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“The Future’s in Sight”
City of Chandler
Annual Comprehensive 
Financial Report
Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2021

CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021
Prepared by
Management Services Department
Dawn Lang, Deputy City Manager|CFO
Kristi Smith, Accounting Manager

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTORY SECTION
Letter of Transmittal    ......................................................................................................................................
1
Elected and Appointed Officials    ..................................................................................................................
7
Organizational Chart  ......................................................................................................................................
8
Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting    .......................................................
9
FINANCIAL SECTION
Independent Auditor’s Report  .....................................................................................................................
11
Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A)    ....................................................................................
17
Basic Financial Statements:
Government-wide Financial Statements -
Statement of Net Position   ......................................................................................................................
30
Statement of Activities   ............................................................................................................................
32
Fund Financial Statements:
Balance Sheet - Governmental Funds    .................................................................................................
34
Reconciliation of the Governmental Funds Balance Sheet to the Government-wide
Statement of Net Position   ......................................................................................................................
35
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances - Governmental
Funds    ..........................................................................................................................................................
36
Reconciliation of the Governmental Funds Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and
Changes in Fund Balances to the Government-wide Statement of Activities   ............................
37
Statement of Net Position - Proprietary Funds    .................................................................................
38
Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Net Position - Proprietary Funds  .............
41
Statement of Cash Flows - Proprietary Funds    ...................................................................................
42
Notes to the Financial Statements      .........................................................................................................
44
Required Supplementary Information:
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances - Budget and Actual - 
General Fund       ............................................................................................................................................
91
Schedule of the Proportionate Share of the Net Pension Liability - Arizona State
Retirement System     ..................................................................................................................................
92
Schedule of Contributions - All Pension Plans     ..................................................................................
94
Schedule of Changes in the Net Pension Liability and Related Ratios - Public Safety
Personnel Retirement System - Police     ................................................................................................
96
Schedule of Changes in the Net Pension Liability and Related Ratios - Public Safety
Personnel Retirement System - Fire    ....................................................................................................
98
Schedule of Changes in OPEB Liabilities and Related Ratios - Single Employer Plan     ..............
100
Notes to the Required Supplementary Information    ........................................................................
101
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ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS, continued
FINANCIAL SECTION, continued
Other Financial Statements:
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances - Budget and Actual:
General Obligation Bonds Debt Service    ...........................................................................................
105
Non-Major Governmental Funds:
Combining Balance Sheet  ....................................................................................................................
109
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances     ..............
112
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances - Budget and Actual:
Highway User Special Revenue   .........................................................................................................
115
Local Transportation Assistance Special Revenue     .......................................................................
116
Grants Special Revenue   ......................................................................................................................
117
Community Development Special Revenue       ..................................................................................
118
Police Confiscated Property Special Revenue     ...............................................................................
119
Parks and Recreation Special Revenue    ...........................................................................................
120
Museum Special Revenue     ..................................................................................................................
121
Library Special Revenue    .....................................................................................................................
122
Special Assessment Bonds     ................................................................................................................
123
General Government Capital Projects      ............................................................................................
124
Public Buildings Capital Projects     ......................................................................................................
125
Grants Capital Projects    .......................................................................................................................
126
Streets Capital Projects    .......................................................................................................................
127
Community Services Capital Projects    ..............................................................................................
128
Public Safety Buildings and Improvements Capital Projects   .....................................................
129
Vehicle and Capital Equipment Replacement Capital Projects   .................................................
130
Technology Replacement Capital Projects      .....................................................................................
131
Municipal Arts Capital Projects    .........................................................................................................
132
Non-Major Proprietary Funds:
Combining Statement of Net Position   ..............................................................................................
134
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Net Position    ..........................
137
Combining Statement of Cash Flows  ................................................................................................
138
STATISTICAL SECTION
Financial Trends
Schedule 1, Net Position by Component  .........................................................................................
142
Schedule 2a, Changes in Net Position      ..............................................................................................
144
Schedule 2b, Changes in Net Position     ..............................................................................................
146
Schedule 2c, Changes in Net Position   ...............................................................................................
148
Schedule 3, Fund Balances of Governmental Funds    .....................................................................
150
Schedule 4, Governmental Funds Revenues    ...................................................................................
152
Schedule 5, Governmental Funds Expenditures and Debt Service Ratio    .................................
154
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ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS, continued
STATISTICAL SECTION, continued
Schedule 6, Other Financing Sources and Uses and Net Changes in Fund Balance -
Governmental Funds     ............................................................................................................................
156
Revenue Capacity
Schedule 7, Taxable Revenue by Category    ......................................................................................
158
Schedule 8, Direct and Overlapping Sales and Use Tax Rates   ....................................................
160
Schedule 9, Principal Sales and Use Taxpayers     ..............................................................................
161
Debt Capacity
Schedule 10, Ratios of Outstanding Debt     ........................................................................................
162
Schedule 11, Direct and Overlapping Governmental Activities Debt      ........................................
163
Schedule 12, Legal Debt Margin Information     .................................................................................
164
Schedule 13a, Pledged-Revenue Coverage   .....................................................................................
166
Schedule 13b, Pledged-Revenue Coverage   .....................................................................................
167
Schedule 14, Property Tax Assessment Ratios    ...............................................................................
168
Schedule 15, Property Taxes Levied and Collected     .......................................................................
169
Schedule 16, Direct and Overlapping Assessed Valuations and Tax Rates Per $100 
Assessed Valuation        ...............................................................................................................................
170
Schedule 17, Property Value by Property Classification     ...............................................................
171
Schedule 18, Net Assessed Limited Property Assessed Value of Major Taxpayers    ...............
172
Schedule 19, Estimated Net Full Cash Value and Assessed Values   ............................................
173
Schedule 20, Direct and Overlapping General Obligation Bonded Debt Ratios   .....................
174
Schedule 21, Population Statistics    .....................................................................................................
175
Schedule 22, Excise Tax Collections    ..................................................................................................
176
Schedule 23, Transaction Privilege (Sales) Tax Rates by Category    .............................................
177
Schedule 24, State Sales Tax Taxable Activities, Tax Rates and Distribution Share     ...............
178
Schedule 25, Combined Schedule of Water and Sewer System Revenues, Expenses, Net 
Revenues and Debt Service Coverage    ..............................................................................................
179
Schedule 26, Utility Rate Increase History     .......................................................................................
180
Schedule 27, Top 10 Water and Wastewater Customers   .............................................................
181
Schedule 28, Number of Water and Wastewater Customers   .....................................................
182
Schedule 29, Delinquencies on Payments for the Assessments       ................................................
184
Schedule 30, Direct and Overlapping General Obligation Bonded Debt Outstanding    ..........
185
Demographic and Economic Information
Schedule 31, Demographic and Economic Statistics   .....................................................................
186
Schedule 32, Principal Employers    ......................................................................................................
187
Operating Information
Schedule 33, Employees by Function   ................................................................................................
188
Schedule 34, Operating Indicators by Function/Program     ............................................................
190
Schedule 35, Capital Asset Statistics by Function/Program   .........................................................
192
CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021 
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Introductory Section
“The Future’s in Sight”
Chandler’s commitment to innovation, smart planning, and 
wise investments enables our community to receive quality 
services at some of the lowest tax and utility rates in the Valley. 
Introductory Section
Letter of Transmittal 
Elected and Appointed Officials 
Organizational Chart
Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting

Introductory Section

December 10, 2021 
Honorable Mayor, Members of the City Council, City Manager, and Citizens of the City of Chandler:
The Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the City of Chandler, Arizona (the City), for the year ended June 
30, 2021, is hereby submitted in accordance with City Charter and State statutes. Both the City Charter and State 
statutes require that the City issue annually a report on its financial position and activity, and that this report be 
audited by an independent certified public accountant. Responsibility for both the accuracy of the data and the 
completeness and fairness of the presentation, including all disclosures, rests with the City’s management. To 
the best of our knowledge and belief, the enclosed data is accurate in all material respects and is reported in a 
manner that fairly presents the financial position and results of operations of the various funds and component 
units of the City.
Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in the United States of America require that management 
provide a narrative introduction, overview, and analysis to accompany the basic financial statements in the form 
of Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A). This letter of transmittal is designed to complement the 
MD&A and should be read in conjunction with it. The City of Chandler’s MD&A can be found immediately 
following the report of the independent auditors.
The City is required to undergo an annual single audit in conformity with the provisions of the Single Audit Act of 
1996 and U.S. Office of Management and Budget Uniform Guidance. Information related to this single audit, 
including a schedule of expenditures of federal awards, the independent auditors’ reports on the internal 
control structure and compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and a schedule of findings and 
questioned costs are included in a separately issued report.
GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURE, LOCAL ECONOMIC CONDITION AND OUTLOOK
The City, incorporated on February 17, 1920, is located in the southeastern portion of Maricopa County, and 
encompasses approximately 65 square miles. The City has operated under a council-manager form of 
government since May 25, 1964, and is governed by the City Council, consisting of a mayor and a six member 
council. Councilmembers are elected at-large on a staggered basis; the mayor and councilmembers are elected 
for four-year terms and are limited to two consecutive terms in office. The City Council is vested with policy and 
legislative authority, and is responsible for passing ordinances, adopting the annual budget, appointing 
committees, commissions, and board members, and appointing the positions of City Manager, City Attorney, 
City Clerk, and City Magistrate. The City Manager is responsible for carrying out the policies and ordinances of 
the City Council, as well as overseeing the day-to-day operations of the City.
Chandler is the fourth largest city in Arizona and is one of several major cities comprising the greater Phoenix 
metropolitan area, which is the economic, political, and population center of the State of Arizona. The City’s 
population has experienced remarkable growth over the past 25 years, increasing by 114 percent, from an 
estimated 128,652 in 1995 to 275,987 in 2020, based on the 2020 census. The City’s manufacturing sector has 
been a major driver of economic growth during this time and includes high-tech industrial companies such as 
Intel Corporation, Northrop Grumman, Microchip Technology, and NXP Semiconductors. These four companies 
combine to employ over 17,000 people in the City. Another industry that has experienced strong growth is 
financial services with companies such as Wells Fargo, Bank of America, PayPal, GM Financial Services, Allstate, 
and Liberty Mutual Insurance establishing corporate offices in Chandler. These six companies combine to 
employ over 13,000 people in the City.
Mailing Address
Mail Stop 609
PO Box 4008
Chandler, AZ 85244-4008
Management Services
Administration (480)782-2250  
(480) 782-2253 Fax
chandleraz.gov
Location
Third Floor
175 S. Arizona Ave.
Chandler, AZ 85225

The City boasts a strong labor market serving the high technology field’s demand for skilled workers. Chandler’s 
median age is 36 years and the median household income is $89,732. In addition, more than 75 percent of the 
adult population has a college degree or some college education. Nearly 25 percent of jobs in Chandler are in 
high technology fields while the national average is about 10 percent, according to data from the Maricopa 
Association of Governments and Bureau of Labor Statistics. The City’s unemployment rate averaged 5.8 percent 
during fiscal year 2020-21 compared with 6.7 percent for Maricopa County and 7.1 percent for the State of 
Arizona.
The City’s sales tax revenues, which comprise over 54 percent of its general fund, increased by 10.4 percent for 
fiscal year 2020-21 from the prior year actuals. The City continues to strengthen its financial position and has 
benefitted from one-time revenues created by increased retail spending during the COVID-19 pandemic and 
new development. With steady operating revenue growth anticipated, managing costs of services and 
maintaining existing infrastructure continues to be critical as the City emerges from the impacts of the COVID-19 
pandemic. Consistently applying sound financial practices, achieving notable economic development successes, 
and having a structured plan to pay-down its Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) unfunded 
liability have helped the City continue its strong financial position while maintaining its AAA General Obligation 
Bond credit rating from all three ratings agencies.
The City enters into tax abatement agreements as part of economic development programs.  Long-term impacts 
from tax abatements are considered immaterial.  Additional tax abatement details are included in Note 18.
The City of Chandler’s continued goal is to provide the highest quality services to the community in the most 
cost-effective manner. These services include Public Safety: Police and Fire; Community Services: Park and 
Recreation and Libraries; Cultural Development: Center for the Arts and Museum; Public Works: Streets and 
Traffic; Utilities: Water, Wastewater, Reclaimed Water and Solid Waste; Neighborhood Resources; Development 
Services; Airport; Tax and Licensing and numerous internal services.  The Council’s strategy to achieve these 
results is through goals to improve Chandler in a coordinated manner and to make fiscally responsible decisions 
that will continue to strengthen the City. The Chandler Industrial Development Authority and the Chandler 
Cultural Foundation are two legally separate entities, both of which are reported separately within the City's 
financial statements.  Additional detail on these entities can be found in Note 1.
The City Council’s strategic goals are:
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Being the Most Connected City
Connect our community using enhanced communication technologies to share information by 
increasing electronic availability of City information. Increase community connectivity through 
enhancing multimodal transportation.
•
Being a Leader in Trust and Transparency
Provide timely and accurate data and reports to maintain accountability and provide support for 
effective decision making. Promote opportunities that encourage City engagement and input.
•
Maintaining Fiscal Sustainability
Maximize the City’s diverse portfolio of revenue sources. Continue adherence to and improvement upon 
fiscal policies. Maintain strong bond ratings with all three ratings agencies for all types of debt. Manage 
expenditure growth through periodic review of programs and services.
•
Attracting a Range of Private Sector Businesses
Position Chandler to be recognized by corporate real estate executives, site selectors, regional partners, 
and the development industry as a premiere location for new investment. Coordinate and facilitate the 
revitalization of Downtown Chandler.
•
Fostering a Contemporary Culture that Embraces Unity
Promote Chandler as an inclusive community that values its rich diversity, history, and culture. Support 
diversity through City employment practices. Invest in employees, support systems, and innovation 
strategies that ensure Chandler remains a leader in the delivery of high quality services.
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Being Safe and Beautiful
Promote a multifaceted approach to address the needs of neighborhoods from the physical, safety, and 
community perspectives. Construct and maintain sustainable public infrastructure. Ensure Chandler 
remains a safe community by employing best practices.
2020-2021 Accomplishments
Under the guidance and leadership of the Mayor and Council, along with the expertise and dedication of City 
management and staff, a number of accomplishments were achieved this last fiscal year. Listed below are just a 
few of those accomplishments:
•
Maintained AAA General Obligation (GO) bond credit ratings with stable outlooks from all three rating 
agencies, making Chandler one of a select few municipalities in the U.S. with this distinction;
•
Advised the Citizen Bond Exploratory Committee and coordinated the efforts of the Finance 
Subcommittee towards a final recommendation of needed bond authorization that does not increase 
the City’s property tax rate;
•
Implemented a new online Business Portal for City registrations and licensing; 
•
Promoted public participation in the 2020 Census by working with the City’s Complete Count Committee 
to educate residents about the importance of completing the census. Produced communication 
materials that explained the significance of the census;
•
Provided communication support throughout the City’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic by 
producing videos, broadcasting meetings, and creating digital content on the City’s websites and social 
medial platforms; creating graphics, signs, and printed materials to support the City’s response; 
monitoring and responding to constituent and employee inquiries; and producing FAQ materials;
•
Implemented City resolution to allow extended outside seating for liquor establishments in accordance 
with the Governor’s executive order relaxing regulations during the pandemic;
•
Updated the City Council Strategic Framework in print and digital formats as well created a campaign to 
promote the City Council vision, updated brand statement, and focus areas; 
•
Initiated and monitored the implementation of three infrastructure improvement projects in support of 
Intel Corporation capital improvements under provision of State law;
•
Economic Development’s combined business attraction/retention efforts have supported projects that 
are anticipated to provide 984 jobs in Chandler within the next year and up to 1,543 jobs within three 
years. Key Economic Development-assisted business locate projects including Comtech, Honeywell, 
Local Motors, VIAVI, Airstream, Ranch Market, and Mechanical Keyboards;
•
Implemented the City’s Business Hiring and Retention Program, which disbursed $9.5 million in relief 
funds to more than 830 Chandler businesses in support of their efforts to keep workers on payroll 
during COVID-19, as well as the Industrial Development Authority (IDA) PPE grants and “I Choose 
Chandler” PPE Kit Program;
•
Successfully hosted nearly 500 virtual engagements with City patrons through the Chandler Library, 
providing safe social opportunities for the community during the pandemic;
•
The Chandler Arts Commission supported public art projects including vibrant utility boxes and the 
Chandler Center for the Arts (CCA) Donor Wall. The Public Safety Training Center project “Our Nature” 
was recognized by the American Institute of Architects Arizona Chapter with the Architectural 
Component Award;
•
The Vision Gallery hosted 60 free events that included opening receptions, Vision Kids classes, and 
special events with more than 4,000 attendees. The gallery was also recognized as one of the ten best 
art galleries in metro Phoenix;
•
Collaborated with the Downtown Chandler Community Partnership to keep downtown businesses 
aware of local, state, and federal executive orders affecting their business, recovery, and grant 
opportunities, as well as promotional initiatives to help businesses survive during the pandemic;
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Issued 4,220 building permits for over $1.13 billion in construction in calendar year 2020 and conducted 
23,740 building inspections which is an increase of over 72% over the previous year;
•
Development Services partnered with Information Technology to design a multi-year Fiber Master 
Assessment and Master Plan study that developed plans to maintain and improve the City’s fiber 
system. Information Technology completed the City’s Fiber Assessment and delivered recommendations 
to City Management and the Information Technology Bond Subcommittee;
•
Expanded the Waitwhile online appointment capability for several City departments to reduce the 
number of people in City facilities and streamline/reduce the time it takes for citizens to visit City 
facilities, further enhanced employee’s ability to effectively and securely work remotely through the 
implementation of robust infrastructure and security solutions, and provided geographic representation 
of various City functions that enabled departments to effectively manage social distancing issues;
•
Neighborhood Programs was awarded 20 neighborhood grants totaling over $34,000 for cleanup 
events, common wall, and landscaping improvements, as well as received $25,000 from local businesses 
to create and enhance community programs;
•
Received and allocated over $13 million in Emergency Rental Assistance Program and Community 
Development Block Grant-Coronavirus funds to assist Chandler residents impacted by COVD-19 with 
rent and utility payments;
•
The Fire Department participated in the planning and design of the southeast COVID-19 Vaccination 
POD and provided medical standby staffing during the duration of its operation, and successfully 
vaccinated 720 Chandler employees and 68 Chandler seniors in the public housing program;
•
Treated and reclaimed 11.71 billion gallons of wastewater at the Airport, Lone Butte, and Ocotillo Water 
Reclamation Facilities, 10.3 billion gallons of which were reused for irrigation and cooling;
•
Pecos Treatment Plant treated and delivered 23 billion gallons of potable drinking water;
•
Completed ADA upgrades to 845 sidewalk/driveway locations and 980 corner ramps;
•
Field Operations Division received nine hybrid patrol vehicles, offering significant improvements in fuel 
economy and the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions;
•
Continued developing and maintaining community partnerships, which is the cornerstone of system of 
policing resulting in crime being down again in 2020, making it one of the safest years in Chandler’s 
history; and
•
Implemented the Thrive Resilience Program for Chandler teens, which includes training in all three 
public school districts in the City of Chandler, aimed at empowering students with resilience-based skills 
to enhance their positive mental health while aiding in successful social and emotional wellbeing of 
school communities.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Internal Control Structure
Management of the City is responsible for establishing and maintaining an internal control structure designed 
to ensure that the assets of the City are protected from loss, theft, or misuse and to ensure that adequate 
accounting data are compiled to allow for the preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP. The 
internal control structure is designed to provide reasonable, but not absolute, assurance that these objectives 
are met. The concept of reasonable assurance recognizes that: (1) the cost of a control should not exceed the 
benefits likely to be derived and (2) the valuation of costs and benefits requires estimates and judgments by 
management.
As a recipient of federal, state, and county financial assistance, the City is also responsible for ensuring that an 
adequate internal control structure is in place to ensure and document compliance with applicable laws and 
regulations related to these programs. This internal control structure is subject to periodic evaluation by 
management and various other City staff, as needed.
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Single Audit
As a part of the City’s single audit, described earlier, tests were made of the City’s internal control structure and 
of its compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including those related to federal financial assistance 
programs.
Budgetary Controls
The City maintains budgetary controls as an integral part of its overall system of internal controls. The objective 
of these budgetary controls is to ensure compliance with legal provisions embodied in the annual appropriated 
budget approved by the City Council. Activities of the general fund, special revenue funds, capital projects funds, 
enterprise funds, internal service funds, and fiduciary funds are included in the annual appropriated budget. 
The level of budgetary control (i.e., the level at which expenditures cannot legally exceed the appropriated 
amount) is the total budget, as adopted (FY 2020-21, $1.06 billion). The City additionally exercises management 
control and oversight of the budget at the department level within each fund and maintains an encumbrance 
accounting system as another method of maintaining budgetary control. Encumbered amounts do not lapse at 
fiscal year-end and appropriation equal to the amount of year-end encumbrances are added to the current year 
budget in each cost center. Expenditures against those encumbrances are charged to the current year 
appropriation.
As demonstrated by the statements and schedules included in the financial section of this report, the City 
continues to meet its responsibility for sound financial management.
OTHER INFORMATION
Independent Audit
City Charter and State statute require an annual audit by a firm of independent certified public accountants and 
the firm of Heinfeld, Meech & Co., P.C. has been selected by the City to uphold this requirement. In addition to 
meeting the requirements set forth in City Charter and State statutes, the audit was also designed to meet the 
requirements of the federal Single Audit Act of 1996 and the related U.S. Office of Management and Budget’s 
Uniform Guidance. Auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and the standards set 
forth in the General Accountability Office’s Government Auditing Standards were used by the auditors in 
conducting the engagement. The auditor’s report on the basic financial statements is included in the financial 
section of this report. The auditor’s reports on internal controls and compliance with applicable laws and 
regulations can be found in a separately issued single audit report.
Financial Awards
The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) awarded a Certificate of 
Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the City of Chandler, Arizona, for its Annual Comprehensive 
Financial Report for the year ended June 30, 2020, marking the thirty-ninth consecutive year the City has 
received the GFOA Certificate of Achievement. The Certificate of Achievement is a prestigious national award 
recognizing conformance with the highest standards for preparation of a municipal government financial 
report.
In order to be awarded a Certificate of Achievement, a governmental unit must publish an easily readable and 
efficiently organized Annual Comprehensive Financial Report whose contents conform to program standards. 
Such reports must satisfy both GAAP and applicable legal requirements.
Additionally, the City of Chandler was also awarded the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the fiscal 
year beginning July 1, 2020 from the GFOA, marking the thirty-third consecutive year of receiving this award. The 
award reflects the commitment of staff to meeting the highest principles of governmental budgeting.
In order to be awarded a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award, the City had to satisfy nationally recognized 
guidelines for effective budget presentation. The guidelines are designed to assess how well an entity’s budget 
serves as a policy document, financial plan, operational guide, and communications device. The City’s budget 
presentation receives an outstanding rating in many of the areas rated.
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The Certificate of Achievement and Distinguished Budget Presentation Awards are valid for a period of one year 
only.
We believe our current Certificate of Achievement report continues to conform to the Certificate of Achievement 
program requirements and we are submitting it to the GFOA.
Acknowledgments
I wish to express my sincere thanks to the entire staff of the Accounting Division; without whose assistance this 
report could not have been prepared. Special acknowledgment is made for the work of Kristi Smith, Accounting 
Manager; Tracy Schmidt, Accounting Supervisor; Robert Steele, Accounting Supervisor; Lina Alam, Senior 
Accountant; Debbie Motta, Senior Accountant; and Joanne Chang, Senior Accountant. Special thanks also go to 
Julie Buelt, Senior Financial Analyst, for assistance in reviewing the final document. Finally, I wish to thank the 
Mayor and Council, City Manager, Assistant City Manager, Directors, and City staff for their continued support in 
promoting sound financial policies and internal controls.
Respectfully submitted,
Dawn Lang
Deputy City Manager | CFO
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Kevin Hartke, Mayor
Mark Stewart Vice Mayor
Christine Ellis, Councilmember
OD Harris, Councilmember
Rene’ Lopez, Councilmember
Matt Orlando, Councilmember
Terry Roe, Councilmember
Executive Staff
Joshua H. Wright, Acting City Manager
Debra Stapleton, Assistant City Manager
Department Heads and Directors
Kelly Schwab, City Attorney
Dana DeLong, City Clerk
Alicia M. Skupin, Acting Presiding City Magistrate
Matt Burdick, Communications and Public Affairs Director
Andy Bass, Community Services Director
Kim Moyers, Cultural Development Director
Derek Horn, Development Services Director
Micah Miranda, Economic Development Director
Tom Dwiggins, Fire Chief
Rae Lynn Nielsen, Human Resources Director
Sandip Dholakia, Chief Information Officer
Dawn Lang, Management Services Director
Leah Powell, Neighborhood Resources Director
Sean Duggan, Chief of Police
John Knudson, Public Works & Utilities Director
 CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
 ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS
 JUNE 30, 2021 
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City of Chandler Organizational Chart 
Public Works and 
Utilities 
• Capital Projects
• Solid Waste Services
• Transportation
• Water/Wastewater
Assistant City Manager 
Development 
Services  
• Building Safety
• Engineering
• GIS
• Planning
• Telecommunication
& Utility Franchise
• Mayor and Council
Office
• Print, Mail, Graphics
• Public Information
• Video Production
Economic 
Development 
• Tourism
• Code Enforcement
• Community
Development
• Diversity Office
• Housing &
Redevelopment
• Neighborhood
Programs
Neighborhood 
Resources 
Community 
Services 
• Libraries
• Park Maintenance
• Park Development
• Recreation/
Aquatics
• Accounting
• Budget Office
• Central Supply
• Environmental
Management
• Purchasing
• Tax & Licensing
• Utility Services
Management 
Services 
Government 
Relations and Policy 
• Government Relations
• ADA Coordinator
• Multimodal Planning
• Transportation Policy
Human Resources 
• HR Administration/HRMS
• Benefits & Wellness
• Labor Relations
• Recruitment & Selection
• Classification &
Compensation
• Organizational Development
• Safety
• Workers’ Compensation
Facilities and Fleet 
• Maintenance &
Infrastructure
• Access/Key Control
• Energy Management
• Custodial Services
• Fleet Services
Information 
Technology 
• Service Delivery
• Application Support
• Infrastructure
Support
• Information Security
Cultural Development 
• Center for the Arts
• Vision Gallery
• Museum
• Downtown
• Special Events
• Administration
• Emergency
Management
• Health & Medical
• Operations
• Prevention & Training
Fire 
Police 
• Communications
• Community Services
• Criminal
Investigations
• Field Operations
• Forensic Science
• Property & Evidence
Communi cations 
and Public Affairs 
Airport 
Advisory Boards and 
Commissions 
City Clerk 
Acting City Manager 
City Attorney/Risk Mgr. 
Acting Presiding 
City Magistrate  
Sustainability/Performance 
Mayor and City Council 
Citizens of Chandler 
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Government Finance Officers Association
Certificate of 
Achievement
for Excellence
in Financial 
Reporting
Presented to
City of Chandler
Arizona
For its Comprehensive Annual
Financial Report
For the Fiscal Year Ended
June 30, 2020
Executive Director/CEO
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Financial Section
Independent Auditor’s Report 
Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A)
Basic Financial Statements
Required Supplementary Information
Other Financial Statements
Financial Section
“The Future’s in Sight”
The City of Chandler is a high quality service organization that 
maintains a lean workforce of 6.4 full-time employees per 
1,000 residents.

Financial Section

Independent Auditor’s Report 
 
 
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council 
City of Chandler, Arizona 
 
 
Report on Audit of Financial Statements 
 
Opinions 
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the governmental activities, the business-
type activities, each major fund, and the aggregate discretely presented component units and 
remaining fund information of the City of Chandler, Arizona (the “City”), as of and for the year ended 
June 30, 2021, and the related notes to the financial statements, which collectively comprise the City’s 
basic financial statements as listed in the table of contents. 
 
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the 
respective financial position of the governmental activities, the business-type activities, each major 
fund, and the aggregate discretely presented component units and remaining fund information of the 
City of Chandler, Arizona, Arizona, as of June 30, 2021, and the respective changes in financial 
position and, where applicable, cash flows thereof 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 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 Auditor's Responsibilities for the 
Audit of the Financial Statements section of our report. We are required to be independent of City of 
Chandler, Arizona, Arizona, 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 City’s ability 
to continue as a going concern for one year beyond the financial statement date, including any 
currently known information that may raise substantial doubt shortly thereafter 
 
 
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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 generally 
accepted auditing standards and Government Auditing Standards will always detect a material 
misstatement when it exists. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is 
higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, 
misrepresentations, or the override of internal control. 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 
generally accepted auditing standards and Government Auditing Standards, we: 
 
 
Exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. 
 
Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due 
to fraud or error, and design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks. Such 
procedures include examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and 
disclosures in the financial statements. 
 
Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit 
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an 
opinion on the effectiveness of the City’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 City’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. 
 
Other Matters 
Required Supplementary Information 
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that the 
Management’s Discussion and Analysis, budgetary comparison information, net pension liability 
information, and other postemployment benefit plan information, 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 auditing standards generally 
accepted in the United States of America, which consisted of inquiries of management about the 
methods of preparing the information and comparing the information for consistency with 
management’s responses to our inquiries, the basic financial statements, and other knowledge we 
obtained during our audit of the basic financial statements. We do not express an opinion or provide 
any assurance on the information because the limited procedures do not provide us with sufficient 
evidence to express an opinion or provide any assurance.
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Supplementary Information 
Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming opinions on the financial statements that 
collectively comprise the City’s basic financial statements. The Other Financial Statements, as listed 
in the table of contents, are presented for purposes of additional analysis and are not a required part 
of the basic financial statements. Such information is the responsibility of management and was 
derived from and relates directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the 
basic financial statements. Such 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 Other Financial Statements, are fairly stated in all material respects, in relation to 
the basic financial statements as a whole.   
 
Other Information 
Management is responsible for the other information included in the annual report. The other 
information comprises the Introductory Section and Statistical 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 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 other 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  
December 10, 2021, on our consideration of City of Chandler, Arizona’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 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 City of Chandler, Arizona’s internal control over financial reporting 
and compliance. 
 
 
 
 
Heinfeld, Meech & Co., P.C. 
Scottsdale, Arizona 
December 10, 2021 
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (MD&A)
(Required Supplementary Information)
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As management of the City of Chandler (City), we offer readers of the City’s financial statements this narrative 
overview and analysis of the financial activities of the City for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021. We encourage 
readers to consider the information presented here in conjunction with additional information that we have 
furnished in our letter of transmittal beginning on page one and the accompanying notes to the financial 
statements.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The financial statements, which follow the Management’s Discussion and Analysis, provide these significant, key 
financial highlights for fiscal year 2021 as follows:
•
The assets and deferred outflows of resources of the City exceeded its liabilities and deferred inflows of 
resources at the close of the most recent fiscal year by $1.53 billion (net position). This represents an 
increase of $25.7 million from the prior year primarily due to increases in equity in pooled cash and 
investments due to increases in grant funding, sales taxes and state shared revenues  and an increase 
in deferred outflows of OPEB and pension plan items. Of this amount, $293.0 million (unrestricted net 
position) may be used to meet the City’s obligations to citizens and creditors. However, $74.0 million is 
invested in a joint venture with the Town of Gilbert, which decreased $4.6 million from the prior year, 
and is not available for obligations.
•
At June  30, 2021, the City’s governmental funds reported combined ending fund balances of $423.1 
million, an increase of $7.8 million in comparison with the prior year primarily due to American Rescue 
Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) funding, increases in sales taxes and state shared revenues. Approximately 
55.0 percent of the total amount, $232.6 million, is available for spending at the City’s discretion 
(assigned or unassigned).
•
At June  30, 2021, total fund balance for the general fund was $242.6 million which represents an 
increase  of $9.7 million from the prior year; this is primarily due to ARPA funding and increases in sales 
taxes and state shared revenues.
•
General revenues from governmental activities accounted for $301.1 million, or 74.7 percent of all 
revenues from governmental activities as opposed to 70.2 percent in the prior year. Program specific 
revenues in the form of charges for services and grants and contributions accounted for $102.1 million 
or 25.3 percent of total governmental activity revenues, as opposed to 29.8 percent in the prior year. 
The City had $162.7 million of program revenues ($156.4 million in the prior year) and $3.0 million in 
general revenues and transfers ($13.8 million in the prior year) related to business-type activities.
•
At June 30, 2021, the City’s proprietary funds reported combined total net position of $790.5 million  as 
compared to $778.1 million in the prior year; an increase for the current year of $12.4 million. This 
increase is primarily due to an increase in water service fee revenues, increased interest revenue, 
reduced wastewater expenses and a reduction in long-term liabilities. This results in a total unrestricted 
net position of $299.8 million, of which $152.0 million of the unrestricted net position is in the water 
fund.
OVERVIEW OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
This discussion and analysis is intended to serve as an introduction to the City’s basic financial statements. The 
City’s basic financial statements comprise three components: 1) government-wide financial statements, 2) fund 
financial statements, and 3) notes to the financial statements. This report also contains other supplementary 
information 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 the City’s finances in a manner similar to a private-sector business.
CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A)
Year Ended June 30, 2021 
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The Statement of Net Position presents information on all of the City’s assets, liabilities, and deferred inflows/
outflows of resources with the difference reported as net position. Net position is categorized as capital assets 
less related debt, restricted by an outside third party and unrestricted. Over time, increases or decreases in net 
position may serve as a useful indicator of whether the financial position of the City is improving or 
deteriorating.
The Statement of Activities presents information showing how the City’s net position changed during the most 
recent fiscal year. All changes in net position are reported as soon as the underlying event giving rise to the 
change occurs, regardless of the timing of related cash flows. Thus, revenues and expenses are reported in this 
statement for some items that will result in cash flows in future fiscal periods (e.g., uncollected taxes and earned 
but unused compensated absences).
In the government-wide financial statements the City’s activities are presented in the following categories:
•
Governmental activities - Most of the City’s basic services are included here, such as general 
government, public safety, transportation and development and community services. Sales taxes, state 
shared revenues and charges for services finance most of these activities.
•
Business-type activities - The services provided by the City included here are water, wastewater, 
reclaimed water, solid waste, airport services and housing services. The services are financed through 
user fees and charges.
•
Component units - The discretely presented component units are the Chandler Industrial Development 
Authority and the Chandler Cultural Foundation.
Fund financial statements. A fund is a grouping of related accounts that is used to maintain control over 
resources that have been segregated for specific activities or objectives. The City uses fund accounting to ensure 
and demonstrate compliance with finance-related legal requirements. All of the funds of the City can be divided 
into two categories: governmental funds and proprietary funds.
Governmental funds. Governmental funds are used to account for essentially the same functions reported 
as governmental activities in the government-wide financial statements. However, unlike the government-
wide financial statements, governmental fund financial statements focus on near-term inflows 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 City’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 City’s near-term financing decision. Both the 
governmental fund balance sheet and the governmental fund statement of revenues, expenditures and 
changes in fund balances provide a reconciliation to facilitate this comparison between governmental funds 
and governmental activities.
The City maintains 20 individual governmental funds. Information is presented separately in the 
governmental fund balance sheet and in the governmental fund statement of revenues, expenditures and 
changes in fund balances for the general fund and general obligation bonds debt service fund, which are 
considered to be major funds. Data from the other 18 governmental funds are combined into a single, 
aggregated presentation. Individual fund data for each of these non-major governmental funds is provided 
in the form of combining statements and schedules in the financial section of this report.
CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A)
Year Ended June 30, 2021 
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The City adopts an annual appropriated budget for the general, special revenue, general obligation and 
highway user revenue debt service, capital projects and proprietary funds. Budgetary comparison 
statements have been provided in the basic financial statements for the general, general government capital 
projects and general obligation bonds debt service funds to demonstrate compliance with the budget. 
Budgetary comparison schedules for other non-major special revenue and non-major capital projects funds 
are also included in the financial section.
Proprietary funds. The City maintains two different types of proprietary funds. Enterprise funds are used to 
report the same functions presented as business-type activities in the government-wide financial 
statements. The City uses enterprise funds to account for its water, wastewater, reclaimed water, solid 
waste, airport and housing services. Internal service funds are an accounting device used to accumulate and 
allocate costs internally among the City’s various functions. The City uses an internal service fund to account 
for its self-insurance funds. Because self-insurance funds are funded predominantly by governmental 
functions rather than business-type functions, it has been included within governmental activities in the 
government-wide financial statements. Proprietary funds provide the same type of information as the 
government-wide financial statements, only in more detail.
The proprietary fund financial statements provide separate information for the water and wastewater funds, 
which are considered to be major funds of the City. Data from the other three enterprise funds are 
combined into a single, aggregated presentation. Individual fund data for each of the non-major enterprise 
funds are provided in the form of combining statements and schedules in the financial section 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 immediately following the basic financial statements in this report.
Other information. In addition to the basic financial statements and accompanying notes, this report also 
presents certain required supplementary information concerning the City’s budget process. The City adopts an 
annual budget for all governmental and enterprise funds. A budgetary comparison schedule has been provided 
for the General Fund as required supplementary information.
GOVERNMENT-WIDE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
Net position may serve over time as a useful indicator of a government’s financial position. In the case of the 
City, assets and deferred outflows of resources exceeded liabilities and deferred inflows of resources by $1.53 
billion as of June  30, 2021. This reflects continued strong operations in governmental activities, reduced 
expenses in governmental activities and decreases in long-term liabilities within governmental and business-
type activities.
A significant portion of the City’s net position (66.3 percent) reflects its investment in capital assets (e.g., land and 
improvements, buildings and improvements, improvements other than buildings, vehicles, machinery and 
equipment, water rights and construction in progress), less any related debt used to acquire those assets that is 
still outstanding. The City uses these capital assets to provide services to its citizens; consequently, these assets 
are not available for future spending. Although the City’s investment in its capital assets is reported net of 
related debt, it should be noted that the resources needed to repay this debt must be provided from other 
sources, since the capital assets themselves cannot be used to liquidate these liabilities.
An additional portion of the City’s net position (14.5 percent) represents resources that are subject to external 
restrictions on how they may be used. The remaining balance of unrestricted net position (19.2 percent) includes 
$74.0 million which is invested in a joint venture with the Town of Gilbert that may not be used to meet the City’s 
obligations to citizens and creditors.
CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A)
Year Ended June 30, 2021 
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At the end of the current fiscal year, the City is able to report positive balances in all three categories of net 
position: net investment in capital assets, restricted and unrestricted. The same situation held true for the prior 
fiscal year.
The following table presents a condensed statement of the City's net position for the fiscal years ended June 30, 
2021 and 2020.
Governmental
Business-type
Total
Activities
Activities
(Primary Govt.)
2021
2020
2021
2020
2021
2020
Current assets
$ 542,856,043 
$ 513,542,103 
$ 318,881,326 
$ 295,098,831 
$ 861,737,369 
$ 808,640,934 
Capital assets, net
 742,145,317 
 755,678,611 
 759,679,559 
 787,509,917 
 1,501,824,876 
 1,543,188,528 
Long-term assets
 
— 
 
— 
 
74,142,431 
 
78,760,749 
 
74,142,431 
 
78,760,749 
Total assets
 1,285,001,360 
 1,269,220,714 
 1,152,703,316 
 1,161,369,497 
 2,437,704,676 
 2,430,590,211 
Total deferred outflows of resources
 112,346,305 
 
93,134,294 
 
11,193,113 
 
9,443,309 
 
123,539,418 
 
102,577,603 
Total assets and deferred
outflows of resources
 1,397,347,665 
 1,362,355,008 
 1,163,896,429 
 1,170,812,806 
 2,561,244,094 
 2,533,167,814 
Current liabilities
 
83,422,091 
 
55,896,207 
 
40,175,076 
 
39,535,670 
 
123,597,167 
 
95,431,877 
Long-term liabilities
 559,698,199 
 548,432,242 
 331,393,867 
 349,437,685 
 
891,092,066 
 
897,869,927 
Total liabilities
 643,120,290 
 604,328,449 
 371,568,943 
 388,973,355 
 1,014,689,233 
 
993,301,804 
Total deferred inflows of resources
 
16,667,670 
 
27,331,136 
 
1,801,034 
 
3,754,051 
 
18,468,704 
 
31,085,187 
Total liabilities and deferred
inflows of resources
 659,787,960 
 631,659,585 
 373,369,977 
 392,727,406 
 1,033,157,937 
 1,024,386,991 
Net position:
Net investment in capital assets
 555,107,220 
 547,511,826 
 458,616,595 
 477,329,239 
 1,013,723,815 
 1,024,841,065 
Restricted
 189,214,016 
 191,839,529 
 
32,154,205 
 
33,750,526 
 
221,368,221 
 
225,590,055 
Unrestricted
 
(6,761,531)  
(8,655,932)  299,755,652 
 267,005,635 
 
292,994,121 
 
258,349,703 
Total net position
$ 737,559,705 
$ 730,695,423 
$ 790,526,452 
$ 778,085,400 
$ 1,528,086,157 $ 1,508,780,823 
$ (Millions)
Governmental Activities
Business-type Activities
Total assets and deferred outflows of
resources
Total liabilities and deferred inflows
of resources
Total net position
$0
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
$3,000
CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A)
Year Ended June 30, 2021 
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Changes in net position. The City’s total revenues for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021 were $569.0 million. 
The total cost of all programs and services was $543.3 million, which results in an increase in net position of $25.7 
million. The following table presents a summary of the changes in net position for the fiscal years ended June 30, 
2021 and 2020.
Governmental
Business-type
Total
Activities
Activities
(Primary Govt.)
2021
2020
2021
2020
2021
2020
Revenues:
Program revenues
Charges for services
$ 66,789,357 
$ 71,760,315 
$ 140,364,223 
$ 135,080,838 
$ 207,153,580 
$ 206,841,153 
Operating grants and contributions
 
18,694,567 
 
31,052,185 
 
7,965,078 
 
7,137,950 
 
26,659,645 
 
38,190,135 
Capital grants and contributions
 
16,573,341 
 
18,714,457 
 
14,355,873 
 
14,190,016 
 
30,929,214 
 
32,904,473 
General revenues
Property taxes
 
36,371,978 
 
34,419,182 
 
— 
 
— 
 
36,371,978 
 
34,419,182 
Sales taxes
 157,513,686 
 140,644,918 
 
16,516 
 
15,521 
 
157,530,202 
 
140,660,439 
Highway user taxes
 
18,108,310 
 
16,996,911 
 
— 
 
— 
 
18,108,310 
 
16,996,911 
Other taxes
 
2,226,568 
 
1,153,237 
 
— 
 
— 
 
2,226,568 
 
1,153,237 
Franchise Fees
 
3,823,524 
 
3,441,225 
 
— 
 
— 
 
3,823,524 
 
3,441,225 
State shared revenues
 
80,699,253 
 
70,769,943 
 
— 
 
— 
 
80,699,253 
 
70,769,943 
Investment income
 
584,026 
 
16,951,295 
 
249,448 
 
9,974,135 
 
833,474 
 
26,925,430 
Miscellaneous
 
1,820,520 
 
2,085,020 
 
2,833,025 
 
2,962,466 
 
4,653,545 
 
5,047,486 
Total revenues
 403,205,130 
 407,988,688 
 165,784,163 
 169,360,926 
 
568,989,293 
 
577,349,614 
Expenses:
General government
 162,849,542 
 138,850,297 
 
— 
 
— 
 
162,849,542 
 
138,850,297 
Public safety
 122,146,366 
 109,544,169 
 
— 
 
— 
 
122,146,366 
 
109,544,169 
Transportation and development
 
58,847,053 
 
59,777,330 
 
— 
 
— 
 
58,847,053 
 
59,777,330 
Community services
 
39,565,719 
 
38,195,563 
 
— 
 
— 
 
39,565,719 
 
38,195,563 
Interest and fiscal charges
 
6,653,197 
 
6,885,184 
 
— 
 
— 
 
6,653,197 
 
6,885,184 
Water
 
— 
 
— 
 
62,049,102 
 
60,330,758 
 
62,049,102 
 
60,330,758 
Wastewater
 
— 
 
— 
 
62,753,454 
 
66,788,084 
 
62,753,454 
 
66,788,084 
Solid waste
 
— 
 
— 
 
17,040,309 
 
16,522,728 
 
17,040,309 
 
16,522,728 
Airport
 
— 
 
— 
 
2,186,724 
 
2,382,288 
 
2,186,724 
 
2,382,288 
Housing authority
 
— 
 
— 
 
9,207,531 
 
8,710,570 
 
9,207,531 
 
8,710,570 
Total expenses
 390,061,877 
 353,252,543 
 153,237,120 
 154,734,428 
 
543,298,997 
 
507,986,971 
Excess (deficiency) before transfers
 
13,143,253 
 
54,736,145 
 
12,547,043 
 
14,626,498 
 
25,690,296 
 
69,362,643 
Transfers in (out)
 
105,991 
 
(891,991)  
(105,991)  
891,991 
 
— 
 
— 
Change in net position
 
13,249,244 
 
53,844,154 
 
12,441,052 
 
15,518,489 
 
25,690,296 
 
69,362,643 
Beginning net position
 724,310,461 
 676,851,269 
 778,085,400 
 762,566,911 
 1,502,395,861 
 1,439,418,180 
Ending net position
$ 737,559,705 
$ 730,695,423 
$ 790,526,452 
$ 778,085,400 
$ 1,528,086,157 
$ 1,508,780,823 
CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A)
Year Ended June 30, 2021 
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Revenue Sources - Fiscal Year 2021
Charges for services 36.41%
Operating grants and contributions 4.68%
Capital grants and contributions 5.44%
Property taxes 6.39%
Sales taxes 27.69%
Highway user fees 3.18%
Franchise Fees 0.67%
Other taxes 0.39%
State shared revenues 14.18%
Investment income 0.15%
Miscellaneous 0.82%
Functional Expenses - Fiscal Year 2021
General government 29.97%
Public safety 22.48%
Transportation and development 10.83%
Community services 7.28%
Interest and fiscal charges 1.23%
Water 11.42%
Wastewater 11.55%
Solid waste 3.14%
Airport 0.40%
Housing authority 1.70%
CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A)
Year Ended June 30, 2021 
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As evidenced in the previous graph, the largest financing source for the City is charges for services at 36.41 
percent, associated with the user fees and charges for services. Sales taxes and state shared revenues also 
comprise a significant portion of the City’s revenues at 27.69 percent and 14.18 percent, respectively, of the total 
revenues with property taxes accounting for an additional 6.39 percent of the City’s total revenues.
The City as a whole uses the largest amount of resources for general government functions at 29.97 percent of 
the total functional expenses of the City. The next largest users of resources are public safety and wastewater at 
22.48 percent and 11.55 percent, respectively, with water accounting for 11.42 percent of the City’s total 
expenses.
Governmental activities. The increase in governmental net position totaled $13.2 million for the year ended 
June 30, 2021 compared with an increase of $53.8 million in the prior year. The increase is primarily due to ARPA 
grant funding and increases in sales taxes and state shared revenues.
Business-type activities. The increase in business-type net position totaled $12.4 million for the year ended 
June  30, 2021 compared with an increase of $15.5 million in the prior year. This increase is primarily due to  
increases in water service fee revenues, increased interest revenue and a reduction in long-term liabilities.
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF THE CITY’S FUNDS
As noted earlier, the City uses fund accounting to ensure and demonstrate compliance with finance-related legal 
requirements.
Governmental funds. The focus of the City’s governmental funds is to provide information on near-term 
inflows, outflows and balances of spendable resources. Such information is useful in assessing the City’s 
financing requirements. Fund balances are reported on a hierarchy of five classifications based on spending 
constraints in order to provide better consistency and clarification. These classifications include nonspendable, 
restricted, committed, assigned and unassigned. The spendable balances are the restricted, committed, 
assigned and unassigned fund balances. Additional information on fund balances and their classifications can be 
found in Note 9 of the financial statements.
The financial performance of the City as a whole is reflected in its governmental funds. As the City completed the 
year, its governmental funds reported a combined fund balance of $423.1 million, an increase of $7.8 million in 
comparison with the prior year increase of $49.5 million. Approximately $232.6 million (55.0 percent) of this 
amount is combined assigned and unassigned balances, all which may be spent at the City’s discretion. The total 
compared to the prior years’ assigned and unassigned balances of $222.5 million represents an increase of 
$10.1 million.
The remainder of the fund balance comprising of nonspendable and restricted balances amounts to $190.5 
million (45.0 percent of the total fund balance). The nonspendable balance consists of inventories and prepaid 
amounts. The restricted balance is constrained for specific purposes imposed by external parties or enabling 
legislation. The total compared to the prior years’ nonspendable and restricted balances of $192.8 million 
represents a decrease of $2.3 million. This decrease is primarily due to the continued spending of bond 
proceeds in the community services and streets capital projects funds.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A)
Year Ended June 30, 2021 
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The general fund is the chief operating fund of the City. At the end of the current fiscal year, assigned and 
unassigned fund balance of the general fund was $239.8 million, while total fund balance reached $242.6 
million. As a measure of the general fund’s liquidity, it may be useful to compare both assigned and unassigned 
fund balance and total fund balance to total fund expenditures. Assigned and unassigned fund balance 
represents 1.04 coverage of total annual general fund expenditures. The amount of fund balance is well above 
the City’s contingency reserve financial policy, allowing the funding of other reserves (e.g., economic               
development, capital projects and compensated absences). The City’s general fund balance increased by $9.7 
million during the current fiscal year primarily due to ARPA grant funding and increases in sales taxes and state 
shared revenues.
The general obligation bonds debt service fund accounts for the accumulation of resources for and payments of 
general obligation bonded debt. The fund balance restricted for general obligation debt service payments 
increased by $1.1 million during the current fiscal year. The increase is due to reduced expenditures for the year 
ended June 30, 2021.
Proprietary funds. The City’s proprietary funds, which include enterprise and internal service funds, provide the 
same type of information found in the government-wide financial statements, but in more detail. Net position 
for the enterprise funds and the internal service funds at the end of the fiscal year amounted to $790.5 million 
and $33.4 million, respectively, compared to $778.1 million and $44.9 million in the prior fiscal year. The 
enterprise funds increase is primarily due to an increases in water and wastewater service fee revenues and 
investment revenues and a reduction in long-term liabilities.
The enterprise funds net position is 37.9 percent unrestricted compared to 34.3 percent in the prior fiscal year. 
Unrestricted net position of the water fund at the end of the year amounted to $152.0 million, and those for the 
wastewater fund amounted to $127.6 million, compared to $139.8 million and $108.2 million in the prior fiscal 
year.
BUDGETARY HIGHLIGHTS
For the 2020-21 budget year, the City of Chandler continued to engage in fiscally responsible budgeting 
practices, adhered to financial policies, and used conservative budgeting as economic impacts of the COVID-19 
pandemic and potential State legislative actions were unknown. With this conservative mindset, the City Council 
adopted a balanced budget for 2020-21 that incorporated $20 million in revenue and expenditure reductions 
from the pre-pandemic forecast, in anticipation of COVID-19 impacts. Overall planned capital expenditures 
increased slightly as additional projects were added to address our aging infrastructure and one-time revenues  
were applied to select capital projects and planned Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) 
unfunded liability pay down. The City’s major sources of General Fund revenues include Local Sales Tax 
(Transaction Privilege Tax), Voter Approved Local Revenue (formerly called State Shared Revenue) and Urban 
Revenue Sharing (State Shared Income Tax). Reductions made in anticipation of COVID-19 impacted revenue 
losses and the corresponding expenditure reductions slightly decreased the General Fund budget by 0.6 percent 
from the previous year, while the total City budget increased slightly by 0.46 percent from 2019-20.
As has been the City’s practice, the budget and revenue forecast distinguished between ongoing and one-time 
revenues and ensured related spending was also aligned. The City’s 2020-21 budget included various salary 
adjustments based on agreements between bargaining units and the City, and merits for general employees. 
Other ongoing costs, such as maintenance, utilities and supplies were managed closely to ensure they could be 
covered with ongoing revenues.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A)
Year Ended June 30, 2021 
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The actual COVID-19 impacts on revenue negatively impacted some specific Transaction Privilege Tax categories, 
such as restaurants and bars, hotel/motels, and amusements, but the City saw shifts in that spending which 
increased retail and other categories.  Overall, the $20 million reduction in revenues did not come to fruition, as 
revenues came in $41 million above budget.  With vacant positions on hold for part of the year and expenditure 
reduction measures in place, General Fund spending came in lower than anticipated, resulting in an increase to 
the General Fund balance.
The FY 2020-21 budget continued to emphasize adherence to strong financial policies allowing the City Council 
to maintain the General Fund contingency reserve at 15 percent of anticipated annual General Fund operating 
revenue. And finally, the City Council continued the designated Budget Stabilization Reserve in the amount of 
$10 million to provide the opportunity to utilize the reserve to balance the General Fund budget in the future for 
no more than three consecutive years, should state legislation, operational changes in tax collections, 
unexpected decreases in property values, or other economic conditions cause revenues to suddenly decrease.
CAPITAL ASSETS AND DEBT ADMINISTRATION
Capital assets. As of June  30, 2021, the City had invested $1.0 billion in capital assets net of related debt, 
including buildings, facilities, vehicles, computers, equipment, water rights and infrastructure assets. Total 
depreciation expense for the year was $102.6 million.
During fiscal year 2020-21, there were $42.9 million in water rights purchases recognized as a new asset from 
construction in progress.  These water rights grant the City 99 years worth of water usage per the purchase 
agreement with the Gila River Indian Community.  The purchase helps to diversify the City's water options to 
ensure residents can have reliable and sustainable water options into the future.  In addition, there were $4.3 
million in updates to wastewater lines around the Price Road technology corridor that was completed during the 
fiscal year.  The City also completed several street projects on Queen Creek, Chandler Heights and Ocotillo 
Roads adding an additional $29.9 million in governmental fund infrastructure assets.  The Chandler Fire 
Department added $5.3 million in new fire engines and emergency response vehicles to replace older models to 
continue to provide the best public safety and emergency services possible to Chandler residents.
The following table presents capital asset balances net of accumulated depreciation for the fiscal years, ended 
June 30, 2021 and 2020:
Governmental
Business-type
Total
Activities
Activities
(Primary Govt.)
2021
2020
2021
2020
2021
2020
Land
$ 
92,528,517 
$ 
92,528,517 
$ 
57,189,731 
$ 
51,669,315 
$ 149,718,248 
$ 144,197,832 
Land improvements
 
— 
 
— 
 
317,087 
 
198,852 
 
317,087 
 
198,852 
Infrastructure
 
341,516,567 
 
336,308,826 
 
— 
 
— 
 
341,516,567 
 
336,308,826 
System improvements
 
— 
 
— 
 
630,911,926 
 
665,926,957 
 
630,911,926 
 
665,926,957 
Buildings and improvements
 
176,774,747 
 
189,978,030 
 
8,049,845 
 
8,931,001 
 
184,824,592 
 
198,909,031 
Vehicles, machinery
and equipment
 
25,315,499 
 
23,332,690 
 
2,541,320 
 
3,218,082 
 
27,856,819 
 
26,550,772 
Water rights
 
— 
 
— 
 
42,645,949 
 
— 
 
42,645,949 
 
— 
Construction in progress
 
106,009,987 
 
113,530,548 
 
18,023,701 
 
57,565,710 
 
124,033,688 
 
171,096,258 
Total
$ 742,145,317 
$ 755,678,611 
$ 759,679,559 
$ 787,509,917 
$ 1,501,824,876 
$ 1,543,188,528 
Additional information on the City’s capital assets can be found in Note 4 of the financial statements.
CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A)
Year Ended June 30, 2021 
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Long-term debt. At the end of the current fiscal year, the City of Chandler had total bonded debt outstanding of 
$493.1 million in long-term debt outstanding with $40.2 million due within one year. The following table presents 
a summary of the City’s outstanding long-term obligations for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2021 and 2020.
Governmental
Business-type
Total
Activities
Activities
(Primary Govt.)
2021
2020
2021
2020
2021
2020
General obligation bonds
$ 195,164,000 
$ 215,939,000 
$ 
76,936,000 
$ 
86,261,000 
$ 272,100,000 
$ 302,200,000 
Revenue bonds
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
2,340,000 
 
— 
 
2,340,000 
Excise tax revenue obligations
 
— 
 
— 
 
219,780,000 
 
228,985,000 
 
219,780,000 
 
228,985,000 
Special assessment bonds
 
1,245,000 
 
1,830,000 
 
— 
 
— 
 
1,245,000 
 
1,830,000 
Issuance premiums
 
17,548,988 
 
19,789,672 
 
22,960,376 
 
25,623,807 
 
40,509,364 
 
45,413,479 
Total bonds & obligations payable
$ 213,957,988 
$ 237,558,672 
$ 319,676,376 
$ 343,209,807 
$ 533,634,364 
$ 580,768,479 
Claims payable (as restated)
 
18,885,862 
 
13,643,256 
 
— 
 
— 
 
18,885,862 
 
13,643,256 
Landfill closure/post closure
 
— 
 
— 
 
4,340,000 
 
4,340,000 
 
4,340,000 
 
4,340,000 
Compensated absences
 
13,679,502 
 
13,811,004 
 
1,408,776 
 
1,388,807 
 
15,088,278 
 
15,199,811 
Net pension liability
 
293,981,374 
 
275,257,904 
 
22,238,502 
 
18,637,376 
 
316,219,876 
 
293,895,280 
Post employment benefits
 
56,105,261 
 
47,361,614 
 
6,898,722 
 
5,751,113 
 
63,003,983 
 
53,112,727 
Total long term liabilities
$ 596,609,987 
$ 587,632,450 
$ 354,562,376 
$ 373,327,103 
$ 951,172,363 
$ 960,959,553 
The City of Chandler’s total long term liabilities decreased by $9.8 million during the current fiscal year, as there 
was no new bonded debt issued and principal payments occurred as scheduled. The City reported an increase in 
pension liability of $22.3 million, post employment benefits of $9.9 million and principal repayments of $42.2 
million.
State statutes currently limit the amount of general obligation debt a city may issue to 20 percent of its total 
assessed valuation for water, sewer, artificial lighting, open space, parks, public safety and emergency services, 
streets, transportation and recreational facilities. The current debt limitation for the City is $936.5 million. The 
City has $277.1 million of outstanding general obligation debt for these purposes.
State statutes also currently limit the amount of general obligation debt a city may issue to 6 percent of its total 
assessed valuation for all other purposes. The current debt limitation for the City is $281.0 million. The City has 
$6.8 million of outstanding general obligation debt for this purpose.
As of year-end, the City’s current bond ratings on general obligation bonds were Aaa from Moody’s Investor 
Services, AAA from Standard & Poor’s, and AAA from Fitch Ratings. Excise tax revenue obligation bonds were 
rated Aa1 from Moody’s Investor Services, AAA from Standard & Poor’s and AAA from Fitch.
Additional information on the City’s long-term debt can be found in Note 5 of the financial statements.
CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A)
Year Ended June 30, 2021 
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ECONOMIC FACTORS AND NEXT YEAR’S BUDGET
Adopting a balanced budget for the next fiscal year (2021-22) required the combined efforts of citizens, the City 
Council, Executive Leadership team, and staff members throughout the organization. As the financial impacts 
anticipated during the FY 2019-20 budget year did not come to fruition, considerable thought and measured 
change was incorporated into the Fiscal Year 2021-22 budget. The budget contains a variety of increases to 
revenues and expenditures to roll-back the mitigation strategies used during the pandemic, and allows for a 
continued focus on providing high service levels and quality infrastructure in a cost effective way. 
This year again included diligent monitoring of legislative bills that could impact our ongoing revenues, as well as 
focused review of expenditure impacts that could potentially cause higher costs if not contained. This included 
the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) rates and its unfunded liability, minimum wage 
increases, retirement vacancies causing overtime in public safety, additional staff or contract needs, workers’ 
compensation self-insurance claims, fleet and equipment sustainability, aging infrastructure, and addressing 
various capital needs under a higher construction cost environment. 
Even though general economic conditions are anticipated to continue to show recovery, and even increase 
during the budget year, the City is still conservative in its approach and continues to look for efficiencies to 
manage expenditure growth. The budget increased from $931.3 million in 2020-21 to $1.058 billion (an increase 
of 13.6 percent) in 2021-22, due to appropriation added for grant funding received at the end of FY 2020-21 
through ARPA of $34.6 million in appropriation, as well as adding back in the reductions made in the prior year 
due to COVID-19. With the addition of appropriation, the total operating budget is increasing from $387 million 
to $412 million. The total new capital appropriation is decreasing from $151 million to $113 million, but still 
shows that the City continues a healthy capital improvement program to ensure existing infrastructure is well 
maintained and the needs of residents can be met. 
With a 6.8 percent increase in Limited Property Values (including new growth), the City Council chose to reduce 
the primary property tax rate from $0.2501 to $0.2426, and keep the secondary property tax rate at $0.87 per 
$100 of assessed valuation. This planned rate reduction will help minimize the impact of higher values on 
property owner’s tax payment.
The 2021-22 Budget includes anticipated bond sales as well as GO and ETRO refunding opportunities for 
outstanding bonds. There is also a bond election in November 2021 to ensure bond authorization is sufficient to 
meet capital needs as we continue our focus on ensuring strong debt management practices. Additionally, the 
City Council maintained the General Fund operating contingency at 15 percent of General Fund operating 
revenues to provide a buffer for emergencies or to support new opportunities such as unanticipated grants or 
development agreements. Chandler continues maintaining and adhering to strong financial policies, has 
updated the Pension Funding Policy to ensure ongoing focus on managing pension costs, and remains in a solid 
financial position to continue its tradition of strong fiscal management as reflected by its AAA GO bond ratings 
with all three rating agencies.
CONTACTING THE CITY’S FINANCE OFFICE
This financial report is designed to provide our citizens, taxpayers, customers, and investors and creditors with a 
general overview of the City’s finances and to demonstrate the City’s accountability for the money it receives. If 
you have questions about this report or need additional information, contact the Management Services 
Department, City of Chandler, P.O. Box 4008, MS 609, Chandler, AZ 85244-4008 or by calling (480) 782-2333.
CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A)
Year Ended June 30, 2021 
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BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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City of Chandler 
Statement of Net Position 
June 30, 2021 
Component Units
Total
Chandler Industrial
Chandler
Governmental
Business-Type
Primary
Development
Cultural
Activities
Activities
Government
Authority
Foundation
ASSETS
Current assets:
Equity in pooled cash and investments
$ 
505,734,514 
$ 
298,156,657 
$ 
803,891,171 
$ 
— 
$ 
— 
Cash and investments
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
897,088 
 
2,970,516 
Accounts receivable
 
1,829,428 
 
17,954,944 
 
19,784,372 
 
2,000 
 
593 
Privilege license tax receivable
 
17,530,447 
 
— 
 
17,530,447 
 
— 
 
— 
Property taxes receivable
 
454,706 
 
— 
 
454,706 
 
— 
 
— 
Due from other governments
 
10,445,890 
 
83,056 
 
10,528,946 
 
— 
 
— 
Inventories
 
1,045,705 
 
127,276 
 
1,172,981 
 
— 
 
— 
Prepaid items
 
5,933 
 
— 
 
5,933 
 
— 
 
87,729 
Accrued interest receivable
 
972,409 
 
541,673 
 
1,514,082 
 
— 
 
7,325 
Special assessments receivable
 
1,130,456 
 
— 
 
1,130,456 
 
— 
 
— 
Notes receivable
 
448,503 
 
— 
 
448,503 
 
— 
 
— 
Other receivables
 
3,258,052 
 
2,017,720 
 
5,275,772 
 
— 
 
— 
Total current assets
 
542,856,043 
 
318,881,326 
 
861,737,369 
 
899,088 
 
3,066,163 
Long-term assets:
Cash and investments - restricted
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
1,425,008 
Notes receivable
 
— 
 
154,750 
 
154,750 
 
— 
 
— 
Investment in joint venture
 
— 
 
73,987,681 
 
73,987,681 
 
— 
 
— 
Capital assets:
Non-depreciable
 
198,538,504 
 
75,213,432 
 
273,751,936 
 
— 
 
— 
Depreciable, net
 
543,606,813 
 
684,466,127 
 
1,228,072,940 
 
— 
 
17,152 
Total capital assets
 
742,145,317 
 
759,679,559 
 
1,501,824,876 
 
— 
 
17,152 
Total long-term assets
 
742,145,317 
 
833,821,990 
 
1,575,967,307 
 
— 
 
1,442,160 
Total assets
 
1,285,001,360 
 
1,152,703,316 
 
2,437,704,676 
 
899,088 
 
4,508,323 
DEFERRED OUTFLOWS OF RESOURCES
Deferred outflows of OPEB and pension plan items
 
104,821,414 
 
5,487,123 
 
110,308,537 
 
— 
 
— 
Deferred amounts on refundings
 
7,524,891 
 
5,705,990 
 
13,230,881 
 
— 
 
— 
Total deferred outflows of resources
 
112,346,305 
 
11,193,113 
 
123,539,418 
 
— 
 
— 
30

LIABILITIES
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
 
14,051,894 
 
4,458,675 
 
18,510,569 
 
— 
 
14,100 
Accrued payroll
 
5,696,153 
 
713,435 
 
6,409,588 
 
— 
 
— 
Trust liabilities and deposits
 
4,515,703 
 
4,837,829 
 
9,353,532 
 
— 
 
— 
Accrued interest
 
3,895,093 
 
6,214,637 
 
10,109,730 
 
— 
 
— 
Unearned revenue
 
18,351,460 
 
— 
 
18,351,460 
 
— 
 
665,775 
Customer advances
 
— 
 
781,991 
 
781,991 
 
— 
 
— 
Compensated absences payable
 
2,482,184 
 
255,626 
 
2,737,810 
 
— 
 
— 
Bonds payable
 
22,245,684 
 
22,818,437 
 
45,064,121 
 
— 
 
— 
Landfill closure and postclosure liability
 
— 
 
94,446 
 
94,446 
 
— 
 
— 
Claims and judgements payable
 
12,183,920 
 
— 
 
12,183,920 
 
— 
 
— 
Total current liabilities
 
83,422,091 
 
40,175,076 
 
123,597,167 
 
— 
 
679,875 
Long-term liabilities:
 
— 
Compensated absences payable
 
11,197,318 
 
1,153,150 
 
12,350,468 
 
— 
 
— 
Bonds payable
 
191,712,304 
 
296,857,939 
 
488,570,243 
 
— 
 
— 
Net pension liability
 
293,981,374 
 
22,238,502 
 
316,219,876 
 
— 
 
— 
OPEB liability
 
56,105,261 
 
6,898,722 
 
63,003,983 
 
— 
 
— 
Landfill closure and postclosure liability
 
— 
 
4,245,554 
 
4,245,554 
 
— 
 
— 
Claims and judgements payable
 
6,701,942 
 
— 
 
6,701,942 
 
— 
 
— 
Total long-term liabilities
 
559,698,199 
 
331,393,867 
 
891,092,066 
 
— 
 
— 
Total liabilities
 
643,120,290 
 
371,568,943 
 
1,014,689,233 
 
— 
 
679,875 
DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES
Deferred inflows of OPEB and pension plan items
 
16,667,670 
 
1,801,034 
 
18,468,704 
 
— 
 
— 
NET POSITION
Net investment in capital assets
 
555,107,220 
 
458,616,595 
 
1,013,723,815 
 
— 
 
17,152 
Restricted for:
Transportation and development
 
122,816,807 
 
— 
 
122,816,807 
 
— 
 
— 
Capital improvements
 
14,657,494 
 
— 
 
14,657,494 
 
— 
 
— 
Community services
 
43,801,030 
 
— 
 
43,801,030 
 
— 
 
— 
Community development
 
686,088 
 
— 
 
686,088 
 
— 
 
— 
Debt service
 
5,798,057 
 
32,154,205 
 
37,952,262 
 
— 
 
— 
Legal restrictions
 
1,454,540 
 
— 
 
1,454,540 
 
— 
 
1,425,008 
Total restricted
 
189,214,016 
 
32,154,205 
 
221,368,221 
 
— 
 
1,425,008 
Unrestricted
 
(6,761,531)  
299,755,652 
 
292,994,121 
 
899,088 
 
2,386,288 
Total net position
$ 
737,559,705 
$ 
790,526,452 
$ 
1,528,086,157 
$ 
899,088 
$ 
3,828,448 
See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements.
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City of Chandler 
Statement of Activities
For the year ended June 30, 2021 
Program Revenues
Operating
Capital
Charges for
Grants and
Grants and
Function/Programs
Expenses
Services
Contributions
Contributions
Total
Primary government:
Governmental activities:
General government
$ 162,849,542 $ 42,011,670 
$ 
9,332,515 
$ 
5,447,340 
$ 56,791,525 
Public safety
 122,146,366 
 
5,073,984 
 
6,731,394 
 
— 
 11,805,378 
Transportation and development
 58,847,053 
 14,266,302 
 
1,435,992 
 
11,126,001 
 26,828,295 
Community services
 39,565,719 
 
5,437,401 
 
1,194,666 
 
— 
 
6,632,067 
Interest on long-term debt
 
6,653,197 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
Total governmental activities
 390,061,877 
 66,789,357 
 
18,694,567 
 
16,573,341 
 102,057,265 
Business-type activities:
Water
 62,049,102 
 58,755,999 
 
— 
 
5,755,850 
 64,511,849 
Wastewater
 62,753,454 
 61,971,940 
 
— 
 
8,600,023 
 70,571,963 
Solid waste
 17,040,309 
 17,480,050 
 
— 
 
— 
 17,480,050 
Airport
 
2,186,724 
 
893,268 
 
— 
 
— 
 
893,268 
Chandler housing authority
 
9,207,531 
 
1,262,966 
 
7,965,078 
 
— 
 
9,228,044 
Total business-type activities
 153,237,120 
 140,364,223 
 
7,965,078 
 
14,355,873 
 162,685,174 
Total primary government
$ 543,298,997 $ 207,153,580 $ 26,659,645 
$ 30,929,214 
$ 264,742,439 
Component units
Chandler Industrial Development
Authority
$ 
118,159 
$ 
101,039 
$ 
— 
$ 
— 
$ 
101,039 
Chandler Cultural Foundation
 
465,309 
 
87,730 
 
423,631 
 
— 
 
511,361 
Total component units
$ 
583,468 
$ 
188,769 
$ 
423,631 
$ 
— 
$ 
612,400 
General revenues and transfers:
General revenues:
Property taxes, levied for general purposes
Sales taxes
Highway user taxes
Other taxes
Franchise fees
State shared revenues (unrestricted)
Investment income
Miscellaneous
Transfers
Total general revenues and transfers
Change in net position
Net position - beginning of year, as restated
Net position - end of year
See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements.
32

Net (Expense) Revenue
and Changes in Net Position
Primary Government
Component Units
Chandler Industrial
Chandler
Governmental
Business-Type
Development
Cultural
Activities
Activities
Total
Authority
Foundation
$ 
(106,058,017) $ 
— 
$ 
(106,058,017) $ 
— 
$ 
— 
 
(110,340,988)  
— 
 
(110,340,988)  
— 
 
— 
 
(32,018,758)  
— 
 
(32,018,758)  
— 
 
— 
 
(32,933,652)  
— 
 
(32,933,652)  
— 
 
— 
 
(6,653,197)  
— 
 
(6,653,197)  
— 
 
— 
 
(288,004,612)  
— 
 
(288,004,612)  
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
2,462,747 
 
2,462,747 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
7,818,509 
 
7,818,509 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
439,741 
 
439,741 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
(1,293,456)  
(1,293,456)  
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
20,513 
 
20,513 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
9,448,054 
 
9,448,054 
 
— 
 
— 
 
(288,004,612)  
9,448,054 
 
(278,556,558)  
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
(17,120)  
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
46,052 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
(17,120)  
46,052 
 
36,371,978 
 
— 
 
36,371,978 
 
— 
 
— 
 
157,513,686 
 
16,516 
 
157,530,202 
 
— 
 
— 
 
18,108,310 
 
— 
 
18,108,310 
 
— 
 
— 
 
2,226,568 
 
— 
 
2,226,568 
 
— 
 
— 
 
3,823,524 
 
— 
 
3,823,524 
 
— 
 
— 
 
80,699,253 
 
— 
 
80,699,253 
 
— 
 
— 
 
584,026 
 
249,448 
 
833,474 
 
1,446 
 
9,798 
 
1,820,520 
 
2,833,025 
 
4,653,545 
 
— 
 
— 
 
105,991 
 
(105,991)  
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
301,253,856 
 
2,992,998 
 
304,246,854 
 
1,446 
 
9,798 
 
13,249,244 
 
12,441,052 
 
25,690,296 
 
(15,674)  
55,850 
 
724,310,461 
 
778,085,400 
 
1,502,395,861 
 
914,762 
 
3,772,598 
$ 
737,559,705 
$ 
790,526,452 
$ 
1,528,086,157 
$ 
899,088 
$ 
3,828,448 
33

City of Chandler 
Balance Sheet - 
Governmental Funds
June 30, 2021 
Major Funds
General
Obligation
Other
Bonds
Governmental
General
Debt Service
Funds
Total
ASSETS
Equity in pooled cash and investments
$ 220,381,553 $ 28,903,431 
$ 203,997,258 
$ 453,282,242 
Accounts receivable
 
1,712,821 
 
— 
 
24,118 
 
1,736,939 
Privilege license tax receivable
 17,530,447 
 
— 
 
— 
 
17,530,447 
Property taxes receivable
 
108,354 
 
346,352 
 
— 
 
454,706 
Advances to other funds
 
8,310,859 
 
— 
 
— 
 
8,310,859 
Due from other funds
 
2,163,778 
 
— 
 
— 
 
2,163,778 
Due from other governments
 
2,045,391 
 
— 
 
8,400,499 
 
10,445,890 
Inventories
 
1,045,705 
 
— 
 
— 
 
1,045,705 
Prepaid items
 
5,933 
 
— 
 
— 
 
5,933 
Accrued interest receivable
 
411,048 
 
33,146 
 
435,648 
 
879,842 
Special assessments receivable
 
— 
 
— 
 
1,130,456 
 
1,130,456 
Notes receivable
 
— 
 
— 
 
448,503 
 
448,503 
Other receivables
 
3,247,723 
 
— 
 
10,329 
 
3,258,052 
Total assets
$ 256,963,612 $ 29,282,929 
$ 214,446,811 
$ 500,693,352 
LIABILITIES, DEFERRED INFLOWS
OF RESOURCES AND FUND BALANCES
Liabilities:
Accounts payable
$ 3,465,504 
$ 
— 
$ 10,457,315 
$ 13,922,819 
Accrued payroll
 
5,465,927 
 
— 
 
176,607 
 
5,642,534 
Trust liabilities and deposits
 
4,202,064 
 
— 
 
313,639 
 
4,515,703 
Accrued interest
 
— 
 
3,870,193 
 
24,900 
 
3,895,093 
Due to other funds
 
— 
 
— 
 
2,163,778 
 
2,163,778 
Advances from other funds
 
— 
 
— 
 
8,310,859 
 
8,310,859 
Unearned revenue
 
1,154,492 
 
— 
 
17,094,751 
 
18,249,243 
Bonds payable
 
— 
 19,395,000 
 
— 
 
19,395,000 
Total liabilities
 14,287,987 
 23,265,193 
 
38,541,849 
 
76,095,029 
Deferred inflows of resources
Unavailable revenues - special assessments
 
— 
 
— 
 
1,130,456 
 
1,130,456 
Unavailable revenues - property taxes
 
83,226 
 
259,343 
 
— 
 
342,569 
Total deferred inflows of resources
 
83,226 
 
259,343 
 
1,130,456 
 
1,473,025 
Fund balances:
Nonspendable
 
1,051,638 
 
— 
 
— 
 
1,051,638 
Restricted
 
1,711,242 
 
5,758,393 
 182,001,083 
 189,470,718 
Assigned
 143,763,585 
 
— 
 
— 
 143,763,585 
Unassigned
 96,065,934 
 
— 
 
(7,226,577)  
88,839,357 
Total fund balances
 242,592,399 
 
5,758,393 
 174,774,506 
 423,125,298 
Total liabilities, deferred inflows and fund balances
$ 256,963,612 $ 29,282,929 
$ 214,446,811 
$ 500,693,352 
See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements.
34

City of Chandler 
Reconciliation of the Governmental Funds Balance Sheet to the Government-wide 
Statement of Net Position
June 30, 2021 
Total Fund Balances - Total Governmental Funds
$ 423,125,298 
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the Statement of Net Position 
were reported differently because:
Capital assets used in governmental activities are not current financial 
resources. Therefore, they were not reported in the Governmental Funds 
Balance Sheet.
Non-depreciable
$ 198,538,504 
Depreciable buildings, property, equipment and infrastructure, net
 543,606,813 
Total capital assets
 742,145,317 
Certain revenues are not available to pay for current period expenditures and, 
therefore, are unavailable in the funds.
 
1,473,025 
Deferred amounts on refundings are not financial resources and, therefore, are 
not reported in the funds.
 
7,524,891 
Deferred outflows related to pensions and OPEB are not financial resources 
and, therefore, are not reported in the funds.
 104,821,414 
Deferred inflows related to pensions and OPEB represent a future acquisition 
of net position that is not reported in the funds.
 (16,667,670) 
The internal service fund is used by management to charge the costs of certain 
activities to individual funds. The assets and liabilities of the internal service 
funds are included in governmental activities in the Government-wide 
Statement of Net Position.
 
33,352,911 
Long-term liabilities are not due and payable in the current period. Therefore, 
they were not reported in the Governmental Funds Balance Sheet. Except for 
the internal service funds amounts of $18,999,506 which are included above, 
the long-term liabilities were adjusted as follows:
Bonds payable
 (194,562,988) 
Net pension liability
 (293,981,374) 
OPEB liability
 (56,105,261) 
Compensated absences
 (13,565,858) 
Total long-term liabilities
 (558,215,481) 
Net Position of Governmental Activities
$ 737,559,705 
See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements.
35

City of Chandler 
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances - 
Governmental Funds 
For the year ended June 30, 2021 
Major Funds
General
Other
Obligation Bonds
Governmental
General
Debt Service
Funds
Total
REVENUES:
Property taxes
$ 
8,127,805 
$ 
28,281,540 
$ 
— 
$ 
36,409,345 
Sales taxes
 
157,513,686 
 
— 
 
— 
 
157,513,686 
Highway user taxes
 
— 
 
— 
 
18,108,310 
 
18,108,310 
Regional transportation taxes
 
— 
 
— 
 
2,226,568 
 
2,226,568 
Franchise fees
 
3,823,524 
 
— 
 
— 
 
3,823,524 
State shared
 
80,699,253 
 
— 
 
— 
 
80,699,253 
Grants and entitlements
 
7,716,927 
 
— 
 
21,700,101 
 
29,417,028 
System development fees
 
143,436 
 
— 
 
8,064,292 
 
8,207,728 
Special assessments
 
— 
 
— 
 
587,020 
 
587,020 
Licenses and permits
 
6,656,737 
 
— 
 
— 
 
6,656,737 
Charges for services
 
19,138,480 
 
— 
 
492,909 
 
19,631,389 
Fines and forfeitures
 
2,853,783 
 
— 
 
66,390 
 
2,920,173 
Rentals
 
174,766 
 
— 
 
— 
 
174,766 
Contributions
 
— 
 
— 
 
5,201,737 
 
5,201,737 
Interest revenue
 
(81,690)  
(80,955)  
696,028 
 
533,383 
Miscellaneous
 
588,941 
 
— 
 
516,129 
 
1,105,070 
Total revenues
 
287,355,648 
 
28,200,585 
 
57,659,484 
 
373,215,717 
EXPENDITURES:
Current:
General government
 
64,203,179 
 
— 
 
29,279,663 
 
93,482,842 
Public safety
 
117,609,757 
 
— 
 
1,748,002 
 
119,357,759 
Transportation and development
 
17,493,321 
 
— 
 
14,147,245 
 
31,640,566 
Community services
 
28,237,838 
 
— 
 
846,243 
 
29,084,081 
Capital outlay
 
3,036,932 
 
— 
 
58,870,192 
 
61,907,124 
Debt service:
Principal
 
— 
 
19,395,000 
 
585,000 
 
19,980,000 
Interest and fiscal charges
 
— 
 
7,740,385 
 
61,500 
 
7,801,885 
Total expenditures
 
230,581,027 
 
27,135,385 
 
105,537,845 
 
363,254,257 
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over (under)
expenditures
 
56,774,621 
 
1,065,200 
 
(47,878,361)  
9,961,460 
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES):
Proceeds from disposal of capital assets
 
1,876 
 
— 
 
223,205 
 
225,081 
Transfers in
 
— 
 
— 
 
44,961,787 
 
44,961,787 
Transfers out
 
(47,094,820)  
— 
 
(270,061)  
(47,364,881) 
Total other financing sources (uses)
 
(47,092,944)  
— 
 
44,914,931 
 
(2,178,013) 
NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE
 
9,681,677 
 
1,065,200 
 
(2,963,430)  
7,783,447 
FUND BALANCES:
Beginning of year
 
232,910,722 
 
4,693,193 
 
177,737,936 
 
415,341,851 
End of year
$ 
242,592,399 
$ 
5,758,393 
$ 
174,774,506 
$ 
423,125,298 
See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements.
36

City of Chandler 
Reconciliation of the Governmental Funds Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and 
Changes in Fund Balances to the Government-wide Statement of Activities
For the year ended June 30, 2021 
Net Change in Fund Balances - Total Governmental Funds
$ 7,783,447 
Governmental activities in the Statement of Activities were reported differently 
because:
Governmental funds report capital outlay as expenditures. However, in the 
Government-wide Statement of Net Position and Statement of Activities, the cost of 
those assets is allocated over their estimated useful lives as depreciation expense. 
This is the amount of capital assets recorded and transferred in the current period.
 39,931,139 
Depreciation expense on capital assets is reported in the Government-wide 
Statement of Net Position and Statement of Activities, but they do not require the 
use of current financial resources. Therefore, depreciation expense is not reported 
as an expenditure in the governmental funds.
 (54,104,070) 
Some items reported in the governmental funds are sources and uses of current 
financial resources and therefore are not reported as revenues or expenses in the 
Statement of Activities. These items include:
Principal payments on debt
 19,980,000 
Pension related items
 4,097,710 
Other post employment benefits obligation
 
(597,354) 
 23,480,356 
Accrued interest payable related to long-term debt is recognized as an expense in 
the Statement of Activities, however, it is not recognized in the governmental funds 
because it is not payable from current financial resources.
 1,148,688 
Certain revenues in the Statement of Activities do not provide current financial 
resources and therefore are not reported as revenues in the governmental funds.
 
(209,500) 
Compensated absence expenses reported in the Statement of Activities do not 
require the use of current financial resources and therefore are not reported as 
expenditures in the governmental funds.
 
146,587 
Certain revenues in the governmental funds that provide current financial 
resources are not included in the Statement of Activities because they were 
recognized in a prior period. However, other revenues that are unavailable in the 
governmental  funds because they do not provide current financial resources due 
to unavailability are recognized in the Statement of Activities.
 
(568,545) 
Capital assets contributed by developers to the City are not recorded in the 
governmental funds as they do not provide current financial resources but are 
recognized in the Statement of Activities as program revenues.
 
849,143 
The internal service fund is used by management to charge the costs of certain 
activities, such as insurance, to individual funds. The change in financial position of 
the internal service fund is reported with governmental activities.
 (5,208,001) 
Change in Net Position of Governmental Activities
$ 13,249,244 
See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements.
37

City of Chandler 
Statement of Net Position - 
Proprietary Funds
June 30, 2021 
Other
Governmental
Major Funds
Proprietary
Activities: Internal
Water
Wastewater
Funds
Total
Service Fund
ASSETS
Current assets:
Equity in pooled cash and investments
$ 
107,638,853 $ 
160,552,608 $ 
29,965,196 $ 
298,156,657 $ 
52,452,272 
Accounts receivable
 
8,269,969  
7,277,489  
2,407,486  
17,954,944  
92,489 
Due from other governments
 
—  
—  
83,056  
83,056  
— 
Inventories
 
90,668  
—  
36,608  
127,276  
— 
Accrued interest receivable
 
192,923  
290,782  
57,968  
541,673  
92,567 
Other receivables
 
—  
2,017,687  
33  
2,017,720  
— 
Total current assets
 
116,192,413  
170,138,566  
32,550,347  
318,881,326  
52,637,328 
Long-term assets:
Notes receivable
 
—  
—  
154,750  
154,750  
— 
Advances to other funds
 
3,900,000  
—  
—  
3,900,000  
— 
Investment in joint venture
 
73,987,681  
—  
—  
73,987,681  
— 
Capital assets:
Non-depreciable
 
15,232,052  
32,514,332  
27,467,048  
75,213,432  
— 
Depreciable, net
 
221,486,104  
436,145,250  
26,834,773  
684,466,127  
— 
Total capital assets
 
236,718,156  
468,659,582  
54,301,821  
759,679,559  
— 
Total long-term assets
 
314,605,837  
468,659,582  
54,456,571  
837,721,990  
— 
Total assets
 
430,798,250  
638,798,148  
87,006,918  
1,156,603,316  
52,637,328 
DEFERRED OUTFLOWS OF RESOURCES
Deferred outflows of OPEB and pension plan 
items
 
2,603,529  
1,642,064  
1,241,530  
5,487,123  
— 
Deferred amounts on refundings
 
3,010,093  
2,695,897  
—  
5,705,990  
— 
Total deferred outflow of resources
 
5,613,622  
4,337,961  
1,241,530  
11,193,113  
— 
38

LIABILITIES
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
 
1,627,197  
1,471,537  
1,359,941  
4,458,675  
129,075 
Accrued payroll
 
286,908  
303,644  
122,883  
713,435  
53,619 
Trust liabilities and deposits
 
4,013,493  
148,703  
675,633  
4,837,829  
— 
Accrued interest
 
2,382,293  
3,832,344  
—  
6,214,637  
— 
Unearned revenue
 
—  
—  
—  
—  
102,217 
Customer advances
 
237,534  
221,699  
322,758  
781,991  
— 
Compensated absences payable
 
129,614  
82,456  
43,556  
255,626  
20,622 
Bonds payable
 
10,305,054  
12,513,383  
—  
22,818,437  
— 
Landfill closure and postclosure liability
 
—  
—  
94,446  
94,446  
— 
Claims and judgements payable
 
—  
—  
—  
—  
12,183,920 
Total current liabilities
 
18,982,093  
18,573,766  
2,619,217  
40,175,076  
12,489,453 
Long-term liabilities:
Compensated absences payable
 
584,707  
371,965  
196,478  
1,153,150  
93,022 
Advances from other funds
 
—  
3,900,000  
—  
3,900,000  
— 
Bonds payable
 
111,044,483  
185,813,456  
—  
296,857,939  
— 
Net pension liability
 
11,045,216  
6,209,485  
4,983,801  
22,238,502  
— 
OPEB liability
 
3,169,028  
2,448,942  
1,280,752  
6,898,722  
— 
Landfill closure and postclosure liability
 
—  
—  
4,245,554  
4,245,554  
— 
Claims and judgements payable
 
—  
—  
—  
—  
6,701,942 
Total long-term liabilities
 
125,843,434  
198,743,848  
10,706,585  
335,293,867  
6,794,964 
Total liabilities
 
144,825,527  
217,317,614  
13,325,802  
375,468,943  
19,284,417 
DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES
Deferred inflows of OPEB and pension plan items
 
916,611  
431,590  
452,833  
1,801,034  
— 
NET POSITION
Net investment in capital assets
 
124,969,472  
279,345,301  
54,301,821  
458,616,594  
— 
Restricted for:
Debt service
 
13,689,846  
18,464,359  
—  
32,154,205  
— 
Unrestricted
 
152,010,416  
127,577,245  
20,167,992  
299,755,653  
33,352,911 
Total net position
$ 
290,669,734 $ 
425,386,905 $ 
74,469,813 $ 
790,526,452 $ 
33,352,911 
See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements.
39

40

City of Chandler 
Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Net Position - 
Proprietary Funds
For the year ended June 30, 2021 
Other
Governmental
Major Funds
Proprietary
Activities: Internal
Water
Wastewater
Funds
Total
Service Fund
OPERATING REVENUES:
Service fees
$ 
58,755,999 
$ 
61,971,940 
$ 18,373,518 
$ 139,101,457 
$ 
100,277 
Grants and entitlements
 
— 
 
— 
 
7,965,078 
 
7,965,078 
 
— 
Rentals
 
— 
 
— 
 
1,262,766 
 
1,262,766 
 
— 
Sales taxes
 
— 
 
— 
 
16,516 
 
16,516 
 
— 
Self insurance premiums
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
28,842,445 
Miscellaneous
 
34,423 
 
1,150 
 
134,021 
 
169,594 
 
715,450 
Total operating revenues
 
58,790,422 
 
61,973,090 
 27,751,899 
 
148,515,411 
 
29,658,172 
OPERATING EXPENSES:
General and administrative
 
3,470,121 
 
3,040,261 
 
1,135,651 
 
7,646,033 
 
551 
Personnel services
 
9,953,735 
 
7,969,420 
 
4,066,147 
 
21,989,302 
 
2,361,299 
Contractual services
 
9,382,064 
 
4,956,193 
 13,840,045 
 
28,178,302 
 
2,659,801 
Commodities
 
12,282,520 
 
9,574,895 
 
1,636,368 
 
23,493,783 
 
2,161,939 
Claims expense
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
30,333,824 
Housing assistance payments
 
— 
 
— 
 
5,475,829 
 
5,475,829 
 
— 
Depreciation and amortization expense
 
17,095,917 
 
29,089,066 
 
2,280,524 
 
48,465,507 
 
— 
Total operating expenses
 
52,184,357 
 
54,629,835 
 28,434,564 
 
135,248,756 
 
37,517,414 
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)
 
6,606,065 
 
7,343,255 
 
(682,665)  
13,266,655 
 
(7,859,242) 
NONOPERATING REVENUES (EXPENSES):
Interest revenue
 
124,740 
 
139,818 
 
(15,110)  
249,448 
 
50,644 
Interest and fiscal charges
 
(5,246,427)  
(8,101,619)  
— 
 
(13,348,046)  
— 
Accretion of bond premiums
 
1,193,550 
 
1,469,881 
 
— 
 
2,663,431 
 
— 
Gain (loss) on disposal of capital assets
 
— 
 
(22,000)  
— 
 
(22,000)  
— 
Equity interest in joint venture
 
(4,618,318)  
— 
 
— 
 
(4,618,318)  
— 
Total Nonoperating
revenues (expenses)
 
(8,546,455)  
(6,513,920)  
(15,110)  
(15,075,485)  
50,644 
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE CAPITAL
CONTRIBUTIONS AND TRANSFERS
 
(1,940,390)  
829,335 
 
(697,775)  
(1,808,830)  
(7,808,598) 
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND TRANSFERS:
Capital contributions
 
5,755,850 
 
8,600,023 
 
91,512 
 
14,447,385 
 
— 
Transfers in
 
— 
 
— 
 
547,006 
 
547,006 
 
2,630,890 
Transfers out
 
(349,859)  
(260,273)  
(134,377)  
(744,509)  
(30,293) 
Total capital contributions and transfers
 
5,405,991 
 
8,339,750 
 
504,141 
 
14,249,882 
 
2,600,597 
CHANGE IN NET POSITION
 
3,465,601 
 
9,169,085 
 
(193,634)  
12,441,052 
 
(5,208,001) 
NET POSITION:
Beginning of year, as restated
 
287,204,133 
 
416,217,820 
 74,663,447 
 
778,085,400 
 
38,560,912 
End of year
$ 290,669,734 
$ 425,386,905 
$ 74,469,813 
$ 790,526,452 
$ 
33,352,911 
See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements.
41

City of Chandler 
Statement of Cash Flows - 
Proprietary Funds
For the year ended June 30, 2021 
Governmental
Other
Activities:
Major Funds
Proprietary
Internal
Water
Wastewater
Funds
Total
Service Fund
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Cash received from customers
$ 
59,955,848 
$ 
63,244,318 
$ 
20,015,595 
$ 143,215,761 
$ 
29,731,651 
Cash received from grantors
 
— 
 
— 
 
7,947,264 
 
7,947,264 
 
— 
Cash payments to suppliers
 
(24,796,550)  
(17,039,453)  
(21,921,919)  
(63,757,922)  
(29,874,300) 
Cash payments to employees for services
 
(9,883,349)  
(7,822,558)  
(4,002,576)  
(21,708,483)  
(2,344,317) 
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities
 
25,275,949 
 
38,382,307 
 
2,038,364 
 
65,696,620 
 
(2,486,966) 
CASH FLOWS FROM NONCAPITAL FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Transfers in
 
— 
 
— 
 
547,006 
 
547,006 
 
2,630,890 
Transfers out
 
(349,859)  
(260,273)  
(134,377)  
(744,509)  
(30,293) 
Net cash provided (used) by noncapital financing activities
 
(349,859)  
(260,273)  
412,629 
 
(197,503)  
2,600,597 
CASH FLOWS FROM CAPITAL AND RELATED FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Acquisition and construction of capital assets
 
(5,502,226)  
(12,142,703)  
(871,700)  
(18,516,629)  
— 
Principal paid on bond maturities
 
(9,345,660)  
(10,605,569)  
— 
 
(19,951,229)  
— 
Interest paid on bonds
 
(5,452,481)  
(8,346,816)  
— 
 
(13,799,297)  
— 
Cash received from capital contributions
 
5,160,606 
 
7,146,259 
 
— 
 
12,306,865 
 
— 
Net cash provided (used) by capital and related financing activities
 
(15,139,761)  
(23,948,829)  
(871,700)  
(39,960,290)  
— 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Investment income
 
192,966 
 
269,990 
 
23,474 
 
486,430 
 
152,500 
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities
 
192,966 
 
269,990 
 
23,474 
 
486,430 
 
152,500 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
 
9,979,295 
 
14,443,195 
 
1,602,767 
 
26,025,257 
 
266,131 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:
Beginning of year
 
97,659,558 
 
146,109,413 
 
28,362,429 
 
272,131,400 
 
52,186,141 
End of year
$ 107,638,853 
$ 160,552,608 
$ 
29,965,196 
$ 298,156,657 
$ 
52,452,272 
42

RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) TO NET
CASH PROVIDED (USED) BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Operating income (loss)
$ 
6,606,065 
$ 
7,343,255 
$ 
(682,665) $ 
13,266,655 
$ 
(7,859,242) 
Adjustments to reconcile operating income (loss) to net
cash provided (used) by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
 
17,095,917 
 
29,089,066 
 
2,280,524 
 
48,465,507 
 
— 
Changes in assets, liabilities and deferred items:
(Increase) decrease in receivables
 
750,288 
 
1,268,318 
 
39,924 
 
2,058,530 
 
(13,133) 
(Increase) decrease in due from other governments
 
— 
 
— 
 
(33,600)  
(33,600)  
— 
(Increase) decrease in inventories
 
9,968 
 
— 
 
(29,118)  
(19,150)  
— 
(Increase) decrease in other assets
 
— 
 
— 
 
(150,855)  
(150,855)  
— 
Increase (decrease) in payables
 
328,187 
 
531,896 
 
195,092 
 
1,055,175 
 
39,209 
Increase (decrease) in accrued payroll and compensated absences
 
12,946 
 
101,465 
 
39,265 
 
153,676 
 
16,982 
Increase (decrease) in deposits
 
391,950 
 
(18,733)  
52,475 
 
425,692 
 
— 
Increase (decrease) in claims payable
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
5,242,606 
Increase (decrease) in unearned revenue
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
86,612 
Increase (decrease) in customer advances
 
23,188 
 
21,643 
 
152,161 
 
196,992 
 
— 
Increase (decrease) in net pension and OPEB items
 
(462,312)  
(369,382)  
(37,917)  
(869,611)  
— 
Increase (decrease) in OPEB liability
 
519,752 
 
414,779 
 
213,078 
 
1,147,609 
 
— 
Total adjustments
 
18,669,884 
 
31,039,052 
 
2,721,029 
 
52,429,965 
 
5,372,276 
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities
$ 
25,275,949 
$ 
38,382,307 
$ 
2,038,364 
$ 
65,696,620 
$ 
(2,486,966) 
NONCASH INVESTING, CAPITAL AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Contributions of capital assets from developers
$ 
595,244 
$ 
1,453,764 
$ 
— 
$ 
2,049,008 
$ 
— 
Contributions of capital assets from city government
 
— 
 
— 
 
91,512 
 
91,512 
 
— 
Gain (loss) on disposal of capital assets
 
— 
 
(22,000)  
— 
 
(22,000)  
— 
Accretion of bond premiums
 
1,193,550 
 
1,469,881 
 
— 
 
2,663,431 
 
— 
See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements.
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The City of Chandler (City) was incorporated on February 17, 1920. On May 25, 1964, voters ratified a City 
charter providing for a Council-Manager form of government. The government of the City is operated by 
authority of its charter, as limited by the state legislature. A seven-member council, including a separately 
elected mayor, governs the City.
The following notes to the financial statements are an integral part of the City’s financial statements.
NOTE 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The accounting policies and procedures of the City conform to accounting principles generally accepted in 
the United States of America (GAAP) as applied to governmental entities. The Governmental Accounting 
Standards Board (GASB) is the accepted standard-setting body for establishing governmental accounting 
and financial reporting principles.
The more significant of the City’s accounting policies are described below.
A.
Reporting Entity
As required by GAAP, these financial statements present the City and its component units, i.e., entities for 
which the City is considered to be financially accountable and/or exercise significant influence over 
operations. Blended component units, although legally separate entities, are in substance part of the City’s 
operations, and therefore data from these units are combined with data of the City. The City’s discretely 
presented component units, on the other hand, are reported in a separate column in the basic financial 
statements, to emphasize that they are legally separate from the City. The component units discussed below 
are included in the City’s reporting entity because of the significance of their operational and/or financial 
relationships with the City. Each component unit has a June 30 year-end.
1.
Blended Component Unit
The City of Chandler Municipal Property Corporation (Corporation) is a nonprofit corporation which 
exists solely for the purpose of constructing or otherwise acquiring or equipping buildings, structures, or 
improvements on land owned by the City for the benefit, common good, and general welfare of the City 
and its citizens. The Chandler City Council appoints the five members of the Board, who are responsible 
for approving the Corporation’s bond sales. Additionally, all bond sales must be submitted to and 
approved by the City Council. All financial activities are reported within the enterprise funds of the City. 
Unaudited financial statements for the Corporation are available from the City of Chandler, 
Management Services Department, P.O. Box 4008, MS 702, Chandler, AZ 85244-4008.
2.
Discretely Presented Component Units
The component unit columns in the basic financial statements include the financial data of the Chandler 
Industrial Development Authority (Authority) and the Chandler Cultural Foundation (Foundation).
The Authority is responsible for the issuance of tax-exempt bonds for qualified projects approved by the 
Authority and the City Council. The Authority has a seven-member board of directors appointed by the 
City Council. The City is able to impose its will on the Authority inasmuch as the City Council must vote to 
ratify the actions of the Authority with regard to the issuance of bonds. The accounting records of the 
Authority are maintained by the City and are available from the City of Chandler, Management Services 
Department, P.O. Box 4008, MS 702, Chandler, AZ 85244-4008.
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NOTE 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued
The Foundation oversees the operations of the Chandler Center for the Arts for the selection and 
scheduling of performances, other facility use, and general policy setting activities. The City is able to 
significantly influence its operations. Specifically, the Foundation’s budget is annually reviewed and 
approved by the City Council and the Foundation’s nine-member Board is appointed by the City Council. 
Financial statements for the Foundation are available from the City of Chandler, Management Services 
Department, P.O. Box 4008, MS 702, Chandler, AZ 85244-4008.
B.
Government-Wide and Fund Financial Statements
The government-wide financial statements (e.g., the Statement of Net Position and the Statement of 
Activities) present financial information about the City as a whole. The reported information includes all of 
the nonfiduciary activities of the City and its component units. For the most part, the effect of interfund 
activity has been removed from these statements. These statements are to distinguish between the 
governmental and business-type activities of the City. 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 Statement of Activities demonstrates the degree to which the direct expenses of a given function or 
segment are offset by program revenues. Direct expenses are those that are clearly identifiable with a 
specific function or segment. Program revenues include 1) charges to customers or applicants who 
purchase, use, or directly benefit from goods, services, or privileges provided by a given function or segment 
and 2) grants and contributions that are restricted to meeting the operational or capital requirements of a 
particular function or segment. Taxes, state shared revenues, investment income, and other items not 
included among program revenues are reported instead as general revenues.
Separate financial statements are provided for governmental funds and proprietary funds. Major individual 
governmental funds and major individual enterprise funds are reported as separate columns in the fund 
financial statements.
As a general rule, the effect of interfund activity has been eliminated from the government-wide financial 
statements. Exceptions to this general rule are payments where the amounts are reasonably equivalent in 
value to the interfund services provided, and other charges. Elimination of these charges would distort the 
direct costs and program revenues reported.
C.
Measurement Focus, Basis of Accounting and Basis of Presentation
Government-wide Financial Statements - The government-wide financial statements are reported using 
the economic resources measurement focus and the accrual basis of accounting, as are the proprietary 
fund financial statements. Revenues are recorded when earned and expenses are recorded when a liability 
is incurred, regardless of the timing of related cash flows. Property taxes are recognized as revenues in the 
year for which they are levied. Grants and similar items are recognized as revenue as soon as all eligibility 
requirements imposed by the grantor or provider have been met. As a general rule, the effect of interfund 
activity has been eliminated from the government-wide financial statements; the exception is any interfund 
activity between governmental and business-type activities, such as transfers. Interfund services provided 
and used are not eliminated.
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NOTE 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued
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 City 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. However, debt service resources are provided during the current year for 
payment of long-term debt principal and interest due early in the following year (not to exceed one month) 
and, therefore, the expenditures and related liabilities have been recognized. Compensated absences and 
claims and judgments are recorded only when payment is due.
Property taxes, sales taxes, franchise fees, licenses and permits, charges for services, special assessments 
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. Miscellaneous revenues are not susceptible to accrual because generally they are not measurable until 
received in cash.
Grants and similar awards received before the eligibility requirements are met are recorded as unearned 
revenue. Cash receipts received in advance of being billed have also been reported as unearned revenue on 
the governmental fund financial statements. Special assessments and delinquent property taxes have been 
recorded as deferred inflows of resources.   Grant and similar awards received more than 60 days after the 
end of the current fiscal period have been recorded as deferred inflows of resources.
The City reports the following major governmental funds:
General Fund - This fund accounts for all financial resources of the City, except those required to be 
accounted for in other funds.
General Obligation Bonds Debt Service Fund - This fund accumulates monies for the payment of principal 
and interest requirements of the City’s tax supported general obligation bonds. Revenues for repayment are 
generated from secondary property taxes.
The City reports the following major proprietary funds:
Water Fund - This fund is used to account for the provision of water services to the residents of the City and 
certain county residents within the City’s municipal boundaries. All activities necessary to provide such 
service are accounted for in this fund.
Wastewater Fund - This fund is used to account for the provision of wastewater services to the residents of 
the City and certain county residents within the City’s municipal boundaries. All activities necessary to 
provide such service are accounted for in this fund.
Additionally, the City reports the following fund type:
Internal Service Fund - Internal Service Funds are established to account for financing of goods and services 
provided by one department or agency to other departments or agencies of the City on a cost 
reimbursement basis. The  Internal Service Fund consists of Self Insurance Funds that administer the City’s 
self-insured property, liability, health, dental, short-term disability and workers’ compensation insurance 
programs.
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NOTE 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued
Proprietary funds distinguish operating revenues and expenses from nonoperating items. Operating 
revenues and expenses generally result from providing services and producing and delivering goods in 
connection with a proprietary fund’s principal ongoing operations. The principal operating revenues of the 
City’s internal service fund are interfund transfers from the general fund for property and liability insurance 
and charges to user departments for premiums related to health, dental, workers’ compensation and short-
term disability self-insurance. The principal operating revenues of the City’s enterprise funds are user fees 
and charges to customers for water, wastewater, solid waste, airport services and public housing grants. 
Operating expenses for these funds include the cost of sales and services, administrative expenses, 
depreciation, claims and premiums. All revenues and expenses not meeting this definition are reported as 
nonoperating revenues and expenses.
When both restricted and unrestricted resources are available for use, it is the City’s policy to use restricted 
resources first where allowable and 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. Non-major funds are aggregated and presented in a 
single column. Internal service funds are combined and the totals are presented in a single column on the 
face of the proprietary fund statements. 
D. Budgeting and Budgetary Control
The City Council formally adopts an annual operating budget for the general, special revenue, debt service, 
capital projects, enterprise and internal service funds, excluding the special assessment bonds debt service 
fund.
The level of control at which expenditures may not exceed budget is by department. Upon written request 
by the City Manager, the City Council has the authority to transfer part or all of any unencumbered 
appropriation balance from one department to another per City Charter requirement. The City Manager and 
department heads have the authority to transfer appropriations between divisions and expenditure 
categories within departments. Appropriations totaling $61,519,903 were transferred from the contingency 
reserves within the general, special revenue, capital project and internal service funds.
All appropriations expire at the end of the fiscal year except for encumbered and capital improvements 
carryforward appropriations. Encumbrance accounting, under which purchase orders, contracts and other 
commitments for the future expenditure of funds are recorded in order to reserve that portion of the 
related fund balance, is employed in the governmental and proprietary fund types. Encumbrances 
outstanding at year-end are reported as part of restricted fund balance for governmental and proprietary 
funds (excluding the general fund) unless a negative fund balance is reported. If negative, encumbrances 
are reported as part of unassigned fund balance. Carryforwards for capital improvement projects are 
reported as part of assigned fund balance at year-end and encumbrances in the general fund are reported 
as part of unassigned fund balance. Significant encumbrances for the general fund are $10,677,781, for 
water enterprise fund are $18,016,446, for wastewater enterprise fund are $16,212,607, and for non-major 
governmental funds are $53,618,803.
The budgets are adopted on a basis differing from generally accepted accounting principles in that for 
budgetary purposes: (1) current year encumbrances are treated as expenditures; (2) bond proceeds for 
proprietary funds are considered revenue; (3) capital outlays for enterprise funds are treated as 
expenditures; (4) debt service principal payments are treated as expenditures for enterprise funds; (5) 
accrued compensated absences are not recognized as expenditures; (6) depreciation and amortization are 
not recognized as expenditures; (7) estimated landfill closure and post closure costs are not recognized as 
expenditures until incurred; (8) sales tax collected by merchants but not yet required to be remitted at the 
end of the fiscal year is not recorded as revenue; and (9) investments are recorded at cost.
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NOTE 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued
On June 3, 1980, the voters of Arizona approved an expenditure limitation for all local governments. This 
limitation restricts the growth of expenditures to a percentage determined by population and inflation, with 
certain expenditures excluded from the limitation. Through a Home Rule option, any city can adopt its own 
alternative expenditure limitation if a majority of the qualified electors vote in favor of the issue at a regular 
election.  On August 28, 2018, the City of Chandler voters approved to continue under Home Rule for the 
next four years.
E.
Pooled Cash and Investments
City Charter, Ordinance, and Trust Agreements authorize the City to invest in obligations guaranteed by the 
full faith and credit of the United States of America, government sponsored enterprises, government bonds 
with minimum credit ratings of Aa or AA, commercial paper with a minimum short-term rating of P1 or A1, 
negotiable certificates of deposit, corporate bonds carrying a minimum credit rating of A, repurchase 
agreements and the Local Government Investment Pool. The City of Chandler Municipal Property 
Corporation is additionally authorized to invest in banker’s acceptances, U.S. Corporate obligations rated 
Aa3 and AA or better, full faith and credit general obligations or special revenue bonds of any state or 
political subdivision rated AAA and Aaa, Refcorp interest strips and money market funds.
Nonparticipating interest-earning investment contracts are stated at cost. Money market investments and 
participating interest investment contracts with a remaining maturity of one year or less at time of purchase 
are stated at amortized cost. All other investments are stated at fair value.
Cash resources of the City are combined to form a pool of cash and investments. Excluded from this pool 
are the cash and investments of the Chandler Health Care Benefits Trust, Workers’ Compensation and 
Employer Liability Trust, Chandler Industrial Development Authority and the Chandler Cultural Foundation. 
Interest earned on the pooled cash and investments is distributed each month on the basis of average 
monthly equity in the pool.
F.
Receivables and Payables
Activity between funds that are representative of lending/borrowing arrangements outstanding at the end 
of the fiscal year are referred to as either “due to/from other funds” (i.e., the current portion of interfund 
loans) or “advances to/from other funds” (i.e., the non-current portion of interfund loans).
The water, wastewater and solid waste enterprise funds use the direct write-off method for bad debts and 
therefore do not have an allowance for uncollectible accounts. All other funds’ trade receivables are shown 
net of an allowance for uncollectible accounts. Trade accounts receivable in excess of 90 days comprise the 
trade accounts receivable allowance for uncollectible accounts.
Amounts due from other governments include receivables from other governmental entities including, but 
not limited to federal, state, or county entities. At year-end the receivables included $4,896,741 due from the 
federal government for grants and $4,223,132 due from the State of Arizona for shared revenues and 
grants, $43,502 due from Maricopa County for grants and $1,365,571 due from other governmental 
agencies.
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NOTE 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued
G. Inventories
Inventories are stated at average cost using the first-in/first-out (FIFO) method. Inventories are recorded as 
expenses/expenditures when consumed in the government-wide financial statements and governmental 
and proprietary fund financial statements, respectively.
H. Prepaid Items
Certain payments to vendors reflect costs applicable to future accounting periods and are recorded as 
prepaid items under the purchases method.
I.
Capital Assets
Capital assets, which include property, plant, equipment and infrastructure assets (e.g., roads, bridges, 
sidewalks and similar items), are reported in the applicable governmental or business-type activities 
columns in the government-wide financial statements. Capital assets are defined by the City as assets with 
an initial, individual cost of $10,000 or more 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 are recorded at acquisition value at the date of donation. The City defines general government 
infrastructure capital assets included in capital improvement projects completed at year’s end in excess of 
$100,000.
The costs of normal maintenance and repairs that do not add to the value of the asset or materially extend 
assets’ lives are not capitalized. Major outlays for capital assets and improvements are capitalized as 
projects are completed.
Estimated useful lives for capital assets were determined based on the City’s historical experience and 
various industry standards. Capital assets of the City are depreciated using the straight-line method over the 
following estimated useful lives:
Assets
Years
Buildings
20-40
Building improvements
20
Infrastructure
12-50
Machinery and equipment
5-15
System improvements
25
Vehicles
4-7
Water rights
1-99
J.
Deferred Outflows/Inflows of Resources
In addition to assets, the statement of financial position includes a separate section for deferred outflows of 
resources.  Deferred outflows of resources represent a consumption of net assets that applies to a future 
period(s) and so will not be recognized as an outflow of resources (expense/expenditure) until then.  The 
City has two items that qualify for reporting in this category: the deferred charge on refunding reported in 
the government-wide statement of net position and deferred amounts related to pension and OPEB. The 
deferred charge on refunding resulted from the difference between the carrying value of the refunded debt 
and its reacquisition price.  This amount is deferred and amortized over the shorter of the life of the 
refunded or refunding debt. The deferred amounts related to pension and OPEB relate differences between 
estimated and actual investment earnings, changes in actuarial assumptions and other pension and OPEB 
related changes.
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NOTE 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued
In addition to liabilities, the statement of financial position includes a separate section for deferred inflows 
of resources. Deferred inflows of resources represent an acquisition of net assets that applies to future 
period(s) and so will not be recognized as an inflow of resources (revenue) until that time.  The City has two 
items that qualify for reporting in this category. Unavailable revenue is reported only in the governmental 
funds balance sheet. The governmental funds report unavailable revenues from two sources: property taxes 
and special assessments. These amounts are deferred and recognized as an inflow of resources in the 
period that the amounts become available. In the government-wide financial statement the City reports 
deferred amounts related to pension and OPEB.
K.
Compensated Absences
Vacation leave vests with the employee as it is earned dependent on accumulated time and the individual’s 
vacation benefits associated with their rank within the City. All employees may carryforward only the 
amount of vacation benefits equal to the maximum allowable earned credits for the preceding calendar 
year. Upon termination or retirement, an employee will be compensated for accumulated vacation leave 
dependent on accumulated time and the individual's vacation benefits associated with their rank within the 
City. Payment will be based on the individual's rate of pay at termination or retirement. Upon death, the 
same benefits shall be paid to the employee's beneficiary. The amount, including related benefits, for 
accumulated vacation leave is reported on the government-wide and proprietary fund financial statements. 
A liability for these amounts is reported in governmental funds only if they have matured, for example, as a 
result of employee leave, resignations or retirements. Generally, resources from the general fund are used 
to pay for compensated absences.
Sick leave benefits provided for ordinary sick pay are not vested with the employee. Upon retirement, an 
employee will be compensated for 50 percent of accumulated sick leave. Payment will be based on the 
monthly compensation paid to the employee at the time of retirement and paid into a Retirement Health 
Savings Plan. Upon death, the same benefits shall be paid to the employee's beneficiary.
L.
Long-Term Obligations
In the government-wide financial statements and proprietary fund statements, long-term debt and other 
long-term obligations are reported as liabilities in the applicable governmental or business-type activities 
and proprietary fund Statement of Net Position. Bond related items, such as premiums and discounts, are 
deferred and amortized over the life of the bonds using the straight-line method. Bond issuance costs are 
expensed in the current period.
In the fund financial statements, governmental funds recognize bond premiums and discounts, as well as 
bond issuance costs, during the current period. The face amount of debt issued is reported as other 
financing sources. Premiums received on debt issuances are reported as other financing sources while 
discounts on debt issuances are reported as other financing uses. Issuance costs, whether or not withheld 
from the actual debt proceeds received, are reported as debt service expenditures.
The debt service funds are specifically established to account for and service the long-term obligations for 
the governmental funds and special assessment debt. Each enterprise fund individually accounts for and 
services the applicable bonds and lease purchase obligations which benefit these funds. Long-term 
obligations are recognized as a liability of a governmental fund when due or when resources have been 
accumulated for payment early in the following year. For other long-term obligations, only the portion that is 
expected to be financed from expendable available financial resources is reported as a fund liability of a 
governmental fund.
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NOTE 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued
M. Fund Equity
In the fund financial statements, governmental funds report fund balances as nonspendable, restricted, 
committed, assigned and unassigned. Nonspendable, restricted and committed classifications represent 
“reserved” fund balances whereas assigned and unassigned classifications represent “unreserved” fund 
balances (see Note 9).
N. Capital Contributions
Capital contributions, as shown in the enterprise funds, represent federal and state grants received, 
subdividers’ costs of installing water mains, water service connections installed at the customers’ expense 
and transfers of equipment from governmental funds. Capital contributions are shown as an inflow of 
resources in both the government-wide and fund financial statements (see Note 8).
O. Pensions
For purposes of measuring the net pension liability, deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of 
resources related to pensions and pension expense, information about the pension plan’s fiduciary net 
position and additions to/deductions from the plan’s fiduciary net position have been determined on the 
same basis as they are reported by the plan. For this purpose, benefit payments (including refunds of 
employee contributions) are recognized when due and payable in accordance with the benefit terms. 
Investments are reported at fair value.
P.
Post-Employment Health Care and Life Insurance Benefits
In addition to providing pension benefits, the City allows for continuance of certain health care and life 
insurance benefits for retired employees. Substantially all of the City's employees may become eligible for 
those benefits if they are eligible to receive a retirement pension when leaving employment with the City. 
The cost of retiree health care and life insurance premiums is borne both by the retiree and the specific 
retirement plan under which they participated. There is no direct cost paid by the City.
Q. Statements of Cash Flows
The City considers all highly liquid investments (including restricted assets) with an original maturity of three 
months or less to be cash equivalents. In the statements of cash flows, cash receipts and payments are 
classified according to whether they stem from operating, noncapital financing, capital and related financing 
or investing activities.
R.
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 statements are reported as other financing sources/uses in governmental 
funds and after non-operating revenues/expenses in proprietary funds.
S.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make 
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of 
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of 
revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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NOTE 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, concluded
T.
Implementation of New Accounting Standards
During the year ended June 30, 2021, the City implemented the provisions of Governmental Accounting 
Standards Board Statements No. 84 Fiduciary Activities and No. 90, Majority Equity Interests - an 
amendment of GASB Statements No. 14 and No. 61 and early implemented the provision of Statement No. 
98, The Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. GASB 84 improves guidance regarding the identification of 
fiduciary activities for accounting and financial reporting purposes and how those activities should be 
reported.  GASB 90 improves the consistency and comparability of reporting a government's majority equity 
interest in a legally separate organization and to improve the relevance of the financial statement 
information for certain component units.  GASB 98 established the term annual comprehensive financial 
report and its acronym ACFR and replaces comprehensive annual financial report and its acronym.
NOTE 2 - Cash and Investments
The City maintains a cash and investment pool that is available for use by all funds, except for the Chandler  
Industrial Development Authority, the Chandler Cultural Foundation and the Chandler Health Care Benefits 
Trust. Each fund’s portion of this pool is displayed on the financial statements as Equity in Pooled Cash and 
Investments. Pooled cash and investments are stated at fair value with accrued interest shown separately. 
Restricted cash and investments are amounts held separately by trustees and amounts segregated due to 
their source and future intent. In addition, the Industrial Development Authority, the Chandler Cultural 
Foundation, the Chandler Health Care Benefits Trust and the Chandler Workers’ Compensation Employer 
Liability Trust separately hold investments.
Deposits
At year-end, cash on hand was $46,865, the carrying amount of the City deposits was $31,267,782, and the 
bank balance was $37,085,141. Of the bank balance, $250,000 was covered by federal depository insurance 
and $36,835,141 was covered by collateral held in the pledging bank’s trust department in the City’s name. 
In addition, at June 30, 2021, the City had $76,322,643 of restricted cash held by paying agent consisting of 
$49,659,730 in July 1, 2021 debt service payments, $14,743,727 in unspent bond proceeds from the 2017 
and 2019 Excise Tax Revenue Obligation issuances, and $11,919,186 from the 2017 and 2019 General 
Obligation Bond issuances. The cash held by paying agent is in money market funds invested primarily in 
short-term U.S. Treasury securities.
Fair Value Measurements. The City categorizes its fair value measurements within the fair value hierarchy 
established by generally accepted accounting principles. The hierarchy is based on the valuation inputs used 
to measure the fair value of the asset.
•
Level 1 inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets
•
Level 2 inputs are significant other observable inputs
•
Level 3 inputs are significant unobservable inputs
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NOTE 2 - Cash and Investments, continued
At June 30, 2021, the City had the following investments and maturities:
Investment Maturities (in Years)
Investment Type
Category
Fair Value
Less than 1 
Year
1-5 Years
Concentration 
of
Credit Risk %
S&P/Moody/
Fitch
Credit Rating
U.S. Treasuries
Level 1
$ 308,771,593 
$ 40,864,941 
$ 267,906,652 
 44.37 %
U.S. Agencies:
     Fannie Mae 
Level 2
 
56,224,596 
 
— 
 
56,224,596 
 8.08 
AA+/Aaa/AAA
     Federal Farm Credit Banks  
Level 2
 
13,159,907 
 
— 
 
13,159,907 
 1.89 
AA+/Aaa/AAA
     Federal Home Loan Bank  
Level 2
 
9,645,742 
 
— 
 
9,645,742 
 1.39 
AA+/Aaa/AAA
     Freddie Mac 
Level 2
 
81,933,956 
 
— 
 
81,933,956 
 11.77 
AA+/Aaa/AAA
Commercial Paper:
 
— 
   Albion Cap Corp/LLC 
 Level 2 
 
5,028,637 
 
5,028,637 
 
— 
 0.72 
A-1/P-1
Corporate Bonds:
   Adobe Inc Corp 
 Level 2 
 
715,245 
 
— 
 
715,245 
 0.10 
 A/A2 
   Amazon.com Inc Corp 
 Level 2 
 
4,239,458 
 
— 
 
4,239,458 
 0.61 
 AA/A1 
   American Honda Finance Corp 
 Level 2 
 
2,091,364 
 
229,216 
 
1,862,148 
 0.30 
 A-/A3 
   Apple Inc Corp 
 Level 2 
 
7,895,920 
 
3,116,795 
 
4,779,125 
 1.13 
 AA+/Aa1/NA 
   Bank of America Corp 
 Level 2 
 
6,438,245 
 
— 
 
6,438,245 
 0.92 
 A-/A2/AA- 
   Bank of New York Mellon Corp 
 Level 2 
 
8,365,156 
 
— 
 
8,365,156 
 1.20 
 A/A1/AA- 
   Caterpillar Finl Service 
 Level 2 
 
4,795,432 
 
1,510,422 
 
3,285,010 
 0.69 
 A/A2/A 
   Charles Schwab Corp 
 Level 2 
 
3,720,931 
 
— 
 
3,720,931 
 0.53 
 A/A2/A 
   Exxon Mobil Corp 
 Level 2 
 
4,233,788 
 
— 
 
4,233,788 
 0.61 
 AA-/Aa2/NA 
   Hershey Company 
 Level 2 
 
263,258 
 
— 
 
263,258 
 0.04 
 A/A1 
   John Deere Capital  
 Level 2 
 
4,671,829 
 
1,016,994 
 
3,654,835 
 0.67 
 A/A2/A 
   JPMorgan Chase Bank 
 Level 2 
 
8,164,019 
 
— 
 
8,164,019 
 1.17 
 A-/A2/AA- 
   Mastercard Inc Corp 
 Level 2 
 
3,295,842 
 
— 
 
3,295,842 
 0.47 
 A+/A1 
   Metropolitan Life Global Funding I 
 Level 2 
 
4,531,082 
 
— 
 
4,531,082 
 0.65 
 AA-/Aa3/AA- 
National Rural Utilities Cooperative 
Finance Corp 
 Level 2 
 
2,988,510 
 
— 
 
2,988,510 
 0.43 
 A-/A2/A 
   New York Life Global Funding 
 Level 2 
 
4,437,567 
 
— 
 
4,437,567 
 0.64 
 AA+/Aaa/AAA 
   Northern Trust Corp 
 Level 2 
 
2,660,289 
 
— 
 
2,660,289 
 0.38 
 A+/A2/A+ 
   Paccar Financial Corp 
 Level 2 
 
3,369,597 
 
3,369,597 
 
— 
 0.48 
 A+/A1/NA 
   PNC Bank Na 
 Level 2 
 
1,476,237 
 
— 
 
1,476,237 
 0.21 
 A/A2/A+ 
   Toyota Motor Credit Corp 
 Level 2 
 
2,156,917 
 
— 
 
2,156,917 
 0.31 
 A+/A1 
   Truist Financial Corp 
 Level 2 
 
5,147,125 
 
— 
 
5,147,125 
 0.74 
 A-/A3/A 
   Unilever Capital Corp 
 Level 2 
 
295,102 
 
— 
 
295,102 
 0.04 
 A+/A1 
   United Parcel Service 
 Level 2 
 
2,711,606 
 
2,711,606 
 
— 
 0.39 
 A-/A2 
   US Bank Na 
 Level 2 
 
4,283,904 
 
— 
 
4,283,904 
 0.62 
 A+/A1/A+ 
   US Bankcorp 
 Level 2 
 
3,131,445 
 
3,131,445 
 
— 
 0.45 
 A+/A1 
   Wal Mart Stores Inc  
 Level 2 
 
2,256,501 
 
— 
 
2,256,501 
 0.32 
 AA/Aa2 
   Walt Disney Company 
 Level 2 
 
172,556 
 
— 
 
172,556 
 0.02 
 BBB+/A2 
Municipal Bonds:
  AZ Tran Board TXBL REV Bonds
Level 2
 
1,584,898 
 
— 
 
1,584,898 
 0.23 
AA+/Aa1
  Scottsdale, AZ TXBL GO Bonds
Level 2
 
1,631,823 
 
— 
 
1,631,823 
 0.23 
AAA/Aaa
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Investment Maturities (in Years)
Investment Type
Category
Fair Value
Less than 1 
Year
1-5 Years
Concentration 
of
Credit Risk %
S&P/Moody/
Fitch
Credit Rating
Asset Backed:
   Allya 2019-3 A3 
Level 2
 
2,097,050 
 
— 
 
2,097,050 
 0.30 
 AAA/Aaa/NA 
   Amxca 2019-2 A 
Level 2
 
2,019,326 
 
2,019,326 
 
— 
 0.29 
 NA/Aaa/AAA 
   Bmwot 2019-A A3 
Level 2
 
2,523,078 
 
— 
 
2,523,078 
 0.36 
 AAA/NA/AAA 
   Carmx 2019-2 A3 
Level 2
 
676,194 
 
— 
 
676,194 
 0.10 
 AAA/NR 
   Carmx 2020-1 A3 
Level 2
 
871,824 
 
— 
 
871,824 
 0.13 
 AAA/NR 
   Carmx 2021-1 A3 
Level 2
 
484,423 
 
— 
 
484,423 
 0.07 
 AAA/NR 
   Carmx 2021-2 A3 
Level 2
 
996,317 
 
— 
 
996,317 
 0.14 
 AAA/NR 
   CNH2001-A A3 
Level 2
 
834,328 
 
— 
 
834,328 
 0.12 
 AAA/NR 
   Comet 2019-2 A 
Level 2
 
2,034,430 
 
— 
 
2,034,430 
 0.29 
 AAA/NA/AAA 
   Copar 2019-1 A3 
Level 2
 
2,608,974 
 
— 
 
2,608,974 
 0.37 
 AAA/Aaa/AAA 
   Fordo 2019-A A3 
Level 2
 
1,781,539 
 
— 
 
1,781,539 
 0.26 
 NA/Aaa/AAA 
   Harot 2019-1 A3 
Level 2
 
364,255 
 
— 
 
364,255 
 0.05 
 AAA/NR 
   Harot 2019-2 A3 
Level 2
 
960,757 
 
— 
 
960,757 
 0.14 
 NR/Aaa 
   Harot 2021-1 A3 
Level 2
 
829,227 
 
— 
 
829,227 
 0.12 
 NR/Aaa 
   Hart 2018-A A3 
Level 2
 
3,149 
 
— 
 
3,149 
 — 
 AAA/Aaa 
   Hart 2020-A A3 
Level 2
 
5,072,097 
 
— 
 
5,072,097 
 0.73 
 AAA/NA/AAA 
   Hart 2021-A A3 
Level 2
 
639,829 
 
— 
 
639,829 
 0.09 
 AAA/NR 
   Hyundai Auto Receivables trust 
Level 2
 
579,285 
 
— 
 
579,285 
 0.08 
 AAA/NR 
   Mbart 2018-1 A3 
Level 2
 
478,295 
 
— 
 
478,295 
 0.07 
 AAA/Aaa/NA 
   Narot 2018-B A3 
Level 2
 
398,921 
 
— 
 
398,921 
 0.06 
 AAA/Aaa 
   Narot 2019-A A3 
Level 2
 
936,480 
 
— 
 
936,480 
 0.13 
 NR/Aaa 
   Narot 2019-B A3 
Level 2
 
1,073,232 
 
— 
 
1,073,232 
 0.15 
 NR/Aaa 
   Narot 2021-A A3 
Level 2
 
5,493,963 
 
— 
 
5,493,963 
 0.79 
 AAA/Aaa/NA 
   Sdart 2021-2 A3 
Level 2
 
3,249,580 
 
— 
 
3,249,580 
 0.47 
 NA/Aaa/AAA 
   Taot 2020-A A3 
Level 2
 
1,808,964 
 
— 
 
1,808,964 
 0.26 
 AAA/Aaa 
   Taot 2020-C A3 
Level 2
 
1,503,692 
 
— 
 
1,503,692 
 0.22 
 AAA/Aaa/NA 
   Taot 2021-A A3 
Level 2
 
2,298,181 
 
— 
 
2,298,181 
 0.33 
 NA/Aaa/AAA 
   Woart 2019-B A3 
Level 2
 
3,673,077 
 
— 
 
3,673,077 
 0.53 
 AAA/NA/AAA 
Money Market - Certificates of Deposit
Level 2
 
18,300,664 
 
3,649,819 
 
14,650,845 
 2.63 
A-1/P-1
Money Market Fund
Level 1
 
55,019,398 
 
55,019,398 
 
— 
 7.90 
AAAm/NR
Cash and cash equivalents
Level 1
 
153,275 
 
153,275 
 
— 
 0.02 
AAA/Aaa/AAA
Total
$ 696,253,881 
$ 121,821,471 
$ 574,432,410 
 100.00 %
Investment Valuation Techniques. U.S. treasuries, agencies, money market, and equity securities classified in 
Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy are valued using prices quoted in active markets for identical securities. 
Governmental bonds, corporate bonds, other fixed income instruments, and international bonds classified 
in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy are valued based on significant other observable inputs, which may 
include, but are not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted 
prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted 
prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatility, 
prepayment speeds, loss severity, credit risks and default rates) or other market corroborated inputs.
Interest Rate Risk. In accordance with its investment policy, the City manages its exposure to declines in fair 
values by limiting the maturities of its investment portfolio to five years.
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NOTE 2 - Cash and Investments, concluded
Credit Risk. The City’s investment policy allows for investments in obligations guaranteed by the full faith and 
credit of the United States of America, government sponsored enterprises, government bonds with 
minimum credit ratings of AA+ or Aaa, commercial paper with a minimum short-term rating of A-1 or P-1, 
negotiable certificates of deposit, corporate bonds carrying a minimum credit rating of A-, repurchase 
agreements and the Local Government Investment Pool. The City’s investment in U.S. Agencies, Corporate 
Bonds and Money Market Funds were rated no lower than AAA, BBB+ and AAAm by Standard & Poor’s, 
respectively, as of June 30, 2021.
Custodial Credit Risk - Investments.  The custodial credit risk for investments is the risk that, in the event of the 
failure of the counterparty to a transaction, the City will not be able to recover the value of its investments 
or collateral securities that are in the possession of an outside party.  To limit its exposure, the City's 
investment policy requires all security transactions that are exposed to custodial credit risk to be processed 
on a delivery versus payment (DVP) basis with the underlying investments held by a third party acting as the 
City's agent separate from where the investment was purchased or by the trust department of the bank 
where purchased, in the City's name.
Concentration of Credit Risk. The City’s investment policy does not allow for an investment in any one issuer 
that is in excess of five percent of the City’s total investments. Securities issued by the United States of 
America or its agencies are exempt from this provision. More than 5 percent of the City’s investments are in 
U.S. Agencies, U.S. Treasuries and Money Market Funds. See percentages in table on preceding pages.
NOTE 3 - Property Taxes
The City’s property tax is levied and collected by the Maricopa County Treasurer. Property taxes are levied 
on or before the third Monday in August. The levy is based upon the January 1 limited property tax value of 
property as determined by the Maricopa County Assessor. Under Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.), two 
assessed valuations are used. One is for primary taxes (used to fund operating expenditures) and the other 
is for secondary taxes (used to meet general obligation debt service requirements). Taxes are due in two 
equal installments on October 1 and March 1 following the levy date and are delinquent on the first day of 
November and May, respectively. Delinquent amounts bear interest at the rate of 16 percent.
The City also levies various personal property taxes during the year, which are due the second Monday of 
the month following receipt of the tax notice, and become delinquent 30 days thereafter.
Pursuant to A.R.S. a lien against assessed real and personal property attaches on the first day of January 
preceding assessment and levy; however according to case law, an enforceable legal claim to the asset does 
not arise.
The State Constitution and State law specify a property tax levy limitation system.  The system consists of 
two levies, a limited levy known as the primary property tax levy and an unlimited levy referred to as the 
secondary levy, which may only be used to retire bonded indebtedness. There is also a control on the 
assessed value of property for primary tax purposes. The base year for the tax system is fiscal year 1979-80. 
From this base year, two assessed values evolve. The primary assessed values are allowed to increase by no 
more than 5 percent a year. The dollar amount of the secondary property tax levy is "unlimited" and the 
actual limited property value of property is used in determining the tax rate.
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NOTE 3 - Property Taxes, concluded
The primary tax levy is limited to an increase of 2 percent over the previous year's maximum allowable 
primary levy, plus an increased dollar amount because of a net gain in property not taxed the previous year. 
Also, the primary property tax from all taxing jurisdictions for homeowners may not exceed 1 percent of the 
market value of their homes. If the combined primary property tax (for the City, County, School District, etc.) 
exceeds 1 percent of the market value of the homes, the school districts will reduce their rate until the 
homeowners' aggregate rate is equal to or less than the allowable 1 percent. The State will then subsidize 
the school districts for the reduced revenue. This 1 percent limitation applies to primary property taxes only 
and does not affect the secondary property tax levy.
In fiscal year 2020-21, current property tax collections were $36,040,967 or 99 percent of the tax levy, and 
were recognized as revenue when received. At fiscal year end, the delinquent property tax expected to be 
collected within 60 days is recognized as revenue and recorded as a receivable. Property taxes levied in 
August 2021 are not available for fiscal year 2020-21; accordingly, such taxes will not be recognized as 
revenue until fiscal year 2021-22.
NOTE 4 - Capital Assets
A summary of changes in capital assets for governmental activities is as follows:
Balance
Balance
 Governmental Activities
June 30, 2020
Additions
Retirements
June 30, 2021
Capital assets, not being depreciated:
Land
$ 
92,528,517 
$ 
— 
$ 
— 
$ 
92,528,517 
Construction in progress
 
113,530,548 
 
36,018,096 
 
(43,538,657)  
106,009,987 
Total capital assets not being depreciated
 
206,059,065 
 
36,018,096 
 
(43,538,657)  
198,538,504 
Capital assets, being depreciated:
Infrastructure
 
743,147,645 
 
32,799,025 
 
— 
 
775,946,670 
Building and improvements
 
410,009,123 
 
5,427,208 
 
— 
 
415,436,331 
Machinery and equipment
 
96,956,739 
 
10,075,340 
 
(5,956,668)  
101,075,411 
Total capital assets being depreciated
 
1,250,113,507 
 
48,301,573 
 
(5,956,668)  
1,292,458,412 
Less accumulated depreciation for:
Infrastructure
 
(406,838,819)  
(27,591,284)  
— 
 
(434,430,103) 
Building and improvements
 
(220,031,093)  
(18,630,491)  
— 
 
(238,661,584) 
Machinery and equipment
 
(73,624,049)  
(7,882,295)  
5,746,432 
 
(75,759,912) 
Total accumulated depreciation
 
(700,493,961)  
(54,104,070)  
5,746,432 
 
(748,851,599) 
Total capital assets, being depreciated, net
 
549,619,546 
 
(5,802,497)  
(210,236)  
543,606,813 
Governmental activities capital assets, net
$ 
755,678,611 
$ 
30,215,599 
$ 
(43,748,893) $ 
742,145,317 
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NOTE 4 - Capital Assets, continued
Construction in progress in the governmental activities capital assets is comprised of the following:
Expended to
Remaining
June 30, 2021
Commitments
Streets
$ 
43,178,596 
$ 
18,110,647 
Parks and recreation
8,837,804 
1,679,519 
Buildings and related improvements
53,993,587 
10,482,847 
Total
$ 
106,009,987 
$ 
30,273,013 
A summary of changes in capital assets for business-type activities is as follows:
Balance
Balance
Business-Type Activities
June 30, 2020
Additions
Retirements
June 30, 2021
Capital assets, not being depreciated:
Land
$ 
51,669,315 
$ 
5,520,416 
$ 
— 
$ 
57,189,731 
Construction in progress
57,565,710 
13,616,690 
 
