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For Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023
Town of Vinton, Virginia
Contents
Introductory Section
Letter of Transmittal ................................................................................................i
Directory of Principal Officials ...............................................................................vi
Organizational Chart .............................................................................................vii
Financial Section
Independent Auditor’s Report ................................................................................1
Management’s Discussion and Analysis ..................................................................5
Basic Financial Statements
Government-wide Financial Statements
Exhibit 1 Statement of Net Position .....................................................................................13
Exhibit 2 Statement of Activities ..........................................................................................14
Fund Financial Statements
Exhibit 3 Balance Sheet –Governmental Funds ..................................................................15
Exhibit 4 Reconciliation of the Governmental Funds Balance Sheet to the
Statement of Net Position ........................................................................................................16
Exhibit 5 Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in
Fund Balances –Governmental Funds .....................................................................................17
Exhibit 6 Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in
Fund Balances of the Governmental Funds to the Statement of Activities .............................18
Exhibit 7 Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance –
Budget and Actual –General Fund ...........................................................................................19
Exhibit 8 Statement of Net Position –Proprietary Funds ....................................................20
Exhibit 9 Statement of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Fund
Net Position –Proprietary Funds..............................................................................................21
Exhibit 10 Statement of Cash Flows –Proprietary Funds ......................................................22
Notes to Financial Statements ........................................................................................23
Required Supplementary Information
Exhibit 11 Schedule of Changes in Net Position Liability (Asset)and Related
Ratios ...............................................................................................................................56
Exhibit 12 Schedule of Pension Contributions .............................................................57
Exhibit 13 Schedule of Changes in Net OPEB Liability and Related Ratios –Local
Plan ..................................................................................................................................58
Exhibit 14 Schedule of Employer’s Share of Net OPEB Liability –VRS GLI...................59
Exhibit 15 Schedule of OPEB Contributions –VRS GLI .................................................60
Notes to Required Supplementary Information .............................................................61
Statistical Section
Table 1 Net Position by Component ........................................................................63
Table 2 Change in Net Position by Component .......................................................64
Table 3 Fund Balances –Governmental Funds ........................................................66
Table 4 Changes in Fund Balances –Governmental Funds .....................................67
Table 5 Assessed Value and Actual Value of Taxable Property ...............................68
Table 6 Property Tax Levies and Collections ............................................................69
Table 7 Legal Debt Margin Information ...................................................................70
Table 8 Ratios of Outstanding Debt by Type............................................................71
Table 9 Pledged Revenue Coverage .........................................................................72
Table 10 Demographic Statistics ................................................................................73
Table 11 Principal Employers .....................................................................................74
Table 12 Full-Time Equivalent Town Government Employees by
Function/Program ...........................................................................................................75
Table 13 Operating Indicators by Function/Program ................................................76
Table 14 Capital Asset and Infrastructure Statistics by Function/Program ...............77
Compliance Section
Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards ........................................................78
Independent Auditor’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
and on Compliance and Other Matters Based on an Audit of Financial
Statements Performed in Accordance with Government Auditing Standards .......79
Independent Auditor’s Report on Compliance for Each Major Program and on
Internal Control over Compliance Required by the Uniform Guidance .................81
Summary of Compliance Matters .........................................................................84
Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs .........................................................85
Summary Schedule of Prior Audit Findings ...........................................................89
Introductory Section
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March 26, 2025
To the Honorable Mayor, Members of Town Council, and Citizens of the Town of Vinton, Virginia
We are pleased to present the Town of Vinton, Virginia (the Town)Annual Comprehensive Financial Report
(Annual Report) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023,in accordance with Section 15.1-167 of the 1950
Code of Virginia, (1950 as amended). The Code requires that the Town issues an annual report on its
financial accounts and records. In addition, the report must be audited. The report was prepared by the
Treasurer’s Office and audited independently by the accounting firm Brown Edwards & Company, L.L.P.
The Town is required to undergo an annual single audit in conformity with provisions of Title 2 U.S. Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit
Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). The Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards
and the independent auditor’s reports on internal controls and compliance with applicable laws and
regulations are included in the Compliance section of this report.
Responsibility for both the accuracy of the data and the completeness and fairness of the presentation,
including all disclosures, rests with the Town’s management. To the best of our knowledge and belief, the
enclosed data is accurate in all material respects and is reported in a manner designed to present fairly the
financial position and results of operations of the various funds of the Town. All disclosures necessary to
enable the reader to gain an understanding of the Town’s financial activities have been included.
The Reporting Entity and Services Provided
The financial reporting entity includes all of the funds of the primary government of the Town of Vinton,
as legally defined. The reporting entity does not include legally separate entities (component units) for
which a primary government is financially accountable because there are no such component units within
the Town. The Town jointly operates the Roanoke Valley Resource Authority and the Regional Center for
Animal Care and Protection through membership on the multi-jurisdictional boards.
The Town of Vinton provides a full range of municipal services. These services include police protection,
refuse and recycling functions, general public improvements, street and right-of-way maintenance,
recreational and cultural activities, and planning and zoning. The Virginia Department of Environmental
Quality reported statewide recycling rates for calendar year 2023. The Town of Vinton’s rate was 59.5%,
which was among the higher rates of localities less than 100,000 population voluntarily reporting.
Town of Vinton
311 S. Pollard Street
Vinton, VA 24179
Phone (540) 983-0608
Fax (540) 985-3105
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Local Economic Condition and Outlook
The Town of Vinton is located at the southern end of the Shenandoah Valley, in the southwestern region of
Virginia. Vinton is a part of the Roanoke Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes the Cities of
Roanoke and Salem and the Counties of Roanoke, Botetourt, and Craig. The Town is a compact, urban
area of 3.2 square miles located within eastern Roanoke County and shares a common border with the City
of Roanoke. It is approximately 170 miles west of Richmond, Virginia, the State capital. The Town is a
major gateway to the recreational attractions of Smith Mountain Lake and the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Approximately 78.8% of the total land within the Town is developed; 50.6% for residential use, 13.8% for
commercial or industrial development (within the Town industrial park and at various other locations) and
14.4% for public facility development.
The location of the Town provides quick and easy access from neighboring jurisdictions via US
Interstates 81 and 581, U.S. Routes 460 and 220, and Virginia Routes 24 and 634. This also provides an
opportunity for citizens to be able to drive to a community college, two private colleges, and two public
universities in less than one hour. The Town’s location also means that its economy is impacted by the
economic conditions of its neighbors, and by decisions made by these larger neighboring jurisdictions.
Since the Town of Vinton is highly concerned with providing a positive atmosphere and quality of life for
its citizens, it has taken an active role in various regional authorities and activities. The Town participates
in economic development by being a member of the Roanoke Regional Partnership and working closely
with Roanoke County on development opportunities and promoting a shared industrial park. The Town
also partners with community groups to hold two major festivals and several smaller community events
throughout the year. In 2021-2023, the Town also partnered with the Vinton Area Chamber of Commerce
for economic development and business retention, recruitment,and promotion.
The Town also participates in the Greenway Commission, the purpose of which is to identify possible
greenway locations in the Roanoke Valley area. Through this,the Town is building a greenway that will
connect the downtown business district with Roanoke City’s greenway system. This will allow for an
individual to travel from Vinton to Salem on the greenway system. Vinton has also partnered with the
Roanoke-Alleghany Regional Commission to promote a Blueways Trail on the Roanoke River.
Vinton has maintained stable property tax rates over the years while providing high-quality municipal
services and responsive government. The combined real estate and personal property tax collections for the
fiscal year 2023 generated approximately $1.0 million or 9.2%of total revenue in the general fund.
The Town maintains a diversified revenue stream with the top local revenues being Sales Tax, Meals Tax,
Business License, Communications Sales & Use Tax, and Pari-mutuel Tax. There have been no tax rate
changes in these categories in fiscal year 2023.
The nearby educational institutions allow opportunities for Town citizens to receive higher education and
technical training. Expansion of industry, tourist facilities, and conference centers in the region continue
to enhance the reputation of the Town as a highly desirable residential area.
Long-Term Financial Planning
Council members and staff worked together to develop strategies to achieve the three goals in the Strategic
Plan for the future of the Town of Vinton, which strategies will be reevaluated during future Council
Retreats. Town staff will also work with the Council to review the strategies to be addressed in upcoming
budgets.
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Long-Term Financial Planning (Continued)
Aggressively pursue economic development opportunities to enhance local retail and dining
options
Encourage home ownership, housing rehabilitation, and the creation of new, high-quality, and
affordable housing stock
Continue to make Vinton a safe and secure community through community policing and engaging
residents
Continue to enhance the condition and appearance of the Town's public infrastructure and amenities
Maintain a structurally balanced budget with regular, recurring revenues that are sufficient to
sustain service levels and maintain public facilities
Utilize available technology within municipal offices to improve efficient service delivery
Conduct thorough organizational efficiency reviews in municipal offices and implement changes
based on results
Major Initiatives
The Town continues to focus revitalization efforts to facilitate housing rehabilitation, improve the
community’s walkability, enhance our transportation corridors,and encourage the redevelopment of
targeted underutilized commercial properties.
Housing: The Town continues to seek opportunities for Community Development Block Grant
(CBDG) submittals to the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) to
implement Comprehensive Neighborhood Housing and Community Infrastructure Rehabilitation
Programs within historical neighborhoods with predominantly aging housing stock. If awarded one
of these DHCD grants, a primary goal will also include these funds being utilized as a match for a
pending Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) application that involves the acquisition and
removal of flood-prone properties in the Cleveland neighborhood.
Transportation: The Town continues to partner with the Greater Roanoke Transportation
Corporation (GRTC) to maintain and enhance public transit routes within the Town to key
commercial, public services,and residential activity centers, such as Lake Drive Plaza, Washington
Avenue,and South Pollard Street. In addition, the Town has been awarded over $3M in
transportation-related grants from the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) to enhance
walkability by adding signalized pedestrian crosswalks at the key intersections of South Pollard
Street and Washington Avenue and Hardy and Vinyard Roads; and by also the continued
development of our sidewalk and greenway connectivity with the Glade Creek Greenway Phase II
and developing bike/ped accommodations along Walnut Avenue.The Town of Vinton has received
confirmation of VDOT SMART SCALE funding for Phase III of the Walnut Avenue Corridor
Improvements Project in the amount of $7.4 million,which will complete the final gap of
improving the entire Walnut Avenue corridor with bicycle and pedestrian accommodations from
West Lee Avenue to the western town limits.
Commercial: The Town has received $500,000 from the Virginia Brownfields Restoration and
Economic Redevelopment Assistance Fund (VABF) and the Department of Environmental Quality
(DEQ) to conduct a Structural Study at Gish Mill and survey and engineering work at the McClung
Industrial Property. In addition,the Town has begun with the assessment of the environmental
conditions at other “brownfield” sites throughout the community for future targeted redevelopment.
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Major Initiatives (Continued)
In partnership with Roanoke County, Vinton has realized immense success with this “redevelopment”
strategy. The Town of Vinton is actively recruiting a hotel to diversify the tax base and provide lodging
options for visitors in the immediate area and region. The Town is also revitalizing the downtown area
through recruitment, public-private partnerships, and the expanded Downtown Facade Improvement
Program. New businesses such as Pok-E-Joe’s and Pollard 107 South have increased visitation and
placemaking in the Town, specifically downtown Vinton proper. The Town proactively engages in
redevelopment projects to make the highest and best use of challenged, blighted, and vacant properties,
such as the Cleveland Mart Redevelopment Project,which is revitalizing a vacant commercial space in an
urban neighborhood into a mixed-use space with 1,000 square feet of commercial space and seven new
residential apartments.
Accounting System and Budgetary Controls
The Town’s accounting records for governmental fund-type operations are maintained on a modified
accrual basis with revenues being recorded when available and measurable, and expenditures being
recorded when services or goods are received,and fund liabilities are incurred. Accounting records for
proprietary fund types are maintained on the accrual basis with revenues and expenses being recorded when
earned or incurred.
In developing or modifying the Town’s accounting system, consideration is given to the adequacy of
internal controls. Internal controls are designed to provide reasonable, but not absolute, assurance
regarding: (a) the safeguarding of assets against loss from unauthorized use or disposition, and (b) the
reliability of financial records for preparing financial statements and maintaining accountability for assets.
The concept of reasonable assurance recognizes that: (a) the cost of a control should not exceed the benefits
likely to be derived, and (b) the evaluation of costs and benefits requires estimates and judgments by
management. All internal control evaluations occur within the above framework. The Town’s internal
controls adequately safeguard assets and provide reasonable assurance of proper recording of financial
transactions.
Budgetary control is maintained at the department or function level by the adoption of an annual, accrual
plus encumbrances basis budget for both the General and Enterprise Funds. The budgetary controls are
designed to ensure compliance with legal restrictions on expenditures as established by the Town Council.
Only the Council can revise appropriations. Year-end outstanding encumbrances are reported as a reserve
of fund balance and re-appropriated in the subsequent year for General Funds.
Cash Management
The Town uses a pooled cash concept to allow greater investment flexibility and consequently a better
return on investments. Cash from all funds is pooled for investment purposes in the Commonwealth of
Virginia’s Local Government Investment Pool, Virginia Municipal League VIP Funds, Money Market
Accounts, Checking Account and Certificates of Deposit. The Town’s checking account is an
interest-bearing public fund demand deposit account.
Risk Management
The Town’s various property and liability insurance coverage is provided by the Virginia Risk Sharing
Association. The annual insurance costs are allocated to specific departments and funds based on assigned
equipment, number of personnel, building usage, and other equitable cost estimates.
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Independent Audit
Virginia law requires that the financial statements of the Town be audited by a Certified Public Accountant
(or alternatively, by the Auditor of Public Accounts) selected by the Town Council. Brown, Edwards &
Company, L.L.P., has performed an annual audit of the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. Their
audit was conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards; the standards applicable to
financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General o f the
United States; and Specifications for Audit of Counties, Cities, and Towns, issued by the Auditor of Public
Accounts of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The auditor’s report, which includes their opinion on the
financial statements of the Town, is contained in this report on page one of the Financial Section. Other
auditor’s reports are included in the Compliance Section.
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP)require that management
provide a narrative introduction, overview, and analysis to accompany the basic financial statements in the
form of Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A). This letter of transmittal is designed to
complement the MD&A and should be r ead in conjunction with it. The Town’s MD&A can be found
immediately following the report of the independent auditors.
Certificate of Achievement
The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) awarded a
Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial reporting to the Town for its Comprehensive Annual
Financial Report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021. The Certificate of Achievement is a national
award recognizing conformance with the highest standards for preparing government financial reports.
To be awarded a Certificate of Achievement, a governmental unit must publish an easily readable and
efficiently organized Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the contents of which must conform to
program standards. The Annual Report must satisfy both generally accepted accounting principles and
applicable legal requirements.
A Certificate of Achievement is valid for one year only. The Town of Vinton has received a Certificate of
Achievement award in 1995 through 2021.
Acknowledgments
The preparation of this report was made possible through the diligent effort of the Treasurer’s
Office/Finance Department with the support of all departments and staff. We would like to express our
appreciation to the members of the Town Council for their support in the preparation of the Town of
Vinton’s comprehensive annual financial report and to the Town’s independent auditing firm, Brown,
Edwards & Company, L.L.P. for their cooperation and input in this work.
Respectfully submitted,
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Town of Vinton, Virginia
Directory of Principal Officials
June 30, 2023
Town Council
Bradley E. Grose, Mayor
Michael W. Stovall, Vice Mayor
Keith N. Liles
Laurie Mullins
Sabrina M. McCarty
Appointed Officials
Richard Peters ...............................................................................................Town Manager
Andrew Keen ..............................................................................................Finance Director
Fabricio Drumond ..........................................................................................Chief of Police
Independent Auditors
Brown, Edwards & Company, L.L.P.
*Town Attorney,Town Manager, Town Clerk, Treasurer and Police Chief are positions within the department appointed by Town Council.
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Organizational Chart
Citizens of Vinton
Town Council
Town Manager*/
Economic Development
Administrative Manager/
Town Clerk*
Assistant Town
Manager
Public Works
Department
Property &
Grounds
Maintenance
Street
Maintenance
Stormwater
Maintenance
Refuse &
Recycling
Treasurer* &
Finance
Department Planning & Zoning
Department
Economic Development
Specialist
Human Resources /
Risk Management
Police*
Department
OperationsAdministration
Community
Programs
Public FacilitiesCommunity
Events
Capital Projects
Manager
Town Attorney*
Financial Section
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Independent Auditor’s Report
To the Honorable Members of Town Council
Town of Vinton, Virginia
Report on the Audit of the Financial Statements
Opinions
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the governmental activities, the business -type
activities, and each major fund of the Town of Vinton, Virginia (the “Town”), as of and for the year ended
June 30, 2023, and the related notes to the financial statements, which collectively comprise the Town’s
basic financial statements as listed in the table of contents.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the
respective financial position of the governmental activities, the business -type activities, and each major
fund of the Town, as of June 30, 2023, and the respective changes in financial position and, where
applicable, cash flows thereof and the respective budgetary comparison for the general fund for the year
then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United Stat es of America.
Basis for Opinions
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, and Specifications for Audits of Counties, Cities,
and Towns issued by the Auditor of Public Accounts of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Our responsibilities
under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial
Statements section of our report. We are required to be independent of the Town and to meet our other
ethical responsibilities, in accordance with the relevant ethical requirements relating to our audit. We
believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our
audit opinions.
Emphasis of Matter
As discussed in Note 21 to the financial statements, the Town transferred its water and sewer system to
Western Virginia Water Authority (“WVWA”) on July 1, 2022. Our opinion is not modified with respect to
that matter.
Responsibilities of Management 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.
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In preparing the financial statements, management is required to evaluate whether there are conditions
or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Town’s ability to continue
as a going concern for twelve months beyond the financial statement date, including any currently known
information that may raise substantial doubt shortly thereafter.
Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are
free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that
includes our opinions. Reasonable assurance is a h igh level of assurance, but is not absolute assurance
and, therefore, is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards and Government Auditing Standards will always detect a material misstatement when it exists.
The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting
from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the
override of internal control. Misstatement s are considered material if there is a substantial likelihood that,
individually or in the aggregate, they would influence the judgment made by a reasonable user based on
the financial statements.
In performing an audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and Government
Auditing Standards, we:
Exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit.
Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due
to fraud or error, and design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks. Such
procedures include examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in
the financial statements.
Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit 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 Town’s internal control. According ly, no such opinion is
expressed.
Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant
accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluate the overall presentation of the
financial statements.
Conclude whether, in our judgment, there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate,
that raise substantial doubt about Town’s ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable
period of time.
We are required to communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters,
the planned scope and timing of the audit, significant audit findings, and certain internal control -related
matters that we identified during the audit.
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Required Supplementary Information
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that the management’s
discussion and analysis, and other required supplementary information, as listed in the table of contents,
be presented to supplement the basic financial statements. Such information is the responsibility of
management, and, 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 pl acing the
basic financial statements in an appropriate operational, economic, or historical context. We have applied
certain limited procedures to the required supplementary information in accordance with auditing
standards generally accepted in the United States of America, which consisted of inquiries of management
about the methods of preparing the inf ormation and comparing the information for consistency with
management’s responses to our inquiries, the basic financial statements, and other knowledge we
obtained during our audit of the basic financial statements. We do not express an opinion or provide any
assurance on the information because the limited procedures do not provide us with sufficient evidence
to express an opinion or provide any assurance.
Supplementary Information
Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming opinions on the financial statements that collectively
comprise the Town’s basic financial statements. The introductory section and statistical section are
presented for purposes of additional analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements.
The schedule of expenditures of federal awards, as required by Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal
Awards (Uniform Guidance), are presented for purposes of additional analysis and are not a required part
of the basic financial statements. Such information is the responsibility of management and was derived
from and relates directly to the underlying accountin g and other records used to prepare the basic
financial statements. The information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit
of the basic financial statements and certain additional procedures, including compari ng and reconciling
such information directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the basic
financial statements or to the basic financial statements themselves, and other additional procedures in
accordance with auditing standard s generally accepted in the United States of America. In our opinion,
the schedule of expenditures of federal awards is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the
basic financial statements as a whole.
Other Information
Management is responsible for the other information included in the annual report. The other information
comprises the introductory and statistical sections but does not include the basic financial statements and
our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinions on the basic financial statements do not cover the other
information, and we do not express an opinion or any form of assurance thereon.
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In connection with our audit of the basic financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other
information and consider whether a material inconsistency exists between the other information and the
basic financial statements, or the other information otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If,
based on the work performed, we conclude tha t an uncorrected material misstatement of the other
information exists, we are required to describe it in our report.
