VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS

Management’s Discussion and Analysis (Unaudited)

December 31, 2022

The statement of net position presents information on all assets and deferred outflows and liabilities and deferred inflows, with the difference between the two reported as net position. Changing of the net position total over time can be one useful indicator in assessing the financial position of the Village. This statement combines and consolidates governmental funds’ current financial resources (short-term spendable resources) with capital assets and long-term obligations using the accrual basis of accounting and economic resources measurement focus.

The statement of activities presents information showing how the government’s net position changed during the most recent fiscal year. All changes in net position are reported as soon as the underlying event causing the change occurs, regardless of the timing of related cash flows. Revenues and expenses are reported in this statement for some items that will result in cash flows in future fiscal periods (e.g., uncollected taxes).

Both of the government-wide financial statements distinguish functions of the Village that are principally supported by taxes and intergovernmental revenues (governmental activities) from other functions that are intended to recover all or a significant portion of their costs through user fees and charges (business-type activities). The governmental activities of the Village include public safety (police and fire), public works, streets and sidewalks, community development, and general government. Property taxes, state and home rule sales tax, shared state income tax, real estate transfer tax, prepared food and beverage tax, and utility taxes finance most of these services. The Businesstype Activities reflect private sector type operations and include Water and Sewer Funds, Refuse Fund, Buffalo Grove Golf Course and Arboretum Golf Course. The intent is for the fees to cover the costs of operations, infrastructure replacement, and debt services expenses.

Fund Financial Statements

A fund is a grouping of related accounts that is used to maintain control over resources that have been segregated for specific activities or objectives. The Village uses fund accounting to ensure and demonstrate fiscal accountability and legal compliance. All of the funds of the Village can be divided into three categories: governmental funds, proprietary funds, and fiduciary funds.

Governmental Funds are used to account for primarily the same functions reported as governmental activities in the government wide financial statements. The focus, unlike the government-wide financial statement, is on the sources and uses of available resources (cash and cash equivalents), in order to provide a near, or short-term view of the Village’s operations. This information is useful in the evaluation of short-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.