2013 CAFRCOMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL
FINANCIAL REPORT
OF THE
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
Prepared by the Department of Finance and General Services
Scott Anderson
Director of Finance and General Services
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
Page(s)
INTRODUCTORY SECTION
Letter of Transmittal i - iv
Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting v
Organizational Chart vi
List of Elected and Appointed Officials vii
FINANCIAL SECTION
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT 1 - 3
REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
Management's Discussion and Analysis 4 - 18
BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Government-W ide Financial Statements
Statement of Net Position 19
Statement of Activities 20 - 21
Fund Financial Statements
Balance Sheet - Governmental Funds 22 - 23
Reconciliation of the Balance Sheet of Governmental Funds to the Statement of
Net Position 24
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances -
Governmental Funds 25
Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in
Fund Balances of Governmental Funds to the Statement of Activities 26
Statement of Net Position - Proprietary Funds 27 - 30
Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Net Position - Proprietary
Funds 31 - 32
Statement of Cash Flows - Proprietary Funds 33 - 36
Statement of Fiduciary Net Position - Fiduciary Funds 37
Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Position - Fiduciary Funds 38
Index to Notes to Financial Statements 39
Notes to Financial Statements 40 - 84
REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
General Fund
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance - Budget
and Actual - General 85
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
TABLE OF CONTENTS (cont.)
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
Page(s)
REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION (cont.)
Special Revenue Funds
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance - Budget
and Actual - Motor Fuel Tax 86
Historical Pension Information
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund - Schedule of Employer's Contributions and
Schedule of Funding Progress 87
Police Pension Fund - Schedule of Employer's Contributions and Schedule of
Funding Progress 88
Firefighters' Pension Fund - Schedule of Employer's Contributions and
Schedule of Funding Progress 89
Other Post Employment Benefits - Schedule of Employer Contributions and Schedule
of Funding Progress 90
Notes to Required Supplementary Information 91
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
Governmental Funds
Combining Balance Sheet - Nonmajor Governmental Funds 93
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances -
Nonmajor Governmental Funds 94 - 95
Schedules of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances (Deficit) -
Budget and Actual
Illinois Municipal Retirement - Nonmajor special revenue fund 96
Metra Parking Lot - Nonmajor special revenue fund 97
Debt Service - Nonmajor debt service fund 98
Street Maintenance - Nonmajor capital projects fund 99
Facilities Development - Nonmajor capital projects fund 100
Enterprise Funds
Combining Statement of Net Position - Nonmajor Enterprise Funds 101
Combining Statement of Revenue, Expenses and Changes in Fund Net Position -
Nonmajor Enterprise Funds 102
Combining Statement of Cash Flows - Nonmajor Enterprise Funds 103
Schedules of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Fund Net Position - Budget
and Actual - Non-GAAP Budgetary Basis
Buffalo Grove Golf - Enterprise Fund 104
Refuse Service - Enterprise Fund 105
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
TABLE OF CONTENTS (cont.)
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
Page(s)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION (cont.)
Water & Sewerage - Enterprise Fund 106
Arboretum Golf - Enterprise Fund 107
Combining Statement of Fiduciary Net Position- Pension Trust Funds 108
Combining Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Position - Pension Trust Funds 109
Schedules of Changes in Fiduciary Net Position - Budget and Actual
Police Pension - Pension Trust Fund 110
Firefighters' Pension - Pension Trust Fund 111
Schedule of Changes in Fiduciary Assets and Liabilities - School and Park
Donations - Agency Fund 112
STATISTICAL SECTION
Net Position by Component 113 - 114
Change in Net Position 115 - 118
Fund Balances of Governmental Funds 119 - 120
Change in Fund Balances of Governmental Funds 121 - 122
Assessed and Actual Value of Taxable Property 123 - 124
Property Tax Rates - Direct and Overlapping Governments 125 - 126
Principal Property Taxpayers 127 - 128
Property Tax Levy and Collections 129 - 130
Sales Tax Revenue and Number of Principal Payers - Revenue by Category 131 - 132
Direct and Overlapping Sales Tax Rates 133
Ratio of Outstanding Debt by Type 134 - 135
Ratio of General Bonded Debt Outstanding 136
Direct and Overlapping Governmental Activities Debt 137
Schedule of Legal Debt Margin 138
Demographic and Economic Statistics 139
Principal Village Employers 140
Full-Time Equivalent Employees 141 - 142
Operating Indicators 143 - 144
Capital Asset Statistics 145 - 146
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BUFFALO GROVE
Department of Finance & General Services
Fifty Raupp Blvd.
VILLAGE OF
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089-2100
Phone 847-459-2500
Fax 847-459-0332
June 24, 2014
The Honorable Jeffrey Braiman
Members of the Village Board
Citizens of the Village ofBuffalo Grove
The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) of the Village of Buffalo Grove for the year ended
December 31, 2013 is submitted herewith_ This report represents a comprehensive picture of the Village's
financial activities during Fiscal Year 2013 and the financial condition of its various funds at December 31,
2013_ State law requires that all general-purpose local govermnents 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
Baker Tilly, Independent Certified Public Accountants, have issued an unmodified (clean) opinion on the
Village's financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013_ The independent auditors'
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 govermnent 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_
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 218 full-time and 79 part-time/seasonal positions in the
Fiscal Year 2013 annual budget.
Budgetary Control and Accounting Systems
The annual budget serves as the foundation for the Village's financial 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 31st 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 698 licensed business 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 6.6 percent besting the metro area by 2.9 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 $7,803,749 which is an increase from the previous
year's total of $7,570,917 an increase of 3.1 percent.
• Utility use taxes increased from $2,510,242 to $2,629,997 or 4.8 percent.
• Real estate transfer taxes generated $760,164 in 2013 versus $459,036 in 2012. Sales of
commercial and industrial properties increased considerably in the current fiscal year.
The Village equalized assessed valuation decreased by $98 million or 5.9 percent to $1.57 billion in the
2012 levy year. The decrease is due primarily to property reassessments.
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.
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Fiscal Year Ended
Unassigned
Fund Balance
Budgeted
Expenditures
December 31,2007 $14,872,103 $30,202,380
December 31,2008 $11,587,937 $31,021,971
December 31,2009 $ 9,005,069 $29,418,559
December 31,2010 $ 9,563,655 $29,266,181
December 31, 2011 $ 9,872,594 $29,271,054
December 31,2012 $10,302,515 $29,768,828
December 31, 2013 $12,395,113 $35,511,109*
*Budget number includes employer pension costs beginning in FY 2013.
Long-Term Financial Planning
49.24%
37.35%
30.61%
32.68%
33.73%
34.61%
34.90%
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 the 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 $40.2 million in capital
improvements. Transportation-related projects represent a large percentage of the improvements at $25
million. Routine maintenance of existing streets accounts for $23 million of those projects. Approximately
$7.3 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, the 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.
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.
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 fmancial
report (CAFR) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012. This was the thirty-second consecutive year
that the government has received this prestigious award. In order to be awarded a Certificate of
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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 I, 2013. 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 Deputy Finance Director Andrew Brown and Accountant Linda
Miller. 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.
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Director of Finance/Village Treasurer
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Illinois
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December 31, 2012
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List of Elected and Appointed Officials
December 31, 2013
Jeffrey S. Braiman
Village President
Jeffrey Berman
Lester Ottenheimer
Andrew Stein
Board of Trustees
Appointed Officials
Jennifer Maltas
Deputy Village Manager
Steven Casstevens
Chief of Police
Michael Reynolds
Public Works Director
Darren Monico
Village Engineer
Geoff Tollefson
Golf Course Manager
Dane Bragg
Village Manager
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Janet M. Sirabian
Village Clerk
Beverly Sussman
Michael Terson
Steven Trilling
Scott Anderson
Finance DirectorNillage
Treasurer
Terrence Vavra
Fire Chief
Arthur Malinowski
Human Resource Director
Robert Pfiel
Village Planner
Brian Sheehan
Building Commissioner
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
To the Village President and Board of Trustees
Village of Buffalo Grove
Buffalo Grove, Illinois
Report on the Financial Statements
�AKER TILLY
Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP
130\ W 22nd St, Ste 400
Oak Brook, IL 60523-3389
tel 630 990 3 \ 31
fax 630 990 0039
bakerti\ly.com
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the governmental activities, the business-type
activities, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of the Village of Buffalo Grove, Illinois,
as of and for the year ended December 31, 2013, and the related notes to the financial statements, which
collectively comprise the Village of Buffalo Grove'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.
Auditors' Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements based on our audit. We did not audit the
investment in joint venture and loss from joint venture, which represent 15.16 percent, 0.00 percent and 15.54
percent, respectively, of the assets, revenues and net position of the business-type activities and 19.15 percent,
0.00 percent, and 19.65 percent, respectively, of the assets, revenues and net position of the Water and
Sewerage Fund. Those balances were derived from the audit of the Northwest Water Commission which was
audited by other auditors whose report has been furnished to us, and our opinion, insofar as it relates to the
amounts included for investment in joint venture and loss from joint venture, is based solely on the report of the
other auditors. 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 auditors' judgment, including the assessment of the
risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk
assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the Village of Buffalo Grove'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 Village of Buffalo
Grove'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.
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INTERNATIONAL
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Village of Buffalo Grove
Opinions
In our opinion, based on our audit and the report of other auditors, the financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the respective financial position of the governmental activities, the
business-type activities, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of the Village of Buffalo
Grove, Illinois, as of December 31, 2013 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.
Emphasis of Matter
As discussed in Note III.G. to the financial statements, the 2012 financial statements have been restated to
correct an error. Our opinions are not modified with respect to this matter.
Other Matters
The financial statements of the Village of Buffalo Grove as of December 31, 2012, prior to restatement, were
audited by other auditors whose report dated June 28, 2013, expressed an unmodified opinion on those
statements.
As part of our audit of the 2013 financial statements, we also audited the adjustments described in Note Ill. G. that
were applied to restate the 2012 financial statements in order to correct errors. In our opinion, such adjustments
are appropriate and have been properly applied. We were not engaged to audit, review, or apply any procedures
to the 2012 financial statements of the Village of Buffalo Grove other than with respect to the adjustments and,
accordingly, we do not express an opinion or any other form of assurance on the 2012 financial statements as a
whole.
Required Supplementary Information
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that the required supplementary
information (restated for the correction described in Note III.G.) as listed in the table of contents 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 financial 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 responses 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.
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To the Village President and Board of Trustees
Village of Buffalo Grove
Supplementary Information
Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming opinions on the financial statements that collectively comprise
the Village of Buffalo Grove's basic financial statements. The supplementary information (restated for the
correction described in Note III.G.) as listed in the table of contents are presented for purposes of additional
analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements. Such information is the responsibility of
management and was derived from and relates directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to
prepare the basic financial statements. The 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 supplementary
information is fairly stated in all material respects, in relation to the basic financial statements as a whole.
Other Information
Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming opinions on the financial statements that collectively comprise
the Village of Buffalo Grove's basic financial statements. The introductory section and statistical section are
presented for purposes of additional analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements. Such
information has 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 it.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Management’s Discussion and Analysis (Unaudited)
December 31, 2013
The Village of Buffalo Grove’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) offers the readers of the Village of
Buffalo Grove’s financial statements this narrative overview and analysis of the financial activities of the Village of
Buffalo Grove for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013. This information presented here should be considered in
conjunction with additional information provided in the letter of transmittal, which is found on pages i-iv.
Financial Highlights
• The assets and deferred outflows of the Village exceeded its liabilities and deferred inflows at December 31,
2013 by $112.9 million (net position). The Net Position for governmental activities is $65.8 million or 58
percent of the total and business-type activities account for $47.1 million. Of this amount, $23.8 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 $4.9 million (or 4.2 percent) during the fiscal year ending December
31, 2013. The governmental net position decreased by $4.1 million and the business-type activities net
position decreased by $.8 million.
• As of December 31, 2013, the Village of Buffalo Grove’s General Fund reported combined ending fund
balances of $20.5 million, an increase of $ 1.9 million from the prior year. Of this amount, $12.4 million was
unassigned.
• The Village’s general obligation debt decreased by $.9 million (or 7.7 percent). Total debt outstanding is
$11.3 million.
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 financial statements, 2)
fund financial statements, and 3) notes to the financial statements. This report also contains other supplementary
information in addition to the basic financial statements.
Government-wide financial statements
The government-wide financial statements (found on pages 19-21) are designed to provide readers with a broad
overview of the Village’s finances statements 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/deferred outflows and liabilities/deferred
inflows, with the difference between them 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).
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
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Management’s Discussion and Analysis (Unaudited)
December 31, 2013
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 service 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 financial 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 financial statements, it is
useful to compare the information presented for governmental funds with similar information presented for
governmental activities in the government-wide financial statements. By doing so, readers may better understand the
long-term impact of the government’s near-term financing decisions. Both the governmental fund balance sheet and
the governmental fund statement of revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balances provide a reconciliation to
facilitate this comparison between governmental funds and governmental activities.
The 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 and the Motor Fuel Tax Fund, which are classified as major funds.
Data on the other five 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 27-36) are used to report the same functions presented as business-type activities in
the government-wide financial 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 financial 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 101-
107 of this report.
Fiduciary Funds (see pages 37-38) 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
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis (Unaudited)
December 31, 2013
much like that used for proprietary funds. The basic fiduciary fund financial statements can be found on pages 110-
112 of this report.
Notes to the financial statement 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 40-84 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 85-91 of this report.
Government-wide Financial Analysis
The assets/deferred outflows of the Village of Buffalo Grove exceeded liabilities/deferred inflows by $112.9 million as
of December 31, 2013. The largest portion of the Village’s net position reflects its investment in capital assets (76.8
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 ($2.4 million) represents resources that are subject to external
restrictions on how they may be used. $1.8 million is restricted for contractual construction obligations including the
annual street maintenance program. The remaining balance of unrestricted net position ($23.8 million or 21.1
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 $4.9 million as a result of governmental activities decreasing by
$4.1 million and business-type activities decreasing by $0.8 million. The net position of the Village’s governmental
funds was $65.8 million. The Village’s unrestricted net position for governmental activities that are available for day-
to-day financial operations was $12.4 million compared to $11.4 million at December 31, 2012. The net position of
business-type activities was $47.1 million. The business-type activities unrestricted net position increased by $.2
million from the previous year.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis (Unaudited)
December 31, 2013
Please refer to table below for condensed Statement of Net Position:
Table 1
Village of Buffalo Grove’s Net Position
As of December 31, 2013
(in millions)
Governmental Business-Type
Activities Activities Total
2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012
Current and Other Assets $41.5 $44.1 $12.5 $12.5 $54.0 $56.6
Capital Assets 56.3 58.5 35.7 36.8 92.0 95.3
Total Assets $97.8 $102.6 $48.2 $49.3 $146.0 $151.9
Deferred Outflows 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Long-Term Liabilities 11.9 13.2 .3 0 $12.2 $13.2
Other Liabilities 5.6 5.2 0.8 1.4 6.4 6.6
Total Liabilities $17.5 $18.4 $1.1 $1.4 $18.6 $19.8
Deferred Inflows 14.6 14.4 0 0 14.6 14.4
Net Position:
Net Investment in Capital Assets $51.0 $52.1 $35.7 $36.7 $86.7 $88.8
Restricted 2.4 6.3 0.0 0.0 2.4 6.3
Unrestricted 12.4 11.5 11.4 11.2 23.8 22.7
Total Net Position $65.8 $69.9 $47.1 $47.9 $112.9 $117.8
Normal Impacts
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.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis (Unaudited)
December 31, 2013
Reduction of Capital Assets through Depreciation – which will reduce capital assets and net investment in capital
assets.
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 decrease in “Current and Other Assets” of $2.6 million is due to the
spending of bond proceeds on the annual street maintenance program. “Current and Other Assets” for business-type
activities did not change from the prior year despite the Village continuing with pay-as-you-go financing 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” are
primarily as a result of depreciation.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis (Unaudited)
December 31, 2013
Changes in Net Position
The Village’s total revenues and expenses for governmental and business-type activities are reflected in the following
chart:
Village of Buffalo Grove Changes in Net Position
For the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012
Governmental Business-Type Total Primary
Activities Activities Government
Revenues 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012
Program Revenues
Charges for Service 2.8 2.6 12.0 10.7 14.8 13.3
Grants and Contributions
Operating 1.2 1.2 - - 1.2 1.2
General Revenue
Property Tax 14.5 14.3 - - 14.5 14.3
Sales and Use Tax 7.8 7.6 - - 7.8 7.6
Income Tax 4.7 5.5 - - 4.7 5.5
Telecommunications Tax 1.9 2.2 - - 1.9 2.2
Utility Taxes 2.6 2.5 - -
2.6 2.5
Property Transfer Tax 0.8 0.5 - - 0.8 0.5
Other 2.7 2.4 - - 2.7 2.4
Total Revenue 39.0 38.8 12.0 10.7 51.0 49.5
Expenses
Governmental Activities
General Government 6.6 6.1 6.9 6.1
Public Safety 21.9 22.3 22.1 22.3
Public Works 15.1 12.0 15.3 12.0
Interest 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Business Type
Water and Sewer
8.1 9.0 8.1 9.0
Refuse Services 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
Golf 2.9 3.0 2.9 3.0
Total Expenses 44.0 40.8 11.9 12.9 55.9 53.7
Excess before transfers (5.0) (2.0) 0.1 (2.2) (4.9) (4.2)
Transfers In (Out) 0.9 0.5 (0.9) (0.5)
Change in Net Position (4.1) (1.5) (0.8) (2.7) (4.9) (4.2)
Net position - beginning 69.9 71.4 47.9 50.6 117.8 122.0
Net position – ending 65.8 69.9 47.1 47.9 112.9 117.8
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis (Unaudited)
December 31, 2013
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 staffing.
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 position by $4.1 million to $65.8 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, 2013 were $39.0 million an
increase of $.2 million or .5 percent. Property taxes continue to be the Village’s largest source of revenue (37.5
percent) at $14.5 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 $13.1 million or 32.9 percent of total governmental activities revenue. Intergovernmental
revenues, including state income tax account for 11.8 percent. The net decrease in net assets was due the
expenditure of debt proceeds on the annual street maintenance project.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis (Unaudited)
December 31, 2013
Property taxes increased by $.2 million. The increase in the tax levy was due to an increase in the debt service levy
due to a reduced amount of tax abatements. The debt service levy increased by 13.2 percent, while the all other
components of the levy increased by 2.5 percent.
Sales tax increased by $.2 million compared to the previous year. The growth in sales tax was about 2.6 percent.
Utility taxes were up $.1 million as the region experienced a very cold winter as revenue collected on natural gas use
was up 25 percent. Income taxes decreased by $.8 million. In FY 2012, there was a one time adjustment to income
tax revenues that caused a spike in the previous year.
Expenses:
The cost of all governmental activities this year was $44 million resulting in an increase of 7.8 percent from the
previous year ($40.8 million). Most of the increase ($.9 million) is due to public works projects including the large debt
financed street maintenance program.
7.2%
3.0%
37.5%
20.2%
12.3%
5.0% 6.8% 2.0%
6.0%
Village of Buffalo Grove 2013 Revenue by Source
Governmental Activities
Charges for Service
Grants and Contributions
Property Taxes
Sales and Use Taxes
Income Tax
Telecommunications Tax
Utility Taxes
Property Transfer Tax
15.3%
49.5%
34.3%
0.8%
Village of Buffalo Grove 2013 Expenditure by Function
Governmental Activities
General Government
Public Safety
Public Works
Interest
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Management’s Discussion and Analysis (Unaudited)
December 31, 2013
The Statement of Activities on pages 20-21 shows that $2.8 million was financed by those who use the services, $1.2
million was financed by operating grants and contributions, with the Village’s general revenues financing $35 million.
Business-Type Activities:
Business-type activities net position decreased by $.8 million. Significant changes are noted below.
Revenue:
Water sales increased by $1.2 million from the previous year. The average amount of water consumed in 2013 was
about 6,150 gallons per month per residential household. The increase in revenue was driven by a 35 percent water
rate increase. Average water consumption continues to be at historic lows due to maturing landscapes, more efficient
appliances, vacant properties, and resource conservation. The two golf courses generated $2.3 million versus $2.22
million in 2012. The following graph shows a comparison of revenues and expenses for each business type activity
(less depreciation and operating transfers).
Expenses:
Expenses from all business-type activities decreased by $1 million or 7.7 percent. Water Fund expenses decreased
by $.9 million due to a smaller scope of system maintenance projects. Golf expenses decreased by $.1 million due to
a staffing reorganization and the elimination of a position.
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, 2013 reflect a combined fund balance of $21.4
million on its balance sheet (pages 22-23). This represents a $3.2 million dollar decrease over the balance posted
2
4
6
8
10
Water Fund Buffalo Grove Golf
Club
Arboretum Golf
Club
Refuse Fund
Village of Buffalo Grove 2013
Business-Type Activities
Revenues and Expenses (in millions)
Revenue
Expense
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis (Unaudited)
December 31, 2013
last year. All of the decrease is due to the spending of the 2012 bond issue proceeds. Of the total fund balance of
$21.4 million, $11.5 million is unassigned indicating availability for future obligations.
The 2013 unassigned fund balance increased by $1.5 million. The growth in the unassigned fund balance is due a
combination of budget cutting initiatives that included position reductions through attrition, and better than anticipated
Sales and Income Tax receipts. The remainder of fund is classified as nonspendable, restricted, committed and
assigned. Nonspendable fund balance ($.08 million) represents amounts set aside for inventory. Restricted fund
balance ($2 million) is allocated to debt service, capital projects and pensions. Committed fund balance ($7.3 million)
is to be use for future capital replacement. Assigned fund balance ($.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, 2013, the unassigned fund balance represents 36.2 percent of the operating budget. The Fund
Balance of the General Fund increased by $1.9 million from December 31, 2012. A majority of the growth in the
unassigned fund balance was due to a reclassification of prepaid insurance of $1.6. The remainder was generated
through budget management.
The General Fund’s revenues increased by $.1 million in 2013. Sales tax revenue expanded generally through
inflation. The housing market started to see a significant recovery in 2013 as revenues grew by 37.5 percent as more
sales are more of the traditional, non-distressed type. Telecommunications tax continued its decline at $.3 million due
to customers cutting costs and reducing phone service lines. Electricity and natural gas use taxes totaled $2.6 million
and are stable. Interest income continues to decline as investments mature and are invested at continued historic low
rates. The low Federal Funds Rate has a significant impact on much of the General Fund’s investment portfolio.
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
Village of Buffalo Grove 2013 General Fund
Revenue (in millions)
2013
2012
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis (Unaudited)
December 31, 2013
General fund expenditures increased by $1.5 million or 3.5 percent. The surplus of revenues over expenditures was
$2.1 million. Adding in the Other Financing Sources (Uses), the net change to fund balance resulted in an increase of
$1.9 million. The increase is due to a reduction in the amount of home rule sales tax transferred to the Motor Fuel
Tax Fund ($ .7 million), stronger than anticipated tax receipts, and deferring position hiring upon retirement. During
the year there were contributions of $1.2 million to pay-as-you-go financing of capital projects, $.1 million for transfers
to the golf courses (unanticipated), and $.2 million for spending on capital equipment.