(53,158,699)  
18,023,701 
Total capital assets not being depreciated
109,235,025 
19,137,106 
(53,158,699) 
75,213,432 
Capital assets, being depreciated:
System improvements
1,389,863,970 
11,206,434 
— 
1,401,070,404 
Building and improvements
26,345,403 
93,136 
— 
26,438,539 
Vehicles, machinery and equipment
20,224,800 
346,217 
(83,290) 
20,487,727 
Water rights
— 
42,860,250 
— 
42,860,250 
Land improvements
2,495,534 
172,703 
— 
2,668,237 
Total capital assets being depreciated
1,438,929,707 
54,678,740 
(83,290) 
1,493,525,157 
Less accumulated depreciation for:
System improvements
(723,937,013) 
(46,221,465) 
— 
(770,158,478) 
Buildings and improvements
(17,414,402) 
(974,292) 
— 
(18,388,694) 
Vehicles, machinery and equipment
(17,006,718) 
(1,000,979) 
61,290 
(17,946,407) 
Water rights
— 
(214,301) 
— 
(214,301) 
Land improvements
(2,296,682) 
(54,468) 
— 
(2,351,150) 
Total accumulated depreciation
(760,654,815) 
(48,465,505) 
61,290 
(809,059,030) 
Total capital assets, being depreciated, net
678,274,892 
6,213,235 
(22,000) 
684,466,127 
Business-type activities capital assets, net
$ 
787,509,917 
$ 
25,350,341 
$ 
(53,180,699) $ 
759,679,559 
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NOTE 4 - Capital Assets, concluded
Construction in progress in the business-type activities capital assets is comprised of the following:
Expended to
Remaining
June 30, 
2021
Commitments
Sewer system improvements
$ 
7,863,976 $ 15,384,893 
Water system improvements
9,730,210 
12,299,108 
Solid waste system improvements
215,095 
64,543 
Airport improvements
214,420 
359,552 
Total
$ 
18,023,701 
$ 28,108,096 
Depreciation expense was charged to functions/programs as follows:
Governmental activities:
General government
$ 
8,397,075 
Public safety
7,272,663 
Community services
10,491,842 
Transportation and development
27,942,490 
Total depreciation expense - governmental activities
$ 54,104,070 
Business-type activities:
Water
$ 17,095,915 
Wastewater
29,089,066 
Solid waste
611,341 
Airport
1,071,710 
Chandler housing authority
597,473 
Total depreciation expense - business-type activities
$ 48,465,505 
Projects are reported as construction in progress when initially identified.  Throughout the life of the project, 
it may be determined that the project does not meet the requirements for capitalization.  Once a project is 
determined to not meet the requirements for capitalization it is removed from construction in progress.  As 
a result, deletions and transfers out from construction in progress may be more than what is reported as 
additions and transfers in to depreciable capital assets.
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NOTE 5 - Long-Term Liabilities
A.
General Obligation Bonds
The City issues general obligation bonds to provide funds for the acquisition and construction of major 
capital facilities. General obligation bonds have been issued for both governmental and business-type 
activities. Bonds issued for business-type activities are reported in the enterprise funds as they are to be 
repaid from enterprise revenues. In addition, general obligation bonds have been issued to refund other 
general obligation bonds. General obligation bonds are direct obligations and pledge the full faith and credit 
of the City. These bonds are generally issued as 10 to 15 year serial bonds, except for refunding issues, with 
varying amounts of principal maturing each year. The City has pledged future ad valorem tax revenues and 
net enterprise revenues to repay a total of $321,869,128 in outstanding general obligation bonds and are 
payable through July 1, 2035. Proceeds of the bonds were used for governmental and business-type 
activities.
Governmental Activities General Obligation Bonds
Annual principal and interest payments on the government activities bonds were approximately 79 percent 
of total ad valorem taxes. The total principal and interest remaining to be paid on the governmental 
activities portion of the bonds is $231,642,858. Principal and interest paid for the current year and total ad 
valorem property taxes were $28,943,382 and $36,409,345 respectively.
General obligation bonds outstanding as reported in governmental and business-type activities at June 30, 
2021 were as follows:
Outstanding
Governmental Activities General Obligation Bonds:
June 30, 2021
$214,540,000 Refunding Bonds, Series 2014, due in annual installments of 
$10,370,000 to $16,210,000 through 7/1/28; interest at 3 percent to 5 percent.
$ 
96,099,000 
$39,050,000 Refunding Bonds, Series 2016, due in annual installments of 
$4,980,000 to $15,465,000 beginning 7/1/25 through 7/1/27; interest at 3 percent 
to 5 percent. 
25,500,000 
$58,740,000 Capital Improvement Bonds, Series 2017, due in annual installments 
of $3,075,000 to $4,160,000  through 7/1/32; interest at 2.3 percent to 4 percent.
43,165,000 
$30,400,000 Capital Improvement Bonds, Series 2019, due in annual installments 
of $1,000,000 to $2,325,000  through 7/1/35; interest at 2.3 percent to 4 percent.
30,400,000 
Total Governmental Activities General Obligation Bonds
$ 
195,164,000 
CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
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NOTE 5 - Long-Term Liabilities, continued
Business-Type Activity General Obligation Bonds
Annual principal and interest payments on the business-type activities bonds were approximately 21 
percent of net water and wastewater system revenues. The total principal and interest remaining to be paid 
on the business-type activities portion of the general obligation bonds is $90,226,270. Principal and interest 
paid for the current year and total net water system, wastewater system revenues were $12,764,575 and 
$59,876,984 respectively.
Outstanding
Business-Type Activities General Obligation Bonds:
June 30, 2021
$214,540,000 Refunding Bonds, Series 2014, due in annual  installments of 
$6,895,000 to $11,036,000 through 7/1/28; interest at 3 percent to 5 percent.
$ 
63,386,000 
$39,050,000 Refunding Bonds, Series 2016, due in annual installments of 
$2,395,000 to $8,650,000 beginning 7/1/25 through 7/1/27; interest at 3 percent 
to 5 percent. 
13,550,000 
Total Business-Type Activities General Obligation Bonds
$ 
76,936,000 
B.
Excise Tax Revenue Obligations
Excise tax revenue obligations are issued to provide funds to acquire and construct certain improvements to 
the water and sewer systems of the City and to pay the costs incurred in connection with the issuance of the 
obligations. The City has collateralized the obligations by the pledge of all unrestricted excise taxes 
(transaction privilege tax, franchise fees, state-shared sales and income taxes and fees for licenses and 
permits) including all fines and forfeitures, which the City presently or in the future imposes or receives from 
other entities and which are not earmarked by the contributor for a contrary or inconsistent purpose.
The City agrees that, so long as any of the obligations remain outstanding and their principal and interest 
are unpaid, it will not further encumber the excise taxes unless the excise taxes received by the City in the 
immediately preceding fiscal year are at least three times the highest combined debt service for the current 
or any succeeding fiscal year for all outstanding parity obligations, including the additional parity obligations 
proposed be secured by a pledge of the same excise taxes. The City does have the right to incur additional 
parity obligations payable from and secured by the excise taxes on parity with the obligations.
Annual principal and interest payments on the obligations are being repaid from net water and wastewater 
system revenues and were less than 31% percent of net system revenues. The total principal and interest to 
be paid on the obligations is $287,436,188. Principal and interest paid for the current year and net water 
and wastewater system revenues were $18,599,151 and $60,098,730 respectively. Total excise tax revenues 
during the fiscal year were $251,546,983. Principal and interest payments were approximately 7 percent of 
total excise tax revenues.
CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
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NOTE 5 - Long-Term Liabilities, continued
Outstanding
Business-Type Activities Excise Tax Revenue Obligations:
June 30, 2021
$15,000,000 Water & Sewer Excise Tax Revenue Obligations, Series 2011, due in 
annual installments of $835,000 to $905,000 through 7/1/22; interest at 3 
percent to 4 percent. 
$ 
1,775,000 
$104,500,000 Water & Sewer Excise Tax Revenue Obligations, Series 2013, due 
in annual installments of $3,100,000 to $12,000,000 through 7/1/33; interest at 
4 percent to 5 percent.
 
94,300,000 
$66,660,000 Water & Sewer Excise Tax Revenue Obligations, Series 2015, due in 
annual installments of $2,635,000 to $5,620,000 through 7/1/35; interest at 3 
percent to 5 percent. 
 
58,610,000 
$19,510,000 Water & Sewer Excise Tax Revenue Refunding Obligations, Series 
2016, due in annual installments of $1,180,000 to $3,050,000 7/1/20 through 
7/1/28; interest at 4 percent to 5 percent.
 
18,330,000 
$36,220,000 Water & Sewer Excise Tax Revenue Obligations, Series 2017, due in 
annual installments of $775,000 to $4,045,000 through 7/1/37; interest at 3 
percent to 5 percent.
 
34,445,000 
$13,000,000 Water & Sewer Excise Tax Revenue Obligations, Series 2019, due in 
annual installments of $1,270,000 to $1,765,000 through 7/1/28; interest at 5 
percent.
 
12,320,000 
Total Business-Type Activities Excise Tax Revenue Obligations
$ 
219,780,000 
C.
Special Assessment Bonds with Governmental Commitment
As trustee for improvement districts, the City is responsible for collection of assessments levied against the 
owners of property within the improvement districts and for disbursement of these amounts for retirement 
of the respective bonds issued to finance the improvements. At June  30, 2021, the special assessments 
receivable, together with amounts paid in advance and interest to be received over the life of the 
assessment period, are adequate for the scheduled maturities of the bonds payable and related interest. 
Special assessment bonds are collateralized by properties within the districts. In the event of default by the 
property owner, the City may enforce an auction sale to satisfy the debt service requirements of the bonds. 
The City is contingently liable on special assessment bonds to the extent that proceeds from auction sales 
are insufficient to retire outstanding bonds.
Special assessment bonds payable with governmental commitment outstanding as reported in 
governmental activities at June 30, 2021 were as follows:
Outstanding
Special Assessment Bonds with Governmental Commitment:
June 30, 2021
$7,370,000 Spectrum Improvement District Bonds, due in annual installments of 
$585,000 to $635,000 through 1/1/23; interest at 4 percent.
$ 
1,245,000 
Total Special Assessment Bonds with Governmental Commitment
$ 
1,245,000 
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Changes in Long-Term Liabilities
Balance
Balance
Due within
Governmental Activities:
June 30, 2020
Additions
Reductions
June 30, 2021
One Year
Compensated absences
$ 13,811,004 
$ 
1,727,342 
$ 
(1,858,844) $ 13,679,502 
$ 
2,482,184 
Bonds payable:
General obligation bonds
 215,939,000 
 
— 
 
(20,775,000)  195,164,000 
 
19,395,000 
Special assessment bonds
 
1,830,000 
 
— 
 
(585,000)  
1,245,000 
 
610,000 
Issuance premiums
 
19,789,672 
 
— 
 
(2,240,684)  
17,548,988 
 
2,240,684 
Total bonds payable
 237,558,672 
 
— 
 
(23,600,684)  213,957,988 
 
22,245,684 
Claims payable (as restated)
 
13,643,256 
 
32,993,787 
 
(27,751,181)  
18,885,862 
 
12,183,920 
Net pension liability
 275,257,904 
 
18,723,470 
 
— 
 293,981,374 
 
— 
OPEB liability
 
47,361,614 
 
8,743,647 
 
— 
 
56,105,261 
 
— 
Totals
$ 587,632,450 
$ 62,188,246 
$ (53,210,709) $ 596,609,987 
$ 36,911,788 
Balance
Balance
Due Within
Business-Type Activities:
June 30, 2020
Additions
Reductions
June 30, 2021
One Year
Compensated absences
$ 
1,388,807 
$ 
211,401 
$ 
(191,432) $ 
1,408,776 
$ 
255,626 
Bonds & obligations payable:
General obligation bonds
 
86,261,000 
 
— 
 
(9,325,000)  
76,936,000 
 
9,525,000 
Revenue bonds
 
2,340,000 
 
— 
 
(2,340,000)  
— 
 
— 
Excise tax revenue obligations
 228,985,000 
 
— 
 
(9,205,000)  219,780,000 
 
10,630,000 
Issuance premiums
 
25,623,807 
 
— 
 
(2,663,431)  
22,960,376 
 
2,663,437 
Total bonds & obligations 
payable
 343,209,807 
 
— 
 
(23,533,431)  319,676,376 
 
22,818,437 
Net pension liability
 
18,637,376 
 
3,601,126 
 
— 
 
22,238,502 
 
— 
OPEB liability
 
5,751,113 
 
1,147,609 
 
— 
 
6,898,722 
 
— 
Landfill closure/post closure
 
4,340,000 
 
— 
 
— 
 
4,340,000 
 
94,446 
Totals
$ 373,327,103 
$ 
4,960,136 
$ (23,724,863) $ 354,562,376 
$ 23,168,509 
    
Compensated Absences
The City’s policy relating to compensated absences is described in Note 1. The long-term portion of this debt 
is expected to be paid in future years from future resources. Compensated absences for governmental 
activities have been liquidated primarily by the general fund.
Statutory Debt Limitation
In the absence of more restrictive bond authorization ballot limitations, the City is subject to state 
limitations on the amount of net bonded debt (exclusive of revenue bonds, excise tax revenue obligations, 
and improvement district bonds) it may have outstanding. The statutory debt limitation is 20 percent of the 
full cash property assessed valuation for purposes of water, wastewater, artificial light, acquisition and 
development of land for open space preserves, recreation facilities, public safety and emergency services, 
streets and transportation and 6 percent of the full cash property assessed valuation for all other purposes 
(e.g., library, museum, center for the arts). At June 30, 2021, the 6 percent debt limitation was $280,953,536, 
providing a debt margin of $274,194,030 and the 20 percent debt limitation was $936,511,789, providing a 
debt margin of $659,438,047. 
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Bond Covenants
Pursuant to certain bond indenture agreements, the City is obligated to various limitations and restrictions 
on annual debt service requirements, maintenance and flow of monies through various restricted accounts, 
minimum amounts to be maintained in various sinking funds, and minimum revenue bond coverages. The 
City is in compliance with all such significant limitations and restrictions in the opinion of City’s 
management.
Arbitrage
Arbitrage is the ability to obtain tax-exempt bond proceeds and invest the funds in higher yielding taxable 
securities, resulting in a profit. The City monitors compliance with federal arbitrage regulations.  Arbitrage 
liability as of June 30, 2021 is $0.
Debt Service Requirements to Maturity
The following is a summary of debt service requirements to maturity for all bonds payable as of June 30, 
2021:
GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES
Years
General
General
Improvement
Improvement
Ended
Obligation
Obligation
Districts
Districts
June 30
Principal
Interest
Principal
Interest
Total
2022
$ 19,395,000 
$ 
7,370,030 
$ 
610,000 
$ 
49,800 
$ 27,424,830 
2023
 
20,060,000 
 
6,598,475 
 
635,000 
 
25,400 
 
27,318,875 
2024
 
20,860,000 
 
5,702,900 
 
— 
 
— 
 
26,562,900 
2025
 
21,610,000 
 
4,695,275 
 
— 
 
— 
 
26,305,275 
2026
 
20,820,000 
 
3,790,525 
 
— 
 
— 
 
24,610,525 
2027-2031
 
73,934,000 
 
7,465,438 
 
— 
 
— 
 
81,399,438 
2032-2036
 
18,485,000 
 
856,215 
 
— 
 
— 
 
19,341,215 
Total
$ 195,164,000 
$ 36,478,858 
$ 
1,245,000 
$ 
75,200 
$ 232,963,058 
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NOTE 5 - Long-Term Liabilities, concluded
BUSINESS-TYPE ACTIVITIES
Years
General
General
Ended
Obligation
Obligation
Excise Tax
Excise Tax
June 30
Principal
Interest
Principal
Interest
Total
2022
$ 
9,525,000 
$ 
3,120,630 
$ 10,630,000 
$ 
8,878,476 
$ 32,154,106 
2023
 
9,650,000 
 
2,748,560 
 
11,375,000 
 
8,353,925 
 
32,127,485 
2024
 
9,555,000 
 
2,316,685 
 
11,940,000 
 
7,781,975 
 
31,593,660 
2025
 
9,475,000 
 
1,840,935 
 
12,865,000 
 
7,161,850 
 
31,342,785 
2026
 
9,290,000 
 
1,430,235 
 
13,515,000 
 
6,502,350 
 
30,737,585 
2027-2031
 
29,441,000 
 
1,833,225 
 
78,505,000 
 
22,609,375 
 132,388,600 
2032-2036
 
— 
 
— 
 
75,110,000 
 
6,184,487 
 
81,294,487 
2037-2041
 
— 
 
— 
 
5,840,000 
 
183,750 
 
6,023,750 
Total
$ 76,936,000 
$ 13,290,270 
$ 219,780,000 
$ 67,656,188 
$ 377,662,458 
NOTE 6 - Defeased Debt
Prior Year Defeasance
In prior years, the City defeased certain excise tax revenue obligations  by placing the proceeds of new 
bonds and obligations in an irrevocable trust to provide for all future debt service payments on the old 
bonds or obligations. Accordingly, the trust account assets and the liability for the defeased bonds and 
obligations are not included in the City’s financial statements.
Bonds and obligations that have been advance refunded (defeased) as of June 30, 2021:
Refunded Debt Outstanding
Amount
Excise Tax Revenue Obligations, Series 2011 (Final Redemption 7/1/21)
$ 6,450,000 
NOTE 7 - Landfill Closure and Postclosure Costs
State and federal laws and regulations require the City to place a final cover on its landfill site when it stops 
accepting waste and to perform certain maintenance and monitoring functions at the site for thirty years 
after closure. In addition to operating expenses related to landfill activities through its closure date (October 
1, 2005), an expense provision and related liability has been recognized based on the future closure and 
postclosure care costs to be incurred near or after the date the landfill no longer accepts waste. The 
recognition of these landfill closure and postclosure care costs is based on the amount of the landfill used 
during the year. As of June 30, 2021, the City estimates total costs related to landfill closure and postclosure 
care is $16,333,635 and has recognized that entire amount since the landfill no longer accepts waste. To 
date, $11,993,635 has been paid. The remaining balance of $4,340,000 consists of a current liability of 
$94,446 and $4,245,554 recorded as a long-term liability on the City’s financial statements.
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NOTE 7 - Landfill Closure and Postclosure Costs, concluded
The estimated total current cost of the landfill closure and postclosure, $16,333,635, is based on the amount 
that would be paid if all equipment, facilities and services required to care, monitor and maintain the landfill 
were acquired as of June 30, 2021. However, the actual cost of closure and postclosure care may differ due 
to inflation, deflation, changes in technology or changes in landfill laws and regulations. The City is required 
by state and federal regulations to comply with local government financial test requirements that assure the 
City can meet the costs of landfill closure, postclosure care and, if necessary, corrective action when needed. 
The City complied with all local government financial test requirements for the year ended June 30, 2020. It 
is anticipated that future inflation costs will be financed in part from earnings on investments. The 
remaining portion of anticipated future inflation costs and any additional costs that might arise from 
changes in postclosure requirements, i.e., due to changes in technology or more rigorous environmental 
regulations, may need to be covered by additional charges to future taxpayers.
NOTE 8 - Capital Contributions
Capital contributions in the Water, Wastewater, Solid Waste, Airport, and Non-Major Governmental funds 
are the result of system development fees, developer contributions and government contributions. Total 
capital contributions amounted to the following:
System
Development
Developer
Government
Fees
Contributions
Contributions
Total
Water
$ 
5,160,606 $ 
595,244 $ 
— $ 
5,755,850 
Wastewater
 
7,146,259  
1,453,764  
—  
8,600,023 
Airport
 
—  
—  
91,512  
91,512 
Total
$ 
12,306,865 $ 
2,049,008 $ 
91,512 $ 14,447,385 
NOTE 9 - Fund Equity
In the fund financial statements, fund balances are reported in five classifications that comprise a hierarchy 
based on spending constraints placed on the purposes for which resources can be used for better 
consistency and clarification. The classifications of fund balance are explained below:
Nonspendable fund balance includes amounts that cannot be spent because either 1) it is not in a 
spendable form, such as inventory or prepaid items or 2) it is legally or contractually required to be 
maintained intact.
Restricted fund balance includes amounts constrained to specific purposes by their providers which are 
either imposed 1) by external parties (grantors, bondholders and higher levels of government), 2) by law 
through constitutional provisions or 3) by enabling legislation legally enforceable by external parties.
Committed fund balance includes amounts with self-imposed limitations to be used only for a specific 
purpose pursuant to constraints by formal action of the highest level of decision making authority, namely 
Mayor and Council. Mayor and Council approval is required to commit resources and amounts cannot be 
used for any other purpose unless Mayor and Council take the same formal action to remove or change the 
commitment.
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NOTE 9 - Fund Equity, continued
Assigned fund balance includes amounts intended to be used for a specific purpose. For the general fund, 
the assigned fund balance must be for a specific purpose and for all other governmental funds the assigned 
fund balance represents the residual balance of the fund. Fund balance assignments are approved through 
the Annual Budget Fund Policies section by Mayor and Council. Unlike committed fund balances, assigned 
fund balance amounts can be changed without formal action by the City Manager.
Unassigned fund balance includes amounts available for any purpose; these amounts are reported only in 
the general fund. In addition, other governmental funds that result in a negative fund balance are presented 
in this classification. Generally, the City would first apply restricted resources, then committed, assigned and 
unassigned resources when an expense is incurred for purposes for which more than one classification of 
fund balance is available.
As of June 30, 2021 the constraints placed on fund balance for the major governmental funds and other 
non-major governmental funds are presented in the following table:
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General
Obligation
Bonds Debt
Other
General
Service
Governmental
Total
Nonspendable:
Inventories
$ 
1,045,705 
$ 
— 
$ 
— 
$ 
1,045,705 
Prepaid items
 
5,933 
 
— 
 
— 
 
5,933 
Total nonspendable
 
1,051,638 
 
— 
 
— 
 
1,051,638 
Restricted for:
Court enhancement
 
754,513 
 
— 
 
— 
 
754,513 
Judicial enhancement
 
487,896 
 
— 
 
— 
 
487,896 
Weapons proceeds
 
178,742 
 
— 
 
— 
 
178,742 
Citing agency
 
33,389 
 
— 
 
— 
 
33,389 
Smart and Safe AZ
 
256,702 
 
— 
 
— 
 
256,702 
Transportation and development
 
— 
 
— 
 
122,816,807 
 
122,816,807 
Debt service reserve
 
— 
 
5,758,393 
 
39,664 
 
5,798,057 
Community development
 
— 
 
— 
 
686,088 
 
686,088 
Community services
 
— 
 
— 
 
43,801,030 
 
43,801,030 
Other capital projects
 
— 
 
— 
 
14,657,494 
 
14,657,494 
Total restricted
 
1,711,242 
 
5,758,393 
 
182,001,083 
 
189,470,718 
Assigned to:
Domestic violence prevention
 
31,265 
 
— 
 
— 
 
31,265 
Self-insurance purposes
 
1,396,555 
 
— 
 
— 
 
1,396,555 
Traffic safety reserve
 
181,495 
 
— 
 
— 
 
181,495 
PSPRS contribution
 
27,500,000 
 
— 
 
— 
 
27,500,000 
Capital improvement projects
 
104,237,344 
 
— 
 
— 
 
104,237,344 
Economic development projects
 
5,552,400 
 
— 
 
— 
 
5,552,400 
ARPA related projects
 
4,864,526 
 
— 
 
— 
 
4,864,526 
Total assigned
 
143,763,585 
 
— 
 
— 
 
143,763,585 
Unassigned
 
96,065,934 
 
— 
 
(7,226,577)  
88,839,357 
Total unassigned
 
96,065,934 
 
— 
 
(7,226,577)  
88,839,357 
Total fund balances
$ 
242,592,399 
$ 
5,758,393 
$ 
174,774,506 
$ 
423,125,298 
The City’s General Fund Reserve Policy requires an amount equal to 15 percent of adopted General Fund 
operating revenues, excluding one-time transfers in, for fiscal year 2020-21. This amounts to $38,826,300 
and is included in unassigned above.
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NOTE 10 - Retirement and Pension Plans
The City of Chandler contributes to the pension plans described below. The City of Chandler also contributes 
to the Elected Officials Retirement Plan and Other Post Employment Benefit (OPEB) plans; however the 
plans are not described below because of its relative insignificance to the financial statements. The plans are 
component units of the State of Arizona.
At June 30, 2021, the City of Chandler reported the following aggregate amounts related to pensions and 
other postemployment benefits (OPEB) for all plans to which it contributes.
Pensions Plans
Governmental
Business-type
Activities
Activities
Total
Net pension liability
$ 293,981,374 $ 
22,238,502 $ 316,219,876 
Pension deferred outflows of resources
 
94,539,170  
4,163,399  
98,702,569 
Pension deferred inflows of resources
 
5,233,543  
422,807  
5,656,350 
Pension expense
 
32,857,654  
8,214,414  
41,072,068 
OPEB Plans
Governmental
Business-type
Activities
Activities
Total
Net OPEB liability
$ 
56,105,261 $ 
6,898,722 $ 
63,003,983 
OPEB deferred outflows of resources
 
10,282,244  
1,323,724  
11,605,968 
OPEB deferred inflows of resources
 
11,434,127  
1,378,227  
12,812,354 
OPEB expense
 
2,810,662  
368,901  
3,179,563 
The City of Chandler reported $43,087,452 and $1,853,451 of pension expenditures in its governmental and 
enterprise funds, respectively, related to all pension plans to which it contributed in the current fiscal year.
Arizona State Retirement System
A.
Plan Description
The City of Chandler employees not covered by the other pension plans described after this section 
participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS). The ASRS administers a cost-sharing multiple-
employer defined benefit pension plan, a cost-sharing multiple-employer defined benefit health insurance 
premium benefit (OPEB) plan and a cost-sharing multiple-employer defined benefit long-term disability 
(OPEB) plan. For governmental activities OPEB and pension liabilities are generally liquidated by the general 
fund. The Arizona State Retirement System Board governs the ASRS according to the provisions of A.R.S. 
Title 38, Chapter 5, Articles 2 and 2.1. The ASRS issues a publicly available financial report that includes its 
financial statements and required supplementary information. The report is available on the ASRS website 
at www.azasrs.gov.
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NOTE 10 - Retirement and Pension Plans, continued
B.
Benefits Provided
The ASRS provides retirement, health insurance premium supplement, long-term disability, and survivor 
benefits. State statute establishes benefit terms. Retirement benefits are calculated on the basis of age, 
average monthly compensation, and service credit as follows:
Retirement Initial Membership Date:
 Before July 1, 2011
 On or After July 1, 2011
Years of service and age
Sum of years and age equals 80
30 years, age 55
  required to receive benefit
10 years, age 62
25 years, age 60
5 years, age 50*
10 years, age 62
Any years, age 65
5 years, age 50*
Any years, age 65
Final average salary is based on
Highest 36 months of last 120
Highest 60 months of last 120
months
months
Benefit percent per year of
2.1% to 2.3%
2.1% to 2.3%
service
*With actuarially reduced benefits
Retirement benefits for members who joined the ASRS prior to September 13, 2013, are subject to 
automatic cost-of-living adjustments based on excess investment earnings. Members with a membership 
date on or after September 13, 2013, are not eligible for cost-of-living adjustments. Survivor benefits are 
payable upon a members’ death. For retired members, the survivor benefit is determined by the retirement 
benefit option chosen. For all other members, the beneficiary is entitled to the member’s account balance 
that includes the member’s contributions and employer’s contributions, plus interest earned.
C.
Contributions
In accordance with state statutes, annual actuarial valuations determine active member and employer 
contribution requirements. The combined active member and employer contribution rates are expected to 
finance the costs of benefits employees earn during the year, with an additional amount to finance any 
unfunded accrued liability. For the current fiscal year, active ASRS members were required by statute to 
contribute at the actuarially determined rate of 12.22 percent (12.04 percent for retirement and 0.18 
percent for long-term disability) of the members’ annual covered payroll, and the City of Chandler was 
required by statute to contribute at the actuarially determined rate of 12.22 percent (11.65 percent for 
retirement, 0.39 percent for health insurance premium benefit, and 0.18 percent for long-term disability) of 
the active members’ annual covered payroll.
In addition, the City of Chandler was required by statute to contribute at the actuarially determined rate of 
10.21 percent of annual covered payroll of retired members who worked in positions that would typically be 
filled by an employee who contributes to the ASRS.
The required contribution rate for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021, was actuarially determined to yield 
contribution amounts sufficient to finance costs earned by employees during the year and to amortize the 
Plan’s unfunded actuarially accrued liability over the period specified in the statutes. The City of Chandler’s 
contributions for the year ended June  30, 2021, were $9,267,255. The City of Chandler’s pension 
contributions are paid by the same funds as the employee’s salary, with the largest component coming from 
the general fund.
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NOTE 10 - Retirement and Pension Plans, continued
D. Pension Liability
At June 30, 2021, the City of Chandler reported a liability of $122,547,011 for its proportionate share of the 
net pension liability of the ASRS. The net pension liability was measured as of June  30, 2020. The total 
pension liability used to calculate the net pension liability was determined using update procedures to roll 
forward the total pension liability from an actuarial valuation as of June 30, 2019, to the measurement date 
of June 30, 2020. The City of Chandler’s proportion of the net pension liability was based on a projection of 
the City of Chandler’s long-term share of contributions to the pension plan relative to the projected 
contributions of all participating employers, actuarially determined. At June 30, 2020, the City of Chandler’s 
proportion was 0.71 percent, which was a decrease of 0.01 percent from its proportion measured as of 
June 30, 2019.
E.
Pension Expense and Deferred Outflows/Inflows of Resources
For the year ended June 30, 2021, the City of Chandler recognized pension expense for ASRS of $9,510,959 
and reported deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to pensions from the 
following sources:
Deferred Outflows 
of Resources
Deferred Inflows 
of Resources
Differences between expected and actual experience
$ 
1,108,650 $ 
— 
Net difference between projected and actual earnings
on pension plan investments
 
11,819,803  
— 
Changes in proportion and differences between
contributions and proportionate share of contributions
 
—  
3,178,431 
Contributions subsequent to the measurement date
 
9,267,255  
— 
Total
$ 
22,195,708 $ 
3,178,431 
The deferred outflows of resources related to ASRS pensions resulting from contributions subsequent to the 
measurement date as reported in the table above will be recognized as a reduction of the net pension 
liability in the year ended June 30, 2022. Other amounts reported as deferred outflows of resources and 
deferred inflows of resources related to ASRS pensions will be recognized in pension expense as follows:
Year Ending June 30:
2021
$(1,274,403)
2022
3,093,273
2023
4,275,349
2024
3,655,803
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F.
Actuarial Assumptions
The significant actuarial assumptions used to measure the total ASRS pension liability are as follows:
Actuarial valuation date
June 30, 2019
Actuarial roll forward date
June 30, 2020
Actuarial cost method
Entry age normal
Discount rate
7.5%
Projected salary increases
2.7 - 7.2%
Inflation
2.3%
Permanent base increases
Included
Mortality rates
2017 SRA Scale U-MP
The actuarial assumptions used in the June 30, 2019 valuation were based on the results of an actuarial 
experience study for the five-year period ended June 30, 2016. The purpose of the experience study was to 
review actual experience in relation to the actuarial assumptions in effect. The ASRS Board adopted the 
experience study recommended changes which were applied to the June 30, 2017, actuarial valuation. The 
study did not include an analysis of the assumed investment rate of return.
The long-term expected rate of return on ASRS pension plan investments was determined to be 5.48 
percent using a building-block method in which best-estimate ranges of expected future real rates of return 
(expected returns, net of pension plan investment expense and inflation) are developed for each major 
asset class. These ranges are combined to produce the long-term expected rate of return by weighting the 
expected future real rates of return by the target asset allocation percentage and by adding expected 
inflation.
The target allocation and best estimates of geometric real rates of return for each major asset class of the 
ASRS are summarized in the following table:
Asset Class
Target 
Allocation
Real Rate of 
Return
Equity
50%
6.39%
Fixed Income - Credit
20%
5.44%
Fixed Income - Interest Rate Sensitive
10%
0.22%
Real estate
20%
5.85%
Total
100%
G. Discount Rate
The discount rate used to measure the ASRS total pension liability was 7.5 percent, which was not changed 
from the discount rate used as of June 30, 2019. The projection of cash flows used to determine the 
discount rate assumed that contributions from participating employers will be made based on the 
actuarially determined rates based on the ASRS Board’s funding policy, which establishes the contractually 
required rate under Arizona statute. Based on those assumptions, the pension plan’s fiduciary net position 
was projected to be available to make all projected future benefit payments of current plan members. 
Therefore, the long-term expected rate of return on pension plan investments was applied to all periods of 
projected benefit payments to determine the total pension liability.
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H. Sensitivity of the Proportionate Share of the Net Pension Liability to Changes in the Discount 
Rate
The following presents the City of Chandler’s proportionate share of the net pension liability calculated using 
the discount rate of 7.5 percent, as well as what the proportionate share of the net pension liability would 
be if it were calculated using a discount rate that is 1-percentage-point lower or 1-percentage-point higher 
than the current rate:
1% Decrease 
(6.5%)
Current 
Discount 
Rate (7.5%)
1% Increase 
(8.5%)
City of Chandler's proportionate
share of the net pension liability
$ 167,581,375 $ 122,547,011 $ 84,900,596 
I.
Pension Plan Fiduciary Net Position
Detailed information about the pension plan’s fiduciary net position is available in the separately issued 
ASRS financial report. The report is available on the ASRS website at www.azasrs.gov.
Public Safety Personnel Retirement System
A.
Plan Description
City of Chandler public safety employees who are regularly assigned hazardous duty participate in the Public 
Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS). The PSPRS administers an agent multiple-employer defined 
benefit pension plan and an agent multiple-employer defined benefit health insurance premium benefit 
(OPEB) plan. For governmental activities OPEB and pension liabilities are generally liquidated by the general 
fund. A seven-member board known as the Board of Trustees and the participating local boards govern the 
PSPRS according to the provisions of A.R.S. Title 38, Chapter 5, Article 4.
The PSPRS issues a publicly available financial report that includes their financial statements and required 
supplementary information. The report is available on the PSPRS website at www.psprs.com.
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B.
Benefits Provided
The PSPRS provides retirement, health insurance premium supplement, disability and survivor benefits. 
State statute establishes benefits terms. Certain retirement and disability benefits are calculated on the 
basis of age, average monthly compensation and service credit as follows. See the publicly available PSPRS 
financial report for additional benefits information.
Retirement Initial Membership Date:
Before January 1, 2012
 On or After January 1, 2012
 On or After July 1, 2017
Years of service and age
20 years, any age
15 years and age 52.5
15 years and age 55
required to receive benefit
15 years age 62
Final average salary is
Highest 36 months of
Highest 60 months of last
Highest 60 months of
based on
last 20 years
20 years
last 15 years
Normal retirement
50% less 4.0% for each year
1.5% to 2.5% per year of
1.5% to 2.5% per year of
of credited service less than
credited service, not to 
credited service, not to
20 years or plus 2.0% to
exceed 80%
exceed 80%
2.5% for each year of
credited service over 20
years, not to exceed 80%
Accidental disability retirement
50% or normal retirement, whichever is greater
Survivor benefit:
Retired members
80% of retired member’s pension benefit
Active members
80% to 100% of accidental disability retirement benefit or 100% of average
monthly compensation if death was the result of injuries received on the job
Retirement and survivor benefits are subject to automatic cost-of-living adjustments based on excess 
investment earnings. The PSPRS also provides temporary disability benefits of 50 percent of the member's 
compensation for up to 12 months.
C.
Employees Covered by Benefit Terms
At June 30, 2021, the following employees were covered by the agent pension plan’s benefit terms:
PSPRS - Police
PSPRS - Fire
Inactive employees or beneficiaries
currently receiving benefits
 
188  
75 
Inactive employees entitled to but not
yet receiving benefits
 
57  
34 
Active employees
 
277  
180 
Total
 
522  
289 
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D. Contributions
State statutes establish the pension contribution requirements for active PSPRS employees. In accordance 
with state statutes, annual actuarial valuations determine employer contribution requirements for PSPRS 
pension benefits. The combined active member and employer contribution rates are expected to finance 
the cost of benefits employees earn during the year, with an additional amount to finance any unfunded 
accrued liability. Contributions rates for the year ended June  30, 2021, are indicated below. Rates are a 
percentage of active members’ annual covered payroll.
PSPRS - Police
PSPRS - Fire
Active members - pension
Tier 1
 7.65 %
 7.65 %
Tier 2
 7.65 %
 7.65 %
Tier 3 DB
 10.12 %
 10.76 %
Tier 3 DC
 10.41 %
 10.41 %
Employer rates - pension
Tier 1
 49.12 %
 43.84 %
Tier 2
 49.12 %
 43.84 %
Tier 3 DB
 44.22 %
 38.25 %
Tier 3 DC
 44.51 %
 37.90 %
In addition, the City of Chandler was required by statute to contribute at the actuarially determined rate of 
34.10 percent for police and 27.49 percent for fire for the PSPRS of annual covered payroll of retired 
members who worked in positions that would typically be filled by an employee who contributes to the 
PSPRS.
For the agent plans, the contributions to the pension plan for the year ended were:
PSPRS - Police
PSPRS - Fire
Pension:
Contributions made
$ 
22,619,456 $ 
13,054,192 
E.
Pension Liability
At June  30, 2021, the City of Chandler reported $128,231,920 in net pension liability for police and 
$65,440,945 in net pension liability for fire. The net pension liabilities were measured as of June 30, 2020, 
and the total pension liability used to calculate the net pension liability was determined by an actuarial 
valuation as of that date. The total pension liability as of June 30, 2020, reflects changes of benefit terms and 
actuarial assumptions for a court ruling for funding permanent benefit increases and a decrease in the wage 
growth assumption.
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F.
Actuarial Assumptions
The significant actuarial assumptions used to measure the total pension liability are as follows:
Actuarial valuation date
June 30, 2020
Actuarial cost method
Entry age normal
Investment rate of return Tier 1/2
7.3%
Investment rate of return Tier 3
7.0%
Price inflation
2.5%
Wage inflation
3.5%
Projected salary increases
including inflation
3.5% - 7.5%
Cost of living adjustment
1.75%
Mortality rates
PubS-2010 tables
The long-term expected rate of return on PSPRS pension plan investments was determined to be 7.30 
percent for Tiers 1 and 2 and 7.0 percent for Tier 3 using a building-block method in which best-estimate 
ranges of expected future real rates of return (expected returns, net of pension plan investment expenses 
and inflation) are developed for each major asset class. The target allocation and best estimates of 
geometric real rates of return for each major asset class are summarized in the following table:
Long-Term
Target
Expected Real
Asset Class
Allocation
Rate of Return
Core Bonds
2%
0.22%
International Public Equity
15%
6.09%
Other Assets (Capital Appreciation)
7%
5.61%
Cash - Mellon
1%
-0.6%
Diversifying Strategies
12%
3.22%
Global Private Equity
18%
8.42%
Private Credit
22%
5.31%
U.S. Public Equity
23%
4.93%
Total
100%
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G. Pension Discount Rates
The discount rate of 7.30 percent was used to measure the total pension liability for Tier 1/2 members and 
7.00 percent for Tier 3 members. The projection of cash flows used to determine the PSPRS discount rates 
assumed that plan member contributions will be made at the current contribution rate and that employer 
contributions will be made at rates equal to the difference between the actuarially determined contribution 
rates and the member rate. Based on those assumptions, the pension plan’s fiduciary net position was 
projected to be available to make all projected future benefit payments of current plan members. Therefore, 
the long-term expected rate of return on pension plan investments was applied to all periods of projected 
benefit payments for these plans to determine the total pension liability.
Increase/(Decrease)
Total Pension
Plan Fiduciary
Net Pension
Liability
Net Position
Liability
PSPRS - Police
Balances at June 30, 2020
$ 
281,437,368 $ 
158,412,254 $ 
123,025,114 
Changes for the year:
Service cost
 
5,696,125  
—  
5,696,125 
Interest on the total pension liability
 
20,504,731  
—  
20,504,731 
Changes of benefit terms
 
—  
—  
— 
Differences between expected and actual
experience in the measurement of the
pension liability
 
12,866,840  
—  
12,866,840 
Changes of assumptions or other inputs
 
—  
—  
— 
Contributions - employer
 
—  
28,799,919  
(28,799,919) 
Contributions - employee
 
—  
2,909,915  
(2,909,915) 
Net investment income
 
—  
2,344,516  
(2,344,516) 
Benefit payments, including refunds of
employee contributions
 
(12,493,545)  
(12,493,545)  
— 
Administrative expense
 
—  
(191,143)  
191,143 
Other changes
 
—  
(2,317)  
2,317 
Net changes
 
26,574,151  
21,367,345  
5,206,806 
Balances at June 30, 2021
$ 
308,011,519 $ 
179,779,599 $ 
128,231,920 
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Increase/(Decrease)
Total Pension
Plan Fiduciary
Net Pension
Liability
Net Position
Liability
PSPRS - Fire
Balances at June 30, 2020
$ 
169,704,177 $ 
103,375,390 $ 
66,328,787 
Changes for the year:
Service cost
 
4,025,473  
—  
4,025,473 
Interest on the total pension liability
 
12,453,112  
—  
12,453,112 
Changes of benefit terms
 
—  
—  
— 
Differences between expected and actual
experience in the measurement of the
pension liability
 
1,086,650  
—  
1,086,650 
Changes of assumptions or other inputs
 
—  
—  
— 
Contributions - employer
 
—  
15,654,338  
(15,654,338) 
Contributions - employee
 
—  
1,432,043  
(1,432,043) 
Net investment income
 
—  
1,488,011  
(1,488,011) 
Benefit payments, including refunds of
employee contributions
 
(6,278,162)  
(6,278,162)  
— 
Administrative expense
 
—  
(121,320)  
121,320 
Other changes
 
—  
5  
(5) 
Net changes
 
11,287,073  
12,174,915  
(887,842) 
Balances at June 30, 2021
$ 
180,991,250 $ 
115,550,305 $ 
65,440,945 
H. Sensitivity of the Net Pension Liability to Changes in the Discount Rate
The following presents the City of Chandler’s net pension liability calculated using the discount rates noted 
above, as well as what the net pension liability would be if it were calculated using a discount rate that is 1-
percentage-point lower or 1-percentage-point higher than the current rate:
Tier 1-2/Tier 3
Current
Tier 1-2/Tier 3
1% Decrease
Discount Rate
1% Increase
PSPRS - Police:
Rate
 6.30 
 7.30 
 8.30 
Net pension liability
$ 172,228,649 $ 128,231,920 $ 
92,590,527 
PSPRS - Fire:
Rate
 6.30 
 7.30 
 8.30 
Net pension liability
$ 
91,078,273 $ 
65,440,945 $ 
44,505,679 
I.
Pension Plan Fiduciary Net Position
Detailed information about the pension plan’s fiduciary net position is available in the separately issued 
PSPRS financial report. The report is available on the PSPRS website at www.psprs.com.
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J.
Pension Expense
For the year ended June 30, 2021, the City of Chandler recognized the following as pension expense:
Pension
Expense
PSPRS - Police
$ 
19,710,554 
PSPRS - Fire
 
11,843,010 
K.
Pension Deferred Outflows/Inflows of Resources
At June  30, 2021, the City of Chandler reported deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of 
resources related to pensions from the following sources:
Deferred
Deferred
Outflows of
Inflows of
PSPRS - Police
Resources
Resources
Differences between expected and actual experience
$ 
11,740,236 $ 
2,131,896 
Changes of assumptions or other inputs
 
7,425,936  
— 
Net difference between projected and actual earnings
on pension plan investments
 
8,506,052  
— 
Contributions subsequent to the measurement date
 
22,619,456  
— 
Total
$ 
50,291,680 $ 
2,131,896 
Deferred
Deferred
Outflows of
Inflows of
PSPRS - Fire
Resources
Resources
Differences between expected and actual experience
$ 
1,999,033 $ 
346,023 
Changes of assumptions or other inputs
 
5,535,245  
— 
Net difference between projected and actual earnings
on pension plan investments
 
5,626,711  
— 
Contributions subsequent to the measurement date
 
13,054,192  
— 
Total
$ 
26,215,181 $ 
346,023 
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The amounts reported as deferred outflows of resources related to pension are resulting from contributions 
made subsequent to the measurement date but before the end of the City's fiscal year and will be 
recognized as a reduction of the net pension liability in the subsequent year ended June 30, 2022. Other 
amounts reported as deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to pensions 
will be recognized in pension expense as follows:
Year Ending June 30:
PSPRS - Police
PSPRS - Fire
2022 $ 
5,652,156 $ 
3,071,791 
2023  
5,766,416  
3,505,881 
2024  
5,639,701  
3,029,992 
2025  
5,214,009  
2,007,329 
2026  
3,268,046  
559,457 
Thereafter  
—  
640,516 
NOTE 11 - Post-Employment Benefits Other Than Pensions - Single Employer Plan
The cost of postemployment healthcare benefits, from an accrual accounting perspective, should be 
associated with the periods in which the future costs are earned rather than in the future years when they 
will be paid (similar to the cost of pension benefits). GASB Statement No. 75, Accounting and Financial 
Reporting for Postemployment Benefits Other Than Pensions requires the City to recognize the entire OPEB 
liability and a comprehensive measure of OPEB expense. The comprehensive measure of OPEB expense 
includes immediate recognition in OPEB expense of the effects of changes of benefit terms, as well as the 
incorporation of the amortization of deferred inflows of resources and deferred outflows of resources 
related to OPEB over a defined, closed period.
A.
Plan Description
The City provides post-employment health care (OPEB) for retired employees through a single employer 
defined benefit health plan. The plan provides health benefits for eligible retirees, their spouses and 
dependents though the City’s group health insurance plans, which covers active and retired members. The 
benefits, benefit levels, and contribution rates are determined annually by the City’s Human Resources 
Department and approved by the City Council. The plan is not accounted for as a trust fund, as an 
irrevocable trust has not been established to account for the plan and no assets are accumulated. The plan 
does not issue a separate financial report. Generally, resources from the general fund are used to pay for 
post-employment benefits.
The City also provides a Retirement Health Savings Plan (RHSP) for active employees that may be used upon 
separation from City employment. The City funds $15 per pay period during the term of employment. The 
plan provides health expense reimbursements eligible under Internal Revenue Code Section 213, other than 
direct long-term care expenses. The plan is not accounted for as a trust fund, as an irrevocable trust has not 
been established to account for the plan. The plan does not issue a separate financial report. Generally, 
resources from the general fund are used to pay for post-employment benefits.
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B.
Benefits Provided
The City provides post-employment health care benefits to its retirees. To be eligible for benefits, an 
employee must qualify for retirement under one of the state retirement plans for public employees and be 
covered under the City’s health plan during their active status.
Upon retirement, the City deposits a one-time payment of $800 per year of City service in the retiree’s RHSP 
account. The retiree must have a minimum of five years of City service to receive this contribution.
C.
 Contributions
The plan premium rates are determined annually by the City’s Human Resources Department in 
collaboration with an outside consulting firm, reviewed, and recommended by a five member Health Care 
Benefits Trust Board, and approved by the City Council. The retiree’s contribution is 100 percent of the 
actuarially determined blended premium rate. The City makes no contribution to the retirees’ premiums 
other than allowing them to participate through the City’s pooled benefits. By providing retirees with access 
to the City’s healthcare plans based on the same rates it charges to active employees, the City is in effect 
providing a subsidy to retirees. This implied subsidy exists because, on average, retiree healthcare costs are 
higher than active employee healthcare costs. The City contributes 0 percent of these premiums for 
employees. By not contributing anything toward this plan in advance, the City employs a pay-as-you-go 
method through paying the higher rate for active employees each year. A separate financial report is not 
issued for the plan.
D. Employees Covered by Benefit Terms
The following employees were covered as of the effective date of the OPEB valuation:
Inactive employees or beneficiaries
currently receiving benefits
 
