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CITY OF LINO LAKES, MINNESOTA <br />NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS <br />December 31, 2003 <br />Note 1 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) <br />B. BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) <br />1. Government -Wide Statements (Continued) <br />In the government -wide statement of net assets, both the governmental and business -type activities <br />columns: (a) are presented on a consolidated basis by column; and (b) are reported on a full accrual, <br />economic resource basis, which recognizes all long -term assets and receivables as well as long -term <br />debt and obligations. The City's net assets are reported in three parts: (1) invested in capital assets, net <br />of related debt; (2) restricted net assets; and (3) unrestricted net assets. The City first utilizes restricted <br />resources to finance qualifying activities. <br />The statement of activities demonstrates the degree to which the direct expenses of each function of the <br />City's governmental activities and different business -type activity are offset by program revenues. <br />Direct expenses are those that are clearly identifiable with a specific function or activity. Program <br />revenues include: (1) fees, fines, and charges paid by the recipients of goods, services, or privileges <br />provided by a given function or activity; and (2) grants and contributions that are restricted to meeting <br />the operational or capital requirements of a particular function or activity. Revenues that are not <br />classified as program revenues, including all taxes, are presented as general revenues. <br />2. Fund Financial Statements <br />The fund financial statements provide information about the City's funds, including its fiduciary funds <br />and blended component unit. Separate statements for each fund category-- governmental, proprietary, <br />and fiduciary- -are presented. The emphasis of governmental and proprietary fund financial statements <br />is on major individual governmental and enterprise funds, with each displayed as separate columns in <br />the fund financial statements. All remaining governmental and enterprise funds are aggregated and <br />reported as nonmajor funds. <br />Proprietary fund operating revenues, such as charges for services, result from exchange transactions <br />associated with the principal activity of the fund. Exchange transactions are those in which each party <br />receives and gives up essentially equal values. Nonoperating revenues, such as subsidies and <br />investment earnings, result from nonexchange transactions or incidental activities. <br />The City reports the following major governmental funds: <br />General Fund <br />The general fund is the City's primary operating fund. It accounts for all financial resources of the <br />general government, except those required to be accounted for in another fund. <br />General Obligation Improvement Bonds 2002B Fund <br />The general obligation improvement bonds 2002B fund accounts for the accumulation of resources for, <br />and the payment of, interest, principal and related costs on general long -term debt. <br />Dedicated Parks Fund <br />The dedicated parks fund accounts for the receipts and use of monies collected from dedicated parks <br />fees. <br />Area and Unit Charge Fund <br />The area and unit charge fund accounts for the collection of water and sewer unit charges to be used for <br />debt payments and construction of infrastructure. <br />33 <br />