CITY
OF ALAMEDA
REQUIRED COMMUNICATIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025
EXHIBIT 10
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CITY OF ALAMEDA
REQUIRED COMMUNICATIONS
For the Year Ended June 30, 2025
Table of Contents
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Required Communications ................................................................................................................... 1
Significant Audit Matters:
Qualitative Aspects of Accounting Practices ...................................................................... 1
Difficulties Encountered in Performing the Audit ............................................................. 4
Corrected and Uncorrected Misstatements ......................................................................... 4
Disagreements with Management ....................................................................................... 4
Management Representations ............................................................................................... 4
Management Consultations with Other Independent Accountants .................................... 4
Other Audit Findings or Issues ............................................................................................. 4
Other Matters ................................................................................................................ ............... 5
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REQUIR
ED COMMUNICATIONS
To the City Council of
the City of Alameda, California
We have audited the basic financial statements of the City of Alameda for the year ended June 30, 2025.
Professional standards require that we provide yo u with information about our responsibilities under generally accepted auditing standards, Government Auditing Standards and the Uniform Guidance, as well as certain information related to the planned scope and timing of our audit. We have communicated such information orally during our discussions with the Mayor, Councilmembers, City Auditor, and City Manager in June 2025. Professional standards also require that we communicate to you the following information related to our audit.
Significant Audit Matters
Qualitative Aspects of Accounting Prac
tices
Accounting Policies – Management is responsible for the selection and use of appropriate accounting policies. The significant accounting policies used by the City are described in Note 1 to the financial statements. No new accounting policies were adopted , and the application of existing policies was not changed during the year, except as follows:
The following Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) pronouncement became effective and was implemented:
GASB 101 – Compensated Absences
The objective of this Statement is to better meet the information needs of financial statement users by updating the recognition and measureme nt guidance for compen sated absences. That objective is achieved by aligning the recognition and measurement guidance under a unified model and by amending certain previously required disclosures.
This Statement requires that liabilities for compen sated absences be recognized for (1) leave that has not been used and (2) leave that has been used but not yet paid in cash or settled through noncash means. A liability should be recognized for leave that has not been used if (a) the leave is attributable to services already rendered, (b) the leave accumulates, and (c) the leave is more likely than not to be used for time off or otherwise paid in cash or settled through noncash means.
Leave is attributable to services already rendere d when an employee has performed the services required to earn the leave. Leave that accumulat es is carried forward from the reporting period in which it is earned to a future reporting period during which it may be used for time off or otherwise paid or settled. In estimating the leave that is more likely than not to be used or otherwise paid or settled, a government should consider relevant factors such as employment policies related to compensated absences and hist orical information about the use or payment of compensated absences. However, leave that is more likely th an not to be settled through conversion to defined benefit pos temployment benefits should not be included in a liability for compensated absences.
1 This Statement requires that a liability for certain types of compensated absences—including parental leave, military leave, and jury duty leave—not be recognized until the leave commences.
This Statement also requires that a liability fo r specific types of comp ensated absences not be recognized until the leave is used.
This Statement also establishes guidance for m easuring a liability for leave that has not been used, generally using an employee’s pay rate as of the date of the financial statements. A liability for leave that has been used but not yet paid or settled should be measured at the amount of the cash payment or noncash settlement to be made. Cert ain salary-related payments that are directly and incrementally associated with payments for leave also should be included in the measurement of the liabilities.
The pronouncement became effective, and as disclo sed in Note 1Q to the financial statements, was implemented by the City, which required the City to accrue portions of leaves not previously recorded in the liability in previous years. The City recalculated the liability for the previous year ended June 30, 2024, and determined that the change was not significant, and therefore, no restatement was deemed necessary.
The following pronouncement became effective, but did not have any impact on the current year financial statements, but will be an ongoing requirement for financial statement reporting:
GASB 102 – Certain Risk Disclosures
Unusual Transactions, Controversial or Emerging Areas – We noted no transactions entered into by the City during the year for which there is a lack of authoritative guidance or consensus. All significant transactions have been recognized in the financial statements in the proper period.
Accounting Estimates – Accounting estimates are an integral part of the financial statements prepared by management and are based on mana gement’s knowledge and experience about past and current events and assumptions about future events. Certain accoun ting estimates are particularly sensitive because of their significance to the financial statements and becau se of the possibility that future events affecting them may differ significantly from those expected. The most sensitive estimates affecting the City’s financial statements were:
Estimate of Depreciation: Management’s estimate of the depreciation is based on useful lives determined by management. These lives have be en determined by management based on the expected useful lives of assets as disclosed in Note 1G to the financial statements. We evaluated the key factors and assumptions used to develop the depreciation estimate in determining that it is reasonable in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
Estimate of Compensated Absences: Accrued compensated absences which are comprised of accrued vacation, holiday, and certain other co mpensating time is estimated using accumulated unpaid leave hours and hourly pay rates in effect at the end of the fiscal year as disclosed in Note 1I to the financial statements. We evaluated the key factors and assumptions used to develop the accrued compensated absences in determining that it is reasonable in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
Estimated Fair Value of Investments: As of June 30, 2025, the City held approximately $497.8 million of cash and investments as measured by fair value as disclosed in Note 2 to the financial statements. Fair value is essentially market pric ing in effect as of June 30, 2025. These fair values are not required to be adjusted for ch anges in general market conditions occurring subsequent to June 30, 2025.
2 Estimated Net Pension Liabilities, Total Pe nsion Liabilities and Pension-Related Deferred Outflows and Inflows of Resources: Management’s estimate of th e net pension liabilities, total pension liabilities and deferred outflows/inflows of resources are disclosed in Note 9 to the financial statements and are based on accounting va luations determined by the California Public Employees Retirement System as well as actuarial studies determined by a consultant, which are based on the experience of the City. We evalua ted the key factors and assumptions used to develop the estimate in determining that it is reasonable in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
Estimated Net OPEB Liabilities and OPEB-Related De ferred Outflows and Inflows of Resources:
Management’s estimate of the net OPEB liabilities and deferred outflows/inflows of resources is disclosed in Note 10 to the financial statements and is based on actuarial valuations determined by a consultant, which is based on the experience of the City. We evaluated the key factors and assumptions used to develop the estimate in determ ining that it is reasonable in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
Estimated Claims Liabilities: Management’s estimate of the claims liabilities payable is disclosed in Note 11 to the financial statements and is based on actuarial studies determined by a consultant, which are based on the claims experien ce of the City. We evaluated the key factors and assumptions used to develop the estimate in determining that it is reasonable in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
Estimated Investment in Joint Ventures: Management’s estimate of the investment in joint ventures is disclosed in Note 12 to the financia l statements and is based on the balances from the audited financial statements of Alameda Municipal Power.
Estimated Leases Receivable, Leases Payable a nd Deferred Inflows of Resources Related to Leases: Management’s estimates of leases receivable and leases payable are based on the agreement term, including any assumptions related to whether extensions may be exercised, and the discount rate net present value calculation is based on the estimated borrowing rate at the measurement date, as disclosed in Note 13 to th e financial statements. We evaluated the key factors and assumptions used to develop the l eases receivable and deferred inflows of resources related to leases estimates in determining that they are reasonable in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
Estimated Subscription Assets and Subscription Liabilities: Management’s estimate of subscription assets and subscription liabilities ar e based on the agreement term, including any assumptions related to whether extensions may be exercised, and the discount rate used in the net present value calculation is based on the estimated borrowing rate at the measurement date, as disclosed in Note 14 to the financial statements . We evaluated the key factors and assumptions used to develop the subscription assets and subscription liability estimates in determining that they are reasonable in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole. 3 Disclosures – The financial statement disclosures are neutral, consistent, and clear.
Difficulties Encountered in Performing the Audit
We encountered no significant difficulties in dealing with management in performing and completing our audit.
Corrected and Uncorrected Misstatements
Professional standards require us to accumulate all known and likely misstatements identified during the audit, other than those that are clearly trivial, and communicate them to the appropriate level of management. Management has corrected all such misst atements. In addition, none of the misstatements detected as a result of audit procedures and corrected by management were material, either individually or in the aggregate, to each opinion unit’s financial statements taken as a whole.
Professional standards require us to accumulate all known and likely uncorrected misstatements identified during the audit, other than those that are clearly trivial, and communicate them to the appropriate level of management. We have no such misstatements to report to the City Council.
Disagreements with Management
For purposes of this letter, a disagreement with ma nagement is a financial accounting, reporting, or auditing matter, whether or not resolved to our satis faction, that could be significant to the financial statements or the auditor’s report. We are pleased to report that no such disagreements arose during the course of our audit.
Management Representations
We have requested certain representations from ma nagement that are included in a management representation letter dated December 31, 2025.
Management Consultations with Other Independent Accountants In some cases, management may decide to consult with other accountants about auditing and accounting matters, similar to obtaining a “second opinion” on cer tain situations. If a consultation involves application of an accounting principle to the City’s fina ncial statements or a determination of the type of auditor’s opinion that may be expressed on those statements, our professional standards require the consulting accountant to check with us to determine that the consultant has all the relevant facts. To our knowledge, there were no such consultations with other accountants.
Other Audit Findings or Issues
We generally discuss a variety of matters, including the application of accounting principles and auditing standards, with management each year prior to re tention as the City’s auditors. However, these discussions occurred in the normal course of our pr ofessional relationship and our responses were not a condition to our retention.
4 Other Matters
We
applied certain limited procedures to the required supplementary information that accompanies and supplements the basic financial statements. Our procedures consisted of i nquiries of management regarding the methods of preparing the information and comparing the information for consistency with management’s responses to our inquiries, the basic financial statements, and other knowledge we obtained during our audit of the basic financial statements. We did not audit the required supplementary information and do not express an opinion or provide any assurance on the required supplementary information.
We were engaged to report on the supplementary in formation which accompany the financial statements, but are not required supplementary information. With respect to this supplementary information, we made certain inquiries of management and evaluated th e form, content, and methods of preparing the information to determine that th e information complies with accountin g principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the method of preparing it has not changed from the prior period, and the information is appropriate and comple te in relation to our audit of the financial statements. We compared and reconciled the supplementary information to th e underlying accounting records used to prepare the financial statements or to the financial statements themselves.
We were not engaged to report on the Introductory and Statistical Sections which accompany the financial statements, but are not required supplementary information. Such information has not been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements, and accordingly, we do not express an opinion or provide any assurance on it.
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This information is intended solely for the use of Ci ty Council and management and is not intended to be, and should not be, used by anyone other than these specified parties.
Pleasant Hill, California
December 31, 2025
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