HomeMy WebLinkAboutRural Law Enforcement District FY23 Issued FinancialsFinancial Statements
For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023
Rural Law Enforcement District
A Component Unit of Deschutes County, Oregon
Prepared by:
Deschutes County Finance Department
Robert Tintle, MPA - Chief Financial Officer
Jana Cain, CPA - Controller
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Rural Law Enforcement District
A Component Unit of Deschutes County, Oregon
Table of Contents
June 30, 2023
INTRODUCTORY SECTION
3 Listing of Principal Officials
FINANCIAL SECTION
4 Report of Independent Auditors
8 Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Financial Statements
13 Statement of Net Position
14 Statement of Activities
15 Balance Sheet – Governmental Fund - General Fund
16 Reconciliation of Governmental Fund Balance Sheet for the General Fund to the
Statement of Net Position
17 Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance – General Fund
18 Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund
Balance of General Fund to the Statement of Activities
19 Notes to Financial Statements
Required Supplementary Information
26 Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance – Budget and
Actual – General Fund
Other Supplementary Information
28 Schedule of Property Tax Transactions
AUDIT COMMENTS AND GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS SECTIONS
Government Auditing Standards
29 Report of Independent Auditors 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
Audit Comments
31 Audit Comments and Disclosures Required by State Regulations
32 Report of Independent Auditors Required by Oregon State Regulations
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Listing of Principal Officials
As of June 30, 2023
ELECTED OFFICIALS
Board Of County Commissioners
Name Position Term Expiration
Anthony DeBone, Chair Position 1 January 4, 2027
Patti Adair, Vice Chair Position 3 January 4, 2027
Philip Chang Position 2 January 6, 2025
Other Elected Officers
Name Office Term Expiration
Scot Langton County Assessor January 4, 2027
Steve Dennison County Clerk January 4, 2027
Shane Nelson County Sheriff January 6, 2025
William Kuhn County Treasurer January 4, 2027
Steve Gunnels County District Attorney January 4, 2027
Charles Fadeley Justice of the Peace January 1, 2029
APPOINTED OFFICIALS
Nick Lelack County Administrator
David Doyle County Counsel
Robert Tintle Chief Financial Officer
David Givans County Internal Auditor
Deschutes County Administrative Offices
1300 NW Wall Street, Suite 200
Bend, Oregon 97703
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Report of Independent Auditors
The Deschutes County Commissioners
Rural Law Enforcement District
(A Component Unit of Deschutes County, Oregon)
Bend, Oregon
Report on the Audit of the Financial Statements
Opinions
We have audited the financial statements of the governmental activities and the major fund of the
Rural Law Enforcement District (the District), a component unit of Deschutes County, Oregon, as of
and for the year ended June 30, 2023, and the related notes to the financial statements, which
collectively comprise the District’s basic financial statements as listed in the table of contents.
In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material
respects, the respective financial position of the governmental activities and the major fund of the
District, as of June 30, 2023, and the respective changes in financial position for the year then ended
in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinions
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United
States of America (GAAS) and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government
Auditing Standards (Government Auditing Standards), issued by the Comptroller General of the
United States. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s
Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of our report. We are required to be
independent of the District and to meet our other ethical responsibilities, in accordance with the
relevant ethical requirements relating to our audit. We believe that the audit evidence we have
obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinions.
Financial Reporting Entity
As discussed in Note 1, the financial statements present only the District and do not purport to, and
do not, present fairly the financial position of Deschutes County, Oregon as of June 30, 2023, or the
changes in its financial position for the year then ended in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America. Our opinions are not modified with respect to this
matter.
Responsibilities of Management for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and for the
design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair
presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or
error.
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In preparing the financial statements, management is required to evaluate whether there are
conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the District’s
ability to continue as a going concern for twelve months beyond the financial statement date,
including any currently known information that may raise substantial doubt shortly thereafter.
Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole
are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report
that includes our opinions. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not absolute
assurance and therefore is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with GAAS
and Government Auditing Standards will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. The
risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from
error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the
override of internal control. Misstatements are considered material if there is a substantial likelihood
that, individually or in the aggregate, they would influence the judgment made by a reasonable user
based on the financial statements.
In performing an audit in accordance with GAAS and Government Auditing Standards, we
Exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit.
Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to
fraud or error, and design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks. Such
procedures include examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures
in the financial statements.
Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an
opinion on the effectiveness of the District's internal control. Accordingly, no such opinion is
expressed.
Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant
accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluate the overall presentation of the
financial statements.
Conclude whether, in our judgment, there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate,
that raise substantial doubt about the District’s ability to continue as a going concern for a
reasonable period of time.
We are required to communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other
matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit, significant audit findings, and certain internal
control—related matters that we identified during the audit.
