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Fiscal Year Ended 
June 30, 2022
Financial Statements
Maricopa County
Stadium District
A Component Unit of Maricopa County, Arizona

MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY) 
MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA 
 
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
 
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2022 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Issued by: 
 
Maricopa County – Office of Budget and Finance

MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY) 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
TABLE OF CONTENTS 
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2022 
 
 
 
 
 
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 
 
1 
ORGANIZATIONAL CHART 
 
3 
LIST OF PRINCIPAL OFFICIALS 
 
4 
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT 
 
5 
REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS 
 
9 
BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
 
 
STATEMENT OF NET POSITION 
 
15 
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES 
 
16 
BALANCE SHEET – GOVERNEMENTAL FUNDS 
 
17 
RECONCILIATION OF THE BALANCE SHEET OF GOVERNMENTAL  
 
 
  FUNDS TO THE STATEMENT OF NET POSITION 
 
18 
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND CHANGES IN  
 
 
  FUND BALANCES – GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS 
19 
RECONCILIATION OF THE STATEMENT OF REVENUES,  
 
 
  EXPENDITURES, AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE OF 
 
  GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS TO THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES 
 
20 
NOTES TO THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
 
21 
REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
 
BUDGETARY COMPARISON SCHEDULES 
 
29 
NOTE TO BUDGETARY COMPARISON SCHEDULES 
 
 
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September 26, 2022, 
 
The Honorable Maricopa County Stadium District Board of Directors: 
 
It is our pleasure to submit to you the Financial Statements of the Maricopa County Stadium District 
(Stadium District) for the year ended June 30, 2022, in accordance with Arizona Revised Statute 
(A.R.S.) §48-4231.D. The statute requires that the Stadium District receive an independent financial 
audit of the accounts and records of the Stadium District within 120 days of the June 30 fiscal year end. 
 
CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, a certified public accounting firm, has audited the Stadium District’s financial 
statements for the year ended June 30, 2022, and issued an unmodified opinion. The audit was 
conducted in accordance with U. S. generally accepted governmental auditing standards; the 
Independent Auditors’ Report is included in this report. 
 
Management assumes full responsibility for the completeness and reliability of the information 
contained in this report. Management of the Stadium District has established a comprehensive internal 
control framework that is designed both to protect the Stadium District’s assets from loss, theft, or 
misuse and to compile sufficient reliable information for the preparation of the Stadium District’s financial 
statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. 
Because the cost of internal controls should not outweigh their benefits, the Stadium District’s 
comprehensive framework of internal controls has been designed to provide reasonable rather than 
absolute assurance that the financial statements will be free from any material misstatement. 
 
PROFILE OF THE STADIUM DISTRICT 
The Stadium District was formed in accordance with A.R.S. §48-4202.A. through action of the Maricopa 
County Board of Supervisors in September 1991. The Stadium District has a Board of Directors 
consisting of the five members of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. The County Manager 
serves as the Executive Director of the Stadium District. The Stadium District is located in the central 
portion of the State of Arizona and has the same boundaries as Maricopa County. The Stadium 
District’s boundaries encompass the Greater Metropolitan Phoenix area and includes the cities of 
Phoenix, Tempe, Mesa, Scottsdale, Glendale, Peoria, Goodyear, Surprise, Chandler, and the towns of 
Paradise Valley and Queen Creek. 
 
The mission of the Maricopa County Stadium District is to provide fiscal resources and asset 
management for the community and visitors to Maricopa County so they can attend Major League 
Baseball games and other entertainment in a well- maintained facility. From the Stadium District’s 
inception through 1996, the Stadium District provided funds for building or renovating seven Cactus 
League baseball spring training facilities. On February 17, 1994, the Stadium District entered into an 
agreement with the Arizona Professional Baseball Team (AZPB) Limited Partnership to finance a 
portion of the acquisition cost and construction for a new major league baseball stadium currently 
known as Chase Field.

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The Stadium District owns Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks, which opened in 1998 
under the name Bank One Ballpark. Bank One was bought by JPMorgan Chase and in the fall of 2005, 
the name of the ballpark was changed to Chase Field. On May 9, 2018, the Maricopa County Stadium 
District and AZPB Limited Partnership entered into a Binding Memorandum and Agreement which 
provided for the Team to have sole control and responsibility for the operation and maintenance of Chase 
Field. 
 
The Stadium District is a blended component unit of Maricopa County. The Stadium District’s financial 
information is included in the Maricopa County Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. 
 
The annual operating budget serves as the foundation for the Stadium District’s financial planning and 
control. The Stadium District is required by A.R.S §48-4232 to annually prepare and adopt a balanced 
budget. The objective of these budgetary controls is to ensure compliance with legal provisions embodied 
in the annual operating budget approved by the Board of Directors not later than June 30 each year. 
Arizona law further requires that no expenditure shall be made or liability incurred in excess of the amounts 
budgeted except as provided by law, however, expenditures can be transferred between line items within 
a fund without seeking Board approval. The level at which expenditures may not legally exceed 
appropriations is the fund level; however, the Board of Directors may amend the budget upon a finding 
of good cause. 
 
A schedule of revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balance (budget and actual) is provided in this 
report for the Chase Field General Fund and Cactus League Special Revenue Fund. 
 
ECONOMIC CONDITION 
Maricopa County Stadium District’s primary revenue source is the Auto Rental Surcharge of $2.50 per 
rental car contract established by A.R.S. §48-4234 for Cactus League purposes. This revenue is 
dependent entirely on the number of autos rented within the Stadium District boundaries (Maricopa 
County). 
 
FINANCIAL POLICIES AND LONG-TERM FINANCIAL PLANNING 
The Board of Directors has a fiscally conservative management philosophy and adopts a fiscally 
prudent, balanced budget annually. As part of the budget and financial planning process, the District 
prepares financial forecasts that provide an estimate of the District’s fiscal condition given realistic 
economic trends, current policies, and existing laws. The annual budget serves as the foundation for 
the District’s financial planning and control. 
 
