial Cost Method Entry Age Normal
Amortization Method 30 years declining, Closed Method
Remaining Amortization Period 26 years
Asset Valuation Method Market Related Blend, Five-year smoothing for all years
except 2008, which was smoothed over 10 years
Actuarial Assumptions:
Investment Rate of Return 7.25% effective annual interest rate
Inflation Rate Assumption 2.75% per year
Base Annual Rate of Compensation Increase 3.25% (including inflation)
Payroll Growth Rate 3.75% per year
Cost-of-Living Adjustments 2.75% for Tier 1/ 2.00% for Tier 2 and Tier 3
Amortization of Unfunded Actuarial Liabilities is done as a level percent of payroll over 26 years (27 years was
used in the previous valuation) for funding computation.
The Schedule of Funding progress included as Required Supplementary Information following the Notes to the
Financial Statements presents multi-year trend information about whether the actuarial value of plan assets is
increasing or decreasing relative to the actuarial accrued liability for benefits over time.
17. POST EMPLOYMENT HEALTHCARE BENEFITS
Plan Description and Benefits
The County administers a single-employer defined postemployment benefit (OPEB) plan. Employees retiring from
the County with at least 50 years of age and 5 years of service may continue to purchase healthcare coverage, if
they select one of the plans offered under the County’s contract with the state’s California Public Employee
Retirement System (CalPERS.) The County assists eligible retirees by paying a portion of their premiums for
medical care.
In April 2010 the County established an irrevocable trust with the California Employer’s Retiree Benefit Trust
(CERBT) to prefund the future cost of retiree health insurance benefits. The CERBT’s administrator, CalPERS,
issues a publicly available financial report consisting of financial statements and required supplementary
information for the CERBT in aggregate. The report may be obtained by writing to CalPERS, Lincoln Plaza North,
400 Q Street, Sacramento, CA 95811. CalPERS does not provide a separate, audited GAAP-basis postemployment
benefit plan report for the County’s discrete information.
Funding Policy
The CalPERS contract requires that the County contribute certain minimum amounts for each retiree’s health
insurance. If the County selected another provider for health insurance coverage these minimum amounts might
not apply. However, the County has been using CalPERS for medical coverage since 1990, and currently has not
expressed intent to change providers. The amounts the County actually contributes depend on bargaining unit
and for calendar year 2013 ranged from $115 to $139 per month. The subsidy is adjusted annually to reflect
changes in the medical component of the Consumer Price Index.
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Annual OPEB Cost and Net OPEB Asset
The County’s annual Other Post Employment Benefits (OPEB) cost is equal to the (a) annual required contribution
(ARC) less (b) one year’s interest on the beginning balance of the net OPEB asset plus/minus (c) any adjustment
to the ARC. The ARC represents a level of funding that, if paid on an ongoing basis, is projected to cover the
normal cost of each year and any unfunded actuarial liabilities (or funding excess) amortized over a thirty year
open period. The ARC of $1,244 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014 includes the normal cost for current
active employees of $628 and a component for amortization of the total unfunded actuarial accrued liability
(UAAL) of $616. The following table shows the components of the Net OPEB Asset as of June 30, 2014:
Annual required contribution (ARC) $1,244
Interest on prior year net OPEB asset (140)
Adjustment to ARC 375
Annual OPEB Cost 1,479
Contributions made 1,819
Increase (decrease) in net OPEB obligation (340)
Net OPEB obligation (asset) – beginning of year (1,974)
Net OPEB obligation (asset) – end of year ($2,314)
The County’s annual OPEB cost, the percentage of annual OPEB cost contributed to the plan, and the Net OPEB
Obligation (Asset) for the fiscal year ended 2014 and the two preceding years are as follows:
Fiscal Annual Percent of Net OPEB
Year OPEB OPEB Cost Obligation
Ended Cost Contributions Contributed (Asset)
2012 $1,625 $1,698 105% ($2,068)
2013 $1,632 $1,537 94% ($1,974)
2014 $1,479 $1,819 123% ($2,314)
Funded Status and Funding Progress
The funded status of the OPEB plan as of June 30, 2014 (based on the County’s June 30, 2012 actuarial
valuation) is as follows:
Actuarially accrued liability $22,808
Actuarial value of plan assets (11,105)
Unfunded actuarially accrued liability $11,703
Funded ratio (actuarial value of plan
assets/AAL) 48.69%
Covered payroll (active plan members) $154,555
UAAL as a percentage of covered payroll 7.57%
Actuarial Methods and Assumptions
Projections of benefits for financial reporting purposes are based on the substantive plan (the plan as understood
by the employer and the plan members) and include the types of benefits provided at the time of each valuation
and the historical pattern of sharing of benefit costs between the employer and plan members to that point. The
actuarial methods and assumptions used include techniques that are designed to reduce the effects of short-term
volatility in actuarial accrued liabilities and the actuarial value of assets, consistent with the long-term perspective
of the calculations.
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NOTES TO THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
In the County’s June 30, 2013 actuarial valuation the Entry Age Normal, Level Percent of Pay actuarial cost
method was used. The actuarial assumptions included a 7.10% investment rate of return, an inflation rate of
3.75% per year, and assumed future medical inflation of 4% per year. The OPEB plan’s unfunded actuarial
liability is being amortized by level percent of payroll contributions over 30 years.
The Schedule of Funding progress included as Required Supplementary Information following the Notes to the
Financial Statements presents multi-year trend information about whether the actuarial value of plan assets is
increasing or decreasing relative to the actuarial accrued liability for benefits over time.
18. CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE
In accordance with the FY 2013-14 implementation of GASB Statement No. 65, Items Previously Reported as
Assets and Liabilities, the County no longer amortizes the costs of debt issuance. Instead, debt issuance
amounts are expensed as incurred. Accordingly, the County expensed the remaining balances of unamortized
debt issuance costs. The adjustment is shown as a cumulative effect of change in accounting principal in the
current fiscal year which resulted in a reduction of Net Position of $1,790 for governmental activities and $2,784
for business-type activities. Total impact to Net Position is a decrease of $4,574.
19. SUBSEQUENT EVENT
Current provisions of the County’s Retirement Plan permit the County to prepay its obligation to the Pension Trust
on an annual basis. On May 6, 2014 the County Board of Supervisors approved an agreement for an advance
payment of $43.3 million representing the County’s FY 2014-15 employer retirement and employer paid portion
of employee normal retirement contributions to the Pension Trust. The prepayment was made on July 8, 2014
and resulted in a savings of $1.4 million to the County.
20. SPECIAL ITEM
The Los Osos Community Services District filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy on August 25, 2006. The following
month, Governor Schwarzenegger signed Assembly Bill 2701 which allowed the County to assume responsibility
for the Los Osos Wastewater Project which consists primarily of a wastewater collection system and treatment
plant. The County has worked closely with the District to ensure that county-wide taxpayers do not inherit a
financial burden as a result of the bankruptcy. As part of the settlement and resolution of the District bankruptcy
the County paid $2.8 million in FY 2013-14 in exchange for the District’s assignment to the County of all its rights
and obligations under its Solid Waste Franchise Agreement with Waste Connections, Inc., and Mission Country
Disposal. Although the Franchise Agreement automatically terminates on August 31, 2023 (subject to a thirty-six
month extension option by the County), the County reserved the right to enter into subsequent exclusive
franchise agreements for solid waste collection services within the District boundaries.
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Required supplementary information includes financial information and disclosures that are
required by the GASB but are not considered a part of the basic financial statements. Such
information includes:
Schedule of Funding Progress – Defined Benefit Retirement Plan
Schedule of Funding Progress – Other Post Employment Benefits Plan (OPEB)
Budgetary Comparison Schedule – General Fund
Notes to required supplementary information
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REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY PENSION TRUST SCHEDULE OF FUNDING PROGRESS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Unfunded Unfunded AAL
Actuarial AAL (Funding Excess)
Actuarial Actuarial Accrued (Funding Annual as a Percentage
Valuation Value of Liability (AAL) Excess) Funded Covered of Covered
Jan 1 Assets (a) Entry Age (b) (b-a) Ratio (a/b) Payroll (c) Payroll ((b-a)/c)
2005 $651,751 $715,085 $63,334 91.1% $135,189 46.8%
2006 $700,060 $831,290 $131,230 84.2% $143,902 91.2%
2007 $759,758 $994,861 $253,103 76.4% $152,117 154.6%
2008 $829,764 $1,057,124 $277,360 78.5% $162,436 140.0%
2009 $875,602 $1,150,214 $274,612 76.1% $168,677 162.8%
2010 $937,279 $1,216,153 $278,874 77.1% $160,444 173.8%
2011 $1,000,169 $1,282,058 $281,889 78.0% $161,783 174.2%
2012 $1,057,922 $1,378,549 $320,627 76.7% $161,055 199.1%
2013 $1,122,151 $1,468,001 $345,850 76.4% $164,299 210.5%
2014 $1,182,924 $1,518,751 $335,827 77.9% $164,704 203.9%
Separate stand-alone financial statements were issued for the Pension Plan and are available at the County
of San Luis Obispo Auditor-Controller's office located at the County Government Center Room D220, San Luis
Obispo, CA 93408.
COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY OTHER POST EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (OPEB) PLAN SCHEDULE OF FUNDING PROGRESS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2014
(in thousands)
Unfunded Unfunded AAL
Actuarial AAL (Funding Excess)
Actuarial Actuarial Accrued (Funding Annual as a Percentage
Valuation Value of Liability (AAL) Excess) Funded Covered of Covered
Dec 31 Assets (a) Entry Age (b) (b-a) Ratio (a/b) Payroll (c) Payroll ((b-a)/c)
2009 $6,324 $19,718 $13,394 32.1% $154,282 8.6%
2011* $8,775 $21,185 $12,410 41.42% $152,893 8.1%
2013* $11,105 $22,808 $11,703 48.69% $154,555 7.6%
*Valuation Date 6/30/2011 and 6/30/2013
Source: Gabriel Roeder Smith & Company “San Luis Obispo County Retiree Health Care Plan Actuarial
Valuation Report”. The 2009 actuarial value of assets represent fiscal year 2009/2010 CERBT contributions
of $6.3 million. The 2011 actuarial value of assets represent fiscal year 2010/2011 CERBT contributions of
$8.7 million. The 2013 actuarial value of assets represent fiscal year 2011/2012 CERBT contributions of
$11.1 million.
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Required Supplementary Information
General Fund
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances
Budget to Actual Comparison
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Budgeted Amounts Actual Variance with
Original Final Amounts Final Budget
Revenues:
Taxes $ 141,626 $ 143,234 $ 167,004 $ 23,770
Licenses, permits, and franchises 9,641 9,641 10,694 1,053
Fines, forfeits, and penalties 4,159 4,776 1,288 (3,488)
Use of money and property 584 584 575 (9)
Aid from other governmental agencies 194,625 207,686 195,037 (12,649)
Charges for services 28,515 30,120 28,948 (1,172)
Other revenue 3,782 5,007 4,129 (878)
Total Revenues 382,932 401,048 407,675 6,627
Expenditures:
Current:
General government 44,281 51,512 39,905 11,607
Public protection 150,665 158,435 143,703 14,732
Public ways and facilities 1,956 2,637 2,045 592
Health and sanitation 71,931 75,742 68,377 7,365
Public assistance 100,845 107,617 94,528 13,089
Education 475 480 441 39
Contingencies 15,551 15,233 -- 15,233
Total Expenditures 385,704 411,656 348,999 62,657
Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues Over
(Under) Expenditures (2,772) (10,608) 58,676 69,284
Other Financing Sources (Uses):
Transfers in 445 876 307 (569)
Transfers out (25,090) (25,214) (23,047) 2,167
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses) (24,645) (24,338) (22,740) 1,598
Net change in fund balances (27,417) (34,946) 35,936 70,882
Fund balances, beginning 162,787 162,787 162,787 --
Fund balances, ending $ 135,370 $ 127,841 $ 198,723 $ 70,882
Continued
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Required Supplementary Information
General Fund
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances
Budget to Actual Comparison
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Explanation of Differences between Budgetary Outflows and GAAP Expenditures:
Actual amounts (budgetary basis) "Total Revenues"
from the Budgetary Comparison Schedule $ 407,675
Revenues for funds not meeting the special revenue fund defininition
which are presented with the General Fund for financial reporting purposes 2,175
Total Revenues as reported in the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures
and Changes in Fund Balances - Governmental Funds $ 409,850
Uses/outflows of resources
Actual amounts (budgetary basis) "Total Expenditures"
from the Budgetary Comparison Schedule $ 348,999
Expenditures for funds not meeting the special revenue fund definition
which are presented with the General Fund for financial reporting purposes 4,412
Total Expenditures as reported in the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures
and Changes in Fund Balances - Governmental Funds $ 353,411
Other financing sources/(uses) of resources
Actual amounts (budgetary basis) "Total Other Financing Sources (Uses)"
from the Budgetary Comparison Schedule $ (22,740)
Other financing sources (uses) for funds not meeting the special revenue
fund definition which are presented with the General Fund for
financial reporting purposes 583
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses) as reported in the Statement of
Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances - Governmental Funds $ (22,157)
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COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
NOTES TO REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
JUNE 30, 2014
1. BUDGETARY BASIS OF ACCOUNTING
A. BUDGETARY ACCOUNTING
In accordance with the provisions of Sections 29000 through 29144 inclusive of the California Government
Code and other statutory provisions, commonly known as the County Budget Act, the County prepares and
legally adopts a final budget on or before August 30th for each fiscal year. The County operation,
commencing July 1st, is governed by the proposed budget, adopted by the Board of Supervisors, in June of
the prior year unless the final budget is adopted before June 30.
After the budget is approved, the appropriations can be added to, subtracted from, or changed only by
Board resolution. All such changes must be within the revenues and reserves estimated as available in the
final budget or within revised revenue estimates as approved by the Board. During the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2014 the Board of Supervisors approved all necessary supplemental appropriations. Generally, the
effects of the supplemental appropriations are to increase the budget for cost of living adjustments and new
programs and grants financed by other governmental agencies.
An operating budget is adopted each fiscal year for Governmental Funds on a basis consistent with generally
accepted accounting principles. Additionally, encumbrance accounting is utilized to assure effective
budgetary control. Encumbrances outstanding at year end represent the estimated amount of the
expenditures ultimately to result if the unperformed contracts in process at year end are completed or
purchase commitments satisfied. Such year end encumbrances are reported as reservations of fund
balances and do not constitute expenditures or liabilities because the commitments will be honored during
the subsequent year and included in the subsequent year's budget. Unencumbered appropriations lapse at
year end.
All Governmental, Enterprise, and Internal Service Funds that are under the control of the Board of
Supervisors, have legally adopted annual budgets except for the Public Facilities Corporation debt service
fund. Although the Enterprise and Internal Service Funds have adopted budgets, there is no appropriation of
expenditures and these budgets only serve as spending plans for the year.
The legal level of budgetary control (the level on which expenditures may not legally exceed appropriations)
is at the department/budget unit and object level except for capital assets, which are controlled at the sub-
object level. Object levels of expenditures are as follows: salaries and benefits, services and supplies, other
charges, capital assets, and contingencies. Sub-object levels of expenditures for capital assets are land,
structures and improvements, and equipment.
B. BUDGETARY EXPENDITURES IN EXCESS OF APPROPRIATION
During the current fiscal year, no governmental funds had excess expenditures over the related
appropriations at the legal level of budgetary control.
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OTHER SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
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COMBINING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NONMAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
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NONMAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
DEBT SERVICE FUNDS:
Debt service funds are used to account for the accumulation of resources for and the payment of
general long-term debt principal and interest.
San Luis Obispo County Public Facilities Corporation (PFC)
The PFC is a non-profit public benefit corporation organized to assist public agencies within the
County of San Luis Obispo with the acquisition and construction of various public facilities.
Pension Obligation Bonds
The Pension Obligation Bonds debt service fund is used to account for the accumulation of monies
for payment of taxable pension obligation bonds. These bonds were issued to fund the County’s
unfunded actuarial accrued liability (UAAL).
San Luis Obispo County Public Financing Authority (PFA)
The PFA is a joint exercise of powers authority created to assist in the financing, construction, and
equipping of public facilities for its members.
SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS:
Special revenue funds are used to account for revenues that are restricted by law or administrative
actions to expenditures for specified purpose. Nonmajor special revenue funds used by the County
are listed below:
Community Development Program
Accounts for pass through grants from Housing and Urban Development (HUD) entitlements to be
distributed to the County and other local agencies.
County Medical Services Program (CMSP)
Accounts for resources used to provide for the County Medical Services program which provides
medical care for indigents pursuant to the County’s obligation under Welfare and Institution Code
Section 17000 et seq.
Emergency Medical Services
Accounts for payments to physicians, hospitals, and other providers of emergency medical care
from revenues imposed and collected by the courts.
Driving Under the Influence Programs
Accounts for resources collected from persons convicted of driving under the influence to provide
education and rehabilitation programs.
Fish & Game
Accounts for funds generated by fines levied as a result of Fish and Game violations.
Road Impact Fees
Accounts for resources collected from developers to add, maintain, and improve roads in specific
areas where the fees were allocated.
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NONMAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS (Continued)
Library
Accounts for resources used to provide library services throughout the county.
Parks
Accounts for resources used to provide parks and recreational services countywide.
Public Facilities Fees
Accounts for resources collected from the building permit process to build public facilities such as
fire and law enforcement stations, library and general government structures.
Roads
Accounts for resources used to maintain the county road system.
Wildlife & Grazing
Accounts for resources used to provide for range improvements and the control of predators.
SPECIAL REVENUE SPECIAL DISTRICT FUNDS:
Flood Control Districts
Accounts for resources used to provide control and conservation of flood and storm waters, which
are mutually exclusive of Enterprise Flood Control District funds.
Lighting Districts
Accounts for resources used to provide street lighting in unincorporated areas of the county.
County Service Areas
Accounts for resources used to provide for water and sewer services which are mutually exclusive
of Enterprise Fund County Service Areas.
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Combining Balance Sheet
Nonmajor Governmental Funds
June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Total
Debt Special Nonmajor
Service Revenue Governmental
Funds Funds Funds
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $ 8,912 $ 58,713 $ 67,625
Restricted cash with fiscal agent 2,266 - - 2,266
Accounts receivable -- 7,546 7,546
Due from other governments -- 3,063 3,063
Advances to other funds -- 620 620
Other assets 6,070 - - 6,070
Total Assets $ 1 7,248 $ 69,942 $ 8 7,190
LIABILITIES
Salaries and benefits payable $ -- $ 283 $ 283
Accounts payable -- 2,484 2,484
Deposits from others -- 858 858
Unearned revenue -- 5,033 5,033
Other current liabilities 6,070 - - 6,070
Advances from other funds 487 1,608 2,095
Total Liabilities 6,557 10,266 16,823
DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES
Unavailable revenue -- 1,663 1,663
FUND BALANCES
Restricted 2,266 17,898 20,164
Committed 8,425 40,115 48,540
Total Fund Balances 10,691 58,013 68,704
Total Liabilities, Deferred Inflows of Resources
and Fund Balances $ 1 7,248 $ 69,942 $ 8 7,190
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Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances
Nonmajor Governmental Funds
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Total
Debt Special Nonmajor
Service Revenue Governmental
Funds Funds Funds
Revenues:
Taxes $ -- $ 10,761 $ 10,761
Fines, forfeits and penalties -- 644 644
Use of money and property 8 213 221
Aid from other governmental agencies -- 30,649 30,649
Charges for current services 2,070 15,602 17,672
Other revenues 600 1,506 2,106
Total revenues 2,678 59,375 62,053
Expenditures:
Current:
Public protection -- 4,452 4,452
Public ways and facilities -- 26,483 26,483
Health and sanitation -- 6,209 6,209
Public assistance -- 4,914 4,914
Education -- 11,764 11,764
Recreation and cultural services -- 7,993 7,993
Debt service:
Principal payments 5,412 -- 5,412
Interest and fiscal charges 5,419 -- 5,419
Total expenditures 10,831 61,815 72,646
Excess (deficiency) of revenues
over (under) expenditures (8,153) (2,440) (10,593)
Other financing sources (uses):
Transfers in 9,204 13,169 22,373
Transfers out -- ( 2,802) (2,802)
Total other financing sources and (uses) 9,204 10,367 19,571
Net changes in fund balances 1,051 7,927 8,978
Fund balances - beginning 9,640 50,086 59,726
Fund balances - ending $ 10,691 $ 58,013 $ 68,704
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Combining Balance Sheet
Nonmajor Debt Service Funds
June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Total
Debt Service Debt Service Debt Service Nonmajor
Public Facilities Pension Obligation Public Financing Debt Service
Corporation Bonds Authority Funds
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $ 903 $ 8,008 $ 1 $ 8,912
Restricted cash with fiscal agent 451 -- 1,815 2,266
Other assets 280 5,030 760 6,070
Total Assets $ 1 ,634 $ 1 3,038 $ 2,576 $ 17,248
LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCES
Liabilities:
Other current liabilities $ 280 $ 5,030 $ 760 $ 6,070
Advances from other funds -- -- 487 487
Total Liabilities 280 5,030 1,247 6,557
Fund Balances:
Restricted 451 -- 1,815 2,266
Committed 903 8,008 ( 486) 8,425
Total Fund Balances 1,354 8,008 1,329 10,691
Total Liabilities and Fund Balances $ 1,634 $ 1 3,038 $ 2,576 $ 17,248
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Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances
Nonmajor Debt Service Funds
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Total
Debt Service Debt Service Debt Service Nonmajor
Public Facilities Pension Obligation Public Financing Debt Service
Corporation Bonds Authority Funds
Revenues:
Use of money and property $ -- $ 8 $ -- $ 8
Charges for current services 756 -- 1,314 2,070
Other revenues -- 600 -- 600
Total revenues 756 608 1,314 2,678
Expenditures:
Debt service:
Principal payments 270 4,390 752 5,412
Interest and fiscal charges 487 4,370 562 5,419
Total expenditures 757 8,760 1,314 10,831
Excess (deficiency) of revenues
over (under) expenditures (1) (8,152) -- (8,153)
Other financing sources (uses):
Transfers in -- 9,204 -- 9,204
Total other financing sources and (uses) -- 9,204 -- 9,204
Net changes in fund balances (1) 1,052 -- 1,051
Fund balances - beginning 1,355 6,956 1,329 9,640
Fund balances - ending $ 1,354 $ 8,008 $ 1,329 $ 10,691
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Combining Balance Sheet
Nonmajor Special Revenue Funds
June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Community Emergency Driving Under the
Development CMSP Med Services Influence Pgms
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $ 495 $ 1,051 $ 3 01 $ 724
Accounts receivable -- -- - - --
Due from other governments -- -- 5 36 --
Advances to other funds -- -- - - --
Total Assets $ 4 95 $ 1,051 $ 8 37 $ 7 24
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable $ 50 $ 7 $ - - $ 8
Salaries and benefits payable -- 11 - - 27
Deposits from others 41 -- - - --
Unearned revenue -- -- - - --
Advances from other funds -- -- - - --
Total Liabilities 91 18 - - 35
DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES
Unavailable revenue -- -- - - --
FUND BALANCES
Restricted -- -- - - --
Committed 404 1,033 8 37 689
Total Fund Balances 404 1,033 8 37 689
Total Liabilities, Deferred Inflows of
Resources and Fund Balances $ 4 95 $ 1,051 $ 8 37 $ 7 24
continued
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Combining Balance Sheet
Nonmajor Special Revenue Funds (continued)
June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Road Public
Impact Facilities
Fish and Game Fees Library Parks Fees
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $ 204 $ 7,152 $ 2,862 $ 5 ,117 $ 11,029
Accounts receivable -- -- -- 6 5 --
Due from other governments -- -- -- 2 4 --
Advances to other funds -- -- -- - - --
Total Assets $ 2 04 $ 7,152 $ 2,862 $ 5,206 $ 11,029
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable $ 4 $ -- $ 37 $ 159 $ --
Salaries and benefits payable -- -- 139 1 06 --
Deposits from others -- -- -- 215 20
Unearned revenue -- -- 380 - - --
Advances from other funds -- 281 1,023 1 82 --
Total Liabilities 4 281 1,579 6 62 20
DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES
Unavailable revenue -- -- -- 130 --
FUND BALANCES
Restricted -- 6,871 -- - - 11,009
Committed 200 -- 1,283 4 ,414 --
Total Fund Balances 200 6,871 1,283 4 ,414 11,009
Total Liabilities, Deferred Inflows of
Resources and Fund Balances $ 2 04 $ 7,152 $ 2,862 $ 5,206 $ 11,029
continued
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Combining Balance Sheet
Nonmajor Special Revenue Funds (continued)
June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Total Nonmajor
Wildlife Special Special Revenue
Roads Grazing Districts Funds
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $ 9,969 $ 18 $ 19,791 $ 58,713
Accounts receivable -- -- 7,481 7,546
Due from other governments 2,503 -- - - 3,063
Advances to other funds 281 -- 339 620
Total Assets $ 1 2,753 $ 1 8 $ 27,611 $ 6 9,942
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable $ 575 $ -- $ 1,644 $ 2,484
Salaries and benefits payable -- -- - - 283
Deposits from others 579 -- 3 858
Unearned revenue 101 -- 4,552 5,033
Advances from other funds -- -- 122 1,608
Total Liabilities 1,255 -- 6,321 10,266
DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES
Unavailable revenue 1,533 -- - - 1,663
FUND BALANCES
Restricted -- 18 - - 17,898
Committed 9,965 -- 21,290 40,115
Total Fund Balances 9,965 18 21,290 58,013
Total Liabilities, Deferred Inflows of
Resources and Fund Balances $ 12,753 $ 1 8 $ 27,611 $ 6 9,942
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Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances
Nonmajor Special Revenue Funds
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Community Emergency Driving Under the
Development CMSP Med Services Influence Pgms
Revenues:
Taxes $ -- $ -- $ -- $ --
Fines, forfeits and penalties -- -- 6 18 --
Use of money and property 1 2 - - 1
Aid from other governmental agencies 5,603 1,215 - - --
Charges for current services -- 82 - - 1,402
Other revenues 288 801 - - --
Total revenues 5,892 2,100 618 1,403
Expenditures:
Current:
Public protection -- -- - - --
Public ways and facilities -- -- - - --
Health and sanitation 6,209 -- - - --
Public assistance -- 4,178 7 36 --
Education -- -- - - 1,424
Recreation and cultural services -- -- - - --
Total expenditures 6,209 4,178 736 1,424
Excess (deficiency) of revenues
over (under) expenditures (317) (2,078) (118) (21)
Other financing sources (uses):
Transfers in 412 1,893 - - --
Transfers out -- (22) - - (34)
Total other financing sources (uses) 412 1,871 -- (34)
Net changes in fund balances 95 (207) (118) (55)
Fund Balances - beginning 309 1,240 9 55 744
Fund Balances - ending $ 404 $ 1,033 $ 837 $ 689
continued
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Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances
Nonmajor Special Revenue Funds (continued)
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Road Public
Fish and Impact Facilities
Game Fees Library Parks Fees
Revenues:
Taxes $ -- $ -- $ 7,207 $ -- $ --
Fines, forfeits and penalties 24 -- -- 2 --
Use of money and property -- 14 6 119 21
Aid from other governmental agencies -- -- 95 5 4 --
Charges for current services -- 1,310 359 4,797 2,050
Other revenues -- -- 79 102 --
Total revenues 24 1,324 7,746 5,074 2,071
Expenditures:
Current:
Public protection 7 -- -- - - --
Public ways and facilities -- -- -- - - --
Health and sanitation -- -- -- - - --
Public assistance -- -- -- - - --
Education -- -- 10,340 - - --
Recreation and cultural services -- -- -- 7,993 --
Total expenditures 7 -- 10,340 7,993 --
Excess (deficiency) of revenues
over (under) expenditures 17 1,324 (2,594) (2,919) 2,071
Other financing sources (uses):
Transfers in -- 15 781 3,541 --
Transfers out -- (1,093) (204) ( 157) (470)
Total other financing sources (uses) -- (1,078) 577 3,384 (470)
Net changes in fund balances 17 246 (2,017) 465 1,601
Fund Balances - beginning 183 6,625 3,300 3 ,949 9,408
Fund Balances - ending $ 200 $ 6,871 $ 1,283 $ 4,414 $ 11,009
continued
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Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances
Nonmajor Special Revenue Funds (continued)
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Total Nonmajor
Wildlife Special Special Revenue
Roads Grazing Districts Funds
Revenues:
Taxes $ 1,501 $ -- $ 2,053 $ 10,761
Fines, forfeits and penalties -- -- -- 644
Use of money and property 14 -- 35 213
Aid from other governmental agencies 20,732 4 2,946 30,649
Charges for current services 354 -- 5,248 15,602
Other revenues 168 -- 68 1,506
Total revenues 22,769 4 10,350 59,375
Expenditures:
Current:
Public protection -- 1 4,444 4,452
Public ways and facilities 26,430 -- 53 26,483
Health and sanitation -- -- -- 6,209
Public assistance -- -- -- 4,914
Education -- -- -- 11,764
Recreation and cultural services -- -- -- 7,993
Total expenditures 26,430 1 4,497 61,815
Excess (deficiency) of revenues
over (under) expenditures (3,661) 3 5,853 (2,440)
Other financing sources (uses):
Transfers in 6,473 -- 54 13,169
Transfers out (19) -- ( 803) (2,802)
Total other financing sources (uses) 6,454 -- (749) 10,367
Net changes in fund balances 2,793 3 5,104 7,927
Fund Balances - beginning 7,172 15 16,186 50,086
Fund Balances - ending $ 9,965 $ 18 $ 21,290 $ 58,013
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Combining Balance Sheet
Nonmajor Special Revenue Funds - Special Districts
June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Flood
Control Lighting County
Districts Districts Service Areas Total
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $ 18,223 $ 489 $ 1 ,079 $ 19,791
Accounts receivable 7,481 -- - - 7,481
Advances to other funds -- -- 3 39 339
Total Assets $ 2 5,704 $ 4 89 $ 1 ,418 $ 2 7,611
LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCES
Liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 1,639 $ 2 $ 3 $ 1,644
Deposits from others 1 -- 2 3
Unearned revenue 4,552 -- - - 4,552
Advances from other funds -- -- 1 22 122
Total Liabilities 6,192 2 1 27 6,321
Fund Balances:
Committed 19,512 487 1 ,291 21,290
Total Fund Balances 19,512 487 1 ,291 21,290
Total Liabilities and
Fund Balances $ 2 5,704 $ 4 89 $ 1 ,418 $ 2 7,611
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Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances
Nonmajor Special Revenue Funds - Special Districts
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Flood
Control Lighting County
Districts Districts Service Areas Total
Revenues:
Taxes $ 1,656 $ 31 $ 3 66 $ 2,053
Use of money and property 32 1 2 35
Aid from other governmental agencies 2,944 -- 2 2,946
Charges for current services 5,236 8 4 5,248
Other revenue 67 -- 1 68
Total revenues 9,935 40 375 10,350
Expenditures:
Current:
Public protection 4,403 41 -- 4,444
Public ways and facilities -- -- 53 53
Total expenditures 4,403 41 53 4,497
Excess (deficiency) of revenues
over (under) expenditures 5,532 (1) 322 5,853
Other financing sources (uses):
Transfers in 7 -- 47 54
Transfers out (658) -- (145) (803)
Total other financing sources (uses) (651) -- ( 98) (749)
Net changes in fund balances 4,881 (1) 224 5,104
Fund Balances - beginning 14,631 488 1,067 16,186
Fund Balances - ending $ 19,512 $ 487 $ 1,291 $ 21,290
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BUDGETARY COMPARISON SCHEDULES
CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND
PUBLIC FINANCING CORPORATION
PENSION OBLIGATION BOND FUND
NON MAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
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Capital Projects Fund
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances
Budget to Actual Comparison
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Budgeted Amounts Actual Variance with
Original Final Amounts Final Budget
Revenues:
Fines, forfeits, and penalties $ -- $ 2,167 $ 2,436 $ 269
Revenue from use of money and property -- -- 56 56
Aid from other governmental agencies -- 3,138 3,597 459
Charges for services -- 8,823 2,686 (6,137)
Total Revenues -- 14,128 8,775 (5,353)
Expenditures:
Capital Outlay 1,371 33,223 11,312 21,911
Total Expenditures 1,371 33,223 11,312 21,911
Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues Over
(Under) Expenditures (1,371) (19,095) (2,537) 16,558
Other Financing Sources (Uses):
Transfers in 3,935 7,684 3,172 (4,512)
Transfers out 204 (30) (19) 11
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses) 4,139 7,654 3,153 (4,501)
