Powers & Sullivan Barre FY '11 & '12 Financial Statements

TOWN OF BARRE, MASSACHUSETTS

REPORT ON EXAMINATION OF BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2012

TOWN OF BARRE, MASSACHUSETTS

REPORT ON EXAMINATION OF BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JUNE 30, 2012

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Independent Auditors’ Report .......................................................................................................................................... 1 Management’s Discussion and Analysis ......................................................................................................................... 4 Basic Financial Statements ........................................................................................................................................... 12

Statement of Net Assets ............................................................................................................................................ 13 Statement of Activities ............................................................................................................................................... 14 Governmental funds – balance sheet ........................................................................................................................ 16 Reconciliation of the governmental funds balance sheet total fund balances to the statement of net assets .......... 17 Governmental funds – statement of revenues, expenditures and changes in fund balances ................................... 18 Reconciliation of the statement of revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balances of governmental

funds to the statement of activities............................................................................................................................. 19 Proprietary funds – statement of net assets .............................................................................................................. 20 Proprietary funds – statement of revenues, expenses and changes in fund net assets ........................................... 21 Proprietary funds – statement of cash flows .............................................................................................................. 22 Fiduciary funds – statement of fiduciary net assets ................................................................................................... 23 Fiduciary funds – statement of changes in fiduciary net assets ................................................................................ 24 Notes to basic financial statements ........................................................................................................................... 25

Required Supplementary Information ............................................................................................................................ 47 Schedule of revenues, expenditures and changes in fund balance – general fund – budget and actual ................. 48 Retirement System Schedules ................................................................................................................................... 50

Retirement system schedule of funding progress .................................................................................................. 51 Retirement system schedule of employer contributions ........................................................................................ 52

Other postemployment benefit plan schedules .......................................................................................................... 53 Other postemployment benefit plan schedule of funding progress and schedule of employer contributions ........ 54 Other postemployment benefit plan actuarial methods and assumptions ............................................................. 55

Notes to required supplementary information ............................................................................................................ 56

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Independent Auditors’ Report To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Town of Barre, Massachusetts We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the governmental activities, the business-type activities, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of the Town of Barre, Massachusetts, as of and for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012, which collectively comprise the Town’s basic financial statements as listed in the table of contents. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Town of Barre, Massachusetts' management. 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 of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinions. In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the respective financial position of the governmental activities, the business-type activities, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of the Town of Barre, Massachusetts, as of June 30, 2012, and the respective changes in financial position and cash flows, where applicable, thereof for the fiscal year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report dated February 27, 2013, on our consideration of the Town of Barre, Massachusetts’ internal control over financial reporting and 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 and should be read in conjunction with this report in considering the results of our audit. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that the management’s discussion and analysis and required supplementary 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 financials 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

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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.

February 27, 2013

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Town of Barre, Massachusetts 4 Basic Financial Statements

Management’s Discussion and Analysis


Management’s Discussion and Analysis As management of the Town of Barre, we offer readers of these financial statements this narrative overview and analysis of the financial activities for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012. We encourage readers to consider the information presented in this report. All amounts, unless otherwise indicated, are expressed in whole dollars. The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) is the authoritative standard setting body that provides guidance on how to prepare financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for states and local governmental entities. Users of these financial statements (such as investors, rating agencies and management) rely on the GASB to establish consistent reporting standards for all governments in the United States. This consistent application is the only way users (including citizens, the media, legislators and others) can assess the financial condition of one government compared to others. Financial Highlights

• The assets of the Town of Barre exceeded its liabilities at the close of the most recent fiscal year by $23.4 million (net assets).

• Of this amount 23% or $5.3 million (unrestricted net assets) may be used to meet the government’s on-going obligations to citizens and creditors.

• At the close of the current fiscal year, the Town’s general fund reported an ending fund balance of $2.2 million, an increase of $1.1 million in comparison with the prior year. Total fund balance represents 25% of total general fund expenditures.

• The Town’s total debt decreased by $350,000 during the current fiscal year. This was the result of principal payments on long-term debt.

• Fiscal 2012 was the third year since the implementation of GASB Statement #45, which resulted in the recognition of an additional $112,000 of other postemployment benefit (OPEB) obligations. As of June 30, 2012 the OPEB liability totaled $335,000.

Overview of the Financial Statements This discussion and analysis are intended to serve as an introduction to the Town of Barre’s basic financial statements. These basic financial statements comprise of three components: 1) government-wide financial statements, 2) fund financial statements, and 3) notes to the financial statements. Government-wide financial statements. The government-wide financial statements are designed to provide readers with a broad overview of finances, in a manner similar to private-sector business. The statement of net assets presents information on all assets and liabilities, with the difference between the two reported as net assets. Over time, increases or decreases in net assets may serve as a useful indicator of whether the financial position is improving or deteriorating. The statement of activities presents information showing how the government’s net assets changed during the most recent fiscal year. All changes in net assets are reported as soon as the underlying event giving rise to the change occurs, regardless of the timing of related cash flows. Thus, revenues and expenses are reported in this statement for some items that will only result in cash flows in future fiscal periods (e.g., uncollected taxes and earned but unused vacation leave).


Both of the government-wide financial statements distinguish functions that are principally supported by taxes and intergovernmental revenues (governmental activities) from other functions that are intended to recover all or a significant portion of their costs through user fees and charges (business-type activities). The governmental activities include general government, public safety, education, public works, health and human services, culture and recreation and interest. The business-type activities include the activities of sewer operations. Fund financial statements. A fund is a grouping of related accounts that is used to maintain control over resources that have been segregated for specific activities or objectives. Fund accounting is used to ensure and demonstrate compliance with finance-related legal requirements. All of the funds can be divided into three categories: governmental funds, proprietary funds, and fiduciary funds. Governmental funds. Governmental funds are used to account for essentially the same functions reported as governmental activities in the governmental-wide financial statements. However, unlike the government-wide financial statements, governmental fund statements focus on near-term inflows of spendable resources, as well as on balances of spendable resources available at the end of the fiscal year. Such information may be useful in evaluating a government’s near-term financing requirements. Because the focus of governmental funds is narrower than that of the government-wide financial statements, it is useful to compare the information presented for governmental funds with similar information presented for governmental activities in the government-wide financial statements. By doing so, readers may better understand the long-term impact of the government’s near-term financing decisions. Both the governmental fund balance sheet and the governmental fund statement of revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balances provide a reconciliation to facilitate this comparison between governmental funds and governmental activities. The Town of Barre adopts an annual appropriated budget for its general fund. A budgetary comparison schedule has been provided for the general fund to demonstrate compliance with this budget. Proprietary funds. The Town maintains one type of proprietary funds. Enterprise funds are used to report the same functions presented as business-type activities in the government-wide financial statements. The Town uses an enterprise fund to account for its sewer operations. Fiduciary funds. Fiduciary funds are used to account for resources held for the benefit of parties outside the government. Fiduciary funds are not reflected in the government-wide financial statement because the resources of those funds are not available to support the Town’s own programs. The accounting used for fiduciary funds is much like that used for propriety funds. Private-purpose trust funds and agency funds are reported and combined into a single, aggregate presentation in the fiduciary fund financial statements under the captions “private purpose trust funds” and “agency funds,” respectively. Notes to the basic 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.


Government-wide Financial Analysis As noted earlier, net assets may serve over time as a useful indicator of a government’s financial position. Barre’s assets exceeded liabilities by $15.2 million at the close of fiscal 2012. Net assets include $10.6 million investment in capital assets (e.g., land, buildings and building improvements, machinery and equipment and infrastructure), less any related debt used to acquire those assets that are still outstanding. The Town uses these capital assets to provide services to citizens; consequently, these assets are not available for future spending. Although the investment in its capital assets is reported net of its related debt, it should be noted that the resources needed to repay this debt must be provided from other sources, since the capital assets themselves cannot be used to liquidate these liabilities. An additional portion of the net assets, $188,000, represents resources that are subject to external restrictions on how they may be used. The remaining balance of unrestricted net assets, $4.4 million, may be used to meet the government’s ongoing obligations to citizens and creditors. At the end of the current fiscal year, the Town is able to report positive balances in all three categories of net assets, for both the Town as a whole, as well as for its separate governmental and business-type activities. The governmental activity and business-type activity components of the Town are presented below. Governmental Activities The Town of Barre’s assets exceeded liabilities for governmental activities by $15.2 million at the close of fiscal 2012.

FY 2012 FY 2011

Assets:Current assets……………………………………… $ 5,633,323 $ 4,552,224 Noncurrent assets (excluding capital)…………… 34,531 43,588 Capital assets……………………………………… 12,233,346 10,806,583

Total assets……………………………………… 17,901,200 15,402,395

Liabilities: Current liabilities (excluding debt)………………… 451,731 413,174 Noncurrent liabilities (excluding debt):

Compensated absences………………………… 173,000 170,000 Other postemployment benefits………………… 303,000 203,000

Current debt………………………………………… 951,880 161,881 Noncurrent debt……………………………………… 674,579 776,459

Total liabilities………………………………… 2,554,190 1,724,514 Net Assets:

Capital assets net of related debt………………… 10,606,887 9,932,963 Restricted…………………………………………… 188,166 292,439 Unrestricted………………………………………… 4,551,957 3,452,479

Total net assets…………………………………$ 15,347,010 $ 13,677,881


FY 2012 FY 2011

Program revenues:Charges for services…………………………………$ 1,674,926 $ 1,620,705 Operating grants and contributions……………… 269,499 224,024 Capital grants and contributions…………………… 1,599,721 606,502

General Revenues: Real estate and personal property taxes………… 5,683,967 5,590,506 Tax liens……………………………………………… 10,462 136,217 Motor vehicle and other excise taxes……………… 700,711 554,594 Penalties and interest on taxes…………………… 210,056 61,993 Payments in lieu of taxes…………………………… 183,083 170,298 Grants and contributions not restricted to

specific programs………………………………… 1,011,373 907,435 Unrestricted investment income…………………… 14,829 19,430

Total revenues………………………………… 11,358,627 9,891,704 Expenses:

General government………………………………… 846,928 807,007 Public safety………………………………………… 1,853,358 1,793,288 Education…………………………………………… 4,829,672 4,798,985 Public works………………………………………… 1,429,454 1,323,447 Health and human services………………………… 237,158 267,999 Culture and recreation……………………………… 232,839 225,558 Interest……………………………………………… 41,536 48,796

Total expenses………………………………… 9,470,945 9,265,080 Excess (deficiency) before transfers……………… 1,887,682 626,624 Transfers………………………………………………… (218,553) (201,984)

Change in net assets…………………………………$ 1,669,129 $ 424,640

The governmental expenses totaled $9.5 million of which $3.5 million (37%) was directly supported by program revenues consisting of charges for services, operating and capital grants and contributions. General revenues totaled $7.6 million, primarily coming from property taxes, motor vehicle excise, payments in lieu of taxes and non-restricted state aid. The governmental net assets increase by $1.4 million during the current fiscal year. This change was the result of several offsetting factors. Net assets increased due to positive budgetary results in the general fund of $806,000, as well as the 1.2 million capital grant received by the Town for the town common project. Net assets decreased as a result of the $100,000 increase in the OPEB liability, as well as depreciation expense exceeding principal payments on long term debt by $408,000.


Business-type Activities For the Town’s business-type activities, assets exceeded liabilities by $7.9 million at the close of fiscal 2012.

FY 2012 FY 2011

Assets:Current assets……………………………………… $ 859,988 $ 867,225 Noncurrent assets (excluding capital)…………… 30,614 40,440 Capital assets……………………………………… 9,587,262 9,996,248

Total assets……………………………………… 10,477,864 10,903,913 Liabilities:

Current liabilities (excluding debt)………………… 93,374 114,327 Noncurrent liabilities (excluding debt):

Compensated absences………………………… 17,000 17,000 Other postemployment benefits……………… 32,000 21,000

Current debt………………………………………… 188,301 188,301 Noncurrent debt……………………………………… 2,130,964 2,319,265

Total liabilities………………………………… 2,461,639 2,659,893 Net Assets:

Capital assets net of related debt………………… 7,267,997 7,488,682 Unrestricted………………………………………… 748,228 755,338

Total net assets…………………………………$ 8,016,225 $ 8,244,020

Program revenues:Charges for services…………………………………$ 506,718 $ 409,095 Capital grants and contributions…………………… 4,603 1,488

General Revenues: Unrestricted investment income…………………… 3,958 4,124

Total revenues………………………………… 515,279 414,707 Expenses:

Sewer………………………………………………… 961,627 1,000,737 Total expenses………………………………… 961,627 1,000,737

Excess (deficiency) before transfers……………… (446,348) (586,030) Transfers………………………………………………… 218,553 201,984

Change in net assets………………………………… $ (227,795) $ (384,046)

Business-type net assets of $7.3 million represent the investment in capital assets while $621,000 is unrestricted. The Town’s business-type activities net assets decreased by $251,000 in the current fiscal year. The sewer enterprise fund net assets decreased by $251,000. This was primarily due to depreciation expense exceeding debt service principal payments by $221,000.


Financial Analysis of the Government’s Funds As noted earlier, the Town uses fund accounting to ensure and demonstrate compliance with finance-related legal requirements. Governmental funds. The focus of the Town of Barre’s governmental funds is to provide information on near-term inflows, outflows, and balances of spendable resources. Such information is useful in assessing the Town of Barre’s financing requirements. In particular, unassigned fund balance may serve as a useful measure of a government’s net resources available for spending at the end of the fiscal year. As of the end of the current fiscal year, governmental funds reported combined ending fund balances of $3.2 million, of which $2.2 million is for the general fund, a deficit balance of $70,000 is for the Town Common fund, , and $1.1 million is for non-major governmental funds. Cumulatively there was an increase of $844,000 in fund balances from the prior year. The general fund is the chief operating fund. At the end of the current fiscal year, unassigned fund balance of the general fund totaled $2.0 million, while total fund balance was $2.2 million. Fund balances have been committed for continuing appropriations, as well as assigned for encumbrances and carryforwards. Total fund balance represents 25% of total general fund expenditures. The Town’s general fund increased by $1.1 million in fiscal 2012, which was primarily due to $806,000 of positive budgetary results, as well as 60 day GAAP accruals of $147,000. The town common fund is used to account for capital expenditures relating to site and drainage improvements in the town common which will be funded through both state grants and bond proceeds. The fund decreased by $95,000 during fiscal 2012, which is attributable to timing differences between the receipt and expenditure of grant funds. The nonmajor governmental funds decreased by $132,000 in fiscal 2012, which is due to timing differences between the receipt and expenditure of bond proceeds. General Fund Budgetary Highlights The Town adopts an annual budget for the General Fund in conformity with the guidelines described above. The original fiscal year 2012 approved budget for the General Fund authorized approximately $9.3 million in appropriations and other amounts to be raised. The $55,000 increase between the original budget and final budget was for various line items, funded through supplemental state aid.


Capital Asset and Debt Administration Capital Assets. In conjunction with the annual operating budget, the Town annually prepares a capital budget for the upcoming fiscal year and a five-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) that is used as a guide for future capital expenditures The Town’s investment in capital assets for its governmental and business-type activities as of June 30, 2012, amounts to $21.8 million (net of accumulated depreciation). This investment in capital assets includes buildings and building improvements, machinery and equipment, vehicles and infrastructure. The Town invested $2.0 million for new capital asset additions in the fiscal 2012. The major governmental capital asset events during the current fiscal year included the Town Common site and drainage improvements project, road construction, and a police vehicle. The business-type activities did not purchase any capital assets during the fiscal year. Debt Administration. Outstanding gross long-term governmental debt, as of June 30, 2012, totaled $776,000. The general government’s gross bonded debt decreased $162,000 which was entirely due to principal payments on long term debt. Outstanding gross long-term debt of the sewer enterprise fund, as of June 30, 2012, totaled $2.3 million. The sewer gross bonded debt decreased $188,000, which was due to principal payments. The Town had $850,000 in outstanding bond anticipation notes (BAN) at year-end. This short term debt was issued during fiscal 2012 for the Town common project. Please refer to the notes to the basic financial statements for further discussion of the major capital and debt activity. Requests for Information This financial report is designed to provide a general overview of the Town of Barre’s finances for all those with an interest in the government’s finances. Questions concerning any of the information provided in this report or requests for additional financial information should be addressed to the Budget Director/Town Accountant, Henry Woods Building, 40 West Street, Barre, Massachusetts 01005.


Basic Financial Statements


Governmental Business-typeActivities Activities Total

ASSETSCURRENT:

Cash and cash equivalents…………………………… $ 3,244,584 $ 697,229 $ 3,941,813 Investments……………………………………………… 428,260 - 428,260 Receivables, net of allowance for uncollectibles:

Real estate and personal property taxes………… 707,024 - 707,024 Tax liens……………………………………………… 379,684 - 379,684 Motor vehicle and other excise taxes……………… 49,525 - 49,525 User fees…………………………………………… 163,038 160,609 323,647 Departmental and other…………………………… 189,351 - 189,351 Special assessments……………………………… - 2,150 2,150 Intergovernmental…………………………………… 413,868 - 413,868 Loans………………………………………………… 9,057 - 9,057

Other assets…………………………………………… 48,932 - 48,932 NONCURRENT:

Receivables, net of allowance for uncollectibles: Special assessments……………………………… - 30,614 30,614 Loans.………………………………………………… 34,531 - 34,531

Capital assets, nondepreciable……………………… 873,525 7,500 881,025 Capital assets, net of accumulated depreciation…… 11,359,821 9,579,762 20,939,583

TOTAL ASSETS…………………………………………… 17,901,200 10,477,864 28,379,064

LIABILITIES CURRENT:

Warrants payable……………………………………… 249,155 11,579 260,734 Accrued payroll………………………………………… 76,351 6,337 82,688 Accrued interest………………………………………… - 67,458 67,458 Other liabilities…………………………………………… 22,225 - 22,225 Compensated absences……………………………… 104,000 8,000 112,000 Notes payable…………………………………………… 850,000 - 850,000 Bonds payable………………………………………… 101,880 188,301 290,181

NONCURRENT: Compensated absences……………………………… 173,000 17,000 190,000 Other postemployment benefits……………………… 303,000 32,000 335,000 Bonds payable………………………………………… 674,579 2,130,964 2,805,543

TOTAL LIABILITIES……………………………………… 2,554,190 2,461,639 5,015,829

NET ASSETSInvested in capital assets, net of related debt…………… 10,606,887 7,267,997 17,874,884 Restricted for:

Permanent funds: Expendable……….………………………………… 63,298 - 63,298 Nonexpendable……………………………………… 83,258 - 83,258

Gifts and grants………………………………………… 41,610 - 41,610 Unrestricted………………………………………………… 4,551,957 748,228 5,300,185

TOTAL NET ASSETS……………………………………… $ 15,347,010 $ 8,016,225 $ 23,363,235

See notes to basic financial statements.

STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS

JUNE 30, 2012

Primary Government


STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES


Operating CapitalCharges for Grants and Grants and Net (Expense)

Functions/Programs Expenses Services Contributions Contributions RevenuePrimary Government:

Governmental Activities:General government……………… $ 846,928 $ 39,746 $ 47,218 $ 17,366 $ (742,598) Public safety………………………… 1,853,358 485,582 36,922 - (1,330,854) Education…………………………… 4,829,672 - 145,892 - (4,683,780) Public works………………………… 1,429,454 1,020,038 7,120 1,582,355 1,180,059 Health and human services……… 237,158 129,560 15,915 - (91,683) Culture and recreation……………… 232,839 - 16,432 - (216,407) Interest……………………………… 41,536 - - - (41,536)

Total Governmental Activities… 9,470,945 1,674,926 269,499 1,599,721 (5,926,799)

Business-Type Activities:Sewer………………………………… 961,627 506,718 - 4,603 (450,306)

Total Primary Government……… $ 10,432,572 $ 2,181,644 $ 269,499 $ 1,604,324 $ (6,377,105)

See notes to basic financial statements. (Continued)

Program Revenues


STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES


Governmental Business-TypeActivities Activities Total

Changes in net assets:Net (expense) revenue from previous page… $ (5,926,799) $ (450,306) $ (6,377,105) General revenues:

Real estate and personal property taxes, net of tax refunds payable………………… 5,683,967 - 5,683,967

Tax liens……………………………………… 10,462 - 10,462 Motor vehicle and other excise taxes……… 700,711 - 700,711 Penalties and interest………………………… 210,056 - 210,056 Payments in lieu of taxes…………………… 183,083 - 183,083 Grants and contributions not restricted to

specific programs………………………… 1,011,373 - 1,011,373 Unrestricted investment income…………… 14,829 3,958 18,787

Transfers, net…………………………………… (218,553) 218,553 -

Total general revenues and transfers………… 7,595,928 222,511 7,818,439

Change in net assets……………………… 1,669,129 (227,795) 1,441,334

Net Assets: Beginning of year……………………………… 13,677,881 8,244,020 21,921,901

End of year…………………………………… $ 15,347,010 $ 8,016,225 $ 23,363,235

(Concluded)

Primary Government


Nonmajor TotalTown Governmental Governmental

ASSETS General Common Funds Funds

Cash and cash equivalents……………………………… $ 1,807,463 $ 560,071 $ 877,050 $ 3,244,584 Investments………………………………………………… 362,695 - 65,565 428,260 Receivables, net of uncollectibles:

Real estate and personal property taxes…………… 707,024 - - 707,024 Tax liens………………………………………………… 379,684 - - 379,684 Motor vehicle and other excise taxes………………… 49,525 - - 49,525 User fees………………………………………………… 163,038 - - 163,038 Departmental and other……………………………… 89,653 - 99,698 189,351 Intergovernmental……………………………………… 3,522 255,711 154,635 413,868 Loans…………………………………………………… - - 43,588 43,588

Other assets………………………………………………… 48,932 - - 48,932

TOTAL ASSETS…………………………………………… $ 3,611,536 $ 815,782 $ 1,240,536 $ 5,667,854

LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCES

LIABILITIES:Warrants payable……………………………………… $ 182,875 $ 35,790 $ 30,490 $ 249,155 Accrued payroll………………………………………… 75,519 - 832 76,351 Other liabilities………………………………………… 22,225 - - 22,225 Deferred revenues……………………………………… 1,124,371 - 143,286 1,267,657 Notes payable…………………………………………… - 850,000 - 850,000

TOTAL LIABILITIES……………………………………… 1,404,990 885,790 174,608 2,465,388

FUND BALANCES:Nonspendable…………………………………………… - - 83,258 83,258 Restricted……………………………………………… - - 986,203 986,203 Committed……………………………………………… 66,340 - - 66,340 Assigned………………………………………………… 117,525 - - 117,525 Unassigned……………………………………………… 2,022,681 (70,008) (3,533) 1,949,140

TOTAL FUND BALANCES……………………………… 2,206,546 (70,008) 1,065,928 3,202,466

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCES………… $ 3,611,536 $ 815,782 $ 1,240,536 $ 5,667,854


GOVERNMENTAL FUNDSBALANCE SHEET

JUNE 30, 2012


Total governmental fund balances…………………………………………………………… $ 3,202,466

Capital assets (net) used in governmental activities are not financial resources and, therefore, are not reported in the funds…………………………………………… 12,233,346

Accounts receivable are not available to pay for current-period

expenditures and, therefore, are deferred in the funds………………………………… 1,267,657

Long-term liabilities are not due and payable in the current period and, therefore, are not reported in the governmental funds.

Bonds payable…………………………………………………………………………… (776,459) Other postemployment benefits………………………………………………………… (303,000) Compensated absences………………………………………………………………… (277,000)

Net effect of reporting long-term liabilities……………………………………… (1,356,459)

Net assets of governmental activities………………………………………………………… $ 15,347,010


RECONCILIATION OF THE GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS BALANCE SHEETTOTAL FUND BALANCES TO THE STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS

JUNE 30, 2012


GOVERNMENTAL FUNDSSTATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES


Nonmajor TotalTown Governmental Governmental

General Common Funds FundsREVENUES: Real estate and personal property taxes,

net of tax refunds………………………………… $ 6,190,222 $ - $ - $ 6,190,222 Tax and utility liens…………………………………… 10,462 - - 10,462 Payments in lieu of taxes…………………………… 183,083 - - 183,083 Motor vehicle and other excise taxes……………… 621,752 - - 621,752 Charges for services………………………………… 1,057,958 - 501,611 1,559,569 Penalties and interest on taxes…………………… 217,674 - - 217,674 Fees and rentals……………………………………… 34,331 - - 34,331 Licenses and permits………………………………… 122,698 - - 122,698 Intergovernmental…………………………………… 1,109,970 1,155,425 712,938 2,978,333 Departmental and other……………………………… 27,994 - 2,460 30,454 Contributions………………………………………… - - 46,806 46,806 Investment income ………………………………… 11,815 - 3,014 14,829 Special Assessments……………………………… - 7,217 7,217

TOTAL REVENUES………………………… 9,587,959 1,155,425 1,274,046 12,017,430

EXPENDITURES:Current:

General government……………………………… 627,841 - 42,600 670,441 Public safety……………………………………… 1,283,343 - 103,041 1,386,384 Education………………………………………… 4,458,521 - 52,437 4,510,958 Public works……………………………………… 1,059,797 1,217,942 644,151 2,921,890 Health and human services……………………… 140,175 - 38,668 178,843 Culture and recreation…………………………… 174,999 109,272 13,771 298,042 Pension benefits………………………………… 281,521 - - 281,521 Property and liability insurance………………… 97,282 - - 97,282 Employee benefits……………………………… 379,557 - - 379,557

State and county charges…………………………… 26,254 - - 26,254 Debt service:

Principal…………………………………………… 153,820 - 8,061 161,881 Interest…………………………………………… 37,363 - 4,173 41,536

TOTAL EXPENDITURES…………………… 8,720,473 1,327,214 906,902 10,954,589

EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF REVENUESOVER EXPENDITURES…………………………… 867,486 (171,789) 367,144 1,062,841

OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES):Transfers in…………………………………………… 574,067 76,781 10,000 660,848 Transfers out………………………………………… (370,334) - (509,067) (879,401)

TOTAL OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)………………………… 203,733 76,781 (499,067) (218,553)

NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCES………………… 1,071,219 (95,008) (131,923) 844,288

FUND BALANCES AT BEGINNING OF YEAR……… 1,135,327 25,000 1,197,851 2,358,178

FUND BALANCES AT END OF YEAR……………… $ 2,206,546 $ (70,008) $ 1,065,928 $ 3,202,466



RECONCILIATION OF THE STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES,AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES OF GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS

TO THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES


Net change in fund balances - total governmental funds……………………………………………… $ 844,288

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.

Capital outlay…………………………………………………………………………………… 1,997,396 Depreciation expense………………………………………………………………………… (570,633)

Net effect of reporting capital assets………………………………………………… 1,426,763

Revenues in the Statement of Activities that do not provide current financial

resources are fully deferred in the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances. Therefore, the recognition of revenue for various types of accounts receivable (i.e., real estate and personal property, motor vehicle excise, etc.) differ between the two statements. This amount represents the net change in deferred revenue……………………………………………………………… (658,803)

The issuance of long-term debt (e.g., bonds and leases) provides current financial

resources to governmental funds, while the repayment of the principal of long- term debt consumes the financial resources of governmental funds. Neither transaction, however, has any effect on net assets. Also, governmental funds report the effect of premiums, discounts, and similar items when debt is first issued, whereas these amounts are deferred and amortized in the Statement of Activities.

Debt service principal payments……………………………………………………………… 161,881

Net effect of reporting long-term debt………………………………………………… 161,881

Some expenses reported in the Statement of Activities do not require the use of current financial resources and, therefore, are not reported as expenditures in the governmental funds.

Net change in compensated absences accrual……………………………………………… (5,000) Net change in other postemployment benefits……………………………………………… (100,000)

Net effect of recording long-term liabilities and amortizing deferred losses……… (105,000)

Change in net assets of governmental activities……………………………………………………… $ 1,669,129



SewerEnterprise

FundASSETSCURRENT:

Cash and cash equivalents………………………………………….. $ 697,229 Receivables, net of allowance for uncollectibles:

User fees……………………………………………………….………… 160,609 Special assessments…………………………………………………… 2,150

Total current assets………………………………………………… 859,988

NONCURRENT: Receivables, net of allowance for uncollectibles:

Special assessments…………………………………………………… 30,614 Capital assets, nondepreciable…………………………………………… 7,500 Capital assets, net of accumulated depreciation………………………… 9,579,762

Total noncurrent assets…………………………………………… 9,617,876

TOTAL ASSETS………………………………………………………………… 10,477,864

LIABILITIES CURRENT:

Warrants payable…………………………………………………………… 11,579 Accrued payroll……………………………………………………………… 6,337 Accrued interest…………………………………………………………… 67,458 Compensated absences…………………………………………………… 8,000 Bonds payable……………………………………………………………… 188,301

Total current liabilities……………………………………………… 281,675

NONCURRENT: Compensated absences…………………………………………………… 17,000 Other postemployment benefits…………………………………………… 32,000 Bonds payable……………………………………………………………… 2,130,964

Total noncurrent liabilities…………………………………………… 2,179,964

TOTAL LIABILITIES…………………………………………………………… 2,461,639

NET ASSETSInvested in capital assets, net of related debt……………………………… 7,267,997 Unrestricted……………………………………………………………………… 748,228

TOTAL NET ASSETS………………………………………………………… $ 8,016,225


PROPRIETARY FUNDSSTATEMENT OF NET ASSETS

JUNE 30, 2012


SewerEnterprise

FundOPERATING REVENUES:

Charges for services ……………………………………… $ 506,718

TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES …………………… 506,718

OPERATING EXPENSES:Cost of service and administration……………………… 472,052 Depreciation………………………………………………… 408,985

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES …………………… 881,037

OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)………………………… (374,319)

NONOPERATING REVENUES (EXPENSES):Investment income………………………………………… 3,958 Interest expense…………………………………………… (80,590) Special assessments……………………………………… 4,603

TOTAL NONOPERATING REVENUES (EXPENSES), NET…………………… (72,029)

INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE TRANSFERS…………… (446,348)

TRANSFERS:Transfers in………………………………………………… 293,553 Transfers out……………………………………………… (75,000)

TOTAL OPERATING TRANSFERS…………………… 218,553

CHANGE IN NET ASSETS…………………………… (227,795)

NET ASSETS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR………………… 8,244,020

NET ASSETS AT END OF YEAR………………………… $ 8,016,225


PROPRIETARY FUNDSSTATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES AND CHANGES IN FUND NET ASSETS



SewerEnterprise

Fund

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:Receipts from customers and users…………………………………………… $ 544,875 Payments to vendors…………………………………………………………… (328,495) Payments to employees………………………………………………………… (149,268)

NET CASH FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES…………………………………… 67,112

CASH FLOWS FROM NONCAPITAL FINANCING ACTIVITIES:Transfers in……………………………………………………………………… 293,553 Transfers out…………………………………………………………………… (75,000)

NET CASH FROM NONCAPITAL FINANCING ACTIVITIES………………… 218,553

CASH FLOWS FROM CAPITAL AND RELATED FINANCING ACTIVITIES:Special assessments…………………………………………………………… 17,454 Principal payments on bonds and notes……………………………………… (188,301) Interest expense………………………………………………………………… (84,831)

NET CASH FROM CAPITAL AND RELATED FINANCING ACTIVITIES…… (255,678)

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:Investment income……………………………………………………………… 3,958

NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS………………………… 33,945

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR……………… 663,284

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR $ 697,229

RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) TO NET CASHFROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

Operating income (loss)………………………………………………………… $ (374,319) Adjustments to reconcile operating income (loss) to net

cash from operating activities:Depreciation………………………………………………………………… 408,985 Changes in assets and liabilities:

User fees………………………………………………………………… 38,157 Warrants payable………………………………………………………… (24,048) Accrued payroll…………………………………………………………… 6,337 Accrued compensated absences……………………………………… 1,000 Other postemployment benefits………………………………………… 11,000

Total adjustments……………………………………………………… 441,431

NET CASH FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES…………………………………… $ 67,112


PROPRIETARY FUNDSSTATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS



FIDUCIARY FUNDSSTATEMENT OF FIDUCIARY NET ASSETS

JUNE 30, 2012

PrivatePurpose Agency

Trust Funds FundsASSETSCURRENT:

Cash and cash equivalents…………………………………… $ - $ 45,528 Investments…………………………………………………… 127,591 - Receivables, net of allowance for uncollectibles:

Departmental and other…………………………………… - 48,293

TOTAL ASSETS…………………………………………………… 127,591 93,821

LIABILITIES Warrants payable……………………………………………… - 24,123 Accrued payroll………………………………………………… - 8,701 Liabilities due depositors……………………………………… - 60,997

TOTAL LIABILITIES……………………………………………… - 93,821

NET ASSETSHeld in trust for other purposes……………………………… $ 127,591 $ -



FIDUCIARY FUNDSSTATEMENT OF CHANGES IN FIDUCIARY NET ASSETS


PrivatePurpose

Trust FundsADDITIONS:Net investment income:

Interest………………………………………………………… $ 1,659

DEDUCTIONS:Educational scholarships……………………………………… 4,800

TOTAL DEDUCTIONS…………………………………… 4,800

CHANGE IN NET ASSETS……………………………… (3,141)

NET ASSETS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR……………………… 130,732

NET ASSETS AT END OF YEAR……………………………… $ 127,591


Notes to Basic Financial Statements Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2012


NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Notes to basic financial statements The accompanying basic financial statements of the Town of Barre, Massachusetts (the Town) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) is the recognized standard-setting body for establishing governmental accounting and financial reporting principles. The significant accounting policies are described herein. A. Reporting Entity The Town is a municipal corporation that is governed by an elected Board of Selectmen (the Board). For financial reporting purposes, the Town has included all funds, organizations, account groups, agencies, boards, commissions and institutions. The Town has also considered all potential component units for which it is financially accountable as well as other organizations for which the nature and significance of their relationship with the Town are such that exclusion would cause the basic financial statements to be misleading or incomplete. As required by GAAP, these basic financial statements present the Town (the primary government) and its component units. It has been determined that there are no component units that meet the requirements for inclusion in the Town’s financial statements. B. Government-Wide and Fund Financial Statements Government-Wide Financial Statements The government-wide financial statements (i.e., statement of net assets and the statement of changes in net assets) report information on all of the non-fiduciary activities of the primary government and its component units. Governmental activities, which are primarily supported by taxes and intergovernmental revenues, are reported separately from business-type activities, which are supported primarily by user fees and charges. Fund Financial Statements Separate financial statements are provided for governmental funds, proprietary funds, and fiduciary funds, even though fiduciary funds are excluded from the government-wide financial statements. Major individual governmental funds and major individual enterprise funds are reported as separate columns in the fund financial statements. Nonmajor funds are aggregated and displayed in a single column. Major Fund Criteria Major funds must be reported if the following criteria are met:

• If the total assets, liabilities, revenues, or expenditures/expenses of an individual governmental or enterprise fund are at least 10 percent of the corresponding element (assets, liabilities, etc.) for all funds of that category or type (total governmental or total enterprise funds), and

• If the total assets, liabilities, revenues, or expenditures/expenses of the individual governmental

fund or enterprise fund are at least 5 percent of the corresponding element for all governmental and enterprise funds combined.

