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TOWN OF CANTON, MASSACHUSETTS
COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT
For the Fiscal Year Ended
June 30, 2011Source page 2
On the cover: On the 10th anniversary of September 11th, the Town gathered at Canton Corner Cemetery to remember Michael A. Uliano. Mr. Uliano worked for Cantor Fitzgerald and was on the 105th floor of the World Trade Center’s North Tower when the first airplane struck the building, causing it to collapse. Mr. Uliano graduated from Canton High School in 1978 along with his close friend John Connolly, who is the current chairman of the Board of Selectmen. The Uliano monument consists of two hand-tooled columns of granite with pieces of broken granite scattered about the base, depicting the horrific loss at Ground Zero.
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Town of Canton, Massachusetts
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
For the Fiscal Year
July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011
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TOWN OF CANTON, MASSACHUSETTS
COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT
FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2011
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introductory Section.................................................................................................................................................1
Letter of Transmittal ................................................................................................................................................1
Organizational Chart ...............................................................................................................................................6
Principal Officials.....................................................................................................................................................7
Financial Section ......................................................................................................................................................9
Independent Auditors’ Report .................................................................................................................................9
Management’s Discussion and Analysis ..............................................................................................................11
Basic Financial Statements...................................................................................................................................20
Statement of Net Assets....................................................................................................................................21
Statement of Activities.......................................................................................................................................22
Governmental Funds – Balance Sheet .............................................................................................................24
Reconciliation of the Governmental Funds Balance Sheet Total Fund Balances to the
Statement of Net Assets .................................................................................................................................25
Governmental Funds – Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances ....................26
Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances of
Governmental Funds to the Statement of Activities .......................................................................................27
Proprietary Funds – Statement of Net Assets...................................................................................................28
Proprietary Funds – Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Fund Net Assets............................29
Proprietary Funds – Statement of Cash Flows .................................................................................................30
Fiduciary Funds – Statement of Fiduciary Net Assets ......................................................................................31
Fiduciary Funds – Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Assets...................................................................32
Notes to Basic Financial Statements ................................................................................................................33
Required Supplementary Information ...................................................................................................................66
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance – General Fund – Budget and Actual .67
Retirement System Schedules ..........................................................................................................................69
Retirement system schedule of funding progress ........................................................................................ 70
Retirement system schedule of employer contributions............................................................................... 71
Other Postemployment Benefits Plan Schedules .............................................................................................72
Other postemployment benefit plan funding progress & employer contributions......................................... 73
Other postemployment benefit plan actuarial methods and assumptions.................................................... 74
Notes to Required Supplementary Information.....................................................................................................75Source page 5
Combining Statements..........................................................................................................................................78
Nonmajor Governmental Funds ........................................................................................................................80
Nonmajor Governmental Funds - Combining Balance Sheet ...................................................................... 82
Nonmajor Governmental Funds – Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and
Changes in Fund Balances........................................................................................................................... 86
Internal Service Funds ......................................................................................................................................91
Internal Service Funds – Combining Statement of Net Assets .................................................................... 92
Internal Service Funds – Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenses, and
Changes in Fund Net Assets ........................................................................................................................ 93
Internal Service Funds – Combining Statement of Cash Flows ................................................................... 94
Fiduciary Funds.................................................................................................................................................95
Agency Fund – Statement of Changes in Assets and Liabilities .................................................................. 96
Statistical Section...................................................................................................................................................97
Net Assets by Component – Last Nine Fiscal Years ............................................................................................98
Changes in Net Assets – Last Nine Fiscal Years .................................................................................................99
Fund Balances, Governmental Funds – Last Ten Fiscal Years .........................................................................100
Changes in Fund Balances, Governmental Funds – Last Ten Fiscal Years......................................................101
Assessed Value and Actual Value of Taxable Property by Classification and Tax Rates –
Last Ten Fiscal Years.......................................................................................................................................102
Principal Taxpayers – Current Year and Nine Years Ago ..................................................................................103
Property Tax Levies and Collections – Last Ten Fiscal Years ...........................................................................104
Ratios of Outstanding Debt and General Bonded Debt – Last Ten Fiscal Years...............................................105
Direct and Overlapping Governmental Activities Debt........................................................................................106
Computation of Legal Debt Margin – Last Ten Fiscal Years ..............................................................................107
Demographic and Economic Statistics – Last Ten Fiscal Years ........................................................................108
Principal Employers (Excluding Town) – Current Year and Nine Years Ago .....................................................109
Full-time Equivalent Town Employees by Function - Last Ten Fiscal Years......................................................110
Operating Indicators by Function/Program – Last Ten Fiscal Years ..................................................................111
Capital Asset Statistics by Function/Program – Last Ten Fiscal Years..............................................................112Source page 6
Introductory Section A September 11th plaque is on display at the Canton Police Headquarters. It contains pictures of the World Trade Center before the attack and after the attack. The plaque also portrays a rendition as to how the World Trade Center will look after being rebuilt. A piece of steel recovered from the rubble at Ground Zero has been mounted on the plaque as well.
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Introductory Section Letter of Transmittal December 14, 2011 To the Honorable Selectmen and Citizens of the Town of Canton: At the close of each fiscal year, state law requires the Town of Canton to publish a complete set of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), and that are audited in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a firm of licensed certified public accountants. Pursuant to that requirement, we hereby issue the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) of the Town of Canton, Massachusetts, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011 for your review. The report is designed to be used by the elected and appointed officials of the Town and others who are concerned with its management and progress such as bond analysts, banking institutions and rating agencies as well as the residents and taxpayers of Canton. This report consists of management’s representations concerning the finances of the Town of Canton. Consequently, management assumes full responsibility for the completeness and reliability of all of the information presented in this report. Management of the Town is responsible for establishing and maintaining an internal control structure designed to ensure the assets of the Town are protected from loss, theft or misuse and to ensure that adequate accounting data is compiled to allow for the preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Because the cost of internal controls should not outweigh their benefits, the Town of Canton’s comprehensive framework of internal controls has been designed to provide reasonable rather than absolute assurance that the financial statements will be free from material misstatement. The Town of Canton’s financial statements have been audited by Powers & Sullivan, LLC, a firm of licensed certified public accountants. The goal of the independent audit was to provide reasonable assurance that the financial statements of the Town of Canton for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011 are free of material misstatement. The independent audit involved examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements; assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management; and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. The independent auditor concluded, based upon the audit, that there was a reasonable basis for rendering an unqualified opinion that the Town of Canton’s financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011 are fairly presented in conformity with GAAP. The independent auditor’s report is presented as the first component of the financial section of this report. The independent audit of the financial statements of the Town of Canton was part of a broader, federally mandated “Single Audit” designed to meet the special needs of federal grantor agencies. The standards governing Single Audit engagements require the independent auditor to report not only on the fair presentation of Town of Canton, Massachusetts 1 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
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the financial statements, but also on the audited government’s internal controls and compliance with legal requirements, with special emphasis on internal controls and legal requirements involving the administration of federal awards. These reports are available in the Town of Canton’s separately issued Reports of Federal Award Programs. GAAP requires that management provide a narrative introduction, overview and analysis to accompany the basic financial statements in the form of Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A). This letter of transmittal is designed to complement that analysis and should be read in conjunction with it. The Town of Canton’s MD&A can be found immediately following the report of the independent auditors. Profile of the Town Canton was incorporated as a Town in 1797. The Town is located in eastern Massachusetts, approximately 18 miles southwest of Boston, has a population of approximately 20,000 and a land area of approximately 19 square miles. It is situated at the junction of Interstates 95 and 93, with access to Route 24, providing an excellent location for residents, businesses and commuters. The Town has a rich and varied industrial heritage, serving as the location of Paul Revere’s copper rolling mills in post-Colonial times, and as the site of rubber, chemical and woolen manufacturing in more recent times. Present commercial enterprises play a key role in the Town’s fiscal stability and are considered a major asset to the community. The prime commercial areas are well located so as to allow direct highway access without affecting the community’s small town charm. Many of the Town’s lakes, ponds and wetlands have been protected and preserved for present enjoyment and future generations. Among the protected areas are the Eleanor Cabot Bradley Reservation, an 82 acre estate that blends open fields, woodlands and gardens in the shadow of Great Blue Hill and Pequitside Farm, a town- owned 38 acre conservation and recreation area which offers playing fields, picnicking, hiking and cross country skiing. The Town offers a full range of traditional municipal services including police and fire protection, ambulance and rescue services, education, maintenance of streets and infrastructure, solid waste collection and disposal, health and human services, cultural and recreational, administrative and financial services. The Town is a member community of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) for its water and sewer services. The Town prides itself on its quality school system. Canton students consistently perform well on national and state tests and over 95% of students graduating from the high school go on to higher education. The Town is the location of the Blue Hills Regional Technical School which provides expanded vocational education opportunities for high school students of Canton and eight other area communities. Canton is also home to one of the two campuses of Massasoit Community College. The campus is a multi-level facility with specialized labs and art studios that support the technical and visual arts programs of the College. The campus also includes the Milton Art Museum, Akillian Gallery and the College’s Professional Development Center. The Town has reached its 10% affordable housing requirement mandated by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Commonwealth), which is an important milestone as communities under the 10% threshold are subject to an appeals process that can overturn local zoning board decisions. This will allow the Town to maintain its commitment to developing much needed affordable housing units in areas of the Town that can accommodate the growth. The Town operates under the Selectmen, Town Administrator and Open Town Meeting form of government. The five elected Selectmen make policy decisions, and the Town Administrator is responsible for carrying out the policies of the Selectmen and for managing the day-to-day operations of the Town. The policies and procedures Town of Canton, Massachusetts 2 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
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of the Board of Selectmen are detailed in the Administrative Code that will continue to evolve and be created over time to best serve the community. An elected, five-member School Committee appoints a School Superintendent who administers the public school system of the Town. School Committee members, like the Selectmen, are elected at-large to three-year staggered terms. An annual operating budget is approved by Town Meeting two months prior to the start of the fiscal year. This annual budget serves as the foundation for the Town’s financial planning and control. The budget is prepared by fund, function (e.g. general government) and department (e.g. finance) allowing the department heads to allocate resources within the department as they see fit. Transfers between departments, however, need special approval by Town Meeting unless specifically exempted by state statute. Factors Affecting Economic Condition The Town maintains a strong commercial tax base which represented 23% of the total assessed property value in 2011. Market value per capita is approximately $200,000 and the Town’s per capita income is significantly higher than the state average, which adds to the fiscal strength of the community. Through proactive measures by Town management the Town has been able to attract and retain several large international companies such as Reebok and Dunkin’ Brands, Inc. Recently, Organogenesis, Inc. announced that it was remaining in Canton by expanding its global headquarters, research and development labs and manufacturing facilities in a campus that will occupy over 250,000 square feet. Organogenesis, Inc., the world leader in regenerative medicine, was enticed to remain in Canton with $12.9 million in incentives as part of the Commonwealth’s $1.0 billion Life Sciences Initiative. The Town also received approximately $850,000 in State grant funds to upgrade roads and sidewalks in the Dan Road area where Organogenesis resides. The Board of Selectmen and the local Economic Development Committee (EDC) are committed to negotiating Tax Incremental Financing (TIF) agreements that enhance the Town’s tax base. A formal TIF policy has been published to provide consistent and rational evaluation criteria to better support the investment in terms of reduced taxes to the Town in exchange for promoting commercial development. Both the Selectmen and the EDC were also instrumental in developing a series of internet based presentations to encourage Canton as an attractive business destination and also a comprehensive guide to assist business with local permitting processes. Recently, the Selectmen approved a building permit fee waiver program for qualifying permit types to spur local building projects and submitted approximately $76,000,000 in requests for Federal stimulus funding for a variety of infrastructure projects. The Town was recently ranked 5th out of 351 municipalities by the Massachusetts High Technology Council’s MassTrack program. MassTrack was created to measure the support of state and local officials for the priorities of the technology economy, including supporting technology development and growth. One of the main factors in attaining this ranking was the Town’s adoption of the Massachusetts General Law (MGL) chapter 43D expedited permitting law that allows Town Meeting to designate targeted developments for a streamlined permit review process. As part of adopting this legislation, a Permit Advisory Committee was also formed to bring together the key permit granting departments to assist the proponent of the commercial development through the permitting process. The Town also utilized a $150,000 state grant to purchase permitting software and to contract with a permit specialist to assist with implementing streamlined permitting procedures. The Town has also been lauded as a prime destination for the biotechnology industry by the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council (MBC). Through its BioReady Communities Campaign, the MBC rates a community’s readiness to host and attract biotechnology research and manufacturing facilities. The Town was one of only 19 Massachusetts communities to receive a Platinum ranking from the MBC, which is the highest attainable. To Town of Canton, Massachusetts 3 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
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achieve this ranking a community must have a building that is already permitted for biotechnology uses and has at least 20,000 square feet available for biotechnology uses or has a shovel ready, pre-permitted land site that has already completed a state environmental review. The growth of the Town’s main source of revenues, property taxes, is capped by Proposition 2 ½ and can only be overridden by a majority vote at a Town election. While revenue increases have been limited in recent years fixed costs, including health insurance and pension costs, have increased substantially. Several years ago, the Town’s management made the difficult choice to cut services and raise fees in order to balance the budget. With more cuts looming in future years, the Town’s voters approved a $4.5 million Proposition 2 ½ tax override for fiscal year 2009 that allowed for the restoration of most of the budget cuts from the prior years. The tax override was planned to be phased in over a three year period with an annual cost to the average residential homeowner of $450. As a result of the Proposition 2 ½ tax override, Standard and Poor’s upgraded the Town’s bond rating from ‘AA+’ to ‘AAA’, their highest rating given. The override and the resulting revenue flexibility to restore lost services and stabilize budgets in future fiscal years were cited as prominent factors in the upgrade. Standard and Poor’s also cited the Town’s strong wealth and income levels in addition to strong reserve levels and financial management policies. The higher than normal costs of snow and ice removal from the winter months and increased special education tuitions caused the Town to use approximately $690,000 of its cash reserves in fiscal year 2011. The Town’s reserves are approximately $6.1 million, which is 8.4% of the fiscal year 2012 general fund operating budget. The Town is committed to building up its reserves once the fiscal crisis is over and the fiscal year 2012 budget set by Town Meeting includes a modest $40,000 transfer to the Town’s stabilization fund. The financial challenges will continue in fiscal year 2012.The Town has negotiated no additional cost of living raises with its employees to avoid the severe service cuts that other municipalities are facing. The Town also took the prudent step of balancing the fiscal year 2012 budget without the usage of significant cash reserves. Capital Financing As part of the annual budget process, the Capital Planning Committee (CPC) recommends the capital budget for the upcoming year and prepares a five-year plan to address the long-term capital needs of the Town. The capital spending plan for the five year period from fiscal year 2012 through fiscal year 2016 has an estimated cost of $53.6 million, with $3.5 million to be funded from estimated revenues and reserves and the remainder to be funded from grants and the issuance of bonds. The CPC’s capital plan has allocated $4.8 million for municipal departments, $3.5 million for the school department, $8.9 million for the water enterprise fund, $36.3 million for the sewer enterprise fund, and $215,000 for the rink enterprise fund. The Town funds a portion of its annual capital plan on a pay-as-you-go basis through recurring revenues. The target set aside is 6% of recurring revenues; however, the largely to recent decreases in state aid, the Town has lowered the set aside for the past several fiscal years. Major Initiatives During fiscal year 2011 the Town continued to proceed with several ‘green’ initiatives. The Selectmen appointed a Green Team to study the use and promotion of alternative energies including solar, wind and hydro-electric as well as energy reduction and conservation. Town Meeting also approved an article to allow the site of the Town’s former landfill to be leased for the purposes of installing or constructing solar panels that can generate, store and transmit electricity. Finally, Town Meeting appropriated approximately $960,000 for the Town to enter into energy performance contracts for various energy efficient building upgrades. The energy savings from these projects are guaranteed to cover the construction costs thereby allowing the Town to complete these upgrades with no cost to the taxpayer. Town of Canton, Massachusetts 4 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
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Town Meeting has approved the construction of two water treatment plants at a cost of approximately $13,500,000 to improve water quality and utilize more local sources of water. The first of these plants, the James P. Moran Water Treatment Facility, became operational during fiscal year 2011. The second water treatment plant is expected to begin operating in fiscal 2012. Also, $7,000,000 in sewer improvements were approved to reduce MWRA assessments for sewer treatment and to reduce outflows. To help finance this sewer project, the Town has received a $4.2 million loan from the Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust. The interest rate on this 20 year loan is fixed at 2% with potential principal forgiveness amounting to almost $500,000. The cost of these water and sewer projects is being funded entirely from utility rates and fees. Town management is continuing its efforts to assist in the redevelopment of the 42-acre Plymouth Rubber Company property. This is an important property to the Town as it occupies a location near Canton center and is adjacent to approximately 300 acres of land that includes three local ponds. The Board of Selectmen has made site cleanup and managing the water rights surrounding the property top priorities. Awards and Acknowledgements The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) awarded a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the Town of Canton for its comprehensive annual financial report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010. This was the fifth year that the Town has achieved this prestigious award. In order to be awarded a Certificate of Achievement, a government must publish an easily readable and efficiently organized comprehensive annual financial report. This report must satisfy both generally accepted accounting principles and applicable legal requirements. A Certificate of Achievement is valid for a period of one year only. We believe that our current comprehensive annual financial report continues to meet the Certificate of Achievement Program’s requirements and we are submitting it to the GFOA to determine its eligibility for another certificate. The publication of this CAFR represents an important achievement in the ability of the Town of Canton to provide enhanced financial information and accountability to its citizens, elected and appointed officials and investors. The preparation of this report would not have been possible without the efficient and dedicated services of the entire staff of the Finance Department. Special thanks also go to the public accounting firm of Powers & Sullivan, LLC for their advice and assistance in the preparation of this report. Respectfully submitted, William T. Friel James R. Murgia Town Administrator Finance Director Town of Canton, Massachusetts 5 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
