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LAKE ELSINORE
RECREATION AUTHORITY
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Year Ended June 30, 2016
Lake Elsinore Recreation Authority
Financial Statements
Year Ended June 30, 2016
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Independent Auditors’ Report 1 - 2
Basic Component Unit Financial Statements:
Government-wide Financial Statements:
Statement of Net Position 3
Statement of Activities 4
Fund Financial Statements:
Balance Sheet - Governmental Fund 5
Reconciliation of the Balance Sheet to the
Statement of Net Position - Governmental Fund
6
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in
Fund Balance - Governmental Fund
7
Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures
and Changes in Fund Balance to the Statement of
Activities - Governmental Fund
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Notes to Financial Statements 9 - 16
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
Board of Directors
Lake Elsinore Recreation Authority
Lake Elsinore, California
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the governmental activities and the major fund of the Lake Elsinore
Recreation Authority (the “Authority”), a component unit of the City of Lake Elsinore, as of and for the year ended June 30,
2016, and the related notes to the financial statements, which collectively comprise the Authority’s basic financial statements as
listed in the table of contents.
Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes 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.
Auditor’s Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance
with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and the standards applicable to financial audits
contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. Those standards require
that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material
misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.
The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the
financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control
relevant to the Authority’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements 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 Authority’s
internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting
policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinions.
Opinions
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the respective financial position
of the governmental activities and the major fund of the Authority, as of June 30, 2016, and the respective changes in financial
position for the year then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
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Emphasis of Matter
Change in Accounting Principle
As described in Note 1 to the financial statements, in 2016, the Authority adopted new accounting guidance, GASB Statement
No. 72, Fair Value Measurement and Application. Our opinion is not modified with respect to this matter.
Other Matters
Required Supplementary Information
Management has omitted Management’s Discussion and Analysis that accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America require to be presented to supplement the basic financial statements. Such missing information, 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. Our opinion on the basic financial statements is not affected by this missing information.
Other Reporting Required by Government Auditing Standards
In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report dated December 30, 2016, on our
consideration of the City of Lake Elsinore’s internal control over financial reporting and on our tests of its compliance with
certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements and other matters. The purpose of that report is to
describe the scope of our testing of internal control over financial reporting and compliance and the results of that testing, and
not to provide an opinion on internal control over financial reporting or on compliance. That report is an integral part of an
audit performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards in considering the Authority’s internal control over
financial reporting and compliance.
Riverside, California
December 30, 2016
Governmental
Activities
ASSETS
Cash and Investments with Fiscal Agent 1,726,806$
Prepaids 85,387
Interest Receivable 220,708
Lease Receivable 12,750,000
Total Assets 14,782,901
DEFERRED OUTFLOWS OF RESOURCES
Deferred Charge on Refunding 193,122
Total Deferred Outflows of Resources 193,122
LIABILITIES
Deposits Payable 1,131,700
Interest Payable 220,708
Noncurrent:
Due Within One Year 600,000
Due in More Than One Year 12,117,253
Total Liabilities 14,069,661
NET POSITION
Restricted for Debt Service 906,362
Total Net Position 906,362$
Statement of Net Position
June 30, 2016
Lake Elsinore Recreation Authority
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.
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Program Revenues
Charges Operating Capital Net
for Grants and Grants and (Expense)
Functions/Programs Expenses Services Contributions Contributions Revenue
Governmental Activities:
General Government 3,163$ $ $ $ (3,163)$
Interest on Long-term Debt 554,344 539,850 (14,494)
Total Governmental
Activities 557,507$ 0$ 539,850$ 0$ (17,657)
General Revenues:
Investment Earnings 328
Miscellaneous 570
Total General Revenues 898
Change in Net Position (16,759)
Total Net Position - Beginning 923,121
Total Net Position - Ending 906,362$
Lake Elsinore Recreation Authority
Statement of Activities
Year Ended June 30, 2016
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.
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Debt
Service
ASSETS
Cash and Investments with Fiscal Agent 1,726,806$
Prepaids 85,387
Total Assets 1,812,193$
LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCE
Liabilities:
Accounts Payable 0$
Total Liabilities 0
Fund Balance:
Nonspendable for Prepaids 85,387
Restricted for Debt Service 1,726,806
Total Fund Balance 1,812,193
Total Liabilities and
Fund Balance 1,812,193$
Balance Sheet - Governmental Fund
June 30, 2016
Lake Elsinore Recreation Authority
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.
