2012 CAFRVILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,2012
Prepared by the Department of Finance
and General Services
Scott Anderson
Director of Finance and General Services
Katie Skibbe
Assistant Director of Finance
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTORY SECTION
Officers and Officials
Letter of Transmittal
Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in
Financial Reporting
Organization Chart
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
FINANCIAL SECTION
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Government-Wide Financial Statements
Statement of Net Position
Statement of Activities
Fund Financial Statements
Balance Sheet -Governmental Funds
Reconciliation of the Balance Sheet of Governmental Funds
to the Statement of Net Position
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in
Fund Balances -Governmental Funds
Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures
and Changes in Fund Balances of Governmental Funds to
the Statement of Activities
Statement of Net Position -Proprietary Funds
Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Net Position -
Proprietary Funds
Statement of Cash Flows -Proprietary Funds
Statement of Fiduciary Net Position
Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Position
Notes to the Financial Statements
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FINANCIAL SECTION
REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances
Budget and Actual (Budgetary Basis) -General Fund
Analysis of Funding Progress
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
Police Pension Fund
Firefighters' Pension Fund
Employer Contributions
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
Police Pension Fund
Firefighters' Pension Fund
Other Post-Employment Benefits
Analysis of Funding Progress
Employer Contributions
Note to Required Supplementary Information
COMBINING, INDIVIDUAL FUND. AND CAPITAL ASSET
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES
GOVERNMENTAL FUND TYPES
NONMAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS -COMBINING STATEMENTS
Combining Balance Sheet
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes
in Fund Balances
NONMAJOR SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
Combining Balance Sheet
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and
Changes in Fund Balances
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in
Fund Balances -Budget and Actual
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FINANCIAL SECTION
COMBINING, INDIVIDUAL FUND, AND CAPITAL ASSET
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES (CONT.)
GOVERNMENTAL FUND TYPES (CONT.)
NONMAJOR SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS (CONT.)
Motor Fuel Tax Fund
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in
Fund Balances -Budget and Actual
Parking Lot Fund
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in
Fund Balances -Budget and Actual
NONMAJOR DEBT SERVICE FUNDS
Facilities Development Fund
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in
Fund Balances Budget and Actual
NONMAJOR CAPITAL PROJECTS FUNDS
Combining Balance Sheet
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and
Changes in Fund Balances
Street Maintenance Fund
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in
Fund Balances -Budget and Actual
Facilities Development Fund
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in
Fund Balances -Budget and Actual
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FINANCIAL SECTION
COMBINING, INDIVIDUAL FUND, AND CAPITAL ASSET
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES (CONT.)
PROPRIETARY FUND TYPES
MAJOR ENTERPRISE FUNDS
Waterworks and Sewerage Fund
Schedule of Operating and Nonoperating Revenues,
Operating and Nonoperating Expenses and Transfers
Budget and Actual (Budgetary Basis)
Arboretum Golf Course Fund
Schedule of Operating and Nonoperating Revenues,
Operating and Nonoperating Expenses and Transfers -
Budget and Actual (Budgetary Basis)
NON MAJOR ENTERPRISE FUNDS
Combining Statement of Net Position
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenses and
Changes in Net Position
Combining Statement of Cash Flows
Buffalo Grove Golf Course Fund
Schedule of Operating and Nonoperating Revenues,
Operating and Nonoperating Expenses and Transfers-
Budget and Actual (Budgetary Basis)
Refuse Service Fund
Schedule of Operating and Nonoperating Revenues,
Operating and Nonoperating Expenses and Transfers-
Budget and Actual (Budgetary Basis)
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COMBINING, INDIVIDUAL FUND, AND CAPITAL ASSET
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES (CONT.)
FIDUCIARY FUNDS
Combining Statement of Plan Net Position -Pension Trust Funds
Combining Statement of Changes in Plan Net Position Pension
Trust Funds
Police Pension Fund
Schedule of Changes in Plan Net Position -Budget and Actual
Firefighters' Pension Fund
Schedule of Changes in Plan Net Position -Budget and Actual
School and Park Donations Agency Fund
Schedule of Changes in Fiduciary Net Position
CAPITAL ASSETS USED IN THE OPERATION OF GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
Schedule of Capital Assets by Source
Schedule by Function and Activity
Schedule of Changes by Function and Activity
STATISTICAL SECTION (UNAUDITED)
Financial Trends
Net Position by Component
Changes in Net Position
Fund Balances of Governmental Funds
Changes in Fund Balances of Governmental Funds
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STATISTICAL SECTION (UNAUDITED)
Revenue Capacity
Assessed and Actual Value of Taxable Property
Property Tax Rates -Direct and Overlapping Governments
Principal Property Taxpayers
Property Tax Levies and Collections
Sales Tax Revenue and Number of Principal Payers Revenue by Category
Direct and Overlapping Sales Tax Rates
Debt Capacity
Ratio of Outstanding Debt by Type
Ratio of General Bonded Debt Outstanding
Direct and Overlapping Governmental Activities Debt
Schedule of Legal Debt Margin
Demographic and Economic Information
Demographic and Economic Statistics
Principal Village Employers
Operating Information
Full-Time Equivalent Employees
Operating Indicators
Capital Asset Statistics
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INTRODUCTORY SECTION
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Officers and Officials
December 31, 2012
Jeffrey S. Braiman
Village President
Jeffrey Berman
Lester Ottenheimer
Andrew Stein
Scott Anderson
Director of Finance and General
Services I Village Treasurer
Steve Balinski
Chief of Police
Carol Berman
Deputy Building Commissioner
Robert Giddens
Village Trustees
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Dane Bragg
Village Manager
Director of Management Information
Systems
Gregory Boysen, P .E.
Village EngineerlDirector of Public Works
Arthur Malinowski, Esq
Director of Human Resources
Janet M. Sirabian
Village Clerk
Beverly Sussman
Mike Terson
Steve Trilling
Geoff Tollefson
Arboretum Golf Manager
Joe Bridges
Buffalo Grove Golf Manager
Robert Pfeil
Village Planner
Brian Sheehan
Deputy Building Commissioner
Katie Skibbe
Assistant Finance Director
Terrence Vavra
Fire Chief
VILLAGE OF
BUFFALO GROVE
Fifty Raupp Blvd.
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089-2100
Phone 847-459-2500
Fax 847-459-0332
June 28,2013
The Honorable Jeffrey Braiman
Members of the Village Board
Citizens of the Village of Buffalo Grove
The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) of the Village of Buffalo Grove for the year ended
December 31,2012 is submitted herewith. This report represents a comprehensive picture of the Village's
financial activities during Fiscal Year 2012 and the financial condition of its various funds at December 31,
2012. State law requires that all general-purpose local governments publish within six months of the close
of each fiscal year a complete set of financial statements presented in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles (GAAP) and audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a firm
of licensed certified public accountants.
Management assumes full responsibility for the completeness and reliability of all of the information
presented in the report based upon a comprehensive internal control framework. Because the cost of
internal controls should not outweigh their benefits, the Village'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.
Wolf & Company LLP, Independent Certified Public Accountants, have issued an unmodified (clean)
opinion on the Village's financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012. The independent
auditor's report is presented at the front of the financial section of this report.
GAAP requires that management provide a narrative introduction, overview, and analysis to accompany the
basic financial statements in the form of a Management's Discussion and Analysis (MD&A). The letter of
transmittal is designated to complement the MD&A and should be read in conjunction with it. The Village
of Buffalo Grove's MD&A can be found immediately following the report of the independent auditors.
Profile of the Village of Buffalo Grove
The Village of Buffalo Grove was incorporated March 7, 1958, and is located approximately 29 miles
northwest of the downtown of the City of Chicago. The Village resides in both Cook and Lake Counties
and spans 9.2 square miles and, based on the 2010 U.S. Census, serves a population of 41,496. The Village
of Buffalo Grove is empowered to levy a property tax on real property located within its boundaries. It is
also empowered by state statute to extend its corporate limits by annexation, which it has done from time to
time.
The Village became a home rule unit by referendum on July 1, 1980, giving it additional powers to tax and
regulate in ways not specifically granted, or prohibited, by the Illinois Constitution. As a home rule entity,
the Village has no tax rate or debt limits, nor is it required to conduct a referendum to authorize the
issuance of debt or to increase property taxes.
The Village operates under a Council/Manager form of government. Policy making and legislative
authority are vested with the Village Board, which consists of a President and a six member Board of
Trustees. The Village Board is responsible for passing ordinances and resolutions, adopting the annual
budget, appointing committees, and hiring the Village's Manager and Attorney. The Village Manager is
responsible for carrying out the policies, ordinances and resolutions of the Village Board, developing and
presenting an annual budget, overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Village, and appointing
department directors.
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The Village provides a full range of services including police and fire protection, construction and
maintenance of streets and infrastructure, Village planning and zoning, water and sewer utilities, and
general administrative services. The Village also operates two golf courses and a municipal commuter
parking lot. To provide these services there were 228 full-time and 92 part-time/seasonal positions in the
Fiscal Year 2012 annual budget.
Budgetary Control and Accounting Systems
The annual budget serves as the foundation for the Village's fmancial planning and as a management
spending control document. All departments of the Village of Buffalo Grove are required to submit budget
requests by a specified date each year. These requests serve as the starting point for budget development.
The proposed budget is presented to the Village Board in November and adopted by resolution in
December with the property tax levy.
Legal spending thresholds are established through an Appropriation Ordinance. The Village Board is
required to hold a public hearing on the Appropriation Ordinance and must adopt a final budget no later
than December 31 st of each year. The appropriated budget is prepared by fund, and department (e.g.,
police). Department directors may make transfers of appropriations within a department. Transfers of
appropriations between fund/account groups, however, require the special approval of the Village Board.
The accounts of the Village are organized on the basis of funds, each of which is considered a separate and
distinct accounting entity. The operations of each fund are accounted for with a separate set of self-
balancing accounts that comprise its assets, liabilities, fund equity, revenues and expenditures. Revenues
are allocated to and accounted for in individual funds based upon the purpose for which they are to be
expended and the means by which spending activities are controlled. The accounting records for general
governmental operations are maintained on the modified accrual basis, with revenues being recorded when
available and measurable and expenditures being recorded when the material or services are received and
the liability is incurred. Accounting records for the Village's enterprise funds, internal service funds,
agency funds and pension trust funds are maintained on the accrual basis of accounting.
Factors Affecting Financial Condition
Local Economy
The Village is primarily residential, with supporting commercial activity and limited industrial and
manufacturing activity. There are approximately 700 licensed businesses operating in the Village. The
majority of residents are employed in management, professional, sales and office occupations. The
Village's unemployment statistics have consistently beat the national and state averages, with an
unemployment rate at the end of the year at 7.2 percent besting the metro area by 1.5 percent.
External economic factors at the national and state level continue to impact the Village's revenue profile
and, subsequently, its ability to manage operating and capital resources.
• Sales taxes (municipal and home rule) totaled $7,570,917, which is an increase from the previous
year's total of $6,984,134. Last year's sales tax number was reduced by $.5 million due to sales
taxes nexus error repaid in FY 2011. Factoring for the tax repayment, sales tax increased by 1.25
percent.
• Prepared food and beverage tax revenues increased from $712,788 to $716,154 or.5 percent.
• Real estate transfer taxes generated $459,036 in 2011 versus $629,375 in 2011. Sales of
commercial and industrial properties slowed considerably in the current fiscal year.
• Simplified telecommunications tax revenues increased from $2,134,462 to $2,200,809.
The Village equalized assessed valuation decreased by $110 million or 6.2 percent to $1.66 billion in the
2011 levy year. The decrease is due primarily to property reassessments.
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The unassigned fund balance of the General Fund will again exceed the 25 percent threshold of the
subsequent year's budgeted expenditures, less transfers to pensions, which is policy established by the
Village Board.
Unassigned Budgeted
Fiscal Year Ended Fund Balance Expenditures Percent
December 31, 2007 $14,872,103 $30,202,380 49.24%
December 31, 2008 $11,587,937 $31,021,971 37.35%
December 31, 2009 $ 9,005,069 $29,418,559 30.61%
December 31,2010 $ 9,563,655 $29,266,181 32.68%
December 31, 2011 $ 9,872,594 $29,271,054 33.73%
December 31, 2012 $10,302,515 $29,768,828 34.61%
Long-Term Financial Planning
The Village compiles a Five-Year Financial Forecast annually which provides an analysis of future revenue
and expenditures. This report is completed in tandem with start of the annual budget process. Other long-
range financial plans include the five-year Capital Improvement Plan, Twenty-Year Water Fund Pro-
Forma, and Reserve for Capital Replacement Funding Report.
The Village assesses its capital needs through the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) update. This document
is a planning tool to identify short and medium term capital needs (facilities, infrastructure and roadways)
and measure those demands against the Village's ability to pay. For a project to be incorporated into the
CIP, it must involve the creation, improvement, or acquisition of a tangible asset with an original cost of at
least $25,000.
Within the next five years, it is anticipated that the Village will require nearly $42 million in capital
improvements. Transportation-related projects represent a large percentage of the improvements at $29
million. Routine maintenance of existing streets accounts for $25 million of those projects. Approximately
$7.5 million is allocated to improving and maintaining the water utility system.
The Twenty-Year Water Fund Pro-Forma provides an overview of the Water Fund and adequacy of the
current water rate to fund operating expenses and infrastructure improvements, as well as generating a
reserve to continue with a pay-as-you-go approach to capital budgeting. The Reserve for Capital
Replacement Funding Report lists all Village owned vehicles, service life, and its respective reserve
balance.
Major Initiatives
The most significant economic development opportunity involves the potential redevelopment of the
municipal campus and a portion of the Buffalo Grove Golf Club properties into a central business district
development. On a smaller scale, the Village continues to coordinate with commercial property owners in
the Dundee and Milwaukee Road corridors to affect redevelopment of vacant land and declining
commercial areas. New retail developments include the addition of three restaurant establishments at Plaza
Verde East. The Village also enjoyed the addition of several new non-retail commercial enterprises
including the expansion of Connexion, Leica Microsystems, Sysmex and LG Electronics' North American
R&D Center.
The Village issued $6 million in general obligation bonds to fund pavement resurfacing of approximately
10.85 miles of roadway. This was the largest single annual street maintenance program in the history of the
Village. The funds supplemented Motor Fuel Tax proceeds that are designated for annual street repairs.
In order to address the Emerald Ash Borer infestation, the Village secured a $6 million line of credit to be
used to pay for the eventual replacement of over 7,000 Village owned Ash trees over the next several years.
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The Village completed a financial software conversion during the year. One of the significant
improvements with the new software is the ability to offer e-services to Village residents and customers.
Awards and acknowledgments
The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) awarded a Certificate of Achievement for
Excellence in Financial Reporting to the Village of Buffalo Grove for its comprehensive annual financial
report (CAFR) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011. This was the thirty-first consecutive year that
the government has received this prestigious award. In order to be awarded a Certificate of Achievement,
the government published an easily readable and efficiently organized CAFR. This report satisfies both
GAAP and applicable legal requirements.
A Certificate of Achievement is valid for a period of one year only. We believe that our current CAFR
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.
In addition, the Village also received the GFOA's Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its annual
budget document for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2012. In order to qualify for the Distinguished
Budget Presentation Award, the Village's budget document had to be judged proficient as a policy
document, a financial plan, an operations guide, and a communications device.
The preparation of this report would not have been possible without the dedicated services of the entire
staff of the Finance Department especially Assistant Finance Director Katie Skibbe. Credit also must be
given to the Village President and Board of Trustees, and the Village Manager Dane Bragg for their
assistance in planning and conducting the fiscal affairs of the Village in a responsible manner.
Respectfully sut)mlttej:i, e:on
Director of Finance/Village Treasurer
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Certificate of
Achievement
for Excellence
in Financial
Reporting
Presented to
Village of Buffalo Grove
Illinois
For its Comprehensive Annual
Financial Report
for the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2011
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 financial
reports (CAFRs) achieve the highest
standards in government accounting
and financial reporting.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
Wolf 13l Company LLP
To the Honorable Village President
Members of the Board of Trustees
Village of Buffalo Grove, Illinois
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
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Company
Oakbrook Terrace Chicago
We have audited the accompanying fmancial statements of the governmental activities, business-type activities, each
major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information for the Village of Buffalo Grove, Illinois, as of and for
the year ended December 31, 2012, and the related notes to the financial statements, which collectively comprise the
Village's basic financial statements as listed in the table of contents.
Management's Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation,
and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are
free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditor's Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express opinions 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. Those standards require
that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor's judgment, including the assessment of the risks of
material misstatement of the fmancial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments,
the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity's preparation and fair presentation of the financial
statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of
expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity's internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of
significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial
statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit
opinions.
Opinion
In our opinion, the fmancial 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 Village of Buffalo Grove, Illinois, as of December 31, 2012, and the respective
changes in financial position and, where applicable, cash flows thereof for the year then ended in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
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Change in Accounting Principle
As described in Note I.C to the financial statements, the Village of Buffalo Grove, Illinois, adopted GASB
Statement No. 63 -Financial Reporting of Deferred Outflows of Resources, Deferred Inflows of Resources, and Net
Position; and GASB Statement No. 65-3, Items Previously Reported as Assets and Liabilities, in 2012. Our opinion
is not modified in respect to that matter.
Other Matters
Required Supplementary Information
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that the management's discussion
and analysis, budgetary comparison information, and analysis of funding progress and employer contributions for
the Village's defined contribution pension plans and other post-employment benefit plan on pages 3-17 and 68-72 be
presented to supplement the basic financial statements. Such information, although not a part of the basic financial
statements, is required by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, who considers it to be an essential part of
financial reporting for placing the basic [mancial statements in an appropriate operational, economic, or historical
context. We have applied certain limited procedures to the required supplementary information in accordance with
auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, which consisted of inquiries of management
about the methods of preparing the information and comparing the information for consistency with management's
response to our inquiries, the basic financial statements, and other knowledge we obtained during our audit of the
basic financial statements. We do not express an opinion or provide any assurance on the information because the
limited procedures do not provide us with sufficient evidence to express an opinion or provide any assurance.
Other Information
Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming opinions on the financial statements that collectively comprise
the Village of Buffalo Grove, Illinois' basic financial statements. The introductory section, combining and
individual nonmajor fund financial statements and schedules, and the statistical section are presented for purposes of
additional analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements.
The combining and individual nonmajor fund financial statements and schedules are the responsibility of
management and were derived from and relate directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to
prepare the basic financial statements. Such information has been subjected to the aUditing procedures applied in
the audit of the basic financial statements and certain additional procedures, including comparing and reconciling
such information directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the basic financial
statements or to the basic financial statements themselves, and other additional procedures in accordance with
auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. In our opinion, the combining and
individual nonmajor fund financial statements are fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the basic
financial statements as a whole.
The introductory and statistical sections have not been subjected to the aUditing procedures applied in the audit of
the basic financial statements and, accordingly, we do not express an opinion or provide any assurance on them.
Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois
June 28, 2013
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
December 31, 2012
The Village of Buffalo Grove's Management's Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) offers the readers of the Village
of Buffalo Grove's fmancial statements this narrative overview and analysis of the financial activities of the Village
of Buffalo Grove for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012. This information presented here should be
considered in conjunction with additional information provided in the letter of transmittal, which is found on
pages ii-v.
Financial Highlights
• The assets of the Village exceeded its liabilities at December 31, 2012 by $116.1 million (net position).
The Net Position for governmental activities is $67.7 million or 58 percent of the total and business-type
activities account for $48.4 million. Of this amount, $21 million is unrestricted and may be used to meet
the Village's ongoing obligations to residents and creditors.
• The Village's net position decreased by $3.4 million (or 2.9 percent) during the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2012. The governmental net position decreased by $1 million and the business-type
activities net position decreased by $2.4 million.
• As of December 31,2012, the Village of Buffalo Grove's general fund reported combined ending fund
balances of$19.7 million, an increase of$.9 million from the prior year. Of this amount, $10.8 million was
unassigned.
• The Village's total debt increased by $5.2 million (or 72.5 percent). The Village issued $6 million in
general obligation debt to fund street maintenance.
Overview of the Financial Statements
The MD&A is intended to serve as an introduction to the Village's basic financial statements. The Village of
Buffalo Grove's basic financial statements are comprised of three components: 1) government-wide fmancial
statements, 2) fund financial statements, and 3) notes to the fmancial statements. This report also contains other
supplementary information in addition to the basic financial statements.
Government-wide Financial Statements
The government-wide fmancial statements (found on pages 18-21) are designed to provide readers with a broad
overview of the Village's finances in a manner similar to the corporate sector in that all governmental and business-
type activities are consolidated into columns that add to total for the Primary Government.
The statement of net position presents information on all the Village's assets and liabilities, with the difference
between the two reported as net position. Changing of the net position total over time can be one useful indicator in
assessing the financial position of the Village. This statement combines and consolidates governmental funds'
current financial resources (short-term spendable resources) with capital assets and long-term obligations using the
accrual basis of accounting and economic resources measurement focus.
The statement of activities presents information showing how the government's net position changed during the
most recent fiscal year. All changes in net position are reported as soon as the underlying event causing the change
occurs, regardless of the timing of related cash flows. Revenues and expenses are reported in this statement for some
items that will result in cash flows in future fiscal periods (e.g., uncollected taxes).
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (CONT.)
December 31, 2012
Both of the government-wide financial statements distinguish functions of the Village 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 of the Village include public safety (police and fire), public works, streets and sidewalks, building and
zoning, and general government. Property taxes, state and home rule sales tax, shared state income tax, real estate
transfer tax, prepared food and beverage tax, and utility taxes finance the majority of these services. The Business-
type Activities reflect private sector type operations and include Water and Sewer Funds, Refuse Fund, Buffalo
Grove Golf Course and Arboretum Golf Course. The intent is for the fees to cover the costs of operations,
infrastructure replacement, and debt services expenses.
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. The Village uses fund accounting to ensure and demonstrate fiscal accountability
and legal compliance. All of the funds of the Village can be divided into three categories: governmental funds,
proprietary funds, and fiduciary funds.
Governmental Funds (see pages 22-25) are used to account for primarily the same functions reported as
governmental activities in the government-wide fmancial statements. The focus, unlike the government-wide
financial statement, is on the sources and uses of available resources (cash and cash equivalents), in order to provide
a near, or short-term view of the Village's operations. This information is useful in the evaluation of short-term
financing requirements.
Because the focus of governmental funds is narrower than that of the government-wide fmancial 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 Village of Buffalo Grove maintains seven individual governmental funds. Information is presented separately in
the governmental fund balance sheet and in the governmental fund statement of revenues, expenditures, and changes
in fund balances for the General Fund, which is classified as a major fund. Data on the other seven governmental
funds are combined into a single, aggregated presentation. Individual fund data for each of these non-major
governmental funds is provided in the form of combining statements elsewhere in the report.
Proprietary Funds (see pages 26-29) are used to report the same functions presented as business-type activities in the
government-wide fmancial statements. The Village uses enterprise funds to account for its water and sewer utility,
refuse service, and activities at the Buffalo Grove and Arboretum Golf Courses. Proprietary funds provide the same
type of information as the government-wide fmancial statements, only in more detail. The proprietary fund financial
statements provide separate information for the Water and Sewerage Fund and the Arboretum Golf Fund as they are
considered to be major funds. The basic proprietary fund financial statements can be found on pages 85-91 of this
report.
Fiduciary Funds (see pages 30 and 31) 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 Village's s own programs. The accounting used for fiduciary funds is
much like that used for proprietary funds. The basic fiduciary fund financial statements can be found on pages 92-96
of this report.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (CONT.)
December 31, 2012
Notes to the financial statements provide additional information that is essential to a full understanding of the data
provided in the government-wide and fund financial statements. The notes to the financial statements can be found
on pages 32-67 of this report.
Other Information
In addition to the basic financial statements and accompanying notes, this report also presents certain required
supplementary information concerning the budgetary comparison to actual for the General Fund, as well as the
Village's progress in funding its obligation to provide pension and OPEB benefits to its employees. Required
supplementary information can be found on pages 68-72 of this report.
Government-wide Financial Analysis
The assets of the Village of Buffalo Grove exceeded liabilities by $116.1 million as of December 31, 2012. The
largest portion of the Village's net position reflects its investment in capital assets (76.5 percent). Those capital
assets include land, buildings, streets, utility infrastructure, and equipment, less any outstanding debt related to the
original acquisition. The Village uses these capital assets to help facilitate service delivery to its residents;
consequently, these assets are not available for future spending. Although the Village's investment in its capital
assets is reported net of related debt, it should be noted that the resources needed to repay the debt must be provided
from other sources, since the capital assets cannot be used to reduce these liabilities.
An additional portion of the Village's net position ($6.3 million) represents resources that are subject to external
restrictions on how they may be used. $6.1 million is restricted for contractual construction obligations including
the street project that was debt financed. The remaining balance of unrestricted net position ($21 million or
18.1 percent) may be used to meet the government's ongoing service obligations to residents and provide for
payments to all creditors. At the end of the current fiscal period, the Village is able to report positive balances in all
three categories of net position for the government as a whole.
The Village's combined net position decreased by $3.4 million as a result of governmental activities decreasing by
$1 million and business-type activities decreasing by $2.4 million. The net position of the Village's governmental
activities was $67.7 million. The Village's unrestricted net position for governmental activities that are available for
day-to-day financial operations were $9.3 million compared to $13.4 million at December 31, 2011. The net
position of business-type activities was $48.4 million. The business-type activities unrestricted net position
decreased by $1.3 million from the previous year.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (CONT.)
December 31, 2012
Please refer to table below for condensed Statement of Net Position:
Statement of Net Position
As of December 31, 2012 and 2011
(in millions)
Governmental Business-Type
Activities Activities
2012 2011 2012 2011
Current and Other Assets $ 45.2 38.9 12.9 l3.9
Capital Assets 58.5 60.5 36.8 37.9
Total Assets 103.7 99.4 49.7 51.8
Deferred Outflows 0.1 0.1
Long-Term Liabilities l3.2 8.1
Other Liabilities 8.5 8.5 1.3 1.0
Total Liabilities 21.7 16.6 1.3 1.0
Deferred Inflows 14.4 14.2
Net Assets
Net Investment in Capital Assets 52.1 53.4 36.7 37.8
Restricted 6.3 1.9
Unrestricted 9.3 13.4 11.7 13.0
Total Net Position $ 67.7 68.7 48.4 50.8
Normal Impacts
Total
2012 2011
58.1 52.8
95.3 98.4
153.4 151.2
0.1 0.1
l3.2 8.1
9.8 9.5
23.0 17.6
14.4 14.2
88.8 91.2
6.3 1.9
21.0 26.4
116.1 119.5
There are five basic (normal) transactions that will affect the comparability of the Statement of Net Position
summary presentation.
Net Results of Activities -which will impact (increase/decrease) current assets and unrestricted net position.
Borrowing of Capital -which will increase current assets and long-term debt.
Spending Borrowed Proceeds on New Capital-which will reduce current assets and increase capital assets. There is
a second impact, an increase in invested in capital assets and an increase in related net debt which will not change
the net investment in capital assets.
Reduction of Capital Assets through Depreciation -which will reduce capital assets and net investments in capital
assets.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (CONT.)
December 31,2012
Current Year Impacts
At the end of the current fiscal year, the Village reported positive balances in all three categories of net position,
both for the government as a whole, as well as for its separate governmental and business-type activities.
Within the governmental activities, the Village increase in "Current and Other Assets" is due to the $6 million
general obligation bond issuance. Declines in "Current and Other Assets" for business-type activities are due to
reduced cash balances in the Water Funds as the Village continues with pay-as-you-go fmancing for utility system
maintenance projects.
The Village has adopted a philosophy of funding capital improvements to a large extent on a pay-as-you-go basis,
and retires debt obligations quickly, resulting in positive net position calculations. Declines in "Capital Assets"
decreased primarily as a result of depreciation.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (CONT.)
December 31,2012
Changes in Net Position.
The Village's total revenues and expenses for governmental and business-type activities are reflected in the
following chart:
Statement of Changes in Net Position
For the Years Ended December 31, 2012 and 2011
(in millions)
Governmental Business-Type
Activities Activities Total
2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011
REVENUES
Program Revenues
Charges for Services $ 2.6 $ 2.7 10.7 11.0 13.3 13.7
Grants and Contributions
Operating 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2
Capital
General Revenues
Property Tax 14.3 14.5 14.3 14.5
Sales and Use Taxes 7.6 7.0 7.6 7.0
Income Tax 5.5 3.7 5.5 3.7
Telecommunications Tax 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.1
Utility Tax 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.6
Property Transfer Tax 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.6
Other 2.4 2.7 2.4 2.7
Total Revenues 38.8 37.1 10.7 11.0 49.5 48.1
EXPENSES
Governmental Activities
General Government 5.6 5.0 5.6 5.0
Public Safety 22.3 22.7 22.3 22.7
Public Works 12.0 11.1 12.0 11.1
Interest 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.2
Business-type Activities
Water and Sewer 8.7 8.8 8.7 8.8
Refuse Services 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
Golf 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1
Total Expenses 40.3 39.0 12.6 12.8 52.9 51.8
Deficiency before Transfers (1.5) (1.9) (1.9) (1.8) (3.4) (3.7)
Transfer In (Out) 0.5 0.5 (0.52 (0.52
Change in Net Position (1.0) (1.4) (2.4) (2.3) (3.4) (3.7)
Net Position, Beginning 68.7 70.1 50.8 53.1 119.5 123.2
Net Position, Ending $ 67.7 68.7 48.4 50.8 116.1 119.5
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (CONT.)
December 31, 2012
Normal Impacts
Revenues
Economic Condition -which can reflect a declining, stable or growing economic environment and has a substantial
impact on property, sales, income, utility tax revenues as well as public spending habits for building permits,
elective user fees and volumes of consumption
Increase/Decrease in the Village Approved Rates -while certain tax rates are set by statute, the Village has
significant authority to impose and periodically increase/decrease rates (water, building and licensing fees,
ambulance fee, etc.)
Changing Patterns in Intergovernmental and Grant Revenue (both recurring and non-recurring) -certain recurring
revenue (state shared revenues) may experience significant changes periodically while non-recurring (one-time)
grants are less predictable and often distorting in their impact on year-to-year comparisons.
Market Impact on Investment Income -the Village's investment portfolio is structured to meet certain liabilities as
they become due and the income generated is subject to market conditions that may cause the investment income to
fluctuate.
Expenses
Changes in Authorized Personnel -changes in service demand may cause the Village to increase/decrease
authorized staffmg.
Salary Increase (general wage adjustments and merit) compensation adjustments to ensure the Village is able to
attract and retain high level employees.
Inflation while overall inflation appears to be reasonably modest, the Village is a major consumer of certain
commodities such as supplies, fuels, and parts. Some functions may experience unusual commodity-specific
increases (e.g. fuel, road salt).
Current Year Impacts
Government Activities:
Governmental activities decreased the Village's net assets by $1 million to $67.7 million. Significant elements
contributing to this net change are as follows;
Revenues:
Revenues for the Village's governmental activities for the year ended December 31,2012 were $38.8 million, an
increase of $1.7 million or 4.6 percent. Property taxes continue to be the Village's largest source of revenue (36.9
percent) at $14.3 million. Included within the property tax revenues are the pension levies for the Police and
Firefighter Pension Funds and IMRF/Social Security Levies. The pension levies account for 40.5 percent of the
property tax levy. Other taxes including sales tax, utility tax, prepared food and beverage tax, hotel tax, and real
estate transfer tax total $12.7 million or 32.7 percent of total governmental activities revenue. Intergovernmental
revenues, including state income tax account for 14 percent.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (CONT.)
December 31, 2012
Village of Buffalo Grove 2012 Revenue by Source
Governmental Activities
II Charges for Service
II Grants and Contributions
Property Taxes
II Sales and Use Taxes
Income Tax
TelecommunicationsTax
Utility Taxes
Property Transfer Tax
Property taxes decreased by $.2 million. The decrease in the tax levy was due to the final payment of the series 2002
general obligation bonds at the end of 2011. The debt service levy decreased by 14.7 percent, while the all other
components of the levy increased by 1.2 percent.
Sales tax increased by $.6 million compared to the previous year. Last year there was a sales tax repayment due to a
nexus error. The effective growth in sales tax was about 1.5 percent. Utility taxes were down $.1 million as the
region experienced a very mild winter and revenue collected on natural gas use was down 20.3 percent. Income
taxes increased by $1.8 million. $.8 million is due to stronger employment and corporate earnings and the
remainder is the inclusion of deferred revenues that represent amounts owed by the State of Illinois.
Expenses:
The cost of all governmental activities this year was $40.3 million resulting in an increase of 3.3 percent from the
previous year ($39 million). Most of the increase ($.9 million) is due to public works projects include the large debt
financed street maintenance program.
Village of Buffalo Grove 2012 Expenditure by Source
Governmental Activities
1.0%
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General Government
II Public Safety
Public Works
II Interest
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (CONT.)
December 31, 2012
The Statement of Activities on pages 20 and 21 shows that $2.6 million was financed by those who use the services,
$1.2 million was financed by operating and capital grants and contributions, with the Village's general revenues
financing $35.6 million.
Business-type Activities:
Business-type activities net position decreased by $2.4 million. Significant causes for the decrease are noted below.
Revenue:
Water sales declined by $.3 million from the previous year. The amount of water consumed in 2012 averaged about
6,150 gallons per month per residential household compared to last year total of 6,100 gallons. Average water
consumption is at historic lows due to maturing landscapes, more efficient appliances, vacant properties and
resource conservation. The two golf courses generated $2.22 million versus $2.12 million in 2011. The following
graph shows a comparison of revenues and expenses for each business type activity (less depreciation and operating
transfers).
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6
5
4
3
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Expenses:
Village of Buffalo Grove 2012 Business-Type Activities
Revenues and Expenses (in millions)
Water Fund Buffalo Grove Golf
Club
Arboretum Golf
Club
Refuse Fund
Revenue
• Expense
Expenses from all business-type activities decreased by $.2 million or 1.6 percent. Water Fund expenses remained
the same as the previous year. Golf expenses decreased due to a reduction in merchandise purchasing.
Financial Analysis of the Village's Funds
As noted earlier, the Village utilizes fund accounting to ensure and demonstrate compliance with finance related
legal requirements.
Governmental Funds
The focus of the Village's governmental funds is to provide information on near-term inflows, outflows, and
balances of spendable resources.
The Village's governmental funds for the year ended December 31, 2012 reflect a combined fund balance of
$25.7 million on its balance sheet (page 22). This represents a $5 million dollar decrease over the balance posted
last year. All of the increase is due to the proceeds of the 2012 bond issue. Of the total fund balance of
$25.7 million, $10.4 million is unassigned indicating availability for future obligations.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (CONT.)
December 31, 2012
The 2012 unassigned fund balance increased by $.8 million. The growth in the unassigned fund balance is due a
combination of budget cutting strategies that included position reductions through attrition, reductions in the amount
transferred to the Motor Fuel Tax Fund for the annual street maintenance program, and better than anticipated
Income Tax receipts. The remainder of fund balance is classified as nonspendable, restricted, committed and
assigned. Nonspendable fund balance ($1.6 million) represents amounts set aside for inventory and prepaid
insurance. Restricted fund balance ($6.3 million) is allocated to debt service, capital projects and pensions.
Committed fund balance ($7.4 million) is to be used for capital replacement ($7 million) and post-employment
benefits ($.4 million). Assigned fund balance ($.1 million) is set aside for expenditures at the Metra Commuter
Parking Lot.
The General Fund is the Village's main operating fund and accounts for core municipal services including, public
safety (police and fire), public works, building and zoning, and general administration. As such, it useful to review
the liquidity of the fund by comparing the unassigned fund balance against the operating General Fund operating
budget. As of December 31,2012, the unassigned fund balance represents 34.8 percent of the operating budget. The
Fund Balance of the General Fund increased by $.9 million from December 31,2012. A majority of the growth in
the unassigned fund balance was due to an increase of $.6 million in deposits payable. The remainder was generated
through budget management.
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Village of Buffalo Grove 2012 General Fund
Tax Revenue
112012
82011
The General Fund's revenues increased by $1.1 million in 2012. Income and sales taxes accounted for all of the
increase. The growth in sales tax is due to the repayment of taxes the previous year. Sales tax revenue expanded
generally through inflation. The economy still is playing a significant impact on real estate transfer taxes
($.5 million) and revenues generated through construction permitting. Telecommunications tax is stagnant due to
customers cutting costs and reducing phone service lines. Electricity and natural gas use taxes totaled $2.4 million
and are stable. Interest income continues to decline as investments mature and are invested at lower rates. The
historically low Federal Funds Rate has a significant impact on much of the General Fund's investment portfolio.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (CONT.)
December 31,2012
Village of Buffalo Grove 2012 Genera' Fund
Expenses (in millions)
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15
10
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General
Governrrlent
Public Safety Public Works Interest
2012
112011
General Fund expenditures decreased by $.5 million or 1.6 percent. The surplus of revenues over expenditures was
$1.5 million. Adding in the Other Financing Sources (Uses), the net change to fund balance resulted in an increase
of $.9 million. The increase is due to a reduction in the amount of home rule sales tax transferred to the Motor Fuel
Tax Fund ($ .2 million), stronger than anticipated income tax receipts, and deferring position hiring upon retirement.
During the year there were contributions of $1.6 million to pay-as-you-go financing of capital projects, $.3 million
for transfers to the golf courses (unanticipated), and $.7 million for spending on capital equipment.
Special Revenue Funds have a combined fund balance of $6.4 million as of December 31, 2012, up $4.5 million
from December 31, 2011. The proceeds from the 2012 general obligation bonds were deposited in the Motor Fuel
Tax Fund for the annual street maintenance program and accounts for almost all the increase in the fund balance
year over year. The Village also contributes .20% of home rule sales tax revenue to the MFT Fund. Revenues
received from the state share of the motor fuel tax were $1.1 million. The cost of the 2011 street maintenance
program was $2.6 million. The Village contributed an additional $.2 million to the fund. The scope of each year's
identified maintenance, as determined through pavement analysis studies, has surpassed the relatively inelastic
source of funding (more specifically the Motor Fuel Tax allotments). Given both the rise in the cost of maintenance
and the declining revenue, the amount of street surface area repaired each year will decline. The intention of the debt
issuance was to catch up with maintenance in order to maintain appropriate pavement standards and try to complete
all repairs before road resurfacing turns into a compete rebuild of the pavement.
All other funds had slight decreases in fund balance. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund accounts for employer
pension and Social Security/Medicare costs. Fund balance decreased by $5,526 to $140,790.
The Debt Service Fund has a fund balance of $19,527 at the end of FY 2012, an increase of $6,984 from the
previous year. Total debt totals $12.3 million and are all general obligation bonds. $1 million in debt was paid down
in the current year.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (CONT.)
December 31,2012
The Village's Capital Improvement Funds (Facilities and Streets) have a total fund balance deficit of $.4 million
which is a reduction of $.3 million from December 31, 2012. Significant projects either completed or are in progress
were the engineering study on the Weiland Road Corridor project, Dundee Road Streetscape Improvement, financial
software and laserfiche upgrade, and interior improvements in the Village Hall.
Proprietary Funds
The Village of Buffalo Grove's proprietary funds provide the same type of information found in the govemment-
wide financial statements, but in more detail.
The Village reports both the Water and Sewer Fund and the Arboretum Golf Course as major proprietary funds.
The Water and Sewer Fund accounts for all of the operating expenses of the municipal water system. Water is
purchased wholesale from the City of Evanston through the Northwest Water Commission of which the Village is
one of four members. Sanitary sewer service is provided by the Lake County Public Works Department for those
property owners in Lake County. The Village acts as a billing partner to reduce administrative costs. The
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago handles all the sanitary sewer treatment for Cook
County residents and recovers its expenses through a property tax levy.
The water and sewer utility experienced net loss before contributions and transfers of $l.2 million for FY 2012 as
compared to net loss of $1 million for the prior year. A rate recommendation was presented, and adopted, in the
current year that will better align service charges with operating and capital expenses. In 2012, $.5 million was
invested in capital improvements to improve sewer lift stations.
Purchased water expense and sanitary sewer fees collected on behalf of Lake County Public Works for FY 2012
account for 22.4 percent of the total operating expense of the fund. Purchased water expense decreased by $49,901
from the prior year.
Non-operating revenue (expense) decreased $16,738 due to reduced interest income as a result of lower invested
balances and maturing CDs invested at lower rates.
Unrestricted net position of the Water and Sewer Fund at the end of the current fiscal year was $1l.2 million. Of
that amount, $7.3 million is the Village's equity interest in the Northwest Water Commission and $3.9 is available to
cash fmance any major infrastructure improvements or enhancements to the water system.
The Village also reported the Arboretum Golf Course Fund as a major proprietary fund. This fund accounts for all
operations of the Arboretum Golf Course. The course reported a year end unrestricted net position deficit balance of
$34,377. Total revenues were $1,212 more than the previous year. The Village of Buffalo Grove owns and operates
two municipal golf courses. Golf play levels continue to be stagnant given both the economy and the state of the
industry. A total of 57,217 paid rounds were played between the two courses.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (CONT.)
December 31,2012
General Fund Budgetary Highlights
The budget is formally presented to the Village Board in November and approved in December in conjunction with
the tax levy request. As the Village operates under the Appropriations Act, a public hearing is conducted after the
budget is adopted for public comment on the Appropriations Ordinance. The Ordinance sets the legal spending
ceiling for each fund. The budget is the day-to-day management tool to ensure fiscal accountability.
General Fund Budgetary Highlights
For the Year Ended December 31, 2012
(in thousands)
Budget
REVENUES AND TRANSFERS
Taxes $ 29,071
Fines and Fees 1,383
Licenses and Permits 279
Other Revenues 2,069
Transfers In 705
Total Revenues and Transfers 33,507
EXPENDITURES AND TRANSFERS
Expenditures 32,429
Transfers Out 1,006
Total Expenditures and Transfers 33,435
Change in Fund Balance $ 72
Actual
30,121
1,284
275
2,231
705
34,616
32,362
1,386
33,748
868
Revenue (taxes) performed better than expected due to strong income tax revenue. Actual expenditures exceeded
budgeted expenditures due to unexpected, or scope modifications, of capital improvements.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (CONT.)
December 31, 2012
Capital Assets
At the end of December 31, 2012, the Village had a combined total of capital assets of $95.2 million invested in a
broad range of capital assets including, buildings, streets, storm sewers, and equipment. This amount represents a net
decrease (including additions and deductions) of $3.1 million.
Land
Construction in Progress
Land Improvements
Buildings
Equipment and Vehicles
Streets and Storm Sewers
Water and Sewer Infrastructure
Capital Assets at Year End
Net of Depreciation
As of December 31, 2012 and 2011
(in millions)
Governmental Business-Type
Activities Activities
2012 2011 2012 2011
$ 35.96 35.96 6.20 6.20
0.10 0.38 0.05 1.24
2.49 3.02
3.67 3.75 3.70 4.22
4.54 4.53
11.73 12.86
26.75 26.15
$ 58.49 60.50 36.70 37.81
Total
2012 2011
42.16
0.15
2.49
7.37
4.54
11.73
26.75
42.16
1.62
3.02
7.97
4.53
12.86
26.15
95.19 98.31
The Governmental Activities net capital assets decreased from last year by $2 million (3.3 percent). For the
Business-type activities, the net capital assets decreased by $1.1 million or (2.9 percent).
The most significant capital activity was the completion of Village ERP system, continued progress on the Weiland
Road Corridor Study, lift station improvements in the Water Fund, and the scheduled vehicle replacements made
during the year as part of a systematic funding and replacement program for all Village-owned vehicles.
Detailed information on the Village's capital assets is included in Note 5 on pages 44-45.
At year end, the Village had total bonded debt outstanding of$12.3 million as shown in the next table:
General Obligation Bonds
General Obligation Bonds
As of December 31, 2012 and 2011
(in millions)
Governmental
Activities
2012 2011
$ 12.3 7.2
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Business-Type
Activities
2012 2011
Total
2012 2011
12.3 7.2
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (CONT.)
December 31, 2012
Long-Term Debt
The Village maintains assigned "AAA" ratings on its general obligation bonds respectively from both Moody's
Investor Services and Standard and Poor's Corporation.
The total per capita general obligation (GO) debt for the community stands at $289.64 and represents .78 percent of
the percentage of equalized assessed valuation of the Village.
The Village, under its home rule authority, does not have a legal debt limit.
Detailed information on the Village's long-term debt can be found in Note 6 on pages 46 and 47.
Economic Factors and Next Year's Budgets and Rates
The Village did enter 2013 with a balanced operating budget. The budget for the fiscal year beginning January 1,
2013 is $61,273,057, a 3.6 percent increase from the previous year. The operating budget totals $33,009,551
resulting in a 1.5 percent over the previous year. Total capital spending during the year is estimated to be
$8.7 million. As the economy continues to stabilize and revenues begin to improve, emphasis will remain on
developing innovative ways to deliver services and reduce costs.
Property taxes remain the Village's most stable revenue although the total assessed value of all taxable property is
expected to decline about 6 percent for the 2012 tax levy (extended and collected in 2013). A tax levy was adopted
for the 2013 budget that was 1.6% over the last year's request again recognizing the economic strain on property
owners within the Village. Other tax revenues, including municipal and home-rule sales tax are expected to increase
due to inflation. Much of the sales taxes is generated through restaurants, grocery stores, and building material
sales. Income taxes are expected moderate to 2.5 percent growth. One new revenue was added in FY 2013. Rental
inspection fees are budgeted at $75,000. One revenue was eliminated. Para mutuel was eliminated due to closure of
the OTB facility operating in the Village.
Real estate transfer tax revenues are expected to increase over the 2012 budgeted revenues but still remain
historically low as the bottom of the housing trough appears to be in sight.
A twenty year proforma was completed on the Water Fund in FY 2012, and subsequently a water and sewer rate
recommendation was made, and adopted, that will increase water rates by 65 percent over the FY 2013 and 2014
budgets.
Budgeted expenditures include general wage adjustment for non-represented employees and contractual salary
adjustments which are part of labor agreements. The Village current has two represented employee groups (police
and fire).
Health insurance increases were minimized through the change to the Intergovernmental Professional Benefits
Cooperative (IPBC). All other expenditures will be generally unchanged. There is no additional staffing
recommended for FY 2013.
CONTACTING THE VILLAGE'S FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
This financial report is designed to provide our citizens, customers, investors, and creditors with a general overview
of the Village's finances and to demonstrate the Village's accountability for the money it receives. Questions
concerning this report or requests for additional financial information should be directed to Scott Anderson, Director
of Finance, Village of Buffalo Grove, 50 Raupp Boulevard, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089.
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BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Statement of Net Position
December 31, 2012
Governmental Business-Type
Activities Activities Total
Assets
Current Assets
Cash and Equivalents $ 14,963,731 2,231,488 17,195,219
Investments 8,547,611 1,777,329 10,324,940
Receivables
Property Taxes 14,367,232 14,367,232
Accounts -Water 927,934 927,934
Municipal Sales Tax 2,127,138 2,127,138
Illinois Income Tax 1,959,068 1,959,068
Motor Fuel Tax 85,898 85,898
Telecommunications Tax 494,647 494,647
Food and Beverage Tax 64,475 64,475
Utility Tax 378,779 378,779
Interest 15,332 2,289 17,621
Other 19,757 86,599 106,356
Inventory 106,974 31,669 138,643
Internal Balances 7,770 (7,770)
Due from Fiduciary Fund 5,539 5,539
Total Current Assets 43,143,951 5,049,538 48,193,489
Noncurrent Assets
Prepaid Items 1,518,445 563,572 2,082,017
Investment in Joint Venture 7,327,160 7,327,160
Net Pension Asset 549,054 549,054
Capital Assets, Net of Accumulated
Depreciation
Land 35,963,844 6,198,514 42,162,358
Construction in Process 102,205 51,657 153,862
Buildings 3,673,005 3,703,885 7,376,890
Land Improvements 3,030,017 3,030,017
Equipment and Vehicles 4,005,029 4,005,029
Streets and Storm Sewers 11,732,691 11,732,691
Water and Sewer System Infrastructure 26,752,105 26,752,105
Total Noncurrent Assets 60,574,290 44,596,893 105,171,183
Total Assets 103,718,241 49,646,431 153,364,672
Deferred Outflows of Resources
Loss on Refunding, Net of Accumulated
Amortization 85,995 85,995
See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements. (Cont.)
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Statement of Net Position (Cont.)
December 31,2012
Governmental Business-Type
Activities Activities Total
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities 2,524,484 1,262,717 3,787,201
Accumulated Unpaid Sick Leave 176,554 176,554
Due to Fiduciary Fund 3,762 3,762
Deposits Payable 1,545,049 25,844 1,570,893
Other Liabilities -Pension Funds 3,288,918 3,288,918
General Obligation Bonds Payable 940,000 940,000
Total Current Liabilities 8,478,767 1,288,561 9,767,328
Noncurrent Liabilities
Net Other Post-Employment Obligation 374,609 374,609
Accumulated Unpaid Sick Leave 1,294,728 1,294,728
General Obligation Bonds Payable 11,556,603 11,556,603
Total Noncurrent Liabilities 13,225,940 13,225,940
Total Liabilities 21,704,707 1,288,561 22,993,268
Deferred Inflows of Resources
Deferred Property Taxes 14,367,232 14,367,232
Net Position
Net Investment in Capital Assets 52,096,183 36,706,161 88,802,344
Restricted for Road Construction 6,067,760 6,067,760
Restricted for Employee Pension Benefits 140,790 140,790
Restricted for Debt Service 19,527 19,527
Restricted for Capital Projects 39,962 39,962
Unrestricted 9,368,075 11,651,709 21,019,784
Total Net Position $ 67,732,297 48,357,870 116,090,167
See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Statement of Activities
Year Ended December 31, 2012
Functions/Programs
Governmental Activities
General Government
Public Safety
Public Works
Interest and Fiscal Charges
Total Governmental Activities
Business-Type Activities
Waterworks and Sewerage
Refuse Service
Golf Courses
Total Business-Type Activities
Expenses
$ 5,642,049
22,344,117
12,026,911
384,180
40,397,257
8,702,680
874,366
2,991,170
12,568,216
$ 52,965,473
See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements.
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Program Revenues
Charges for
Services
Operating
Grants and
Contributions
1,226,552
1,283,956
118,547
2,629,055
7,464,870
1,050,386
2,221,714
10,736,970
l3,366,025
166,493
1,011,949
1,178,442
1,178,442
General Revenues and Transfers
Taxes
Property
Sales and Home Rule
Income and Use
Telecommunications
Utility
Property Transfer
Other
Investment Income
Miscellaneous
Gain on Sale of Assets
Transfers In (Out)
Total General Revenues
and Transfers
Change in Net Position
Net Position
Beginning
Ending
Capital
Grants
Contributions
Net (ExEensel, Revenue and Chan~es in Net Position
Governmental Business-Type
Activities Activities Total
(4,415,497) (4,415,497)
(20,893,668) (20,893,668)
(10,896,415) (10,896,415)
~384,1801 ~384,1801
~36,589,7601 ~36,589,7601
(1,237,810) (1,237,810)
176,020 176,020
{769,456 1 ~769,4561
~1,831,2461 ~1,831,2461
(36,589,760) (1,831,246) (38,421,006)
14,330,407 14,330,407
7,570,915 7,570,915
5,462,111 5,462,111
2,200,809 2,200,809
2,510,242 2,510,242
459,036 459,036
1,070,409 1,070,409
132,436 27,087 159,523
1,239,861 1,259 1,241,120
45 45
635,500 (635,500)
35,611,771 (607,1541 35,004,617
(977,989) (2,438,400) (3,416,389)
68,710,286 50,796,270 119,506,556
67,732,297 48,357,870 116,090,167
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Balance Sheet -Governmental Funds
December 31, 2012
Nonmajor Total
General Governmental Governmental
Fund Funds Funds
Assets
Cash and Equivalents $ 8,669,577 6,294,154 14,963,731
Investment 8,547,611 8,547,611
Receivables
Property Taxes 11,864,138 2,503,094 14,367,232
Municipal Sales Tax 2,127,138 2,127,138
Illinois Income Tax 1,959,068 1,959,068
Motor Fuel Tax 85,898 85,898
Telecommunications Tax 494,647 494,647
Food and Beverage Tax 64,475 64,475
Utility Tax 378,779 378,779
Interest 15,332 15,332
Other 19,757 19,757
Due from Other Funds 462,959 155,336 618,295
Inventory 106,974 106,974
Prepaid Items 1,518,445 1,518,445
Total Assets $ 36,228,900 9,038,482 45,267,382
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities $ 2,147,004 377,100 2,524,104
Deposits Payable 1,545,049 1,545,049
Due to Other Funds 3,762 155 2336 159,098
Total Liabilities 3,695,815 532,436 4,228,251
Deferred Inflows of Resources
Deferred Property Taxes 11,864,138 2,503,094 14,367,232
Deferred Taxes -Other 947,908 947,908
Total Deferred Inflows of Resources 12,812,046 2,503,094 15,315,140
Fund Balances
N onspendable
Inventory 106,974 106,974
Prepaid Items 1,518,445 1,518,445
Restricted
Debt Service 19,527 19,527
Capital Projects 39,962 39,962
Road Construction 6,067,760 6,067,760
Employee Pension Benefits 140,790 140,790
Committed
Employee Benefits 352,986 352,986
Capital Replacement 6,982,699 6,982,699
Assigned
Parking Lot Operations 144,075 144,075
Unassigned
Special Revenue Funds (409,162) (409,162)
General Fund 10,759,935 10,759,935
Total Fund Balances 19,721,039 6,002,952 25,723,991
Total Liabilities, Deferred Inflows of Resources,
and Fund Balances $ 36,228,900 9,038 2482 45,267,382
See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Reconciliation of the Balance Sheet of Governmental Funds
to the Statement of Net Position
December 31, 2012
Total Fund Balances -Governmental Funds
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the Statement of Net Position
are different because:
Capital assets used in governmental activities are not financial resources and,
therefore, are not reported in the funds.
An internal service fund is used to charge the cost of health insurance to the
Village's various departments. The assets and liabilities of the internal service
funds are included in the governmental activities in the Statement of Net Position.
Some assets (liabilities) reported in the Statement of Net Position do not provide or require
the use of current financial resources and, therefore, are not reported as assets (liabilities)
in the governmental funds. These assets (liabilities) consist of:
Net Pension Asset
Net Other Post-Employment Obligation
Other Liabilities to Pension Funds
General Obligation Bonds Payable
Accumulated Unpaid Sick Leave
Certain Deferred Inflows of Resources in the governmental funds are earned revenues
in the Statement of Net Position
Loss on refunding of debt is reported as a Deferred Outflows of Resources in the
Statement of Net Position, but does not provide current financial resources.
Therefore, it is not reported in the governmental funds.
Net Position of Governmental Activities
See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements.
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$ 25,723,991
58,506,791
(450,030)
549,054
(374,609)
(3,288,918)
(12,496,603)
(1,471,282)
947,908
85,995
$ 67,732,297
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances -
Governmental Funds
Year Ended December 31, 2012
Nonmajor Total
General Governmental Governmental
Fund Funds Funds
Revenues
Charges for Services $ 1,084,881 151,277 1,236,158
Licenses and Permits 275,434 275,434
Intergovernmental 1,011,949 1,011,949
Fines and Fees 1,283,956 1,283,956
Property Taxes 11,797,071 2,533,336 14,330,407
Other Taxes 18,324,094 1,520 18,325,614
Investment Income 131,804 653 132,457
Miscellaneous 1,014,090 225,771 1,239,861
Total Revenues 33,911,330 3,924,506 37,835,836
Expenditures
Current
General Government 4,401,067 696,076 5,097,142
Public Safety 21,381,466 409,752 21,791,218
Public Works 6,579,347 3,286,376 9,865,723
Capital Outlay 1,561,904 1,561,904
Debt Service
Principal 920,000 920,000
Interest and Fiscal Charges 220,885 220,885
Bond Issuance Costs 64,535 64,535
Total Expenditures 32,361,879 7,159,528 39,521,407
Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues
over Expenditures 1,549,451 p,235,0221 p,685,571 1
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Proceeds from Sale of Assets 45 45
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt 6,000,000 6,000,000
Premium on Issuance of Debt 91,669 91,669
Transfers In 705,000 1,916,132 2,621,132
Transfers Out {1,385,6321 {600,0001 p,985,6321
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses) {680,5871 7,407,801 6,727,214
Net Change in Fund Balances 868,864 4,172,779 5,041,643
Fund Balances
Beginning 18,852,175 1,830,173 20,682,348
Ending $ 19,721,039 6,002,952 25,723,991
See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes
in Fund Balances of Governmental Funds to the Statement of Activities
Year Ended December 31, 2012
Net Change in Fund Balances -Total Governmental Funds
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the Statement of Activities
are different because:
Governmental funds report capital outlays as expenditures while
governmental activities report depreciation expense to allocate
those expenditures over the life of the assets. This is the amount
by which depreciation exceeded capital outlays in the current
period ($583,394 current additions less $2,578,929 depreciation).
Repayment of principal is an expenditure in the governmental funds,
but the repayment reduces long-term liabilities in the Statement of
Net Position.
Premiums and other items from bond issuance are reported currently in the
fund statements, but amortized over the bond life in the Statement of Activities.
Premium on Issuance of Debt, Net of Current Amortization
Loss on Bond Refunding, Net of Current Amortization
An internal service fund is used to charge the cost of health insurance
to Village departments. The net revenue (expenses) of the internal
service fund is reported within governmental activities.
Revenues not providing current resources are not reported as revenues in
the fund statements.
Some expenses reported in the Statement of Activities do not
require the use of current financial resources and, therefore, are
not reported as expenditures in governmental funds. These
activities consist of:
Bond Issuance Costs
Increase in Pension Asset
Increase in Net Other Post-Employment Obligation
Decrease in Accumulated Unpaid Sick Leave
Change in Net Position of Governmental Activities
See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements.
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$ 5,041,643
(1,995,535)
(5,080,000)
(73,460)
(10,749)
276,038
947,908
(106,220)
29,411
(53,643)
46,618
$ (977,989)
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Statement of Net Position -Proprietary Funds
December 31, 2012
Governmental
Business-Tl:Ee Activities -EnteEErise Funds Activities
Waterworks Arboretum Nonmajor Internal
and Sewerage Golf Course Enterprise Service
Fund Fund Funds Total Fund
Assets
Current Assets
Cash and Equivalents $ 1,862,502 368,986 2,231,488
Investments 1,777,329 1,777,329
Receivables
Accounts -Water 927,934 927,934
Interest 2,289 2,289
Other 86,599 86,599
Inventory 9,513 22,156 31,669
Total Current Assets 4,570,054 9,513 477,741 5,057,308
Noncurrent Assets
Prepaid Items 563,572 563,572
Investments in Joint Venture 7,327,160 7,327,160
Capital Assets, Net of Accumulated
Depreciation
Land 5,219,738 978,776 6,198,514
Construction in Progress 51,657 51,657
Buildings 3,455,347 248,538 3,703,885
Water and Sewer System 26,752,105 26,752,105
Total Noncurrent Assets 34,694,494 8,675,085 1,227,314 44,596,893
Total Assets 39,264,548 8,684,598 1,705,055 49,654,201
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued
Liabilities 1,200,567 37,667 24,483 1,262,717 380
Deposits Payable 25,844 25,844
Due to Other Funds 6,223 1,547 7,770 449,650
Total Liabilities 1,226,411 43,890 26,030 1,296,331 450,030
Net Position
Net Investment in Capital Assets 26,803,762 8,675,085 1,227,314 36,706,161
Unrestricted 11,234,375 {34,3772 451,711 11,651,709 {450,0302
Total Net Position $ 38,038,137 8,640,708 1,679,025 48,357,870 {450,0302
See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Statement of Revenues, Expenses, and
Changes in Net Position -Proprietary Funds
Year Ended December 31,2012
Governmental
Business-TYEe Activities -EnterErise Funds Activities
Waterworks Arboretum Nonmajor Internal
and Sewerage Golf Course Enterprise Service
Fund Fund Funds Total Fund
Operating Revenues
Water and Sewerage Charges $ 7,409,420 7,409,420
Daily Greens Fees and Memberships 772,329 758,884 1,531,213
Merchandise Sales 47,666 77,185 124,851
Connection and Recapture Fees 55,450 55,450
Cart, Club and Other Rentals 232,941 209,328 442,269
Driving Range Fees 51,409 51,409
SWANCC User Fees 1,050,386 1,050,386
Health Premiums 1,147,400
Miscellaneous 45,182 26,790 71,972
Total Operating Revenues 7,464,870 1,098,118 2,173,982 10,736,970 1,147,400
Operating Expenses
Water Operations 1,623,918 1,623,918
Sewer Operations 4,365,026 4,365,026
Water Purchases 1,728,612 1,728,612
Golf Operations 1,266,132 1,108,473 2,374,605
Cost of Sales -Pro Shop 46,397 48,725 95,122
Refuse Operations 855,091 855,091
Other 19,275 19,275
Health Services 871,341
Gain from Joint Venture (82,315) (82,315)
Depreciation 1,067,439 488,658 32,785 1,588,882
Total Operating Expenses 8,702,680 1,801,187 2,064,349 12,568,216 871,341
Operating Income (Loss) {1,237,81O l {703,069 1 109,633 {l,831,2461 276,059
Nonoperating Revenues (Expense)
Investment Income 28,573 (1,486) 27,087 (21)
Other 1,259 1,259
29,832 {1,4861 28,346 {21 1
Income (Loss) before Transfers {1,207,978 1 {703,069 1 108,147 {1,802,9OO1 276,038
Transfers In 217,000 52,500 269,500
Transfers Out {905,0001 {905,0001
Transfers, Net {905,0001 217,000 52,500 {635,5OO1
Change in Net Position (2,112,978) (486,069) 160,647 (2,438,400) 276,038
Net Position
Beginning 40,151,115 9,126,777 1,518,378 50,796,270 {726,068 1
Ending $ 38,038,137 8,640,708 1,679,025 48,357,870 {450,030 1
See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Statement of Cash Flows -Proprietary Funds
Year Ended December 31! 2012
Governmental
Business-Type Activities -Entef(~rise Funds Activities
Waterworks Arboretum Nonmajor Internal
and Sewerage Golf Course Enterprise Service
Fund Fund Funds Total Fund
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Cash Received from Residents for
Water/Sewer Services $ 7,741,895 7,741,895
Cash Received from Residents for
Connections 55,450 55,450
Cash Received for Golf Activities 1,098,118 1,123,596 2,221,714
Cash Received for Refuse Services 1,050,137 1,050,137
Cash Received from Other Funds
for Services 1,147,400
Payments to Employees (1,359,128) (773,815) (694,314) (2,827,257)
Payments to Suppliers { 6,228,611 2 {548,861 2 {1,358,275 2 {8,135,7472 {1,313,3502
209,606 {224,558 2 121,144 106,192 {165,9502
Cash Flows from Noncapital Financing
Activities
Change in Internal Balance, Net 1,547 1,547 (6,592)
Transfers In 223,223 52,500 275,723
Transfers Out {905,0002 {905,0002
{905,0002 223,223 54,047 ~627,7302 {6,592 2
Cash Flows from Capital and Related
Financing Activities
Capital Assets Purchased {487,894 2 {487,8942
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Interest Received(Paid) 30,720 (1,486) 29,234 (21 )
Sale of Investments 492,925 492,925
523,645 {1,4862 522,159 {212
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash
and Equivalents (659,643) (I,335) 173,705 (487,273) (172,563)
Cash and Equivalents
Beginning 2,522,145 1,335 195,281 2,718,761 172,563
Ending $ 1,862,502 368,986 2,231,488
See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements. (Cont.)
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Statement of Cash Flows -Proprietary Funds (Cont.)
Year Ended December 31, 2012
Business-Type Activities -Enterprise Funds
Reconciliation of Operating Income (Loss)
to Net Cash Provided (Used) by
Operating Activities:
Operating Income (Loss)
Adjustments to Reconcile Operating
Income (Loss) to Net Cash
Provided (Used) by Operating
Activities
Depreciation
Investment in Joint Venture
Changes in Assets and Liabilities
Receivables
Inventory
Prepaids
Accounts Payable and Accrued
Liabilities
Deposits Payable
Total Adjustments
Net Cash Provided (Used) by
Operating Activities
Summary of Noncash Investing Activities
Net Appreciation of Investments
Waterworks Arboretum Nonmajor
and Sewerage Golf Course Enterprise
Fund Fund Funds Total
$ (1,237,810) (703,069) 109,633 (1,831,246)
1,067,439 488,658 32,785 1,588,882
(82,315) (82,315)
332,475 (249) 332,226
(2,122) (165) (2,287)
(228,236) (228,236)
375,846 (8,025) (20,860) 346,961
(17,793) (17,793)
1,447,416 478,511 11,511 1,937,438
$ 209,606 (224,558) 121,144 106,192
$ 7,300 7,300
See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements.
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Governmental
Activities
Internal
Service
Fund
276,059
121,578
(563,587)
(442,009)
(165,950)
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Statement of Fiduciary Net Position
December 31, 2012
Assets
Cash and Equivalents
Investments
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations
Open-end Mutual Funds
Receivables
Pension Contributions
Interest
Due From Village
Total Assets
Liabilities
Accounts Payable
Due to Village
Due to Other Governments
Total Liabilities
Net Position
Restricted for Pension Benefits
See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements.
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Pension
Trust
Funds
$ 5,189,495
38,037,841
42,036,012
3,288,918
110,035
3,762
88,666,063
42,552
5,539
48,091
$ 88,617,972
Agency
Fund
600,595
600,595
600,595
600,595
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Position
Year Ended December 31, 2012
Additions
Contributions
Employer
Participants
Investment Income
Net Appreciation in Fair Value of Investments
Interest Income
Less: Investment Expense
Total Additions
Deductions
Administration
Pension Benefits and Refunds
Total Deductions
Change in Net Position
Net Position
Beginning
Ending
See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements.
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$ 4,213,620
1,177,508
5,391,128
6,035,159
830,424
(313,408)
6,552,175
11,943,303
41,891
3,340,904
3,382,795
8,560,508
80,057,464
$ 88,617,972
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2012
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The Village of Buffalo Grove, Illinois (Village) was incorporated on March 7, 1958. The Village operates
under a Council-Manager form of government and provides the following services as authorized by its
articles of incorporation: public safety, waterworks, sewerage, building and zoning, engineering, recreation,
civil defense and overall administration.
A. Financial Reporting Entity
The Village is a municipal corporation governed by an elected board. As required by accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America, these financial statements present the
Village (the primary government) and its component units. In evaluating how to defme the reporting
entity, management has considered all potential component units. The decision to include a potential
component unit in the reporting entity was made based upon the significance of their operational or
financial relationships with the primary government. Financial accountability is defined as:
(1) Appointment of a voting majority of the component unit's board and either (a) the ability to
impose will by the primary government, or (b) the possibility that the component unit will
provide a fmancial benefit to, or impose a fmancial burden on, the primary government; or
(2) Fiscal dependency on the primary government.
The accompanying financial statements present the Village of Buffalo Grove. The Village has
determined that no other entity meets the above criteria and, therefore, no other entity has been included
as a component unit in the Village's financial statements.
B. Government-wide and Fund Financial Statements
Government-wide Financial Statements
The government-wide Statement of Net Position and Statement of Activities report the overall financial
activity of the Village. Eliminations generally have been made to minimize the double-counting of
internal activities of the Village; however, interfund services provided and used are not eliminated in the
process of consolidation. The financial activities of the Village consist of governmental activities,
which are primarily supported by taxes and intergovernmental revenues, and business-type activities,
which rely to a significant extent on fees and charges for services.
The Statement of Net Position presents the Village's non-fiduciary assets and liabilities with the
difference reported in three categories:
Net investment in capital assets consists of capital assets, net of accumulated depreciation and
reduced by outstanding balances for bonds and other debt that are attributable to the acquisition,
construction, or improvement of those assets.
Restricted net position result when constraints placed on net position use are either externally
imposed by creditors, grantors, contributors, and the like, or imposed by law through constitutional
provisions or enabling legislation.
Unrestricted net position consist of net position that do not meet the criteria of the two preceding
categories.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2012
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Cont.)
B. Government-wide and Fund Financial Statements (Cont.)
Government-wide Financial Statements (Cant.)
The Statement of Activities demonstrates the degree to which the direct expenses of a given function
(i.e. general government, public safety, etc.) are offset by program revenues. Direct expenses are those
that are clearly identifiable with a specific function. Program revenues include (a) charges paid by the
recipients of goods or services offered by the programs (including fines and fees), and (b) grants and
contributions that are restricted to meeting the operational requirements of a particular program.
Revenues that are not classified as program revenues, including all taxes, are presented as general
revenues.
Fiduciary funds are excluded from the government-wide financial statements.
Fund Financial Statements
Separate financial statements are provided for governmental funds, proprietary funds and fiduciary
(agency) funds, even though the latter are excluded from the government-wide financial statements.
The fund financial statements provide information about the Village's funds. The emphasis of fund
financial statements is on major governmental funds, each displayed in a separate column. The Village
has the following major governmental fund -General Fund. All remaining governmental funds are
aggregated and reported as nonmajor governmental funds. The Village has the following major
proprietary funds -Waterworks and Sewerage Fund and Arboretum Golf Course Fund. All remaining
proprietary funds are aggregated and reported as nonmajor proprietary funds.
The Village administers the following major governmental funds:
General Fund -This is the Village's primary operating fund. It accounts for all financial resources
of the general government, except those required to be accounted for in another fund. The services
which are administered by the Village and accounted for in the General Fund include general
government, public safety and public works.
The Village administers the following major proprietary funds:
Waterworks and Sewerage Fund -This fund accounts for the provision of water and sewer
services to the residents of the Village. All activities necessary to provide such services are
accounted for in this fund, including but not limited to, administration, operations, maintenance,
financing and related debt service and billing and collection.
Arboretum Golf Course Fund -This fund accounts for the operation of the Arboretum golf
course. All activities necessary to provide the service are accounted for in this fund including, but
not limited to, administration, operations, maintenance and related debt service.
The Village also administers one internal service fund, the Health Insurance Reserve Fund, to account
for the activities of its health benefits program.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2012
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Cont.)
B. Government-wide and Fund Financial Statements (Cont.)
Fund Financial Statements (Cont.)
Additionally, the Village administers fiduciary funds (pension trust and agency) for assets held by the
Village in a fiduciary capacity. Included are the Village's Police Pension Fund and Firefighters' Pension
Fund which accumulate resources for the retirement annuity payments to sworn officers and firefighters.
The Village's agency fund, the School and Parks Donation Fund, accounts for monies deposited by
developers for local schools and park districts.
C. Measurement Focus and Basis of Accounting and Financial Statement Presentation
The government-wide fmancial statements are reported using the economic resources measurement
focus and the accrual basis of accounting, as are the proprietary fund financial statements. Revenues are
recorded when earned and expenses are recorded at the time liabilities are incurred, regardless of when
the related cash flow takes place. Nonexchange transactions, in which the Village gives (or receives)
value without directly receiving (or giving) equal value in exchange, include various taxes, State shared
revenues and various State, Federal and local grants. On an accrual basis, revenues from taxes are
recognized when the Village has a legal claim to the resources. Grants, entitlements, State-shared
revenues and similar items are recognized in the fiscal year in which all eligibility requirements
imposed by the provider have been met.
Governmental funds are reported using the current financial resources measurement focus and the
modified accrual basis of accounting. Revenues are recognized as soon as they are both measurable and
available. Revenues are considered to be available when they are collectible within the current period
or soon enough thereafter to pay liabilities of the current period. For this purpose, the Village considers
revenues to be available if they are collected within 90 days of the end of the current fiscal year, except
for property taxes which are described in Note 4.
Significant revenue sources which are susceptible to accrual include property, sales,
telecommunications, income, utility use and prepared food and beverage taxes, grants, charges for
services, and interest. All other revenue sources are considered to be measurable and available only
when cash is received.
Expenditures generally are recorded when the liability is incurred, as under accrual accounting.
However, compensated absences are recorded only when payment is due (upon employee retirement or
termination). General capital asset acquisitions are reported as expenditures in governmental funds.
Private-sector standards of accounting and financial reporting issued prior to December 1, 1989,
generally are followed in both the government-wide and proprietary fund financial statements to the
extent that those standards do not conflict with or contradict guidance of the Governmental Accounting
Standards Board.
Proprietary funds distinguish operating revenues and expenses from non-operating items. Operating
revenues and expenses generally result from providing services in connection with the proprietary
fund's principal ongoing operations.
When both restricted and unrestricted resources are available for use, it is the Village's policy to use the
restricted resources first, then unrestricted resources as they are needed.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31,2012
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Cont.)
C. Measurement Focus and Basis of Accounting and Financial Statement Presentation (Cont.)
The Village adopted Governmental Accounting Standards No. 63, Financial Reporting of Deferred
Outflows of Resources, Deferred Inflows of Resources, and Net Position (GASB No. 63). GASB
No. 63 provides guidance for reporting deferred outflows of resources, deferred inflows of resources,
and net position in a statement of fmancial position and related disclosures. The Village also adopted
Governmental Accounting Standards No. 65, Items Previously Reported as Assets and Liabilities
(GASB No. 65). GASB No. 65 reclassifies as deferred outflows of resources or deferred inflows of
resources, certain items that were previously reported as assets and liabilities.
The Village reports deferred inflows of resources on its statement of net position. Deferred inflows of
resources arise when resources are received by the Village that represent an acquisition of net position
that applies to future periods and so will not be recognized as an inflow of resources (revenue) until that
time. In subsequent periods, when the Village has a legal claim to the resources, the liability for
deferred inflows of resources is removed from the Statement of Net Position and revenue is recognized.
D. Cash Equivalents
For purposes of the statement of cash flows, the Village considers all highly liquid investments
(including restricted assets) with maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash
equivalents.
E. Cash and Investments
The investments which the Village may purchase are limited by Illinois law to the following: (1)
securities which are guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government as to principal and
interest; (2) bonds, notes, debentures or other similar obligations of the United States of America or its
agencies; (3) certificates of deposit or time deposits of any bank, as defmed by the Illinois Banking Act,
or savings and loan association incorporated under the laws of Illinois which are insured by a Federal
corporation; (4) short-term discount obligations of the Federal National Mortgage Association; (5)
certain short-term obligations of corporations (commercial paper) organized in the United States with
assets exceeding $500 million that are rated at the time of purchase in the three highest classifications
by at least two of the major rating services and which mature not later than 180 days from purchase, and
such purchases do not exceed 10% of the corporation's outstanding obligations; (6) the State Treasurer's
Illinois Funds; (7) the Illinois Metropolitan Investment Fund; and (8) money market mutual funds which
invest only in securities authorized above.
In addition, Pension Trust Funds are also permitted to invest in the following instruments: (1) general
accounts of Illinois-licensed life insurance companies; (2) separate accounts of Illinois-licensed
companies invested in stocks, bonds, and real estate, limited to 10% of the funds' investments; (3)
certain equities (subject to limitations).
F. Investments
Investments are stated at fair value.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31,2012
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Cont.)
G. Inventory and Prepaid Items
Inventories, consisting of golf pro shop merchandise and central garage fuel reserves and parts, are
stated at lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or market (net realizable value). The costs of governmental
fund-type inventories are recorded as expenditures when consumed rather than when purchased.
Certain payments to vendors reflect costs applicable to future accounting periods and are recorded as
prepaid items/expenses in both the government-wide and fund financial statements. The cost of prepaid
items is recorded as expenditures/expenses when consumed rather than when purchased.
H. Interfund Receivables/Payables
The Village has the following types of transactions between funds:
Loans and Advances -amounts provided with a requirement for repayment. In the fund financial
statements, interfund loans are reported as due from other funds in lender funds and due to other funds
in borrower funds. Any residual balances outstanding between the governmental activities and
business-type activities are reported as internal balances in the government-wide Statement of Net
Position.
Services Provided and Used -sales and purchases of goods and services between funds for a price
approximating their external exchange value. Interfund services provided and used are reported as
revenues in seller funds and expenditures or expenses in purchaser funds. Unpaid amounts are reported
as due to/from other funds in the fund Balance Sheets or fund Statements of Net Position.
Reimbursements -repayments from the funds responsible for particular expenditures or expenses to the
funds that initially paid for them. Reimbursements are reported as expenditures in the reimbursing fund
and as a reduction of expenditures in the reimbursed fund.
Transfers -flows of assets (such as cash or goods) without equivalent flows of assets in return and
without a requirement for repayment. In governmental funds, transfers are reported as other financing
uses in the funds making transfers and as other financing sources in the funds receiving transfers. In
proprietary funds, transfers in/out are reported as a separate category after nonoperating revenues and
expenses.
I. Capital Assets
Capital assets which include land, land improvements, streets, buildings, storm sewers, sanitary sewers,
water mains, vehicles and equipment are reported in the applicable governmental or business-type
activities columns in the government-wide financial statements. Capital assets are defined as assets
with an initial, individual cost of more than $10,000, and an estimated useful life of greater than one
year. Additions or improvements that significantly extend the useful life of an asset, or that
significantly increase the capacity of an asset, are capitalized. Expenditures for asset acquisitions and
improvements are stated as capital outlay expenditures in the governmental funds.
Interest incurred during the construction phase of capital assets is reflected in the capitalized value of
the asset constructed, net of interest earned on the invested proceeds over the same period.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2012
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Cont.)
I. Capital Assets (Cont.)
The cost of normal maintenance and repairs that do not add to the value of the asset or materially extend
the assets' lives are not capitalized.
Depreciation of capital assets is recorded in the Statement of Activities with accumulated depreciation
reflected in the Statement of Net Position and is provided on the straight-line basis over the following
estimated useful lives:
Buildings
Well and System Improvements
Furniture and Equipment
Vehicles
20 years
5-50 years
2-10 years
2-12 years
Gains or losses from sales or retirements of capital assets are included in the operations on the
Statement of Activities.
J. Deferred Inflows of Resources
Governmental funds report deferred inflows of resources in connection with receivables for revenues
that are not considered to be available to liquidate liabilities of the current period.
K. Sick Leave, Vacation Pay and Postretirement Benefits
Vacation pay does vest; employees may carry over vacation time equivalent of one full year's
allowance. All vacation hours carried over from the previous year must be used in the current year or be
subject to forfeit. Terminees are reimbursed for any accumulated and earned vacation pay. The
amounts of such accumulated vacation benefits are not material. In the event of termination, any vested
amounts due to Village employees for accumulated unused sick leave will be paid to ICMA Retirement
Corporation based on the formula set forth in the Village's personnel manual. Except for those amounts
for known retirements in the upcoming year, accrued amounts are generally considered to be
noncurrent. Amounts are reported as liabilities in the Government-wide Statement of Net Position. No
liability is recorded for nonvesting accumulating rights to receive sick pay benefits.
L. Long-Term Obligations
In the government-wide financial statements and proprietary fund financial statements, long-term debt
and other long-term obligations are reported as liabilities in the applicable governmental or business-
type activities and proprietary fund statement of net position. Bond premiums and discounts are
deferred and amortized over the life of the bonds using the effective interest method.
In the fund fmancial statements, governmental funds recognize bond premiums and discounts, as well as
bond issuance costs, during the current period. The face amount of debt issued is reported as other
financing sources. Premiums received on debt issuances are reported as other financing sources while
discounts on debt issuances are reported as other financing uses. Issuance costs, whether or not
withheld from the actual debt proceeds received, are reported as debt service expenditures.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2012
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Cont.)
L. Long-Term Obligations (Cont.)
Debt service funds are specifically established to account for and service the long-term obligations for
the governmental funds debt. Proprietary funds individually account for and service the applicable debt
that benefits those funds. Long-term debt is recognized as a liability in a governmental fund when due,
or when resources have been accumulated for payment early in the following year. For other long-term
obligations, only that portion expected to be financed with available fmancial resources is reported as a
fund liability of a governmental fund.
M. Net PositionlFund Balances
There are five classifications of net position/fund balances:
(1) Nonspendable -amounts that are not in spendable form (such as inventory) or are required to be
maintained intact.
(2) Restricted amounts constrained to specific purposes by their providers (such as grantors,
bondholders, and higher levels of government) through constitutional provisions or by enabling
legislation.
(3) Committed -amounts constrained to specific purpose by a government itself, using its highest
level of decision-making authority. The Village Board is the highest level of decision-making
authority for the Village that can, by adoption of ordinance or resolution prior to the end of the
year, commit fund balance. Once adopted, the limitation remains in place until a similar action is
taken (adoption of another ordinance or resolution) to remove or revise the limitation.
(4) Assigned -amounts a government intends to use for a specific purpose but do not meet the criteria
to be classified as committed. The Village's fund balance policy authorizes the Finance Director
to assign fund balance.
(5) Unassigned -amounts that are available for any purpose. These amounts are only reported in the
General Fund.
Net position is displayed in the order of the relative strength of the spending constraints placed on the
purposes for which resources can be used.
The Village's flow of funds assumption prescribes that the funds with the highest level of constraint are
expended first. If restricted or unrestricted funds are available for spending, the restricted funds are
spent first. Additionally, if different levels of unrestricted funds are available for spending, the Village
considers committed funds to be expended first followed by assigned and the unassigned funds.
The Village has committed $6,982,699 for the replacement of capital equipment in the General Fund.
The Street Maintenance Fund has a deficit balance of$409,162. The deficit will be funded by a transfer
from the Motor Fuel Tax Fund in 2013. The Internal Service Fund has a deficit balance of $450,030.
The deficit will be funded by a transfer from the General Fund in 2013.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2012
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Cont.)
N. Accounting Estimates
The preparation of the fmancial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions
that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and
liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amount of revenues and
expenditures/expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
O. Eliminations and Reclassification
In the process of aggregating data for the government-wide Statement of Activities, some amounts
reported as interfund activity and interfund balances in the funds are eliminated or reclassified.
2. Legal Compliance
The budget data included in the fmancial statements represent the Village's program budget and the
appropriations represent the Village's legal expenditure limit. Budgets are adopted for General, Special
Revenue, Debt Service, Capital Projects, Proprietary, and Pension Trust Funds. The Internal Service Fund
did not adopt a budget. All governmental fund-type budgets and pension trust fund-type budgets are adopted
on a basis consistent with GAAP. Proprietary funds are adopted on a basis other than GAAP in that
depreciation expense, income from the joint venture, and contributions from developers are not budgeted, and
principal payments on long-term debt (if any) are budgeted.
The Village Board of Trustees follows these procedures in establishing the budgetary and appropriations data
reflected in the financial statements:
(1) The Village Manager submits to the Board a proposed program budget for the fiscal year
commencing January 1. The program budget includes proposed expenditures and the means of
financing them.
(2) Appropriation ordinance public hearings are conducted by the Village to obtain taxpayer comments,
and the ordinance is subsequently adopted by the Board.
(3) The program budget is legally enacted through a resolution adopted by the Board.
(4) Any expenditures that exceed the total appropriations at the fund level must be approved by the
Board of Trustees.
The Village Manager is authorized to transfer budgeted amounts between departments within any fund.
However, any modifications to the legally adopted appropriation ordinance may not exceed expenditure
limits, at the fund level, mandated by the appropriation ordinance without approval by the Board.
Appropriations, which are not expended by year-end, lapse and must be reappropriated in the following year
for the expenditure to be made. The Village does not employ the encumbrance method of accounting to
reserve net position for subsequent year expenditures.
For 2012, the Motor Fuel Tax Fund expenditures exceeded fmal budget by $946,373. Illinois Municipal
Retirement Fund expenditures exceeded final budget by $62,192. Arboretum Golf Course Fund expenditures
exceed fmal budget by $70,723. Facilities Development Capital Projects Fund expenditures exceeded fmal
budget by $439,470. Facilities Development Debt Service Fund expenditures exceed budget by $315.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2012
3. Deposits and Investments
A. Investments
As of December 31,2012, the Village's cash and investments consisted of the following:
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Investments
Government-wide
$ 17,195,219
10,324,940
$ 27,520,159
Fiduciary
5,790,090
80,073,853
85,863,943
Total
22,985,309
90,398,793
113,384,102
For disclosure purposes, this amount is segregated into three components: 1) cash on hand; 2) deposits
with financial institutions, which include amounts held in demand accounts, savings accounts, and
certificates of deposit; and 3) other investments.
Other investments consist of investments in the Federal National Mortgage Association, Federal Home
Loan Banks, Federal Farm Credit Banks, U.S. Government treasuries, municipal bonds, corporate
bonds, mutual funds, and common stocks as follows:
Cash on Hand
Deposits with Financial Institutions -City
Deposits with Financial Institutions -Police
and Firefighters' Pension Funds and Agency Fund
Other Investments -Police and Firefighters' Pension Funds
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$ 2,700
27,517,459
8,949,660
76,914,283
$ 113,384,102
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2012
3. Deposits and Investments (Cont.)
A. Investments (Cont.)
As of December 31, 2012, the Police and Firefighters' Pension Funds have the following investments
and maturities:
u.s. Government Treasuries
U.S. Treasuries -TIPS
FNMA's
GNMA's
U.S. Agencies
Municipal Bonds
Corporate Bonds
Fair
Value
$ 2,958,674
15,470,122
225,009
1,367
12,046,742
1,572,882
2,603,473
$ 34,878,269
Investments Not Subject to Interest Rate Risk:
Equity
Mutual Funds
Other Investements
$ 17,024,530
23,282,931
1,728,553
$ 42,036,014
Less Than
One Year
496,569
496,569
Investment Maturities (In Years)
1 to 5 6 to 10
Years Years
1,004,656 1,954,018
12,003,573 3,466,549
225,009
1,367
2,969,589 6,429,972
540,045 543,871
837,122 758,032
17,356,352 13,377,451
More Than
10 Years
2,150,612
488,966
1,008,319
3,647,897
The following schedule reports the fair values and maturities (using the segmented time distribution
method) for the Village's investments in debt securities at December 31, 2012:
Fair Less Than
Value One Year
FNMAs $ 752,805
Illinois Funds * 6,408,814 6,408,814
Illinois Metropolitan 4,358,363 4,358,363
Investment Fund*
Money Market Funds * 4,185,717 4,185,717
$ 15,705,699 14,952,894
*Based on the weighted average maturity of the respective fund.
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Maturities (in Years)
It05 6tol0
Years Years
752,805
752,805
More Than
10 Years
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2012
3. Deposits and Investments (Cont.)
A. Investments (Cont.)
The Illinois Metropolitan Investment Fund (lMET) and The Illinois Funds Investment Pool (lFIP) are
not registered with the SEC. Oversight for IMET is provided by the IMET Board. The Board is
responsible for policy formulation, as well as policy and administration oversight. Oversight for IFIP is
provided by the Auditor General's Office of the State of Illinois. For both pools, the fair value of the
position in the pool is the same as the value of the pool shares.
B. Interest Rate Risk
The Village's investment policy protects against fair value losses resulting from rising interest rates by
diversifying its investment portfolio to prevent over-concentration of assets in a specific maturity, a
specific issuer, or a specific class of securities. The Village does not have a formal policy that limits
investment maturities as a means of managing its exposure to fair value losses arising from increasing
interest rates.
C. Credit Risk
The Village's investment policy applies the "prudent person" standard in managing its investment
portfolio. As such, all investments are made with such judgment and care, under circumstances then
prevailing, which persons of prudence, discretion and intelligence exercise in management of their own
affairs, not for speculation, but for investment, considering the probable safety of their capital as well as
the probable income to be derived.
The Village's investment policy also limits investments in commercial paper to the highest rating
classifications, as established by at least two of the four major rating services, and which mature not
later than 180 days from the purchase date. Such purchases may not exceed 10% of the issuer
corporation's outstanding obligations.
Credit ratings for the Village's investments in debt securities as described by Standard & Poor's and
Moody's, respectively, at December 31, 2012 (excluding investments in U.S. Treasuries and GNMA's
which are not considered to have credit risk) are as follows:
Investment Type
U.S. Agencies
Municipal Bonds
Corporate Bonds
Illinois Funds
Illinois Metropolitan Investment Fund
Money Market Funds
NR -Not Rated
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Ratings
AAAlAA+
AA2, AA3/A, NR
AA2, AAA3/AA+, AA-
AAAINR
AAAlNR
AAAlNR
%of
Investment
TyPe
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31,2012
3. Deposits and Investments (Cont.)
D. Concentration of Credit Risk
The Village limits the amount that can be invested in commercial paper to one-third of the Village's
total investments. As of December 31, 2012, the Village's investments were not exposed to
concentration of credit risk.
E. Custodial Credit Risk
The Village's investment policy requires all investments and investment collateral to be held in
safekeeping by a third party custodial institution as designated by the Treasurer in the Village's name.
Custodial credit risk is the risk that, in the event of the failure of the counterparty, the Village will not
be able to recover the value of its investments or collateral securities which are in the possession of the
outside party. At year end the carrying amount of the Village's deposits totaled $15,176,883 and the
bank balances totaled $15,820,276. As of December 31, 2012, $2,700 of the Village's deposits were
exposed to custodial credit risk.
4. Receivables Property Taxes
The Village is a home-rule community under the 1970 Illinois Constitution and, accordingly, does not have a
statutory rate limit.
The Village's property tax is levied each calendar year on all taxable property located in the Village. The
County Assessors of Cook and Lake Counties are responsible for assessment of the taxable real property of
the Village lying within their respective counties. One quarter of Lake County is reassessed each year on a
repeating quadrennial schedule established by the Assessor. One-third of Cook County is reassessed each
year on a repeating triennial schedule established by the Assessor.
The County Clerks compute the annual tax for each parcel of real property and prepare tax books used by the
County Collectors as the basis for issuing tax bills to all taxpayers in each County.
Property taxes are collected by the County Collectors and are submitted to the County Treasurers, who remit
to the units their respective shares of the collections. Taxes levied in one year become due and payable in
two installments on March 1 and August 1 during the following year in Cook County and on July 1 and
September 1 in Lake County. The first installment is an estimated bill and is one-half of the prior year's tax
bill while the second installment is based on the current levy, assessment and equalization, and any changes
from the prior year less what was paid as part of the first installment. Taxes must be levied by the third
Tuesday in December for the current levy year. The levy becomes an enforceable lien against the property as
of January 1 of the levy year.
The 2012 property tax levy is recorded as a receivable and deferred (unearned) revenue as it is intended to
finance fiscal year 2013. Based upon collection histories, the Village has not provided an allowance for
uncollectible real property taxes. All uncollected taxes relating to prior years' levies have been written off.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2012
5. Capital Assets
A. Governmental Activities
A summary of changes in capital assets for governmental activities of the Village is as follows:
Balances Balances
Janua!11 Additions Deletions December 31
Capital Assets Not Being Depreciated
Land $ 35,963,844 35,963,844
Construction in Progress 379,588 44,680 322,063 102,205
36,343,432 44,680 322,063 36,066,049
Capital Assets Being Depreciated
Buildings 22,034,535 561,067 22,595,602
Equipment and Vehicles 12,762,075 75,260 12,837,335
Land Improvements 3,104,714 224,450 106,057 3,223,107
Streets 19,040,719 19,040,719
Storm Sewers 37,665,289 37,665,289
94,607,332 860,777 106,057 95,362,052
Less Accumulated Depreciation For
Buildings 18,288,196 634,401 18,922,597
Equipment and Vehicles 8,229,512 63,599 8,293,111
Land Improvements 86,358 751,984 106,057 732,285
Streets 11,004,841 369,392 11,374,233
Storm Sewers 32,839,531 759,553 33,599,084
70,448,438 2,578,929 106,057 72,921,310
Total Capital Assets Being
Depreciated, Net 24,158,894 (1,718,152l 22,440,742
Governmental Activities Capital
Assets, Net $ 60,502,326 (1,673,472l 322,063 58,506,791
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2012
5. Capital Assets (Cont.)
B. Business-Type Activities
A summary of changes in capital assets for business-type activities of the Village is as follows:
Balances Balances
Janua!11 Additions Deletions December 31
Capital Assets Not Being Depreciated
Land $ 6,198,514 6,198,514
Construction in Progress 1,237,320 51,657 1,237,320 51,657
7,435,834 51,657 1,237,320 6,250,171
Capital Assets Being Depreciated
Buildings 10,284,359 10,284,359
Land Improvements 1,966,488 1,966,488
Equipment 94,510 94,510
Water/Sewer System Infrastructure 56,395,383 1,673,557 58,068,940
68,740,740 1,673,557 70,414,297
Less Accumulated Depreciation For
Buildings 6,059,034 521,440 6,580,474
Land Improvements 1,966,485 3 1,966,488
Equipment 94,510 94,510
Water/Sewer System Infrastructure 30,249,396 1,067,439 31,316,835
38,369,425 1,588,882 39,958,307
Total Capital Assets Being
Depreciated, Net 30,371,315 84,675 30,455,990
Business-type Activities Capital
Assets, Net $ 37,807,149 136,332 1,237,320 36,706,161
C. Depreciation Charged to Functions/Activities
Depreciation was charged to functions/activities as follows:
Governmental Business-Type
Activities Activities
General Government $ 368,612
Public Safety 687,434
Public Works 1,522,883
Waterworks and Sewerage 1,067,439
Golf Courses 521,443
$ 2,578,929 1,588,882
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2012
6. Long-Tenn Obligations
General Obligation Bonds
The Village issues general obligation bonds to provide funds for the acquisition and construction of major
capital facilities.
Accumulated Sick Leave
Upon retirement after 20 years of service or attaining age 55, employees are paid for eligible accumulated
unused sick leave based on the Village's policy (see Note]). The General Fund is typically used to liquidate
these liabilities.
Changes in long-tenn debt were as follows:
Due
Balances Balances Within
Janu~ 1 Additions Reductions December 31 One Year
Governmental Activities
General Obligation Bonds
$2,600,000, 2.25%-3.25% General
Corporate Purpose Bond Series of
2003; payable in annual installments
of$150,000 to $320,000 through
December 31, 20l3. $ 625,000 305,000 320,000 320,000
$5,160,000,2.0%-4.0% General
Corporate Purpose Refunding Bond
Series of 20 lOA; payable in annual
installments of$325,000 to $620,000
through December 31, 2020. 3,975,000 615,000 3,360,000 620,000
$2,600,000,2.500/0-3.85% General
Corporate Purpose Bond Series of
2010B; payable in annual installments
of$180,000 to $260,000 through
December 31, 2025. 2,600,000 2,600,000
$6,000,000,2.00%-2.75% General
Corporate Purpose Bond Series of
2012; payable in annual installments
of$100,000 to $750,000 through
June 30, 2030. 6,000,000 6,000,000
Unamortized bond premium 143,143 91,669 18,209 216,603
Total General Obligation Bonds 7,343,143 6,091,669 938,209 12,496,603 940,000
Accumulated Unpaid Sick Leave 1,517,900 315,797 362,415 1,471,282 176,554
Total Governmental Activities $ 8,861,043 6,407,466 1,300,624 13,967,885 1,116,554
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2012
6. Long-Term Obligations (Cont.)
In prior years, the Village defeased certain general obligation bonds by placing the proceeds of new bonds in
an irrevocable trust to provide for all future debt service payments on the old bonds. Accordingly, the trust
account assets and the liability for the defeased bonds are not included in the Village's financial statements.
At December 31,2012, $3,460,000 of bonds outstanding are considered defeased.
Annual Debt Service Requirements to Maturity
The annual requirements to amortize all debt outstanding as of December 31, 2012, for governmental
activities are as follows:
Governmental Activities
Year Ending General Obli~ation Bonds
December 31, Principal Interest
2013 $ 940,000 381,300
2014 790,000 311,513
2015 510,000 294,813
2016 525,000 282,063
2017 545,000 266,313
2018·2022 3,360,000 1,013,275
2023·2027 3,410,000 534,485
2028-2030 2,200,000 116,873
$ 12,280,000 3,200,635
7. Employee Retirement Systems
A. Illinois Municipal Retirement
Plan Description
The Village's defined benefit pension plan for regular employees provides retirement and disability
benefits, post-retirement increases, and death benefits to plan members and beneficiaries. The Village
plan is affiliated with the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF), an agent multiple-employer plan.
Benefit provisions are established by statute and may only be changed by the General Assembly of the
State of Illinois. IMRF issues a publicly available financial report that includes financial statements and
required supplementary information. That report may be obtained on-line at www.imrf org.
Funding Policy
As set by statute, your employer regular plan members are required to contribute 4.50% of their annual
covered salary. The statute requires employers to contribute the amount necessary, in addition to
member· contributions, to finance the retirement coverage of its own employees. The employer
contribution rate for calendar year 2012 was 13.02%. The Village also contributes for disability
benefits, death benefits and supplemental retirement benefits, all of which are pooled at the IMRF level.
Contribution rates for disability and death benefits are set by the IMRF Board of Trustees, while the
supplemental retirem~nt benefits rate is set by statute.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2012
7. Employee Retirement Systems (Cont.)
A. Illinois Municipal Retirement (Cont.)
Annual Pension Cost
The required contribution for calendar year 2012 was $1,097,798.
Three-Year Trend Information for the Regular Plan
Annual Percentage
Fiscal Pension ofAPC
Year Cost (APC) Contributed
12/3112012 $ 1,097,798 100%
12/3112011 1,080,295 100%
12/3112010 1,064,445 100%
Net Pension
Obligation
0
0
0
The required contribution for 2012 was determined as part of the December 31, 2010 actuarial valuation
using the entry age normal actuarial cost method. The actuarial assumptions at December 31, 2010
included (a) 7.5% investment rate of return (net of administrative and direct investment expenses); (b)
projected salary increases of 4.00% a year, attributable to inflation; (c) additional projected salary
increases ranging from 0.4% to 10% per year depending on age and service, attributable to
seniority/merit; and (d) post-retirement benefit increases of 3% annually. The actuarial value of the
Village's regular plan assets was determined using techniques that spread the effects of short-term
volatility in the market value of investments over a five-year period with a 20% corridor between the
actuarial and market value of assets. The Village's regular plan's unfunded actuarial accrued liability at
December 31, 2010 is being amortized as a level percentage of payroll on an open 30 year basis.
Funded Status and Funding Progress
As of December 31,2012, the most recent actuarial valuation date, the regular plan was 72.10% funded.
The actuarial liability for benefits was $27,990,982 and the actuarial value of assets was $20,181,453,
resulting in an underfunded actuarial accrued liability (UAAL) of $7,809,529. The covered payroll for
calendar year 2012 (annual payroll of active employees covered by the plan) was $8,431,628 and the
ratio of the UAAL to the covered payroll was 93%.
The Schedule of Funding Progress, presented as Required Supplementary Information following the
Notes to the Financial Statements, presents multi-year trend information about whether the actuarial
value of plan assets in increasing or decreasing overtime relative to the actuarial accrued liability for
benefits.
Defined Benefit Pension Plans for Public Safety Employees
The information included in sections B through F pertaining to the Village's Police and Firefighters' pension
funds is based on actuarial valuations performed December 31, 2010. Those actuarial valuations were
performed to determine the Village's required contributions and annual pension costs for those plans for its
fiscal year ended December 31,2012.
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Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31,2012
7. Employee Retirement Systems (Cont.)
B. Police Pension
Plan Description
Police sworn personnel are covered by the Police Pension Plan, which is a defined benefit single-
employer pension plan. Although this is a single-employer pension plan, the defined benefits and
employee and employer contributions levels are governed by Illinois Compiled Statutes and may be
amended only by the Illinois legislature. The Village accounts for the Plan as a pension trust fund. The
Plan does not issue a stand-alone financial report.
The Police Pension Plan membership consisted of:
Retirees and Beneficiaries Currently Receiving Benefits
and Terminated Employees Entitled to Benefits but Not
Yet Receiving Them
Current Employees
Vested
Nonvested
Total
33
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The Police Pension Plan provides retirement benefits as well as death and disability benefits.
Employees attaining the age of 50 or more with 20 or more years of creditable service are entitled to
receive an annual retirement benefit of 2.5% of final salary for each year of service up to 30 years, to a
maximum of 75% of such salary. Employees with at least 8 years but less than 20 years of credited
service may retire at or after age 60 and receive a reduced benefit.
Effective for police employees hired after January 1, 2012, the normal retirement age will be 55.
Employees will be eligible to retire at age 50 with a 6% reduction for each year prior to age 55. The
annual pensionable salary shall not exceed $106,800; however, effective January 1, 2012, that amount
shall annually thereafter be increased by the lesser of (1) 3% of that amount, including all previous
adjustments, or (2) one-half the annual unadjusted percentage increase (but not less than zero) in the
consumer price index for the 12 months ending with the September preceding each November 1,
including all previous adjustments.
Surviving spouses receive 100% of final salary for fatalities resulting from an act of duty, or otherwise
the greater of 50% of final salary or the employee's retirement benefit. Employees disabled in the line
of duty receive 65% of final salary.
The monthly pension of a police officer who retired with 20 or more years of service after January 1,
1977 is increased annually, following the first anniversary date of retirement and paid upon reaching the
age of at least 55 years, by 3% of the original pension and 3% annually thereafter.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31,2012
7. Employee Retirement Systems (Cont.)
B. Police Pension (Cont.)
Funding Policy
Covered employees are required to contribute 9.91 % of their base salary to the Police Pension Plan. If
an employee leaves covered employment with less than 20 years of service, accumulated employee
contributions may be refunded without accumulated interest. The Village is required to contribute the
remaining amounts necessary to fmance the Plan as actuarially determined by an enrolled actuary. By
the year 2041 the Village's contributions must accumulate to the point where the past service cost for
the Police Pension Plan is fully funded. Actuarial valuations are performed annually.
Annual Pension Cost and Net Pension Asset
At December 31, 2012, the Village's annual pension cost was $2,192,541. The Village's actual
contribution was $2,192,860. For a description of the significant actuarial assumptions, see "Significant
Actuarial Assumptions. "
The net pension asset at December 31,2012 was $255,859, comprised of the following components:
Annual Required Contribution (ARC) $ 2,198,690
Interest on the Net Pension Asset (17,888)
Adjustment on the ARC 11,739
Annual Pension Cost 2,192,541
Contributions Made 2,192,860
Increase in Pension Asset 319
Pension Asset at January 1, 2012 255,540
Pension Asset at December 31, 2012 $ 255,859
The net pension asset of $255,859 is reported by the Village in the government-wide Statement of Net
Position at December 31, 2012.
Three-Year Trend Inform ation for the Police Pension Plan
Annual Percentage
Fiscal Pension ofAPC Net Pension
Year Cost ~APC2 Contributed Asset
12/3112012 $ 2,192,541 100.01% 255,859
12/3112011 2,140,865 102.80% 255,540
12/3112010 2,035,302 101.40% 194,812
Reserves and Concentration of Investments
There are no assets legally reserved for purposes other than the payment of plan member benefits.
There are no long-term contracts for contributions. There are no investments (other than those issued or
guaranteed by the U. S. government) that represent 5% or more of net assets available for benefits.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2012
7. Employee Retirement Systems (Cont.)
C. Firefighters' Pension
Plan Description
Fire sworn personnel are covered by the Firefighters' Pension Plan, which is a defined benefit single-
employer pension plan. Although this is a single-employer pension plan, the defined benefits as well as
the employee and employer contributions levels are mandated by Illinois Compiled Statutes and may be
amended only by the Illinois legislature. The Village accounts for the Plan as a pension trust fund. The
Plan does not issue a stand-alone financial report.
The Firefighters' Pension Plan membership consisted of:
Retirees and Beneficiaries Currently Receiving Benefits
Terminated Employees Entitled to Benefits but Not
Yet Receiving Them
Current Employees
Vested
Nonvested
Total
22
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The Firefighters' Pension Plan provides retirement benefits as well as death and disability benefits.
Employees attaining the age of 50 or more with 20 or more years of creditable service are entitled to
receive an annual retirement benefit of one-half of the salary attached to the rank held in the fire service
on the last day of service. The pension is increased by 2.5% of such salary for each additional year of
service over 20 years up to 30 years, to a maximum of 75% of such salary. Employees with at least 10
years but less than 20 years of credited service may retire at or after age 60 and receive a reduced
retirement benefit.
Effective for firefighters hired after January 1, 2012, the normal retirement age will be 55. Employees
will be eligible to retire at age 50 with a 6% reduction for each year prior to age 55. The annual
pensionable salary shall not exceed $106,800; however, effective January 1, 2012, that amount shall
annually thereafter be increased by the lesser of (l) 3% of that amount, including all previous
adjustments, or (2) one-half the annual unadjusted percentage increase (but not less than zero) in the
consumer price index for the 12 months ending with the September preceding each November 1,
including all previous adjustments.
Surviving spouses receive 100% of final salary for fatalities resulting from an act of duty, or otherwise
the greater of 54% of the final salary or the monthly retirement pension that the deceased firefighter was
receiving at the time of death. Surviving children receive 12% of the final salary. The maximum
family survivor benefit is 75% of final salary. Employees disabled in the line of duty receive 65% of
final salary.
The monthly pension of a firefighter who retired with 20 or more years of service after January 1, 1977
is increased annually, following the first anniversary date of retirement and paid upon reaching at least
the age 55, by 3% of the original pension and 3% annually thereafter.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31,2012
7. Employee Retirement Systems (Cont.)
C. Firefighters' Pension (Cont.)
Funding Policy
Covered employees are required to contribute 9.455% of their salary to the Firefighters' Pension Plan.
If an employee leaves covered employment with less than 20 years of service, accumulated employee
contributions may be refunded without accumulated interest. The Village is required to contribute the
remaining amounts necessary to finance the Plan as actuarially determined by an enrolled actuary. By
the year 2041 the Village's contributions must accumulate to the point where the past service cost for
the Firefighters' Pension Plan is fully funded. Actuarial valuations are performed annually.
Annual Pension Cost and Net Pension Asset
At December 31, 2012, the Village's annual pension cost was $1,997,207. The Village's actual
contribution was $2,026,299. For a description of the significant actuarial assumptions, see "Significant
Actuarial Assumptions."
The net pension asset at December 31,2012 was $293,195, comprised of the following components:
Annual Required Contribution (ARC) $ 2,003,757
Interest on the Net Pension Asset (18,487)
Adjustment on the ARC 11,937
Annual Pension Cost 1,997,207
Contributions Made 2,026,299
Increase in Pension Asset 29,092
Pension Asset at January 1,2012 264z103
Pension Asset at December 31,2012 $ 293,195
The net pension asset of $293,195 is reported by the Village in the government-wide Statement of Net
Position at December 31,2012.
Three-Year Trend Information for the Firefighters' Police Pension Plan
Annual Percentage
Fiscal Pension ofAPC Net Pension
Year Cost ~APC2 Contributed Asset
12/3112012 $ 1,997,207 101.50% 293,195
12/3112011 1,965,831 103.50% 264,103
12/3112010 1,902,270 100.80% 195,836
Reserves and Concentration of Investments
There are no assets legally reserved for purposes other than the payment of plan member benefits.
There are no long-term contracts for contributions. There are no investments (other than those issued or
guaranteed by the U. S. government) that represent 5% or more of net assets available for benefits.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2012
7. Employee Retirement Systems (Cont.)
D. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Plan Asset Matters
The fmancial statements for the Police and Firefighters' Pension Trust Funds are prepared using the
accrual basis of accounting. Plan member contributions are recognized in the period in which the
contributions are due. Employer contributions are recognized when due and the employer has made a
formal commitment to provide the contributions. Benefits and refunds are recognized when due and
payable in accordance with the terms of the plan. Administrative costs for the Police and Firefighters'
Pension Plans are financed primarily through investment earnings. Investments are reported at fair
value. Short-term investments are reported at cost, which approximates fair value.
E. Funded Status and Funding Progress -Pension Trust Funds
The funded status of the Police and Firefighters' Pension Plans as of December 31, 2011, the most
recent actuarial valuation date, is as follows:
Actuarial Unfunded UAALasa
Actuarial Accrued (Overfunded) Percentage
Value of Liability (AAL) AAL Funded Covered of Covered
Assets Entry Age (UAAL) Ratio Payroll Payroll
Plan (al (b) ~b-al (a/bl (cl (b-al/c
Police Pension $ 45,414,255 73,221,793 27,807,538 62.02% 5,963,940 466.26%
Firefighters' Pension 35,572,790 58,315,678 22,742,888 61.00% 5,076,411 448.01%
The Schedules of Funding Progress, presented as Required Supplementary Information following the
Notes to the Financial Statements, present multi-year trend information about whether the actuarial
values of plan assets are increasing or decreasing over time relative to the actuarial accrued liabilities
for benefits.
F. Significant Actuarial Assumption
The information presented in the notes and the required supplementary schedules was determined as
part of the actuarial valuations at the dates indicated. Additional information as of the latest actuarial
valuation follows:
Illinois
Municipal Police Firefighters'
Retirement Pension Pension
Actuarial Valuation Date December 31, December 31, December 31,
2012 2011 2011
Actuarial Cost Method Entry Age Entry Age Entry Age
Normal Normal Normal
Asset Valuation Method Five-Year Five-Year Three-Year
Smoothed Smoothed Smoothed
Market Value Market Value Market Value
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2012
7. Employee Retirement Systems (Cont.)
F. Significant Actuarial Assumption (Cont.)
Amortization Method
Significant Actuarial Assumptions
(a) Remaining Amortization Period
(Years)
(b) Rate of Return on Investment of
Present and Future Assets
(c) Projected Salary Increases -
Attributable to Inflation
(d) Additional Projected Salary
Increases -Attributable to
SenioritylMerit
(e) Postretirement Benefit Increases
Illinois
Municipal
Retirement
Level Percentage
of Projected
Payroll -Open 30
Year Basis
30
7.50%
Compounded
Annually
4.00%
Compounded
Annually
0.4% to 10.0%
3.00%
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Police
Pension
Level Precentage
of Projected
Payroll -Closed
Basis
28
7.00%
Compounded
Annually
5.50%
Compounded
Annually
Firefighters'
Pension
Level Precentage
of Projected
Payroll -Closed
Basis
28
7.00%
Compounded
Annually
5.00%
Compounded
Annually
(Note: Separate Information
for (b) and (c) not available)
3.00% 3.00%
Compounded Compounded
Annually Annually
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2012
7. Employee Retirement Systems (Cont.)
F. Significant Actuarial Assumption (Cont.)
Statement of Fiduciary Net Position -Pension Trust Funds
Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Investments
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations
Open-end Mutual Funds
Receivables
Pension Contributions
Interest
Due from Village
Total Assets
Liabilities
Accounts Payable
Due to Village
Total Liabilities
Net Position
Held in Trust for Pension Benefits
Police Firefighters'
Pension Pension
$ 4,983,960 205,535
20,993,534 17,044,307
20,770,894 21,265,118
1,769,840 1,519,078
17,839 92,196
3,762
48,536,067 40,129,996
26,452 16,100
5,539
31,991 16,100
$ 48,504,076 40,113,896
Schedules of Funding Progress for the Plans are presented in the Required Supplementary Information
Section.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2012
7. Employee Retirement Systems (Cont.)
G. Individual Plan Financial Statements (Cont.)
H.
Statement o/Changes in Fiduciary Net Position -Pension Trust Funds
Additions
Contributions
Employer
Participants
Investment Income
Net Appreciation in Fair Value
of Investments
Interest Income
Less: Investment Expense
Total Additions
Deductions
Administration
Pension Benefits and Refunds
Total Deductions
Change in Net Position
Net Position
Beginning
Ending
Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB)
Plan Description
$
Police
Pension
2,187,321
672,100
2,859,421
3,080,789
360,711
(125,158)
3,316,342
6,175,763
41,891
2,114,471
2,156,362
4,019,401
44,484,675
$ 48,504,076
Firefighters'
Pension
2,026,299
505,408
2,531,707
2,954,370
469,713
(188,250)
3,235,833
5,767,540
1,226,433
1,226,433
4,541,107
35,572,789
40,113,896
In addition to providing the pension benefits described above, the Village provides post-employment
health care benefits (OPEB) for retired employees. The Village of Buffalo Grove Group Health Plan
(the Plan) is a single-employer defmed benefit healthcare plan administered by the Village. The Plan
provides medical and dental insurance benefits to eligible retirees and their dependents. The benefits,
benefit levels, employee contributions and employer contributions are governed by the Village Board
and can only be amended by the Village Board. The Plan is not accounted for as a trust fund as an
irrevocable trust has not been established. The Village does not issue a Plan fmancial report.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2012
7. Employee Retirement Systems (Cont.)
H. Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) (Cont.)
Funding Policy
The contribution requirements of plan members and the Village are established and may be amended by
the Village Board and are detailed in the "Plan Document and Summary Plan Description." The
required contribution is based on projected pay-as-you-go financing requirements. For fiscal year 2012,
the Village contributed $218,831 to the Plan, including $218,831 for current premiums (approximately
60% of total premiums). Plan members receiving benefits contributed $334,457, which is 100% of the
total premiums, through their required contribution of $583.62 per month for retiree-only coverage,
$1,178.91 per month for retiree and dependent coverage, and $2,083.50 per month for family coverage.
AnnualOPEB Cost and Net OPEB Obligation
The Village's annual other post-employment benefit (OPEB) cost (expense) is calculated based on the
annual required contribution of the employer (ARC), an amount actuarially determined in accordance
with the parameters of GASB Statement 45. The ARC represents a level of funding that, if paid on an
ongoing basis, is projected to cover normal cost each year and amortize any unfunded actuarial
liabilities (or funding excess) over a period not to exceed thirty years. The following table shows the
components of the Village's annual OPEB cost for the year, the amount actually contributed to the Plan,
and changes in the Village's net OPEB obligation to the Plan:
Annual Required Contribution (ARC) $ 267,125
Interest on the Net OPEB Obligation 16,048
Adjustment to Annual Required Contribution {10,6991
Annual OPEB cost 272,474
Village Contributions Made 218,831
Increase in OPEB Liability 53,643
Net OPEB Liability at January 1,2012 3202966
Net OPEB Liability at December 31,2012 $ 374,609
The Village's annual OPEB cost, the percentage of annual OPEB cost contributed to the Plan, and the
net OPEB obligation for 2012 was as follows:
Annual of Annual
Fiscal OPEB OPEB cost NetOPEB
Year Cost Contributed Obligation
12/3112012 $ 272,474 80.30% 374,609
12/3112011 126,877 53.80% 320,966
12/3112010 125,916 54.20% 262,328
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2012
7. Employee Retirement Systems (Cont.)
H. Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) (Cont.)
Funding Status and Funding Progress
As of December 31, 2012, the Plan was 100% unfunded. The actuarial accrued liability for benefits was
$4,375,822, and the actuarial value of assets was $0 (zero), resulting in an unfunded actuarial accrued
liability (UAAL) of $4,375,822. The covered payroll (annual payroll of active employees covered by
the Plan) was $18,429,698, and the ratio of the VAAL to the covered payroll was 23.74%.
Actuarial valuations of an ongoing plan involve estimates of the value of reported amounts and
assumptions about the probability of occurrence of events far into the future. Examples include
assumptions about future employment, mortality, and the healthcare cost trend. Amounts determined
regarding the funded status of the plan and the annual required contributions of the employer are subject
to continual revision as actual results are compared with past expectations and new estimates are made
about the future. The Schedule of Funding Progress, presented as Required Supplementary Information
following the Notes to the Financial Statements, presents multi-year trend information about whether
the actuarial value of plan assets is increasing or decreasing over time relative to the actuarial accrued
liabilities for benefits.
Actuarial Methods and Assumptions
Projections of benefits for financial reporting purposes are based on the substantive plan (the plan as
understood by the employer and the plan members) and include the types of benefits provided at the
time of each valuation and the historical pattern of sharing of benefit costs between the employer and
plan members to that point. The actuarial methods and assumptions used include techniques that are
designed to reduce the effects of short-term volatility in actuarial accrued liabilities and the actuarial
value of assets, consistent with the long-term perspective of the calculations.
In the December 31, 2012 actuarial valuation, the entry age actuarial cost method was used. The
actuarial assumptions included a 5.0% investment rate of return (net of administrative expenses), which
is a blended rate of the expected long-term investment returns on plan assets and on the employer's own
investments calculated based on the funded level of the plan at the valuation date, and an annual
healthcare cost trend rate of 8% initially, reduced by decrements to an ultimate rate of 6%. Both rates
included a 3.0% inflation assumption. The actuarial value of assets was determined using market value.
The VAAL is being amortized as a level percentage of projected payroll on an open 30 year basis.
8. Contingent Liabilities
Litigation
The Village is a defendant in various lawsuits. Although the outcome of these lawsuits is not presently
determinable, in the opinion of the Village's attorney, the resolution of these matters will not have a material
adverse effect on the financial condition of the Village.
Northwest Water Commission (NWWC)
The Village's water purchase contract with the Northwest Water Commission (Note 11.B) provides that each
member is liable for its proportionate share of any costs arising from defaults in payment obligations by other
members.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2012
8. Contingent Liabilities (Cont.)
Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC)
The Village's contract with the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (Note I1.A) provides that each
member is liable for its proportionate share of any costs arising from defaults in payment obligations by other
members.
9. Interfund Activities
A. To/From Other Funds
Individual interfund balances for the Village at December 31, 2012 are shown as follows:
Receivable Fund Pa~able Fund Amount
General Fund Police Pension $ 5,539
Buffalo Grove Golf Course General Fund 1,547
Arboretum Golf Course General Fund 6,223
Internal Service Fund General Fund 449,650
Fire Pension Fund General Fund 3,762
Interfund balances arise during the normal course of business and are generally closed by routine
transfers of cash between funds.
B. Transfers In/Out
Interfund transfers during the year ended December 31, 2012 consisted of the following:
Receiving Fund
General Fund
Facilities Development Debt Service
Motor Fuel Tax Fund
Facilities Development Capital Projects
Arboretum Golf Course Fund
Buffalo Grove Golf Course Fund
Transferring Fund
Waterworks and Sewerage Fund
Waterworks and Sewerage Fund
General Fund
General Fund
General Fund
General Fund
The purpose of the significant transfers is as follows:
Amount
$ 705,000
200,000
438,980
677,152
217,000
52,500
The General Fund transferred $677,152 for capital projects to the Facilities Development Capital
Projects Fund; $438,980 for street maintenance to the Motor Fuel Tax Fund; $223,223 to the Arboretum
Golf Course Fund for operations; $54,047 to the Buffalo Grove Golf Course Fund for operations; and
$449,650 to the Health Insurance Fund for operations.
The Motor Fuel Tax Fund transferred $755,336 capital projects to the Street Maintenance Fund.
The Waterworks and Sewerage Fund transferred $705,000 for administrative expenses to the General
Fund and $200,000 for debt service to the Facilities Development Debt Service Fund.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31,2012
10. Risk Management
The Village is exposed to various risks of loss related to torts; theft of, damage to and destruction of assets;
errors and omissions; natural disasters; and injuries to the Village's employees. The Village currently reports
all its risk management activities related to its participation in the Intergovernmental Risk Management
Agency in its General Fund and Waterworks and Sewerage Fund. Beginning in fiscal year 2006, the Village
elected to self-insure its health claims program. The Village accounts for this activity in an internal service
fund -the Health Insurance Reserve Fund.
The Village participates in the Intergovernmental Risk Management Agency (IRMA). IRMA is an
organization of municipalities and special districts in Northeastern Illinois, which have formed an association
under the Illinois Intergovernmental Cooperation Statute to pool its risk management needs. The agency
administers a mix of self-insurance and commercial insurance coverages; property/casualty and workers'
compensation claim administration/litigation management services; unemployment claim administration;
extensive risk management/loss control consulting and training programs; and a risk information system and
financial reporting service for its members.
The Village's payments to IRMA are displayed on the fmancial statements as expenditures/expenses in
appropriate funds. Each member assumes the first $1,000 of each occurrence for years prior to 2004, and
$2,500 for each occurrence in 2004 and subsequent years. Beginning in 2005, members were given the
option to assume higher deductibles. IRMA has a mix of self-insurance and commercial insurance at various
amounts above that level.
Each member appoints one delegate, along with an alternate delegate, to represent the member on the Board
of Directors. The Village does not exercise any control over the activities of the Agency beyond its
representation on the Board of Directors.
Initial contributions are determined each year based on the individual member's eligible revenue as defined in
the by-laws of IRMA, experience modification factors based on past member loss experience, and optional
deductible credits. Members have a contractual obligation to fund any deficit of IRMA attributable to a
membership year during which they were a member. Supplemental contributions may be required to fund
these deficits.
There has been no reduction in the Village's insurance coverage for any of its programs since the prior fiscal
year. Settlements have not exceeded insurance coverage for the current year or prior three fiscal years.
The Village reports its risks of loss for health claims in the Health Insurance Reserve Fund, which is reported
as an internal service fund. The self-insurance liability includes an estimate of incurred but not reported
claims through December 31, 2011. As of January 1, 2012, the Village has obtained commercial insurance
coverage for health and related benefits. All outstanding claims from prior to January 1, 2012, were settled
during 2012.
A reconciliation of the total claims liability for 2010 through 2012 is below:
Unpaid Claims Liability -Beginning of Year
Claims Incurred
Claims Paid
Unpaid Claims Liability -End of Year
60
2012
$ 398,094
10,082
{408,176 l
$
2011 2010
334,173 268,746
3,743,361 3,885,636
{3,679,44O l {3,820,209l
398,094 334,173
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2012
11. Joint Ventures
A. Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC)
Description of Joint Venture
The Village is a member of the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (the Agency), which
consists of 23 municipalities. The Agency is a municipal corporation and public body politic and
corporate established pursuant to the Constitution of the State of Illinois and the Intergovernmental
Cooperation Act of the State of Illinois, as amended (the Act). The Agency is empowered under the Act
to plan, construct, finance, operate and maintain a solid waste disposal system to serve its members.
The members of the Agency and their percentage shares based on a formula contained in the Agency
agreement are:
% Share % Share
Arlington Heights 11.13 Mount Prospect 8.05
Barrington 1.65 Niles 3.44
Buffalo Grove 6.37 Palatine 9.14
Elk Grove Village 5.77 Park Ridge 5.08
Evanston 7.91 Prospect Heights 1.38
Glencoe 1.53 Rolling Meadows 2.90
Glenview 4.77 Skokie 8.15
Hoffinan Estates 3.71 South Barrington 0.70
Inverness 1.15 Wheeling 4.06
Kenilworth 0.81 Wilmette 4.23
Lincolnwood 1.84 Winnetka 3.09
Morton Grove 3.14
100.00
These percentage shares are subject to change in future years based on the population of the
municipalities. The members form a contiguous geographic service area which is located northwest of
downtown Chicago. Under the Agency Agreement, additional members may join the Agency upon the
approval of each member.
The Agency is governed by a Board of Directors, which consists of one appointed Mayor or President
from each member municipality. Each Director has an equal vote. The officers of the Agency are
appointed by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors determines the general policy of the
Agency, makes all appropriations, approves contracts, adopts resolutions providing for the issuance of
bonds or notes by the Agency, adopts by-laws, rules and regulations, and exercises such powers and
performs such duties as may be prescribed in the Agency Agreement or the by-laws.
The Executive Committee of the Agency consists of seven members elected by the Board of Directors.
Each member is entitled to one vote on the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee may take
any action not specifically reserved to the Board of Directors by the Act, the Agency Agreement or the
Bylaws.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2012
11. Joint Ventures (Cont.)
A. Solid Waste Agency of North em Cook County (SWANCC) (Cont.)
Summary Financial Information of Joint Venture
Summary of Financial Position as of April 30, 2012:
Current Assets
Restricted Assets
Capital Assets
Other Assets
$ 3,426,814
2,939,109
10,753,169
39,921
$ 17,159,013
Liabilities and Net Assets
Current Liabilities
Long-term Liabilities
Total Liabilities
Net Assets
$ 4,517,395
3,641,584
8,158,979
9,000,034
$ 17,159,013
Summary of Revenue, Expenses and Changes in Net Assets for the year ended April 30, 2012:
Operating Revenues
Operating Expenses
Operating Income
Nonoperating Expenses
Change in Net Assets
Net Assets
May 1
April 30
$ 15,681,910
14,695,938
985,972
(171,098)
814,874
8,185,160
$ 9,000,034
Complete financial statements for SWANCC can be obtained from the Agency's administrative office at
2700 Patriot Boulevard, Suite 110, Glenview, Illinois 60026.
The Agency's bonds are revenue obligations. They are limited obligations of the Agency with a claim
for payment solely from and secured by a pledge of the revenues of the System and amounts in various
funds and accounts established by Agency resolutions. The bonds are not a debt of any member. The
Agency has no power to levy taxes.
Revenues of the System consist of (a) all receipts derived from Solid Waste Disposal Contracts or any
other contracts for the disposal of waste; (b) all income derived from the investment of monies; and (c)
all income, fees, service charges and all grants, rents and receipts derived by the Agency from the
ownership and operation of the system. The minimum annual cost includes operation and maintenance
of the System as well as project costs.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31,2012
11. Joint Ventures (Cont.)
A. Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC) (Cont.)
Summary Financial Information of Joint Venture (Cont.)
The Agency covenants to establish fees and charges sufficient to provide revenues to meet all its
requirements.
The Agency has entered into Solid Waste Disposal Contracts with the member municipalities. The
Contracts are irrevocable and may not be terminated or amended except as provided in the Contract.
Each member is obligated, on a "take or pay" basis, to purchase or in any event to pay for a minimum
annual cost of the System. The minimum annual cost includes operation and maintenance of the
System as well as project costs.
The obligation of the Village to make all payments as required by this Contract is unconditional and
irrevocable, without regard to performance or nonperformance by the Agency of its obligations under
this Contract.
The payments required to be made by the Village under this Contract shall be required to be made
solely from revenues to be derived by the Village from the operation of the Village's System. The
Village is not prohibited by the Contract from using any other available funds to make the payments
required by the Contract. The Contract shall not constitute an indebtedness of the Village within the
meaning of any statutory or constitutional limitation.
In accordance with the joint venture agreement, the Village remitted $855,091 to SWANCC for the year
ended December 31,2012.
The Village has committed to make payments to the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County.
The Village has committed to pay approximately $1,000,000 annually. This amount has been calculated
using the Village's current allocation percentage of 6.37%. In future years, this allocation percentage
will be subject to change.
B. Northwest Water Commission (NWWC)
Description of Joint Venture
The Village is a member of the Northwest Water Commission (the Commission), which consists of four
municipalities. The Commission is a municipal corporation and public body politic and corporate
established pursuant to the Constitution of the State of Illinois and the Intergovernmental Cooperation
Act of the State of Illinois, as amended (the Act). The Commission is empowered under the Act to plan,
construct, improve, extend, acquire, finance, operate and maintain a water supply system to serve its
members and other potential water purchasers.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2012
11. Joint Ventures (Cont.)
B. Northwest Water Commission (NWWC) (Cont.)
Description of Joint Venture (Cont.)
The four members of the Commission and their percentage shares as of the date of this report are as
follows:
Village of Arlington Heights
Village of Buffalo Grove
Village of Palatine
Village of Wheeling
% Share
33.64
18.78
30.71
16.87
100.00
These percentage shares are based on formulae contained in the water supply agreement and are subject
to change in future years based on the consumption by the municipalities.
The members form a contiguous geographic service area which is located northwest of downtown
Chicago. Under the Commission Agreement, additional members may join the Commission upon the
approval of each member.
The Commission is governed by a Board of Commissioners, which consists of one Village Manager
from each member municipality. Each Commissioner has an equal vote. The officers of the
Commission are appointed by the Board of Commissioners. The Board of Commissioners determines
the general policy of the Commission, makes aU appropriations, approves contracts for sale or purchase
of water, adopts resolutions providing for the issuance of bonds or notes by the Commission, adopts by-
laws, rules and regulations, and exercises such powers and performs such duties as may be prescribed in
the Commission Agreement or the by-laws.
Summary Financial Information of Joint Venture for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2012:
Current Assets
Restricted Assets
Capital Assets
Other Assets
$ 2,707,272
11,433,511
31,709,348
36,780
$ 45,886,911
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Liabilities and Net Assets
Current Liabilities
Long-term Liabilities
Total Liabilities
Net Assets
$ 3,105,612
2,165,112
5,270,724
40,616,187
$ 45,886,911
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31,2012
11. Joint Ventures (Cont.)
B. Northwest Water Commission (NWWC) (Cont.)
Description of Joint Venture (Cont.)
Operating Revenues
Operating Expenses
Operating Income
Non -Operating Expenses
Change in Net Assets
Net Assets
May 1
April 30
$ 10,006,504
8,537,722
1,468,782
(120,046)
1,348,736
39,267,451
$ 40,616,187
Complete financial statements for NWWC can be obtained from the Commission's administrative office
at 1525 North Wolf Road, Des Plaines, Illinois 60016.
The Commission's bonds are revenue obligations. They are limited obligations of the Commission with
a claim for payment solely from and secured by a pledge of the revenues of the System and amounts in
various funds and accounts established by Commission resolutions. The bonds are not a debt of any
member. The Commission has no power to levy taxes.
Revenues of the System consist of (1) all receipts derived from Water Supply Contract of any other
contract for the supply of water; (2) all income derived from the investment of monies; and (3) all
income, fees, water service charges and all grants, rents and receipts derived by the Commission from
the ownership and operation of the System and the sale of water.
The Commission covenants to establish fees and charges sufficient to provide revenues to meet all its
requirements.
The Commission has entered into Water Supply Contracts with the four member municipalities for a
term of 40 years, extending to 2025. The Contracts are irrevocable and may not be terminated or
amended except as provided in the Contract. Each member is obligated, on a "take or pay" basis, to
purchase or in any event to pay for a minimum annual quantity of water.
The Commission has entered into an agreement with the City of Evanston under which the City has
agreed to sell quantities of lake water sufficient to supply the projected water needs of the Commission
through the year 2025.
The obligation of the Village to make all payments as required by this Contract is unconditional and
irrevocable, without regard to performance or nonperformance by the Commission of its obligations
under this Contract.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2012
11. Joint Ventures (Cont.)
B. Northwest Water Commission (NWWC) (Cont.)
Description of Joint Venture (Cont.)
The payments required to be made by the Village under this Contract shall be required to be made
solely from revenues to be derived by the Village from the operation of the Village's System. The
Village is not prohibited by the Contract from using any other available funds to make the payments
required by the contract. The Contract shall not constitute an indebtedness of the Village within the
meaning of any statutory or constitutional limitation.
The obligation of the Village to make payments required by this Contract from revenues of the Village's
System shall be payable from the operation and maintenance account of the Village's System Fund and
from all other accounts of the Village's System Fund in which there are available funds.
In accordance with the joint venture agreement, the Village remitted $1,728,612 to NWWC for the year
ended December 31, 2012. The Village's equity interest in NWWC was $7,327,160 at December 31,
2012. The Village's net investment and its share of the operating results of NWWC are recorded in the
Village's Waterworks and Sewerage Fund.
Commitments to the Northwest Water Commission (NWWC)
The Village has committed to retire a portion of the outstanding debt of the Northwest Water
Commission of approximately $3 million. These amounts have been calculated using the Village's
current allocation percentage of 18.45%. In future years, this allocation percentage will be subject to
change.
12. Retiree Health Savings Plan
The Village determined that the establishment of a retiree health savings plan, to be administered by the
ICMA Retirement Corporation, serves the interests of the Village by enabling it to provide reasonable
security regarding such employees' health needs during retirement, by providing increased flexibility in its
personnel management systems, and by assisting in the attraction and retention of competent personnel. The
Village adopted the Plan in the form of the ICMA Retirement Corporation's VantageCare Retiree Health
Savings Plan. The assets of the Plan will be held in a trust, with the Village serving as trustee, for the
exclusive benefit of the plan participants and their beneficiaries.
13. Pledged Revenues
The Village has pledged a portion of future sales tax revenues to a local retailer. In order to increase its
competitiveness in the marketplace by establishing a single-order acceptance point for all its credit sales, the
local retailer entered into a municipal sales tax incentive agreement with the Village, where the Village will
pay to the retailer, a portion of the municipal component of the sales tax revenue generated by the retailer
from credit sales as provided in the agreement. The agreement commenced November 2000 (first sales tax
year), was amended in March 2003 and August 2009, and terminates in calendar year 2020.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2012
13. Pledged Revenues (Cont.)
The terms of the agreement indicate that beginning in November 2000, the Village and the retailer shall
distribute on a monthly basis, the municipal sales taxes resulting from taxable credit sales with single-order
acceptance at the retailer's property and received by the Village in the following amounts:
• For the first sales tax year through calendar year 2010, 80% to the retailer and 20% to the Village, in
addition to any interest accrued on such amounts. For calendar years 2012 through 2020, 75% to the
retailer and 25% to the Village; and
• Amended in August 2009 to reflect that for calendar years 2010 through 2020, 60% to the retailer
and 40% to the Village.
Notwithstanding the terms stated above, the minimum municipal sales taxes to be retained by the Village
shall be as follows:
• No less than $500,000 annually beginning with calendar years 2011 through 2020; and
• Amended in August 2009, the minimum sales tax cap was eliminated.
In the event that the municipal sales taxes retained by the Village fell below the minimum amount noted
above, the Village was to document the difference and invoice the retailer for the said amount, which shall be
paid within 30 days of receipt.
The total municipal sales taxes remitted to the local retailer was $439,810. Municipal sales taxes totaling
$48,786 was due to the local retailer as of December 31, 2012, and is included in accounts payable on the
Statement of Net Position and Governmental Funds Balance Sheet.
14. Operating Lease Commitments
The Village has commitments with non-Village entities to lease certain property. Future minimum rental
commitments as of December 31, 2012 are as follows:
Year Ending
December 31 , Amount
2013 $ 114,720
2014 117,014
2015 119,354
2016 121,741
2017 124,176
2018-2022 659,143
2023-2025 378,836
$ 1,634,984
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REQURIED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
(UNAUDITED)
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Required Supplementary Information
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance-
Budget and Actual -General Fund
Year Ended December 31, 2012
Revenues
Charges for Services
Licenses and Permits
Fines and Fees
Property Taxes
Other Taxes
Investment Income
Miscellaneous
Total Revenues
Expenditures
Current
General Government
Public Safety
Public Works
Total Expenditures
Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues
over Expenditures
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Proceeds from Sale of Assets
Transfers In
Transfers Out
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Net Change in Fund Balance
Fund Balance
Beginning
Ending
See Note to Required Supplementary Information.
Original/Final
Appropriations
$
7,643,052
7,643,052
5,818,721
23,395,807
7,102,929
36,317,457
(28,674,405)
(1,800,000}
(1,800,000}
$ (30,474,405}
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Variance
from Final
Final Budget
Budget Actual Over (Under)
1,133,127 1,084,881 (48,246)
279,220 275,434 (3,786)
1,382,650 1,283,956 (98,694)
11,656,497 11,797,071 140,574
17,414,360 18,324,094 909,734
131,663 131,804 141
804,583 1,014,090 209,507
32,802,100 33,911,330 1,109,230
4,863,019 4,395,807 (467,212)
21,245,528 21,381,809 136,281
6,320,202 6,584,263 264,061
32,428,749 32,361,879 (66,870)
373,351 1,549,451 1,176,100
45 45
705,000 705,000
(1,005,901} (1,385,632} (379,731}
(300,901} (680,587} (379,686}
72,450 868,864 796,414
18,852,175
19,721,039
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Required Supplementary Information
Analysis of Funding Progress
December 31, 2012
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
(b) ((b-a)/c)
(a) Actuarial (b)-(a) UAAL as a
Actuarial Actuarial Accrued Unfunded (a)/(b) (c) Percentage
Valuation Value of Liability (AAL) AAL Funded Covered of Covered
Date Assets EntrxAge {UAAq Ratio Pa~rol1 Pa~rol1
2012 $ 20,181,453 27,990,982 7,809,529 72.10 % 8,431,628 92.62 %
2011 20,488,691 28,250,245 7,761,554 72.53 8,361,416 92.83
2010 20,093,313 27,438,537 7,345,224 73.23 8,434,588 87.08
2009 19,976,965 27,343,323 7,366,358 73.06 8,610,969 85.55
2008 19,002,171 25,777,985 6,775,814 73.71 8,663,075 78.21
2007 20,472,503 24,448,341 3,975,838 83.74 8,150,673 48.78
2006 18,857,833 21,509,448 2,651,615 87.67 7,354,350 36.06
2005 19,165,236 21,249,065 2,083,829 90.19 7,219,323 28.86
Police Pension Fund
(b) ((b-a)/c)
(a) Actuarial (b)-(a) UAALasa
Actuarial Actuarial Accrued Unfunded (a)/(b) (c) Percentage
Valuation Value of Liability (AAL) AAL Funded Covered of Covered
Date Assets EntrxAge {UAAL) Ratio Pa~rol1 Pa~roll
2011 $ 45,414,255 73,221,793 27,807,538 62.02 % 5,963,940 466.26 %
2010 41,427,183 68,989,180 27,561,997 60.05 5,923,012 465.34
2009 36,896,831 61,278,367 24,381,536 60.21 5,998,088 406.49
2008 33,736,413 57,812,420 24,076,007 58.35 5,831,457 412.86
2007 34,503,602 54,297,346 19,793,744 63.55 5,580,751 354.68
2006 29,227,995 47,531,537 18,303,542 61.49 5,054,280 362.14
2005 27,639,953 43,348,257 15,708,304 63.76 4,996,214 314.40
2004 26,227,214 36,676,875 10,449,661 71.51 4,852,494 215.35
Firefighters' Pension Fund
(b) ((b-a)/c)
(a) Actuarial (b)-(a) UAAL as a
Actuarial Actuarial Accrued Unfunded (a)/(b) (c) Percentage
Valuation Value of Liability (AAL) AAL Funded Covered of Covered
Date Assets EntrxAge {UAAL) Ratio Pa~roll Pa~rol1
2011 $ 35,572,790 58,315,678 22,742,888 61.00 % 5,076,411 448.01 %
2010 33,498,856 52,883,349 19,384,493 63.34 5,486,606 353.31
2009 29,149,597 46,895,213 17,745,616 62.16 5,429,462 326.84
2008 24,553,284 42,711,057 18,157,773 57.49 5,208,552 348.61
2007 26,549,471 39,224,368 12,674,897 67.69 4,859,001 260.85
2006 21,406,226 32,252,477 10,846,251 66.37 4,585,548 236.53
2005 18,764,563 29,359,761 10,595,198 63.91 4,372,047 242.34
2004 16,695,162 22,101,873 5,406,711 75.54 4,179,633 129.36
See Note to Required Supplementary Information.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Required Supplementary Information
Employer Contributions
Year Ended December 31, 2012
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
Actuarial Annual
Valuation Required Percentage
Date Contribution Contributed
2012 $ 1,097,798 100.0 %
2011 1,080,295 100.0
2010 1,064,445 100.0
2009 967,012 100.0
2008 907,890 100.0
2007 819,958 100.0
2006 800,153 100.0
2005 704,606 100.0
Police Pension Fund
Actuarial Annual
Valuation Required Percentage
Date Contribution Contributed
2012 $ 2,198,690 99.7 %
2011 2,145,917 102.6
2010 2,038,612 101.2
2009 1,754,664 98.2
2008 1,754,664 106.5
2007 1,594,227 98.6
2006 1,429,749 98.1
2005 1,075,170 95.8
Firefighters' Pension Fund
Actuarial Annual
Valuation Required Percentage
Date Contribution Contributed
2012 $ 2,003,757 101.1 %
2011 1,970,913 103.2
2010 1,905,833 100.7
2009 1,506,343 98.9
2008 1,506,343 104.9
2007 1,334,734 100.6
2006 1,297,773 88.3
2005 984,799 103.6
See Note to Required Supplementary Information.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Required Supplementary Information
Other Post-Employment Benefits
December 31, 2012
Analysis of Funding Progress
Actuarial
Valuation
Date
12/3112012
12/3112011
12/3112010
$
(a)
Actuarial
Value of
Assets
Employer Contributions
Fiscal
Year
Ending
12/3112012
1213112011
12/3112010
(b)
Actuarial
Accrued
Liability (AAL)
Entry Age
4,375,822
4,375,822
2,108,079
See Note to Required Supplementary Information.
$
(b)-(a)
Unfunded
AAL
(UAAL)
4,375,822
4,375,822
2,108,079
Required
Contribution
267,125
122,505
122,505
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((b-a)/c)
UAALasa
(a)/(b) (c) Percentage
Funded Covered of Covered
Ratio Payroll Payroll
% 18,429,698 23.74 %
18,846,443 23.22
21,307,066 9.89
Percentage
Contributed
81.92 %
55.70
55.70
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Note to Required Supplementary Information
December 31, 2012
1. Budgetary Basis of Accounting
The General Fund Budget is adopted on a basis of accounting consistent with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America.
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COMBINING, INDIVIDUAL FUND, AND CAPITAL ASSET
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES
GOVERNMENTAL FUND TYPES
NONMAJOR GOVERNMENT FUNDS-
COMBllaNGSTATEMENTS
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Nonmajor Governmental Funds
Combining Balance Sheet
December 31, 2012
Special Debt Capital
Revenue Service Projects Total
Assets
Cash and Equivalents $ 6,208,223 20,677 65,254 6,294,154
Receivables
Property Taxes 1,600,793 902,301 2,503,094
Motor Fuel Tax 85,898 85,898
Due from Other Funds 155,336 155,336
Total Assets $ 8,050,250 922,978 65,254 9,038,482
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and
Accrued Liabilities $ 96,832 1,150 279,118 377,100
Due to Other Funds 155,336 155,336
Total Liabilities 96,832 1,150 434,454 532,436
Deferred Inflows of Resources
Deferred Property Taxes 1,600,793 902,301 2,503,094
Fund Balances
Restricted 6,208,550 19,527 39,962 6,268,039
Assigned 144,075 144,075
Unassigned {409,1621 {409,162 1
Total Fund Balances 6,352,625 19,527 {369,2OO 1 6,002,952
Total Liabilities, Deferred Inflows
of Resources, and Fund Balances $ 8,050,250 922,978 65 2254 9,038,482
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
N onmaj or Governmental Funds
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures
and Changes in Fund Balances
Year Ended December 31, 2012
Special Debt Capital
Revenue Service Projects Total
Revenues
Charges for Services $ 151,277 151,277
Intergovernmental 1,011,949 1,011,949
Property Taxes 1,585,467 947,869 2,533,336
Other Taxes 1,520 1,520
Investment Income 622 31 653
Miscellaneous 209,590 16,181 225,771
Total Revenues 2,960,425 947,869 16,212 3,924,506
Expenditures
Current
General Government 696,076 696,076
Public Safety 409,752 409,752
Public Works 3,286,376 3,286,376
Capital Projects 1,561,904 1,561,904
Debt Service
Principal 920,000 920,000
Interest and Fiscal Charges 220,885 220,885
Bond Issuance Costs 64,535 64,535
Total Expenditures 4,392,204 1,140~885 1,626,439 7,159,528
Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues
over Expenditures {1 ,431,779 1 {193,016 1 {1,61O,2271 {3,235,0221
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt 6,000,000 6,000,000
Premium on Issuance of Debt 91,669 91,669
Transfers In 438,980 200,000 1,277,152 1,916,132
Transfers Out {600,0001 {600,0001
Total Financing Sources (Uses) 5,930,649 200,000 1,277~152 7,407,801
Net Change in Fund Balances 4,498,870 6,984 (333,075) 4,172,779
Fund Balances
Beginning 1,853,755 12,543 {36,125 1 1,830,173
Ending $ 6,352,625 19,527 {369,2OO 1 6,002,952
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NONMAJOR SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund -to account for revenues derived from a separate property tax levy and
employee contributions which are subsequently paid to the State-sponsored Illinois Municipal Retirement
Fund.
Motor Fuel Tax Fund -to account for allotment of motor fuel taxes and to accumulate monies for payment of
the $6,000,000, 2.00%-2.75% General Corporate Purpose Bond Series 2012. These allotments are received
from the State of Illinois and are financed by a specific annual property tax levy and by transfers from the
General Fund.
Parking Lot Fund -to account for revenues derived from daily parking fees along with the sale of bimonthly
parking passes, less expenditures required to maintain the lots at the Village's mass transit train station site.
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Nonmajor Special Revenue Funds
Combining Balance Sheet
December 31, 2012
Illinois Motor
Municipal Fuel Parking
Retirement Tax Lot Total
Assets
Cash and Equivalents $ 217,443 5,841,526 149,254 6,208,223
Receivables
Property Taxes 1,600,793 1,600,793
Motor Fuel Tax 85,898 85,898
Due from Other Funds 155,336 155,336
Total Assets $ 1,818,236 6,082,760 149,254 8,050,250
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and
Accrued Liabilities 76,653 15,000 5,179 96,832
Deferred Inflows of Resources
Deferred Property Taxes 1,600,793 1,600,793
Fund Balances
Restricted 140,790 6,067,760 6,208,550
Assigned 144,075 144,075
Total Fund Balances 140,790 6,067,760 144,075 6,352,625
Total Liabilities, Deferred Inflows
of Resources, and Fund Balances $ 1,818 z236 6 z082,760 149,254 8,050,250
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Nonmajor Special Revenue Funds
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures
and Changes in Fund Balances
Year Ended December 31, 2012
Illinois Motor
Municipal Fuel Parking
Retirement Tax Lot Total
Revenues
Charges for Services $ 151,277 151,277
Intergovernmental 1,011,949 1,011,949
Property Taxes 1,585,467 1,585,467
Other Taxes 1,520 1,520
Investment Income 622 622
Miscellaneous 209,590 209,590
Total Revenues 1,586,987 1,222,161 151,277 2 z960,425
Expenditures
General Government 542,758 153,318 696,076
Public Safety 409,752 409,752
Public Works 640,003 2,646,373 3,286,376
Total Expenditures 1,592,513 2,646,373 153,318 4,392,204
Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues
over Expenditures ~5,5262 ~1,424,2122 ~2,0412 ~lz431,7792
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt 6,000,000 6,000,000
Premium on Issuance of Debt 91,669 91,669
Transfers In 438,980 438,980
Transfers Out ~600,0002 ~600,0002
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses) 5,930,649 5,930,649
Net Change in Fund Balances (5,526) 4,506,437 (2,041) 4,498,870
Fund Balances
Beginning 146,316 I z561,323 146,116 1,853,755
Ending $ 140,790 6,067,760 144,075 6,352,625
76
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and
Changes in Fund Balances -Budget and Actual
Year Ended December 31,2012
Revenues
Property Taxes
Other Taxes
Investment Income
Total Revenues
Expenditures
General Government
Public Safety
Public Works
Total Expenditures
Net Change in Fund Balance
Fund Balance
Beginning
Ending
Original/Final
A ppropriations
$ 1,600,793
1,600,793
536,789
405,246
632,965
1,575,000
$ 25,793
77
Final
Budget Actual
1,566,868 1,585,467
1,520
50
1,566,918 1,586,987
521,562 542,758
393,750 409,752
615,010 640,003
1,530,321 1,592,513
36,597 (5,526)
146,316
140,790
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Motor Fuel Tax Fund
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and
Changes in Fund Balances -Budget and Actual
Year Ended December 31, 2012
Revenues
Intergovernmental
Investment Income
Miscellaneous
Total Revenues
Expenditures
Public Works
Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues
over Expenditures
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt
Premium on Issuance of Debt
Transfers In
Transfers Out
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Net Change in Fund Balance
Fund Balance
Beginning
Ending
78
OriginallFinal Final
AEEroEriations Budget Actual
$ 985,530 1,011,949
200 622
187,582 209,590
1,173,312 1,222,161
5,700,000 1,700,000 2,646,373
{5,700,0001 {526,688 1 {I,424,2121
6,000,000
91,669
608,820 438,980
{600,0001 {600,0001
8,820 5,930,649
$ {5,700,0001 {517,8681 4,506,437
1,561,323
6,067z760
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Parking Lot Fund
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and
Changes in Fund Balances -Budget and Actual
Year Ended December 31, 2012
Revenues
Charges for Services
Expenditures
General Government
Net Change in Fund Balance
Fund Balance
Beginning
Ending
79
OriginallFinal Final
Appropriations Bud~et Actual
$ 163,870 151,277
257,245 163,715 153,318
$ £257,245 2 155 (2,041)
146,116
144,075
NONMAJOR DEBT SERVICE FUND
Facilities Development Fund -to accumulate monies for payment of the $2,600,000, 2.25%-3.25% General
Corporate Purpose Bond Series of 2003; $5,160,000, 2.0%-4.0% General Corporate Purpose Refunding
Bond Series of 2010A; and $2,600,000, 2.5%-3.85% General Corporate Purpose Bond Series of 2010B.
Amounts being accumulated are financed by a specific annual property tax levy and by transfers from the
General Fund.
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Facilities Development Fund
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and
Changes in Fund Balances -Budget and Actual
Year Ended December 31,2012
Revenues
Property Taxes
Investment Income
Total Revenues
Expenditures
Principal
Interest and Fiscal Charges
Total Expenditures
Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues
over Expenditures
Other Financing Sources
Transfers In
Net Change in Fund Balance
Fund Balance
Beginning
Ending
80
OriginallFinal Final
Appropriations Budget Actual
$ 1,321,301 938,696 947,869
120
1,321,301 938,816 947,869
2,000,000 920,000 920,000
232,500 220,570 220,885
2,232,500 1,140,570 1,140,885
(911,199) (201,754) (193,016)
200,000 200,000
$ ~911,1992 ~1,7542 6,984
12,543
19,527
NONMAJOR CAPITAL PROJECTS FUNDS
Street Maintenance Fund -to account for the costs of design, construction and construction engineering for
various street maintenance and construction projects. Financing is provided by bonded debt proceeds.
Facilities Development Fund -to account for the costs of constructing various Village facilities as defined and
approved in the Village's annual capital improvement plan which is a five-year program adopted annually by
the Village. Financing was provided for the most part by operating transfers from the General Fund along
with bonded debt proceeds.
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Nonmajor Capital Projects Funds
Combining Balance Sheet
December 31, 2012
Street Facilities
Maintenance DeveloEment Total
Assets
Cash and Equivalents $ 65,254 65,254
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and
Accrued Liabilities $ 253,826 25,292 279,118
Due to Other Funds 155,336 155,336
Total Liabilities 409,162 25,292 434,454
Fund Balances
Restricted 39,962 39,962
Unassigned {409,1621 {409,1621
Total Fund Balance {409,162 1 39,962 {369,2OO 1
Total Liabilities and Fund Balances $ 65,254 65,254
81
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Nonmajor Capital Projects Funds
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures
and Changes in Fund Balances
Year Ended December 31, 2012
Street Facilities
Maintenance Develo,Ement Total
Revenues
Investment Income $ 31 31
Miscellaneous 16,181 16,181
Total Revenues 16,212 16,212
Expenditures
Capital Proj ects 764,956 796,948 1,561,904
Bond Issuance Costs 10,000 54,535 64,535
Total Expenditures 774,956 851,483 1,626,439
Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues
over Expenditures (774,956) (835,271) (1,610,227)
Other Financing Sources
Transfers In 600,000 677,152 1,277,152
Net Change in Fund Balances (174,956) (158,119) (333,075)
Fund Balances
Beginning {234,2062 198,081 {36,125 2
Ending $ {409,1622 39,962 {369,2OO 2
82
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Street Maintenance Fund
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and
Changes in Fund Balances -Budget and Actual
Year Ended December 31,2012
Revenues
Investment Income
Miscellaneous
Total Revenues
Expenditures
Capital Projects
Bond Issuance Costs
Total Expenditures
Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues
over Expenditures
Other Financing Sources
Transfers In
Net Change in Fund Balance
Fund Balance
Beginning
Ending
83
OriginallFinal
Appropriations
$
1,305,454
1,305,454
(1,305,454)
{1,305,4 54 2
Final
Budget
400
134,533
134,933
1,048,247
1,048,247
(913,314)
600,000
{313,3142
Actual
764,956
10,000
774,956
(774,956)
600,000
(174,956)
{234,206)
{409,162)
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Facilities Development Fund
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and
Changes in Fund Balances -Budget and Actual
Year Ended December 31, 2012
Revenues
Investment Income
Miscellaneous
Total Revenues
Expenditures
Capital Projects
Bond Issuance Costs
Total Expenditures
Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues
over Expenditures
Other Financing Sources
Transfers In
Net Change in Fund Balance
Fund Balance
Beginning
Ending
84
OriginallFinal Final
AEEroEriations Budget Actual
$ 31
16,181
16,212
985,000 412,013 796,948
54,535
985,000 412,013 851,483
(985,000) (412,013) (835,271)
412,013 677,152
$ {985,0002 (158,119)
198,081
39,962
ENTERPRISE FUNDS
Major Funds
Waterworks and Sewerage Fund -to account for the provision of water and sewer services to all residential
and commerciaVindustrial customers of the Village. All activities necessary to provide such services are
accounted for in this fund including, but not limited to, administration, operations, maintenance, related debt
service and billing and collection.
Arboretum Golf Course Fund -to account for the operation of the Arboretum Golf Course. All activities
necessary to provide the service are accounted for in this fund including but not limited to, administration,
operations, maintenance and related debt service.
Nonmajor Funds
Buffalo Grove Golf Course Fund -to account for the operation of the Buffalo Grove Golf Course. All
activities necessary to provide the service are accounted for in this fund including, but not limited to,
administration, operations, maintenance and related debt service.
Refuse Service Fund -to account for the provision of refuse disposal services to all customers of the Village.
All activities necessary to provide such services are accounted for in this fund.
