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CITY OF EL MIRAGE, ARIZONA 
 
ANNUAL EXPENDITURE LIMITATION REPORT 
 
JUNE 30, 2021 
 
WITH REPORT OF 
 
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

CITY OF EL MIRAGE, ARIZONA 
Annual Expenditure Limitation Report 
June 30, 2021 
 
 
Table of Contents 
 
  
 
Independent Accountants’ Report..……………………………………………………………………..1 
 
Annual Expenditure Limitation Report - Part I…………………………………………………………2 
 
Annual Expenditure Limitation Report - Part II………………………………………………………...3 
 
Annual Expenditure Limitation Report - Reconciliation………………………………………………..4 
 
Notes to Annual Expenditure Limitation Report………………………………………………………..5

1 
 
Independent Accountants’ Report on AELR 
 
 
 
The Auditor General of the State of Arizona and 
The Honorable Mayor and City Council 
City of El Mirage, Arizona 
 
 
We have examined the accompanying Annual Expenditure Limitation Report of the City of El Mirage, 
Arizona, for the year ended June 30, 2021, and the related notes to the report.  The City of El Mirage, 
Arizona’s management is responsible for presenting this report in accordance with the uniform 
expenditure reporting system as described in note 1.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this 
report based on our examination. 
 
Our examination was conducted in accordance with attestation standards established by the American 
Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Those standards require that we plan and perform the 
examination to obtain reasonable assurance about whether this report is presented in accordance with the 
uniform expenditure reporting system in all material respects. An examination involves performing 
procedures to obtain evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the report. The nature, timing, and 
extent of the procedures selected depend on our judgment, including an assessment of the risks of 
material misstatement of the report, whether due to fraud or error. We believe that the evidence we 
obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. 
 
In our opinion, the annual expenditure limitation report referred to above is presented in accordance with 
the uniform expenditure reporting system as described in note 1 in all material respects. 
 
 
HintonBurdick, PLLC 
Gilbert, Arizona 
October 14, 2021 
 
 
 




CITY OF EL MIRAGE, ARIZONA 
Annual Expenditure Limitation Report – Part I 
Year Ended June 30, 2021 
 
See accompanying notes to report 
 
2 
1.
Economic Estimates Commission expenditure limitation
130,595,233
$   
2.
Voter-approved alternative expenditure limitation 
-
$                      
3.
Enter applicable amount from line 1 or line 2
130,595,233
$   
4.
Amount subject to the expenditure limitation (total amount from Part II,
Line C)
40,869,059
       
5.
Amount under (in excess of) the expenditure limitation (If excess
expenditures are reported, provide an explanation)
89,726,174
$     
I hereby certify, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that the information contained
in this report is accurate and in accordance with the requirements of the uniform 
expenditure reporting system.
Signature of Chief Fiscal Officer:____________________________________
Name and Title:
    Robert Nilles, Finance Director
Telephone Number:   (623) 876-2955
Date:

CITY OF EL MIRAGE, ARIZONA 
Annual Expenditure Limitation Report – Part II 
Year Ended June 30, 2021 
 
See accompanying notes to report 
 
3 
Governmental
Enterprise
Description
Funds
Funds
Total
A. Amounts reported on the Reconciliation Line D
29,861,246
$      
11,007,813
$      
40,869,059
$         
B. Less exclusions claimed:
1.
Debt proceeds
-
                        
-
                        
-
                            
2.
Debt service requirements
-
                        
-
                        
-
                            
3.
Dividends, interest and gains on the sale or 
redemption of investment securities
-
                        
-
                        
-
                            
4.
Trustee or custodian
-
                        
-
                        
-
                            
5.
Grants and aid from the Federal government
-
                        
-
                        
-
                            
6.
Grants, aid, contributions, or gifts from a 
private agency, organization, or individual 
except amounts received in lieu of taxes
-
                        
-
                        
-
                            
7.
Amounts received from the State of Arizona
-
                        
-
                        
-
                            
8.
Quasi-external interfund transactions
-
                        
-
                        
-
                            
9.
Voter-approved amounts accumulated for the
purchase of land, and the purchase or 
construction of buildings or improvements
-
                        
-
                        
-
                            
10. Highway user revenues in excess of those  
received in fiscal year 1979-80
-
                        
-
                        
-
                            
11. Contracts with other political subdivisions
-
                        
-
                        
-
                            
12. Refunds, reimbursements, and other recoveries
-
                        
-
                        
-
                            
13. Voter-approved exclusions not identified above 
(attach resolution)
-
                        
-
                        
-
                            
14. Prior years carryforward
-
                        
-
                        
-
                            
15. Qualifying capital improvement expenditures
repaid in accordance with A.R.S. §41-1279.07
-
                        
-
                        
-
                            
16. Total exclusions claimed
-
                        
-
                        
-
                            
C. Amount subject to the expenditure limitation
29,861,246
$      
11,007,813
$      
40,869,059
$         
(If an individual fund type amount is negative, 
reduce exclusions claimed to net to zero.)
29,861,246
$      
11,007,813
$      
40,869,059
$