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Town of Canton, Massachusetts Comprehensive Annual Financial Report TOWN OF CANTON, MASSACHUSETTS ORGANIZATIONAL CHART Blue Hills Board of Regional Library of Assessors School Trustees District Board of Selectmen. Appointed Multiple Member Bodies Town Clerks Board Board Town School Board Planning Meeting Committee of Health Board of Selectmen Office -Register of Voters -Comm. on Disability -Zoning Board.of Appeals -Water/Sewer Rate Policy Commission -Youth Commission -Historical Commission -Fair Housing Committee -Cable Advisory Committee -Beautification Committee -Conservation Commission -Council on Aging -Industrial Develop. Financing Authority -Local Emergency Planning Committee -Traffic Study Committee -Industrial Development Commission Town School Director Town Town Town Director of Canton Library Moderator | | Superintendent || Public Health Planner Clerk Administrator Assessing Representative Director Finance a a Committee Executive TownCounsel -— Assistant Personnel I Town Planner Administrative Secretary Sealer of Weights| $$ and Measures Secretary Committee Veteran’s Building Police Fire Dept. of Human Zoning Maintenance Becenenl . Resource 5 tx Departament one ‘Deparimant P — — Works Department on Aging Department ——— at I Building Veteran’s Building Police Fire Buperintendent] Human Finance COA Animal Recreation | | Conservation poe . 3 A of Resource 3 7 Control “ Commission Commissioner] | Director | Superintendent Chief Chief Public Works | |Administrator| | Ditector Director Officer Director a a a Department | | Council Animal Recreation | | Conservation of Finance Control Agent 0 rganiza ionalC hart [Original embedded text, retained for comparison] Organizational Chart Town of Canton, Massachusetts 6 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
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Town of Canton, Massachusetts
Principal Officials
Board of Selectmen
John J. Connolly, Chair
Avril T. Elkort, Vice Chair
Gerald A. Salvatori Jr., Clerk
Robert E. Burr Jr., Member
Victor D. Del Vecchio, Member
Town Administrator – William T. Friel
Finance Director – James R. Murgia
Town Accountant – Kathleen Dooley Butters
School Superintendent – Jeffrey W. Granatino
School Business Administrator – Kenneth Leon
Police Chief – Kenneth N. Berkowitz
Fire Chief – Charles E. Doody
DPW Superintendent – Michael T. Trotta
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Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting Presented to Town of Canton Massachusetts For its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2010 A Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting is presented by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada to government units and public employee retirement systems whose comprehensive annual financiai reports (CAFRs) achieve the highest standards in government accounting and financial reporting. President Bly Bon Executive Director Town of C....-..g rere ees- - eee epee Vereen eee ereeeee e eeeeeeeweeel Report [Original embedded text, retained for comparison] Town of Canton, Massachusetts 8 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
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Financial Section The Town constructed a new ramp to allow easier access to its Senior Center and Council on Aging offices.
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Financial Section Independent Auditors’ Report To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Town of Canton, Massachusetts We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the governmental activities, the business-type activities, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of the Town of Canton, Massachusetts, as of and for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011, which collectively comprise the Town’s basic financial statements as listed in the table of contents. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Town of Canton, Massachusetts' management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinions. In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the respective financial position of the governmental activities, the business-type activities, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of the Town of Canton, Massachusetts, as of June 30, 2011, and the respective changes in financial position and cash flows, where applicable, thereof for the fiscal year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. As more fully described in Note 13, the Town has restated beginning net assets of the entity-wide and enterprise financial statements. In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report dated December 15, 2011, on our consideration of the Town of Canton, Massachusetts’ internal control over financial reporting and our tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts and grant agreements and other matters. The purpose of that report is to describe the scope of our testing of internal control over financial reporting and compliance and the results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on the internal control over financial reporting or on compliance. That report is an integral part of an audit performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards and should be read in conjunction with this report in considering the results of our audit. Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the financial statements taken as a whole. The combining fund statements, as listed in the table of contents, are presented for the purpose of supplementary analysis and are not a required part of the financial statements of the Town of Canton, Massachusetts. Such supplementary information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly presented in all material respects in relation to the financial statements taken as a whole. Town of Canton, Massachusetts 9 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
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Management’s discussion and analysis, located on the following pages, and the schedule of revenues, expenditures and changes in fund balance – general fund – budgetary basis, the retirement system’s schedule of funding progress and schedule of employer contributions, other postemployment benefit plan schedule of funding progress and employer contributions, as well as the other postemployment benefit plan actuarial methods and assumptions, located after the notes to the financial statements, are not a required part of the basic financial statements but are supplementary information required by accounting principals generally accepted in the United States of America. We have applied certain limited procedures, which consisted principally of inquiries of management regarding the methods of measurement and presentation of the required supplementary information. However, we did not audit the information and express no opinion on it. The introductory section and statistical tables have not been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, accordingly, we express no opinion on them. December 14, 2011 Town of Canton, Massachusetts 10 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis As management of the Town of Canton, we offer readers of these financial statements this narrative overview and analysis of the financial activities for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011. This is the ninth year our financial statements have been prepared under the Governmental Accounting Standards Board Statement Number 34 – Basic Financial Statements – and Management’s Discussion and Analysis – for State and Local Governments. We encourage readers to consider the information presented in this report. The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) is the authoritative standard setting body that provides guidance on how to prepare financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principals (GAAP). Users of these financial statements (such as investors and rating agencies) rely on the GASB to establish consistent reporting standards for all governments in the United States. This consistent application is the only way users (including citizens, the media, legislators and others) can assess the financial condition of one government compared to others. Overview of the Financial Statements This discussion and analysis is intended to serve as an introduction to the Town of Canton’s basic financial statements. These basic financial statements comprise three components: 1) government-wide financial statements, 2) fund financial statements, and 3) notes to the financial statements. This report also contains other required supplementary information in addition to the basic financial statements. Government-wide financial statements. The government-wide financial statements are designed to provide readers with a broad overview of finances, in a manner similar to private-sector business. The statement of net assets presents information on all assets and liabilities, with the difference between the two reported as net assets. Over time, increases or decreases in net assets may serve as a useful indicator of whether the financial position is improving or deteriorating. The statement of activities presents information showing how the government’s net assets changed during the most recent fiscal year. All changes in net assets are reported as soon as the underlying event giving rise to the change occurs, regardless of the timing of related cash flows. 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 that are principally supported by taxes and intergovernmental revenues (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 include general government, public safety, education, public works, human services, culture and recreation, and interest expenditures. The business-type activities include the water, sewer and skating rink activities. Fund financial statements. A fund is a grouping of related accounts that is used to maintain control over resources that have been segregated for specific activities or objectives. Fund accounting is used to ensure and demonstrate compliance with finance-related legal requirements. All of the funds can be divided into three categories: governmental funds, proprietary funds, and fiduciary funds. Town of Canton, Massachusetts 12 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
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Governmental funds. Governmental funds are used to account for essentially the same functions reported as governmental activities in the government-wide financial statements. However, unlike the government-wide financial statements, governmental fund statements focus on near-term inflows of spendable resources, as well as on balances of spendable resources available at the end of the fiscal year. Such information may be useful in evaluating a government’s near-term financing requirements. Because the focus of governmental funds is narrower than that of the government-wide financial statements, it is useful to compare the information presented for governmental funds with similar information presented for governmental activities in the government-wide financial statements. By doing so, readers may better understand the long-term impact of the government’s near-term financing decisions. Both the governmental fund balance sheet and the governmental fund statement of revenues, expenditures and changes in fund balances provide a reconciliation to facilitate this comparison between governmental funds and governmental activities. The Town of Canton adopts an annual appropriated budget for its general fund. A budgetary comparison schedule has been provided for the general fund to demonstrate compliance with this budget. Proprietary funds. The Town maintains two types of propriety funds. Enterprise funds are used to report the same functions presented as business-type activities in the government- wide financial statements. The Town uses enterprise funds to account for its water, sewer and skating rink activities. Internal service funds are an accounting device used to accumulate and allocate costs internally among various functions. The Town uses internal service funds to account for health claims, workers’ compensation, unemployment claims and building insurance activities. Because these services primarily benefit governmental rather than business-type activities, they have been included within governmental activities in the government- wide financial statements. Fiduciary funds. Fiduciary funds are used to account for resources held for the benefit of parties outside the government. Fiduciary funds are not reflected in the government-wide financial statement because the resources of those funds are not available to support the Town’s own programs. The accounting used for fiduciary funds is much like that used for proprietary funds. Notes to the basic financial statements. The notes provide additional information that is essential to a full understanding of the data provided in the government-wide and fund financial statements. The Net OPEB obligation at the beginning of the year was previously understated by $6,772,000. This understatement was discovered by management during the current year and is attributable to a portion of the Town employee population not being included in the prior actuarial valuation. Accordingly, an adjustment has been made in this report to restate net assets of the Primary Government as of June 30, 2010 from $97,661,054 to $90,889,054. Town of Canton, Massachusetts 13 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
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Government-wide Financial Analysis
Governmental Activities
As noted earlier, net assets may serve over time as a useful indicator of a government’s financial position. For
governmental activities, assets exceeded liabilities by $65.7 million at the close of fiscal year 2011. The overall
financial condition of the Town’s governmental activities remained stable during fiscal year 2011.
Governmental net assets of $62.1 million (94.5%), reflects its investment in capital assets (e.g., land, buildings,
machinery, and equipment), less any related debt used to acquire those assets that are still outstanding. The
Town uses these capital assets to provide services to citizens; consequently, these assets are not available for
future spending. Although the investment in its capital assets is reported net of its related debt, it should be noted
that the resources needed to repay this debt must be provided from other sources, since the capital assets
themselves cannot be used to liquidate these liabilities.
An additional portion of the net assets, $7.5 million (11.4%), represents resources that are subject to external
restrictions on how they may be used. The remaining balance of unrestricted net assets has a year end deficit
balance of ($3.9) million. The primary reason for this deficit balance is the $19.4 million other postemployment
benefit long-term liability that has accumulated.
The governmental net assets decreased by $6.2 million during the current fiscal year. This decrease is
attributable to favorable General Fund budgetary results of $405,000, offset by a $7.1 million increase in the other
postemployment benefit (OPEB) liability. The Town currently funds the postemployment benefits on a pay-as-
you-go basis which is lower than the annual required contribution. The governmental expenses totaled $89.8
million of which $20.5 million (23%) was directly supported by program revenues. General revenues and
transfers totaled $63.0 million, primarily coming from property taxes, motor vehicle excise, non-restricted state aid
and other miscellaneous charges.
Condensed financial data for fiscal years 2011 and 2010 is presented below.
Balance at Balance at
June 30, June 30,
2011 2010
Assets:
Current assets…………………………………………$ 33,569,083 $ 36,592,461
Noncurrent assets (excluding capital)……………… 3,642,123 4,073,429
Capital assets………………………………………… 101,169,987 101,021,096
Total assets……………………………………… 138,381,193 141,686,986
Liabilities:
Current liabilities (excluding debt)………………… 8,376,753 8,587,942
Noncurrent liabilities (excluding debt)……………… 20,004,698 13,531,966
Current debt………………………………………… 5,541,382 6,941,071
Noncurrent debt……………………………………… 38,805,909 40,957,652
Total liabilities…………………………………… 72,728,742 70,018,631
Net Assets:
Capital assets net of related debt………………… 62,056,797 57,942,064
Restricted……………………………………………… 7,457,544 7,781,249
Unrestricted…………………………………………… (3,861,890) 6,141,042
Total net assets………………………………… $ 65,652,451 $ 71,864,355
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Year Ended Year Ended
June 30, June 30,
2011 2010
Program revenues:
Charges for services………………………………… $ 5,052,197 $ 5,651,515
Operating grants and contributions………………… 15,381,360 14,937,773
Capital grants and contributions…………………… 162,497 1,170,098
Total program revenues……………………… 20,596,054 21,759,386
General Revenues:
Real estate and personal property taxes………… 54,892,887 52,922,668
Tax liens……………………………………………… 349,982 210,666
Motor vehicle excise taxes………………………… 3,286,609 3,082,341
Penalties and interest on taxes…………………… 305,814 317,161
Payments in lieu of taxes…………………………… 199,225 199,299
Nonrestricted grants and contributions…………… 2,201,430 2,165,199
Unrestricted investment income…………………… 195,037 212,187
Miscellaneous revenues…………………………… 471,501 312,573
Total general revenues………………………… 61,902,485 59,422,094
Total revenues…………………………………… 82,498,539 81,181,480
Expenses:
General government………………………………… 6,012,221 5,856,721
Public safety………………………………………… 14,845,911 14,815,007
Education……………………………………………… 57,174,814 56,105,191
Public works………………………………………… 5,964,437 5,725,429
Human services……………………………………… 1,133,985 1,094,171
Culture and recreation……………………………… 2,882,803 2,762,453
Interest………………………………………………… 1,797,797 1,919,708
Total expenses………………………………… 89,811,968 88,278,680
Excess (Deficiency) before transfers……………… (7,313,429) (7,097,200)
Transfers………………………………………………… 1,101,525 1,054,170
Change in net assets………………………………… $ (6,211,904) $ (6,043,030)
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Business-type Activities
The Town’s business-type activities include water, sewer and skating rink services. They are self-supporting and
each fund maintained their financial condition in fiscal year 2011.
Business-type water net assets of $8.5 million (78%) represent the investment in capital assets while $2.5 million
(22%) is unrestricted. Net assets increased by $1.3 which due to the combined effect of an increase in user fee
revenue due to an increase of water rates offset by an $119,000 increase of the other postemployment benefit
liability.
Business-type sewer net assets of $8.5 million (93%) represent the investment in capital assets while $637,000
(7%) is unrestricted. Net assets decreased by $214,000 which is due to an increase in the costs of service and
administration, as well as a $53,000 increase of the other postemployment benefit liability.
Business-type rink net assets of $167,000 represent the investment in capital assets while unrestricted net assets
had a deficit balance of $305,000. Net assets decreased by $146,000 which was due to a revenue deficit of
$15,000, as well as a $102,000 increase in the other postemployment benefit liability.
At the end of the current fiscal year, aside from the deficit unrestricted net assets reported in the business-type
rink fund noted above, all remaining business-type activities were able to report positive balances in all categories
of net assets. The same situation held true for the prior fiscal year.
Condensed financial data for fiscal years 2011 and 2010 is presented below.
Balance at Balance at
June 30, June 30,
2011 2010
Assets:
Current assets…………………………………………$ 5,952,528 $ 13,696,558
Noncurrent assets (excluding capital)……………… 5,986 5,986
Capital assets………………………………………… 40,738,817 30,939,015
Total assets……………………………………… 46,697,331 44,641,559
Liabilities:
Current liabilities (excluding debt)………………… 2,251,480 519,080
Noncurrent liabilities (excluding debt)……………… 873,000 594,000
Current debt………………………………………… 2,283,835 7,050,132
Noncurrent debt……………………………………… 21,296,813 17,428,648
Total liabilities…………………………………… 26,705,128 25,591,860
Net Assets:
Capital assets net of related debt………………… 17,195,414 15,188,472
Unrestricted…………………………………………… 2,796,789 3,836,227
Total net assets………………………………… $ 19,992,203 $ 19,024,699
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Year Ended Year Ended
June 30, June 30,
2011 2010
Program revenues:
Charges for services - Water……………………… $ 6,965,364 $ 5,693,293
Charges for services - Sewer……………………… 4,965,133 4,772,693
Charges for services - Rink………………………… 430,878 404,449
Capital grants and contributions…………………… - 497,305
Total revenues…………………………………… 12,361,375 11,367,740
Expenses:
Water………………………………………………… 4,968,675 4,644,182
Sewer………………………………………………… 4,819,406 4,575,414
Rink…………………………………………………… 504,265 486,775
Total expenses………………………………… 10,292,346 9,706,371
Excess (Deficiency) before transfers……………… 2,069,029 1,661,369
Transfers………………………………………………… (1,101,525) (1,054,170)
Change in net assets………………………………… $ 967,504 $ 607,199
Financial Analysis of the Government’s Funds
As noted earlier, the Town uses fund accounting to ensure and demonstrate compliance with finance-related legal
requirements.
