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Regular Council
STAFF MEMO
Meeting: Regular Council - 11 Jul 2019
Staff Contact: Tatiana Racanati, Assistant Department: Finance
Finance Director
RESOLUTION NO. 29-19, ESTABLISHING THE COMMITTED FUND BALANCE IN THE GENERAL
FUND FOR THE DISASTER RESERVE IN THE AMOUNT OF $500,000.00
To re-classify the assigned fund balance disaster reserve previously established in the general fund in the
amount of 1,000,000.00 by classifying $500,000.00 as disaster reserve committed fund balance in the general
fund, and by placing the remaining $500,000.00 in the water utility fund as a committed disaster reserve.
To aprove the resolution
RES ESTABLISHING COMMITED FUND BALANCE -H U RICAN E DISASTER -RESOLUTION
Fund Balance Policy Village of Teguesta
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Agenda Item #28.
RESOLUTION NO. 29-19
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE
COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF
TEQUESTA, PALM BEACH COUNTY,
FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING THE
COMMITED FUND BALANCE IN THE
GENERAL FUND FOR THE DISASTER
RESERVE PURSUANT TO THE VILLAGE
COUNCIL'S FUND BALANCE POLICY
ADOPTED THROUGH RESOLUTION 13-11;
SETTING T14E AMOUNT OF SAID
DISASTER RESERVE AT $500,000.00;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, the Village Council has previously adopted a
"Fund Balance Policy" which provides for a "disaster
reserve" committed fund balance, the amount of which is to
be established by the Village Council; and
WHEREAS, the Village currently designates
$1,000,000.00 for a disaster reserve as an assigned fund
balance; and
WHEREAS, the Village Council desires to re-classify the
aforementioned assigned fund balance disaster reserve by
classifying $500,000.00 as disaster reserve committed fund
balance in the general fund, and by placing the remaining
$500,000.00 in the water utility fund as a committed
disaster reserve; and
"EREAS, these designations and classifications will be
in compliance with the Village's Fund Balance Policy and
will be in the best interest of the Village and its residents.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA,
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The above recitals are true and correct and
are hereby incorporated into this resolution.
Section 2: The Village Council hereby directs that the
currently established $1,000,000.00 designated as disaster
reserve assigned fund balance be re-classified by
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designating $500,000.00 as disaster reserve committed fund
balance in the general fund and by placing the remaining
$500,000.00 in the water utility fund as a committed
disaster reserve.
Section 3: This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon adoption.
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Agenda Item #28.
RESOLUTION NO 13-11
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF
TEQUESTA, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A FUND BALANCE POLICY FOR
THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA; PROVIDING AN EFFECIWE DATE;
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, the Village Council of the village of Taluesta, Florida, desires to adopt a
Fund Balance Policy consistent with the Governmental Accounting Standards Board Statement
No. 54, Fund Balwwe Reporting and Governmental Fund Type Definitions; and
WHEREAS, such a policy has been prepared and a copy thereof is attached hereto;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED By THE v-ELLAGE COUNCIL OF THE
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORlDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The Village Council of the Village of Tequesta, Florida, hereby adopts the
"Village of Tequesta Fund Balance Policy", attached hereto as "Exhibit A", and hereby directs
the Village Manager to implement said policy.
Section 2: All resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith shall be and
hereby are repealed.
Section 3: This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon passage -
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The foregoing Resolution was offered by Council Member Humpage who moved its adoption.
The motion was seconded by Council Member Brennan and upon being put to a vote, the vote
was as follows:
Mayor Tom Paterno
Vice -Mayor Vince Arena
Council Member Abby Brennan
Council Member Jim Humpage
Council Member Calvin Turnquest
For Adoption Against Adoption
x
x
x
x
Absent
The Mayor thereupon declared the Resolution duly passed and adopted this I Ph day of August,
2011.
ATTEST:
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VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, F A
FUND BALANCE POLICY
UMIT A
A. PURPOSE
The Village hereby establishes and will maktain Fund Balance, as defined herein,
in accordance with Governmental Accounting and Financial Standards Board
Statement No. 54, Fund Balance Reporting and Governmental Fund TYPe
Dqftnifions. Fund Balance shall be composed of non -spendable, restrict4
committed, assigned and unassigned amounts.
A Fund Balance Policy is adopted in order to secure and maintain investment-
grade credit ratings, meet samnal shortfalls in cash flow, and reduce
susceptibility to emergency or unanticipated expenditures and/or revenue
shortfalls. Fund balance information is used to identify the available resources to
repay long-term debt, reduce property taxes, add new governmental programs,
expand existing ones, or enhance the financial position of the City, in accordance
with policies established by the Village Council.
