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1 <br /> CITY OF' ST. ANTHONY <br /> NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS <br /> DECEMBER 31 , 1999 <br /> Note 1 . Significant Accounting Policies, continued <br /> T. Total Columns - Memorandum Only ' <br /> Total columns on the general purpose financial statements are captioned "memorandum <br /> only" to indicate that they are presented only to facilitate financial analysis. ' <br /> Data in these columns do not present financial position, results of operations, or <br /> cash flows in conformity .with 'generally accepted accounting principles. Neither is <br /> such data comparable to 'a consolidation since interfund transactions have not been ' <br /> eliminated in the aggregation of'. this data. <br /> U. Comparative Data <br /> Comparative totals for the prior year have been presented in the accompanying finan- <br /> cial statements in order to provide an understanding of changes in the City's finan- <br /> cial position and operations. However, comparative totals have not been presented in <br /> all statements because' their. inclusion would make certain statements unduly complex <br /> and difficult to understrand. <br /> V. Reclassifications ' <br /> Certain amounts presented in 1998 have been reclassified to conform to the method , <br /> of presentation for 1999. <br /> Note 2. Stewardship, Accountability and Compliance ' <br /> The Employee Benefit Fund has deficit retained earnings of .$94,773 as of December 31 , <br /> 1999. This deficit has occurred because the City Council has elected to maintain , <br /> funding for only a portion of the liability related to accrued compensated absences <br /> of governmental fund types due to the unlikely occurrence that all City employees <br /> will terminate their services within the same year. <br /> No other funds have deficit fund balances or retained earnings at year end. <br /> The following Special Revenue Funds had expenditures in excess of budgeted amounts. <br /> Budget Actual Variance <br /> Recycling Fund $23,500 $34,196 ($10,696) , <br /> Police DARE Fund 18,000 37,263 (19,263) <br /> Housing and Redevelopment Authority 31 ,000 57,793 .(26,793) ' <br /> The City budget for these funds reflect estimated amounts of grants to be received. <br /> These unfavorable expenditures variances were offset by actual revenues exceeding <br /> estimated amounts for each of the funds for the year. Each of the funds had fund <br /> balance reserves which accounted for any excess of expenditures over revenues. <br /> 1 <br /> -20- <br />