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❑ The City will strive to create a reserve in the Recreation Fund to equal 25% of the annual recreation budget. This reserve will provide a cash flow cushion and reduce the inter-fund borrowing expense to the Recreation Fund. Because of more frequent cash inflows, a 25% reserve will be adequate to support the daily cash needs of the fund ❑ The Community Development Fund is supported solely by building permit fees and charges. Because the economic environment has a major effect on this Fund, a fund balance of 25-50 % of the annual budget is a reasonable target. It is expected that as economic downturns take place, this reserve will provide for a transition period during which the Council will be able to assess and to better match operations with the economic need U City enterprise funds shall have operating cash reserves sufficient to provide for monthly cash flow, and for a reasonable level of equipment and infrastructure replacement. Major reconstruction or system upgrades, may need to be funded from enterprise revenue bonds. Annual utility rate reviews will be made in regard to projected operating expenses and capital improvements. The Council will, on an annual basis, establish rates in accordance to operating cost recovery and the projected capital improvements U All other operational funds e.g. License Center, Information Technology, etc. are expected to operate with positive reserve balances of 10-25% of the annual operating budget. Each operational fund shall be reviewed on an annual basis to assure the fund balance is in line with the fund's objectives U In the event the minimum fund balance drops below prescribed levels, the City shall dedicate new incoming property tax or program revenues (where applicable) in an amount sufficient to bring fund balance levels back into compliance within three fiscal years U Unless otherwise directed by the City Council, monies held in individual Funds shall be expended first from restricted fund balances, second from committed fund balances, then from assigned fund balances,before using unassigned fund balance Implementation All fund reserves shall be reviewed each year at the time of the annual budget preparation for the purpose of complying with this policy. Budgets shall be prepared on an "All Resources" basis, so that the City Council and Community can readily discern the current and projected management of all reserves. If aggregate unrestricted reserves are outside of targeted goals, the Council is advised to create a plan to get reserves into targeted goal ranges by: committing reserve funds, using aggregate excess reserves to reduce the levy, or making appropriate budget or tax levy adjustments.