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CITY OF ELK RIVER, MINNESOTA <br />NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS <br />DECEMBER 31, 2018 <br />NOTE 15: CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING STANDARDS <br />During 2018, the City implemented new accounting pronouncements issued by the Governmental Accounting Standards <br />Board (GASB), including Statement No. 75, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Postemployment Benefits Other <br />than Pensions, for the year ended December 31, 2018. These standards required a retroactive implementation which <br />resulted in the restatement of beginning balances in the December 31, 2018 financial statements. Changes related to <br />these standards are reflected in the financial statements and schedules and related disclosures are included in Note 12. <br />As a result of the restatement of beginning balances, the following schedule reconciles the previously reported December <br />31, 2017 balances to the December 31, 2018 financial statements: <br />Primary Government <br />Governmental activities <br />Business -type activities <br />Municipal Liquor <br />Garbage <br />Sewer <br />Storm Water <br />Water <br />Electric <br />Total business -type activities <br />December 31. 2018 <br />Net Position <br />January 1, 2018 <br />as Previously Prior Period <br />Reported Restatement (1) <br />Net Position <br />January 1, 2018 <br />as Restated <br />$ 97,905,834 $ (241,699) $ 97,664,135 <br />$ 5,637,990 $ <br />(19,012) $ 5,618,978 <br />228,421 <br />- 228,421 <br />29,820,838 <br />(19,818) 29,801,020 <br />10,489,713 <br />(1,248) 10,488,465 <br />24,201,051 <br />- 24,201,051 <br />36,491,274 <br />- 36,491,274 <br />$ 106,869,287 $ (40,078) $ 106,829,209 <br />(1) To record net other postemployment benefits liability and deferred outflows of resources at December 31, 2017. <br />74 <br />