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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFCS-16-062 - 2015 Audited Financial Statements REPORT TO: Audit Committee DATE OF MEETING: June 27, 2016 SUBMITTED BY: Dan Chapman, Deputy CAO, Finance and Corporate Services and City Treasurer, 519-741-2200 ext 7347 PREPARED BY: Sheri Brisbane, Supervisor of Financial Reporting, 519-741-2200 ext 7349 WARD(S) INVOLVED: All DATE OF REPORT: June 16, 2016 REPORT NO.: FCS-16-062 SUBJECT: 2015 Audited Consolidated Financial Statements ___________________________________________________________________________ RECOMMENDATION: THAT the 2015 Audited Consolidated Financial Statements of the City of Kitchener be approved. BACKGROUND: Staff is pleased to submit the 2015 Audited Consolidated Financial Statements of the City of Kitchener. A presentation of financial statement highlights will be given at the Audit Committee meeting on June will also be in attendance to discuss the Audit Findings Report. REPORT: The consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles for local governments as established by the Public Sector Accounting Board of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada. These financial statements are prepared on a full accrual basis and combine the results of the tax-based operations, enterprises, local boards, capital activity, and reserve fund activities. Local boards include The Centre in the Square Inc. (CITS), Kitchener Public Library, Belmont Improvement Area, and Kitchener Downtown Improvement Area. The 2015 year end results for the tax-based operations and the enterprises were reported to Council in March. Please see Appendix A to this report for a reconciliation between the non-consolidated figures presented in March and the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements. ALIGNMENT WITH CITY OF KITCHENER STRATEGIC PLAN: vision through the delivery of core service. *** This information is available in accessible formats upon request. *** Please call 519-741-2345 or TTY 1-866-969-9994 for assistance. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: None COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: INFORM advance of the council / committee meeting. The audited financial statements will be posted on the City website and notice will be provided to all residents through Your Kitchener (a City publication delivered in the Kitchener Citizen) in accordance with Section 295 (1) of the Municipal Act, 2001. ATTACHMENTS: City of Kitchener Financial Report for the Year Ended December 31, 2015 Audit Committee Presentation Audit Findings Report for the year ended December 31, 2015 (KPMG) ACKNOWLEDGED BY: Dan Chapman, Deputy CAO of Finance and Corporate Services and City Treasurer Appendix A Annual Surplus Reconciliation The annual surplus presented in the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements reconciles to the City of Kitchener year-end results provided to Finance & Corporate Services Committee on March 7, 2016 as follows: