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  CITY OF MUSKEGON
   CITY COMMISSION MEETING
                     APRIL 13, 2010
 CITY COMMISSION CHAMBERS @ 5:30 P.M.
                            AGENDA

CALL TO ORDER:
PRAYER:
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
ROLL CALL:
HONORS AND AWARDS:
  A. Certificate of Appreciation – Markeia S. Hardy.
  B. Honorary Ambassador – Bob Fountain.
INTRODUCTIONS/PRESENTATION:
CONSENT AGENDA:
  A. Approval of Minutes. CITY CLERK
  B. Vacant Building Registration Ordinance Amendments.       PLANNING &
     ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
  C. Transmittal of 2009 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. FINANCE
  D. Contract for     Mowing    Services.      PLANNING   &   ECONOMIC
     DEVELOPMENT
  E. Amend Chapter 54, Article IV Offenses Involving Public Peace and
     Order. PUBLIC SAFETY
  F. West Michigan Underwater Preserve – Letter of Support. PLANNING &
     ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
  G. Maintenance Agreement – Monet Garden. PLANNING & ECONOMIC
     DEVELOPMENT
  H. Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance – On-site Sustainability and
     Conservation Efforts. PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
  I. Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance – Sporting Venues. PLANNING &
     ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
  J. Submit for Grant Applications. ENGINEERING
       K. Designate Street Administrator. PUBLIC WORKS
       L. Consideration of Bids for S-647 Fisherman’s Village Lift Station
          Rehabilitation. ENGINEERING
       M. Beach Leveling Bids. PUBLIC WORKS
       N. MMRMA Liability/Property Insurance Renewal. FINANCE
   PUBLIC HEARINGS:
       A. Approval of the 2010-2011                              Action        Plan.          COMMUNITY   &
          NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES
   COMMUNICATIONS:
   CITY MANAGER’S REPORT:
   UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
   NEW BUSINESS:
       A. 2010 Budget Adjustments. CITY MANAGER
       B. Consumers Energy Rate Case – Municipal Coalition Participation.
          PUBLIC WORKS/WATER FILTRATION
   ANY OTHER BUSINESS:
   PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
   Reminder: Individuals who would like to address the City Commission shall do the following:
   Fill out a request to speak form attached to the agenda or located in the back of the room.
    Submit the form to the City Clerk.
   Be recognized by the Chair.
   Step forward to the microphone.
   State name and address.
   Limit of 3 minutes to address the Commission.
   (Speaker representing a group may be allowed 10 minutes if previously registered with City Clerk.)

   CLOSED SESSION:
   ADJOURNMENT:
ADA POLICY: The City of Muskegon will provide necessary auxiliary aids and services to individuals who
want to attend the meeting upon twenty four hour notice to the City of Muskegon. Please contact Ann
Marie Becker, City Clerk, 933 Terrace Street, Muskegon, MI 49440 or by calling (231) 724-6705 or TDD:
(231) 724-4172.
Date:    April 13, 2010
To:      Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners
From:    Ann Marie Becker, City Clerk
RE:      Approval of Minutes




SUMMARY OF REQUEST: To approve the minutes of the Regular
Commission Meeting that was held on Tuesday, March 23, 2010.


FINANCIAL IMPACT: None.


BUDGET ACTION REQUIRED: None.


STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval of the minutes.
     CITY OF MUSKEGON
       CITY COMMISSION MEETING
                       MARCH 23, 2010
    CITY COMMISSION CHAMBERS @ 5:30 P.M.
                                MINUTES
   The Regular Commission Meeting of the City of Muskegon was held at City
Hall, 933 Terrace Street, Muskegon, Michigan at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 23,
2010.
   Mayor Warmington opened the meeting with a prayer from Reverend
Michael Borgert from the First Christian Reformed Church after which the
Commission and public recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
ROLL CALL FOR THE REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING:
   Present: Mayor Stephen Warmington, Vice Mayor Stephen Gawron,
Commissioners Sue Wierengo, Steve Wisneski, Chris Carter, Clara Shepherd, and
Lawrence Spataro, City Manager Bryon Mazade, City Attorney John Schrier, and
City Clerk Ann Marie Becker.
2010-24 HONORS AND AWARDS:
      A. Outstanding Citizenship Awards.
Commissioner Wierengo presented Outstanding Citizenship Awards to Sherry
Walton-Steele and Randy Dahlquist. Tom Pastoor also received the award but
was unable to attend tonight’s meeting.
      B. Life Saving Award – Amos Lee Johnson, Jr.
Tony Kleibecker, Public Safety Director, presented a Life Saving Awarded to Mr.
Amos Lee Johnson, Jr., for helping to save the lives of two 10 year old girls.
2010-25 CONSENT AGENDA:
      A. Approval of Minutes. CITY CLERK
SUMMARY OF REQUEST: To approve minutes for the March 8th Commission
Worksession, and the March 9th Regular Commission Meeting.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: None.
BUDGET ACTION REQUIRED: None.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval of the minutes.
      B. Request  to    Amend      Encroachment      Agreement    #2007-23(k).
         ENGINEERING
SUMMARY OF REQUEST: WSP on behalf of Federal-Mogul is requesting your
permission to amend agreement #2007-23(k) to install two additional monitoring
wells in the public R-O-W near the contaminated site of Kens Super Serve, 331
West Laketon Avenue (Windsor Avenue West of Henry Street, and Henry Street
between Laketon Avenue and Larch Avenue). This brings the total to five wells
at that location. The request was made through the encroachment agreement
form.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: None.
BUDGET ACTION REQUIRED: None.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: To approve the encroachment agreement subject
to the supplemental conditions.
       D. Consideration of Bids for Janitorial Services Contract 2010-2013.
          ENGINEERING
SUMMARY OF REQUEST: Award the Janitorial Services Contract to Reliant
Professional Cleaning Services out of Grand Haven. The contract is to clean City
Hall, DPW, and the Filtration Plant for the next three years starting May 1st of 2010
until April 30th of 2013 with an option of a fourth year. Reliant Professional
Cleaning Services was the lowest responsible bidder with a bid price as follows:
                       Year 1           Year 2         Year 3            Total
Public Service         $12,804.00       $12,804.00     $12,804.00        $38,412.00
Building
City Hall / Police     $36,564.00       $36,564.00     $36,564.00        $109,692.00
Department
Water Filtration       $12,420.00       $12,420.00     $12,420.00        $37,260.00
Plant
All Sites              $61,788.00       $61,788.00     $61,788.00        $185,364.00


FINANCIAL IMPACT: The above stated annual costs.
BUDGET ACTION REQUIRED: None.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:               Award   the three-year    contract    to     Reliant
Professional Cleaning.
       F. Budgeted Vehicle Replacement - Mowers. PUBLIC WORKS
SUMMARY OF REQUEST: Approval to purchase one Groundsmaster 3280 two-
wheel drive and one 3280 Groundsmaster four-wheel drive mowers.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: Cost $35,137.06.
BUDGET ACTION REQUIRED: None.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve purchase.
      G. Electronic Voter File’s Electronic Laptop & Accessories Grant.      CITY
         CLERK
SUMMARY OF REQUEST: Under the Help America Vote Act, the State of
Michigan is offering a grant for 15 electronic pollbook laptops and accessories
at no cost to the City. Under this grant, the City needs to commit to using the
electronic pollbooks at each election. This new technology has been piloted in
several communities with great success.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: None.
BUDGET ACTION REQUIRED: None.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Acceptance of the grant.
      H. Support of North Muskegon and Lake Avenue Trail Project. CITY CLERK
SUMMARY OF REQUEST: The City of North Muskegon is applying for a Michigan
Department of Transportation Enhancement grant. They are requesting that the
City of Muskegon submit a letter of support.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: None.
BUDGET ACTION REQUIRED: None.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:         Staff has reviewed the request and has no
objections.
Motion by Vice Mayor Gawron, second by Commissioner Carter to approve the
Consent Agenda as read minus items C and E.
ROLL VOTE: Ayes: Wisneski, Carter, Gawron, shepherd, Spataro, Warmington,
           and Wierengo
            Nays: None
MOTION PASSES
2010-26 ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA:
      C. Aggregates, Highway Maintenance Materials and Concrete. PUBLIC
         WORKS
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Award bid to supply H1 and H2 limestone chip blend to Verplank Trucking
Company, PO Box 8, Ferrysburg, MI 49409

Award bid to supply road slag to Verplank Trucking Company, PO Box 8,
Ferrysburg, MI 49409

Award bid to supply Sylvax patching material (CP-6 alternative) to Asphalt
Paving, Inc., 1000 E. Sherman Boulevard, Muskegon MI 49444-0190
Award bid for crack sealant to Lakeshore PLM, Inc., 6818 Harvey Street, Spring
Lake, MI 49456

Award bid to supply bituminous asphalt product to Asphalt Paving, Inc., 1000 E.
Sherman Boulevard, Muskegon MI 49444-0190

Award bid to supply Calcium Chloride 38% (road brine) and 32% (winter salting)
to Great Lakes Chloride,1012 E. Free Soil Rd, Free Soil, MI 49411

Award bid to supply screened top soil to Jackson-Merkey Contractors, Inc., 555
W. Western, Muskegon, MI 49442

Award bid to supply 2NS sand to Jackson-Merkey Contractors, Inc., 555 W.
Western, Muskegon, MI 49442

Award bid to supply 7-sack mix concrete to Port City Redi-Mix, 1780 Sheridan
Road, Muskegon, MI 49442; contingent upon product availability, timely
deliveries, and prices as quoted.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: $250,340 based on 2009 quantities at 2010 quotes.
BUDGET ACTION REQUIRED: None, funds appropriated in several budgets.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Award bids to suppliers.
Commissioner Wisneski stated that one of the companies is a client of his.
Motion by Commissioner Wisneski, second by Commissioner Wierengo to
approve the Aggregates, Highway Maintenance Materials and Concrete
Contracts.
ROLL VOTE: Ayes: Carter, Gawron, Shepherd, Spataro, Warmington, Wierengo,
           and Wisneski
             Nays: None
MOTION PASSES
      E. 2010, 2011 and 2012 Street Sweeping Contract. PUBLIC WORKS
SUMMARY OF REQUEST: To award a three-year contract to provide four annual
street sweepings to Tri-Us Services, Inc., 78 N. Ball Creek Rd., Kent City, Michigan.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: $139,700.50 each year; $419,101.50 over the course of the
contract. Excludes special requests charged at $100/hour.
BUDGET ACTION REQUIRED: None, monies appropriated in highway and state
trunkline budgets.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval of this request.
Motion by Commissioner Shepherd, second by Commissioner Spataro to
approve the 2010, 2011 and 2012 Street Sweeping Contract.
ROLL VOTE: Ayes:     Gawron, Shepherd,       Spataro,   Warmington,    Wierengo,
           Wisneski, and Carter
            Nays: None
MOTION PASSES
2010-27 UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
      A. Liquor License Renewal Resolution – Final Recommendations.          CITY
         CLERK
SUMMARY OF REQUEST: To adopt the final resolution recommending non-
renewal of those liquor license establishments who are in violation of Section 50-
146 and 50-147 of the Code of Ordinances for the City of Muskegon. These
establishments have been found to be in non-compliance with the City Code of
Ordinances.
Many businesses on the list are found to owe taxes to the City. As instructed by
the City Commission, representatives of these businesses may be present at the
meeting having made payment arrangements and asking the City Commission
for leniency.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: None.
BUDGET ACTION REQUIRED: None.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: To adopt a final recommendation to be forwarded
to the Liquor Control Commission.
Motion by Commissioner Spataro, second by Vice Mayor Gawron to approve
the Liquor License Renewal Resolution – Final Recommendation.
ROLL VOTE: Ayes: Shepherd, Spataro, Warmington, Wierengo, Carter, and
           Gawron
            Nays: Wisneski
MOTION PASSES
2010-28 NEW BUSINESS:
      A. Michigan Strategic Fund – Christian Care. CITY CLERK
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:           The Michigan Strategic Fund is considering an
application from Christian Care for issuance of tax exempt bonds by the Fund
for a project in Muskegon Township. Christian Care is currently located in the
City of Muskegon and moving the company will be a loss of 20 full-time positions
within the City. If the City Commission wishes to raise an objection, a certified
resolution stating such must be forwarded to the Michigan Strategic Fund.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: None.
BUDGET ACTION REQUIRED: None.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: None.
Motion by Commissioner Spataro, second by Vice Mayor Gawron to approve
the resolution requested from Christian Care regarding Michigan Strategic Fund.
ROLL VOTE: Ayes: Spataro, Warmington, Wierengo, Wisneski, Carter, Gawron,
           and Shepherd
            Nays: None
MOTION PASSES
      B. 2010 – 2011 CDBG/HOME Recommendations.                 COMMUNITY &
         NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES
SUMMARY OF REQUEST: To accept the recommendations of the Administration
and Citizen’s District Council in regards to the 2010-2011 CDBG/HOME
anticipated entitlement. The Commission is scheduled to make their preliminary
decision regarding the 2010-2011 CDBG/HOME allocation entitlement during the
City Commission meeting scheduled for March 23, 2010, with final determination
at the April 13th meeting.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: None at this time.
BUDGET ACTION REQUIRED: None.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:          To approve the acceptance of the
recommendations of the Administration and Citizen’s District Council and to
make their preliminary recommendations.
Motion by Vice Mayor Gawron, second by Commissioner Shepherd to accept
the recommendations of the Administration and Citizen’s District Council in order
to make our preliminary recommendations before our final determination on
April 13.
ROLL VOTE: Ayes: Warmington, Wierengo, Wisneski, Carter, Gawron, Shepherd,
           and Spataro
            Nays: None
MOTION PASSES
      C. Police Patrol Contract. CITY MANAGER
SUMMARY OF REQUEST: To ratify a collective bargaining agreement with the
Police Patrol Union (Police Officers Labor Council) for years 2010 and 2011.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: Provided in separate summary.
BUDGET ACTION REQUIRED: None.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: To approve the request and authorize the Mayor
and Clerk to execute the agreement.
Motion by Commissioner Spataro, second by Commissioner Wierengo to
approve the request and authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute the contract
with the Police Officers Labor Council.
ROLL VOTE: Ayes: Wierengo, Wisneski, Carter, Gawron, Shepherd, Spataro, and
           Warmington
             Nays: None
MOTION PASSES
     D. Standards of Conduct Resolution. CITY MANAGER
SUMMARY OF REQUEST: Consideration of the proposed Standards of Conduct
Resolution.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: None.
BUDGET ACTION REQUIRED: None.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: None.
Motion by Commissioner Spataro, second by Commissioner Wierengo to adopt
the Standards of Conduct Resolution.
ROLL VOTE: Ayes: Wisneski, Carter, Gawron, Shepherd, Spataro, Warmington,
           and Wierengo
             Nays: None
MOTION PASSES
     E. Concurrence with the Housing Board of Appeals Notice and Order to
        Demolish 919 Windsor Avenue and 439 Houston Avenue. PUBLIC
        SAFETY
SUMMARY OF REQUEST: This is to request that the City Commission concur with
the findings of the Housing Board of Appeals that the structures are unsafe,
substandard, a public nuisance and that they be demolished within 30 days. It
is further requested that administration be directed to obtain bids for the
demolition of the structures and that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized
and directed to execute a contract for demolition with the lowest responsible
bidder.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: CDBG Funds.
BUDGET ACTION REQUIRED: None.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:       To concur with the Housing Board of Appeals
decision to demolish.
Motion by Commissioner Spataro, second by Vice Mayor Gawron to concur with
the Housing Board of Appeals notice and order to demolish 919 Windsor Avenue
and 439 Houston Avenue. (Motion amended – see following)
ROLL VOTE:     Ayes:   Carter, Gawron,     Shepherd,   Spataro,   Warmington,
               Wierengo, and Wisneski
               Nays: None
MOTION PASSES
Motion by Commissioner Spataro, second by Commissioner Wierengo to amend
the previous motion to table action on 439 Houston Avenue to the second
meeting in April.
ROLL VOTE: Ayes:     Gawron, Shepherd,      Spataro,   Warmington,   Wierengo,
           Wisneski, and Carter
            Nays: None
MOTION PASSES
      F. Renaming a Portion of Fifth Street. MAYOR WARMINGTON
SUMMARY OF REQUEST: Through resolution, to authorize the renaming of Fifth
Street from Western Avenue north to its end, to Robin Bouchard Drive in honor of
Robin Bouchard having broken the International Hockey League’s career goals
record as a Muskegon Lumberjacks’ player.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: Minimal.
BUDGET ACTION REQUIRED: None.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: To adopt this resolution, authorize the Mayor and
Clerk to sign it, and authorize the Department of Public Works to effect the
required changes.
Motion by Commissioner Shepherd, second by Commissioner Spataro to
approve the renaming of a portion of Fifth Street between Western Avenue north
to its end to Robin Bouchard Drive.
ROLL VOTE: Ayes: Shepherd, Spataro, Warmington, Wierengo, Wisneski, Carter,
           and Gawron
            Nays: None
MOTION PASSES
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: Various comments were heard from the public.
ADJOURNMENT: The City Commission Meeting adjourned at 7:03 p.m.


                                           Respectfully submitted,




                                           Ann Marie Becker, MMC
                                           City Clerk
                                                                City of Muskegon
                                                              Planning Department



Memo
To:    Honorable Mayor and City Commission
From: Mike Cameron, Code Coordinator
CC:    Bryon Mazade, City Manager
Date: March 17, 2010
Re:    Vacant Building Registration revisions


Attached you will find a number of suggested language changes to our Vacant Building
Registration ordinance that will clarify portions of the ordinance and make compliance with our
ordinance easier for property owners. The main scope of these proposed changes by staff is to
exempt two new classifications of structures from our fee requirements, not require these two
new classifications to notify us during periods of occupancy and drop the requirement to notarize
registration forms prior to submittal. I have attached a copy of the ordinance with the proposed
language changes.

The first suggested changes are to add a new Subsection (b) (1) (F) “Seasonal Residence” and
add a new Subsection (b) (G) “Vacation Home”. The purpose of the seasonal residence
language proposed is to exempt from fee, residents that go to other states to temporarily reside.
This type of resident is sometimes referred to as a snowbird. The addition of “Vacation Home” is
for the purpose of exempting valid vacation homes in our community from the fee requirements
of the ordinance. Both of these two additional types of occupancies would still be required to
register as vacant so that we can better monitor these homes for some of the issues that they
share with other vacant properties, but in these cases, by their very nature, the owner fully
intends to return to the homes and occupy them. By requiring registration this would enable us
to continue sharing information regarding these locations with other city departments such as
Public Safety or DPW, so it could be used in case of an emergency, or a need to officially notify
someone in control of the property as quickly as possible.

Staff is also proposing to drop the requirement in Section 2 “Applicability”, which requires that the
Vacant Building Registration form must be notarized. This has proven to be a hardship for many
of our registrants and staff feels it is not necessary to the proper administration of the program.
Also in this section and Section 3, staff would like to add the word “annually” to clarify that the
fee is billed every year.

Also in Section 3 “Registration statement and fees; local agent.” Staff is proposing that a
seasonal residence or vacation home must provide alternate contact information of someone
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located in this state. This person could be a relative, family friend or neighbor that the city could
contact if there were an issue with the property. This is already a requirement for all out of state
property owners but we wanted to clarify it to apply to these two new classifications. This is
partially because these new classifications of owners may be unreachable due to travel,
business or vacations. Additionally, by nature of the uses of these homes and the personal
items left in the homes, they could be more susceptible to illegal activities, such as break-ins,
than a completely empty building void of all possessions.

Staff is proposing changes to Section 5 “One time waiver of registration fee.” The proposed
changes are so that a waiver could not be granted to a property owner that is not current with
their other financial obligations to the city. We have had a number of waiver requests by
property owners that owed taxes or other fees and staff had to grant the waivers under our
existing language.

In Section 7 (c) “Duty to amend registration statement.” As mentioned earlier, staff is proposing
that the two new classifications of structures would not be liable for fees imposed under this
ordinance but would be required to register. Those proposed changes are codified in this
section.




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                                        CITY OF MUSKEGON

                              MUSKEGON COUNTY, MICHIGAN

                                     ORDINANCE NO. _______


An Ordinance amending Chapter 10, Section 107 of the Code of Ordinances
concerning annual registration of vacant buildings and registration fees.


THE CITY OF MUSKEGON HEREBY ORDAINS:

Chapter 10, Section 107 of the Code of Ordinances shall be adopted to read as follows:

SECTION 10-107. ANNUAL REGISTRATION OF VACANT BUILDINGS AND
REGISTRATION FEES

10-107. Annual registration of vacant buildings and registration fees.

        (a) Purpose. The purpose of this section requiring the registration of all vacant
buildings, including dwellings that are subject to chapter 10 as referenced below, and the
payment of registration fees is to assist the city government, particularly the Department
of Public Safety (DPS) and Planning Departments in protecting the public health, safety
and welfare, to monitor the number of vacant buildings in the city, to assess the effects of
the condition of those buildings on nearby businesses and the neighborhoods in which
they are located, particularly in light of fire safety hazards and unlawful, temporary
occupancy by transients, including illicit drug users and traffickers, and to require of the
owners of such vacant buildings their registration and the payment of related fees, and to
promote substantial efforts to rehabilitate such vacant buildings. The provisions of this
section are applicable to the owners of such vacant buildings as set forth herein and are in
addition to and not in lieu of any and all other applicable provisions of this chapter, the
health and sanitation code, and any other applicable provisions of the Muskegon City
Code.

         (b) Definitions and applicability; registration statement and fees.

                (1) Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following words and
         phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them as follows:

                          (A) Boarded: A building or structure subject to the provisions of
                  this section shall be deemed to be "boarded" if in place of one or more
                  exterior doors, other than a storm door, or of one or more windows, there
                  is a sheet or sheets of plywood or similar material covering the space for
                  such door or window.




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                          (B) Exterior maintenance and major systems: The phrase
                  "exterior maintenance and major systems" shall mean the safe and lawful
                  maintenance of the facade, windows, doors, roof, and other parts of the
                  exterior of the building and the maintenance of its major systems
                  consisting of the roof, the electrical and plumbing systems, the water
                  supply system, the sewer system, and the sidewalk, drive-way, if any, area
                  of the lot, as applicable and as enforced by the DPS, particularly in
                  connection with subsections 10-82 (inspection of unoccupied building)
                  and 10-101 (abatement of dangerous buildings) of this section of this code.

                          (C) Occupied: Any building or structure shall be deemed to be
                  occupied if one or more persons actually conducts a lawful business or
                  resides in all or any part of the building as the licensed business-occupant,
                  or as the legal or equitable owner/occupant(s) or tenant(s) on a permanent,
                  nontransient basis, or any combination of the same. For purposes of this
                  section, evidence offered to prove that a building is so occupied may
                  include, but shall not be limited to, the regular receipt of delivery of
                  regular mail through the U.S. Postal Service; proof of continual telephone,
                  electric, gas, heating, water and sewer services; a valid city business
                  license, or the most recent, federal, state, or city income tax statements
                  indicating that the subject property is the official business or residence
                  address of the person or business claiming occupancy; or proof of pre-
                  rental inspection.

                          (D) Open: A building or structure subject to the provisions of
                  this section shall be deemed to be "open" if any one or more exterior doors
                  other than a storm door is broken, open and, or closed but, without a
                  properly functioning lock to secure it, or if one or more windows is broken
                  or not capable of being locked and secured from intrusion, or any
                  combination of the same.

                           (E) Owner: An owner of the freehold of the premises or any
                  lesser estate therein, a mortgagee, a vendee-in-possession, assignee of
                  rents, receiver, executor, trustee, lessee, agent or any other person, firm or
                  corporation that is directly or indirectly in control of a building subject to
                  the provisions of this section, and as set forth below.

                         (F) Seasonal Residence: A legal residential structure that has
                  been used as a residence by the owner for a period of at least three
                  consecutive months within the previous nine months and the same owner
                  intends to resume residing at the property. A non-owner occupied home
                  does not qualify as a Seasonal Residence.

                          (G) Vacation Home: A secondary legal residential dwelling used
                  by the owner or one or more immediate member of the owner’s family,
                  such as a son or daughter, for a period less than three consecutive months



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                  out of the previous nine months but still has verifiable occupancy periods
                  spread throughout the year. If the home is rented or leased it does not
                  qualify as a Vacation Home.

                          (H) Vacant: A building or structure shall be deemed to be vacant
                  if no person or persons actually, currently conducts a lawfully licensed
                  business, or lawfully resides or lives in any part of the building as the legal
                  or equitable owner(s) or tenant-occupant(s), or owner-occupants, or
                  tenant(s) on a permanent, nontransient basis, unless the structure is legally
                  being used for storage purposes. Such storage use must be a legally
                  allowed principal use of the zoning district where the structure is located
                  and the use must be in compliance with all appropriate provisions of city
                  ordinances, building and fire codes pertaining to the storage use.

                 (2) Applicability. The requirements of this section shall be applicable to
         each owner of any building that is not a dwelling that shall have been vacant for
         more than 90 consecutive days and to each owner of residential property
         consisting of one or more vacant dwellings that shall have been vacant for more
         than 90 consecutive days. Each such owner shall cause to be filed a registration           Deleted: notarized
         statement, which shall include the street address and parcel number of each such
         vacant building, the names and addresses of all owners, as hereinafter described,
         and any other information deemed necessary by the city. The registration fee(s)
         as required by subsection (b)(3) of this section shall be billed annually by the city
         and shall be paid within 30 days of the invoice date. For purposes of this section,
         the following shall also be applicable:

                           (A) If the owner is a corporation or a limited liability corporation,
                  the registration statement shall provide the names and residence addresses
                  of all officers, directors and/or members and shall be accompanied by a
                  copy of the most recent annual tax report filed with the State of Michigan;

                          (B) If an estate, the name and business address of the executor of
                  the estate;

                         (C) If a trust, the name and address of all trustees, grantors, and
                  beneficiaries;

                         (D) If a partnership, the names and residence addresses of all
                  partners with an interest of ten percent or greater;

                          (E) If any other form of unincorporated association, the names
                  and residence addresses of all principals with an interest of ten percent or
                  greater;

                         (F) If an individual person, the name and residence address of that
                  individual person.



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                          (3) Registration statement and fees; local agent. If none of the
                  persons listed, as above, is shown at an address within the state or the
                  home is a qualified vacation home or seasonal residence, the registration
                  statement also shall provide the name and address of a person who resides
                  within the state and who is authorized to accept service of process on
                  behalf of the owners and who shall be designated as a responsible, local
                  party or agent, both for purposes of notification in the event of an
                  emergency affecting the public health, safety or welfare and for purposes
                  of service of any and all notices or registration statements as herein
                  authorized and in connection herewith. Registration shall be required for
                  all vacant buildings, whether vacant and secure, vacant and open or vacant
                  and boarded, and shall be required whenever any building has remained
                  vacant for 90 consecutive days or more. In no instance shall the
                  registration of a vacant building and the payment of registration fees be
                  construed to exonerate the owner, agent or responsible party from
                  responsibility for compliance with any other building code or housing
                  code requirement. The owner of the vacant property, at the time of billing,
                  shall be responsible for the payment of the non-refundable registration fee.
                  Said fee shall be billed annually by the city and based on the duration of
                  the vacancy as determined by the master fee resolution.

                  (4) Appeal rights. The owner shall have the right to appeal the
         imposition of the registration fees to a committee appointed by the city manager,
         upon filing an application in writing with the applicable $50.00 non-refundable
         filing fee to the city manager’s office no later than 30 calendar days after the date
         of the billing statement. On appeal, the owner shall bear the burden of providing
         satisfactory objective proof of occupancy.

                 (5) One time waiver of registration fee. A one-time waiver of the
         registration fee may be granted by the committee appointed by the city manager
         upon application of the owner, if all taxes & fees, such as, but not limited to,
         property taxes, mowing charges, past vacant building registration fees, landlord
         registrations, business registrations, utilities and any other applicable charges
         have been paid prior to application for the waiver. If the owner:

                         (i.) Demonstrate with satisfactory proof that he/she is in the
                  process of demolition, rehabilitation, or other substantial repair of the
                  vacant building; and

                         (ii.) Objectively demonstrates the anticipated length of time for
                  the demolition, rehabilitation, or other substantial repair of the vacant
                  building; or

                         (iii.) Provides satisfactory proof that he/she was actively
                  attempting to sell or lease the property during the vacancy period.



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                  (6) Two-year waiver.

                          (i) Upon application by the owner and satisfaction of subsection        Formatted: Indent: Left: 1"
                  (b)(5) above, the committee appointed by the city manager may grant a
                  two-year waiver of the registration fee if the owner meets the criteria for
                  non-profit organizations as defined by section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
                  Revenue Code or

                          (ii) Upon application by the homeowner(s) who are temporarily
                  residing in a medical care facility, or a legal representative of the
                  homeowner(s), the committee may grant a renewable two-year waiver of
                  the registration fee. To be eligible for a two-year waiver of fee,
                  satisfactory proof that the structure will only be temporarily vacant and the
                  property and structures must remain in good repair and free of any
                  enforcement actions by city departments. Should the structure or property
                  not be properly maintained, or be in violation of city code, the waiver may
                  be revoked by the appeal committee.

                  (7) Delinquent registration fees as a lien. After the owner is given notice
                  of the amount of the registration fee due, except for those owners that have
                  properly perfected an appeal pursuant to subsection (b)(4) above, and the
                  owner fails to pay the amount due, said amount shall constitute a debt due
                  and owing to the city, and the city may commence a civil action to collect
                  such the unpaid debt.

       (c) Duty to amend registration statement. If the status of the registration
information changes during the course of any calendar year, it is the responsibility of the
owner, responsible party or agent for the same to contact the planning department within
30 days of the occurrence of such change and advise the department in writing of those
changes. Except that valid seasonal residence or vacation home, as defined by the
ordinance, are not required to notify the city of changes in occupancy status.

        (d) Exceptions. The fees imposed by this section shall not apply to any
legitimate vacation or seasonal residence, as defined by this ordinance, or any building
owned by the United States, the state, the city, nor to any of their respective agencies or
political subdivisions but registration of all structures outlined in this section is still
required.

        (e) Violations; penalties. The failure or refusal for any reason of any owner, or
agent of an owner acting on behalf of the owner, to register a vacant building or to pay
any fees required to be paid pursuant to the provisions of this section, within 30 days
after they become due, shall constitute a violation punishable upon conviction thereof by
a fine in the amount of not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00 for each failure or
refusal to register, or for each failure or refusal to pay a required vacant building fee, as




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applicable. In such cases, whenever the minimum fine of $100.00 is imposed, it shall not
be subject to suspension or reduction for any reason.

This ordinance adopted:

         Ayes: ___________________________________________________________
         Nays: ___________________________________________________________

Adoption Date: _________________________
Effective Date: _________________________
First Reading: _________________________
Second Reading: ________________________

                                                                 CITY OF MUSKEGON


                                                                 By ___________________________
                                                                    Ann Marie Becker
                                                                    Clerk, City of Muskegon




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                                  CITY OF MUSKEGON
                                  NOTICE OF ADOPTION

Please take notice that on April 13, 2010 the City Commission of the City of Muskegon
adopted to amend the Code Of Ordinances Chapter 10, Section 107, Annual Registration Of
Vacant Buildings And Registration Fees.
New sub-sections (b)(F) Seasonal Residence and sub-section (b)(G) Vacation Home are
added; current sub-section (b)(F) Vacant is renamed to become new sub-section (b)(H)
Vacant; amended sub-sections include (b)(2) Applicability, (b)(3) Registration statement and
fees; local agent, sub-section (b)(5) One time waiver of registration fee, sub-section (c) Duty
to amend registration statement, and subsection (d) Exceptions.
Copies of the ordinance may be viewed and purchased at reasonable cost at the Office of the
City Clerk in the City Hall, 933 Terrace Street, Muskegon, Michigan, during regular business
hours.

        This ordinance amendment is effective ten days from the date of this publication.

Published ____________________, 2010.                   CITY OF MUSKEGON

                                                        By
_________________________________
                                                                Ann Marie Becker, MMC
                                                                City Clerk
Date: April 13, 2010
To: Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners
From: Finance Director
RE: Transmittal of 2009 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report


SUMMARY OF REQUEST: The City's 2009 Comprehensive Annual Financial
Report (CAFR) has previously been distributed to City Commissioners. At this time
the CAFR is being formally transmitted to the Commission in accordance with state
law. The 2009 CAFR has been prepared in accordance with GASB accounting
standards. The CAFR also includes the single-audit of federal grants received by the
City.

FINANCIAL IMPACT: None. The CAFR report summarizes the City's financial
activities for 2009 and includes the independent auditor's unqualified opinion on the
City's financial statements.

BUDGET ACTION REQUIRED: None
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Acceptance of the 2009 CAFR.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: The Committee of the Whole will review
the CAFR in detail at its April 12th meeting.




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City of Muskegon,
Michigan



Comprehensive Annual
Financial Report




For The Year Ended December 31, 2009



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                                            CITY OF MUSKEGON,
                                                 MICHIGAN




                                          COMPREHENSIVE
                                      ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT
                                        FOR THE YEAR ENDED
                                         DECEMBER 31, 2009




                                                  Prepared By

                                    FINANCIAL SERVICES DIVISION




        Timothy Paul                                                        Derrick Smith
        Director of Finance                                                 City Treasurer

        Elizabeth Lewis                                                     Kenneth Grant
        Assistant Finance Director                                          Income Tax Administrator

        Kathy Coleman                                                       James Maurer
        Finance & Payroll Coordinator                                       Information Systems Director




Cover Photo: The new Culinary Institute of Michigan in Downtown Muskegon (Courtesy of Ann Becker)


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INTRODUCTORY SECTION

Letter of Transmittal ..................................................................................................................................5
Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting .........................................................12
Organization Chart...................................................................................................................................13
List of Principal Officials.........................................................................................................................14


FINANCIAL SECTION

Independent Auditors’ Report..................................................................................................................17
Management’s Discussion and Analysis..................................................................................................19
Basic Financial Statements
 Government-wide Financial Statements
   Statement of Net Assets (Deficits) ....................................................................................................34
   Statement of Activities ......................................................................................................................35
 Fund Financial Statements
   Governmental Funds
      Balance Sheet .................................................................................................................................36
      Reconciliation of the Governmental Funds Balance Sheet
        to the Statement of Net Assets ....................................................................................................37
      Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes
        in Fund Balances.........................................................................................................................38
      Reconciliation of the Governmental Funds Statement of Revenues,
        Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances to the Statement of
        Activities.....................................................................................................................................39
   Proprietary Funds
      Statement of Net Assets .................................................................................................................40
      Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Fund Net Assets ............................................. 41
      Statement of Cash Flows................................................................................................................42
   Fiduciary Funds
      Statement of Fiduciary Assets and Liabilities................................................................................43
 Component Units
   Statement of Net Assets (Deficits) ....................................................................................................44
   Statement of Activities ......................................................................................................................45
  Notes to Financial Statements ..............................................................................................................46
Required Supplementary Information
 Budgetary Comparison Schedule—General Fund................................................................................74
 Budgetary Comparison Schedule—Major Street and Trunkline Fund.................................................80
 Schedule of Funding Progress ..............................................................................................................81




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Other Supplemental Information
 Other Governmental Funds
   Description of Other Governmental Funds .......................................................................................84
   Combining Balance Sheet .................................................................................................................86
   Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in
      Fund Balances ................................................................................................................................87
   Other Special Revenue Funds
      Combining Balance Sheet ..............................................................................................................88
      Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in
        Fund Balances.............................................................................................................................89
      Budgetary Comparison Schedule—Other Special Revenue Funds ...............................................90
   Other Capital Projects Funds
      Combining Balance Sheet ..............................................................................................................92
      Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in
        Fund Balances (Deficit) ..............................................................................................................93
 Internal Service Funds
   Description of Internal Service Funds...............................................................................................95
   Combining Statement of Net Assets..................................................................................................96
   Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenses and
      Changes in Fund Net Assets ..........................................................................................................97
   Combining Statement of Cash Flows ................................................................................................ 98
 Fiduciary Funds
   Description of Fiduciary Funds .........................................................................................................99
   Agency Funds
      Combining Statement of Assets and Liabilities ...........................................................................100
      Statement of Changes in Assets and Liabilities ...........................................................................101
 Component Units
   Description of Component Units.....................................................................................................103
   Combining Balance Sheet ...............................................................................................................104
   Reconciliation of the Governmental Funds Balance Sheet
      to the Statement of Net Assets (Deficits) .....................................................................................105
   Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes
      in Fund Balances (Deficit) ...........................................................................................................106
   Reconciliation of the Governmental Funds Statement of Revenues,
      Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances to the Statement of
      Activities .....................................................................................................................................107
 Schedule of Indebtedness ...................................................................................................................109




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STATISTICAL SECTION

Financial Trends
  Net Assets by Component ..................................................................................................................116
  Changes in Net Assets ........................................................................................................................117
  Fund Balances of Governmental Funds.............................................................................................. 118
  Changes in Fund Balances of Governmental Funds...........................................................................119
Revenue Capacity
  Governmental Activities Revenues by Source ...................................................................................120
  Taxable, Assessed and Equalized and Estimated Actual Valuation of Property ................................121
  Principal Property Taxpayers .............................................................................................................122
  Property Tax Rates – Direct and Overlapping Government Units .....................................................123
  Property Tax Levies and Collections..................................................................................................124
  Segmented Data on Income Tax Filers, Rates and Liability ..............................................................125
Debt Capacity
  Ratio of Outstanding Debt by Type....................................................................................................126
  Direct and Overlapping Debt..............................................................................................................127
  Legal Debt Margin Information..........................................................................................................128
  Revenue Bond Coverage ....................................................................................................................129
Demographic and Economic Information
  Demographic and Economic Statistics ............................................................................................... 130
  Principal Employers............................................................................................................................131
Operation Information
  Full-time Equivalent Government Employees ...................................................................................132
  Operating Indicators by Function/Program ........................................................................................133
  Capital Asset Statistics by Function/Program ....................................................................................134

SINGLE AUDIT OF FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

Independent Auditors’ 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 ..................................................................................................... 136
Independent Auditors’ Report on Compliance with Requirements Applicable
   to Each Major Program and Internal Control over Compliance in
   Accordance with OMB Circular A-133 .......................................................................................... 138
Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards...................................................................................... 140
Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs........................................................................................ 143
Client Documents
   Summary Schedule of Prior Audit Findings ................................................................................... 146
   Corrective Action Plan.................................................................................................................... 148




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THE CITY AND THE REGION
The City of Muskegon is located in Western Michigan on the shores of Lake Michigan. The City covers
eighteen square miles and, with a population of approximately 40,000, is the largest city on the eastern
shore of Lake Michigan. The City is located in Muskegon County and is part of the Muskegon-Norton
Shores MSA.
Muskegon is home to many outstanding sports, recreation and cultural activities:
   • Michigan Adventure, located north of the city, is the largest amusement park complex in
   Michigan. The City provides water to both the amusement park and the water park located on the
   site.
   • For 50 years, Muskegon has been home to a minor league professional hockey franchise (IHL
   Muskegon Lumberjacks). The team plays in the 5,000 seat L. C. Walker Arena in downtown
   Muskegon.
   • Muskegon is the eastern terminus for the high speed cross-lake ferry. Connecting Muskegon
   with Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the service ferries 100,000-plus passengers each season between the
   two cities. 2009 marked the ferry service’s sixth successful year of operations.
   •   Muskegon is home to the annual Miss Michigan pageant.
   • Pere Marquette beach is nationally recognized as one of the best beaches in the nation and is
   the only beach in Michigan to receive and maintain the Blue Wave Certification by the Clean
   Beaches Council. The Blue Wave certification identifies the nation's cleanest, safest and most
   environmentally well-managed beaches.
   • Muskegon is home to successful summertime festivals that attract tens of thousands of visitors to
   the community. These include Muskegon Summer Celebration which brings top name musical
   groups to town for 11 days of waterfront music celebration and the Bike Time festival which attracts
   thousands of motorcycle enthusiasts to the city each July.
   • Muskegon is the cultural hub for West Michigan with numerous museums and live performances.
   The Muskegon Museum of Art has one of the best art collections in the Midwest, and the Muskegon
   County Museum provides insight into the area’s history. The former residences of Muskegon’s
   lumber barons, Charles H. Hackley and Thomas Hume, proudly display the glory of the Victorian
   ages. The Fire Barn Museum takes visitors back to a 1890s Muskegon Fire Station. The West Shore
   Symphony and Muskegon Civic Theater bring the stage of The Frauenthal Center for the Performing
   Arts to life throughout the year.
   •   Muskegon is home to three historic museum ships that attract thousands of visitors each year:
       •   USS Silversides, a rare surviving World War II submarine maintained in pristine condition;
       •   LST-393, a landing craft used in the D-day invasion and one of only two such vessels
           remaining in existence; and the

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      •   Milwaukee Clipper, a Great Lakes passenger ship built before the Titanic that for many years
          served as a cross-lake ferry between Muskegon and Milwaukee.