Governmental funds. The focus of governmental funds is to provide information on near-term inflows, outflows
and balances of spendable resources. Such information is useful in assessing financing requirements. In
particular, unassigned fund balance may serve as a useful measure of a government’s net resources available for
spending at the end of the fiscal year.
Fiscal year 2011 was the Town’s initial year of implementation of GASB #54, Fund Balance Reporting and
Governmental Fund Type Definitions. The implementation of this standard has changed the fund balance
components into nonspendable, restricted, committed, assigned and unassigned. Additionally, under the new
standard, the Town’s stabilization fund is reported within the general fund as unassigned.
The General Fund is the chief operating fund. At the end of the current fiscal year, unassigned fund balance of
the general fund was $5.8 million, while total fund balance was $13.2 million. Unassigned fund balance
represents 7% of total general fund expenditures, while total fund balance represents 17% of that same amount.
The General Fund’s fund balance decreased by $165,000 which was the result of balancing the budget by using
($1.9) million of prior year reserves, offset by favorable budgetary results of $405,000 and a $365,000 increase in
encumbrances and continuing appropriations over the prior year.
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General Fund Budgetary Highlights
The Town has adopted a budget for the General Fund. Actual revenues exceeded budget amounts by $12,000.
Unexpended appropriations totaled $1.2 million of which $829,000 was carried forward to fiscal year 2012.
Capital Asset and Debt Administration
In prior fiscal years, the Town had refunded general obligation bonds by placing the proceeds in an irrevocable
trust to provide for future debt service payments. Accordingly, neither the asset nor the liability for the defeased
bonds is included in the Town’s financial statements. At June 30, 2011 a total of $4,715,000 of outstanding bonds
are considered defeased.
During fiscal year 2011 the Town issued $6,120,612 of General Obligation Refunding Bonds for a current
refunding of $6,290,000 of refunded bonds. The Town also issued $7.5 million of new General Obligation Bonds
to retire maturing bond anticipation notes and to provide permanent financing for several capital projects.
Outstanding long-term debt of governmental activities, as of June 30, 2011, totaled $42.9 million. Total debt
service expenditures on long-term governmental debt for the next five years average $5.3 million annually. The
Town had $1.2 million in governmental bond anticipation notes (BANs) outstanding at fiscal year-end.
The Water Enterprise Fund had $15.3 million of long-term debt and $500,000 of BANs outstanding at year end.
The Sewer Enterprise Fund had $7.7 million of long-term debt and $100,000 of BANs outstanding at year end.
The Ice Rink Enterprise Fund had $60,000 of long-term debt outstanding at year end.
Major capital additions and projects include the following:
• The governmental activities acquired over $3.7 million of various capital assets in fiscal year 2011.
• Business type activities include water additions of $6.3 million and sewer additions of $4.6 million. There
were no rink additions in fiscal year 2011.
• Depreciation expense was $3.6 million for governmental activities and $1.1 million for business-type
activities.
Please refer to the Notes 4, 6 and 8 for further discussion of the capital asset and debt activity.
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Economic Factors and Next Year’s Budget and Rates The fiscal year 2012 general fund operating budget of $72.8 million represents a modest $1.5 million or 2.1% increase from the fiscal year 2011 budget. This is primarily due to a $767,000 or 7.9% increase in health insurance costs. The fiscal year 2012 operating budget includes $829,000 of appropriations carried forward from fiscal year 2011. Property taxes in Massachusetts municipalities are limited to a levy growth of 2 ½% plus a factor for new construction, unless voters at an election approve an increase for operating expenses or debt service for a specific project (Proposition 2 ½). The Town has estimated that the tax levy growth from fiscal year 2011 to fiscal year 2012, exclusive of debt service excluded from Proposition 2 ½, will be approximately $2.0 million or 3.7%. The Town is scheduled to receive $5.9 million in state aid in fiscal year 2012, net of school construction grants. This amount is $114,000 or 2.0% more than received in fiscal year 2011. The Water and Sewer Enterprise Funds’ rates were significantly changed in fiscal year 2011 after an outside consultant was engaged to conduct a rate study. The new rate structure includes quarterly base charges, which increase with meter size. The continuation of this new rate structure will increase water revenue in fiscal year 2012 by 4% and sewer revenue by 8%. Requests for Information This financial report is designed to provide a general overview of the Town of Canton’s finances for all those with an interest in the government’s finances. Questions concerning any of the information provided in this report or requests for additional financial information should be addressed to the Finance Director, 801 Washington Street, Canton, Massachusetts 02021. Town of Canton, Massachusetts 19 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
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Basic Financial Statements Town of Canton, Massachusetts 20 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
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STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS
JUNE 30, 2011
Primary Government
Governmental Business-type
Activities Activities Total
ASSETS
CURRENT:
Cash and cash equivalents………………………………… $ 27,217,338 $ 2,202,594 $ 29,419,932
Investments…………………………………………………… 1,943,324 - 1,943,324
Receivables, net of allowance for uncollectibles:
Real estate and personal property taxes……………… 739,410 - 739,410
Tax liens…………………………………………………… 846,362 28,958 875,320
Motor vehicle excise taxes……………………………… 170,863 - 170,863
User fees………………………………………………… - 3,085,303 3,085,303
Departmental and other………………………………… 157,140 - 157,140
Special assessments…………………………………… - 12,193 12,193
Intergovernmental………………………………………… 1,143,988 659,680 1,803,668
Tax foreclosures……………………………………………… 257,922 - 257,922
Internal balances…………………………………………… 36,200 (36,200) -
Working capital deposit……………………………………… 1,048,402 - 1,048,402
Other assets………………………………………………… 8,134 - 8,134
Total current assets………………………………………… 33,569,083 5,952,528 39,521,611
NONCURRENT:
Receivables, net of allowance for uncollectibles:
Intergovernmental………………………………………… 3,605,923 - 3,605,923
Special assessments…………………………………… - 5,986 5,986
Internal balances…………………………………………… 36,200 (36,200) -
Capital assets:
Nondepreciable…………………………………………… 12,237,336 11,961,864 24,199,200
Depreciable……………………………………………… 88,932,651 28,776,953 117,709,604
Total noncurrent assets……………………………………… 104,812,110 40,708,603 145,520,713
TOTAL ASSETS………………………………………………… 138,381,193 46,661,131 185,042,324
LIABILITIES
CURRENT:
Warrants payable…………………………………………… 2,453,030 1,935,365 4,388,395
Accrued payroll……………………………………………… 2,885,958 22,822 2,908,780
Health claims payable……………………………………… 820,045 - 820,045
Tax refunds payable………………………………………… 446,000 - 446,000
Accrued interest……………………………………………… 428,166 163,093 591,259
Other liabilities……………………………………………… 465,025 - 465,025
Capital lease obligations…………………………………… 40,529 - 40,529
Landfill closure……………………………………………… 30,000 - 30,000
Compensated absences…………………………………… 808,000 94,000 902,000
Notes payable………………………………………………… 1,225,308 600,000 1,825,308
Bonds payable……………………………………………… 4,316,074 1,683,835 5,999,909
Total current liabilities……………………………………… 13,918,135 4,499,115 18,417,250
NONCURRENT:
Capital lease obligations…………………………………… 20,698 - 20,698
Landfill closure……………………………………………… 154,000 - 154,000
Compensated absences…………………………………… 393,000 69,000 462,000
Other postemployment benefits…………………………… 19,437,000 804,000 20,241,000
Bonds payable……………………………………………… 38,805,909 21,296,813 60,102,722
Total noncurrent liabilities…………………………………… 58,810,607 22,169,813 80,980,420
TOTAL LIABILITIES…………………………………………… 72,728,742 26,668,928 99,397,670
NET ASSETS
Invested in capital assets, net of related debt………………… 62,056,797 17,195,414 79,252,211
Restricted for:
Permanent funds:
Expendable……….……………………………………… 589,246 - 589,246
Nonexpendable…………………………………………… 394,385 - 394,385
Grants and gifts……………………………………………… 440,011 - 440,011
MSBA Grant………………………………………………… 6,033,902 - 6,033,902
Unrestricted……………………………………………………… (3,861,890) 2,796,789 (1,065,101)
TOTAL NET ASSETS…………………………………………… $ 65,652,451 $ 19,992,203 $ 85,644,654
See notes to basic financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2011
Program Revenues
Operating Capital
Charges for Grants and Grants and Net (Expense)
Functions/Programs Expenses Services Contributions Contributions Revenue
Primary Government:
Governmental Activities:
General government…………………… $ 6,012,221 $ 385,778 $ 167,069 $ - $ (5,459,374)
Public safety……………………………… 14,845,911 2,036,855 360,960 - (12,448,096)
Education………………………………… 57,174,814 2,143,729 14,427,564 8,703 (40,594,818)
Public works……………………………… 5,964,437 92,920 98,337 153,794 (5,619,386)
Human services………………………… 1,133,985 46,661 165,220 - (922,104)
Culture and recreation…………………… 2,882,803 346,254 73,401 - (2,463,148)
Interest…………………………………… 1,797,797 - 88,809 - (1,708,988)
Total Governmental Activities………… 89,811,968 5,052,197 15,381,360 162,497 (69,215,914)
Business-Type Activities:
Water……………………………………… 4,968,675 6,965,364 - - 1,996,689
Sewer……………………………………… 4,819,406 4,965,133 - - 145,727
Rink……………………………………….… 504,265 430,878 - - (73,387)
Total Business-Type Activities………… 10,292,346 12,361,375 - - 2,069,029
Total Primary Government…………… $ 100,104,314 $ 17,413,572 $ 15,381,360 $ 162,497 $ (67,146,885)
See notes to basic financial statements. (Continued)
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STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES (Continued)
FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2011
Primary Government
Governmental Business-Type
Activities Activities Total
Changes in net assets:
Net (expense) revenue from previous page…………… $ (69,215,914) $ 2,069,029 $ (67,146,885)
General revenues:
Real estate and personal property taxes,
net of tax refunds payable………………………… 54,892,887 - 54,892,887
Tax liens……………………………………………… 349,982 - 349,982
Motor vehicle excise taxes…………………………… 3,286,609 - 3,286,609
Penalties and interest on taxes……………………… 305,814 - 305,814
Payments in lieu of taxes…………………………… 199,225 - 199,225
Grants and contributions not restricted to
specific programs…………………………………… 2,201,430 - 2,201,430
Unrestricted investment income…………………… 195,037 - 195,037
Miscellaneous………………………………………… 471,501 - 471,501
Transfers, net …………………………………………… 1,101,525 (1,101,525) -
Total general revenues and transfers………………… 63,004,010 (1,101,525) 61,902,485
Change in net assets……………………………… (6,211,904) 967,504 (5,244,400)
Net Assets:
Beginning of year (as restated)……………………… 71,864,355 19,024,699 90,889,054
End of year…………………………………………… $ 65,652,451 $ 19,992,203 $ 85,644,654
See notes to basic financial statements. (Concluded)
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GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
BALANCE SHEET
JUNE 30, 2011
Nonmajor Total
Governmental Governmental
ASSETS General Funds Funds
Cash and cash equivalents…………………………………$ 16,815,782 $ 6,360,842 $ 23,176,624
Investments………………………………………………… 124,362 1,191,954 1,316,316
Receivables, net of uncollectibles:
Real estate and personal property taxes……………… 739,410 - 739,410
Tax liens………………………………………………… 846,362 - 846,362
Motor vehicle excise taxes……………………………… 170,863 - 170,863
Departmental and other………………………………… - 157,140 157,140
Intergovernmental……………………………………… 4,001,029 748,882 4,749,911
Tax foreclosures…………………………………………… 257,922 - 257,922
Due from other funds……………………………………… 739,975 72,400 812,375
Other assets………………………………………………… 8,134 - 8,134
TOTAL ASSETS…………………………………………… $ 23,703,839 $ 8,531,218 $ 32,235,057
LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCES
LIABILITIES:
Warrants payable…………………………………………$ 1,034,789 $ 631,409 $ 1,666,198
Accrued payroll…………………………………………… 2,722,580 163,378 2,885,958
Tax refunds payable…………………………………… 446,000 - 446,000
Other liabilities…………………………………………… 448,654 16,371 465,025
Deferred revenues……………………………………… 5,823,790 157,140 5,980,930
Due to other funds……………………………………… - 739,975 739,975
Notes payable…………………………………………… - 1,225,308 1,225,308
TOTAL LIABILITIES………………………………………… 10,475,813 2,933,581 13,409,394
FUND BALANCES:
Nonspendable…………………………………………… - 394,385 394,385
Restricted………………………………………………… 6,033,902 6,504,706 12,538,608
Assigned………………………………………………… 1,368,595 - 1,368,595
Unassigned……………………………………………… 5,825,529 (1,301,454) 4,524,075
TOTAL FUND BALANCES………………………………… 13,228,026 5,597,637 18,825,663
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCES……………$ 23,703,839 $ 8,531,218 $ 32,235,057
See notes to basic financial statements.
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RECONCILIATION OF THE GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS BALANCE SHEET
TOTAL FUND BALANCES TO THE STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS
JUNE 30, 2011
Total governmental fund balances……………………………………………………………………… $ 18,825,663
Capital assets (net) used in governmental activities are not financial resources
and, therefore, are not reported in the funds…………………………………………………… 101,169,987
Accounts receivable are not available to pay for current-period
expenditures and, therefore, are deferred in the funds………………………………………… 5,980,930
Internal service funds are used by management to account for health insurance,
municipal insurance, workers' compensation, and unemployment activities.
The assets and liabilities of the internal service funds are included in
the governmental activities in the statement of net assets……………………………… 4,109,247
In the statement of net assets, interest is accrued on outstanding long-term debt,
whereas in governmental funds interest is not reported until due…………………………… (428,166)
Long-term liabilities are not due and payable in the current period and, therefore,
are not reported in the governmental funds
Bonds and notes payable……………………………………………………………………… (42,939,415)
Landfill closure…………………………………………………………………………………… (184,000)
Capital leases…………………………………………………………………………………… (61,227)
Unamortized premium on bonds payable……………………………………………………… (313,763)
Other postemployment benefits………………………………………………………………… (19,437,000)
Compensated absences………………………………………………………………………… (1,201,000)
Net effect of reporting long-term liabilities……………………………………………… (64,136,405)
In the statement of net assets, deferred losses are reported for refundings of
debt, which are amortized over the shorter of the remaining life of the
refunding bonds or refunded bonds. In governmental funds, defeasances
of debt are expensed when the refunding bonds are issued…………………………………… 131,195
Net assets of governmental activities………………………………………………………………… $ 65,652,451
See notes to basic financial statements.
