2019 Popular Annual Financial Report volume 1 | Página 4

M essage to O ur R esidents T HE TOWN OF GARNER is pleased to present the 2019 Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR), which offers an easy- to-read summary of the recently completed Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019. Our PAFR was first pub- lished several years ago to increase awareness in the community about our financial operations. The Town wants to guarantee that residents have access to high-quality, easily un- derstandable financial in- formation so that you can be well informed and have the utmost confidence in the way we are running your town. which is produced in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and is audited by an independent certified public accounting firm. Although the financial data presented in this report are consistent with generally accepted accounting principles, the PAFR is not expected to provide all of the detail and disclosure required of the CAFR. That more detailed financial report—the CAFR­— is available at Town Hall (900 7th Ave.) and on the Finance Department’s main page on the Town’s website at garnernc.gov/departments/finance. For more information about the Town’s financial reports, please contact the Finance Department at 919.773.4408. Ronnie Williams The financial information in this report is derived from the financial statements in the Town’s CAFR, A G reat P lace to B e Duke University Research Triangle Park 32 miles 20 miles UNC Chapel Hill Mayor of Garner RDU Int’l Airport 17 miles Downtown Raleigh 5 miles 30 miles NC State University 7 miles NC Beaches 2 hours GARNER NC Mountains 3.5 hours Wake Tech 7 miles 4 2019 P opular A nnual F inancial R eport Port of Wilmington 2 hours