Gurnee Park District 2016-2017 Annual GFOA Budget
Fiscal year 2016-2017 annual budget.
Fiscal year 2016-2017 annual budget.
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DEBT POSITION<br />
Replacement/Development<br />
Fund. The <strong>Park</strong> <strong>District</strong> was able to<br />
do this because of the healthy<br />
fund balance in the Capital<br />
Replacement/Development Fund<br />
and keeps the interest from these<br />
bonds in the <strong>Park</strong> <strong>District</strong>. These<br />
are one year bonds and will be<br />
paid off in <strong>2016</strong> out of the Bond<br />
and Interest fund.<br />
SERIES 2015 B GENERAL<br />
OBLIGATION REFUNDING PARK<br />
BONDS - ALTERNATIVE REVENUE<br />
SOURCE ($3,910,000) – On June<br />
21, 2005 the <strong>Park</strong> <strong>District</strong> issued a<br />
total of $6,310,000 in debt<br />
certificates to finance the<br />
construction of the Hunt Club <strong>Park</strong><br />
Community Center. On<br />
November 4, 2015 the <strong>Park</strong> <strong>District</strong><br />
took the opportunity to refinance<br />
the Hunt Club <strong>Park</strong> Community<br />
Center debt and issued<br />
$3,910,000 in general obligation<br />
refunding alternative revenue<br />
source bonds. The refunding will<br />
a dance studio. The <strong>Park</strong> <strong>District</strong><br />
uses revenue from fitness center<br />
operations ($65,000)<br />
accumulated in the Recreation<br />
Fund and property tax revenues<br />
to pay the debt service on this<br />
bond issue. The outstanding<br />
principal balance as of April 30,<br />
<strong>2016</strong> is $3,910,000.<br />
BOND RATING<br />
On October 1, 2015 the <strong>Park</strong><br />
<strong>District</strong> received a AA+ rating<br />
from Standard and Poor’s for the<br />
Series 2015 B bond issue, the<br />
<strong>Park</strong> <strong>District</strong>’s most recent issue.<br />
Standard and Poor’s stated in<br />
their Rating Rationale Report<br />
that “The district's recent<br />
financial performance has been<br />
strong and its overall financial<br />
position very strong”.<br />
Additionally, the <strong>District</strong>’s<br />
General Obligation Debt is rated<br />
Debt limit<br />
“A2” by Moody’s. Moody’s cites<br />
“the <strong>District</strong>’s financial operations<br />
will remain sound due to<br />
conservative financial<br />
management and healthy<br />
reserve levels. The <strong>District</strong> has<br />
historically maintained balanced<br />
or surplus operations which, in<br />
recent years has led to growing<br />
reserve levels.”<br />
DEBT LIMIT<br />
The <strong>Park</strong> <strong>District</strong>’s statutory debt<br />
limit is 2.875% of the Equalized<br />
Assessed Valuation of all taxable<br />
property located within the<br />
boundaries of the district. Bonds<br />
are not included in the<br />
computation of statutory<br />
indebtedness unless taxes levied<br />
to pay for such obligations are in<br />
fact extended. See below for the<br />
<strong>Park</strong> <strong>District</strong>’s debt limit for fiscal<br />
year <strong>2016</strong>-17.<br />
save the <strong>Park</strong> <strong>District</strong> around<br />
$300,000 over the remaining life of<br />
Amount<br />
Percent<br />
the bonds. The Hunt Club <strong>Park</strong><br />
Community Center is a 44,000<br />
square foot facility that has a<br />
4,000 square foot fitness center,<br />
basketball court, preschool<br />
rooms, administrative offices and<br />
Assessed Valuation - 2015 Levy $ 1,041,820,185<br />
Legal Debt Limit - 2.875% of EAV 29,952,330 100.00%<br />
Amount of Debt Applicable to Limit 951,325 3.18%<br />
Legal Debt Margin $ 29,001,005 96.82%<br />
<strong>Gurnee</strong> <strong>Park</strong> <strong>District</strong> I FISCAL YEAR <strong>2016</strong>/<strong>2017</strong> ANNUAL BUDGET 55