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CITY OF ROSEVILLE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 2013 NOTE 1- SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued) D. Assets, liabilities, deferred inflows of resources, and net position/fund balance (Continued) 8. Fund balance (Continued) a. Classification (Continued) • Committed Fund Balance — These are amounts that can only be used for specific purposes pursuant to constraints imposed by the City Council (highest level of decision making authority) through resolution. • Assigned Fund Balance — These are amounts that are constrained by the City's intent to be used for specific purposes but are neither restricted nor committed. Pursuant to Council resolution, the Ciry Council is authorized to establish assignments of fund balance. • Unassigned Fund Balance — These are residual amounts in the General Fund not reported in any other classification. The General Fund is the only fund that can report a positive unassigned fund balance. Other funds would report a negative unassigned fund balance should the total of nonspendable, restricted and committed fund balances exceed the total net resources of that fund. When both restricted and unrestricted resources are available for use, it is the City's policy to first use restricted resources, and then use unrestricted resources as they are needed. When committed, assigned, or unassigned resources are available for use, it is the Ciry's policy to use resources in the following order: 1) committed, 2) assigned, and 3) unassigned. b. Minimum Fund Balance It is the City's policy that at the end of each year, the City will maintain the unassigned portion of the fund balance for cash flow in a range equal to 35�/o to 45�/0 of the General Fund operating expenditures. 9. Net position The Statement of Net Position reports restrictions in net position for community development revenues which are used for building code enforcement, development and redevelopment activities. Telecommunication revenues are used for the administration and maintenance of telecommunication activities. Park dedication proceeds are used to create parks or park improvements within a new development area. Law Enforcement is proceeds received from forfeitures generated from driving under the influence (DUI) or drug possession whose proceeds are restricted for specific law enforcement uses. Debt service is to pay for future debt service obligations, while tax increment revenues are used to pay for costs associated with the development within a tax increment district. Minnesota law governs park dedication, debt service, tax increment and law enforcement uses. Community development and telecommunication uses are governed by other third party entities. 51