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NOTICE OF MEETING
VILLAGE OF FOX POINT
AUDIT COMMITTEE
SCHWEMER HALL - MUNICIPAL BUILDING THURSDAY
7200 N. SANTA MONICA BLVD. JULY 31, 2025
FOX POINT, WI 53217 5:00 P.M.
NOTE: THE AUDIT COMMITTEE WILL BE MEETING IN PERSON AT VILLAGE HALL, WITH
A REMOTE ATTENDANCE OPTION, PER THE HYBRID MEETING PROCEDURES
FURTHER DESCRIBED IN SECTION 19-32 D. OF THE VILLAGE CODE. THIS MEETING IS
OPEN TO ALL CITIZENS IN PERSON AT VILLAGE HALL, OR THROUGH THE ZOOM
PARTICIPANT INFORMATION SHOWN BELOW, SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING: NO
ASSURANCE IS PROVIDED TO THOSE GOVERNING BODY MEMBERS AND CITIZENS
INTENDING TO ATTEND REMOTELY THAT THE TECHNOLOGY WILL PERFORM
SUFFICIENTLY TO ALLOW FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION AND THE MEETING WILL
PROCEDE REGARDLESS. PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND CITIZENS WISHING TO ENSURE
THEY CAN PARTICIPATE ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND IN PERSON. CITIZENS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT ANY COMMENTS IN WRITING IN ADVANCE OF THE
MEETING TO THE ASSISTANT VILLAGE MANAGER AT kausman@villageoffoxpoint.com.
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AGENDA
1. Roll Call
2. Approval of the May 30, 2024 Audit Committee meeting minutes.
3. Discussion and Possible Action Re: FY 2024 “Draft” Village Audit
4. Adjourn
PLEASE NOTE: Upon reasonable notice, efforts will be made to accommodate the needs of disabled individuals through sign
language interpreters or other auxiliary aids. For additional information or to request these services, contact the Village Clerk at
(414) 351-8900. It is possible that members of, and possibly a quorum of members of, other governmental bodies of the
municipality may be in attendance at the above-stated meeting to gather information; no action will be taken by any
governmental body at the above stated meeting other than the governmental body specifically referred to above in this notice.
VILLAGE OF FOX POINT
AUDIT COMMITTEE
MAY 30, 2024
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A meeting of the Fox Point Audit Committee was held in Schwemer Hall, 7200 N. Santa
Monica Blvd., on Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. via in-person and Zoom telephonic and
video conferencing. The Village Clerk Treasurer took roll call. Those present included:
Christine Symchych, Chair
Liz Aelion, Member
Mark Freedman, Member - Absent
Terry Rindt, Member
Kenneth Wirth, Jr., Member (5:01 p.m.)
Also present were Village Manager Scott Botcher, Assistant Village Manager Kevin
Ausman, Village Financial Manager Mary Carthell, Deputy Finance Manager Kestra Jost,
Village Clerk/Treasurer Sara Bruckman, and Wendi Unger of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause &
Company.
Notice of the meeting was provided to the North Shore Now and to all others as required
by State open meetings laws and posted on the official bulletin board at 7200 N Santa Monica
Boulevard, as well as the village website at www.villageoffoxpoint.com, as per 2015 Wisconsin
Act 79 and as described in Village Ordinance Chapter 116-2, 116-2(C).
Approval of the Minutes of the May 30, 2023 Audit Committee Meeting
On motion by Member Rindt, seconded by Member Aelion, and carried by roll
call vote (5-0) the Committee approved the May 30, 2023 Audit Committee
meeting minutes.
Discussion and Possible Action Re: Fiscal Year 2023 Village Audit Draft
Ms. Wendi Unger, partner Baker Tilly Virchow Krause was present for the Village audit
presentation.
Ms. Unger presented information related to the 2023 Village Audit, including the
Financial Statement and the Communication to Those Charged with Governance and
Management Report for the year ended, December 31, 2023.
On motion of Chair Symchych, seconded by Member Rindt, and carried
unanimously (4-0) the Committee accepts and recommends to the Village Board
the Fiscal Year 2023 Village Audit in final format to be presented by Baker Tilly
Partner, Wendi Unger at the Village Board meeting on Tuesday, June 11, 2024.
Adjourn
On motion by Chair Symchych, seconded by Member Rindt, and unanimously
carried 4-0, the Audit Committee adjourned at 5:54 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Sara A. Bruckman, CMC/WCMC
Village Clerk Treasurer
Re
porting and insights
from 2024 audit:
Village of Fox Point
December 31, 2024
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HIS COMMUNICATION IS INTENDED SOLELY FOR THE INFORMATION AND USE OF THOSE CHARGED WITH GOVERNANCE, AND, IF APPROPRIATE,
MANAGEMENT, AND IS NOT INTENDED TO BE AND SHOULD NOT BE USED BY ANYONE OTHER THAN THESE SPECIFIED PARTIES.
BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP, LP AND BAKER TILLY US, LLP, TRADING AS BAKER TILLY, ARE MEMBERS OF THE GLOBAL NETWORK OF BAKER TILLY
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.
Executive summary
June XX, 2025
To the Village Board
Village of Fox Point
We have completed our audit of the financial statements of the Village of Fox Point (the Village) for the
year ended December 31, 2024, and have issued our report thereon dated June XX, 2025. This letter
presents communications required by our professional standards.
Your audit should provide you with confidence in your financial statements. The audit was performed
based on information obtained from meetings with management, data from your systems, knowledge of
your Village's operating environment and our risk assessment procedures. We strive to provide you clear,
concise communication throughout the audit process and of the final results of our audit.
Additionally, we have included information on key risk areas the Village of Fox Point should be aware of
in your strategic planning. We are available to discuss these risks as they relate to your organization's
financial stability and future planning.
If you have questions at any point, please connect with us:
Wendi Unger, CPA, Principal: wendi.unger@bakertilly.com or 1 (414) 777 5423
S
incerely,
Baker Tilly US, LLP
Wendi M. Unger, CPA, Principal
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Responsibilities
Our responsibilities
As your independent auditor, our responsibilities include:
Planning and performing the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free from material misstatement. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance.
Assessing the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or
error. Included in that assessment is a consideration of the Village's internal control over financial
reporting.
Performing appropriate procedures based upon our risk assessment.
Evaluating the appropriateness of the accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant
accounting estimates made by management.
Forming and expressing an opinion based on our audit about whether the financial statements
prepared by management, with the oversight of the Village Board:
Are free from material misstatement
Present fairly, in all material respects and in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America
Our audit does not relieve management or the Village Board of their responsibilities .
We are also required to communicate significant matters related to our audit that are relevant to the
responsibilities of the Village Board, including:
Internal control matters
Qualitative aspects of the Village's accounting practice including policies, accounting estimates and
financial statement disclosures
Significant unusual transactions
Significant difficulties encountered
Disagreements with management
Circumstances that affect the form and content of the auditors' report
Audit consultations outside the engagement team
Corrected and uncorrected misstatements
Other audit findings or issues
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Audit status
Significant changes to the audit plan
There were no significant changes made to either our planned audit strategy or to the significant risks and
other areas of emphasis identified during the performance of our risk assessment procedures.
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Audit approach and results
Planned scope and timing
Audit focus
Based on our understanding of the Village and environment in which you operate, we focused our audit
on the following key areas:
Key transaction cycles
Areas with significant estimates
Implementation of new accounting standards
Our areas of audit focus were informed by, among other things, our assessment of materiality. Materiality
in the context of our audit was determined based on specific qualitative and quantitative factors combined
with our expectations about the Village's current year results.
Key areas of focus and significant findings
Significant risks of material misstatement
A significant risk is an identified and assessed risk of material misstatement that, in the auditor's
professional judgment, requires special audit consideration. Within our audit, we focused on the following
areas below.
Significant risk areas Testing approach Conclusion
Management override of
controls
Incorporate unpredictability into
audit procedures, emphasize
professional skepticism and
utilize audit team with industry
expertise
Procedures identified provided
sufficient evidence for our audit
opinion
Improper revenue recognition
due to fraud
Confirmation or validation of
certain revenues supplemented
with detailed predictive analytics
based on non-financial data and
substantive testing of related
receivables
Procedures identified provided
sufficient evidence for our audit
opinion
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ther areas of emphasis
We also focused on other areas that did not meet the definition of a significant risk, but were determined
to require specific awareness and a unique audit response .
Other areas of emphasis
Cash and investments Revenues and receivables General disbursements
Payroll Pension and OPEB liabilities Long-term debt
Capital assets including
infrastructure
Net position and fund balance
calculations
Financial reporting and required
disclosures
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Internal control matters
We considered the Village's internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing our audit
procedures for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the financial statements. We are not expressing
an opinion on the effectiveness of the Village's internal control.
Our consideration of internal control was for the limited purpose described in the preceding paragraph
and was not designed to identify all deficiencies in internal control that might be material weaknesses or
significant deficiencies and, therefore, material weaknesses or significant deficiencies may exist that were
not identified.
A deficiency in internal control exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow
management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent, or
detect and correct misstatements on a timely basis.
A material weakness is a deficiency or combination of deficiencies in internal control such that there is a
reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the entity's financial statements will not be
prevented, or detected and corrected, on a timely basis. We identified the following deficiencies as
material weaknesses:
Inadequate segregation of duties
A properly designed system of internal control includes adequate staffing as well as policies and
procedures to properly segregate duties. This includes systems that are designed to limit the access
or control of any one individual to your government's assets or accounting records, and to achieve a
higher likelihood that errors or irregularities in your accounting processes would be discovered by
your staff in a timely manner.
At this time, due to staffing and financial limitations, the proper internal controls are not in place to
achieve adequate segregation of duties. As a result, errors, irregularities or fraud could occur as part
of the financial reporting process that may not be discovered by someone in your organization.
Therefore, we are reporting a material weakness related to the internal control environment.
Missing key controls
There are certain controls that are not currently in place related to significant transaction cycles. As a
result, there is a risk that erroneous or unauthorized transactions or misstatements could occur
without the knowledge of management or the governing body. Our recommendations for
strengthening controls are listed below.
Controls over utility billing
Persons involved in the cash receipting process should be independent of other billing duties.
The reconciliation of the detailed listing of receivables in the billing system and the receivable
balance in the general ledger should be reviewed by someone independent of the utility
billing and cash receipting processes.
Since the controls listed above or other compensating controls are not currently in place, errors or
irregularities could occur as part of the accounting processes that might not be discovered by
management or the governing body. Therefore, the absence of these controls is considered to be a
material weakness.
We recommend that a designated employee review the segregation of duties, risks, and these potential
controls and determine whether additional controls should be implemented. This determination should
take into consideration a cost / benefit analysis.
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Financial statement close process
Properly designed systems of internal control provide your organization with the ability to process and
record accurate monthly and year-end transactions and annual financial reports.
Our audit includes a review and evaluation of the internal controls relating to financial reporting.
Common attributes of a properly designed system of internal control for financial reporting are as
follows:
There is adequate staffing to prepare financial reports throughout the year and at year-end.
Material misstatements are identified and corrected during the normal course of duties.
Complete and accurate financial statements, including footnotes, are prepared.
Financial reports are independently reviewed for completeness and accuracy.
Our evaluation of the internal controls over financial reporting has identified control deficiencies that are
considered material weakness surrounding the preparation of financial statements and footnotes,
adjusting journal entries identified by the auditors, and an independent review of financial reports.
Management has not prepared financial statements that are in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles. In addition, material misstatements in the general ledger were identified during the
financial audit.
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Other comments and recommendations
Departmental Controls
As part of our annual audit process, we focus our efforts on the primary accounting systems, internal
controls, and procedures used by the Village. This is in keeping with our goal to provide an audit
opinion which states that the financial statements of the Village are correct in all material respects.
In some cases, the primary system of accounting procedures and controls of the Village are
supported by smaller systems which are decentralized, and reside within a department or location. In
many cases, those systems are as simple as handling cash collections and remitting those collections
to the Administrative Services Department.
Generally, the more centralized a function is, the easier it is to design and implement accounting
controls that provide some level of checks and balances. That is because you are able to divide
certain tasks over the people available to achieve some segregation of duties. For those tasks that
are decentralized, it is usually very difficult to provide for proper segregation of duties. Therefore, with
one person being involved in most or all aspects of a transaction, you lose the ability to rely on the
controls to achieve the safeguarding of assets and reliability of financial records.
As auditors, we are required to communicate with you on a variety of topics. Since there is now more
emphasis on internal controls and management's responsibilities, we believe it is appropriate to make
sure that you are informed about the lack of segregation of duties that may occur at departments or
locations that handle cash. Departments in your Village that fit this situation may include the following:
Pool
Police department
As you might expect, similar situations are common in most governments.
As auditors, we are required to focus on the financial statements at a highly summarized level and
our audit procedures support our opinion on those financial statements. Departments or locations that
handle relatively smaller amounts of money are not the primary focus of our audit. Yet, because of
the lack of segregation of duties, the opportunity for loss is higher there than in centralized functions
that have more controls.
Because management is responsible for designing and implementing controls and procedures to
detect and prevent fraud, we believe that is important for us to communicate this information to you.
We have no knowledge of any fraud that has occurred or is suspected to have occurred within the
departments mentioned above. However, your role as the governing body is to assess your risk areas
and determine that the appropriate level of controls and procedures are in place. As always, the costs
of controls and staffing must be weighed against the perceived benefits of safeguarding your assets.
Without adding staff or splitting up the duties, your own day-to-day contact and knowledge of the
operation are also important mitigating factors.
Status of Prior Year Comments and Recommendations
1. Controls over Information Technology – This point is still valid.
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Required communications
Qualitative aspect of accounting practices
Accounting policies: Management is responsible for the selection and use of appropriate accounting
policies. In accordance with the terms of our engagement letter, we have advised management about
the appropriateness of accounting policies and their application. The significant accounting policies
used by Village are described in Note 1 to the financial statements. As described in Note 1, the
Village changed accounting policies related to compensated absences by adopting GASB 101 in
2024. We noted no transactions entered into by the Village during the year for which accounting
policies are controversial or for which there is a lack of authoritative guidance or consensus or
diversity in practice.
Accounting estimates: Accounting estimates, including fair value estimates, are an integral part of the
financial statements prepared by management and are based on management's knowledge and
experience about past and current events and assumptions about future events. Certain accounting
estimates are particularly sensitive because of their significance to the financial statements, the
degree of subjectivity involved in their development and because of the possibility that future events
affecting them may differ significantly from those expected. The following estimates are of most
significance to the financial statements:
Estimate
Management's process to
determine
Baker Tilly's conclusions
regarding reasonableness
Accrued compensated
absences
Evaluation of hours earned and
accumulated in accordance
with employment policies and
average wage per hour rates
Reasonable in relation to the
financial statements as a whole
Net pension liability and
related deferrals
Evaluation of information
provided by the Wisconsin
Retirement System
Reasonable in relation to the
financial statements as a whole
Total pension liability and
related deferrals
Key assumptions set by
management with the
assistance of a third-party
actuary
Reasonable in relation to the
financial statements as a whole
Net/total OPEB liability
and related deferrals
Key assumptions set by
management with the
assistance of a third-party
actuary
Reasonable in relation to the
financial statements as a whole
Depreciation Evaluate estimated useful life
of the asset and original
acquisition value
Reasonable in relation to the
financial statements as a whole
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here have been no significant changes made by management to either the processes used to
develop the particularly sensitive accounting estimates, or to the significant assumptions used to
develop the estimates noted above.
Financial statement disclosures: The disclosures in the financial statements are neutral, consistent
and clear.
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Significant unusual transactions
There have been no significant transactions that are outside the normal course of business for the Village
or that otherwise appear to be unusual due to their timing, size or nature.
Significant difficulties encountered during the audit
We encountered no significant difficulties in dealing with management and completing our audit.
Disagreements with management
Professional standards define a disagreement with management as a matter, whether or not resolved to
our satisfaction, concerning a financial accounting, reporting, or auditing matter that could be significant to
the financial statements or the auditors' report. We are pleased to report that no such disagreements
arose during the course of our audit.
Audit report
There have been no departures from the auditors' standard report.
Audit consultations outside the engagement team
We encountered no difficult or contentious matters for which we consulted outside of the engagement
team.
Corrected misstatements
Professional standards require us to accumulate misstatements identified during the audit, other than
those that are clearly trivial and to communicate accumulated misstatements to management.
Management is in agreement with the misstatements we have identified, and they have been corrected in
the financial statements. The schedule within the attachments summarizes the material corrected
misstatements, that, in our judgment, may not have been detected except through our auditing
procedures. The internal control matters section of this report describes the effects on the financial
reporting process indicated by the corrected misstatements, other than those that we consider to be of a
lesser magnitude than significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Other audit findings or issues
We encountered no other audit findings or issues that require communication at this time.
We generally discuss a variety of matters, including the application of accounting principles and auditing
standards, with management each year prior to retention as the Village's auditors. However, these
discussions occurred in the normal course of our professional relationship and our responses were not a
condition to our retention.
Management's consultations with other accountants
In some cases, management may decide to consult with other accountants about auditing and accounting
matters. Management informed us that, and to our knowledge, there were no consultations with other
accountants regarding auditing or accounting matters.
Written communications between management and Baker Tilly
The attachments include copies of other material written communications, including a copy of the
management representation letter.
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Compliance with laws and regulations
We did not identify any non-compliance with laws and regulations during our audit.
Fraud
We did not identify any known or suspected fraud during our audit.
