HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2020-R0078 - Comprehensive Financial Annual Report - 02/25/2020Resolution No. 2020-R0078
Item No. 8.16
February 25, 2020
RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK;
THAT the City Council of the City of Lubbock hereby accepts the City of Lubbock
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal year that ended September 30,
2019.
Passed by the City Council on February 25 _, 2020.
DANIEL M. POPE, MAYOR
ATTEST:
Rebecca Garza, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
D. BIu Kostelich, Chief Financial Officer
APPROVED AS TO EORM:
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COMPREHENSIVEANNUAL FINANCIALREPORT
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
City of Lubbock
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Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
List of Elected and Appointed Officials
For the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2019
City Council
Daniel M. Pope Mayor
Jeff Griffith Mayor Pro Tem – District 3
Juan A. Chadis Council Member – District 1
Shelia Patterson Harris Council Member – District 2
Steve Massengale Council Member – District 4
Randy Christian Council Member – District 5
Latrelle Joy Council Member – District 6
Appointed Officials
W. Jarrett Atkinson City Manager
Chad Weaver City Attorney
Rebecca Garza City Secretary
Finance Staff
D. Blu Kostelich Chief Financial Officer
Linda Cuellar, CPA Director of Accounting
Cheryl Brock Director, Financial Planning & Analysis
Brack Bullock Accounting Manager
Veronica Valderaz Accounting Manager
Deborah Hansard Senior Accountant
Amber Aguilar Senior Accountant
Amber Magar, CPA Senior Accountant
Meg Beverly Senior Accountant
Andy Burcham Assistant Director, LP&L
Ranu Manik, CPA Director of Finance, LP&L
Joe Jimenez Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis, LP&L
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City of Lubbock, Texas
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
Year Ended September 30, 2019
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
List of Elected and Appointed Officials .................................................................. i
Table of Contents .................................................................................................... ii
INTRODUCTORY SECTION
Letter of Transmittal ...............................................................................................1
Certificate of Achievement in Financial Reporting ...............................................17
Organizational Chart .............................................................................................18
FINANCIAL SECTION
Independent Auditor’s Report ................................................................................19
Management’s Discussion and Analysis ..............................................................23
Basic Financial Statements:
Government-wide Financial Statements:
Statement of Net Position ...............................................................................41
Statement of Activities ....................................................................................42
Fund Financial Statements:
Governmental Fund Financial Statements
Balance Sheet – Governmental Funds .............................................................44
Reconciliation of the Balance Sheet of Governmental Funds
to the Statement of Net Position ...................................................................45
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in
Fund Balances - Governmental Funds ..........................................................46
Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures
and Changes in Fund Balances of Governmental Funds to the
Statement of Activities ..................................................................................47
Proprietary Fund Financial Statements
Statement of Net Position – Proprietary Funds................................................48
Reconciliation of the Statement of Net Position - Proprietary Funds to
the Statement of Net Position .......................................................................53
Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Fund Net Position -
Proprietary Funds ..........................................................................................54
Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes
in Fund Net Position - Proprietary Funds to the Statement
of Activities ...................................................................................................57
Statement of Cash Flows - Proprietary Funds .................................................58
Notes to Basic Financial Statements ......................................................................60
Required Supplementary Information:
Schedule of Changes in Net Pension Liability and Related Ratios – TMRS .........111
Schedule of Contributions – TMRS ........................................................................112
Schedule of Changes in Net Pension Liability and Related Ratios – Lubbock Fire
Pension Fund ........................................................................................................113
Schedule of Contributions – Lubbock Fire Pension Fund ......................................114
Schedule of Changes in Total OPEB Liability and Related Ratios ........................115
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Mandatory Budgetary Comparison Schedule – General Fund ...............................116
Combining and Individual Fund Statements and Schedules:
Debt Service Fund
Budgetary Comparison Schedule – Debt Service Fund …………………… 119
Nonmajor Governmental Funds
Combining Balance Sheet – Nonmajor Governmental Funds .......................124
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund
Balances – Nonmajor Governmental Funds ...............................................130
Budgetary Comparison Schedule – Special Revenue Funds .........................136
Nonmajor Enterprise Funds
Combining Statement of Net Position – Nonmajor Enterprise Funds ...........140
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Fund Net
Position – Nonmajor Enterprise Funds ..........................................................144
Combining Statement of Cash Flows – Nonmajor Enterprise Funds ............146
Internal Service Funds
Combining Statement of Net Position – Internal Service Funds ...................150
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenses and
Changes in Fund Net Position – Internal Service Funds ............................154
Combining Statement of Cash Flows – Internal Service Funds ....................156
Nonmajor Component Units
Combining Statement of Net Position – Nonmajor Component Units ..........160
Combining Statement of Activities – Nonmajor Component Units ..............162
Discretely Presented Component Units
Statement of Net Position – Urban Renewal Agency. ...................................164
Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Fund
Net Position – Urban Renewal Agency .....................................................165
Statement of Cash Flows – Urban Renewal Agency .....................................166
Statement of Net Position – Vintage Township Public Facilities Corp .........167
Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Fund
Net Position – Vintage Township Public Facilities Corp ..........................168
Statement of Cash Flows – Vintage Township Public Facilities Corp ..........169
STATISTICAL SECTION (unaudited)
Table A: Net Position by Component ............................................................172
Table B: Changes in Net Position ..................................................................173
Table C: Fund Balance of Governmental Funds........................................... 175
Table D: Changes in Fund Balances of Governmental Funds .......................176
Table E: Tax Revenues by Source .................................................................177
Table F: Assessed and Estimated Actual Value of Taxable Property ...........178
Table G: Principal Taxpayers ........................................................................179
Table H: Property Tax Levies and Collections ..............................................180
Table I: Property Tax Rates – Direct and Overlapping Governments ..........181
Table J: Ratio of Outstanding Debt by Type ................................................182
Table K: Ratio of Net General Bonded Debt to Assessed Value and
Net Bonded Debt per Capita ....................................................................183
Table L: Computation of Legal Debt Margin ................................................184
Table M: Revenue Bond Coverage – LP&L and Water Bonds .....................185
Table N: Ratio of Annual Debt Service Expenditures for General
Obligation Bonded Debt to Total General Governmental
Expenditures ............................................................................................186
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Table O: Computation of Direct and Overlapping Bonded Debt –
General Obligation Bonds in Governmental Activities ..........................187
Table P: Demographic Statistics ....................................................................188
Table Q: Principal Employers ........................................................................189
Table R: Full-time Equivalents City Government Employees by Function ..190
Table S: Operating Indicators by Function/Program .....................................191
Table T: Capital Assets Statistics by Function/Program ...............................192
COMPLIANCE REPORTS
Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards .....................................................193
Schedule of Expenditures of State Awards .........................................................197
Independent Auditor’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
and on Compliance and Other Matters Based on an Audit of Financial
Statements Performed in Accordance with Government Auditing
Standards ........................................................................................................199
Independent Auditor’s Report on Compliance for Each Major Program and
on Internal Control over Compliance in Accordance with Uniform
Guidance and the State of Texas Uniform Grant Management Standards ....201
Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs .......................................................203
Introductory Section
P.O. Box 2000 • 1625 13th Street • Lubbock, Texas 79457
(806) 775-2000 • Fax (806) 775-0001
February 12, 2020
Honorable Mayor, City Council, and Citizens of Lubbock, Texas:
We are pleased to submit the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) of the City of Lubbock,
Texas (City) for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019. The purpose of the CAFR is to provide accurate
and meaningful information concerning the City’s financial condition and performance. In addition,
independent auditors have verified that the City has fairly presented its financial position, in all material
respects, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The CAFR satisfies Section 103.001 of the Texas Local Government Code requiring annual audits of all
municipalities. Responsibility for both the accuracy of the data and the completeness and f airness of the
presentation, including all disclosures, rests with the City. We believe the data is accurate in all material
respects and is presented in a manner that fairly sets forth the financial position and results of the City. We
also believe all disclosures necessary to enable the reader to gain an understanding of the City’s financial
affairs are included. To provide a reasonable basis for making these representations, City management has
an established comprehensive internal control framework that is designed: 1) to protect the City's assets
from loss, theft, or misuse; and 2) to compile sufficient, reliable information for the preparation of the City’s
financial statements, in conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Because the
cost of internal controls should not outweigh their benefits, the City's comprehensive framework of internal
controls is designed to provide reasonable, rather than absolute, assurance that the financial statements are
free from material misstatement.
The City's financial statements were audited by Weaver and Tidwell, LLP, a licensed certified public
accountants’ firm. The goal of the independent audit is to provide reasonable assurance that the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. The independent audit involves:
examining evidence on a test basis that supports the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements,
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
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The independent accountants concluded that the City’s financial statements are in conformity with GAAP,
are fairly presented, and there is a reasonable basis for providing an unmodified opinion. The independent
auditor’s report is presented as the first component of the financial section of this report.
The independent accountants’ audit of the City’s financial statements is part of a broader, federally
mandated "Single Audit," which is designed to meet the special needs of federal granting agencies. These
reports are available in the City’s CAFR. The standards governing Single Audit engagements require the
independent auditor to report on several facets of the City’s financial processes and controls:
fair presentation of the financial statements,
internal controls over financial reporting and the administration of federal awards, and
compliance with legal and grant requirements.
GAAP requires management to provide a narrative introduction, overview, and analysis to accompany the
basic financial statements in the form of a Management Discussion and Analysis (MD&A). This letter of
transmittal is designed to complement the MD&A. The City's MD&A is found immediately following the
report of the independent auditors.
CITY OVERVIEW
Description of the City
The City is a political subdivision and municipal corporation of the State, duly organized and existing under
the laws of the State, including the City’s Home Rule Charter. The City was incorporated in 1909 and first
adopted its Home Rule Charter in 1917. The City operates under a Council/Manager form of government
with a City Council comprised of the Mayor and six Council members. The Mayor is elected at -large for
a two-year term ending in an even-numbered year. Each of the six members of the City Council is elected
from a single-member district for a four-year term of office. City Council elections are held every two
years, with elections for Council members in Districts 1, 3, and 5 being staggered with elections for Council
members in Districts 2, 4, and 6. The City Manager is the chief administrative officer of the City.
The City is empowered to levy a property tax on both real and personal properties located within its
boundaries. It is also empowered by state statute to extend its corporate limits by annexation, which occurs
periodically as the City Council deems appropriate. The 2010 Census population for the City was 229,573;
the estimated 2019 population is 264,385. The City covers approximately 136 square miles.1 The
organizational chart of the City is shown following the transmittal letter.
In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and Codification of Governmental Accounting
Standards, Section 2100, “Defining the Financial Reporting Entity,” these financial statements present the
City (the primary government) and its component units. The component units discussed below are included
in the City’s financial reporting entity because of the significance of their operational or financial
relationship with the City. The criteria established by the GASB for determining the reporting entity
includes financial accountability and whether the financial statements would be misleading if data were not
included. West Texas Municipal Power Agency (WTMPA) and the Lubbock Metropolitan Planning
Organization are blended component units. Discretely presented component units include Urban Renewal
1 City of Lubbock GIS Department.
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Agency (URA), Civic Lubbock, Inc., Market Lubbock Economic Development Corporation, dba Market
Lubbock, Inc., Lubbock Economic Development Alliance, and the Vintage Township Public Facilities
Corporation. Additional information on the component units is found in the footnotes.
City Services
The City provides a full range of services including public safety (police and fire services), electric, water,
wastewater, storm water, solid waste, public transportation (airport and transit), health and social services,
cultural and recreation, highways and streets, planning and zoning, and general administrative services.
Public Safety: The Police Department serves and protects the public by conducting criminal investigations
and enforcing laws governing public safety and order. The Public Safety Improvement Project kicked off
in FY 2019. The design for the three police substations, a new police headquarters building, and a new
property room are underway. This project will take approximately 3 years to complete. As part of an effort
to reach the goal of two officers for every 1,000 resident s, the Police Department hired 42 new police
recruits in FY 2019. As of September 30, 2019, the Police Department was staffed with 409 sworn officers
plus an additional 42 Police Academy Recruits. In FY 2019, the Police Department had 372,242 responses
to primary and backup dispatched calls for service with an average response time to Priority 1 calls of 6.54
minutes.
Lubbock Fire Rescue is dedicated to providing unparalleled emergency response and life safety services
for the City. As of September 30, 2019, the Fire Department operated 19 fire stations, the Emergency
Operations Center, and the Lubbock Fire Marshal’s Office. These facilities were staffed with 404 sworn
firefighters and 31 civilians. Two additional civil service positions and one additional civilian position are
authorized for FY 2019-20, bringing our total employee count to 438. Improvements continue for fire
stations citywide as a result of funding for fire station renovations appropriated in the FY 2019 budget. We
will continue to improve and renovate our facilities with $300,000 being allocated for FY 2020. In FY
2019, the Fire Department responded to 19,502 calls, an average of 53 calls per day.
Electric Utility: The City’s municipally owned electric utility system, known as Lubbock Power and Light
(LP&L), was established in 1916, and is at present the largest municipal system in the West Texas region
and the third largest municipal system in the State of Texas. Electric service in the City is provided by
LP&L, South Plains Electric Cooperative, and Southwestern Public Service (SPS). As of September 30,
2019, LP&L owns and maintains 107,240 meters, 38 substations, 4,324 total miles of primary and
secondary distribution lines and approximately 112 miles of transmission lines. The average daily electric
consumption is roughly 7,105 MWh.
On November 2, 2004, Lubbock voters elected to amend the City Charter to provide for an Electric Utility
Board (EUB), which governs, manages, and operates LP&L today. The City Council retains authority for
appointment of board members, approval of the operating and capital budget, approval of rates for electric
service, eminent domain, and approval of debt financing.
A Transaction Agreement for Total Requirements Power Service (SPS Power Agreement) between the
West Texas Municipal Power Agency (WTMPA) and SPS provided that SPS serve the entire capacity and
energy requirements of WTMPA members (of which LP&L was a member during the term of the
agreement) through its expiration on May 31, 2019. Beginning on June 1, 2019, LP&L’s capacity and
energy supply requirements were met through a series of power supply resources. These resources include:
a) a 170MW partial requirements contract with SPS, effective through May 31, 2044; b) a 400MW Capacity
and Energy Scheduling Contract with SPS, effective through May 31, 2021; c) a 100.8MW power purchase
agreement between LP&L and Elk City II Wind, LLC, effective through May 31, 2032; and d) 112 MW of
dependable natural gas fired generation.
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On September 24, 2015 LP&L announced it’s intent to join the Electric Reliability Council of Texas
(ERCOT). Shortly after that announcement, on October 20, 2015, LP&L's Electric Utility Board and the
City Council both took formal action to authorize LP&L to seek interconnection of 470 MW of LP&L’s
load (Affected Load) with ERCOT. LP&L did not seek to connect the remaining, approximately 170 MW
of electric load to ERCOT (Unaffected Load). The formal process related to LP&L's integration of the
Affected Load into ERCOT included integration studies, a PUC project to identify issues pertaining to
LP&L’s proposal to become part of ERCOT, cost-benefit studies, a public interest determination and a
Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) case. ERCOT’s integration study determined that a
configuration of transmission projects with three connection points between the ERCOT grid and the LP&L
system—designated as Option 4ow—would present the lowest societal costs once capital costs and
production cost effects were considered.
In September 2017, LP&L filed its application in PUC Docket No. 47576, Application of the City of
Lubbock through Lubbock Power and Light for Authority to Connect a Portion of Its System with the
Electric Reliability Council of Texas (Application). Through the Application, LP&L sought Commission
authority to disconnect the Affected Load from SPP and to connect to ERCOT, along with related findings
that would facilitate LP&L's integration into the ERCOT system, consistent with the public interest.
In January 2018, the Lubbock City Council and the Electric Utility Board announced their intent to study
the feasibility of opting-in to retail customer choice for the Affected Load. Pending the results of an opt-in
study, it was anticipated that LP&L could potentially opt-in to the ERCOT competitive retail market as
early as shortly after integration of the Affected Load into ERCOT. The feasibility study is currently
underway and is expected to be completed on or before August 1, 2021.
In March 2018, the PUC approved the integration of the Affected Load to the ERCOT system through an
Order in PUC Docket No. 47576. With approval by the PUC, LP&L then moved into the next phase of
the ERCOT integration project, which was comprised of four CCN cases necessary to identify transmission
line routes and substation locations necessary for the ERCOT integration. The four CCN cases have either
been approved or are in the final stages of PUC consideration. Following the approval of the CCNs,
engineering, right-of-way acquisition and construction may commence. Assuming the timely completion
of construction of such transmission assets, the integration of the Affected Load is expected to take place
on June 1, 2021.
LP&L currently estimates the cost of additional infrastructure necessary for LP&L to integrate into ERCOT
at approximately $400 million, of which approximately one half will be owned by LP&L and the other half
to be owned by Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC. The LP&L cost to fund the needed additional
infrastructure will be funded through short-term financing during the construction phase and converted to
long-term financing upon substantial completion. Additionally, capital projects currently included in
LP&L’s existing long-term capital improvement plan are related to reliability and will cover a portion of
system improvements necessary prior to a final transition.
Debt service requirements for the transmission capital projects will be paid from a new transmission cost
of service (TCOS) revenue stream. LP&L intends to file a TCOS rate filing with the PUC in 2020 in order
to earn a rate of return on its transmission assets. These revenues (to be collected from all load serving
entities in ERCOT) are anticipated to approximate at least 1.5x the annual debt service on obligations issued
to finance transmission assets that are constructed in or transferred into ERCOT. This new revenue stream
will commence upon LP&L’s entry to ERCOT.
PUC Docket No. 47576 requires that upon integration to ERCOT on June 1, 2021, LP&L will make a one-
time payment totaling $24.0 million to SPS to indemnify SPS and its customers for LP&L’s integration
into ERCOT. LP&L utilized the energy and capacity savings afforded by very low natural gas prices and
the SPS Capacity Agreement and reserved $24.0 million from this savings prior to the end of FY 2018 -19.
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In addition to the SPS Hold Harmless Payment, the PUC ordered LP&L to pay $22 million each year for
the first five years upon integration into the ERCOT market. The funds will be credited to ERCOT
wholesale transmission customers to mitigate integration costs. This amount will be netted against the
TCOS revenues received from ERCOT.
West Texas Municipal Power Agency: – In 1983, the cities of Lubbock, Brownfield, Floydada, and Tulia
(Cities), created the West Texas Municipal Power Agency (WTMPA) as a joint power agency. WTMPA is
a municipal power agency that was created to enhance the negotiating strength of the Cities in obtaining
favorable electric power contracts and in coordinating joint planning for additional generation. WTMPA is
governed by an eight-member Board of Directors. The board consists of two directors from each of the
Cities; however, an affirmative vote of the “majority in interest” is required to approve the operating budget,
approve capital projects, approve debt issuance, and approve any amendments to WTMPA rules and
regulations. One member is elected as the president who presides over monthly meetings. Directors serve
without compensation. WTMPA has no employees and instead contracts for services to meet its general
operating needs. WTMPA may engage in the business of generation, transmission, sale, and exchange of
electric energy to the Cities. WTMPA may also participate in power exchange of electric energy to the
Cities. WTMPA may also participate in power pooling and power exchange agreements with other entities.
Through September 30, 2019, the City maintained the “majority in interest” vote based on kilowatt
purchases and consequently had majority voting control. As the City historically purchased over 95 percent
of the electricity brokered, WTMPA provided services almost exclusively to the City and is therefore
presented as a blended enterprise fund. Separate audited financial statements may be obtained through the
City.
Effective October 1, 2019, at the request of Lubbock and as a result of concurrent ordinances enacted by
all members of the WTMPA, Lubbock was deleted as a member public entity of the agency.
Prior to its deletion, the City’s percentage of rights and liabilities in WTMPA was 85.21 percent. WTMPA
was the contract purchaser of power under (i) a total requirements power purchase agreement with SPS;
and (ii) a wind energy power purchase agreement with Elk City Wind II, LLC. The total requirements
power purchase contract expired at the end of May 2019. The wind energy power purchase agreement
commenced on June 1, 2019 and expires on May 31, 2032; however, Lubbock’s portion of the wind energy
power purchase agreement (85) was assigned by WTMPA to Lubbock, effective September 30, 2019.
Due to the termination of the total requirements power purchase agreement with SPS and the assignment
of the wind energy power purchase agreement with Elk City Wind II, LLC, there were no obligations that
impeded the deletion of Lubbock from WTMPA.
Concurrent ordinances enacted by all members of WTMPA were required by law to complete the deletion
of Lubbock as a member of WTMPA. The concurrent ordinance presented to the Lubbock City Council for
consideration provided (i) for the deletion of Lubbock as a member of WTMPA; and (ii) for several other
matters that pertained to the re-creation of the “new” WTMPA (i.e., without Lubbock as a member) and
organization of the re-created WTMPA, which were not applicable to Lubbock. The concurrent ordinances
were effective on October 1, 2019.
LP&L has worked with WTMPA’s accountant and the City’s external auditors, to expedite the year -end
review and financial audit of WTMPA. The concurrent ordinance contemplated the completion of the
external audit on or before ninety days after the effective date of the re-created WTMPA. Upon completion
of that audit, the re-created WTMPA is required to remit to the City 85.21 percent of all applicable assets,
less any current liability obligations. True-ups to these remittances are expected to occur throughout a
prescribed 24-month period after the effective date of the re-created WTMPA.
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Water Utility: The City provides water supply, treatment and distribution services within the city limits to
residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The City also provides treated wholesale water to
Shallowater, Ransom Canyon, Buffalo Springs Lake, Reese Redevelopment Authority, TDCJ’s Montford
Prison Unit, Lubbock Cooper ISD Main Campus, and Texas Tech’s East Campus – Petroleum Engineering
Classroom. As of January 1, 2019, the water system consisted of 88,953 meters and 1,752 miles of
distribution lines.
The City’s most current Strategic Water Supply Plan was adopted by city council in February 2019. The
Plan includes an emphasis on water conservation strategies and includes strategies for supplying Lubbock
with water for the next 100-years. The City also works closely with the Region O Water Planning Group
in contributing to the preparation of a portion of the State Water Plan, which includes the City’s estimated
water supply needs, current supplies, and potential water management strategies over the next 50 years.
The City used a total of 11.77 billion gallons of water in FY 2019. The City’s 5-year average per capita
consumption for FY 2019 was 131 gallons per capita per day (gpcd). The peak capacity of the City’s water
supply and treatment was 80 million gallons per day, with an average utilization of 32.3 million gallons per
day.
The City currently receives its water from four different sources: Roberts County Well Field, Lake
Meredith, Bailey County Well Field, and Lake Alan Henry. The Roberts County Well Field and Lake
Meredith are owned by the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority (CRMWA). Lubbock is one of
CRMWA’s eleven member cities. The Bailey County Well Field and Lake Alan Henry are owned by the
City.
The City obtained 7.33 billion gallons of its annual water supply from CRMWA in FY 2019. At the
beginning of FY 2012, Lake Meredith reached its lowest historical level and was no longer usable. Lake
Meredith water levels began rising again about six years ago. It is now at 41.4 percent of its capacity. Since
June of 2015, CRMWA has been using water from Lake Meredith. Currently, CRMWA is blending
groundwater from the Ogallala Aquifer in Roberts County with some surface water from Lake Meredith to
help meet the needs of member cities. CRMWA owns 407,566 acres of ground water rights with an
estimated 22 million acre-feet of water within those rights. CRMWA can deliver up to 65,000 acre-feet of
water to its member cities each year from the Roberts County Well Field. They supply additional water
from Lake Meredith throughout the year to increase peak capacity by 25 million gallons per day. The
aqueduct supplying water to the southern cities has additional capacity that cannot be utilized with the
existing well field infrastructure and water supplied from Lake Meredith. Therefore, CRMWA is currently
securing easements for a new pipeline route so a second transmission line (CRMWA II) can be constructed
from the well field to the aqueduct. The additional water from this project will allow for the full utilization
of the aqueduct to the southern cities. The project is estimated to be completed sometime after 2030 when
all of the member cities have a need for the additional water.
The Bailey County Well Field contains 175 active water wells with 83,305 acres of water rights, providing
2.13 billion gallons of the City’s annual water supply in FY 2019. In October 2011, the City completed the
construction of eight additional wells to maintain the well field production rates. The City will add
additional wells to the Bailey County Well Field as needed to restore some of the well field production
capacity.
The City finished construction on Lake Alan Henry in 1993. In 2012, Phase I of the Lake Alan Henry
infrastructure project was completed. This project consisted of constructing: two new pump stations, a 51-
mile raw water pipeline from the Lake to the City, a new South Water Treatment Plant with membrane
technology, and 19 miles of treated water transmission lines. Phase I is capable of providing 11 million
gallons of water per day to the City. Lake Alan Henry supplied 2.31 billion gallons of the City’s annual
water supply in FY 2019. The lake is currently at greater than 94.9 percent of its capacity. The South Water
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Treatment Plant includes a 225 million gallon terminal storage reservoir and a high service pump station to
transfer the treated water into the City's distribution system.
Wastewater Utility: The City provides wastewater collection and treatment within the city limits to
residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The City also provides wholesale wastewater services to
Reese Redevelopment Authority, TDCJ’s Montford Prison Unit, Lubbock Cooper ISD Main Campus, and
Texas Tech’s East Campus – Petroleum Engineering Classroom. As of January 1, 2019, the collection
system consisted of approximately 1,202 miles of sanitary sewer lines and 34 lift stations.
The Southeast Water Reclamation Plant (SEWRP) has a permitted capacity of 31.5 million gallons per day
and an average utilization of approximately 18 million gallons per day. The peak utilization of the SEWRP
is 25 million gallons per day. The treated wastewater is disposed of or reused in various ways. In 2018,
approximately 57 percent of the SEWRP wastewater was used to irrigate crops at the Lubbock Land
Application Site and at the Hancock Land Application Site. In addition, Xcel Energy used approximately
13 percent of the treated wastewater and 30 percent was discharged into the North Fork of the Double
Mountain Fork (North Fork) of the Brazos River. Currently, dewatered solids generated during the
wastewater treatment process are hauled and disposed of at the City’s regional solid waste landfill in
Abernathy, Texas. In April 2018, the new Northwest Water Reclamation Plant (NWWRP) became
operational. This new plant was constructed to handle the growing sewer demand in the northwest part of
Lubbock. The NWWRP had an average utilization of 1 million gallons per day. The permitted capacity of
the NWWRP is 3 million gallons per day. Effluent from this plant is discharged into the North Fork of the
Brazos River. All solids generated at the NWWRP are sent to the SEWRP for processing.
As part of the City’s strategic water supply planning, projects are underway to improve the quality of the
treated wastewater so it can be reused in more beneficial ways. The City completed Phase I, Phase II, and
the Digester Upgrade of Phase III of a four-phase project to upgrade the Southeast Water Reclamation
Plant. Phase I included upgrades and improvements to the influent lift station. Phase II included upgrades
to Plant 3 for filtration and ultraviolet disinfection, and Plant 4 for biological nutrient removal, filtration,
and ultraviolet disinfection. Phase III included design and construction improvements to anaerobic digesters
and the solids handling facility. The upgrades included new covers, new mixing system, new heating
system, and gas piping to Digester 8 and 9. Upgrades to the solids handling facility included new sludge
thickening and dewatering equipment, sludge holding tank upgrades, odor control for the solids handling
facility, and new sludge loading facilities. Phase IV will include upgrades to Plant 3 for biological nutrient
removal. Construction for rehabilitation of Plant 3 clarifiers and improved aeration capabilities is expected
to be bid and construction to begin in the spring of 2020. These efforts will improve the quality of the City’s
effluent discharge and prepare it for future reuse opportunities.
The 2008 Wastewater Master Plan recommended several improvements to the collection system in order
to meet population growth as well as aging infrastructure replacement needs. The South Lubbock Sanitary
Sewer System Expansion Phase I and II are complete and Phase III will begin construction in early 2020.
This project consists of construction of large diameter sanitary sewer interceptors for the expansion of the
existing sanitary sewer system. In addition, the Canyon Lakes Interceptor Rehabilitation project is under
construction and will replace deteriorated lines and manholes to improve aging infrastructure. A new
Wastewater Master Plan will be finalized by January 2020. This plan evaluates the existing collection
system and provide a new master plan for meeting the City’s expected development and growth.
Storm Water Utility: The City’s storm water run-off is primarily conveyed through the City’s street system
that discharges into 146 playa lakes. The subsurface drainage, via storm sewer pipes with curb i nlets and
intake structures, conveys water to two small intermittent streams (Blackwater Draw and Yellowhouse
Draw) which both converge at the upper reaches of the North Fork of the Double Mountain Fork of the
Brazos River.
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The City’s Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) is made up of approximately 1,256 miles of
paved and unpaved streets, 628 linear miles of paved and unpaved alleys, 1,250 storm sewer inlets, 105
miles of subsurface storm sewer pipe, six detention basins, 146 playa lakes, and one pump
station. Maintenance of all of the storm sewers, including street cleaning, is funded through storm water
fees.
During FY 2018-19, the focus was on two major projects: Storm Water Master Plan and Northwest Lubbock
Drainage Project. The Storm Water Master Plan is a multi-year year project that is providing a
comprehensive, holistic approach to storm water management. This project is updating the Drainage
Criteria Manual (1997) and the Master Drainage Plan (2010), which are the primary documents that regulate
development, guide drainage design and identify improvement projects. When completed with all phases,
the Northwest Lubbock Drainage Project will connect six playa lakes to a new drainage system to help
reduce the risk of flooding in the northwest region of Lubbock.
Solid Waste Utility: The City provides garbage collection and disposal services to 76,270 residential
customers and 2,526 commercial customers. One of the City's two landfill sites is designated as the Caliche
Canyon Landfill and includes a citizen transfer station. The second site is the West Texas Regional Disposal
Facility located in Abernathy, Texas, which opened in 1999, one of the largest permitted areas for a landfill
in the State of Texas. With 1,260 acres, the expected useful life of this landfill exceeds 150 years.
Public Transportation: A key component of Lubbock's transportation system is the Lubbock Preston Smith
International Airport, located seven miles north of the City's central business district on 3,000 acres of land
adjacent to Interstate 27. The Airport is operated as a department of the City, with the guidance of an
advisory board, and includes a 200,000 square foot passenger terminal building. The Airport has two
commercial service runways, 11,500 and 8,000 feet in length. Air traffic control services include a 24-hour
Federal Aviation Administration control tower and a full range of instrument approaches. The Airport is
served by three major passenger airlines and two major cargo airlines. It facilitates over 40 commercial
flights per day. In 2019, the airport will complete construction of a $17 million Consolidated Rental Car
facility. A multi-year project to renovate the terminal building is currently underway.
Citibus provides public transportation for the City of Lubbock and is managed by RATP Dev North
America. Transit services provided by Citibus include Fixed Route, CitiAccess (paratransit), Nite Ride
(evening demand response service) and other additional special services. There are nine fixed routes that
traverse the City. CitiAccess is a curb-to-curb service for passengers in the community who are unable to
utilize the regular fixed route service. The Citibus evening service is designed to meet the needs of the
citizens of Lubbock who need transportation services outside of Citibus’ fixed route and CitiAccess regular
hours. A majority of evening service passengers work at night and utilize the service for afterhours
transportation to and from their jobs. In addition to the above transportation services, Citibus provides route
service to Texas Tech University and surrounding apartment complexes with 3 on-campus and 7 off-
campus routes. Citibus is also the contracted agent for passenger sales and freight shipping/receiving for
Greyhound Lines, Inc., which operates from the Citibus Downtown Transfer Plaza.
Health and Social Services: The City has a housing and community development program implemented
and administered through funding from the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG),
HOME Investment Partnership, and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG). With these programs, the City
completed work on 74 houses in FY 2019 with CDBG and HOME funds and assisted 3,035 individuals
through the ESG Program with emergency shelter and essential homeless prevention services.
The City also received funding from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. These
funds allow the City to offer additional programs to its citizens. Through these programs in FY 2019, 135
households received assistance in repairing the heating and/or cooling systems in their homes, 76
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households received utility assistance and 11 individuals graduated from the Self-Sufficiency Program.
Cultural and Recreation Activities: The City provides cultural and recreation services through 4 libraries
and 81 parks with 56 playgrounds. Other recreational facilities include 4 swimming pools, 60 tennis
courts, 50 baseball and softball fields, 45 soccer fields, 3 disc golf courses, a cultural arts center, 5
community centers, and 4 adult activity centers. To further enhance quality of life and to provide support
to tourism, the City operates the Memorial Civic Center, the Buddy Holly Center, the Wells Fargo
Amphitheatre, and the Silent Wings Museum.
The City is financially accountable for a legally separate civic services corporation (Civic Lubbock, Inc.),
which is reported separately within the City's financial statements as a discretely presented component unit.
Additional information on this legally separate entity is found in the notes to the financial statements.
Highways and Streets: The City is responsible for the construction and maintenance of 1,195 miles of
paved streets, 61 miles of unpaved streets, and 628 miles of paved and unpaved alleys.
In 2004, the City Council established the Gateway Streets Program. The program, funded with 40 percent
franchise fees, opens areas of the City for development through thoroughfare constr uction. The Gateway
Streets Program consists of the Northwest Passage, City thoroughfare streets and Texas Department of
Transportation (TxDOT) improvements in northwest Lubbock, as well as other thoroughfare improvements
located in southwest Lubbock.
The City thoroughfare streets that have recently been completed include West 50th Street from Milwaukee
to Upland Ave.
Other street improvement projects under design or construction include the following:
The unimproved roadways projects which have been completed are as follows: Ave N, Ave O, Ave
P, Wabash, Guava and 65th Street. Beech Ave, East 16th St, East 17th St, Ute Ave, Salem Ave and
124th and Ave. F from 77th to 82nd St. are currently under construction
The Upland Ave thoroughfare project is currently in the final design phase from 66th St. to 98thth
St. The schematic is completed for 66th to 114th St along with the Environmental Assessment of
the project.
The design of phases 3 and 4 of 34th Street from Slide Avenue to Quaker Avenue and Avenue Q to
Interstate 27 is completed and awaiting funding.
Wausau Ave. from Marsha Sharp Freeway to 82nd St. is currently under design and awaiting survey.
Annual Budget Process
The annual operating budget serves as the foundation of the City's financial planning and control. All City
departments submit requests for appropriation to the City Manager each year. The City Manager uses these
requests as the starting point for developing the proposed Operating Budget and Capital Program. The City
Manager then presents the proposed Operating Budget and Capital Program to the City Council for review,
as required by City Charter. The City Council is required to hold a public hearing on the proposed Operating
Budget and Capital Program and to adopt it no later than September 30, the close of the City's fiscal year.
For FY 2019, the adopted Operating Budget and Capital Program appropriates funding at the fund level for
all funds and at the project level in the Capital Program.
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The General Fund Operating Budget is adopted on a basis other than GAAP, with the main difference being
that related capital outlays are not budgeted. Budgetary control is maintained at the fund level. The City
Manager may make administrative transfers and increases or decreases between accounts below the fund
level without City Council approval. However, any transfer of funds between Funds, the legal level of
control, or higher level shall be presented to City Council for approval by ordinance before such funds can
be transferred between Funds or expended. All annual operating appropriations lapse at the end of the fiscal
year. Capital Project and grant appropriations do not lapse at fiscal year end, but remain in effect until the
project or grant is completed and closed.
ECONOMIC CONDITION AND OUTLOOK
The information presented in the financial statements is best understood when it is considered within the
context of the City’s economy. The following information is provided to highlight a broad range of
economic forces that support the City’s operations.
Local Economy
The City of Lubbock has a stable economy with historically consistent and steady growth. Over the past
forty years, Lubbock’s agriculturally-based economy has diversified. This diversification minimizes the
effects of business cycles experienced by individual sectors. The City has strong manufacturing, wholesale
and retail trade, healthcare, education, and government sectors. Manufacturing includes a diverse group of
employers who support approximately 4,800 workers. Our central location and access to transportation
contributes to Lubbock’s development as a regional warehousing and distribution center. Also due to it’s
location, Lubbock serves as the major retail trade center for a 26-county retail trade area of more than half
a million people.
The current cycle of expansion in the Lubbock economy reached the eight-year mark in September, an
impressive milestone by any measure. The index improved to a record 156.6 in September up from 156.3
in August (and 156.1 in July), and up a stout 3.8% from the September 2018 LEI of 150.9.2
The Southern High Plains District, comprised of 16 counties surrounding Lubbock, is one of the most
productive agricultural areas in the United States. In 2019, 12.7 percent of the nation’s upland cotton crop
and 37.3 percent of the state’s upland cotton crop were planted by farmers in the Southern High Plains
2 Ingham Economic Reporting, September 2019, Lubbock Economic Index and Consumer Price Index, Amarillo, Texas: Karr Ingham
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155.0
160.0
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District. The Southern High Plains production was 2.7 million bales, up 28.9 percent from the 2.1 million
bales in 2018. 3
Lubbock is home to three universities and one community college: Texas Tech University, Lubbock
Christian University, Wayland Baptist University – Lubbock Center, and South Plains College. Fall 2019
enrollment for all higher education institutions in Lubbock was 55,440, an increase of 1.0 percent from Fall
2018 enrollment of 54,900. The increase was due to enrollment increases at Texas Tech and Texas Tech
Health Science Center, offset slight by a decrease experienced at Lubbock Christian University, Wayland
Baptist University, and South Plains College. Texas Tech has set a goal to reach enrollment of 40,000
students by 2020. The availability of graduates in the City is an added advantage to local industries as the
universities and colleges continue to produce a ready source of qualified labor.
The health care and social assistance sector is also a vital component of the Lubbock economy, with 24,254
employees and payroll exceeding $1 billion.4 Lubbock is home to several medical facilities including:
University Medical Center, Covenant Medical Center, The Lubbock Heart Hospital, and Grace Medical
Center. The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center also provides health care, as well as training
and research opportunities for health care professionals.
3 United States Department of Agriculture, National Agriculture Statistics Service, retrieved from http://www.nass.usda.gov/Quick_Stats/.
(Figures are preliminary and will be updated as information becomes available.)
4 U.S. Census Bureau, 2017 County Business Patterns, retrieved from http://censtats.census.gov/cgi-bin/cbpnaic/cbpsect.pl (2-year delay in
publication).
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49,290 48,954
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51,608 52,168
53,056 53,803 54,900 55,440
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Higher Education Fall Enrollments 2009 -2019
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Sales Tax Collections: Sales tax collections in FY 2019 totaled $78.2 million, 6.2 percent higher than
collections through the same period in FY 2018.
Building Permit Valuations: Construction activity has expanded significantly in recent years, setting
records in 2017. In 2018, building permits slowed down to 2015 levels, but have rebounded for 2019.
Building permits through October 2019 are up by 7.7 percent compared to the same period last year. The
yearly comparison is below:
New residential permit totals issued through October 2019 were valued at 314.4 million, 7.1 percent above
the same time period in 2018.5 The preliminary average home sales price in October 2019 was $222,374,
an increase of 5.2 percent over October 2018.6
5 City of Lubbock Building Inspection Department, October 2018 and October 2019 Building Inspection Statistical Report.
6 Texas A&M University Real Estate Center, Lubbock MLS Housing Activity Report (October 2019), retrieved from
http://recenter.tamu.edu/data/datahs.html (Figures are preliminary and will be updated as information becomes available.)
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Annual Sales Tax Collections
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659.4
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710.8
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Building Permit Valuations
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Employment: The total non-agricultural employment estimate for October 2019 was 151,700, an increase
of 1.3 percent over the revised October 2018 estimate. The unemployment rate for the Lubbock
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in October 2019 was 2.6 percent. Historically, Lubbock has had a low
rate of unemployment that is well below the national and state unemployment rates.7
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
In 1995, the City Council created Market Lubbock, Inc. (MLI), a non-profit corporation to oversee
economic development for the City. MLI is funded with .02315 cents of the property tax allocation. In
October 2004, the Lubbock Economic Development Alliance (LEDA), an economic development sales tax
corporation, assumed responsibility for economic development. LEDA program strategies include business
retention, business recruitment, workforce development, foreign trade zone, and the bioscience initiative.
LEDA is funded by a 1/8 cent economic development sales tax. Total allocated tax revenues for MLI and
LEDA for FY 2019 were $10.4 million.
The City’s Finance Department is responsible for tracking and maintaining economic and demographic
information for the City, assisting with city-related business issues, the enterprise zone and tax abatement
programs, three Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zones, and all Public Improvement Districts.
Lubbock Business Park: The Lubbock Business Park (Park) is a 586-acre tract of land located off of
Interstate 27, approximately one mile south of Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport. The Park i s
being developed by LEDA as a recruitment tool to assist in the recruitment of new businesses to the area.
The Park has shovel ready lots available for businesses who would like to relocate to Lubbock or expand
an existing business.
The City of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Lubbock Hospital District, and High Plains Underground Water
District are participating in this public/private project with the creation of a Tax Increment Financing
Reinvestment Zone that will assist in funding the public infrastructure necessary to develop the Park.
7 Texas Workforce Commission, MSA Employment and Unemployment Data, October 2019. (Current year numbers are the average through
September 2018 and are updated as data becomes available.)
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According to the latest Project and Finance Plan for the Lubbock Business Park Tax Increment Financing
Reinvestment Zone (LBP Zone), there are planned expenditures of approximately $45.2 million for public
infrastructure improvements, which will result in an increase in taxable value of approximately $208.2
million over the LBP Zone’s 30-year life. The 2019 appraised value of the LBP Zone is $57.3 million with
a net taxable value of $57.3 million, which is a $56.8 million increase over the 2009 base year value.
Overton Park: Overton Park, a former blighted area called North Overton, is a 300-acre revitalization
project adjacent to the downtown area of Lubbock. Projects that have been constructed in Overton Park
since the beginning of the redevelopment include: eleven student-oriented apartment complexes; The
Centre, an apartment complex built over upscale retail; City Bank; Super Wal-Mart; The Overton Hotel
and Conference Center; Racer Car Wash; condominiums; and many small specialty restaurants and retail
establishments.
The City of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Lubbock Hospital District, and High Plains Underground Water
District are participating in this public/private project with the creation of a Tax Increment Financin g
Reinvestment Zone that has funded the replacement of the 80-year old infrastructure. According to the
Project and Finance Plan for the North Overton Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone (Overton
Zone), there were planned expenditures of $62.3 million (Phase 1 and 2, not including interest on debt), for
the replacement and upgrade of public improvements including roads, water, sewer, relocation underground
of the electric infrastructure, lighting, and landscaping in the parkway. Based on current esti mates, these
improvements will result in an increase of taxable value of approximately $520 million over the Overton
Zone’s 30-year life. The 2019 appraised value of the Overton Zone is $500.6 million, which is a $473.7
million increase over the 2002 base year value.
North and East Lubbock Neighborhood and Infrastructure Fund: Lubbock City Council passed a
resolution on May 9, 2013, to create the North and East Lubbock Neighborhood and Infrastructure Fund
(NELNI) to provide a source of funding for downtown redevelopment, neighborhood and infrastructure
projects, and other community development projects. The revenue for the fund is 90 percent of the oil and
gas revenues that historically went to the General Fund.
The Lubbock community, at-large, has experienced growth. However, the north and east Lubbock
communities have experienced population destabilization, economic instability, and housing deterioration.
The past several years have brought a slight increase of single-family residential development and
affordable rental units in this area by nonprofit organizations and private developers in addition to
rehabilitation of existing homes to provide a safe and sanitary living environment. The funding in the North
and East Lubbock Neighborhood and Infrastructure Fund in FY 2019 was used for rehabilitation of owner
occupied homes in North and East Lubbock. In FY 2019, thirty four owner occupied homes had minor
rehabilitations with the funding available.
Downtown Redevelopment: The City of Lubbock Central Business District (CBD) has developed over the
years with traditional office, retail, and governmental agency uses. As with many cities in the last ten to
twenty years, retail has moved to shopping areas and other areas outside the CBD, and office development
has stagnated. In an effort to reverse the trend, the City of Lubbock, with participation from Lubbock
County, Lubbock Hospital District, and High Plains Underground Water District, created a Tax Increment
Financing Reinvestment Zone to assist in the redevelopment of downtown in December 2001, with a
termination date of December 31, 2020. On September 24, 2009, the City Council approved an extension
of the termination date to December 31, 2040 in order to provide additional funding to implement the
project and finance plan. According to the latest Project and Finance Plan for the Central Business District
Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone (CBD Zone), planned expenditures amount to $40.8 million
for public infrastructure improvements, which will result in an increase in taxable value of approximately
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$255.7 million over the CBD Zone’s 40-year life. The 2019 appraised value of the CBD Zone is $221.3
million, a $115.5 million increase over the 2001 base year value.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Long-term financial planning
The City uses ten-year rate models for long-range planning in all major enterprise funds as a basis for
budget discussion and policy decision-making. These models are based on current projects and policies
and are continually monitored and updated throughout the year. The rates in the models are calculated to
provide financially sound net position reserves, as established by City Council Policy.
The City Council has approved goals for the General Fund unrestricted fund balance, which is set at a
minimum of an amount equal to 20 percent of operating revenues to meet unanticipated contingencies and
fluctuations in revenue. Enterprise funds also have excess reserve policies, ranging from 10 to 25 percent
of operating revenue. LP&L must maintain three months gross retail electric revenue, as determined by
taking the average monthly gross retail electric revenue from the previous fiscal year. Water/Wastewater
and Airport funds maintain excess reserves in an amount equal to 25 percent of operating revenues. The
Storm Water fund maintains excess reserves of 20 percent of operating revenues. Excess reserves have a
slightly different definition than GAAP unrestricted net position. Excesses and deficits are addressed in
the subsequent year budget process.
Utility funds make payments in lieu of property taxes and franchise fees to the General Fund. The amount
LP&L pays in lieu of property tax is based on one percent of gross revenues. The payment in lieu of
property taxes for other utility funds is calculated by applying the property tax rate to the fixed assets of
the fund.
AWARDS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) awarded a Certificate of Achievement for
Excellence in Financial Reporting to the City for its comprehensive annual financial report for the fiscal
year ended September 30, 2018. In order to be awarded a Certificate of Achievement, a governmental unit
must publish an easily readable and efficiently organized comprehensive annual financial report in which
contents conform to program standards. Such reports must satisfy both GAAP and applicable legal
requirements. The City of Lubbock has received this award for fifteen consecutive years.
A Certificate of Achievement is valid for a period of one year only. We believe our current report continues
to conform to the Certificate of Achievement Program requirements, and we are submitting it to the GFOA
to determine its eligibility for another certificate.
The preparation of this report would not be possible without the efficient and dedicated services of the
entire staff of the Finance Department. We would particularly like to thank the Accounting Managers,
Senior Accountants, Director of Financial Planning and Analysis, Assistant Director of Financial Planning
and Analysis and Senior Financial Analysts for their countless hours of work on this financial report. We
express our appreciation to all members of City departments who assisted with and contributed to the
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Independent Auditor’s Report
The Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
The City of Lubbock, Texas
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the governmental activities, the business -
type activities, the aggregate discretely presented component units, each major fund, and the
aggregate remaining fund information of the City of Lubbock, Texas (the City), as of and for the year
ended September 30, 2019, and the related notes to the financial statements, which collectively comprise
the City’s basic financial statements as listed in the table of contents.
Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes
the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair
presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or
error.
Auditor’s Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements based on our audit. We did not audit
the financial statements of Civic Lubbock, Inc., Market Lubbock Economic Development Corporation
d/b/a Market Lubbock, Inc. or Lubbock Economic Development Alliance, which represent 93 percent,
94 percent and 99 percent, respectively, of the assets, net position and revenues of the a ggregate
discretely presented component units. Those statements were audited by other auditors, whose reports
have been furnished to us, and our opinion, insofar as it relates to t he amounts included for such entities,
is based solely on the reports of the other auditors. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing
standards generally accepted in the United States of America and the standards applicable to financial
audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United
States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about
whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement. The financial statements of Civic
Lubbock, Inc., a component unit included in the financial statements of the aggregate discretely
presented component units, and West Texas Municipal Power Agency, a blended component unit
reported as a major fund included in the basic financial statements of the business -type activities, were
not audited in accordance with Government Auditing Standards.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in
the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the
assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.
In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation
and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate
in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s
internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the
appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for
our audit opinions.
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Opinions
In our opinion, based on our audit and the reports 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, the aggregate discretely presented component units, each major
fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of the City as of September 30, 2019 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.
Other Matters
Required Supplementary Information
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that the
management’s discussion and analysis, budgetary comparison, pension and other post-employment
benefits information, 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 th e 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 .
Other Information
Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming opinions on the financial statements that collective ly
comprise the City’s basic financial statements. The accompanying combining and individual fund
statements and schedules, introductory and statistical sections, schedule of expenditures of federal
awards and schedule of expenditures of state awards required by Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations,
Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal
Awards and State of Texas Uniform Grant Management Standards, issued by the Governor's Office of
Budget and Planning, 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.
The combining and individual fund statements and schedules of expenditures of federal and state awards
are the responsibility of management and were derived from and relate directly to the underlying
accounting and other records used to prepare the basic financial statements. Such information has been
subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and certain
additional procedures, including comparing and reconciling such information directly to the underlying
accounting and other records used to prepare the basic financial statements or to the basic financial
statements themselves, and other additional procedures in accordance with auditing standards
generally accepted in the United States of America. In our opinion, the accompanying combining and
individual fund statements, schedule of expenditures of federal awards and schedule of expenditures of
state awards are fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements as a
whole.
The introductory section and statistical sections have not been subjected to the auditing procedures
applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, accordingly, we do not express an opinion or
provide any assurance on it.
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The Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
The City of Lubbock, Texas
Other Reporting Required by Government Auditing Standards
In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report dated February 11,
2020 on our consideration of the City’s internal control over financial reporting and on our tests of its
compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts and grant agreements, and other
matters. The purpose of that report is solely to describe the scope of our testing of internal control over
financial reporting and compliance and the results of that testing, and not to provide an opi nion on the
effectiveness of the City’s internal control over financial reporting or on compliance. That report is an
integral part of an audit performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards in considering
the City’s internal control over financial reporting and compliance.
WEAVER AND TIDWELL, L.L.P.
Dallas, Texas
February 11, 2020
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City of Lubbock, Texas
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
The Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) provides a narrative overview and analysis of the
financial activities of the City of Lubbock for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019.
Readers of the financial statements are encouraged to consider the information included in the transmittal
letter and in the other sections of the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) e.g., combining
statements and the statistical section in conjunction with the MD&A.
Financial Highlights
The following financial highlights summarize the City’s financial position and operations as presented in
more detail in the Basic Financial Statements (BFS).
The City’s total government-wide assets and deferred outflows exceeded its liabilities and deferred
inflows at September 30, 2019 by $1.0 billion (net position).
The City’s total net position increased by $74.0 million resulting from operations during the fiscal
year.
The ending unassigned fund balance for the General Fund was $55.3 million, or 29.8 percent of
total General Fund revenues, an increase of $7.3 million from the prior year.
The City’s governmental funds reported combined ending fund balances of $200.7 million, of
which $55.3 million is available for spending at the City’s discretion.
The City’s enterprise funds reported combined ending net position of $963.5 million, of which
$101.6 million is available for spending at the City’s discretion.
During FY 2019, the City issued $120.3 million in bonded debt. Part of this was used to refund
debt, which decreased debt service requirements by $2.3 million.
Overview of the Financial Statements
Basic Financial Statements: The MD&A is intended to serve as an introduction to the City’s BFS. The
BFS are comprised of three components: 1) Government-Wide Financial Statements (GWFS), 2) Fund
Financial Statements (FFS), and 3) Notes to Basic Financial Statements (Notes). The CAFR contains other
supplementary information in addition to the BFS.
Government-Wide Financial Statements: The GWFS, shown on pages 41-43 of the CAFR, contain the
Statement of Net Position and the Statement of Activities, described below:
The Statement of Net Position presents information on the City’s assets, liabilities (including capital assets
and short- and long-term liabilities), and deferred inflows/outflows of resources with the difference reported
as net position using the accrual basis of accounting. Over time, increases or decreases in net position serve
as a useful indicator of whether the financial position of the City is improving or deteriorating.
The Statement of Activities presents a comparison between direct expenses and program revenues for each
of the City’s functions or programs. Direct expenses are specifically associated with an activity and are
therefore clearly identifiable with that activity. Program revenues include charges paid by the recipient of
the goods or services offered by the program. Program revenues also include grants and contributions
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restricted to meeting the operational or capital requirements of a particular activity. Revenues not directly
related to a specific activity are presented as general revenues. The comparison of direct expenses with
revenues from activities identifies the extent to which each activity is self-financing, or alternatively, draws
from any City generated general revenues.
Governmental activities (activities principally supported by taxes and intergovernmental revenues) of the
City include administrative services as well as general government, community services, cultural and
recreation, economic and business development, fire, health, police, other public safety, and streets and
traffic. Business-type activities (activities intended to recover all of their costs through user fees and
charges) of the City include electric, water, wastewater, storm water, transit, airport, civic centers, cemetery,
and Lake Alan Henry Recreation. Electric includes Lubbock Power and Light (LP&L) and West Texas
Municipal Power Agency (WTMPA). All changes in net position are reported as soon as the underlying
event occurs (accrual basis), regardless of the timing of related cash flows. Thus, revenues and expenses
are reported in this statement for some items that will result in cash flows in future fiscal periods, such as
uncollected taxes and earned, but unused vacation leave.
Component Units: The GWFS include the City (the “primary government”), and seven legally separate
entities (the “component units”) for which the City is financially accountable. The discretely presented
component units consist of: Urban Renewal Agency (URA), Market Lubbock Economic Development
Corporation, d/b/a Market Lubbock, Inc., Lubbock Economic Development Alliance, Civic Lubbock, Inc.,
and Vintage Township Public Facilities Corporation. West Texas Municipal Agency (WTMPA) and the
Lubbock Metropolitan Planning Organization are blended component units. The component units provide
community services, economic development services, arts and cultural activities, and public improvement
financing for the City. Financial information for the discretely presented component units is reported
separately in the GWFS to differentiate them from the City’s financial information.
Fund Financial Statements: A fund is defined as a fiscal and accounting entity with a self-balancing set
of accounts recording cash and other financial resources, together with all related liabilities and residual
equities or balances, and changes therein, which are segregated for the purpose of carrying on specific
activities or attaining certain objectives in accordance with special regulations, restrictions, or limitations.
The principal role of funds in the financial reporting model is to demonstrate fiscal accountability. The
City, as with other state and local governments, uses fund accounting to ensure and demonstrate compliance
with finance-related legal requirements.
The focus of the FFS is on major funds. Major funds are those that meet minimum criteria (a percentage
of assets, liabilities, revenue, or expenditures/expenses of fund category and of the governmental and
enterprise funds combined), or those that the City chooses to report as major funds given their qualitative
significance. Non-major funds are aggregated and shown in a single column in the appropriate financial
statements. Combining schedules of nonmajor funds are included in the CAFR following the Required
Supplementary Information (RSI) and Other Supplementary Information (OSI). All funds of the City can
be divided into two categories: governmental funds and proprietary funds.
Governmental FFS: Governmental funds are used to account for essentially the same functions reported
as governmental activities in the GWFS. However, unlike the GWFS, governmental FFS focus on near-
term inflows and outflows of spendable resources, as well as on balances of spendable resources available
at the end of the City’s fiscal year. Such information is useful in evaluating the City’s near-term financing
requirements.
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Because the focus of governmental funds is narrower than that of the GWFS (modified accrual versus
accrual basis of accounting, and current financial resources versus economic resources), it is useful to
compare the information presented for governmental funds with similar information presented for
governmental activities in the GWFS. By doing so, the reader may better understand the long-term impact
of near-term financing decisions. Reconciliations are provided for both the governmental fund balance
sheet and the governmental fund statement of revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balances to
facilitate the comparison between governmental funds and governmental activities.
The City maintains 31 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, Governmental Capital Projects Fund, and Debt Service
Fund which are considered to be major funds. The governmental FFS can be found on pages 44-47 of the
CAFR. Data for the other 28 governmental funds are combined into a single, aggregated presentation.
The City adopts a budget annually for the General Fund and most other funds. In the RSI section, budgetary
comparison schedules for the General Fund and Debt Service Fund have been provided to demonstrate
compliance with the budget.
Proprietary FFS: The City maintains two different types of proprietary funds. Enterprise funds are used
to report the same functions presented as business-type activities in the GWFS. Enterprise FFS provide the
same type of information as the GWFS, only in more detail. The City uses enterprise funds to account for
LP&L, water/wastewater, WTMPA, storm water, transit, airport, civic centers, cemetery, and Lake Alan
Henry Recreation activities, of which the first four activities are considered to be major funds by the City
and are presented separately. The latter five activities are considered non-major funds and are combined
into a single aggregated presentation.
Internal service funds are an accounting device used to accumulate and allocate costs internally among the
City’s various functions. The City uses internal service funds to account for vehicle service operations and
fueling, central warehouse and printing services, information technology services, risk management, health
benefits, and investment pool funds. The services provided by the internal service funds benefit both
governmental and business-type activities, and accordingly, they have been included within governmental
activities and business-type activities, as appropriate, in the GWFS. All internal service funds are combined
into a single aggregated presentation in the proprietary FFS. Reconciliations are provided for the
proprietary fund statement of net position and the proprietary fund statement of revenues, expenses, and
changes in fund net position for comparison between enterprise funds and business-type activities. The
proprietary FFS can be found on pages 48-59 of the CAFR.
Notes to Basic Financial Statements: The notes provide additional information that is essential to a full
understanding of the data provided in the GWFS and FFS. The notes can be found on pages 60-109 of the
CAFR.
Other Information: In addition to the basic financial statements and accompanying notes, this report also
presents certain RSI including the Schedule of Changes in Net Pension Liability and Related Ratios, the
Schedule of Contributions for the City’s pension plans, and the Schedule of Changes in Total OPEB
Liability and Related Ratios. The General Fund and Debt Service budgetary comparisons demonstrating
the legal level of budgetary control can also be found as part of the RSI. The RSI can be found on pages
111-118 of the CAFR.
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Combining Fund Statements and Schedules are included after RSI. This includes Nonmajor Funds and
Nonmajor Discretely Presented Component Units. Certain special revenue funds and the debt service fund
budgetary comparison schedule are presented in this section, demonstrating compliance at the legal level
of budgetary control.
Government-Wide Financial Analysis
As noted earlier, net position serves as a useful indicator of the City’s financial position. Assets and
deferred outflows exceeded liabilities and deferred inflows by $1.0 billion (net position) at the close of the
fiscal year, compared to assets and deferred outflows exceeding liabilities and deferred inflows by $933.9
million (net position) at the end of the prior fiscal year. As a result of operations, total net position increased
by $74.0 million during the period.
2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018
Current and other assets 266,455$ 209,172$ 452,840$ 470,136$ 719,295$ 679,308$
Capital assets 491,905 468,328 1,577,088 1,521,974 2,068,993 1,990,302
Total assets 758,360 677,500 2,029,928 1,992,110 2,788,288 2,669,610
Total deferred outflows
of resources 67,489 39,354 27,247 20,427 94,736 59,781
Current liabilities 77,383 23,488 134,780 61,701 212,163 85,189
Noncurrent liabilities 690,001 664,865 957,813 1,026,589 1,647,814 1,691,454
Total liabilities 767,384 688,353 1,092,593 1,088,290 1,859,977 1,776,643
Total deferred inflows
of resources 11,720 12,933 3,491 5,940 15,211 18,873
Net position:
Net investment in capital
assets 186,559 152,999 810,898 764,280 997,457 917,279
Restricted 26,958 22,596 50,997 50,683 77,955 73,279
Unrestricted (166,772) (160,027) 99,196 103,343 (67,576) (56,684)
Total net position 46,745$ 15,568$ 961,091$ 918,306$ 1,007,836$ 933,874$
City of Lubbock Net Position
Activities Activities Total
September 30
(in thousands)
Governmental Business-type
Approximately 99.0 percent of the City’s net position reflects its investment in capital assets, e.g., land,
buildings, infrastructure, machinery and equipment, less accumulated depreciation and any related
outstanding debt used to acquire those assets. The City uses capital assets to provide services to citizens;
consequently, those assets are not available for future spending. Although the City’s investment in capital
assets is reported net of related debt, the resources needed to repay this debt must be provided from other
sources since the capital assets cannot be used to liquidate the liabilities.
The City has restricted net position totaling $78.0 million, which represent resources subject to external
restrictions on how they may be used. Such resources include bond funds restricted for spending on
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specified capital projects, debt service reserves restricted by bond covenants, passenger facility charges
restricted for airport improvements, and special revenue funds restricted for specific purposes.
The unrestricted net position is the amount that may be used to meet the government’s ongoing obligation
to citizens and creditors. The adoption of GASB Statement No. 68 in FY 2015 and No. 75 in FY 2018
resulted in the City’s reporting of net pension liabilities and deferred inflows of resources and deferred
outflows of resources for the pension plan and the recognition of pension expense. Both statements had a
significant negative effect on the City’s net position and consequently unrestricted net position.
At the end of the current fiscal year, the City is able to report positive balances in all three categories of net
position for business type activities. The government-wide unrestricted net position decreased by $10.9
million from FY 2018.
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Revenues:2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018
Program Revenues:
Charges for services 36,548$ 33,491$ 385,866$ 426,977$ 422,414$ 460,468$
Operating grants and contributions 7,411 6,447 8,691 8,297 16,102 14,744
Capital grants and contributions 20,669 15,152 17,576 16,466 38,245 31,618
General Revenues:
Property taxes 97,440 89,644 - - 97,440 89,644
Sales taxes 78,160 73,572 - - 78,160 73,572
Other taxes 9,598 9,018 - - 9,598 9,018
Franchise fees 9,617 9,332 - - 9,617 9,332
Investment earnings 6,924 2,675 16,334 8,241 23,258 10,916
Other 7,754 4,255 2,743 1,303 10,497 5,558
Total revenues 274,121 243,586 431,210 461,284 705,331 704,870
Expenses:
Administrative services/general govt.16,151 14,855 - - 16,151 14,855
Community services 6,257 5,065 - - 6,257 5,065
Cultural and recreation 19,543 18,894 - - 19,543 18,894
Economic and business development 20,175 18,939 - - 20,175 18,939
Fire 67,974 61,090 - - 67,974 61,090
Health 6,718 5,790 - - 6,718 5,790
Police 73,601 67,835 - - 73,601 67,835
Other public safety 8,137 8,014 - - 8,137 8,014
Streets and traffic 35,768 30,656 - - 35,768 30,656
Solid Waste 19,604 16,820 - - 19,604 16,820
Interest on long-term debt 11,327 11,858 - - 11,327 11,858
Electric - - 193,325 217,958 193,325 217,958
Water/Wastewater - - 101,953 94,691 101,953 94,691
Storm Water - - 12,677 11,658 12,677 11,658
Transit - - 14,184 13,614 14,184 13,614
Airport - - 18,545 17,865 18,545 17,865
Civic Centers - - 4,364 4,147 4,364 4,147
Cemetery - - 604 606 604 606
Lake Alan Henry - - 462 391 462 391
Total expenses 285,255 259,816 346,114 360,930 631,369 620,746
transfers (11,134) (16,230) 85,096 100,354 73,962 84,124
Transfers 42,311 40,130 (42,311) (40,130) - -
Change in net position 31,177 23,900 42,785 60,224 73,962 84,124
Net position - beginning as restated*15,568 (8,332) 918,306 858,082 933,874 849,750
Net position - end of year 46,745$ 15,568$ 961,091$ 918,306$ 1,007,836$ 933,874$
Activities Activities Totals
Change in net position before
City of Lubbock Changes in Net Position
For the Years Ended September 30
(in thousands)
Business-
Governmental type
*The restatement of the beginning net position in FY 2018 is the result of the City implementing GASB Statement No. 75. FY 2019 was not
restated.
Changes in Net Position: Details of the above summarized information can be found on pages 42-43 of
the CAFR.
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Governmental activities: The City’s governmental activities experienced an increase in net position of
$31.2 million, compared to an increase of $23.9 million during the prior fiscal year. Key elements of the
operational increase compared to prior year include:
Revenues increased $30.5 million, from $243.6 million in FY 2018 to $274.1 million in FY 2019.
o The City experienced a $9.5 million increase in total program revenues from FY 2018 to FY 2019.
Charges for services increased $3.0 million from FY 2018 to FY 2019 and operating grants and
contributions increased $1.0 million. Capital grants and contributions increased $5.5 million from
FY 2018 to FY 2019. Solid Waste increased tipping fees for commercial and residential customers
in FY 2019, which increased revenues by $1.4 million. Plumbing and building revenue increased
by $1.0 million in FY 2019 increasing the charges for services. Community Development grant
revenue increased by $0.9 million. Developers contributed $15.7 million in donated streets in
FY2019, a $2.1 million increase from FY 2018.
o Property tax revenue increased from $89.6 million in FY 2018 to $97.4 million in FY 2019. The
property tax rate increased from $0.53802 per $100 of assessed value in 2018 to $0.54802 per 100
of assessed value in 2019. Taxable assessed values increased from $16.8 billion in 2018 to $17.6
billion in 2019, as real property valuations continued to climb.
o Sales tax revenue increased from $73.6 million in FY 2018 to $78.2 million in FY 2019. Since FY
2010, Lubbock had experienced a steady increase in sales tax revenue averaging an annual increase
of 4.9 percent. In FY 2019, Lubbock experienced a 6.2 percent increase in sales tax.
o Investment earnings increased from $2.7 million in FY 2018 to $6.9 million in FY 2019. The
increase is due to a higher rate environment in FY 2019.
Total expenses increased $25.4 million, from $259.8 million to $285.2 million in FY 2019.
o Employee compensation increased overall due to a cost of living increase in FY 2019. New
positions were also added to critical areas of the General Fund. The Texas Municipal Retirement
System (TMRS) contribution rate decreased slightly from 18.05 percent in FY 2018 to 17.80
percent in FY 2019.
o Streets and traffic expenses increased from $30.7 million in FY 2018 to $35.8 million in FY 2019.
The expense increase is due to $5.0 million from the Texas Department of Transportation’s State
Infrastructure Bank loan to acquire the right of way for Loop 88.
o Fire Department expenses increased $6.9 million to $68.0 million in FY 2019. The GASB 68
pension expense of the fire department increased by $3.1 million in FY 2019. The salary and benefit
cost increased by $2.8 while the maintenance and other charges decreased slightly.
o Police services increased $5.8 million to $73.6 million in FY 2019. The GASB 68 pension expense
of the police department increased by $2.1 million in FY 2019. Police salary and benefit expenses
increased by $2.6 million due to overtime expenses. Maintenance operating expenses increased
slightly by $0.6 million in FY 2019.
o Solid Waste increased by $2.8 million to $19.6 million in FY 2019. Solid Waste salary and benefit
and pension expenses increased by $1.3 million in FY 2019. Natural deterioration of machinery
required additional repair costs as well as overtime requirements. Maintenance and supplies
expenses increased by $0.4 million in FY 2019.
Transfers from business-type activities during FY 2019 increased governmental activities’ net position
by $42.3 million. During the prior fiscal year, the transfers increased governmental activities’ net
position by $40.1 million. Transfers from Lubbock Power and Light to the general fund decreased by
$2.3 million in FY 2019. Transfers from storm water to the general fund decreased by $0.4 million in
FY 2019.
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o Net transfers from business-type activities included payments in lieu of taxes, franchise fees, and
indirect costs of operations for centralized services such as payroll and purchasing to governmental
activities.
The following graph depicts the expenses and program revenues generated through the City’s various
governmental activities.
Administrative & General ServicesCommunity ServicesCultural & RecreationEconomic & Bus. DevelopmentFireHealthPoliceOther Public SafetyStreets & TrafficSolid WasteInterest on Long-Term Debt0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
80.0
$ Amount (in millions)Expenses and Program Revenues - Governmental Activities
Expense Program revenue
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The following graph reflects the source of revenues and the percentage each source represents of the
total.
Business-type activities: Revenues from the City’s business-type activities totaled $431.2 million,
compared to $461.3 million in FY 2018, a decrease of $30.1 million. Key elements of the revenue decrease
from operations include:
Charges for services for business-type activities totaled $385.9 million in FY 2018, a decrease of $41.1
million from the prior year.
o Electric operations, which include Lubbock Power & Light and West Texas Municipal Power
Authority, totaled $215.5 million in FY 2019, a decrease of $31.4 million. The operating revenue
decrease was driven by decrease in general consumers’ metered revenue. These revenues were
down due to lower PPRF rates related to reduced purchased power costs. Base revenues were down
$0.6 million due to lower consumption in FY 2019.
o Water/Wastewater operations totaled $124.8 million in FY 2019, a decrease of $9.6 million.
Average daily water usage was 31.6 million gallons for FY 2019, down from 34.6 million gallons
in FY 2018. Water charges for services decreased from $86.5 million in FY 2018 to $78.1 million
in FY 2019 in part due to a wet year. Wastewater charges for services decreased from $47.8 million
in FY 2018 to $46.7 million in FY 2019.
o Storm Water Fund operations totaled $25.8 million, a decrease of $0.6 million. The slight decrease
is due to the revenue accrual reversal of $1.5 million for FY 2018 while the FY 2019 revenue
accrual is $0.9 million.
Operating grants, capital grants and contributions produced $26.3 million in revenue for business-type
activities during FY 2019, an increase of $1.5 million from the prior year. The increase is related to
Property Taxes
35.5%
Sales Taxes
28.5%
Other Taxes
3.5%
Franchise Fees
3.5%
Investment Earnings
2.5%
Grants and
Contributions
10.2%
Charges for Services
13.4%
Miscellaneous
2.9%
Revenues by Source - Governmental Activities
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Airport capital grants and contributions, which increased from $0.4 million in FY 2018 to $1.4 million
in FY 2019. Water/Wastewater capital grants and contributions increased $0.6 million in FY 2019 to
$13.3 million due to sewer line contributions.
Expenses for business-type activities were $346.1 million in FY 2019, a decrease of $14.8 million.
Electric operating expenses were $193.3 million, a decrease of $24.6 million from the prior year. The
primary operating expenses contributing to the decrease is the purchase of fuel and power. Other
services and charges decreased by $1.1 million which was largely a result of an ERCOT phase II study,
totaling $1.2 million. Depreciation and amortization expense increased $0.5 million in FY 2019 as a
result of increased depreciable capital assets relative to FY 2018. Personnel services increased $1.6
million in FY 2019. Expenses related to pensions increased $1.7 million offset by a slight reduction in
payroll-related personnel costs totaling just under $0.1 million.
Expenses in the Water/Wastewater Fund were $102.0 million in FY 2019, up $7.3 million from FY
2018. Water billing office expense and other services and charges increased by $2.6 million in FY
2019 while depreciation expense went up $1.6 million. Water personnel charges decreased $0.5 million
in FY 2019. Wastewater billing office expense and supplies charges increased slightly by $0.3 million
in FY 2019. A large increase in depreciation was due to added Wastewater assets being in use in FY
2019. As a result, depreciation expense increased from $10.1 million in FY 2018 to $14.4 million in
FY 2019. Wastewater other services and charges decreased $0.2 million in FY 2019.
Expenses in the Storm Water Fund were $12.7 million in FY 2019, an increase of $1.0 million from
the prior year. Other services and charges cost increased by $0.4 million in FY 2019 to $1.4 million.
The increase was due to engineering services being consolidated in FY 2019 and allocating expenses
to departments. Depreciation expense increased $0.5 million in FY 2019 from FY 2018 while Storm
Water billing office expense and maintenance had a slight increase in FY 2019.
Expenses for transit, airport, civic centers, cemetery, and Lake Alan Henry were $38.2 million, a $1.5
million increase from FY 2018. Transit Fund expenses increased by $0.6 million in FY 2019 to $14.2
million. Transit personnel services increased by $0.6 million in FY 2019 and other services and charges
increased by $0.2 million as well. Transit maintenance charges decreased by $0.3 million in FY 2019.
Airport expenses increased by $0.7 million in FY 2019 to $18.5 million. Airport interest expenses
increased $0.7 million in FY 2019. Civic centers expenses increased by $0.2 million in FY 2019 and
Lake Alan Henry expenses increased from $0.4 million in FY 2018 to $0.5 million in FY 2019.
Cemetery expenses decreased slightly in FY 2019. Civic Center personnel services decreased by $0.3
million due to vacancies while Lake Alan Henry personnel services increased slightly.
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The following graph reflects the revenue sources generated by the business-type activities. As noted earlier,
the activities include LP&L and WTMPA (Electric), water, wastewater, storm water, transit, airport, civic
centers, cemetery, and Lake Alan Henry.
Revenues by Source – Business-type Activities
Financial Analysis of the City’s Funds
Governmental funds: The focus of the City’s governmental funds is to provide information on near-term
inflows, outflows, and balances of spendable resources. Such information is useful in assessing the City’s
financing requirements. The General Fund is the chief operating fund of the City.
The GASB has defined five types of fund balances, which, are more fully described in the notes to the
financials. The City uses four of the five types of fund balances defined: nonspendable, restricted,
committed, and unassigned. At the end of the year, the City’s governmental funds reported combined
ending fund balances of $200.7 million, compared to $164.7 million at the end of the prior fiscal year.
The unassigned fund balance serves as a useful measure of the City’s resources available for spending at
the end of the fiscal year. In FY 2019, the General Fund had $55.3 million unassigned fund balance
compared to $48.0 million unassigned fund balance in FY 2018. This is 27.5 percent of the ending
governmental fund balance, compared to 29.1 percent of the ending governmental fund balance, at the end
of the prior fiscal year. As a measure of the General Fund’s liquidity, it is useful to compare both the
unassigned fund balance and total fund balance to total fund revenues. Unassigned fund balance
represented 29.8 percent of total General Fund revenues compared to 27.7 percent of total General Fund
Charges for Services
89.5%
Investment Earnings
3.8%
Grants and
Contributions
6.1%
Miscellaneous
0.6%
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revenue in the prior year. Total fund balance represented 29.9 percent of total General Fund revenues
compared to 30.7 percent of total General Fund revenue in the prior year.
The Governmental Capital Project Fund had an increase in fund balance of $29.9 million in FY 2019.
Large outlay expenditures in projects that were financed with previous year debt caused the increase in fund
balance to $94.0 million. Long term debt of $49.1 million was issued in FY 2018 to fund projects going
forward.
Proprietary funds: The City’s proprietary fund statements provide essentially the same type of information
found in the GWFS, but in more detail. Unrestricted net position of the major proprietary funds at the end
of September 30, 2019 and 2018 are as follows with amounts presented in thousands:
2019 2018
LP&L 43,610$ 46,792$
Water/Wastewater 37,783 35,212
WTMPA 1,068 1,054
Storm Water 5,120 5,294
87,581$ 88,352$
The LP&L Fund unrestricted net position decreased by $3.2 million, compared to an increase of $1.5
million in the prior year. FY 2019 net position before contributions and transfers of $29.5 million was
$2.2 million lower than in FY 2018. This was due to a $23.8 million decrease in operating expenses and a
$28.0 million decrease in operating revenues. The main operating expenses contributing to the $23.8
million decrease included the $25.7 million decrease in the purchase of fuel and power, and a $1.9 million
increase in personnel services. The $28.0 million operating revenue decrease was driven by the decrease
in general consumers’ metered revenues.
The Water/Wastewater Fund unrestricted net position increased by $2.6 million compared to an increase of
$1.6 million in the prior year. Revenues decreased by $9.6 million in FY 2019 due to a decrease in average
daily water consumption from 34.6 million gallons in FY 2018 to 31.6 million gallons in FY 2019. A large
increase in depreciation was mainly due to Wastewater assets being added. As a result, depreciation
expense increased from $26.7 million in FY 2018 to $32.2 million in FY 2019. Other services and charges
expense increased by $2.1 million in FY 2019 due to pump demolitions and additional Sandhills wells
being complete.
The WTMPA Fund unrestricted net position increased by $14,000 compared to an increase of $1.3 million
during the prior fiscal year. Operating revenue decreased by $72.3 million in FY 2019 to $87.4 million.
Operating expenses decreased by $72.1 million in FY 2019 to $87.9 million. The decrease in revenue and
expense was related to the decrease in fuel and power cost.
The Storm Water Fund unrestricted net position decreased by $0.2 million compared to a $0.2 million
increase in the prior fiscal year. Revenues decreased by $0.6 million in comparison to FY 2018. Personnel
cost decreased by $0.4 million in FY 2019 to $1.5 million. The decrease was because of staff turnover in
positions.
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City of Lubbock, Texas
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
General Fund Budgetary Highlights
The Adopted Operating Budget for the General Fund, including transfers, totaled $215.3 million.
The final adopted budget revenue for FY 2019, including transfers in, totaled $215.3 million . The only
budget amendment made was to increase General Fund cash by $23,000 due an increase in sales tax
revenue. Actual revenue was $220.0 million. Revenue and transfers-in in the General Fund were more
than budget by $4.7 million. The City’s sales tax revenue was $3.1 million over budget. Interest earnings
were $1.6 million over budget and property taxes were over budget by $1.0 million. Public works revenue
was over budget by $0.8 million while Intergovernmental and licenses and permits were over budget $0.3
million and $0.2 million respectively. These were offset by the transfer from LP&L being $2.5 million less
than budget.
The original operating expenditure budget for the General Fund, including transfers out, totaled $221.5
million. An amendment was passed to carry forward balances not used in FY 18 in the amount of $0.1
million for a study of Solid Waste operations. This authorized obligation could not take place in FY 2018
due to staff turnover. A budget amendment was made to increase a transfer to Fleet CIP by $1.0 million
while another budget amendment was made to increase Solid Waste cash funded capital projects by $2.3
million. The non-departmental budget was also increased by $23,000 for the LodgingRevs contract. The
final General Fund expenditure budget totaled $224.9 million.
The City ended the fiscal year with expenditures and transfers out totaling $220.5 million, $4.4 million less
than budgeted. Expenditures were lower across the board due to compensation and benefits being less than
anticipated due to authorized but unfilled positions. Parks and Recreation was $1.0 million below budget
while Police was $2.2 million below budget. In addition, it did not rain as much this year, which caused
mowing expenses for Parks and Recreation to decrease overall. City Secretary was under budget by $0.2
million due to no run-off elections needed in FY 19. The transfer to the Gateway fund was $1.4 million
below budget due to LP&L franchise fees and PILOT coming in below projections.
The City budgets on a basis other than Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), with the main
difference being that debt proceeds and related capital outlay are not budgeted.
Capital Assets and Debt Administration
Capital assets: The City’s investment in capital assets, net of accumulated depreciation, for its
governmental and business-type activities at September 30, 2019 totaled $2.07 billion, a $78.7 million
increase over the prior fiscal year’s balance of $1.99 billion. The investment in capital assets includes land,
buildings and improvements, equipment, construction in progress, and infrastructure.
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City of Lubbock, Texas
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018
Land 34,738$ 28,839$ 64,087$ 61,329$ 98,825$ 90,168$
Electric non-depreciable - - 18,048 17,069 18,048 17,069
Buildings 37,794 38,956 144,495 140,715 182,289 179,671
Improvements other
than buildings 306,782 304,392 961,632 968,388 1,268,414 1,272,780
Machinery and equipment 52,908 58,496 86,983 93,079 139,891 151,575
Electric depreciable - - 229,944 191,315 229,944 191,315
Construction in progress 59,683 37,645 71,899 50,079 131,582 87,724
Total 491,905$ 468,328$ 1,577,088$ 1,521,974$ 2,068,993$ 1,990,302$
Totals
Governmental type
Activities Activities
City of Lubbock Capital Assets
September 30
(in thousands)
Business-
(Net of Accumulated Depreciation)
Major capital asset projects and purchases during the fiscal year included the following:
New Customer Service Information Systems and Workforce Management System LP&L totaling
$11.9 million
LP&L upgrades to Slaton Substation , totaling $8.2 million
Airport Construction on a Rental Car Facility $9.6 million
Water Pump Station #10 located at 82nd/Memphis constructed improvements totaling $1.9 million
Citizens Tower that will serve as the new city hall, totaling $20.4 million
At the end of the fiscal year, the City had construction commitments of $433.7 million. LP&L has $22.9
million remaining commitments for a new customer information system. The new system will integrate
technologies and innovative services such as advanced meters, communication networks, and data
management systems. LP&L also has $23.1 million remaining commitments that will provide a 345 kv
ERCOT interconnection. Water has $20.5 million committed to automate their metering infrastructure. The
Airport has $42.3 committed for a remodel of the terminal. $58.5 million is commited to construct a new
Police Headquarters facility, property warehouse/crime lab facility, three new police substations, and a new
Municipal Court facility.
Additional information about the City’s capital assets can be found on pages 78-82 of the CAFR.
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City of Lubbock, Texas
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
Long-term debt: A summary of the City’s total outstanding debt follows:
2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018
General obligation bonds 358,874$ 344,584$ 614,021$ 656,626$ 972,895$ 1,001,210$
Revenue and contract bonds - - 227,710 210,542 227,710 210,542
State infrastructure bank loan 5,000 - - - 5,000 -
Notes from direct borrowings - - 2,000 - 2,000 -
Capital Lease Obligation 6,311 11,351 1,413 2,653 7,724 14,004
Total 370,185$ 355,935$ 845,144$ 869,821$ 1,215,329$ 1,225,756$
Totals
General Obligation and Revenue Bonds
September 30
City of Lubbock Outstanding Debt
(in thousands)
Governmental Business-type
Activities Activities
There is no direct debt limitation in the City Charter or under state law. The City operates under a Home
Rule Charter that limits the maximum tax rate for all city purposes to $2.50 per $100 of assessed valuation.
The Attorney General of the State of Texas permits an allocation of $1.50 of the $2.50 maximum tax rate
for general obligation bonds debt service. The FY 2019 interest and sinking fund tax rate per $100 of
assessed valuation was $0.13662, which is significantly below the maximum allowable tax rate.
As of September 30, 2019, the City’s total outstanding debt has decreased by $10.4 million, or 0.9 percent
from the prior fiscal year. The decrease in outstanding debt is attributed to no new capital lease additions,
offset by the payment of scheduled principal payments totaling $2.5 million and refunded debt of $3.8
million. In addition, GO bond and revenue and contract bond debt decreased by $11.2 million or 0.9
percent. Total bond additions were for $120.3 million, offset by the payment of scheduled principal
payments totaling $105.7 million and refunded debt of $25.8 million.
During the fiscal year, the City issued the following bonds and certificates:
$19.6 million Water and Wastewater System Surplus Revenue Bonds, Series 2019 (Bonds), with
interest rates ranging from 0 percent to 1.40 percent. The Bonds were issued at par and incurred
issuance cost of $337,703. The $19,635,000 proceeds from the sale of the Bonds will be used for the
purpose of paying contractual obligations to be incurred for various public improvements and
renovations including: (i) paying the costs of acquiring, purchasing, constructing, improving,
renovating, enlarging, and/or equipping property, buildings, structures, facilities, and/or related
infrastructure for the Water and Wastewater System, (ii) funding capitalized interest, (iii) funding the
reserve fund requirement for the Bonds, and (iv) paying the costs of issuing the Bonds. The proceeds
of the debt are recorded in the various Capital Projects Funds.
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City of Lubbock, Texas
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
$6.1 million Water and Wastewater System Surplus Revenue Bonds, Series 2019A (Bonds), with
interest rates ranging from 1.5 percent to 3.3 percent. The Bonds were issued at a premium of 454,309
and incurred issuance cost of $82,449. The $6,584,309 proceeds from the sale of the Bonds will be
used for the purpose of paying contractual obligations to be incurred for various public improvements
and renovations including: (i) paying the costs of acquiring, purchasing, constructing, improving,
renovating, enlarging, and/or equipping property, buildings, structures, facilities, and/or related
infrastructure for the Water and Wastewater System, (ii) funding capitalized interest, (iii) funding the
reserve fund requirement for the Bonds, and (iv) paying the costs of issuing the Bonds. The proceeds
of the debt are recorded in the various Capital Projects Funds.
$64.6 million Tax and Waterworks System Surplus Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series
2019 (Certificates), with interest rates ranging from 2.00 percent to 5.00 percent. The Certificates were
issued at a premium of $9,277,592 and incurred issuance cost of $ 626,142. The $73,827,592 proceeds
from the sale of the Certificates will be used for the purpose of paying contractual obligations to be
incurred for various public improvements and renovations including: (i) construction of a new Police
Headquarters facility, Property Warehouse/Crime Lab facility, East Substation facility, North
Substation facility, South Substation facility, and a new Municipal Court facility; (ii) construction of
automated car wash for light duty vehicles at the Municipal Hill (iii) payment of professional services
of attorneys, financial advisors, engineers and other professionals in connection with the Project and
the issuance of the Certificates. The proceeds of the debt are recorded in the various Capital Projects
Funds.
$7.1 million Tax Note, Series 2019 - The proceeds were used for the purpose of providing funds to
pay contractual obligations incurred or to be incurred (i) for the purchase of the Property, consisting
of: materials, supplies, equipment and machinery for the City’s Fire and Solid Waste Management
departments; and (ii) to pay the costs of issuance related thereto.
$10.6 million Water and Wastewater System Refunding Bonds, Series 2019 (Bonds) - The proceeds
were used to refund a portion of the City’s outstanding indebtedness for the purpose of achieving debt
service savings. The bonds refunded $12.1 million in outstanding debt, which resulted in a decrease
of $434,556 in total debt service requirements.
$12.3 million General Obligation Refunding, Series 2019 - The proceeds were used to refund a portion
of the City’s outstanding indebtedness for the purpose of achieving debt service savings. The bonds
refunded $13.7 million in outstanding debt, which resulted in a decrease of $1.8 million in total debt
service requirements.
In March 2019, Fitch Ratings, Inc. and Standard and Poor’s each reaffirmed the City’s bond rating of AA+
and characterized the City’s rating outlook as stable.
In March 2019, Fitch Ratings, Inc. and Standard and Poor’s each established the City’s Water and Sewer
System bond rating of AA- and characterized the City’s rating outlook as stable.
Additional information about the City’s long-term debt can be found on pages 96-102 of the CAFR.
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City of Lubbock, Texas
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
Economic Factors and the Next Fiscal Year’s Budget and Rates
In September 2019, the average unemployment rate for the Lubbock area was 2.7 percent, down from
3.0 percent in September of the previous year. The rate compares favorably to the State’s
unemployment rate of 3.3 percent and the national rate of 3.3 percent for September 2019.
Taxable retail sales tax were $78.2 million in FY 2019 compared to $73.6 million in FY 2018.
The total number of new residential permits through September 2019 increased 10.3 percent from 2018
levels, and valuation amounts were $284.0 million, which is 24.9 percent higher than the same period
in 2018.
Hotel occupancy tax receipts increased to $7.8 million in FY 2019 compared to $7.4 million in FY
2018.
The following factors were considered in preparing the City’s budget for FY 2020.
The City adopted an increased tax rate of 55.802 cents per $100 valuation for FY 2020. This is a
1.0 cent increase from FY 2019. The tax rate for debt service decreased from 13.662 cents to
13.178 cents per $100 valuation. The Maintenance and Operations rate increased from 38.825
cents to 40.309 cents per $100 valuation. The property tax rate per $100 valuation is broken down
as follows: General Fund 40.309 cents; Debt Service Fund 13.178 cents; and Economic
Development Fund 2.315 cents. Property tax revenues are expected to increase by $6.9 million for
FY 2020 of which $2.2 million is new property on the roll.
Sales tax revenues in FY 2020 are expected to increase 3.3 percent compared to the FY 2019 re-
forecasted amount.
Payments in lieu of franchise fees are expected to decrease 4.0 percent. The franchise fees for the
City of Lubbock utilities have been reclassified to this section and are no longer transfers.
Franchise fee payments are based on 5.0 percent of metered revenues for LP&L and 5.0 percent of
gross revenues for all other municipal utilities. LP&L is projecting a decrease to revenue based
on consumption while Storm Water is proposing $1.50 decrease to the rate. Franchise fees are also
impacted negatively due to the telecommunication right of way charges enacted Senate Bill 1152
during the 86th Texas Legislative Session.
Fees for services are expected to increase by $0.3 million in FY 2020. This is due to an increase
in Solid Waste customers and tonnage at the landfill. Other significant changes to fees for services
include increases and additions to fire inspection fees as well as adding an animal surrender fee.
Compensation costs are expected to increase 4.5 percent in FY 2020. Increases in Police and Fire
compensation total $3.3 million. Positions in the General Fund increased by 26, with 12 being new
sworn police officers positions and two sworn and one non-sworn Fire positions. Eleven additional
positions were added to critical areas in the General Fund to address the needs of the City.
Health insurance is projected to increase $0.6 million or 4.1 percent as a result of the increases to
the health insurance plan costs. Both the City and employee side of the plan costs will increase.
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City of Lubbock, Texas
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
Charges for medical supplies increased 74.9 percent or $0.1 million due to increases to Police Patrol
associated with the purchase of nasal narcan kits and nitrile safety gloves and due to additional
medical supplies required to facilitate the Lubbock Animal Shelter’s current high live release rates.
Motor vehicle maintenance cost is expected to increase 8.1 percent, or $0.4 million in FY 2020.
The increase is due to the City being proactive in maintaining and repairing the City’s light duty
fleet.
The transfer to the capital program totals $12.1 million in FY 2020 with twenty-four capital
projects, thirteen funded totally with cash and eleven a mixture of cash and available prior year
bonds. Five projects are related to the ongoing maintenance on City facilities and are fully cash
funded. Several projects solely funded with cash include comprehensive plan implementation, city
council initiatives, Berl Huffman parking lot lighting, Davis Park pickle ball courts, and pedestrian
and cyclists enhancements. The Adopted Budget also includes partially funded cash projects
including park walking trails, garden and arts center exterior renovations, and McAlister park
improvements.
The monthly Storm Water Fund tier 1 residential rate will decrease from $8.80 to $7.30 in FY 2020
with prorated decreases throughout the remaining tiers. Revenue is expected to decrease $3.2
million or 12.1 percent from FY 19.
Requests for Information
The financial report is designed to provide a general overview of the City of Lubbock’s finances. Questions
concerning any of the information provided in the report or requests for additional financial information
should be addressed to the Director of Accounting, City of Lubbock, P.O. Box 2000, Lubbock, Texas,
79457.
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Basic Financial Section
Governmental
Activities
Business-type
Activities Total
Component
Units
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents 3,206,623$ 5,780,904$ 8,987,527$ 19,006,649$
Investments 119,904,027 195,628,000 315,532,027 12,401,500
Receivables (net of allowance for uncollectibles)19,375,375 47,688,436 67,063,811 2,493,417
Internal balances 5,994,280 (5,994,280)--
Due from other governments 2,830,399 3,555,649 6,386,048 444,444
Due from others 2,858,760 157,658 3,016,418 -
Inventories 341,389 3,234,122 3,575,511 67,398
Prepaid expenses -1,378,658 1,378,658 28,100
Restricted assets:
Cash and cash equivalents ---1,355,551
Investments 111,588,283 201,411,081 312,999,364 -
Leases receivable 356,163 -356,163 -
Investment in property ---187,028
Mortgage receivables ---3,129,373
Land Inventory ---3,196,774
Capital assets (net of accumulated depreciation):
Non-depreciable 94,421,363 154,033,608 248,454,971 4,081,002
Depreciable 397,483,506 1,423,053,723 1,820,537,229 78,725
Total assets 758,360,168 2,029,927,559 2,788,287,727 46,469,961
DEFERRED OUTFLOWS OF RESOURCES
Deferred outflows from pensions 57,210,530 14,508,737 71,719,267 -
Deferred outflow from goodwill -265,416 265,416 -
Deferred outflow from OPEB 6,079,086 2,466,419 8,545,505 -
Deferred charge on refunding 4,199,369 10,006,747 14,206,116 -
Total deferred outflows of resources 67,488,985 27,247,319 94,736,304 -
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable 14,087,958 42,588,260 56,676,218 1,917,659
Accrued liabilities 6,816,527 2,995,578 9,812,105 130,720
Accrued interest payable 2,345,039 6,989,852 9,334,891 75,004
Customer deposits -6,285,006 6,285,006 -
Unearned revenue 3,809,698 3,220 3,812,918 405,200
Noncurrent liabilities due within one year:
Compensated absences 11,257,036 4,324,982 15,582,018 -
Accrued insurance claims 3,254,694 -3,254,694 -
Leases payable 1,108,888 269,261 1,378,149 16,024,384
Bonds and notes payable 34,703,585 71,323,415 106,027,000 26,000
Noncurrent liabilities due in more than one year:
Compensated absences 19,456,398 1,400,378 20,856,776 -
Post-employment benefits 100,359,466 42,070,416 142,429,882 -
Net pension liability 193,571,890 45,447,552 239,019,442 -
Accrued insurance claims 2,885,916 -2,885,916 -
Hold Harmless Payment -24,000,000 24,000,000
Landfill closure and postclosure care 6,140,578 -6,140,578 -
Rebatable Arbitrage -749,791 749,791 -
Leases payable 5,201,716 1,143,456 6,345,172 4,401,800
Bonds and notes payable 362,384,537 843,001,443 1,205,385,980 2,007,000
Total liabilities 767,383,926 1,092,592,610 1,859,976,536 24,987,767
DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES
Deferred inflows from pensions 7,067,757 1,786,184 8,853,941 -
Deferred inflows from OPEB 4,652,309 1,705,253 6,357,562 -
Total deferred inflows of resources 11,720,066 3,491,437 15,211,503 -
NET POSITION
Net investment in capital assets 186,558,695 810,897,985 997,456,680 4,159,727
Restricted for:
Passenger facility charges -6,386,221 6,386,221 -
Debt service 11,909,852 44,610,896 56,520,748 -
Special revenue 15,048,402 -15,048,402 3,316,401
Primary government agreement ---100,000
Unrestricted (166,771,788)99,195,729 (67,576,059)13,906,066
Total net position 46,745,161$ 961,090,831$ 1,007,835,992$ 21,482,194$
See accompanying Notes to Basic Financial Statements
City of Lubbock, Texas
Statement of Net Position
September 30, 2019
Primary Government
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Operating
Expenses
Charges for
Services
Grants and
Contributions
Primary government:
Governmental activities:
Administrative services and general government 16,151,468$ 22,195 -$
Community services 6,257,498 -5,041,515
Cultural and recreation 19,543,417 1,324,648 220,917
Economic and business development 20,174,850 1,649,588 -
Fire 67,973,842 91,245 -
Health 6,717,959 750,119 1,197,527
Police 73,600,529 169,883 213,702
Other public safety 8,136,634 8,236,256 737,114
Streets and traffic 35,768,130 219,317 -
Solid Waste 19,604,313 24,084,828 -
Interest on long-term debt 11,326,682 --
Total governmental activities 285,255,322 36,548,079 7,410,775
Business-type activities:
Electric 193,325,242 215,456,633 -
Water/Wastewater 101,952,908 124,756,503 -
Storm Water 12,676,579 25,797,905 -
Transit 14,184,242 5,901,555 5,410,048
Airport 18,544,972 12,498,983 3,281,289
Civic Centers 4,364,240 534,064 -
Cemetery 604,329 310,796 -
Lake Alan Henry 462,046 609,164 -
Total business-type activities 346,114,558 385,865,603 8,691,337
Total primary government 631,369,880$ 422,413,682$ 16,102,112$
Component units:
Urban Renewal Agency (URA)344,829$ -$ -$
Civic Lubbock, Inc.2,277,764 1,775,285 413,371
Market Lubbock, Inc.6,043,166 48,926 119,959
Lubbock Economic Development Alliance 16,622,196 --
Vintage Township Public Facilities Corporation 149,971 --
Total component units 25,437,926$ 1,824,211$ 533,330$
See accompanying Notes to Basic Financial Statements
City of Lubbock, Texas
Statement of Activities
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
Transfers, net
Total general revenues and transfers
General revenues:
Property taxes
Sales taxes
Occupancy taxes
Other taxes
Franchise taxes
Investment earnings
Miscellaneous
Program Revenues
Net position - ending
Change in net position
Net position - beginning
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Capital
Grants and
Contributions
Governmental
Activities
Business-type
Activities Total Component Units
-$ (16,129,273)$ -$ (16,129,273)$ -$
-(1,215,983)- (1,215,983)-
-(17,997,852)-(17,997,852)-
386,421 (18,138,841)-(18,138,841)-
-(67,882,597)-(67,882,597)-
-(4,770,313)-(4,770,313)-
2,746,041 (70,470,903)-(70,470,903)-
-836,736 -836,736 -
17,536,278 (18,012,535)-(18,012,535)-
-4,480,515 -4,480,515 -
-(11,326,682)-(11,326,682)-
20,668,740 (220,627,728)-(220,627,728)-
577,624 -22,709,015 22,709,015 -
13,281,939 -36,085,534 36,085,534 -
2,333,136 -15,454,462 15,454,462 -
--(2,872,639)(2,872,639)-
1,383,645 -(1,381,055)(1,381,055)-
--(3,830,176)(3,830,176)-
--(293,533)(293,533)-
--147,118 147,118 -
17,576,344 -66,018,726 66,018,726 -
38,245,084$ (220,627,728)66,018,726 (154,609,002)-
-$ ---(344,829)
----(89,108)
----(5,874,281)
----(16,622,196)
174,819 ---24,848
174,819$ ---(22,905,566)
97,439,994 -97,439,994 3,318,459
78,160,193 -78,160,193 6,513,349
7,855,116 -7,855,116 4,384,647
1,743,275 -1,743,275 -
9,617,200 -9,617,200 -
6,923,972 16,333,948 23,257,920 692,090
7,753,533 2,742,846 10,496,379 448,726
42,311,185 (42,311,185)--
251,804,468 (23,234,391)228,570,077 15,357,271
31,176,740 42,784,335 73,961,075 (7,548,295)
15,568,421 918,306,496 933,874,917 29,030,489
46,745,161$ 961,090,831$ 1,007,835,992$ 21,482,194$
Transfers, net
Total general revenues and transfers
General revenues:
Property taxes
Sales taxes
Occupancy taxes
Other taxes
Franchise taxes
Investment earnings
Miscellaneous
Net (Expenses) Revenues and
Program Revenues Changes in Net Position
Primary Government
Net position - ending
Change in net position
Net position - beginning
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General Fund
Debt Service
Fund
Governmental
Capital
Projects
Nonmajor
Governmental
Funds
Total
Governmental
Funds
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents 1,205,615$ -$ 334,585$ 828,685$ 2,368,885$
Investments 45,081,094 - 12,510,997 30,986,749 88,578,840
Taxes receivable (net)14,395,793 442,544 -1,213,859 16,052,196
Accounts receivable (net)3,006,527 - 6,992 -3,013,519
Interest receivable 154,746 10,149 -44,215 209,110
Due from other funds 2,600,709 - --2,600,709
Due from other governments -- -2,830,399 2,830,399
Due from others 1,970,988 - -887,772 2,858,760
Inventory 154,233 - --154,233
Restricted investments 206,655 7,919,434 85,731,930 13,281,114 107,139,133
Leases receivable --356,163 356,163
Total assets 68,776,360$ 8,372,127$ 98,584,504$ 50,428,956$ 226,161,947$
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable 4,587,494$ -$ 4,307,328$ 3,262,335$ 12,157,157$
Accrued liabilities 6,485,780 - 939 98,851 6,585,570
Due to other funds -- -240,816 240,816
Unearned revenue 254,656 - 266,317 3,288,725 3,809,698
Total liabilities 11,327,930 -4,574,584 6,890,727 22,793,241
DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES
Unavailable revenue 1,822,082 409,483 -425,548 2,657,113
Total deferred inflows of resources 1,822,082 409,483 -425,548 2,657,113
FUND BALANCES
Nonspendable 154,233 - --154,233
Restricted 206,655 7,962,644 81,911,677 28,294,029 118,375,005
Committed -- 12,098,243 14,818,652 26,916,895
Unassigned 55,265,460 - --55,265,460
Total fund balances 55,626,348 7,962,644 94,009,920 43,112,681 200,711,593
Total liabilities, deferred inflows of
resources, and fund balances 68,776,360$ 8,372,127$ 98,584,504$ 50,428,956$ 226,161,947$
See accompanying Notes to Basic Financial Statements
City of Lubbock, Texas
Balance Sheet
Governmental Funds
September 30, 2019
44
Total fund balance - governmental funds 200,711,593$
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the Statement of Net Position are different
because:
Capital assets used in governmental activities are not financial resources and therefore
are not reported in the funds.491,904,869
Internal service funds (ISF's) are used by management to charge the costs of certain activities,
such as insurance and telecommunications, to individual funds. The portion of the assets and
liabilities of the ISF's primarily serving governmental funds are included in governmental
activities in the Statement of Net Position as follows:
Net Position 19,493,224
General obligation bonds 17,408,493
Net book value of capital assets (17,887,158)
Compensated absences 764,670
Post employment benefits 4,811,526
Net pension Liability 5,656,764
Deferred Inflows of Pensions 222,622
Deferred Outflows of Pensions (1,875,540)
Deferred Inflows of OPEB 202,017
Deferred Outflows from OPEB (284,419)
Amounts due from business-type ISF's for amounts undercharged 3,634,388
Certain liabilities are not due and payable in the current period
and therefore are not reported in the funds. Those liabilities are as
follows:
General obligation bonds (358,873,908)
SIB Loan (5,000,000)
Capital leases payable (6,310,604)
Closure/Post Closure (6,140,578)
Compensated absences (30,713,434)
Post employment benefits (100,359,466)
Net pension liability (193,571,890)
Accrued interest on general obligation bonds (2,259,826)
Bond premiums and deferred charges on refunding are recognized as an other financing
source in the fund statements. In the government wide statements premiums and deferred
charges on refunding are amortized over the life of the bonds. Unamortized balances as of
fiscal year end equal premiums $33,214,214 and deferred charges on refunding $4,199,369.(29,014,845)
Deferred Inflows of Pensions (7,067,757)
Deferred Outflows of Pensions 57,210,530
Deferred Inflows from OPEB (4,652,309)
Deferred Outflow from OPEB 6,079,086
Revenue earned but unavailable in the funds is deferred. 2,657,113
Net Position of governmental activities 46,745,161$
See accompanying Notes to Basic Financial Statements.