607 
Active members
 
1,631 
Total
 
2,238 
E.
Total OPEB Liability
The City’s total OPEB liability of $63,003,983 was measured as of June 30, 2020 and was determined by an 
actuarial valuation as of that date. 
F.
Actuarial Assumptions and Other Inputs
Projections of benefits for financial reporting purposes are based on the substantive plan (the plan as 
understood by the employer and the plan members) and include the types of benefits provided at the time 
of each valuation and the historical pattern of sharing of benefit cost between the employer and plan 
members to that point. The total OPEB liability in the June 30, 2020 actuarial valuation was determined using 
the following actuarial assumptions and other inputs, applied to all periods included in the measurement, 
unless otherwise specified:
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Measurement date
June 30, 2020
Actuarial valuation date
June 30, 2019
Discount Rate
2.21%
Inflation rate
2.5% - 2.7%
Projected salary increases
Vary depending on retirement plan and
years of service from 2.7% - 7.5%
Health care cost trend rates
0% in 2020/21, then 7.5% graded down to 
an ultimate rate of 4.5% over 12 years
Medical and prescription drug
Consistent with medical/drug trends.
Retiree contribution increase
100% share of benefit related costs
The discount rate is based on the index rate for a 20 year tax exempt general obligation municipal bond 
with an average rating of AA/Aa or higher.
Mortality rates were based on the 2017 State Retirees of Arizona Mortality Table for current retirees and the 
RP-2014 Disabled Mortality Table for disabled retirees.
G. Changes in the Total OPEB Liability
Total OPEB liability - beginning of year
$ 53,112,727 
Changes for the year:
Service cost
 
2,940,955 
Interest
 
1,921,296 
Changes in assumptions or other inputs
 
7,368,121 
Estimated benefit payments
 
(2,339,116) 
Net changes
 
9,891,256 
Total OPEB liability - end of year
$ 63,003,983 
Changes in assumptions reflect the following:
1.
The discount rate decreased from 3.50% to 2.21% based on the changes in the Bond Buyer 20 GO 
index municipal bond rate from June 30, 2019 to June 30, 2020.
2.
The 2020-21 trend on per  capita  health  costs  were  updated to reflect actual premium renewals 
for calendar year 2021.
3.
The General disability and pre-retirement mortality assumptions were revised to use the 
headcount weighted versions of the mortality tables assumed for the companion pension plans.
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H. Sensitivity of the Total OPEB Liability to Changes in the Discount Rate
The following presents the total OPEB liability of the City, as well as what the City’s total OPEB liability would 
be if it were calculated using a discount rate that is 1-percentage-point lower or 1-percentage-point higher 
than the current rate:
1% Decrease   
(1.21%)
Current Discount 
Rate (2.21%)
1% Increase  
(3.21%)
Total OPEB liability
$ 
72,982,091 $ 
63,003,983 $ 
55,291,158 
I.
Sensitivity of the Total OPEB Liability to Changes in the Healthcare Cost Trend Rates
The following presents the total OPEB liability of the City, as well as what the City’s total OPEB liability would 
be if it were calculated using healthcare cost trend rates that are 1-percentage-point lower or 1-percentage-
point higher than the current rate:
1% Decrease  
(6.50%)
Current 
Healthcare Cost 
Trend Rates 
(7.50%)
1% Increase  
(8.50%)
Total OPEB liability
$ 
59,155,748 $ 
63,003,983 $ 
67,568,634 
J.
OPEB Expense and Deferred Outflows of Resources and Deferred Inflows of Resources Related to    
OPEB
For the year ended June 30, 2021, the City recognized OPEB expense of $3,179,563. At June 30, 2021, the City 
reported deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to OPEB from the 
following sources:
Deferred 
Outflows of 
Resources
Deferred Inflows 
of Resources
Differences between expected and actual experience
$ 
— $ 
8,029,752 
Changes of assumptions or other inputs
 
9,102,062  
4,782,602 
Contributions subsequent to measurement date
 
2,503,806  
— 
Total
$ 
11,605,868 $ 
12,812,354 
The deferred outflows of resources resulting from contributions subsequent to the measurement date as 
reported in the previous table will be recognized as a reduction of the net OPEB liability in the year ended 
June 30, 2022. Other amounts reported as deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources 
related to OPEB will be recognized in OPEB expense as follows:
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Year Ending June 30:
2022
$ 
(1,682,688) 
2023
 
(1,682,688) 
2024
 
(1,682,688) 
2025
 
(327,569) 
2026
 
965,300 
Thereafter
 
700,141 
NOTE 12 - Commitments and Contingencies
The City is subject to a number of lawsuits, investigations, and other claims (some of which involve alleged 
damages in substantial amounts) that are incidental to the ordinary course of its operations, including those 
related to property damage and personal injury matters as well as alleged civil rights violations. All cases are 
being vigorously defended by the City of Chandler both as to liability as well as the amount of damages 
claimed. Although the City Attorney cannot reasonably estimate the actual results upon disposition of the 
outstanding cases, some could be significant to the City’s operations, which is why the City not only self-
insures with a $1,750,000 liability retention, but carries an additional $30,000,000 in liability insurance 
policies which are in excess of its self-insured retention. While the ultimate resolution of such lawsuits, 
investigations and claims cannot be determined at this time, in the opinion of City management (based on 
the advice of the City Attorney), the resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the 
City’s financial position.
NOTE 13 - Risk Management
The City is exposed to various risks of loss related to litigation, claims and torts; theft of, damage to and 
destruction of assets; errors and omissions; employee health claims; and natural disasters (for which the 
City carries commercial insurance). The City established a Self-Insurance Fund (an Internal Service Fund) to 
account for and finance its uninsured risks of loss. This fund is broken down into the following areas: 
workers’ compensation insurance, property and liability insurance, health insurance, dental insurance and 
short-term disability insurance.
Premiums are paid into the Internal Service Fund by all other funds with personnel services for workers’ 
compensation insurance and by the general fund for property and liability insurance.  The premiums are 
available to pay claims, fund claim reserves and pay administrative costs of the program. As with any risk 
retention program, the City is contingently liable with respect to claims beyond those actuarially projected. 
Interfund premiums are used to reduce the amount of claim expenditures reported in the Internal Service 
Fund. In the opinion of City management, based on the advice of the City Attorney, the outcome of such 
litigation and claims will not have materially adverse effect on the City’s financial position.
In fiscal year 2020-21, the Self-Insurance Fund provided coverage for up to a maximum of $50,000 for each 
property damage claim and $1,750,000 per occurrence for general liability claims. Coverage is also provided 
for claims up to $2,250,000 in Public Safety and up to $750,000 in all other classifications of workers’ 
compensation. The City purchases commercial insurance for claims in excess of coverage provided by the 
Self-Insurance Fund and for all other risks of loss. During fiscal year 2020-21, there were no significant 
reductions in the amounts of excess coverage purchased, nor has the City experienced any settlements in 
excess of insurance coverage over the past three fiscal years.
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NOTE 13 - Risk Management, concluded
The City also has commercial stop loss insurance that provides specific (by individual member) coverage for 
health insurance claims incurred in excess of $350,000 within the plan year, and aggregate (plan wide) 
coverage for health insurance claims incurred above 125 percent of total plan wide claims for the plan year. 
Liabilities include an amount for claims that have been incurred but not reported (IBNR). Claim liabilities are 
calculated considering the effects of inflation, recent claim settlement trends including frequency and 
amount of payouts and other economic and social factors.
The claims liability of $18,885,862 reported as claims payable in the Self-Insurance Fund at June 30, 2021, is 
based on the requirements of GASB Statement No. 10, which requires that liabilities be reported when it is 
probable that a loss has occurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. This includes 
known future payments made for insurance as well as estimated IBNR calculations.
Changes in the Funds' claims liability amount in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 were:
Current Year
Year
Beginning of
Claims and
Balance at
Ended
Fiscal Year
Changes in
Claim
Fiscal Year
June 30,
Risk of Loss
Balance
Estimates
Payments
End
2020
Workers' compensation
$ 
2,812,690 $ 
2,049,391 $ (1,922,409) $ 
2,939,672 
Property and liability
 
1,307,955  
211,609  
(229,171)  
1,290,393 
Health
 
2,445,449  
18,731,377  (18,304,860)  
2,871,966 
Dental
 
152,132  
1,770,276  
(1,766,145)  
156,263 
$ 
6,718,226 $ 22,762,653 $ (22,222,585) $ 
7,258,294 
Beginning of
Current Year
Year
Fiscal Year
Claims and
Balance at
Ended
Balance
Changes in
Claim
Fiscal Year
June 30,
Risk of Loss
as Restated
Estimates
Payments
End
2021
Workers' compensation
$ 
8,798,989 $ 
3,530,748 $ (1,836,434) $ 10,493,303 
Property and liability
 
1,816,038  
1,845,747  
(1,546,932)  
2,114,853 
Health
 
2,871,966  
25,772,727  (22,556,474)  
6,088,219 
Dental
 
156,263  
1,844,565  
(1,811,341)  
189,487 
$ 13,643,256 $ 32,993,787 $ (27,751,181) $ 18,885,862 
Workers' compensation and property and liability beginning of fiscal year balance as restated for the year 
ended June 30, 2021 were restated to include the liability for case reserves (see Note 19).
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NOTE 14 - Interfund Transfers
Interfund transfers are made from the General Fund and Non-Major Governmental Funds to fund costs 
including property and liability insurance, technology replacement and vehicle and equipment replacement, 
$9,609,477.  The General Fund provides funding for various capital projects, $8,228,285, as well as annual 
subsidies for the Airport and Public Housing Authority, $318,465.  In addition, the General Fund transferred 
$29,983,456 to Non-Major Governmental Funds for the purposes of assisting in the City's COVID-19 
response.  The interfund transfers in and out at June 30, 2021 are as follows:
Transfers In:
Transfers out:
Non-Major 
Governmental 
Funds
Non-Major 
Enterprise Funds
Internal Service 
Fund
Total
General Fund
$ 
44,010,913 
$ 
547,006 
$ 
2,536,901 
$ 
47,094,820 
Non-Major Governmental 
Funds
176,072 
— 
93,989 
270,061 
Water Enterprise Fund
349,859 
— 
— 
349,859 
Wastewater Enterprise 
Fund
260,273 
— 
— 
260,273 
Non-Major Enterprise 
Funds
134,377 
— 
— 
134,377 
Internal Service Fund
30,293 
— 
— 
30,293 
Total
$ 
44,961,787 
$ 
547,006 
$ 
2,630,890 
$ 
48,139,683 
In addition to the cash transfers, the City had capital contributions from the government-type activities into 
the business type activities in the amount of $91,512 (see Note 8).
NOTE 15 - Interfund Receivables and Payables
A.
Interfund Advances To/Advances From
Advances to other funds
Advances from other funds
Total
Governmental funds:
General
Capital projects - public safety buildings and 
improvements
$ 6,296,432 
Capital projects - public buildings
2,014,427 
Total governmental funds
8,310,859 
Enterprise funds:
Water
Enterprise - wastewater
3,900,000 
Total all funds
$ 12,210,859 
Interfund advances were made from governmental funds to capital projects funds to cover expenditures in 
impact fee funds until impact fees are received. $700,000 of the public safety buildings and improvements 
capital projects fund advances and $200,000 of the public buildings capital projects fund advance will be 
repaid within one year.
CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
Notes to the Financial Statements
June 30, 2021 
85

NOTE 15 - Interfund Receivables and Payables (concluded)
An interfund advance was made from the water enterprise fund to the wastewater system development 
fees fund of the wastewater enterprise to cover expenditures until system development fees are collected.  
$3,900,000 will be repaid within one year.
B.
Interfund Due To/Due From
Due from other funds
Due to other funds
Total
General
Capital projects - general government
$ 
755,677 
Capital projects - grants
 
1,183,748 
Special revenue - community development
 
224,353 
Total general fund
$ 2,163,778 
Interfund balances at June 30, 2021 are short-term loans used to cover temporary cash deficits in various 
funds and are expected to be repaid within one year.
NOTE 16 - Joint Venture
The City and the Town of Gilbert entered into an Intergovernmental Agreement (Agreement) for the design, 
construction and operation of a Joint Water Treatment Plant. Under the Agreement, the real property, plant 
infrastructure and raw water pipelines will be jointly owned with each party entitled to 50 percent of the 
plant capacity and each party paying 50 percent of the construction costs. The Town of Gilbert acts as the 
Lead Agent, overseeing construction activities and operating the plant. The City’s investment in the joint 
venture is reflected as a separate line item in the proprietary funds financial statements. Separate financial 
statements for the joint venture are not prepared.
Total investment in joint venture as of June 30, 2021, is:
City of Chandler's Share
$ 73,987,681 
Town of Gilbert's Share
 
80,612,880 
$ 154,600,561 
NOTE 17 - Deficit in Fund Balances
The police confiscated property special revenue fund had a deficit fund balance of $35,305.  The deficit will 
be covered by future revenues. The general government capital project fund had a deficit fund balance of 
$370,036.  The deficit will be covered by future revenues. The public buildings capital projects fund had 
deficit fund balance of $1,918,169. The funds were financed by advances of interfund loans and will be paid 
back by future impact fee revenues. The public safety buildings and improvement capital projects fund had 
deficit fund balance of $4,903,067. The deficit will be covered by future impact fee revenues.
CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
Notes to the Financial Statements
June 30, 2021 
86

NOTE 18 - Tax Abatements
The City has made commitments as part of our economic development programs to reimburse certain 
public improvement costs through transaction privilege taxes generated out of the respective development 
area. The total amount rebated in the fiscal year 2020-21 is $651,565. Detailed information on such 
commitments is prohibited from disclosure under Arizona Revised Statute 42-2002, Disclosure of 
Confidential Information Prohibited, and City of Chandler Code, 62-510 Divulging of Information Prohibited.
In addition, the City enters into property tax abatement agreements under Arizona Revised Statute 42-6201 
through 42-6210, Government Property Lease Excise Tax (GPLET) to enhance the economic viability of the 
City. The  recipients of the GPLET commit to conveying the property to the City upon the project completion 
and the City will lease it back to the recipient for an agreed upon amount. State law imposes an excise tax 
on buildings that are owned by the City, leased by a private party and occupied/used for commercial, 
residential rental or industrial purposes. The City is allowed to abate the full tax for a period of eight years 
for both existing and new projects within redevelopment area that are part of a single central business 
district. After the abatement period the projects pay an excise tax in which the City receives a 7 percent 
distribution.
For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021, the City abated property taxes totaling $194,003 under this program, 
including the following tax abatement agreement that exceeds $100,000:
Property Tax GPLET to a residential rental development for constructing a multi-family residential 
complex. The GPLET amounted to $126,900 of property tax abated.
NOTE 19 - Prior Period Adjustment
Prior year financial statements did not report the liability for case reserves.  As a result of the restatement of 
beginning balances, the following reconciles the previously reported July 1, 2020 balances.
Net Position 
July 1, 2020 as 
previously 
reported
Inclusion of 
case reserves 
in claims 
liability
Net Position 
July 1, 2020 as 
Restated
Internal Service Fund $ 
44,945,874 
$ 
6,384,962 
$ 38,560,912 
NOTE 20 - Subsequent Events
On December 1, 2021, the City issued General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Taxable Series 2021 in the 
amount of $48,025,000, maturing on July 1, 2028 with an average interest rate of 1.68 percent.  The Bonds 
are being issued for the purpose of refunding and redeeming, in advance of their respective maturities the 
General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2014 maturing July 1, 2026 through July 1, 2028, and paying the 
costs of issuance of the Series 2021 Refunding Obligations.
On December 1, 2021, the City issued Excise Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, Taxable Series 2021 in the 
amount of $85,460,000, maturing on July 1, 2033 with an average interest rate of 2.06 percent.  The Bonds 
are being issued for the purpose of refunding and redeeming, in advance of their respective maturities the 
Water and Sewer Excise Tax Revenue Obligations, Series 2013 maturing July 1, 2025 through July 1, 2033, 
and paying the costs of issuance of the Series 2021 Refunding Obligations.
CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
Notes to the Financial Statements
June 30, 2021  
 
87

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REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
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90

City of Chandler
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances - Budget and Actual 
- General Fund
For the year ended June 30, 2021 
Non-GAAP
Over
Budgeted Amounts
Actual
(Under)
Original
Final
Amounts
Final Budget
REVENUES:
Property taxes
$ 
8,161,829 
$ 
8,161,829 
$ 
8,127,805 
$ 
(34,024) 
Sales taxes
 
123,562,552 
 
123,562,552 
 
157,513,686 
 
33,951,134 
Franchise fees
 
3,583,200 
 
3,583,200 
 
3,823,524 
 
240,324 
State shared
 
70,770,000 
 
70,770,000 
 
80,699,253 
 
9,929,253 
Grants and entitlements
 
169,500 
 
169,500 
 
7,716,927 
 
7,547,427 
System development fees
 
— 
 
— 
 
143,436 
 
143,436 
Licenses and permits
 
6,646,000 
 
6,646,000 
 
6,656,737 
 
10,737 
Charges for services
 
20,285,439 
 
20,285,439 
 
19,138,480 
 
(1,146,959) 
Fines and forfeitures
 
3,683,108 
 
3,683,108 
 
2,850,470 
 
(832,638) 
Rentals
 
106,000 
 
106,000 
 
174,766 
 
68,766 
Contributions
 
— 
Interest revenue
 
2,629,000 
 
2,629,000 
 
(81,674)  
(2,710,674) 
Miscellaneous
 
275,200 
 
275,200 
 
588,941 
 
313,741 
Total Revenues
 
239,871,828 
 
239,871,828 
 
287,352,351 
 
47,480,523 
EXPENDITURES:
City clerk
 
926,189 
 
950,107 
 
923,681 
 
26,426 
City magistrate
 
4,684,074 
 
4,663,063 
 
4,557,833 
 
105,230 
City manager
 
16,864,709 
 
17,630,076 
 
15,509,399 
 
2,120,677 
Communications and public affairs
 
2,585,755 
 
3,060,922 
 
2,414,165 
 
646,757 
Community services
 
26,635,790 
 
28,024,040 
 
26,661,370 
 
1,362,670 
Cultural development
 
3,632,045 
 
3,899,162 
 
3,681,021 
 
218,141 
Development services
 
9,046,078 
 
9,427,885 
 
8,693,879 
 
734,006 
Fire
 
38,097,872 
 
41,144,169 
 
40,743,812 
 
400,357 
Information technology
 
11,784,758 
 
13,485,847 
 
12,390,794 
 
1,095,053 
Law
 
3,884,306 
 
3,981,221 
 
3,955,805 
 
25,416 
Management services
 
104,732,292 
 
34,340,895 
 
24,912,918 
 
9,427,977 
Mayor and council
 
1,019,324 
 
1,022,547 
 
942,925 
 
79,622 
Neighborhood resources
 
3,518,657 
 
3,998,991 
 
3,379,383 
 
619,608 
Police
 
76,537,609 
 
80,518,870 
 
78,786,463 
 
1,732,407 
Public works
 
10,083,511 
 
11,618,697 
 
10,972,729 
 
645,968 
Total expenditures
 
314,032,969 
 
257,766,492 
 
238,526,177 
 
19,240,315 
REVENUES OVER (UNDER) EXPENDITURES
 
(74,161,141)  
(17,894,664)  
48,826,174 
 
66,720,838 
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES):
Proceeds from disposal of capital assets
 
— 
 
— 
 
1,876 
 
1,876 
Transfers in
 
9,073,586 
 
9,073,586 
 
— 
 
(9,073,586) 
Transfers out
 
(61,740,561)  
(61,728,954)  
(47,094,820)  
14,634,134 
Total other financing sources (uses)
 
(52,666,975)  
(52,655,368)  
(47,092,944)  
5,562,424 
Net change in fund balance
 
(126,828,116)  
(70,550,032)  
1,733,230 
 
72,283,262 
Fund balance, July 1, 2020
 
232,910,722 
 
232,910,722 
 
232,910,722 
 
— 
Fund balance, June 30, 2021
$ 
106,082,606 
$ 
162,360,690 
$ 
234,643,952 
$ 
72,283,262 
   
See accompanying notes to this schedule.
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City of Chandler
Schedule of the Proportionate Share of the Net Pension Liability -
Arizona State Retirement System
June 30, 2021 
2021
2020
2019
2018
City's proportion of the net pension
liability (asset)
 0.71 %
 0.72 %
 0.76 %
 0.74 %
City's proportionate share of the net
pension liability (asset)
$ 122,547,011 
$ 104,541,379 
$ 106,413,043 
$ 115,691,952 
City's covered payroll
$ 76,880,601 
$ 75,407,689 
$ 75,579,140 
$ 72,284,183 
City's proportionate share of the net
pension liability (asset) as a
percentage of its covered payroll
 159.40 %
 138.63 %
 140.80 %
 160.05 %
Plan fiduciary net position as a
percentage of the total
pension liability
 69.33 %
 73.24 %
 73.00 %
 69.92 %
Note:  This schedule is intended to show information for ten years. Additional years' information will be 
displayed as it becomes available.
92

2017
2016
2015
 0.75 %
 0.73 %
 0.71 %
$ 121,549,835 
$ 113,885,153 
$ 105,661,552 
$ 70,362,938 
$ 67,230,465 
$ 64,263,236 
 172.75 %
 169.40 %
 164.42 %
 67.06 %
 68.35 %
 69.49 %
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City of Chandler
Schedule of Contributions -
All Pension Plans
June 30, 2021 
2021
2020
2019
2018
Arizona State Retirement System:
Actuarially determined contribution
$ 9,267,255 
$ 8,844,068 
$ 8,470,741 
$ 8,268,029 
Contributions in relation to the
actuarially determined contribution
 
9,267,255 
 
8,844,068 
 
8,470,741 
 
8,268,029 
Contribution deficiency (excess)
$ 
— 
$ 
— 
$ 
— 
$ 
— 
City's covered payroll
$ 79,544,042 
$ 76,880,601 
$ 75,407,689 
$ 75,579,140 
Contributions as a percentage
of covered payroll
 11.65 %
 11.50 %
 11.23 %
 10.94 %
Public Safety Personnel Retirement 
System - Police:
Actuarially determined contribution
$ 19,026,392 
$ 15,572,686 
$ 12,267,559 
$ 10,950,501 
Contributions in relation to the
actuarially determined contribution
1
 22,619,456 
 28,715,343 
 15,398,196 
 14,300,501 
Contribution deficiency (excess)
$ (3,593,064) 
$ (13,142,657) 
$ (3,130,637) 
$ (3,350,000) 
City's covered payroll
$ 26,480,082 
$ 28,589,014 
$ 28,848,732 
$ 28,294,661 
Contributions as a percentage
of covered payroll
 85.42 %
 100.44 %
 53.38 %
 50.54 %
Public Safety Personnel Retirement 
System - Fire:
Actuarially determined contribution
$ 10,427,865 
$ 8,004,060 
$ 7,021,133 
$ 6,392,313 
Contributions in relation to the
actuarially determined contribution
1
 13,054,192 
 15,566,324 
 
8,670,333 
 
8,042,313 
Contribution deficiency (excess)
$ (2,626,327) 
$ (7,562,264) 
$ (1,649,200) 
$ (1,650,000) 
City's covered payroll
$ 18,187,540 
$ 19,154,805 
$ 19,025,780 
$ 18,200,175 
Contributions as a percentage
of covered payroll
 71.78 %
 81.27 %
 45.57 %
 44.19 %
Note:  This schedule is intended to show information for ten years.  Additional years' information will be 
displayed as it becomes available.
1Additional contributions above the actuarially determined contributions were made beginning with fiscal year 
2016-17 and continue.
94

2017
2016
2015
$ 7,793,041 
$ 7,634,805 
$ 7,323,872 
 
7,793,041 
 
7,634,805 
 
7,323,872 
$ 
— 
$ 
— 
$ 
— 
$ 72,284,183 
$ 67,230,465 
$ 67,230,465 
 10.78 %
 11.36 %
 10.89 %
$ 8,470,411 
$ 8,561,143 
$ 6,083,333 
 10,145,411 
 
8,561,143 
 
6,083,333 
$ (1,675,000) 
$ 
— 
$ 
— 
$ 27,058,086 
$ 27,946,237 
$ 26,187,641 
 37.49 %
 30.63 %
 23.23 %
$ 4,616,587 
$ 4,438,495 
$ 3,193,139 
 
5,441,587 
 
4,438,495 
 
3,193,139 
$ 
(825,000) 
$ 
— 
$ 
— 
$ 17,275,940 
$ 16,874,362 
$ 15,671,133 
 31.50 %
 26.30 %
 20.38 %
95

City of Chandler
Schedule of Changes in the Net Pension Liability and Related Ratios -
Public Safety Personnel Retirement System - Police
June 30, 2021 
2021
2020
2019
2018
Total pension liability
Service cost
$ 
5,696,125 
$ 
6,149,336 
$ 
5,737,868 
$ 
6,092,332 
Interest
 
20,504,731 
 
19,203,025 
 
17,999,842 
 
17,064,596 
Changes of benefit terms
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
1,501,042 
Differences between expected and actual 
experience
 
12,866,840 
 
1,302,509 
 
(671,252) 
 
(6,211,672) 
Changes of assumptions
 
— 
 
6,562,499 
 
— 
 
6,528,203 
Benefit payments, including refunds
 
(12,493,545) 
 
(10,261,998) 
 
(9,913,263) 
 
(8,254,947) 
Net change in total pension liability
 
26,574,151 
 
22,955,371 
 
13,153,195 
 
16,719,554 
Total pension liability - beginning
 
281,437,368 
 
258,481,997 
 
245,328,802 
 
228,609,248 
Total pension liability - ending
$ 308,011,519 
$ 281,437,368 
$ 258,481,997 
$ 245,328,802 
Plan fiduciary net position
Contributions - employer
$ 
28,799,919 
$ 
15,572,686 
$ 
10,296,409 
$ 
10,247,877 
Contributions - employee
 
2,909,915 
 
2,206,379 
 
2,765,932 
 
3,244,412 
Net investment income
 
2,344,516 
 
8,365,394 
 
9,301,979 
 
14,017,325 
Benefit payments, including refunds
 
(12,493,545) 
 
(10,261,998) 
 
(9,913,263) 
 
(8,254,947) 
Administrative expense
 
(191,143) 
 
(146,042) 
 
(142,274) 
 
(124,430) 
Other
 
(2,317) 
 
(102,911) 
 
24,215 
 
(167,280) 
Net change in plan fiduciary net position
 
21,367,345 
 
15,633,508 
 
12,332,998 
 
18,962,957 
Plan fiduciary net position - beginning
 
158,412,254 
 
142,778,746 
 
130,445,748 
 
111,482,791 
Plan fiduciary net position - ending
$ 179,779,599 
$ 158,412,254 
$ 142,778,746 
$ 130,445,748 
Net pension liability - ending
$ 128,231,920 
$ 123,025,114 
$ 115,703,251 
$ 114,883,054 
Plan fiduciary net position as a percentage of 
the total pension liability
 58.37 %
 56.29 %
 55.24 %
 53.17 %
Covered payroll
$ 
25,916,774 
$ 
28,848,732 
$ 
28,294,661 
$ 
27,058,086 
Net pension liability as a percentage of 
covered payroll
 494.78 %
 426.45 %
 408.92 %
 424.58 %
Note:   This schedule is intended to show information for ten years. Additional years' information will be  
displayed as it becomes available.
96

2017
2016
2015
$ 
5,337,103 
$ 
4,583,770 
$ 
4,602,603 
 
14,964,498 
 
13,839,509 
 
11,841,118 
 
17,456,919 
 
— 
 
1,741,535 
 
858,761 
 
4,879,849 
 
567,380 
 
8,537,784 
 
— 
 
13,082,165 
 
(13,015,625) 
 
(5,681,836) 
 
(7,054,499) 
 
34,139,440 
 
17,621,292 
 
24,780,302 
 
194,469,808 
 
176,848,516 
 
152,068,214 
$ 228,609,248 
$ 194,469,808 
$ 176,848,516 
$ 
8,728,082 
$ 
6,155,142 
$ 
5,465,059 
 
3,633,359 
 
3,308,265 
 
2,675,724 
 
677,501 
 
3,873,466 
 
12,329,319 
 
(13,015,625) 
 
(5,681,836) 
 
(7,054,499) 
 
(97,889) 
 
(94,891) 
 
— 
 
238,667 
 
(70,777) 
 
(2,733,237) 
 
164,095 
 
7,489,369 
 
10,682,366 
 
111,318,696 
 
103,829,327 
 
93,146,961 
$ 111,482,791 
$ 111,318,696 
$ 103,829,327 
$ 117,126,457 
$ 
83,151,112 
$ 
73,019,189 
 48.77 %
 57.24 %
 58.71 %
$ 
27,946,237 
$ 
26,187,641 
$ 
24,290,497 
 419.11 %
 317.52 %
 300.61 %
97

City of Chandler
Schedule of Changes in the Net Pension Liability and Related Ratios -
Public Safety Personnel Retirement System - Fire
June 30, 2021 
2021
2020
2019
2018
Total pension liability
Service cost
$ 
4,025,473 
$ 
4,353,346 
$ 
4,014,526 
$ 
3,863,571 
Interest
 
12,453,112 
 
11,689,082 
 
10,794,299 
 
9,983,423 
Changes of benefit terms
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
753,382 
Differences between expected and actual 
experience
 
1,086,650 
 
(171,678) 
 
1,014,752 
 
941,823 
Changes of assumptions
 
— 
 
3,122,509 
 
— 
 
2,845,297 
Benefit payments, including refunds
 
(6,278,162) 
 
(5,792,594) 
 
(6,363,418) 
 
(5,049,317) 
Net change in total pension liability
 
11,287,073 
 
13,200,665 
 
9,460,159 
 
13,338,179 
Total pension liability - beginning
 
169,704,177 
 
156,503,512 
 
147,043,353 
 
133,705,174 
Total pension liability - ending
$ 180,991,250 
$ 169,704,177 
$ 156,503,512 
$ 147,043,353 
Plan fiduciary net position
Contributions - employer
$ 
15,654,338 
$ 
8,004,060 
$ 
5,956,704 
$ 
5,514,825 
Contributions - employee
 
1,432,043 
 
1,462,348 
 
1,633,743 
 
2,312,753 
Net investment income
 
1,488,011 
 
5,389,738 
 
6,174,093 
 
9,228,731 
Benefit payments, including refunds
 
(6,278,162) 
 
(5,792,594) 
 
(6,363,418) 
 
(5,049,317) 
Administrative expense
 
(121,320) 
 
(94,355) 
 
(94,669) 
 
(82,059) 
Other
 
5 
 
(42,251) 
 
1,035 
 
50,502 
Net change in plan fiduciary net position
 
12,174,915 
 
8,926,946 
 
7,307,488 
 
11,975,435 
Plan fiduciary net position - beginning
 
103,375,390 
 
94,448,444 
 
87,140,956 
 
75,165,521 
Plan fiduciary net position - ending
$ 115,550,305 
$ 103,375,390 
$ 
94,448,444 
$ 
87,140,956 
Net pension liability - ending
$ 
65,440,945 
$ 
66,328,787 
$ 
62,055,068 
$ 
59,902,397 
Plan fiduciary net position as a percentage of 
the total pension liability
 63.84 %
 60.92 %
 60.35 %
 59.26 %
Covered payroll
$ 
19,025,780 
$ 
19,025,780 
$ 
18,200,175 
$ 
17,275,940 
Net pension liability as a percentage of 
covered payroll
 343.96 %
 348.63 %
 340.96 %
 346.74 %
Note:  This schedule is intended to show information for ten years. Additional years' information will be 
displayed as it becomes available.
98

2017
2016
2015
$ 
3,174,665 
$ 
2,915,603 
$ 
2,949,507 
 
8,707,808 
 
8,264,915 
 
7,191,487 
 
10,272,193 
 
— 
 
930,663 
 
96,063 
 
(1,037,307) 
 
(409,426) 
 
4,937,927 
 
— 
 
6,465,545 
 
(5,647,270) 
 
(3,614,319) 
 
(3,258,846) 
 
21,541,386 
 
6,528,892 
 
13,868,930 
 
112,163,788 
 
105,634,896 
 
91,765,966 
$ 133,705,174 
$ 112,163,788 
$ 105,634,896 
$ 
4,672,177 
$ 
3,222,291 
$ 
3,152,694 
 
2,140,037 
 
1,837,291 
 
1,775,319 
 
440,223 
 
2,568,880 
 
8,217,832 
 
(5,647,270) 
 
(3,614,319) 
 
(3,258,846) 
 
(63,746) 
 
(63,063) 
 
— 
 
38,948 
 
(55,142) 
 
(1,798,718) 
 
1,580,369 
 
3,895,938 
 
8,088,281 
 
73,585,152 
 
69,689,214 
 
61,600,933 
$ 
75,165,521 
$ 
73,585,152 
$ 
69,689,214 
$ 
58,539,653 
$ 
38,578,636 
$ 
35,945,682 
 56.22 %
 65.61 %
 65.97 %
$ 
16,874,362 
$ 
15,671,133 
$ 
15,691,213 
 346.91 %
 246.18 %
 229.08 %
99

City of Chandler
Schedule of Changes in OPEB Liabilities and Related Ratios -
Single Employer Plan
June 30, 2021 
2021
2020
2019
2018
Measurement date
6/30/2020
6/30/2019
6/30/2018
6/30/2017
Total OPEB liability - beginning of year
$ 53,112,727 
$ 51,751,856 
$ 52,838,811 
$ 66,519,700 
Changes for the year
Service cost
 
2,940,955 
 
2,585,397 
 
3,020,484 
 
3,962,284 
Interest
 
1,921,296 
 
2,059,914 
 
1,939,376 
 
1,967,447 
Differences between expected and 
actual experience
 
— 
 
(5,086,575) 
 
(883,708) 
 
(8,539,064) 
Changes in assumptions or other 
inputs
 
7,368,121 
 
4,021,143 
 
(1,789,527) 
 
(8,174,073) 
Benefit payments
 
(2,339,116) 
 
(2,219,008) 
 
(3,373,580) 
 
(2,897,483) 
Net changes
 
9,891,256 
 
1,360,871 
 
(1,086,955) 
 (13,680,889) 
Total OPEB liability - end of year
$ 63,003,983 
$ 53,112,727 
$ 51,751,856 
$ 52,838,811 
Total covered employee payroll
$ 116,931,839 
$ 113,713,741 
$ 108,862,317 
$ 106,207,139 
Total OPEB liability as percentage of 
covered employee payroll
 53.88 %
 46.71 %
 47.54 %
 49.75 %
The City implemented GASB Statement No. 75, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Postemployment Benefits 
Other Than Pensions, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018. Information for the prior years is not available.
Notes:  No assets are accumulated in a trust that meets the criteria in paragraph 4 of GASB Statement No. 75, 
Accounting and Financial Reporting for Postemployment Benefits Other Than Pensions.
This schedule is intended to show information for ten years. Additional years' information will be displayed as it 
becomes available.
100

NOTE 1 - Budgetary Basis of Accounting
The adopted budget of the City is prepared on a basis consistent with accounting principles generally 
accepted in the United States of America with the following exception: reserved encumbrances at year end 
are recognized as expenditures. Consequently, the following adjustment is necessary to present the 
change in fund balance for the general fund on a budgetary basis in order to provide a meaningful 
comparison.
Changes in
Fund Balances
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in
Fund Balances - Governmental Funds
$ 
9,681,677 
Reserved encumbrances at June 30, 2021 recognized as
budgetary expenditures in fiscal year ended June 30, 2021
 
(7,948,447) 
Budgetary Comparison Schedule for the General Fund
$ 
1,733,230 
NOTE 2 - Pension Plan Schedules
Actuarial Assumptions for Valuations Performed
The information presented in the required supplementary schedules was determined as part of the 
actuarial valuations at the dates indicated, which is the most recent actuarial valuation. The actuarial 
assumptions used are disclosed in the notes to the financial statements.
Factors that Affect Trends - Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS)
The actuarial assumptions used in the June 30, 2019 valuation were based on the results of an actuarial 
experience study for the five-year period ended June 30, 2016. The purpose of the experience study was 
to review actual experience in relation to the actuarial assumptions in effect. The ASRS Board adopted the 
experience study recommended changes which were applied to the June 30, 2017 actuarial valuation. The 
study did not include an analysis of the assumed investment rate of return.
Factors that Affect Trends - Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS)
The actuarial assumptions used in the June 30, 2020 valuation for PSPRS were based on the results of an 
actuarial experience study for the 5-year period ended June 30, 2016. The total pension liability used to 
calculate the net pension liability for PSPRS was determined by an actuarial valuation as of that date. The 
total pension liability as of June 30, 2020 reflects changes of benefit terms and actuarial assumptions for 
funding assumed future permanent benefit increases.
CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
Notes to the Required Supplementary Information
June 30, 2021 
101

NOTE 3 - Other Post Retirement Employment Benefit (OPEB) Plan Schedules
The City of Chandler does not have assets invested or accumulated in a qualified OPEB trust and funds 
the plan on a pay-as-you-go basis.
Actuarial Assumptions for Valuations Performed
The information presented in the required supplementary schedules was determined as part of the 
actuarial valuations at the dates indicated, which is the most recent actuarial valuation. The actuarial 
assumptions used are disclosed in the notes to the financial statements.
Factors that Affect Trends
The actuarial assumptions used in the June 30, 2020 valuation were made for the purposes of fulfilling 
plan accounting requirements. Factors such as retiree group program experience, changes in 
assumptions and changes in retiree group benefits program provisions or applicable law may differ from 
future actuarial measurements.
CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
Notes to the Required Supplementary Information
June 30, 2021 
102

OTHER FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
103

104

City of Chandler
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances - Budget and Actual 
- General Obligation Bonds Debt Service
For the year ended June 30, 2021 
Non-GAAP
Over
Budgeted Amounts
Actual
(Under)
Original
Final
Amounts
Final Budget
REVENUES:
Property taxes
$ 
28,367,900 
$ 
28,367,900 
$ 
28,281,540 
$ 
(86,360) 
Interest revenue
 
185,000 
 
185,000 
 
(80,954)  
(265,954) 
Total revenues
 
28,552,900 
 
28,552,900 
 
28,200,586 
 
(352,314) 
EXPENDITURES:
General government
 
1,835,030 
 
1,835,030 
 
— 
 
(1,835,030) 
Principal
 
19,395,000 
 
19,395,000 
 
19,395,000 
 
— 
Interest and fiscal charges
 
7,740,385 
 
7,740,385 
 
7,740,385 
 
— 
Total expenditures
 
28,970,415 
 
28,970,415 
 
27,135,385 
 
(1,835,030) 
Net change in fund balance
 
(417,515)  
(417,515)  
1,065,201 
 
1,482,716 
Fund balance, July 1, 2020
 
4,693,193 
 
4,693,193 
 
4,693,193 
 
— 
Fund balance, June 30, 2021
$ 
4,275,678 
$ 
4,275,678 
$ 
5,758,394 
$ 
1,482,716 
105

NON-MAJOR SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
A Special Revenue Fund is used to finance particular activities and is created out of receipts of specific taxes 
or other earmarked revenues. Such funds are authorized by statutory or charter provisions to pay for 
certain activities with some special form of continuing revenues.
Highway User
Used to account for the receipt and expenditure of the City’s allocation of State highway user taxes. State  
law restricts the use of these monies to maintenance, construction and reconstruction of streets and 
repayment of transportation-related debt.
Local Transportation Assistance
Used to account for the receipt and expenditure of the City’s allocation of State lottery monies. State law 
restricts the use of these monies to street and highway projects in the public right-of-way and to mass 
transportation purposes.
Grants
Used to account for the receipt and expenditure of miscellaneous federal, state and local grants awarded to 
the City for various specific operational purposes.
Community Development
Used to account for monies received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and 
Maricopa County for affordable housing activities including housing rehabilitation and redevelopment 
activities.
Police Confiscated Property
Used to account for monies confiscated by the Police Department and monies received from the sale of 
confiscated property.
Parks and Recreation
Used to account for donations for park improvements and programs restricted pursuant to donor 
covenants.
Museum
Used to account for donations for museum improvements and programs restricted pursuant to donor 
covenants.
Library
Used to account for donations for library improvements and programs restricted pursuant to donor 
covenants.
City of Chandler
Non-Major Governmental Funds
106

NON-MAJOR DEBT SERVICE FUNDS
Special Assessment Bonds
Accumulates monies for the payment of principal and interest on Special Assessment Bonds that were 
issued to finance costs of improvements applicable to benefiting properties within certain improvement 
districts.
NON-MAJOR CAPITAL PROJECTS FUNDS
General Government
Used to account for the acquisition, construction and improvements of general government projects.
Public Buildings
Used to account for bond proceeds used for the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, improvement and 
renovation of City buildings.
Grants
Used to account for the receipt and expenditure of miscellaneous federal, state and local grants awarded to 
the City for various specific capital purposes.
Streets
Used to account for the acquisition, construction and improvements of City streets projects.
Community Services
Used to account for the acquisition of land and equipment, development, construction and improvement of 
community parks and projects.
Public Safety Buildings and Improvements
Used to account for public safety, e.g., Police and Fire Departments, building construction, renovation, 
improvements and equipment purchases.
Vehicle and Capital Equipment Replacement
Used to account for the purchase and/or replacement of general equipment-type assets, e.g., vehicles, 
furniture and office equipment.
Technology Replacement
Used to account for the purchase and/or replacement of technology assets.
Municipal Arts
Used to account for amounts earmarked for the acquisition of art for public spaces.
City of Chandler
Non-Major Governmental Funds
107

108

City of Chandler
Combining Balance Sheet - 
Non-Major Governmental Funds
June 30, 2021 
Special Revenue
Local
Police
Highway
Transportation
Community
Confiscated
Parks and
User
Assistance
Grants
Development
Property
Recreation
Museum
ASSETS
Equity in pooled cash and investments
$ 32,641,580 
$ 
5,152,402 
$ 35,849,600 $ 
— 
$ 
277,782 
$ 298,913 
$ 
48,814 
Receivables (net of allowance
for uncollectible):
Accounts
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
Special assessments
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
Notes
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
448,503 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
Accrued interest
 
63,536 
 
10,072 
 
81,239 
 
— 
 
547 
 
584 
 
95 
Other
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
Due from other governments
 
1,642,169 
 
— 
 
378,865 
 
770,391 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
Total assets
$ 34,347,285 
$ 
5,162,474 
$ 36,309,704 $ 
1,218,894 
$ 
278,329 
$ 299,497 
$ 
48,909 
LIABILITIES, DEFERRED INFLOWS OF
RESOURCES AND FUND BALANCES
Liabilities:
Accounts payable
$ 
212,217 
$ 
— 
$ 2,961,722 
$ 
286,040 
$ 
— 
$ 
— 
$ 
— 
Accrued payroll
 
131,145 
 
— 
 
10,382 
 
22,413 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
Trust liabilities and deposits
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
313,634 
 
— 
 
— 
Accrued interest
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
Due to other funds
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
224,353 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
Advances from other funds
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
Unearned revenue
 
— 
 
— 
 17,081,877 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
Total liabilities
 
343,362 
 
— 
 20,053,981 
 
532,806 
 
313,634 
 
— 
 
— 
Deferred inflows of resources:
Unavailable revenues - special
assessments
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
Total deferred inflows of resources
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
Fund balances (deficits):
Restricted
 34,003,923 
 
5,162,474 
 16,255,723 
 
686,088 
 
— 
 
299,497 
 
48,909 
Unassigned
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
(35,305)  
— 
 
— 
Total fund balances (deficits)
 34,003,923 
 
5,162,474 
 16,255,723 
 
686,088 
 
(35,305)  
299,497 
 
48,909 
Total liabilities, deferred inflows
and fund balances
$ 34,347,285 
$ 
5,162,474 
$ 36,309,704 $ 
1,218,894 
$ 
278,329 
$ 299,497 
$ 
48,909 
(Continued)
109