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Fund Balance (Deficit) for Governmental Fund 1,812,193$
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the Statement of Net Position
are different because:
Long-term assets which are not considered to be current financial resources
are not reported in the governmental fund.
Interest Receivable 220,708
Lease Receivable 12,750,000
Long-term liabilities are not due and payable in the current period and are
not reported in the governmental fund.
Deferred Charges on Refunding 193,122
Deposits Payable (1,131,700)
Interest Payable (220,708)
Long-term Liabilities (12,717,253)
Net Position of Governmental Activities 906,362$
Lake Elsinore Recreation Authority
Reconciliation of the Balance Sheet to the Statement of Net Position
June 30, 2016
Governmental Fund
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.
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Debt
Service
REVENUES
Lease Revenue 1,127,100$
Investment Earnings 227
Miscellaneous 570
Total Revenues 1,127,897
EXPENDITURES
Current:
Professional Services 3,163
Debt Service:
Principal Retirement 580,000
Interest and Fiscal Charges 547,100
Total Expenditures 1,130,263
Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues
over Expenditures (2,366)
Net Change in Fund Balance (2,366)
Fund Balance, Beginning 1,814,559
Fund Balance, Ending 1,812,193$
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance
Year Ended June 30, 2016
Lake Elsinore Recreation Authority
Governmental Fund
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.
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Net Change in Fund Balance (Deficit) - Total Governmental Fund (2,366)$
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the Statement of Activities
are different because:
The governmental fund reports the receipt of lease principal payments
as revenue, but repayments of the principal are included as a reduction
of the lease receivable in the Statement of Net Position.
Interest on Lease Receivable (7,250)
Principal Lease Payments (580,000)
The issuance of long-term debt provides current financial resources to
governmental funds, while the repayment of the principal of long-term
debt consumes the current financial resources of governmental funds.
Neither transaction, however, has any effect on net postion. These amounts
are the effect of these differences in the treatment of long-term debt.
Long-term Debt Principal Payments 580,000
Investment earnings on long-term deposits payable are reported as
governmental fund revenues but these amounts increase long-term
deposits payable reported on the Statement of Net Position.
Investment Earnings on Deposits Payable 101
Some expenses reported in the Statement of Activities do not require the use
of current financial resources and are not reported as governmental fund
expenses.
Amortization of Deferred Charges on Refunding (12,393)
Amortization of Bond Discount (2,101)
Interest and Fiscal Charges 7,250
Change in Net Position of Governmental Activities (16,759)$
Lake Elsinore Recreation Authority
Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance
Governmental Fund
Year Ended June 30, 2016
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.
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Lake Elsinore Recreation Authority
Notes to Financial Statements
Year Ended June 30, 2016
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1) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
A) Reporting Entity
The Lake Elsinore Recreation Authority (the "Authority") is a joint exercise of powers between the City of Lake
Elsinore (the “City”) and the Lake Elsinore Redevelopment Agency (the “Agency”), which was dissolved effective
February 1, 2012, created by a joint powers agreement dated December 1, 1996. The Recreation Authority continues
to function without the Agency. The purpose of the Authority is to provide, through the issuance of revenue bonds, a
financing pool to fund capital improvement projects. These revenue bonds are to be repaid solely from the revenues of
certain public obligations. The Authority does not have taxing power. The City Council also acts as the governing
body of the Authority. The Authority's activities in these financial statements are reported as a debt service fund.
The Authority is a component unit of the City and, accordingly, the financial statements of the Authority are included
in the financial statements of the City of Lake Elsinore. The Authority is an integral part of the reporting entity of the
City of Lake Elsinore. The funds of the Authority have been blended within the financial statements of the City
because the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore is the governing board of the Authority and exercises control
over the operations of the Authority. Only the funds of the Authority are included herein, therefore, these financial
statements do not purport to represent the financial position or results of operations of the City of Lake Elsinore.