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Required Supplementary Information
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that the
management’s discussion and analysis and schedule of revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund
balance – budget and actual – General Fund (budgetary comparison), as listed in the table of
contents, be presented to supplement the basic financial statements. Such information is the
responsibility of management and, although not a part of the basic financial statements, is required by
the Governmental Accounting Standards Board who considers it to be an essential part of financial
reporting for placing the basic financial statements in an appropriate operational, economic, or
historical context. We have applied certain limited procedures to the management’s discussion and
analysis 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 management’s
discussion and analysis because the limited procedures do not provide us with sufficient evidence to
express an opinion or provide any assurance.
Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming opinions on the financial statements that
collectively comprise the District’s basic financial statements. The budgetary comparison information
is the responsibility of management and was derived from and relates directly to the underlying
accounting and other records used to prepare the basic financial statements. The budgetary
comparison information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the
basic financial statements and certain additional procedures, including comparing and reconciling
such information directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the basic
financial statements or to the basic financial statements themselves, and other additional procedures
in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. In our
opinion, the budgetary comparison information is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to
the basic financial statements as a whole.
Supplementary Information
Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming opinions on the financial statements that
collectively comprise the District's basic financial statements. The schedule of property tax
transactions, as listed in the table of contents, is presented for purposes of additional analysis and is
not a required part of the basic financial statements. Such information is the responsibility of
management and was derived from and relates directly to the underlying accounting and other
records used to prepare the basic financial statements. The information has been subjected to the
auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and certain additional
procedures, including comparing and reconciling such information directly to the underlying
accounting and other records used to prepare the basic financial statements or to the basic financial
statements themselves, and other additional procedures in accordance with auditing standards
generally accepted in the United States of America. In our opinion, the schedule of property tax
transactions is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the basic financial statements as a
whole.
Other Information
Management is responsible for the other information included in the financial statements. The other
information comprises the introductory section but does not include the basic financial statements
and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinions on the basic financial statements do not cover the
other information, and we do not express an opinion or any form assurance thereon.
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In connection with our audit of the basic financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other
information and consider whether a material inconsistency exists between the other information and
the basic financial statements, or the other information otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
If, based on the work performed, we conclude that an uncorrected material misstatement of the other
information exists, we are required to describe it in our report.
Other Reporting Required by Government Auditing Standards
In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report November 30,
2023 on our consideration of the District's internal control over financial reporting and on our tests of
its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements and other
matters. The purpose of that report is solely to describe the scope of our testing of internal control
over financial reporting and compliance and the results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion
on the effectiveness of the District's internal control over financial reporting or on compliance. That
report is an integral part of an audit performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards in
considering the District's internal control over financial reporting and compliance.
Other Reporting Required by Minimum Standards for Audits of Oregon Municipal
Corporations
In accordance with the Minimum Standards for Audits of Oregon Municipal Corporations, we have
also issued our report dated November 30, 2023, on our consideration of the District’s compliance
with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements, including the provisions
of Oregon Revised Statutes as specified in Oregon Administrative Rules 162-010-0000 through 162-
010-0330 of the Minimum Standards for Audits of Oregon Municipal Corporations. The purpose of
that report is to describe the scope of our testing of compliance and the results of that testing and not
to provide an opinion on compliance.
Amanda McCleary-Moore, Partner
For Moss Adams LLP
Eugene, Oregon
November 30, 2023
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Rural Law Enforcement District
A Component Unit of Deschutes County, Oregon
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
June 30, 2023
As management of Rural Law Enforcement District (the District), a component unit of Deschutes County,
Oregon, we offer readers of the District's financial statements this narrative overview and analysis of the
financial activities of the District for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023.
Financial Highlights
The assets of Rural Law Enforcement District exceeded its liabilities at June 30, 2023 by $1,605,500,
all of the net position is unrestricted.
As of June 30, 2023, Rural Law Enforcement District's governmental fund reported an ending fund
balance of $1,411,659.
Overview of the Financial Statements
This discussion and analysis is intended to serve as an introduction to Rural Law Enforcement District's basic
financial statements. These basic financial statements comprise three components: 1) government-wide
financial statements; 2) fund financial statements and 3) notes to the financial statements. This report also
contains other supplementary information in addition to the basic financial statements themselves.
Government-Wide Financial Statements
The government-wide financial statements are designed to provide readers with a broad overview of Rural
Law Enforcement District's finances, in a manner similar to a private-sector business.
The Statement of Net Position presents information on all of Rural Law Enforcement District's assets and
liabilities, with the difference between the two reported as Net Position. Over time, increases or decreases
in Net Position may serve as a useful indicator of whether the financial position of Rural Law Enforcement
District is improving or deteriorating.
