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Regular Council Meeting
September 1, 2026
AGENDA FOR REGULAR COMMON COUNCIL MEETING
CITY OF SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN
September 1, 2026 at 6:30 p.m.
Government Center, Board Room 201, 1316 N 14th Street, Superior, WI 54880
1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2. ROLL CALL
3. PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS
3.1. Public Hearing to approve R26-13886, a resolution submitting question to
referendum and specifying the method of payment for a water utility.
3.1.1. Recommendation introduced by Councilor Hering, to amend the referendum
question within R26-13886 by striking “Should the City transition to a
community-owned water utility in the event that the value of the utility, as
determined by the Public Service Commission, falls within the City's financial
means?” and replacing with “Should the City of Superior purchase the water
utility assets currently owned by Superior Water, Light & Power, at a price to
be determined by the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, to create a
city-owned water utility?”
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
4.1. August 18, 2026 – Regular Common Council Meeting
5. CORRESPONDENCE TO BE FILED
5.1. City of Superior Audited Financial Statement and Results for 2025
6. MAYOR’S REPORT
6.1. Report from Mayor Paine
6.2. Committee, Board, and Commission Appointments
7. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS
7.1. Human Resources Committee (Meeting held August 17, 2026)
Report from the Chair.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
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7.1.1. Approve reclassification of current Assistant Building Permit Technician to
Building Permit Technician.
7.1.2. Approve extension of the current GIS Intern position through May 31, 2027.
7.2. Public Works Committee (No meeting to report)
7.3. Finance Committee (Meeting held August 25, 2026)
Report from the Chair.
7.4. Licenses and Fees Committee (No meeting to report)
7.5. Public Safety Committee (Meeting held August 20, 2026)
Report from the Chair.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
7.5.1. Approve O26-4435, an ordinance introduced by the Public Safety Committee
amending City Code, Chapter 112 – Traffic Code, Schedule A – Stops, Section
3 – One- and Two-Way Stops, to add East 7th Street at 10th Avenue East as a
Two-Way Stop.
8. SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORTS
8.1. REPORTS WITH RECOMMENDATIONS
8.2.1. Plan Commission (Meeting held August 24, 2026)
Report from the Chair.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
8.2.1.1. Award a Small Business Grant to Flow Studio, LLC located at 1317
Tower Avenue in the amount of $6,471.54.
8.2.1.2. Award a Small Business Grant to Superior Tavern located at 1224
Tower Avenue in the amount of $9,500.00.
8.2.1.3. Approve R26-13889, a resolution determining it to be in the public
interest to set a public hearing for consideration of amending City
Code, Chapter 122 – Zoning, Article VIII – Floodplains.
8.3. REPORTS SANS RECOMMENDATIONS
8.3.1. Wisconsin Point Committee (Meeting held August 11, 2026)
Report from the Chair.
9. OLD BUSINESS
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10. NEW BUSINESS
10.1. Miscellaneous licenses.
10.2. R26-13887, a resolution Referring Proposed Amendment to Project Plan for Tax
Incremental District Number Fourteen to the Plan Commission and Appointing City
Representative to Joint Review Board.
10.3. R26-13888, a resolution Referring Proposed Amendment to Project Plan for Tax
Incremental District Number Eighteen to the Plan Commission and Appointing City
Representative to Joint Review Board.
11. BUSINESS BY PUBLIC
Due to the requirements of the Wisconsin Open Meetings laws, only matters placed on this agenda may be approved
by the Council at this meeting.
Citizens who wish to address the council may do so during Business by Public by signing up with the city clerk and
indicating the agenda item they wish to address. All comments by members of the public shall be limited to three
minutes in length. Electioneering or personal attacks are not allowed.
The City of Superior complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you need an accommodation to
participate in the public meeting process, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (715) 395 -7200 (OR dial 711 for
Telecommunications Relay Se rvice) prior to the scheduled meeting. The city will attempt to accommodate any
reasonable request depending on the amount of notice received.
In compliance with Wisconsin Open Meetings Law, this agenda was posted on 08/28/2026 at the following locations:
Superior Government Center, Douglas County Courthouse, and online at https://www.superiorwi.gov/agendacenter.
It was also emailed to the Superior Telegram and the Superior Public Library.
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R26-13886
A RESOLUTION SUBMITTING QUESTION TO REFERENDUM
AND SPECIFYING THE METHOD OF PAYMENT FOR A WATER UTILITY
WHEREAS, Superior Water, Light & Power, Company ("SWL&P"), a wholly owned subsidiary
of ALLETE, Inc., operates a public water utility serving the City of Superior; and
WHEREAS, the City of Superior has undertaken a study of the potential municipalization of the
water utility and an appraisal of the cost, and deems it prudent to pursue its acquisition; and
WHEREAS Wisconsin law requires that acquisition of the water utility be approved by a majority
vote of the City of Superior residents at a referendum election; and,
WHEREAS Wisconsin law requires the common council to specify the method of payment for
the utility; and
WHEREAS, the City’s Public Works Committee voted unanimously on August 6, 2026 to
recommend that the question of the acquisition of the water utility be submitted to voters at the
April 6, 2027, Spring Election; and
WHEREAS, Wis. Stat. § 66.0803(1)(b) requires that a resolution be adopted by a majority of all
of the members of the City Council at a regular meeting after publication at least one week previous
in the official newspaper; and,
WHEREAS, this resolution was published in the Superior Telegram at least one week prior to the
regular meeting of the Superior City Council on September 1, 2026; and,
NOW, THEREFORE, the Common Council of the City of Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin,
does hereby resolve that:
1. The following question shall be submitted to a referendum at the Spring Election to be held
on April 6, 2027:
“Should the City transition to a community -owned water utility in the event that
the value of the utility, as determined by the Public Service Commission, falls
within the City’s financial means?"
2. Upon receipt of the final cost to acquire the utility from the Public Service Commission,
the City Council shall solicit the advice of the Mayor, City Finance Director, and any other
financial and legal advice they deem necessary to determine whether the cost is within the
City’s financial means.
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3. The City will issue municipal general obligation bonds, municipal revenue bonds, or a
combination of the two to pay for the acquisition of the utility. The debt service for these
bonds shall be paid exclusively by future water utility rates and shall not be paid by the
property tax levy.
4. The City Clerk shall issue a notice of referendum, which shall include a general statement
of the plant and equipment that the City proposes to acquire from the Superior Water, Light
& Power, Company, and a description of the manner of payment.
Passed and adopted this 1st day of September, 2026.
Approved this 1st day of September, 2026.
________________________________________
Mayor
Attest:
____________________________________
City Clerk
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August 18, 2026
PROCEEDINGS OF THE REGULAR COMMON COUNCIL MEETING
CITY OF SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN
August 18, 2026 at 6:30 p.m.
Government Center, Board Room 201, 1316 N 14th Street, Superior, WI 54880
1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2. ROLL CALL
Present: Nick Ledin, Sarah Anderson, Garner Moffat, Jack Sweeney, Joe Radtke, Tylor Elm,
Karly Caven, Mike Herrick, Rob Hering, Lindsey Graskey – 10
Virtual:
Absent:
Also Present: Mayor Paine, City Attorney Prell, Chief of Staff Bernacki, Deputy City Clerk
Bacon, City Clerk Technician Lang
3. PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
4.1. August 4, 2026 – Regular Common Council Meeting
MOTION TO APPROVE, by Councilor Elm, was seconded by Councilor
Anderson, and carried.
5. CORRESPONDENCE TO BE FILED
6. MAYOR’S REPORT
6.1. Report from Mayor Paine
6.2. Priorities Based Budgeting
No action taken.
7. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS
7.1. Human Resources Committee (No meeting to report)
7.2. Public Works Committee (Meeting held August 6, 2026)
Report from Councilor Ledin.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
7.2.1. Waive the bidding requirements for the repair of the SS Meteor’s cracked hull
and award the work to Fraser Shipyards in the amount of $29,900.00.
MOTION TO APPROVE, by Councilor Ledin, was seconded by Councilor
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Elm, and carried.
7.2.2. Approve the 2026 Hot Mix Asphalt Proposals.
MOTION TO APPROVE, by Councilor Ledin, was seconded by Councilor
Elm, and carried.
7.2.3. Award the Engineering Design Contract for the North 28th Street Grade
Separation Project to SRF Consulting Group in an amount not to exceed
$2,464,037.00.
MOTION TO APPROVE, by Councilor Ledin, was seconded by Vice
President Moffat, and carried.
7.2.4. Publish a resolution relating to water utility acquisition.
MOTION TO APPROVE, by Councilor Ledin, was seconded by Vice
President Moffat.
THERE WAS NO OBJECTION to opening public comment.
Cory Strem – spoke against the water utility acquisition and resolution.
Joe Stensland – spoke in appreciation of the discussion.
Bill Fennessey – (Superior Community Coalition) spoke against the water
utility acquisition and resolution.
Dan McCall – spoke against the water utility acquisition and resolution.
Kristin Renskers – (Business Manager of IBEW Local 31) spoke against
the utility acquisition and resolution.
Dan Olson – spoke to amend the resolution.
Jim Dahlberg – (former SWL&P) spoke against the water utility
acquisition and resolution.
MAYOR PAINE REQUESTED UNANIMOUS CONSENT to strike the
3rd paragraph reading, “WHEREAS, Superior Water, Light & Power is
not open to a negotiation of a voluntary sale of the utility.”
THERE WAS NO OBJECTION and the amendment was adopted and
passed by unanimous consent.
MAYOR PAINE REQUESTED UNANIMOUS CONSENT to make a
grammatical change to the question and reorder it to strike and amend to
read, “Should the City transition to a community-owned water utility in
the event that the value of the utility, as determined by the Public Service
Commission, falls within the City’s financial means?”
THERE WAS NO OBJECTION and the amendment was adopted and
passed by unanimous consent.
MOTION TO PUBLISH resolution as amended for at least 1 week prior to
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the September 1st City Council meeting passed 8 – 2 by voice vote:
Councilor Radtke – Yes
Councilor Elm – Yes
Councilor Caven – Yes
President Herrick – Yes
Councilor Hering – Yes
Councilor Graskey – Yes
Councilor Ledin – Yes
Councilor Anderson – No
Vice President Moffat – Yes
Councilor Sweeney – No
7.3. Finance Committee (No meeting to report)
7.4. Licenses and Fees Committee (No meeting to report)
7.5. Public Safety Committee (No meeting to report)
8. SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORTS
8.1. REPORTS WITH RECOMMENDATIONS
8.1.1 Public Art Commission (Meeting held July 30, 2026)
Report from Councilor Graskey.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
8.1.1.1 Award sponsorship to Superior Council for the Arts for the 2026
Regional Creative Industries Summit Event in the amount of $5,965.00.
MOTION TO APPROVE, by Councilor Elm, was seconded by
Councilor Graskey, and carried.
8.2. REPORTS SANS RECOMMENDATIONS
9. OLD BUSINESS
10. NEW BUSINESS
10.1. Miscellaneous licenses.
MOTION TO APPROVE, by Councilor Ledin, was seconded by President
Herrick, and carried.
10.2. Amend the Premise for a special event license application for Atypical Enterprises,
Inc., dba Main Club, located at 1217 Tower Avenue (Agent: Shawn Roos), for Pride
Weekend September 4 through September 7, 2026.
MOTION TO APPROVE, by Councilor Graskey, was seconded by Councilor
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Anderson, and carried.
10.3. Amend the Premise for a special event license application for The Superior Flame,
LLC, dba, The Superior Flame Night Club, located at 1612 Tower Avenue (Agent:
Russ Melanson), for Superior Pride Block Party September 5, 2026.
MOTION TO APPROVE, by Councilor Anderson, was seconded by Councilor
Hering, and carried.
10.4. Original Class “B” Beer and “Class B” Liquor license application for Solomon
Witherspoon Group, LLC, doing business as Solomon Witherspoon, located at 1108
Tower Avenue (Agent: Amanda Anderson) for current license period through June 30,
2027, pending fire, police, and health department approvals, and proposed lease
condition.
MOTION TO APPROVE the Class “B” Beer and “Class B” Liquor license for
Solomon Witherspoon at 1108 Tower Avenue, subject to receipt of
recommendations for approval from the Police, Fire, and Health Departments
and proof of lease agreement for the premises by Vice President Moffat, was
seconded by Councilor Graskey, and carried.
10.5. File a cross appeal with the Wisconsin State Board of Assessors to the objected
valuation of property located at 153 Main Street (Property Owners: Exodus Real
Estate Holdings, LLC).
MOTION TO APPROVE, by Councilor Caven, was seconded by Vice President
Moffat, and carried.
11. BUSINESS BY PUBLIC
Meeting adjourned at 8:12 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Heidi Blunt, City Clerk
Superior, Wisconsin
Approved this 1st day of September, 2026.
Attest:
____________________________________
Mayor
____________________________________
City Clerk
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City of Superior
Financial Statements and
Supplementary Information
December 31, 2025
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City of Superior
Table of Contents
December 31, 2025
Page
Independent Auditors' Report i
Required Supplementary Information
Management's Discussion and Analysis (Unaudited) iv
Basic Financial Statements
Government-Wide Financial Statements:
Statement of Net Position 1
Statement of Activities 2
Fund Financial Statements:
Balance Sheet - Governmental Funds 4
Reconciliation of Total Governmental Fund Balances to Net Position of
Governmental Activities 5
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances -
Governmental Funds 6
Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in
Fund Balances of Governmental Funds to the Statement of Activities 7
Statement of Net Position - Proprietary Funds 8
Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Net Position - Proprietary Funds 10
Statement of Cash Flows - Proprietary Funds 11
Statement of Fiduciary Net Position - Custodial Funds 12
Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Position - Custodial Funds 13
Index to Notes to Financial Statements 14
Notes to Financial Statements 15
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City of Superior
Table of Contents
December 31, 2025
Page
Required Supplementary Information
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance - Budget and Actual -
General Fund 62
Schedule of Employer's Proportionate Share of Net Pension Liability (Asset) -
Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) 63
Schedule of Employer Contributions - Wisconsin Retirement System 63
Schedule of Employer's Proportionate Share of the Net OPEB Liability -
Local Retiree Life Insurance Fund (LRLIF) 64
Schedule of Employer Contributions - Local Retiree Life Insurance Fund (LRLIF) 64
Schedule of Changes in the Total OPEB Liability and Related Ratios - City OPEB Plan 65
Notes to the Required Supplementary Information 66
Supplementary Information
Detailed Schedule of Revenues and Other Financing Sources - Budget and Actual -
General Fund 68
Detailed Schedule of Expenditures and Other Financing Uses - Budget and Actual -
General Fund 70
Combining Balance Sheet - Nonmajor Governmental Funds 71
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances -
Nonmajor Governmental Funds 72
Combining Balance Sheet - Nonmajor Special Revenue Funds 73
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances -
Nonmajor Special Revenue Funds 78
Combining Balance Sheet - Nonmajor Capital Projects Funds 83
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances -
Nonmajor Capital Projects Funds 85
Other Reports
Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and on Compliance and Other Matters
Based on an Audit of Financial Statements Performed in Accordance7
With Government Auditing Standards 87
Schedule of Findings and Responses 89
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Independent Auditors' Report
To the City Council of
City of Superior
Report on the Audit of the Financial Statements
Opinions
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 City of Superior, Wisconsin
(the City), as of and for the year ended December 31, 2025, and the related notes to the financial statements,
which collectively comprise the City's basic financial statements as listed in the table of contents.
In our opinion, the accompanying 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 City as of December 31, 2025 and the respective changes
in financial position and, where applicable, cash flows thereof for the year then ended in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinions
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of
America (GAAS) and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards
issued by the Comptroller General of the United States (Government Auditing Standards). Our responsibilities
under those standards are further described in the Auditors' Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial
Statements section of our report. We are required to be independent of the City and to meet our other ethical
responsibilities, in accordance with the relevant ethical requirements relating to our audit. We believe that the
audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinions.
Emphasis of Matter
As discussed in Note 3 to the financial statements, changes in the presentation of funds within the financial
statements had occurred and adjustments were made to the reporting period's beginning fund balance. Our
opinions are not modified with respect to this matter.
Responsibilities of Management for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; and for the design,
implementation and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial
statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, management is required to evaluate whether there are conditions or
events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the
City's ability to continue as a going
concern for twelve months beyond the financial statement date, including any currently known information that
may raise substantial doubt shortly thereafter.
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International Ltd., the members of which are separate and independent legal entities. Baker Tilly US, LLP is a licensed CPA firm that
provides assurance services to its clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and consulting services
to their clients and are not licensed CPA firms.
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Auditors' Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free
from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditors' report that includes our
opinions. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not absolute assurance and therefore is not
a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with GAAS and Government Auditing Standards will always
detect a material misstatement when it exists. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from
fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions,
misrepresentations or the override of internal control. Misstatements are considered material if there is a
substantial likelihood that, individually or in the aggregate, they would influence the judgment made by a
reasonable user based on the financial statements.
In performing an audit in accordance with GAAS and Government Auditing Standards, we:
Exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit.
Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to
fraud or error, and design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks. Such procedures
include examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements.
Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures
that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the
effectiveness of the City's internal control. Accordingly, no such opinion is expressed.
Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant
accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluate the overall presentation of the
financial statements.
Conclude whether, in our judgment, there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that
raise substantial doubt about the City's ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period
of time.
We are required to communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the
planned scope and timing of the audit, significant audit findings and certain internal control-related matters that
we identified during the audit.
Required Supplementary Information
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that the required
supplementary information, as listed in the table of contents, be presented to supplement the basic financial
statements. Such information is the responsibility of management and, although not a part of the basic financial
statements, is required by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board who considers it to be an essential
part of financial reporting for placing the basic financial statements in an appropriate operational, economic or
historical context. We have applied certain limited procedures to the required supplementary information in
accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, which consisted of
inquiries of management about the methods of preparing the information and comparing the information for
consistency with management's responses to our inquiries, the basic financial statements, and other
knowledge we obtained during our audit of the basic financial statements. We do not express an opinion or
provide any assurance on the information because the limited procedures do not provide us with sufficient
evidence to express an opinion or provide any assurance.
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Supplementary Information
Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming opinions on the financial statements that collectively
comprise the City's basic financial statements. The supplementary information as listed in the table of contents
is presented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements.
Such information is the responsibility of management and was derived from and relates directly to the
underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the basic financial statements. The information has
been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and certain
additional procedures, including comparing and reconciling such information directly to the underlying
accounting and other records used to prepare the basic financial statements or to the basic financial
statements themselves, and other additional procedures in accordance with auditing standards generally
accepted in the United States of America. In our opinion, the supplementary information is fairly stated in all
material respects, in relation to the basic financial statements as a whole.
Other Reporting Required by Government Auditing Standards
In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report dated July 30, 2026 on our
consideration of the City's internal control over financial reporting and on our tests of its compliance with certain
provisions of laws, regulations, contracts and grant agreements and other matters. The purpose of that report
is solely 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 effectiveness of
the City's internal control over
financial reporting or on compliance. That report is an integral part of an audit performed in accordance with
Government Auditing Standards in considering
the City's internal control over financial reporting and
compliance.
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
July 30, 2026
iii
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City of Superior, Wisconsin
Management's Discussion and Analysis
December 31, 2025
(Unaudited)
iv
As management of the City of Superior, Wisconsin (the City), we offer readers of the City's financial
statements this narrative overview and analysis of the financial activities of the City for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2025. All amounts within tables are expressed in thousands of dollars.
Financial Highlights
The assets and deferred outflows of resources of the City exceeded its liabilities and deferred inflows of
resources at the close of the most recent fiscal year by $166,426,133 (net position). Of this amount,
$42,464,483 (unrestricted net position) may be used to meet the government's ongoing obligations to
citizens and creditors.
The government's total net position increased by $11,280,442.
As of the close of the current fiscal year, the City's governmental activities reported combined
ending net position of $90,208,262, an increase of $1,330,083 in comparison with the prior year.
Approximately 24% of this total amount, $21,827,773 is available for spending at the
government's discretion (unrestricted net position).
At the end of the current fiscal year, unassigned fund balance for the general fund was
$12,400,942, or 40% of total general fund expenditures.
The City's total debt balance decreased by $573,264, or 2%, during the current fiscal year.
Overview of the Financial Statements
This discussion and analysis is intended to serve as an introduction to the City's basic financial
statements. The City's basic financial statements comprise three components: (1) government-wide
financial statements, (2) fund financial statements, and (3) notes to the financial statements. This report
also contains other supplementary information in addition to the basic financial statements themselves.
Government-Wide Financial Statements
The government-wide financial statements are designed to provide readers with a broad overview of the
City's finances, in a manner similar to a private-sector business.
The statement of net position presents information on all of the City's assets and deferred outflows of
resources and liabilities and deferred inflows of resources, with the difference between the two reported
as net position. Over time, increases or decreases in net position may serve as a useful indicator of
whether the financial position of the City is improving or deteriorating.
The statement of activities presents information showing how the government's net position changed
during the most recent fiscal year. All changes in net position 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 the future
fiscal periods (e.g., uncollected taxes and earned but unused vacation leave).
The government-wide financial statements distinguish functions of the City 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 of the City include general government, protection of persons and
property, highway and transportation, library, conservation and development, and parks and recreation.
The business-type activities of the City include a wastewater utility, a landfill utility, a stormwater utility,
broadband utility and a golf course.
The government-wide financial statements can be found on pages 1 - 3 of this report.
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City of Superior, Wisconsin
Management's Discussion and Analysis
December 31, 2025
(Unaudited)
v
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. The City uses fund accounting to ensure and demonstrate
compliance with finance-related legal requirements. All of the funds of the City can be divided into two
categories: governmental funds and proprietary funds.
Governmental Funds - Governmental funds are used to account for essentially the same functions
reported as governmental activities in the government-wide financial statements. However, unlike the
government-wide financial statements, governmental fund financial statements focus on near-term inflows
and outflows 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 City maintains 75 individual governmental funds. Information is presented separately in the
governmental fund balance sheet and in the governmental fund statement of revenues, expenditures, and
changes in fund balances for the general fund and capital improvement program fund, which are
considered to be major funds. 32 debt service funds are consolidated and presented as one major
governmental fund. Data from the other 41 governmental funds are combined into a single, aggregated
presentation.
The City adopts an annual appropriated budget for funds as required by state statute. Budgetary
comparison statements have been provided for the general fund to demonstrate compliance with the
adopted budget.
The basic governmental fund financial statements can be found on pages 4 - 7 of this report.
Proprietary Funds - The City maintains two different types of proprietary funds. Enterprise funds are used
to report the same functions presented as business-type activities in the government-wide financial
statements. The City uses enterprise funds to account for its Sewerage System, Landfill Utility,
Stormwater Utility, Broadband Utility and Golf Course Fund. Internal service funds are an accounting
device used to accumulate and allocate costs internally among the City's various functions. The City uses
internal service funds to account for insurance activities. Because this service predominantly benefits
governmental rather than business-type functions, the majority has been included within governmental
activities in the government-wide financial statements.
Proprietary funds provide the same type of information as the government-wide financial statement, only
in more detail. The proprietary fund financial statements provide separate information for the Sewerage
System, Landfill Utility, Stormwater Utility, Broadband Utility and Golf Course Fund.
The basic proprietary fund financial statements can be found on pages 8 - 11 of this report.
Fiduciary Funds - The fiduciary fund is used to account for resources held for the benefit of parties
outside the government. The fiduciary fund is not reflected in the government-wide financial statement
because the resources of this fund are not available to support the City's own programs. The fiduciary
fund maintained by the City is a custodial fund, which records the tax roll and tax collections for other
taxing jurisdictions within the City and assets held as police evidence. The accounting used for the
fiduciary fund is much like that used for governmental funds.
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The basic fiduciary fund financial statement can be found on pages 12 - 13 of this report.
Notes to the Financial Statements - The notes provide additional information that is essential to a full
understanding of the data provided in the government-wide and fund financial statements. The notes to
the financial statements can be found on pages 15 - 61 of this report.
Government-Wide Financial Analysis - As noted earlier, net position may serve over time as a useful
indicator of a government's financial position. In the case of the City, assets and deferred outflows of
resources exceeded liabilities and deferred inflows of resources by $166,426,133 at the close of the most
recent fiscal year.
By far, the largest portion of the City's net position reflects its investment in capital assets (e.g., land,
buildings, machinery, equipment, and infrastructure), less any related debt used to acquire those assets
that are still outstanding. The City used these capital assets to provide services to citizens; consequently,
these assets are not available for future spending. Although the City's investment in its capital assets is
reported net of 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.
At the end of the current fiscal year, the City is able to report positive balances in all three categories of
net position, both for the government as a whole, as well as for its governmental activities.
2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 2024
Current and other assets 55,772 $ 61,348 $ 37,057 $ 31,351$ 92,829 $ 92,699 $
Capital assets 87,981 84,959 64,946 58,370 152,927 143,329
Total assets 143,753 146,307 102,003 89,721 245,756 236,028
Deferred outflows of resources 14,926 20,266 2,619 3,328 17,545 23,594
Other Liabilities 8,089 10,172 1,577 1,558 9,666 11,730
Long-term liabilities outstanding 35,329 38,517 25,272 23,109 60,601 61,626
Total liabilities 43,418 48,689 26,849 24,667 70,267 73,356
Deferred inflows of resources 25,053 29,006 1,555 2,115 26,608 31,121
Net position:
Net investment in capital assets 61,569 56,901 54,070 49,449 115,639 106,350
Restricted 6,811 10,968 1,511 1,511 8,322 12,479
Unrestricted 21,828 21,009 20,637 15,307 42,465 36,316
Total net position 90,208$ 88,878 $ 76,218 $ 66,267 $ 166,426 $ 155,145$
Total
City of Superior Net Position
(Amounts expressed in $000s)
Governmental Activities
Business-Type
Activities
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December 31, 2025
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Governmental and Business-Type Activities - Governmental Activities increased the City's net position by
$1,330,083. Business-type activities increased the City's net position by $9,950,359.
2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 2024
Revenues:
Program Revenues:
Charges for serv ices 3,589$ 2,869 $ 20,436 $ 20,042 $ 24,025 $ 22,911 $
Operating grants and contributions 975 4,173 471 194 1,446 4,367
Capital grants and contributions - - 1,241 496 1,241 496
General Revenues:
Property taxes 14,111 13,877 14,111 13,877
Other taxes 1,921 1,702 1,921 1,702
Intergovernmental revenues not
restricted to specific programs 32,055 35,505 32,055 35,505
Inv estment income/(loss) 1,413 2,143 1,445 1,155 2,858 3,298
Miscellaneous 1,421 7,782 26 839 1,447 8,621
Total Revenues 55,485$ 68,051 $ 23,619 $ 22,726 $ 79,104 $ 90,777 $
Expenses
General Government 3,052 4,160 - - 3,052 4,160
Public Safety 19,907 16,760 - - 19,907 16,760
Public Works 13,965 13,536 - - 13,965 13,536
Health and Human Services 95 205 - - 95 205
Culture, Recreation, and Education 5,894 5,097 - - 5,894 5,097
Economic Development 5,087 17,905 - - 5,087 17,905
Interest and fiscal charges 825 874 - - 825 874
Sewerage System - - 8,082 7,032 8,082 7,032
Landfill Utility - - 5,393 5,558 5,393 5,558
Stormwater Utility - - 1,987 1,631 1,987 1,631
Broadband Utility - - 790 2 790 2
Golf Course - - 2,746 2,718 2,746 2,718
Total Expenses 48,825$ 58,537$ 18,998$ 16,941$ 67,823$ 75,478$
Increase (decrease) in net position 6,660 9,514 4,621 5,785 11,281 15,299
before transfers
Transfers (5,330) (1,615) 5,330 1,615 - -
Increase (decrease) in net position 1,330 7,899 9,951 7,400 11,281 15,299
Net position - January 1 88,878 80,979 66,267 58,867 155,145 139,846
Net position - December 31 90,208$ 88,878$ 76,218$ 66,267$ 166,426$ 155,145$
Governmental Activities Business-type Activities Total Activities
City of Superior Changes in Net Position
(Amounts expressed in $000s)
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December 31, 2025
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Public charges for
services
6.5%
Operating grants and
contributions
1.8%
Capital grants and
contributions
0.0%
Taxes
28.9%
Intergovernmental
revenues not
restricted to specific
programs
57.7%
Investment
income/(loss)
2.5%Miscellaneous
2.6%
2025 Revenues by Source
Governmental Activities
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December 31, 2025
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2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 2024
Expenses
General Government 3,052$ 4,160 $ - $ - $ 3,052$ 4,160 $
Public Safety 19,907 16,760 - - 19,907 16,760
Public Works 13,965 13,536 - - 13,965 13,536
Health and Human Services 95 205 - - 95 205
Culture, Recreation, and Education 5,894 5,097 - - 5,894 5,097
Economic Development 5,087 17,905 - - 5,087 17,905
Interest and fiscal charges 825 874 - - 825 874
Sewerage System - - 8,082 7,032 8,082 7,032
Landfill Utility - - 5,393 5,558 5,393 5,558
Stormwater Utility - - 1,987 1,631 1,987 1,631
Broadband Utility - - 790 2 790 2
Golf Course - - 2,746 2,718 2,746 2,718
Total Expenses 48,825$ 58,537 $ 18,998 $ 16,941 $ 67,823 $ 75,478 $
Program Revenues:
General Government 1,827$ 1,860$ -$ -$ 1,827$ 1,860$
Public Safety 1,048 1,239 - - 1,048 1,239
Public Works 383 307 - - 383 307
Culture, Recreation, and Education 526 406 - 526 406
Economic Development 780 3,230 - 780 3,230
Sewerage System - - 8,996 8,068 8,996 8,068
Landfill Utility - - 6,877 7,240 6,877 7,240
Stormwater Utility - - 3,526 2,665 3,526 2,665
Broadband Utility - - 14 - 14 -
Golf Course - - 2,735 2,759 2,735 2,759
Total Program Revenues 4,564$ 7,042$ 22,148$ 20,732$ 26,712$ 27,774$
Net Cost of Service
General Government 1,225$ 2,300$ -$ -$ 1,225$ 2,300$
Public Safety 18,859 15,521 - - 18,859 15,521
Public Works 13,582 13,229 - - 13,582 13,229
Health and Human Services 95 205 - - 95 205
Culture, Recreation, and Education 5,368 4,691 - - 5,368 4,691
Economic Development 4,307 14,675 - - 4,307 14,675
Interest and fiscal charges 825 874 - - 825 874
Sewerage System - - (914) (1,036) (914) (1,036)
Landfill Utility - - (1,484) (1,682) (1,484) (1,682)
Stormwater Utility - - (1,539) (1,034) (1,539) (1,034)
Broadband Utility - - 776 2 776 2
Golf Course - - 11 (41) 11 (41)
Total Net Cost of Service 44,261$ 51,495$ (3,150)$ (3,791)$ 41,111$ 47,704$
City of Superior Expenses and Program Revenues
Governmental Activities Business-type Activities Total Activities
(Amounts expressed in $000s)
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Management's Discussion and Analysis
December 31, 2025
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Financial Analysis of the Government's Funds
As noted earlier, the City uses fund accounting to ensure and demonstrate compliance with finance-
related legal requirements.
Governmental Funds - The focus of the City's governmental funds is to provide information on near-term
inflows, outflows, and balances of spendable resources. Such information is useful in assessing the City's
financing requirements. In particular, an 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.
The general fund is the chief operation fund of the City. At the end of the current fiscal year, unassigned
fund balance of the general fund was $12,400,942, while total fund balance reached $14,070,293. As a
measure of the general fund's liquidity, it may be useful to compare both unassigned fund balance and
total fund balance to total fund expenditures. Total unassigned fund balance represents 40% of total
general fund expenditures, while total fund balance represents 45% of that same amount.
The fund balance of the City's general fund increased by $444,228.
Expenditures in the general fund were $1,782,931 less than budgeted due primarily to debt service being
under budget although all other functions were over and under budget as well. The City amended the
original budget.
Proprietary Funds - The City's proprietary funds provide the same type of information found in the
government- wide financial statements, but in more detail.
Unrestricted net position of the Sewerage System Fund at the end of the year amounted to $8,105,355,
for the Landfill Utility Fund $2,188,224, the Stormwater Utility Fund $6,857,117, the Golf Course Fund
$1,757,153, and the Broadband Utility $1,586,310. The total increase (decrease) in net position for the
funds was $(8,891), $1,995,675, $1,006,485, $368,560, and $6,645,046, respectively.
Capital Assets and Debt Administration
Capital Assets. The City's investment in capital assets for its governmental and business-type activities
as of December 31, 2025, amounts to $152,926,627 (net of accumulated depreciation/amortization). This
investment in capital assets includes land, land improvements, buildings, machinery and equipment, park
facilities, roads, highways, and sidewalks.
Additional information on the City's capital assets can be found in Note 3 on pages 31 - 35 of this report.
2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 2024
Land and land improvements 26,624$ 24,258$ 24,187$ 18,363$ 50,812$ 42,621$
Buildings and improvements 16,820 17,375 3,752 4,115 20,572 21,490
Machinery and equipment 6,141 6,682 5,103 5,332 11,243 12,013
Leased assets 167 243 202 228 369 472
Infrastructure - - 27,655 23,323 27,655 23,323
Construction in progress 11,848 7,485 4,047 7,009 15,895 14,495
Roads 20,506 22,903 - - 20,506 22,903
Sidewalks/Bikepaths 5,875 6,013 - - 5,875 6,013
Total 87,981$ 84,959$ 64,946$ 58,370$ 152,927$ 143,330$
City of Superior Bay Capital Assets
(net of accumulated depreciation)
Total ActivitiesGovernmental Activities Business-type Activities
(Amounts expressed in $000s)
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Management's Discussion and Analysis
December 31, 2025
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Long-Term Debt. At the end of the current fiscal year, the City had total bonds and notes outstanding of
$25,510,600. The debt is backed by the full faith and credit of the government. The remainder,
$10,694,853, represents the City's bonds secured solely by specified revenue sources (i.e., revenue
bonds).
The City's total bond and note payable debt decreased by $573,264 or 2% during the current fiscal year.
The City's bond rating has been maintained at AA from Standard & Poor's for its general obligation debt.
State statutes limit the amount of general obligation debt a governmental entity may issue to 5% of its
total equalized valuation. The current debt limitation for the City is $138,401,445, which is significantly in
excess of the City's actual outstanding general obligation debt.
Additional information on the City's long-term debt can be found on pages 38 - 43 of this report.
Economic Factors
The unemployment rate for Douglas County is current ly 4.2%. This compares to the state's average
unemployment rate of 3.2% and the national average rate of 4.4%.
The equalized value has increased an average of 8. 29% per year over the last five years. Equalized
value decreased 3.23% between 2024 and 2025.
Requests for Information
This financial report is designed to provide a general overview of the City'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 Office of the Finance Director.
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Business-
Governmental Type
Activities Activities Total
Assets
Cash and investments 35,327,562 $ 18,959,114 $ 54,286,676 $
Taxes receivable, net 15,415,206 - 15,415,206
Accounts receivable, net - 3,622,030 3,622,030
Special assessments receivable 508,699 171,770 680,469
Loans receivable, net 1,460,781 - 1,460,781
Leases receivable 2,222,471 - 2,222,471
Other receivables 898,483 6,299 904,782
Due from other governments 251,267 - 251,267
Internal balances (956,327) 956,327 -
Inventories and prepaid items 71,555 203,376 274,931
Restricted assets:
Cash and investments 90,069 13,138,330 13,228,399
Property held for resale 482,138 - 482,138
Capital assets:
Construction in progress 11,847,727 4,047,114 15,894,841
Land 14,875,995 1,630,722 16,506,717
Other capital assets, net of depreciation/amortization 61,257,207 59,267,86 2 120,525,06 9
Total assets 143,752,833 102,002,944 245,755,777
Deferred Outflows of Resources
OPEB related amounts, City plan 2,296,833 365,583 2,662,416
OPEB related amounts, LRLIF 264,712 64,819 329,531
Pension related amounts 12,364,433 2,188,27 6 14,552,70 9
Total deferred outflows of resources 14,925,978 2,618,678 17,544,656
Liabilities
Accounts payable 5,172,906 1,166,138 6,339,044
Accrued and other current liabilities 1,960,885 328,927 2,289,812
Due to other governments 119,707 - 119,707
Unearned revenues 835,732 81,723 917,455
Noncurrent liabilities:
OPEB liability, City plan 5,231,923 832,758 6,064,681
OPEB liability, LRLIF 845,493 240,804 1,086,297
Net pension liability 2,186,090 298,767 2,484,857
Due within one year 2,229,217 1,060,802 3,290,019
Due in more than one year 24,835,811 22,839,27 6 47,675,08 7
Total liabilities 43,417,764 26,849,195 70,266,959
Deferred Inflows of Resources
Property taxes levied for subsequent year 14,812,494 - 14,812,494
Unearned lease revenue 2,222,471 - 2,222,471
OPEB related amounts, City plan 1,301,640 207,180 1,508,820
OPEB related amounts, LRLIF 621,239 170,553 791,792
Pension related amounts 6,094,941 1,176,82 3 7,271,76 4
Total deferred inflows of resources 25,052,785 1,554,556 26,607,341
Net Position
Net investment in capital assets 61,569,055 54,070,194 115,639,249
Restricted for:
Capital projects 841,668 - 841,668
Debt service 802,849 1,510,967 2,313,816
Library 176,663 - 176,663
Narcotics task force 29,510 - 29,510
Community improvement, development and tourism 1,657,115 - 1,657,115
Affordable housing 1,469,023 - 1,469,023
Hazardous materials grant 48,752 - 48,752
Housing loans 1,426,745 - 1,426,745
Opioid remediation 359,109 - 359,109
Unrestricted 21,827,773 20,636,71 0 42,464,48 3
Total net position 90,208,26 2$ 76,217,871 $ 166,426,13 3$
City of Superior
Statement of Net Position
December 31, 2025
See notes to financial statements
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City of Superior
Statement of Activities
Year Ended December 31, 2025
Operating Capital
Charges for Grants and Grants and
Functions/Programs Expenses Services Contributions Contributions
Governmental Activities
General government 3,051,802 $ 994,601 $ 832,640 $ - $
Public safety 19,906,643 919,999 127,758 -
Public works 13,965,272 382,942 - -
Health and human services 94,936 - - -
Culture and recreation 5,894,054 526,520 - -
Conservation and development 5,087,054 765,080 14,916 -
Interest and fiscal charges 825,234 - - -
Total governmental activities 48,824,995 3,589,142 975,314 -
Business-Type Activities
Sewerage System 8,081,629 8,296,715 - 699,857
Landfill Utility 5,392,572 6,776,591 100,407 -
Stormwater Utility 1,987,116 2,614,366 370,667 540,849
Broadband Utility 790,238 13,885 - -
Golf Course 2,746,42 5 2,734,670 - -
Total business-type activities 18,997,980 20,436,227 471,074 1,240,706
Total primary government 67,822,975 $ 24,025,369 $ 1,446,388 $ 1,240,706 $
General Revenues
Taxes:
Property taxes, levied for general purposes
Property taxes, levied for debt service
Room taxes
Other taxes
Intergovernmental revenues not restricted to specific programs
Investment income
Miscellaneous
Total general revenues
Transfers
Change in net position
Net Position, Beginning
Net Position, Ending
Program Revenue
s
See notes to financial statements
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Governmental Business-Type
Activities Activities Total
(1,224,561)$ - $ (1,224,561)$
(18,858,886) - (18,858,886)
(13,582,330) - (13,582,330)
(94,936) - (94,936)
(5,367,534) - (5,367,534)
(4,307,058) - (4,307,058)
(825,234) - (825,234)
(44,260,539) - (44,260,539)
- 914,943 914,943
- 1,484,426 1,484,426
- 1,538,766 1,538,766
- (776,353) (776,353)
- (11,755) (11,755)
- 3,150,027 3,150,027
(44,260,539) 3,150,027 (41,110,512)
10,278,369 - 10,278,369
3,832,674 - 3,832,674
1,452,942 - 1,452,942
468,311 - 468,311
32,055,198 - 32,055,198
1,412,747 1,444,907 2,857,654
1,420,391 25,415 1,445,806
50,920,632 1,470,322 52,390,954
(5,330,010) 5,330,010 -
1,330,083 9,950,359 11,280,442
88,878,179 66,267,512 155,145,691
90,208,262$ 76,217,871 $ 166,426,13 3$
Net (Expenses) Revenues and
Changes in Net Position
Primary Government
See notes to financial statements
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Balance Sheet -
Governmental Funds
December 31, 2025
Capital Nonmajor Total
General Improvement Debt Governmental Governmental
Fund
Program Service Funds Funds
Assets
Cash and investments 13,709,662$ - $ 1,038,062$ 9,834,410 $ 24,582,134 $
Restricted cash and investments - - - 90,069 90,069
Receivables, net:
Taxes 11,369,795 - 4,000,268 - 15,370,063
Delinquent personal property taxes 45,143 - - - 45,143
Special assessments 44,071 - - 464,628 508,699
Loans - - - 1,460,781 1,460,781
Leases 2,222,471 - - - 2,222,471
Other 434,318 750 - 429,274 864,342
Due from other governments 11,441 - - 227,929 239,370
Due from other funds 100,730 - - - 100,730
Inventories and prepaid items 65,157 - - - 65,157
Property held for resale - - - 482,138 482,138
Advances to other funds 1,473,681 - - 864,348 2,338,029
Total assets 29,476,469$ 750 $ 5,038,330$ 13,853,577 $ 48,369,126 $
Liabilities, Deferred Inflows of Resources
and Fund Balances
Liabilities
Accounts payable 447,958 $ 3,831,278 $ - $ 470,051$ 4,749,287 $
Accrued liabilities 1,166,785 - - 99,141 1,265,926
Due to other funds 813,776 - - 100,730 914,506
Due to other governments 119,707 - - - 119,707
Deposits 35,624 - - 393,103 428,727
Unearned revenues - - - 835,732 835,732
Advances from other funds - 269,344 - 2,068,685 2,338,029
Total liabilities 2,583,850 4,100,622 - 3,967,442 10,651,914
Deferred Inflows of Resources
Property taxes levied for subsequent year 10,556,019 - 4,000,268 256,207 14,812,494
Unearned lease revenue 2,222,471 - - - 2,222,471
Unavailable revenues 43,836 - - 1,455,647 1,499,483
Total deferred inflows of resources 12,822,326 - 4,000,268 1,711,854 18,534,448
Fund Balances
Nonspendable 1,538,838 - - 100,000 1,638,838
Restricted 130,513 - 1,038,062 5,708,254 6,876,829
Committed - - - 30,718 30,718
Assigned - - - 3,597,477 3,597,477
Unassigned (deficit) 12,400,942 (4,099,872) - (1,262,168) 7,038,902
Total fund balances (deficit) 14,070,293 (4,099,872) 1,038,062 8,174,281 19,182,764
Total liabilities, deferred inflows of
resources and fund balances 29,476,469 $ 750 $ 5,038,330$ 13,853,577 $ 48,369,126 $
City of Superior
See notes to financial statements
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Total Fund Balance, Governmental Funds 19,182,764$
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the Statement of Net Position
are different because:
Capital assets used in government activities are not financial resources and
therefore are not reported in the fund statements. See Note 3. 87,980,929
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. These amounts are the net effect of these differences:
Premium on debt (770,995)
Special assessments, loans receivable, and various other receivables are
reported as unavailable revenue in the fund financial statements and are
recognized as revenue when earned in the government-wide financial statements.
See Note 3. 1,499,483
Some deferred outflows of resources do not relate to current
financial resources and are not reported in the governmental funds.
Deferred outflows, OPEB related amounts, City plan 898,419
Deferred outflows, OPEB related amounts, LRLIF 263,459
Deferred outflows, pension related amounts 12,199,950
Some deferred inflows of resources do not relate to current
financial resources and are not reported in the governmental funds.
Deferred inflows, OPEB related amounts, City plan (509,143)
Deferred inflows, OPEB related amounts, LRLIF (595,906)
Deferred inflows, pension related amounts (6,030,623)
Internal service funds are used by management to charge the cost of self-
insurance to individual funds. The assets and liabilities of the internal service
funds are included in governmental activities in the Statement of Net Position. 7,602,188
Long-term liabilities, including bonds and notes payable, are not due in the
current period and therefore are not reported in the fund statements.
Long-term liabilities at year-end consist of:
General obligation debt (25,510,600) $
Financed purchases (540,597)
Lease liabilities (167,090)
Compensated absences (75,712)
Net pension liability (2,145,767)
OPEB liabilities, City plan (2,046,494)
OPEB liabilities, LRLIF (790,790)
Accrued interest (235,213)
(31,512,263 )
Total Net Position, Governmental Activities 90,208,262$
City of Superior
Reconciliation of Total Governmental Fund Balances to
Net Position of Governmental Activities
December 31, 2025
See notes to financial statements
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(Previous Year (Previous Year
Major Fund) Major Fund) Capital Nonmajor Total
General ARPA PIDP Improvement Debt Governmental Governmental
Fund Grant Grant Program Service Funds Funds
Revenues
Taxes 10,658,881$ -$ - $ - $ 3,832,674$ 1,457,206 $ 15,948,761 $
Special assessments 5,074 - - - - 318,385 323,459
Intergovernmental 19,595,047 - - 5,148,242 - 8,038,437 32,781,726
Licenses and permits 692,118 - - 90,850 - - 782,968
Fines, forfeitures and penalties 155,542 - - - - 14,256 169,798
Public charges for services 122,363 - - 27,707 - 1,006,542 1,156,612
Intergovernmental charges for services 104,032 - - 23,745 - - 127,777
Investment income (loss) 547,631 - - - 54,583 306,783 908,997
Miscellaneous 624,712 - - 126,626 93,038 1,202,300 2,046,676
Total revenues 32,505,400 - - 5,417,170 3,980,295 12,343,909 54,246,774
Expenditures
Current:
General government 4,060,705 - - - - 106,716 4,167,421
Public safety 16,656,858 - - 3,559 - 788,788 17,449,205
Public works 7,708,155 - - - - - 7,708,155
Health and human services 94,936 - - - - - 94,936
Culture and recreation 2,279,495 - - 912 - 2,079,018 4,359,425
Conservation and development 255,786 - - 23,302 - 5,712,065 5,991,153
Capital outlay - - - 11,311,219 - 4,362,272 15,673,491
Debt service:
Principal retirement - - - 249,712 2,421,851 150,619 2,822,182
Interest and fiscal charges - - - 38,825 839,621 51,199 929,645
Total expenditures 31,055,935 - - 11,627,529 3,261,472 13,250,677 59,195,613
Excess (deficiency) of revenues
over expenditures 1,449,465 - - (6,210,359) 718,823 (906,768) (4,948,839)
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Proceeds from sale of capital assets 60,100 - - 65,863 - 5,200 131,163
Transfers in 538,332 - - 2,304,716 170,000 4,192,975 7,206,023
Transfers out (1,603,669) - - (2,845,000) (2,387,974) (1,109,868) (7,946,511)
Total other financing sources (uses) (1,005,237) - - (474,421) (2,217,974) 3,088,307 (609,325)
Net change in fund balances 444,228 - - (6,684,780) (1,499,151) 2,181,539 (5,558,164)
Fund Balances (Deficit), Beginning, as Previously Reported 13,626,065 487,657 (1,165,433) 2,584,908 2,537,213 6,670,518 24,740,928
Accounting changes (see note disclosure) - (487,657) 1,165,433 - - (677,776) -
Fund Balances, Beginning, as Adjusted 13,626,065 - - 2,584,908 2,537,213 5,992,742 24,740,928
Fund Balances (Deficit), Ending 14,070,293$ - $ - $ (4,099,872)$ 1,038,062 $ 8,174,281 $ 19,182,764 $
City of Superior
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances -
Governmental Funds
Year Ended December 31, 2025
See notes to financial statements
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Net Change in Fund Balances, Total Governmental Funds (5,558,164)$
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the Statement of Activities
are different because:
Governmental funds report capital outlays as expenditures. However, in the
Statement of Activities, the cost of these assets is allocated over their
estimated useful lives and reported as depreciation expense. This is the amount
by which capital outlays exceeded depreciation in the current period.