Other Reporting Required by Government Auditing Standards
In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report dated March 26,
2025, on our consideration of the Town’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 solely to descri be 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
the effectiveness of the Town’s 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 Town’s internal control over financial reporting and compliance.
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
Roanoke, Virginia
March 26, 2025
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
As management of the Town of Vinton, Virginia (the “Town”), we offer readers of the Town’s
financial statements this narrative overview and analysis of the town's financial activities for the fiscal
year ended June 30, 2023. We encourage readers to consider the information presented here in conjunction
with additional information that we have furnished in our letter of transmittal, which can be found on
pages i through v of this report.
Financial Highlights
The total assets and deferred outflows of resources of the Town exceeded its liabilities and
deferred inflows of resources at the close of the most recent fiscal year by $28,956,759
(net position). Of this amount, $12,396,248 (unrestricted net position) may be used to meet the
Town’s ongoing obligations to citizens and creditors.
The Town’s total net position increased by $5,504,581 (23.47%) over the prior year. This
increase is primarily due to total expenses of $16,738,097 being less than total revenues of
$22,242,678. Another factor is the transfer of the Water System assets, which decreased total
current and other assets by $1,919,255 (4.55%). This resulted in a decrease in total capital
asset values of $4,816,416, with a decrease of 4.55% in total assets.
On the other hand,the Town’s long-term liabilities also decreased by $1,934,000 (21.82%)
due to transferring all debt associated with the Water System.
Deferred Outflows decreased by $358,160 (36.60%), and Deferred Inflows decreased by
$1,989,737 (48.25%)primarily due to the net difference between projected and actual
earnings on plan investments.
The final result of all these effects is a 23.47%increase in net position.
As of the close of the current fiscal year, the Town’s governmental funds reported an ending
fund balance of $11,316,383,an increase of $3,946,417 compared with the prior year. This is
mostly due to an increase of $773,373 (13.99%) in cash from interest earnings and a decrease
of $2,886,954 (68.75%) in total liabilities.
The general fund accounted for $6,603,402 of the ending fund balance in the governmental
funds, with an unassigned fund balance of $6,216,070. Approximately 94.13%of the
ending general fund balance is available for spending at the Town’s discretion (unassigned
fund balance)and represents 78.53%of the general fund’s expenditures, excluding
transfers to other funds.
The capital fund had an ending committed fund balance of $4,628,403. This is primarily
due to unfinished projects during the fiscal year. The funds are anticipated to be used in the
following years to complete budgeted capital projects.
Overview of the Financial Statements
This discussion and analysis are intended to serve as an introduction to the Town’s basic financial
statements. The Town’s basic financial statements comprise three components: (1) government-wide
financial statements,(2)fund financial statements, and (3) notes to the financial statements. This report also
contains other supplementary information besides the basic financial statements.
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Overview of the Financial Statements (Continued)
Government-Wide Financial Statements –The government-wide financial statements are
designed to provide readers with a broad overview of the Town’s finances, in a manner similar to a
private-sector business.
The statement of net position presents information on all of the Town’s assets, deferred outflows
of resources, liabilities, and deferred inflows of resources, with the difference between the four
reported as net position. Over time, increases or decreases in net position may serve as a useful
indicator of whether the financial position of the Town is improving or deteriorating.
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 giving rise to the change occurs, regardless of the timing of related cash
flows. Thus, revenues and expenses are reported in this statement for some items that will result
only in cash flows in future fiscal periods (e.g., uncollected taxes and earned but unused vacation
leave).
Both of the government-wide financial statements distinguish functions of the Town 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 Town include general
government, public safety, public works, community development, parks, recreation, and cultural.
The business-type activity of the Town is the water and sewer department and the stormwater
functions.
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 Town,
like other state and local governments, uses fund accounting to ensure and demonstrate compliance
with finance-related legal requirements. All of the funds of the Town can be divided into two
categories: governmental funds and proprietary funds.
Governmental Funds –Governmental funds are used to account for essentially the same functions
reported as governmental activities in the government-wide financial statements. However, unlike
the government-wide financial statements, governmental fund financial statements focus on near-
term inflows and outflows of spendable resources,as well as on balances of spendable resources
available at the end of the fiscal year. Such information may be useful in evaluating a government’s
near-term financing requirements.
Because the focus of governmental funds is narrower than that of the government-wide financial
statements, comparing the information presented for governmental funds with similar information
presented for governmental activities in the government-wide financial statements is useful. By
doing so, readers may better understand the long-term impact of the government’s near-term
financing decisions. Both the governmental funds’balance sheet and the governmental funds'
statement of revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balance provide a reconciliation to
facilitate this comparison between governmental funds and governmental activities.
The Town adopts an annual appropriated budget for its general fund and capital fund. A budgetary
comparison statement has been provided for the general fund to demonstrate compliance with this
budget.
Proprietary Funds –The Town maintains one type of proprietary fund. Enterprise funds are used
to report the same functions presented as business-type activities in government-wide financial
statements. The Town uses an enterprise fund to account for its Water and Sewer Department and
Stormwater functions.
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Overview of the Financial Statements (Continued)
Proprietary funds provide the same type of information as the government-wide financial
statements, only in more detail. The financial statements for proprietary funds provide separate
information for the Water and Sewer Department and Stormwater functions.
Notes to the Financial Statements—The notes provide additional information that is essential to
a full understanding of the data provided in the government-wide and fund financial statements.
Other Information –In addition to the basic financial statements and accompanying notes, this report also
presents certain required supplementary information concerning the Town’s funding progress for the
defined benefit pension plan.
Government-Wide Financial Analysis
As noted earlier, net position may serve as a useful indicator of a government’s financial position
over time. In the case of the Town, the net position was $28,956,759 at the close of the most recent fiscal
year.
The largest portion of the Town’s net position (56.04%)reflects its net investment in capital assets
(e.g., land, buildings, infrastructure, machinery, and equipment,less any related debt used to acquire those
still outstanding assets). The Town uses these capital assets to provide services to citizens; consequently,
these assets are not available for future spending. Although the Town’s net investment in its capital assets
is reported net of related debt, it should be noted that the resources needed to repay this debt must be provided
from other sources since the capital assets themselves cannot be used to liquidate these liabilities.
An unrestricted net position of $12,396,248 may be used to meet the Town’s ongoing obligations to citizens
and creditors.
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Government-Wide Financial Analysis (Continued)
At the end of the current fiscal year, the Town can report positive balances in all three categories of
net position, both for the government and its separate governmental and business-type activities. The same
situation held true for the prior fiscal year.
Governmental activities –Governmental activities increased the Town’s net position by
$7,461,812.For the most part, revenues closely paralleled inflation and conditions represented in the
economy and growth in the demand for services. Revenues from operating grants and contributions ,
various taxes, and capital grants and contributions increased over the prior year. Investment earnings also
increased because the Town’s investments and bond proceeds were invested in higher yields.
9
Government-Wide Financial Analysis (Continued)
Expenses and Program Revenues –Governmental Activities
Revenues by Source –Governmental Activities
10
Government-Wide Financial Analysis (Continued)
Business-type activities—Business-type activities decreased the Town’s net position by
$1,957,231.This is primarily due to all assets and liabilities transferred to Western Virginia Water
Authority on July 1, 2023, resulting in decreased assets and loans.
Financial Analysis of the Government’s Funds
As noted earlier, the Town uses fund accounting to ensure and demonstrate compliance with
finance-related legal requirements.
Governmental funds –The Town’s governmental funds focus on information on near-term
inflows, outflows, and balances of spendable resources. Such information is useful in assessing the Town’s
financing requirements. In particular, unassigned fund balance may serve as a useful measure of a
government’s net resources available for spending at the end of the fiscal year.
As of the end of the current fiscal year, the Town’s governmental funds reported an ending fund
balance of $11,316,383, an increase of $3,946,417 compared with the prior year. This is due to an increase
in unassigned funds of $773,373 and a decrease in total liabilities of $2,886,954.
The general fund's balance increased by $637,623 (11%) during the current fiscal year. This
increase is primarily due to revenues exceeding original budget projections.
The capital fund balance is used to account for the construction of major capital projects or the
purchase of major equipment. At the end of the current fiscal year, the capital fund increased by
$3,229,173,for a balance of $4,628,403 of committed funds to various projects. Those projects include
street maintenance of Mountain View Rd., Traffic signals, a Hotel Development project, an update to the
Vinton War Memorial, and the redevelopment of Gish Mill.
The fund balance of the grant fund accounts is revenue resources restricted to expenditures for
specific purposes. At the end of the current fiscal year, the grant fund's unassigned fund balance increased
by $162,983 due to projects extending into the next fiscal year.
Proprietary funds –The Town’s proprietary fund provides the same type of information found in
the government-wide financial statements,but in more detail.
The unrestricted net position of the Water and Sewer Department at the end of the year amounted
to $2,468,639. The unrestricted net position of the Stormwater Management Department at the end of the
year reflected a negative balance of $81,795.This situation indicates the need for additional support from
the general fund in the upcoming fiscal year.Factors concerning the finances of this fund have already been
addressed in the discussion of the Town’s business-type activities.
General Fund Budgetary Highlights
Differences between the original budget and the final amended budget for revenues were
$257,565 less than expected, primarily due to funding delays in reimbursements for grant projects.
The difference between the original budget and the final amended budget for expenditures was
$2,925,242,primarily due to Administrative Salary expenditures being transferred to the grant fund for
reimbursement from the CARES Act funding.
Multiple variances between the final budget and the actual results for the year can be briefly
summarized as follows:
There was a positive variance in real property taxes and a 3.58% collection over the budgeted
amount. The real property tax rate did not change from $0.07 per $100 of assessed value.The
assessment value of used vehicles increased; therefore, our billed amount increased. In addition,
the state-issued stimulus funds increase our chances of recovery for past-due collections.
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General Fund Budgetary Highlights (Continued)
There was a positive variance of other local taxes of $298,030 or 4.68%more than the budgeted
amount collected. Several key economic revenues, such as inflation,outperformed
expectations,such as Meals Tax, Sales Tax, Business License Tax, and Pari-mutuel Tax.
The Town experienced a positive variance in the Charges for Services category of $49,897 or
29.85%more than the budgeted amount collected. This is primarily due to more events hosted
by the War Memorial.
There was a negative variance in other revenues and $801,806 (76.04%) of the budgeted.This
was due to reclassifying reimbursement funds to the proprietary funds for debit payments to
align with established accounting standards.
All expenditures by budget functions have favorable variances . The salary savings with the
reimbursement from the CARES Act allowed the Town to reduce expenditures across all
departments. This helps with the shortfall in revenue from the Water System and other revenues.
Capital Asset and Debt Administration
Capital assets –The Town’s investment in capital assets for its governmental and business -type
activities as of June 30, 2023, amounts to $16,462,938 (net of accumulated depreciation). This investment
in capital assets includes land, buildings and systems, improvements, infrastructure, machinery, and
equipment.Due to the transfer of assets to the Western Virginia Water Authority on July 1, 2023, t he total
decrease in the Town’s investment in capital assets for the current fiscal year was 12.10%(a 35.84%
decrease for governmental activities and a 21.64%decrease for business-type activities). Additional
information on the Town’s capital assets can be found in Note 5 of this report.
Long-term debt—At the end of the current fiscal year, the Town's total debt outstanding was
$1,499.724, minus compensated absences. Of this amount, $524,248 is related to operating leases, and the
remainder is general obligation bonds.
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Capital Asset and Debt Administration (Continued)
The Town’s total debt decreased by $8,282,483, or 84.67%, during the fiscal year. This decrease is
due to the debt being transferred to the Western Virginia Water Authority following the service transfer
on July 1, 2023.
Additional information on the Town’s long-term debt can be found in Note 6 of this report.
Economic Factors and Next Year’s Budgets and Rates
During the current year, the Town experienced a growth in local revenue pari-mutuel tax (off-track betting
revenue),which has quickly become a top revenue source in the general fund along with prepared food
and beverage tax and state sales tax collections. The Town has previously had limited funding for capital
items due to low or negative revenue growth from the previous decade (2010-2019) and has used these
new and improved revenue sources to improve and replace capital items vital to the Town’s services.
The unemployment rate for Roanoke County (no statistics are available for the Town
individually) as of June 30, 2023,is 2.70%, which has remained steady over the last year.
This is on par with the state’s average unemployment rate as of June 30, 2023,of 2.60% and
lower than the national average rate of 3.60%.
The occupancy rate of the Town’s central business district has remained at 90% for the past
six years.
Inflationary trends in the region compare favorably to national indices.
No real property tax increase for calendar year 2023, but an overall increase in reassessment
for real estate values increased the tax levy.
During the current fiscal year, the general fund's unassigned fund balance increased by $610,390.
The general fund remains strong, with an ending unassigned fund balance of $6,216,070. This available
fund balance is intended to be used for future one-time needs of the Town and as working capital during
months of low cash collection volume.
Requests for Information
This financial report is designed to provide a general overview of the Town’s finances for all
those with an interest in the government’s finances. Questions concerning any of the information provided
in this report or requests for additional financial information should be addressed to the Finance
Department/Treasurer’s Office, Town of Vinton, 311 S. Pollard Street, Vinton, Virginia 24179.
www.vintonva.gov
Basic Financial
Statements
Exhibit 1
Governmental Business-Type
(For Comparison
Only)
Cash and cash equivalents (Note 2)11,796,050$ 593,165$ 12,389,215$ 14,962,067$
Receivables, net (Note 3)678,733 - 678,733 628,800
Due from other governmental units within one year (Notes 4 & 21)715,294 2,300,915 3,016,209 951,085
Inventories - 20,569 20,569 60,077
495,239 - 495,239 495,239
Prepaids 20,419 269 20,688 12,111
Loans receivable 14,503 - 14,503 21,646
26,535 370,534 397,069 2,915,160
Net pension asset (Notes 8 & 11)- - - 812,013
Due from other governmental units in more than one year (Note 21)- 6,723,134 6,723,134 -
Capital assets: (Note 5)
Nondepreciable 4,539,241 2,762,549 7,301,790 3,071,690
Depreciable, net 8,501,779 659,369 9,161,148 18,207,664
Total assets 26,787,793 13,430,504 40,218,297 42,137,552
Deferred charge on refunding 26,765 - 26,765 123,185
433,671 34,151 467,822 793,053
Deferred outflows related to other postemployment
benefits (Notes 9, 10, & 11)56,258 3,359 59,617 62,253
Total deferred outflows of resources 516,694 37,510 554,204 978,491
LIABILITIES
DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES
Total deferred inflows of resources 2,054,975 78,879 2,133,854 4,123,591
NET POSITION
21,873,741$ 7,083,018$ 28,956,759$ 23,452,178$
Restricted for:
Net investment in capital assets
Totals
Town of Vinton, Virginia
Statement of Net Position
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted (Note 2)
Deferred outflows related to pensions (Notes 8 & 11)
Land held for resale
Long-term liabilities due within one year (Note 6)
Net other postemployment benefit
The Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.13
Exhibit 2
Charges for
Operating Grants
and Capital Grants and Governmental Business-Type
(For
Comparison
Only)
Governmental activities
Total governmental activities 15,704,460 569,071 10,038,351 1,471,284 (3,625,754) (3,625,754) (4,418,411)
Total business-type activities 1,033,637 313 - - - (1,033,324) (1,033,324) 213,922
Total 16,738,097$ 569,384$ 10,038,351$ 1,471,284$ (3,625,754) (1,033,324) (4,659,078) (4,204,489)
General revenues
Transfers (Note 18)
Total general revenues 11,087,566 (923,907) 10,163,659 8,067,551
Change in net position 7,461,812 (1,957,231) 5,504,581 3,863,062
NET POSITION AT JULY 1, RESTATED 14,411,929 9,040,249 23,452,178 19,589,116
NET POSITION AT JUNE 30 21,873,741$ 7,083,018$ 28,956,759$ 23,452,178$
General government administration
Town of Vinton, Virginia
Statement of Activities
Year Ended June 30, 2023
Program Revenues
Net (Expense) Revenue and
Changes in Net Position
The Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.14
Exhibit 3
2022
Capital Total Total
General Projects Grant Governmental Governmental
Fund Fund Fund Funds Funds
(For
Comparison
Only)
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents 6,531,988$ 4,820,695$ 443,367$ 11,796,050$ 11,394,559$
Receivables, net 678,733 - - 678,733 594,643
Due from other governmental units 353,001 - 362,293 715,294 454,876
Due from other funds 443,331 - - 443,331 -
Inventories - - - - 47
Land held for resale 495,239 - - 495,239 495,239
Prepaids 20,419 - - 20,419 10,848
Loans receivable 14,503 - - 14,503 21,646
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted 26,535 - - 26,535 26,535
Total assets 8,563,749$ 4,820,695$ 805,660$ 14,190,104$ 12,998,393$
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 240,153$ 192,292$ 263,044$ 695,489$ 244,013$
Accrued payroll and related liabilities 138,495 - 41 138,536 163,150
Due to other funds - - 443,331 443,331 -
20,088 - 14,666 34,754 3,791,901
Total liabilities 398,736 192,292 721,082 1,312,110 4,199,064
DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES
Property taxes collected in advance 985,397 - - 985,397 936,222
Unavailable revenue 576,214 - - 576,214 493,141
Total deferred inflows of resources 1,561,611 - - 1,561,611 1,429,363
FUND BALANCES (Note 19)
Nonspendable 42,180 - - 42,180 110,230
Total fund balances 6,603,402 4,628,403 84,578 11,316,383 7,369,966
Total liabilities, deferred inflows of resources,
and fund balances 8,563,749$ 4,820,695$ 805,660$ 14,190,104$ 12,998,393$
Unearned revenue
Town of Vinton, Virginia
Balance Sheet
Governmental Funds
June 30, 2023
2023
The Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.15
Exhibit 4
(For
Comparison
Only)
11,316,383$ 7,369,966$
are different because:
Other postemployment benefits 56,258
Deferred inflows related to:
Pensions (788,762)
Other postemployment benefits (280,816)
Total Net Position – Governmental Activities 21,873,741$ 14,411,929$
Net pension liability
Operating lease obligations
Town of Vinton, Virginia
Reconciliation of the Governmental Funds Balance Sheet to the Statement of Net Position
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the statement of net position
Governmental Funds
The Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.16
Exhibit 5
2022
Capital Total Total
General Projects Grant Governmental Governmental
Fund Fund Fund Funds Funds
Comparison
Only)
REVENUES
General property taxes 1,004,407$ -$ -$ 1,004,407$ 800,477$
Other local taxes 6,659,996 - - 6,659,996 6,119,154
Permits, privilege fees, and regulatory licenses 5,915 - - 5,915 5,430
Fines and forfeitures 71,949 - - 71,949 61,990
Revenues from use of money and property 111,538 54,661 - 166,199 128,192
Charges for services 217,040 - - 217,040 162,636
Other 252,646 - - 252,646 129,411
Recovered costs 306,276 - - 306,276 234,172
Non-categorical aid 443,549 - 7,963,758 8,407,307 910,198
Total revenues 10,871,171 54,661 9,594,128 20,519,960 10,643,338
EXPENDITURES
Current:
General government administration 1,065,589 - 3,387,133 4,452,722 1,405,913
Public safety 2,375,779 - 47,249 2,423,028 2,590,719
Public works 1,517,483 436,147 - 1,953,630 1,407,027
Parks, recreation, and cultural 429,158 - - 429,158 507,955
Community development 246,370 - 323,745 570,115 701,681
Capital projects 1,560,245 1,454,682 5,826,245 8,841,172 1,062,053
Debt service:
Principal retirement 650,011 - - 650,011 836,347
Interest and fiscal charges 70,710 - - 70,710 88,852
Total expenditures 7,915,345 1,890,829 9,584,372 19,390,546 8,600,547
Excess (deficit) of revenues over (under) expenditures 2,955,826 (1,836,168) 9,756 1,129,414 2,042,791
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Transfers in 1,824,292 5,065,341 1,894,156 8,783,789 750,000
Transfers out (4,396,258) - (1,824,291) (6,220,549) (1,345,938)
Total other financing sources (uses)(2,318,203) 5,065,341 69,865 2,817,003 (595,938)
Net change in fund balance 637,623 3,229,173 79,621 3,946,417 1,446,853
FUND BALANCE AT JULY 1 5,965,779 1,399,230 4,957 7,369,966 5,923,113
FUND BALANCE AT JUNE 30 6,603,402$ 4,628,403$ 84,578$ 11,316,383$ 7,369,966$
Town of Vinton, Virginia
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances
Governmental Funds
Year Ended June 30, 2023
2023
The Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.17
Exhibit 6
(For
Comparison
Only)
2023 2022
Net change in fund balance governmental fund 3,946,417$ 1,446,853$
2,946 -
2,660,042 631,949
83,073 65,420
490,584 508,443
Employer pension contributions $ 376,021
Employer other postemployment benefit contributions $19,014
Other postemployment benefits expense (69,872)
50,858 41,256
391,993 (3,293)
(164,101) (143,644)
Change in net position of governmental activities 7,461,812$ 2,546,984$
Governmental funds report employer pension contributions as expenditures.However,in the statement of
activities,the cost of pension benefits earned net of employee contributions is reported as pension
expense.