City of Lubbock, Texas
Reconciliation of the Balance Sheet of Governmental Funds
To the Statement of Net Position
September 30, 2019
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General Fund
Debt Service
Fund
Governmental
Capital
Projects
Nonmajor
Governmental
Funds
Total
Governmental
Funds
REVENUES
Taxes 137,818,250$ 22,673,458$ -$ 24,581,971$ 185,073,679$
Franchise taxes 9,091,216 --525,984 9,617,200
Special assessments ---1,427,669 1,427,669
Fees and fines 2,877,675 --329,178 3,206,853
Licenses and permits 4,176,891 ---4,176,891
Intergovernmental 849,957 -805,019 7,878,091 9,533,067
Charges for services 27,477,895 --215,707 27,693,602
Interest 1,991,408 347,585 2,488,716 985,561 5,813,270
Miscellaneous 1,473,260 2,496,985 3,619,408 7,589,653
Total revenues 185,756,552 23,021,043 5,790,720 39,563,569 254,131,884
EXPENDITURES
Current:
Administrative services and general government 14,597,985 -9,565 23,433 14,630,983
Community services ---5,736,399 5,736,399
Cultural and recreation 14,458,745 -228,246 68,815 14,755,806
Economic and business development 711,910 -181,232 16,283,761 17,176,903
Health 4,550,080 --1,397,707 5,947,787
Fire 51,749,080 -83,620 10,542 51,843,242
Police 66,057,169 --971,797 67,028,966
Other public safety 7,113,059 -39,494 367,650 7,520,203
Streets and traffic 6,443,164 -5,118,707 -11,561,871
Solid waste 14,111,737 -115,697 -14,227,434
Intergovernmental ---194,959 194,959
Debt service:
Principal 10,221,874 28,782,095 -3,437 39,007,406
Interest and other charges 497,362 13,593,449 425,818 8,219 14,524,848
Capital outlay 529,150 -35,529,097 5,999,612 42,057,859
Total expenditures 191,041,315 42,375,544 41,731,476 31,066,331 306,214,666
Revenues under expenditures (5,284,763)(19,354,501)(35,940,756)8,497,238 (52,082,782)
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Long-term debt issued 3,103,627 7,035,000 49,105,000 -59,243,627
Bond premium -901,222 6,339,089 -7,240,311
Payment to the refunded bond escrow agent -(7,856,803)--(7,856,803)
Transfers in 34,278,932 23,047,873 12,882,612 8,780,549 78,989,966
Transfers out (29,564,461)(459,087)(2,490,296)(16,993,063)(49,506,907)
Net other financing sources 7,818,098 22,668,205 65,836,405 (8,212,514)88,110,194
Net change in fund balances 2,533,335 3,313,704 29,895,649 284,724 36,027,412
Fund balances - beginning of year 53,093,013 4,648,940 64,114,271 42,827,957 164,684,181
Fund balances - end of year 55,626,348$ 7,962,644$ 94,009,920$ 43,112,681$ 200,711,593$
See accompanying Notes to Basic Financial Statements
City of Lubbock, Texas
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances
Governmental Funds
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
46
Net change in fund balances - total governmental funds 36,027,412$
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 Activities the cost
of those assets is allocated over their estimated useful lives and reported as depreciation expense. This is the
amount by which capital outlays of $42,057,859 exceeded depreciation of $38,797,039 in the current period. 3,260,820
Bond proceeds provide current financial resources to governmental funds, but issuing debt increases long-
term liabilities in the Statement of Net Position. Repayment of bond principal is an expenditure in the
governmental funds, but the repayment reduces long-term liabilities in the Statement of Net Position. This is
the amount by which proceeds of $59,243,627 exceeded debt repayments of $33,966,758, and debt
defeasance of $7,856,315.(17,420,554)
Capital lease transactions provide current financial resources to governmental funds and repayment of
principal is an expenditure. There were no proceeds and the amount of repayment was $5,040,648.5,040,648
Bond premiums are recognized as an other financing source in the governmental funds, but are considered
bonds and notes payable on the Statement of Net Position. Premiums are amortized over the life of the
bonds. This is the amount by which bond premium issued of $7,240,311 exceeded deferred refunding
charges of $488 and amortization of $4,022,720.(3,217,103)
Estimated long-term liabilities, excluding internal service funds, are recognized as expenses in the Statement
of Activities as incurred, but are recognized when current financial resources are used in the governmental
funds.
Compensated absences (1,458,828)
Post retirement benefits (5,869,656)
Net pension liability (15,834,183)
Property taxes levied and court fines and fees earned, but not available, are deferred in the governmental
funds, but are recognized when earned (net of estimated uncollectibles) in the Statement of Activities. This
amount is the net change in deferred property taxes and court fines and fees for the year.167,961
Internal service funds are used by management to charge the costs of certain activities, such as insurance and
telecommunications, to individual funds. The net revenue (expense) of certain internal service funds is
reported with governmental activities.4,491,163
Current Amount overcharged by Internal Service Fund Business Type Activities-Lookback 139,610
Accrued interest is recognized as expenses in the Statement of Activities as incurred, but is recognized when
current financial resources are used in the governmental funds. This amount is the net change in the accrued
interest this year.(430,423)
Capital assets transactions include $18,546,450 developer donated streets plus $597,615 capital asset
transfers in from business-type activities and less $51,964 disposition of assets and use of property.19,092,101
Transfer Risk Management Net Position to Governmental Activities 7,492,920
Landfill closure and postclosure adjustment in FY 18 (261,236)
Capital lease revenue earned, but not available, is deferred in the governmental funds, but recognized in the
Statement of Activities. This is the change in capital lease unavailable revenue for the year.(43,912)
Change in net position of governmental activities 31,176,740$
City of Lubbock, Texas
Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes
To the Statement of Activities
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
In Fund Balances of Governmental Funds
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Water WTMPA Storm Water
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents 3,001,695$ 1,404,990 560,522$ 199,376$
Investments 112,241,171 52,536,205 424,383 7,455,173
Accounts receivable, net 26,379,590 16,065,257 205,352 2,498,759
Interest receivable 174,038 562,814 -66,809
Due from others -69,267 --
Due from other funds -- 1,256,754 -
Due from other governments -53,221 --
Prepaid expenses 25,000 - --
Inventories 1,917,349 116,588 --
Total current assets 143,738,843 70,808,342 2,447,011 10,220,117
Noncurrent assets:
Restricted investments 81,667,434 69,608,390 -18,409,386
Prepaid expenses 1,344,442 - --
83,011,876 69,608,390 -18,409,386
Capital assets:
Land -40,865,761 -18,406,195
Electric non-depreciable 18,047,692 - --
Construction in progress 43,818,507 8,473,115 -665,303
Buildings -164,903,321 -64,580
Improvements other than buildings -1,018,986,629 -194,211,804
Machinery and equipment -122,821,691 25,200 5,881,835
Electric depreciable 492,319,639 - --
Less accumulated depreciation (262,375,454)(403,282,420) (25,200)(43,278,525)
Total capital assets 291,810,384 952,768,097 -175,951,192
Total noncurrent assets 374,822,260 1,022,376,487 -194,360,578
Total assets 518,561,103$ 1,093,184,829$ 2,447,011$ 204,580,695$
DEFERRED OUTFLOWS OF RESOURCES
Deferred charge on refunding 607,903 6,663,740 - 2,566,785
Deferred outflow from Goodwill 265,416 - - -
Deferred outflows from pensions 8,685,534 4,074,262 - 344,926
Deferred outflows from OPEB 1,171,780 869,434 - 124,791
Total deferred outflows of resources 10,730,633 11,607,436 - 3,036,502
See accompanying Notes to Basic Financial Statements
City of Lubbock, Texas
Statement of Net Position
September 30, 2019
Proprietary Funds
Enterprise Funds
48
Nonmajor
Enterprise Funds
Total Enterprise
Funds
Internal Service
Funds
575,364$ 5,741,947$ 876,695$
21,514,357 194,171,289 32,781,898
1,669,685 46,818,643 25,504
65,817 869,478 75,361
88,391 157,658 -
-1,256,754 -
3,502,428 3,555,649 -
9,216 34,216 -
810,177 2,844,114 577,164
28,235,435 255,449,748 34,336,622
31,725,871 201,411,081 4,449,150
-1,344,442 -
31,725,871 202,755,523 4,449,150
4,815,267 64,087,223 -
-18,047,692 -
18,941,768 71,898,693 455,735
58,634,832 223,602,733 1,691,882
203,246,889 1,416,445,322 6,045,976
52,182,786 180,911,512 29,477,102
-492,319,639 -
(181,286,904)(890,248,503)(19,760,517)
156,534,638 1,577,064,311 17,910,178
188,260,509 1,779,819,834 22,359,328
216,495,944$ 2,035,269,582$ 56,695,950$
168,319 10,006,747 -
- 265,416 -
1,315,945 14,420,667 1,963,610
277,957 2,443,962 306,876
1,762,221 27,136,792 2,270,486
City of Lubbock, Texas
Statement of Net Position
September 30, 2019
Proprietary Funds
Enterprise Funds
49
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Water WTMPA Storm Water
City of Lubbock, Texas
Statement of Net Position
September 30, 2019
Proprietary Funds
Enterprise Funds
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable 33,070,620$ 4,480,067 1,378,670$ 289,921$
Accrued liabilities 1,836,502 568,777 -49,625
Accrued interest payable 3,441,090 2,647,526 -434,338
Due to other funds 1,256,754 - --
Customer deposits 5,806,225 291,223 --
Unearned revenue - other -- --
Compensated absences 2,221,995 1,202,585 -65,163
Accrued insurance claims -- --
Notes payable 2,000,000 - --
Leases payable -181,835 -73,183
Bonds payable 18,540,000 40,380,419 -7,506,564
Total current liabilities 68,173,186 49,752,432 1,378,670 8,418,794
Noncurrent liabilities:
Accrued insurance claims -- --
Hold harmless payment 24,000,000 - --
Compensated absences 796,829 431,259 -23,368
Post employment benefits 19,562,120 15,146,174 -2,305,835
Net pension liability 25,524,306 13,873,403 -1,536,196
Rebatable arbitrage -- -749,791
Leases payable -864,054 -226,456
Bonds payable 177,281,406 496,878,478 -115,425,338
Total noncurrent liabilities 247,164,661 527,193,368 -120,266,984
Total liabilities 315,337,847 576,945,800 1,378,670 128,685,778
DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES
Deferred inflows from pensions 1,019,082 539,464 - 53,105
Deferred inflows from OPEB 867,480 558,514 - 62,387
Total deferred inflows of resources 1,886,562 1,097,978 - 115,492
NET POSITION (DEFICIT)
Net investment in capital assets 150,712,020 469,057,930 -68,550,504
Restricted for:
Passenger facility charges -- --
Debt service 17,745,364 19,907,604 -5,145,318
Unrestricted 43,609,943 37,782,953 1,068,341 5,120,105
Total net position (deficit)212,067,327$ 526,748,487$ 1,068,341$ 78,815,927$
See accompanying Notes to Basic Financial Statements
50
Nonmajor
Enterprise Funds
Total Enterprise
Funds
Internal Service
Funds
City of Lubbock, Texas
Statement of Net Position
September 30, 2019
Proprietary Funds
Enterprise Funds
3,328,277$ 42,547,555$ 1,971,506$
526,393 2,981,297 245,238
466,854 6,989,808 85,258
2,359,892 3,616,646 -
187,558 6,285,006 -
3,220 3,220 -
827,653 4,317,396 287,852
--3,254,694
-2,000,000 -
11,544 266,562 2,699
2,896,432 69,323,415 2,226,761
10,607,823 138,330,905 8,074,008
--2,885,916
-24,000,000 -
146,202 1,397,658 487,124
4,690,243 41,704,372 5,177,570
4,237,785 45,171,690 5,932,626
-749,791 -
35,720 1,126,230 17,226
53,416,221 843,001,443 15,181,732
62,526,171 957,151,184 29,682,194
73,133,994 1,095,482,089 37,756,202
163,718 1,775,369 233,437
199,046 1,687,427 219,843
362,764 3,462,796 453,280
122,574,436 810,894,890 4,205,064
6,386,221 6,386,221 -
1,812,610 44,610,896 725,846
13,988,140 101,569,482 15,826,044
144,761,407$ 963,461,489$ 20,756,954$
51
52
Total net position - proprietary funds 963,461,489$
Amounts reported for business-type activities in the Statement of Net Position are
different because:
Internal service funds (ISF's) are used by management to charge the costs of certain
activities, such as insurance and telecommunications, to individual funds. The portion of
assets and liabilities of the ISF's primarily serving enterprise funds are included in
business-type activities in the Statement of Net Position as follows:
Net position of business-type ISF's 1,263,730
Amounts due to governmental ISF's for amounts overcharged (3,634,388)
Net position of business-type activities 961,090,831$
See accompanying Notes to Basic Financial Statements.
City of Lubbock, Texas
Reconciliation of the Statement of Net Position - Proprietary Funds
To the Statement of Net Position
September 30, 2019
53
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Water/Waste
Water WTMPA Storm Water
OPERATING REVENUES
Charges for services (net)211,188,949$ 124,756,503$ 87,392,075$ 25,797,905$
Total operating revenues 211,188,949 124,756,503 87,392,075 25,797,905
OPERATING EXPENSES
Personnel services 21,246,554 14,104,737 -1,497,252
Insurance and claims ----
Supplies 1,199,646 3,767,816 -116,113
Materials ----
Maintenance 2,972,963 4,125,774 -347,547
Purchase of fuel and power 129,268,969 -87,321,793 -
Billing office expense -4,477,332 -934,308
Other services and charges 9,239,464 20,196,053 557,625 1,361,685
Depreciation and amortization 18,162,939 32,178,046 -4,460,426
Total operating expenses 182,090,535 78,849,758 87,879,418 8,717,331
Operating income (loss)29,098,414 45,906,745 (487,343)17,080,574
NONOPERATING REVENUES (EXPENSES)
Interest earnings 5,963,641 8,393,779 15,277 683,600
Passenger facility charges/Federal grants ----
Disposition of assets (896,400)(317,279)--
Miscellaneous 878,148 1,509,439 81,534 13,435
Interest expense (5,526,080)(22,565,715)-(3,899,900)
Net nonoperating revenues (expenses)419,309 (12,979,776)96,811 (3,202,865)
Income (loss) before contributions and transfers 29,517,723 32,926,969 (390,532)13,877,709
Capital contributions/grants 174,130 13,192,205 -2,333,136
Transfers in 1,315,028 626,296 404,918 -
Transfers out (14,973,092)(18,295,704)-(7,496,784)
Change in net position (deficit)16,033,789 28,449,766 14,386 8,714,061
Total net position - beginning of year 196,033,538 498,298,721 1,053,955 70,101,866
Total net position (deficit) - end of year 212,067,327$ 526,748,487$ 1,068,341$ 78,815,927$
See accompanying Notes to Basic Financial Statements.
Enterprise Funds
City of Lubbock, Texas
Proprietary Funds
For The Year Ended September 30, 2019
Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Fund Net Position
54
Nonmajor
Enterprise Funds
Total Enterprise
Funds
Internal Service
Funds
19,854,562$ 468,989,994$ 65,539,919$
19,854,562 468,989,994 65,539,919
13,992,683 50,841,226 7,059,114
--34,579,034
1,861,356 6,944,931 267,383
--8,114,837
2,200,240 9,646,524 9,274,045
-216,590,762 -
-5,411,640 -
6,227,394 37,582,221 3,994,327
11,403,407 66,204,818 3,685,646
35,685,080 393,222,122 66,974,386
(15,830,518)75,767,872 (1,434,467)
1,223,596 16,279,893 1,164,757
8,691,337 8,691,337 -
(811,639)(2,025,318)13,767
216,529 2,699,085 141,608
(1,604,351)(33,596,046)(394,516)
7,715,472 (7,951,049)925,616
(8,115,046)67,816,823 (508,851)
1,383,645 17,083,116 -
6,467,767 8,814,009 6,041,052
(2,373,466)(43,139,046)(1,199,075)
(2,637,100)50,574,902 4,333,126
147,398,507 912,886,587 16,423,828
144,761,407$ 963,461,489$ 20,756,954$
Enterprise Funds
55
56
Net change in fund net position - total enterprise funds 50,574,902$
Amounts reported for business-type activities in the statement of activities are different
because:
Transfer Risk Management Net Position to Governmental Activities (7,492,920)
Internal service funds (ISF's) are used by management to charge the costs of certain
activities such as fleet services, central warehousing activities, management
information activities, etc. to individual funds. The net revenue (expense) of certain
ISF's is reported with business-type activities.(297,647)
Change in net position of business-type activities 42,784,335$
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
City of Lubbock, Texas
Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in
Fund Net Position - Proprietary Funds
To the Statement of Activities
57
City Of Lubbock, Texas
Statement of Cash Flows
Proprietary Funds
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
Water/
LP&L Wastewater WTMPA Storm Water
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Receipts from customers 237,779,327$ 125,931,259$ 102,710,362$ 26,440,315$
Receipts from interfund services - - - -
Payments to suppliers (135,068,775) (34,816,797) (103,146,209) (3,911,609)
Payments to employees (21,246,554) (14,620,433) - (1,546,591)
Other receipts (payments)878,148 1,509,439 81,534 13,435
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities 82,342,146 78,003,468 (354,313) 20,995,550
CASH FLOWS FROM NONCAPITAL AND RELATED
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Transfers in from other funds 1,315,028 626,296 404,918 -
Transfers out to other funds (14,973,092) (18,295,704) - (7,496,784)
Short-term interfund borrowings - - - -
Operating grants - - - -
Net cash provided (used) by noncapital
and related financing activities (13,658,064) (17,669,408) 404,918 (7,496,784)
CASH FLOWS FROM CAPITAL AND RELATED
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Purchases of capital assets (77,398,115) (16,069,726) - (1,686,857)
Sale of capital assets 87,181 113,101 - -
Principal paid on capital leases - (816,372) - (214,372)
Principal paid on bonds (18,555,000) (41,140,703) - (7,662,161)
Issuance of bonds 1,841,827 26,721,444 - 102,610
Bond issuance costs 206,001 225,649 - 9,402
Interest paid on bonds and capital leases (6,975,699) (27,563,517) - (4,354,955)
Payment of rebatable arbitrage - - - 698,874
Capital grants and contributions - 2,622,420 - -
Net cash provided (used) by capital and related
financing activities (100,793,805) (55,907,704) - (13,107,459)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments 54,147,103 4,708,687 52,785 2,700,471
Purchase of investments (28,541,616) (17,978,594) (62,465) (3,807,032)
Interest earnings on cash and investments 5,861,443 8,148,477 15,277 650,092
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities 31,466,930 (5,121,430) 5,597 (456,469)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (642,793) (695,074) 56,202 (65,162)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year 3,644,488 2,100,064 504,320 264,538
Cash and cash equivalents - end of year 3,001,695$ 1,404,990$ 560,522$ 199,376$
Reconciliation of operating income (loss) to net cash
provided (used) by operating activities:
Operating income (loss)29,098,414$ 45,906,745$ (487,343)$ 17,080,574$
Adjustments to reconcile operating income (loss)
to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 18,162,939 32,178,046 - 4,460,426
Other income (expense)878,148 1,509,439 81,534 13,435
Change in current assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable 4,092,204 1,174,756 397,008 642,410
Inventory 66,714 119,942 - -
Prepaid expenses - - - -
Due from other governments - 11,401 - -
Accounts payable 15,610,333 (4,537,820) (10,575,661) (1,345,391)
Deferred revenues 22,498,174 - - -
Due to/from other funds (10,230,150) 202,673 10,230,149 11,097
Other accrued expenses (1,785,810) (6,531) - (11,252)
Customer deposits 1,253,761 6,205 - -
Change in compensated absences and retirement benefits 2,697,419 1,438,612 - 144,251
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities 82,342,146$ 78,003,468$ (354,313)$ 20,995,550$
Supplemental cash flow information:
Noncash capital contributions and other charges 174,130$ 10,569,785$ -$ 2,333,136$
See accompanying Notes to Basic Financial Statements.
Enterprise Funds Enterprise Funds
58
Nonmajor Internal
Enterprise Service
Funds Totals Funds
19,515,279$ 512,376,542$ 63,750,691$
- - 2,284,971
(11,290,874) (288,234,264) (55,339,597)
(14,187,467) (51,601,045) (6,763,201)
260,671 2,743,227 245,995
(5,702,391) 175,284,460 4,178,859
6,467,767 8,814,009 6,041,052
(2,373,466) (43,139,046) (1,199,075)
1,760,532 1,760,532 -
8,691,338 8,691,338 -
14,546,171 (23,873,167) 4,841,977
(14,960,347) (110,115,045) (4,990,208)
800 201,082 36,534
(192,752) (1,223,496) (16,854)
(2,271,446) (69,629,310) (2,065,928)
22,770,577 51,436,458 3,935,772
- 441,052 90,548
(1,707,969) (40,602,140) (703,573)
- 698,874 -
1,383,645 4,006,065 -
5,022,508 (164,786,460) (3,713,709)
1,520,959 63,130,005 2,266,109
(16,678,546) (67,068,253) (9,109,442)
1,193,373 15,868,662 1,130,666
(13,964,214) 11,930,414 (5,712,667)
(97,926) (1,444,753) (405,540)
673,290 7,186,700 1,282,234
575,364$ 5,741,947$ 876,694$
(15,830,518)$ 75,767,872$ (1,434,467)$
11,403,407 66,204,818 3,685,646
216,530 2,699,086 245,995
(339,289) 5,967,089 -
8 186,664 (23,822)
137,806 137,806 471,930
(2,121,394) (2,109,993) -
(1,014,958) (1,863,497) 489,741
- - -
1,386,735 1,600,504 (2,220)
(175,515) (1,979,108) 270,246
25,849 1,285,815 -
608,948 4,889,230 475,810
(5,702,391)$ 175,284,460$ 4,178,859$
-$ 13,077,051$ -$
Enterprise Funds
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NOTE I. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The Basic Financial Statements (BFS) of the City of Lubbock, Texas (City) have been prepared in conformity
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) as applied to
government units, including specialized industry practices as specified in the American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants audit and accounting guide titled State and Local Governments. The Governmental
Accounting Standards Board (GASB) is the acknowledged standard -setting body for establishing
governmental accounting and financial reporting principles. With respect to proprietary activities related to
business-type activities and enterprise funds, including component units, the City applies all applicable GASB
pronouncements.
The more significant accounting policies are described below.
A. REPORTING ENTITY
The City is a municipal corporation governed by a Council -Manager form of government. The City,
incorporated in 1909, is located in the northwestern part of the state. The City current ly occupies a land area
of 136.0 square miles and serves a population approximating 264,385. The City is empowered to levy a
property tax on both real and personal properties located within its bound aries. It is also empowered by state
statute to extend its corporate limits by annexation, which occurs periodically when deemed appropriate by the
City Council.
The City provides a full range of services including public safety (police and fire protection), electric, water
and wastewater, storm water, solid waste, public transportation, health and social services, cultural-recreation,
highways and streets, airport, planning and zoning, and general administrative services.
The BFS present the City and its component units and include all activities, organizations, and functions for
which the City is considered financially accountable. The criteria considered in determining activities to be
reported within the City’s BFS are based upon and consistent with those set forth in the Codification of
Governmental Accounting Standards, Section 2100, “Defining the Financial Reporting Entity.” The criteria
include the following:
The organization is legally separate (can sue and be sued in its own name);
The City holds the corporate powers of the organization;
The City appoints a voting majority of the organization’s board ;
The City is able to impose its will on the organization;
The organization has the potential to impose a financial benefit or burden on the City; or
There is fiscal dependency by the organization on the City.
As required by GAAP, the BFS present the reporting entity, which consists of the City (the primary
government), organizations for which the City is financially accountable, and other organizations for which
the nature and significance of their relationship with the City are such that exclusion coul d cause the City’s
BFS to be misleading or incomplete.
BLENDED COMPONENT UNIT
West Texas Municipal Power Agency (WTMPA) is a legally separate municipal corporation, a political
subdivision of Texas, and body politic and corporate, formed in 1983, governed by an eight-member Board of
Directors. The board consists of two directors from each participating city. One member is elected as the
president who presides over monthly meetings. Directors serve without compensation. WTMPA has no
employees and instead contracts for services to meet its general operating needs. WTMPA may engage in the
business of generation, transmission, sale, and exchange of electric energy to the four participating public
entities: Lubbock, Tulia, Brownfield, and Floydada. WTMPA may also participate in power pooling and
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power exchange agreements with other entities. WTMPA provides electricity to its four member cities with
the City having a 95.3 percent interest in its operations. Each member city appoints two members to the
WTMPA board; however, an affirmative vote of the “majority in interest” is required to approve the operating
budget, capital projects, debt issuance, and any amendments to WTMPA rules and regulations. The “majority
in interest” relates to the following items: 1) WTMPA’s operating budget or any budget amendment(s); 2)
capital projects; 3) certain energy sales or sale or exchange of property with a value in excess of $20,000; and
4) any amendments to WTMPA rules and regulations requiring a quoru m of seven voting board members, an
affirmative vote of six voting board members, and an affirmative vote of the “majority in interest”. The
“majority in interest” weighted vote is assigned according to kilowatt purchases by each city during the
previous year. Lubbock has a 95.3 percent “majority in interest” vote since it accounts for 95.3 percent of
WTMPA’s electrical sales. WTMPA provides services almost exclusively to the City and is therefore
presented as a blended enterprise fund. Separate audited financial statements may be obtained through the
City.
Effective October 1, 2019, at the request of Lubbock and as a result of concurrent ordinances enacted by all
members of the WTMPA, Lubbock was deleted as a member public entity of the agency.
Prior to its deletion, the City’s percentage of rights and liabilities in WTMPA was 85.21%. WTMPA was the
contract purchaser of power under (i) a total requirements power purchase agreement with SPS; and (ii) a wind
energy power purchase agreement with Elk City Wind II, LLC. The total requirements power purchase contract
expired at the end of May 2019. The wind energy power purchase agreement commenced on June 1, 2019 and
expires on May 31, 2032; however, Lubbock’s portion o f the wind energy power purchase agreement (85%)
was assigned by WTMPA to Lubbock, effective September 30, 2019.
Due to the termination of the total requirements power purchase agreement with SPS and the assignment of
the wind energy power purchase agreement with Elk City Wind II, LLC, there were no obligations that impeded
the deletion of Lubbock from WTMPA.
Concurrent ordinances enacted by all members of WTMPA were required by law to complete the deletion of
as a member of WTMPA. The concurrent ordinance presented to the Lubbock City Council for consideration
provided (i) for the deletion of Lubbock as a member of WTMPA; and (ii) for several other matters that
pertained to the recreation of the new WTMPA (i.e., without Lubbock as a member) and organization of the
recreated WTMPA, which were not applicable to Lubbock. The concurrent ordinances were effective on
October 1, 2019.
LP&L worked with WTMPA’s accountant and the City’s external auditors to expedite the year-end review and
financial audit of WTMPA. The concurrent ordinance contemplated the completion of the external audit on or
before ninety days after the effective date of the recreated WTMPA. Upon completion of that audit, the
recreated WTMPA is required to remit to the City 85.21% of all applicable assets, less any current liability
obligations. True-ups to these remittances are expected to occur throughout a prescribed 24-month period after
the effective date of the recreated WTMPA.
Lubbock Metropolitan Planning Organization (the “MPO”). The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1962
mandated that as a condition attached to federal transportation financial assistance, that transportation projects
in urbanized areas of 50,000 or more in population be based on a continuing, comprehensive, urban
transportation planning process undertaken cooperatively by the states and local governments. The law also
designates additional responsibilities once you reach a 200,000 population threshold.
The MPO is governed by a nine-member Board of Directors. The Board consists the City Manager, the Mayor
of Lubbock, two City of Lubbock Council members, two Lubbock County elected officials, the Mayor of
Wolfforth, a Texas Department of Transportation district engineer, and the General Manager from Citibus.
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The City of Lubbock acts as the fiscal agent for the MPO, per an operating agreement between the City, the
MPO, and the Texas Department of Transportation. The agreement is to develop transportation plans and
programs for urbanized areas of the State of Texas and to expend federal funds and to provide state matching
funds for allowable costs necessary for the improvement of roads not in the state highway system.
DISCRETELY PRESENTED COMPONENT UNITS
The financial data for the Component Units are shown in the Government-Wide Financial Statements.
Component Units are reported in a separate column to emphasize that they are legally separate from the City.
The following Component Units are included in the reporting entity because the primary government is
financially accountable, is able to impose its will on the organization, or can significantly influence operations
and/or activities of the organization.
The Urban Renewal Agency (URA) is a legally separate entity that serves as an arm of the City. The URA
is governed by state law and was formed to help eliminate slum and blight within the City. The URA board
oversees loans made to businesses and citizens of Lubbock using funds accumulated by the City of Lubbock
community development program. The URA also oversees the acq uisition and disposition of real property.
The URA manages the City of Lubbock Community Development loans and property program. The URA
Board is composed of nine members appointed by the City Council. There are no separate financial statements
available for the URA.
Civic Lubbock, Inc. is a legally separate entity that was organized to foster and promote the presentation of
wholesome educational, cultural, and entertainment programs for the general moral, intellectual and physical
improvement, and welfare of the citizens of Lubbock and the surrounding area. The eleven-member board is
appointed by the City Council. The City Council reviews and accepts the annual budget. Separate audited
financial statements for Civic Lubbock may be obtained from Civic Lubbock, Inc. at 1501 Mac Davis Ln,
Lubbock, Texas.
Market Lubbock Economic Development Corporation, dba Market Lubbock, Inc. is a legally separate
entity that was formed on October 10, 1995 by the City Council to create, manage, operate, and supervise
programs and activities to promote, assist, and enhance economic development within and around the City.
The City Council appoints the seven-member board, and its operations are funded primarily through budgeted
allocations of the City’s property and hotel occupancy taxes. Separate audited financial statements may be
obtained from Market Lubbock, Inc. at 1500 Broadway, Sixth Floor, Lubbock, Texas.
Lubbock Economic Development Alliance, Inc. is a legally separate entity that was formed on June 1, 2004
by the City of Lubbock to create, manage, and supervise programs and activities to promote, assist, and enhance
economic development within and around the City. The City Council appoints the seven-member board, and
its operations are funded primarily through budgeted allocations of the City’s sales and use taxes. Separate
audited financial statements may be obtained from Lubbock Economic Development Alliance, Inc. at 1500
Broadway, Sixth Floor, Lubbock, Texas.
The Vintage Township Public Facilities Corporation is a legally separate entity that was formed in 2007
with the sole purpose to assist the City in financing, refinancing, providing, or otherwise assisting in the
acquisition, construction, and maintenance of certain public facilities benefiting the Vintage Township Public
Improvement District. The three-member board is appointed by the City Council. The City Council reviews
and accepts the annual budget. Separate audited financial statements are not available.
RELATED ORGANIZATIONS
The City Council is responsible for appointing the board members of some other organizations, but the City’s
accountability for these organizations do not extend beyond the board appointments. The City Council is not
able to impose its will on these entities and there is no financial benefit or burden relationship. Bonds issued
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by these organizations do not constitute indebtedness of the City. The following related organizations are not
included in the reporting entity:
The Lubbock Fire Pension Fund (LFPF) operates under provisions of the Texas Local Fire Fighters’
Retirement Act for purposes of providing retirement benefits for the City’s firefighters and eligible fire civilian
employees. The Mayor’s designee, the Chief Financial Officer or his designee, three firefighters elected by
active firefighters, and two at-large members elected by the LFPF Board govern its affairs. The Pension Fund
is funded by contributions from the firefighters and City matching contributions. As provided by enabling
legislation, the City’s responsibility to the LFPF is limited to matching bi-weekly contributions made by the
members. Title to assets is vested in the LFPF and not the City. The Texas State Pension Re view Board is
mandated to oversee all Texas public retirement systems concerning their actuarial soundness and compliance
with state law. The City cannot significantly influence the Pension Fund’s operations. Separate audited
financial statements may be obtained from the LFPF or from the City.
The Housing Authority of the City of Lubbock is a legally separate entity. The Mayor appoints the five-
member board.
The Lubbock Health Facilities Development Corporation promotes health facilities development. The City
Council appoints the seven-member board.
The Lubbock Education Facilities Authority, Inc. is a non-profit corporation and instrumentality of the City
and was created pursuant to the Higher Education Authority Act, Chapter 53 Texas Education Code, to aid
institutions of higher education, secondary schools, and primary schools in providing educational facilities and
housing facilities. The seven-member board is appointed by the City Council.
B. GOVERNMENT-WIDE AND FUND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Government-Wide Financial Statements (GWFS) (i.e., the Statement of Net Position and the Statement of
Activities) report information on all of the activities of the City and its blended component unit as a whole.
The discretely presented component units are also aggregately presented within these statements. The effect
of interfund activity has been removed from these statements by allocation of the activities of the various
internal service funds to the governmental and business-type activities based on the predominant users of the
services. Interfund services are not eliminated in the process of consolidation. Governmental activities, which
are primarily supported by taxes and intergovernmental revenues, are reported separately from business -type
activities, which rely to a significant extent on fees and charge s for support. All activities, both governmental
and business-type, are reported in the GWFS using the economic resources measurement focus and the accrual
basis of accounting, which includes long-term assets and receivables as well as long-term debt and obligations.
The GWFS focus more on the sustainability of the City as an entity and the change in aggregate financial
position resulting from the activities of the fiscal period.
The Government-Wide Statement of Net Position reports all financial and capital resources of the City. It is
displayed in the format of assets plus deferred outflows of resources equal liabilities plus deferred inflows of
resources, plus net position, with the assets and liabilities shown in order of their relative liquidity. Net position
represents the difference between all other elements in a statement of financial position and should be displayed
in three components: 1) net investment in capital assets; 2) restricted; and 3) unrestricted. Net investment in
capital assets equals capital assets net of accumulated depreciation and is reduced by outstanding ba lances of
any bonds, mortgages, notes, or other borrowings that are attributable to the acquisition, construction, or
improvement of those assets. Deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources that are
attributable to the acquisition, construction, or improvement of those assets or related debt also should be
included in this component of net position. If there are significant unspent related debt proceeds or deferred
inflows of resources at the end of the reporting period, the portion of the debt or deferred inflows of resources
attributable to the unspent amount should not be included in the calculation of net investment in capital assets.
Instead, that portion of the debt or deferred inflows of resources should be included in the sam e net position
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component (restricted or unrestricted) as the unspent amount. Restricted net position are those with constraints
placed on their use as: 1) externally imposed by creditors (such as through debt covenants), grantors,
contributors, or laws or regulations of other governments; or 2) imposed by law through constitutional
provisions or enabling legislation. All net position not otherwise classified as net investment in capital assets
or restricted, is shown as unrestricted. Reservations or designations of net position imposed by the City,
whether by administrative policy or legislative actions of the City Council that do not otherwise meet the
definition of restricted net position, are considered unrestricted in the GWFS.
The Government-Wide Statement of Activities demonstrates the degree to which the direct expenses for a
given function or segment is offset by program revenues. Direct expenses are those that are clearly identifiable
with a specific function or segment. 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 properly included among program reven ues are
reported instead as general revenues. The general revenues support the net costs of the functions and segments
not covered by program revenues.
Fund Financial Statements (FFS) for governmental and proprietary funds are also part of the BFS. The focus
of the FFS is on major funds, as defined by GASB Statement No. 34. GASB Statement No. 34 sets forth
minimum criteria for the determination of major funds, i.e., a percentage of assets, liabilities, revenue, or
expenditures/expenses of fund category and of the governmental and enterprise funds combined. However, it
also gives governments the option of displaying other funds as major funds. The City can elect to add some
funds as major funds because of outstanding debt or community focus. Major i ndividual governmental funds
and major individual enterprise funds are reported as separate columns in the FFS. Other non-major funds are
combined in a single column in the appropriate FFS.
C. MEASUREMENT FOCUS, BASIS OF ACCOUNTING, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT
PRESENTATION
The GWFS are reported using the economic resources measurement focus and the accrual basis of accounting,
as are the proprietary FFS. Revenues are recorded when earned and expenses are recorded when a liability is
incurred, regardless of the timing of related cash flows. Property taxes are recognized as revenues in the year
for which they are levied. Grants and similar items are recognized as revenue as soon as all eligibility
requirements have been met.
Because the enterprise funds are combined into a single business-type activities column on the GWFS, certain
interfund activities between these funds are eliminated in the consolidation for the GWFS, but are included in
the fund columns in the proprietary FFS. The effect of interfund activity has been eliminated from the GWFS.
For instance, 95.3 percent of the operations of WTMPA representing transactions between WTMPA and
Lubbock Power & Light (LP&L) have been eliminated for the GWFS presentation and for the electric business-
type activities (BTA). Exceptions to this general rule are payments-in-lieu of taxes and other charges between
the City’s electric, water, and wastewater functions and various other functions of the government. Elimination
of these charges would distort the direct costs and program revenues reported for the various functions
concerned.
Fund Financial Statements
Governmental FFS are reported using the current financial resources measurement focus and the modified
accrual basis of accounting. This is the traditional basis of accounting for governmental funds. This
presentation is necessary: 1) to demonstrate legal and covenant compliance; 2) to demonstrate the sources and
uses of liquid resources; and 3) to demonstrate how the City’s actual revenues and expenditures conform to the
annual budget. Revenues are recognized as soon as they are both measurable and available. Revenues are
considered available when they are collectible within the current period or soon enough thereaft er to pay
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liabilities of the current period. For this purpose, the government considers revenues to be available, generally,
if they are collected within 45 days of the end of the current fiscal period. The City considers the grant
availability period to be one year for revenue recognition. Expenditures generally are recorded when a liability
is incurred, as under accrual accounting. However, debt service expenditures, as well as expenditures related
to compensated absences, and claims and judgments are recorded only when the liability has matured. Because
the governmental FFS are presented on a different basis of accounting than the GWFS, reconciliations are
provided immediately following each fund statement. These reconciliations explain the adjustments necessary
to convert the FFS into the governmental activities column of the GWFS.
Property taxes, sales taxes, franchise taxes, occupancy taxes, grants, licenses, court fines, and interest
associated with the current fiscal period are all considered to be susceptible to accrual and have been recognized
as revenues of the current fiscal period. Only the portion of special assessments receivable due within the
current fiscal period is considered susceptible to accrual as revenue of the current period. All other revenue
items are considered measurable and available only when the City receives cash.
Fund Accounting
The City uses funds to report its financial position and the results of its operations. Fund accounting segregates
funds according to their intended purpose and is designed to demonstrate legal compliance and to aid financial
management by segregating transactions related to certain governmental functions or activities. A fund is a
separate accounting entity with a self-balancing set of accounts, which includes assets, deferred outflows,
deferred inflows, liabilities, fund balance/net position, revenues, and expenditures/expenses.
Governmental Funds are those through which most of the governmental functions of the City are financed.
The City reports three major governmental funds:
The General Fund, as the City’s primary operating fund, accounts for all financial resources of the general
government, except those required to be accounted for in another fund.
The Governmental Capital Projects Fund accounts for financing and construction of government capital
projects, except for North Overton, Central Business District, and Lubbock Business Park Tax Increment
Financing Reinvestment Zone (TIF) capital projects and Gateway Streets Fund capital projects. Projects
include public safety improvements, park improvements, street improvements, purchase of and
construction of municipal buildings, and major maintenance, repair, and replacement of public buildings
and facilities.
The Debt Service Fund is used to account for and report financial resources that are restricted to
expenditures for principal and interest (other than debt service payments made by proprietary funds).
Enterprise Funds are used to account for operations: 1) that are financed and operated in a manner similar to
private business enterprises where the intent of the governing body is that the costs (expenses, including
depreciation) of providing goods or services to the general public on a continuing basis be financed or
recovered through user charges; or 2) where the governing body has decided that periodic determination of
revenues earned, expenses incurred, and/or net income is appropriate for capital maintenance, public policy,
management control, accountability, or other purposes. The City reports the following major enterprise funds:
LP&L Fund accounts for the activities of the city-owned electric production and distribution system.
The Water/Wastewater Fund accounts for the activities of the City’s water system and sanitary
wastewater system.
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The WTMPA Fund accounts for the activities of power generation and power brokering to member cities.
Member cities include Lubbock with 95.3 percent of power usage, Tulia, Brownfield, and Floydada
comprising the remaining 4.7 percent of power usage.
The Storm Water Fund accounts for the activities of the storm water utility.
The City also reports the following non-major funds:
Governmental Funds
Special Revenue Funds are 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.
Capital Projects Funds are used to account for and report financial resources that are restricted,
committed, or assigned to expenditures for capital outlays (other than those recorded in the proprietary
funds).
Proprietary Funds distinguish operating revenues and expenses from non-operating items. Operating
revenues and expenses generally result from providing services or producing and delivering goods in
connection with a proprietary fund’s principal ongoing operations. The principal operating revenues of the
City’s enterprise funds and of the City’s internal service funds are charges to customers for sales and
services. Operating expenses for enterprise funds and internal service 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 non-operating revenues and expenses.
Enterprise Funds are used to account for services to outside users where the full cost of providing
services, including capital, is to be recovered through fees and charges, e.g., Lubbock Preston Smith
International Airport (Airport Fund), Citibus (Transit Fund), Cemetery, Civic Centers and Lake Alan
Henry Recreational Funds.
Internal Service Funds are used to account for services provided to other departments, agencies of the
departments, or to other governments on a cost reimbursement basis (i.e., fleet maintenance, print shop
and warehouse, information technology, risk management, health benefits, and investment pool).
D. BUDGETARY ACCOUNTING
The City Manager submits a proposed operating budget and capital program to the City Council annually for
the upcoming fiscal year. Annual budgets are adopted for the General Fund, Debt Service Fund, Enterprise
Funds, Internal Service Funds, and certain Special Revenue Funds. Public hearings are conducted to obtain
citizen comments, and the budget is legally enacted through passage of an ordinance by the Council. City
Council action is also required for the approval of any supplemental appropriations.
All budget amounts presented in the General Fund Budgetary Comparison Schedule in the Required
Supplementary Information (RSI) section reflect the original budget and the amended budget, which have been
adjusted for legally authorized supplemental appropriations to the annual budget during the fiscal year. The
operating budget is adopted on a basis other than GAAP for the General Fund, with the main difference being
that tax note proceeds and related capital outlay are not budgeted. Budgetary control is maintained at the fund
level. The City Manager may make administrative transfers and increases or decreases between accounts
below the fund level without City Council approval. However, any transfer of funds between Funds, the legal
level of control, or higher level shall be presented to City Council for approval by ordinance before such funds
can be transferred between Funds or expended. All annual operating appropriations lapse at the end of the
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fiscal year. Capital Project and grant appropriations do not lapse at fiscal yearend, but remain in effect until
the project or grant is completed and closed.
All budget amounts presented in the Special Revenue Funds and Debt Service Fund Budgetary Comparison
Schedule in the Combining and Individual Fund Statements and Schedules section reflect the final budget
amounts, which have been adjusted for legally authorized supplemental appropriations to the annual budget
during the fiscal year. Budgetary control is maintained at the fund level, the legal level of control for Special
Revenue Funds and Debt Service Funds. The following Special Revenue Funds have legally adopted budgets:
Abandoned Motor Vehicle, Animal Assistance, Cable Services, Central Business District TIF, Community
Development Grant, Criminal Investigation, Debt Service, Department of Justice Asset Sharing, Economic
Development Incentive, Gateway Streets, Hotel Motel Tax, Lubbock Business Park TIF, Lubbock Economic
Development Alliance, Municipal Court, North and East Lubbock Neighborhood and Infrastructure, North
Overton PID, North Overton District TIF, North Point PID, Quincy Park PID , Valencia PID, Vintage Township
PID, and Bell Farms PID.
Capital budgets and grant budgets do not lapse at fiscal yearend, but remain in effect until the project is
completed and closed. The following funds have project length budgets: Donations, Community Services,
Health, Library, Police, and Other Grants Special Revenue Funds; and the Governmental, TIF, and Gateway
Streets Capital Projects Funds.
In addition to the tax levy for general operations, in accordance with state law, the City Council sets an ad
valorem tax levy for a sinking fund (General Obligation, Certificate of Obligation, and Tax Note Debt Service)
which, with cash and investments in the fund, is sufficient to pay all debt service due during the fiscal year.
E. ENCUMBRANCES
At the end of the fiscal year, encumbrances for goods and services that have not been received are canceled
except in the Capital Projects Fund. Management has authority, by ordinance, to re-appropriate any
encumbrances that were open at the prior fiscal year end. At the beginning of the next fiscal year, management
reviews all open encumbrances and approves needed encumbrances. In FY 2019, management approved
reappropriation of $776,925 in funds as follows: Abandoned Motor Vehicle - $235,000, Cable Services -
$425,000, Central Business District - $109,925 and General Fund - $7,000. There are no other significant
encumbrances at year-end that have not been restricted, committed, or assigned.
