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Indian River County, Florida Notes To Financial Statements Year Ended September 30, 2016 NOTE 1 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES — Continued A. Reporting Entity — Continued Blended Component Units Solid Waste Disposal District (SWDD) — Created pursuant to County Ordinance 87-67, the Board of County Commissioners serves as the governing body for and has operational responsibility over the SWDD. The Board also sets the non ad valorem assessment fees for the SWDD. Although legally separate, the SWDD is appropriately blended as a proprietary fund type (enterprise) component unit into the primary government. Emergency Services District (EMS) — Created pursuant to County Ordinance 90-25, the Board of County Commissioners serves as the governing body for and has operational responsibility over the EMS. The Board also sets the millage rate for the EMS. Although legally separate, the EMS is appropriately blended as a governmental fund type (special revenue) component unit into the primary government. B. Measurement Focus and Basis of Accounting The basic financial statements of the County are composed of the following: • Government -wide financial statements • Fund financial statements • Notes to the financial statements 1. Government -wide Financial Statements Government -wide financial statements display information about the reporting government as a whole, except for its fiduciary activities. These statements include separate columns for the governmental and business -type activities of the primary government (including its blended component units). Governmental activities, which normally are supported by taxes and intergovernmental revenues, are reported separately from business -type activities, which rely, to a significant extent, on fees and charges for support. Government -wide financial statements are reported using the economic resources measurement focus and the accrual basis of accounting, as are the proprietary fund financial statements. Under the accrual basis of accounting, revenues, expenses, gains, losses, assets, deferred outflows/inflows of resources, and liabilities resulting from exchange and exchange -like transactions are recognized when the exchange takes place. Revenues, expenses, gains, losses, assets, and liabilities resulting from nonexchange transactions are recognized in accordance with the requirements of GASB Statement 33 — Accounting and Financial Reporting for Nonexchange Transactions. Program revenues include charges for services, special assessments, and payments made by parties outside of the reporting government's citizenry if that money is restricted to a particular program. Program revenues are netted with program expenses in the statement of activities to present the net expense of each program. 49