Special Revenue Funds have a combined fund balance of $1.7 million as of December 31, 2013 down $4.5 million
from December 31, 2012. The proceeds from the 2012 general obligation bonds were expended on the annual street
maintenance program and accounts for almost all the decrease in the fund balance year over year. The Village
historically contributes .20% of home rule sales tax revenue to the MFT Fund. This transfer was suspended in 2013.
Revenues received from the state share of the motor fuel tax were $1 million. The cost of the 2013 street
maintenance program was $5.7 million. 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 decreases in fund balance. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund accounts for employer pension and
Social Security/Medicare costs. Fund balance decreased by $140,790. The balance has been reduced to zero in
anticipation of closing the fund in 2014.
The Debt Service Fund has a fund balance deficit of $11,819 at the end of FY 2013 a decrease of $31,346 from the
previous year. Total debts total $11.3 million and are all general obligation bonds. $1 million in debt was paid down in
the current year.
0
5
10
15
20
25
General
Government
Public Safety Public Works Interest
Village of Buffalo Grove 2013 General Fund
Expenses (in millions)
2013
2012
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis (Unaudited)
December 31, 2013
The Village’s Capital Improvement Funds (Facilities and Streets) have a total fund balance deficit of $.7 million which
is a decrease 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 and
replacement of Emerald Ash Borer infested trees.
Proprietary Funds
The Village of Buffalo Grove’s proprietary funds provide the same type of information found in the government-wide
financial statements, but in more detail.
The Village reports the 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 operating incomes before contributions and transfers of $.6 million for FY
2013 as compared to net loss of $1.2 million for the prior year. A rate increase was adopted in 2013 that better aligns
service charges with operating and capital expenses. In 2013, $.6 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 2013
account for 59.5 percent of the total operating expense of the fund. Purchased water expense decreased by $75,667
from the prior year.
Non-operating revenue (expense) decreased $16,129 due to reduced interest income as a result of lower invested
balances and maturing CDs invested at lower rates and lower invested balances.
The unrestricted net position of the Water and Sewer Fund at the end of the current fiscal year was $11.1 million. Of
that amount $7.3 million is the Village’s equity interest in the Northwest Water Commission and $3.8 is available to
cash finance 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
$89,574. Total revenues were $80,250 more than the previous year. The Village of Buffalo Grove owns and operates
two municipal golf courses. Golf rounds are slowing returning to pre-recession levels. A total of 58,413 paid rounds
were played between the two courses.
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.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis (Unaudited)
December 31, 2013
General Fund Budgetary Highlights
For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2013
(in thousands)
Budget
Actual
Revenues and Transfers:
Taxes
29,741
31,214
Fines and Fees
1,261
1,498
Licenses and permits
280
294
Other Revenues
1,962
2,541
Transfers in
765
927
Total Revenues and Transfers
34,009
36,474
Expenditures and Transfers
Expenditures
33,100
33,351
Transfers Out
889
1,271
Total expenditures and Transfers 33,989
34,622
Change in fund balance
20
1,852
Revenue (taxes) performed better than expected due to strong sales and income tax revenue. Actual expenditures
exceeded budgeted expenditures due to unexpected, or scope modifications, of capital improvements.
Capital Assets
At the end of December 31, 2013, the Village had a combined total of capital assets of $92.1 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 $3.2 million.
Village of Buffalo Grove Capital Assets at Year End
Net of Depreciation
As of December 31, 2013 (in millions)
Governmental Business-Type
Activities Activities Total
2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012
Land 35.96 35.96 6.2 6.2 42.16 42.16
Construction in progress .22 .1 .37 .05 .59 .15
Land Improvements 3.18 3.03 . . 3.18 2.49
Buildings 3.13 3.67 3.18 3.70 6.31 7.37
Equipment and Vehicles 3.23 4.01 . . 3.23 4.54
Streets and storm sewers 10.63 11.73 . . 10.63 11.73
Water and Sewer Infrastructure . . 25.98 26.75 25.98 26.75
Total 56.35 58.51 35.73 36.70 92.08 95.19
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis (Unaudited)
December 31, 2013
The Governmental Activities net capital assets decreased from last year by $2.2 million (3.7 percent). For the
Business-type activities, the net capital assets decreased by $1.1 million or (2.7 percent).
The most significant capital activity was the 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 III C. on pages 58-59.
At year end, the Village had total bonded debt outstanding of $11.3 million as shown in the next table:
Village of Buffalo Grove General Obligation Bonds
As of December 31, 2012 and 2011
(in millions)
Governmental Business-Type
Activities Activities Total
2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012
General obligation bonds $11.3 $12.3 $ - $ - $11.3 $12.3
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 $273.28 and represents .70 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 III E. on pages 62-64.
Economic Factors and Next Year’s Budgets and Rates
The Village did enter 2014 with a balanced operating budget. The budget for the fiscal year beginning January 1,
2013, is $63,079,012 a 2.6 percent increase from the previous year. The operating budget totals $37,480,183
resulting in a 10.3 percent over the previous year. About 5 percent of the increase is due to the closing of the IMRF
Fund and budgeting the revenues and expenditures in the General Fund. Total capital spending during the year is
estimated to be $9.2 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.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Management’s Discussion and Analysis (Unaudited)
December 31, 2013
Property taxes remain the Village’s most stable revenue although the total assessed value of all taxable property is
expected to decline about 5.5 percent for the 2013 tax levy (extended and collected in 2014). A tax levy was adopted
for the 2014 budget that was 3 percent over the last year’s request. Have of the growth in the levy is due to match
inflation. Other tax revenues, including municipal and home-rule sales tax are expected to increase due also to
inflation. Much of the sales taxes are generate through restaurants, grocery stores, and building material sales.
Income taxes are expected moderate to 3 percent growth. There were several new revenues added for FY
2014.Thost revenues include; special rescue billing, administrative bail fee, and a broadened scope for the
impounding fees.
A twenty year proforma was completed on the Water Fund in FY 2013 and subsequently a water and sewer rate
recommendation was made, and adopted, that will increase water rates by 30 percent in 2014.
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 2014.
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.
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
STATEMENT OF NET POSITION
As of December 31, 2013
Governmental
Activities
Business-type
Activities Totals
ASSETS
Cash and equivalents $13,538,671 $1,982,277 $15,520,948
Investments 6,726,765 1,589,366 8,316,131
Receivables
Property taxes 14,633,082 -14,633,082
Accounts - water and sewer -1,297,677 1,297,677
Municipal sales tax 2,342,220 -2,342,220
Illinois income tax 1,696,728 -1,696,728
Motor fuel tax 85,898 -85,898
Telecommunications tax 480,900 -480,900
Food and beverage tax 83,983 -83,983
Utility tax 302,580 -302,580
Interest 7,782 2,133 9,915
Other 331,186 103,152 434,338
Inventories 82,559 42,201 124,760
Due from fiduciary funds 214,594 -214,594
Deposits 479,840 176,465 656,305
Investment in joint venture -7,314,705 7,314,705
Net pension asset 452,951 -452,951
Capital Assets
Land 35,963,844 6,198,514 42,162,358
Construction in progress 222,057 366,231 588,288
Buildings 22,595,602 10,284,359 32,879,961
Land improvements 3,179,774 1,966,488 5,146,262
Equipment and vehicles 12,500,185 94,510 12,594,695
Streets and storm sewers 56,706,008 -56,706,008
Water and sewer system infrastructure -58,379,952 58,379,952
Less: Accumulated depreciation (74,815,551)(41,562,788)(116,378,339)
Total Assets 97,811,658 48,235,242 146,046,900
DEFERRED OUTFLOWS OF RESOURCES
Deferred charge on refunding 78,829 -78,829
Total Deferred Outflows of Resources 78,829 -78,829
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable 1,546,825 699,953 2,246,778
Accrued wages 1,232,510 108,147 1,340,657
Development deposits 1,518,880 24,759 1,543,639
Due to fiduciary funds 3,762 -3,762
Noncurrent Liabilities
Due within one year 1,198,639 -1,198,639
Due in more than one year 11,945,248 332,942 12,278,190
Total Liabilities 17,445,864 1,165,801 18,611,665
DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES
Property taxes levied for a future period 14,633,082 -14,633,082
Total Deferred Inflows of Resources 14,633,082 -14,633,082
NET POSITION
Net investment in capital assets 51,011,919 35,553,648 86,565,567
Restricted for
Road construction 1,568,379 -1,568,379
Capital projects 228,618 -228,618
Employee pension benefits 615,225 -615,225
Unrestricted 12,387,400 11,515,793 23,903,193
TOTAL NET POSITION $65,811,541 $47,069,441 $112,880,982
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
For the Year Ended December 31, 2013
Program Revenues
Functions/Programs Expenses
Charges for
Services
Operating
Grants and
Contributions
Governmental Activities
General government $6,567,545 $1,207,504 $-
Public safety 21,964,989 1,498,819 164,138
Public works 15,091,414 82,393 997,371
Interest and fiscal charges 374,511 --
Total Governmental Activities 43,998,459 2,788,716 1,161,509
Business-type Activities
Water and Sewerage 8,079,364 8,692,812 -
Refuse Service 902,811 1,040,878 -
Arboretum Golf 1,781,192 1,178,368 -
Buffalo Grove Golf 1,161,555 1,072,499 -
Total Business-type Activities 11,924,922 11,984,557 -
Total $55,923,381 $14,773,273 $1,161,509
General Revenues
Taxes
Property
Sales and home rule
Income and use
Telecommunications taxes
Utility
Property transfer
Other
Investment income
Miscellaneous
Total General Revenues
Transfers
Change in net position
NET POSITION - Beginning of Year
(as restated)
NET POSITION - END OF YEAR
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Net (Expenses) Revenues and Changes in Net Position
Governmental
Activities
Business-type
Activities Totals
$(5,360,041)$-$(5,360,041)
(20,302,032)-(20,302,032)
(14,011,650)-(14,011,650)
(374,511)-(374,511)
(40,048,234)-(40,048,234)
-613,448 613,448
-138,067 138,067
-(602,824)(602,824)
-(89,056)(89,056)
-59,635 59,635
(40,048,234)59,635 (39,988,599)
14,504,750 -14,504,750
7,803,749 -7,803,749
4,737,656 -4,737,656
1,943,811 -1,943,811
2,629,997 -2,629,997
760,164 -760,164
1,052,788 -1,052,788
54,522 12,455 66,977
1,506,994 -1,506,994
34,994,431 12,455 35,006,886
951,111 (951,111)-
(4,102,692)(879,021)(4,981,713)
69,914,233 47,948,462 117,862,695
$65,811,541 $47,069,441 $112,880,982
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
BALANCE SHEET
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
As of December 31, 2013
General Fund
Motor Fuel
Tax
Nonmajor
Governmental
Funds Totals
ASSETS
Cash and equivalents $11,332,365 $2,094,603 $111,703 $13,538,671
Investments 6,726,765 --6,726,765
Receivables
Property taxes 13,736,069 -897,013 14,633,082
Municipal sales tax 2,342,220 --2,342,220
Illinois income tax 1,696,728 --1,696,728
Motor fuel tax -85,898 -85,898
Telecommunication tax 480,900 --480,900
Food and beverage tax 83,983 --83,983
Utility tax 302,580 --302,580
Interest 7,782 --7,782
Other 13,935 -317,251 331,186
Due from other funds 733,163 --733,163
Due from fiduciary funds 214,594 --214,594
Inventory 82,559 --82,559
Deposits 479,840 --479,840
TOTAL ASSETS $38,233,483 $2,180,501 $1,325,967 $41,739,951
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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General Fund
Motor Fuel
Tax
Nonmajor
Governmental
Funds Totals
LIABILITIES, DEFERRED INFLOWS OF
RESOURCES, AND FUND BALANCES
Liabilities
Accounts payable $641,830 $612,122 $292,873 $1,546,825
Accrued wages 1,232,028 -482 1,232,510
Development deposits 1,518,880 --1,518,880
Due to fiduciary funds 3,762 --3,762
Due to other funds --733,163 733,163
Total Liabilities 3,396,500 612,122 1,026,518 5,035,140
Deferred Inflows of Resources
Property taxes levied for a future
period 13,736,069 -897,013 14,633,082
Unavailable revenue - income taxes 635,708 --635,708
Total Deferred Inflows of
Resources 14,371,777 -897,013 15,268,790
Fund Balances (Deficit)
Nonspendable for inventory 82,559 --82,559
Nonspendable for deposits 479,840 --479,840
Restricted for road construction -1,568,379 -1,568,379
Restricted for capital project --228,618 228,618
Restricted for employee pension
benefits 162,274 --162,274
Committed for capital replacement 7,345,420 --7,345,420
Assigned to parking lot operations --101,213 101,213
Unassigned (deficit)12,395,113 -(927,395)11,467,718
Total Fund Balances (deficit)20,465,206 1,568,379 (597,564)21,436,021
TOTAL LIABILITIES,
DEFERRED INFLOWS OF
RESOURCES, AND FUND
BALANCES $38,233,483 $2,180,501 $1,325,967 $41,739,951
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
RECONCILIATION OF THE BALANCE SHEET OF GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
TO THE STATEMENT OF NET POSITION
As of December 31, 2013
Total Fund Balances - Governmental Funds $21,436,021
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the statement of net position are
different because:
Capital assets used in governmental funds are not financial resources and
therefore are not reported in the funds.
Land 35,963,844
Construction in progress 222,057
Buildings 22,595,602
Land Improvements 3,179,774
Equipment and vehicles 12,500,185
Streets and storm sewers 56,706,008
Less: Accumulated depreciation (74,815,551)
Some receivables that are not currently available are reported as unavailable
revenues in the fund financial statements but are recognized as revenue when
earned in the government-wide statements.635,708
Deferred charge 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.78,829
Net pension asset reported in the statement of net position does not provide
current financial resources and, therefore, is not reported as an asset in the
governmental funds 452,951
Some liabilities, including long-term debt, are not due and payable in the current
period and therefore, are not reported in the funds.
Bonds payable (11,340,000)
Compensated absences (1,179,934)
Net other post-employment obligation (425,400)
Unamortized debt premium (198,553)
NET POSITION OF GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES $65,811,541
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES -
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
For the Year Ended December 31, 2013
General
Motor Fuel
Tax
Nonmajor
Governmental
Funds Totals
REVENUES
Property $11,980,077 $-$2,524,673 $14,504,750
Other taxes 19,234,009 -6,356 19,240,365
Charges for services 1,009,877 -991 1,010,868
Fines and fees 1,498,819 -148,545 1,647,364
Licenses and permits 294,622 --294,622
Intergovernmental -997,371 -997,371
Interest 54,379 143 -54,522
Miscellaneous income 1,019,029 187,582 300,383 1,506,994
Total Revenues 35,090,812 1,185,096 2,980,948 39,256,856
EXPENDITURES
Current
General government 5,721,727 -743,909 6,465,636
Public safety 21,414,256 -391,654 21,805,910
Public works 5,839,292 5,684,477 654,936 12,178,705
Capital Outlay --1,347,276 1,347,276
Debt Service
Principal --940,000 940,000
Interest --385,395 385,395
Total Expenditures 32,975,275 5,684,477 4,463,170 43,122,922
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over
expenditures 2,115,537 (4,499,381)(1,482,222)(3,866,066)
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Transfers in 1,007,573 -1,111,740 2,119,313
Transfers out (1,271,961)-(162,274)(1,434,235)
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses)(264,388)-949,466 685,078
Net Change in Fund Balances 1,851,149 (4,499,381)(532,756)(3,180,988)
FUND BALANCES (DEFICIT) - Beginning of
Year (as restated)18,614,057 6,067,760 (64,808)24,617,009
FUND BALANCES (DEFICIT) - END
OF YEAR $20,465,206 $1,568,379 $(597,564)$21,436,021
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
RECONCILIATION OF THE STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES,
AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES OF GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
TO THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
For the Year Ended December 31, 2013
Net change in fund balances - total governmental funds $(3,180,988)
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the statement of activities are different
because:
Governmental funds report capital outlays as expenditures. However, in the statement of
net position the cost of these assets is capitalized and they are depreciated over their
estimated useful lives and reported as depreciation expense in the statement of activities.
Capital outlay is reported as an expenditure in the fund financial statements but is
capitalized in the government-wide financial statements 1,347,276
Some items reported as capital outlay were not capitalized (1,054,065)
Depreciation is reported in the government-wide financial statements (2,448,083)
Receivables not currently available are reported as revenue when collected or currently
available in the fund financial statements but are recognized as revenue when earned in
the government-wide financial statements.(312,200)
Debt issued provides current financial resources to governmental funds, but issuing debt
increases long-term liabilities in the statement of net position. Repayment of debt principal
is an expenditure in the governmental funds, but the repayment reduces long-term
liabilities in the statement of net position.
Principal repaid 940,000
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.
Debt premium 18,050
Deferred charge on refunding (7,166)
Some expenses in the statement of activities do not require the use of current financial
resources and, therefore, are not reported as expenditures in the governmental funds.
Compensated absences 291,348
Net other post employment benefit obligation (50,791)
Net pension asset (96,103)
Internal service funds are used by management to charge self insurance costs to individual
funds. The change in net position of the internal service fund reported with governmental
activities.450,030
CHANGE IN NET POSITION OF GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES $(4,102,692)
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
STATEMENT OF NET POSITION
PROPRIETARY FUNDS
As of December 31, 2013
Business-type Activities - Enterprise Funds
Water and
Sewerage
Arboretum
Golf
Nonmajor
Enterprise
Funds Totals
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and equivalents $1,473,674 $850 $507,753 $1,982,277
Investments 1,589,366 --1,589,366
Receivables
Accounts - water and sewer 1,297,677 --1,297,677
Interest 2,133 --2,133
Other -16,553 86,599 103,152
Inventory -14,893 27,308 42,201
Total Current Assets 4,362,850 32,296 621,660 5,016,806
Noncurrent Assets
Capital Assets
Land -5,219,738 978,776 6,198,514
Land improvements -1,516,051 450,437 1,966,488
Construction in progress 366,231 --366,231
Buildings and improvements -8,421,522 1,862,837 10,284,359
Machinery, equipment and
furnishings --94,510 94,510
Water and sewer infrastructure 58,379,952 --58,379,952
Less: Accumulated depreciation (32,399,877)(6,970,882)(2,192,029)(41,562,788)
Other Assets
Deposits 176,465 --176,465
Investment in joint venture 7,314,705 --7,314,705
Total Noncurrent Assets 33,837,476 8,186,429 1,194,531 43,218,436
Total Assets 38,200,326 8,218,725 1,816,191 48,235,242
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Governmental
Activities -
Internal
Service Fund
$-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
STATEMENT OF NET POSITION
PROPRIETARY FUNDS
As of December 31, 2013
Business-type Activities - Enterprise Funds
Water and
Sewerage
Arboretum
Golf
Nonmajor
Enterprise
Funds Totals
LIABILITIES
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable $673,225 $12,170 $14,558 $699,953
Accrued wages 76,273 15,431 16,443 108,147
Development deposits 24,759 --24,759
Total Current Liabilities 774,257 27,601 31,001 832,859
Noncurrent Liabilities
Long-Term Debt
IEPA loan payable 173,618 --173,618
Compensated absences 23,129 94,269 41,926 159,324
Total Noncurrent Liabilities 196,747 94,269 41,926 332,942
Total Liabilities 971,004 121,870 72,927 1,165,801
NET POSITION
Net investment in capital assets 26,172,688 8,186,429 1,194,531 35,553,648
Unrestricted (deficit)11,056,634 (89,574)548,733 11,515,793
TOTAL NET POSITION $37,229,322 $8,096,855 $1,743,264 $47,069,441
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Governmental
Activities -
Internal
Service Fund
$-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$-
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
Page 30
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES, AND CHANGES IN NET POSITION
PROPRIETARY FUNDS
For the Year Ended December 31, 2013
Business-type Activities - Enterprise Funds
Water and
Sewerage
Arboretum
Golf
Nonmajor
Enterprise
Funds Totals
OPERATING REVENUES
Water and sewer charges $8,664,436 $-$-$8,664,436
Daily greens fee and memberships -803,223 705,447 1,508,670
Merchandise sales -54,391 65,006 119,397
Connection and recapture fees 28,376 --28,376
Cart, club, and other rentals -263,832 201,010 464,842
Driving range fees --57,012 57,012
SW ANCC user fees --1,040,878 1,040,878
Miscellaneous -56,922 44,024 100,946
Health premiums ----
Total Operating Revenues 8,692,812 1,178,368 2,113,377 11,984,557
OPERATING EXPENSES
Water operations 1,591,315 --1,591,315
Sewer operations 3,746,598 --3,746,598
Water purchases 1,652,945 --1,652,945
Golf operations -1,247,399 1,071,039 2,318,438
Cost of sales - pro shop -45,137 57,733 102,870
Refuse operations --879,365 879,365
Other --23,446 23,446
Loss from joint venture 5,464 --5,464
Depreciation 1,083,042 488,656 32,783 1,604,481
Health services ----
Total Operating Expenses 8,079,364 1,781,192 2,064,366 11,924,922
Operating Income (Loss)613,448 (602,824)49,011 59,635
NONOPERATING REVENUES (EXPENSES)
Interest 12,444 11 -12,455
Total Nonoperating Revenues
(Expenses)12,444 11 -12,455
Income (Loss) Before Transfers 625,892 (602,813)49,011 72,090
TRANSFERS
Transfers in -58,960 15,228 74,188
Transfers out (1,025,299)--(1,025,299)
Total Transfers (1,025,299)58,960 15,228 (951,111)
Change in Net Position (399,407)(543,853)64,239 (879,021)
NET POSITION - Beginning of Year (as
restated)37,628,729 8,640,708 1,679,025 47,948,462
NET POSITION - END OF YEAR $37,229,322 $8,096,855 $1,743,264 $47,069,441
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Governmental
Activities -
Internal
Service Fund
$-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
430,013
430,013
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
246,016
246,016
183,997
-
-
183,997
266,033
-
266,033
450,030
(450,030)
$-
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW S
PROPRIETARY FUNDS
For the Year Ended December 31, 2013
Business-type Activities - Enterprise Funds
Water and
Sewerage
Arboretum
Golf
Nonmajor
Enterprise
Funds Totals
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING
AC TIVITIES
Received from customers $8,323,069 $1,161,815 $2,113,377 $11,598,261
Paid to suppliers for goods and services (6,465,721)(760,628)(1,523,785)(8,750,134)
Paid to employees for services (959,626)(453,085)(464,506)(1,877,217)
Net Cash Flows From Operating
Activities 897,722 (51,898)125,086 970,910
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING
AC TIVITIES
Investments sold and matured 162,229 --162,229
Investment income 28,488 11 -28,499
Net Cash Flows From Investing
Activities 190,717 11 -190,728
CASH FLOWS FROM NONCAPITAL
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Operating transfers (1,025,299)52,737 13,681 (958,881)
Net Cash Flows From Noncapital
Financing Activities (1,025,299)52,737 13,681 (958,881)
CASH FLOWS FROM CAPITAL AND
RELATED FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Purchase of capital assets (625,586)--(625,586)
IEPA loan proceeds received 173,618 --173,618
Net Cash Flows From Capital and
Related Financing Activities (451,968)--(451,968)
Net Change in Cash and Cash
Equivalents (388,828)850 138,767 (249,211)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - Beginning
of Year 1,862,502 -368,986 2,231,488
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - END
OF YEAR $1,473,674 $850 $507,753 $1,982,277
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Governmental
Activities -
Internal
Service Fund
$430,013
(246,396)
-
183,617
-
-
-
(183,617)
(183,617)
-
-
-
-
-
$-
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW S
PROPRIETARY FUNDS
For the Year Ended December 31, 2013
Business-type Activities - Enterprise Funds
Water and
Sewerage
Arboretum
Golf
Nonmajor
Enterprise
Funds Totals
RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING INCOME
(LOSS) TO NET CASH FLOWS FROM
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Operating income (loss)$613,448 $(602,824)$49,011 $59,635
Adjustments to Reconcile Operating
Income (Loss) to Net Cash Flows From
Operating Activities
Depreciation 1,083,042 488,656 32,783 1,604,481
Changes in assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable (369,743)(16,553)-(386,296)
Accounts payable (480,218)(3,194)10,801 (472,611)
Accrued salaries 29,149 (6,872)(4,283)17,994
Deposits (1,085)--(1,085)
Inventory -(5,380)(5,152)(10,532)
Compensated absences 23,129 94,269 41,926 159,324
NET CASH FLOWS FROM
OPERATING ACTIVITIES $897,722 $(51,898)$125,086 $970,910
NONCASH CAPITAL AND RELATED
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Loss on investment in joint venture $(5,464)$-$-
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Governmental
Activities -
Internal
Service Fund
$183,997
-
-
(380)
-
-
-
-
$183,617
$-
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
STATEMENT OF FIDUCIARY NET POSITION
FIDUCIARY FUNDS
As of December 31, 2013
Pension Trusts Agency Fund
ASSETS
Cash $4,544,861 $493,406
Investments
U.S. treasuries 17,734,653 -
U.S. agencies 15,299,349 -
Mutual funds - other than bond funds 31,349,016 -
Negotiable certificates of deposit 450,037 -
Equity securities 23,153,685 -
Municipal bonds 2,356,426 -
Corporate bonds 3,027,218 -
Receivables
Interest 121,505 -
Due from primary government 3,762 -
Total Assets 98,040,512 493,406
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable $9,748 $-
Due to primary government 214,594 -
Due to other governments -493,406
Total Liabilities 224,342 493,406
NET POSITION
Held in trust for pension benefits (a schedule of funding progress is
presented in the required supplementary information)$97,816,170 $-
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN FIDUCIARY NET POSITION
FIDUCIARY FUNDS
For the Year Ended December 31, 2013
Pension Trusts
AD DITIONS
Contributions
Employer $4,278,317
Plan members 1,061,347
Total Contributions 5,339,664
Investment income
Interest 819,905
Net appreciation in fair value of investments 10,844,598
Total Investment Income 11,664,503
Less Investment expense 196,999
Net Investment Income 11,467,504
Total Additions 16,807,168
DEDUCTIONS
Administration 143,393
Pension benefits and refunds 4,176,659
Total Deductions 4,320,052
Change in Net Position 12,487,116
NET POSITION - Beginning of Year (as restated)85,329,054
NET POSITION - END OF YEAR $97,816,170
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
INDEX TO NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE Page
I Summary of Significant Accounting Policies 40
A.Reporting Entity 40
B.Government-W ide and Fund Financial Statements 41
C.Measurement Focus, Basis of Accounting, and Financial Statement
Presentation 44
D.Assets, Deferred Outflows of Resources, Liabilities, Deferred Inflows of
Resources, and Net Position or Equity 45
1.Deposits and Investments 45
2.Receivables 47
3.Inventories 48
4.Capital Assets 48
5.Deferred Outflows of Resources 49
6.Compensated Absences 49
7.Long-Term Obligations 49
8.Deferred Inflows of Resources
9. Equity Classifications 50
II Stewardship, Compliance, and Accountability 53
A.Excess Expenditures Over Appropriations 53
B.Deficit Balances 53
III Detailed Notes on All Funds 54
A.Deposits and Investments 54
B.Receivables 57
C.Capital Assets 58
D.Interfund Receivables/Payables and Transfers 60
E.Long-Term Obligations 62
F.Lease Disclosures 64
G.Restatement of Fund Balances/Net Position 65
IV Other Information 67
A.Employees' Retirement System 67
B.Risk Management 75
C.Commitments and Contingencies 76
D.Joint Ventures 77
E.Other Postemployment Benefits 79
F.Effect of New Accounting Standards on Current-Period Financial Statements 82
G.Pledged Revenue 83
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE I - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The Village of Buffalo Grove, Illinois (the Village) was incorporated in 1958. The Village is a home-rule
municipality, under the 1970 Illinois Constitution, located in both Lake County, Illinois and Cook County,
Illinois. The Village operates under a Council-Manager form of government and provides the following
services as authorized by its charter: public safety (police and fire protection), sanitation (water and
sewer), building and zoning, engineering, recreation, civil defense and overall administration.
The accounting policies of the Village of Buffalo Grove, Illinois conform to accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America as applicable to governmental units. The accepted standard-
setting body for establishing governmental accounting and financial reporting principles is the
Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB).
A.REPORTING ENTITY
This report includes all of the funds of the Village. The reporting entity for the Village consists of the
primary government and its component units. Component units are legally separate organizations for
which the primary government is financially accountable or other organizations for which the nature and
significance of their relationship with the primary government are such that their exclusion would cause
the reporting entity's financial statements to be misleading. The Village has not identified any
organizations that meet this criteria.
The Police Pension Employees Retirement System (PPERS) is established for the Village's police
employees. PPERS functions for the benefit of these employees and is governed by a five-member
pension board. Two members appointed by the Village’s President, one pension beneficiary elected by the
membership, and two police employees elected by the membership constitute the pension board. The
Village and the PPERS participants are obligated to fund all PPERS costs based upon actuarial
valuations. The State of Illinois is authorized to establish benefit levels and the Village is authorized to
approve the actuarial assumptions used in the determination of contribution levels. Although it possesses
many characteristics of a legally separate government, PPERS is reported as if it were part of the primary
government because its sole purpose is to finance and administer the pensions of the Village’s police
employees and because of the fiduciary nature of such activities. PPERS is reported as a pension trust
fund and the data for the pension is included in the government's fiduciary fund financial statements. No
separate annual financial report is issued for the PPERS.
The Firefighters’ Pension Employees Retirement System (FPERS) is established for the Village's
firefighters. FPERS functions for the benefit of these employees and is governed by a five-member
pension board. Two members appointed by the Village’s President, one pension beneficiary elected by the
membership; and two fire employees elected by the membership constitute the pension board. The Village
and the FPERS participants are obligated to fund all FPERS costs based upon actuarial valuations. The
State of Illinois is authorized to establish benefit levels and the Village is authorized to approve the
actuarial assumptions used in the determination of contribution levels. Although it possesses many of the
characteristics of a legally separate government, FPERS is reported as if it were part of the primary
government because its sole purpose is to finance and administer the pensions of the Village’s firefighters
because of the fiduciary nature of such activities. FPERS is reported as a pension trust fund and the data
for the pension is included in the government's fiduciary fund financial statements. No separate annual
financial report is issued for the FPERS.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE I - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)
B.GOVERNMENT-WIDE AND FUND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Government-Wide Financial Statements
The statement of net position and statement of activities display information about the reporting
government as a whole. They include all funds of the reporting entity except for fiduciary funds.The
statements distinguish between governmental and business-type activities. Governmental activities
generally are financed through taxes, intergovernmental revenues, and other nonexchange revenues.
Business-type activities are financed in whole or in part by fees charged to external parties for goods or
services. Likewise, the primary government is reported separately from certain legally separate
component units for which the primary government is financially accountable.
The statement of activities demonstrates the degree to which the direct expenses of a given function or
segment are offset by program revenues. Direct expenses are those that are clearly identifiable with a
specific function or segment. The Village does not allocate indirect expenses to functions in the statement
of activities. Program revenues include 1) charges to customers or applicants who purchase, use or
directly benefit from goods, services, or privileges provided by a given function or segment, and 2) grants
and contributions that are restricted to meeting the operational or capital requirements of a particular
function or segment. Taxes and other items not included among program revenues are reported as
general revenues. Internally dedicated resources are reported as general revenues rather than as
program revenues.
Fund Financial Statements
Financial statements of the reporting entity are organized into funds, each of which is considered to be a
separate accounting entity. Each fund is accounted for by providing a separate set of self-balancing
accounts, which constitute its assets, deferred outflows of resources, liabilities, deferred inflows of
resources, net position/fund equity, revenues, and expenditures/expenses.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE I - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)
B.GOVERNMENT-WIDE AND FUND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (cont.)
Fund Financial Statements (cont.)
Funds are organized as major funds or nonmajor funds within the governmental and proprietary
statements. An emphasis is placed on major funds within the governmental and proprietary categories. A
fund is considered major if it is the primary operating fund of the Village or meets the following criteria:
a. Total assets/deferred outflows of resources, liabilities/deferred inflows of resources, revenues,
or expenditures/expenses of that individual governmental or enterprise fund are at least 10% of
the corresponding total for all funds of that category or type, and
b. The same element of the individual governmental or enterprise fund that met the 10% test is at
least 5% of the corresponding total for all governmental and enterprise funds combined.
c. In addition, any other governmental or enterprise fund that the Village believes is particularly
important to financial statement users may be reported as a major fund.
Separate financial statements are provided for governmental funds, proprietary funds and fiduciary funds,
even though the latter are excluded from the government-wide financial statements. Major individual
governmental funds and major individual enterprise funds are reported as separate columns in the fund
financial statements.
The Village reports the following major governmental funds:
General Fund - accounts for the Village's primary operating activities. It is used to account for
and report all financial resources except those accounted for and reported in another fund.
Motor Fuel Tax Fund - to account for allotment of motor fuel taxes legally restricted for road
construction.
The Village reports the following major enterprise funds:
Water and Sewerage Utility - accounts for operations of the water and sewerage system.
Arboretum Golf Fund - accounts for operations 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 reports the following nonmajor governmental and enterprise funds:
Special Revenue Funds - used to account for and report the proceeds of specific revenue
sources that are restricted or committed to expenditures for specified purposes (other than debt
service or capital projects).
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
Metra Parking Lot Fund
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE I - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)
B.GOVERNMENT-WIDE AND FUND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (cont.)
Fund Financial Statements (cont.)
Debt Service Fund - used to account for and report financial resources that are restricted,
committed, or assigned to expenditure for the payment of general long-term debt principal,
interest, and related costs.
Debt Service Fund
Capital Projects Funds - used to account for and report financial resources that are restricted,
committed, or assigned to expenditure for capital outlays, including the acquisition or
construction of capital facilities and other capital assets.
Street Maintenance Fund
Facilities Development Fund
Enterprise Funds - used to account for and report any activity for which a fee is charged to
external uses for goods or services, and must be used for activities which meet certain debt or
cost recovery criteria.
Buffalo Grove Golf Fund
Refuse Service Fund
In addition, the Village reports the following fund types:
Internal Service Fund - used to account for and report the financing of goods or services
provided by one department or agency to other departments or agencies of the Village, or to
other governmental units, on a cost-reimbursement basis.
Health Insurance Fund
Pension (and Other Employee Benefit) Trust Funds - used to account for and report resources
that are required to be held in trust for the members and beneficiaries of defined benefit pension
plans, defined contribution plans, other postemployment benefit plans, or other employee benefit
plans.
Police Pension Fund
Firefighters' Pension Fund
Agency Fund - used to account for and report assets held by the Village in a trustee capacity or
as an agent for individuals, private organizations, and/or other governmental units.
School and Park Donations Fund
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE I - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)
C.MEASUREMENT FOCUS, BASIS OF ACCOUNTING, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION
Government-Wide Financial Statements
The government-wide statement of net position and statement of activities are reported using the
economic resources measurement focus and the accrual basis of accounting. Under the accrual basis of
accounting, revenues are recognized when earned and expenses are recorded when the liability is
incurred or economic asset used. Revenues, expenses, gains, losses, assets, and liabilities resulting from
exchange and exchange-like transactions are recognized when the exchange takes place. Property taxes
are recognized as revenues in the year for which they are levied. Taxes receivable for the following year
are recorded as receivables and deferred inflows. Grants and similar items are recognized as revenue as
soon as all eligibility requirements imposed by the provider are met. Special assessments are recorded as
revenue when earned. Unbilled receivables are recorded as revenues when services are provided.
As a general rule, the effect of interfund activity has been eliminated from the government-wide financial
statements.
Fund Financial Statements
Governmental fund financial statements are reported using the current financial resources measurement
focus and the modified accrual basis of accounting. Revenues are recorded when they are both
measurable and available. Available means collectible within the current period or soon enough thereafter
to be used 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 period. Expenditures are
recorded when the related fund liability is incurred, except for unmatured interest on long-term debt,
claims, judgments, compensated absences, and pension expenditures, which are recorded as a fund
liability when expected to be paid with expendable available financial resources.
Property taxes are recorded in the year levied as receivables and deferred inflows. They are recognized
as revenues in the succeeding year when services financed by the levy are being provided.
Intergovernmental aids and grants are recognized as revenues in the period the Village is entitled the
resources and the amounts are available. Amounts owed to the Village which are not available are
recorded as receivables and unavailable revenues. Amounts received before eligibility requirements
(excluding time) are met are recorded as liabilities. Amounts received in advance of meeting time
requirements are recorded as deferred inflows.
Revenues susceptible to accrual include property taxes, miscellaneous taxes, public charges for services,
special assessments and interest. Other general revenues such as fines and forfeitures, inspection fees,
recreation fees, and miscellaneous revenues are recognized when received in cash or when measurable
and available under the criteria described above.
Proprietary and fiduciary fund financial statements (other than agency funds) are reported using the
economic resources measurement focus and the accrual basis of accounting, as described previously in
this note. Agency funds follow the accrual basis of accounting, and do not have a measurement focus.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE I - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)
C.MEASUREMENT FOCUS, BASIS OF ACCOUNTING, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION (cont.)
Fund Financial Statements (cont.)
The proprietary funds distinguish operating revenues and expenses from nonoperating items. Operating
revenues and expenses generally result from providing services and producing and delivering goods in
connection with a proprietary fund's principal ongoing operations. The principal operating revenues of the
Water and Sewer fund are charges to customers for sales and services. Special assessments are
recorded as receivables and contribution revenue when levied. Operating expenses for proprietary funds
include the cost of sales and services, administrative expenses, and depreciation on capital assets. All
revenues and expenses not meeting this definition are reported as nonoperating revenues and expenses.
All Financial Statements
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the
reported amounts of revenues and expenditures/expenses during the reporting period. Actual results
could differ from those estimates.
D.ASSETS, DEFERRED OUTFLOWS OF RESOURCES, LIABILITIES, DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES,
AND NET POSITION OR EQUITY
1.Deposits and Investments
For purposes of the statement of cash flows, the Village considers all highly liquid investments with an
initial maturity of three months or less when acquired to be cash equivalents.
Illinois Statutes authorize the Village to make deposits/investments in insured commercial banks, savings
and loan institutions, obligations of the U.S. Treasury and U.S. Agencies, insured credit union shares,
money market mutual funds with portfolios of securities issued or guaranteed by the United States or
agreement to repurchase these same obligations, repurchase agreements, short-term commercial paper
rated within the three highest classifications by at least two standard rating services, and the Illinois Funds
Investment Pool.
Pension funds may also invest in certain non-U.S. obligations, Illinois municipal corporations tax
anticipation warrants, veteran’s loans, obligations of the State of Illinois and its political subdivisions, and
the Illinois insurance company general and separate accounts, mutual funds meeting certain
requirements, equity securities, and corporate bonds meeting certain requirements. Pension funds with
net assets in excess of $10,000,000 and an appointed investment advisor may invest an additional portion
of its assets in common and preferred stocks and mutual funds, that meet certain requirements. The
police pension fund’s investment policy allows investments in all of the above listed accounts, but does
exclude any repurchase agreements. The firefighters pension fund allows funds to be invested in any type
of security authorized by the Illinois Pension Code.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE I - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)
D.ASSETS, DEFERRED OUTFLOWS OF RESOURCES, LIABILITIES, DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES,
AND NET POSITION OR EQUITY (cont.)
1.Deposits and Investments (cont.)
The Village, Police and Firefighters' pensions have adopted an investment policy. That policy follows the
state statute for allowable investments.
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.
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.
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.
Custodial Credit Risk - Deposits
The Village's investment policy requires securing deposit collateral from depository institutions when
deposits are in excess of FDIC limits. The amount of deposits not collateralized or insured by an agency
of the federal government shall not exceed 75% of the capital stock and surplus of a banking institution.
These values shall be reviewed on a quarterly basis comparing actual deposits not insured or
collateralized against the capital stock and surplus measure. Values shall be taken from published
regulatory agency reports required by either the Comptroller of the Currency or the Commissioner of
Banks and Trust Companies.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE I - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)
D.ASSETS, DEFERRED OUTFLOWS OF RESOURCES, LIABILITIES, DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES,
AND NET POSITION OR EQUITY (cont.)
1.Deposits and Investments (cont.)
If deposits are maintained with a savings and loan association, the amount of deposits not collateralized or
insured shall not exceed 75% of the net worth of the institution as defined and reported to the regulatory
agencies. The police and Firefighters’ Pension investment policies limit exposure to deposit custodial
credit risk by requiring deposits in excess of FDIC insurable limits to be collateralized.
Custodial Credit Risk - Investments
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.
Direct investments guaranteed by the United States or an agency of the United States do not require
collateral.
Investments are stated at fair value, which is the amount at which an investment could be exchanged in a
current transaction between willing parties. Fair values are based on quoted market prices. No
investments are reported at amortized cost. Adjustments necessary to record investments at fair value are
recorded in the operating statement as increases or decreases in investment income. Investment income
on commingled investments of municipal accounting funds is allocated based on average balances. The
difference between the bank statement balance and carrying value is due to outstanding checks and/or
deposits in transit.
Illinois Funds is an investment pool managed by the State of Illinois, Office of the Treasurer, which allows
governments within the State to pool their funds for investment purposes. Illinois Funds is not registered
with the SEC as an investment company, but does operate in a manner consistent with Rule 2a7 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940. Investments in Illinois Funds are valued at Illinois Fund’s share price,
the price for which the investments could be sold.
Illinois Metropolitan Investment Fund (IMET) is a not-for-profit investment trust formed pursuant to the
Illinois Municipal Code and managed by a Board of Trustees elected from the participating members.
IMET is not registered with the SEC as an investment company. Investments in IMET are valued at
IMET's share price, the price for which the investment could be sold.
See Note III. A. for further information.
2.Receivables
Property taxes for levy year 2013 attaches as an enforceable lien on January 1, 2013, on property values
assessed as of the same date. Taxes are levied by December following the lien date (by passage of a Tax
Levy Ordinance).
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE I - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)
D.ASSETS, DEFERRED OUTFLOWS OF RESOURCES, LIABILITIES, DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES,
AND NET POSITION OR EQUITY (cont.)
2.Receivables (cont.)
Tax bills for levy year 2012 are prepared by Cook County and issued on or about February 1, 2013 and
July 1, 2013, and are payable in two installments, on or about March 1, 2013 and August 1, 2013 or within
30 days of the tax bills being issued.
Tax bills for levy year 2012 are prepared by Lake County and issued on or about June 1, 2013 and August
1, 2013, and are payable in two installments, on or about July 1, 2013 and September 1, 2013 or within 30
days of the tax bills being issued.
The counties collect such taxes and remits them periodically. The 2013 property tax levy is recognized as
a receivable and deferred inflow in fiscal 2013. As the taxes become available to finance current
expenditures, they are recognized as revenues. At December 31, 2013, the property taxes receivable and
deferred inflow consisted of the estimated amount collectible from the 2013 levy.
During the course of operations, transactions occur between individual funds that may result in amounts
owed between funds. Short-term interfund loans are reported as "due to and from other funds." Long-term
interfund loans (noncurrent portion) are reported as "advances from and to other funds." Interfund
receivables and payables between funds within governmental activities are eliminated in the statement of
net position. Any residual balances outstanding between the governmental activities and business-type
activities are reported in the governmental-wide financial statements as internal balances.
In the governmental fund financial statements, advances to other funds are offset equally by a
nonspendable fund balance account which indicates that they do not constitute expendable available
financial resources and, therefore, are not available for appropriation or by a restricted fund balance
account, if the funds will ultimately be restricted when the advance is repaid.
3.Inventories
Governmental fund inventories, if material, are recorded at cost based on the FIFO method using the
consumption method of accounting. Inventories consist of golf pro shop merchandise and central
garage fuel reserves.
4.Capital Assets
Government-Wide Statements
Capital assets, which include property, plant and equipment, are reported in the government-wide financial
statements. Capital assets are defined by the government as assets with an initial cost of more than
$10,000 and an estimated useful life in excess of 1 year. All capital assets are valued at historical cost, or
estimated historical cost if actual amounts are unavailable. Donated capital assets are recorded at their
estimated fair value at the date of donation.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE I - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)
D.ASSETS, DEFERRED OUTFLOWS OF RESOURCES, LIABILITIES, DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES,
AND NET POSITION OR EQUITY (cont.)
4.Capital Assets (cont.)
Government-Wide Statements (cont.)
Depreciation and amortization of all exhaustible capital assets is recorded as an allocated expense in the
statement of activities, with accumulated depreciation and amortization reflected in the statement of net
position. Depreciation and amortization is provided over the assets' estimated useful lives using the
straight-line method. The range of estimated useful lives by type of asset is as follows:
Buildings 20 Years
Well and System
Improvements 5 - 50 Years
Furniture and Equipment 2 - 10 Years
Vehicles 2 - 12 Years
Fund Financial Statements
In the fund financial statements, capital assets used in governmental fund operations are accounted for as
capital outlay expenditures of the governmental fund upon acquisition. Capital assets used in proprietary
fund operations are accounted for the same way as in the government-wide statements.
5. Deferred Outflows of Resources
A deferred outflow of resources represents a consumption of net position that applies to a future period
and will not be recognized as an outflow of resources (expense/expenditure) until that future time.
6.Compensated Absences
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. Terminated employees 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 due after one year. 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. A liability
for these amounts is reported in governmental funds only if they have mature, for example, as a result of
employee resignations or retirements and are payable with expendable resources.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE I - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)
D.ASSETS, DEFERRED OUTFLOWS OF RESOURCES, LIABILITIES, DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES,
AND NET POSITION OR EQUITY (cont.)
7.Long-Term Obligations
All long-term obligations to be repaid from governmental and business-type resources are reported as
liabilities in the government-wide statements. The long-term obligations consist primarily of bonds
payable.
Long-term obligations for governmental funds are not reported as liabilities in the fund financial
statements. The face value of debts (plus any premiums) are reported as other financing sources and
payments of principal and interest are reported as expenditures. The accounting in proprietary funds is the
same as it is in the government-wide statements.
