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 3 2017 POPUL AR ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT