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CITY OF ROSEVILLE, MINNESOTA <br /> NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS <br /> December 31, 2016 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> contributions that are restricted to meeting the operational or capital requirements of a particular <br /> function or segment. Taxes and other items not properly included among program revenues are <br /> reported instead as general revenues. <br /> <br /> Separate financial statements are provided for governmental funds, proprietary funds, and fiduciary <br /> funds, even though the latter are excluded from the government-wide financial statements. Major <br /> individual governmental funds and major individual enterprise funds are reported as separate <br /> columns in the fund financial statements. <br /> <br />C. MEASUREMENT FOCUS, BASIS OF ACCOUNTING, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION <br /> <br /> The government-wide financial statements are reported using the economic resources measurement <br /> focus and the accrual basis of accounting, as are the proprietary funds. Fiduciary fund financial <br /> statements also use the accrual basis of accounting. The City’s fiduciary fund type, agency funds are <br /> custodial in nature (assets equal liabilities) and do not involve measurement of results of operations. <br /> With the economic resources measurement focus, revenues are recorded when earned and expenses <br /> are recorded when a liability is incurred, regardless of the timing of the related cash flows. Property <br /> taxes are recognized as revenues in the year for which they are levied. Grants and similar items are <br /> recognized as revenue as soon as all eligibility requirements imposed by the provider have been met. <br /> <br /> Governmental fund financial statements are reported using the current financial resources <br /> measurement focus and the modified accrual basis of accounting. Revenues are recognized as soon <br /> as they are both measurable and available. Revenues are considered to be available when they are <br /> collectible within the current period or soon enough thereafter to pay liabilities of the current period. <br /> For this purpose, the City considers revenues to be available if they are collected within 60 days of <br /> the end of the current fiscal period. Expenditures generally are recorded when a liability is incurred, <br /> as under accrual accounting. However, debt service expenditures, as well as expenditure-related to <br /> compensated absences and claims and judgments, are recorded only when payment is due. <br /> <br /> Property taxes, franchise taxes, licenses and interest associated with the current fiscal period are all <br /> considered to be susceptible to accrual and so have been recognized as revenues of the current fiscal <br /> period. Only the portion of special assessments receivable due within the current fiscal period is <br /> considered to be susceptible to accrual as revenue of the current period. All other revenue items are <br /> considered to be measurable and available only when cash is received by the City. <br /> <br /> The City reports the following major governmental funds: <br /> <br /> General <br /> The general fund is the City’s primary operating fund. It accounts for all financial resources of <br /> the general government, except those required to be accounted for in another fund. <br /> <br /> Special Revenue <br /> The recreation fund accounts for resources and payments related to adult and youth programs, <br /> nature center, skating center, and park maintenance activities. Most revenues are derived from <br /> user fees of various programs and activities, room rentals, donations, and concessions. <br /> <br />42 <br />Item 8: Attachment D