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5. Presentation of 1989 Audit Report ) _ CITY OF ....6-- ..,.......... I _ t --: aBANHAssEN 1 } ��1_, ,. 690 COULTER DRIVE• P.O. BOX 147• CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612)937-1900• FAX(612)937-5739 I MEMORANDUM I TO: Mayor and City Council l`rj j/? FROM: Don Ashworth, City Manager 9j` I DATE: June 25, 1990 ISUBJ: Presentation of 1989 Audit Report, Deloitte-Touche II Please bring your copy of the 1989 Audit an Management Report to the meeting with you. These were distributed; approximately 3 weeks ago. It is anticipated that liff =Hoffman and Dan Mag],ab . .swill be I present to make the presenta ion. , t to keep their presentation to a minimal time frame, i.e. 15-20 minutes. 1 Also attached is the Finance Department's recommendation to employ Deloitte-Touche to complete an "arbitrage" report for the City. This report is mandatory and requires specialized training to II complete. Although bids could be obtained from other firms, the background knowledge of Deloitte-Touche, by completing the audit work, gives them a competitive edge (see letter from Springsted) . I Approval of the Deloi ,te . proposal to complete arbitrage is recommended. ' °y. i D Olio. / ,.. 1 ., . ,...„.., ,,., „:„. ....,,,...„....„ ,,,, ,..„,„. _,,,,„....„„„ ..„,,,,,,,, .. _....., .. ''' tM it . I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I! ' . . -CITYOF O II i jll�" TiM `'`x ' -CHANHASSEN _ . - . ," -� r 690 COULTER DRIVE• P.O.BOX 147• CHANHASSEN,MINNESOTA 55317 -{612)937-1900•FAX(612)937-5739 I MEMORANDUM IDATE: May 23, 1990 IITO: Don Ashworth, City Manager FROM: '�' Tom Chaffee, Data Processing Coordinator ISUBJECT: Arbitrage Reporting/Rebate One of the major issues brought out during our 1989 Audit and Finan- ' cial Report process is the problem of arbitrage reporting and poten- tial rebate requirements. As you know, the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (TRA) established some extremely lkomplex and potentially lethal I restrictions on the usage of proceeds from tax exempt bond issues. Because of the complexity and severity of the TRA as well as sub- sequent modifications, it would °be .mpractical of the City to not I engage experts to at least assist us with the accounting, rebate calculations, and reporting necessary. At your direction, I contacted Dave MacGillivray of Springsted, Inc. I and Cliff Hoffman of Deloitte and Toucbe to review our position and suggest actions we might taice. Additionally, I have provided con- siderable detail pertaining to revenues, expenditures and investments I surrounding the issues and projects related to the city bonding programs of 1987 throu9t 1989. The attached engagement proposal from Deliitte and Touche is the Iresult of several meetings, numerous telephone conversations, and considerable4time ,opentlpura4s004. ataii data I provided to them. The attached letter _from ...Spr ngsted4 ,Inc. _lends further support to my II recommendation 'that Iwe-engage">5eltdtte and ci tht s- tbitrage Con- sultants. My`recommendations would be: I1 . Engage Deloitte "andl ' uche:4ar. rb -rage consulting. 2. Contract to run concurs with current contract for auditing and financial% porting. II3. Define more specifically our involvement so as to contain costs. I II II DeIoitte & Touche 4300 Norwest Center Facsimile:(612)339-6202 90 South Seventh Street Minneapolis,Minnesota 55402-4150 Telephone:(612)344-0200 • 1 April 23, 1990 Mr. Tom Chaffee City of Chanhassen 690 Coulter Drive P. O. Box 147 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Dear Mr. Chaffee: Deloitte & Touche is pleased to present our proposal to serve as arbitrage rebate consultants for the City of Chanhassen, Minnesota. As a leading provider of professional services to the public sector, we are eager to share our experience and expertise in serving the City. We are in the process of providing similar services to school districts as well as government units in the Minneapolis/Saint Paul area. A summary of the key points of our proposal follows: 1 Local Service, National Resources ' Our service team combines the accessibility of service from partners and managers in the Minneapolis/Saint Paul area with national specialists in arbitrage rebate. In this way, the City will receive the best of local service and national resources. The arbitrage rebate calculations and reports will be prepared by specialists from our firm-wide group. Engagement Plan We have a service plan which incorporates efficient and cost effective techniques. We take the business approach to our services which enables us to perform our services in accordance with professional standards and simultaneously focus our efforts on issues of concern to you. Our work will be completed and final reports rendered to you in .a timely manner. II . . 11 Mr. Tom Chaffee II April 23, 1990 Page 2 • IICompetitive Fee I We are very aware of the financial and budgetary challenges which you face every day and the need to restrain costs and expenses. We constantly monitor our work to be certain I that we are delivering services in the most cost effective manner. With this in mind, we undertake professional services with I the objective that our demonstrated competence and commitment to timely, responsive services--rendered at a fair price--will result in a continuing professional IIrelationship. Our governmental practice locally and nationwide has been growing rapidly during the past several years. As a I result, you will be assured experienced staff and personalized attention to your concerns. II We appreciate this opportunity to present our credentials to serve the City of Chanhassen. As you review this proposal, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate II to contact us. Yours very truly, IDELOITTE & TOUCHE II i dfifisiovt44.-I/ i ohn Stuehrmann-Salbego IIManager Enclosure I JSS38j1 II I II II 11 ABOUT DELOITTE & TOUCHE I Leader in Arbitrage Jtebate Services As a leader in providing service to local governments and school districts at all levels, we were among the first to recognize and help our clients respond to the implications , of the arbitrage rebate provisions of the Tax Reform Act of 1986. D&T arbitrage rebate services are designed to assist tax-exempt entities to comply with the tax-exempt borrowing provisions of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, and the related regulations, and to perform the calculation of the rebate due to the Internal Revenue Service. Overview The Tax Reform Act of 1986, in addition to limiting the permissible purposes for which not-for-profit entities borrow, expanded the scope of arbitrage rebate requirements to include virtually all tax-exempt bonds. The 1986 Act requires not-for-profit entities to determine excess earnings on their tax-exempt borrowing and to make periodic installment payments to the federal government. Compliance with the new rebate provisions of the 1986 Act can be burdensome, and the difficulties with compliance ' rise with the complexity and volume of investment transactions. Penalties for failure to comply range from a substantial cash "fine" to loss of tax-exempt status retroactive to the date of 'the bond issuance. D&T provides a multi-disciplined approach to this complex II problem. Our service was developed by professionals in the governmental and tax practices working in concert with leading information systems consultants and tax attorneys specializing in arbitrage. We offer a full array of arbitrage-related professional services supported by computer software which performs the necessary calculations to determine rebate amounts and monitors compliance with the 1986 Act. Arbitrage Software ' As a firm, Deloitte & Touche has invested considerable resources to develop the necessary computer, governmental, and tax expertise to provide prompt, cost-effective services. I -1- 1 - The software we use computes th e rebate amount based on existing law and regulations and will provide for future 11 changes. The arbitrage software performs all necessary calculations to determine rebate amounts. ' Although only temporary regulations have been promulgated by the Treasury Department, we do expect final regulations to be issued at some point in time. Our software will be updated to accommodate such changes as may arise in final L regulations. Computations for years subsequent to an update will be cumulatively adjusted for such changes. ' Our clients receive a report detailing all investment activity. Investment data is stored on a computer database simplifying the rebate computation effort in future years. Our report includes the details of all transactions as well as the rebate calculation. This documentation should be retained to satisfy federal requirements that substantiation for computations be available throughout the life of each issue. Benefits - D&T arbitrage rebate services offer your City important benefits. These benefits include: . The ability to comply with the requirements of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, and the regulations. . The provision of a database from which to compute the excess arbitrage profits rebate amount. . The confidence of retaining the tax-exempt status of the outstanding debt through annual monitoring of specific arbitrage requirements. . Experience in designing recordkeeping systems - As accountants we have significant experience in the ' design and implementation of recordkeeping systems that can be applied in simplifying the require- ments inherent in the regulations. ' . Timely service - Because our services are automated the rebate calculations can be prepared in a timely fashion thus enabling users of our service to more effectively manage their investments and remit any arbitrage earnings to the Internal Revenue Service by the required ' payment date. I -2- I 11 D&T SERVICE TEAM Our service team is composed of Minneapolis personnel I supplemented by national resources who are specialists in arbitrage rebate services. The Minneapolis partner and manager for the City of Chanhassen will remain the City's principal contacts for the arbitrage rebate services. We will leverage their considerable knowledge and experience with your accounting systems and personnel. Engagement Partner Cliff Hoffman, audit partner, will head our arbitrage rebate service team. Cliff has an array of experience in servicing public entities. His is a firm designated specialist in government and education and has supervised many large and complex audit engagements. Engagement Manager John Stuehrmann-Salbeao, tax manager, will be responsible for all administrative aspects of the engagement and coordinating our arbitrage rebate services with the City. His experience serving both the public and private sector will be particularly relevant to the arbitrage rebate work. With his knowledge of rebate calculation issues, he is also well positioned to answer your questions and assist the City with tax planning consulting. I PROFESSIONAL ARRANGEMENTS ' D&T, as a firm, is committed to maintaining fees at reasonable levels. Service to our clients is our first consideration. We undertake professional services with the objective that our demonstrated competence and commitment to timely, responsive services will result in a continuing professional relationship. I 1 -3- a-y _ P L Scope of Services Our consulting services will consist of the following activities: ' . Review the bond document. . Determine the status of the bonds with respect to the Iarbitrage rebate rules. . Calculate the bond yield as required under existing regulations. ' . Calculate earnings from investment of bond proceeds by fund for each computation period and determine if any ' rebate to the federal government is required. . Provide updates to you of current developments in the arbitrage bond area. . Issue a 5-year summary report presenting the results for the immediately preceding computation period, plus Icumulative results since the issue date. . Prepare necessary reports and IRS forms to accompany any required payment to the federal government. . Consult with the City treasurer on future bond issues to either avoid or minimize the effect of arbitrage on ' those issues. We propose to provide the aforementioned services for each issuance of debt by the City of Chanhassen occurring on or before August 31, 1986. f r t e f- We would be pleased to expand our consulting services to ' include any future issues which may occur within the contract period. Other Services For certain types of bonds, monitoring requirements must be satisfied in addition to the rebate rules. In such cases, our service plan will include the necessary monitoring to ensure that the City's tax-exempt bonds retain their tax-exempt status. I ' -4- I 11 4- _ Professional Fees Our fees for the arbitrage rebate consulting services are 1 based on our service time at hourly rates related to the experience levels of the individuals assigned. The cost of our arbitrage rebate consulting services will be $1,800-$2,000 for each issue for the first year. Future costs involve the following: I 1. maintaining the database (investment information) ; 2. doing yearly calculations for financial statement purposes; and 3. calculating the rebate payment due to the federal government. These future costs will be based solely on the actual service time required to perform the tasks. These fees will be considerably less than the initial start-up costs. The proposal, as a whole, is based on temporary regulations in conjunction with the Tax Reform Act of 1986. Final regulations could substantially alter the rebate calculation. In this case, we would request to resubmit a proposal. I 1 I 1. 1 • -5- I ill :0- SPRINGSTED PUBUC FINANCE ADVISORS - 85 East Seventh Place,Suite 100 Saint Paul,MN 55101-2143 (612)223-3000 Fax:612-223-3002 I 111 May 16, 1990 Mr.Tom Chaffee, Finance Director Chanhassen City Hall 690 Coulter Drive IChanhassen, MN 55317 Re: Arbitrage or Rebate Reporting IDear Mr. Chaffee: • I You have contacted us regarding our performing the arbitrage reporting and rebate calculations for the City. We do provide our clients with this service, but only provide such service when the client has no other viable aftemative. It has been our experience that CPA firms are in a better position to provide this service as part of their routine annual audit Iprocedure of the investment portfolio. It is my understanding the City is in receipt of a proposal from its auditing firm to provide this I service. Therefore, as the City already has a viable alternative service, we would decline from quoting a fee for this service. If the City finds that the CPA service is unacceptable, we would be glad to reconsider our position. IPlease feel free to contact us if you have any questions. Sincerely, i ( c__ David N. MacGillivray I . Vice President Imjh I 1 - MAY 171993 ICItY.OF CHANHASSEN Indiana Office: Kansas Office: Wisconsin Office: 135 North Pennsylvania Street 6800 College Boulevard 500 Elm Grove Road I Suite 2015 Suite 600 Suite 101 Indianapolis, IN 46204-2498 Overland Park, KS 66211-1533 Elm Grove,WI 53122-0037 (317)684-6000 (913)345-8062 (414)782-8222 Fax:317-684-6004 Fax:(913)345-1770 Fax:414-782-2904 I II r I I I I I I I 1 I 1 I I I I