Review the attached Financial Trends report and write a 700-word memo assessing the financial conditions of the city of Columbia, Missouri.
Five Year Trend Manual
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Median Household Income (Total and by Race)
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Poverty Rates (Total, by Race, and compared to state and national poverty rates)
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Unemployment Rate (Overall, by Race, and compared to state and national unemployment rates)
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Gene ral Fund Revenues per Capita (Constant Dollars)
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Total Tax Revenues Per Capita (Constant Dollars)
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Sales Taxes Per Capita
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Estimated Loss in Sales Tax Revenue Due to Online Sales
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Other Local Taxes (Gasoline, Cigarette, Motor Vehicle, Telephone, Natural Gas, Boone Electric, Cable TV)
Property Taxes .
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Grant Revenues
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Other Local Revenues (Fines, Licenses and Permits, Fees, and Miscellaneous Revenue)
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Interest Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Intragovernmental Revenues (G&A Charges)
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Transfers From Other Funds
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Revenues – Surpluses/(Shortfalls) Estimated Budget vs Actual
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Total General Fund Expenditures Per Capita (Constant Dollars)
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LAGERS Pension Plan Unfunded Accrued Liability and Funding Ratio
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General Fund Employees Per Thousand Population
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Liquidity Ratio
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Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance
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Financial Sources and Uses Statement