Capital outlay is capitalized in the government-wide statements 15,673,491
Some capital outlay is not capitalized in the government-wide statements (1,861,025)
Some functional expenditures are capitalized 957,327
Depreciation/amortization is reported in the government-wide statements (6,277,100)
Capital assets transferred to business-type activities (5,364,522)
In the Statement of Activities, the gain or loss on the disposal of capital assets is reported.
In the fund financial statements, proceeds from the sale of capital assets are reported
because the proceeds increase financial resources. This is the amount of net book
value of capital asset disposals. (106,083)
Receivables not currently available are reported as unavailable revenue in the fund financial
statements but are recognized as revenue when earned in the government-wide financial
statements. This amount is the change in the following unavailable revenue categories:
Accounts receivable (702,044)
Special assessments receivable 75,232
Loans receivable 442,686
Grants receivable (613,390)
Miscellaneous receivable 228,596
Repayment of debt principal is an expenditure in the governmental
funds, but the repayment reduces long-term liabilities in the statement of
net position. This is the amount of principal payments paid in the following categories:
Principal repaid 2,572,470
Financed purchases paid 249,712
Leases paid 75,131
Some expenses 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. This amount is the change in the following assets and liabilities:
Compensated absences (8,587)
OPEB liability and related deferred outflows/inflows of resources - City plan (192,436)
OPEB liability and related deferred outflows/inflows of resources - LRLIF (26,894)
Net pension liability and related deferred outflows/inflows of resources (892,309)
Interest on long-term debt in the Statement of Activities differs from the amount reported
in the fund financial statements because interest is recorded as an expenditure in the
funds when it is due, and thus requires the use of current financial resources. In the
Statement of Activities interest expense is recognized as the interest accrues regardless
of when it is due. 11,033
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. These amounts are the net effect of these differences:
Amortization of premium and deferred charge on refunding 93,378
Internal service funds are used by management to charge the costs of certain activities
to individual funds. The net revenue (expense) of certain activities of internal
service funds is reported with governmental activities. 2,553,581
Change in Net Position of Governmental Activities 1,330,083$
City of Superior
Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in
Fund Balances of Governmental Funds to the Statement of Activities
Year Ended December 31, 2025
See notes to financial statements
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Sewerage Landfill Stormwater Golf Broadband Internal
System Utility Utility Course Utility Total Service Funds
Assets and Deferred Outflows of Resources
Current Assets
Cash and investments 6,400,989$ 3,150,286 $ 6,110,381 $ 1,717,258 $ 1,580,200 $ 18,959,114 $ 10,745,428$
Receivables:
Customer accounts 2,163,286 754,192 704,552 - - 3,622,030 -
Special assessments 104,823 37,455 29,492 - - 171,770 -
Other 1,634 - - - 4,665 6,299 34,141
Due from other funds 540,468 170,634 102,674 - - 813,776 -
Due from other governments - - - - - - 11,897
Inventories and prepaid items 3,700 - - 199,676 - 203,376 6,398
Total current assets 9,214,900 4,112,567 6,947,099 1,916,934 1,584,865 23,776,365 10,797,864
Noncurrent Assets
Restricted assets:
Cash and investments 1,510,967 11,627,363 - - - 13,138,330 -
Capital assets:
Construction in progress 3,830,021 - 41,293 175,800 - 4,047,114 -
Land 28,860 61,240 246,622 1,294,000 - 1,630,722 -
Capital assets 65,936,442 23,759,000 18,632,674 4,199,306 6,052,137 118,579,559 -
Less accumulated depreciation/amortization (33,407,366) (17,639,204) (5,024,682) (3,170,155) (70,290) (59,311,697) -
Total capital assets (net of accumulated
depreciation/amortization) 36,387,957 6,181,036 13,895,907 2,498,951 5,981,847 64,945,698 -
Total noncurrent assets 37,898,924 17,808,399 13,895,907 2,498,951 5,981,847 78,084,028 -
Total assets 47,113,824 21,920,966 20,843,006 4,415,885 7,566,712 101,860,393 10,797,864
Deferred Outflows of Resources
OPEB related amounts, City plan 222,190 76,236 67,157 - - 365,583 1,398,414
OPEB related amounts, LRLIF 33,308 31,488 - - 23 64,819 1,253
Pension related amounts 1,266,065 513,512 397,609 - 11,090 2,188,276 164,483
Total deferred outflows of resources 1,521,563 621,236 464,766 - 11,113 2,618,678 1,564,150
City of Superior
Statement of Net Position -
Proprietary Funds
December 31, 2025
Business-Type Activities - Enterprise Funds
See notes to financial statements
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City of Superior
Statement of Net Position -
Proprietary Funds
December 31, 2025 Sewerage Landfill Stormwater Golf Broadband Internal
System Utility Utility Course Utility Total Service Funds
Liabilities, Deferred Inflows of Resources and Net
Position
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable 706,144 $ 365,663 $ 21,861 $ 72,072 $ 398 $ 1,166,138$ 423,619 $
Accrued liabilities 187,498 62,438 63,735 5,986 9,270 328,927 31,019
Unearned revenue - - - 81,723 - 81,723 -
Current portion of compensated absences 585 335 346 - - 1,266 6
Current portion of revenue bonds 737,631 - 273,256 - - 1,010,887 -
Current portion of leases - - - 48,649 - 48,649 -
Total current liabilities 1,631,858 428,436 359,198 208,430 9,668 2,637,590 454,644
Noncurrent Liabilities
Compensated absences 2,854 1,635 1,691 - - 6,180 28
Revenue bonds 7,776,691 - 1,907,275 - - 9,683,966 -
Leases - - - 132,002 - 132,002 -
OPEB liability, City plan 506,123 173,658 152,977 - - 832,758 3,185,429
OPEB liability, LRLIF 155,053 85,751 - - - 240,804 54,703
Net pension liability 177,441 64,120 57,206 - - 298,767 40,323
Landfill closure and postclosure liability - 13,017,128 - - - 13,017,128 -
Total noncurrent liabilities 8,618,162 13,342,292 2,119,149 132,002 - 24,211,605 3,280,483
Total liabilities 10,250,020 13,770,728 2,478,347 340,432 9,668 26,849,195 3,735,127
Deferred Inflows of Resources
OPEB related amounts, City plan 125,917 43,204 38,059 - - 207,180 792,497
OPEB related amounts, LRLIF 95,333 75,220 - - - 170,553 25,333
Pension related amounts 674,160 283,790 218,873 - - 1,176,823 64,318
Total deferred inflows of resources 895,410 402,214 256,932 - - 1,554,556 882,148
Net Position
Net investment in capital assets 27,873,635 6,181,036 11,715,376 2,318,300 5,981,847 54,070,194 -
Restricted for:
Debt service 1,510,967 - - - - 1,510,967 -
Unrestricted 8,105,355 2,188,224 6,857,117 1,757,153 1,586,310 20,494,159 7,744,739
Total net position 37,489,957$ 8,369,260 $ 18,572,493 $ 4,075,453 $ 7,568,157 $ 76,075,320 7,744,739$
Adjustment to reflect the consolidation of internal service
fund activities related to enterprise funds 142,551
Net position of business-type activities 76,217,871$
Business-Type Activities - Enterprise Funds
See notes to financial statements
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Sewerage Landfill Stormwater Gol f Broadband Internal
System Utility Utility Course Utility Total Service Funds
Operating Revenues
Charges for services 8,189,761$ 6,731,566$ 2,614,366$ 2,733,700$ 11,760$ 20,281,153$ 9,166,578$
Other 106,954 45,025 - 970 2,125 155,074 1,594,521
Total operating revenues 8,296,715 6,776,591 2,614,366 2,734,670 13,885 20,436,227 10,761,099
Operating Expenses
Operation and maintenance 6,380,148 4,736,420 1,506,788 2,455,323 719,408 15,798,087 3,673,300
Depreciation and amortization 1,498,586 632,853 423,291 272,634 70,290 2,897,654 -
Insurance claims and premiums - - - - - - 5,918,412
Total operating expenses 7,878,734 5,369,273 1,930,079 2,727,957 789,698 18,695,741 9,591,712
Operating income (loss) 417,981 1,407,318 684,287 6,713 (775,813) 1,740,486 1,169,387
Nonoperating Revenues (Expenses)
Noncapital grants - 100,407 370,667 - - 471,074 -
Investment income 366,054 694,561 259,727 30,296 94,269 1,444,907 503,749
Insurance recoveries - - - - - - 48,929
Net gain on disposal of capital assets 2,034 - - - - 2,034 -
Interest and fiscal charges (172,836) - (54,438) (18,449) - (245,723) -
Other miscellaneous revenue - - 23,381 - - 23,381 -
Total nonoperating revenues (expenses) 195,252 794,968 599,337 11,847 94,269 1,695,673 552,678
Income (loss) before contributions and transfers 613,233 2,202,286 1,283,624 18,560 (681,544) 3,436,159 1,722,065
Capital Contributions 699,857 - 540,849 - 5,364,522 6,605,228 -
Transfers In - - - 350,000 1,962,068 2,312,068 775,000
Transfers Out (1,321,981) (206,611) (817,988) - - (2,346,580) -
Change in net position (8,891) 1,995,675 1,006,485 368,560 6,645,046 10,006,875 2,497,065
Net Position, Beginning 37,498,848 6,373,585 17,566,008 3,706,893 923,111 5,247,674
Net Position, Ending 37,489,957$ 8,369,260 $ 18,572,493 $ 4,075,453 $ 7,568,157 $ 7,744,739 $
Adjustment to reflect the consolidation of internal
service fund activities related to enterprise funds (56,516)
Change in net position of business-type activities 9,950,359$
Business-Type Activities - Enterprise Funds
City of Superior
Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Net Position -
Proprietary Funds
Year Ended December 31, 2025
See notes to financial statements
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Sewerage Landfill Stormwater Golf Broadband Internal
System Utility Utility Course Utility Total Service Funds
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
Cash received from services provided 8,128,905$ 6,915,095 $ 2,999,709 $ 2,750,521 $ 9,220 $ 20,803,450$ 10,805,952 $
Cash paid to suppliers for goods and services (4,126,851) (3,599,380) (680,343) (1,438,543) (557,435) (10,402,552) (8,853,171)
Cash paid to employees for services (2,446,661) (888,529 ) (800,150 ) (1,008,034 ) (163,418 ) (5,306,792 ) (479,997 )
Net cash flows from operating activities 1,555,393 2,427,186 1,519,216 303,944 (711,633) 5,094,106 1,472,784
Cash Flows From Noncapital Financing Activities
Transfers from other funds - - - 350,000 462,068 812,068 775,000
Transfers to other funds (1,321,981) (206,611 ) (817,988 ) - - (2,346,580 ) -
Net cash flows from noncapital financing activities (1,321,981 ) (206,611 ) (817,988 ) 350,00 0 462,06 8 (1,534,512 ) 775,00 0
Cash Flows From Investing Activities
Investment income 366,054 694,561 259,72 7 30,29 6 94,26 9 1,444,90 7 503,74 9
Net cash flows from investing activities 366,054 694,561 259,727 30,296 94,269 1,444,907 503,749
Cash Flows From Capital and Related Financing Activities
Debt issued 1,629,469 - 1,262,091 - - 2,891,560 -
Debt retired (680,019) - (212,335) (44,479) - (936,833) -
Special assessments received (18,221) (3,195) 13,400 - - (8,016) -
Interest and fiscal charges paid (172,836) - (54,438) (18,449) - (245,723) -
Acquisition and construction of capital assets (2,686,378) (50,164) (126,142) (286,920) (3,123,461) (6,273,065) -
Capital contributions received 699,857 - 540,84 9 - 2,435,84 6 3,676,552 -
Capital transfers in - - - - 1,500,00 0 1,500,00 0 -
Net cash flows from capital and related financing activities (1,228,128) (53,359) 1,423,425 (349,848) 812,385 604,475 -
Net change in cash and cash equivalents (628,662) 2,861,777 2,384,380 334,392 657,089 5,608,976 2,751,533
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning 8,540,618 11,915,872 3,726,001 1,382,866 923,111 26,488,468 7,993,895
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Ending 7,911,956$ 14,777,64 9$ 6,110,381 $ 1,717,25 8$ 1,580,20 0$ 32,097,44 4$ 10,745,42 8$
Reconciliation of Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and investments per Statement of Net Position 6,400,989 $ 3,150,286 $ 6,110,381 $ 1,717,258 $ 1,580,200 $ 18,959,114 $ 10,745,428 $
Restricted cash and investments 1,510,967 11,627,363 - - - 13,138,330 -
Cash and Cash Equivalents per Statement of Cash Flows 7,911,956$ 14,777,64 9$ 6,110,381 $ 1,717,25 8$ 1,580,20 0$ 32,097,44 4$ 10,745,42 8$
Reconciliation of Operating Income (Loss) to Net Cash Flows
From Operating Activities
Operating income (loss) 417,981 $ 1,407,318$ 684,287 $ 6,713 $ (775,813)$ 1,740,486 $ 1,169,387 $
Adjustments to reconcile operating income to
net cash flows from operating activities:
Nonoperating Income - 100,407 394,048 - - 494,455 48,929
Noncash items included in income:
Depreciation and amortization 1,498,586 632,853 423,291 272,634 70,290 2,897,654 -
Change in assets, deferred outflows, liabilities
and deferred inflows:
Accounts receivable (125,750) 34,374 (14,057) 9,958 (4,665) (100,140) (4,076)
Due from other funds (42,060) 3,723 5,352 - - (32,985) -
Inventories and prepaid items - - - (12,562) - (12,562) 380,504
Accounts payable (309,146) 15,701 (6,347) 58,038 398 (241,356) 211,542
Due to other funds - - - - - - (46,040)
Other current liabilities 7,207 215,463 4,698 (36,730) 9,270 199,908 (16,915)
Compensated absences 1,920 1,254 1,796 - - 4,970 (76)
OPEB related deferrals and liability 41,352 (2,195) 10,018 5,893 (23) 55,045 (297,002)
Pension related deferrals and asset/liability 65,30
3 18,28 8 16,13 0 - (11,090 ) 88,631 26,531
Net cash flows from operating activities 1,555,39 3$ 2,427,18 6$ 1,519,21 6$ 303,94 4$ (711,633 )$ 5,094,10 6$ 1,472,78 4$
Noncash Capital, Investing and Financing Activities
Capital related accounts payable 458,568$ - $ 6,763$ - $ - $ - $
Capital assets contributed by municipality -$ - $ - $ - $ 2,928,676$ - $
City of Superior
Statement of Cash Flows -
Proprietary Funds
Year Ended December 31, 2025
Business-Type Activities - Enterprise Fund
s
See notes to financial statements
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Custodial Funds
Assets
Cash and investments 1,422,722$
Taxes receivable 28,224,787
Total assets 29,647,509
Liabilities
Due to other governments 29,107,319
Total liabilities 29,107,319
Net Position
Total net position restricted for police evidence 540,190 $
City of Superior
Statement of Fiduciary Net Position -
Custodial Funds
December 31, 2025
See notes to financial statements
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Custodial Funds
Additions
Taxes collected for other governments 17,044,996 $
Deposits received 21,535
Total additions 17,066,531
Deductions
Taxes distributed to other governments 17,044,996
Refund of deposits 14,690
Total deductions 17,059,686
Change in fiduciary net position 6,845
Net Position, Beginning 533,345
Net Position, Ending 540,190$
City of Superior
Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Position -
Custodial Funds
Year Ended December 31, 2025
See notes to financial statements
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City of Superior
Index to Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Page
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies 15
Reporting Entity 15
Government-Wide and Fund Financial Statements 16
Measurement Focus, Basis of Accounting and Financial Statement Presentation 18
Assets, Deferred Outflows of Resources, Liabilities, Deferred Inflows of Resources and
Net Position or Equity 20
Deposits and Investments 20
Receivables 21
Inventories and Prepaid Items 21
Restricted Assets 22
Capital Assets 22
Other Assets 22
Deferred Outflows of Resources 23
Compensated Absences 23
Long-Term Obligations 23
Leases 23
Deferred Inflows of Resources 23
Equity Classifications 24
Pension 25
Postemployment Benefits Other Than Pensions (OPEB) 25
2. Stewardship, Compliance and Accountability 25
Budgetary Information 25
Deficit Balances 26
Limitations on the City's Tax Levy 26
3. Detailed Notes on All Funds 27
Deposits and Investments 27
Receivables 29
Restricted Assets 30
Capital Assets 31
Interfund Receivables/Payables, Advances and Transfers 36
Long-Term Obligations 39
Lease Disclosures 44
Closure and Postclosure Care Cost 45
Net Position/Fund Balances 45
Accounting Changes 47
4. Other Information 47
Employees' Retirement System 47
Risk Management 52
Commitments and Contingencies 53
Other Postemployment Benefits 54
Subsequent Event 61
Tax Abatement 61
Effect of New Accounting Standards on Current-Period Financial Statements 61
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City of Superior
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The accounting policies of the City of Superior, Wisconsin (the City) conform to accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America as applicable to governmental units. The accepted
standard-setting body for establishing governmental accounting and financial reporting principles is the
Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB).
Reporting Entity
This report includes all of the funds of the City. The reporting entity for the City consists of the primary
government and its component units. Component units are legally separate organizations for which the
primary government is financially accountable or other organizations for which the nature and
significance of their relationship with the primary government are such that their exclusion would cause
the reporting entity's financial statements to be misleading. The primary government is financially
accountable if (1) it appoints a voting majority of the organization's governing body and it is able to
impose its will on that organization, (2) it appoints a voting majority of the organization's governing body
and there is a potential for the organization to provide specific financial benefits to, or impose specific
financial burdens on, the primary government, (3) the organization is fiscally dependent on and there is
a potential for the organization to provide specific financial benefits to, or impose specific financial
burdens on, the primary government. Certain legally separate, tax exempt organizations should also be
reported as a component unit if all of the following criteria are met: (1) the economic resources
received or held by the separate organization are entirely or almost entirely for the direct benefit of the
primary government, its component units or its constituents; (2) the primary government or its
component units, is entitled to, or has the ability to access, a majority of the economic resources
received or held by the separate organization; and (3) the economic resources received or held by an
individual organization that the primary government, or its component units, is entitled to, or has the
ability to otherwise access, are significant to the primary government.
Component units are reported using one of three methods, discrete presentation, blended or fiduciary.
Generally, component units should be discretely presented in a separate column in the financial
statements. A component unit should be reported as part of the primary government using the blending
method if it meets any one of the following criteria: (1) the primary government and the component unit
have substantively the same governing body and a financial benefit or burden relationship exists,
(2) the primary government and the component unit have substantively the same governing body and
management of the primary government has operational responsibility for the component unit, (3) the
component unit serves or benefits, exclusively or almost exclusively, the primary government rather
than its citizens or (4) the total debt of the component unit will be paid entirely or almost entirely from
resources of the primary government.
Blended Component Unit
The Redevelopment Authority (the Authority) of the City of Superior is an authority organized by the
City under the laws of the state of Wisconsin. The Authority promotes urban renewal projects and
the alleviation of the conditions of urban blight. It is governed by a seven-member Board appointed
by the City. Because the funds of the Authority are spent on urban development for the benefit of
the City, the Authority is reported as if it were a part of the primary government. The Authority does
not prepare separate financial statements.
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City of Superior
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Government-Wide and Fund Financial Statements
Government-Wide Financial Statements
The statement of net position and statement of activities display information about the reporting
government as a whole. They include all funds of the reporting entity except for fiduciary funds.
The statements distinguish between governmental and business-type activities. Governmental
activities generally are financed through taxes, intergovernmental revenues and other
nonexchange revenues. Business-type activities are financed in whole or in part by fees charged to
external parties for goods or services. Likewise, the primary government is reported separately
from certain legally separate component units for which the primary government is financially
accountable.
The statement of activities demonstrates the degree to which the direct expenses of a given
function or segment are offset by program revenues. Direct expenses are those that are clearly
identifiable with a specific function or segment. The City does not allocate indirect expenses to
functions in the statement of activities. Program revenues include 1) charges to customers or
applicants who purchase, use or directly benefit from goods, services or privileges provided by a
given function or segment, and 2) grants and contributions that are restricted to meeting the
operational or capital requirements of a particular function or segment. Taxes and other items not
included among program revenues are reported as general revenues. Internally dedicated
resources are reported as general revenues rather than as program revenues.
Fund Financial Statements
Financial statements of the
City are organized into funds, each of which is considered to be a
separate accounting entity. Each fund is accounted for by providing a separate set of
self-balancing accounts, which constitute its assets, deferred outflows of resources, liabilities,
deferred inflows of resources, net position/fund balance, revenues and expenditures/expenses.
Funds are organized as major funds or nonmajor funds within the
governmental and proprietary
statements. An emphasis is placed on major funds within the governmental and proprietary
categories. A fund is considered major if it is the primary operating fund of the City or meets the
following criteria:
a. Total assets/deferred outflows of resources, liabilities/deferred inflows of resources,
revenues or expenditures/expenses of that individual governmental or enterprise fund are
at least 10% of the corresponding total for all funds of that category or type, and
b. The same element of the individual governmental or enterprise fund that met the 10% test
is at least 5% of the corresponding total for all governmental and enterprise funds
combined.
c. In addition, any other governmental or enterprise fund that the City believes is particularly
important to financial statement users may be reported as a major fund.
Separate financial statements are provided for governmental funds, proprietary funds and fiduciary
funds, even though the latter 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.
The City reports the following major governmental funds:
General Fund
General Fund accounts for the City's primary operating activities. It is used to account for and
report all financial resources except those accounted for and reported in another fund.
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City of Superior
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Debt Service Fund
Debt Service Fund is used to account for and report financial resources that are restricted,
committed or assigned to expenditure for the payment of general long-term debt principal,
interest and related costs, other than enterprise debt.
Capital Projects Fund
Capital Improvement Program Fund is used to account for and report financial resources that
are restricted, committed or assigned to expenditures for capital outlays, including the
acquisition or construction of capital facilities and other capital assets for the City's Capital
Improvement Program.
Enterprise Funds
The City reports the following major enterprise funds:
Sewerage System accounts for operations of the sewer system.
Landfill utility accounts for operations of the waste collection operations.
Stormwater utility accounts for operations of the stormwater system.
Golf Course Fund accounts for operations of the golf course.
Broadband utility accounts for operations of the broadband system.
The City reports the following nonmajor governmental funds:
Special Revenue Funds
Special Revenue Funds are used to account for and report the proceeds of specific revenue
sources that are restricted or committed to expenditures for specified purposes (other than
debt service or capital projects).
Crime Prevention Police Grant & Liaison
Fire Department Grant Loan
Urban Tree Parks and Recreation Boat Ramp Fees
ARPA Grant Haz Mat Grant
Library HUD CDBG
Home SF Grant 2006-2008 Neighborhood Improvement
Affordable Housing Fire Department PPP
Public Museum Special Events
Economic Development CDBG Revolving Loan
Superior Business Center Municipal Forest
Special Assessment Illegal Tax
Business Improvement District Narcotics
Hotel/Motel Tax Tourism Commission
Revolving Grant 2020
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City of Superior
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Capital Projects Funds
Capital Projects Funds are 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.
Hallet Dock Rehabilitation Project July 2016 Rain Event Project
HAP Grant Project PIDP Grant Project
Tax Increment District No. 9 Tax Increment District No. 12
Tax Increment District No. 13 Tax Increment District No. 14
Tax Increment District No. 15 Tax Increment District No. 16
Tax Increment District No. 17 Tax Increment District No. 18
Tax Increment District No. 19 Redevelopment Authority
In addition, the City reports the following fund types:
Internal Service Funds
Internal Service Funds are used to account for and report the financing of goods or services
provided by one department or agency to other departments or agencies of the City, or to other
governmental units, on a cost-reimbursement basis.
Custodial Funds
Custodial Funds are used to account for and report assets controlled by the City and the
assets are for the benefit of individuals, private organizations and/or other governmental units.