B) Implementation of Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Pronouncements
Governmental Accounting Standard Board Statement No. 72
In February of 2015, GASB issued Statement No. 72, Fair Value Measurement and Application. This Statement
addresses accounting and financial reporting issues related to fair value measurements. The definition of fair value is
the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market
participants at the measurement date. This Statement provides guidance for determining a fair value measurement for
financial reporting purposes. This Statement also provides guidance for applying fair value to certain investments and
disclosures related to all fair value measurements. Statement No. 72 is effective for periods beginning after June 15,
2015. The Authority implemented GASB No. 72 and is reflected on the Authority’s financial statements.
C) Basis of Presentation
The accounting policies of the Authority conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America as they are applicable to governmental units. The Governmental Accounting Standard Board (GASB) is the
accepted standard setting body for establishing governmental accounting and financial reporting principles. The more
significant accounting policies reflected in the financial statements are summarized as follows:
Government-wide Financial Statements: The Government-wide financial statements (i.e., the Statement of Net
Position and the Statement of Activities) report information on all of the nonfiduciary activities of the primary
government (the Authority). Governmental activities, which normally are supported by taxes and intergovernmental
revenues, are reported separately from business-type activities, which rely to a significant extent on fees and charges
for support. All Authority activities are governmental; no business-type activities are reported in the statements.
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 expenses that are clearly identifiable with a specific program, project,
function or segment. Taxes and other items that are properly not included among program revenues are reported
instead as general revenues.
Lake Elsinore Recreation Authority
Notes to Financial Statements
Year Ended June 30, 2016
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1) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Continued
C) Basis of Presentation - Continued
As part of the basic financial statements, separate fund financial statements are provided for governmental funds. The
Authority has only one governmental fund, which is reported as a major fund.
D) Measurement Focus, Basis of Accounting, and Financial Statement Presentation
The government-wide financial statements are reported using the economic resources measurement focus and the full
accrual basis of accounting. Under the economic resources measurement focus, all assets and liabilities (whether
current or noncurrent) associated with their activity are included on their balance sheets. Operating statements present
increases (revenues) and decreases (expenses) in total net assets. Under the accrual basis of accounting, revenues are
recorded when earned and expenses are recorded when a liability is incurred, regardless of the timing of related cash
flows.
Governmental fund financial statements are reported using the current financial resources measurement focus and the
modified accrual basis of accounting. Under the current financial resources measurement focus, only current assets
and current liabilities are generally included on their balance sheets. The reported fund balance (net current assets) is
considered to be a measure of “available spendable resources”. Governmental fund operating statements present
increases (revenues and other financing sources) and decreases (expenditures and other financing uses) in net current
assets. Accordingly, they are said to present a summary of sources and uses of “available spendable resources” during
a period.
Under the modified accrual basis of accounting, revenues are considered to be available when they are collectible
within the current period or soon enough thereafter to pay liabilities of the current period. For this purpose, the
government considers revenues to be available if they are collected within 60 days of the end of the current fiscal
period. Expenditures generally are recorded when a liability is incurred, except for principal and interest on general
long-term liabilities which are recognized as expenditures to the extent they have matured. Proceeds of general long-
term liabilities are reported as other financing sources. Interest associated with the current fiscal period is considered to
be susceptible to accrual, and therefore recognized as revenues on the current fiscal period.
The Authority reports the following major governmental fund:
The Debt Service Fund is used to account for the accumulation of resources for, and the payment of, long-term
debt principal, interest and related costs.
When both restricted and unrestricted resources are available for use, it is the Authority’s policy to use restricted
resources first, and then unrestricted resources as they are needed.
E) Investments
Investments are stated at fair value.
Lake Elsinore Recreation Authority
Notes to Financial Statements
Year Ended June 30, 2016
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1) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Continued
F) Prepaids
Certain payments to vendors reflect costs applicable to future accounting periods and are recorded as prepaids in both
the government-wide and fund financial statements. The cost of prepaid items is recorded as expenditures/expenses
when consumed rather than when purchased. The Authority’s prepaids represent bond insurance being allocated over
the life of the related debt.
G) Deferred Outflows/Inflows of Resources
In addition to assets, the statement of financial position will sometimes report a separate section for deferred outflows
of resources. This separate financial statement element, deferred outflows of resources, represents a consumption of
net position that applies to a future period(s) and so will not be recognized as an outflow of resources
(expense/expenditure) until then. The Authority only has one item that qualifies for reporting in this category. It is the
deferred charge on refunding reported in the government-wide statement of net position. A deferred charge on
refunding results from the difference in the carrying value of refunded debt and its reacquisition price. This amount is
deferred and amortized over the shorter of the life of the refunded or refunding debt.
In addition to liabilities, the statement of financial position will sometimes report a separate section for deferred inflows
of resources. This separate financial statement element, deferred inflows of resources, represents an acquisition of net
position that applies to a future period(s) and so will not be recognized as an inflow of resources (revenue) until that
time. Currently, the Authority does not report any deferred inflows.
H) Net Position
GASB No. 63 requires that the difference between assets, liabilities and deferred inflows/outflows of resources be
reported as net position. Net position is classified as either net investment in capital assets, restricted, or unrestricted.
Net position classified as net investment in capital assets consists of capital assets, net of accumulated depreciation and
reduced by the outstanding principal of related debt. Restricted net position is the net position that has external
constraints placed on them by creditors, grantors, contributors, laws, or regulations of other governments, or through
constitutional provisions, or enabling legislation. Unrestricted net position consists of net position that does not meet
the definition of net investment in capital assets or restricted net position.
I) Fund Balance
In the governmental fund financial statements, governmental fund types report nonspendable and restricted fund
balance for amounts that are not available for appropriation or are legally restricted by outside parties for use for a
special purpose. Assigned fund balance represents tentative management plans that are subject to change.
J) Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets
and liabilities, deferred outflows/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.
Lake Elsinore Recreation Authority
Notes to Financial Statements
Year Ended June 30, 2016
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2) CASH AND INVESTMENTS
The Authority’s cash and investments are held by outside fiscal agents under the provisions of bond indentures. Investment
of cash with fiscal agents is governed by the trust indenture.
Investments Authorized by Debt Agreements
Investments of debt proceeds held by bond trustee are governed by provisions of the debt agreements, rather than the
general provisions of the California Government Code. Investments authorized for funds held by bond trustee include U.S.
Treasury Obligations, U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities, Commercial Paper, Local Agency Bonds, Banker’s
Acceptance and Money Market Funds. There were no limitations on the maximum amount that can be invested in one
issuer, maximum percentage allowed or the maximum maturity of an investment.
Disclosures Relating to Interest Rate Risk
Interest rate risk is the risk that changes in market interest rates will adversely affect the fair value of an investment.
Generally, the longer the maturity of an investment, the greater the sensitivity of its fair value to changes in market interest
rates. One of the ways that the Authority manages its exposure to interest rate risk is by purchasing shorter term
investments to provide the cash flow and liquidity needed for operations. The Authority’s cash and investments of
$1,726,806 consisted of mutual funds, and the fair value of the mutual funds is not affected by changes in interest rates.
Disclosures Relating to Credit Risk
Generally, credit risk is the risk that an issuer of an investment will not fulfill its obligation to the holder of the investment.
This is measured by the assignment of a rating by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization. At June 30, 2016,
the minimum required rating for the investment in mutual funds is A. The actual rating by Standard and Poor’s of the
investment was AAA.
3) FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statement No. 72, Fair Value Measurements and Application,
provides the framework for measuring fair value. The framework provides a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs
to valuation techniques used to measure fair value with Level 1 given the highest priority and Level 3 the lowest priority.
The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the organization has the
ability to access at the measurement date.
Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either
directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs include the following:
a. Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets.
b. Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.
Lake Elsinore Recreation Authority
Notes to Financial Statements
Year Ended June 30, 2016
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3) FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Continued
c. Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (for example, interest rates and yield
curves observable at commonly quoted intervals, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, and
default rates).
d. Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means
(market-corroborated inputs).
Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.
Fair value of assets measured on a recurring basis at June 30, 2016, are as follows:
Fair Value Uncategorized
Investments:
Held by Fiscal Agent:
Money Market Funds $ 1,726,806 $ 1,726,806
Total Investments $ 1,726,806 $ 1,726,806
The above investments are uncategorized under the fair value hierarchy. The money market funds are exempt under GASB
No. 72 fair value measurements.
4) LEASE RECEIVABLE AND DEPOSITS PAYABLE
The Authority has entered into a lease agreement with the City to lease certain recreation facilities financed with the
proceeds of the 2013 Series A Revenue Refunding Bonds. Under the lease agreement, the Authority receives lease
payments in an amount to pay the debt service on the 2013 Series A Revenue Refunding Bonds (see Note 4). The lease
receivable balance at June 30, 2016 amounted to $12,750,000. As part of the bond issuance related to the lease, the
Authority retained amounts for a reserve account. The amounts retained are reflected as deposits payable in the Statement
of Net Position. The deposits payable balance at June 30, 2016 is $1,131,700.
5) LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
The following is a summary of changes in long-term liabilities for governmental activities:
Date of Years of Rates of Amount
Issue Maturity Interest Authorized
2013 Revenue Refunding Bonds,
Series A 9/13 2013-2032 3% to 5% $ 14,460,000
Lake Elsinore Recreation Authority
Notes to Financial Statements
Year Ended June 30, 2016
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5) LONG-TERM LIABILITIES - Continued
Beginning Ending Due Within
Balance Additions Retirements Balance One Year
2013 Revenue Refunding Bonds,
Series A $ 13,330,000 $ $ 580,000 $ 12,750,000 $ 600,000
Bond Discount (34,848) (2,101) (32,747)
Total $ 13,295,152 $ 0 $ 577,899 $ 12,717,253 $ 600,000
6) REVENUE BONDS
2013 Series A
In September 2013, $14,460,000 principal amount of 2013 Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, was issued in accordance
with the indenture to provide funds to advance refund the 2000 Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A. The original purpose
of the prior bonds was to finance the Authority’s lease of certain City recreation facilities from the City for lease back to the
City. The term bonds are due in annual installments of $565,000 to $1,075,000 from February 1, 2014 through February 1,
2032; interest rates varying from 3.00% to 5.00%. The bonds are subject to call and redemption prior to their stated
maturity commencing February 1, 2024, at specified redemption prices. At June 30, 2016, the Authority has a cash reserve
balance for debt service of $1,131,700, which is sufficient to cover the Bond Indenture Reserve Requirement of $1,131,700.
Future debt requirements for the Revenue Bonds are as follows:
2013 Series A
Year Ending June 30, Principal Interest Total
2017 $ 600,000 $ 529,700 $ 1,129,700
2018 620,000 511,700 1,131,700
2019 635,000 493,100 1,128,100
2020 655,000 474,050 1,129,050
2021 675,000 454,400 1,129,400
2022 - 2026 3,800,000 1,844,012 5,644,012
2027 - 2031 4,690,000 955,988 5,645,988
2032 1,075,000 53,750 1,128,750
Total $ 12,750,000 $ 5,316,700 $ 18,066,700
Lake Elsinore Recreation Authority
Notes to Financial Statements
Year Ended June 30, 2016
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7) LIABILITY, PROPERTY AND PROTECTION
Description Self-Insurance Pool Pursuant to Joint Powers Agreement
To account for risks of loss and liability claims, the Authority participates in the City’s liability, property and protection
policy. The City of Lake Elsinore is a member of the California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (Authority). The
Authority is composed of 116 California public entities and is organized under a joint powers agreement pursuant to
California Government Code §6500 et seq. The purpose of the Authority is to arrange and administer programs for the
pooling of self-insured losses, to purchase excess insurance or reinsurance, and to arrange for group-purchased insurance for
property and other lines of coverage. The California JPIA began covering claims of its members in 1978. Each member
government has an elected official as its representative on the Board of Directors. The Board operates through a nine-
member Executive Committee.
Self-insurance Programs of the Insurance Authority
Each member pays an annual contribution at the beginning of the coverage period. A retrospective adjustment is then
conducted annually thereafter, for coverage years 2012-13 and prior, until all claims incurred during those coverage years
are closed, on a pool-wide basis. This subsequent cost re-allocation among members, based on actual claim development,
can result in adjustments of either refunds or additional deposits required. Coverage years 2013-14 and forward are not
subject to routine annual retrospective adjustment.
The total funding requirement for self-insurance programs is estimated using actuarial models and pre-funded through the
annual contribution. Costs are allocated to individual agencies based on exposure (payroll) and experience (claims) relative
to other members of the risk-sharing pool. Additional information regarding the cost allocation methodology is provided
below.
Liability - In the liability program claims are pooled separately between police and general government exposures. (1) The
payroll of each member is evaluated relative to the payroll of other members. A variable credibility factor is determined for
each member, which establishes the weight applied to payroll and the weight applied to losses with the formula. (2) The
first layer of losses includes incurred costs up to $30,000 for each occurrence and is evaluated as a percentage of the pool’s
total incurred costs within the first layer. (3) The second layer of losses includes incurred costs from $30,000 to $750,000
for each occurrence and is evaluated as a percentage of the pool’s total incurred costs within the second layer. (4) Incurred
costs in excess of $750,000 to $50 million are distributed based on the outcome of cost allocation within the first and second
loss layers.
For 2015-16 the Authority’s pooled retention is $2 million per occurrence, with reinsurance to $20 million, and excess
insurance to $50 million. The Authority’s reinsurance contracts are subject to the following additional pooled retentions:
(a) $2.5 million annual aggregate deductible in the $3 million x/s $2 million layer, b) $3 million annual aggregate deductible
in the $5 million x/s $10 million layer. There is a third annual aggregate deductible in the amount of $2.5 million in the $5
million x/s $5 million layer, however it is fully covered under a separate policy and therefore not retained by the Authority.
The overall coverage limit for each member, including all layers of coverage, is $50 million per occurrence. Costs of
covered claims for subsidence losses have a sub-limit of $30 million per occurrence.
Lake Elsinore Recreation Authority
Notes to Financial Statements
Year Ended June 30, 2016
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7) LIABILITY, PROPERTY AND PROTECTION - Continued
Self-insurance Programs of the Insurance Authority - Continued
Workers’ Compensation - In the workers’ compensation program claims are pooled separately between public safety (police
and fire) and general government exposures. (1) The payroll of each member is evaluated relative to the payroll of other
members. A variable credibility factor is determined for each member, which establishes the weight applied to payroll and
the weight applied to losses within the formula. (2) The first layer of losses includes incurred costs up to $50,000 for each
occurrence and is evaluated as a percentage of the pool’s total incurred costs within the first layer. (3) The second layer of
losses includes incurred costs from $50,000 to $100,000 for each occurrence and is evaluated as a percentage of the pool’s
total incurred costs within the second layer. (4) Incurred costs from $100,000 to statutory limits are distributed based on the
outcome of cost allocation within the first and second loss layers.
For 2015-16 the Authority’s pooled retention is $2 million per occurrence, with reinsurance to statutory limits under
California Workers’ Compensation Law.
Employer’s Liability losses are pooled among members to $2 million. Coverage from $2 million to $5 million is purchased
as part of a reinsurance policy, and Employer’s Liability losses from $5 million to $10 million are pooled among members.
Purchased Insurance
Property Insurance - The City of Lake Elsinore participates in the all-risk property protection program of the Authority.
This insurance protection is underwritten by several insurance companies. City of Lake Elsinore property is currently
insured according to a schedule of covered property submitted by the City of Lake Elsinore to the Authority. City of Lake
Elsinore property currently has all-risk property insurance protection in the amount of $41,623,755. There is a $5,000
deductible per occurrence except for non-emergency vehicle insurance which has a $1,000 deductible. Premiums for the
coverage are paid annually and are not subject to retroactive adjustments.
Crime Insurance - The City purchases crime insurance coverage in the amount of $1,000,000 with a $2,500 deductible. The
fidelity coverage is provided through the Authority. Premiums are paid annually and are not subject to retroactive
adjustments.
Adequacy of Protection
During the past three fiscal years, none of the above programs of protection experienced settlements or judgments that
exceeded pooled or insured coverage. There were also no significant reductions in pooled or insured liability coverage in
2015-16.
8) CONTINGENCIES
As of June 30, 2016, in the opinion of the Authority's management, there are no outstanding matters which would have a
significant effect on the financial condition of the funds of the Authority.