Popular Annual Financial Report / Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2009

Message From The Mayor

It gives me great pleasure to present the 2009 Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR) for the City of Post Falls on behalf of the Post Falls City Council.
Also known as the Annual Report to Citizens, the PAFR is a brief analysis of where the revenues come from to operate the City and where those same dollars are spent. It is our goal to provide a means of communicating the financial operations of the City in an easy to understand financial report.
The PAFR is a summary of the financial activities for the City of Post Falls and was drawn from the 2009 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) and contains information only from selected funds. Copies of the City’s PAFR and CAFR are available on the City’s website at www.postfallsidaho.org.
This year the city began to see a slowdown in economic growth. My staff and I are committed to promoting economic development along with addressing the slow-down of the economy.
During the coming year, city officials and administration will continue planning for the future by developing long-range strategic plans and continue to promote economic and smart growth. The city will also continue to listen to the citizens and their concerns about the direction of the city and the economic slowdown.
With these initiatives and our commitment to sound financial management practices and reporting standards, Post Falls City Council is working with and for our community to build an impressive legacy that will benefit our city in both the near and distant future.

Mayor Clay Larkin

Elected Officials / Appointed Officials

City Council
Seated: Larkin, L-R: Hissong, Wilhelm, Bodman, Grant, Thoreson, and Jacobson

Elected Officials
NAME	OFFICE	OCCUPATION	TERM EXPIRES
Clay Larkin	Mayor	Retired	2009
Scott Grant	Council President	Retired	2011
Joe Bodman	Councilor	Spokane Deputy Sheriff	2009
Ron Jacobson	Councilor	Senior VP - Inland Northwest Bank	2009
Kerri Thoreson	Councilor	Self Employed	2011
Skip Hissong	Councilor	Owner - Summit Equipment	2011
Linda Wilhelm	Councilor	Realtor - Coldwell Banker	2009

Appointed Officials
City Administrator, Eric Keck Finance Director/Treasurer, Shelly Enderud City Clerk, Carol Fairhurst Public Works Director, Terry Werner Parks & Recreation Director, David Fair Chief of Police, Scot Haug Human Resources Director, Teresa Benner

PAFR / Annual Report to Citizens

The Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR), sometimes called the Annual Report to Citizens, is a summary of the financial activities of the City's governmental funds and is drawn from information found in the CAFR. Unlike the CAFR, the PAFR is unaudited and presented on a non-GAAP basis.

The City of Post Falls received the Award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular Annual Financial Reporting from the GFOA for the 2008 PAFR. This Annual Report to Citizens is the City’s second Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR) and has been submitted for the award. The award is a prestigious national award that recognizes conformance with the highest standards for preparation of state and local government popular reports. In order to receive this award, a government unit must publish a report, with contents that conform to standards of creativity, presentation, understandability, and reader appeal.

City of Post Falls
408 N. Spokane Street
Post Falls, ID 83854
(208)773-3511
www.postfallsidaho.org

GFOA Award