Net change in fund balances 2,768 (11,441) 616 12,057
Fund balances, beginning 25,084 25,084 25,084 --
Fund balances, ending $ 27,852 $ 13,643 $ 25,700 $ 12,057
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Public Facilities Corporation
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances
Budget to Actual Comparison
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Budgeted Amounts Actual Variance with
Original Final Amounts Final Budget
Revenues:
Charges for current services $ -- $ -- $ 756 $ 756
Total Revenues -- -- 756 756
Expenditures:
Debt Service:
Principal -- -- 270 (270)
Interest and fiscal charges -- -- 487 (487)
Total Expenditures -- -- 757 (757)
Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues Over
(Under) Expenditures -- -- (1) (1)
Net change in fund balances -- -- (1) (1)
Fund balances, beginning 1,355 1,355 1,355 --
Fund balances, ending $ 1,355 $ 1,355 $ 1,354 $ (1)
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Pension Obligation Bonds
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances
Budget to Actual Comparison
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Budgeted Amounts Actual Variance with
Original Final Amounts Final Budget
Revenues:
Revenue from use of money and property $ 12 $ 12 $ 8 $ (4)
Other revenue 10,003 10,003 600 (9,403)
Total Revenues 10,015 10,015 608 (9,407)
Expenditures:
Debt Service:
Principal payments 4,390 4,390 4,390 --
Interest and fiscal charges 4,373 4,373 4,370 3
Total Expenditures 8,763 8,763 8,760 3
Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues Over
(Under) Expenditures 1,252 1,252 (8,152) (9,404)
Other Financing Sources (Uses):
Transfers in -- -- 9,204 9,204
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses) -- -- 9,204 9,204
Net change in fund balances 1,252 1,252 1,052 (200)
Fund balances, beginning 6,956 6,956 6,956 --
Fund balances, ending $ 8,208 $ 8,208 $ 8,008 $ (200)
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Public Financing Authority
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances
Budget to Actual Comparison
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Budgeted Amounts Actual Variance with
Original Final Amounts Final Budget
Revenues:
Charges for current services $ -- $ -- $ 1,314 $ 1,314
Total Revenues -- -- 1,314 1,314
Expenditures:
Debt Service:
Interest and fiscal charges -- -- 562 (562)
Principal payments -- -- 752 (752)
Total Expenditures -- -- 1,314 (1,314)
Net change in fund balances -- -- -- --
Fund balances, beginning 1,329 1,329 1,329 --
Fund balances, ending $ 1,329 $ 1,329 $ 1,329 $ --
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Community Development Special Revenue Fund
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances
Budget to Actual Comparison
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Budgeted Amounts Actual Variance with
Original Final Amounts Final Budget
Revenues:
Use of money and property $ -- $ -- $ 1 $ 1
Aid from other governmental agencies 3,538 9,736 5,603 (4,133)
Other revenue -- -- 288 288
Total Revenues 3,538 9,736 5,892 (3,844)
Expenditures:
Current:
Health and sanitation
Services and supplies 651 1,041 746 295
Other charges 3,279 9,107 5,463 3,644
Contingencies 37 37 -- 37
Total Expenditures 3,967 10,185 6,209 3,976
Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues Over
(Under) Expenditures (429) (449) (317) 132
Other Financing Sources (Uses):
Transfers in 391 412 412 --
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses) 391 412 412 --
Net change in fund balances (38) (37) 95 132
Fund balances, beginning 309 309 309 --
Fund balances, ending $ 271 $ 272 $ 404 $ 132
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County Medical Services Program (CMSP) Special Revenue Fund
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances
Budget to Actual Comparison
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Budgeted Amounts Actual Variance with
Original Final Amounts Final Budget
Revenues:
Use of money and property $ 4 $ 4 $ 2 $ (2)
Aid from governmental agencies 2,489 2,489 1,215 (1,274)
Charges for current services 119 119 82 (37)
Other revenues 693 693 801 108
Total Revenues 3,305 3,305 2,100 (1,205)
Expenditures:
Current:
Public assistance
Salaries wages benefits 977 977 609 368
Services and supplies 4,195 5,366 3,569 1,797
Total Expenditures 5,172 6,343 4,178 2,165
Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues Over
(Under) Expenditures (1,867) (3,038) (2,078) 960
Other Financing Sources (Uses):
Transfers in 1,798 1,798 1,893 95
Transfers out -- -- (22) (22)
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses) 1,798 1,798 1,871 73
Net change in fund balances (69) (1,240) (207) 1,033
Fund balances, beginning 1,240 1,240 1,240 --
Fund balances, ending $ 1,171 $ -- $ 1 ,033 $ 1,033
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Emergency Medical Services Special Revenue Fund
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances
Budget to Actual Comparison
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Budgeted Amounts Actual Variance with
Original Final Amounts Final Budget
Revenues:
Fines, forfeits, and penalties $ 800 $ 800 $ 618 $ (182)
Use of money and property 1 1 -- (1)
Total Revenues 801 801 618 (183)
Expenditures:
Current:
Public assistance
Services and supplies 801 1,159 736 423
Total Expenditures 801 1,159 736 423
Net change in fund balances -- (358) (118) 240
Fund balances, beginning 955 955 955 --
Fund balances, ending $ 955 $ 597 $ 837 $ 240
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Driving Under the Influence Programs Special Revenue Fund
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances
Budget to Actual Comparison
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Budgeted Amounts Actual Variance with
Original Final Amounts Final Budget
Revenues:
Use of money and property $ 3 $ 3 $ 1 $ (2)
Charges for current services 1,400 1,400 1,402 2
Total Revenues 1,403 1,403 1,403 --
Expenditures:
Current:
Education
Salaries wages benefits 1,014 1,040 1,006 34
Service and supplies 394 426 418 8
Contingencies 124 66 -- 66
Total Expenditures 1,532 1,532 1,424 108
Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues Over
(Under) Expenditures (129) (129) (21) (108)
Other Financing Sources (Uses):
Transfers out -- -- (34) (34)
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses) -- -- (34) (34)
Net change in fund balances (129) (129) (55) 74
Fund balances, beginning 744 744 744 --
Fund balances, ending $ 615 $ 615 $ 689 $ 74
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Fish and Game Special Revenue Fund
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances
Budget to Actual Comparison
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Budgeted Amounts Actual Variance with
Original Final Amounts Final Budget
Revenues:
Fines, forfeits, and penalties $ 20 $ 20 $ 24 $ 4
Total Revenues 20 20 24 4
Expenditures:
Current:
Public protection
Services and supplies 20 20 7 13
Total Expenditures 20 20 7 13
Net change in fund balances -- -- 17 17
Fund balances, beginning 183 183 183 --
Fund balances, ending $ 183 $ 183 $ 200 $ 17
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Road Impact Fees Special Revenue Fund
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances
Budget to Actual Comparison
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Budgeted Amounts Actual Variance with
Original Final Amounts Final Budget
Revenues:
Use of money and property $ 19 $ 19 $ 1 4 $ (5)
Charges for current services 2,583 2,509 1,310 (1,199)
Total Revenues 2,602 2,528 1,324 (1,204)
Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues Over
(Under) Expenditures 2,602 2,528 1,324 (1,204)
Other Financing Sources (Uses):
Transfers in 15 15 15 --
Transfers out (2,983) (4,583) (1,093) 3,490
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses) (2,968) (4,568) (1,078) 3,490
Net change in fund balances (366) (2,040) 246 2,286
Fund balances, beginning 6,625 6,625 6,625 --
Fund balances, ending $ 6,259 $ 4,585 $ 6,871 $ 2,286
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Library Special Revenue Fund
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances
Budget to Actual Comparison
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Budgeted Amounts Actual Variance with
Original Final Amounts Final Budget
Revenues:
Taxes $ 6,888 $ 6,888 $ 7 ,207 $ 319
Use of money and property 5 5 6 1
Aid from other governmental agencies 106 164 95 (69)
Charges for services 362 362 359 (3)
Other revenue 56 2,732 79 (2,653)
Total Revenues 7,417 10,151 7,746 (2,405)
Expenditures:
Current:
Education
Salaries and benefits 5,869 5,869 5,417 452
Services and supplies 2,671 3,055 2,789 266
Other charges 5 2,515 2,134 381
Contingencies 424 424 -- 424
Total Expenditures 8,969 11,863 10,340 1,523
Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues Over
(Under) Expenditures (1,552) (1,712) (2,594) (882)
Other Financing Sources (Uses):
Transfers in 607 781 781 --
Transfers out -- -- (204) (204)
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses) 607 781 577 (204)
Net change in fund balances (945) (931) (2,017) (1,086)
Fund balances, beginning 3,300 3,300 3,300 --
Fund balances, ending $ 2,355 $ 2,369 $ 1 ,283 $ (1,086)
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Parks Special Revenue Fund
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances
Budget to Actual Comparison
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Budgeted Amounts Actual Variance with
Original Final Amounts Final Budget
Revenues:
Licenses, permits and franchises $ 101 $ 162 $ 2 $ (160)
Use of money and property 113 113 119 6
Aid from other governmental agencies 5 5 54 49
Charges for services 4,209 4,636 4,797 161
Other revenue 75 88 102 14
Total Revenues 4,503 5,004 5,074 70
Expenditures:
Current:
Recreational and cultural services
Salaries wages benefits 4,294 4,294 4,052 242
Services and supplies 3,275 3,712 3,324 388
Other charges 112 3,648 560 3,088
Capital outlay 55 128 57 71
Contingencies 550 286 -- 286
Total Expenditures 8,286 12,068 7,993 4,075
Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues Over
(Under) Expenditures (3,783) (7,064) (2,919) 4,145
Other Financing Sources (Uses):
Transfers in 3,541 5,047 3,541 (1,506)
Transfers out (21) (21) (157) (136)
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses) 3,520 5,026 3,384 (1,642)
Net change in fund balances (263) (2,038) 465 2,503
Fund balances, beginning 3,949 3,949 3,949 --
Fund balances, ending $ 3,686 $ 1,911 $ 4 ,414 $ 2,503
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Public Facilities Fees Special Revenue Fund
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances
Budget to Actual Comparison
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Budgeted Amounts Actual Variance with
Original Final Amounts Final Budget
Revenues:
Use of money and property $ -- $ -- $ 21 $ 21
Charges for current services 865 865 2,050 1,185
Total Revenues 865 865 2,071 1,206
Other Financing Sources (Uses):
Transfers out (1,571) (6,362) (470) 5,892
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses) (1,571) (6,362) (470) 5,892
Net change in fund balances (706) (5,497) 1,601 7,098
Fund balances, beginning 9,408 9,408 9,408 --
Fund balances, ending $ 8,702 $ 3,911 $ 11,009 $ 7 ,098
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Roads Special Revenue Fund
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances
Budget to Actual Comparison
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Budgeted Amounts Actual Variance with
Original Final Amounts Final Budget
Revenues:
Taxes $ 1,461 $ 1,461 $ 1,501 $ 40
Use of money and property 25 25 14 (11)
Aid from other governmental agencies 15,974 29,622 20,732 (8,890)
Charges for services 545 692 354 (338)
Other revenue 90 166 168 2
Total Revenues 18,095 31,966 22,769 (9,197)
Expenditures:
Current:
Public ways and facilities
Services and supplies 17,603 18,882 26,152 (7,270)
Other charges 513 995 278 717
Capital outlay 8,557 26,652 -- 26,652
Total Expenditures 26,673 46,529 26,430 20,099
Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues Over
(Under) Expenditures (8,578) (14,563) (3,661) 10,902
Other Financing Sources (Uses):
Transfers in 8,362 9,962 6,473 (3,489)
Transfers out (4) (4) (19) (15)
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses) 8,358 9,958 6,454 (3,504)
Net change in fund balances (220) (4,605) 2,793 7,398
Fund balances, beginning 7,172 7,172 7,172 --
Fund balances, ending $ 6,952 $ 2,567 $ 9,965 $ 7,398
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Wildlife Grazing Special Revenue Fund
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances
Budget to Actual Comparison
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Budgeted Amounts Actual Variance with
Original Final Amounts Final Budget
Revenues:
Aid from governmental agencies $ 4 $ 4 $ 4 $ --
Total Revenues 4 4 4 --
Expenditures:
Current:
Public protection
Services and supplies 4 4 1 3
Total Expenditures 4 4 1 3
Net change in fund balances -- -- 3 3
Fund balances, beginning 15 15 15 --
Fund balances, ending $ 15 $ 15 $ 18 $ 3
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Flood Control Districts Special Revenue Funds
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances
Budget to Actual Comparison
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Budgeted Amounts Actual Variance with
Original Final Amounts Final Budget
Revenues:
Taxes $ 1,578 $ 1,578 $ 1 ,656 $ 78
Use of money and property 36 36 32 (4)
Aid from other governmental agencies 13 13 2,944 2,931
Charges for services 471 510 5,236 4,726
Other revenue 11,419 11,419 67 (11,352)
Total Revenues 13,517 13,556 9,935 (3,621)
Expenditures:
Current:
Public protection
Services and supplies 5,501 7,349 3,074 4,275
Other charges -- -- 1,321 (1,321)
Capital outlay 1,255 1,548 8 1,540
Total Expenditures 6,756 8,897 4,403 4,494
Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues Over
(Under) Expenditures 6,761 4,659 5,532 873
Other Financing Sources (Uses):
Transfers in 188 188 7 (181)
Transfers out (5,946) (6,003) (658) 5,345
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses) (5,758) (5,815) (651) 5,164
Net change in fund balances 1,003 (1,156) 4,881 6,037
Fund balances, beginning 14,631 14,631 14,631 --
Fund balances, ending $ 15,634 $ 13,475 $ 19,512 $ 6,037
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Lighting Control Districts Special Revenue Funds
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances
Budget to Actual Comparison
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Budgeted Amounts Actual Variance with
Original Final Amounts Final Budget
Revenues:
Taxes $ 33 $ 33 $ 31 $ (2)
Use of money and property 2 2 1 (1)
Charges for services -- 8 8 --
Total Revenues 35 43 40 (3)
Expenditures:
Current:
Public protection
Services and supplies 37 45 41 4
Total Expenditures 37 45 41 4
Net change in fund balances (2) (2) (1) 1
Fund balances, beginning 488 488 488 --
Fund balances, ending $ 486 $ 486 $ 487 $ 1
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County Service Area Districts Special Revenue Funds
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances
Budget to Actual Comparison
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Budgeted Amounts Actual Variance with
Original Final Amounts Final Budget
Revenues:
Taxes $ 346 $ 346 $ 366 $ 20
Use of money and property 2 2 2 --
Aid from other governmental agencies 2 2 2 --
Charges for services 4 4 4 --
Other revenue -- -- 1 1
Total Revenues 354 354 375 21
Expenditures:
Current:
Public ways and facilities
Services and supplies 131 131 53 78
Capital outlay 36 36 -- 36
Total Expenditures 167 167 53 114
Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues Over
(Under) Expenditures 187 187 322 135
Other Financing Sources (Uses):
Transfers in 1,040 1,040 47 (993)
Transfers out (175) (280) (145) 135
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses) 865 760 (98) (858)
Net change in fund balances 1,052 947 224 (723)
Fund balances, beginning 1,067 1,067 1,067 --
Fund balances, ending $ 2,119 $ 2,014 $ 1,291 $ (723)
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COMBINING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NONMAJOR ENTERPRISE FUNDS
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ENTERPRISE FUNDS:
Enterprise Funds are used to account for operations that are financed and operated in a manner
similar to private business enterprises, where the intent of the governing body is to have the costs
of providing goods or services to the general public on a continuing basis be financed primarily
through user charges; or where the County has decided that periodic determination of revenues
earned, expenses incurred and/or net income is appropriate for capital maintenance, public policy,
management control, accountability or other purposes.
General Flood Control Zone
Accounts for resources used to provide control and conservation of flood and storm waters, which
are mutually exclusive of Special Revenue Funds.
