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Note: All data unless otherwise specified is for the 12 month period ending June, 30th of the designated year



Municipality Revenues and Expenditures Financial Profile
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200920082007200620052004

Revenues by Source







Property Tax$4,778,068 4,438,510 4,050,290 3,670,356 3,664,645 3,829,540


Utility 17,481,052 16,430,176 16,042,537 14,078,721 14,761,053 12,889,796


Sales Tax 2,717,347 2,979,005 2,906,029 2,640,648 2,533,960 2,409,606


Sales & Services 681,695 576,949 563,606 458,119 479,798 403,375


Intergovernmental 2,824,287 2,181,871 1,894,544 1,904,975 1,502,165 1,727,727


Debt Proceeds 5,415,000 1,569,750 718,993 5,436,200 12,523,682 6,450,850


Other Miscellaneous 849,589 2,334,731 1,557,943 1,494,955 4,657,299 847,636


Total$34,747,038 30,510,992 27,733,942 29,683,974 40,122,602 28,558,530










Expenditures by Function







Utility$16,206,835 17,150,405 13,796,738 14,950,114 19,970,057 11,426,868


Debt Service 3,827,279 3,437,021 2,962,063 3,284,744 8,524,262 3,378,845


Transportation 899,378 914,444 1,211,639 825,604 998,304 917,425


General Government 2,387,742 2,498,304 2,229,608 2,245,174 2,179,444 2,108,750


Public Safety 5,253,174 4,654,281 4,545,879 4,605,490 4,371,019 4,211,122


Other 4,187,910 3,569,346 3,683,229 3,755,125 3,663,135 3,155,829


Total$32,762,318 32,223,801 28,429,156 29,666,251 39,706,221 25,198,839










Expenditures by Object







Salaries & Wages$9,603,078 9,022,037 8,841,931 8,348,204 7,738,806 7,248,220


Capital Outlay 4,774,662 5,123,263 2,937,667 5,014,513 11,015,059 1,982,798


Other Operating + Debt Service 18,384,578 18,078,501 16,649,558 16,303,534 20,952,356 15,967,821


Total$32,762,318 32,223,801 28,429,156 29,666,251 39,706,221 25,198,839



















Per Capita Revenues by Source







Property Tax$350 327 306 281 282 296


Utility 1,279 1,212 1,213 1,077 1,137 996


Sales Tax 198 220 219 201 195 185


Sales & Services 50 43 43 35 37 31


Intergovernmental 207 161 143 146 116 134


Debt Proceeds 396 116 54 416 964 499


Other Miscellaneous 62 172 118 114 359 66


Total$2,542 2,251 2,096 2,270 3,090 2,207










Per Capita Expenditures by Function







Utility$1,186 1,265 1,043 1,143 1,538 883


Debt Service 280 254 224 251 656 261


Transportation 66 67 92 63 77 71


General Government 175 185 168 173 168 164


Public Safety 384 343 344 352 337 325


Other 306 263 278 287 282 244


Total$2,397 2,377 2,149 2,269 3,058 1,948










Per Capita Expenditures by Object







Salaries & Wages$702 666 668 638 596 560


Capital Outlay 349 378 222 384 848 153


Other Operating 1,346 1,333 1,259 1,247 1,614 1,235


Total$2,397 2,377 2,149 2,269 3,058 1,948










Population GroupElectric 10,000 to 49,999 Electric 10,000 to 49,999 Electric 10,000 to 49,999 Electric 10,000 to 49,999 Electric 10,000 to 49,999 Electric 10,000 to 49,999


Number of Municipalites in Group 22 22 22 22 22 22


Average Population In Group 20,622 22,003 21,233 20,452 19,944 19,612


City of Newton Population 13,670 13,554 13,229 13,075 12,986 12,939

Group Average Per Capita Revenues by Source







Property Tax 401 365353344334321


Utility 1,742 1,8971,8361,8941,8211,793


Sales Tax 143 155155150146137


Sales & Services 111 110104979088


Intergovernmental 193 172183211242181


Debt Proceeds 317 276201125105123


Other Miscellaneous 127 150178155142117


Total 3,034 3,1253,0102,9762,8802,760










Group Average Per Capita Expenditures by Function







Utility 1,815 1,9071,8171,9151,8641,781


Debt Service 166 147136192151143


Transportation 121 120116119123122


General Government 185 158134135131117


Public Safety 412 393374363348334


Other 339 356290269278272


Total 3,038 3,0812,8672,9932,8952,769










Group Average Per Capita Expenditures by Object







Salaries & Wages 628 623586561551531


Capital Outlay 441 429329352387314


Other Operating 1,969 2,0291,9522,0801,9571,924


Total 3,038 3,0812,8672,9932,8952,769


















General Fund
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200920082007200620052004

General Fund revenues$10,592,778 10,388,680 10,265,749 9,485,552 9,246,513 8,623,721

General Fund expenditures 11,302,296 10,440,052 9,568,033 9,725,933 10,767,944 9,027,297

Operating transfers in - - - - - -

Operating transfers out 430,650 1,352,343 684,800 635,444 1,099,850 760,600

Capital leases and installment purchase proceeds 823,000 1,554,750 247,600 906,700 2,399,112 -

Other items 57,626 - - - - 989,526

Excess of revenues and other sources over (under) expenditures and other uses (259,542) 151,035 260,516 30,875 (222,169) (174,650)










Fund balance available (FBA):







In dollars$3,071,265 2,890,405 2,998,605 2,695,911 2,541,348 2,949,255


FBA as a % of GF Net Expenditures:







Unit's FBA %28.1528.2329.9728.5126.8430.13


Group weighted average FBA %39.9638.7537.0140.1741.7841.23


State weighted average Electric Group34.5735.4133.9935.6236.6736.12


State weighted average FBA %37.0036.3436.5536.9636.7836.35

















Enterprise Funds:
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Electric, Water/Sewer













Combined financial results:







Working capital($818,827) (1,067,080) 605,195 1,298,615 1,691,792 414,286


Quick ratio0.68 0.87 0.98 1.26 1.27 0.98


Net income1,161,598 1,266,584 47,135 (268,900)3,650,578 (679,419)


Cashflow from operations1,289,840 2,298,526 1,634,814 1,156,114 2,033,021 865,370


Depreciation & Amortization Expense2,074,810 2,051,990 1,965,213 1,519,827 1,376,227 1,378,899


























Cash, Investments and Financing
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Population at July 1st of the Previous Year13,67013,55413,22913,07512,98612,939


Population GroupElectric 10,000 to 49,999 Electric 10,000 to 49,999 Electric 10,000 to 49,999 Electric 10,000 to 49,999 Electric 10,000 to 49,999 Electric 10,000 to 49,999


Cash &Investments$8,618,539 7,821,755 8,759,337 9,646,784 10,807,000 9,746,420


Investment Earnings64,562 250,566 388,770 287,448 175,377 93,940


Tax Rate Equivalent0.00680.02680.04420.03420.02080.0111


Tax Rate Equivalent Group weighted average0.03040.07070.07930.05200.03890.0164


Tax Rate Equivalent Statewide weighted average0.01330.05240.09200.05730.04150.0340


Latest year of Revaluation
20072003200320032003


January 1, Prior Year Assessed Valuation$953,641,894 935,961,250 879,244,277 840,343,870 844,732,167 847,486,051


Tax Rate0.48000.46000.46000.44000.44000.4400


Tax Rate Group weighted average0.44110.44980.44540.44250.43880.4540


Tax Rate State Wide0.42670.42430.44520.43210.44480.4566


Assessment -to-Sales Ratio97.9497.7394.5896.4799.3099.65


Assessment -to-Sales Ratio Group weighted average88.6787.5590.1392.1994.0593.71


Assessment -to-Sales Ratio Statewide90.8188.5288.4192.2892.3592.18


Assessed Valuation Adjusted for Assesment to Sales Ratio$973,700,116 957,701,064 929,630,236 871,093,469 850,686,976 850,462,670


EffectiveTax Rate0.47010.44960.43510.42450.43690.4385


Group weighted average Effective Tax Rate0.39110.39380.40150.40800.41270.4254


Statewide weighted average Effective Tax Rate0.38750.37560.39360.39870.41080.4209


Percent Collected96.1195.9095.5895.6396.2096.42


Percent Collected Group weighted average96.9596.7996.5196.7497.0396.47


Percent Collected Statewide97.7897.6497.5997.5597.4297.31


Percent Collected Excluding Motor Vehicles97.5297.4197.1097.2597.7098.07


Percent Collected Excluding Motor Vehicles Group weighted average97.5798.0397.7398.0098.1697.83


Percent Collected Excluding Motor Vehicles Statewide weighted average98.3198.6598.5998.6198.3698.39


Percent Collected Motor Vehicles Only 76.8376.7777.8176.8479.1779.60


Percent Collected Motor Vehicles Only Group weighted average84.7283.9484.2185.2886.4285.54


Percent Collected Motor Vehicles Only Statewide weighted average 86.6686.7486.7186.8087.3187.46


Tax Uncollected74,561 182,309 180,759 161,638 140,603 134,431


Tax Rate Equivalent0.00780.01950.02060.01920.01660.0159


Dominant County: Catawba






Debt Information








Population Group10,000 to 24,99910,000 to 24,99910,000 to 24,99910,000 to 24,99910,000 to 24,99910,000 to 24,999


Ratings:







Fitch







Moody'sA2A2A2A2A2A2


S & PA+AAAAA











General Obligation Debt (GO) where the taxing power of the entrire municipality is pledged to pay the obligation




Enterprise GO Debt$934,671 1,375,912 1,821,897 2,252,923 2,705,055 3,166,297


General Government GO Debt50,329 74,088 98,103 132,077 179,945 228,703


Total General Obligation Debt985,000 1,450,000 1,920,000 2,385,000 2,885,000 3,395,000


Per Capita$72 107 145 182 222 262


Total Per Capita for the Population Group130 153 166 163 190 219


Total Per Capita Statewide455 456 478 495 505 548


Total per Assessed Valuation Adjusted for Current Year Sales0.1012%0.1514%0.2065%0.2738%0.3391%0.3992%


Total per Assessed Valuation Adjusted for Current Year Sales- Group Average0.1320%0.1585%0.1868%0.1912%0.2303%0.2755%


Total per Assessed Valuation Adjusted for Current Year Sales - Statewide0.3909%0.4131%0.4706%0.5275%0.5588%0.6442%


Total Authorized but not Issued General Obligation Debt
















Installment Sales Purchases and Lease Obligations







--Enterprise$16,388,960 13,159,958 14,465,716 15,580,632 13,439,801 9,169,472


--General Government2,063,424 1,976,821 1,534,664 1,701,696 486,466 600,000


Total*$18,452,383 15,136,779 16,000,380 17,282,328 13,926,267 9,769,472


* The total only includes the contracts that require Local Government Commission approval.




Revenue Bond Debt $0 0 0 0 0 0


















Annual Financial Information Report Detail
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LineSectionDescription200920082007200620052004

Population at July 1st of the Previous Year Adjusted for Boundry Changes13,67013,55413,22913,07512,98612,939









1ANon GASB34General Fund Assets





1BFISCAL General Fund Liabilities





2ASUMMARYDebt-service Assets





2B
Debt service Liabilities





3A
Enterprise Assets





3B
Enterprise Liabilities





4A
Internal Service Assets





4B
Internal service Liabilities





5A
Special Revenue Assets





1.5AGASB34Governmental Activities Assets16,734,27616,720,86315,286,04914,128,67613,302,65911,437,770
1.5BFISCAL Governmental Activities Liabilities5,879,0645,842,7784,762,5534,875,2914,540,5313,753,600
3.5ASUMMARYBusiness Type Activities Assets51,125,66148,360,84947,995,44048,934,00048,310,07739,331,892
3.5B
Business Type Activities Liabilties20,590,98919,037,34419,922,59020,937,44620,072,86814,714,057
6.5A
Fiduciary Funds Assets





6.5B
Fiduciary Funds Liabilties





5B
Special Revenue Liabilities





6A
Trust & Agency Assets





6B
Trust & Agency Liabilities





7A
Capital Project Assets





7B
Capital Project Liabilities





8A
General Fixed Assets





9B
General Long term debt - Liabilities





10PART 2Current collections of unit-wide levy4,543,9834,263,3883,911,0753,539,8813,558,5063,617,223
11TAXCurrent collection of special tax districts354,549332,767295,132291,783245,099219,616
12REVENUESPrior years' levy collections193,263148,680116,201110,25294,293184,826
13
Penalties and interest40,82226,44223,01420,22311,84627,491
14
Collection of taxes previously written off





15
Animal tax

10
5215
15.1
Solid Waste Disposal Tax6,308




16
1% Local government sales and use tax1,202,0641,325,0181,266,3241,170,7531,206,1071,126,520
17
1/2% Local government sales and use taxes (Article 40)666,209562,228557,110493,720433,621423,631
18
1/2% Local government sales and use taxes (Article 42)514,552556,251551,323489,137429,024418,024
18.5
1/2% Local government sales and use taxes (Article 44)334,522535,508531,272487,038465,208441,431
19
Licenses Privilege




840
19.1
Privilege - Occupational & business licensing & permit taxes
3809251,1001,200
19.2
Privilege -- All other privileges and pemits470




20
General Municipal Vehicle Tax





21
Vehicle Tax for Public Transportation





22
Other licenses - Include CATV93,21996,00998,41280,59278,02281,728
23
Local occupancy tax





24
Prepared food tax





25
911 charges





26
Gross Receipts Tax on Short Term Vehicles Leases





27FEDERALFEDERAL Payment in lieu of taxes315,850307,850291,750239,050221,700233,600
28INTERGOVEquitable sharing of Federally forfeited property29,3338,7801827,5785,001
29REVENUESGeneral government





30
Public safety46,2123671,485212,67316,51043,091
31
Transportation - Streets





32
Transportation - All other





33
Utility franchise tax





34
Housing/community development1,150,282564,492283,918271,09110,925
35
All Other





36
Human services: Health, mental health, hospitals





37
All other





38
Culture and recreation





39STATEState Payment in Lieu of Taxes





40INTERGOVControlled substance tax14,9797,94413,450


41REVENUESIntangibles tax reimbursement + Transistional Hold Harmless Revenues



19,91319,913
42
Wireless Enhanced 911 Service Charges





43
Piped Natural Gas Charge Distribution





44
Utility franchise tax768,977735,324707,527676,425695,351646,646
45
Beer and Wine tax60,87160,93859,08257,35857,27255,780
46
Powell Bill433,656477,979425,414432,563435,184394,487
47
Food stamp purchases tax reimbursement





48
Inventories tax reimbursements





49
Senior Citizens Exemption - 50%





50
Court fees - Facilities and arrest fees4,1274,6266,9438,23710,3109,420
51
General Government





52
Public safety
13,571104,793
29,99963,211
53
Transportation - Streets




2,423
54
Transportation - All other




9,156
55
Environmental protection





56
Econ. & Phys. Dev. - Housing/Comm. Dev.





57
Econ. & Phys. Dev. - All Other





58
Human Services: Health, mental health, hospitals





59
All Other





60
Culture and recreation




250,000
61LOCALLOCAL Payment in lieu of taxes





62INTERGOVGeneral government





63REVENUESPublic safety





64
Transportatin - Streets





65
Transportation - All other





66
Environmental protection





67
Economic and physical development





68
Human Services: Health, Mental Health & Hosp





69
Human Services: All Other





70
Culture and recreation





71PERMITS Building permits





72& FEESInspection fees18,25616,57317,22429,042

72.1
Amusements licensing and permit taxes



13,112
73
Other permits6,55613,27117,26916,40415,7546,086
74SALES &Parking revenues1,3851,5102,4511,990545
75SERVICESRents and royalties14,13324,15712,28910,1948,7749,804
76
Airport





77
Fire protection charges2,4002,4002,4002,4002,4002,400
78
Solid waste557,169440,025445,337335,474385,861327,145
79
Ambulance and rescue squad charges





80
Cemeteries23,86023,3507,26122,34011,2084,514
81
Recreation service revenues82,74876,32083,95479,72964,96055,409
82
Library service revenues





83
Other cultural and recreational service revenues





84
Mass transit - city operated

9,914


85
Other sales and services
9,187
5,9926,0504,103
86UTILITYWater and sewer charges5,323,1704,741,0844,642,3484,136,8955,382,1573,747,966
87REVENUESElectric charges12,157,88211,689,09211,400,1899,941,8269,378,8969,141,830
88
Gas charges





88.1
Storm Water Fees





89MISC.On bond proceeds





90REVENUESOn general and all other funds64,562250,566388,770287,448175,37793,940
91
Special assessments





92
Private contribution and donations

100,15017,67975,081
93
Sales of materials and fixed assets122,74171,82567,747112,969112,71163,143
94
Sales of real property





95
Nongovernment contributions for streets and traffic signals





96
Mixed drink surcharge





97
ABC profit distribution





98
Other miscellaneous revenues145,77567,55562,751148,138145,91885,413
99
Proceeds of the sale of bonds and notes





100
Proceeds of capital leases and installment purchases5,415,0001,569,750718,9935,436,20012,523,6826,450,850
101
Other43,4611,485,785509,553509,8003,795,020296,655
102NON-REVSupplemental schools taxes - current levy collections





103RECEIPTSPrior years' levy collections





104
Tax collections for units other than reporting unit





105
Utilities customers' deposits





106
Deposits other than utility





107
Prepaid taxes





108
Prepaid privilege licenses





109APART 4Governing body - Salaries52,79545,77843,95837,37135,84439,463
109BGENERALGoverning body - All other Direct12,60029,49618,29721,36015,13825,759
109CGOVTGoverning body - Construction





109D
Governing body - Land, Equipment and Existing Structures





110A
Administration - Salaries231,017217,749202,696246,856253,931283,276
110B
Administration - All other Direct104,775110,349108,705132,706103,372102,861
110C
Administration - Construction





110D
Administration - Land, Equipment and Existing Structures





111A
Elections (cost of) - Salaries





111B
Elections (cost of) - All other Direct





111C
Elections (cost of) - Construction





111D
Elections (cost of) - Land, Equipment and Existing Structures





112A
Finance - Salaries378,449413,714407,078406,350420,790392,600
112B
Finance - All other Direct241,924183,494193,382229,299165,988209,238
112C
Finance - Construction





112D
Finance - Land, Equipment. and Existing Structures138,280389,459



113A
Taxes - Salaries





113B
Taxes - All other Direct





113C
Taxes - Construction





113D
Taxes - Land, Equipment, and Existing Structures





114A
Legal - Salaries





114B
Legal - All other Direct





114C
Legal - Construction





114D
Legal - Land, Equipment, and Existing Structures





115A
Public Buildings - Salaries




18,666
115B
Public Buildings - All other Direct231,357141,265206,154128,951115,413108,158
115C
Public Buildings - Construction





115D
Public Buildings - Land, Equipment, and Existing Structures10,041




116A
Court Facilities - Salaries





116B
Court Facilities - All other Direct





116C
Court Facilities - Construction





116D
Court Facilities - Land, Equipment, and Existing Structures





117A
Central Facilites - Salaries196,225184,974181,033173,763174,495174,967
117B
Central Facilities - All other Direct48,87650,83654,62452,67241,41171,324
117C
Central Facilites - Construction





117D
Central Facilites - Land, Equipment, and Existing Structures


56,47414,041
118A
General Government All Other - Salaries369,937308,462317,727296,113286,742272,923
118B
General Government All Other - All other Direct371,466279,175361,507328,759256,547269,092
118C
General Government All Other - Construction





118D
General Government All Other - Land, Equipment, and Existing Structures



161,2327,198
119APUBLICPolice and Communications - Salaries2,310,0452,191,7662,223,4112,137,5912,112,7942,046,482
119BSAFETYPolice and Communications - All other Direct499,962483,520482,508556,732490,150489,504
119C
Police and Communications - Construction





119D
Police and Communications - Land, Equipment and Existing Structures40,608227,402179,771158,881130,446127,670
120A
Emergency Communications - Salaries





120B
Emergency Communications - All other Direct





120C
Emergency Communications - Construction





120D
Emergency Communications - Land, Equipment and Existing Structures





121A
Emergency Management - Salaries





121B
Emergency Management - All other Direct





121C
Emergency Managment - Construction





121D
Emergency Management - Land, Equipment, and Existing Structures





122A
Fire - Salaries1,525,5331,386,5071,314,001
886,634789,763
122B
Fire - All other Direct272,529212,955190,412
213,253205,334
122C
Fire - Construction





122D
Fire - Land, Equipment, and Existing Structures474,5125,72829,816
417,140443,247
123A
Inspectors - Salaries


1,157,353

123B
Inspectors - All other Direct


455,147

123C
Inspectors - Construction





123D
Inspectors - Land, Equipment, and Existing Structures


10,117

124A
Rescue Units - Salaries





124B
Rescue Units - All other Direct





124C
Rescue Units - Construction





124D
Rescue Units - Land, Equipment, and Existing Structures





125A
Animal Control - Salaries





125B
Animal Control - All other Direct





125C
Animal Control - Construction





125D
Animal Control - Land, Equipment, and Existing Structures





126A
Public Safety All Other - Salaries





126B
Public Safety All Other - All other Direct





126C
Public Safety All Other - Construction





126D
Public Safety All Other - Land, Equipment, and Existing Structures





127ATRANSPORTraffic Engineering - Salaries





127BTATIONTraffic Engineering - All other Direct





127C
Traffic Engineering - Construction





127D
Traffic Engineering - Land, Equipment, and Existing Structures





128A
Streets and Highways - Salaries347,816352,048279,983257,250267,992271,218
128B
Streets and Highways - All other Direct114,629147,469122,908107,365102,568120,823
128C
Streets and Highways - Construction





128D
Streets and Highways - Land, Equipment and Existing Structures
35,729322,811220,300244,23464,576
129A
Street Cleaning - Salaries