Muskegon operates under a Commission-Manager form of government and provides a full range of
traditional municipal services. These include police and fire protection, parks and recreation activities,
public works operations, water and sewer services, solid waste collection, community development and
general administrative support services. The City also provides treated water to several surrounding
communities on a wholesale basis.


COMPONENT UNITS
The City has four discretely presented component unit types. These entities are discretely presented in
the financial statements as the governing boards of the component units are appointed and approved
by the City’s governing board:
   • The Downtown Development Authority (DDA) which exists primarily for the purpose of financing
   redevelopment activities in the City’s downtown area. The DDA has issued bonds that are repaid
   through tax increment revenues generated from development within the Authority’s boundaries.
   • The Tax Increment Finance Authority (TIFA), which exists primarily for the purpose of financing
   redevelopment activities in a sub-section of the City’s downtown area. The TIFA generates tax
   increment revenues through development within the Authority’s boundaries.
   • The Local Development Finance Authority (LDFA) issues bonds for development activities in the
   City’s industrial park and high-tech park areas. Bonds are repaid through tax increment revenues
   generated by development within the Authority’s boundaries.
   • The Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (BRA), which exists primarily for the purpose of
   financing redevelopment of designated environmental brownfields. The BRA generates tax
   increment revenues through development within its boundaries.


LOCAL ECONOMIC CONDITION AND OUTLOOK
Muskegon is fortunate to have a diverse local economy. The manufacturing sector is strong in the
areas of aerospace, chemicals, plastics, paper products, metals and castings, office furniture and
automotive parts. The City of Muskegon also benefits from being home to large government,
corrections, healthcare, and educational employers. Local income tax withholdings remitted by these
employers provide stability to City finances in times of economic weakness.
Still, Muskegon has been heavily impacted by the current economic recession. Area unemployment
has reached 17 percent and the resultant impact in City income tax revenue has been severe. There
are signs, though, that recovery has started. According to the W.E. Upjohn Institute’s most recent local
economic forecast:


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       “(T)he Muskegon region’s economic indicators moved in a positive direction last quarter,
       which suggests that employment conditions may finally begin to improve during the first part
       of 2010. Initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits fell by 9.1 percent last quarter
       and were down by 36.9 percent over the past year—an indication that fewer layoffs have
       been occurring in the area. Additionally, there are signs of life in the housing market: new-
       dwelling-unit contracts rose by 23.9 percent during the quarter and are up slightly over the
       past year.”



MAJOR INITIATIVES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Among the City's major initiatives and accomplishments in 2009 were the following:

   •   Development activity in the City’s downtown continued:
       • Baker College’s new $11.0 million culinary arts institute was opened to students in 2009, The
         facility includes state-of-the-art training facilities as well as student-staffed restaurants open to
         the public;
       • Additional condominiums in the Heritage Square “live-work” development were started. A
         total of twenty-two units are planned for this downtown development.

   •   Work continued on a major $12 million auto dealership expansion encompassing GM, Honda
       and Hyundai brands. The City assisted in this project with the creation of a Brownfield
       Redevelopment Authority and securing a low-interest state loan to help finance environmental
       work.

   •   Muskegon Correctional Facility, a state prison that had been scheduled to close, instead will
       remain open to house prisoners from the State of Pennsylvania.              This innovative
       intergovernmental contract will save 250 local jobs.

   •   Significant efforts at local intergovernmental cooperation and consolidation were made during the
       year including:
       • Discussions to consolidate Muskegon’s fire services with surrounding township and city
          governments;
       • Contract implemented with County Prosecutor Office to prosecute local ordinance violations.
          This will save $100,000 annually over having private contracted attorneys perform service.




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OTHER INFORMATION
INTERNAL ACCOUNTING CONTROLS
The City’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining an internal control structure that
is designed to ensure adequate protection of the City’s assets from loss, theft, or misuse, and adequate
accounting data to allow for preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles. The internal control structure is designed to provide reasonable, but not absolute
assurance that these objectives are met. The concept of reasonable assurance recognizes that (1) the
costs of a control should not exceed the benefits likely to be derived; and (2) the valuation of costs and
benefits requires estimates and judgments by management.
All internal control evaluations occur within the above framework. We believe that the City’s internal
accounting controls adequately safeguard assets and provide reasonable assurances of proper
recording of financial transactions.


BUDGETARY CONTROL
Budgetary control is maintained through an annual budget resolution passed by the City Commission.
Budgetary control at the functional level is maintained by review of estimated expenditures prior to
making purchases. Encumbrances are not recorded in the City’s funds. The City does, however, utilize
an informal monitoring system to facilitate budgetary control over proposed purchases. Essentially, this
system entails the use of on-line budgetary information that details year-to-date “actual versus
budgeted” expenditure comparisons by budget category. This information is accessible to appropriate
personnel to enable them to ascertain the budget status of an expenditure category prior to authorizing
additional purchases.


FINANCIAL POLICIES
The City’s financial policies are reviewed and updated bi-annually. One of the more significant policy
standards provides that the City maintain a General Fund fund balance equal to at least 10% of prior
expenditures. The revenue falloff triggered by the 2008 financial crisis and recession caused the City to
fall short of this standard in 2009. Program and staff reductions were made, but were not sufficient to
keep the year-end fund balance from falling to 6.3% of prior year expenditures. Additional budgetary
adjustments will be implemented in the first half of 2010 to better align General Fund revenues and
expenditures. It should be noted too that the City maintains a separate Budget Stabilization fund that
had a $1.5 million balance at year-end.


DEBT ADMINISTRATION
At December 31, 2009, the total of City bonds and contractual debt outstanding (including discretely
presented component unit debt) was $35,345,733. No new long term debt was issued by the City or its
component units in 2009.

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In March 2010, Standard & Poor’s upgraded the City’s general obligation debt rating from A to A+. In
2009 Standard & Poor’s upgraded the City’s water system revenue debt from A- to AA-. The AA-
rating on water system revenue bonds was affirmed in March 2010 in conjunction with the refunding of
$6,030,000 in outstanding bonds. The refunding achieved net present value savings of $334,200 or,
5.54% of refunded principal.


PENSIONS AND OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
The City has transferred administrative responsibility for defined benefit pensions to the statewide
Municipal Employees Retirement System (MERS) of Michigan. This was done to achieve the
economies of scale and investment diversification that the $5 billion MERS program offers. All new
employees hired by the City since 2007 are covered by a defined contribution retirement program.
The City also provides post-retirement healthcare benefits for retirees and their dependents. Since
1987, the City has had an actuarial valuation of its post employment healthcare obligation prepared
regularly and has followed a program of prefunding the obligation in the same manner as its pension
obligations. In 2005, the City implemented the requirements of GASB statements 43 and 45 –
“Accounting and Financial Reporting for Postemployment Benefits Other Than Pensions.”


SINGLE AUDIT
The City is required to have an annual single audit in conformity with the provisions of the Single Audit
Act Amendments of 1996 and U.S. Office of Management and Budget Circular A-133, “Audits of State,
Local Governments and Non-Profit Organizations”. Information related to the single audit, including the
schedule of federal awards, findings and questioned costs, and auditors’ reports on internal control over
financial reporting and compliance with certain laws, regulations and grants are included herein. The
financial activities related to the single audit requirements, such as the Community Development Block
Grant Program, are also included in this financial report.


AWARDS
The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) awarded a
Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the City of Muskegon for its
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the year ended December 31, 2008. This marked the
twenty-third consecutive year that the City has received this prestigious award. In order to be awarded
a Certificate of Achievement, a governmental unit must publish an easily readable and efficiently
organized Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, whose contents conform to program standards.
Such reports must satisfy both generally accepted accounting principles and applicable legal
requirements.
A Certificate of Achievement is valid for a period of one year only. We believe our current report
continues to conform to the Certificate of Achievement Program requirements, and we are submitting it
to the GFOA to determine its eligibility for another certificate.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We would like to thank the members of the City Commission for their continued interest and support in
conducting the financial affairs of the City in a responsible and progressive manner and for their efforts
in working for the betterment of the Muskegon community. We would also like to thank the many City
employees who participate in the preparation of this report.



Respectfully submitted,




Bryon L. Mazade                                         Timothy J. Paul
City Manager                                            Director of Finance




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                                        Citizens of Muskegon
           The 7-member
           Commission
                                                               The Citizens of                      The 7-member
           appoints various
                                                               Muskegon elect                       Commission
           Boards and
                                                               this Commission                      appoints the City
           Commissions
                                                                                                    Attorney


Various Boards &                           7-Member City
                                                                                         City Attorney
 Commissions                                Commission

                                                               The 7-member
                                                               Commission
                                                               appoints the City
                                                               Manager


                                           City Manager




              Administrative Services                             Financial Services
                     Division                                          Division




                                                                   Leisure Services
               Public Safety Division
                                                                       Division




              Community & Economic
                                                                 Public Works Division
               Development Division




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                      COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT
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                            LIST OF PRINCIPAL OFFICIALS

                                            December 31, 2009




                                          ELECTED OFFICIALS


Mayor-Commissioner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Warmington
At Large

Vice Mayor-Commissioner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stephen J. Gawron
At Large

Commissioner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Carter
Ward 1

Commissioner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clara Shepherd
Ward 2

Commissioner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lawrence O. Spataro
Ward 3

Commissioner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Wisneski
Ward 4

Commissioner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sue Wierengo
At Large

                                        APPOINTED OFFICIALS




City Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bryon L. Mazade

City Attorney. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John C. Schrier

Director of Finance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Timothy J. Paul


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FINANCIAL SECTION 




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                                           BRICKLEY DELONG
                                                  CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS




                                              INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT


     April 5, 2010


     City Commission
     City of Muskegon
     Muskegon, Michigan


     We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the governmental activities, the business-type
     activities, the aggregate discretely presented component units, each major fund, and the aggregate
     remaining fund information of the City of Muskegon as of and for the year ended December 31, 2009,
     which collectively comprise the City's basic financial statements as listed in the table of contents. These
     financial statements are the responsibility of the City of Muskegon's management. Our responsibility is to
     express opinions on these financial statements based on our audit.

     We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of
     America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards,
     issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform
     the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
     misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
     disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
     significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
     presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinions.

     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, the aggregate
     discretely presented component units, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of the
     City of Muskegon, as of December 31, 2009, and the respective changes in financial position, and cash
     flows, where applicable, thereof for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally
     accepted in the United States of America.

     Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that the management's
     discussion and analysis and required supplementary information on pages 19 - 31 and 74 - 81 be presented
     to supplement the basic financial statements. Such information, although not a part of the basic financial
     statements, is required by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, who considers it to be an
     essential part of financial reporting for placing the basic financial statements in an appropriate operational,
     economic, or historical context. 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 information 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.



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Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming opinions on the financial statements that collectively
comprise the City of Muskegon’s financial statements as a whole. The introductory section, combining and
individual nonmajor fund financial statements, budgetary comparison information for nonmajor funds,
schedule of indebtedness, and statistical section, are presented for purposes of additional analysis and are not
a required part of the financial statements. The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards is
presented for purposes of additional analysis as required by U.S. Office of Management and Budget Circular
A-133, Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations, and is also not a required part of
the financial statements. The combining and individual nonmajor fund financial statements, budgetary
comparison information for nonmajor funds, schedule of indebtedness, and the schedule of expenditures of
federal awards are the responsibility of management and were derived from and relate directly to the
underlying accounting and other record used to prepare the financial statements. The information has been
subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the financial statements and certain additional
procedures, including comparing and reconciling such information directly to the underlying accounting and
other record used to prepare the financial statements or to the financial statements themselves, and other
additional procedures in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United State of
America. In our opinion, the information is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the financial
statements as a whole. The introductory and statistical sections have not been subjected to the auditing
procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, accordingly, we do not express an
opinion or provide any assurance on them.




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                   MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

This section of the City of Muskegon’s annual financial report presents our discussion
and analysis of the City’s financial performance during the fiscal year ended December
31, 2009. Please read it in conjunction with the City’s financial statements, which follow
this section.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

  •   The assets of the City of Muskegon exceeded its liabilities by $129,474,312 as of
      December 31, 2009.        Of the total net assets, $14,904,556 (11.5%) was
      unrestricted and may be used to meet the City’s ongoing obligations to citizens
      and creditors.

  •   The City’s total combined net assets decreased $2,831,518 during 2009. This
      decrease is primarily the result of sharply lower income tax and state shared
      revenues.

  •   The City’s governmental funds reported combined ending fund balance of
      $7,882,523, a decrease of $2,388,917 from the  Figure A-1, Required Components of the
      prior year.                                        City’s Annual Financial Report

  •   The City’s General Fund reported a total fund
      balance of $1,638,662, a decrease of $745,063 from
      the prior year. The decrease is attributed to falling
      income tax and state shared revenues brought about
      by the economic recession.

  •   The City also maintains a Budget Stabilization (or
      “rainy day”) Fund that reported a $1.5 million fund
      balance of at December 31, 2009. During the year,
      $500,000 of Budget Stabilization reserves were used
      to help stabilize General Fund finances.

OVERVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

This annual report consists of three parts—management’s
discussion and analysis (this section), the basic financial
statements, and required supplementary information. The
basic financial statements include two kinds of statements
that present different views of the City.

  •   The first two statements are government-wide financial statements that provide
      both long-term and short-term information about the City’s overall financial status.




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   •     The remaining statements are fund financial statements that focus on individual
         parts of the government, reporting individual City operations in greater detail than
         the government-wide statements.

         •     The governmental funds statements tell how general government services
               were financed in the short-term as well as what remains available for future
               spending.

         •     Proprietary fund statements offer short- and long-term financial information
               about activities the City operates like private businesses.

         •     Fiduciary fund statements provide information about the financial relationships
               in which the City acts solely as a trustee or agent for the benefit of others, to
               whom the resources in question belong.

The financial statements also include detailed notes that explain some of the
information    in    the       Figure A-2. Major Features of the City's Government-Wide and Fund Financial Statements

financial    statements                                                                                   Fund Statements

and provide additional Type of Statements EntireGovernment-Wide TheGovernmental Funds Activities the CityFunds Instances in which the
                                                  City government            activities of the City
                                                                                                         Proprietary                   Fiduciary Funds


data. The statements                        (except fiduciary funds)
                                            and the City's component
                                                                        that are not proprietary or
                                                                        fiduciary
                                                                                                    operates similar to private
                                                                                                    businesses.
                                                                                                                                City is the trustee or
                                                                                                                                agent for someone else's
                         Scope
are followed by a                           units                                                                               resources

section of required
                                              Statement of net assets      Balance sheet               Statement of net assets     Statement of fiduciary
supplementary                                                                                                                    net assets
information that further Required financial Statement of activities expendituresof revenues, expenses andofchanges in inStatement netchanges
                                                                           Statement
                                                                                        & changes
                                                                                                       Statement revenues,
                                                                                                                                    fiduciary
                                                                                                                                              of
                                                                                                                                                   assets
                         statements
explains and supports                                                    in fund balances            fund net assets
                                                                                                       Statement of cash flows
the information in the Accounting basis Accrual accounting and Modified accrual                     Accrual accounting and      Accrual accounting and
financial   statements. and measurement economic resources focus accounting and current
                         focus                                          financial resources focus
                                                                                                    economic resources focus    economic resources focus

Figure A-1 shows how                        All assets and liabilities, Only assets expected to     All assets and liabilities, All assets and liabilities,
                                            both financial and capital, be used up and liabilities  both financial and capital, both short-term and long-
the required parts of asset/liability
                         Type of
                                            short-term and long-term    that come due during the    and short-term and long-    term; the City's funds do
this annual report are information                                      year or soon thereafter;
                                                                        no capital assets included
                                                                                                    term                        not currently contain
                                                                                                                                capital assets, although
arranged and related to                     All revenues and            Revenues for which cash     All revenues and expenses
                                                                                                                                they can
                                                                                                                                All revenues and
one another.                                expenses during year,       is received during or soon  during year, regardless of  expenses during year,
                                                               regardless of when cash   after the end of the year;   when cash is received or   regardless of when cash
                                            Type of            is received or paid       expenditures when goods      paid                       is received or paid

Figure A-2 summarizes                       inflow/outflow
                                            information
                                                                                         or services have been
                                                                                         received and payment is
the major features of                                                                    due during the year or
                                                                                         soon thereafter
the   City’s   financial
statements, including the portion of the City government they cover and the types of
information they contain. The remainder of this overview section of management’s
discussion and analysis explains the structure and contents of each of the statements.


Government-Wide Statements

The government-wide statements report information about the City as a whole using
accounting methods similar to those used by private-sector companies. The statement
of net assets includes all of the government’s assets and liabilities. All of the current




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year’s revenues and expenses are accounted for in the statement of activities
regardless of when cash is received or paid.

The two government-wide statements report the City’s net assets and how they have
changed. Net assets—the difference between the City’s assets and liabilities—is one
way to measure the City’s overall financial health or position. Over time, increases or
decreases in the City’s net assets are an indicator of whether its financial health is
improving or deteriorating, respectively. However, to assess the overall health of the
City, one needs to consider additional nonfinancial factors such as changes in the City’s
tax base.

The government-wide financial statements include not only the City of Muskegon itself
(known as the primary government), but also legally separate component units for which
the City is financially accountable. Financial information for these component units is
reported separately from the financial information presented for the primary government
itself.

The government-wide financial statements of the City include the governmental
activities. Most of the City’s basic services are included here, such as general
government, public safety, highways and streets, sanitation, economic development,
parks and recreation, and interest on long-term debt. Income taxes, federal grants,
property taxes and revenues from the State of Michigan finance most of these activities.

Also included in the government-wide statements are the City’s business-type activities:
water, sewer and marina operations.


Fund Financial Statements

The fund financial statements provide more detailed information about the City’s major
funds—not the City as a whole. Funds are accounting devices that the City uses to
keep track of specific sources of funding and spending for particular purposes.

  •   Some funds are required by State law or other legal requirements.

  •   The City Commission establishes other funds to control and manage money for
      particular purposes or to show that it is properly using certain taxes and grants.

The City has the following kinds of funds:

  •   Governmental funds—Most of the City’s basic services are included in
      governmental funds, which focus on (1) how cash and other financial assets that
      can readily be converted to cash flow in and out and (2) the balances left at year-
      end that are available for spending. Consequently, the governmental fund
      statements provide a detailed short-term view that helps the user determine
      whether there are more or fewer financial resources that can be spent in the near
      future to finance the City’s programs. Because this information does not




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      encompass the additional long-term focus of the government-wide statements, we
      provide additional information on the subsequent page of the governmental funds
      statements that explain the relationship (or differences) between them.

  •   Proprietary funds—Services for which the City charges customers a fee are
      generally reported in proprietary funds. The City uses three proprietary funds:
      water, sewer, and marina.        Proprietary funds, like the government-wide
      statements, provide both long-term and short-term financial information.

  •   We use internal service funds to report activities that provide supplies and services
      for the City’s other programs and activities.

  •   Fiduciary funds—The City is the trustee, or fiduciary, for certain funds. It is also
      responsible for other assets that—because of a trust arrangement—can be used
      only for the trust beneficiaries. The City is responsible for ensuring that the assets
      reported in these funds are used for their intended purposes. All of the City’s
      fiduciary activities are reported in a separate statement of fiduciary net assets and
      a statement of changes in fiduciary net assets. We exclude these activities from
      the City’s government-wide financial statements because the City cannot use
      these assets to finance its operations.

  •   Component units – Finally, the City of Muskegon’s Comprehensive Annual
      Financial report includes six component units: the Downtown Development
      Authority (DDA), the Tax Increment Finance Authority (TIFA), three Local
      Development Finance Authorities (LDFAs) and, the newly created Brownfield
      Redevelopment Authority (BRA). Component units are separate legal entities for
      which the City of Muskegon has some level of financial accountability. The
      component units of the City exist primarily for the issuance and repayment of debt
      to finance projects in specific areas of the City. Accordingly, they are discussed
      below under the Capital Assets and Debt Administration heading.


FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF THE CITY AS A WHOLE

Net assets. The Statement of Net Assets provides an overview of the City’s assets,
liabilities and net assets. Over time this can provide a good indicator of the City’s fiscal
health. The total net assets of the City were $129,474,312 as of December 31, 2009.
This is a decrease of $2,831,518 from reported net assets for the prior year. An
overview of the City’s net assets follows:




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                                         City's Net Assets
                                         (In Thousands of Dollars)
                                Governmental                    Business-Type                                       Percentage
                                   Activities                        Activities                  Total               Change
                                 2009            2008           2009              2008       2009           2008    2009-2008


Current and other assets       $23,192      $26,501           $7,510          $8,824       $30,702        $35,325       -13.09%
Capital assets                  76,739          77,490        59,912          60,002       136,651        137,492        -0.61%
Total Assets                    99,931      103,991           67,422          68,826       167,353        172,817        -3.16%


Long-term liabilities            8,492           9,000        17,105          18,240        25,597         27,240        -6.03%
Other liabilities               10,497          11,160         1,785              2,111     12,282         13,271        -7.45%
Total Liabilities               18,989          20,160        18,890          20,351        37,879         40,511        -6.50%


Net Assets
Invested in capital assets,
  net of related debt           69,065          69,565        41,876          40,877       110,941        110,442        0.45%
Restricted                       2,956           3,557           672               822       3,628          4,379       -17.15%
Unrestricted                     8,921          10,709         5,984              6,776     14,905         17,485       -14.76%
Total Net Assets               $80,942      $83,831          $48,532         $48,475      $129,474       $132,306        -2.14%




The bulk of the City’s net assets ($110,941,307 or 86%) represent investments in
capital infrastructure assets, less the remaining balance of debt issued to acquire those
assets. Infrastructure assets are used to provide public services to citizens and are not
available for spending. Another 2.8% ($3,628,449) of the City’s net assets are legally
restricted as to use. The remaining net assets ($14,904,556) are unrestricted and may
be used to meet the City’s operating needs and ongoing obligations.

Changes in net assets. The City’s total revenues were $44,118,776, down 6.3% from
2008. About 36% of the City’s revenue stream came from charges to users of specific
services such as water or sewer. Another fifteen percent came from grants from the
state and federal governments and thirty-four percent was from local property and
income taxes. The remainder was comprised of state revenues and other sources such
as franchise fees and investment income.

The total cost of all City programs and services during 2009 was $46,950,294, an
increase of $309,727 from 2008. Seventy-five percent of these costs were for
governmental activities such as police and fire protection, streets, parks, and general
administration. The remaining twenty-five percent represents the costs of the City’s
business-type activities, specifically, water, sewer and marina operations.

The difference between the City’s total revenues and expenses ($2,831,518) represents
the decrease in total net assets for 2009. The following table (Changes in City’s Net
Assets) further breaks down the change in total net assets into year-to-year changes in
individual revenue and expense categories:




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                                         Changes in City’s Net Assets
                                                  (In thousands of dollars)
                                          Governmental                   Business-Type                                         Percentage
                                             Activities                        Activities                   Total               Change
                                          2009            2008           2009                2008       2009           2008    2009-2008

Program revenues
 Charges for services                    $3,875       $3,877          $11,846           $11,817       $15,721        $15,694        0.17%
 Operating grants and contributions       6,443           5,367                 -                -      6,443          5,367       20.05%
 Capital grants and contributions         2,106           3,445                 5                -      2,111          3,445       -38.72%
General revenues
 Property taxes                           8,493           8,349                 -                -      8,493          8,349        1.72%
 Income taxes                             6,628           8,118                 -                -      6,628          8,118       -18.35%
 State shared revenues                    3,842           4,488                 -                -      3,842          4,488       -14.39%
 All other                                 857            1,519                24             109        881           1,628       -45.90%
Total revenues                           32,244       35,163           11,875               11,926     44,119         47,089        -6.31%


Governmental activities expenses
 Public representation                     924             987                  -                -       924            987         -6.38%
 Administrative services                   698             783                  -                -       698            783        -10.86%
 Financial services                       2,406           2,292                 -                -      2,406          2,292        4.97%
 Public safety                           13,614       13,956                    -                -     13,614         13,956        -2.45%
 Public works                             2,987           3,019                 -                -      2,987          3,019        -1.06%
 Highways, streets and bridges            7,161           7,265                 -                -      7,161          7,265        -1.43%
 Community and economic development       4,140           3,175                 -                -      4,140          3,175       30.39%
 Culture and recreation                   2,463           2,624                 -                -      2,463          2,624        -6.14%
 General administration                    452             575                  -                -       452            575        -21.39%
 Interest on long-term debt                288             324                  -                -       288            324        -11.11%
Business-type activities expenses
 Water                                        -               -          6,080               5,801      6,080          5,801        4.81%
 Sewer                                        -               -          5,427               5,503      5,427          5,503        -1.38%
 Marina and Launch Ramp                       -               -               311             347        311            347        -10.37%
Total expenses                           35,133       35,000           11,818               11,651     46,951         46,651        0.64%


Change in net assets before transfers   (2,889)            163                 57             275     (2,832)           438      -746.65%
Transfers                                     -            (40)                 -              40           -              -                -
Change in net assets                    (2,889)            123                 57             315     (2,832)           438      -746.65%


Net assets at beginning of year          83,831       83,708           48,475               48,160    132,306        131,868        0.33%

Net assets at end of year               $80,942      $83,831          $48,532           $48,475      $129,474       $132,306        -2.14%



Net assets for governmental activities decreased $2,889,272 as the economic recession
impacted income tax and other revenues. Net assets for business-type activities
changed only slightly (an increase of $57,754) from 2008.


Governmental Activities

The following table (Net Cost of Selected City Functions) presents the cost of each of
the City’s largest functions as well as each function’s net cost (total cost less fees
generated by the activities and intergovernmental aid specifically related to the
function). The net cost reflects the portion of costs funded by local tax dollars and other
general resources:

   •         The operational cost of all governmental activities during 2009 was $35,132,970.




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  •      The net cost that City taxpayers paid for these activities through local property
         taxes and income taxes was $15,120,872, or 43% of the total.
  •      The remaining cost was paid by user charges to those directly benefitting from the
         programs or by state and federal grants and contributions

                                      Net Cost of Selected City Functions
                                              (in thousands of dollars)


                                      Total Cost of Services       % Change        Net Cost of Services         % Change

                                       2009          2008          2009-2008       2009          2008           2009-2008
Governmental activities
 Public safety                          $13,614       $13,956             -2.45%    $12,415       $12,670           -2.01%
 Community and economic development        4,140         3,175            30.39%          500             742      -32.61%
 Culture and recreation                    2,463         2,624            -6.14%       1,996         2,157          -7.46%
 Highways, streets and bridges            7,161          7,265            -1.43%       1,964              495     296.77%
 Public works                             2,987          3,019            -1.06%       2,561         2,610          -1.88%
 All other                                 4,769         4,961            -3.87%       3,272         3,636         -10.01%
Total governmental activities           $35,133       $35,000             0.38%     $22,709       $22,310           1.79%




Business-Type Activities

The financial goal of the City’s business-type activities (i.e. water, sewer and marina
operations) is to operate on a more or less “break-even” basis without making
significant profit or needing general tax subsidies. For 2009, the City’s total business-
type activities realized an overall increase in net assets of $57,754.

Sewer Fund net assets increased $316,473 as result of a twelve percent user fee
increase implemented on January 1, 2009. The Water Fund saw net assets fall
$142,852 as result of lower usage brought on by the economic recession and, also, a
one-time spike in operating costs resulting from a city-wide changeover in metering
technology.    Marina and Launch Ramp Fund net assets decreased $62,133 due to
depreciation charges on state-funded dock improvements.



FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF THE CITY’S FUNDS

The fund financial statements provide detailed information about the major City funds,
not the City as a whole. The City’s major funds for 2009 were the General Fund and the
Major Street and Trunkline Fund.

General Fund Highlights

The General Fund receives the most public attention since it is where local tax revenues
are accounted for and where the most visible municipal services such as police, fire and
parks are funded. The City reforecasts its General Fund budget on a quarterly basis to



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take into account changing economic conditions and policy priorities. The following
table shows the General Fund year-end fund balance for the last five years.



                                                       Prior Year’s   Fund Balance as a % of
                Year-End Fund    Year‐to‐Year % 
       Year
                  Balance
                                                    Expenditures and  Prior Year Expenditures
                                    Change                              (Policy Target=10%
                                                       Other Uses
       2009         $1,638,662      -31.26%                $26,100,539         6.28%
       2008          2,383,725      -18.38%                 24,800,810         9.61%
       2007          2,920,632       8.57%                  24,498,778        11.92%
       2006          2,690,039       6.76%                  23,658,227        11.37%
       2005          2,519,605       3.04%                  23,388,020        10.77%


The September 2008 financial crisis and accompanying economic recession took a
heavy toll on the City’s 2009 General Fund operations. Actual 2009 General Fund
expenditures and other uses were $1,055,935 under the original 2009 budget amount
as significant program cuts were made during the year including:

   •   Elimination of the curbside recycling program;
   •   Restructuring of legal services including implementing a cost-saving contract with
       the county prosecutor’s office to handle local ordinance violations;
   •   Layoff of several employees including two firefighters, the recycling coordinator,
       an electrical inspector, a city planner and a clerical position.
   •   Various other positions were eliminated through attrition.

General Fund revenues for 2009 were $1,561,623 lower than originally budgeted. The
falloff is primarily attributable to lower income tax and state shared revenues resulting
from the recession. The City used $500,000 from its Budget Stabilization (“rainy day”)
Fund to help offset the decline in revenues.

The City’s General Fund ended 2009 with a fund balance that decreased significantly
from the prior year and fell short of the policy target (10% of prior year expenditures).
Further program cuts and restructuring will be made in 2010 to better align the City’s
revenues and expenditures.


Major Street and Trunkline Fund Highlights

The Major Street and Trunkline Fund accounts for all of the City’s street construction
and maintenance activities on its primary road system. Primary funding comes from the
State of Michigan. During 2009, the fund balance of the Major Street and Trunkline
Fund decreased $12,066.




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CAPITAL ASSETS AND DEBT ADMINISTRATION

Capital Assets

At the end of 2009, the City and its component units had invested $139,798,529 in a
variety of capital assets, including land, streets, equipment, buildings, water and sewer
lines, and vehicles. Note D of the notes to the basic financial statements provides
detailed information on the City’s capital asset investment. Major capital asset projects
during 2009 included the following:

     •     $3.2 million in street improvements
     •     $2.4 million in water and sewer system improvements


Long-Term Debt
                                                                                                   Bond Ratings
At year-end 2009, the City had $27,390,885 in bonds and
                                                                                                   The City’s limited full faith and
other long-term obligations outstanding. This represents a                                         credit bonds (bonds guaranteed
decrease of 6.5% from the prior year. No new debt was                                              by the City’s taxing powers)
issued in 2009.       On April 1, 2010 $6,030,000 of                                               were upgraded by Standard &
                                                                                                   Poor’s from a rating of “A” to
outstanding Water System Revenue Bonds were refunded                                               “A+” in early 2010. During 2009,
with new bonds issued at lower interest rates. The net                                             the    City’s   Water     System
present value savings from the refunding are $334,200 or                                           revenue bonds were upgraded
                                                                                                   from “A-” to “AA-“.
5.54% of the refunded principal amount.

Additional information concerning the City’s long-term debt is presented in Note H to the
basic financial statements.

                                   City’s Long Term Debt – Bonds and Other Obligations
                                                       (In thousands of dollars)
                                    Governmental                          Business-Type                                        Percentage
                                      Activities                             Activities                      Total              Change
                                   2009             2008                 2009              2008      2009              2008    2009-2008
Due within one year                $611             $909               $1,182             $1,139    $1,793            $2,048      -12.45%

Due in more than one year          8,493            9,000              17,106             18,241    25,599            27,241       -6.03%

Total bonds & other obligations   $9,104           $9,909             $18,288        $19,380       $27,391           $29,289       -6.48%




In addition to direct City debt, component units such as the Downtown Development
Authority (DDA) and Local Development Finance Authority (LDFA) had outstanding debt
totaling $7,954,848 at year-end as shown in the table below. This represents a
decrease of 3.6% from the prior year. No new component unit debt was issued in 2009.

Debt issued by component units typically is secured by the limited full faith and credit of
the City and so is an important consideration in assessing the City’s overall fiscal health.




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Additional information concerning component units’ long-term debt is presented in Note
H to the basic financial statements and is summarized as follows:

                                     Component Unit Long Term Debt – Bonds and Other Obligations
                                                          (In thousands of dollars)

                                  Downtown Development         Local Development Finance                              Percentage
                                                                                                     Total
                                    Finance Authority                   Authority                                        Change

                                       2009        2008                 2009           2008        2009       2008    2009-2008
Due within one year                    $230        $220                  $80            $80        $310       $300        3.33%
Due in more than one year              3,245      3,475                4,400           4,479    7,645         7,954      -3.88%
Total bonds & other obligations      $3,475      $3,695               $4,480          $4,559   $7,955        $8,254      -3.62%




ECONOMIC FACTORS AND NEXT YEAR’S BUDGETS AND RATES

The City’s fiscal year 2010 capital budget anticipates spending $5,576,000 for capital
projects, consisting of street improvements, water and sewer system improvements,
and scheduled equipment replacements. These improvements will be funded through
grants and revenues generated from operations. No new debt issuance is anticipated in
2010.

From an operating standpoint, the City’s 2010 budget will entail further program and
position cuts to better balance the City’s operating expenses with recurring revenue
streams.

The City depends on five major sources of revenue: local income taxes, local property
taxes, state-shared revenues, state street funds, and water and sewer utility fees.
Together, these five income sources account for about three-quarters of total City
revenues. Meaningful discussion of the City’s financial outlook needs to center on
these major income sources.


Local Income Tax

The City income tax was approved by voters in 1993 and now is the primary source of
funding for police, fire, parks and other general operations. The income tax rate is 1%
on City residents and ½ of 1% on non-residents working in the City. The income tax
provides key advantages for core cities such as Muskegon. First, it allows the City to
regionalize its tax structure by taxing non-residents who work here and use City
services. Second, it allows the City to benefit from development occurring outside City
limits because City residents employed by non-City employers pay income taxes.
Finally, the income tax generates revenue from workers at hospitals, churches,
government agencies, colleges and other institutions traditionally exempt from paying
local property taxes. This is particularly important for Muskegon since it is the regional
center for most such institutions.




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Income tax revenues fell sharply from $7,694,780 in 2008 to $6,482,290 for 2009
(15.8%). For 2009, the City has revised its income tax revenue estimate at $6,200,000.
The following table shows the makeup of the City’s income tax base:




                                                                                Average Amount Paid
                         Number of
Category                               2009 Amount Paid Percent of Total        2009           2008
                          Payers


City Resident                  6,788    $      2,541,951             39%    $          374 $          400
Non-Resident                  12,433           3,106,829             48%               250            263
Corporate                      1,850             833,510             13%               669            669
 Total                        21,071    $      6,482,290            100%    $          341 $          341



Local Property Tax

The City’s 2009 property tax millage consisted of 11 mills: 8.5 mills for general
operations and 2.5 mills levied for sanitation. City charter authorizes a general
operating millage up to 10 mills and state law permits a maximum sanitation millage of 3
mills. Millage rates are applied to the taxable value of property in the City to arrive at
the City’s property tax levy. For 2010, the City is projecting $8,034,944 in property
taxes.

                                Total Assessed        Percent      Estimated Actual 
                  Year
                                     Value            Change            Value
                  2009               $867,330,950         -4.23%      $1,734,661,900
                  2008                 905,682,400        2.65%        1,811,364,800
                  2007                 882,300,288        3.11%        1,764,600,576
                  2006                 855,662,300        2.78%        1,711,324,600
                  2005                 832,507,264        0.19%        1,665,014,528
                  2004                 830,948,500        -0.97%       1,661,897,000




State Shared Revenues

State shared sales tax revenues represent about sixteen percent of total General Fund
revenue. The City’s state shared revenue allocation is made up of two parts. The
constitutional component is a fixed percentage of total state sales tax collections that is
allocated to cities on a per capita basis and that cannot be reduced by the legislature.
The statutory component is determined by a complex formula and is subject to
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components depend, of course, on overall state sales tax collections. The City’s recent
state shared revenue history is summarized below:

                                      State Shared     Percent
                                       Revenues
                           Year                        Change
                           2009          $3,841,922    -14.4%
                           2008           4,487,698     0.3%
                           2007           4,475,462     -1.8%
                           2006           4,556,801     -0.8%
                           2005           4,592,852     -1.1%
                           2004           4,645,348     -5.9%


Continued erosion of the state shared revenue component constitutes a major on-going
problem for City finances.

For 2010, the City originally projected $4,071,393 in state shared revenues. However,
based on the most recent information available from the State, this estimate has been
reduced to $3,727,627.


Street Funds

The State also returns to the City a share of gasoline tax revenues to help fund
maintenance and construction of major and local streets within the City. These
revenues have not suffered to the extent that general state sales tax revenues have:

                                    Street Revenues
                                       from State     Percent
                             Year
                                                      Change
                            2009         $3,177,862    -0.7%
                            2008          3,199,930   -2.7%
                            2007          3,288,098   -0.3%
                            2006          3,297,183   -0.7%
                            2005          3,319,131   -4.1%
                            2004          3,459,503    9.2%


For 2010, the City is projecting no material change in street funds from the State of
Michigan.

Water and Sewer Fees

From a government-wide entity perspective, combined water and sewer fees represent
the City’s largest income stream totaling $11,311,367 in 2009. Charges to customers
are based on the amount of metered services used times rates periodically set by the
City Commission. During 2009, sewer rates were increased twelve percent as result of
higher wastewater treatment and debt service charges enacted by Muskegon County.



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A further sewer rate increases will likely be needed in 2010 due to the shutdown of a
major industrial sewer customer. Water rates are expected to remain stable in 2010.


CONTACTING THE CITY’S FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
This financial report is designed to provide our citizens, taxpayers, customers, and
investors and creditors with a general overview of the City’s finances and to
demonstrate the City’s accountability for the money it receives. If you have questions
about this report, need additional financial information, or wish to obtain separate
financial statements for the City’s component units, contact the City’s Finance
Department at (231) 724-6713 or by e-mail ([email protected]).