The Statement of Activities presents information showing how Rural Law Enforcement District's Net Position
changed during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. Changes in Net Position are reported when the
underlying event giving rise to the change occurs, regardless of the timing of the related cash, or other
financial assets, flows. Thus, revenues and expenses are reported in this statement for some items, for
example, property taxes, that will result in cash flows in future fiscal periods.
Each of these government-wide financial statements, Statement of Net Position and Statement of Activities,
show the functions of Rural Law Enforcement District that are supported primarily by taxes and investment
earnings. The governmental activity of Rural Law Enforcement District is public safety.
The government-wide financial statements can be found on pages 13-14 of this report.
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Rural Law Enforcement District
A Component Unit of Deschutes County, Oregon
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
June 30, 2023
Fund Financial Statements
A fund is a grouping of related accounts that is used to maintain control over resources that have been
segregated for specific activities or objectives. Rural Law Enforcement District, like other state and local
government entities, uses fund accounting to ensure and demonstrate compliance with finance-related
legal requirements. The Fund of Rural Law Enforcement District is classified as a governmental fund.
Governmental Funds - Governmental funds are used to account for essentially the same functions as
governmental activities in the government-wide financial statements. However, unlike the government-wide
financial statements, governmental fund financial statements focus on near-term inflows and outflows of
spendable resources, as well as on balances of spendable resources available at the end of the fiscal year.
Such information may be useful in evaluating a government's near-term financing requirements.
Because the focus of governmental funds is narrower than that of the government-wide financial
statements, it is useful to compare the information presented for governmental funds with similar
information presented for governmental activities in the government-wide financial statements. By doing
so, readers may better understand the long-term impact of the government's near-term financing decisions.
A reconciliation from the Governmental Funds Balance Sheet to the Government-wide Statement of Net
Position and a reconciliation from the Governmental Fund Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and
Changes in Fund Balances to the Government-wide Statement of Activities have been included in this report.
Rural Law Enforcement District reported activity in one governmental fund during the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2023.
Rural Law Enforcement District adopts an annual budget for its fund. A budgetary comparison statement
has been provided to demonstrate compliance with the annual budget.
The Basic Governmental Fund Financial Statements can be found on pages 15-18 of this report.
Notes to the Financial Statements
The notes provide additional information that is essential to a full understanding of the data provided in the
government-wide and fund financial statements. The notes to the financial statements can be found on
page 19-25 of this report.
Government-Wide Financial Analysis
Net Position, at a specific point in time, serves as a useful indicator of an entity's financial position. In the
case of Rural Law Enforcement District, assets exceed liabilities by $1,605,500 at June 30, 2023. All of the Net
Position may be used to meet the District's on-going obligations to citizens and creditors.
As of June 30, 2023, Rural Law Enforcement District reports a positive balance in Net Position for the
government as a whole and for the governmental activities.
Rural Law Enforcement District's Net Position increased by $47,835 during the year ended June 30, 2023.
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Rural Law Enforcement District
A Component Unit of Deschutes County, Oregon
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
June 30, 2023
Government-Wide Financial Analysis (Continued)
A comparison of the summarized government-wide statements to the prior year is as follows:
June 30, 2023 June 30, 2022 Change
Assets
Cash and investments 1,392,025$ 1,371,575$ 20,450$
Property taxes receivable 213,475 186,090 27,385
Total assets 1,605,500 1,557,665 47,835
Net Position
Unrestricted 1,605,500 1,557,665 47,835
Total net position 1,605,500$ 1,557,665$ 47,835$
Year Ended Year Ended
June 30, 2023 June 30, 2022 Change
General Revenues
Property taxes levied for general purposes 13,545,164$ 12,085,336$ 1,459,828$
Earnings (losses) on investments 71,710 (14,062) 85,772
Total revenues 13,616,874 12,071,274 1,545,600
Expenses
Public safety 13,569,039 14,573,746 (1,004,707)
Changes in net position 47,835 (2,502,472) 2,550,307
Net position, beginning of year 1,557,665 4,060,137 (2,502,472)
Net position, end of year 1,605,500$ 1,557,665$ 47,835$
Statements of Net Position
Statements of Activities
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Rural Law Enforcement District
A Component Unit of Deschutes County, Oregon
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
June 30, 2023
Governmental Activities
Governmental activities, the only activity type of Rural Law Enforcement District, increased Net Position by
$47,835 during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. Net position increased because tax revenues and
investment earnings were less than the payment made to Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, pursuant to an
inter-governmental agreement.
The increase in property tax revenue by 5% compared to the previous year was largely attributed to the
County's assessed valuation of taxable property increasing by 5.6%. This growth was primarily driven by the
new construction throughout the County and an average increase of approximately 3% in the taxable
property values. Amidst these positive developments, the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office had to contend
with uncertain economic conditions and rising inflation, resulting in escalated expenses related to
technology and personnel costs. The evolving landscape of technology and the necessity for ongoing
maintenance often exceeded the available funds for such investments, causing the Sheriff's Office's current
expenditures to surge by 12% over the previous year.
Financial Analysis of the District's Funds
Rural Law Enforcement District uses fund accounting to ensure and demonstrate compliance with finance-
related legal requirements.
Governmental Fund - The focus of Rural Law Enforcement District's governmental fund is to provide
information on near-term inflows, outflows and balances of spendable resources. Such information is useful
in assessing Rural Law Enforcement District's financing requirements. In particular, unassigned fund balance
may serve as a useful measure of a government's net resources available for spending as of the end of the
fiscal year.
As of June 30, 2023, $1,411,659 is the reported ending fund balance for Rural Law Enforcement District's
governmental fund.
One measure of liquidity is the relationship of the unassigned balance to the Fund’s total revenues. The
fund balance as of June 30, 2023, for the General Fund is 10% of its total General Fund FY 2023 revenues.
The fund balance of the Rural Law Enforcement District's General Fund increased by $22,350 during the
fiscal year ended June 30, 2023.
General Fund Budgetary Highlights
Actual revenues exceeded budgeted revenues by $24,775. Property tax revenue is less than the amount
budgeted by $25,862. The District contracts with Deschutes County for its operational activities. The amount
paid pursuant to the contract is based on the actual cost of providing such services, $13,558,980, which is
$737,008 less than the amount appropriated.
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Rural Law Enforcement District
A Component Unit of Deschutes County, Oregon
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
June 30, 2023
Capital Assets
Rural Law Enforcement District owns no capital assets.
Long-Term Debt
Rural Law Enforcement District has no long-term debt; therefore the District has not been separately rated
by any of the bond rating agencies.
Key Economic Factors and Budgets Information for the Future
The tax rate approved by the voters will allow the District to maintain sufficient reserves to finance
its operations without needing to issue tax anticipation notes.
The District’s Assessed Valuation of Taxable Property increased from FY 2022 to FY 2023 by 5.6% to
approximately $30.5 billion.
Requests for Information
This financial report is designed to provide a general overview to those parties interested in Rural Law
Enforcement District's finances. Questions concerning any of the information provided in this report or
requests for additional information should be addressed to Deschutes County Finance Department, PO Box
6005, Bend, Oregon, 97708.
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Rural Law Enforcement District
A Component Unit of Deschutes County, Oregon
Statement of Net Position
June 30, 2023
Primary
Government -
Governmental
Activities
Assets
Cash and investments 1,392,025$
Property taxes receivable 213,475
Total assets 1,605,500
Net position
Unrestricted 1,605,500
Total net position 1,605,500$
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Rural Law Enforcement District
A Component Unit of Deschutes County, Oregon
Statement of Activities
For Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023
Primary
Government -
Governmental
Activities
Expenses
Public safety 13,569,039$
Total expenses 13,569,039
General revenues
Property taxes levied for general purposes 13,545,164
Earnings on investments 71,710
Total general revenues 13,616,874
Changes in net position 47,835
Net position, beginning of year 1,557,665
Net position, end of year 1,605,500$
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Rural Law Enforcement District
A Component Unit of Deschutes County, Oregon
Balance Sheet – Governmental Fund - General Fund
June 30, 2023
Assets
Cash and investments 1,392,025$
Property taxes receivable 213,475
Total assets 1,605,500$
Deferred inflow of resources
Unavailable revenue - property taxes 193,841$
Fund balance
Unassigned 1,411,659
Total fund balance 1,411,659
Total deferred inflow of resources and fund balance 1,605,500$
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Rural Law Enforcement District
A Component Unit of Deschutes County, Oregon
Reconciliation of Governmental Funds Balance Sheet for the General Fund to the Statement of Net Position
June 30, 2023
Fund balance for the governmental fund 1,411,659$
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the statement of net position are
different because:
Some of the District's taxes will be collected after year-end, but are
not currently available resources and, therefore, are deferred in the fund.193,841
Net position of governmental activities 1,605,500$
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Rural Law Enforcement District
A Component Unit of Deschutes County, Oregon
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance – General Fund
For Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023
Revenues
Property taxes 13,519,679$
Investment earnings 71,710
Total revenues 13,591,389
Expenditures
Public safety 13,569,039
Total expenditures 13,569,039
Net change in fund balance 22,350
Fund balance, beginning of year 1,389,309
Fund balance, end of year 1,411,659$
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this statemen t.
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Rural Law Enforcement District
A Component Unit of Deschutes County, Oregon
Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in
Fund Balance of General Fund to the Statement of Activities
For Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023
Net change in fund balances - total governmental funds 22,350$
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the statement of activities are
different because:
Property tax revenue is recognized under the modified accrual basis of accounting
only to the extent it has been collected within sixty days of year-end. On the accrual
basis statement of activities, such revenue is recognized regardless of when
collected.25,485
Change in net position of governmental activities 47,835$
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this statement .