Going concern
Pursuant to professional standards, we are required to communicate to you, when applicable, certain
matters relating to our evaluation of the Village's ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable
period of time but no less than 12 months from the date of the financial statements, including the effects
on the financial statements and the adequacy of the related disclosures, and the effects on the auditor's
report. No such matters or conditions have come to our attention during our engagement.
Independence
We are not aware of any relationships between Baker Tilly and the Village that, in our professional
judgment, may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence.
Related parties
We did not have any significant findings or issues arise during the audit in connection with the Village's
related parties.
Other matters
We applied certain limited procedures to the required supplementary information (RSI) that supplements
the basic financial statements. Our procedures consisted of inquiries of management regarding 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 did not audit the RSI and do not express an opinion or provide
any assurance on the RSI.
We were engaged to report on the supplementary information which accompanies the financial
statements but is not RSI. With respect to the supplementary information, we made certain inquiries of
management and evaluated the form, content, and methods of preparing the information to determine
that the information complies with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America, the method of preparing it has not changed from the prior period, and the information is
appropriate and complete in relation to our audit of the financial statements. We compared and reconciled
the supplementary information to the underlying accounting records used to prepare the financial
statements or to the financial statements themselves.
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Nonattest services
The following nonattest services were provided by Baker Tilly:
Financial statement preparation
Adjusting journal entries
Compiled regulatory reports
Utility rate consulting
Civic Systems Software
In addition, we prepared GASB No. 34 conversion entries which are summarized in the Reconciliation of
the Balance Sheet of Governmental Funds to the Statement of Net Position and the Reconciliation of the
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances of Governmental Funds to the
Statement of Activities in the financial statements.
None of these nonattest services constitute an audit under generally accepted auditing standards,
including Government Auditing Standards.
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Village Board resources
Our business is to know every aspect of yours and to maintain a constant lookout for what's next. We
invite you to learn about some of the trending challenges and opportunities for public sector organizations
like yours and how Baker Tilly can help.
To explore more trending topics and regulatory updates, visit our resource page at
https://www.bakertilly.com/insights/audit-committee-resource-page .
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unding evaluation and pursuit
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incentives through funding opportunities such as the Inflation Reduction Act, the
Clean Communities Investment Accelerator, and the Infrastructure Investment and
Jobs Act.
Baker Tilly can help you navigate, understand and pursue various federal and state
funding sources through grant research and tracking, advising and writing, and
management and compliance services.
Digital transformation
Digitizing public services can be a game changer for governments. Streamlining
inefficient processes, providing digital access and delivery of services to meet public
expectations, implementing technology to protect constituent data, leveraging
information to make data-driven decisions and migrating outdated on-premises
systems to the cloud are crucial to an entity's success.
Through these types of digital services, Baker Tilly can help you scale with future
demand and be better positioned to rapidly respond to changing demands.
Cybersecurity
Public sector organizations face significant challenges from cyber threats and IT
regulations. It can feel like you are on the defense keeping up with the latest risks,
regulations and emerging trends. To mitigate risk, you must understand your
organization's unique vulnerabilities, cybersecurity processes and controls.
Baker Tilly can help enhance your cybersecurity posture and ensure compliance,
with solutions in IT compliance and security and cybersecurity and data protection to
safeguard your data and navigate complex risk environments.
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Management representation letter
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Baker Tilly US, LLP
790 N Water St
Suite 2000
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
Dear Baker Tilly US, LLP:
We are providing this letter in connection with your audit of the financial statements of the Village of Fox Point as of
December 31, 2024 and for the year then ended for the purpose of expressing opinions as to whether the financial
statements 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 Village and the
respective changes in financial position and cash flows, where applicable, in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). We confirm that we are responsible for the fair
presentation of the previously mentioned financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America. We are also responsible for adopting sound accounting policies,
establishing and maintaining internal control over financial reporting, and preventing and detecting fraud.
Certain representations in this letter are described as being limited to matters that are material. Items are
considered material, regardless of size, if they involve an omission or misstatement of accounting information that,
in the light of surrounding circumstances, makes it probable that the judgment of a reasonable person relying on
the information would be changed or influenced by the omission or misstatement. An omission or misstatement that
is monetarily small in amount could be considered material as a result of qualitative factors.
We confirm, to the best of our knowledge and belief, the following representations made to you during your audit.
Financial Statements
1) We have fulfilled our responsibilities, as set out in the terms of the audit engagement letter dated
November 22, 2021, including our responsibility for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial
statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
2) The financial statements referred to above are fairly presented in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America. We have engaged you to advise us in fulfilling that
responsibility. The financial statements include all properly classified funds of the primary government
and all component units required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America to be included in the financial reporting entity.
3) We acknowledge our responsibility 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.
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4) We acknowledge our responsibility for the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control to
prevent and detect fraud.
5) Significant assumptions we used in making accounting estimates, including those measured at fair value,
if any, are reasonable in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
6) All events subsequent to the date of the financial statements and for which accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America require adjustment or disclosure have been adjusted
or disclosed. No other events, including instances of noncompliance, have occurred subsequent to the
financial statement date and through the date of this letter that would require adjustment to or disclosure
in the aforementioned financial
statements.
7) All material transactions have been recorded in the accounting records and are reflected in the financial
statements
.
8) All known audit and bookkeeping adjustments have been included in our financial statements, and we are
in agreement with those adjustments.
9) We are not aware of any known actual, possible, pending, or threatened litigation, claims, or
assessments or unasserted claims or assessments that are required to be accrued or disclosed in the
financial statements in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America, and we have not consulted a lawyer concerning litigation, claims, or assessments.
10) Guarantees, whether written or oral, under which the Village is contingently liable, if any, have been
properly recorded or disclosed.
Information Provided
11) We have provided you with:
a) Access to all information, of which we are aware, that is relevant to the preparation and fair
presentation of the financial statements, such as financial records and related data, documentation,
and other matters
.
b) Additional information that you have requested from us for the purpose of the audit.
c) Unrestricted access to persons within the entity from whom you determined it necessary to obtain
audit evidence.
d) Minutes of the meetings of the Village Board or summaries of actions of recent meetings for which
minutes have not yet been prepared.
12) We have not completed an assessment of the risk that the financial statements may be materially
misstated as a result of fraud.
13) We have no knowledge of any fraud or suspected fraud that affects the entity and involves:
a) Management,
b) Employees who have significant roles in internal control, or
c) Others where the fraud could have a material effect on the financial statements.
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14) We have no knowledge of any allegations of fraud or suspected fraud affecting the entity received in
communications from employees, former employees, regulators, or others.
15) We have no knowledge of known instances of noncompliance or suspected noncompliance with
provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, or grant agreements, or abuse, whose effects should be
considered when preparing financial statements.
16) There are no known related parties or related party relationships and transactions, including side
agreements, of which we are aware.
Other
17) There have been no communications from regulatory agencies concerning noncompliance with, or
deficiencies in, financial reporting practices.
18) We have a process to track the status of audit findings and recommendations.
19) We have identified to you any previous financial audits, attestation engagements, and other studies
related to the audit objectives and whether related recommendations have been implemented.
20) We have provided our views on reported findings, conclusions, and recommendations, as well as our
planned corrective actions, for our report.
21) The Village has no plans or intentions that may materially affect the carrying value or classification of
assets, deferred outflows of resources, liabilities, deferred inflows of resources or fund balance or net
position.
22) We are responsible for compliance with federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and provisions of
contracts
and grant agreements applicable to us, including tax or debt limits, debt contracts, and IRS
arbitrage regulations; and we have identified and disclosed to you all federal, state, and local laws,
regulations and provisions of contracts and grant agreements that we believe have a direct and material
effect on the determination of financial statement amounts or other financial data significant to the audit
objectives, including legal and contractual provisions for reporting specific activities in separate funds.
23) There are no:
a) Violations or possible violations of budget ordinances, federal, state, and local laws or regulations
(including those pertaining to adopting, approving and amending budgets), provisions of contracts and
grant agreements, tax or debt limits, and any related debt covenants whose effects should be
considered for disclosure in the financial statements or as a basis for recording a loss contingency, or
for reporting on noncompliance, except those already disclosed in the financial statement, if any.
b) Other liabilities or gain or loss contingencies that are required to be accrued or disclosed by
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
c) Nonspendable, restricted, committed, or assigned fund balances that were not properly authorized
and approved.
d) Rates being charged to customers other than the rates as authorized by the applicable authoritative
body.
e) Violations of restrictions placed on revenues as a result of bond resolution covenants such as revenue
distribution or debt service funding.
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24) In regards to the nonattest services performed by you listed below, we acknowledge our responsibility
related to these nonattest services and have 1) accepted all management responsibility; 2) designated an
individual with suitable skill, knowledge, or experience to oversee the services; 3) evaluated the
adequacy and results of the services performed, and 4) accepted responsibility for the results of the
services.
a) Financial statement preparation
b) Adjusting journal entries
c) Compiled regulatory reports
d) Civic Systems software
e) Utility rate consulting
None of these nonattest services constitute an audit under generally accepted auditing standards,
including Government Auditing Standards.
25) The Village of Fox Point has satisfactory title to all owned assets, and there are no liens or encumbrances
on such assets nor has any asset been pledged as collateral.
26) The Village of Fox Point has complied with all aspects of contractual agreements that would have a
material effect on the financial statement in the event of noncompliance.
27) The financial statements include all component units as well as joint ventures with an equity interest, and
properly disclose all other joint ventures and other related organizations, if any. Component units have
been properly presented as either blended or discrete.
28) The financial statements properly classify all funds and activities.
29) All funds that meet the quantitative criteria in GASB Statement No. 34 and No. 37 for presentation as
major are identified and presented as such and all other funds that are presented as major are
particularly important to financial statement users.
30) Components of net position (net investment in capital assets; restricted; and unrestricted) and
components of fund balance (nonspendable, restricted, committed, assigned and unassigned) are
properly classified and, if applicable, approved.
31) Provisions for uncollectible receivables, if any, have been properly identified and recorded.
32) Expenses have been appropriately classified in or allocated to functions and programs in the statement of
activities, and allocations have been made on a reasonable basis.
33) Revenues are appropriately classified in the statement of activities within program revenues and general
revenues.
34) Interfund, internal, and intra-entity activity and balances have been appropriately classified and reported.
35) Deposits and investments are properly classified, valued, and disclosed (including risk disclosures,
collateralization agreements, valuation methods, and key inputs, as applicable).
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36) Provision, when material, has been made to reduce excess or obsolete inventories to their estimated net
realizable value.
37) Capital assets, including infrastructure and intangible assets, are properly capitalized, reported, and, if
applicable, depreciated/amortized.
Any known impairments have been recorded and disclosed.
38) Tax-exempt bonds issued have retained their tax-exempt status.
39) We have appropriately disclosed the Village of Fox Point's policy regarding whether to first apply
restricted or unrestricted resources when an expense is incurred for purposes for which both restricted
and unrestricted net position are available and have determined that net position were properly
recognized under the policy.
We have also disclosed our policy regarding which resources (that is,
restricted, committed, assigned or unassigned) are considered to be spent first for expenditures for which
more than one resource classification is available.
40) We acknowledge our responsibility for the required supplementary information (RSI). The RSI is
measured and presented within prescribed guidelines and the methods of measurement and presentation
have not changed from those used in the prior period. We have disclosed to you any significant
assumptions and interpretations underlying the measurement and presentation of the RSI.
41) With respect to the supplementary information, (SI):
a) We acknowledge our responsibility for presenting the SI in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America, and we believe the SI, including its form and
content, is fairly presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America. The methods of measurement and presentation of the SI have not changed from
those used in the prior period, and we have disclosed to you any significant assumptions or
interpretations underlying the measurement and presentation of the supplementary information.
b) If the SI is not presented with the audited financial statements, we will make the audited financial
statements readily available to the intended users of the supplementary information no later than the
date we issue the supplementary information and the auditor's report thereon.
42) We assume responsibility for, and agree with, the findings of specialists in evaluating the pension and
other post employment benefits and have adequately considered the qualifications of the specialists in
determining the amounts and disclosures used in the financial statements and underlying accounting
records. We did not give or cause any instructions to be given to specialists with respect to the values or
amounts derived in an attempt to bias their work, and we are not otherwise aware of any matters that
have had impact on the independence or objectivity of the specialists.
43) We assume responsibility for, and agree with, the information provided by the Wisconsin Retirement
System as audited by the Legislative Audit Bureau relating to the net pension asset/liability and related
deferred outflows and deferred inflows and have adequately considered the reasonableness of the
amounts and disclosures used in the financial statements and underlying accounting records. We also
assume responsibility for the census data that has been reported to the plan.
44) We have implemented GASB Statement No. 101, Compensated Absences, and believe that all required
disclosures and accounting considerations have been identified and properly classified in the financial
statements in compliance with the Standard.
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45) The auditing standards define an annual report as "a document, or combination of documents, typically
prepared on an annual basis by management or those charged with governance in accordance with law,
regulation, or custom, the purpose of which is to provide owners (or similar stakeholders) with information
on the entity's operations and the financial results and financial position as set out in the financial
statements." Among other items, an annual report contains, accompanies, or incorporates by reference
the financial statements and the auditors’ report thereon. We confirm that we do not prepare and have no
plans to prepare an annual report.
Sincerely,
Village of Fox Point
Signed: _______________________________
Mr. Kevin Ausman, Assistant Village Manager
Signed: _______________________________
Ms. Mary Carthell, Financial Manager
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Client service team
Wendi M. Unger, CPA
Principal
790 N. Water Street
Suite 2000
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
United States
T +1 (414) 777 5423
wendi.unger@bakertilly.com
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Accounting changes relevant to the Village
of Fox Point
Future accounting standards update
GASB
statement
number Description
Potentially
impacts
you Effective date
102 Certain risk disclosures 12/31/25, 6/30/25
103 Financial reporting model improvements 12/31/26, 6/30/26
104 Disclosure of certain capital assets 12/31/26, 6/30/26
F
urther information on upcoming GASB pronouncements.
New guidance on disclosure of certain risks
The requirements in GASB Statement No. 102, Certain Risk Disclosures is meant to provide financial
statement users with information about certain risks when circumstances make a government vulnerable
to a heightened possibility of loss or harm. It requires governments to disclose essential information about
risks related to vulnerabilities due to certain concentrations or constraints.
(a) The Statement defines a concentration as a lack of diversity related to an aspect of a significant
inflow or outflow of resources - for example, a small number of companies that represent a
majority of employment in a government's jurisdiction, or a government that relies on one
revenue source for most of its revenue.
(b) The Statement defines a constraint as a limitation imposed on a government by an external
party or by formal action of the government's highest level of decision-making authority - such as
a voter-approved property tax cap or a state-imposed debt limit.
Concentrations and constraints may limit a government's ability to acquire resources or control spending.
The Statement generally requires a government to disclose information about a concentration or
constraint if all of the following criteria are met:
(a) The concentration or constraint is known to the government prior to issuing the financial
statements.
(b) The concentration or constraint makes the government vulnerable to the risk of a substantial
impact.
(c) An event or events associated with the concentration or constraint that could cause a substantial
impact have occurred, have begun to occur, or are more likely than not to begin to occur within
12 months of the date the financial statements are issued.
The disclosures should include a description of the following:
The concentration or constraint,
Each event associated with the concentration or constraint that could cause a substantial impact
if the event has occurred or has begun to occur prior to the issuance of the financial statements,
and
Actions taken by the government to mitigate the risk prior to the issuance of the financial
statements.
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Changes to the financial reporting model
GASB Statement 103, Financial Reporting Model Improvements, builds on Statement 34 by providing key
targeted improvements to the financial reporting model. Its requirements are designed to:
Enhance the effectiveness of governmental financial reports in providing information essential for
decision making and assessing a government's accountability, and
Address certain application issues.
The targeted improvements contained in Statement 103 establish or modify existing accounting and
financial reporting requirements related to:
Management's discussion and analysis - While the overall requirements do not substantially
change management's discussion and analysis, the modifications are meant to improve the
analysis included in this section and provide details about the items that should be discussed as
currently known facts, decisions, or conditions expected to have a significant financial effect in the
subsequent period.
Unusual or infrequent items (previously known as extraordinary and special items) - The new
Statement simplifies GASB literature by eliminating the separate presentation of extraordinary
and special items. Under the requirement of Statement 103, applicable items will either be
identified as unusual or infrequent, or both.
Presentation of the proprietary fund statement of revenues, expenses and changes in fund net
position - The changes are designed to improve consistency around the classification of items in
these statements by better defining what should be included in operating revenues and expenses
and nonoperating revenues and expenses including, for example, the addition of subsidies
received or provided as a new category of nonoperating revenues and expenses.
Major component unit information, and Budgetary comparison information - Statement 103 is
designed to improve the consistency of the reporting of major component unit information and
budgetary comparison information by specifying required placement of that information.
Revisions to disclosures for certain capital assets
Governments are required to provide information on capital assets in the footnotes to the financial
statements as outlined in GASB Statement No. 34. Recent standards have impacted the accounting and
reporting for capital assets and as a result GASB issued Statement No. 104, Disclosure of Certain Capital
Assets to provide enhanced disclosures for certain capital assets, including
(a) Lease assets reported under Statement No. 87, intangible right-to-use assets reported under
Statement No. 94 and subscription assets reported under Statement No. 96 should all be
disclosed separately, and by major class of underlying asset. In addition, if there are any other
intangible assets reported they should also be disclosed separately.
(b) Capital assets that are held for sale should have the ending balance with separate disclosure for
historical cost and related accumulated depreciation as well as any outstanding debt for which the
asset is pledged as collateral disclosed by major class of asset. Assets held for sale are defined
as those for which the government has decided to pursue the sale, and it is probable that the sale
will be finalized within one year of the financial statement date.
