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CITY OF CENTERVILLE, MINNESOTA NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 2012 Note 2: STEWARDSHIP, COMPLIANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY - CONTINUED C.Deficit fund equity The following funds had a deficit fund balance as of December 31, 2012: FundAmount Major Parks$ (1,070,527) Nonmajor Pedestrian trail ways$ (2,763) These deficits will be eliminated with transfers and revenue sources scheduled for receipt in 2013. Note 3: DETAILED NOTES ON ALL FUNDS A.Deposits and investments Deposits Custodial credit risk for deposits and investments is the risk that in the event of a bank failure, the Citys deposits and investments may not be returned or the City will not be able to recover collateral securities in the possession of an outside party. In accordance with Minnesota statutes and as authorized by the City Council, the City maintains deposits at those depository banks, all of which are members of the Federal Reserve System. Minnesota statutes require that all City deposits be protected by insurance, surety bond, or collateral. The market value of collateral pledged must equal 110 percent of the deposits not covered by insurance or bonds. Authorized collateral in lieu of a corporate surety bond includes: United States government Treasury bills, Treasury notes, Treasury bonds; Issues of United States government agencies and instrumentalities as quoted by a recognized industry quotation service available to the government entity; General obligation securities of any state or local government with taxing powers which is rated A or better by a national bond rating service, or revenue obligation securities of any state or local government with taxing powers which is rated AA or better by a national bond rating service; General obligation securities of a local government with taxing powers may be pledged as collateral against funds deposited by that same local government entity; Irrevocable standby letters of credit issued by Federal Home Loan Banks to a municipality accompanied by written evidence that the banks public debt is rated AA or better by Moodys Investors Service, Inc., or Standard & Poors Corporation; and Time deposits that are fully insured by any federal agency. Minnesota statutes require that all collateral shall be placed in safekeeping in a restricted account at a Federal Reserve Bank, or in an account at a trust department of a commercial bank or other financial institution that is not owned or controlled by the financial institution furnishing the collateral. The selection should be approved by the City. 5,149,888, and the bank balance was $5,187,239. Of the bank balance, $262,785 was covered by federal depository insurance and $4,924,454 was covered by collateral held by the -59-