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Figure 2 summarizes the major features of the City's financial statements, including the portion of the City government they cover and the types of information they contain. The remainder of this overview section of management's discussion and analysis explains the structure and contents of each of the statements. Figure 2 Major features of the Government -wide and Fund Financial Statements Fund Financial Statements Government -wide Governmental Funds Proprietary Funds Statements Scope Entire City government The activities of the City that Activities the City operates (except fiduciary funds) and are not proprietary or similar to private businesses, the City's component units fiduciary, such as police, fire such as the water and sewer and parks system Required financial . Statement of Net • Balance Sheet . Statements of Net statements Position . Statement of Revenues, Position • Statement of Activities Expenditures, and • Statements of Revenues, Changes in Fund Expenses and Changes in Balances Fund Net Position • Statements of Cash Flows Accounting Basis and Accrual accounting and Modified accrual accounting Accrual accounting and measurement focus economic resources focus and current financial economic resources focus resources focus Type of asset/liability All assets and liabilities, both Only assets expected to be All assets and liabilities, both information financial and capital, and used up and liabilities that financial and capital, and short-term and long -term come due during the year or short-term and long -term soon thereafter; no capital assets included Type of deferred All deferred inflows of Only deferred inflows of All deferred inflows of Inflows of resources resources, regardless of resources that come due resources, regardless of Information when cash is received or paid during the year or soon when cash is received or paid thereafter; no capital assets included Type of inflow /out flow All revenues and expenses Revenues for which cash is All revenues and expenses information during year, regardless of received during or soon after during the year, regardless of when cash is received or paid the end of the year; when cash is received or paid expenditures when goods or services have been received and payment is due during the year or soon thereafter Government -wide financial statements. The government -wide financial statements are designed to provide readers with a broad overview of the City's finances, in a manner similar to a private- sector business. The statement of net position presents information on all of the City's assets and liabilities, with the difference between the two 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 City is improving or deteriorating. The statement of activities presents information showing how the City'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 related cashflows. 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 vacation leave). Both of the government -wide financial statements distinguish functions of the City that are principally supported by taxes and intergovernmental revenue (governmental activities) from other functions that are intended to recover all or a significant portion of their costs through user fees and charges (business -type activities). The governmental activities of the City include general government, public safety, public works, economic development, culture and recreation, and interest on long -term debt. The business - type activities of the City include water, sewer, and storm water. The government -wide financial statements start on page 27 of this report. -15- 35