While these changes are focused on footnote disclosures it is important to plan ahead to ensure the
required information is available for implementation.
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Material corrected misstatements
Description Opinion unit Amount
To adjust taxes receivable entry General fund $ 5,753,265
To allocate interest from general fund to other funds Multiple opinion units 179,320
To record current year Sewer fund capital asset activity Sewer fund 740,544
To record contributed capital in Storm water fund Storm Water fund $2,561,437
To record interest accrued in utility funds Multiple opinion units 84,740
To record accounts payable found during audit work. Multiple opinion units 326,306
To record tax revenue and expenditures for collections
of 2023 tax roll in 2024
Tax Collection fund and
aggregate remaining funds
27,687,399
To record current year WRS activity Multiple opinion units 160,964
To record North Shore Water Commission activity for
2024
Water fund 166,335
To record current year Water fund capital asset activity Water fund 3,496,960
To move receivable to unavailable revenue Capital projects fund 1,110,259
To allocate wages for PSC report Water fund 155,255
To recognize ARPA money as revenue Capital projects fund 684,846
To adjust accumulated sick leave under GASB 101
guidance
Multiple opinion units 119,578
The remaining misstatements that were identified and corrected by management were not material
individually or in the aggregate to the financial statements taken as a whole.
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Two-way audit communications
As part of our audit of your financial statements, we are providing communications to you throughout the
audit process. Auditing requirements provide for two-way communication and are important in assisting
the auditor and you with more information relevant to the audit.
As this past audit is concluded, we use what we have learned to begin the planning process for next
year's audit. It is important that you understand the following points about the scope and timing of our
next audit:
a. We address the significant risks of material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, through
our detailed audit procedures.
b. We will obtain an understanding of the five components of internal control sufficient to assess the
risk of material misstatement of the financial statements whether due to error or fraud, and to
design the nature, timing and extent of further audit procedures. We will obtain a sufficient
understanding by performing risk assessment procedures to evaluate the design of controls
relevant to an audit of financial statements and to determine whether they have been
implemented. We will use such knowledge to:
Identify types of potential misstatements.
Consider factors that affect the risks of material misstatement.
Design tests of controls, when applicable, and substantive procedures.
c. We will not express an opinion on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting or
compliance with laws, regulations and provisions of contracts or grant programs.
d. The concept of materiality recognizes that some matters, either individually or in the aggregate,
are important for fair presentation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles while other matters are not important. In performing the audit, we are
concerned with matters that, either individually or in the aggregate, could be material to the
financial statements. Our responsibility is to plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance that material misstatements, whether caused by errors or fraud, are detected.
Our audit will be performed in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States
of America
We are very interested in your views regarding certain matters. Those matters are listed here:
a. We typically will communicate with your top level of management unless you tell us otherwise.
b. We understand that the governing board has the responsibility to oversee the strategic direction
of your organization, as well as the overall accountability of the entity. Management has the
responsibility for achieving the objectives of the entity.
c. We need to know your views about your organization's objectives and strategies, and the related
business risks that may result in material misstatements.
d. We anticipate that the Village will receive an unmodified opinion on its financial statements.
e. Which matters do you consider warrant particular attention during the audit, and are there any
areas where you request additional procedures to be undertaken?
f. Have you had any significant communications with regulators or grantor agencies?
g. Are there other matters that you believe are relevant to the audit of the financial statements?
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Also, is there anything that we need to know about the attitudes, awareness and actions of the governing
body concerning:
a. The entity's internal control and its importance in the entity, including how those charged with
governance oversee the effectiveness of internal control?
b. The detection or the possibility of fraud?
We also need to know if you have taken actions in response to developments in financial reporting, laws,
accounting standards, governance practices, or other related matters, or in response to previous
communications with us.
With regard to the timing of our audit, here is some general information. If necessary, we may do
preliminary financial audit work during the months of October-December, and sometimes early in January.
Our final financial fieldwork is scheduled during the spring to best coincide with your readiness and report
deadlines. After fieldwork, we wrap up our financial audit procedures at our office and may issue drafts of
our report for your review. Final copies of our report and other communications are issued after approval
by your staff. This is typically 6-12 weeks after final fieldwork, but may vary depending on a number of
factors.
Keep in mind that while this communication may assist us with planning the scope and timing of the audit,
it does not change the auditor's sole responsibility to determine the overall audit strategy and the audit
plan, including the nature, timing and extent of procedures necessary to obtain sufficient appropriate audit
evidence.
We realize that you may have questions on what this all means, or wish to provide other feedback. We
welcome the opportunity to hear from you.
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Village of Fox Point
Financial Statements and
Supplementary Information
December 31, 2024
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Village of Fox Point
Table of Contents
December 31, 2024
Page
Independent Auditors' Report i
Required Supplementary Information
Management's Discussion and Analysis iv
Basic Financial Statements
Government-Wide Financial Statements
Statement of Net Position 1
Statement of Activities 2
Fund Financial Statements
Balance Sheet - Governmental Funds 3
Reconciliation of the Balance Sheet of Governmental Funds to the Statement of Net Position 4
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances - Governmental Funds 5
Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances
of Governmental Funds to the Statement of Activities 6
Statement of Net Position - Proprietary Funds 7
Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Net Position - Proprietary Funds 9
Statement of Cash Flows - Proprietary Funds 10
Statement of Fiduciary Net Position - Fiduciary Fund 12
Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Position - Fiduciary Fund 13
Index to Notes to Financial Statements 14
Notes to Financial Statements 15
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Village of Fox Point
Table of Contents
December 31, 2024
Page
Required Supplementary Information
Detailed Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance -
Budget and Actual - General Fund 55
Schedule of Proportionate Share of the Net Pension Liability (Asset) - Wisconsin Retirement
Fund 56
Schedule of Employer Contributions - Wisconsin Retirement System 56
Schedule of Changes in the Total Pension Liability and Related Ratios - Supplemental Pension
(Stipend) Plan 57
Schedule of Changes in the Total OPEB Liability and Related Ratios - Health Insurance 58
Schedule of Proportionate Share of the Net OPEB Liability - Local Retiree Life Insurance Fund
(LRIF) 59
Schedule of Employer Contributions - Local Retiree Life Insurance Fund (LRIF) 59
Notes to Required Supplementary Information 60
Supplementary Information
Detailed Schedule of Revenues and Other Financing Sources - Budget and Actual - General
Fund 62
Detailed Schedule of Expenditures and Other Financing Uses - Budget and Actual - General
Fund 64
Combining Balance Sheet - Nonmajor Governmental Funds 65
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances - Nonmajor
Governmental Funds 66
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Independent Auditors' Report
To the Village Board of
Village of Fox Point
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 Village of Fox Point (the
Village), as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024, and the related notes to the financial statements,
which collectively comprise the Village'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 Village of Fox Point, Wisconsin, as of December 31,
2024 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). 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 Village 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 1, the Village adopted the provisions of GASB Statement No. 101, effective January 1,
2024. 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
Village'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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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 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, 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 Village'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
Village'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.ii
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Supplementary Information
Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming opinions on the financial statements that collectively
comprise the Village'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.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
June XX, 2025
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Village of Fox Point
Management's Discussion and Analysis
December 31, 2024
(Unaudited)
iv
The Village of Fox Point (Village) offers the readers of the Village's financial statements this narrative
overview and analysis of the financial activities for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The
discussion and analysis presents the highlights of financial activities and financial position for the Village.
Since the analysis focuses on significant financial issues, major financial activities and resulting changes
in financial position, budget changes and variances from the budget and specific issues related to funds
and the economic factors currently affecting the Village, please read it in conjunction with the Village's
financial statements following this section.
Financial Highlights
The assets and deferred outflows of resources of the Village exceeded its liabilities and deferred
inflows of resources at the close of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 by $39,499,536. Of
this amount, the governmental activities net position totaled $13,177,012, while the business-type
activities net position totaled $26,322,524.
The Village's total net position increased by $3,209,563, governmental net position increased by
$279,222 and the business-type net position increased by $2,930,341.
As of December 31, 2024, the Village's governmental funds reported combined ending fund
balances of $5,514,341 a decrease of $2,536,877 in comparison with the prior fiscal year.
Approximately 81% of this total amount, $4,519,284, is fund balance that is committed and
unassigned and therefore available for spending at the government's discretion.
As of December 31, 2024, the total unassigned fund balance for the General Fund was
$4,239,559 or 57% of total General Fund expenditures of $7,437,964.
As of December 31, 2024, the Village's proprietary funds reported combined total net position of
$26,322,524 an increase of $2,930,341 in comparison with the prior fiscal year and a total
unrestricted net position of $5,312,450.
Overview of the Financial Statements
This discussion and analysis is intended to serve as an introduction to the Village's basic financial
statements. The Village'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
Village's finances, in a manner similar to a private-sector business. The government-wide financial
statements include a statement of net position and a statement of activities. These statements provide
both long-term and short-term information about the Village's overall financial status.
The statement of net position presents information on all of the Village's assets, deferred outflows,
deferred inflows and liabilities, with the difference between the two reported as net position. Over time,
increase or decreases in net position may serve as a useful indicator of whether the financial position of
the Village is improving or deteriorating.
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Village of Fox Point
Management's Discussion and Analysis
December 31, 2024
(Unaudited)
v
The statement of activities presents information showing how the Village'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 future fiscal
periods such as revenues pertaining to uncollected taxes and earned, but unused, vacation leave.
These government-wide financial statements distinguish governmental activities of the Village that are
principally supported by taxes and intergovernmental revenues, such as grants, from business-type
activities that are intended to recover all or a significant portion of their costs through user fees and
charges. Governmental activities include general government, public safety, public works, health and
human services, leisure activities and conservation and development. Business-type activities include
Water, Sewer and Storm Water Utilities.
The government-wide financial statements are presented on pages 1 - 2 of this report.
Fund Financial Statements
Traditional users of the Village's financial statements will find the fund financial statement presentation to
be more familiar. The focus is now on major funds rather than fund types.
The fund financial statements are designed to report information about groupings of related accounts that
are used to maintain control over resources that have been segregated for specific activities or objectives.
The Village, like other state and local governments, uses fund accounting to insure and demonstrate
compliance with finance-related legal requirements.
Within the basic financial statements, fund financial statements focus on the Village's most significant
funds rather than the Village as a whole. Major funds are separately reported while all other funds are
combined into a single, aggregated presentation. Individual fund data for nonmajor funds is provided in
the form of combined statements in a later section of this report.
All of the funds of the Village can be divided into three categories: governmental funds, proprietary funds
and fiduciary funds.
Governmental Funds - Governmental funds are used to account for essentially the same functions
reported as governmental activities in the government-wide financial statements. Unlike the government-
wide financial statements, however, the governmental funds 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. This 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.
A budgetary comparison statement is included for the General Fund, which is a major fund. Data from the
nonmajor governmental funds is combined into a single, aggregated presentation. Individual fund data for
each of these nonmajor funds is provided in the form of combining statements located within the
supplementary information following the notes to the financial statements. These statements and
schedules demonstrate compliance with the Village's adopted and final revised budget.
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Management's Discussion and Analysis
December 31, 2024
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The basic governmental fund financial statements are presented on pages 3 - 6 of this report.
Proprietary Funds - Proprietary funds are generally used to account for services for which the Village
charges customers a fee and are reported in the fund financial statements. There are two kinds of
proprietary funds. These are enterprise funds and internal service funds. Enterprise funds essentially
encompass the same functions reported as business-type activities in the government-wide statements.
The Village uses enterprise funds to account for its water, sewer and storm water operations, which
provide services to customers external to the Village organization. Internal service funds provide services
and charge fees to customers within the Village organization. The Village of Fox Point has no internal
service funds.
Proprietary funds provide the same type of information as the government-wide financial statements, only
in more detail. The Water Utility, Sewer Utility and Storm Water Utility Funds are major funds and are
therefore presented separately within the proprietary fund financial statements.
The basic proprietary fund financial statements can be found on pages 7 - 11 of this report.
Fiduciary Funds - Fiduciary funds are used to account for resources held for the benefit of parties
outside the Village government. Fiduciary funds are not reflected in the government-wide financial
statements because the resources of those funds are not available to support the Village's own programs.
Total assets of the fiduciary funds were $30,695,353. The basic fiduciary fund financial statement can be
found on pages 12 - 13 of this report.
Notes to the Financial Statements - The accompanying notes to the financial statements provide
information essential to a full understanding of the government-wide and fund financial statements. The
notes to the financial statements begin on page 15 of this report.
The combining statements referred to earlier in connection with nonmajor governmental funds are
presented following the notes to the financial statements. Combining and individual fund statements and
schedules can be found on pages 65 - 66 of this report.
Government-Wide Financial Analysis
Over time, net position may serve as a useful indicator of a government's financial position. The following
table reflects the condensed Statement of Net Position. In the case of the Village of Fox Point, assets
exceeded liabilities by $39,499,536.
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Management's Discussion and Analysis
December 31, 2024
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Village of Fox Point's Summary of Net Position
The largest portion of the Village of Fox Point's net position reflects its net investment in capital assets
(e.g., land, buildings, machinery and equipment, infrastructure). The Village of Fox Point uses these
capital assets to provide services to citizens and these assets are not available for future spending.
Although the investment in 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.
Total net position for governmental activities increased by $279,222 during the current fiscal year.
Total net position for business-type activities increased by $2,930,341 during the current fiscal year.
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December 31, 2024
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The table below provides a summary of the Village's changes in net position.
The above condensed summary of the Village's governmental and business-type activities for the period
ended December 31, 2024 reflects net position increasing by $3,209,563. The prior period is also
included for comparative purposes.
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Management's Discussion and Analysis
December 31, 2024
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Governmental Activities
Governmental activities increased the Village of Fox Point's net position by $288,785.
This graph shows the total 2024 governmental activities cost of $9,822,279 for this year. Of the total
amount, public works accounts for $2,826,829 of the cost and public safety accounts for $4,634,537 of
the cost. Additional activities expenditures in include general government at $1,363,649, leisure activities
at $488,121, conservation and development at $55,579 and health and human services at $58,688.
Interest and fiscal charges accounted for $394,876 of total activity expenses.
The graph also shows how much of the governmental activities cost is covered by program revenues.
The costs that are not covered by program revenue must be covered by taxes, other general revenue or
transfers.
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December 31, 2024
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As graphically portrayed above, the Village in 2024 received a significant amount of its revenue -64% -
from property taxes. The Village is also reliant on grants and charges for services to support its
governmental operations. These revenue sources each provide 6% of the governmental activities
revenue.
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December 31, 2024
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Proprietary Funds - Proprietary Funds or Business-type activities increased the Village of Fox Point's
net position by $2,930,341.
The above graph shows total business-type activities cost of $3,393,795 for this year. Water expenses
comprised $1,460,006 or 43% of the cost, Sewer expenses accounted for $1,058,188 or 31% and Storm
Water expenses consisted of $875,601 or 26% of the cost.
The graph also shows how much of the business-type activities cost is covered by program revenues.
Revenue for business-type activities exceeded expenditures by 13%. The additional revenue is the result
of the Village's continued effort to gradually build additional cash reserves to permit cash-financing of
capital projects in the future.
As shown above, in 2024, the Village's business-type activities - water, sewer and storm water utilities -
received the vast majority of its revenue from charges for services. Charges for services totaled
$3,779,108. Interest income, capital grants and contributions and miscellaneous income account for the
remaining balance of business-type activities revenue.
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December 31, 2024
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Financial Analysis of the Governmental Funds
Governmental Funds - The focus of the Village of Fox Point's governmental funds is to provide
information on short-term inflows, outflows and balances of spendable resources. Such information is
useful in assessing the Village's financing requirements. In particular, unassigned fund balance may
serve as a useful measure of a government's net resources available for spending at the end of a fiscal
year.
As of December 31, 2024, the Village of Fox Point's governmental funds - General Fund, Debt Service,
Capital Projects Fund and Nonmajor Governmental Funds - reported a combined ending fund balances of
$5,514,340. Of this amount, $995,056 is restricted or nonspendable to indicate that the funds are not
available for spending because it has already been restricted to pay for debt ($885,370) and prepaid
health insurance premiums and delinquent personal property taxes ($109,686). The fund balance also
includes $4,519,285 that is available for spending at the government's discretion (committed and
unassigned fund balance). Of this amount, $279,726 is committed for use in the Nonmajor Governmental
Funds and $4,239,559 remains unassigned in the general fund. The unassigned fund balance represents
27% of the governmental fund expenditures. Total fund balance represents approximately 35% of the
governmental fund expenditures in comparison.
The General Fund is the chief operating fund of the Village of Fox Point. At the end of the 2024 year,
unassigned fund balance of the General Fund was $4,239,559 while the nonspendable General Fund
balance was $109,686. During the 2024 year, the fund balance of the Village of Fox Point's General Fund
increased by $12,665 due to higher-than-expected revenues and lower than expected expenditures in a
number of areas.
The Capital Projects Fund provides funding for capital projects relating to Village-owned capital assets
and capital equipment. The ending fund balance was $0, a decrease of $2,960,007 from the 2023 ending
fund balance of $2,960,007.
The remaining funds are comprised of the Village's Special Revenue Funds (Recycling Fund, Pool Fund,
Inspection Fund and Community Development Block Grant Fund (CDBG)) and the Debt Service Fund.
The Special Revenue Funds account for grants and fees designated for major Village programs -
recycling, municipal pool and inspection services. The Debt Service Fund is used to account for general
obligation debt that is supported by property tax revenues. At the end of 2024, the fund balance of the
nonmajor funds increased by $144,978. During 2024, the special revenue funds generated $539,319 in
revenue, primarily from intergovernmental sources ($58,625), charges for services ($191,472) and
licenses and permit fees ($289,222). Total expenditures were $551,714 with the majority - $189,122- for
inspection services, $231,645- for recycling operations and $130,947 - for pool operations.