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 has any effect on net position.Also,governmental funds report premiums,
discounts,and similar items when debt is issued,whereas these amounts are deferred and amortized in
the statement of activities. This amount is the net effect of those differences.
Some items reported in the statement of activities do not require the use of current financial resources
and,therefore,are not reported as expenditures in governmental funds.These activities consist of a
increase in compensated absences.
The net effect of the change in accrued interest expense is not reflected in the fund statements.
Governmental funds report capital outlays as expenditures;however,in the statement of activities,the
cost of those assets is allocated over their estimated useful lives as depreciation expense.This is the
amount by which capital outlay $3,435,130 exceeded depreciation $1,028,849 and the value of the
use lease asset addition in the current period $241,460.
Governmental funds report employer other postemployment benefit contributions as expenditures.
However,in the statement of activities the cost of these benefits earned,net of employee contributions,is
reported as other postemployment benefit expense.
Town of Vinton, Virginia
Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances
Year Ended June 30, 2023
Governmental Funds
Revenues in the statement of activities that do not provide current financial resources are not reported as
revenues in the funds.
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the statement of activities are different because:
of the Governmental Funds to the Statement of Activities
The Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.18
Exhibit 7
Variance with
Final Budget
Positive
Original Final Actual (Negative)
REVENUES
General property taxes 969,707$ 969,707$ 1,004,407$ 34,700$
Other local taxes 5,679,703 6,361,966 6,659,996 298,030
Permits, privilege fees, and
regulatory licenses 4,962 4,962 5,915 953
Fines and forfeitures 54,255 54,255 71,949 17,694
Revenues from use of money
and property 75,372 91,612 111,538 19,926
Charges for services 127,143 167,143 217,040 49,897
Other 1,054,302 1,054,452 252,646 (801,806)
Recovered costs 253,063 396,451 306,276 (90,175)
Non-categorical aid 423,143 423,143 443,549 20,406
Categorical aid 1,605,045 1,605,045 1,797,855 192,810
Total revenues 10,246,695 11,128,736 10,871,171 (257,565)
EXPENDITURES
Total expenditures 9,656,699 10,586,824 7,661,582 2,925,242
OTHER FINANCING USES
Transfer in
Transfers out (589,996) (2,671,101) (4,396,258) (1,725,157)
Net change in fund balance -$ (304,897)$ 637,623$ 942,520$
Town of Vinton, Virginia
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance –
Year Ended June 30, 2023
Budget and Actual – General Fund
The Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.19
Exhibit 8
2022
Total Enterprise
Water and Sewer
Stormwater
Management Total Enterprise Comparison Only)
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents 533,925$ 59,240$ 593,165$ 3,567,508$
Receivables, net - - - 34,157
Due from other governmental units (Note 4)2,300,915 - 2,300,915 496,209
Inventories - 20,569 20,569 60,030
Prepaids 269 - 269 1,263
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted 370,534 - 370,534 2,888,625
Total current assets 3,205,643 79,809 3,285,452 7,047,792
Noncurrent assets:
Net pension asset (Notes 8 & 11)- - - 206,089
Due from other governmental units (Note 4)6,723,134 - 6,723,134 -
Capital assets:
Nondepreciable 2,233,884 528,665 2,762,549 613,259
Depreciable, net 350,387 308,982 659,369 10,285,117
Total noncurrent assets 9,307,405 837,647 10,145,052 11,104,465
Total assets 12,513,048 917,456 13,430,504 18,152,257
Deferred charge on refunding - - - 79,862
Deferred outflows related to pensions (Notes 8 & 11)- 34,151 34,151 201,277
Deferred outflows related to other postemployment
benefits (Notes 9, 10, & 11)- 3,359 3,359 5,117
Total deferred outflows of resources - 37,510 37,510 286,256
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 159,636 30,411 190,047 609,955
Accrued payroll and related liabilities 2,197 6,823 9,020 43,361
Accrued interest payable - - - 44,858
Due to other governmental units within one year (Note 21) 800,915 - 800,915 -
Net other postemployment benefit
liability due within one year (Note 9, 10, & 11)- 1,161 1,161 -
Current portion of noncurrent liabilities (Note 6)- 11,987 11,987 1,037,864
Total current liabilities 962,748 50,382 1,013,130 1,736,038
Noncurrent liabilities:
Due to other governmental units in more than one year (Note 21)5,223,134 - 5,223,134 -
Net pension liability (Notes 8 & 11)- 4,440 4,440 -
Net other postemployment benefit
liability (Notes 9, 10, & 11)- 31,296 31,296 36,392
Due in more than one year (Note 6)- 34,117 34,117 6,880,964
Total noncurrent liabilities 5,223,134 69,853 5,292,987 6,917,356
Total liabilities 6,185,882 120,235 6,306,117 8,653,394
- 62,114 62,114 714,178
Deferred inflows related to other postemployment
benefits (Notes 9, 10, & 11)- 16,765 16,765 30,692
Total deferred inflows of resources - 78,879 78,879 744,870
Net investment in capital assets 3,858,527 837,647 4,696,174 5,992,839
Restricted for:
Pensions - - - 206,089
Unrestricted 2,468,639 (81,795) 2,386,844 2,841,321
Total net position
Deferred inflows related to pensions (Notes 8 & 11)
Business-Type Activities –
Enterprise Funds
Town of Vinton, Virginia
Statement of Net Position
Proprietary Funds
2023
The Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.20
Exhibit 9
2022
Restated
(For Comparison
Only)
Water and Sewer Management Total Enterprise Total Enterprise
OPERATING REVENUES
Water service charges and fees 313$ -$ 313$ 1,755,652$
Sewer service charges and fees - - - 2,220,592
Water/sewer penalties - - - 51,429
Other revenue 107,439 246,560 353,999 494,659
Total operating revenues 107,752 246,560 354,312 4,522,332
OPERATING EXPENSES
Total operating expenses 350,277 591,809 942,086 3,637,871
Operating income (loss)(242,525) (345,249) (587,774) 884,461
NON-OPERATING REVENUE (EXPENSE)
Net non-operating revenue (expense)1,191,226 2,557 1,193,783 (164,321)
Income (loss) before transfers 948,701 (342,692) 606,009 720,140
TRANSFERS IN (OUT)
Change in net position (2,035,535) 78,304 (1,957,231) 1,316,078
NET POSITION AT JULY 1, RESTATED (Note 20)
NET POSITION AT JUNE 30 6,327,166$ 755,852$ 7,083,018$ 9,040,249$
Town of Vinton, Virginia
Enterprise Fund
Statement of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Fund Net Position
Proprietary Funds
The Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.21
Exhibit 10
2022
Water and Sewer
Stormwater
Management Total Enterprise Total Enterprise
Restated
(For Comparison
Only)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Receipts from (payments to) customers (110,869)$ -$ (110,869)$ 4,228,524$
Receipts from other sources 107,439 246,560 353,999 494,659
Payments to suppliers (426,156) (210,532) (636,688) (1,658,385)
Payments to employees (389,856) (312,807) (702,663) (1,482,673)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (819,442) (276,779) (1,096,221) 1,582,125
NONCAPITAL FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Transfers from (to) other funds (2,984,236) 420,996 (2,563,240) 595,938
Transfers of operations to WVWA 1,336,519 - 1,336,519 -
Net cash provided by (used in) noncapital (1,647,717) 420,996 (1,226,721) 595,938
financing activities
CAPITAL AND RELATED FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Purchases of capital assets (1,955,045) (543,518) (2,498,563) (1,570,637)
Principal paid on long-term liabilities (692,000) - (692,000) (1,455,583)
Debt issuance costs - - - 359
Interest paid (56,547) - (56,547) (141,931)
Net cash used in capital and related
financing activities (2,703,592) (543,518) (3,247,110) (3,167,792)
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Interest received on investments 75,061 2,557.00 77,618 11,559
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (5,095,690) (396,744) (5,492,434) (978,170)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Beginning at July 1 6,000,149 455,984 6,456,133 7,434,303
Ending at June 30 904,459$ 59,240$ 963,699$ 6,456,133$
RECONCILIATION TO EXHIBIT 8
Cash and cash equivalents 533,925$ 59,240$ 593,165$ 3,567,508$
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted 370,534 - 370,534 2,888,625
904,459$ 59,240$ 963,699$ 6,456,133$
Reconciliation of operating income (loss) to net cash
provided by (used in) operating activities
Operating income (loss)(242,525)$ (345,249)$ (587,774)$ 884,461$
Adjustments to reconcile operating income (loss) to
net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation 187,106 48,719 235,825 858,836
Pension benefit net of employer contributions (249,028) (25,381) (274,409) (173,695)
Other postemployment benefit (expense) net of
employer contributions (52,832) 36,728 (16,104) (13,344)
Change in certain assets and liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in:
Receivables, net 34,157 - 34,157 246,051
Inventories 58,441 (18,980) 39,461 10,285
Prepaids 993 1.00 994 611
Increase (decrease) in:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (480,643) (14,594) (495,237) (158,571)
Accrued payroll and related liabilities (34,095) (246) (34,341) (21,993)
Customer security deposits - - - (45,200)
Compensated absences (41,016) 42,223 1,207 (5,316)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (819,442)$ (276,779)$ (1,096,221)$ 1,582,125$ -$
NON-CASH CAPITAL AND RELATED FINANCING
ACTIVITIES
Capital asset purchases included in accounts payable 75,329$ -$ 75,329$ 622,685$
Transfer of operations to WVWA 1,207,716$ -$ 1,207,716$ (6,882)$
2023
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Statement of Cash Flows
Proprietary Funds
Year Ended June 30, 2023
Business-Type Activities –
Enterprise Fund
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Note 1 –Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
A.The Financial Reporting Entity
The Town of Vinton (the “Town”) was established in 1884. It is a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia
operating under the Council-Manager form of government. The Town Council consists of a mayor and four other council
members. The Town is part of Roanoke County and has taxing powers subject to state-wide restrictions and tax limits.
Vinton provides a full range of municipal services including police, refuse collection, recycling, public improvements,
planning and zoning, general administrative services, recreation, and water and sewer services.
Jointly Governed Organizations
Roanoke Valley Resource Authority
The Town of Vinton, Roanoke County, and the City of Roanoke jointly participate in the Roanoke Valley Resource Authority,
which operates a regional solid waste disposal system that includes a sanitary landfill, waste collection, and transfer
station. The Authority is governed by a board composed of seven members appointed by the governing bodies of
participating jurisdictions. Town Council appoints one member. The Town has control over the budget and financing of
the Authority only to the extent of representation by the board member appointed. The participating localities are each
responsible for their pro-rata share, based on population, of any year-end operating deficit. For the current year, the
Town remitted $216,251 to the Authority for services. A separate financial statement can be obtained from the Roanoke
Valley Resource Authority, 110 Hollins Road, NE, Roanoke, Virginia 24012.
Roanoke Valley Regional Pound Facility
The Counties of Roanoke and Botetourt, the City of Roanoke, the Town of Vinton, and the Roanoke Valley Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Inc. formed the Advisory Board of the Roanoke Valley Regional Pound Facility to
construct and operate a regional pound facility. The Board is composed of nine members. Each locality’s financial
obligation is based on the number of animals caged per day at the facility. The County of Roanoke assumed responsibility
for the Town’s percentage of the costs as part of the new memorandum of understanding with the County of Roanoke
that went into effect on July 1, 2019. A separate financial statement can be obtained from the Roanoke Valley Regional
Pound Facility, 1510 Baldwin Avenue, Roanoke, Virginia 24012.
Roanoke County Emergency Communications Center
The Town participates in an intergovernmental agreement with the County of Roanoke for the operation of a E-911
dispatch center. All personnel of the Center are employees of Roanoke County. The Director of Communications &
Information Technology in coordination with the Emergency Communications Center Advisory Board is responsible for
oversight of the Center. The Assistant Director for Communications and Information Technology is responsible for the day-
to-day operational management of the Center. The Town and County of Roanoke contribute to the operational cost of the
Center based on the pro rata share of call volume. The Town’s share of the operating cost was $150,000 in the current
year. Separate financial statements are not available.
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Western Virginia Regional Industrial Facility Authority
The Town of Vinton, County of Botetourt, County of Franklin, County of Roanoke, City of Salem, and the City of Roanoke
jointly participate in the Western Virginia Regional Industrial Facility Authority, which functions to enhance the economic
base for members by developing, owning, and operating facilities on a cooperative basis. The Authority is governed by a
board composed of twelve members appointed by the governing bodies of participating jurisdictions. Town Council
appoints two members. There were no associated costs to members for participation in the Authority in the current year.
A separate financial statement can be obtained from the Western Virginia Regional Industrial Facility Authority care of
Roanoke Regional Partnership, 111 Franklin Road, SE, Roanoke, Virginia 24011.
B.Individual Component Unit Disclosures
As required by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), these financial statements present the Town as the
primary government. A component unit is an entity for which the primary government is considered to be financially
accountable. There are no component units within this reporting entity.
C.Government-Wide and Fund Financial Statements
The government-wide financial statements (i.e., the statement of net position and the statement of changes in net
position) report information on all of the activities of the Town. For the most part, the effect of interfund activity has
been removed from these statements. Interfund services provided and used are not eliminated in the process of
consolidation. 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.
The statement of activities demonstrates the degree to which the direct expenses of a given function or segment is offset
by program revenues. Direct expenses are those that are clearly identifiable with a specific function or segment. Program
revenues include (1) charges to customers or applicants who purchase, use, or directly benefit from goods, services, or
privileges provided by a given function or segment and (2) grants and contributions that are restricted to meeting the
operational or capital requirements of a particular function or segment. Taxes and other items not properly included
among program revenues are reported instead as general revenues.
Separate financial statements are provided for the governmental fund and proprietary funds.
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 accrual
basis of accounting, as are the proprietary fund financial statements. Revenues are recorded when earned, and expenses
are recorded when a liability is incurred, regardless of the timing of related cash flows. Property taxes are recognized as
revenues in the year for which they are levied. Grants and similar items are recognized as revenue as soon as all eligibility
requirements imposed by the provider have been met.
Governmental fund financial statements are reported using the current financial resources measurement focus and the
modified accrual basis of accounting. Revenues are recognized as soon as they are both measurable and available.
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 Town considers revenue as available if it is collected within 45
days of the end of the current fiscal period. Expenditures generally are recorded when a liability is incurred, as under
accrual accounting. However, debt service expenditures, as well as expenditures related to compensated absences and
claims and judgments, are recorded only when payment is due.
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Property taxes, franchise taxes, licenses, and interest associated with the current fiscal period are all considered to be
susceptible to accrual and have been recognized as revenues of the current fiscal period. All other revenue items are
considered to be measurable and available only when cash is received by the Town.
The Town reports the following major governmental funds:
The general fund is the Town’s primary operating fund. It accounts for all financial resources of the Town, except
those required to be accounted for in another fund.
The capital projects fund is used to account for financial resources,which have been segregated for the acquisition or
construction of major capital facilities.
The grant fund is a special revenue fund that is used to report specific revenue sources that are limited to being used
for a specific purpose.
The Town reports the following major proprietary funds:
The enterprise funds account for the financing of services to the general public where all or most of the operating
expenses involved are intended to be recovered in the form of user charges, or where management has decided that
periodic determination of revenues earned, expenses incurred, and/or net income is appropriate for management
control, accountability, or other purposes. The enterprise funds consist of the activities relating to water and sewer
services and stormwater management.
Amounts reported as program revenues include (1) charges to customers or applicants for goods, services, or
privileges provided, (2) operating grants and contributions, and (3) capital grants and contributions, including special
assessments. Internally dedicated resources are reported as general revenues rather than as program revenues.
Likewise, general revenues include all taxes.
Proprietary funds distinguish operating revenues and expenses from non-operating items. Operating revenues and
expenses generally result from providing services and producing and delivering goods in connection with a proprietary
fund’s principal ongoing operations. The principal operating revenues of the water and sewer enterprise fund are
charges to customers for sales and services. The stormwater management fund has not begun to collect dedicated
utility fees. Operating expenses for enterprise funds include the cost of sales and services, administrative expenses,
and depreciation on capital assets. All revenues and expenses not meeting this definition are reported as non-
operating revenues and expenses.
E.Budgets and Budgetary Accounting
The following procedures are used in establishing the budgetary data reflected in the financial statements:
1)Prior to June 30, the Town Manager submits to Council a proposed operating and capital budget for the fiscal year
commencing the following July 1. This budget includes proposed expenditures and the means of financing them.
2)Public hearings are conducted to obtain citizen comments.
3)Prior to June 30, the budgets for the general and enterprise funds are legally enacted through passage of an
appropriations ordinance. Town Council may, from time to time, amend the budget providing for additional
expenditures and the means for financing them. Town Council approved additional general fund appropriations
of approximately $3,184,000 during the fiscal year ended June 30, primarily for capital projects deferred from the
prior year and additional operating expenditures.
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4)The appropriations ordinance places legal restrictions on expenditures at the department or function level.
Management can over-expend at the line item level without approval of Town Council. The appropriation for
each department or function can be revised only by Town Council. The Town Manager is authorized to transfer
budget amounts within departments. All budget data presented in Exhibit 7 is at the legal level of budgetary
control.
5)Formal budgetary integration is employed as a management control device during the year for the general and
enterprise funds.
6)Budgets are adopted on a basis consistent with generally accepted accounting principles GAAP.
7)Appropriations lapse on June 30.
8)All budget data presented in the accompanying financial statements are revised as of June 30.
F.Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are defined as short-term, highly liquid investments (including restricted assets) with an original
maturity of three months or less when purchased.
G.Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts
The Town calculates its allowance for uncollectible accounts using historical collection data and specific account analysis.
H.Inventories
Inventories are valued at cost. Inventories are accounted for under the consumption method, where inventories are
recorded as expenditures when consumed, rather than when purchased.
I.Prepaid Items
Governmental fund prepaid items consist primarily of health insurance premium payments incurred for periods in a
subsequent fiscal year. Prepaid items are accounted for using the consumption method. The payments are recorded as
expenditures in the fiscal year related to the coverage period.
Proprietary fund prepaid items consist primarily of inventory purchased before year-end but not received and on hand
until after the year-end. Prepaid items are accounted for using the consumption method. The costs of these items are
expensed in the subsequent fiscal year when they are actually consumed or used.
J.Land Held for Resale
Land held for resale represents a property that was purchased by the Town for the purposes of economic development.
The Town intends to sell the property as soon as possible and thus it will not be placed into service to benefit the Town.
K.Capital Assets
Capital assets, which include property, plant, and equipment, and infrastructure, and right-of-use assets derived from
leases acquired subsequent to July 1, 2001, are reported in the applicable governmental or business-type activities
columns in the government-wide financial statements. Capital assets are defined by the Town as assets with an initial,
individual cost of more than $10,000 and an estimated useful life in excess of one year. Such assets are recorded at
historical cost or estimated historical cost if purchased or constructed. Donated capital assets, donated works of art and
similar items, and capital assets received in a service concession arrangement are recorded at acquisition value.
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The costs of normal maintenance and repairs that do not add to the value of the asset or materially extend assets lives
are not capitalized.
Leased assets are amortized over the shorter of the lease term or useful life of the underlying asset. In leases where a
purchase option is reasonably certain of being exercised,the asset is amortized over the useful life, unless the underlying
asset is nondepreciable, in which the leased asset is not amortized.
Property, plant,and equipment and infrastructure are depreciated using the straight-line method over the following
estimated useful lives:
L.Leases
The Town recognizes right-of-use assets and related liabilities for long-term leases exceeding 12 months.
At the commencement of a lease, the Town initially measures the lease liability at the present value of payments expected
to be made during the lease term. Subsequently, the lease liability is reduced by the principal portion of lease payments
made. The lease asset is measured initially as the amount of the lease liability, adjusted for lease payments made at or
before the lease commencement date, plus certain initial direct costs. Subsequently, the lease asset is amortized on a
straight-line basis over the shorter of the lease term or the useful life of the underlying assets, but it the lease contains a
purchase option the Town is reasonably certain to exercise, the lease asset is amortized over the useful life of the
underlying asset.
M.Deferred Outflows/Inflows of Resources
In addition to assets, the statements that present net position report a separate section for deferred outflows of resources.
These items represent a consumption of net assets that applies to future periods and so will not be recognized as an
outflow of resources (expense) until then.