F. ASSETS, LIABILITIES, AND FUND BALANCE/NET POSITION
Equity in Cash and Investments - The City pools the resources of the various funds in order to facilitate the
management of cash and enhance investment earnings. Records are maintained which reflect each fund’s
equity in the pooled account. Government agency bonds, municipal bonds, and commercial paper are stated
at fair value; State Pools (TexStar, Logic, Texas CLASS) are stated at net asset value; and money market funds
and TexPool are stated at amortized cost.
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and demand deposits.
Investments- - Investments include securities in the Federal Home Loan Bank, Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation, Federal National Mortgage Association, Federal Farm Credit Bank, Federal Agricultural
Mortgage Corporation, Municipal Bonds, Commercial Paper, Certificat es of Deposit, and Money Markets.
Investments also include state investment pools. Restricted investments include investments that have been
restricted for bond financed capital projects, funds that have been restricted by bond covenants for debt service
requirements, and funds accumulated for passenger facility charges and customer facility charges.
Property Tax Receivable - The value of all real and business property located in the City is assessed annually
on January 1 in conformity with Subtitle E of the Texas Property Code. Property taxes are levied on October
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1 on those assessed values and the taxes are due on receipt of the tax bill. On the following January 1, a tax
lien attaches to property to secure the payment of all taxes, penalties, and interest ultimately imposed. The
taxes are considered delinquent if not paid before February 1. Therefore , at fiscal year-end, all property taxes
receivable are delinquent but are secured by a tax lien.
At the GWFS level, property tax revenue is recognized upon levy. In governmental funds, the City records
property taxes receivable upon levy and defers tax revenue until the taxes are collected or available. For each
fiscal year, the City recognizes revenue in the amount of taxes collected during the year plus an estimate of
taxes to be collected in the subsequent 45 days. The City allocates property tax revenue between th e General,
certain Special Revenue, and Debt Service Funds based on tax rates adopted for the year of levy. The Lubbock
Central Appraisal District assesses property values, bills, collects, and remits the property taxes to the City.
The City adjusts the allowance for uncollectible taxes and deferred inflows of tax revenue at fiscal year-end
based upon historical collection experience. To write off property taxes receivable, the City eliminates the
receivable and reduces the allowance for uncollectible accounts.
Enterprise Funds Receivables - Within the LP&L, Water/Wastewater, Storm Water, and WTMPA Enterprise
Funds, services rendered but not billed as of the close of the fiscal year are accrued . This amount is reflected
in the accounts receivable balances of each fund. Amounts billed are reflected as accounts receivable net of
an allowance for uncollectible accounts.
Inventories - Inventories consist of expendable supplies held for consumption. Inventories are valued usi ng
the average cost method of valuation, and are accounted for using the consumption method of accounting, i.e.,
inventory is expensed when used rather than when purchased.
Prepaid Items - Prepaid items are accounted for under the consumption method.
Capital Assets and Depreciation - Capital assets, including public domain infrastructure (streets, bridges,
sidewalks, and other assets that are immovable and of value only to the City), are defined as assets with an
initial, individual cost of more than $5,000 and an estimated useful life in excess of one year. These capital
assets are reported in the GWFS and the proprietary funds. Capital assets are recorded at cost or estimated
historical cost if purchased or constructed. Donated assets are recorded at the estimated acquisition value on
the date of donation.
Major outlays for capital assets and improvements are capitalized as the projects are constructed. The cost of
normal maintenance and repairs that do not add to the value of the asset or materially extend the asset li fe are
not capitalized. Major improvements are capitalized and depreciated over the remaining useful lives of the
related capital assets.
Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives as follows:
Improvements Other Than Buildings 10-60 years
Buildings 15-50 years
Machinery and Equipment
Water Rights
3-15 years
85 years
Interest Capitalization – For FY 2019, the City early implemented GASB Statement No. 89, Accounting for
Interest Cost Incurred before the End of a Construction Period ("GASB 89"), which requires that interest cost
incurred before the end of a construction period be recognized as interest expense in the period incurred. GASB
89 does not change the applicability of capitalization of qualifying interest cost as a regulatory asset for
business type activities that have regulatory operations as set forth in GASB Statement No. 62, Codification of
Accounting and Financial Reporting Guidance Contained in Pre-November 30, 2989 FASB and AICPA
Pronouncements. Therefore, the City capitalized $1,201,386 related to LP&L, a regulated operation.
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Deferred Outflows/Inflows of Resources – Deferred outflows of resources represent a consumption of net
position that applies to a future period(s) and so will not be recognized as an outflow of resources (expense)
until then. The City has a deferred charge on a bond refunding, which is the difference in the carrying value
of refunded debt and its reacquisition price. This amount is deferred or amortized over the shorter of the life
of the refunded and new debt. The City also has deferred outflows for pensions related to contributions,
changes in actuarial assumptions and investment experience, and for other post-employment benefits related
to benefit payments and changes in actuarial assumptions.
Deferred inflows of resources represent an acquisition of net position that applies to a future period(s) and so
will not be recognized as an inflow of resources (revenue) until then. The City’s deferred inflows include
property taxes and municipal court fines in the governmental funds, pension actuarial differences in expected
and actual experience and investment experience in the proprietary, and internal service funds and for other
post-employment benefits related to difference in expected and actual experience, and changes in actuarial
assumptions.
For additional information on deferred outflows/inflows related to pensions, reference note III. G. Retirement
Plans and note III. H. Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB).
Classification of Fund Equity - Fund balances are classified as nonspendable, restricted, committed, assigned,
or unassigned in governmental funds. Nonspendable fund balance cannot be spent, either because it is not in
spendable form or because of legal or contractual requirements. Restricted fund balance s have constraints for
specific purposes that are externally imposed by providers, such as creditors, grantors, or other governments ,
or by enabling legislation of the City Council. Committed fund balances can only be used for specific purposes
pursuant to constraints imposed by the City Council through an ordinance, which is the highest action level by
City Council. Assigned fund balances are constrained by intent to be used for specific purposes but are neither
restricted nor committed. Assignments are made by city management based on Council direction. Unassigned
fund balances include residual positive fund balances within the General Fund that have not been classified
within the other mentioned categories. Unassigned fund balance s may also include negative balances for any
governmental fund if expenditures exceed amounts restricted, committed, or assigned for those specific
purposes.
The City designates restricted amounts to be spent first if both restricted and unrestricted fund balances are
available unless there are legal documents/contracts that prohibit doing this, such as in grant agreements
requiring dollar for dollar spending. Additionally, the City would first use committed, followed by assigned,
and lastly unassigned amounts when expenditures are incurred for purposes for which amounts in any of those
unrestricted fund balance classifications could be used.
The proprietary funds and GWFS have three classifications of net position: 1) net investment in capital assets;
2) restricted net position; and 3) unrestricted net position. In the first category, capital assets are netted with
bonded and capital lease debt. Restricted net position includes debt service, grantor, and other government
restrictions for proprietary funds and the same categories as restricted fund balance for governmental activities.
The City Council has approved goals for the General Fund unrestricted fund balance, which is set at a minimum
of an amount equal to twenty percent of operating revenues in order to meet unanticipated contingencies and
fluctuations in revenue. Enterprise funds also have appropriable net position reserve policies, ranging from 10
to 25 percent of operating revenue. The LP&L Fund maintains general reserves equal to three months gross
revenue from all retail electric sales as determined by taking the average monthly retail electric sales from the
previous fiscal year.
Use of Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to
make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, deferred outflows, liabilities,
deferred inflows, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements along
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with reported amounts of revenues and expenses/expenditures during the reporting period. Actual results could
differ from those estimates.
G. REVENUES, EXPENSES AND EXPENDITURES
Interest Income on pooled cash and investments is allocated monthly based on the percentage of a fund's
pooled cash and investments monthly balance compared to the total city-wide monthly balance in pooled cash
and investments. Bond funds and other separate non-pooled cash are distributed to the fund where the cash and
investment is recorded.
Sales Tax Revenue for the City results from an allocation of 1.5 percent of the total sales tax levy of 8.25
percent, which is collected by the State of Texas and remitted to the City monthly. The tax is collected by the
vendor and is required to be remitted to the State by the 20th of the month following collection. The tax is
then paid to the City by the Friday following the second Wednesday of the subsequent month. The City then
allocates 0.125 cents to the Lubbock Economic Development Alliance, a discreetly presented component unit.
Grant Revenue from federal and state grants is recognized as revenue as soon as all eligibility requirements
have been met. The availability period for grants is considered to be one year.
Interfund Transactions are accounted for as revenues, expenditures, expenses, or other financing sources or
uses. Transactions that constitute reimbursements to a fund for expenditures/expenses initially made from that
fund that are properly applicable to another fund are recorded as expenditures/expenses in the reimbursing fund
and as reductions of expenditures/expenses in the fund that is reimbursed . In addition, transfers are made
between funds to shift resources from a fund legally authorized to receive revenue to a fund authorized to
expend the revenue.
Compensated Absences consists of vacation leave, sick leave, and compensatory leave. Vacation leave of
10-20 days is granted to all regular employees dependent upon the date employed, years of service, and civil
service status. Currently, up to 40 hours of vacation leave may be carried over to the next calendar year. The
City is obligated to make payment upon retirement or termination for employee s in good standing for any
available, unused vacation leave.
Sick leave for employees is accrued at 1 1/4 days per month with a maximum accrual status of 200 days. After
15 years of continuous full-time service for non-civil service personnel, vested sick leave is paid on retirement
or termination at the current hourly rate for up to 90 days. Upon retirement or termination, Police Civil Service
Personnel are paid for up to 90 days accrued sick leave regardless of reason for leaving or time with the City.
Firefighter Civil Service Personnel are paid for up to 90 days of accrued sick leave upon retirement or
termination. The Texas Civil Service laws dictate certain benefits and personnel policies abo ve and beyond
the policies of the City.
In accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act and City policy, non-exempt employees may accrue
compensatory time off instead of receiving payment for overtime hours worked. Compensatory time may be
accrued up to 45 hours (30 overtime hours at time and one-half) and must be used within 26 pay periods. In
order to be eligible for compensatory time, each employee is required to sign an agreement with the City.
The liability for the accumulated vacation, sick, and compensatory time off is recorded in the GWFS and in
the FFS for proprietary fund employees when earned. The liability is recorded in the governmental FFS to the
extent it is due and payable.
Post-Employment Benefits for retirees of the City include the option to purchase health and life insurance
with health insurance benefits at a subsidized premium. However, employees that retire with 15 or more years
of service or Civil Service employees that retire who have a sick-leave balance in excess of 90 days will be
able to elect to continue receiving medical coverage in full 30-day periods for the term of the balance of their
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sick leave. Retirees are required to pay a prorated premium for the days of coverage that are not funded by
their excess sick leave. Amounts to cover premiums and administrative costs, with an incremental charge for
reserve funding, are determined by the City’s health care administrator. Employer contributions are funded on
a pay-as-you-go basis and approximated at $5.3 million during the measurement period.
H. PENSIONS
For purposes of measuring the net pension liability, deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of
resources related to pensions, and pension expense, information about fiduciary net position of the City’s
pension plans (Texas Municipal Retirement System [TMRS] and the Lubbock Fire Pension Fund [LFPF]) and
additions to/deductions from the pension plans’ fiduciary net position have been determined on the same basis
as they are reported by each plan. For this purpose, plan contributions are recognized in the period that
compensation is reported for the employee, which is when contributions are legally due. Benefit payments and
refunds are recognized when due and payable in accordance with the benefit terms. Investments are reported
at fair value.
I. NEW PRONOUNCEMENTS
In November 2016, GASB issued Statement No. 83 ("GASB 83"), Certain Asset Retirement Obligations
(ARO). GASB 83 establishes uniform criteria for govern ments to recognize and measure certain asset
retirement obligations, defined as a legally enforceable liability associated with the retirement of a tangible
capital asset. An ARO is recognized when the liability is incurred, which is manifested by the occurrence of
both an external obligating event (such as a legally binding contract or a court judgment) and an internal
obligating event (such as placing a tangible capital asset into service). A government also recognizes a deferred
outflow of resources when it recognizes an ARO liability. The ARO is measured at the best estimate of the
current value of outlays expected to be incurred. Additional note disclosures are required. GASB 83 wa s
effective for the fiscal period ending September 30, 2019. The City (LP&L Fund) has one ARO, but the amount
is immaterial to financial statement users.
In January 2017, GASB issued Statement No. 84 ("GASB 84"), Fiduciary Activities. GASB 84 establishes
criteria for identifying fiduciary activities. It presents separate cr iteria for evaluating component units, pension
and other postemployment benefit arrangements, and other fiduciary activities. GASB 84 is effective for the
fiscal period ending September 30, 2020; however, implementation will have no impact on the City.
In June 2017, GASB issued Statement No. 87 ("GASB 87"), Leases. GASB 87 requires recognition of certain
lease assets and liabilities for leases that previously were classified as operating leases and recognized as
inflows of resources or outflows of resource s based on the payment provisions of the contract. GASB 87 is
effective for the fiscal period ending September 30, 2021. The City has not determined the impact of this
statement.
In June 2018, GASB Statement No. 88, Certain Disclosures Related to Debt, including Direct Borrowings and
Direct Placements ("GASB 88"). GASB 88 specifies disclosures that should be made in the financial statements
related to debt. It also provides a definition of debt so that governments know which types of liabilities should
be included in those disclosures. If a government has direct borrowings or direct placements, disclosures related
to these should be provided separately from disclosures related t o other types of debt. This statement had no
impact on the City.
In December 2019, GASB Statement No. 89, Accounting for Interest Cost Incurred before the End of a
Construction Period ("GASB 89"). GASB 89 requires that interest costs incurred before the end of a
construction period be recognized as expenses in the perio d in which the costs are incurred. As a result, the
interest cost incurred before the end of a construction period will not be included in the historical cost of a
capital asset reported in a business-type activity or enterprise fund. The City early implemented GASB 89, as
discussed in Note I. F. Interest Capitalization.
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NOTE II. STEWARDSHIP, COMPLIANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY
A. RESTRICTED NET POSITION
Restricted net position is only used for its intended purpose. For the majority of projects funded by tax exempt
debt proceeds, the debt proceeds are used first, followed by unrestricted resources.
B. GENERAL FUND BUDGET COMPARISON
The General Fund FY 2019 amended budgeted expenditures and transfers out were $224,863,435, while actual
budgetary basis expenditures and transfers out were $220,512,495; a difference of $4,350,940.
NOTE III. DETAIL NOTES ON ALL ACTIVITIES AND FUNDS
A. DEPOSITS AND INVESTMENTS
On September 30, 2019, the bank balance of the City’s deposits was $8,491,386 and the carrying value was
$8,987,527. All of the bank balances are covered by federal depository insurance or are fully collateralized.
Custodial credit risk is the risk that in the event of a bank failure, a government’s deposits may not be returned.
The City’s deposit policy for custodial credit risk requires compliance with the provisions of Texas Public
Funds Investment Act.
State law requires federal depository insurance or collateralization with the value of eligible securities having
an aggregate value at least equal to the amount of the deposits. The City’s Investment Policy requires the
minimum collateral level to be 102.0 percent of the market value of principal and accrued interest.
On September 30, 2019, bank balances were not exposed to custodial credit risk as follows:
Insured $ 750,000
Uninsured and collateral held by a third party financial institution in the
City’s name
7,741,386
$ 8,491,386
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On September 30, 2019, the City had the following investments and maturities:
September 30, 2019
Maturities in Years
Type Fair Value
Less
Than 1
1-5
Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB) $ 16,608,282 $ 9,569,801 $ 7,038,482
Farmer Mac (FAMCA) 3,022,980 998,120 2,024,860
Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) 15,056,898 4,018,526 11,038,373
Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation (FHLMC)
10,496,260 3,493,430 7,002,830
Federal National Mortgage
Association (FNMA)
14,803,243 4,991,900 9,811,343
Municipal Bonds 111,853,027 23,639,784 88,213,243
Commercial Paper 6,471,335 6,471,335 -
Money Market 24,849,343 24,849,343 -
State Investment Pools * 425,370,023 425,370,023 -
$ 628,531,391 $ 503,402,262 $ 125,129,129
*State Investment Pools are considered investments for financial reporting purposes.
Investment in State Investment Pools
The State Comptroller of Public Accounts exercises oversight responsibility over TexPool. Oversight includes
the significant ability to influence operations, designation of management, and accountability for fiscal
matters. Additionally, the State Comptroller has established an Advisory Board composed both of participants
in TexPool and of other persons who do not have a business relationship with TexPool. The Advisory Board
members review the investment policy and management fee structure. TexPool is not registered with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an investment company. TexPool is rated AAAm by Standard
& Poor’s. The pool offers same day access to investment funds.
TexSTAR’s governing body is a five-member board of directors (the “Board”). Three directors are officers or
employees of Participants; one director is an officer or employee of J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.
(JPMIM); and the final director is an officer or employee of Hilltop Securities Inc. (HTS), or an
affiliate. TexSTAR’s bylaws require the Board to appoint an advisory board. The Advisory Board currently
consists of six members, each of whom is either (1) a representative of a participant or (2) a person who has
no business relationship with TexSTAR. The primary investment objectives of TexSTAR, in order of priority,
are (1) the preservation of capital and protection of principal, (2) the maintenance of sufficient liquidity, and
(3) yield. TexSTAR is rated AAAm by Standard & Poor’s. The pool offers same day acc ess to investment
funds.
LOGIC was established pursuant to an Interlocal Agreement, which was subsequently amended and is now
entitled Participation Agreement and Trust Instrument (the “Agreement”) between participating Government
Entities. Participation in the Pool is limited to those eligible Government Entities that have become parties to
the Agreement (“Participants”). Participants’ assets in the Pool are represented by units of beneficial interest
(“Units”), which are issued in discrete series (each a “Portfolio”), as authorized from time to time by the Board.
Assets invested in any Portfolio are managed separately and segregated from the assets of every other Portfolio.
Since September 2005, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM) has served as investment adviser
to LOGIC. Hilltop Securities and JPMIM serve as co-administrators to LOGIC. JPMIM or its affiliates provide
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investment management, custody, and fund accounting services. The investment objectives of the pool is to
seek preservation of principal, liquidity in accordance with the operating requirements of the Participants, and
a competitive rate of return. LOGIC is rated AAAm by Standard & Poor’s. The pool offers same day access to
investment funds.
Texas Cooperative Liquid Assets Securities System (Texas CLASS) was created specifically for use by Texas
local government entities and seeks to provide safety, liquidity, convenience, and competitive rates of return.
Public Trust Advisors, LLC serves as the pool's administrator and investment adviser. Public Trust Advisors,
LLC also performs all marketing and operation functions of the portfolio. The pool is subject to the general
supervision of a Board of Trustees and its Advisory Board, both of which are elected by the Texas CLASS
Participants. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. serves as custodian for the pool. The investment objective and strategy
of the pool is to seek preservation of principal, liquidity, and current income through investment in a diversified
portfolio of short-term marketable securities. Texas CLASS is rated AAAm by Standard and Poor’s. The pool
offers same day access to investment funds.
Interest Rate Risk - As a means of limiting its exposure to fair value losses due to rising interest rates, the
City’s investment policy limits investments to those that are held to maturity and by limiting final stated
maturity to no more than five (5) years. The City uses the specific identification method for positions in fixed -
rate securities. The investment pools have laddered out maturities within their funds but are redeemable in full
within one day to the governments investing in the pooled funds.
Credit Risk - Credit risk is the risk that the issuer or other counterparty to an investment will not fulfill its
obligations. The City’s policy allows investment in direct obligations of and other obligations guaranteed as
to principal of the U.S. Treasury and U.S. agencies and instrumentalities and collateralized mortgage
obligations directly issued by a federal agency or instrumentality of the United States. The City’s policy also
allows investment in obligations of the State of Texas or its agencies and obligations of states, agencies,
counties, cities, and other political subdivisions rated not less than A or its equivalent. The City may also invest
in collateralized certificates of deposit, banker’s acceptances with stated maturities of 270 days or fewer,
commercial paper rated at a minimum of A-1 or P-1 with stated maturities 270 days or fewer, no-load money
market funds registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, andconstant dollar investment pools
authorized by the City Council. On September 30, 2019, Standard & Poor’s rated the investment pools AAAm.
The senior unsecured debt for investments in FHLB, FAMCA, FFCB, FHLMC, and FNMA are rated AA+ by
Standard & Poor’s and Aaa by Moody’s. The mu nicipal bond investments are rated between an AAA and A-
by S&P and between an Aaa and A1 by Moody’s.
Custodial Credit Risk - For an investment, custodial credit risk is the risk that, in the event of the failure of
the counterparty, the City will not be able to recover the value of its investment or collateral securities that are
in the possession of an outside party. The City requires that deposits and repurchase agreements be held in an
institution that has a minimum collateral level of 102.0 percent o f the market value. FNMA, FAMCA, FFCB,
FHLMC, FHLB and Municipal Bond investments are held in the City’s name in third party safekeeping by a
Federal Reserve member financial institution designated as a city depository. The City shall maintain a list of
authorized broker/dealers and financial institutions, which are approved by the Audit and Investment
Committee for investment purposes.
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Concentration of Credit Risk - The City places limits on the amount that may be invested in any one issuer
with the exception of United States Treasury obligations and State Investment Pools. As of September 30,
2019, the City’s investments constituted the following percentages of total investments:
Investment Percentage
State Investment Pools 67.68
Municipal Bonds 17.80
Money Market 3.95
FFCB 2.64
FHLB 2.40
FNMA 2.35
FHLMC 1.67
Commercial Paper 1.03
FAMCA 0.48
Foreign Currency Risk - This risk relates to adverse effects on the fair value of an investment from changes
in exchange rates. The City has no foreign currency risk.
Disclosures about Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities
Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly
transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Fair value measurements must maximize
the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The following hierarchy of three
levels of inputs is used to measure fair value:
Level 1 Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
Level 2 Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities;
quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated
by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities
Level 3 Unobservable inputs supported by little or no market activity and are significant to the fair value of
the assets or liabilities
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Recurring Measurements
The following table presents the fair value measurements of assets and liabilities recognized in the
accompanying financial statements measured at fair value on a recurring basis and the level within the fair
value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements fall at September 30, 2019:
September 30, 2019 Fair Value
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Investments by fair value level
Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB) $ 16,608,282 $ - $ 16,608,282 $ -
Farmer Mac (FAMCA) 3,022,980 - 3,022,980 -
Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) 15,056,898 - 15,056,898 -
Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation (FHLMC)
10,496,260
-
10,496,260
-
Federal National Mortgage Association
(FNMA)
14,803,243
-
14,803,243
-
Municipal Bonds 111,853,027 - 111,853,027 -
Commercial Paper 6,471,335 - 6,471,335 -
Total investments by fair value level $ 178,312,025 $ - $ 178,312,025 $ -
Investments measured at the net asset value
TexStar $ 196,685,260
LOGIC 102,186,324
Texas Class 123,531,795
Total investments measured at the NAV $ 422,403,379
Investments measured at amortized cost
TexPool $ 2,966,644
Money Markets 24,849,343
Investments measured at amortized cost $ 27,815,987
Total Investments $ 628,531,391
Certain investments that are measured using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient
have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts included above approximate net
asset value for all related external investment pool balances.
Debt securities classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy are valued using a matrix pricing technique.
Matrix pricing is used to value securities based on the securities’ relationship to benchmark quoted prices.
B. INTERFUND TRANSACTIONS
Interfund balances, specifically, the due to and due from other funds, are short-term loans to cover temporary
cash deficits in various funds. This occasionally occurs prior to bond sales o r grant reimbursements.
Interfund balances are loans to cover Council directed internal financing of certain projects. On September 30,
2019, the City had $3,857,463 of internal financing. These balances are assessed an interest charge and are
repaid over time through operations and transfers.
The following amounts due to other funds or due from other funds are included in the fund financial statements
(all amounts in thousands):
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Transfers include: 1) debt service payments made from the debt service fund, but funded from an operating
fund; 2) subsidy transfers from unrestricted funds; and 3) transfers to move indirect cost allocations, payments
in lieu of taxes (PILOT), and franchise fees to the general fund or other funds as appropriate.
The following interfund transfers are reflected in the fund financial statements (all amounts in thousands):
Proprietary Funds
Interfund Transfers Govt.Nonmajor Water/Waste- Nonmajor Internal
Out: (in Thousands)General Capital Govt.Electric water WTMPA Enterprise Service Totals
Governmental Funds:
General Fund -$ 12,581$ 9,525$ 190$ -$ -$ 3,224$ 4,044$ 29,564$
Govt. Capital Projects - - 2,490 - - - - - 2,490
Nonmajor Govt.- - 14,289 - - - 3,163 - 17,452
Proprietary Funds:
LP&L 12,938 - 1,140 - 490 405 - - 14,973
Water/Wastewater 16,487 - 147 908 - - - 754 18,296
Stormwater 2,998 - 4,237 190 - - - 72 7,497
Nonmajor Enterprise 1,856 302 - - 136 - 81 - 2,375
Internal Service - - - 27 - - - 1,172 1,199
Totals 34,279$ 12,883$ 31,828$ 1,315$ 626$ 405$ 6,468$ 6,042$ 93,846$
Interfund Transfers In: (in Thousands)
Governmental
Funds
Net transfers on the GWFS amounted to $42,311,185 from business activities to governmental-type activities.
C. PREPAID EXPENSES
The total prepaid expenses (noncurrent assets) of $1,344,442 in the LP&L Enterprise Fund represents an
advertising contract with the United Supermarket Arena. The advertising (and amortization) began with the
opening of the sports arena in FY 2000 and will continue for 30 years.
Interfund Payables:Nonmajor Nonmajor
(in Thousands)General Governmental WTMPA Enterprise Totals
Governmental Funds:
Nonmajor Governmental 241$ -$ -$ -$ 241$
Proprietary Funds:
LP&L - - 1,257 - 1,257
Nonmajor Enterprise 2,360 - - - 2,360
Totals 2,601$ -$ 1,257$ -$ 3,858$
Interfund Receivables: (in Thousands)
Governmental Funds Proprietary Funds
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D. GOODWILL
The deferred outflow from goodwill of $265,416 in the LP&L Enterprise Fund represents the unamortized
excess purchase price over the estimated value of capital assets related to the purchase of Southwestern Public
Service Company (SPS) in 2011. The goodwill is being amortized over a 10-year period.
E. CAPITAL ASSETS
Capital asset activity for the year ended September 30, 2019, was as follows:
Primary Government:
Governmental Activities
Beginning Ending
Balances Increases Decreases Balances
Capital Assets Not Depreciated:
Land 28,839,114$ 5,898,811$ -$ 34,737,925$
Construction in Progress 37,645,029 44,200,501 22,162,092 59,683,438
Total Capital Assets Not Depreciated 66,484,143 50,099,312 22,162,092 94,421,363
Capital Assets Depreciated:
Buildings 74,042,582 838,088 57,276 74,823,394
Improvements Other than Buildings 639,324,193 31,893,605 1,252,406 669,965,392
Machinery and Equipment 154,362,259 6,279,554 4,452,125 156,189,688
Total Capital Assets Depreciated 867,729,034 39,011,247 5,761,807 900,978,474
Less Accumulated Depreciation:
Buildings 35,087,202 1,999,689 57,276 37,029,615
Improvements Other than Buildings 334,931,773 29,448,303 1,196,416 363,183,660
Machinery and Equipment 95,822,542 11,460,101 4,000,950 103,281,693
Total Accumulated Depreciation 465,841,517 42,908,093 5,254,642 503,494,968
Total Capital Assets Depreciated, Net 401,887,517 (3,896,846) 507,165 397,483,506
Governmental Activities Capital Assets, Net 468,371,660$ 46,202,466$ 22,669,257$ 491,904,869$
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Depreciation expense was charged to functions/programs of the governmental activities as follows:
Governmental activities:
Administrative Services and General Government 526,313$
Community Services 159,247
Cultural and Recreation Services 3,810,897
Economic and Business Development 1,916,107
Fire 2,830,434
Health 383,368
Other Public Safety 148,751
Police 1,953,576
Streets and Traffic 23,410,631
Solid Waste 3,657,715
Internal Service Funds 3,682,766
Total Depreciation Expense - Governmental Activities 42,479,805
Transfer in of Accumulated Depreciation - Business-Type Activities 428,288
Increase in Accumulated Depreciation - Governmental Activities 42,908,093$
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September 30, 2019
Business Type Activities
Beginning Ending
Balances Increases Decreases Balances
Capital Assets Not Depreciated:
Land 61,328,569$ 3,123,258$ 364,604$ 64,087,223$
Construction in Progress 50,078,591 105,970,231 84,150,129 71,898,693
Electric Production Plant 75,410 - - 75,410
Electric Transmission Plant 35,046 386,015 - 421,061
Electric Distribution Plant 16,655,745 577,523 - 17,233,268
Electric General Plant 302,521 15,432 - 317,953
Total Capital Assets Not Depreciated 128,475,882 110,072,459 84,514,733 154,033,608
Capital Assets Depreciated:
Buildings 222,990,589 9,117,481 8,343,220 223,764,850
Improvements Other than Buildings 1,392,378,744 27,412,483 3,345,905 1,416,445,322
Machinery and Equipment 180,964,285 3,450,755 3,357,373 181,057,667
Electric Production Plant 89,510,465 2,150,245 - 91,660,710
Electric Transmission Plant 44,027,556 17,000,509 3,928,955 57,099,110
Electric Distribution Plant 277,606,211 34,368,853 6,398,142 305,576,922
Electric Regional Trans Mkt Oper Plant 1,383,386 1,384,395 - 2,767,781
Electric General Plant 32,928,812 2,898,216 611,912 35,215,116
Total Capital Assets Depreciated 2,241,790,048 97,782,937 25,985,507 2,313,587,478
Less Accumulated Depreciation:
Buildings 82,275,872 4,984,545 7,990,554 79,269,863
Improvements Other than Buildings 423,989,690 33,992,133 3,168,799 454,813,024
Machinery and Equipment 87,929,469 9,154,880 3,008,934 94,075,415
Electric Production Plant 58,929,018 3,563,638 - 62,492,656
Electric Transmission Plant 16,060,554 675,441 3,563,225 13,172,770
Electric Distribution Plant 157,649,211 11,298,668 5,839,528 163,108,351
Electric Regional Trans Mkt Oper Plant 406,222 386,845 - 793,067
Electric General Plant 21,095,602 1,839,315 126,308 22,808,609
Total Accumulated Depreciation 848,335,638 65,895,465 23,697,348 890,533,755
Total Capital Assets Depreciated, Net 1,393,454,410 31,887,472 2,288,159 1,423,053,723
Business Type Activities Capital Assets, Net 1,521,930,292$ 141,959,931$ 86,802,892$ 1,577,087,331$
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Depreciation expense was charged to functions/programs of the business -type activities as follows:
Business-Type Activities:
LP&L 17,763,907$
Water/Wastewater 32,178,046
Storm Water 4,460,426
Airport 8,998,394
Transit 1,387,515
Civic Centers 966,243
Cemetery 48,121
Lake Alan Henry 3,134
Internal Service 2,880
Total Depreciation Expense - Business-Type Activities 65,808,666
Transfer in of Accumulated Depreciation - Governmental Activities 86,799
Increase in Accumulated Depreciation - Business-Type Activities 65,895,465$
Construction Commitments
The City has active construction projects at fiscal year end.
Original Remaining
Projects Commitments Spent-to-Date Commitments
Governmental Capital Projects 209,193,596$ 117,647,944$ 91,545,652$
TIF Capital Projects 10,607,031 2,672,154 7,934,877
Gateway Street Projects 9,900,372 7,434,097 2,466,275
LP&L 305,032,377 101,901,675 203,130,702
Water/Wastewater 291,812,750 226,600,237 65,212,513
Storm Water 79,800,000 70,096,823 9,703,177
Airport 64,194,616 17,706,431 46,488,185
Civic Center 9,975,549 9,772,832 202,717
Cemetery 80,000 - 80,000
Internal Service Fund 31,957,236 24,974,993 6,982,243
Total 1,012,553,527$ 578,807,186$ 433,746,341$
LP&L has numerous non-routine capital projects that are in their early stages, one of which is a $26.9 million
appropriation related to costs for ERCOT interconnection transmission facilities. Another project in its early
stages is the construction of a new 115 kV transmission line from the Northwest Substation to the X -Fab
Substation. The appropriation for this project is $11.2 million. A project with a $15.8 million appropriation
has begun to construct a new 115kV transmission line from the existing Chalker Substation to the new Oliver
Substation. The $35.9 million project for a Customer Infor mation System (CSIS), which will integrate
technologies and innovative services such as advanced meters, communication networks, and data management
systems is in progress.
Water began a $20.6 million project to automate metering infrastructure throughout its service area. Benefits
from this project include improved billing accuracy, timely detection of leaks, and reduced meter reading costs.
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The Airport has a $45.7 million appropriation to remodel the terminal building. The remodel includes internal
and external enhancements, modifications to the screening and exit points, the CCTV access control system,
plumbing system, and the public address system.
$60 million is appropriated in the governmental capital projects to construct numerous buildings. The buildings
include a new police headquarters facility, a property warehouse with a crime lab, three new police substations,
and a new municipal court facility.
F. CAPITAL LEASES
In FY 2009, the City constructed a $23,662,637 conference center that is joined to the Overton Hotel and
Conference Center. The City is the lessor of the conference center to the developer of the North Overton Hotel
in a sales-type lease agreement in which the conference center has an estimated life of 50 years and was leased
for a term of 40 years with two optional 20-year renewals. The City expects the lessee to lease the entire 80-
year term; therefore, there is no expected residual value of the conference center to the City. Lease terms
include the greater of $65,000 per year or 15 percent of the excess of the net annual project cash flow, and one
percent of the total daily collected net hotel room revenue. In FY 2019, the City received $100,038 in
contingent hotel revenue. For years 2030 through 2050, there will be no lease payments.
The minimum lease payments (included in leases receivable on GWFS) are estimated as follows:
Year
Fixed
Lease
2020 42,223
2021 40,599
2022 39,037
2023-2027 173,787
2028-2029 60,517
Total $356,163
G. RETIREMENT PLANS
Each qualified employee is included in one of two retirement plans in which the City participates. These are
the Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS) and the Lubbock Fire Pension Fund (LFPF). The City does
not maintain the accounting records, hold the investments, or administer either retirement plan.
The total (aggregate for the TMRS and LFPF plans) of the City’s net pension liabilities, deferred outflows of
resources and deferred inflows of resources related to pensions as of September 30, 201 9 and the pension
expense for the year ended is as follows:
TMRS LFPF Total
Net pension liability $138,109,970 $100,909,472 $239,019,442
Deferred outflows of resources 45,515,136 26,204,131 71,719,267
Deferred inflows of resources 5,469,132 3,384,809 8,853,941
Pension expense 25,607,803 18,888,518 44,496,321
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Summary of significant data for each retirement plan follows:
TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM (TMRS)
Plan Description
The City participates as one of 887 plans in the nontraditional, joint contributory, hybrid defined benefit
pension plan administered by the Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS). TMRS is an agency created
by the State of Texas and administered in accordance with the TMRS Act, Subtitle G, Title 8, Texas
Government Code (the TMRS Act) as an agent multiple-employer retirement system for municipal employees
in the State of Texas. The TMRS Act places the general administration and management of the System with a
six-member Board of Trustees. Although the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoints
the Board, TMRS is not fiscally dependent on the State of Texas. TMRS’s defined benefit pension plan is a
tax-qualified plan under Section 401 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code. TMRS issues a publicly available
comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR) that can be obtained at www.tmrs.com.
All eligible employees of the City are required to participate in TMRS.
Benefits Provided
TMRS provides retirement, disability, and death benefits. Benefit provisions are adopted by the governing
body of the city, within the options available in the state statutes governing TMRS.
At retirement, the benefit is calculated as if the sum of the employee’s contributions, with interest, and the city-
financed monetary credits with interest were used to purchase an annuity. Members may choose to receive
their retirement benefit in one of seven payment options. Members may also choose to receive a p ortion of
their benefit as a Partial Lump Sum Distribution in an amount equal to 12, 24, or 36 monthly payments, which
cannot exceed 75% of the member’s deposits and interest.
The plan provisions are adopted by the governing body of the city, within the options available in the state
statutes governing TMRS. Plan provisions for the City were as follows:
Plan Year 2019
Employee Deposit Rate 7.0%
Matching Ratio (City to Employee) 2 to 1
Years Required for Vesting 5
Service Retirement Eligibility
(Expressed as Age/Years of Service)
60/5, 0/20
At the December 31, 2018 valuation and measurement date, the following employees were covered by the
benefit terms:
Inactive employees or beneficiaries currently receiving benefits 1,377
Inactive employees entitled to but not yet receiving benefits 795
Active employees 1,758
Total 3,930
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Contributions
The contribution rates for employees in TMRS are either 5%, 6%, or 7% of employee gross earnings, and the
city matching percentages are either 100%, 150%, or 200%, both as adopted by the governing body of the city.
Under the state law governing TMRS, the contribution rate for each city is determined annually by the actuary,
using the Entry Age Normal (EAN) actuarial cost method. The actuarially determined rate is the estimated
amount necessary to finance the cost of benefits earned by employees during the year, with an additional
amount to finance any unfunded accrued liability.
Employees for the City were required to contribute 7% of their annual gross earnings during the fiscal year.
The contribution rates for the City were 18.05% and 17.71% in calendar years 2018 and 2019, respectively.
The City’s contributions to TMRS for the year ended September 30, 2019, were $18,379,276, and were equal
to the required contributions.
Net Pension Liability
The City’s net pension liability (NPL) was measured as of December 31, 2018, and the total pension liability
(TPL) used to calculate the net pension liability was determined by an actuarial valuation as of that date.
Actuarial assumptions
The total pension liability in the December 31, 2018 actuarial valuation was determined using the following
actuarial assumptions:
Inflation 2.5% per year
Overall payroll growth 3.0% per year
Investment Rate of Return 6.75%, net of pension investment expense, including inflation
Salary increases were based on a service-related table. Mortality rates for active members, retirees, and
beneficiaries were based on the gender-distinct RP2000 Combined Healthy Mortality Tables with Blue Collar
Adjustment, with male rates multiplied by 109% and female rates multiplied by 103%. The rates are projected
on a fully generational basis by scale BB to account for future mortality improvements. For disabled
annuitants, the gender-distinct RP2000 Combined Healthy Tables with Blue Collar Adjustment are used with
male rates multiplied by 109% and female rates multiplied by 103% with a 3 -year set-forward for both males
and females. In addition, a 3% minimum mortality rate is applied to reflect the impairment for younger
members who become disabled. The rates are projected on a fully generational basis by scale BB to account
for future mortality improvements subject to the 3% floor.
The actuarial assumptions were developed primarily from the actuarial investigation of the experience of
TMRS over the four year period from December 31, 2010 to December 31, 2014. They were adopted in 2015
and first used in the December 31, 2015 actuarial valuation. The post-retirement mortality assumption for
healthy annuitants and Annuity Purchase Rate (APRs) are based on the Mortality Experience Investigation
Study covering 2009 through 2011 and dated December 31, 2013. In conjunction with these changes first used
in the December 31, 2013 valuation, the System adopted the Entry Age Normal actuarial cost method and a
one-time change to the amortization policy. Plan assets are managed on a total return basis with an emphasis
on both capital appreciation as well as the production of income, in order to satisfy the short-term and long-
term funding needs of TMRS.
The long-term expected rate of return on pension plan investments was determined using a building-block
method in which best estimate ranges of expected future real rates of return (expected returns, net of pension
plan investment expense and inflation) are developed for each major asset class. These ranges are combined
to produce the long-term expected rate of return by weighting the expected future real rates of return by the
target asset allocation percentage and by adding expected inflation. In determining their best estimate of a
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recommended investment return assumption under the various alternative asset allocation portfolios, GRS
focused on the area between (1) arithmetic mean (aggressive) without an adjustment for time (conservative)
and (2) the geometric mean (conservative) with an adjustment for time (aggressive). The target allocation and
best estimates of real rates of return for each major asset class in fiscal year 2019 are summarized in the
following table:
Asset Class
Target
Allocation
Long-Term Expected Real Rate of Return (Arithmetic)
Domestic Equity 17.5% 4.30%
International Equity 17.5% 6.10%
Core Fixed Income 10.0% 1.00%
Non-Core Fixed
Income
20.0% 3.39%
Real Return 10.0% 3.78%
Real Estate 10.0% 4.44%
Absolute Return 10.0% 3.56%
Private Equity 5.0% 7.75%
Total 100.0%
Discount rate
The discount rate used to measure the total pension liability was 6.75%. The projection of cash flows used to
determine the discount rate assumed that employee and employer contributions wi ll be made at the rates
specified in statute. Based on that assumption, the pension plan’s Fiduciary Net Position was projected to be
available to make all projected future benefit payments of current active and inactive plan members. Therefore,
the long-term expected rate of return on pension plan investments was applied to all periods of projected benefit
payments to determine the Total Pension Liability.
Changes in the Net Pension Liability Increase (Decrease)
Total Pension
Liability
(a)
Plan Fiduciary
Net Position
(b)
Net Pension
Liability
(a)-(b)
Balance at September 30, 2018 $ 706,514,233 $ 620,063,982 $ 86,450,251
Changes for the year:
Service cost 16,842,100 - 16,842,100
Interest 47,036,685 - 47,036,685
Difference between expected and actual
experience
(6,213,444)
-
(6,213,444)
Contributions – employer - 17,977,519 (17,977,519)
Contributions - employee - 6,972,627 (6,972,627)
Net investment income - (18,566,799) 18,566,799
Benefit payments, including refunds of
employee contributions
(36,191,022)
(36,191,022)
-
Administrative expense - (358,970) 358,970
Other changes - (18,755) 18,755
Net changes $ 21,474,319 $ (30,185,400) 51,659,719
Balance at September 30, 2019 $727,988,552 $ 589,878,582 $138,109,970
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Sensitivity of the net pension liability to changes in the discount rate
The following represents the net pension liability of the City, calculated using the discount rate of 6.75, as well
as what the City’s net pension liability would be if it were calculated using a discount rate that is1-percentage-
point lower (5.75) or 1-percentage-point higher (7.75%) than the current rate:
1% Decrease in
Discount Rate (5.75%)
Discount Rate (6.75%)
1% Increase in
Discount Rate (7.75)
City’s net pension liability $236,017,841 $138,109,970 $57,562,798
Pension Plan Fiduciary Net Position
Detailed information about the pension plan’s fiduciary net position is available in a separately-issued TMRS
financial report. That report may be obtained on the Internet at www.tmrs.com.
Pension Expense and Deferred Outflow of Resources and Deferred Inflows of Resources Related to
Pensions
For the year ended September 30, 2019 the City recognized pension expense of $25,607,803.
At September 30, 2019, the City reported deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources
related to pensions from the following sources:
Deferred
Outflows of
Resources
Deferred
Inflows of
Resources
Difference in expected and actual experience $ - $ 5,469,132
Difference in assumption changes 124,652 -
Difference between projected and actual
investment earnings
32,014,465
-
Contributions subsequent to the measurement
date
13,376,019
-
Total $ 45,515,136 $ 5,469,132
$13,376,019 reported as deferred outflows of resources related to pensions resulting from contributions
subsequent to the measurement date will be recognized as a reduction of the net pension liability as of
September 30, 2019. Other amounts reported as deferred outflows and inflows of resources related to pensions
will be recognized in pension expense as follows:
Year ending September 30:
2019 $ 9,776,831
2020 2,581,852
2021 2,700,620
2022 11,610,682
Total $26,669,985
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LUBBOCK FIRE PENSION FUND (LFPF)
Plan Description
The city contributes to the retirement plan for firefighters and eligible civilian employees in the Lubbock Fire
Department known as the Lubbock Fire Pension Fund (the Fund). The Fund is a single employer, contributory,
defined benefit plan. The benefit provisions of the Fund are authorized by the Texas Local Fire Fighters’
Retirement Act (TLFFRA). TLFFRA provides the authority and procedure to amend benefit provisions. The plan
is administered by the Board of Trustees of the Lubbock Fire Pension Fund. The city does not have access to nor
can it utilize assets within the retirement plan trust. The Fund issues a stand-alone report pursuant to GASB
Statement No. 67, which may be obtained by writing the Lubbock Fire Pension Fund at 4223 85th Street, Lubbock,
Texas 79423. See that report for all information about the plan fiduciary net position.
Benefits Provided
Firefighters and eligible civilian employees in the Lubbock Fire Department are covered by the Lubbock Fire
Pension Fund, which provides service retirement, death, disability, and withdrawal benefits. The retirement benefits
fully vest after 20 years of credited service. Plan members become eligible for normal service retirement at age 50
with 20 years of service. A partially vested benefit is provided for members who terminate employment with at
least 10 but less than 20 years of service. If a terminated member has a fully vested benefit (with at least 20 years)
but is not eligible for normal retirement, the member may elect an actuarially equivalent early retirement benefit or
wait to retire starting on the date he or she would have first satisfied both age and service requirements for normal
retirement if he or she had remained an eligible plan member. The present plan provides a monthly normal service
retirement benefit, payable in a Joint and Two-Thirds to Spouse form of annuity, equal to 68.92% of Final 48-
Month Average Salary plus $335.05 for each year of service in excess of 20.
A retiring plan member eligible for normal service retirement with certain minimum combinations of years of
service and age has the option to elect the Retroactive Deferred Retirement Option Plan (RETRO DROP) which
will provide a lump sum benefit and a reduced monthly benefit. The reduced monthly benefit is based on the
service and Final 48-Month Average Salary as if the member had terminated employment on the selected RETRO
DROP benefit calculation date, which is no earlier than the later of the date the member meets the RETRO DROP
eligibility requirements and the date preceding the date of actual retirement by the maximum lump sum
accumulation period (24 months). Upon retirement, the member will receive, in addition to the monthly retirement
benefit, a lump sum equal to the sum of (1) the amount of monthly contributions the member has made to the Fund
after the RETRO DROP benefit calculation date plus (2) the total of the monthly retirement benefits the member
would have received between the RETRO DROP benefit calculation date and the date of retirement under the plan.
There are no account balances. The lump sum is calculated at the time of retirement and distributed as soon as
administratively possible.
There is no provision for automatic postretirement benefit increases. The Fund has the authority to provide, and
has periodically in the past provided, ad hoc postretirement benefit increases.
At the December 31, 2018 measurement date, the following employees were covered by the benefit terms:
Retirees and beneficiaries currently receiving benefits 312
Inactive employees entitled to but not yet receiving benefits 3
Active employees 419
Total 734
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Funding Policy
The contribution provisions of the Fund are authorized by TLFFRA. TLFFRA provides the authority and
procedure to change the amount of contributions determined as a percentage of pay by each member and a
percentage of payroll by the city.
The funding policy of the Lubbock Fire Pension Fund requires contributions equal to 14.98% of pay by the
members, the rate elected by the members according to TLFFRA effective September 29, 2018. The immediate
prior contribution rate was 12.43%. The City currently contributes according to a long-standing formula. The
City’s contribution rate to the Fund is related to the percentage of payroll that the city contributes to the Texas
Municipal Retirement System for other employees each calendar year. The actual City contribution rate was
21.72% in 2017 and 21.81% in 2018 and 2019. The December 31, 2018 actuarial valuation includes the assumption
that if the current City funding policy continues, then the city contribution rate will average 20% over the unfunded
liability amortization period. The costs of administering the plan are paid from the Fund assets.
Ultimately, the funding policy also depends upon the total return of the Fund’s assets, which varies from year to
year. Investment policy decisions are established and maintained by the Board of Trustees. The Board selects and
employs investment managers with the advice of their investment consultant who is completely independent of the
investment managers. For the year ending December 31, 2018, the money-weighted rate of return on pension plan
investments was -1.18%. This measurement of the investment performance is net of investment-related expenses,
reflecting the effect of the timing of the contributions received and the benefits paid during the year.
While the contribution requirements are not actuarially determined, state law requires that each change in plan
benefits adopted by the Fund must first be approved by an eligible actuary, certifying that the contribution
commitment by the members and the assumed City contribution rate together provide an adequate contribution
arrangement. Using the entry age actuarial cost method, the plan’s normal cost contribution rate is determined as
a percentage of payroll. The excess of the total contribution rate over the normal cost contribution rate is used to
amortize the plan’s unfunded actuarial accrued liability (UAAL). The number of years needed to amortize the
plan’s UAAL is actuarially determined using an open, level percentage of payroll method.
The City’s contributions to LFPF for the year ended September 30, 2019 were $7,525,133 and were equal to
the statutorily required contributions.
Net Pension Liability
The City of Lubbock’s net pension liability was measured as December 31, 2018, and the total pension liability
used to calculate the net pension liability was determined based on the actuarial valuation as of December 31, 2018.