Proprietary Funds - The Village of Fox Point's proprietary funds provide the same type of information
found in the government-wide financial statements, but in more detail.
Unrestricted net position at the end of the year amounted to $1,706,158 for the Water Utility Fund,
$986,704 for the Sewer Utility Fund and $2,619,588 for the Storm Water Utility Fund. The change in net
position was an increase of $97,231 for the Water Utility Fund, an increase of $239,334 for the Sewer
Utility Fund and an increase of $1,886,946 for the Storm Water Utility Fund. Other factors concerning the
finances of these funds have already been addressed in the discussion of the Village of Fox Point's
business-type activities.
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December 31, 2024
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General Fund Budgetary Highlights
The General Fund budget is adopted at the fund level of expenditure. Budget amendments were not
made in 2024. The Village's General Fund ended the year with a favorable variance in revenues and a
favorable variance in expenditures. Revenues and other financing sources were over budget $124,808
while expenditures and other financing uses were $448,548 over the final budget.
Capital Asset and Debt Administration
Capital Assets - The Village of Fox Point's investment in capital assets for its governmental and
business type activities as of December 31, 2024 amounted to $52,468,594 (net of accumulated
depreciation). This investment in capital assets includes land, land improvements, construction in
progress buildings, improvements other than buildings, machinery and equipment and infrastructure such
as roads, storm sewers and bridges. The following table provides a summary of the Village's capital
assets. Additional information on the Village of Fox Point's capital assets can be found in Note 3 in the
notes to the financial statements.
2024 2023 2024 2023 2024 2023
Land & land improvments 10,911,947$ 10,606,337$ 26,561$ 26,561$ 10,938,508$ 10,632,898$
Building and system 5,225,587 5,225,587 1,549,821 1,549,406 6,775,408 6,774,993
Machinery & equipment 6,270,652 5,920,229 652,061 652,061 6,922,713 6,572,290
Infrastructure 12,549,750 11,041,181 39,497,105 33,296,889 52,046,855 44,338,070
Construction in progress 109,519 195,426 127,760 1,372,943 237,279 1,568,369
Subtotal 35,067,455 32,988,760 41,853,308 36,897,860 76,920,763 69,886,620
Less accumulated depreciation (10,878,865) (10,082,599) (13,573,304) (12,755,848) (24,452,169) (22,838,447)
Total 24,188,590$ 22,906,161$ 28,280,004$ 24,142,012$ 52,468,594$ 47,048,173$
Governmental Business-Type
Activities Activities Total
Long-Term Debt - At the end of the 2024 fiscal year, the Village of Fox Point had total bonded debt
outstanding of $22,358,533. This entire amount is backed by the full faith and credit of the Village.
Village of Fox Point's Outstanding Debt
The Village of Fox Point maintains a bond rating of Aaa from Moody's Investor Service.
Wisconsin state statutes limit the amount of general obligation debt a governmental entity may issue to
5% of its equalized valuation. The current debt limitation for the Village of Fox Point is $83,798,805 of
which the Village has used $22,358,533 or 26.6%.
Additional information on the Village of Fox Point's long-term debt can be found in Note 3 in the notes to
the financial statements.
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December 31, 2024
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Economic Factors and Next Year's Budgets and Rates
The Village will continue to monitor tax exempt rates and interest rate sensitivity looking into 2025. If tax
exempt bond rates increase to a yet to be determined level, the Village may consider utilizing a richer
blend of its unrestricted cash with debt to fund capital projects.
Requests for Information
This financial report is designed to provide a general overview of the Village of Fox Point's finances for all
those with an interest in the government's finances. Questions concerning any of the information provided
in this report or request for additional information should be addressed to the Village's Finance
Department, at 7200 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Fox Point, Wisconsin 53217.
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Village of Fox Point
Statement of Net Position
December 31, 2024
Governmental
Activities
Business-Type
Activities Total
Assets and Deferred Outflows of Resources
Assets
Cash and investments $ 6,512,367 $ 4,874,308 $ 11,386,675
Taxes receivable 8,034,684 - 8,034,684
Delinquent personal property taxes 15,568 - 15,568
Accounts receivable 1,221,501 794,424 2,015,925
Lease receivable 1,637,241 - 1,637,241
Internal balances (125,317) 125,317 -
Prepaid items 134,534 - 134,534
Inventories - 31,063 31,063
Equity in North Shore Water Commission - 193,261 193,261
Capital assets:
Land and right of way 5,856,476 26,561 5,883,037
Construction in progress 109,519 127,760 237,279
Other capital assets 29,101,460 41,698,987 70,800,447
Less accumulated depreciation/amortization (10,878,865) (13,573,304) (24,452,169)
Total assets 41,619,168 34,298,377 75,917,545
Deferred Outflows of Resources
Deferred loss on refunding 5,646 - 5,646
Pension and OPEB related amounts 3,278,330 312,745 3,591,075
Total deferred outflows of resources 3,283,976 312,745 3,596,721
Liabilities, Deferred inflows of Resources and Net Position
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 1,274,411 730,613 2,005,024
Due to other governmental units 27,004 - 27,004
Deposits 77,800 - 77,800
Noncurrent liabilities:
Due within one year 2,228,382 754,472 2,982,854
Due in more than one year 16,424,211 6,631,969 23,056,180
Total liabilities 20,031,808 8,117,054 28,148,862
Deferred Inflows of Resources
Deferred gain on refunding 28,587 - 28,587
Subsequent years tax levy 7,901,400 - 7,901,400
Pension and OPEB related amounts 2,127,096 171,544 2,298,640
Unearned lease revenue 1,637,241 - 1,637,241
Total deferred inflows of resources 11,694,324 171,544 11,865,868
Net Position
Net investment in capital assets 12,425,778 21,010,074 30,741,107
Restricted for:
Debt service 773,493 - 773,493
Unrestricted (deficit) (22,259) 5,312,450 7,984,936
Total net position $ 13,177,012 $ 26,322,524 $ 39,499,536
See notes to financial statements
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Village of Fox Point
Statement of Activities
Year Ended December 31, 2024
Program Revenues
Net (Expenses) Revenues and Changes in Net
Position
Functions/Programs Expenses
Charges for
Services
Operating
Grants and
Contributions
Capital
Grants and
Contributions
Governmental
Activities
Business-Type
Activities Total
Governmental activities:
General government $ 1,363,649 $ 51,522 $ - $ - $ (1,312,127) $ - $ (1,312,127)
Public safety 4,634,537 399,643 734,870 - (3,500,024) - (3,500,024)
Public works 2,826,829 287,898 719,213 1,110,259 (709,459) - (709,459)
Health and human services 58,688 - - - (58,688) - (58,688)
Culture, education and recreation 488,121 4,360 - - (483,761) - (483,761)
Conservation and development 55,579 50 - - (55,529) - (55,529)
Interest and fiscal charges 394,876 - - - (394,876) - (394,876)
Total governmental activities 9,822,279 743,473 1,454,083 1,110,259 (6,514,464) - (6,514,464)
Business-type activities:
Sewer utility 1,057,350 1,186,538 25,565 20,445 - 175,198 175,198
Water utility 1,460,006 1,857,116 - - - 397,110 397,110
Storm water utility 875,601 830,316 - - - (45,285) (45,285)
Total business-type activities 3,392,957 3,873,970 25,565 20,445 - 527,023 527,023
Total $ 13,215,236 $ 4,617,443 $ 1,479,648 $ 1,130,704 (6,514,464) 527,023 (5,987,441)
General Revenues
Taxes:
Property taxes, levied for general purposes 5,735,364 - 5,735,364
Property taxes, levied for debt service 2,146,750 - 2,146,750
Other taxes 54,876 - 54,876
Intergovernmental revenues not restricted to specific programs 483,532 - 483,532
Investment income 412,198 108,707 520,905
Miscellaneous 254,559 1,018 255,577
Total general revenues 9,087,279 109,725 9,197,004
Transfers (2,293,593) 2,293,593 -
Change in net position 279,222 2,930,341 3,209,563
Net Position, Beginning 12,897,790 23,392,183 36,289,973
Net Position, Ending $ 13,177,012 $ 26,322,524 $ 39,499,536
See notes to financial statements
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Village of Fox Point
Balance Sheet -
Governmental Funds
December 31, 2024
General Fund
Debt Service
Fund
Capital
Projects Fund
Nonmajor
Governmental
Funds Total
Assets
Cash and investments $ 4,707,616 $ 885,370 $ 622,007 $ 297,375 $ 6,512,368
Receivables:
Taxes 5,886,549 2,148,135 - - 8,034,684
Delinquent personal property tax 15,568 - - - 15,568
Accounts 45,019 - 1,137,015 39,467 1,221,501
Lease 1,637,241 - - - 1,637,241
Due from other funds - - - 7,967 7,967
Prepaid items 94,118 - 40,416 - 134,534
Total assets $ 12,386,111 $ 3,033,505 $ 1,799,438 $ 344,809 $ 17,563,863
Liabilities, Deferred Inflows of
Resources and Fund Balances
(Deficit)
Liabilities
Accounts payable $ 44,755 $ - $ 689,179 $ 4,323 $ 738,257
Accrued liabilities 404,067 - - 20,210 424,277
Deposits 37,250 - - 40,550 77,800
Due to other funds 133,284 - - - 133,284
Due to other governments 27,004 - - - 27,004
Total liabilities 646,360 - 689,179 65,083 1,400,622
Deferred Inflows of Resources
Unearned revenues 1,637,241 - - - 1,637,241
Unavailable revenues - - 1,110,259 - 1,110,259
Subsequent years tax levy 5,753,265 2,148,135 - - 7,901,400
Total deferred inflows of
resources 7,390,506 2,148,135 1,110,259 - 10,648,900
Fund Balances (Deficit)
Nonspendable 109,686 - - - 109,686
Restricted - 885,370 - - 885,370
Committed - - - 279,726 279,726
Unassigned (deficit) 4,239,559 - - - 4,239,559
Total fund balances (deficit) 4,349,245 885,370 - 279,726 5,514,341
Total liabilities, deferred inflows
of resources and fund
balance (deficit) $ 12,386,111 $ 3,033,505 $ 1,799,438 $ 344,809 $ 17,563,863
See notes to financial statements
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Village of Fox Point
Reconciliation of the Balance Sheet of Governmental Funds
to the Statement of Net Position
December 31, 2024
Total Fund Balances, Governmental Funds $ 5,514,341
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the Statement of Net Position are different
because:
Capital assets used in governmental funds are not financial resources and therefore are not
reported in the funds.
Land 1,203,921
Land improvements 4,652,555
Construction in progress 109,519
Other capital assets 29,101,460
Less accumulated depreciation (10,878,865)
Some receivables that are not currently available are reported as unavailable revenues in the
fund financial statements but are recognized as revenue when earned in the
government-wide statements. 1,110,259
Deferred outflows of resources related to pensions and OPEBs do not relate to current
financial resources and are not reported in the governmental funds. 3,278,330
Deferred inflows of resources related to pensions and OPEBs do not relate to current
financial resources and are not reported in the governmental funds. (2,127,096)
Deferred loss on refunding does not relate to current financial resources and is not reported
in the governmental funds. 5,646
Deferred gain on refunding does not relate to current financial resources and is not reported
in the governmental funds. (28,587)
Some liabilities, including long-term debt, are not due and payable in the current period and,
therefore, are not reported in the funds.
Bonds and notes payable (15,036,403)
Compensated absences (819,396)
Accrued interest (111,878)
Total OPEB obligation, Health Insurance (359,623)
Total OPEB obligation, Life Insurance (244,879)
Net pension liability, WRS (339,274)
Unamortized debt premium (540,363)
North Shore Fire Department obligations (1,095,096)
Total pension liability, single-employer plan (217,559)
Net Position of Governmental Activities $ 13,177,012
See notes to financial statements
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Village of Fox Point
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances -
Governmental Funds
Year Ended December 31, 2024
General Fund
Debt Service
Fund
Capital
Projects Fund
Nonmajor
Governmental
Funds Total
Revenues
Taxes $ 5,790,240 $ 2,146,750 $ - $ - $ 7,936,990
Intergovernmental 1,085,951 - 741,673 58,625 1,886,249
Licenses and permits 108,940 - - 289,222 398,162
Fines, forfeitures and penalties 111,861 - - - 111,861
Public charges for services 27,692 - - 191,472 219,164
Intergovernmental charges for services 134,892 14,351 - - 149,243
Investment income 333,919 26,065 52,214 - 412,198
Miscellaneous revenues 130,570 - 25,002 - 155,572
Total revenues 7,724,065 2,187,166 818,889 539,319 11,269,439
Expenditures
Current:
General government 1,345,236 - - - 1,345,236
Public safety 4,168,171 - - 189,122 4,357,293
Public works 1,527,927 - - 232,297 1,760,224
Health and human services 58,688 - - - 58,688
Culture, recreation and education 282,350 - - 130,294 412,644
Conservation and development 55,592 - - - 55,592
Capital outlay - - 5,367,178 - 5,367,178
Debt service:
Principal - 1,658,900 - - 1,658,900
Interest and fiscal charges - 512,200 16,022 - 528,222
Total expenditures 7,437,964 2,171,100 5,383,200 551,713 15,543,977
Excess (deficiency) of
revenues over expenditures 286,101 16,066 (4,564,311) (12,394) (4,274,538)
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Transfers in 267,844 - 386,854 157,373 812,071
Transfers out (544,227) - - - (544,227)
Proceeds from sale of capital assets 2,947 - 12,450 - 15,397
Premium on debt issued - 249,420 - - 249,420
Debt issued - - 1,205,000 - 1,205,000
Total other financing sources
(uses) (273,436) 249,420 1,604,304 157,373 1,737,661
Net change in fund balances 12,665 265,486 (2,960,007) 144,979 (2,536,877)
Fund Balances, Beginning 4,336,580 619,884 2,960,007 134,747 8,051,218
Fund Balances (Deficit), Ending $ 4,349,245 $ 885,370 $ - $ 279,726 $ 5,514,341
See notes to financial statements
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Village of Fox Point
Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures
and Changes in Fund Balances of Governmental Funds
to the Statement of Activities
Year Ended December 31, 2024
Net Change in Fund Balances, Total Governmental Funds $ (2,536,877)
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
Net Position the cost of these assets is capitalized and they are depreciated over their
estimated useful lives and reported as depreciation expense in the Statement of Activities.
Capital outlay is reported as an expenditure in the fund financial statements but is
capitalized in the government-wide financial statements 5,367,178
Some items reported as capital outlay were not capitalized (557,617)
Capital assets contributed to storm water (2,561,437)
Depreciation is reported in the government-wide financial statements (911,269)
Net book value of assets retired (54,426)
Receivables not currently available are reported as revenue when collected or currently
available in the fund financial statements but are recognized as revenue when earned in
the government-wide financial statements.
Project reimbursements 1,110,259
Debt issued provides current financial resources to governmental funds, but issuing debt
increases long-term liabilities in the Statement of Net Position. Repayment of debt principal
is an expenditure in the governmental funds, but the repayment reduces long-term
liabilities in the Statement of Net Position.
Debt issued
(1,205,000)
Principal repaid 1,658,900
Governmental funds report debt premiums and discounts as other financing sources (uses)
or financing sources or uses. However, in the Statement of Net Position, these are
reported as additions to or deductions from long-term debt. These are allocated over the
period the debt is outstanding in the Statement of Activities and are reported as interest
expense.
Debt premium on debt issued (249,420)
Amortization of premium on debt issued 75,016
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.
Compensated absences (6,986)
North Shore Fire Department obligations 3,085
Accrued interest on debt 73,408
Net pension liability, WRS 873,818
Total pension liability, single-employer plan (44,425)
Net OPEB liability, Life Insurance (41,469)
Total OPEB liability, Health Insurance 81,181
Deferred outflows of resources related to pensions and OPEBs (1,470,530)
Deferred inflows of resources related to pensions and OPEBs 690,914
Amortization of deferred loss on refunding (19,424)
Amortization of deferred gain on refunding 4,343
Change in Net Position of Governmental Activities $ 279,222
See notes to financial statements
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Village of Fox Point
Statement of Net Position -
Proprietary Funds
December 31, 2024
Business-Type Activities - Enterprise Funds
Water Utility Sewer Utility
Storm Water
Utility Total
Assets and Deferred Outflows of Resources
Current Assets
Cash and investments $ 1,592,963 $ 790,399 $ 2,490,946 $ 4,874,308
Accounts receivables 347,594 277,364 169,466 794,424
Due from other funds 59,075 39,287 26,955 125,317
Inventory 31,063 - - 31,063
Total current assets 2,030,695 1,107,050 2,687,367 5,825,112
Noncurrent Assets
Capital assets:
Construction in progress 125,060 - 2,700 127,760
Property and equipment 21,564,121 9,608,375 10,526,491 41,698,987
Land 26,561 - - 26,561
Less accumulated depreciation (8,140,780) (2,815,269) (2,617,255) (13,573,304)
Other assets:
Equity in North Shore Water Commission 193,261 - - 193,261
Total noncurrent assets 13,768,223 6,793,106 7,911,936 28,473,265
Total assets 15,798,918 7,900,156 10,599,303 34,298,377
Deferred Outflows of Resources
Pension related amounts 153,397 100,443 58,905 312,745
Total deferred outflows of resources 153,397 100,443 58,905 312,745
See notes to financial statements
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Village of Fox Point
Statement of Net Position -
Proprietary Funds
December 31, 2024
Business-Type Activities - Enterprise Funds
Water Utility Sewer Utility
Storm Water
Utility Total
Liabilities, Deferred Inflows of Resources
and Net Position
Liabilities
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 477,303 $ 117,656 $ 28,862 $ 623,821
Accrued wages 9,577 7,051 5,424 22,052
Accrued interest 44,115 10,180 30,445 84,740
Compensated absences 6,138 4,255 3,779 14,172
Current portion of long-term debt 397,000 116,300 227,000 740,300
Total current liabilities 934,133 255,442 295,510 1,485,085
Noncurrent liabilities:
Long-term debt:
General obligation bonds payable 3,739,196 678,355 2,164,279 6,581,830
Unamortized premium - 651 - 651
Net pension liability 15,698 11,474 8,142 35,314
Compensated absences 6,139 4,256 3,779 14,174
Total noncurrent liabilities 3,761,033 694,736 2,176,200 6,631,969
Total liabilities 4,695,166 950,178 2,471,710 8,117,054
Deferred Inflows of Resources
Pension related amounts 71,029 54,262 46,253 171,544
Total deferred inflows of resources 71,029 54,262 46,253 171,544
Net Position
Net investment in capital assets 9,479,962 6,009,455 5,520,657 21,010,074
Unrestricted 1,706,158 986,704 2,619,588 5,312,450
Total net position $ 11,186,120 $ 6,996,159 $ 8,140,245 $ 26,322,524
See notes to financial statements
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Village of Fox Point
Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Net Position -
Proprietary Funds
Year Ended December 31, 2024
Business-Type Activities - Enterprise Funds
Water Utility Sewer Utility
Storm Water
Utility Total
Operating Revenues
Public charges for services $ 1,762,254 $ 1,186,538 $ 830,316 $ 3,779,108
Other operating revenues 94,862 1,018 - 95,880
Total operating revenues 1,857,116 1,187,556 830,316 3,874,988
Operating Expenses
Operation and maintenance 909,399 924,963 365,506 2,199,868
Depreciation/amortization 400,300 108,068 439,586 947,954
Taxes 15,524 4,669 - 20,193
Total operating expenses 1,325,223 1,037,700 805,092 3,168,015
Operating income 531,893 149,856 25,224 706,973
Nonoperating Revenues (Expenses)
Investment income 54,040 15,364 39,303 108,707
Grants from the state - 25,565 - 25,565
Grants from local governments - 20,445 - 20,445
Interest and fiscal charges (134,783) (20,488) (70,509) (225,780)
Amortization - 838 - 838
Total nonoperating revenues
(expenses) (80,743) 41,724 (31,206) (70,225)
Income (loss) before contributions and
transfers 451,150 191,580 (5,982) 636,748
Contributions and Transfers
Capital contributions - - 2,561,437 2,561,437
Transfers out (267,844) - - (267,844)
Total contributions and transfers (267,844) - 2,561,437 2,293,593
Change in net position 183,306 191,580 2,555,455 2,930,341
Net Position, Beginning 11,002,814 6,804,579 5,584,790 23,392,183
Net Position, Ending $ 11,186,120 $ 6,996,159 $ 8,140,245 $ 26,322,524
See notes to financial statements
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Village of Fox Point
Statement of Cash Flows -
Proprietary Funds
Year Ended December 31, 2024
Business-Type Activities - Enterprise Funds
Water Utility Sewer Utility
Storm Water
Utility Total
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
Received from customers $ 1,961,249 $ 1,205,440 $ 828,008 $ 3,994,697
Paid to suppliers for goods and services (259,887) (805,216) (287,145) (1,352,248)
Paid to employees for services (339,372) (141,653) (88,951) (569,976)
Net cash flows from operating activities 1,361,990 258,571 451,912 2,072,473
Cash Flows From Investing Activities
Investment income 54,040 15,364 39,303 108,707
Net cash flows from investing activities 54,040 15,364 39,303 108,707
Cash Flows From Noncapital Financing
Activities
Paid to municipality for tax equivalent (267,844) - - (267,844)
Net cash flows from noncapital
financing activities (267,844) - - (267,844)
Cash Flows From Capital and Related
Financing Activities
Debt issued 1,640,000 645,000 1,650,000 3,935,000
Debt retired (256,900) (73,200) (176,000) (506,100)
Interest paid (116,047) (10,601) (44,964) (171,612)
Acquisition and construction of capital
assets (3,052,286) (632,476) (20,658) (3,705,420)
Contribution received for construction 203,673 - - 203,673
Net cash flows from capital and related
financing activities (1,581,560) (71,277) 1,408,378 (244,459)
Net change in cash and cash
equivalents (433,374) 202,658 1,899,593 1,668,877
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning 2,026,337 587,741 591,353 3,205,431
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Ending $ 1,592,963 $ 790,399 $ 2,490,946 $ 4,874,308
See notes to financial statements
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Village of Fox Point
Statement of Cash Flows -
Proprietary Funds
Year Ended December 31, 2024
Business-Type Activities - Enterprise Funds
Water Utility Sewer Utility
Storm Water
Utility Total
Reconciliation of Operating Income to Net
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
Operating income $ 531,893 $ 149,856 $ 25,224 $ 706,973
Nonoperating revenue - 46,010 - 46,010
Adjustments to reconcile operating income
to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation 400,300 108,068 439,586 947,954
Depreciation charged to other funds 12,462 - - 12,462
Changes in assets, deferred outflows,
liabilities, and deferred inflows:
Accounts receivable 78,969 (43,473) (1,895) 33,601
Due from other funds 12,702 15,347 (413) 27,636
Inventories (4,670) - - (4,670)
Compensated absences (30,469) (24,762) (37,918) (93,149)
Accounts payable 363,548 5,876 25,663 395,087
Other current liabilities 2,303 1,858 1,908 6,069
Pension related deferrals and
liabilities/assets (5,048) (209) (243) (5,500)
Net cash flows from operating activities $ 1,361,990 $ 258,571 $ 451,912 $ 2,072,473
Reconciliation of Cash and Cash
Equivalents to the Statement of Net
Position, Proprietary Funds
Cash and investments $ 1,592,963 $ 790,399 $ 2,490,946 $ 4,874,308
Restricted cash and investments - - - -
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,592,963 $ 790,399 $ 2,490,946 $ 4,874,308
Noncash Capital and Related Financing
Activities
Equity in NSWC $ 16,657 $ - $ -
Amortization premium $ - $ 838 $ -
Capital assets paid with accounts payable $ 95,846 $ - $ -
Capital assets contributed by municipality $ - $ - $ 2,561,437
See notes to financial statements
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Village of Fox Point
Statement of Fiduciary Net Position -
Fiduciary Fund
December 31, 2024
Custodial
Fund
Tax
Collection
Fund
Assets
Cash and investments $ 17,926,228
Tax roll receivable 12,769,125
Total assets 30,695,353
Liabilities
Accounts payable 17,118
Due to other taxing units 30,678,235
Total liabilities 30,695,353
Net Position
Total net position $ -
See notes to financial statements
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Village of Fox Point
Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Position -
Fiduciary Fund
Year Ended December 31, 2024
Custodial
Fund
Tax
Collection
Fund
Additions
Tax collections on-behalf of underlying districts $ 27,687,399
Deductions
Tax payments to underlying districts 27,687,399
Change in fiduciary net position -
Net Position, Beginning -
Net Position, Ending $ -
See notes to financial statements
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Village of Fox Point
Index to Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2024
Page
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies 15
Reporting Entity 15
Government-Wide and Fund Financial Statements 15
Measurement Focus, Basis of Accounting and Financial Statement Presentation 17
Assets, Deferred Outflows of Resources, Liabilities, Deferred Inflows of Resources and
Net Position or Equity 18
Deposits and Investments 18
Receivables 19
Inventories and Prepaid Items 20
Capital Assets 20
Deferred Outflows of Resources 21
Compensated Absences 21
Long-Term Obligations 21
Leases 21
Deferred Inflows of Resources 22
Equity Classifications 22
Pension 23
Postemployment Benefits Other Than Pensions (OPEB) 24
Basis for Existing Rates 24
2. Stewardship, Compliance and Accountability 24
Excess Expenditures and Other Financing Uses Over Budget 24
Limitations on the Village's Tax Levy 25
3. Detailed Notes on All Funds 25
Deposits and Investments 25
Receivables 26
Capital Assets 27
Interfund Receivables/Payables and Transfers 30
Long-Term Obligations 31
Lease Disclosures 35
Net Position/Fund Balances 35
4. Other Information 37
Employees' Retirement System 37
Risk Management 42
Commitments and Contingencies 43
Joint Ventures 43
Other Postemployment Benefits 45
Single-Employer Defined Benefit Pension Plan 52
Effect of New Accounting Standards on Current-Period Financial Statements 54
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Village of Fox Point
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2024
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The accounting policies of the Village of Fox Point, Wisconsin (the Village) 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
Village. The reporting entity for the Village 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
Village has not identified any
organizations that meet this criteria.
Government-Wide and Fund Financial Statements
In June 2022, the GASB issued Statement No. 101, Compensated Absences. This Statement requires
that liabilities for compensated absences be recognized in financial statements prepared using the
economic resources measurement focus for (1) leave that has not been used and (2) leave that has
been used but not yet paid in cash or settled through noncash means. A liability should be recognized
for leave that has not been used if (a) the leave is attributable to services already rendered, (b) the
leave accumulates and (c) the leave is more likely than not to be used for time off or otherwise paid in
cash or settled through noncash means. This standard was implemented
January 1, 2024 and the
impact of implementation was not material.
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.
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 Village 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
Village 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.
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2024
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 Village 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 Village 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 Village reports the following major governmental funds:
General Fund
General Fund accounts for the
Village's primary operating activities. It is used to account for
and report all financial resources except those accounted for and reported in another fund.
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 TID or enterprise debt.
Capital Projects Fund
Capital Projects 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 capital program.
Enterprise Funds
The Village reports the following major enterprise funds:
Water Utility accounts for operations of the Water system.
Sewer Utility accounts for operations of the Sewer system.
Storm Water Utility accounts for operations of the Storm water system
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Village of Fox Point
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2024
The Village 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).
Recycling Pool
Inspection
In addition, the Village reports the following fund type:
Custodial Fund
Custodial Fund is used to account for and report assets controlled by the Village and the
assets are for the benefit of individuals, private organizations and/or other governmental units.
Tax Collection Fund
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 Village's water,
sewer and storm water 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.
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
Village 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.
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Village of Fox Point
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2024
Intergovernmental aids and grants are recognized as revenues in the period the Village is entitled
to the resources and the amounts are available. Amounts owed to the Village 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.
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
water, sewer and storm water utilities 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.
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 Village considers all highly liquid investments
with an initial maturity of three months or less when acquired to be cash equivalents.
Investment of Village 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.
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Village of Fox Point
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2024
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.
The
Village 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. 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, 2024, the
fair value of the Village 's share of the LGIP's assets was substantially equal to the amount as
reported in these statements.
See Note 3 for further information.
Receivables
Property taxes are levied in December on the assessed value as of the prior January 1. In addition
to property taxes for the Village, 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 - 2024 tax roll:
Lien date and levy date December 2024
Tax bills mailed December 2024
Payment in full, or January 31, 2025
First installment due January 31, 2025
Second installment due March 31, 2025
Third installment due May 31, 2025
Tax sale, 2024 delinquent real estate taxes October 2027
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 water,
sewer and storm water utilities 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.
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Village of Fox Point
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2024
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.
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.
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.
Capital Assets
Government-Wide Financial Statements
Capital assets, which include property, plant and equipment are reported in the
government-wide financial statements. Capital assets are defined by the government as
assets with an initial cost of more than
$2,500 general capital assets and $5,000 for
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 50-75 Years
Land improvements 20 Years
Machinery and equipment 7-30 Years
Utility system 50 Years
Infrastructure 40 Years
Intangibles 5 Years
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Village of Fox Point
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2024
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.
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.
A deferred charge on refunding arises from the advance refunding of debt. The difference
between the cost of the securities placed in trust for future payments of the refunded debt and the
net carrying value of that debt is deferred and amortized as a component of interest expense over
the shorter of the term of the refunding issue or the original term of the refunded debt. The
unamortized amount is reported as a deferred outflow of resources in the government-wide and
proprietary fund financial statements.
Compensated Absences
Under terms of employment, employees are granted sick leave and vacations 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, 2024, 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, pension and OPEB obligations 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 Village is a lessor because it leases capital assets to other entities. As a lessor, the Village
reports a lease receivable and corresponding deferred inflow of resources in both the fund
financial statements and
government-wide financial statements. The Village continues to report
and depreciate the capital assets being leased as capital assets of the primary government.
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Village of Fox Point
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2024
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.
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."
The net position section includes an adjustment for capital assets owned by the business-type
activities column, but financed by the debt of the governmental activities column. The amount
is a reduction of "net investment in capital assets" and an increase in "unrestricted" net
position, shown only in the total column. A reconciliation of this adjustment is as follows:
Governmental
Activities
Business-Type
Activities Adjustment Total
Net investment in capital assets $ 12,425,778 $ 21,010,074 $ (2,694,745) $ 30,741,107
Unrestricted (deficit) (22,259) 5,312,450 2,694,745 7,984,936
When both restricted and unrestricted resources are available for use, it is the Village'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
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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 Village Board. 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
Village
Board 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 Village Board has, by resolution, adopted a financial policy
authorizing the Village Manager to assign amounts for a specific purpose.
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.
The Village 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 Village would then first use committed, then assigned and lastly unassigned
amounts of unrestricted fund balance when expenditures are made.
The Village has a formal minimum fund balance policy. That policy is to maintain the Village's
General Fund fund balance as of January 1st of each year to be no less than 10% of that
year's adopted General Fund operating budget. The General Fund fund balance at year end
was $4,736,099 or approximately 62% of the 2025 General Fund operating budget.
See Note 3 for further information.
Pension
For purposes of measuring the total pension liability and deferred outflows or resources related to
pension and pension expense, the Village Stipend Plan recognized benefit payments when due
and payable in accordance with the benefit terms.
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.
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Postemployment Benefits Other Than Pensions (OPEB)
For purposes of measuring the total OPEB liability - Health Insurance, deferred outflows of
resources and deferred inflows of resources related to OPEB and OPEB expense, the Village
OPEB Plan recognizes benefit payments when due and payable in accordance with the benefit
terms.
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.
Basis for Existing Rates
Water Rates
Current water rates as approved by the PSCW were placed into effect on August 1, 2021.
Sewer Rates
Current sewer rates as approved by the Village Board were placed into effect on
January 1, 2024.
Storm Water Rates
Current storm water rates as approved by the Village Board were placed into effect
January 1, 2024.
2. Stewardship, Compliance and Accountability
Excess Expenditures and Other Financing Uses Over Budget
Fund
Budgeted
Expenditures
Actual
Expenditures
Excess
Expenditures
Over
Budget
Debt Service Fund $ 2,161,101 $ 2,171,100 $ 9,999
Capital Projects Fund 4,973,534 5,383,200 409,666
Special Revenue Fund, Inspection 184,554 189,122 4,568
Special Revenue Fund, Pool 102,771 130,946 28,175
The Village controls expenditures at the fund level. Some individual departments experienced
expenditures which exceeded appropriations. The detail of those items can be found in the Village's
year-end budget to actual report.
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Limitations on the Village's Tax Levy
Wisconsin law limits the Village's future tax levies. Generally the Village is limited to its prior tax levy
dollar amount (excluding TIF Districts), increased by the greater of the percentage change in the
Village's equalized value due to net new construction or 0%. Changes in debt service from one year to
the next are generally exempt from this limit with certain exceptions. The Village 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.
3. Detailed Notes on All Funds
Deposits and Investments
The Village's deposits and investments at year end were comprised of the following:
Carrying
Value
Statement
Balances Associated Risks
Deposits $ 14,444,115 $ 14,496,827 Custodial credit
LGIP 14,868,308 14,868,308 Credit
Petty cash 480 - N/A
Total deposits and investments $ 29,312,903 $ 29,365,135
Reconciliation to financial statements
Per statement of net position:
Unrestricted cash and investments $ 11,386,675
Per statement of net position, fiduciary
fund:
Tax collection 17,926,228
Total deposits and investments $ 29,312,903
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 noninterest-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
Village maintains collateral agreements with its banks. At December 31, 2024, the banks had
pledged various government securities in the amount of $23,835,180 to secure the Village's deposits.
Custodial Credit Risk
Deposits
Custodial credit risk is the risk that in the event of a financial institution failure, the Village's
deposits may not be returned to the Village.
The Village does not have any deposits exposed to custodial credit risk.
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December 31, 2024
Credit Risk
Credit risk is the risk that an issuer or other counterparty to an investment will not fulfill its
obligations.
The
Village had investments in the external Wisconsin Local Government Investment Pool which
is not rated.
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 for
$15,568 of delinquent personal property taxes and $1,637,241 of lease receivables.
