Comprehensive Annual Financial Report

Baltimore County Retirement CAFR - FY 2007

We are pleased to present the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) (PDF) for the Employees' Retirement System of Baltimore County, Maryland (the "System") for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007. The CAFR is a thorough, detailed presentation of the System's financial position as of June 30, 2007 and 2006, and the changes in its plan net assets for the years then ended. Each year since 1994, the County has been awarded the prestigious Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA).

Download entire FY2007 CAFR for the Employees' Retirement System. (PDF)

• Introductory Section (PDF)
  
  This section contains the GFOA Certificate of Achievement, the Letter of Transmittal, the Board of Trustees, List of Consultants, Professional Services and Investment Managers, and the Organizational Chart.
  
  
• Financial Section (PDF)

1. Independent Auditors' Report - provides an opinion on the basic financial statements.
   
2. Management's Discussion and Analysis - provides an overview of the financial activities for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006.
   
3. Basic Financial Statements - This section contains the Statements of Plan Net Assets, the Statements of Changes in Plan Net Assets and the Notes to the Financial Statements.
   
4. Required Supplementary Information and Supporting Schedules - This section contains the Schedule of Funding Progress and the Schedule of Employers' contributions.

• Investment Section (PDF)
  
  This section contains a report on investment activity, investment policies, investment results and various investment schedules.
  
  
• Actuarial Section (PDF)
  
  This section contains an independent Actuary's Certification Letter and the results of the annual actuarial valuation.
  
  
• Statistical Section (PDF)
  
  This section contains significant data pertaining to the System's membership and other historical data over the last ten fiscal years.

Baltimore County CAFR - FY 2007

We are pleased to present the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) (PDF) for Baltimore County, Maryland for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007. The CAFR is a thorough, detailed presentation of the County's financial position and results of operations for the fiscal year.  Each year since 1979, the County has been awarded the prestigious Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA).

• Introductory Section (PDF)

This section contains the Letter of Transmittal, Organizational Chart, List of Principal Officials, and the GFOA Certificate of Achievement.

• Financial Section (PDF)

1. Management's Discussion and Analysis (MD&A)—The MD&A provides an objective analysis of the County's financial activities based on currently known facts, decisions or conditions.
   
2. Basic Financial Statements—This section contains the Government-Wide Financial Statements, which combine all the County's governmental and business-type activities, as well as discretely presented component units; the Fund Financial Statements, which show the financial position and operating results by fund; and the Notes to the Basic Financial Statements, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
   
3. Combining Financial Statements—This section provides detailed information regarding the financial position and results of operations for the Nonmajor Governmental Funds, the Internal Service Funds and the Fiduciary Funds.  In addition, this section also includes the General Fund Schedule of Appropriations and Expenditures - Budgetary Basis.

• Statistical Section (PDF)

Included in the Statistical Section are financial presentations that provide detailed data on the physical, economic, social and political characteristics of the County. 

Download the entire FY 2007 CAFR in PDF format.

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Revised July 1, 2008