Actuarial assumptions
The total pension liability in the December 31, 2018 actuarial valuation was determined using the following
actuarial assumptions, applied to all periods included in the measurement:
Inflation 2.75%
Overall payroll growth 3.0%, plus promotion, step and longevity increases that vary by service
Investment Rate of Return 7.75%, net of pension plan investment experience, including inflation
Mortality rates were based on the PubS-2010 (public safety) total dataset mortality tables for employees and for
retirees (sex distinct), projected for mortality improvement generationally using the projection scale MP-2018.
The long-term expected rate of return on pension plan investments is reviewed for each biennial actuarial valuation
and was determined using a building-block method in which expected future net real rates of return (expected
returns, net of pension plan investment expense and inflation) are developed for each major asset class. These
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components are combined to produce the long-term expected rate of return by weighting the expected future net
real rates of return by the target asset allocation percentage (currently resulting in 5.24%) and by adding expected
inflation (2.75%). In addition, the final 7.75% assumption was selected by rounding down. The target allocation
and expected arithmetic net real rates of return for each major asset class are summarized in the following table:
Asset Class
Target
Allocation
Long-Term Expected Real
Rate of Return (Arithmetic)
Equities
Domestic total market 19.0% 6.49%
World large cap 10.0 6.10
International developed 12.5 6.87
Emerging markets 10.0 7.21
Alternatives
Real estate 12.0 4.40
Private equity 6.5 7.27
Long/short equity 5.0 5.08
Fixed income
Domestic core plus 15.0 2.19
Floating rate 10.0 2.37
Cash 0.0 0.30
Total 100.0%
Weighted Average 5.24%
Discount rate
The discount rate used to measure the total pension liability was 7.75%. No projection of cash flows was used to
determine the discount rate because the December 31, 2018 actuarial valuation showed that expected contributions
would pay the normal cost and amortize the unfunded actuarial accrued liability (UAAL) in 53 years. Because of
the 53-year amortization period of the UAAL, the pension plan’s fiduciary net position is expected to be available
to make all projected future benefit payments of current active and inactive members. Therefore, the long-term
expected rate of return on pension plan investments of 7.75% was applied to all periods of projected benefit
payments as the discount rate to determine the total pension liability.
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Changes in the Net Pension Liability Increase (Decrease)
Total
Pension
Liability
(a)
Plan Fiduciary
Net Position
(b)
Net Pension
Liability
(a)-(b)
Balance at September 30, 2018 $ 279,206,404 $ 194,854,312 $ 84,352,092
Changes for the year:
Service cost 6,633,905 - 6,633,905
Interest 21,482,849 - 21,482,849
Difference between expected and actual experience 35,696 - 35,696
Contributions – employer - 7,214,819 (7,214,819)
Contributions – employee - 4,312,808 (4,312,808)
Net investment income - (2,831,237) 2,831,237
Benefit payments, including refunds of employee
Contributions
(17,284,513)
(17,284,513)
-
Administrative expense
Assumption changes
-
(2,680,334)
(351,995)
-
351,995
(2,680,334)
Other changes - 570,341 (570,341)
Net changes $ 8,187,603 $ (8,369,777) $(16,557,380)
Balance at September 30, 2019 $287,394,007 $ 186,484,535 $100,909,472
Sensitivity of the net pension liability to changes in the discount rate
The following represents the net pension liability of the City, calculated using the discount rate of 7.75%, as
well as what the City’s net pension liability would be if it were calculated using a discount rate that is 1-
percentage-point lower (6.75%) or 1-percentage-point higher (8.75%) than the current rate:
1% Decrease in
Discount Rate (6.75%)
Discount Rate (7.75%)
1% Increase in
Discount Rate (8.75%)
City’s net pension liability $136,153,438 $100,909,472 $71,469,017
Pension Plan Fiduciary Net Position
The plan fiduciary net position reported above is the same as reported by the Fund. Detailed information about the
plan fiduciary net position is available in the Fund’s separately issued audited financial statements, which are
reported using the economic resources measurement focus and the accrual basis of accounting in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. That report can be obtained by contacting
the Board of Trustees, LFPF, 4223 85th Street, Lubbock, TX 79423 or at www.lubbockfirepensionfund.com.
Revenues are recorded when earned, and expenses are recorded when a liability is incurred, regardless of the timing
of the related cash flows. Investments are reported at fair value, the price that would be recognized to sell an asset
in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.
Pension Expense and Deferred Outflow of Resources and Deferred Inflows of Resources Related to
Pension
For the year ended September 30, 2019, the City recognized pension expense of $18,888,518.
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At September 30, 2019, the City reported deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources
related to pensions from the following sources:
Deferred
Outflows of Resources
Deferred
Inflows of Resources
Difference between expected and actual
economic experience
$ 941,949
$ 990,225
Changes in actuarial assumptions 5,496,020 2,394,584
Difference between projected and actual
investment earnings
13,959,804
-
Contributions subsequent to the measurement
date
5,806,358
-
Total $ 26,204,131 $ 3,384,809
$5,806,358 reported as deferred outflows of resources related to pensions resulting from contributions
subsequent to the measurement date will be recognized as a reduction of the net pension liability as of
September 30, 2020. Other amounts reported as deferred outflows and inflows of resources related to pensions
will be recognized in pension expense as follows:
Year ending September 30:
2020 $ 6,993,149
2021 3,174,267
2022 2,063,736
2023 3,990,552
2024 565,475
Thereafter 225,785
Total $17,012,964
H. OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (OPEB)
Plan Description
The City sponsors and administers an informal single-employer health/dental plan. Texas statute provides that
retirees from a municipality with a population of 25,000 or more and that receive retirement benefits fro m a
municipal retirement plan are entitled to purchase continued health benefits coverage for the person and the
person’s dependents unless the person is eligible for group health benefits coverage through another employer.
The State of Texas has the authority to establish and amend the requirements of this statute. No assets are
accumulated in a trust that meets the criteria in paragraph 4 of GASB Statement 75. The City does not issue
stand-alone financial statements for the health/dental plan. However, all required information is presented in
this report.
Benefits Provided
Permanent full-time employees of the City are eligible to participate in the retiree health/dental care plan
provided they meet the criteria for retirement. To be recognized as a “service retiree” and be eligible for group
medical/dental coverage, an employee must have worked for the City for five consecutive years immediately
preceding the date of retirement and satisfy the retirement eligibility criteria listed below. Employees who
retire or are eligible to retire when they leave employment must make an irrevocable decision to accept or deny
retiree insurance at the time they terminate their employment with the City.
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Normal Retirement Benefits
Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS)
Completion of 20 years of service, regardless of age; or
Upon attaining age 60 provided the employee has at least five (5) years of service.
Lubbock Fire Pension Fund (LFPF)
Upon attaining age 50 provided the employee has at least twenty (20) years of service.
Retiree medical/dental coverage levels for retirees is the same as coverage provided to active City employees
in accordance with the terms and conditions of the current City Benefit Plan.
Employees who retire with 15 or more years of service or Civil Service empl oyees that retire who have a
balance in excess of 90 days sick leave shall be eligible to elect to continue receiving medical coverage in full
30 day periods for the term of their sick leave balance. Retirees are required to pay a prorated premium for the
days of coverage not funded by their excess sick leave.
Retirees may purchase retiree health/dental care coverage for eligible spouses and dependents at their own
expense. Insured dependents of a deceased insured retiree shall remain eligible for insura nce or the Medicare
stipend.
The City will provide a $150 per month Health Retirement Account (HRA) contribution or stipend for
Medicare eligible retiree/spouses. Medicare eligible retirees/dependents may not continue coverage on the
City’s plan.
The following table provides a summary of the number of participants in the plan as of December 31, 2017:
Inactive plan members or beneficiaries currently receiving benefits 749
Inactive plan members entitled to but not yet receiving benefits -
Active plan members 2,147
Total 2,896
Contributions
The City is not required to contribute to the plan on behalf of the retirees and funds the plan on a projected
pay-as-you-go financing method. Plan members pay monthly premiums of $380/$23 (medical/dental) for
single coverage and $868/$51 (medical/dental) for family coverage, pre-65.
Total OPEB Liability
The actuarial valuation was performed as of December 31, 2017. Update procedures were used to roll forward
the total OPEB liability to December 31, 2018.
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Actuarial assumptions
The total OPEB liability in the December 31, 2017 actuarial valuation was determined using the following
actuarial assumptions:
Actuarial Cost Method Individual Entry-Age
Inflation 2.5% per year
Healthcare cost trend rate Initial rate of 7.5% declining to an ultimate rate of 4.75% after 13 years
Discount rate 3.71% as of December 31, 2018
Salary increases TMRS: 3.5% to 10.5%, including inflation
LFPF: 4.0% to 11.28%
Demographic assumptions were based on the experience study covering the four-year period ending December
31, 2014 as conducted for TMRS, and assumptions utilized by the LFPF.
Mortality rates for TMRS: for healthy retirees, the gender-distinct RP2000 Combined Healthy Mortality
Tables with Blue Collar Adjustment are used with male rates multiplied by 109% and female rates multiplied
by 103%. The rates are projected on a fully generational basis by scale BB to account for future mortality
improvements.
Mortality rates for LFPF: for healthy retirees, the gender-distinct RP2000 Combined Healthy Mortality Tables
are used, projected to 2024 using scale AA to account for future mortality improvements.
Discount rate
For plans that do not have formal assets, the discount rate should equal the tax-exempt municipal bond rate
based on an index of 20-year general obligation bonds with an average AA credit rating as of the measurement
date. For purposes this valuation, the municipal bond rate is 3.71% (based on the daily rate closest to but not
later than the measurement date of the Fidelity “20-Year Municipal GO AA Index”).
Changes in the Total OPEB Liability
Total OPEB
Liability
Balance at September 30, 2018 $ 140,863,715
Changes for the year:
Service cost 7,851,201
Interest 4,731,705
Difference between expected
and actual experience
(1,162,564)
Changes of assumptions (6,179,217)
Benefit payments (3,674,958)
Net changes $ 1,566,167
Balance at September 30, 2019 $ 142,429,882
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Sensitivity of the total OPEB liability to changes in the discount rate
The following represents the total OPEB liability of the City, calculated using the discount rate of 3.71%, as
well as what the City’s total OPEB liability would be if it were calculated using a discount rate that is 1-
percentage-point lower (2.71%) or 1-percentage-point higher (4.71%) than the current rate:
1% Decrease in
Discount Rate (2.71%)
Discount
Rate (3.71%)
1% Increase in
Discount Rate (4.71%)
City’s Total OPEB Liability $158,088,455 $142,429,882 $127,944,077
Sensitivity of the Total OPEB Liability to changes in the healthcare cost trend rate
The following represents the total OPEB liability of the City, calculated using the assumed healthcare cost
trend rate, as well as what the City’s total OPEB liability would be if it were calculated using a healthcare cost
trend rate that is 1-percentage-point lower or 1-percentage-point higher than the current rate:
1% Decrease in
Healthcare Cost Trend
Rate
Current Healthcare
Cost Trend Rate
Assumption
1% Increase in
Healthcare Cost Trend
Rate
City’s Total OPEB
Liability
$128,375,775
$142,429,882
$158,301,365
OPEB Expense and Deferred Outflow of Resources and Deferred Inflows of Resources Related to OPEB
For the year ended September 30, 2019, the City recognized total OPEB expense of $12,581,615.
At September 30, 2019, the City reported deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources
related to OPEB from the following sources:
Deferred
Outflows of
Resources
Deferred
Inflows of
Resources
Difference in expected and actual experience $ - $ 1,006,714
Changes in assumptions 5,366,290 5,350,848
Contributions subsequent to the measurement
date
3,179,215
-
Total $ 8,545,505 $ 6,357,562
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$3,179,215 reported as deferred outflows of resources related to OPEB resulting from benefit payments
subsequent to the measurement date will be recognized as a reduction of the total OPEB liability as of
September 30, 2019. Other amounts reported as deferred outflows and inflows of resources related to OPEB
will be recognized in OPEB expense as follows:
Year ending September 30:
2020 $ (1,292)
2021 (1,292)
2022 (1,292)
2023 (1,292)
2024 (1,292)
Thereafter (984,812)
Total $(991,272)
I. DEFERRED COMPENSATION
The City offers its employees five deferred compensation plans in accordance with Internal Revenue Code
(“IRC”) Section 457. The plans, available to all city employees, permit them to defer a portion of their salary
until future years. The deferred compensation is not available to employees until termination, retirement, death,
or unforeseeable emergency. The plans’ assets are held in trust for the exclusive benefit of the participants and
their beneficiaries. The City does not provide administrative services or have any fiduciary responsibilities for
these plans; therefore, they are not presented in the BFS.
J. SURFACE WATER SUPPLY
Canadian River Municipal Water Authority
The Canadian River Municipal Water Authority (CRMWA) is a Conservation and Reclamation Authority
established by the Texas Legislature to construct a dam, water reservoir, and aqueduct system for the purpose
of supplying water to surrounding cities. The Authority was created in 1953 and is comprised of eleven cities,
including Lubbock. The budget, financing, and operations of the Authority are governed by a Board of
Directors selected by the governing bodies of each of the member cities, each city being en titled to one or two
members dependent upon population. At September 30, 2019, the Board was comprised of 18 members, two
of which represented the City. The City contracted with the CRMWA to reimburse CRMWA for a portion of
the cost of the Canadian River Dam and aqueduct system in exchange for surface water. The City's pro-rata
share of annual fixed and variable operating and reserve assessments are recorded as an expense of obtaining
surface water. The City has four contract revenue bonds to pay for the water rights. These assets and liabilities
are recorded in the Water and Wastewater Enterprise Fund.
K. HOLD HARMLESS PAYMENT
PUC Docket No. 47576, Application of the City of Lubbock through Lubbock Power and Light for Authority
to Connect a Portion of Its System with the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, requires that upon integration
to ERCOT on June 1, 2021, LP&L will make a one -time payment totaling $24.0 million to SPS to indemnify
SPS and its customers for LP&L’s integration to ERCOT. LP&L utilized the energy and capacity savings
afforded by very low natural gas prices and the Capacity agreement and reserved $24.0 million from this
savings prior to the end of FY 19. This is recorded as a noncurrent liability in the LP&L fund as a hold harmless
payment.
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L. LONG-TERM DEBT
GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION:
Interest Maturity Amount Outstanding
Rate% Dated Date Issued 09/30/19
2.16 01/01/10 02/15/30 19,945,000 12,420,000
1.93 10/05/10 02/15/30 41,000,000 25,290,000
3.85 03/15/11 02/15/22 16,320,000 2,350,000
3.85 03/15/11 02/15/31 14,135,000 9,785,000
3.94 03/15/11 02/15/31 112,230,000 70,155,000
3.35 04/01/12 02/15/32 12,395,000 9,045,000
3.43 04/01/12 02/15/32 66,075,000 44,710,000
3.28 04/01/12 02/15/31 15,200,000 9,105,000
1.61 05/21/13 02/15/21 39,705,000 11,765,000
2.05 05/21/13 02/15/33 42,075,000 26,715,000
2.80 05/21/13 02/15/33 49,440,000 33,990,000
2.64 05/01/14 02/15/26 44,920,000 35,395,000
3.25 05/01/14 02/15/34 62,900,000 49,240,000
3.11 04/15/15 02/15/35 102,490,000 88,035,000
2.42 04/15/15 02/15/28 129,665,000 98,475,000
3.21 05/01/15 02/15/31 28,305,000 25,825,000
2.41 04/15/16 02/15/34 26,660,000 26,325,000
2.72 04/15/16 02/15/36 101,305,000 89,615,000
2.47 11/1/2016 02/15/34 36,780,000 29,615,000
0.00 02/16/17 02/15/37 35,000,000 31,500,000
3.20 04/15/17 02/15/37 23,290,000 21,260,000
2.92 04/04/18 02/15/38 18,535,000 17,240,000
3.86 04/04/18 02/15/38 14,675,000 14,285,000
2.76 04/04/18 02/15/30 96,160,000 89,315,000
3.07 04/04/19 02/15/39 64,550,000 64,550,000
2.13 04/04/19 02/15/30 12,270,000 12,270,000
Total $ 1,129,865,000 $ 948,275,000
(A) Excludes net bond premiums and discounts – ($48,787,650) business-type and ($33,214,214) governmental.
Additionally, this amount includes $609,153,944 of bonds used to finance enterprise fund activities.
At September 30, 2019, management of the City believes the City complied with all financial bond covenants
on outstanding general obligation bonded debt, certificates of obligation, tax notes, electri c revenue bonded
debt, and water contract bonded debt.
Amounts classified as restricted investment in other governmental funds represent amounts restricted by bond
ordinances to cover next year’s debt service payments for certain general obligations that will be transferred to
the debt service fund next year.
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LP&L REVENUE BONDS
Balance
Final Amount Outstanding
Interest Rate (%) Issue Date Maturity Date Issued 09/30/19
2.45 10/15/10 04/15/20 73,295,000 8,655,000
1.90 04/15/13 04/15/24 16,570,000 6,910,000
3.09 05/01/14 04/15/34 16,245,000 11,635,000
3.41 04/15/15 04/15/35 11,865,000 10,185,000
3.04 04/15/16 04/15/46 7,535,000 6,585,000
3.60 08/15/17 02/15/47 17,760,000 17,200,000
3.64 07/12/18 04/15/48 93,925,000 90,380,000
Total $ 237,195,000 $ 151,550,000 *
* Balance outstanding excludes ($16,613,153) of net bond premiums and discounts.
Debt is secured by a first lien on and pledge of the net revenues of the City’s Electric Light and Power System.
Remaining interest required to amortize all outstanding debt equals $83.9 million.
The general purpose for the debt is for acquiring, purchasing, constructing, improving, renovating, enlarging,
and/or equipping property, buildings, structures, facilities and/or related infrastructure for the Electric Light
and Power System. Net revenue available for debt service is 2.2 times the debt service requirements in FY19.
WATER/WASTEWATER REVENUE BONDS
Balance
Final Amount Outstanding
Interest Rate (%) Issue Date Maturity Date Issued 09/30/19
0.92 4/4/2019 2/15/2039 19,635,000 19,635,000
2.47 4/4/2019 2/15/2039 16,725,000 16,725,000
Total 36,360,000 $ 36,360,000 *
* Balance outstanding excludes ($1,930,120) of bond premiums.
The general purpose for the debt is for acquiring, purchasing, constructing, improving, renovating, enlarging,
and/or equipping property, buildings, structures, facilities and/or related infrastructure for the Water and
Wastewater Systems. Net revenue available for debt service is 13.7 times the debt service requirements in
FY19.
CONTRACT BONDS
Balance
Final Amount Outstanding
Interest Rate (%) Issue Date Maturity Date Issued 09/30/19
4.00 to 5.00 12/22/11 01/15/31 30,594,108 21,368,027
2.00 to 5.00 01/20/13 02/15/25 10,970,000 6,402,083
2.00 to 5.00 12/02/14 02/15/27 11,078,489 8,085,901
2.00 to 5.00 10/01/17 02/15/29 4,723,042 3,944,206
Total 52,642,597 39,800,217 *
* Balance outstanding excludes ($3,262,629) of bond premiums.
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TAX NOTE
Balance
Final Amount Outstanding
Interest Rate (%) Issue Date Maturity Date Issued 09/30/19
1.78 07/11/17 02/15/24 $ 18,220,000 $ 8,954,997
2.50 08/01/18 02/15/25 13,290,000 8,535,000
1.99 8/1/2019 02/15/26 7,130,000 7,130,000
Total $ 38,640,000 $ 24,619,997
The annual requirements to amortize all outstanding debt of the City as of September 30, 201 9 are as follows:
Fiscal
Year Principal Interest Principal Interest Principal Interest
2020 29,689,652$ 15,287,207$ 4,688,933$ 360,532$ 325,000$ 168,226$
2021 29,731,901 13,346,777 4,116,366 268,301 450,715 180,890
2022 29,446,614 11,982,020 3,700,126 186,229 463,051 168,555
2023 29,015,895 10,629,115 3,125,776 115,743 475,725 155,881
2024 28,054,225 9,280,129 2,678,166 57,359 488,745 142,861
2025-2029 108,330,589 29,015,764 1,443,485 25,469 2,651,849 506,179
2030-2034 57,372,180 10,630,437 - - 2,394,915 131,507
2035-2039 27,480,000 2,042,600 - - - -
Totals 339,121,056$ 102,214,049$ 19,752,852$ 1,013,633$ *7,250,000$ 1,454,099$
General Obligation Bonds Tax Notes SIB Loan
Governmental Activities
*The annual requirements on the State Infrastructure Bank Loan exceed the debt amount shown on page 100
by $2,250,000. The City of Lubbock will receive this amount prior to February 15, 2020.
Fiscal
Year Principal Interest Principal Interest Principal Interest
2020 46,795,348$ 24,856,659$ 1,361,065$ 90,225$ 21,167,002$ 10,199,515$
2021 47,298,099 22,709,099 1,168,634 62,484 13,247,391 8,962,883
2022 44,478,386 20,795,387 959,874 39,393 14,625,556 8,389,027
2023 45,289,105 18,862,665 694,224 21,459 15,274,810 7,750,836
2024 45,970,775 16,850,761 546,834 8,804 15,294,026 7,049,772
2025-2029 224,739,411 53,604,271 136,514 1,706 60,698,183 25,687,438
2030-2034 126,517,820 14,495,091 - - 31,878,249 15,668,809
2035-2039 28,065,000 1,431,840 - - 24,690,000 10,075,431
2040-2044 --- - 16,090,000 5,942,738
2045-2049 --- - 14,745,000 1,750,800
Totals 609,153,944$ 173,605,773$ 4,867,145$ 224,071$ 227,710,217$ 101,477,249$
General Obligation Bonds Tax Notes Revenue/Contract Bonds
Business-Type Activities
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Capital leases were used to acquire equipment and vehicles. The lessor holds title to the equipment and vehicles
until the lease is paid. The interest rate on the leases ranged from 1.6 percent to 2.1 percent. The requirements
on capital leases of the City as of September 30, 2019, including interest payments totaling $444,672, are as
follows:
Governmental Business-type Total
Capital Lease Capital Lease Capital Lease
Fiscal Minimum Minimum Minimum
Year Payment Payment Payment
2020 $1,219,328 $292,606 $1,511,934
2021 1,219,328 292,606 1,511,934
2022 1,219,328 292,606 1,511,934
2023 1,219,328 292,606 1,511,934
2024 759,893 124,853 884,746
2025-2029 1,043,515 191,995 1,235,510
Less Interest (370,116) (74,555) (444,671)
Total $6,310,604 $1,412,717 $7,723,321
The carrying values on the leased assets of the City as of September 30, 20 19 are as follows:
Accumulated Net Book
Gross Value Depreciation Value
Governmental Activities 9,977,735$ 3,903,999$ 6,073,736$
Business-Type Activities 1,817,103 701,329 1,115,774
Total Leased Assets 11,794,838$ 4,605,328$ 7,189,510$
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Long-term obligations for governmental and business-type activities for the year ended September 30, 2019
are as follows:
Debt Payable Debt Payable Due in
9/30/2018*Additions Deletions 09/30/19 one year
Governmental activities:
Tax-Supported -
Obligation Bonds 344,583,509$ 58,179,400$ 43,889,001$ 358,873,908$ 34,378,585$
Bond Premiums 31,413,569 7,330,859 5,530,214 33,214,214 -
SIB Loan - 5,000,000 - 5,000,000 325,000
Capital Leases 11,365,454 - 5,054,850 6,310,604 1,108,888
Closure/Post Closure 5,879,342 261,236 - 6,140,578 -
Compensated Absences 29,328,890 13,194,529 11,809,985 30,713,434 11,257,036
Total OPEB Liability**99,213,382 9,207,866 8,061,782 100,359,466 -
Net Pension Liability 141,954,040 87,546,288 35,928,438 193,571,890 -
Insurance Claims Payable 5,883,807 34,579,034 34,322,231 6,140,610 3,254,694
Total Governmental activities 669,621,993$ 215,299,212$ 144,596,501$ 740,324,704$ 50,324,203$
Business-type activities:
Self-Supported -
Obligation Bonds 656,626,491$ 25,770,601$ 68,376,003$ 614,021,089$ 48,156,413$
Revenue and Contract Bonds 210,542,208 36,360,000 19,191,991 227,710,217 21,167,002
Bond Premiums 75,810,144 5,550,598 10,767,190 70,593,552 -
Capital Leases 2,638,865 - 1,226,148 1,412,717 269,261
Compensated Absences 5,664,396 3,075,720 3,014,756 5,725,360 4,324,982
Total OPEB Liability 41,650,333 3,375,041 2,954,958 42,070,416 -
Net Pension Liability 28,848,303 26,612,703 10,013,454 45,447,552 -
Total Business-type activities 1,021,780,740$ 100,744,663$ 115,544,500$ 1,006,980,903$ 73,917,658$
*Beginning balances have been adjusted due to the Risk Internal Service Fund changing from a business-type
activity to a governmental activity for FY 2019.
Payments on bonds payable for governmental activities are made in the Debt Service Fund. Bonded debt is
subject to the applicability of federal arbitrage regulations. In FY 2019, the City did had $749,791 outstanding
federal arbitrage. Accrued compensated absences that pertain to governmental activities will be liquidated by
the General Fund and Special Revenue Funds. The Risk Management Internal Service Fund will liq uidate
insurance claims payable that pertain to governmental activities. Payments for the capital leases that pertain
to the governmental activities will be liquidated by the General Fund and Special Revenue Funds.
The General Fund will liquidate the other postemployment benefit liability that pertains to governmental
activities. The net pension liability that pertains to the governmental activities will be liquidated mainly by the
General Fund.
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The total long-term debt is reconciled to the total annual requirements to amortize long-term debt as follows:
New Bond Issuance
In March 2019, the City issued $19,635,000 Water and Wastewater System Surplus Revenue Bonds, Series
2019 (Bonds), with interest rates ranging from 0 percent to 1.40 percent. The Bonds were issued at par and
incurred issuance cost of $337,703.00. The $19,635,000 proceeds from the sale of the Bonds will be used for
the purpose of paying contractual obligations to be incurred for various public improvements and renovations
including: (i) paying the costs of acquiring, purchasing, constructing, improving, renovating, enlarging, and/or
equipping property, buildings, structures, facilities, and/or relate d infrastructure for the Water and Wastewater
System, (ii) funding capitalized interest, (iii) funding the reserve fund requirement for the Bonds, and (iv)
paying the costs of issuing the Bonds.
In April 2019, the City issued $6,130,000 Water and Wastewater System Surplus Revenue Bonds, Series
2019A (Bonds), with interest rates ranging from 1.5 percent to 3.3 percent. The Bonds were issued at a premium
of 454,309 and incurred issuance cost of $82,449. The $6,584,309 proceeds from the sale of the Bonds will be
used for the purpose of paying contractual obligations to be incurred for various public improvements and
renovations including: (i) paying the costs of acquiring, purchasing, constructing, improving, renovating,
enlarging, and/or equipping property, buildings, structures, facilities, and/or related infrastructure for the Water
and Wastewater System, (ii) funding capitalized interest, (iii) funding the reserve fund requirement for the
Bonds, and (iv) paying the costs of issuing the Bonds.
In April 2019, the City issued $64,550,000 Tax and Waterworks System Surplus Revenue Certificates of
Obligation, Series 2019 (Certificates), with interest rates ranging from 2.00 percent to 5.00 percent. The
Certificates were issued at a premium of $9,277,592 and incurred issuance cost of $ 626,142. The $73,827,592
proceeds from the sale of the Certificates will be used for the purpose of paying contractual obligations to be
incurred for various public improvements and renovations including: (i) construction of a new Po lice
Headquarters facility, Property Warehouse/Crime Lab facility, East Substation facility, North Substation
facility, South Substation facility, and a new Municipal Court facility; (ii) construction of automated car wash
for light duty vehicles at the Municipal Hill (iii) payment of professional services of attorneys, financial
advisors, engineers and other professionals in connection with the Project and the issuance of the Certificates.
The proceeds of the debt are recorded in the various Capital Projec ts Funds.
Refunding
In March 2019, the City issued $10,595,000 Water and Wastewater System Refunding Bonds, Series 2019
(Bonds), with interest rates ranging from 1.50 percent to 3.30 percent. The Bonds were issued at a premium of
$1,578,560 and incurred issuance cost of $155,254. The $12,343,560 bond proceeds were used to refund a
Long-Term Debt - Governmental Activities 740,324,704$
Long-Term Debt - Business-Type Activities 1,006,980,903
Interest 379,988,874
Total Amount of Debt 2,127,294,481$
Less: Bond Discounts/Premiums (103,807,766)
Less: Capital Leases (7,723,321)
Less: Closure/Post Closure (6,140,578)
Less: Compensated Absenses (36,438,794)
Less: Post Employment Benefits (142,429,882)
Less: Net Pension Liability (239,019,442)
Less: Insurance Claims Payable (6,140,610)
Plus: SIB Loan Annual Requirement vs Debt 2,250,000
Total Other Debt (539,450,393)
Total Future Bonded Debt Requirements 1,587,844,088$
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portion of the City’s outstanding indebtedness for the purpose of achieving debt service savings. The net
proceeds were deposited with the Escrow Agent in an amount necessary t o accomplish, on their scheduled
redemption date, the discharge and final payment on the Refunded Bonds. These funds will be held by the
Escrow Agent in a special escrow fund and used to purchase direct obligations of the United States of America.
Under the escrow agreements between the City and the Escrow Agent, the escrow funds are irrevocably
pledged to the payment of principal and interest on the Refund Bonds. The bonds refunded $12,100,000 of
outstanding debt. Because of the refunding, the City decreased total debt service requirements by $434,556,
which resulted in net present value savings of $394,483, or 3.26 percent savings on refunded bonds.
In April 2019, the City issued $12,270,000 GO Refunding Bonds, Series 2019 (Bonds), with interest rates
ranging from 2.00 percent to 5.00 percent. The Bonds were issued at a premium of $1,570,996 and incurred
issuance cost of $140,483. The $13,990,996 bond proceeds were used to refund a portion of the City’s
outstanding indebtedness for the purpose of achieving debt service savings. The net proceeds were deposited
with the Escrow Agent in an amount necessary to accomplish, on their scheduled redemption date, the
discharge and final payment on the Refunded Bonds. These funds will be held by the Escrow Agent in a special
escrow fund and used to purchase direct obligations of the United States of America. Under the escrow
agreements between the City and the Escrow Agent, the escrow funds are irrevocably pledged to the payment
of principal and interest on the Refund Bonds. The bonds refunded $13,695,000 of outstanding debt. Because
of the refunding, the City decreased total debt service requirements by $1,818,284, which resulted in net present
value savings of $1,605,316, or 11.72 percent savings on refunded bonds.
Prior year defeasance of debt. In prior years, the City defeased bonds by placing the proceeds of the new
bonds in an irrevocable trust account 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
government’s financial statements. At September 30, 2019, the City has no outstanding defeased debt.
M. CONDUIT DEBT
In the past, the City has approved the issuance of Health Facilities Development Corporation Bonds and
Education Facilities Authority Bonds to provide financial assistance to private sector entities for the acquisition
and construction of public facilities. The bonds are secured by the property financed. Upon repayment of the
bonds, ownership of the acquired facilities transfers to the private-sector entity served by the bond issuance.
The City, nor the State, nor any political subdivision thereof is obligated in any manner for repayment of the
bonds. Accordingly, the bonds are not reported as liabilities in the accompanying financial statements.
As of September 30, 2019, there was one series of Lubbock Health Facilities Development Corporation Bonds
outstanding with an aggregate principal amount payable of $59,585,000. The bonds were issued in 2008. Also
as of September 30, 2019, there was one series of Lubbock Education Facilities Authority Inc. Bonds
outstanding with an aggregate principal amount payable of $19,800,000. The bonds were issued in 2007 and
refunded in FY 2016.
N. SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DEBT
In FY 2008, the Vintage Township Public Facilities Corporation (PFC), a discretely presented component unit
of the City, issued special assessment debt for the acquisition and construction of certain public facilities
benefiting Vintage Township. The PFC had $2,033,000 outstanding special assessment debt as of September
30, 2019. The City collects assessments and forwards the collections to the bondholders. The City is not
obligated in any manner for special assessment debt and is not liable for repayment of the debt. As the PFC
completes construction of certain public facilities, the assets are donated to the City. As of September 30, 2019,
$4,677,257 in completed construction costs was contributed to the City. The PFC has a deficit in unrestricted
net position, which is a result of the debt held in the PFC name while the assets are donated to the City and
held in the City’s name.
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O. FUND BALANCE
The City classified governmental fund balances as follows:
General Fund
Debt Service
Fund
Governmental
Capital Projects
Nonmajor
Governmental
Funds
Total
Governmental
Funds
Fund Balances
Nonspendable:
Inventory 154,233$ -$ -$ -$ 154,233$
Restricted:
Debt service - 7,962,644 - 5,156,918 13,119,562
Tax note purchases 206,655 - - - 206,655
Economic and business development - - - 152,181 152,181
Tourism, convention centers, arts - - - 577,220 577,220
Animal assistance - - - 396,027 396,027
Tax improvement financing areas - - - 5,729,435 5,729,435
Public improvement districts - - - 2,134,217 2,134,217
Cable services to community public buildings - - - 3,344,912 3,344,912
Community services grants - - - 276,669 276,669
Heath grants - - - 38,002 38,002
Police grants - - - 57,991 57,991
Law enforcement purposes - - - 1,056,482 1,056,482
Court technology - - - 882,350 882,350
Donations for community services - - - 53,756 53,756
Donations for animal services - - - 64,213 64,213
Donations for museums - - - 203,136 203,136
Donations for parks and recreational - - - 123,595 123,595
Donations for fire services - - - 5,739 5,739
Donations for police services - - - 10,026 10,026
Donations for cultural - - - 19,222 19,222
Donations for other programs - - - 391 391
Street capital projects - - 3,924,345 2,005,138 5,929,483
General facility capital projects - - 3,895,684 - 3,895,684
Public safety capital projects - - 73,038,802 - 73,038,802
Parks capital projects - 1,052,847 1,052,847
TIF capital projects - - - 6,006,408 6,006,408
Committed:
Gateway street capital projects - - - 11,004,991 11,004,991
TIF capital projects - - - 3,183,568 3,183,568
Infrastructure and neighborhood dev - - - 630,094 630,094
Street capital projects - - 6,705,342 - 6,705,342
General facility capital projects - - 2,373,537 - 2,373,537
Public safety capital projects - - 2,452,169 - 2,452,169
Parks capital projects - - 567,194 - 567,194
Unassigned 55,265,460 - - - 55,265,460
Total Fund Balances 55,626,348$ 7,962,644$ 94,009,920$ 43,112,681$ 200,711,593$
The restricted special revenue fund balances are also restricted for GWFS net position.
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P. RISK MANAGEMENT
The Risk Management Fund was established to account for liability claims, workers ’ compensation claims,
and premiums for property/casualty insurance coverage. The Risk Management Fund generates its revenue
through charges to other departments, which are based on costs.
In April 1999, the City purchased workers’ compensation coverage, with no deductible, from Texas Municipal
League Intergovernmental Risk Pool (TML-IRP) with continuous coverage through September 30, 2009.
Effective October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2018 the City purchased workers’ compensation coverage
from Texas Political Subdivisions Joint Self-Insurance Fund (TPS). TPS operates as a self-insurance pool
offering coverage to municipalities and other political subdivisions in accordance with the local government
code and the terms of interlocal agreements among me mbers. The City obtains workers’ compensation
coverage through a guaranteed-cost plan. Guaranteed-cost members combine their contributions to cover
pooled losses and expenses. As required by interlocal agreement, TPS obtains specific excess of loss coverage
over and above the self-insured retention stated in the agreement so that members will not have joint and several
liabilities beyond their required contribution. Effective October 1, 2018 the City purchased workers’
compensation insurance with no deductible from Texas Mutual Insurance Company. Prior to April 1999, the
City was self-insured for workers’ compensation claims. Any claims outstanding prior to April 1999 continue
to be the City’s responsibility.
The City’s self-insurance liability program was funded on a cash flow basis, which means that the servicing
contractor processes, adjusts, and pays claims from a deposit account provided by the City until October 1,
2017. After October 1, 2017 all self-insurance liability claims are being adjusted and paid through the use of
an in-house claims adjuster who, with the assistance of the Risk Manager, sets reserves. The City accounts
for the liability program by charging premiums to rep lenish funds based upon losses, administrative fees,
premiums, and reserve requirements. In order to control the risks associated with liability claims, the City
purchases excess liability coverage with an $18 million annual aggregate limit and is subject to a $500,000
self-insured retention per claim.
For self-insured coverage, the Risk Management Fund establishes claim liabilities based on estimates of the
ultimate cost of claims (including future claim adjustment expenses) that have been reported but not settled,
and of claims that have been incurred but not reported (IBNR). The length of time for which such costs must
be estimated varies depending on the coverage involved. Because actual claim costs depend on complex factors
such as inflation, changes in doctrines of legal liability, and damage awards, the process used in computing
claim liabilities does not necessarily result in an exact amount, particularly for liability coverage. Claim
liabilities are recomputed periodically using a variety of actuarial and statistical techniques to produce current
estimates that reflect recent settlements, claim frequency, and other economic and social factors. Adjustments
to claim liabilities are charged or credited to an expense account in the period in which they are incurred.
Additionally, property and boiler coverage is accounted for in the Risk Management Fund. In FY 2018, the
City of Lubbock separated Lubbock Power and Light’s (LP&L) property and boiler and machinery as a cost
savings measure. The City’s property insurance policy, excluding LP&L, was purchased from an outside
insurance carrier. The policy has a $500,000 wind/hail deductible per occurrence and a $250,000 deductible
for all other forms of loss. The City’s boiler and machinery insurance policy, excluding LP&L, was purchased
from an outside insurance carrier. The policy has a $25,000 deductible. Lubbock Power and Light purchases
package property and boiler and machinery coverage from an outside carrier. The policy has various
deductibles for both property and boiler and machinery ranging from $100,000 to 2.5% of location values .
Premiums are charged to funds based upon estimated premiums fo r the upcoming year. Departments that
sustain property damage in excess of $1,000 are eligible to request assistance from the Risk Management Fund
for payment of those damages up to the policy deductible.
Other small insurance policies, such as surety bond coverage and miscellaneous floaters, are also accounted
for in the Risk Management Fund. Funds are charged based on premium amounts and administrative charges.
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The City accounts for all insurance activity in the Internal Service Funds.
Q. HEALTH INSURANCE
The City provides medical and dental insurance for all full-time employees and accounts for these activities in
the Health Benefits Fund. Revenue for the health insurance program is generated from each cost center, based
upon the number of active full-time employees. The City’s plan is self-insured under an Administrative
Services Only (ASO) Agreement. The City purchases excess coverage of $700,000 per covered individual
annually. Beginning on January 1, 2012, the City discontinued coverage that included an aggregate cap. The
insurance vendor, based on medical trend, claims history, and utilization assists in the determination of the
individual deductible. The actuarially determined calculation of the claim liability was $1.76 million at
September 30, 2019 for all health coverages including medical, prescription drugs, and dental.
The City also provides full-time employees basic term life insurance. The life insurance policy has a face value
of $10,000 per employee.
Full-time employees may elect to purchase medical insurance for eligible dependents at a reduced rate. The
Health Fund paid for employee only dental coverage from January 1, 2013 through October 15, 2015. After
October 15, 2015 employee only coverage was charged to departments. Employees may elect to purchase
dental insurance for eligible dependents. Employees may also elect, at their cost, to participate in several
voluntary insurance programs such as vision insurance, voluntary life, and accident insurance.
The Risk Management and Health Benefits Funds established a liability for self-insurance for both reported
and unreported insured events, which included estimates of future payments of losses and related claim
adjustment expenses.
The following represents changes in those aggregate liabilities for these funds during the past two years ended
September 30:
FY 2019 FY 2018
Workers' Compensation and Liability Reserves at
Beginning of Fiscal Year $ 3,797,943 $ 2,911,858
Claims Expenses 4,675,408 5,313,246
Claims Payments (4,057,981) (4,427,161)
Workers' Compensation and Liability Reserves at
End of Fiscal Year 4,415,370 3,797,943
Medical and Dental Claims Liability at Beginning
of Fiscal Year 2,085,864 1,708,169
Claims Expenses 29,903,626 29,441,716
Claims Payments (30,264,250) (29,064,021)
Medical and Dental Claims Liability at End of
Fiscal Year 1,725,240 2,085,864
Total Self-Insurance Liability at End of Fiscal Year 6,140,610$ 5,883,807$
Total Assets to Pay Claims at End of Fiscal Year 24,567,448$ 23,148,358$
Accrued Insurance Claims Payable - Current $ 3,254,694 $ 3,313,832
Accrued Insurance Claims Payable - Noncurrent 2,885,916 2,569,975
Total Accrued Insurance Claims 6,140,610$ 5,883,807$
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R. LANDFILL CLOSURE AND POSTCLOSURE CARE COST
State and federal laws and regulations require the City to place final covers on its landfill sites at closure and
to perform certain maintenance and monitoring functions for 30 years thereafter. Although closure and post
closure care costs will be paid only near or after the date that the landfills stop accepting waste, the City reports
a portion of these closure and post closure costs as operating expenses (and recognizes a corresponding
liability) in each period based on landfill capacity used as of each statement of net position date.
The $6,140,578 included in landfill closure and post closure care liability at September 30, 2019, represents
the cumulative amount expensed by the City to date for its two landfills, that are registered under TCEQ permit
numbers 69 (Landfill 69) and 2252 (Landfill 2252), less amounts that have been paid. Approximately 9 7.1
percent of the estimated capacity of Landfill 69 has been used, with $591,661 remaining to be recognized over
the remaining closure period. Approximately 7.8 percent of the estimated capacity of Landfill 2252 has been
used to date, with $19,853,188 remaining to be recognized over the remaining closure period. Post closure
care costs are based on prior estimates and have been adjusted for inflation. Actual costs may differ due to
inflation, deflation, changes in technology, or other regulatory changes.
The City is required by state and federal laws and regulations to provide assurance that financial resources will
be available for landfill closure, post closure care, and remediation or containment of environmental hazards.
The City is in compliance with these requirements and has chosen the Local Government Financial Test
mechanism for providing assurance. The City expects to finance costs through normal operations.
S. DISAGGREGATION OF ACCOUNTS – FUND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Court Consumer Property Balance at
Fines Metered Damage Paving Misc.09/30/19
Governmental Funds:
General Fund 4,654,644$ 2,632,066$ 456,827$ 221,417$ 3,009$ 7,967,963$
Capital Projects - - - - 6,992 6,992
Total 4,654,644$ 2,632,066$ 456,827$ 221,417$ 10,001$ 7,974,955$
General Balance at
Consumer Misc.09/30/19
Proprietary Funds:
LP&L 28,280,462$ 1,190,090$ 29,470,552$
Water/Wastewater 17,266,156 758,097 18,024,253
WTMPA 205,352 - 205,352
Storm Water 2,836,903 - 2,836,903
Nonmajor 1,606,861 76,205 1,683,066
Total 50,195,734$ 2,024,392$ 52,220,126$
Accounts Receivable Summary
Accounts Receivable Summary
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Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Summary
Balance at
Vouchers Accounts Miscellaneous 09/30/19
Governmental Funds:
General Fund 1,046,004$ 3,541,490$ -$ 4,587,494$
Govt. Capital Projects 2,096,168 188,155 2,023,005 4,307,328
Nonmajor 2,320,967 36,643 904,725 3,262,335
Proprietary Funds:
LP&L 18,176,014 539,310 14,355,296 33,070,620
Water/Wastewater 2,177,092 1,821,336 481,639 4,480,067
WTMPA - 1,378,670 - 1,378,670
Storm Water 121,542 168,379 - 289,921
Nonmajor 1,538,706 128,648 1,660,923 3,328,277
Internal Service 1,496,091 309,872 165,543 1,971,506
Total 28,972,584$ 8,112,503$ 19,591,131$ 56,676,218$
Accounts Payable Summary
Balance at
09/30/19
Governmental Funds:
General Fund $ 4,961,436
Proprietary Funds:
LP&L 3,090,962
Water/Wastewater 1,958,996
Storm Water 338,144
Nonmajor 13,381
Total $ 10,362,919
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T. DISAGGREGATION OF ACCOUNTS - GOVERNMENT-WIDE
Accounts Interest Taxes Internal Service Balance at
Receivable Receivable Receivable Receivables 09/30/19
Governmental
Activities 3,013,519$ 209,110$ 16,052,196$ 100,550$ 19,375,375$
Business-Type
Activities 46,818,643 869,478 - 315 47,688,436
Total 49,832,162$ 1,078,588$ 16,052,196$ 100,865$ 67,063,811$
Net Receivables
Accounts Internal Service Balance at
Payable Payables 09/30/19
Governmental
Activities 12,157,157$ 1,930,801$ 14,087,958$
Business-Type
Activities 42,547,555 40,705 42,588,260
Total 54,704,712$ 1,971,506$ 56,676,218$
Accounts Payable
U. FUND CLOSURES
As discussed in Note I. A, effective October 1, 2019, at the request of Lubbock and as a result of concurrent
ordinances enacted by all members of the WTMPA, Lubbock was deleted as a member public entity of the
agency. Please refer to Note I. A for further details.
NOTE IV. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
A. FEDERAL GRANTS
In the normal course of operations, the City receives grant funds from state and federal agencies. The grant
programs are subject to audits by agents of the granting authority to ensure compliance with conditions
precedent to the granting of funds. Any liability for reimbursement which may arise as the result of audits of
grants is not believed to be significant.
B. LITIGATION
The City is involved in various legal proceedings related to alleged personal and property damages, breach of
contract and civil rights cases, some of which involve claims against the City that exceed $500,000. State law
limits municipal liability for personal injury to $250,000 per person/$500,000 per occurrence and property
damage to $100,000 per claim for activities arising out of its governmental functions. This limit is not
applicable to claims pertaining to the City’s electric utility.
The City’s insurance coverage, if available, contains a $500,000 self-insured retention. As of September 30,
2019, the City has $1,684,784 reserved on general liability claims, as determined by an actuarial calculation.
The following represents the significant litigation against the City at this time.
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Beck Steel, Inc. et al. v. City of Lubbock et al.
The Plaintiff is asserting that the City illegally charged storm water fees to residents as the City used the fees
to pay for expenses not related to storm water and not allowed by state law. The City filed a Plea to the
Jurisdiction regarding the Plaintiff’s claim for recovery of the fees and it was denied by the court. Both parties
filed Motions for Summary Judgment in August 2017. Oral arguments were heard by trial court in December
2017 and the trial court granted the City’s First Amended Motion for Summary Judgment on January 11, 2018.
Plaintiff has appealed decision to the Court of Appeals. The Amarillo Court of Appeals recused themselves
and the case has been transferred to the 14th Court of Appeals in Houston.
Alexa Jarpe and Jeremy Leech v. City of Lubbock
The Plaintiffs were injured in an auto accident with a City police vehicle that was responding to an armed
robbery and are claiming negligence for speeding and responding to an emergency without use of lights and
siren. Trial court ruled in the City’s favor holding that the officer was entitled to offi cial immunity. Plaintiff
appealed to the Court of Appeals and they reversed the trial court ’s decision. The City has appealed the case
to the Texas Supreme Court.
Eligah Williams and Gloria Garcia v. City of Lubbock
The Plaintiffs were injured in an auto accident with a City Solid Waste truck when the truck was making a turn
into the alley. The City is attempting to obtain all medical bills and mediate the dispute.
Delfine Mazzamuto and Anastasio Madrid v. City of Lubbock
Ms. Delfine Mazzamuto was injured when her vehicle was rear-ended in an auto accident with a City police
vehicle. Parties will attempt to mediate and reach a settlement.
Jeff Headrick et al. v. City of Lubbock
On July 23, 2019, a bumper pull trailer being pulled by a Ford Expedition was struck by an LP&L truck,
resulting in a fatality, multiple personal injuries and property damage. At the time the trailer was struck, it,
along with the Expedition, were located in the outside through lane of traffic. Altho ugh multiple claims have
been filed, a suit has not yet been filed.
The claimants have been in negotiations for approximately two months and agreed upon on a resolution of this
matter, completed after the conclusion of FY 19. The resolution includes all parties and all claims that could
be brought related to the vehicle collision. The amount of the settlement is $10,000,000, said amount being
within the City’s retained self-insurance amount, and the City’s excess liability insurance limits.
NOTE V. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On October 8, 2019 the City of Lubbock called and redeemed $44,875,000 in bond obligations and $88,405,000
in Water and Wastewater revenue bond obligations.
