F-32 Survey of Local Government Finances (Special Agencies)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

2017 CENSUS OF GOVERNMENTS
SURVEYOFLOCALGOVERNMENTFINANCES
Special Agencies

Economics and Statistics Administration

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
(8-4-2010)

WORKSHEET

F-32 (02/23/2017)

OMB No. 0607-0585: Approval Expires 09/30/2017

WORKSHEET
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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

Before filling out this survey, please read carefully each part and all related definitions and instructions.
Note especially:
Please report amounts covering all funds and accounts of this agency except for any employee retirement funds
administered by this agency. Include bond redemption and interest funds, and construction or development
funds, as well as current funds. Exclude refunds and transfers between funds or accounts of this agency.

2.

You may report on either a cash or accrual basis.

3.

As this survey is used for various kinds of agencies, some of the items may not apply to this agency. However,
read carefully the definition of each item to determine whether it applies to any of this agency’s transactions.

4.

Do not delay reporting to await finally audited figures, if substantially accurate figures can be supplied on a
preliminary basis.

1

Is the addressee title/department and mailing address the same as shown in the letter?
Yes – Go to 2

No – Enter correct information below

Addressee Title or Department

ATTN:
Street 1

Street 2

City

State

Zip Code

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Which one of the following indicates the ending date of this agency’s fiscal year that ended between
July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017? Use this fiscal year even though a more recent one may be available.
2016

2017

July

October

January

April

August

November

February

May

September

December

March

June

PART 2 – REVENUES

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PART 1 – ENDING DATE OF FISCAL YEAR

What was the amount of tax collections during the fiscal year indicated in 2 from all taxes imposed
by this agency?
Include
• Levies for debt service
• Levies for contributions to pension funds
• Levies for other funds or purposes
• Special property taxes (e.g., automobiles or intangible property)
• Taxes collected for this agency by another government
• Current and delinquent amounts, penalties, and interest
Exclude
• Receipts from service charges
• Special assessments
• Interest earnings
• Fines
• Any other sources that are not taxes or licenses

Property Taxes

A. Property taxes - All taxes on property, real or personal.

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B. Taxes other than property taxes - Specify: C
Other Taxes
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Exclude
• Taxes not measured by value
• Payments in lieu of taxes (should be reported in 4 and/or 5 )

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PART 2 – REVENUES - Continued
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What was the amount of intergovernmental revenues received by this agency from other
governments during the fiscal year indicated in 2 ?
Include
• Grants
• Shares of taxes imposed by other governments
• Payment in lieu of taxes
• Reimbursements for services performed for other governments
• Payments under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)
Exclude
• Loans
• Any taxes imposed by this agency which were collected for it by another government (should be
reported in 3 )
• Receipts from utility sales to other governments (should be reported in 5 )
Report total intergovernmental revenue received

Intergovernmental Revenues
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A. From other local governments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
B. From the State
Include
• Any amounts financed wholly or in part from Federal
grants to the State (i.e., pass-throughs)
Exclude
• Collection fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C. From the Federal government directly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5

What was the amount of revenues, other than tax and intergovernmental revenues, received by this
agency during the fiscal year indicated in 2 ?
Include
• Revenues of all funds
Exclude
• Refunds and transfers between funds and accounts of this agency

Other Revenues
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B. Special assessments - Compulsory contributions and
reimbursements from owners of property benefited by
improvements (e.g., streets, sewers, sidewalks, water
extensions, etc.) as well as for servicing special assessment
debt.
Exclude
• Proceeds from sales of special assessment bonds
(should be reported in 9 )
• Maintenance assessments (should be reported in item A.) . . . .
C. Receipts from sale of property and other capital assets
Include
• Property sold to other governments
Exclude
• Tax sales (should be reported in 3 ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 on the next page
Continue with 5

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A. Current charges - Gross receipts from fees, sales, rentals,
tolls, maintenance assessments, and other charges for
commodities or services.
Include
• Utility services, including utility sales to the Federal,
State, or other local governments
Exclude
• Grants and other amounts received from the Federal,
State, or other local governments (should be reported in 4 )

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D. Interest earnings - Interest received on all deposits and
investment holdings of this agency.
Include
• Interest on construction funds
Exclude
• Interest earnings of any employee pension funds . . . . . . . . . . .

E.

Fines and forfeits - Receipts from penalties imposed for
violations of law and civil penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F.

Royalties - Compensation or portion of proceeds from
extraction of natural resources (e.g., oil, gas, and
mineral rights) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Other Revenues
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PART 2 – REVENUES - Continued

G. Private donations - Gifts of cash or securities from private
individuals or corporations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

H. Miscellaneous other revenues - Revenues of this agency not
reported in items A. through G. or questions 3 through 4 .
Include
• Insurance claims
• Recoveries of prior year expenditures
• Dividends
• Recorded profits from sale of investments
• Payments in lieu of taxes from private sources
Exclude
• Proceeds from borrowing
• Receipts from sale of security holdings
• Transfers between funds or accounts of this agency
• Employee contributions to employee pension funds
• Interest earnings of any employee pension funds . . . . . . . . . . .

Total Revenues
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What was the total amount of revenues reported on this
worksheet (Sum of 3 through 5 )?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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What was the amount of expenditures during the fiscal year indicated in 2 ?
A. Expenditures for construction
Include
• Production, additions, replacements, or major structural alterations
to buildings and other improvements
• Major repairs and alterations
• Amounts for construction performed on a contract basis
• Any expenditures for construction carried out by personnel of
this agency
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Exclude
• Interest capitalized as a cost of construction
(should be reported in item C.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Expenditures
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PART 3 – EXPENDITURES

B. Purchase of equipment, land, and existing structures
Include
• Amounts for replacement and additional equipment
• For lease purchase installment contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C. Interest on debt - Total amount of interest paid on all debt,
long-term and short-term, of this agency.
Include
• Capitalized interest paid on construction loans
Exclude
• Debt retirement (should be reported in 9 ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
D. Payments to other governments - Payment in lieu of taxes,
reimbursements for services received, etc.
1. To State government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. To local governments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
E.

All other expenditures - All expenditures not reported in
items A. through D.

Total Expenditures
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8

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TOTAL – (Sum of items A. through E.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

What was the total amount of expenditures for salaries and
wages reported in 7 ?

Personnel Expenditures
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Exclude
• Fringe benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Include
• Expenditures for salaries and wages
• Operating leases
• Rent
• Utility services
• Materials and supplies for current operation and maintenance
• All other expenditures
Exclude
• Payments for retirement of debt
• Payments for purchase of securities
• Transfers between funds and accounts of this agency
• Provisions for depreciation
• Benefits and payments from self-administered employee
pension funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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What was the total amount of long-term debt held by this agency for the fiscal year indicated in 2 ?
Report bonds, mortgages, etc., with an original term of more than one year, including revenue bonds and
special assessment bonds as well as general obligation bonds.
Include
• Debt refunded
Exclude
• Capital leases (should be reported in 7 )
• Amounts for compensated absences
A. What was this agency’s debt for all public purposes?

Long-term Debt
for Public Purposes
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1. Outstanding at beginning of fiscal year . . . . . . . . . . . . +

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2. Issued during fiscal year
(include all refunding issues) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +
3. Retired during fiscal year
(include debt refunded) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. Outstanding total at end of fiscal year
(items A1. + A2. - A3.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . =
B. What was this agency’s debt for privately owned housing,
industrial, or business purposes? This category is applicable
only to those agencies authorized to issue debt of this type
(e.g., industrial development revenue bonds, pollution control
revenue bonds, conduit debt, etc.).
$Bil.

Long-term Debt
for Private Purposes
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1. Outstanding at beginning of fiscal year . . . . . . . . . . . . +
2. Issued during fiscal year
(include all refunding issues) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +
3. Retired during fiscal year
(include debt refunded) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. Outstanding total at end of fiscal year
(items B1. + B2. - B3.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . =

What was the total amount of short-term debt held by this agency for the fiscal year indicated in 2 ?
Report tax-anticipation notes, bond-anticipation notes, interest-bearing warrants, and other obligations with an
original term of one year or less.
Exclude
• Accounts payable
• Other non-interest-bearing obligations
• Current portion of long-term debt (should be reported as
long-term debt in 9 )

Short-term Debt
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A. Amount outstanding at beginning of fiscal year . . . . . .
B. Amount outstanding at end of fiscal year. . . . . . . . . . . .

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What was the total amount of cash and investments (at market value) held by this agency at the end
of the fiscal year indicated in 2 ?
Include
• Total amount of cash and cash equivalents on hand and on deposit
• Investments in Federal government, Federal agency, State and local government, and
non-governmental securities
Exclude
• Accounts receivable
• Value of real property
• All non-security assets
• Employee retirement funds
A. Reserves held for redemption of long-term debt –
(e.g., sinking or debt service funds).
Include
• Any mortgages and notes receivable held as offsets
to housing and industrial financing loans . . . . . . . . . .

Amount at End
of Fiscal Year
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PART 5 – CASH AND INVESTMENTS HELD AT END OF FISCAL YEAR

B. Unexpended proceeds from sale of bond issues
held pending disbursement – (e.g., bond funds). . . . . .
C. All other cash and investments - Checking/savings
accounts, CDs, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, etc. . . . . . . .
PART 6 – REMARKS
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Use this space for any explanations that may be essential in understanding the reported data.
Include
• Any significant changes occurring within the last year
• Any difficulties encountered in completing this survey

PART 7 – CONTACT INFORMATION
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Who should be contacted to answer questions about data reported on this survey?
Name of contact person

Email Address

Extension

Area code and fax number

Date completed
(MM)
(DD)

(YYYY)

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