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CITY OF ROSEVILLE, MINNESOTA <br />NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS <br />December 31, 2024 <br />4. Capital Assets <br /> <br />Capital assets, which include property, plant, equipment and infrastructure assets (e.g., roads, <br />bridges, sidewalks, and similar items), and intangible assets such as easements and computer <br />software are reported in the applicable governmental or business-type activities columns in the <br />government-wide financial statements. Capital assets, except infrastructure assets, are defined by <br />the City as assets with an initial, individual cost equal to or greater than $5,000 and an estimated <br />useful life in excess of 2 years. Accordingly, the amounts spent for the construction or acquisition <br />of infrastructure assets are capitalized and reported in the government-wide financial statements <br />regardless of their amount. <br /> <br />With the initial capitalization of general infrastructure assets (i.e., those reported by governmental <br />activities), the City chose to include all such items regardless of their acquisition date or amount. <br />The CityÓs Pavement Management Plan contained all historical costs for the CityÓs general <br />infrastructure assets. As the City constructs or acquires additional capital assets each period, <br />including infrastructure assets, they are capitalized and reported at historical cost. The reported <br />value excludes normal maintenance and repairs which are essentially amounts spent in relation to <br />capital assets that do not increase the capacity or efficiency of the item or extend its useful life <br />beyond the original estimate. Donated capital assets are recorded at their acquisition value on the <br />date of donation. <br /> <br />Property, plant and equipment of the City are depreciated using the straight-line method over the <br />following estimated useful lives: <br /> <br />Assets Years <br />Buildings40 <br />Building Improvements25 <br />Furniture and Equipment5 <br />Light Vehicles5 <br />Heavy Vehicles10 <br />Fire Trucks20 <br />Streets and public infrastructure50 <br />Utility distribution systems80 <br /> <br /> <br />The City implemented GASB 51, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Intangible Assets effective <br />January 1, 2010, which required the City to capitalize intangible assets. Pursuant to GASB <br />Statement 51, in the case of initial capitalization of intangible assets, the City chose to capitalize <br />intangible assets retroactively to 1980. The City was able to obtain historical costs and estimated <br />fair value of donated intangible assets as of the date of donation for the initial reporting of <br />easements through public works project records. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />47 <br />Qbhf!66!pg!334 <br /> <br />