Measurement Focus, Basis of Accounting and Financial Statement Presentation
Government-Wide Financial Statements
The government-wide statement of net position and statement of activities are reported using the
economic resources measurement focus and the accrual basis of accounting. Under the accrual
basis of accounting, revenues are recognized when earned and expenses are recorded when the
liability is incurred or economic asset used. Revenues, expenses, gains, losses, assets and
liabilities resulting from exchange and exchange-like transactions are recognized when the
exchange takes place. Property taxes are recognized as revenues in the year for which they are
levied. Taxes receivable for the following year are recorded as receivables and deferred inflows.
Grants and similar items are recognized as revenue as soon as all eligibility requirements imposed
by the provider are met.
Special assessments are recorded as revenue when earned. Unbilled
receivables are recorded as revenues when services are provided.
As a general rule, the effect of interfund activity has been eliminated from the government-wide
financial statements. Exceptions to this general rule are charges between the City's sewer and
stormwater utilities and various other functions of the government. Elimination of these charges
would distort the direct costs and program revenues reported for the various functions concerned.
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Fund Financial Statements
Governmental fund financial statements are reported using the current financial resources
measurement focus and the modified accrual basis of accounting. Revenues are recorded when
they are both measurable and available. Available means collectible within the current period or
soon enough thereafter to be used to pay liabilities of the current period.
For this purpose, the City
considers revenues to be available if they are collected within 60 days of the end of the current
fiscal period. Expenditures are recorded when the related fund liability is incurred, except for
unmatured interest on long-term debt, claims, judgments, compensated absences and pension
expenditures, which are recorded as a fund liability when expected to be paid with expendable
available financial resources.
Property taxes are recorded in the year levied as receivables and deferred inflows. They are
recognized as revenues in the succeeding year when services financed by the levy are being
provided.
Intergovernmental aids and grants are recognized as revenues in the period the
City is entitled to
the resources and the amounts are available. Amounts owed to the City which are not available
are recorded as receivables and unavailable revenues. Amounts received before eligibility
requirements (excluding time requirements) are met are recorded as liabilities. Amounts received
in advance of meeting time requirements are recorded as deferred inflows.
Special assessments are recorded as revenues when they become measurable and available as
current assets. Annual installments due in future years are reflected as receivables and
unavailable revenues.
Revenues susceptible to accrual include property taxes, miscellaneous taxes, public charges for
services, special assessments and interest. Other general revenues such as fines and forfeitures,
inspection fees, recreation fees and miscellaneous revenues are recognized when received in
cash or when measurable and available under the criteria described above.
Proprietary and Fiduciary Funds
Proprietary and fiduciary fund financial statements are reported using the economic resources
measurement focus and the accrual basis of accounting, as described previously in this note.
The 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 a proprietary fund's principal ongoing operations. The principal
operating revenues of the Sewerage System, Landfill Utility, Stormwater Utility, Golf Course and
Broadband Utility funds are charges to customers for sales and services. Special assessments are
recorded as receivables and contribution revenue when levied. Operating expenses for proprietary
funds include the cost of sales and services, administrative expenses and depreciation on capital
assets. All revenues and expenses not meeting this definition are reported as nonoperating
revenues and expenses.
All Financial Statements
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of
assets, deferred outflows of resources, liabilities and deferred inflows of resources and disclosure
of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts
of revenues and expenditures/expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ
from those estimates.
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Assets, Deferred Outflows of Resources, Liabilities, Deferred Inflows of Resources and Net
Position or Equity
Deposits and Investments
For purposes of the statement of cash flows, the City considers all highly liquid investments with an
initial maturity of three months or less when acquired to be cash equivalents.
Investment of City funds is restricted by Wisconsin state statutes. Available investments are limited
to:
a. Time deposits in any credit union, bank, savings bank or trust company.
b. Bonds or securities of any county, city, drainage district, technical college district, village,
town or school district of the state. Also, bonds issued by a local exposition district, a local
professional baseball park district, a local professional football stadium district, a local
cultural arts district, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority or the
Wisconsin Aerospace Authority.
c. Bonds or securities issued or guaranteed by the federal government.
d. The local government investment pool.
e. Any security maturing in seven years or less and having the highest or second highest
rating category of a nationally recognized rating agency.
f. Securities of an open-end management investment company or investment trust, subject to
various conditions and investment options.
g. Repurchase agreements with public depositories, with certain conditions.
Investment of most trust funds including cemetery perpetual care funds, is regulated by
Chapter 881 of the Wisconsin Statutes. Investment of library trust funds is regulated by
Chapter 112. Those sections give broad authority to use such funds to acquire various kinds of
investments including stocks, bonds and debentures.
The
City has adopted an investment policy. That policy follows the state statute for allowable
investments.
Investments are stated at fair value, which is the amount at which an investment could be
exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties.
Fair values are based on methods and
inputs as outlined in Note 3. No investments are reported at amortized cost. Adjustments
necessary to record investments at fair value are recorded in the operating statement as increases
or decreases in investment income. Investment income on commingled investments of municipal
accounting funds is allocated
based on average balances. The difference between the bank
statement balance and carrying value is due to outstanding checks and/or deposits in transit.
The Wisconsin Local Government Investment Pool (LGIP) is part of the State Investment Fund
(SIF) and is managed by the State of Wisconsin Investment Board. The SIF is not registered with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, but operates under the statutory authority of Wisconsin
Chapter 25. The SIF reports the fair value of its underlying assets annually. Participants in the
LGIP have the right to withdraw their funds in total on one day's notice. At December 31, 2025, the
fair value of the City's share of the LGIP's assets was substantially equal to the amount as reported
in these statements.
See Note 3 for further information.
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Receivables
Property taxes are levied in December on the assessed value as of the prior January 1. In addition
to property taxes for the City, taxes are collected for and remitted to the county government as well
as the local school district and technical college district. Taxes for all state and local governmental
units billed in the current year for the succeeding year are reflected as receivables and due to other
taxing units on the accompanying statement of fiduciary net position.
Property tax calendar - 2025 tax roll:
Lien date and levy date December 2025
Tax bills mailed December 2025
Payment in full, or January 31, 2026
First installment due January 31, 2026
Second installment due July 31, 2026
Tax sale - 2025 delinquent real estate taxes October 2028
Accounts receivable have been shown net of an allowance for uncollectible accounts. Delinquent
real estate taxes as of July 31 are paid in full by the County, which assumes the collection thereof.
No provision for uncollectible accounts receivable has been made for the sewerage system
because they have the right by law to place substantially all delinquent bills on the tax roll and other
delinquent bills are generally not significant.
During the course of operations, transactions occur between individual funds that may result in
amounts owed between funds. Short-term interfund loans are reported as "due to and from other
funds." Long-term interfund loans (noncurrent portion) are reported as "advances from and to other
funds." Interfund receivables and payables between funds within governmental activities are
eliminated in the statement of net position.
Any residual balances outstanding between the
governmental activities and business-type activities are reported in the governmental-wide financial
statements as internal balances.
In the governmental fund financial statements, advances to other funds are offset equally by a
nonspendable fund balance account which indicates that they do not constitute expendable
available financial resources and, therefore, are not available for appropriation or by a restricted
fund balance account, if the funds will ultimately be restricted when the advance is repaid.
The City has received federal and state grant funds for economic development and housing
rehabilitation loan programs to various businesses and individuals. The City records a loan
receivable when the loan has been made and funds have been disbursed. The amount recorded
as economic development and housing rehabilitation loans receivable has been reduced by an
allowance for uncollectible accounts of $574,500.
It is the City's policy to record unavailable revenue for the net amount of the receivable balance. As
loans are repaid, revenue is recognized. When new loans are made from the repayments,
expenditures are recorded. Interest received from loan repayments is recognized as revenue when
received in cash. Any unspent loan repayments at year end are presented as restricted fund
balance in the fund financial statements.
Inventories and Prepaid Items
Governmental fund inventory items are charged to expenditure accounts when purchased. Year-
end inventory was not significant. Proprietary fund inventories are generally used for construction
and/or for operation and maintenance work. They are not for resale. They are valued at cost
based on weighted average and charged to construction and/or operation and maintenance
expense when used.
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Certain payments to vendors reflect costs applicable to future accounting periods and are recorded
as prepaid items in both government-wide and fund financial statements. The cost of prepaid items
is recorded as expenditures/expenses when consumed rather than when purchased.
Restricted Assets
Mandatory segregations of assets are presented as restricted assets. Such segregations are
required by bond agreements and other external parties. Current liabilities payable from these
restricted assets are so classified. The excess of restricted assets over current liabilities payable
from restricted assets will be used first for retirement of related long-term debt. The remainder, if
generated from earnings, is shown as restricted net position.
Capital Assets
Government-Wide Financial Statements
Capital assets, which include property, plant and equipment
(including right-to-use lease
assets), are reported in the government-wide financial statements. Capital assets are defined
by the government as assets with an initial cost of more than $5,000 for general and
infrastructure assets and an estimated useful life in excess of one year. All capital assets are
valued at historical cost or estimated historical cost if actual amounts are unavailable. Donated
capital assets are recorded at their estimated acquisition value at the date of donation.
Additions to and replacements of capital assets of business-type activities are recorded at
original cost, which includes material, labor and overhead. The cost of renewals and
betterments relating to retirement units is added to plant accounts. The cost of property
replaced, retired or otherwise disposed of, is deducted from plant accounts and, generally,
together with removal costs less salvage, is charged to accumulated depreciation.
Depreciation and amortization of all exhaustible capital assets is recorded as an allocated
expense in the statement of activities, with accumulated depreciation and amortization
reflected in the statement of net position. Depreciation and amortization is provided over the
assets' estimated useful lives using the straight-line method. The range of estimated useful
lives by type of asset is as follows:
Buildings 20-50 Years
Land improvements 20-50 Years
Machinery and equipment 5-15 Years
Infrastructure 20-50 Years
Lease assets are typically amortized over the lease term.
Fund Financial Statements
In the fund financial statements, capital assets used in governmental fund operations are
accounted for as capital outlay expenditures of the governmental fund upon acquisition.
Capital assets used in proprietary fund operations are accounted for the same way as in the
government-wide statements.
Other Assets
Property held for resale consists of buildings and improvements and is valued at cost of acquisition
and improvements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Deferred Outflows of Resources
A deferred outflow of resources represents a consumption of net assets that applies to a future
period and will not be recognized as an outflow of resources (expense/expenditure) until that future
time.
Compensated Absences
Under terms of employment, employees are granted sick leave and vacation in varying amounts.
Vacation and sick leave pay is accrued in the government-wide
and proprietary fund financial
statements. A liability for these amounts is reported in governmental funds only if they have
matured, for example, as a result of employee resignations and retirements, and are payable with
expendable resources.
Payments for vacation and sick leave will be made at rates in effect when the benefits are used.
Accumulated vacation and sick leave liabilities at December 31, 2025, are determined on the basis
of current salary rates and include salary related payments.
Long-Term Obligations
All long-term obligations to be repaid from governmental and business-type resources are reported
as liabilities in the government-wide statements. The long-term obligations consist primarily of
notes and bonds payable, financed purchases and accrued compensated absences.
Long-term obligations for governmental funds are not reported as liabilities in the fund financial
statements. The face value of debts (plus any premiums) are reported as other financing sources
and payments of principal and interest are reported as expenditures. The accounting in proprietary
funds is the same as it is in the government-wide statements.
For the government-wide statements and proprietary fund statements, bond premiums and
discounts are amortized over the life of the issue using the straight-line method. The balance at
year end is shown as an increase or decrease in the liability section of the statement of net
position.
Leases
The City is a lessor because it leases capital assets to other entities. As a lessor, the City reports a
lease receivable and corresponding deferred inflow of resources in both the fund financial
statements and government-wide financial statements. The City continues to report and depreciate
the capital assets being leased as capital assets of the primary government.
The City is a lessee because it leases capital assets from other entities. As a lessee, the City
reports a lease liability and an intangible right-to-use capital asset (known as the lease asset) on
the government-wide financial statements and proprietary fund statements. In the governmental
fund financial statements, the City recognizes lease proceeds and capital outlay at initiation of the
lease, and the outflow of resources for the lease liability as a debt service payment.
Deferred Inflows of Resources
A deferred inflow of resources represents an acquisition of net assets that applies to a future
period and therefore will not be recognized as an inflow of resources (revenue) until that future
time.
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Equity Classifications
Government-Wide Statements
Equity is classified as net position and displayed in three components:
a. Net Investment in Capital Assets - Consists of capital assets including restricted
capital assets, net of accumulated depreciation/amortization and reduced by the
outstanding balances (excluding unspent debt proceeds) of any bonds, mortgages,
notes or other borrowings that are attributable to the acquisition, construction or
improvement of those assets.
b. Restricted Net Position - Consists of net position with constraints placed on their use
either by 1) external groups such as creditors, grantors, contributors or laws or
regulations of other governments or, 2) law through constitutional provisions or
enabling legislation.
c. Unrestricted Net Position - All other net positions that do not meet the definitions of
"restricted" or "net investment in capital assets."
When both restricted and unrestricted resources are available for use, it is the City's policy to
use restricted resources first, then unrestricted resources as they are needed.
Fund Statements
Governmental fund balances are displayed as follows:
a. Nonspendable - Includes fund balance amounts that cannot be spent either because
they are not in spendable form or because legal or contractual requirements require
them to be maintained intact.
b. Restricted - Consists of fund balances with constraints placed on their use either by
1) external groups such as creditors, grantors, contributors or laws or regulations of
other governments or 2) law through constitutional provisions or enabling legislation.
c. Committed - Includes fund balance amounts that are constrained for specific
purposes that are internally imposed by the government through formal action of the
highest level of decision making authority. Fund balance amounts are committed
through a formal action (resolution) of the City Council. This formal action must occur
prior to the end of the reporting period, but the amount of the commitment, which will
be subject to the constraints, may be determined in the subsequent period. Any
changes to the constraints imposed require the same formal action of the
City Council
that originally created the commitment.
d. Assigned - Includes spendable fund balance amounts that are intended to be used for
specific purposes that do not meet the criteria to be classified as restricted or
committed.
The Council may take official action to assign amounts. Assignments may
take place after the end of the reporting period.
e. Unassigned - Includes residual positive fund balance within the general fund which
has not been classified within the other above mentioned categories. Unassigned fund
balance may also include negative balances for any governmental fund if expenditures
exceed amounts restricted, committed or assigned for those purposes.
Proprietary fund equity is classified the same as in the government-wide statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
The City considers restricted amounts to be spent first when both restricted and unrestricted
fund balance is available unless there are legal documents / contracts that prohibit doing this,
such as in grant agreements requiring dollar for dollar spending. Additionally, the City would
first use committed, then assigned and lastly unassigned amounts of unrestricted fund balance
when expenditures are made.
See Note 3 for further information.
Pension
The fiduciary net position of the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) has been determined using
the flow of economic resources measurement focus and accrual basis of accounting. This includes
for purposes of measuring the following:
Net Pension Liability (Asset);
Deferred Outflows of Resources and Deferred Inflows of Resources Related to Pensions;
and
Pension Expense (Revenue).
Information about the fiduciary net position of the WRS and additions to/deductions from WRS'
fiduciary net position have been determined on the same basis as they are reported by the WRS.
For this purpose, benefit payments (including refunds of employee contributions) are recognized
when due and payable in accordance with the benefit terms. Investments are reported at fair value.
Postemployment Benefits Other Than Pensions (OPEB)
The fiduciary net position of the Local Retiree Life Insurance Fund (LRLIF) has been determined
using the flow of economic resources measurement focus and the accrual basis of accounting.
This includes for purposes of measuring following:
Net OPEB Liability (Asset);
Deferred Outflows of Resources and Deferred Inflows of Resources Related to Other
Postemployment Benefits; and
OPEB Expense (Revenue).
Information about the fiduciary net position of the LRLIF and additions to/deductions from LRLIF's
fiduciary net position have been determined on the same basis as they are reported by LRLIF. For
this purpose, benefit payments (including refunds of member contributions) are recognized when
due and payable in accordance with the benefit terms. Investments are reported at fair value.
For purposes of measuring the total OPEB liability and OPEB expense, the City's single-employer
defined benefit retiree healthcare plan recognizes benefit payments when due and payable in
accordance with the benefit terms.
2. Stewardship, Compliance and Accountability
Budgetary Information
A budget has been adopted for the
all funds except the ARPA grant fund. A budget has not been
formally adopted for the ARPA grant fund. Wisconsin Statute 65.90 requires that an annual budget be
adopted for all funds.
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Deficit Balances
Generally accepted accounting principles require disclosure of individual funds that have deficit
balances at year end.
As of December 31, 2025, the following individual funds held a deficit balance:
Fund Amount Reason
Capital Improvement Program $ 4,099,872 Insufficient revenues to cover
expenditures
Tax Increment District No. 13 4,525 Insufficient tax increment generated
Tax Increment District No. 16 115,698 Insufficient tax increment generated
Tax Increment District No. 17 864,348 Insufficient tax increment generated
Tax Increment District No. 18 69,362 Insufficient tax increment generated
Tax Increment District No. 19 18,686 Insufficient tax increment generated
Crime Prevention 94,565 Insufficient revenues to cover
expenditures
Fire Department PPP 14,494 Insufficient revenues to cover
expenditures
Public Museum 26,789 Insufficient revenues to cover
expenditures
Special Events 31,954 Insufficient revenues to cover
expenditures
Illegal Tax 21,747 Insufficient revenues to cover
expenditures
TIF district deficits are anticipated to be funded with future incremental taxes levied over the life of the
districts, which is 27 years for the districts created before October 1, 1995, and 23 years for districts
created thereafter through September 30, 2004. Beginning October 1, 2004, the life of new districts
varies by type of district (20-27 years) and may be extended in some cases.
Other deficits will be
funded with future contributions, general tax revenues or long-term borrowing.
Limitations on the City's Tax Levy
Wisconsin law limits the City's future tax levies. Generally the City is limited to its prior tax levy dollar
amount (excluding TIF Districts), increased by the greater of the percentage change in the City's
equalized value due to net new construction or zero percent. Changes in debt service from one year to
the next are generally exempt from this limit with certain exceptions. The City is required to reduce its
allowable levy by the estimated amount of fee revenue it collects for certain services, if those services
were funded in 2013 by the property tax levy. Levies can be increased above the allowable limits if the
amount is approved by referendum.
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
3. Detailed Notes on All Funds
Deposits and Investments
The City's deposits and investments at year end were comprised of the following:
Carrying
Value
Statement
Balances Associated Risks
Deposits $ 7,522,251 $ 8,108,567 Custodial credit
U.S. agencies, implicitly guaranteed 8,440,031 8,440,031
Custodial credit, credit,
concentration of credit,
interest rate
U.S. treasuries 11,448,139 11,448,139
Custodial credit, interest
rate
Negotiable CDs 30,411,364 30,411,364
Custodial credit, credit,
concentration of credit,
interest rate
LGIP 11,072,060 11,072,060 Credit
Petty cash 43,952 - N/A
Total deposits and investments $ 68,937,797 $ 69,480,161
Reconciliation to financial statements
Per statement of net position:
Unrestricted cash and investments $ 54,286,676
Restricted cash and investments 13,228,399
Per statement of net position, fiduciary
funds:
Custodial fund 1,422,722
Total deposits and investments $ 68,937,797
Deposits in each local and area bank are insured by the FDIC in the amount of $250,000 for time and
savings accounts (including NOW accounts) and $250,000 for demand deposit accounts
(interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing). In addition, if deposits are held in an institution outside of
the state in which the government is located, insured amounts are further limited to a total of $250,000
for the combined amount of all deposit accounts.
Bank accounts are also insured by the State Deposit Guarantee Fund in the amount of $1,000,000.
However, due to the nature of this fund, recovery of material principal losses may not be significant to
individual municipalities. This coverage has been considered in computing custodial credit risk.
The Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC), created by the Securities Investor Protection
Act of 1970, is an independent government-sponsored corporation (not an agency of the U.S.
government).
SIPC membership provides account protection up to a maximum of $500,000 per customer, of which
$250,000 may be in cash.
$41,599,232 of the City's investments are covered by SIPC. Additionally,
through RBC Capital Markets, LLC, accounts have additional securities coverage of $99.5 million per
customer, subject to a $400 million aggregate firm limit.
The
City maintains collateral agreements with its banks. At December 31, 2025, the banks had
pledged various government securities in the amount of $22,922,313 to secure the City's deposits.
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
The City categorizes its fair value measurements within the fair value hierarchy established by
generally accepted accounting principles. The hierarchy is based on the valuation inputs used to
measure the fair value of the asset. Level 1 inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical
assets; Level 2 inputs are significant other observable inputs; Level 3 inputs are significant
unobservable inputs.
The valuation methods for recurring fair value measurements are as follows:
Matrix pricing model
December 31, 2025
Investment Type Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
U.S. agencies, implicitly guaranteed $ - $ 8,440,031 $ - $ 8,440,031
U.S. treasuries - 11,448,139 - 11,448,139
Negotiable CDs - 30,411,364 - 30,411,364
Total $ - $ 50,299,534 $ - $ 50,299,534
Custodial Credit Risk
Deposits
Custodial credit risk is the risk that in the event of a financial institution failure, the City's
deposits may not be returned to the City.
The City does not have any deposits exposed to custodial credit risk.
Investments
For an investment, custodial credit risk is the risk that, in the event of the failure of the
counterparty, the City will not be able to recover the value of its investments or collateral
securities that are in the possession of an outside party.
The City does not have any investments exposed to custodial credit risk.
Credit Risk
Credit risk is the risk that an issuer or other counterparty to an investment will not fulfill its
obligations.
As of December 31, 2025, the City's investments were rated as follows:
Investment Type
Standard
& Poors
Moody's
Investors
Services
U.S. agencies, implicitly guaranteed AA+ AA1
The City's negotiable CDs are not rated.
The City also held investments in the following external pool which is not rated:
LGIP
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Concentration of Credit Risk
Concentration of credit risk is the risk of loss attributed to the magnitude of a government's
investment in a single issuer.
At December 31, 2025, the City's investment portfolio was concentrated as follows:
Issuer
Investment Type
Percentage
of Net
Position
Federal Home Loan Bank U.S. agencies, implicitly guaranteed %6.80
Federal Farm Credit Bank U.S. agencies, implicitly guaranteed 6.20
Interest Rate Risk
Interest rate risk is the risk that changes in interest rates will adversely affect the value of an
investment.
As of December 31, 2025, the City's investments were as follows:
Maturity (in
Months)
Investment Type Fair Value
Less Than 1
Year 1-5 Years 6-10 Years
U.S. agencies, implicitly guaranteed $ 8,440,031 $ 1,820,490 $ 4,776,783 $ 1,842,758
U.S. treasuries 11,448,139 290,093 10,897,821 260,225
Certificates of deposit, negotiable 30,411,364 8,258,231 21,908,696 244,437
Total $ 50,299,534 $ 10,368,814 $ 37,583,300 $ 2,347,420
See Note 1 for further information on deposit and investment policies.
Receivables
All of the receivables on the balance sheet are expected to be collected within one year except
delinquent personal property taxes of $45,143 and leases receivable of $2,043,789 in the general fund
and loans of $1,439,534 and opioid settlement funds of $204,778 in the nonmajor governmental funds.
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Governmental funds report unavailable or unearned revenue in connection with receivables for
revenues that are not considered to be available to liquidate liabilities of the current period. Property
taxes levied for the subsequent year are not earned and cannot be used to liquidate liabilities of the
current period. Governmental funds also defer revenue recognition in connection with resources that
have been received, but not yet earned. At the end of the current fiscal year, the various components
of unavailable revenue and unearned revenue reported in the governmental funds were as follows:
Unearned
Unavailable
Property taxes receivable for subsequent year $ 14,556,287 $ -
Special assessments not yet due 256,207 252,257
Loans receivable - 1,018,630
Grants received in advance of incurring allowable expenditures 835,732 -
Grants receivable - 228,596
Leases receivable 2,222,471 -
Total unearned/unavailable revenue for governmental
funds $ 17,870,697 $ 1,499,483
Unearned revenue included in liabilities $ 835,732
Unearned revenue included in deferred inflows 17,034,965
Total unearned revenue for governmental funds $ 17,870,697
Restricted Assets
The following represent the balances of the restricted assets:
Long-Term Debt Accounts
Redemption - Used to segregate resources accumulated for debt service payments over the next
twelve months.
Depreciation - Used to report resources set aside to fund plant renewals and replacement or make
up potential future deficiencies in the redemption account.
The City also makes annual contributions to a trust to finance closure and post-closure care of the
City landfill. See Note 3.
Following is a list of restricted assets at December 31, 2025:
Restricted
Assets
Bond redemption and depreciation account $ 1,510,967
Closure and postclosure care 11,627,363
Library endowments 90,069
Total $ 13,228,399
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Capital Assets
Capital asset activity for the year ended December 31, 2025, was as follows:
Beginning
Balance Adjustments* Additions Deletions
Ending
Balance
Governmental Activities
Capital assets not being
depreciated / amortized:
Land $ 14,875,995 $ - $ - $ - $ 14,875,995
Construction in progress 7,485,350 (2,551,940) 10,203,498 3,289,181 11,847,727
Total capital assets not
being depreciated /
amortized 22,361,345 (2,551,940) 10,203,498 3,289,181 26,723,722
Capital assets being
depreciated / amortized:
Land improvements 17,724,045 - 3,246,062 50,680 20,919,427
Buildings and
improvements 29,936,817 - 509,323 - 30,446,140
Machinery and equipment 24,905,737 - 1,083,276 775,213 25,213,800
Roads 58,292,326 (376,736) 267,185 - 58,182,775
Sidewalks/bikepaths 15,902,537 - 313,784 126,983 16,089,338
Leased assets, buildings 375,654 - - - 375,654
Total capital assets
being depreciated /
amortized 147,137,116 (376,736) 5,419,630 952,876 151,227,134
Total capital assets 169,498,461 (2,928,676) 15,623,128 4,242,057 177,950,856
Less accumulated
depreciation / amortization
for:
Land improvements $ (8,341,587) $ - $ (876,775) $ 47,436 $ (9,170,926)
Buildings and
improvements (12,562,198) - (1,064,037) - (13,626,235)
Machinery and equipment (18,224,133) - (1,521,449) 672,374 (19,073,208)
Roads (35,389,058) - (2,287,262) - (37,676,320)
Sidewalks/bikepaths (9,889,211) - (452,446) 126,983 (10,214,674)
Leased assets, buildings (133,433) - (75,131) - (208,564)
Total accumulated
depreciation /
amortization (84,539,620) - (6,277,100) 846,793 (89,969,927)
Net capital assets
being depreciated /
amortized 62,597,496 (376,736) (857,470) 106,083 61,257,207
Total governmental
activities capital
assets $ 84,958,841 $ (2,928,676) $ 9,346,028 $ 3,395,264 $ 87,980,929
* Assets contributed to Broadband Utility.
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Depreciation / amortization expense was charged to functions as follows:
Governmental Activities
General government $ 162,220
Public safety 1,180,226
Public works 3,616,044
Culture, recreation and education 1,318,610
Total governmental activities depreciation / amortization
expense $ 6,277,100
Business-Type Activities
Beginning
Balance Additions Deletions
Ending
Balance
Sewerage System
Capital assets not being depreciated:
Land $ 28,860 $ - $ - $ 28,860
Construction in progress 6,390,148 2,491,748 5,051,875 3,830,021
Total capital assets not being
depreciated 6,419,008 2,491,748 5,051,875 3,858,881
Capital assets being depreciated:
Buildings and improvements 18,271,952 - - 18,271,952
Machinery and equipment 7,118,020 276,224 - 7,394,244
Infrastructure 35,021,061 5,249,185 - 40,270,246
Total capital assets being depreciated 60,411,033 5,525,409 - 65,936,442
Total capital assets 66,830,041 8,017,157 5,051,875 69,795,323
Less accumulated depreciation for:
Buildings and improvements (14,349,501) (385,790) - (14,735,291)
Machinery and equipment (5,861,050) (195,480) - (6,056,530)
Infrastructure (11,698,229) (917,316) - (12,615,545)
Total accumulated depreciation (31,908,780) (1,498,586) - (33,407,366)
Net capital assets being depreciated 28,502,253 4,026,823 - 32,529,076
Net sewerage system capital assets $ 34,921,261 $ 6,518,571 $ 5,051,875 $ 36,387,957
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Beginning
Balance Additions Deletions
Ending
Balance
Landfill Utility
Capital assets not being depreciated:
Land $ 61,240 $ - $ - $ 61,240
Total capital assets not being
depreciated 61,240 - - 61,240
Capital assets being :
Land improvements 18,132,369 50,164 - 18,182,533
Buildings and improvements 178,714 - - 178,714
Machinery and equipment 5,397,753 - - 5,397,753
Total capital assets being depreciated 23,708,836 50,164 - 23,759,000
Total capital assets 23,770,076 50,164 - 23,820,240
Less accumulated depreciation for:
Land improvements (14,614,462) (152,520) - (14,766,982)
Buildings and improvements (178,715) - - (178,715)
Machinery and equipment (2,213,174) (480,333) - (2,693,507)
Total accumulated depreciation (17,006,351) (632,853) - (17,639,204)
Net capital assets being depreciated 6,702,485 (582,689) - 6,119,796
Net landfill utility capital assets $ 6,763,725 $ (582,689) $ - $ 6,181,036
Beginning
Balance Additions Deletions
Ending
Balance
Stormwater Utility
Capital assets not being depreciated:
Land $ 246,622 $ - $ - $ 246,622
Construction in progress 571,852 33,020 563,579 41,293
Total capital assets not being
depreciated 818,474 33,020 563,579 287,915
Capital assets being depreciated:
Land Improvements 17,132,028 563,579 - 17,695,607
Machinery and equipment 851,305 85,762 - 937,067
Total capital assets being depreciated 17,983,333 649,341 - 18,632,674
Total capital assets 18,801,807 682,361 563,579 18,920,589
Less accumulated depreciation for:
Land Improvements (3,998,390) (357,927) - (4,356,317)
Machinery and equipment (603,001) (65,364) - (668,365)
Total accumulated depreciation (4,601,391) (423,291) - (5,024,682)
Net capital assets being depreciated 13,381,942 226,050 - 13,607,992
Net stormwater utility capital assets $ 14,200,416 $ 259,070 $ 563,579 $ 13,895,907
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Beginning
Balance Additions Deletions
Ending
Balance
Golf Course
Capital assets not being depreciated /
amortized:
Land $ 1,294,000 $ - $ - $ 1,294,000
Construction in progress 47,166 128,634 - 175,800
Total capital assets not being
depreciated 1,341,166 128,634 - 1,469,800
Capital assets being depreciated / amortized:
Land improvements 1,736,816 - - 1,736,816
Buildings and improvements 774,348 39,500 - 813,848
Machinery and equipment 1,300,682 118,786 23,469 1,395,999
Leased assets, equipment 252,643 - - 252,643
Total capital assets being depreciated /
amortized 4,064,489 158,286 23,469 4,199,306
Total capital assets 5,405,655 286,920 23,469 5,669,106
Less accumulated depreciation / amortization
for:
Land improvements (1,657,042) (27,703) - (1,684,745)
Buildings and improvements (580,904) (17,954) - (598,858)
Machinery and equipment (657,781) (201,712) 23,469 (836,024)
Leased assets, equipment (25,263) (25,265) - (50,528)
Total accumulated depreciation /
amortization (2,920,990) (272,634) 23,469 (3,170,155)
Net capital assets being depreciated /
amortized 1,143,499 (114,348) - 1,029,151
Net golf course capital assets $ 2,484,665 $ 14,286 $ - $ 2,498,951
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Beginning
Balance Adjustments * Additions Deletions
Ending
Balance
Broadband Utility
Capital assets not being
depreciated:
Construction in progress $ - $ 2,551,940 $ 3,500,197 $ 6,052,137 $ -
Total capital assets not
being depreciated - 2,551,940 3,500,197 6,052,137 -
Capital assets being
depreciated:
Land improvements $ - $ 376,736 $ 5,431,195 $ - $ 5,807,931
Machinery and equipment - - 244,206 - 244,206
Total capital assets
being depreciated - 376,736 5,675,401 - 6,052,137
Total capital assets - 2,928,676 9,175,598 6,052,137 6,052,137
Less accumulated
depreciation for:
Land improvements - - (58,080) - (58,080)
Machinery and equipment - - (12,210) - (12,210)
Total accumulated
depreciation - - (70,290) - (70,290)
Net capital assets
being depreciated - 376,736 5,605,111 - 5,981,847
Net broadband utility
capital assets $ - $ 2,928,676 $ 9,105,308 $ 6,052,137 $ 5,981,847
* Assets contributed from governmental activities.
Business-type activities capital assets,
net as reported in the statement of net
position $ 58,370,067 $ 15,314,546 $ 11,667,591 $ 64,945,698
Depreciation / amortization expense was charged to functions as follows:
Business-Type Activities
Sewerage $ 1,498,586
Landfill 632,853
Stormwater 423,291
Golf course 272,634
Broadband 70,290
Total business-type activities, net as reported in the statement
of net position expense $ 2,897,654
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City of Superior
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Interfund Receivables/Payables, Advances and Transfers
Interfund Receivables/Payables
The following is a schedule of interfund receivables and payables including any overdrafts on
pooled cash and investment accounts:
Receivable Fund Payable Fund Amount
General fund Nonmajor governmental funds $ 100,730
Sewerage system General fund 540,468
Landfill utility General fund 170,634
Stormwater utility General fund 102,674
Total, fund financial statements 914,506
Less fund eliminations (100,730)
Add interfund receivables created with internal service fund eliminations 142,551
Total internal balances, government-wide statement of net position $ 956,327
All amounts are due within one year.
These interfunds resulted from the time lag between the dates that (1) interfund goods and
services are provided or reimbursable expenditures occur, (2) transactions are recorded in the
accounting system and (3) payments between funds are made.
Advances
The general fund, economic development and redevelopment authority are advancing funds to Tax
Increment District Nos. 14, 16, 17, 18 and 19. The amount advanced is determined by the
deficiency of revenues over expenditures and other financing sources since the district's inception.
Repayment schedules have been established for the advances payable from the tax increment
districts which includes annual interest of 4%.
The general fund is advancing funds to the Crime Prevention and Capital Improvement Program
funds. The amount advanced is determined by the deficiency of revenues over expenditures and
other financing sources. No repayment schedule has been established.
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
The following is a schedule of interfund advances:
Receivable Fund Payable Fund Amount
Amount Not
Due Within
One Year
General fund Crime Prevention $ 95,295 $ 95,295
General fund Capital Improvement Program 269,344 269,344
General fund Tax Increment District No. 14 66,882 66,882
General fund Tax Increment District No. 16 79,569 79,569
Economic Development Tax Increment District No. 17 486,196 486,196
Redevelopment Authority Tax Increment District No. 17 378,152 378,152
General fund Tax Increment District No. 17 875,283 875,283
General fund Tax Increment District No. 18 69,362 69,362
General fund Tax Increment District No. 19 17,946 17,946
Total, fund financial statements 2,338,029
Less fund eliminations (2,338,029)
Total, interfund advances, government-wide statement of
net position $ -
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Transfers
The following is a schedule of interfund transfers:
Fund Transferred To Fund Transferred From Amount Principal Purpose
General fund Sewerage system $ 85,175 Reimbursement for services
General fund Landfill utility 206,611 Reimbursement for services
General fund
Nonmajor governmental
funds 246,546
Room tax and expenditure
reimbursement
Capital improvement program
Nonmajor governmental
funds 374,022
Reimbursement of previous
library project costs,
sidewalk special
assessments collected
Capital improvement program Sewerage system 1,212,706 Capital purchases
Capital improvement program Stormwater utility 717,988 Capital purchases
Debt service
Capital improvement
program 170,000 Fire truck debt services
Golf course
Capital improvement
program 350,000 Capital purchases
Internal service funds
Capital improvement
program 775,000 Technology purchases
Broadband utility
Capital improvement
program 1,500,000 Annual transfers
Broadband utility
Nonmajor governmental
funds 462,068 Operating expenses
Nonmajor governmental funds
Capital improvement
program 50,000
Neighborhood improvement
transfer
Nonmajor governmental funds Debt service 2,387,974 TID projects
Nonmajor governmental funds
Nonmajor governmental
funds 27,232
Room tax and TID 12
closeout
Nonmajor governmental funds Sewerage system 24,100
Contribution for replanting
trees
Nonmajor governmental funds General fund 1,603,669
Library funding budget
transfer, police department
grant match, City portion of
liaison officers, and tree
fund transfer
Nonmajor governmental funds Stormwater utility 100,000 Capital purchases
Total, fund financial statements 10,293,091
Less fund eliminations (4,859,443)
Less government-wide eliminations (5,399,136)
Less capital assets contributed to the broadband utility (5,364,522)
Total transfers, government-wide statement of
activities $ (5,330,010)
Generally, transfers are used to (1) move revenues from the fund that collects them to the fund
that the budget requires to expend them, (2) move receipts restricted to debt service from the
funds collecting the receipts to the debt service fund and (3) use unrestricted revenues collected in
the general fund to finance various programs accounted for in other funds in accordance with
budgetary authorizations.
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City of Superior
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Long-Term Obligations
Long-term obligations activity for the year ended December 31, 2025, was as follows:
Beginning
Balance Increases Decreases
Ending
Balance
Amounts Due
Within One
Year
Governmental Activities
Bonds and notes payable:
General obligation debt $ 27,865,000 $ - $ 2,370,000 $ 25,495,000 $ 2,120,000
General obligation notes from direct
borrowings and direct placements 218,070 - 202,470 15,600 15,600
(Discounts)/Premiums:
Bond premium 864,373 - 93,378 770,995 -
Total bonds and notes payable 28,947,443 - 2,665,848 26,281,595 2,135,600
Other liabilities:
Compensated absences* 67,235 8,511 - 75,746 12,877
Financed purchases 790,309 - 249,712 540,597 -
Total other liabilities 857,544 8,511 249,712 616,343 12,877
Total governmental activities
long-term liabilities, excluding
lease liabilities $ 29,804,987 $ 8,511 $ 2,915,560 $ 26,897,938 $ 2,148,477
Lease liabilities (Note 3) $ 167,090 $ 80,740
Total governmental activities long-
term liabilities $ 27,065,028 $ 2,229,217
Business-Type Activities
Bonds and notes payable:
Revenue bonds from direct borrowings
and direct placements $ 8,695,647 $ 2,891,560 $ 892,354 $ 10,694,853 $ 1,010,887
Total bonds and notes payable 8,695,647 2,891,560 892,354 10,694,853 1,010,887
Other liabilities:
Compensated absences* 2,476 4,970 - 7,446 1,266
Landfill closure and postclosure liability 12,802,172 214,956 - 13,017,128 -
Total other liabilities 12,804,648 219,926 - 13,024,574 1,266
Total business-type activities
long-term liabilities, excluding
lease liabilities $ 21,500,295 $ 3,111,486 $ 892,354 $ 23,719,427 $ 1,012,153
Lease liabilities (Note 3) $ 180,651 $ 48,649
Total business-type activities long-
term liabilities $ 23,900,078 $ 1,060,802
*The change in the compensated absences liability is presented as a net change.
In accordance with Wisconsin Statutes, total general obligation indebtedness of the City may not
exceed 5% of the equalized value of taxable property within the City's jurisdiction. The debt limit as of
December 31, 2025, was $138,401,445. Total general obligation debt outstanding at year end was
$25,510,600.
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
General Obligation Debt
All general obligation debt payable is backed by the full faith and credit of the City. Debt in the
governmental funds will be retired by future property tax levies or tax increments accumulated by
the debt service fund.
Governmental Activities
General Obligation Debt
Date of
Issue
Final
Maturity
Interest
Rates
Original
Indebtedness
Balance
December 31,
2025
2006B State Trust Fund
Loan * 07/2006 03/2026 4.5% $ 214,991 $ 15,600
2014A Corporate Purpose
Bonds 08/2014 06/2034 2.0-4.0 6,375,000 1,525,000
2015A Street
Improvement Bonds 02/2015 02/2031 2.75-3.0 3,870,000 2,230,000
2016A Corporate Purpose
Bonds 06/2016 12/2036 2.0-3.0 2,065,000 1,290,000
2016B Promissory Note 06/2016 12/2026 1.5-2.5 770,000 85,000
2017B Street
Improvement Bonds 04/2017 12/2037 3.0-4.0 5,380,000 3,990,000
2018A Corporate Purpose
Bonds 04/2018 04/2038 3.0-3.5 5,400,000 4,280,000
2018C Community
Development Bonds 08/2018 12/2035 3.0-3.7 1,415,000 1,020,000
2019A Community
Development Bonds 12/2019 03/2031 2.0-2.5 1,345,000 845,000
2020B Corporate Purpose
Bonds 04/2020 12/2040 2.0-4.0 3,750,000 3,475,000
2021A Corporate Purpose
Bonds 04/2021 10/2041 1.1-3.0 3,090,000 2,855,000
2021B Refunding Bonds 08/2021 10/2031 1.0-2.0 3,595,000 2,145,000
2024B GO Note 05/2024 11/2039 4.0-5.0 1,925,000 1,755,000
Total governmental activities, general obligation debt $ 25,510,600
* considered direct placement or direct borrowing
Debt service requirements to maturity are as follows:
Governmental Activities
General Obligation Debt
Years Principal Interest
2026 $ 2,120,000 $ 724,837
2027 2,090,000 662,258
2028 2,160,000 600,182
2029 2,220,000 539,620
2030 2,270,000 481,396
2031-2035 9,510,000 1,558,757
2036-2040 4,925,000 347,668
2041 200,000 2,000
Total $ 25,495,000 $ 4,916,718
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City of Superior
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Governmental Activities
General Obligation Notes
From Direct Borrowings
and Direct Placements
Year Principal Interest
2026 $ 15,600 $ 702
Revenue Debt
Business-type activities revenue bonds are payable only from revenues derived from the operation
of the sewerage system and stormwater utility.
The City has pledged future sewerage system revenues, net of specified operating expenses, to
repay revenue bonds issued in 2012, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024, and 2025. Proceeds from the
bonds provided financing for the sewerage system improvements. The bonds are payable solely
from the sewerage system revenues and are payable through 2044. Annual principal and interest
payments on the bonds are expected to require 53.30% of net revenues. The total principal and
interest remaining to be paid on the bonds is $9,745,743. Principal and interest paid for the current
year and total customer net revenues were $842,855 and $962,674, respectively.
The City has pledged future stormwater utility revenues, net of specified operating expenses, to
repay revenue bonds issued in 2010 and 2025. Proceeds from the bonds provided financing for
the stormwater utility capital projects. The bonds are payable solely from the stormwater system
revenues and are payable through 2044. Annual principal and interest payments on the bonds are
expected to require 14.10% of net revenues. The total principal and interest remaining to be paid
on the bonds is $2,521,504. Principal and interest paid for the current year and total customer net
revenues were $256,774 and $943,365, respectively.
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Revenue debt payable at December 31, 2025, consists of the following:
Business-Type Activities Revenue Debt
Date of
Issue
Final
Maturity
Interest
Rates
Original
Indebtedness
Balance
December 31,
2025
Sewerage System
2012B Clean Water Fund
Revenue Bonds * 02/2012 05/2031 2.4% $ 3,348,738 $ 1,240,462
2017A Clean Water Fund
Revenue Bonds * 02/2017 05/2036 2.4 1,640,000 1,039,411
2018B Sewer System
Revenue Bonds * 07/2018 05/2028 1.9 1,439,290 462,443
2020B Clean Water Fund
Revenue Bonds * 02/2020 05/2039 1.7 2,823,890 2,280,676 (1)
2022B Clean Water Fund
Revenue Bonds * 06/2022 05/2042 2.0 738,215 888,546 (2)
2024A Clean Water Fund
Revenue Bonds * 01/2024 05/2043 2.145 1,868,364 1,791,083 (3)
2024A Clean Water Fund
Revenue Bonds * 04/2025 05/2044 2.2 811,701 811,701
Total sewerage system 8,514,322
(1) - During 2020, the utility was authorized to issue $3,217,370 of sewerage system Clean Water
Fund revenue bonds. The original amount reported above has been issued as of December 31,
2025. The repayment schedule is for the amount issued.
(2) - During 2022, the utility was authorized to issue $1,059,522 of sewerage system Clean Water
Fund revenue bonds. The original amount reported above has been issued as of December 31,
2025. The repayment schedule is for the amount issued.
(3) - During 2024, the utility was authorized to issue $1,880,617 of sewerage system Clean Water
Fund revenue bonds. The original amount reported above has been issued as of December 31,
2025. The repayment schedule is for the amount issued.
Stormwater Utility
2010 Storm Water Revenue
Bonds * 01/2010 05/2029 3.2% 3,398,121 918,440
2025B Storm Water Revenue
Bonds * 04/2025 05/2044 2.2 1,262,091 1,262,091
Total landfill utility 2,180,531
* Considered direct placement or direct borrowing.
Total business-type activities, revenue debt $ 10,694,853
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Debt service requirements to maturity are as follows:
Business-Type Activities
Revenue Debt
Years Principal Interest
2026 $ 1,010,887 $ 220,555
2027 1,034,332 196,418
2028 1,058,348 172,110
2029 923,000 148,708
2030 697,215 130,132
2031-2035 2,786,242 461,328
2036-2040 2,205,365 206,599
2041-2044 979,464 36,544
Total $ 10,694,853 $ 1,572,394
Financed Purchases
Financed purchases are payable from the Capital Improvement Program fund.
Financed purchases at December 31, 2025 consist of the following:
Governmental Activities
Financed Purchases
Date of
Issue
Final
Maturity
Interest
Rates
Original
Indebtedness
Balance
December 31,
2025
Platform Truck 09/10/2020 01/15/2030 2.66% $ 1,273,400 $ 540,597
Total governmental activities financed purchases $ 540,597
Debt service requirements to maturity are as follows:
Governmental Activities
Financed Purchases
Years Principal Interest
2027 $ 129,867 $ 14,402
2028 133,327 10,942
2029 136,878 7,390
2030 140,525 3,744
Total $ 540,597 $ 36,478
Other Debt Information
The City's outstanding State Trust Fund Loans from direct borrowing related to governmental
activities of $15,600 contain clauses that any delinquent payments are subject to a penalty of one
percent per month and shall be deducted from any state payments that are due to the City.
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
The City's outstanding debt from direct borrowings or direct placements related to the sewerage
system and stormwater utility of $10,694,853 contain provisions that (1) any delinquent payments
can be deducted from any state payments that are due to the City or a special charge may be
added to the taxes apportioned to and levied upon the County in which the City is located and (2) in
an event of default, outstanding amounts become immediately due and payable or the interest rate
may be increased to the market interest rate and (3) any delinquent payments may be intercepted
from the revenue of the sewerage system and stormwater utility.
Lease Disclosures
Lessee - Lease Liabilities
Governmental Activities
Lease Liabilities
Beginning
Balance Additions Deductions
Ending
Balance
Amounts
Due Within
One Year
Office space $ 242,221 $ - $ 75,131 $ 167,090 $ 80,740
Future minimum lease payments are as follows:
Years Principal Interest
2026 $ 80,740 $ 11,219
2027 86,350 5,609
Total $ 167,090 $ 16,828
Business-Type Activities
Lease Liabilities
Beginning
Balance Additions Deductions
Ending
Balance
Amounts
Due Within
One Year
Golf carts $ 225,130 $ - $ 44,479 $ 180,651 $ 48,649
Future minimum lease payments are as follows:
Years Principal Interest
2026 $ 48,649 $ 14,279
2027 53,211 9,717
2028 58,201 4,727
2029 20,590 387
Total $ 180,651 $ 29,110
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Lessor - Lease Receivables
Governmental Activities
Lease Receivables Description
Date of
Inception
Final
Maturity Interest Rates
Receivable
Balance
December 31,
2025
Building lease 01/01/2012 12/31/2041 3% $ 27,479
Montreal Pier 01/01/2021 12/31/2030 3 54,930
Marina land lease 05/01/2005 04/30/2036 3 2,087,500
Land lease 08/29/1997 08/28/2047 3 52,562
Total governmental activities $ 2,222,471
The City recognized $178,673 of lease revenue during the fiscal year.
The City recognized $86,979 of interest revenue during the fiscal year.
