Chapter 6, Problem 21EP

Legal Debt Margin and Direct and Overlapping Debt. (LO6-2) In preparation for a proposed bond sale, the city manager of the City of Appleton requested that you prepare a statement of legal debt margin and a schedule of direct and overlapping debt for the city as of the December 31 year end. You ascertain that the following bond issues are outstanding on that date:

You obtain other information that includes the following items:

1. 1. Assessed valuation of real and taxable personal property in the city totaled $240,000,000.
2. 2. The rate of debt limitation applicable to the City of Appleton was 6 percent of total real and taxable personal property valuation.
3. 3. Electric utility, water utility, and transit authority bonds were all serviced by enterprise revenues. By law, such self-supporting debt is not subject to debt limitation.
4. 4. The convention center bonds and tax increment bonds are subject to debt limitation.
5. 5. The amount of assets segregated for debt retirement at December 31 is $1,800,000.
6. 6. The city’s residents are also taxed by Clyde County for 25 percent of school district and health services debt. The school district has $15,000,000 in outstanding bonds, while health services has $8,000,000 in debt. Finally, one-third of the $2,400,000 of regional library outstanding debt is paid by taxes assessed on Appleton residents.