Additionally, any other governmental or enterprise fund that management believes is particularly significant to the basic financial statements may be reported as a major fund.



Fiduciary funds are reported by fund type. C. Measurement Focus, Basis of Accounting and Financial Statement Presentation Government-Wide Financial Statements The government-wide financial statements are reported using the economic resources measurement focus and the accrual basis of accounting. Under this method, revenues are recorded when earned and expenses are recorded when the liabilities are incurred. Real estate and personal property taxes are recognized as revenues in the fiscal year for which they are levied. Grants and similar items are recognized as revenue as soon as all eligibility requirements imposed by the provider have been met. The statement of activities demonstrates the degree to which the direct expenses of a particular function or segment are offset by program revenues. Direct expenses are those that are clearly identifiable with a specific function or segment. Program revenues include the following:

• Charges to customers or applicants who purchase, use, or directly benefit from goods, services, or privileges provided by a given function or segment.

• Grants and contributions that are restricted to meeting the operational requirements of a particular

function or segment.

• Grants and contributions that are restricted to meeting the capital requirements of a particular function or segment.

Taxes and other items not identifiable as program revenues are reported as general revenues. For the most part, the effect of interfund activity has been removed from the government-wide financial statements. However, the effect of interfund services provided and used between functions is not eliminated as the elimination of these charges would distort the direct costs and program revenues reported for the functions affected. Fund Financial Statements Governmental fund financial statements are reported using the flow of current financial resources measurement focus and the modified accrual basis of accounting. Under the modified accrual basis of accounting, revenues are recognized when susceptible to accrual (i.e., measurable and available). Measurable means the amount of the transaction can be determined and available means collectible within the current period or soon enough thereafter to pay liabilities of the current period. Expenditures are recorded when the related fund liability is incurred, except for unmatured interest on general long-term debt which is recognized when due, and certain compensated absences, claims and judgments which are recognized when the obligations are expected to be liquidated with current expendable available resources. Real estate and personal property tax revenues are considered available if they are collected within 60 days after fiscal year-end. Investment income is susceptible to accrual. Other receipts and tax revenues become measurable and available when the cash is received and are recognized as revenue at that time. Entitlements and shared revenues are recorded at the time of receipt or earlier if the susceptible to accrual criteria is met. Expenditure driven grants recognize revenue when the qualifying expenditures are incurred and all other grant requirements are met.



The following major governmental funds are reported: The general fund is the primary operating fund. It is used to account for all financial resources, except those that are required to be accounted for in another fund. The town common fund is used to account for the activity relating the town common site and drainage improvements. Costs will be funded through appropriations in the general fund, state grants, and permanent financing. The nonmajor governmental funds consist of other special revenue, capital projects and permanent funds that are aggregated and presented in the nonmajor governmental funds column on the governmental funds financial statements. The following describes the general use of these fund types: The special revenue fund is used to account for and report the proceeds of specific revenue sources that are restricted or committed to expenditure for specified purposes other than permanent funds or capital projects. The capital projects fund is used to account for and report financial resources that are restricted, committed, or assigned to expenditure for capital outlays, including the acquisition or construction of capital facilities and other capital assets of the governmental funds. The permanent fund is used to account for and report financial resources that are legally restricted to the extent that only earnings, not principal, may be used for purposes that support the governmental programs. Proprietary fund financial statements are reported using the flow of economic resources measurement focus and use the accrual basis of accounting. Under this method, revenues are recorded when earned and expenses are recorded when the liabilities are incurred. Proprietary funds distinguish operating revenues and expenses from nonoperating items. Operating revenues and expenses generally result from providing services and producing and delivering goods in connection with the proprietary funds principle ongoing operations. All revenues and expenses not meeting this definition are reported as nonoperating revenues and expenses. The following major proprietary funds are reported: The sewer enterprise fund is used to account for the sewer activities. Fiduciary fund financial statements are reported using the flow of economic resources measurement focus and use the accrual basis of accounting, except for agency funds which have no measurement focus. Fiduciary funds are used to account for assets held in a trustee capacity for others that cannot be used to support the governmental programs. The following fiduciary fund types are reported: The private-purpose trust fund is used to account for trust arrangements that exclusively benefit individuals, private organizations, or other governments. Some of these trusts have donor restrictions and trustee policies that do not allow the endowment portion and any unrealized appreciation to be spent. The donor restrictions and trustee policies only allows the trustees to authorize spending of the realized investment earnings. The Town’s educational scholarship trusts are accounted for in this fund. The agency fund is used to account for assets held in a custodial capacity. Such assets consist primarily of performance bonds and bid deposits. Agency funds do not present the results of operations or have a measurement focus.



Government-Wide and Fund Financial Statements Private-sector standards of accounting and financial reporting issued prior to December 1, 1989, generally are followed in both the government-wide and proprietary fund financial statements to the extent that those standards do not conflict with or contradict guidance of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board. Governments also have the option of following subsequent private-sector guidance for their business-type activities and enterprise funds, subject to this same limitation. The government has elected not to follow subsequent private-sector guidance. D. Cash and Investments Government-Wide and Fund Financial Statements Cash and cash equivalents are considered to be cash on hand, demand deposits and short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition. Investments are carried at fair value. E. Accounts Receivable Government-Wide and Fund Financial Statements The recognition of revenue related to accounts receivable reported in the government-wide financial statements and the proprietary funds and fiduciary funds financial statements are reported under the accrual basis of accounting. The recognition of revenue related to accounts receivable reported in the governmental funds financial statements are reported under the modified accrual basis of accounting. Real Estate, Personal Property Taxes and Tax Liens Real estate and personal property taxes are levied and based on values assessed on January 1st of every year. Assessed values are established by the Board of Assessor’s for 100% of the estimated fair market value. Taxes are due on August 1st, November 1st, February 1st and May 1st and are subject to penalties and interest if they are not paid by the respective due date. Real estate tax liens are processed one year after the close of the valuation year on delinquent properties and are recorded as receivables in the fiscal year they are processed. Real estate receivables are secured via the tax lien process and are considered 100% collectible. Accordingly, an allowance for uncollectibles is not reported. Personal property taxes cannot be secured through the lien process. The allowance for uncollectibles is estimated based on historical trends and specific account analysis. Motor Vehicle Excise Motor vehicle excise taxes are assessed annually for each vehicle registered and are recorded as receivables in the fiscal year of the levy. The Commonwealth is responsible for reporting the number of vehicles registered and the fair values of those vehicles. The tax calculation is the fair value of the vehicle multiplied by $25 per $1,000 of value. The allowance for uncollectibles is estimated based on historical trends and specific account analysis.



Water and Sewer User Charges and Utility Liens User fees are levied monthly based on individual meter readings and are subject to penalties and interest if they are not paid by the respective due date. Water and sewer liens are processed approximately six months after the end of the fiscal year and are included as a lien on the property owner’s tax bill. Water and sewer charges and liens are recorded as receivables in the fiscal year of the levy. Since the receivables are secured via the lien process, these accounts are considered 100% collectible and therefore do not report an allowance for uncollectibles. Departmental and Other Departmental and other receivables consist primarily of amounts due from ambulance charges. These receivables are recorded when the applicable service has been performed. The allowance for uncollectibles is estimated based on historical trends and specific account analysis. Intergovernmental Various federal and state grants for operating and capital purposes are applied for and received annually. For non-expenditure driven grants, receivables are recorded as soon as all eligibility requirements imposed by the provider have been met. For expenditure driven grants, receivables are recorded when the qualifying expenditures are incurred and all other grant requirements are met. These receivables are considered 100% collectible and therefore do not report an allowance for uncollectibles. F. Inventories Government-Wide and Fund Financial Statements Inventories are recorded as expenditures at the time of purchase. Such inventories are not material in total to the government-wide and fund financial statements, and therefore are not reported. G. Capital Assets Government-Wide and Proprietary Fund Financial Statements Capital assets, which include land, land improvements, buildings and improvements, machinery and equipment, library books, vehicles, infrastructure (e.g., roads, treatment plants, pump stations ,sewer mains and similar items) and construction-in-progress, are reported in the applicable governmental or business-type activity column of the government-wide financial statements and in the proprietary fund financial statements. Capital assets are recorded at historical cost, or at estimated historical cost, if actual historical cost is not available. Donated capital assets are recorded at the estimated fair market value at the date of donation. Except for the capital assets of the governmental activities column in the government-wide financial statements, construction period interest is capitalized on constructed capital assets. All purchases and construction costs in excess of $5,000 are capitalized at the date of acquisition or construction, respectively, with expected useful lives of greater than one year.



Capital assets (excluding land) are depreciated on a straight-line basis. The estimated useful lives of capital assets are as follows:

EstimatedUseful

Life(in years)

Buildings and improvements………………… 5-40Machinery and equipment…………………… 5-10Vehicles………………………………………… 4Infrastructure…………………………………… 20-40

Capital Asset Type

The cost of normal maintenance and repairs that do not add to the value of the assets or materially extend asset lives are not capitalized and are treated as expenses when incurred. Improvements are capitalized. Governmental Fund Financial Statements Capital asset costs are recorded as expenditures in the acquiring fund in the fiscal year of the purchase. H. Interfund Receivables and Payables During the course of its operations, transactions occur between and within individual funds that may result in amounts owed between funds. Government-Wide Financial Statements Transactions of a buyer/seller nature between and within governmental funds are eliminated from the governmental activities in the statement of net assets. Any residual balances outstanding between the governmental activities and business-type activities are reported in the statement of net assets as “internal balances”. Fund Financial Statements Transactions of a buyer/seller nature between and within funds are not eliminated from the individual fund statements. Receivables and payables resulting from these transactions are classified as “Due from other funds” or “Due to other funds” on the balance sheet. I. Interfund Transfers During the course of its operations, resources are permanently reallocated between and within funds. These transactions are reported as transfers in and transfers out. Government-Wide Financial Statements Transfers between and within governmental funds are eliminated from the governmental activities in the statement of net assets. Any residual balances outstanding between the governmental activities and business-type activities are reported in the statement of activities as “Transfers, net”.