Golf
Accounts for the operations and maintenance of County-owned golf courses located in Atascadero,
Morro Bay, and San Luis Obispo.
Lopez Park
Accounts for the accumulation of resources for the repayment of State loans related to the Lopez
Lake recreational area.
County Service Areas
Accounts for resources used to provide for a variety of services such as street lighting, drainage,
sewer and road maintenance, which are mutually exclusive of the Special Revenue Funds County
Service Areas.
State Water Project
Accounts for revenues, expenses and net position relating to the countywide taxpayer’s obligations
associated with the State Water Project, which provides for the delivery of state water into the
County.
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Combining Statement of Net Position
Nonmajor Enterprise Funds
June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
General Flood State Water County
Control Zone Project Golf Lopez Park Service Areas Total
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,236 $ 13,861 $ 1,012 $ 23 $ 4,110 $ 20,242
Accounts receivable, net 9 402 36 -- 179 626
Deposits with others -- -- -- -- 13 13
Total Current Assets 1,245 14,263 1,048 2 3 4,302 20,881
Noncurrent assets:
Advances to other funds -- -- 487 183 - - 670
Capital Assets
Nondepreciable:
Land -- -- 1,333 - - 330 1,663
Construction in progress -- -- 88 -- 391 479
Water rights -- 46,457 -- -- - - 46,457
Depreciable:
Infrastructure, net -- 98 -- -- 1,733 1,831
Structures & improvements, net -- 6,802 9,241 - - 9,136 25,179
Equipment, net -- 7 154 - - 248 409
Other property, net -- -- -- -- 498 498
Total Noncurrent Assets -- 53,364 11,303 183 12,336 77,186
Total Assets 1,245 67,627 12,351 206 16,638 98,067
LIABILITIES
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable 19 5,373 73 -- 125 5,590
Salaries and benefits payable -- -- 30 -- - - 30
Deposits from others -- 2,862 -- -- 134 2,996
Accrued interest -- -- 43 -- 27 70
Unearned revenue -- 1,896 -- -- 127 2,023
Accrued vacation and sick leave - current -- -- 66 -- - - 66
Notes and bonds payable - current -- -- 280 16 2 15 511
Total Current Liabilities 19 10,131 492 16 6 28 11,286
Noncurrent Liabilities:
Advances from other funds -- -- -- -- 492 492
Accrued vacation and sick leave - noncurrent -- -- 84 -- - - 84
Notes and bonds payable - noncurrent -- -- 5,224 167 3,882 9,273
Total Noncurrent Liabilities -- -- 5,308 167 4,374 9,849
Total Liabilities 19 10,131 5,800 183 5,002 21,135
NET POSITION
Net investment in capital assets -- 53,364 5,312 - - 8,239 66,915
Unrestricted 1,226 4,132 1,239 2 3 3,397 10,017
Total Net Position $ 1,226 $ 57,496 $ 6,551 $ 2 3 $ 11,636 $ 76,932
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Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Net Position
Nonmajor Enterprise Funds
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
General Flood State Water County
Control Zone Project Golf Lopez Park Service Areas Total
Operating Revenues:
Charges for current services $ 861 $ 6,358 $ 2,779 $ - - $ 3,312 $ 13,310
Other revenues -- -- 2 -- 1 3
Total operating revenues 861 6,358 2,781 -- 3,313 13,313
Operating expenses:
Salaries and benefits -- -- 1,229 -- -- 1,229
Services and supplies 802 5,766 842 -- 3,158 10,568
Other charges 2 -- -- -- 6 8
Depreciation -- 206 364 -- 528 1,098
Countywide cost allocation 5 14 -- -- 3 0 49
Total operating expenses 809 5,986 2,435 -- 3,722 12,952
Operating income (loss) 52 372 346 -- ( 409) 361
Nonoperating revenues (expenses):
Property taxes -- 1,632 -- -- 417 2,049
Interest income 3 24 2 -- 8 37
Interest expense -- (6) (175) (5) ( 138) (324)
Aid from governmental agencies -- 13 -- -- 3 16
Total nonoperating revenues (expenses) 3 1,663 (173) (5) 290 1,778
Income (loss) before contributions and transfers 55 2,035 173 (5) ( 119) 2,139
Capital contributions -- -- -- -- 108 108
Transfers in -- -- 21 5 145 171
Transfers out -- -- (42) -- (47) (89)
Change in net position 55 2,035 152 -- 8 7 2,329
Net position - beginning 1,171 55,461 6,399 23 11,549 74,603
Net position - ending $ 1,226 $ 57,496 $ 6,551 $ 2 3 $ 11,636 $ 76,932
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Combining Statement of Cash Flows
Nonmajor Enterprise Funds
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
General Flood State
Control Zone Water Project Golf
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Receipts from customers $ 861 $ 8,383 $ 2,737
Payments to employees for service -- - - (1,231)
Payments for goods and services (870) ( 5,460) (832)
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities (9) 2,923 674
Cash Flows from Noncapital Financing Activities:
Property tax proceeds -- 1,632 --
Grants and subsidies from other gov't agencies -- 13 --
Advances from other funds -- - - --
Transfers from other funds -- - - 21
Transfers to other funds -- - - (42)
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Noncapital
and Related Financing Activities -- 1,645 (21)
Cash Flows from Capital and Related Financing Activities:
Purchases and construction of capital assets -- ( 1,892) (64)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt -- - - --
Proceeds from capital contributions -- - - --
Principal paid on capital debt -- - - (278)
Interest paid on capital debt -- - - (175)
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Capital
and Related Financing Activities -- ( 1,892) (517)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Interest received 3 24 2
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Investing Activities 3 24 2
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents (6) 2,700 138
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Beginning of Year 1,242 11,161 874
Cash and Cash Equivalents - End of Year $ 1,236 $ 13,861 $ 1,012
Reconciliation of Operating Income (Loss) to Net Cash
Provided (Used) by Operating Activities:
Operating income (loss) $ 52 $ 372 $ 346
Adjustments to Reconcile Operating Income to
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities:
Depreciation expense -- 206 364
Change in Assets and Liabilities:
Receivables, net 6 2,039 (12)
Accounts payable (67) 321 11
Salaries and benefits payable 3
Unearned revenue -- (15) (33)
Accrued vacation and sick leave -- -- (5)
Total Adjustments (61) 2,551 328
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities: $ (9) $ 2,923 $ 674
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Combining Statement of Cash Flows
Nonmajor Enterprise Funds
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
County
Lopez Park Service Areas Total
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Receipts from customers $ -- $ 3,413 $ 15,394
Payments to employees -- - - (1,231)
Payments for goods and services -- ( 3,086) (10,248)
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities -- 3 27 3,915
Cash Flows from Noncapital Financing Activities:
Property tax proceeds -- 4 17 2,049
Grants and subsidies from other gov't agencies -- 3 5 48
Advances from other funds -- ( 61) (61)
Transfers from other funds 5 1 45 171
Transfers to other funds -- ( 47) (89)
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Noncapital
and Related Financing Activities 5 4 89 2,118
Cash Flows from Capital and Related Financing Activities:
Purchases and construction of capital assets -- ( 913) (2,869)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt -- 1,062 1,062
Proceeds from capital contributions -- 1 08 108
Principal paid on capital debt -- ( 209) (487)
Interest paid on capital debt (5) ( 139) (319)
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Capital
and Related Financing Activities (5) ( 91) (2,505)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Interest received -- 1 0 39
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Investing Activities -- 1 0 39
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents -- 7 35 3,567
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Beginning of Year 23 3,375 16,675
Cash and Cash Equivalents - End of Year $ 23 $ 4 ,110 $ 20,242
Reconciliation of Operating Income (Loss) to Net Cash
Provided (Used) by Operating Activities:
Operating income (loss) $ -- $ ( 409) $ 361
Adjustments to Reconcile Operating Income to
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities:
Depreciation expense -- 528 1,098
Change in Assets and Liabilities:
Receivables, net -- 2 2,035
Accounts payable -- 115 380
Salaries and benefits payable -- 3
Unearned revenue -- 91 43
Accrued vacation and sick leave -- -- (5)
Total Adjustments -- 736 3,554
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities: $ -- $ 3 27 $ 3,915
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INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS
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INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS:
Internal Service Funds are used to account for the financing of goods and services provided by one
department to other departments on a cost-reimbursement basis. Internal Service Funds used at
the County are listed below:
Garage
Accounts for resources used to provide a vehicle fleet of cars, trucks, and police vehicles for use by
various County departments at the lowest possible maintenance and operating costs.
Public Works
Accounts for resources used to provide comprehensive engineering services in the form of
manpower, equipment and contractual services and supplies to all departments, agencies, and
private citizens as requested or required by state law or local ordinance.
Insurance Funds
Account for the operations of the County’s Workers’ Compensation, Protected Self-Insurance,
Unemployment, Dental Insurance, and Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) programs.
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Combining Statement of Net Position
Internal Service Funds
June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Combined
Public Insurance
Garage Works (5 funds) Total
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 3 ,727 $ 13,990 $ 2 2,089 $ 39,806
Accounts receivable - - 22 - - 22
Inventory 1 6 5 48 - - 564
Total Current Assets 3 ,743 14,560 2 2,089 40,392
Noncurrent assets:
Capital Assets:
Structures & improvements, net 3 3 3 39 - - 372
Equipment, net 4 ,833 7 ,084 - - 11,917
Total Noncurrent Assets 4 ,866 7 ,423 - - 12,289
Total Assets 8 ,609 21,983 2 2,089 52,681
LIABILITIES
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable 3 52 4 63 4 41 1,256
Salaries and benefits payable 3 1 504 - - 535
Self insurance liability - - - - 3,487 3,487
Deposits from others - - 709 - - 709
Accrued vacation and sick leave - current 7 1 1,490 - - 1,561
Total Current Liabilities 4 54 3,166 3 ,928 7,548
Noncurrent Liabilities:
Self insurance liability - - - - 14,829 14,829
Accrued vacation and sick leave 5 1 806 - - 857
Total Noncurrent Liabilities 5 1 8 06 14,829 15,686
Total Liabilities 5 05 3,972 18,757 23,234
NET POSITION
Net investment in capital assets 4 ,866 7 ,423 - - 12,289
Unrestricted 3 ,238 10,588 3 ,332 17,158
Total Net Position $ 8 ,104 $ 18,011 $ 3 ,332 $ 29,447
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Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Net Position
Internal Service Funds
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Combined
Public Insurance
Garage Works (5 funds) Total
Operating Revenues:
Charges for current services $ 5,861 $ 28,497 $ 8 ,892 $ 4 3,250
Other revenues 3 411 -- 4 14
Total Operating Revenues 5 ,864 28,908 8,892 43,664
Operating Expenses:
Salaries and benefits 1 ,234 19,903 -- 21,137
Services and supplies 2 ,724 7,325 6,200 16,249
Insurance benefit payments -- -- 4,259 4,259
Depreciation 1 ,320 765 -- 2,085
Countywide cost allocation 96 61 45 2 02
Total Operating Expenses 5 ,374 28,054 10,504 43,932
Operating Income (Loss) 490 854 (1,612) (268)
Nonoperating Revenues (Expenses):
Interest income 7 25 47 79
Aid from governmental agencies -- -- 370 3 70
Other revenue (expense) 153 40 -- 1 93
Total Nonoperating Revenues (Expenses) 160 65 417 6 42
Income (Loss) Before Transfers 650 919 (1,195) 3 74
Transfers out (92) (789) (370) ( 1,251)
Change in Net Position 558 130 (1,565) (877)
Net position - beginning 7 ,546 17,881 4,897 30,324
Net position - ending $ 8,104 $ 18,011 $ 3,332 $ 2 9,447
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Combining Statement of Cash Flows
Internal Service Funds
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Combined
Public Insurance
Garage Works (5 funds) Total
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Receipts from interfund billings $ 5 ,864 $ 28,897 $ 8 ,892 $ 43,653
Payments for goods and services ( 2,713) (7,135) ( 3,524) (13,372)
Payments to employees for service ( 1,216) (19,809) - - (21,025)
Payments for insurance benefits - - -- (4,740) (4,740)
Payments for premiums - - -- (2,723) (2,723)
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities 1 ,935 1,953 (2,095) 1 ,793
Cash Flows from Noncapital Financing Activities:
Grants and subsidies from other gov't agencies - - -- 370 370
Transfers to other funds ( 92) (789) ( 370) (1,251)
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Noncapital
and Related Financing Activities ( 92) (789) - - (881)
Cash Flows from Capital and Related Financing Activities:
Purchases and construction of capital assets ( 2,096) (2,078) - - (4,174)
Proceeds from sale of capital assets 2 36 128 - - 364
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Capital
and Related Financing Activities ( 1,860) (1,950) - - (3,810)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Interest received 7 26 4 7 8 0
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Investing Activities 7 26 4 7 8 0
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents ( 10) (760) (2,048) (2,818)
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Beginning of Year 3 ,737 14,750 2 4,137 4 2,624
Cash and Cash Equivalents - End of Year $ 3 ,727 $ 13,990 $ 2 2,089 $ 39,806
Reconciliation of Operating Income (Loss) to Net Cash
Provided (Used) by Operating Activities:
Operating income (loss) $ 490 $ 854 $ ( 1,612) $ (268)
Adjustments to Reconcile Operating Income to
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities:
Depreciation expense 1,320 765 -- 2 ,085
Change in Assets and Liabilities:
Receivables, net -- (11) -- (11)
Inventory 7 (2) -- 5
Accounts payable 99 169 33 301
Deposits from others -- 83 -- 83
Salaries and benefits payable 4 70 -- 74
Other accrued liabilities -- 25 -- 25
Accrued vacation and sick leave 15 - - -- 15
Self-insurance liability -- - - (516) (516)
Total Adjustments 1,445 1,099 (483) 2 ,061
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities $ 1,935 $ 1 ,953 $ (2,095) $ 1,793
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Combining Statement of Net Position
Internal Service Funds - Insurance
June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Workers' Protected Unemployment Dental
Compensation Self-Insurance Insurance Insurance OPEB Total
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1 5,681 $ 5,486 $ 455 $ 467 $ - - $ 22,089
Total Current Assets 1 5,681 5,486 455 467 - - 22,089
LIABILITIES
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable 3 79 30 -- 32 - - 441
Self insurance payable 2 ,345 1,142 -- -- - - 3,487
Total Current Liabilities 2 ,724 1,172 -- 32 - - 3,928
Noncurrent Liabilities:
Self insurance liability 1 2,527 2,302 -- -- - - 14,829
Total Noncurrent Liabilities 1 2,527 2,302 -- -- - - 14,829
Total Liabilities 1 5,251 3,474 -- 32 - - 18,757
NET POSITION
Unrestricted 4 30 2,012 455 435 - - 3,332
Total Net Position $ 4 30 $ 2,012 $ 455 $ 435 $ - - $ 3,332
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Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Net Position
Internal Service Funds - Insurance
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Workers' Protected Unemployment Dental
Compensation Self-Insurance Insurance Insurance OPEB Total
Operating Revenues:
Charges for current services $ 4,833 $ 766 $ 166 $ 1,650 $ 1,477 $ 8,892
Total Operating Revenues 4 ,833 766 1 66 1,650 1,477 8,892
Operating Expenses:
Services and supplies 2 ,786 2,070 18 150 1,176 6,200
Insurance benefit payments 1 ,849 -- 278 1,460 672 4,259
Countywide cost allocation -- 43 - - 2 -- 45
Total Operating Expenses 4 ,635 2,113 2 96 1,612 1,848 1 0,504
Operating Income (Loss) 198 (1,347) (130) 38 (371) (1,612)
Nonoperating Revenues (Expenses):
Interest income 32 12 1 1 1 47
Aid from governmental agencies -- -- - - -- 370 370
Total Nonoperating Revenues (Expenses) 32 12 1 1 371 417
Income (Loss) Before Transfers 230 (1,335) (129) 39 -- (1,195)
Transfers out -- (370) - - -- -- (370)
Change in net position 230 (1,705) (129) 39 -- (1,565)
Net position - beginning 200 3,717 5 84 396 -- 4,897
Net position - ending $ 430 $ 2,012 $ 455 $ 435 $ -- $ 3,332
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Combining Statement of Cash Flows
Internal Service Funds - Insurance
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
Workers' Protected Unemployment Dental
Compensation Self-Insurance Insurance Insurance OPEB Total
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Receipts from interfund billings $ 4 ,833 $ 7 65 $ 166 $ 1,650 $ 1,478 $ 8 ,892
Payments for goods and services ( 1,866) (1,457) ( 18) (154) ( 29) (3,524)
Payments for insurance benefits ( 2,393) 7 1 (278) (1,468) (672) (4,740)
Payments for premiums ( 920) (655) - - -- (1,148) ( 2,723)
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities ( 346) (1,276) ( 130) 28 (371) (2,095)
Cash Flows from Noncapital Financing Activities:
Transfers to other funds - - (370) - - -- -- (370)
Grants and subsidies from other gov't agencies - - -- -- -- 370 3 70
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Noncapital
and Related Financing Activities - - (370) - - -- 370 - -
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Interest received 3 2 12 1 1 1 47
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Investing Activities 3 2 12 1 1 1 47
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents ( 314) (1,634) ( 129) 29 -- (2,048)
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Beginning of Year 1 5,995 7 ,120 5 84 438 - - 24,137
Cash and Cash Equivalents - End of Year $ 1 5,681 $ 5,486 $ 4 55 $ 467 $ - - $ 22,089
Reconciliation of Operating Income (Loss) to Net Cash
Provided (Used) by Operating Activities:
Operating income (loss) 1 98 (1,347) ( 130) 38 (371) (1,612)
Adjustments to Reconcile Operating Income to
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities:
Change in Assets and Liabilities:
Accounts payable 24 19 -- (10) -- 33
Self-insurance liability (568) 52 -- - - -- (516)
Total Adjustments (544) 71 -- (10) -- (483)
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities $ (346) $ (1,276) $ (130) $ 28 $ (371) $ (2,095)
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COMBINING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FIDUCIARY FUNDS
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FIDUCIARY FUNDS
AGENCY FUNDS:
These funds account for assets held by the County as an agent for various local governments.
