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CITY OF LITTLE CANADA, MINNESOTA NOTES TO BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 2017 (49) NOTE 1 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) R. Risk Management The City is exposed to various risks of loss related to torts: theft of, damage to, and destruction of assets; errors and omissions; and natural disasters. The City participates in the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT), a public entity risk pool for its general property and casualty, workers’ compensation, and other miscellaneous insurance coverages. LMCIT operates as a common risk management and insurance program for a large number of cities in Minnesota. The City pays an annual premium to LMCIT for insurance coverage. The LMCIT agreement provides that the trust will be self- sustaining through member premiums and will reinsure through commercial companies for claims in excess of certain limits. Settled claims resulting from these risks have not exceeded insurance coverage in any of the past three fiscal years. There were no significant reductions in insurance coverage in 2017. S. Deferred Outflows and Inflows of Resources In addition to assets, the statements of financial position will sometimes report a separate section for deferred outflows of resources. This separate financial statement element represents a consumption of net position that applies to a future period(s) and so will not be recognized as an outflow of resources (expense/expenditure) until that time. The City has one type of item, deferred outflows related to pensions, which qualifies for reporting in this category. See Note 7 for additional detail. In addition to liabilities, statements of financial position or balance sheets will sometimes report a separate section for deferred inflows of resources. This separate financial statement element represents an acquisition of net position that applies to future periods and so will not be recognized as an inflow of resources (revenue) until that time. The City has two types of items which qualify for reporting in this category. The first, unavailable revenues, arises under a modified accrual basis of accounting and therefore is reported only in the governmental funds balance sheet. The governmental funds report unavailable revenue from three sources: property taxes, special assessments, and amounts due from other governments not collected within 60 days of year-end. These amounts are deferred and recognized as an inflow of resources in the period the amounts become available. The City also reports deferred inflows related to pensions on its statement of net position. See Note 7 for additional detail. T. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates that affect amounts reported in the financial statements during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from such estimates. U. Reclassifications Certain prior year numbers have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation.