Tuscaloosa County Commission

Ronald L. Jones, Chief Examiner

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Report on the

Tuscaloosa County Commission

Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013

Filed: January 30, 2015

Department of

Examiners of Public Accounts

50 North Ripley Street, Room 3201

P.O. Box 302251

State of Alabama

Department of

Examiners of Public Accounts

P.O. Box 302251, Montgomery, AL 36130-2251 Ronald L. Jones

Chief Examiner

50 North Ripley Street, Room 3201 Montgomery, Alabama 36104-3833

Telephone (334) 242-9200

Honorable Ronald L. Jones

ChiefExaminer ofPublic Accounts Montgomery, Alabama 36130

Dear Sir:

FAX (334) 242-1775

Under the authority of the Code of Alabama 1975, Section 41-5-21, we submit this report on the results of the audit of the Tuscaloosa County Commission, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, for the period October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013.

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Table of Contents

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Summary A

Contains items pertaining to federal, state and local legal compliance, Commission operations, and other matters.

Schedule of State and Local Compliance and Other Findings C Contains detailed information about findings pertaining to state

and local legal compliance, and other findings.

Independent Auditor’s Report E

Reports on whether the financial information constitutes a fair presentation of the financial position and results of financial operations in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

Management’s Discussion and Analysis I

Provides information required by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) that is prepared by management of the Commission introducing the basic financial statements and providing an analytical overview of the Commission’s financial activities for the year. This information has not been audited, and no opinion is provided about the information.

Basic Financial Statements 1

Provides the minimum combination of financial statements and notes to the financial statements that is required for the fair presentation of the Commission’s financial position and results of operations in accordance with GAAP.

Exhibit #1 Statement of Net Position 2

Exhibit #2 Statement of Activities 3

Exhibit #3 Balance Sheet – Governmental Funds 5

Exhibit #4 Reconciliation of the Balance Sheet of Governmental Funds

to the Statement of Net Position 7

Exhibit #5 Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund

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Exhibit #6 Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances of Governmental Funds to the

Statement of Activities 10

Exhibit #7 Statement of Fiduciary Net Position 11

Exhibit #8 Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Position 12

Notes to the Financial Statements 13

Required Supplementary Information 34

Provides information required by the GASB to supplement the basic financial statements. This information has not been audited and no opinion is provided about the information.

Exhibit #9 Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund

Balances – Budget and Actual – General Fund 35

Exhibit #10 Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund

Balances – Budget and Actual – Road and Bridge Fund 39

Exhibit #11 Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund

Balances – Budget and Actual – Reappraisal Fund 43

Exhibit #12 Schedule of Funding Progress – Defined Benefit Pension Plan 45 Exhibit #13 Schedule of Funding Progress – Other Postemployment Benefits 46

Supplementary Information 47

Contains financial information and notes relative to federal financial assistance. Exhibit #14 Schedule of Revenues and Expenditures – Community

Corrections Program 48

Exhibit #15 Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards 49

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Additional Information 54

Provides basic information related to the Commission, including reports and items required by generally accepted government auditing standards and/or U. S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-133 for federal compliance audits.

Exhibit #16 Commission Members and Administrative Personnel – a listing

of the Commission members and administrative personnel. 55 Exhibit #17 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 – a report on internal controls related to the financial

statements and on whether the Commission complied with laws and regulations which could have a direct and material effect on

the Commission’s financial statements. 56

Exhibit #18 Report on Compliance for Each Major Federal Program and Report on Internal Control Over Compliance Required by OMB Circular A-133 – a report on internal controls over

compliance with requirements of laws, regulations, contracts, and grants applicable to major federal programs and an opinion on whether the Commission complied with laws, regulations, and the provisions of contracts or grant agreements which could have a

direct and material effect on each major program. 59

Exhibit #19 Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs – a schedule

summarizing the results of audit findings relating to the financial statements as required by Government Auditing Standards and findings and questioned costs for federal awards as required

by OMB Circular A-133. 62

Exhibit #20 Auditee Response/Corrective Action Plan – a response by the

Commission on the results of the audit and a corrective action plan

for federal audit findings. 64

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SUMMARY

Tuscaloosa County Commission October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013

The Tuscaloosa County Commission (the “Commission”) is governed by a five-member body elected by the citizens of Tuscaloosa County. The members and officials in charge of governance of the Commission are listed on Exhibit 16. The Commission is the governmental agency that provides general administration, public safety, construction and maintenance of county roads and bridges, sanitation services, health and welfare services and educational services to the citizens of Tuscaloosa County.

This report presents the results of an audit the objectives of which were to determine whether the financial statements present fairly the financial position and results of financial operations and whether the Commission complied with applicable laws and regulations, including those applicable to its major federal financial assistance program. The audit was conducted 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 as well as the requirements of the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts under the authority of the Code of Alabama

1975, Section 41-5-14.

An unmodified opinion was issued on the financial statements, which means that the Commission’s financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, its financial position and the results of its operations for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2013.

Findings are numbered and reported by the fiscal year in which the finding originally occurred.

A finding was presented in the prior audit that has not been resolved and is shown on the Schedule of State and Local Compliance and Other Findings and it is summarized below.

UNRESOLVED PRIOR FINDING

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A problem was found with the Commission’s internal controls over financial reporting (Exhibit 19) and it is summarized below:

♦ 2010-001 relates to internal control weaknesses in the Tuscaloosa County Community Corrections Program.

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Schedule of State and Local Compliance and Other Findings

For the Year Ended September 30, 2013

Tuscaloosa County Commission D Ref. No. Finding/Noncompliance 2012-002 Finding:

Deficit fund balances result when the Commission expends more funds than it has in available resources. The Code of Alabama 1975, Section 11-8-10, provides that a County Commission should issue no warrant unless funds are available for payment. The following fund had deficit fund balance at September 30, 2013.