129B
Street Cleaning - All other Direct





129C
Street Cleaning - Construction





129D
Street Cleaning - Land, Equipment, and Existing Structures





130A
State Street Aid Allocation - Powell Bill - Salries122,705107,615110,566118,016117,286118,303
130B
State Street Aid Allocation - Powell Bill - All other Direct308,004265,559369,287115,189256,169307,262
130C
State Street Aid Allocation - Powell Bill - Construction





130D
State Street Aid Allocation - Powell Bill - Land, Equipment, and Existing Structures




28,574
131A
Parking Facilities - Salaries





131B
Parking Facilities - All other Direct6,2246,0246,0847,48410,0556,669
131C
Parking Facilities - Construction





131D
Parking Facilites - Land, Equipment, and Existing Structures





132A
Mass Transit - City - Salaries





132B
Mass Transit - City - All other Direct





132C
Mass Transit - City - Construction





132D
Mass Transit - City - Land, Equipment, and Existing Structures





133B
Mass Transit - Private - All other Direct only





134A
Airport - Salaries





134B
Airport - All other Direct





134C
Airport - Construction





134D
Airport - Land, Equipment, and Existing Structures





135A
Transportation - All Other - Salaries





135B
Transportation - All Other - All other Direct





135C
Transportation - All Other - Construction





135D
Transportation - All Other - Land, Equipment, and Existing Structures





136AENVIRONSolid Waste - Salaries512,883511,870469,432428,233427,206457,531
136BMENTALSolid Waste - All other Direct335,677307,846321,565287,991306,257337,997
136CPROTECTIONSolid Waste - Construction





136D
Solid Waste - Land, Equipment, and Existing Structures329,518

118,585
180,625
137A
Drainage and Watershed - Salaries





137B
Drainage and Watershed - All other Direct





137C
Drainage and Watershed - Construction





137D
Drainage and Watershed - Land, Equipment, and Existing Structures





138A
Cemeteries - Salaries





138B
Cemeteries - All other Direct





138C
Cemeteries - Construction





138D
Cemeteries - Land, Equipment, and Existing Structures





139A
Environmental Protection - All Other - Salaries194,901150,267181,052203,916198,878182,212
139B
Environmental Protection - All Other - All other Direct37,61192,61968,65684,823127,963128,719
139C
Environmental Protection - All Other - Construction





139D
Environmental Protection All Other - Land, Equipment, and Existing Structures




23,201
140AECONOMICPlanning and Zoning - Salaries301,146261,001253,630246,277239,163219,301
140B& PHYSICALPlanning and Zoning - All other Direct44,96849,96061,05754,28859,15965,127
140CDEVELOPPlanning and Zoning - Construction





140D
Planning and Zoning - Land, Equipment, and Existing Structures



9,80066,310
141A
Economic Development - Salaries





141B
Economic Development - All other Direct181,03556,62577,334151,208178,471
141C
Economic Development - Construction920,126908,0771,007,041788,336797,300
141D
Economic Development - Land, Equipment, and Existing Structures





142A
Community Development - Salaries





142B
Community Development - All other Direct





142C
Community Development - Construction





142D
Community Development - Land, Equipment, and Existing Structures





143A
Housing and Urban Renewal - Salaries





143B
Housing and Urban Renewal - All other Direct





143C
Housing and Urban Renewal - Construction





143D
Housing and Urban Renewal - Land, Equipment, and Existing Structures





144A
Special Employment Programs (JTPA) - Salaries





144B
Special Employment Programs (JTPA) - All other Direct





144C
Special Employment Programs (JTPA) - Construction





144D
Special Employment Programs (JTPA) - Land, Equipment, and Existing Structures





145A
Economic and Physical Development - All Other - Salaries [A]





145B
Economic and Physical Development - All Other - All other Direct





145C
Economic and Physical Development - All Other - Construction




241,687
145D
Economic and Physical Development - All Other - Land, Equipment, and Existing Structures





146AHUMANHealth - Salaries





146BSERVICESHealth - All other Direct





146C
Health - Construction





146D
Health - Land, Equipment, and Existing Structures





147A
Mental Health - Salaries





147B
Mental Health - All other Direct





147C
Mental Health - Construction





147D
Mental Health - Land, Equipment, and Existing Structures





148A
Social Services - Salaries





148B
Social Services - All other Direct





148C
Social Services - Construction





148D
Social Services - Land, Equipment, and Existing Structures





149B
Subsidies Paid: Hospitals - City Owned - All other Direct





150B
Subsidies Paid: Hospitals - Private Owned - All other Direct





151A
Other Human Services: Legal Aid - Salaries





151B
Other Human Services: Legal Aid - All other Direct





151C
Other Human Services: Legal Aid - Construction





151D
Other Human Services: Legal Aid - Land, Equipment, and Existing Structures





152A
Human Services - All Other - Salaries





152B
Human Services - All Other - All other Direct





152C
Human Services - All Other - Construction





152D
Human Services - All Other - Land, Equipment, and Existing Structures





153ACULTURE Recreation and Parks - Salaries840,591773,317754,839729,682703,414631,012
153BRECREATIONRecreation and Parks - All other Direct300,765331,631339,636353,509294,545585,903
153C
Recreation and Parks - Construction


128,408

153D
Recreation and Parks - Land, Equipment, and Existing Structures9,32015,27328,924
108,08536,204
154A
Coliseum - Salaries





154B
Coliseum - All other Direct





154C
Coliseum - Construction





154D
Coliseum - Land, Equipment, and Existing Structures





155A
Museums - Salaries





155B
Museums - All other Direct





155C
Museums - Construction





155D
Museums - Land, Equipment, and Existing Structures





156A
Libraries - Salaries





156B
Libraries - All other Direct





156C
Libraries - Construction





156D
Libraries - Land, Equipment, and Existing Structures





157A
Culture and Recreation - All Other - Salaries





157B
Human Services - All Other - All other Direct76,234110,860120,063179,869212,894
157C
Human Services - All Other - Construction