This Fund Balance Policy establishes:
a) Fund balance policy for the general fund;
b) Reservations of fimd balance for the general fund;
C) The method of budgeting the amount of estimated unrestricted fund
balance (also known as estimated beginning fiod balance) available for
appropriation during the annual budget adoption process (prior to the
actual, audited fund balance being known) and what actions may need to
be taken if the actual fund balance is significantly different than the
budgeted Rind balance; and
d) Establish the spending order of fund balances.
B. FUND BALANCE CLASSIFICATIONS
Fund Balance - As defined by the Governmental
Financial Reporting of the Government Finance
balance is "The difference between assets and
governmental fund." The following are the GASB
Balance3
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Accounting, Auditing and
Officers Association, fund
liabilities reported in a
54 Classifications of Fund
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NON -SPENDABLE FUND 13ALANCE
Non -Spendable Fund Balance — Amounts that are (a) not in spendable form or
(b) legally or contractually required to be maintained intact.
Non -spendable fimd balance is established to report items that are not expected to
be converted to cash such as inventory and prepaid items; items not curmtly in
cash form such as the long-term amount of loans and notes receivable as well as
property acquired for resale; and, items legally or contractually required to be
maintained intact such as the corpus (or principal) of a permanent fimd.
RESTRICTED FUND BALANCE
Reshicted Fund Balance — Amounts that can be spent only for specific purposes
stipulated by (a) external resource providers such as creditors (by debt covenants),
grantors, contributors, or laws or regulations of other governments; or (b)
imposed by law through constitutional provisions or enabling legislation.
Restricted fund balance includes amounts constramed for a specific purpose
changed only with consent of the outside party and legally enforceable. Such
restrictions typically are imposed by parties altogether outside the government
such as;
a. Creditors (e.g, through debt covenants);
b. Grantors;
c. Contributors; and
d- Other governments (e.g., through laws and regulations)
COMM=D FUND BALANCE
Committed Fund Balance — Represents resources whose use is constrained by
limitations did the government imposes upon itself at its highest level of decision
mabn and that remain binding unless removed in the same manner. The
underlying action that imposed the limitation would need to occur no later than
the close of the reporting period.
Commitment of fiind balance may be made for such purposes including, but not
limited to, a) major maintenance and rqxdr projects; b) meeting fiture obligations
resulting from a natural disaster; c) accumulating resources pursuant to
stabilization arrangements; d) establishing reserves for disasters; and/or e) for
setting aside amounts for specific projects
Commitment of ftind balance may be made from time -to time by formal action of
the Village Council limiting use of resources for only the specified purposes
stipulated in the action. Commitments may be changed or lifted only by the
Village Council taking the same formal action that imposed the constraint Ibe
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formal action must occur prior to the end of the reporting period. The amount
which will be subject to dw constraint may be determined in the subsequent
period.
The Village Council hereby establishes the following committed ftmd balance
reserves in the General Fund:
a) Disaster Reserve — ne disaster reserve fimd balance is committed by the
Village Council as set forth in the annual budget (and any amendments
thereto) to ensure the maintenance of services to the public during disaster
situations such as, but not limited to, hurricanes.
b) Insurance Deductible Reserve — The insurance deductible reserve fund
bala= is committed by the Village Council as set forth in the annual budget (and
any amendments thereto) to ensure coverage of the City's insurance deductible on
its insured properties and equipment
ASSIGNED FUND BALANCE
Assigned Fund Balance — Compfised of amounts intended to be used for specific
purposes that are neither restricted not committed. Intent can be expressed by the
Village Council or delegate(s).
The term assigned fund balance is used to describe the portion of fund balance
that reflects a govermnent's intended use of resources. Such intent has to be
established by either the Village Council or by a body or official(s) to which the
Village Council delegates the authority. For this purposes the Village Council
delegates this authority to the Village Manager and/or the Finance Di=tor.
Assigned fund balance can be used to eliminate a projected budgetary deficit in
the subsequent yeaes budget, not to exceed the excess of expected expenditures
over expected revenues. Since a government cannot assign resources that it does
not have, the amount reported as assigned fund balance shDuld not exceed total
fund balance less its non -spendable, restricted, and committed components.
The Village hereby establishes the following assigned fimd balance reserves in
the General Fund:
a) Assignment to Subsequent Year's Budget — The subsequent year's budget
fund balance reserve is assigned by Village management as set forth in the annual
budget (and any amendments therew) to appropriate a portion of existing
unassigned fund balance to eliminate a projected deficit in the subsequent year's
budget in an amount no greater am the projected excess of expected expenditures
over expected revenues.
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UNASSIGNED FUND—BALANCE
Unamigned Fund Bahmee — Unassigned fund balance is the residual fund
balance classification for the general fund after deducting non spendable,
restricted, commiftd. and assigned fund balance.
If, after the annual audit, prior committed or assigned fimd balance causes the
unassigned fimd balance to fall below an amount equal to two months of
operating expenditures, the Village Manager and/or the Finance Director will so
advise Village Council in order for the necessary action to be taken to restore the
unassigned fund balance to an amount equal to two months of General Fund
operating expenditures.
The Village Manager and/or the Finance Director will prepare and submit a plan
for committed and/or assigned fund balance reduction, expenditure reductions
and/or revenue increases to Village Council. The village shall take action
necessary to restore the unassigned fund balance to acceptable levels within three
years.
C. BUDGETING
OF UNREST1UCTED FUND BALANCE
The actual amount of unrestricted fund balance (total of commilledfimd balance,
assigned fimd balance and unassigned fimd balance) is not known until the
completion of the annual audit which takes place between dizve to six months
after the end of the fiscal year being audited. However, an estimate of
unrestricted fund balance (also called estimated beginningfimd balance) must be
made during the annual budget adoption process ��uly through September) which
is prior to the end of the fiscal year, September 30 .
ESTIMATED CE.
In order to achieve the most accwate estimate possible, the Village Manager or
Finance Director shall project both Sources of Funds (revenues, Prior Years
unrestricted fund balances carried forward and other financing sources) and Uses
of Funds (operating and non-OPeratng CxPenditm), including accruals, through
September 30" of the then current fiscal Year. These projections will be shown in
a separate column entitled "Estimated Actual". The difference between the
estimated actual sources of fiinds and estimated actual uses of funds is the
calculated estimated beginning fund balance for the subsequent fiscal year
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ESTRAMED ENDING FUND BALANCE
For the year being budgeted, a calculation of estimated ending fimd balance shall
also be made. This calculation shall be the difference between the budgeted
sources of funds and the budgeted uses of funds as described above.
If, after the annual audit, the actual general fund massigned fund balance is
greater than two months of operating expenditures in the general fund, the excess
may be used in one or a combination of the following ways:
a) Left in the general fund to earn mterest and roll forward into the
subsequent yeaes beginning fund balance;
b) Appropriated by resolution of Village Council for a one-time expenditure
or opportunity that does not increase recurring operating costs;
c) Committed to establish or increase a formal stabilization arrangement or
reserve (mcluding bit not limited to economic stabilization, contingency
reserves or disaster reserves); or
d) Appropriated for start-up expenditures of new programs undertaken at
mid -year.
D. SPENDING ORDER OF FUND BALANCES
This policy considers restricted amounts to be spent before unrestricted fund
balance when an expenditure is incurred for purposes for which both restricted
and unrestricted (committed, assigned and una signed) amounts are available.
Similarly, within unrestricted fund balance, committed, assigned then unassigned
amounts, in that order, will be spent when an expenditure is incurred for a purpose
for which amounts in any of those unrestricted fund balance classifications could
be used.
K ANNUAL REVEEW AND DETERMINAIION OF FUND BALANCE
POLICY
Compliance with the provisions of this policy shall be reviewed as a part of the
annual budget adoption process, and the amounts of restricted, committed,
assigned, non -spendable and the minimum level of una signed fund balance shall
be determined during this process -
F. CLASSMCATION OF FUND —BALANCES AND ADDMONAL
INFORMATION, RE SIRESPONSEBEWrIES
The Finance Director is authorized to evaluate existing fund balance
classifications (designations, reserves and unreserved/undesignated) and
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reclassifv them in accordance with GASB Statement 54, for implementation
effective the fiscal year ending September 30, 201 L
It %vill be the responsibility of the Finance Director to keep this policy current.
G. EFFECTIVE DATE
This Policy shall take effect immediately upon adoption and will be applied
beginning with the preparation of the Village's September '30, 2011
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report and adoption of the Village's Fiscal
Year 2011-12 Budget.
Original Issue Date: —� —I � — ( I
Approved:
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Agenda Item #28.