Road and Bridge Fund $3,434,562.34

Recommendation:

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Independent Auditor’s Report

To: Members of the Tuscaloosa County Commission, County Administrator and Chief Financial Officer

Report on Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the governmental activities, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of the Tuscaloosa County Commission, as of and for the year ended September 30, 2013, and related notes to the financial statements, which collectively comprise the basic financial statements of the Tuscaloosa County Commission as listed in the table of contents as Exhibits 1 through 8.

Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditor’s Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America 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.

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We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinions.

Opinions

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the respective financial position of the governmental activities, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of the Tuscaloosa County Commission, as of September 30, 2013, and the respective changes in financial position, 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 (MD&A) and the Schedules of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances – Budget and Actual, and Schedules of Funding Progress (Exhibits 9 through 13), be presented to supplement the basic financial statements. Such information, although not a part of the basic financial statements, is required by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board who considers it to be an essential part of financial reporting for placing the basic financial statements in an appropriate operational, economic, or historical context. We have applied certain limited procedures to the required supplementary information in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, which consisted of inquiries of management about the methods of preparing the information and comparing the information for consistency with management’s responses to our inquiries, the basic financial statements, and other knowledge we obtained during our audit of the basic financial statements. We do not express an opinion or provide any assurance on the information because the limited procedures do not provide us with sufficient evidence to express an opinion or provide any assurance.

Supplementary Information

Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming opinions on the financial statements that collectively comprise the Tuscaloosa County Commission’s basic financial statements. The accompanying Schedule of Revenues and Expenditures – Community Corrections Program (Exhibit 14) as required by the Alabama Department of Corrections and the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (Exhibit 15) as required by U. S. Office of Management and Budget Circular A-133, Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit

Organizations, are presented for purposes of additional analysis and are not a required part of

The Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards is the responsibility of management and was derived from and relates directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the basic financial statements. 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 Schedule of Expenditures ofF ederal Awards is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

Other Reporting Required hv Government Auditing Standards

In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report dated December 10, 2014, on our consideration of the Tuscaloosa County Commission'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 to describe the scope of our testing of internal control over financial reporting and compliance and the results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on the internal control over financial reporting or on compliance. That report is an integral part of an audit performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards in considering the Tuscaloosa County Commission's internal control over financial reporting and compliance.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis Tuscaloosa County Commission

As management of the Tuscaloosa County Commission, we offer readers of the Tuscaloosa County Commission’s financial statements this narrative overview and analysis of the financial activities of the Tuscaloosa County Commission for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2013. We encourage readers to read the information presented here in conjunction with additional information that we have furnished in the County’s financial statements, which follow this narrative.

Financial Highlights

• The assets of the Tuscaloosa County Commission exceeded its liabilities at the close of the fiscal year by $112,244,074.59 (net position).

• As of the close of the current fiscal year, the Tuscaloosa County Commission’s governmental funds reported combined ending fund balances of $57,295,212.80. Of this amount $30,955,973.91 is available for spending at the government’s discretion (unassigned fund

balance).

• At the end of the current fiscal year, unassigned fund balance for the General Fund was $35,847,736.82.

• Tuscaloosa County Commission currently has no long term debt.

• Tuscaloosa County Commission maintained its AA+ (Standard & Poor’s - upgraded), Aa2 (Moody’s) bond rating for the 12th consecutive year.

Overview of the Financial Statements

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Required Components of Annual Financial Report Figure 1

Summary Detail

Basic Financial Statements

The first two statements (Exhibits 1 and 2) in the basic financial statements are the

Government-wide Financial Statements. They provide both short and long-term information about the

County’s financial status.

The next statements (Exhibits 3 through 8) are Fund Financial Statements. These statements focus on the activities of the individual parts of the County’s government. These statements provide more detail than the government-wide statements. There are two parts to the Fund Financial Statements: 1) the governmental funds statements and 2) the fiduciary fund statements. The next section of the basic financial statements is the notes. The notes to the financial statements explain in detail some of the data contained in those statements.

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Required supplementary information is provided to show details about the County’s major

governmental funds' budget information as required by the General Statutes and by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board.

Government-wide Financial Statements

The government-wide financial statements are designed to provide the reader with a broad overview of the County’s finances, similar in format to a financial statement of a private-sector business. The government-wide statements provide short and long-term information about the County’s financial status as a whole.

The two government-wide statements report the County’s net position and how it has changed. Net position is the difference between the County’s total assets and total liabilities. Measuring net position is one way to gage the County’s financial condition.

The government-wide financial statements are on Exhibits 1 and 2 of this report.

Fund Financial Statements

The fund financial statements provide a more detailed look at the County’s most significant activities. A fund is a grouping of related accounts that is used to maintain control over resources that have been segregated for specific activities or objectives. The Tuscaloosa County Commission, like all other governmental entities in Alabama, uses fund accounting to ensure and reflect compliance (or non-compliance) with finance-related legal requirements, such as the General Statutes or the County’s budget resolution. All of the funds of the Tuscaloosa County Commission can be divided into two categories: governmental funds and fiduciary funds.

Governmental Funds – Governmental funds are used to account for those functions reported as

governmental activities in the government-wide financial statements. Most of the County’s basic services are accounted for in governmental funds. These funds focus on how assets can readily be converted into cash flow in and out, and what monies are left at year-end that will be available for spending in the next year. Governmental funds are reported using an accounting method called

modified accrual accounting. This method also has a current financial resources focus. As a result,

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Fiduciary Funds – Fiduciary funds are used to account for resources held for the benefit of parties

outside the government. Tuscaloosa County Commission has thirteen fiduciary funds.

Notes to the Financial Statements – The notes provide additional information that is essential to a

full understanding of the data provided in the government-wide and fund financial statements.

Other Information – In addition to the basic financial statements and accompanying notes, this

report includes certain required supplementary information.

Government-Wide Financial Analysis

As noted earlier, net position may serve over time as one useful indicator of a government’s financial condition. The assets of Tuscaloosa County Commission exceeded liabilities by $112,244,074.59 as of September 30, 2013.

For the year ending September 30, 2013, Tuscaloosa County’s net position is presented in figure 2 as follows:

Tuscaloosa County’s Net position Figure 2

2013 2012

Current and other assets $87,705,374 $86,612,241

Capital Assets, net $76,050,816 $79,312,065

Total Assets $163,756,190 $165,924,306

Long-term liabilities outstanding $21,101,954 $17,554,430

Other liabilities $30,410,161 $31,658,038

Total liabilities $51,512,115 $49,212,469

Net position:

Net Investment in Capital Assets $76,050,816 $79,312,065

Restricted $8,987,060 $6,941,357

Unrestricted $27,206,199 $30,458,415

Total net position $ 112,244,075 $ 116,711,837

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Tuscaloosa County’s changes in net position are presented in figure 3 as follows:

Tuscaloosa County Changes in Net Position Figure 3

Financial Analysis of the County’s Funds

As noted earlier, Tuscaloosa County uses fund accounting to ensure and demonstrate compliance with finance-related legal requirements.

Governmental Activities

2013 2012

Revenues:

Program revenues:

Charges for services $9,094,861 $8,736,930

Operating grants and contributions $13,161,303 $10,501,076

Capital grants and contributions General revenues:

Property taxes $26,302,324 $25,831,709

Other taxes $26,447,351 $23,060,205

Grants and contributions not restricted

to specific programs $3,849,398 $2,624,107 Other $9,621,575 $8,451,359 Total revenues $88,476,812 $79,205,386 Expenses: General government $29,586,977 $29,041,346 Public safety $29,423,556 $28,140,713

Highways and Roads $27,803,507 $27,394,889

Sanitation $615,293 $428,689

Health $663,917 $533,706

Welfare $200,912 $173,136

Culture and Recreation $4,456,999 $3,784,631

Education $193,415 $180,407

Miscellaneous $0 $0

Interest on Long-Term Debt $0 $0

Total expenses $92,944,574 $89,677,517

Decrease in Net position ($4,467,762) ($10,472,131)

Net position, October 1 $116,711,838 $127,183,969

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Governmental Funds. The focus of Tuscaloosa County’s governmental funds is to provide

information on near-term inflows, outflows, and balances of usable resources. Such information is useful in assessing Tuscaloosa County’s financing requirements. Specifically, unreserved fund balance can be a useful measure of a government’s net resources available for spending at the end of the fiscal year.

The General Fund is the chief operating fund of Tuscaloosa County. At the end of the current fiscal year, total fund balance of the General Fund was $53,199,915.36, an increase of $2,130,779.78. The primary factor contributing to this increase was a one time sales tax collection settlement. Other major funds of the County are the Road and Bridge Fund and the Reappraisal Fund. The Road and Bridge Fund’s purpose is to account for the expenditures of funds earmarked for the building and maintenance of the County’s roads and bridges. The fund balance of the Road and Bridge Fund decreased $1,431,392.14 during the year. This was primarily due to infrastructure upgrades. The Reappraisal Fund accounts for expenditures related to the Commission’s property reappraisal program. The Reappraisal Fund expenditures equal its revenues.

At September 30, 2013, the governmental funds of Tuscaloosa County reported a combined fund balance of $57,295,212.80.

Capital Asset and Debt Administration

Capital Assets. Tuscaloosa County’s capital assets for its governmental activities as of

September 30, 2013, totals $76,050,815.92 (net of accumulated depreciation). These assets include buildings, roads and bridges, land, machinery and equipment, and vehicles.

Major capital asset transactions during the year include:

• Purchased new equipment for the Public Safety Department • Purchased new vehicles for County motor pool

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A breakdown of Tuscaloosa County Capital Assets is presented in figure 4 as follows:

Tuscaloosa County’s Capital Assets Figure 4

Governmental Governmental

Activities Activities

2013 2012

Land $ 2,749,305 $ 2,749,305

Buildings and improvements $39,018,826 $39,018,826

Improvements other than buildings $5,651,321 $5,651,321

Equipment and Furniture $17,229,363 $17,172,254

Infrastructure $174,213,708 $174,213,708

Data Processing Equipmment $2,538,558 $2,521,763

Vehicles and motorized equipment $11,684,211 $10,748,790

Construction in progress $3,668,982 $3,275,045 Less:Accumulated Depreciation ($180,703,458) ($176,038,947) Total $76,050,816 $79,312,066

Additional information on the County’s capital assets can be found in Note 6 of the Basic Financial Statements.

Long-term Debt. As of September 30, 2013, Tuscaloosa County had no bonded debt outstanding. Economic Factors and Next Year’s Budgets and Rates

The following key economic indicators reflect the growth and prosperity of the County. • The County had new jobs and capital invested this year.

• New manufacturing jobs announced totaled 686.

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Budget Information

The Tuscaloosa County Commission adopts an annual budget for its General Fund, as required by the General Statutes. The budget is a legally adopted document that incorporates input from the management of the County, and the decisions of the County Commission about which services to provide and how to pay for them. It also authorizes the County to obtain funds from identified sources to finance these current period activities. The budgetary statement provided for the General Fund demonstrates how well the County complied with the budget resolution and whether or not the County succeeded in providing the services as planned when the budget was adopted. The budgetary comparison statements use the budgetary basis of accounting and are presented using the same format, language, and classifications as the legal budget document. The statements shows three columns: 1) the original budget as adopted by the Commission; 2) the final budget as amended by the Commission; and 3) the actual resources, charges to appropriations, and ending balances in each fund on a budgetary basis of accounting. To account for the difference between the budgetary basis of accounting and the modified accrual basis, a reconciliation showing the differences in the reported activities is shown at the end of each budgetary statement.

Governmental Activities: Taxes (benefiting from the economic growth) are expected to lead the

increase in revenue projections by 3.0 percent. The County will use these increases in revenues to finance programs currently in place.