In addition to liabilities, the statements that present financial position report a separate section for deferred inflows or
resources. These items represent an acquisition of net assets that applies to future periods and so will not be recognized
as an inflow of resources (revenue) until that time.
N.Compensated Absences
The Town has policies,which allow for the accumulation and vesting of limited amounts of vacation and sick leave until
termination or retirement. Amounts of such absences are accrued when incurred in the government-wide and proprietary
fund financial statements. A liability for these amounts is reported in governmental funds only when the leave is due and
payable.
O.Pensions and Other Postemployment Benefits (OPEB)
For purposes of measuring all financial statement elements relating to pension and OPEB plans, information about the
fiduciary net position of the Town’s plans and the additions to/deductions from the Town’s plan’s net fiduciary net position
have been determined on the same basis as they were reported by the Virginia Retirement System (VRS). For this purpose,
benefit payments (including refunds of employee contributions) are recognized when due and payable in accordance with
the benefit terms. Investments are reported at fair value.
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P.Long-Term Obligations
In the government-wide financial statements and proprietary fund types in the fund financial statements, long-term debt
and other long-term obligations are reported as liabilities in the applicable governmental activities, business-type
activities, or proprietary fund-type statement of net position. Bond premiums and discounts are deferred and amortized
over the life of the bonds using the straight-line method. Bonds payable are reported net of the applicable bond premium
or discount. Issuance costs, whether or not withheld from the actual debt proceeds received, are reported as expenses.
In the fund financial statements, governmental fund types recognize bond premiums and discounts, as well as bond
issuance costs, during the current period. The face amount of debt issued is reported as other financing sources.
Premiums received on debt issuances are reported as other financing sources, while discounts on debt issuances are
reported as other financing uses. Issuance costs, whether or not withheld from the actual debt proceeds received, are
reported as debt service expenditures.
Q.Fund Balances
Fund balance is divided into five classifications based primarily on the extent to which the Town is bound to observe
constraints imposed upon the use of the resources. The classifications are as follows:
Nonspendable –Amounts that cannot be spent because they are not in spendable form, or legally or contractually
required to be maintained intact. The “not in spendable form” criterion includes items that are not expected to
be converted to cash.
Restricted –Amounts constrained to specific purposes by their providers (such as grantors, bondholders, and
higher levels of government), through constitutional provisions, or by enabling legislation.
Committed –Amounts constrained to specific purposes by the Town, using its highest level of decision-making
authority; to be reported as committed, amounts cannot be used for any other purposes unless the same highest
level of action is taken to remove or change the constraint.
Assigned –Amounts the Town intends to use for a specified purpose; intent can be expressed by the governing
body.
Unassigned –Amounts that are available for any purpose; positive amounts are reported only in the general fund.
Council establishes (and modifies or rescinds) fund balance commitments by passage of an ordinance or resolution. This
is typically done through adoption and amendment of the budget. The degree of difficulty to remove an ordinance is
greater than a resolution; therefore, an ordinance is the most binding. Assigned fund balance is established by Council,
the Town Manager, or the Director of Finance through adoption or amendment of the budget as intended for specific
purpose (such as the purchase of capital assets, debt service, or for other purposes).
The Town applies restricted resources first when expenditures are incurred for purposes for which either restricted or
unrestricted (committed, assigned, and unassigned) amounts are available. Similarly, within unrestricted fund balance,
committed amounts are reduced first followed by assigned, and then unassigned amounts when expenditures are incurred
for purposes for which amounts in any of the unrestricted fund balance classifications could be used.
Minimum Fund Balance Policy
The Town strives to maintain a General Fund reserve equal to four months of discretionary General Fund revenues.
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R.Estimates
Management uses estimates and assumptions in preparing its financial statements. Those estimates and assumptions
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent liabilities, and reported revenues and
expenses. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
S.Comparative Information
The basic financial statements include certain prior year summarized comparative information in total but not at the level
of detail required for a presentation in conformity with GAAP. Accordingly, such information should be read in conjunction
with the government’s financial statements for the prior year from which the summarized information was derived.
T.Reclassifications
Certain amounts in the prior-year comparison information have been reclassified for comparative purposes to conform
with the presentation in the current-year financial statements.
Note 2 –Deposits and Investments
Deposits
Deposits with banks are covered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and collateralized in accordance
with the Virginia Security for Public Deposits Act (the “Act”) Section 2.2-4400 et. seq. of the Code of Virginia. Under the
Act, banks and savings institutions holding public deposits in excess of the amount insured by the FDIC must pledge
collateral to the Commonwealth of Virginia Treasury Board. Financial institutions may choose between two
collateralization methodologies and depending upon that choice, will pledge collateral that ranges in the amounts from
50% to 130% of excess deposits. Accordingly, all deposits are considered fully collateralized.
Investments
Investment Policy
Statutes authorize the Town to invest in obligations of the United States or agencies thereof, obligations of the
Commonwealth of Virginia or political subdivisions thereof, obligations of the International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development (World Bank), the Asian Development Bank, the African Development Bank, “prime quality” commercial
paper and certain corporate notes, and bankers’ acceptances, repurchase agreements, and the State Treasurer’s Local
Government Investment Pool (LGIP). Pursuant to Section 2.1-234.7 Code of Virginia, the Treasury Board of the
Commonwealth sponsors the LGIP and has delegated certain functions to the State Treasurer. The LGIP reports to the
Treasury Board at their regulatory scheduled monthly meetings and the fair value of the position in LGIP is the same as
the value of the pool shares (i.e., the LGIP maintains a stable net asset value of $1 per share). The investment policy (the
“Policy”) specifies that no investment may have a maturity greater than one year from the date of purchase.
Credit Risk
As required by state statute, the Policy requires that “prime quality” commercial paper, with a maturity of 270 days or
less, of issuing corporations organized under the laws of the United States, or of any state thereof including paper issued
by banks and bank holding companies has received at least two of the following ratings: (i) at lease prime 1 by Moody’s
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Investors Service, Inc.; (ii) at least A1 by Standard & Poor’s; or (iii) at least F1 by Fitch Ratings, Inc. provided that at the
time of the any such investment has a net worth of at least $50 million, the net income of the issuing corporation, or its
guarantor, has averaged $3 million per year for the previous five years, and all existing senior bonded indebtedness of the
issuer, or its guarantor, has received at least two of the following ratings: (i) at lease A by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.;
(ii) at least A by Standard & Poor’s, or (iii) at least A by Fitch Ratings, Inc.
The Policy also requires that negotiable certificates of deposit and negotiable bank deposit notes of domestic banks and
domestic offices of foreign banks with maturities not exceeding one year, have received at least two of the following
ratings: (i) at least A-1 by Standard & Poor’s; (ii) at least P-1 by Moody’s Service; or (iii) at least at least F1 by Fitch Ratings.
For maturities exceeding one year and not exceeding five years, have received at least two of the following ratings: (i) at
least AA by Standard & Poor’s, (ii) at least Aa by Moody’s Investors Service, or (iii) at least AA by Fitch Ratings.
The Town has invested bond proceeds subject to rebate of arbitrage earnings in the Virginia State Non-Arbitrage Program
(SNAP). SNAP is designed to assist local governments in complying with the arbitrage rebate requirements of the Tax
Reform Act of 1986. These programs provide comprehensive investment management, accounting, and arbitrage rebate
calculation services for proceeds of general obligation and revenue tax-exempt financing of Virginia local governments.
The SNAP has been assigned an “AAAm” rating by Standard & Poor’s. The maturity of the SNAP is less than one year.
Although the intent of the Policy is for the Town to diversify its investment portfolio to avoid incurring unreasonable risks
regarding (i) security type, (ii) individual financial institution or issuing entity, and (iii) maturity, the Policy places no limit
on the amount the Town may invest in any one issuer.
Interest Rate Risk
As a means of limiting its exposure to fair value losses arising from rising interest rates, the Town’s investment policy
specifies that no investment may have a maturity greater than two years from the date of purchase, and the average
maturity of the portfolio must not exceed one year.
Custodial Credit Risk
The Policy requires that all investment securities shall be held in safekeeping by a third party and evidenced by safekeeping
receipts. As required by the Code of Virginia, all security holdings with maturities over 30 days may not be held in
safekeeping with the “counterparty” to the investment transaction.
As of June 30, the Town’s deposit and investment balances were as follows:
Deposits
Investments (Fair Value) (Level 1 Inputs)
Total deposits and investments
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Exhibit 1 total deposits and investments is composed as follows:
Total deposits and investments
Restricted cash and cash equivalents consist of $370,482 in unspent bond proceeds, $25,209 of evidence found, and
$1,378 of flex benefit spending that can only be used for specific purposes.
The Town categorizes its fair value measurements within the fair value hierarchy established by GAAP. The hierarchy is
based on the valuation inputs used to measure the fair value of the asset. Level 1 inputs are quoted prices in active markets
for identical assets; Level 2 inputs are significant other observable inputs; and Level 3 inputs are significant unobservable
inputs.
Note 3 –Receivables
Receivables consist of the following:
Governmental
Activities Activities Total
Receivables
Tax $679,983 $-$679,983
Accounts 246,665 285,716 532,381
Gross receivables 926,648 285,716 1,212,364
Less allowance for uncollectibles (247,915)(285,716)(533,631)
Receivables, net $678,733 $-$678,733
Governmental funds report unavailable revenue in connection with receivables for revenues that are not considered to
be available to liquidate liabilities of the current period. Governmental funds also defer revenue recognition in connection
with resources that have been received, but not yet earned. At the end of the current fiscal year, the various components
of unavailable and unearned revenue reported in the general fund were as follows:
Unavailable Unearned
$576,214 $1,005,485
The Grant Fund reported unearned revenue of $14,666 in connection with the Coronavirus State and Local Recovery Funds
related costs.
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Note 4 –Due from Other Governmental Units
A summary of funds due from other governmental units was as follows:
Governmental
Activities Activities
Commonwealth of Virginia
Communication taxes $37,446 $-
Rolling stock tax 8,934 -
ARBOR day grant 3,720 -
VML risk management grant 4,500 -
DMV overtime grant 3,211 -
Miscellaneous non-categorical aid 165 -
57,976 -
Federal Government
Grants 350,862 -
County of Roanoke
Local sales taxes 243,959 -
Other 62,497 -
306,456 -
Western Virginia Water Authority (See Note 21)-9,024,249
Note 5 –Capital Assets
Capital asset activity for the year was as follows:
Governmental Activities Balance Increases Decreases Balance
Capital assets, not depreciated
Land $1,823,532 $-$-$1,823,532
Construction in progress 634,899 2,958,636 (877,826)2,715,709
Total capital assets, not depreciated 2,458,431 2,958,636 (877,826)4,539,241
assets, net $10,380,977 $3,537,869 $(877,826)$13,041,020
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Business-type Activities Balance Increases Decreases Balance
Capital assets, not depreciated
Land $80,752 $-$-$80,752
Construction in progress 532,507 2,149,290 -2,681,797
Total capital assets, not depreciated 613,259 2,149,290 -2,762,549
Capital assets, depreciated
Utility plant 21,562,309 18,585 (19,951,422)1,629,472
Sewage treatment contract 4,066,884 - (4,066,884)-
Machinery and equipment 2,469,783 593,991 (1,870,252)1,193,522
Total capital assets, depreciated 28,098,976 612,576 (25,888,558)2,822,994
Less accumulated depreciation for:
Utility plant (13,918,719)(107,461)12,728,277 (1,297,903)
Sewage treatment contract (2,434,002)(12,501)2,446,503 -
Machinery and equipment (1,461,138)(115,863)711,279 (865,722)
Total accumulated depreciation (17,813,859)(235,825)15,886,059 (2,163,625)
Total capital assets. Depreciated, net 10,285,117 376,751 (10,002,499)659,369
Business-type activities capital
assets, net $10,898,376 $2,526,041 $(10,002,499)$3,421,918
Depreciation and amortization expense was charged to functions/programs of the primary government as follows:
$1,028,849
$235,825
Construction Commitments
The Town has a $1,781,000 construction commitment for the Walnut Avenue Bike and Pedestrian construction project, a
$761,000 construction commitment for phase two of the Glade Creek Greenway construction project, a $1,081,000
construction commitment for the Walnut Avenue and Lee Street construction project, a $275,000 construction
commitment for the Department of Health remodeling construction project, a $404,000 construction commitment for the
Gus Nicks Boulevard Pedestrian construction project, a $400,000 construction commitment for the Walnut Avenue Parking
Lot construction project, a $265,000 construction commitment for the Traffic Signal Replacement construction project, a
$481,000 construction commitment for the Hardy Road Pedestrian Crosswalk construction project, a $250,000
construction commitment for the Multi-Generational Park construction project, a $100,000 construction commitment for
the East Cleveland Avenue Redevelopment construction project, a $1,674,000 construction commitment for the Third
Street Lift Station, and a $570,000 construction commitment for the Woodland Pipeline Stream Restoration as of June 30,
2023.
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Note 6 –Long-Term Liabilities
The following is a summary of changes in long-term liabilities for the year:
Governmental
Activities Balance Additions Reductions Balance One Year
General obligation bonds $1,324,208 $-$(348,732)$975,476 $360,578
Operating leases 584,067 241,460 (301,279)524,248 288,476
Compensated absences 434,547 307,502 (143,401)598,648 197,554
Activities Balance Additions Reductions Balance One Year
General obligation bonds*$6,358,791 $-$(6,358,791)$-$-
Revenue bond*1,157,000 -(1,157,000)--
Obligation payable –WVWA*358,141 -(358,141)--
Compensated absences 44,896 12,881 (11,673)46,104 11,987
* Loans were transferred to Western Virginia Water Authority on July 1, 2022. However, the Town is still making debt
service payments for three loans that are reimbursed by Western Virginia Water Authority as of July 1, 2022.The
Town has booked a $6 million Due from WVWA for these loan payments. See Note 21 for more information.
Governmental activities’ compensated absences, pension liabilities, and other postemployment liabilities are generally
liquidated by the general fund.
Governmental Activities
Year Ending
2024 $360,578 $16,020 $288,476 $15,756
2025 360,898 8,816 125,347 10,130
2026 127,000 4,048 53,241 7,760
2027 127,000 1,638 41,901 6,771
2028 --15,283 2,931
The revenue bond has been issued in accordance with the terms of an indenture agreement with the Virginia Municipal
League/Virginia Association of Counties. The indenture agreement requires the Town to pledge its Water and Sewer Fund
Revenues as collateral for the revenue bond and to maintain revenues in the Water and Sewer Fund equal to at least 1.20
of all debt service payments, which exclude any refunded principal payments. The pledged revenue coverage ratio for the
year ended June 30, 2023, was 1.47. Statistical Section Table 9 presents the pledged revenue coverage ratio.
The Town entered into an agreement with the County of Roanoke in July 2019 that transferred the remaining debt
payments associated with the Vinton Fire Station #2 and the Vinton Rescue Squad #2. The County makes semi-annual
payments directly to the Town for the governmental activities’ general obligation bonds.
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Details of long-term indebtedness are as follows:
Interest Rates Date Issued Date
Amount of
Original Issue Activities
Virginia Association of Counties
G.O. Refunding Bonds 2.05%05/25/16 02/01/27 $702,000 $291,000
Carter Bank and Trust
G.O. Refunding Bonds 2.05%06/27/13 11/01/24 2,228,409 470,476
Zions Bancorporation
G.O. Refunding Bonds 1.66%04/22/21 03/01/33 1,546,000 214,000
$975,476
Enterprise Fleet Vehicles Various Various Various $573,782 $478,518
Copiers 3.50%07/01/21 10/31/24 40,687 16,797
Storage Building 3.50%07/01/21 06/30/25 56,076 28,933
$524,248
Note 7 –Performance Agreements
The Town has committed funds for several performance agreements with local businesses to encourage redevelopment
and economic growth in the Town. In exchange, the Town will provide funding equal to annual meals tax generated by
the business or make annual payments as performance benchmarks are met, depending on the agreement. The expected
maturity of the total payouts is June 30, 2034. As of June 30, 2023, the amount earned is $590,342 and the amount
unearned is $4,921,893.
Note 8 –Defined Benefit Pension Plan
Plan Description
All full-time, salaried permanent employees of the Town of Vinton, (the “Political Subdivision”) are automatically covered
by the VRS Retirement Plan upon employment. This multi-employer cost-sharing is administered by the Virginia
Retirement System (the System) along with plans for other employer groups in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Members
earn one month of service credit for each month they are employed and for which they and their employer pay
contributions to VRS. Members are eligible to purchase prior service, based on specific criteria as defined in the Code of
Virginia, as amended. Eligible prior service that may be purchased includes prior public service, active military service,
certain periods of leave, and previously refunded service.
The System administers three different benefit structures for covered employees –Plan 1, Plan 2, and Hybrid. Each of
these benefit structures has a different eligibility criteria. The specific information for each plan and the eligibility for
covered groups within each plan are available at
https://www.varetire.org/members/benefits/defined-benefit/plan1.asp
https://www.varetire.org/members/benefits/defined-benefit/plan2.asp
https://www.varetirement.org/hybrid.html
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Employees Covered by Benefit Terms
As of the June 30, 2021 actuarial valuation, the following employees were covered by the benefit terms of the pension
plan:
Numbers
Total covered employees 276
Contributions
The contribution requirement for active employees is governed by §51.1-145 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, but
may be impacted as a result of funding options provided to political subdivisions by the Virginia General Assembly.
Employees are required to contribute 5.00% of their compensation toward their retirement.
The political subdivision’s contractually required contribution rate for the year ended June 30, 2023, was 10.90% of
covered employee compensation. This rate was based on an actuarially determined rate from an actuarial valuation as of
June 30, 2021.
This rate, when combined with employee contributions, was expected to finance the costs of benefits earned by
employees during the year, with an additional amount to finance any unfunded accrued liability. Contributions to the
pension plan from the political subdivision were $405,632 and $385,361 for the years ended June 30, 2023, and June 30,
2022, respectively.
Net Pension Liability
The political subdivision’s net pension liability is calculated separately for each employer and represents that particular
employer’s total pension liability determined in accordance with GASB Statement No. 68, less that employer’s fiduciary
net position. For political subdivisions, the net pension liability was measured as of June 30, 2022. The total pension
liability used to calculate the net pension liability was determined by an actuarial valuation performed as of June 30, 2021
rolled forward to the measurement date of June 30, 2022.
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Actuarial Assumptions
The total pension liability for General Employees and Public Safety with Hazardous Duty Benefits in the Political
Subdivision’s Retirement Plan was based on an actuarial valuation as of June 30, 2021, using the Entry Age Normal actuarial
cost method and the following assumptions, applied to all periods included in the measurement and rolled forward to the
measurement date of June 30, 2022.
Inflation 3.50 –5.35%
benefits –Salary increases, including inflation 3.50 –4.75%
Investment rate of return including inflation
Mortality rates: General employees –15 to 20% of deaths are assumed to be service related. Public Safety Employees –
45% to 70% of deaths are assumed to be service related. Mortality is projected using the applicable Pub-2010 Mortality
Table with various setbacks or set forwards for both males and females.
The actuarial assumptions used in the June 30, 2021 valuation were based on the results of an actuarial experience study
for the period from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2020, except the change in the discount rate, which was based on VRS
Board action effective as of July 1, 2019. Changes to the actuarial assumptions as a result of the experience study are as
follows:
General Employees –Largest 10 –Non-Hazardous Duty and All Others (Non 10 Largest): Update mortality table;
adjusted retirement rates; adjusted withdrawal rates to better fit experience at each year age and service through
9 years of service; no change to disability rates, no change to salary scale, no change to line of duty disability; and
no change to discount rate.
Public Safety Employees –Largest 10 –Hazardous Duty and All Others (Non 10 Largest): Update mortality table;
adjusted retirement rate to better fit experience and increased final retirement age to 70; decreased rates to
withdrawal; no change to disability rates; no changes to salary scale; no change to line of duty disability; and no
change to discount rate.
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Long-Term Expected Rate of Return
The long-term expected rate of return on pension System investments was determined using a log-normal distribution
analysis in which best-estimate ranges of expected future real rates of return (expected returns, net of pension System
investment expense and inflation) are developed for each major asset class. These ranges are combined to produce the
long-term expected rate of return by weighing the expected future real rates of return by the target asset allocation
percentage and by adding expected inflation. The target asset allocation and best estimate of arithmetic real rates of
return for each major asset class are summarized in the following table:
Asset Class (Strategy)
Target
Allocation
Arithmetic
Long-Term
Return
Average
Long-Term
Return
Public Equity 34.00%5.71%1.94%
Fixed Income 15.00 2.04 0.31
Credit Strategies 14.00 4.78 0.67
Real Assets 14.00 4.47 0.63
Private Equity 14.00 9.73 1.36
MAPS –Multi-Asset Public Strategies 6.00 3.73 0.22
PIP –Private Investment Partnership 3.00 6.55 0.20
Total 100.00%5.33%
*Expected arithmetic nominal return 7.83%
*The above allocation provides for a one-year return of 7.83%. However, one-year returns do not take into
account the volatility present in each of the asset classes. In setting the long-term expected rate of return
for the system, stochastic projections are employed to model future returns under various economic
conditions. The results provide a range of returns over various time periods that ultimately provide a
median return of 6.72%, including expected inflation of 2.5%.On October 10, 2019, the VRS Board elected
a long-term rate of 6.75%,which is roughly at the 40th percentile of expected long-term results of the
VRS fund asset allocation at that time, providing a median return of 7.11%, including expected inflation of
2.50%.
Discount Rate
The discount rate used to measure the total pension liability (asset) was 6.75%. The projection of cash flows used to
determine the discount rate assumed that System member contributions will be made per the VRS Statutes and the
employer contributions will be made in accordance with the VRS funding policy at rates equal to the difference between
actuarially determined contribution rates adopted by the VRS Board of Trustees and the member rate. Consistent with
the phased-in funding provided by the General Assembly for state and teacher employer contributions; political
subdivisions were also provided with an opportunity to use an alternate employer contribution rate. For the year ended
June 30, 2023, the alternate rate was the employer contribution rate used in the FY 2012 or 100% of the actuarially
determined employer contribution rate from the June 30, 2021 actuarial valuations, whichever was greater. From July 1,
2022 on, participating employers are assumed to continue to contribute 100% of the actuarially determined contribution
rates. Based on those assumptions, the pension plan’s fiduciary net position was projected to be available to make all
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projected future benefit payments of current active and inactive employees. Therefore, the long-term expected rate of
return was applied to all periods of projected benefit payments to determine the total pension liability.
Changes in Net Pension Liability
Increase (Decrease)
Total Pension
Liability
(a)
Net Position
(b)
Liability (Asset)
(a)-(b)
Balance at June 30, 2021 $20,523,665 $21,335,678 $(812,013)
Changes for the year:
Service cost 334,132 -334,132
Interest 1,366,120 -1,366,120
Changes of assumptions ---
Differences between expected and
actual experience (315,901)-(315,901)
employee contributions (1,237,974)(1,237,974)-
Balance at June 30, 2022 $20,670,042 $20,609,215 $60,827
Sensitivity of the Net Pension Liability (Asset) to Changes in the Discount Rate
The following presents the net pension liability (asset) of the political subdivision using the discount rate of 6.75%, as well
as what the political subdivision’s net pension liability (asset) would be if it was calculated using a discount rate that is
one-percentage-point lower (5.75%) or one-percentage-point higher (7.75%) than the current rate:
1.00%
Decrease
(5.75%)
Discount Rate
(6.75%)
Increase
(7.75%)
Political subdivision’s net pension liability (asset)$2,632,615 $60,827 $(2,054,024)
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Pension Benefit and Deferred Outflows of Resources and Deferred Inflows of Resources Related to
Pensions
For the year ended June 30, 2023, the political subdivision recognized pension benefit of $(359,288). At June 30, 2023,
the political subdivision reported deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to pensions
from the following sources:
Deferred
Outflows of
Resources
Inflows of
Resources
Differences between expected and actual experience $-$220,084
Change is assumptions 62,190 -
Net difference between projected and actual earnings on
pension plan investments -630,792
Total $467,822 $850,876
The $405,632 reported as deferred outflows of resources related to pensions resulting from the political subdivision’s
contributions subsequent to the measurement date will be recognized as a reduction of the Net Pension Liability (Asset)
in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. Other amounts reported as deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows
of resources related to pensions will be recognized in pension expense as follows:
Year Ended
June 30,
(Reduction)to
Pension Expense
2024 $(400,035)
2025 (253,011)
2026 (421,462)
2027 285,822
2028 -
Thereafter -
Pension Plan Data
Information about the VRS Political Subdivision Retirement Plans is also available in the separately issued VRS 2022 Annual
Comprehensive Financial Report (Annual Report).A copy of the 2022 VRS Annual Report may be downloaded from the
VRS website at http://www.varetire.org/Pdf/Publications/2022-annual-report.pdf or by writing to the System’s Chief
Financial Officer at P.O. Box 2500, Richmond, VA, 23218-2500.
Note 9 –Other Postemployment Benefits Liability –Local Plan
Plan Description and Benefits Provided
The Town provides postemployment medical and dental benefits to its eligible retirees and their dependents through a
single-employer defined benefit plan. At retirement, retirees under the age of 65 may participate in one of the Town’s
health and dental plans and may continue coverage under these plans until age 65 or becoming eligible for Medicare,
whichever comes first. The Town contributes $200 per month towards this coverage with the retiree paying the remainder
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of the premium. Medicare-eligible retirees may participate in the Medicare supplement only and pay 100% of the
Medicare supplement premium. The retirees receive an implicit benefit from participating in the Town’s health and dental
plans through lower insurance rates created by the blending of the retirees with active employee’s rates. The Town
Council may change, add, or delete benefits (including contributions required of retired employees) as deemed
appropriate.
Participants are eligible for the Plan at age 55 if they have completed 25 years of service. Retiring employees must have
been active employees when they retire.
The Plan does not provide audited financial statements.
Funding Policy
The Town currently funds postemployment benefits on a pay-as-you-go basis. The Town does not intend to establish a
trust to pre-fund this liability.
Employees Covered by Benefit Terms
As of the July 1, 2023 actuarial valuation, the following employees were covered by the benefit terms of the Plan:
Number
66
Total OPEB Liability
The Town’s total OPEB liability of $198,799 was measured as of June 30, 2023, and was determined based on an actuarial
valuation performed as of July 1, 2023.
Actuarial Assumptions and Other Inputs
The total OPEB liability was determined using the following assumptions, applied to all periods included in the
measurement, unless otherwise specified:
Mortality rates: PUB 2010 General (M/F) with MP 2021 projection.
The actuarial assumptions used in the June 30, 2023 valuation were based on the results of an actuarial experience study
for the period from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022.
Changes in assumptions and other inputs reflect plan changes, effect of economic/demographic gains or losses, and effect
of assumptions changes or inputs.
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Changes in the Total OPEB Liability
Balance at June 30, 2022 $207,371
Changes for the year:
Service cost 15,565
Interest 8,059
Difference between expected and actual experience (10,467)
Assumption or other input changes (1,094)
Benefit payments (20,635)
Net changes (8,572)
Balance at June 30, 2023 $198,799
Sensitivity of the Total OPEB Liability to Changes in the Discount Rate
The following presents the total OPEB liability of the Town, as well as what the Town’s total OPEB liability would be if it
was calculated using a discount rate that is one-percentage-point lower (3.13%) or one-percentage-point higher (5.13%)
than the current discount rate:
1.00%
Decrease
(3.13%)
Discount Rate
(4.13%)
Increase
(5.13%)
Total OPEB liability $230,589 $198,799 $171,402
Sensitivity of the Total OPEB Liability to Changes in the Healthcare Cost Trend Rates
The following presents the total OPEB liability of the Town, as well as what the Town’s total OPEB liability would be if it
was calculated using healthcare cost trend rates that are one-percentage-point lower (4.0%) or one-percentage-point
higher (6.0%) than the current healthcare cost trend rates:
1.00%
Decrease
(4.00%)
Healthcare Cost
Trend Rates
(5.00%)
1.00%
Increase
(6.00%)
Total OPEB liability $168,509 $198,799 $235,881
OPEB Expense and Deferred Outflows of Resources and Deferred Inflows of Resources Related to OPEB
For the year ended June 30, 2023, the Town recognized OPEB benefit of $(19,837). At June 30, 2023, the political
subdivision reported deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to OPEB from the following
sources:
Deferred
Outflows of
Resources
Inflows of
Resources
Differences between expected and actual experience $-$98,919
Change is assumptions 7,564 119,322
Total $7,564 $218,241
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The $-0-reported as deferred outflows of resources related to OPEB resulting from the Town’s contributions subsequent
to the measurement date will be recognized as a reduction of the OPEB Liability in the year ended June 30, 2024. Other
amounts reported as deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to OPEB will be recognized
in OPEB expense as follows:
Year Ended
June 30,OPEB Expense
2024 $(43,461)
2025 (43,461)
2026 (43,697)
2027 (35,186)
2028 (14,530)
Thereafter (30,342)
Note 10 –Other Postemployment Benefits Liability –Virginia Retirement System Plan
In addition to their participation in the pension plan offered through the VRS, the Town also participates in a cost-sharing
and agent multi-employer other postemployment benefit plans described as follows:
Plan Description
Group Life Insurance Program
All full-time teachers and employees of political subdivisions are automatically covered by the VRS Group Life Insurance
(GLI) Program upon employment.
In addition to the Basic Group Life Insurance Benefit, members are also eligible to elect additional coverage for themselves,
as well as a spouse or dependent children through the Optional Group Life Insurance Program. For members who elect
the optional group life insurance coverage, the insurer bills employers directly for the premiums. Employers deduct these
premiums from members’ paychecks and pay the premiums to the insurer. Since this is a separate and fully insured
program, it is not included as part of the GLI Program OPEB.
Specific information for the GLI is available at https://www.varetire.org/members/benefits/life-insurance/basic-group-life-
insurance.asp
The GLI is administered by the VRS along with pensions and other OPEB plans, for public employer groups in the
Commonwealth of Virginia. This plan is considered a multiple-employer, cost-sharing plan.
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Contributions
Contributions to the VRS OPEB program were based on actuarially determined rates from actuarial valuations as of
June 30, 2021. The actuarially determined rates were expected to finance the cost of benefits earned by employees during
the year, with an additional amount to fund any unfunded accrued liability. Specific details related to the contributions
for the VRS OPEB program are as follows:
Group Life Insurance Program
Governed by:Code of Virginia 51.1-506 and 51.1-508 and may be
impacted as a result of funding provided to school
divisions and governmental agencies by the Virginia
General Assembly.
Total rate:
allocated 60/40; 0.80% employee and 0.54
the employee contribution.
In June 2022, the Commonwealth made a special contribution of approximately $30.4 million to the Group
Life Insurance plan. This special payment was authorized by a Budget Amendment included in Chapter 1 of
the 2022 Appropriation Act.
OPEB Liability, OPEB Expense, and Deferred Inflows and Outflows of Resources Related to OPEB
The net OPEB liability was measured as of June 30, 2022, and the total OPEB liability used to calculate the net OPEB liability
was determined by an actuarial valuation performed as of June 30, 2021, and rolled forward to the measurement date of
June 30, 2022. The covered employer’s proportion of the net OPEB liability was based on the covered employer’s
actuarially determined employer contributions for the year ended June 30, 2022, relative to the total of the actuarially
determined employer contributions for all participating employers.
Group Life Insurance Program
June 30, 2023 proportionate share of Liability $180,614
June 30, 2022 proportion 0.01580%
June 30, 2021 proportion 0.01424%
June 30, 2023 benefit $ (6,342)
Since there was a change in proportionate share between measurement dates, a portion of the OPEB expense above was
related to deferred amount from changes in proportion.
At June 30, 2023, the Town reported deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to OPEB
from the following sources.
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Group Life Insurance Program
Deferred
Outflows of
Resources
Inflows of
Resources
Differences between expected and actual experience $14,302 $7,246
Change in assumptions 6,737 17,593
Net difference between projected and actual earnings on OPEB
plan investments -11,286
Total $52,053 $79,340
The deferred outflows of resources related to OPEB resulting from the Town’s contributions subsequent to the
measurement date will be recognized as a reduction of the Net OPEB Liability in the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2024.
Other amounts reported as deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to OPEB will be
recognized in OPEB expense in future reporting periods as follows:
Group Life Insurance Program
Year Ended
June 30,
(Reduction)to
OPEB Expense
2024 $(13,058)
2025 (14,892)
2026 (18,824)
2027 (1,075)
2028 413
Thereafter -
Actuarial Assumptions and Other Inputs
The total OPEB liability was determined using the following assumptions based on an actuarial valuation date of June 30,
2021, applied to all periods included in the measurement and rolled forward to the measurement date of June 30, 2022:
Locality –general employees
Locality –hazardous duty employees
3.5 –5.35%
3.5 –4.75%
Under age 65
Ages 65 and older
7.00–4.75%
5.375 –4.75%
inflation GLI: 6.75%
Mortality rates used for the various VRS OPEB plans are the same as those used for the actuarial valuations of the VRS
pension plans. The mortality rates are discussed in detail at Note 8.
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Net OPEB Liability
The net OPEB liability represent each program’s total OPEB liability determined in accordance with GASB Statement
No.74, less the associated fiduciary net position. As of the measurement date of June 30, 2022, net OPEB liability amounts
for the VRS OPEB program is as follows (amounts expressed in thousands):
Group Life
Insurance
Program
Total OPEB Liability $3,672,085
Plan fiduciary net position 2,467,989
Employer’s net OPEB liability 1,204,096
Plan fiduciary net position as a percentage of total OPEB liability 67.21%
The total liability is calculated by the VRS actuary and each plan’s fiduciary net position is reported in the VRS financial
statements. The net OPEB liability is disclosed in accordance with the requirements of GASB Statement No. 74 in the VRS
notes to the financial statements and required supplementary information.
Long-Term Expected Rate of Return
Group Life Insurance
The long-term expected rate of return on VRS investments was determined using a log-normal distribution analysis in
which best-estimate ranges of expected future real rates of return (expected returns, net of OPEB investment expense,
and inflation) are developed for each major asset class. These ranges are combined to produce the long-term expected
rate of return by weighting the expected future real rates of return by the target asset allocation percentage and by adding
expected inflation. The target asset allocation and best estimate of arithmetic real rates of return for each major asset
class are summarized in Note 8.
Discount Rate
The discount rate used to measure the GLI OPEB liability was 6.75%. The projection of cash flows used to determine the
discount rate assumed that System member contributions will be made per the VRS Guidance and the employer
contributions will be made in accordance with the VRS funding policy at rates equal to the difference between actuarially
determined contribution rates adopted by the VRS Board of Trustees and the member rate. Through the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2022, the rate contributed by the employer for the OPEB liabilities will be subject to the portion of the VRS Board-
certified rates that are funded by the Virginia General Assembly. From July 1, 2020, on, participating employers are
assumed to contribute 100% of the actuarially determined contribution rates. Based on those assumptions, the OPEB
plans’ fiduciary net position was projected to be available to make all projected future benefit payments of current active
and inactive employees. Therefore, the long-term expected rate of return was applied to all periods of projected benefit
payments to determine the total OPEB liability.
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Sensitivity of the Net OPEB Liability to Changes in the Discount Rate
The following presents the net OPEB liabilities of the Town, as well as what the Town’s net OPEB liability would be if it was
calculated using a discount rate that is one-percentage-point lower (5.75% GLI) or one-percentage-point higher (7.75%
GLI) than the current discount rate:
1.00%
Decrease
(5.75%)
Discount Rate
(6.75%)
Increase
(7.75%)
GLI Net OPEB liability $262,815 $180,614 $114,185
OPEB Plan Fiduciary Net Position
Information about the various VRS OPEB plan fiduciary net position is available in the separately issued VRS 2022 Annual
Comprehensive Financial Report (Annual Report). A copy of the 2022 VRS Annual Report may be downloaded from the
VRS website at http://www.varetire.org/Pdf/Publications/2022-annual-report.pdf, or by writing to the System’s Chief
Financial Officer at P.O. Box 2500, Richmond, VA, 23218-2500.
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Note 11 –Summary of Pension and Other Postemployment Benefits Elements
Governmental
Activities Activities Government
Net pension liability
VRS $56,387 $4,440 $60,827
Total net pension liability $56,387 $4,440 $60,827
Total net OPEB liability $346,956 $32,457 $379,413
pensions $433,671 $34,151 $467,822
OPEB $56,258 $3,359 $59,617
pensions $788,762 $62,114 $850,876
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Governmental
Activities Activities Government
Deferred inflows of resources –OPEB
Difference between expected and actual
experience
Local plan $93,346 $5,573 $98,919
VRS GLI 6,838 408 7,246
Change in assumptions
Local plan 112,600 6,722 119,322
VRS GLI 16,602 991 17,593
Change in proportionate share
VRS GLI 40,780 2,435 43,215
Net difference between projected and actual
earnings on investments
VRS GLI 10,650 636 11,286
Note 12 –Summary of Pension and Other Postemployment Benefit Expenses/Expenditures
Governmental
Activities Activities Government
Pension benefit
VRS $(333,060)$(26,228)$(359,288)
Total pension benefit $(333,060)$(26,228)$(359,288)
Total OPEB benefit $(24,704)$(1,475)$(26,179)
Note 13 –Deferred Compensation Plan
Plan Description
The Town offers its employees a deferred compensation plan created in accordance with Internal Revenue Code
Section 457. The plan, available to all employees, permits them to defer a portion of their salary until future years. The
deferred compensation is not available to employees until termination, retirement, death, or qualifying hardship. The
Town makes a matching contribution up to the equivalent of $10 per month per employee.
All amounts of compensation deferred under the plan, all property and rights purchased with these amounts, and all
income attributable to those amounts, property, or rights are held in trust by a third party for the exclusive benefit of
participants and their beneficiaries. For 2023, the Town’s matching contributions totaled $9,206.
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Note 14 –Service Contracts
Sewage Treatment
The Town is party to an agreement, dated November 1, 2003, with the Western Virginia Water Authority for the Authority
to provide the transportation and treatment of waste at a specified rate to be adjusted annually on July 1, based on the
actual operating and maintenance costs for the previous year. The 30-year agreement provides for a surcharge in the
event waste content or volume exceeds certain limits or the cost is less than the amount paid by users. All sewage
treatment handled by the Town was transferred to the Western Virginia Water Authority on July 1, 2022.
Water Purchases/Sales
Effective June 1, 2005, the Town agreed to purchase water from the Western Virginia Water Authority at a bulk rate,
which is determined by a mutually agreed-upon formula. The water is designated for an industrial user who pays the
Town an agreed upon rate. This is a 30-year agreement and will expire in 2035. All water services handled by the Town
were transferred to the Western Virginia Water Authority on July 1, 2022.
Note 15 –Property Taxes
The major sources of property taxes are real estate and personal property taxes. The assessments are the responsibility
of the County of Roanoke, while billing and collection functions are the Town’s responsibilities.
Property taxes are levied annually in April on assessed values as of January 1. Personal property transactions during the
year are taxed on a prorated basis. Real estate tax is payable in two equal installments on or before June 5 and December
5, and personal property tax is due on or before May 31, or within 30 days subsequent to assessment. Personal property
taxes do not create a lien on property.
The annual assessment for real estate is based on 100% of the assessed fair market value. A penalty of 10% of the unpaid
tax is due for late payment. Interest is accrued at 10% for the initial year of delinquency, and thereafter at the maximum
annual rate authorized by the Internal Revenue Code Section 6621(b). The effective tax rates per $100 of assessed value
for the year ended June 30 were as follows:
Note 16 –Risk Management
The Town is insured for workers’ compensation, general liability, health, and other risks. The risk management programs
are as follows:
Workers’ Compensation
Workers’ compensation insurance is provided through the Virginia Municipal League. During 2022-2023, total premiums
paid were approximately $89,000. Benefits are those afforded through Commonwealth of Virginia as outlined in the Code
of Virginia Section 65.2-100; premiums are based upon covered payroll, job rates, and claims experience.
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General Liability
The Town provides general liability and other insurance through policies with Virginia Municipal Self-Insurance
Association. During 2022-2023, total premiums paid were approximately $24,000. General liability and business
automobiles have a $1,000,000 limit per occurrence. Boiler and machinery coverage and property insurance have a
$6,000,000 limit per accident. The Town maintains an additional $4,000,000 per occurrence umbrella policy over all forms
of liability insurance. Police professional liability and public officials’ liability insurance with a $1,000,000 limit are covered
through a policy with the Commonwealth of Virginia.
There were no significant reductions in insurance coverage from the prior year and no settlements that exceeded the
amount of insurance coverage.
Healthcare
The Town provides healthcare coverage for employees through a policy with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield. The Town
contributes the required premium amount for single coverage for each employee. Dependents of employees are also
covered by the policy provided they pay the additional premium to the Town. During 2022-2023, total premiums paid
were approximately $426,000.
Note 17 –Commitments and Contingencies
Special Purpose Grants
Special purpose grants are subject to audit to determine compliance with their requirements. Town management believes
that required refunds, if any, will be immaterial.
Landfill Closure and Post-Closure Costs
As discussed in Note 1, the Town participates in the Roanoke Valley Resource Authority. The Authority currently has
responsibility for closure and post-closure care related to the new Smith Gap landfill, the transfer station, and an old
landfill site.