157D
Human Services - All Other - Land, Equipment, and Existing Structures





158AUTILITYWater and Sewer - Salaries1,530,7131,475,5541,500,4731,390,9831,161,1441,013,721
158B
Water and Sewer - All other Direct1,618,0012,293,9311,578,4671,380,6051,540,7861,781,569
158C
Water and Sewer - Construction489,6551,096,025103,350867,4388,655,137
158D
Water and Sewer - Land, Equipment, and Existing Structures183,7891,485,78543,712394,902202,146212,717
159A
Electric Power - Salaries688,322641,415602,052518,450452,493336,782
159B
Electric Power - All other Direct9,517,5429,197,9108,746,4428,126,6647,682,8537,531,290
159C
Electric Power - Construction2,089,933942,9331,110,6362,267,272141,403
159D
Electric Power - Land, Equipment, and Existing Structures88,88016,852111,6063,800134,095550,789
160A
Natural Gas - Salries





160B
Natural Gas - All other Direct





160C
Natural Gas - Construction





160D
Natural Gas - Land, Equipment and Existing Structures





160.1A
Storm water salaries





160.1B
Storm water other operating





160.1C
Storm water contruction





160.1C
Storm water land, equipment and existing structures





161BDEBTWater and Sewer - Debt Service Interest Payments487,583489,107521,694424,479404,932407,640
161DSERVICEWater and Sewer - Debt Service Principal Payments1,640,0361,563,8981,473,4391,459,0473,969,080836,320
162B
Electric - Debt Service Interest Payments244,489223,656100,60490,36740,52298,186
162D
Electric - Debt Service Principal Payments500,481468,398273,654758,6742,208,6831,420,091
163B
Gas - Debt Service Interest Payments





163D
Gas - Debt Service Principal Payments





164B
School - Debt Service Interest Payments





164D
School - Debt Service Principal Payments





165B
Hospital - Debt Service Interest Payments





165D
Hospital - Debt Service Principal Payments





166B
All Other - Debt Service Interest Payments161,982125,270106,265102,50787,24968,495
166D
All Other - Debt Service Principal Payments792,708566,692486,407449,6701,813,796548,113
167BPENSIONDirect Benefit Program - Pension Fund operated by the Unit





168BFRINGEFringe Benefits Unallocated - (B)





169B
Separation Allowance - Law Enforcement Officers -(B)60,69580,59758,15761,20554,49843,302
170B
Separation Allowance - Other Employees - (B)





171B
Supplemental Retirement Income Plan for Law Enforcement Officers - (B)69,29065,80667,80368,46466,10465,820
172B
Fringe Benefits Other - (B)





173A
Multi-County Library District, County, or Other Municipality Authority





173BINTERGOVMulti-County Library District, County, or Other Municipality (Item number)





173CEXPENDMulti-County Library District, County, or Other Municipality (Amount)103,135




174A
General Governmental Actitivies shared with the County (County)





174B
General Governmental Actitivies shared with the County (Item number)





174C
General Governmental Actitivies shared with the County (Amount)
143,553134,447134,500134,500133,225
175A
Highways (Payments to State) (State)





175B
Highways (Payments to State) (Item number)





175C
Highways (Payments to State) (Amount)





176A
Others - Name of Payee #1





176B
Others - 1 (B)





176C
Others - 1 (C)





177A
Others - Name of Payee #2





177B
Others - 2 (B)





177C
Others - 2 (C)





178A
Others - Name of Payee #3





178B
Others - 3 (B)





178C
Others - 3 (C)





179 PART 6Current Year Levy Excluding Motor Vehicles4,406,3654,119,9423,768,4553,408,4473,399,0333,415,394
180 OTHERCurrent Year Levy Motor Vehicles Only321,356325,644321,990293,072300,076336,261
181 DATAUncollected Taxes - Current Year's Levy - Excluding Motor Vehicles109,273106,656109,29793,75178,11065,835
182
Uncollected Taxes - Current Year's Levy - Motor Vehicles74,46575,65371,46267,88762,49368,596
183
Percentage of Taxes Collected - Current Year All Property96.1195.9095.5895.6396.2096.42
184
Percentage of Taxes Collected - Current Year - Excluding Motor Vehicles97.5297.4197.1097.2597.7098.07
185
Percentage of Taxes Collected - Current Year - Motor Vehicles76.8376.7777.8176.8479.1779.60
186
Total Amount of Expenditures for Salaries and Wages to Unit's Own Personnal





187A
Capital Reserve or Available Funds - Schools - July 1, Previous Year





187B
Capital Reserve or Available Funds - Schools - June 30, Current Year





188A
Capital Reserve or Available Funds - Hospitals - July 1, Previous Year





188B
Capital Reserve or Available Funds - Hospitals - June 30, Current Year





189APART 7Cash on Hand and in Bank, and Securities - Held in Debt Service Fund





189BCASH &Cash on Hand and in Bank, and Securities - Construction Bond Fund - Unexpended bond proceeds





189CINVESTCash on Hand and in Bank, and Securities - All Other8,618,5397,821,7558,759,3379,646,78410,807,0009,746,420
190A PARTAppropriations made during the fiscal year pursuant to subsections b (1- 7)





190B 8Expenditures made during the fiscal year pursuant to subsections b (1- 7)





191
Investment in Property Acquired at any time under G.S. 158





192
Amount Expended during the fiscal year pursuant to subsections b (5) and b (7)





193
Amount of Tax Revenues taken into account under G.S.





194APART 9Amounts - Total Revenues and other financing sources per audit35,183,99632,248,33528,419,24230,486,41842,789,10229,319,130
194BFISCALAmounts - Subtract proceeds of refunding debt