Requests for Information

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Tuscaloosa County

Commission 2 Exhibit #1

Statement of Net Position

September 30, 2013

Ad Valorem Taxes Receivable 23,815,153.44

Inventories 112,989.80

Capital Assets (Note 6):

Nondepreciable 6,418,287.13 Depreciable, Net 69,632,528.79 Total Assets 163,756,189.62 Liabilities Payables (Note 11) 3,026,878.19 Deferred Revenue 25,225,270.13

Accrued Wages Payable 1,553,769.03

Health Claims Payable 124,381.55

Worker's Compensation Claims Payable 479,862.00

Long-Term Liabilities:

Portion Due or Payable Within One Year:

Compensated Absences 177,550.53

Portion Due or Payable After One Year:

Compensated Absences 5,029,965.60

Net Other Postemployment Benefit Obligation 15,894,438.00

Total Liabilities 51,512,115.03

Net Position

Net Investment in Capital Assets 76,050,815.92

Restricted for Other Purposes 8,987,060.35

Unrestricted 27,206,198.32

Total Net Position $ 112,244,074.59

Tuscaloosa County

Commission 3 Exhibit #2

Statement of Activities

For the Year Ended September 30, 2013

Charges Operating Grants Functions/Programs Expenses for Services and Contributions Primary Government

Governmental Activities:

General Government $ 29,586,976.55 $ 6,387,695.26 $ 548,870.02 Public Safety 29,423,555.67 2,707,165.45 3,910,317.53

Highways and Roads 27,803,506.90 8,474,092.45

Sanitation 615,292.98 18,360.71

Health 663,917.19 63,575.12

Welfare 200,911.53 5,987.19

Culture and Recreation 4,456,998.72 134,246.07

Education 193,414.58 5,854.14

Total Governmental Activities $ 92,944,574.12 $ 9,094,860.71 $ 13,161,303.23 General Revenues:

Taxes:

Property Taxes for General Purposes Property Taxes for Specific Purposes General Sales Tax

County Gasoline Sales Tax Miscellaneous Taxes

Grants and Contributions Not Restricted for Specific Purposes

Interest Earned Miscellaneous

Total General Revenues Changes in Net Position Net Position - Beginning of Year Net Position - End of Year

The accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Tuscaloosa County

Commission 4 Exhibit #2

Net (Expenses) Revenues and Changes in Net Position Capital Grants Total Governmental and Contributions Activities

Tuscaloosa County

Commission 5 Exhibit #3

Balance Sheet

Governmental Funds

September 30, 2013

General Road and Fund Bridge Fund Assets

Cash $ 44,364,448.05 $ 2,803,704.94

Investments 3,657,382.43

Receivable (Note 4) 3,106,456.25 322,022.16

Ad Valorem Taxes Receivable 13,608,986.74 6,665,622.70 Interfund Receivables 5,353,803.69 32,050.34

Inventories 112,989.80

Total Assets 70,091,077.16 9,936,389.94

Liabilities and Fund Balances Liabilities

Payables (Note 11) 642,729.52 1,249,068.80

Interfund Payables 141,563.75 4,688,313.16

Deferred Revenue 14,409,555.07 7,057,437.50

Accrued Wages Payable 1,093,069.91 376,132.82

Health Claims Payable 124,381.55

Worker's Compensation Claims Payable 479,862.00

Total Liabilities 16,891,161.80 13,370,952.28 Fund Balances Nonspendable: Inventory 112,989.80 Noncurrent Receivables 440,114.81 Restricted for: Public Safety

Highways and Roads 1,344,210.77

Other Purposes Assigned to:

Community Projects 6,629,499.66

Worker's Compensation Insurance 2,084,432.42

Employees' Health Insurance 76,633.36

General Liability Insurance 2,519,983.10

Courthouse Renovation 20,554.35

Other Purposes 5,580,960.84

Unassigned 35,847,736.82 (4,891,762.91)

Tuscaloosa County

Commission 6 Exhibit #3

Other Total

Reappraisal Governmental Governmental

Fund Funds Funds

Tuscaloosa County

Commission 7 Exhibit #4

Reconciliation of the Balance Sheet of Governmental Funds to the

Statement of Net Position

September 30, 2013

Total Fund Balances - Governmental Funds (Exhibit 3) $ 57,295,212.80 Amounts reported for governmental activities in the Statement of Net Position

(Exhibit 1) are different because:

Capital assets used in governmental activities are not financial resources and therefore

are not reported as assets in governmental funds. 76,050,815.92 Certain liabilities are not due and payable in the current period and therefore are not

reported as liabilities in the funds. These liabilities at year-end consist of:

Amounts Due Amounts Due or Payable or Payable Within One Year After One Year Compensated Absences $ 177,550.53 $ 5,029,965.60 Net Other Postemployment Benefit Obligation 15,894,438.00

Tuscaloosa County

Commission 8 Exhibit #5

Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances

Governmental Funds

For the Year Ended September 30, 2013

General Road and Fund Bridge Fund Revenues

Taxes $ 41,518,676.15 $ 8,569,646.12

Licenses and Permits 707,178.42 398,870.48

Intergovernmental 7,415,468.99 6,851,355.12

Charges for Services 6,492,719.44 2,367.33

Miscellaneous 7,066,713.86 403,576.80 Total Revenues 63,200,756.86 16,225,815.85 Expenditures Current: General Government 19,930,183.12 Public Safety 25,018,929.11

Highways and Roads 21,736,286.24

Sanitation 615,292.98

Health 663,917.19

Welfare 200,911.53

Culture and Recreation 4,456,998.72

Education 193,414.58

Capital Outlay 917,608.54 1,509,723.00

Total Expenditures 51,997,255.77 23,246,009.24

Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues Over Expenditures 11,203,501.09 (7,020,193.39) Other Financing Sources (Uses)