For the government-wide statements and proprietary fund statements, bond premiums and discounts are
amortized over the life of the issue using the effective interest method. Gains or losses on prior refundings
are amortized over the remaining life of the old debt, or the life of the new debt, whichever is shorter. The
balance at year end for premiums/discounts is shown as an increase or decrease in the liability section of
the statement of net position. The balance at year end for gains/losses is shown as a deferred
outflow/inflow in the statement of net position.
8.Deferred Inflows of Resources
A deferred inflow of resources represents an acquisition of net position that applies to a future period and
therefore will not be recognized as an inflow of resources (revenue) until that future time.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE I - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)
D.ASSETS, DEFERRED OUTFLOWS OF RESOURCES, LIABILITIES, DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES,
AND NET POSITION OR EQUITY (cont.)
9. Equity Classifications
Government-Wide Statements
Equity is classified as net position and displayed in three components:
a. Net investment in capital assets - Consists of capital assets including restricted capital assets,
net of accumulated depreciation and reduced by the outstanding balances (excluding unspent
debt proceeds) of any bonds, mortgages, notes, or other borrowings that are attributable to the
acquisition, construction, or improvement of those assets.
b. Restricted net position - Consists of net position with constraints placed on their use either by 1)
external groups such as creditors, grantors, contributors, or laws or regulations of other
governments or, 2) law through constitutional provisions or enabling legislation.
c. Unrestricted net position - All other net positions that do not meet the definitions of "restricted" or
"net investment in capital assets."
When both restricted and unrestricted resources are available for use, it is the Village's policy to use
restricted resources first, then unrestricted resources as they are needed.
Fund Statements
Governmental fund equity is classified as fund balance and displayed as follows:
a. Nonspendable - Includes fund balance amounts that cannot be spent either because they are
not in spendable form or because legal or contractual requirements require them to be
maintained intact.
b. Restricted - Consists of fund balances with constraints placed on their use either by 1) external
groups such as creditors, grantors, contributors, or laws or regulations of other governments or
2) law through constitutional provisions or enabling legislation.
c. Committed - Includes fund balance amounts that are constrained for specific purposes that are
internally imposed by the government through formal action of the highest level of decision
making authority. Fund balance amounts are committed through a formal action (ordinance) of
the Village Board. This formal action must occur prior to the end of the reporting period, but the
amount of the commitment, which will be subject to the constraints, may be determined in the
subsequent period. Any changes to the constraints imposed require the same formal action of
the Village Board that originally created the commitment.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE I - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)
D.ASSETS, DEFERRED OUTFLOWS OF RESOURCES, LIABILITIES, DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES,
AND NET POSITION OR EQUITY (cont.)
9. Equity Classifications (cont.)
Fund Statements (cont.)
d. Assigned - Includes spendable fund balance amounts that are intended to be used for specific
purposes that are not considered restricted or committed. Fund balance may be assigned
through the following; 1) The Village has adopted a financial policy authorizing the Director of
Finance to assign amounts for a specific purpose. 2) All remaining positive spendable amounts
in governmental funds, other than the general fund, that are neither restricted nor committed.
Assignments may take place after the end of the reporting period.
e. Unassigned - Includes residual positive fund balance within the general fund which has not been
classified within the other above mentioned categories. Unassigned fund balance may also
include negative balances for any governmental fund if expenditures exceed amounts restricted,
committed, or assigned for those purposes.
Proprietary fund equity is classified the same as in the government-wide statements.
The Village considers restricted amounts to be spent first when both restricted and unrestricted fund
balance is available unless there are legal documents / contracts that prohibit doing this, such as in grant
agreements requiring dollar for dollar spending. Additionally, the Village would first use committed, then
assigned and lastly unassigned amounts of unrestricted fund balance when expenditures are made.
The Village has a formal minimum fund balance policy. That policy is to maintain fund balance in the
General Fund to fund operations for a period of at least three months. The amount in the General Fund is
adjusted annually with the adoption of the annual budget and is calculated as three months (25 percent) of
General Fund expenditures (excluding transfers to fund capital projects and pensions). The balance at
year end was $8,877,777, and is included in unassigned General Fund fund balance.
See Note III. for further information.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE II - STEWARDSHIP, COMPLIANCE, AND ACCOUNTABILITY
A.EXCESS EXPENDITURES OVER APPROPRIATIONS
Funds
Budgeted
Expenditures
Actual
Expenditures
Excess
Expenditures Over
Budget
Motor Fuel Tax Fund $4,750,000 $5,684,477 $934,477
IMRF Fund 1,586,750 1,598,101 11,351
Metra Parking Lot Fund 168,233 192,398 24,165
Arboretum Golf Fund 1,222,310 1,292,536 70,226
The Village controls expenditures at the department level. Some individual departments experienced
expenditures which exceeded appropriations. The detail of those items can be found in the Village's year-
end budget to actual report.
B.DEFICIT BALANCES
Generally accepted accounting principles require disclosure of individual funds that have deficit balances
at year end.
As of December 31, 2013, the following individual funds held a deficit balance:
Fund Amount Reason
Debt Service $(11,819)Expenditures exceeded revenues
Facilities Development (915,576)Expenditures exceeded revenues
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE III - DETAILED NOTES ON ALL FUNDS
A.DEPOSITS AND INVESTMENTS
The Village's deposits and investments at year end were comprised of the following:
Carrying
Value
Statement
Balances Associated Risks
Deposits $7,883,231 $8,766,874 Custodial Credit Risk -
Deposits
Money market mutual funds 4,674,633 4,674,633 Credit Risk
Illinois funds 5,363,938 5,363,938 Credit Risk
IMET - money market 1,591,667 1,591,667 Credit Risk
IMET - 1-3 year fund 3,026,127 3,026,127 Credit Risk, Custodial
Credit Risk - Investments,
Concentration of Credit
Risk, Interest Rate Risk
U.S. treasuries 17,734,653 17,734,653 Custodial Credit Risk -
Investments, Interest
Rate Risk
U.S. agencies 16,049,792 16,049,792 Credit Risk, Custodial
Credit Risk - Investments,
Concentration of Credit
Risk, Interest Rate Risk
Mutual funds - other than bond funds 31,349,016 31,349,016 N/A
Negotiable certificates of deposit 6,032,644 6,032,644 Credit Risk, Custodial
Credit Risk - Investments,
Concentration of Credit
Risk, Interest Rate Risk
Equity securities 23,153,685 23,153,685 Custodial Credit Risk -
Investments,
Concentration of Credit
Risk
Municipal bonds 2,356,426 2,356,426 Credit Risk, Custodial
Credit Risk - Investments,
Concentration of Credit
Risk, Interest Rate Risk
Corporate bonds 3,027,218 3,027,218 Credit Risk, Custodial
Credit Risk - Investments,
Concentration of Credit
Risk, Interest Rate Risk
Petty cash 2,700 -N/A
Total Deposits and Investments $122,245,730 $123,126,673
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE III - DETAILED NOTES ON ALL FUNDS (cont.)
A.DEPOSITS AND INVESTMENTS (cont.)
Reconciliation to financial statements
Per statement of net position
Cash and equivalents $15,520,948
Investments 8,316,131
Per statement of net position - fiduciary
funds
Cash - pension trusts 4,544,861
Cash - agency 493,406
U.S. treasuries 17,734,653
U.S. agencies 15,299,349
Mutual funds - other than bond funds 31,349,016
Negotiable certificates of deposits 450,037
Equity securities 23,153,685
Municipal bonds 2,356,426
Corporate bonds 3,027,218
Total Deposits and Investments $122,245,730
Deposits in each local and area bank are insured by the FDIC in the amount of $250,000 for time and
savings accounts (including NOW accounts) and $250,000 for demand deposit accounts (interest-bearing
and noninterest-bearing). In addition, if deposits are held in an institution outside of the state in which the
government is located, insured amounts are further limited to a total of $250,000 for the combined amount
of all deposit accounts.
Custodial Credit Risk
Deposits
Custodial credit risk is the risk that in the event of a financial institution failure, the Village's deposits may
not be returned to the Village.
The Village does not have any deposits exposed to custodial credit risk.
Investments
For an investment, 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 that are in the
possession of an outside party.
The Village does not have any investments exposed to custodial credit risk.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE III - DETAILED NOTES ON ALL FUNDS (cont.)
A.DEPOSITS AND INVESTMENTS (cont.)
Credit Risk
Credit risk is the risk that an issuer or other counterparty to an investment will not fulfill its obligations.
As of December 31, 2013, the Village's investments were rated as follows:
Investment Type
Standard &
Poors
Moody's
Investors
Services
Money Market Mutual Funds AAA Not Rated
Illinois Funds AAA Not Rated
Illinois Metropolitan Investment Fund AAA Not Rated
U.S. agencies AAA AA+
Negotiable certificates of deposit Not Rated Not Rated
Municipal Bonds AA2, AA3 A, Not Rated
Corporate Bonds AA2, AAA3 AA+, AA-
Interest Rate Risk
Interest rate risk is the risk that changes in interest rates will adversely affect the value of an investment.
As of December 31, 2013, the Village's investments were as follows:
Village
Maturity
Investment Type Fair Value
Less than one
year 1 - 5 years
U.S. agencies $750,443 $-$750,443
Negotiable certificates of deposit 5,582,607 4,267,352 1,315,255
Totals $6,333,050 $4,267,352 $2,065,698
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE III - DETAILED NOTES ON ALL FUNDS (cont.)
A.DEPOSITS AND INVESTMENTS (cont.)
Interest Rate Risk (cont.)
Police Pension
Maturity
Investment Type Fair Value
Less than one
year 1-5 years 6-10 years
More than 10
years
U.S. treasuries $14,956,859 $1,263,232 $9,192,978 $4,500,649 $-
U.S. agencies 3,182,479 1,507,810 493,618 1,181,051 -
Negotiable certificates of
deposit 97,261 97,261 ---
Corporate bonds 3,027,218 489,040 1,540,445 495,475 502,258
Totals $21,263,817 $3,357,343 $11,227,041 $6,177,175 $502,258
Firefighters' Pension
Maturity
Investment Type Fair Value
Less than one
year 1-5 years 6-10 years
More than 10
years
US treasuries $2,777,794 $-$1,676,534 $1,101,260 $-
US agencies 12,116,870 881,209 4,993,777 6,241,884 -
Negotiable certificates of
deposit 352,776 352,776 ---
Municipal bonds 2,356,426 100,094 1,100,350 976,772 179,210
Totals $17,603,866 $1,334,079 $7,770,661 $8,319,916 $179,210
See Note I.D.1. for further information on deposit and investment policies.
B.RECEIVABLES
All of the receivables on the balance sheet are expected to be collected within one year.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE III - DETAILED NOTES ON ALL FUNDS (cont.)
C.CAPITAL ASSETS
Capital asset activity for the year ended December 31, 2013, was as follows:
Beginning
Balance Additions Deletions
Ending
Balance
Governmental Activities
Capital assets not being
depreciated/amortized
Land $35,963,844 $-$-$35,963,844
Construction in progress 102,205 119,852 -222,057
Total Capital Assets Not Being
Depreciated/Amortized 36,066,049 119,852 -36,185,901
Capital assets being
depreciated/amortized
Buildings $22,595,602 $-$-$22,595,602
Equipment and vehicles 12,880,668 173,359 553,842 12,500,185
Land improvements 3,179,774 --3,179,774
Streets 19,040,719 --19,040,719
Storm sewers 37,665,289 --37,665,289
Total Capital Assets Being
Depreciated/Amortized 95,362,052 173,359 553,842 94,981,569
Total Capital Assets 131,428,101 293,211 553,842 131,167,470
Less: Accumulated
depreciation/amortization for
Buildings (18,922,597)(542,588)-(19,465,185)
Equipment and vehicles (8,875,438)(746,559)553,842 (9,068,155)
Land improvements (149,958)(63,599)-(213,557)
Streets (11,374,233)(368,452)-(11,742,685)
Storm sewers (33,599,084)(726,885)-(34,325,969)
Total Accumulated
Depreciation/Amortization (72,921,310)(2,448,083)553,842 (74,815,551)
Net Capital Assets Being
Depreciated/Amortized 22,440,742 (2,274,724)-20,166,018
Total Governmental Activities
Capital Assets, Net of
Accumulated
Depreciation/Amortization $58,506,791 $(2,154,872)$-$56,351,919
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE III - DETAILED NOTES ON ALL FUNDS (cont.)
C.CAPITAL ASSETS (cont.)
Depreciation/amortization expense was charged to functions as follows:
Governmental Activities
General government $237,566
Public safety 249,710
Public works 1,960,807
Total Governmental Activities Depreciation/Amortization Expense $2,448,083
Beginning
Balance Additions Deletions
Ending
Balance
Business-type Activities
Capital assets not being
depreciated/amortized
Land $6,198,514 $-$-$6,198,514
Construction in progress 51,657 366,231 51,657 366,231
Total Capital Assets Not Being
Depreciated/Amortized 6,250,171 366,231 51,657 6,564,745
Capital assets being
depreciated/amortized
Buildings $10,284,359 $-$-$10,284,359
Land improvements 1,966,488 --1,966,488
Equipment 94,510 --94,510
Water/Sewer infrastructure 58,068,940 311,012 -58,379,952
Total Capital Assets Being
Depreciated/Amortized 70,414,297 311,012 -70,725,309
Total Capital Assets 76,664,468 677,243 51,657 77,290,054
Less: Accumulated
depreciation/amortization for
Buildings (6,580,474)(521,439)-(7,101,913)
Land improvements (1,966,488)--(1,966,488)
Equipment (94,510)--(94,510)
Water/Sewer infrastructure (31,316,835)(1,083,042)-(32,399,877)
Total Accumulated
Depreciation/Amortization (39,958,307)(1,604,481)-(41,562,788)
Net Capital Assets Being
Depreciated/Amortized 30,455,990 (1,293,469)-29,162,521
Business-type Capital
Assets, Net of
Accumulated
Depreciation/Amortization $36,706,161 $(927,238)$51,657 $35,727,266
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE III - DETAILED NOTES ON ALL FUNDS (cont.)
D.INTERFUND RECEIVABLES/PAYABLES AND TRANSFERS
Interfund Receivables/Payables
The following is a schedule of interfund receivables and payables including any overdrafts on pooled cash
and investment accounts:
Receivable Fund Payable Fund Amount
General Nonmajor Governmental $733,163
Total - Fund Financial Statements 733,163
Less: Fund eliminations (733,163)
Total Internal Balances - Government-W ide Statement of
Net Position $-
All amounts are due within one year.
The principal purpose of these interfunds is due to negative cash balances in certain funds and other cash
related transactions. All remaining balances resulted from the time lag between the dates that (1) interfund
goods and services are provided or reimbursable expenditures occur, (2) transactions are recorded in the
accounting system, and (3) payments between funds are made.
For the statement of net position, interfund balances which are owed within the governmental activities or
business-type activities are netted and eliminated.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE III - DETAILED NOTES ON ALL FUNDS (cont.)
D.INTERFUND RECEIVABLES/PAYABLES AND TRANSFERS (cont.)
Transfers
The following is a schedule of interfund transfers:
Fund Transferred To Fund Transferred From Amount Principal Purpose
Internal Service General $266,033
To close the Health Insurance
fund
Nonmajor Governmental General 931,740
To fund projects and debt
service
General Nonmajor Governmental 162,274 To close the IMRF fund
General Water and Sewerage 845,299
Administrative expenses and
funding of capital reserve
Nonmajor Governmental Water and Sewerage 180,000 To fund debt service
Arboretum Golf General 58,960 To eliminate negative cash
Nonmajor Enterprise General 15,228 To eliminate negative cash
Total - Fund Financial Statements 2,459,534
Less: Fund eliminations (1,508,423)
Total Transfers - Government-W ide Statement
of Activities $951,111
Generally, transfers are used to (1) move revenues from the fund that collects them to the fund that the
budget requires to expend them, (2) move receipts restricted to debt service from the funds collecting the
receipts to the debt service fund, and (3) use unrestricted revenues collected in the general fund to
finance various programs accounted for in other funds in accordance with budgetary authorizations.
For the statement of activities, interfund transfers within the governmental activities or business-type
activities are netted and eliminated.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE III - DETAILED NOTES ON ALL FUNDS (cont.)
E.LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS
Long-term obligations activity for the year ended December 31, 2013, was as follows:
Beginning
Balance Increases Decreases
Ending
Balance
Amounts Due
Within One
Year
Governmental Activities
Bonds Payable
General obligation debt $12,280,000 $-$940,000 $11,340,000 $790,000
Premium 216,603 -18,050 198,553 -
Sub-totals 12,496,603 -958,050 11,538,553 790,000
Other Liabilities
Vested compensated
absences 1,471,282 117,291 408,639 1,179,934 408,639
Other postemployment
benefits 374,609 269,622 218,831 425,400 -
Total Other Liabilities 1,845,891 386,913 627,470 1,605,334 408,639
Total Governmental
Activities Long-Term
Liabilities $14,342,494 $386,913 $1,585,520 $13,143,887 $1,198,639
Business-type Activities
Bonds and Notes Payable
IEPA loan payable $-$173,618 $-$173,618 $-
Sub-totals -173,618 -173,618 -
Other Liabilities
Vested compensated
absences -159,324 -159,324 -
Total Other Liabilities -159,324 -159,324 -
Total Business-type
Activities Long-Term
Liabilities $-$332,942 $-$332,942 $-
General Obligation Debt
All general obligation bonds payable are backed by the full faith and credit of the Village. Bonds in the
governmental funds will be retired by future property tax levies or tax increments accumulated by the debt
service fund.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE III - DETAILED NOTES ON ALL FUNDS (cont.)
E.LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS (cont.)
General Obligation Debt (cont.)
Governmental Activities
General Obligation Debt
Date of
Issue
Final
Maturity
Interest
Rates
Original
Indebtedness
Balance
December 31,
2013
General Obligation
Bonds Series 2010A 5/6/2013 12/31/2020 2.0-4.0%$5,160,000 $2,740,000
General Obligation
Bonds Series 2010B 5/6/2013 12/31/2025 2.5-3.85%2,600,000 2,600,000
General Obligation
Bonds Series 2012 8/27/2012 6/30/2030 2.0-2.75%6,000,000 6,000,000
Total Governmental Activities - General Obligation Debt $11,340,000
Debt service requirements to maturity are as follows:
Governmental Activities
General Obligation Debt
Years Principal Interest
2014 $790,000 $311,513
2015 510,000 294,813
2016 525,000 282,063
2017 545,000 266,313
2018 665,000 249,463
2019-2023 3,375,000 906,803
2024-2028 3,430,000 448,370
2029-2030 1,500,000 60,000
Totals $11,340,000 $2,819,338
IEPA Loan Payable
The Village borrowed funds from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) for the design,
construction, and installation of various architectural, mechanical and electrical improvements to the
Village's four existing pump stations. Under loan agreement #L17-4103, the Village can borrow up to
$710,000 and has borrowed $173,618 as of December 31, 2013. The loan bears an interest rate of
2.295% per annum with a final maturity on June 1, 2033. The Village paid no principal during fiscal year
2013 and a debt service schedule has not yet been completed for the loan.
Other Debt Information
In the governmental activities, the Village's obligation for compensated absences and other
postemployment benefits will be repaid from the General Fund.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE III - DETAILED NOTES ON ALL FUNDS (cont.)
E.LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS (cont.)
Prior-Year Defeasance of Debt
In prior years, the Village defeased certain general obligation and other 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, 2013, $2,855,000 of bonds outstanding are considered
defeased.
F. LEASE DISCLOSURES
Lessee - Operating Leases
The Village has commitments with non-Village entities to lease certain property. Future minimum rental
commitments as of December 31, 2013 are as follows:
Years Amount
2014 $117,014
2015 119,354
2016 121,741
2017 124,176
2018 126,660
2019-2023 672,326
2024-2028 238,993
Totals $1,520,264
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE III - DETAILED NOTES ON ALL FUNDS (cont.)
G.RESTATEMENT OF FUND BALANCES/NET POSITION
Net position has been restated to correct an error in the accrual of the employer contribution receivables in
the Police and Firefighters' Pension funds for the year ended December 31, 2012. The Village had
recorded a receivable in the Police Pension Fund and the Firefighters' Pension Fund for the Village's
contribution of the pension portion of the 2012 property tax levy. However, contributions were not due to
the pension trust funds until such time as the taxes were collected. As the Village made no collections on
the 2012 levy until 2013, no amount was due to the pension trust funds. The Village also recorded a
corresponding payable within governmental activities. As a result, the employer contribution receivable,
employer contribution revenue, governmental activities payable and net position were misstated as of
December 31, 2012 in the Police Pension Fund, Firefighters' Pension Fund and governmental activities.
Additionally, fund balances and net position have been restated to correct an error in the amount recorded
relating to the Village's participation in the Intergovernmental Risk Management Agency (IRMA). In prior
years, the Village was recording a prepaid item in excess of the amount it was a entitled to receive as a
return of contribution related to its pool participation contract. The calculations to restate net position/fund
balance and the changes in net position/fund balance are as follows:
Police Pension Fund
Police Pension net position - December 31, 2012 (as reported)$48,504,076
Less:Employer contributions receivable recorded in error (1,769,840)
Net position - December 31, 2012 (as restated) $46,734,236
Firefighters' Pension Fund
Firefighters' Pension net position - December 31, 2012 (as reported)$40,113,896
Less:Employer contributions receivable recorded in error (1,519,078)
Net position - December 31, 2012 (as restated) $38,594,818
Pension Trust Funds
Pension Trust net position - December 31, 2012 (as reported)$88,617,972
Less:Employer contributions receivable recorded in error (3,288,918)
Net position - December 31, 2012 (as restated)$85,329,054
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE III - DETAILED NOTES ON ALL FUNDS (cont.)
G.RESTATEMENT OF FUND BALANCES/NET POSITION (cont.)
Governmental Activities net position - December 31, 2012 (as reported)$67,732,297
Add:Employer contributions payable recorded in error 3,288,918
Less:Prepaid expenditure recorded in error (1,106,982)
Net position - December 31, 2012 (as restated)$69,914,233
Net income of the prior year would have been increased (decreased) by $(458,959)
Business Type Activities net position - December 31, 2012 (as reported)$48,357,870
Less:Prepaid expenditure recorded in error (409,408)
Net position - December 31, 2012 (as restated)$47,948,462
Net income of the prior year would have been increased (decreased) by $(228,656)
General Fund fund balance - December 31, 2012 (as reported)$19,721,039
Add:Prepaid expenditure recorded in error (1,106,982)
Fund balance - December 31, 2012 (as restated)$18,614,057
Net income of the prior year would have been increased (decreased) by $(458,959)
Water and Sewerage Fund net position - December 31, 2012 (as reported)$38,038,137
Add:Prepaid expenditure recorded in error (409,408)
Net Position - December 31, 2012 (as restated)$37,628,729
Net income of the prior year would have been increased (decreased) by $(228,656)
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE IV - OTHER INFORMATION
A.EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM
Plan Descriptions
The Village contributes to three defined benefit pension plans, the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
(IMRF), an agent-multiple-employer public employee retirement system; the Police Pension Plan which is
a single-employer pension plan; and the Firefighters' Pension Plan which is a single-employer pension
plan. The benefits, benefits levels, employee contributions and employer contributions for the plans are
governed by Illinois Compiled Statutes and can only be amended by the Illinois General Assembly. The
Police Pension Plan and the Firefighters' Pension Plan do not issue separate reports on the pension
plans. IMRF does issue a publicly available report that includes financial statements and supplementary
information for the plan as a whole, but not for individual employers. That report can be obtained from
IMRF, 2211 York Road, Suite 500, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523.