The preparation of these financial statements could not have been accomplished without the efficient 
and dedicated services of the Office of Budget and Finance staff. We appreciate all of those who assisted 
in and contributed to the preparation of this report. We also wish to express our sincere appreciation to 
the Board of Directors for their support in planning and overseeing the financial operations of the Stadium 
District in a responsible and progressive manner. 
 
 
Respectfully submitted, 
 
 
 
Joy Rich 
 Executive Director

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STADIUM  DISTRICT 
Maricopa County Stadium District 
Chase Field 
CITIZENS 
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 
(ELECTED) 
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR   
JOY RICH

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MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY) 
LIST OF PRINCIPAL OFFICIALS 
JUNE 30, 2022 
Board of Directors 
Chairman……................................................................................................Bill Gates, District 3 
Vice-Chairman.................................................................................... Clint L. Hickman, District 4 
Director….................................................................................................. Jack Sellers, District 1 
Director................................................................................................. Thomas Galvin, District 2 
Director.................................................................................................. Steve Gallardo, District 5 
Appointed Officials 
Executive Director ...........................................................................................................Joy Rich

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT 
 
 
 
Board of Directors 
Maricopa County Stadium District 
Phoenix, Arizona 
Report on the Audit of the Financial Statements 
Opinions 
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the governmental activities and each major 
fund of the Maricopa County Stadium District (Stadium District) (a component unit of Maricopa County), 
as of and for the year ended June 30, 2022, and the related notes to the financial statements, which 
collectively comprise the Stadium District’s basic financial statements as listed in the table of contents. 
 
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the 
respective financial position of the governmental activities and each major fund of the Stadium District, 
as of June 30, 2022, 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, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. Our responsibilities under those 
standards are further described in the Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial 
Statements section of our report. We are required to be independent of the Stadium 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. 
 
Responsibilities of Management for the Financial Statements 
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the 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. 
 
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 Stadium 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. 
 
 
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Board of Directors 
Maricopa County Stadium District 
Auditors’ 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 auditors’ 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 Stadium 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 Stadium 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.

Board of Directors 
Maricopa County Stadium District 
Required Supplementary Information 
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that the 
management’s discussion and analysis and budget to actual schedules for the General Fund and major 
special revenue funds 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 required supplementary information in 
accordance with GAAS, 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. 
Other Information 
Management is responsible for the other information included in the annual report. The other 
information comprises the letter of transmittal, organizational chart, and list of principal officials, but 
does not include the basic financial statements and our auditors’ report thereon. Our opinions on the 
basic financial statements do not cover the other information, and we do not express an opinion or any 
form of assurance thereon. 
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 dated 
September 26, 2022, on our consideration of the Maricopa County Stadium 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 Stadium 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 Stadium District’s internal control over financial 
reporting and compliance. 
CliftonLarsonAllen LLP 
Phoenix, Arizona 
September 26, 2022

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MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY) 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS 
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2022 
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This section of the Maricopa County Stadium District’s (Stadium District) financial statements presents a 
discussion and analysis of the Stadium District’s financial performance during the fiscal year ended June 
30, 2022. Please read it in conjunction with the Stadium District’s basic financial statements following this 
section. 
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
♦
The assets of the Stadium District exceeded liabilities at the close of fiscal year ending June 30,
2022, by $214.3 million (net position). Of this amount, $207.6 million is the net investment in capital 
assets, $5.1 million is restricted, and $1.6 million is unrestricted. 
♦
The Stadium District’s total net position decreased by $6.9 million primarily due to the annual
recognition of depreciation expense.
♦
As of June 30, 2022, the governmental funds reported combined fund balances of $6.7 million, no
change in comparison with the prior year. Of the combined fund balance, $5.1 million is restricted
for Cactus League purposes and the remaining $1.6 million is unrestricted for Chase Field General
Fund operations.
♦
At the end of the fiscal year, unassigned fund balance for the Chase Field General Fund was $1.6
million, or 2,950.4% of total General Fund expenditures. When compared to total expenditures, the
unassigned Chase Field General Fund fund’s balance is 24.0% of total governmental expenditures
during the current fiscal year.
OVERVIEW OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
This discussion and analysis is intended to serve as an introduction to the Stadium District’s basic financial 
statements. The Stadium District’s basic financial statements comprise three components 1) Government-
wide financial statements; 2) Fund financial statements; and 3) Notes to the financial statements. Required 
Supplementary Information is included in addition to the basic financial statements. 
Government-Wide Financial Statements 
Government-wide Financial Statements are designed to provide readers with a broad overview of the 
Stadium District’s finances in a manner similar to private-sector business. The accrual basis of accounting 
is used for the government-wide financial statements. 
The statement of net position presents information on all Stadium District assets, deferred outflows, 
liabilities, and deferred inflows, with the difference reported as net position. Over time, increases or 
decreases in net position may serve as a useful indicator of whether the financial position of the Stadium 
District is improving or deteriorating. 
The statement of activities presents information showing how net position changed during the most recent 
fiscal year. All changes in net position are reported as soon as the underlying event giving rise to the change 
occurs, regardless of the timing of related cash flows. Thus, revenues and expenses are reported in this 
statement for some items that will result in cash flows in future fiscal periods.

MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY) 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS 
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2022 
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Both of these government-wide financial statements distinguish functions of the Stadium District that are 
principally supported by Chase Field operations and auto rental surcharge revenues (governmental 
activities). The governmental activity of the Stadium District is culture and recreation. The Stadium District 
has no business-type activities. 
The Stadium District is a blended component unit of Maricopa County and is included as such in the 
County’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. 
The Stadium District has no component units. 
Fund Financial Statements 
Fund Financial Statements are groupings of related accounts that are used to maintain control over 
resources that have been segregated for specific activities or objectives. The Stadium District, like other 
state and local governments, uses fund accounting to ensure and demonstrate finance-related legal 
compliance. All of the funds of the Stadium District are governmental funds. 
Governmental Funds – Governmental funds are used to account for essentially the same functions reported 
as governmental activities in the government-wide financial statements. However, unlike the government-
wide financial statements, governmental fund financial statements use the modified accrual basis of 
accounting and 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 
the Stadium District’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. Both the governmental 
funds balance sheet and the governmental funds statement of revenues, expenditures and changes in fund 
balances provide a reconciliation to facilitate the comparison between governmental funds and 
governmental activities. 
The Stadium District maintains two individual governmental funds, both reported as major funds. Information 
is presented separately in the governmental funds balance sheet and in the governmental funds statement 
of revenues, expenditures and changes in fund balances for the Chase Field General Fund and Cactus 
League Special Revenue Fund. 
The Stadium District has no proprietary or fiduciary funds. 
Notes to Basic 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 
immediately following the basic financial statements. 
Required Supplementary Information 
Required supplementary information is presented for the Stadium District’s budgetary schedules for the 
Chase Field General Fund and Cactus League Special Revenue Fund.

MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY) 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS 
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2022 
 
 
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GOVERNMENT-WIDE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS 
As noted earlier, net position may serve over time as a useful indicator of a government’s financial position. 
In the case of the Stadium District, assets and deferred outflows of resources exceeded liabilities and 
deferred inflows of resources by $214.3 million at the close of the current fiscal year. 
 
The following table reflects the condensed statement of net position as of June 30, 2022, and 2021. 
 
Table A-1 
Condensed Statement of Net Position 
 
 
2022 
 
2021 
Percent 
Change 
ASSETS 
 
 
 
Current and Other Assets 
$ 
7,860,734 
$ 
7,583,262 
 
3.7% 
Capital Assets: 
 
 
 
   Nondepreciable 
 
35,608,005 
 
35,608,005 
 
0.0% 
   Depreciable (net) 
 
171,986,651 
 
178,890,163 
 
-3.9% 
        Total Assets 
 
215,455,390 
 
222,081,430 
 
-3.0% 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES 
 
 
 
Other Liabilities 
 
1,123,819 
 
846,283 
 
32.8% 
 
 
 
 
NET POSITION 
 
 
 
Net Investment in Capital Assets 
 
207,594,656 
 
214,498,168 
 
-3.2% 
Restricted 
 
5,148,130 
 
5,298,525 
 
-2.8% 
Unrestricted 
 
1,588,785 
 
1,438,454 
 
10.5% 
        Total Net Position 
$ 
214,331,571 
$ 
221,235,147 
 
-3.1% 
 
 
Current and other assets increased by $277.4 thousand and other liabilities increased $277.5 thousand 
primarily due to an increase in the outstanding auto surcharge tax receivable revenue that is subsequently 
remitted to the Arizona Tourism and Sports Authority (recorded as a payable).  The outstanding receivable 
and corresponding payable to AZSTA increased at June 30, 2022, due to an increase in auto rental 
surcharge tax revenues from the prior year. 
 
By far the largest portion of the Stadium District’s net position reflects its net investment in capital assets, 
mainly Chase Field. The restricted net position represents net position restricted for Cactus League 
operations. The unrestricted net position represents net position that is available, without restriction, for 
Chase Field operations. 
 
The Stadium District uses the capital assets to provide services to citizens; consequently, these assets are 
not available for future spending. The Stadium District’s net investment in its capital assets is reported net 
of related debt; however, the Stadium District does not report any related debt. 
 
The decrease of $6.9 million in Stadium District net position is primarily due to the annual recognition of 
depreciation expense.

MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY) 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS 
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2022 
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The following table indicates the changes in net position for governmental activities for the fiscal years 
ended June 30, 2022, and 2021. 
Table A-2 
Condensed Statement of Activities 
2022 
2021 
Percent 
Change 
REVENUES 
   Program Revenues: 
      Charges for Services 
$ 
250,000 
$ 
250,000 
0.0% 
   General Revenues: 
      Auto Surcharge Tax 
6,558,390 
3,842,556 
70.7% 
      Other Income 
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100.0% 
      Investment Loss 
(196,226) 
(12,684) 
-1,447.0% 
   Total Revenues 
6,612,175 
4,079,872 
62.1% 
EXPENSES 
   Culture and Recreation 
13,515,751 
12,532,515 
7.8% 
         Total Expenses 
13,515,751 
12,532,515 
7.8% 
CHANGE IN NET POSITION 
(6,903,576) 
(8,452,643) 
18.3% 
Net Position – Beginning of Year 
$ 
221,235,147 
229,687,790 
-3.7% 
NET POSITION – END OF YEAR 
$ 
214,331,571 
$ 
221,235,147 
-3.1% 
Total revenues increased $2.5 million or 62.1%. 
♦
Auto surcharge taxes remitted by the State of Arizona increased $2.7 million or 70.7% from the prior
fiscal year. This revenue is dependent entirely on the number of autos rented within the Stadium
District boundaries (Maricopa County). The increase in autos rented and resulting auto surcharge
tax revenues is primarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic subsiding and the increase in tourism due
to the reduction of travel restrictions.
♦
Investment earnings decreased by $183.5 thousand or 1,447.0% due to interest rate fluctuations in
the market during the fiscal year.
Total expenses increased $1.0 million, or 7.8%. 
♦
Culture and recreation expenses increased by $1.0 million, or 7.8%, primarily due to an increase
in distributions of $2.7 million made to the Arizona Tourism and Sports Authority (AZSTA) for auto
surcharge taxes collected, in compliance with the intergovernmental agreement with AZSTA. This
increase in distributions was offset by a decrease in expenses of $1.6 million as a result of
distributions to the Arizona Diamondbacks pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
required in fiscal year 2021 which were not required in fiscal year 2022.

MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY) 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS 
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2022 
 
 
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FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF THE STADIUM DISTRICT’S FUNDS 
As noted earlier, the Stadium District uses fund accounting to ensure and demonstrate compliance with 
finance-related legal requirements. 
 