Transfers In 5,500,000.00

Sale of Capital Assets 37,108.75 88,801.25

Transfers Out (9,109,830.06)

Tuscaloosa County

Commission 9 Exhibit #5

Other Total

Reappraisal Governmental Governmental

Fund Funds Funds

Tuscaloosa County

Commission 10 Exhibit #6

Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes

in Fund Balances of Governmental Funds to the Statement of Activities

For the Year Ended September 30, 2013

Net Change in Fund Balances - Total Governmental Funds (Exhibit 5) $ 2,341,010.40 Amounts reported for governmental activities in the Statement of Activities

(Exhibit 2) are different because:

Capital outlays to purchase or build capital assets are reported in governmental funds as expenditures. However, in the Statement of Activities, the cost of those assets is allocated over their useful lives as depreciation expense. This is the amount by which capital outlays ($2,519,928.00) differ from depreciation expense ($5,532,074.69)

in the current period. (3,012,146.69)

In the Statement of Activities, only the gain or loss on the sale of capital assets is reported, whereas in the governmental funds, the proceeds from the sale increase financial resources. The change in net position differs from the change in fund balances by the book value of the assets sold.

Proceeds from the Sale of Capital Assets $ (125,910.00)

Loss on the Sale of Capital Assets (123,192.90) (249,102.90) Some items reported in the Statement of Activities do not require the use of current

financial resources, and therefore are not reported as expenditures in the governmental funds. These items consist of:

Increase in Compensated Absences $ (307,082.77) Increase in Other Postemployment Benefit Obligation (3,240,441.00)

Total (3,547,523.77)

Tuscaloosa County

Commission 11 Exhibit #7

Statement of Fiduciary Net Position

September 30, 2013

Private-Purpose Agency Trust Funds Funds Assets

Cash $ 5,484,711.88 $ 2,570,639.69

Total Assets 5,484,711.88 2,570,639.69

Liabilities

Accounts Payable 18,535.67

Payable to External Parties 1,410,586.45 2,570,639.69

Total Liabilities 1,429,122.12 $ 2,570,639.69

Net Position

Tuscaloosa County

Commission 12 Exhibit #8

Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Position

For the Year Ended September 30, 2013

Private-Purpose Trust Funds Additions

Interest $ 299.26

Fiduciary Fund Receipts 3,744,760.82

Total Additions 3,745,060.08

Deductions

Fiduciary Fund Disbursement 4,186,079.44

Total Deductions 4,186,079.44

Changes in Net Position (441,019.36)

Net Position - Beginning of Year 4,496,609.12

Net Position - End of Year $ 4,055,589.76

Notes to the Financial Statements

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Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The financial statements of the Tuscaloosa County Commission (the “Commission”) have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) as applied to governmental units. The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) is the accepted standard-setting body for establishing governmental accounting and financial reporting principles. The more significant of the government’s accounting policies are described below.

A. Reporting Entity

The Commission is a general purpose local government governed by separately elected commissioners. Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) require that the financial statements present the Commission (the primary government) and its component units. Component units are legally separate entities for which a primary government is financially accountable or other organizations for which the nature and significance of their relationship with the primary government are such that exclusion would cause the reporting entity’s financial statements to be misleading or incomplete. Based on the application of these criteria, there are no component units which should be included as part of the financial reporting entity of the Commission.

B. Government-Wide and Fund Financial Statements

Government-Wide Financial Statements

The statement of net position and the statement of activities display information about the Commission. These statements include the financial activities of the primary government, except for fiduciary activities. Eliminations have been made to minimize the double counting of internal activities. Governmental activities generally are financed through taxes, intergovernmental revenues, and other nonexchange transactions.

Notes to the Financial Statements

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Fund Financial Statements

The fund financial statements provide information about the Commission’s funds, including fiduciary funds. Separate statements for each fund category – governmental and fiduciary – are presented. The emphasis of fund financial statements is on major governmental funds, each displayed in a separate column. All remaining governmental funds are aggregated and reported as nonmajor funds in the Other Governmental Funds’ column.

The Commission reports the following major governmental funds:

♦ General Fund – The general fund is the primary operating fund of the Commission. It is used to account for all financial resources except those required to be accounted for in another fund. The Commission primarily received revenues from collections of property taxes and revenues collected by the State of Alabama and shared with the Commission. Also, accounted for in the general fund are workers’ compensation benefits and employee health insurance to self-insure the Commission against liability claims.

♦ Road and Bridge Fund – This fund is used to account for the County’s share of the following taxes, licenses and fees: 7-cent per gallon gasoline tax, motor vehicle and truck licenses and fees and drivers’ license revenue. This fund also accounts for the County’s Road and Bridge ad valorem tax. These revenues are expended for building and maintaining public buildings, roads and bridges.

♦ Reappraisal Fund – This fund is used to account for the expenditures related to the county’s reappraisal program.

The Commission reports the following governmental fund types in the Other Governmental Funds’ column:

Governmental Fund Types

♦ Special Revenue Funds – These funds are used to account for and report the proceeds of specific revenue sources that are restricted or committed to expenditure for specified purposes other than debt service or capital projects.

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The Commission reports the following fiduciary fund types:

Fiduciary Fund Types

♦ Private-Purpose Trust Funds – These funds are used to report all trust agreements under which principal and income benefit individuals, private organizations, or other governments. ♦ Agency Funds – These funds are used to report assets held by the Commission in a purely

custodial capacity. The Commission collects these assets and transfers them to the proper individual, private organizations, or other government.

C. Measurement Focus, Basis of Accounting and Financial Statement Presentation

The government-wide financial statements are reported using the economic resources measurement focus and the accrual basis of accounting, as are the fiduciary fund financial statements. Revenues are recorded when earned and expenses are recorded at the time liabilities are incurred, regardless of the timing of related cash flows. Nonexchange transactions, in which the Commission gives (or receives) value without directly receiving (or giving) equal value in exchange, include property taxes, grants, entitlements, and donations. On an accrual basis, revenue from grants, entitlements, and donations is recognized in the fiscal year in which all eligibility requirements have been satisfied. Revenue from property taxes is recognized in the fiscal year for which the taxes are levied.

As a general rule the effect of interfund activity has been eliminated from the government-wide financial statements.

Governmental fund financial statements are reported using the current financial resources measurement focus and the modified accrual basis of accounting. Revenues are recognized as soon as they are both measurable and available. Revenues are considered to be available when they are collectible within the current period or soon enough thereafter to pay liabilities of the current period. For this purpose, the Commission considers revenues to be available if they are collected within sixty (60) days of the end of the current fiscal year. Expenditures are recorded when the related fund liability is incurred, except for principal and interest on general long-term debt, claims and judgments and compensated absences, which are recognized as expenditures to the extent they have matured. General capital asset acquisitions are reported as expenditures in governmental funds. General long-term debt issued and acquisitions under capital leases are reported as other financing sources.

Notes to the Financial Statements

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D. Assets, Liabilities, and Net Position/Fund Balances

1. Deposits and Investments

Cash includes cash on hand and demand deposits.

State statutes authorize the County Commission to invest in obligations of the U. S. Treasury and securities of federal agencies and certificates of deposit.

Investments are reported at fair value, based on quoted market prices, except for certificates of deposit which are reported at cost.

2. Receivables

Sales tax receivables are based on the amounts collected within 60 days after year-end. Sales tax receivables consist of taxes that have been paid by consumers in September. This tax is normally remitted to the Commission within the next 60 days.

Millage rates for property taxes are levied at the first regular meeting of the Commission in February of each year. Property taxes are assessed for property as of October 1 of the preceding year based on the millage rates established by the County Commission. Property taxes are due and payable the following October 1 and are delinquent after December 31. Amounts receivable, net of estimated refunds and estimated uncollectible amounts, are recorded for the property taxes levied in the current year. However, since the amounts are not available to fund current year operations, the revenue is deferred and recognized in the subsequent fiscal year when the taxes are both due and collectible and available to fund operations.

Receivables due from other governments include amounts due from grantors for grants issued for specific programs and capital projects.

3. Inventories

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4. Capital Assets

Capital assets, which include property, equipment, and infrastructure assets (e.g., roads, bridges, water and sewer systems, and similar items), are reported in the government-wide financial statements. Such assets are valued at cost where historical records are available and at an estimated historical cost where no historical records exist. Donated fixed assets are valued at their estimated fair market value on the date received. Additions, improvements and other capital outlays that significantly extend the useful life of an asset are capitalized. Other costs incurred for repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred. Major outlays of capital assets and improvements are capitalized as projects are constructed.

Depreciation on all assets is provided on the straight-line basis over the assets estimated useful life. Capitalization thresholds (the dollar values above which asset acquisitions are added to the capital asset accounts) and estimated useful lives of capital assets reported in the government-wide statements as follows:

Capitalization Threshold Estimated Useful Life Buildings $ 50,000 40 years

Equipment and Furniture $ 5,000 5 – 10 years

Vehicles $ 5,000 10 years

Infrastructure – Roads and Bridges $250,000 40 years Data Processing Equipment $ 5,000 10 years Improvements Other Than Buildings None 15 years

The majority of governmental activities infrastructure assets are roads and bridges. The Association of County Engineers has determined that due to the climate and materials used in road construction, the base of the roads in the county will not deteriorate and therefore should not be depreciated. The remaining part of the roads, the surface, will deteriorate and will be depreciated. The entire costs of bridges in the county will be depreciated.

5. Long-Term Obligations

Notes to the Financial Statements

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6. Compensated Absences

The Commission has a standard leave policy for its full-time employees as to sick and annual leave.

Annual Leave

Annual leave is accrued according to an employee’s length of service. Annual leave earned but not used during the year may be accumulated or sold back to the County at their regular rate of pay up to a maximum of two (2) weeks per year of leave time. There is no limit on the number of hours an employee may accrue. Accumulated leave is payable to the employee upon retirement with pay or, in the case of death, while actively employed, to the employee’s estate. An employee earns 10 days of leave in the first year. In year two through five, an employee earns 15 days per year. In years six through nine, an employee earns 16 days per year. Beginning in year ten, an employee’s annual leave earned increases by one day per year to a maximum of 30 days earned per year. Accrued annual leave at September 30, 2013 is reported in the governmental activities.

7. Net Position/Fund Equity

Net position is reported on the government-wide financial statements and is required to be classified for accounting and reporting purposes into the following net position categories:

♦ Net Investment in Capital Assets – Capital assets net of accumulated depreciation and outstanding principal balances of debt attributable to the acquisition, construction or improvement of those assets. Deferred outflows or resources and deferred inflows or resources attributable to acquisition, construction and improvement of those assets should also be included in this component. Any significant unspent related debt proceeds, or deferred inflows of resources attributable to the unspent amount at year-end related to capital assets are not included in this calculation. Debt proceeds or deferred inflows of resources at the end of the reporting period should be included in the same net position amount (restricted, unrestricted) as the unspent amount.

♦ Restricted – Constraints imposed on net position by external creditors, grantors, contributors, laws or regulations of other governments, or law through constitutional provision or enabling legislation.

Notes to the Financial Statements

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Fund balance is reported in governmental funds in the fund financial statements under the following five categories:

♦ Nonspendable – Nonspendable fund balances include amounts that cannot be spent because they are either (a) not in spendable form or (b) legally or contractually required to be maintained in-tact. Examples of nonspendable fund balance reserves for which fund balance shall not be available for financing general operating expenditures include: inventories, prepaid items, and long-term receivables.

♦ Restricted – Restricted fund balances consist of amounts that are subject to externally enforceable legal restrictions imposed by creditors, grantors, contributors, or laws and regulations of other governments; or through constitutional provisions or enabling legislation.