City of Chandler
Combining Balance Sheet - 
Non-Major Governmental Funds
June 30, 2021 
Special Revenue
Debt Service
Capital Projects
Special
Assessment
General
Public
Library
Bonds
Government
Buildings
Grants
ASSETS
Equity in pooled cash and investments
$ 
62,412 
$ 
64,564 
$ 
— 
$ 
95,649 
$ 
— 
Receivables (net of allowance
for uncollectible):
Accounts
 
— 
 
— 
 
11,244 
 
— 
 
12,874 
Special assessments
 
— 
 
1,130,456 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
Notes
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
Accrued interest
 
127 
 
— 
 
— 
 
609 
 
— 
Other
 
— 
 
— 
 
10,329 
 
— 
 
— 
Due from other governments
 
— 
 
— 
 
1,161,251 
 
— 
 
4,447,823 
Total assets
$ 
62,539 
$ 
1,195,020 
$ 
1,182,824 
$ 
96,258 
$ 
4,460,697 
LIABILITIES, DEFERRED INFLOWS OF
RESOURCES AND FUND BALANCES
Liabilities:
Accounts payable
$ 
480 
$ 
— 
$ 
797,183 
$ 
— 
$ 
3,099,586 
Accrued payroll
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
2,856 
Trust liabilities and deposits
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
Accrued interest
 
— 
 
24,900 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
Due to other funds
 
— 
 
— 
 
755,677 
 
— 
 
1,183,748 
Advances from other funds
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
2,014,427 
 
— 
Unearned revenue
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
12,874 
Total liabilities
 
480 
 
24,900 
 
1,552,860 
 
2,014,427 
 
4,299,064 
Deferred inflows of resources:
Unavailable revenues - special
assessments
 
— 
 
1,130,456 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
Total deferred inflows of resources
 
— 
 
1,130,456 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
Fund balances (deficits):
Restricted
 
62,059 
 
39,664 
 
— 
 
— 
 
161,633 
Unassigned
 
— 
 
— 
 
(370,036)  
(1,918,169)  
— 
Total fund balances (deficits)
 
62,059 
 
39,664 
 
(370,036)  
(1,918,169)  
161,633 
Total liabilities, deferred inflows
and fund balances
$ 
62,539 
$ 
1,195,020 
$ 
1,182,824 
$ 
96,258 
$ 
4,460,697 
110

Capital Projects
Public Safety
Vehicle and
Total Other
Community
Buildings and
Capital Equipment
Technology
Municipal
Governmental
Streets
Services
Improvements
Replacement
Replacement
Arts
Funds
$ 69,109,208 
$ 43,627,625 
$ 
1,391,097 
$ 
9,690,729 
$ 
4,978,143 
$ 708,740 
$ 203,997,258 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
24,118 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
1,130,456 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
448,503 
 
149,438 
 
96,821 
 
2,268 
 
19,143 
 
9,784 
 
1,385 
 
435,648 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
10,329 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
8,400,499 
$ 69,258,646 
$ 43,724,446 
$ 
1,393,365 
$ 
9,709,872 
$ 
4,987,927 
$ 710,125 
$ 214,446,811 
$ 1,854,674 
$ 1,043,375 
$ 
— 
$ 
197,870 
$ 
4,068 
$ 
100 
$ 10,457,315 
 
9,280 
 
531 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
176,607 
 
5 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
313,639 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
24,900 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
2,163,778 
 
— 
 
— 
 
6,296,432 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
8,310,859 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
17,094,751 
 
1,863,959 
 
1,043,906 
 
6,296,432 
 
197,870 
 
4,068 
 
100 
 
38,541,849 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
1,130,456 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
1,130,456 
 67,394,687 
 42,680,540 
 
— 
 
9,512,002 
 
4,983,859 
 
710,025 
 182,001,083 
 
— 
 
— 
 
(4,903,067)  
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
(7,226,577) 
 67,394,687 
 42,680,540 
 
(4,903,067)  
9,512,002 
 
4,983,859 
 
710,025 
 174,774,506 
$ 69,258,646 
$ 43,724,446 
$ 
1,393,365 
$ 
9,709,872 
$ 
4,987,927 
$ 710,125 
$ 214,446,811 
(Concluded)
111

City of Chandler
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances - 
Non-Major Governmental Funds
For the year ended June 30, 2021 
Special Revenue
Local
Police
Highway
Transportation
Community
Confiscated
Parks and
User
Assistance
Grants
Development
Property
Recreation
Museum
REVENUES:
Highway user taxes
$ 18,108,310 
$ 
— 
$ 
— 
$ 
— 
$ 
— 
$ 
— 
$ 
— 
Regional transportation taxes
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
Grants and entitlements
 
— 
 
809,091 
 7,786,935 
 
2,490,263 
 
— 
 
53,773 
 
5,429 
System development fees
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
Special assessments
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
Charges for services
 
— 
 
186,198 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
Fines and forfeitures
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
66,390 
 
— 
 
— 
Contributions
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
Interest revenue
 
63,531 
 
10,085 
 
624,408 
 
1 
 
— 
 
(127)  
18 
Miscellaneous
 
63,902 
 
176,830 
 
254,078 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
Total revenues
 18,235,743 
 
1,182,204 
 8,665,421 
 
2,490,264 
 
66,390 
 
53,646 
 
5,447 
EXPENDITURES:
Current:
General government
 
— 
 
— 
 21,258,861 
 
2,349,891 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
Public safety
 
— 
 
— 
 1,521,963 
 
— 
 
24,159 
 
— 
 
— 
Transportation and development
 
7,459,636 
 
339,199 
 
207,041 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
Community services
 
— 
 
— 
 
147,506 
 
— 
 
— 
 
40,373 
 
— 
Capital outlay
 
7,791,745 
 
88,151 
 1,824,662 
 
— 
 
41,220 
 
— 
 
— 
Debt service:
Principal
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
Interest and fiscal charges
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
Total expenditures
 15,251,381 
 
427,350 
 24,960,033 
 
2,349,891 
 
65,379 
 
40,373 
 
— 
EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF
REVENUES OVER EXPENDITURES
 
2,984,362 
 
754,854 
 (16,294,612)  
140,373 
 
1,011 
 
13,273 
 
5,447 
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES):
Proceeds from disposal of capital assets
 
2,326 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
Transfers in
 
— 
 
— 
 29,983,456 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
Transfers out
 
(265,849)  
(4,212)  
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
Total other financing sources (uses)
 
(263,523)  
(4,212)  29,983,456 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE
 
2,720,839 
 
750,642 
 13,688,844 
 
140,373 
 
1,011 
 
13,273 
 
5,447 
FUND BALANCES (DEFICITS):
Beginning of year
 31,283,084 
 
4,411,832 
 2,566,879 
 
545,715 
 
(36,316)  
286,224 
 
43,462 
End of year
$ 34,003,923 
$ 
5,162,474 
$ 16,255,723 $ 
686,088 
$ 
(35,305) $ 299,497 
$ 
48,909 
112

Special Revenue
Debt Service
Capital Projects
Special
Assessment
General
Public
Community
Library
Bonds
Government
Buildings
Grants
Streets
Services
$ 
— 
$ 
— 
$ 
— 
$ 
— 
$ 
— 
$ 
— 
$ 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
2,226,568 
 
— 
 
32,149 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
10,522,461 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
193,846 
 
— 
 
4,882,337 
 
2,369,341 
 
— 
 
587,020 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
249,256 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
5,201,737 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
226 
 
— 
 
4 
 
2,349 
 
5 
 
(21,403)  
(17,386) 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
32,375 
 
587,020 
 
5,201,741 
 
196,195 
 
10,771,722 
 
7,087,502 
 
2,351,955 
 
— 
 
— 
 
1,880,081 
 
1,200 
 
23,708 
 
1,200 
 
2,400 
 
— 
 
— 
 
201,880 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
883,587 
 
— 
 
1,880,748 
 
3,377,034 
 
— 
 
19,627 
 
— 
 
478,511 
 
— 
 
1 
 
— 
 
146,213 
 
— 
 
— 
 
10,129,129 
 
— 
 
11,259,901 
 
18,013,413 
 
3,714,326 
 
— 
 
585,000 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
61,500 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
19,627 
 
646,500 
 
13,573,188 
 
1,200 
 
13,164,358 
 
21,391,647 
 
3,862,939 
 
12,748 
 
(59,480)  
(8,371,447)  
194,995 
 
(2,392,636)  
(14,304,145)  
(1,510,984) 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
7,999,744 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
7,999,744 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
12,748 
 
(59,480)  
(371,703)  
194,995 
 
(2,392,636)  
(14,304,145)  
(1,510,984) 
 
49,311 
 
99,144 
 
1,667 
 
(2,113,164)  
2,554,269 
 
81,698,832 
 
44,191,524 
$ 
62,059 
$ 
39,664 
$ 
(370,036) $ 
(1,918,169) $ 
161,633 
$ 
67,394,687 
$ 
42,680,540 
(Continued)
113

City of Chandler
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances - 
Non-Major Governmental Funds
For the year ended June 30, 2021
Capital Projects
Public Safety
Vehicle and
Total Other
Buildings and
Capital Equipment
Technology
Municipal
Governmental
Improvements
Replacement
Replacement
Arts
Funds
REVENUES:
Highway user taxes
$ 
— 
$ 
— 
$ 
— 
$ 
— 
$ 
18,108,310 
Regional transportation taxes
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
2,226,568 
Grants and entitlements
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
21,700,101 
System development fees
 
618,768 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
8,064,292 
Special assessments
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
587,020 
Charges for services
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
57,455 
 
492,909 
Fines and forfeitures
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
66,390 
Contributions
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
5,201,737 
Interest revenue
 
46,918 
 
(18,712)  
5,854 
 
257 
 
696,028 
Miscellaneous
 
— 
 
21,319 
 
— 
 
— 
 
516,129 
Total revenues
 
665,686 
 
2,607 
 
5,854 
 
57,712 
 
57,659,484 
EXPENDITURES:
Current:
General government
 
2,400 
 
— 
 
3,759,922 
 
— 
 
29,279,663 
Public safety
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
1,748,002 
Transportation and development
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
14,147,245 
Community services
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
14,012 
 
846,243 
Capital outlay
 
18,041 
 
5,393,528 
 
596,076 
 
— 
 
58,870,192 
Debt service:
Principal
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
585,000 
Interest and fiscal charges
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
61,500 
Total expenditures
 
20,441 
 
5,393,528 
 
4,355,998 
 
14,012 
 
105,537,845 
EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF
REVENUES OVER EXPENDITURES
 
645,245 
 
(5,390,921)  
(4,350,144)  
43,700 
 
(47,878,361) 
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES):
Proceeds from disposal of capital assets
 
— 
 
220,879 
 
— 
 
— 
 
223,205 
Transfers in
 
— 
 
3,316,983 
 
3,661,604 
 
— 
 
44,961,787 
Transfers out
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
(270,061) 
Total other financing sources (uses)
 
— 
 
3,537,862 
 
3,661,604 
 
— 
 
44,914,931 
NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE
 
645,245 
 
(1,853,059)  
(688,540)  
43,700 
 
(2,963,430) 
FUND BALANCES (DEFICITS):
Beginning of year
 
(5,548,312)  
11,365,061 
 
5,672,399 
 
666,325 
 
177,737,936 
End of year
$ 
(4,903,067) $ 
9,512,002 
$ 
4,983,859 
$ 
710,025 
$ 174,774,506 
(Concluded)
114

City of Chandler
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances - Budget and Actual 
- Highway User Special Revenue
For the year ended June 30, 2021 
Non-GAAP
Over
Budgeted Amounts
Actual
(Under)
Original
Final
Amounts
Final Budget
REVENUES:
Highway user taxes
$ 
16,500,000 
$ 
16,500,000 
$ 
18,108,310 
$ 
1,608,310 
Interest revenue
 
372,000 
 
372,000 
 
63,532 
 
(308,468) 
Miscellaneous
 
— 
 
— 
 
63,902 
 
63,902 
Total revenues
 
16,872,000 
 
16,872,000 
 
18,235,744 
 
1,363,744 
EXPENDITURES:
General government
 
3,986,700 
 
3,037,803 
 
— 
 
3,037,803 
Transportation and development
 
12,074,436 
 
8,787,500 
 
7,893,720 
 
893,780 
Capital outlay
 
5,853,569 
 
9,889,296 
 
9,543,570 
 
345,726 
Total expenditures
 
21,914,705 
 
21,714,599 
 
17,437,290 
 
4,277,309 
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over expenditures
 
(5,042,705)  
(4,842,599)  
798,454 
 
5,641,053 
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES):
Proceeds from sale of capital assets
 
— 
 
— 
 
2,326 
 
2,326 
Transfers out
 
(287,841)  
(287,841)  
(265,849)  
21,992 
Total other financing sources (uses)
 
(287,841)  
(287,841)  
(263,523)  
24,318 
Net change in fund balance
 
(5,330,546)  
(5,130,440)  
534,931 
 
5,665,371 
Fund balance, July 1, 2020
 
31,283,084 
 
31,283,084 
 
31,283,084 
 
— 
Fund balance, June 30, 2021
$ 
25,952,538 
$ 
26,152,644 
$ 
31,818,015 
$ 
5,665,371 
115

City of Chandler
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances - Budget and Actual 
- Local Transportation Assistance Special Revenue
For the year ended June 30, 2021 
Non-GAAP
Over
Budgeted Amounts
Actual
(Under)
Original
Final
Amounts
Final Budget
REVENUES:
Grants and entitlements
$ 
700,000 
$ 
700,000 
$ 
809,091 
$ 
109,091 
Charges for services
 
180,000 
 
180,000 
 
186,198 
 
6,198 
Interest revenue
 
75,000 
 
75,000 
 
10,086 
 
(64,914) 
Miscellaneous
 
—  
— 
 
176,830 
 
176,830 
Total revenues
 
955,000 
 
955,000 
 
1,182,205 
 
227,205 
EXPENDITURES:
General government
 
1,015,200 
 
1,000,450 
 
— 
 
1,000,450 
Transportation and development
 
1,743,918 
 
1,289,571 
 
363,235 
 
926,336 
Capital outlay
 
392,000 
 
881,322 
 
171,700 
 
709,622 
Total expenditures
 
3,151,118 
 
3,171,343 
 
534,935 
 
2,636,408 
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over expenditures
 
(2,196,118)  
(2,216,343)  
647,270 
 
2,863,613 
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES):
Transfers out
 
(4,409)  
(4,409)  
(4,212)  
197 
Total other financing sources (uses)
 
(4,409)  
(4,409)  
(4,212)  
197 
Net change in fund balance
 
(2,200,527)  
(2,220,752)  
643,058 
 
2,863,810 
Fund balance, July 1, 2020
 
4,411,832 
 
4,411,832 
 
4,411,832 
 
— 
Fund balance, June 30, 2021
$ 
2,211,305 
$ 
2,191,080 
$ 
5,054,890 
$ 
2,863,810 
116

City of Chandler
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances - Budget and Actual 
- Grants Special Revenue
For the year ended June 30, 2021 
Non-GAAP
Over
Budgeted Amounts
Actual
(Under)
Original
Final
Amounts
Final Budget
REVENUES:
Grants and entitlements
$ 
5,000,000 
$ 
5,000,000 
$ 
7,786,935 
$ 
2,786,935 
Interest revenue
 
43,000 
 
43,000 
 
624,398 
 
581,398 
Miscellaneous
 
— 
 
— 
 
254,078 
 
254,078 
Total revenues
 
5,043,000 
 
5,043,000 
 
8,665,411 
 
3,622,411 
EXPENDITURES:
General government
 
5,000,000 
 
40,597,376 
 
26,107,763 
 
14,489,613 
Public safety
 
54,257 
 
3,170,548 
 
1,562,553 
 
1,607,995 
Transportation and development
 
— 
 
207,044 
 
207,041 
 
3 
Community services
 
— 
 
349,382 
 
147,506 
 
201,876 
Capital outlay
 
— 
 
384,455 
 
1,939,471 
 
(1,555,016) 
Total expenditures
 
5,054,257 
 
44,708,805 
 
29,964,334 
 
14,744,471 
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over expenditures
 
(11,257)  
(39,665,805)  
(21,298,923)  
18,366,882 
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES):
Transfers in
 
— 
 
— 
 
29,983,456 
 
(29,983,456) 
Total other financing sources (uses)
 
— 
 
— 
 
29,983,456 
 
(29,983,456) 
Net change in fund balance
 
(11,257)  
(39,665,805)  
8,684,533 
 
(11,616,574) 
Fund balance, July 1, 2020
 
2,566,879 
 
2,566,879 
 
2,566,879 
 
— 
Fund balance (deficit), June 30, 2021
$ 
2,555,622 
$ (37,098,926) $ 
11,251,412 
$ (11,616,574) 
117

City of Chandler
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance - Budget and Actual - 
Community Development Special Revenue
For the year ended June 30, 2021 
Non-GAAP
Over
Budgeted Amounts
Actual
(Under)
Original
Final
Amounts
Final Budget
REVENUES:
Grants and entitlements
$ 
2,805,950 
$ 
2,805,950 
$ 
2,490,263 
$ 
(315,687) 
Total revenues
 
2,805,950 
 
2,805,950 
 
2,490,263 
 
(315,687) 
EXPENDITURES:
General government
 
3,297,014 
 
3,329,455 
 
2,598,240 
 
731,215 
Total expenditures
 
3,297,014 
 
3,329,455 
 
2,598,240 
 
731,215 
Net change in fund balance
 
(491,064)  
(523,505)  
(107,977)  
415,528 
Fund balance, July 1, 2020
 
545,715 
 
545,715 
 
545,715 
 
— 
Fund balance, June 30, 2021
$ 
54,651 
$ 
22,210 
$ 
437,738 
$ 
415,528 
118

City of Chandler
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance - Budget and Actual - 
Police Confiscated Property Special Revenue
For the year ended June 30, 2021 
Non-GAAP
Over
Budgeted Amounts
Actual
(Under)
Original
Final
Amounts
Final Budget
REVENUES:
Fines and forfeitures
$ 
750,000 
$ 
750,000 
$ 
66,390 
$ 
(683,610) 
Total revenues
 
750,000 
 
750,000 
 
66,390 
 
(683,610) 
EXPENDITURES:
General government
 
29,000 
 
29,000 
 
— 
 
29,000 
Public safety
 
645,000 
 
645,000 
 
24,159 
 
620,841 
Capital outlay
 
105,000 
 
105,000 
 
41,220 
 
63,780 
Total expenditures
 
779,000 
 
779,000 
 
65,379 
 
713,621 
Net change in fund balance
 
(29,000)  
(29,000)  
1,011 
 
30,011 
Fund balance (deficit), July 1, 2020
 
(36,316)  
(36,316)  
(36,316)  
— 
Fund balance (deficit), June 30, 2021
$ 
(65,316) $ 
(65,316) $ 
(35,305) $ 
30,011 
119

City of Chandler
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance - Budget and Actual - 
Parks and Recreation Special Revenue
For the year ended June 30, 2021 
Non-GAAP
Over
Budgeted Amounts
Actual
(Under)
Original
Final
Amounts
Final Budget
REVENUES:
Grants and entitlements
$ 
93,900 
$ 
93,900 
$ 
53,773 
$ 
(40,127) 
Interest revenue
 
5,000 
 
5,000 
 
(126)  
(5,126) 
Total revenues
 
98,900 
 
98,900 
 
53,647 
 
(45,253) 
EXPENDITURES:
General government
 
15,000 
 
15,000 
 
— 
 
15,000 
Community services
 
103,559 
 
103,559 
 
40,373 
 
63,186 
Total expenditures
 
118,559 
 
118,559 
 
40,373 
 
78,186 
Net change in fund balance
 
(19,659)  
(19,659)  
13,274 
 
32,933 
Fund balance, July 1, 2020
 
286,224 
 
286,224 
 
286,224 
 
— 
Fund balance, June 30, 2021
$ 
266,565 
$ 
266,565 
$ 
299,498 
$ 
32,933 
120

City of Chandler
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance - Budget and Actual - 
Museum Special Revenue
For the year ended June 30, 2021 
Non-GAAP
Over
Budgeted Amounts
Actual
(Under)
Original
Final
Amounts
Final Budget
REVENUES:
Grants and entitlements
$ 
200 
$ 
200 
$ 
5,429 
$ 
5,229 
Interest revenue
 
1,000 
 
1,000 
 
18 
 
(982) 
Total revenues
 
1,200 
 
1,200 
 
5,447 
 
4,247 
EXPENDITURES:
General government
 
4,000 
 
4,000 
 
— 
 
4,000 
Community services
 
31,410 
 
31,410 
 
— 
 
31,410 
Total expenditures
 
35,410 
 
35,410 
 
— 
 
35,410 
Net change in fund balance
 
(34,210)  
(34,210)  
5,447 
 
39,657 
Fund balance, July 1, 2020
 
43,462 
 
43,462 
 
43,462 
 
— 
Fund balance, June 30, 2021
$ 
9,252 
$ 
9,252 
$ 
48,909 
$ 
39,657 
121

City of Chandler
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance - Budget and Actual - 
Library Special Revenue
For the year ended June 30, 2021 
Non-GAAP
Over
Budgeted Amounts
Actual
(Under)
Original
Final
Amounts
Final Budget
REVENUES:
Grants and entitlements
$ 
80,000 
$ 
80,000 
$ 
32,149 
$ 
(47,851) 
Interest revenue
 
1,000 
 
1,000 
 
225 
 
(775) 
Total revenues
 
81,000 
 
81,000 
 
32,374 
 
(48,626) 
EXPENDITURES:
General government
 
1,197 
 
1,197 
 
— 
 
1,197 
Community services
 
79,803 
 
79,803 
 
19,627 
 
60,176 
Total expenditures
 
81,000 
 
81,000 
 
19,627 
 
61,373 
Net change in fund balance
 
— 
 
— 
 
12,747 
 
12,747 
Fund balance, July 1, 2020
 
49,311 
 
49,311 
 
49,311 
 
— 
Fund balance, June 30, 2021
$ 
49,311 
$ 
49,311 
$ 
62,058 
$ 
12,747 
122

City of Chandler
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance - Budget and Actual - 
Special Assessment Bonds
For the year ended June 30, 2021 
Non-GAAP
Over
Budgeted Amounts
Actual
(Under)
Original
Final
Amounts
Final Budget
REVENUES:
Special assessments
$ 
— 
$ 
— 
$ 
587,020 
$ 
587,020 
Total revenues
 
— 
 
— 
 
587,020 
 
587,020 
EXPENDITURES:
Principal
 
— 
 
— 
 
585,000 
 
(585,000) 
Interest and fiscal charges
 
— 
 
— 
 
61,500 
 
(61,500) 
Total expenditures
 
— 
 
— 
 
646,500 
 
(646,500) 
Net change in fund balance
 
— 
 
— 
 
(59,480)  
(59,480) 
Fund balance, July 1, 2020
 
99,144 
 
99,144 
 
99,144 
 
— 
Fund balance, June 30, 2021
$ 
99,144 
$ 
99,144 
$ 
39,664 
$ 
(59,480) 
123

City of Chandler
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances - Budget and Actual 
- General Government Capital Projects
For the year ended June 30, 2021 
Non-GAAP
Over
Budgeted Amounts
Actual
(Under)
Original
Final
Amounts
Final Budget
REVENUES:
Contributions
$ 
— 
$ 
— 
$ 
5,201,737 
$ 
5,201,737 
Miscellaneous
 
250,000 
 
250,000 
 
— 
 
(250,000) 
Total revenues
 
250,000 
 
250,000 
 
5,201,737 
 
4,951,737 
EXPENDITURES:
General government
 
16,401,391 
 
6,556,146 
 
2,909,100 
 
3,647,046 
Public safety
 
5,210,950 
 
1,479,612 
 
740,626 
 
738,986 
Transportation and development
 
14,459,906 
 
2,239,815 
 
939,071 
 
1,300,744 
Community services
 
3,324,565 
 
1,106,329 
 
545,380 
 
560,949 
Capital outlay
 
11,777,485 
 
39,803,043 
 
21,150,445 
 
18,652,598 
Total expenditures
 
51,174,297 
 
51,184,945 
 
26,284,622 
 
24,900,323 
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over expenditures
 
(50,924,297)  
(50,934,945)  
(21,082,885)  
29,852,060 
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES):
Transfers in
 
50,924,297 
 
50,924,297 
 
7,999,744 
 
(42,924,553) 
Total other financing sources (uses)
 
50,924,297 
 
50,924,297 
 
7,999,744 
 
(42,924,553) 
Net change in fund balance
 
— 
 
(10,648)  
(13,083,141)  
(13,072,493) 
Fund balance, July 1, 2020
 
1,667 
 
1,667 
 
1,667 
 
— 
Fund balance (deficit), June 30, 2021
$ 
1,667 
$ 
(8,981) $ (13,081,474) $ (13,072,493) 
124

City of Chandler
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance - Budget and Actual - 
Public Buildings Capital Projects
For the year ended June 30, 2021 
Non-GAAP
Over
Budgeted Amounts
Actual
(Under)
Original
Final
Amounts
Final Budget
REVENUES:
System development fees
$ 
145,000 
$ 
145,000 
$ 
193,846 
$ 
48,846 
Interest revenue
 
1,500 
 
1,500 
 
2,350 
 
850 
Total revenues
 
146,500 
 
146,500 
 
196,196 
 
49,696 
EXPENDITURES:
General government
 
42,000 
 
42,000 
 
1,500 
 
40,500 
Total expenditures
 
42,000 
 
42,000 
 
1,500 
 
40,500 
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over expenditures
 
104,500 
 
104,500 
 
194,696 
 
90,196 
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES):
Transfers out
 
(175,000)  
(175,000)  
— 
 
175,000 
Total other financing sources (uses)
 
(175,000)  
(175,000)  
— 
 
175,000 
Net change in fund balance
 
(70,500)  
(70,500)  
194,696 
 
265,196 
Fund balance (deficit), July 1, 2020
 
(2,113,164)  
(2,113,164)  
(2,113,164)  
— 
Fund balance (deficit), June 30, 2021
$ 
(2,183,664) $ 
(2,183,664) $ 
(1,918,468) $ 
265,196 
125

City of Chandler
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance - Budget and Actual - 
Grants Capital Projects
For the year ended June 30, 2021 
Non-GAAP
Over
Budgeted Amounts
Actual
(Under)
Original
Final
Amounts
Final Budget
REVENUES:
Grants and entitlements
$ 27,673,134 
$ 27,673,134 
$ 10,522,461 
$ (17,150,673) 
Charges for services
 
270,718 
 
270,718 
 
249,256 
 
(21,462) 
Total revenues
 
27,943,852 
 
27,943,852 
 
10,771,717 
 
(17,172,135) 
EXPENDITURES:
General government
 
1,663,604 
 
1,338,589 
 
96,546 
 
1,242,043 
Transportation and development
 
27,187,322 
 
1,872,687 
 
2,298,752 
 
635,187 
Community services
 
660,097 
 
47,393 
 
1 
 
47,392 
Capital outlay
 
25,037,296 
 
55,864,436 
 
24,257,485 
 
31,606,951 
Total expenditures
 
54,548,319 
 
59,123,105 
 
26,652,784 
 
33,531,573 
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over expenditures
 
(26,604,467)  
(31,179,253)  
(15,881,067)  
16,359,438 
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES):
Transfers out
 
— 
 
(120,000)  
— 
 
120,000 
Total other financing sources (uses)
 
— 
 
(120,000)  
— 
 
120,000 
Net change in fund balance
 
(26,604,467)  
(31,299,253)  
(15,881,067)  
16,479,438 
Fund balance, July 1, 2020
 
2,554,269 
 
2,554,269 
 
2,554,269 
 
— 
Fund balance (deficit), June 30, 2021
$ (24,050,198) $ (28,744,984) $ (13,326,798) $ 16,479,438 
126

City of Chandler
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance - Budget and Actual - 
Streets Capital Projects
For the year ended June 30, 2021 
Non-GAAP
Over
Budgeted Amounts
Actual
(Under)
Original
Final
Amounts
Final Budget
REVENUES:
Regional transportation taxes
$ 
— 
$ 
— 
$ 
2,226,568 
$ 
2,226,568 
System development fees
 
4,133,600 
 
4,133,600 
 
4,882,337 
 
748,737 
Interest revenue
 
1,023,000 
 
1,023,000 
 
(21,408)  
(1,044,408) 
Total revenues
 
5,156,600 
 
5,156,600 
 
7,087,497 
 
1,930,897 
EXPENDITURES:
General government
 
2,501,500 
 
6,427,392 
 
1,500 
 
6,425,892 
Transportation and development
 
35,841,038 
 
3,075,802 
 
4,119,777 
 
(1,043,975) 
Capital outlay
 
31,797,681 
 
59,440,321 
 
32,333,991 
 
27,106,330 
Total expenditures
 
70,140,219 
 
68,943,515 
 
36,455,268 
 
32,488,247 
Net change in fund balance
 
(64,983,619)  
(63,786,915)  
(29,367,771)  
34,419,144 
Fund balance, July 1, 2020
 
81,698,832 
 
81,698,832 
 
81,698,832 
 
— 
Fund balance, June 30, 2021
$ 16,715,213 
$ 17,911,917 
$ 52,331,061 
$ 34,419,144 
127

City of Chandler
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance - Budget and Actual - 
Community Services Capital Projects
For the year ended June 30, 2021 
Non-GAAP
Over
Budgeted Amounts
Actual
(Under)
Original
Final
Amounts
Final Budget
REVENUES:
System development fees
$ 
1,994,200 
$ 
1,994,200 
$ 
2,369,341 
$ 
375,141 
Interest revenue
 
610,200 
 
610,200 
 
(17,387)  
(627,587) 
Total revenues
 
2,604,400 
 
2,604,400 
 
2,351,954 
 
(252,446) 
EXPENDITURES:
General government
 
5,624,800 
 
6,027,446 
 
3,000 
 
6,024,446 
Community services
 
11,851,649 
 
2,096,729 
 
163,284 
 
1,933,445 
Capital outlay
 
6,191,868 
 
14,402,988 
 
7,866,725 
 
6,536,263 
Total expenditures
 
23,668,317 
 
22,527,163 
 
8,033,009 
 
14,494,154 
Net change in fund balance
 
(21,063,917)  
(19,922,763)  
(5,681,055)  
14,241,708 
Fund balance, July 1, 2020
 
44,191,524 
 
44,191,524 
 
44,191,524 
 
— 
Fund balance, June 30, 2021
$ 23,127,607 
$ 24,268,761 
$ 38,510,469 
$ 14,241,708 
128

City of Chandler
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance - Budget and Actual - 
Public Safety Buildings and Improvements Capital Projects
For the year ended June 30, 2021 
Non-GAAP
Over
Budgeted Amounts
Actual
(Under)
Original
Final
Amounts
Final Budget
REVENUES:
System development fees
$ 
792,000 
$ 
792,000 
$ 
618,768 
$ 
(173,232) 
Interest revenue
 
27,000 
 
27,000 
 
46,917 
 
19,917 
Total revenues
 
819,000 
 
819,000 
 
665,685 
 
(153,315) 
EXPENDITURES:
General government
 
283,000 
 
416,135 
 
3,000 
 
413,135 
Public safety
 
163,970 
 
13,566 
 
— 
 
13,566 
Capital outlay
 
— 
 
17,269 
 
19,944 
 
(2,675) 
Total expenditures
 
446,970 
 
446,970 
 
22,944 
 
424,026 
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over expenditures
 
372,030 
 
372,030 
 
642,741 
 
270,711 
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES):
Transfers out
 
(1,350,000)  
(1,350,000)  
— 
 
1,350,000 
Total other financing sources (uses)
 
(1,350,000)  
(1,350,000)  
— 
 
1,350,000 
Net change in fund balance
 
(977,970)  
(977,970)  
642,741 
 
1,620,711 
Fund balance (deficit), July 1, 2020
 
(5,548,312)  
(5,548,312)  
(5,548,312)  
— 
Fund balance (deficit), June 30, 2021
$ 
(6,526,282) $ 
(6,526,282) $ 
(4,905,571) $ 
1,620,711 
129

City of Chandler
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance - Budget and Actual - 
Vehicle and Capital Equipment Replacement Capital Projects
For the year ended June 30, 2021 
Non-GAAP
Over
Budgeted Amounts
Actual
(Under)
Original
Final
Amounts
Final Budget
REVENUES:
Interest revenue
$ 
239,000 
$ 
239,000 
$ 
(18,712) $ 
(257,712) 
Miscellaneous
 
— 
 
— 
 
21,319 
 
21,319 
Total revenues
 
239,000 
 
239,000 
 
2,607 
 
(236,393) 
EXPENDITURES:
General government
 
2,744,000 
 
3,829,796 
 
— 
 
3,829,796 
Public safety
 
5,325,735 
 
— 
 
432,516 
 
(432,516) 
Capital outlay
 
1,717,280 
 
6,244,609 
 
5,470,986 
 
773,623 
Total expenditures
 
9,787,015 
 
10,074,405 
 
5,903,502 
 
4,170,903 
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over expenditures
 
(9,548,015)  
(9,835,405)  
(5,900,895)  
3,934,510 
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES):
Proceeds from disposal of capital assets
 
300,000 
 
300,000 
 
220,879 
 
(79,121) 
Transfers in
 
3,316,983 
 
3,316,983 
 
3,316,983 
 
— 
Total other financing sources (uses)
 
3,616,983 
 
3,616,983 
 
3,537,862 
 
(79,121) 
Net change in fund balance
 
(5,931,032)  
(6,218,422)  
(2,363,033)  
3,855,389 
Fund balance, July 1, 2020
 
11,365,061 
 
11,365,061 
 
11,365,061 
 
— 
Fund balance, June 30, 2021
$ 
5,434,029 
$ 
5,146,639 
$ 
9,002,028 
$ 
3,855,389 
130

City of Chandler
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance - Budget and Actual - 
Technology Replacement Capital Projects
For the year ended June 30, 2021 
Non-GAAP
Over
Budgeted Amounts
Actual
(Under)
Original
Final
Amounts
Final Budget
REVENUES:
Interest revenue
$ 
178,000 
$ 
178,000 
$ 
5,854 
$ 
(172,146) 
Total revenues
 
178,000 
 
178,000 
 
5,854 
 
(172,146) 
EXPENDITURES:
General government
 
2,017,000 
 
1,261,379 
 
3,859,370 
 
(2,597,991) 
Capital outlay
 
4,306,271 
 
4,386,210 
 
622,957 
 
3,763,253 
Total expenditures
 
6,323,271 
 
5,647,589 
 
4,482,327 
 
1,165,262 
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over expenditures
 
(6,145,271)  
(5,469,589)  
(4,476,473)  
993,116 
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES):
Transfers in
 
3,638,571 
 
3,638,571 
 
3,661,604 
 
23,033 
Total other financing sources (uses)
 
3,638,571 
 
3,638,571 
 
3,661,604 
 
23,033 
Net change in fund balance
 
(2,506,700)  
(1,831,018)  
(814,869)  
1,016,149 
Fund balance, July 1, 2020
 
5,672,399 
 
5,672,399 
 
5,672,399 
 
— 
Fund balance, June 30, 2021
$ 
3,165,699 
$ 
3,841,381 
$ 
4,857,530 
$ 
1,016,149 
131

City of Chandler
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance - Budget and Actual - 
Municipal Arts Capital Projects
For the year ended June 30, 2021 
Non-GAAP
Over
Budgeted Amounts
Actual
(Under)
Original
Final
Amounts
Final Budget
REVENUES:
Charges for services
$ 
57,400 
$ 
57,400 
$ 
57,455 
$ 
55 
Interest revenue
 
9,300 
 
9,300 
 
257 
 
(9,043) 
Total revenues
 
66,700 
 
66,700 
 
57,712 
 
(8,988) 
EXPENDITURES:
General government
 
23,000 
 
23,000 
 
— 
 
23,000 
Community services
 
512,385 
 
512,385 
 
14,012 
 
498,373 
Total expenditures
 
535,385 
 
535,385 
 
14,012 
 
521,373 
Net change in fund balance
 
(468,685)  
(468,685)  
43,700 
 
512,385 
Fund balance, July 1, 2020
 
666,325 
 
666,325 
 
666,325 
 
— 
Fund balance, June 30, 2021
$ 
197,640 
$ 
197,640 
$ 
710,025 
$ 
512,385 
132

City of Chandler
Non-Major Proprietary Funds
Solid Waste
Used to account for the provision of solid waste (refuse) services to the residential customers of the City. All 
activities necessary to provide such service are accounted for in this fund.
Airport
Used to account for the provision of airport services at the City's municipal airport. All activities necessary to 
provide such service are accounted for in this fund, including but not limited to administration, operation, 
maintenance, financing and related debt service, billing and collection.
Chandler Housing Authority
Used to account for expenditures of the City's housing assistance programs which consist of housing owned 
and operated by the City and rent subsidy payments to private sector owners of dwelling units. Financing for 
this fund is derived from tenants and the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
133

City of Chandler
Combining Statement of Net Position - 
Non-Major Proprietary Funds
June 30, 2021 
Chandler
Total Other
Housing
Proprietary
Solid Waste
Airport
Authority
Funds
ASSETS
Current assets:
Equity in pooled cash and investments
$ 21,693,051 $ 
29,744 
$ 8,242,401 
$ 29,965,196 
Accounts receivable
 
2,365,776 
 
388 
 
41,322 
 
2,407,486 
Due from other governments
 
— 
 
33,600 
 
49,456 
 
83,056 
Inventories
 
— 
 
36,608 
 
— 
 
36,608 
Accrued interest receivable
 
42,089 
 
— 
 
15,879 
 
57,968 
Other receivables
 
33 
 
— 
 
— 
 
33 
Total current assets
 24,100,949 
 
100,340 
 
8,349,058 
 32,550,347 
Long-term assets:
Notes receivable
 
— 
 
— 
 
154,750 
 
154,750 
Capital assets:
Non-depreciable
 
6,622,659 
 19,092,852 
 
1,751,537 
 27,467,048 
Depreciable, net
 
7,054,942 
 12,744,676 
 
7,035,155 
 26,834,773 
Total capital assets
 13,677,601 
 31,837,528 
 
8,786,692 
 54,301,821 
Total long-term assets
 13,677,601 
 31,837,528 
 
8,941,442 
 54,456,571 
Total assets
 37,778,550 
 31,937,868 
 17,290,500 
 87,006,918 
DEFERRED OUTFLOWS OF RESOURCES
Deferred outflows of OPEB and pension plan items
 
411,989 
 
272,820 
 
556,721 
 
1,241,530 
134

LIABILITIES
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
 
1,256,784 
 
53,213 
 
49,944 
 
1,359,941 
Accrued payroll
 
55,651 
 
18,194 
 
49,038 
 
122,883 
Trust liabilities and deposits
 
— 
 
57,530 
 
618,103 
 
675,633 
Customer advances
 
81,021 
 
26,640 
 
215,097 
 
322,758 
Compensated absences payable
 
17,536 
 
6,485 
 
19,535 
 
43,556 
Landfill closure and postclosure liability
 
94,446 
 
— 
 
— 
 
94,446 
Total current liabilities
 
1,505,438 
 
162,062 
 
951,717 
 
2,619,217 
Long-term liabilities:
Compensated absences payable
 
79,104 
 
29,256 
 
88,118 
 
196,478 
Net pension liability
 
1,349,904 
 
1,274,519 
 
2,359,378 
 
4,983,801 
OPEB liability
 
516,026 
 
181,563 
 
583,163 
 
1,280,752 
Landfill closure and postclosure liability
 
4,245,554 
 
— 
 
— 
 
4,245,554 
Total long-term liabilities
 
6,190,588 
 
1,485,338 
 
3,030,659 
 10,706,585 
Total liabilities
 
7,696,026 
 
1,647,400 
 
3,982,376 
 13,325,802 
DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES
Deferred inflows of OPEB and pension plan items
 
67,858 
 
54,301 
 
330,674 
 
452,833 
NET POSITION
Net investment in capital assets
 13,677,601 
 31,837,528 
 
8,786,692 
 54,301,821 
Unrestricted
 16,749,054 
 (1,328,541)  
4,747,479 
 20,167,992 
Total net position
$ 30,426,655 $ 30,508,987 $ 13,534,171 $ 74,469,813 
135

136

City of Chandler
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Net Position - 
Non-Major Proprietary Funds
For the year ended June 30, 2021 
Chandler
Total Other
Housing
Proprietary
Solid Waste
Airport
Authority
Funds
OPERATING REVENUES:
Service fees
$ 17,480,050 
$ 
893,268 
$ 
200 
$ 18,373,518 
Grants and entitlements
 
— 
 
— 
 
7,965,078 
 
7,965,078 
Rentals
 
— 
 
— 
 
1,262,766 
 
1,262,766 
Sales taxes
 
— 
 
16,516 
 
— 
 
16,516 
Miscellaneous
 
— 
 
71,839 
 
62,182 
 
134,021 
Total operating revenues
 
17,480,050 
 
981,623 
 
9,290,226 
 
27,751,899 
OPERATING EXPENSES:
General and administrative
 
1,033,310 
 
102,341 
 
— 
 
1,135,651 
Personnel services
 
1,821,489 
 
599,585 
 
1,645,073 
 
4,066,147 
Contractual services
 
12,724,981 
 
60,184 
 
1,054,880 
 
13,840,045 
Commodities
 
849,188 
 
352,904 
 
434,276 
 
1,636,368 
Housing assistance payments
 
— 
 
— 
 
5,475,829 
 
5,475,829 
Depreciation and amortization expense
 
611,341 
 
1,071,710 
 
597,473 
 
2,280,524 
Total operating expenses
 
17,040,309 
 
2,186,724 
 
9,207,531 
 
28,434,564 
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)
 
439,741 
 
(1,205,101)  
82,695 
 
(682,665) 
NONOPERATING REVENUES (EXPENSES):
Interest revenue
 
(18,732)  
2 
 
3,620 
 
(15,110) 
Total nonoperating revenues (expenses)
 
(18,732)  
2 
 
3,620 
 
(15,110) 
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND TRANSFERS
 
421,009 
 
(1,205,099)  
86,315 
 
(697,775) 
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION AND TRANSFERS:
Capital contributions
 
— 
 
91,512 
 
— 
 
91,512 
Transfers in
 
— 
 
262,006 
 
285,000 
 
547,006 
Transfers out
 
(105,421)  
(28,956)  
— 
 
(134,377) 
Total capital contributions and transfers
 
(105,421)  
324,562 
 
285,000 
 
504,141 
CHANGE IN NET POSITION
 
315,588 
 
(880,537)  
371,315 
 
(193,634) 
NET POSITION
Beginning of year
 
30,111,067 
 
31,389,524 
 
13,162,856 
 
74,663,447 
End of year
$ 30,426,655 
$ 30,508,987 
$ 13,534,171 
$ 74,469,813 
137

City of Chandler
Combining Statement of Cash Flows - 
Non-Major Proprietary Funds
For the year ended June 30, 2021 
Chandler
Total Other
Housing
Proprietary
Solid Waste
Airport
Authority
Funds
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Cash received from customers
$ 
17,535,604 
$ 
988,652 
$ 
1,491,339 
$ 
20,015,595 
Cash received from grantors
 
— 
 
(33,600)  
7,980,864 
 
7,947,264 
Cash payments to suppliers
 
(14,425,205)  
(520,538)  
(6,976,176)  
(21,921,919) 
Cash payments to employees for services
 
(1,793,702)  
(582,018)  
(1,626,856)  
(4,002,576) 
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities
 
1,316,697 
 
(147,504)  
869,171 
 
2,038,364 
CASH FLOWS FROM NONCAPITAL FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Transfers in
 
— 
 
262,006 
 
285,000 
 
547,006 
Transfers out
 
(105,421)  
(28,956)  
— 
 
(134,377) 
Net cash provided (used) by noncapital financing activities
 
(105,421)  
233,050 
 
285,000 
 
412,629 
CASH FLOWS FROM CAPITAL AND RELATED FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Acquisition and construction of capital assets
 
(518,441)  
(154,273)  
(198,986)  
(871,700) 
Net cash provided (used) by capital and related financing activities
 
(518,441)  
(154,273)  
(198,986)  
(871,700) 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Investment income
 
10,849 
 
2 
 
12,623 
 
23,474 
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities
 
10,849 
 
2 
 
12,623 
 
23,474 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
 
703,684 
 
(68,725)  
967,808 
 
1,602,767 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:
Beginning of year
 
20,989,367 
 
98,469 
 
7,274,593 
 
28,362,429 
End of year
$ 
21,693,051 
$ 
29,744 
$ 
8,242,401 
$ 
29,965,196 
138

RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) TO NET
CASH PROVIDED (USED) BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Operating income (loss)
$ 
439,741 
$ 
(1,205,101) $ 
82,695 
$ 
(682,665) 
Adjustments to reconcile operating income (loss) to net
cash provided (used) by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
 
611,341 
 
1,071,710 
 
597,473 
 
2,280,524 
Changes in assets, liabilities and deferred items:
(Increase) decrease in receivables
 
48,855 
 
352 
 
(9,283)  
39,924 
(Increase) decrease in due from other governments
 
— 
 
(33,600)  
— 
 
(33,600) 
(Increase) decrease in inventories
 
— 
 
(29,118)  
— 
 
(29,118) 
(Increase) decrease in other assets
 
— 
 
— 
 
(150,855)  
(150,855) 
Increase (decrease) in payables
 
182,274 
 
24,009 
 
(11,191)  
195,092 
Increase (decrease) in accrued payroll and compensated absences
 
