Popular Annual Financial Report - 2017 For fiscal year ending June 30, 2017 | Page 4

MESSAGE TO OUR CITIZENS
The Town of Garner is pleased to present the 2017
Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR), which offers
an easy-to-read summary of the Comprehensive Annual
Financial Report (2017) for the fiscal year ending June
30, 2017.
We want to
guarantee
that you have
access to high-
quality, easily
understandable
financial
information.
The PAFR is intended to increase
awareness in the community
about the Town’s financial
operations. We want to guarantee
that you have access to high-
quality, easily understandable
financial information so that you
can be well informed and have
the utmost confidence in the way
we are running your town.
The financial information in
this report is derived from
the financial statements in
the Town’s CAFR, 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.
The CAFR is available at Town
Hall (900 7th Ave.) and 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 S. Williams
Mayor of Garner
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2017 POPUL AR ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT