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City of Athens, Tennessee Management's Discussion and Analysis June 30, 2021 $631,711 in highways and streets due to vacancies and related employee benefits, traffic signals not installed prior to year end, traffic signal loop repairs, annual paving not getting done before year end and lower fuel costs. $161,749 in parks and recreation primarily due to less seasonal employees, fewer programs being offered due to Covid and playground equipment not able to be replaced prior to year end. $12,996 due to multiple line items being under budget in animal control. Capital Asset and Debt Administration Capital assets. The City of Athens' investment in capital assets for its governmental and business-type fund activities as of June 30, 2021, was $28,366,508 (net of accumulated depreciation). This investment in capital assets includes land, buildings, other improvements, equipment, and infrastructure. Major capital asset events during the current fiscal year consisted primarily of the purchase of machinery and equipment for the various city departments. City of Athens Capital Assets Governmental Activities Business-type Activities Total 2021 2020 2021 2020 2021 2020 Buildings and improvements $ 22,321,354 $ 22,104,697 $ 1,517,930 $ 1,517,930 $ 23,839,284 $ 23,622,627 Infrastructure 10,258,178 10,164,759 - 10,258,178 10,164,759 Furniture and office equipment 5,766,360 4,577,973 29,864 29,864 5,796,224 4,607,837 Machinery and equipment 8,387,171 9,219,709 1,748,771 1,705,006 10,135,942 10,924,715 Land 3,221,556 3,221,556 34,500 34,500 3,256,056 3,256,056 Construction in progress 7,627,837 1,497,790 - 7,627,837 1,497,790 $ 57,582,456 $ 50,786,484 $ 3,331,065 $ 3,287,300 $ 60,913,521 $ 54,073.784 Additional information on the City of Athens' capital assets can be found in Note 2 on pages 36-39 of this report. Long-term debt. At the end of the current fiscal year, the City of Athens had a bond anticipation note outstanding with a balance of $5,903,325. It is backed by the full faith and credit of the City. This short term financing will be converted to long term general obligation debt through the USDA in an amount not to exceed $40,000,000 once the project is completed. These monies are being used to construct a new Pre- K to 5th grade school building, resulting in four schools being combined into one. The Athens Utilities Board has debt outstanding totaling $20,886,261 to be repaid by user fees and Board funds. In the event of B-9