Management’s Discussion and Analysis

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As management of the City of Boise (the “City”), we offer readers this narrative overview and analysis of the financial activities of the City for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022. We encourage readers to consider the information presented here in conjunction with additional information that we have furnished in our letter of transmittal

Overview of the Financial Statements

This discussion and analysis is an introduction to the City’s basic financial statements, which include the following three components: 1) government-wide financial statements, 2) fund financial statements, and 3) notes to the financial statements. In addition to the basic financial statements, this financial report includes required supplementary information, other supplementary information, a statistical section and a section that includes the single audit of federal funds.

Government Wide-Financial Statements

The government-wide financial statements include the Statement of Net Position and the Statement of Activities, which provide information about the City as a whole and present a long-term view of the City’s finances using accounting methods similar to those used in the private sector. The statements are prepared using the economic resources measurement focus and accrual basis of accounting, under which the current year’s revenues and expenses are recorded as transactions occur rather than when cash is received or paid.

The Statement of Net Position reports all the City’s assets, plus deferred outflows of resources less liabilities and deferred inflows of resources, with the remainder reported as a net position. Over time, increases or decreases in the City’s net position may serve as a useful indicator of whether the financial position of the City is improving or deteriorating.

The Statement of Activities presents information showing how the City’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. Therefore, revenues and expenses are reported in this statement for some items that will only result in cash flows in future fiscal periods (such as uncollected taxes and earned but unused vacation leave). This statement reports expenses and revenues in a format that focuses on the net cost of each function, allowing you to see which City functions draw upon the general revenues of the City and which functions contribute to the general revenues of the City.

The government-wide financial statements are divided into the following two categories: Governmental activities encompass most of the City’s basic services such as General Government, Planning & Development Services, Parks, and Public Safety. Taxes and fees charged for services are the major funding sources for most of these activities.

Business-type activities account for operations that function in a manner similar to a private business, where all or a significant portion of costs are recovered through user fees and charges to external customers. These activities primarily include Water Renewal, Solid Waste Management, and Airport.

Fund Financial Statements

The fund financial statements provide detailed information about the City’s most significant funds. A fund is a grouping of related accounts that is used to maintain control over resources that have been segregated for a specific purpose. Fund accounting is used to demonstrate compliance with finance-related legal requirements. The City’s funds are divided into the following three categories:

1) Governmental funds account for most of the City’s basic services and provide a detailed short-term view of the City’s general government operations. They account for essentially the same functions reported as governmental activities in the government-wide financial statements. However, the fund financial statements focus on near-term inflows and outflows of resources, as well as on balances available at the end of the fiscal year that are available for future spending. Such information may be useful in evaluating the City’s near-term financial position. This approach is known as using the current financial resources measurement focus and the modified accrual basis of accounting. Governmental funds include the General Fund, Foothills Levy Fund and the Capital Improvement Fund.

Two schedules in the governmental fund financial statements (pages 37 and 39) reconcile the amounts reported on the governmental fund financial statements (short-term focus) with governmental activities and balances reported on the appropriate government-wide statements (long-term focus). Comparing the information presented for governmental funds with similar information presented in the government-wide financial statements may provide a better understanding of the long-term impact of the City’s near-term financing decisions.