The County has the following types of Agency Funds:
1915 Act
Accounts for temporary holding of funds for tax assessment areas created under the 1915
Improvement Act.
Clearing Funds
Serve as a temporary holding fund for subsequent disposition to an outside agency or taxing
authority.
Other Funds
Account for temporary holding of funds that are not specifically classified in other agency
categories.
INVESTMENT TRUST FUNDS
These funds are used by the County to account for the assets of legally separate entities who
deposit cash with the County Treasurer. These include school and community college districts,
other special districts governed by local boards, regional boards and authorities, courts and pass
through funds for tax collections for cities. These funds represent the assets, primarily cash and
investments, and the related liability of the County to disburse these monies on demand. The
County combines Investment Trust Funds into four reporting types because of their similar nature:
School Districts (42 funds), Special Districts (32 funds), Courts (6 funds), and Other Local Boards
(19 funds)
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Combining Statement of Fiduciary Net Position
Agency Funds
June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
1915 Act Other
Clearing Funds Service Funds Agency Funds
(90 Funds) (17 Funds) (30 Funds) Total
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $ 11,180 $ 2,012 $ 30,965 $ 44,157
Total Assets 11,180 2,012 30,965 44,157
LIABILITIES
Assets held as agency for others 11,180 2,012 30,965 44,157
Total Liabilities $ 1 1,180 $ 2,012 $ 30,965 $ 44,157
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Combining Statement of Changes in Assets and Liabilities
Agency Funds
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
July 1, 2013 Additions Deductions June 30, 2014
Clearing and Revolving Funds (90 funds)
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 11,879 $ 958,383 $ 959,082 $ 11,180
Total Assets 11,879 958,383 959,082 11,180
Liabilities:
Assets held as agency for others 11,879 958,383 959,082 11,180
Total Liabilities $ 11,879 $ 958,383 $ 959,082 $ 1 1,180
1915 Act Service Funds (17 funds)
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,060 $ 506 $ 554 $ 2,012
Total Assets 2,060 506 5 54 2,012
Liabilities:
Assets held as agency for others 2,060 506 5 54 2,012
Total Liabilities $ 2 ,060 $ 5 06 $ 554 $ 2,012
Other Agency Funds (30 funds)
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 26,483 $ 264,159 $ 259,677 $ 30,965
Total Assets 26,483 264,159 259,677 30,965
Liabilities:
Assets held as agency for others 26,483 264,159 259,677 30,965
Total Liabilities $ 26,483 $ 264,159 $ 259,677 $ 3 0,965
Total All Agency Funds
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 40,422 $ 1,223,048 $ 1,219,313 $ 44,157
Total Assets 40,422 1,223,048 1,219,313 44,157
Liabilities:
Assets held as agency for others 40,422 1,223,048 1,219,313 44,157
Total Liabilities $ 40,422 $ 1,223,048 $ 1,219,313 $ 4 4,157
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Combining Statement of Fiduciary Net Position
Investment Trust Funds
June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
School Special Other
Districts Districts Courts Local Boards
(42 Funds) (32 Funds) (6 Funds) (19 Funds) Total
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $ 161,262 $ 1 2,130 $ 2 ,035 $ 25,587 $ 201,014
Total Assets 1 61,262 1 2,130 2 ,035 2 5,587 201,014
NET POSITION
Assets held in trust for pool participants 161,262 1 2,130 2 ,035 2 5,587 201,014
Total Net Position $ 1 61,262 $ 1 2,130 $ 2 ,035 $ 25,587 $ 201,014
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Combining Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Position
Investment Trust Funds
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands)
School Special Other
Districts Districts Courts Local Boards
(42 Funds) (32 Funds) (6 Funds) (19 Funds) Total
Additions
Contributions to pooled investments $ 7 56,915 $ 7,667 $ 18,764 $ 3 9,048 $ 822,393
Interest 286 23 -- 3 5 344
Total Additions 757,201 7,690 18,764 3 9,083 822,737
Deductions
Distributions from investment pool 7 48,740 6,842 18,948 3 7,507 812,037
Total Deductions 7 48,740 6,842 18,948 3 7,507 812,037
Change in Net Position 8,461 848 (184) 1 ,575 10,700
Net Position - Beginning 1 52,801 11,282 2,219 24,012 190,314
Net Position - Ending $ 161,262 $ 1 2,130 $ 2,035 $ 25,587 $ 201,014
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DETAIL BUDGETARY COMPARISON SCHEDULES
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General Fund
Detail Schedule of Expenditures
Budget to Actual Comparison (in thousands)
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014
Original Adjusted Variance with
Description Budget Budget Actual Final Budget
General Government - Expenditures
Legislative and Administrative
Administrative Office:
Salaries wages benefits $ 1,632 $ 1,632 $ 1,470 $ 162
Services and supplies 170 180 100 80
Expenditure transfers and reimbursements (85) (85) (85) --
Total 1,717 1,727 1,485 242
Board of Supervisors:
Salaries wages benefits 1,443 1,443 1,326 117
Services and supplies 255 317 212 105
Expenditure transfers and reimbursements (36) (36) (36) --
Total 1,662 1,724 1,502 222
Clerk/Recorder:
Salaries wages benefits 2,050 2,050 1,933 117
Services and supplies 1,011 1,014 844 170
Capital outlay -- 48 -- 48
Total 3,061 3,112 2,777 335
Total Legislative and Administrative 6,440 6,563 5,764 799
Finance
Assessor:
Salaries wages benefits 8,159 7,772 7,278 494
Services and supplies 829 1,321 1,070 251
Capital outlay 35 106 100 6
Total 9,023 9,199 8,448 751
Auditor-Controller:
Salaries wages benefits 4,703 4,703 4,197 506
Services and supplies 271 505 268 237
Capital outlay -- 54 10 44
Expenditure transfers and reimbursements (9) (9) (19) 10
Total 4,965 5,253 4,456 797
Treasurer-Tax Collector-Public Administrator:
Salaries wages benefits 2,837 2,675 2,325 350
Services and supplies 311 472 351 121
Expenditure transfers and reimbursements -- -- (1) 1
Total 3,148 3,147 2,675 472
Total Finance 17,136 17,599 15,579 2,020
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General Fund
Detail Schedule of Expenditures
Budget to Actual Comparison (in thousands)
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014
Original Adjusted Variance with
Description Budget Budget Actual Final Budget
General Government - Expenditures (continued)
Counsel
County Counsel:
Salaries wages benefits $ 3,304 $ 3,201 $ 3,072 $ 129
Services and supplies 185 488 265 223
Total Counsel 3,489 3,689 3,337 352
Personnel
Personnel:
Salaries wages benefits 1,926 1,926 1,818 108
Services and supplies 394 836 370 466
Total Personnel 2,320 2,762 2,188 574
Property Management
General Services:
Salaries wages benefits 7,921 7,440 7,057 383
Services and supplies 4,298 4,833 7,634 (2,801)
Other charges 73 73 72 1
Capital outlay -- 36 35 1
Expenditure transfers and reimbursement (2,679) (2,679) (2,722) 43
Total 9,613 9,703 12,076 (2,373)
Maintenance Projects:
Services and supplies 2,082 7,756 1,278 6,478
Expenditure transfers and reimbursement -- (52) (31) (21)
Total 2,082 7,704 1,247 6,457
Total Property Management 11,695 17,407 13,323 4,084
Other General
Information Technology:
Salaries wages benefits 9,777 9,572 8,826 746
Services and supplies 3,220 3,495 672 2,823
Capital outlay -- 66 -- 66
Expenditure transfers and reimbursement (2,956) (2,956) (2,925) (31)
Total 10,041 10,177 6,573 3,604
Risk Management:
Salaries wages benefits 784 792 759 33
Services and supplies 769 868 783 85
Expenditure transfers and reimbursement (77) (77) (78) 1
Total 1,476 1,583 1,464 119
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General Fund
Detail Schedule of Expenditures
Budget to Actual Comparison (in thousands)
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014
Original Adjusted Variance with
Description Budget Budget Actual Final Budget
General Government - Expenditures (continued)
Other General (continued)
Non-Department Financing Uses:
Expenditure transfers and reimbursement $ (10,201) $ (10,201) $ (10,235) $ 34
Total (10,201) (10,201) (10,235) 34
Contributions to Other Agencies:
Services and supplies 1,885 1,933 1,912 21
Total 1,885 1,933 1,912 21
Total Other General 3,201 3,492 (286) 3,778
Total General Government 44,281 51,512 39,905 11,607
Public Protection - Expenditures
Judicial
Court Operations Fund:
Other charges 2,284 2,427 2,411 16
Total 2,284 2,427 2,411 16
District Attorney:
Salaries wages benefits 13,476 13,476 12,259 1,217
Services and supplies 1,369 1,749 1,801 (52)
Capital outlay -- 5 5 --
Expenditure transfers and reimbursement (262) (262) (260) (2)
Total 14,583 14,968 13,805 1,163
Family Support:
Salaries wages benefits 3,622 3,622 3,253 369
Services and supplies 1,054 1,054 600 454
Total 4,676 4,676 3,853 823
Grand Jury:
Salaries wages benefits 39 40 39 1
Services and supplies 99 98 93 5
Total 138 138 132 6
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General Fund
Detail Schedule of Expenditures
Budget to Actual Comparison (in thousands)
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014
Original Adjusted Variance with
Description Budget Budget Actual Final Budget
Public Protection - Expenditures (continued)
Judicial (continued)
Public Defender:
Services and supplies $ 5,590 $ 5,902 $ 5,890 $ 12
Total 5,590 5,902 5,890 12
Total Judicial 27,271 28,111 26,091 2,020
Police Protection
Sheriff-Coroner:
Salaries wages benefits 52,705 52,933 50,967 1,966
Services and supplies 9,783 10,751 10,512 239
Other charges -- 318 303 15
Capital outlay 125 1,435 427 1,008
Expenditure transfers and reimbursement (209) (209) (165) (44)
Total Police Protection 62,404 65,228 62,044 3,184
Detention and Correction
Probation Department:
Salaries wages benefits 15,670 15,670 14,527 1,143
Services and supplies 3,603 3,792 2,895 897
Capital outlay -- 357 117 240
Expenditure transfers and reimbursement (285) (285) (297) 12
Total Detention and Correction 18,988 19,534 17,242 2,292
Fire Protection
County Fire:
Services and supplies 17,544 17,704 16,584 1,120
Capital outlay 1,624 2,512 469 2,043
Total Fire Protection 19,168 20,216 17,053 3,163
Protective Inspection
Agricultural Commissioner:
Salaries wages benefits 4,514 4,584 4,341 243
Services and supplies 732 759 661 98
Expenditure transfers and reimbursement -- -- (4) 4
Total Protective Inspection 5,246 5,343 4,998 345
Other Protection
Animal Services:
Salaries wages benefits 1,581 1,570 1,458 112
Services and supplies 896 907 796 111
Capital outlay -- 27 -- 27
Total 2,477 2,504 2,254 250
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General Fund
Detail Schedule of Expenditures
Budget to Actual Comparison (in thousands)
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014
Original Adjusted Variance with
Description Budget Budget Actual Final Budget
Public Protection - Expenditures (continued)
Other Protection (continued)
Emergency Services:
Salaries wages benefits $ 772 $ 794 $ 693 $ 101
Services and supplies 398 533 332 201
Other charges 405 405 176 229
Capital outlay 30 58 27 31
Total 1,605 1,790 1,228 562
Planning Department:
Salaries wages benefits 10,276 10,420 9,350 1,070
Services and supplies 2,305 4,299 2,269 2,030
Capital outlay 15 15 7 8
Total 12,596 14,734 11,626 3,108
Waste Management:
Services and supplies 910 975 1,167 (192)
Total 910 975 1,167 (192)
Total Other Protection 17,588 20,003 16,275 3,728
Total Public Protection 150,665 158,435 143,703 14,732
Public Ways and Facilities - Expenditures
Public Works:
Services and supplies 1,956 2,637 2,045 592
Total 1,956 2,637 2,045 592
Total Public Ways and facilities 1,956 2,637 2,045 592
Health and Sanitation - Expenditures
Health
Public Health:
Salaries wages benefits 16,608 16,658 15,366 1,292
Services and supplies 4,675 4,835 5,853 (1,018)
Other charges 1,610 3,003 72 2,931
Capital outlay -- 42 22 20
Expenditure transfers and reimbursement (1,157) (1,157) (1,101) (56)
Total 21,736 23,381 20,212 3,169
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General Fund
Detail Schedule of Expenditures
Budget to Actual Comparison (in thousands)
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014
Original Adjusted Variance with
Description Budget Budget Actual Final Budget
Health and Sanitation - Expenditures (continued)
Health (continued)
Behavioral Health:
Salaries wages benefits $ 25,871 $ 27,204 $ 24,349 $ 2,855
Services and supplies 25,645 26,378 23,735 2,643
Other charges 869 969 1,207 (238)
Expenditure transfers and reimbursement (2,190) (2,190) (1,126) (1,064)
Total 50,195 52,361 48,165 4,196
Total Health 71,931 75,742 68,377 7,365
Total Health and Sanitation 71,931 75,742 68,377 7,365
Public Assistance - Expenditures
Administration
Department of Social Services:
Salaries wages benefits 38,443 41,556 36,696 4,860
Services and supplies 15,636 17,786 13,628 4,158
Other charges 7,029 7,863 6,256 1,607
Capital outlay 107 107 92 15
Expenditure transfers and reimbursement (67) (67) (63) (4)
Total Administration 61,148 67,245 56,609 10,636
Aid Programs
Aid Foster Care Non-Fed:
Services and supplies 68 68 68 --
Other charges 20,783 20,783 19,500 1,283
Total 20,851 20,851 19,568 1,283
Calworks Assistance:
Other charges 12,150 12,150 11,493 657
Total 12,150 12,150 11,493 657
Total Aid Programs 33,001 33,001 31,061 1,940
Medical Services
Medical Assistance Program:
Services and supplies 2,500 2,401 1,250 1,151
Total Medical Services 2,500 2,401 1,250 1,151
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General Fund
Detail Schedule of Expenditures
Budget to Actual Comparison (in thousands)
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014
Original Adjusted Variance with
Description Budget Budget Actual Final Budget
Public Assistance - Expenditures (continued)
General Relief
General Relief:
Other charges $ 1,172 $ 1,172 $ 971 $ 201
Total General Relief 1,172 1,172 971 201
Veterans Service
Veterans Service:
Salaries wages benefits 429 432 417 15
Services and supplies 39 576 109 467
Total Veterans Service 468 1,008 526 482
Other Assistance
Law Enforcement Med Care:
Salaries wages benefits 2,001 1,965 1,877 88
Services and supplies 1,068 1,338 2,745 (1,407)
Expenditure transfers and reimbursement (513) (513) (511) (2)
Total Other Assistance 2,556 2,790 4,111 (1,321)
Total Public Assistance 100,845 107,617 94,528 13,089
Education - Expenditures
Agricultural Education
Farm Advisor:
Salaries wages benefits 372 372 341 31
Services and supplies 103 108 100 8
Total Agricultural Education 475 480 441 39
Total Education 475 480 441 39
Total General Fund - Expenditures 370,153 396,423 348,999 47,424
(Before Contingencies)
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General Fund
Detail Schedule of Expenditures
Budget to Actual Comparison (in thousands)
For the Year Ended June 30, 2014
Original Adjusted Variance with
Description Budget Budget Actual Final Budget
Contingencies
Appropriation for Contingencies
Contingencies - General Fund:
Appropriation for contingency $ 15,551 $ 15,233 $ -- $ 15,233
Total 15,551 15,233 -- 15,233
Total Appropriation for Contingency 15,551 15,233 -- 15,233
Total Contingency 15,551 15,233 -- 15,233
Total General Fund Expenditures $ 385,704 $ 411,656 $ 348,999 $ 62,657
Explanation of Differences between Budgetary Outflows and GAAP
Expenditures
Uses/outflows of resources
Actual amounts (budgetary basis) from the
Budget to Actual Comparison Schedule $ 348,999
Differences - budget to GAAP:
Expenditures by funds no longer meeting the special revenue
fund classification which are presented with the General
Fund for financial reporting purposes 4,412
Total expenditures as reported on the Statement of
Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund
Balances - Governmental Funds $ 353,411
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STATISTICAL SECTION
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COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
Statistical Section
This part of the County of San Luis Obispo’s comprehensive annual financial report presents detailed information
as a context for understanding this year’s financial statements, note disclosures, and required supplementary
information.