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 $ 7,901,400 $ -
MMSD reimbursement - 832,486
WE Energies reimbursement - 277,773
Unearned lease revenue 1,637,241 -
Total unearned/unavailable revenue for governmental
funds $ 9,538,641 $ 1,110,259
Unearned revenue included in deferred inflows $ 9,538,641
Total unearned revenue for governmental funds $ 9,538,641
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Capital Assets
Capital asset activity for the year ended December 31, 2024, was as follows:
Beginning
Balance Additions Deletions
Ending
Balance
Governmental Activities
Capital assets not being depreciated /
amortized:
Land $ 1,203,921 $ - $ - $ 1,203,921
Right of way 4,652,555 - - 4,652,555
Construction in progress 195,426 109,519 195,426 109,519
Total capital assets not being
depreciated / amortized 6,051,902 109,519 195,426 5,965,995
Capital assets being depreciated / amortized:
Land improvements 4,749,861 305,610 - 5,055,471
Buildings 5,225,587 - - 5,225,587
Machinery and equipment 5,800,458 520,836 50,642 6,270,652
Streets 7,841,359 1,507,585 118,787 9,230,157
Bridges 3,199,822 - - 3,199,822
Software 119,771 - - 119,771
Total capital assets being depreciated /
amortized 26,936,858 2,334,031 169,429 29,101,460
Total capital assets 32,988,760 2,443,550 364,855 35,067,455
Less accumulated depreciation / amortization
for:
Land improvements (823,899) (266,606) - (1,090,505)
Buildings (1,716,168) (91,957) - (1,808,125)
Machinery and equipment (3,362,515) (284,512) 36,452 (3,610,575)
Streets (3,191,813) (205,744) 78,551 (3,319,006)
Bridges (899,806) (58,518) - (958,324)
Software (88,398) (3,932) - (92,330)
Total accumulated depreciation /
amortization (10,082,599) (911,269) 115,003 (10,878,865)
Net capital assets being depreciated /
amortized 16,854,259 1,422,762 54,426 18,222,595
Total governmental activities capital
assets, net as reported in the statement
of net position $ 22,906,161 $ 1,532,281 $ 249,852 $ 24,188,590
Depreciation / amortization expense was charged to functions as follows:
Governmental Activities
General government $ 36,830
Public safety 135,610
Public works 719,316
Culture, education and recreation 19,513
Total governmental activities depreciation / amortization
expense $ 911,269
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December 31, 2024
Business-Type Activities
Beginning
Balance Additions Deletions
Ending
Balance
Sewer
Capital assets being depreciated / amortized:
Collection system $ 8,679,255 $ 632,476 $ - $ 9,311,731
Treatment and disposal 50,000 - - 50,000
General 132,381 - - 132,381
Software 114,263 - - 114,263
Total capital assets being depreciated /
amortized 8,975,899 632,476 - 9,608,375
Less accumulated depreciation / amortization
for:
Sewer capital assets (2,707,201) (108,068) - (2,815,269)
Total accumulated depreciation /
amortization (2,707,201) (108,068) - (2,815,269)
Net capital assets being depreciated /
amortized 6,268,698 524,408 - 6,793,106
Net sewer capital assets $ 6,268,698 $ 524,408 $ - $ 6,793,106
Beginning
Balance Additions Deletions
Ending
Balance
Water
Capital assets not being depreciated:
Land and land rights $ 26,561 $ - $ - $ 26,561
Construction in progress 1,313,382 2,700 1,191,022 125,060
Total capital assets not being
depreciated 1,339,943 2,700 1,191,022 151,621
Capital assets being depreciated:
Source of supply 278,542 - - 278,542
Pumping 893,832 76,561 21,225 949,168
Water treatment 2,000,376 24,238 9,532 2,015,082
Transmission and distribution 14,045,147 2,970,120 111,378 16,903,889
General 1,417,025 1,240 825 1,417,440
Total capital assets being depreciated 18,634,922 3,072,159 142,960 21,564,121
Total capital assets 19,974,865 3,074,859 1,333,982 21,715,742
Less accumulated depreciation for:
Water capital assets (7,870,978) (412,762) 142,960 (8,140,780)
Total accumulated depreciation (7,870,978) (412,762) 142,960 (8,140,780)
Net capital assets being depreciated 10,763,944 2,659,397 - 13,423,341
Net water capital assets $ 12,103,887 $ 2,662,097 $ 1,191,022 $ 13,574,962
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Beginning
Balance Additions Deletions
Ending
Balance
Storm Water
Capital assets not being depreciated:
Construction in progress $ 59,561 $ 2,700 $ 59,561 $ 2,700
Total capital assets not being
depreciated 59,561 2,700 59,561 2,700
Capital assets being depreciated / amortized:
Storm water system 7,349,737 2,638,956 - 9,988,693
Software 127,635 - - 127,635
Equipment 410,163 - - 410,163
Total capital assets being depreciated /
amortized 7,887,535 2,638,956 - 10,526,491
Total capital assets 7,947,096 2,641,656 59,561 10,529,191
Less accumulated depreciation / amortization
for:
Storm water system (1,935,601) (407,874) - (2,343,475)
Software (126,143) (27,344) - (153,487)
Equipment (115,925) (4,368) - (120,293)
Total accumulated depreciation /
amortization (2,177,669) (439,586) - (2,617,255)
Net capital assets being depreciated /
amortized 5,709,866 2,199,370 - 7,909,236
Net storm water capital assets $ 5,769,427 $ 2,202,070 $ 59,561 $ 7,911,936
Business-type activities capital assets,
net as reported in the statement of net
position $ 24,142,012 $ 5,388,575 $ 1,250,583 $ 28,280,004
Depreciation / amortization expense was charged to functions as follows:
Business-Type Activities
Sewer $ 108,068
Water 400,300
Storm water 439,586
Total business-type activities depreciation / amortization
expense $ 947,954
Depreciation/amortization expense is different from additions because of joint metering, salvage cost
of removal, internal allocations and cost associated with the disposal of assets.
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December 31, 2024
Interfund Receivables/Payables 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
Water Utility General Fund $ 59,075
Sewer Utility General Fund 39,287
Storm Water Utility General Fund 26,955
Special Revenue, Recycling Fund General Fund 7,967
Total, fund financial statements 133,284
Less fund eliminations (7,967)
Total internal balances, government-wide statement of net position $ 125,317
All amounts are due within one year.
The principal purpose of these interfunds are due to delinquent utility bills collected during the tax
collection process of the general fund. All remaining balances 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.
Transfers
The following is a schedule of interfund transfers:
Fund Transferred To Fund Transferred From Amount Principal Purpose
General Fund Water Utility $ 267,844 Payment in lieu of taxes
General Fund Capital Projects Fund 386,854
Reimbursement for
expenditures
Special Revenue,
Recycling Fund General Fund 26,427
Reimbursement for
expenditures
Special Revenue, Pool
Fund General Fund 130,946
Reimbursement for
expenditures
Total, fund financial statements 812,071
Less fund eliminations (544,227)
Less capital assets transferred to storm water utility (2,561,437)
Total transfers, government-wide statement of
activities $ (2,293,593)
Fund Transferred To Fund Transferred From Amount
Governmental activities Business-type activities $ 267,844
Business-type activities Governmental activities (2,561,437)
Total government-wide financial statements $ (2,293,593)
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2024
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.
Long-Term Obligations
Long-term obligations activity for the year ended December 31, 2024, was as follows:
Beginning
Balance
Increases Decreases
Ending
Balance
Amounts Due
Within One
Year
Governmental Activities
Bonds and notes payable:
General obligation debt $ 15,490,303 $ 1,205,000 $ 1,658,900 $ 15,036,403 $ 1,779,700
(Discounts)/Premiums 365,959 249,420 75,016 540,363 -
Total bonds and notes payable 15,856,262 1,454,420 1,733,916 15,576,766 1,779,700
Other liabilities:
North Shore Fire Department obligation
(NSFD) 1,098,181 10,488 13,573 1,095,096 38,984
Total OPEB liability, Health Insurance 440,804 - 81,181 359,623 -
Net OPEB liability, Life Insurance 203,410 41,469 - 244,879 -
Total pension liability, single employer
plan 173,134 44,425 - 217,559 -
Net pension liability, WRS 1,213,092 - 873,818 339,274 -
Compensated absences* 812,410 6,986 - 819,396 409,698
Total other liabilities 3,941,031 103,368 968,572 3,075,827 448,682
Total governmental activities long-
term liabilities $ 19,797,293 $ 1,557,788 $ 2,702,488 $ 18,652,593 $ 2,228,382
Business-Type Activities
Bonds and notes payable:
General obligation debt $ 3,893,230 $ 3,935,000 $ 506,100 $ 7,322,130 $ 740,300
(Discounts)/Premiums:
Bond discount 1,489 - 838 651 -
Total bonds and notes payable 3,894,719 3,935,000 506,938 7,322,781 740,300
Other liabilities:
Net pension liability, WRS 121,258 - 85,944 35,314 -
Compensated absences* 121,495 - 93,149 28,346 14,172
Total other liabilities 242,753 - 179,093 63,660 14,172
Total business-type activities long-
term liabilities $ 4,137,472 $ 3,935,000 $ 686,031 $ 7,386,441 $ 754,472
*The change in the compensated absences liability is presented as a net change.
In accordance with Wisconsin Statutes, total general obligation indebtedness of the Village may not
exceed 5% of the equalized value of taxable property within the Village's jurisdiction. The debt limit as
of December 31, 2024, was $83,798,805. Total general obligation debt outstanding at year end was
$22,358,533.
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2024
General Obligation Debt
All general obligation debt payable is backed by the full faith and credit of the Village. Debt in the
governmental funds will be retired by future property tax levies. Business-type activities debt is
payable by revenues from user fees of those funds or, if the revenues are not sufficient, by future
tax levies.
Governmental Activities
General Obligation Debt
Date of
Issue
Final
Maturity
Interest
Rates
Original
Indebtedness
Balance
December 31,
2024
2012 G.O. Debt 05/02/12 04/01/27 1.00-2.50% $ 2,500,000 $ 620,000
2015 G.O. Debt 11/03/15 04/01/25 2.00 2,888,050 105,000
2016 G.O. Debt 08/01/16 04/01/26 1.50-1.65 1,901,254 196,254
2016 G.O. Refunding Debt 08/01/16 04/01/32 2.00-2.38 1,949,448 1,142,149
2017 G.O. Debt 08/02/17 04/01/32 1.50-3.0 825,000 275,000
2018 G.O. Debt 07/30/18 04/01/28 2.50-4.00 1,000,000 515,000
2019 G.O. Debt 07/30/19 04/01/29 2.00-4.00 1,615,000 1,065,000
2020 G.O. Debt 08/04/20 04/01/30 1.00-2.00 2,290,000 1,620,000
2021 G.O. Refunding Debt 01/05/21 04/01/26 0.98 427,000 178,000
2021 G.O. Debt 08/02/21 04/01/31 1.05-2.00 2,475,000 2,055,000
2022 G.O. Debt 07/26/22 04/01/32 3.00-4.00 1,525,000 1,310,000
2023 G.O. Debt 04/04/23 04/01/26 4.00 4,350,000 4,350,000
2023 G.O. Debt 08/01/23 04/01/33 4.00 485,000 400,000
2024 G.O. Debt 08/01/24 04/01/34 4.00-5.00 1,205,000 1,205,000
Total governmental activities, general obligation debt $ 15,036,403
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December 31, 2024
Business-Type Activities
General Obligation Debt
Date of
Issue
Final
Maturity
Interest
Rates
Original
Indebtedness
Balance
December 31,
2024
Sewer 2016 G.O.
Refunding 08/01/16 04/01/32 2.00-2.38% $ 20,055 $ 11,655
Water 2016 G.O.
Refunding 08/01/16 04/01/32 2.00-2.38 70,496 41,196
Water 2018 G.O. Debt 07/30/18 04/01/28 2.50-4.00 200,000 85,000
Storm Water 2016 G.O.
Debt 08/01/16 04/01/26 1.50-1.65 387,279 42,279
Storm Water 2017 G.O.
Debt 08/01/17 04/01/32 1.50-3.0 375,000 125,000
Storm Water 2018 G.O.
Debt 07/30/18 04/01/28 2.50-4.00 405,000 90,000
Storm Water 2019 G.O.
Debt 07/30/19 04/01/29 2.00-4.00 215,000 120,000
Water 2020 G.O. Debt 08/04/20 04/01/30 1.00-2.00 215,000 135,000
Sewer 2021 G.O.
Refunding 01/05/21 04/01/26 0.98 349,000 94,000
Storm Water 2021 G.O.
Refunding 01/05/21 04/01/26 0.98 230,000 138,000
Water 2021 G.O. Debt 08/02/21 04/01/31 1.05-2.00 700,000 510,000
Water 2022 G.O. Debt 07/26/22 04/01/32 3.00-4.00 560,000 470,000
Storm Water 2022 G.O.
Debt 07/26/22 04/01/32 3.00-4.00 325,000 270,000
Water 2023 G.O. Debt 08/01/23 04/01/33 4.00 1,355,000 1,255,000
Water 2024 G.O. Debt 08/01/24 04/01/34 4.00-5.00 1,640,000 1,640,000
Sewer 2024 G.O. Debt 08/01/24 04/01/34 4.00-5.00 645,000 645,000
Storm Water 2024 G.O.
Debt 08/01/24 04/01/34 4.00-5.00 1,650,000 1,650,000
Total business-type activities, general obligation debt $ 7,322,130
Debt service requirements to maturity are as follows:
Governmental Activities Business-Type Activities
General Obligation Debt General Obligation Debt
Years Principal Interest Principal Interest
2025 $ 1,779,700 $ 433,019 $ 740,300 $ 290,411
2026 6,128,154 291,118 800,379 237,856
2027 1,647,500 160,997 757,500 212,285
2028 1,383,400 124,155 791,600 184,786
2029 1,289,700 91,920 770,300 154,621
2030-2034 2,807,949 141,181 3,462,051 319,363
Total $ 15,036,403 $ 1,242,390 $ 7,322,130 $ 1,399,322
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2024
Other Long-Term Obligations
Other long-term obligations at December 31, 2024 consists of the following:
Governmental Activities
Other Long-Term Obligations
Date of
Issue
Final
Maturity
Interest
Rates
Original
Indebtedness
Balance
December 31,
2024
NSFD debt obligation 05/01/19 05/01/39 .50-2.00% $ 60,581 $ 55,375
NSFD debt obligation 01/22/20 05/01/39 2.00 302,909 265,357
NSFD debt obligation 05/23/23 03/01/43 4.00-5.00 763,876 774,364
Total governmental activities other long-term obligations $ 1,095,096
Debt service requirements to maturity are as follows:
Governmental Activities
Other Long-Term
Obligations
Years Principal Interest
2025 $ 38,984 $ 41,370
2026 40,756 39,604
2027 42,528 37,755
2028 46,515 35,766
2029 46,958 33,670
2030-2034 266,686 137,662
2035-2039 314,973 87,058
2040-2043 297,696 24,418
Total $ 1,095,096 $ 437,303
Other Debt Information
Estimated payments of compensated absences, net and total pension liabilities and net and total
OPEB liabilities are not included in the debt service requirement schedules. The compensated
absences, net and total pension liabilities and net and total OPEB liabilities attributable to
governmental activities will be liquidated primarily by the general and utility fund.
There are a number of limitations and restrictions contained in the various bond indentures and
loan agreements. The Village believes it is in compliance with all significant limitations and
restrictions, including federal arbitrage regulations.
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2024
Lease Disclosures
Lessor - Lease Receivables
Governmental Activities
Lease Receivables Description
Date of
Inception
Final
Maturity Interest Rates
Receivable
Balance
December 31,
2024
Telecom Infrastructure T, Inc. 01/01/16 12/31/60 1.25% $ 1,637,241
Total governmental activities $ 1,637,241
The Village recognized $5,951 of lease revenue during the fiscal year.
The Village recognized $28,480 of interest revenue during the fiscal year.
Net Position/Fund Balances
Net position reported on the government-wide statement of net position at December 31, 2024,
includes the following:
Governmental Activities
Net investment in capital assets:
Land $ 1,203,921
Construction in progress 109,519
Right-of-way 4,652,555
Other capital assets, net of accumulated
depreciation/amortization 18,222,595
Less long-term debt outstanding (15,036,403)
Plus noncapital debt proceeds 3,836,895
Plus deferred loss on refunding 5,646
Less deferred gain on refunding (28,587)
Less unamortized premium on long-term debt (540,363)
Total net investment in capital assets $ 12,425,778
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Village of Fox Point
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2024
Governmental Funds
Governmental fund balances reported on the fund financial statements at December 31, 2024,
include the following:
General Fund
Debt Service
Fund
Nonmajor
Funds Total
Fund Balances
Nonspendable:
Prepaid items $ 94,118 $ - $ - $ 134,534
Delinquent personal
property taxes 15,568 - - 15,568
Subtotal 109,686 - - 150,102
Restricted for:
Debt service - 885,370 - 885,370
Subtotal - 885,370 - 885,370
Committed to:
Recycling - - 73,450 73,450
Inspections - - 206,276 206,276
Subtotal - - 279,726 279,726
Unassigned (Deficit) 4,239,559 - - 4,199,143
Total fund balances
(deficit) $ 4,349,245 $ 885,370 $ 279,726 $ 5,514,341
Business-Type Activities
Net investment in capital assets:
Land $ 26,561
Construction in progress 127,760
Other capital assets, net of accumulated
depreciation/amortization 28,125,683
Less long-term debt outstanding (7,322,130)
Plus noncapital debt proceeds 52,851
Less unamortized premium on long-term debt (651)
Total net investment in capital assets $ 21,010,074
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Village of Fox Point
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2024
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.
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.
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Village of Fox Point
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2024
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 %
2014 4.7 25.0
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)
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 $335,386 in contributions from the Village.
