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Cocnvrr-Crrr~vr~rxc <br />Soun~ B~, ~nUrra X01-183 <br />CTIY OF SOUTH BEND STEPHEN J, LUECII~„ MAYOR <br />PHONE 574! 235-9216 <br />Fix 574!135-9928 <br />TDD 5741235-55G7 <br />DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE <br />F~~cx B, DLL, IIi <br />~orrrRa~ <br />May 25, 2~OZ <br />To the I~onorable Mayor Stephen J. Luecke, <br />Members of the City Council, and <br />the Residents of the City of South Bend: <br />The comprehensive annual financial report of the City of South Bend, Indiana the '"Ci " for the <br />. tY ~ <br />year ended December 31, 20U 1, ~s hereby subnutted. Responsibility for both the accuracy of the <br />data and the completeness and fairness of the presentation, including all disclosures, rests with <br />the City. To the best of our knowledge and belief the enclosed data is accurate in all material <br />respects and is reported in a manner designed to present fairly the financial position and results <br />of operations of the various funds and account groups of the City. All disclosures necessary to <br />enable the reader to gain an understanding of the government's financial activities have been <br />included. <br />The comprehensive annual financial report is presented in four sections: introductory <br />information, financial information, statistical information and federal awards supplemental <br />information. The introductory section includes this trzansmittal letter, the City's organizational <br />chart, a list of principal City officials and the Cer~.ficate of Achievement for Excellence in <br />Financial Reporting awarded to the City of South Bend for the ear ended December 31 ~00~. <br />Y <br />The financial section begins with the independent auditors' report on the City's financial <br />statements and schedules and is followed by the City's general-purpose financial statements and <br />accompanying footnotes. The remaining portion of this section includes the combining and <br />individual fund and account group financial statements and schedules. The statistical section <br />includes selected financial and demographic information generally presented on a multi-year <br />basis, which has been provided to give the reader a broader understanding of the City. This <br />document ends with the federal awards section, which inchudes the results of the supplemental <br />audit of the City's federal awards and the internal controls necessary for compliance. <br />iLst'~Ybrq~da..a.~a~~o~lsideaa~ sae.If~yw~6ffia~~'tLe <br />vi <br />