Delaware County, Indiana

Management's Discussion and Analysis

December 31, 2025

Notes to the Financial Statements - The notes provide additional information that is essential to a full understanding of the data provided in the government-wide and fund financial statements. The notes to the financial statements can be found on pages13-56 of this report.

Other Information - In addition to the basic financial statements and accompanying notes, this report also presents certain required supplementary information concerning the County's budgets for its major funds as well as a reconciliation between the budget schedules and fund financial statements. In addition, the County's funding progress for its obligation to provide pension and other postemployment benefits to certain employees is included as supplementary information. Required supplementary information can be found on pages 57-76 of this report.

Supplemental information on the General Fund budget by department is on pages 57-59.

The combining statements referred to earlier in connection with nonmajor governmental funds are presented immediately following the required supplementary information on budgets. Combining and individual fund statements and schedules can be found pages on 77-116 of this report.

Government-Wide Financial Analysis

As noted earlier, net position may serve over time as a useful indicator of government's financial position. In the case of the County, governmental activities' assets exceeded liabilities by $101,275,463 at the close of the most recent fiscal year.

The largest portion, $60,485,938, 59.72%, represents resources that are subject to external restrictions on how they may be used. The remaining balance of unrestricted net position may be used to meet the government's ongoing obligations to citizens and creditors.

The following table reflects the condensed statement of net position:

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Governmental Activities Business-Type Activities Total
2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 2024
Current and other assets
$111,926,766
$108,269,650
$141,818
$164,872
$112,068,584
$108,434,522
Capital assets 98,738,825 95,008,099 - 19,693 98,738,825 95,027,792
Total assets 210,665,591 203,277,749 141,818 184,565 210,807,409 203,462,314
Deferred outflow of resources 5,620,816 7,752,041 - - 5,620,816 7,752,041
Long-term liabilities 75,279,702 83,986,417 - - 75,279,702 83,986,417
Other liabilities 11,351,138 16,735,919 9,298 - 11,360,436 16,735,919
Total liabilities 86,630,840 100,722,336 9,298 - 86,640,138 100,722,336
Deferred inflow of resources 28,380,104 25,930,608 - - 28,380,104 25,930,608
Net investment in capital assets 46,965,000 40,174,638 - 19,693 46,965,000 40,194,331
Restricted net position 60,485,938 44,215,443 - - 60,485,938 44,215,443
Unrestricted net position (6,175,475) (13,235) 132,520 164,872 (6,042,955) 151,637
Total net position
$101,275,463
$84,376,846
$132,520
$184,565
$101,407,983
$84,561,411
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