Closure and post-closure care requirements are mandated under the United States Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) rule, Solid Waste Disposal Facility Criteria, and are subject to periodic revisions by the EPA. The current estimate of
remaining closure and post-closure care costs, assuming full utilization of the sites, is approximately $15.6 million. The
participating localities have contributed their pro-rata shares to fund the closure and post-closure care costs.
Roanoke County Service Agreement –Vinton Business Center
Effective July 1, 2019, the Town of Vinton and Roanoke County entered into a service agreement that formalized revenues
and services shared by the local governments. The agreement also mentions the continuation of the Vinton Business
Center, previously MacDonald Farm, that was previously in a gain-sharing agreement that ended in 2019. The Town and
County jointly share revenues generated by this project. The Town and County must also jointly agree before any future
improvements are made to the property or before portions of the property are sold. No major improvements commenced
during the current year.
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Note 18 –Interfund Activity
The primary purpose of the $420,996 transfer from the general fund to the stormwater management fund was to cover
obligations of stormwater fund. The primary purpose of the $2,081,152 transfer from the general fund and $2,984,236
transfer from the water and sewer fund to the capital projects fund was to cover capital outlays for the capital projects
fund.The primary purpose of the $1,894,156 transfer from the general fund to the grant fund was to cover obligations of
the grant fund. The primary purpose of the $1,824,291 transfer from the grant fund to the general fund was to cover
salaries.
Note 19 –Fund Balances
Fund balance is classified as nonspendable, restricted, committed, assigned, and/or unassigned based primarily on the
extent to which the Town is bound to observe constraints imposed upon the use of the resources in the general fund,
capital projects fund,and grant fund. The constraints placed on the funds are presented below:
General Fund Fund Grant Fund
Prepaids $20,419 $-$-
CDBG revolving loan ---
Vinyard Flower Fund 21,761 --
42,180 --
Public safety 296,276 --
General government administration -4,628,403 -
-4,628,403 -
General government administration 9,210 --
Health and welfare 20,623 --
Capital outlay 19,043 --
48,876 --
6,216,070 -84,578
Total fund balance
The Stormwater Management Fund was created in 2017 and has carried a negative fund balance since inception until
transfers in 2021 were made to cover this deficit. It is used to track costs related to stormwater and is currently funded
by transfers from the General Fund and Water and Sewer Fund. Staff is working with Town council to move towards a fee
to sustain the fund.
Note 20 –Restatement of Beginning Net Position
The Town corrected an item related to an overstatement of revenue in the Water and Sewer Fund related to the transfer
to the Western Virginia Water Authority as discussed in Note 21.
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The following is a summary of the restatement to net position:
Water and
Sewer
Net position/fund balance July 1, 2022, as previously reported $8,557,146
Correct revenue overstatement (194,445)
Net position/fund balance July 1, 2022, as restated $8,362,701
Note 21 –Transfer to Western Virginia Water Authority
On July 1, 2022, the Town transferred its water and sewer system to Western Virginia Water Authority (“WVWA”). This
transfer included (1) billing responsibilities, (2) four employees that were involved with the Town’s water and sewer
operations, and (3) financing agreements and revenue bonds and the then-existing revenue pledged liabilities and
obligations of Vinton relating to the system. WVWA will pay the Town a total purchase price of $3,000,000 over three
years beginning in July 2023 to be paid in full no later than July 15, 2025.The Town recorded a receivable of $3,000,000
in 2023.
Accounts Receivable
With regard to customer billing, WVWA had the right to receive all payments for services furnished by the system collected
on or after July 1, 2022, including payments from consumption incurred after June 20, 2022, and billed after July 1, 2022.
The Town reserved all water and sewer service receivables as of June 30, 2023.
Inventory and Capital Assets
Inventory, as well as the majority of the depreciable and nondepreciable capital assets (with exception of significant
equipment, motorized equipment, and vehicles),transferred to WVWA.The remaining depreciable assets will be
transferred to the general or stormwater fund in FY24. The remaining land will be transferred to WVWA in FY25.The
remaining construction in progress related to the 3rd street lift station project will be leased to WVWA once completed.
The Town also provided WVWA with $5,700,000 of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding for water and wastewater-
related capital improvements within the Vinton/East Roanoke County Utility Service Area in fiscal year 2023.
Sewage Treatment Contract
Through its participation in an agreement with four other localities for the expansion of the regional sewage treatment
plant and interceptors, the Town has contractual rights to predetermined capacity in both the plant and interceptors
through 2034.On July 1, 2022, the capacity in both the plant and interceptors transferred to WVWA.
The plant upgraded its Tinker Creek Interceptor in 2015 to reduce inflow and infiltration, as well as mitigate overflow.
Modifications costing approximately $5 million were completed. The Town’s share was approximately 5.5% or $294,000,
which was funded with an obligation payable to the Western Virginia Water Authority. On July 1, 2022, this loan, along
with several others shown below, was transferred to the Western Virginia Water Authority.
The Western Virginia Water Authority began upgrades to its main digester plant in 2021 to improve operations and ensure
continuity of services. The Town’s share was approximately 5.5% or $710,808. The Town issued debt in 2022 for $710,000.
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It received $324,000 of the funds and the Western Virginia Water Authority received the remainder. On July 1, 2022, this
loan, along with several others shown below, was transferred to the Western Virginia Water Authority.
The Town is required to contribute $66,000 annually to a capital reserve fund for ongoing maintenance of the system. The
Town has made the annual required contribution since the formation of the Authority in 2005. On July 1, 2022, this annual
contribution was discontinued as part of the transfer to the Western Virginia Water Authority.
Long-Term Debt
With regard to long-term debt, WVWA will reimburse the Town for approximately $6,800,000 in general obligation and
revenue bond debt service payments by March 1, 2033. WVWA reimbursed the Town for approximately $510,000 in
general obligation and $180,000 in revenue bond debt service payments in FY23. The Town reported a receivable and
payable of approximately $6,000,000 as of June 30, 2023. The following debt are under this arrangement:
Interest Rate Date Issued Date
Debt
Outstanding
Zions Bancorporation
G.O. Capital Improvement Bonds 1.66%04/22/21 03/01/33 $3,592,000
G.O. Refunding Bonds 1.66%04/22/21 03/01/33 1,035,000
Virginia Association of Counties
Revenue Water and Sewer Bonds 2.05%05/25/16 08/01/27 976,000
The Town transferred the following debt to WVWA on July 1, 2022:
Interest Rate Date Issued Date
Debt
Outstanding
Virginia Revolving Loan Fund
G.O. Water and Sewer Bonds 2003 07/24/03 07/01/24 $207,551
G.O. Water and Sewer Bonds 2004 10/01/04 10/01/26 704,733
G.O. Water and Sewer Bonds 2006 01/12/06 03/01/26 308,507
WVWA –Tinker Creek 2015 03/01/15 09/01/32 189,947
WVWA –Electrical Upgrade 2021 07/01/21 06/01/41 168,194
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June 30, 2023
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Loss on Operations
Assets and liabilities transferred to WVWA were as follows:
Total $1,207,719
Note 22 –New Accounting Standards
In June 2022, the GASB issued Statement No. 101, Compensated Absences. This statement updates the recognition and
measurement guidance for compensated absences and amends certain previously required disclosures. The requirements
of this Statement are effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2023.
In December 2023, the GASB issued Statement No. 102, Certain Risk Disclosures. This statement defines and requires
governments to disclose the risks related to concentrations of inflows or outflows of resources. The requirements of this
Statement are effective for reporting periods beginning after June 15, 2024.
In April 2024, the GASB issued Statement No. 103, Financial Reporting Model Improvements. This statement improves key
components of the financial reporting model to enhance its effectiveness in providing information that is essential for
decision making and assessing a government’s accountability,as well as addresses certain application issues. The
requirements of this Statement are effective for reporting periods beginning after June 15, 2025.
Management has not determined the effects these new GASB Statements may have on prospective financial statements.
Required
Supplementary
Information
Exhibit 11
2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Total Pension Liability
Service cost 334,132$ 404,359$ 406,156$ 468,134$ 478,932$ 443,567$ 426,921$ 450,265$ 430,229$
Interest on total pension liability 1,366,120 1,314,789 1,313,647 1,285,883 1,218,558 1,197,526 1,167,910 1,112,256 1,065,284
Benefit payments, including refunds of employee contributions (1,237,974) (1,270,991) (1,180,514) (1,171,567) (1,022,942) (962,861) (976,757) (836,477) (812,476)
Net change in total pension liability 146,377 409,810 62,155 1,096,154 1,036,102 330,493 416,150 865,184 683,037
Total pension liability - beginning 20,523,665 20,113,855 20,051,700 18,955,546 17,919,444 17,588,951 17,172,801 16,307,617 15,624,580
Total pension liability - ending 20,670,042 20,523,665 20,113,855 20,051,700 18,955,546 17,919,444 17,588,951 17,172,801 16,307,617
Plan Fiduciary Net Position
Contributions - employer 385,432 348,537 350,377 413,427 401,879 393,323 405,320 413,851 307,429
Contributions - employee 152,049 137,919 147,474 173,246 181,566 177,392 164,126 181,194 184,601
Net investment income (13,038) 4,687,089 336,025 1,133,463 1,210,341 1,821,216 257,935 673,666 2,045,884
(1,171,567) (1,022,942) (962,861) (976,757) (836,477) (812,476)
Administrative expenses (13,416) (12,105) (11,803) (11,552) (10,609) (10,681) (9,605) (9,337) (11,195)
Other 484 439 (393) (711) (1,071) (1,613) (111) (144) 108
Net change in plan fiduciary net position (726,463) 3,890,888 (358,834) 536,306 759,164 1,416,776 (159,092) 422,753 1,714,351
Plan fiduciary net position - beginning 21,335,678 17,444,790 17,803,624 17,267,318 16,508,154 15,091,378 15,250,470 14,827,717 13,113,366
Plan fiduciary net position - ending 20,609,215 21,335,678 17,444,790 17,803,624 17,267,318 16,508,154 15,091,378 15,250,470 14,827,717
Net pension liability (asset) - ending 60,827$ (812,013)$ 2,669,065$ 2,248,076$ 1,688,228$ 1,411,290$ 2,497,573$ 1,922,331$ 1,479,900$
100%104%87%89%91%92%86%89%91%
3,262,752$ 2,959,006$ 3,129,677$ 3,634,236$ 3,762,660$ 3,664,576$ 3,289,982$ 3,353,343$ 3,699,186$
2%-27%85%62%45%39%76%57%40%
This schedule is intended to show information for 10 years. Since fiscal year 2015 (Plan year 2014) was the first year for this presentation, no earlier data is available. Additional years will be included as they become available.
Town of Vinton, Virginia
Required Supplementary Information
Schedule of Changes in Net Pension Liability (Asset) and Related Ratios
June 30, 2023
The Plan years above are reported in the entity’s financial statements in the fiscal year following the Plan year – i.e., plan year 2022 information was presented in the entity’s fiscal year 2023 financial report.
Plan Year
The Notes to Required Supplementary Information are an integral part of this statement.56
Exhibit 12
Entity Fiscal
Year Ended
June 30
Actuarially
Determined
Contribution
Contributions in
Relation to
Actuarially
Determined
Contribution
Contribution
Deficiency
(Excess)Covered Payroll
Contributions as a
Percentage of
Covered Payroll
Primary
Government
2023 $ 405,632 $ 405,632 -$ $ 3,721,390 10.90%
2022 385,361 385,361 - 3,262,752 11.81%
2021 365,876 365,876 - 2,959,006 12.36%
2020 365,794 365,794 - 3,129,677 11.69%
2019 424,410 424,410 - 3,634,236 11.68%
2018 411,289 411,289 - 3,762,660 10.93%
2017 400,540 400,540 - 3,664,576 10.93%
2016 407,958 407,958 - 3,289,982 12.40%
2015 415,814 415,814 - 3,353,343 12.40%
The covered payroll amounts above are for the Town’s fiscal year –i.e.,the covered payroll on which required
contributions were based for the same year.
Town of Vinton, Virginia
Schedule of Pension Contributions
June 30, 2023
Required Supplemental Information
Schedule is intended to show information for 10 years.Since 2015 was the first year for this presentation,no earlier data is
available. However, additional years will be included as they become available.
The Notes to Required Supplementary Information are an integral part of this statement.57
Exhibit 13
Fiscal Year 2023 Fiscal Year 2022 Fiscal Year 2021 Fiscal Year 2020 Fiscal Year 2019 Fiscal Year 2018
Local Plan Local Plan Local Plan Local Plan Local Plan Local Plan
Total OPEB Liability
Service cost 15,565$ 23,000$ 37,413$ 35,863$ 47,628$ 49,307$
Total OPEB liability - beginning
Total OPEB liability - ending
Plan Fiduciary Net Position
(35,806) (14,834) (10,820)
Plan fiduciary net position - beginning
Plan fiduciary net position - ending
Net OPEB liability - ending 198,799$ 207,371$ 318,565$ 303,506$ 513,537$ 442,003$
0%0%0%0%0%0%
4,341,358$ 3,659,423$ 3,103,615$ 2,896,572$ 3,831,682$ 3,831,682$
4.58%5.67%10.26%10.48%13.40%11.54%
There are no assets accumulated in a trust to pay related benefits for the OPEB local plan.
This schedule is intended to show information for 10 years. Since fiscal year 2018 is the first year for this presentation, no earlier data is available. Additional years will be included as they become available.
Town of Vinton, Virginia
Required Supplementary Information
Schedule of Changes in Net OPEB Liability and Related Ratios – Local Plan
June 30, 2023
Benefit payments
The Notes to Required Supplementary Information are an integral part of this statement.58
Exhibit 14
Entity
Fiscal
Year
Ended
June 30
Employer’s
Proportion of
the Net OPEB
Liability
Employer’s
Proportionate
Share of the
Net OPEB
Liability
Covered
Payroll
Proportionate
Share of the
Net OPEB
Liability as a
Percentage of
Covered
Payroll
Plan Fiduciary
Net Position as
the Total OPEB
Liability
2023 0.01580%180,614$ 3,262,752$ 5.54%67.21%
2022 0.01424%165,792 2,959,006 5.60%67.45%
2021 0.01519% 253,496 3,129,677 8.10%52.64%
2020 0.01850%301,000 3,634,236 8.28%52.00%
2019 0.01983%301,000 3,762,660 8.00%51.22%
2018 0.01989%299,000 3,664,576 8.16%48.86%
The covered payroll amount above is for the measurement period, which is the twelve months prior to the entity’s fiscal year.
Town of Vinton, Virginia
Required Supplementary Information
Schedule of Employer's Share of New OPEB Liability – VRS GLI
June 30, 2023
available. However, additional years will be included as they become available.
The Notes to Required Supplementary Information are an integral part of this statement. 59
Exhibit 15
Entity
Fiscal
Year
Ended
June 30
Contractually
Required
Contribution
Contributions in
Relation to
Contractually
Required
Contribution
Contribution
Deficiency
(Excess)
Employer’s
Covered
Payroll
a Percentage of
Covered Payroll
2023 20,149$ 20,149$ -$ 3,721,390$ 0.54%
2022 17,620 17,620 - 3,262,752 0.54%
2021 15,876 15,876 - 2,959,006 0.54%
2020 18,325 18,325 - 3,129,677 0.59%
2019 18,863 18,863 - 3,634,236 0.52%
2018 19,610 19,610 - 3,762,660 0.52%
The covered payroll amount above is for the entity’s fiscal year -i.e.,the covered payroll on which required contributions were based for
the same year.
Town of Vinton, Virginia
Required Supplementary Information
Schedule of OPEB Contributions – VRS GLI
June 30, 2023
This schedule is intended to show information for 10 years.Since 2018 is the first year for this presentation,no earlier data is available.
However, additional years will be included as they become available.
The Notes to Required Supplementary Information are an integral part of this statement.60
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June 30, 2023
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Note 1 –Changes of Benefit Terms
Pension
There have been no actuarially material changes to the Virginia Retirement System (System) benefit provisions since the
prior actuarial valuation.
Other Postemployment Benefits (OPEB)
There have been no actuarially material changes to the System benefit provisions since the prior actuarial valuation.
Note 2 –Changes of Assumptions
The actuarial assumptions used in the June 30, 2021 valuation were based on the results of an actuarial experience study
for the period from July 1, 2016, through June 30, 2020, except the change in the discount rate, which was based on VRS
Board action effective as of July 1, 2019. Changes to the actuarial assumptions as a result of the experience study and VRS
Board action are as follows:
Largest 10 –Non-Hazardous Duty:
Update mortality table to PUB2010 public sector mortality tables. For future mortality improvements, replace
load with a modified Mortality Scape MP-2020.
Adjusted retirement rates to better-fit experience for Plan 1; set separate rates based on experience for
Plan2/Hybrid; changed final retirement age from 75 to 80 for all.
Adjusted withdrawal rates to better-fit experience at each age and service through 9 years of service.
No change to disability rates.
No change to salary scale.
No change to line of duty rates.
No change to discount rate.
All Others (Non 10 Largest) –Non-Hazardous Duty:
Update mortality table to PUB2010 public sector mortality tables. For future mortality improvements, replace
load with a modified Mortality Scape MP-2020.
Adjusted retirement rates to better-fit experience for Plan 1; set separate rates based on experience for
Plan2/Hybrid; changed final retirement age from 75 to 80 for all.
Adjusted withdrawal rates to better-fit experience at each age and service through 9 years of service.
No change to disability rates.
No changes to salary scale.
No change to line of duty rates.
No change to discount rate.
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June 30, 2023
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Largest 10 –Hazardous Duty/Public Safety Employees:
Update mortality table to PUB2010 public sector mortality tables. For future mortality improvements, replace
load with a modified Mortality Scape MP-2020.
Adjusted retirement rates to better-fit experience and changed final retirement age from 65 to 70.
Decreased withdrawal rates.
No change to disability rates.
No change to salary scale.
No change to line of duty rates.
No change to discount rate.
All Others (Non 10 Largest) –Hazardous Duty/Public Safety Employees:
Update mortality table to PUB2010 public sector mortality tables. For future mortality improvements, replace
load with a modified Mortality Scape MP-2020.
Adjusted retirement rates to better-fit experience and changed final retirement age from 65 to 70.
Decreased withdrawal rates and changed from rates based on age and service to rates based on service only to
better-fit experience and to be more consistent with Locals Largest 10 Hazardous Duty.
No change to disability rates.
No change to salary scale.
No change to line of duty rates.
No change to discount rate.
Statistical Section
This part of the Town of Vinton Comprehensive Annual Financial Report presents detailed information as a context
for understanding what the information in the financial statements, note disclosures, and required supplementary
information says about the Town’s overall financial health.
The Town implemented GASB Statement 68 and restated beginning net position for 2015. The restatement is not
included in the prior year data.
The Town implemented GASB Statement 75 and restated beginning net position for 2018. The restatement is not
included in the prior year data.
Contents Table
Financial Trends ............................................................................1-4
These tables contain trend information to help the
reader understand how the Town’s financial
performance and well-being have changed over
time.
Revenue Capacity..........................................................................5-6
These tables contain information to help the
reader assess the factors affecting the Town’s
ability to generate its property and sales taxes, as
well as customer rates for its water and sewer
operations.
Debt Capacity ................................................................................7-9
These tables present information to help the
reader assess the affordability of the Town’s
current levels of outstanding debt and the Town’s
ability to issue additional debt in the future.
Demographic and Economic Information ................................10-12
These tables offer demographic and economic
indicators to help the reader understand the
environment within which the Town’s financial
activities take place and to help make comparisons
over time and with other governments.
Operating Information..............................................................13-14
These schedules contain information about the
Town’s operations and resources to help the
reader understand how the Town’s financial
information relates to the services the Town
provides and the activities it performs.
Sources: Unless otherwise noted, the information in these schedules
is derived from the Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports for the
relevant year.