Contribution rates for the plan year reported as of December 31, 2024 are:
Employee Category
Employee Employer
General (Executives & Elected Officials) 6.80 % 6.80 %
Protective with Social Security 6.80 13.20
Protective without Social Security 6.80 18.10
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Village of Fox Point
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2024
Pension Liability, Pension Expense (Revenue), Deferred Outflows of Resources and Deferred
Inflows of Resources Related to Pensions
At December 31, 2024, the Village reported a liability of $374,588 for its proportionate share of the
net pension liability. The net pension liability was measured as of December 31, 2023 and the
total pension liability used to calculate the net pension liability was determined by an actuarial
valuation as of December 31, 2022 rolled forward to December 31, 2023. No material changes in
assumptions or benefit terms occurred between the actuarial valuation date and the measurement
date. The
Village's proportion of the net pension liability was based on the Village's share of
contributions to the pension plan relative to the contributions of all participating employers. At
December 31, 2023, the
Village's proportion was 0.02519419%, which was an increase of
0.00000686% from its proportion measured as of December 31, 2022.
For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Village recognized pension expense (revenue) of
$231,505.
At December 31, 2024, the Village 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 $ 1,510,338 $ 2,000,452
Changes in assumptions 163,272 -
Net differences between projected and actual earnings on pension
plan investments 1,305,381 -
Changes in proportion and differences between employer
contributions and proportionate share of contributions 12,621 1,958
Employer contributions subsequent to the measurement date 364,776 -
Total $ 3,356,388 $ 2,002,410
$364,776 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 ending
December 31, 2025. 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)
2025 $ 203,948
2026 215,219
2027 821,320
2028 (251,285)
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Village of Fox Point
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2024
Actuarial Assumptions
The total pension liability in the December 31, 2023 actuarial valuation was determined using the
following actuarial assumptions, applied to all periods included in the measurement:
Actuarial Valuation Date: December 31, 2022
Measurement Date of Net Pension Liability (Asset): December 31, 2023
Experience Study: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2020
Published November 19, 2021
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% - 5.6%
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.
Actuarial assumptions are based upon an experience study conducted in 2021 that covered a
three-year period from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2020. The Total Pension Liability for
December 31, 2023 is based upon a roll-forward of the liability calculated from the December 31,
2022 actuarial valuation.
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Village of Fox Point
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2024
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, 2023
Core Fund Asset Class
Asset
Allocation %
Long-Term
Expected
Nominal Rate
of Return %
Long-Term
Expected Real
Rate of Return
%**
Public Equity 40 7.3 4.5
Public Fixed Income 27 5.8 3.0
Inflation Sensitive 19 4.4 1.7
Real Estate 8 5.8 3.0
Private Equity/Debt 18 9.6 6.7
Leverage*** (12) 3.7 1.0
Total Core Fund 100 7.4 4.6
Variable Fund Asset
U.S. Equities 70 6.8 4.0
International Equities 30 7.6 4.8
Total Variable Fund 100 7.3 4.5
* 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: 2.7%
*** 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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Village of Fox Point
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2024
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 3.77% (Source: Fixed-income municipal bonds with 20 years
to maturity that include only federally tax-exempt municipal bonds as reported in Fidelity Index's
"20-year Municipal GO AA Index" as of December 31, 2023. In describing this index, Fidelity notes
that the Municipal Curves are constructed using option-adjusted analytics of a diverse population
of over 10,000 tax-exempt securities.) 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
Village's Proportionate Share of the Net Pension Liability (Asset) to Changes
in the Discount Rate
The following presents the Village's proportionate share of the net pension liability (asset)
calculated using the discount rate of 6.80%, as well as what the Village'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%)
Village's proportionate share of the net pension
liability (asset) $ 3,620,581 $ 374,588 $ (1,896,769)
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.
At December 31, 2024, the Village reported a payable to the pension plan which represents
contractually required contributions outstanding as of the end of the year.
Risk Management
The Village 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. All of these
risks are covered through the purchase of commercial insurance, with minimal deductibles. Settled
claims have not exceeded the commercial coverage in any of the past three years. There were no
significant reductions in coverage compared to the prior year.
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Village of Fox Point
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2024
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
Village 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
Village has active construction projects as of December 31, 2024. Work that has been completed
on these projects but not yet paid for (including contract retainages) is reflected as accounts payable
and expenditures.
Joint Ventures
North Shore Water Commission
The Village of Fox Point, City of Glendale and the Village of Whitefish Bay jointly operate the local
supply and filtration system, which is called the North Shore Water Commission (NSWC) and
provides water supply and filtration. The communities share in the operation proportionately based
upon water sold to each participant.
The governing body is made up of citizens from each municipality. Local representatives are
appointed by the municipalities. The governing body has authority to adopt its own budget and
control the financial affairs of the commission.
Debt is repaid with resources of the utility and is secured by the assets and revenues of NSWC.
The transactions of the Commission are not reflected in these financial statements. $291,934 of
operating costs represents the Village's share for the North Shore Water Commission which is
expected to continue to provide services in the future at similar rates. Financial information of the
North Shore Water Commission as of December 31, 2024 is available directly from the NSWC
office.
The Village accounts for its share of the operations in the water utility fund. The Village has an
equity interest in the NSWC equal to its percentage share of participation. The equity interest is
reported in the statement of net position as an asset and the amount of change for the year is
reflected on the statement of revenues, expenses and changes in net position.
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Village of Fox Point
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2024
North Shore Library
The City of Glendale and the Villages of Fox Point, Bayside and River Hills operate the North
Shore Library under a Joint Library Agreement dated January 1, 1985. Under the joint agreement,
a Joint Library Board is created to operate the North Shore Library. The Joint Library Board is
composed of ten members: five members from Glendale, two members each from Fox Point and
Bayside, one member from River Hills and the Superintendent of Schools for the Nicolet School
District. The Joint Library Board has the powers to repair, maintain and renew physical assets of
the library and to prepare and adopt a budget for the library's operating expenses and a budget for
the library's capital improvement expenses. The operating budget must be approved by at least
three of the four municipalities. In addition, the Joint Library Board has the power to appoint the
Library Director and such other assistants and employees as it deems necessary. Operating and
capital expenses are shared proportionately based upon population estimates published in
October.
The Village's share of operations in 2024 was $256,740. The Village believes that the library will
continue to provide services in the future at similar rates. The Village does not report an equity
interest in the joint venture.
North Shore Fire Department
By agreement dated December 30, 1994, the North Shore Fire Department (NSFD) was created.
The NSFD, which provides a unified integrated fire and emergency medical service, began
operations on January 1, 1996. The NSFD was created pursuant to the provisions of Wisconsin
Statutes 61.65 and 66.30. Participants are the Village of Fox Point, Village of Shorewood, Village
of Brown Deer, Village of River Hills, Village of Whitefish Bay, Village of Bayside and City of
Glendale. The North Shore Fire Department furnishes fire and emergency medical services. The
North Shore Fire Department (NSFD) is operated by a Board of Directors consisting of seven
members which includes the Mayor or Village President of each participating municipality. The
affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors is required on most
matters.
The powers of the Board of Directors include authorizing repair, maintenance and renewal of
physical assets and recommending adoption of the department's budget. The capital and
operating budget of the department must receive approval of at least five of the seven
participating municipalities.
Also established by the agreement is a Joint Fire Commission that has the powers related to
appointments, promotions, suspensions, removals, dismissals, reemployment, compensation, rest
days, etc. The fiscal agent for the North Shore Fire Department is the Village of Brown Deer. The
Village's share of operations in 2024 was $1,266,993. The Village does not report an equity
interest in this joint venture.
Dispatch Services
The Village of Fox Point, River Hills and Bayside jointly operate a dispatch service center under a
joint service agreement. Under the joint agreement, the Village of Bayside provides dispatch
services to the municipalities. The cost of these services is shared between the communities as
agreed upon in the individual agreements. A separate board has not been established to govern
the dispatch service activities. Changes to the agreements and to the services provided require
the approval of all three Village boards. During 2024, the Village's share of operations was
$316,779. The Village does not report an equity interest in this joint venture.
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Village of Fox Point
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2024
Other Postemployment Benefits
General Information about the OPEB Plan
Plan Description
The Village administers a single-employer defined benefit healthcare plan. The plan provides
for eligible retirees and their spouses through the Village's healthcare plan which covers both
active and retired members. Benefit provisions are established through personnel policy
guidelines and collective bargaining agreements. No assets are accumulated in a trust that
meets the criteria in paragraph 4 of Statement 75.
Benefits Provided
The Village makes the same monthly health insurance contribution on behalf of the retiree as
it makes on behalf of all other active employees. The Village contributes 25% of the current
year premiums until Medicare is available. Plan members receiving benefits contribute 75% of
their premium costs.
Employees Covered by Benefit Terms
At December 31, 2024, the following employees were covered by the benefit terms:
Inactive plan members or beneficiaries currently receiving benefit
payments 6
Active plan members 43
Total 49
Total OPEB Liability
The Village's total OPEB liability of $359,623 was measured as of December 31, 2023 and was
determined by an actuarial valuation as of that date.
Actuarial Assumptions and Other Inputs
The total OPEB liability in the December 31, 2023 actuarial valuation was determined using the
following actuarial assumptions and other inputs, applied to all periods included in the
measurement, unless otherwise specified:
Inflation
2.50%
Discount rate 4.00%
Healthcare cost trend rates
7.00% decreasing to 6.50%, then decreasing by
0.10% per year down to 4.50% and level
thereafter
The discount rate was based on S&P Municipal Bond 20 Year High Grade Index.
Mortality rates were based on the 2020 WRS Experience Tables for Active Employees and
Healthy Retirees projected with mortality improvements using the fully generational MP-2021
projection scale from a base year of 2010.
The actuarial assumptions used in the
December 31, 2023 valuation were based on the results of
an actuarial experience study 2018-2020.
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Village of Fox Point
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2024
Changes in the Total OPEB Liability
Total OPEB
Liability
Balance at December 31, 2023 $ 440,804
Changes for the year:
Service cost 26,250
Interest 18,244
Differences between expected and actual experience (47,632)
Changes in assumptions or other inputs (28,704)
Benefit payments (49,339)
Net changes (81,181)
Balance at December 31, 2024 $ 359,623
Changes of assumptions and other inputs reflect a change in the discount rate from 4.25% in
2022 to 4.00% in 2023.
Sensitivity of the Total OPEB Liability to Changes in the Discount Rate
The following presents the total OPEB liability of the Village, as well as what the Village's total
OPEB liability would be if it were calculated using a discount rate that is 1-percentage-point lower
(3.0%) or 1-percentage-point higher (5.0%) than the current discount rate:
1% Decrease
Discount Rate 1% Increase
Total OPEB liability $ 379,480 $ 359,623 $ 340,640
Sensitivity of the Total OPEB Liability to Changes in the Healthcare Cost Trend Rates
The following presents the total OPEB liability of the Village, as well as what the Village's total
OPEB liability would be if it were calculated using healthcare cost trend rates that are
1-percentage-point lower (
6.5% decreasing to 4.5%) or 1-percentage-point higher (7.5%
decreasing to 5.5%) than the current healthcare cost trend rates:
1% Decrease
Healthcare
Cost Trend
Rates 1% Increase
Total OPEB liability $ 358,347 $ 359,623 $ 360,711
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Village of Fox Point
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2024
OPEB Expense and Deferred Outflows of Resources and Deferred Inflows of Resources
Related to OPEB
For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Village recognized OPEB expense of $9,622. At
December 31, 2024, the Village 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 $ 22,987 $ 43,302
Changes of assumptions or other inputs 39,238 91,309
Total $ 62,225 $ 134,611
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
2025 $ (4,777)
2026 (4,777)
2027 (4,777)
2028 (4,777)
2029 (3,672)
Thereafter (49,606)
Total $ (72,386)
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 employees.
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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Village of Fox Point
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2024
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, 2024 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 $1,084 in contributions from the employer.
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Village of Fox Point
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2024
OPEB Liability, OPEB Expense (Revenue) and Deferred Outflows of Resources and Deferred
Inflows of Resources Related to OPEBs
At December 31, 2024, the Village reported a liability of $244,879 for its proportionate share of the
net OPEB liability. The net OPEB liability was measured as of December 31, 2023 and the total
OPEB liability used to calculate the net OPEB liability was determined by an actuarial valuation as
of January 1, 2023 rolled forward to December 31, 2023. No material changes in assumptions or
benefit terms occurred between the actuarial valuation date and the measurement date. The
Village's proportion of the net OPEB liability was based on the Village's share of contributions to
the OPEB plan relative to the contributions of all participating employers. At December 31, 2023,
the Village's proportion was 0.05322700%, which was an decrease of 0.00016400% from its
proportion measured as of December 31, 2022.
For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Village recognized OPEB expense (revenue) of
$15,592.
At December 31, 2024, the Village 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 $ - $ 21,672
Net differences between projected and actual earnings on plan
investments 3,308 -
Changes in actuarial assumptions 76,600 96,428
Changes in proportion and differences between employer
contributions and proportionate share of contributions 13,862 17,801
Employer contributions subsequent to the measurement date 1,105 -
Total $ 94,875 $ 135,901
$1,105 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 ending December 31, 2025. 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)
2025 $ (4,621)
2026 (1,289)
2027 (11,373)
2028 (13,834)
2029 (13,729)
Thereafter 2,715
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Village of Fox Point
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2024
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, 2023
Measurement Date of Net OPEB Liability (Asset) December 31, 2023
Experience Study: January 1, 2018-December 31, 2020.
Published November 19, 2021
Actuarial Cost Method: Entry Age Normal
20 Year Tax-Exempt Municipal Bond Yield* 3.26%
Long-Term Expected Rate of Return: 4.25%
Discount Rate: 3.32%
Salary Increases:
Wage Inflation
Seniority/Merit
3.00%
0.10%-5.6%
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 2021 that covered a
three-year period from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2020. The Total OPEB Liability for
December 31, 2023 is based upon a roll-forward of the liability calculated from the January 1,
2023 actuarial valuation.
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Village of Fox Point
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2024
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, 2023
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% 2.32%
U.S. Mortgages Bloomberg U.S. MBS 60.00 2.52
Inflation 2.30
Long-Term Expected Rate of Return 4.25
Single Discount Rate
A single discount rate of 3.32% was used to measure the total OPEB liability for the current year,
as opposed to a discount rate of 3.76% for the prior year. The significant change in the discount
rate was primarily caused by the decrease in the municipal bond rate from 3.72% as of
December 31, 2022 to 3.26% as of December 31, 2023. 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, 2036.
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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Village of Fox Point
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2024
Sensitivity of the Village's Proportionate Share of the Net OPEB Liability (Asset) to Changes in
the Discount Rate
The following presents the Village's proportionate share of the net OPEB liability (asset)
calculated using the discount rate of 3.32%, as well as what the Village's proportionate share of
the net OPEB liability (asset) would be if it were calculated using a discount rate that is
1-percentage-point lower (2.32%) or 1-percentage-point higher (4.32%) than the current rate:
1% Decrease
to Discount
Rate (2.32%)
Current
Discount Rate
(3.32%)
1% Increase to
Discount Rate
(4.32%)
Village's proportionate share of the net
OPEB liability (asset) $ 329,029 $ 244,879 $ 180,645
Single-Employer Defined Benefit Pension Plan
Plan Description
The Village reports a single-employer defined benefit pension plan (the Stipend Plan).
Management of the Stipend Plan is vested in the Village Board. No assets have been
accumulated in a trust for the payment of these benefits. The plan is administered by the Village
and provides active public safety employees that retire on or after January 1, 2022 with a monthly
cash benefit ranging from $200 to $375 per month. Benefit provisions are established through
agreements approved by the Village Board.
At December 31, 2024, the Village plan's membership consisted of:
Retirees and beneficiaries
3
Active members 11
Total 14
The Village paid $9,207 for pension benefits as they came due during the reporting period. The
Village is funding these benefits on a pay-as-you-go basis.
Changes in Total Pension Liability
The Village's change in total pension liability for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 was as
follows:
Total Pension
Liability
Balance, Beginning $ 173,134
Service cost 6,515
Interest on total pension liability 7,301
Differences between expected and actual experience 27,350
Changes of assumptions or other input 12,466
Benefit payments (9,207)
Balance, Ending $ 217,559
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Village of Fox Point
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2024
Assumptions
The total pension liability was determined using the following actuarial assumptions, applied to all
periods included in the measurement:
Measurement Date: December 31, 2023
Actuarial Valuation Date: December 31, 2023
Inflation: 2.50%
Salary Changes: 5.8% down to 0.2% in 30 years; includes merit
increases plus inflation
Discount Rate: 4.00%
Source of Mortality Assumptions: 2020 Annual Wisconsin Retirement System
(WRS) Report
Dates of Experience Studies Experience study conducted in 2021 using
WRS experience from 2018-2020
Sensitivity of the Total Pension Liability to Changes in the Discount Rate
The following is a sensitivity analysis of the total pension liability to changes in the discount rate.
