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CITY OF ROSEVILLE, MINNESOTA NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2016 Note 1 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES A. FINANCIAL REPORTING ENTITY The City of Roseville is a municipal corporation formed under Section 412 of Minnesota State Statutes and operates under a Council-Manager form of government. The five-member Council and Mayor are elected on rotating terms in each odd-numbered year. The financial statements present the City and its component unit. The City includes all funds, organizations, institutions, agencies, departments and offices that are not legally separate from such. Component units are legally separate organizations for which the elected officials of the City are financially accountable and are included within the basic financial statements of the City because of the significance of their operational or financial relationships with the City. The City is considered financially accountable for a component unit if it appoints a voting majority of the organization’s governing body and it is able to impose its will on the organization by significantly influencing the programs, projects, activities or level of services performed or provided by the organization or there is a potential for the organization to provide specific financial benefits to or impose specific financial burdens on, the City. As a result of applying the component unit definition criteria above, certain organizations are presented in this report as follows: Blended Component unit. The Roseville Economic Development Authority (EDA) was established to facilitate development and redevelopment in the City. The governing board consists of the members of the City Council. The City approves the levy and appropriations for the EDA annually as part of the City’s budget process. Any sale of bonds or obligations issued by the EDA must be approved by the City Council before issuance and the City Council may require the EDA to transfer any portion of the reserves generated by activities of the EDA to the City to reduce the tax levies for bonded indebtedness of the City. The EDA does not issue separate financial statements. Financial information may be obtained at the City’s offices. B. GOVERNMENT-WIDE AND FUND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The government-wide financial statements (i.e., the statement of net position and the statement of activities) report information on all of the nonfiduciary activities of the primary government and its component unit. Governmental activities, which normally are supported by taxes and intergovernmental revenues, are reported separately from business-type activities, which rely to a significant extent on user fees and charges for support. The statement of activities demonstrates the degree to which the direct expenses of a given function or segment, are offset by program revenues. Direct expenses are those that are clearly identifiable with a specific function or segment. Program revenues include 1) charges to customers or applicants who purchase, use or directly benefit from goods, service or privileges provided by a given function or segment and 2) grants and 41 Item 8: Attachment D