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ELK RIVER MUNICIPAL UTILITIES <br /> ELK RIVER,MINNESOTA <br /> NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS <br /> DECEMBER 31,2014 <br /> Note 2: DETAILED NOTES ON ALL FUNDS-CONTINUED <br /> Depreciation expense was charged to functions/programs of the Utilities as follows: <br /> 2014 <br /> Business-type Activities <br /> Water $ 1,083,770 <br /> Electric 1,914,062 <br /> Total depreciation expense-business-type activities $ 2,997,832 <br /> C. Long-term debt <br /> General obligation revenue bonds <br /> The City of Elk River issues general obligation bonds to provide funds for the acquisition and construction of major <br /> capital facilities.The following bonds are to be paid out of Utilities'revenues and are backed by the full faith and credit <br /> of the City. <br /> Authorized Interest Issue Maturity Balance at <br /> Description and Issued Rate Date Date Year End <br /> G.O.Water Revenue <br /> Refunding Bonds of 2008 $ 3,085,000 2.75-3.65 % 02/20/08 02/01/22 $ 1,905,000 <br /> G.O.Capital Improvement <br /> Plan Bonds of 2010A 1,265,000 2.00-4.00 04/21/10 08/01/23 930,000 <br /> Total G.O.Revenue Bonds $ 2,835,000 <br /> The annual debt service requirements to maturity for the general obligation revenue bonds are as follows: <br /> Year Ending <br /> December 31, Principal Interest Total <br /> 2015 $ 300,000 $ 92,840 $ 392,840 <br /> 2016 305,000 84,333 389,333 <br /> 2017 320,000 74,850 394,850 <br /> 2018 335,000 63,948 398,948 <br /> 2019 340,000 51,990 391,990 <br /> 2020-2023 1,235,000 80,494 1,315,494 <br /> Total $ 2,835,000 $ 448,455 $ 3,283,455 <br /> The G.O.revenue bonds were issued to finance capital improvements and are to be repaid from future revenues pledged <br /> from the Water and Electric funds and are backed by the full faith and credit of the Utilities. <br /> In 2014,annual principal and interest payment on the bonds required about 28 percent of revenues from the Water fund. <br /> The principal and interest paid and total customer revenues for the Water fund were$605,846 and$2,148,327, <br /> respectively. <br /> In 2014,annual principal and interest payment on the bonds required about 0.3 percent of revenues from the Electric <br /> fund. The principal and interest paid and total customer revenues for the Electric fund were$95,160 and$31,366,685, <br /> respectively. <br /> 88 <br />