Page
Financial Trends Information
These schedules contain trend information that may assist the reader in assessing the County’s
current financial performance by placing it in historical perspective .................................... 181
Revenue Capacity Information
These schedules contain information that may assist the reader in assessing the viability of the
County’s two most significant local revenue sources; property taxes and sales taxes ........... 188
Debt Capacity Information
These schedules present information that may assist the reader in analyzing the affordability of
the County’s current levels of outstanding debt and the County’s ability to issue additional debt
in the future ................................................................................................................... 193
Demographic & Economic Information
These schedules offer economic and demographic indicators that are commonly used for
financial analysis and that can enhance a reader’s understanding of the County’s present and
ongoing financial status ................................................................................................... 196
Operating Information
These schedules contain service and infrastructure indicators about how the information in the
County’s financial statements relates to the services the County provides and the activities it
performs......................................................................................................................... 198
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County of San Luis Obispo
Net Position by Component
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(in thousands)
(UNAUDITED)
2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014
Governmental Activities
Net Investment in Capital Assets $ 981,543 $ 996,381 $ 1,012,458 $ 1,047,361 $ 1,063,955 $ 1,071,844 $ 1,084,978 $ 1,099,885 $ 1,103,924 $ 1,112,934
Restricted 48,141 40,178 50,061 52,566 41,188 36,385 36,258 31,477 28,863 43,109
Unrestricted 130,632 169,766 190,107 173,396 192,271 206,786 234,786 265,454 304,257 325,113
Total governmental activities net position $ 1,160,316 $ 1,206,325 $ 1,252,626 $ 1,273,323 $ 1,297,414 $ 1,315,015 $ 1,356,022 $ 1,396,816 $ 1,437,044 $ 1,481,156
Business-type activities
Net Investment in Capital Assets $ 114,785 $ 122,534 $ 146,021 $ 155,907 $ 167,188 $ 160,627 $ 149,097 $ 153,801 $ 167,138 $ 188,485
Unrestricted 12,867 19,178 16,511 16,202 12,266 18,117 38,665 33,081 58,433 98,097
Total business-type activities net position $ 127,652 $ 141,712 $ 162,532 $ 172,109 $ 179,454 $ 178,744 $ 187,762 $ 186,882 $ 225,571 $ 286,582
Total Primary Government
Net Investment in Capital Assets $ 1,096,328 $ 1,118,915 $ 1,158,479 $ 1,203,268 $ 1,231,143 $ 1,232,471 $ 1,234,075 $ 1,253,686 $ 1,271,062 $ 1,301,419
Restricted 48,141 40,178 50,061 52,566 41,188 36,385 36,258 31,477 28,863 43,109
Unrestricted 143,499 188,944 206,618 189,598 204,537 224,903 273,451 298,535 362,690 423,210
Total primary government net position $ 1,287,968 $ 1,348,037 $ 1,415,158 $ 1,445,432 $ 1,476,868 $ 1,493,759 $ 1,543,784 $ 1,583,698 $ 1,662,615 $ 1,767,738
Notes:
Source - Statement of Net Assets for FY 2003-2004 through 2011-2012
Statement of Net Position beginning in 2012-2013 and ongoing
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County of San Luis Obispo
Changes in Net Position
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(in thousands)
(UNAUDITED)
2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014
Expenses
Governmental Activities
General government $ 29,565 $ 39,872 $ 50,819 $ 46,971 $ 41,658 $ 36,561 $ 35,344 $ 35,231 $ 34,507 $ 36,866
Public protection 106,402 100,234 120,165 135,987 136,755 134,768 132,413 136,219 142,353 148,135
Public ways and facilities 23,647 32,858 22,256 24,503 24,713 24,927 27,365 27,120 28,474 28,253
Health and sanitation 52,540 53,113 55,173 66,382 66,542 68,199 66,657 65,799 69,222 74,313
Public assistance 83,209 84,451 84,045 93,472 97,803 96,645 98,841 96,435 97,929 99,449
Education 7,459 7,786 8,626 9,966 10,967 10,390 10,057 10,000 9,922 9,611
Recreation and cultural services 4,238 4,244 6,106 6,024 7,561 8,708 7,363 7,344 9,735 7,745
Interest on long term debt 4,173 7,184 5,163 5,771 5,433 6,356 6,787 6,620 6,041 5,270
Total Governmental Activities Expenses 311,233 329,742 352,353 389,076 391,432 386,554 384,827 384,768 398,183 409,642
Business-type Activities Expenses
Airport 3,628 3,703 4,021 7,809 4,559 5,204 7,732 5,422 5,435 5,664
Golf 2,905 2,867 3,301 3,033 3,249 2,974 2,690 2,863 2,779 2,608
Hospital 2,149 - - - - - - - - -
State Water contract 5,451 5,102 4,792 5,179 5,661 5,630 6,705 6,761 5,536 5,992
Naciemento Water contract 497 580 5 59 20,021 10,144 10,613 11,844 11,901 14,738 13,840
Lopez Dam 5,418 5,237 5,807 7,945 6,189 5,813 6,499 5,752 6,548 6,116
General Flood Control Zone 526 726 6 81 6 89 7 12 8 31 9 28 1,816 7 46 809
Transit 933 745 7 14 1,071 9 87 1,143 1,105 8 - -
County Service Areas 2,692 2,907 3,465 3,419 3,434 3,744 3,877 3,836 3,779 3,857
Los Osos Wastewater - - - - - - 5 6,672 3 44 231
Total Business-type Activities Expenses 24,199 21,867 23,340 49,166 34,935 35,952 41,385 45,031 39,905 39,117
Total Primary Government Expenses $ 335,432 $ 351,609 $ 375,693 $ 438,242 $ 426,367 $ 422,506 $ 426,212 $ 429,799 $ 438,088 $ 448,759
Program Revenues
Governmental Activities
Fees, Fines, Charges for Services
General government $ 29,911 $ 22,293 $ 18,743 $ 13,299 $ 17,729 $ 12,878 $ 13,971 $ 17,545 $ 16,575 $ 14,678
Public protection 7,642 11,776 21,061 20,380 23,285 21,072 20,843 15,679 16,352 23,035
Public ways and facilities 6,607 9,730 7,236 7,580 4,190 3,234 11,549 5,069 5,465 4,356
Health and sanitation 8,555 8,831 6,505 6,583 6,863 7,026 7,453 6,014 5,196 6,570
Public assistance 2,680 2,438 2,798 2,864 2,784 9 25 2,399 2,366 2,920 2,070
Education 1,853 1,460 1,759 1,891 1,922 2,304 2,037 2,545 3,583 1,723
Recreation and cultural services 1,110 1,370 1,246 2,183 3,931 3,822 3,714 3,952 4,435 4,537
Operating Grants and Contributions
General Government 2,404 1,442 1,454 4 46 7 51 3 77 1,120 6 28 1 22 252
Public Protection 33,888 39,054 41,429 40,924 38,080 40,034 37,244 45,646 50,477 54,233
Public ways and facilities 9,099 11,459 8,712 8,975 10,406 10,679 9,446 11,813 15,018 14,688
Health and sanitation 37,474 39,611 44,135 46,267 49,149 57,784 48,567 44,741 55,064 57,344
Public assistance 67,559 73,863 75,391 79,190 83,175 81,525 86,479 85,505 87,912 89,640
Education 250 250 2 99 2 62 2 60 2 59 2 89 1 75 1 75 102
Recreation and cultural services 1,029 158 1 67 1 85 1 78 1 77 3 57 18 3 50 -
Capital Grants and Contributions
General government 311 - 2 91 2 64 3 84 4 49 2 79 8 43 8 69
Public protection 935 208 1,799 3 19 82 - - - - 3,315
Public ways and facilities 4,091 6,253 6,008 15,130 5,966 10,259 7,411 12,930 3,479 5,570
Health and sanitation 177 - - 34 - - - - - -
Public assistance 80 - - - - - - - - -
Recreation and cultural services 403 805 1 71 9 79 4 23 1 73 81 2 47 50 282
Total Governmental Activities 216,058 231,001 239,204 247,755 249,558 252,977 253,239 255,716 267,181 282,464
Source: Statement of Activities (continued)
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County of San Luis Obispo
Changes in Net Position
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(in thousands)
(UNAUDITED)
2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014
Business-type Activities
Fees, Fines, Charges for Services
Airport $ 4,206 $ 3,864 $ 3,919 $ 4,585 $ 3,734 $ 3,541 $ 3,888 $ 3,719 $ 4,053 $ 4,493
Golf 2,719 2,895 3,016 3,058 2,879 2,653 2,590 2,690 2,639 2,779
Hospital - - - - - - - - - -
State Water Contract 5,506 5,098 4,458 5,309 5,767 6,513 6,453 6,609 6,185 6,358
Nacimiento Water Contract 31 5,509 6,893 3,018 2 84 3 55 7,968 13,893 13,800 13,685
Lopez Dam 4,383 4,717 5,987 6,453 5,494 6,164 6,359 6,440 6,174 6,123
General Flood Control Zone 550 562 5 75 6 00 6 37 6 61 1,870 1,252 7 30 861
Transit 74 57 52 55 63 - - - - -
County Service Areas 2,323 2,604 2,860 2,869 2,658 2,784 3,090 3,186 3,352 3,312
Operating Grants and Contributions
Airport 11 279 2 81 8 20 1 44 1 82 1 80 3 72 1 32 127
Golf 75 - - - - - - 5 - -
Hospital - - - - - - - - - -
State Water Contract 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 13 13
Nacimiento Water Contract 20 23 25 28 31 31 30 28 29 12
Lopez Dam 14 - - - 15 15 15 15 15 8
Transit 950 1,190 - - - 1,172 1,097 - - -
General Flood Control Zone - - 5 43 6 24 9 62 - - - - -
County Service Areas 3 222 1 55 2 4 4 3 3 3 3
Los Osos Wastewater - - - - - - - 35 1 -
Capital Grants and Contributions
Airport 3,188 3,792 9,509 19,201 6,750 4,310 2,074 1 38 5 72 1,770
County Service Areas - - - 1 65 2 75 3 39 2 88 64 2 94 2
Los Osos Wastewater - - - - - - 9,357 9,127 35,717 57,507
Total Business-type Activities Revenues 24,061 30,820 38,281 46,795 29,705 28,732 45,272 47,586 73,709 97,053
Total Primary Government Revenues $ 240,119 $ 261,821 $ 277,485 $ 294,550 $ 279,263 $ 281,709 $ 298,511 $ 303,302 $ 340,890 $ 379,517
Net (Expense)/Revenues
Governmental Activities $ (95,175) $ (98,741) $ (113,149) $ (141,321) $ (141,874) $ (133,577) $ (131,588) $ (129,052) $ (131,002) $ (127,178)
Business-Type Activities (138) 8,953 14,941 (2,371) (5,230) (7,220) 3,887 2,555 33,804 57,936
Total Primary Government net expense $ (95,313) $ (89,788) $ (98,208) $ (143,692) $ (147,104) $ (140,797) $ (127,701) $ (126,497) $ (97,198) $ (69,242)
General Revenue and Other Changes in Net Position
Governmental Activities
Property Taxes $ 98,025 $ 114,076 $ 128,867 $ 133,292 $ 141,195 $ 132,723 $ 139,214 $ 140,288 $ 143,182 $ 152,256
Other Taxes 14,333 15,823 15,798 15,881 14,389 13,358 14,393 16,330 23,940 22,088
Interest and investment income 4,420 7,176 11,025 9,790 4,646 1,690 9 86 1,202 7 33 599
Unrestricted Grants 4,609 9,559 4,079 4,019 4,890 3,972 3,520 3,978 3,537 1,727
Other revenues 331 - - - - - 1 72 - 4 -
Transfers 1,494 (1,884) (319) (964) 8 45 (565) 1 50 8,048 (166) (790)
Special Item - - - - - - - - - (2,800)
Total Governmental Activities 123,212 144,750 159,450 162,018 165,965 151,178 158,435 169,846 171,230 173,080
Business-type Activities
Property Taxes 1,765 2,051 3,359 3,402 3,678 3,654 3,841 3,799 4,145 4,402
Other Taxes - - - - 27 28 28 28 29 32
Interest and investment income 406 1,085 1,897 7,290 6,190 1,900 9 65 7 55 3 85 595
Other revenues 182 86 3 04 2 92 5 72 3 63 4 47 31 1 60 40
Transfers (1,494) 1,884 3 19 9 64 (845) 5 65 (150) (8,048) 1 66 790
Total Business-type Activities 859 5,106 5,879 11,948 9,622 6,510 5,131 (3,435) 4,885 5,859
Total Primary Government $ 124,071 $ 149,856 $ 165,329 $ 173,966 $ 175,587 $ 157,688 $ 163,566 $ 166,411 $ 176,115 $ 178,939
Change in Net Position
Governmental Activities $ 28,037 $ 46,009 $ 46,301 $ 20,697 $ 24,091 $ 17,601 $ 26,847 $ 40,794 $ 40,228 $ 45,902
Business-Type Activities 721 14,059 20,820 9,577 4,392 (710) 9,018 (880) 38,689 63,795
Total Primary Government $ 28,758 $ 60,068 $ 67,121 $ 30,274 $ 28,483 $ 16,891 $ 35,865 $ 39,914 $ 78,917 $ 109,697
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County of San Luis Obispo
Fund Balances, Governmental Funds
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(in thousands)
(UNAUDITED)
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
General Fund
Reserved $ 18,255 $ 17,665 $ 29,841 $ 31,853 $ 40,561 $ 49,543
Unreserved 76,200 86,924 74,727 64,886 63,626 66,559
Total General Fund $ 94,455 $ 104,589 $ 104,568 $ 96,739 $ 104,187 $ 116,102
All Other Governmental Funds
Reserved $ 41,727 $ 9,039 $ 30,278 $ 50,422 $ 42,697 $ 39,243
Unreserved, reported in:
Special Revenue Funds 42,828 80,293 70,630 60,384 51,703 55,513
Capital Project Funds 19,877 27,245 31,638 21,233 23,248 20,859
Debt Service Funds - - - - - -
Total all other Governmental Funds $ 104,432 $ 116,577 $ 132,546 $ 132,039 $ 117,648 $ 115,615
2011 2012 2013 2014
General Fund
Nonspendable $ 3,333 $ 3,176 $ 3,092 $ 779
Restricted 7,113 6,682 4,005 3,214
Committed 62,380 68,880 96,365 116,940
Assigned - - 104,237 118,248
Unassigned 87,741 102,291 - -
Total General Fund $ 160,567 $ 181,029 $ 207,699 $ 239,181
All Other Governmental Funds
Nonspendable $ 352 $ 390 $ 596 $ -
Restricted 22,065 19,788 18,311 20,164
Committed 55,446 61,144 65,903 74,240
Assigned 94 - - -
Unassigned - - - -
Total all other Governmental Funds $ 77,957 $ 81,322 $ 84,810 $ 94,404
Note: In 2011, the County began implementation of GASB Statement 54, which changed the classifications of the
fund balance. Fund balance information in years prior to 2011 is presented according to the previous guidelines.