Closure and Postclosure Care Cost
State and federal laws and regulations require the City to place a final cover on its landfill site when it
stops accepting waste and to perform certain maintenance and monitoring functions at the site for
years after closure. Although closure and postclosure care costs will be paid only near or after the date
that the landfill stops accepting waste, the
City reports a portion of these closure and postclosure care
costs as an operating expense in each period based on landfill capacity used as of each balance sheet
date. The $12,802,172 reported as landfill closure and postclosure care liability at December 31, 2025,
represents the cumulative amount. Actual cost may be higher due to inflation, changes in technology
or changes in regulations.
The City is required by state and federal laws and regulations to make annual contributions to a trust to
finance closure and postclosure care. The City is in compliance with these requirements, and, at
December 31, 2025, investments of $11,627,363 are held for these purposes. These are reported as
restricted assets on the statement of net position. The City expects that future inflation costs will be
paid from interest earnings on these annual contributions. However, if interest earnings are inadequate
or additional postclosure care requirements are determined (due to changes in technology or
applicable laws or regulations, for example) these costs may need to be covered by charges to future
landfill users or from future tax revenue.
Net Position/Fund Balances
Net position reported on the government-wide statement of net position at December 31, 2025,
includes the following:
Governmental Activities
Invested in capital assets:
Land $ 14,875,995
Construction in progress 11,847,727
Other capital assets, net of accumulated depreciation/amortization 61,257,207
Less long-term capital debt outstanding (excluding unspent capital related debt
proceeds) (24,933,192)
Less lease liabilities and financed purchase (707,687)
Less unamortized debt premium (770,995)
Total invested in capital assets $ 61,569,055
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Governmental Funds
Governmental fund balances reported on the fund financial statements at December 31, 2025,
include the following:
General
Fund
Capital
Improvement
Program Debt Service
Nonmajor
Funds Total
Fund Balances
Nonspendable:
Inventories and prepaid
items $ 65,157 $ - $ - $ - $ 65,157
Long-term loans - - - 100,000 100,000
Advances 1,473,681 - - - 1,473,681
Subtotal 1,538,838 - - 100,000 1,638,838
Restricted for:
Capital projects - - - 1,334,088 1,334,088
Debt service - - 1,038,062 - 1,038,062
Library expenditures - - - 176,663 176,663
Narcotics task force - - - 29,510 29,510
Community improvement
and development projects - - - 127,226 127,226
Hazardous materials grant - - - 48,752 48,752
Superior business center - - - 154,070 154,070
Tourism - - - 1,375,819 1,375,819
Housing loans - - - 993,103 993,103
Affordable housing - - - 1,469,023 1,469,023
Opioid remediation 130,513 - - - 130,513
Subtotal 130,513 - 1,038,062 5,708,254 6,876,829
Committed to:
Maintenance and
development of boat
launching facilities - - - 30,718 30,718
Assigned to:
Future projects - - - 487,657 487,657
Municipal forest fund - - - 64,543 64,543
Special assessment fund - - - 35,214 35,214
Urban Tree - - - 28,573 28,573
Economic development fund - - - 1,770,294 1,770,294
Business improvement fund - - - 285,451 285,451
Neighborhood improvement
fund - - - 132,012 132,012
State and federal grant
allocation and allotment
fund - - - 49,611 49,611
Fire department - - - 172,113 172,113
Revolving grant fund - - - 572,009 572,009
Subtotal - - - 3,597,477 3,597,477
Unassigned (Deficit) 12,400,942 (4,099,872) - (1,262,168) 7,038,902
Total fund balances
(deficit) $ 14,070,293 $ (4,099,872) $ 1,038,062 $ 8,174,281 $ 19,182,764
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Business-Type Activities
Net investment in capital assets:
Land $ 1,630,722
Construction in progress 4,047,114
Other capital assets, net of accumulated depreciation/amortization 59,267,862
Less long-term capital debt outstanding (excluding unspent capital related debt
proceeds) (10,694,853)
Less lease liabilities (180,651)
Total net investment in capital assets $ 54,070,194
Accounting Changes
Changes to or Within the Financial Reporting Entity (See Adjustments Below)
The ARPA Grant special revenue fund and PIDP Grant Project capital projects fund, previously
reported as major funds, are reported as nonmajor funds for 2025.
Adjustments to Beginning Balances
During fiscal year 2025, changes to or within the financial reporting entity resulted in adjustments
to beginning fund balance, as follows:
December 31,
2024 As
Previously
Reported
Change to or
Within the
Financial
Reporting
Entity
December 31,
2024 As
Adjusted
Governmental Funds
Major funds:
ARPA Grant $ 487,657 $ (487,657) $ -
PIDP Grant Project (1,165,433) 1,165,433 -
Nonmajor funds 6,670,518 (677,776) 5,992,742
4. Other Information
Employees' Retirement System
Plan Description
The WRS is a cost-sharing multiple-employer defined benefit pension plan. WRS benefits and
other plan provisions are established by Chapter 40 of the Wisconsin Statutes. Benefit terms may
only be modified by the legislature. The retirement system is administered by the Wisconsin
Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF). The system provides coverage to all eligible State of
Wisconsin, local government and other public employees. All employees, initially employed by a
participating WRS employer on or after July 1, 2011, expected to work at least 1,200 hours a year
(880 hours for teachers and school district educational support employees) and expected to be
employed for at least one year from employee's date of hire are eligible to participate in the WRS.
ETF issues a standalone Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), which can be found at
https://etf.wi.gov/about-etf/reports-and-studies/financial-reports-and-statements.
Additionally, ETF issued a standalone Wisconsin Retirement System Financial Report, which can
also be found using the link above.
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Vesting
For employees beginning participation on or after January 1, 1990, and no longer actively
employed on or after April 24, 1998, creditable service in each of five years is required for eligibility
for a retirement annuity. Participants employed prior to 1990 and on or after April 24, 1998, and
prior to July 1, 2011, are immediately vested. Participants who initially became WRS eligible on or
after July 1, 2011, must have five years of creditable service to be vested.
Benefits Provided
Employees who retire at or after age 65 (54 for protective occupation employees, 62 for elected
officials and executive service retirement participants, if hired on or before 12/31/2016) are entitled
to a retirement benefit based on a formula factor, their final average earnings, and creditable
service.
Final average earnings is the average of the participant's three highest annual earnings period.
Creditable service includes current service and prior service for which a participant received
earnings and made contributions as required. Creditable service also includes creditable military
service. The retirement benefit will be calculated as a money purchase benefit based on the
employee's contributions plus matching employer's contributions, with interest, if that benefit is
higher than the formula benefit.
Vested participants may retire at age 55 (50 for protective occupations) and receive an
actuarially-reduced benefit. Participants terminating covered employment prior to eligibility for an
annuity may either receive employee-required contributions plus interest as a separation benefit or
leave contributions on deposit and defer application until eligible to receive a retirement benefit.
The WRS also provides death and disability benefits for employees.
Postretirement Adjustments
The Employee Trust Funds Board may periodically adjust annuity payments from the retirement
system based on annual investment performance in accordance with s. 40.27, Wis. Stat. An
increase (or decrease) in annuity payments may result when investment gains (losses), together
with other actuarial experience factors, create a surplus (shortfall) in the reserves, as determined
by the system's consulting actuary. Annuity increases are not based on cost of living or other
similar factors. For Core annuities, decreases may be applied only to previously granted increases.
By law, Core annuities cannot be reduced to an amount below the original, guaranteed amount
(the floor) set at retirement. The Core and Variable annuity adjustments granted during recent
years are as follows:
Year
Core Fund
Adjustment %
Variable Fund
Adjustment %
2015 2.9 2.0
2016 0.5 (5.0)
2017 2.0 4.0
2018 2.4 17.0
2019 0.0 (10.0)
2020 1.7 21.0
2021 5.1 13.0
2022 7.4 15.0
2023 1.6 (21.0)
2024 3.6 15.0
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Contributions
Required contributions are determined by an annual actuarial valuation in accordance with Chapter
40 of the Wisconsin Statutes. The employee required contribution is one-half of the actuarially
determined contribution rate for General category employees, including Teachers, Executives and
Elected Officials. Starting on January 1, 2016, the Executives and Elected Officials category was
merged into the General Employee category. Required contributions for protective employees are
the same rate as general employees. Employers are required to contribute the remainder of the
actuarially determined contribution rate. The employer may not pay the employee required
contribution unless provided for by an existing collective bargaining agreement.
During the reporting period, the WRS recognized $2,225,104 in contributions from the City.
Contribution rates for the plan year reported as of December 31, 2025 are:
Employee Category Employee Employer
General (Executives & Elected Officials) 6.90 % 6.90 %
Protective with Social Security 6.90 14.30
Protective without Social Security 6.90 19.10
Pension Liability, Pension Expense (Revenue), Deferred Outflows of Resources and Deferred
Inflows of Resources Related to Pensions
At December 31, 2025, the City reported a liability of $2,484,857 for its proportionate share of the
net pension liability. The net pension liability was measured as of December 31, 2024, and the total
pension liability used to calculate the net pension liability was determined by an actuarial valuation
as of December 31, 2023 rolled forward to December 31, 2024. No material changes in
assumptions or benefit terms occurred between the actuarial valuation date and the measurement
date. The
City's proportion of the net pension liability was based on the City's share of contributions
to the pension plan relative to the contributions of all participating employers. At December 31,
2024, the City's proportion was 0.15122382%, which was an increase of 0.00104302% from its
proportion measured as of December 31, 2023.
For the year ended December 31, 2025, the City recognized pension expense (revenue) of
$3,223,285.
At
December 31, 2025, the City reported deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of
resources related to pensions from the following sources:
Deferred
Outflows of
Resources
Deferred
Inflows of
Resources
Differences between projected and actual experience $ 7,716,842 $ 7,251,411
Changes in assumptions 737,305 -
Net differences between projected and actual earnings on pension
plan investments 3,775,872 -
Changes in proportion and differences between employer
contributions and proportionate share of contributions 6,378 20,353
Employer contributions subsequent to the measurement date 2,316,312 -
Total $ 14,552,709 $ 7,271,764
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
$2,316,312 reported as deferred outflows of resources related to pension resulting from the WRS
Employer's contributions subsequent to the measurement date will be recognized as a reduction of
the net pension liability (asset) in the year ended December 31, 2026. Other amounts reported as
deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to pension will be
recognized in pension expense as follows:
Years Ending
December 31:
Deferred
Outflows of
Resources and
Deferred Inflows
of Resources
(Net)
2026 $ 1,494,353
2027 5,146,227
2028 (1,278,788)
2029 (397,159)
Actuarial Assumptions
The total pension liability in the actuarial valuation was determined using the following actuarial
assumptions, applied to all periods included in the measurement:
Actuarial Valuation Date: December 31, 2023
Measurement Date of Net Pension Liability (Asset): December 31, 2024
Experience Study: January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2023
Published November 19, 2024
Actuarial Cost Method: Entry Age Normal
Asset Valuation Method: Fair Value
Long-Term Expected Rate of Return: 6.8%
Discount Rate: 6.8%
Salary Increases:
Wage Inflation
Seniority/Merit
3.0%
0.1%-5.7%
Mortality: 2020 WRS Experience Mortality Table
Postretirement Adjustments*: 1.7%
* No postretirement adjustment is guaranteed. Actual adjustments are based on recognized
investment return, actuarial experience and other factors. 1.7% is the assumed annual
adjustment based on the investment return assumption and the postretirement discount rate.
Includes the impact of known Market Recognition Account deferred gains/losses on the liability
for dividend payments.
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Actuarial assumptions are based upon an experience study conducted in 2024 that covered a
three-year period from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2023. Based on this experience study,
actuarial assumptions used to measure the Total Pension Liability changed from prior year,
including seniority (merit) and separation rates. The Total Pension Liability for December 31, 2024
is based upon a roll-forward of the liability calculated from the December 31, 2023 actuarial
valuation.
Long-Term Expected Return on Plan Assets
The long-term expected rate of return on pension plan investments was determined using a
building-block method in which best-estimate ranges of expected future real rates of return
(expected returns, net of pension plan investment expense and inflation) are developed for each
major asset class. These ranges are combined to produce the long-term expected rate of return by
weighting the expected future real rates of return by the target asset allocation percentage and by
adding expected inflation. The target allocation and best estimates of geometric real rates of return
for each major asset class are summarized in the following table:
Asset Allocation Targets and Expected Returns* as of December 31, 2024
Core Fund Asset Class
Asset
Allocation %
Long-Term
Expected
Nominal Rate
of Return %
Long-Term
Expected Real
Rate of Return
%**
Public Equity 38 7.0 4.3
Public Fixed Income 27 6.1 3.4
Inflation Sensitive 19 4.8 2.1
Real Estate 8 6.5 3.8
Private Equity/Debt 20 9.5 6.7
Leverage*** (12) 3.7 1.1
Total Core Fund 100 7.5 4.8
Variable Fund Asset
U.S. Equities 70 6.5 3.8
International Equities 30 7.4 4.7
Total Variable Fund 100 6.9 4.2
* Asset Allocations are managed within established ranges; target percentages may differ from
actual monthly allocations
** New England Pension Consultants' Long-Term U.S. CPI (Inflation) Forecast: 2.6%
*** The investment policy used for the Core Fund involves reducing equity exposure by leveraging
lower-volatility assets, such as fixed income securities. Currently, an asset allocation target of
12% policy leverage is used subject to an allowable range of up to 20%.
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Single Discount Rate
A single discount rate of 6.8% was used to measure the total pension liability for the current and
prior year. This discount rate is based on the expected rate of return on pension plan investments
of 6.8% and a municipal bond rate of 4.08% (Source: "20-Bond GO Index" is the Bond Buyer
Index, general obligation, 20 years to maturity, mixed quality as of December 31, 2024. In
describing this index, the Bond Buyer notes that the bonds' average quality is roughly equivalent to
Moody's Investors Service's Aa2 rating and Standard and Poor's Corp.'s AA rating.). Because of
the unique structure of WRS, the 6.8% expected rate of return implies that a dividend of
approximately 1.7% will always be paid. For purposes of the single discount rate, it was assumed
that the dividend would always be paid. The projection of cash flows used to determine this single
discount rate assumed that plan member contributions will be made at the current contribution rate
and that employer contributions will be made at rates equal to the difference between actuarially
determined contribution rates and the member rate. Based on these assumptions, the pension
plan's fiduciary net position was projected to be available to make all projected future benefit
payments (including expected dividends) of current plan members. Therefore, the investment rate
of return on pension plan investments was applied to all periods of projected benefit payments to
determine the total pension liability.
Sensitivity of the
City's Proportionate Share of the Net Pension Liability (Asset) to Changes in
the Discount Rate
The following presents the City's proportionate share of the net pension liability (asset) calculated
using the discount rate of 6.80%, as well as what the City's proportionate share of the net pension
liability (asset) would be if it were calculated using a discount rate that is 1-percentage-point lower
(5.80%) or 1-percentage-point higher (7.80%) than the current rate:
1% Decrease
to Discount
Rate (5.8%)
Current
Discount Rate
(6.8%)
1% Increase to
Discount Rate
(7.8%)
City's proportionate share of the net pension
liability (asset) $ 23,311,209 $ 2,484,857 $ (12,311,667)
Pension Plan Fiduciary Net Position
Detailed information about the pension plan's fiduciary net position is available in separately issued
financial statements available at https://etf.wi.gov/about-etf/reports-and-studies/financial-reports-
and-statements.
Risk Management
The City is exposed to various risks of loss related to torts; theft of, damage to or destruction of assets;
errors and omissions; workers compensation; and health care of its employees. The City purchases
commercial insurance to provide coverage for losses from (torts; theft of, damage to or destruction of
assets; errors and omission; workers compensation; and health care of its employees). However, other
risks, such as (torts; theft of, damage to or destruction of assets; errors and omission; workers
compensation; and health care of its employees) are accounted for and financed by the City in the
general fund and internal service fund.
Self Insurance
For health and dental claims, the uninsured risk of loss is $150,000 per incident and $6,485,637 in
the aggregate for a policy year. The City has purchased commercial insurance for claims in excess
of those amounts. Settled claims have not exceeded the commercial coverage in any of the past
three years.
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
All funds of the City participate in the risk management program. Funding is provided by charges to
City departments, employees and retirees. Retirees use accumulated sick leave at retirement or
are billed monthly premiums for health benefits based on actual costs of providing such benefits.
The program is supplemented by stop-loss protection, which limits the City's annual liability.
$3,684,224 was assigned for that reserve at year end, and is included in unrestricted net position
of the internal service fund.
A liability for a claim is established if information indicates that it is probable that a liability has been
incurred at the date of the financial statements and the amount of the loss is reasonably estimable.
Liabilities include an amount for claims that have been incurred but not reported. The City does not
allocate overhead costs or other nonincremental costs to the claims liability.
Claims Liability
Prior Year Current Year
Unpaid Claims, Beginning $ 186,882 $ 414,772
Current year claims and changes in estimates 4,828,605 5,607,187
Claim payments (4,717,601) (5,835,077)
Unpaid Claims, Ending $ 297,886 $ 186,882
Commitments and Contingencies
Claims and judgments are recorded as liabilities if all the conditions of Governmental Accounting
Standards Board pronouncements are met. The liability and expenditure for claims and judgments are
only reported in governmental funds if it has matured. Claims and judgments are recorded in the
government-wide statements and proprietary funds as expenses when the related liabilities are
incurred.
The
City has received federal and state grants for specific purposes that are subject to review and
audit by the grantor agencies. Such audits could lead to requests for reimbursements to the grantor
agency for expenditures disallowed under terms of the grants. Management believes such
disallowances, if any, would be immaterial.
The City has active construction projects as of December 31, 2025. Work that has been completed on
these projects but not yet paid for (including contract retainages) is reflected as accounts payable and
expenditures.
In
2016, the City issued a municipal revenue obligation as part of a development agreement. The
amount of the obligation was $904,705, and is payable to the developer solely from tax increments
collected from a specific portion of the development in TIF No. 13.
Payments are scheduled through the year 2035, and carry an interest rate of 4.0%. The obligation
does not constitute a charge upon any funds of the City. In the event that future tax increments are not
sufficient to pay off the obligation, the obligation terminates with no further liability to the City. Since the
amount of future payments is contingent on the collection of future TIF increments, the obligation is not
reported as a liability in the accompanying financial statements. The balance of the commitment
outstanding at year end was $798,950.
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Other Postemployment Benefits
General Information About the OPEB Plan
Plan Description
The City administers a single-employer defined benefit OPEB plan that provides medical
benefits to eligible retirees and their spouses through the City's group medical insurance plan,
which covers both active and retired members. No assets are accumulated in a trust that
meets the criteria in paragraph 4 of Statement 75.
Benefits Provided
The City Council has the authority to establish and amend the types of benefits provided
through the City OPEB plan. If eligible, the retiree may receive medical insurance benefits until
they are eligible for Medicare. Benefits provided are as follows:
Non-Union Employees - In return for two days banked unused paid leave, the retiree will
receive one month of prepaid medical coverage upon their retirement.
Union Employees - Banked unused sick and vacation days via the City's Vantage Care
plan may be used for continued medical coverage on the City's plan upon retirement.
All City employees may choose to remain on the City's group medical plan and self-pay the
full (100%) required premium amounts when their Vantage Care Credit and/or banked
months have been depleted.
Employees Covered by Benefit Terms
At December 31, 2025, the following employees were covered by the benefit terms:
Inactive plan members or beneficiaries currently receiving benefit
payments 35
Active plan members 232
Total 267
Total OPEB Liability
The City's total OPEB liability of $6,064,681 was measured as of December 31, 2025, and was
determined by an actuarial valuation as of January 1, 2024, rolled forward to the measurement
date.
Actuarial Assumptions and Other Inputs
The total OPEB liability in the January 1, 2024 actuarial valuation was determined using the
following actuarial assumptions and other inputs, applied to all periods included in the
measurement, unless otherwise specified:
Inflation
3.0%
Salary increases 4.0%
Healthcare cost trend rates
7.0% decreasing in various increments down to
4.5% by 2039
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City of Superior
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
The discount rate was based on S&P Municipal Bond 20 Year High-Grade Rate Index as of
December 31, 2025.
Mortality rates were based rates from the Wisconsin Retirement System December 31, 2023
Actuarial Valuation Report (Mortality Improvement using Scale MP-2020 applied).
The actuarial assumptions used in the January 1, 2024 valuation were based on the results of an
actuarial experience study the most recent WRS tables as of December 31, 2023.
Changes in the Total OPEB Liability
Total OPEB
Liability
Balances at December 31, 2024 $ 6,370,045
Changes for the year:
Service cost 279,043
Interest 255,581
Changes in assumptions or other inputs (42,949)
Benefit payments (797,039)
Net changes (305,364)
Balances at December 31, 2025 $ 6,064,681
Changes of assumptions and other inputs reflect a change in the discount rate from 4.28% to
4.43%.
Sensitivity of the Total OPEB Liability to Changes in the Discount Rate
The following presents the total OPEB liability of the City, as well as what the City's total OPEB
liability would be if it were calculated using a discount rate that is 1-percentage-point lower (3.43%)
or 1-percentage-point higher (5.43%) than the current discount rate:
1% Decrease Discount Rate 1% Increase
Total OPEB liability $ 6,357,469 $ 6,064,681 $ 5,792,233
Sensitivity of the Total OPEB Liability to Changes in the Healthcare Cost Trend Rates
The following presents the total OPEB liability of the City, as well as what the City's total OPEB
liability would be if it were calculated using healthcare cost trend rates that are 1-percentage-point
lower (6.0% decreasing to 3.5%) or 1-percentage-point higher (8.0% decreasing to 5.5%) than the
current healthcare cost trend rates:
1% Decrease
Healthcare
Cost Trend
Rates 1% Increase
Total OPEB liability $ 5,708,672 $ 6,064,681 $ 6,469,589
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
OPEB Expense Deferred Outflows of Resources and Deferred Inflows of Resources Related to
OPEB
For the year ended December 31, 2025, the City recognized OPEB expense of $727,869. At
December 31, 2025, the City reported deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of
resources related to OPEB from the following sources:
Deferred
Outflows of
Resources
Deferred
Inflows of
Resources
Differences between expected and actual experience $ 2,039,230 $ 46,312
Changes of assumptions or other inputs 623,186 1,462,508
Total $ 2,662,416 $ 1,508,820
Amounts reported as deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to
OPEB will be recognized in OPEB expense as follows:
Years Ending
December 31: Amount
2026 $ 203,359
2027 246,966
2028 185,494
2029 131,054
2030 130,084
Thereafter 256,639
Total $ 1,153,596
Local Retiree Life Insurance Fund (LRLIF)
Plan Description
The LRLIF is a multiple-employer, defined benefit OPEB plan. LRLIF benefits and other plan
provisions are established by Chapter 40 of the Wisconsin Statutes. The Wisconsin
Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF) and the Group Insurance Board have statutory
authority for program administration and oversight. The plan provides postemployment life
insurance benefits for all eligible members.
OPEB Plan Fiduciary Net Position.
ETF issues a standalone Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), which can be
found at https://etf.wi.gov/about-etf/reports-and-studies/financial-reports-and-statements.
Additionally, ETF issued a standalone Retiree Life Insurance Financial Report, which can be
found at the link above.
Benefits Provided
The LRLIF plan provides fully paid up life insurance benefits for post-age 64 retired employees
and pre-65 retirees who pay for their coverage.
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Contributions
The Group Insurance Board approves contribution rates annually, based on recommendations
from the insurance carrier. Recommended rates are based on an annual valuation, taking into
consideration an estimate of the present value of future benefits and the present value of
future contributions. A portion of employer contributions made during a member's working
lifetime funds a postretirement benefit.
Employers are required to pay the following contribution based on employee contributions for
active members to provide them with Basic Coverage after age 65. There are no employer
contributions required for pre-age 65 annuitant coverage. If a member retires prior to age 65,
they must continue paying the member premiums until age 65 in order to be eligible for the
benefit after age 65.