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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS




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                                                                                 City of Muskegon
                                                                       STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS (DEFICITS)
                                                                                December 31, 2009

                                                                                     ASSETS

                                                                                                        Governmental        Business-type                         Component
                                                                                                          activities          activities          Total             units
     CURRENT ASSETS
       Cash and investments                                                                         $     11,189,821    $       2,972,770   $    14,162,591   $     325,080
       Receivables                                                                                         8,834,401            2,093,448        10,927,849         518,573
       Due from other governmental units                                                                   2,412,599               67,560         2,480,159             -
       Internal balances                                                                                  (1,481,831)           1,481,831               -               -
       Due from component units                                                                               10,214                  -              10,214             -
       Inventories                                                                                            23,750              138,808           162,558             -
       Prepaid items                                                                                         389,109               25,177           414,286             -
                  Total current assets                                                                    21,378,063            6,779,594        28,157,657         843,653

     NONCURRENT ASSETS
       Restricted assets                                                                                          -              672,000           672,000               -
       Capital assets, net
          Nondepreciable                                                                                  18,655,233           2,587,805         21,243,038          400,000
          Depreciable                                                                                     58,083,425          57,324,084        115,407,509        2,747,982
       Bond issuance costs, net                                                                              124,965              59,152            184,117           98,759
       Special assessments receivable                                                                      1,440,526                 -            1,440,526              -
       Notes receivable                                                                                      249,053                 -              249,053              -
                  Total noncurrent assets                                                                 78,553,202          60,643,041        139,196,243        3,246,741
                  Total assets                                                                            99,931,265          67,422,635        167,353,900        4,090,394




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                                                                       LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS (DEFICITS)
     CURRENT LIABILITIES
       Accounts payable and accrued liabilities                                                               961,345             271,392         1,232,737          42,400
       Due to other governmental units                                                                            -               331,070           331,070             -
       Due to primary government                                                                                  -                   -                 -            10,214
       Unearned revenue                                                                                     8,924,896                 -           8,924,896         518,573
       Bonds and other obligations, due within one year                                                       610,500           1,182,200         1,792,700         310,000
                  Total current liabilities                                                               10,496,741            1,784,662        12,281,403         881,187

     NONCURRENT LIABILITIES
       Bonds and other obligations, less amounts due within one year                                        8,492,654         17,105,531         25,598,185        7,644,848
                  Total liabilities                                                                       18,989,395          18,890,193         37,879,588        8,526,035

     NET ASSETS (DEFICITS)
       Invested in capital assets, net of related debt                                                    69,064,800          41,876,507        110,941,307       (1,233,107)
       Restricted for:
          Streets and highways                                                                              1,636,036                -            1,636,036              -
          Debt service                                                                                            -              672,000            672,000              -
          Perpetual care
             Expendable                                                                                        15,613                 -              15,613              -
             Non-expendable                                                                                 1,304,800                 -           1,304,800              -
       Unrestricted                                                                                         8,920,621           5,983,935        14,904,556       (3,202,534)
                  Total net assets (deficits)                                                       $     80,941,870    $     48,532,442    $   129,474,312   $   (4,435,641)



     The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.
                                                                                                         City of Muskegon
                                                                                               STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
                                                                                              For the year ended December 31, 2009

                                                                                                                                                                         Net (Expense) Revenue and Changes in Net Assets
                                                                                                              Program Revenue                                                 Primary Government
                                                                                           Charges for       Operating grants          Capital grants        Governmental         Business-type                       Component
     Functions/Programs                                                   Expenses          services         and contributions       and contributions         activities           activities         Total             units
     Primary government
        Governmental activities
           Public representation services                             $      923,911   $       213,885       $         -             $         -         $        (710,026)   $          -      $      (710,026)   $          -
           Administrative services                                           698,022           271,117               7,920                     -                  (418,985)              -             (418,985)              -
           Financial services                                              2,406,517           818,845              60,347                     -                (1,527,325)              -           (1,527,325)              -
           Public safety                                                  13,614,112         1,117,476              80,976                     -               (12,415,660)              -          (12,415,660)              -
           Public works                                                    2,986,747           383,733                 -                    42,180              (2,560,834)              -           (2,560,834)              -
           Highways, streets and bridges                                   7,160,797           251,840           3,092,105               1,853,003              (1,963,849)              -           (1,963,849)              -
           Community and economic development                              4,139,765           249,241           3,180,314                 210,374                (499,836)              -             (499,836)              -
           Culture and recreation                                          2,463,375           445,891              21,561                     -                (1,995,923)              -           (1,995,923)              -
           General administration                                            451,651           123,426                 -                       -                  (328,225)              -             (328,225)              -
           Interest on long-term debt                                        288,073               -                   -                       -                  (288,073)              -             (288,073)              -
               Total governmental activities                              35,132,970         3,875,454           6,443,223               2,105,557             (22,708,736)              -          (22,708,736)              -

        Business-type activities
          Sewer                                                            5,426,321         5,720,171                 -                       -                       -             293,850            293,850               -
          Water                                                            6,080,230         5,883,830                 -                       -                       -            (196,400)          (196,400)              -
          Marina and Launch Ramp                                             310,773           242,055                 -                     5,179                     -             (63,539)           (63,539)              -
               Total business-type activities                             11,817,324       11,846,056                  -                     5,179                     -             33,911              33,911               -
                     Total primary government                         $   46,950,294   $   15,721,510        $   6,443,223           $   2,110,736             (22,708,736)          33,911         (22,674,825)              -




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     Component units
       Local Development Finance Authority I                          $         347    $           -         $         -             $         -                       -                 -                  -               (347)
       Local Development Finance Authority II                                25,235                -                   -                       -                       -                 -                  -            (25,235)
       Local Development Finance Authority III                              380,328                -                   -                   195,000                     -                 -                  -           (185,328)
       Downtown Development Authority                                       119,923                -                   -                       -                       -                 -                  -           (119,923)
       Tax Increment Finance Authority                                       60,000                -                   -                       -                       -                 -                  -            (60,000)
       Brownfield Redevelopment Authority                                     2,302                -                   -                       -                       -                 -                  -             (2,302)
                     Total component units                            $     588,135    $           -         $         -             $     195,000                     -                 -                  -           (393,135)

     General revenues
       Property taxes                                                                                                                                           8,492,507               -             8,492,507          783,528
       Income taxes                                                                                                                                             6,628,365               -             6,628,365              -
       Cable franchises                                                                                                                                           321,852               -               321,852              -
       Grants and contributions not restricted to specific programs                                                                                             3,841,922               -             3,841,922              -
       Unrestricted investment earnings                                                                                                                           185,436            23,843             209,279            1,462
       Miscellaneous                                                                                                                                              226,124               -               226,124              -
       Gain on sale of capital asset                                                                                                                              123,258               -               123,258              -
               Total general revenues and transfers                                                                                                            19,819,464            23,843          19,843,307          784,990

                  Change in net assets                                                                                                                          (2,889,272)          57,754          (2,831,518)         391,855

     Net assets (deficit) at January 1, 2009                                                                                                                   83,831,142         48,474,688        132,305,830        (4,827,496)

     Net assets (deficit) at December 31, 2009                                                                                                           $     80,941,870     $   48,532,442    $ 129,474,312      $   (4,435,641)



     The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.
                                                                      City of Muskegon
                                                                      BALANCE SHEET
                                                                      Governmental Funds
                                                                       December 31, 2009


                                                                                                    Major Street          Other              Total
                                                                                   General         and Trunkline       governmental       governmental
                                                                                    Fund               Fund                funds              funds
     ASSETS
       Cash and investments                                                   $    2,312,423   $            -      $     4,505,142    $     6,817,565
       Receivables
          Accounts and loans                                                         318,751             35,878            662,462          1,017,091
          Property taxes                                                           5,801,920                -                  -            5,801,920
          Income taxes                                                               837,957                -                  -              837,957
          Special assessments                                                            -              894,417            874,636          1,769,053
       Due from other governmental units                                             691,338            387,172          1,334,089          2,412,599
       Due from other funds                                                          428,752                -            1,457,428          1,886,180
       Due from component units                                                          -                  -               10,214             10,214
       Prepaid items                                                                 177,633              9,807              4,314            191,754
              Total assets                                                    $   10,568,774   $      1,327,274    $     8,848,285    $    20,744,333

     LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCES
       Liabilities
          Accounts payable                                                    $      295,413   $         86,143    $        29,762    $       411,318
          Accrued liabilities                                                        145,006             11,014              9,906            165,926




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          Due to other funds                                                             -              233,469          1,604,375          1,837,844
          Deferred revenue                                                         8,489,693            723,802          1,233,227         10,446,722
              Total liabilities                                                    8,930,112          1,054,428          2,877,270         12,861,810

        Fund balances
          Reserved for:
              Prepaid items                                                          177,633              9,807              4,314            191,754
              Long-term loans receivable                                                 -                  -              224,431            224,431
              Capital projects                                                           -                  -            2,080,506          2,080,506
              Perpetual care                                                          10,000                -            1,294,800          1,304,800
          Unreserved
              Designated, reported in capital projects funds                               -                -              871,111            871,111
              Undesignated, reported in
                 General Fund                                                      1,451,029                -                  -            1,451,029
                 Special revenue funds                                                   -              263,039          1,797,078          2,060,117
                 Capital projects funds                                                  -                  -             (316,838)          (316,838)
                 Permanent funds                                                         -                  -               15,613             15,613
              Total fund balances                                                  1,638,662            272,846          5,971,015          7,882,523
              Total liabilities and fund balances                             $   10,568,774   $      1,327,274    $     8,848,285    $    20,744,333




     The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.
                                                                        City of Muskegon
                                      RECONCILIATION OF THE GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS BALANCE SHEET
                                                   TO THE STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS
                                                            December 31, 2009


     Total fund balance—governmental funds                                                                              $    7,882,523

     Amounts reported for governmental activities in the Statement of Net Assets
     are different because:

        Capital assets used in governmental activities are not financial resources and
        are not reported in the governmental funds.
           Cost of capital assets                                                                    $   123,319,939
           Accumulated depreciation                                                                      (48,663,369)       74,656,570

        Bond issuance costs are not capitalized and amortized in the governmental funds.
          Bond issuance costs                                                                               160,106
          Accumulated amortization                                                                          (35,141)          124,965

        Other receivables in governmental activities are not reported in the
        governmental funds.                                                                                                   606,300




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        Accrued interest in governmental activities is not reported in the
        governmental funds.                                                                                                    (60,900)

        Special assessment revenue is not recognized until it is receivable in the current
        period and therefore is shown as deferred revenue in the governmental funds.                                         1,440,526

        Long-term liabilities in governmental activities are not due and payable in the
        current period and are not reported in the governmental funds.
           Bonds and notes payable                                                                        (7,798,823)
           Compensated absences                                                                           (1,210,635)       (9,009,458)

        Internal service funds are used by management to charge the costs of certain activities
        to individual funds. The assets and liabilities of the internal service funds are reported
        with governmental activities in the Statement of Net Assets.                                                         5,301,344
           Net assets of governmental activities in the Statement of Net Assets                                         $   80,941,870



     The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.
                                                                                City of Muskegon
                                                       STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES
                                                                                   Governmental Funds
                                                                          For the year ended December 31, 2009


                                                                                                             Major Street          Other               Total
                                                                                          General           and Trunkline       governmental        governmental
                                                                                           Fund                 Fund               funds               funds
     REVENUES
       Taxes                                                                          $   14,673,012    $            -      $            -      $    14,673,012
       Licenses and permits                                                                1,032,681                 -                   -            1,032,681
       Intergovernmental revenues
          Federal                                                                             64,613           1,593,425          3,085,102           4,743,140
          State                                                                            3,858,285           2,558,600            939,801           7,356,686
          Local                                                                               60,347              25,235            215,000             300,582
       Charges for services                                                                2,436,461              19,911            164,000           2,620,372
       Fines and forfeitures                                                                 523,615                 -               58,779             582,394
       Interest and rental income                                                            270,392              50,177             80,331             400,900
       Other                                                                                 552,845             233,245            375,457           1,161,547
              Total revenues                                                              23,472,251           4,480,593          4,918,470          32,871,314

     EXPENDITURES
       Current
         Public representation services                                                      923,923                 -                  -               923,923
         Administrative services                                                             549,833                 -                  -               549,833
         Financial services                                                                2,406,623                 -                  -             2,406,623
         Public safety                                                                    13,562,598                 -                4,503          13,567,101
         Public works                                                                      2,860,510                 -                  -             2,860,510




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         Highways, streets and bridges                                                           -             4,692,659          1,870,305           6,562,964
         Community and economic development                                                  939,895                 -                  -               939,895
         Culture and recreation                                                            2,193,060                 -                3,126           2,196,186
         Other governmental functions                                                        438,292                 -                  -               438,292
       Debt service
         Principal                                                                           50,000                  -              613,371             663,371
         Interest and fees                                                                  220,063                  -               62,111             282,174
       Capital outlay                                                                       167,239                  -            3,820,270           3,987,509
              Total expenditures                                                          24,312,036           4,692,659          6,373,686          35,378,381

     Excess of revenues under expenditures                                                  (839,785)           (212,066)         (1,455,216)         (2,507,067)

     OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
       Proceeds from sale of capital assets                                                      -                  -                68,452               68,452
       Transfers in                                                                          632,768            200,000             526,840            1,359,608
       Transfers out                                                                        (538,046)               -              (771,864)          (1,309,910)
              Total other financing sources (uses)                                           94,722             200,000            (176,572)            118,150

     Net change in fund balances                                                            (745,063)            (12,066)         (1,631,788)         (2,388,917)

     Fund balances at January 1, 2009                                                      2,383,725            284,912           7,602,803          10,271,440

     Fund balances at December 31, 2009                                               $    1,638,662    $       272,846     $     5,971,015     $     7,882,523




     The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.
                                                                           City of Muskegon
                         RECONCILIATION OF THE GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES
                                  AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES TO THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
                                                   For the year ended December 31, 2009


     Net change in fund balances—total governmental funds                                                                                  $   (2,388,917)

     Amounts reported for governmental activities in the Statement of Activities are
     different because:

        Governmental funds report outlays for capital assets and bond issuance costs as expenditures; in the Statement
        of Activities, these costs are depreciated and amortized over their estimated useful lives, respectively.
           Depreciation and amortization expense                                                                         $   (4,142,384)
           Capital outlay                                                                                                     3,517,831         (624,553)
        Revenue reported in the Statement of Activities that does not provide current
        financial resources are not reported as revenue in the governmental funds.                                                              (141,766)
        Repayment of principal on long-term debt is an expenditure in the governmental funds, but
        the repayment reduces long-term liabilities in the Statement of Net Assets.                                                              662,404
        Interest expense on long-term debt is recorded in the Statement of Activities




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        when incurred, but is not reported in the governmental funds until paid.                                                                   2,700
        Compensated absences are reported on the accrual method in the Statement
        of Activities and reported as expenditures when financial resources are
        used in the governmental funds.                                                                                                          138,689
        Governmental funds recognize special assessments as revenue as they become current,
        however they are recognized in full when levied in the Statement of Net Assets.                                                         (394,295)
        The internal service funds are used by management to charge the costs of certain activities to
        individual funds. The net change of the internal service funds is reported with governmental
        activities.                                                                                                                             (143,534)
              Change in net assets of governmental activities                                                                              $   (2,889,272)




     The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.
                                                                                          City of Muskegon
                                                                                   STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS
                                                                                         Proprietary Funds
                                                                                        December 31, 2009

                                                                                              ASSETS
                                                                                                                                                                                      Governmental
                                                                                                                                                                                       Activities -
                                                                                                                 Business-type Activities - Enterprise Funds                            Internal
                                                                                                                                           Marina and                                   Service
                                                                                            Sewer                    Water                Launch Ramp                 Total              Funds
     CURRENT ASSETS
       Cash and investments                                                           $       521,480        $      2,301,294          $      149,996          $    2,972,770     $      4,372,256
       Accounts receivable                                                                  1,168,613                 920,727                   4,108               2,093,448              572,959
       Due from other governmental units                                                          -                    63,215                   4,345                  67,560                  -
       Inventories                                                                             46,619                  92,189                     -                   138,808               23,750
       Prepaid items                                                                           10,560                  14,048                     569                  25,177              197,355
                  Total current assets                                                      1,747,272               3,391,473                 159,018               5,297,763            5,166,320
     NONCURRENT ASSETS
       Restricted assets                                                                          -                   672,000                      -                  672,000                  -
       Capital assets
         Land                                                                                  16,188                 103,500                   22,562                 142,250              65,000
         Land improvements                                                                        -                       -                  1,888,965               1,888,965             121,648
         Buildings, improvements and systems                                               19,515,365              62,686,255                2,322,488              84,524,108           1,559,334
         Machinery and equipment                                                               39,722               2,788,156                      -                 2,827,878           7,439,725
         Construction in progress                                                             728,919               1,716,636                      -                 2,445,555                 -
             Less accumulated depreciation                                                 (6,960,072)            (22,781,201)              (2,175,594)            (31,916,867)         (7,103,619)
                  Net capital assets                                                       13,340,122              44,513,346                2,058,421             59,911,889            2,082,088
         Bond issuance costs, net                                                                 -                     59,152                     -                   59,152                  -




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                  Total noncurrent assets                                                  13,340,122              45,244,498                2,058,421             60,643,041            2,082,088
                     Total assets                                                          15,087,394              48,635,971                2,217,439             65,940,804            7,248,408

                                                                                   LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
     CURRENT LIABILITIES
       Accounts payable                                                                       22,576                  113,374                    6,297                142,247             309,261
       Accrued liabilities                                                                     4,359                  124,509                      277                129,145              13,940
       Due to other governmental units                                                       305,595                   25,475                      -                  331,070                 -
       Due to other funds                                                                        -                        -                        -                      -                48,336
       Bonds and other obligations, due within one year                                       13,500                1,168,600                      100              1,182,200              15,700
                  Total current liabilities                                                  346,030                1,431,958                    6,674              1,784,662             387,237

     NONCURRENT LIABILITIES
       Bonds and other obligations, less amounts due within one year                           67,726              17,037,309                      496             17,105,531               77,996
                     Total liabilities                                                       413,756               18,469,267                    7,170             18,890,193             465,233
     NET ASSETS
       Invested in capital assets, net of related debt                                     13,340,122              26,477,964                2,058,421             41,876,507            2,082,088
       Restricted for debt service                                                                -                   672,000                      -                  672,000                  -
       Unrestricted                                                                         1,333,516               3,016,740                  151,848              4,502,104            4,701,087
                     Total net assets                                                 $    14,673,638        $     30,166,704          $     2,210,269             47,050,611     $      6,783,175
     Adjustment to reflect the consolidation of internal service fund activities
       related to enterprise funds                                                                                                                                  1,481,831
     Net assets of business-type activities                                                                                                                    $   48,532,442


     The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.
                                                                                      City of Muskegon
                                                           STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES AND CHANGES IN FUND NET ASSETS
                                                                                      Proprietary Funds
                                                                            For the year ended December 31, 2009

                                                                                                                                                                         Governmental
                                                                                                                                                                          Activities -
                                                                                                     Business-type Activities - Enterprise Funds                           Internal
                                                                                                                                Marina and                                  Service
                                                                                         Sewer              Water              Launch Ramp               Total               Funds
     OPERATING REVENUES
       Charges for services                                                         $    5,624,838   $     5,686,529       $       226,290         $   11,537,657    $      7,493,915
       Other                                                                                95,333           197,301                15,765                308,399              93,086
                Total operating revenues                                                 5,720,171         5,883,830               242,055             11,846,056           7,587,001

     OPERATING EXPENSES
       Administration                                                                      363,113           516,365                27,048                906,526             314,952
       Insurance premiums and claims                                                           -                 -                     -                      -             4,147,899
       Wastewater treatment                                                              4,647,022               -                     -                4,647,022                 -
       Filtration plant operations                                                             -           1,409,738                   -                1,409,738                 -
       Water distribution                                                                      -           1,572,160                   -                1,572,160                 -
       Other operations                                                                        -                 -                 162,009                162,009           2,827,361
       Depreciation and amortization                                                       394,160         1,974,113               121,073              2,489,346             568,578
                Total operating expenses                                                 5,404,295         5,472,376               310,130             11,186,801           7,858,790

                Operating income (loss)                                                   315,876            411,454                (68,075)             659,255             (271,789)




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     NONOPERATING REVENUES (EXPENSES)
       Investment earnings                                                                    597             22,483                    763                23,843              29,162
       Gain on sale of capital assets                                                         -                  -                      -                     -                95,057
       Interest expense                                                                       -             (576,789)                   -                (576,789)                -
                Total nonoperating revenue (expenses)                                         597           (554,306)                   763              (552,946)            124,219

                Income (loss) before transfers                                            316,473           (142,852)               (67,312)             106,309             (147,570)

     Capital contributions                                                                     -                  -                   5,179                 5,179                 -
     Transfers in                                                                              -                  -                     -                     -                28,046
     Transfers out                                                                             -                  -                     -                     -               (77,744)
                Change in net assets                                                      316,473           (142,852)               (62,133)             111,488             (197,268)

     Net assets at January 1, 2009                                                      14,357,165        30,309,556             2,272,402                                  6,980,443

     Net assets at December 31, 2009                                                $   14,673,638   $    30,166,704       $     2,210,269                           $      6,783,175

     Adjustments to reflect the consolidation of internal service fund activities
       related to enterprise funds                                                                                                                        (53,734)
     Change in net assets of business-type activities                                                                                              $       57,754


     The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.
                                                                                                   City of Muskegon
                                                                                          STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                                                                                                   Proprietary Funds
                                                                                         For the year ended December 31, 2009

                                                                                                                                                                                          Governmental
                                                                                                                                                                                           Activities -
                                                                                                                      Business-type Activities - Enterprise Funds                           Internal
                                                                                                                                                 Marina and                                 Service
                                                                                                        Sewer                Water               Launch Ramp              Total              Funds
     CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
       Receipts from customers                                                                    $     6,124,499      $     6,250,133      $        248,699        $   12,623,331    $         86,326
       Receipts from interfund services provided                                                           23,898              146,335                   -                 170,233           7,493,915
       Payments to suppliers                                                                           (3,982,338)          (1,723,263)             (101,248)           (5,806,849)         (4,364,023)
       Payments to employees                                                                             (631,394)          (1,322,615)              (79,563)           (2,033,572)         (1,178,248)
       Payments for interfund services used                                                              (486,661)            (660,004)               (9,372)           (1,156,037)           (710,733)
              Net cash provided by operating activities                                                 1,048,004               2,690,586             58,516             3,797,106           1,327,237
     CASH FLOWS FROM NONCAPITAL FINANCING ACTIVITIES
       Transfers in                                                                                           -                       -                   -                    -                28,046
       Transfers out                                                                                          -                       -                   -                    -               (77,744)
       Interfund borrowing                                                                               (249,387)                    -                   -               (249,387)                -
              Net cash used for noncapital financing activities                                          (249,387)                    -                   -               (249,387)            (49,698)
     CASH FLOWS FROM CAPITAL AND RELATED FINANCING ACTIVITIES
       Capital contributions                                                                                  -                    -                   5,179                 5,179                 -
       Purchases of capital assets                                                                       (277,734)          (2,117,524)                  -              (2,395,258)           (446,534)
       Principal paid on capital debt                                                                         -             (1,110,000)                  -              (1,110,000)                -
       Interest paid on capital debt                                                                          -               (567,462)                                   (567,462)                -
       Proceeds from sale of capital assets                                                                   -                    -                      -                    -               107,039




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              Net cash provided by (used for) capital and related financing activities                   (277,734)          (3,794,986)                5,179            (4,067,541)           (339,495)
     CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
       Investment earnings                                                                                    597                 22,483                 763                23,843              29,162
              Net increase (decrease) in cash and investments                                             521,480           (1,081,917)               64,458              (495,979)            967,206
     Cash and investments at January 1, 2009                                                                  -                 4,055,211             85,538             4,140,749           3,405,050
     Cash and investments at December 31, 2009                                                    $       521,480      $        2,973,294   $        149,996        $    3,644,770    $      4,372,256
     Reconciliation of cash and investments to the statement of net assets
       Cash and investments                                                                       $       521,480      $        2,301,294   $        149,996        $    2,972,770    $      4,372,256
       Restricted cash and investments                                                                        -                   672,000                -                 672,000                 -
                                                                                                  $       521,480      $        2,973,294   $        149,996        $    3,644,770    $      4,372,256
     Reconciliation of operating income (loss) to net cash provided by
       operating activities
          Operating income (loss)                                                                 $       315,876      $         411,454    $        (68,075)       $     659,255     $       (271,789)
          Adjustments to reconcile operating income (loss) to net cash provided by
              operating activities
                  Depreciation and amortization expense                                                   394,160               1,974,113            121,073             2,489,346             568,578
                  Bad debt expense                                                                          5,088                   5,296                -                  10,384                 -
              Change in assets and liabilities
                  Receivables, net                                                                        463,198                532,825                6,644            1,002,667           1,036,229
                  Inventories                                                                             (20,925)                (1,173)                 -                (22,098)            (12,198)
                  Prepaid items                                                                             3,461                  6,042                  394                9,897             (18,593)
                  Accounts payable                                                                        (90,510)              (213,124)                 516             (303,118)              8,639
                  Accrued liabilities                                                                     (22,344)               (24,847)              (2,036)             (49,227)            (31,965)
                  Due to other funds                                                                          -                      -                    -                    -                48,336
                     Net cash provided by operating activities                                    $     1,048,004      $        2,690,586   $         58,516        $    3,797,106    $      1,327,237


     The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.
                                                         City of Muskegon
                                  STATEMENT OF FIDUCIARY ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
                                                  Fiduciary Funds
                                                 December 31, 2009




                                                                                      Agency
                                                                                       Funds
     ASSETS
       Cash and investments                                                       $    5,413,000
       Receivables
         Accounts                                                                          1,868
         Property taxes                                                               15,016,716
              Total assets                                                        $   20,431,584

     LIABILITIES




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       Accounts payable                                                           $      204,587
       Due to other governmental units                                                19,997,247
       Deposits held for others                                                          229,750
              Total liabilities                                                   $   20,431,584




     The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.
                                                                                           City of Muskegon
                                                                              STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS (DEFICITS)
                                                                                 Discretely Presented Component Units
                                                                                          December 31, 2009

                                                                                                     ASSETS

                                                                     Local                 Local               Local                                   Tax
                                                                  Development           Development         Development         Downtown           Increment     Brownfield
                                                                    Finance               Finance             Finance           Development          Finance    Redevelopment
                                                                   Authority I           Authority II       Authority III        Authority          Authority     Authority          Total
     CURRENT ASSETS
       Cash and investments                                   $           -         $            -      $         13,765    $      289,526     $      21,789    $       -       $     325,080
       Property taxes receivable                                          -                      -                71,360           390,662            40,634         15,917           518,573
                  Total current assets                                    -                      -                85,125           680,188            62,423         15,917           843,653

     NONCURRENT ASSETS
       Capital assets, net
         Nondepreciable                                                   -                      -               400,000                -                 -             -             400,000
         Depreciable                                                      -                      -             2,747,982                -                 -             -           2,747,982
                  Net capital assets                                      -                      -             3,147,982                -                 -             -           3,147,982

        Bond issuance costs, net                                          -                      -                98,759                -                 -             -              98,759
                  Total noncurrent assets                                 -                      -             3,246,741                -                 -             -           3,246,741




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                     Total assets                                         -                      -             3,331,866           680,188            62,423         15,917         4,090,394

                                                                                 LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS (DEFICITS)
     CURRENT LIABILITIES
       Accrued liabilities                                                -                      -                32,800             9,600               -              -              42,400
       Due to primary government                                          -                      -                   -                 -                 -           10,214            10,214
       Deferred revenue                                                   -                      -                71,360           390,662            40,634         15,917           518,573
       Bonds and other obligations, due within one year                   -                      -                80,000           230,000               -              -             310,000
                  Total current liabilities                               -                      -               184,160           630,262            40,634         26,131           881,187

     NONCURRENT LIABILITIES
       Bonds and other obligations, less amounts due
         within one year                                                  -                      -             4,399,848          3,245,000               -             -           7,644,848
                     Total liabilities                                    -                      -             4,584,008          3,875,262           40,634         26,131         8,526,035

     NET ASSETS (DEFICITS)
       Invested in capital assets, net of related debt                    -                      -            (1,233,107)               -                -              -           (1,233,107)
       Unrestricted                                                       -                      -               (19,035)        (3,195,074)          21,789        (10,214)        (3,202,534)
                     Total net assets (deficits)              $           -         $            -      $     (1,252,142)   $    (3,195,074)   $      21,789    $   (10,214)    $   (4,435,641)


     The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.
                                                                                                         City of Muskegon
                                                                                                STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
                                                                                               Discretely Presented Component Units
                                                                                               For the year ended December 31, 2009


                                                                                           Program
                                                                                           Revenue                                                   Net (Expense) Revenue and Changes in Net Assets
                                                                                                                 Local              Local                Local                               Tax
                                                                                         Capital grants       Development        Development         Development       Downtown          Increment      Brownfield
                                                                                              and               Finance            Finance             Finance        Development          Finance     Redevelopment
     Functions/Programs                                                   Expenses       contributions         Authority I        Authority II        Authority III     Authority         Authority      Authority          Total
     Local Development Finance Authority I
       Economic development                                           $       347    $            -       $          (347) $              -      $            -      $          -      $        -      $       -       $        (347)

     Local Development Finance Authority II
       Economic development                                                 25,235                -                   -               (25,235)                -                 -               -              -             (25,235)

     Local Development Finance Authority III
       Economic development                                                178,820               -                    -                   -              (178,820)              -               -              -            (178,820)
       Interest on long-term debt                                          201,508           195,000                  -                   -                (6,508)              -               -              -              (6,508)
           Total Local Development Finance Authority III                   380,328           195,000                  -                   -              (185,328)              -               -              -            (185,328)

     Downtown Development Authority
       Interest on long-term debt                                          119,923                -                   -                   -                   -           (119,923)             -              -            (119,923)

     Tax Increment Finance Authority




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       Economic development                                                 60,000                -                   -                   -                   -                 -           (60,000)           -             (60,000)

     Brownfield Redevelopment Authority
        Economic development                                                 2,302                -                   -                   -                   -                 -               -           (2,302)            (2,302)
           Total discretely presented component units                 $    588,135   $       195,000                 (347)            (25,235)           (185,328)        (119,923)         (60,000)        (2,302)         (393,135)

     General revenues
       Property taxes                                                                                                 -                  -                 91,281          614,632           67,664          9,951           783,528
       Unrestricted investment income                                                                                 -                  143                  179              998              142            -               1,462
           Total general revenues                                                                                     -                  143               91,460          615,630           67,806          9,951           784,990

                  Change in net assets                                                                               (347)            (25,092)            (93,868)         495,707            7,806          7,649           391,855

     Net assets (deficits) at January 1, 2009                                                                         347             25,092           (1,158,274)       (3,690,781)         13,983        (17,863)        (4,827,496)

     Net assets (deficits) at December 31, 2009                                                           $           -      $            -      $     (1,252,142) $     (3,195,074) $       21,789    $   (10,214) $      (4,435,641)




     The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.
                                             City of Muskegon
                                 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                         December 31, 2009


NOTE A—SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

  The financial statements of the City of Muskegon (City) have been prepared in conformity with accounting
  principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) as applied to government units. The
  Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) is the accepted standard-setting body for establishing
  governmental accounting and financial reporting principles. The more significant of the City's accounting
  policies are described below.

  Reporting Entity
  The City of Muskegon was incorporated October 6, 1919, under the provisions of the Home Rule Act of the
  State of Michigan. The City is a municipal corporation governed by an elected mayor and six-member City
  Commission and is administered by a city manager appointed by the City Commission. The accompanying
  financial statements present the government and its component units, entities for which the government is
  considered to be financially accountable. Blended component units, although legally separate entities, are, in
  substance, part of the government's operations. Each discretely presented component unit is reported in a
  separate column in the government-wide financial statements (see note below for description) to emphasize
  that it is legally separate from the government. Each discretely presented component unit has a December 31
  fiscal year end.

  Blended Component Unit
  Building Authority. The Authority is governed by a three-member board comprised of the City Manager, City
  Attorney and City Finance Director. For financial reporting purposes, the Building Authority is reported as if
  it were part of the City’s operations since its sole purpose is to acquire and lease property to the City.
  Currently, there is no outstanding Building Authority indebtedness.

  Discretely Presented Component Units
  Downtown Development Authority (DDA). The Authority’s sole purpose is the collection of property
  tax incremental revenues, the issuance and repayment of debt and the construction of public facilities
  to promote and facilitate economic growth in the downtown district. Members of the DDA are
  appointed by the City Commission and the Authority is fiscally dependent on the City since the City
  Commission approves the DDA budget and must approve any debt issuance. The DDA is presented
  as a governmental fund type.

  Tax Increment Finance Authority (TIFA). The Authority’s sole purpose is the collection of property tax
  incremental revenues and promotion of economic development activities (including issuance of debt) in a
  sub-section of the downtown district. Members of the TIFA are appointed by the City Commission and the
  Authority is fiscally dependent on the City since the City Commission approves the TIFA budget and must
  approve any debt issuance. The TIFA is presented as a governmental fund type.

  Local Development Finance Authority (LDFA). The City has created three separate local development
  finance authority districts under the aegis of the LDFA to promote and facilitate economic growth in the Port
  City Industrial Park, the Medendorp Industrial Park, and the SmartZone Hi-Tech Park. The LDFA’s sole
  purpose is the collection of property tax incremental revenues and the construction of public facilities within
  the districts. Members of the LDFA are appointed by the City Commission and the Authority is fiscally
  dependent on the City since the City Commission approves budgets and must approve any debt issuance. The
  LDFA districts are presented as governmental fund types.




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                                              City of Muskegon
                                 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                         December 31, 2009


NOTE A—SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES—Continued

  Reporting Entity—Continued
  Discretely Presented Component Units—Continued
  Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (BRA). The Authority’s sole purpose is the collection of property tax
  incremental revenues and promotion of environmental remediation (including issuance of debt) in designated
  brownfield areas. Members of the BRA are appointed by the City Commission and the Authority is fiscally
  dependent on the City since the City Commission approves the BRA budget and must approve any debt
  issuance. The BRA is presented as a governmental fund type.

  Complete financial statements of the component units can be obtained from their administrative offices,
  933 Terrace Street, Muskegon, Michigan 49443.

  Related Organizations
  The following organizations are related to the City’s financial reporting entity:

  Muskegon Hospital Finance Authority. The Muskegon Hospital Finance Authority was created by the City of
  Muskegon in accordance with the laws of the State of Michigan. Members of the Hospital Finance Authority
  are appointed by the City but the City is not financially accountable for the Authority and therefore the
  Authority is excluded from the accompanying financial statements. The Hospital Finance Authority’s sole
  purpose is to issue tax-exempt debt for the benefit of Mercy Health Partners Hospital which is located within
  the City. The Authority has no assets or financial activity and does not prepare financial statements. The
  Hospital Finance Authority has no taxing power. As of December 31, 2009, there was no outstanding debt
  issued by the Hospital Finance Authority. The City is not obligated in any manner for repayment of debt
  issued by the Hospital Finance Authority, as any debt is payable solely from contractual payments from the
  hospitals.

  Muskegon Housing Commission. The Muskegon Housing Commission was created by the City of Muskegon
  in accordance with the laws of the State of Michigan. Members of the Housing Commission are appointed by
  the City but the City is not financially accountable for the Commission and therefore the Commission is
  excluded from the accompanying financial statements. The Housing Commission’s main purpose is to
  administer activities that provide adequate housing facilities for low-income families and the elimination of
  housing conditions that are detrimental to the public peace, health, safety, and welfare. The Commission’s
  policy is to prepare its financial statements on the basis prescribed by the Department of Housing and Urban
  Development. Accordingly, the summary information below (which is required by federal regulations), is not
  intended to present financial position and results of operations in conformity with generally accepted
  accounting principles. Summary financial information for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008, the date
  of its latest audited financial statements is as follows:

      Total assets                                                                     $    5,160,382
      Total liabilities                                                                      (201,660)
      Total net assets                                                                 $    4,958,722

      Total operating income                                                           $      343,420
      Total operating expenses                                                             (2,005,893)
      Total nonoperating revenues                                                           1,547,276
      Change in net assets                                                             $     (115,197)




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                                              City of Muskegon
                                 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                         December 31, 2009


NOTE A—SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES—Continued

  Government-Wide and Fund Financial Statements
  The government-wide financial statements (i.e., the statement of net assets and the statement of changes in net
  assets) report information on all of the nonfiduciary activities of the primary government and its component
  units. 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. Likewise, the primary government is reported separately from certain legally separate component
  units for which the primary government is financially accountable.

  The statement of activities demonstrates the degree to which the direct expenses of a given function or
  segment are offset by program revenues. Direct expenses are 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 requirement 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 governmental funds, proprietary funds, and fiduciary funds,
  even though the latter are excluded from the government-wide financial statements. Major individual
  governmental funds and major individual enterprise funds are reported as separate columns in the fund
  financial statements.

  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 and fiduciary fund financial statements excepting
  agency funds which have no measurement focus. 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 government considers
  revenues to be available if they are collected within 60 days of the end of the current fiscal period.
  Reimbursements due for expenditure-driven grants are accrued as revenue at the time the expenditures are
  made, or when received in advance, deferred until expenditures are made. 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.

  Income taxes, property taxes, franchise taxes, licenses and interest associated with the current fiscal period are
  all considered to be susceptible to accrual and so have been recognized as revenues of the current fiscal
  period. Only the portion of special assessments receivable due within 60 days of the end of the current fiscal
  period is considered to be susceptible to accrual as revenue of the current period. All other revenue items are
  considered to be measurable and available only when cash is received by the government.




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                                             City of Muskegon
                                NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                        December 31, 2009


NOTE A—SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES—Continued

  Measurement Focus, Basis of Accounting and Financial Statement Presentation—Continued
  The City reports the following major governmental funds:

      The General Fund is the government's primary operating fund. It accounts for all financial
      resources of the general government, except those required to be accounted for in another fund.

      The Major Street and Trunkline Fund accounts for gas and weight tax allocations to the City by
      the Michigan Department of Transportation for construction and maintenance of major streets
      within the City.

  The City reports the following three major proprietary funds:

      The Sewer Fund accounts for user charges and for operating expenses and debt service of the
      City’s sewer system.
      The Water Fund accounts for user charges and for operating expenses and debt service of the
      City’s water system.
      The Marina and Launch Ramp Fund accounts for user fees collected and operating expenses for
      the Hartshorn Marina and boat launch ramp facilities.

  Additionally, the City reports the following fund types:

      Internal Service Funds account for internal engineering services for City projects; the purchase,
      operation, and depreciation of all City owned equipment; the payment of insurance claims and
      benefits; and the operation, maintenance, and depreciation of the City’s public service building to
      other funds of the government on a cost reimbursement basis.

      The Agency Funds are used to account for assets held by the City as an agent for another
      organization or individual.

  Private-sector standards of accounting and financial reporting issued prior to December 1, 1989, generally
  are followed in both the government-wide and proprietary fund financial statements to the extent that those
  standards do not conflict with or contradict guidance of the Government Accounting Standards Board.
  Governments also have the option of following subsequent private-sector guidance for their business-type
  activities and enterprise funds, subject to this same limitation. The City has elected not to follow
  subsequent private-sector guidance.

  As a general rule the effect of interfund activity has been eliminated from the government-wide financial
  statements. Exceptions to this general rule are payments-in-lieu of taxes and other charges between the City's
  water and sewer function and various other functions of the government. Elimination of these charges would
  distort the direct costs and program revenues reported for the various functions concerned.




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NOTE A—SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES—Continued

  Measurement Focus, Basis of Accounting and Financial Statement Presentation—Continued
  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 nonoperating 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 are charges to customers
  for sales and services. The enterprise funds also recognize as operating revenue the portion of tap fees
  intended to recover the cost of connecting new customers to the system. Operating expenses for proprietary
  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 nonoperating revenues and expenses.