Governmental Funds – The general government functions are contained in the Chase Field General Fund 
and Cactus League Special Revenue Fund. The focus of the Stadium District’s governmental funds is to 
provide information on near-term inflows, outflows, and balances of spendable resources. Such information 
is useful in assessing the Stadium District’s financing requirements. In particular, unassigned fund balance 
may serve as a useful measure of a government’s net resources available for spending at the end of the 
fiscal year. 
 
The Chase Field General Fund is the chief operating fund of the Stadium District. At the end of the current 
fiscal year, total fund balance was $1.6 million. As a measure of liquidity, it may be useful to compare fund 
balance to total fund expenditures. Unassigned fund balance represents 2,950.4% of total Chase Field 
General Fund expenditures. 
 
During the current fiscal year, the fund balance of the Stadium District’s Chase Field General Fund 
increased by $0.2 million. This change was primarily due to payments received from the Arizona 
Diamondbacks of $250,000 pursuant to the binding MOU that was entered into during fiscal year 2019. 
 
The fund balance of the Cactus League Special Revenue Fund decreased by $0.2 million during the current 
fiscal year.  This change was not significant and was largely due to decreased interest earnings as a result 
of interest rate fluctuations in the market. 
 
The following table indicates the changes in fund balance for governmental funds for the fiscal year ended 
June 30, 2022. 
 
Table A-3 
Fund Balances 
 
 
Fund 
 
Balance at  
June 30, 2022 
Increase  
(Decrease) 
From June 30, 2021 
Chase Field General Fund 
$ 
1,588,785 
$ 
150,331 
Cactus League Special Revenue Fund 
 
5,148,130 
             (150,395) 
 
BUDGETARY HIGHLIGHTS 
A schedule showing the original and final budget amounts compared to the Stadium District’s actual 
financial activity for the Chase Field General Fund is provided in this report as required supplementary 
information.  
 
The District did not amend the Chase Field General Fund budget during the fiscal year. 
 
The unfavorable variance of $0.1 million in revenues was entirely due to the decline in investment earnings. 
Additionally, the favorable balance of $.2 million between total budgeted and actual expenditures was due 
to the Stadium District experiencing less operating costs than originally budgeted.

MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY) 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS 
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2022 
 
 
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CAPITAL ASSETS 
The Stadium District’s net investment in capital assets for its governmental activities at year-end was $207.6 
million. This net investment in capital assets includes land, buildings and improvements, and machinery and 
equipment. The total decrease in the Stadium District’s net investment in capital assets for the current period 
was 3.2%, due to depreciation expense recognized in the current year. The Stadium District did not have 
any current year additions or disposals. Capital assets for the governmental activities are presented below 
fiscal year 2022 and 2021. 
 
Table A-4 
Capital Assets 
(Net of Accumulated Depreciation) 
 
 
 
2022 
 
2021 
Percent 
Change 
Land 
$ 
35,608,005 
$ 
35,608,005  
 
0.0% 
Buildings and Improvements 
 
171,933,638 
 
178,674,608 
 
-3.8% 
Machinery and Equipment 
 
53,013 
 
215,555 
 
-75.4% 
      Total Capital Assets 
$ 207,594,656 
$ 214,498,168  
 
-3.2% 
 
 
Additional information on the Stadium District’s capital assets can be found in the notes to the financial 
statements, Note 5. 
 
ECONOMIC FACTORS AND NEXT YEAR’S BUDGET 
♦ In compliance with the intergovernmental agreement with the Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority 
(AZSTA) auto rental surcharge revenue received in fiscal year 2022 was remitted to AZSTA. 
♦ Auto rental surcharge revenue for fiscal year 2022 came in at 0.9% above fiscal year 2022 budget. 
The revenue received from the auto rental surcharge is dependent entirely on the number of autos 
rented within the Stadium District boundaries (Maricopa County). This increase can be contributed 
to the increase in Arizona tourism as a result of the subsidence of the coronavirus and reduction of 
mandated travel restrictions. 
These factors were considered in preparing the Stadium District’s budget for fiscal year 2023.  
 
REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION 
This financial report is designed to provide a general overview of the Stadium District’s finances for all those 
with an interest in the government’s finances. Questions concerning any of the information provided in this 
report or requests for additional financial information should be addressed to the Maricopa County Stadium 
District, 301 W. Jefferson St., 9th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003.

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MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY)  
STATEMENT OF NET POSITION 
JUNE 30, 2022 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Governmental 
Activities 
ASSETS 
 
 
Cash and Investments 
 
$ 
6,724,642 
Accounts Receivable 
 
 
1,136,092 
Capital Assets: 
 
 
Nondepreciable 
 
 
35,608,005 
Depreciable (Net) 
 
 
171,986,651 
Total Assets 
 
 
215,455,390 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES  
 
 
   Accounts Payable 
 
 
1,123,819 
 
 
 
 
 
NET POSITION 
 
 
Net Investment in Capital Assets 
 
 
207,594,656 
   Restricted for: 
 
 
      Cactus League Operations 
 
 
5,148,130 
   Unassigned 
 
 
1,588,785 
Total Net Position 
 
$ 
214,331,571 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to the Basic Financial Statements.

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MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY)  
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES 
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2022 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net (Expense) 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue 
 
 
 
 
 
and Changes 
 
 
Program Revenues 
in Net Position 
 
Fees, Fines and 
Operating 
Capital 
 
 
 
Charges for 
Grants and 
Grants and 
Governmental 
Functions/Programs 
Expenses 
Services 
Contributions 
Contributions 
Activities 
Governmental Activities: 
 
 
 
 
 
   Culture and Recreation 
$ 
13,515,751 
$ 
250,000 $ 
$ 
$ (13,265,751) 
      Total Governmental Activities  
$ 
13,515,751 
$ 
250,000 $ 
$ 
$ (13,265,751) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
General Revenues: 
 
 
 
 
   Taxes: 
 
 
 
 
 
      Auto Rental Surcharge 
 
 
 
6,558,390 
 
   Other Income 
 
 
                     11 
 
   Investment Loss 
 
 
 
(196,226) 
 
         Total General Revenues        
 
 
 
6,362,175 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Change in Net Position 
 
 
 
(6,903,576) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Position – Beginning 
 
 
 
221,235,147 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Position – Ending 
 
 
$ 214,331,571 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to the Basic Financial Statements.

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MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY)  
BALANCE SHEET 
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS 
JUNE 30, 2022 
 
 
 
 
Chase Field 
General Fund 
 
Cactus League 
Special 
Revenue Fund 
 
Total 
Governmental 
Funds 
ASSETS 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and Investments 
$ 
1,586,413 
 
$ 
5,138,229 
 
$ 
6,724,642 
Accounts Receivable 
3,057 
 
1,133,035 
 
1,136,092 
Total Assets 
$ 
1,589,470 
 
$ 
6,271,264 
 
$ 
7,860,734 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCES 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities: 
$ 
             685 
 
$ 
1,123,134 
 $ 
1,123,819 
   Accounts Payable 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fund Balances: 
 
 
 
 
 
   Restricted for: 
 
 
 
 
 
      Cactus League Operations 
 
 
5,148,130 
 
5,148,130 
   Unassigned 
1,588,785 
 
 
 
1,588,785 
Total Fund Balances 
1,588,785 
 
5,148,130 
 
6,736,915 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Liabilities and Fund Balances 
$ 
1,589,470 
 
$ 
6,271,264 
 
$ 
7,860,734 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to the Basic Financial Statements.

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MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY)  
RECONCILIATION OF THE BALANCE SHEET OF GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS 
TO THE STATEMENT OF NET POSITION  
JUNE 30, 2022 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Fund Balances for Governmental Funds 
$ 
6,736,915 
 
 
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the statement of activities are different 
 
because: 
 
 
 
     Capital assets used in the governmental activities are not financial resources and  
 
     therefore, are not reported in the governmental funds. 
 
 
 
          Governmental Capital Assets 
 
387,155,164 
          Less Accumulated Depreciation       
 
(179,560,508) 
          Capital Assets Used in Governmental Activities 
 
207,594,656 
Total Net Position of Governmental Activities 
$ 
214,331,571 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to the Basic Financial Statements.

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MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY) 
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES 
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS 
YEAR ENDED JUNE 31, 2022 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chase Field 
General Fund 
Cactus League 
Special  
Revenue Fund 
Total  
Governmental  
Funds 
REVENUES 
 
 
 
   Auto Rental Surcharge Tax 
$ 
  
$ 
6,558,390 
$ 
6,558,390 
   Chase Field Operations 
 
250,000 
 
 
250,000 
   Investment Loss 
 
(45,831) 
 
(150,395) 
 
(196,226) 
   Miscellaneous 
 
11 
 
 
11 
   Total Revenues 
 
204,180 
 
6,407,995 
 
6,612,175 
 
 
 
 
EXPENDITURES 
 
 
 
   Current: 
 
 
 
     Culture and Recreation 
 
53,849 
 
6,558,390 
 
6,612,239 
 
 
 
 
  Deficiency of Revenues Over Expenditures 
 
150,331 
 
(150,395) 
 
(64) 
 
 
 
 
FUND BALANCES 
 
 
 
Beginning of Year  
 
1,438,454 
 
5,298,525 
 
6,736,979 
End of Year 
$ 
1,588,785 
$ 
5,148,130 
$ 
6,736,915 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to the Basic Financial Statements.

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MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY) 
RECONCILIATION OF THE STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND CHANGES IN 
FUND BALANCES OF GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS TO THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES 
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2022 
 
 
 
Net Change in Fund Balances of Governmental Funds 
$ 
(64) 
 
 
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the statement of activities are  
 
different because: 
 
 
 
     Governmental funds report capital outlays as expenditures.  However, in 
 
     the statement of activities the cost of those assets is allocated over their  
 
     estimated useful lives and reported as depreciation expense. 
 
 
 
          Depreciation Expense 
 
(6,903,512) 
Change in Net Position of Governmental Activities 
$ 
(6,903,576) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to the Basic Financial Statements.

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MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY)  
NOTES TO BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
JUNE 30, 2022 
 
NOTE 1 
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES 
 
The financial statements of the Maricopa County Stadium District (the Stadium District) 
have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the 
United States of America 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 
Stadium District’s accounting policies are described below. 
 
For the year ended June 30, 2022, the Stadium District implemented the provisions of GASB 
Statement No. 87, Leases, as amended, which establishes a single model for lease 
accounting based on the foundational principle that leases are financings of the right to use 
an underlying asset. 
 
A. Reporting Entity 
 
The Stadium District is a component unit of Maricopa County. Component units are 
legally separate entities for which the County is considered to be financially 
accountable. 
 
The Stadium District was formed through action of the Maricopa County Board of 
Supervisors in September 1991 pursuant to Title 48, Chapter 26, Arizona Revised 
Statutes (the Act). The Stadium District and the County have the same boundaries. The 
Stadium District may acquire land and construct, finance, furnish, maintain, improve, 
operate, market and promote the use of existing or proposed major league baseball 
spring training facilities or stadiums and other structures, utilities, roads, parking areas 
or buildings necessary for full use of the training facilities or stadiums for sports and 
other purposes. The Stadium District has authority to issue special obligation bonds for 
this purpose. 
 
The Stadium District has a Board of Directors consisting of the five members of the 
Maricopa County (the County) Board of Supervisors, with the County Manager serving 
as the Executive Director of the Stadium District. 
 
From the Stadium District’s inception through 1996, the Stadium District provided funds 
for building or renovating seven Cactus League facilities within the County. Fifteen 
major league baseball teams hold spring training games in the County as part of the 
Cactus League: California Angels, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland 
Athletics, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Arizona 
Diamondbacks, Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, Kansas City Royals, Texas 
Rangers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Guardians, and Cincinnati Reds. 
 
The Stadium District owns Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks, which 
opened in 1998. On February 17, 1994, the Stadium District entered into an agreement 
with the Arizona Professional Baseball Team Limited Partnership (the Team) to provide 
for the financing of a portion of the costs of acquisition and construction of a new major 
league baseball stadium. 
 
On May 9, 2018, the Stadium District and the Team entered into a Binding MOU which 
provided for the Team to have sole control and responsibility for the operation and 
maintenance of Chase Field.

22 
 
MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY)  
NOTES TO BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
JUNE 30, 2022 
 
 
NOTE 1 
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) 
 
B. Government-Wide and Fund Financial Statements 
 
The government-wide financial statements (i.e., the statement of net position and the 
statement of activities) present financial information about the Stadium District as a 
whole. The reported information includes all of the activities of the Stadium District. 
Governmental activities normally are supported by taxes and intergovernmental 
revenues, and are reported separately from business-type activities, which rely to a 
significant extent on fees and charges for support. The Stadium District does not have 
any business-type activities. 
 
The statement of activities demonstrates the degree to which the direct expenses of a 
given function or segment is offset by program revenues. Direct expenses are those 
that are clearly identifiable with a specific function or segment. Program revenues 
include 1) charges to customers or applicants who purchase, use, or directly benefit 
from goods, services, or privileges provided by a given function or segment and 2) 
grants and contributions that are restricted to meeting the operational or capital 
requirements of a particular function or segment. Sales taxes, auto rental surcharges 
and other items not included among program revenues are reported instead as general 
revenues. Separate financial statements are provided for governmental funds and major 
individual governmental funds are reported as separate columns in the fund financial 
statements. 
C.  Measurement Focus, Basis of Accounting, and Financial Statement Presentation 
Government-Wide Financial Statements 
The government-wide financial statements are reported 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, regardless of the timing 
of related cash flows. Sales taxes and auto rental surcharges are recognized as revenues 
in the year in which the underlying exchange transaction occurs. Grants and similar 
items are recognized as revenue as soon as all eligibility requirements imposed by the 
grantor or provider have been met. As a general rule, the effect of internal activity has 
been eliminated from the government-wide financial statements. 
 
Fund Financial Statements 
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 Stadium 
District considers revenues to be available if they are collected within 60 days of the 
end of the current fiscal period. Expenditures generally are recorded when a liability is 
incurred, as under accrual accounting. Compensated absences are recorded only when 
payment is due.

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MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY)  
NOTES TO BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
JUNE 30, 2022 
 
 
NOTE 1 
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) 
 
C.  Measurement Focus, Basis of Accounting, and Financial Statement Presentation 
(Continued) 
 
Fund Financial Statements (Continued) 
 
Chase Field operations, auto rental surcharges, and investment income 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. Grants and similar awards are 
recognized as revenue as soon as all eligibility requirements imposed by the grantor or 
provider have been met. 
 
Receivables that will not be collected within the available period are also reported as 
deferred inflows of resources on the governmental fund financial statements. 
 
When both restricted and unrestricted resources are available for use, it is the Stadium 
District’s policy to use restricted resources first, then unrestricted resources as they are 
needed. 
 
The focus of governmental fund financial statements is on major funds rather than 
reporting funds by type. Each major fund is presented in a separate column. All funds of 
the Stadium District are considered major. 
 
The Stadium District reports the following major governmental funds: 
 
Major Governmental Funds 
 
Chase Field General Fund 
The Chase Field General Fund accounts for all resources used to finance Stadium 
District operations except those required to be accounted for in other funds and is 
considered the main operating fund. The Fund’s main revenue source is derived from 
use agreements with the Arizona Diamondbacks. 
 
Cactus League Special Revenue Fund 
The Cactus League Special Revenue Fund accounts for specific revenue resources 
that are legally restricted to expenditures for specified purposes. The Fund’s main 
revenue source for Cactus League purposes is the Auto Rental Surcharge of $2.50 per 
rental car contract. 
 
D. Cash and Investments 
 
The Stadium District’s cash and cash equivalents are considered to be cash on hand, 
demand deposits, cash and investments held by the State Treasurer, and investments. 
The Stadium District deposits certain cash with the County Treasurer. That cash is 
pooled for investment purposes. Interest earned from investments purchased with such 
pooled monies is allocated to each of the funds based on their average daily cash 
balances on a quarterly basis. All investments are stated at fair value.

24 
 
MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY)  
NOTES TO BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
JUNE 30, 2022 
 
 
NOTE 1 
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) 
 
E. Investment Income 
 
Investment income is composed of interest, dividends, and net changes in the fair value 
of applicable investments. 
 
F. Receivables and Payables 
 
Accounts receivables reported in the statement of net position represent revenues 
earned, but not yet received by the Stadium District. See Note 4 for a summary of the 
Stadium District’s account receivables. 
 
Accounts payable represents amounts due for goods, services, or contract obligations 
that are due as of the end of the fiscal year, but paid subsequent to year-end. The 
balance of accounts payable reported at June 30, 2022 is almost entirely composed of 
amounts due to the Arizona Tourism and Sports Authority for auto surcharge revenue.  
 
G. Capital Assets 
 
Capital assets, which include land, buildings and improvements; machinery and 
equipment, are reported in the government-wide financial statements. 
 
Capital assets are defined by the Stadium District as assets with an initial, individual 
cost in excess of $5,000 and an estimated useful life of more than one year. Such 
assets are recorded at historical cost, or estimated historical cost if purchased or 
constructed. Donated capital assets, donated works of art and capital assets received 
through a service concession arrangement are recorded at acquisition value. 
 
The costs of normal maintenance and repairs that do not add to the value of the asset 
or materially extend the life of the asset are not capitalized. 
 