Contribution rates for the plan year reported as of December 31, 2025 are:
Coverage Type
Employer Contribution
50% Postretirement Coverage 40% of member contribution
25% Postretirement Coverage 20% of member contribution
Member contributions are based upon nine age bands through age 69 and an additional eight
age bands for those age 70 and over. Participating members must pay monthly contribution
rates per $1,000 of coverage until the age of 65 (age 70 if active). The member contribution
rates in effect for the plan year are as listed below:
Life Insurance Member Contribution Rates* for the Plan Year
Attained Age Basic Supplemental
Under 30 $0.05 $0.05
30-34 0.06 0.06
35-39 0.07 0.07
40-44 0.08 0.08
45-49 0.12 0.12
50-54 0.22 0.22
55-59 0.39 0.39
60-64 0.49 0.49
65-69 0.57 0.57
*Disabled members under age 70 receive a waiver-of-premium benefit
During the reporting period, the LRLIF recognized $5,840 in contributions from the employer.
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
OPEB Liabilities, OPEB Expense (Revenue) and Deferred Outflows of Resources and Deferred
Inflows of Resources Related to OPEBs
At December 31, 2025, the City reported a liability of $1,086,297 for its proportionate share of the
net OPEB liability. The net OPEB liability was measured as of December 31, 2024, and the total
OPEB liability used to calculate the net OPEB liability was determined by an actuarial valuation as
of January 1, 2024 rolled forward to December 31, 2024. No material changes in assumptions or
benefit terms occurred between the actuarial valuation date and the measurement date. The City's
proportion of the net OPEB liability was based on the City's share of contributions to the OPEB
plan relative to the contributions of all participating employers. At December 31, 2024, the City's
proportion was 0.27766500%, which was an increase of 0.00576800% from its proportion
measured as of December 31, 2023.
For the year ended December 31, 2025, the City recognized OPEB expense (revenue) of $40,652.
At December 31, 2025, the City reported deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of
resources related to OPEB from the following sources:
Deferred Outflow
of Resources
Deferred Inflows
of Resources
Differences between expected and actual experience $ - $ 113,013
Net differences between projected and actual earnings
on plan investments 14,917 -
Changes in actuarial assumptions 266,547 609,282
Changes in proportion and differences between
employer contributions and proportionate share of
contributions 41,592 69,497
Employer contributions subsequent to the measurement
date 6,475 -
Total $ 329,531 $ 791,792
$6,475 reported as deferred outflows of resources related to OPEB resulting from the LRLIF
Employer's contributions subsequent to the measurement date will be recognized as a reduction of
the net OPEB liability (asset) in the year ended December 31, 2026. Other amounts reported as
deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to OPEB will be
recognized in OPEB expense as follows:
Years Ending
December 31:
Deferred
Outflows of
Resources and
Deferred Inflows
of Resources
(Net)
2026 $ (41,707)
2027 (96,560)
2028 (132,576)
2029 (129,666)
2030 (34,840)
Thereafter (33,387)
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City of Superior
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Actuarial Assumptions
The total OPEB liability in the actuarial valuation was determined using the following actuarial
assumptions, applied to all periods included in the measurement:
Actuarial Valuation Date: January 1, 2024
Measurement Date of Net OPEB Liability (Asset) December 31, 2024
Experience Study: January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2023.
Published November 19, 2024
Actuarial Cost Method: Entry Age Normal
20 Year Tax-Exempt Municipal Bond Yield* 4.08%
Long-Term Expected Rate of Return: 4.25%
Discount Rate: 4.09%
Salary Increases:
Wage Inflation
Seniority/Merit
3.00%
0.10%-5.7%
Mortality: 2020 WRS Experience Mortality Table
*Based on the Bond Buyers GO 20-Bond Municipal index
Actuarial assumptions are based upon an experience study conducted in 2024 that covered a
three-year period from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2023. The Total OPEB Liability for
December 31, 2024 is based upon a roll-forward of the liability calculated from the January 1,
2024 actuarial valuation.
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City of Superior
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Long-Term Expected Return on Plan Assets
The long-term expected rate of return is determined by adding expected inflation to expected
long-term real returns and reflecting expected volatility and correlation. Investments for the
LRLIF are held with Securian, the insurance carrier. Interest is calculated and credited to the
LRLIF based on the rate of return for a segment of the insurance carriers' general fund,
specifically 10-year A-Bonds (as a proxy, and not tied to any specific investments). The overall
aggregate interest rate is calculated using a tiered approach based on the year the funds were
originally invested and the rate of return for that year. Investment interest is credited based on
the aggregate rate of return and assets are not adjusted to fair market value. Furthermore, the
insurance carrier guarantees the principal amounts of the reserves, including all interest
previously credited thereto.
State OPEB Life Insurance
Asset Allocation Targets and Expected Returns
As of December 31, 2024
Asset Class
Index
Target
Allocation
Long-Term
Expected
Geometric Real
Rate of Return
U.S. Intermediate Credit Bonds Bloomberg U.S. Interm Credit 40.00% 2.41%
U.S. Mortgages Bloomberg U.S. MBS 60.00 2.71
Inflation 2.30
Long-Term Expected Rate of Return 4.25
Single Discount Rate
A single discount rate of 4.09% was used to measure the total OPEB liability for the current
year, as opposed to a discount rate of 3.32% for the prior year. The significant change in the
discount rate was primarily caused by the increase in the municipal bond rate from 3.26% as of
December 31, 2023 to 4.08% as of December 31, 2024. The Plan's fiduciary net position was
projected to be insufficient to make all projected future benefit payments of current active and
inactive members. Therefore, the discount rate for calculating the total OPEB liability is equal
to the single equivalent rate that results in the same actuarial present value as the
long-term expected rate of return applied to benefit payments, to the extent that the plan's
fiduciary net position is projected to be sufficient to make projected benefit payments, and the
municipal bond rate applied to benefit payment to the extent that the plan's fiduciary net
position is projected to be insufficient. The plan's fiduciary net position was projected to be
available to make projected future benefit payments of current plan members through
December 31, 2037.
The projection of cash flows used to determine the single discount rate assumed that employer
contributions will be made according to the current employer contribution schedule and that
contributions are made by plan members retiring prior to age 65.
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City of Superior
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Sensitivity of the City's Proportionate Share of the Net OPEB Liability to Changes in the
Discount Rate
The following presents the City's proportionate share of the net OPEB liability calculated using
the discount rate of 4.09%, as well as what the City's proportionate share of the net OPEB
liability would be if it were calculated using a discount rate that is 1-percentage-point lower
(3.09%) or 1-percentage-point higher (5.09%) than the current rate:
1% Decrease
to Discount
Rate (3.09%)
Current
Discount Rate
(4.09%)
1% Increase to
Discount Rate
(5.09%)
City's proportionate share of the net OPEB
liability $ 1,451,988 $ 1,086,297 $ 804,499
Subsequent Event
On March 24, 2026 the City issued general obligation promissory notes in the amount of $9,540,000
with an interest rate of 4.0%. This amount will be used for constructing capital improvements.
Tax Abatement
Tax abatements are a reduction in tax revenues that results from an agreement between one or more
governments and an individual or entity in which (a) one or more governments promise to forgo tax
revenues to which they are otherwise entitled and (b) the individual or entity promises to take a specific
action after the agreement has been entered into that contributes to economic development or
otherwise benefits the governments or the citizens of those governments.
The
City through its Tax Incremental Financing Districts (TID) No. 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 has
entered into tax abatement agreements with developers in the form of tax incremental financing
incentive payments to stimulate economic development. The abatements are authorized through the
TID project plans. The developers pay property taxes as they become due, and, after meeting the
criteria established in the development agreements, are entitled to future incentive payments that
directly correlate to the taxes paid. The incentives are calculated based on a percentage of available
increment as outlined in the individual agreements and the developer commitments include various
development projects. Aggregate incentive payments for the year ended December 31, 2025 were
$2,152,499. Anticipated future incentive payments based on such development agreements as of year
end totaled $10,555,808
Effect of New Accounting Standards on Current-Period Financial Statements
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) has approved the following:
Statement No. 103, Financial Reporting Model Improvements
Statement No. 104, Disclosure of Certain Capital Assets
Statement No. 105, Subsequent Events
When they become effective, application of these standards may restate portions of these financial
statements.
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REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
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Variance With
Original Final Actual Final Budget
Revenues
Taxes 13,376,427$ 13,376,427 $ 10,658,881 $ (2,717,546) $
Special assessments 5,000 5,000 5,074 74
Intergovernmental 19,973,882 19,973,882 19,595,047 (378,835)
Licenses and permits 709,400 709,400 692,118 (17,282)
Fines, forfeitures and penalties 198,000 198,000 155,542 (42,458)
Public charges for services 162,700 162,700 122,363 (40,337)
Intergovernmental charges for services 90,000 90,000 104,032 14,032
Investment income 250,000 250,000 547,631 297,631
Miscellaneous 630,150 630,150 624,712 (5,438)
Total revenues 35,395,559 35,395,559 32,505,400 (2,890,159)
Expenditures
Current:
General government 3,688,821 3,688,821 4,060,705 (371,884)
Public safety 16,114,201 16,114,201 16,656,858 (542,657)
Public works 7,521,441 7,521,441 7,708,155 (186,714)
Health and human services 274,000 274,000 94,936 179,064
Culture and recreation 2,361,469 2,361,469 2,279,495 81,974
Conservation and development 195,686 195,686 255,786 (60,100)
Debt service:
Principal 2,036,851 2,036,851 - 2,036,851
Interest 646,397 646,397 - 646,397
Total expenditures 32,838,866 32,838,866 31,055,935 1,782,931
Excess of revenues over expenditures 2,556,693 2,556,693 1,449,465 (1,107,228)
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Proceeds from sale of capital assets - - 60,100 60,100
Transfers in 483,000 483,000 538,332 55,332
Transfers out (3,098,463) (3,039,693) (1,603,669) 1,436,024
Total other financing sources (uses) (2,615,463) (2,556,693) (1,005,237) 1,551,456
Net change in fund balances (58,770) - 444,228 444,228
Fund Balance, Beginning 13,626,065 13,626,065 13,626,065 -
Fund Balance, Ending 13,567,295$ 13,626,065 $ 14,070,293 $ 444,228 $
General Fund
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance -
City of Superior
Year Ended December 31, 2025
Budget and Actual
Budgeted Amounts
See notes to required supplementary information
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City's Proportionate
City's City's Share of the Plan Fiduciary
WRS Fiscal Proportion Proportionate Net Pension Net Position
Year End Date of the Net Share of the City's Asset/Liability as a Percentage
(Measurement Pension Net Pension Covered as a Percentage of of the Total
Date) Asset/Liability (Asset) Liability Payroll Covered Payroll Pension Liability
12/31/24 0.15122382 % 2,484,857$ 20,543,824 $ 12.10 % 98.79 %
12/31/23 0.15018080 % 2,232,897 19,408,004 11.51 % 98.85 %
12/31/22 0.14851077 % 7,867,660 18,598,546 42.30 % 95.72 %
12/31/21 0.14816534 % (11,942,399) 18,075,418 66.07 % 106.02 %
12/31/20 0.14824350 % (9,255,047) 17,386,894 53.23 % 105.26 %
12/31/19 0.14976429 % (4,829,084) 17,524,968 27.56 % 102.96 %
12/31/18 0.14720350 % 5,237,040 16,873,160 31.04 % 96.45 %
12/31/17 0.14392796 % (4,273,391) 16,579,798 25.77 % 102.93 %
12/31/16 0.13821135 % 1,139,191 15,905,280 7.16 % 99.12 %
12/31/15 0.13531225 % 2,198,797 15,623,130 14.07 % 98.20 %
Contributions in
Relation to the Contributions
Contractually Contractually Contribution as a Percentage
City's Required Required Deficiency Covered of Covered
Year End Date Contributions Contributions (Excess) Payroll Payroll
12/31/25 2,316,312$ 2,316,312$ -$ 21,269,019$ 10.89 %
12/31/24 2,215,814 2,215,814 - 20,543,824 10.79 %
12/31/23 1,993,559 1,993,559 - 19,132,948 10.42 %
12/31/22 1,765,521 1,765,521 - 18,598,547 9.49 %
12/31/21 1,732,029 1,732,029 - 18,075,418 9.58 %
12/31/20 1,649,481 1,649,481 - 17,386,894 9.49 %
12/31/19 1,566,952 1,566,952 - 17,524,968 8.94 %
12/31/18 1,535,356 1,535,356 - 16,873,160 9.10 %
12/31/17 1,522,716 1,522,716 - 16,579,798 9.18 %
12/31/16 1,349,137 1,349,137 - 15,905,280 8.48 %
Year Ended December 31, 2025
City of Superior
Schedule of Employer's Proportionate Share of the Net Pension Liability (Asset) -
Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS)
Year Ended December 31, 2025
Schedule of Employer Contributions -
Wisconsin Retirement System
See notes to required supplementary information
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City's Proportionate
City's City's Share of the Plan Fiduciary
Plan Fiscal Proportion Proportionate Net OPEB Net Position
Year End Date of the Net Share of the City's Liability as a Percentage
(Measurement OPEB Net OPEB Covered as a Percentage of of the Total
Date) Liability Liability Payroll Covered Payroll OPEB Liability
12/31/24 0.27766500 % 1,086,297$ 17,771,000 $ 6.11 % 37.20 %
12/31/23 0.27189700 % 1,250,904 16,274,000 7.69 % 33.90 %
12/31/22 0.28755700 % 1,095,542 15,800,000 6.93 % 38.81 %
12/31/21 0.28965300 % 1,711,956 15,770,000 10.86 % 29.57 %
12/31/20 0.28384200 % 1,561,336 15,259,000 10.23 % 31.36 %
12/31/19 0.29187900 % 1,242,878 15,907,597 7.81 % 37.58 %
12/31/18 0.27934600 % 720,807 15,337,065 4.70 % 48.69 %
12/31/17 0.29643500 % 891,848 14,858,204 6.00 % 44.81 %
Contributions in
Relation to the Contributions
Contractually Contractually Contribution as a Percentage
City's Required Required Deficiency Covered of Covered
Year End Date Contributions Contributions (Excess) Payroll Payroll
12/31/25 6,475$ 6,475$ -$ 21,269,019$ 0.03 %
12/31/24 5,880 5,880 - 20,543,824 0.03 %
12/31/23 5,800 5,800 - 19,132,948 0.03 %
12/31/22 5,800 5,800 - 18,598,547 0.03 %
12/31/21 5,660 5,660 - 15,770,000 0.04 %
12/31/20 5,276 5,276 - 15,259,000 0.03 %
12/31/19 5,679 5,679 - 15,907,597 0.04 %
12/31/18 5,629 5,629 - 15,337,065 0.04 %
Year Ended December 31, 2025
City of Superior
Schedule of Employer's Proportionate Share of the Net OPEB Liability -
Local Retiree Life Insurance Fund (LRLIF)
Year Ended December 31, 2025
Schedule of Employer Contributions -
Local Retiree Life Insurance Fund (LRLIF)
See notes to required supplementary information
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2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Total OPEB Liability
Service cost 279,043$ 278,666$ 219,849$ 284,907$ 372,616$ 297,810$ 386,682$ 456,412$
Interest 255,581 210,300 239,572 129,907 118,390 174,718 193,684 196,034
Differences between expected and actual experience - 2,288,580 - 355,876 - 123,364 - (497,319)
Assumption changes (42,949) (1,202,195) 77,314 (236,583) (115,365) 887,985 87,012 (168,679)
Other changes - - - - - - 961 166,105
Benefit payments (797,039) (925,619) (749,882) (748,576) (723,807) (694,475) (565,272) (801,353)
Net change in total OPEB liability (305,364) 649,732 (213,147) (214,469) (348,166) 789,402 103,067 (648,800)
Total OPEB Liability, Beginning 6,370,045 5,720,313 5,933,460 6,147,929 6,496,095 5,706,693 5,603,626 6,252,426
Total OPEB Liability, Ending 6,064,681$ 6,370,045$ 5,720,313$ 5,933,460$ 6,147,929$ 6,496,095$ 5,706,693$ 5,603,626$
Covered-Employee Payroll 18,033,544$ 17,339,463$ 16,508,836$ 15,871,693$ 16,225,730$ 15,602,743$ 16,337,862$ 16,176,605$
Total OPEB liability as a percentage of 33.63 % 36.74 % 34.65 % 37.38 % 37.89 % 41.63 % 34.93 % 34.64 %
covered-employee payroll
Schedule of Changes in the Total OPEB Liability and Related Ratios -
Year Ended December 31, 2025
City of Superior
City OPEB Plan
See notes to required supplementary information
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Notes to the Required Supplementary Information
Year Ended December 31, 2025
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Budgetary Information
The City's budget is adopted in accordance with state law. Budget amounts in the basic financial statements
include appropriations authorized in the original budget resolution and subsequent revisions authorized by the
City. Budgets are formally adopted for the General Fund, some special revenue funds, some capital projects
funds, the debt service fund and the enterprise funds. Reported budget amounts represent the originally
adopted budget as amended. Amendments to the originally adopted budget require a two-thirds vote by the
City Council.
Unexpended budgeted amounts lapse at the end of the year. Spending control for the General Fund is
established by the amount of expenditures budgeted for major departments within the fund, but management
control is exercised at budgetary line item levels.
Wisconsin Retirement System
The amounts determined for each fiscal year were determined as of the calendar year-end and occurred
within the fiscal year.
Changes in benefit terms. There were no changes of benefit terms for any participating employer in the
Wisconsin Retirement System.
Changes in assumptions. Based on a three-year experience study conducted in 2021 covering January 1,
2018 through December 31, 2020, the ETF Board adopted assumption changes that were used to measure
the total pension liability beginning with the year-end December 31, 2021, including the following:
Lowering the long-term expected rate of return from 7.0% to 6.8%
Lowering the discount rate from 7.0% to 6.8%
Lowering the price inflation rate from 2.5% to 2.4%
Lowering the postretirement adjustments from 1.9% to 1.7%
Mortality assumptions were changed to refl ect updated trends by transitioning from the
Wisconsin 2018 Mortality Table to the 2020 WRS Experience Mortality Table
Based on a three-year experience study conducted in 2018 covering January 1, 2015 through December 31,
2017, the ETF Board adopted assumption changes that were used to measure the total pension liability
beginning with the year-ended December 31, 2018, including the following:
Lowering the long-term expected rate of return from 7.2% to 7.0%
Lowering the discount rate from 7.2% to 7.0%
Lowering the wage inflation rate from 3.2% to 3.0%
Lowering the price inflation rate from 2.7% to 2.5%
Lowering the postretirement adjustments from 2.1% to 1.9%
Mortality assumptions were changed to refl ect updated trends by transitioning from the
Wisconsin 2012 Mortality Table to the Wisconsin 2018 Mortality Table
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Notes to the Required Supplementary Information
Year Ended December 31, 2025
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Local Retiree Life Insurance Fund
The amounts determined for each fiscal year were determined as of the calendar year-end and occurred
within the fiscal year.
The City is required to present the last ten years of data; however accounting standards allow the
presentation of as many years as are available until ten fiscal years are presented.
Changes in benefit terms. There were no changes of benefit terms for any participating employer in the Local
Retiree Life Insurance Fund.
Changes in assumptions. Based on a three-year experience study conducted in 2021 covering January 1,
2018 through December 31, 2020, the ETF Board adopted assumption changes that were used to measure
the total OPEB liability beginning with the year-end December 31, 2021, including the following:
Lowering the discount rate from 2.25% to 2.17%
Price inflation, separation rates and mortality assumptions were changed to reflect updated trends
by transitioning from the Wisconsin 2018 Mortality Table to the 2020 WRS Experience Mortality
Table
City OPEB Plan
The City implemented GASB Statement No. 75 in fiscal year 2018. Information prior to fiscal year 2018 is
not available.
The City is required to present the last ten years of data; however accounting standards allow the
presentation of as many years as are available until ten fiscal years are presented.
Accumulation of assets. No assets are accumulated in a trust that meets the criteria in paragraph 4 of
Statement No. 75.
Changes in benefit terms There were no changes of benefit terms.