16,501 
 
12,923 
 
9,841 
 
39,265 
Increase (decrease) in deposits
 
— 
 
9,770 
 
42,705 
 
52,475 
Increase (decrease) in customer advances
 
6,699 
 
(3,093)  
148,555 
 
152,161 
Increase (decrease) in net pension items
 
(82,565)  
(27,654)  
72,302 
 
(37,917) 
Increase (decrease) in OPEB liability
 
93,851 
 
32,298 
 
86,929 
 
213,078 
Total adjustments
 
876,956 
 
1,057,597 
 
786,476 
 
2,721,029 
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities
$ 
1,316,697 
$ 
(147,504) $ 
869,171 
$ 
2,038,364 
NONCASH INVESTING, CAPITAL AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Contributions of capital assets from city government
$ 
— 
$ 
91,512 
$ 
— 
$ 
91,512 
139

140

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Revenue Capacity
Debt Capacity
Demographic and Economic Information
Operating Information
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CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
Statistical Section
This part of the City of Chandler’s annual comprehensive financial report presents detailed information as a 
context for understanding what the information in the financial statements, note disclosures, and required 
supplementary information says about the City’s overall financial health.
Contents
Page
Financial Trends
142
Schedules 1-6 contain information to help the reader understand how the City’s 
financial  performance and well-being have changed over time.
Revenue Capacity
158
Schedules 7-9 contain information to help the reader assess the factors affecting the 
City's ability to generate its sales and use tax.
Debt Capacity
162
Schedules 10-13b present information to help the reader assess the affordability of 
the City's current levels of outstanding debt and the City's ability to issue additional 
debt in the future. Schedules 14-30 provide additional information for continuing 
disclosure purposes.
Demographic and Economic Information
186
Schedules 31-32 offer demographic and economic indicators to help the reader 
understand the environment within which the City's financial activities take place 
and to help make comparisons over time and with other governments.
Operating Information
188
Schedules 33-35 contain information about the City’s operations and resources to 
help the reader understand how the City's financial information relates to the 
services the City provides and the activities it performs.
Sources: Unless otherwise noted, the information in these schedules is derived from the annual 
comprehensive financial reports for the relevant year.
141

CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
NET POSITION BY COMPONENT
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
(accrual basis of accounting)
Fiscal Year
2012
2013
2014
2015
Governmental activities
Net investment in capital assets
$ 
545,926,100 
$ 
558,279,485 
$ 
563,033,503 
$ 
567,041,560 
Restricted
 
44,047,942 
 
112,307,412 
 
105,723,768 
 
108,965,994 
Unrestricted
 
259,783,598 
 
179,518,042 
 
183,088,676 
 
7,709,550 
Total governmental activities net 
position
 
849,757,640 
 
850,104,939 
 
851,845,947 
 
683,717,104 
Business-type activities
Net investment in capital assets
 
280,440,445 
 
355,015,004 
 
388,837,444 
 
380,427,606 
Restricted
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
119,075 
Unrestricted
 
179,339,498 
 
176,961,822 
 
206,284,498 
 
217,824,645 
Total business-type activities net 
position
 
459,779,943 
 
531,976,826 
 
595,121,942 
 
598,371,326 
Primary government
Net investment in capital assets
 
826,366,545 
 
913,294,489 
 
951,870,947 
 
947,469,166 
Restricted
 
44,047,942 
 
112,307,412 
 
105,723,768 
 
109,085,069 
Unrestricted
 
439,123,096 
 
356,479,864 
 
389,373,174 
 
225,534,195 
Total primary government net 
position
$ 1,309,537,583 
$ 1,382,081,765 
$ 1,446,967,889 
$ 1,282,088,430 
142

Schedule 1
Fiscal Year
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
$ 
579,591,241 
$ 
587,213,640 
$ 
536,086,249 
$ 
575,953,033 
$ 
547,511,826 
$ 
555,107,220 
 
121,767,847 
 
122,006,140 
 
168,510,855 
 
173,490,725 
 
191,839,529 
 
189,214,016 
 
(5,872,464)  
(36,358,845)  
(65,575,548)  
(72,592,489)  
(8,655,932)  
(6,761,531) 
 
695,486,624 
 
672,860,935 
 
639,021,556 
 
676,851,269 
 
730,695,423 
 
737,559,705 
 
342,252,306 
 
439,823,546 
 
467,799,036 
 
481,911,949 
 
477,329,239 
 
458,616,595 
 
31,365,801 
 
32,977,926 
 
33,447,434 
 
31,523,149 
 
33,750,526 
 
32,154,205 
 
258,806,679 
 
176,390,803 
 
243,735,547 
 
249,131,813 
 
267,005,635 
 
299,755,652 
 
632,424,786 
 
649,192,275 
 
744,982,017 
 
762,566,911 
 
778,085,400 
 
790,526,452 
 
921,843,547 
 1,027,037,186 
 1,003,885,285 
 1,057,864,982 
 1,024,841,065 
 1,013,723,815 
 
153,133,648 
 
155,184,734 
 
201,958,289 
 
205,013,874 
 
225,590,055 
 
221,368,221 
 
252,934,215 
 
139,831,290 
 
178,159,999 
 
176,539,324 
 
258,349,703 
 
292,994,121 
$ 1,327,911,410 
$ 1,322,053,210 
$ 1,384,003,573 
$ 1,439,418,180 
$ 1,508,780,823 
$ 1,528,086,157 
143

CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
CHANGES IN NET POSITION
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
(accrual basis of accounting)
Fiscal Year
2012
2013
2014
2015
Expenses
Governmental activities:
General government
$ 
88,876,901 
$ 
90,143,339 
$ 
99,231,501 
$ 
104,456,315 
Public safety
 
89,141,559 
 
95,974,126 
 
94,738,371 
 
102,050,425 
Transportation and development
 
52,111,019 
 
55,846,316 
 
52,183,052 
 
51,714,085 
Community services
 
28,966,271 
 
30,979,208 
 
32,331,286 
 
31,784,321 
Interest and fiscal charges
 
12,425,819 
 
11,777,701 
 
10,044,363 
 
6,986,490 
Total governmental activities 
expenses
 
271,521,569 
 
284,720,690 
 
288,528,573 
 
296,991,636 
Business-type activities:
Water
 
56,277,327 
 
55,440,712 
 
55,877,774 
 
55,470,724 
Wastewater
 
38,804,360 
 
40,401,849 
 
41,969,764 
 
50,823,497 
Solid waste
 
13,756,352 
 
13,974,858 
 
14,131,202 
 
14,087,780 
Airport
 
1,941,752 
 
1,960,788 
 
1,980,706 
 
1,860,057 
Chandler housing authority
 
7,642,503 
 
7,473,891 
 
7,616,301 
 
7,433,284 
Total business-type activities 
expenses
 
118,422,294 
 
119,252,098 
 
121,575,747 
 
129,675,342 
Total primary government expenses
$ 
389,943,863 
$ 
403,972,788 
$ 
410,104,320 
$ 
426,666,978 
144

Schedule 2a
Fiscal Year
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
$ 
112,514,903 
$ 
104,998,802 
$ 
113,587,478 
$ 
114,373,302 
$ 
138,850,297 
$ 
162,849,542 
 
111,568,323 
 
149,366,614 
 
112,371,723 
 
124,906,187 
 
109,544,169 
 
122,146,366 
 
55,012,081 
 
56,752,197 
 
55,287,494 
 
53,806,473 
 
59,777,330 
 
58,847,053 
 
31,441,019 
 
32,599,549 
 
36,824,102 
 
36,990,853 
 
38,195,563 
 
39,565,719 
 
7,884,146 
 
6,623,830 
 
6,716,119 
 
7,046,655 
 
6,885,184 
 
6,653,197 
 
318,420,472 
 
350,340,992 
 
324,786,916 
 
337,123,470 
 
353,252,543 
 
390,061,877 
 
54,075,742 
 
63,236,746 
 
61,513,990 
 
58,297,769 
 
60,330,758 
 
62,049,102 
 
51,034,921 
 
58,112,931 
 
60,605,779 
 
61,218,775 
 
66,788,084 
 
62,753,454 
 
13,925,017 
 
14,380,178 
 
14,531,558 
 
15,221,985 
 
16,522,728 
 
17,040,309 
 
2,011,880 
 
1,893,830 
 
1,841,718 
 
2,038,417 
 
2,382,288 
 
2,186,724 
 
7,267,806 
 
7,728,876 
 
8,109,635 
 
8,478,235 
 
8,710,570 
 
9,207,531 
 
128,315,366 
 
145,352,561 
 
146,602,680 
 
145,255,181 
 
154,734,428 
 
153,237,120 
$ 
446,735,838 
$ 
495,693,553 
$ 
471,389,596 
$ 
482,378,651 
$ 
507,986,971 
$ 
543,298,997 
145

CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
CHANGES IN NET POSITION
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
(accrual basis of accounting)
Fiscal Year
2012
2013
2014
2015
Program Revenues
Governmental activities:
Charges for services:
General government
$ 31,381,062 
$ 35,898,378 
$ 38,832,217 $ 39,207,061 
Public safety
 
5,794,329 
 
7,375,050 
 
5,861,044  
6,469,215 
Transportation and development
 
27,905,311 
 
10,150,102 
 
16,145,692  
14,438,138 
Community services
 
4,136,285 
 
8,240,732 
 
7,744,507  
7,551,166 
Operating grants and contributions
 
6,162,320 
 
3,999,536 
 
4,744,636  
3,514,714 
Capital grants and contributions
 
11,016,136 
 
9,116,635 
 
10,170,236  
13,133,637 
Total governmental activities program 
revenues
 
86,395,443 
 
74,780,433 
 
83,498,332  
84,313,931 
Business-type activities:
Charges for services:
Water
 
49,565,071 
 
48,258,282 
 
49,588,376  
48,045,103 
Wastewater
 
35,907,085 
 
37,690,400 
 
40,509,289  
45,666,777 
Solid waste
 
13,890,957 
 
13,836,363 
 
14,034,894  
14,140,246 
Airport
 
996,605 
 
976,102 
 
961,067  
1,010,288 
Chandler housing authority
 
466,556 
 
637,329 
 
806,540  
877,380 
Operating grants and contributions
 
6,341,087 
 
5,785,335 
 
5,457,991  
5,862,477 
Capital grants and contributions
 
19,118,567 
 
81,572,568 
 
72,176,582  
35,357,741 
Total business-type activities program 
revenues
 126,285,928 
 188,756,379 
 183,534,739  150,960,012 
Total primary government program 
revenues
$ 212,681,371 
$ 263,536,812 
$ 267,033,071 $ 235,273,943 
Net (expense)/revenue
Governmental activities
$ (185,126,126) $ (209,940,257) $ (205,030,041) $ (212,677,705) 
Business-type activities
 
7,863,634 
 
69,504,281 
 
61,958,992  
21,284,670 
Total primary government net (expense)
$ (177,262,492) $ (140,435,976) $ (143,071,049) $ (191,393,035) 
146

Schedule 2b
Fiscal Year
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
$ 
42,021,638 
$ 
41,400,079 
$ 
43,089,930 
$ 
43,622,807 
$ 
43,203,865 
$ 
42,011,670 
 
7,471,344 
 
6,561,052 
 
6,100,584 
 
4,998,779 
 
6,512,002 
 
5,073,984 
 
16,538,175 
 
16,333,273 
 
17,145,894 
 
14,869,670 
 
16,420,652 
 
14,266,302 
 
10,792,114 
 
10,732,351 
 
9,180,276 
 
7,583,513 
 
5,623,796 
 
5,437,401 
 
5,188,787 
 
4,481,750 
 
3,988,629 
 
4,522,345 
 
31,052,185 
 
18,694,567 
 
16,725,462 
 
9,702,683 
 
9,340,818 
 
10,510,464 
 
18,714,457 
 
16,573,341 
 
98,737,520 
 
89,211,188 
 
88,846,131 
 
86,107,578 
 
121,526,957 
 
102,057,265 
 
50,483,097 
 
53,251,020 
 
54,031,592 
 
52,459,720 
 
54,722,296 
 
58,755,999 
 
51,321,346 
 
53,563,934 
 
56,367,650 
 
56,055,131 
 
61,531,949 
 
61,971,940 
 
14,940,591 
 
15,648,992 
 
16,307,409 
 
16,107,922 
 
16,757,829 
 
17,480,050 
 
946,419 
 
950,294 
 
963,827 
 
906,557 
 
880,194 
 
893,268 
 
946,408 
 
954,070 
 
1,085,013 
 
1,155,430 
 
1,188,570 
 
1,262,966 
 
5,784,021 
 
6,198,797 
 
6,350,858 
 
7,224,669 
 
7,137,950 
 
7,965,078 
 
32,690,364 
 
27,645,932 
 
22,360,158 
 
18,335,155 
 
14,190,016 
 
14,355,873 
 
157,112,246 
 
158,213,039 
 
157,466,507 
 
152,244,584 
 
156,408,804 
 
162,685,174 
$ 
255,849,766 
$ 
247,424,227 
$ 
246,312,638 
$ 
238,352,162 
$ 
277,935,761 
$ 
264,742,439 
$ (219,682,952) $ (261,129,804) $ (235,940,785) $ (251,015,892) $ (231,725,586) $ (288,004,612) 
 
28,796,880 
 
12,860,478 
 
10,863,827 
 
6,989,403 
 
1,674,376 
 
9,448,054 
$ (190,886,072) $ (248,269,326) $ (225,076,958) $ (244,026,489) $ (230,051,210) $ (278,556,558) 
147

CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
CHANGES IN NET POSITION
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
(accrual basis of accounting)
Fiscal Year
2012
2013
2014
2015
Governmental Revenues and 
Other Changes in Net Position
Governmental activities:
Property taxes
$ 
31,877,716 
$ 
29,656,415 
$ 
28,348,952 
$ 
28,708,033 
Sales taxes
 
97,485,387 
 
102,200,517 
 
103,880,801 
 
108,657,130 
Highway user taxes
 
11,823,280 
 
12,929,504 
 
13,352,622 
 
14,633,470 
Other taxes
 
5,979,715 
 
6,295,212 
 
3,243,937 
 
10,106,891 
Franchise fees
 
2,988,456 
 
2,936,533 
 
3,145,449 
 
3,300,129 
State shared
 
45,958,627 
 
51,347,206 
 
55,423,759 
 
59,236,588 
Investment income
 
1,221,923 
 
2,843,417 
 
1,869,128 
 
1,763,585 
Miscellaneous
 
1,116,832 
 
2,181,627 
 
819,766 
 
1,197,215 
Transfers in (out)
 
(74,075)  
(102,875)  
(132,082)  
(123,350) 
Total governmental activities
 
198,377,861 
 
210,287,556 
 
209,952,332 
 
227,479,691 
Business-type activities:
Sales taxes
 
— 
 
— 
 
70,065 
 
10,865 
Investment income
 
389,446 
 
1,180,290 
 
788,025 
 
819,556 
Miscellaneous
 
1,351,829 
 
1,409,437 
 
1,683,332 
 
2,475,760 
Transfers in (out)
 
74,075 
 
102,875 
 
132,082 
 
123,350 
Total business-type activities:
 
1,815,350 
 
2,692,602 
 
2,673,504 
 
3,429,531 
Total primary government
$ 
200,193,211 
$ 
212,980,158 
$ 
212,625,836 
$ 
230,909,222 
Change in Net Position
Governmental activities
$ 
13,251,735 
$ 
347,299 
$ 
4,922,291 
$ 
14,801,986 
Business-type activities
 
9,678,984 
 
72,196,883 
 
64,632,496 
 
24,714,201 
Total primary government
$ 
22,930,719 
$ 
72,544,182 
$ 
69,554,787 
$ 
39,516,187 
148

Schedule 2c
Fiscal Year
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
$ 
29,214,103 
$ 
29,837,763 
$ 
30,816,495 
$ 
32,550,250 
$ 
34,419,182 
$ 
36,371,978 
 
112,250,883 
 
120,189,651 
 
127,584,410 
 
139,851,355 
 
140,644,918 
 
157,513,686 
 
15,303,635 
 
16,683,743 
 
16,135,949 
 
17,301,902 
 
16,996,911 
 
18,108,310 
 
6,100,475 
 
664,616 
 
940,203 
 
866,267 
 
1,153,237 
 
2,226,568 
 
3,344,817 
 
3,285,267 
 
3,571,744 
 
3,567,184 
 
3,441,225 
 
3,823,524 
 
60,712,442 
 
65,924,228 
 
64,723,211 
 
67,156,430 
 
70,769,943 
 
80,699,253 
 
3,834,840 
 
1,063,997 
 
1,531,766 
 
14,822,135 
 
16,951,295 
 
584,026 
 
1,124,559 
 
1,014,665 
 
1,502,418 
 
1,261,279 
 
2,085,020 
 
1,820,520 
 
(433,282)  
(159,815)  
(4,175,579)  
(90,680)  
(891,991)  
105,991 
 
231,452,472 
 
238,504,115 
 
242,630,617 
 
277,286,122 
 
285,569,740 
 
301,253,856 
 
10,391 
 
10,682 
 
13,769 
 
17,347 
 
15,521 
 
16,516 
 
2,180,447 
 
938,491 
 
854,848 
 
7,742,589 
 
9,974,135 
 
249,448 
 
2,632,460 
 
2,798,023 
 
14,923,212 
 
2,842,825 
 
2,962,466 
 
2,833,025 
 
433,282 
 
159,815 
 
4,175,579 
 
90,680 
 
891,991 
 
(105,991) 
 
5,256,580 
 
3,907,011 
 
19,967,408 
 
10,693,441 
 
13,844,113 
 
2,992,998 
$ 
236,709,052 
$ 
242,411,126 
$ 
262,598,025 
$ 
287,979,563 
$ 
299,413,853 
$ 
304,246,854 
$ 
11,769,520 
$ 
(22,625,689) $ 
6,689,832 
$ 
26,270,230 
$ 
53,844,154 
$ 
13,249,244 
 
34,053,460 
 
16,767,489 
 
30,831,235 
 
17,682,844 
 
15,518,489 
 
12,441,052 
$ 
45,822,980 
$ 
(5,858,200) $ 
37,521,067 
$ 
43,953,074 
$ 
69,362,643 
$ 
25,690,296 
149

CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
FUND BALANCES OF GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
(modified accrual basis of accounting)
Fiscal Year
2012
2013
2014
2015
General fund
Nonspendable
$ 
947,804 
$ 
938,549 
$ 
892,533 
$ 
941,359 
Restricted
 
939,867 
 
939,867 
 
1,166,105 
 
1,792,180 
Assigned
 
102,635,587 
 
101,115,766 
 
95,185,696 
 
102,222,466 
Unassigned
 
69,223,074 
 
66,077,714 
 
82,453,462 
 
80,152,269 
Total general fund
$ 
173,746,332 
$ 
169,071,896 
$ 
179,697,796 
$ 
185,108,274 
All other governmental funds
Nonspendable
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
Restricted
 
111,378,788 
 
111,367,545 
 
104,557,663 
 
107,173,814 
Unassigned
 
(12,798,348)  
(13,646,428)  
(11,034,021)  
(15,322,260) 
Total all other governmental funds
$ 
98,580,440 
$ 
97,721,117 
$ 
93,523,642 
$ 
91,851,554 
150

Schedule 3
Fiscal Year
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
$ 
907,594 
$ 
979,446 
$ 
813,143 
$ 
866,239 
$ 
985,396 
$ 
1,051,638 
 
1,566,618 
 
1,451,061 
 
1,980,807 
 
2,179,767 
 
1,710,608 
 
1,711,242 
 
109,958,162 
 
101,620,277 
 
116,359,633 
 
131,214,214 
 
139,326,860 
 
143,763,585 
 
68,567,835 
 
87,492,981 
 
65,182,337 
 
66,035,760 
 
90,887,858 
 
96,065,934 
$ 
181,000,209 
$ 
191,543,765 
$ 
184,335,920 
$ 
200,295,980 
$ 
232,910,722 
$ 
242,592,399 
$ 
— 
$ 
7,422 
$ 
— 
$ 
— 
$ 
— 
$ 
— 
 
120,201,229 
 
120,640,190 
 
166,570,330 
 
171,310,958 
 
190,128,921 
 
187,759,476 
 
(11,877,159)  
(11,350,383)  
(2,555,420)  
(5,758,986)  
(7,697,792)  
(7,226,577) 
$ 
108,324,070 
$ 
109,297,229 
$ 
164,014,910 
$ 
165,551,972 
$ 
182,431,129 
$ 
180,532,899 
151

CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS REVENUES
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
(modified accrual basis of accounting)
Fiscal Year
2012
2013
2014
2015
Property taxes
$ 
32,329,560 
$ 
29,841,739 
$ 
28,442,823 
$ 
28,899,684 
Sales taxes
 
97,485,387 
 
102,200,517 
 
103,880,801 
 
108,657,130 
Highway user taxes
 
11,823,280 
 
12,929,504 
 
13,352,622 
 
14,633,470 
Other taxes
 
5,979,715 
 
6,295,212 
 
3,243,937 
 
10,106,891 
Franchise fees
 
2,988,456 
 
2,936,533 
 
3,145,449 
 
3,300,129 
State shared revenues
 
45,958,627 
 
51,347,206 
 
55,423,759 
 
59,236,588 
Grants and entitlements
 
13,826,606 
 
9,480,090 
 
10,187,895 
 
10,638,831 
System development fees
 
11,724,823 
 
7,781,083 
 
11,846,275 
 
10,585,623 
Special assessments
 
678,027 
 
676,127 
 
678,843 
 
573,438 
Licenses and permits
 
6,955,605 
 
4,887,466 
 
5,479,384 
 
5,146,556 
Charges for services
 
19,938,566 
 
19,786,513 
 
20,269,976 
 
20,110,036 
Fines and forfeitures
 
4,700,430 
 
5,825,098 
 
4,622,215 
 
4,601,501 
Rentals
 
455,842 
 
570,638 
 
732,807 
 
751,163 
Contributions
 
100,000 
 
100,000 
 
100,000 
 
150,000 
Interest revenue
 
1,034,895 
 
2,529,078 
 
1,623,973 
 
1,562,241 
Miscellaneous
 
1,392,691 
 
1,384,123 
 
650,117 
 
572,252 
Total revenues
$ 
257,372,510 
$ 
258,570,927 
$ 
263,680,876 
$ 
279,525,533 
152

Schedule 4
Fiscal Year
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
$ 
29,237,607 
$ 
29,692,846 
$ 
30,819,812 
$ 
32,526,357 
$ 
34,334,216 
$ 
36,409,345 
 
112,250,883 
 
120,189,651 
 
127,584,410 
 
139,851,355 
 
140,644,918 
 
157,513,686 
 
15,303,635 
 
16,683,743 
 
16,135,949 
 
17,301,902 
 
16,996,911 
 
18,108,310 
 
6,100,475 
 
664,616 
 
940,203 
 
866,267 
 
1,153,237 
 
2,226,568 
 
3,344,817 
 
3,285,267 
 
3,571,744 
 
3,567,184 
 
3,441,225 
 
3,823,524 
 
60,712,442 
 
65,924,228 
 
64,723,211 
 
67,156,430 
 
70,769,943 
 
80,699,253 
 
16,159,064 
 
12,677,860 
 
12,111,857 
 
11,911,639 
 
49,719,415 
 
29,417,028 
 
16,217,004 
 
14,683,327 
 
13,982,674 
 
9,023,678 
 
8,730,973 
 
8,207,728 
 
606,757 
 
607,191 
 
611,499 
 
610,501 
 
508,485 
 
587,020 
 
6,634,161 
 
7,075,996 
 
6,394,322 
 
7,268,592 
 
7,760,403 
 
6,656,737 
 
19,705,786 
 
20,869,517 
 
21,827,375 
 
21,512,737 
 
20,355,702 
 
19,631,389 
 
4,828,174 
 
3,908,387 
 
4,865,783 
 
4,234,286 
 
5,571,322 
 
2,920,173 
 
974,192 
 
678,387 
 
127,575 
 
127,206 
 
213,345 
 
174,766 
 
200,000 
 
200,000 
 
200,000 
 
200,000 
 
596,153 
 
5,201,737 
 
3,409,065 
 
921,195 
 
1,398,729 
 
13,268,020 
 
15,017,352 
 
533,383 
 
897,102 
 
494,984 
 
974,107 
 
923,369 
 
1,471,977 
 
1,105,070 
$ 
296,581,164 
$ 
298,557,195 
$ 
306,269,250 
$ 
330,349,523 
$ 
377,285,577 
$ 
373,215,717 
153

CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS EXPENDITURES AND DEBT SERVICE RATIO
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
(modified accrual basis of accounting)
Fiscal Year
2012
2013
2014
2015
General government
$ 48,894,811 
$ 44,512,533 
$ 46,807,747 
$ 46,895,106 
Public safety
 
82,820,106 
 
89,587,613 
 
90,068,218 
 
93,773,306 
Transportation and development
 
25,532,739 
 
24,807,578 
 
23,418,175 
 
24,769,553 
Community services
 
23,255,568 
 
23,554,854 
 
23,771,925 
 
24,569,283 
Capital improvements
 
29,787,069 
 
41,793,319 
 
45,657,265 
 
56,539,116 
Debt service:
Principal retirement
 
15,970,000 
 
26,870,000 
 
15,955,000 
 
21,490,000 
Interest and fiscal charges
 
12,550,323 
 
11,908,025 
 
10,682,206 
 
7,737,974 
Bond issuance costs
 
— 
 
— 
 
145,970 
 
722,293 
Total expenditures
$ 238,810,616 
$ 263,033,922 
$ 256,506,506 
$ 276,496,631 
Debt service as a percentage of 
noncapital expenditures
 13.5 %
 16.4 %
 11.6 %
 11.7 %
(1)
In FY 2017, the City called the remaining payments for the 2007 GO Refunding issuance totaling $8,110,000.
154

Schedule 5
Fiscal Year
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
$ 52,138,384 
$ 50,892,490 
$ 55,706,708 
$ 58,070,201 
$ 79,624,174 
$ 93,482,842 
 104,605,663 
 103,167,906 
 109,736,277 
 111,496,663 
 113,166,600 
 119,357,759 
 
25,471,154 
 
28,294,221 
 
27,750,365 
 
25,871,080 
 
30,117,735 
 
31,640,566 
 
24,988,844 
 
26,605,279 
 
27,088,640 
 
27,712,871 
 
28,344,665 
 
29,084,081 
 
50,009,243 
 
44,712,255 
 
71,268,257 
 
69,006,722 
 
77,024,413 
 
61,907,124 
 
17,465,000 
 
25,240,000 
 (1)  
20,264,000 
 
22,820,000 
 
21,340,000 
 
19,980,000 
 
8,635,631 
 
7,689,305 
 
7,918,081 
 
8,270,161 
 
8,073,320 
 
7,801,885 
 
— 
 
249,838 
 
252,611 
 
— 
 
319,631 
 
— 
$ 283,313,919 
$ 286,851,294 
$ 319,984,939 
$ 323,247,698 
$ 358,010,538 
$ 363,254,257 
 10.2 %
 12.9 %
 10.4 %
 11.3 %
 9.5 %
 8.0 %
155

CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES AND USES AND NET CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE - 
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
(modified accrual basis of accounting)
Fiscal Year
2012
2013
2014
2015
Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Bond premium
$ 
— $ 
— $ 
562,052 $ 
17,045,635 
Face amount of bonds issued
 
—  
—  
8,660,000  
128,254,000 
Proceeds from disposal of capital 
assets
 
89,007  
76,381  
161,126  
103,964 
Payment to escrow agent
 
—  
—  
(9,061,800)  
(143,635,520) 
Transfers in
 
20,576,188  
32,849,979  
24,586,418  
28,717,990 
Transfers out
 
(22,685,504)  
(33,997,394)  
(25,653,741)  
(29,776,581) 
Total other financing sources (uses)
 
(2,020,309)  
(1,071,034)  
(745,945)  
709,488 
Net change in fund balance
$ 
16,541,585 $ 
(5,533,759) $ 
6,428,425 $ 
3,738,390 
156

Schedule 6
Fiscal Year
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
$ 
— 
$ 
6,339,230 
$ 
3,609,365 
$ 
— 
$ 
2,927,904 
$ 
— 
 
— 
 
25,500,000 
 
58,740,000 
 
— 
 
30,400,000 
 
— 
 
463,709 
 
652,882 
 
213,829 
 
1,356,796 
 
396,924 
 
225,081 
 
— 
 
(31,589,392)  
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
27,885,557 
 
28,116,369 
 
46,032,351 
 
45,484,505 
 
39,282,296 
 
44,961,787 
 
(29,252,060)  
(29,208,275)  
(47,370,020)  
(48,005,487)  
(42,788,264)  
(47,364,881) 
 
(902,794)  
(189,186)  
61,225,525 
 
(1,164,186)  
30,218,860 
 
(2,178,013) 
$ 
12,364,451 
$ 
11,516,715 
$ 
47,509,836 
$ 
5,937,639 
$ 
49,493,899 
$ 
7,783,447 
157

CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
TAXABLE REVENUE BY CATEGORY
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
Fiscal Year
2012
2013
2014
2015
Amusements
$ 
714,641 
$ 
717,442 
$ 
728,110 
$ 
895,730 
Contracting
 
10,869,566 
 
10,408,518 
 
9,780,645 
 
8,870,092 
General Retail
 
42,844,871 
 
45,331,307 
 
47,454,682 
 
49,740,000 
Hotel/Motel
 
2,255,786 
 
2,288,989 
 
2,472,754 
 
2,892,470 
Miscellaneous Related Revenue (1)
 
2,334,179 
 
2,937,426 
 
2,660,201 
 
2,815,040 
Publishing
 
352,550 
 
334,981 
 
258,547 
 
260,712 
Rentals - Personal Property
 
2,606,371 
 
2,884,618 
 
2,949,421 
 
3,261,716 
Rentals - Real Property
 
10,025,726 
 
10,817,611 
 
11,058,203 
 
11,967,509 
Restaurant/Bar
 
8,670,199 
 
9,069,109 
 
9,542,714 
 
10,188,718 
Telecommunications
 
3,628,007 
 
3,731,350 
 
3,533,636 
 
3,435,949 
Use Tax
 
1,054,968 
 
1,315,599 
 
1,090,428 
 
1,145,534 
Proposition 207
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
Utilities
 
12,128,475 
 
12,363,565 
 
12,421,526 
 
13,194,526 
Total Sales and Use Taxes
$ 
97,485,339 
$ 
102,200,515 
$ 
103,950,867 
$ 
108,667,996 
City Direct Sales Tax Rate (2)
1.76%
1.75%
1.75%
1.76%
Source: City of Chandler, Management Services Department
(1) Includes license application fees, annual license fees, audit assessments, penalties and interest.
(2) The direct tax rate was calculated using a weighted average of the actual revenues collected for each 
category. Tax rates vary by category, currently ranging from 1.5% to 4.4%.
(3) In Fiscal Year 2018-19, the City did a restatement to record prior year privilege tax receivables not 
previously accrued; prior years have not been restated.
158

Schedule 7
Fiscal Year
2016
2017
2018
2019
(3)
2020
2021
$ 
1,019,939 
$ 
1,019,938 
$ 
1,083,161 
$ 
1,318,195 
$ 
972,105 
$ 
789,411 
 
8,855,057 
 
11,496,791 
 
12,388,978 
 
17,228,786 
 
12,824,214 
 
14,446,470 
 
51,191,162 
 
53,137,169 
 
56,605,561 
 
60,029,293 
 
64,911,529 
 
75,590,425 
 
2,957,685 
 
3,424,279 
 
3,712,085 
 
4,099,450 
 
3,560,787 
 
3,215,504 
 
2,745,130 
 
2,527,981 
 
2,328,030 
 
1,757,235 
 
1,710,004 
 
2,152,443 
 
248,433 
 
186,862 
 
182,820 
 
207,462 
 
177,542 
 
197,578 
 
3,125,459 
 
3,611,180 
 
3,676,196 
 
4,076,298 
 
4,282,451 
 
3,760,815 
 
13,217,561 
 
13,647,156 
 
15,134,275 
 
16,506,671 
 
18,184,361 
 
19,214,217 
 
10,752,479 
 
11,341,714 
 
11,872,941 
 
12,773,198 
 
11,978,625 
 
13,099,159 
 
3,234,369 
 
2,796,065 
 
2,395,673 
 
2,191,747 
 
2,337,375 
 
1,751,284 
 
1,127,257 
 
3,619,340 
 
4,394,129 
 
5,461,771 
 
5,335,557 
 
7,636,473 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
 
256,702 
 
13,786,741 
 
13,391,857 
 
13,824,331 
 
14,218,596 
 
14,385,889 
 
15,419,721 
$ 112,261,272 
$ 120,200,332 
$ 127,598,180 
$ 139,868,702 
$ 140,660,439 
$ 157,530,202 
1.76%
1.75%
1.74%
1.74%
1.73%
1.70%
159

CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
DIRECT AND OVERLAPPING SALES AND USE TAX RATES
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
Schedule 8
Overlapping Rates
Tourism
& Sports
City Direct
Maricopa County
State of Arizona
Authority
Fiscal Year
Tax Rate (1)
Tax Rate (2)
Tax Rate (3)
Tax Rate (4)
2012
1.76%
0.67%
5.90%
0.02%
2013
1.75%
0.67%
5.80%
0.02%
2014
1.75%
0.67%
4.99%
0.02%
2015
1.76%
0.67%
4.96%
0.03%
2016
1.76%
0.67%
4.92%
0.03%
2017
1.75%
0.66%
4.95%
0.03%
2018
1.74%
0.65%
4.92%
0.03%
2019
1.74%
0.65%
4.93%
0.03%
2020
1.73%
0.65%
4.86%
0.03%
2021
1.70%
0.64%
4.90%
0.02%
Source: City of Chandler, Management Services Department
(1) The City's direct tax rate was calculated using a weighted average of the actual revenues collected for each 
category. Tax rates vary by category, currently ranging from 1.5% to 4.4%. City tax rates were last increased 
effective May 1, 1994.
(2) The overlapping County tax rate was calculated using a weighted average of the actual revenues the City 
collected for each category. Tax rates vary by category, currently ranging from 0.5% to 0.77%. No rate 
changes have occurred in the past ten fiscal years.
(3) The overlapping State tax rate was calculated using a weighted average of the actual revenues the City 
collected for each category. Tax rates vary by category, currently ranging from 5.5% to 5.6%. State tax rate 
increases during the past ten fiscal years: 1.0% effective June 1, 2011 through May 31, 2013.
(4) The Tourism & Sports Authority (TSA) was authorized by Maricopa County voters on November 7, 2000. An 
additional tax rate of 1.0% is to be levied from March 1, 2001 through February 28, 2031. The only category 
the overlapping tax rate applies to is the Hotel/Motel category. The overlapping tax rate is calculated using a 
weighted average of the actual revenues the City collected for this category.
160

CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
PRINCIPAL SALES AND USE TAXPAYERS
CURRENT YEAR AND TEN YEARS AGO
Schedule 9
Fiscal Year 2021
Fiscal Year 2012
Percentage
Percentage
of Total
of Total
Sales and
Sales and
Sales and
Sales and
Use Tax
 Use Tax
Use Tax
Use Tax
Taxpayer
Business Type
Payments
Rank
Payments
Payments
Rank
Payments
Taxpayer A
Utility
$ 12,051,030 
1
7.66%
$ 
9,698,254 
1
9.95%
Taxpayer B
Department Store
 
5,012,264 
2
3.19%
 
2,783,551 
3
2.86%
Taxpayer C
Grocery Store
 
3,504,521 
3
2.23%
 
2,259,487 
4
2.32%
Taxpayer D
Department Store
 
3,195,811 
4
2.03%
 
1,675,623 
5
1.72%
Taxpayer E
Retailer
 
3,050,251 
5
1.94%
Taxpayer F
Retailer
 
2,705,069 
6
1.72%
 
1,307,482 
6
1.34%
Taxpayer G
Retailer
 
2,397,065 
7
1.52%
Taxpayer H
Vehicle Dealer
 
2,164,678 
8
1.38%
Taxpayer I
Commercial Leasing
 
1,749,006 
9
1.11%
Taxpayer J
Utility
 
1,591,028 
10
1.01%
 
1,272,878 
8
1.31%
Taxpayer K
Construction
 
3,823,373 
2
3.92%
Taxpayer L
Telecommunications
 
1,306,045 
7
1.34%
Taxpayer M
Department Store
 
1,255,294 
9
1.29%
Taxpayer N
Department Store
 
1,157,789 
10
1.19%
$ 37,420,723 
23.79%
$ 
26,539,776 
27.22%
Source:  City of Chandler, Management Services Department
Note: The identities of the ten largest revenue payers are prohibited from disclosure per state statute. 
Alternatively, the business type of the top ten taxpayers for each period has been disclosed along with the 
appropriate data.
161

CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
RATIOS OF OUTSTANDING DEBT
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
Schedule 10
Governmental Activities
Special
General
Revenue
Assessment
General
Special
Obligation
Bonds
Bonds
Fiscal
Obligation
Assessment
Bond Issuance
Issuance
Issuance
Year
Bonds
Revenue Bonds
Bonds
Premiums
Premiums
Premiums
2012
$ 
268,148,000 
$ 
25,745,000 
$ 
5,780,000 
$ 
— 
$ 
— 
$ 
— 
2013
 
256,288,000 
 
22,045,000 
 
5,350,000 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
2014
 
233,678,000 
 
18,000,000 
 
4,905,000 
 
3,539,600 
 
707,337 
 
99,258 
2015
 
222,143,000 
 
14,025,000 
 
4,440,000 
 
17,244,108 
 
565,869 
 
88,230 
2016
 
205,088,000 
 
10,055,000 
 
3,960,000 
 
15,663,687 
 
424,402 
 
77,201 
2017
 
186,873,000 
 
6,685,000 
 
3,460,000 
 
19,829,438 
 
282,935 
 
66,172 
2018
 
223,288,000 
 
4,270,000 
 
2,940,000 
 
21,269,309 
 
141,468 
 
55,140 
2019
 
205,764,000 
 
2,050,000 
 
2,395,000 
 
19,097,787 
 
— 
 
44,112 
2020
 
215,939,000 
 
— 
 
1,830,000 
 
19,756,588 
 
— 
 
33,084 
2021
 
195,164,000 
 
— 
 
1,245,000 
 
17,526,932 
 
— 
 
22,056 
Business-type Activities
Excise Tax
General
Revenue
Revenue
General
Excise Tax
Obligation
Bonds
Obligations
Fiscal
Obligation
Revenue
Bond Issuance
Issuance
Issuance
Year
Bonds
Revenue Bonds
Obligations
Premiums
Premiums
Premiums
2012
$ 
170,987,000 
$ 
52,670,000 
$ 
47,440,000 
$ 
— 
$ 
— 
$ 
— 
2013
 
161,567,000 
 
44,740,000 
 
45,695,000 
 
— 
 
— 
 
— 
2014
 
150,972,000 
 
36,095,000 
 
148,380,000 
 
2,220,807 
 
1,705,732 
 
8,502,636 
2015
 
140,072,000 
 
31,610,000 
 
142,200,000 
 
11,567,086 
 
1,324,131 
 
8,040,688 
2016
 
127,782,000 
 
24,850,000 
 
204,090,000 
 
10,630,056 
 
832,855 
 
11,447,974 
2017
 
115,722,000 
 
9,595,000 
 
198,520,000 
 
12,263,924 
 
624,642 
 
15,075,185 
2018
 
105,707,000 
 
7,845,000 
 
230,635,000 
 
11,025,887 
 
416,428 
 
17,271,299 
2019
 
95,901,000 
 
4,685,000 
 
222,575,000 
 
9,898,570 
 
202,401 
 
15,979,766 
2020
 
86,261,000 
 
2,340,000 
 
228,985,000 
 
8,773,210 
 
— 
 
16,850,597 
2021
 
76,936,000 
 
— 
 
219,780,000 
 
7,647,850 
 
— 
 
15,312,526 
Percentage
Estimated
of Estimated
Less Amount
Actual
Actual
Total
Available in
Net General
Taxable
Taxable
Primary
Percentage
Fiscal
General
Debt
Bonded Debt
Value of
Value of
Government
of Personal
Per
Year
Bonded Debt
Service Fund
Outstanding
Property
Property
(1)
Income (2)
Capita (2)
2012
$ 439,135,000 
$ 19,258,684 
$ 419,876,316 
$ 21,102,582,630 
1.99%
$ 570,770,000 
7.84%
 
2,383 
2013
 417,855,000 
 
16,419,386 
 401,435,614 
 21,502,506,694 
1.87%
 
535,685,000 
6.71%
 
2,213 
2014
 390,410,407 
 
16,186,172 
 374,224,235 
 23,588,561,444 
1.59%
 
608,805,370 
7.76%
 
2,521 
2015
 391,026,194 
 
14,910,017 
 376,116,177 
 29,230,173,658 
1.29%
 
593,320,112 
7.15%
 
2,397 
2016
 359,163,743 
 
15,281,782 
 343,881,961 
 31,514,093,091 
1.09%
 
614,901,176 
7.35%
 
2,465 
2017
 334,688,362 
 
8,981,699 
 325,706,663 
 32,319,847,780 
1.01%
 
568,997,296 
6.20%
 
2,128 
2018
 361,290,196 
 
7,451,989 
 353,838,207 
 33,265,569,654 
1.06%
 
624,864,531 
6.24%
 
2,267 
2019
 330,661,357 
 
4,586,562 
 326,074,795 
 36,899,750,596 
0.88%
 
578,592,636 
5.73%
 
2,215 
2020
 330,729,798 
 
4,693,193 
 326,036,605 
 40,890,232,930 
0.80%
 
580,768,479 
5.45%
 
2,192 
2021
 297,274,782 
 
5,758,393 
 291,516,389 
 44,808,678,880 
0.65%
 
533,634,364 
4.56%
 
1,905 
Note:  Details regarding the City's outstanding debt can be found in the Notes to the Financial Statements.
(1)  Includes general bonded debt, other governmental activities debt and business-type activities debt.
(2)  Population and personal income data can be found in Schedule 31.
162

CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
DIRECT AND OVERLAPPING GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES DEBT
AS OF JUNE 30, 2021 
Schedule 11
Estimated
Estimated Share
Debt
Percentage
of Overlapping
Governmental Unit
Outstanding
Applicable
Debt
Debt repaid with property taxes
State of Arizona
None
 4.64 %
None
Maricopa County
None
 7.10 
None
Maricopa County Community College District
$ 
184,715,000 
 7.10 
$ 
13,108,223 
Maricopa County Special Healthcare District
 
640,269,000 
 7.10 
 
45,436,424 
Chandler Unified School District No. 80
 
385,946,000 
 27.82 
 
50,905,198 
Kyrene Elementary School District No. 28
 
182,955,000 
 4.27 
 
11,773,993 
Mesa Unified School District No. 4
 
275,525,000 
 2.60 
 
2,925,713 
Gilbert Unified School District No. 41
 
112,360,000 
 69.92 
 
269,859,611 
East Valley Institute of Technology
None
 15.90 
None
Subtotal, overlapping debt
 
394,009,162 
City direct debt
 
213,957,988 
 100.00 
 
213,957,988 
Total direct and overlapping debt
$ 
607,967,150 
Source:  Piper Sandler Companies
Note:  The applicable percentage of overlap for each type of debt was computed on the net limited property 
assessed valuation as calculated for fiscal year 2020-21 for the overlapping jurisdiction to the amount of such 
valuation which lies within the City of Chandler.
163

CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
LEGAL DEBT MARGIN INFORMATION
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
Fiscal Year
2012
2013
2014
2015
6% General Obligation Bond Limitation
Debt limit
$ 135,310,758 $ 130,522,600 $ 142,895,404 $ 142,827,478 
Total net debt applicable to limit
 
11,840,000  
10,869,000  
10,198,000  
9,848,400 
Legal debt margin
$ 123,470,758 $ 119,653,600 $ 132,697,404 $ 132,979,078 
Total net debt applicable to the limit as a
percentage of the debt limit
8.75%
8.33%
7.14%
6.90%
20% General Obligation Bond Limitation
Debt limit
$ 451,035,860 $ 435,075,335 $ 476,318,016 $ 476,091,596 
Total net debt applicable to limit
 427,295,000  406,986,000  374,452,000  352,366,600 
Legal debt margin
$ 23,740,860 $ 28,089,335 $ 101,866,016 $ 123,724,996 
Total net debt applicable to the limit as a
percentage of the debt limit
94.74%
93.54%
78.61%
74.01%
Fiscal Year 2010-11 through Fiscal Year 2018-19: Piper Jaffray Inc.
Fiscal Year 2019-20 through Fiscal Year 2020-21: Piper Sandler Companies
Note:  Under Arizona law, cities may issue general obligation bonds for purposes of water, wastewater, artificial light, open 
space preserves, parks, public safety and emergency services, streets, transportation, playgrounds and recreational facilities 
up to an amount not to exceed 20 percent of secondary assessed valuation. Cities may issue general obligation bonds for 
any other purpose up to an amount not to exceed 6 percent of secondary assessed valuation. Prior to Fiscal Year 2016, the 
Assessed Valuation was based on the Net Assessed Secondary Value. Due to a change in the legislation (Proposition 117), in 
Fiscal Year 2016, the City is required to use the Limited Property Value. The net (or excess) premium reflected was utilized for 
project fund purposes and is being amortized according to Arizona Revised Statutes, Title 35, Chapter 3, Article 3, 35-457 (E).
164