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Rural Law Enforcement District
A Component Unit of Deschutes County, Oregon
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2023
Note 1 - Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The District
Rural Law Enforcement District (the District), a component unit of Deschutes County, Oregon, an ORS
Chapter 451 municipal corporation of the State of Oregon, was approved and created by election of the
Deschutes County (the County) voters on November 7, 2006, for the purpose of providing a permanent
source of funding for patrol services in those portions of Deschutes County not served by city or special
service district law enforcement departments. The District entered into an intergovernmental agreement on
April 16, 2007, with Deschutes County whereby the County, through the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, is
contracted to perform certain law enforcement functions within its boundaries. The Deschutes County
Board of Commissioners is the governing body of the District.
Government-Wide and Fund Financial Statements
The government-wide financial statements (i.e., the Statement of Net Position and the Statement of
Activities) report information on all of the activities of the District. Governmental activities, which normally
are supported by taxes and intergovernmental revenues, are reported separately from business-type
activities, which rely to a significant extent on fees and charges for support. The District has no business-
type activities or fiduciary funds.
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 who purchase, use, or
directly benefit from goods, services, or privileges provided by a given function or segment; and 2) grants
and contributions that are restricted to meeting the operational or capital requirements of a particular
function or segment. Taxes and other items not properly included among program revenues are reported
instead as general revenues.
Measurement Focus, Basis of Accounting and Financial Statement Presentation
The government-wide financial statements are prepared using the economic resources measurement focus
and the accrual basis of accounting. Revenues are recorded when earned and expenses are recorded when
a liability is incurred. Property taxes are recognized as revenues in the year for which they are levied.
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
District considers revenues to be available if they are collected within sixty days of the end of the current
fiscal period. Revenues received after this period, are considered unavailable. Expenditures are recorded
when a liability is incurred, as under accrual accounting.
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Rural Law Enforcement District
A Component Unit of Deschutes County, Oregon
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2023
Note 1 - Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
Property taxes associated with the current fiscal period are considered to be susceptible to accrual and so
have been recognized as revenues of the current fiscal period. All other revenue items are considered to be
measurable and available only when cash is received by the District.
The District reports the following governmental fund:
General Fund — The General Fund is utilized to account for the transactions of the District. Property
taxes and interest are its only sources of revenue. Expenditures are for public safety pursuant to the
agreement described in Note 1.
Budget Policy
The District meets the requirement of state law by preparing a budget for its funds. The budget is prepared
on the modified accrual basis of accounting, with some exceptions. Program activity (public safety) is the
only budgetary level of control established by resolution. The detailed budget document provides specific
detailed information for the above mentioned program. Unexpected additional resources may be added to
the budget through the use of a supplemental budget and appropriations resolution. Original and
supplemental budgets may be modified by the use of appropriation transfers between the levels of control.
Appropriations lapse as of year-end.
Reporting Entity
The District's financial statements include the accounts of all District operations. The District is includable as
a component unit in the financial statements of Deschutes County, Oregon since the District's governing
board is comprised of the Deschutes County Commissioners. The District is included in the financial
statements of the County as a special revenue fund, a blended component unit.
Cash and Investments
Cash and investments are comprised of funds held by the Deschutes County Treasurer, in the Deschutes
County cash and investment pool. The District’s cash and investments participate in this pool rather than
specific, identifiable securities. The District’s share of County pooled cash and investments can be drawn
upon demand, and therefore, the entire amount on deposit with the County is considered cash and cash
equivalents. Interest earned on pooled investments is allocated monthly based on the average daily balance
of the District in relation to total investments in the pool. It is not practical to determine the investment risk,
collateral, or insurance coverage for the District’s share of these pooled investments. This pool generally
includes demand deposits, investments in the Oregon State Treasurer's Local Government Investment Pool
(LGIP), obligations of the United States Treasury and United States Government agencies and
instrumentalities, certain high-grade commercial paper and corporate bonds. This policy is in accordance
with ORS 294.035 which specifies the types of investments authorized for municipal corporations.
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Rural Law Enforcement District
A Component Unit of Deschutes County, Oregon
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2023
Note 1 - Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
State statutes authorize the County to invest in obligations of the U.S. Treasury, commercial paper,
corporate bonds, municipal bonds, banker’s acceptances, repurchase agreements, and the Oregon State
Treasurer’s Local Government Investment Pool (LGIP). Investments for the County, as well as for its
component units, are reported at fair value. The LGIP operates in accordance with appropriate state laws
and regulations.
Information about the pooled cash and investments is included in the County’s annual comprehensive
financial report and may be obtained by contacting the Deschutes County Finance Department, PO Box
6005, Bend, Oregon, 97708.
Property Taxes/Unavailable Revenue
Property taxes are assessed on a July 1 - June 30 fiscal year basis. The taxes are levied as of July 1 based on
assessed values as of January 1. Property tax payments are due in three equal installments, on November
15, February 15 and May 15. A discount of 3% is available if taxes are paid in full by November 15 and a
discount of 2% on the unpaid balance is available if taxes are paid in full by February 15.
Property taxes attach as an enforceable lien July 1 and are considered delinquent if not paid by the following
May 15. Deschutes County is the tax collection agent for the District. The District's 2023 fiscal year tax levy
was $13,867,756.
Tax revenue is considered available for expenditure upon receipt by the County, which serves as the
intermediary collecting agency. Uncollected property taxes are shown on the governmental balance sheet
as receivables. Collections within sixty days subsequent to year-end have been accrued and the remaining
taxes receivable are recorded as unavailable revenue on the modified accrual basis of accounting since they
are not deemed available to finance operations of the current period.
Fund Balances
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board has issued Statement No. 54, Fund Balance Reporting and
Governmental Fund Type Definitions (GASB 54), which defines the different types of fund balances that a
governmental entity must use for financial reporting purposes.
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Rural Law Enforcement District
A Component Unit of Deschutes County, Oregon
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2023
Note 1 - Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
GASB 54 requires the fund balance amounts to be properly reported within one of the fund balance
categories listed below:
Nonspendable such as fund balance associated with inventories, prepaids, long-term loans and
notes receivable, and property held for resale (unless the proceeds are restricted, committed or
assigned).
Restricted fund balance category includes amounts that can be spent only for specific purposes
stipulated by constitution, external resource providers or through enabling legislation.
Committed fund balance classification includes amounts that can be used only for the specific
purposes determined by a formal action of the District's governing board (the District’s highest level
of decision-making authority). Such constraint remains legally binding unless removed in the same
manner.
Assigned fund balances classification are intended to be used by the District for specific purposes
but do not meet the criteria to be classified as restricted or committed. Assignments are made by
the County Administrator based on the County Commissioner’s direction.
Unassigned fund balance is the residual classification for the District’s general fund and includes all
spendable amounts not contained in the other classifications.
The District reduces restricted amounts first when expenditures are incurred for purposes for which both
restricted and unrestricted (committed, assigned or unassigned) amounts are available. The District reduces
committed amounts first, followed by assigned amounts and then unassigned amounts when expenditures
are incurred for the purpose for which amounts in any of those unrestricted fund balance classifications
could be used.
Net Position
Net position represents the difference between assets and liabilities, all of which is not restricted.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that effect certain
reported amounts and disclosures. Accordingly, actual results could differ from these estimates.
Note 2 - Cash and Investments
As of June 30, 2023, the District had a deposit of $1,392,025 with the Deschutes County Treasurer. All of the
District's deposits were adequately insured during the year.
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Rural Law Enforcement District
A Component Unit of Deschutes County, Oregon
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2023
Note 3 - Risk Management
In the agreement described in Note 1, Deschutes County covenants and agrees to defend, indemnify and
hold and save harmless the District and each of the District's officers, agents and employees, if any, from
and against any and all claims whatsoever that might arise against the District or any of its officers, agents
or employees, if any, by reason of any alleged act or failure to act or failure of Deschutes County to act.
Note 4 – Tax Abatement
As of June 30, 2023, five property tax abatement programs are administered as authorized by Oregon Revised
Statutes:
Nonprofit Low-Income Rental Housing (307.541)
The Nonprofit Low-Income Rental Housing program is to encourage nonprofit organizations to help fill the
need for low-income housing. The property must currently be in use as housing or may be land being held
for that purpose. Qualifying nonprofit corporations must be exempt from federal income tax [Section
501(c)(3) or (4) of the Internal Revenue Code] and upon liquidation distribute remaining assets to other tax-
exempt charitable organizations or the state of Oregon. When applying for the exemption, the nonprofit
corporation must certify that the income level of each renter is at or below 60 percent of area median income
which is determined by the State Housing Stability Council based on information from the U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban Development. HB 3082 in 2015 amended the law to allow alternative definitions of low-
income, up to 80 percent of area median income, for the purpose of renewing an existing application.
Property for Low-income Rental (307.517)
The intent of the Property for Low-income Rental program is to assist in providing housing equity throughout
the state and reduce homelessness. Newly constructed rental housing occupied by low-income persons or
property held for a reasonably short period of time for future development as low-income rental housing is
exempt from property taxes for 20 years if the property is:
Located in a city or county that adopts standards and guidelines to be used in administering
applications for exemption.
Built after the city or county adopts the state statutes.
Approved by the city or county upon application.
For projects requesting an exemption after October 5, 2015, any additional criteria established by the
city or county prior to the application.
Rented only to persons with income at or below 60 percent of area median income based on U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development criteria.
Rented at rates that reflect the full property tax reduction.
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Rural Law Enforcement District
A Component Unit of Deschutes County, Oregon
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2023
Note 4 - Tax Abatement (Continued)
Legislation in 2015 (HB 2130) amended the law to allow cities or counties to establish reasonable maximum
holding times for land designated for low-income housing development. The legislation also permitted cities
or counties to elect additional qualifying criteria before granting the exemption. Legislation in 2019 (HB 2130)
extended the sunset to June 30, 2029.
Solar Projects (2015 laws c. 571)
The intent of the Solar Projects program is to provide tax relief and tax stability to utility scale solar production
property owners and developers, which subsequently encourages the development of utility scale solar
production (Note 3 following ORS 307.175). Property constituting a solar project located in an unincorporated
county area is exempt from property taxes when an agreement has been made between the governing body
of the county and the owner of the solar project. The agreement is limited to 20 consecutive years. The last
day an agreement could be made was January 1, 2022.
Tax Abatement
For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, the District’s property tax revenues were abated by an estimated
$18,754 under the following programs:
For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, the District’s property tax revenues were not impacted by tax
abatement programs administered by other governments.
Tax Abatement Program
Taxes Abated Fiscal
Year Ended
June 30, 2023
Nonprofit Low-Income Rental Housing 1,601$
Property for Low-income Rental 4,059
Solar Projects 13,094
Total property tax abated 18,754$
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Required Supplementary Information
For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023
Rural Law Enforcement District
A Component Unit of Deschutes County, Oregon
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Rural Law Enforcement District
A Component Unit of Deschutes County, Oregon
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances Budget and Actual - General Fund
Budgetary Basis
For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023
Actual Variance with
Original Final Amounts Final Budget
Revenues
Taxes - property 13,545,541$ 13,545,541$ 13,519,679$ (25,862)$
Investment earnings 22,716 22,716 73,353 50,637
Total revenues 13,568,257 13,568,257 13,593,032 24,775
Expenditures
Current - departmental
Public safety 14,295,988 14,295,988 13,558,980 737,008
Not allocated to organizational units:
Contingency 508,289 508,289 - 508,289
Total expenditures 14,804,277 14,804,277 13,558,980 1,245,297
Net change in fund balances (1,236,020) (1,236,020) 34,052 1,270,072
Fund balances, budget basis - beginning of year 1,236,020 1,236,020 1,438,962 202,942
Fund balances, budget basis - end of year -$ -$ 1,473,014 1,473,014$
Unrealized loss on investments (46,081)
Expenditure recognized on GAAP basis, not budgetary basis (15,274)
Fund balances, GAAP basis - end of year 1,411,659$
Budget Amounts
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Other Supplementary Information
For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023
Rural Law Enforcement District
A Component Unit of Deschutes County, Oregon
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Rural Law Enforcement District
A Component Unit of Deschutes County, Oregon
Schedule of Property Tax Transactions
For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023
Beginning Taxes
Balance and Interest Receivable
Tax Year 2023 Levy Adjustments (Discounts)Collections June 30, 2023
2022-2023 13,867,756$ (11,403)$ (361,183)$ 13,369,411$ 125,759$
2021-2022 108,465 (5,722) 4,075 58,520 48,298
2020-2021 41,246 (256) 3,401 19,789 24,602
2019-2020 23,431 (144) 4,617 19,439 8,465
2018-2019 6,741 (427) 1,646 5,929 2,031
2017-2018 2,405 (447) 439 1,236 1,161
2016-2017 999 (20) 220 545 654
2015-2016 (811) (17) 77 190 (941)
Prior 3,614 29 148 345 3,446
Totals 14,053,846$ (18,407)$ (346,560)$ 13,475,404 213,475$
Adjustments for Accruals
June 30, 2022 (17,730)
June 30, 2023 19,634
Other tax distribution (adjustments)42,371
Modified accrual basis tax revenue 13,519,679$
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Report of Independent Auditors 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
The Deschutes County Commissioners
Rural Law Enforcement District
(A Component Unit of Deschutes County, Oregon)
Bend, Oregon
We have audited, in accordance with the 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, the financial statements of the
governmental activities and the major fund of the Rural Law Enforcement District (the District), a
component unit of Deschutes County, Oregon, as of and for the year ended June 30, 2023, and the
related notes to the financial statements, which collectively comprise the District’s basic financial
statements, and have issued our report thereon dated November 30, 2023.
Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements, we considered the District’s internal
control over financial reporting (internal control) as a basis for designing audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances for the purpose of expressing our opinions on the financial
statements, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the District’s
internal control. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the effectiveness of the District’s
internal control.