RESOLUTION NO. 29-19
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE
COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF
TEQUESTA, PALM BEACH COUNTY,
FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING THE
COMMITED FUND BALANCE IN THE
GENERAL FUND FOR THE DISASTER
RESERVE PURSUANT TO THE VILLAGE
COUNCIL'S FUND BALANCE POLICY
ADOPTED THROUGH RESOLUTION 13-11;
SETTING THE AMOUNT OF SAID
DISASTER RESERVE AT $500,000.00;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, the Village Council has previously adopted a
"Fund Balance Policy" which provides for a "disaster
reserve" committed fund balance, the amount of which is to
be established by the Village Council; and
WHEREAS, the Village currently designates
$1,000,000.00 for a disaster reserve as an assigned fund
balance; and
WHEREAS, the Village Council desires to re-classify the
aforementioned assigned fund balance disaster reserve by
classifying $500,000.00 as disaster reserve committed fund
balance in the general fund, and by placing the remaining
$500,000.00 in the water utility fund as a committed
disaster reserve; and
WHEREAS, these designations and classifications will be
in compliance with the Village's Fund Balance Policy and
will be in the best interest of the Village and its residents.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA,
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The above recitals are true and correct and
are hereby incorporated into this resolution.
Section 2: The Village Council hereby directs that the
currently established $1,000,000.00 designated as disaster
reserve assigned fund balance be re-classified by
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designating $500,000.00 as disaster reserve committed fund
balance in the general fund and by placing the remaining
$500,000.00 in the water utility fund as a committed
disaster reserve.
Section 3: This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon adoption.
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Agenda Item #28.
RESOLUTION NO 13-11
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF
TEQUESTA, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A FUND BALANCE POLICY FOR
THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE;
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, the Village Council of the Village of Tequesta, Florida, desires to adopt a
Fund Balance Policy consistent with the Governmental Accounting Standards Board Statement
No. 54, Fund Balance Reporting and Governmental Fund Type Wnitions; and
WHEREAS, such a policy has been prepared and a copy thereof is attached hereto;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE 17F RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: Tjje Village Council of the Village of Tequesta, Florida, hereby adopts the
"Village of Tequesta Fund Balance Policy", attached hereto as "Exhibit A!, and hereby directs
the village manager to implement said policy.
Section 2: All resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith shall be and
hereby are repealed.
Section 3: This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon passage
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�kgend, a Item #28.
The foregoing Resolution was offered by Council Member Humpage who moved its adoption.
The motion was seconded by Council Member Brennan and upon being put to a vote, the vote
was as follows:
Mayor Tom Paterno
Vice -Mayor Vince Arena
Council Member Abby Brennan
Council Member Jim Humpage
Council Member Calvin Turnquest
For Adoption Against Adoption
x
x
x
x
Absent
The Mayor thereupon declared the Resolution duly passed and adopted this I I 1h day of August,
2011.
MAYOR OF TEQUESTA
ATTEST: Tom Paterrk�
S
/AfcoftEAL >
PORA TPn
Lori McWilliams, hS4C
4
Village Clerk
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.,�gend. a Item #28.
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDDA
FUND BALANCE POLICY
EXHIBIT A
A. PURPOSE
The Village hereby establishes and will maintain Fund Balance, as defined herein,
in accordance with Governmental Accounting and Financial Standards Board
Statement No. 54, Fund Balance Reporting and Governmental Fund TYPe
Dgfinitions. Fund Balance shall be composed of non -spendable, restricted,
committed, assigned and unassigned amounts.
A Fund Balance Policy is adopted in order to secure and maintain investment-
grade credit ratings, meet seasonal shortfalls in cash flow, and reduce
susceptibility to emergency or unanticipated expenditures and/or revenue
shortfalls. Fund balance information is used to identify the available resources to
repay long-term debt, reduce property taxes� add new governmental programs,
expand existing ones, or enhance the financial position of the City, in accordance
with policies established by the Village Council.
This Fund Balance Policy establishes:
a) Fund balance policy for the general fund;
b) Reservations of fund balance for the general fund;
c) The method of budgeting the amount of esbmaW =restricted fimd
balance (also known as estimated beginrung fimd balance) available for
appropriation during the annual budget adoption proms (prior to the
actual, audited fund balance being known) and what actions may need to
be taken if the actual fimd balance is significantly different than the
budgeted fimd balance; and
d) Establish the spending order of fund balances.