Capital assets are depreciated using the straight-line method over the following 
estimated useful lives: 
 
Buildings and Improvements 
20 to 50 Years 
Machinery and Equipment 
3 to 10 Years 
 
H. Net Position/Fund Equity 
 
In the government-wide financial statements, net position is reported in three categories: 
net investment in capital assets, restricted net position; and unrestricted net position. Net 
investment in capital assets is separately reported because the District reports all District 
assets which make up a significant portion of total net position. Restricted net position 
accounts for the portion of net position restricted by parties outside the District. 
Unrestricted net position is the remaining net position not included in the previous two 
categories.

25 
 
MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY)  
NOTES TO BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
JUNE 30, 2022 
 
 
NOTE 1 
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) 
 
Fund balances of the governmental funds are reported separately within classifications 
based on a hierarchy of the constraints placed on the use of those resources. The 
classifications are based on the relative strength of the constraints that control how the 
specific amounts can be spent. The classifications are nonspendable, restricted, 
committed, assigned and unassigned fund balance classifications. 
 
The nonspendable fund balance classification includes amounts that cannot be spent 
because they are either not in spendable form, such as inventories, or are legally or 
contractually required to be maintained intact. 
 
Restricted fund balances are those that have externally imposed restrictions on the usage 
by creditors (such as through debt covenants), grantors, contributors, or laws and 
regulations. 
 
The committed fund balances are self-imposed limitations committed by the Board of 
Directors (the highest level of decision making authority) by resolution and can only un-
commit funds through the same procedure. The Board of Directors must commit and/or 
uncommit fund balances before the end of the fiscal year. 
 
Assigned fund balances are resources constrained by the District’s intent to be used for 
specific purposes, but are neither restricted nor committed. The Stadium District does not 
currently have a minimum fund balance policy or policy to assign funds and will not present 
any assigned fund balances. The unassigned fund balance is the residual classification 
for the General Fund and includes all spendable amounts not reported in the other 
classifications. Also, deficits in fund balances of the other governmental funds (if any) are 
reported as unassigned. 
 
The District’s policy is to utilize restricted balances first, followed by committed, assigned, and 
lastly unassigned amounts.  
 
I. 
Interfund Activity 
 
Flows of cash from one fund to another without a requirement for repayment are 
reported as interfund transfers. Interfund transfers between governmental funds are 
eliminated in the Statement of Activities. Interfund transfers in the fund financial 
statements are reported as other financing sources/uses in governmental funds. There 
was no interfund activity for fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 
 
J. Estimates 
 
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles 
generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make 
estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements 
and accompanying notes. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

26 
 
MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY)  
NOTES TO BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
JUNE 30, 2022 
 
 
NOTE 2 
STEWARDSHIP, COMPLIANCE, AND ACCOUNTABILITY 
 
Budgetary Information 
The Stadium District is required by Arizona law to prepare and adopt a budget annually for 
the Chase Field General and Cactus League Special Revenue Funds. Arizona law further 
requires that no expenditure shall be made or liability incurred in excess of the amounts 
budgeted except as provided by law. Budget amounts are reported as originally adopted 
and as amended by authorization from the Board of Directors. Appropriations lapse at 
year-end. 
 
The Stadium District budgets for governmental funds on a basis consistent with generally 
accepted accounting principles (GAAP). 
 
 
NOTE 3 
CASH AND INVESTMENTS 
 
Deposits and investments at June 30, 2022, consisted of $6,724,642 invested in the 
County Treasurer’s investment pool: 
 
Deposits 
A.R.S. authorize the Stadium District to invest public monies in obligations of the U.S. 
Government and its agencies, obligations of the State and certain local government 
subdivisions, interest-bearing savings accounts and certificates of deposit, collateralized 
repurchase agreements, certain obligations of U.S. corporations, and certain other 
securities. The statutes do not include any requirements for credit risk, custodial credit risk, 
concentration of credit risk, interest rate risk, or foreign currency risk for the Stadium 
District’s investments. 
 
Custodial Credit Risk – Custodial credit risk is the risk that in the event of bank failure the 
Stadium District’s deposits may not be returned to the Stadium District. It is the Stadium 
District’s policy to collateralize all deposits by at least 101% of the deposits not covered by 
depository insurance. At year-end, the Stadium District did not have any cash on deposit 
with a local financial institution. 
 
Investments 
The County Treasurer’s investment pool is an internal investment pool and is not registered 
with the Securities Exchange Commission as an investment company and there is no 
regulatory oversight of its operations. The pool’s structure does not provide for shares, and 
the County has not provided or obtained any legally binding guarantees to support the 
value of the participant’s investments. The Treasurer allocates interest earnings to each of 
the pool’s participants. The Counties investments are valued at fair value; however, the 
District’s investments are not identified with specific shares.

27 
 
MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY)  
NOTES TO BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
JUNE 30, 2022 
 
 
NOTE 3 
CASH AND INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) 
 
Interest Rate Risk. The Stadium District does not have a formal investment policy that limits 
investment maturities as a means of managing its exposure to fair value losses arising from 
increasing interest rates. However, state statutes do limit the maturity of investments to five 
years or less. The Stadium District is allowed by statute to invest monies not held for 
operations, such as the long-term reserves, for longer periods of time as long as the 
maturities are matched with the expected need for the monies to be available for 
improvements to the facility. 
 
Credit Risk. The Stadium District  has no investment  policy that would further limit its 
investment choices. As of year-end, the Stadium District’s investment in the County 
Treasurer’s investment pool did not receive a credit quality rating from a national rating 
agency, however, the investments held by the County Treasurer at year end were primarily 
cash, bonds and U.S. agencies. 
 
Custodial Credit Risk - The Stadium District’s investment in the County Treasurer’s 
investment pool represents a proportionate interest in the pool’s portfolio; however, the 
Stadium District’s portion is not identified with specific investments and is not subject to 
custodial credit risk. 
 