CITY OF EL MIRAGE, ARIZONA 
Annual Expenditure Limitation Report - Reconciliation 
Year Ended June 30, 2021 
 
See accompanying notes to report 
 
4 
Governmental
Enterprise
Description
Funds
Funds
Total
A. Total expenditures/expenses/deductions and applicable
other financing uses, special items, and extraordinary
items reported within the fund financial statements
29,861,246
$    
10,691,640
$    
40,552,886
$    
B. Subtractions:
1. Items not requiring use of working capital:
Depreciation
-
                       
2,648,430
        
2,648,430
        
Loss on disposal of capital assets
-
                       
-
                       
-
                       
Bad debt expense
-
                       
-
                       
-
                       
Pension/Other postemployment benefits expense
-
                       
189,912
           
189,912
           
Claims incurred but not reported
-
                       
-
                       
-
                       
Landfill closure and postclosure care costs and
pollution remediation
-
                       
-
                       
-
                       
2. Expenditures of separate legal entities 
established under Arizona Revised Statutes
-
                       
-
                       
-
                       
3. Required fee paid to the Arizona Dept. of Revenue
-
                       
-
                       
-
                       
4. Present value of net minimum capital lease
and installment purchase contract payments
 recorded as expenditures at inception of
 the agreements
-
                       
-
                       
-
                       
5. Involuntary court judgments
-
                       
-
                       
-
                       
6. Total subtractions
-
$                     
2,838,342
$      
2,838,342
$      
C. Additions:
1. Principal payments on long-term debt
-
                       
1,154,169
        
1,154,169
        
2. Capital asset acquisitions
-
                       
1,786,591
        
1,786,591
        
3. Amounts paid in the current year but reported
as expenses in previous years:
Claims previously recognized as IBNR 
-
                       
-
                       
-
                       
Landfill closure and postclosure care costs and
pollution remediation
-
                       
-
                       
-
                       
4. Pension and OPEB contributions paid in the current year
-
                       
213,755
           
213,755
           
5. Transfers to separate legal entities
-
                       
-
                       
-
                       
6. Total additions
-
                       
3,154,515
        
3,154,515
        
D. Amounts reported on Part II, Line A
29,861,246
$    
11,007,813
$    
40,869,059
$

CITY OF EL MIRAGE, ARIZONA 
Notes to the Annual Expenditure Limitation Report 
June 30, 2021 
 
 
5 
Note 1  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies 
 
 
The Annual Expenditure Limitation Report (AELR) is presented on the basis of accounting prescribed by 
the Uniform Expenditure Reporting System (UERS), as required by Arizona Revised Statutes §41-
1279.07. The AELR excludes expenditures, expenses, or deductions of certain revenues specified in the 
Arizona Constitution, Article IX §20, from the total expenditures, expenses or deductions reported in the 
fund financial statements. 
 
In accordance with the UERS requirements, a note to the AELR is presented below for any exclusion 
claimed in part II and each subtraction or addition in the Reconciliation that cannot be traced directly to 
an amount reported in the fund financial statements.  All references to financial statement amounts in the 
following notes refer to the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances for the 
Governmental Funds, Statement of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Net Position for the Proprietary 
Funds, and the Statement of Cash Flows for the Proprietary Funds. 
 
 
 
Note 2  
Reconciliation - Total Expenditures/Expenses/Deductions  
 
 
Total expenses as reported on the Reconciliation are summarized as follows: 
 
Enterprise Funds:
Operating expenses
10,269,318
$    
Non-operating expenses
Interest expense
422,322
           
Total
10,691,640
$    
   
 
 
 
Note 3  
Reconciliation - Subtractions and Additions  
 
 
The subtractions for depreciation and pension/OPEB expense and the additions for principal payments on 
long-term debt, the acquisition of capital assets, and pension/OPEB contributions are all provided in the 
Statement of Cash Flows for the Proprietary Funds and the financial statement footnotes 5 and 6. The 
subtraction for pension expense is based on the calculated change in the net pension liability as reported 
in the Statement of Cash Flows for the Proprietary Funds.

CITY OF EL MIRAGE, ARIZONA 
Notes to the Annual Expenditure Limitation Report 
June 30, 2021 
 
 
6 
Note 4  Part II - Exclusions 
 
 
No exclusions have been reported.  The City is well under the Economic Estimates Commission 
expenditure limitation without reporting any exclusions.