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Required Supplementary Information
Schedule of Changes in Net Pension Liability and Related Ratios
Texas Municipal Retirement System
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Total pension liability
Service Cost $16,842,100 $16,420,981 $15,823,941 $15,646,134 $13,880,535
Interest (on the total pension liability)47,036,685 45,317,091 43,569,660 43,381,064 41,941,717
Difference between expected and actual experience (6,213,444) (709,626) (116,124) (2,308,849) (5,561,662)
Change of assumptions - - - 1,083,512 -
Benefit payments, including refunds of employee
contributions (36,191,022) (35,336,067) (32,040,199) (32,247,421) (28,915,142)
Net Change in Total Pension Liability 21,474,319 25,692,379 27,237,278 25,554,440 21,345,448
Total Pension Liability - Beginning 706,514,233 680,821,854 653,584,576 628,030,136 606,684,688
Total Pension Liability - Ending (a)$727,988,552 $706,514,233 $680,821,854 $653,584,576 $628,030,136
Plan Fiduciary Net Position
Contributions - Employer $17,977,519 $17,388,324 $16,727,368 $17,455,926 $16,809,722
Contributions - Employee 6,972,627 6,781,947 6,519,575 6,580,584 6,187,966
Net Investment Income (18,566,799) 76,875,125 35,696,237 791,199 29,351,843
Benefit payments, including refunds of employee
contributions (36,191,022) (35,336,067) (32,040,199) (32,247,421) (28,915,142)
Administrative Expense (358,970) (398,475) (403,223) (481,936) (306,464)
Other (18,755) (20,194) (21,725) (23,803) (25,196)
Net Change in Plan Fiduciary Net Position (30,185,400) 65,290,660 26,478,033 (7,925,451) 23,102,729
Plan Fiduciary Net Position - Beginning 620,063,982 554,773,322 528,295,289 536,220,740 513,118,011
Plan Fiduciary Net Position - Ending (b)$589,878,582 $620,063,982 $554,773,322 $528,295,289 $536,220,740
City's Net Pension Liability - Ending (a) - (b)$138,109,970 $86,450,251 $126,048,532 $125,289,287 $91,809,396
Plan Fiduciary Net Position as a Percentage
of Total Pension Liability 81.03%87.76%81.49%80.83%85.38%
Covered Payroll 99,598,464 96,821,824 93,136,791 93,914,371 88,287,852
City's Net Pension Liability as a Percentage
of Covered Payroll 138.67%89.29%135.34%133.41%103.99%
NOTE: The City implemented GASB Statement No. 68 in FY 2015. Information in this table has been determined as of the measurement
date (December 31) of the net pension liability and will ultimately contain information for ten years.
Changes in assumptions: In 2016, the discount rate was lowered from 7.0% to 6.75%; the inflation rate was lowered from
3% to 2.5%; the experience study for retirement age was updated.
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Schedule of Contributions
Texas Municipal Retirement System
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Actuarially Determined Contribution 18,379,276$ 17,788,537$ 17,128,597$ 16,819,070$ 16,822,154$
Contributions in relation to the actuarially
determined contribution 18,379,276 17,788,537 17,128,597 16,819,070 16,822,154
Covered payroll 103,246,935 98,700,040 95,409,809 92,797,625 90,076,485
Contributions as a percentage of covered
payroll 17.80%18.02%17.95%18.12%18.68%
Notes to Schedule of Contributions
Valuation Date:December 31, 2018
Notes Actuarially determined contribution rates are calculated as of December 31
and become effective in January, 12 months and one day later.
Methods and Assumptions Used to Determine Contribution Rates:
Actuarial Cost Method Entry Age Normal
Amortization Method Level Percentage of Payroll, Closed
Remaining Amortization Period 27 years
Asset Valuation Method 10 Year smoothed market, 15% soft corridor
Inflation 2.5%
Salary Increases 3.5% to 10.5% including inflation
Investment Rate of Return 6.75%
Retirement Age Experience-based table of rates that are specific to the City's plan of benefits.
Last updated for the 2015 valuation pursuant to an experience study of the
period 2010 - 2014
Mortality RP2000 Combined Mortality Table with Blue Collar Adjustment with male
rates multiplied by 109% and female rates multiplied by 103% and projected
on a fully generational basis with scale BB
Other Information
Notes There were no benefit changes during the year.
NOTE: The City implemented GASB Statement No. 68 in FY 2015. Information in this table has been determined as of the City's
most recent fiscal year-end (September 30) and will ultimately contain information for ten years.
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Schedule of Changes in Net Pension Liability and Related Ratios
Lubbock Fire Pension Fund
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Total pension liability
Service Cost $6,633,905 $6,378,755 $6,133,418 $5,897,517 $5,670,689
Interest (on the total pension liability)21,482,849 20,651,840 19,752,539 18,983,849 18,188,061
Difference between expected and actual experience 35,696 - 1,284,558 - (1,634,184)
Change of assumptions (2,680,334) - - - 9,070,157
Benefit payments, including refunds of employee
contributions (17,284,513) (15,841,569) (15,782,381) (14,614,970) (13,429,152)
Net Change in Total Pension Liability 8,187,603 11,189,026 11,388,134 10,266,396 17,865,571
Total Pension Liability - Beginning 279,206,404 268,017,378 256,629,244 246,362,848 228,497,277
Total Pension Liability - Ending (a)$287,394,007 $279,206,404 $268,017,378 $256,629,244 $246,362,848
Plan Fiduciary Net Position
Contributions - Employer $7,214,819 $6,897,164 $6,598,900 $6,652,094 $6,234,058
Contributions - Employee 4,312,808 3,947,134 3,774,706 3,716,202 3,424,188
Net Investment Income (2,831,237) 23,109,838 7,668,252 (5,133,050) 991,921
Benefit payments, including refunds of employee
contributions (17,284,513) (15,841,569) (15,782,381) (14,614,970) (13,429,152)
Administrative Expense (351,995) (290,549) (322,882) (244,762) (205,266)
Other 570,341 1,015,473 1,244,040 136,500 53,411
Net Change in Plan Fiduciary Net Position (8,369,777) 18,837,491 3,180,635 (9,487,986) (2,930,840)
Plan Fiduciary Net Position - Beginning 194,854,312 176,016,821 172,836,186 182,324,172 185,255,012
Plan Fiduciary Net Position - Ending (b)$186,484,535 $194,854,312 $176,016,821 $172,836,186 $182,324,172
City's Net Pension Liability - Ending (a) - (b)$100,909,472 $84,352,092 $92,000,557 $83,793,058 $64,038,676
Plan Fiduciary Net Position as a Percentage
of Total Pension Liability 64.89%69.79%65.67%67.35%74.01%
Covered Payroll 33,080,326 31,754,899 30,367,707 29,897,052 27,547,772
City's Net Pension Liability as a Percentage
of Covered Payroll 305.04%265.63%302.96%280.27%232.46%
NOTE: The City implemented GASB Statement No. 68 in FY 2015. Information in this table has been determined as of the measurement
date (December 31) of the net pension liability and will ultimately contain information for ten years.
Changes in assumptions: In 2015, the discount rate was lowered from 8.0% to 7.75%.
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Schedule of Contributions
Lubbock Fire Pension Fund (LFPF)
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Statutorily Determined Contribution 7,525,133$ 7,111,376$ 7,071,721$ 6,591,298$ 6,316,139$
Contributions in relation to the contractually
determined contribution 7,525,133 7,111,376 7,071,721 6,591,298 6,316,139
Covered payroll 34,502,908 32,636,722 32,554,784 30,141,037 28,277,981
Contributions as a percentage of covered
payroll 21.81%21.79%21.72%21.87%22.34%
Notes to Schedule of Contributions
Valuation Date:December 31, 2018
Notes Contribution rates were based on the budgeted contribution rates.
Methods and Assumptions Used to Determine Contribution Rates:
Actuarial Cost Method Entry Age Normal
Amortization Method Level Percentage of Payroll, Open
Remaining Amortization Period 53 years
Inflation 2.75%
Salary Increases 3.00%, plus promotion, step and longevity increases that vary by service
Investment Rate of Return 7.75%
Mortality PubS-2010 total dataset mortality tables, projected for mortality improvement
generationally using the projection scale MP-2018.
Other Information
Notes There were no benefit changes during the year.
NOTE: The City implemented GASB Statement No. 68 in FY 2015. Information in this table has been determined as of the City's
most recent fiscal year-end (September 30) and will ultimately contain information for ten years.
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Required Supplementary Information
Schedule of Changes in Total OPEB Liability and Related Ratios
2019 2018
Total OPEB liability
Service Cost 7,851,201 $6,889,393
Interest (on the total OPEB liability)4,731,705 4,871,975
Changes of benefit terms - -
Difference between expected and actual experience (1,162,564)
Change of assumptions (6,179,217) 7,332,144
Benefit payments (3,674,958) (5,316,929)
Net Change in Total OPEB Liability 1,566,167 13,776,583
Total OPEB Liability - Beginning 140,863,715 127,087,132
Total OPEB Liability - Ending (a)142,429,882 $140,863,715
Covered Payroll 123,461,642 120,830,434
City's Total OPEB Liability as a Percentage
of Covered Payroll 115.36%116.58%
NOTE: The City implemented GASB Statement No. 75 in FY 2018. Information in this table has been determined as of the
measurement date (December 31) of the total OPEB liability and will ultimately contain information for ten years.
Changes in assumptions: reflects a change in the discount rate from 3.31% as of December 31, 2017 to 3.71% as of
December 31, 2018.
No assets are accumulated in a trust that meets the criteria in paragraph 4 of GASB Statement No. 75.
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Required Supplementary Information
Mandatory Budgetary Comparison Schedule
General Fund
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
Variance with
Final Budget -
Actual Amounts Positive
Original Budget Final Budget Budgetary Basis (Negative)
REVENUES
Taxes
Property Tax 62,614,582$ 62,614,582$ 63,597,746$ 983,164$
Delinquent Taxes 732,000 732,000 830,384 98,384
Sales Tax 68,544,414 68,567,413 71,646,845 3,079,432
Mixed Beverage Tax 1,415,000 1,415,000 1,494,476 79,476
Bingo Tax 268,000 268,000 248,800 (19,200)
Suddenlink 1,901,918 1,901,918 1,915,170 13,252
Xcel 68,024 68,024 243,175 175,151
South Plains Electric Cooperative 1,237,086 1,237,086 1,667,782 430,696
Atmos 2,544,237 2,544,237 2,459,370 (84,867)
West Texas Gas Company 25,710 25,710 19,862 (5,848)
Telecom Right of Way 3,207,502 3,207,502 2,785,856 (421,646)
Development Services 227,040 227,040 241,019 13,979
General Government 172,608 172,608 247,679 75,071
City Secretary 336,360 336,360 420,355 83,995
Public Safety 875,550 873,550 882,423 8,873
Public Works 23,676,939 23,678,939 24,457,925 778,986
Health 85,090 85,090 76,099 (8,991)
Animal Shelter 123,800 123,800 77,057 (46,743)
Cultural/Recreational 1,029,920 1,029,920 950,735 (79,185)
Museum 310,870 310,870 282,761 (28,109)
Licenses and Permits 3,994,481 3,994,481 4,178,306 183,825
Intergovernmental 363,326 363,326 649,418 286,092
Fines and Forfeitures 2,807,000 2,807,000 2,849,108 42,108
Interest Earnings 426,828 426,828 1,991,407 1,564,579
Rental 6,600 6,600 5,573 (1,027)
Recoveries of Expenditures 844,220 844,220 755,512 (88,708)
Oil and Gas Royalties 456,098 456,098 346,525 (109,573)
Other 188,200 188,200 435,184 246,984
Transfers from Electric Fund 15,475,372 15,475,372 12,937,976 (2,537,396)
Transfers from Water/Wastewater Fund 16,486,926 16,486,926 16,486,944 18
Transfers from Airport Fund 1,855,620 1,855,620 1,855,620 -
Transfers from Stormwater 2,998,401 2,998,402 2,998,392 (10)
Total Revenue 215,299,722$ 215,322,722$ 220,035,484$ 4,712,762$
EXPENDITURES
Administrative Services
City Attorney 2,112,887$ 2,112,887$ 2,102,516$ 10,371$
City Council 621,240 621,240 559,005 62,235
City Manager 1,599,596 1,599,596 1,640,482 (40,886)
City Secretary 1,323,600 1,323,600 1,104,801 218,799
Facilities Management 3,460,599 3,460,599 3,295,819 164,780
Finance 3,003,658 3,003,658 2,898,465 105,193
Human Resources 597,430 597,430 575,264 22,166
Internal Audit 325,491 325,491 291,957 33,534
Non-departmental 1,539,100 1,562,100 4,558,571 (2,996,471)
Communications and Marketing and Call Center 662,403 662,403 615,680 46,723
Total Administrative Services 15,246,004 15,269,004 17,642,560 (2,373,556)
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Required Supplementary Information
Mandatory Budgetary Comparison Schedule (Continued)
General Fund
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
Variance with
Final Budget -
Actual Amounts Positive
Original Budget Final Budget Budgetary Basis (Negative)
EXPENDITURES (Continued)
Development Services*
Building Safety 2,482,186$ 2,482,186$ 2,367,205$ 114,981$
Codes and Environmental Health 3,064,441 3,064,441 3,103,424 (38,983)
Planning 869,149 869,149 711,910 157,239
Total Development Services 6,415,776 6,415,776 6,182,539 233,237
Cultural and Recreation Services
Library 3,832,133 3,832,133 3,561,033 271,100
Cultural Arts 1,290,922 1,290,922 1,165,212 125,710
Parks and Recreation 11,452,942 11,452,942 10,438,416 1,014,526
Total Cultural and Recreation Services 16,575,996 16,575,996 15,164,661 1,411,335
Public Works
Solid Waste 15,612,949 15,746,249 16,030,105 (283,856)
Engineering 833,777 1,097,449 1,055,590 41,859
Streets 4,841,360 4,577,688 3,709,575 868,113
Traffic 3,705,119 3,705,119 3,504,570 200,549
Total Public Works 24,993,204 25,126,505 24,299,840 826,665
Public Safety and Health Services
Animal Services 2,181,569 2,181,569 2,311,037 (129,468)
Fire 54,149,059 54,149,059 54,624,050 (474,991)
Municipal Court 1,981,501 1,981,501 1,866,208 115,293
Police 69,626,853 69,566,086 67,341,293 2,224,793
Public Health 1,574,604 1,574,604 1,515,846 58,758
Total Public Safety and Health Services 129,513,586 129,452,820 127,658,434 1,794,386
Transfers 28,726,672 32,023,335 29,564,461 2,458,874
Payroll Accrual/Other Adjustments - - - -
Total Expenditures 221,471,238$ 224,863,435$ 220,512,495$ 4,350,940$
Revenues less expenditures (6,171,516)$ (9,540,713)$ (477,011)$ 9,063,702$
*Building Inspection and Codes & Environmental Health are included in "Other public safety" and Planning is included in "Economic and
business development" on the General Fund Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance.
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Required Supplementary Information
Mandatory Budget Comparison Schedule (Continued)
General Fund
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
Explanation of Differences between Budgetary Revenues and Expenditures to the General Fund Statement
of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances - Revenues, Expenditures, and Other Financing
Sources (Uses)
Revenues and Other Financing Sources
Actual amounts (budgetary basis) “Total Revenue” from the
Budget Comparison Schedule $220,035,484
Adjustments:
Proceeds from the issuance of debt are classified as other
financing sources for GAAP reporting, but are not included in total
revenue on the budget basis 3,103,627
Total general fund revenues and other financing sources as reported
on the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund
Balances – Governmental Funds $223,139,111
Expenditures and Other Financing Uses
Actual amounts (budgetary basis) “Total Expenditures” from
the Budget Comparison Schedule $220,512,495
Adjustments:
Capital outlay that has or will be purchased from tax note
proceeds are classified as expenditures for GAAP reporting, but
are not included in total expenditures on the budget basis 93,281
Total general fund expenditures and other financing uses as reported
on the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund
Balances – Governmental Funds $220,605,776
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Combining and Individual Fund Statements & Schedules
City of Lubbock, Texas
Budgetary Comparison Schedule
Debt Service Fund
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
Variance with
Final Budget -
Actual Amounts Positive
Original Budget Final Budget Budgetary Basis (Negative)
REVENUES
Property Tax 22,264,086$ 22,264,086$ 22,673,457$ 409,371$
Interest Earnings 100,000 100,000 347,585 247,585
Transfers from Solid Waste 2,242,810 2,242,810 2,242,810 -
Transfers from North Overton TIF 3,187,466 3,187,466 3,187,466 -
Transfers from CBD TIF 964,160 964,160 964,160 -
Transfers from Hotel Tax Fund 91,000 91,000 91,000 -
Transfers from Gateway 8,548,331 8,548,331 8,548,331 -
Transfers from LP&L 1,140,198 1,140,198 1,140,198 -
Transfers from Water 146,577 146,577 146,580 3
Transfers from Storm Water 4,237,030 4,237,030 4,237,032 2
Transfers from Capital Projects - - 2,490,297 2,490,297
Total Revenue 42,921,658 42,921,658 46,068,916 3,147,258
EXPENDITURES
Principal 28,798,390 28,798,390 28,782,094 16,296
Interest and other charges 13,589,075 13,589,075 13,593,450 (4,375)
Transfer to Civic Center 459,087 459,087 459,087 -
Total Expenditures 42,846,552 42,846,552 42,834,631 11,921
Revenues less expenditures 75,106$ 75,106$ 3,234,285$ 3,135,337$
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City of Lubbock, Texas
Budget Comparison Schedule (Continued)
Debt Service Fund
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
Explanation of Differences between Budgetary Revenues and Expenditures to the Debt Service Fund
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances - Revenues, Expenditures, and Other
Financing Sources (Uses)
Revenues and Other Financing Sources
Actual amounts (budgetary basis) “Total Revenue” from the
Budget Comparison Schedule $46,068,916
Adjustments:
Proceeds from the issuance of debt are classified as other
financing sources for GAAP reporting, but are not included in total
revenue on the budget basis 7,936,222
Total debt service fund revenues and other financing sources as reported
on the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund
Balances – Governmental Funds $54,005,138
Expenditures and Other Financing Uses
Actual amounts (budgetary basis) “Total Expenditures” from
the Budget Comparison Schedule $42,834,631
Adjustments:
Capital outlay that has or will be purchased from tax note
proceeds are classified as expenditures for GAAP reporting, but
are not included in total expenditures on the budget basis 7,856,803
Total debt service fund expenditures and other financing uses as reported
on the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund
Balances – Governmental Funds $50,691,434
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Special Revenue Funds
Special Revenue Funds are used to account for the proceeds of specific revenue sources (other
than special assessments, expendable trusts, or major capital projects) that are legally restricted
or committed by City Council to expenditures for specified purposes.
Criminal Investigation Fund – Accounts for the allocation of revenues derived from court
ordered forfeitures of monies from criminal investigations and related activities.
Municipal Court Fund – Accounts for certain revenues from municipal court fees collected to
be used on court technology and juvenile case managers.
Abandoned Motor Vehicle Fund – Accounts for the proceeds from the sale of abandoned
vehicles and payments to wrecker services.
Economic Development Incentive Fund – Accounts for a portion of tax revenues to promote
industrial and economic development.
Donations Fund – Accounts for various special interest donations and the distribution of tho se
funds.
Hotel/Motel Tax Fund – Accounts for total hotel/motel occupancy tax receipts and distributions.
Animal Assistance Program – Accounts for registration/identification fees collected to be used
to promote the sterilization program for dogs and cats.
Lubbock Economic Development Alliance Fund – Accounts for sales tax received and
distribution to Lubbock Economic Development Alliance.
North Overton District Tax Increment Finance (TIF) Reinvestment Zone Fund – Accounts
for incremental property tax funds dedicated to the development of the North Overton District.
Central Business District (CBD) Tax Increment Finance (TIF) Reinvestment Zone Fund –
Accounts for incremental property tax funds dedicated to the development of the Central Business
District.
Lubbock Business Park Tax Increment Finance (TIF) Fund – Accounts for incremental
property tax funds dedicated to the development of the Lubbock Business Park.
North Overton Public Improvement District (PID) Fund – Accounts for dedicated
assessments, which are used in the payment of professional services and special security charges.
North Point Public Improvement District (PID) Fund – Accounts for dedicated assessments,
which are used to maintain the North Point area. This includes maintaining common areas and
landscaping at the entry stations, and constructing a hike and bike trail.
Vintage Township Public Improvement District (PID) Fund – Accounts for dedicated
assessments, which are used to construct public improvements in the PID.
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Special Revenue Funds (Continued)
Quincy Park Public Improvement District (PID) Fund – Accounts for dedicated assessments,
which are used to maintain the Quincy Park area. This includes maintaining common areas,
landscaping on the boulevard and entrances, and the park at 91st and Quitman.
Valencia Park Public Improvement District (PID) Fund – Accounts for dedicated
assessments, which are used to maintain the amenities in the 87th Street right-of-way (ROW),
median, and park.
Bell Farms Public Improvement District (PID) Fund – Accounts for dedicated assessments,
which are used to maintain five parks, repair and replace amenities including lighting, and
enhance and maintain amenities at the entry stations.
Gateway Streets Fund – Accounts for collection of franchise fees from various utility
companies. Amounts are distributed to a Capital Projects Gateway Streets fund for street
improvements.
Cable Services – Accounts for franchise fees received on cable/video services to be used by the
City as allowed by federal law.
North and East Lubbock Neighborhood & Infrastructure Fund – Accounts for a percentage
of mineral interest revenue to be used for downtown redevelopment, neighborhood infrastructure
projects, and community development in the north and east portions of the City.
Community Development Fund – Accounts for the receipt and disbursement of Community
Development Block Grant funds from the United States Department of Housing and Urban
Development.
Community Services Fund – Accounts for the receipt and disbursement of funds received from
the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, United States Department of Energy,
and United States Department of Health and Human Services.
Health Fund – Accounts for the receipt and disbursement of funds received from the Texas
Department of State Health Services and the United States Department of Health and Human
Services.
Library Fund – Accounts for the receipt and disbursement of funds received from the Texas
State Library and Archives Commission and United States Department of Education.
Police Fund – Accounts for the receipt and disbursement of funds received from the United States
Department of Transportation, United States Department of Treasury, Texas Department of
Highways and Public Transportation, Office of the Governor, Office of Justice Program, Criminal
Justice Division, and United States Department of Justice.
Other Grants Fund – Accounts for the receipt and disbursement of funds received from the
United States Department of Commerce, Texas Department of Transportation, Texas Forest
Service, United States Department of Energy, Texas Department of Aging and Disability
Services, Lubbock Emergency Communication District and the Governor’s Emergency
Management Grant.
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Capital Project Funds
The Capital Projects Funds account for all capital improvements, except for those accounted for
in proprietary funds, which are financed by the City's general obligation bond issues, certain sales
taxes, certain Federal capital grants, and other specific receipts.
Tax Increment Finance (TIF) Capital Projects Fund – Accounts for the financing and
expenditures related to the Central Business, North Overton and Lubbock Business Park Districts.
Gateway Streets Project Fund – Accounts for the financing and expenditures related to major
street improvements.
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Combining Balance Sheet
Nonmajor Governmental Funds
September 30, 2019
Criminal
Investigation
Municipal
Court
Abandoned
Motor Vehicle
Economic
Development
Incentive
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents 16,627$ 23,265$ 20,799$ 4,582$
Investments 621,726 869,944 777,738 171,331
Taxes receivable (net)---74,988
Interest receivable -1,641 1,467 -
Due from other governments ----
Due from others ----
Restricted investments ----
Leases receivable ----
Total assets 638,353$ 894,850$ 800,004$ 250,901$
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable 368,963$ 12,500$ 12,912$ 23,822$
Accrued liabilities ---5,512
Due to other funds ----
Unearned revenue - other ----
Total liabilities 368,963 12,500 12,912 29,334
DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES
Unavailable revenue ---69,386
Total deferred inflows of resources ---69,386
FUND BALANCES (DEFICIT)
Restricted 269,390 882,350 787,092 152,181
Committed ----
Assigned ----
Unassigned ----
Total fund balances (deficit)269,390 882,350 787,092 152,181
Total liabilities, deferred inflows of
resources, and fund balances (deficit)638,353$ 894,850$ 800,004$ 250,901$
Special Revenue Funds
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Donations
Hotel/Motel
Tax
Animal
Assistance
Program
Lubbock
Economic
Development
Alliance
North Overton
TIF
Central
Business
District TIF
Lubbock
Business Park
TIF
12,489$ 1,298$ 11,455$ 615$ 58,413$ 25,895$ 71,044$
466,989 48,551 428,341 22,983 2,184,205 968,285 2,656,519
---1,138,871 ---
881 -808 43 -2,162 5,010
-------
-817,028 -----
----1,444,987 318,473 -
----356,163 --
480,359$ 866,877$ 440,604$ 1,162,512$ 4,043,768$ 1,314,815$ 2,732,573$
280$ 289,657$ 43,065$ 1,162,512$ -$ 240,151$ -$
--1,512 -691 989 268
-------
-------
280 289,657 44,577 1,162,512 691 241,140 268
----356,162 --
----356,162 --
480,079 577,220 396,027 -3,686,915 1,073,675 2,732,305
-------
-------
-------
480,079 577,220 396,027 -3,686,915 1,073,675 2,732,305
480,359$ 866,877$ 440,604$ 1,162,512$ 4,043,768$ 1,314,815$ 2,732,573$
Special Revenue Funds
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City of Lubbock, Texas
Combining Balance Sheet
Nonmajor Governmental Funds
September 30, 2019
North
Overton PID
North Point
PID
Vintage
Township PID
Quincy Park
PID Valencia PID
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents 34,970$ 13,994$ -$ 5,610$ 1,944$
Investments 1,307,638 523,287 -209,778 72,687
Taxes receivable (net)-----
Interest receivable 2,466 987 -396 137
Due from other governments -----
Due from others --22,862 1,697 287
Restricted investments --115,223 --
Leases receivable -----
Total assets 1,345,074$ 538,268$ 138,085$ 217,481$ 75,055$
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable 65,258$ 11,754$ -$ 10,216$ 2,966$
Accrued liabilities 117 201 -201 7
Due to other funds -----
Unearned revenue - other -----
Total liabilities 65,375 11,955 -10,417 2,973
DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES
Unavailable revenue -----
Total deferred inflows of resources -----
FUND BALANCES (DEFICIT)
Restricted 1,279,699 526,313 138,085 207,064 72,082
Committed -----
Assigned -----
Unassigned -----
Total fund balances (deficit)1,279,699 526,313 138,085 207,064 72,082
Total liabilities, deferred inflows of
resources, and fund balances (deficit)1,345,074$ 538,268$ 138,085$ 217,481$ 75,055$
Special Revenue Funds Special Revenue Funds
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Bell Farms PID Gateway Streets Cable Services
North and East
Lubbock
Neighborhood
and
Infrastucture
Community
Development
Community
Services Health
752$ 218,047$ 86,964$ 17,505$ 43,854$ -$ -$
28,126 8,153,359 3,251,815 654,544 1,639,830 --
-------
-20,867 6,133 1,217 ---
----1,878,461 196,788 151,383
318 -----45,580
-3,278,235 -----
-------
29,196$ 11,670,508$ 3,344,912$ 673,266$ 3,562,145$ 196,788$ 196,963$
2,966$ -$ -$ 43,172$ 159,028$ 186,561$ 3,909$
33 ---28,316 4,247 23,931
-----5,980 94,792
----3,252,188 -36,329
2,999 --43,172 3,439,532 196,788 158,961
-------
-------
26,197 3,278,235 3,344,912 -122,613 -38,002
-8,392,273 -630,094 ---
-------
-------
26,197 11,670,508 3,344,912 630,094 122,613 -38,002
29,196$ 11,670,508$ 3,344,912$ 673,266$ 3,562,146$ 196,788$ 196,963$
Special Revenue Funds
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Combining Balance Sheet
Nonmajor Governmental Funds
September 30, 2019
Special Revenue Funds
Library Police Other Grants
Total Special
Revenue Funds
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents -$ -$ -$ 670,122$
Investments ---25,057,676
Taxes receivable (net)---1,213,859
Interest receivable ---44,215
Due from other governments 23,157 61,155 313,579 2,624,523
Due from others ---887,772
Restricted investments ---5,156,918
Leases receivable ---356,163
Total assets 23,157$ 61,155$ 313,579$ 36,011,248$
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable -$ -$ 19,173$ 2,658,865$
Accrued liabilities -1,972 24,447 92,444
Due to other funds 23,157 1,192 115,695 240,816
Unearned revenue - other --208 3,288,725
Total liabilities 23,157 3,164 159,523 6,280,850
DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES
Unavailable revenue ---425,548
Total deferred inflows of resources ---425,548
FUND BALANCES (DEFICIT)
Restricted -57,991 154,056 20,282,483
Committed ---9,022,367
Assigned ----
Unassigned ----
Total fund balances (deficit)-57,991 154,056 29,304,850
Total liabilities, deferred inflows of
resources, and fund balances (deficit)23,157$ 61,155$ 313,578$ 36,011,248$
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TIF Capital
Projects
Gateway Streets
Projects
Total Capital
Projects Funds
Total Nonmajor
Governmental
Funds
87,905$ 70,658$ 158,563$ 828,685$
3,286,994 2,642,079 5,929,073 30,986,749
--- 1,213,859
--- 44,215
-205,876 205,876 2,830,399
--- 887,772
6,027,985 2,096,211 8,124,196 13,281,114
--- 356,163
9,402,884$ 5,014,824$ 14,417,708$ 50,428,956$
208,673$ 394,797$ 603,470$ 3,262,335$
4,235 2,172 6,407 98,851
--- 240,816
--- 3,288,725
212,908 396,969 609,877 6,890,727
--- 425,548
---425,548
6,006,408 2,005,138 8,011,546 28,294,029
3,183,568 2,612,717 5,796,285 14,818,652
--- -
- ---
9,189,976 4,617,855 13,807,831 43,112,681
9,402,884$ 5,014,824$ 14,417,708$ 50,428,956$
Capital Projects Funds
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City of Lubbock, Texas
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances
Nonmajor Governmental Funds
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
Criminal
Investigation
Municipal
Court
Abandoned
Motor
Vehicle
Economic
Development
Incentive
REVENUES
Property taxes -$ -$ -$ 3,841,626$
Sales taxes ----
Occupancy taxes ----
Franchise taxes ----
Special assessments ----
Fees and fines -329,178 --
Intergovernmental ----
Charges for services ----
Interest 14,287 26,037 23,607 -
Miscellaneous 137,214 -1,055,105 -
Total revenues 151,501 355,215 1,078,712 3,841,626
EXPENDITURES
Current:
Administrative services and general government ----
Community services ----
Cultural and recreation ----
Economic and business development ---3,421,798
Health ----
Fire ----
Police 104,327 -780,307 -
Other public safety -177,230 --
Intergovernmental ----
Debt Service:
Principal ----
Interest and other charges ----
Capital outlay 252,478 -10,955 -
Total expenditures 356,805 177,230 791,262 3,421,798
Excess (deficiency) of revenues
over (under) expenditures (205,304)177,985 287,450 419,828
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Transfers in ----
Transfers out ---(400,000)
Net other financing sources (uses)---(400,000)
Net change in fund balances (deficit)(205,304)177,985 287,450 19,828
Fund balances (deficit) - beginning of year 474,694 704,365 499,642 132,353
Fund balances (deficit) - end of year 269,390$ 882,350$ 787,092$ 152,181$
Special Revenue Funds
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Donations
Hotel/Motel
Tax
Animal
Assistance
Program
Lubbock
Economic
Development
Alliance
North
Overton TIF
Central
Business
District TIF
Lubbock
Business Park
TIF
-$ -$ -$ -$ 4,755,287$ 1,048,415$ 568,178$
---6,513,349 ---
-7,855,116 -----
-------
-------
-------
-------
--215,707 ----
10,233 -15,409 -55,648 38,430 85,630
111,204 ---165,038 --
121,437 7,855,116 231,116 6,513,349 4,975,973 1,086,845 653,808
19,801 ------
757 ------
36,661 ------
-4,805,972 -6,513,349 25,218 346,194 9,952
12,594 -242,683 ----
10,542 ------
7,258 ------
-------
-------
-------
-8,219 -----
-------
87,613 4,814,191 242,683 6,513,349 25,218 346,194 9,952
33,824 3,040,925 (11,567)-4,950,755 740,651 643,856
----517,779 69,300 -
-(2,913,106)--(3,971,708)(820,590)(180,000)
-(2,913,106)--(3,453,929)(751,290)(180,000)
33,824 127,819 (11,567)-1,496,826 (10,639)463,856
446,255 449,401 407,594 -2,190,089 1,084,314 2,268,449
480,079$ 577,220$ 396,027$ -$ 3,686,915$ 1,073,675$ 2,732,305$
Special Revenue Funds
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City of Lubbock, Texas
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances
Nonmajor Governmental Funds
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
North
Overton PID
North Point
PID
Vintage
Township PID
Quincy Park
PID
REVENUES
Property taxes -$ -$ -$ -$
Sales taxes ----
Occupancy taxes ----
Franchise taxes ----
Special assessments 792,620 224,967 192,775 157,552
Fees and fines ----
Intergovernmental ----
Charges for services ----
Interest 63,214 18,322 1,398 8,413
Miscellaneous ----
Total revenues 855,834 243,289 194,173 165,965
EXPENDITURES
Current:
Administrative services and general government ----
Community services ----
Cultural and recreation ----
Economic and business development 534,548 81,371 186,569 116,894
Health ----
Fire ----
Police ----
Other public safety ----
Intergovernmental ----
Debt Service:
Principal ----
Interest and other charges ----
Capital outlay -69,288 --
Total expenditures 534,548 150,659 186,569 116,894
Excess (deficiency) of revenues
over (under) expenditures 321,286 92,630 7,604 49,071
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Transfers in ----
Transfers out ----
Net other financing sources (uses)----
Net change in fund balances (deficit)321,286 92,630 7,604 49,071
Fund balances (deficit) - beginning of year 958,413 433,683 130,481 157,993
Fund balances (deficit) - end of year 1,279,699$ 526,313$ 138,085$ 207,064$
Special Revenue Funds
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Valencia
PID Bell Farms PID
Gateway
Streets
Cable
Services
North and East
Lubbock
Neighborhood
and
Infrastructure
Community
Development
Community
Services Health
-$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
--------
--------
---525,984 ----
29,333 30,422 ------
--------
-----3,700,032 1,341,484 830,818
--------
1,490 -257,206 113,661 ----
-----1,038,361 39,079 80,113
30,823 30,422 257,206 639,645 -4,738,393 1,380,563 910,931
---3,632 ----
-----3,937,250 1,380,563 -
--------
4,456 4,225 --233,215 ---
-------913,224
--------
--------
--------
--------
-----3,437 --
--------
---527,224 -799,954 --
4,456 4,225 -530,856 233,215 4,740,641 1,380,563 913,224
26,367 26,197 257,206 108,789 (233,215)(2,249)-(2,292)
--6,945,771 -242,573 ---
--(8,456,436)-----
--(1,510,665)-242,573 ---
26,367 26,197 (1,253,459)108,789 9,358 (2,249)-(2,292)
45,715 -12,923,967 3,236,123 620,736 124,862 -40,294
72,082$ 26,197$ 11,670,508$ 3,344,912$ 630,094$ 122,613$ -$ 38,002$
Special Revenue Funds
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City of Lubbock, Texas
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances
Nonmajor Governmental Funds
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
Special Revenue Funds
Library Police Other Grants
Total Special
Revenue Funds
REVENUES
Property taxes -$ -$ -$ 10,213,506$
Sales taxes ---6,513,349
Occupancy taxes ---7,855,116
Franchise taxes ---525,984
Special assessments ---1,427,669
Fees and fines ---329,178
Intergovernmental 23,157 320,251 839,635 7,055,377
Charges for services ---215,707
Interest -1,352 -734,337
Miscellaneous --32,246 2,658,360
Total revenues 23,157 321,603 871,881 37,528,583
EXPENDITURES
Current:
Administrative services and general government ---23,433
Community services --417,829 5,736,399
Cultural and recreation --32,154 68,815
Economic and business development ---16,283,761
Health --229,206 1,397,707
Fire ---10,542
Police -79,905 -971,797
Other public safety --190,420 367,650
Intergovernmental 23,157 171,802 -194,959
Debt Service:
Principal ---3,437
Interest and other charges ---8,219
Capital outlay -102,934 -1,762,833
Total expenditures 23,157 354,641 869,609 26,829,552
Excess (deficiency) of revenues
over (under) expenditures -(33,038)2,272 10,699,031
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Transfers in -25,126 -7,800,549
Transfers out ---(16,741,840)
Net other financing sources (uses)-25,126 -(8,941,291)
Net change in fund balances (deficit)-(7,912)2,272 1,757,740
Fund balances (deficit) - beginning of year -65,903 151,784 27,547,110
Fund balances (deficit) - end of year -$ 57,991$ 154,056$ 29,304,850$
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TIF Capital
Projects
Gateway Streets
Projects
Total Capital
Projects Funds
Total Nonmajor
Governmental
Funds
-$ -$ -$ 10,213,506$
--- 6,513,349
--- 7,855,116
--- 525,984
--- 1,427,669
--- 329,178
-822,714 822,714 7,878,091
--- 215,707
159,328 91,896 251,224 985,561
89,085 871,963 961,048 3,619,408
248,413 1,786,573 2,034,986 39,563,569
--- 23,433
--- 5,736,399
--- 68,815
--- 16,283,761
--- 1,397,707
--- 10,542
--- 971,797
--- 367,650
--- 194,959
--- 3,437
--- 8,219
593,946 3,642,833 4,236,779 5,999,612
593,946 3,642,833 4,236,779 31,066,331
(345,533)(1,856,260)(2,201,793)8,497,238
980,000 -980,000 8,780,549
(159,328)(91,895)(251,223) (16,993,063)
820,672 (91,895)728,777 (8,212,514)
475,139 (1,948,155)(1,473,016)284,724
8,714,837 6,566,010 15,280,847 42,827,957
9,189,976$ 4,617,855$ 13,807,831$ 43,112,681$
Capital Projects Funds
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City of Lubbock, Texas
Budgetary Comparison Schedule
Special Revenue Funds
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
Actual Amounts
Final Budget Budgetary Basis
Abandoned Motor Vehicle
Revenues and transfers in 843,000 1,078,712
Expenditures and transfers out (1,046,100) (791,262)
Animal Assistance
Revenues and transfers in 270,700 231,116
Expenditures and transfers out (94,681) (242,683)
Bell Farms PID
Revenues and transfers in 28,532 30,422
Expenditures and transfers out - (4,225)
Cable Services
Revenues and transfers in 602,515 639,645
Expenditures and transfers out (960,000) (530,856)
Central Business District TIF
Revenues and transfers in 1,155,315 1,156,145
Utilization of fund balance 353,719 -
Expenditures and transfers out (1,509,034) (1,166,784)
Community Development Grant
Revenues and transfers in 5,976,169 4,738,393
Expenditures and transfers out (5,976,169) (4,740,641)
Criminal Investigation
Revenues and transfers in 277,500 151,501
Utilization of fund balance 149,090 -
Expenditures and transfers out (426,590) (356,805)
Economic Development Incentive
Revenues and transfers in 3,778,490 3,841,626
Expenditures and transfers out (3,778,490) (3,821,798)
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City of Lubbock, Texas
Budgetary Comparison Schedule (Continued)
Special Revenue Funds
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
Actual Amounts
Final Budget Budgetary Basis
Gateway Streets
Revenues and transfers in 8,367,122 7,202,977
Utilization of fund balance 181,209 -
Expenditures and transfers out (8,548,331) (8,456,436)
Hotel Motel Tax
Revenues and transfers in 7,286,537 7,855,116
Expenditures and transfers out (7,286,537) (7,727,297)
Lubbock Business Park TIF
Revenues and transfers in 614,864 653,808
Expenditures and transfers out (196,135) (189,952)
Lubbock Economic Development Alliance
Revenues and transfers in 6,231,310 6,513,349
Expenditures and transfers out (6,231,310) (6,513,349)
Municipal Court
Revenues and transfers in 374,100 355,215
Expenditures and transfers out (181,356) (177,230)
North and East Lubbock Neighborhood and Infrastructure Fund
Revenues and transfers in 310,147 242,573
Utilization of fund balance 43,853 -
Expenditures and transfers out (354,000) (233,215)
North Overton PID
Revenues and transfers in 829,783 855,834
Utilization of fund balance 24,054 -
Expenditures and transfers out (853,837) (534,548)
North Overton District TIF
Revenues and transfers in 5,247,387 5,493,752
Expenditures and transfers out (4,022,663) (3,996,926)
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City of Lubbock, Texas
Budgetary Comparison Schedule (Continued)
Special Revenue Funds
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
Actual Amounts
Final Budget Budgetary Basis
North Point PID
Revenues and transfers in 175,638 243,289
Utilization of fund balance 41,079 -
Expenditures and transfers out (216,717) (150,659)
Quincy Park PID
Revenues and transfers in 146,046 165,965
Utilization of fund balance 4,569 -
Expenditures and transfers out (150,615) (116,894)
Valencia PID
Revenues and transfers in 27,156 30,823
Expenditures and transfers out (5,100) (4,456)
Vintage Township PID
Revenues and transfers in 193,937 194,173
Expenditures and transfers out (193,937) (186,569)
The following Governmental Funds have been intentionally excluded from this schedule due to
the fact that they do not have legally adopted budgets or they are budgeted on a project or grant
cumulative basis, crossing fiscal years: Donations, Community Services, Health, Police, Library,
Other Grants, and the two Capital Project Funds.
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Nonmajor Enterprise Funds
The Proprietary Funds are used to account for the operations of the City financed and operated in
a manner similar to private business enterprises, where the intent is that the cost of providing
goods or services to the general public on a continuing basis be financed or recovered in whole
or part through user charges.
Airport Fund – Accounts for the operations of Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport.
Transit Fund – Accounts for the City-owned transportation system.
Cemetery Fund – Accounts for the operations of the City’s cemetery.
Civic Centers Fund – Accounts for the utilization of the Civic Center, Coliseum, Municipal
Auditorium and Amphitheater.
Lake Alan Henry Fund – Accounts for fees and charges collected at the Lake site and the costs
of operations of that facility.
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Airport Transit Cemetery
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents 483,828$ 6,515$ 6,337$
Investments 18,091,596 243,598 236,971
Accounts receivable, net 510,208 1,008,224 28,193
Interest receivable 49,057 -372
Due from others 88,391 --
Due from other governments 568,315 2,934,113 -
Prepaid expenses -9,216 -
Inventories -810,177 -
Total current assets 19,791,395 5,011,843 271,873
Noncurrent assets:
Restricted investments 31,467,798 63,989 24,172
31,467,798 63,989 24,172
Capital assets:
Land 3,608,781 318,539 14,097
Construction in progress 18,798,550 --
Buildings 37,459,215 4,394,676 846,652
Improvements other than buildings 192,825,344 3,956,935 125,686
Machinery and equipment 19,836,219 26,057,287 596,015
Less accumulated depreciation (140,340,191)(23,052,877)(591,399)
Total capital assets 132,187,918 11,674,560 991,051
Total noncurrent assets 163,655,716 11,738,549 1,015,223
Total assets 183,447,111$ 16,750,392$ 1,287,096$
DEFERRED OUTFLOWS OF RESOURCES
Deferred charge on refunding 75,971 - 16,163
Deferred outflows from pensions 882,685 - 101,459
Deferred outflows from OPEB 173,151 - 22,458
Total deferred outflows of resources 1,131,807 - 140,080
City of Lubbock, Texas
Combining Statement of Net Position
Nonmajor Enterprise Funds
September 30, 2019
140
Civic Centers
Lake Alan
Henry
Total
Nonmajor
Enterprise
Funds
76,893$ 1,791$ 575,364$
2,875,233 66,959 21,514,357
96,412 26,648 1,669,685
16,262 126 65,817
--88,391
--3,502,428
--9,216
--810,177
3,064,800 95,524 28,235,435
169,912 -31,725,871
169,912 -31,725,871
873,850 -4,815,267
143,218 -18,941,768
15,934,289 -58,634,832
6,338,924 -203,246,889
5,557,469 135,796 52,182,786
(17,179,436)(123,001)(181,286,904)
11,668,314 12,795 156,534,638
11,838,226 12,795 188,260,509
14,903,026$ 108,319$ 216,495,944$
76,185 - 168,319
278,919 52,882 1,315,945
77,579 4,769 277,957
432,683 57,651 1,762,221
City of Lubbock, Texas
Combining Statement of Net Position
Nonmajor Enterprise Funds
September 30, 2019
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Airport Transit Cemetery
City of Lubbock, Texas
Combining Statement of Net Position
Nonmajor Enterprise Funds
September 30, 2019
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable 2,132,019$ 1,066,670$ 11,574$
Accrued liabilities 150,114 308,730 12,009
Accrued interest payable 437,901 4,953 2,058
Due to other funds -2,359,892 -
Customer deposits 26,294 --
Unearned revenue - other --3,220
Compensated absences 241,642 419,962 9,882
Leases payable --11,544
Bonds payable 2,140,928 417,240 51,872
Total current liabilities 5,128,898 4,577,447 102,159
Noncurrent liabilities:
Compensated absences 86,655 -3,544
Post employment benefits 2,982,038 -366,044
Net pension liability 2,692,001 -349,528
Leases payable --35,720
Bonds payable 47,366,097 1,731,336 329,984
Total noncurrent liabilities 53,126,791 1,731,336 1,084,820
Total liabilities 58,255,689 6,308,783 1,186,979
DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES
Deferred inflows from pensions 105,393 - 12,607
Deferred inflows from OPEB 115,862 - 17,825
Total deferred inflows of resources 221,255 - 30,432
NET POSITION (DEFICIT)
Net investment in capital assets 104,928,624 9,589,973 578,094
Restricted for passenger facility charges 6,386,221 --
Restricted for debt service 1,618,802 -24,172
Unrestricted 13,168,327 851,636 (392,501)
Total net position (deficit)126,101,974$ 10,441,609$ 209,765$
142
Civic Centers
Lake Alan
Henry
Total
Nonmajor
Enterprise
Funds
City of Lubbock, Texas
Combining Statement of Net Position
Nonmajor Enterprise Funds
September 30, 2019
111,992$ 6,022$ 3,328,277$
51,075 4,465 526,393
21,942 -466,854
--2,359,892
161,264 -187,558
--3,220
128,809 27,358 827,653
--11,544
282,729 3,663 2,896,432
757,811 41,508 10,607,823
46,192 9,811 146,202
1,280,422 61,739 4,690,243
1,060,710 135,546 4,237,785
--35,720
3,985,088 3,716 53,416,221
6,372,412 210,812 62,526,171
7,130,223 252,320 73,133,994
40,015 5,703 163,718
59,417 5,942 199,046
99,432 11,645 362,764
7,472,330 5,415 122,574,436
--6,386,221
169,636 -1,812,610
464,088 (103,410)13,988,140
8,106,054$ (97,995)$ 144,761,407$
143
Changes in Fund Net Position
Airport Transit Cemetery
OPERATING REVENUES
Charges for services (net)12,498,983$ 5,901,555$ 310,796$
Total operating revenues 12,498,983 5,901,555 310,796
OPERATING EXPENSES
Personnel services 3,358,853 8,688,940 328,298
Supplies 226,804 1,530,388 36,040
Maintenance 917,860 927,701 26,532
Other services and charges 3,379,758 1,560,634 145,408
Depreciation and amortization 8,998,394 1,387,515 48,121
Total operating expenses 16,881,669 14,095,178 584,399
Operating income (loss)(4,382,686)(8,193,623)(273,603)
NONOPERATING REVENUES (EXPENSES)
Interest earnings 1,081,617 18,541 10,955
Passenger facility charges/Federal grants 3,281,289 5,410,048 -
Disposition of assets (253,604)515 -
Miscellaneous 256,934 (44,141)-
Interest expense (1,390,061)(45,438)(15,489)
Net nonoperating revenues (expenses)2,976,175 5,339,525 (4,534)
Income (loss) before contributions and
transfers (1,406,511)(2,854,098)(278,137)
Capital contributions/grants 1,383,645 --
Transfers in -3,397,383 306,971
Transfers out (1,855,620)-(80,000)
Change in net position (deficit)(1,878,486)543,285 (51,166)
Total net position - beginning of year, as restated 127,980,460 9,898,324 260,931
Total net postion (deficit) - ending 126,101,974$ 10,441,609$ 209,765$
City of Lubbock, Texas
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenses and
Nonmajor Enterprise Funds
For Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2019
144
Civic Centers
Lake Alan
Henry
Total Nonmajor
Enterprise Funds
534,064$ 609,164$ 19,854,562$
534,064 609,164 19,854,562
1,379,394 237,198 13,992,683
56,120 12,004 1,861,356
311,957 16,190 2,200,240
951,881 189,713 6,227,394
966,243 3,134 11,403,407
3,665,595 458,239 35,685,080
(3,131,531)150,925 (15,830,518)
104,858 7,625 1,223,596
--8,691,337
(558,550)-(811,639)
3,736 -216,529
(151,382)(1,981)(1,604,351)
(601,338)5,644 7,715,472
(3,732,869)156,569 (8,115,046)
--1,383,645
2,763,413 -6,467,767
-(437,846)(2,373,466)
(969,456)(281,277)(2,637,100)
9,075,510 183,282 147,398,507
8,106,054$ (97,995)$ 144,761,407$
City of Lubbock, Texas
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenses and
Nonmajor Enterprise Funds
For Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2019
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City Of Lubbock, Texas
Combining Statement of Cash Flows
Nonmajor Enterprise Funds
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
Airport Transit Cemetery Civic Centers
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Receipts from customers 12,345,516$ 5,728,735$ 326,996$ 531,516$
Payments to suppliers (3,492,971) (6,384,968) (161,824) (1,055,290)
Payments to employees (3,486,106) (8,688,940) (340,307) (1,430,465)
Other receipts (payments)256,935 - - 3,736
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities 5,623,374 (9,345,173) (175,135) (1,950,503)
CASH FLOWS FROM NONCAPITAL AND RELATED
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Transfers in from other funds - 3,397,383 306,971 2,763,413
Transfers out to other funds (1,855,620) - (80,000) -
Short-term interfund borrowings - 1,760,532 - -
Operating grants 3,281,289 5,410,049 - -
Net cash provided (used) by noncapital
and related financing activities 1,425,669 10,567,964 226,971 2,763,413
CASH FLOWS FROM CAPITAL AND RELATED
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Purchases of capital assets (13,039,740) (1,726,311) - (194,295)
Sale of capital assets 283 515 - 2
Principal paid on capital leases - (149,042) (11,367) (32,343)
Principal paid on bonds (1,586,467) (360,679) (46,472) (274,251)
Issuance of bonds 22,662,956 100,094 - 7,527
Interest paid on bonds and capital leases (1,425,217) (45,438) (18,175) (217,158)
Capital grants and contributions 1,383,645 - - -
Net cash provided (used) by capital and related
financing activities 7,995,460 (2,180,861) (76,014) (710,518)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments - 975,436 47,257 211,083
Purchase of investments (16,136,760) (45,274) (38,438) (448,218)
Interest earnings on cash and investments 1,058,996 18,541 10,888 97,099
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities (15,077,764) 948,703 19,707 (140,036)
Net increase (decresase) in cash
and cash equivalents (33,261) (9,367) (4,471) (37,644)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year 517,089 15,882 10,808 114,537
Cash and cash equivalents - end of year 483,828$ 6,515$ 6,337$ 76,893$
Reconciliation of operating income (loss) to net
cash provided (used) by operating activities:
Operating income (loss)(4,382,686)$ (8,193,623)$ (273,603)$ (3,131,531)$
Adjustments to reconcile operating income (loss)
to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 8,998,394 1,387,515 48,121 966,243
Other income 256,935 (44,141) - 3,736
Change in current assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable (153,468) (172,820) 16,197 (2,550)
Inventory - 8 - -
Prepaid expenses - 137,806 - -
Due from other governments 75,931 (2,197,325) - -
Accounts payable (957,623) (52,064) 726 (4,797)
Other accrued expenses 26,042 (201,607) 3,882 (937)
Due to/from other funds 1,385,877 - 474 384
Customer deposits - - - 25,849
Change in compensated absences and retirement benefits 373,972 (8,922) 29,068 193,100
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities 5,623,374$ (9,345,173)$ (175,135)$ (1,950,503)$
Supplemental cash flow information:
Noncash capital contributions and other charges -$ -$ -$ -$
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Total Nonmajor
Lake Alan Enterprise
Henry Funds
582,516$ 19,515,279$
(195,821) (11,290,874)
(241,649) (14,187,467)
- 260,671
145,046 (5,702,391)
- 6,467,767
(437,846) (2,373,466)
- 1,760,532
- 8,691,338
(437,846) 14,546,171
(1) (14,960,347)
- 800
- (192,752)
(3,577) (2,271,446)
- 22,770,577
(1,981) (1,707,969)
- 1,383,645
(5,559) 5,022,508
287,183 1,520,959
(9,856) (16,678,546)
7,849 1,193,373
285,176 (13,964,214)
(13,183) (97,926)
14,974 673,290
1,791$ 575,364$
150,925$ (15,830,518)$
3,134 11,403,407
- 216,530
(26,648) (339,289)
- 8
- 137,806
- (2,121,394)
(1,200) (1,014,958)
(2,895) (175,515)
- 1,386,735
- 25,849
21,730 608,948
145,046$ (5,702,391)$
-$ -$
147
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CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS
Internal Service Funds
The Internal Service Funds are used to account for the financing of goods and services provided
by one department or agency to other departments or agencies of the City, or to other
governments, on a user charge basis.