194CSUMMARYAmounts - Subtract interfund transfers in430,6501,737,343685,300802,4442,666,500760,600
194D
Amounts - Net Revenues per AFIR34,753,34630,510,99227,733,94229,683,97440,122,60228,558,530


Calculated amount34,753,34630,510,99227,733,94229,683,97440,122,60228,558,530


Amounts in AGREEMENT??YesYesYesYesYesYes


Difference





195A
Amounts - Total Expenditures and other financing sources per audit33,192,96833,961,14429,114,45630,468,69542,372,72125,959,439
195B
Amounts - Subtract payments to refunding debt escrow agent





195C
Amounts - Subtract interfund transfers out430,6501,737,343685,300802,4442,666,500760,600
195D
Amounts Net Expenditures per AFIR32,762,31832,223,80128,429,15629,666,25139,706,22125,198,839


Calculated amount32,762,31832,223,80128,429,15629,666,25139,706,22125,198,839


Amounts in AGREEMENT??YesYesYesYesYesYes


Difference















PART 10















950
Name of Official SignatorySerina Hinson


951
Title of OfficialFinance Director


952
Date Certified12/31/200911/30/200811/30/2007


953
Person to ContactSerina Hinson


954
Title of Person to ContactFinance Director


955
Telephone Number828-465-7400


956
Facsimile Number828-465-7419






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Key Ratios and Operations Statistics of Water and Sewer Systems for



City of Newton













200920082007200620052004








Population
13,67013,55413,22913,07512,98612,939
Population Group
Electric 10,000 and AboveElectric 10,000 and AboveElectric 10,000 and AboveElectric 10,000 and AboveElectric 10,000 and AboveElectric 10,000 and Above
Total Operating Revenues
$000000
Total Operating Revenues Per Capita
$000000
Group Weighted Average Revenues Per Capita2521300308
State Weighted Average Revenues Per Capita2201215163








% to Total Operating Revenues






Operating Expenses
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Group Weighted Average
138.07%139.55%78.12%#DIV/0!82.05%82.44%
State Weighted Average
287.00%89.94%84.21%104.54%119.75%338.51%








Operating Margin
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Group Weighted Average
-38.07%-39.55%21.88%#DIV/0!17.95%17.56%
State Weighted Average
-187.00%10.06%15.79%-4.54%-19.75%-238.51%








Operating Transfers In/(out)
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Group Weighted Average
0.00%-1.39%-0.35%#DIV/0!0.00%0.94%
State Weighted Average
0.00%-0.70%-0.66%-1.84%-2.09%5.70%








Net Income before capital contributions
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Group Weighted Average
157.72%321.69%416.62%#DIV/0!297.41%583.90%
State Weighted Average
968.20%480.53%1193.75%778.98%531.01%2097.68%








Key Ratios and Cash Flow














Quick Ratio
0.810.641.321.431.060.66
Group Weighted Average
3.313.283.433.142.982.83
State Weighted Average
2.812.962.902.821.822.76








Days Sales in Receivables
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Group Weighted Average
144.734.226.5#DIV/0!50.417.6
State Weighted Average
47.360.742.687.697.761.5








Days Cash on Hand
0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Group Weighted Average
-31.7-131.7-160.2-18.5-161.2-100.9
State Weighted Average
-46.5-344.5-221.9-343.5-346.7-208.8








Cash flow from Operations
$724,1601,797,2441,505,4031,560,3161,816,543794,680








Debt to Equity
0.000.000.000.000.640.00
Group Weighted Average
1.620.200.39#DIV/0!1.202.25
State Weighted Average
27.793.775.743.822.363.93








Debt per Capita
8160001,1370
Group Weighted Average
31291271435574142
State Weighted Average
754535335660675266








Capital Expenditures:
200920082007200620052004


$673,4442,581,810147,0621,262,3408,857,283212,717










2003200220012000



$54,522138,109279,893186,101









Capital Contributions: Excluded from income above
$000000
















Operating Statistics














Estimated population of the areas served Water0014,711NANANA
Estimated population of the areas served Sewer0014,711NANANA








Number of Gallons of Water Processed (000) omitted40895,425NANANA
Number of Gallons of Sewage Processed (000) omitted20333,981NANANA








Number of Gallons of Water Billed (000) omitted1,181,116,7001,056,455895,425NANANA
Number of Gallons of Sewage Billed (000) omitted351,563,008345,898333,981NANANA








Ratio of Water Billed to Water Processed333648785.31073
1.00000NANANA
Ratio of Sewage Billed to Sewage Processed187001600.00000
1.00000NANANA








Total Revenue from Water Sales2,818,6122,473,2112,309,912NANANA
Total Revenue from Sewage Sales2,204,5651,765,7461,754,900NANANA








Water Revenue per 1000 gallons of Sales


157.01937NANANA
Sewage Revenue per 1000 gallons of Sales


119.29169NANANA








Group Average Sales per thousand Gallons Water$4.87157$7.69779$0.85985NANANA
Group Average Sales per thousand Gallons Sewage$6.14194$9.61607$1.04845NANANA








State Average Sales per thousand Gallons Water$39.12016$9.21753$4,470.42307NANANA
State Average Sales per thousand Gallons Sewage$35.74438$25.29767$2,448.46180NANANA








Residential Water Sales per thousand Gallons


NANANA
Residential Sewage Sales per thousand Gallons


NANANA








Water Sales per thousand Gallons outside Municipal Limits

5.81896NANANA
Sewage Sales per thousand Gallons outside Municipal Limits

134.75296NANANA








Total Water Sales per thousand gallons for Redistribution$0.000000.00000602,250.00000NANANA
Total Sewage Sales per thousand gallons for Redistribution$0.000000.000000.00000NANANA




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Key Ratios of Electric Systems for The




City of Newton













200920082007200620052004








Population
13,67013,55413,22913,07512,98612,939
Power Agency Group
N.C. Municipal Power Agency Number 1
Total Operating Revenues
$000000
Group Weighted Average
000234,70200








% to Total Operating Revenues






Power Purchases
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Group Weighted Average
0.0%#DIV/0!#DIV/0!264.7%#DIV/0!#DIV/0!








Other Operating Expenses
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Group Weighted Average
0.0%#DIV/0!#DIV/0!-68.5%#DIV/0!#DIV/0!








Operating Margin
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Group Weighted Average
100.0%#DIV/0!#DIV/0!-96.1%#DIV/0!#DIV/0!








Operating Transfers In/(out)
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Group Weighted Average In/(out)
0.0%#DIV/0!#DIV/0!-1.6%#DIV/0!#DIV/0!








Net Income
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Group Weighted Average
#DIV/0!#DIV/0!#DIV/0!-9.0%#DIV/0!#DIV/0!








Key Ratios and Cash Flow














Quick Ratio
0.51.30.61.01.91.6
Group Weighted Average
3.93.84.14.04.64.9








Coverage Ratio
0.000.000.000.000.000.00
Group Weighted Average
1.44N/A8.991.93N/A48.62








Days Sales in Receivables
0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Group Weighted Average
0.0N/AN/A0.0N/AN/A








Days Cash on Hand
0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Group Weighted Average
0.00.00.00.00.00.0








Cash flow from Operations
$565,680501,282129,411-404,202216,47870,690








Capital Expenditures:
$2,178,813959,7851,222,2422,271,072275,498550,789


















200920082007200620052004
Capital Contributions: Excluded from Income Above
$000000








Operating Transfers to the General Fund as a % of GF Revenues
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%










20032002200120001999


#VALUE!#VALUE!#VALUE!279.00%0.00%








Gross Electric Fund Assets as Cost
$00013,143,480010,686,196
Estimated Tax Loss from Municipal Ownership of Utility
$0$0057,831047,019
Tax Rate Equivalent
0.00000.00000.00000.00690.00000.0055








Operating Transfers to the General Fund as a % of Gross Fixed Assets
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%








Operating Transfers to the General Fund as a Tax Rate Equivalent
0.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.0000








Tax Rate Adjusted for Assessed to Sales Ratio
0.47010.44960.43510.42450.43690.4385








Tax Rate Adjusted Excluding Transfers
0.47010.44960.43510.42450.43690.4385








Weighted Average Group Rate Adjusted
0.39110.39380.40150.40800.41270.4254








Weighted Average Non Electric Adjusted Rate
0.40070.41070.43090.43530.44190.4533




Financial Graphs and Comparisons


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Analysis of Available Fund Balance:  General Fund

20052006200720082009
Unit's FBA %26.84%28.51%29.97%28.23%28.15%
Group average FBA %41.78%40.17%37.01%38.75%39.96%
State average Electric/Non Electric Group FBA %36.67%35.62%33.99%35.41%34.57%
State average FBA %36.78%36.96%41.78%36.34%37.00%






Municipal Population Group: Electric 10,000 to 49,999

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Analysis of Property Tax

20052006200720082009
Municipality96.20%95.63%95.58%95.90%96.11%
Pop. Group97.03%96.74%96.51%96.79%96.95%
Statewide97.42%97.55%97.59%97.64%97.78%






Municipal Population Group: Electric 10,000 to 49,999






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Analysis of General Obligation Debt

20052006200720082009
Municipality22218214510772
Pop. Group190163166153130
Statewide505495478456455






Municipal Population Group: 10,000 to 24,999






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Analysis of Revenue

20052006200720082009
Property Tax$282281306327350
Utility1,1371,0771,2131,2121,279
Sales Tax195201219220198
Sales & Services3735434350
Intergovernmental116146143161207
Debt Proceeds96441654116396
Other Miscellaneous35911411817262
Total$3,0902,2702,0962,2512,542

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Analysis of Revenue for Fiscal 2009











2009
2009
CategoryRevenue
Per Capita
Property Tax$4,778,068
$350
Water/Sewer5,323,170
389
Electric12,157,882
889
Other Utilities0
0
Sales Tax2,717,347
198
Sales & Services681,695
50
Intergovernment2,824,287
207
Debt Proceeds5,415,000
396
Miscellaneous849,589
62
Total$34,747,038
$2,542





Municipal Population Group: Electric 10,000 to 49,999





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Analysis of Expenditures by Function for Fiscal 2009











2009
2009
CategoryExpenditures
Per Capita
General Government$2,387,742
$175
Water/Sewer3,822,158
280
Electric12,384,677
906
Other Utilities0
0
Debt Service3,827,279
280
Transportation899,378
66
Public Safety5,253,174
384
Other4,187,910
306
Total$32,762,318
$2,397





Municipal Population Group: Electric 10,000 to 49,999





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Analysis of Expenditures by Object for Fiscal 2009






2009
2009
CategoryExpenditures
Per Capita
Salaries & Wages$9,603,078
$702
Water/Sewer Capital673,444
49
Electric Capital2,178,813
159
Other Capital1,922,405
141
Other Operating18,384,578
1,346
Total$32,762,318
$2,397





Municipal Population Group: Electric 10,000 to 49,999






Last Updated 6/11/2010 10:11:15 AM