Fund Financial Statements Transfers between and within funds are not eliminated from the individual fund statements and are reported as transfers in and transfers out. J. Deferred Revenue Deferred revenue at the governmental fund financial statement level represents billed receivables that do not meet the available criterion in accordance with the current financial resources measurement focus and the modified accrual basis of accounting. Deferred revenue is recognized as revenue in the conversion to the government-wide (full accrual) financial statements. K. Net Assets and Fund Equity Government-Wide Financial Statements (Net Assets) Net assets reported as “invested in capital assets, net of related debt” includes capital assets, net of accumulated depreciation, less the principal balance of outstanding debt used to acquire capital assets. Unspent proceeds of capital related debt are not considered to be capital assets. Net assets are reported as restricted when amounts that are not available for appropriation or are legally restricted by outside parties for a specific future use. Net assets have been “restricted for” the following: “Permanent funds – expendable” represents the amount of realized and unrealized investment earnings of donor restricted trusts. The donor restrictions and trustee policies only allows the trustees to approve spending of the realized investment earnings that support governmental programs. “Permanent funds – nonexpendable” represents amounts held in trust for which only investment earnings may be expended. “Gifts and grants” represents restrictions placed on assets from outside parties. Fund Financial Statements (Fund Balances) Governmental fund balances are classified as nonspendable, restricted, committed, assigned, or unassigned based on the extent to which the government is bound to honor constraints on the specific purposes for which amounts in those funds can be spent. The governmental fund balance classifications are as follows: “Nonspendable” fund balance includes amounts that cannot be spent because they are either not in spendable form or they are legally or contractually required to be maintained intact. “Restricted” fund balance includes amounts subject to constraints placed on the use of resources that are either externally imposed by creditors, grantors, contributors, or laws or regulations of other governments; or that are imposed by law through constitutional provisions or enabling legislation.



“Committed” fund balance includes amounts that can only be used for specific purposes pursuant to constraints imposed by formal action of Town Meeting. “Assigned” fund balance includes amounts that are constrained by the Town of Barre’s intent to be used for specific purposes, but are neither restricted nor committed. “Unassigned” fund balance includes the residual classification for the general fund. This classification represents fund balance that has not been assigned to other funds and that has not been restricted, committed, or assigned to specific purposes within the general fund. The Town’s spending policy is to spend restricted fund balance first, followed by committed, assigned and unassigned fund balance. Most governmental funds are designated for one purpose at the time of their creation. Therefore, any expenditure from the fund will be allocated to the applicable fund balance classifications in the order of the aforementioned spending policy. The general fund and certain other funds may have more than one purpose. L. Long-term debt Government-Wide and Proprietary Fund Financial Statements Long-term debt is reported as liabilities in the government-wide and proprietary fund statement of net assets. Material bond premiums and discounts are deferred and amortized over the life of the bonds using the straight-line method. Bonds payable are reported net of the applicable bond premium or discount. Governmental Fund Financial Statements The face amount of governmental funds long-term debt is reported as other financing sources. Bond premiums and discounts, as well as issuance costs, are recognized in the current period. Bond premiums are reported as other financing sources and bond discounts are reported as other financing uses. Issuance costs, whether or not withheld from the actual bond proceeds received, are reported as general government expenditures. M. Investment Income Excluding the permanent funds, Investment income derived from major and nonmajor governmental funds is legally assigned to the general fund unless otherwise directed by Massachusetts General Law (MGL). N. Compensated Absences Employees are granted vacation and sick leave in varying amounts based on collective bargaining agreements, state laws and executive policies. Compensated absences liabilities related to both governmental and business-type activities are normally paid from the funds reporting payroll and related expenditures. Government-Wide and Proprietary Fund Financial Statements Vested or accumulated vacation and sick leave are reported as liabilities and expensed as incurred. Governmental Fund Financial Statements Vested or accumulated vacation and sick leave, which will be liquidated with expendable available financial resources, are reported as expenditures and fund liabilities upon maturity of the liability.



O. Use of Estimates Government-Wide and Fund Financial Statements The preparation of basic financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure for contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the basic financial statements and the reported amounts of the revenues and expenditures/expenses during the fiscal year. Actual results could vary from estimates that were used. P. Total Column Government-Wide Financial Statements The total column presented on the government-wide financial statements represents consolidated financial information. Fund Financial Statements The total column on the fund financial statements is presented only to facilitate financial analysis. Data in this column is not the equivalent of consolidated financial information. Q. Individual Fund Deficits Several individual fund deficits exist at June 30, 2012, within the special revenue funds. These deficits will be funded with grant proceeds in subsequent fiscal years. NOTE 2 - CASH AND INVESTMENTS A cash and investment pool is maintained that is available for use by all funds. Each fund type's portion of this pool is displayed on the balance sheet as "Cash and Cash Equivalents". The deposits and investments of the trust funds are held separately from those of other funds. Statutes authorize the investment in obligations of the U.S. Treasury, agencies, and instrumentalities, certificates of deposit, repurchase agreements, money market accounts, bank deposits and the State Treasurer's Investment Pool (the Pool). The Treasurer may also invest trust funds in securities, other than mortgages or collateral loans, which are legal for the investment of funds of savings banks under the laws of the Commonwealth. The Pool meets the criteria of an external investment pool. The Pool is administered by the Massachusetts Municipal Depository Trust (MMDT), which was established by the Treasurer of the Commonwealth who serves as Trustee. The fair value of the position in the Pool is the same as the value of the Pool shares. Custodial Credit Risk – Deposits In the case of deposits, this is the risk that in the event of a bank failure, the Town’s deposits may not be returned to it. The Town’s policy is to minimize custodial credit risk by only investing in highly rated banks, which is determined through the utilization of a bank rating service. At fiscal year-end, the carrying amount of deposits totaled $3,897,381 and the bank balance totaled $3,817,583. Of the bank balance, $1,000,047 was covered by Federal Depository Insurance, $2,088,364 was covered by the Depositor’s Insurance Fund, and $729,172 was exposed to custodial credit risk because it was uninsured and uncollateralized.



Investments As of June 30, 2012, the Town had the following investments:

Investment Type Fair Value 1-5 Years Rating

Debt SecuritiesCorporate Bonds………………………………… $ 52,593 $ 52,593 A1Federal National Mortgage Association………… 421,211 421,211 AAAFederal Home Loan Mortgage Corp…………… 20,850 20,850 AAA

Total Debt Securities......................................... 494,654 $ 494,654

Other InvestmentsMutual Funds.................................................... 61,197 Money Market Mutual Funds…………………… 89,960

Total Investments..............................................$ 645,811

Maturities

Custodial Credit Risk – Investments For an investment, this is the risk that, in the event of a failure by the counterparty, the Town will not be able to recover the value of its investments or collateral security that are in the possession of an outside party. Of the Town’s investments, $494,654 of debt securities are exposed to custodial credit risk because the related securities are uninsured, unregistered and held by the counterparty. The Town does not have an investment policy for custodial credit risk. Interest Rate Risk Interest rate risk exists when there is a possibility that changes in interest rates could adversely affect the fair value of the Town’s investments. The Town does not have a formal investment policy that limits investment maturities as a means of managing its exposure to fair value losses arising from increasing interest rates. Credit Risk The Town has not adopted a formal policy related to Credit Risk. Moody’s Investors Service rated the Town’s debt securities; their ratings ranged from A1 to AAA. Concentration of Credit Risk The Town will minimize the concentration of credit risk by diversifying the investment portfolio, so that the impact of potential losses from any one type of security or issuer will be minimized. No more than 5% of the Town’s investments are invested in any one issuer.



NOTE 3 - RECEIVABLES At June 30, 2012, receivables for the individual major and non-major governmental funds including the applicable allowances for uncollectible accounts are as follows:

AllowanceGross for Net

Amount Uncollectibles AmountReceivables:

Real estate and personal property taxes……………………… $ 784,024 $ (77,000) $ 707,024 Tax liens………………………………………………………… 379,684 - 379,684 Motor vehicle and other excise taxes………………………… 132,525 (83,000) 49,525 User fees………………………………………………………… 163,038 - 163,038 Departmental and other………………………………………… 284,351 (95,000) 189,351 Intergovernmental……………………………………………… 413,868 - 413,868 Loans……………………………………………………………… 43,588 - 43,588

Total………………………………………………………………$ 2,201,078 $ (255,000) $ 1,946,078

At June 30, 2012, receivables for the sewer enterprise funds are as follows:

AllowanceGross for Net

Amount Uncollectibles AmountReceivables:

User charges…………………………………………………… $ 160,609 $ - $ 160,609 Utility liens………………………………………………………… - - - Special assessments…………………………………………… 32,764 - 32,764

$ 193,373 $ - $ 193,373

Governmental funds report deferred revenue in connection with receivables for revenues that are not considered to be available to liquidate liabilities of the current period. At the end of the current fiscal year, the various components of deferred revenue reported in the governmental funds were as follows:

OtherGeneral Governmental

Fund Funds TotalReceivable and other asset type:

Real estate and personal property taxes……………………… $ 532,124 $ - $ 532,124 Tax liens………………………………………………………… 379,684 - 379,684 Motor vehicle and other excise taxes………………………… 49,525 - 49,525 User fees………………………………………………………… 163,038 - 163,038 Departmental and other………………………………………… - 99,698 99,698 loans……………………………………………………………… - 43,588 43,588

Total………………………………………………………………$ 1,124,371 $ 143,286 $ 1,267,657



NOTE 4 - CAPITAL ASSETS Capital asset activity for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012, is as follows:

Beginning EndingGovernmental Activities: Balance Increases Decreases Balance

Capital assets not being depreciated:Land…………………………………………………$ 873,525 $ - $ - $ 873,525 Construction in progress………………………… 82,739 - (82,739) -

Total capital assets not being depreciated… 956,264 - (82,739) 873,525

Capital assets being depreciated:

Buildings and building improvements…………… 9,638,503 - - 9,638,503 Machinery and equipment………………………… 562,855 - - 562,855 Vehicles…………………………………………… 2,207,001 15,400 - 2,222,401 Infrastructure……………………………………… 5,227,212 2,064,735 - 7,291,947

Total capital assets being depreciated……… 17,635,571 2,080,135 - 19,715,706

Less accumulated depreciation for:

Buildings and improvements.…………………… (4,758,207) (227,084) - (4,985,291) Machinery and equipment………………………… (409,633) (32,372) - (442,005) Vehicles.…………………………………………… (1,838,722) (94,621) - (1,933,343) Infrastructure……………………………………… (778,690) (216,556) - (995,246)

Total accumulated depreciation……………… (7,785,252) (570,633) - (8,355,885)

Total capital assets being depreciated, net………… 9,850,319 1,509,502 - 11,359,821

Total governmental activities capital assets, net… $ 10,806,583 $ 1,509,502 $ (82,739) $ 12,233,346

Beginning Ending

Business-Type Activities: Balance Increases Decreases Balance

Capital assets not being depreciated:Land…………………………………………………$ 7,500 $ - $ - $ 7,500

Capital assets being depreciated:

Machinery and equipment………………………… 60,550 - - 60,550 Vehicles…………………………………………… 60,164 - - 60,164 Infrastructure……………………………………… 17,052,528 - - 17,052,528

Total capital assets being depreciated……… 17,173,242 - - 17,173,242

Less accumulated depreciation for:

Machinery and equipment………………………… (22,681) (4,621) - (27,302) Vehicles.…………………………………………… (60,166) - - (60,166) Infrastructure……………………………………… (7,101,648) (404,364) - (7,506,012)

Total accumulated depreciation……………… (7,184,495) (408,985) - (7,593,480)

Total capital assets being depreciated, net………… 9,988,747 (408,985) - 9,579,762

Total business-type activities capital assets, net… $ 9,996,247 $ (408,985) $ - $ 9,587,262



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

Governmental Activities:General government………………………………………… $ 35,119 Public safety…………………………………………………… 104,268 Education……………………………………………………… 237,483 Public works…………………………………………………… 166,151 Human services……………………………………………… 27,018 Culture and recreation……………………………………… 594

Total depreciation expense - governmental activities………… $ 570,633

Business-Type Activities:Sewer……………………………………………………………$ 408,985

NOTE 5 - INTERFUND TRANSFERS Interfund transfers for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012, are summarized as follows:

Nonmajor SewerGeneral Town Governmental Enterprise

Operating Transfers Out: Fund Common Funds Fund Total

General Fund…………………………$ - $ 76,781 $ - $ 293,553 $ 370,334 (1)Nonmajor Governmental Funds…… 499,067 - 10,000 - 509,067 (2)Sewer Enterprise Fund……………… 75,000 - - - 75,000 (3)

$ 574,067 $ 76,781 $ 10,000 $ 293,553 $ 954,401

Operating Transfers In:

(1) Represents a budgeted transfer to the Town Common fund, and the Sewer Enterprise fund for debt service. (2) Represents budgeted transfers from the Ambulance and the Transfer Station receipts reserved for

appropriation. (3) Represents budgeted transfers for indirect costs.



NOTE 7 - SHORT-TERM FINANCING Short-term debt may be authorized and issued to fund the following: • Current operating costs prior to the collection of revenues through issuance of revenue or tax anticipation

notes (RANS or TANS). • Capital project costs and other approved expenditures incurred prior to obtaining permanent financing through

issuance of bond anticipation notes (BANS) or grant anticipation notes (GANS). Short-term loans are general obligations and carry maturity dates that are limited by statute. Interest expenditures and expenses for short-term borrowings are accounted for in the general fund and enterprise funds, respectively. Details related to the short-term debt activity for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012, are as follows:

Rate Beginning EndingType Purpose (%) Due Date Balance Additions Reductions Balance

BAN Municipal Purpose Loan…… 0.90 9/14/2012 $ - $ 850,000 $ - $ 850,000

The BAN was reissued at maturity at an interest rate of 0.53% due on September 13, 2013. NOTE 8 - LONG-TERM DEBT State law permits the Town, under the provisions of Chapter 44, Section 10, to authorize indebtedness up to a limit of 5% of its equalized valuation. Debt issued in accordance with this section of the law is designated as being "inside the debt limit". In addition, however, a Town may authorize debt in excess of that limit for specific purposes. Such debt, when issued, is designated as being "outside the debt limit". Details related to the outstanding indebtedness at June 30, 2012, and the debt service requirements are as follows: Bonds and Notes Payable – Governmental Funds

Original InterestMaturities Loan Rate Beginning Ending

Project Through Amount (%) Balance Additions Reductions Balance

MWPAT-Title V……………………… 2021 $ 152,987 0.00% $ 80,445 $ - $ 8,060 $ 72,385 Senior Center………………………… 2013 217,000 4.30% 62,000 - 31,000 31,000 Water Tank Sanderson Road……… 2045 500,000 4.25% 435,895 - 12,821 423,074 Water Meters………………………… 2012 300,000 4.11% 60,000 - 60,000 - Water Tank Root Road……………… 2017 500,000 4.99% 300,000 - 50,000 250,000

Total governmental bonds payable… $ 938,340 $ - $ 161,881 $ 776,459



Debt service requirements for principal and interest for Governmental bonds payable in future fiscal years are as follows:

Fiscal Year Principal Interest Total

2013…………$ 101,880 $ 34,303 $ 136,183 2014………… 70,880 29,501 100,381 2015………… 70,880 19,770 90,650 2016………… 70,880 22,514 93,394 2017………… 70,880 19,020 89,900 2018………… 20,880 16,774 37,654 2019………… 20,880 15,776 36,656 2020………… 20,880 14,793 35,673 2021………… 20,725 13,830 34,555 2022………… 12,820 13,077 25,897 2023………… 12,820 12,532 25,352 2024………… 12,820 11,987 24,807 2025………… 12,820 11,442 24,262 2026………… 12,820 10,897 23,717 2027………… 12,820 10,352 23,172 2028………… 12,820 9,807 22,627 2029………… 12,820 9,262 22,082 2030………… 12,820 8,717 21,537 2031………… 12,820 8,173 20,993 2032………… 12,821 7,628 20,449 2033………… 12,821 7,083 19,904 2034………… 12,821 6,538 19,359 2035………… 12,821 5,993 18,814 2036………… 12,821 5,448 18,269 2037………… 12,821 4,903 17,724 2038………… 12,821 4,358 17,179 2039………… 12,821 3,813 16,634 2040………… 12,821 3,269 16,090 2041………… 12,821 2,724 15,545 2042………… 12,821 2,179 15,000 2043………… 12,821 1,634 14,455 2044………… 12,821 1,089 13,910 2045………… 12,821 544 13,365

Totals………$ 776,459 $ 349,730 $ 1,126,189



Bonds and Notes Payable – Sewer Enterprise Fund

Original InterestMaturities Loan Rate Beginning Ending

Project Through Amount (%) Balance Additions Reductions Balance

Sewer………………………………… 2047 $ 4,035,850 4.08 - 4.50% $ 2,507,566 $ - $ 188,301 $ 2,319,265

Debt service requirements for principal and interest for Sewer Enterprise fund bonds and notes payable in future fiscal years are as follows:

Fiscal Year Principal Interest Total

2013…………$ 188,301 $ 97,273 $ 285,574 2014………… 188,301 89,672 277,973 2015………… 183,301 82,016 265,317 2016………… 183,301 74,283 257,584 2017………… 183,301 66,368 249,669 2018………… 183,301 58,272 241,573 2019………… 183,301 49,996 233,297 2020………… 38,301 44,980 83,281 2021………… 38,301 43,300 81,601 2022………… 38,301 41,620 79,921 2023………… 38,301 39,940 78,241 2024………… 38,301 38,261 76,562 2025………… 38,301 36,580 74,881 2026………… 38,301 34,901 73,202 2027………… 38,301 33,221 71,522 2028………… 38,301 31,541 69,842 2029………… 38,301 29,862 68,163 2030………… 38,301 28,181 66,482 2031………… 38,301 26,522 64,823 2032………… 38,301 24,821 63,122 2033………… 38,301 23,143 61,444 2034………… 38,301 21,462 59,763 2035………… 38,301 19,782 58,083 2036………… 38,301 18,102 56,403 2037………… 38,301 16,423 54,724 2038………… 38,301 14,742 53,043 2039………… 38,301 13,063 51,364 2040………… 38,301 11,383 49,684 2041………… 38,301 9,704 48,005 2042………… 38,301 8,023 46,324 2043………… 38,301 6,344 44,645 2044………… 38,301 4,664 42,965 2045………… 38,301 2,984 41,285 2046………… 25,755 1,304 27,059 2047………… 4,577 189 4,766

Totals………$ 2,319,265 $ 1,142,922 $ 3,462,187



The Town is subject to various debt limits by statute and may issue additional general obligation debt under the normal debt limit. At June 30, 2012, the Town had the following authorized and unissued debt.

Purpose Amount

South Barre Well Improvement Bond………………………… 63,800 Barre Common Roads/Drainage Project……………………… 580,400

Total……………………………………………………………… $ 644,200

Changes in Long-term Liabilities During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012, the following changes occurred in long-term liabilities:

Beginning Ending Due withinBalance Additions Reductions Balance One Year

Governmental Activities:Long-term bonds………………………$ 938,340 $ - $ (161,881) $ 776,459 $ 101,880 Other postemployment benefits……… 203,000 157,000 (57,000) 303,000 - Compensated absences……………… 272,000 107,000 (102,000) 277,000 104,000

Total governmental……………………$ 1,413,340 $ 264,000 $ (320,881) $ 580,000 $ 205,880

Beginning Ending Due withinBalance Additions Reductions Balance One Year

Business-Type Activities:Long-term bonds………………………$ 2,507,566 $ - $ (188,301) $ 2,319,265 $ 188,301 Other postemployment benefits……… 21,000 15,000 (4,000) 32,000 - Compensated absences……………… 24,000 9,000 (8,000) 25,000 8,000

Total business-type……………………$ 2,552,566 $ 24,000 $ (200,301) $ 57,000 $ 196,301

NOTE 9 – GOVERNMENTAL FUND BALANCE CLASSIFICATIONS GASB 54 provides for two major types of fund balances, which are nonspendable and spendable. Nonspendable fund balances are balances that cannot be spent because they are not expected to be converted to cash or they are legally or contractually required to remain intact. Examples of this classification are prepaid items, inventories, and principal (corpus) of an endowment fund. The Town has reported principal portions of endowment funds as nonspendable. In addition to the nonspendable fund balance, GASB 54 has provided a hierarchy of spendable fund balances, based on a hierarchy of spending constraints.

• Restricted: fund balances that are constrained by external parties, constitutional provisions, or enabling legislation.

• Committed: fund balances that contain self-imposed constraints of the government from its highest level of decision making authority.



• Assigned: fund balances that contain self-imposed constraints of the government to be used for a particular purpose.

• Unassigned: fund balance of the general fund that is not constrained for any particular purpose Massachusetts General Law Ch.40 §5B allows for the establishment of stabilization funds for one or more different purposes. The creation of a fund requires a two-thirds vote of the legislative body and must clearly define the purpose of the fund. Any change to the purpose of the fund along with any additions to or appropriations from the fund requires a two-thirds vote of the legislative body. At year end, the balance of the general stabilization fund is $500,161, and the landfill stabilization fund is $146,809. Both balances are reported as unassigned fund balance within the general fund. The Town has classified its fund balances with the following hierarchy.

