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CITY OF LINO LAKES, MINNESOTA NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2019 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: I) committed 2) assigned and 3) unassigned. The City formally adopted a fund balances policy for the general fund. The policy establishes an unassigned fund balance range of 40"/o -50% of general fund operating expenditures. R. USEOFESTIMATES The preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (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. Note 2 DEPOSITS AND INVESTMENTS A. DEPOSITS In accordance with Minnesota Statutes, the City maintains deposits at those depository banks authorized by the City Council, all of which are members of the Federal Reserve System. Custodial Credjt Risk -Custodial credit risk is the risk that in the event of a bank failure, the City's deposits may not be returned to it. Minnesota Statutes require that insurance, surety bonds or collateral protect all City deposits. The mark\,! value of collateral pledged must equal 110% of deposits not covered by insurance or bonds. The City has no additional deposit policies addressing custodial credit risk. At December 31, 2019, the bank balance of the City's deposits was insured by the FDIC or covered by pledged collateral held in the City's name. Minnesota Statutes require that securities pledged as collateral be held in safekeeping by the City Treasurer or in a financial institution other than that furnishing the collateral. Authorized collateral includes the following: a) United States government treasury bills, treasury notes, treasury bonds; b) Issues of United States government agencies and instnnnentalities as quoted by a recognized industry quotation service available to the government entity; c) General obligation securities of any state or local government with taxing powers which is rated "A" or better by a national bond rating service, or revenue obligation securities of any state or local government with taxing powers which is rated "AA" or better by a national bond rating service; d) General obligation securities of a local government with taxing powers may be pledged as collateral against funds deposited by that same local government entity; e) Irrevocable standby letters of credit issued by Federal Home Loan Banks to a municipality accompanied by written evidence that the bank's public debt is rated "AA" or better by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor's Corporation; and f) Time deposits that are fully insured by the Federal Deposits Insurance Corporation. At December 31, 2019, the carrying amount of the City's deposits with financial institutions was $4, 768,651. CITY OF LINO LAKES, MINNESOTA NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2019 B. INVESTMENTS Minnesota Statutes authorize the City to invest in the following: a) Direct obligations or obligations guaranteed by the United States or its agencies, its instnnnentalities, or organiz.ations created by an act of congress, excluding mortgage-backed securities defined as high risk. b) Shares of investment companies registered under the Federal Investment Company Act of 1940 and whose only investments are in securities described in (a) above, general obligation tax-exempt securities, or repurchase or reverse repurchase agreements. c) State and local securities as follows: I) any security which is a general obligation of any state or local government with taxing powers which is rated "A" or better by a national bond rating service; 2) any security which is a revenue obligation of any state or local government with taxing powers which is rated "AA" or better by a national bond rating service; and 3) a general obligation of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency which is a moral obligation of the State of Minnesota and is rated "A" or better by a national bond rating agency. d) Bankers acceptance of United States banks. e) Commercial paper issued by United States corporations or their Canadian subsidiaries, of the highest quality, and maturing in 270 days or less. f) Repurchase or reverse repurchase agreements with banks that are members of the Federal Reserve System with capitalization exceeding $10,000,000; a primary reporting dealer in U.S. government securities to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; certain Minnesota securities broker-dealers; or, a bank qualified as a depositor. g) General obligation temporary bonds of the same governmental entity issued under section 429.091, subdivision 7; 469.178, subdivision 5; or 475.61, subdivision 6. IV-22