The table below presents the pension liability of the Village calculated using the current discount
rate of 3.5% as well as what the total pension liability would be if it were to be calculated using a
discount rate that is 1-percentage-point lower (2.5%) or 1-percentage-point higher (4.5%) that the
current rate:
1% Decrease
Current
Discount Rate 1% Increase
Total pension liability $ 231,539 $ 217,559 $ 204,576
Pension Expense and Deferred Outflows of Resources Related to Pensions
For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Village recognized pension expense of $3,566. At
December 31, 2024 the Village reported deferred outflows of resources related to pensions from
the following source:
Deferred Outflow
of Resources
Deferred Inflows
of Resources
Differences between expected and actual experience $ 35,678 $ 5,333
Changes in actuarial assumptions 27,025 20,385
Employer contributions subsequent to the
measurement date 14,884 -
Total $ 77,587 $ 25,718
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Village of Fox Point
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2024
$14,884 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 ending
December 31, 2025. 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)
2025 $ 4,634
2026 4,634
2027 4,634
2028 4,634
2029 4,634
Thereafter 13,815
Effect of New Accounting Standards on Current-Period Financial Statements
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) has approved the following:
Statement No. 102, Certain Risk Disclosures
Statement No. 103, Financial Reporting Model Improvements
Statement No. 104, Disclosure of Certain Capital Assets
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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Village of Fox Point
Detailed Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance - Budget and Actual -
General Fund
Year Ended December 31, 2024
Original and
Final Budget Actual
Variance With
Final Budget
Revenues
Taxes $ 5,798,864 $ 5,790,240 $ (8,624)
Intergovernmental 1,026,034 1,085,951 59,917
Licenses and permits 134,000 108,940 (25,060)
Fines, forfeitures and penalties 75,000 111,861 36,861
Public charges for services 46,650 27,692 (18,958)
Intergovernmental charges for services 130,500 134,892 4,392
Investment income 375,000 333,919 (41,081)
Miscellaneous revenues 52,500 130,570 78,070
Total revenues 7,638,548 7,724,065 85,517
Expenditures
Current:
General government 1,138,662 1,345,236 (206,574)
Public safety 4,336,449 4,168,171 168,278
Public works 1,627,642 1,527,927 99,715
Health and human services 58,673 58,688 (15)
Culture, recreation and education 288,290 282,350 5,940
Conservation and development 57,500 55,592 1,908
Total expenditures 7,507,216 7,437,964 69,252
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over (under)
expenditures 131,332 286,101 154,769
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Transfers in 230,000 267,844 37,844
Transfers out (26,427) (544,227) (517,800)
Proceeds from sale of capital assets 1,500 2,947 1,447
Total other financing sources (uses) 205,073 (273,436) (478,509)
Net change in fund balance $ 336,405 12,665 $ (323,740)
Fund Balance, Beginning 4,336,580
Fund Balance, Ending $ 4,349,245
See notes to required supplementary information
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Proportionate Plan Fiduciary
Proportion Proportionate Share of the Net Net Position
WRS of the Net Share of the Pension Liability (Asset) as a Percentage
Fiscal Pension Net Pension Covered as a Percentage of the Total
Year End Liability (Asset) Liability (Asset) Payroll of Covered Payroll Pension Liability
12/31/14 0.02766856% (679,616)$ 3,210,928$ 21.17% 102.74%
12/31/15 0.02724353% 442,702 3,268,645 13.54% 98.20%
12/31/16 0.02669150% 220,002 3,236,140 6.80% 99.12%
12/31/17 0.02708612% (804,219) 3,396,748 23.68% 102.93%
12/31/18 0.02730611% 971,465 3,406,954 28.51% 96.45%
12/31/19 0.02738158% (882,907) 3,403,013 25.94% 102.96%
12/31/20 0.02645525% (1,651,637) 3,132,860 52.72% 105.26%
12/31/21 0.02555658% (2,059,907) 3,181,408 64.75% 106.02%
12/31/22 0.02518733% 1,334,350 3,278,971 40.69% 95.72%
12/31/23 0.02519419% 374,588 3,419,581 10.95% 98.85%
Contributions in
Relation to the Contributions
Village Contractually Contractually Contribution as a Percentage
Fiscal Required Required Deficiency Covered of Covered
Year End Contributions Contributions (Excess) Payroll Payroll
12/31/15 277,668$ 277,668$ -$ 3,268,645$ 8.49%
12/31/16 233,362 233,362 - 3,236,140 7.21%
12/31/17 268,350 268,350 - 3,396,748 7.90%
12/31/18 272,687 272,687 - 3,406,954 8.00%
12/31/19 265,308 265,308 - 3,403,013 7.80%
12/31/20 294,488 294,488 - 3,132,860 9.40%
12/31/21 292,303 292,303 - 3,181,408 9.19%
12/31/22 299,492 299,492 - 3,278,972 9.13%
12/31/23 336,030 336,030 - 3,419,581 9.83%
12/31/24 364,776 364,776 - 3,554,396 10.26%
Village of Fox Point
Wisconsin Retirement System
Year Ended December 31, 2024
Schedule of Proportionate Share of the Net Pension Liability (Asset) -
Year Ended December 31, 2024
Schedule of Employer Contributions - Wisconsin Retirement System
See notes to required supplementary information
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2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Total Pension Liability
Service cost 6,515$ 9,014$ 8,958$ 8,008$ 6,323$ 6,683$ 6,683$
Interest 7,301 4,269 4,293 4,919 5,305 4,635 4,432
Difference between expected and actual experience 27,350 - - - 19,829 - 125,761
Changes in assumptions 12,466 (22,106) (7,619) 6,155 21,587 (4,723) -
Benefit payments (9,207) (6,571) (6,814) (8,502) (6,777) (5,634) (4,974)
Net change in total pension liability 44,425 (15,394) (1,182) 10,580 46,267 961 131,902
Total Pension Liability, Beginning 173,134 188,528 189,710 179,130 132,863 131,902 -
Total Pension Liability, Ending 217,559$ 173,134$ 188,528$ 189,710$ 179,130$ 132,863$ 131,902$
Covered-Employee Payroll 883,710$ 831,546$ 831,546$ 885,477$ 885,477$ 774,235$ 774,235$
Total Pension Liability as a Percentage of Covered Payroll 24.62% 20.82% 22.67% 21.42% 20.23% 17.16% 17.04%
Village of Fox Point
Year Ended December 31, 2024
Schedule of Changes in the Total Pension Liability and Related Ratios -
Supplemental Pension (Stipend) Plan
See notes to required supplementary information
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2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Total OPEB Liability
Service cost 26,250$ 33,703$ 33,559$ 30,481$ 18,705$ 19,418$ 19,418$
Interest 18,244 10,886 11,291 14,286 18,264 16,656 16,876
Difference between expected and actual experience (47,632) - 23,756 - 12,719 - 486,994
Changes in assumptions (28,704) (50,765) (28,806) 13,311 62,506 (11,100) -
Benefit payments (49,339) (39,967) (75,802) (78,754) (31,622) (56,174) (29,035)
Net change in total OPEB liability (81,181) (46,143) (36,002) (20,676) 80,572 (31,200) 494,253
Total OPEB Liability, Beginning 440,804 486,947 522,949 543,625 463,053 494,253 -
Total OPEB Liability, Ending 359,623$ 440,804$ 486,947$ 522,949$ 543,625$ 463,053$ 494,253$
Covered-Employee Payroll 3,276,262$ 3,057,144$ 3,057,144$ 2,985,665$ 2,985,665$ 2,784,095$ 2,784,095$
Total OPEB Liability as a Percentage of Covered-Employee Payroll 10.98% 14.42% 15.93% 17.52% 18.21% 16.63% 17.75%
Village of Fox Point
Schedule of Changes in the Total OPEB Liability and Related Ratios -
Health Insurance
Year Ended December 31, 2024
See notes to required supplementary information
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Proportionate
Share of the Net Plan Fiduciary
Proportion Proportionate OPEB Liability Net Position
Plan of the Net Share of the as a Percentage as a Percentage
Fiscal OPEB Net OPEB Covered of Covered of the Total
Year End Liability Liability Payroll Payroll OPEB Liability
12/31/17 0.06120200% 184,131$ 2,573,719$ 7.15% 44.81%
12/31/18 0.05947700% 153,471 2,879,000 5.33% 48.69%
12/31/19 0.06052900% 257,744 2,847,000 9.05% 37.58%
12/31/20 0.04896200% 269,326 2,720,000 9.90% 31.36%
12/31/21 0.05109800% 302,008 2,832,000 10.66% 29.57%
12/31/22 0.05339100% 203,410 2,912,000 6.99% 38.81%
12/31/23 0.05322700% 244,879 2,806,000 8.73% 33.90%
Contributions in
Relation to the Contributions
Village Contractually Contractually Contribution as a Percentage
Fiscal Required Required Deficiency Covered of Covered
Year End Contributions Contributions (Excess) Payroll Payroll
12/31/18 1,162$ 1,162$ -$ 2,573,719$ 0.05%
12/31/19 1,145 1,145 - 2,879,000 0.04%
12/31/20 965 965 - 2,847,000 0.03%
12/31/21 1,024 1,024 - 2,720,000 0.04%
12/31/22 1,084 1,084 - 2,832,000 0.04%
12/31/23 1,097 1,097 - 2,912,000 0.04%
12/31/24 1,105 1,105 - 3,554,396 0.03%
Village of Fox Point
Year Ended December 31, 2024
Schedule of Employer Contributions - Local Retiree Life Insurance Fund (LRLIF)
Schedule of Proportionate Share of the Net OPEB Liability -
Local Retiree Life Insurance Fund (LRLIF)
Year Ended December 31, 2024
See notes to required supplementary information
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Village of Fox Point
Notes to Required Supplementary Information
Year Ended December 31, 2024
Budgetary Information
Budgetary information is derived from the annual operating budget and is presented using the same basis of
accounting for each fund as described in Note 1.
The budgeted amounts presented include any amendments made. The Village may authorize transfers of
budgeted amounts within departments. Transfers between departments and changes to the overall budget
must be approved by a two-thirds action.
Appropriations lapse at year end unless specifically carried over. There were no carryovers to the following
year. Budgets are adopted at the department level of expenditure.
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 reflect 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 reflect updated trends by transitioning from the Wisconsin
2012 Mortality Table to the Wisconsin 2018 Mortality Table
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Village of Fox Point
Notes to Required Supplementary Information
Year Ended December 31, 2024
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 Village 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 LRLIF.
Changes in assumptions. In addition to the rate changes detailed in the tables above, the State of Wisconsin
Employee Trust Fund Board adopted economic and demographic assumption changes based on a three year
experience study performed for the Wisconsin Retirement System. These assumptions are used in the
actuarial valuations of OPEB liabilities (assets) for the retiree life insurance programs and are summarized
below.
The assumption changes that were used to measure the December 31, 2021 total OPEB liabilities, including
the following:
Lowering the price inflation rate from 2.5% to 2.4%
Mortality assumptions were changed to reflect updated trends by transitioning from the Wisconsin
2018 Mortality Table to the 2020 WRS Experience Mortality Table
The assumption changes that were used to measure the December 31, 2018 total OPEB liabilities, including
the following:
Lowering the long-term expected rate of return from 5.00% to 4.25%
Lowering the wage inflation rate from 3.2% to 3.0%
Lowering the price inflation rate from 2.7% to 2.5%
Mortality assumptions were changed to reflect updated trends by transitioning from the Wisconsin
2012 Mortality Table to the Wisconsin 2018 Mortality Table
Health Insurance Plan
The Village is required to present the last 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 the Village.
Changes in assumptions: There were no changes in assumptions except that the discount rate changed from
4.25% to 4.00%.
Supplemental Pension (Stipend) Plan
The Village 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 have been accumulated in trust that meets the criteria in paragraph 4 of
GASB statement No. 73.
Changes in benefit terms. There were no changes of benefit terms for the Village.
Changes in assumptions: There were no changes in assumptions except that the discount rate changed from
4.25% to 4.00%.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
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Village of Fox Point
Detailed Schedule of Revenues and Other Financing Sources - Budget and Actual -
General Fund
Year Ended December 31, 2024
Original and
Final Budget Actual
Variance With
Final Budget
Taxes
General property taxes $ 5,735,364 $ 5,735,364 $ -
Payment in lieu of taxes 25,000 26,232 1,232
Interest and penalties on taxes 38,500 28,644 (9,856)
Total taxes 5,798,864 5,790,240 (8,624)
Intergovernmental
Federal grants 7,200 6,200 (1,000)
State shared revenues 269,245 324,028 54,783
Spending restraint 49,428 - (49,428)
Fire insurance tax from state 42,636 50,024 7,388
State aid, streets 570,000 627,886 57,886
State aid, exempt computer aid 44,025 36,905 (7,120)
Other State grants 43,500 40,908 (2,592)
Total intergovernmental 1,026,034 1,085,951 59,917
Licenses and Permits
Beverage licenses 6,500 5,354 (1,146)
Bicycle licenses 50 10 (40)
Pet licenses 1,000 1,256 256
Cable TV franchise fee 84,600 69,240 (15,360)
Other permits 41,850 33,080 (8,770)
Total licenses and permits 134,000 108,940 (25,060)
Fines, Forfeitures and Penalties
Court penalties and costs 75,000 111,861 36,861
Public Charges for Services
Miscellaneous service revenues 28,300 10,322 (17,978)
Job orders 15,700 12,900 (2,800)
Pavilion rental 2,400 4,360 1,960
Fingerprint fee 200 60 (140)
Administrative warrant fee 50 50 -
Total public charges for services 46,650 27,692 (18,958)
Intergovernmental Charges for Services
Utility equipment rental 130,500 134,892 4,392
Investment Income
Investment income 375,000 333,919 (41,081)
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Village of Fox Point
Detailed Schedule of Revenues and Other Financing Sources - Budget and Actual -
General Fund
Year Ended December 31, 2024
Original and
Final Budget Actual
Variance With
Final Budget
Miscellaneous Revenues
Insurance recoveries $ 7,500 $ 48,461 $ 40,961
Miscellaneous revenues 45,000 82,109 37,109
Total miscellaneous revenues 52,500 130,570 78,070
Other Financing Sources
Transfer in 230,000 267,844 37,844
Proceeds from sale of capital assets 1,500 2,947 1,447
Total other financing sources 231,500 270,791 39,291
Total revenues and other financing sources $ 7,870,048 $ 7,994,856 $ 124,808
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Village of Fox Point
Schedule of Expenditures and Other Financing Uses - Budget and Actual -
General Fund
Year Ended December 31, 2024
Original and
Final Budget Actual
Variance With
Final Budget
General Government
Board $ 7,400 $ 2,168 $ 5,232
Manager 189,005 197,952 (8,947)
Clerk 177,737 183,714 (5,977)
Treasurer/financial manager 91,372 127,634 (36,262)
Elections 26,064 32,022 (5,958)
Assessor 34,100 35,015 (915)
Legal 80,000 119,353 (39,353)
Judicial 63,952 64,053 (101)
Municipal court 21,000 33,556 (12,556)
General buildings and plant 171,207 256,750 (85,543)
Insurance 274,125 291,926 (17,801)
Other general government 2,700 1,093 1,607
Total general government 1,138,662 1,345,236 (206,574)
Public Safety
Police 2,987,534 2,812,545 174,989
Fire 1,259,605 1,266,993 (7,388)
Other public safety and joint charges 88,510 87,883 627
Protective inspection 800 750 50
Total public safety 4,336,449 4,168,171 168,278
Public Works
Village engineer 109,804 116,283 (6,479)
Machinery and equipment 196,200 170,956 25,244
Building and grounds 1,019,538 945,697 73,841
DPW fringe benefits 11,000 12,173 (1,173)
Storm sewer maintenance 700 583 117
Highway and streets 67,700 92,935 (25,235)
Snow/ice removal 83,000 63,262 19,738
Sanitation 122,100 110,588 11,512
Traffic control 16,000 14,552 1,448
Job orders 1,600 898 702
Total public works 1,627,642 1,527,927 99,715
Health and Human Services
Health department and welfare 58,673 58,688 (15)
Culture, Recreation and Education
Library 256,740 256,740 -
Skating rink/shelter 18,600 13,460 5,140
Parks and recreation 5,750 5,642 108
Culture and recreation 7,200 6,508 692
Total 288,290 282,350 5,940
Conservation and Development
Forestry 57,500 55,592 1,908
Other Financing Uses
Transfers out 26,427 544,227 (517,800)
Total expenditures and other financing uses $ 7,533,643 $ 7,982,191 $ (448,548)
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Village of Fox Point
Combining Balance Sheet -
Nonmajor Governmental Funds
December 31, 2024
Special Revenue Funds
Recycling Pool Inspection
Total
Nonmajor
Governmental
Funds
Assets
Cash and investments $ 37,730 $ 6,692 $ 252,953 $ 297,375
Receivables:
Accounts 39,467 - - 39,467
Due from other funds 7,967 - - 7,967
Total assets $ 85,164 $ 6,692 $ 252,953 $ 344,809
Liabilities and Fund Balances
Liabilities
Accounts payable $ 3,616 $ 78 $ 629 $ 4,323
Accrued liabilities 8,098 6,614 5,498 20,210
Deposits - - 40,550 40,550
Total liabilities 11,714 6,692 46,677 65,083
Fund Balances
Committed 73,450 - 206,276 279,726
Total fund balances 73,450 - 206,276 279,726
Total liabilities and fund balances $ 85,164 $ 6,692 $ 252,953 $ 344,809
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Village of Fox Point
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances -
Nonmajor Governmental Funds
Year Ended December 31, 2024
Special Revenue Funds
Recycling Pool Inspection
Total
Nonmajor
Governmental
Funds
Revenues
Intergovernmental $ 58,625 $ - $ - $ 58,625
Licenses and permits - - 289,222 289,222
Public charges for services 191,472 - - 191,472
Total revenues 250,097 - 289,222 539,319
Expenditures
Current:
Public safety - - 189,122 189,122
Public works 231,645 652 - 232,297
Culture, recreation and education - 130,294 - 130,294
Total expenditures 231,645 130,946 189,122 551,713
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over
expenditures 18,452 (130,946) 100,100 (12,394)
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Transfers in 26,427 130,946 - 157,373
Total other financing sources (uses) 26,427 130,946 - 157,373
Net change in fund balances 44,879 - 100,100 144,979
Fund Balances, Beginning 28,571 - 106,176 134,747
Fund Balances, Ending $ 73,450 $ - $ 206,276 $ 279,726
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DRAFT 07/11/2025
Source: Village of Fox Point website. First collected Oct 16, 2026.