B. FUND BALANCE CLASSMCATIONS
Fund Balance - As defined by the Governmental
Financial Reporting of the Government Finance
balance is "The difference between assets and
governmental fund." The following are the GASB
Balance3
I of 6
Accounting, Auditing and
Officers Association, fund
liabilities reported in a
54 Classifications of Fund
Page 524 of 537
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NON -SPENDABLE FUND BALANCE
Non -Spendable Fund Balance - Amounts that are (a) not in spendable form or
(b) legally or contractually required to be maintained intact.
Non -Vendable fimd balance is established to report items that are not expected to
be converted to cash such as inventory and prepaid items; items not currently in
cash form such as the long-term amount of loam and notes receivable as well as
property acquired for resale; and, items legally or contractually required to be
maintained intact such as the corpus (or principal) of a permanent fund.
RESTRICTED FUND BALANCE
Reshicted Fund Balance - Amounts that can be spent only for specific purposes
stipulated by (a) external resource providers such as creditors (by debt covenants),
grantDrs, contnbutors, or laws or regulations of other governments; or (b)
imposed by law through constitutional provisions or enabling legislation.
Restricted fund balance includes amounts constrained for a specific purpose
changed only with consent of the outside party and legally enforceable. Such
restrictions typically are imposed by parties attogether,outside the government
such as;
a. Creditors (e.g., through debt covenants);
b. Grantors;
c. Contributors; and
d- Other governments (e.g., through laws and regulations)
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Committed Fund Balance - Represents resources whose use is constrained by
limitations that the government imposes upon itself at its highest level of decision
mabn and that remain binding unless removed in the same manner The
underlying action that unposed the limitation would need to occur no later than
the close of the reporting period.
Commitment of fund balancie may be made for such purposes including, but not
limited to, a) major maintenance and repair projects; b) meeting fiture obligations
resulting from a natural disaster, c) accumulating resources pursuant to
stabilization arrangements; d) establishing reserves for disasters; and/or e) for
setting aside amounts for specific projects.
Commitment of fund balance may be made from time -to time by formal action of
the Village Council limiting use of resources for only the specified purposes
stipulated in the action. Commitments may be changed or lifted only by the
Village Council taldng the same formal action that imposed the constraint. The
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formal action must occur prior to the end of the reporting period. The amount
which will be subject to the constraint may be determined in the subsequent
period.
The Village Council hereby establishes the following committed fund balance
reserves in the General Fund:
a) Disaster Remve — The disaster reserve fund balance is committed by the
village Council as set forth in the annual budget (and any amendments
thereto) to ensure the maintenance of services to the public during disasiff
situations such as, but not limited to, hurricanes.
b) Insurance Deductible Reserve — The innirance deductible reserve fimd
balance is committed by the Village Council as set forth in the annual budget (and
any amendments thereto) to ensure coverage of the City's insaw= deductible on
its insured properties and equipment
ASSIGNED FUND BALANCE
Assigned Fund Balance — Comprised of amounts intended to be used for specific
purposes flW are neither restricted not committed. Intent can be expressed by the
Village Council or delegate(s).
The term assigned fund balance is used to describe the portion of fund balance
that reflects a govermnent's intended use of resources. Such intent has to be
established by either the Village Council or by a body or official(s) to which the
Village Council delegates the authority. For this purposes the Village Council
delegates this authority to the Village Manager and/or the Finance Director.
Assigned fimd balance can be used to eliminate a projected budgetary deficit in
the subsequent year's budget, not to exceed the excess of expected expenditures
over expected revenues. Since a government cannot assign resources that it does
not have, the amount reported as assigned fund balance should not exceed total
fund balance less its non -spendable, restricted, and committed components.
The Village hereby establishes the following assigned ftmd balance reserves in
the General Fund:
a) Assignment to Subsequent year,s Budget — The subsequent year's budget
fund balance reserve is assigned by Village management as set forth in the annual
budget (and any amendments tkTeto) to appropriate a portion of existing
unassigned fund balance to eliminate a projected deficit in the subsequent year's
budget in an amount no greater than the projected excess of expected expenditures
over expected revenues.
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UNASSIGNM FUND —BALANCE
UnawWned Fund Bahmee — Unassigned fund balance is the residual ftmd
balance classification for the general fund after deducting non -spendable,
restricted, committed and assigned fund balance.
If, after the annual audit, prior committed or assigned finid balance causes the
unassigned fund balance to fall below an amount equal to two months of
operating expenditures, the Village Manager and/or the Finance Director will so
advise Village Council in order for the necessary action to be taken to restore the
unassigned fund balance to an amount equal to two months of General Fund
operating expenditures.