♦ Committed – Committed fund balances consist of amounts that are subject to a purpose constraint imposed by formal action or resolution of the Commission, which is the highest level of decision-making authority, before the end of the fiscal year and that require the same level of formal action to remove or modify the constraint.

♦ Assigned – Assigned fund balances consist of amounts that are intended to be used by the Commission for specific purposes. Such assignments may not exceed the available (spendable, unrestricted, uncommitted) fund balance in any particular fund. Assigned fund balances require the same level of authority to remove the constraint.

♦ Unassigned – Unassigned fund balances include all spendable amounts not contained in the other classifications. This portion of the total fund balance in the general fund is available to finance operating expenditures.

Notes to the Financial Statements

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Note 2 – Stewardship, Compliance, and Accountability

A. Budgets

Budgets are adopted on a basis of accounting consistent with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) for the General Fund and the Road and Bridge Fund, with the exception of certain ad valorem taxes that are budgeted only to the extent expected to be received rather than on a modified accrual basis and for salaries and benefits that are budgeted only to the extent expected to be paid rather than on the modified accrual basis of accounting. Budgets are adopted on a basis of accounting consistent with GAAP for the Reappraisal Fund with the exception of salaries and benefits that are budgeted only to the extent expected to be paid rather than on the modified accrual basis of accounting. All other governmental funds budget on a basis consistent with GAAP, except capital projects funds which adopt project-length budgets. All annual appropriations lapse at fiscal year-end.

The present statutory basis for county budgeting operations is the County Financial Control Act of 1935, as amended by Act Number 2007-488, Acts of Alabama. According to the terms of the law, at some meeting in September of each year, but in any event not later than October 1, the Commission must estimate the anticipated revenues, estimated expenditures and appropriations for the respective amounts that are to be used for each of such purposes. The appropriations must not exceed the total revenues available for appropriation plus any balances on hand. Expenditures may not legally exceed appropriations.

Budgets may be adjusted during the fiscal year when approved by the County Commission. Any changes must be within the revenues and reserves estimated to be available.

B. Deficit Fund Balances/Net Position of Individual Funds

At September 30, 2013, the following governmental funds had a deficit fund balance:

Road and Bridge Fund $3,434,562.34

Notes to the Financial Statements

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Note 3 – Deposits and Investments

Deposits

The custodial credit risk for deposits is the risk that, in the event of a bank failure, the Commission will not be able to cover deposits or will not be able to recover collateral securities that are in the possession of an outside party. The Commission’s deposits at year-end were entirely covered by federal depository insurance or by the Security for Alabama Funds Enhancement Program (SAFE Program). The SAFE Program was established by the Alabama Legislature and is governed by the provisions contained in the Code of Alabama 1975, Sections 41-14A-1 through 41-14A-14. Under the SAFE Program all public funds are protected through a collateral pool administered by the Alabama State Treasurer’s Office. Under this program, financial institutions holding deposits of public funds must pledge securities as collateral against those deposits. In the event of failure of a financial institution, securities pledged by that financial institution would be liquidated by the State Treasurer to replace the public deposits not covered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). If the securities pledged fail to produce adequate funds, every institution participating in the pool would share the liability for the remaining balance. The Commission invests in certificates of deposit. These certificates of deposit are classified as “Deposits” in order to determine insurance and collateralization. However, they are classified as “Investments” on the financial statements.

Note 4 – Receivables

On September 30, 2013, receivables for the Commission’s individual major and nonmajor funds in the aggregate are as follows:

Road Other

General and Bridge Governmental

Fund Fund Funds Total

Receivables:

Sales Taxes $1,747,893.96 $ $ $1,747,893.96

One-Cent Gas Tax 101,961.11 101,961.11

Tobacco Tax 65,946.40 65,946.40

Intergovernmental 1,292,615.89 220,061.05 200,669.31 1,713,346.25 Total Receivables $3,106,456.25 $322,022.16 $200,669.31 $3,629,147.72

Notes to the Financial Statements

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Note 5 – Deferred Revenues

Governmental funds report deferred revenues in connection with receivables for revenues that are not considered to be available to liquidate liabilities of the current period. Governmental funds also defer revenue recognition in connection with resources that have been received, but not yet earned. At September 30, 2013, the various components of deferred revenue and unearned revenue reported in the governmental funds were as follows:

Unavailable Unearned

Ad Valorem Taxes-Property $23,815,153.44 $

Motor Vehicle Ad Valorem Taxes 1,192,383.13

Federal Forfeiture Funds 217,733.56

Total Deferred/Unearned for Governmental Funds $23,815,153.44 $1,410,116.69

Note 6 – Capital Assets

Capital asset activity for the year ended September 30, 2013, was as follows:

Balance 10/01/2012 Additions Retirements Balance 09/30/2013 Governmental Activities:

Capital Assets, Not Being Depreciated:

Land $ 2,749,305.00 $ $ $ 2,749,305.00

Construction in Progress 3,275,045.13 393,937.00 3,668,982.13

Total Capital Assets, Not Being Depreciated 6,024,350.13 393,937.00 6,418,287.13

Capital Assets Being Depreciated:

Infrastructure 174,213,708.05 174,213,708.05

Buildings 39,018,826.00 39,018,826.00

Improvements 5,651,321.14 5,651,321.14

Equipment and Furniture 17,172,253.55 233,081.00 (175,972.00) 17,229,362.55 Data Processing Equipment 2,521,763.46 91,648.00 (74,853.08) 2,538,558.38

Vehicles 10,748,790.19 1,801,262.00 (865,841.41) 11,684,210.78

Total Capital Assets Being Depreciated 249,326,662.39 2,125,991.00 (1,116,666.49) 250,335,986.90

Less Accumulated Depreciation for:

Infrastructure (136,413,005.32) (1,408,281.08) (137,821,286.40)

Buildings (20,283,569.41) (1,340,020.23) (21,623,589.64)

Improvements (1,609,298.08) (349,124.24) (1,958,422.32)

Equipment and Furniture (9,769,349.83) (1,357,957.10) 150,298.30 (10,977,008.63) Data Processing Equipment (2,313,296.81) (91,852.18) 72,854.88 (2,332,294.11)

Vehicles (5,650,427.56) (984,839.86) 644,410.41 (5,990,857.01)

Notes to the Financial Statements

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Depreciation expense was charged to functions/programs of the primary government as follows:

Current Year Depreciation Expense Governmental Activities: General Government $2,037,427.92 Public Safety 744,545.62

Highways and Roads 2,750,101.15

Total Depreciation Expense – Governmental Activities $5,532,074.69

Note 7 – Defined Benefit Pension Plan

A. Plan Description

The Commission contributes to the Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama, an agent multiple-employer public employee retirement system that acts as a common investment and administrative agent for the various state agencies and departments.

Substantially all employees of the Commission are members of the Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama. Membership is mandatory for covered or eligible employees of the Commission. Benefits vest after 10 years of creditable service.

The provisions of Act Number 2012-377, Acts of Alabama, established a new defined benefit plan tier for employees (Tier 2). Tier 2 employees are those hired on or after January 1, 2013. Employees who were hired before January 1, 2013 are considered to be Tier 1 employees.

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The Employees’ Retirement System was established as of October 1, 1945, under the provisions of Act Number 515, Acts of Alabama 1945, for the purpose of providing retirement allowances and other specified benefits for State employees, State police, and on an elective basis to all cities, counties, towns and quasi-public organizations. The responsibility for general administration and operation of the Employees’ Retirement System is vested in the Board of Control. Benefit provisions are established by the Code of Alabama 1975, Sections 36-27-1 through 36-27-103, as amended, Sections 36-27-120 through 36-27-139, as amended, and Sections and 36-27B-1 through 36-27B-6. Authority to amend the plan rests with the Legislature of Alabama. However, the Legislature has granted the Commission authority to accept or reject various Cost-of-Living-Adjustments (COLAs) granted to retirees.

The Retirement Systems of Alabama issues a publicly available financial report that includes financial statements and required supplementary information for the Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama. That report may be obtained by writing to The Retirement Systems of Alabama, 201 South Union Street, Montgomery, Alabama 36130-2150.

B. Funding Policy

Tier 1 employees of the Commission, with the exception of full-time law enforcement officers, are required by statute to contribute 5 percent of their salary to the Employees’ Retirement System. As of January 1, 2001, full-time law enforcement officers are required by statute to contribute 6 percent of their salary to the Employees’ Retirement System. Tier II employees of the Commission, with the exception of full-time law enforcement officers, are required to contribute 6 percent of their salary. Tier II full-time law enforcement officers contribute 7 percent of their salary.

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C. Annual Pension Cost

For the year ended September 30, 2013, the Commission’s annual pension cost of $2,593,425.86 was equal to the Commission’s required and actual contribution. The required contribution was determined using the “entry age normal” method. The actuarial assumptions as of September 30, 2012, the latest actuarial valuation date, were: (a) 8 percent investment rate of return on present and future assets, and (b) projected salary increases ranging from 7.25 percent at age 20 to 3.75 percent at age 65. Both (a) and (b) include an inflation component of 3.0 percent. The actuarial value of assets was determined using techniques that smooth the effects of short-term volatility in the market value of investments over a five-year period. The unfunded actuarial accrued liability is being amortized as a level percentage of projected payroll on an open basis. The remaining amortization period as of September 30, 2012 was 30 years. The following is three-year trend information for the Commission:

Fiscal Year Ended Annual Pension Cost (APC) Percentage Of APC Contributed Net Pension Obligation 09/30/2013 $2,593,426 100% $0 09/30/2012 $2,286,287 100% $0 09/30/2011 $2,328,366 100% $0

D. Funded Status and Funding Progress

As of September 30, 2012, the most recent actuarial valuation date, the plan was 60.1 percent funded. The actuarial accrued liability for benefits was $75,611,960 and the actuarial value of assets was $45,443,997, resulting in an unfunded actuarial accrued liability (UAAL) of $30,167,963. The covered payroll (annual payroll of active employees covered by the plan) was $20,546,631, and the ratio of the UAAL to the covered payroll was 146.8 percent.

Notes to the Financial Statements

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Note 8 – Other Postemployment Benefits (OPEB)

A. Plan Description

The Commission is self-insured with regard to other postemployment benefits. The Commission pays an agency to administer the plan. The plan provides medical insurance benefits to eligible retirees and their spouses. The Code of Alabama 1975, Sections 11-91-1 through 11-91-8, gives authority to the Commission to establish and amend benefit provisions. The plan does not issue a stand-alone financial report.

B. Funding Policy

The Commission’s contributions were on a pay-as-you-go basis as of September 30, 2013. The Commission does not anticipate setting up a trust fund to fund its postemployment medical plan. The Commission contributes 100% of the cost of current-year premiums for eligible retirees’ medical insurance premiums for single coverage only (dependents are not included). For fiscal year 2013, the Commission contributed $913,500 to cover approximately 215 participants. Plan members receiving benefits contribute 0% for single coverage costs.

C. Annual OPEB Cost

For fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, the Commission’s annual other postemployment benefit (OPEB) cost (expense) for medical insurance was $4,153,941.00. The Commission’s annual OPEB cost, the percentage of annual OPEB cost contributed to the plan, and the net OPEB obligation for fiscal year ending September 30, 2013 is as follows:

Percentage

Fiscal Annual of Annual Net

Year OPEB OPEB Cost OPEB

Ended Cost Contributed Obligation

09/30/2013 $4,153,941 21.99% $15,894,438 09/30/2012 $4,050,876 21.62% $12,653,997 09/30/2011 $4,050,876 21.62% $ 9,478,821