Changes in assumptions. The discount rate changed from 4.28% in 2024 to 4.43% in 2025.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
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Variance With
Original Final Actual Final Budget
Revenues
Taxes
General property 12,883,427$ 12,883,427 $ 10,203,137 $ (2,680,290) $
Occupational 400,000 400,000 266,938 (133,062)
Mobile home fees 40,000 40,000 21,750 (18,250)
Other taxes 53,000 53,000 167,056 114,056
Total taxes 13,376,427 13,376,427 10,658,881 (2,717,546)
Special Assessments
Special assessments 5,000 5,000 5,074 74
Intergovernmental
State aid:
Shared revenues 10,581,847 10,581,847 10,636,674 54,827
Shared revenues, terminal taxes 6,277,007 6,277,007 5,770,147 (506,860)
Municipal services payment 295,028 295,028 248,924 (46,104)
Fire insurance 95,000 95,000 127,758 32,758
General transportation aids 475,000 475,000 379,640 (95,360)
Connecting highway aids 400,000 400,000 422,666 22,666
Local streets and roads 1,850,000 1,850,000 1,928,736 78,736
Other - - 79,102 79,102
Local aid - - 1,400 1,400
Total intergovernmental 19,973,882 19,973,882 19,595,047 (378,835)
Licenses and Permits
Liquor and malt beverage licenses 56,000 56,000 55,604 (396)
Other licenses 59,300 59,300 66,810 7,510
Building, plumbing, electric permits 321,000 321,000 400,622 79,622
Other permits 56,100 56,100 58,723 2,623
Franchise fees 217,000 217,000 110,359 (106,641)
Total licenses and permits 709,400 709,400 692,118 (17,282)
Fines, Forfeitures and Penalties
Parking violations 85,000 85,000 60,085 (24,915)
Ordinance violations 113,000 113,000 95,457 (17,543)
Total fines, forfeitures and penalties 198,000 198,000 155,542 (42,458)
Public Charges for Services
Police department 6,700 6,700 4,499 (2,201)
Fire department 90,000 90,000 54,180 (35,820)
Airport 60,000 60,000 59,483 (517)
City clerk - - 6 6
Culture, recreation and education 6,000 6,000 4,195 (1,805)
Total public charges for services 162,700 162,700 122,363 (40,337)
Intergovernmental Charges for Services
Police 90,000 90,000 104,032 14,032
Total intergovernmental charges for services 90,000 90,000 104,032 14,032
Investment Income
Interest and market value adjustments 250,000 250,000 547,631 297,631
Total investment income 250,000 250,000 547,631 297,631
Budgeted Amounts
City of Superior
Detailed Schedule of Revenues and Other Financing Sources -
Budget and Actual -
General Fund
Year Ended December 31, 2025
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Variance With
Original Final Actual Final Budget
Budgeted Amounts
City of Superior
Detailed Schedule of Revenues and Other Financing Sources -
Budget and Actual -
General Fund
Year Ended December 31, 2025
Miscellaneous
Rent 615,000$ 615,000 $ 618,616 $ 3,616 $
Insurance recoveries 10,000 10,000 1,947 (8,053)
Other 5,150 5,150 4,149 (1,001)
Total miscellaneous 630,150 630,150 624,712 (5,438)
Total revenues 35,390,559 35,390,559 32,500,326 (2,890,233)
Other Financing Sources
Proceeds from sale of capital assets - - 60,100 60,100
Transfers in 483,000 483,000 538,332 55,332
Total other financing sources 483,000 483,000 538,332 55,332
Total revenues and other financing sources 35,873,559$ 35,873,559 $ 33,038,658 $ (2,834,901) $
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Variance With
Original Final Actual Final Budget
Expenditures
General Government
City council 106,716 $ 106,716 $ 142,831 $ (36,115) $
Mayor 267,041 267,041 300,254 (33,213)
Finance 752,093 752,093 866,734 (114,641)
City clerk 325,297 325,297 384,868 (59,571)
Assessor 468,533 468,533 428,568 39,965
Elections 58,146 58,146 46,269 11,877
City attorney 273,250 273,250 309,704 (36,454)
Human resources 382,389 382,389 412,258 (29,869)
Buildings and grounds 901,156 901,156 1,015,354 (114,198)
Miscellaneous 154,200 154,200 153,865 335
Total general government 3,688,821 3,688,821 4,060,70 5 (371,884)
Public Safety
Police department 9,435,077 9,435,077 9,607,731 (172,654)
Fire department 5,888,774 5,888,774 6,135,574 (246,800)
Inspection 790,350 790,350 913,553 (123,203)
Total public safety 16,114,201 16,114,201 16,656,85 8 (542,657)
Public Works
Mass transit 1,243,540 1,243,540 1,226,964 16,576
Administration and engineering 461,578 461,578 690,907 (229,329)
Buildings and grounds - - 12,988 (12,988)
Street division 3,557,512 3,557,512 3,429,359 128,153
Airport 114,762 114,762 125,289 (10,527)
Traffic 504,131 504,131 526,263 (22,132)
Operations 1,639,918 1,639,918 1,696,385 (56,467)
Total public works 7,521,441 7,521,441 7,708,15 5 (186,714)
Health and Human Services
Humane officer 166,000 166,000 38,236 127,764
Other 108,000 108,000 56,700 51,300
Total health and human services 274,000 274,00 0 94,936 179,06 4
Culture and Recreation
Museum 155,000 155,000 92,895 62,105
Park department 2,206,469 2,206,469 2,186,600 19,869
Total culture and recreation 2,361,469 2,361,46 9 2,279,49 5 81,974
Conservation and Development
Planning and development 195,686 195,686 255,786 (60,100)
Debt Service
Principal 2,036,851 2,036,851 - 2,036,851
Interest 646,397 646,397 - 646,397
Total debt service 2,683,248 2,683,24 8 - 2,683,24 8
Total expenditures 32,838,866 32,838,866 31,055,935 1,782,931
Other Financing Uses
Transfers out 3,098,463 3,039,693 1,603,669 1,436,024
Total other financing uses 3,098,463 3,039,69 3 1,603,66 9 1,436,02 4
Total expenditures and other financing uses 35,937,329$ 35,878,559 $ 32,659,604 $ 3,218,955 $
Budgeted Amounts
City of Superior
Detailed Schedule of Expenditures and Other Financing Uses -
Budget and Actual -
General Fund
Year Ended December 31, 2025
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Nonmajor Nonmajor
Special Capital
Revenue Projects
Funds Funds Total
Assets
Cash and investments 7,799,415$ 2,034,995 $ 9,834,410 $
Restricted cash and investments 90,069 - 90,069
Receivables, net:
Special assessments 464,628 - 464,628
Loans 1,375,793 84,988 1,460,781
Other 429,274 - 429,274
Due from other governments 227,929 - 227,929
Advances to other funds 486,196 378,152 864,348
Inventories and prepaid items 482,138 - 482,138
Total assets 11,355,442$ 2,498,135 $ 13,853,577 $
Liabilities, Deferred Inflows of
Resources and Fund Balances
Liabilities
Accounts payable 469,311$ 740 $ 470,051$
Accrued liabilities 99,141 - 99,141
Due to other funds 100,730 - 100,730
Deposits 215,555 177,548 393,103
Unearned revenues 835,732 - 835,732
Advances from other funds 95,295 1,973,390 2,068,685
Total liabilities 1,815,764 2,151,678 3,967,442
Deferred Inflows of Resources
Property taxes levied for subsequent year 256,207 - 256,207
Unavailable revenues 1,370,659 84,988 1,455,647
Total deferred inflows of resources 1,626,866 84,988 1,711,854
Fund Balances (Deficit)
Nonspendable 100,000 - 100,000
Restricted 4,374,166 1,334,088 5,708,254
Committed 30,718 - 30,718
Assigned 3,597,477 - 3,597,477
Unassigned (deficit) (189,549) (1,072,619) (1,262,168)
Total fund balances (deficit) 7,912,812 261,469 8,174,281
Total liabilities, deferred inflows of resources
and fund balances 11,355,442 $ 2,498,135 $ 13,853,577 $
Nonmajor Governmental Funds
Combining Balance Sheet
City of Superior
December 31, 2025
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[20260901R 96]
Nonmajor Nonmajor
Special Capital
Revenue Projects
Funds Funds Total
Revenues
Taxes 1,457,206 $ - $ 1,457,206$
Special assessments 318,385 - 318,385
Intergovernmental 7,390,690 647,747 8,038,437
Fines, forfeitures and penalties 14,256 - 14,256
Public charges for services 1,006,542 - 1,006,542
Investment income 276,550 30,233 306,783
Miscellaneous 480,783 721,517 1,202,300
Total revenues 10,944,412 1,399,497 12,343,909
Expenditures
Current:
General government 106,716 - 106,716
Public safety 788,788 - 788,788
Culture and recreation 2,079,018 - 2,079,018
Conservation and development 4,889,602 822,463 5,712,065
Capital outlay 4,362,272 - 4,362,272
Debt service:
Principal retirement - 150,619 150,619
Interest and fiscal charges - 51,199 51,199
Total expenditures 12,226,396 1,024,281 13,250,677
Excess (deficiency) of revenues
over expenditures (1,281,984) 375,216 (906,768)
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Proceeds from sale of capital assets - 5,200 5,200
Transfers in 1,798,517 2,394,458 4,192,975
Transfers out (1,055,749) (54,119) (1,109,868)
Total other financing sources (uses) 742,768 2,345,539 3,088,307
Net change in fund balances (539,216) 2,720,755 2,181,539
Fund Balances (Deficit), Beginning, as Previously Reported 7,964,371 (1,293,853) 6,670,518
Accounting changes (see note disclosure) 487,657 (1,165,433) (677,776)
Fund Balances (Deficit), Beginning, as Adjusted 8,452,028 (2,459,286) 5,992,742
Fund Balances, Ending 7,912,812$ 261,469 $ 8,174,281$
City of Superior
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances
Nonmajor Governmental Funds
Year Ended December 31, 2025
72
[20260901R 97]
City of Superior
Combining Balance Sheet
Nonmajor Special Revenue Funds
December 31, 2025
Police Fire
Crime Grant & Department Urban
Prevention
Liaison Grant Loan Tree
Assets
Cash and investments - $ 22,536$ 165,633 $ 427,617 $ 28,573 $
Restricted cash and investments - - - - -
Receivables, net:
Special assessments - - - - -
Loans - - - 325,765 -
Other 730 228,596 6,628 - -
Due from other governments - 46,607 - - -
Advances to other funds - - - - -
Property held for resale - - - - -
Total assets 730$ 297,739$ 172,261 $ 753,382 $ 28,573 $
Liabilities, Deferred Inflows of
Resources and Fund Balances
Liabilities
Accounts payable -$ 12,883$ 148 $ - $ - $
Accrued liabilities - 6,649 - - -
Due to other funds - - - - -
Deposits - - - - -
Unearned revenues - - - - -
Advances from other funds 95,295 - - - -
Total liabilities 95,295 19,532 148 - -
Deferred Inflows of Resources
Property taxes levied for subsequent year - - - - -
Unavailable revenues - 228,596 - 325,765 -
Total deferred inflows of resources - 228,596 - 325,765 -
Fund Balances (Deficit)
Nonspendable - - - - -
Restricted - - - 427,617 -
Committed - - - - -
Assigned - 49,611 172,113 - 28,573
Unassigned (deficit) (94,565) - - - -
Total fund balances (deficit) (94,565) 49,611 172,113 427,617 28,573
Total liabilities, deferred inflows of
resources and fund balances (deficit) 730 $ 297,739$ 172,261 $ 753,382 $ 28,573 $
73
[20260901R 98]
Parks and Home SF
Recreation Boat ARP A Haz Mat Grant Neighborhood
Ramp Fees Grant Grant Library HUD CDBG 2006-2008 Improvement
29,052$ 1,056,397$ 55,537 $ 170,389 $ - $ 198,396$ 152,856 $
- - - 86,452 - - -
- - - - - - -
- - - - 342,151 107,877 -
1,910 - - 175 27,500 - -
- - - - - - -
- - - - - - -
- 482,138 - - - - -
30,962$ 1,538,535$ 55,537 $ 257,016 $ 369,651 $ 306,273 $ 152,856 $
244$ 218,826$ 3,105 $ 16,490 $ 26,463 $ - $ 2,709$
- - - 63,863 5,651 - -
- - - - 52,908 - -
- - - - - - 18,135
- 832,052 3,680 - - - -
- - - - - - -
244 1,050,878 6,785 80,353 85,022 - 20,844
- - - - - - -
- - - - - 107,877 -
- - - - - 107,877 -
- - - - - - -
- - 48,752 176,663 284,629 198,396 -
30,718 - - - - - -
- 487,657 - - - - 132,012
- - - - - - -
30,718 487,657 48,752 176,663 284,629 198,396 132,012
30,962$ 1,538,535$ 55,537 $ 257,016 $ 369,651 $ 306,273 $ 152,856 $
74
[20260901R 99]
City of Superior
Combining Balance Sheet
Nonmajor Special Revenue Funds
December 31, 2025
Fire
Affordable Department Public Special Economic
Housing
PPP Museum Events Development
Assets
Cash and investments 1,466,093 $ 43,598 $ - $ - $ 1,318,778$
Restricted cash and investments - - 3,617 - -
Receivables, net:
Special assessments - - - - -
Loans 500,000 - - - 100,000
Other 13,459 - - - -
Due from other governments - - - - 181,322
Advances to other funds - - - - 486,196
Property held for resale - - - - -
Total assets 1,979,552$ 43,598 $ 3,617 $ - $ 2,086,296$
Liabilities, Deferred Inflows of
Resources and Fund Balances
Liabilities
Accounts payable 9,429$ 28,872 $ 7,892 $ 16,287 $ 38,030 $
Accrued liabilities - - 12,106 - 10,872
Due to other funds - - 10,408 15,667 -
Deposits 1,100 29,220 - - 167,100
Unearned revenues - - - - -
Advances from other funds - - - - -
Total liabilities 10,529 58,092 30,406 31,954 216,002
Deferred Inflows of Resources
Property taxes levied for subsequent year - - - - -
Unavailable revenues 500,000 - - - -
Total deferred inflows of resources 500,000 - - - -
Fund Balances
Nonspendable - - - - 100,000
Restricted 1,469,023 - - - -
Committed - - - - -
Assigned - - - - 1,770,294
Unassigned (deficit) - (14,494) (26,789) (31,954) -
Total fund balances 1,469,023 (14,494) (26,789) (31,954) 1,870,294
Total liabilities, deferred inflows of
resources and fund balances 1,979,552 $ 43,598 $ 3,617 $ - $ 2,086,296$
75
[20260901R 100]
CDBG Superior Business
Revolving Business Municipal Special Illegal Improvement
Loan Center Forest Assessment Tax District Narcotics
82,461$ 154,070 $ 66,095 $ 35,214 $ - $ 297,545$ 29,510 $
- - - - - - -
- - - 208,421 - 256,207 -
- - - - - - -
- - - - - - -
- - - - - - -
- - - - - - -
- - - - - - -
82,461$ 154,070 $ 66,095 $ 243,635 $ - $ 553,752$ 29,510 $
-$ - $ 1,552$ - $ - $ 12,094$ - $
- - - - - - -
- - - - 21,747 - -
- - - - - - -
- - - - - - -
- - - - - - -
- - 1,552 - 21,747 12,094 -
- - - - - 256,207 -
- - - 208,421 - - -
- - - 208,421 - 256,207 -
- - - - - - -
82,461 154,070 - - - - 29,510
- - - - - - -
- - 64,543 35,214 - 285,451 -
- - - - (21,747) - -
82,461 154,070 64,543 35,214 (21,747) 285,451 29,510
82,461$ 154,070 $ 66,095 $ 243,635 $ - $ 553,752$ 29,510 $
76
[20260901R 101]
City of Superior
Combining Balance Sheet
Nonmajor Special Revenue Funds
December 31, 2025
Total Nonmajor
Hotel/Motel Tourism Revolving Special Revenue
Tax
Commission Grant 2020 Funds
Assets
Cash and investments 125,462 $ 1,271,594$ 602,009 $ 7,799,415$
Restricted cash and investments - - - 90,069
Receivables, net:
Special assessments - - - 464,628
Loans - - - 1,375,793
Other 46,051 104,225 - 429,274
Due from other governments - - - 227,929
Advances to other funds - - - 486,196
Property held for resale - - - 482,138
Total assets 171,513$ 1,375,819$ 602,009 $ 11,355,442$
Liabilities, Deferred Inflows of
Resources and Fund Balances
Liabilities
Accounts payable 44,287$ - $ 30,000$ 469,311 $
Accrued liabilities - - - 99,141
Due to other funds - - - 100,730
Deposits - - - 215,555
Unearned revenues - - - 835,732
Advances from other funds - - - 95,295
Total liabilities 44,287 - 30,000 1,815,764
Deferred Inflows of Resources
Property taxes levied for subsequent year - - - 256,207
Unavailable revenues - - - 1,370,659
Total deferred inflows of resources - - - 1,626,866
Fund Balances
Nonspendable - - - 100,000
Restricted 127,226 1,375,819 - 4,374,166
Committed - - - 30,718
Assigned - - 572,009 3,597,477
Unassigned (deficit) - - - (189,549)
Total fund balances 127,226 1,375,819 572,009 7,912,812
Total liabilities, deferred inflows of
resources and fund balances 171,513 $ 1,375,819$ 602,009 $ 11,355,442$
77
[20260901R 102]
City of Superior
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances
Nonmajor Special Revenue Funds
Year Ended December 31, 2025
Police Fire
Crime Grant & Department Urban
Prevention
Liaison Grant Loan Tree
Revenues
Taxes -$ - $ - $ - $ - $
Special assessments - - - - -
Intergovernmental - 104,575 301,382 - -
Fines, forfeitures and penalties 14,256 - - - -
Public charges for services - 151,236 - 41,454 -
Investment income - - - - -
Miscellaneous - 107,807 11,514 - 5,850
Total revenues 14,256 363,618 312,896 41,454 5,850
Expenditures
Current:
General government - - - - -
Public safety 54,549 361,095 136,279 - -
Culture and recreation - - - - 44,358
Conservation and development - - - 301 -
Capital outlay 26,766 - 51,022 - -
Total expenditures 81,315 361,095 187,301 301 44,358
Excess (deficiency) of revenues
over expenditures (67,059)
2,523 125,595 41,153 (38,508)
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Transfers in - 68,250 - - 24,100
Transfers out - - - - -
Total other financing sources (uses) - 68,250 - - 24,100
Net change in fund balances (67,059) 70,773 125,595 41,153 (14,408)
Fund Balances (Deficit), Beginning, as Previously Reported (27,506) (21,162) 46,518 386,464 42,981
Accounting changes (see note disclosure) - - - - -
Fund Balances (Deficit), Beginning, as Adjusted (27,506) (21,162) 46,518 386,464 42,981
Fund Balances (Deficit), Ending (94,565)$ 49,611 $ 172,113 $ 427,617 $ 28,573 $
78
[20260901R 103]
Parks and Home SF
Recreation Boat ARPA Haz Mat Grant Neighborhood
Ramp Fees Grant Grant Library HUD CDBG 2006-2008 Improvement
-$ -$ -$ - $ - $ - $ - $
- - - - - - -
- 4,597,297 226,296 - 890,514 - -
- - - - - - -
47,873 - 4,869 379,843 262,936 16,471 -
- - - 37,808 - - -
- - - 107,436 6,789 - -
47,873 4,597,297 231,165 525,087 1,160,239 16,471 -
- - - - - - -
- - 134,943 - - - 82,169
9,065 - - 1,813,956 - - -
- 509,726 - - 1,207,129 - -
- 3,456,481 131,100 544,543 - - -
9,065 3,966,207 266,043 2,358,499 1,207,129 - 82,169
38,808 631,090 (34,878) (1,833,412) (46,890) 16,471 (82,169)
- - - 1,572,954 - - 50,000
- (631,090) - (155,000) - - -
- (631,090) - 1,417,954 - - 50,000
38,808 - (34,878) (415,458) (46,890) 16,471 (32,169)
(8,090) - 83,630 592,121 331,519 181,925 164,181
- 487,657 - - - - -
(8,090) 487,657 83,630 592,121 331,519 181,925 164,181
30,718$ 487,657 $ 48,752 $ 176,663 $ 284,629 $ 198,396 $ 132,012 $
79
[20260901R 104]
City of Superior
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances
Nonmajor Special Revenue Funds
Year Ended December 31, 2025
Fire
Affordable Department Public Special Economic
Housing
PPP Museum Events Development
Revenues
Taxes -$ - $ - $ - $ - $
Special assessments - - - - -
Intergovernmental - - - - 1,070,626
Fines, forfeitures and penalties - - - - -
Public charges for services - 30,763 60,182 50 -
Investment income 87,296 - - - 67,317
Miscellaneous 62,434 - 4,276 - 115,831
Total revenues 149,730 30,763 64,458 50 1,253,774
Expenditures
Current:
General government - - - - -
Public safety - 19,753 - - -
Culture and recreation - - 174,460 32,004 -
Conservation and development 672,327 - - - 888,203
Capital outlay - - - - 135,422
Total expenditures 672,327 19,753 174,460 32,004 1,023,625
Excess (deficiency) of revenues
over expenditures (522,597)
11,010 (110,002) (31,954) 230,149
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Transfers in - - 83,213 - -
Transfers out - - - - (6,484)
Total other financing sources (uses) - - 83,213 - (6,484)
Net change in fund balances (522,597) 11,010 (26,789) (31,954) 223,665
Fund Balances (Deficit), Beginning, as Previously Reported 1,991,620 (25,504) - - 1,646,629
Accounting changes (see note disclosure) - - - - -
Fund Balances (Deficit), Beginning, as Adjusted 1,991,620 (25,504) - - 1,646,629
Fund Balances (Deficit), Ending 1,469,023$ (14,494) $ (26,789) $ (31,954) $ 1,870,294$
80
[20260901R 105]
CDBG Superior Business
Revolving Business Municipal Special Illegal Improvement
Loan Center Forest Assessment Tax District Narcotics
-$ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $
- - - 55,776 - 262,609 -
- - - - - - -
- - - - - - -
- - 10,865 - - - -
- - - 442 - 1,283 -
- - - - 39,022 4,824 -
- - 10,865 56,218 39,022 268,716 -
- - - - 106,716 - -
- - - - - - -
- - 5,175 - - - -
- - - - - 177,708 -
- - - - - - -
- - 5,175 - 106,716 177,708 -
- - 5,690 56,218 (67,694) 91,008 -
- - - - - - -
- - - (50,000) - - -
- - - (50,000) - - -
- - 5,690 6,218 (67,694) 91,008 -
82,461 154,070 58,853 28,996 45,947 194,443 29,510
- - - - - - -
82,461 154,070 58,853 28,996 45,947 194,443 29,510
82,461$ 154,070 $ 64,543 $ 35,214 $ (21,747)$ 285,451 $ 29,510 $
81
[20260901R 106]
City of Superior
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances
Nonmajor Special Revenue Funds
Year Ended December 31, 2025
Total Nonmajor
Hotel/Motel Tourism Revolving Special Revenue
Tax
Commission Grant 2020 Funds
Revenues
Taxes 441,115$ 1,016,091$ - $ 1,457,206$
Special assessments - - - 318,385
Intergovernmental - - 200,000 7,390,690
Fines, forfeitures and penalties - - - 14,256
Public charges for services - - - 1,006,542
Investment income - 51,787 30,617 276,550
Miscellaneous - 15,000 - 480,783
Total revenues 441,115 1,082,878 230,617 10,944,412
Expenditures
Current:
General government - - - 106,716
Public safety - - - 788,788
Culture and recreation - - - 2,079,018
Conservation and development 224,161 750,134 459,913 4,889,602
Capital outlay - 16,938 - 4,362,272
Total expenditures 224,161 767,072 459,913 12,226,396
Excess (deficiency) of revenues
over expenditures 216,954
315,806 (229,296) (1,281,984)
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Transfers in - - - 1,798,517
Transfers out (213,175) - - (1,055,749)
Total other financing sources (uses) (213,175) - - 742,768
Net change in fund balances 3,779 315,806 (229,296) (539,216)
Fund Balances (Deficit), Beginning, as Previously Reported 123,447 1,060,013 801,305 7,964,371
Accounting changes (see note disclosure) - - - 487,657
Fund Balances (Deficit), Beginning, as Adjusted 123,447 1,060,013 801,305 8,452,028
Fund Balances (Deficit), Ending 127,226$ 1,375,819$ 572,009 $ 7,912,812$
82
[20260901R 107]
City of Superior
Hallet Dock
Capital July 2016 Tax Tax Tax
Rehabilitation Rain Event HAP Grant PIDP Grant Incremental Incremental Incremental
Project Project Project Project District No. 9 District No. 12 District No. 13
Assets
Cash and investments 10,427$ 98,505 $ - $ - $ 326,327$ - $ 5,475$
Receivables, net:
Loans - - - - - - -
Advances to other funds - - - - - - -
Total assets 10,427$ 98,505 $ - $ - $ 326,327$ - $ 5,475$
Liabilities, Deferred Inflows of
Resources and Fund Balances
Liabilities
Accounts payable -$ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $
Deposits - - - - - - 10,000
Advances from other funds - - - - - - -
Total liabilities - - - - - - 10,000
Deferred Inflows of Resources
Unavailable revenues - - - - - - -
Total deferred inflows of resources - - - - - - -
Fund Balances (Deficit)
Restricted 10,427 98,505 - - 326,327 - -
Unassigned (deficit) - - - - - - (4,525)
Total fund balances (deficit) 10,427 98,505 - - 326,327 - (4,525)
Total liabilities, deferred inflows o f
resources and fund balances 10,427$ 98,505 $ - $ - $ 326,327$ - $ 5,475$
Combining Balance Sheet
Nonmajor Capital Projects Funds
December 31, 2025
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[20260901R 108]
Tax Tax Tax Tax Tax Tax Total Nonmajor
Incremental Incremental Incremental Incremental Incremental Incremental Redevelopment Capital Project
District No. 14 District No. 15 District No. 16 District No. 17 District No. 18 District No. 19 Authority Funds
149,634$ 50,256 $ 131,419 $ 875,283 $ - $ - $ 387,669$ 2,034,995$
- - - - - - 84,988 84,988
- - - - - - 378,152 378,152
149,634$ 50,256 $ 131,419 $ 875,283 $ - $ - $ 850,809$ 2,498,135$
-$ - $ - $ - $ - $ 740$ - $ 740$
- - 167,548 - - - - 177,548
66,882 - 79,569 1,739,631 69,362 17,946 - 1,973,390
66,882 - 247,117 1,739,631 69,362 18,686 - 2,151,678
- - - - - - 84,988 84,988
- - - - - - 84,988 84,988
82,752 50,256 - - - - 765,821 1,334,088
- - (115,698) (864,348) (69,362) (18,686) - (1,072,619)
82,752 50,256 (115,698) (864,348) (69,362) (18,686) 765,821 261,469
149,634$ 50,256 $ 131,419 $ 875,283 $ - $ - $ 850,809$ 2,498,135$
84
[20260901R 109]
Hallet Dock
Capital July 2016 Tax Tax Tax
Rehabilitation Rain Event HAP Grant PIDP Grant Incremental Incremental Incremental
Project Project Project Project District No. 9 District No. 12 District No. 13
Revenues
Intergovernmental -$ - $ 150,000$ 464,212 - $ - $ 5,475$
Investment income - - - - - - -
Miscellaneous - - 5,380 716,137 - - -
Total revenues - - 155,380 1,180,349 - - 5,475
Expenditures
Current:
Conservation and development - - - 14,916 - - 226,112
Debt service:
Principal retirement - - 150,619 - - - -
Interest and fiscal charges - - 5,379 - - - 3,374
Total expenditures - - 155,998 14,916 - - 229,486
Excess (deficiency) of revenues
over expenditures - - (618) 1,165,433 - - (224,011)
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Proceeds from sale of capital assets - - - - - - -
Transfers in - - - - - 6,484 727,629
Transfers out - - - - - - (10,544)
Total other financing sources (uses) - - - - - 6,484 717,085
-
Net change in fund balances - - (618) 1,165,433 - 6,484 493,074
Fund Balances (Deficit), Beginning, as Previously Reported 10,427 98,505 618 - 326,327 (6,484) (497,599)
Accounting changes (see note disclosure) - -
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Source: City of Superior website. First collected Oct 11, 2026.