The Village Manager and/or the Finance Director will prepare and submit a plan
for committed and/or assigned fimd balance reduction, expenditure reductions
and/or revenue increases to Village Couned. The Village shall take action
necessary to restore the unassigned fund balance to acceptable levels within three
yews.
C. BUMETING
APPROPRIATION OF UNRESTRICTED FUND BALANCE
The actual amount of unrestricted fund balance (total of committedfivid balance,
assigned fimd balance and unassigned fimd balance) is not known until the
completion of the annual audit which takes place between three to six months
after the end of the fiscal year being auditeA However, an estimate of
unrestricted Rind balance (also called estimated beginningfind balance) must be
made during the annual budget adoption process guly through September) which
is prior to the end of the fiscal year, September 30 -
EST34ATED BEG114NING FUND BALANCE.
In order to achieve the most accurate estimate possible, the Village Manager or
Finance Director shall project both Sources of Funds (revenues, prior Years
unrestricted fund balances carried forward and other financing sources) and Uses
of Funds (operating and non-operating expenditures), including accruals, through
September 3CP of the then current fiscal year. These projections will be shown in
a separate column entitled "Estimated Actual". The difference between the
estimated actual sources of finids and estimated actual uses of finids is the
calculated estimated beginning fund balance for the subsequent fiscal year
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ESTWATED ENDING FUND BALANCE
For the year being budgeted, a calculation of estimated ending fimd balance shall
also be made. This calculation shall be the difference between the budgeted
sources of funds and the budgeted uses of funds as described above.
If
, after the annual audit, the actual general fund unassigned fund balance is
greater than two months of operating expenditures in the general firrid, the excess
may be used in one or a combination of the following ways:
a) Left in the general fund to earn interest and roll forward into the
subsequent year's beginnin fimd balance;
b) Appropfiated by resolution of Village Council for a one-time expenditure
or opportunity that does not increase recurring operating costs;
c) Committed to establish or increase a formal stabilization arrangement or
reserve (including but not limited to economic stabilization, contingency
reserves or disaster reserves); or
d) Appropriated for start-up expenditures of new programs undertaken at
mid -year.
A SPENDING ORDER OF FUND BALANCES
T1iis policy considers restricted amounts to be spent before unrestricted firrid
balance when an expenditure is incurred for purposes for which both restricted
and unrestricted (committed, assigned and imassigned) amounts are available.
Similarly, within unrestricted fund balance, committed, assigned then unassigned
amounts, in that order, will be spent when an expenditure is incurred for a purpose
for which amounts in any of those unrestricted firrid balance classifications could
be used.
E. ANNUAL REVEEW AND DEITIMMATION OF FUND BALANCE
POLICY
Compliance with the provisions of this policy shall be reviewed as a part of the
annual budget adoption process, and the amounts of restricted, committed,
assigned, non -spendable and the minimum level of una signed fund balance shall
be determined during this process.
F. CLASSMCATION OF FUND BALANCES AND ADDMQNAL
INFORAUTION, REQUIREM —]ENTS/RESPONSEBH,=S
The Finance Director is authorized to evaluate existing fund balance
classifications (designations, reserves and unrewrved/undesignated) and
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reclassify them in accordance with GASB Statement 54, for implementation
effective the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011.
It Aril] be the responsibility of the Finance Director to keep this policy current.
G. EFFECTIVE DATE
This Policy shall take effect immediately upon adoption and will be applied
beginning with the preparation of the Village's September '30, 2011
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report and adoption of the Village's Fiscal
Year 2011-12 Budget.
Original Issue Date: — � 11 � — � I
Approved:
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Regular Council tT%
STAFF MEMO
Meeting: Regular Council - 11 Jul 2019
Staff Contact: Tatiana Racanati, Assistant Finance Departme Finance
Director nt:
RESOLUTION NO. 29-19, ESTABLISHING THE COMMITTED FUND BALANCE IN THE GENERAL
FUND FOR THE DISASTER RESERVE IN THE AMOUNT OF $500,000.00
SUMMARY:
To re-classify the assigned fund balance disaster reserve previously established in the general fund in the
amount of 1,000,000.00 by classifying $500,000.00 as disaster reserve committed fund balance in the general
fund, and by placing the remaining $500,000.00 in the water utility fund as a committed disaster reserve.
POTENTIAL MOTION / DIRECTION REQUESTED:
To aprove the resolution
ATTACHMENTS:
RES ESTABLISHING COMMITED FUND BALANCE -HU RICAN E DISASTER -RESOLUTION
Fund Balance Policy Village of Teguesta
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