  When both restricted and unrestricted resources are available for use, it is the City's policy to use restricted
  resources first, then unrestricted resources as they are needed.

  Assets, Liabilities and Net Assets or Equity

  Deposits and Investments
  The City's cash and cash equivalents are considered to be cash on hand, demand deposits and short-term
  investments with original maturities of three months or less from the date of acquisition.

  The City reports its investments in accordance with GASB Statement No. 31, Accounting and Financial
  Reporting for Certain Investments and for External Investment Pools. Under this standard, certain
  investments are valued at fair value as determined by quoted market prices or by estimated fair values when
  quoted market prices are not available. The standard also provides that certain investments are valued at cost
  (or amortized cost) when they are of a short-term duration, the rate of return is fixed, and the City intends to
  hold the investment until maturity.

  The City has adopted an investment policy in compliance with State of Michigan statutes. Those statutes
  authorize the City to invest in obligations of the United States, certificates of deposit, prime commercial
  paper, securities guaranteed by United States agencies or instrumentalities, United States government or
  federal agency obligation repurchase agreements, bankers acceptances, state-approved investment pools and
  certain mutual funds.

  The City maintains a cash and investment pool that is available for use by all funds and component units.
  Each fund type’s or component unit’s portion of this pool is displayed on the combined balance sheet as “cash
  and investments”. Cash overdrafts represent a deficit position in the pooled account and have been classified
  as amounts due to other funds.




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                                          December 31, 2009


NOTE A—SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES—Continued

  Assets, Liabilities and Net Assets or Equity—Continued

  Deposits and Investments—Continued
  For the purpose of the statement of cash flows, the City considers all assets held in the cash and investment
  pool to be cash and cash equivalents because the investments are not identifiable to the specific funds and the
  assets can be withdrawn at any time, similar to a demand deposit account.

  In accordance with State law, interest earned in the Budget Stabilization Fund is recorded in the General
  Fund.

  Receivables and Payables
  Activity between funds that are representative of lending/borrowing arrangements outstanding at the end of
  the fiscal year are referred to as either "due to/from other funds" (i.e., the current portion of interfund loans)
  or "advances to/from other funds" (i.e., the non-current portion of interfund loans). All other outstanding
  balances between funds are reported as "due to/from other funds". Any residual balances outstanding
  between the governmental activities and business-type activities are reported in the government-wide
  financial statements as "internal balances".

  Advances between funds, as reported in the fund financial statements, are offset by a fund balance reserve
  account in applicable governmental funds to indicate that they are not available for appropriation and are not
  expendable available financial resources.

  All trade and property tax receivables are shown net of allowance for uncollectibles.

  The City bills and collects its own property taxes and also collects taxes for the county, school and State of
  Michigan. Taxes are levied on each December 1 on the taxable valuation of property (as defined by state
  statutes) located in the Local Governmental Unit as of the preceding December 31. Uncollectible real
  property taxes as of the following March 1 are turned over by the City to the County for collection. The
  County advances the City all these delinquent real property taxes. The delinquent personal property taxes
  remain the responsibility of the City. Taxes levied on December 1 are recorded as receivables and deferred
  revenue. Taxes are recognized as revenue (and become available for appropriation) in the calendar year
  following the levy.

  The 2008 state taxable value for real/personal property of the City totaled approximately $724,211,000 of
  which approximately $11,823,000 was captured by the component units. The ad valorem taxes levied
  consisted of 8.5, 2.5, and .0682 mills for the City's general operating, sanitation, and community promotion
  purposes. These amounts are recognized in the General Fund with captured amounts shown in the TIFA,
  LDFA, DDA, and BRA component units.

  Inventories and Prepaid Items
  All inventories are valued at cost using the first-in/first-out (FIFO) method. Inventories of business-type
  funds are recorded as expenditures when consumed rather than when purchased.

  Certain payments to vendors reflect costs applicable to future accounting periods and are recorded as prepaid
  items in both government-wide and fund financial statements.




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                                          December 31, 2009


NOTE A—SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES—Continued

  Assets, Liabilities and Net Assets or Equity—Continued

  Restricted Assets
  Certain proceeds of the Water Fund revenue bonds, as well as certain resources set aside for their repayment,
  are classified as restricted assets on the statement of net assets because their use is limited by applicable bond
  covenants.

  Capital Assets
  Capital assets, which include property, plant, equipment and infrastructure assets (e.g., roads, bridges,
  sidewalks and similar items), are reported in the applicable governmental or business-type activities columns
  in the government-wide financial statements. Capital assets are defined by the government as assets with an
  initial, individual cost of more than $10,000 and an estimated useful life in excess of two years. Such assets
  are recorded at historical cost or estimated historical cost if purchased or constructed. Donated capital assets
  are recorded at estimated fair market value at the date of donation.

  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.

  Major outlays for capital assets and improvements are capitalized as projects are constructed. Interest
  incurred during the construction phase of capital assets of business-type activities is included as part of the
  capitalized value of the assets constructed.

  In the case of the initial capitalization of general infrastructure assets (i.e., those reported by governmental
  activities) the City chose to include all such items regardless of their acquisition date or amount. The City
  was able to obtain the historical cost of the initial reporting of these assets by recording the actual costs
  incurred by the City.

  Property, plant and equipment of the primary government, as well as the component units, is depreciated
  using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives:

            Assets                                                                             Years
      Land improvements                                                                         5-25
      Leasehold improvements                                                                   10-25
      Buildings and improvements                                                               25-50
      Water and sewage mains                                                                   40-100
      Furniture, vehicles and equipment                                                         5-20
      Infrastructure                                                                           15-50
      Shared improvements                                                                        20




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                                         December 31, 2009


NOTE A—SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES—Continued

  Assets, Liabilities and Net Assets or Equity—Continued

  Compensated Absences
  City employees are granted vacation and sick leave in varying amounts based on length of service and
  employee group. Unused vacation and sick leave days are paid to employees upon termination under limits
  that vary by employee group. The liability for these compensated absences is accrued when incurred in the
  government-wide and proprietary fund financial statements. The current portion of this debt is estimated
  based on historical trends. A liability for these amounts is reported in the governmental funds only if they
  have matured, for example, as a result of employee resignations and retirements.

  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 assets. Bond premiums and discounts as
  well as issuance costs, are deferred and amortized over the life of the bonds using the effective interest
  method. Bonds payable are reported net of the applicable bond premium or discount. Bond issuance costs
  are reported as deferred charges and amortized over the term of the related debt.

  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.

  Fund Equity
  In the fund financial statements, governmental funds report reservations of fund balance for amounts that
  are not available for appropriation or are legally restricted by outside parties for use for a specific
  purpose. Designations of fund balance represent tentative management plans that are subject to change.

  Use of Estimates
  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles
  requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and
  disclosures.

  Comparative Data
  Comparative total data for the prior year have been presented in selected sections of the accompanying
  financial statements in order to provide an understanding of changes in the City’s financial position and
  operations. However, comparative (i.e. presentation of prior year’s totals by fund type) data has not been
  presented in each of the statements since its inclusion would make the statements unduly complex and
  difficult to read. Also, certain items in the 2008 financial statements have been reclassified to conform to
  the 2009 presentation.




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                                        December 31, 2009


NOTE B—STEWARDSHIP, COMPLIANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY

  Budgetary Information
  Annual budgets are adopted on a basis consistent with generally accepted accounting principles for the
  general fund and all special revenue funds. All annual appropriations lapse at fiscal year end.

  The City follows these procedures in establishing the budgetary information provided in the financial
  statements:

      a. Prior to September 1, the City Manager submits to the City Commission a proposed
         operating budget for the fiscal year commencing the following January 1. The
         operating budget includes proposed expenditures and the means of financing them.

      b. Public hearings are conducted at City Hall to obtain public comments.

      c. Prior to September 25, the budget is legally adopted by the City Commission.

      d. Supplemental appropriations, when required to provide for additional expenditures,
         are matched by additional anticipated revenues or an appropriation of available fund
         balance and must be approved by the City Commission.

  The appropriated budget is prepared by fund, function and department. The City Manager may transfer
  line-item budget amounts within departments. Transfers of appropriations between departments require
  the approval of the City Commission. The legal level of budgetary control is the department level for the
  General Fund and the total expenditure or “fund” level for all other funds. The City Commission made
  several supplemental budgetary appropriations throughout the year.

  Excess of Expenditures Over Appropriations
  During the year ended December 31, 2009, actual expenditures exceeded appropriations for the police
  department by $309,576 and fire department by $139,329 in the General Fund. These over-expenditures were
  funded with available fund balance.

  Fund Deficits
  As of December 31, 2009, the BRA Fund had an unreserved fund deficit of $10,214, the Engineering Services
  Fund had an unreserved fund deficit of $61,951, and the HOME Fund had an unreserved fund deficit of
  $316,838. The deficits will be eliminated through future operations.




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                                         December 31, 2009


NOTE C—DEPOSITS AND INVESTMENTS

  As of December 31, 2009, the City had the following investments:

                                                                     Weighted
                                                                      average
                                                                      maturity
                                                     Fair value      (Months)        Moody's       Percent
      Investment Type
      Money market funds                         $       14,411            1.9        AAA               0.3 %
      US Agency obligations                           3,519,785           12.4        AAA              63.5
      US Treasury notes                               2,011,740            6.1       not rated         36.2
             Total fair value                    $    5,545,936                                       100.0 %
          Portfolio weighted average maturity                             10.1

  Interest rate risk. The City has a formal investment policy that limits investment maturities as a means of
  managing its exposure to fair value losses arising from increasing interest rates. At least 10% of the City’s
  total portfolio must be in instruments maturing in 30 days or less and the weighted average maturity cannot be
  over three years. US Agency obligations, federal instrumentality securities and time certificates of deposit
  cannot have a final maturity exceeding five years, repurchase agreements cannot have a final maturity
  exceeding one year, commercial paper cannot have a final maturity exceeding 270 days and eligible bankers’
  acceptances cannot have a final maturity exceeding 180 days.

  Credit risk. State law limits investments in commercial paper and corporate bonds to the two highest
  classifications issued by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations. The City has no investment
  policy that would further limit its investment choices.

  Concentration of credit risk. Concentration of credit risk is the risk of loss attributed to the magnitude of
  the City investment in a single issuer, by diversifying the investment portfolio so that the impact of potential
  losses from any one type of security or issuer will be minimized. The City has a concentration of credit risk
  policy that limits investment in commercial paper, eligible bankers acceptances and time certificates of
  deposit to 25% each of the total portfolio. More than 5 percent of the City’s investments are in U.S. Agency
  obligations issued by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Federal National Mortgage
  Association and the Federal Home Loan Bank. These investments are 18.26 percent, 36.16 percent and 9.04
  percent, respectively, of the City’s investments.




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NOTE C—DEPOSITS AND INVESTMENTS—Continued

  Custodial credit risk - deposits. In the case of deposits, this is the risk that in the event of a bank failure, the
  City's deposits may not be returned to it. As of December 31, 2009, the City's bank balance of $15,510,515
  was not exposed to custodial credit risk because it was fully insured. The City’s investment policy sets
  certain credit requirements that a bank must meet for the City to deposit funds in it.

  Custodial credit risk - investments. This is the risk that, in the event of the failure of the counterparty, the
  City will not be able to recover the value of its investments or collateral securities that are in the possession of
  an outside party. The City has a custodial credit risk policy for investments that requires that all investments
  that are held with a third-party for safekeeping be in the City’s name.

  Foreign currency risk. The City is not authorized to invest in investments which have this type of risk.

  Restricted Assets
  Restrictions are placed on assets by bond ordinance and City Commission action. At December 31, 2009,
  restricted cash and investments in the Water Fund of $672,000 were restricted by bond ordinance.


NOTE D—CAPITAL ASSETS

  Capital asset activity for the year ended December 31, 2009 was as follows:

                                                           Balance                                       Balance
                                                          January 1,                                   December 31,
                                                            2009       Additions     Deductions           2009
  Governmental activities:
    Capital assets, not being depreciated:
       Land                                          $    12,396,713 $    27,461 $          -      $    12,424,174
       Construction in progress                            7,054,005   3,322,368      4,145,314          6,231,059
     Total capital assets, not being depreciated          19,450,718   3,349,829      4,145,314         18,655,233

     Capital assets, being depreciated:
       Land improvements                                   4,118,319         -              -            4,118,319
       Leasehold improvements                                304,365      39,249            -              343,614
       Buildings and improvements                         20,966,377     112,060            -           21,078,437
       Furniture, vehicles and equipment                  11,852,113     463,227        472,740         11,842,600
       Infrastructure                                     67,595,870   4,145,314        850,642         70,890,542
       Shared improvements                                 5,576,901         -              -            5,576,901
     Total capital assets, being depreciated             110,413,945   4,759,850      1,323,382        113,850,413




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NOTE D—CAPITAL ASSETS—Continued

                                                         Balance                                        Balance
                                                        January 1,                                    December 31,
                                                          2009         Additions     Deductions          2009
   Governmental activities—Continued
     Less accumulated depreciation:
        Land improvements                           $      520,516 $     136,628 $         -      $       657,144
        Leasehold improvements                             106,249        29,732           -              135,981
        Buildings and improvements                      12,903,849       440,831           -           13,344,680
        Furniture, vehicles and equipment                9,335,043       610,886       460,758          9,485,171
        Infrastructure                                  27,870,272     3,206,409       850,642         30,226,039
        Shared improvements                              1,639,128       278,845           -            1,917,973
     Total accumulated depreciation                     52,375,057     4,703,331      1,311,400        55,766,988
     Total capital assets, being
        depreciated, net                                58,038,888        56,519        11,982         58,083,425
     Capital assets, net                            $ 77,489,606 $     3,406,348 $    4,157,296   $    76,738,658

   Business-type activities:
     Capital assets, not being depreciated:
        Land                                        $      142,250 $         -   $          -     $       142,250
        Construction in progress                         2,589,533     1,171,386      1,315,364         2,445,555
     Total capital assets, not being depreciated         2,731,783     1,171,386      1,315,364         2,587,805

     Capital assets, being depreciated:
       Land improvements                                 1,888,965           -              -           1,888,965
       Buildings and systems                            83,209,430     1,314,678            -          84,524,108
       Machinery and equipment                           1,603,320     1,224,558            -           2,827,878
     Total capital assets, being depreciated            86,701,715     2,539,236            -          89,240,951

     Less accumulated depreciation:
        Land improvements                                1,637,329        28,099            -           1,665,428
        Buildings and systems                           27,046,578     2,234,036            -          29,280,614
        Machinery and equipment                            748,868       221,957            -             970,825
     Total accumulated depreciation                     29,432,775     2,484,092            -          31,916,867
     Total capital assets, being
        depreciated, net                                57,268,940        55,144            -          57,324,084
     Capital assets, net                            $ 60,000,723 $     1,226,530 $    1,315,364   $    59,911,889




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NOTE D—CAPITAL ASSETS—Continued

  Depreciation
  Depreciation expense was charged to functions as follows:

   Governmental activities:
      Administrative services                                                                   $         52,454
      Public safety                                                                                      105,126
      Public works                                                                                        74,442
      Highways, streets and bridges                                                                    3,566,154
      Community and economic development                                                                  75,717
      Culture and recreation                                                                             247,501
      General administration                                                                              13,359
      Internal Service Fund depreciation is charged to the
        various programs based on their usage of the assets                                              568,578

                                                                                                $      4,703,331
   Business-type activities:
      Water                                                                                     $      1,968,859
      Sewer                                                                                              394,160
      Marina and Launch Ramp                                                                             121,073

                                                                                                $      2,484,092


                                                   Balance                                            Balance
                                                  January 1,                                        December 31,
                                                    2009           Additions       Deductions          2009
   Component units:
     Capital assets, not being depreciated:
       Land                                   $     400,000    $         -     $          -     $       400,000

     Capital assets, being depreciated:
       Building and improvements                  3,798,258              -                -           3,798,258

     Less accumulated depreciation:
       Buildings and improvements                   877,628         172,648               -           1,050,276

     Total capital assets, being
       depreciated, net                           2,920,630        (172,648)              -           2,747,982

     Capital assets, net                      $   3,320,630    $   (172,648) $            -     $     3,147,982

  Depreciation
  Depreciation expense was charged to economic development.




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NOTE E—BOND ISSUANCE COSTS

  Bond issuance cost activity for the year ended December 31, 2009 was as follows:

                                                    Balance                                                Balance
                                                   January 1,                                            December 31,
                                                     2009              Additions        Deductions          2009
     Governmental activities:
       Bond issuance costs                     $     210,974       $        -       $      50,868    $       160,106
       Less accumulated amortization                  78,378              7,631            50,868             35,141

     Bond issuance costs, net                  $     132,596       $      (7,631)   $          -     $       124,965

     Business-type activities:
       Bond issuance costs                     $     270,814       $        -       $          -     $       270,814
       Less accumulated amortization                 198,116             13,546                -             211,662

     Bond issuance costs, net                  $      72,698       $    (13,546)    $          -     $        59,152

  Amortization
  Amortization expense was charged to functions as follows:

     Governmental Activities:
       Interest on long-term debt                                                                    $         7,631

     Business-type Activities:
       Water                                                                                         $        13,546



NOTE F—INTERFUND RECEIVABLES, PAYABLES AND TRANSFERS

  The composition of interfund balances as of December 31, 2009 is as follows:

    Due to/from other funds:
       Receivable Fund                             Payable Fund                                              Amount

       General Fund                                Major Street and Trunkline Fund                       $     233,469
       General Fund                                Neighborhood Stabilization Fund                             195,283
       Budget Stabilization Fund                   Local Streets Fund                                          194,273
       Budget Stabilization Fund                   Community Development Block Grant Fund                      562,792
       Budget Stabilization Fund                   HOME Rehabilitation Fund                                    414,406
       Budget Stabilization Fund                   Lead Abatement Fund                                         134,911
       Budget Stabilization Fund                   Engineering Services Fund                                    48,336
       Lead Abatement Fund                         HOME Rehabilitation Fund                                    102,710
                                                                                                         $   1,886,180




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NOTE F—INTERFUND RECEIVABLES, PAYABLES AND TRANSFERS—Continued

  The outstanding balances between funds result from the payable funds having negative positions in the City’s
  cash and investment pool.

  The BRA component unit owes the Budget Stabilization Fund $10,214 as a result of having a negative
  position in the City’s cash and investment pool.

    Interfund transfers:

       Transfers in                           Amount        Transfers out                     Amount

       General Fund                      $     555,024      Nonmajor Governmental Funds
                                                              Budget Stabilization Fund   $    500,000
                                                              Cemetery Fund                     55,024

                                               555,024                                         555,024

       General Fund                             77,744      Internal Service Funds
                                                                General Insurance Fund          77,744

       Major Street and Trunkline Fund         200,000      Nonmajor Governmental Funds
                                                              Public Improvement Fund          200,000

       Nonmajor Governmental Funds                          General Fund                       510,000
          Local Street Fund                    510,000

       Nonmajor Governmental Funds                          Nonmajor Governmental Funds
          Local Street Fund                      2,624        State Grant Fund                  16,840
          Public Improvement Fund               14,216

                                                16,840                                          16,840

       Internal Service Fund                                General Fund                        28,046
           General Insurance Fund               28,046

                                         $   1,387,654                                    $   1,387,654


  The General Fund transferred funds to the Local Street Fund to finance capital improvements. Other transfers
  between funds are made to meet grant matching requirements or other operational needs.




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NOTE G—DEFERRED REVENUE

  Governmental funds report deferred 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 deferred revenue reported in the governmental funds were as follows:

                                                                               Unavailable            Unearned

      Property taxes                                                       $             -      $     8,423,403
      Receivables                                                                     81,300            501,493
      Special assessments                                                          1,440,526                -

               Total deferred revenue for governmental funds               $       1,521,826    $     8,924,896



NOTE H—LONG-TERM DEBT

  Summary of Changes in Long-Term Liabilities
  The following is a summary of long-term liabilities activity for the City for the year ended December 31,
  2009.

                                         Balance                                         Balance
                                        January 1,                                     December 31,     Due within
                                          2009         Additions       Reductions         2009           one year
  Governmental activities:
    General obligation debt        $    5,339,357 $            -   $      49,033 $        5,290,324 $       70,000
    Intergovernmental
        contractual obligations         1,416,900              -         296,900          1,120,000        74,000
    Special assessment obligations      1,255,000              -         260,000            995,000       190,000
    Installment purchase
        agreement                         449,970            -            56,471            393,499        59,000
    Compensated absences                1,447,580      2,530,973       2,674,222          1,304,331       217,500

        Governmental activity
          long-term liabilities     $   9,908,807 $ 2,530,973 $        3,336,626 $        9,103,154 $     610,500




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NOTE H—LONG-TERM DEBT—Continued

  Summary of Changes in Long-Term Liabilities—Continued

                                 Balance                                       Balance
                                January 1,                                   December 31,     Due within
                                  2009         Additions       Reductions       2009           one year
  Business-type activities:
    Revenue obligations       $ 19,196,800 $        -   $ 1,102,265 $         18,094,535 $ 1,150,000
    Compensated absences           182,858      300,773     290,435              193,196      32,200

       Business-type activity
         long-term liabilities$ 19,379,658 $    300,773 $ 1,392,700 $         18,287,731 $ 1,182,200

  Component units:
    Revenue obligations     $    1,000,000 $           -   $         -   $     1,000,000 $          -
    General obligation debt      7,254,288             -         299,440       6,954,848        310,000

       Component unit long-
         term liabilities   $    8,254,288 $           -   $     299,440 $     7,954,848 $      310,000

  Governmental activities:
    General obligation debt:
      $5,400,000 Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds of
         2006 payable in annual installments of $70,000 to
         $350,000 through October 2032; interest at 4% to 4.2%                              $ 5,305,000

       Less bond discount                                                                       (14,676)

    Intergovernmental contractual obligations:
       $700,000 Non-interest bearing State of Michigan urban land
          assembly loan of 2005 payable in annual installments of
          $20,000 to $120,000 through September 2015                                            620,000

       $500,000 State of Michigan Brownfield Redevelopment loan
         of 2008 payable in annual installments of $54,572 from
         March 2010 through March 2019; including interest at 2%                                500,000




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                              NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                      December 31, 2009


NOTE H—LONG-TERM DEBT—Continued

  Summary of Changes in Long-Term Liabilities—Continued
  Governmental activities:—Continued
    Special assessment obligations:
      $825,000 Special assessment improvement bonds
         of 2000 final payment of $70,000 due April 2010;
         interest at 5%                                            $      70,000

       $1,575,000 Capital improvement bonds of 2003 payable
          in annual installments of $120,000 to $150,000
          through June 2016; interest at 3.5% to 4.05%                   925,000

    Installment purchase agreement:
       $605,824 Note payable to bank in annual installments of
          $58,894 to $72,658 through April 2015; interest at
          3.83%                                                           393,499
                                                                        7,798,823
    Compensated absences                                                1,304,331
                                                                   $    9,103,154
  Business-type activities:
    Revenue obligations:
       $5,465,000 Water supply system bonds of 1993 payable
          in two installments of $450,000 from May 2012
          through May 2013; interest at 4.5%                       $     900,000

       Less bond discount                                                  (6,093)

       $9,575,000 Water supply system bonds of 1999 payable
          in annual installments of $130,000 to $800,000 through
          May 2019; interest at 4.20% to 4.75%                          5,665,000

       Less bond discount                                                 (34,372)

       $13,900,000 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund loan
         of 2004 payable in annual installments of $615,000 to
         $840,000 through October 2025; interest at 2.13%              11,570,000
                                                                       18,094,535
       Compensated absences                                               193,196
                                                                   $   18,287,731




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                                         December 31, 2009


NOTE H—LONG-TERM DEBT—Continued

  Summary of Changes in Long-Term Liabilities—Continued
  Component units:
     Revenue obligations:
       $1,000,000 Non-interest bearing Downtown Development
          Authority promissory note to Muskegon County
          payable August 2019                                                              $ 1,000,000

      General obligation debt:
        $4,005,000 Downtown Development Authority tax
           increment refunding bonds of 2001 payable in annual
           installments of $230,000 to $335,000 through June
           2018; interest at 4.25% to 5%                                                      2,475,000

         $4,725,000 Local Development Finance Authority
            tax increment bonds of 2002 payable in annual
            installments of $80,000 to $400,000 through
            November 2025; interest at 3.88% to 4.85%                                         4,485,000

         Less bond discount                                                                     (5,152)
                                                                                           $ 7,954,848

  For governmental activities, claims and judgments and compensated absences are generally liquidated by the
  General Fund.

  The special assessment bonds are backed by the limited full faith and credit of the City.

  In 2005, the County of Muskegon began making improvements to the regional sewer treatment facilities. The
  project was funded with $17,500,000 bonds issued through the State of Michigan Clean Water Revolving
  Fund Loan Program. The County operates the system and makes payments on the bonds with user charges to
  the local units. The City has pledged its limited tax full faith and credit for the payment of its portion of the
  debt should user charges collected by the County be insufficient to make the debt payments. The City’s
  portion of the debt on December 31, 2009 was approximately $5,365,000. The City is unaware of any
  circumstances that would cause a shortfall in the near future.




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                                          December 31, 2009


NOTE H—LONG-TERM DEBT—Continued

  The $4,725,000 Local Development Finance Authority (LDFA) tax increment bonds of 2002 are partially
  guaranteed by the Community Foundation for Muskegon County. If LDFA tax increment revenues are not
  sufficient to cover debt service costs in any year, the Foundation has agreed to pay one-half of such shortfall,
  up to $75,000 annually. This commitment extends through December 31, 2016.

  The City was in compliance in all material respects with all the revenue bond ordinances at December 31,
  2009.

  Annual debt service requirements to maturity for debt outstanding as of December 31, 2009 follows:

    Year ending             Governmental activites            Business-type activities              Component units
    December 31,           Principal      Interest           Principal        Interest          Principal      Interest
       2010            $     393,466 $      272,949 $         1,150,000 $      533,023 $          310,000 $       307,811
       2011                  417,083        260,984           1,185,000        496,787            320,000         294,604
       2012                  425,632        250,438           1,220,000        458,514            425,000         280,834
       2013                  434,311        239,400           1,260,000        418,422            500,000         262,268
       2014                  443,127        227,914           1,305,000        376,686            575,000         240,715
     2015-2019             1,319,880      1,002,622           7,215,000      1,186,266          4,020,000         793,683
     2020-2024             1,595,000        767,125           3,960,000        345,207          1,495,000         280,680
     2025-2029             1,735,000        433,485             840,000         17,850            315,000          15,278
     2030-2032             1,050,000         88,198                 -              -                  -               -
                       $   7,813,499 $    3,543,115 $        18,135,000 $    3,832,755 $        7,960,000 $      2,475,873

  Annual debt service requirements to maturity by type of debt as of December 31, 2009 follows:

                                      General Obligation Debt                      Revenue Obligations
        Year ending               Governmental        Component             Business-type       Component
        December 31,                activities           units                activities            units

           2010               $        285,345   $         617,811      $       1,683,023   $              -
           2011                        282,545             614,604              1,681,787                  -
           2012                        279,745             705,834              1,678,514                  -
           2013                        276,945             762,268              1,678,422                  -
           2014                        274,145             815,715              1,681,686                  -
         2015-2019                   1,553,725           3,813,683              8,401,266                  -
         2020-2024                   2,362,125           1,775,680              4,305,207            1,000,000
         2025-2029                   2,168,485             330,278                857,850                  -
         2030-2032                   1,138,200                 -                      -                    -

                              $      8,621,260   $       9,435,873      $      21,967,755   $        1,000,000




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                                       December 31, 2009


NOTE H—LONG-TERM DEBT—Continued

                                                                Installment
                                                                 Purchase                     Special
                                      Intergovernmental         Agreement                   Assessment
       Year ending                      Governmental           Governmental                Governmental
       December 31,                        activities            activities                  activities
          2010                    $            74,572      $          72,838           $        224,751
          2011                                174,572                 73,059                    148,805
          2012                                174,572                 73,291                    149,393
          2013                                174,572                 73,534                    149,610
          2014                                174,572                 73,786                    149,508
        2015-2019                             392,860                 74,049                    307,013
        2020-2024                                 -                      -                          -
        2025-2029                                 -                      -                          -
        2030-2032                                 -                      -                          -
                                  $         1,165,720      $         440,557           $      1,129,080



NOTE I—DESIGNATED FUND BALANCE

  Unreserved fund balances designated for specific purposes as of December 31, 2009 were as follows:

     Public Improvement Fund
        Designated for fire equipment replacement                                  $       736,275
        Designated for Pere Marquette Park improvements                                     35,763
                                                                                           772,038

     State Grants Fund
        Designated for Smither Ryerson grant match                                          99,073
                                                                                   $       871,111




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                                        December 31, 2009


NOTE J—OTHER INFORMATION

  Risk Management
  The City is exposed to various risks of loss related to torts; theft of, damage to and destruction of assets;
  errors and omissions; injuries to employees and natural disasters. The City manages its liability and property
  risk by participating in the Michigan Municipal Risk Management Authority (MMRMA), a public entity risk
  pool providing property and liability coverage to its participating members. The City pays an annual
  premium to MMRMA for its insurance coverage. The MMRMA is self-sustaining through member
  premiums and provides, subject to certain deductibles, occurrence-based casualty coverage for each incident
  and occurrence-based property coverage to its members by internally assuring certain risks and reinsuring
  risks through commercial companies. A $100,000 deductible is maintained to place the responsibility for
  small charges with the City. Settled claims resulting from these risks have not exceeded insurance coverage
  in any of the past three fiscal years. Changes in the fund’s claim liability amount in 2009 and 2008 were as
  follows:

                                                                  Current year
                                              Balance              claims and                            Balance
         Year ended                        at beginning            changes in              Claims         at end
        December 31,                          of year               estimates             payments       of year
             2009                      $      180,353         $       138,790        $     132,577   $    186,566
             2008                              44,125                 269,792              133,564        180,353

  The City manages its workers' compensation risk by participating in the Michigan Municipal Workers'
  Compensation Fund (MMWCF), a public entity risk pool providing workers' compensation coverage to its
  participating members. The City pays an annual premium to MMWCF for its workers' compensation
  coverage. The MMWCF is self-sustaining through member premiums and provides statutory workers'
  compensation coverage to its members by internally assuring certain risks and reinsuring risks through
  commercial companies. Settled claims resulting from these risks have not exceeded insurance coverage in
  any of the past three fiscal years.

  The City is self-insured for employee health care benefits for those employees selecting the City plan over
  other options. Under this plan, the General Insurance Fund provides coverage for up to a maximum of
  $350,000 per covered individual’s lifetime. As of December 31, 2009, the claims liability including incurred
  but not reported claims was $50,267. A liability was recorded in the accompanying financial statements for
  the estimated claims liability. The claims liability was based on past experience, a review of pending claims
  and other social and economic factors. The above estimate was not discounted and there were no outstanding
  claims for which annuity contracts have been purchased in the claimant’s name. No significant reductions in
  insurance coverage were made in the last fiscal year. Settled claims have not exceeded the commercial
  coverage in any of the past three fiscal years. Changes in the fund’s claim liability amount in 2009 and 2008
  were as follows:

                                                              Current year
                                          Balance              claims and                                Balance
         Year ended                    at beginning            changes in             Claims              at end
        December 31,                      of year               estimates            payments            of year
            2009                   $          18,875      $       1,165,505      $       1,134,113   $    50,267
            2008                              20,735              1,055,901              1,057,761        18,875




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                                         December 31, 2009


NOTE J—OTHER INFORMATION—Continued

  Contingencies
  Amounts received or receivable from grant agencies are subject to audit and adjustment by grantor
  agencies, principally the federal government. Any disallowed claims, including amounts already
  collected, may constitute a liability to the applicable funds. The amount, if any, of expenditures that may
  be disallowed by the grantor cannot be determined at this time, although the City expects such amounts, if
  any, to be immaterial.

  The City is a defendant in various lawsuits. Although the outcome of these lawsuits is not presently
  determinable, in the opinion of the City's counsel the resolution of these matters will not have a material
  adverse effect on the financial condition of the City.

  Commitments
  At December 31, 2009, the City had entered into various agreements for construction projects and capital
  purchases. Below is a summary of those agreements:

                                                                                                Remaining
             Fund                           Project                       Spent-to-date        commitment

    State Grant Fund             Smith Ryerson improvements           $           -        $       696,870

  Leases
  The City leases an office facility under a noncancelable operating lease that expires June 2012 with the
  option by the tenant to renew the term of the lease for five successive periods of five years each. The City
  received rental income of $44,166 for the year ended December 31, 2009. The future minimum rental
  income for this lease is as follows:

             Year ending
             December 31,                                                                 Amount

                 2010                                                                 $    34,396
                 2011                                                                      34,058
                 2012                                                                      16,860

                                                                                      $    85,314




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                                          December 31, 2009


NOTE K—PENSION PLANS

  Defined Benefit Pension Plan
  Plan Description. The City has an agent multiple-employer defined benefit pension plan with the
  Municipal Employees Retirement System (MERS). The Plan provides retirement and disability benefits,
  annual cost-of-living adjustments, and death benefits to Plan members and beneficiaries. Act No. 427 of
  the Public Acts of 1984 of the State of Michigan assigns the authority to establish and amend the benefit
  provisions of the plans that participate in MERS to the respective employer entities; that authority rests
  with the City. A copy of the complete financial report and required supplemental information can be
  obtained by writing to:

                                           City of Muskegon
                                           933 Terrace Street
                                           Muskegon, MI 49443

  Funding Policy. City employees are required to contribute 5 to 6 percent to the Plan depending on
  employee contract. The City is required to contribute at an actuarially-determined rate depending upon
  employee group from 3.36 to 14.67 percent of annual covered payroll depending on the plan. The
  contributions requirements of plan members and the City are established and may be amended by MERS.

  Annual Pension Cost. For the year ended December 31, 2009, the City’s annual pension cost was
  approximately $888,000 was equal to the City’s required and actual contribution.

                                             Trend Information

                                   Approximate                Percentage
                                  Annual Pension               of APC                      Net Pension
      Year ended                   Cost (APC)                 Contributed                  Obligation
       12/31/07               $         819,000                       100 %            $            -
       12/31/08                       1,167,000                       100                           -
       12/31/09                         888,000                       100                           -

  The required contribution was determined as part of the December 31, 2007 actuarial valuation using the
  entry age actuarial cost method. The actuarial assumptions included (a) 8 percent investment rate of
  return (net of administrative expenses), (b) projected salary increases ranging from 0 percent to 4.5
  percent, and (c) 4.5 percent per year compounded annually attributable to inflation. The actuarial value of
  plan assets was determined using techniques that smooth the effects of short-term volatility in the market
  value of investments over a five-year period. The plan’s unfunded actuarial accrued liability is being
  amortized as a level percentage of projected payroll on a closed basis. The remaining amortization period
  at December 31, 2008 was 9 years which will be reduced by two years in each of the next two valuations
  until reaching 5 years after which the 5 year period will be reestablished with each annual actuarial
  valuation.




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                                              City of Muskegon
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                                         December 31, 2009


NOTE K—PENSION PLANS—Continued

  Defined Benefit Pension Plan—Continued
  Funding Status and Funding Progress. As of December 31, 2008, the most recent actuarial valuation
  date, the plan was 100 percent funded. The actuarial accrued liability for benefits was approximately
  $86,794,000, and the actuarial value of assets was approximately $86,928,000, resulting in an unfunded
  actuarial accrued liability (UAAL) of approximately a negative $134,000. The covered payroll (annual
  payroll of active employees covered by the plan) was approximately $13,107,000, and the ratio of the
  UAAL to the covered payroll was a negative 1 percent due to the plan being overfunded.

  The schedule of funding progress, presented as RSI following the notes to the financial statements,
  presents multiyear trend information about whether the actuarial value of the plan assets is increasing or
  decreasing over time relative to the actuarial accrued liability for benefits.

  Defined Contribution Pension Plan
  The City also maintains a defined contribution plan offered by MERS and administered by the ICMA
  Retirement Corporation, an independent third party. In a defined contribution plan, benefits depend solely on
  amounts contributed to the plan plus investments. Depending on employee group, the Plan covers all City
  employees hired after January 2005 to July 2006 and those hired earlier who elected to convert from the
  defined benefit plan. The authority for establishing or amending the plan’s provisions and for establishing or
  amending contribution requirements rests with the City Commission as determined by negotiated labor
  contracts. The City is required to contribute 3 percent to 10 percent of a qualified employees’ annual
  compensation each year depending on employee group. Qualified employees are required to contribute 0
  percent to 6 percent of annual compensation depending on employee group. For the year ended December 31,
  2009, City and employee contributions were approximately $122,000 and $68,000, respectively.

  Deferred Compensation Plan
  The City offers its employees a deferred compensation plan created in accordance with Internal Revenue
  Code Section 457. The Plan, available to all full-time employees at their option, permits participants to defer
  a portion of their salary until future years. The deferred compensation is not available to participants until
  termination, retirement, death, or unforeseeable emergency.

  The Plan has created a trust for the exclusive benefit of the Plan’s participants and beneficiaries under rules
  provided by Internal Revenue Code Section 401(f).




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                                           December 31, 2009


NOTE L—OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS

  Plan Description. The City has a retiree healthcare funding vehicle administered Municipal Employees
  Retirement System (MERS), an agent multiple-employer postemployment healthcare plan (OPEB). The
  retiree healthcare funding vehicle is established under the authority of section 115 of the IRS code and is
  exempt from taxation. The Plan provides health insurance to eligible retirees and their spouses. Act No.
  149 of the Public Acts of 1999 of the State of Michigan assigns the authority to establish and amend the
  benefit provisions of the plans that participate in MERS to the respective employer entities; that authority
  rests with the City. A copy of the complete financial report and required supplemental information can be
  obtained by writing to:

                                            City of Muskegon
                                            933 Terrace Street
                                            Muskegon, MI 49443

  Funding Policy. Plan members are not required to contribute to the Plan. The City is required to
  contribute the annual required contribution of the employer (ARC) at an actuarially-determined rate
  which varies upon employee group from 3.9 to 9.4 percent of covered wages. The ARC represents a
  level of funding that, if paid on an ongoing basis, is projected to cover normal cost each year and amortize
  any unfunded liabilities (or funding excess) over a period not to exceed thirty years. The contribution
  requirements of plan members and the City are established and may be amended by MERS.

  Annual OPEB Cost. For the year ended December 31, 2009, the City’s OPEB cost (expense) of
  approximately $1,698,000 was equal to the City’s ARC and actual contribution.

                                              Trend Information


                                    Approximate
                                   Annual Required             Percentage
                                    Contribution                of ARC                       Net ARC
       Year ended                      (ARC)                   Contributed                   Obligation
        12/31/07               $        1,326,000                      100 %            $            -
        12/31/08                        1,476,000                      100                           -
        12/31/09                        1,698,000                      100                           -




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                                              City of Muskegon
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                                         December 31, 2009


NOTE L—OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS—Continued

  Actuarial Methods and Assumptions. Actuarial valuations of an ongoing plan involve estimates of the value
  of reported amounts and assumptions about the probability of occurrence of events far into the future.
  Examples include assumptions about future employment, mortality, and the healthcare cost trend. Actuarially
  determined amounts are subject to continual revision as actual results are compared with past expectations
  and new estimates are made about the future.

  Projections of benefits for financial reporting purposes are based on the substantive plan (the plan as
  understood by the employer and Plan members) and include the types of benefits provided at the time of each
  valuation and the historical pattern of Plan members not contributing to the Plan. The actuarial methods and
  assumptions used include techniques that are designed to reduce the effects of short-term volatility in actuarial
  accrued liabilities and the actuarial value of assets, consistent with the long-term perspective of the
  calculations.