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Waterworks and Sewerage Fund (Major Fund)
Schedule of Operating and Nonoperating Revenues, Operating and
Nonoperating Expenses and Transfers -Budget and Actual (Budgetary Basis)
Year Ended December 31, 2012
Operating Revenues
Water and Sewerage Charges
Connection and Recapture Fees
Total Operating Revenues
Operating Expenses
Excluding Depreciation
Less: Capital Assets Capitalized
Total Operating Expenses
Operating Loss (Budgetary Basis)
Nonoperating Revenues
Investment Income
Transfers
Transfers Out
Net Loss (Budgetary Basis)
85
Original/Final
Appropriations
$
12,762,572
12,762,572
(12,762,572)
(905,000)
$ (13,667,572)
Final
Budget Actual
8,060,111 7,409,420
27,000 55,450
8,087,111 7,464,870
10,479,463 8,205,450
(487,894)
10,479,463 7,717,556
(2,392,352) (252,686)
31,675 28,573
(885,000) (905,000)
(3,245,677) (1,129,113)
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Arboretum Golf Course Fund (Major Fund)
Schedule of Operating and Nonoperating Revenues, Operating and
Nonoperating Expenses and Transfers -Budget and Actual (Budgetary Basis)
Year Ended December 31, 2012
Operating Revenues
Daily Greens Fees and Memberships
Merchandise Sales
Cart, Club and Other Rentals
Miscellaneous
Total Operating Revenues
Operating Expenses Excluding Depreciation
Golf Operations
Cost of Sales -Pro Shop
Total Operating Expenses Excluding Depreciation
Operating Loss (Budgetary Basis)
Transfers
Transfers In
Net Loss (Budgetary Basis)
86
OriginallFinal
Appropriations
$
1,284,000
54,000
1,338,000
(1,338,000)
$ (1,338,000)
Final
Budget Actual
810,000 772,329
64,800 47,666
251,700 232,941
45,200 45,182
1,171,700 1,098,118
1,196,806 1,266,132
45,000 46,397
1,241,806 1,312,529
(70,106) (214,411)
70,106 217,000
(214,411)
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Nonmajor Enterprise Funds
Combining Statement of Net Position
December 31, 2012
Buffalo Grove Refuse
Golf Course Service Total
Assets
Current
Cash and Equivalents $ 368,986 368,986
Receivables 86,599 86,599
Pro Shop Inventory 22,156 22,156
Total Current Assets 22,156 455,585 477,741
Noncurrent
Capital Assets, Net of Accumulated Depreciation
Land 978,776 978,776
Buildings 248,538 248,538
Total Noncurrent Assets 1,227,314 1,227,314
Total Assets 1,249,470 455,585 1,705,055
Liabilities
Current
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities 24,483 24,483
Due to Other Fund 1,547 1,547
Total Liabilities 26,030 26,030
Net Position
Net Investment in Capital Assets 1,227,314 1,227,314
Unrestricted ~3,8741 455,585 451,711
Total Net Position $ 1,223,440 455,585 1,679,025
87
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
N onmaj or Enterprise Funds
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenses
and Changes in Net Position
Year Ended December 31, 2012
Buffalo Grove Refuse
Golf Course Service Total
Operating Revenues
Daily Greens Fees and Memberships $ 758,884 758,884
Merchandise Sales 77,185 77,185
Cart, Club and Other Rentals 209,328 209,328
Driving Range Fees 51,409 51,409
SW ANCC User Fees 1,050,386 1,050,386
Miscellaneous 26,790 26,790
Total Operating Revenues 1,123,596 1,050,386 2,173,982
Operating Expenses Excluding Depreciation
Golf Operations 1,108,473 1,108,473
Cost of Sales -Pro Shop 48,725 48,725
Refuse Operations 855,091 855,091
Other 19,275 19,275
Total Operating Expenses Excluding Depreciation 1,157,198 874,366 2,031,564
Operating Income (Loss) before Depreciation (33,602) 176,020 142,418
Depreciation 32,785 32,785
Operating Income (Loss) (66,387) 176,020 109,633
Nonoperating Revenues
Interest Income, Net of Related Expenses {1,4861 {1,486 1
Income (Loss) before Transfers (67,873) 176,020 108,147
Transfers
Transfers In 52,500 52,500
Change in Net Position (15,373) 176,020 160,647
Net Position
Beginning 1,238,813 279,565 1,518,378
Ending $ 1,223,440 455,585 1,679,025
88
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
N onmaj or Enterprise Funds
Combining Statement of Cash Flows
Year Ended December 31, 2012
Buffalo Grove Refuse
Golf Course Service Total
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Cash Received for Golf Activities $ 1,123,596 1,123,596
Cash Received for Refuse Services 1,050,137 1,050,137
Payments to Employees (694,314) (694,314)
Payments to Suppliers {483,9091 {874,3661 {l,358,2751
{54,6271 175,771 121,144
Cash Flows from Noncapital Financing Activities
Transfers In 52,500 52,500
Change in Due to/from Other Funds, Net 1,547 1,547
54,047 54,047
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Interest Received {1,4861 {l,4861
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents (2,066) 175,771 173,705
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Beginning of Year 2,066 193,215 195,281
End of Year $ 368,986 368,986
Reconciliation of Operating Income (Loss) to Net Cash
Provided (Used) by Operating Activities
Operating Income (Loss) $ {66,3871 176,020 109,633
Adjustments to Reconcile Operating Income (Loss)
to Net Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities
Depreciation 32,785 32,785
Change in Assets and Liabilities
Inventory (165) (165)
Receivables (249) (249)
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities {20,8601 {20,8601
Total Adjustments 11,760 {2491 11,511
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Operating
Activities $ {54,6271 175,771 121,144
89
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Buffalo Grove Golf Course (Nonmajor Fund)
Schedule of Operating and Nonoperating Revenues, Operating and
Nonoperating Expenses and Transfers -Budget and Actual (Budgetary Basis)
Year Ended December 31, 2012
Operating Revenues
Daily Greens Fees and Memberships
Merchandise Sales
Cart, Club and Other Rentals
Driving Range Fees
Miscellaneous
Total Operating Revenues
Operating Expenses Excluding Depreciation
Golf Operations
Cost of Sales -Pro Shop
Operating Income (Loss) (Budgetary Basis)
Nonoperating Revenues
Interest Income, Net of Related Expenses
Transfers
Transfers In
Transfers Out
Net Income (Budgetary Basis)
90
OriginallFinal
Appropriations
$
1,364,980
52,000
1,416,980
(1,416,980)
(85,000)
$ (1,501,980)
Final
Budget
855,000
77,000
241,400
70,000
16,300
1,259,700
1,141,138
45,000
1,186,138
73,562
(70,106)
3,456
Actual
758,884
77,185
209,328
51,409
26,790
1,123,596
1,108,473
48,725
1,157,198
(33,602)
(1,486)
52,500
17,412
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Refuse Service Fund (Nonmajor Fund)
Schedule of Operating and Nonoperating Revenues, Operating and
Nonoperating Expenses and Transfers -Budget and Actual (Budgetary Basis)
Year Ended December 31,2012
Original/Final
AEEroEriations
Operating Revenues
SW ANCC User Fees $
Operating Expenses
Refuse Operations 1,250,000
Other
Total Operating Expenses 1,250,000
Net Income (Loss) (Budgetary Basis) $ {1,250,0002
91
Final
Budget Actual
1,039,387 1,050,386
969,321 855,091
19,275
969,321 874,366
70,066 176,020
TRUST AND AGENCY FUNDS
Pension Trust
Police Pension Fund -to account for the accumulation of resources to be used for disability and retirement
annuity payments to uniformed police department personnel at appropriate amounts and times in the future.
Resources are contributed by employees along with interest income and by property tax levies.
Firefighters' Pension Fund -to account for the accumulation of resources to be used for disability and
retirement annuity payments to uniformed fire department personnel at appropriate amounts and times in the
future. Resources are contributed by employees along with interest income and by property tax levies.
Agency
School and Park District Donations Fund -to account for monies deposited by developers for local schools
and park districts. These funds are deposited with the Village and later remitted to the applicable school or
park district.
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Fiduciary Funds
Combining Statement of Plan Net Position -Pension Trust Funds
December 31, 2012
Police Firefighters'
Pension Pension Total
Assets
Cash and Equivalents $ 4,983,960 205,535 5,189,495
Investments
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 20,993,534 17,044,307 38,037,841
Open-end Mutual Funds 20,770,894 21,265,118 42,036,012
Receivables
Pension Contributions 1,769,840 1,519,078 3,288,918
Interest 17,839 92,196 nO,035
Due from Other Fund 3,762 3,762
Total Assets 48,536,067 40,129,996 88,666,063
Liabilities
Accounts Payable 26,452 16,100 42,552
Due to Other Fund 5,539 5,539
Total Liabilities 31,991 16,100 48,091
Net Position
Held in Trust for Pension Benefits $ 48,504,076 40,113,896 88,617,972
92
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Fiduciary Funds
Combining Statement of Changes in Plan Net Position -Pension Trust Funds
Year Ended December 31, 2012
Additions
Contributions
Employer
Participants
Investment Income
Net Appreciation in Fair Value
of Investments
Interest Income
Less: Investment Expense
Total Additions
Deductions
Administration
Pension Benefits and Refunds
Total Deductions
Change in Net Position
Net Position Held in Trust for Pension Benefits
Beginning
Ending
93
$
Police
Pension
2,187,321
672,100
2,859,421
3,080,789
360,711
(125,158)
3,316,342
6,175,763
41,891
2,114,471
2,156,362
4,019,401
44,484,675
$ 48,504,076
Firefighters
Pension
2,026,299
505,408
2,531,707
2,954,370
469,713
(188,250)
3,235,833
5,767,540
1,226,433
1,226,433
4,541,107
35,572,789
40,113,896
Total
4,213,620
1,177,508
5,391,128
6,035,159
830,424
(313,408)
6,552,175
11,943,303
41,891
3,340,904
3,382,795
8,560,508
80,057,464
88,617,972
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Police Pension Fund
Schedule of Changes in Plan Net Positions -Budget and Actual
Year Ended December 31, 2012
Additions
Contributions
Employer
Participants
Investment Income
Net Appreciation in Fair Value
of Investments
Interest Income
Less: Investment Expense
Total Additions
Deductions
Administration
Pension Benefits and Refunds
Total Deductions
Change in Net Position
Net Position Held in Trust for Pension Benefits
Beginning
Ending
94
Original/Final
Appropriations
$
150,000
2,200,000
2,350,000
$ (2,350!0002
Final
Budget Actual
2,159,838 2,187,321
569,300 672,100
2,729,138 2,859,421
1,548,816 3,080,789
36,360 360,711
{105,0002 {125,158 2
1,480,176 3,316,342
4,209,314 6,175,763
32,000 41,891
2,003,663 2,114,471
2,035!663 2,156,362
2,173,651 4,019,401
44,484,675
48,504,076
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Firefighters' Pension Fund
Schedule of Changes in Plan Net Position -Budget and Actual
Year Ended December 31, 2012
Additions
Contributions
Employer
Participants
Investment Income
Net Appreciation (Depreciation) in
Fair Value of Investments
Interest Income
Less: Investment Expense
Total Additions
Deductions
Administration
Pension Benefits and Refunds
Total Deductions
Change in Net Position
Net Position Held in Trust for Pension Benefits
Beginning
Ending
Original/Final
Appropriations
$
125,000
1,350,000
1,475,000
$ 0,475,000)
95
Final
Budget Actual
2,003,757 2,026,299
496,574 505,408
2,500,331 2,531,707
(790,757) 2,954,370
360,270 469,713
P03,738 2 {188,2502
{534,225 2 3,235,833
1,966,106 5,767,540
1,215,766 1,226,433
1,215,766 1,226,433
750,340 4,541,107
35,572,789
40,113,896
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Agency Fund
School and Park Donations
Schedule of Changes in Fiduciary Net Position
Year Ended December 31, 2012
Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Liabilities
Due to Other Governments
Balances
Janua!1:: 1
$ 585,387
$ 585,387
96
Balances
Additions Deductions December 31
71,047 55,839 600,595
71,047 55,839 600,595
CAPITAL ASSETS USED IN THE OPERATIONS
OF GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Capital Assets Used in the Operation of Government Funds
Schedule of Capital Assets by Source
December 31,2012
Assets
Governmental Funds Capital Assets
Land
Construction in Progress
Buildings
Land Improvements
Equipment and Vehicles
Streets
Storm Sewers
Total Governmental Funds Capital Assets
Investment in Governmental Funds Capital Assets by Source
Capital Projects
Current Revenues
Debt Issuance
Contributions
Total Governmental Funds Capital Assets
$ 35,963,844
102,205
22,595,602
3,179,974
12,880,468
19,040,719
37,665,289
$ 131,428,101
$ 7,651,823
6,727,456
23,400,489
93,648,333
$ 131,428,101
97
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Capital Assets Used in the Operation of Government Funds
Schedule by Function and Activity
December 31,2012
General Government
Public Safety
Public Works
Land
$ 6,254,297
29,709,547
$ 35,963,844
98
Construction
in Progress
102,205
102,205
Buildings
7,946,966
9,845,494
4,803,142
22,595,602
Equipment
and Vehicles
1,535,424
6,771,367
4,573,677
12,880,468
Land Storm
Streets Improvements Sewers Total
15,736,687
16,616,861
19,040,719 3,179,974 37,665,289 99,074,553
19,040,719 3,179,974 37,665,289 131,428,101
99
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Capital Assets Used in the Operation of Government Funds
Schedule of Changes by Function and Activity
Year Ended December 31, 2012
General Government
Public Safety
Public Works
Balances
January 1,
2012
$ 15,349,224
16,584,318
99,017,222
$ 130,950,764
100
Balances
December 31,
Additions Deductions 2012
689,412 301,949 15,736,687
83,901 51,358 16,616,861
132,144 74,813 99,074,553
905,457 428,120 131,428,101
STATISTICAL SECTION
(UNAUDITED)
The infonnation in this section differs from financial statements in that it usually covers a period of time more
than two fiscal years and may contain data not related to accounting. The purpose of the financial statements is,
among other things, to show that legal provisions have been complied with and that all funds have been properly
accounted for. Statistical tables reflect social and economic data, financial trends and the fiscal capacity of the
Village.
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Statistical Section
This portion of the Village of Buffalo Grove's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report presents detailed
information as a context for understanding what the information in the fmancial statements, note disclosures, and
required supplementary information says about the Village's overall economic condition.
Contents
Financial Trends
These schedules contain trend information to help the reader understand how the Village's
fmancial performance and well-being have changed over time.
Revenue Capacity
These schedules contain information to help the reader assess the factors affecting the
Village's ability to generate its property and sales taxes.
Debt Capacity
These schedules present information to help the reader assess the affordability of the
Village's current levels of outstanding debt and the Village's ability to issue additional
debt.
Demographic and Economic Information
These schedules offer demographic and economic indicators to help the reader understand
the environment within which the Village's fmancial activities take place and to help make
comparisons over time and other governments.
Operating Information
These schedules contain information about the Village's operations and resources to help
the reader understand how the Village's fmancial information relates to the services the
Village provides and the activities it performs.
Sources:
101-110
111-120
121-124
125-126
127-l32
Unless otherwise noted, the information in these schedules is derived from the Village's Comprehensive Annual
Financial Reports for the relevant year. The Village implemented GASB Statement 34 in 2004; schedules
presenting government-wide information include information beginning in that year.
FINANCIAL TRENDS
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Net Position by Component
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Fiscal Year 2012 2011 2010
Governmental Activities
Net Investment in Capital Assets $ 52,096,183 53,362,147 53,742,519
Restricted 6,268,039 1,918,263 956,803
Unrestricted 9,368,075 13,429,876 15,738,272
Total Governmental Activities Net Assets $ 67,732,297 68,710,286 70,437,594
Business-type Activities
Net Investment in Capital Assets $ 36,706,161 37,807,146 38,410,966
Restricted
Unrestricted 11,651,709 12,989,124 14,644,341
Total Business-type Activities Net Assets $ 48,357,870 50,796,270 53,055,307
Primary Government
Net Investment in Capital Assets $ 88,802,344 91,169,293 92,153,485
Restricted 6,268,039 1,918,263 956,803
Unrestricted 21,019,784 26,419,000 30,382,613
Total Primary Government Net Assets $ 116,090,167 119,506,556 123,492,901
*Transitional fiscal year May 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007.
Data Source
Audited Financial Statements
101
2009 2008 2007* 2007 2006 2005 2004
54,563,385 53,551,265 53,702,484 53,726,929 53,188,591 49,264,115 48,009,890
140,712 80,438 33,167 1,294,897 1,425,988 4,955,378 4,368,460
16,590,052 23,259,339 27,184,985 35,512,486 37,786,827 34,551,091 34,708,597
71,294,149 76,891,042 80,920,636 90,534,312 92,401,406 88,770,584 87,086,947
39,808,889 41,374,269 42,667,740 42,667,526 43,646,133 44,123,414 45,491,776
15,011,209 17,003,316 17,509,194 18,553,703 18,300,838 18,375,098 17,690,967
54,820,098 58,377,585 60,176,934 61,221,229 61,946,971 62,498,512 63,182,743
94,372,274 94,925,534 96,370,224 96,394,455 96,834,724 93,387,529 93,501,666
140,712 80,438 33,167 1,294,897 1,425,988 4,955,378 4,368,460
31,601,261 40,262,655 44,694,179 54,066,189 56,087,665 52,926,189 52,399,564
126,114,247 135,268,627 141,097,570 151,755,541 154,348,377 151,269,096 150,269,690
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Changes in Net Position
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Fiscal Year 2012 2011 2010 2009
Expenses
Governmental Activities
General Government $ 5,642,049 5,010,274 4,769,874 6,182,475
Public Safety 22,344,117 22,657,643 22,312,910 22,753,590
Public Works 12,026,911 11,106,433 11,081,374 10,421,659
Interest 384,180 248,539 194,655 334,142
Total Governmental Activities Expenses 40,397,257 39,022,889 38,358,813 39,691,866
Business-type Activities
Water and Sewer 8,702,680 8,753,149 9,865,981 9,519,169
Refuse Service 874,366 935,365 942,757 944,392
Golf Courses 2,991,170 3,057,912 3,043,367 3,118,647
Total Business-type Activities Expenses 12,568,216 12,746,426 13,852,105 13,582,208
Total Primary Government Expenses $ 52,965,473 51,769,315 52,210,918 53,274,074
Program Revenues
Governmental Activities
Charges for Services
General Government $ 1,226,552 1,240,547 1,195,928 977,464
Public Safety 1,283,956 1,404,308 1,419,761 1,563,236
Public Works 118,547 86,421 71,606 50,709
Operating Grants and Contributions 1,178,442 1,230,387 1,253,103 1,349,044
Capital Grants and Contributions
Total Governmental Activities Program
Revenues 3,807,497 3,961,663 3,940,398 3,940,453
Business-type Activities
Charges for Services
Water and Sewer 7,464,870 7,782,000 9,091,520 8,008,360
Refuse Service 1,050,386 1,036,872 1,041,661 1,004,431
Golf Courses 2,221,714 2,175,418 2,088,106 2,320,247
Operating Grants and Contributions
Capital Grants and Contributions
Total Business-type Activities Program
Revenues 10,736,970 10,994,290 12,221,287 11,333,038
Total Primary Government Program Revenues $ 14,544,467 14,955,953 16,161,685 15,273,491
Net (Expense) Revenue
Governmental Activities $(36,589,760) (35,061,226) (34,418,415) (35,751,413)
Business-type Activities {I,831,2461 {1,752,1361 {I,630,8181 {2,249,1701
Total Primary Government Net Expense ${38,421,006) {36,813,3621 {36,049,233 1 {38,000,583)
*Transitional fiscal year May 1,2007 through December 31, 2007.
103
2008 2007* 2007 2006 2005 2004
5,705,497 4,019,032 4,686,330 4,582,741 4,701,408 4,749,920
21,115,737 15,324,061 18,951,546 18,137,721 16,822,265 16,396,186
13,222,026 8,232,685 12,479,424 11,441,440 9,523,240 9,550,018
379,501 216,379 529,858 1,217,883 994,708 877,924
40,422,761 27,792,157 36,647,158 35,379,785 32,041,621 31,574,048
8,684,651 5,165,701 7,256,639 7,168,405 6,780,153 6,843,943
1,017,164 777,716 1,024,248 956,915 971,980 936,573
3,423,903 2,637,072 3,102,770 3,333,644 3,101,134 3,236,932
13,125,718 8,580,489 11,383,657 11,458,964 10,853,267 11,017,448
53,548,479 36,372,646 48,030,815 46,838,749 42,894,888 42,591,496
1,211,188 1,139,242 1,880,714 2,048,850 1,683,585 1,802,120
1,514,666 1,050,920 1,525,943 1,553,949 1,476,845 1,358,439
94,670 94,670 192,193
1,307,895 950,383 1,532,557 1,218,020
4,128,419 3,235,215 4,939,214 3,602,799 3,160,430 4,570,772
7,538,534 4,799,193 6,694,051 7,688,143 6,279,172 6,322,045
923,207 704,841 991,140 990,113 975,290 957,435
2,356,962 2,141,860 2,323,919 2,567,759 2,637,717 2,592,370
1,444,395 1,915,746 1,106,103
133,599 497,875 450,000 1,867,859 760,726 2,361,256
10,952,302 8,143,769 10,459,110 14,558,269 12,568,651 13,339,209
15,080,721 11,378,984 15,398,324 18,161,068 15,729,081 17,909,981
(36,294,342) (24,556,942) (31,707,944) (31,776,986) (28,881,191) (27,003,276)
{2,173,4162 {436,7202 {924,5472 3,099,305 1,715,384 2,321,761
{38,467,758 2 {24 z993,6622 {32,632,491 2 {28,677,681 2 {27, 165 ,8072 {24,681,515 2
(Cont.)
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Changes in Net Position (Cont.)
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Fiscal Year 2012 2011 2010 2009
General Revenues and Other Changes in Net Assets
Governmental Activities
Taxes
Property 14,330,407 14,458,248 13,657,589 12,504,508
Sales and Home Rule 7,570,915 6,9'84,134 7,309,800 7,196,969
Income and Use 5,462,111 3,714,864 4,165,248 3,601,619
Telecommunications 2,200,809 2,134,462 2,183,190 2,345,249
Utility 2,510,242 2,567,091 2,393,340
Property Transfer 459,036 629,376 545,515 670,762
Other 1,070,409 1,044,164 1,017,612 1,006,249
Investment Earnings 132,436 133,059 250,290 490,881
Miscellaneous 1,239,906 1,495,155 1,822,276 1,403,283
Transfers 635,500 553,000 217,000 935,000
Proceeds from Insurance Pool
Total Governmental Activities 35,611,771 33,713,553 33,561,860 30,154,520
Business-type Activities
Property
Investment Earnings 27,087 41,100 (46,666) (374,632)
Miscellaneous 1,259 4,999 2,133 1,315
Transfers ~635,5002 ~553,0002 ~217,0002 ~935,0002
Total Business-type Activities ~607,1542 ~506z9012 ~261,5332 ~1,308,3172
Total Primary Government $ 35,004,617 33,206,652 33,300,327 28,846,203
Change in Net Position
Governmental Activities $ (977,989) (1,347,673) (856,555) (5,596,893)
Business-type Activities ~2,438,4002 ~2,259,0372 ~1,892,3512 p,557,487 2
Total Primary Government Change
in Net Assets $ p,416,3892 p,606,7102 ~2,748z9062 ~9,154,3802
Data Source
Audited Financial Statements
105
2008 2007* 2007 2006 2005 2004
12,058,815 706,749 10,214,926 11,622,088 10,868,824 11,788,975
8,436,647 5,741,981 8,619,267 8,800,041 7,960,163 6,349,520
4,646,776 2,725,204 4,280,237 3,855,616 3,433,471 3,001,889
2,417,496 1,967,348 2,436,233 2,230,092 2,442,641 2,624,965
590,596 600,379 980,213 1,346,946 1,212,292 1,253,906
1,076,929 247,827 273,335 293,990 291,839 253,516
810,982 958,715 1,636,589 1,109,664 599,072 430,943
2,081,112 1,254,948 855,100 1,126,625 1,058,732 751,134
80,230 899,950 544,950 784,625 414,760 (203,740)
925,867
32,199,583 15,103,101 29,840,850 32,095,554 28,281,794 26,251,108
166,007 82,989 122,832 114,998
267,263 292,375 445,766 363,044 175,347 122,106
187,034 131,982
(80,230) (899,950) (544,950) (784,625) (414,760) 203,740
374,067 (607,575) 198,805 (338,592) (116,581) 440,844
32,573,650 14,495,526 30,039,655 31,756,962 28,165,213 26,691,952
(4,094,759) (9,453,841) (1,867,094) 318,568 (599,397) (752,168)
(1,799,349) ( 1 ,044,295) (725,742) 2,760,713 1,598,803 2,762,605
(5,894,108) (10,498,136) (2,592,836) 3,079,281 999,406 2,010,437
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Fund Balances of Governmental Funds
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Fiscal Year 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
General Fund
Non Spendable $ 1,625,419 1,031,936
Restricted
Committed 7,335,685 7,948,344
Assigned
Unassigned 10,759,935 9,871,895
Reserved 1,138,273 1,248,428 1,536,571
Unreserved 17,763,849 18,307,270 22,444,819
Total General Fund 19,721,039 18,852,175 18,902,122 19,555,698 23,981,390
All Other Governmental Funds
Non Spendable
Restricted 6,112,703 1,918,263
Committed
Assigned 144,075 146,116
Unassigned (253,826) (234,206)
Reserved
Unreserved
Reserved 20,271 (12,970) 33,167
Unreserved, Reported In
Special Revenue Funds 2,124,937 1,252,015 1,239,501
Capital Projects Funds 927,626 903,315 1,911,178
Total All Other Governmental Funds 6,002,952 1,830,173 3,072,834 2,142,360 3,183,846
Total Governmental Funds $ 25,723,991 20,682,348 21,974,956 21,698,058 27,165,236
*Transitional fiscal year May 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007.
Data Source
Audited Financial Statements
107
2007* 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
1,846,137 1,846,137 1,787,884 1,524,130 1,339,393 1,155,677
27,556,199 27,556,199 27,252,660 23,935,055 23,556,556 22,975,100
29,402,336 29,402,336 29,040,544 25,459,185 24,895,949 24,130,777
486,946 486,946 499,743 4,543,605 4,311,770 4,238,926
1,942,258 1,942,258 1,813,406 1,496,628 953,672 988,142
2,436,815 2,436,815 3,888,047 3,928,552 3,618,540 3,732,973
4,866,019 4,866,019 6,201,196 9,968,785 8,883,982 8,960,041
34,268,355 34,268,355 35,241,740 35,427,970 33,779,931 33,090,818
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Changes in Fund Balances of Governmental Funds
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Fiscal Year 2012 2,011 2010 2009 2008
Revenues
Property Taxes $ 14,330,407 14,458,248 13,657,589 12,504,508 12,058,815
Other Taxes 18,325,614 17,074,091 17,614,705 14,806,744 17,168,444
Licenses and Permits 275,434 280,139 278,164 276,857 278,965
Intergovernmental 1,011,949 1,060,719 1,096,794 1,106,234 1,134,407
Fines and Forfeitures 1,283,956 1,404,308 1,419,761 1,559,190 1,514,666
Charges for Services 1,236,158 1,216,497 1,145,679 970,537 1,200,381
Investment Income 132,457 133,196 249,396 490,881 790,244
Miscellaneous 1,239,861 1,442,617 1,720,640 1,444,610 2,081,112
Total Revenues 37,835,836 37,069,815 37,182,728 33,159,561 36,227,034
Expenditures
Current
General Government 5,097,142 5,509,433 4,979,904 5,596,822 5,458,962
Public Safety 21,791,218 22,008,351 21,802,732 20,882,745 20,499,004
Public Works 9,865,723 8,256,079 8,704,005 10,337,090 10,792,931
Capital Outlays 1,561,904 1,510,924 3,157,156 1,245,940 1,286,175
Debt Service
Principal 920,000 1,055,000 980,000 1,165,000 1,150,000
Interest 285,420 248,539 194,655 334,142 379,501
Other charges 127,930
Total Expenditures 39,521,407 38,588,326 39,946,382 39,561,739 39,566,573
Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues
over Expenditures {l,685,571 2 {1,518,511 2 {2,763,6542 {6,402,1782 p,339,5391
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Transfers In 2,621,132 1,891,354 2,153,190 2,909,382 4,121,451
Transfers Out (1,985,632) (1,338,354) (1,936,190) (1,974,382) (4,041,221)
Auction Proceeds 45 52,538 103,565
Bonds Issued 6,000,000 7,760,000
Premium on Issuance of Debt 91,669 178,229
Transfer to Escrow Agent {5,218,2422
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses) 6,727,214 605,538 3,040,552 935,000 80,230
Net Change in Fund Balance $ 5,041,643 1912,9732 276,898 !5,467,1782 {3,259,3092
Debt Service as a Percentage of
N oncapital Expenditures 3.10% 3.65% 3.13% 3.93% 4.00%
*Transitional fiscal year May 1,2007 through December 31,2007.
