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------- --- I ~. CITY OF ARDEN HILLS MEMORANDUM I DATE: January 7, 1997 I TO: Brian Fritsinger, City Administrator I FROM: Terrance Post, City Accountant @ SUBJECT: Finance Department December 1996 Activity Report I Staff . Senior Accounting Clerk, Jane Lund, has focused on year-end payroll reporting I requirements as well as summarizing 1996 Fixed Asset transactions for the external auditors. . Intermediate Accounting Clerk, Celine Syfko, attended two Windows training classes, I processed an abnormally high number of December final utility billings and accounted for 1997 prepayments (e.g., Dog Licenses) as deferred revenue. . City Accountant, Terry Post, communicated options to Council as 1996 year-end I estimates were formulated, met with the external auditors for a day of fieldwork at City Hall, issued year-end audit confirmations, prepared 1996 W -2 forms that accompanied .. the last payroll ofthe year, and certified the Final Levy to Ramsey County after completion of the Truth-in-Taxation process. I Finance Committee The Finance Committee was represented at the December Council Worksession by Chairman Mertensotto and member Steele. A more social than business meeting was held in December. I Among the topics of discussion was a preference by most of the committee members present to participate in shorter, tighter scope, subcommittee or "task force" type projects than an ongoing committee structure. I January Projects . Issue fourth quarter 1996 utility billings by January 20, 1997. I . Participate as a Department as required in the scheduled January 25, 1997 Town Hall meeting. . Monitor 1997 transactions to properly account for 1996 receivable/payable accruals. I . If approved, implement a budget and accounting system for the Economic Development Authority (EDA). I . Continue to progress on getting the 1997 Budget Document to publishable stage. TRP/sls I " I -