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
All employees hired in positions that meet or exceed the prescribed annual hourly standard must be
enrolled in IMRF as participating members. Public Act 96-0889 created a second tier for IMRF’s Regular
Plan. Effective January 1, 2011, IMRF assigns a benefit tier to a member when he or she is enrolled in
IMRF. The tier is determined by the member’s first IMRF participation date. If the member first participated
in IMRF before January 1, 2011, they participate in Regular Tier 1. If the member first participated in IMRF
on or after January 1, 2011, they participate in Regular Tier 2.
For Regular Tier 1, pension benefits vest after eight years of service. Participating members who retire at
or after age 60 with 8 years of service are entitled to an annual retirement benefit, payable monthly for life
in an amount equal to 1 2/3% of their final rate (average of the highest 48 consecutive months earnings
during the last 10 years) of earnings for each year of credited service up to 15 years and 2% for each year
thereafter. For Regular Tier 2, pension benefits vest after ten years of service. Participating members who
retire at or after age 67 with 10 years of service, or age 62 with 35 years of service are entitled to an
annual retirement benefit as described above. IMRF also provides death and disability benefits. These
benefit provisions and all other requirements are established by state statute. Participating members are
required to contribute 4.5% of their annual salary to IMRF. The Village's contribution rate for 2013 was
13.69% of annual covered payroll. For 2013, the Village's annual required contribution rate was
13.69%.The schedule of funding progress, presented as RSI 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 accrual liability for benefits.
Police Pension
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 contribution levels are governed by Illinois State Statutes (Chapter 40 ILCS 5/3)
and may be amended only by the Illinois legislature. The Village accounts for the plan as a pension trust
fund.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE IV - OTHER INFORMATION (cont.)
A.EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM (cont.)
Police Pension (cont.)
At December 31, 2013, the Police Pension membership consisted of:
Retirees and beneficiaries currently receiving benefits and terminated employees
entitled to benefits but not yet receiving them 40
Current employees:
Vested 47
Non vested 19
Total 106
As provided for in the Illinois Compiled Statutes, the Police Pension Fund provides retirement benefits as
well as death and disability benefits to employees grouped into two tiers. Tier 1 is for employees hired
prior to January 1, 2011 and Tier 2 is for employees hired after that date. The following is a summary of
the Police Pension Fund as provided for in Illinois Compiled Statutes.
Tier 1 - Covered 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 on the last
day of service, or for one year prior to the last day, whichever is greater. The pension shall be 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 8 years but less than 20 years of credited service may retire
at or after age 60 and receive a reduced retirement benefit. The monthly pension of a police officer who
retired with 20 or more years of service after January 1, 1977 shall be 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% compounded annually thereafter.
Tier 2 - Covered employees attaining the age of 55 or more with 10 or more years of creditable service are
entitled to receive a monthly pension of 2.5% of the final average salary for each year of creditable
service. The salary is initially capped at $106,800 but increases annually thereafter and is limited to 75%
of final average salary. Employees with 10 or more years of creditable service may retire at or after age
50 and receive a reduced retirement benefit. The monthly pension of a police officer shall be increased
annually on the January 1 occurring either on or after the attainment of age 60 or the first anniversary of
the pension start date, whichever is later. Each annual increase shall be calculated at 3% or one-half the
annual unadjusted percentage increase in the CPI, whichever is less.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE IV - OTHER INFORMATION (cont.)
A.EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM (cont.)
Police Pension (cont.)
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 finance the plans as actuarially determined by an enrolled actuary.
Effective January 1, 2011 the Village’s contributions must accumulate to the point where the past service
cost for the Police Pension Plan is 90% funded by the year 2040. For the year ended December 31, 2013,
the Village's contribution was 38.12% of covered payroll. The schedule of funding progress, presented as
RSI 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 accrual
liability for benefits.
Firefighters' Pension
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 and
employee and employer contribution levels are governed by Illinois State Statutes (Chapter 40 ILCS 5/3)
and may be amended only by the Illinois legislature. The Village accounts for the plan as a pension trust
fund.
At December 31, 2013, the Firefighters' Pension Plan membership consisted of:
Retirees and beneficiaries currently receiving benefits and terminated employees
entitled to benefits but not yet receiving them 33
Current employees:
Vested 35
Non vested 21
Total 89
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE IV - OTHER INFORMATION (cont.)
A.EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM (cont.)
Firefighters' Pension (cont.)
As provided for in the Illinois Compiled Statutes, the Firefighters' Pension Fund provides retirement
benefits as well as death and disability benefits to employees grouped into two tiers. Tier 1 is for
employees hired prior to January 1, 2011 and Tier 2 is for employees hired after that date. The following
is a summary of the Firefighters' Pension Fund as provided for in Illinois Compiled Statutes.
Tier 1 - Covered employees attaining the age of 50 or more with 20 or more years of creditable service are
entitled to receive a monthly retirement benefit of one half of the monthly salary attached to the rank held
in the fire service at the date of retirement. The monthly pension shall be increased by one twelfth of 2.5%
of such monthly salary for each additional month over 20 years of service through 30 years of service to a
maximum of 75% of such monthly 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. The monthly
pension of a firefighter who retired with 20 or more years of service after January 1, 1977 shall be
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% compounded annually thereafter.
Tier 2 - Covered employees attaining the age of 55 or more with 10 or more years of creditable service are
entitled to receive a monthly pension of 2.5% of the final average salary for each year of creditable
service. The salary is initially capped at $106,800 but increases annually thereafter and is limited to 75%
of final average salary. Employees with 10 or more years of creditable service may retire at or after age
50 and receive a reduced retirement benefit. The monthly pension of a firefighter shall be increased
annually on the January 1 occurring either on or after the attainment of age 60 or the first anniversary of
the pension start date, whichever is later. Each annual increase shall be calculated at 3% or one-half the
annual unadjusted percentage increase in the CPI, whichever is less.
Participants contribute a fixed percentage of their base salary to the plans. At December 31, 2013, the
contribution percentage was 9.455%. If a participant leaves covered employment with less than 20 years
of service, accumulated participant contributions may be refunded without accumulated interest. The
Village is required to contribute the remaining amounts necessary to finance the plans as actuarially
determined by an enrolled actuary. Effective January 1, 2011 the Village’s contributions must accumulate
to the point where the past service cost for the Firefighters' Pension Plan is 90% funded by the year 2040.
For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Village's contribution was 40.53% of covered payroll. The
schedule of funding progress, presented as RSI 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 accrual liability for benefits.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE IV - OTHER INFORMATION (cont.)
A.EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM (cont.)
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Police and Firefighters' Pension Plans
Basis of Accounting. The financial statements of the pension fund are prepared using the accrual basis of
accounting. Plan member contributions are recognized in the period in which contributions are due. The
Village’s contributions are recognized when due and a formal commitment to provide the contributions are
made. Benefits and refunds are recognized when due and payable in accordance with the terms of the
plan.
Method Used to Value Investments. Plan investments are reported at fair value. Short-term investments
are reported at cost, which approximated fair value. Investments that do not have an established market
are reported at estimated fair values.
Annual Pension Cost
The Village's annual required contribution for the current year and related information for each plan is as
follows:
Illinois Municipal
Retirement
Police
Pension
Firefighters'
Pension
Actuarial valuation date December 31, 2013 December 31, 2012 December 31, 2013
Contribution rates:
Employer 13.69%38.12%40.53%
Employee 4.50%9.91%9.46%
Annual required contribution $1,150,122 $2,359,777 $2,022,397
Contributions made $1,150,122 $2,228,448 $2,049,868
Actuarial cost method Entry-age normal Entry-age normal Entry-age normal
Asset valuation method
5 year smoothed
market
5 year smoothed
market value
5 year smoothed
market value
Amortization method Level percentage of
payroll, closed
Level percentage of
payroll, closed
Level percentage of
payroll, closed
Amortization period 23 years 21 years 27 years
Actuarial assumptions:
Investment rate of return 7.50%
Compounded annually
7.00%
Compounded annually
7.00%
Compounded annually
Projected salary increases .4 to 10%5 to 20%5.00%
Inflation rate included 4.00%3.00%3.00%
Cost-of-living adjustments 3.00%3.00%2.00% - 3.00%
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE IV - OTHER INFORMATION (cont.)
A.EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM (cont.)
Net Pension Obligation (Asset)
The following is the net pension obligation (asset) calculation from the actuarial report:
Net Pension Obligation (Asset):
Police
Pension
Firefighters'
Pension
Annual required contribution $2,359,777 $2,022,397
Interest on net pension obligation (17,910)(20,524)
Adjustment to annual required contribution 17,071 13,608
Annual pension cost 2,358,938 2,015,481
Contributions made (2,228,448)(2,049,868)
Change in net pension obligation 130,490 (34,387)
Net pension obligation (asset), beginning of year (255,859)(293,195)
Net pension obligation (asset), end of year $(125,369)$(327,582)
Trend Information
Trend information gives an indication of the progress made in accumulating sufficient assets to pay
benefits when due.
Fiscal Year
Illinois Municipal
Retirement
Police
Pension
Firefighters'
Pension
Annual pension cost (APC)2013 $1,150,122 $2,358,938 $2,015,481
2012 1,097,798 2,192,541 1,997,207
2011 1,080,295 2,140,865 1,965,831
Contributions made 2013 $1,150,122 $2,228,448 $2,049,868
2012 1,097,798 2,192,860 2,026,799
2011 1,080,295 2,200,809 2,034,635
Percentage of APC contributed 2013 100.00%94.47%101.70%
2012 100.00%100.01%101.50%
2011 100.00%102.80%103.50%
Net pension obligation (asset)2013 $-$(125,369)$(372,582)
2012 -(255,859)(293,195)
2011 -(255,540)(264,103)
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE IV - OTHER INFORMATION (cont.)
A.EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM (cont.)
Funded Status and Funding Progress
The Village's actuarial value of plan assets for the current year and related information is as follows:
Illinois Municipal
Retirement
Police
Pension
Firefighters'
Pension
Actuarial Valuation Date December 31, 2013 December 31, 2012 December 31, 2013
Actuarial Valuation of Assets (a)$20,710,515 $49,179,091 $45,275,721
Actuarial Accrued Liability (AAL) - Entry
Age (b)$28,049,241 $71,703,956 $62,459,374
Unfunded AAL (UAAL) (b - a)$7,338,726 $22,524,865 $17,183,653
Funded Ratio (a/b)%73.84 %68.59 %72.49
Covered Payroll (c)8,401,181 5,752,633 5,057,260
UAAL as a Percentage of Covered
Payroll ((b-a)/c)%87.35 %391.56 %339.78
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE IV - OTHER INFORMATION (cont.)
A.EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM (cont.)
PENSION SEGMENT INFORMATION
Fiduciary Net Position
Pension Trust
Police
Pension
Firefighters'
Pension Total
Assets
Cash $4,069,752 $475,109 $4,544,861
Investments
Certificates of deposit 14,956,859 2,777,794 17,734,653
U.S. agencies 3,182,479 12,116,870 15,299,349
Mutual funds - other than bond funds 4,228,945 27,120,071 31,349,016
Negotiable certificates of deposit 97,261 352,776 450,037
Equity securities 23,153,685 -23,153,685
Municipal bonds -2,356,426 2,356,426
Corporate bonds 3,027,218 -3,027,218
Receivables
Interest 42,544 78,961 121,505
Due from primary government -3,762 3,762
Total Assets 52,758,743 45,281,769 98,040,512
Liabilities
Accounts payable 3,700 6,048 9,748
Due to primary government 214,594 -214,594
Total Liabilities 218,294 6,048 224,342
Net Position
Held in trust for pension benefits $52,540,449 $45,275,721 $97,816,170
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE IV - OTHER INFORMATION (cont.)
A.EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM (cont.)
Changes in Plan Net Position
Pension Trust
Police
Pension
Firefighters'
Pension Total
Additions
Contributions
Employer $2,228,448 $2,049,869 $4,278,317
Plan members 568,267 493,080 1,061,347
Total Contributions 2,796,715 2,542,949 5,339,664
Investment Income
Net appreciation in fair value of investments 5,287,875 5,556,723 10,844,598
Interest 406,363 413,542 819,905
Total Investment income 5,694,238 5,970,265 11,664,503
Less investment income 47,220 149,779 196,999
Net investment income 5,647,018 5,820,486 11,467,504
Total Additions 8,443,733 8,363,435 16,807,168
Deductions
Administration 143,393 -143,393
Pension benefits and refunds 2,494,127 1,682,532 4,176,659
Total Deductions 2,637,520 1,682,532 4,320,052
Net change in net position 5,806,213 6,680,903 12,487,116
Net position, beginning of year (as restated)46,734,236 38,594,818 85,329,054
Net position, end of year $52,540,449 $45,275,721 $97,816,170
B.RISK MANAGEMENT
The Village is exposed to various risks of loss related to torts; theft of, damage to, or destruction of assets;
errors and omissions; workers compensation; and health care of its employees. The Village participates in
a public entity risk pool called the Intergovernmental Risk Management Agency (IRMA) to provide
coverage for losses from torts; theft of, damage to and destruction of assets; errors and omissions;
natural disasters; and injuries to the Village's employees. The Village purchases commercial insurance
coverage for health and related benefits. Prior to fiscal year 2012, the Village was self insured and
accounted for related activities in an internal service fund. All outstanding claims from fiscal year 2012
and prior were settled during 2012 and the internal service fund was closed as of December 31, 2013.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE IV - OTHER INFORMATION (cont.)
B.RISK MANAGEMENT (cont.)
Public Entity Risk Pool
IRMA
The Village participates in the Intergovernmental Risk Management Agency (IRMA). IRMA is an
organization of municipalities and special districts in Northeastern Illinois that have formed an association
under the Illinois Intergovernmental Co-operations Statute to pool their 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 financial statements as expenditures/expenses in
appropriate funds. Each member assumes the first $2,500 of each occurrence, and 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 IRMA 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 bylaws of IRMA and experience modification factors based on past member loss
experience. Members have a contractual obligation to fund any deficit of IRMA attributable to any
membership year during which they were a member. Supplemental contributions may be required to fund
these deficits.
C.COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Claims and judgments are recorded as liabilities if all the conditions of Governmental Accounting
Standards Board pronouncements are met. The liability and expenditure for claims and judgments are
only reported in governmental funds if it has matured. Claims and judgments are recorded in the
government-wide statements and proprietary funds as expenses when the related liabilities are incurred.
Northwest Water Commission (NWWC)
The Village's water purchase contract with the Northwest W ater Commission provides that each member
is liable for its proportionate share of any costs arising from defaults in payment obligations by other
members.
Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC)
The Village's contract with the Solid W aste Agency of Northern Cook County 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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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE IV - OTHER INFORMATION (cont.)
D.JOINT VENTURES
Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC)
The Village is a member of the Solid W aste 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 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.
The Agency covenants to establish fees and charges sufficient to provide revenues to meet all its
requirements.
The Agency has entered into Solid W aste 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 $879,365 to SW ANCC for the year
ended December 31, 2013.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE IV - OTHER INFORMATION (cont.)
D.JOINT VENTURES (cont.)
The Village has committed to make payments to the Solid W aste 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.
Complete financial statements for SW ANCC can be obtained from the Agency's administrative office at
2700 Patriot Boulevard, Suite 110, Glenview, Illinois 60026.
Northwest Water Commission (NWWC)
The Village is a member of the Northwest W ater 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.
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 all 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.
The Commission has entered into W ater 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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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE IV - OTHER INFORMATION (cont.)
D.JOINT VENTURES (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 W ater and
Sewerage Fund and from all other accounts of the Village's W ater and Sewerage Fund in which there are
available funds.
In accordance with the joint venture agreement, the Village remitted $1,652,946 to NW WC for the year
ended December 31, 2013. The Village's equity interest in NW WC was $7,314,705 at December 31,
2013. The Village's net investment and its share of the operating results of NW WC are recorded in the
Village's W ater and Sewerage Fund.
The Village has committed to retire a portion of the outstanding debt of the Northwest W ater 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.
Complete financial statements for NW WC can be obtained from the Commission's administrative office at
1525 North W olf Road, Des Plaines, Illinois 60016.
E.OTHER POSTEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
The Village administers a single-employer defined benefit healthcare plan. The (the Village of Buffalo
Grove Group Health Plan (the plan) provides health insurance contributions for eligible retirees and their
spouses through the Village’s group health insurance plan, which covers both active and retired members.
Benefit provisions are established through personnel policy guidelines and state that eligible retirees and
their spouses receive healthcare insurance to age 65 at established contribution rates. The plan does not
issue a publicly available financial report.
Contribution requirements are established through personnel policy guidelines and may be amended by
the action of the governing body.The plan may be amended by the Village Board and is 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 2013, the Village contributed $218,831 to the Plan. Plan
members receiving benefits contributed $403,223 through their required contribution of $614 per month
for retiree only coverage and $1,241 per month for retiree and spouse coverage.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE IV - OTHER INFORMATION (cont.)
E.OTHER POSTEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (cont.)
The Village’s annual other postemployment benefit (OPEB) cost (expense) is calculated based on the
annual required contribution of the employer (ARC), an amount actuarially determined in accordance with
parameters of GASB Statement No. 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 plan, and changes in the
Village’s net OPEB obligation to the Retiree Health Plan:
Annual required contribution $267,125
Interest on net OPEB obligation 14,984
Adjustment to annual required contribution (12,487)
Annual OPEB cost 269,622
Contributions made (218,831)
Increase in net OPEB obligation (asset)50,791
Net OPEB Obligation (Asset) - Beginning of Year 374,609
Net OPEB Obligation (Asset) - End of Year $425,400
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE IV - OTHER INFORMATION (cont.)
E.OTHER POSTEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (cont.)
The Village's annual OPEB cost, the percentage of annual OPEB cost contributed to the plan, and the net
OPEB obligation for 2013 and the two preceding years were as follows:
Fiscal Year Ended
Annual OPEB
Cost
Percentage of
Annual OPEB
Cost
Contributed
Net OPEB
Obligation
December 31, 2011 $126,877 53.80%$320,966
December 31, 2012 272,474 80.30%374,609
December 31, 2013 269,622 81.16%425,400
The funded status of the plan as of December 31, 2013, the most recent actuarial valuation date, was as
follows:
Actuarial accrued liability (AAL)$4,545,910
Actuarial value of plan assets -
Unfunded Actuarial Accrued Liability (UAAL)$4,545,910
Funded ratio (actuarial value of plan assets/AAL)-%
Covered payroll (active plan members)$19,787,930
UAAL as a percentage of covered payroll 23%
Actuarial valuations of an ongoing plan involve estimates for 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 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 multiyear trend information that shows whether
the actuarial value of plan assets is increasing or decreasing over time relative to the actuarial accrued
liabilities for benefits.
Projections of benefits for financial reporting purposes are based on the substantive plan (the plan as
understood by the employer and plan members) and include the types of benefits provided at the time of
each valuation and the historical pattern of sharing benefit costs between the employer and plan members
to that point. The methods and assumptions used include techniques that are designed to reduce short-
term volatility in actuarial accrued liabilities and the actuarial value of assets, consistent with the long-term
perspective of the calculations.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE IV - OTHER INFORMATION (cont.)
E.OTHER POSTEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (cont.)
In the December 31, 2013 actuarial valuation, the entry age actuarial cost method was used. The actuarial
assumptions include a 4.00% investment rate of return and an annual healthcare cost trend rate of 7.50%
initially, reduced by decrements to an ultimate rate of 5.50% after 4 years. Both rates include a 3.00%
inflation assumption. The actuarial value of Retiree Health Plan assets was determined using techniques
that spread the effects of short-term volatility in the market value of investments over a three-year period.
The plan’s unfunded actuarial accrued liability is being amortized as a level percentage of projected
payroll on an open basis. The amortization period at December 31, 2013, was 30 years.
F.EFFECT OF NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ON CURRENT-PERIOD FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) has approved the following:
Statement No. 67, Financial Reporting for Pension Plans - an amendment of GASB
Statement No. 25
Statement No. 68, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Pensions - an amendment of
GASB Statement No. 27
Statement No. 69, Government Combinations and Disposals of Government Operations
Statement No. 70, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Nonexchange Financial
Guarantees
When they become effective, application of these standards may restate portions of these financial
statements.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE IV - OTHER INFORMATION (cont.)
G.PLEDGED REVENUE
The Village has pledged a portion of future sales tax revenues to local retailers. In order to increase its
competitiveness in the marketplace by establishing a single-order acceptance point for all its credit sales,
the local retailers entered into a municipal sales tax incentive agreement with the Village, where the
Village will pay to the retailers, a portion of the municipal component of the sales tax revenue generated
by the retailers from credit sales as provided in the agreement.
The first agreement commenced November 2000 (first sales tax year), was amended in March 2003 and
August 2009, and terminates in calendar year 2020. 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 $356,547. Municipal sales taxes totaling
$82,592 was due to the local retailer as of December 31, 2013, and is included in accounts payable on the
Statement of Net Position and Governmental Funds Balance Sheet.
The second agreement commenced March 2011. The terms of the agreement indicate that beginning in
March 2011, 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, 100% of that year's incremental municipal sales tax, declining
10% each year until the sixth sales tax year.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
NOTE IV - OTHER INFORMATION (cont.)
For the seventh tax year, 50% of that year's incremental municipal sales tax will be
distributed to the local retailer.
The Village will continue the municipal tax payments for seven years through the term of the
agreement or for an incentive of $500,000, whichever comes first.
If the local retailer ceases its business on the premises within seven years of the commencement date of
the agreement, the local retailer must reimburse the Village 100% of the payments received within 90
days of cessation of the business. Should the local retailer relocate or conduct less than $10,000 in sales
tax in an annual period for two consecutive years, the local retailer must reimburse the Village 100% of the
municipal tax payments received within 90 days of written demand from the Village.
The total municipal sales taxes remitted to the local retailer was $142,570. There was no municipal sales
taxes due to the local retailer as of December 31, 2013.
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R E Q U I R E D S U P P L E M E N T A R Y I N F O R M A T I O N
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND CHANGES
IN FUND BALANCE - BUDGET AND ACTUAL - GENERAL
For the year ended December 31, 2013
Original and
Final Budget Actual
Variance with
Final Budget
REVENUES
Charges for services $913,737 $1,009,877 $96,140
Licenses and permits 280,095 294,622 14,527
Fines and fees 1,261,750 1,498,819 237,069
Property 11,826,377 11,980,077 153,700
Other taxes 17,915,002 19,234,009 1,319,007
Interest 103,300 54,379 (48,921)
Miscellaneous income 944,290 1,019,029 74,739
Total Revenues 33,244,551 35,090,812 1,846,261
EXPENDITURES
Current:
General government 5,330,914 5,721,727 (390,813)
Public safety 21,435,325 21,414,256 21,069
Public works 6,334,522 5,839,292 495,230
Total Expenditures 33,100,761 32,975,275 125,486
Excess of revenues over expenditures 143,790 2,115,537 1,971,747
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Transfers in 765,000 1,007,573 242,573
Transfers out (889,154)(1,271,961)(382,807)
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses)(124,154)(264,388)(140,234)
Net Change in Fund Balance $19,636 1,851,149 $1,831,513
FUND BALANCE - Beginning of Year (as restated)18,614,057
FUND BALANCE - END OF YEAR $20,465,206
See independent auditors' report and accompanying notes to required supplementary information.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND CHANGES
IN FUND BALANCE - BUDGET AND ACTUAL - MOTOR FUEL TAX
For the Year Ended December 31, 2013
Original and
Final Budget Actual
Variance with
Final Budget
REVENUES
Intergovernmental $1,000,000 $997,371 $(2,629)
Interest -143 143
Miscellaneous income 187,582 187,582 -
Total Revenues 1,187,582 1,185,096 (2,486)
EXPENDITURES
Current:
Public works 4,750,000 5,684,477 (934,477)
Total Expenditures 4,750,000 5,684,477 (934,477)
Net Change in Fund Balance $(3,562,418)(4,499,381)$(936,963)
FUND BALANCE - Beginning of Year 6,067,760
FUND BALANCE - END OF YEAR $1,568,379
See independent auditors' report and accompanying notes to required supplementary information.
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ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT FUND
SCHEDULE OF EMPLOYER'S CONTRIBUTIONS AND SCHEDULE OF FUNDING PROGRESS
December 31, 2013
Fiscal Year
End
Annual
Required
Contribution
(ARC)
Percentage
of ARC
Contributed
Net Pension
Obligation
12/31/2013 $1,150,122 100.00%$-
12/31/2012 1,097,798 100.00%-
12/31/2011 1,080,295 100.00%-
Actuarial
Valuation
Date
Actuarial
Value of
Assets
Actuarial
Accrued
Liability
(AAL) Entry
Age
Unfunded
AAL (UAAL)
Funded
Ratio
Covered
Payroll
UAAL as a
Percentage
of Covered
Payroll
12/31/2013 $20,710,515 $28,049,241 $7,338,726 73.84%$8,401,181 87.35%
12/31/2012 20,181,453 27,990,982 7,809,529 72.10%8,431,628 92.62%
12/31/2011 20,488,691 28,250,245 7,761,554 72.53%8,361,416 92.83%
12/31/2010 20,093,313 27,438,537 7,345,224 73.23%8,434,588 87.08%
12/31/2009 19,976,965 27,343,323 7,366,358 73.06%8,610,969 85.55%
12/31/2008 19,002,171 25,777,985 6,775,814 73.71%8,663,075 78.21%
The information presented in the above required supplementary schedule was determined as part of the
actuarial valuation at the date indicated. Additional information as of the latest actuarial valuation can be found
in the notes to basic financial statements.
Valuation date 12/31/2013
Actuarial cost method Entry Age normal
Amortization method Level percentage of pay, closed
Remaining amortization period 30 years
Asset valuation method Market
Actuarial assumptions:
Investment rate of return 7.5%
Projected salary increases .4 to 10%
Inflation factor 4.00%
Cost of living adjustments 3.00%
See independent auditors' report and accompanying notes to required supplementary information.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
POLICE PENSION FUND
SCHEDULE OF EMPLOYER'S CONTRIBUTIONS AND SCHEDULE OF FUNDING PROGRESS
December 31, 2013
Fiscal Year
End
Annual
Required
Contribution
(ARC)
Percentage
of ARC
Contributed
Net Pension
Obligation
(Asset)
12/31/2013 $2,359,777 94.47%$(125,369)
12/31/2012 2,198,690 100.01%(255,859)
12/31/2011 2,145,917 102.80%(255,540)
Actuarial
Valuation Date
Actuarial
Value of
Assets
Actuarial
Accrued
Liability
(AAL) Entry
Age
Unfunded
AAL (UAAL)
Funded
Ratio
Covered
Payroll
UAAL as a
Percentage
of Covered
Payroll
12/31/2012 $49,179,091 $71,703,956 $22,524,865 68.59%$5,752,633 391.56%
12/31/2011 45,414,255 73,221,793 27,807,538 62.02%5,963,940 466.26%
12/31/2010 41,427,183 68,989,180 27,561,997 60.05%5,923,012 465.34%
12/31/2009 36,896,831 61,278,367 24,381,536 60.21%5,998,088 406.49%
12/31/2008 33,736,413 57,812,420 24,076,007 58.35%5,831,457 412.86%
12/31/2007 34,503,602 54,297,346 19,793,744 63.55%5,580,751 354.68%
The information presented in the above required supplementary schedule was determined as part of the actuarial
valuation at the date indicated. Additional information as of the latest actuarial valuation can be found in the notes to
basic financial statements.
Valuation date 12/31/2012
Actuarial cost method Entry Age normal
Amortization method Level percentage of pay, closed
Remaining amortization period 21
Asset valuation method Market
Actuarial assumptions:
Investment rate of return 7.00%
Projected salary increases 5.00-20.00%
Inflation factor 3.00%
Cost of living adjustments 3.00%
See independent auditors' report and accompanying notes to required supplementary information.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
FIREFIGHTERS' PENSION FUND
SCHEDULE OF EMPLOYER'S CONTRIBUTIONS AND SCHEDULE OF FUNDING PROGRESS
December 31, 2013
Fiscal Year
End
Annual
Required
Contribution
(ARC)
Percentage
of ARC
Contributed
Net Pension
Obligation
(Asset)
12/31/2013 $2,022,397 101.36%$(327,582)
12/31/2012 2,003,757 101.10%(293,195)
12/31/2011 1,970,913 103.20%(264,103)
Actuarial
Valuation Date
Actuarial Value
of Assets
Actuarial
Accrued
Liability
(AAL) Entry
Age
Unfunded
AAL (UAAL)
Funded
Ratio
Covered
Payroll
UAAL as a
Percentage
of Covered
Payroll
12/31/2013 $45,275,721 $62,459,374 $17,183,653 72.49%$5,057,260 339.78%
12/31/2012 40,108,736 59,592,083 19,483,347 67.31%5,289,831 368.32%
12/31/2011 35,572,790 58,315,678 22,742,888 61.00%5,076,411 448.01%
12/31/2010 33,498,856 52,883,349 19,384,493 63.34%5,486,606 353.31%
12/31/2009 29,149,597 46,895,213 17,745,616 62.16%5,429,462 326.84%
12/31/2008 24,553,284 42,711,057 18,157,773 57.49%5,208,553 348.61%
The information presented in the above required supplementary schedule was determined as part of the actuarial
valuation at the date indicated. Additional information as of the latest actuarial valuation can be found in the notes to
basic financial statements.
Valuation date 12/31/2013
Actuarial cost method Entry Age normal
Amortization method Level percentage of pay, closed
Remaining amortization period 27
Asset valuation method Market
Actuarial assumptions:
Investment rate of return 7.00%
Projected salary increases 5.00%
Inflation factor 3.00%
Cost of living adjustments 2.00% - 3.00%
See independent auditors' report and accompanying notes to required supplementary information.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
OTHER POST EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
SCHEDULE OF EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS AND SCHEDULE OF FUNDING PROGRESS
December 31, 2013
Year Ended
Annual
Required
Contribution
Percentage
Contributed
12/31/13 $267,125 81.92 %
12/31/12 267,125 81.92
12/31/11 122,505 55.70
Actuarial
Valuation
Date
Actuarial Value
of Assets
(a)
Actuarial
Accrued
Liability (AAL)
- Entry Age
(b)
Unfunded AAL
(UAAL)
(b-a)
Funded
Ratio
(a/b)
Covered
Payroll
(c)
UAAL as a
Percentage
of Covered
Payroll
((b-a)/c)
12/31/13 $-$4,545,910 $4,545,910 0.00%$19,787,930 22.97%
12/31/11 -4,375,822 4,375,822 0.00%18,846,443 23.22%
12/31/09 -2,108,079 2,108,079 0.00%19,764,651 10.67%
Change in Assumptions
The change in Village's unfunded actuarial accrued OPEB liability is due to several factors, including:
The investment rate of return and projected salary increases assumptions have been reduced to 4.00% from
5.00%.
The healthcare inflation rate assumption has been reduced to 7.50% from 8.00% (initial) and to 5.50% from
6.00% (ultimate).
See independent auditors' report and accompanying notes to required supplementary information.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
NOTES TO REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
December 31, 2013
BUDGETARY INFORMATION
The budget data included in the financial 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.
See independent auditors' report.
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S U P P L E M E N T A R Y I N F O R M A T I O N
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
COMBINING BALANCE SHEET
NONMAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
As of December 31, 2013
Illinois
Municipal
Retirement
Fund
Metra Parking
Lot Debt Service
Street
Maintenance
ASSETS
Cash $-$111,703 $-$-
Receivables
Property taxes --897,013 -
Other ---317,251
TOTAL ASSETS $-$111,703 $897,013 $317,251
LIABILITIES, DEFERRED INFLOWS OF
RESOURCES, AND FUND BALANCES
Liabilities
Accounts payable $-$10,008 $200 $75,369
Accrued wages -482 --
Due to other funds --11,619 13,264
Total Liabilities -10,490 11,819 88,633
Deferred Inflows of Resources
Property taxes levied for a future period --897,013 -
Total Deferred Inflows of Resources --897,013 -
Fund Balances (Deficit)
Restricted for capital project ---228,618
Assigned to parking lot operations -101,213 --
Unassigned (deficit)--(11,819)-
Total Fund Balances (deficit)-101,213 (11,819)228,618
TOTAL LIABILITIES,
DEFERRED INFLOWS OF
RESOURCES, AND FUND
BALANCES $-$111,703 $897,013 $317,251
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Facilities
Development
Total
Nonmajor
Governmental
Funds
$-$111,703
-897,013
-317,251
$-$1,325,967
$207,296 $292,873
-482
708,280 733,163
915,576 1,026,518
-897,013
-897,013
-228,618
-101,213
(915,576)(927,395)
(915,576)(597,564)
$-$1,325,967
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
COMBINING STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND CHANGES
IN FUND BALANCES
NONMAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
For the Year Ended December 31, 2013
Illinois
Municipal
Retirement
Fund
Metra Parking
Lot Debt Service
Street
Maintenance
Facilities
Development
REVENUES
Property $1,613,229 $-$911,444 $-$-
Other taxes 6,356 ----
Miscellaneous income ---299,818 565
Charges for services -991 ---
Fines and fees -148,545 ---
Total Revenues 1,619,585 149,536 911,444 299,818 565
EXPENDITURES
Current
General government 551,511 192,398 ---
Public safety 391,654 ----
Public works 654,936 ----
Capital Outlay ---71,200 1,276,076
Debt Service
Principal --940,000 --
Interest --385,395 --
Total Expenditures 1,598,101 192,398 1,325,395 71,200 1,276,076
Excess (deficiency) of
revenues over expenditures 21,484 (42,862)(413,951)228,618 (1,275,511)
OTHER FINANCING
SOURCES (USES)
Transfers in --382,605 409,162 319,973
Transfers out (162,274)----
Total Other Financing
Sources (Uses)(162,274)-382,605 409,162 319,973
Net Change in Fund
Balances (140,790)(42,862)(31,346)637,780 (955,538)
FUND BALANCES (DEFICIT)
- Beginning of Year 140,790 144,075 19,527 (409,162)39,962
FUND BALANCES
(DEFICIT) - END OF
YEAR $-$101,213 $(11,819)$228,618 $(915,576)
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Total
Nonmajor
Governmental
Funds
$2,524,673
6,356
300,383
991
148,545
2,980,948
743,909
391,654
654,936
1,347,276
940,000
385,395
4,463,170
(1,482,222)
1,111,740
(162,274)
949,466
(532,756)
(64,808)
$(597,564)
Page 95
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND CHANGES
IN FUND BALANCE - BUDGET AND ACTUAL - ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT FUND - NONMAJOR
SPECIAL REVENUE FUND
For the Year Ended December 31, 2013
Original and
Final Budget Actual
Variance with
Final Budget
REVENUES
Property $1,600,793 $1,613,229 $12,436
Other taxes -6,356 6,356
Total Revenues 1,600,793 1,619,585 18,792
EXPENDITURES
Current:
General government 425,465 551,511 (126,046)
Public safety 904,189 391,654 512,535
Public works 257,096 654,936 (397,840)
Total Expenditures 1,586,750 1,598,101 (11,351)
Excess of revenues over expenditures 14,043 21,484 7,441
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Transfers out -(162,274)(162,274)
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses)-(162,274)(162,274)
Net Change in Fund Balance $14,043 (140,790)$(154,833)
FUND BALANCE - Beginning of Year 140,790
FUND BALANCE - END OF YEAR $-
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND CHANGES
IN FUND BALANCE - BUDGET AND ACTUAL - METRA PARKING LOT - NONMAJOR SPECIAL REVENUE
FUND
For the Year Ended December 31, 2013
Original and
Final Budget Actual
Variance with
Final Budget
REVENUES
Charges for services $1,320 $991 $(329)
Fines and fees 158,000 148,545 (9,455)
Total Revenues 159,320 149,536 (9,784)
EXPENDITURES
Current:
General government 168,233 192,398 (24,165)
Total Expenditures 168,233 192,398 (24,165)
Net Change in Fund Balance $(8,913)(42,862)$(33,949)
FUND BALANCE - Beginning of Year 144,075
FUND BALANCE - END OF YEAR $101,213
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND CHANGES
IN FUND BALANCE - BUDGET AND ACTUAL - DEBT SERVICE - NONMAJOR DEBT SERVICE FUND
For the Year Ended December 31, 2013
Original and
Final Budget Actual
Variance with
Final Budget
REVENUES
Property $938,696 $911,444 $(27,252)
Total Revenues 938,696 911,444 (27,252)
EXPENDITURES
Debt Service
Principal 940,000 940,000 -
Interest 402,000 385,395 16,605
Total Expenditures 1,342,000 1,325,395 16,605
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over (under)
expenditures (403,304)(413,951)(10,647)
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES
Transfers in 400,000 382,605 (17,395)
Total Other Financing Sources 400,000 382,605 (17,395)
Net Change in Fund Balance $(3,304)(31,346)$(28,042)
FUND BALANCE - Beginning of Year 19,527
FUND BALANCE (DEFICIT) - END OF YEAR $(11,819)
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND CHANGES
IN FUND BALANCE - BUDGET AND ACTUAL - STREET MAINTENANCE - NONMAJOR CAPITAL PROJECTS
FUND
For the Year Ended December 31, 2013
Original and
Final Budget Actual
Variance with
Final Budget
REVENUES
Miscellaneous income $-$299,818 $299,818
Total Revenues -299,818 299,818
EXPENDITURES
Capital Outlay 100,452 71,200 29,252
Total Expenditures 100,452 71,200 29,252
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over (under)
expenditures (100,452)228,618 329,070
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES
Transfers in -409,162 409,162
Total Other Financing Sources -409,162 409,162
Net Change in Fund Balance $(100,452)637,780 $738,232
FUND BALANCE (DEFICIT) - Beginning of Year (409,162)
FUND BALANCE - END OF YEAR $228,618
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND CHANGES
IN FUND BALANCE - BUDGET AND ACTUAL - FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT - NONMAJOR CAPITAL
PROJECTS FUND
For the Year Ended December 31, 2013
Original and
Final Budget Actual
Variance with
Final Budget
REVENUES
Miscellaneous income $1,000,000 $565 $(999,435)
Total Revenues 1,000,000 565 (999,435)
EXPENDITURES
Capital Outlay 1,586,097 1,276,076 310,021
Total Expenditures 1,586,097 1,276,076 310,021
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over (under)
expenditures (586,097)(1,275,511)(689,414)
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Transfers in 586,097 319,973 (266,124)
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses)586,097 319,973 (266,124)
Net Change in Fund Balance $-(955,538)$(955,538)
FUND BALANCE - Beginning of Year 39,962
FUND BALANCE (DEFICIT) - END OF YEAR $(915,576)
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
COMBINING STATEMENT OF NET POSITION
NONMAJOR ENTERPRISE FUNDS
As of December 31, 2013
Buffalo Grove
Golf
Refuse
Service
Total Nonmajor
Enterprise
Funds
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and equivalents $700 $507,053 $507,753
Receivables
Other -86,599 86,599
Inventory 27,308 -27,308
Total Current Assets 28,008 593,652 621,660
Noncurrent Assets
Capital Assets
Land 978,776 -978,776
Land improvements 450,437 -450,437
Buildings and improvements 1,862,837 -1,862,837
Machinery, equipment and furnishings 94,510 -94,510
Less: Accumulated depreciation (2,192,029)-(2,192,029)
Total Noncurrent Assets 1,194,531 -1,194,531
Total Assets 1,222,539 593,652 1,816,191
LIABILITIES
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable 14,558 -14,558
Accrued wages 16,443 -16,443
Total Current Liabilities 31,001 -31,001
Noncurrent Liabilities
Long-Term Debt
Compensated absences 41,926 -41,926
Total Noncurrent Liabilities 41,926 -41,926
Total Liabilities 72,927 -72,927
NET POSITION
Net investment in capital assets 1,194,531 -1,194,531
Unrestricted (deficit)(44,919)593,652 548,733
TOTAL NET POSITION $1,149,612 $593,652 $1,743,264
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
COMBINING STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES, AND
CHANGES IN FUND NET POSITION
NONMAJOR ENTERPRISE FUNDS
For the Year Ended December 31, 2013
Buffalo Grove
Golf
Refuse
Service
Total Nonmajor
Enterprise
Funds
OPERATING REVENUES
Daily greens fee and memberships $705,447 $-$705,447
Merchandise sales 65,006 -65,006
Cart, club, and other rentals 201,010 -201,010
Driving range fees 57,012 -57,012
SW ANCC user fees -1,040,878 1,040,878
Miscellaneous 44,024 -44,024
Total Operating Revenues 1,072,499 1,040,878 2,113,377
OPERATING EXPENSES
Golf operations 1,071,039 -1,071,039
Cost of sales - pro shop 57,733 -57,733
Refuse operations -879,365 879,365
Other -23,446 23,446
Depreciation 32,783 -32,783
Total Operating Expenses 1,161,555 902,811 2,064,366
Operating Income (Loss)(89,056)138,067 49,011
TRANSFERS
Transfers in 15,228 -15,228
Total Transfers 15,228 -15,228
Change in Net Position (73,828)138,067 64,239
NET POSITION - Beginning of Year 1,223,440 455,585 1,679,025
NET POSITION - END OF YEAR $1,149,612 $593,652 $1,743,264
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
COMBINING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW S
NONMAJOR ENTERPRISE FUNDS
For the Year Ended December 31, 2013
Buffalo Grove
Golf
Refuse
Service Totals
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Received from customers $1,072,499 $1,040,878 $2,113,377
Paid to suppliers for goods and services (620,974)(902,811)(1,523,785)
Paid to employees for services (464,506)-(464,506)
Net Cash Flows From Operating Activities (12,981)138,067 125,086
CASH FLOWS FROM NONCAPITAL FINANCING
AC TIVITIES
Operating transfers 13,681 -13,681
Net Cash Flows From Noncapital Financing Activities 13,681 -13,681
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents 700 138,067 138,767
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - Beginning of Year -368,986 368,986
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - END OF YEAR $700 $507,053 $507,753
RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) TO
NET CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Operating income (loss)$(89,056)$138,067 $49,011
Adjustments to Reconcile Operating Income (Loss) to Net
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
Depreciation 32,783 -32,783
Changes in assets and liabilities
Inventory (5,152)-(5,152)
Accounts payable 10,801 -10,801
Accrued wages (4,283)-(4,283)
Compensated absences 41,926 -41,926
NET CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING
AC TIVITIES $(12,981)$138,067 $125,086
NONCASH CAPITAL AND RELATED FINANCING
AC TIVITIES
None
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENSES, AND CHANGES IN NET POSITION - BUDGET AND ACTUAL -
NON-GAAP BUDGETARY BASIS
BUFFALO GROVE GOLF - NONMAJOR ENTERPRISE FUND
For the Year Ended December 31, 2013
Original And
Final Budget Actual
Variance with
Final Budget
OPERATING REVENUES
Daily greens fee and memberships $805,000 $705,447 $(99,553)
Merchandise sales 77,000 65,006 (11,994)
Cart, club, and other rentals 249,000 201,010 (47,990)
Driving range fees 65,000 57,012 (7,988)
Miscellaneous 15,200 44,024 28,824
Total Operating Revenues 1,211,200 1,072,499 (138,701)
OPERATING EXPENSES
Golf operations 1,166,068 1,071,039 (95,029)
Cost of sales - pro shop 45,000 57,733 12,733
Total Operating Expenses 1,211,068 1,128,772 (82,296)
Operating Income (Loss) - Non-GAAP Budgetary
Basis 132 (56,273)(56,405)
TRANSFERS
Transfers in -15,228 15,228
Net Transfers -15,228 15,228
Change in net position - Non-GAAP Budgetary
Basis $132 $(41,045)$(41,177)
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENSES, AND CHANGES IN NET POSITION - BUDGET AND ACTUAL -
NON-GAAP BUDGETARY BASIS
REFUSE SERVICE NONMAJOR ENTERPRISE FUND
For the Year Ended December 31, 2013
Original And
Final Budget Actual
Variance with
Final Budget
OPERATING REVENUES
SW ANCC user fees $1,041,217 $1,040,878 $(339)
Total Operating Revenues 1,041,217 1,040,878 (339)
OPERATING EXPENSES
Refuse operations 934,285 879,365 (54,920)
Other -23,446 23,446
Total Operating Expenses 934,285 902,811 (31,474)
Operating Income - Non-GAAP Budgetary Basis $106,932 $138,067 $31,135
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENSES, AND CHANGES IN NET POSITION - BUDGET AND ACTUAL -
NON-GAAP BUDGETARY BASIS
WATER AND SEW ERAGE - MAJOR ENTERPRISE FUND
For the Year Ended December 31, 2013
Original And
Final Budget Actual
Variance with
Final Budget
OPERATING REVENUES
Water and sewer charges $9,029,750 $8,664,436 $(365,314)
Connection and recapture fees 27,000 28,376 1,376
Intergovernmental 437,388 -(437,388)
Total Operating Revenues 9,494,138 8,692,812 (801,326)
OPERATING EXPENSES
Water operations 2,820,556 1,591,315 (1,229,241)
Sewer operations 4,919,898 3,746,598 (1,173,300)
Water purchases 1,822,168 1,652,945 (169,223)
Add: Capital assets capitalized -625,586 625,586
Total Operating Expenses 9,562,622 7,616,444 (1,946,178)
Operating Income (Loss) - Non-GAAP Budgetary
Basis (68,484)1,076,368 1,144,852
NON-OPERATING REVENUES
Interest 25,450 12,444 (13,006)
Total Non-Operating Revenues 25,450 12,444 (13,006)
Net Income (Loss) Before Transfers - Non-
GAAP Budgetary Basis (43,034)1,088,812 1,131,846
TRANSFERS
Transfers out (945,000)(1,025,299)(80,299)
Net Transfers (945,000)(1,025,299)(80,299)
Change in net position - Non-GAAP Budgetary
Basis $(988,034)$63,513 $1,051,547
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENSES, AND CHANGES IN NET POSITION - BUDGET AND ACTUAL -
NON-GAAP BUDGETARY BASIS
ARBORETUM GOLF - MAJOR ENTERPRISE FUND
For the Year Ended December 31, 2013
Original And
Final Budget Actual
Variance with
Final Budget
OPERATING REVENUES
Daily greens fee and memberships $815,000 $803,223 $(11,777)
Merchandise sales 64,800 54,391 (10,409)
Cart, club, and other rentals 258,250 263,832 5,582
Miscellaneous 60,200 56,922 (3,278)
Total Operating Revenues 1,198,250 1,178,368 (19,882)
OPERATING EXPENSES
Golf operations 1,177,310 1,247,399 70,089
Cost of sales - pro shop 45,000 45,137 137
Total Operating Expenses 1,222,310 1,292,536 70,226
Operating (Loss) - Non-GAAP Budgetary Basis (24,060)(114,168)(90,108)
NON-OPERATING REVENUES
Interest -11 11
Total Non-Operating Revenues -11 11
Net (Loss) Before Transfers - Non-GAAP
Budgetary Basis (24,060)(114,157)(90,097)
TRANSFERS
Transfers in 24,060 58,960 34,900
Net Transfers 24,060 58,960 34,900
Change in net position - Non-GAAP Budgetary
Basis $-$(55,197)$(55,197)
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
COMBINING STATEMENT OF FIDUCIARY NET POSITION
PENSION TRUST FUNDS
As of December 31, 2013
Police Pension
Firefighters'
Pension Totals
ASSETS
Cash $4,069,752 $475,109 $4,544,861
Investments
U.S. treasuries 14,956,859 2,777,794 17,734,653
U.S. agencies 3,182,479 12,116,870 15,299,349
Mutual funds - other than bond funds 4,228,945 27,120,071 31,349,016
Negotiable certificates of deposit 97,261 352,776 450,037
Equity securities 23,153,685 -23,153,685
Municipal bonds -2,356,426 2,356,426
Corporate bonds 3,027,218 -3,027,218
Receivables
Interest 42,544 78,961 121,505
Due from primary government -3,762 3,762
Total Assets 52,758,743 45,281,769 98,040,512
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable 3,700 6,048 9,748
Due to primary government 214,594 -214,594
Total Liabilities 218,294 6,048 224,342
NET POSITION
Held in trust for pension benefits $52,540,449 $45,275,721 $97,816,170
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
COMBINING STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN FIDUCIARY NET POSITION
PENSION TRUST FUNDS
For the Year Ended December 31, 2013
Police Pension
Firefighters'
Pension Total
AD DITIONS
Contributions
Employer $2,228,448 $2,049,869 $4,278,317
Plan members 568,267 493,080 1,061,347
Total Contributions 2,796,715 2,542,949 5,339,664
Investment income
Interest 406,363 413,542 819,905
Net appreciation in fair value of investments 5,287,875 5,556,723 10,844,598
Total Investment Income 5,694,238 5,970,265 11,664,503
Less Investment expense 47,220 149,779 196,999
Net Investment Income 5,647,018 5,820,486 11,467,504
Total Additions 8,443,733 8,363,435 16,807,168
DEDUCTIONS
Pension benefits and refunds 2,494,127 1,682,532 4,176,659
Administration 143,393 -143,393
Total Deductions 2,637,520 1,682,532 4,320,052
Change in Net Position 5,806,213 6,680,903 12,487,116
NET POSITION - Beginning of Year (as restated)46,734,236 38,594,818 85,329,054
NET POSITION, END OF YEAR $52,540,449 $45,275,721 $97,816,170
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
POLICE PENSION FUND
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENSES, AND CHANGES IN NET POSITION - BUDGET AND ACTUAL
For the year ended December 31, 2013
2013
Original and
Final Budget Actual
Variance with
Final Budget
Additions
Contributions
Employer $2,198,690 $2,228,448 $(29,758)
Plan members 589,102 568,267 20,835
Total contributions 2,787,792 2,796,715 (8,923)
Investment Income
Interest 36,000 406,363 (370,363)
Net appreciation in fair value of investments 1,200,000 5,287,875 (4,087,875)
Total investment income 1,236,000 5,694,238 (4,458,238)
Less Investment expense 32,000 47,220 (15,220)
Net investment income 1,204,000 5,647,018 (4,443,018)
Total additions 3,991,792 8,443,733 (4,451,941)
Deductions
Pension benefits and refunds 2,247,015 2,494,127 (247,112)
Administration 110,000 143,393 (33,393)
Total deductions 2,357,015 2,637,520 (280,505)
Change in net position $1,634,777 5,806,213 $(4,171,436)
Net position, beginning of year (as restated)46,734,236
Net position, end of year $52,540,449
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
FIREFIGHTERS' PENSION FUND
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENSES, AND CHANGES IN NET POSITION - BUDGET AND ACTUAL
For the year ended December 31, 2013
2013
Original and
Final Budget Actual
Variance and
Final Budget
Additions
Contributions
Employer $2,103,943 $2,049,869 $54,074
Plan members 512,230 493,080 19,150
Total contributions 2,616,173 2,542,949 73,224
Investment Income
Interest 1,145,270 413,542 731,728
Net appreciation in fair value of investments -5,556,723 (5,556,723)
Total investment income 1,145,270 5,970,265 (4,824,995)
Less Investment expense 113,000 149,779 (36,779)
Net investment income 1,032,270 5,820,486 (4,788,216)
Total additions 3,648,443 8,363,435 (4,714,992)
Deductions
Pension benefits and refunds 1,561,069 1,682,532 (121,463)
Total deductions 1,561,069 1,682,532 (121,463)
Change in net position $2,087,374 6,680,903 $(4,593,529)
Net position, beginning of year (as restated)38,594,818
Net position, end of year $45,275,721
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
AGENCY FUND
SCHOOL AND PARK DONATIONS
SCHEDULE OF CHANGES IN FIDUCIARY NET POSITION
Balances Balances
January 1 Additions Deletions December 31
Assets
Cash & Cash Equivalents 600,595$ 26,353$ 133,542$ 493,406$
Liabilities
Due to Other Governments 600,595$ 26,353$ 133,542$ 493,406$
Statistical Section
Contents Page
Financial Trends 113 - 122
Revenue Capacity 123 - 1336
Debt Capacity 134 - 138
Demographic and Economic Information 139 - 142
Operating Information 143 - 146
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 financial statements, note disclosures, and
required supplementary information says about the Village's overall economic condition.
Sources: Unless otherwise noted, the information in these schedules is derived from the comprehensive annual
financial reports for the relevant year.
These schedules contain trend information to help the reader understand how the Village's
financial performance and well-being have changed over time.
These schedules contain information to help the reader assess the factors affecting the
Village's ability to generate its property and sales taxes.
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.
These schedules offer demographic and economic indicators to help the reader understand the
environment within which the Village's financial activities take place and to help make
comparisons over time and other governments.
These schedules contain information about the Village's operations and resources to help the
reader understand how the Village's financial information relates to the services the Village
provides and the activities it performs.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Net Position by Component
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Fiscal Years 2013 2012**2011 2010
Governmental Activities
Net Investment in Capital Assets 51,011,919$ 52,096,183$ 53,362,147$ 53,742,519$
Restricted 2,412,222 6,268,039 1,918,263 956,803
Unrestricted 12,387,400 11,550,011 13,429,876 15,738,272
Total Governmental Activities Net Position 65,811,541$ 69,914,233$ 68,710,286$ 70,437,594$
Business-type Activities
Net Investment in Capital Assets 35,553,648$ 36,706,161$ 37,807,146$ 38,410,966$
Restricted - - - -
Unrestricted 11,515,793 11,242,301 12,989,124 14,644,341
Total Business-type Activities Net Position 47,069,441$ 47,948,462$ 50,796,270$ 53,055,307$
Primary Government
Net Investment in Capital Assets 86,565,567$ 88,802,344$ 91,169,293$ 92,153,485$
Restricted 2,412,222 6,268,039 1,918,263 956,803
Unrestricted 23,903,193 22,792,312 26,419,000 30,382,613
Total Primary Government Net Position 112,880,982$ 117,862,695$ 119,506,556$ 123,492,901$
*Transitional fiscal year May 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007
** Auditors restated 2012, from 2011 and earlier have not been adjusted.
Data Source
Audited Financial Statements
Page 114
2009 2008 2007*2007 2006 2005
54,563,385$ 53,551,265$ 53,702,484$ 53,726,929$ 53,188,591$ 49,264,115$
140,712 80,438 33,167 1,294,897 1,425,988 4,955,378
16,590,052 23,259,339 27,184,985 35,512,486 37,786,827 34,551,091
71,294,149$ 76,891,042$ 80,920,636$ 90,534,312$ 92,401,406$ 88,770,584$
39,808,889$ 41,374,269$ 42,667,740$ 42,667,526$ 43,646,133$ 44,123,414$
- - - - - -
15,011,209 17,003,316 17,509,194 18,553,703 18,300,838 18,375,098
54,820,098$ 58,377,585$ 60,176,934$ 61,221,229$ 61,946,971$ 62,498,512$
94,372,274$ 94,925,534$ 96,370,224$ 96,394,455$ 96,834,724$ 93,387,529$
140,712 80,438 33,167 1,294,897 1,425,988 4,955,378
31,601,261 40,262,655 44,694,179 54,066,189 56,087,665 52,926,189
126,114,247$ 135,268,627$ 141,097,570$ 151,755,541$ 154,348,377$ 151,269,096$
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Change in Net Position
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Fiscal Years 2013 2012**2011 2010
Expenses
Governmental Activities
General Government 6,567,545$ 6,101,008$ 5,010,274$ 4,769,874$
Public Safety 21,964,989 22,344,117 22,657,643 22,312,910
Public Works 15,091,414 12,026,911 11,106,433 11,081,374
Interest 374,511 384,180 248,539 194,655
Total Governmental Activities Expenses 43,998,459$ 40,856,216$ 39,022,889$ 38,358,813$
Business-type Activities
Water & Sewer 8,079,364 8,931,336 8,753,149 9,865,981
Refuse Service 902,811 874,366 935,365 942,757
Golf Courses 2,942,747 2,991,170 3,057,912 3,043,367
Total Business-type Activities Expenditures 11,924,922 12,796,872 12,746,426 13,852,105
Total Primary Government Expenses 55,923,381$ 53,653,088$ 51,769,315$ 52,210,918$
Program Revenue
Governmental Activities
Charges for Services
General Government 1,207,504$ 1,226,552$ 1,240,547$ 1,195,928$
Public Safety 1,498,819 1,283,956 1,404,308 1,419,761
Public Works 82,393 118,547 86,421 71,606
Operating Grants and Contributions 1,161,509 1,178,442 1,230,387 1,253,103
Total Governmental Activities Program
Revenues 3,950,225 3,807,497 3,961,663 3,940,398
Business-type activities
Charges for Services
Water & Sewer 8,692,812 7,464,870 7,782,000 9,091,520
Refuse Service 1,040,878 1,050,386 1,036,872 1,041,661
Golf Courses 1,178,368 2,221,714 2,175,418 2,088,106
Operating Grants and Contributions 1,072,499 - - -
Capital Grants and Contributions - - - -
Total Business-type Activities Program
Revenues 11,984,557 10,736,970 10,994,290 12,221,287
Total Primary Government Revenues 15,934,782$ 14,544,467$ 14,955,953$ 16,161,685$
Net (Expense) Revenue
Governmental Activities (40,048,234)$ (37,048,719)$ (35,061,226)$ (34,418,415)$
Business-type Activities 59,635 (2,059,902) (1,752,136) (1,630,818)
Total Primary Government Net Expense (39,988,599)$ (39,108,621)$ (36,813,362)$ (36,049,233)$
*Transitional fiscal year May 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007
** Auditors restated 2012, from 2011 and earlier have not been adjusted.
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2009 2008 2007*2007 2006 2005
6,182,475$ 5,705,497$ 4,019,032$ 4,686,330$ 4,582,741$ 4,701,408$
22,753,590 21,115,737 15,324,061 18,951,546 18,137,721 16,822,265
10,421,659 13,222,026 8,232,685 12,479,424 11,441,440 9,523,240
334,142 379,501 216,379 529,858 1,217,883 994,708
39,691,866$ 40,422,761$ 27,792,157$ 36,647,158$ 35,379,785$ 32,041,621$
9,519,169 8,684,651 5,165,701 7,256,639 7,168,405 6,780,153
944,392 1,017,164 777,716 1,024,248 956,915 971,980
3,118,647 3,423,903 2,637,072 3,102,770 3,333,644 3,101,134
13,582,208 13,125,718 8,580,489 11,383,657 11,458,964 10,853,267
53,274,074$ 53,548,479$ 36,372,646$ 48,030,815$ 46,838,749$ 42,894,888$
977,464$ 1,211,188$ 1,139,242$ 1,880,714$ 2,048,850$ 1,683,585$
1,563,236 1,514,666 1,050,920 1,525,943 1,553,949 1,476,845
50,709 94,670 94,670 - - -
1,349,044 1,307,895 950,383 1,532,557 - -
3,940,453 4,128,419 3,235,215 4,939,214 3,602,799 3,160,430
8,008,360 7,538,534 4,799,193 6,694,051 7,688,143 6,279,172
1,004,431 923,207 704,841 991,140 990,113 975,290
2,320,247 2,356,962 2,141,860 2,323,919 2,567,759 2,637,717
- - - - 1,444,395 1,915,746
- 133,599 497,875 450,000 1,867,859 760,726
11,333,038 10,952,302 8,143,769 10,459,110 14,558,269 12,568,651
15,273,491$ 15,080,721$ 11,378,984$ 15,398,324$ 18,161,068$ 15,729,081$
(35,751,413)$ (36,294,342)$ (24,556,942)$ (31,707,944)$ (31,776,986)$ (28,881,191)$
(2,249,170) (2,173,416) (436,720) (924,547) 3,099,305 1,715,384
(38,000,583)$ (38,467,758)$ (24,993,662)$ (32,632,491)$ (28,677,681)$ (27,165,807)$
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Change in Net Position (Cont.)
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Fiscal Years 2013 2012 2011
General Revenues and Other Changes in Net Position
Governmental Activities
Taxes
Property 14,504,750$ 14,330,407$ 14,458,248$
Sales and Home Rule 7,803,749 7,570,915 6,984,134
Income and Use 4,737,656 5,462,111 3,714,864
Telecommunications 1,943,811 2,200,809 2,134,462
Utility 2,629,997 2,510,242.00 2,567,091
Property Transfer 760,164 459,036 629,376
Other 1,052,788 1,070,409 1,044,164
Investment Earnings 54,522 132,436 133,059
Miscellaneous 1,506,994 1,239,906 1,495,155
Transfers 951,111 635,500 553,000
Proceeds from Insurance pool - - -
Total Government Activities 35,945,542 35,611,771 33,713,553
Business-type Activities
Property - - -
Investment Earnings 12,455 27,087 41,100
Miscellaneous - 1,259 4,999
Transfers (951,111) (635,500) (553,000)
Total Business-type Activities (938,656) (607,154) (506,901)
Total Primary Government 35,006,886$ 35,004,617$ 33,206,652$
Change in Net Position
Governmental Activities (4,102,692)$ (1,436,948)$ (1,347,673)$
Business-type Activities (879,021) (2,667,056) (2,259,037)
Total Primary Government Change
in Net Position (4,981,713)$ (4,104,004)$ (3,606,710)$
Data Source
Audited Financial Statements
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2010 2009 2008 2007*2007 2006 2005
13,657,589$ 12,504,508$ 12,058,815$ 706,749$ 10,214,926$ 11,622,088$ 10,868,824$
7,309,800 7,196,969 8,436,647 5,741,981 8,619,267 8,800,041 7,960,163
4,165,248 3,601,619 4,646,776 2,725,204 4,280,237 3,855,616 3,433,471
2,183,190 2,345,249 2,417,496 1,967,348 2,436,233 2,230,092 2,442,641
2,393,340 - - - - - -
545,515 670,762 590,596 600,379 980,213 1,346,946 1,212,292
1,017,612 1,006,249 1,076,929 247,827 273,335 293,990 291,839
250,290 490,881 810,982 958,715 1,636,589 1,109,664 599,072
1,822,276 1,403,283 2,081,112 1,254,948 855,100 1,126,625 1,058,732
217,000 935,000 80,230 899,950 544,950 784,625 414,760
- - - - - 925,867 -
33,561,860 30,154,520 32,199,583 15,103,101 29,840,850 32,095,554 28,281,794
- - - - 166,007 82,989 122,832
(46,666) (374,632) 267,263 292,375 445,766 363,044 175,347
2,133 1,315 187,034 - 131,982 - -
(217) (935,000) (80,230) (899,950) (544,950) (784,625) (414,760)
(44,750) (1,308,317) 374,067 (607,575) 198,805 (338,592) (116,581)
33,517,110$ 28,846,203$ 32,573,650$ 14,495,526$ 30,039,655$ 31,756,962$ 28,165,213$
(856,555)$ (5,596,893)$ (4,094,759)$ (9,453,841)$ (1,867,094)$ 318,568$ (599,397)$
(1,675,568) (3,557,487) (1,799,349) (1,044,295) (725,742) 2,760,713 1,598,803
(2,532,123)$ (9,154,380)$ (5,894,108)$ (10,498,136)$ (2,592,836)$ 3,079,281$ 999,406$
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Fund Balances of Governmental Funds
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Fiscal Years 2013 2012**2011 2010
General Fund
Non Spendable 562,399$ 518,437$ 1,031,936$ -$
Restricted 162,274 - - -
Committed 7,345,420 7,335,685 7,948,344 -
Assigned - - - -
Unassigned 12,395,113 10,759,935 9,871,895 -
Reserved - - - 1,138,273
Unreserved - - - 17,763,849
Total General Fund 20,465,206 18,614,057 18,852,175 18,902,122
All other Governmental Funds
Non Spendable
Restricted 1,796,997 6,112,703 1,918,263 -
Committed - - -
Assigned 101,213 144,075 146,116 -
Unassigned (927,395) (253,826) (234,206) -
Reserved - - - -
Unreserved - - - 20,271
Unreserved, Reported in
Special Revenue Funds - - - 2,124,937
Capital Projects Funds - - - 927,626
Total All other Governmental Funds 970,815 6,002,952 1,830,173 3,072,834
Total Governmental Funds 21,436,021$ 24,617,009$ 20,682,348$ 21,974,956$
*Transitional fiscal year May 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007
** Auditors restated 2012, from 2011 and earlier have not been adjusted.
Data Source
Audited Financial Statements
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2009 2008 2007*2007 2006 2005 2004
-$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
- - - - - - -
- - - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - - -
1,248,428 1,536,571 1,846,137 1,846,137 1,787,884 1,524,130 1,339,393
18,307,270 22,444,819 27,556,199 27,556,199 27,252,660 23,935,055 23,556,556
19,555,698 23,981,390 29,402,336 29,402,336 29,040,544 25,459,185 24,895,949
- - - - - - -
- - - - - - -
- - - - - - -
- - - - - - -
- - - - - - -
(12,970) 33,167 486,946 486,946 499,743 4,543,605 4,311,770
1,252,015 1,239,501 1,942,258 1,942,258 1,813,406 1,496,628 953,672
903,315 1,911,178 2,436,815 2,436,815 3,888,047 3,928,552 3,618,540
2,142,360 3,183,846 4,866,019 4,866,019 6,201,196 9,968,785 8,883,982
21,698,058$ 27,165,236$ 34,268,355$ 34,268,355$ 35,241,740$ 35,427,970$ 33,779,931$
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Change in Fund Balances of Governmental Funds
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Fiscal Years 2013 2012**2011 2010
Revenues
Property Taxes 14,504,750$ 14,330,407$ 14,458,248$ 13,657,589$
Other Taxes 19,240,365 18,325,614 17,074,091 17,614,705
Licenses and Permits 294,622 275,434 280,139 278,164
Intergovernmental 997,371 1,011,949 1,060,719 1,096,794
Fines and Forfeitures 1,647,364 1,283,956 1,404,308 1,419,761
Charges for Services 1,010,868 1,236,158 1,216,497 1,145,679
Investment Income 54,522 132,457 133,196 249,396
Miscellaneous 1,506,994 1,239,861 1,442,617 1,720,640
Total Revenue 39,256,856 37,835,836 37,069,815 37,182,728
Expenditure
Current
General Government 6,465,636 5,556,101 5,509,433 4,979,904
Public Safety 21,805,910 21,791,218 22,008,351 21,802,732
Public Works 12,178,705 9,865,723 8,256,079 8,704,005
Capital Outlay 1,347,276 1,561,904 1,510,924 3,157,156
Debt Service
Principal 940,000 920,000 1,055,000 980,000
Interest 385,395 285,420 248,539 194,655
Other Charges - - - 127,930
Total Expenditures 43,122,922 39,980,366 38,588,326 39,946,382
Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues
over Expenditures (3,866,066) (2,144,530) (1,518,511) (2,763,654)
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Transfers In 2,119,313 2,621,132 1,891,354 2,153,190
Transfers Out (1,434,235) (1,985,632) (1,338,354) (1,936,190)
Auction Proceeds - 45 52,538 103,565
Bond Issued - 6,000,000 - 7,760,000
Premium on Issuance of Debt - 91,669 - 178,229
Transfer to Escrow Agent - - - (5,218,242)
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses)685,078 6,727,214 605,538 3,040,552
Net Change in Fund Balance (3,180,988) 4,582,684 (912,973) 276,898
Debt Service
as a Percentage of
Non-Capital Expenditures 3.17%3.14%3.52%3.19%
*Transitional fiscal year May 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007
** Auditors restated 2012, from 2011 and earlier have not been adjusted.
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2009 2008 2007*2007 2006 2005 2004
12,504,508$ 12,058,815$ 5,797,846$ 10,402,764$ 11,245,966$ 11,715,601$ 12,463,170$
14,806,744 17,168,444 11,282,739 16,589,285 16,526,685 15,340,405 13,483,796
276,857 278,965 245,148 825,691 836,279 860,838 764,834
1,106,234 1,134,407 815,669 1,253,319 3,110,490 2,283,034 1,218,020
1,559,190 1,514,666 1,050,918 1,525,943 1,553,949 1,476,845 1,200,967
970,537 1,200,381 1,028,810 1,334,260 1,414,337 822,748 1,386,951
490,881 790,244 911,444 1,562,291 1,094,843 599,072 430,943
1,444,610 2,081,112 1,254,948 855,101 1,126,625 1,058,732 902,824
33,159,561 36,227,034 22,387,522 34,348,654 36,909,174 34,157,275 31,851,505
5,596,822 5,458,962 3,455,213 4,955,659 4,276,374 4,326,708 4,044,058
20,882,745 20,499,004 14,211,380 18,185,545 17,521,978 16,390,156 16,411,219
10,337,090 10,792,931 7,225,387 9,319,231 8,011,071 7,189,290 6,783,338
1,245,940 1,286,175 502,701 1,945,053 2,285,510 750,020 1,498,844
1,165,000 1,150,000 1,312,381 1,234,765 6,020,700 3,362,814 3,521,160
334,142 379,501 424,220 476,736 1,440,436 905,008 998,046
- - - - - - -
39,561,739 39,566,573 27,131,282 36,116,989 39,556,069 32,923,996 33,256,665
(6,402,178) (3,339,539) (4,743,760) (1,768,335) (2,646,895) 1,233,279 (1,405,160)
2,909,382 4,121,451 3,064,166 3,453,845 3,586,075 2,770,109 9,503,218
(1,974,382) (4,041,221) (2,164,216) (2,658,895) (2,895,578) (2,355,349) (2,879,098)
- - - - - - -
- - - - - - 2,600,000
- - - - - - -
- - - - - - -
935,000 80,230 899,950 794,950 690,497 414,760 9,224,120
(5,467,178) (3,259,309) (3,843,810) (973,385) (1,956,398) 1,648,039 7,818,960
3.91%4.00%6.52%5.01%20.02%13.26%14.23%
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Assessed Value and Actual Value of Taxable Property
Last Ten Levy Years
Tax Levy Residential Commercial Industrial Other
Year Property Property Property Property
2013 *1,158,989,010$ *287,503,706$ *8,929,361$ *618,433$
2012 1,223,424,081 296,910,564 10,221,534 617,198
2011 1,338,206,375 315,118,343 10,706,904 832,216
2010 1,435,137,071 325,603,742 12,723,472 636,502
2009 1,535,445,605 346,125,532 14,583,031 628,346
2008 1,510,235,133 353,063,176 17,166,096 630,017
2007 1,454,038,913 339,683,354 16,474,758 624,450
2006 1,338,444,546 322,892,024 15,268,492 617,345
2005 1,276,516,807 318,031,796 13,102,464 613,726
2004 1,155,398,804 325,308,649 11,332,296 738,791
*Cook County property class and assessed valuation is an estimate. Cook County information not
yet available.
Note: Total Direct Tax Rate is weighted for both Cook and Lake Counties
Data Source
Office of Cook County Clerk
Office of Lake County Clerks
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Estimated Estimated
Total Assessed Total Direct Actual Taxable Actual Taxable
Value Tax Rate Value Value (%)
*1,456,040,510$ *0.9962 *4,368,121,530$ *33.333%
1,531,173,377 0.9187 4,593,520,131 33.333%
1,664,431,364 0.8594 4,993,294,092 33.333%
1,774,100,787 0.7999 5,322,302,361 33.333%
1,896,782,514 0.7359 5,690,347,542 33.333%
1,881,094,422 0.6661 5,643,283,266 33.333%
1,810,821,475 0.6668 5,432,464,425 33.333%
1,677,222,407 0.6536 5,031,667,221 33.333%
1,608,264,793 0.6330 4,824,794,379 33.333%
1,492,778,540 0.6421 4,478,335,620 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 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
Lake County
Village of Buffalo Grove 0.983 0.929 0.852 0.797 0.750
County, including Forest Preserve 0.881 0.820 0.755 0.703 0.664
Combined School Districts (102, 125, 532)7.068 6.779 6.158 5.610 5.301
Buffalo Grove Park District 0.537 0.511 0.452 0.425 0.351
Vernon Area Public Library 0.311 0.441 0.385 0.315 0.301
All Other (3)0.105 0.106 0.092 0.102 0.094
Total (4)9.885 9.586 8.694 7.952 7.461
Percentage Change Year -to-Year 3.12%10.26%9.33%6.58%5.04%
Cook County
Village of Buffalo Grove N/A 1.030 0.886 0.810 0.691
County, including Forest Preserve N/A 0.594 0.520 0.474 0.464
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
of Greater Chicago N/A 0.370 0.320 0.274 0.261
Combined School Districts (21, 214, 512)N/A 6.917 6.565 5.792 5.103
Buffalo Grove Park District N/A 0.557 0.479 0.439 0.371
Indian Trails Public Library District N/A 0.463 0.393 0.347 0.307
All Other (3)N/A 0.187 0.107 0.071 0.068
Total (5)N/A 10.118 9.270 8.207 7.265
Percentage Change Year -to-Year N/A 9.15%12.95%12.97%1.71%
Notes:
(1) Taxes Levied on a calendar year basis for collection in the subsequent year.
(2) The Village is a home rule unit under the 1970 Illinois State Constitution and, as such, has no statutory
tax rate limitations.
(3) Includes Road and Bridge and General Assistance for the Township herein.
(4) Representative tax rates for other government units are from Vernon Township Tax Code 16- 92, which
represents the largest portion of the Village's 2013 EAV.
(5) Representative tax rates for other government units are from Cook County Tax Code 38077, which
represents the largest portion of the Village's 2012 EAV within Cook County.
N/A - Not Yet Available
Data Source
Cook County Tax Extension
Lake County Tax Extension
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2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
0.665 0.649 0.633 0.608 0.603
0.652 0.645 0.654 0.664 0.684
5.102 5.066 5.318 5.234 5.300
0.370 0.380 0.403 0.375 0.349
0.222 0.219 0.317 0.223 0.325
0.092 0.092 0.094 0.093 0.120
7.103 7.051 7.419 7.197 7.381
0.74%-4.96%3.08%-2.49%2.13%
0.670 0.729 0.731 0.726 0.785
0.466 0.499 0.557 0.607 0.662
0.252 0.263 0.284 0.315 0.347
5.004 5.035 5.613 5.434 5.359
0.376 0.416 0.455 0.435 0.457
0.308 0.297 0.320 0.312 0.323
0.067 0.079 0.080 0.076 0.064
7.143 7.318 8.040 7.905 7.997
-2.39%-8.98%1.71%-1.15%-7.76%
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Principal Property Taxpayers
Current Fiscal Year and Nine Years Ago
2013
Percentage
of Total
Village
Equalized Taxable
Assessed Assessed
Taxpayer Valuation Rank Valuation
Chevy Chase Business Park Ltd 20,464,998$ 1 1.406%
Hamilton Partners(1)10,137,535 2 0.696%
Millbrook 9,215,125 3 0.633%
Penobscot Management LLC(3)8,467,934 4 0.582%
Riverwalk South LLC(2)8,223,173 5 0.565%
Arthur J. Rogers and Company (4)7,793,556 6 0.535%
Aptakisic Creek Corporate Park, LLC 7,743,800 7 0.532%
Remax Consumer Plastics, Inc.7,471,298 8 0.513%
MFREVF-Windbrooke LP 7,415,247 9 0.509%
Riverwalk II LLC 5,913,136 10 0.406%
Manufacturers Life Insurance Co
Amli at Chevy Chase, LP
Inland Real Estate Corp
First Chicago Property
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:
Office of the County Clerk of Cook
Office of the County Clerk of Lake
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2004
Percentage
of Total
Village
Equalized Equalized
Assessed Assessed
Valuation Rank Valuation
19,242,441 2 1.289%
13,562,526 4 0.909%
9,410,748 6 0.630%
12,832,799 5 0.860%
21,669,426 1 1.452%
6,561,702 9 0.440%
6,818,815 8 0.457%
15,726,277 3 1.053%
7,646,255 7 0.512%
6,237,739 10 0.418%
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Property Tax Levy and Collections
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Lake County Cook County
Collected within the Collected within the
Fiscal Year After the Levy Fiscal Year After the Levy
Levy Tax Percentage Tax Percentage
Year Levied Amount of Levy Levied Amount of Levy
2012 11,183,780$ 11,105,274 99.30%3,449,572 3,399,477 98.55%
2011 11,026,478 11,019,638 99.94%3,279,285 3,225,824 98.37%
2010 10,911,629 10,902,757 99.92%3,280,083 3,203,676 97.67%
2009 10,826,999 10,818,398 99.92%3,131,059 2,992,768 95.58%
2008 9,648,296 9,639,444 99.91%2,882,493 2,902,223 100.68%
2007 9,137,324 9,133,824 99.96%2,937,238 2,871,428 97.76%
2006 8,389,127 8,383,359 99.93%2,572,578 2,538,174 98.66%
2005 7,690,488 7,692,967 100.03%2,492,952 2,454,868 98.47%
2004 7,068,040 7,063,323 99.93%2,516,966 2,465,488 97.95%
2003 6,833,964 6,833,112 99.99%2,277,392 2,259,270 99.20%
Note: Property Assessed at 33 1/3%of actual value
Property is assessed on the following basis: Cook County - Triennial; Lake County Quadrennial (minimum)
Collection of prior year taxes are immaterial
Data Source:
Office of the County Clerk
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Village Total
Percentage
Collected of Levy
14,504,751 99.12%
14,245,462 99.58%
14,106,433 99.40%
13,811,166 98.95%
12,541,667 100.09%
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%
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Sales Tax Revenue and Number of Principal Payers
Revenue By Category
Last Ten Calendar Years
Calendar Year
2013 2012 2011 2010
General Merchandise 10,105$ *17,526$ 18,514$ 3,901$
Food 1,133,605 1,193,312 1,244,667 1,362,170
Drinking and Eating Places 1,025,547 997,738 921,617 933,212
Apparel 120,210 130,163 129,402 128,663
Furniture, Households and radio 463,678 *437,774 378,836 415,396
Lumber, Building and Hardware 1,236,689 812,434 534,413 402,483
Automotive Filling Stations 857,713 954,996 853,864 959,870
Drugs and Miscellaneous Retail 1,915,937 1,847,550 1,982,824 1,431,121
Agriculture and All Other 1,572,248 1,347,303 1,193,620 1,062,978
Manufacturers 285,848 334,442 378,326 379,893
8,621,580$ 8,073,238$ 7,636,083$ 7,079,687$
Total Number of Payers 972 966 1,286 997
Village Direct Sales Tax rate 1.00%1.00%1.00%1.00%
Village Home Rule Tax rate 1.00%1.00%1.00%1.00%
Note: Blank Categories have less than four taxpayers; therefore, no data is shown to protect the
confidentiality of individual taxpayers.
* Excludes values for taxpayers in Cook County.
Data Source:
Office of the County Clerk of Cook
Office of the County Clerk of Lake
Illinois Department of Revenue
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2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
4,637$ 5,819$ 3,793$ 1,346$ 1,662$ 4,614$
1,357,378 1,415,835 1,371,195 1,340,177 1,360,403 1,256,331
941,804 906,628 874,307 924,738 932,646 833,941
112,951 104,376 110,386 67,072 100,045 81,888
223,008 521,316 422,342 530,825 534,243 456,248
716,935 1,379,764 2,181,496 3,326,323 3,666,077 3,279,174
1,222,500 1,177,121 1,715,400 1,581,217 1,459,577 1,266,367
1,432,484 1,285,513 1,237,894 1,206,917 1,088,992 929,343
1,257,806 2,082,955 1,777,144 1,755,277 1,744,041 1,258,957
399,141 390,034 338,494 438,024 502,410 498,294
7,668,644$ 9,269,361$ 10,032,451$ 11,171,916$ 11,390,096$ 9,865,157$
975 1,002 1,196 1,311 1,271 1,189
1.00%1.00%1.00%1.00%1.00%1.00%
1.00%1.00%1.00%1.00%1.00%0.50%
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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
2013 1.00%6.50%
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%
*Transitional fiscal year May 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007
Data Source:
Illinois Department of Revenue
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Ratio of Outstanding Debt by Type
Last Ten Years
Governmental Activities
Tax
General Increment Special General
Year Obligation Financing Service Area Obligation Revenue
Ended Bonds Bonds Bonds Bonds Bonds
12/31/2013 11,340,000$ -$ -$ -$ -$
12/31/2012 12,280,000 - - - -
12/31/2011 7,200,000 - - - -
12/31/2010 8,255,000 - - - -
12/31/2009 6,575,000 - - - -
12/31/2008 7,740,000 - - - -
*12/31/2007 8,890,000 - - -
4/30/2007 10,202,381 - - 174,768 -
4/30/2006 11,437,146 - - 345,003 -
4/30/2005 12,597,846 3,400,000 1,460,000 689,303 -
4/30/2004 13,530,660 4,150,000 3,140,000 1,034,647 -
*Transitional fiscal year May 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007
December 31, 2007 represents an eight-month period.
Notes:
Details of the Village's outstanding debt can be found in the Notes to the Financial Statements.
(1) See the Schedule of Demographic and Economic Statistics for equalized assessed valuation
of property, personal income, and population data.
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Ratio of
Total
Outstanding Debt
Debt to Total Outstanding
Total Equalized Outstanding as a Percentage
Primary Assessed Debt of Personal
Government Valuation Per Capita (1)Income
11,340,000$ 0.78%271.43$ 0.60%
12,280,000 0.80%289.64 0.65%
7,200,000 0.43%171.79 0.39%
8,255,000 0.47%198.93 0.45%
6,575,000 0.35%156.62 0.36%
7,740,000 0.41%183.54 0.44%
8,890,000 0.49%209.47 0.51%
10,377,149 0.62%243.80 0.60%
11,782,149 0.73%274.96 0.69%
18,147,149 1.22%420.12 1.08%
21,855,307 1.57%508.70 1.28%
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Ratio of General Bonded Debt Outstanding
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Ratio of
Total
Amounts Outstanding
Available Debt to Total
General in Debt Equalized Outstanding
Fiscal Obligation Service Assessed Debt
Year Bonds Fund Total Valuation Per Capita (1)
2013 11,340,000$ -$ 11,340,000$ 0.78%271.43$
2012 12,280,000 19,527 12,260,473 0.80%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
*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.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Direct and Overlapping Governmental Activities Debt
As of December 31, 2013
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 44,265,000$ 17.31%7,662,272$
Kildeeer Countryside Community Consolidated #96 1,015,000 38.98%395,647
Aptakisic-Tripp Community Consolidated #102 4,160,000 76.35%3,176,160
Lincolnshire-Half Day District #103 5,020,000 11.60%582,320
Adlai E. Stevenson H.S. District # 125 17,735,000 37.22%6,600,967
Wheeling Township H.S. District #214 62,535,000 3.87%2,420,105
Harper Community College #512 175,310,000 1.77%3,102,987
College of Lake County #532 52,385,000 5.23%2,739,736
Total School Districts 362,425,000 26,680,193
Other Than School Districts
Lake County 110,575,000 4.96%5,484,520
Lake County Forest Preserve 289,835,000 4.96%14,375,816
Cook County 3,616,435,000 0.25%9,041,088
Cook County Forest Preserve 187,950,000 0.25%469,875
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District 2,168,368,889 0.25%5,420,922
Buffalo Grove Park District 15,810,000 95.55%15,106,455
Wheeling Park District 10,200,000 6.93%706,860
Total Other than School Districts 6,399,173,889 50,605,536
Total Overlapping Debt 6,761,598,889 77,285,728
Total Village of Buffalo Grove Direct Debt 11,340,000 100.00%11,340,000
Total Direct and Overlapping Debt 6,772,938,889$ 88,625,728$
*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 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.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Schedule of Legal Debt Margin
December 31, 2013
Under the 1970 Illinois Constitution, there is no legal limit for home rule municipalities except as
set by the General Assembly.
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Demographic and Economic Statistics
Last Ten Years
Equalized Per Capita
Fiscal Assessed Personal Personal Per Capita Unemployment
Year Population Valuation EAV Income Income Rate
2013 41,778 E 1,456,040,510$ 34,852 1,882,391,346$ 45,057 1 6.8%
2012 42,330 E 1,531,173,377 36,172 1,891,582,681 44,687 E 7.1%
2011 41,911 E 1,664,431,364 39,713 1,854,311,029 44,244 E 7.6%
2010 41,496 A 1,774,100,787 42,754 1,817,773,776 43,806 3 8.4%
2009 41,980 E 1,896,782,514 45,138 1,802,196,362 42,930 E 7.8%
2008 42,170 E 1,881,094,422 44,607 1,774,145,979 42,071 E 4.8%
*2007 42,440 E 1,810,821,475 42,668 1,749,795,121 41,230 E 3.7%
2007 42,564 E 1,677,222,407 39,405 1,719,809,470 40,405 E 3.2%
2006 42,851 E 1,608,264,793 37,532 1,696,777,664 39,597 E 3.2%
2005 43,195 A 1,492,778,540 34,559 1,676,191,104 38,805 2 3.8%
2004 42,963 A 1,393,418,384 32,433 1,709,669,622 39,794 E 4.2%
A - Actual 1- US Census
E - Estimate 2- Northern Illinois University Estimate
3 - American Community Survey 3 Year Estimates
*Transitional fiscal year May 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007
Data Source:
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. Census Bureau
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Principal Village Employers
Current Year and Nine Years Ago
2013 2004
Percent Percent
of Total of Total
Village Village
Employer Employees Rank Population Employees Rank Population
Siemens Building Technologies 1,800 1 4.31%1,500 2 3.49%
Rexam Mild Manufacturing 1,450 2 3.47%
I.S.I.1,200 3 2.87%
ABS Consulting 550 4 1.32%
Plexus Corporation 370 5 0.89%
GSF-USA, Inc.250 6 0.60%
Dell 225 7 0.54%
Amerisource Bergen Technology G 200 8 0.48%
Crosscom National, LLC 200 9 0.48%
Leica Microsystems, Inc.200 10 0.48%
International Profit Associates, Inc.1,900 1 4.42%
Federal Building Services, Inc.1,100 3 2.56%
Eastek International Corporation 850 4 1.98%
Precise Technology 800 5 1.86%
Kay and Associates, Inc.700 6 1.63%
R.G. Ray Corporation 350 7 0.81%
ASAP Software Express 225 8 0.52%
Bran-Zan Co.210 9 0.49%
Wes-Tech Automation Systems 200 10 0.47%
(1) prior to 2005 - Courtesy Corporation
Data Source:
Village Records - Earliest available
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Full-Time Equivalent Employees
Last Ten Years
Function/Program 2013 2012 2011 2010
General Government
Administration
Village Managers Office 5.5 4.5 4.0 4.0
Planning 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5
Information Technology 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5
Finance 9.5 8.5 8.5 8.5
Building and Zoning 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0
Public Safety
Police
Full-Time Police Officers 64.0 69.0 69.0 69.0
Community Service Officers 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
Civilians 17.0 16.5 17.5 17.5
Fire
Full-time Firefighters/Paramedics 58.0 62.0 62.0 62.0
Civilians 3.5 3.5 6.0 6.0
Public Works
Public Works Administration 5.0 11.0 11.0 12.0
Streets/Forestry 18.5 20.0 20.0 20.0
Water/Sewer 8.0 13.0 13.0 13.0
Central garage 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5
Building Maintenance 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0
Recreation
Administration 18.0 13.5 13.5 13.5
Grounds Maintenance 16.0 15.0 15.0 15.0
250.5 264.0 267.0 268.0
Recreation
Seasonal 24.5 34.0 34.0 34.0
*Transitional fiscal year May 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007
Data Source:
Village Finance Department
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2009 2008 2007*2007 2006 2005 2004
4.5 5.0 5.0 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5
1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.0 2.0
3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.0 3.0 3.0
9.0 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 10.0
10.0 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5
71.0 71.0 71.0 70.0 70.0 71.0 70.0
3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
20.5 21.5 21.5 22.5 22.0 22.5 22.0
62.0 62.0 61.0 62.0 62.0 62.0 62.0
6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0
12.0 14.5 14.5 14.5 15.5 15.5 15.5
20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 19.0 20.0 21.0
13.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 13.0 10.0 11.0
5.5 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0
4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0
13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5
15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0
274.0 279.5 278.5 278.0 276.0 276.0 277.0
34.0 34.0 34.0 34.0 34.0 34.0 34.0
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Operating Indicators
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Function/Program 2013 2012 2011 2010
General Government
Building and Zoning
Building Permits Issued 2,651 2,206 1,930 1,959
Building Inspections Conducted 7,456 15,858 9,661 7,088
Property Maintenance Inspections Conducted 3,288 5,828 3,462 3,158
Public Safety
Police
Physical Arrests 759 671 820 981
Parking Violations 2,984 3,341 2,031 2,062
Traffic Violations 13,171 10,826 11,867 11,999
DUI Arrests 124 107 164 222
Vehicle Crashes 1,507 1,260 1,396 1,391
Fire
Ambulance Calls/EMS 2,613 2,789 2,568 2,743
Service Calls 483 487 1,053 610
Fire Calls 865 698 737 735
Auto Aid/Mutual Aid 654 680 676 654
Public Works
Streets
Street Resurfacing (Miles)10.84 5.51 2.90 3.00
Parks and Recreation
Park Sites 46 46 46 46
Golf Course - Combined
Golf Rounds Played - Paid 53,639 59,937 56,918 52,740
Water
New Connections (Tap-ons)27 15 12 50
Average Daily consumption (1)3.70 3.92 4.09 4.30
Peak Daily consumption (1)6.20 7.93 7.84 7.30
(1) - Millions of Gallons
*Transitional fiscal year May 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007
N/A - Not Available
Data Source:
Various Village Departments
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2009 2008 2007*2007 2006 2005 2004
1,922 1,746 1,695 1,282 2,011 1,843 2,099
6,633 5,054 21,383 13,416 14,744 12,058 11,597
2,348 2,159 2,962 3,448 4,530 3,260 3,057
989 1,085 2,143 N/A 2,489 2,609 2,673
3,267 3,451 4,721 N/A 4,751 5,598 4,990
11,373 15,795 12,010 N/A 12,010 12,312 10,181
267 337 482 N/A 457 440 452
1,414 1,786 1,555 N/A 1,692 1,719 1,842
2,553 2,590 2,943 2,583 2,668 2,610 2,622
718 751 678 684 614 645 682
774 881 858 788 810 810 788
672 689 379 406 315 360 403
4.94 4.94 8.23 8.30 8.25 8.59 6.95
46 46 46 46 46 46 46
59,723 58,097 60,258 61,005 60,678 61,937 60,275
7 25 33 98 6 16 66
4.21 4.09 4.35 4.61 5.09 4.67 4.73
7.29 7.03 8.39 8.88 9.79 8.58 9.02
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
Capital Asset Statistics
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Function/Program 2013 2012 2011 2010
Public Safety
Police
Stations 1 1 1 1
Patrol Units 28 34 36 36
Fire
Stations 3 3 3 3
Fire Apparatus 21 21 21 21
Public Works
Streets
Street (Miles)117.70 117.70 117.70 117.70
Streetlights 2,778 2,778 2,778 2,745
Water
Water Mains 180.30 180.25 180.25 179.83
Fire Hydrants 2,477 2,475 2,475 2,475
Wastewater
Sanitary Sewers 139.30 139.27 139.27 139.27
*Transitional fiscal year May 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007
Data Source:
Various Village Departments
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2009 2008 2007*2007 2006 2005 2004
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
36 36 36 35 35 35 35
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
21 20 20 20 20 20 20
117.70 117.50 117.50 117.50 117.50 117.50 117.50
2,743 2,714 2,614 2,374 2,374 2,374 2,374
179.82 180.63 179.57 178.36 178.36 178.36 178.36
2,474 2,474 2,468 2,449 2,449 2,449 2,449
139.27 139.24 139.12 138.72 138.72 138.72 138.72