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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY, MINNESOTA NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2021 The City reports the following major proprietary funds: The Liquor Fund is an enterprise fund that is used to account for operations of the City’s off-sale liquor operation. The Water/Sewer/Water Plant Fund accounts for the water and sewer service charges which are used to finance the water and sewer system operating expenses, and the operation and maintenance of the City’s water purification plant. The Stormwater Utility Fund accounts for stormwater service charges which are used to finance the construction and operation of the stormwater and flood protection projects. Additionally, the City reports the following fund type: Internal Service Fund - the Employee Benefit Fund accounts for the liability the City has for employee vacation and severance payments, and is also used to provide pension benefits and other post employment benefits to other departments of the City on a cost reimbursement basis. As a general rule the effect of interfund activity has been eliminated from the government-wide financial statements. Exceptions to this general rule are transactions that would be treated as revenues, expenditures or expenses if they involved external organizations, such as buying goods and services or payments in lieu of taxes, are similarly treated when they involve other funds of the City. Elimination of these charges would distort the direct costs and program revenues reported for the various functions concerned. Proprietary funds distinguish operating revenues and expenses from nonoperating items. Operating revenues and expenses generally result from providing services and producing and delivering goods in connection with a proprietary fund’s principal ongoing operations. The principal operating revenues of the liquor, water and sewer enterprise funds are charges to customers for sales and services. Operating expenses for enterprise funds include the cost of sales and services, administrative expenses, and depreciation on capital assets. All revenues and expenses not meeting this definition are reported as nonoperating revenues and expenses. D. BUDGETS Budgets are legally adopted on a basis consistent with generally accepted accounting principles. Annual appropriated budgets are legally adopted for the General and all Special Revenue Funds. Budgeted expenditure appropriations lapse at year end. Encumbrance accounting, under which purchase orders, contracts and other commitments for the expenditure of monies are recorded in order to reserve that portion of the appropriation, is not employed by the City because it is at present not considered necessary to assure effective budgetary control or to facilitate effective cash management. 45