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CITY OF ROSEVILLE, MINNESOTA NOTES TO FINANClAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2014 • Nonspendable Fund Balance — These are amounts that cannot be spent because they are not in spendable form. • Restricted Fund Balance — These are amounts that are restricted to specific purposes either by a) constraints placed on the use of resources by creditors, grantors, contributors, or laws or regulations of other governinents or b) imposed by law through enabling legislation. • 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 mal�ing 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 City 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 City's policy to use resources in the following order: 1) committed, 2) assigned, and 3) unassigned. a. Minimum Fund Balance Tt is the City's policy that at the end of each year, the City wi]] maintain the unassigned portion of the fund balance for cash flow in a range equal to 35% to 45% of the General Fund operating expenditures. 10. 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. .;