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GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES
FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2011
Nonmajor Total
Governmental Governmental
General Funds Funds
REVENUES:
Real estate and personal property taxes,
net of tax refunds……………………………………………………… $ 55,345,629 $ - $ 55,345,629
Tax liens………………………………………………………..…………… 224,631 - 224,631
Motor vehicle excise taxes……………………………………………… 3,289,549 - 3,289,549
Charges for services……………………………………………………… - 1,704,553 1,704,553
Penalties and interest on taxes…………………………………………… 305,814 - 305,814
Payments in lieu of taxes………………………………………………… 199,225 - 199,225
Licenses and permits……………………………………………………… 646,450 - 646,450
Fines and forfeitures……………………………………………………… 145,599 19,452 165,051
Intergovernmental………………………………………………………… 14,883,889 2,941,445 17,825,334
Departmental and other…………………………………………………… 500,802 2,267,543 2,768,345
Contributions……………………………………………………………… - 362,965 362,965
Investment income………………………………………………………… 144,925 22,245 167,170
TOTAL REVENUES………………………………………………… 75,686,513 7,318,203 83,004,716
EXPENDITURES:
Current:
General government…………………………………………………… 3,447,305 2,486,940 5,934,245
Public safety…………………………………………………………… 8,902,941 585,047 9,487,988
Education……………………………………………………………… 31,749,917 5,537,657 37,287,574
Public works…………………………………………………………… 4,208,348 643,217 4,851,565
Human services………………………………………………………… 699,093 106,258 805,351
Culture and recreation………………………………………………… 1,477,390 414,149 1,891,539
Pension benefits……………………………………………………… 11,104,953 - 11,104,953
Employee benefits……………………………………………………… 9,973,437 - 9,973,437
State and county charges………………………………………………… 849,149 - 849,149
Debt service:
Principal………………………………………………………………… 4,029,141 - 4,029,141
Interest…………………………………………………………………… 1,838,977 - 1,838,977
TOTAL EXPENDITURES………………………………………… 78,280,651 9,773,268 88,053,919
EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF REVENUES
OVER (UNDER) EXPENDITURES……………………………………… (2,594,138) (2,455,065) (5,049,203)
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES):
Issuance of bonds and notes…………………………………………… - 1,964,388 1,964,388
Issuance of refunding bonds……………………………………………… 5,398,612 - 5,398,612
Premium from issuance of debt………………………………………… 33,983 85,821 119,804
Premium from issuance of refunding bonds…………………………… 141,388 - 141,388
Payment of refunded bonds……………………………………………… (5,540,000) - (5,540,000)
Capital lease financing…………………………………………………… - 62,192 62,192
Transfers in………………………………………………………………… 2,630,410 234,912 2,865,322
Transfers out……………………………………………………………… (234,912) (1,278,885) (1,513,797)
TOTAL OTHER FINANCING
SOURCES (USES)……………………………………………… 2,429,481 1,068,428 3,497,909
NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCES……………………………………… (164,657) (1,386,637) (1,551,294)
FUND BALANCES AT BEGINNING OF YEAR (as revised)……………… 13,392,683 6,984,274 20,376,957
FUND BALANCES AT END OF YEAR………………………………………$ 13,228,026 $ 5,597,637 $ 18,825,663
See notes to basic financial statements.
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RECONCILIATION OF THE STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES,
AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES OF GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
TO THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2011
Net change in fund balances - total governmental funds…………………………………………………………. $ (1,551,294)
Governmental funds report capital outlays as expenditures. However, in the
Statement of Activities the cost of those assets is allocated over their
estimated useful lives and reported as depreciation expense.
Capital outlay…………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3,771,064
Depreciation expense………………………………………………………………………………………… (3,622,173)
Net effect of reporting capital assets………………………………………………………………… 148,891
Revenues in the Statement of Activities that do not provide current financial
resources are fully deferred in the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and
Changes in Fund Balances. Therefore, the recognition of revenue for various
types of accounts receivable (i.e., real estate and personal property, motor
vehicle excise, etc.) differ between the two statements. This amount represents
the net change in deferred revenue…………………………………………………………………………… (798,251)
The issuance of long-term debt (e.g., bonds and leases) provides current financial
resources to governmental funds, while the repayment of the principal of long-
term debt consumes the financial resources of governmental funds. Neither
transaction, however, has any effect on net assets. Also, governmental funds
report the effect of premiums, discounts, and similar items when debt is
first issued, whereas these amounts are deferred and amortized in the
Statement of Activities.
Capital lease financing……………………………………………………………………………………… (62,192)
Payments on capital leases………………………………………………………………………………… 42,062
Issuance of bonds and notes………………………………………………………………………………… (1,964,388)
Premium from issuance of bonds, net of issue costs……………………………………………………… 141,388
Debt service principal payments…………………………………………………………………………… 4,029,141
Amortization of bond premiums……………………………………………………………………………… 47,461
Amortization of deferred charge on refunding……………………………………………………………… (40,338)
Net effect of reporting long-term debt………………………………………………………………… 2,193,134
Some expenses reported in the Statement of Activities do not require the use of
current financial resources and, therefore, are not reported as expenditures
in the governmental funds.
Net change in compensated absences accrual…………………………………………………………… 37,000
Net change in accrued interest on long-term debt………………………………………………………… 34,057
Net change in other postemployment benefits……………………………………………………………… (7,074,000)
Net change in landfill accrual………………………………………………………………………………… 58,000
Net effect of recording long-term liabilities and amortizing deferred losses………………….. (6,944,943)
Internal service funds are used by management to account for health
insurance and workers' compensation activities.
The net activity of internal service funds is reported with Governmental Activities…………………… 740,559
Change in net assets of governmental activities……………………………………………………………………… $ (6,211,904)
See notes to basic financial statements.
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PROPRIETARY FUNDS
STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS
JUNE 30, 2011
Business-type Activities - Enterprise Funds
Governmental
Activities -
Water Sewer Rink Internal Service
Fund Fund Fund Total Funds
ASSETS
CURRENT:
Cash and cash equivalents……………………………$ 1,965,964 $ 223,919 $ 12,711 $ 2,202,594 $ 4,040,714
Investments…………………………………………… - - - - 627,008
Receivables, net of allowance for uncollectibles:
Tax liens……………………………………………… 12,905 16,053 - 28,958 -
User fees…………………………………………… 1,813,102 1,272,201 - 3,085,303 -
Special assessments……………………………… - 12,193 - 12,193 -
Intergovernmental…………………………………… - 659,680 - 659,680 -
Working capital deposit……………………………… - - - - 1,048,402
Total current assets……………………………… 3,791,971 2,184,046 12,711 5,988,728 5,716,124
NONCURRENT:
Receivables, net of allowance for uncollectibles:
Special assessments……………………………… - 5,986 - 5,986 -
Capital assets:
Nondepreciable……………………………………… 6,765,579 5,196,285 - 11,961,864 -
Depreciable………………………………………… 18,342,740 10,207,302 226,911 28,776,953 -
Total noncurrent assets………………………… 25,108,319 15,409,573 226,911 40,744,803 -
TOTAL ASSETS………………………………………… 28,900,290 17,593,619 239,622 46,733,531 5,716,124
LIABILITIES
CURRENT:
Warrants payable……………………………………… 1,405,233 528,144 1,988 1,935,365 786,832
Accrued payroll………………………………………… 14,480 6,150 2,192 22,822 -
Due to other funds…………………………………… 36,200 - - 36,200 -
Health claims payable………………………………… - - - - 820,045
Accrued interest……………………………………… 103,453 59,450 190 163,093 -
Compensated absences……………………………… 67,000 14,000 13,000 94,000 -
Notes payable………………………………………… 500,000 100,000 - 600,000 -
Bonds payable………………………………………… 1,118,089 555,746 10,000 1,683,835 -
Total current liabilities…………………………… 3,244,455 1,263,490 27,370 4,535,315 1,606,877
NONCURRENT:
Due to other funds…………………………………… 36,200 - - 36,200 -
Compensated absences……………………………… 55,000 12,000 2,000 69,000 -
Other postemployment benefits……………………… 350,000 156,000 298,000 804,000 -
Bonds and notes payable…………………………… 14,215,385 7,031,428 50,000 21,296,813 -
Total noncurrent liabilities……………………… 14,656,585 7,199,428 350,000 22,206,013 -
TOTAL LIABILITIES……………………………………… 17,901,040 8,462,918 377,370 26,741,328 1,606,877
NET ASSETS
Invested in capital assets, net of related debt………… 8,534,507 8,493,996 166,911 17,195,414 -
Unrestricted……………………………………………… 2,464,743 636,705 (304,659) 2,796,789 4,109,247
TOTAL NET ASSETS……………………………………$ 10,999,250 $ 9,130,701 $ (137,748) $ 19,992,203 $ 4,109,247
See notes to basic financial statements.