Major Fund Nonmajor TotalPermanent Governmental Governmental

General Fund Funds Funds

FUND BALANCESNonspendable:

Permanent fund principal……………………. $ - $ - $ 83,258 $ 83,258 Restricted for:

School Federal and State Grants…………… - - 14,538 14,538 Receipts reserved for appropriations………… - - 109,831 109,831 Revolving Funds……………………………… - - 31,120 31,120 Ambulance……………………………………… - - 484,649 484,649 Title V…………………………..……………… - - 87,547 87,547 Chapter 90 Roadway Improvements………… - - 1,527 1,527 Gifts and Donations…………………………… - - 27,072 27,072 Other Special Revenue Funds……………… - - 57,069 57,069 Other Capital Projects………………………… - - 26,294 26,294 Expendable Trust Funds……………………… - - 146,556 146,556

Committed to: - - General government…………………………… 16,000 - - 16,000 Public safety…………………………………… 872 - - 872 Public works…………………………………… 47,148 - - 47,148 Culture and recreation………………………… 2,320 - - 2,320

Assigned to: General government…………………………… 54,171 - - 54,171 Public safety…………………………………… 389 - - 389 Public works…………………………………… 61,149 - - 61,149 Health and Human services…………………… 119 - - 119 Culture and recreation………………………… 1,697 - - 1,697

Unassigned……………………………………….. 2,022,681 (70,008) (3,533) 1,949,140

TOTAL FUND BALANCES (DEFICIT)………………$ 2,206,546 $ (70,008) $ 1,065,928 $ 3,202,466

GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS



NOTE 10 - RISK FINANCING The Town is exposed to various risks of loss related to torts; theft of, damage to and destruction of assets; errors and omissions; and natural disasters for which the Town carries commercial insurance. The amount of claim settlements has not exceeded insurance coverage in any of the previous three years. The Town is part of a premium-based insurance group which insures for health insurance, worker’s compensation, and general and personal liability, through the Massachusetts Inter-Local Insurance Association (MIIA). The Town essentially transfers risk through payment of its annual assessment which is adjusted according to the Town’s experience history. NOTE 11 - PENSION PLAN Plan Description - The Town contributes to the Worcester Regional Retirement System (System), a cost sharing multiple-employer defined benefit pension plan administered by the Worcester Regional Retirement Board. School teachers and certain administrators are members of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Teachers Retirement System, to which the Town does not contribute. All pension benefits and expenses paid by the Teachers Retirement System are funded by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Commonwealth). The amount of these on-behalf payments totaled approximately $81,231 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012, and accordingly are reported in the general fund as intergovernmental revenues and pension benefit expenditures. The System provides retirement, disability and death benefits to plan members and beneficiaries. Chapter 32 of the MGL assigns authority to establish and amend benefit provisions of the plan. Cost-of-living adjustments granted between 1981 and 1997 and any increase in other benefits imposed by the Commonwealth’s state law during those years are borne by the Commonwealth and are deposited into the pension fund. Cost-of-living adjustments granted after 1997 must be approved by the System and are borne by the System. The System issues a publicly available financial report in accordance with guidelines established by the Commonwealth’s Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission. That report may be obtained by contacting the System located at 2 Main Street, Worcester, Massachusetts 01608. Funding Policy - Plan members are required to contribute to the System at rates ranging from 5% to 11% of annual covered compensation. The Town is required to pay into the System its share of the system-wide actuarial determined contribution, which is apportioned among the employers based on active current payroll. The contributions of plan members and the Town are governed by Chapter 32 of the MGL. The Town's contributions to the System for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2012, 2011, and 2010 $224,236, $229,721, and $231,141, respectively, which equaled its required contribution for each fiscal year. The schedule of funding progress, presented as required supplementary information, following the notes to the basic financial statements, presents multiyear trend information about whether the actuarial value of plan assets is increasing or decreasing over time relative to the actuarial accrued liability for benefits. Additionally, the schedule of employer contributions, presented as required supplementary information, following the notes to the basic financial statements, presents multiyear trend information for required and actual contributions relating to the cost-sharing plan as a whole, of which the Town is one participating employer, as well as the Town’s proportionate share of the plan’s annual contributions. This information is designed to be helpful for understanding the scale of the information presented relative to the Town.



NOTE 12 – POSTEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS OTHER THAN PENSIONS Plan Description – The Town of Barre administers a single-employer defined benefit healthcare plan (“the Retiree Health Plan”). The plan provides lifetime healthcare insurance for eligible retirees and their spouses through the Town’s group health insurance plan, which covers both active and retired members. Chapter 32B of the MGL assigns authority to establish and amend benefit provisions of the plan. Benefit provisions are negotiated between the Town and the unions representing Town employees and are renegotiated each bargaining period. The Retiree Health Plan does not issue a publicly available financial report. Funding Policy – Contribution requirements are also negotiated between the Town and union representatives. The required contribution is based on a pay-as-you-go financing requirement. The Town contributes 50 percent of the cost of current-year premiums for eligible retired plan members and their spouses. Plan members receiving benefits contribute the remaining 50 percent of the premium costs. For fiscal year 2012, the Town contributed $61,000 to the plan. Annual OPEB Cost and Net OPEB Obligation – The Town’s annual other postemployment benefit (OPEB) cost (expense) is calculated based on the annual required contribution of the employer (ARC), an amount actuarially determined in accordance with the parameters of GASB Statement 45. The ARC represents a level of funding that, if paid on an ongoing basis, is projected to cover the normal cost each year and amortize any unfunded actuarial liabilities (or funding excess) over a period not to exceed thirty years. The components of the Town’s annual OPEB cost for the year, the amount actually contributed to the plan, and changes in the Town’s net OPEB obligation are summarized in the following table:

Annual required contribution……………………………………$ 176,000 Interest on net OPEB obligation……………………………… 9,000 Adjustment to annual required contribution………………… (12,000)

Annual OPEB Cost (expense)………………………………… 173,000

Contributions made…………………………………………… (61,000)

Increase in net OPEB obligation……………………………… 112,000

Net OPEB obligation - beginning of year…………………… 224,000

Net OPEB obligation - end of year……………………………$ 336,000

The Town’s annual OPEB cost, the percentage of annual OPEB cost contributed to the plan, and the net OPEB obligation for fiscal year 2012 was as follows:

Percentage ofFiscal Year Annual Annual OPEB Net OPEB

Ended OPEB Cost Cost Contributed Obligation

2012 $ 173,000 35% $ 336,000 2011 166,000 33% 224,000 2010 162,000 30% 113,000

Funded Status and Funding Progress – As of July 1, 2009, the actuarial accrued liability for benefits was $1,832,122, all of which was unfunded. The covered payroll (annual payroll of active employees covered by the plan) was $1,328,122, and the ratio of the UAAL to the covered payroll was 138.0 percent.



Actuarial valuations of an ongoing plan involve estimates of the value of reported amounts and assumptions about the probability of occurrence of events far into the future. Examples include assumptions about future employment, mortality, and the healthcare cost trend. Amounts determined regarding the funded status of the plan and the annual required contributions of the employer are subject to continual revision as actual results are compared with past expectations and new estimates are made about the future. The schedule of funding progress, presented as required supplementary information following the notes to the financial statements, presents multiyear trend information about whether the actuarial value of plan assets is increasing or decreasing over time relative to the actuarial accrued liabilities for benefits. Actuarial Methods and Assumptions – Projections of benefits for financial reporting purposes are based on the substantive plan (the plan as understood by the employer and the plan members) and include the types of benefits provided at the time of each valuation and the historical pattern of sharing of benefit costs between the employer and plan members to that point. The actuarial methods and assumptions used include techniques that are designed to reduce the effects of short-term volatility in actuarial accrued liabilities and the actuarial value of assets, consistent with the long-term perspective of the calculations. In the July 1, 2009 actuarial valuation, actuarial liabilities were determined using the projected unit credit cost method. The actuarial assumptions included a 4.0% investment return assumption, which is based on the expected yield on the assets of the Town, calculated based on the funded level of the plan at the valuation date, and an annual health care trend rate of 10% initially, graded to 5% over 6 years. The UAAL is being amortized with a level dollar amount over a 30 year period on an open basis. The remaining amortization period at June 30, 2012 is 27 years. NOTE 13 – CONTINGENCIES The Town participates in a number of Federal award programs. These programs are subject to financial and compliance audits. The amount, if any, of expenditures which may be disallowed by the granting agencies cannot be determined at this time, although the Town expects such amounts, if any, to be immaterial. Various legal actions and claims are pending against the Town. Litigation is subject to many uncertainties, and the outcome of individual litigated matters is not always predictable. Although the amount of liability, if any, at June 30, 2012, cannot be ascertained, management believes any resulting liability should not materially affect the financial position of the Town at June 30, 2012.



NOTE 14 – IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW GASB PRONOUNCEMENTS During fiscal year 2012, the following GASB pronouncements were implemented:

• GASB Statement #64, Derivative Instruments: Application of Hedge Accounting Termination Provisions, an amendment of GASB Statement No. 53. The implementation of this pronouncement did not impact the basic financial statements.

• The GASB issued Statement #62, Codification of Accounting and Financial Reporting Guidance Contained in Pre-November 30, 1989 FASB and AICPA Pronouncements. The implementation of this pronouncement did not impact the basic financial statements.

The following GASB pronouncements will be implemented in future fiscal years. Management is currently assessing the impact the implementation of these pronouncements will have on the basic financial statements:

• The GASB issued Statement #60, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Service Concession

Arrangements, which is required to be implemented in fiscal year 2013.

• The GASB issued Statement #61, The Financial Reporting Entity: Omnibus, which is required to be implemented in fiscal year 2013.

• The GASB issued Statement #63, Financial Reporting of Deferred Outflows of Resources, Deferred

Inflows of Resources, and Net Position, which is required to be implemented in fiscal year 2013.

• The GASB issued Statement #65, Items Previously Reported as Assets and Liabilities, which is required to be implemented in fiscal year 2013.

• The GASB issued Statement #66, Technical Corrections – 2012, an amendment of GASB Statements

No. 10 and No. 62, which is required to be implemented in fiscal year 2013.

• The GASB issued Statement #67, Financial Reporting for Pension Plans, an amendment of GASB Statement No. 25, which is required to be implemented in fiscal year 2014.

• The GASB issued Statement #68, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Pensions, an amendment of

GASB Statement No. 27, which is required to be implemented in fiscal year 2015.

• The GASB issued Statement #69, Government Combinations and Disposals of Government Operations, which is required to be implemented in fiscal year 2015.

Town of Barre, Massachusetts 47 Required Supplementary Information

Required Supplementary Information


Amounts Current YearCarried forward Initial Original FinalFrom Prior Year Budget Budget Budget

REVENUES: Real estate and personal property taxes,

net of tax refunds…………………………………………… $ - $ 5,774,134 $ 5,774,134 $ 5,774,134 Tax liens………………………………………………………… - - - - Motor vehicle and other excise taxes………………………… - 540,000 540,000 540,000 Charges for services………………………………………… - 1,035,900 1,035,900 1,035,900 Penalties and interest on taxes……………………………… - 81,500 81,500 81,500 Fees and rentals……………………………………………… - 32,400 32,400 32,400 Payments in lieu of taxes……………………………………… - 170,300 170,300 170,300 Licenses and permits………………………………………… - 95,000 95,000 95,000 Intergovernmental……………………………………………… - 852,758 852,758 907,760 Departmental and other……………………………………… - 30,084 30,084 30,084 Investment income…………………………………………… - 1,816 1,816 1,816

TOTAL REVENUES…………………………………… - 8,613,892 8,613,892 8,668,894

EXPENDITURES:Current:

General government……………………………………… 33,491 640,741 674,232 726,295 Public safety………………………………………………… 1,853 1,333,987 1,335,840 1,360,969 Education…………………………………………………… - 4,510,673 4,510,673 4,458,521 Public works………………………………………………… 104,815 1,086,096 1,190,911 1,226,659 Health and human services……………………………… - 200,009 200,009 148,248 Culture and recreation…………………………………… 4,329 162,079 166,408 181,400 Pension benefits…………………………………………… - 227,840 227,840 200,290 Property and liability insurance…………………………… - 113,185 113,185 99,938 Employee benefits………………………………………… - 402,893 402,893 397,893

State and county charges…………………………………… - 26,194 26,194 26,194 Debt service:

Principal……………………………………………………… - 153,821 153,821 153,821 Interest……………………………………………………… - 37,381 37,381 37,381

TOTAL EXPENDITURES……………………………… 144,488 8,894,899 9,039,387 9,017,609

EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF REVENUESOVER EXPENDITURES……………………………………… (144,488) (281,007) (425,495) (348,715)

OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES):Transfers in…………………………………………………… - 611,150 611,150 611,150 Transfers out…………………………………………………… - (293,553) (293,553) (370,334)

TOTAL OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)… - 317,597 317,597 240,816

NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE……………………………… (144,488) 36,590 (107,898) (107,899)

BUDGETARY FUND BALANCE, Beginning of year…………… - 503,281 503,281 502,762

BUDGETARY FUND BALANCE, End of year…………………… $ (144,488) $ 539,871 $ 395,383 $ 394,863

See notes to required supplementary information.