Source: Balance Sheet - Governmental Funds
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County of San Luis Obispo
Changes in Fund Balances, Governmental Funds
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(in thousands)
(UNAUDITED)
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Revenues
Taxes $ 1 12,565 $ 128,586 $ 141,934 $ 144,596 $ 154,155 $ 153,910 $ 155,419 $ 160,920 $ 171,771 $ 177,765
Licenses, permits, and
franchises 1 3,637 10,744 9 ,404 9,117 8,006 6,906 7 ,413 7,863 9 ,247 10,694
Fines, forfeits, and penalties
6 ,105 3,544 6,262 6,224 6,973 6 ,078 7 ,993 6,750 6 ,654 5,257
Revenues from use of
money and property 4 ,063 6,637 9,789 8,452 4,122 1 ,644 1 ,242 2,273 1 ,475 1,373
Aid from governmental
agencies 1 60,452 182,750 184,142 196,994 188,794 1 99,771 194,625 206,372 209,234 229,283
Charges for current services
5 4,769 55,547 55,083 50,592 54,208 47,065 5 6,486 45,538 41,690 5 0,071
Other revenues 4 ,712 7,146 6,750 3,122 6,856 5 ,358 6 ,531 8,451 1 1,342 6 ,235
Total revenues 356,303 394,954 413,364 419,097 423,114 420,732 429,709 438,167 451,413 480,678
Expenditures
Current:
General government 4 9,074 53,691 55,375 51,733 51,461 45,162 50,321 45,850 44,374 44,317
Public protection 1 07,355 116,791 126,043 134,058 140,746 136,857 135,636 138,579 143,832 148,155
Public ways and facilities
2 4,096 25,749 38,981 44,814 42,139 31,093 37,261 40,338 34,178 28,528
Health and sanitation 5 2,894 55,464 57,590 66,180 67,267 68,442 68,472 67,830 70,021 74,586
Public assistance 8 2,673 87,020 87,182 92,682 98,170 96,248 100,202 97,185 98,059 99,442
Education 7 ,802 7,891 8,755 9,698 11,016 13,020 10,191 9,973 9,901 12,205
Recreational and cultural
services 5 ,092 4,159 8,005 9,911 8,654 8,313 7,187 6,998 7,538 7,993
Debt service:
Principal payments 1 ,895 4,970 6,560 2,601 3,264 3,790 4,595 4,435 4,065 5,412
Interest and fiscal charges
6 ,226 5,774 6,401 5,593 5,181 5,954 6,464 6,289 5,863 5,419
Debt issuance costs - - - - - 550 - - 269 -
Capital outlay 1 8,673 9,551 10,241 13,333 2,849 1,965 3,399 5,540 3,692 11,312
Total expenditures 355,780 371,060 405,133 430,603 430,747 411,394 423,728 423,017 421,792 437,369
Excess (deficiency) of
revenues
over expenditures 523 23,894 8,231 (11,506) (7,633) 9,338 5,981 15,150 29,621 43,309
continued
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County of San Luis Obispo
Changes in Fund Balances, Governmental Funds
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(in thousands)
(UNAUDITED)
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Other Financing Sources
Refunding certificates of
participation issued - - - - - - - - 14,427 -
Premium on refunding
certificates of participation
issued - - - - - - - - 1,418 -
Proceeds of long term debt - - 5,090 7,325 - - - - - -
Refunding bonds issued - - - - - 42,565 - - - -
Payment to refunded escrow
agent - - - - - (42,000) - - (16,400) -
Discount on certificates of
participation issued - - - (119) - - - - - -
Transfers in 1 9,792 31,910 42,996 42,324 43,523 33,044 3 4,421 35,815 48,113 2 6,502
Transfers out ( 19,093) (33,525) (42,817) (42,751) (42,833) ( 33,065) (33,595) (27,138) (47,021) (25,935)
Total other financing
sources and uses 6 99 (1,615) 5 ,269 6,779 6 90 5 44 8 26 8,677 5 37 567
Special Item - - - - - - - - - (2,800)
Net change in fund balances
$ 1 ,222 $ 22,279 $ 13,500 $ (4,727) $ (6,943) $ 9 ,882 $ 6,807 $ 23,827 $ 30,158 $ 41,076
2.55% 3.12% 3.50% 2.13% 2.13% 2.51% 2.80% 2.73% 2.48% 2.61%
Debt Service as a percentage
of non-capital expenditures
Source: Statement of
Revenues, Expenditures, and
Changes in Fund Balances -
Governmental Funds
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San Luis Obispo County
Estimated 30 Year Pension Liability Funding
Projection Based on January 1, 2014 Actuarial Valuation with Tier 3 (AB 340)
7.25% Investment Rate of Return Assumption
3.75% Payroll Growth Assumption
Actuarial Actuarial Market Funded
Valuation Input Market Market Return Total Accrued Value Total Value of Ratio
as of Return for Past for Past Fiscal Contribution Compensation Total Liability of Assets Unfunded Funded Normal Assets Using
January 1, Fiscal Year Year Rate at Valuation Contribution (AAL) (AVA) AAL Ratio Cost Rate (MVA) MVA
2014 7.25% 13.07% 34.23% $ 165 $ 5 6.4 $ 1,519 $ 1,183 $ 3 36 77.9% 22.52% $ 1,136 74.8%
2015 7.25% 7.25% 34.23% 170 58.0 1,596 1,239 3 57 77.6% 21.82% 1,205 75.5%
2016 7.25% 7.25% 34.59% 175 60.5 1,674 1,287 3 87 76.9% 21.22% 1,275 76.2%
2017 7.25% 7.25% 34.60% 181 62.5 1,752 1,346 4 06 76.8% 20.65% 1,347 76.9%
2018 7.25% 7.25% 34.87% 186 65.0 1,829 1,399 4 30 76.5% 20.10% 1,421 77.7%
2019 7.25% 7.25% 34.85% 192 67.0 1,905 1,462 4 43 76.7% 19.60% 1,495 78.5%
2020 7.25% 7.25% 34.52% 199 68.5 1,980 1,534 4 46 77.5% 19.15% 1,570 79.3%
2021 7.25% 7.25% 34.19% 205 70.1 2,054 1,608 4 46 78.3% 18.75% 1,645 80.1%
2022 7.25% 7.25% 33.85% 212 71.8 2,127 1,682 4 45 79.1% 18.37% 1,720 80.9%
2023 7.25% 7.25% 33.53% 219 73.5 2,197 1,756 4 41 79.9% 18.02% 1,794 81.7%
2024 7.25% 7.25% 33.25% 227 75.3 2,266 1,830 4 36 80.8% 17.72% 1,868 82.4%
2025 7.25% 7.25% 32.98% 234 77.3 2,333 1,903 4 30 81.6% 17.45% 1,942 83.2%
2026 7.25% 7.25% 32.74% 243 79.4 2,399 1,977 4 22 82.4% 17.21% 2,016 84.0%
2027 7.25% 7.25% 32.51% 251 81.6 2,463 2,052 4 11 83.3% 16.99% 2,090 84.9%
2028 7.25% 7.25% 32.32% 260 84.0 2,525 2,126 3 99 84.2% 16.80% 2,165 85.7%
2029 7.25% 7.25% 32.13% 269 86.5 2,586 2,201 3 85 85.1% 16.62% 2,240 86.6%
2030 7.25% 7.25% 31.96% 279 89.1 2,645 2,278 3 67 86.1% 16.47% 2,317 87.6%
2031 7.25% 7.25% 31.80% 289 91.8 2,704 2,356 3 48 87.1% 16.32% 2,395 88.6%
2032 7.25% 7.25% 31.66% 299 94.7 2,761 2,436 3 25 88.2% 16.20% 2,475 89.6%
2033 7.25% 7.25% 31.53% 310 97.7 2,817 2,518 2 99 89.4% 16.09% 2,557 90.8%
2034 7.25% 7.25% 31.40% 321 1 00.9 2,873 2,604 2 69 90.6% 15.98% 2,643 92.0%
2035 7.25% 7.25% 31.29% 333 1 04.2 2,929 2,693 2 36 91.9% 15.89% 2,732 93.3%
2036 7.25% 7.25% 31.19% 345 1 07.6 2,985 2,786 1 99 93.3% 15.81% 2,825 94.6%
2037 7.25% 7.25% 31.09% 358 1 11.3 3,041 2,884 1 57 94.8% 15.74% 2,923 96.1%
2038 7.25% 7.25% 30.99% 371 1 15.0 3,098 2,988 1 10 96.4% 15.68% 3,026 97.7%
2039 7.25% 7.25% 30.89% 385 1 18.8 3,156 3,098 58 98.2% 15.62% 3,136 99.4%
2040 7.25% 7.25% 15.56% 399 62.1 3,215 3,215 - 100.0% 15.58% 3,254 101.2%
2041 7.25% 7.25% 15.25% 414 63.1 3,276 3,278 ( 2) 100.1% 15.53% 3,316 101.2%
2042 7.25% 7.25% 15.24% 429 65.4 3,340 3,341 ( 1) 100.0% 15.50% 3,380 101.2%
2043 7.25% 7.25% 15.24% 445 67.9 3,407 3,408 ( 1) 100.0% 15.47% 3,446 101.1%
2044 7.25% 7.25% 15.24% 462 70.4 3,477 3,478 ( 1) 100.0% 15.44% 3,516 101.1%
Discussion: This projection is prepared by the SLO County Pension Trust's actuary and is a supplement to the annual Actuarial Valuation
Report. It's purpose is to project progress towards fully funding the Actuarial Accrued Liability of the San Luis Obispo County
Employees Retirement Plan. Current policy of the Plan Sponsor is to fund the Retirement Plan such that the Unfunded AAL
reaches $0 over the 30 years ending in 2040.
Notes: Projections subject to change annually. Funding policy of the Plan Sponsor subject to change.
Projection assumes no actuarial gains and losses, other than from assets. Projection based on constant population.
Tier 3 changes include No DROP, 2% COLA, pay limited to Social Security Taxable Wage Base ($117,000 for 2014), 3 year
Final Average Compensation for members hired on or after January 1, 2013.
All dollar amounts in millions.
Source: Gabriel Roeder Smith & Company
Supplementary exhibit to the 2014 SLO County Pension Trust Actuarial Valuation Report
For the Year Beginning January 1, 2014
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County of San Luis Obispo
Assessed Valuation*
Last Ten Fiscal Years (in thousands)
(UNAUDITED)
Percentage
Increase
Fiscal Net Assessed from Prior
Year Secured Unsecured Exemptions Valuations Year Tax Rate
2005 29,677,821 836,182 (627,898) 29,886,105 9.3% 1.0023
2006 32,984,334 933,185 (701,193) 33,216,326 11.1% 1.0022
2007 36,890,449 1,000,873 (781,070) 37,110,252 11.7% 1.0021
2008 40,252,987 1,035,443 (835,356) 40,453,074 9.0% 1.0020
2009 42,348,044 1,132,435 (891,949) 42,588,530 5.3% 1.0020
2010 42,185,284 1,148,662 (914,309) 42,419,637 -0.4% 1.0020
2011 41,846,720 1,118,384 (927,194) 42,037,910 -0.9% 1.0029
2012 41,223,923 1,081,597 (965,089) 41,340,431 -1.7% 1.0030
2013 41,667,316 1,138,202 (1,009,234) 41,796,284 1.1% 1.0040
2014 42,900,845 1,195,631 (1,036,531) 43,059,945 3.0% 1.0040
Source: County Property Tax Information Booklet
14.0%
12.0%
10.0%
8.0%
6.0%
4.0%
2.0%
0.0%
-2.0%
-4.0%
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
tnecreP
Total Net Assessed Value Increase from Prior Year
Percentage Increase from Prior Year
for Fiscal Year Ended June 30
*Due to Article XIII‐A,added to the California Constitution by Proposition 13 in 1978, the County does
not track the estimated actual value of all county properties. Proposition 13 fixed the base for
valuation of real property at the full cash value which appeared on the Assessor's 1975‐76 assessment
roll. Thereafter, full cash value can be increased to reflect: (1) annual inflation up to two percent; (2)
current market value at time of ownership change; and (3) market value for new construction. As a
result, similar properties can have substantially different assessed values based
on the date of purchase.
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County of San Luis Obispo
Direct and Overlapping Property Tax Rates
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(per $100 of assessed values)
(UNAUDITED)
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
County Direct Rates
General 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000
State Water Project 0 .00223 0.00222 0.00221 0.00220 0.00220 0.00220 0.00290 0.00300 0.00400 0.00400
Total Direct Rate 1.00223 1.00222 1.00221 1.00220 1.00220 1.00220 1.00290 1.00300 1.00400 1.00400
Cities, Schools, and Special
Districts Combined Rates
Arroyo Grande 0 .0593 0.0423 0.0392 0.0422 0.0464 0.0464 0.0470 0.0477 0.0576 0.0580
Atascadero 0 .0975 0.0975 0.0975 0.0975 0.0975 0.0975 0.0975 0.0442 0.0452 0.0452
Grover Beach 0 .0463 0.0313 0.0295 0.0333 0.0382 0.0382 0.0389 0.0396 0.0495 0.0499
Morro Bay 0 .0081 0.0231 0.0231 0.0492 0.0492 0.0492 0.0499 0.0501 0.0510 0.0510
Paso Robles 0 .1775 0.1082 0.0952 0.0997 0.0948 0.0988 0.0389 0.0816 0.0815 0.0815
Pismo Beach 0 .0463 0.0335 0.0295 0.0333 0.0382 0.0382 0.0389 0.0396 0.0495 0.0499
San Luis Obispo - - - - - - - - - -
Note: Rates shown represent the most common rates encountered for the tax rate areas within these cities.
Source: County Property Tax Information Booklet
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County of San Luis Obispo
Principal Property Taxpayers
Current Year and Ten Years Ago
(in Thousands)
(UNAUDITED)
Fiscal Year 2014 Fiscal Year 2005
Percentage Percentage
of Total of Total
Assessed County Assessed County
Taxpayer Industry Value Rank Assessed Value Rank Assessed
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. Utility $ 2,565,300 1 5.96% $ 2,168,919 1 7.28%
Beringer Wine Estates Company Winery 9 5,337 2 0.22% 65,500 5 0.22%
Plains Exploation & Production Petroleum & Gas 8 2,999 3 0.19% - - -
Mustang UCAL LLC Apartments 7 8,423 4 0.18% - - -
Pacific Bell Telephone Co Telephone 7 2,603 5 0.17% 72,519 4 0.24%
E&J Gallo Winery Winery 6 3,115 6 0.15% - - -
Martin Hotel Mgmt Co LLC Hotel 6 1,484 7 0.14% - - -
Southern California Gas Co Utility 6 0,148 8 0.14% 48,983 7 0.16%
Pasquini Charles Jr Tre Etal Private 5 6,778 9 0.13% - - -
Twin Cities Comm Hospital Inc Hospital 5 4,445 10 0.13% - - -
TOSCO Corp Petroleum & Gas - - - 174,001 2 0.58%
Duke Energy Morro Bay, LLC Utility - - - 130,715 3 0.44%
UHS-Corona Inc. A DE Corp Health Care - - - 55,470 6 0.19%
Sierra Vista Hospital Inc Hospital - - - 45,941 8 0.15%
Charter Communications Communications - - - 40,246 9 0.14%
ESJ Centers LLC ETAL Real Estate - - - 32,432 10 0.11%
Total $ 3,190,632 7.41% $ 2,834,726 9.51%
Total County Assessed Value $ 43,059,945 $ 29,886,105
Source: County Property Tax System
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County of San Luis Obispo
Property Tax Levies and Collections
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(in thousands)
(UNAUDITED)
Collected within the
Total Levy Fiscal Year of the Levy
Fiscal for the Collected % of Collections in Delinquent % of
Year Fiscal Year Amount Original Levy Subsequent Years* Amount Levy Delinquent
2005 290,692 286,937 98.71% N/A 3,755 1.29%
2006 324,547 319,214 98.36% N/A 5,333 1.64%
2007 362,429 354,117 97.71% N/A 8,312 2.29%
2008 394,779 380,943 96.50% N/A 13,836 3.50%
2009 416,262 400,120 96.12% N/A 16,142 3.88%
2010 412,698 398,951 96.67% N/A 13,747 3.33%
2011 408,623 397,830 97.36% N/A 10,793 2.64%
2012 403,472 396,238 98.21% N/A 7,234 1.79%
2013 405,225 399,807 98.66% N/A 5,418 1.34%
2014 421,140 416,450 98.89% N/A 4,690 1.11%
Note:
Amounts do not include Tax collections for Bonds or Special Assessments
Source: County Property Tax Booklet
*Collections in Subsequent Years are not available from the County's current property tax system
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County of San Luis Obispo
Special Assessment Billings and Collections
(in thousands)
(UNAUDITED)
Special Special
Year ended Assessment Assessment
June 30, Billings Collected
(a) (a)
2011 - $ 3,127 * √
2012 3,664 3,786 *
2013 3,494 3,545 *
2014 3,497 3,630
Note:
The billings and collections shown are for those Special Assessment Bonds
for which the County has established redemption funds for the purpose
of facilitating bond payment in the case of delinquent accounts.
