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-7- GOVERNMENTAL FUND REVENUES The following table presents the per capita revenue of the City’s governmental funds for the past three years, along with state-wide averages. We have included the most recent comparative state-wide averages available from the Office of the State Auditor to provide a benchmark for interpreting the City’s data. The amounts received from the typical major sources of governmental fund revenue will naturally vary between cities based on factors such as a city’s stage of development, location, size and density of its population, property values, servic es it provides, and other attributes. It will also differ from year-to-year, due to the effect of inflation and changes in its operation. Also, certain data in these tables may be classified differently than how they appear in the City’s financial statements in order to be more comparable to the state-wide information, particularly in separating capital expenditures from current expenditures. We have designed this section of our management report using per capita data in order to better identify unique or unusual trends and activities of the City. We intend for this type of comparative and trend information to complement, rather than duplicate, information in the MD&A. An inherent difficulty in presenting per capita information is the accuracy of the population count, which for most years is based on estimates. Year 2015 2016 2017 Population 2,500–10,000 10,000–20,000 20,000–100,000 9,847 9,966 10,066 Property taxes 460$ 432$ 455$ 325$ 327$ 352$ Tax increments 26 26 42 71 24 29 Franchise and other taxes 35 43 45 7 13 11 Special assessments 59 44 59 92 37 31 Licenses and permits 35 33 42 53 60 72 Intergovernmental revenues 313 275 152 142 40 211 Charges for services 110 92 103 50 58 59 Other 91 57 54 71 40 45 Total revenue 1,129$ 1,002$ 952$ 811$ 599$ 810$ City of Arden Hills Governmental Funds Revenue per Capita With State-Wide Averages by Population Class State-Wide December 31, 2016 The City’s governmental funds have generated significantly less revenue per capita in total than other Minnesota cities in its population class. A city’s stage of development, along with the way a city finances various capital projects, will impact the mix of revenue sources it receives. The City generated $8,155,546 of total revenue in its governmental funds in 2017, an increase of $2,175,696 (36.4 percent) from the prior year. The City’s per capita governmental fund revenues for 2017 were $810, an increase of $211 (35.2 percent) per capita from the prior year. Intergovernmental revenues increased $171 per capita, due to a one-time reimbursement from the county for its share of a joint street project, as previously discussed. Property tax revenues increased $25 per capita, due to the increased general property tax levy.