Print Shop and Warehouse Fund – Accounts for central warehouse operations, printing services
and central office supplies provided to City departments.
Risk Management Fund – Accounts for activities related to general liability, auto liability,
public officials liability, and workers’ compensation liability.
Fleet Maintenance Fund – Accounts for vehicle service operations.
Information Technology Fund – Accounts for the information processing services provided to
City departments and other governmental agencies and for the telephone and radio shop
operations.
Health Benefits Fund – Accounts for the health, dental, and other employee benefits activities.
Investment Pool Fund – Accounts for the operations of centralizing the activities relative to the
City's investment portfolio.
149
Governmental Activities Governmental Activities
Print Shop and
Warehouse
Total Business-
type Activities
Risk
Management
Fleet
Maintenance
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents 38,957$ 38,957$ 365,577$ 60,283$
Investments 1,456,711 1,456,711 13,669,854 2,254,152
Accounts receivable (net)----
Interest receivable 315 315 25,770 2,510
Inventories 390,008 390,008 -166,039
Total current assets 1,885,991 1,885,991 14,061,201 2,482,984
Noncurrent assets:
Restricted investments ---3,580,940
Capital assets:
Construction in Progress ---5,685
Buildings 162,117 162,117 -1,469,765
Improvements other than buildings ---1,298,286
Machinery and equipment 146,155 146,155 57,472 8,391,601
Less accumulated depreciation (285,252)(285,252)(20,293)(3,473,478)
Total capital assets 23,020 23,020 37,179 7,691,859
Total noncurrent assets 23,020 23,020 37,179 11,272,799
Total assets 1,909,011$ 1,909,011$ 14,098,380$ 13,755,783$
DEFERRED OUTFLOWS OF RESOURCES
Deferred outflows from pensions 88,070 88,070 231,311 371,701
Deferred outflows from OPEB 22,457 22,457 32,663 70,094
Total deferred outflows of resources 110,527 110,527 263,974 441,795
Business-type Activities
City of Lubbock, Texas
Combining Statement of Net Position
Internal Service Funds
September 30, 2019
150
Governmental Activities
Information
Technology Health Benefits
Investment
Pool
Total
Governmental
Activities
Total Internal
Service Funds
136,566$ 273,151$ 2,161$ 837,738$ 876,695$
5,106,544 10,213,832 80,805 31,325,187 32,781,898
25,504 --25,504 25,504
27,502 19,264 -75,046 75,361
21,117 --187,156 577,164
5,317,233 10,506,247 82,966 32,450,631 34,336,622
868,210 --4,449,150 4,449,150
450,050 --455,735 455,735
60,000 --1,529,765 1,691,882
4,747,690 --6,045,976 6,045,976
20,881,874 --29,330,947 29,477,102
(15,981,494)--(19,475,265)(19,760,517)
10,158,120 --17,887,158 17,910,178
11,026,330 --22,336,308 22,359,328
16,343,563$ 10,506,247$ 82,966$ 54,786,939$ 56,695,950$
1,159,329 81,107 32,092 1,875,540 1,963,610
166,689 14,973 -284,419 306,876
1,326,018 96,080 32,092 2,159,959 2,270,486
151
Governmental Activities Governmental Activities
Print Shop and
Warehouse
Total Business-
type Activities
Risk
Management
Fleet
Maintenance
Business-type Activities
City of Lubbock, Texas
Combining Statement of Net Position
Internal Service Funds
September 30, 2019
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable 40,705$ 40,705$ 212,438$ 455,016$
Accrued liabilities 14,281 14,281 32,666 47,803
Accrued interest payable 44 44 19 20,330
Compensated absences 7,586 7,586 12,218 26,759
Accrued insurance claims --1,705,548 -
Leases payable 2,699 2,699 --
Bonds payable --3,522 523,357
Total current liabilities 65,315 65,315 1,966,411 1,073,265
Noncurrent liabilities:
Accrued insurance claims --2,709,822 -
Compensated absences 2,720 2,720 21,117 46,249
Post employment benefits 366,044 366,044 548,334 1,158,407
Net pension liability 275,862 275,862 655,384 1,048,688
Leases payable 17,226 17,226 --
Bonds payable --7,250 3,943,925
Total noncurrent liabilities 661,852 661,852 3,941,907 6,197,269
Total liabilities 727,167 727,167 5,908,318 7,270,534
DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES
Deferred inflows from pensions 10,815 10,815 26,386 42,902
Deferred inflows from OPEB 17,826 17,826 23,766 53,475
Total deferred inflows of resources 28,641$ 28,641 50,152 96,377$
NET POSITION (DEFICIT)
Net investment in capital assets 3,095 3,095 26,407 6,756,780
Restricted for debt service ---48,737
Unrestricted 1,260,635 1,260,635 8,377,477 25,150
Total net position (deficit)1,263,730$ 1,263,730$ 8,403,884$ 6,830,667$
152
Governmental Activities
Information
Technology Health Benefits
Investment
Pool
Total
Governmental
Activities
Total Internal
Service Funds
418,871$ 844,476$ -$ 1,930,801$ 1,971,506$
132,425 14,386 3,677 230,957 245,238
64,865 --85,214 85,258
232,803 8,486 -280,266 287,852
-1,549,146 -3,254,694 3,254,694
----2,699
1,699,882 --2,226,761 2,226,761
2,548,846 2,416,494 3,677 8,008,693 8,074,008
-176,094 -2,885,916 2,885,916
402,372 14,666 -484,404 487,124
2,860,756 244,029 -4,811,526 5,177,570
3,631,662 223,128 97,902 5,656,764 5,932,626
----17,226
11,230,557 --15,181,732 15,181,732
18,125,347 657,917 97,902 29,020,342 29,682,194
20,674,193 3,074,411 101,579 37,029,035 37,756,202
140,065 9,790 3,479 222,622 233,437
112,892 11,884 -202,017 219,843
252,957 21,674 3,479 424,639 453,280
(2,581,218)--4,201,969 4,205,064
677,109 --725,846 725,846
(1,353,460)7,506,242 10,000 14,565,409 15,826,044
(3,257,569)$ 7,506,242$ 10,000$ 19,493,224$ 20,756,954$
153
Governmental Activities Governmental Activities
Print Shop and
Warehouse
Total Business-
type Activities
Risk
Management
Fleet
Maintenance
OPERATING REVENUES
Charges for services (net)4,222,833$ 4,222,833$ 6,348,505$ 9,951,220$
Total operating revenues 4,222,833 4,222,833 6,348,505 9,951,220
OPERATING EXPENSES
Personnel services 321,883 321,883 818,086 1,367,411
Insurance and claims --4,675,408 -
Supplies 156,345 156,345 24,629 44,734
Materials 3,755,820 3,755,820 -4,303,030
Maintenance 14,189 14,189 2,611 5,170,527
Other services and charges 183,428 183,428 207,884 237,140
Depreciation and amortization 2,880 2,880 6,566 671,246
Total operating expenses 4,434,545 4,434,545 5,735,184 11,794,088
Operating income (loss)(211,712)(211,712)613,321 (1,842,868)
NONOPERATING REVENUES (EXPENSES)
Interest earnings 54,055 54,055 390,355 67,576
Disposition of assets ---36,534
Miscellaneous --235,629 (103,829)
Interest expense (380)(380)(294)(56,464)
Net nonoperating revenues (expenses)53,675 53,675 625,690 (56,183)
Income (loss) before contributions and transfers (158,037)(158,037)1,239,011 (1,899,051)
Capital contributions ----
Transfers in ---5,181,572
Transfers out --(328,047)(11,548)
Change in net position (deficit)(158,037)(158,037)910,964 3,270,973
Total net position (deficit) - beginning of year,1,421,767 1,421,767 7,492,920 3,559,694
Total net position (deficit) - end of year 1,263,730$ 1,263,730$ 8,403,884$ 6,830,667$
For The Year Ended September 30, 2019
Business-type Activities
City of Lubbock, Texas
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenses
And Changes in Net Position
Internal Service Funds
154
Governmental Activities
Information
Technology Health Benefits
Investment
Pool
Total
Governmental
Activities
Total Internal
Service Funds
15,237,273$ 29,780,088$ -$ 61,317,086$ 65,539,919$
15,237,273 29,780,088 -61,317,086 65,539,919
4,128,687 399,614 23,433 6,737,231 7,059,114
-29,903,626 -34,579,034 34,579,034
32,842 7,447 1,386 111,038 267,383
55,987 --4,359,017 8,114,837
4,086,718 --9,259,856 9,274,045
3,089,297 188,078 88,500 3,810,899 3,994,327
3,004,954 --3,682,766 3,685,646
14,398,485 30,498,765 113,319 62,539,841 66,974,386
838,788 (718,677)(113,319)(1,222,755)(1,434,467)
173,014 366,438 113,319 1,110,702 1,164,757
(22,767)--13,767 13,767
354 9,454 -141,608 141,608
(337,378)--(394,136)(394,516)
(186,777)375,892 113,319 871,941 925,616
652,011 (342,785)-(350,814)(508,851)
-----
859,480 --6,041,052 6,041,052
(859,480)--(1,199,075)(1,199,075)
652,011 (342,785)-4,491,163 4,333,126
(3,909,580)7,849,027 10,000 15,002,061 16,423,828
(3,257,569)$ 7,506,242$ 10,000$ 19,493,224$ 20,756,954$
155
City of Lubbock, Texas
Combining Statement of Cash Flows
Internal Service Funds
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
Governmental Activities Governmental Activities
Print Shop Total
and Business-type Risk Fleet
Warehouse Activities Management Maintenance
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Receipts from customers 3,983,460$ 3,983,460$ 6,348,505$ 9,951,220$
Receipts from interfund services 239,373 239,373 -
Payments to suppliers (4,102,169) (4,102,169) (4,025,389)(9,586,808)
Payments to employees (298,914) (298,914) (786,315)(1,297,362)
Other receipts - - 235,629 558
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities (178,250) (178,250) 1,772,430 (932,392)
CASH FLOWS FROM NONCAPITAL AND RELATED
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Transfers in from other funds - - - 5,181,572
Transfers out to other funds - - (328,047) (11,548)
Net cash provided (used) by noncapital
and related financing activities - - (328,047)5,170,024
CASH FLOWS FROM CAPITAL AND RELATED
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Purchases of capital assets - - - (3,781,659)
Sale of capital assets - - - 36,534
Principal paid on capital leases (2,652) (2,652) (14,202) -
Bond issuance costs - - - 90,548
Principal paid on bonds - - - (37,137)
Issuance of bonds - - 10,772 3,925,000
Interest paid on bonds and capital leases (386) (386) (305) (47,757)
Capital contributed - - - -
Net cash provided (used) by capital and related
financing activities (3,038) (3,038) (3,735)185,529
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments 313,012 313,012 50,577 -
Purchase of investments (214,416) (214,416) (2,012,080) (4,488,236)
Interest earnings on cash and investments 54,005 54,005 377,210 67,394
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities 152,601 152,601 (1,584,293) (4,420,842)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (28,687) (28,687) (143,645) 2,319
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year 67,644 67,644 509,222 57,963
Cash and cash equivalents - end of year 38,957$ 38,957$ 365,577$ 60,282$
Reconciliation of operating income (loss) to net cash
provided (used) by operating activities:
Operating income (loss)(211,712)$ (211,712)$ 613,321$ (1,842,868)$
Adjustments to reconcile operating income (loss)
to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 2,880 2,880 6,566 671,246
Other income - - 235,629 558
Change in current assets and liabilities:
Inventory 13,953 13,953 - (27,637)
Prepaid expenses - - - -
Accounts payable (23,971) (23,971) 208,209 133,438
Due from other funds 571 571 12,784 555
Other accrued expenses 3,453 3,453 619,487 4,963
Change in compensated absences and retirement benefits 36,576 36,576 76,434 127,353
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities (178,250)$ (178,250)$ 1,772,430$ (932,392)$
Business-type Activities
156
Governmental Activities
Total Total
Information Health Investment Governmental Internal Service
Technology Benefits Pool Activities Funds
13,191,675$ 30,275,831$ -$ 59,767,231$ 63,750,691$
2,045,598 - - 2,045,598 2,284,971
(6,818,948)(30,666,549)(139,734)(51,237,428) (55,339,597)
(3,972,874)(384,303)(23,433)(6,464,287) (6,763,201)
354 9,454 - 245,995 245,995
4,445,805 (765,567) (163,167)4,357,109 4,178,859
859,480 - - 6,041,052 6,041,052
(859,480) - - (1,199,075)(1,199,075)
- - - 4,841,977 4,841,977
(1,208,549) - - (4,990,208)(4,990,208)
- - - 36,534 36,534
- - - (14,202) (16,854)
- - - 90,548 90,548
(2,028,791) - - (2,065,928) (2,065,928)
- - - 3,935,772 3,935,772
(655,125) - - (703,187) (703,573)
- - - - -
(3,892,465)- - (3,710,671)(3,713,709)
114,542 1,729,611 58,367 1,953,097 2,266,109
(879,431) (1,503,385)(11,894)(8,895,026)(9,109,442)
160,307 358,431 113,319 1,076,661 1,130,666
(604,582) 584,657 159,792 (5,865,268) (5,712,667)
(51,242) (180,910)(3,375) (376,853) (405,540)
187,808 454,061 5,536 1,214,590 1,282,234
136,566$ 273,151$ 2,161$ 837,737$ 876,694$
838,788$ (718,677)$ (113,319)$ (1,222,755)$ (1,434,467)$
3,004,954 - - 3,682,766 3,685,646
354 9,454 - 245,995 245,995
(10,138) - - (37,775) (23,822)
471,930 - - 471,930 471,930
(101,242) 273,307 - 513,712 489,741
(16,130) - - (2,791) (2,220)
(2,554) (358,780) 3,677 266,793 270,246
259,843 29,129 (53,525) 439,234 475,810
4,445,805$ (765,567)$ (163,167)$ 4,357,109$ 4,178,859$
157
158
CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS
Nonmajor Component Units
The following Component Units, which are legally separate entities, are included in the reporting
entity because the City is financially accountable and is able to impose its will.
Urban Renewal Agency (URA) – Accounts for housing rehabilitation, housing acquisition, and
land disposition. The URA is governed by a board appointed by the City Council.
Civic Lubbock, Inc. was organized to foster and promote the presentation of wholesome
educational and cultural programs, attractions and entertainment for the general moral,
intellectual, physical improvement, and welfare of the people of the City of Lubbock and
surrounding area.
Market Lubbock Economic Development Corporation, dba Market Lubbock, Inc. was
formed to create, manage, operate, and supervise programs and activities that assist and enhance
economic development within and around the City.
Lubbock Economic Development Alliance was formed to create, manage and supervise
programs and activities to promote, assist, and enhance economic development within and around
the City.
Vintage Township Public Facilities Corporation was formed to assist the City in financing,
refinancing, providing or otherwise assisting in the acquisition, construction and maintenance of
certain public facilities benefiting the Vintage Township.
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City of Lubbock, Texas
Combining Statement of Net Position
Nonmajor Component Units
September 30, 2019
Urban
Renewal
Agency Civic Market
(URA) Lubbock, Inc.Lubbock, Inc.
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents -$ 1,001,488$ 8,616,905$
Investments --882,320
Accounts receivable, net -134,647 611,800
Interest receivable ---
Due from other governments --444,444
Inventories -23,304 44,094
Prepaid expenses -28,100 -
Restricted assets:
Cash and cash equivalents -1,355,551 -
Investment in property 187,028 --
Mortgage receivables 3,129,373 --
Land inventory ---
Capital assets (net of accumulated depreciation):
Non-depreciable -366,332 -
Depreciable -6,232 72,493
Total assets 3,316,401 2,915,654 10,672,056
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable -1,360,037 316,867
Accrued liabilities --49,495
Accrued interest payable ---
Unearned revenues -405,200 -
Noncurrent liabilities due within one year:
Contracts and leases payable --5,259,173
Bonds ---
Noncurrent liabilities due in more than one year:
Contracts and leases payable --50,000
Bonds payable ---
Total liabilities -1,765,237 5,675,535
NET POSITION (DEFICIT)
Net investment in capital assets -372,564 72,493
Restricted for:
Primary government agreement -100,000 -
Special revenue 3,316,401 --
Unrestricted -677,853 4,924,028
Total net position (deficit)3,316,401$ 1,150,417$ 4,996,521$
160
Vintage
Lubbock Township Total
Economic Public Nonmajor
Development Facilities Component
Alliance Corporation Units
9,388,256$ -$ 19,006,649$
11,519,180 -12,401,500
1,734,285 -2,480,732
12,685 -12,685
--444,444
--67,398
--28,100
--1,355,551
--187,028
--3,129,373
3,196,774 -3,196,774
3,714,670 -4,081,002
- -78,725
29,565,850 -46,469,961
240,755 -1,917,659
81,225 -130,720
-75,004 75,004
--405,200
10,765,211 -16,024,384
-26,000 26,000
4,351,800 -4,401,800
-2,007,000 2,007,000
15,438,991 2,108,004 24,987,767
3,714,670 -4,159,727
--100,000
--3,316,401
10,412,189 (2,108,004) 13,906,066
14,126,859$ (2,108,004)$ 21,482,194$
161
City of Lubbock, Texas
Combining Statement of Activities
Nonmajor Component Units
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
Net (Expense) Revenue and
Changes in Net Position
Operating Capital
Charges for Grants and Grants and
Expenses Services Contributions Contributions
Urban Renewal Agency (URA)
Community services 344,829$ -$ -$ -$
Civic Lubbock, Inc.
Cultural and recreation 2,277,764 1,775,285 413,371 -
Market Lubbock, Inc.
Economic and business development 6,043,166 48,926 119,959 -
Lubbock Economic Development Alliance
Economic and business development 16,622,196 -- -
Vintage Township Public Facilities Corporation
Interest on long-term debt 149,971 --174,819
Total component units 25,437,926$ 1,824,211$ 533,330$ 174,819$
General revenues:
Property taxes
Sales taxes
Occupancy taxes
Investment earnings
Miscellaneous
Total general revenues
Change in net position (deficit)
Net position (deficit) - beginning of year
Net position (deficit) - end of year
162
Net (Expense) Revenue and
Changes in Net Position
Vintage
Urban Lubbock Township
Renewal Civic Market Economic Public
Agency Lubbock,Lubbock,Development Facilities
(URA)Inc.Inc.Alliance Corporation Total
(344,829)$ -$ -$ -$ -$ (344,829)$
-(89,108) --- (89,108)
--(5,874,281) --(5,874,281)
---(16,622,196) -(16,622,196)
----24,848 24,848
(344,829) (89,108) (5,874,281) (16,622,196) 24,848 (22,905,566)
- - 3,318,459 - - 3,318,459
- - - 6,513,349 - 6,513,349
- - 4,384,647 - - 4,384,647
77,023 7,249 205,757 402,061 - 692,090
2,672 - 10,800 435,254 - 448,726
79,695 7,249 7,919,663 7,350,664 - 15,357,271
(265,134) (81,859) 2,045,382 (9,271,532) 24,848 (7,548,295)
3,581,535 1,232,276 2,951,139 23,398,391 (2,132,852) 29,030,489
3,316,401$ 1,150,417$ 4,996,521$ 14,126,859$ (2,108,004)$ 21,482,194$
163
Urban Renewal Agency (URA)
ASSETS
Restricted assets:
Investment in Property 187,028$
Mortgage receivables 3,129,373
Total assets 3,316,401$
LIABILITIES
Total liabilities -$
NET POSITION
Restricted for:
Special revenue 3,316,401
Total net position 3,316,401$
City of Lubbock, Texas
Statement of Net Position
Discretely Presented Component Unit
September 30, 2019
164
and Changes in Fund Net Position
Urban Renewal Agency (URA)
OPERATING REVENUES
Other services and charges 2,672$
Interest income 77,023
Total operating revenues 79,695
OPERATING EXPENSES
Other services and charges 344,829
Total operating expenses 344,829
Operating loss (265,134)
Change in net position (265,134)
Total net position - beginning 3,581,535
Total net position - ending 3,316,401$
City of Lubbock, Texas
Statement of Revenues, Expenses and
Discretely Presented Component Unit
For Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2019
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City Of Lubbock, Texas
Statement of Cash Flows
Urban Renewal Agency
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Receipts from customers $ 344,829
Payments to suppliers (344,829)
Payments to employees -
Other receipts (payments)-
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities -
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments -
Purchase of investments -
Interest earnings on cash and investments -
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities -
Net increase (decrease) in cash
and cash equivalents -
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year -
Cash and cash equivalents - end of year -
Reconciliation of operating income (loss) to net cash provided
(used) by operating activities:
Operating income (loss)(265,134)
Adjustments to reconcile operating income (loss)
to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:
Other income (expense)-
Change in current assets and liabilities:
Mortgage receivable 265,134
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities -
Supplemental cash flow information:
Noncash capital improvements and other changes $-
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Vintage Township Public Facilities Corporation
ASSETS
Total assets -$
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities:
Accrued interest payable 75,004$
Bonds payable 26,000
Total current liabilities 101,004
Noncurrent liabilities:
Bonds payable 2,007,000
Total noncurrent liabilities 2,007,000
Total liabilities 2,108,004
NET POSITION (DEFICIT)
Unrestricted (2,108,004)
Total net position (deficit)(2,108,004)$
City of Lubbock, Texas
Statement of Net Position
Discretely Presented Component Unit
September 30, 2019
167
and Changes in Fund Net Position
Vintage Township Public Facilities Corporation
NONOPERATING REVENUES (EXPENSES)
Grants 174,819$
Interest expense (149,971)
Net nonoperating revenues (expenses)24,848
Change in net position 24,848
Total net position (deficit) - beginning (2,132,852)
Total net position (deficit) - ending (2,108,004)$
City of Lubbock, Texas
Statement of Revenues, Expenses and
Discretely Presented Component Unit
For Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2019
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City Of Lubbock, Texas
Statement of Cash Flows
Vintage Township Public Facilities Corporation
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Receipts from customers $-
Payments to suppliers -
Payments to employees -
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities -
CASH FLOWS FROM NONCAPITAL AND RELATED
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Operating grants 174,819
Net cash provided (used) by noncapital
and related financing activities 174,819
CASH FLOWS FROM CAPITAL AND RELATED
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Principal paid on bonds (24,000)
Interest paid on bonds (150,819)
Net cash provided (used) for capital and related
financing activities (174,819)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments -
Purchase of investments -
Interest earnings on cash and investments -
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities -
Net increase (decrease) in cash
and cash equivalents -
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year -
Cash and cash equivalents - end of year -
Reconciliation of operating income (loss) to net cash provided
(used) by operating activities:
Operating income (loss)-
Adjustments to reconcile operating income (loss)
to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:
Accounts receivable -
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities -
Supplemental cash flow information:
Noncash capital improvements and other changes $-
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Statistical Section
City of Lubbock, Texas
Statistical Section
(Unaudited – for Analytical Purposes Only)
September 30, 2019
The following portion of the City of Lubbock Comprehensive Annual Financial Report presents detailed information
as a context for understanding the information in the financial statements, note disclosures, and required
supplementary information regarding the City’s overall financial health.
TABLE CONTENTS
Financial Trends - These tables contain trend information to help the reader understand how the City’s financial
performance and well-being have changed over time.
Entity-wide information:
A Net position by component, last ten fiscal years
B Changes in net position, last ten fiscal years
Governmental funds information:
C Fund balance, last ten fiscal years
D Changes in fund balances, last ten fiscal years
Revenue Capacity - These tables contain information to help the reader assess one of the City’s most significant
revenue sources, the property tax.
E Tax revenues by source, last ten fiscal years
F Assessed and estimated actual value of taxable property, last ten fiscal years
G Principal taxpayers, current year and nine years ago
H Property tax levies and collections, last ten fiscal years
I Property tax rates - direct and overlapping governments, last ten fiscal years
Debt Capacity - These tables present information to help the reader assess the affordability of the City’s current
levels of outstanding debt and the City’s ability to issue additional debt in the future.
J Ratio of outstanding debt by type, last ten fiscal years
K Ratio of net general bonded debt to assessed value and net bonded debt per capita, last ten fiscal years
L Computation of legal debt margin, last ten fiscal years
M Revenue bond coverage – LP&L and Water Bonds, last ten fiscal years
N Ratio of annual debt service expenditures for general obligation bonded debt to total general
governmental expenditures
O Computation of direct and overlapping bonded debt - general obligation bonds in governmental activities
Demographic and Economic Information - These tables offer demographic and economic indicators to help
understand the environment within which the City’s financial activities take place and to help make comparisons over
time and with other governments.
P Demographic statistics, last ten years
Q Principal employers, current year and nine years ago
Operating Information - These tables contain information about the City’s operations and resources to help the
reader understand how the City’s financial information relates to the services the City provides and activities it
performs.
R Full-time equivalents city government employees by function, last ten fiscal years
S Operating indicators by function/program, last ten fiscal years
T Capital assets statistics by function/program, last ten fiscal years
Sources: Unless otherwise noted, the information in these tables is derived from the Comprehensive Annual Financial
Reports for the relevant years.
171
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Governmental activities
Net investment in capital assets 186,559$ 152,999$ 126,549$ 107,639$ 94,271$ 89,047$ 77,399$ 55,235$ 54,813$ 52,476$
Restricted 26,958 22,597 20,190 17,194 15,158 26,791 11,035 9,996 17,234 17,147
Unrestricted (166,772) (160,028) (120,441) (97,536) (76,919) (14,099) (1,718) (2,049) (3,185) 11,439
Total governmental activities net position 46,745 15,568 26,298 27,297 32,510 101,739 86,716 63,182 68,862 81,062
Business-type activities
Net investment in capital assets 810,898 764,280 730,908 676,613 614,404 574,512 561,354 542,640 492,011 435,249
Restricted 50,997 32,147 39,889 38,728 40,576 39,069 35,740 33,035 32,563 28,247
Unrestricted 99,196 121,879 99,534 100,079 97,774 121,430 115,333 108,667 118,671 127,994
Total business-type activities net position 961,091 918,306 870,331 815,420 752,754 735,011 712,427 684,342 643,245 591,490
Primary Government
Net investment in capital assets 997,457 917,279 857,457 784,252 708,675 663,559 638,753 597,875 546,824 487,725
Restricted 77,955 54,744 60,079 55,922 55,734 65,860 46,775 43,031 49,797 45,394
Unrestricted (67,576) (38,149) (20,907) 2,543 20,855 107,331 113,615 106,618 115,486 139,433
Total Primary government net position 1,007,836$ 933,874$ 896,629$ 842,717$ 785,264$ 836,750$ 799,143$ 747,524$ 712,107$ 672,552$
Beginning FY 2013 net position restated due to implementation of GASB Statement No. 65, "Items Previously Reported as Assets and Liabilities."
Beginning FY 2015 net position restated due to implementation of GASB Statement No. 68, "Accounting and Financial Reporting for Pensions - an Amendment of GASB Statement No. 27."
Beginning FY 2018 net position restated due to implementation of GASB Statement No. 75, "Accounting and Financial Reporting for Postemployment Benefits Other Than Pensions (OPEB)."
(amounts expressed in thousands)
CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS
Table A - Net Position by Component
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(accrual basis of accounting)172
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
EXPENSES
Governmental activities:
Administrative services and general government 16,151,468$ 14,854,781$ 14,598,216$ 14,944,792$ 12,678,745$ 13,842,443$ 13,287,438$ 11,564,122$ 11,786,924$ 12,005,910$
Community services 6,257,498 5,064,842 6,219,680 5,254,214 5,518,501 5,904,999 6,983,062 5,493,264 10,707,989 12,231,817
Cultural and recreation 19,543,417 18,894,418 20,145,662 19,132,813 17,538,405 17,548,024 17,581,835 16,968,404 16,832,528 16,590,119
Economic and business development 20,174,850 18,938,568 17,207,379 16,833,858 16,349,405 15,737,748 16,258,386 15,100,595 15,944,038 15,335,806
Fire 67,973,842 61,089,454 61,435,103 56,337,294 50,954,425 45,293,942 42,646,239 41,335,751 39,619,927 36,803,080
Health 6,717,959 5,790,308 5,905,200 5,702,354 5,222,280 4,918,230 4,409,889 5,437,035 6,332,178 5,599,276
Police 73,600,529 67,835,367 69,597,467 69,246,130 62,607,334 61,580,048 59,261,383 58,549,406 56,537,522 54,171,638
Other public safety 8,136,634 8,014,293 7,991,003 9,573,985 7,052,342 6,484,824 6,803,117 6,881,024 5,919,681 6,343,372
Streets and traffic 35,768,130 30,656,165 28,674,025 28,459,651 28,143,677 25,346,304 22,366,616 26,411,247 21,244,252 28,180,967
Solid Waste 19,604,313 16,820,311 --------
Interest on long-term debt 11,326,682 11,857,748 12,348,553 12,566,751 11,887,688 12,006,271 13,058,063 13,653,174 13,290,050 12,207,377
Total governmental activities 285,255,322 259,816,255 244,122,288 238,051,842 217,952,802 208,662,833 202,656,028 201,394,022 198,215,089 199,469,362
Business-type activities:
Electric 193,325,242 217,957,566 224,783,283 206,965,251 213,356,425 216,615,556 202,250,921 187,682,253 197,364,239 135,633,692
Water/Wastewater 101,952,908 94,690,532 84,788,838 87,463,378 82,860,997 83,791,332 81,561,871 82,552,925 64,534,448 58,611,172
Solid Waste --19,276,982 18,085,516 17,810,415 18,590,913 18,066,734 16,761,293 16,742,968 20,034,944
Storm Water 12,676,579 11,658,461 11,900,754 11,482,663 11,195,526 11,155,160 11,251,520 10,881,637 10,891,537 7,927,175
Transit 14,184,242 13,613,841 13,293,179 12,721,209 13,494,416 13,379,227 12,904,611 12,810,078 11,335,385 12,166,089
Airport 18,544,972 17,864,799 16,719,986 15,882,259 15,188,492 13,671,449 14,111,055 11,738,776 11,192,345 10,873,761
Civic Centers 4,364,240 4,147,240 4,344,371 4,865,583 5,053,790 4,448,109 3,961,490 3,876,483 3,920,726 4,049,027
Cemetery 604,329 606,304 760,032 752,734 718,990 654,949 667,863 726,256 699,852 693,689
Lake Alan Henry 462,046 390,539 382,614 359,639 367,216 420,804 514,491 509,291 386,160 -
Total business-type activities 346,114,558 360,929,282 376,250,039 358,578,232 360,046,267 362,727,499 345,290,556 327,538,992 317,067,660 249,989,549
Total primary government expenses 631,369,880$ 620,745,537$ 620,372,327$ 596,630,074$ 577,999,069$ 571,390,332$ 547,946,584$ 528,933,014$ 515,282,749$ 449,458,911$
PROGRAM REVENUES
Governmental activities:
Charges for services:
Cultural and recreation 1,324,648$ 1,344,698$ 1,358,711$ 1,394,377$ 1,400,867$ 1,310,187$ 1,283,204$ 1,307,978$ 1,286,773$ 1,633,944$
Other public safety 8,236,256 7,111,784 7,193,605 7,369,011 7,381,112 6,936,464 7,358,641 6,646,970 6,316,394 6,509,356
Other activities 2,902,347 2,377,728 2,354,065 2,240,458 2,087,636 2,015,819 1,893,433 1,745,560 1,801,943 1,846,533
Solid Waste 24,084,828 22,656,887 - - - - - - - -
Operating grants and contributions 7,410,775 6,447,093 7,240,734 6,362,542 6,212,820 6,862,991 7,220,886 12,094,607 13,834,623 13,665,834
Capital grants and contributions 20,668,740 15,152,177 10,831,852 12,889,721 12,841,939 12,024,981 21,259,390 8,961,808 8,397,119 8,137,579
Total governmental activities program revenues 64,627,594 55,090,367 28,978,967 30,256,109 29,924,374 29,150,442 39,015,554 30,756,923 31,636,852 31,793,246
Business-type activities
Charges for services:
Electric 215,456,633 246,862,911 252,069,677 230,349,802 228,310,467 234,136,509 220,111,810 195,765,095 209,076,452 149,640,110
Water/Wastewater 124,756,503 134,393,703 122,897,934 118,514,604 111,728,950 111,731,060 114,477,673 104,639,943 104,127,781 86,195,317
Solid Waste --20,738,031 20,483,239 20,662,231 19,716,606 19,538,678 19,483,045 18,807,531 17,037,506
Storm Water 25,797,905 26,401,167 25,538,337 24,970,570 23,119,087 19,606,904 19,285,819 19,043,611 16,195,959 12,118,701
Transit 5,901,555 5,872,405 5,732,262 5,638,145 5,926,672 5,763,642 5,921,604 5,211,423 4,809,766 4,647,586
Airport 12,498,983 11,640,261 9,419,404 9,335,596 9,082,072 8,471,833 7,780,680 7,677,538 7,483,750 7,129,257
Civic Centers 534,064 819,382 834,156 728,652 698,421 691,871 701,855 663,415 693,467 640,228
Cemetery 310,796 370,857 363,327 402,480 476,144 450,267 434,993 410,604 438,741 436,534
Lake Alan Henry 609,164 615,979 571,513 600,320 506,207 466,343 476,437 490,211 458,303 -
Operating grants and contributions 8,691,337 8,297,344 7,902,035 8,054,492 7,724,257 8,407,207 8,242,942 8,399,969 9,387,243 5,854,918
Capital grants and contributions 17,576,344 16,465,762 15,325,835 31,914,754 29,158,083 13,287,745 16,324,187 28,428,061 16,060,921 11,995,639
Total business-type activities program revenues 412,133,284 451,739,771 461,392,511 450,992,654 437,392,591 422,729,987 413,296,678 390,212,915 387,539,914 295,695,796
CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS
Table B - Changes in Net Position
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(accrual basis of accounting)173
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS
Table B - Changes in Net Position
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(accrual basis of accounting)
Total primary government program revenues 476,760,878$ 506,830,138$ 490,371,478$ 481,248,763$ 467,316,965$ 451,880,429$ 452,312,232$ 420,969,838$ 419,176,766$ 327,489,042$
NET (EXPENSES) AND
PROGRAM REVENUES
Governmental activities (220,627,728)$ (204,725,888)$ (215,143,321)$ (207,795,733)$ (188,028,428)$ (179,512,391)$ (163,640,474)$ (170,637,099)$ (166,578,237)$ (167,676,116)$
Business-type activities 66,018,726 90,810,489 85,142,472 92,414,422 77,346,324 60,002,488 68,006,122 62,673,923 70,472,254 45,706,247
Total net (expenses) and program revenues (154,609,002)$ (113,915,399)$ (130,000,849)$ (115,381,311)$ (110,682,104)$ (119,509,903)$ (95,634,352)$ (107,963,176)$ (96,105,983)$ (121,969,869)$
GENERAL REVENUE, SPECIAL ITEMS,
AND TRANSFERS
Governmental activities:
Property taxes 97,439,994 89,644,354 86,301,543 80,613,271 74,227,519 69,083,591 65,361,484 60,935,080 57,534,225 55,064,777
Sales taxes 78,160,193 73,571,504 70,417,997 67,978,112 68,037,340 64,650,937 62,250,140 57,303,792 53,672,769 51,008,384
Occupancy taxes 7,855,116 7,355,293 7,025,004 6,852,082 6,769,286 6,252,188 6,147,539 5,209,971 4,860,489 4,238,675
Other taxes 1,743,275 1,662,833 1,603,945 1,562,933 1,562,665 1,494,361 1,266,378 1,160,654 1,305,151 1,219,092
Franchise taxes 9,617,200 9,332,330 9,073,332 9,279,073 10,841,411 9,270,352 9,126,818 9,727,782 8,307,268 11,702,985
Investment earnings 6,923,972 2,674,797 1,371,387 1,068,978 754,439 346,953 204,991 345,626 239,542 432,819
Miscellaneous 7,753,533 4,255,168 3,362,347 3,413,969 2,760,695 3,745,458 5,843,077 9,686,138 5,614,852 4,293,491
Special items: gain or (loss) on sale of property - - - - - - - - - -
Transfers, net 42,311,185 38,479,748 34,989,088 31,814,641 36,189,998 39,692,321 36,973,388 25,571,122 22,844,004 19,869,774
Total governmental activities 251,804,468$ 226,976,027$ 214,144,643$ 202,583,059$ 201,143,353$ 194,536,161$ 187,173,815$ 169,940,165$ 154,378,300$ 147,829,997$
Business-type activities:
Investment earnings 16,333,948 8,241,483 2,841,137 1,873,424 1,412,364 720,378 229,354 485,569 430,806 477,365
Miscellaneous 2,742,846 1,302,592 1,916,621 192,436 1,744,209 1,552,742 1,774,039 3,507,720 3,696,582 2,130,124
Special items: gain or (loss) on sale of property - - - - - - - - - -
Termination of interest rate swap - - - - - - - - - -
Transfers, net (42,311,185) (38,479,748) (34,989,088) (31,814,641) (36,189,998) (39,692,321) (36,973,388) (25,571,122) (22,844,004) (19,869,774)
Total business-type activities (23,234,391)$ (28,935,673)$ (30,231,330)$ (29,748,781)$ (33,033,425)$ (37,419,201)$ (34,969,995)$ (21,577,833)$ (18,716,616)$ (17,262,285)$
Total primary government 228,570,077$ 198,040,354$ 183,913,313$ 172,834,278$ 168,109,928$ 157,116,960$ 152,203,820$ 148,362,332$ 135,661,684$ 130,567,712$
CHANGES IN NET POSITION
Governmental activities 31,176,740$ 22,250,139$ (998,678)$ (5,212,674)$ 13,114,925$ 15,023,770$ 23,533,341$ (696,934)$ (12,199,937)$ (19,846,119)$
Business-type activities 42,784,335 61,874,816 54,911,142 62,665,641 44,312,899 22,583,287 33,036,127 41,096,090 51,755,638 28,443,962
Total primary government 73,961,075$ 84,124,955$ 53,912,464$ 57,452,967$ 57,427,824$ 37,607,057$ 56,569,468$ 40,399,156$ 39,555,701$ 8,597,843$ 174
Pre-GASB 54
2010
General Fund
Reserved 128,880$
Unreserved 19,681,719
Total general fund 19,810,599$
All other governmental funds
Reserved 60,166,524$
Unreserved, reported in:
Permanent fund -
Special revenue funds 20,046,736
Total all other governmental funds 80,213,260$
Post-GASB 54
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
General Fund
Nonspendable 154,233$ 121,578$ 119,300$ 107,770$ 118,303$ 127,283$ 115,585$ 105,079$ 155,079$
Restricted 206,124 5,007,610 1,966,885 - - - - - -
Committed - - - - - - - - -
Assigned - - - - - 1,232,042 - - -
Unassigned 55,265,991 47,963,825 37,543,346 35,565,756 39,072,190 29,251,491 33,721,048 28,056,366 21,714,802
Total general fund 55,626,348$ 53,093,013$ 39,629,531$ 35,673,526$ 39,190,493$ 30,610,816$ 33,836,633$ 28,161,445$ 21,869,881$
All other governmental funds
Nonspendable - - - - - - - - -
Restricted 118,168,350 88,910,538 94,749,432 105,010,204 64,688,760 47,613,171 52,018,973 59,977,760 66,585,144
Committed 26,916,895 22,680,630 18,313,066 20,737,501 18,127,157 17,820,561 11,923,822 13,255,916 17,710,680
Assigned - - - - - - - - -
Unassigned - - (621,125) (2,469,447) (1,988,475) (2,759,378) (3,405,424) (3,420,029) (2,919,878)
Total all other governmental funds 145,085,245$ 111,591,168$ 112,441,373$ 123,278,258$ 80,827,442$ 62,674,354$ 60,537,371$ 69,813,647$ 81,375,946$
CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS
Table C - Fund Balance of Governmental Funds
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(modified accrual basis of accounting)175
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
REVENUES
Taxes 185,073,679$ 172,268,079$ 165,214,167$ 156,881,965$ 150,651,856$ 141,477,923$ 135,096,438$ 124,533,946$ 117,622,237$ 111,534,008$
Franchise taxes 9,617,200 9,332,330 9,073,332 9,279,072 10,841,411 9,270,352 9,126,818 9,727,782 8,307,268 11,702,985
Special assessments 1,427,669 1,186,366 1,196,693 972,073 932,227 885,509 834,233 763,467 787,732 761,550
Fees and fines 3,206,853 3,385,607 2,970,915 3,154,394 3,657,410 3,355,397 4,000,374 3,746,075 3,367,325 3,393,410
Licenses and permits 4,176,891 2,746,803 3,274,043 3,568,885 3,004,539 2,821,135 2,625,478 2,396,476 2,076,776 2,493,594
Intergovernmental 9,533,067 7,056,331 7,630,355 6,879,827 6,982,323 7,498,343 7,982,061 13,568,745 15,237,464 15,565,962
Charges for services 27,693,602 25,945,159 3,261,092 3,369,472 3,283,699 3,185,206 3,237,358 3,077,199 3,114,280 3,381,047
Interest 5,813,270 2,249,228 1,121,782 837,193 471,663 201,945 59,537 218,949 117,158 236,957
IRS Build America Bond subsidy -306,422 427,246 427,694 425,399 425,858 439,395 459,377 702,370 -
Miscellaneous 7,589,653 3,991,826 3,105,525 3,111,861 3,982,473 3,600,811 6,472,860 6,377,161 5,412,327 6,394,870
Total revenues 254,131,884 228,468,151 197,275,150 188,482,436 184,233,000 172,722,479 169,874,552 164,869,177 156,744,937 155,464,383
EXPENDITURES
Current:
Administrative services and general government 14,630,983 13,938,352 13,068,496 12,567,136 11,602,733 12,605,166 12,041,031 10,383,779 10,214,049 10,572,200
Community services 5,736,399 4,828,621 5,674,147 4,529,775 5,157,325 5,449,045 6,473,828 5,055,939 9,851,912 11,324,436
Cultural and recreation 14,755,806 14,699,119 15,153,618 13,740,289 13,781,678 13,560,730 13,624,228 13,113,048 12,714,602 13,176,905
Economic and business development 17,176,903 16,499,599 15,123,557 14,847,901 14,486,273 13,918,302 14,448,168 13,350,288 14,233,073 13,951,887
Fire 51,843,242 49,141,306 48,371,296 46,749,381 44,678,736 42,577,899 40,155,876 37,491,054 33,832,336 31,913,521
Health 5,947,787 5,286,487 5,160,284 4,792,986 4,708,040 4,424,436 3,953,392 4,717,731 5,491,131 4,958,573
Police 67,028,966 64,186,346 62,152,361 59,349,562 58,715,559 56,433,835 54,990,627 53,222,559 48,536,715 46,745,951
Other public safety 7,520,203 7,415,365 7,389,499 8,595,231 6,676,285 6,031,998 6,422,086 6,320,537 5,107,733 5,472,089
Streets and traffic 11,561,871 7,590,003 7,165,545 7,301,215 7,602,508 7,230,024 7,339,900 10,804,451 6,395,120 9,092,438
Solid Waste 14,227,434 13,132,441 --------
Intergovernmental 194,959 28,067 90,482 69,671 85,493 80,292 84,547 99,423 121,469 8,042,288
Debt services:
Principal 39,007,406 43,248,742 31,871,125 26,293,733 25,150,914 24,498,506 21,866,286 18,994,553 16,876,387 14,634,941
Interest and other charges 14,524,848 14,869,630 15,203,216 13,661,955 12,964,382 13,107,141 13,882,409 14,211,356 13,971,386 12,494,750
Capital outlay 42,057,859 38,712,531 33,945,200 45,440,546 24,805,107 28,179,762 37,012,362 34,503,433 41,655,381 41,300,518
Total expenditures 306,214,666 293,576,609 260,368,826 257,939,381 230,415,033 228,097,136 232,294,740 222,268,151 219,001,294 223,680,497
Deficiency of revenues under
expenditures (52,082,782) (65,108,458) (63,093,676) (69,456,945) (46,182,033) (55,374,657) (62,420,188) (57,398,974) (62,256,357) (68,216,114)
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Long-term debt issued 59,243,627 41,718,979 33,336,596 75,465,000 69,145,000 32,715,000 43,695,000 31,841,471 36,890,184 38,381,773
Payment of refunded debt to escrow agent (7,856,803)(20,510,547)(14,745,470)(17,872,864)(45,972,814)(20,768,374)(30,465,061)(9,703,645)(4,594,201)-
Bond premium (discount)7,240,311 4,084,766 2,560,230 10,646,353 9,344,831 5,319,643 5,990,123 1,847,580 1,954,464 871,742
Capital leases issued ---6,591,692 4,555,298 5,842,667 5,778,891 5,537,998 3,588,154 4,015,386
Transfers in 78,989,966 96,370,476 60,402,576 63,706,307 58,318,909 56,926,661 53,679,599 47,625,755 45,929,973 38,679,233
Transfers out (49,506,907) (43,941,939) (25,341,136) (30,145,694) (22,476,426) (25,749,774) (19,859,452) (20,038,143) (18,290,249) (18,678,996)
Net other financing sources (uses)88,110,194 77,721,735 56,212,796 108,390,794 72,914,798 54,285,823 58,819,100 57,111,016 65,478,325 63,269,138
Net change in fund balances 36,027,412$ 12,613,277$ (6,880,880)$ 38,933,849$ 26,732,765$ (1,088,834)$ (3,601,088)$ (287,958)$ 3,221,968$ (4,946,976)$
Debt service as a percentage of
noncapital expenditures 20.27%22.80%20.79%18.80%18.54%18.81%18.31%17.68%17.39%14.88%
CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Table D - Changes in Fund Balances of Governmental Funds
(modified accrual basis of accounting)176
Property Hotel and
Fiscal Tax Sales Tax Motel Tax Other Tax Total Tax
Year Revenues (1)Revenues Revenues Revenues (2)Revenues (3)
2010 55,067,857 51,008,384 4,238,675 1,219,092 111,534,008
2011 57,783,828 53,672,769 4,860,489 1,305,151 117,622,237
2012 60,859,529 57,303,792 5,209,971 1,160,654 124,533,946
2013 65,432,381 62,250,140 6,147,539 1,266,378 135,096,438
2014 69,080,437 64,650,937 6,252,188 1,494,361 141,477,923
2015 74,282,565 68,037,340 6,769,286 1,562,665 150,651,856
2016 80,488,838 67,978,112 6,852,082 1,562,933 156,881,965
2017 86,167,221 70,417,997 7,025,004 1,603,945 165,214,167
2018 89,678,449 73,571,504 7,355,293 1,662,833 172,268,079
2019 97,315,095 78,160,193 7,777,953 1,743,275 184,996,516
Notes:
(1) Includes General, Special Revenue, and Debt Service Funds.