 
NOTE 4 
RECEIVABLES 
 
Receivable balances for the year ended June 30, 2022, were as follows: 
 
 
 
 
 
Chase Field 
Cactus League 
 
 
General Fund 
Special Revenue Fund 
Total 
 
 
 
 
Interest 
 $ 
3,057 
$ 
9,901 
$ 
12,958 
Due from State Government 
 
 
1,123,134 
 
1,123,134 
     Net Total Receivables 
 $ 
3,057 
 
$ 
1,133,035 
$ 1,136,092 
 
 
Amounts due from State Government at year-end include $1,123,134 of auto rental 
surcharges in the Cactus League Special Revenue Fund collected by the State of Arizona 
but not received by the Stadium District.

28 
 
 
 
MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY)  
NOTES TO BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
JUNE 30, 2022 
 
NOTE 5 
CAPITAL ASSETS 
 
Capital assets for the year ended June 30, 2022, were as follows: 
 
 
Beginning 
 
 
Ending 
 
Balance 
Increases 
Decreases 
Balance 
Governmental Activities: 
 
 
 
 
Capital Assets, Not Being Depreciated: 
 
 
 
 
     Land 
$ 
35,608,005 
$ 
$ 
$ 
35,608,005 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital Assets, Being Depreciated 
 
 
 
 
     Buildings and Improvements 
 
333,667,855 
 
 
 
333,667,855 
     Machinery and Equipment 
 
17,879,304 
 
 
 
17,879,304 
          Total Capital Assets, Being  
 
 
 
 
             Depreciated 
 
351,547,159 
 
 
 
351,547,159 
 
 
 
 
 
Accumulated Depreciation for: 
 
 
 
 
     Buildings and Improvements 
 
(154,993,247) 
 
(6,740,970) 
 
 (161,734,217) 
     Machinery Equipment 
 
(17,663,749) 
 
(162,542) 
 
 
(17,826,291) 
          Total Accumulated Depreciation 
 
(172,656,996) 
 
(6,903,512) 
 
 (179,560,508) 
 
 
 
 
 
          Total Capital Assets, Being 
 
 
 
 
 
             Depreciated, Net 
 
178,890,163 
 
(6,903,512) 
 
 
171,986,651 
 
 
 
 
 
          Governmental Activities Capital 
 
 
 
 
             Assets, Net 
$ 
214,498,168 
$ 
(6,903,512) 
$ 
$ 
207,594,656 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation expense was charged to a single governmental function as follows: 
 
Governmental Activities: 
 
     Culture and Recreation 
$      6,903,512 
 
NOTE 6 
RISK MANAGEMENT 
 
The Stadium District 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. 
 
Under the agreements between the Stadium District and the Team, the facility insurance for 
Chase Field is carried by the facility manager and includes the Stadium District as a named 
insured. The caterer and all suite holders also are required to carry insurance naming the 
Stadium District as insured. In addition, events other than Diamondbacks baseball games 
are required to obtain their own insurance also naming the Stadium District as insured. The 
Stadium District has been indemnified against all claims arising from events held in the 
Ballpark. 
 
The Stadium District continues to be covered by Maricopa County through their Risk 
Management and Health Benefits Self-Insurance Fund for all risks of loss, including workers’ 
compensation and employee health and accident insurance. Settled claims resulting from 
these risks have not exceeded insurance coverage in any of the past three fiscal years.

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MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY)  
REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
BUDGETARY COMPARISON SCHEDULE 
CHASE FIELD GENERAL FUND 
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2022 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Variance with 
 
 
 
Budget 
 
Original and  
 
Positive 
 
Final 
Actual 
(Negative) 
REVENUES 
 
 
 
   Chase Field Operations 
$ 
250,000 
$ 
250,000 
$ 
 
   Investment Loss 
 
 
 
(45,831) 
 
(45,831) 
   Miscellaneous 
 
 
11 
 
11 
   Total Revenues 
 
250,000 
 
204,180 
 
(45,820)  
 
 
 
 
EXPENDITURES 
 
 
 
   Current: 
 
 
 
     Culture and Recreation 
 
250,000 
 
53,849 
 
196,151 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Excess of Revenues Over Expenditures 
 
- 
 
150,331 
 
150,331 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fund Balance – Beginning 
 
2,126,310 
 
1,438,454 
 
(687,856) 
 
 
 
 
FUND BALANCE - END 
$ 2,126,310 
$ 
1,588,785 
$ 
(537,525)

30 
 
 
 
MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY)  
REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
BUDGETARY COMPARISON SCHEDULE 
CACTUS LEAGUE SPECIAL REVENUE FUND 
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2022 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Variance with 
 
 
 
Final Budget 
 
Original and 
 
Positive 
 
Final 
Actual 
(Negative) 
REVENUES 
 
   Auto Surcharge Tax 
$ 
6,500,000 
$ 6,558,390 
$ 
58,390 
   Investment Loss 
 
 
(150,395) 
 
(150,395) 
   Total Revenues 
 
6,500,000 
 
6,407,995 
 
(92,005) 
 
 
 
 
EXPENDITURES 
 
 
 
   Current: 
 
 
 
     Culture and Recreation 
 
11,800,000 
 
6,558,390 
 
  5,241,610 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deficiency of Revenues Under Expenditures 
 
(5,300,000) 
 
(150,395) 
 
5,149,605 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fund Balance – Beginning 
 
5,427,926 
 
5,298,525 
 
(129,401)  
FUND BALANCE – END 
$ 
127,926 
$ 5,148,130 
$ 
5,020,204

31 
 
 
 
 
MARICOPA COUNTY STADIUM DISTRICT 
(A COMPONENT UNIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY)  
REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
NOTE TO BUDGETARY COMPARISON SCHEDULES 
JUNE 30, 2022 
 
 
NOTE 1 
BUDGETARY BASIS OF ACCOUNTING 
 
Budgets are prepared on a basis of accounting consistent with accounting principles generally 
accepted in the United States of America