Budgeted Amounts

GENERAL FUNDSCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE -

BUDGET AND ACTUAL



Actual Amounts VarianceBudgetary Carried Forward To FinalAmounts To Next Year Budget

$ 6,043,651 $ - $ 269,517 10,462 - 10,462

621,752 - 81,752 1,057,958 - 22,058

217,674 - 136,174 34,331 - 1,931

183,083 - 12,783 122,698 - 27,698

1,028,739 - 120,979 27,994 - (2,090) 4,084 - 2,268

9,352,426 - 683,532

627,841 70,171 28,283 1,283,343 1,261 76,365 4,458,521 - - 1,059,797 108,297 58,565

140,175 119 7,954 174,999 4,017 2,384 200,290 - - 97,282 - 2,656

379,557 - 18,336 26,254 - (60)

153,820 - 1 37,363 - 18

8,639,242 183,865 194,502

713,184 (183,865) 878,034

539,067 - (72,083) (370,334) - -

168,733 - (72,083)

881,917 (183,865) 805,951

502,762 - -

$ 1,384,679 $ (183,865) $ 805,951


Retirement System Schedules of Funding Progress and Employer Contributions

The Retirement System Schedule of Funding Progress presents multiyear trend information about whether the actuarial value of planned assets is increasing or decreasing over time relative to the actuarial accrued liability for benefits. The Retirement System Schedule of Employer Contributions presents multiyear trend information for required and actual contributions relating to the cost-sharing plan as a whole, of which the Town is one participating employer, as well as the Town’s proportionate share of the plan’s annual contributions. Retirement System Schedules


Actuarial UAAL as aActuarial Accrued Unfunded Percentage

Actuarial Value of Liability (AAL) AAL Funded Covered of CoveredValuation Assets Entry Age (UAAL) Ratio Payroll Payroll

Date (A) (B) (B-A) (A/B) (C) ((B-A)/C)

01/01/12 $ 436,671,982 $ 982,796,782 $ 546,124,800 44.4% $ 238,952,079 228.5%01/01/10 413,976,785 863,002,067 449,025,282 48.0% 241,992,607 185.6%01/01/07 389,758,785 692,768,325 303,009,540 56.3% 211,518,755 143.3%01/01/04 350,879,900 552,773,549 201,893,649 63.5% 170,669,442 118.3%01/01/01 316,389,108 426,280,953 109,891,845 74.2% 145,000,347 75.8%01/01/99 248,967,040 374,455,997 125,488,957 66.5% 119,857,640 104.7%01/01/98 240,982,371 394,330,873 153,348,502 61.1% 134,803,954 113.8%01/01/97 174,065,213 291,956,757 117,891,544 59.6% 111,270,545 106.0%

The Town's share of the UAAL, as of January 1, 2012, is approximately 0.96%.

Schedule of Funding ProgressWorcester Regional Retirement System


(B/A)Fiscal Year Annual (A) (B) District's Percentage

Ended Required Actual Percentage Actual of System WideJune 30 Contributions Contributions Contributed Contributions Actual Contributions

2012 $ 34,488,000 $ 34,488,000 100% $ 224,236 0.65%2011 31,200,000 31,200,000 100% 229,729 0.74%2010 28,800,000 28,800,000 100% 231,141 0.80%2009 22,997,682 22,997,682 100% 211,738 0.92%2008 22,997,682 22,997,682 100% 187,810 0.82%

The Town's Actual Contributions equaled 100% of its Required Contributions for each year presented.

Worcester Regional Retirement SystemSchedule of Employer Contributions

System Wide Town of Barre


Other Postemployment Benefit Plan Schedules

Other postemployment benefit plan schedules The Schedule of Funding progress compares, over time, the actuarial accrued liability for benefits with the actuarial value of accumulated plan assets. The Schedule of Employer Contributions compares, overtime, the annual required contributions to the actual contributions made. The Schedule of Actuarial Methods and Assumptions presents factors that significantly affect the identification of trends in the amounts reported.


SCHEDULE OF FUNDING PROGRESS AND SCHEDULE OF EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS

ActuarialAccrued UAAL as a

Actuarial Liability (AAL) Unfunded PercentageActuarial Value of Projected AAL Funded Covered of CoveredValuation Assets Unit Credit (UAAL) Ratio Payroll Payroll

Date (A) (B) (B-A) (A/B) (C) ((B-A)/C)

07/01/09 $ - $ 1,832,465 $ 1,832,465 0.0% $ 1,328,122 138.0%

Annual Actual Fiscal Year Required Contributions Percentage

Ended Contribution Made Contributed

6/30/12 $ 176,000 $ 61,000 34.7%6/30/11 168,000 55,000 32.7%6/30/10 162,000 49,000 30.2%


OTHER POSTEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT PLAN

Schedule of Funding Progress

Schedule of Employer Contributions


ACTUARIAL METHODS AND ASSUMPTIONS

Actuarial Methods:

Valuation date…………………………………………… July 1, 2009Actuarial cost method…………………………………… Projected Unit CreditAmortization method…………………………………… Level dollar ammortization over 30 years at

transition.Remaining amortization period………………………… 30 years at July 1, 2009

Actuarial Assumptions:

Investment rate of return………………………………… 4.0%Medical/drug cost trend rate…………………………… 10.00% graded to 5% over 6 years.

Plan Membership:

Current retirees, beneficiaries, and dependents……… 8 Current active members………………………………… 34

Total 42


OTHER POSTEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT PLAN

Notes to Required Supplementary Information Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2012


NOTE A - STEWARDSHIP, COMPLIANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY Notes to required supplementary information 1. Budgetary Information Municipal Law requires the Town to adopt a balanced budget that is approved by Town Meeting. The Finance Committee presents an annual budget to Town Meeting, which includes estimates of revenues and other financing sources and recommendations of expenditures and other financing uses. Town Meeting, which has full authority to amend and/or reject the budget or any individual line item, adopts the expenditure budget by majority vote. Increases or transfers between departments subsequent to the approval of the annual budget, requires majority Town Meeting approval via a supplemental appropriation. The majority of the Town’s appropriations are non-continuing which lapse at the end of each fiscal year. Others are continuing appropriations for which the governing body has authorized that an unspent balance from a prior fiscal year be carried forward and made available for spending in the current fiscal year. These carry forwards are included as part of the subsequent fiscal year’s original budget. Generally, expenditures may not exceed the legal level of spending authorized for an appropriation account. However, the Town is statutorily required to pay debt service, regardless of whether such amounts are appropriated. Additionally, expenditures for disasters, natural or otherwise, and final judgments may exceed the level of spending authorized by majority vote of the Town Meeting. The Town adopts an annual budget for the General Fund in conformity with the guidelines described above. The original fiscal year 2012 approved budget for the General Fund authorized approximately $9.3 million in appropriations and other amounts to be raised. The $55,000 increase between the original budget and final budget was for various line items, funded through supplemental state aid. The Town Accountant’s office has the responsibility to ensure that budgetary control is maintained on an individual line item appropriation account basis. Budgetary control is exercised through the Town’s accounting system. 2. Budgetary - GAAP Reconciliation For budgetary financial reporting purposes, the Uniform Municipal Accounting System basis of accounting (established by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts) is followed, which differs from the GAAP basis of accounting. A reconciliation of budgetary-basis to GAAP-basis results for the General Fund for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012, is presented below:

Net change in fund balance - budgetary basis………………… $ 881,917

Perspective difference: Activity of the stabilization fund recorded in the general fund for GAAP………………………………………… 42,731

Basis of accounting differences: Net change in recording 60 day receipts……………………… 146,571 Recognition of revenue for on-behalf payments……………… 81,231 Recognition of expenditures for on-behalf payments………… (81,231)

Net change in fund balance - gaap basis……………………… $ 1,071,219



3. Excess of Expenditures over Appropriations During fiscal year 2012, expenditures exceeded budgeted appropriations for state & county charges. These amounts will be raised on the fiscal 2013 Tax Recapitulation. NOTE B – PENSION PLAN The following actuarial methods and assumptions were used in the Retirement System’s most recent actuarial valuation: Valuation Date……………………………………January 1, 2012 Actuarial Cost Method……………………………Individual Entry Age NormalAmortization Method…………………………… Increasing at 4.0% per yearRemaining Amortization Period…………………30 years remaining as of July 1, 2010Asset Valuation Method…………………………The actuarial value of assets is the market value of assets as of the valuation

date reduced by the sum of:a) 80% of gains and losses of the prior year,b) 60% of gains and losses of the second prior year,c) 40% of gains and losses of the third prior year,d) 20% of gains and losses of the fourth prior year.

Investment gains and losses are determined by the excess or deficiency of theexpected return over the actual return on the market value. The actuarialvaluation of assets is further contrained to be not less than 80% or more than120% of market value.

Actuarial Assumptions: Investment rate of return………………………8.00% Projected salary increases……………………3.00% Cost of living adjustments………………………3.0% for the first $14,000 of retirement income

Plan Membership: Retired participants and beneficiaries receiving benefits……………………… 2,742 Inactives…………………………………………………………………………… 1,874 Disabled…………………………………………………………………………… 233 Active participants………………………………………………………………… 6,377

Total………………………………………………………………………………… 11,226



NOTE C – OTHER POSTEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS PLAN The Town administers a single-employer defined benefit healthcare plan (“The Retiree Health Plan”). The plan provides lifetime healthcare insurance for eligible retirees and their spouses through the Town’s group health insurance plan, which covers both active and retired members. Additionally, retired teachers and their spouses receive health insurance through the Group Insurance Commission of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (GIC). Each participating municipality is assessed for the governmental share of health and life insurance premiums paid on behalf of its teacher retirees by the state. The Town currently finances its other postemployment benefits (OPEB) on a pay-as-you-go basis. As a result, the funded ratio (actuarial value of assets expressed as a percentage of the actuarial accrued liability) is 0%. In accordance with Governmental Accounting Standards, the Town has recorded its OPEB cost equal to the actuarially determined annual required contribution (ARC) which includes the normal cost of providing benefits for the year and a component for the amortization of the total unfunded actuarial accrued liability of the plan. The Schedule of Funding Progress presents multi-year trend information which compares, over time, the actuarial accrued liability for benefits with the actuarial value of accumulated plan assets. The Schedule of Employer Contributions compares, overtime, the annual required contributions to the actual contributions made. Projections of benefits for financial reporting purposes are based on the substantive plan and include the types of benefits provided at the time of each valuation and the historical pattern of sharing of benefit costs between the employer and plan members to that point. The actuarial methods and assumptions used include techniques that are designed to reduce the effects of short-term volatility in actuarial accrued liabilities and the actuarial value of assets, consistent with the long-term perspective of the calculations. The Schedule of Actuarial Methods and Assumptions presents factors that significantly affect the identification of trends in the amounts reported.

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