Agenda - Council Work Session - 06/28/2016

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ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING UPDATES GASB STATEMENT N0.72,FAIR VALUE MEASURE AND APPLICATION The primary objective of this statement is to address accounting and financial reporting issues related to fair value measurements. 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. It also provides guidance for applying fair value to certain investments and disclosures related to all fair value measurements. This statement generally requires investments to be measured at fair value. An investment is defined as a security or other asset that (a) a government holds primarily for the purpose of income or profit and (b)has a present service capacity based solely on its ability to generate cash or to be sold to generate cash. This statement is effective for financial statements for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2015. Earlier application is encouraged. GASB STATEMENT N0.73,ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL REPORTING FOR PENSIONS AND RELATED ASSETS THAT ARE NOT WITHIN THE SCOPE OF GASB STATEMENT 68,AND AMENDMENTS TO CERTAINPROVISIONS OF GASB STATEMENTS 67AND 68 The objective of this statement is to improve the usefulness of information about pensions included in financial statements of state and local governments for making decisions and assessing accountability. This statement also clarifies the application of certain provisions of GASB Statement Nos. 67 and 68 regarding 10-year schedules of required supplementary information (RSI) and other recognition issues pertaining to employers and nonemployer contributing entities. These changes will improve financial reporting by establishing a single framework for the presentation of information about pensions, enhancing comparability for similar information reported by employers and nonemployer contributing entities. The requirements of this statement that address accounting and financial reporting by employers and governmental nonemployer contributing entities for pensions not within the scope of GASB Statement No. 68 are effective for financial statements for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2016, and the requirements of this statement that address financial reporting for assets accumulated for purposes of providing those pensions are effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2015. The requirements of this statement for pension plans that are within the scope of GASB Statement No. 67 or for pensions that are within the scope of GASB Statement No. 68 are effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2015.Earlier application is encouraged. GASB STATEMENT N0.74,FINANCIAL REPORTING FOR POSTEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT PLANS OTHER TIIANPENSIONPLANS The objective of this statement is to improve the usefulness of information about post-employment benefits other than pensions (other post-employment benefits [OPEB]). This statement replaces GASB Statement Nos. 43 and 57. It also includes requirements for defined contribution OPEB plans that replace the requirements for those OPEB plans in GASB Statement Nos. 25,43, and 50. GASB Statement No. 75, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Postemployment Benefits Other Than Pensions, establishes new accounting and financial reporting requirements for governments whose employees are provided with OPEB, as well as for certain nonemployer governments that have a legal obligation to provide financial support for OPEB provided to the employees of other entities. -19-