2011 was the first year of special assessment billings and collections.
Source:
a.County Property Tax System
* Amounts restated
√ In 2011 the special assessment collected source is Public Works by County Enterprise System
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County of San Luis Obispo
Ratios of Total Debt Outstanding
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(in thousands)
(UNAUDITED)
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Governmental Activities
Certificates of Participation $25,323 $23,107 $27,125 $33,319 $31,920 $30,420 $28,820 $27,895 $25,662 $24,640
Less deferred amounts:
For issuance discounts: - - - (119) (115) (111) (107) (103) (99) (95)
Add deferred amounts:
For issuance premiums: - - - - - - - - 1,329 1,240
Pension Obligation Bonds 137,194 135,199 130,504 129,034 127,169 125,444 122,689 119,429 115,624 111,234
Total bonds and notes payable 162,517 158,306 157,629 162,234 158,974 155,753 151,402 147,221 142,516 137,019
Business Type
Certificates of Participation 22,577 22,069 21,535 20,985 20,848 20,657 19,897 19,060 17,920 18,257
Add deferred amounts:
For issuance premiums: - - - - - - - - 492 459
Pension Obligation Bonds
State Note 3,077 15,126 26,144 31,824 32,283 32,418 31,024 35,884 34,399 46,529
Revenue Bonds 66 61 56 196,461 196,456 196,450 196,444 193,483 190,389 187,170
Add deferred amounts:
For issuance premiums: - - - 6,371 6,371 6,371 6,371 6,158 5,945 5,732
General Obligation Bonds 12,510 12,260 12,000 11,730 11,450 11,155 10,760 10,245 9,890 9,530
Add deferred amounts:
For issuance premiums: - - - - - - 1,128 1,072 1,015 959
Bond Anticipation Notes - - - - - - 8,677 - - -
Assessment Bonds - - - - - - - 15,364 39,527 76,438
Total bonds and notes payable 38,230 49,516 59,735 267,371 267,408 267,051 274,301 2 81,266 299,577 345,074
Total Outstanding Debt $200,747 $207,822 $217,364 $429,605 $426,382 $422,804 $425,703 $428,487 $442,093 $482,093
Percentage of Personal Income 2.40% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Percentage of Assessed Value of
Taxable Property* 0.67% 0.63% 0.59% 1.06% 1.00% 1.00% 1.01% 1.04% 1.06% 1.12%
Net outstanding debt Per Capita $ 769.95 $ 789.47 $ 820.55 $ 1,595.05 $ 1,576.69 $ 1,547.42 $ 1,571.06 $ 1,578.32 $ 1,624.28 $ 1,770.08
Note:
1. See the Demographic Statistics Schedule for detail information on personal income and population.
2. Source - Notes to the Financial Statements, Note 10
* Due to Article XIII-A, added to the California Consititution by Proposition 13 in 1978, the County
does not track the estimated actual value of all county properties; therefore, the ratio of net outstanding debt
to the estimated actual value of taxable property is unable to be determined; however, the ratio of net outstanding
debt to the assessed value of taxable property is determinable and presented in the table.
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County of San Luis Obispo
Ratios of General Obligation Debt Outstanding
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(in thousands)
(UNAUDITED)
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Certificates of Participation $20,655 $20,110 $19,545 $18,965 $18,361 $17,730 $17,075 $16,400 $14,427 $13,675
Less deferred amounts:
For issuance discounts: - - - - - - - - (99) (95)
Add deferred amounts:
For issuance premiums: - - - - - - - - 1,330 1,240
General Obligation Bonds 12,510 12,260 12,000 11,730 11,450 11,155 10,760 10,245 9,890 9,530
Add deferred amounts:
For issuance premiums: - - - - - - 1,128 1,072 1,015 959
Assessment Bonds - - - - - - - 15,364 39,527 76,438
Less resources restricted for
principal repayment (6,888) (10,018) (13,505) (15,297) (10,929) (10,665) (9,752) (9,666) (9,640) (10,691)
Net Total General Obligation Debt $ 26,277 $ 22,352 $ 18,040 $ 15,398 $ 18,882 $ 18,220 $ 19,211 $ 3 3,415 $ 5 6,450 $ 91,056
Percentage of Personal Income 0.30% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Percentage of Assessed Value of
Taxable Property* 0.09% 0.07% 0.05% 0.04% 0.04% 0.04% 0.05% 0.08% 0.14% 0.21%
Net outstanding debt Per Capita $100.78 $84.91 $ 68.10 $ 57.17 $ 69.82 $ 66.68 $ 7 0.90 $ 1 23.08 $ 2 07.40 $ 334.33
Note:
1. See the Demographic Statistics Schedule for detail information on personal income and population.
2. Source - Notes to the Financial Statements, Note 10
* Due to Article XIII-A, added to the California Consititution by Proposition 13 in 1978, the County
does not track the estimated actual value of all county properties; therefore, the ratio of net outstanding debt
to the estimated actual value of taxable property is unable to be determined; however, the ratio of net outstanding
debt to the assessed value of taxable property is determinable and presented in the table.
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County of San Luis Obispo
Legal Debt Margin Information
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(in thousands)
(UNAUDITED)
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Assessed Value of Property (a) (b) $ 29,886,105 $ 3 3,216,326 $ 37,110,252 $ 40,453,074 $ 4 2,588,529 $ 4 2,419,637 $ 4 2,037,909 $ 4 1,340,430 $ 41,796,283 $ 43,059,945
Debt Limit, 1.25% of Assessed Value 373,576 415,204 463,878 5 05,663 532,357 530,245 525,474 516,755 5 22,454 538,249
Amount of Debt Applicable to Limit
General Obligation Bonds (c) 12,510 12,260 12,000 11,730 11,450 11,155 11,888 11,317 10,905 10,489
Less: Resources Restricted to Paying
Principal - - - - - - - - -
Total Debt Applicable 1 2,510 1 2,260 12,000 11,730 11,450 11,155 11,888 11,317 10,905 10,489
Legal Debt Margin $ 361,066 $ 402,944 $ 451,878 $ 493,933 $ 520,907 $ 519,090 $ 513,586 $ 505,438 $ 511,549 $ 527,760
Total Debt Applicable as a Percentage of the
Debt Limit 3.35% 2.95% 2.59% 2.32% 2.15% 2.10% 2.26% 2.19% 2.09% 1.95%
Source:
(a) Property Assessed Value BOE report (years 2000-2008)
(b) Countywide Assessed Values & Exemptions 2009 and ongoing years
(c) Footnote 10 Bonded Indebtedness and Long-Term Debt
Assessed value calculation (in thousands)
Locally Assessed-Secured
San Luis Obispo Countywide $40,097,982
Pipeline Right-of-Way (Unitary) 6 ,144
Aircraft 6 9,220
Total Local Assessed 40,173,346
State Assessed
Local Utility 34,364
Unitary 2,852,234
Total State Assessed 2,886,599
Combined Assessed Values
Sub-Total Combined Assessed Values 42,990,725
Aircraft 69,220
Total Combined Assessed Values $43,059,945
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County of San Luis Obispo
Demographic and Economic Statistics
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(UNAUDITED)
Personal Income Unemployment
Calendar Population (in thousands) Per Capita Income Median Age School Enrollment Rate
Year (1,a,f) (2,a,d) (2,a,d) (4,c) (3,b,e) (2,a)
2005 260,727 8,727,001* 33,855* 39.40 45,268 4.2
2006 263,242 9,488,605 36,544 39.20 44,537 4.1
2007 264,900 9,977,057 38,144 37.30 44,610 4.6
2008 269,337 10,709,753 40,204 37.30 44,441 5.7
2009 270,429 10,237,494 38,179 39.30 44,874 9.0
2010 273,231 10,532,649 38,994 39.40 44,351 10.0
2011 270,966 10,966,438 40,322 40.30 44,104 9.9
2012 271,483 12,008,355 43,698 39.20 43,022 8.5
2013 272,177 N/A N/A N/A 42,600 6.4
2014 272,357 N/A N/A N/A 42,911 5.3
Sources:
1. State Department of Finance
2. Employment Development Department, Research Division, Los Angeles
3. San Luis Obispo County Schools & Cuesta College
4. U.S. Census Bureau
Notes:
N/A = not available
* = restated
a. Data for Calendar Years
b. Data includes kindergarten through grade 12 and Cuesta College
c. Calendar year 2004 -2010 figures are projections based on the 2000 census
d. Prior years were revised per the US Department of Commerce
e. Data for School Year ending in the stated calendar year.
f. Calendar year 2011-2013 figures are projections based on the 2010 census
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County of San Luis Obispo
Principal Employers
Current Year and Ten Years Ago
(UNAUDITED)
2014 2005
Number of Percentage of Total Number of Percentage of Total
Employer Employees Rank County Employment Employees Rank County Employment
County of San Luis Obispo 2,800 1 1.97% 2,675 1 2.01%
Cal Poly State University, SLO 2,573 2 1.81% 2,442 2 1.83%
Atascadero State Hospital 2,300 3 1.62% 2,057 3 1.54%
California Men's Colony 2,000 4 1.41% 1,700 5 1.27%
Pacific Gas and Electric Company 1,700 5 1.20% 1,955 4 1.47%
Tenet Healthcare 1,200 6 0.85% - - -
Lucia Mar Unified School District 1,000 7 0.71% 1,060 7 0.79%
Paso Robles Public Schools 935 8 0.66% 825 9 0.62%
Cal Poly Corporation 906 9 0.64% - -
San Luis Coastal Unified School District 902 10 0.64% 825 8 0.62%
Cal Poly Foundation - - - 1,365 6 1.02%
Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center - - - 780 10 0.58%
Total Employment Labor Force 141,800 133,400
Source:
1. SLO Chamber of Commerence
2. State of California Employment Development Department
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County of San Luis Obispo
Full Time Equivalent County Government Employees by Function
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(UNAUDITED)
Function/Program 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
General Government 480.25 479.75 482.00 495.50 485.25 451.00 442.75 437.50 438.25 430.75
Public Protection 850.50 856.00 885.25 891.75 879.50 799.75 783.25 808.25 812.00 817.25
Public Ways and Facilities 184.00 185.00 185.25 191.25 199.25 202.25 194.25 193.75 193.75 188.75
Health and Sanitation 419.25 413.25 394.50 423.75 421.00 424.75 424.00 430.50 445.25 464.00
Public Assistance 439.00 438.75 443.75 453.25 437.25 426.75 424.75 425.75 428.00 478.00
Education 73.00 74.00 84.00 87.50 87.50 78.50 78.50 77.50 75.50 75.50
Recreation and Cultural Services 56.50 55.00 59.00 58.00 58.00 56.00 56.00 52.00 55.00 55.00
Total 2,502.50 2,501.75 2,533.75 2,601.00 2,567.75 2,439.00 2,403.50 2,425.25 2,447.75 2,509.25
Source: County Budget Report
Notes:
Position allocation figures are calculated at the time of budget preparation for the following year.
Figures include limited-term but do not include part-time or contract positions.
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County of San Luis Obispo
Operating Indicators by Function
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(UNAUDITED)
Function / Department 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Recreation and Cultural Services
Parks
Day Use Passes 53,906 62,951 66,899 65,895 47,156 47,011 51,519 57,135 56,601 42,821
Annual Passes 1,436 1,496 1,416 1,598 3,547 2,220 1,992 2,357 2,406 2,998
Daily Boat Launches 21,085 22,481 19,737 14,085 16,864 15,802 15,602 16,133 14,809 17,444
Annual Boat Passes 795 804 793 847 752 627 618 633 551 460
Public Protection
Planning and Building
Total Permits Issued 3,747 3,548 2,897 2,634 2,261 2,067 2,073 2,086 2,070 2,622
Number of New Affordable Housing 267 184 63 218 105 82 80 39 44 13
Sheriff
Jail bookings (a) 14,240 14,927 18,718 18,321 14,158 13,025 12,682 1 2,966 13,273 12,583
Average daily population (a) 506 534 553 567 540 551 558 679 717 780
Health and Sanitation
Mental Health
Total number of patient days in State
Hospitals 986 522 447 603 365 364 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Day Treatment Days provided to youth
in out-of-county group home facilities n/a n/a n/a 2,067 2,692 2,212 2,937 1588* 1,885 1,764
Public Health
Number of Children enrolled in the
Healthy Families Program 4,331 4,436 4,752 5,098 5,450 5,709 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Percentage of the State allocated
caseload enrolled in the Women,
Infants & Children(WIC) Program n/a n/a n/a 100 98 97 100 99 99 95
Percentage of live born infants whose
mothers received prenatal care in the
first trimester. n/a n/a 82.7 76.0 7 8.0 78.0 78.5 81.7 80.0 79.0
Public Assistance
Social Services
Rate per 1,000 children entering out-of-
home care for the first time (State
Rate is 2.8) 2.9 3.8 2.9 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Percentage of child abuse/neglect
referrals where a response is required
within 10 days that were timely n/a n/a 77.1 69.8 88.7 94.1 96.8 97.6* 98.* 95.0
Education
Library
Annual number of items circulated per
capita 5.8 6.0 7.0 7.5 9.2 9.4 10.0 10.1 n/a n/a
Annual Expenditure per capita for total
Library budget $ 2 7.37 $ 28.34 $ 31.07 $ 33.75 $ 38.43 $ 35.35 $ 35.35 $ 35.25 $ 34.35 $ 3 5.50
Public Ways and Facilities
Roads
Pavement Condition Rating for all
county roads (70 = "good") 58 70 69 65 62 65 60 58 60 61
Airport
Airport
Takeoffs and Landings (a) 101,849 n/a 92,096 96,172 95,419 88,161 80,556 80,158 71,428 66,696
Passenger Enplanements 173,370 182,177 177,176 182,285 132,748 125,152 139,909 134,244 132,315 147,105
Note: (a) Data collected per calendar year
Source: County Budget Performance Indicators
* Restated
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County of San Luis Obispo
Capital Asset Statistics by Function
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(UNAUDITED)
Function/Program 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Recreation and Cultural Services
County golf courses 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Park acreage 12,026 12,056 12,056 13,402 13,422 13,422 13,572 13,424 13,424 13,583
Public Protection
Correction facility capacities (a) 693 693 684 693 693 693 689 637 717 797
Public Ways and Facilities
Miles of county roads 1,317 1,321 1,321 1,334 1,336 1,329 1,332 1,333 1,335 1,336
Airport
Number of runways 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Note:
Majority of County assets are in buildings and equipment, which are under the Functional area of General Government
(a) Amount is all holdings actual totals, including Main Jail, Women's Jail, West Housing, West Dorm, Honor Farm,
and Weekender Barracks
Source: County management
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