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<br />-13- <br />ENTERPRISE FUNDS OVERVIEW <br /> <br />The City maintains enterprise funds to account for services the City provides that are financed primarily <br />through fees charged to those utilizing the service. This section of the report provides you with an <br />overview of the financial trends and activities of the City’s enterprise funds, which include the Water, <br />Sewer, Surface Water Management, and Recycling Funds. <br /> <br />The utility funds comprise a considerable portion of the City’s activities. These funds help to defray <br />overhead and administrative costs and provide additional support to general government operations by <br />way of annual transfers. We understand that the City is proactive in reviewing these activities on an <br />ongoing basis and we want to reiterate the importance of continually monitoring these operations. Over <br />the years, we have emphasized to our city clients the importance of these utility operations being <br />self-sustaining, preventing additional burdens on general government funds. This would include the <br />accumulation of net assets for future capital improvements and to provide a cushion in the event of a <br />negative trend in operations. <br /> <br />ENTERPRISE FUNDS FINANCIAL POSITION <br /> <br />The following table summarizes the changes in the financial position of the City’s enterprise funds during <br />the year ended December 31, 2019, presented both by classification and by fund: <br /> <br />Increase <br />2019 2018 (Decrease) <br />Net position of enterprise funds <br />Total by classification <br />Net investment in capital assets 17,452,137$ 17,295,916$ 156,221$ <br />Unrestricted 2,025,812 1,329,268 696,544 <br />Total enterprise funds 19,477,949$ 18,625,184$ 852,765$ <br />Total by fund <br />Water 8,228,211$ 8,179,034$ 49,177$ <br />Sewer 6,412,749 5,875,144 537,605 <br />Surface Water Management 4,718,789 4,447,569 271,220 <br />Nonmajor Recycling 118,200 123,437 (5,237) <br />Total enterprise funds 19,477,949$ 18,625,184$ 852,765$ <br /> <br />Enterprise Funds Change in Financial Position <br />Net Position <br />as of December 31, <br /> <br />In total, the net position of the City’s enterprise funds increased by $852,765 during the year ended <br />December 31, 2019. The increase in net position is primarily related to positive operating results and <br />improved investment earnings in the current year. <br />