  The required contribution was determined as part of the December 31, 2007 actuarial valuation using the
  entry age actuarial cost method. The actuarial assumptions included (a) 8 percent investment rate of
  return (net of administrative expenses), (b) an annual healthcare trend rate of 11 percent initially, reduced
  by decrements to an ultimate rate of 4.5 percent after 10 years. Both rates assume include a 4.5 percent
  inflation assumption. The Plan’s unfunded actuarial accrued liability is being amortized as a level
  percentage of projected payroll on a closed basis. The remaining amortization period at December 31,
  2007 is 30 years.

  Funded Status and Progress. As of December 31, 2007, the most recent actuarial valuation date, the plan was
  46.5 percent funded. The actuarial accrued liability for benefits was approximately $29,722,000, and the
  actuarial value of assets was approximately $13,831,000, resulting in an unfunded actuarial liability (UAAL)
  of approximately $15,891,000. The covered payroll (annual payroll of active employees covered by the plan)
  was approximately $13,290,000, and the ratio of the UAAL to the covered payroll was 120 percent.

  The schedule of funding progress, presented as required supplementary information following the notes to the
  financial statements, presents multiyear trend information that shows whether the actuarial value of plan
  assets is increasing or decreasing over time relative to the actuarial accrued liabilities for benefits.


NOTE M—SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

  Bond Refunding
  On April 1, 2010, the City issued $6,185,000 million in Water System Revenue Bonds with interest rates
  from 2.00 to 4.25 percent to refund $6,030,000 million of outstanding 1993 and 1999 Water System Revenue
  Bonds with average interest rates of 4.60 percent.

  The City refunded the 1993 and 1999 Water System Revenue Bonds to reduce its total debt service payments
  over the next 10 years by $389,669 and to obtain an economic gain (difference between the present values of
  the debt service payments on the old and new debt) of approximately $334,200.

  Commitments
  Subsequent to year-end, the City approved contracts to reconstruct the bridges over the southern branch of the
  Muskegon River and make improvements to Heritage Landing for approximately $98,000 and $43,000,
  respectively.




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                                                                                  City of Muskegon
                                                                    BUDGETARY COMPARISON SCHEDULE
                                                                                      General Fund
                                                                         For the year ended December 31, 2009
                                                         (with comparative actual amounts for the year ended December 31, 2008)


                                                                                                                     2009                                             2008
                                                                                                                                               Variance with
                                                                                                                                               final budget-
                                                                                         Budgeted amounts                                         positive
                                                                                   Original             Final                Actual              (negative)          Actual
     REVENUES
       Taxes
         City income tax                                                      $    7,400,000       $     6,200,000      $    6,482,290     $       282,290      $    7,694,780
         Property taxes                                                            7,787,372             7,808,886           7,882,325              73,439           7,666,645
         Industrial facilities taxes                                                 242,887               242,887             216,962             (25,925)            276,203
         Payments in lieu of taxes                                                    90,000                91,435              91,435                 -                91,225
         Delinquent chargeback collected                                               5,000                 5,000                 -                (5,000)                  6
                  Total taxes                                                     15,525,259           14,348,208           14,673,012             324,804          15,728,859

       Licenses and permits
          Business licenses                                                           33,000               31,000              31,573                   573            32,314




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          Liquor licenses                                                             37,000               54,236              54,235                     (1)          38,957
          Cable TV fees                                                              300,000              310,000             321,852                11,852           304,812
          Rental property registration                                               100,000              110,000             112,110                 2,110            61,600
          Burial permits                                                             120,000              110,000             105,616                (4,384)           86,515
          Building permits                                                           250,000              215,000             232,797                17,797           353,042
          Electrical permits                                                          95,000               73,000              73,940                   940            98,914
          Plumbing permits                                                            40,000               30,000              28,966                (1,034)           41,711
          Mechanical permits                                                          52,500               45,000              45,452                   452            68,002
          Cat licenses                                                                 2,500                2,500               2,390                  (110)            3,315
          Vacant building fees                                                           -                 22,000              23,750                 1,750               -
          Police gun registration                                                        -                    -                   -                     -                   5
                  Total licenses and permits                                       1,030,000             1,002,736           1,032,681               29,945          1,089,187

       Intergovernmental revenues
          Federal grants                                                              16,602                22,000                64,613             42,613            40,622

          State
             Grants                                                                   28,000                28,000              16,363              (11,637)            27,701
             State shared revenue                                                  4,552,462             3,893,161           3,841,922              (51,239)         4,487,698
                  Total intergovernmental revenues - State                         4,580,462             3,921,161           3,858,285              (62,876)         4,515,399

          Local                                                                           -                     -                 60,347             60,347            50,000
                                                                              City of Muskegon
                                                                BUDGETARY COMPARISON SCHEDULE
                                                                                  General Fund
                                                                     For the year ended December 31, 2009
                                                     (with comparative actual amounts for the year ended December 31, 2008)


                                                                                                                 2009                                         2008
                                                                                                                                         Variance with
                                                                                                                                         final budget-
                                                                                     Budgeted amounts                                       positive
                                                                               Original             Final                Actual            (negative)        Actual
     Charges for services
       Tax administration fees                                            $      276,215       $       305,000      $      301,784   $         (3,216)   $     315,261
       Utility administration fees                                               200,000               200,000             200,000                -            180,000
       Reimbursement for elections                                                   -                  14,403              14,409                  6           12,006
       Indirect cost reimbursements                                            1,140,717             1,140,717           1,140,720                  3        1,021,500
       Site plan review fee                                                        4,000                 4,000               3,400               (600)           4,245
       Sale of cemetery lots                                                      27,400                25,800              24,895               (905)          21,233
       Police miscellaneous                                                      119,000                94,000              82,882            (11,118)          97,255
       Police impound fees                                                        45,000                45,000              43,629             (1,371)          39,375
       Landlord's alert fee                                                          300                   300                 175               (125)             290
       Fire protection-state property                                             80,000               109,000             110,079              1,079          127,589
       Zoning fees                                                                 8,000                 6,000               5,697               (303)           8,360




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       Clerk fees                                                                  3,500                 1,000               1,098                 98            5,550
       Clerk fees - passport fees                                                  8,000                 4,000               3,827               (173)           7,830
       Tax abatement application fees                                             10,000                10,000               2,211             (7,789)          11,711
       Treasurer fees                                                             90,000                60,000              61,033              1,033           43,279
       False alarm fees                                                           12,000                12,000              10,500             (1,500)          10,415
       Miscellaneous cemetery income                                              22,000                22,000              18,108             (3,892)          19,282
       Senior transit program fees                                                 9,000                 9,000               9,572                572           10,149
       Fire miscellaneous                                                          3,000                 3,000               1,889             (1,111)          14,699
       Sanitation stickers                                                        75,000                80,000              83,254              3,254           81,702
       Lot cleanup fees                                                           70,000                70,000              42,244            (27,756)          63,733
       Reimbursements - lot mowing and demolitions                                70,000                70,000              59,447            (10,553)          85,905
       Special events reimbursements                                             100,000               228,525             164,966            (63,559)          15,278
       Recreation program fees                                                    45,000                45,000              50,642              5,642           42,960
             Total charges for services                                        2,418,132             2,558,745           2,436,461           (122,284)       2,239,607
                                                                             City of Muskegon
                                                               BUDGETARY COMPARISON SCHEDULE
                                                                                 General Fund
                                                                    For the year ended December 31, 2009
                                                    (with comparative actual amounts for the year ended December 31, 2008)


                                                                                                               2009                                             2008
                                                                                                                                          Variance with
                                                                                                                                          final budget-
                                                                                    Budgeted amounts                                         positive
                                                                              Original             Final                Actual              (negative)         Actual
     Fines and forfeitures
        Income tax - penalty and interest                                $      225,000       $      225,000       $     219,490      $         (5,510)   $     284,629
        Late fees on current taxes                                               40,000               40,000              36,585                (3,415)          28,158
        Interest on late invoices                                                 2,000                2,000               1,717                  (283)           1,774
        Parking fines                                                           125,000              100,000             111,022                11,022           90,360
        Court fines                                                             185,000              170,000             154,801               (15,199)         154,765
              Total fines and forfeitures                                       577,000              537,000             523,615               (13,385)         559,686

     Interest and rental income
        Investment earnings                                                     250,000               75,000                 47,181            (27,819)         374,527
        Flea market                                                              29,000               29,000                 27,262             (1,738)          27,880




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        Farmers' market                                                          32,000               41,000                 41,629                629           39,519
        City right of way rental                                                  6,800                6,900                  6,881                (19)           6,800
        Advertising                                                                 500                  500                    -                 (500)             123
        Fire station lease - Central Dispatch                                    42,000               42,000                 44,166              2,166           45,450
        Parking rentals                                                           2,500                1,400                  1,400                -              2,800
        Great Lakes Naval Memorial lease                                            -                  7,500                  4,958             (2,542)             -
        McGraft park rentals                                                     45,000               45,000                 61,585             16,585           39,043
        Other park rentals                                                       30,000               35,000                 35,330                330           33,795
              Total interest and rental income                                  437,800              283,300             270,392               (12,908)         569,937
     Other
        Sale of land and assets                                                   1,000                1,000                 -                  (1,000)          14,488
        Police sale and auction proceeds                                            -                    -                   503                   503              277
        CDBG program reimbursements                                             354,119              350,000             386,164                36,164          329,756
        Fisherman's Landing reimbursement                                        14,500               14,500                 -                 (14,500)          15,066
        Contributions                                                            11,000               24,000              21,561                (2,439)          50,224
        Contribution - Veteran's Park maintenance                                18,500               18,500              15,757                (2,743)          15,400
        Community Foundation for Muskegon County                                  1,500                7,920               7,920                   -             37,543
        Miscellaneous reimbursements                                              1,000                1,000                 -                  (1,000)             -
        Miscellaneous and sundry                                                 47,000              114,000             120,940                 6,940           63,677
               Total other                                                      448,619              530,920             552,845                21,925          526,431
               Total revenues                                                25,033,874           23,204,070           23,472,251             268,181         25,319,728
                                                                                 City of Muskegon
                                                                   BUDGETARY COMPARISON SCHEDULE
                                                                                     General Fund
                                                                        For the year ended December 31, 2009
                                                        (with comparative actual amounts for the year ended December 31, 2008)


                                                                                                                    2009                                          2008
                                                                                                                                            Variance with
                                                                                                                                            final budget-
                                                                                        Budgeted amounts                                       positive
                                                                                  Original             Final                Actual            (negative)         Actual
     EXPENDITURES
       Current
         Public representation services
             City commission                                                 $       86,281       $       85,208       $      84,426    $            782    $      86,777
             City promotions and public relations                                    11,350               12,500              11,107               1,393            8,183
             City manager                                                           338,912              264,962             266,023              (1,061)         225,563
             Contributions to outside agencies                                      201,875              215,511             213,481               2,030          186,153
             City attorney                                                          442,508              392,508             348,886              43,622          480,553
                 Total public representation services                             1,080,926              970,689             923,923              46,766          987,229
           Administrative services
             Administration                                                             -                    -                   -                   -             38,672




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             City clerk                                                             315,574              297,952             275,738              22,214          319,548
             Civil service                                                          193,711              190,711             190,104                 607          186,372
             Julia Hackley internships                                                1,948                2,870               2,861                   9            7,988
             Affirmative action                                                      85,690               84,390              81,130               3,260           79,933
                 Total administrative services                                      596,923              575,923             549,833              26,090          632,513

           Financial services
              Finance administration                                                466,415              455,500             451,766               3,734          445,660
              Assessing                                                             465,665              468,365             467,854                 511          470,280
              Arena administration                                                  235,000              252,540             254,262              (1,722)         241,602
              Income tax administration                                             409,888              409,888             405,182               4,706          404,309
              Information systems                                                   383,978              384,278             380,699               3,579          347,762
              City treasurer                                                        410,842              410,842             446,860             (36,018)         389,217
                 Total financial services                                         2,371,788             2,381,413           2,406,623            (25,210)        2,298,830
           Public safety
             Police department                                                    8,803,476             8,525,726           8,835,302           (309,576)        8,805,620
             Fire department                                                      3,647,368             3,655,000           3,794,329           (139,329)        3,836,604
             Fire safety inspections                                              1,083,007               960,058             932,967             27,091         1,041,507
                 Total public safety                                             13,533,851           13,140,784           13,562,598           (421,814)       13,683,731
                                                                             City of Muskegon
                                                               BUDGETARY COMPARISON SCHEDULE
                                                                                 General Fund
                                                                    For the year ended December 31, 2009
                                                    (with comparative actual amounts for the year ended December 31, 2008)


                                                                                                                2009                                         2008
                                                                                                                                        Variance with
                                                                                                                                        final budget-
                                                                                    Budgeted amounts                                       positive
                                                                              Original             Final                Actual            (negative)        Actual
     Public works
       Street lighting                                                   $      635,000       $       744,000      $      735,479   $          8,521    $     643,477
       Community event support                                                   31,100                43,100              40,596              2,504           32,345
       Senior citizen transit                                                    66,391                66,391              62,903              3,488           59,621
       General sanitation                                                     1,702,900             1,677,960           1,624,899             53,061        1,628,953
       Recycling                                                                166,368                93,000              92,784                216          164,568
       Storm water management                                                    17,786                17,786              16,991                795           17,754
       City hall maintenance                                                    289,184               291,145             286,858              4,287          284,459
           Total public works                                                 2,908,729            2,933,382            2,860,510             72,872        2,831,177
     Community and economic development
       Planning, zoning and economic development                                542,827              513,827             513,812                  15         523,927




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       Environmental services                                                   410,094              318,984             306,083              12,901         403,385
       Edison Landing subsidy                                                   150,000              130,000             120,000              10,000         150,000
           Total community and economic development                           1,102,921              962,811             939,895              22,916        1,077,312
     Culture and recreation
       Parks maintenance                                                      1,397,719            1,295,892            1,264,433             31,459        1,455,040
       McGraft park maintenance                                                  53,943               53,943               65,522            (11,579)          58,134
       General and inner city recreation programs                               315,358              306,531              325,116            (18,585)         314,042
       Cemeteries maintenance                                                   532,441              507,379              482,352             25,027          498,350
       Graffiti removal                                                           4,861                2,000                  535              1,465            3,940
        Parking operations                                                        4,979                4,400                5,116               (716)           5,431
        Farmers' market and flea market                                          49,450               48,650               49,986             (1,336)          43,835
           Total culture and recreation                                       2,358,751             2,218,795           2,193,060             25,735        2,378,772

     Other governmental functions
        Insurance premiums                                                      403,737              295,000             311,636            (16,636)         386,191
        Other                                                                   400,000              300,000             126,656            173,344           76,150
           Total other governmental functions                                   803,737              595,000             438,292            156,708          462,341
                                                                                   City of Muskegon
                                                                    BUDGETARY COMPARISON SCHEDULE
                                                                                      General Fund
                                                                         For the year ended December 31, 2009
                                                         (with comparative actual amounts for the year ended December 31, 2008)


                                                                                                                        2009                                           2008
                                                                                                                                                 Variance with
                                                                                                                                                 final budget-
                                                                                           Budgeted amounts                                         positive
                                                                                     Original             Final                 Actual             (negative)         Actual
        Debt service
          Principal                                                            $        50,000       $        50,000       $      50,000     $            -      $      45,000
          Interest and fees                                                            217,345               220,000             220,063                  (63)         230,833
              Total debt service                                                       267,345               270,000             270,063                  (63)         275,833

        Capital outlay                                                                 193,000               189,000             167,239               21,761          174,755
                 Total expenditures                                                 25,217,971            24,237,797           24,312,036             (74,239)       24,802,493

     Excess of revenues under expenditures                                            (184,097)           (1,033,727)            (839,785)           193,942           517,235

     OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)




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       Transfers in                                                                     95,000               697,744              632,768             (64,976)          243,904
       Transfers out                                                                  (688,046)             (538,046)            (538,046)                -          (1,298,046)
                 Total other financing sources (uses)                                 (593,046)              159,698              94,722              (64,976)       (1,054,142)

     Net change in fund balance                                                $      (777,143)      $      (874,029)            (745,063)   $       128,966           (536,907)

     Fund balance at beginning of year                                                                                          2,383,725                             2,920,632

     Fund balance at end of year                                                                                           $    1,638,662                        $    2,383,725



     Note: Both budgets and actual figures are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
                                                                               City of Muskegon
                                                                 BUDGETARY COMPARISON SCHEDULE
                                                                      Major Street and Trunkline Fund
                                                                    For the year ended December 31, 2009

                                                                                                                                                        Variance with
                                                                                                                                                        final budget-
                                                                                                  Budgeted amounts                                         positive
                                                                                            Original              Final                Actual             (negative)
     REVENUES
       Intergovernmental revenues
          Federal                                                                      $    1,095,000          $   1,730,000       $   1,593,425    $      (136,575)
          State                                                                             2,827,811              2,700,000           2,558,600           (141,400)
          Local                                                                                   -                      -                25,235             25,235
       Charges for services                                                                    75,000                 75,000              19,911            (55,089)
       Investment earnings                                                                     50,000                 55,000              50,177             (4,823)
       Other                                                                                  250,000                250,000             233,245            (16,755)
              Total revenues                                                                4,297,811              4,810,000           4,480,593           (329,407)

     EXPENDITURES
       Current
         Highways, streets and bridges                                                      4,341,401              5,055,892           4,692,659            363,233
              Total expenditures                                                            4,341,401              5,055,892           4,692,659            363,233




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     Excess of revenues under expenditures                                                    (43,590)                 (245,892)       (212,066)             33,826

     OTHER FINANCING SOURCES
       Transfers in                                                                                -                   225,292          200,000             (25,292)

     Net change in fund balance                                                        $      (43,590)         $        (20,600)         (12,066)   $         8,534

     Fund balance at January 1, 2009                                                                                                    284,912

     Fund balance at December 31, 2009                                                                                             $    272,846




     Note: Both budgets and actual figures are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
                                                          City of Muskegon
                                                   Required Supplemental Information
                                                SCHEDULE OF FUNDING PROGRESS
                                                  For the year ended December 31, 2009

                             MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM (MERS) PENSION PLAN
                                           SCHEDULE OF FUNDING PROGRESS

     (Dollar amounts in thousands)


                                           Actuarial                                                            UAAL as a
                                            Accrued                                                             percentage
      Actuarial            Actuarial        Liability        Unfunded                                               of
      valuation            value of          (AAL)             AAL               Funded               Covered    covered
        date                assets         Entry Age         (UAAL)               ratio               payroll     payroll

      12/31/07         $     86,157    $     83,118      $       (3,039)           104 %       $       12,684         (24) %
      12/31/08               86,928          86,794                (134)           100                 13,107          (1)




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          MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM (MERS) OTHER POSTEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS PLAN
                                    SCHEDULE OF FUNDING PROGRESS

     (Dollar amounts in thousands)


                                           Actuarial                                                            UAAL as a
                                            Accrued                                                             percentage
      Actuarial            Actuarial        Liability        Unfunded                                               of
      valuation            value of          (AAL)             AAL               Funded               Covered    covered
        date                assets         Entry Age         (UAAL)               ratio               payroll     payroll

      12/31/07         $     13,831    $     29,722      $      15,891            46.5 %       $       13,290        120 %



     Additional actuarial data is not available from MERS and will be provided in subsequent years.
 




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OTHER SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION




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                                 DESCRIPTION OF
                           OTHER GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS

                                     Special Revenue Funds

The special revenue funds are used to account for the proceeds of special revenue sources that are
legally restricted to expenditures for specific purposes.

Local Street – to account for gas and weight allocations to the City by the Michigan Department
of Transportation for construction and maintenance of local streets within the City.

Criminal Forfeitures – to account for receipts generated through the sale of assets seized through
criminal court proceedings.

Budget Stabilization – to account for funds appropriated from the City’s General Fund for the
purpose of mitigating adverse affects on the City's budget from downturns in the business cycle.

Farmers’ Market Improvement – to account for funds allocated for maintenance and
improvements to the City’s farmers’ market facility.

Tree Replacement – to account for contributions and other revenues earmarked for tree
replacement throughout the City.


                                     Capital Projects Funds

Capital projects funds are used to account for financial resources to be used for the acquisition or
construction of major capital facilities other than those financed by proprietary funds and trust
funds.

Public Improvement – to account for grants, private contributions, sale of property and other
resources used to finance various capital projects.

Sidewalk Replacement – to account for resources allocated for a multi-year city-wide sidewalk
replacement program.

Michcon Remediation – to account for reimbursements received from Michcon Gas Company for
environmental remediation of their former downtown site.

EDC Revolving Loan – to account for funds received upon repayment of Urban Development
Action Grant loans and subsequently reloaned to small business enterprises.

Community Development Block Grant – to account for categorical grants received from the U. S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development for the construction of major city public
improvements and the rehabilitation of residential housing and other qualifying expenditures.

State Grants – to account for grant revenues received from the State of Michigan and earmarked
for the purpose of improvements and/or rehabilitation of City property, environmental
remediation at lakeshore sites or new infrastructure in the City’s downtown.




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                            DESCRIPTION OF
                 OTHER GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS—CONTINUED


                              Capital Projects Funds—Continued

HOME Rehabilitation – to account for grant revenues received from the U. S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development for the purpose of providing housing assistance to low and
moderate income households in the City.

Arena Capital Improvements – to account for ticket revenue collections earmarked for large
capital improvements and repairs to the L.C. Walker Arena.

Lead Abatement – to account for grant revenues received from the U. S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development for the purpose of abatement of lead from homes in the City.

Neighborhood Stabilization Fund – to account for grant revenues received from the US
Department of Housing and Urban Development for the purpose of stabilizing neighborhoods that
have suffered from foreclosure and abandonment.


                                        Permanent Funds

Permanent funds are used to report resources that are legally restricted to the extent that only
earnings, not principal, may be used for purposes that support the reporting government’s
programs.

Cemetery Perpetual Care – to account for charges for services collected and investment income
earned and to account for transfers to the General Fund to partially cover cemetery care expenses.




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                                                                            City of Muskegon
                                                                     COMBINING BALANCE SHEET
                                                                        Other Governmental Funds
                                                                           December 31, 2009

                                                                                                                                        Permanent
                                                                                   Total other       Special         Capital              Fund -
                                                                                  governmental       Revenue         Projects           Cemetery
                                                                                     funds            Funds           Funds           Perpetual Care
     ASSETS
       Cash and investments                                                   $     4,505,142    $     302,023   $   2,896,114    $      1,307,005
       Receivables
          Accounts and loans (net of allowance for uncollectibles)                    662,462              -           659,054               3,408
          Special assessments                                                         874,636          566,836         307,800                 -
       Due from other governmental units                                            1,334,089          311,907       1,022,182                 -
       Due from other funds                                                         1,457,428        1,354,718         102,710                 -
       Due from component units                                                        10,214           10,214             -                   -
       Prepaid items                                                                    4,314            4,314             -                   -
                 Total assets                                                 $     8,848,285    $   2,550,012   $   4,987,860    $      1,310,413

     LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCES
       Liabilities
          Accounts payable                                                    $        29,762    $       5,691   $      24,071    $             -




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          Accrued liabilities                                                           9,906            6,958           2,948                  -
          Due to other funds                                                        1,604,375          194,273       1,410,102                  -
          Deferred revenue                                                          1,233,227          541,698         691,529                  -
                 Total liabilities                                                  2,877,270          748,620       2,128,650                  -

        Fund balances
          Reserved for:
              Prepaid items                                                             4,314            4,314             -                   -
              Long-term loans receivable                                              224,431              -           224,431                 -
              Capital projects                                                      2,080,506              -         2,080,506                 -
              Perpetual care                                                        1,294,800              -               -             1,294,800
          Unreserved
              Designated, reported in capital projects funds                          871,111              -           871,111                  -
              Undesignated, reported in
                 Special revenue funds                                              1,797,078        1,797,078             -                   -
                 Capital projects funds                                              (316,838)             -          (316,838)                -
                 Permanent funds                                                       15,613              -               -                15,613
                 Total fund balances                                                5,971,015        1,801,392       2,859,210           1,310,413
                 Total liabilities and fund balances                          $     8,848,285    $   2,550,012   $   4,987,860    $      1,310,413
                                                                   City of Muskegon
                                     COMBINING STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES
                                                                   Other Governmental Funds
                                                             For the year ended December 31, 2009

                                                                                                                                      Permanent
                                                                               Total other        Special          Capital              Fund -
                                                                              governmental        Revenue          Projects           Cemetery
                                                                                 funds             Funds            Funds           Perpetual Care
     REVENUES
       Intergovernmental revenues
          Federal                                                         $     3,085,102     $         -      $   3,085,102    $            -
          State                                                                   939,801           764,432          175,369                 -
          Local                                                                   215,000           215,000              -                   -
       Charges for services                                                       164,000             1,911          137,761              24,328
       Fines and forfeitures                                                       58,779            58,779              -                   -
       Investment earnings                                                         80,331            22,070           48,437               9,824
       Other                                                                      375,457            98,641          276,816                 -
              Total revenues                                                    4,918,470         1,160,833        3,723,485              34,152

     EXPENDITURES
       Current
         Public safety                                                              4,503             4,503               -                   -
         Highways, streets and bridges                                          1,870,305         1,870,305               -                   -




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         Culture and recreation                                                     3,126             3,126               -                   -
       Debt service
         Principal                                                                613,371               -            613,371                  -
         Interest and fees                                                         62,111               -             62,111                  -
       Capital outlay                                                           3,820,270               -          3,820,270                  -
              Total expenditures                                                6,373,686         1,877,934        4,495,752                  -

     Excess of revenues over (under) expenditures                               (1,455,216)        (717,101)        (772,267)             34,152

     OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
       Proceeds from sale of capital assets                                        68,452               -             68,452                 -
       Transfers in                                                               526,840           512,624           14,216                 -
       Transfers out                                                             (771,864)         (500,000)        (216,840)            (55,024)
              Total other financing sources (uses)                               (176,572)           12,624         (134,172)            (55,024)

     Net change in fund balances                                                (1,631,788)        (704,477)        (906,439)            (20,872)

     Fund balances at January 1, 2009                                           7,602,803         2,505,869        3,765,649           1,331,285

     Fund balances at December 31, 2009                                   $     5,971,015     $   1,801,392    $   2,859,210    $      1,310,413
                                                                          City of Muskegon
                                                                   COMBINING BALANCE SHEET
                                                                     Other Special Revenue Funds
                                                                         December 31, 2009




                                                         Total other                                                                   Farmers'
                                                       special revenue        Local            Criminal             Budget             Market             Tree
                                                            funds             Street          Forfeitures        Stabilization       Improvement       Replacement
     ASSETS
       Cash and investments                        $         302,023     $         -      $        140,640   $       135,068     $       17,725    $         8,590
       Special assessments receivable                        566,836           566,836                 -                 -                  -                  -
       Due from other governmental units                     311,907           311,907                 -                 -                  -                  -
       Due from other funds                                1,354,718               -                   -           1,354,718                -                  -
       Due from component units                               10,214               -                   -              10,214                -                  -
       Prepaid items                                           4,314             4,314                 -                 -                  -                  -
             Total assets                          $       2,550,012     $     883,057    $        140,640   $     1,500,000     $       17,725    $         8,590

     LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCES
       Liabilities
          Accounts payable                         $           5,691     $       5,691    $            -     $            -      $          -      $           -
          Accrued liabilities                                  6,958             6,958                 -                  -                 -                  -




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          Due to other funds                                 194,273           194,273                 -                  -                 -                  -
          Deferred revenue                                   541,698           541,698                 -                  -                 -                  -
             Total liabilities                               748,620           748,620                 -                  -                 -                  -

       Fund balances
         Reserved for prepaid items                            4,314             4,314                 -                 -                  -                  -
         Unreserved                                        1,797,078           130,123             140,640         1,500,000             17,725              8,590
             Total fund balances                           1,801,392           134,437             140,640         1,500,000             17,725              8,590
             Total liabilities and fund balances   $       2,550,012     $     883,057    $        140,640   $     1,500,000     $       17,725    $         8,590
                                                                               City of Muskegon
                                        COMBINING STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES
                                                                     Other Special Revenue Funds
                                                                For the year ended December 31, 2009




                                                           Total other                                                                    Farmers'
                                                         special revenue         Local             Criminal            Budget             Market             Tree
                                                              funds              Street           Forfeitures       Stabilization       Improvement       Replacement
     REVENUES
       Intergovernmental revenues
          State                                      $         764,432     $       764,432    $          -      $            -      $          -      $          -
          Local                                                215,000             215,000               -                   -                 -                 -
       Charges for services                                      1,911                 311               -                   -                 -               1,600
       Fines and forfeitures                                    58,779                 -              58,779                 -                 -                 -
       Investment earnings                                      22,070              20,955               881                 -                 160                 74
       Other                                                    98,641              95,014             3,627                 -                 -                 -
              Total revenues                                 1,160,833           1,095,712            63,287                 -                 160             1,674

     EXPENDITURES
       Current
         Public safety                                           4,503                 -                4,503                -                 -                 -




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         Highways, streets and bridges                       1,870,305           1,870,305                -                  -                 -                 -
         Culture and recreation                                  3,126                 -                  -                  -                 -               3,126
              Total expenditures                             1,877,934           1,870,305              4,503                -                 -               3,126

     Excess of revenues over (under) expenditures             (717,101)           (774,593)           58,784                 -                 160            (1,452)

     OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
       Transfers in                                            512,624             512,624                -                 -                  -                 -
       Transfers out                                          (500,000)                -                  -            (500,000)               -                 -
              Total other financing sources (uses)              12,624             512,624                -            (500,000)               -                 -

     Net change in fund balances                              (704,477)           (261,969)           58,784           (500,000)               160            (1,452)

     Fund balances at January 1, 2009                        2,505,869             396,406            81,856          2,000,000             17,565            10,042

     Fund balances at December 31, 2009              $       1,801,392     $       134,437    $      140,640    $     1,500,000     $       17,725    $        8,590
                                                                                              City of Muskegon
                                                                                 BUDGETARY COMPARISON SCHEDULE
                                                                                         Other Special Revenue Funds
                                                                                    For the year ended December 31, 2009




                                                                         Local Street                                    Criminal Forfeitures                                 Budget Stabilization
                                                                                            Variance -                                          Variance -                                           Variance -
                                                          Final                              positive          Final                             positive          Final                              positive
                                                         budget             Actual          (negative)        budget           Actual           (negative)        budget            Actual           (negative)
     REVENUES
       Intergovernmental revenues
          State                                      $    794,409    $       764,432    $     (29,977)    $        -      $         -      $           -      $        -       $          -     $           -
          Local                                               -              215,000          215,000              -                -                  -               -                  -                 -
       Charges for services                                15,000                311          (14,689)             -                -                  -               -                  -                 -
       Fines and forfeitures                                  -                  -                -             65,000           58,779             (6,221)            -                  -                 -
       Investment earnings                                 25,000             20,955           (4,045)           1,000              881               (119)            -                  -                 -
       Other                                              120,000             95,014          (24,986)             -              3,627              3,627             -                  -                 -
              Total revenues                              954,409          1,095,712          141,303           66,000           63,287             (2,713)            -                  -                 -

     EXPENDITURES
       Current
         Public safety                                         -                 -                 -            45,000             4,503            40,497             -                  -                 -
         Highways, streets and bridges                   1,926,750         1,870,305            56,445             -                 -                 -               -                  -                 -
         Culture and recreation                                -                 -                 -               -                 -                 -               -                  -                 -




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              Total expenditures                         1,926,750         1,870,305            56,445          45,000             4,503            40,497             -                  -                 -

     Excess of revenues over (under) expenditures        (972,341)          (774,593)         197,748           21,000           58,784             37,784             -                  -                 -

     OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
       Transfers in                                       710,000            512,624          (197,376)            -                 -                 -               -                 -                  -
       Transfers out                                          -                  -                 -               -                 -                 -          (500,000)         (500,000)               -
              Total other financing sources (uses)        710,000            512,624          (197,376)            -                 -                 -          (500,000)         (500,000)               -

     Net change in fund balances                     $   (262,341)          (261,969) $            372    $     21,000           58,784    $        37,784    $   (500,000)         (500,000) $             -

     Fund balances at January 1, 2009                                        396,406                                             81,856                                            2,000,000

     Fund balances at December 31, 2009                              $       134,437                                      $     140,640                                        $   1,500,000
                                                                       City of Muskegon
                                                     BUDGETARY COMPARISON SCHEDULE—CONTINUED
                                                                  Other Special Revenue Funds
                                                             For the year ended December 31, 2009




                                                                    Farmers' Market Improvement                             Tree Replacement
                                                                                             Variance -                                            Variance -
                                                              Final                            positive          Final                              positive
                                                             budget           Actual          (negative)        budget          Actual             (negative)
     REVENUES
       Intergovernmental revenues
          State                                          $       -       $         -      $          -      $        -      $         -        $          -
          Local                                                  -                 -                 -               -                -                   -
       Charges for services                                      -                 -                 -             2,000            1,600                (400)
       Fines and forfeitures                                     -                 -                 -               -                -                   -
       Investment earnings                                       200               160               (40)            100               74                 (26)
       Other                                                     -                 -                 -               -                -                   -
              Total revenues                                     200               160               (40)          2,100            1,674                (426)

     EXPENDITURES




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       Current
         Public safety                                            -                -                 -               -                -                  -
         Highways, streets and bridges                            -                -                 -               -                -                  -
         Culture and recreation                                   -                -                 -             4,000            3,126                874
              Total expenditures                                  -                -                 -             4,000            3,126                874

     Excess of revenues over (under) expenditures                200               160               (40)         (1,900)          (1,452)               448

     OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
       Transfers in                                               -                -                 -               -                -                   -
       Transfers out                                              -                -                 -               -                -                   -
              Total other financing sources (uses)                -                -                 -               -                -                   -

     Net change in fund balances                         $       200               160    $          (40)   $     (1,900)          (1,452)     $         448

     Fund balances at January 1, 2009                                           17,565                                             10,042

     Fund balances at December 31, 2009                                  $      17,725                                      $       8,590
                                                                                                                                 City of Muskegon
                                                                                                                          COMBINING BALANCE SHEET
                                                                                                                            Other Capital Projects Funds
                                                                                                                                December 31, 2009




                                                                    Total other                                                                    EDC           Community                                                Arena
                                                                  capital projects          Public           Sidewalk           Michcon          Revolving       Development       State            HOME                  Capital           Lead           Neighborhood
                                                                       funds             Improvement        Replacement        Remediation         Loan          Block Grant       Grants         Rehabilitation       Improvements       Abatement         Stabilization
     ASSETS
       Cash and investments                                   $        2,896,114     $      1,310,483   $      723,056     $      214,182    $     106,614   $          -      $    470,755   $             -      $         71,024   $          -     $             -
       Receivables
          Accounts and loans (net of
             allowance for uncollectibles)                               659,054               25,523              -                  -             46,244          377,837         178,187                -                    -             31,263                -
          Special assessments                                            307,800                  -            307,800                -                -                -               -                  -                    -                -                  -
       Due from other governmental units                               1,022,182                  -                -                  -                -            484,867         139,213            201,522                  -                938            195,642
       Due from other funds                                              102,710                  -                -                  -                -                -               -                  -                    -            102,710                -
              Total assets                                    $        4,987,860     $      1,336,006   $     1,030,856    $      214,182    $     152,858   $      862,704    $    788,155   $        201,522     $         71,024   $      134,911   $        195,642

     LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCES (DEFICIT)
        Liabilities
           Accounts payable                                   $           24,071     $            280   $          -       $          -      $         -     $       15,263    $      7,700   $            665     $            -     $          -     $            163
           Accrued liabilities                                             2,948                  -                -                  -                -              2,173             -                  579                  -                -                  196
           Due to other funds                                          1,410,102                  -                -                  -                -            562,792             -              517,116                  -            134,911            195,283
           Deferred revenue                                              691,529               16,000          211,773                -                -            282,476         181,280                -                    -                -                  -
              Total liabilities                                        2,128,650               16,280          211,773                -                -            862,704         188,980            518,360                  -            134,911            195,642

        Fund balances (deficit)
           Reserved for:
              Long-term loans receivable                                 224,431                  -                -                  -             46,244              -           178,187                 -                   -                -                   -
              Capital projects                                         2,080,506              547,688          819,083            214,182          106,614              -           321,915                 -                71,024              -                   -




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           Unreserved
              Designated for approved projects                           871,111              772,038               -                 -                -                -            99,073                -                    -                -                   -
              Undesignated                                              (316,838)                 -                 -                 -                -                -               -             (316,838)                 -                -                   -
              Total fund balances (deficit)                            2,859,210            1,319,726          819,083            214,182          152,858              -           599,175           (316,838)              71,024              -                   -
              Total liabilities and fund balances (deficit)   $        4,987,860     $      1,336,006   $     1,030,856    $      214,182    $     152,858   $      862,704    $    788,155   $        201,522     $         71,024   $      134,911   $        195,642
                                                                                                                         City of Muskegon
                                                                  COMBINING STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES (DEFICIT)
                                                                                                  Other Capital Projects Funds
                                                                                             For the year ended December 31, 2009




                                                           Total other                                                                EDC           Community                                                 Arena
                                                         capital projects          Public           Sidewalk          Michcon       Revolving       Development       State             HOME                  Capital           Lead           Neighborhood
                                                              funds             Improvement        Replacement       Remediation      Loan          Block Grant       Grants          Rehabilitation       Improvements       Abatement         Stabilization
     REVENUES
       Intergovernmental revenues
          Federal                                    $       3,085,102      $           -      $          -      $          -   $         -     $    1,253,227 $          320     $        398,163     $           -   $       1,168,171   $        265,221
          State                                                175,369                  -                 -                 -             -                -          175,369                  -                   -                 -                  -
       Charges for services                                    137,761              100,075               -                 -             -                -              -                    -                37,686               -                  -
       Investment earnings                                      48,437               16,140            27,514             1,747         1,678              624            -                    -                   734               -                  -
       Other                                                   276,816                  486           109,431               -          34,684           13,161          6,307                  -                   -              96,532             16,215
              Total revenues                                 3,723,485              116,701           136,945             1,747        36,362        1,267,012        181,996              398,163              38,420         1,264,703            281,436

     EXPENDITURES
       Debt service
         Principal                                             613,371              353,371           260,000               -             -                -              -                    -                   -                 -                  -
         Interest and fees                                      62,111               16,152            45,959               -             -                -              -                    -                   -                 -                  -
       Capital outlay                                        3,820,270              239,995             1,398             3,702        22,407        1,295,306        215,528              425,120              70,675         1,264,703            281,436
              Total expenditures                             4,495,752              609,518           307,357             3,702        22,407        1,295,306        215,528              425,120              70,675         1,264,703            281,436

     Excess of revenues over (under) expenditures             (772,267)            (492,817)         (170,412)           (1,955)       13,955          (28,294)        (33,532)            (26,957)            (32,255)              -                  -

     OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
       Proceeds from sale of capital assets                     68,452               13,201               -                 -             -             28,294             -                26,957                 -                 -                  -




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       Transfers in                                             14,216               14,216               -                 -             -                -               -                   -                   -                 -                  -
       Transfers out                                          (216,840)            (200,000)              -                 -             -                -           (16,840)                -                   -                 -                  -
              Total other financing sources (uses)            (134,172)            (172,583)              -                 -             -             28,294         (16,840)             26,957                 -                 -                  -

     Net change in fund balances                              (906,439)            (665,400)         (170,412)           (1,955)       13,955              -           (50,372)                -               (32,255)              -                  -

     Fund balances (deficit) at January 1, 2009              3,765,649            1,985,126           989,495           216,137       138,903              -          649,547             (316,838)            103,279               -                  -

     Fund balances (deficit) at December 31, 2009    $       2,859,210      $     1,319,726    $      819,083    $      214,182 $     152,858   $          -      $   599,175     $       (316,838) $           71,024    $          -     $            -
 




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                                   DESCRIPTION OF
                               INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS


Internal service funds are used to account for the financing of goods or services provided by one
department to other departments of a governmental unit or to other governments on a cost-
reimbursement basis.

A list and description of internal service funds maintained by the City follows:

Engineering Services – to account for salary, benefit and other costs related to the provision of
internal engineering services for City projects; to account for charges to the user funds and
projects to cover those expenses.

Equipment – to account for the purchase, operation, maintenance and depreciation of all City-
owned vehicles and equipment; to account for charges to the user funds and departments to cover
those expenses.

General Insurance – to account for the payment of claims and benefits, excess liability premiums
and operating expenses; to account for charges to other funds and departments to cover the
expenses.

Public Service Building – to account for the operation, maintenance and depreciation of the City's
Public Service Building; to account for charges to the user funds and departments to cover these
expenses.




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                                                                                  City of Muskegon
                                                                       COMBINING STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS
                                                                                Internal Service Funds
                                                                                 December 31, 2009

                                                                                         ASSETS

                                                                                 Total internal       Engineering                           General         Public Service
                                                                                 service funds         Services          Equipment         Insurance          Building
     CURRENT ASSETS
       Cash and investments                                                  $      4,372,256     $          -       $    2,519,442    $    1,339,236   $        513,578
       Accounts receivable                                                            572,959             17,893              7,858           547,208                -
       Inventories                                                                     23,750                -               23,750               -                  -
       Prepaid items                                                                  197,355                864             15,474           179,867              1,150
                  Total current assets                                              5,166,320             18,757          2,566,524         2,066,311            514,728

     NONCURRENT ASSETS
       Capital assets
         Land                                                                          65,000                 -                 -                 -               65,000
         Land improvements                                                            121,648                 -                 -                 -              121,648
         Buildings and improvements                                                 1,559,334                 -                 -                 -            1,559,334
         Machinery and equipment                                                    7,439,725              26,355         7,378,681               -               34,689
             Less accumulated depreciation                                         (7,103,619)            (26,355)       (5,976,775)              -           (1,100,489)
                  Total noncurrent assets                                           2,082,088                 -           1,401,906               -              680,182




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                     Total assets                                                   7,248,408             18,757          3,968,430         2,066,311          1,194,910

                                                                            LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
     CURRENT LIABILITIES
       Accounts payable                                                               309,261              2,856            54,169           236,833              15,403
       Accrued liabilities                                                             13,940              2,995             3,882               303               6,760
       Due to other funds                                                              48,336             48,336               -                 -                   -
       Bonds and other obligations, due within one year                                15,700              4,400             8,500               300               2,500
                  Total current liabilities                                           387,237             58,587            66,551           237,436              24,663

     NONCURRENT LIABILITIES
       Bonds and other obligations, less amounts due within one year                   77,996             22,121            42,262              1,306             12,307
                     Total liabilities                                                465,233             80,708           108,813           238,742              36,970

     NET ASSETS
       Invested in capital assets                                                   2,082,088                 -           1,401,906               -              680,182
       Unrestricted                                                                 4,701,087             (61,951)        2,457,711         1,827,569            477,758
                     Total net assets                                        $      6,783,175     $       (61,951)   $    3,859,617    $    1,827,569   $      1,157,940
                                                                            City of Muskegon
                                            COMBINING STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES AND CHANGES IN FUND NET ASSETS
                                                                          Internal Service Funds
                                                                  For the year ended December 31, 2009




                                                                      Total internal       Engineering                           General          Public Service
                                                                      service funds         Services          Equipment         Insurance           Building
     OPERATING REVENUES
       Charges for services                                       $      7,493,915     $       451,132    $    2,178,851    $    4,260,731    $        603,201
       Other                                                                93,086              23,918            56,633             4,863               7,672
           Total operating revenues                                      7,587,001             475,050         2,235,484         4,265,594             610,873

     OPERATING EXPENSES
       Administration                                                      314,952              71,604           114,780            80,916              47,652
       Insurance premiums and claims                                     4,147,899                 -                 -           4,147,899                 -
       Other operations                                                  2,827,361             567,697         1,719,185            34,904             505,575
       Depreciation                                                        568,578                 -             500,898               -                67,680
           Total operating expenses                                      7,858,790             639,301         2,334,863         4,263,719             620,907

           Operating income (loss)                                        (271,789)           (164,251)          (99,379)            1,875              (10,034)




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     NONOPERATING REVENUES
       Investment earnings                                                   29,162                606            19,495             5,257                3,804
       Gain on sale of capital assets                                        95,057                -              95,057               -                    -
           Total nonoperating revenues                                     124,219                 606           114,552             5,257                3,804

           Income (loss) before transfers                                 (147,570)           (163,645)           15,173             7,132               (6,230)

     Transfers in                                                            28,046                -                 -              28,046                  -
     Transfers out                                                          (77,744)               -                 -             (77,744)                 -
           Change in net assets                                           (197,268)           (163,645)           15,173           (42,566)              (6,230)

     Net assets at January 1, 2009                                       6,980,443             101,694         3,844,444         1,870,135           1,164,170

     Net assets at December 31, 2009                              $      6,783,175     $       (61,951)   $    3,859,617    $    1,827,569    $      1,157,940
                                                                                              City of Muskegon
                                                                                COMBINING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                                                                                            Internal Service Funds
                                                                                    For the year ended December 31, 2009


                                                                                                     Total internal       Engineering                         General           Public Service
                                                                                                     service funds          Services        Equipment         Insurance           Building
     CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
       Receipts from customers                                                                   $          86,326    $        9,315    $       64,476    $        4,863    $          7,672
       Receipts from interfund services provided                                                         7,493,915           451,132         2,178,851         4,260,731             603,201
       Payments to suppliers                                                                            (4,364,023)         (162,615)       (1,085,870)       (2,826,985)           (288,553)
       Payments to employees                                                                            (1,178,248)         (401,127)         (512,236)          (27,119)           (237,766)
       Payments for interfund services used                                                               (710,733)          (29,385)         (278,455)         (353,482)            (49,411)
              Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities                                       1,327,237          (132,680)         366,766         1,058,008               35,143

     CASH FLOWS FROM NONCAPITAL FINANCING ACTIVITIES
       Transfers in                                                                                         28,046               -                 -             28,046                   -
       Transfers out                                                                                       (77,744)              -                 -            (77,744)                  -
              Net cash used for noncapital financing activities                                            (49,698)              -                 -            (49,698)                  -

     CASH FLOWS FROM CAPITAL AND RELATED FINANCING ACTIVITIES
       Purchases of capital assets                                                                        (446,534)              -            (446,534)              -                    -
       Proceeds from sale of capital assets                                                                107,039               -             107,039               -                    -




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              Net cash used for capital and related financing activities                                  (339,495)              -            (339,495)              -                    -

     CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
       Investment earnings                                                                                  29,162               606           19,495             5,257                3,804

              Net increase (decrease) in cash and investments                                              967,206          (132,074)          46,766         1,013,567               38,947

     Cash and investments at January 1, 2009                                                             3,405,050           132,074         2,472,676          325,669              474,631

     Cash and investments at December 31, 2009                                                   $       4,372,256    $          -      $    2,519,442    $   1,339,236     $        513,578

     Reconciliation of operating income (loss) to net cash provided by (used for)
       operating activities
          Operating income (loss)                                                                $        (271,789)   $     (164,251)   $      (99,379)   $       1,875     $        (10,034)
          Adjustments to reconcile operating income (loss) to net cash provided by
              (used for) operating activities
                  Depreciation expense                                                                     568,578               -            500,898                -                67,680
              Change in assets and liabilities
                  Receivables, net                                                                       1,036,229           (14,603)            7,843        1,042,989                  -
                  Inventories                                                                              (12,198)              -             (12,198)             -                    -
                  Prepaid items                                                                            (18,593)              448             4,138          (23,585)                 406
                  Accounts payable                                                                           8,639               409           (17,539)          37,145              (11,376)
                  Accrued liabilities                                                                      (31,965)           (3,019)          (16,997)            (416)             (11,533)
                  Due to other funds                                                                        48,336            48,336               -                -                    -
                    Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities                         $       1,327,237    $     (132,680)   $     366,766     $   1,058,008     $         35,143
                                     DESCRIPTION OF
                                    FIDUCIARY FUNDS

Fiduciary funds are used to account for assets held by a government in a trustee capacity for
individuals, private organizations, other governments or other funds.

A list and description of the fiduciary funds maintained by the City follows:

AGENCY FUNDS are used to account for assets held as an agent for another organization or
individual.

Collector – to account for the collections and disbursement of funds to other entities and
individuals and to account for payroll withholdings and their remittance to the appropriate
governmental agencies.

Current Tax – to account for levy, collection and payment of taxes levied for the general and
other funds of the City, county and public school districts.

Rehab Loan Escrow – to account for deposits made by housing rehabilitation program
participants and their expenditures for the intended purposes.




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                                                      City of Muskegon
                                     COMBINING STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
                                                      Agency Funds
                                                    December 31, 2009




                                                        Total                             Current         Rehab Loan
                                                     agency funds        Collector          tax             Escrow
      ASSETS
        Cash and investments                     $     5,413,000    $      707,927   $    4,705,073   $          -
        Receivables
           Accounts                                        1,868             1,868              -                -
           Property taxes                             15,016,716               -         15,016,716              -
               Total assets                      $    20,431,584    $      709,795   $   19,721,789   $          -

      LIABILITIES
         Accounts payable                        $       204,587    $      204,587   $          -     $          -




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         Due to other governmental units              19,997,247           314,374       19,682,873              -
         Deposits held for others                        229,750           190,834           38,916              -
               Total liabilities                 $    20,431,584    $      709,795   $   19,721,789   $          -
                                                          City of Muskegon
                                          STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
                                                              Agency Funds
                                                  For the year ended December 31, 2009

                                                                Balance                                                 Balance
                                                               January 1,                                             December 31,
      COLLECTOR FUND                                             2009               Additions        Deductions          2009
      ASSETS
        Cash and investments                               $    1,163,589       $   17,516,068   $   17,971,730   $       707,927
        Accounts receivable                                         2,767              230,680          231,579             1,868
            Total assets                                   $    1,166,356       $   17,746,748   $   18,203,309   $       709,795

      LIABILITIES
        Accounts payable                                   $      193,101       $   12,493,763   $   12,482,277   $       204,587
        Due to other governmental units                           822,530            2,362,555        2,870,711           314,374
        Deposits held for others                                  150,725            3,031,251        2,991,142           190,834
            Total liabilities                              $    1,166,356       $   17,887,569   $   18,344,130   $       709,795

      CURRENT TAX FUND
      ASSETS
        Cash and investments                               $    9,957,243       $   35,746,651   $   40,998,821   $     4,705,073
        Property taxes receivable                              14,393,066           27,387,664       26,764,014        15,016,716
            Total assets                                   $   24,350,309       $   63,134,315   $   67,762,835   $    19,721,789

      LIABILITIES
        Due to other governmental units                    $   24,319,136       $   27,387,664   $   32,023,927   $    19,682,873
        Due to other funds                                            -              8,224,359        8,224,359               -
        Due to component units                                        -                645,170          645,170               -




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        Deposits held for others                                   31,173              113,108          105,365            38,916
            Total liabilities                              $   24,350,309       $   36,370,301   $   40,998,821   $    19,721,789

      REHAB LOAN ESCROW FUND
      ASSETS
        Cash and investments                               $          -         $        2,571   $        2,571   $           -

      LIABILITIES
        Accounts payable                                   $          -         $        2,571   $        2,571   $           -

      ALL AGENCY FUNDS
      ASSETS
        Cash and investments                               $   11,120,832       $   53,265,290   $   58,973,122   $     5,413,000
        Receivables
           Accounts                                                 2,767              230,680          231,579             1,868
           Property taxes                                      14,393,066           27,387,664       26,764,014        15,016,716
            Total assets                                   $   25,516,665       $   80,883,634   $   85,968,715   $    20,431,584

      LIABILITIES
        Accounts payable                                   $      193,101       $   12,496,334   $   12,484,848   $       204,587
        Due to other governmental units                        25,141,666           29,750,219       34,894,638        19,997,247
        Due to other funds                                            -              8,224,359        8,224,359               -
        Due to component units                                        -                645,170          645,170               -
        Deposits held for others                                  181,898            3,144,359        3,096,507           229,750
            Total liabilities                              $   25,516,665       $   54,260,441   $   59,345,522   $    20,431,584
 




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                              DESCRIPTION OF
                  DISCRETELY PRESENTED COMPONENT UNITS

A list and description of the discretely presented component units maintained by the City are as
follows:

Downtown Development Authority – to account for the collection of tax increment revenues, the
issuance and repayment of debt and the construction of public facilities to promote and facilitate
economic growth in the downtown.

Local Development Finance Authority – to account for the collection of tax increment revenues
and the construction of public facilities. Three separate local development finance authority
districts have been created:

        Local Development Finance Authority I – to promote and facilitate economic growth in
        the Port City Industrial Park.

        Local Development Finance Authority II – to promote and facilitate economic growth in
        the Medendorp Industrial Park.

        Local Development Finance Authority III – to promote and facilitate economic growth
        in the SmartZone Hi-Tech Park.

Tax Increment Finance Authority – to account for the collection of tax increment revenues, the
issuance and repayment of debt to promote and facilitate economic growth in a sub section of the
downtown.

Brownfield Redevelopment Authority – to account for the collection of tax increment revenues
for environmental remediation in designated brownfield areas.




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                                                                                                     City of Muskegon
                                                                                           COMBINING BALANCE SHEET
                                                                                           Discretely Presented Component Units
                                                                                                    December 31, 2009




                                                                    Total discretely          Local                Local                 Local
                                                                       presented           Development          Development           Development         Downtown          Tax Increment        Brownfield
                                                                      component              Finance              Finance               Finance           Development          Finance          Redevelopment
                                                                         units              Authority I          Authority II         Authority III        Authority          Authority           Authority
      ASSETS
        Cash and investments                                    $         325,080      $            -       $             -       $         13,765    $       289,526   $         21,789    $            -
        Property taxes receivable                                         518,573                   -                     -                 71,360            390,662             40,634              15,917
               Total assets                                     $         843,653      $            -       $             -       $         85,125    $       680,188   $         62,423    $         15,917

      LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCES (DEFICITS)
        Liabilities
           Due to primary government                            $          10,214      $            -       $             -       $            -      $           -     $            -      $         10,214
           Deferred revenue                                               518,573                   -                     -                 71,360            390,662             40,634              15,917
               Total liabilities                                          528,787                   -                     -                 71,360            390,662             40,634              26,131

         Fund balances (deficits)
           Unreserved                                                     314,866                   -                     -                 13,765            289,526             21,789              (10,214)
               Total liabilities and fund balances (deficits)   $         843,653      $            -       $             -       $         85,125    $       680,188   $         62,423    $         15,917




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                                                            City of Muskegon
                                  RECONCILIATION OF THE GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
                             BALANCE SHEET TO THE STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS (DEFICITS)
                                          Discretely Presented Component Units
                                                    December 31, 2009




      Total fund balance—governmental funds                                                                     $     314,866

      Amounts reported for governmental activities in the Statement of Net Assets
      are different because:

         Capital assets used in governmental activities are not financial resources
         and therefore are not reported as assets in the governmental funds.
            Capital assets                                                                    $    4,198,258
            Accumulated depreciation                                                              (1,050,276)       3,147,982




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         Bond issuance costs are not capitalized and amortized in the
         governmental funds.
            Bond issuance costs                                                                     141,966
            Accumulated amortization                                                                (43,207)           98,759

         Accrued interest in governmental activities is not reported in the
         governmental funds.                                                                                          (42,400)

         Long-term liabilities, including bonds and notes payable, are not due
         and payable in the current period and therefore are not reported
         as liabilities in the governmental funds.                                                                  (7,954,848)

            Net assets of governmental activities in the Statement of Net Assets (Deficits)                     $   (4,435,641)
                                                                                         City of Muskegon
                                           COMBINING STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES (DEFICIT)
                                                                       Discretely Presented Component Units
                                                                       For the year ended December 31, 2009




                                                             Total discretely          Local              Local              Local
                                                                presented           Development        Development        Development          Downtown         Tax Increment        Brownfield
                                                               component              Finance            Finance            Finance           Development          Finance          Redevelopment
                                                                  units              Authority I       Authority II       Authority III        Authority          Authority           Authority
      REVENUES
        Property taxes                                   $          783,528     $           -      $           -      $        91,281     $      614,632    $        67,664     $          9,951
        Intergovernmental revenues - Local                          120,000                 -                  -              120,000                -                  -                    -
        Investment earnings                                           1,462                 -                  143                179                998                142                  -
        Other                                                        75,000                 -                  -               75,000                -                  -                    -
               Total revenues                                       979,990                 -                  143            286,460            615,630             67,806                9,951

      EXPENDITURES
        Current
          Community and economic development                         87,884                 347             25,235                 -                 -               60,000                2,302
        Debt service
          Principal                                                 300,000                 -                  -               80,000            220,000                 -                    -
          Interest and fees                                         322,171                 -                  -              201,448            120,723                 -                    -
               Total expenditures                                   710,055                 347             25,235            281,448            340,723             60,000                2,302




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      Net change in fund balances                                   269,935                (347)           (25,092)              5,012           274,907               7,806               7,649

      Fund balances (deficit) at January 1, 2009                     44,931                 347             25,092              8,753             14,619             13,983               (17,863)

      Fund balances (deficit) at December 31, 2009       $          314,866     $           -      $           -      $        13,765     $      289,526    $         21,789    $         (10,214)
                                                           City of Muskegon
          RECONCILIATION OF THE GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES
                   AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES TO THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
                                    Discretely Presented Component Units
                                    For the year ended December 31, 2009




      Net change in fund balances—total governmental funds                                       $   269,935

      Amounts reported for governmental activities in the Statement of Activities are
      different because:

         Governmental funds report outlays for capital assets and bond issuance costs as
         expenditures; in the Statement of Activities, these costs are depreciated and
         amortized over their estimated useful lives, respectively.
            Depreciation and amortization expense                                                    (178,820)




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         Repayment of principal on long-term debt is an expenditure in the governmental funds,
         but the repayment reduces long-term liabilities in the Statement of Net Assets.             299,440

         Interest expense on long-term debt is recorded in the Statement of Activities when
         incurred, but is not reported in the governmental funds until paid.                            1,300

               Change in net assets of governmental activities                                   $   391,855
 




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SCHEDULE OF INDEBTEDNESS




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                                                                 City of Muskegon

                                                      SCHEDULE OF INDEBTEDNESS

                                                                 December 31, 2009

                                                                                                                                           Annual
                                         Date         Amount           Interest      Date of                                               Interest
                                       of Issue       of Issue           Rate        Maturity         2008              2009               Payable

Business-Type Activities Bonds and Loans Payable:


Water supply system bonds               10/1/1993 $      5,465,000         0.00%       05/01/09 $              -    $             -    $              -
 ($6,093 unamortized discount)                                             0.00%       05/01/10                -                  -              40,500
                                                                           0.00%       05/01/11                -                  -              40,500
                                                                           4.50%       05/01/12          450,000            450,000              30,375
                                                                           4.50%       05/01/13          450,000            450,000              10,121
                                                                                                         900,000            900,000             121,496


Water supply system bonds                3/2/1999 $      9,575,000         4.10%       05/01/09           510,000                 -                   -
 ($34,372 unamortized discount)                                            4.20%       05/01/10           535,000           535,000             246,660
                                                                           4.30%       05/01/11           555,000           555,000             223,493
                                                                           4.35%       05/01/12           130,000           130,000             208,733
                                                                           4.40%       05/01/13           155,000           155,000             202,495
                                                                           4.50%       05/01/14           635,000           635,000             184,798
                                                                           4.55%       05/01/15           665,000           665,000             155,381
                                                                           4.60%       05/01/16           695,000           695,000             124,268
                                                                           4.65%       05/01/17           730,000           730,000              91,310
                                                                           4.75%       05/01/18           765,000           765,000              56,169
                                                                           4.75%       05/01/19           800,000           800,000              19,000
                                                                                                        6,175,000         5,665,000           1,512,307


Drinking Water State Revolving           3/2/2004 $     13,900,000         2.13%       10/01/09           600,000                  -                  -
 Fund (DWSRF)                                                              2.13%       10/01/10           615,000           615,000             245,863
                                                                           2.13%       10/01/11           630,000           630,000             232,794
                                                                           2.13%       10/01/12           640,000           640,000             219,406
                                                                           2.13%       10/01/13           655,000           655,000             205,806
                                                                           2.13%       10/01/14           670,000           670,000             191,888
                                                                           2.13%       10/01/15           685,000           685,000             177,650
                                                                           2.13%       10/01/16           695,000           695,000             163,094
                                                                           2.13%       10/01/17           710,000           710,000             148,325
                                                                           2.13%       10/01/18           725,000           725,000             133,238
                                                                           2.13%       10/01/19           745,000           745,000             117,831
                                                                           2.13%       10/01/20           760,000           760,000             102,000
                                                                           2.13%       10/01/21           775,000           775,000              85,850
                                                                           2.13%       10/01/22           790,000           790,000              69,382
                                                                           2.13%       10/01/23           810,000           810,000              52,594
                                                                           2.13%       10/01/24           825,000           825,000              35,381
                                                                           2.13%       10/01/25           840,000           840,000              17,850
                                                                                                       12,170,000        11,570,000           2,198,952




TOTAL BUSINESS-TYPE ACTIVITIES BONDS AND LOANS PAYABLE                                            $    19,245,000   $    18,135,000    $      3,832,755




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                                                                  City of Muskegon

                                                  SCHEDULE OF INDEBTEDNESS - CONTINUED

                                                                  December 31, 2009

                                                                                                                                             Annual
                                         Date          Amount           Interest      Date of                                                Interest
                                       of Issue        of Issue           Rate        Maturity       2008                2009                Payable

Governmental Activities Bonds and Loans Payable:


Installment purchase contract           7/26/2005 $         605,824         3.83%       04/01/09 $       56,471      $            -      $              -
 of 2005 (firetrucks)                                                       3.83%       04/01/10         58,894              58,894                13,944
                                                                            3.83%       04/01/11         61,420              61,420                11,639
                                                                            3.83%       04/01/12         64,055              64,055                 9,236
                                                                            3.83%       04/01/13         66,803              66,803                 6,731
                                                                            3.83%       04/01/14         69,669              69,669                 4,117
                                                                            3.83%       04/01/15         72,658              72,658                 1,391
                                                                                                        449,970             393,499                47,058



Special assessment improvement          10/1/1998 $       1,495,000         4.00%       04/01/09            60,000                   -                  -
 bonds of 1998 (sidewalks)                                                                                  60,000                   -                  -



Special assessment improvement          12/1/2000 $         825,000         4.90%       04/01/09         85,000                      -                  -
 bonds of 2000 (sidewalks)                                                  5.00%       04/01/10         70,000                 70,000              1,746
                                                                                                        155,000                 70,000              1,746


Capital improvement bonds                3/1/2003 $       1,575,000         3.13%       06/01/09         115,000                  -                     -
 of 2003 (sidewalks)                                                        3.50%       06/01/10         120,000            120,000                33,005
                                                                            3.50%       06/01/11         120,000            120,000                28,805
                                                                            3.70%       06/01/12         125,000            125,000                24,393
                                                                            3.80%       06/01/13         130,000            130,000                19,610
                                                                            3.90%       06/01/14         135,000            135,000                14,508
                                                                            4.00%       06/01/15         145,000            145,000                 8,975
                                                                            4.05%       06/01/16         150,000            150,000                 3,038
                                                                                                       1,040,000            925,000               132,333


Capital improvement bonds              10/24/2006 $       5,400,000         4.00%       10/01/09          50,000                   -                    -
 of 2006 (fire station, recreation)                                         4.00%       10/01/10          70,000              70,000              215,345
  ($14,676 unamortized discount)                                            4.00%       10/01/11          70,000              70,000              212,545
                                                                            4.00%       10/01/12          70,000              70,000              209,745
                                                                            4.00%       10/01/13          70,000              70,000              206,945
                                                                            4.00%       10/01/14          70,000              70,000              204,145
                                                                            4.00%       10/01/15          70,000              70,000              201,345
                                                                            4.00%       10/01/16          70,000              70,000              198,545
                                                                            4.00%       10/01/17          70,000              70,000              195,745
                                                                            4.00%       10/01/18          70,000              70,000              192,945
                                                                            4.00%       10/01/19         295,000             295,000              190,145
                                                                            4.00%       10/01/20         305,000             305,000              178,345
                                                                            4.00%       10/01/21         315,000             315,000              166,145
                                                                            4.00%       10/01/22         315,000             315,000              153,545
                                                                            4.00%       10/01/23         320,000             320,000              140,945
                                                                            4.00%       10/01/24         340,000             340,000              128,145
                                                                            4.00%       10/01/25         345,000             345,000              114,545
                                                                            4.00%       10/01/26         345,000             345,000              100,745
                                                                            4.10%       10/01/27         345,000             345,000               86,945
                                                                            4.10%       10/01/28         350,000             350,000               72,800
                                                                            4.10%       10/01/29         350,000             350,000               58,450
                                                                            4.20%       10/01/30         350,000             350,000               44,100
                                                                            4.20%       10/01/31         350,000             350,000               29,400
                                                                            4.20%       10/01/32         350,000             350,000               14,700
                                                                                                       5,355,000           5,305,000            3,316,260




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                                                                  City of Muskegon

                                                  SCHEDULE OF INDEBTEDNESS - CONTINUED

                                                                  December 31, 2009

                                                                                                                                           Annual
                                         Date          Amount           Interest      Date of                                              Interest
                                       of Issue        of Issue           Rate        Maturity         2008              2009              Payable

Governmental Activities Bonds and Loans Payable:


State of Michigan urban land           12/15/1999 $       1,276,900         0.00%       10/31/09          276,900                  -                  -
 assembly loan                                                                                            276,900                  -                  -


State of Michigan urban land             8/1/2005 $         700,000         0.00%       09/01/09           20,000                 -                   -
 assembly loan                                                              0.00%       09/01/10           20,000            20,000                   -
                                                                            0.00%       09/01/11          120,000           120,000                   -
                                                                            0.00%       09/01/12          120,000           120,000                   -
                                                                            0.00%       09/01/13          120,000           120,000                   -
                                                                            0.00%       09/01/14          120,000           120,000                   -
                                                                            0.00%       09/01/15          120,000           120,000                   -
                                                                                                          640,000           620,000                   -


State of Michigan                        8/1/2005 $         500,000         0.00%       03/18/10           54,572            54,572                   -
 environmental assessment loan                                              2.00%       03/18/11           45,663            45,663               8,909
                                                                            2.00%       03/18/12           46,577            46,577               7,995
                                                                            2.00%       03/18/13           47,508            47,508               7,064
                                                                            2.00%       03/18/14           48,458            48,458               6,114
                                                                            2.00%       03/18/15           49,427            49,427               5,144
                                                                            2.00%       03/18/16           50,416            50,416               4,156
                                                                            2.00%       03/18/17           51,424            51,424               3,148
                                                                            2.00%       03/18/18           52,453            52,453               2,119
                                                                            2.00%       03/18/19           53,502            53,502               1,070
                                                                                                          500,000           500,000              45,718



TOTAL GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES BONDS AND LOANS PAYABLE                                              $     8,476,870   $     7,813,499   $      3,543,115


TOTAL PRIMARY GOVERNMENT BONDS AND LOANS PAYABLE                                                   $    27,721,870   $    25,948,499   $      7,375,870




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                                                                 City of Muskegon

                                                 SCHEDULE OF INDEBTEDNESS - CONTINUED

                                                                 December 31, 2009

                                                                                                                                          Annual
                                        Date          Amount           Interest      Date of                                              Interest
                                      of Issue        of Issue           Rate        Maturity         2008              2009              Payable

Discretely Presented Component Unit Bonds and Loans Payable:


Downtown Development Authority          8/10/1989 $      1,000,000         0.00%       08/30/19 $       1,000,000   $     1,000,000   $              -
 promissory note to Muskegon County                                                                     1,000,000         1,000,000                  -



Downtown Development Authority           9/1/2001 $      4,005,000         4.20%       06/01/09           220,000                 -                  -
 refunding bonds                                                           4.25%       06/01/10           230,000           230,000            110,964
                                                                           4.35%       06/01/11           240,000           240,000            100,857
                                                                           4.45%       06/01/12           245,000           245,000             90,187
                                                                           4.55%       06/01/13           260,000           260,000             78,821
                                                                           4.65%       06/01/14           270,000           270,000             66,628
                                                                           4.75%       06/01/15           280,000           280,000             53,700
                                                                           4.85%       06/01/16           300,000           300,000             39,775
                                                                           5.00%       06/01/17           315,000           315,000             24,625
                                                                           5.00%       06/01/18           335,000           335,000              8,375
                                                                                                        2,695,000         2,475,000            573,932


Local Development Finance Authority     11/1/2002 $      4,725,000         3.63%       11/01/09            80,000                 -                  -
Smartzone Bonds                                                            3.88%       11/01/10            80,000            80,000            196,847
($5,152 unamortized discount)                                              3.88%       11/01/11            80,000            80,000            193,747
                                                                           4.00%       11/01/12           180,000           180,000            190,647
                                                                           3.90%       11/01/13           240,000           240,000            183,447
                                                                           4.05%       11/01/14           305,000           305,000            174,087
                                                                           4.05%       11/01/15           325,000           325,000            161,736
                                                                           4.15%       11/01/16           340,000           340,000            148,572
                                                                           4.25%       11/01/17           355,000           355,000            134,462
                                                                           4.35%       11/01/18           375,000           375,000            119,376
                                                                           4.45%       11/01/19           395,000           395,000            103,062
                                                                           4.60%       11/01/20           400,000           400,000             85,486
                                                                           4.60%       11/01/21           255,000           255,000             67,086
                                                                           4.60%       11/01/22           265,000           265,000             55,356
                                                                           4.85%       11/01/23           280,000           280,000             43,166
                                                                           4.85%       11/01/24           295,000           295,000             29,586
                                                                           4.85%       11/01/25           315,000           315,000             15,278
                                                                                                        4,565,000         4,485,000          1,901,941
TOTAL DISCRETELY PRESENTED COMPONENT UNIT BONDS AND LOANS PAYABLE                                 $     8,260,000   $     7,960,000   $      2,475,873


TOTAL REPORTING ENTITY BONDS AND LOANS PAYABLE                                                    $    35,981,870   $    33,908,499   $      9,851,743




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                                       Statistical Section
This part of the City of Muskegon’s 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 City’s overall
financial health.


Contents                                                                                            Page

Financial Trends

These schedules contain trend information to help the reader understand how the
City’s financial performance and well-being have changed over time.                                  116


Revenue Capacity

These schedules contain information to help the reader assess the factors affecting
the City’s ability to generate its property and sales taxes.                                         120


Debt Capacity

These schedules present information to help the reader assess the affordability of
the City’s current levels of outstanding debt and the City’s ability to issue additional
debt in the future.                                                                                  126


Demographic and Economic Information

These schedules offer demographic and economic indicators to help the reader
understand the environment within which the City’s financial activities take place
and to help make comparisons over time and with other governments.                                   130


Operating Information

These schedules contain information about the City’s operations and resources to help
the reader understand how the City’s financial information relates to the services the
City provides and the activities it performs.                                          132



Sources: Unless otherwise noted, the information in these schedules is derived form the Comprehensive Annual
Financial Reports for the relevant year. The City implemented Statement 34 in 2002; schedules presenting
government-wide information include information beginning in that year.




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                                                                                         City of Muskegon

                                                                               NET ASSETS BY COMPONENT

                                                                                     Last Seven Fiscal Years




                                                                          2003            2004           2005 (a)          2006            2007             2008             2009

      Governmental Activities
      Invested in Capital Assets, net of related debt                $ 32,120,134     $ 40,663,844   $   67,119,658   $   68,189,021   $   68,059,626   $   69,564,935   $   69,064,800
      Restricted                                                        5,674,787        5,209,654        5,420,482        5,378,669        5,485,703        3,557,678        2,956,449
      Unrestricted                                                      9,286,551        7,407,355        7,811,489        8,778,786       10,162,425       10,708,529        8,920,621
      Total Governmental Net Assets                                  $ 47,081,472     $ 53,280,853   $   80,351,629   $   82,346,476   $   83,707,754   $   83,831,142   $   80,941,870



      Business-type Activities
      Invested in Capital Assets, net of related debt                $ 27,808,792     $ 31,609,016   $   36,742,669   $   39,441,912   $   39,356,966   $   40,876,621   $   41,876,507
      Restricted                                                          822,559          822,559          822,559          822,559          822,559          822,559          672,000
      Unrestricted                                                     10,488,022        8,647,716        6,663,563        6,910,247        7,980,823        6,775,508        5,983,935
      Total Business-type Activities Net Assets                      $ 39,119,373     $ 41,079,291   $   44,228,791   $   47,174,718   $   48,160,348   $   48,474,688   $   48,532,442




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      Primary Government
      Invested in Capital Assets, net of related debt                $ 59,928,926     $ 72,272,860   $ 103,862,327    $ 107,630,933    $ 107,416,592    $ 110,441,556    $ 110,941,307
      Restricted                                                        6,497,346        6,032,213       6,243,041        6,201,228        6,308,262        4,380,237        3,628,449
      Unrestricted                                                     19,774,573       16,055,071      14,475,052       15,689,033       18,143,248       17,484,037       14,904,556
      Total Primary Government Net Assets                            $ 86,200,845     $ 94,360,144   $ 124,580,420    $ 129,521,194    $ 131,868,102    $ 132,305,830    $ 129,474,312




      (a) In 2005, the City began reporting historic infrastructure assets as required by GASB 34.

      SOURCE: The information in these schedules (unless otherwise noted) is derived from the comprehensive annual financial
      reports for the relevant year. The City implemented GASB Statement 34 in 2002; schedules presenting government-wide
      information include information start that year. Certain other information has not been presented previously. Reported numbers
      begin with the year for which information believed to be accurate is available.
                                                                                                    City of Muskegon

                                                                                             CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

                                                                                                 Last Seven Fiscal Years




                                                                          2003                  2004                  2005                  2006                2007              2008              2009

EXPENSES
Governmental Activities
Public representation                                              $          887,496    $          866,669    $          885,365    $          904,109     $      925,124    $      986,696    $      923,911
Administrative services                                                     1,227,407             1,132,229               803,783               732,715            783,713           782,362           698,022
Financial services                                                          1,842,653             1,809,136             1,872,159             2,061,836          2,205,041         2,292,430         2,406,517
Public safety                                                              11,583,282            12,164,389            12,481,826            13,059,358         12,802,488        13,955,811        13,614,112
Public works                                                                2,947,194             2,847,755             2,853,497             3,089,522          2,989,433         3,019,411         2,986,747
Highways, streets and bridges                                               3,483,032             3,879,462             5,910,307             5,672,590          7,272,288         7,265,438         7,160,797
Community and economic development                                          3,371,472             2,652,497             3,693,187             3,383,157          3,054,087         3,174,508         4,139,765
Culture and recreation                                                      3,042,315             2,468,059             2,504,692             2,464,567          2,433,020         2,623,501         2,463,375
General administration                                                      1,601,112             1,725,225             1,608,108             1,143,963            358,225           574,955           451,651
Interest on long-term debt                                                    223,717               193,021               170,814               206,768            343,106           324,076           288,073
Total Governmental Activities Expenses                                     30,209,680            29,738,442            32,783,738            32,718,585         33,166,525        34,999,188        35,132,970

Business-type Activities
Water                                                                       4,538,186             4,122,822             4,181,855             4,500,578          5,795,279         5,800,977         6,080,230
Sewer                                                                       3,416,372             3,745,156             3,953,838             5,006,594          5,066,693         5,503,144         5,426,321
Marina and launch ramp                                                        325,401               351,705               343,599               332,826            392,994           347,642           310,773
Total Business-type Activities Expenses                                     8,279,959             8,219,683             8,479,292             9,839,998         11,254,966        11,651,763        11,817,324
Total Primary Government Expenses                                  $       38,489,639    $       37,958,125    $       41,263,030    $       42,558,583     $   44,421,491    $   46,650,951    $   46,950,294


PROGRAM REVENUES
Governmental Activities
Charges for Services
   Public representation                                           $          204,435    $          210,238    $          195,316    $          202,939     $      199,759    $      188,467    $      213,885
   Administrative services                                                    292,665               314,028               311,529               306,964            287,011           257,850           271,117
   Financial services                                                         591,174               645,166               537,445               728,332            744,109           726,572           818,845
   Public safety                                                            1,162,175             1,098,793             1,116,755             1,134,686          1,224,062         1,217,616         1,117,476
   Public works                                                               266,045               452,606               467,849               588,566            407,569           382,072           383,733
   Highways, streets and bridges                                              273,893               555,018               267,689               263,423            372,133           301,955           251,840
   Community and economic development                                         977,448               414,543               815,980               762,220            356,051           297,854           249,241
   Culture and recreation                                                   1,026,822             1,151,687             1,141,865               809,228            454,154           405,520           445,891
   General administration                                                     122,447               200,434               314,658               170,240             64,366            99,494           123,426
Operating grants and contributions                                          5,613,628             6,008,978             6,017,421             5,093,355          5,229,279         5,367,152         6,443,223
Capital grants and contributions                                           10,494,617             5,785,604             5,894,358             5,360,014          3,347,680         3,444,957         2,105,557
Total Governmental Program Revenues                                        21,025,349            16,837,095            17,080,865            15,419,967         12,686,173        12,689,509        12,424,234

Business-type Activities
Water                                                                       4,131,126             4,977,320             6,912,719             6,342,110          6,569,228         6,240,060         5,883,830
Sewer                                                                       4,057,743             4,083,591             4,149,187             4,803,702          5,179,095         5,326,787         5,720,171
Marina and launch ramp                                                        274,258               266,981               248,460               267,412            281,679           250,266           242,055
Operating grants and contributions                                                   -                     -                     -                     -                  -                 -                 -
Capital grants and contributions                                              256,612               657,521               100,373               710,641                  -                 -             5,179
Total Business-type program revenues                                        8,719,739             9,985,413            11,410,739            12,123,865         12,030,002        11,817,113        11,851,235
Total Primary Government program revenues                          $       29,745,088    $       26,822,508    $       28,491,604    $       27,543,832     $   24,716,175    $   24,506,622    $   24,275,469

NET (EXPENSE) REVENUE
Governmental Activities                                                     (9,184,331)          (12,901,347)          (15,702,873)          (17,298,618)       (20,480,352)      (22,309,679)      (22,708,736)
Business-type Activities                                                       439,780             1,765,730             2,931,447             2,283,867            775,036           165,350            33,911
Total Primary Government net expense                               $        (8,744,551) $        (11,135,617) $        (12,771,426) $        (15,014,751) $     (19,705,316) $    (22,144,329) $    (22,674,825)


GENERAL REVENUES AND OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
Governmental Activities
Property taxes                                                $             7,029,393    $        6,962,453 $           7,670,384 $           7,846,707 $        8,014,102 $       8,349,341 $       8,492,507
Income taxes                                                                6,644,708             7,326,811             7,238,552             7,673,696          7,757,707         8,117,566         6,628,365
Franchise fees                                                                265,532                      -              286,265               285,124            297,200           304,812           321,852
Grants and contributions not restricted for specific programs               4,938,861             4,645,348             4,627,915             4,674,157          4,475,462         4,487,698         3,841,922
Unrestricted investment earnings                                              281,492               170,094               420,595               832,300          1,247,520           730,142           185,436
Miscellaneous                                                                 109,620                68,405                70,402                64,645             88,035           160,460           226,124
Gain on sale of capital asset                                                  62,992                70,886               300,037                81,372              1,604           323,048           123,258
Transfers                                                                            -             (142,420)              (80,000)             (540,000)           (40,000)          (40,000)                -
Total Governmental Program Revenues                                        19,332,598            19,101,577            20,534,150            20,918,001         21,841,630        22,433,067        19,819,464

Business-type Activities
Unrestricted investment earnings                                               71,628                51,768               138,053               122,060            170,594           108,990            23,843
Gain on sale of capital asset                                                 (88,767)                    -                      -                     -                  -                 -                 -
Transfers                                                                           -               142,420                80,000               540,000             40,000            40,000                 -
Total Business-type program revenues                                          (17,139)              194,188               218,053               662,060            210,594           148,990            23,843
Total Primary Government program revenues                          $       19,315,459 $          19,295,765    $       20,752,203    $       21,580,061     $   22,052,224    $   22,582,057    $   19,843,307

CHANGE IN NET ASSETS
Governmental Activities                                                    10,148,267              6,200,230             4,831,277             3,619,383         1,361,278           123,388         (2,889,272)
Business-type Activities                                                      422,641              1,959,918             3,149,500             2,945,927           985,630           314,340             57,754
Total Primary Government                                           $       10,570,908    $         8,160,148   $         7,980,777   $         6,565,310    $    2,346,908    $      437,728    $    (2,831,518)



SOURCE: The information in these schedules (unless otherwise noted) is derived from the comprehensive annual financial reports for the relevant year. The
City implemented GASB Statement 34 in 2002; schedules presenting government-wide information include information start that year. Certain other
information has not been presented previously. Reported numbers begin with the year for which information believed to be accurate is available.




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                                                                                  FUND BALANCE OF GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS

                                                                                                   Last Ten Fiscal Years




                                                              2000            2001            2002            2003            2004            2005            2006            2007            2008            2009

      General fund
      Reserved                                            $      78,998   $      75,337   $     173,696   $     110,642   $      74,349   $      79,356   $     177,076   $     180,410   $     214,819   $     187,633
      Unreserved                                              2,872,737       3,087,031       2,634,300       2,320,776       2,370,842       2,440,249       2,512,963       2,740,222       2,168,906       1,451,029
      Total general fund                                  $   2,951,735   $   3,162,368   $   2,807,996   $   2,431,418   $   2,445,191   $   2,519,605   $   2,690,039   $   2,920,632   $   2,383,725   $   1,638,662

      All other governmental funds
      Reserved                                            $   2,562,867   $   2,533,419   $   2,309,214   $   1,159,364   $   1,187,662   $   2,915,106   $   7,044,394   $   4,130,995   $   4,382,118   $   3,613,858
      Unreserved, reported in:
       Special revenue funds                                  4,900,500       4,579,430       3,785,857       3,254,746       2,692,431       2,910,285      3,030,096        4,462,015       2,768,886       2,060,117
       Debt service                                                   -               -               -         153,955               -               -              -                -               -               -
       Capital project funds                                  2,361,991       2,143,770       1,614,636       3,849,868       2,187,667       1,239,763        390,282          635,676         675,898         554,273
       Permanent funds                                           60,779          91,707         102,837          63,798          22,896          22,890         77,300           84,413          60,813          15,613
      Total all other governmental funds                  $   9,886,137   $   9,348,326   $   7,812,544   $   8,481,731   $   6,090,656   $   7,088,044   $ 10,542,072    $   9,313,099   $   7,887,715   $   6,243,861




      SOURCE: The information in these schedules (unless otherwise noted) is derived from the comprehensive annual financial reports for the relevant




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      year. The City implemented GASB Statement 34 in 2002; schedules presenting government-wide information include information start that year.
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                                                                            CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE OF GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS

                                                                                                      Last Ten Fiscal Years




                                                               2000              2001            2002            2003            2004            2005              2006              2007            2008            2009

      Revenues
      Taxes                                               $ 12,969,769      $ 12,996,607      $ 13,607,863    $ 13,306,798    $ 13,767,040    $ 14,521,769    $ 15,052,708      $ 15,420,032      $ 15,728,859    $ 14,673,012
      Intergovernmental                                     16,045,805        15,847,954        15,473,320      18,879,071      15,448,865      15,445,949      14,703,371        12,752,363        13,012,035      12,400,408
      Charges for services                                   3,149,195         2,847,201         3,010,798       3,307,607       3,437,220       3,147,066       2,938,246         2,722,894         2,463,975       2,620,372
      Other                                                  4,528,702         4,965,889         3,872,459       3,629,983       3,828,223       4,134,604       3,758,956         4,618,149         3,624,579       3,177,522
      Total revenues                                        36,693,471        36,657,651        35,964,440      39,123,459      36,481,348      37,249,388      36,453,281        35,513,438        34,829,448      32,871,314

      Expenditures
      Public representation                                      807,496           903,378         985,107         889,188         869,342         886,717           903,895           927,320         987,229         923,923
      Administrative services                                    759,653           717,680         816,581         785,966         704,667         748,588           669,789           644,913         632,513         549,833
      Financial services                                       1,585,890         1,679,979       1,797,662       1,846,558       1,829,276       1,905,714         2,056,580         2,231,519       2,298,830       2,406,623
      Public safety                                           11,110,085        11,136,752      11,514,151      11,439,487      12,277,677      12,624,532        13,002,233        12,902,815      13,754,394      13,567,101
      Public works                                             2,668,788         2,678,089       2,680,695       2,731,241       2,543,512       2,661,073         2,730,415         2,768,906       2,831,177       2,860,510
      Highways, streets and bridges                            7,894,893         8,309,998       8,816,305      11,800,017       8,654,931       9,531,840         8,023,539         6,504,915       6,414,453       6,562,964
      Community and economic development                         931,336           948,756         971,335         987,097         797,072         784,396           763,211           894,879       1,077,312         939,895
      Culture and recreation                                   2,345,712         2,637,586       2,610,935       2,624,275       2,259,699       2,197,276         2,190,835         2,254,117       2,394,031       2,196,186
      Other governmental functions                             1,252,351         1,441,234       1,798,345       1,589,572       1,708,868       1,603,292         1,139,148           350,385         562,341         438,292




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      Debt service
       Principal                                               1,420,462         1,425,741       1,345,000       1,270,000       1,335,000       1,115,000         1,189,785         1,241,921         999,148         663,371
       Interest and issuance costs                               380,123           367,317         316,255         230,907         201,447         166,071           271,233           324,577         310,432         282,174
      Capital outlay                                           6,212,205         5,338,105       4,721,155       4,496,631       6,139,597       3,734,082         6,066,783         5,683,657       5,473,828       3,987,509
      Total expenditure                                       37,368,994        37,584,615      38,373,526      40,690,939      39,321,088      37,958,581        39,007,446        36,729,924      37,735,688      35,378,381

      Excess of revenues over (under) expenditures              (675,523)         (926,964)     (2,409,086)     (1,567,480)     (2,839,740)       (709,193)       (2,554,165)       (1,216,486)     (2,906,240)     (2,507,067)

      Other financing sources (uses)
      Transfers in                                             2,367,561         2,713,591       2,059,336       2,740,742       3,342,612       1,839,631         2,358,509         1,926,538       1,477,717       1,359,608
      Transfers out                                           (2,336,039)       (2,403,591)     (2,047,491)     (2,740,742)     (3,233,369)     (1,947,677)       (2,926,554)       (1,994,584)     (1,409,491)     (1,309,910)
      Bonds issued                                               825,000                 -         106,807       1,578,009               -       1,061,900         5,626,331                 -         500,000               -
      Sale of capital assets                                     356,299           289,786         400,280         282,080         483,544         827,141         1,120,341           286,152         375,723          68,452
      Total other financing sources (uses)                     1,212,821           599,786         518,932       1,860,089         592,787       1,780,995         6,178,627           218,106         943,949         118,150

      Net change in fund balances                         $     537,298     $     (327,178) $ (1,890,154) $       292,609     $ (2,246,953) $    1,071,802    $    3,624,462    $     (998,380) $ (1,962,291) $ (2,388,917)

      Debt service as a percentage of noncapital
      expenditures                                                 5.78%             5.56%           4.94%           4.15%           4.63%           3.74%             4.44%             5.05%           4.06%           3.01%




      SOURCE: The information in these schedules (unless otherwise noted) is derived from the comprehensive annual financial reports for the relevant
      year. The City implemented GASB Statement 34 in 2002; schedules presenting government-wide information include information start that year.
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                                                                               GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES REVENUES BY SOURCE

                                                                                                      Last Ten Fiscal Years




                Property     % of      Income      % of      Intergo-      % of    Charges for   % of     Licenses     % of       Fines      % of       Interest     % of                  % of                       %
      Year        Tax        Total       Tax       Total    vernmental     Total     Service     Total   and Permits   Total     and Fees    Total     and Rent      Total     Other       Total        Total       Change

      2000    $ 5,891,198    16.1% $ 7,078,571      19.3% $ 16,045,805     43.7% $ 3,149,195      8.6% $ 1,030,830      2.8% $     338,677     0.9% $ 1,142,700       3.1% $ 2,016,495      5.5% $     36,693,471       27.8%
      2001      6,176,436    16.8%   6,820,171      18.6%   15,847,954     43.2%   2,847,201      7.8%   1,014,598      2.8%       350,557     1.0%     914,214       2.5%   2,686,520      7.3%       36,657,651       -0.1%
      2002      6,915,254    19.2%   6,692,609      18.6%   15,473,320     43.0%   3,010,798      8.4%     947,428      2.6%       393,314     1.1%     662,513       1.8%   1,869,204      5.2%       35,964,440       -1.9%
      2003      6,764,443    17.3%   6,542,355      16.7%   18,879,071     48.3%   3,307,607      8.5%   1,108,780      2.8%       471,682     1.2%     516,482       1.3%   1,533,039      3.9%       39,123,459        8.8%
      2004      6,733,653    18.5%   7,033,387      19.3%   15,448,865     42.3%   3,437,220      9.4%   1,139,014      3.1%       622,165     1.7%     435,152       1.2%   1,631,892      4.5%       36,481,348       -6.8%
      2005      7,438,382    20.0%   7,083,023      19.0%   15,445,949     41.5%   3,147,066      8.4%   1,047,981      2.8%       648,300     1.7%     684,165       1.8%   1,754,158      4.7%       37,249,024        2.1%
      2006      7,627,535    20.9%   7,425,173      20.4%   14,703,371     40.3%   2,938,246      8.1%   1,009,023      2.8%       544,902     1.5%   1,139,466       3.1%   1,065,565      2.9%       36,453,281       -2.1%
      2007      7,801,571    22.0%   7,618,461      21.5%   12,752,363     35.9%   2,722,894      7.7%   1,115,518      3.1%       606,545     1.7%   1,348,819       3.8%   1,547,267      4.4%       35,513,438       -2.6%
      2008      8,034,079    23.1%   7,694,780      22.1%   13,012,035     37.4%   2,463,975      7.1%   1,089,187      3.1%       570,526     1.6%     861,515       2.5%   1,103,351      3.2%       34,829,448       -1.9%
      2009      8,190,722    24.9%   6,482,290      19.7%   12,400,408     37.7%   2,620,372      8.0%   1,032,681      3.1%       582,394     1.8%     400,900       1.2%   1,161,547      3.5%       32,871,314       -5.6%



      SOURCE: The information in these schedules (unless otherwise noted) is derived from the comprehensive annual financial reports for the relevant year. The City implemented GASB Statement 34 in 2002; schedules
      presenting government-wide information include information start that year.




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                                                                                                                             City of Muskegon

                                                                                        Taxable, Assessed and Equalized and Estimated Actual Valuation of Property

                                                                                                                           Last Ten Fiscal Years




                                                                                                                 Taxable Valuation of Property
                                                        Ad Valorem Assessment Roll                                                                       Industrial and Commercial Facilities Assessment Roll

                                                                                            Total                                                  Industrial          Industrial         Commercial                                   Total        Taxable Value
                                                                                            Real            Personal         Total                    Real              Personal             Real                 Total              Taxable          As a Percent
         Year        Residential      Agriculture     Commercial          Industrial       Property         Property       Ad Valorem               Property            Property           Property            IFT and CFT           Valuation           Actual

         2000      $ 239,166,390     $      86,218   $ 111,996,740    $   105,150,150    $ 456,399,498   $ 125,766,500    $ 582,165,998        $     20,340,926    $     54,398,400   $                -   $      74,739,326     $    656,905,324               90.85%
         2001        259,245,700           160,831     117,380,175        104,812,046      481,598,752     150,081,900      631,680,652              15,928,671          61,421,700                    -          77,350,371          709,031,023               87.40%
         2002        277,504,213           163,166     129,199,142        103,473,256      510,339,777     125,589,450      635,929,227              10,786,400          61,521,500                    -          72,307,900          708,237,127               86.36%
         2003        295,311,699           163,844     124,679,713        101,987,394      522,142,650     124,833,198      646,975,848               9,114,034          51,183,000                    -          60,297,034          707,272,882               85.80%
         2004        309,291,380           167,357     123,303,933        103,175,554      535,938,224     115,456,493      651,394,717               7,564,826          51,056,856                    -          58,621,682          710,016,399               87.00%
         2005        322,359,014           164,935     126,046,550        104,163,650      552,734,149     109,273,769      662,007,918               7,235,276          47,458,411                    -          54,693,687          716,701,605               87.62%
         2006        341,365,730                 -     132,415,743        105,982,619      579,764,092     103,282,670      683,046,762               6,062,774          44,389,891                    -          50,452,665          733,499,427               87.46%
         2007        364,789,125                 -     143,991,195        109,089,684      617,870,004     111,824,925      729,694,929               5,433,443          31,408,300                    -          36,841,743          766,536,672               87.21%
         2008        376,414,856           160,219     140,833,691        109,931,336      627,340,102     114,100,484      741,440,586               5,747,358          24,617,400                    -          30,364,758          771,805,344               86.71%
         2009        376,545,791           157,682     147,276,887        114,185,691      638,166,051     111,493,852      749,659,903               5,259,649          25,616,400                    -          30,876,049          780,535,952               91.48%




                                                                                                      Assessed and Equalized Valuation of Property
                                                        Ad Valorem Assessment Roll                                                                       Industrial and Commercial Facilities Assessment Roll




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                                                                                            Total                                                  Industrial          Industrial         Commercial                                   Total             Estimated
                                                                                            Real            Personal         Total                    Real              Personal             Real                 Total              Assessed             Actual
         Year        Residential      Agriculture     Commercial          Industrial       Property         Property       Ad Valorem               Property            Property           Property            IFT and CFT           Valuation             Value

         2000      $ 292,740,000     $     110,700   $ 122,567,000    $   106,499,200    $ 521,916,900   $ 125,766,500    $ 647,683,400        $     20,988,600    $     54,398,400   $                -   $      75,387,000     $    723,070,400    $   1,446,140,800
         2001        336,150,700           173,600     136,833,700        109,888,900      583,046,900     150,081,900      733,128,800              16,676,500          61,421,700                    -          78,098,200          811,227,000        1,622,454,000
         2002        358,727,850           173,600     152,324,900        110,440,500      621,666,850     125,597,200      747,264,050              11,272,200          61,521,500                    -          72,793,700          820,057,750        1,640,115,500
         2003        383,845,613           181,300     144,310,700        110,600,499      638,938,112     124,840,700      763,778,812               9,333,500          51,183,000                    -          60,516,500          824,295,312        1,648,590,624
         2004        384,783,400           184,800     141,579,300        114,496,500      641,044,000     115,591,300      756,635,300               7,717,000          51,785,000                    -          59,502,000          816,137,300        1,632,274,600
         2005        397,915,080           200,800     142,436,699        112,694,600      653,247,179     109,280,200      762,527,379               7,481,500          47,924,200                    -          55,405,700          817,933,079        1,635,866,158
         2006        420,608,600                 -     149,948,800        113,890,900      684,448,300     103,288,100      787,736,400               6,454,200          44,470,600                    -          50,924,800          838,661,200        1,677,322,400
         2007        448,120,317                 -     160,361,200        121,432,880      729,914,397     111,829,191      841,743,588               5,850,600          31,408,300                    -          37,258,900          879,002,488        1,758,004,976
         2008        466,633,100           194,800     156,596,000        121,810,900      745,234,800     114,104,600      859,339,400               6,162,900          24,617,400                    -          30,780,300          890,119,700        1,780,239,400
         2009        426,002,850           191,100     161,996,600        122,301,800      710,492,350     111,497,300      821,989,650               5,606,100          25,616,400                    -          31,222,500          853,212,150        1,706,424,300




      Property is assessed at 50% of true cash value. The assessed and equalized valuation of taxable property is determined as of December 31st of each year and is the basis upon which taxes are levied during the succeeding fiscal year. The passage of
      Proposal A in May, 1994 altered how tax values are determined. Beginning in the 1995-1996 fiscal year, property taxes are based on taxable value instead of state equalized value. Proposal A also capped taxable value of each parcel of property, adjusted for
      additions and losses, at the previous year's rate of inflation or 5% whichever is less, until the property is sold or transferred. When ownership of a parcel of property is transferred, the taxable value becomes 50% of true cash value, or the state equalized
      valuation. The industrial and Commercial Facilities Tax Acts permit certain property to be taxed at one-half the tax rate for a period up to twelve years.
                                                                      City of Muskegon

                                                             Principal Property Taxpayers

                                                                     December 31, 2009


                                                               2009                                             2000
                                                                              Percent of                                 Percent of
                                              Taxable                      Total Taxable          Taxable              Total Taxable
                  Taxpayer                   Valuation          Rank          Valuation          Valuation      Rank      Valuation

      Consumers Energy                   $     78,615,856        1                   10.1%   $    67,248,351      1             10.2%
      Sappi/S.D. Warren Company                31,205,687        2                    4.0%        54,094,785      2              8.2%
      Johnson Technology                        7,679,263        3                    1.0%         8,950,262      4              1.4%
      ADAC Plastics Inc                         7,379,563        4                    0.9%         7,147,253      8              1.1%
      ESCO Company                              6,578,855        5                    0.8%                  -                    0.0%
      DTE Energy (formerly MichCon)             5,852,200        6                    0.7%         9,142,300      3              1.4%
      Glen Oaks Apartments LLC                  4,776,500        7                    0.6%                  -                    0.0%




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      Honeywell Inc                             4,738,900        8                    0.6%                  -                    0.0%
      Faram Muskegon LLC                        4,570,300       9                     0.6%                  -                    0.0%
      Lorin Industries                          4,318,889       10                    0.6%         8,564,530     6               1.3%
      Brunswick Corp                                     -                            0.0%         8,634,000     5               1.3%
      Neway Anchorlok International                     -                             0.0%         8,370,668     7               1.3%
      Anglo-American Clays Corporation                   -                            0.0%         6,876,300     9               1.0%
      Muskegon Properties Company                        -                            0.0%         6,392,900     10              1.0%

      Total - 10 Largest                     155,716,013                            19.9%        185,421,349                   28.2%
      Total - All Other                      624,819,939                            80.1%        472,356,912                   71.8%
                                         $   780,535,952                           100.0%    $   657,778,261                  100.0%


      Source: Muskegon County Equalization Department; City of Muskegon Treasurer's Office
                                        City of Muskegon

           Property Tax Rates - Direct and Overlapping Government Units
                       Property Tax Rates Per $1,000 Taxable Valuation
                                    Last Ten Fiscal Years




                                   City-Wide Rates
                                                        Total        Library
Year   Operating    Promotion        Sanitation         City         District

2000       7.0000        0.0859            3.0000         10.0859       0.9947
2001       7.0000        0.0792            3.0000         10.0792       2.4000
2002       7.0000        0.0786            3.0000         10.0786       2.4000
2003       7.5000        0.0774            2.5000         10.0774       2.4000
2004       8.5000        0.0768            2.5000         11.0768       2.4000
2005       8.5000        0.0755            2.5000         11.0755       2.4000
2006       8.5000        0.0732            2.5000         11.0732       2.4000
2007       8.5000        0.0685            2.5000         11.0685       2.4000
2008       8.5000        0.0682            2.5000         11.0682       2.4000
2009       8.9000        0.0680            2.1000         11.0680       2.4000

                        Overlapping - County-Wide Rates

       Muskegon     Intermediate      Special         Vocational    Community
Year    County         School        Education        Education      College

2000       6.6256        0.4675            2.3374           -           2.2417
2001       6.5799        0.4640            2.3202           -           2.2233
2002       6.6957        0.4599            2.2997          1.0000       2.2037
2003       6.7957        0.4597            2.2983          1.0000       2.2037
2004       6.7957        0.4597            2.2983          1.0000       2.2037
2005       6.7757        0.4597            2.2983          1.0000       2.2037
2006       6.7557        0.4597            2.2987          0.9996       2.2037
2007       6.7357        0.4597            2.2987          0.9996       2.2037
2008       6.6957        0.4597            2.2987          0.9996       2.2037
2009       6.6957        0.4597            2.2987          0.9996       2.2037


           Overlapping - School District                                              Grand Total

                                                        State                                   Non-
Year   Operating       Debt             Total         Education                  Homestead    Homestead

2000      18.0000        7.0000          25.0000           6.0000                   35.7528         53.7528
2001      18.0000        7.0000          25.0000           6.0000                   37.0666         55.0666
2002      18.0000        7.0000          25.0000           6.0000                   38.1376         56.1376
2003      18.0000        7.0000          25.0000           5.0000                   37.2348         55.2348
2004      18.0000        7.0000          25.0000           6.0000                   39.2342         57.2342
2005      18.0000        7.0000          25.0000           6.0000                   39.2129         57.2129
2006      18.0000        7.0000          25.0000           6.0000                   39.1906         57.1906
2007      18.0000        7.0000          25.0000           6.0000                   39.1659         57.1659
2008      18.0000        5.5000          23.5000           6.0000                   37.6256         55.6256
2009      18.0000        5.6000          23.6000           6.0000                   37.7254         55.7254




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                                                                             City of Muskegon

                                                             PROPERTY TAX LEVIES AND COLLECTIONS

                                                                         Last Ten Fiscal Years




                                                                                                         Charge backs
                   Total        Current         Percent    Delinquent                       Total Tax    On Uncollected   Outstanding   Outstanding    Percent of
      Fiscal        Tax            Tax          Of Levy        Tax        Total Tax        Collections    Delinquent      Delinquent    Delinquent     Delinquent
      Year         Levy        Collections     Collected   Collections   Collections      as % of Levy       Taxes         Personal      Specific     Taxes to Levy

       2000    $   7,378,653   $   6,631,358       89.9% $     382,839   $    7,014,197          95.1% $         47,117   $    60,847   $     7,845          1.57%
       2001        7,449,191       6,625,670       88.9%        88,768        6,714,438          90.1%           24,866       184,894         5,496          2.89%
       2002        7,922,898       7,036,846       88.8%       123,906        7,160,752          90.4%           30,056       168,666        15,700          2.71%
       2003        8,095,194       7,201,599       89.0%       710,353        7,911,952          97.7%           27,338       154,843        20,856          2.51%
       2004        8,292,451       7,230,231       87.2%       772,545        8,002,776          96.5%           36,179        82,305        22,655          1.70%
       2005        8,121,734       6,920,960       85.2%     1,027,932        7,948,892          97.9%           28,156        78,641        21,100          1.57%
       2006        8,207,019       7,231,508       88.1%       885,675        8,117,183          98.9%           13,461        65,297        24,539          1.26%
       2007        8,542,477       7,509,102       87.9%       949,754        8,458,856          99.0%                -        67,586        20,748          1.03%
       2008        8,466,096       7,219,540       85.3%     1,135,738        8,355,278          98.7%           36,917        73,430        37,388          1.75%
       2009        8,700,017       7,522,462       86.5%     1,102,891        8,625,353          99.1%           25,755        73,440        34,758          1.54%




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      SOURCE: City of Muskegon Treasurer' Office
                                                                                                          City of Muskegon
                                                                         SEGMENTED DATA ON INCOME TAX FILERS, RATES AND LIABILITY

                                                                                             Most recent Year and Nine Years Previous




                                                                        Fiscal Year 2009                                                                                   Fiscal Year 2000
      Taxable Income per Return                # of            % of Total        Total Taxable                         % of Total                 # of            % of Total        Total Taxable                         % of Total
      Individual and Joint Returns            Returns         Returns Filed         Income       Tax Dollars            Tax Dollars              Returns         Returns Filed         Income       Tax Dollars            Tax Dollars
      Resident Taxpayers:
      (City resident income, after exemptions, exclusions and deductions is taxed at a flat rate of 1%.)

      $2,500 or less                                1,138                 5% $         864,100    $         8,641                  0%                  1,179                 5% $       1,029,474    $        10,295                  0%
      $2,501-$7,500                                   770                 4%         5,078,700             50,787                  1%                  1,169                 5%         6,827,297             68,273                  1%
      $7,501-$25,000                                2,020                10%        41,502,900            415,029                  6%                  2,704                10%        52,426,935            524,269                  7%
      $25,001-$50,000                               1,693                 8%        79,903,500            799,035                 12%                  2,394                 9%       101,907,814          1,019,078                 14%
      $50,001-$100,000                                989                 5%        85,195,400            851,954                 13%                    986                 4%        88,566,998            885,670                 13%
      More than $100,000                              178                 1%        41,650,500            416,505                  6%                    142                 1%        40,253,382            402,534                  6%

      Subtotal                                      6,788                32% $     254,195,100    $     2,541,951                 39%                  8,574                33% $     291,011,900    $     2,910,119                 41%



      Non-Residents Taxpayers:




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      (Non-residents are taxed at a rate of 0.5% on income earned within the City.)

      $2,500 or less                                1,893                 9% $       1,016,800    $         6,726                  0%                  1,939                 8% $       1,428,558    $         9,525                  0%
      $2,501-$7,500                                 1,143                 5%         5,521,406             36,523                  1%                  1,665                 6%         7,901,142             52,677                  1%
      $7,501-$25,000                                2,914                14%        47,512,234            314,284                  5%                  4,208                16%        68,958,300            459,742                  6%
      $25,001-$50,000                               3,316                16%       121,177,000            801,562                 12%                  4,917                19%       177,165,226          1,181,151                 17%
      $50,001-$100,000                              2,539                12%       168,325,400          1,113,440                 17%                  2,102                 8%       135,900,236            906,039                 13%
      More than $100,000                              628                 3%       126,125,200            834,294                 13%                    527                 2%       118,501,368            790,042                 11%

      Subtotal                                     12,433                59% $     469,678,040    $     3,106,829                 48%                 15,358                60% $     509,854,830    $     3,399,176                 48%

      All Other Returns
      (Mostly corporate returns which pay at a rate of 1% on income earned in City and partnerships which pay based on partners residence status.)

      Subtotal                                      1,850                 9%                      $       833,510                 13%                  1,850                 7%                      $       769,276                 11%

      Total                                         21,071              100%                      $     6,482,290               100%                   25,782              100%                      $     7,078,571               100%



      NOTE: Due to confidentiality issues, the names of the ten largest income tax payers are not available. The categories presented are intended to provide alternative information regarding sources of the City's revenue.



      SOURCE: City of Muskegon Income Tax Department. The information in these schedules (unless otherwise noted) is derived from the comprehensive annual financial reports for the relevant year. The City implemented GASB
      Statement 34 in 2002; schedules presenting government-wide information include information starting that year. Certain other information has not been presented previously. Reported numbers begin with the year for which
      information believed to be accurate is available.
                                                                                          City of Muskegon

                                                                          RATIO OF OUTSTANDING DEBT BY TYPE

                                                                                        Last Ten Fiscal Years




                                         Governmental Activities                                             Business-Type Activities
                        General
                       Obligation       Special                         Total                                                                                                Percent of
                      Limited Tax     Assessment                     Governmental          Revenue      Intergovernmental                    Total Business- Total Primary   Personal      Per
      Year              Bonds           Bonds         State Loans      Activities           Bonds        Contactual Debt    State Loans      Type Activities Government       Income      Capita



      2000           $   5,335,741   $   2,910,000   $   1,276,900   $    9,522,641      $ 10,510,000   $       9,235,090   $            -   $ 19,745,090   $ 29,267,731          5.0% $    730
      2001               4,425,000       2,395,000       1,276,900        8,096,900        10,140,000           8,262,203                -     18,402,203     26,499,103          4.4%      661
      2002               3,735,000       1,835,000       1,276,900        6,846,900         9,750,000           7,038,014                -     16,788,014     23,634,914          3.8%      589
      2003               4,565,000       1,460,000       1,126,900        7,151,900         9,345,000           5,886,923                -     15,231,923     22,383,823          3.6%      562
      2004               3,700,000       1,140,000         976,900        5,816,900         8,925,000           4,779,656        8,483,766     22,188,422     28,005,322          4.4%      703
      2005               3,615,824         865,000       1,282,976        5,763,800         8,490,000           3,606,017       13,900,000     25,996,017     31,759,817          4.8%      797
      2006               8,246,039         615,000       1,356,900       10,217,939         8,035,000           2,454,101       13,335,000     23,824,101     34,042,040          5.0%      855
      2007               7,444,118         395,000       1,136,900        8,976,018         7,565,000           1,221,207       12,760,000     21,546,207     30,522,225          4.5%      766
      2008               6,844,970         215,000       1,416,900        8,476,870         7,075,000                   -       12,170,000     19,245,000     27,721,870          4.1%      696
      2009               6,623,499          70,000       1,120,000        7,813,499         6,565,000                   -       11,570,000     18,135,000     25,948,499          3.8%      659




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      NOTE: None of the debt issued by the City is payable through the levy of property tax millages.

      SOURCE: The information in these schedules (unless otherwise noted) is derived from the comprehensive annual financial reports for the relevant year. The City implemented GASB
      Statement 34 in 2002; schedules presenting government-wide information include information start that year.
                                               City of Muskegon

                                  DIRECT AND OVERLAPPING DEBT

                                              December 31, 2009




                                                           Total Debt                              City General
Name of Governmental Unit                                 Outstanding        Self Supporting          Taxes

Direct Debt
 City of Muskegon:
   Revenue Bonds                                     $         18,135,000 $      18,135,000 $                   -
   Special Assessment Bonds                                        70,000            70,000                     -
   Capital Improvement Bonds                                    6,230,000                 -             6,230,000
   Intergovernmental Bonds                                      1,120,000                 -             1,120,000
   Act 99 Installment Purchase                                    393,499                 -               393,499
 Component Unit Debt:
   Downtown Development Authority                               3,475,000         3,475,000                       -
   Local Development Finance Authority                          4,485,000         4,485,000                       -

Total City Direct Debt                               $         33,908,499 $      26,165,000 $           7,743,499


                                                                             City Share as
                                                             Gross          Percent of Gross           Net
Overlapping Debt
 Muskegon School Distict                             $         37,469,736            94.48% $          35,401,407
 Orchard View School Distict                                   46,682,934            25.95%            12,114,221
 Reeths Puffer School Distict                                  63,090,640            10.65%             6,719,153
 Muskegon Intermediate School District                                  -            15.65%                     -
 Muskegon County                                               19,040,000            15.66%             2,981,664
 Muskegon Community College                                    15,720,000            15.66%             2,461,752

Total Overlapping Debt                               $       182,003,310                               59,678,197

Total City Direct and Overlapping Debt                                                         $       67,421,696


Details regarding the City's outstanding debt can be found in the notes to the financial statements.



SOURCE: Municipal Advisory Council of Michigan and City of Muskegon Finance Department. The information
in these schedules (unless otherwise noted) is derived from the comprehensive annual financial reports for the
relevant year. The City implemented GASB Statement 34 in 2002; schedules presenting government-wide
information include information start that year.




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                                                                                                            City of Muskegon

                                                                                              LEGAL DEBT MARGIN INFORMATION

                                                                                                          Last Ten Fiscal Years




                                                             2000           2001            2002           2003            2004               2005            2006               2007              2008             2009


      Debt Limit                                         $ 64,768,340   $ 73,312,880    $ 74,726,405   $ 76,377,881    $ 75,663,530      $   76,252,738   $   78,773,640     $    84,174,359   $   85,933,940   $   82,198,965

      Total net debt applicable to limit                    3,502,641       7,232,900     11,066,900       9,726,900       9,191,900          9,918,800       16,142,939          15,591,018       15,481,870       14,778,499

      Legal debt margin                                  $ 61,265,699   $ 66,079,980    $ 63,659,505   $ 66,650,981    $ 66,471,630      $   66,333,938   $   62,630,701     $    68,583,341   $   70,452,070   $   67,420,466




      Total net debt applicable to the limit as                 5.41%           9.87%         14.81%          12.74%         12.15%             13.01%            20.49%             18.52%           18.02%           17.98%
      a percentage of debt limit

                                                                                                       Legal Debt Margin Calculation for 2009:

                                                                                                       Assessed Valuation:                                                   $   821,989,650
                                                                                                       Legal Debt Limit (10% )                                                    82,198,965

                                                                                                       Total Indebtedness:                                $   33,908,499
                                                                                                       Debt not Subject to Limitation:




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                                                                                                          Paid by Special Assessment                             (995,000)
                                                                                                          Revenue Bonds                                       (18,135,000)
                                                                                                       Debt Subject to Limitation                                                 14,778,499

                                                                                                       Legal Debt Margin                                                     $    67,420,466



      SOURCE: The information in these schedules (unless otherwise noted) is derived from the comprehensive annual financial reports for the relevant year. The City
      implemented GASB Statement 34 in 2002; schedules presenting government-wide information include information start that year. Certain other information has not been
      presented previously. Reported numbers begin with the year for which information believed to be accurate is available.
                                                        City of Muskegon
                                             REVENUE BOND COVERAGE
                                                Water Supply System

                                                      Last Ten Fiscal Years



                                    Direct            Net Revenue                    Debt Service Requirements
Fiscal             Gross         Operating         Available For
Year             Revenue (a)    Expenses (b)       Debt Service          Principal          Interest            Total         Coverage


2000         $      3,936,337   $    2,576,864    $      1,359,473   $       350,000   $       494,206    $       844,206           1.61
2001                4,263,107        3,203,080           1,060,027           370,000           471,301            841,301           1.26
2002                4,051,015        3,030,959           1,020,056           390,000           453,666            843,666           1.21
2003                4,183,015        3,539,690             643,325           405,000           417,559            822,559           0.78
2004                5,016,267        3,186,067           1,830,200           420,000           411,867            831,867           2.20
2005                7,017,844        3,197,232           3,820,612           435,000           418,549            853,549           4.48
2006                6,424,971        3,172,882           3,252,089         1,020,000           662,774          1,682,774           1.93
2007                6,705,739        3,404,649           3,301,090         1,045,000           632,036          1,677,036           1.97
2008                6,336,135        3,407,903           2,928,232         1,080,000           600,377          1,680,377           1.74
2009                5,906,313        3,498,263           2,408,050         1,110,000           567,462          1,677,462           1.44



                                                 Sewage Disposal System

                                    Direct            Net Revenue                    Debt Service Requirements
Fiscal             Gross         Operating         Available For
Year             Revenue (a)    Expenses (b)       Debt Service          Principal          Interest            Total         Coverage


2000         $      4,089,381   $    2,236,111    $      1,853,270 $       421,516 $           216,776    $       638,292           2.90
2001                3,991,295        2,656,382           1,334,913         399,933             197,169            597,102           2.24
2002                4,039,448        2,726,975           1,312,473         458,918             137,622            596,540           2.20
2003                4,077,482        2,649,454           1,428,028         473,329             132,214            605,543           2.36
2004                4,096,412        3,038,939           1,057,473         455,179             110,520            565,699           1.87
2005                4,182,115        3,128,119           1,053,996         522,956             114,388            637,344           1.65
2006                4,842,901        4,270,296             572,605         511,626              63,233            574,859           1.00
2007                5,213,140        4,435,211             777,929         506,822              25,221            532,043           1.46
2008                5,338,647        4,979,343             359,304         546,278              12,550            558,828           0.64
2009                                                          No System Indebtedness



For years in which "revenue bond coverage" is less than 1.00, the shortfall was made up either by use of net assets or by transfer in.

(a) "Gross Revenue" equals total operating revenues plus interest income.
(b) "Direct Operating Expenses" equal total operating expenses net of depreciation expense.



SOURCE: The information in these schedules (unless otherwise noted) is derived from the comprehensive annual financial reports for
the relevant year. The City implemented GASB Statement 34 in 2002; schedules presenting government-wide information include
information start that year. Certain other information has not been presented previously. Reported numbers begin with the year for
which information believed to be accurate is available.




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                                                                          City of Muskegon
                                                          DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC STATISTICS

                                                                        Last Ten Fiscal Years




      Fiscal                          Pesonal         Per Capita       Median          Public School               Building Permits
      Year         Population         Income           Income           Age             Enrollment             Number              Value        Unemployment


      2000           40,105      $      587,140,208   $     14,640      32.3                 6,788               859         $     39,494,923       6.1%
      2001           40,105             601,818,713         15,006      32.3                 6,761               893               26,052,549       9.3%
      2002           40,105             616,864,181         15,381      32.3                 6,603              1,008              39,705,174      12.1%
      2003           39,825             627,871,373         15,766      32.3                 6,327              1,061              21,369,545      13.9%
      2004           39,825             643,568,157         16,160      32.3                 6,088              1,152              37,963,075      11.1%
      2005           39,825             659,657,361         16,564      32.3                 5,862               966               30,041,025       9.0%
      2006           39,825             676,148,795         16,978      32.3                 5,625              1,063              27,328,144       8.6%
      2007           39,825             693,052,515         17,402      32.3                 5,534               941               36,129,064       9.5%
      2008           39,825             710,378,828         17,838      32.3                 5,361               946               23,001,998      11.5%
      2009           39,401             720,386,117         18,283      32.8                 5,931               909               18,417,289      16.2%




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      SOURCE: US Census Bureau, Muskegon Area Intermediate School Distrct (MAISD), City of Muskegon Inspections Department
                                                                        City of Muskegon
                                                                     PRINCIPAL EMPLOYERS


                                                                 Current Year and Nine Years Ago



                                                                         2009                                          2000
                                                                                     Percentage                                   Percentage
                                                                                       of total                                     of total
                                                                                        City                                         City
      Employer                                       Employees           Rank        employment          Employees     Rank       employment


      Mercy General Health Partners                          3,227               1          17.9%              1,300          1          7.1%
      County of Muskegon                                       980               2           5.4%                650          5          3.6%
      State of Michigan                                        772               3           4.3%                901          3          4.9%
      Muskegon Public Schools                                  697               4           3.9%                550          6          3.0%
      Johnson Technology                                       474               5           2.6%                550          6          3.0%
      Knoll Group                                              450               6           2.5%                  -          -          0.0%
      Baker College                                            430               7           2.4%                  -          -          0.0%




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      ADAC Plastics                                            400               8           2.2%                480          7          2.6%
      Verizon                                                  325               9           1.8%                350          9          1.9%
      City of Muskegon                                         281              10           1.6%                  -          -          0.0%
      Brunswick                                                180               -           0.0%                400          8          2.2%
      Hackley Hospital                                           -               -           0.0%              1,000          2          5.5%
      Sappi Fine Paper                                           -               -           0.0%                740          4          4.1%



      SOURCE: City of Muskegon; Muskegon Area First; Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth
                                                                           City of Muskegon

                                                    BUDGETED FULL-TIME CITY GOVERNMENT POSITIONS BY DEPARTMENT

                                                                         Last Ten Fiscal Years




      Department                                      2000      2001      2002         2003        2004     2005     2006     2007     2008     2009
      Administration                                  1.70      1.70      1.50         1.50        1.50     1.50     1.50     1.50     1.50      -
      Affirmative Action                              1.00      1.00      1.50         1.50        1.50     1.50     1.50     1.50     1.50     1.50
      Cemetaries                                      3.52      3.52      3.52         3.52        3.52     3.25     3.00     3.25     3.25     3.25
      City Assessors Office                            -         -         -            -           -        -        -        -        -        -
      City Clerk & Elections                          4.00      4.00      4.00         4.00        4.00     4.00     4.00     4.00     4.00     4.00
      City Commission                                 0.25      0.25      0.25         0.25        0.25     0.25     0.25     0.25     0.25     0.25
      City Hall Maintenance                           1.20      1.20      1.25         1.20        1.00     1.00     1.00     1.00     1.00     1.00
      City Manager's Office                           2.05      3.05      2.75         1.75        1.75     1.75     1.75     1.75     1.75     3.25
      City Treasurer's Office                         6.00      6.00      6.00         6.00        5.00     5.00     5.00     4.00     5.00     5.00
      Civil Service                                   2.00      2.00      3.00         3.00        2.00     2.00     2.00     2.00     2.00     2.00
      Community Event Support                          -        0.60      0.20         0.20         -        -        -        -        -        -
      Environmental Services                          5.00      4.00      4.00         4.00        3.50     2.00     2.00     2.00     2.00     2.00
      Farmers Market                                  0.12      0.12      0.12         0.12        0.12      -        -        -        -       0.05
      Finance Administration                          4.00      4.00      4.00         4.00        4.00     4.00     4.00     4.00     4.00     4.00
      Fire                                           44.00     44.00     44.00        43.00       41.00    40.00    38.00    38.00    38.00    38.00
      Fire Safety Inspections                        13.00     13.00     12.00        13.00       12.00    10.00    12.00    12.00    12.00    12.00
      Forestry                                        2.68      2.68      2.18         1.93        0.93      -        -        -        -        -
      General Recreation                              0.78      0.78      0.78         2.24        1.24     1.00     1.17     1.33     1.66     1.66




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      Income Tax Administration                       5.00      5.00      5.00         5.00        5.00     5.00     5.00     5.00     5.00     5.00
      Information Systems                             3.00      3.00      4.00         4.00        4.00     3.00     3.00     3.00     3.00     3.00
      Inner City Recreation                           1.46      1.46      1.46          -           -        -        -        -        -        -
      Parking                                         0.30      0.30      0.30         0.30         -        -        -        -        -        -
      Parks                                          10.03     11.53     11.53        10.53        9.68     8.48     8.25     8.15     8.15     7.99
      Planning, Zoning & Economic Development         8.00      7.50      7.50         7.50        6.50     6.00     6.00     6.00     6.00     6.00
      Police                                        102.00    102.00    102.00        96.00       94.00    94.00    94.00    94.00    94.00    94.00
      Sanitation                                      2.10      1.10      1.25         1.25        1.10     1.10     1.00     1.00     1.00     1.00
      MVH-Major Streets                              13.35     13.75     14.70        15.30       15.45    15.25    16.00    17.75    15.75    13.75
      MVH-Local Streets                               7.20      7.40      7.20         7.20        7.00     7.00     7.00     7.00     6.00     8.00
      MVH-State Trunklines                            1.60      1.60      1.60         1.60        2.00     2.00     2.00      -        -        -
      Highway Non-Chargeables                         0.20       -         -            -           -        -        -        -        -        -
      Street Lighting                                 0.10      0.10      0.10          -           -        -        -        -        -        -
      Walker Arena                                    0.12      0.12      0.12         0.12        0.12      -        -        -        -        -
      Community Development                           6.00      5.00      5.00         5.00        5.00     4.00     4.00     4.00     4.00     4.00
      Home Program                                    1.00      1.00      1.00         1.00        1.00     1.00     1.00     1.00     1.00     1.00
      Sewer Maintenance                              14.40     14.40     14.40        15.15       14.55    15.05    16.00    16.20    15.20    13.20
      Water Filtration                               10.00     10.00     10.00        10.00       10.00    10.00    10.00    10.00    10.00    10.00
      Water Maintenance                              16.15     15.65     15.65        15.65       15.15    14.65    13.00    12.50    13.50    15.40
      Hartshorn Marina Fund                           0.79      0.79      0.79         0.79        0.79     0.67     0.73     0.67     0.34     0.05
      Public Service Building                         3.30      3.30      3.30         3.30        3.65     3.85     3.45     3.45     3.45     3.70
      Engineering                                     8.90      9.40      9.35         9.40        7.70     7.70     7.45     7.45     7.45     7.45
      Equipment                                       7.70      7.70      7.70         7.70        8.00     8.00     8.95     8.25     8.25     8.50
                                                    314.00    314.00    315.00       308.00      294.00   284.00   284.00   282.00   280.00   280.00


      SOURCE: City of Muskegon Finance Department
                                                                                      City of Muskegon

                                                                      OPERATING INDICATORS BY FUNCTION/PROGRAM

                                                                                   Last Ten Fiscal Years



      Function/Program                               2000         2001         2002           2003         2004         2005         2006         2007         2008         2009



      Administrative Services
      Elections
      Number of registered voters                      23,100       23,457       23,931         23,904       25,261       25,918       26,028       26,345       27,678       26,136
      Number of votes cast:
       Last general election                           12,054       12,054        8,916          8,916       14,169       14,169       10,410       10,410       15,271       15,271
       Last city election                               3,069        3,840        3,840          4,325        4,325        4,022        4,022        1,101        1,101        2,254
      Percentage of registered voters voting:
       Last general election                                52%          51%          37%            37%          56%          55%          40%          40%          55%          58%
       Last city election                                   13%          16%          16%            18%          17%          16%          15%           4%           4%           9%



      Financial Services
      Property Tax Bills                               15,854       15,804       15,586         15,428       15,403       15,404       15,354       15,376       15,350       15,435
      Income Tax Returns                                  N/A          N/A       25,135         25,043       24,378       23,884       23,493       23,141       22,598       21,071
      Paper Check Issued to Vendors                     3,850        3,922        4,012          3,784        3,405        3,205        3,248        3,347        3,346        3,113
      Electronic Payments to Vendors                      571          662          651            746          752          828          800          772          763          963




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      Public Safety
      Fire Protection
       Number of firefighter and officer positions         45           45           44             42           41           41           41           41           41           37
       Number of emergency calls                        3,693        3,818        3,878          3,656        4,116        4,206        4,092        4,171        4,298        4,220
      Police Protection
       Number of sworn officer positions                   91           91           85             83           83           83           84           84           84           79
       Part I (Major) Crimes                            3,537        3,429        3,504          2,971        3,360        3,303        3,495        2,997        3,107        3,071



      Public Works
       Refuse Collected (Tons per Year)                12,211       11,718       11,420         11,780       11,925       11,074       11,192       10,375       10,401       10,526
       Recyclables Collected (Tons per Year)              897          838          808            775          779          588          559          629          626          309



      Water & Sewer
      Number of consumers                               14,917       14,917       14,917        14,917        14,917       14,455       14,412       14,364       13,131       12,987
      Average daily water consumption (GPD)          8,498,000    9,877,000    9,453,000     9,453,000     8,870,000    9,582,000    8,998,000    9,314,000    8,879,000    7,976,000
      Water main breaks repaired                            13           12           12            19            10            5           13           21           34           17
      Sewer flows (Millions Gallons per Year)            1,718        1,994        1,477         1,387         1,475        1,700        2,040        1,945        2,181        1,979
      Sewer Service Calls                                  925          799          661           624           568          638          605          598          533          508



      SOURCE: City of Muskegon Departments
                                                                                     City of Muskegon

                                                             CAPITAL ASSET STATISTICS BY FUNCTION/PROGRAM

                                                                                    Last Ten Fiscal Years




      Function/Program                       2000         2001         2002               2003              2004         2005         2006         2007         2008         2009


      Public Safety
      Fire Protection
        Number of stations                           3            3            3                  3                 3            3            3            3            3            3
      Police Protection
        Number of stations                           1            1            1                  1                 1            1            1            1            1            1

      Highways, Streets and Bridges
      Miles of Streets                         197.51       197.52       197.39              197.96           196.95       196.95       197.48       197.79       197.79       196.95
      Number of streetlights                    3,115        3,111        3,114               3,123            3,111        3,159        3,159        3,134        3,134        3,192

      Culture and Recreation
      Number of parks (acres)                       611          612          612                701               701          701          701          701          701          701
      Lake Michigan beaches (acres)                 119          119          119                119               119          119          119          119          119          119
      Hockey/Entertainment Arena                      1            1            1                  1                 1            1            1            1            1            1

      Sewer
      Sanitary sewers (miles)                  174.97       175.01       175.33              175.33           178.02       179.41       175.74       177.04       177.04       177.04




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      Storm sewers (miles)                     177.97       178.29       178.57              178.57           178.61       179.23       180.48       183.25       183.60       184.35

      Water
      Water mains (miles)                      192.30       192.60       193.09              193.66           194.14       194.14       194.15       195.63       195.58       195.69


      SOURCE: City of Muskegon Departments
SINGLE AUDIT OF FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS




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                                             CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



                  INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ 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

April 5, 2010


City Commission
City of Muskegon
Muskegon, Michigan

We have audited the financial statements of the City of Muskegon as of and for the year ended December 31,
2009 and have issued our report thereon dated April 5, 2010. 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.

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
In planning and performing our audit, we considered the City of Muskegon’s internal control over financial
reporting as a basis for designing our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on the
financial statements, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the City of
Muskegon’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the
effectiveness of the City of Muskegon’s internal control over financial reporting.

Our consideration of internal control over financial reporting was for the limited purpose described in the
preceding paragraph and was not designed to identify all deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting
that might be significant deficiencies or material weaknesses and therefore, there can be no assurance that all
deficiencies, significant deficiencies, or material weaknesses have been identified. However, as described in the
accompanying Schedule of Findings and Responses, we identified a certain deficiency in internal control over
financial reporting that we consider to be a material weakness.

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 timely basis. We consider the deficiency described in
Section II of the accompanying Schedule of Findings and Responses, as 2009 Finding No. 1, to be a material
weakness.




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 Compliance
 As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the City of Muskegon’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 with which could have a direct and material effect on the
 determination of financial statement amounts. 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 or other matters that are required to be reported under
 Government Auditing Standards.

 The City of Muskegon’s response to the finding identified in our audit is described in the accompanying Schedule
 of Findings and Responses. We did not audit the City of Muskegon’s response and, accordingly, we express no
 opinion on it.

 This report is intended solely for the information and use of the City Commission, management, and federal
 awarding agencies and pass-through entities and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other
 than these specified parties.




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                                             CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS




            INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS
           APPLICABLE TO EACH MAJOR PROGRAM AND ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER
                  COMPLIANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH OMB CIRCULAR A-133

April 5, 2010


City Commission
City of Muskegon
Muskegon, Michigan


Compliance
We have audited the compliance of the City of Muskegon with the types of compliance requirements described in
the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement that are applicable to
each of its major federal programs for the year ended December 31, 2009. The City of Muskegon’s major federal
programs are identified in the Summary of Auditors’ Results section of the accompanying Schedule of Findings
and Responses. Compliance with the requirements of laws, regulations, contracts, and grants applicable to each
of its major federal programs is the responsibility of the City of Muskegon’s management. Our responsibility is
to express an opinion on the City of Muskegon’s compliance based on our audit.

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 OMB Circular A-133, Audits of States, Local
Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations. Those standards and OMB Circular A-133 require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether noncompliance with the types of compliance
requirements referred to above that could have a direct and material effect on a major federal program occurred.
An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence about the City of Muskegon’s compliance with those
requirements and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe
that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our audit does not provide a legal determination on
City of Muskegon’s compliance with those requirements.

As described in 2009 Finding No. 2 in Section III of the accompanying Schedule of Findings and Responses, the
City of Muskegon, did not comply with requirements regarding allowable costs/cost principles that are applicable
to its Community Development Block Grant and Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control in Privately-Owned Housing
Grant. Compliance with such requirements is necessary, in our opinion, for the City of Muskegon, to comply
with the requirements applicable to that program.

In our opinion, except for the noncompliance described in the preceding paragraph, the City of Muskegon
complied, in all material respects, with the requirements referred to above that are applicable to each of its major
federal programs for the year ended December 31, 2009.




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     PHONE (231) 726-5800 • FAX (231) 722-0260                                  PHONE (231) 873-1040 • FAX (231) 873-0602

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 Internal Control Over Compliance
 The management of the City of Muskegon is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal
 control over compliance with requirements of laws, regulations, contracts, and grants applicable to federal
 programs. In planning and performing our audit, we considered the City of Muskegon’s internal control over
 compliance with requirements that could have a direct and material effect on a major federal program in order to
 determine our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on compliance and to test and report
 on internal control over compliance in accordance with OMB Circular A-133, but not for the purpose of
 expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of internal control over compliance. Accordingly, we do not express
 an opinion on the effectiveness of the City of Muskegon’s internal control over compliance.

 Our consideration of the internal control over compliance was for the limited purpose described in the preceding
 paragraph and was not designed to identify all deficiencies in internal control over compliance that might be
 significant deficiencies or material weaknesses and therefore, there can be no assurance that all deficiencies,
 significant deficiencies, or material weaknesses have been identified. However, as discussed below, we identified
 a certain deficiency in internal control over compliance that we consider to be a material weakness.

 A deficiency in internal control over compliance 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, 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. We consider
 the deficiency in internal control over compliance described in Section III of the accompanying Schedule of
 Findings and Responses, as 2009 Finding No. 2 to be a material weakness.

 The City of Muskegon’s responses to the findings identified in our audit are described in the accompanying
 Schedule of Findings and Responses. We did not audit the City of Muskegon’s responses and, accordingly, we
 express no opinion on it.

 Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards
 We have audited the financial statements of the City of Muskegon as of and for the year ended December 31,
 2009 and have issued our report thereon dated April 5, 2010. Our audit was performed for the purpose of forming
 an opinion on the financial statements taken as a whole. The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal
 Awards is presented for purposes of additional analysis as required by OMB Circular A-133 and is not a required
 part of the financial statements. Such information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the
 audit of the financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the
 financial statements taken as a whole.

 This report is intended solely for the information and use of the City Commission, management, and federal
 awarding agencies and pass-through entities and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other
 than these specified parties.




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                                                                               City of Muskegon
                                                                SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES OF FEDERAL AWARDS
                                                                        For the year ended December 31, 2009


                                                                                                               Accrued                                                  Accrued
                                                                                            Entitlement       (deferred)          Cash or                              (deferred)
                                                                              Federal       program or         revenue          payments in         Amount of           revenue
      Federal grantor/pass-through                                            CFDA             award          January 1,       kind received          grant           December 31,
        grantor/program title                                                 number          amount            2009            (cash basis)       expenditures          2009

      U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
      Direct programs
         Community Development Block Grant                                    14.218
             B-08-MC-26-0026                                                            $      984,207    $      478,802   $       840,655     $       361,853    $           -
             B-09-MC-26-0026                                                                   999,443               -             406,507             891,374            484,867
             Program Income                                                                     42,079               -              42,079              42,079                -

      Passed through Michigan Department of Housing Development Authority
         Community Development Block Grant                                    14.218
            Neighborhood Stabilization Program
                NSP-2008-0280-ENT                                                               570,460              -               69,579            265,221            195,642




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                Program Income                                                                   16,215              -               16,215             16,215                -
                   Total Community Development Block Grant                                    2,612,404          478,802          1,375,035          1,576,742            680,509

      Direct programs
         Home Investment Partnership Program                                  14.239
             M-06-MC-26-0215                                                                   301,767            10,790            13,116               4,426              2,100
             M-08-MC-26-0215                                                                   290,049            77,937           223,612             209,212             63,537
             M-09-MC-26-0215                                                                   322,469               -              48,640             184,525            135,885
             Program Income                                                                     26,957               -              26,957              26,957                -
                   Total Home Investment Partnership Program                                   941,242            88,727           312,325             425,120            201,522

      Direct programs
         Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control in Privately-Owned Housing           14.900
             FR-5100-N-20A                                                                    2,079,492          217,669          1,384,902          1,168,171                938

                   Total U.S. Department of Housing and
                      Urban Development                                                       5,633,138          785,198          3,072,262          3,170,033            882,969
                                                                             City of Muskegon
                                                          SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES OF FEDERAL AWARDS—CONTINUED
                                                                         For the year ended December 31, 2009


                                                                                                             Accrued                                                  Accrued
                                                                                          Entitlement       (deferred)          Cash or                              (deferred)
                                                                            Federal       program or         revenue          payments in         Amount of           revenue
      Federal grantor/pass-through                                          CFDA             award          January 1,       kind received          grant           December 31,
        grantor/program title                                               number          amount            2009            (cash basis)       expenditures          2009
      U.S Department of Justice
      Direct programs
         Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant                                  16.607
             2007 Grant                                                               $         7,788   $           -    $          6,088    $         6,088    $           -
         Justice Assistance Grant                                            16.738
             2009-DJ-BX-0692                                                                   52,970               -                 -               36,088             36,088

      Passed through the Ottawa County
         WEMET Multi-Jurisdictional Drug                                     16.738
            Enforcement CO-OP
                70834-109B                                                                     15,594            9,907             15,594              5,687                -




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                   Total U.S. Department of Justice                                            76,352            9,907             21,682             47,863             36,088


      U.S Department of Energy
      Direct programs
         Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant                      81.128
             041714125                                                                       181,600                -            181,600                 320           (181,280)


      U.S Department of Health and Human Services
      Passed through the Michigan Department of State
         Voting Access for Individuals with Disabilities Program             93.617            16,750               -                 -               16,750             16,750

                   TOTAL FEDERAL ASSISTANCE                                           $     5,907,840   $      795,105   $      3,275,544    $     3,234,966    $       754,527
                                                                                        City of Muskegon
                                                          NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES OF FEDERAL AWARDS
                                                                       For the year ended December 31, 2009




      1.   See the notes to the financial statements for significant accounting policies used in preparing this schedule.

      2.   The following is a reconciliation of federal revenues as reported on the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances of the City of Muskegon
           financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009 and federal expenditures per the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards.

              Federal revenues per City of Muskegon financial statements
                 General Fund                                                                                                              $         64,613
                 Major Street and Trunkline Fund                                                                                                  1,593,425
                 Other governmental funds                                                                                                         3,085,102
                                                                                                                                                  4,743,140

              Plus program income                                                                                                                    85,251
              Less MDOT contracted projects as shown below                                                                                       (1,593,425)

              Federal expenditures per the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards                                                      $      3,234,966

      3.   The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) requires that cities report all federal and state grants pertaining to their city. During the year ended December 31,




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           2009, the federal aid received and expended by the City was $1,593,425 for contracted projects as shown below. Contracted projects are defined as projects performed by
           private contractors and paid for and administrated by MDOT (they are included in MDOT's single audit). Negotiated projects are projects where the City administers the
           grant and either performs the work or contracts it out.

                                                                                                                               Federal
                                                                                                                               CFDA             Revenue              Federal
                                                                                                                               number          Recognized          Expenditures
           U.S Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (contracted projects)
           Passed through the Michigan Department of Transportation
              Highway Planning and Construction Program                                                                        20.205
                 Proj ARRA0961 (138) Fed Item JJ3350 Contract 09-5253                                                                      $        800,000    $        800,000
                 Proj CMG0961 (127) Fed Item JJ3202 Contract 09-5110                                                                                165,399             165,399
                 Proj STP0961 (137) Fed Item HH5922 Contract 09-5252                                                                                240,000             240,000
                 Proj HPSL0961 (122) Fed Item RR6702 Contract 09-5066                                                                               200,000             200,000
                 Proj HPSL0961 (123) Fed Item RR6722 Contract 09-5087                                                                               188,026             188,026
                     Total U.S. Department of Transportation,
                        Federal Highway Administration (contracted projects)                                                               $      1,593,425    $      1,593,425
                                              City of Muskegon
                     SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS AND RESPONSES—CONTINUED
                                 Year ended December 31, 2009



SECTION I—SUMMARY OF AUDITORS’ RESULTS

A. Financial Statements

   1.    Type of auditors' report issued: Unqualified

   2.    Internal control over financial reporting:

         •   Material weakness(es) identified?                                   X      yes       no

         •   Significant deficiency(ies) identified that are not considered to
             be material weaknesses?                                                    yes   X   none reported

   3.    Noncompliance material to financial statements noted?                          yes   X   no

B. Federal Awards

   1.    Internal control over major programs:

         •   Material weakness(es) identified?                                   X      yes       no

         •   Significant deficiency(ies) identified that are not considered to
             be material weaknesses?                                                    yes   X   none reported

   2.   Type of auditors' report issued on compliance for major programs: Qualified

   3.    Any audit findings disclosed that are required to be reported in
         accordance with section 510(a) of OMB Circular A-133?                   X      yes       no

   4.    Identification of major programs:

             CFDA Number(s)                           Name of Federal Program/Cluster

                                           U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
                  14.218                      Community Development Block Grant
                  14.900                      Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control in Privately-Owned
                                                  Housing

   5.    Dollar threshold used to distinguish between type A and type B programs: $300,000

   6.    Auditee qualified as low-risk auditee?                                         yes   X   no




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                                            City of Muskegon
                    SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS AND RESPONSES—CONTINUED
                                Year ended December 31, 2009


SECTION II – FINANCIAL STATEMENT FINDINGS

  COMPLIANCE

  NONE

  SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES

  2009 Finding No. 1:    MATERIAL WEAKNESS—Grant Revenue Recognition Procedures

  Criteria: Reimbursements due for expenditure-driven grants should be accrued as revenue at the time the
  expenditures are made, or when received in advance, deferred until expenditures are made.

  Condition: Grant revenues were not properly recorded which caused grant revenues and receivables to be
  misstated as of the year end.

  Cause: The City did not record all adjustments necessary to properly recognize grant revenues in the
  appropriate year.

  Effect: City records required year end adjustments.

  Recommendation: Year end procedures for reconciling grant receivables and associated revenues should be
  improved.

  City Response: The City recognizes the need for better interdepartment coordination and communication
  between finance operations and the grant receiving department. Policies will be instituted to ensure grant
  receivable amounts are reconciled between departments on a regular basis.




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                                            City of Muskegon
                    SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS AND RESPONSES—CONTINUED
                                Year ended December 31, 2009


SECTION III – FEDERAL AWARD FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS

   COMPLIANCE

   U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
   2009 Finding No. 2: Community Development Block Grant
                        CFDA: 14.218
                        Award Number: B-08-MC-26-0026, B-09-MC-0026, NSP-2008-0280-ENT
                        Award Year End: December 31, 2009
                          Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control in Privately-Owned Housing Grant
                          CFDA: 14.900
                          Award Number: FR-5100-N-20A
                          Award Year End: December 31, 2009

   Specific Requirement: Allowable Costs/Cost Principles
   Criteria: The cost principle of OMB Circular A-87 requires, “…Where employees are expected to work
   solely on a single federal award or cost objective, charges for their salaries and wages will be supported by
   periodic certifications that the employees worked solely on that program for the period covered by the
   certification. These certifications will be prepared at least semi-annually and will be signed by the employee
   or supervisory official having first hand knowledge of the work performed by the employee. …Where
   employees work on multiple activities or cost objectives, a distribution of their salaries or wages will be
   supported by personnel activity reports or equivalent documentation. Personnel activity reports must be
   prepared at least monthly and must coincide with one or more pay periods and they must be signed by the
   employee.”
   Condition: During our detailed testing, we noted that none of the employees whose wages and benefits were
   charged to either grant had proper time and effort documentation.
   Cause: The City became aware of time documentation requirements during the year but did not fully
   implement the requirements.
   Questioned Costs: $261,882 and $36,176 for Community Development Block Grant and Lead-Based Paint
   Grant, respectively, which represents the portion of salaries and benefits charged to the grants for all
   employees that did not have adequate documentation.
   Context: None of the employees, for which personnel activity reports or semi-annual certifications were
   required, had adequate documentation.
   Effect: The salaries and benefits charged to the Community Development Block Grant and Lead-Based
   Paint Grant could be disallowed.
   Recommendation: The City should require all employees, who fall under OMB Circular A-87 requirements
   for documenting time charged to federal award programs, to prepare the required documentation.
   City Response: The City recognizes this federal requirement and will put in place procedures to better
   document employee time allocations.

   SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES

   See Fiscal 2009 Finding No. 2 in Section III above, which is a material weakness.




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                                                                                     Muskegon, MI 49440




                          SUMMARY SCHEDULE OF PRIOR AUDIT FINDINGS


  April 5, 2010


  U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
  Washington, D.C.


  The City of Muskegon respectfully submits the following summary of the current status of prior audit
  findings contained in the single audit report for the year ended December 31, 2008 dated April 8, 2009.

  SECTION II – FINANCIAL STATEMENT FINDINGS

      COMPLIANCE

      There were no findings reported in relation to the financial statements for the year ended December 31,
      2008.

      SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES

      2008 Finding No. 1:    MATERIAL WEAKNESS—Capital Asset Recordkeeping Procedures

      Condition: During our detailed testing of capital outlay expenditures, we noted items which qualified as
      capital assets within the City’s capitalization policy, which were not recorded in the City’s detailed
      capital asset records. We also noted that some street infrastructure managed by the Michigan Department
      of Transportation (MDOT) was not recorded in the City’s detailed capital asset records.

      Recommendation: Capital assets for governmental activities should be more carefully identified and
      included in the government-wide (full accrual) financial statements.

     Current Status: This recommendation was implemented during the year ended December 31, 2009. No
     similar finding was reported in the 2009 audit.

      2008 Finding No. 2:    MATERIAL WEAKNESS—Investment Function Segregation of Duties

      Condition: During our testing of investment procedures, we noted that the same individual is responsible
      for oversight of investments, making day-to-day investment decisions, opening and reviewing investment
      statements, transferring funds between accounts, and participating in recording of investment activity in
      the City’s accounting records.

      Recommendation: Responsibilities within the investment function should be further segregated.

     Current Status: This recommendation was implemented during the year ended December 31, 2009. No
     similar finding was reported in the 2009 audit.




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SECTION III – FEDERAL AWARD FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS

    COMPLIANCE

    U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
    2008 Finding No. 3: Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control in Privately-Owned Housing
                         CFDA: 14.900
                         Award Number: FR-5100-N-20A
                         Award Year End: December 31, 2008

    Specific Requirement: Allowable Costs/Cost Principles

    Condition: During our detailed testing, we noted one employee whose wages and benefits were charged
    partially to the grant that did not have proper time and effort documentation.

    Recommendation: The City should require all employees, who fall under OMB Circular A-87 requirements
    for documenting time charged to federal award programs, to prepare the required documentation.

    Current Status: See 2009 Finding No. 2 for similar finding reported during the single audit for the year
    ended December 31, 2009.

    SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES

    There were no significant deficiencies reported in relation to the major federal award programs during the
    single audit for the year ended December 31, 2008.

Sincerely,




Timothy J. Paul
Finance Director




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                                                                                933 Terrace Street
                                                                                Muskegon, MI 49440




                                  CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN



April 5, 2010



U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Washington, D.C.


The City of Muskegon respectfully submits the following Corrective Action Plan for the year ended
December 31, 2009.

Name and address of independent public accounting firm:
                   Brickley DeLong, P.C.
                   P.O. Box 999
                   Muskegon, Michigan 49443
Audit period:      December 31, 2009

The findings from the Schedule of Findings and Responses for the year ended December 31, 2009 are
discussed below. The findings are numbered consistently with the numbers assigned in the schedule.

SECTION II – FINANCIAL STATEMENT FINDINGS

   COMPLIANCE

   There were no compliance findings reported in relation to the financial statements for the year ended
   December 31, 2009.

   SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES

   2009 Finding No. 1:    MATERIAL WEAKNESS—Grant Revenue Recognition Procedures

   Recommendation: Year end procedures for reconciling grant receivables and associated revenues
   should be improved.

   Action Taken: The City recognizes the need for better interdepartment coordination and
   communication between finance operations and the grant receiving department. Policies will be
   instituted to ensure grant receivable amounts are reconciled between departments on a regular basis.




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SECTION III – FEDERAL AWARD FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS

    COMPLIANCE

    U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
    2009 Finding No. 2: Community Development Block Grant
                         CFDA: 14.218
                         Award Number: B-08-MC-26-0026, B-09-MC-0026, NSP-2008-0280-ENT
                         Award Year End: December 31, 2009
                           Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control in Privately-Owned Housing
                           CFDA: 14.900
                           Award Number: FR-5100-N-20A
                           Award Year End: December 31, 2009

    Specific Requirement: Allowable Costs/Cost Principles
    Recommendation: The City should require all employees, who fall under OMB Circular A-87 requirements
    for documenting time charged to federal award programs, to prepare the required documentation.
    Action Taken: The City recognizes this federal requirement and will put in place procedures to better
    document employee time allocations.

    SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES

    See 2009 Finding No. 2 in Section III above, which is a material weakness.


If the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has questions regarding this plan, please call
Timothy J. Paul at (231)724-6709.


Sincerely,




Timothy J. Paul
Finance Director




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                           City Commission Meeting
                               Tuesday April 13, 2010



TO:           Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners

FROM:         Anthony L. Kleibecker, Director of Public Safety

DATE:         March 31, 2010

SUBJECT:    Amend Chapter 54, Article IV Offenses Involving Public Peace and Order
________________________________________________________________________

Summary of Request:

The Director of Public Safety is requesting that the City Commission amend Chapter 54,
Article IV Offenses Involving Public Peace and Order, of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Muskegon. This request is being in order to update language in this ordinance.

Financial Impact:

None

Budget Action Required:

None

Staff Recommendation:

Approval of the request.
           Commission Meeting Date: April 13, 2010




Date:       April 2, 2010
To:         Honorable Mayor & City Commission
From:       Planning & Economic Development Department
RE:         West Michigan Underwater Preserve- Letter of
            Support


SUMMARY OF REQUEST: To support the efforts of the West Michigan
Underwater Preserve group to include the area extending from North of
Holland, along the shores of Muskegon, to the lighthouse at Big Point
Sable at Ludington State Park (where there are thirteen known
shipwrecks and other historic features), into the Michigan Underwater
Preserve Council System. It is anticipated that this will not only preserve
an important part of our nautical history, but it will also increase tourism
to the area.


FINANCIAL IMPACT: None.


BUDGET ACTION REQUIRED: None.


STAFF RECOMMENDATION: To support the West Michigan
Underwater Preserve groups efforts to be included in the Michigan
Underwater Preserve Council System and to authorize the Mayor to sign
the attached letter of support.
April 14, 2010



Mr. Gary Passon
West Michigan Underwater Preserve
15143 Bayberry Ct.
Spring Lake, MI 49456

Dear Mr. Passon,

I am writing on behalf of the City of Muskegon, in support of the addition of the West
Michigan Underwater Preserve into the Michigan Underwater Preserve Council
System.

The proposed preserve has the potential to save area shipwrecks, provide education
on local maritime history and increase tourism among divers and shipwreck
enthusiasts. The West Michigan Underwater Preserve, as proposed, would extend
from North of Holland, to the lighthouse at Big Point Sable at Ludington State Park.
This area contains thirteen known shipwrecks and several underwater features
including clay walls.

The preserve would create a wonderful historic resource in West Michigan, as well as
generate increased tourism. Muskegon, and the coastline North and South of us,
include many resources for people to live, work and play. We welcome the dive
community to our shores.

If the Michigan Underwater Preserve is approved, the City asks to be a partner in the
future planning for the preserve. There are issues that need to be addressed in the
process, such as medical response, construction along the shoreline and possible
coordination with other uses (active shipping, fishing, offshore wind turbines, etc).

Again, I offer the support of the City of Muskegon in this beneficial endeavor.

Sincerely,



Stephen J. Warmington, Mayor
City of Muskegon
           Commission Meeting Date: April 13, 2010




Date:       April 2, 2010
To:         Honorable Mayor & City Commission
From:       Planning & Economic Development Department
RE:         Maintenance Agreement- Monet Garden


SUMMARY OF REQUEST: The Lakeshore Garden Masters, a Garden
Club, would like to continue maintaining the Monet Garden. The Garden
Masters will provide the maintenance and planting of the Garden and
the City will provide the water and electricity to the premises. Capital
expenses (e.g., repair of the pond) will be administered by the City, with
funds coming from the Monet Garden of Muskegon Fund of the
Community Foundation for Muskegon County.


FINANCIAL IMPACT: Water and electrical costs for the Garden.


BUDGET ACTION REQUIRED: None.


STAFF RECOMMENDATION: To approve the attached “Maintenance
Agreement” and authorize the Mayor and Clerk’s signature.


COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: None.
Date:         April 13, 2010
To:           Honorable Mayor and City Commission
From:         Engineering
RE:           Submit for Grant Applications


SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Authorize staff to submit two TEDF-F grant applications and one Safety to MDOT for 2012
funding years to reconstruct Sherman between Lincoln & Estes; Hackley from Glade to
Park and Latimer between Port City & Black Creek. The request will require a 20% local
match which would be budgeted for in 2011 for the 2012 budget.


FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Local share estimated at $300,000 for all three projects plus engineering costs.



BUDGET ACTION REQUIRED:
None at this time.


STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Authorize staff to submit the applications.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
Date:         April 13, 2010
To:           Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners
From:         Department of Public Works
RE:           Designate Street Administrator


SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Designate Mohammed Al-Shatel as the City’s street administrator by adopting the
attached resolution.



FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None

BUDGET ACTION REQUIRED:
None

STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the attached resolution and authorize the Clerk to sign.



COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
Date:            April 13, 2010
To:              Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners
From:            Engineering
                 RE: Consideration of Bids for:
                 S-647 Fisherman’s Village Lift Station Rehabilitation


SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Award the Fisherman’s Village Lift Station Rehabilitation project to Jackson Merkey out of
Muskegon, MI since they were the lowest responsible bidder with a total bid price of
$89,740.00, see attached bid tabulation.


FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The construction cost of $89,740.00.


BUDGET ACTION REQUIRED:
None


STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Award the contract to Jackson Merkey.



COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:




C:\Documents and Settings\Potter\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK8\CONAWA 04-13-10.doc
FISHERMAN'S VILLAGE LIFT STATION REHABILITATION
                   BID TABULATION 04/06/10


               CONTRACTOR                        AMOUNT
 JACKSON MERKEY
 555 E. WESTERN AVE.                         $    89,740.00
 MUSKEGON, MI 49442
 MCCORMICK SAND
 5430 RUSSELL RD                             $    95,000.00
 TWIN LAKE, MI 49457
 PRESSURE AND PIPES
 143 W. SHERMAN                              $    95,500.00
 MUSKEGON, MI 49444
Date:    04/13/10
To:      Honorable Mayor and City Commission
From:    DPW
RE:      Beach Leveling Bids




SUMMARY OF REQUEST: Reject all bids for the sand leveling at Pere
Marquette Park.


FINANCIAL IMPACT: None.


BUDGET ACTION REQUIRED: None.


STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Reject all bids.
Memorandum

To:   Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners
From: DPW
Date: 04/13/10
Re: Beach Leveling



   The Department of Public Works solicited bids for a one year
contract for the leveling of the beach at Pere Marquette Park. It is the
consensus of the DPW supervisors involved with this project that the
work can be done at a reduced cost in-house.

    Therefore, we are requesting that the Commission reject all bids and
perform the work in-house.




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Date: April 13, 2010
To: Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners
From: Finance Director
RE: MMRMA Liability/Property Insurance Renewal


SUMMARY OF REQUEST: Staff has been presented with renewal options for
liability and property insurance coverage as follows:

                             Current       Renew Current    Proposed

Self-Insured Retention         $100,000          $100,000       $150,000
Premium                         665,591           659,662        589,557
Coverage                   $15,000,000        $15,000,000    $15,000,000


Since 1986 the city has had liability coverage through MMRMA, an
intergovernmental self-insurance pool representing more than 300 Michigan
municipalities; in 1999 property coverage was added. Staff is recommending that the
city’s self-insured retention (SIR) be increased from the current $100,000 level to
$150,000. The budgetary savings from doing this are approximately $70,000. Since
1986, the City has had 11 claims with payouts (losses and expenses) over $100,000.
The City maintains a loss reserve at MMRMA to pay self-insured costs and this
account presently has a $500,000 balance.

FINANCIAL IMPACT: Total cost of $589,557 for 2010-11 which represents an
11% decrease from 2009-10 costs. The City’s self-insured retention to increase from
$100,000 to $150,000.

BUDGET ACTION REQUIRED: None.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Renewal of liability and property insurance
coverage with MMRMA.



                                                                                  1
Community Development Block Grant 2010 - 2011
                                                                                        Amount           Administration             CDC           City Commission          City Comm
Organization/Agency                     Activity                                       Requested        Recommendation              Rec            Prelimiary Rec.     Final Determination
American Red Cross                      Senior Transportation*                              $5,000                       $0           $3,500    No recommendations
Community enCompass                     Healthy Neighborhood Project*                       $6,000                       $0           $3,500    made by the City
HealthCARE                              Health Outreach*                                    $3,813                       $0           $3,500    Commission
Legal Aid                               Foreclosure Legal Services*                        $16,500                       $0           $3,500
Legal Aid                               Housing Related Legal Services*                     $5,500                       $0           $3,500
Love INC                                Handicap Ramps*                                     $5,000                       $0           $3,500
Muskegon Community Health Project       Uninsured Diabetes Outreach*                        $5,000                       $0           $3,500
Muskegon Main Street                    Downtown Economic Development*                     $10,000                       $0           $3,500
PBMS Veterans Resource Services         Veteran Support Services*                               $0                       $0
West Michigan Veterans                  Food Bank*                                          $5,000                       $0           $3,500
COM - Affirmative Action                Affirmative Action                                 $10,000                  $10,000          $10,000
COM - Affirmative Action                Summer Internships                                 $10,000                       $0          $10,000
COM - CNS                               CDBG Admin **                                    $182,000                  $175,000        $175,000
COM - CNS                               Emergency Repair                                 $200,000                  $200,000        $200,000
COM - CNS                               Delivery Service                                   $80,000                  $65,000          $65,000
COM - CNS                               Vinyl Siding                                     $150,000                  $150,000        $150,000
COM - DPW                               Senior Transit*                                    $66,985                  $45,000          $45,000
COM - Engineering                       Street Construction                                $65,000                       $0               $0
COM - Finance                           Fire Station Bond Repayment                      $159,453                  $159,453        $159,453
COM - Inspections                       Dangerous Bldgs - Demolition & Board Ups           $60,000                  $50,000          $50,000
COM - Leisure Services                  Youth Recreation*                                $103,000                   $70,000          $70,000
COM - Planning                          Code Enforcement                                   $57,675                  $47,500          $47,500
COM - Planning Comm Economic Dev        Façade                                             $30,000                  $20,000          $20,000
                                                             Total CDBG Request         $1,235,926                 $991,953       $1,033,453                     $0                     $0
                                                           Total CDBG Allocated         $1,086,413               $1,086,413       $1,086,413             $1,086,413             $1,086,413
NOTE:                                                  Expected program income             $50,000                  $50,000          $50,000                $50,000                $50,000
* Public Service                                                             Total      $1,136,413               $1,136,413       $1,136,413             $1,136,413             $1,136,413
** City CDBG Administration                           Allocated/Request Difference       ($99,513)                $144,460         $102,960             $1,136,413             $1,136,413
                                                    Total Amt of Public Service*         $231,798                  $115,000         $146,500          #VALUE!                          $0
                                        Public Service mandated Amt 

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