A deficiency in internal control exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow
management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent,
or detect and correct, misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a
combination of deficiencies, in internal control such that there is a reasonable possibility that a
material misstatement of the District's financial statements will not be prevented, or detected and
corrected, on a timely basis. A significant deficiency is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies,
in internal control that is less severe than a material weakness, yet important enough to merit
attention by those charged with governance.
Our consideration of internal control was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph of
this section and was not designed to identify all deficiencies in internal control that might be material
weaknesses or significant deficiencies. Given these limitations, during our audit we did not identify
any deficiencies in internal control that we consider to be material weaknesses. However, material
weaknesses or significant deficiencies may exist that were not identified.
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Report on Compliance and Other Matters
As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the District’s financial statements are free
from 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 financial statements. However, providing an opinion on compliance with those
provisions was not an objective of our audit, and accordingly, we do not express such an opinion. The
results of our tests disclosed no instances of noncompliance or other matters that are required to be
reported under Government Auditing Standards.
Purpose of this Report
The purpose of this report is solely to describe the scope of our testing of internal control and
compliance and the results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on the effectiveness of the
District’s internal control or on compliance. This report is an integral part of an audit performed in
accordance with Government Auditing Standards in considering the entity’s internal control and
compliance. Accordingly, this communication is not suitable for any other purpose.
Eugene, Oregon
November 30, 2023
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Rural Law Enforcement District
Audit Comments and Disclosures Required by State Regulations
June 30, 2023
Audit Comments and Disclosures Required by State Regulations
Oregon Administrative Rules 162-010-0000 through 162-010-0320 of the Minimum Standards for Audits of
Oregon Municipal Corporations, prescribed by the Secretary of State in cooperation with the Oregon State
Board of Accountancy, enumerate the financial statements, schedules, comments, and disclosures required
in audit reports. The required statements and schedules are set forth in the preceding sections of this
report. Required comments and disclosures related to the audit of such statements and schedules are set
forth in the following pages.
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Report of Independent Auditors Required by Oregon State
Regulations
The Deschutes County Commissioners
Rural Law Enforcement District
(A Component Unit of Deschutes County, Oregon)
Bend, Oregon
We have audited, 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 the financial statements of the governmental
activities and the major fund of Rural Law Enforcement District (the District), a component unit of
Deschutes County, Oregon, as of and for the year ended June 30, 2023, and the related notes to the
financial statements, which collectively comprise the District’s basic financial statements, and have
issued our report thereon dated November 30, 2023.
Compliance
As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the District’s basic financial statements are
free from material misstatement, we performed tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws,
regulations, contracts, and grant agreements, including provisions of Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS)
as specified in Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) 162-010-0000 to 162-010-0330, of the Minimum
Standards for Audits of Oregon Municipal Corporations, noncompliance with which could have a
direct and material effect on the financial statements. However, providing an opinion on compliance
with those provisions was not an objective of our audit and, accordingly, we do not express such an
opinion.
We performed procedures to the extent we considered necessary to address the required comments
and disclosures which included, but were not limited to, the following:
Accounting records and internal control
Public fund deposits
Budget
Insurance and fidelity bonds
Investments
In connection with our testing, nothing came to our attention that caused us to believe the District was
not in substantial compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and grant
agreements, including the provisions of ORS as specified in OAR 162-010-0000 through
162-010-0330 of the Minimum Standards for Audits of Oregon Municipal Corporations.
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Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements, we considered the District’s internal
control over financial reporting (internal control) as a basis for designing audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances for the purpose of expressing our opinions on the financial
statements, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the District’s
internal control. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the effectiveness of the District’s
internal control.
A deficiency in internal control exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow
management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent,
or detect and correct, misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a
combination of deficiencies, in internal control such that there is a reasonable possibility that a
material misstatement of the entity's financial statements will not be prevented, or detected and
corrected, on a timely basis. A significant deficiency is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies,
in internal control that is less severe than a material weakness, yet important enough to merit
attention by those charged with governance.
Our consideration of internal control was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph of
this section and was not designed to identify all deficiencies in internal control that might be material
weaknesses or significant deficiencies. Given these limitations, during our audit we did not identify
any deficiencies in internal control that we consider to be material weaknesses. However, material
weaknesses or significant deficiencies may exist that have not been identified.
Purpose of this Report
The purpose of this report is solely to describe the scope of our testing of internal control and
compliance and the results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on the effectiveness of the
entity’s internal control or on compliance. Accordingly, this communication is not suitable for any
other purpose.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of the County Commissioners and
management of the District and the Oregon Secretary of State and is not intended to be and should
not be used by anyone other than these parties.
Amanda McCleary-Moore, Partner
For Moss Adams LLP
Eugene, Oregon
November 30, 2023
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