(2) Includes bingo tax and mixed beverage tax.
(3) Excludes Franchise Fees
CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS
Table E - Tax Revenues by Source
Last Ten Fiscal Years
177
Exemptions Ratio of
total
assessed value
Fiscal Estimated Estimated Estimated to total
Year Assessed actual Assessed actual All Assessed actual estimated Total
Ending value value value value Property value value actual value Direct Rate
2010 10,337,645,420 10,810,721,017 1,664,970,760 1,680,501,668 488,606,505 12,002,616,180 12,491,222,685 96.1%0.44640
2011 10,595,561,504 11,026,452,390 1,692,799,194 1,701,604,691 439,696,383 12,288,360,698 12,728,057,081 96.5%0.45617
2012 11,006,904,078 11,464,577,135 1,622,705,187 1,665,501,335 500,469,205 12,629,609,265 13,130,078,470 96.2%0.47400
2013 11,377,170,895 11,815,025,106 1,723,036,203 1,770,854,435 485,672,443 13,100,207,098 13,585,879,541 96.4%0.49211
2014 11,802,709,058 12,238,826,319 1,732,964,199 1,797,878,859 501,031,921 13,535,673,257 14,036,705,178 96.4%0.50441
2015 12,215,957,184 12,666,291,180 1,885,618,746 1,949,879,589 514,594,839 14,101,575,930 14,616,170,769 96.5%0.52240
2016 12,882,158,966 13,361,592,620 1,984,707,241 2,010,300,306 505,026,719 14,866,866,207 15,371,892,926 96.7%0.53802
2017 13,970,641,963 14,479,415,338 1,977,345,557 2,014,425,875 545,853,693 15,947,987,520 16,493,841,213 96.7%0.53802
2018 14,842,866,044 15,402,907,644 1,998,744,101 2,006,854,629 568,152,128 16,841,610,145 17,409,762,273 96.7%0.53802
2019 15,677,748,201 16,239,589,207 1,960,118,288 2,024,751,187 626,473,905 17,637,866,489 18,264,340,394 96.6%0.54802
Source: Lubbock Central Appraisal District
Note: FY 2016 has been restated to correct an error.
CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS
Table F - Assessed and Estimated Actual Value of Taxable Property
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Real Property Personal Property Total 178
% of Total % of Total
Taxable Taxable Taxable Taxable
Assessed Assessed Assessed Assessed
Name of Taxpayer Type of Business Valuation Rank Valuation Valuation Rank Valuation
United Supermarkets LLC Food Wholesale 135,485,831$ 1 0.77%53,174,661$ 4 0.49%
Macerich South Plains LP Regional Shopping Mall 133,021,877 2 0.75%123,830,275 1 1.14%
Wal-Mart Stores Discount Retail Store 80,430,086 3 0.46%67,934,211 2 0.62%
Atmos Energy Natural Gas Utility 79,779,072 4 0.45%34,339,220 7 0.32%
Monsanto Ag-Crop Services 67,198,841 5 0.38%
ACC OP LLC Student Housing 53,943,738 6 0.31%
McLane Food Service Food Wholesale 42,422,669 7 0.24%
Wildwood of Lubbock, LLC Apartments 39,100,000 8 0.22%
CCC-Lubbock LLC Apartments 36,700,000 9 0.21%
CHP Raider Ranch TX Owner LLC Assisted Living 35,479,980 10 0.20%
Southwestern Bell Telephone LP Telephone Utility 53,972,632 3 0.50%
Plains Co-op Oil Mill, Inc.Agricultural Processing 47,514,695 5 0.44%
Tyco Fire Products LP Fire Suppression Manufacturer 29,471,236 8 0.27%
Southwestern Public Service Electric Utility 40,037,280 6 0.37%
Lubbock Property LLC Apartments 27,483,903 9 0.25%
1859 Management PTRS LP Hotel 27,386,570 10 0.24%
703,562,094$ 3.97%505,144,683$ 4.64%
Source: Lubbock Central Appraisal District
CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS
Table G - Principal Taxpayers
Current Year and Nine Years Ago
FYE 2010FYE 2019
179
Collected within the
Fiscal Taxes Levied Total Total Fiscal Year of the Levy Collections Total Collections to Date
Year for the Adjustments Adjusted Percentage in Subsequent Percentage
Ending Fiscal Year as of 9/30/19 Levy Amount of Original Levy Years Amount of Adjusted Levy
2010 53,455,322 (148,240) 53,307,082 52,485,686 98.2%736,139 53,221,825 99.8%
2011 55,783,339 (334,842) 55,448,497 54,819,823 98.3%540,774 55,360,597 99.8%
2012 59,220,369 (203,600) 59,016,769 58,284,680 98.4%637,092 58,921,772 99.8%
2013 63,279,229 (168,804) 63,110,425 62,375,516 98.6%620,728 62,996,244 99.8%
2014 66,684,667 (142,586) 66,542,081 65,871,343 98.8%536,317 66,407,660 99.8%
2015 71,916,404 (109,254) 71,807,150 71,106,766 98.9%520,907 71,627,673 99.8%
2016 78,237,757 (331,295) 77,906,462 77,183,471 98.7%478,285 77,661,756 99.7%
2017 83,561,044 (1,092,696) 82,468,348 82,225,855 98.4%(94,725) 82,131,130 99.6%
2018 88,363,187 (1,283,824) 87,079,363 86,398,109 97.8%190,535.00 86,588,644 99.4%
2019 94,688,617 (370,450) 94,318,167 93,229,002 98.5%- 93,229,002 98.8%
Source: Lubbock Central Appraisal District
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Table H - Property Tax Levies and Collections
CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS
180
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Overlapping Rates
Lubbock High Plains Lubbock
Fiscal Interest Independent Lubbock Underground County Hospital
Year General Economic & Sinking Total School District County Water District District
Ending Fund Development Fund Direct (LISD)(County)(High Plains)(Hospital)
2010 0.33240 0.03000 0.08400 0.44640 1.23500 0.32946 0.00794 0.12084
2011 0.33240 0.03000 0.09377 0.45617 1.23500 0.32946 0.00785 0.12081
2012 0.34200 0.03000 0.10200 0.47400 1.23500 0.32946 0.00776 0.12072
2013 0.35683 0.02937 0.10591 0.49211 1.23500 0.34648 0.00754 0.11919
2014 0.36080 0.02705 0.11656 0.50441 1.23500 0.34531 0.00810 0.11844
2015 0.38500 0.02315 0.11425 0.52240 1.23500 0.34136 0.00803 0.11680
2016 0.39220 0.02315 0.12267 0.53802 1.23500 0.35816 0.00803 0.11501
2017 0.37825 0.02315 0.13662 0.53802 1.23500 0.35816 0.00750 0.11206
2018 0.38825 0.02315 0.12662 0.53802 1.23500 0.35816 0.00690 0.10978
2019 0.38825 0.02315 0.13662 0.54802 1.23500 0.34809 0.00670 0.10714
Source: Lubbock Central Appraisal District
City Direct Rates
CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS
TABLE I - Property Tax Rates - Direct and Overlapping Governments
(per $100 of Assessed Value)181
Percentage of
General Estimated Actual
Fiscal Obligation Tax Capital Taxable Value
Year Bonds (1)Note Leases Total of Property Per Capita
2010 *265,281,335 - 18,023,375 283,304,710 2.36%1,234
2011 *285,888,111 - 18,347,806 304,235,917 2.48%1,312
2012 294,238,000 - 20,237,786 314,475,786 2.49%1,346
2013 301,188,957 - 21,698,987 322,887,944 2.46%1,366
2014 301,142,375 - 23,327,397 324,469,772 2.40%1,359
2015 317,369,524 - 23,073,398 340,442,922 2.41%1,411
2016 365,513,797 - 25,549,907 391,063,704 2.63%1,604
2017 348,248,886 10,791,284 15,614,548 374,654,718 2.35%1,484
2018 355,747,110 20,249,968 12,077,164 388,074,242 2.30%1,482
2019 372,335,270 19,752,852 6,310,604 398,398,726 2.24%1,507
General Percentage
Fiscal Obligation Tax Revenue Capital Notes of Personal
Year Bonds (2)Note Bonds (3)Leases Payable Total Income Per Capita
2010 583,260,708 - 52,092,358 22,093,860 - 657,446,926 8.20%2,864
2011 693,830,651 - 114,035,652 18,833,944 - 826,700,247 8.77%3,564
2012 718,563,390 - 137,153,954 16,970,843 - 872,688,187 8.97%3,735
2013 723,897,798 - 142,207,974 21,461,977 - 887,567,749 8.27%3,755
2014 732,210,640 - 147,699,694 20,139,670 - 900,050,004 8.09%3,771
2015 771,109,866 - 147,305,321 19,700,974 3,750,000 941,866,161 8.18%3,904
2016 767,552,642 - 140,885,848 23,449,316 2,500,000 934,387,806 8.09%3,834
2017 761,858,677 7,428,716 144,117,529 14,321,325 1,250,000 928,976,247 7.91%3,679
2018 704,228,328 5,545,032 233,205,483 2,798,295 - 945,777,138 7.48%3,611
2019 657,941,592 4,867,145 249,516,120 1,412,717 - 913,737,574 6.98%3,456
* Includes HUD 108 Debt
CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS
Table J - Ratio of Outstanding Debt By Type
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Governmental
Business-type182
Ratio
Debt Debt of Net
Debt Payable Payable Bonded Net
Assessed Gross Service from Other from Net Debt to Bonded
Fiscal Popu-Value Bonded Monies Government Enterprise Bonded Assessed Debt Per
year lation*(in thousands)Debt(1)Available(2)Revenues (3)Revenues(4)Debt(5)Value Capita
2010 229,573 12,002,616 848,542,043 4,957,028 98,987,524 578,026,089 166,571,402 1.39%726
2011 231,937 12,288,361 979,718,762 4,921,974 99,313,180 677,112,181 198,371,427 1.61%855
2012 233,651 12,629,609 1,012,801,390 5,274,783 95,402,075 696,661,487 215,463,045 1.71%922
2013 236,362 13,100,207 1,025,086,755 5,716,130 94,061,709 689,773,914 235,535,002 1.80%997
2014 238,706 13,535,673 1,033,353,015 6,223,988 91,933,011 691,330,969 243,865,047 1.80%1,022
2015 241,233 14,101,576 1,088,479,390 7,024,873 89,353,562 713,358,056 278,742,899 1.98%1,155
2016 243,736 15,947,988 1,133,066,439 8,020,696 84,137,838 707,242,657 333,665,248 2.09%1,369
2017 252,506 16,841,610 1,128,327,563 8,912,516 74,179,187 706,181,391 339,054,469 2.01%1,343
2018 261,946 17,793,732 1,085,770,438 10,427,738 55,526,409 656,626,491 363,189,800 2.04%1,387
2019 264,388 18,655,937 1,054,896,859 11,909,852 56,061,646 614,021,089 372,904,272 2.00%1,410
*Sources: City of Lubbock Business Development estimates, 2010 Census
Note: (1) Includes all long-term general obligation debt. (2) Includes restricted investments in the Debt Service Fund and Special
Revenue TIF funds. (3) Includes debt paid for from HUD loans, franchise fees, and hotel taxes.(4) Excludes Civic Center debt
which is paid from governmental funds (5) Includes TIF debt; prior years have been corrected.
Table K - Ratio of Net General Bonded Debt to Assessed Value and
Net Bonded Debt per Capita
Last Ten Fiscal Years
CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS
183
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Total Taxable Property Value 18,655,937,242 17,793,732,000 16,841,610,145 15,947,987,520 14,183,510,930
Total Debt Margin Available ($1.50 per $100 Assessed Valuation)*279,839,059 266,905,980 252,624,152 239,219,813 212,752,664
General Obligation & Certificate Obligation principal payments (78,165,000) (78,365,000) (72,370,000) (66,210,000) (64,864,113)
Capital lease principal payments (2,458,087) **(6,550,200) **(12,374,232) (10,341,126) (10,640,995)
Margin of Indebtedness Available 199,215,972$ 181,990,780$ 167,879,920$ 162,668,687$ 137,247,556$
2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Total Taxable Property Value 13,535,673,257$ 13,100,207,098$ 12,629,609,265$ 12,288,360,698$ 12,002,616,180$
Total Debt Margin Available ($1.50 per $100 Assessed Valuation)*203,035,099 196,503,106 189,444,139 184,325,410 180,039,243
General Obligation & Certificate Obligation principal payments (61,700,000) (39,665,000) (50,335,000) (43,580,000) (35,190,000)
Capital lease principal payments (10,571,409) (9,908,108) (10,588,477) (10,666,928) (10,356,147)
Margin of Indebtedness Available 130,763,690$ 146,929,998$ 128,520,662$ 130,078,482$ 134,493,096$
** Capital Lease Principal Payments corrected for FY 18 and FY 17 In FY 19
CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS
Table L - Computation of Legal Debt Margin
Last Ten Fiscal Years
*There is no statutory debt limitation in the City Charter or under State Law.The City operates under a Home Rule Charter that limits the maximum tax rate,for all City Purposes,to $2.50 per $100 assessed Valuation.
Administratively,the Attorney General of the State of Texas will permit allocation of $1.50 of the $2.50 maximum tax rate for general obligation debt service.184
ELECTRIC BONDS:
Net Revenue
Direct Available
Fiscal Net Operating for Debt
Year Revenue(1)Expenses(2)Service Principal Interest Total Coverage
2010 143,222,344 111,975,325 31,247,019 1,715,000 700,945 2,415,945 12.93
2011 201,459,258 162,825,323 38,633,935 8,035,000 1,875,990 9,910,990 3.90
2012 189,208,522 154,396,274 34,812,248 6,600,000 3,176,315 9,776,315 3.56
2013 212,656,108 169,615,904 43,040,204 6,845,000 2,804,445 9,649,445 4.46
2014 227,244,632 186,020,860 41,223,772 8,250,000 2,890,312 11,140,312 3.70
2015 221,215,135 176,975,146 44,239,989 9,400,000 3,247,888 12,647,888 3.50
2016 222,951,614 176,380,524 46,571,090 10,060,000 3,476,834 13,536,834 3.44
2017 243,928,151 195,200,312 48,727,839 10,780,000 3,363,294 14,143,294 3.45
2018 239,178,553 188,265,586 50,912,967 11,515,000 2,999,119 14,514,119 3.51
2019 211,188,949 163,927,596 47,261,353 15,540,000 6,244,851 21,784,851 2.17
WATER BONDS:
Net Revenue
Direct Available
Fiscal Net Operating for Debt
Year(1)Revenue(2)Expenses(3)Service Principal Interest Total Coverage
2010 59,474,560 22,582,295 36,892,265 1,527,987 1,935,692 3,463,679 10.65
2011 74,184,937 24,019,142 50,165,795 1,680,824 1,871,941 3,552,765 14.12
2012 73,013,404 24,767,762 48,245,642 2,427,367 2,984,031 5,411,398 8.92
2013 80,899,076 27,824,918 53,074,158 14,579,520 2,807,990 17,387,510 3.05
2014 78,027,115 27,116,338 50,910,777 3,017,055 2,926,363 5,943,418 8.57
2015 76,767,339 27,439,885 49,327,454 3,147,287 2,744,582 5,891,869 8.37
2016 80,239,689 32,755,854 47,483,835 3,236,807 2,558,769 5,795,576 8.19
2017 80,819,568 30,840,543 49,979,025 3,346,948 2,433,670 5,780,618 8.65
2018 134,393,703 44,079,446 90,314,257 3,555,180 2,185,941 5,741,121 15.73
2019 124,756,503 46,671,712 78,084,791 3,651,991 2,065,642 5,717,632 13.66
(1) The Water and Wastewater Systems are reported as a combined system beginning in 2018.
(2) Net Revenue is gross revenue less refunds and allowances.
(3) Direct Operating expenses exclude depreciation. For Water, it includes CRMWA debt payment in years
2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009 AND 2009-2010.
Debt Service Requirements
Debt Service Requirements
CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS
Table M - Revenue Bond Coverage - LP&L and Water Bonds
Last Ten Fiscal Years
185
Percentage of
Debt Service
Total Total to Total
Fiscal Debt General General
Year Principal Interest Service(1)Expenditures(2)Expenditures
2010 6,986,147 5,190,324 12,176,471 177,316,661 6.9%
2011 8,360,106 6,382,594 14,742,700 184,085,585 8.0%
2012 9,727,011 6,759,287 16,486,298 189,604,352 8.7%
2013 8,368,806 5,885,847 14,254,653 200,012,330 7.1%
2014 13,435,702 6,435,703 19,871,405 205,386,853 9.7%
2015 13,665,060 6,375,646 20,040,706 208,586,280 9.6%
2016 14,912,306 7,118,493 22,030,799 219,106,422 10.1%
2017 15,941,391 9,327,776 25,269,167 229,677,979 11.0%
2018 17,941,952 9,138,451 27,080,403 258,698,453 10.5%
2019 18,216,211 8,001,825 26,218,036 264,483,190 9.9%
(1) Includes debt service requirements on General Obligation and Certificate of Obligation bonds. Excludes bonds issued in
TIF, Gateway, Hotel Tax Supported, and HUD funds.
(2) Includes General, Special Revenue, and Debt Service Funds.
Last Ten Fiscal Years
CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS
Table N - Ratio of Annual Debt Service Expenditures for
General Obligation Bonded Debt to Total General
Governmental Expenditures
186
Funded Percentage Amount
Debt Applicable to Applicable to
Outstanding City of City of
at 09/30/2019 Lubbock Lubbock
City of Lubbock 365,184,512$ (1)100.00%365,184,512$
Subtotal Directs 365,184,512 365,184,512
Lubbock County (2)29,375,442 82.68%24,287,615
Lubbock Independent School District (2)254,714,852 98.61%251,174,316
Lubbock- Cooper Independent (2)
School District 275,925,371 72.67%200,514,967
Frenship Independent School District (2)213,381,459 78.74%168,016,561
Idalou Independent School District (2)11,478,545 10.29%1,181,142
Roosevelt Independent School District (2)7,894,918 3.46%273,164
Subtotal Overlapping 792,770,587 645,447,765
Total 1,157,955,099$ 1,010,632,277$
(1) General purpose funded debt payable from ad valorem taxes in governmental activities. Also, includes all
self-supporting debt and capital lease balances - governmental activities.
(2) "Texas Municipal Reports" published by the Municipal Advisory Council of Texas.
Table O - Computation of Direct and Overlapping Bonded Debt
General Obligation Bonds in Governmental Activities
CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS
187
Education Level
Personal Per in Years of
Income Capita Median Formal Schooling School Unemployment
Year Population (1)(in thousands)(2)Income*(3)Age (1)Completed (1)Enrollment (6)Rate (1)
2010 229,573 (5)8,018,680 32,088 30.7 (5)12.5 28,808 6.20%
2011 231,937 9,428,347 33,682 31.5 12.7 28,728 6.20%
2012 233,651 9,725,542 34,654 30.3 12.8 29,226 5.60%
2013 236,362 10,290,498 36,422 29.7 13.0 29,287 (6)5.20%(3)
2014 238,706 11,084,148 37,399 29.9 13.4 29,253 (6)4.00%(3)
2015 241,322 11,066,436 38,467 30.0 13.4 29,265 (6)3.40%(3)
2016 243,736 11,546,015 39,404 31.0 14.7 28,921 3.50%
2017 254,565 11,748,703 39,579 30.6 14.9 28,519 3.40%
2018 261,946 12,646,303 40,416 30.9 14.7 28,026 3.10%
2019 264,388 13,086,192 42,181 31.3 14.4 (5)27,759 2.70%
Sources:
(1) City of Lubbock GIS & Data Services Department
(2) www.bea.gov
(3) City of Lubbock Finance Department (Based on Calendar Year Average)
(4) Texas Workforce Commission Labor Market Information
(5) Census Bureau
(6) Lubbock Independent School District
*Prior year data has been updated. 1.6.20
Last Ten Years
CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS
Table P - Demographic Statistics
188
Employer Employees Rank
Percentage
of Total City
Employment Employees Rank
Percentage
of Total City
Employment
Texas Tech University 5,505 1 3.47%10,701 1 7.76%
Covenant Health System 5,102 2 3.21%5,021 2 3.64%
United Supermarkets (Corporate)3,915 3 2.47%2,351 6 1.70%
University Medical Center 3,659 4 2.30%3,149 4 2.28%
TTU Health Sciences Center 3,635 5 2.29%2,838 5 2.06%
Lubbock Independent School District 3,487 6 2.20%3,449 3 2.50%
City of Lubbock 2,369 7 1.49%2,131 7 1.54%
Frenship ISD 1,240 8 0.78%
Lubbock County 1,239 9 0.78%1,175 8 0.85%
Lubbock State Supported Living Center 856 10 0.54%
AT&T Communications 1,120 9 0.81%
Convergys Corporation 1,050 10 0.76%
Total 31,007 19.53%32,985 23.91%
Source: Survey performed by City of Lubbock economic analyst based on Lubbock MSA.
2019 2010
CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS
Current Year and Nine Years Ago
Table Q - Principal Employers
189
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Function
Governmental activities:
Administrative services and general government 103 102 99 97 97 83 80 79 82 80
Community development 12 13 13 14 14 16 16 18 22 22
Cultural and recreation 124 124 125 125 125 124 124 128 131 131
Economic and business development 8 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 15 15
Fire 435 434 429 429 429 414 398 375 358 355
Health 49 48 47 47 44 43 43 48 61 59
Police 565 555 544 545 545 545 540 536 535 535
Other public safety 90 87 83 80 83 83 81 82 75 76
Streets and traffic 131 101 89 90 90 89 89 90 89 89
Solid Waste*96 94 - - - - - - - -
Internal service 83 72 52 48 48 56 56 54 45 43
Total governmental activities 1,696 1,637 1,488 1,482 1,482 1,458 1,434 1,417 1,413 1,405
Business-type activities:
Electric 329 324 303 303 303 303 289 288 284 249
Water/Wastewater**219 249 171 170 170 168 167 166 166 155
Sewer**- - 79 76 76 74 74 71 72 72
Solid waste - - 113 113 112 112 111 110 110 110
Storm water 33 38 38 38 38 37 36 35 34 33
Transit 177 171 170 169 168 165 166 153 151 142
Airport 50 49 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48
Cemetery 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Civic Centers 16 21 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 30
Lake Alan Henry 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Internal service 6 15 31 29 30 28 28 28 28 28
Total business-type activities 838 874 988 981 980 970 954 934 928 875
Total 2,534 2,511 2,476 2,463 2,462 2,428 2,388 2,351 2,341 2,280
Source: City of Lubbock Budget Department
*Solid Waste was incorporated into the General Fund in FY 2017-18
**Water/Wastewater were combined for FY 2017-18
CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS
Table R - Full-time Equivalents City Government Employees by Function
Last Ten Fiscal Years
190
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Cultural and Recreation Services
Civic Center number of events with greater
than 500 attendees 149 220 226 195 195 185 132 139 131 151
Library Visits 466,094 453,736 466,606 467,939 447,593 475,372 513,555 538,119 566,462 583,932
Softball Team Registrations 155 254 254 314 332 320 379 377 365 372
Community Center Attendance 157,018 180,490 166,153 169,401 214,652 153,526 133,312 134,802 122,432 134,724
Senior Center Attendance 132,805 133,527 138,245 142,061 112,028 108,843 111,794 106,109 106,986 108,085
Garden and Arts Attendance 21,334 27,008 37,726 28,916 31,519 53,761 50,433 58,473 42,707 46,738
Other Public Safety
Construction Permits 8,273 7,784 3,714 3,522 3,493 2,611 3,893 2,737 2,471 3,521
Building Department Inspections 46,724 49,050 65,056 60,334 45,607 23,039 40,232 33,370 31,475 33,158
Police
Police Reports Processed 90,007 85,139 91,524 82,472 82,075 65,306 77,106 79,920 78,648 79,810
Police Crime/Incident Reports 47,223 44,930 36,479 49,693 49,950 39,813 36,535 37,059 39,242 38,385
Police Calls 586,776 565,324 563,881 382,746 412,962 389,669 363,293 363,297 332,425 352,791
Fire
Public Fire Safety Education Presentations 950 923 940 1042 177 215 194 174 188 183
Fire/Arson Investigations Conducted 220 179 173 156 136 189 178 170 262 136
Inspection Activities Performed 2,640 1,749 2,464 2,145 2,358 1,961 1,976 2,206 2,198 2,457
LP&L
Average daily consumption (kwh)7,105,898 7,175,924 7,309,335 7,331,135 7,532,819 7,056,681 7,503,996 7,089,327 7,089,091 4,736,004
Water
Average daily consumption (gal)31,621,312 34,559,677 32,353,126 33,178,203 31,667,400 35,214,103 37,130,000 36,550,000 41,207,000 31,630,000
Airport
Number of airline passengers
enplaned (annual projection)543,000 502,000 471,565 463,621 462,257 467,236 470,570 492,073 521,678 531,504
Daily average of airplane
departures and landings 250 238 208 199 201 230 217 188 200 220
Number of major airlines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
Number of scheduled daily flights 21 20 18 18 18 18 19 22 24 34
Source: City of Lubbock Departments
CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS
Table S - Operating Indicators by Function/Program
Last Ten Fiscal Years
191
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Streets and Traffic Engineering
Miles of Streets Paved 1,195 1,192 1,178 1,127*1,095 1,095 1,095 1,090 1,080 1,076
Miles of Streets Unpaved 61 63 57 62 57 57 57 57 60 60
Fire
Number of stations 19 19 19 19 19 18 18 17 16 16
Number of fire fighters and officers (civil service)404 404 404 404 404 389 389 336 335 335
Police
Number of stations 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Number of authorized police officers 465 443 433 433 477 477 433 423 423 422
Culture and Recreation Services
Number of parks and playgrounds 137 137 141 141 140 140 140 140 140 140
Number of dog parks 2 2 - - - - - - - -
Number of recreation centers 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Number of golf courses 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Number of swimming pools 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Number of auditoriums/coliseums 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Number of amphitheaters 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Number of civic centers 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Number of libraries (excl. education)4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
LP&L
Number of meters 107,240 106,555 105,788 104,103 103,475 102,079 101,637 100,462 99,399 75,975
Number of sub-stations 38 37 37 37 37 37 36 37 38 14
Number of steam turbines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Number of diesel engines - - - - - - - - 2 2
Number of gas turbine engines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
Miles of distribution lines 4,324 4,312 4,322 4,831 4,879 4,879 2,202 2,202 2,202 1,062
Miles of transmission lines 112 105 105 105 105 105 105 96 85 85
Water
Number of meters 90,046 88,834 87,370 85,761 84,332 83,260 82,231 81,021 79,740 79,200
Miles of distribution lines 1,859 1,780 1,747 1,727 1,777 1,732 1,625 1,595 1,508 1,471
Number of fire hydrants 6,874 6,670 6,491 6,359 6,134 5,885 5,710 5,527 5,466 5,206
Number of water wells (active)175 175 175 175 175 175 175 175 175 164
Acres of water rights 246,547 246,547 246,547 246,547 246,547 246,547 246,547 246,547 246,547 182,656
Number of gallons allocated annually by
Canadian River Municipal Water
Authority (in millions of gallons)10,747 10,747 10747*9,057 7849**7849**9056**7,982 8,786 9,660
Sewer
Miles of sanitary sewer lines 1,212 1,203 1,181 1,152 1,167 1,145 1,119 1,103 1,105 1,016
Source: City of Lubbock Departments *Note: FY 2017 Canadian River Municipal Water Authority made a mid-year adjustment to the number of gallons allocated annually.
**Note: FY 2013-2015 corrections were made for the number of gallons allocated annually by Canadian River Municipal Water Authority.
CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS
Table T - Capital Assets Statistics by Function/Program
Last Ten Fiscal Years
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City of Lubbock, Texas
Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
FEDERAL GRANTOR/FEDERAL Grant/Passed Federal
PASS-THROUGH GRANTOR/CFDA Contract Through to Awards
PROGRAM TITLE NUMBER Number Sub-recipients Expended
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Direct Programs:
Community Development Block Grant 18-19 14.218 B-18-MC-48-0022 123,355$ 465,245$
Community Development Block Grant 17-18 14.218 B-17-MC-48-0022 413,779 425,889
Community Development Block Grant 16-17 14.218 B-16-MC-48-0022 218,840 538,523
Community Development Block Grant 15-16 14.218 B-15-MC-48-0022 - 306,601
Total CDBG Entitlement Grants Cluster 755,974 1,736,258
Emergency Solutions Grant 18-19 14.231 E-18-MC-48-0022 136,543 144,208
Emergency Solutions Grant 17-18 14.231 E-17-MC-48-0022 - 5,870
Total CFDA 14.231 136,543 150,078
HOME Program 18-19 14.239 M-18-MC-48-0205 42,861 101,322
HOME Program 17-18 14.239 M-17-MC-48-0205 534,641 536,575
HOME Program 16-17 14.239 M-16-MC-48-0205 152,850 336,279
HOME Program 15-16 14.239 M-15-MC-48-0205 - 138,756
HOME Program 14-15 14.239 M-14-MC-48-0205 19,648 341,894
HOME Program 13-14 14.239 M-13-MC-48-0205 - 358,869
Total CFDA 14.239 750,000 1,813,695
Total U. S. Department of Housing & Urban Development 1,642,517 3,700,031
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Passed through Texas Health & Human Services:
Crime Victim Assistance - El Paso Deployment 18-19 16.575 N/A - 32,092
Crime Victim Assistance - Odessa Deployment 18-19 16.575 N/A - 15,282
Total CFDA 16.575 - 47,374
Passed through Texas Office of Justice Programs:
Byrne Memorial (JAG 18)16.738 2018-DJ-BX-0890 90,885 112,119
Byrne Memorial (JAG 17)16.738 2017-DJ-BX-0639 80,918 80,918
Byrne Memorial (JAG 16)16.738 2016-DJ-BX-0662 - 77,710
Total CFDA 16.738 171,803 270,747
Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force 16-19 16.800 2016-MC-FX-K034 - 19,942
Total CFDA 16.800 - 19,942
Direct Programs:
Federal Equitable Sharing - Justice 18-19 16.922 N/A - 11,121
Total CFDA 16.922 - 11,121
Total U. S. Department of Justice 171,803 349,184
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Direct Programs:
Federal Aviation Administration:
Terminal Building Modification Construction 20.106 3-48-0138-042-2018 - 815,330
Terminal Building Modification Design 20.106 3-48-0138-041-2016 - 568,315
Total CFDA 20.106 -$ 1,383,645$
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Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
FEDERAL GRANTOR/FEDERAL Grant/Passed Federal
PASS-THROUGH GRANTOR/CFDA Contract Through to Awards
PROGRAM TITLE NUMBER Number Sub-recipients Expended
Federal Transit Administration:
5339(c) Low-No Bus Purchase FY 16-17 20.526 TX-2019-020-01-00 -$ 1,720,000$
5307 Funds - Capital, Operating and Planning 18-19 20.507 TX-2019-096-00 - 2,709,965
5307 Funds - Capital, Operating and Planning 17-18 20.507 TX-2018-062-00 - 5,481
5307 Funds - Capital, Operating and Planning 15-16 20.507 TX-2016-075 - 20,260
Total Federal Transit Cluster - 4,455,706
Federal Highway Administration:
Passed through Texas Department of Transportation:
Under the Unified Planning Work Program:
Upland Avenue Corridor Construction 20.205 0905-06-095-05-LBB - 825,722
Lubbock Metropolitan Planning Organization 18-19 20.205 50-15XF0005 107,400 417,829
Regional Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan 18-19 20.205 0905-06-102 - 51,592
Total Highway Planning and Construction Cluster 107,400 1,295,143
Passed through Texas Department of Transportation:
5304 Federal Planning 18-19 20.505 MGA-2017-2021-LUBBOCK-074 - 44,141
Total CFDA 20.505 - 44,141
Passed through Texas Department of Transportation:
5310 Funds - FED CAP & NF 18-19 20.521 N/A -79,864
5310 Funds - FED CAP & NF 17-18 20.521 N/A -35,748
Transit Services Program Cluster - 115,612
Passed through Texas Department of Transportation:
STEP Comprehensive 18-19 20.600 2019-Lubbock-S-1YG-00091 - 24,375
Safety City Teaching Kids to be Street Smart 18-19 20.600 2019-LubbockP-G-1YG-0212 - 17,474
Total Highway Safety Cluster - 41,849
Total U. S. Department of Transportation 107,400 7,336,096
U.S INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES
Passed through Texas State Library and Archives Comission:
Interlibrary Loan Lending Reimbursement Program 18-19 45.310 LS-00-18-0044-18 - 23,157
Total CFDA 45.310 - 23,157
Total U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services - 23,157
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Passed through Texas Water Development Board:
Principle Forgiveness Agreement - CWSRF 66.458 LF1000940 - 142,037
Clean Water State Revolving Fund 66.458 L1000549 - 740,889
Total Clean Water State Revolving Fund Cluster - 882,926
Total U.S. Evironmental Protection Agency - 882,926
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Passed through South Plains Association of Governments:
Special Program for the Aging Title III B 18-19 93.044 83124-17-A100 - 63,566
Special Program for the Aging Title III C 18-19 93.045 83124-17-A100 - 155,420
Total Aging Cluster -$ 218,986$
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Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
FEDERAL GRANTOR/FEDERAL Grant/Passed Federal
PASS-THROUGH GRANTOR/CFDA Contract Through to Awards
PROGRAM TITLE NUMBER Number Sub-recipients Expended
Passed through Texas Department of State Health Services:
Immunization / Locals 19-20 93.268 HHS000109800001 -$ 19,053$
Immunization / Locals 18-19 93.268 HHS000109800001 - 106,116
Total CFDA 93.268 - 125,169
Public Health Emergency Preparedness 19-20 93.069 537-18-0127-00001 - 54,716
Total CFDA 93.069 - 54,716
Public Health Emergency Preparedness 18-19 93.074 537-18-0127-00001 - 196,033
Total CFDA 93.074 - 196,033
VIP-CRPA Demonstration Project 93.421 NU38OT000306-01-01 - 45,580
Total CFDA 93.421 - 45,580
Preventive Health & Health Services Block Grant (RLSS/LPHS) 19-21 93.758 HHS000485600043 - 10,276
Preventive Health & Health Services Block Grant (RLSS/LPHS) 17-19 93.758 537-18-0232-00001 - 71,983
Total CFDA 93.758 - 82,259
Passed through Texas Department of Health & Human Services:
Medicaid Administrative Claims 93.778 N/A - 43,577
Total CFDA 93.778 - 43,577
Passed through Texas Department of Housing & Comm. Affairs:
Comprehensive Energy Assistance Program (CEAP) 2019 93.568 58190002976 426,993 459,766
Comprehensive Energy Assistance Program (CEAP) 2018 93.568 58180002776 443,574 474,056
Total CFDA 93.568 870,567 933,822
Community Services Block Grant 2019 93.569 61190003035 192,448 217,540
Community Services Block Grant 2018 93.569 61180002843 155,147 190,123
Total 477 Cluster 347,595 407,663
Total U. S. Department of Health & Human Services 1,218,162 2,107,805
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Passed through Governor's Division of Emergency Management:
Emergency Management Performance Grant 18-19 97.042 EMT-2019-EP-00005 9,654 60,980
Total CFDA 97.042 9,654 60,980
HSGP-South Plains Incident Management Team Sustainment 18-19 97.067 3567001 - 12,000
HSGP-Urban Search & Rescue Team 18-19 97.067 3401202 - 6,207
HSGP-Public Safety Dive Team Sustainment Grant 18-19 97.067 3113503 - 24,328
Total CFDA 97.067 - 42,535
Total U. S. Department of Homeland Security 9,654 103,515
TOTAL FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 3,149,536$ 14,502,714$
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Notes to Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
(1) General
The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the “Schedule”) includes the federal
award activity of the City under programs of the federal government for the year ended September
30, 2019. The information in this Schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of Title
2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles,
and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). Because the Schedule presents
only a selected portion of the operations of the City, it is not intended to and does not present the
financial position, changes in net position, or cash flows of the City.
(2) Basis of Accounting
Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting. Such
expenditures are recognized, as applicable, either under the cost principles in OMB Circular A-87,
Cost Principles for State, Local and Indian Tribal Governments, or the cost principles contained in
the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowed or are limited as to
reimbursement. Negative amounts shown on the Schedule repr esent adjustments or credits made in
the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years. The City has elected
not to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under Uniform Guidance.
(3) Outstanding Loans
The federal loan programs listed subsequently are administered directly by the City, and balances and
transactions relating to these programs are included in the City’s basic financial statements. Loans
outstanding at the beginning of the year and loans made during the year are included in the federal
expenditures presented in the Schedule. There are no continuing compliance requirements at
September 30, 2019. The balance of loans outstanding at September 30, 2019 consist of:
Federal
CFDA Outstanding Balance at
Number Program Name September 30, 2019
14.218 Community Development Block Grant $ 162,605
14.239 HOME Program 2,387,065
14.240 HOPE 3 Program 847,066
66.458 Texas Water Development Board 51,135,000
Total $ 54,531,956
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Schedule of Expenditures of State Awards
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
FEDERAL Grant/Passed State
STATE GRANTOR/CFDA Contract Through to Awards
PROGRAM TITLE NUMBER Number Sub-recipients Expended
Texas Department of State Health Services
Epidemiology Capacity Expansion Grant N/A HHS000436300019 -$ 1,375$
Immunization / Locals 18-19 N/A 537-18-0086-00001 - 131,393
Epidemiology Capacity Expansion Grant N/A 537-18-0296-00001 - 55,800
Preventive Health & Health Services Block Grant (RLSS/LPHS) 17-19 N/A 537-18-0232.00001 - 6,139
Total Texas Department of State Health Services - 194,707
Texas Forest Service
Tropical Storm Imelda FY 18-19 N/A TX-TXS-020001 - 15,486
TX Initial Attack-Merkel Wildfire FY 18-19 N/A TX-TXS-019006 - 23,497
Total Texas Forest Service - 38,983
Texas Department of Transportation
5307 Funds - FY 19 State Operation N/A STATE-U-2018-LUBBOCK-00032 - 734,576
Total Texas Department of Transportation - 734,576
TOTAL STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE -$ 968,266$
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Notes to Schedule of Expenditures of State Awards
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
(1) General
The accompanying schedule of expenditures of state awards presents the activity of all applicable state
awards of the City. The City’s reporting entity is defined in Note 1 to the City’s basic financial
statements. State awards received directly from the state agencies, not passed through the State by the
Federal Government, as well as state awards passed through other government agencies are included
on the schedule.
(2) Basis of Accounting
The accompanying schedule of state awards is presented using the modified accrual basis of
accounting, which is described in Note 1 to the City’s basic financial statements.
(3) Relationship to State Financial Reports
Grant expenditure reports as of September 30, 2019, which have been submitted to grantor agencies
will, in some cases, differ slightly from amounts disclosed herein. The reports prepared for grantor
agencies are typically prepared at a later date and often reflect refined estimates of the year-end
accruals. The reports will agree at termination of the grant as the discrepancies noted are timing
differences.
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Independent Auditor’s Report on Internal Control over
Financial Reporting and on Compliance and Other Matters
Based on an Audit of the Financial Statements Performed
in Accordance with Government Auditing Standards
The Honorable Mayor and
Members of the City Council
City of Lubbock, Texas
We have audited, in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of
America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards
issued by the Comptroller General of the United States, th e financial statements of the governmental
activities, the business-type activities, the aggregate discretely presented component units, each major
fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of the City of Lubbock, Texas (the City) as of and
for the year ended September 30, 2019, and the related notes to the financial statements, which
collectively comprise the City’s basic financial statements, and have issued our report thereon dated
February 11, 2020. Our report includes a reference to other auditors who audited the financial statements
of Civic Lubbock, Inc., Market Lubbock Economic Development Corporation d/b/a Market Lubbock, Inc.
and Lubbock Economic Development Alliance, as described in our report on the City’s financial
statements. This report does not include the results of the other auditor’s testing of internal control over
financial reporting or compliance and other matters that are reported on separately by those auditors.
The financial statements of Civic Lubbock, Inc., a component unit included in the financial statements of
the aggregate discretely presented component units, and West Texas Municipal Power Agency, a
blended component unit reported as a major fund, which are included in the City’s financial statements,
were not audited in accordance with Government Auditing Standards.
Internal Control over Financial Reporting
In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements, we considered the City’s internal control
over financial reporting (internal control) to determine the audit procedures that are appropriate in the
circumstances for the purpose of expressing our opinions on the financial statements, but not for the
purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the City’s internal control. Accordingly, we do
not express an opinion on the effectiveness of the City's internal control.
A deficiency in internal control exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow
management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assign ed functions, to prevent, or
detect and correct, misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a
combination of deficiencies, in internal control, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material
misstatement of the City’s financial statements will not be prevented, or detected and corrected, on a
timely basis. A significant deficiency is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control
that is less severe than a material weakness, yet important enoug h to merit attention by those charged
with governance.
Our consideration of internal control over financial reporting was for the limited purpose described in the
first paragraph of this section and was not designed to identify all d eficiencies in internal control over
financial reporting that might be material weaknesses or significant deficiencies. Given these limitations,
during our audit we did not identify any deficiencies in the City’s internal control over financial reporting
that we consider to be material weaknesses. However, material weaknesses may exist that have not been
identified.
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The Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council of the
City of Lubbock, Texas
Compliance and Other Matters
As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the City's financial statements are free from
material misstatement, we performed tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations,
contracts, and grant agreements, noncompliance with which could have a direct and material effect
on the determination of financial statement amounts. However, providing an opinion on compliance with
those provisions was not an objective of our audit, and accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.
The results of our tests disclosed no instances of noncompliance or other matters that are required to be
reported under Government Auditing Standards.
Purpose of this Report
The purpose of this report is solely to describe the scope of our testing of internal control and compliance
and the results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on the effectiveness of the City’s internal
control or on compliance. This report is an integral part of an audit performed in accordance with
Government Auditing Standards in considering the City’s internal control and compliance. Accordingly,
this communication is not suitable for any other purpose.
WEAVER AND TIDWELL, L.L.P.
Dallas, Texas
February 11, 2020
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Independent Auditor's Report on Compliance for Each
Major Program and on Internal Control over Compliance in
Accordance with Uniform Guidance and the State of Texas
Uniform Grant Management Standards
To the Honorable Mayor and
Members of the City Council
City of Lubbock, Texas
Report on Compliance for Each Major Federal and State Program
We have audited the City of Lubbock, Texas’ (City) compliance with the types of compliance
requirements described in U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Compliance Supplement and
the State of Texas Uniform Grant Management Standards (UGMS) that could have a direct and material
effect on each of the City's major federal and state programs for t he year ended September 30, 2019.
The City's major federal and state programs are identified in the summary of auditor's results section of the
accompanying schedule of findings and questioned costs.
Management's Responsibility
Management is responsible for compliance with the requirements of laws, regulations, contracts, and
grants applicable to its federal and state programs.
Auditor's Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on compliance for each of the City's major federal and state
programs based on our audit of the types of compliance requirements referred to above. We conducted
our audit of compliance in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States
of America; the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards,
issued by the Comptroller General of the United States; Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part
200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards
(Uniform Guidance), and UGMS. Those standards, Uniform Guidance and UGMS, require that we plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether noncompliance with the types of
compliance requirements referred to above that could have a direct and material effect on a major
federal or state program occurred. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence about the
City's compliance with those requirements and performing such other procedures as we cons idered
necessary in the circumstances.
We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion on compliance for each major
federal and state program. However, our audit does not provide a legal determination of the City's
compliance.
Opinion on Each Major Federal and State Program
In our opinion, the City complied, in all material respects, with the types of compliance requirements
referred to above that could have a direct and material effect on each of its major federal and state
programs for the year ended September 30, 2019.
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City of Lubbock, Texas
Report on Internal Control over Compliance
Management of the City is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over
compliance with the types of compliance requirements referred to above. In planning and performing
our audit of compliance, we considered the City's internal control over compliance with the types of
requirements that could have a direct and material effect on each major federal and state program to
determine the auditing procedures that are appropriate in the circ umstances for the purpose of
expressing an opinion on compliance for each major federal and state program and to test and report
on internal control over compliance in accordance with Uniform Guidance and UGMS, but not for the
purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of internal control over compliance. Accordingly,
we do not express an opinion on the effectiveness of the City's internal control over compliance.
A deficiency in internal control over compliance exists when the design or operation of a control over
compliance does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their
assigned functions, to prevent, or detect and correct, noncompliance with a type of compliance
requirement of a federal or state program on a timely basis. A material weakness in internal control over
compliance is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over compliance, such that
there is a reasonable possibility that material noncompliance with a type of compliance re quirement of
a federal or state program will not be prevented, or detected and corrected, on a timely basis. A
significant deficiency in internal control over compliance is a deficiency, or a combination of
deficiencies, in internal control over compliance with a type of compliance requirement of a federal or
state program that is less severe than a material weakness in internal control over compliance, yet
important enough to merit attention by those charged with governance.
Our consideration of internal control over compliance was for the limited purpose described in the first
paragraph of this section and was not designed to identify all deficiencies in internal control over
compliance that might be material weaknesses or significant deficiencies. We di d not identify any
deficiencies in internal control over compliance that we consider to be material weaknesses. However,
material weaknesses may exist that have not been identified.
The purpose of this report on internal control over compliance is solely to describe the scope of our testing
of internal control over compliance and the results of our testing, based on the requirements of Uniform
Guidance and UGMS. Accordingly, this report is not suitable for any other purpose.
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Dallas, Texas
February 11, 2020
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Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs
For the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2019
Section 1. Summary of Auditor’s Results
Financial Statements
An unmodified opinion was issued on the financial statements.
Internal control over financial reporting:
Material weakness(es) identified? Yes X No
Significant deficiency(ies) identified
that are not considered to be material weakness(es)? Yes X None reported
Noncompliance material to the
financial statements noted? Yes X No
Federal and State Awards
An unmodified opinion was issued on compliance for each major program.
Internal control over major program:
Material weakness(es) identified? Yes X No
Significant deficiencies identified that are not
considered to be material weakness(es)? Yes X None reported
Any audit findings disclosed that are required to
be reported in accordance with 2 CFR 200.516(a)
or the State of Texas Uniform Grant Management
Standards? Yes X No
Identification of major programs:
CFDA Number Name of Federal Program or Cluster
14.218 CDBG Entitlement Grants Cluster
14.239 HOME Program
20.106 Airport Improvement Program
20.526 & 20.507 Federal Transit Cluster
20.205 Highway Planning and Construction Cluster
STATE 5307 Funds – FY 19 State Operations
Dollar threshold used to distinguish between
Type A and Type B federal programs: $750,000
Dollar threshold used to distinguish between
Type A and Type B state programs: $300,000
Auditee qualified as low-risk auditee for federal single audit? X Yes No
Auditee qualified as low-risk auditee for state single audit? Yes X No
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City of Lubbock, Texas
Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs – Continued
For the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2019
Section 2. Financial Statement Findings
None
Section 3. Federal and State Award Findings and Questioned Costs
None
Section 4. Schedule of Prior Year Findings and Questioned Costs
None
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