Table 1
2023 2022 1 2021 2020 2019 1 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Net investment in capital assets 11,568,061$ 8,516,026$ 7,899,269$ 6,634,748$ 6,747,977$ 6,548,322$ 6,638,792$ 6,225,603$ 5,929,925$ 5,427,254$
Restricted 296,276 905,697 406,739 74,711 180,691 206,673 132,387 209,649 235,246 190,161
Unrestricted 10,009,404 4,990,206 3,558,937 2,849,241 1,248,869 673,717 770,368 801,646 499,226 2,291,758
Total governmental activities net position 21,873,741$ 14,411,929$ 11,864,945$ 9,558,700$ 8,177,537$ 7,428,712$ 7,541,547$ 7,236,898$ 6,664,397$ 7,909,173$
Net investment in capital assets 4,696,174$ 5,992,839$ 4,818,286$ 4,424,574$ 5,051,330$ 4,760,652$ 4,862,273$ 4,880,340$ 5,184,003$ 4,834,097$
Restricted - 206,089 - - - - - - - -
Total business-type activities net position 7,083,018$ 9,040,249$ 7,724,171$ 6,789,559$ 6,657,847$ 6,583,832$ 6,366,884$ 5,916,153$ 5,301,418$ 5,244,819$
Net investment in capital assets 16,264,235$ 14,508,865$ 12,717,555$ 11,059,322$ 11,799,307$ 11,308,974$ 11,501,065$ 11,105,943$ 11,113,928$ 10,261,351$
Restricted 296,276 1,111,786 406,739 74,711 180,691 206,673 132,387 209,649 235,246 190,161
Unrestricted 12,396,248 7,831,527 6,464,822 5,214,226 2,855,386 2,496,897 2,274,979 1,837,459 616,641 2,702,480
Total primary government net position 28,956,759$ 23,452,178$ 19,589,116$ 16,348,259$ 14,835,384$ 14,012,544$ 13,908,431$ 13,153,051$ 11,965,815$ 13,153,992$
1 Restated
Net Position by Component
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(accrual basis of accounting)
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Table 2
2023 2022 1 2021 2 2020 2019 1 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Expenses
General government 6,978,501$ 1,838,254$ 2,679,302$ 1,391,690$ 1,049,355$ 962,685$ 992,699$ 1,001,560$ 927,954$ 962,341$
Public safety 3,508,454 2,701,937 2,303,536 2,941,870 3,566,718 3,686,891 3,926,763 3,340,624 3,418,566 3,339,148
Public works 4,362,400 1,793,344 2,077,098 1,748,237 1,890,909 1,893,248 2,011,469 2,026,305 2,021,994 1,993,713
Parks, recreation, and cultural 405,648 481,002 444,103 477,604 539,309 517,122 591,208 591,342 621,897 635,252
Community development 365,135 646,588 298,949 679,173 461,068 416,637 479,973 447,908 427,409 575,557
Interest on long-term debt 84,322 104,711 68,126 76,732 92,062 94,963 106,756 126,164 193,242 200,584
Total governmental activities 15,704,460 7,565,836 7,871,114 7,315,306 7,599,421 7,571,546 8,108,868 7,533,903 7,611,062 7,706,595
Business-type activities
Total business-type activities expense 1,033,637 3,813,751 4,074,466 3,852,807 3,873,148 3,533,015 3,508,213 3,103,779 2,994,485 3,174,896
Total primary government expenses 16,738,097$ 11,379,587$ 11,945,580$ 11,168,113$ 11,472,569$ 11,104,561$ 11,617,081$ 10,637,682$ 10,605,547$ 10,881,491$
Program Revenues
Charges for services
Public safety 91,775$ 91,340$ 73,441$ 125,573$ 127,096$ 93,599$ 118,454$ 63,735$ 72,356$ 88,364$
Public works 238,435 124,755 125,833 72,594 84,876 110,167 110,145 110,099 110,295 110,425
Other activities 238,861 272,832 177,063 221,880 489,012 506,160 540,600 559,171 570,459 554,666
Operating grants and contributions 10,038,351 2,262,924 1,742,419 1,966,475 1,531,540 1,539,975 1,666,789 1,389,380 1,426,127 1,382,744
Capital grants and contributions 1,471,284 395,574 624,924 309,973 72,006 84,184 408,362 317,643 384,074 114,966
Total governmental activities program revenues 12,078,706 3,147,425 2,743,680 2,696,495 2,304,530 2,334,085 2,844,350 2,440,028 2,563,311 2,251,165
Business-type activities
Charges for services
Water and sewer 313 4,027,673 3,782,766 3,423,342 3,386,429 3,354,057 3,398,582 3,437,535 3,195,850 3,002,970
Capital grants and contributions - - 364,920 - - - - - - -
Total business-type activities program revenues 313 4,027,673 4,147,686 3,423,342 3,386,429 3,354,057 3,398,582 3,437,535 3,195,850 3,002,970
Total primary government program revenues 12,079,019$ 7,175,098$ 6,891,366$ 6,119,837$ 5,690,959$ 5,688,142$ 6,242,932$ 5,877,563$ 5,759,161$ 5,254,135$
Net (expense) revenue
Governmental activities (3,625,754)$ (4,418,411)$ (5,127,434)$ (4,618,811)$ (5,294,891)$ (5,237,461)$ (5,264,518)$ (5,093,875)$ (5,047,751)$ (5,455,430)$
Business-type activities (1,033,324) 213,922 73,220 (429,465) (486,719) (178,958) (109,631) 333,756 201,365 (171,926)
Total primary government net expense (4,659,078)$ (4,204,489)$ (5,054,214)$ (5,048,276)$ (5,781,610)$ (5,416,419)$ (5,374,149)$ (4,760,119)$ (4,846,386)$ (5,627,356)$
Town of Vinton, Virginia
Change in Net Position by Component
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(accrual basis of accounting)
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Table 2
2023 2022 1 2021 2 2020 2019 1 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Town of Vinton, Virginia
Change in Net Position by Component
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(accrual basis of accounting)
General Revenues and Other Changes in Net Position
Taxes
Property taxes 1,063,416$ 839,021$ 759,771$ 749,564$ 726,573$ 684,319$ 697,622$ 640,391$ 539,764$ 448,349$
Sales tax 1,442,370 1,331,193 1,236,214 1,153,748 1,469,693 1,370,590 1,436,325 1,348,456 1,320,700 1,287,437
Meals tax 1,780,218 1,668,087 1,417,813 1,289,457 1,078,908 966,053 953,721 955,488 912,713 900,591
Utilities tax 676,157 697,847 689,181 718,109 735,791 756,225 755,985 767,736 782,869 787,097
Pari-mutuel tax 1,320,376 1,023,595 643,785 - - - - - - -
Business license tax 752,151 785,146 672,841 638,888 586,739 482,003 500,713 508,747 489,749 517,111
Bank stock tax 319,130 276,548 226,925 - - - - - - -
Cigarette tax 185,245 145,951 145,993 - - - - - - -
Vehicle license fee 175,950 178,600 187,918 - - - - - - -
Other taxes 25,852 29,469 44,584 1,033,340 667,667 616,344 585,378 576,896 561,080 628,177
Intergovernmental revenue not program restricted 369,934 344,058 1,702,176 134,486 812,923 770,645 773,690 744,247 768,956 756,199
Restricted intergovernmental revenue - - - 383,932 - - - - - -
Investment earnings not restricted 140,557 10,804 21,792 42,406 50,854 25,780 19,406 17,709 15,438 14,540
Restricted investment earnings - - - 3 - - - - 60,746 59,628
Gain on disposal of property - - - - 16,580 - - - 7,444 6,516
Rebates 248,177 214,416 - - - - - - - -
Other 24,793 16,598 94,426 37,669 69,900 57,781 66,305 106,706 27,002 21,752
Transfers 2,563,240 (595,938) (409,740) (181,628) (171,912) (140,298) (219,978) - - -
Total governmental activities 11,087,566 6,965,395 7,433,679 5,999,974 6,043,716 5,589,442 5,569,167 5,666,376 5,486,461 5,427,397
Business-type activities:
Investment earnings not restricted 27,591 1,501 4,355 8,271 9,009 7,627 2,172 989 - 7
Restricted investment earnings 50,027 10,058 757 - - 525 94 329 1,353 5,301
Other 1,561,715 494,659 446,540 371,278 379,813 299,102 338,118 279,661 250,562 255,135
Transfers (2,563,240) 595,938 409,740 181,628 171,912 140,298 219,978 - - -
Total business-type activities (923,907) 1,102,156 861,392 561,177 560,734 447,552 560,362 280,979 251,915 260,443
Total primary government 10,163,659$ 8,067,551$ 8,295,071$ 6,561,151$ 6,604,450$ 6,036,994$ 6,129,529$ 5,947,355$ 5,738,376$ 5,687,840$
Changes in Net Position
Governmental activities 7,461,812$ 2,546,984$ 2,306,245$ 1,381,163$ 748,825$ 351,981$ 304,649$ 572,501$ 438,710$ (28,033)$
Business-type activities (1,957,231) 1,316,078 934,612 131,712 74,015 268,594 450,731 614,735 453,280 88,517
Total primary government 5,504,581$ 3,863,062$ 3,240,857$ 1,512,875$ 822,840$ 620,575$ 755,380$ 1,187,236$ 891,990$ 60,484$
: Water and sewer charges for service is the Town’s most significant source of own-source revenue.
1 Restated
2 Pari-mutuel tax, bank stock tax, cigarette tax, and vehicle license tax separately presented from other local taxes started in 2021. Prior years are not restated.
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Table 3
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 1 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
General Fund
Total general fund 6,603,402$ 5,965,779$4,556,918$4,433,019$ 3,519,146$ 3,222,506$ 2,799,962$ 2,879,221$ 2,656,499$ 3,170,176$
Grant Fund
Nonspendable 84,578$ 78,405$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
Restricted - 4,957 - - - - - - - -
Unassigned - (78,405) - - - - - - - -
84,578$ 4,957$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
Capital Projects Fund
Committed
1 Restated
Town of Vinton, Virginia
Fund Balances – Governmental Funds
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(modified accrual basis of accounting)
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Table 4
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 1 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Taxes 7,664,403$ 6,919,631$ 5,995,664$ 5,606,084$ 5,246,337$ 4,868,746$ 4,904,946$ 4,845,354$ 4,469,823$ 4,562,633$
Permits, privilege fees, and regulatory licenses 5,915 5,430 5,490 4,592 6,408 8,955 8,712 9,788 12,403 9,085
Total revenues 20,519,960 10,643,338 10,557,734 8,901,075 8,484,545 8,057,037 8,660,224 8,252,351 7,715,272 7,646,379
Expenditures
Total expenditures 19,390,546 8,600,547 9,062,769 7,408,303 8,189,626 7,751,797 8,599,935 8,211,685 8,236,393 7,431,298
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Total other financing sources (uses)2,817,003 (595,938) (402,142) (181,628) 1,721 117,304 (139,548) 182,056 7,444 6,516
Net change in fund balances 3,946,417$ 1,446,853$ 1,092,823$ 1,311,144$ 296,640$ 422,544$ (79,259)$ 222,722$ (513,677)$ 221,597$
Debt service as a percentage of
noncapital expenditures
Note: Debt service as a percentage of noncapital expenditures excludes ROU asset addition.
1 Restated
Town of Vinton, Virginia
Changes in Fund Balances – Governmental Funds
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(modified accrual basis of accounting)
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Table 5
Public Total Total Actual Value as a
2023 646,322,600$ 73,233,622$9,931,560$ 17,995,002$ 37,520$ 747,520,304$ 0.07 747,520,304$ 100%
2022 578,435,500 79,841,683 10,268,160 21,680,500 25,640 690,251,483 0.07 690,251,483 100
2021 532,984,500 55,680,797 8,592,840 20,746,790 31,140 618,036,067 0.07 618,036,067 100
2020 508,108,700 52,015,192 7,308,830 18,865,440 26,500 586,324,662 0.07 586,324,662 100
2019 488,906,400 50,021,021 9,451,620 18,380,300 33,600 566,792,941 0.07 566,792,941 100
2018 477,273,000 45,927,462 8,177,340 17,911,880 52,550 549,342,232 0.07 549,342,232 100
2017 467,013,600 45,889,795 7,448,120 17,210,450 40,250 537,602,215 0.07 537,602,215 100
2016 461,728,300 45,958,231 7,146,010 17,038,560 38,300 531,909,401 0.07 531,909,401 100
2015 458,804,800 45,024,930 6,934,930 17,364,350 42,930 528,171,940 0.06 528,171,940 100
2014 455,632,200 45,223,230 6,882,820 13,713,107 45,720 521,497,077 0.06 521,497,077 100
Note
Town of Vinton, Virginia
Assessed Value and Actual Value of Taxable Property
Last Ten Fiscal Years
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Table 6
2023 1,281,459$ 1,108,075$ 86.47%-$ 1,108,075$ 86.47%
2022 1,303,409 940,080 72.12 47,883 987,963 75.80
2021 978,698 886,202 90.55 30,996 917,198 93.72
2020 948,341 875,175 92.28 26,942 902,117 95.13
2019 936,327 842,667 90.00 21,006 863,673 92.24
2018 874,622 823,616 94.17 14,960 838,576 95.88
2017 859,822 826,673 96.14 20,321 846,994 98.51
2016 853,737 785,340 91.99 13,902 799,242 93.62
2015 736,979 650,501 88.27 13,365 663,866 90.08
2014 645,360 610,294 94.57 12,010 622,304 96.43
Source:
Note:
Town of Vinton, Virginia
Property Tax Levies and Collections
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Total Collections to Date
Collected within the
Fiscal Year of the Levy
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Table 7
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Debt limit 74,752,030$ 69,025,148$ 61,803,607$ 58,632,466$ 56,679,294$ 54,934,223$ 53,760,222$ 53,190,940$ 52,817,194$ 52,149,708$
Total net debt applicable to limit 975,476 7,682,999 8,849,714 5,080,683 5,765,236 6,407,378 7,094,822 7,757,263 8,344,738 8,959,814
Legal debt margin 73,776,554$ 61,342,149$ 52,953,893$ 53,551,783$ 50,914,058$ 48,526,845$ 46,665,400$ 45,433,677$ 44,472,456$ 43,189,894$
Total net debt applicable to the limit
as a percentage of debt limit 1.30%11.13%14.32%8.67%10.17%11.66%13.20%14.58%15.80%17.18%
Debt limit (10% of assessed value)74,752,030$
Legal debt margin 73,776,554$
Assessed value of property can be found in Table 5. Town has no overlapping debt related to governmental activities.
Town of Vinton, Virginia
Legal Debt Margin Information
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Assessed value
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Table 8
General General
Fiscal Obligation Financing Operating Obligations Obligation Revenue Obligations Financing
Year Bonds1 Leases Leases Payable Total Bonds1 Bonds1 Payable Leases Total
2023 2 975,476$ -$ 524,248$ -$ 1,499,724$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
Net General Net General
Bonded Debt Bonded Debt
Total Taxable to Estimated Per Capita Per Capita
Fiscal Total Primary Assessed Actual Value of Bonded Debt Personal to Per Capita
Year Government1 Value Taxable Property Population Per Capita Income Personal Income
2023 975,476$ 747,520,304$ 0.75%8,046 121$ 59,109$ 1.18%
2022 7,682,999 690,251,483 1.15 8,021 958 57,434 1.67
2021 8,849,714 618,036,067 1.43 8,104 1,092 53,489 2.04
2020 5,095,489 586,324,662 0.87 8,104 629 52,248 1.20
2019 5,782,319 566,792,941 1.02 8,096 714 49,860 1.43
2018 6,426,737 549,342,232 1.17 8,065 797 48,384 1.65
Note:
Note:
1 Includes bond premiums
2 Long-term debt for water and sewer fund was transferred to WVWA on 7/1/222.
Town of Vinton, Virginia
Ratios of Outstanding Debt by Type
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Business Type Activities Governmental Activities
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Table 9
Less:Net
Year Revenue (4)Expenses (1)Revenue Principal (2)Interest Coverage
2023 (5)971,963$ (130,918)$ 1,102,881$ 692,000$ 56,546$ 1.47
2022 (3)4,533,891 2,502,644 2,031,247 1,277,109 140,991 1.43
2021 4,599,338 2,592,707 2,006,631 652,440 138,916 2.54
2020 3,802,891 2,545,966 1,256,925 623,670 149,189 1.63
2019 (3)3,775,230 2,495,711 1,279,519 591,312 178,562 1.66
2018 3,661,311 2,344,160 1,317,151 595,555 166,641 1.73
2017 3,738,966 2,182,323 1,556,643 543,289 181,582 2.15
2016 3,718,514 2,241,937 1,476,577 487,049 311,245 1.85
2015 3,447,765 2,115,736 1,332,029 462,548 257,957 1.85
2014 3,263,413 2,261,529 1,001,884 504,718 256,920 1.32
(3) Restated
(4) Gross revenue includes all revenues of the water and sewer fund except capital contributions
(5) Gross revenue includes all revenues of the water and sewer fund and debt reimbursement payments from the
Western Virginia Water Authority.
Town of Vinton, Virginia
Debt Service
Notes: Details regarding the Town’s outstanding debt can be found in the Notes to Financial Statements.
(1) Excluding depreciation, interest, and amortization
(2) Excluding refunded principal payments
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Pledged Revenue Coverage
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Table 10
2023 8,046 7,237,160,000$ 59,109$ 13,819 827 3.00%
2022 8,021 7,004,787,000 57,434 13,819 899 3.00
2021 8,104 6,391,212,000 53,489 13,692 923 3.60
2020 8,104 6,254,966,000 52,248 13,999 948 8.10
2019 8,096 5,962,802,000 49,860 14,121 972 2.90
2018 8,065 5,786,000,000 48,384 14,155 926 3.40
2017 8,185 5,780,000,000 48,047 14,235 965 3.70
2016 8,231 5,435,865,000 45,577 14,135 910 3.70
2015 8,151 5,159,100,000 43,418 14,384 948 4.50
2014 8,151 4,984,547,000 42,288 14,333 965 5.50
(1) From U.S. Census Bureau link at www.rvarc.org/demographics
(4) Virginia Employment Commission www.bls.gov/regions/mid-atlantic/virginia.htm#eag
(3) Virginia Department of Education - Membership Reporting
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/statistics_reports/enrollment/index.shtml
https://apps.bea.gov/regional/bearfacts/
Town of Vinton, Virginia
Demographic Statistics
Last Ten Fiscal Years
(2) Personal Income and Per Capita Personal Income from the U.S. Department of Commerce
Bureau of Economic Analysis. Latest information available as of 2018 at
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Table 11
Berkshire 230 1 Private 234 3 Private
Kroger 189 2 Private 149 2 Private
Precision Fabrics Group, Inc.189 3 Private 194 1 Private
Roanoke County Schools (Vinton)135 4 Local Govt.141 4 Local Govt.
Rosie's Gaming Emporium 108 5 Private - --
Aramark Uniform Services 97 6 Private 63 6 Private
McDonalds 90 7 Private 90 5 Private
Town of Vinton 75 8 Local Govt.84 7 Local Govt.
Penalty Box Partners (Lancerlot)73 9 Private 51 8 Private
Magnets USA 55 10 Private ---
Famous Anthony's - -- 44 9 Private
Super Dollar - -- 32 10 Private
1,241 15.86%1,082 13.20%
Employer Business Application or HR Contact
Town of Vinton, Virginia
Principal Employers
Current Year and Nine Years Ago
Fiscal Year 2023 Fiscal Year 2014
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Table 12
General government
Management services 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Finance 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6
Planning 4 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3
Police
Officers 22 26 22 22 23 23 24 22 22 24
Civilians 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Fire
Firefighters and officers - - --11 11 12 10 11 10
Other public works 25 22 21 26 30 34 33 29 31 32
Parks, recreation, and cultural 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3
Total 68 67 60 65 81 84 86 78 81 84
As of July 1, 2019, all firefighters and emergency responders are employees of Roanoke County.
Town of Vinton, Virginia
Full-Time Equivalent Town Government Employees by Function/Program
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Source: Town of Vinton HR Department
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Table 13
2023 (2)2022 2021 2020 2019 (1)2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Function/Program
General government
Fleet equipment 133 139 133 133 133 133 133 133 133 133
Pieces of equipment maintained 133 139 133 133 133 133 133 133 133 1334
Public safety:
Police
Arrests 420 372 398 781 947 1,034 594 722 507 578
Parking violations 15 23 24 45 30 40 58 133 52 64
Traffic violations 1,915 1,447 1,395 1928 1,735 2,449 2,021 1,187 1,143 1,603
EMS
Emergency responses N/A N/A N/A N/A 2,248 2,607 2,637 2,656 2,615 2,735
Fire
Emergency responses N/A N/A N/A N/A 305 830 501 774 278 623
Public works
Refuse collection
Refuse collected (tons per day)13.12 13.67 13.20 12.88 12.39 11.80 12.21 11.92 12.55 12.78
Recyclables collected (tons per day)0.28 0.33 0.32 0.3 0.35 0.45 1 0.54 0.65 0.70
Other public works
Street resurfacing (miles)10 3.81 3.20 3.33 2.71 2.50 2 2.03 - 1.30
Parks, recreation, and cultural
Parks and recreation - attendees
Vinton Dogwood Festival (4-day)6,900 5,000 7,500 Cancelled 20,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000
4th of July 6,000 6,000 6,000 Cancelled 4,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000
Vinton Fall Festival (Co-Sponsor Chamber of Commerce)4,900 5,500 3,500 2,000 3,500 6,000 6,000 9,000 9,000 6,000
Water
Number of customer accounts - 5,137 5,187 5,155 5,136 5,115 5,120 5,093 5,074 5,085
Miles of distribution lines - 61 61 61 61 61 61 61 61 61
Volume pumped (million gallons per day average)- 1.06 1.07 1.05 2 1 1 1.27 1.23 1.14
Sewer
Number of customer accounts - 4,753 4,764 4,728 4,710 4,691 4,686 4,658 4,639 4,642
Miles of collection lines - 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60
Waste/Water treated (million gallons per day)- 1.52 1.81 1.41 1.02 1.32 1.32 1.40 1.19 0.92
N/A - Not available.
