Master Proposed Book FY2023

Ordinance: A formal legislative enactment by the City Council, which implements or amends local law. Any budgetary change which affects total appropriations, levies, use of reserved appropriations, personnel authorizations, or duties and powers of appointed officials requires the adoption of an ordinance. Other Financing Sources/Uses: Other financing sources and uses include a limited number of special transactions that are used to account for non-operating revenues/receipts and expenditures/disbursements. Examples are receipt of loan proceeds, payment of loan principal, and the sale of capital assets. Personnel: A category of expenditures used for services rendered by full-time, part-time, and temporary employees to support the functions of City departments. Costs include salaries, fringes and other related benefits. Program: A distinct function of city government which provides services to the public or other city departments. Legal compliance is met if actual expenditures do not exceed the budgeted expenditures by program areas: Public Safety, Public Works, Health & Social Services, Culture and Recreation, Community and Economic Development, General Government, Debt Service, Capital Projects and Business Type/Enterprises. Property Tax Levy: A property tax (or millage tax) is a levy on property that the property owner is required to pay. The amount owed is calculated by applying the property tax rate against the taxable value of the property as determined by the City Assessor in accordance with State law. Property Tax Rate: The property tax levy rate that is set by the City Council that is applied against the assessed taxable value of real and personal property to calculate property tax revenues. This rate is applied per $1,000 of taxable value. Proprietary Funds: Funds that are generally financed in whole or in part by fees charged to external parties for goods or services. These activities are reported as enterprise funds and internal service funds. Reserves: An account used to earmark a fund balance or a portion of a fund balance for a specific use. A reserve may be established formally by ordinance or resolution or informally by administrative action. Restricted Fund Balance: Limitations imposed by creditors, grantors, contributors, laws and regulations of other governments or laws through constitutional provisions or enabling legislation. Revenue: Income derived from taxes, fees, grants and charges. In the broader sense, "revenue" refers to all government income, regardless of source, to fund services. Revenue Bonds: A bond that is payable from a specific source of revenue and to which full faith and credit of the city is not pledged. Services: A category of expenditures used for the purchase of services provided by individuals, businesses or agencies who are not in the direct employ of the city.

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