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PROPRIETARY FUNDS
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES AND CHANGES IN FUND NET ASSETS
FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2011
Business-type Activities - Enterprise Funds
Governmental
Activities -
Water Sewer Rink Internal Service
Fund Fund Fund Total Funds
OPERATING REVENUES:
Employee contributions …………………………………………… $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 3,043,643
Contributions………………………………………………………… - - - - 9,324,790
Charges for services ………………………………………………. 6,822,386 4,917,276 430,868 12,170,530 -
TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES ……………………………… 6,822,386 4,917,276 430,868 12,170,530 12,368,433
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Cost of services and administration ……………………………… 1,669,158 797,395 477,018 2,943,571 -
MWRA Assessment………………………………………………… 2,250,339 3,240,704 - 5,491,043 -
Depreciation………………………………………………………… 580,271 487,961 25,412 1,093,644 -
Employee benefits …………………………………………………… - - - - 11,408,756
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES ……………………………… 4,499,768 4,526,060 502,430 9,528,258 11,408,756
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)………………………………… 2,322,618 391,216 (71,562) 2,642,272 959,677
NONOPERATING REVENUES (EXPENSES):
Investment income…………………………………………………… 39,922 2,183 10 42,115 27,867
Interest expense……………………………………………………… (468,907) (293,346) (1,835) (764,088) -
Other revenues……………………………………………………… 103,056 45,674 - 148,730 3,015
TOTAL NONOPERATING REVENUES,
(EXPENSES), NET…………………………………………… (325,929) (245,489) (1,825) (573,243) 30,882
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE
CONTRIBUTIONS AND TRANSFERS……………………… 1,996,689 145,727 (73,387) 2,069,029 990,559
TRANSFERS:
Transfers out………………………………………………………… (668,728) (360,181) (72,616) (1,101,525) (250,000)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS……………………………………… 1,327,961 (214,454) (146,003) 967,504 740,559
NET ASSETS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR (as restated)…………… 9,671,289 9,345,155 8,255 19,024,699 3,368,688
NET ASSETS AT END OF YEAR…………………………………… $ 10,999,250 $ 9,130,701 $ (137,748) $ 19,992,203 $ 4,109,247
See notes to basic financial statements.
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PROPRIETARY FUNDS
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2011
Business-type Activities - Enterprise Funds
Governmental
Activities -
Water Sewer Rink Internal Service
Fund Fund Fund Total Funds
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Receipts from customers and users…………………………………………… $ 6,766,109 $ 4,772,357 $ 442,278 $ 11,980,744 $ -
Receipts from interfund services provided……………………………………… - - - - 12,368,433
Receipts from other revenues…………………………………………………… 103,056 45,674 - 148,730 3,015
Payments to vendors……………………………………………………………… (3,005,798) (3,554,465) (164,681) (6,724,944) -
Payments to employees………………………………………………………… (778,401) (448,542) (211,029) (1,437,972) -
Payments for interfund services used…………………………………………… - - - - (11,651,142)
NET CASH FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES…………………………………… 3,084,966 815,024 66,568 3,966,558 720,306
CASH FLOWS FROM NONCAPITAL FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Transfers out……………………………………………………………………… (668,728) (360,181) (72,616) (1,101,525) (250,000)
Advances to other funds………………………………………………………… (36,200) - - (36,200) -
NET CASH FROM NONCAPITAL FINANCING ACTIVITIES…………………… (704,928) (360,181) (72,616) (1,137,725) (250,000)
CASH FLOWS FROM CAPITAL AND RELATED FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from the issuance of bonds and notes……………………………… 6,080,000 3,555,070 - 9,635,070 -
Proceeds from the issuance of refunding bonds……………………………… - 722,000 - 722,000 -
Acquisition and construction of capital assets………………………………… (5,107,919) (4,093,476) - (9,201,395) -
Principal payments on bonds and notes………………………………………… (6,441,581) (1,346,551) (12,000) (7,800,132) -
Interest expense…………………………………………………………………… (444,703) (258,654) (1,880) (705,237) -
NET CASH FROM CAPITAL AND RELATED FINANCING ACTIVITIES……… (5,914,203) (1,421,611) (13,880) (7,349,694) -
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Sale (purchase) of investments………………………………………………… - - - - (216,066)
Investment income………………………………………………………………… 39,922 2,183 10 42,115 27,867
NET CASH FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES……………………………………… 39,922 2,183 10 42,115 (188,199)
NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS…………………………… (3,494,243) (964,585) (19,918) (4,478,746) 282,107
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR…… 5,460,207 1,188,504 32,629 6,681,340 3,758,607
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE END OF THE YEAR………………$ 1,965,964 $ 223,919 $ 12,711 $ 2,202,594 $ 4,040,714
RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) TO NET CASH
FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Operating income (loss)………………………………………………………… $ 2,322,618 $ 391,216 $ (71,562) $ 2,642,272 $ 959,677
Adjustments to reconcile operating income (loss) to net
cash from operating activities:
Depreciation…………………………………………………………………… 580,271 487,961 25,412 1,093,644 -
Other revenues………………………………………………………………… 103,056 45,674 - 148,730 3,015
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Water and sewer liens…………………………………………………… (1,134) (7,422) - (8,556) -
User fees…………………………………………………………………… (55,143) (137,497) 11,410 (181,230) -
Working capital deposit…………………………………………………… - - - - 428,198
Warrants payable…………………………………………………………… 28,222 2,625 420 31,267 (154,629)
Accrued payroll…………………………………………………………… (1,924) (9,533) (2,112) (13,569) -
Health claims payable……………………………………………………… - - - - (515,955)
Other postemployment benefits………………………………………… 119,000 53,000 102,000 274,000 -
Accrued compensated absences………………………………………… (10,000) (11,000) 1,000 (20,000) -
Total adjustments……………………………………………………… 762,348 423,808 138,130 1,324,286 (239,371)
NET CASH FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES…………………………………… $ 3,084,966 $ 815,024 $ 66,568 $ 3,966,558 $ 720,306
See notes to basic financial statements.
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FIDUCIARY FUNDS
STATEMENT OF FIDUCIARY NET ASSETS
JUNE 30, 2011
Private
Purpose Agency
Trust Funds Fund
ASSETS
CURRENT:
Cash and cash equivalents……………………………………$ 41,235 $ 792,210
Investments…………………………………………………… 105,594 -
TOTAL ASSETS…………………………………………………… 146,829 792,210
LIABILITIES
Warrants payable……………………………………………… - 19,473
Liabilities due depositors……………………………………… - 772,737
TOTAL LIABILITIES……………………………………………… - 792,210
NET ASSETS
Held in trust..…………………………………………………… $ 146,829 $ -
See notes to basic financial statements.
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FIDUCIARY FUNDS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN FIDUCIARY NET ASSETS
FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2011
Private
Purpose
Trust Funds
ADDITIONS:
Contributions:
Private donations………………………………………………………………………………$ 70,195
Net investment income:
Investment income………………………….………………………………………………… 1,366
TOTAL ADDITIONS……………………………………………………………………… 71,561
DEDUCTIONS:
Educational scholarships…………………………………………………………………… 14,000
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS……………………………………………………………… 57,561
NET ASSETS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR…………………………………………………… 89,268
NET ASSETS AT END OF YEAR……………………………………………………………… $ 146,829
See notes to basic financial statements.
Town of Canton, Massachusetts 32 Comprehensive Annual Financial ReportSource page 40
Notes to Basic Financial Statements Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2011 NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Notes to Basic Financial Statements The accompanying basic financial statements of the Town of Canton, Massachusetts (the Town) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) is the recognized standard-setting body for establishing governmental accounting and financial reporting principles. The significant accounting policies are described herein. A. Reporting Entity The Town is located in Norfolk County in southeastern Massachusetts approximately 15 miles south of Boston. The Town was incorporated in 1797 and is governed by an elected five member Board of Selectmen, an appointed Town Administrator, and the open town meeting form of government. For financial reporting purposes, the Town has included all funds, organizations, agencies, boards, commissions and institutions. The Town has also considered all potential component units for which it is financially accountable as well as other organizations for which the nature and significance of their relationship with the Town are such that exclusion would cause the basic financial statements to be misleading or incomplete. As required by GAAP, these basic financial statements present the Town (the primary government) and its component units. It has been determined that the Town has no component units that require inclusion in these basic financial statements. The Town is a member of the Blue Hills Regional Technical School that provides educational services to nine area communities. This joint venture assesses each community its share of operating and debt service costs based on student population and other factors. In fiscal year 2011, Canton’s share of the operating and debt expenses was $1,460,438. There is no equity interest reported in these financial statements. Complete audited financial statements can be obtained directly from the District’s administrative office located at 800 Randolph Street, Canton, MA 02021. B. Government-Wide and Fund Financial Statements Government-Wide Financial Statements The government-wide financial statements (i.e., statement of net assets and the statement of changes in net assets) report information on all of the non-fiduciary activities of the primary government. Governmental activities, which are primarily supported by taxes and intergovernmental revenues, are reported separately from business- type activities, which are supported primarily by user fees and charges. Fund Financial Statements Separate financial statements are provided for governmental funds, proprietary funds, and fiduciary funds, even though fiduciary funds are excluded from the government-wide financial statements. Major individual governmental funds and major individual enterprise funds are reported as separate columns in the fund financial statements. Nonmajor funds are aggregated and displayed in a single column. Town of Canton, Massachusetts 33 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report