Data Source
Audited Financial Statements
109
2007* 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
5,797,846 10,402,764 11,245,966 11,715,601 12,463,170 9,874,681
11,282,739 16,589,285 16,526,685 15,340,405 13,483,796 13,207,726
245,148 825,691 836,279 860,838 764,834 1,724,062
815,669 1,253,319 3,110,490 2,283,034 1,218,020 1,222,699
1,050,918 1,525,943 1,553,949 1,476,845 1,200,967 914,637
1,028,810 1,334,260 1,414,337 822,748 1,386,951 693,936
911,444 1,562,291 1,094,843 599,072 430,943 622,866
1,254,948 855,101 1,126,625 1,058,732 902,824 208,422
22,387,522 34,348,654 36,909,174 34,157,275 31,851,505 28,469,029
3,455,213 4,955,659 4,276,374 4,326,708 4,044,058 6,431,336
14,211,380 18,185,545 17,521,978 16,390,156 16,411,219 15,931,648
7,225,387 9,319,231 8,011,071 7,189,290 6,783,338 3,047,952
502,701 1,945,053 2,285,510 750,020 1,498,844 6,065,692
1,312,381 1,234,765 6,020,700 3,362,814 3,521,160 3,167,250
424,220 476,736 1,440,436 905,008 998,046 1,220,546
27,131,282 36,116,989 39,556,069 32,923,996 33,256,665 35,864,424
(4,743,760) (1,768,335) (2,646,895) 1,233,279 (1,405,160) (7,395,395)
3,064,166 3,453,845 3,586,075 2,770,109 9,503,218 2,978,357
(2,164,216) (2,658,895) (2,895,578) (2,355,349) (2,879,098) (2,468,213)
2,600,000
899,950 794,950 690,497 414,760 6,624,120 3,110,144
(3,843,810) (973,385) (1,956,398) 1,648,039 5,218,960 ( 4,285,251)
6.52% 5.01% 20.02% 13.26% 14.23% 14.72%
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REVENUE CAPACITY
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Assessed Value and Actual Value of Taxable Property
Last Ten Levy Years
Tax Total
Levy Residential Commercial Industrial Other Assessed
Year ProEerty ProEerty ProEerty ProEerty Value
2012 $1,248,844,566 312,328,617 4,385,758 783,171 1,566,342,112 *
2011 1,338,206,375 315,118,343 10,706,904 832,216 1,664,431,364
2010 1,435,137,071 325,603,742 12,723,472 636,502 1,774,100,787
2009 1,535,445,605 346,125,532 14,583,031 628,346 1,896,782,514
2008 1,510,235,133 353,063,176 17,166,096 630,017 1,881,094,422
2007 1,454,038,913 339,683,354 16,474,758 624,450 1,810,821,475
2006 1,338,444,546 322,892,024 15,268,492 617,345 1,677,222,407
2005 1,276,516,807 318,031,796 13,102,464 613,726 1,608,264,793
2004 1,155,398,804 325,308,649 11,332,296 738,791 1,492,778,540
2003 1,078,494,828 303,655,927 10,578,013 689,616 1,393,418,384
*Cook County property class and assessed valuation is an estimate. Cook County information is not yet available.
Note: Total Direct Tax Rate is weighted for both Cook and Lake Counties.
Data Source
Offices of the Cook and Lake County Clerks
111
Estimated Estimated
Total Actual Actual
Direct Taxable Taxable
Tax Rate Value Value
0.9187 4,699,026,336 33.333%
0.8594 4,993,294,092 33.333%
0.7999 5,322,302,361 33.333%
0.7359 5,690,347,542 33.333%
0.6661 5,643,283,266 33.333%
0.6668 5,432,464,425 33.333%
0.6536 5,031,667,221 33.333%
0.6330 4,824,794,379 33.333%
0.6421 4,478,335,620 33.333%
0.6539 4,180,255,152 33.333%
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Property Tax Rates -Direct and Overlapping Governments
Last Ten Levy Years
Comparative Tax Rates
(Per $100 Assessed and Equalized Valuation)
Tax Levy Year
Lake County (2)
Village of Buffalo Grove
County, including Forest Preserve District
Combined School Districts (District #96,
District #125 and District #532)
Buffalo Grove Park District
Indian Trails Public Library District
All Other
Percentage Change -Y ear-to-Year
Cook County
Village of Buffalo Grove
County, including Forest Preserve District
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
of Greater Chicago
Combined School Districts (District #21,
District #214 and District #512)
Buffalo Grove Park District
Indian Trails Public Library District
All Other
Percentage Change -Y ear-to-Year
Notes:
2012 2011
0.929 0.852
0.82 0.755
6.779 6.158
0.511 0.452
0.441 0.385
0.106 0.092
9.586 8.694
10.26% 9.33%
N/A 0.886
N/A 0.520
N/A 0.320
N/A 6.565
N/A 0.479
N/A 0.393
N/A 0.107
N/A 9.270
N/A 12.95%
(1) Taxes levied on a calendar year basis for collection in the subsequent fiscal year.
2010 2009
0.797 0.750
0.703 0.664
5.610 5.301
0.425 0.351
0.315 0.301
0.102 0.094
7.952 7.461
6.58% 5.04%
0.810 0.691
0.474 0.464
0.274 0.261
5.792 5.103
0.439 0.371
0.347 0.307
0.071 0.068
8.207 7.265
12.97% 1.71%
(2) Overlapping tax rates for Lake County represented only District #102 and Indian Trail Library District
as the majority of Buffalo Grove is within those districts. Overlapping rates for District #96 available
upon request.
NI A -not yet available.
Data Source
Cook County Tax Extension Office and
Lake County Tax Extension Office
113
2008
0.665
0.652
5.102
0.370
0.222
0.092
7.103
0.74%
0.670
0.466
0.252
5.004
0.376
0.308
0.067
7.143
-2.39%
2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
0.649 0.633 0.608 0.603 0.615
0.645 0.654 0.664 0.684 0.715
5.066 5.318 5.234 5.300 5.144
0.380 0.403 0.375 0.349 0.387
0.219 0.317 0.223 0.325 0.265
0.092 0.094 0.093 0.120 0.101
7.051 7.419 7.197 7.381 7.227
-4.96% 3.08% -2.49% 2.13% 0.74%
0.729 0.731 0.726 0.785 0.807
0.499 0.557 0.607 0.662 0.728
0.263 0.284 0.315 0.347 0.361
5.035 5.613 5.434 5.359 5.867
0.416 0.455 0.435 0.457 0.498
0.297 0.320 0.312 0.323 0.335
0.079 0.080 0.076 0.064 0.074
7.318 8.040 7.905 7.997 8.670
-8.98% 1.71% -1.15% -7.76% 7.42%
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Principal Property Taxpayers
Current Fiscal Year and Nine Years Ago
2012 2003
Percentage Percentage
of Total of Total
Village Village
Equalized Taxable Equalized Equalized
Assessed Assessed Assessed Assessed
TaxEayer Valuation Rank Valuation Valuation Rank Valuation
Chevy Chase Business Park $ 26,804,771 1 1.71 % 18,153,246 2 1.30 %
Hamilton Partners (1) 10,702,140 2 0.68 12,794,836 4 0.92
Millbrook 9,545,944 3 0.61
Penobscot Management (3) 8,771,928 4 0.56 8,878,064 6 0.64
Rogers Center for Commerce (4) 8,313,454 5 0.53 20,442,855 1 1.47
Riverwalk South LLC (2) 7,749,476 6 0.49 12,106,414 5 0.87
Remax Consumer Plastics, Inc. 7,739,513 7 0.49
Aptakisic Creek Corporate Park LLC 7,379,117 8 0.47
Amil at Windbrooke LP 6,125,414 9 0.39 6,190,285 9 0.44
Manufacturer's Life Insurance 5,821,022 10 0.37 6,432,844 8 0.46
Amli at Chevy Chase, LP 14,836,110 3 1.07
Inland Real Estate Group 7,213,448 7 0.52
First Chicago Property 5,884,659 10 0.42
American National Bank
Courtesy Corporation
$ 98 z952:779 6.32 % 112,932,761 8.11 %
Note: Every effort was made to seek out and report the largest taxpayers. However, many of the taxpayers contain
multiple parcels, and it is possible that some parcels and their valuations have been overlooked.
(1) Previously HP Riverwalk II, LLC
(2) Previously Marack and Associates
(3) Previously The Wheatlands LLC
(4) Previously American National Bank and Trust of Chicago
Data Source
Offices of the County Clerk of Cook and Lake Counties
115
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Property Tax Levies and Collections
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Lake Coun!i:
Collected Within the
Fiscal Year After the Le~
Levy Tax Percentage
Year Levied Amount ofLe~
2011 $ 11,026,478 11,019,638 99.94%
2010 10,911,629 10,902,757 99.92%
2009 10,826,999 10,818,398 99.92%
2008 9,648,296 9,639,444 99.91%
2007 9,l37,324 9,l33,824 99.96%
2006 8,389,127 8,383,359 99.93%
2005 7,690,488 7,692,967 100.00%
2004 7,068,040 7,063,323 99.93%
2003 6,833,964 6,833,112 99.99%
2002 6,496,642 6,493,l38 99.95%
Notes: Property is assessed at 33 113% of actual value.
Cook Coun!i:
Collected Within the
Fiscal Year After the Le~
Tax Percentage
Levied Amount of Levy
3,279,285 3,225,824 98.37%
3,280,083 3,203,676 97.67%
3,l31,059 2,992,768 95.58%
2,882,493 2,902,223 100.00%
2,937,238 2,871,428 97.76%
2,572,578 2,538,174 98.66%
2,492,952 2,454,868 98.47%
2,516,966 2,465,488 97.95%
2,277,392 2,259,270 99.20%
2,010,410 1,991,316 99.05%
Property is assessed on the following basis: Cook County -Triennial; Lake County -Quadrennial
(minimum).
Collections for prior tax years are immaterial.
Data Source
Office of the County Clerk
116
Vi1la~e Total
Percentage
Collected of Levy
14,245,462 99.58%
14,106,433 99.40%
13,811,167 98.95%
12,541,667 100.00%
12,005,252 99.43%
10,921,533 99.63%
10,147,835 99.65%
9,528,811 99.41%
9,092,382 99.79%
8,484,454 99.73%
117
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Sales Tax Revenue and Number of Principal Payers
Revenue by Category
Last Ten Calendar Years
General Merchandise
Food
Drinking and Eating Places
Apparel
Furniture, Households and Radio
Lumber, Building and Hardware
Automotive Filling Stations
Drugs and Miscellaneous Retail
Agriculture and All Other
Manufacturers
Total Number of Payers
Village Direct Sales Tax Rate
Village Home Rule tax Rate
Note:
2012 2011
$ 17,526 18,514
1,193,312 1,244,667
997,738 921,617
130,163 129,402
437,774 378,836
812,434 534,413
954,996 853,864
1,847,550 1,982,824
1,347,303 1,193,620
334,442 378,326
$ 8,073,237 7,636,083
966 1,286
1.00% 1.00%
1.00% 1.00%
Calendar Year
2010 2009 2008
3,901 4,637 5,819
1,362,170 1,357,378 1,415,835
933,212 941,804 906,628
128,663 112,951 104,376
415,396 223,008 521,316
402,483 716,935 1,379,764
959,870 1,222,500 1,177,121
1,431,121 1,432,484 1,285,513
1,062,978 1,257,806 2,082,955
379,893 399,141 390,034
7,079,687 7,668,644 9,269,361
997 975 1,002
1.00% 1.00% 1.00%
1.00% 1.00% 1.00%
Blank categories have less than four taxpayers; therefore, no data is shown to protect the confidentiality of individual taxpayers.
Data Source
Illinois Department of Revenue
Offices of the Cook and Lake County Clerks
118
2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
3,793 1,346 1,662 4,614
1,371,195 1,340,177 1,360,403 1,256,331 1,206,548
874,307 924,738 932,646 833,941 630,398
110,386 67,072 100,045 81,888 47,529
422,342 530,825 534,243 456,248 455,215
2,181,496 3,326,323 3,666,077 3,279,174 2,388,782
1,715,400 1,581,217 1,459,577 1,266,367 1,151,643
1,237,894 1,206,917 1,088,992 929,343 829,971
1,777,144 1,755,277 1,744,041 1,258,957 1,127,987
338,494 438,024 502,410 498,294 182,256
10,032,451 11,171,916 11,390,096 9,865,157 8,020,329
1,196 1,311 1,271 1,189 1,213
1.00% 1.00% 1.00% 1.00% 1.00%
1.00% 1.00% 1.00% 0.50% 0.50%
119
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Direct and Overlapping Sales Tax Rates
Last Ten Fiscal Years
State of
Village Illinois
Fiscal Direct Sales Tax
Year Rate Rate
2012 1.00% 6.50%
2011 1.00% 6.50%
2010 1.00% 6.50%
2009 1.00% 6.50%
2008 1.00% 6.50%
2007 * 1.00% 6.50%
2007 1.00% 6.50%
2006 1.00% 6.50%
2005 1.00% 6.50%
2004 1.00% 6.50%
2003 0.05% 6.50%
*Transitional fiscal year May 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007.
Data Source
Illinois Department of Revenue
120
DEBT CAPACITY
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Ratio of Outstanding Debt by Type
Last Ten Years
Governmental Activities
Tax
General Increment Special
Year Obligation Financing Service Area
Ended Bonds Bonds Bonds
12/3112012 $ 12,280,000
12/3112011 7,200,000
12/3112010 8,255,000
12/3112009 6,575,000
12/3112008 7,740,000
12/3112007* 8,890,000
4/30/2007 10,202,381
4/30/2006 11,437,146
4/30/2005 12,597,846 3,400,000 1,460,000
4/30/2004 13,530,660 4,150,000 3,140,000
4/3012003 14,201,820 5,505,000 4,635,000
Business-Type
Activities
General
Obligation Revenue
Bonds Bonds
174,768
345,003
689,303
1,034,647
1,367,443
*Transitional fiscal year May 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007.
December 31, 2007 represents an eight-month period.
Notes:
Total
Primary
Government
12,280,000
7,200,000
8,255,000
6,575,000
7,740,000
8,890,000
10,377,149
11,782,149
18,147,149
21,855,307
25,709,263
Details of the Village's outstanding debt can be found in the Notes to the Financial Statements.
Ratio of
Total
Outstanding Debt
Debt to Total Outstanding
Equalized Outstanding as a Percentage
Assessed Debt of Personal
Valuation Eer CaEita{ 12 Income
0.78% 290.10 0.65%
0.43% 171.79 0.39%
0.47% 198.93 0.45%
0.35% 156.62 0.36%
0.41% 183.54 0.44%
0.49% 209.47 0.51%
0.62% 243.80 0.60%
0.73% 274.96 0.69%
1.22% 420.12 1.08%
1.57% 508.70 1.28%
1.95% 596.50 1.53%
(I) See the Schedule of Demographic and Economic Statistics for equalized assessed valuation of property, personal income, and population data.
121
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Ratio of General Bonded Debt Outstanding
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Percentage
Amounts of Estimated
Available Actual
General in Debt Taxable
Fiscal Obligation Service Value of
Year Bonds Fund Total ProEe~ {12 Per CaEita
2012 $ 12,280,000 19,527 12,260,473 0.78% 289.64
2011 7,200,000 12,543 7,187,457 0.43% 171.49
2010 8,255,000 20,271 8,234,729 0.46% 198.45
2009 6,575,000 (12,970) 6,587,970 0.35% 156.93
2008 7,740,000 33,167 7,706,833 0.41% 182.76
2007 * 8,890,000 98,332 8,791,668 0.49% 207.16
2007 10,202,381 486,946 9,715,435 0.58% 228.25
2006 11,780,000 499,743 11,280,257 0.70% 263.24
2005 12,597,846 12,597,846 0.84% 291.65
2004 14,565,307 14,565,307 1.05% 339.02
2003 15,565,000 15,565,000 1.18% 361.14
*Transitional fiscal year May 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007.
Notes:
Details of the Village's outstanding debt can be found in the Notes to the Financial Statements.
(1) See the Schedule of Assessed Value and estimated Actual Value of Taxable Property for property value data.
122
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Direct and Overlapping Governmental Activities Debt
As of December 31, 2012
Percentage of Village of
Debt Applicable Buffalo Grove
Gross to the Village of Share
Debt Buffalo Grove* of Debt
Overlapping Debt
School Districts
Cook County School District #21 $ 47,585,000 18.09% 8,608,127
Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated #96 1,285,000 39.57% 508,475
Aptakisic-Tripp Community Consolidated #102 4,525,000 76.48% 3,460,720
Lincolnshire -Half Day District #103 2,840,000 11.84% 336,256
Adlai E. Stevenson H.S. District #125 20,985,000 37.71% 7,913,444
Wheeling Township H.S. District #214 71,550,000 3.93% 2,811,915
Harper Community College #512 182,990,000 1.80% 3,293,820
College of Lake County #532 20,535,000 4.89% 1,004,162
Total School Districts 352,295,000 27,936,917
Other Than School Districts
Lake County 82,495,000 4.89% 4,034,006
Lake County Forest Preserve 305,415,000 4.89% 14,934,794
Cook County 3,706,435,000 0.24% 8,895,444
Cook County Forest Preserve 187,950,000 0.24% 451,080
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District 2,238,816,507 0.25% 5,597,041
Buffalo Grove Park District 15,960,000 95.49% 15,240,204
Wheeling Park District 9,885,000 6.51% 643,514
Total Other Than School Districts 6,546,956,507 49,796,082
Total Overlapping Debt 6,899,251,507 77,732,999
Total Village of Buffalo Grove Direct Debt $ 12,280z000 100.00% 12,280,000
Total Direct and Overlapping Debt $ 6,911,531,507 90,012,999
*Determined by ratio of assessed valuation of property subject to taxation in the Village of Buffalo Grove to valuation of
property subject to overlapping unit.
Note: Overlapping governments are those that coincide, at least in part, with the geographic boundaries of the Village.
This schedule estimates the portion of the outstanding debt of those overlapping governments that is borne by
the residents and businesses of the Village of Buffalo Grove. This process recognizes that, when considering
the government's ability to issue and repay long-term debt, the entire debt burden borne by the residents and
businesses should be taken into account. However, this does not imply that every taxpayer is a resident, and
therefore responsible for repaying the debt, of each overlapping government.
123
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Schedule of Legal Debt Margin
December 31,2012
Under the 1970 Illinois Constitution, there is no legal limit for home rule municipalities except as set by the General
Assembly_
124
DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC INFORMATION
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Demographic and Economic Statistics
Last Ten Years
Equalized Per Capita
Fiscal Assessed Personal
Year PO,Eulation Value {EAVl EAV
2012 42,330 (E) $ 1,566,342,112 37,003
2011 41,911 (E) 1,664,431,364 39,714
2010 41,496 (A) 1,774,100,787 42,754
2009 41,980 (E) 1,896,782,514 45,183
2008 42,170 (E) 1,881,094,422 44,607
2007 * 42,440 (E) 1,810,821,475 42,668
2007 42,564 (E) 1,677,222,407 39,405
2006 42,851 (E) 1,608,264,793 37,532
2005 43,195 (A) 1,492,778,540 34,559
2004 42,963 (A) 1,393,418,384 32,433
2003 43,100 (E) 1,319,372,268 30,612
(A) Actual
(E) Estimate
*Transitional fiscal year May 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007.
(l) US Census
(2) Northern Illinois University Estimate
(3) American Community Survey 3 Year Estimates
Data Source
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
125
Personal Per Capita Unemployment
Income Income Rate
1,891,582,681 44,687 (E) 7.1%
1,854,311,029 44,244 (E) 7.6%
1,817,773,776 43,806 (3) 8.4%
1,802,196,362 42,930 (E) 7.8%
1,774,145,979 42,071 (E) 4.8%
1,749,795,121 41,230 (E) 3.7%
1,719,809,470 40,405 (E) 3.2%
1,696,777,664 39,597 (E) 3.2%
1,676,191,104 38,805 (E) 3.8%
1,709,669,622 39,794 (2) 4.2%
1,680,818,972 38,998 (E) 4.8%
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Principal Village Employers
Current Year and Nine Years Ago
Em12lo~er
Siemens Building Technologies
SMS-NA USA
Rexam (1)
Dominick's Finer Foods (three locations)
GSF -USA, Inc
Plexus Corporation
Harris Trust & Savings Bank
Dell
Tenex Corp
Amerisource Bergen Technology Group
Crosscom National, Inc
Leica Microsystems, Inc
ASAP Software
RG Ray Corporation
Federal Express
Allstate Insurance Company
Village of Buffalo Grove
Data Source
Village Records -earliest available records
(1) prior to 2005 -Courtesy Corporation
Em12lo~ees
2,000
1,200
800
483
450
370
350
225
220
200
200
200
2012
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
lO
10
lO
126
2003
Percent Percent
of Total of Total
Village Village
P012ulation Em12lo~ees Rank P012ulation
4.72% 1,036 2 2.41%
2.83%
1.89% 585 3 1.36%
1.14% 480 4 1.12%
1.06%
0.87% 400 5 0.93%
0.83% 350 6 0.81%
0.53%
0.52%
0.47%
0.47%
0.47%
2lO lO 0.49%
245 8 0.57%
300 7 0.70%
1,250 1 2.91%
239 9 0.56%
OPERATING INFORMATION
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Full-Time Equivalent Employees
Last Ten Years
Function/Program 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
General Government
Administration
Village Manager's Office 4.5 4.0 4.0 4.5 5.0
Planning 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5
Information Technology 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5
Finance 8.5 8.5 8.5 9.0 9.5
Building and Zoning 10 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.5
Public Safety
Police
Full-Time Police Officers 69 69 69.0 71.0 71.0
Community Service Officers 3 3 3.0 3.0 3.0
Civilians 16.5 17.5 17.5 20.5 21.5
Fire
Full-time Firefighters/Paramedics 62 62.0 62.0 62.0 62.0
Civilians 3.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0
Public Works
Pubic Works Administration 11.0 11.0 12.0 12.0 14.5
Streets/F orestry 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0
Water and Sewer 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 14.0
Central Garage 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.0
Building Maintenance 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0
Recreation
Administration 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5
Grounds Maintenance 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0
264.0 267.0 268.0 274.0 279.5
Recreation
Seasonal 34.0 34.0 34.0 34.0 34.0
*Transitional fiscal year May 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007.
Data Source
Village Finance Department
127
2007* 2007 2006 2005 2004
5.0 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5
1.5 1.5 1.5 2.0 2.0
3.5 3.5 3.0 3.0 3.0
9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 10.0
10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5
71.0 70.0 70.0 71.0 70.0
3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
21.5 22.5 22.0 22.5 22.0
61.0 62.0 62.0 62.0 62.0
6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0
14.5 14.5 15.5 15.5 15.5
20.0 20.0 19.0 20.0 21.0
14.0 14.0 13.0 10.0 11.0
5.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0
4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0
13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5
15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0
278.5 278.0 276.0 276.0 277.0
34.0 34.0 34.0 34.0 34.0
128
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Operating Indicators
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Function/ProS,!am 2012 2011 2010 2009
General Government
Building and Zoning
Building Permits Issued 2,206 1,930 1,959 1,922
Building Inspections Conducted 15,858 9,661 7,088 6,633
Property Maintenance Inspections Conducted 5,828 3,462 3,158 2,348
Public Safety
Police
Physical Arrests 671 820 981 989
Parking Violations 3,341 2,031 2,062 3,267
Traffic Violations 10,826 11,867 11,999 11,373
DUI Arrests 107 164 222 267
Vehic1e Crashes 1,260 1,396 1,391 1,414
Fire
Ambulance Calls/EMS 2,789 2,568 2,743 2,553
Service Call 487 1,053 610 718
Fire Call 698 737 735 774
Auto Aid/Mutual Aid 680 676 654 672
Public Works
Streets
Street Resurfacing (Miles) 5.51 2.90 3.00 4.94
Parks and Recreation
Park Sites 46 46 46 46
Golf Courses -Combined
Golf Rounds Played -Paid 59,937 56,918 52,740 59,723
Water
New Connections (Tap-ons) 15 12 50 7
Average Daily Consumption * 3.917 4.09 4.30 4.21
Peak Daily Consumption * 7.927 7.84 7.30 7.29
*(millions of gallon)
* *Transitional fiscal year May 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007.
N/ A -not available
Data Source
Various Village Departments
129
2008
1,746
5,054
2,159
1,085
3,451
15,795
337
1,786
2,590
751
881
689
4.94
46
58,097
25
4.089
7.027
2007**
1,695
21,383
2,962
2,143
4,721
12,010
482
1,555
2,943
678
858
379
8.23
46
60,258
33
4.347
8.393
2007
1,282
13,416
3,448
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2,583
684
788
406
8.30
46
61,005
98
4.613
8.882
2006
2,011
14,744
4,530
2,489
4,751
12,010
457
1,692
2,668
614
810
315
8.25
46
60,678
6
5.094
9.791
130
2005
1,843
12,058
3,260
2,609
5,598
12,312
440
1,719
2,610
645
810
360
8.59
46
61,937
16
4.668
8.577
2004
2,099
11,597
3,057
2,673
4,990
10,181
452
1,842
2,622
682
788
403
6.95
46
60,275
66
4.733
9.024
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Capital Asset Statistics
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Function/Pro~ram 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Public Safety
Police
Stations 1 1 1 1 1
Patrol Units 34 36 36 36 36
Fire
Stations 3 3 3 3 3
Fire Apparatus 21 21 21 21 20
Public Works
Streets
Streets (Miles) 117.70 117.70 117.70 117.70 117.50
Streetlights 2,778 2,778 2,745 2,743 2,714
Water
Water Mains (Miles) 180.25 180.25 179.83 179.82 180.63
Fire Hydrants 2,475 2,475 2,475 2,474 2,474
Wastewater
Sanitary Sewers (Miles) 139.27 139.27 139.27 139.27 139.24
*Transitional fiscal year May 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007.
Data Source
Various Village Departments
131
2007*
1
36
3
20
117.50
2,614
179.57
2,468
139.12
2007
1
35
3
20
117.50
2,374
178.36
2,449
138.72
2006
1
35
3
20
117.50
2,374
178.36
2,449
138.72
2005
1
35
3
20
117.50
2,374
178.36
2,449
138.72
132
2004
1
35
3
20
117.50
2,374
178.36
2,449
138.72