Refuse collected (tons per day) - based on 260 collection days per year.
Recyclables collected (tons per day) - based on 130 collection days per year.
Source: Various Town of Vinton Departments
(1) As of July 1, 2019, all firefighters and emergency responders are employees of Roanoke County.
(2) As of July 1, 2022, water and sewer operations are handled by the Western Virginia Water Authority.
Town of Vinton, Virginia
Operating Indicators by Function/Program
Last Ten Fiscal Years
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Table 14
2023 (1)2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Function/Program
Public safety
Law enforcement vehicles 26 27 27 26 24 27 27 25 26 25
Fire stations 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Public works
Primary streets (lane miles)21.62 21.62 21.62 21.62 21.62 21.62 21.62 21.62 21.62 21.62
Secondary streets (lane miles)66.32 66.32 66.32 66.32 66.32 66.32 66.32 66.32 66.32 66.32
Streetlights 513 513 513 505 505 505 505 503 502 500
Parks, recreation, and cultural
Community centers
Vinton Senior Program (No. of Events/Attendance)278/5560 398/4236 186/1850 428/6330 428/6283 356/5822 285/4370 252/4166 240/3990 223/3,965
Charles R. Hill Center (Rentals)262 312 205 292 298 303 316 283 291 289
Vinton War Memorial 358 297 196 258 240 250 276 273 235 282
Parks/athletic fields
Greenway (3/4 Mile) Cinder Surface 25,000 25,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000
War Memorial Playground 4,000 4,000 4,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000
Vinton Municipal Pool Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed 7,977 7,977 8,458
Water and sewer
Water mains (miles)-
-
(1) As of July 1, 2019, all firefighters and emergency responders are employees of Roanoke County.
Town of Vinton, Virginia
Capital Asset and Infrastructure Statistics by Function/Program
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Source: Various Town of Vinton Departments
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Compliance Section
Assistance Amounts Passed
Federal Grantor/Pass - Through Grantor/Listing Pass-through Entity Through to Federal
Program or Cluster Title Number Identifying Number Sub-recipients Expenditures
Department of Justice:
Pass-Through Payments:
Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services
Local Law Enforcement Block Grant FFY 18 16.738 21-U10099LO18 10,170$
COVID-19 Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Grant 16.034 10602 450
Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program 16.607 N/A 1,220
Total Department of Justice 11,840
Department of Transportation:
Pass-Through Payments:
Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles
Highway Safety Cluster
National Priority Safety Programs FY20 20.616 N/A 19,899
Virginia Department of Transportation
Highway Planning and Construction
Walnut Avenue Bike/Pedestrian - 5th St to Town West 20.205 UPC 111649 911,072
Walnut Avenue Bike/Pedestrian - Lee Avenue to 1st St 20.205 UPC 113565 256,575
Glade Creek Greenway Phase 2B 20.205 UPC 109611 20,702
Gus Nicks Blvd Pedestrian/Bicycle Crossing 20.205 UPC 119911 57,838
Hardy Road/Dillon Woods Crosswalk 20.205 UPC 113322 109,450
Total Department of Transportation 1,375,536
Department of the Treasury:
Direct Payments:
COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund 21.027 N/A 5,700,000 7,956,483
Total Department of the Treasury 7,956,483
Environmental Protection Agency
Direct Payments:
EPA Brownfield Site Assessment 66.818 FAIN # 96368301 46,005
Total Environmental Protection Agency 46,005
Total Expenditures of Federal Awards 9,389,864$
NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION:
The accompanying Schedule of Federal Expenditures includes the activity of all federally assisted programs of the Town of Vinton,Virginia and is presented on
the modified accrual basis of accounting,as described in Note 1 to the Town's basic financial statements.All federal awards received directly from federal
agencies, as well as federal awards passed through other government agencies, are included on this schedule.
NOTE 2 - DE MINIMIS INDIRECT COST RATE:
The entity did not elect to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate.
NOTE 3 - OUTSTANDING LOAN BALANCES:
At June 30, 2023, the Town had no outstanding loan balances requiring continuing disclosure.
NOTE 4 - SUBRECIPIENTS EXPENDITURE:
$5.7M of the COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds passed through the Town to Western Virginia Water Authority.
Town of Vinton, Virginia
Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards
For the Year Ended June 30, 2023
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Independent Auditor’s Report on Internal Control over Financial
Reporting and on Compliance and Other Matters Based on an Audit of
Financial Statements Performed in Accordance with
Government Auditing Standards
To the Honorable Members of the Town Council
Town of Vinton, Virginia
We have audited, in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of
America; the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued
by the Comptroller General of the United States; and the Specifications for Audits of Counties, Cities, and
Towns issued by the Auditor of Public Accounts of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the financial statements
of the governmental activities, the business -type activities, and each major fund of the Town of Vinton,
Virginia (the “Town”), as of and for the year ended June 30, 2023, and the related notes to the financial
statements, which collectively comprise the Town’s basic financial statements and have issued our report
thereon dated March 26, 2025.
Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements, we considered the Town’s internal
control over financial reporting (internal control) as a basis for designing the audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances for the purpose of expressing our opinions on the financial statements,
but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Town’s internal control.
Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the effectiveness of the Town’s internal control.
A deficiency in internal control exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow
management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent, or
detect and correct, misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination
of deficiencies, in internal control such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement
of the entity’s financial statements will not be prevented, or detected and corrected, on a time ly basis. A
significant deficiency is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control that is less severe
than a material weakness, yet important enough to merit attention by those charged with governance.
Our consideration of internal control was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph of this
section and was not designed to identify all deficiencies in internal control that might be material
weaknesses or significant deficiencies and, ther efore, material weaknesses or significant deficiencies may
exist that were not identified. We identified certain deficiencies in internal control, described in the
accompanying Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs as items 2023-001 and 2023-002, that we
consider to be material weaknesses.
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Report on Compliance and Other Matters
As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the Town’s financial statements are free of
material misstatement, we performed tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations,
contracts, and grant agreements, noncompliance wit h which could have a direct and material effect on
the financial statements. However, providing an opinion on compliance with those provisions was not an
objective of our audit and,accordingly, we do not express such an opinion. The results of our tests
disclosed no instances of noncompliance that are required to be reported under Government Auditing
Standards.
Town’s Response to Findings
Government Auditing Standards require the auditor to perform limited procedures on the Town’s
responses to the findings identified in our audit and described in the accompanying Schedule of Findings
and Questioned Costs. The Town’s responses were not subjected to the other auditing procedures applied
in the audit of the financial statements and, accordingly, we express no opinion on the responses.
Purpose of this Report
The purpose of this report is solely to describe the scope of our testing of internal control and compliance
and the results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal
control or on compliance. This report is an integral part of an audit performed in accordance with
Government Auditing Standards in considering the entity’s internal control and compliance. Accordingly,
this communication is not suitable for any other purpose.
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
Roanoke, Virginia
March 26, 2025
www.becpas.com
Independent Auditor’s Report on Compliance for Each Major Program
and on Internal Control over Compliance Required by
the Uniform Guidance
To the Honorable Members of the Town Council
Town of Vinton, Virginia
Report on Compliance for Each Major Federal Program
Opinion on Compliance for Each Major Federal Program
We have audited the Town of Vinton, Virginia’s (the “Town”) compliance with the types of compliance
requirements described in the OMB Compliance Supplement that could have a direct and material effect
on each of the Town’s major federal programs for the year ended June 30, 2023. The Town’s major federal
program is identified in the summary of auditor’s results section of the accompanying schedule of finding s
and questioned costs.
In our opinion, the Town complied, in all material respects, with the types of compliance requirements
referred to above that could have a direct and material effect on each of its major federal programs for
the year ended June 30, 2023.
Basis for Opinion on Each Major Federal Program
We conducted our audit of compliance in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the
United States of America; the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing
Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States; and the audit requirements of Title 2
U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and
Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). Our responsibilities under those standards
and the Uniform Guidance are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of
Compliance section of our report.
We are required to be independent of the Town and to meet our other ethical responsibilities, in
accordance with relevant ethical requirements related to our audit. We believe that the audit evidence
we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provid e a basis for our opinion on compliance for each
major federal program. Our audit does not provide a legal documentation of the Town’s compliance with
the compliance requirements referred to above.
Responsibilities of Management for Compliance
Management is responsible for compliance with the requirements referred to above and for the design,
implementation, and maintenance of effective internal control over compliance with the requirements of
laws, statutes, regulations, rules, and provisions of contracts or grant agreements applicable to the Town’s
federal programs.
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Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of Compliance
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether material noncompliance with the
compliance requirements referred to above occurred, whether due to fraud or error, and express an
opinion on the Town’s compliance based on our audit. Reasonabl e assurance is a high level of assurance,
but is not absolute assurance and, therefore, is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance
with generally accepted auditing standards, Government Auditing Standards , and the Uniform Guidance
will always detect material noncompliance when it exists. The risk of not detecting material
noncompliance resulting from fraud is higher than for that resulting from error, as fraud may involve
collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the ov erride of internal control.
Noncompliance with the compliance requirements referred to above is considered material if there is a
substantial likelihood that, individually or in the aggregate, it would influence the judgment made by a
reasonable user of the report on compliance about the Town’s compliance the requirements of each
major federal program as a whole.
In performing an audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, Government Auditing
Standards, and the Uniform Guidance, we:
Exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit.
Identify and assess the risk of material noncompliance, whether due to fraud or error, and design
and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks. Such procedures include examining, on
a test basis, evidence regarding the Town’s compliance with the compliance requirements
referred to above and performing such other procedures, as we considered necessary in the
circumstances.
Obtain an understanding of the Town’s internal control over compliance relevant to the audit in
order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances and to test and report
on internal control over compliance in accordance with the Uni form Guidance, but not for the
purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Town’s internal control over
compliance Accordingly, no such opinion is expressed.
We are required to communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters,
the planned scope and timing of the audit and any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in
internal control over compliance that we identified duri ng the audit
Other Matters
The results of our auditing procedures disclosed one instance of noncompliance ,which is required to be
reported in accordance with the Uniform Guidance and which is described in the accompanying schedule
of findings and questioned costs as items 202 3-003. Our opinion on each major federal program is not
modified with respect to these matters.
Government Auditing Standards requires the auditor to perform limited procedures on the Town’s
responses to the noncompliance findings identified in our audit is described in the accompanying schedule
of findings and questioned costs. The Town’s responses were not subjected to the oth er auditing
procedures applied in the audit of compliance and, accordingly, we express no opinion on the responses.
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Report on Internal Control over Compliance
Our consideration of internal control over compliance was for the limited purpose described in the
Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of Compliance section above and was not designed to identify all
deficiencies in internal control over compliance th at might be material weaknesses or significant
deficiencies in internal control over compliance and ,therefore, material weaknesses or significant
deficiencies may exist that were not identified. We did not identify any deficiencies in internal control
over compliance that we consider to be material weaknesses. However, as discussed below, we did
identify certain deficiencies in internal control over compliance that we consider to be significant
deficiencies.
A deficiency in internal control over compliance exists when the design or operation of a control over
compliance does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned
functions, to prevent, or detect and correct, noncompliance with a type of compliance requirement of a
federal program on a timely basis. A material weakness in internal control over compliance is a deficiency,
or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over compliance, such that there is a reasonable
possibility that material noncompliance with a type of compliance requirement of a federal program will
not be prevented, or detected and corrected, on a timely basis. A significant deficiency in internal control
over compliance is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over compliance with
a type of compliance requirement of a federal program that is less severe than a material weakness in
internal control over compliance, yet important enough to mer it attention by those charged with
governance.We consider the deficiency in internal control over compliance described in the
accompanying schedule of findings and questioned costs as Item 2023-004 to be a significant deficiency.
Our audit was not designed for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of internal
control over compliance. Accordingly, no such opinion is expressed.
Government Auditing Standards requires the auditor to perform limited procedures on the Town’s
response to the internal control over compliance findings identified in our audit is described in the
accompanying schedule of findings and questioned costs. The Town’s response was not subjected to the
other auditing procedures applied in the audit of compliance and, accordingly, we express no opinion the
response.
The purpose of this report on internal control over compliance is solely to describe the scope of our testing
of internal control over compliance and the results of that testing based on the requirements of the
Uniform Guidance. Accordingly, this report is not suitable for any other purpose.
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
Roanoke, Virginia
March 26, 2025
Town of Vinton, Virginia
Summary of Compliance Matters
June 30, 2023
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As more fully described in the Independent Auditor’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting and on
Compliance and Other Matters Based on an Audit of Financial Statements Performed in Accordance with Government
Auditing Standards, we performed tests of the Town’s compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts,
and grants shown below.
State Compliance Matters
Code of Virginia:
Budget and Appropriation Laws
Cash and Investment Laws
Conflicts of Interest Act
Debt Provisions
Local Retirement Systems
Procurement Laws
Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act
State Agency Requirements:
Highway Maintenance Funds
Stormwater Utility Program
Fire Programs Aid to Localities
Local Compliance Matters
Town Charter
Federal Compliance Matters
Compliance Supplement for Single Audits of State and Local Governments
Provisions and conditions of agreements related to federal program selected for testing.
Town of Vinton, Virginia
Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs
June 30, 2023
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A –Summary of Auditor’s Results
1.The auditor’s report expresses an unmodified opinion on the financial statements.
2.Two material weaknesses and no significant deficiencies relating to the audit of the financial statements were
reported in the Independent Auditor’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and on Compliance
and Other Matters Based on an Audit of Financial Statements Performed in Accordance with Government Auditing
Standards.
3.No instances of noncompliance material to the financial statements were disclosed.
4.One significant deficiency and no material weaknesses relating to the audit of the major federal award programs
was reported in the Independent Auditor’s report on Compliance for Each Major Program and on Internal Control
Over Compliance Required by the Uniform Guidance.
5.The auditor’s report on compliance for the major federal award programs expresses an unmodified opinion.
6.The audit disclosed one audit finding relating to the major programs.
7.The programs tested as major were:
Name of Program
Listing
Number
8.The threshold for distinguishing Type A and B programs was $750,000.
9.The Town was not determined to be a low-risk auditee.
B –Findings –Financial Statement Audit
2023-001:Audit Adjustments (Material Weakness)
Condition
During the audit, we noted that several year-end audit adjustments were required to ensure that the financials were
prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The adjustments
were related to debt, accounts receivable, and capital assets.
Criteria
Audit adjustments were required to correct balances in order for the financial statements to be presented in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Cause
With regard to governmental activity long-term debt, it appears that the roll forward was not reviewed before year-end
entries were made, resulting in additional adjustment to long-term debt balances. With regard to business-type activities
long-term debt,principal payments were recorded as an expense rather than a reduction to long-term debt, resulting in
additional adjustments to these accounts. With regard to governmental activities and business-type activities accrued
interest, amortization schedules were not reviewed before entries were made, resulting in additional adjustments to these
accounts. With regard to governmental activities and business-type activities capital assets, roll forwards and depreciation
schedules were not reviewed before entries were made, resulting in additional adjustments. With regard to governmental
activities receivables and deferred revenue was not correctly captured and recorded at year-end.
Town of Vinton, Virginia
Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs
June 30, 2023
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Effect
There is an increased risk of financial statements misstatement.
Recommendation
We recommend establishing procedures in which qualified supervisors are reviewing year-end work papers that feed into
the final general ledger and focusing on the accuracy of year-end balances.
View of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action
We agree with the findings and we’re working to establish a year-end review procedure.
2023-002:Segregation of Duties (Material Weakness)
Condition
A fundamental concept of internal controls is the separation of duties. No one employee should have access to both
physical assets and the related accounting records, or to all phases of a transaction. A proper segregation of duties has
not been established in functions related to accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash disbursements, and information
technology.
Criteria
Mail should be opened by an employee not responsible for accounting, such as the Town Clerk. Cash receipts
could be recorded and the deposit prepared by this person. The cash receipts journal, supplemented by
remittance advice, could be forwarded to the accounting staff for postings to the general ledger and detail
customer accounts.
Customer complaints, returned checks, disputed items, and other such matters should be investigated by
someone who is independent of preparing daily cash receipts and preparing deposits.
Checks and remittance advice should be placed into envelopes and mailed by someone with no other accounting
responsibilities.
Water and sewer billing should be independent of the accounts receivable function.
Cause
The size of the Town’s accounting staff prohibits complete adherence to segregation of duties.
Effect
Internal controls are designed to safeguard assets and detect losses from employee dishonesty or error.
Recommendation
Steps should be taken to eliminate performance of conflicting duties where possible or to implement effective
compensating controls.
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action
We agree with the findings and we’re working towards reducing the conflicting duties.
Town of Vinton, Virginia
Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs
June 30, 2023
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C –Findings And Questioned Costs –Major Federal Award Program Audit
2023-003:COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund –AL# 21.027, Highway
Planning and Construction –AL# 20.205, Late Filling of Data Collection Form
Condition
The Town did not submit the data collection form for the year ended June 30, 2023 timely.
Criteria
For June 30, 2023,year-end audits, under the requirements in the Uniform Guidance and the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB), all entities are required to submit the annual data collection form with the Federal Audit Clearinghouse
the earlier of either 30 days after the issuance of the entity’s annual audit or nine months after the entity’s fiscal year end.
Cause
Management did not complete and certify their portion of the form before the deadline. Form cannot be completed
before audit is issued.
Effect
The entity’s form was submitted to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse late, delaying completion of all annual audit
requirements for the Town.
Recommendation
Management should take steps to ensure that the form is filed timely.
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action
We agree with the finding and will ensure the reports are filed in a timely manner.
2023-004:Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (Significant Deficiency)
Condition
The Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) was prepared without supervisor review, resulting in several
auditor corrections.
Criteria
Segregation of duties and review procedures should be applied to federal award workpapers.
Cause
The Town has not designed effective internal controls with regard to federal awards.
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Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs
June 30, 2023
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Effect
Risk that the Town’s information in the SEFA is not accurate, complete, or appropriately presented in accordance with
Uniform Guidance.
Recommendation
Management should establish and implement internal controls with regard to federal awards.
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action
We agree with the finding and we’re working towards developing a written policy.
D –Finding –Commonwealth of Virginia
None.
Town of Vinton, Virginia
Summary Schedule of Prior Audit Findings
Year Ended June 30, 2023
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A –Finding –Financial Statement Audit
2022-001:Audit Adjustments (Material Weakness)
Condition
During the audit, we noted that several year-end audit adjustments were required to ensure that the financials were
prepared in accordance with accounting principles general accepted in the United States of America. The adjustments
were related to debt, accounts receivable, and capital assets.
Current Status
Condition still present for long-term debt, accrued interest, capital assets, and receivables. See item
2023-001 in the schedule of findings and questioned costs.
2022-002:Segregation of Duties (Material Weakness)
Condition
A fundamental concept of internal controls is the separation of duties. No one employee should have access to both
physical assets and the related accounting records, or to all phases of a transaction. A proper segregation of duties has
not been established in functions related to accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash disbursements, and information
technology.
Current Status
Condition still present for accounts payable functions, accounts receivable, cash disbursements, and information
technology. See item 2023-002 in the schedule of findings and questioned costs.
B –Finding –Major Federal Award Program Audit
2022-003:Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund –AL# 21.027, Late Filling of Data
Collection Form
Condition
For June 30, 2022 year-end audits, under the requirements in the Uniform Guidance and the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB), all entities are required to submit the annual data collection form with the Federal Audit Clearinghouse
the earlier of either 30 days after the issuance of the entity’s annual audit or twelve months after the entity’s fiscal year
end (June 30th for the Town of Vinton plus a three-month extension).
Current Status
Condition still present. See item 2023-003 in schedule of findings and questioned costs.
Town of Vinton, Virginia
Summary Schedule of Prior Audit Findings
Year Ended June 30, 2023
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2022-004:Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (Significant Deficiency)
Condition
The Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) was prepared without supervisor review, resulting in several
auditor corrections.
Current Status
Condition still present. See item 2023-004 in schedule of findings and questioned costs.