Schedule 12
Legal Debt Margin Calculation for Fiscal Year 2021
Full Cash Assessed Valuation as of June 30, 2021
$ 4,682,558,944 
Debt limit (6% of assessed value)
 
280,953,536 
Debt applicable to limit:
6% general obligation bonds
 
6,519,850 
Excess premium on bonds outstanding
 
239,656 
Legal 6% debt margin
$ 
274,194,030 
Debt limit (20% of assessed value)
$ 
936,511,789 
Debt applicable to limit:
20% general obligation bonds
 
265,580,150 
Excess premium on bonds outstanding
 
11,493,592 
Legal 20% debt margin
$ 
659,438,047 
Fiscal Year
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
$ 
190,024,847 $ 
198,432,895 $ 
209,370,282 $ 
232,258,669 $ 
258,505,031 $ 
280,953,536 
 
9,427,250  
8,952,650  
14,974,350  
12,511,300  
9,772,578  
6,759,506 
$ 
180,597,597 $ 
189,480,245 $ 
194,395,932 $ 
219,747,369 $ 
248,732,453 $ 
274,194,030 
4.96%
4.51%
7.15%
5.39%
3.78%
2.41%
$ 
633,416,159 $ 
661,442,986 $ 
697,900,943 $ 
774,195,564 $ 
861,683,439 $ 
936,511,789 
 
323,442,750  
300,592,650  
324,166,628  
298,881,202  
303,956,132  
277,073,742 
$ 
309,973,409 $ 
360,850,336 $ 
373,734,315 $ 
475,314,362 $ 
557,727,307 $ 
659,438,047 
51.06%
45.44%
46.45%
38.61%
35.27%
29.59%
165

CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
PLEDGED-REVENUE COVERAGE
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
Schedule 13a
Street & Highway Revenue Bonds
Less:
Fiscal
Highway User
Operating
Net Available
Debt Service
Year
Taxes
Expenses
Revenue
Principal
Interest
Coverage
2012
$ 
11,823,280 
$ 
7,895,663 
$ 
3,927,617 
$ 
3,700,000 
$ 
936,975 
0.85
2013
 
12,929,504 
 
10,893,216 
 
2,036,288 
 
3,830,000 
 
833,475 
0.44
2014
 
13,352,622 
 
10,547,032 
 
2,805,590 
 
3,975,000 
 
515,175 
0.62
2015
 
14,633,470 
 
8,257,078 
 
6,376,392 
 
3,970,000 
 
462,047 
1.44
2016
 
15,303,635 
 
11,951,019 
 
3,352,616 
 
3,370,000 
 
375,650 
0.90
2017
 
16,683,743 
 
10,887,942 
 
5,795,801 
 
2,415,000 
 
256,438 
2.17
2018
 
16,135,949 
 
12,073,072 
 
4,062,877 
 
2,220,000 
 
163,988 
1.70
2019
 
17,301,902 
 
10,724,907 
 
6,576,995 
 
2,050,000 
 
79,200 
3.09
2020
(1)  
16,996,911 
 
7,500,788 
 
9,496,123 
 
— 
 
— 
—
Water Revenue Bonds
Less:
Fiscal 
Utility Service
Operating
Net Available
Debt Service
Year
Charges
Expenses
Revenue
Principal
Interest
Coverage
2012
$ 
49,556,831 
$ 
26,351,735 
$ 
23,205,096 
$ 
6,498,090 
$ 
1,641,612 
2.85
2013
 
48,258,282 
 
26,890,219 
 
21,368,063 
 
6,062,435 
 
1,375,854 
2.87
2014
 
49,588,376 
 
27,840,478 
 
21,747,898 
 
3,300,000 
 
869,064 
5.22
2015
 
48,045,103 
 
27,645,076 
 
20,400,027 
 
3,205,000 
 
730,854 
5.18
2016
 
50,483,097 
 
26,907,780 
 
23,575,317 
 
8,408,500 
 
566,680 
2.63
2017
 
53,251,020 
 
34,188,323 
 
19,062,697 
 
1,750,000 
 
307,160 
9.27
2018
 
54,031,592 
 
35,833,361 
 
18,198,231 
 
2,212,000 
 
219,660 
7.48
2019
 
52,459,720 
 
32,395,325 
 
20,064,395 
 
1,641,500 
 
131,180 
11.32
2020
 
54,722,296 
 
33,556,507 
 
21,165,789 
 
1,638,000 
 
65,520 
12.42
2021
(2)  
58,755,999 
 
35,088,440 
 
23,667,559 
 
— 
 
— 
—
Excise Tax Revenue Obligations
Less:
Fiscal
Excise Tax
Operating
Net Available
Debt Service
Year
Collections
Expenses
Revenue
Principal
Interest
Coverage
2012
$ 
148,885,867 
$ 
— 
$ 
148,885,867 
$ 
1,745,000 
$ 
1,703,358 
43.18
2013
 
156,621,139 
 
— 
 
156,621,139 
 
1,815,000 
 
1,584,863 
46.07
2014
 
162,664,325 
 
— 
 
162,664,325 
 
6,180,000 
 
4,483,662 
15.25
2015
 
170,432,597 
 
— 
 
170,432,597 
 
4,770,000 
 
6,044,175 
15.76
2016
 
175,820,443 
 
— 
 
175,820,443 
 
2,805,000 
 
7,193,019 
17.59
2017
 
188,910,693 
 
— 
 
188,910,693 
 
4,105,000 
 
8,097,704 
15.48
2018
 
195,500,184 
 
— 
 
195,500,184 
 
6,640,000 
 
8,879,859 
12.60
2019
 
209,259,874 
 
— 
 
209,259,874 
 
6,590,000 
 
9,248,264 
13.21
2020
 
214,706,260 
 
— 
 
214,706,260 
 
9,205,000 
 
9,274,665 
11.62
2021
 
236,712,500 
 
— 
 
236,712,500 
 
10,630,000 
 
9,129,575 
11.98
Note: Details regarding the City's outstanding debt can be found in the Notes to the Financial Statements. Operating 
expenses do not include interest, depreciation or amortization expenses.
(1) Street and highway revenue bonds matured on 7/1/2019.
(2) Water and sewer revenue bonds matured on 7/1/2020.
166

CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
PLEDGED-REVENUE COVERAGE 
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
Schedule 13b
Wastewater Revenue Bonds
Less:
Fiscal
Utility Service
Operating
Net Available
Debt Service
Year
Charges
Expenses
Revenue
Principal
Interest
Coverage
2012
$ 
35,907,085 
$ 
16,752,467 
$ 
19,154,618 
$ 
1,431,910 
$ 
874,363 
8.31
2013
 
37,690,400 
 
18,879,022 
 
18,811,378 
 
2,197,565 
 
809,286 
6.26
2014
 
40,509,289 
 
18,780,034 
 
21,729,255 
 
1,185,000 
 
585,029 
12.28
2015
 
45,666,777 
 
22,907,111 
 
22,759,666 
 
3,555,000 
 
548,545 
5.55
2016
 
51,321,346 
 
23,054,518 
 
28,266,828 
 
6,846,500 
 
368,470 
3.92
2017
 
53,563,934 
 
23,470,067 
 
30,093,867 
 
— 
 
94,140 
319.67
2018
 
56,367,650 
 
28,967,201 
 
27,400,449 
 
948,000 
 
94,140 
26.29
2019
 
56,055,131 
 
26,507,090 
 
29,548,041 
 
703,500 
 
56,220 
38.89
2020
 
61,531,949 
 
29,092,865 
 
32,439,084 
 
702,000 
 
28,020 
44.44
2021
(1)
 
61,971,940 
 
25,540,769 
 
36,431,171 
 
— 
 
— 
—
Note: Details regarding the City's outstanding debt can be found in the Notes to the Financial Statements. Operating 
expenses do not include interest, depreciation or amortization expenses.
(1) Water and sewer revenue bonds matured on 7/1/2020.
167

CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT RATIOS
LAST FIVE FISCAL YEARS
Schedule 14
Tax Year
Tax Year
Tax Year
Tax Year
Tax Year
Property Classification
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Mining, Utility, Commercial,
  and Industrial
 18.00 %
 18.00 %
 18.00 %
 18.00 %
 18.00 %
Agriculture and Vacant Land
 15.00 
 15.00 
 15.00 
 15.00 
 15.00 
Owner-Occupied Residential
 10.00 
 10.00 
 10.00 
 10.00 
 10.00 
Leased or Rented Residential
 10.00 
 10.00 
 10.00 
 10.00 
 10.00 
Railroad, Private Car, and
  Airline Flight Property
 15.00 
 14.00 
 15.00 
 15.00 
 15.00 
Tax Year 2017 through 2019 Source: Piper Jaffray Inc. as compiled from State and County Abstract of the 
Assessment Roll (Arizona Department of Revenue).
Tax Year 2020 through 2021 Source: Piper Sandler Companies as compiled from State and County Abstract of 
the Assessment Roll (Arizona Department of Revenue).
168

CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
PROPERTY TAXES LEVIED AND COLLECTED
LAST FIVE FISCAL YEARS
Schedule 15
Adjusted
to 30 June of Initial Fiscal Year
Tax Rate
Tax Levy
Collections
% of Levy
FY 2020-21
$ 
1.1201 $ 
36,379,535 $ 
36,041,018 
 99.07 %
FY 2019-20
 
1.1281 
34,039,034
33,597,309
 98.70 
FY 2018-19
 
1.1386 
31,655,843
31,714,236
 100.00 
FY 2017-18
 
1.1400 
30,612,579
30,321,360
 99.05 
FY 2016-17
 
1.1600 
29,626,073
29,272,301
 98.81 
Fiscal Year 2016-17 through 2018-19 Source: Piper Jaffray Inc. as compiled from County Department of 
Finance.
Fiscal Year 2019-20 through 2020-21 Source: Piper Sandler Companies as compiled from County Department 
of Finance.
169

CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
DIRECT AND OVERLAPPING ASSESSED VALUATIONS AND TAX RATES PER $100 ASSESSED 
VALUATION 
JUNE 30, 2021  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       Schedule 16
FY 2020-21 Net 
Limited Property 
Assessed Valuation
FY 2020-21
Total Tax Rate
per $100
Assessed Valuation
State of Arizona (1)
$ 
69,914,507,682 $ 
— 
Maricopa County
 
45,704,969,813  
1.8435 
Maricopa County Community College District
 
45,704,969,813  
1.2881 
Maricopa County Library District
 
45,704,969,813  
0.0556 
Maricopa County Flood Control District 
 
42,084,633,673  
0.1792 
Maricopa County Fire District 
 
45,704,969,813  
0.0090 
Maricopa County Special Health Care District
 
45,704,969,813  
0.3046 
Central Arizona Water Conservation District 
 
45,704,969,813  
0.1400 
East Valley Institute of Technology District No. 401 (2)
 
20,400,195,945  
0.5000 
Chandler Unified School District No. 80 
 
3,243,434,243  
6.4111 
Tempe Union High School District No. 213 
 
3,965,462,859  
2.4991 
Kyrene Elementary School District No. 28 
 
2,303,922,342  
3.7820 
Mesa Unified School District No. 4 
 
3,358,470,654  
7.3696 
Gilbert Unified School District No. 41 
 
2,201,483,124  
6.2580 
City of Chandler
 
3,243,434,243  
1.1201 
Source:  Piper Sandler Companies as compiled from Property Tax Rates and Assessed Values, Arizona Tax 
Research Foundation, Maricopa County Levy, and Maricopa County, State and County Abstract of the 
Assessment Roll (Arizona Department of Revenue).
(1) Includes the State Equalization Assistance Property Tax.  This rate has been set at $0.4566 for fiscal year 
2019-20 and is adjusted annually pursuant to Arizona Revised Statute, Section 41-1276.
(2) Includes Net Limited Property Assessed Value for the East Valley Institute of Technology District No. 401 
within Pinal County.
170

CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
PROPERTY VALUE BY PROPERTY CLASSIFICATION
LAST FIVE FISCAL YEARS
Schedule 17
FY 2016-17 Net 
Full Cash 
Assessed 
Valuation
FY 2017-18 Net 
Full Cash 
Assessed 
Valuation
FY 2018-19 Net 
Full Cash 
Assessed 
Valuation
FY 2019-20 Net 
Full Cash 
Assessed 
Valuation
FY 2020-21 Net 
Full Cash 
Assessed 
Valuation
FY 2020-21 
Annual 
Percentage 
Change
Mining, Utility, 
Commercial, and 
Industrial
$ 929,870,699 
$ 1,027,345,765 
$ 1,102,515,089 
$ 1,246,170,328 
$ 1,412,928,374 
11.80%
Agriculture and 
Vacant Land
 
80,660,011 
 
74,055,978 
 
75,266,539 
 
78,888,739 
 
77,850,859 
(1.33)%
Owner-Occupied 
Residential
 1,424,368,802 
 1,472,336,280 
 1,574,405,659 
 1,681,112,768 
 1,837,472,779 
8.51%
Leased or Rented 
Residential
 
537,827,158 
 
574,699,602 
 
646,538,541 
 
738,411,405 
 
847,104,454 
12.83%
Railroad, Private 
Car, and Airline 
Flight Property
 
1,782,690 
 
1,910,025 
 
1,782,690 
 
1,910,025 
 
2,011,500 
5.04%
Historical Property  
192,089,070 
 
156,435,042 
 
88,612,464 
 
124,084,500 
 
130,572,188 
4.97%
Commercial 
Historic Property
 
482,365 
 
432,241 
 
383,733 
 
400,055 
 
477,042 
16.14%
TOTAL
$ 3,167,080,795 
$ 3,307,214,933 
$ 3,489,504,715 
$ 3,870,977,820 
$ 4,308,417,196 
11.30%
Fiscal Year 2016-17 through 2018-19 Source:  Piper Jaffray Inc. as compiled from State and County Abstract of 
the Assessment Roll (Arizona Department of Revenue).
Fiscal Year 2019-20 through 2020-21 Source:  Piper Sandler Companies as compiled from State and County 
Abstract of the Assessment Roll (Arizona Department of Revenue).
171

CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
NET ASSESSED LIMITED PROPERTY ASSESSED VALUE OF MAJOR TAXPAYERS 
JUNE 30, 2021 
Schedule 18
Taxpayer
Description
FY 2020-21 Net 
Limited 
Property 
Assessed Value
As % of Total FY 
2020-21 Net 
Limited 
Property 
Assessed Value
Intel Corporation
Manufacturing Plant
$ 
125,568,010 
3.87%
CyrusOne LLC
Data Center
 
34,049,244 
1.05
Wells Fargo Bank NA
Financial Services
 
24,695,824 
0.76
Microchip Technology Incorporated
Manufacturing Plant
 
13,734,297 
0.42
Bank of America NA
Financial Services
 
13,284,211 
0.41
NXP USA, Inc.
Manufacturing Plant
 
12,567,436 
0.39
Southwest Gas Corporation (T&D)
Utilities
 
11,487,974 
0.35
CAZ 1 DE LLC     
Commercial Rental Property
 
11,284,973 
0.35
Digital 2121 South Price LLC
Data Center
 
9,750,410 
0.30
SWVP Continuum Office LLC
Corporation Service 
Company
 
9,164,060 
0.28
$ 
265,586,439 
8.18%
Total City Net Limited Property Assessed Valuation
$ 3,243,434,243 
Source:  County Treasurer's Office. Neither the City nor the Financial Advisor have made an independent 
determination of the financial position of any of the major taxpayers listed above.
172

CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
ESTIMATED NET FULL CASH VALUE AND ASSESSED VALUES 
LAST FIVE FISCAL YEARS
Schedule 19
Estimated Net Full Cash Value
Fiscal Year
City of Chandler
2020-21
$36,949,424,457
2019-20
33,312,389,044
2018-19
29,847,787,490
2017-18
28,994,768,811
2016-17
28,297,114,500
Fiscal Year 2016-17 through 2018-19 Source:  Piper Jaffray Inc. as compiled from Property Tax Rates and 
Assessed Values, Arizona Tax Research Foundation, and the State and County Abstract of the Assessment Roll 
(Arizona Department of Revenue).
Fiscal Year 2019-20 through 2020-21 Source:  Piper Sandler Companies as compiled from Property Tax Rates 
and Assessed Values, Arizona Tax Research Foundation, and the State and County Abstract of the Assessment 
Roll (Arizona Department of Revenue).
Comparative Net Limited Property Assessed Value History
Fiscal Year
City of Chandler
Maricopa County
State of Arizona
FY 2020-21
$ 
3,243,434,243 $ 
45,704,969,813 $ 
69,914,521,042 
FY 2019-20
 
3,011,152,689  
43,194,326,395  
66,154,632,834 
FY 2018-19
2,783,830,922
40,423,232,423
62,328,439,592
FY 2017-18
2,675,480,112
38,251,891,249
59,404,007,785
FY 2016-17
2,553,971,787
36,135,494,474
56,564,116,707
Comparative Net Full Cash Assessed Value History
Fiscal Year
City of Chandler
Maricopa County
State of Arizona
FY 2020-21
$ 
4,308,417,196 $ 
61,824,712,434 $ 
90,007,317,461 
FY 2019-20
 
3,870,977,820  
56,588,192,576  
82,730,928,616 
FY 2018-19
3,489,504,715
51,944,549,119
76,437,036,352
FY 2017-18
3,307,214,933
48,351,864,363
71,673,967,461
FY 2016-17
3,167,080,795
44,850,741,762
67,262,138,649
Fiscal Year 2016-17 through 2018-19 Source:  Piper Jaffray Inc. as compiled from State and County Abstract of 
the Assessment Roll (Arizona Department of Revenue) and Arizona Tax Research Association.
Fiscal Year 2019-20 through 2020-21 Source:  Piper Sandler Companies as compiled from State and County 
Abstract of the Assessment Roll (Arizona Department of Revenue) and Arizona Tax Research Association.
173

CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
DIRECT AND OVERLAPPING GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDED DEBT RATIOS
JUNE 30, 2021 
Schedule 20
Per Capital
As % of City's
As % of City's
Bonded Debt
2020-21
2020-21
Population
Net Full Cash
Estimated Net
Estimates @
Assessed
Full Cash
280,178 (1)
Value
Value
Direct General Obligation Bond Debt
$ 272,100,000 $ 
971.17 
6.32
0.74
Direct Overlapping General Obligation Bond 
Debt
$ 688,117,247 $ 
2,456.00 
15.97
1.86
Source:
(1) City of Chandler, Development Services Department
174

CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
POPULATION STATISTICS 
 
Schedule 21
Year
City of Chandler
Maricopa County
State of Arizona
2021 estimate
 
280,178  (1)  
4,506,505 (2)  
7,387,800 (2)
2020 Census
 
275,987  (3)  
4,420,568 (3)  
7,151,502 (3)
2019 estimate
 
261,173  (1)  
4,367,835 (2)  
7,187,990 (2)
2018 estimate
 
257,853  (1)  
4,294,460 (2)  
7,076,199 (2)
2017 estimate
 
254,239  (1)  
4,221,684 (2)  
6,965,897 (2)
2016 estimate
 
248,332  (1)  
4,155,302 (2)  
6,866,195 (2)
2015 mid-decade
 
243,679  (3)  
4,175,049 (3)  
6,833,596 (3)
2014 estimate
 
241,264  (1)  
4,008,651 (2)  
6,662,486 (2)
2013 estimate
 
240,364  (1)  
3,944,859 (2)  
6,581,054 (2)
2010 Census
 
236,479  (3)  
3,825,191 (3)  
6,407,774 (3)
2005 Special Census
 
230,845  (3)  
3,700,516 (3)  
5,924,476 (2)
2000 Census
 
174,061  (3)  
2,930,153 (3)  
4,882,966 (3)
1990 Census
 
91,149  (3)  
2,132,249 (3)  
3,679,118 (3)
1980 Census
 
29,673  (1)  
1,521,597 (3)  
2,735,840 (3)
Sources:
(1) City of Chandler, Development Services Department
(2) Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity
(3) U.S. Census Bureau
175

CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
EXCISE TAX COLLECTIONS
 
Schedule 22
2016-17 (1)
2017-18 (1)
2018-19 (1)
2019-20 (1)
2020-21 (1)
 Adopted
2021-22
Transaction Privilege Tax
$ 
120,189,651 
$ 127,584,410 
$ 138,888,825 
$ 140,798,389 
$ 155,638,444 
$ 148,370,000 
State Shared Sales Tax
 
23,768,564 
 
23,821,248 
 
25,525,595 
 
26,597,361 
 
30,982,818 
 
28,790,000 
State Shared Income Tax
 
31,910,426 
 
30,652,381 
 
30,693,731 
 
33,255,159 
 
37,324,127 
 
33,500,000 
Franchise Fees
 
3,272,104 
 
3,560,770 
 
3,556,211 
 
3,432,995 
 
3,615,294 
 
2,980,000 
Licenses and Permits
 
7,209,693 
 
6,512,930 
 
7,398,669 
 
7,908,291 
 
6,835,817 
 
6,299,000 
Fines and Forfeitures
 
2,560,255 
 
3,368,445 
 
3,196,843 
 
2,714,065 
 
2,316,000 
 
2,939,100 
   Totals
$ 
188,910,693 
$ 195,500,184 
$ 209,259,874 
$ 214,706,260 
$ 236,712,500 
$ 222,878,100 
Note:  Includes City transaction privilege sales tax, privilege audit assessments, privilege license fees and 
privilege tax interest.  Excludes excise tax refunds from GPLET program.
(1) Amounts are actual collections provided by the City of Chandler, Management Services Department (cash 
basis).
176

CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
TRANSACTION PRIVILEGE (SALES) TAX RATES BY CATEGORY 
JUNE 30, 2021 
Schedule 23
Taxable Activities
Chandler Tax Rate
Advertising
 1.50 %
Amusements
 1.50 %
Contracting
 1.50 %
Construction Contracting (non MRRA) (1)
1.50% of 65% of gross
Jet Fuel Sales (and Use)
$0.02300/gallon
Job Printing
 1.50 %
Manufactured Housing
 1.50 %
Timber & Extraction
 1.50 %
Mining
 0.10 %
Publishing
 1.50 %
Hotel/Motel (≤ 30 Days)
4.40% (1.50% + 2.90%)
Hotel/Motel (> 30 Days)
 1.50 %
Rentals - Real Property
   Residential
 1.50 %
   Commercial
 1.50 %
Tangible Personal Property Rentals
 1.50 %
Restaurants/Bars
 1.80 %
Retail Sales
 1.50 %
Telecommunications
 2.75 %
Transportation for Hire
 1.50 %
Utilities
 2.75 %
Use Tax
 1.50 %
Source:  City of Chandler, Management Services Department
(1) MMRA - maintenance, repair, replacement and alteration
177

CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
STATE SALES TAX TAXABLE ACTIVITIES, TAX RATES AND DISTRIBUTION SHARE 
JUNE 30, 2021 
   Schedule 24
State Transaction
Privilege (Sales) Tax Rates
Taxable Activities
State Tax Rate
Education Tax Rate 
(1)
Distribution Share
Transporting
 5.600 %
 0.600 %
 20.000 %
Utilities
 5.600 
 0.600 
 20.000 
Telecommunications
 5.600 
 0.600 
 20.000 
Pipeline
 5.600 
 0.600 
 20.000 
Private Car Line
 5.600 
 0.600 
 20.000 
Publication
 5.600 
 0.600 
 20.000 
Job Printing
 5.600 
 0.600 
 20.000 
Prime Contracting
 5.600 
 0.600 
 20.000 
Owner Builder Sales
 5.600 
 0.600 
 20.000 
Amusement
 5.600 
 0.600 
 40.000 
Restaurant
 5.600 
 0.600 
 40.000 
Personal Property Rental
 5.600 
 0.600 
 40.000 
Retail (excluding food sales)
 5.600 
 0.600 
 40.000 
Transient Lodging
 5.500 
N/A
 50.000 
Mining - non-metal, oil/gas
 3.125 
N/A
 32.000 
Commercial Lease
 — 
N/A
 53.330 
Severance - Metalliferous Mining
 2.500 
N/A
 80.000 
Use Tax Utilities
 5.600 
 0.600 
 20.000 
Jet Fuel Use Tax
 (2) 
N/A
 40.000 
Source:  Arizona Department of Revenue
(1) Represents that State transaction privilege (sales) tax rate approved by voters of the State in November 
2000 (the "Education Tax") on certain of the categories of business activity at six-tenths of one percent 
(0.6%).  The Education Tax collections are dedicated exclusively to education and are not distribued to the 
City or pledged to the payment of debt service. The effective dates for the Education Tax are June 1, 2001 
through June 30, 2041.
(2) Does not include the $0.0305 per gallon state tax on the retail sale of jet fuel, which tax is only levied on the 
first ten million gallons sold to each purchaser in each calendar year.
178

CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
COMBINED SCHEDULE OF WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM REVENUES, EXPENSES, NET 
REVENUES AND DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE
LAST FIVE FISCAL YEARS  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       Schedule 25
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
System Revenues:
Service Fees
$ 106,814,954 $ 110,399,242 $ 108,514,851 $ 116,254,245 $ 120,727,939 
Miscellaneous
 
63,411  
953,964  
130,001  
97,652  
35,573 
Interest Income
 
875,983  
780,250  
6,817,699  
8,772,310  
264,558 
Total System Revenues
$ 107,754,348 $ 112,133,456 $ 115,462,551 $ 125,124,207 $ 121,028,070 
System Expenditures:
General and Administration
$ 6,065,965 $ 6,219,983 $ 6,400,086 $ 6,511,083 $ 6,510,382 
Personnel Services
 15,489,373  16,343,098  16,548,508  17,613,794  17,923,155 
Contractual Services
 17,153,121  11,774,018  12,919,313  13,240,678  14,338,257 
Commodities
 18,949,931  30,463,463  23,034,508  25,283,817  21,857,415 
Total System Expenditures
$ 57,658,390 $ 64,800,562 $ 58,902,415 $ 62,649,372 $ 60,629,209 
Net Income Available for Debt 
Service
$ 50,095,958 $ 47,332,894 $ 56,560,136 $ 62,474,835 $ 60,398,861 
Water and Sewer Revenues Bond 
(Senior Obligation) Debt Service
$ 2,151,300 $ 3,473,800 $ 2,532,400 $ 2,433,600 $ 
— 
Approximate Debt Service 
Coverage for Senior Obligations
23.29x
13.63x
22.33x
20.39x
N/A
179

CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
UTILITY RATE INCREASE HISTORY
 
Schedule 26
Water
(10,000 gal)
Wastewater
Effective Date
(Single Family)
(Single Family)
09/01/80
 8.40 %
 16.67 %
04/25/83
 33.80 %
 — %
11/30/83
 — %
 41.43 %
07/01/84
 — %
 41.47 %
11/01/80
 10.53 %
 13.70 %
08/01/85
 — %
 7.57 %
01/01/89
 8.33 %
 3.95 %
01/01/90
 7.69 %
 5.04 %
01/01/91
 4.28 %
 3.96 %
04/01/92
 8.05 %
 3.97 %
02/15/93
 7.75 %
 3.97 %
10/01/94
 11.55 %
 6.98 %
10/01/07
 (9.00) % (1)
 23.90 %
10/01/09
 23.64 % (2)
 13.02 %
10/01/13
 — %
 9.00 % (3)
10/01/15
 — % (4)
 9.00 % (3)
10/01/17
 0.70 % (5)
 3.70 % (5)
Source:  City of Chandler, Management Services Department
(1) The water rate structure was changed in the October 1, 2007 rate increase to separate each customer class 
and move a higher portion of costs from the base charge to the volume charge in a tiered structure.
(2) The water rate structure was changed in the October 1, 2009 rate increase to move 20,000 gallons of 
consumption from tier 4 to tier 3, as well as move a portion of costs back to the base charge from the 
volume charge.
(3) The wastewater rates were increased October 1, 2013 and October 1, 2015 to cover additional debt service 
costs tied to new construction and expansion of facilities.
(4) Effective October 1, 2015 the water seasonal rates (winter/summer) were eliminated and replaced with a 
year-round rate, but the annual cost to rate payers remained unchanged.
(5) In 2016, a Cost of Service Study was completed water consumption rates were not changed, however, 
effective October 1, 2017 the water base rate increased 0.70% and the wastewater rates were increased by 
3.70% to cover debt service costs tied to new construction and expansion of facilities.
180

CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
TOP 10 WATER AND WASTEWATER CUSTOMERS
JUNE 30, 2021 
Schedule 27
Water
Customer name
Amount
INTEL CORP
$ 9,727,843 
NXP USA INC.
1,110,766
CHANDLER UNIFIED SCHOOL
586,060
AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICAL
362,509
DIGITAL 2121 SOUTH PRICE, LLC
161,705
TOWNSQUARE APARTMENTS
137,551
CHANDLER REGIONAL HOSPITAL
116,640
GLEIBERMAN PROPERTY INC
103,796
KYRENE SCHOOL DISTRICT #28
92,404
BMF IV AZ LAGUNA VILLAGE LLC
90,754
Wastewater
Customer name
Amount
INTEL CORP
$ 15,654,785 
NXP USA INC.
1,579,924
DIGITAL 2121 SOUTH PRICE, LLC
259,985
CHANDLER UNIFIED SCHOOL
177,836
GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY (LONE BUTTE)
149,033
AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICAL
142,934
CHANDLER REGIONAL HOSPITAL
140,011
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC
94,694
BMF IV AZ LAGUNA VILLAGE LLC
89,597
ERGON ASPHALT AND EMULSION
78,640
Source:  City of Chandler, Management Services Department
181

CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
NUMBER OF WATER AND WASTEWATER CUSTOMERS
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
2012
2013
2014
2015
WATER
Residential
 
72,867  
73,551  
74,319  
75,035 
Commercial
 
4,387  
4,406  
4,158  
4,243 
Multi-Unit
 
988  
991  
1,032  
1,043 
Industrial
 
49  
50  
56  
58 
Other
 
206  
226  
1,317  
1,536 
WASTEWATER
Residential
 
71,508  
72,067  
72,862  
73,363 
Commercial
 
2,312  
2,358  
2,012  
2,033 
Multi-Unit
 
811  
811  
878  
887 
Industrial
 
38  
39  
37  
37 
Other
 
239  
252  
470  
477 
Source:  City of Chandler, Management Services Department
182

Schedule 28
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
 
75,883  
77,062  
77,674  
78,244  
78,928  
79,961 
 
4,309  
4,535  
4,550  
4,927  
2,546  
2,577 
 
1,087  
1,107  
1,128  
1,134  
1,115  
1,124 
 
61  
63  
66  
67  
63  
63 
 
1,640  
2,034  
2,116  
2,389  
647  
647 
 
74,346  
75,761  
76,517  
77,089  
77,797  
78,794 
 
2,201  
2,138  
2,329  
2,371  
2,420  
2,450 
 
920  
915  
952  
956  
965  
974 
 
34  
38  
48  
48  
48  
48 
 
475  
590  
592  
598  
603  
603 
183

CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
DELINQUENCIES ON PAYMENTS FOR THE ASSESSMENTS
JUNE 30, 2021 
Schedule 29
There were no delinquencies on payments for the assessment.
184

CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
DIRECT AND OVERLAPPING GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDED DEBT OUTSTANDING
JUNE 30, 2021 
Schedule 30
2020-21
2020-21
Overlapping
Proportion Applicable
General
to City of Chandler
Obligation
Approximate
Net Debt
Overlapping Jurisdiction
Bonded Debt
Percent
Amount
State of Arizona
None
 4.639 %
None
Maricopa County
None
 7.096 
None
Maricopa County Community College District
$ 
184,715,000 
 7.096 
$ 
13,108,223 
Maricopa County Special Healthcare District
 
640,269,000 
 7.096 
 
45,436,424 
Chandler Unified School District No. 80
 
385,946,000 
 27.824 
 
50,905,198 
Kyrene Elementary School District No. 28 
 
182,955,000 
 4.273 
 
11,773,993 
Mesa Unified School District No. 4
 
275,525,000 
 2.604 
 
2,925,713 
Gilbert Unified School District No. 41 
 
112,360,000 
 69.922 
 
269,859,611 
Tempe Union High School District No. 213
 7,675,500,000 
 15.977 
 
12,263,084 
East Valley Institute of Technology District No. 
401
None
 15.899 
None
City of Chandler
 
281,845,000 
 100.000 
 
281,845,000 
Total Direct and Overlapping General Obligation Bonded Debt Outstanding
$ 
688,117,246 
Direct and Overlapping Tax Rates Per $100 Assessed Valuation
Inside the City, East Valley Institute of Technology and
Inside Gilbert Unified School District No. 41
$ 
11.6981 
Inside Mesa Unified School District No. 4
$ 
11.6896 
Inside Tempe Union High School District No. 213 and
Kyrene Elementary School District No. 28
$ 
11.7212 
Inside Chandler Unified School District No. 80
$ 
11.8512 
Source:  Piper Sandler Companies
Note:  The applicable percentage of overlap for each type of debt was computed on the net limited property 
assessed valuation as calculated for fiscal year 2020-21 for the overlapping jurisdiction to the amount of such 
valuation which lies within the City of Chandler.
185

CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC STATISTICS
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
Schedule 31
Total
Per Capita
Fiscal
Personal
Median
Unemployment
Personal
Year
Population (1)
Income (2)
Age (2)
Rate (3)
Income (2)
2011-12
238,040
$7,233,559,520
32.4
6.1%
$30,388
2012-13
240,364
7,925,281,808
34.9
6.0
32,972
2013-14
241,264
7,840,356,208
35.0
5.5
32,497
2014-15
243,679
(4)
8,168,120,080
34.9
4.7
33,520
2015-16
248,332
8,324,088,640
34.9
4.5
33,520
2016-17
254,239
8,731,329,977
35.2
3.9
34,343
2017-18
257,853
9,360,321,753
35.3
3.6
36,301
2018-19
261,173
10,101,649,294
36.0
4.0
38,678
2019-20
275,987
11,088,605,686
36.0
8.7
40,178
2020-21
280,178
(4)
11,693,509,008
36.0
5.6
41,736
Sources:
(1) City of Chandler, Development Services Department
(2) City of Chandler, Economic Development Division
(3) Arizona Office of Employment and Population Statistics
(4) U.S. Census Bureau
Notes:  Total personal income is composed of earned income, dividends, interest and rents and government 
transfer payments.
Per capita personal income is calculated by dividing total personal income by population; amounts may not be 
exact due to rounding.
186

CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
PRINCIPAL EMPLOYERS
CURRENT YEAR AND TEN YEARS AGO
Schedule 32
2021
Percentage
of Total City
Employer
Employees
Rank
Employment
Intel Corporation
12,000
1
8.01%
Wells Fargo Bank
5,500
2
3.67%
Chandler Unified School District
4,900
3
3.27%
Bank of America
3,800
4
2.54%
Chandler Regional Medical Center/Dignity Health
2,500
5
1.67%
Northrop Grumman
2,150
6
1.44%
NXP
1,700
7
1.14%
Paypal
1,700
7
1.14%
City of Chandler
1,586
8
1.06%
Microchip Technology - HQ
1,500
9
1.00%
Verizon Wireless
1,400
10
0.94%
Total
37,336
24.94%
2012
Percentage
of Total City
Employer
Employees
Rank
Employment
Intel Corporation
10,300
1
8.32%
Bank of America
3,600
2
2.91%
Chandler Unified School District
3,000
3
2.42%
Wells Fargo Ocotillo Corporate Campus
2,600
4
2.10%
Chandler Regional Medical Center
2,100
5
1.70%
Ebay/Paypal
2,000
6
1.62%
Verizon Wireless
1,695
7
1.37%
City of Chandler
1,567
8
1.27%
Microchip Technology
1,540
9
1.24%
Freescale Semiconductor
1,450
10
1.17%
Total
29,852
24.12%
Source:  City of Chandler, Economic Development Division, City of Chandler Human Resources Department and 
Arizona Office of Employment and Population Statistics.
187

CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
EMPLOYEES BY FUNCTION
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
Full Time Equivalent Personnel
Mayor and council
6
4
4
4
City clerk
4
5
6
6
City manager
124
178
174
176
Communications/public affairs
14
19
13
13
City magistrate
38
39
35
37
Law
30
29
29
31
Management services
72
72
66
69
Total General Government
288
346
327
336
Total Transportation and Development
170
163
159
165
Total Community Services
231
192
199
198
Police
467
468
467
483
Fire
238
234
224
237
Total Public Safety
705
702
691
720
Municipal utilities administration
5
4
5
5
Water
89
85
87
87
Wastewater
42
46
46
62
Solid waste
19
18
16
20
Total Municipal Utilities
155
153
154
174
Municipal utilities administration
—
—
—
—
Water
—
—
—
—
Wastewater
—
—
—
—
Solid waste
—
—
—
—
Public works administration
—
—
—
—
Streets
—
—
—
—
Total Public Works and Utilities
—
—
—
—
Total Primary Government
1,549
1,556
1,530
1,593
Source:  City of Chandler, Human Resources Department
(1) The significant changes between 2015 and 2016 are a result of Library, Museum and Center for the Arts 
moving from Community Services to City Manager Department.
(2) The significant changes between 2016 and 2017 are a result of Library, Museum and Center for the Arts 
moving from City Manager Department to Community Services.
(3) The significant changes between 2018 and 2019 are a result of the Streets Division and Municipal Utilities 
consolidating into the Public Works and Utilities Department.
Note:  The calculation of full time equivalent personnel includes full time and part time regular employees as of 
the last pay period of the fiscal year.
188

Schedule 33
2015-16
(1)
2016-17
 (2) 
2017-18
2018-19
 (3) 
2019-20
2020-21
4
11
4
5
5
5
6
7
6
6
6
6
240
206
199
193
194
198
15
15
15
14
15
14
39
38
40
37
40
33
31
31
30
32
32
31
67
64
67
68
67
66
402
372
361
355
359
353
150
152
160
84
77
76
156
199
202
195
199
194
490
491
501
485
488
477
240
222
233
233
229
228
730
713
734
718
717
705
8
7
7
—
—
—
87
89
90
—
—
—
65
69
74
—
—
—
21
20
18
—
—
—
181
185
189
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
6
7
—
—
—
90
90
89
—
—
—
66
68
71
—
—
—
19
21
21
—
—
—
1
2
2
—
—
—
70
78
79
—
—
—
252
265
269
1,619
(1)
1,621
 (2) 
1,646
1,604
 (3) 
1,617
1,597
189

CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
OPERATING INDICATORS BY FUNCTION/PROGRAM
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
Function/Program
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
General Government
Privilege tax licenses
 
25,726  
27,387  
27,467  
28,224 
Meeting notices posted
 
599  
584  
564  
544 
City council actions and agenda items 
prepared
 
908  
834  
780  
867 
Grant awards received
 
26  
43  
53  
51 
Inventory turnover ratio
 
2.07  
1.89  
2.10  
1.57 
Transportation & Development
Building permits issued
 
5,462  
3,785  
5,490  
5,170 
Community Services
Library circulation
 
2,489,741  
2,395,192  
2,332,758  
2,163,076 
Center for the Arts events & exhibits
 
1,000  
1,003  
938  
939 
Public Safety
Crime rate (per 1,000 population)
 
33  
28  
27  
23 
Total calls for police services (estimated)
 
137,170  
137,485  
145,400  
139,177 
Total calls for fire services
 
17,950  
18,474  
18,865  
22,785 
Fire inspections
 
5,188  
5,029  
5,442  
4,692 
Fire investigations
 
34  
22  
16  
27 
Municipal Utilities
Water connections
 
77,626  
79,278  
79,766  
80,401 
Operating wells
 
28  
26  
27  
28 
Daily pumping capacity - wells (gallons)
 
61,920,000  
64,790,000  
64,710,000  
64,400,000 
Daily pumping capacity - plants (gallons)
 
72,000,000  
72,000,000  
72,000,000  
72,000,000 
Sewer connections
 
73,712  
74,606  
75,564  
76,492 
Sanitary sewer (miles)
 
868  
869  
890  
911 
Solid waste customers served
 
70,179  
70,667  
71,269  
71,860 
Solid waste refuse collected (tons)
 
85,257  
86,557  
83,950  
84,209 
Solid waste refuse recycled (tons)
 
21,096  
20,680  
21,046  
22,442 
Source:  City of Chandler Departments
190

Schedule 34
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
 
29,582 
 
28,321 
 
28,046 
 
37,404 
 
41,290 
 
45,590 
 
565 
 
535 
 
681 
 
666 
 
542 
 
395 
 
844 
 
860 
 
838 
 
789 
 
739 
 
460 
 
46 
 
43 
 
27 
 
24 
 
33 
 
40 
 
1.74 
 
1.81 
 
1.79 
 
2.04 
 
2.40 
 
1.73 
 
5,142 
 
4,635 
 
3,944 
 
4,011 
 
4,091 
 
4,601 
 
2,101,421 
 
2,059,429 
 
2,041,574 
 
1,801,237 
 
1,415,291 
 
1,356,695 
 
985 
 
1,048 
 
1,177 
 
825 
 
537 
 
389 
 
26 
 
26 
 
25 
 
22 
 
23 
 
19 
 
145,466 
 
156,186 
 
159,301 
 
154,736 
 
146,859 
 
139,236 
 
23,966 
 
25,072 
 
25,185 
 
26,818 
 
26,371 
 
26,676 
 
5,814 
 
4,635 
 
5,135 
 
6,698 
 
6,641 
 
3,257 
 
30 
 
27 
 
41 
 
18 
 
23 
 
17 
 
83,089 
 
84,670 
 
84,338 
 
85,416 
 
86,098 
 
87,251 
 
28 
 
31 
 
32 
 
31 
 
31 
 
30 
 
66,300,000 
 
74,400,000 
 
74,100,000 
 
71,300,000 
 
71,800,000 
 
71,800,000 
 
72,000,000 
 
72,000,000 
 
84,000,000 
 
84,000,000 
 
84,000,000 
 
84,000,000 
 
78,144 
 
78,972 
 
79,841 
 
81,033 
 
81,796 
 
82,895 
 
917 
 
928 
 
933 
 
935 
 
941 
 
945 
 
73,162 
 
73,288 
 
75,018 
 
75,675 
 
76,773 
 
77,297 
 
81,653 
 
80,069 
 
83,004 
 
84,500 
 
86,950 
 
94,218 
 
22,102 
 
22,305 
 
22,101 
 
22,887 
 
21,800 
 
22,775 
191

CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA
CAPITAL ASSET STATISTICS BY FUNCTION/PROGRAM
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
Function/Program
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
Community Services
Developed parks
 
61 
 
61 
 
62 
 
64 
Developed acres
 
1,196 
 
1,198 
 
1,208 
 
1,232 
Undeveloped acres
 
338 
 
336 
 
325 
 
309 
Swimming pools
 
6 
 
6 
 
6 
 
6 
Lighted fields
 
34 
 
39 
 
39 
 
41 
Library bookstock
 
555,924 
 
550,857 
 
595,969 
 
396,773  (1)
Transportation and Development
Total miles streets (center line)
 
829 
 
831 
 
838 
 
841 
Street lights
 
26,600 
 
26,900 
 
27,100 
 
27,700 
Signalized intersections
 
212 
 
216 
 
216 
 
218 
Public Safety
Police stations
 
3 
 
3 
 
3 
 
3 
Fire stations
 
10 
 
10 
 
10 
 
10 
General Government
Based aircraft
 
399 
 
388 
 
415 
 
425 
Municipal Utilities
Water mains (miles)
 
1,227 
 
1,227 
 
1,227 
 
1,278 
Fire hydrants
 
10,877 
 
12,553 
 
12,717 
 
13,118 
Average daily treatment (mgd)
24
26
26
28
Source:  City of Chandler Departments
(1) The 2014-15 decrease in library bookstock is due to less demand from the increase usage of digital materials 
and removal of damaged, outdated and obsolete material no longer being circulated.
(2)  Beginning in 2015-16, City staff is updating the Geographic Information System through a review of over 700 
As-builts, so a revised figure is reflected. The revised figure consists of active and City owned utilities.
192

Schedule 35
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
 
65 
 
65 
 
65 
 
67 
 
67 
 
67 
 
1,236 
 
1,244 
 
1,244 
 
1,281 
 
1,281 
 
1,301 
 
302 
 
299 
 
299 
 
231 
 
231 
 
219 
 
6 
 
6 
 
6 
 
6 
 
6 
 
6 
 
41 
 
43 
 
43 
 
41 
 
43 
 
50 
 
341,073 
 
360,618 
 
359,445 
 
310,888 
 
310,812 
 
294,276 
 
855 
 
855 
 
857 
 
857 
 
858 
 
858 
 
27,700 
 
27,800 
 
27,199 
 
29,500 
 
29,500 
 
29,731 
 
218 
 
218 
 
220 
 
225 
 
226 
 
232 
 
3 
 
3 
 
3 
 
3 
 
3 
 
3 
 
10 
 
10 
 
11 
 
11 
 
11 
 
11 
 
427 
 
455 
 
457 
 
523 
 
440 
 
448 
 
1,196 (2)  
1,283 
 
1,212 
 
1,218 
 
1,228 
 
1,232 
 
13,207 
 
15,708 
 
15,970 
 
16,159 
 
16,296 
 
16,492 
29
29
28
54
31
31
193

194

Phone (480) 782-2333 
chandleraz.gov/Accounting
Mailing Address
Mail Stop 702
P.O. Box 4008
Chandler, Arizona 85244-4008
Accounting Division 
Fourth Floor
175 S Arizona Avenue
Chandler, Arizona 85225